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Mask, Teresa, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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There are members of St. Mark Lutheran Church and St. Raymond Catholic Church in Mount Prospect who remember when Lutherans and Catholics didn't mix.
Across the country, tension between Roman Catholics and Protestants was so strong it would seem a veritable miracle that the two would ever worship together.
But that "miracle" seems to be working wonders.
"Times have changed from 20 or 30 years ago when churches would hardly talk to each other," said St. Mark's associate pastor Luther Johnson. "It's good to have dialogue."
Evidence of that dialogue is apparent across the suburbs and Chicago.
Take, for example, the two Mount Prospect churches, St. Mark's and St. Raymond's, located just a few blocks from one another. For the past five years they have shared in several programs, ministering to the homeless and playing on the same basketball league.
And on Palm Sunday, the two churches signed a pact pledging to occasionally pray together in joint services and strive to remove barriers to unity.
The initiative that drew these two churches closer began 10 years ago today when the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Metropolitan Chicago Synod signed the country's first Catholic-Lutheran partnership.
Today Roman Catholics and Evangelical Lutherans will celebrate and renew that pact at St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Maywood.
"It is an affirmation ... that we indeed are brothers and sisters in Christ," said Sister Mary Ellen Coombe, associate director of the office for Ecumenical and Inter Religious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The pact says the desire of Jesus Christ - who Christians believe is the Messiah - is for the church to be one people brought together from all races, genders and cultures. It also says the churches will try to overcome the separation that now exists in doctrine.
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Update on Juan SantiagoJuan has worked his entire life. His wife's his unconditional partner in the good times and the bad. He will use this loan to buy supplies like pineapple crowns, fertilizer, urea, Cypermethrin [insecticide] and Gesapax [herbicide] and to pay labor costs to start growing a 'manzana' [Central American unit of land measurement] of pineapples.
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Previous Loan DetailsJuan lives in the town of Ticuantepe; he lives there with his wife, a retailer who sells fruits and vegetables to help him paying for their family's expenses. They have two daughters who are still economically depending on them. In the future he wants to improve the living condition of his house.... More from Juan Santiago's previous loan »
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About AFODENICThis loan is administered by AFODENIC, La Asociación para el Fomento al Desarrollo Nicaragua, a Kiva Field Partner based in Managua, Nicaragua. Founded in 1999, AFODENIC was created to promote the socio-economic and cultural development of sectors that are excluded from commercial banking. Integrating economic and human resources, AFODENIC offers affordable and adaptable financial services aimed at strengthening the family unit of their clients, who include students, producers, and micro- and small entrepreneurs from rural and urban areas. AFODENIC is a socially responsible institution engaged in society and making a positive impact on its professional partners and communities.
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Day 10... Since exams were postponed due to the sportsfest and generally, being injured I don't need to participate... I spent the entire past days in a classroom playing chess and SPAMMING 2 DSs... One REing, one MMing... Ironically... I believe the Shiny Charm hates me... Because something shone today... But on a game WITHOUT Shiny Charm... I might not hunt for a while (if I can resist the temptation)... My shiny reaction has actually worsened my injury...
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Either way... This is the BEST Christmas gift ever! Meh, the problem was I never got a video of it this time because I was at school... Either way, Everstone worked, It has a Modest nature, regrettably, it has Cursed Body instead of Water Absorb... But I guess it doesn't really matter. I'm EV training him as I type after transferring him to White 2.
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I was *so* looking forward to this book. The writing is awesome, and I sincerely admire Russell's command of the English language.
But. I was deeply frustrated, even pained, by this book. I really liked two of the three main characters, and rooted for them, but there were long stretches where I grew impatient with the storyline. One character's particular journey is described in elaborate detail -- it's probably at least a quarter of the book -- but the building of suspense seemed to go too long. By the time I finally started to suspect that something was about to happen, it was with a feeling of dread that it was going to be something I really didn't want to happen... and so of course that's exactly how it went. In all fairness it was a decent twist to the story: just enough foreshadowing that in retrospect it seemed unavoidable, but subtle enough that it still caught me mostly by surprise. Still, even the dreaded Something That Happened left me unfulfilled in the end, because it didn't really resolve, at least to me, in any kind of satisfactory way.
