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Lime Rock Will Be First Road Course Race for Zach Germain
Posted by: lori on Jun 30, 2010
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Mooresville, N.C. (June 30, 2010) – Zach Germain is very pleased with the variety of race tracks that are represented by the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. The rookie driver will make his road course debut this weekend at Lime Rock Park, just a week after racing on the second of three Sprint Cup Series race tracks on the K&N Pro Series. Germain thinks his team is ready for the challenge of turning right and left at Lime Rock.
"With what this Germain.com Camry team has been able to accomplish in the last two races, I am very confident that we can have a good race weekend at Lime Rock. The track is another unique race course that is part of why the K&N Pro Series East has such a strong field of rookie contenders. Driving in this series gives sponsors exposure on SPEED and it gives drivers and teams experience with a wide variety of race tracks to prepare them for their NASCAR careers," said Germain.
In preparation for the Lime Rock race weekend, Germain, a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, has gone back to school.
"I've enrolled in the Skip Barber Racing School at Lime Rock and the program has been amazing. All of the tracks we race in the K&N Pro Series are new to me, so usually I will try to prepare on a simulator, or to go through notes from our Germain Racing teams. For Lime Rock, the experience has been much different. We had classroom time, then ride-along time before we drove on the course. One of the Skip Barber instructors is a former East Series driver who has competed at Lime Rock, so the information I've been able to learn has given me a lot of comfort heading into the race weekend," said Germain.
With Germain Racing's No. 30 Germain.com Tundra team off this weekend, Tom Ackerman, shock specialist for the points-leading truck, will travel to Lime Rock to work with the No. 24 Germain.com Camry team.
"This will be the second time Tom has been a part of our race team this season. He came to Martinsville Speedway along with several of our teammates from the 30 truck. Tom has been a crew chief in the Truck Series, he's won races, and he's a tireless team player. I know the guys are excited about having him along this weekend at Lime Rock," said Germain.
The Germain.com Camry races at Lime Rock Park on Saturday, July 3rd, at 2:15 PM Eastern. The race will be broadcast on SPEED on July 8th at 6:00 PM Eastern.
Germain Racing is a championship-winning organization competing in all three of NASCAR's national series. The team adds the K&N Pro Series East No. 24 Germain.com Camry to its lineup this year, and may add K&N Pro Series West and late model races. Sponsorship and branding opportunities are available. Visit GermainRacing.com for more information.
When shopping for your new or used car or truck, head directly to Germain.com to find the perfect vehicle or visit your local Germain dealer in Ohio, Florida, or Arkansas. Follow Zach Germain or Germain Racing on Twitter @ZachGermain, @GermainRacing, or on the web, Germainracing.com or become a Facebook fan.
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The Beast: A Reckoning with Depression
by Tracy Thompson.
Apr 1996
Review by Barbara Pilvin and Harriet Shelter for the NAMI Literature Committee.
"The Beast is back. It is called depression, and my experiences with it have shaped my life....These days, however, the Beast has been cornered--which is to say that he escapes from time to time, but I have some control over him." With these words in the prologue, Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer finalist Tracy Thompson starts her fascinating account of a lifelong struggle with this baffling and terrifying disease.
A native of Atlanta, Thompson tells about her childhood, adolescence, and newspaper career in an unusually honest manner. Like all good newspaper writers, she has a clear and graceful style. She moves rapidly in her story from a near-fatal accident at thirteen that left her with facial and emotional scars, through high school and college at Emory University, and into a successful newspaper career.
Her career began at an Atlanta weekly and progressed after two years to the Atlanta Constitution. At 29, she won a fellowship to study legal affairs writing at Yale Law School, and she finally joined the Washington Post on its federal court beat in 1989.
Thompson, who writes candidly about her family and childhood, believes there were many signs of affective illness along the way: her father's moodiness and inexplicable outbursts, her mother's fundamentalist religion drenched with guilt, her grandmother's whining and demands for attention. Her relatives simply did not believe in mental illness, and they blamed the entire syndrome on unwise decisions, malingering, and sinful laziness.
As Tracy Thompson's career in journalism advanced, her self-esteem lagged, grounded in an old-fashioned view that true happiness could only be found in marriage. This search for "validation" through marriage led her into a relationship of several years with an older man whose wife had recently died, leaving him with two young children. Even though he was controlling and an expert at put-downs reminding her constantly that she was "defective," he did recognize the seriousness of her symptoms and steered her into capable professional hands.
Thompson's description of her two weeks in the psychiatric ward of Washington's George Washington Hospital will evoke vivid memories from families and consumers. Her account of self-criticism is, at times, overwhelming, albeit a welcome relief from the many other accounts by depressed persons that dwell on their victimization and the failures of everybody around them. The author unsentimentally advises depression sufferers to participate in their own treatment, one step at a time. She is articulate, well-informed, open, and many times quite funny.
Now happily married to a physicist, Thompson discussed only briefly at the end of the book her present life on Prozac, with a good therapist, and with daily self-set goals. This is a polished book, a first-person account of depression with an entirely fresh and valuable outlook on the "Beast."
NAMI RDS No. 094. The Beast: A Reckoning With Depression by Tracy Thompson. G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1995. 228 pp. $22.75.
The Life Planning Workbook--A Hands-on Guide to Help Parents Provide for the Future Security and Happiness of Their Child with a Disability After Their Death, by L. Mark Russell and Arnold E. Grant.
Review by William Zaccagnino for the NAMI Literature Committee.
This book is a hands-on guide to help parents provide for the future security and happiness of their child with a disability after their death. In fact, it is also a guide for spouses, siblings, or others who feel a responsibility to provide for a disabled person in their estate. The book provides excellent service to all of these people.
Life Planning is very well written. The authors ask the relevant questions and give good answers to clarify where there may be doubt. The details included ensure that the parent or other person filling out the workbook--and those who will later use the information--can have reasonable comfort in dealing with the comprehensive array of issues that are a part of life.
