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RADNOR, Pa. (April 9, 2013) — James J. Maguire Sr., chairman emeritus and founder of Philadelphia Insurance Companies, will address bachelor's degree candidates and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters at Cabrini College's undergraduate Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
John R. McConnell, founder and first president of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, will address master's degree candidates and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters at the College's graduate Commencement later that day.
At the 10 a.m. undergraduate Commencement, the College will award bachelor's degrees to more than 330 undergraduates, while about 720 graduate students will receive master's degrees at the 3 p.m. Commencement. This year marks Cabrini's 53rd Commencement exercises.
"The College's Commencement speakers are remarkable role models for our graduates," said Marie Angelella George, Ph.D., college president. "Both are dedicated leaders in Philadelphia, and have strong commitments to education."
"Jim Maguire supports education through his foundation, and his generosity has directly impacted Cabrini students. John McConnell has provided a breath of fresh air to high school students with the recent opening of Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia, an independent Catholic high school for students who otherwise couldn't afford a private education."
In 1960, Maguire founded Philadelphia Insurance Companies, which went public in 1993 and now has 49 offices across the United States with 1,600 employees.
A longtime friend and benefactor of Cabrini, Maguire served as the first lay chairman of Cabrini College's Board of Trustees, and he served on the board for 14 years. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved Trustee Emeritus status for Maguire at the Board meeting on February 16, 2013.
Maguire received the Honorary Alumnus Award in 1980; his daughter, Susan M. Maguire, earned undergraduate and master's degrees at Cabrini; and the Maguire House residence hall is named in his honor.
A 1958 graduate of Saint Joseph's University, Maguire was honored by the University when it named its 38-acre Merion Campus after him.
Maguire lives in Chestnut Hill with his wife of 55 years, Frances. They have nine children and 21 grandchildren.
The Maguires are founders and co-principals of the Maguire Foundation, which focuses its resources on education. In 2011, the Maguire Foundation selected Cabrini as a participant in the Maguire Scholars Program, which generously funds scholarships for graduates of Catholic high schools.
The program is designed to support undergraduate students through all four years, and encourages their participation in community engagement and extracurricular activities.
John R. McConnell founded Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, which opened its doors to its first class of 9th graders in August 2012. Cristo Rey is an independent, Catholic high school with a model of learning formed by a unique partnership of local educators, businesses, and universities.
The curriculum combines rigorous academics with work internships in businesses where the students are mentored by college educated adults. The school is geared toward students of all faiths who could not otherwise afford a private education, and the wages students earn during their internships help pay for the cost of their education.
There are 25 Cristo Rey Network high schools operating across the U.S., and 100 percent of Cristo Rey graduates are accepted into college.
Previously, for nearly 20 years McConnell was a management consulting partner with Deloitte. He has served on boards of Philadelphia non-profit organizations: Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Philadelphia; The Rosemont School of the Holy Child; and his high school alma mater, St. Joseph's Preparatory School, where he served as chairman of the board from 2008-11.
An active member of St. Katharine of Sienna Parish in Wayne, Pa., McConnell served on the Parish Council from 2001-2011, led the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program from 2009 to 2012, and taught Catholic Christian Doctrine (CCD) classes from 2001-2009.
McConnell is author of a book for students: "Faith and Happiness: A Primer for Maturing Catholics."
McConnell earned a bachelor of science in business administration in 1974 from Georgetown University, and a master's in business administration in 1982 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
About Cabrini College Students do extraordinary things at Cabrini College, a residential Catholic college welcoming learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. Since its founding in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the College has provided a transformational "education of the heart," focusing on academic excellence, leadership development and a commitment to social justice.
Cabrini offers more than 30 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations and minors. The College also has graduate and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, Pa., and at 14 off-site locations. The College's serene 112-acre campus is located 30 minutes from Philadelphia.
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He is the owner and founder of Custom Fit Gym in Sycamore, where he works as a personal trainer and fitness instructor teaching classes and counseling on nutrition. From 2002 to 2007 he was employed at the Energym Sports Campus as the Director of Boy Gymnastics where he developed, administered and oversaw competitive male gymnasts from instructional to highly competitive levels ranging between the ages of four and 18.
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Sheeran has spent part of 2013 touring with his pal Taylor Swift on her Red tour, and he shared, "I've met a lot of people whilst being on tour." But he noted that as of right now, Swift, who enlisted him to appear on her 2012 album track "Everything Has Changed," won't be returning the favor. Why? "No, 'cause I think that would be not imaginative."
Well, his video for "Lego House" was imaginative enough to earn the ginger-haired singer/songwriter a VMA nomination for Best Male Video. While he went home without a Moonman (he lost to Bruno Mars), he explained how "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint (who will next appear in the flick "CBGB" ) ended up in the clip.
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- 4-day Sydney city stay tour with the Blue Mountains and Sydney Harbour cruise
- Dip your toes in the water at the famed Bondi Beach
- Enjoy a lunch cruise on Sydney Harbour
- See Sydney's iconic landmarks such as Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Mrs Macquarie's Chair
- Travel to the Blue Mountains and experience the beauty of the national park
- Pet koalas at award-winning Featherdale Wildlife Park
What You Can Expect
Enjoy a full-day to take in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains on a guided tour that includes a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park, Echo Point, the Three Sisters pinnacle, Scenic World, Jamison Valley, mountain towns like Leura, and other gorgeous locations in the Blue Mountains.
Includes three nights of hotel accommodation in your choice of standard, superior or first-class room, with three breakfasts and one lunch included. Also includes airport transfers and transportation for day tours, most activity fees during the tours and onboard commentary on the coach and harbor cruise.
After making your own flight arrangements to arrive at Sydney Airport, your airport transfer takes you to your hotel. Have the rest of the day in Sydney at your leisure. You can stroll through the historic Rocks district beside Circular Quay or enjoy a glass of wine on the Sydney Opera House concourse.
Overnight: Vibe Hotel (standard hotel) or Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (superior hotel), Sydney
Day 2: Sydney (B, L)
After breakfast at your Sydney hotel, discover the beautiful sights of this harbor city. The morning sightseeing tour takes you across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stopping to photograph harbor views from Milson's Point and the Manly headland from Arabanoo lookout. Travel along the coast to see Sydney's spectacular northern beaches and take a walk along Manly Beach. Return to Sydney to enjoy a buffet luncheon cruise on Sydney Harbour, then take an afternoon tour of central Sydney's highlights. See the Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and Mrs Macquarie's Chair, and dip your toes in the water at Bondi Beach. In the late afternoon, be returned to your hotel and have the remainder of the day and evening to spend at your leisure.
