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Mighty Blow grants bonus XP for killing multiple enemies with one attack. Do channeled skills like Tempest Rush, Ray of Frost, and Rapid Fire count as a single attack for this purpose?
You can get a Mighty Blow when you use a channeled skill, but only if you kill enough monsters fast enough. The fact that you use a channeled skill to kill enough monsters does not qualify for Mighty Blow unless you kill them quickly enough.
I'm pretty sure that, in general, Mighty Blow does not care at all on how you got the kills - from a single channeled skill, from an AoE attack, from a combination of mines and 2 different skills - it only cares about 6+ kills in a short enough timespan (about a second). So whether a skill is channeled or not has no impact here.
But either way I was able to 100% verify that Mighty Blow is obtainable from channeled skills, but only when you kill the monsters quickly enough.
Mighty Blow bonuses trigger off of sustained attacks so long as several monsters die within a very short span of time. The easiest way to test this is on the first Act IV boss, who spawns a ridiculous amount of minions - sustained attacks such as the Wizard's Disintegrate can and will activate Mighty Blow, but only measure across a brief period of time - usually about two or three 'ticks' of the ability, though it may differ depending on which is in use.
My computer's too terrible for video evidence, but here's a screenshot of Mighty Blow triggering from just Disintegrate on the aforementioned boss:
I have gotten the kill X monsters in one hit bonus experience while using Rapid Fire. So at the very least, Rapid Fire counts as one attack. The other 2 probably does as well.
In my experience, yes they do. For example the area-of-effect attack of the Barbarian allowed me toget up to 10 kills on nearby skeletons with a single activation, and thus a single blow.
Sustained attacks seem to be exactly what the Massacre kill-streak bonus was designed for. Killing multiple enemies with de-facto different shots or attacks (even though they are of the same skill) and being rewarded with the Might Blow skill seems counter intuitive, since it's called Mighty Blow after all, and it does give some unfair advantage to players who regularly use these skills (although this doesn't really matter, it doesn't give a disadvantage to other classes) - but it still works.
To be more precise, in my tests I found that the only difference between Massacre and Mighty Blow seemed to be that all kills in Mighty Blow must result from one and the same attack of a certain skill, while Massacre can combine an arbitrary amount of skills. This results in sustained attacks of skills like Rapid Fire counting as one "blow".
Mighty blow requires you to kill at least six monsters in quick succession using a single skill.
It's very similar to the massacre bonus, except that massacre requires you to kill at least 10 enemies in quick succession using multiple skills.
Because it's based on kill timing and the use of a single skill it does not matter whether rapid-fire or channeled skills are implemented as a single attack or multiple attacks.


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If $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$, then $\exp(\log(a)+\log(b))=ab$. If $A$ and $B$ are square matrices, when can we multiply $A$ and $B$ using logarithms? If $A \neq B^{-1}$, should $A$ and $B$ be symmetric?
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A packet of $1.20 nasi lemak | Photo: Celine Asril
There has been a lot of eating and drinking recorded on HungryGoWhere's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
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- To celebrate their first anniversary, Fleur de Sel is giving away all the proceeds they make on 6 September to the Make a Wish Foundation. Do and eat your part for charity – without torturing your body. You can book a table via HungryGoWhere. Check out the video below for what we ate.
- Keep the mooncakes coming in. Thank you Restaurant Majestic and Hua Ting.
- We stuffed ourselves silly and bought notebooks and cards at Creatory Singapore.
- Generous serving of seafood from Pasta J Asian's spaghetti grilled prawns and squid ($19.90). Here's a video of what we ate.
- One of the reasons why we love Singapore: nasi lemak for $1.20.
- We were pleasantly surprised by the refined French-Italian fare at month-old JBM Coffee Works.
- It would be a shame to miss Shisen Hanten's smoked duck promotion (offering five kinds of roasted duck, till 31 August). You can book a table via HungryGoWhere.
- We were craving for something hot, soupy and steaming, and we found Tsukada Nojo's bijin nabe (beauty pot) to satisfy our cravings. Check out the video below:
- We couldn't make time to travel to Malaysia for kolo mee, so we had to make do with Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee's Gold set ($9.90).
- Drinks with a view is what you will get at the 'soon-to-be' open Southbridge at 80 South Bridge Road.
Celine Asril is guilty of taking pictures before tucking into all her meals; it's a (good) hazard of the job – this editor of HungryGoWhere never sits down to two of the same meals in a week. Need proof? Follow her work twitter feed at @HungryGoWhere.
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We give you our top 10 hardcourt hunks from the eight teams!
(SPOT.ph) Whether you're rooting for the players or screaming your school's chant together with the team's cheerleaders, it's safe to say that we're not just watching the UAAP Basketball games to support our beloved alma mater. We will shamelessly admit it: we're in it for the eye candy as well. The basketball players on the court have us going gaga with their three-pointers, amazing alley-oops, and yes, their charming faces whenever they score a point.
With the 76th season off to an exciting first round, we'll help you get ready to ogle at these smokin' hot players. Here's our 2013 list of the UAAP's 10 hottest basketball players based on looks, charm and their attention-grabbing presence when they're busy on the court.
Note: Van Opstal, Jeric Teng, and Joseph Marata were not included as they were part of our 2010 list.
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10. Jairold Flores (UE Red Warriors)
This 6'3" hottie from Negros Occidental has what it takes to be one of the best on the court. Basketball scout Dexter Dy has this to say about him: "He is a muscular power forward who jumps very high." With his team's impressive pre-season win at the recently concluded Fil-Oil tourney, Jairold will definitely fight harder during the UAAP games. We agree that his prowess on the court translates to his looks as well. A bonus for all the ladies: his sexy bod (no they aren't like John Lloyd's famous abs!)
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9. Rodney Brondial (AdU Falcons)
The very fact that his twitter handle is a word play on his name (Follow him at @roadknee17) means he can loosen up and poke fun at himself. We like! We also like how he tweets his fans and thanks them for all their support. We love a guy who shows humility and can be fun at the same time. The more we talk about him the more we're smitten! From a second-stringer to becoming one of the best rebounders for the Falcons, this knockout is stopping at nothing to be the one of his team's best assets.
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8. Terrence Romeo (FEU Tamaraws)
A 5'11" shooting guard of the FEU Tamaraws, Terrence certainly fits the stereotype of a bad boy sans the leather bike jacket and Ray-Ban aviators. His spiky hair says "I'm a rebel, stay away" but this just attracts more women. Who cares about nice guys?
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7. Gabby Reyes (DLSU Green Archers)
Despite the fact that he rarely made an appearance in last season's game, Gabby Reyes is proving to be one of the best in his team as proven by his presence and quick feet. Did you see him during the Fil-Oil Flying V Pre-Season Premiere Cup? Scoring double figures in every game last month, he's scoring high in our ranking too! His good looks and perseverance just adds to the whole package. This 6' 3" standout from De La Salle Zobel Green Archers won't stop at nothing to play the sport he's been so passionate about since high school. In a recent The LaSallian interview, he fondly talks about his rookie year in Zobel, where he scored impressively despite playing with a sprained ankle. A go-getter, Gabby is one to watch for this season, both on and off the court.