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This workbook is an excellent tool for parents or others responsible for a disabled person to provide some assurance for that person's future security. It is also an excellent companion publication to Planning for the Future (also authored by L. Mark Russell, and currently on the NAMI sales list).
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Four Cyclones Play For Title at UNI Invite
WATERLOO, Iowa- At the end of day two at the UNI Invitational, four Iowa State tennis players remain unbeaten and will compete for the title in their brackets on Sunday.
Freshman Lydia Green continues to move up in the bracket, along with her teammate junior Meghan Cassens. Seniors Caroline Andersen and Emma Waites will also play in the finals of their bracket.
Green is proving to be a valuable asset to the team after last weekend's third-place finish at Minnesota's Gopher Invitational. She heads to the finals of the UNI Singles bracket after an impressive win over Milwaukee's Alysa Straub, 6-2, 6-1. She is set to play Illinois State's Maddie Ballion in the final round.
Cassens also remains unbeaten this weekend following Saturday's singles match against St. Louis' Madie Cook. The Iowa State junior defeated Cook, 6-0, 6-4, and will take on Kadi Ilves of Illinois State on Sunday in the finals of the Panthers singles bracket.
The T.C. Singles bracket will guarantee a Cyclone champ as Waites will take on Andersen in the final round. Andersen improves to 2-0 for the weekend after defeating Upper Iowa's Alexa Harrington with a skillful win of 6-0, 6-1. Waites took down Milwaukee's Aerielle Pendleton, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (5).
In the consolation rounds, Ana Gasparovic defeated St. Louis' Brooke Urzendowski, 6-1, 6-1, while Talisa Merchiers took down Chelsea Bailey of Milwaukee, 6-2, 6-4.
The Cyclones got two doubles wins on Saturday with Green and Waites taking a victory over a mixed pair of South Dakota's Ana Vujosevic and UNI's Astrid Santos, 8-5, and Freshman Samantha Budai teaming up with Cassens to take down Maria Toro and Natalia Yacaman of St. Louis, 8-6.
Final rounds of the tournament will begin Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.
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Purple Singles
Ana Gasparovic (ISU) def. Brooke Urzensdowski (SLU), 6-1, 6-1
Gold Singles
Jordan Eggleston (DU) def. Samantha Budai (ISU), 7-6(0), 6-1
Panthers Singles
Meghan Cassens (ISU) def. Madie Cook (SLU), 6-0, 6-4
Talisa Merchiers (ISU) def. Chelsea Bailey (MIL), 6-2, 6-4
UNI Singles
Lydia Green (ISU) def. Alysa Straub (MIL), 6-2, 6-1
T.C. Singles
Caroline Andersen (ISU) def. Alexa Harrington (UIU), 6-0, 6-1
Emma Waites (ISU) def. Aerielle Pendleton (MIL), 6-2, 2-6, 1-0(5)
Purple Doubles
Budai/Cassens (ISU) def. Toro/Yacaman (SLU), 8-6
Gold Doubles
Ballion/H. Nesbitt (ILS) def. Merchiers/Gasparovic (ISU), 8-2
Kearney/Wolfe (UNI) def. Merchiers/Gasparovic (ISU), 8-6
Panther Doubles
Green/Waites (ISU) def. Vujosevic(USD)/Santos(UNI), 8-5
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Yesterday while wandering through the Satasota Farmer's Market, I was handed a flyer for this panini shop in downtown Sarasota. Since Allison and I had to come back downtown for other business, we decided to give it a try.
This is a pretty new restaurant, having opened just six month ago. But they are making themselves known already and according to Sarasota Magazine, their meatball panini is one of Sarasota's top ten sandwiches.
We arrived around 1:45 on Saturday afternoon and were promptly offered the option to sit where we liked on the patio. The waitress was friendly enough, and quickly brought menus and took our drink orders. We elected to just go with water, and this was served in a highball glass rather than a proper water glass.
The menu is limited. Okay, the menu is really limited. Just a handful of sandwiches, salads and desserts to select from. I wanted to try the meatball sandwich, while Allison went with a chicken panini with mozzarella cheese and pesto.
Our orders seemed to take forever to arrive. This is not rocket science food here folks... it's a grilled sandwich. But after 15 minutes or so, arrive they did. The presentation was very good, with a nice helping of greens and fresh fruit, some interesting "chips" and the main course itself. There was a sprinkling of parsley and an orchid bloom to round out the plate.
Allison said her chicken had no flavor on its own. She thinks that it was probably boiled first with no salt or pepper to season. She said the pesto and mozzarella helped but it was not enough to spruce up the meat. She also thought that there was way too much bread for the amount of fixings included. But she did like the chips... which appeared to be various dried fruits and vegetables.
I really liked the taste of the meatballs, which were coated in a homemade red sauce as well as accompanied by a small bowl of extra sauce. Unfortunately, there just were not that many meatballs. In fact, I think that there were only 5 total. I have to agree with Allison... way too much bread for too little filling. And while the meatballs were tasty, they were also tiny. Maybe one-third of an inch across.
I mentioned above that the service started out good. Unfortunately, that was the best service we had during the meal. Our waitress pretty much disappeared except to bring us our check. Pretty sad considering it was not very busy at all.
Bottom line for us? We did not care for it much at all. Our bill, including tip, came to $20. For this there are better sandwiches to be had, and probably better service to boot.
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Oh Baby. Or Not.
by Jennifer Sey
I want a baby. I am 41 years old and have two kids already. Ages 7 and 9. They can do most things for themselves these days including but not limited to: fixing their own breakfast (cereal), wiping their own butts (mostly), and putting themselves to bed, albeit past their bedtime. It's not that things are easy. As all parents know, the hard stuff just changes as kids get older. When they're babies it's all about figuring out what's causing the seemingly unprompted bawling. The surefire go to is always the boob. Whip it out, shove it in. Problem solved, mission accomplished.