Overnight: Vibe Hotel (standard hotel) or Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (superior hotel), Sydney
Day 3: Sydney – Blue Mountains – Featherdale Wildlife Park – Sydney (B)
Following breakfast at your hotel, explore the beautiful wilderness on Sydney's doorstep by taking a full-day tour to the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. Meet a koala at Featherdale Wildlife Park and visit quaint mountain villages during your scenic drive from Sydney. See the Three Sisters rock formation at Katoomba, take a boardwalk stroll through the Blue Mountains rainforest and visit charming antique shops in the mountain town of Leura. Follow the scenic Cliff Drive and enjoy breathtaking views of the Megalong Valley, then visit Scenic World and perhaps ride the world's steepest railway or take a gondola over the rainforest of the Jamison Valley (rides at own expense). Relax on the drive back to your Sydney hotel, where you have the late afternoon and evening to enjoy at your leisure.
Overnight: Vibe Hotel (standard hotel) or Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (superior hotel), Sydney
Day 4: Sydney (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, you are transferred to Sydney Airport to connect with your onward flight.
Accommodation Options:
Vibe Hotel
Conveniently located in the heart of Sydney, with easy access to the central business district, Hyde Park, Darling Harbour and near the districts of Surry Hills, Darlinghurst and Chinatown. Amenities include a rooftop swimming pool, gym, restaurant and lounge.
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
Australia's largest hotel, located in the central business at Darling Harbour, just a short walk from the entertainment and shopping districts such as Pitt Street Mall, Queen Victoria Building and Chinatown, and attractions like SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. Amenities include rooftop bar with views of the harbor, restaurant, pub and fitness center passes.
Customer Reviews
April 2016
The buses were very nice with leg room. The driver was good too.
May 2014
The tour was great though Viator should have well coordinated the vendors on field. They did not know what we were talking about.
February 2014
Plus: The Vibe hotel and staff were amazing and EXTREMELY helpful!!. I would strongly recommend them to ANYONE!! The AAT Kings tours were well run with great tour operators. Our itinerary was waiting at the hotel desk with directions for every day. We were picked up and dropped off at hotel. The harbor cruise was beautiful and the food was good. Manly beach was lovely, city sights were interesting. The trip to the Blue Mountains was amazing and so was the wildlife park. Great experience!
Minus: Only three small items 1) The airport shuttle was confusing--where do you meet the driver? We had printed our Viator voucher but it had no directions. We called AATKings and they told us where to go. But then the airport shuttle driver wanted our voucher and we just had one copy. He agreed to take us to hotel and make a copy.
2) We were headed on a cruise. So we just lost the last transfer back to airport. A cruise line drop off option would be nice especially since both terminals are so close. MUCH closer than the airport.
3) Some of the Bondi beach tour was repetitive as we are not beach people. AAT Kings offers lots of tour options--so we wished we could have picked something else to do after the WONDERFUL harbour cruise. Aquarium visit? Opera House tour? We had an amazing time!!
February 2015
The tours were very nice but always involved transferring busses at AATKings terminal sometimes with a wait. Loved the harbor cruise and lunch. We felt we had ample time at all the stops on the tours and the bus drivers did a fine job narrating. Transportation to the airport was included and again we had no details when or where to meet the shuttle. This tour lacks details and should not be so disorganized.
December 2014
this is a good one, if you are uncomfortable booking things individually after arrival. we didn't know which way was up, so it worked for us.
when we booked it said 'vibe' or similar hotel for the stay. vibe is a boutique hotel in their description. we ended up at the 4 points Sheraton, the biggest hotel in Sydney, and exactly like other Sheratons around the world. NOT a boutique hotel by any stretch of the imagination. that said, the hotel was fine.
October 2014
It was a good tour the only disappointment was at the Hotel we had asked for a double/queen bed and we got 2 singles which didn't make me happy and they wanted to charge to change it. The tours were good. Comunication was terrible trying to find out about the tour and were we meet but once we were on the tour it was good.
January 2015
Horrible coordination from tour company. No one looking for me at airport- I had to find the ride to the hotel. Hotel was nice (Vibe) but not great - splurge for better hotel. The city tour was neat, though much was in suburbs getting from site to site. Suggest you do day tours on own, not this one
April 2014
I found the drivers/guides for your local affiliate to be quite informative, knowledgeable and hospitable. The tours itself were fun but I wished we had more time at Katoomba Scenic World and at Featherdale Wildlife Park. I understand it's a group tour and it's under certain time constraints to meet everyone's need; especially dodging the Sydney traffic to get everyone back to their hotels.
I could have easily spent an entire day at Katoomba Scenic World. BTW, why was it not mentioned it would cost $35 per person to enter Scenic world on your itinerary?
This is probably my biggest frustration and disappointment with your company; when the little details are left out, it leaves the customer at a lost.
This has already been documented: We arrived at Sydney International airport expecting someone to meet us to direct us to our transportation to our hotel. There was no one there and it was extremely frustrating; especially after a 15hr flight from Los Angeles. After clearing customs and immigration; it took us well over 2hrs to arrive at our hotel; we missed our complimentary breakfast but was later awarded with lunch on a later tour.
Somehow, there seems to be a big communication problem with your company and the vendors. The itinerary are not the same, the contact information are not the same. If you have my contact number and email address, I would think your vendor also should have that same information.
Anyhow, I could go on but I get more frustrated as I try to recall what should have been a smooth operation gone awry. I would be very hard pressed to go through your company again or have a positive recommendation.


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By JO THOMAS with REED ABELSON
Published: January 28, 2002
HOUSTON, Jan. 26— Travelers at the airports here notice the children, frail and bald, on their way to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, but thousands more arrive unseen, by car. There were 20,000 new patients last year, including 500 children. Most were from Texas, but others came from across the nation and the world, hoping for a cure.
In the five years since Dr. John Mendelsohn, a respected cancer researcher, became president of M. D. Anderson and began courting wealthy donors, politicians and volunteers, the cancer center's research budget has grown 71 percent and the number of patients has increased by 49 percent. Prominent in both Houston and the medical community, he is well spoken, and persuasive, about the needs of M. D. Anderson and the promise of his own research. Last fall, when former President George Bush, a longtime supporter, became chairman of the board of visitors, the center raised $10.3 million in a single gala at Enron Field.