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6. Earl Murphy (AdMU Blue Eagles)
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yeah, I know im a bit young to be saying this (20), but you will get where im coming from hopefully.
So I'm walking home after a good flight at the RC feild, and i get to my street. a few doors down from me I notice these kids harassing an old man. they seemed to be banging on his door, and I've noticed they sit on his porch alot (nearly every day). I heard this old man threatening to call the police, but they just kept messing with the poor guy. I'm guessing he's really old and has some sort of mental condition (seemingly has someone living with him to look after him), so the guy won't actually call the police. as if that wasn't enough, the kids started calling me out. now they are about 16-17, and I am 20. if I go beat the shit outa them, I go to jail (hard not to, after seeing what they did to the old man). I'm no longer a minor. I decided to go put my plane away, and walk to one of the kid's houses to talk to their parents, but it seems their parents werent home.
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The holiday season is here. Every year dog owners visit veterinary clinics for the same set of problems related to the holidays. Although their owners are well-intentioned, the dogs can suffer. So I wanted to take a few minutes today to discuss what those problems are and help you to protect your dog.
1. Table Food - I know you want to make your dog happy and do things for him that he likes. That crispy turkey skin, a nibble of baked ham - sounds like a nice treat for a great dog, right? But table food is not the answer. Table food often leads to gastrointestinal (GI) upset. This is really common.
2. Tree Dangers - Low hanging glass bulbs, exposed electrical cords, and unstable trees are just a few of the problems that dogs get into. They chew on the glass bulbs and cut their mouths, chew electrical cords and become electrocuted, or trees fall on them after rambunctious play.
3. Unattended Candles - This is the time of year when cute twinkle lights and burning candles come out. However, these can be very dangerous for pets. Unexposed candles can lead to burned pets or house fires. NEVER ever leave a pet with a lit candle exposed.
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As I've noted before, the San Francisco Oracle OpenWorld conference is our biggest event of the year. It's always entertaining to watch the frenzy of activity in the immediately preceding months and weeks. It's an exciting time.
We've been getting questions about how Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i customers can take advantage of some of the standalone solutions from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. There are many significant functional innovations and new capabilities in R12.1, but some of you have indicated that you don't have the time or the budget to upgrade from Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i yet.
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Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Standalone Applications for Release 11.5.10 Customers: How? (Session S309539)
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March 19, 2004
BOSTON, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts hockey team spotted UNH a 2-0 lead, but then scored the final five goals of the game to secure a spot in the Hockey East Finals with a 5-2 victory over eighth-ranked New Hampshire. The 19-11-6 Minutemen will battle No. 2-ranked Maine at the FleetCenter at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night.
The Wildcats had the game's first good opportunity in the form of the game's first power play just six minutes in. New Hampshire recorded one shot on net, but Tim Warner (Waltham, Mass.) calmly kicked the lone shot aside and the Minutemen killed it off with no harm done. However, the Wildcats got on the board first when Hockey East's leading scorer Steve Saviano sniped a shot towards Warner. Warner made the initial save, however, the puck bounced into the air. Warner appeared to have control of the puck in his glove, but Saviano came in and batted the puck loose and into the back of the net at the 13:41 mark for a 1-0 advantage. UNH continued on the attack and went on the game's second power-play opportunity of the game with just over four minutes to play. But the Minutemen killed it off, and nearly had a breakaway chance at the end of the UNH attack, but the Wildcats recovered to keep the Minutemen off the board. UMass started to pressure and Peter Trovato (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Stephen Jacobs (Westminster, Mass.) worked an excellent 2-on-2 break as Trovato fired a shot on Ayers that rebounded to Jacobs, but his attempt went wide with just over a minute to play in the frame.
New Hampshire went up 2-0 just 3:30 into the second frame, when Jacob Micflikier picked up a loose puck in the UMass zone, skated past a UMass defender and slid a shot under a diving Tim Warner's stick to the right post. The goal was Micflikier's 11th of the season. New Hampshire went on its third power play of the game seven minutes into the second period, but again the Minutemen PK unit stood tall and Warner kicked aside three shots on the Wildcat chance. The kill seemed to jumpstart the Minutemen, who answered Micflikier's goal with one of their own. Tim Vitek (Dresden, Ontario) picked up a loose puck in the Wildcat zone and sent a shot towards Ayers. Greg Mauldin (Holliston, Mass.) stuck his stick out, deflecting the shot past Ayers into the back of the net at the 10:21 mark. UMass went on two power plays in the last six minutes of the perio, but Ayers and the Wildcats stood tall and killed off both chances, to keep the Minutemen at bay.
The Wildcats went on back-to-back power play three minutes into the third period. The Minutemen killed the first one, and survived the second one. Warner made a great save on a Brian Yandle slapshot and Sean Collins hit the post from the right doorstop to keep UMass within striking distance. The UNH attack ended when Stephen Werner (Chevy Chase, Md.) drew a Wildcat holding penalty to give the Minutemen a power play, spanning 1:43 with 15 minutes to play. UNH killed off the UMass power play, but immediately after the Minutemen tied it up on a great individual effort by Trovato. Trovato batted down a loose puck shot by Sean Regan (South Boston, Mass.). Trovato then cycled the puck between the circles and slid a low shot just inside the left post to knot the score at 2-2 at the 7:02 mark. Kevin Jarman (Aurora, Ontario) also assisted on the goal. UMass almost took a lead on UNH's sixth power play of the game, as Nick Kuiper (Beaconsfield, Quebec) fired a shot from inside the blue-line that Ayers stopped, but the rebound trickled to James Solon (Acton, Mass.). Solon, however, couldn't lift the puck and Ayers stopped it in his body. The Minutemen started to carry the play and took a 3-2 lead at the 14:32 mark when senior Mike Warner (Waltham, Mass.) slapped home a loose puck just out of Ayers' reach from the left doorstop to give the Minutemen the lead. Jarman had an initial shot on Ayers after a nifty feed from Werner, earning the duo assists on the play. UMass put the proverbial nail in the coffin just moments later, when Tim Vitek (Dresden, Ontario) drew a face-off back to Jeff Lang (Westwood, Mass.), who fed the puck to Hobey Baker candidate Thomas P?ck (Klagenfurt, Austria), who rifled a slapshot past Ayers at the 17:04 mark. The goal was P?ck's 100th career point and gave the Minutemen a 4-2 lead. Warner would tally his second goal of the night, an empty-netter at 18:05, with assists to P?ck and Marvin Degon (Millbury, Mass.) for a 5-2 advantage, which was the final score. Warner turned aside 27 shots, as UMass outshot the Wildcats, 33-29.