By two or three years old it's tantrums in the grocery store. Or at the park when it's time to leave. At the top of the slide, he stomps his feet and refuses to come down. You might insist, you might scream and then you might bribe him down with sweets. But he knows what you're up to. After downing the cookie, he grabs on to a bollard with heretofore unseen strength. And you are forced to drag him from the playground while he screams as if he were being tortured in a Turkish prison, under the glare of the hippie moms who negotiate these transitions far more calmly. At five, learning to read might cause frustration and book hurling. But at least everyone is sleeping through the night.
Of course, I'm told the hardest stuff of all is yet to come, during the fateful teenage years. Carousing, sneaking out, "experimenting" with everything from liquor to sex to
"I hate you!". Knowing this tumult is not so far away, I take great solace in the next five peaceful years stretched before me. I'm in that sweet in between space smack dab in the middle of a child's helplessness and his aggressive individuation. My kids are relatively independent but not rebellious. They like hanging out with mom but don't need me to carry them, feed them, or console secret unspoken pains. The school yard has not yet divided into cool kids and nerds or Emos or whatever outcasts are called these days. They aren't yet desperate to fit in, adopting new fashions or behaviors with the capricious whimsy once reserved for food. They like going to school, they don't even mind homework. And I'm still able to help them with it, though I'll admit I'll be hitting my limits soon once we cross over from 4th grade division and percentages into middle school pre-algebra.
A mother of five that thought I was done at 4. In nursing school, working full-time I found I was unexpectedly pregnant at 40. My children range in age from 22 months-20 yrs old. Recently graduated from nursing and looking back 22 months ago, I wouldn't change a thing. I feel fullfilled, proud, accomplished. A need fullfilled that I had no idea needed to be fullfilled. And my husband couldn't be happier. I believe men become better caregivers with age. Going with your urge may not be the mistake you think it will be. You may be pleasantly suprised how it all works out. I am blessed!
i wouldn't sweat it if you're 31. you have plenty of time to decide. no?
This is why DH had a vasectomy after #2 was born; because I knew I'd feel the way you do, too, and because we valued Mother Earth too much to inflict more than 2 babies on it (Zero Population Growth).
Hi Jennifer. Great article. Let me know how that "waiting it out" works. I'm 33 with two boys, 2.5 and almost 5. For the past couple months, I've also been having intense, emotional urges for a third child. It makes no intellectual sense (cannot afford more child care, have a small--but cozy!--house, a fairly demanding job, a husband who is completely content with two healthy wonderful kids, and I went through PPD twice!!)... BUT, the urge remains! I am convinced it's biological, mixed with the challenge/experience/love-seeking you describe. I asked my mom if she had these feelings as her (3) babies grew older, and funny thing is, at 55 on the brink of menopause and with the youngest child at age 22, she said only in the past few years!
So, I think I'll wait this out too... Best of luck, in whatever fate rewards you with!!
Having just had a wild hormonal swing (and a 7-year-old) I too am starting to feel that the end of even choosing to have another child is rapidly closing.
It was a sudden jolt to the system, as it brought me back to the days of being 13; this adult female life began with wild hormonal swings.
I too will likely wait it out; but on the other hand, a friend adopted #2 past 40 so when the longing just doesn't end there are options.
Oh my goodness, I thought I was reading a letter from my own mind!! I feel like I am going through the exact same thing - last night I was ovulating and I couldn't help but try to convince my husband for "just one more" - even though in my brain I know I don't need "just one more." My two boys are plenty! The sad part is, I'm ten years younger than you and I hope this yearning doesn't get stronger...or I hope my husband will get snipped so there is no "what if..."!!!


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Five Red Storm players scored in double figures led by 14-point efforts from Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) and Landon Clegg (Cedar Hills, UT/Lone Peak). DeQuan Thompson (Las Vegas, NV/Lake Mead Christian Academy) and Robbie Nielson (Gresham, OR/Barlow) added 12 points apiece while Braden Saunders (Morgan, UT/Morgan) chipped in with 10 points.
The Red Storm opened the game with a 9-0 run against the Firebirds. DSU led by as many as 25 late in the first half before settling for a 51-30 lead after 20 minutes.
Dixie's lead ballooned to 30 points on a Robbins free throw five minutes into the second half and hit the 40-point crest on a Saunders three-ball with 6:20 left on the clock.
Kimball Payne (Alpine, UT/Lone Peak) had an all-around solid output – nine points, six rebounds, three steals and 10 assists. Robbins and Jordan Rex (Saint George, UT/Pine View) cleaned up nine rebounds each with Curtis Papenfuss (Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas) adding seven boards.
Dixie State shot 39-of-76 for the night (51.3 percent) with six shots connecting from distance.
Dale Austin and Dante Miller led SKC with 16 points each. The Firebirds were held to 32.3 percent shooting.
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Nearly 15 months after the disputed election, a federal judge ruled today that Hamilton County elections officials must count roughly 300 provisional ballots cast in a 2010 Juvenile Court judge race.
U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott said that the Board of Elections violated the voters' constitutional rights when it decided to count some provisional ballots but discard others based solely on the location of where they were cast.
Some important dates involving Ohio's March 6 primary election are fast approaching.
Early voting — both at the Board of Elections and via mail-in ballot — begins Jan. 31. Applications for mail-in ballots are available on the board's website or by calling the board's offices at 513-632-7039, 513-632 7040 or 513-632-7044.
A best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV producer will discuss humanity's common origins at an upcoming political meeting.
Jon Entine, author of Abraham's Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People, will speak Jan. 17 at the Blue Ash Northeast Democratic Club. The topic of his speech will be "Our DNA – Why bigotry and prejudice should be a thing of the past."
Sharp-eyed readers who received an email update this week from Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld got a surprise: At the bottom, it stated the missive came from the "Office of Congressman P.G. Sittenfeld."
That prompted some observers to wonder if the error was a Freudian slip and whether Sittenfeld, who was just sworn into his first council term three weeks ago, had already set his sights on higher office.
A longtime campaign consultant has decided to jump into politics himself. Jeff Cramerding announced today that he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for Hamilton County treasurer next year.