Now, at what should be the pinnacle of his career, Dr. Mendelsohn finds himself in the middle of accusations surrounding two controversial companies: Enron, whose collapse is the subject of intense scrutiny by Congress and regulators, and ImClone Systems, a biotechnology company that is being accused of misleading investors about the possible approval of a drug that Dr. Mendelsohn was instrumental in developing. Dr. Mendelsohn serves on the boards of both companies.
In an interview this week, Dr. Mendelsohn spoke of his involvement with both companies. Despite criticism about his ability to serve as a director, representing shareholders' interests, Dr. Mendelsohn defended his independence and integrity in his involvement with both companies.
While Dr. Mendelsohn's role at ImClone has received less scrutiny, his directorship at Enron has been attacked as symbolic of the lack of independence on the board.
Joining Enron's board in May 1999 and serving on the audit committee, Dr. Mendelsohn had a pivotal role in overseeing the company's relationship with its auditor, Arthur Andersen, and the integrity of the company's financial statements.
In addition to questions about whether he had the expertise to serve on the committee, there are concerns that, as a fellow member of the Houston elite with Enron's chairman at the time, Kenneth L. Lay, he was reluctant to question management and someone who appeared to be a fellow visionary. Mr. Lay and his company were also generous contributors to M. D. Anderson.
''It's beyond clubiness,'' said Richard H. Koppes, a former shareholder activist who is now a lawyer at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, noting that people who see one another at social events are frequently unable to criticize each other. ''These people are human,'' he said.
Dr. Mendelsohn brushed aside criticism that he was not independent because the cancer center had received donations from Enron. Officials at the center said it had received $92,508 from the Enron Foundation and the company since Dr. Mendelsohn joined Enron's board. Mr. Lay, who resigned on Wednesday as Enron's chairman and chief executive, and the Linda and Ken Lay Family Foundation also gave M. D. Anderson $240,250 since Dr. Mendelsohn became president.
''Some of the articles have made it sound like M. D. Anderson was very dependent on Enron philanthropy to do its work,'' Dr. Mendelsohn said. ''That's far from the case. We've gotten more than that from other companies and private donors.''
He added: ''During that same period we've gotten pledges and gifts of more than $233 million. Every gift is important, but our operating budget is $1.4 billion.''
As the president of M. D. Anderson, Dr. Mendelsohn is the public face of the institution and serves as its primary fund-raiser. This week, Dr. Mendelsohn said he spent a third of his time raising money to increase the cancer center's quality and size.
In his role, Dr. Mendelsohn developed close ties to former President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, who lost a child to leukemia. They used their joint 75th birthday party in 1999 to raise $10.1 million for the cancer center.
The Bushes also attended last November's benefit gala, joining 1,900 guests. A few weeks before that, George Mitchell, a Texas real estate and natural gas magnate, and his wife, Cynthia, gave M. D. Anderson $20 million to help build a $174 million basic science research building.
And Dr. Mendelsohn has also played a prominent role in Washington, where he has advised President Bush on issues like stem-cell research and the appointment of Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, the director of prostate cancer research at M. D. Anderson, as head of the National Cancer Institute.
At the time Mr. Lay named Dr. Mendelsohn to the Enron board, he praised him as ''a visionary in the Houston medical community.'' Both men served on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership. Last year, Dr. Mendelsohn appeared with Jeffrey K. Skilling, then chief executive of Enron, at a Houston panel on the future of technology.
It seemed like a natural alliance, Dr. Mendelsohn said, because M. D. Anderson was ''an important contributor to the well-being of Houston'' and Enron was one of the city's major companies. ''They invited me on the board to take advantage of certain experience I've had, and I was pleased to accept,'' he said.


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What Is the Mediterranean Diet?
Limit red meat.
Red meat used to be a luxury item in rural parts of the Mediterranean, so folks there ate it less frequently. Even though it's now more accessible to the average Joe, the serving limits have stuck over the years.
Beef is only served once or twice a month in the Mediterranean rather than several times a week like in many U.S. kitchens. And when it does hit the table, it's usually as a small (two- to three-ounce) side dish rather than an eight-plus-ounce entree. This habit helps ensure a reasonable intake of saturated fats and omega-6 fatty acids.


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It's odd to hear the Detroit Red Wings sound like underdogs, but that's what happens to seventh-seeded teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Rather than the usual role of favorites, the victorious Red Wings – the Western Conference's seventh seed – flew home after eliminating the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night knowing they'd be right back to underdogs just as quickly as their plane's tires touched ground in Detroit.
Just that quickly, the page was turned on their upset of the second-seeded Ducks in Game 7 of an exciting Western Conference Quarterfinals series. Just that quickly, they shifted to the next challenge: facing the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the conference semifinals, a team they didn't beat in four games this year.


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Buckle in, boys and girls, this is a bit of a long and bumpy ride.
Originally released in 1998, El Caballero was designed by a team - Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich - with a solid track record that includes a Spiel des Jahres prize in 1996 for El Grande. In all, singly and in collaboration with Ulrich and Michael Kiesling, Kramer has won five Spiel Des Jahres awards for Heimlich & Co., Auf Achse, El Grande, Tikal and Torres (the last two with Kiesling). Kramer also won a special designing award from the Spiel des Jahres folks in 2012. Personally, I will always remember Kramer and Kiesling as the designers of the game that introduced me to the world of Euro games, Mexica, which didn't win the Spiel Des Jahres in the year it was published (2002), but did end up winning a few other awards, including a 2003 International Gamers Award in the General Strategy, Multi-Player category.
So it was with some degree of eager anticipation that I cracked the cellophane on the Rio Grande Games reprint of the Kramer/Ulrich design of El Caballero, which was nominated but didn't win the Spiel des Jahres award. With art work by Doris Matthaus, very similar to that which she provided for the publication of El Grande, El Caballero was thought of, initially, as a sequel, though it shared only a few game play aspects with its predecessor.
It does share a certain area control via worker placement mechanic, but instead of a single board with clearly defined areas (El Grande), the so-called sequel features a developing landscape that emerges through player placement of area tiles, which, in various configurations, combine land and water. And instead of meeples (El Grande), El Caballero features Caballero tiles, printed with numbers which indicate the presence of meeples without having to actually produce the little wooden pieces. They also create some confusion in the way that they're utilized.
El Caballero is one of the half dozen or so games that I'll be demonstrating for Rio Grande Games at the upcoming World Boardgaming Championships (August 1-9) at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. I know how to play it by now, though I suspect that my 'students' will encounter the same sort of confusion that I experienced, and to a certain extent, continue to experience as I play this game.
