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It's been a long and well earned road to stardom for comedian Gabriel Iglesias. His name might not ring a bell initially but when someone mentions "Fluffy" people immediately spring to life and say things like "I love him," and "he's so funny." The comedian wears his shoes thin with seventeen years of touring and extensive travel all over the world. Initially known as a hispanic-esque comedian he quickly eclipsed that tag by appealing to all age groups and ethnicities through his unique ability to tell every day life stories, that people from all walks of life, can appreciate and laugh about. His very first theatrical concert movie is coming out July 25th simply titled "The Fluffy Movie." I caught up with the extremely busy comedian at The Four Season's Hotel in Houston.
This is his top 5 reasons to see his new film.
"First of all, you can all come with your whole family. The film is family friendly and has to do with family relationships between parents and kids. It about certain situations that people have been put in and audiences will relate to it.
Second of all, the film is PG 13. So it's friendly to all."
The film is funny. I mean I have sat in the screenings and watched people watch the movie. And the people are laughing from beginning to end just the same way they would at my live comedy concert.
The number three reason you gotta see my movie is that all the jokes hit in the exact same spots like when I am on-stage live. So it's as close to being at my live comedy concert without actually being at the live event. Actually it's a lot better because you can actually see my face a lot better or clearer versus someone who is sitting clear out in the nose bleeds.
Fourth, the film has cross-over appeal to everyone. They've tested the audience and everyone loves it no matter what color or race you are.
And the fifth reason... which is actually the number one reason you should attend my concert movie event is because if you want to laugh. Actually watch a real comedy.
And I got a bonus reason for you...
Fluffy" would make an amazing first date. I have a lot of people who come to my shows as a first date. People can relate to it and have something to talk about afterwards."
So there you have it direct from Fluffy himself. If you want to laugh, not matter your age or race, this is the must see movie this weekend coming. As a line-up with what's currently out there, I agree with Gabriel. His comedic film is premiering in the perfect release slot. This summer's slew of blockbusters have been filled with the usual superheroes and sequel films. For something original and guaranteed to crack you up, you can't miss with "Fluffy, The Movie."
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- 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' editor John Ottman talks 'Star Trek' influence
- Interview: Director Jeremy Saulnier's 'Blue Ruin' - a must-see thriller film
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About MediQHome
The MediQHome program is based on the principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home which requires a personal physician to manage a team of individuals who provide comprehensive primary care for patients. The program zeros in on preventive services and treatment and management of chronic conditions.
MediQHome is available to all BCBSND participating providers and their patients regardless of their insurance coverage.
What is MediQHome?
MediQHome is collaboration between everyone involved in a patient's care. This improved medical collaboration is made possible by a sophisticated electronic backbone, MDinsight®, which helps everyone stay informed.
When health care providers work together through MediQHome, diagnosis is faster and conditions can be better managed earlier on. In fact, this model often prevents problems from occurring in the first place. That kind of collaboration not only gives patients a better quality of life, it helps hold down the cost of medical care.
In a MediQHome 3-year pilot project for diabetes, costs for care were not only less than expected, they actually dropped. Those cost reductions saved more than a quarter million dollars in just two years. Since the program was launched statewide in 2009, it's had similar results within individual health practices and health systems.
Goals of MediQHome
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- Provide clear treatment plans for patients to follow
- Enable a better quality of life
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- Improved patient outcomes
- Reduced variability of care
- Greater patient satisfaction
- Elimination of manual chart reviews
- Quick and simple to get started
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- Patient summaries and/or alerts can be printed and placed in patient charts for all patients to be seen that day
- Supports the physicians' success in achieving quality measures that lead to financial reward
- MDinsight is easily accessed through the Internet
- Easy data collection from any electronic source
- Flexibility to use evidence-based guidelines or customize protocols
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MediQHome is governed by a Quality Advisory Committee that includes patients, community members and physicians.
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Statistics show this model of care improves the effectiveness of health care while driving down costs. That's a combination that benefits everyone, including:
Your Patients
MediQHome is a model of care that is completely focused on the patient – especially those patients with chronic conditions that are preventable, manageable and costly.
Together, the patient and doctor build treatment plans, schedule follow-up appointments and develop a long-term relationship. By keeping the treatment plan on track, the patient will feel better and live a healthier life. When symptoms do occur, they can be better controlled and chances of severe side effects from leaving the disease untreated drop dramatically. In the end, the patient is living healthier and holding down health care costs.
You go into medicine to care for people. MediQHome helps meet that objective. The program provides the tools and financial resources that allow caregivers to focus on a strong relationship with the patient and his or her care.
Through MediQHome, caregivers also establish better collaboration with one another through a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use web-based portal. This tool allows caregivers to interact and share information about the patient's condition, treatment goals and progress—even though they use very different IT systems.