Cramerding, 38, of Price Hill, is a local attorney who has served as a consultant to numerous area politicians, mostly Democrats and Charterites. They include Denise Driehaus, David Pepper, Jody Luebbers and Chris Bortz.
Even as the local Republican Party searches for a competent person willing to take on Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune in next year's election, the GOP chairman insists the party won't be cutting another deal to let Portune run unopposed.
With the Dec. 7 filing deadline now past, the Hamilton County Republican Party has listed one of its staffers, Finance Director Maggie Nafziger Wuellner, as a placeholder to reserve a spot on the ballot against Portune, a longtime Democratic incumbent.
If GOP leaders thought they were going to get rid of Denise Driehaus with their new state legislature map, they can think again.
Driehaus made it official today, announcing she would move into the new 31st House District before next year's election. Several weeks ago, the Republican-controlled state apportionment board reconfigured state legislative district boundaries and radically altered the political makeup of the current 31st House District, which Driehaus represents in Columbus.
A group of state lawmakers will hold a Town Hall-style meeting Thursday to discuss issues affecting African-American residents in Greater Cincinnati.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is sponsoring the event, called The State of African Americans in Ohio. Among those attending are State Sen. Eric Kearney (D-North Avondale), State Rep. Dale Mallory (D-West End) and State Rep. Alicia Reece (D-Bond Hill).
It appears there will be 22 candidates on the ballot in November vying for the nine open seats on Cincinnati City Council.
As of today's 4 p.m. filing deadline at the Board of Elections, that's the number of people who had submitted petitions with enough voter signatures. At least five of those candidates, however, haven't yet had the signatures verified by Elections Board staffers because they only filed their final petitions today.
One of Ohio's two U.S. senators says Democrats need to get better organized so they can counteract private conservative groups that secretly draft legislation for Republican lawmakers.
The Porkopolis column in this week's CityBeat features excerpts from an interview with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). As is often the case with print media, there was limited space available and segments of the wide-ranging interview with Brown weren't included in the column.
One of the unused segments included Brown's responses to questions about whether President Obama and Congressional Democrats are aggressive enough in pushing their agenda, and whether the Left needs a group to counteract organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Asked if Democrats at the federal level are too reactive and need to do better at framing and guiding debate on issues, Brown said his party could use some improvement in that regard. He cited the theories of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th Century essayist and abolitionist.
"I think the Democrats could do better at that, from the president on down," Brown said. "It's always easier to say no. The one reason (Republicans) do well with message is, by definition almost, of conservative. Emerson talked about the innovators and the conservators. Progressives are the innovators and conservatives are the conservators. By definition, the conservators protect the status quo. Protecting the status quo means 'no,' 'repeal,' 'don't,' and 'not.' Those are simple concepts. Changing things is more complex."
Also, Brown wishes the media would more clearly articulate what's happening in Washington. During the recent debate on raising the federal debt ceiling, for example, it was Obama and Democrats who were willing to compromise, a fact he believes didn't receive enough attention.
"When one party digs in and is extreme, both parties look bad," he said. "When people say, 'they all look terrible in Washington,' a big reason for that is Republicans weren't willing to negotiate anything. They were willing to shut the government down if we didn't do things their way.
"We, in the end, want to be responsible," Brown added. "A bunch of senators were in the White House months ago and Barack Obama said to us, 'I'm the adult and I have to be responsible. They know I'm not going to let the government default.' Well, as long as they know that, it changes things."
Brown likes the suggestion of Democrats forming their own progressive version of ALEC — the private, corporate-backed group that writes model legislation for state lawmakers, which is funded by the Koch brothers, the National Rifle Association and others.
"That might be a good idea," he said. "The elections last year were all about job loss. Spending a little bit, but mostly about job loss. Then you look at the three most salient things this state legislature has done, which is roll back collective bargaining rights, voting rights and women's rights.
"Not only is that not solving the problems we really have, which is jobs, it's also injecting divisions into our country and our state that we don't need," Brown added. "It's made people so angry and hurt so many people's feelings in a really significant way and for what? So they can accomplish a political agenda. That's what is really outrageous."
An ardent opponent of going to war in Iraq, Brown believes some progressives' fear that Obama will extend the wars there and in Afghanistan beyond the timetables for troop withdrawals is unfounded.
"I'm confident they will be respected and I'm hoping Afghanistan's will be accelerated," he said. "I think (Obama) will stand on what he said."
The senator is more ambivalent about U.S. intervention in the uprising in Libya. "I wish the president had been a bit more forthcoming with Congress about our involvement, but people I respect have also said it would've been a real genocide there if the Europeans and we hadn't done something," Brown said. "It's an awfully difficult call."
Brown believes extremist actions by the GOP — like restricting collective bargaining rights at the state level, and trying to defund Planned Parenthood and limit access to abortion at the federal level — are out of touch with the mainstream, and will benefit Democrats in next year's elections.
"Voters absolutely see these guys overreaching," Brown said. "The voters aren't wild about Barack Obama and the Democrats, but they like the Republicans even less.
"They've overreached on Medicare, it's going after Head Start and Planned Parenthood and all the kinds of things there is general consensus about in this country," he added. "We have general consensus in this country on many things, except the Far Right, on items like the environment, on Medicare, on food safety, on voting rights. These guys have exploded that."


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Michigan State Police are investigating a possible suicide at a home near the village of Parma in Jackson County.
Police were called to the home around 1:15am Sunday, after getting a call about a man lying down in the yard of a home. When troopers arrived, they found an adult male dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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No. 21 Iowa State Faces Road Test At BYU
AMES, Iowa - No. 21 Iowa State faces a tough road test when it hits the road to face BYU Wednesday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (CT) with ESPNU broadcasting the game.
Where: Provo, Utah - Marriott Center (20,900)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8:30 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
Talent: Roxy Bernstein (PxP), Miles Simon (Color)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Matt Shoultz, assistant director of athletics communications, will be holding a live blog during the game at Cyclones.com. Fans are encouraged to participate in the blog by asking questions.