As noted a moment ago, there are what's known as Caballero tiles, which take the place of wooden meeples. They're colored for individual players (green, red, blue, yellow) and the 10 that each player receives are double-sided; one, with numbers 1-4 at the four sides of the tile, the opposite side with numbers 5-8. The idea is that when you place one of these Caballero tiles up against a land tile that's been placed on the board, the number adjacent to that land tile represents the number of caballeros that you're committing to (thematically) protect the region. You start the game with a Caballero tile in front of you with the number "5" facing you, indicating that you start the game with five caballeros. As with El Grande, an individual hand of colored cards, numbered 1-13 will determine turn order; each player, in turn order, puts a numbered card in front of them. When all players have done so, the player with the highest number goes first, the second highest goes second, etc. Each of these numbered cards shows a number of Caballeros on it, from 0 to 7. When you have laid down your card, you will collect the number of Caballeros shown and add them to your collection. You do that by turning the Caballero tile in front of you to add the appropriate number, or adding another Caballero tile to indicate the total. With the start tile showing "5," if you add three Caballeros, you could turn the single tile to reflect the number "8." If you add six Caballeros, you're going to need another Caballero tile to indicate that you now have 11; a "6" and a "5" (or 3/8, 4/7).
The idea is that on your turn, you're going to be adding land/water tiles to an area (mandatory), initially defined by a single, starting tile, and when you've done so, you are going to place a Caballero tile (though not mandatory) next to land or water, and attempt to claim the area as your own. Land areas are going to be contested, and if you've committed more caballeros to a land area than any other opponent, you'll score points in two scoring rounds (rounds 4 & 7; with the expanded game, included in the package, you have three more rounds of play and add a third scoring round at the end). Water areas are not contested. If you've committed a ship, which straddles a Caballero tile and adjacent water, you'll score for the water tiles. All players who have committed ships to a given water area will score the same points. With land tiles, the person with the most Caballeros associated with a land area will score double points for each tile, and an additional point per 'gold,' found depicted on certain land tiles. The person with the second most caballeros will score just the points associated with the number of tiles (except in a two-player game in which the other player with less caballeros does not score points). Players claiming water areas score a single point per tile involved with an added point for 'fish,' like gold, depicted on certain tiles.
Sounds pretty straight forward, but until you get into it, you don't realize that issues arise which confuse things. One of those issues, related to the expanded game, which adds concepts of a Governor and a Grande to the basic rules, is easily clarified by the elimination of a single word ("more") in the expanded rules. This clarification was detailed in a BoardGameGeek post in 2003!!!. Without spending a paragraph or two detailing the clarification, it relates to whether what is known as an "enclosed territory" (water or land) can have a Caballero tile adjacent to it. It can not, though the originally printed rule, which says "more Caballero tiles," seems to indicate that it can. The removal of "more" sorted that out.
It's not clear why the Governor and Grande components of the expanded game were separated from the original. They add very little in terms of complexity or physical 'bits' and are almost pointless to leave out. Their absence, particularly that of the Grande, makes for a different, though not necessarily less complex game.
In the base game, any Caballero tile you place on the board is subject to removal, if an opponent places a land tile adjacent to a second side of your Caballero tile (its presence on the board indicates that it's already adjacent to one land tile). Once that second land tile is placed, you lose your Caballero tile and all of the caballeros that it represents in the land area it's 'protecting.' You can, before this happens, place a small Castillo token on this Caballero tile, so that when someone effects this placement of a second land area tile, causing the loss of your Caballero tile, your caballeros go back to your 'court,' instead of your general supply. In the expanded game, you place the (single) Grande on a Caballero tile you want to protect, and it cannot be moved off the board. By the same token, you can't adjust the number of caballeros affecting a region on a Caballero tile protected by a Grande.
The Governor, represented by a round token, lays claim to what's known as 'enclosed territory' - two water tiles, for example, laid next to each other, creating a lake configuration, or two area tiles (or more) which do more or less the same thing. In the base game, because these areas do not have Caballero tiles adjacent to them, there'd be no points involved. With the Governor (you have five at the start), players can score points with these enclosed territories. So, all in all, no reason to leave the Grande and Governor out of the mix when you learn or play this game.
This game would work just fine if you didn't have opponents, which I guess is true of a lot of games, but in this case, opponents seriously impact what you're trying to accomplish. A territory you have claimed as your own can suddenly become enemy territory with the placement of a single land tile, or Caballero tile, bearing opponent caballeros that exceed the number you've committed to protecting the area. In its predecessor, El Grande, the territories are defined on an unchangeable map, and your decisions are all about where to place your 'armies.' With El Caballero, you have to be alert to the very landscape shifting in front of your eyes.
It's been called "El Grande meets Carcassonne," which is an apt description, albeit one that does not necessarily mean that it's a compatible combination. The 'masses' would concur, apparently. While El Grande is ranked among the Top 25 games (#22) rated on BoardGameGeek, with an overall 7.84 average from over 14,000 ratings, El Caballero is ranked at #1170, with an average of rating of 6.57 from just over a thousand ratings. It has not caught on as well.
It is just possible that in my admittedly limited experience with this game (played about four times), I have missed something. There's something in the back of my mind here, telling me that if I keep at this a little while longer, I'm going to find a fun and challenging game experience, as Derk Solko, one of the founders of BoardGameGeek, did. He's one of the five people, who rated the game at "10."
"I've always loved this game, even tho (sic) I never get to play it," he said in his comment on the game's BoardGameGeek page. "It rewards repeated play big time, too (making it nearly impossible to induct new players)."
"Very unforgiving," said Solko's BoardGameGeek partner, Scott Alden, "but (El Caballero) is really a top strategic game.
So. . . mixed reports. . . caveat emptor, as they say. Buyer beware.
El Caballero, designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich, is in reprint by Rio Grande Games. Playable by 2-4 players, age 13 and up, it can be played in about 90 minutes. The expanded version, included in the box, does not add significant overall playing time. It retails somewhere in the vicinity of $35, with, of course, bargains to be found. A 'very good' copy was available in the BoardGameGeek marketplace for $19.75.


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need help with skinning
i've just started to learn how to pout skins together. how to i compress all the required files so i can turn them to a pk3 file and place it in my JA base folder. any help would be great
some people like pakscape, but a pk3 file is just a .zip file with the extension .pk3
so i just zip up all the folders that are arranged correctly, and then change the file extension.
hwo do you change the file extension?
press f2 and rename ;)
they are usually hidden by default in windows xp (which annoys me greatly) so if you dont see them (filename.xxx where xxx is the type, .zip or .exe) then google to find the steps to enable them, it's pretty easy, I just don't remimber them off hand.