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The Reaping rolls on as Lionsgate, the studio behind "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," announced Thursday (August 2) that "Sex and the City" actress Lynn Cohen will enter the Quarter Quell as District 4 tribute Mags.
If it's been a while since you've read the second novel in Suzanne Collins' dystopian series, you may need a bit of a refresher as to who this octogenarian is. After all, Mags' casting hasn't been as closely watched or breathlessly speculated over as that of fellow District 4 tribute Finnick Odair. (But, really, who could blame us? The guy is billed as Panem's Sexiest Man Alive! Eat your heart out, Bradley Cooper!)
So with that in mind, here's a rundown of what you need to know about Mags:
Her Backstory: Like all her fellow Quarter Quell tributes, Mags is a victor (an all-star, if you will) from a previous Games. (Which one, we don't know for sure.) And since her time in the arena, she's served as a mentor for District 4's other tributes, including the beloved Finnick.
Her Path to the Quarter Quell: Mags and Katniss share more in common than outsmarting the Capitol: They've both volunteered as tribute. Mags' name wasn't actually drawn for the 75th Hunger Games. Instead, it was that of Finnick's lady love, Annie Cresta, but Mags takes her place — most likely due to Annie's emotional instability.
Her Skills: In her advanced age, Mags isn't exactly the ideal physical specimen. For one, she has a stutter, which Katniss chocks up to an earlier stroke. Then there's her inability to walk quickly, which forces Finnick to carry her at points during the Games. But she does boast a valuable skill picked up from her fishing-rich homeland: making fishhooks out of just about anything.
Spoilers ahead if you haven't read "Catching Fire"!
Her Fate: Mags dies an honorable death during the second day of the Games, sacrificing herself to poisonous fog to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta.
What do you think of Lynn Cohen as Mags? Sound off in the comments below and tweet me @amymwilk with your thoughts and suggestions for future columns!
Earlier "Hunger Games" columns:
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In its final holiday-season poll of 2008, Consumer Reports finds that nearly 70 percent of Americans are changing their family's traditions in response to tighter budgets.
Among those changes: about 37 percent have said they've set a strict budget for gifts, 14 percent are making gifts and 6 percent won't exchange gifts at all.
Despite deep discounts at the stores, cautious consumers are less enthusiastic about shopping this year. As of Dec. 7, just 56 percent of consumers had started holiday shopping, compared with 62 percent in 2007.
When consumers do spend this season, they're still most likely to use cash, although those who will use credit cards will spend less (an average $682) than they did in 2007 ($723). Still, more than a third of shoppers plan to make purchases online between now and Christmas Day, with 93 percent of the prospective online shoppers saying they'll be finished making purchases by Dec. 23. Those who are shopping online by and large will be spending less for expedited shipping — only 19 percent will pay extra to get their gifts to family and friends faster, compared with 31 percent in 2006.
The Consumer Reports poll surveyed 1,000 adults and has a margin of error of 3 percent.


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Expanded replay in Major League Baseball might make for better manners
Carlos Osorio, File, Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona calmly exited the dugout on opening night and approached home plate umpire Mike Winters with a rather polite request that he review a collision at the plate.
Winters obliged, then confirmed his call 59 seconds later via replay, hardly a harsh word exchanged in a moment emotions used to run high. With baseball's expanded replay rules, those colorful, saliva-trading tirades that often punctuated games could very well be replaced by far more civilized behavior around big league ballparks this year.
Fewer four-letter words? Manners in baseball? Maybe so.
"The umpires are instructed that if you come out and say something wrong they won't jump down your throat. They're instructed to maybe walk you through it," said Francona, never among the most fiery managers, but one with lower stress levels since leaving Boston. "Everybody is learning."
There might even be healthier shoulders for umpires, too, as they make fewer emphatic, wind-up ejection signals to send a manager to the showers.
Through Wednesday's games, in a count by MLB and STATS, there had been 64 replays with 21 of those overturned 19 of 48 on manager challenges, and two among 16 umpire-initiated reviews such as the one requested by Francona.
"I think some of the longer heated arguments are gone," San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "You'll just challenge now."
There were 85 total managerial ejections in 2013, and 82 players thrown out.
The new rules could dramatically change the tone of watching a game. After all, the rants that Bobby Cox, Lou Piniella and Earl Weaver became known for are part of baseball history offering plenty of entertainment value.
Weaver, who managed the Orioles for 17 years, would certainly protest. Never one to shy away from an animated altercation, the late Hall of Fame manager used to kick dirt at umpires or onto home plate. Piniella, who managed the Yankees, Mariners, Cubs and two other teams, had a penchant for tossing a base or punting his cap during a tantrum. Newly elected Hall of Famer Cox retired from the Braves in 2010 with most managerial ejections in major league history at 158.
Angels pitcher Jered Weaver figures plenty of fans will miss that in-your-face interaction between manager and umpire.
"There are a lot of fans that come for that reason the aggressive coach, or the taking out of bases," he said. "But at the same time, we're in an era where we want to get everything right."
In some managers' offices, reminder cards hang from bulletin boards with lists of what plays a manager can challenge under the new expanded replay and which ones are up to umpire discretion and can be requested by the manager.
The art of the tirade has long been about more than letting tempers flare. There's a psychological component: Those classic, highlight-reel encounters with umpires often are a manager's way of backing up a player or defending his team.
"I think a part of the game is that interaction between the manager and the umpire, because sometimes managers use that for the motivation of the team to let them know, 'I'm in this with you,'" former Mets and White Sox manager Jerry Manuel said. "Bobby Cox was the best at that, the best at protecting his players at all cost: 'We are against that team and we are against these umpires.'"
On opening day in Milwaukee, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez became the first skipper to issue a challenge when first base umpire Greg Gibson ruled Ryan Braun safe at first in the sixth inning. Gibson's call was overturned, and Gonzalez shrugged with a slight smile as if to say, "I told you so."
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Philadelphia Director of Sustainability Katherine Gajewski Kicks Off Penn Energy Showdown
Last semester Fels received a grant from the Penn Green Fund to manage a Dormitory Energy Competition on campus in 2010 and 2011.
The competition is now ready to start, with an energy "showdown" between Harrison and Rodin College Houses. The goals of the "Penn Energy Showdown" are (1) to reduce energy usage by students, thereby saving on utility costs, and (2) to educate students about energy conservation and change their long-term behavior.
The event will square the two College Houses off in a week-long competition to reduce their energy use. The House that reduces the greatest amount of energy vs. a week-long baseline measurement in late March wins the competition. A variety of energy-saving tips will be advertised to students, who stand to win a bounty of prizes such as IPods and T-shirts.
To kick off the week-long event, Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia will give a lecture entitled 'Making Philly the Greenest City in the Nation' next Wednesday April 7th 2010, 5.30-7.30 pm at Harrison College House, Heyer Sky Lounge.
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I would not want to be anywhere near what's going on in this video uploaded by Photoguide on December 25, 2008:
And what's up with the third wheel? That guy shouldn't be messin' around in a bull's personal affairs. Let them fight it out--THEN jump the winner...