Cyclone Notebook
- No. 21 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0) faces its first road test Wednesday night when it travels to Provo, Utah to face BYU (4-0). It marks the earliest road contest out of the state of Iowa for the Cyclones since 2007-08 when they traveled to Bradley (Nov. 14; L, 65-56). ISU is looking to start 4-0 for the third time in four years under head coach Fred Hoiberg.
- Iowa State, which is 5-0 all-time against BYU, jumped back into the rankings following Sunday's win over then-No. 7 Michigan. It is the first national ranking for the Cyclones since late in the 2011-12 season and the highest national ranking since 2000-01 season when ISU won the Big 12.
- The win over Michigan matched the highest-ranked nonconference opponent ISU has ever defeated at Hilton Coliseum.
- Against Michigan, senior preseason All-Big 12 pick Melvin Ejim returned to the lineup after missing two games (hyperextended knee). Ejim made a big splash in his season debut. He finished with a game-high 22 points and also grabbed nine boards and three steals in 28 minutes to earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors.
- The Cyclones have won both Big 12 Player of the Week honors this season with Ejim winning this week and Naz Long taking the season's first award after an 8-of-11 performance from behind the arc against UNCW.
- Iowa State's offensive attack has been very balanced this season. The Cyclones have had a different leading scorer and five players in double figures in each game this season. The Cyclones' top seven players are each averaging at least 7.3 points per game.
- The Cyclones are second in the Big 12 averaging 18.3 assists per game. DeAndre Kane (T-3rd, 5.7) and Georges Niang (T-8th, 4.0) rank among the top-15 in the league.
- Iowa State is shooting 41.6 percent from behind the arc, despite a 6-of-20 shooting night vs. Michigan. Four of Iowa State's top seven players are shooting at least 42 percent from long range, including Long who is leading the Big 12 shooting 65 percent (13-of-20).
- Kane, who will be playing in his 100th career game (96 at Marshall) has been a stat sheet filler for the Cyclones, averaging 13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Kane is the only player in the Big 12 averaging at least 13-7-5.
Iowa State vs. Michigan Recap
- Iowa State scored one of its biggest nonconference wins in school history Sunday when it defeated No. 7 Michigan 77-70 at Hilton Coliseum.
- ISU is known for its 3-point shooting, but against Michigan the Cyclones found a way to grind it out despite shooting just 6-of-20 from behind the arc. Naz Long (16 points) hit on four of those threes (4-of-6).
- Melvin Ejim returned after missing two games (hyperextended knee) to lead all scorers with 22 points to go along with nine boards and three steals. Ejim hit 8-of-14 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws and earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for his effort.
- The Cyclones had five players in double figures for the third time in as many games this season.
Dustin Hogue reached double-digits for the third game in a row to start his career. Hogue finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double.
- DeAndre Kane also reached double figures for the third time. Kane continues to fill the stat sheet, finishing with 13 points, six assists and five rebounds.
- After a slow start to the game, Georges Niang took advantage of a mismatch and scored six points in the final four minutes of the game to help seal the win for the Cyclones. Niang finished with 10 points.
- The Cyclones battled back from a nine point deficit in the first half to lead at halftime (35-34) and an eight point deficit with 12:47 left in the game.
Series Notes vs. BYU
- Iowa State and BYU face off for the sixth time, with the Cyclones holding a 5-0 edge in the all-time series. BYU is one of just six schools that Iowa State has faced at least five times without a loss.
- Iowa State is 1-0 vs. the Cougars in games played in Provo, but has yet to face the Cougars at the Marriott Center.
- Provo, Utah is 4,553 feet above sea level. By comparison, Boulder, Colo. is at 5,430.
- The teams met last season, with Iowa State earning an 83-62 win over the Cougars at Hilton Coliseum.
Will Clyburn hit 9-of-16 shots to lead the Cyclones with a career-high 32 points. Melvin Ejim scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high eight boards and Korie Lucious finished with 12 points and nine assists.
- The Cyclones used a great defensive effort, primarily from Chris Babb, to limit Tyler Haws to just nine points on 4-of-13 shooting. It was his second fewest points in a game all season (1 at Gonzaga).
- BYU head coach Dave Rose was an associate head coach with the Cougars in the 2000 meeting between the schools. Rose was a member of the 1983 University of Houston Phi Slamma Jamma team that lost to N.C. State in the NCAA championship game.
- Iowa State is 11-1 all-time vs. West Coast Conference schools. Its only loss was to Santa Clara, 78-62 in Lahaina, Hawaii (Nov. 25, 1990).
- BYU's Haws was a high school teammate of former Cyclone Justin Hamilton at Lone Peak H.S. in Alpine, Utah. Hamilton played two seasons at ISU (2008-09 & 2009-10) before transferring to LSU. He was the 45th player taken in the 2012 NBA Draft.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- When the sun goes down nearly 8,000 lights along Atlanta's highways are supposed to come on. But throughout the city, that's not the case.
"We do recognize we have a backlog of deferred maintenance," said Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza.
Georgia Power used to maintain the lights, but four years ago the city took over the job, hoping to streamline services. Instead, it added to the workload of a department in the process of significantly reducing its staff.
Mendoza says his department tries to fix surface street lights within ten days. But other than simple fixes, there's no indication anyone has repaired the lights along the highway since March. That's at least four months drivers have been left in the dark.
"We have made the decision those crews would be better used to focus on our local roads for public safety and security," said Mendoza.
Cars have headlights to help illuminate the way. But dark streets breed crime and make pedestrians feel unsafe. Still, Mendoza knows the highway lights are important. That's why the city is restoring its contract with Georgia Power as soon as the utility finishes an audit of the highway lighting system.
The city knows it has at 0least 120 lights that don't work on I-75, 40 lights on I-20, and another 60 lights on I-85. The audit is expected to find even more.
"This can be anything from wire, to lamps, to relays, to damaged boxes, damaged poles," said Mendoza.
As for metal thieves, the copper and aluminum wiring inside isn't worth much, but the lights aren't difficult to get into. The city has found more theft-resistant ways to seal the light fixtures on its surface streets. There's no word yet if any of those methods will work out on the highway.