Thanks for the help guys. i got it down last night ;)
does anyone know how i would add a robe to a skin. i want to make a ROTJ kule with a black robe. any tips?
OK, that's not a skinning thing, that's a modelling thing.
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Move made possible through school district funding of school resource officer; department force remains at 14 officers
February 27, 2014 | Vol. 117 -- No. 45
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With Sgt. Kelly Hembach's salary and benefits covered by the Cheney School District, the Cheney Police Department was able to promote Chad Estep to the rank of patrol sergeant.
Cheney Police Department officials have announced the promotion of Officer Chad Estep to the rank of Patrol Sergeant, effective Feb. 25.
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In a rare NASCAR Camping World Truck Series appearance, Justin Lofton claimed the pole for his second series start of the season on Friday for the WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth with a 30.054-second/179.677 mph lap in the third and final round of qualifying. It's his second-career pole and his first of the season. He'll make his second start of the year from behind the wheel of the No. 20 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet.
Lofton will share the front row with series regular Matt Crafton, who was second-fastest in the final round of qualifying. Ryan Blaney was third in round three of qualifying to claim a second row starting position. He'll share the second row with Crafton's ThorSport Racing teammate, Johnny Sauter.
Crafton was fastest in the first round of qualifying with a fast lap time of 29.952 seconds (180.288 mph). John Wes Townley and Lofton were second and third-fastest in the opening round.
Blaney posted the fastest lap of 30.143 seconds/179.146 mph in round two, followed by Lofton and Jeb Burton.
The 12 drivers advancing to the final round to qualify for the top-12 spots on the starting grid also included (in the order in which they'll start fifth through 12th): Erik Jones, Joe Nemechek, Darrell Wallace Jr., German Quiroga, John Wes Townley, Ron Hornaday, Burton and Tyler Reddick.
The field of trucks set to start Friday night's race will be a significantly short one, as only 27 trucks were entered and made qualifying attempts. A full race field in Camping World Truck Series competition is, typically, 36 trucks.


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Stanford men's soccer concluded the competitive part of its 2014 spring session with a 4-2 victory this past Saturday over Sacramento Republic FC at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
The Cardinal jumped ahead quickly with three first-half goals, and by the end of things had gotten a pair of goals each from Jordan Morris and Eric Verso while Austin Meyer picked up a key assist with some deft setup play.
In the latest video update, head coach Jeremy Gunn discusses his satisfaction with the team's performance against the USL Pro side, in particular the rapidly-growing chemistry of the squad in the attacking third.
As the Cardinal wraps up its spring training session with some more workouts ahead of this weekend's alumni match, it has had the opportunity to welcome some temporary neighbors to the Cagan Stadium area this week. The U.S. Men's National Team reported to its pre-World Cup training camp Wednesday, and the Cardinal players have had the unique chance to meet and talk shop with the Yanks ahead of their World Cup tuneup May 27 against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park.


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Gťraldine Laurent: I Fall in Love Too Easily
I Fall in Love Too Easily
Géraldine Laurent (alto sax)
Time Out Trio (Dreyfus Jazz FDM 46050 369142)
Géraldine Laurent (alto sax),
Yoni Zelnik (bass), Laurent Bataille (drums).
Composed by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.
Recorded: Paris, December 19-20, 2006
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
It's pretty bold for a young French lady alto sax player (not the most common type of musician) to record her first CD in trio, with no harmonic instrument. But Gťraldine Laurent doesn't really do anything like everybody: she came late to Paris where she played mostly small clubs, and rarely as a sideman, and all of a sudden she's the talk of the town and records for a big label. With good reason, too: she has a sound of her own Ė raw with a slight Jackie McLean edge to it; her phrasing is unpredictable and inventive, both when she plays the melody of a standard and when she improvises; and her repertoire includes Ornette, Mingus, and Shorter. So she can afford to start with a trio record, all the more since her partners are good musicians and have played with her long. Who said talent needed guest stars to be recognized?
Reviewer: Thierry Quénum
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Just got back from the range with my new Nano.Read all the reports about cheap ammo.
My ammo of choices.
100 rounds of WPA 115 grain FMJ.Wolf ammo.
50 rounds of American Eagle 124 grain FMJ.
50 rounds of American Eagle 147 grain FMJ flat nose.
50 rounds of Magtech 115 grains FMJ.
The WPA Military classic ammo did shot ok but you can tell the gun struggled to cycle a little bit.The rounds didn't eject to smoothly.Was not the most accurate either.
The American Eagle ammo in 124 grain was a delight to shot compared to the WPA ammo.Thats when I realized how bad the WPA ammo was.Not one failure of any kind.
The American Eagle in 147 was a nice bullet as well.No complaints.
The Magtech in 115 grain was also nice and my groups started to tighten up.Six inch groups at 30 feet.I have not shot in twelve years.This is my second semi auto pistol.I like this little gun and it will be my carry weapon.One of the guys at the range looked at it and asked what the heck is that?I said it's a Nano.He asked to look at it.He thought it felt nice in his hand.He asked to dry fire it and I said sure.He said the trigger felt very nice.
So on a happy note,The better the ammo,The better the results.Feed it good ammo and you will be happy.have a great weekend.


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Margaret Thatcher's immaculate hairdo took intensive efforts to perfect when she was British Prime Minister, having it reworked every three days on average, records show.
Her appointments diary for 1984, released by the National Archive yesterday after three decades, showed she had 118 hair appointments that year. Around the G7 summit in London in June 1984, she had her hair done on five consecutive days.
The diary confirms her reputation as a workaholic as evidenced by her summer holiday in Austria and Switzerland. Only one morning was given over to "swimming and relaxation".
Thatcher, Britain's only female PM, died in April last year aged 87.


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In February, to celebrate Valentine's Day, the repertoire theme is love! Houston Grand Opera Studio artists Uliana Alexyuk, Emily Enturia, Elena Lacheva, Thomas Richards, Reginald Smith Jr., and Christopher Tubessi perform selections by Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and contemporary American composer Ricky Ian Gordon.
The Houston Grand Opera Studio Series at Rienzi is underwritten by a generous grant from the Alkek and Williams Foundation.


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It was almost a disaster. Sunday during the NASCAR Sprint Cup FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway, a chunk of concrete from the track dislodged. The piece of the track was hit by driver Ryan Newman and then by driver Jamie McMurray. The piece of concrete disintegrated damaging the front of McMurray's Chevy and sending shrapnel into a crossing bridge near the exit of turn 2 cracking a glass panel.