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Oklahoma Taxpayers Are Fiscal Conservatives, Poll Says
On June 1, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) released the results of its most recent survey of 400 Oklahoma voters. The majority surveyed called themselves conservative, desired a smaller state government, and would rather see budget cuts than tax increases when facing a state budget deficit.
The survey also showed Oklahoma taxpayers would like some type of "tax limitation" law and elimination of estate taxes.
"The survey of 400 registered Oklahoma voters (conducted May 10-12) showed that nearly 70 percent of Oklahomans consider themselves conservative, and it revealed a majority of Oklahomans want pro-growth tax cuts, workers' compensation reform, and school choice [not bigger government]," noted the OCPA news release summarizing the survey results.
Many of the issues raised by taxpayers in the survey are not being addressed by the state legislature, OCPA noted. "As the second session of the 49th Oklahoma Legislature ends, Oklahoma conservatives do not have much to cheer about. ... [T]hat means a majority of Oklahomans do not either."
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry (R) signed a $5.3 billion spending bill for the fiscal year that began July 1, but the revenue side of the budget remains unsettled. The governor has proposed a package of tax hikes as well as tax cuts, but no action has been taken on that plan or any other.
Big No to Big Government
Only 16 percent of respondents to the OCPA survey thought state policymakers should raise taxes to address budget shortfalls. Fully 73 percent preferred spending cuts, with 11 percent undecided.
State policymakers, however, have tended to prefer spending increases rather than cuts. "Unfortunately, over the years governors and legislators have usually chosen to add new programs to the state budget without considering the merits of existing programs and finding ways to fund higher-priority items by eliminating lower-priority items," notes OCPA.
"As a result, the budget has grown by leaps and bounds. Until state leaders learn to exercise fiscal discipline, or until the people write fiscal discipline into the constitution with an expenditure limit (such as a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights), the budget will continue to expand during years of normal or superlative revenue growth, creating strong pressure on state lawmakers to raise taxes in tight years."
Government Growth Outstripping Inflation
"Most people would agree that state government growth should keep up with population growth and inflation. That is a reasonable benchmark," says OCPA. "But looking back over the last 15 years, we see that state government growth has exceeded that benchmark. Regardless of which measuring device we use--appropriations, total state tax collections, or total government collections--government growth outpaces population growth and inflation."
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June 19, 2013 | Volume 100 / Number 25
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The sage grouse's status as a threatened species gives it certain clout in these parts – enough to discourage development ventures on its habitat lands. This particular sage grouse was spotted near Hinsdale.
A Canadian oil exploration company has withdrawn the offer it made to lease minerals on land belonging to Valley County, citing the difficulty of conducting business under restrictions intended to protect the habitat of the threatened sage grouse.
In an email to the Valley County commissioners sent on Tuesday, Don Lee, an attorney for Montex Oil Co., said, "Unfortunately because of the sage grouse habitat issues involving federal lands, it will be extremely difficult to conduct exploratory operations with regard to the Valley County mineral interest."
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The iceberg twice the size of Atlanta has been named B31 and is estimated to be 500 meters thick. The U.S. National Ice Center (NIC) reported that iceberg B31 is twice the size of Atlanta or about siz times the size of Manhattan. According to NASA, B31 was calved from one of the world's largest icebergs, Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier last October. CNN reports on April 22 that the initial crack of B31 was spotted in 2011.
For the past five months, B31 has drifted out of Pine Island Bay into the Amundsen Sea off the western side of the continent, and the iceberg is now moving into the ocean off Antarctica. The "runaway" iceberg could threaten shipping during the dark Antarctic winter nights.
B31 is being well-tracked with the help of radar, satellite images, and two "37 javelin-shaped Aircraft Deployable Ice Observation Systems (ADIOS)" that were dropped onto the iceberg before it broke off. ADIOS is like a GPS tracker and is helping scientists to monitor the movement of B31. "Thanks to the early detection of its calving by the IceBridge program, we have been able to study its dynamics from early on in its lifecycle," says David Jones of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), according to NASA's Earth Observatory.
The lifecycle of B31 began in October of 2011 when NASA scientists discovered a crack in the ice shelf at the end of the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. During the next two years, the crack grew bigger as Pine Island Glacier traveled faster than two miles per year. By November of 2013, B31 separated from Pine Island and drifted towards the open ocean. B31 was originally described as being 21 miles by 12 miles, eight times the size of Manhattan. Now it is about six times the size of Manhattan. According to NASA, B31's movements vary from no motion to a rapid flow.
Kelly Brunt, a glaciologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, is saying that the significance of B31 breaking off and "running away" is "still being sorted out." Even though iceberg carving is a normal process, the crack that created B31 occurred much sooner than "the 30-year average calving front of Pine Island Glacier (PIG), so this a region that warrants monitoring."
According to BAS (the British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council), "it is extremely likely (95-100% confidence) that human activities have been the dominant driver of global climate change since the mid-20th century. Antarctica, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it, are integral to helping us predict the future of Earth's climate system. Understanding Antarctica's role in climate change is not only a huge scientific challenge but also an urgent priority for society."
Antarctica covers an area larger than Europe and during the past 60 years, the average annual temperature in the Antarctic Peninsula has risen by up to 3.2°Celsius which has contributed to the collapse of some ice shelves. About 30 countries operate Antarctic research stations where scientists have found that reductions in most glaciers, like the break off by B31 from the Pine Island Glacier, is due to changes in air and ocean temperatures. "The present concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide exceeds any value measured in ice cores covering the last 800,000 years."
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The Number Twelve
Editor: Doreen Rich, with input from Michele L. Worley
The number twelve appears quite often in the Harry Potter books.
These are the mentions of the number twelve that we have found so far.
We did include 'twelfth' and 'dozen', but that is as far as we have
stretched this list. The number 'six' (and 'half dozen' along with it)
has now been given its own page.