The city hopes to have all of the lights named in Georgia Power's report fixed by the end of the month. They anticipate it will cost $800,000 to do. The maintenance contract will cost another $250,000.
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FOREST HEIGHTS, Md. (WUSA) -- Police in Prince George's County have identified the victims at a double homicide in Forest Heights on Tuesday morning.
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Corporal Erica Johnson, spokesperson for the Prince George's County Police Department, said officers were called to the 600 block of Modoc Lane in Forest Heights to investigate a report of the sound of gun shots around 1:50 a.m., Tuesday. Patrol officers responding to the scene found a male victim suffering from body trauma.
Johnson said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no information available on the age or identity of the victim.
However during their investigation, police said the body of a second male victim was discovered. Police department spokesperson Cpl. Evan Baxter said the both bodies were found outside of the residence at that location but there were not in the same location.
No information has been released on possible suspects or motive in the homicide.
Prince George's County Police also responded to a homicide in the 8500 block of Grandhaven Avenue around 11:20 Sunday night after receiving a report of a shooting. Once on the scene, officers found a male victim suffering from some type of trauma to the body. That victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Student wins state FBLA competition; 5th at nationals
Paul Makuta, Penn State Hazleton's Phi Beta Lamdba (FBLA) state champion, sits quietly while his two advisers talk about the award ceremony in Harrisburg.
Associate Professor of Business Administration Sherry Robinson looks like a proud parent as she starts to tell the story of his triumph that goes like this, "With a room filled with students from colleges and universities all over the state, including Pittsburgh, Bucknell and Dusquesne, the judges call the top three finishers in the business communication competition to the front of the room and Paul is one of them."
Robinson pauses for effect and then continues, "They read the name of the third place finisher and it's not Paul."
Robinson pauses again to ask a rhetorical question to Makuta and Paul McDermott, business program coordinator and instructor in Business Administration, "How many times have I told this?"
Quickly she jumps back into the story, "We're going to nationals!" she says, seeming just as exited as when it actually happened. Regardless of what would happen next Makuta clinched a spot in the national competition in Nashville, Tennessee, by finishing in the top two.
Robinson composes herself and continues, "Second place…not Paul! I was so excited I almost set the sprinklers off."
McDermott was just as excited, saying he was ready to get on the table and jump around.
It was a celebration for Makuta and for the successful return of Phi Beta Lambda, the collegiate version of Future Business Leaders of America, to Penn State Hazleton. The organization made a comeback on campus this year being reinstated with 18 active members.
Just like in business, the club is trying to cash in on Makuta's success. The two advisers put him on a mini PR speaking tour around the campus.
Makuta mentioned on his speaking tour that, when he first arrived at the competition, he was impressed by the level of professionalism shown by the students at there.
"(To) see students in that capacity was the best aspect of it," Makuta said.
That was probably all Makuta was able to notice when he first arrived in Harrisburg because he was given his challenge right away. By using proper grammar and acceptable letter format, Makuta had to write a business letter describing why the mayor of his town should come to his company's function. Makuta had three paragraphs to get the job done, but that wasn't the hardest part. The hardest part, according to Makuta, was writing the letter - with a pen and piece of paper.
The junior business major overcame the challenge and punched his ticket to nationals in Nashville in July. In the fall, he may come back to campus a national champion.
Regardless, Makuta will come back with an impressive title attached to his name, president of Penn State Hazleton's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda. His goal, along with his advisers, is to expand the club and keep it competitive with other chapters.
Phi Beta Lambda groups earn points based on events they hold throughout the year. The club is looking for interested alumni and professionals to be involved and assist in contributing to the club's success. Alumni and those interested are even welcome to attend the state competition where they can be guest speakers, coaches or judges.
This year, McDermott was a judge for the current business issues competition with the topic of government bailouts. The students researched the topic for a period of time and then picked out of a hat to see what side of the issue they had to support.
The benefits of joining Phi Beta Lamba extend to most students, even those who aren't business major. Those who attended the competition were impressed with the wide range of venues, ranging from digital video production to telecom to Web site development.
There are other benefits to becoming a member of Phi Beta Lambda. Makuta first joined the club to bolster his resume and, being a good business man, got more than he bargained for... in a good way. Now he's the club president and a state champion.
When asked what made him happier - winning the award or making his two professors and advisors happy - he simply smiled and said making them happy. After all, an award is nice but tempting one of your professors to jump onto a table and start dancing is something few students are able to accomplish.
Update: At the 2010 Phi Beta Lambda National Competition in Nashville, Tenn., Paul Makuta captured fifth place in the business commmunication event.
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College Park Airport's first 100 yearsMonday, August 31st, 2009
Only 33 nautical miles away from AOPA's headquarters, College Park Airport's (CGS) 100th Anniversary AirFair was the nearest event for AOPA's 2009 Sweepstakes Let's Go Flying Cirrus SR22.
The Aug. 29 event was the first centennial of any airport anywhere, as College Park in suburban Washington, D.C., is the world's oldest continuously operating airport. And airport supporters outdid themselves with the unveiling of an exact re-creation of the Wright Brothers' 1909 Flyer, the airplane that launched fixed-wing military aviation in the United States.
Actors in period dress helped re-create the look and feel of the early days of the green, leafy, tree-lined airport a stone's throw from the University of Maryland campus.
An aerobatic display by veteran airshow performer Greg Koontz was a rare occurrence inside Washington's highly regimented flight restricted zone, the inner wall of the already imposing special flight rules area (SFRA).
Even though the straight-line distance to College Park is short, getting there required getting TSA and FAA screening in advance. Fortunately, I'd been through that bureaucratic scavenger hunt last year, so the IFR flight planning and filing process the morning of the event was virtually identical to any other domestic trip.
Fog and low clouds blanketed the mid-Atlantic that morning, however, and had barely lifted enough (700 feet) by 10 a.m. to allow the Let's Go Flying SR22 to make it there on time.