There's also a red alligator that figures in the story for quite awhile, and I kept wanting its importance to be revealed -- surely a red alligator must have some symbolic meaning, right? Or if not symbolic importance, it's such an unusual thing that it must have some massive importance to the storyline! Maybe if I had to write a term paper I could make something up, but if I'm honest with myself... I just didn't get it. I don't know why it's in the story at all, really.
I hate that this is such a negative review, because I do feel strongly about the beauty of Russell's prose. She's a good, maybe even great, writer, and better than a lot of authors I've read this year. But I've found that many times I can overlook mediocre writing when the story is engaging, and here... I guess gorgeous writing didn't really make up for a story that didn't do much for me. Which is a shame.
The lead up was pretty amazing, the writing was descriptive, and I loved seeing the mental issues of the narrator come through in the way she spoke. Unfortunately, the ending was pretty unsatisfying compared to how long the leadup was.
Initially, I felt like I was reading young adult fiction, a more grown up version of Lemony Snickett. Midway, the whimsical aspects confront darker realities. Much of this book could only be fiction and it is challenging to reconcile the fictitious when it confronts reality. I liked parts of the book a lot but found parts disconcerting/disorienting.
I'm desperately trying to remember what first attracted me to this book. I remember suggesting it as a book group read early last year (we didn't choose it) and also was keen enough to go and see Karen Russell at the BookFest and to sign up for this BookRay.
The main narrator/voice of this story is Ava Bigtree, a thirteen year old girl living on an island in the Florida Everglades. The family are Aligator Wrestlers and own a theme park: Swamplandia. Almost immediately in the story, Ava's Mother dies and the rest of the book charts the unravelling of the family without her. As the book progresses, the chapters start to alternate between Ava telling her story and the story of Kiwi, her brother, as he tries to make a new life on the mainland. Now I've read a few other's reviews and they all preferred reading Ava's chapters - strangely I prefered Kiwi's, maybe because his seemed more grounded in reality, whilst Ava's needed a bit of a 'suspension of belief'. Much as she had had a sheltered upbringing, living apart from the mainland, and had been home schooled, I found it hard to believe that a 13 year old would be quite so naive and trusting. Her voice didn't quite ring true to me - very adult language, but very childish character. Kiwi, on the other hand, did ring true. Also quite naive and trusting, but in a very different way. The story of how finds work and makes friends is light relief from everything else that goes on. I also found the ending a little abrupt and full of too much coincidence, but I guess that's the nature of tying up lose ends.
What I did love about this book was the beautiful, and loving, descriptions of the Florida wilderness. I've never been anywhere like it, but I could picture it from what was written, very evocative.
On the whole, whilst I found some of it hard going, I'm glad I read this, but I'm also glad we didn't choose it as a book group read as I would have felt guilty if folk hadn't enjoyed it.
This fantastical story is unbelievably charming. A fairy tale in which bad things, adult things happen. A kind of old-school grimm-like drama. Russell creates an over-the-top, sensationalized world, but still draws us in with real, heartfelt sympathy. This is not a trivial work- astounding when considering that the protagonist is an alligator wrestling 13 year old girl whose mission is to rescue her love-sick sister from an underworld shotgun wedding. This book gives you back a bit of your childhood- the sense of adventure, insecurity, bravado, and misguided trust. Thank you, Ms. Russell, for the wonderful nostalgia.
Karen Russell, one of the New Yorker's 20 best writers under 40, is certainly very talented. She received wide acclaim for her first book, the story collection St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, which first introduced the Bigtree family in the story "Ava Wrestles the Alligator". This novel has already received great reviews in the US, and it's easy to see why. Many of her descriptions are quite dazzling. On the retirement boat, "The seniors got issued these pastel pajamas that made them look like Easter eggs in wheelchairs." In the swamp, "two black branches spooned out of the same wide trunk. They looked like mirror images, these branches, thin and papery and perfectly cupped, blue sky shining between them, and an egret sat on the scooped air like a pearl earring."
Over 300 pages, the density of the prose can become a bit exhausting, however, and Russell's ability to describe everything in minute and quirky detail is sometimes overwhelming.
Toward the end, the narrative takes an unexpected turn, finally unraveling its intricate balance between a child's stubborn imagination and the stark horrors of reality.