Q. Do you have a favorite passage from one of your books?
"Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the only lights left on the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance." (PS1)
"It was a very odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were moving around the edge." (PS1)
"I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here. " (Dumbledore to McGonagall, PS1)
"He clicked it once, and twelve balls of light sped back to their street lamps so that Privet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street." (PS1)
"On Friday, no less than twelve letters arrived for Harry." (PS3)
"Twenty-four letters to Harry found their way into the house, rolled up and hidden inside each of the two dozen eggs that their very confused milkman had handed Aunt Petunia through the living room window." (PS3)
"Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, 'Anything off the cart, dears?'" (PS6)
"Considered by many to be the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard, Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel." (PS6)
"'Come back, boy!' she shouted, but Neville was rising straight up like a cork shot out of a bottle -- twelve feet -- twenty feet." (Madam Hooch) (PS9)
"They hadn't gone more than a dozen paces when a doorknob rattled and something came shooting out of a classroom in front of them." (PS9)
"It (the Troll) was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut." (PS10)
"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them." (PS10)
"Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles." (PS12)
'"You're worth twelve of Malfoy,' Harry said." (PS13)
"Neville went bright red but turned in his seat to face Malfoy. 'I'm worth twelve of you, Malfoy,' he stammered." (PS13)
"It was hard to relax with Hermione next to you reciting the twelve uses of dragon's blood or practicing wand movements." (PS14)
"All the same, he'd have gambled twelve Sorcerer's Stones that Snape had just left the room, and from what Harry had just heard, Snape would be walking with a new spring in his step --- Quirrell seemed to have given in at last." (PS15)
"Flitwick told me in secret that I got a hundred and twelve percent on his exam." (Hermione) (PS16)
"In fourth place, Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve points;" (Dumbledore) (PS17)
"The Dursleys hadn't even remembered that today happened to be Harry's twelfth birthday." (CS1, "The Worst Birthday")
"Dear Mr. Potter, We have received intelligence that a Hover Charm was used at your place of residence this evening at twelve minutes past nine." (MOM) (CS2)
"'I've asked you to stay about twelve times, and then Dad came home and said you'd got an official warning for using magic in front of Muggles---'" (Ron, CS3)
"'His exam results came in the day before you did: twelve O.W.L.s and he hardly gloated at all.'" (Fred, CS4)
"Bill got twelve, too. If we're not careful, we'll have another Head Boy in the family." (George, CS4)
"'You have told me this at least a dozen times already,' said Mr. Malfoy, with a quelling look at his son." (CS4)
"Dozens of heavy spellbooks came thundering down on all their heads;" (CS4)
"Ron looked wildly around. A dozen curious people were still watching them." (CS5)
"'But when I was twelve, I was just as much of a nobody as you are now,' said Gilderoy Lockhart." (CS6)
"'And a few of you need to read Wanderings with Werewolves more carefully - I clearly state in chapter twelve that my ideal birthday gift would be harmony between all magic and non-magic peoples - though I wouldn't say no to a large bottle of Ogden's Old Firewhisky!'" (Lockhart) (CS6)
"In the small vegetable patch behind Hagrid's house were a dozen of the largest pumpkins Harry had ever seen." (CS7)
"Through the dungeon wall burst a dozen ghost horses, each ridden by a headless horseman." (CS8)
"Not only were there a dozen frost-covered Christmas trees and thick streamers of holly and mistletoe crisscrossing the ceiling, but enchanted snow was falling, warm and dry, from the ceiling." (CS12)
"Lockhart clapped his hands and through the doors to the entrance hall marched a dozen surly-looking dwarfs." (CS13)
"'This is an Order of Suspension - you'll find all twelve signatures on it.'"(Lucius Malfoy) (CS14)
"'That remains to be seen,' said Mr. Malfoy with a nasty smile. 'But as all twelve of us have voted -'" (CS14)
"'Harry...She bought you twelve years of borrowed time ... but Lord Voldemort got you in the end, as you knew he must...'" (Tom Riddle) (CS17)
"'Excellent nosh, Petunia. It's normally just a fry-up for me of an evening, with twelve dogs to look after....'" (Aunt Marge) (PA2)
"Harry was trying to remember page twelve of his book: 'A Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers'." (PA2)
"...the magical community lives in fear of a massacre like that of twelve years ago, when Black murdered thirteen people with a single curse." (Daily Prophet) (PA3)
"'Anyway, they cornered Black in the middle of a street full of Muggles an' Black took out 'is wand and 'e blasted 'alf the street apart, an' a wizard got it, and' so did a dozen Muggles what got in the way.'" (Stan Shunpike, PA3)
"The door of number twelve was ajar and Percy was shouting." (PA4)
"Black lost everything the night Harry stopped You-Know-Who, and he's had twelve years alone in Azkaban to brood on that..." (Arthur Weasley) (PA4)
"Trotting toward them were a dozen of the most bizarre creatures Harry had ever seen." (PA6)
"Without warning, twelve-foot wings flapped open on either side of Harry, he just had time to seize the hippogriff around the neck before he was soaring upward." (PA6)
"Harry wasn't surprised; he could see that it was crammed with at least a dozen large and heavy books." (PA7)
"Slowly, she reached down for a bag at her feet, turned it upside down, and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and twig onto the bed, the only remains of Harry's faithful, finally beaten broomstick." (PA9)
"Did he realize he was facing twelve years in Azkaban, twelve years that would make him unrecognizable?" (Harry) (PA11)
"At lunchtime, they went down to the Great Hall, to find that the House tables had been moved against the walls again, and that a single table, set for twelve, stood in the middle of the room." (PA11)
"...and the Great Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden stars." (PA11)
"Mrs. Weasley had sent him a scarlet sweater with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle." (PA11)
"'No, Potter, you can't have it back yet,' Professor McGonagall told him the twelfth time this happened, before he'd even opened his mouth." (PA12)
"...like a skeleton, with loads of filthy hair ... holding this great long knife, must've been twelve inches..." (Ron Weasley) (PA14)
"Black had proved twelve years ago that he didn't mind murdering innocent people, and this time he had been facing five unarmed boys, four of whom were asleep. (Harry) (PA14)
"'THE DARK LORD LIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS, ABANDONED BY HIS FOLLOWERS. HIS SERVANT HAS BEEN CHAINED THESE TWELVE YEARS. TONIGHT,'" (Trelawney) (PA16)
"'Peter Pettigrew's dead!' said Harry. 'He killed him twelve years ago!'" (PA18)
"'I've waited twelve years, I'm not going to wait much longer.'" (Sirius) (PA18)
"'Twelve years, in fact,' said Lupin. 'Didn't you ever wonder why he was living so long?'" (PA19)
"'I knew he'd come after me! I knew he'd be back for me! I've been waiting for this for twelve years!'" (Peter Pettigrew) (PA19)
"'You haven't been hiding from me for twelve years,' said Black." (PA19)
"'I must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man would want to spend twelve years as a rat,' said Lupin evenly." (PA19)
"Something was slithering towards him along the dark corridor floor, and as it drew nearer to the sliver of firelight, he realized with a thrill of terror that it was a gigantic snake, at least twelve feet long." (Frank Bryce) (GF1)
"By twelve o'clock the next day, Harry's school trunk was packed with his school things and all his most prized possessions." (GF4)
"'The Bulgarians are insisting we add another twelve seats to the Top Box.'" (Crouch Sr.) (GF7)
"'Ali thinks there's a niche in the market for a family vehicle', said Mr. Crouch. 'I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could seat twelve - but that was before carpets were banned, of course.'" (GF7)
"'As if it wasn't specifically stated in paragraph twelve of the Guidelines for the Treatment of Non-Wizard Part-Humans --'" (Percy Weasley) (GF10)