Even with clearance to enter the SFRA, it's a bit unnerving to see all the red lines and warning areas graphically depicted on the multi-function display, and then intentionally cross them. The two Garmin 430W GPS units practically beg you not to with multiple warnings of "special-use airspace ahead," and "inside special-use airspace."
Our ATC-assigned route directed us to the KRANT intersection, which, according to the Avidyne MFD, looks like it's located just about on top of the White House swing set.
"I can't believe they want us to fly that close to the Capitol," said fellow pilot Joey Colleran, director of AOPA's Airport Support Network, as we flew along in the clouds, watching the miles count down.
I was hoping for a turn to start the RNAV/GPS Runway 15 approach before we got there, and thankfully, we were cleared to descend and begin the approach before anyone scrambled the F-16s.
The WAAS-derived vertical guidance on the approach made flying it extremely smooth and precise, and we broke out of the murk in plenty of time to see the airport. The winds were calm, and the deer that like to graze on the grass near the 2,600-foot runway were absent.
The clouds lifted throughout the late morning, and we got to see some exceptional flying and talk with some of the many dedicated people who have done so much to keep College Park open despite the onerous restrictions and pressure to close the historic gem.
More than a dozen volunteer pilots at College Park were giving airplane rides to a long line of visitors, even as the 5 p.m. deadline to finish the flights approached. Scores of first-time passengers had been introduced to general aviation already that day, but the volunteers couldn't accommodate all of them before time ran out. Fortunately, enough of the volunteer pilots kept at it, filing their own individual flight plans for each trip, to ensure no one who wanted a first flight left the airport without one.
It's that kind of generous, resourceful, and determined spirit that ensures that, despite the obstacles, College Park will extend its remarkable legacy.


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I have just installed ZCS 8 on a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04.1, no other applications installed. Pretty much after the initial install & restarting it starts to chew through massive amounts of disk to point the system disk (60GB) is out of space. Is this normal? It's like every couple minutes its burning through 2GB of space.
I also installed it in on my ESXI 5 server to see if I replicate the problem, but it only used about 10-15GB of space.
The installations are the same. What am I doing wrong here? Thank you.


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I am looking for some kind of filter rule for an account which should be at server side and not at user.
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I have a group of users working under same department, all have their individual accounts. In addition, there is one account with the department name. I forward all mails inbound to this account to the respective department head, he reads mail and forwards the same to the users to whom it is finally for. This creates unnecessary internal mail traffic and unnecessary storage too.
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Can someone find a job as a programmer without an education?
I made a lot of mistakes when I was younger and never ended up graduating from even my ninth-grade classes (this is Canada and I'm going to admit ignorance as I'm not sure how the educational systems differ between countries). I'm 24 now and have been looking for work in regards to programming for quite some time. Everybody seems to want degrees (be it University or College) in computer programming of some kind, so that leaves me at an impasse. I don't have my high school degree, let alone one that is post-secondary.
What does a guy like me do to be taken seriously as a programmer? I am self-taught, but no one seems to put much stock in that this far in Northern Ontario.
I've considered coding in open-source and trying to build a portfolio out of that, but, again, I don't know if that'll be taken very seriously. I've even considered blogging about programming, if not to just have some sort of validation that I know what I'm talking about.
Unfortunately, it's way too easy to pretend to know anything about anything these days, so I'm just wondering - are any of you drop-outs and, if so, how did you get taken seriously? Also, if there are people who hire programmers, what would someone have to do to be considered in your eyes?


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Friday, February 8, 2013
Red Velvet Cake Pops & Truffles
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- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2013 at 5:42 AM
Love your blog and all you share with us. I would like to suggest youReplyDelete
try your hand at doing a video. I'd love to see you do one on the flower you added to today's Red Velvet Cake Pop.
You know they a picture is worth a thousand words :-)Replies
Me?? Do a video? Too funny - maybe I will try and make another rose and take better photos of me making it? Thanks for loving my blog! :)Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2013 at 8:12 AM
Those are simply beautiful. Perfect for Valentines Day.ReplyDelete
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I love the box full of rich truffles! Beautiful!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I could probably eath them all! :)Delete
Your little roses are so perfect, I thought you'd bought them pre-made! They're so pretty : )ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww, thanks Heather!Delete
Your truffles are so pretty tucked into the box so perfect! Any valentine would be happy to receive it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sue, they really were the perfect size!Delete
I love your little rosettes! :)ReplyDelete
To me, red velvet is chocolate-flavored, not necessarily chocolate. I can kind of tell when it's a cake, but with other red velvet treats, I usually can't tell the difference! :)Replies
I'm still trying to decide what the taste really is. I just know I love it! :)Delete
Those rose-topped cake pops are so pretty! And the 'red box' truffles...irresistible! Both would be lovely for a bridal shower.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for the sweet comment!Delete
Oh my goodness, these are just adorable!ReplyDeleteReplies
So glad you you like them Paula!Delete
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I tried to find the link party but didn't have any luck. Maybe I'm too late and will have to wait til the next one!Delete
Stop it with that gorgeous box of truffles! Now I'm craving chocolate!!ReplyDeleteReplies
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The temperatures are finally starting to drop, pumpkins are taking over empty lots, and the GoJane writers have been spending all their free time jumping in leaves. What does all of this mean? It's scarf weather! Whether you prefer chunky knit scarves or lightweight printed scarves, we're showing you a few stylish ways to tie our favorite cold weather accessory. Get ready to get knotty!
Here are the three final looks.
Look 1:
Fold your scarf in half and drape it around your neck.
Slide one hand through the folded loop, and grab one of the loose ends.
Pull the end through the folded loop. The other end should still be hanging off your shoulder.
Grab the folded loop and twist it 90 degrees.
Slide your other hand through the loop again, and grab the end that is still hanging loose off your shoulder.
Pull the end through the twisted loop and adjust the knot so everything is even.
Rock the knot with your favorite top!
Look 2:
Drape a scarf around your neck so that each end is hanging loose.