Since this program helps control chronic conditions, it not only helps patients live healthier, it helps their employers, too. The bottom line for business is that when employees are healthy, they're more productive, more focused and take fewer sick days. It can also help contain health care costs and keep premiums down.
Symphony Performance Health is an independent company assisting in the administration of BCBSND's health and wellness, and care and disease management programs. MDinsight® is a software tool provided by Symphony Performance Health.
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So one of the organizations I am a part of on campus is called CAC, or the Cardinal Athletic Council. It is comprised of at least two student-athlete representatives from each of the D III collegiate teams on campus. We meet every other week to discuss items that are pertinent to the student-athlete, how we can fix these concerns, and another thing we do is organize fun events for the other student athletes on campus. On Sunday, December 11th, CAC had a Christmas Party. We ordered pizzas and had a gingerbread house making contest. We split our group up into four different tables, and each group used the materials they were given to create their most unique gingerbread house. Instead of using gingerbread, each table got a box of graham crackers, a container of frosting, and some red decorating gel. Simple, yet so much fun. I actually did not participate in making one of the houses, but I was going around to the different groups to see the fantastic houses they were creating. What I really liked about watching people is how much teamwork it took to create and build the houses. I would highly suggest it for a winter team-bonding activity. I attached some pictures of the houses below. It was a great activity and I hope we are able to do something similar in the spring.
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Get ready re-live the best and worst parts of Adulthood
When you play as an adult in Sims 3 Generations you get to experience the best and worst moments in your virtual life. My personal favourite the Stag(Bachelor) party, my least favourite the mid-life crisis.
See the feature set below and explore what awaits you in adulthood ... either that or run for the hills!
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Neighbors and Sims around the community will take notice of any public displays of affection!
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Adult Sims can now earn money from home by joining the brand new Day Care Profession!
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Depending on their life experiences, some Sims may encounter the brand new Midlife Crisis when aging up to an adult!
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|The structure of solutions near a sonic line in gas dynamics via the pressure gradient equation
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|A key issue in gas dynamics in two space dimensions is the regularity of solutions near a sonic curve. We build a large class of regular solutions with given boundary conditions on the sonic line. The modeling equation is the pressure gradient equation, which is the same as Euler system when the parameters of the gas are pushed to certain extreme. We use a novel set of coordinates, involving both the space-time and state variables, to split regular terms from singular terms in the analysis.
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|RPG, Simulation, Strategy and Others Public discussion forum for Strategy and Other games.
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|12th August 2011, 10:59 PM
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End of Nations
End of Nations - Home
I first noticed this game when reading about E3 a couple of months ago. And now they have announced that they will go F2P!
It's in beta testing currently.
Apparently the original developers of C&C are involved in this as well.
It's an RTSMMO, so I don't know if it should go here or in the MMO section
It has huge maps, a persistant world and leveling.
Either campaign mode (alone) or coop or pvp mode with up to 50 people!
I'm sure to keep my eye on this...
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"Trying is the first step towards failiure" - Homer Simpson
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As for it being free to play, trion also guarantee no play to win items in the store.
Game looks brilliant
Oh they stole westwood devs so after their reputation it should live up to all the hype.
As I saw elsewhere it should be called command and conquer: End of nations
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They are now giving Beta keys out which is starting soon. I have played it and its pretty good. There is alot more info out about it now. Developed by Petroglyph and Trion. Its also been upped to 28v28 or 56 co-op.
Check for beta keys here - End of Nations facebook, twitter, youtube, forums.
End of Nations Alpha and Beta Information
I also run a fansite for it here - EonDepot.com
If there's enough interest I could ask the CM for some 100 use beta keys to post here.
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|14th March 2012, 04:00 PM
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Strategy MMO? I'm in.
Edit - registered and hoping for Beta key now. Looks good.
Now if only COH could be done as an MMO with territory control over a map of Europe. I'd be all over that.
In the absence of orders find something and kill it.
Erwin Rommel
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|14th March 2012, 05:12 PM
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Having read through a few of the forum posts I have to say this is one of the oddest ways to distribute Beta keys I've ever seen. If I'd been following the game for a long time I think I'd be really annoyed at this long drawn out process of giving away keys that won't work till some unknown time in the future. I might be lucky but I certainly won't be trying to get them from Facebook or Twitter - 2 mediums I have no time for at all.
That said it looks interesting.
In the absence of orders find something and kill it.
Erwin Rommel
|18th March 2012, 02:40 PM
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Very keen on this game as it looks great.
Most 'mmorts' games out there only cater to the 'raid your enemies for resources' sort of thing.
I hope the conquer the world mechanic in this game turns out to work well.