"When I came off of the corner, it just felt like I hit something, obviously, heavy," McMurray said. "Initially I thought I'd blown a tire out. When I hit it, it actually pushed the car to the right and I got into the fence a little bit. And as I slowed down, I couldn't figure out first off, why I didn't hit the fence harder, and then what happened. I didn't see anything. It just hit the front end and ripped the splitter off and it pushed the car to the right."
NASCAR put the field under a red flag. Track crews as well as NASCAR officials rushed to repair the spot and another nearby. After 22 minutes, the field was put back under yellow and soon after the race continued and there were no further incidents. Sunday's winner, Jimmie Johnson said he knew the spot was there prior to the race.
"When I was coming to the drivers' meeting," Johnson said. "I could just see the corner of one of those slabs, the way the squares are -- rectangles are poured on the track I could see something from afar that just looked like the edge was broken, like the corner was broken on it. I didn't think much of it. I mean, there's countless track vehicles driving around the racetrack, and actually right over the top of it looking at it, and everybody else -- I just didn't think much of it. I saw it from afar and just chalked it up to maybe a bad angle looking at something, because I didn't drive over the top of it, I saw it from 40, 50 yards away."
"And when I came back around and saw that was the spot," he added. "I'm like, no way, that's what I saw from afar earlier."
The vice president of competition and racing operations for NASCAR, Robin Pemberton met with the media after the race and said officials had walked the track prior to the race.
"At the time that had been a previous patch," Pemberton said. "But our staff, our crew didn't see anything wrong with it."
Pemberton added that no one from the track had mentioned anything to NASCAR about any issues with the racing surface.
"There's a staff at every racetrack that goes and walks and checks for things like that," he said. "When they did their check, either post-race or this morning, they did not see a problem with that."
NASCAR was aware of the issue on the walkway while repairs to the track were being made.
"When we were notified about that, the track maintenance department went up and looked at it," Pemberton said. "They felt that it was not going to be an issue. They kept personnel on the bridge for the rest of the race. They also put tape on or duct tape to try to secure to help with the vibration, but they did not feel it was going to be an issue."
During the red flag, fans took to social media to complain that McMurray's crew should be allowed to work on his car, despite a NASCAR rule forbidding teams from doing anything to a car during a red flag.
In 2004 a similar incident occurred at Martinsville Speedway. Parts of the concrete surface came up and damaged the Chevy being driven by Jeff Gordon. Like they did Sunday, NASCAR wouldn't allow Gordon's crew to work on his car during the red flag period. Last May at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a wire begin used for TV equipment came loose and fell across the track while the field was under green. Cars ran over the wire and several fans received minor injuries. Several cars also suffered damage. Under that red flag period, NASCAR allowed crews to make minor repairs, specifically removing parts of the wire that had wrapped around the cars. That incident was on McMurray's mind Sunday.
"Well it's really frustrating," McMurray said. "All I was thinking about was the No. 18 at Charlotte last year when he got the wire stuck under his car. I thought they let him work on their car under the red flag, but I don't know. It's hard. It's really frustrating when you are sitting in there and you want them to be able to fix it, but it is what it is."
Pemberton mentioned the Busch incident but reiterated that normal NASCAR policy is not to let teams work on cars during a red flag.
"We've had issues of things like this in the past, and Martinsville comes to mind, some other things similar to that," Pemberton said. "Our policy is not to let them work on the car. You may remember when we had an equipment failure, broadcast equipment failure, sometime back, and that affected the entire field of race cars, and at that time we did red flag and we did allow the teams to fix the damage that was caused by that equipment failure. But that is our normal policy, to not allow teams to work on their cars."
As for the future, Pemberton said he doesn't expect NASCAR to make any recommendations to the track.
"The track doesn't want things like this to happen any more than we do or the competitors do," Pemberton said. "I mean, you always go into a facility -- things happen, and that's why we have -- that's why we're trained, we have people that are trained in these types of things, and that's why the group is able to make repairs in 20 minutes or so."
"You always have to be ready for the emergencies," he added. "You don't have to recommend because everybody wants to have the same perfect race day as they can."


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Sat, 08/23/2008 - 09:50
Hi everyone, I will be arriving Vienna on 5 Oct and will be traveling around Europe til 27th Oct. This would be my very first trip to Europe. I have a few questions that I hope you all can help me – or you can just tell me anything that I should know when I am there. I am a Malaysian. I intend to some 5-8 days traveling in Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Krakow & Warsaw using the European East Pass. I will also be using the Eurorail Global Pass to travel to Berlin, Frankfurt, Florence, Dublin, and then fly to London (only if I can get a ticket to watch Arsenal-Everton game). My questions:-
- How difficult it is really to travel on trains – it sounded really complicated in the Eurorail website.
- Will it be safe for a single Asian to travel in Europe especially Eastern Europe. I really do not want to be penniless in Europe, so what should I watch out for?
- Will language be a huge problem for me? I speak English, that's about it and some simple French phrases and some basic Spanish, not enough to save my life on a really good day.
- Is October still a peak tourist season? Will it be difficult if I just start looking for a room when I reach the city/town? Looking forward to some helpful advice, in the mean time I will start looking at all the forums here.
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 08:44#1
Very easy for the most part — like taking the subway in most cities. Things are confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it everything makes perfect sense. You'll be an expert after your second train trip. How difficult it is really to travel on trains – it sounded really complicated in the Eurorail website.
For the most part it's very safe. Where, specifically, in Eastern Europe? You'll have no problem in touristed areas of Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia. Same for language skills. Will it be safe for a single Asian to travel in Europe especially Eastern Europe. I really do not want to be penniless in Europe, so what should I watch out for?
No problem, although I'd make first night reservation in advance and make your last night reservation a few days in advance so you can work out transportation to the airport for your flight home. I would try to arrive in any city where I didn't have a room booked by mid-afternoon. Is October still a peak tourist season? Will it be difficult if I just start looking for a room when I reach the city/town?
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 13:47#2
Hi, thanks for the reply. I will be in Prague and Budapest. I am considering Warsaw and Krakow. But the information above is helpful and plus whatever I have been reading in this site, and a few helpful tips I have been getting from one of the users here.