"'They want compensation for their ruined property. Mundungus Fletcher's put in a claim for a twelve-bedroomed tent with en-suite Jacuzzi, but I've got his number.'" (Percy) (GF10)
"lost," "hospital," "prison," and, in the position where the number twelve would be on a normal clock, "mortal peril." (GF10)
"Apart from The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4, by Miranda Goshawk, he had a handful of new quills, a dozen rolls of parchment," (GF10)
"'Yeah. . . cool. . .' said Harry, scribbling it down, 'because... Venus is in the twelfth house.'" (GF14)
"they saw a gigantic, powderblue, horse-drawn carriage, the size of a large house, soaring toward them, pulled through the air by a dozen winged horses, all palominos, and each the size of an elephant." (GF15)
"Harry, whose attention had been focused completely upon Madame Maxime, now noticed that about a dozen boys and girls," (GF15)
"Next thing he knew, he was being wrenched inside the common room by about a dozen pairs of hands..." (GF17)
"'Containing a single hair from the tail of a particularly fine male unicorn. . . must have been seventeen hands; nearly gored me with his horn after I plucked his tail. Twelve and a quarter inches...ash.'" (Mr. Ollivander) (GF18)
"He would be speaking to him in just over twelve hours, for tonight was the night they were meeting at the common room fire - assuming nothing went wrong, as everything else had done lately..." (Harry, GF19)
"Pigwidgeon plummeted twelve feet before managing to pull himself back up again..." (GF21)
"Everlasting icicles had been attached to the banisters of the marble staircase; the usual twelve Christmas trees in the Great Hall were bedecked with everything from luminous holly berries to real, hooting, golden owls..." (GF22)
"'Why do they have to move in packs?'" Harry asked Ron as a dozen or so girls walked past them, sniggering and staring at Harry." (GF22)
"The House tables had vanished; instead, there were about a hundred smaller, lantern-lit ones, each seating about a dozen people." (GF23)
"...they had sneaked a dozen chicken legs, a loaf of bread, and a flask of pumpkin juice from the lunch table." (GF27)
"'We has your extra food!' squeaked an elf at Harry's elbow, and he shoved a large ham, a dozen cakes, and some fruit into Harry's arms." (GF28)
"...because she might want to up the number of students she's bringing, now Karkaroff's made it a round dozen...'" (Crouch Sr., GF28)
"'... and when you've done that, Weatherby, send an owl to Dumbledore confirming the number of Durmstrang students who will be attending the tournament, Karkaroff has just sent word there will be twelve. . . .'"(Crouch Sr., GF28)
"'Yes, my son has recently gained twelve O.W.L.S, most satisfactory, yes, thank you, yes, very proud indeed.'" (Crouch Sr., GF28)
"Twelve feet tall, its face hidden by its hood, its rotting, scabbed hands outstretched, it advanced, sensing its way blindly toward him." (GF31)
"It worked - the Disarming Spell made the spider drop him, but that meant that Harry fell twelve feet onto his already injured leg, which crumpled beneath him." (GF31)
"The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (Pest Sub-Division) keeps a dozen albino bloodhounds for this purpose." (FB, on nogtails)
"A twelfth-century tapestry preserved in the Museum of Quidditch shows a group setting out to catch a Snidget." (QA4)
"Snidget-hunting finally crossed paths with Quidditch in 1269 at a game attended by the Chief of the Wizards' Council himself, Barberus Bragge." (QA4)
The article "Bring Back Our Baskets!" on the then-controversial topic of replacing baskets with hoops in Quidditch was dated 12 February, 1883 in (QA6). -- MLW
"The Holyhead Harpies is a very old Welsh club (founded 1203...)" (QA7)
"This Irish side was founded in 1291..." (QA7, Kenmare Kestrels)
"Founded in 1312, the Wasps have been eighteen times League winners..." (QA7)
"This team comes from the Isle of Skye, where it was founded in 1292." (QA7, Pride of Portree)
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"The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London." (OP3)
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"'He's certainly not going to take on the Ministry of Magic with only a dozen Death Eaters." (Sirius, OP5; an ironic statement in light of later events, really)
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News › Quoted: "Horrific" reports of rape in Ivory Coast crisis
April 13, 2011 by The IRC
|Ivorian women have vivid memories of the sexual violence that raged during the last civil war in Ivory Coast from 2002 to 2004 and persisted long after the conflict ended. Photo: Ann Jones
"The reports I'm hearing are horrific. Women and girls are being brutally raped by armed men, often in front of their family members."
- IRC women's protection expert Liz Pender, who has been meeting with groups of Ivorian women and girls who fled to Liberia in recent weeks to escape the violence ravaging Ivory Coast. Liz was quoted in an IRC statement released today that expresses concern that those who are reporting incidents of sexual violence represent a tiny fraction of the victims and calls for urgent action from the international community
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Liz puts a human face on how rape has been used as a weapon of war in Ivory Coast: Read today's guest post on The Guardian's Poverty Matters blog.
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I stumbled upon Xenonauts recently, and tried the build that was released on the Kickstarter page. Needless to say, I am now very eager for it to be released; I absolutely love games of this sort. There is one thing I love more, however, and it's making maps for games of this sort, even if they're mediocre and never draw much attention.
Due to financial reasons, It's going to be a while before I can spare the money to pre-order. My question is: could I still make maps with the version of the game and map editor provided on the Kickstarter page? Will anything break drastically if and when I finally purchase the game and jump a dozen or more builds forward?
At the least, I could probably get some ideas worked out and have some fun doing so.


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The Mercury is rising in the Cleveland area, and in more ways than one. No, this article has absolutely nothing to do with the recent forecasts for warmer temperatures. Rather, this is about another Mercury, the one that orbits the Sun.
Of all the Classical Planets (those known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans), Mercuryis by far the hardest to spot because, as seen from Earth, it never gets very far away from the Sun.
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, because they are superior (outside) the Earth in positioning in the solar system, can be all night objects when they come to yearly opposition, the time when the planet is directly opposite the Sun in the sky. Venus, though inferior (inside Earth's orbit), can get about 46 degrees away from the Sun, or just over half way to directly overhead (zenith). Now, as for Mercury, things are different.
Mercury is very close to the Sun as seen from Earth because it is the closest planet to our nearest star. As a result, Mercury is often obscured from view by the Sun's glare. However, just like young moons, spring evenings (and fall mornings) are great times for observing Mercury because of the nearly vertical ecliptic plane. However, this July is proving an exception.
As of now, Mercury is making its longest-lasting evening appearance of the year. How good is it? So good that there is a real possibility that, Western horizon allowing, one can observe Mercury for about two weeks, which is a long time for the speedy planet.
So, take a moment or two, go out at twilight, and try to spot Mercury. If you are successful in spotting the speedy planet, you are accomplishing something that the great astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (who rediscovered the idea of a sun-centered solar system) supposedly never did.
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Nov. 20, 2009
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Alabama Postgame QuotesHead Coach Anthony GrantOn the effort of the team:"I'll tell you what, I couldn't be prouder of the effort our guys gave. I think it's fitting that we were in a position where we had to defend to win the game, and down the stretch, the last two minutes, our guys stepped up to the challenge and did a great job and got stops and were able to pull it out."