If anyone has spare beta keys or whatever, send one my way .
|19th March 2012, 09:06 AM
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People on the forums are saying the keys on youtube are still working. That was 2hrs ago tho. But just create an account sign up for Beta everyone will get in the beta key thing is just for marketing imo.
EndOfNations's Channel - YouTube
|23rd March 2012, 12:32 PM
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They just totally revamped their entire site. There is a ton more info on classes and units. Also a new video when beta is going to start.
There's been alot of 100 use beta keys posted on their facebook lately aswell.
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Alternating horizontally and vertically knit sections make for a clever and pretty wrapped top.
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Steve McKellar thought the pain in his hips probably had something to do with being a college athlete, who played water polo for USC, followed by a career as a contractor. By his late 40s, McKellar was walking with a severe limp, suffered from constant pain and learned that his problem was arthritis that was so severe he needed both hips replaced.
And on Dec. 7, he finally got the new hips he needed as one of the patients who received free joint replacement surgery at Keck Hospital of USC as part of Operation Walk USA 2012. In all, Keck Hospital doctors operated on seven patients as part of Operation Walk, including McKellar, whose arthritis had changed the course of his life.
In all, Keck Hospital doctors operated on seven patients as part of Operation Walk, including McKellar, whose arthritis had changed the course of his life.
"We lost everything," said McKellar's wife, Vallie. The couple, both 51, recently moved in with family since his arthritis prevented him from working for the last several years. And without a job, they lost their insurance and cannot afford the $75,000 to $80,000 price tag of an out of pocket bilateral hip replacement.
"A lot of people don't understand that arthritis can be completely debilitating," said Lawrence D. Dorr, clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Many of the Operation Walk patients could not work, have trouble sitting or driving cars because the pain is so intense.
Danny Gonzalez, another of the Operation Walk patients who received a new hip at Keck Hospital, told his daughters his arthritis made him feel like he was in prison because he was largely confined to a recliner chair. By the time he learned he needed new hips, one of his joints was already in shards, a result of degenerative bone disease.
"I would be in a wheelchair right now if it weren't for Operation Walk," said Gonzalez, who walked the halls of Keck Hospital just hours after his surgery. "Dr. Dorr has completely changed my life.
Operation Walk USA was modeled after Operation Walk, a nonprofit founded by Dorr in 1995. Operation Walk has provided free joint replacement surgeries to more than 6,000 patients in the developing world.
Dorr said he realized that while they were helping people around the globe, there were people in the United States who needed that kind of help just as desperately. In addition to the surgery, they also receive post-operative care and physical therapy. Keck is not the only hospital participating in Operation Walk USA and this year more than 100 surgeons signed up to participate in giving upward of 200 people new joints around the country.
Dorr said one of the reasons he and his staff devote so much time to Operation Walk is because it is so rewarding to see people get their lives back. "These are people who have not worked, have been socially isolated, many of them have suffered depression because of their condition," he said. "They are going to get back to their lives after today."


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WOODLAND, Calif. - Junior attacker Katie Rulon of the top-ranked UCLA women's water polo team earned MPSF Co-Player of the Week honors, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation announced this week. Rulon scored a team-high 12 goals through four games at the Michigan Invitational last weekend.
Rulon led UCLA (4-0) with four goals in each of the team's 14-5 wins against Arizona State and UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 26. The San Diego, Calif., resident registered two goals in each game on Sunday, Jan. 27, as UCLA cruised past Colorado State (15-2) and Indiana (15-6).
Rulon shares the weekly honors with San Jose State goalkeeper Kendra Adama, who totaled 32 saves in four wins at the Michigan Invitational.
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STANFORD, Calif. - In his first season of competition at Stanford, Paul Hichwa was part of a team that won a national championship with Hichwa competing primarily on high bar while gaining some experience on floor exercise. The redshirt sophomore from Iowa City, Iowa sat down to discuss how he made it to The Farm, what he does when he's not in the gym and carrying on the tradition of Stanford gymnastics.
How has the team changed from last season?
"A lot of seniors left last year and this year it's up to us to step up and fill those spots. It's a lot more responsibility and pressure on us than last year. With a smaller team this year, a lot of the guys are expected to be ready to compete in any event we do. Last year I focused on high bar, this year I'm also doing floor and vault as well as working on parallel bars.
How did you end up at Stanford?
"Cameron Foreman went to the same gym as me; we grew up together, trained together and went to the same high school. He went to Stanford and that motivated me being a year behind him. When I got in Stanford was my number one choice for gymnastics and academics so coming here was an easy decision. I'm from Iowa City where the University of Iowa is and it's a pretty liberal place. At Stanford, everyone is really motivated to accomplish things where Iowa City is a little more laid back. The winters are much different too. I was pretty set on leaving town to go to school and get a different experience to expand my horizons. I may return for graduate school, but I like this area a lot and I would have a hard time leaving. As a bioengineering major, I have a lot of options when I graduate."