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 20:39#3
Hi, I stayed in a great hotel in Prague for two nights. It cost Euro 149.00 for two night's B+B for two of us. It is very central. (200metres from Charles Bridge). the name of the hotal is the Waldstein. It consisted of really quaint apartments and the breakfast was fine. It is worth travelling First class by train for the bit extra. You get a lot more comfort on your journey. Good luck on your trip,
Sat, 08/30/2008 - 07:55#4
Hi Peter, thanks for the tip. I will be sure to take note of the hotel you mentioned.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 10:50#5
149 euros is alot
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 12:08#6
For 2 people for 2 nights? 149 euros is alot Frown
I personally disagree with 1st class being "a bit extra" for the train. 1st class is routinely 1 1/2 times regular fare and on some trains the reservation is more expensive, too. On most trains it's not worth it — although the exceptions to that are in Eastern Europe, so may be true for the specific train mentioned.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 09:26#7
Hi, this would be my travel plan. I am leaving this Saturday, 4 Oct, and still going solo. I am actually having second thought about going for a trip especially when the world is turning upside. I might just come back without a job. On top of it all is this slight fear of going away for 3 weeks, alone sob sob. Anyhoo…
5-7th Oct : Vienna
7-8th Oct: Budapest
9-10th Oct: Prague
10-11th Oct: Berlin
12-16th Oct: Frankfurt, and then Strasbourg. Will be spending days here a break from a break. Think it will be nice to explore the Black Forest area and the winery in France.
17-21st Oct: London via Paris. I have to be in London to catch my footie team, Arsenal playing Everton on 18th. Oh yeah, got my football ticket and I am really a big footie fan.
21-26th Oct: I do not have anything plan after London. Might stay in Paris for a day or two, then head over to Bruges, Munich, Salzburg.
26-27th Oct: Have to be back in Vienna to go back to where I come from.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:51#8
This looks great. Think about adding some of your extra days between Munich and Vienna. I don't particularly care for Vienna, but Bratislava (a great place for a day or two) is only an hour away. Salzburg is a great day trip from either Vienna or Munich. It's also a great place to spend the day (or an overnight) en-route from Munich to Vienna.
Sun, 11/23/2008 - 17:43#9
I am also a lone female traveler….I am a bit apprehensive, (but excited too!) about doing Europe all on my own. I'm married, but I will be going alone and have some of the same concerns. I will be mostly in the UK and Western Europe, but would like to see Krakow, Budapest and western Romania. I've heard horror stories about female travelers in Eastern Europe, so I haven't made up my mind about those places yet.
To thine own self be true.
Sun, 11/23/2008 - 17:54#10
1. Don't believe the horror stories. The latest guide books still tell horror stories about Russia and Ukraine, which may or may not have been true a decade ago, but certainly aren't true now.
2. I don't think you'd have any problems in Budapest or Krakow. Bucharest, Romania was a bit dicy with beggars and street urchins when I was there in 2004, but the other areas of Romania we visited were comfortable. I doubt you'd have any serious problems there, either.
Sat, 03/07/2009 - 08:47#11
Just remember to follow the same basic street rules you would at home. Avoid/leave dangerous situations and people, and trust your instincts.
A single girl can travel alone in complete safety.


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In 2011, it will be thirty years since Arthur starring Dudley Moore graced the screen as the titular and irrepressable lout Arthur Bach to rave reviews and many award show nominations (including an Academy Award). Sadly the remake starring Russell Brand dimmed in comparison (but that's another article unto itself), but let's look at how the original holds up.
The story is fairly simple. Arthur (Moore) is his family's black sheep and heir apparent to a vast fortune, but there's a catch. Arthur will only inherit the money in full if he marries the business savy and upper class elitist Susan (Jill Eickenberry), whom his father (Thomas Barbour) believes will force his son to grow up for once. Arthur rebels against the idea, but eventually agrees upon realizing he is trained to do nothing. This is of course when he meets the delightful and horribly poor Linda (Liza Minelli), whom Arthur takes a distinct fancy towards. The only person he can really share his feelings with is his valet, Hobson (Academy Award winner John Gielgud). The remainder of the film escalates, cutting between wedding preparations and the growing relationship between Arthur and Linda that comes to a head in a hysterical and poignant fashion on the big day.
This is required viewing for any fan of Moore, Minelli, and New York. Moore manages to convey just how bumbling and mean-spirited alcohol has made Arthur without losing his charms. There is a reason other than money that makes Linda and the audience fall in love with him. It's also by far his most nimble performance as a physical comedian. Minelli manages to rise above the trappings of the ditzy love interest stereotype (and lets face it, the stereotype of who she is according to the media) to develop a character with heart, a sense of humor, and an actual point of view. She is generally the straight woman next to the over-the-top Moore, but manages to eek out more than a few zingers. There is a reason Gielgud won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Hobson; he is the rock of the movie. Somehow Gielgud manages to balance the humor with the more dramatic tone that dominates a section of the film without making the audience feel like they are watching two completely different movies at once. This is a hard task for any performer, but he really is a force in pulling it off to make Arthur work.
So how does it hold up thirty years later? There are some jokes that are very much lost in translation from the early eighties. Yet, the overall story arc and timeless themes of love, societal clashes, and family honor are still present, and make the movie palatable. Plus, this is a lesson for comedy fans of how to write strong bits, sight gags, and physical humor. It doesn't matter how old you are, you are still going to laugh while enjoying the story. In a world where socialites have become media darlings for their debauchery, it may be hard for younger audiences to accept just how horrified the Bach family is over their son and the strictures they try to place on him. Some may roll their eyes at how cheesy the soundtrack now plays. Yet, the film's theme song, the tactfully titled "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" still holds up as a decent pop tune. The song sung by Chistopher Cross, and co-written by Minelli's first husband Peter Allen (although they were divorced well before the movie's release), asks us to wonder what the best thing to do in New York City is. Of course its to fall in love. It's wistful and charming, and had many cover versions (notably there is one from Hugh Jackman, who played Allen in the autobiographical musical The Boy From Oz, which briefly touches on making this movie).
Finally a seriously appealing factor to revisiting this comedy classic is seeing how New York was captured by writer-director Steve Gordon. Many landmarks of the city are featured, its a movie that actually was shot in New York (and not Vancouver or somewhere else in Canada pretending to be New York), go figure. In particular it is the final scenes in Central Park that may have a lasting mark on your mind. This park has been shot from many angles and perspectives, but there is something celebratory when it is shown in all its glory in a wide pan shot. In a film about seemingly impossible love we are left with the image of this giant lush park waiting to be discovered, which is lost amongst the skyscrapers that define the New York skyline. It's a really cool idea if you think about it a minute and I hope you do.
Arthur captures the 80s, both in terms of style and culture on many levels. It is recommended for fans of comedy, romance, and New York. An excellent pick for those interested in looking at expanding their horizons past just what is currently in the movie theatre.