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This novel takes us to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine. The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator wrestling theme park, formerly no. 1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon by a fearsome and sophisticated competitor called the World of Darkness. Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, has just died; her sister, Ossie, has fallen in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, who may or may not be an actual ghost; and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, who dreams of becoming a scholar, has just defected to the World of Darkness in a last-ditch effort to keep their family business from going under. Ava's father, affectionately known as Chief Bigtree, is AWOL, and that leaves Ava, a resourceful but terrified thirteen, to manage ninety eight gators as well as her own grief. Against a backdrop of hauntingly fecund plant life animated by ancient lizards and lawless hungers, the author has written a novel about a family's struggle to stay afloat in a world that is inexorably sinking.… (more)
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Well i see the one problem people have with this has been pointed out. But think about it "Supper Secret" could be an inside joke or put there so if it did get leaked no one would buy. Also that would be even more of a reason for it being on 4chan to make you think it's fake. I am not saying it's real though, just that it's not out of the possibility with more Nintendo staff called in to work on it and practically all of namco bandai. I will pray to jirichi that it comes true. Besides it may not be a permanent release date and any problems in it would be fixed with DLC.
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We've not yet had true confirmation about this being real, but far too many leaks that I can't see it NOT being real. And a lot of people aren't happy with choosing Fennekin anymore. Admittedly, it looks silly in the model (so does Charizard X), but I still love it and had to draw it. I was a little disappointed, because I was expecting a more mystical design, but it does stick to the mage theme and I quite love it.
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This looks SO MUCH BETTER
My main problem is the lack of a stick. Both Fenniken's and Braixen's entries involved sticks, and went to the the length of giving Braixen a magic wand. Oh well, for now I'm going to assume it dose have a staff but the leak didn't show it (had it in the folds of the robe or something.) Also, why are it's ears not on fire. sorry to rant, it's just that this picture helped me gain faith in fennekin as a starter
It actually has the stick. The official artwork revealed it does.
The reason it has no stick is cause it goes with the idea of witches being able to channel their magic without a wand or stick. Braixen is still a witch in training until it evolves int the powerful mage Delphox. So powerful it doesn't need to wand to attack and it can channel attacks without it. or that's my interpretation mainly based on tumblr posts haha. I'm waiting for an official reveal though cause maybe that what the official info will say. Also official art always changes my mind on a Pokemon.
The official art has the stick!!!!! DROP EVERYTHING!
I saw!! My theory ruined. But happy it has the stick still. I like it better now after seeing it's official art than I did when I only saw the crappy looking leaks. The official artwork looks way better than the game model in this case.
I do agree it's final form is kind of disappointing. I think your artwork makes it look cooler than it actually is!
great detail on the pic. no matter what people say delphox looks awesome and is my fav final evoluiton
Crappit, you actually made it look COOL...
You're bleedin' good.
Lovely shading on the fur.
As much as I dislike the Delphox evo leave it to dA artist to clean it up and make me like it. If this really is the final evo I hope it looks better in game because that leaked sprite is not doing it any favors. Think its too much dress/robe fur and not enough leg.
Personally, I find this design nicer then the other final fennekin evolutions I've seen. I mean, this one still has its tail, thank goodness and looks more mystical then the others. Thank you for making this picture.
Yeah, everyone's art looks far better than the actual in-game model. This wonderful drawing gives me some respect for the design. I think if they had just revealed official art of the evolutions before they were leaked, the reaction probably wouldn't have been as negative. Those blurry photos of simple 3D models aren't a fair representation compared to clear and detailed 2D images.
I agree, the problem seems to really be that the in-game model doesn't seem very flattering. I'm looking forward to it though, I'm still totally picking Fenekin, and come on! IT'S FIRE/PSyYCHIC! isn't that what everybody wanted?
I LOVE this guy. So handsome! <3
love the pose. So many design choices for this fox, and honestly it is disappointing. not bad, but the designers went waaaay to far in trying to make it look like mage. Somewhere along the line it lost something. Either way love the artwork for it. great job as always.
I love this fire starter evo, it broke the curse of fire/fighting!
I don't get all the hate! Its getting more hate than Emboar right now.
Fabulous look, hope the game gives it a similar elegance!
This makes Delphox look so much better.
Wow, this kind of makes me like it more. It looks great in this style. If only the final evo looked as similar.


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FormatPublished June 27, 2011
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I know firsthand, as I have filed many FDCPA lawsuits
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very small handful of cases, the lawsuits were settled
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Harkleroad, the author, is a longtime veteran of defending
himself in court against debt collectors (and winning), and
suing debt collectors for illegal collections (and winning).