What effect has the coaching staff had on you?
"Thom (Glielmi) is super experienced, he's coached all levels of gymnastics from little kids to Olympians and his knowledge and experience make it great to work with him. He's very motivational. Brett (McClure) has Olympic experience and knows what it's like to compete, to have the nerves before a competition. Brett's a little more technical than Thom and that helps me learn new skills. The combination of those two is a good combination. Having Alex Buscaglia and Ryan Lieberman around training for the Olympics isn't much different than last year. They're still in the gym setting an example and helping out when they can."
What do you do when you're not training?
"A couple of us went to Florida to visit John (Martin) and Gabriel (Alvarado) and that was definitely a different experience for me. I had never gone hunting before, and it was alligator hunting of all things. When I'm not in the gym, I do school. That's what takes up pretty much all my time when I'm not training. My teammates and I spend so much time together in the gym that we've become really close friends and ultimately brothers. When I'm home, I try to spend as much time with my family as I can."
What role has your family played in your life?
"My parents have always been extremely supportive no matter what I do. They've given me the opportunity to develop in and out of the gym. They took care of all the classes and all the expenses that came with gymnastics, driven me to practice every day for years and I'm indebted to them for that. My dad encouraged me to try a lot of different sports and activities and it narrowed down to gymnastics after a while. I have two sisters who have been great as well. My old coach, Brad Virkler, was also extremely influential and supportive of my gymnastics career."


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Since midnight, the Virginia State Police have responded to 359 traffic crashes and 228 disabled vehicles statewide.
In the Culpeper Division, which includes Rockingham and 12 other counties, troopers responded to 105 traffic crashes and 47 disabled vehicles. Those figures include a bus crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County this morning.
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Kath Toom a.k.a. Agent X52735N[2] was a terran ghost turned spectre.
Early LifeEdit
- Comments made by the mother of Toom's best friend during her childhood.(src)
Toom grew up as the daughter of the vice president of the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerate on Pridewater[1] and was often present when he conversed with board members via hologram. Her psionic powers manifested at a young age, with her being able to sense her father's thoughts and feelings and excel at games that involved intuition with other board members' children. Her father was concerned, telling her that her knowledge wasn't natural and she would have to see a doctor. The other children began to ostracize her also, not wanting her to play games with them because she always won.[2]
Ghost AcademyEdit
Toom came to be recruited into the Ghost Program by a wrangler. Her father fought to get her back, but she was kept in the dark about these efforts.[2]
Team BlueEdit
Under the Terran Dominion, Toom became a student at the Ghost Academy. She joined Team Blue as a third-class ghost trainee.[1] Gabriel Tosh, the team's leader, welcomed her, and a spark was established between the two from the start. However, Toom tried to ignore it.[2]
In an early training simulation, the understrength team attempted to rescue hostages from the Valerian. Tosh gave instructions, but Nova Terra promptly ran off to carry out the mission on her own. Toom sneaked into the planet-hopper but didn't check for booby traps, leading to her "death" and a low rating. Terra was the only student who came close to completing the mission, and despite her lack of teamwork she received a high rating from "Sparky" and Preceptor Lagdamen. Toom complained about Terra's lack of teamwork, but Lagdamen believed bad teamwork was worse than no teamwork.
Toom was upset about this, and when another ghost trainee, Dylanna Okyl, rudely confronted Terra on this, Toom wanted to make her thoughts known. Tosh, however, preferred to handle the situation privately. When he tried to get her to improve her teamwork, Terra brushed him off and left, prompting Toom to call both Terra and Okyl "slikes". Toom also told Tosh she thought Terra was getting preferential treatment due to her high PI score [1]
Making Friends and EnemiesEdit
Excuse me?
Sorry, but there's no excuse for you, Mr. son-of-the-finance-minister."
- Toom and Cistler's emnity begins.(src)
Kath Toom was approached by new teammate Aal Cistler, who immediately began hitting on her. Cistler was the son of Terran Dominion Treasury Ministry head Aldeo Cistler, but as the daughter of a vice president of the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerate, she wasn't impressed by him. She then stated the various reasons she was unimpressed, including having met more interesting men previously. She said that while at the Conglomerate, she and Travski, whose uncle was a computer tech there, would have nothing to do with each other, at the Academy, they were all equal. She predicted Aal Cistler would soon wash out. Cistler, plotting revenge, arranged for Toom's father to be put under investigation for "accounting irregularities" involving Sector 9.
Nova Terra's attitude improved to the point where she would help Toom on training assignments, prompting Toom to ask what happened to the old Nova Terra. The two bonded over their similar backgrounds. However, Toom received bad news from her father, currently under investigation by the treasury ministry due to Cistler's scheming. At the time, she didn't think too much of it...