On the game as a whole:"It was a pretty good early-season college basketball game. I felt like it was somewhat of a chess match; just us trying to counter what each other was doing. They had a really good team. They have an explosive offensive team and they give you a lot of different looks on the defensive end. We felt like at the half, we had some opportunities on the offensive end that we didn't take advantage of that could have given us a little bit of a cushion, a little bit of a lead. We said in the second half it was going to come down to our ability to defend. We knew they were a dangerous three-point-shooting team. I think at the half they had taken 11 and they came in averaging about 33. We knew they would come out and be looking to get it going from the three-point line. I think in the second half they made one and that was huge, being able to take away the three-point line. They hurt us in some other areas. Great offensive rebounding team, we knew that coming in, they did a great job, and they really hurt us on the glass. But I'm really proud of the effort our guys gave tonight and it was a great win."
On Junior Forward No. 40 Justin Knox:"I thought he was huge. In the second half when JaMychal (Green) picked up his fourth foul, I think we may have had a four-point lead, a three-point lead, somewhere in that neighborhood, and they were making a run. We needed to be able to get some rebounds and convert on the other end. I thought Justin (Knox) came in and he was great from the free-throw line, he gave us some big rebounds down the stretch there, he was a very physical presence on the inside and I'm really happy for him being able to come out and make the contribution he did tonight."
On never giving up:"I think that's growth and that's something that we preach every day. We have to be able to move on to the next play, to stay in the present moment, and we're getting better at that, I thought our guys did a good job of that today. The game was like that to be honest with you; it was back and forth. They made some runs and got some offensive rebounds and they were about to rebound and get out in transition and get some easy looks and then we'd think we had them where we wanted them and they'd make a play. They'd stop our run and get on a run of their own. I thought most of the night was back and forth like that tonight. It was a really good game and we're happy to win."
On Senior Guard No. 2 Mikhail Torrance:"(Mikhail Torrance) has probably had his best week of practice this week, so there's no coincidence that it translated into what he did tonight. It meant a lot to him and he's growing into the leader that I think he can be. I'm really happy that he was able to finish the game out the way he did. You could tell at the end he was going to do whatever he could do, whatever needed to be done to help our team win."
On the Old Spice Classic:"Obviously we're going to enjoy this one here tonight. We have a chance to reflect on what the week has brought us. We got a chance to get prepared here over the next several days for Baylor and the Tournament ahead and just to get better as a team and we're looking forward to it. I think this was a great building block for our team. I think it showed our guys what they're capable of so we're really proud of the win."
On fan support:"It was a great crowd. It got electric there, especially at the end when we needed to get those stops. It was great to hear the crowd, their excitement, and to see the students come out. Hopefully that's something that we'll continue to build as they see the intensity and passion that our guys play with, that people will want to continue to come out and support this team."
No. 2 Mikhail Torrance, Senior Guard On the game:"We came in and Coach (Anthony) Grant gave us a great game plan and we just wanted to really prepare and come out here and execute the game plan."
On being the lone senior on the team and wanting the ball down the stretch:"I wanted it. I told Coach to look to me to make a big play. I really wanted to come out and do it for my teammates and Coach gave me the confidence."
On the play of Justin Knox:"We've been on Knox the whole summer, just working with him. Coach puts us in some adverse situations in practice, so anybody on any given day is going to step up. When I came in I told him, 'it's your time, JaMychal (Green) is out right now in foul trouble so we're going to need you to step up.'"
On the play of Senario Hillman:"Senario just amazes me. He is a total team player. He told Coach at the end of the game that he didn't want to go on the bench. He was hitting some tough shots all night and at the end Senario made a big stop."
No. 40 Justin Knox, Junior ForwardOn what it means to the team to get a win like this:"This is a big win for our confidence going in to Orlando next week. I think everybody played good. We played as a team and that really helped. It was just a big win overall for us."
On having a good night individually:"The ball just fell in my hands on the offensive board. I was pressing the offensive board. Coach was telling us before the game that their bigs are not really that aggressive down there, so we took advantage of that by crashing the boards. The ball just fell in my hands. I tried to go up strong with it and got the fouls called."
On his solid free throw shooting:"Last game I missed like three or four free throws so I have been working on it all week before this game. I made it a priority to not have a bad free throw shooting night."
On the last two minutes of the game:"It was real fun. The crowd was in it and it was a really great moment."
Providence Postgame QuotesHead Coach Keno DavisOn positives in game against Alabama:"I think there are always some positives to look at. If you win that game by a point or two, you come around all happy and high fiving and everything, yet there is a lot you need to improve when you win games. Sometimes when you lose them, the negatives stand out a little bit more. Had we lost to Mercer the negatives would have stood out a little bit more. We have to take this understanding that there are positives and that's great. We need to look at the things we can improve on. From now on, we pretty much play and play so we have to be able to improve on some of the mental mistakes that we made. We also need some of our guys to pick it up to another level."
On Providence's play in game against Alabama:"You look at how Alabama was able to win that; we had a couple turnovers here and there and there were a couple times we didn't get to the free throw line. We have to work on that execution. We have to understand if you don't make the play and you don't make the shot, you can't turn it over on that play. You have to make sure that you contain the ball. Those plays hurt you on the other end. The execution of things is what will drive me nuts. We have a team where half our scholarship players are freshman. What we have to be able to do is focus on the intensity and our effort. It was not a good sign to get outrebounded by Alabama tonight after we were at a plus 15 per game, but it was a different level team. They were coming in and doing exactly what we do, they were crashing the offensive boards. So we did a great job on the offensive boards and not so good job on the defensive board. That will be a point of emphasis in practices to come.
No. 21 Jamine Peterson, Sophomore ForwardOn his feelings after the game:"It was a tough loss. We played pretty well before those last few minutes. We made some mistakes and they made some big plays. It was a tough loss."
On the broken inbounds play late in the game:"I was in the corner guarding my man and both teams seemed a little confused and their guy just broke loose for that layup. That was one of those mistakes.
On his career high in points (27):"Coach always tells us to play hard, and that's what I was trying to do. I wasn't really looking to score, just trying to take some good shots and help my team get the win.
On whether he considers this a missed opportunity:"Probably. We really had a good opportunity to win the game and let it get away from us there at the end." No. 2 Marshon Brooks, Junior ForwardOn the end of the game:"We were just never able to put the game away. I had 22 points but I also had seven turnovers so that was partly my fault. I was too loosey-goosey with the basketball and played with my defender instead of just going around him. That was my fault."
On the broken inbounds play late in the game:"I didn't really see what happened because I was on the ball. People were moving a lot and he saw somebody wide open who got a layup."
On the overall performance:"To be honest with you, I was pretty surprised to be up four at the half. When we came back to the locker room though I knew we had a chance to win the game. That's why this one hurts so badly. It's one we could've won. It's a loss that doesn't look too bad on your resume but it's also a game you can't get back. They were a good team from a high-power conference, but in the end, we lost it."