He shares his knowledge, years of experience, skills, and
thousands of hours of research so that other consumers can
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The book is an easy to understand step-by-step guide with
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stopping debt collectors and profiting from their abuse. the
books covers fair debt collection practices act (FDCPA),
fair credit reporting act (FCRA), and the telephone consumer
protection act (TCPA) that debt collectors frequently use to
abuse consumers.
278 pages in 8x10 print format
Publishing Date: June 27, 2011
ForewordChapter One – How to Use This Book
Chapter Two – Illegal Collections and How to Identify
ThemOriginal Creditor and Third party debt
collectors (junk debt collectors or assignees of the
original creditor)FDCPA – Fair Debt Collection
Practices ActFCRA – Fair Credit Reporting Act
TCPA – Telephone Consumer Protection ActState
Laws - OverviewChapter Three – How to Catch Them in
the ActLack of DisclosureCease Communication
Letters Can Be Your Best FriendFalse Statements and
Fraudulent Collection Practices Cell Phones
EvidenceChapter Four – Preparing Your CaseSo
Who Exactly Behind the Collections? Backgrounder
Initial Steps in Filing Suit Chapter Five –
Filing SuitCourt Rules (Rules of Civil Procedure)
Filing the ComplaintServing the Complaint, Order
of Entry and Summons More Often than Not They Will
Offer to Settle at This PointChapter 6 – Settle or
Continue the Suit?Federal Rule 408 - Compromise and
Offers to CompromiseChapter 7 – Legal Precedents,
Pro Se Legal Resources and How To Use ThemLegal
Decisions and Citations to Support Your Claims
Chapter 8 – FDCPA, FCRA, and TCPA Official Code
This book is written with consumers in mind,
primarily for those who have been harassed, or abused,
by unscrupulous debt collectors. Much of the information
included are from the authors own real-life experiences.
The author will show you how to identify illegal
collection tactics, how to prepare evidence and how to
file a lawsuit against a debt collector.If you
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on illegal debt collections and hit them where it hurts,
in the wallet.The big secret in the debt
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Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuits the collection
company will settle before they case every makes it to a
court room. Many times an offer of settlement is made as
soon as the collection company files an answer to your
com-plaint. I will go into more detail as to why they do
often settle later in the book.I know, because I
have filed many FDCPA lawsuits against collectors and
through my thousands of hours of legal research. Nearly
every day I am reading consumer FDCPA filings and check
to see if they ever make it to trial. In only a small
handful of cases, the consumer's complaint goes to the
courtroom, which means there is a very high chance that
you will get a settlement (and a check) shortly after
you see a debt collector.While the Federal Trade
Commission does regulate much of the collection
industry, they are slow at holding abusive debt
collectors accountable. It is up to consumers like you
to fight collection abuse. The more of us that do, the
less abuse will occur. As you will soon discover
by reading this book that catching debt collectors
breaking the law and then filing suit against them are
relatively simple and easy tasks.My
motto: "Don't Get Mad, Get Even and Get Paid!
The information contained in this book is geared
towards consumers that are tired of being abused or
harassed by bad debt collectors. I will teach you how to
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how to collect evidence, and then sue the collector for
violating your rights and the law. Included are
systematic instructions, detailed explanations and my
own real-life examples to help illustrate different
portions of the book.Also included in this book
are collectors dirty little secrets that they prefer you
never read, as it will cause them much trouble when
confronted in court.In chapter two, I will
explain in detail many of the most frequent illegal
collections going on in the collection industry and how
you can use them against collectors in a court of law. I
will cover fair debt collection practices act (FDCPA),
fair credit reporting act (FCRA), and telephone consumer
protection act (TCPA) violations. Several of the federal
laws (Acts) apply to third party debt collectors as well
as original creditor collections.In chapter
three, I will cover various ways to "catch" collectors
violating the law and how to gather proper evidence to
use against them. Many of them are common sense
violations. However, the uninformed consumer could
overlook several items. I want to make sure that you
have all the tools available to "stick it" to the
abusive debt collectors.In chapter four, I will
explain the various aspects of filing an actual civil
complaint and how to prepare your documents in an easy
to understand systematic process with explanations of
each item. In chapter five, I will explain and
illustrate the drafting of a complaint, how to file, as
well as proper court procedure for serving a summons and
complaint on the defendant. In chapter six, I
will cover whether or not to accept an offer of
settlement from the collection company or to move
forward in court with your complaint.In chapter
seven, I provide additional pro se litigation resources
for legal research, finding and using legal citations
and decisions. While I cannot cover every possible
scenario, I do provide the additional resources so that
you are able to locate what you need to add additional
factual allegations to your own complaint.