Later, Team Blue successfully carried out the Valerian training mission again, with Toom receiving a 70% rating, and Aal Cistler was thrown out for dealing drugs (but not punished due to his father's influence). However, Toom swiftly received bad news; not only was her father unable to contact her due to Cistler's machinations, but he sent her a mocking message letting her know he had been behind it.[1]
Red vs. BlueEdit
I will never be your sweetheart!"
- Cistler and Toom at the start of their sparring match(src)
Even with Cistler gone, there was enough emnity in the Ghost Academy to go around, with Team Red providing it. An exercise against zerg-bots was a case in point, Toom backing Terra up when she and Okyl came to verbal blows. It was team antagonism that wasn't helped when Cistler returned to the academy, this time becoming part of Team Red. He challenged Toom to a sparring match during training under Sergeant Hartley and taunted her with the knowledge her father had been imprisoned, allowing Cistler to defeat her when she became enraged and lost her concentration. Still, there was at least some good news when fellow team member Lio Travski returned from detox, Toom being glad to see him again. However, while he told her not to let Cistler get under her skin, she was wary as to whether he would be up to the upcoming training simulation against Team Red, given his poor record.[3] To make matters worse, Terra and Tosh had begun a relationship, though she let it run its course.[2]
During the simulation, Toom and Delta Emblock sneaked up on two opponents, but the Red ghosts detected them at the last minute and took them out. However, Team Blue won in the end.[3]
Team PurpleEdit
No problem! Let's see how they do against explosive rounds."
- Lagdamen and Toom during the battle(src)
Upon the anniversary of the Fall of Tarsonis, Teams Red and Blue were combined into Team Purple under the leadership of Gabriel Tosh. Toom and Cistler could not get along, since Cistler constantly taunted her about her father. Tosh told her they had to work together and not fight over that.
The team was sent on a training mission to The Baker's Dozen on the battlecruiser Cyrus—originally to the fifth planet, but the fourth world of the star system became the training ground upon detection of a distress signal sent by Old Family heirs under siege by the zerg. During the mission, Toom proved to be a good shot with her C-10 rifle, downing numerous zerg. However, while they were able to secure the survivours, the Cyrus was downed, stranding them on a planet teeming with zerg. Toom suggested that Terra and Tosh could take on the main hatchery, drawing the zerg away from the battlecruiser, only for Nova to eliminate the xenomorphs with a psionic blast. The plan was followed through, with Toom and the others heading for the Cyrus. Toom used her rifle to take out approaching overlords, downing them all with single shots to their vital organs.
The plan worked and the team made it back to the Ghost Academy the survivors, but Emperor Arcturus Mengsk ordered them memory wiped. Toom was left with the belief that the mission had been canceled and was upset she didn't get to use her rifle.[4]
Love and LossEdit
Sometime after the events on Shi, Tosh and Toom started a romantic relationship, one that became quite physical. The pair discovered that Toom's father had commited suicide in light of the investigation into the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerate. However, Toom's memory of these events was wiped. To make matters worse, Tosh was apparently killed on one of his first missions away from the academy. Toom and her friends believed him to be dead.
Eventually, Toom became a fully fledged ghost. As was standard procedure, she received a full mind wipe, forgetting her past life, and received the designation of Agent X52735N.[2]
- Tosh addresses Toom(src)
In 2503,[5][6][7] Toom was dispatched to the lawless world of Altara charged with investigating rumors of a UED terrorist cell. There, she was ambushed and captured by Dylanna Okyl. Waking up, she found herself a prisoner of Gabriel Tosh, albeit one that was being treated well. Her neural implant had been removed, her memory was returning to her and her psionic powers had been amplified, thanks to exposure to terrazine. He made it clear that he intended to set her 'free,' and maintained that he regretted the harsh methods he'd used to bring her to his presence.
Over the next few days, Toom became acquainted with the station, as best as someone in her situation could. For better or worse, her exposure to terrazine was rejuvenating her memory, though included hallucinations and vivid dreams. Before long, she began to crave it. During this period, Tosh visited her again, launching into a fiery tirade about freedom and whatnot before inviting her to go on a certain mission. Toom declined however, but still found herself appreciating his fervor and conviction. Indeed, she began to wonder about being set free, and whether Mengsk really was the power hungry dictator Tosh made him out to be, whether the Dominion really was no better than the old Confederacy.