On the future:"We'll bounce back. We can't hang our heads, I'll tell you that right now. We've got a game in a few days. We can't let this one get to us, that's how teams lose four or five in a row."


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For the second time in three seasons, the Potomac Nationals are playoff-bound. They clinched with a 2-0 shutout of the Kinston Indians in the opening game of a doubleheader, the second shutout in as many games.
Perhaps more satisfying is that it came against Kinston ace Joe Gardner, who had beaten the P-Nat nine that past two times they had faced him. Or maybe that Trevor Holder kept the ball down and in the yard for six scoreless innings, just the second time a zero had appeared in the run column of his pitching line all season long.
Early on, it looked like it might be a rout. Derek Norris and Bill Rhinehart drew back-to-back walks with one out to bring up Tyler Moore, who scorched a grounder that third-baseman Kyle Bellows couldn't handle and left-fielder Donnie Webb nearly misplayed (yes, it was hit that hard) for an early 1-0 lead. Webb recovered in more than enough time to throw out Rhinehart attempting to go from first to third.
After another walk, this one to Sean Rooney, Gardner got Jerome Walton to ground out to end the threat. It would be the first of 13 batters in a row he would retire.
Indian catcher Chun Chen would smack a double to left field to lead off the second and the feeling of a rout came back, but in the opposite direction. But then a funny thing happened: Holder struck out the side, en route to retiring nine straight.
After a brief threat in the fifth, which Holder escaped with a nicely turned 5-4-3 double play, Potomac would get an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, as Francisco Soriano led off with a walk, stole second, and took third on an error before Norris drove him in with a single to left.
Holder would finish with three hits allowed and six strikeouts against no runs and no walks to give way to Pat McCoy, who retired the Indians 1-2-3 for save no. 6, clinching the second-half Carolina League North Division title for Potomac.
With the playoff bid secured, Rhinehart, Norris and Moore were given the rest of night off and swingman Carlos Martinez got the nod to start. The veteran swingman would put in four innings of work, leaving with a 1-1 tie before giving way to Justin Phillabaum.
For the 15th time in 29 appearances, Phillabaum was scored upon, coughing up three runs in the fifth with a bases-clearing, two-out triple by Abner Abreu. Inexplicably, Phillabaum was asked to throw again in the sixth. Predictably, the Indians torched him for another three runs, a no-doubt-about-it blast to right by Bo Greenwell.
Down 7-1 in the sixth, the P-Nats showed some heart to rally for three runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh, but the damage had been done as the Potomac would fall in the nightcap by a count of 7-5.
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Thanks, Sue. I have to tell you a story. After a nasty car accident last holiday season, I've not been able to go to hardly any games at all this year while rehabbing and your 'I was there' reports have really allowed me to enjoy these games vicariously.
I have to say, halfway through the season, it didn't look like the PNats weren't going anywhere this year except home. This is a feelgood story and it wasn't all that long ago that the Nationals farm system was ranked 30th FOUR YEARS in a row! It's a good time to be a seamhead.


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I am not a risk-taker by nature. Most people would say that's a ludicrous statement. I am, after all, living in Senegal, Africa, on a one-year family sabbatical. I agreed, reluctantly, to accompany my husband, a self-taught architect, to a country where there are no building codes so he can construct an earth architecture house with no constraints.
Though he has researched this alternative building method with passion and aplomb, I realized early on in his presentation to us that this was really about a basic need to play with dirt, which appealed wildly to our two small children. He has always tended to color outside the lines, which to him were blurry to begin with, however, this particular divergence seemed to be the manifestation of a mid-life crisis, albeit an admirable one. Relieved that it hadn't involved a size two, twenty-two year old blond (my antithesis) or a long unquenched desire to play electric guitar (my nemesis), I agreed to support him. I heard the adventurer that I long to be say, "Sure, honey, that sounds exciting. Let's do it." What I was really thinking was, "over my dead body." And that's exactly what I envisioned: my malaria-stricken form, sweaty and prostrate on the bed, surrounded by my teary children reaching out to touch me one last time, their small fingers widening the holes of our faulty mosquito net. These macabre visions are unfortunately nothing new.
Where my husband sees the beauty and potential in the open flow of living something unknown, I imagine the thickness, the dark what-ifs that we may not have control over. I can't help it. As hard as I try to dive into life the way he does, I am more likely to be waiting at the side with an outstretched fluffy towel when he resurfaces. But I trust him, his instincts and talents, and so I almost always acquiesce to the bigger decisions in our lives, like moving to Africa. I credit myself with at least recognizing the value of being led out of my comfort zone from time to time. It's the smaller, seemingly insignificant choices that always pose the bigger problem for me, the ones that are my decision alone, that don't effect anyone else. I tend to be the one who sits on the sidelines and watches, who stays behind (because someone has to), or if I do go, to be the slightly resentful designated driver.
For this particular adventure, I volunteered to pack for everyone, not out of kindness, but because I was terrified of what might be forgotten should anyone else do it. My knowledge of Africa had been limited to insurmountable images of sick, skeletal children, flies buzzing at their sticky eyes, razed, burned villages, women in dire need of a sympathetic god. But my husband assured me that Senegal is a diverse, democratic and stable country where we would be welcomed, a country of progress and equality. Don't get me wrong. Everyone there is less fortunate by our standards, but tragedies are managed, and gorillas (both Pongidae and human) tend to exist in the more tropical regions of Africa, far from our arid and peaceful destination. Nonetheless, I wanted to be prepared. So into the suitcases went insect repellent, anti-malarial, anti-itch, anti-nausea, anti-diarrheal, sunscreen, vitamins, toilet paper (you never know), clothes, flashlight, candles, matches, enough peanut butter for a year, and several Burpee seed packets of our favorite fruits and vegetables in case I felt like gardening. All of this preparedness and reinforcements against the unknown gave me comfort.
But despite turning all the possible scenarios over in my head, there was nothing in that suitcase to help me deal with the news that came on the night of my 44th birthday. Three weeks after we arrived in Senegal, in January of 2009, I received a phone call that one of my closest friends had died suddenly of a coronary emballism. She was 43. The tentacles of grief reached all the way across the Atlantic Ocean and I felt impossibly far away in my loss. It wasn't as if I could call all our mutual friends and say, "please tell me it isn't true," and cry on the phone with them. So I booked a ticket to return to the states for her funeral. I had to say goodbye, be with those friends and our memories of this wonderful friend that was taken so early from us.


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Motor Sports
PHOTOS: 2015 Dakar Rally
Photos from the 2015 Dakar Rally. The race began on Jan. 4 and will finish on Jan. 17, from Buenos Aires, passing through Bolivia and Chile and returning to Argentina.
PHOTOS: Singapore Formula One Grand Prix
Teams and drivers are preparing The Formula One Singapore Grand Prix