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2007 (JUNIOR): Started nine of 12 games at split end and produced 30 catches for 446 yards and two touchdowns... finished third on the team in receptions and second for yards and receiving touchdowns... caught four passes for a career-best 91 yards and a touchdown against Tulsa... hauled in a pair of receptions for 59 yards against UTEP and Rice... made four receptions for 50 yards and a score at UAB... hooked up with Anthony Scelfo for a season-high 47-yard reception at Rice.
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2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games, including a start against SMU (9/24) as a true freshman... ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards with 189 on 15 catches... averaged 12.6 yards per catch... had a career-high three receptions against Mississippi State and SMU... snared a career-long 48-yard pass against Southeastern Louisiana... scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard reception against UCF.
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I've gone through 2 USB hubs for my laptop and they both seemed to be unreliable. Both of these USB hubs are not powered.
If I plug both keyboard and mouse, one of the devices won't work. Or if I plugin an external drive, then something else is sure not to work.
Is the issue that it's not powered?
Or is it something with the OS configuration (win7 32bit)?
If someone can recommend an inexpensive hub (preferably non-powered) for 4-5 devices, that would be awesome.


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MONTPELIER – Jan. 30, 2014 -- Gov. Peter Shumlin announced that President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Orleans counties, in Vermont for public infrastructure damage suffered in December's ice storm.
The declaration allows communities and municipal and COOP utilities in those counties to receive 75 percent reimbursement for debris removal and repairs to the power grid, public roads, bridges, and other infrastructure damaged during the storm.
The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will begin the application process with mandatory applicants' briefings on February 6 and 11. The briefings will outline the requirements for receiving federal awards and maximizing eligibility of repairs. Briefings will be held at the following locations:
Thursday, February 6, 10:00 a.m.: Enosburgh, Enosburgh Emergency Services Building, 84 Sampsonville Road (VT Route 105)
- Thursday, February 6, 1:30 p.m.: Hyde Park, Green Mountain Technical Center, Community Education Center Room, 738 VT Route 15 West
- Tuesday, February 11, 10:00 a.m.: Lyndonville, Lyndonville Public Safety Building, 316 Main Street
"This declaration is critical in assisting communities hit by ice storm to recover some of the extensive costs of cleanup and power restoration," Gov. Shumlin said. He thanked Vermont's Congressional delegation for their assistance, as well. "The utilities spent millions on this storm, and this helps ensure their ratepayers won't have to cover the full costs of that effort."
"The greatest cost was the more than $7 million in restoration costs for those utilities, which are eligible for reimbursement," Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Joe Flynn said. "Several communities spent significant amounts of money clearing debris and fallen trees in public and utility rights of way. We're pleased and thankful for the federal declaration to help ease the financial burden on the public."
A preliminary damage assessment started on Jan. 2 identified more than $3 million in damages in Vermont's seven northern counties during the ice storm. The seven counties showed more than the minimum of $3.50 per capita required to receive a declaration. Actual damages in the state and counties are clearly much higher, damage assessments are designed to only show enough financial injury to qualify for a declaration.
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The same robber then removed and undetermined amount of cash from the register. The second robber stole lottery scratch-off tickets and several bottles of liquor, police said.
Both suspects then fled on foot northbound on Woodfield Road. The first suspect is described as a white man, 20-25 years old, approximately 5'10" tall, 160 pounds. The second suspect was described as a Hispanic man, 20-25 years old, approximately 5'4" tall, 140 pounds. Both were wearing black hooded sweatshirts and black baseball caps.
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Women tennis players with the hottest bodies at Wimbledon in 2014 (20 Photos)
Maria Kirilenko comes into Wimbledon un-ranked this year as she missed some time due to an injury earlier this year. Maria Kirilenko is as hot as they come in tennis (see photos).
- Petra Cetkovska
Petra Cetkovska from the Czech Republic has one of the hottest bodies in tennis today.
- Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic from Germany is as fit as they come.
- Daniela Hantuchova
Daniela Hantuchova is so hot she has posed for many magazines, including Sports Illustrated in a bikini.
Eugenie Bouchard from Canada is an up and comer, which is really good news because she is hot (see photos).
- Klara Zakopalova
Klara Zakopalova from the Czech Republic is another tennis player with a red-hot body.
- Lesia Tsurenko
Lesia Tsurenko from the Ukraine might not be around for long at Wimbledon, but she has a really hot body.
- Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva from Russia has a body that is as hot as they come. Vera has posed naked in ESPN's The Body Issue.
- Kristina Mladenovic
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- Jarmila Gajdosova
Jarmila Gajdosova from Australia has a really hot body.
- Caroline Wozniacki
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- Serena Williams
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- Camila Giorgi
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How many times have you had the need to delete multiple packages in a ConfigMgr test site? In order to do this, you right-click on the package and select Delete. You get presented a welcome screen, then you are asked if you want to see more information. If you select no, then you are presented a summary screen, progress and then a completion screen (in which you need to click close). That is something like six clicks just to delete a package. In addition, you cannot multi-select a bunch of packages and delete them. So, if you have 100 packages that you want to delete, you are looking at about 600+ clicks. I am not sure about you, but that does not sounds like fun.
After launching PowerShell (this can be done from the ConfigMgr Admin Console), you can avoid all of these clicks with just a few commands.
If you just simply want to remove a package without using the console and have to click through all dialogs, simply use the following command:
Remove-CMPackage-Name"Test Package" –Force
The Name parameter does take wildcards, so if you have multiple packages with a common name (i.e. Test Package 1, Test Package 2, etc.), then you can simply add the asterisk:
Remove-CMPackage-Name"Test Package*" –Force
Using –Force means that it will not prompt you for confirmation to delete the package.
Now, say you want to delete all packages that don't have an empty Manufacturer field, 1E packages or Microsoft packages. Use the following command to get all of the package names:
$pkgs=Get-CMPackage|Where-Object {$_.Manufacturer -ne""-and$_.Manufacturer -ne"1E"-and$_.Manufacturer -notlike"Microsoft*"} |SelectName
You can then just type $pkgs at the command prompt to see all of the packages that meet the criteria.
If you want to check to see what will happen before deleting all of the packages (in other words, there is no undo ), run the following command:
$pkgs|% {Remove-CMPackage-name$_.Name -WhatIf}
This will display what kind of damage will be done before anything happens.
When the results are what you expect, run the following command:
$pkgs|% {Remove-CMPackage-name$_.Name -Force}
If you want to confirm each package deletion, simply leave the –Force off and it will have you confirm each one. Remember, there is no Recycle Bin so use this with extreme care.
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