Wandering through the station, she came across a holographic representation of Lio Travski. Thought to have perished in an incident involving Sparky back at the academy, he was in actual fact an AI allied with Tosh. He filled her in on the Ghost Academy's less savoury practices and his belief that he essentially represented the next step in human evolution. Toom terminated the conversation through what she discovered was telekinesis, an ability given to her through terrazine exposure. Such an ability didn't give her solitude from Travski however, who continued to track her movements throughout the station. Toom ended up finding her way to an empty hanger, where she was confronted by a hologram of her father. It was a message from him that explained what Toom had once known prior to her mind-wipe, that the Cistlers had framed him in regards to the Kal-Bryant investigation. More memories came back to Toom and Travski claimed that he had files that proved her father's innocence. He also revealed that her father had tried to get her out of the program, an effort that she'd been kept in the dark about. Toom lashed out, silencing Travski again, but found herself warming to the idea of being a spectre.
Toom was supposedly killed by a mind blast from Cole Bennett in Gehenna Station to enrage Gabriel Tosh in a desperate attempt to kill Nova. Tosh could still sense life in her body.[2]
Personality and TraitsEdit
Toom has been described "mouthy"[8] and "bright, tough, hot" and says things like they are, which was not necessarily a good thing at the Ghost Academy.[9] As a member of Team Blue, she was a team player.[1] As a ghost, Toom resented revealing any weaknesses in her emotional armor.[2]
Toom's talents include skill with a C-10 rifle.[4] Her psionic abilities include telepathy[1] and as a ghost, she had a Psi Index rating of 6.5, though this increased after she underwent spectre enhancement, rising to at least 8.[2] Her psionic powers include telepathy,[1] empathy and after terrazine exposure, telekinesis.[2]


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Hard as it may be to believe - I am a native Floridian, and have lived here my whole life. And yet, I've been a hockey fan for almost 25 years, long before they showed games on TV down here, and before we had cable TV.
I go to a couple of games a year, and this week decided to take advatange of the Panthers First Timer Program with some folks who haven't been to a game. We had a blast, but I have to ask - when did a tie become something bad. The NHL for several years has had a shootout to decide a winner in a regular season game, rather than allowing for a tie. So, I guess if Donovan McNabb played hockey, he would have been right because those games can't end in a tie.
I gotta say: that's pretty stupid. Teams play hard during the season and to see it come down to a 1-1 matchup between a shooter and goaltender is anticlimatic to the excitement of the game. For the playoffs, sure, but in the regular season, not so much.
And just one other point. On the first tomer program, you register at a site and get an email telling you how to get your tickets.
One step said this:
2. You must show your drivers license to redeem your tickets AND this confirmation e-mail
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"Online reputation will become the single most important determining factor in the trajectory of your life", Leah Busque, founder of TaskRabbit, stated during her SXSW 2013 presentation, Reputation as a Currency. Her talk was dedicated to online reputation, and was one of many panels themed with the Share Economy, social reputation, and trust. Other panels such as the Share Economy panel, "David over Goliath: Power of the Sharing Economy" led by Tim O'Reilly, featuring Shelby Clark from RelayRides, Juliet Gorman from Etsy and Co-founder Nate Blecharczyk from Airbnb, also emphasized the importance of trust in peer-to-peer marketplaces.
"It (online reputation) will decide where you get your next job, or whether you get that loan for your next house or car", Busque continued. She explained how our reputation is originally ranked by three factors – our credit score, 'gatekeepers', and our resume. Your credit score and resume are straightforward criteria, but what are "gatekeepers". An example of a "gatekeeper" would be the friendly neighbors in America's 1950's who dropped by the homes of their freshly moved in peers to welcome them to their new neighborhood. While they smiled at you and asked where you had moved from, they were looking to find out how clean your home was, whether they could detect the smell of alcohol, and if they liked you. They wanted to know what kind of people had joined their community, and this 'inspection' shaped your reputation within the community. In other words, a highly subjective ranking system for your reputation.
Busque made the case that as we live more of our lives online and increasingly integrate Collaborative Consumption into our everyday lives, our online behaviour has an increasingly powerful effect on our reputation. Especially when considering that every 2 days we create as much information as we did up to 2003. What was once a highly subjective source of judgement by "choosen" authorities, or "gatekeepers", is now being democratized over the web. People will find a "trail of online reputation" left by anyone, and individuals want to actively shape what this "trail" consists of.
"We cannot let the old system get in our way of trusting one another", Busque said. In other words, our old authorities are not serving us best anymore. A decade ago, we were "scared of putting our social data online", and now we are obsessed with online interactions via social media or peer-to-peer marketplaces. What we still need to fully recognize is that this data is immensely valuable to us and influences our reputation. Busque pointed out that companies like Legit and TrustCloud are looking to solve exactly this problem.
It's exciting to see more online peer-to-peer marketplaces appearing around the world, each connecting us offline. Real communities are being created from initial online interactions, and the reputation we collect through our behaviour on these platforms influences both our personal and professional lives (and this is a good thing). As rapidly growing share platforms like TaskRabbit and Airbnb define their markets, trust continues to be a major factor in their growth.