Included throughout the book are my personal experiences
dealing with debt collector harassment and abuse.
Several of them had me at wit's end and I do not want
anyone else to endure the things that I have in the
CreditCards.com quotes me (Allen Harkleroad) in an
article on
Supreme Court case could curb debt collection lawsuits
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The author Allen Harkleroad is not an attorney. The information contained in the book is from the author's own personal experiences,
including any example legal pleadings. Nothing in this book is intended to be, nor shall it be construed as legal advice. This book is for
informational purposes only. Legal information is not legal advice.
Copyright © 2011-2016. Allen Harkleroad, All Rights Reserved.


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The "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" franchise has been one of the longest running franchises in EA's history and this year's game fulfills dreams the series has had since its inception.
In an exclusive interview with Examiner.com today, "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14" lead designer Mike DeVault took the time to talk about what gamers can expect from the latest installment in the franchise.
Licences have limited the franchise's involvement of certain players and courses that belong to the PGA Tour, but this year, all four majors and a handful of golfing legends have made the cut.
DeVault talked about their reaction when they found out they could implement such concepts, like this year's "Legends of the Majors" feature.
"It's been on our wish list for a while now. We got all the major tournament licenses as well. As long it was all coming together, we thought let's strike while the iron is hot," DeVault said.
He then continued by saying just because certain licenses haven't been available over previous years, doesn't mean they have been limited by what they could do in the game.
"As a designer, the licensing topics never feel like a limitation.
"Most of the limitation comes down to time, what you need and can get into the game. With that said, there's not many limitations we face because of the talented team we have," DeVault said.
For any individual who has played the "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" franchise before, they know how important the courses are to the overall feel and experience of the game.
DeVault agreed by saying the courses have one of the biggest and most important roles in the game.
"I think they play a huge role in the game. It's one of the primary factors that can change the most year to year. It keeps the game fresh for people. The environments can vary so much. Each year we try to include new courses.
"We have a lot of data that we collect, and we know which ones are the most popular. We definitely try to go back each year and pick which courses are most popular and have strong visual appeal.
"Augusta was the most popular one we've done. This year we have the 1934 version of Augusta as well. It's the course as it was when it was first opened. We changed the physics, the clothing and the crowd to make it authentic for the time period," DeVault said.
Another new feature coming to this year's "Tiger Woods" is the inclusion of the LPGA and a handful of the game's top female golfers.
DeVault said one of the goals the franchise has been trying to accomplish is the inclusion of all people, and not just one demographic of consumers.
"Our goal with this game is to make it accessible to everyone. We want the game to be equally as fun for both males and females.
"We're really excited to put the LPGA in the career mode. It's a fun change of pace. This has been on the list and it felt right to do it this year.
"The game focuses more on tournaments this year. Knowing that we were going with tournaments as a feel throughout the game, we thought it was a good fit to have the LPGA Tour included.
"Annika Sorenstam has been in the game in years past, but she's not in it this year," DeVault said.
Most people enjoy playing golf during the day, but many wonder what it would be like to experience the sport at night time, and with this year's game, gamers will have that opportunity.
DeVault described some of the differences people will be able to see when they play during the night, versus the daytime.
"When you play at night, you get the environmental differences, with the lighting and the full moon.
"You also get a glow in the dark golf ball. When you hit your shot, gamers can see the trajectory of your shot a lot more.
"The main reason everyone likes to play at night is it is something new. It's mainly golfing under the moonlight. We also have the live time of day feature that cycles through the early morning, to the late afternoon, into nighttime," DeVault said.
So in other words, the location where players are at can have the weather be exactly set to how the conditions currently are at that course.
Anyone remember the Phoenix Open this year? It snowed there, and so had gamers been playing at that course during the time it was snowing, they would have experienced the exact same frosty conditions.
As any gaming developer will tell you, community feedback is crucial to a game's progress and advancement, and "Tiger Woods'" community is one of the most involved in gaming.
DeVault talked about the role their gaming community plays, and how one of the former members of the community was so helpful that he earned a full-time position with the "Tiger Woods" developing team.