Grab your favorite skinny belt, and buckle it around the scarf at your waist.
Tuck in the end of the belt so that it doesn't hang.
Look 3:
Drape a scarf around your neck unfolded, and leave one end hanging long. There should be about 16 inches hanging on the shorter end.
Wrap the longer end around your neck twice. Both ends should be about the same length now.
Tie the ends that are hanging together in a regular knot. Adjust so ends are still hanging evenly.
What's your favorite way to tie a scarf?
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Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Elizabeth Olsen
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be.
The GOP nominee tells "Fox News Sunday" that he knew his campaign was in trouble when exit polls suggested a close race in Florida. Romney thought he'd win the state solidly.
Romney says there was "a slow recognition" at that time that President Barack Obama would win - and the race soon was over when Obama carried Ohio.
Romney says the loss hit hard and was emotional. Ann Romney says she cried.
The interview was taped Thursday and aired Sunday.
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Sgt. First Class Mark Canales had the flag flown in honor of the chamber. He will present the flag during a ceremony at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Jones High School.
Several veteran organizations also will be on hand including members of the Vietnam and Afghanistan chapters.
The flag was flown during his last combat tour to Afghanistan from 2013 through January 2014.
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Lecture about Folklore Character Heikki Lunta
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HANCOCK, MI - In a lecture on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., at the Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Hilary Virtanen will share the story of the life and times of Heikki Lunta, the Finnish American Snow God.
Virtanen is a Ph.D. candidate in folklore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and public programming coordinator for the Finnish American Heritage Center. The free, public lecture is a part of this year's Heikinpäivä Finnish Midwinter Festival.
Heikki Lunta was born in a 1970s song advertising a snowmobile race, and he rapidly became a fixture in upper Midwest regional folk life. Heikki Lunta means many things to many people, and his legend as the Snow God is celebrated in a body of songs, multiple festivals, and small group folklore.
In her lecture, Virtanen will explore why Heikki Lunta holds such a place of begrudging honor in Copper Country public life and how regional history, Finnish and U.P. inter-ethnicity, and the development of the tourism industry have all contributed to his legend.
The Finnish American Heritage Center is located at 435 Quincy Street in downtown Hancock.
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First off, let me say that it was Pyrandons city map tutorial that inspired me to write up this one, so I will steal his format . I have been working on a variety of techniques to make (what I consider to be) nice looking maps using GIMP, and felt they are polished enough now so that anyone can follow along and do the same.
I intend to publish this tutorial serially, in the How-To forum at the Cartographers Guild web site, and hope to coalesce it into a single pdf for download when complete.
Why GIMP?
In case you are not aware, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a raster graphic editor. It is free software available under the GNU General Public License and can be downloaded from www.gimp.org for a number of computer systems, including Windows and Linux.
This tutorial has been developed with GIMP version 2.4, and may refer to features not available in older versions. Additionally, the menu structures have been shuffled about as of this version. There are some super new features that make upgrading worth it (in my opinion).
Most of these techniques will also have equivalents in Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, and other raster editors. The key features that will be used are Layers, Layer Blending Modes, Layer Masks, Blue and Noise (cloud) filters, Gradient Mapping, and Bump Mapping. Additionally, some of the more advanced techniques will involve Channels and Paths.
How well do I have to know GIMP?
Dont worry, as everything will be explained fairly methodically, with a lot of screen grabs to show what is meant. Hopefully, full menu paths (like Color->Auto->Normalize) will be provided all the time, though there may be the occasional miss for the more common commands.
What type of map?
The result of this tutorial will produce a map similar (but not exactly the same as some techniques have changed) to this:
This type of map is good for representing larger overland areas where details like mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, roads and forests would be discernible. The techniques explored here will not work well for whole world maps or local maps.
What do I need to begin?
1) Well, GIMP (of course).
2) Hopefully an idea for a map. Ideally this will be a rough sketch showing the general shape of the land, with locations like mountains, forests and possibly cities marked out. It is best not to be too detailed at this point, as the techniques used will auto-magically provide a lot of the details for you. If you have NO idea or concern of one, a few options for completely random map generation will also be thrown in, for good measure.
3) A colour scheme. This is the thing that will really give the map its characteristic appearance. For this example, I will be using the same colour than Pyrandon used in his city tutorial. A GIMP palette has been put together with these colours, and will be attached for download.


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Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, and BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream.
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What an easy side dish!! I served these in mini muffin cups for added cuteness at a party and they were a HUGE HIT!! These were the first to go and everyone was headed back for seconds and thirds. I added about a quarter packet of powder ranch dip to the topping mixture for a little kick then also had bacon bits and shredded cheese for those that wanted them extra loaded. Hubby loved them so much I am making them tonight to accompany our steaks.
i have made them per the recipe and they were good (with a little lemon pepper non-salt seasoning for zing), but now i use thickly cut potato slices, bake them done and then top!


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He was born Michael Jeffrey Jordan on Feb. 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, NY, the fourth of five children of James and Deloris Jordan. Not long after, the family moved to Wilmington, NC, where Michael would grow up. He developed an early affinity for sports, particularly baseball, and became a standout Little League pitcher, tossing no-hitters when he was just 12 years old. His team even came within a game of making it to the Little League World Series. He began honing his basketball talents in efforts to compete with older brother Larry, who routinely beat him in one-on-one games. It was just one catalyst in Jordan's development of a fierce competitive streak. Another came at Wilmington's Laney High... Continue Bio >>
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|HHS weight room to allow public use
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After the Holyoke High School wellness committee's Sept. 10 meeting, it was decided that the HHS weight room will be once again made available to the public if there is a legitimate demand amongst community members.
HHS opened the weight room to the public over the summer as well. Punch cards were made available to those who wished to utilize the gym equipment. With less than 10 punch cards sold over the summer, the school will only be continuing with the option as long as at least 20 cards are purchased by the start date of Monday, Oct. 7.
The reasoning for the minimum number of cards that must be sold is based on the need to pay supervisors to oversee the weight room during open hours.
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