At the end of the panel, TrustCloud Founder Xin Chung asked Busque "Is it the responsibility of peer-to-peer marketplaces to make it easy for their users to share their trust reputation across platforms, or is it the responsibility of the users to claim their online data?." Busque responded that it is important to allow the users to own their reputation and to manage it themselves, and that it will take companies like TrustCloud to find a way to aggregate all this data.
Busque raised the point that online reputation and trust are critical to the growth of the Share Economy. As we start to optimize and leverage our social reputation, it's important to consider platforms that simplify the maintenance of our social reputation, foster community, and improve speed of trust in our online transactions. Down the line, your online reputation is very likely to measure up against your credit score in determining whether your loan is approved or not. Social reputation starts with the Share Economy today, but could very well end with that loan approval tomorrow.
Search #socialrep on Twitter to find more quotes from the presentation, and follow us at @TrustCloud.
Listen to Leah Busque talk here.


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it isn't necessary to put spoilers but i just felt like doing it
Just kidding
more fma, at last..
always good to see more ed.(and short jokes) but come on, no red coat equals perfect disguise?? those are dumb soldiers.
i must say that i really like seeing al and hohenheim together without ed around, i just like the way they get along and how similar their personalities are. and now i'm very curious about what exactly "that day" is.
loved bradley vs greed, though i wished it had last longer. the part where it looks like bradley cuts greed's head off, but it's really his sword breaking was sick. and damn, pride looked like he really had to restrain himself from jumping in.
and such a great ending, Lin's back!!!!!(and hungry of course)
I was worried that Ling wouldn't return for a while, I'm really glad he returned, he's so funny.
I love Ed's expressions when that big guy carries him (I dunno what his name is) it's just so....Ed XP and the way he transmuted that car. LOL, I laughed so hard XD
Very interesting chapter, I can't wait to see what happens once Ed really does find Al and then finds his father with him. IT will hit the fan! Plus I love how much Al just accepted what his father told him without question
My name is Corey and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge in every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with random women, and just generally act like a raging dick head. I contribute to society in no way what so ever
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it's not like he blindly questioned it, it was that his father hasnt changed since he could remember him and that, well he's an empty set of armor, being a ps isnt too much of a step from that. all and all i loved the chapter, i'm glad we got to see a real greed like performance, hopefully he will be a bit more like ling and old greed personality mixed
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Yeah more Ling and more original greed is defenetly something good I just hope Ling is able to use the powers without chaging into new greed.
p.s. Can Ling use Greed's power.
''Brother running with a torch and not a damn thing you can do about it!''
well i think this issue showed that new greed has been replaced by old greed. which seems to be the reason why ling has control now. maybe before it was like greed was whole, but now it's like he's mixing with ling
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Excellent chapter! (82) Finally we see the REAL Ling back (about time imo). Can't wait for Ed to catch up with Al, etc as we need some decent action scenes as we have been starved of them for a while.
Chapter 83! Pretty cool. Looks like they're finished setting up for the next big plot event. Can't wait to see next chapter. Makes me sad that it only comes out once a month x.x


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Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) is expected to release its Q2 results today
Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) has become the stock which has performed the worst on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is expected to report its 2Q reports today after the market close.
An analyst at Deutsche Bank reiterated a "Hold" rating on the stock. Analysts at Bloomberg are expecting the earnings to remain flat with no change as compared to the prior comparable year. The stock was downgraded by Moody's Investors and was rated as Junk in May. Of late JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded the stock from "overweight" to "neutral".
The investors are looking forward for the results of this company since this company would be the first company of the Dow Jones industrial average to report its results. The results of Alcoa will be taken as the benchmark for the rest of the company's earnings.
Analysts are expecting Net income is expected to be 6 cents per share for the quarter which excludes one-time items such as restructuring costs. Revenue is expected to be lower compared to a year ago. As per a survey conducted by FactSet revenue is expected to be $5.85 billion for the quarter.
In the prior comparable quarter the company had posted a loss of $2 million with revenue of $5.96 billion.
The company manufactures aluminum products which are used in various consumer goods. The prices of aluminum have seen a fall due to the weakness in the economy and oversupply of aluminum. The company could offset the fall in the prices of aluminum from a rise in the demand for aluminum in planes and cars. The prices of aluminum fell 10% in the quarter. The company's response to the fall in the price was reducing its capacity.
Of late Alco has announced that it would shut down its close two lines at a smelter in Canada and would also close an idled smelter in Italy. This would reduce the company's capacity by about 150,000 tons.


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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) -- Enters the fall listed second at defensive end. He had five tackles in the three full spring scrimmages.