"We definitely have a lot of ideas we carry year to year. Most of our ideas come from our community. The people that play the game are really active. We make a bunch of lists with the most popular features and ideas, then we choose the best ones.
"I can tell you that for this year, one of our gameplay designers has an entire notebook of feedback from the community that has what they want to see in the game. When you start to dig into the features of the game, fan feedback really helps push things one way or the other.
"Having those major tournament licenses in there, that's something that comes from us.
"A lot of online tournaments and features come from our community, and so much so that one of our designers is a former community member, Justin Patel. He's the guy who is still very active in the community as well," DeVault said.
As most of you may assume, having a game with the star of the sport's name as part of the title, means you get to take feedback from the person himself.
DeVault talked about the experiences he has had during the time he's worked with golfing pro Tiger Woods.
"Anything Tiger tells us, we document it heavily. Last year, we changed the swing mechanic around; when we spent a day with him.
"He gave us a lot of feedback for what to change.
"We work with all the golfers on their swing to make sure all of their swing styles are in the game. It's like having Michael Jordan help you with your jump shot," DeVault said.
For those who did not know, the game's demo is out now and gives players a great preview of some of the gameplay people can expect.
"The demo touches on all of the major features we put in the game. The tournament presentation is shown off as well as the LPGA gameplay.
"It's all in there.
"We've never had an online tournament be playable in the demo, so we're excited about that," DeVault said.
To finish things up, DeVault described his biggest hopes for this year's game and what is the most important outcome for him.
"I just hope everyone really enjoys all of the new features we put in. For us as people who have designed the game and have spent the whole year working on it. At the end of the day, it's about customer satisfaction," DeVault said.


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Crochet Pac-Man + Ghost, Fruit by katrivsorWatch
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Pac-man! This was fun to make I wanted to make a blue ghost, but the red one took long so I decided not to Maybe in the future!
They're pretty cute, don't you guys think?
They're pretty cute, don't you guys think?
I really like them!
what does the ghost look like at the underside? I'm curious about how you did its "legs" (what are they called?).
great idea.
great idea.
awwwww! cute pacman!
Any chance of patterns or hints? XD I too am a crocheting video game nerd!
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, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp 385-394
First online:
Evidence of alternate attractors from a whole-ecosystem regime shift experiment
- David A. SeekellAffiliated withDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Email author
- , Timothy J. ClineAffiliated withSchool of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
- , Stephen R. CarpenterAffiliated withCenter for Limnology, University of Wisconsin
- , Michael L. PaceAffiliated withDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Ecosystems sometimes shift between different states or dynamic regimes. Theory attributes these shifts to multiple ecosystem attractors. However, documenting multiple ecosystem attractors is difficult, particularly at spatial and temporal scales relevant to ecosystem management. We manipulated the fish community of a lake with the goal of causing trophic cascades and shifting the food web from a planktivore-dominated state to an alternate piscivore-dominated state. We evaluated evidence that the shifts in the fish community comprise alternate attractors using two complementary approaches. First, we calculated phase space trajectories to visualize the shift between attractors. Second, we computed generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) models and the Brock–Dechert–Scheinkman (BDS) test for linearity. The reconstructed phase space trajectories show the system departing a point attractor, entering a limit cycle, and then shifting to a new point attractor. The GARCH and BDS results indicate that linear explanations are not sufficient to explain the observed patterns. The results provide evidence for alternate attractors based on high-frequency time series of field measurements.
KeywordsAlternate ecosystem attractors Regime shift Trophic triangle Ecosystem experiment Bifurcation Nonlinearity GARCH BDS test Phase space
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- Title
- Evidence of alternate attractors from a whole-ecosystem regime shift experiment
- Journal
Theoretical Ecology
Volume 6, Issue 3 , pp 385-394
- Cover Date
- 2013-08
- 10.1007/s12080-013-0183-7
- Print ISSN
- 1874-1738
- Online ISSN
- 1874-1746
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Alternate ecosystem attractors
- Regime shift
- Trophic triangle
- Ecosystem experiment
- Bifurcation
- Nonlinearity
- BDS test
- Phase space
- Authors
- David A. Seekell (1)
- Timothy J. Cline (2)
- Stephen R. Carpenter (3)
- Michael L. Pace (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 274 Clark Hall, 291 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
- 2. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- 3. Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- 4. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA


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