2004 (Fr.) -- Redshirted; he did not see any action but practiced at defensive end the entire fall.
HIGH SCHOOL -- A PrepStar All-American and All-West as well as a SuperPrep All-Far West selection as a senior, when he earned Ventura County and Marmonte League Defensive Player of the Year honors. (SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 77 player in California.) A two-time al-CIF, all-Marmonte League and all-Ventura County performer, earning the honors both as a junior and senior; he was a second-team all-league selection his sophomore year. As a senior, he racked up 115 tackles (94 solo), with 12 for losses including three sacks, four hurries, two interceptions, two deflections and a forced fumble. As a junior, he was in on 85 tackles (54 solo), with 10 for losses and two-and-a-half sacks, and a cause d fumble. As a sophomore, playing defensive end, he had 40 tackles (25 solo), with 10 for losses including five sacks, and an interception he returned for a touchdown. A three-year starter on defense, he played some spot fullback during his career, mainly blocking in short yardage situations. Top games as a senior: in a 28-6 win over St. Bonaventure in the CIF championship game, he had 14 tackles, two for losses, and an interception; in a 38-7 win over Moorpark in the semifinal, he had 11 tackles, two for losses, and a pick; and in a 25-24 win over Hart, he had 12 tackles and a pass broken up. Westlake was 14-0 his senior season, winning the CIF Division IV title, and was 11-3 his junior year (reaching the finals) and 10-3 his sophomore year (semifinalist) under coach Jim Benkert. Also played some baseball as a prep.
ACADEMICS -- He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in business.
PERSONAL -- He was born February 1, 1986 in Santa Monica, Calif. Hobbies include snowboarding, cars and computers, and he attained the Star rank in the Boy Scouts. A second cousin, Jentry Beckstead, is a relief pitcher in the Colorado Rockies farm system; he reached AA ball in 2005, as he is a member of the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League.


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On Saturday, CFL teams had to trim the preseason rosters of training camp as the regular-season begins this week. Brandon London made the cut and will be seeing action this Thursday in the Montreal Alouettes' season-opener. An injury to Kerry Watkins, one of the Alouettes' top receivers, will allow London to further his case as one of the team's top wideouts.
"After four years of hearing 'no', . . . I'm thankful," London said. "I can't wait until Thursday. I'll bring a hard attitude and work ethic. I'm going to work and play my ass off."


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College Hockey:Potsdam State penalized for rules violations, issues statement Sunday
A report from the Associated Press says the NCAA has penalized the State University of New York at Potsdam for violations of financial aid rules involving men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, women's volleyball and women's soccer programs.
Penalties in this case include two years probation and a postseason ban.
During the 2008-08 and 2009-10 academic years, the NCAA stated the university awarded financial aid packages to student-athletes "in a pattern clearly distinguishable from the general pattern of all financial aid for the general student body."
The committee noted that the violations were unintentional, but represented a significant competitive advantage.
The university awarded the scholarships in the form of International Initiative Grants, which were designed to increase the presence of international students enrolled at the university.
On Sunday, school president John F. Schwaller issued a statement regarding the rules violations:
"SUNY Potsdam, a Division III school, has been informed by the NCAA that it inadvertently violated an association bylaw. The College is working closely with NCAA officials to bring the institution into compliance.
"The violation relates to SUNY Potsdam's International Initiative Grant, which is given to all international students through a blind review process. The program has been found to inadvertently benefit a slightly higher proportion of student-athletes compared to the number of international students in the entire student population. SUNY Potsdam's international community consists of primarily Canadian students due to the close proximity to the Quebec/Ontario border, and serves a large number of undergraduate and graduate students from these provinces, many of whom are interested in participating in the College's athletics program.
"As our International Initiative Grant is currently structured, it does not favor any student over another, and in its findings the NCAA points out that this violation was unintentional, and the institution, the athletes and our employees were found not to have purposely sought to advantage College athletics through the program.
"As part of its mission, SUNY Potsdam will continue to support all international students who wish to pursue their undergraduate and graduate degrees at Potsdam, and is committed to finding a solution that satisfies the NCAA while protecting the rich educational and experiential opportunities available to all students at SUNY Potsdam."
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Got home today and the Talon Grips were in the mailbox!
Took only 5 mins or so to install. They look awesome and feel even better. I have the granulate texture on my Glock 26 but opted to try out the rubberized on my XD-S
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The time has finally come! After months of speculating, waiting and down right hanging on the edge of a knife, the wait is finally over as hitting the web today is the first trailer to The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. The third chapter of The Hobbit Trilogy will tell the last part of Bilbo Baggins' journey as he and the dwarves of Erebor find themselves in war of men, elves and orcs. The film hits theaters later this year, but at long last fans and moviegoers can get an idea of what to expect from this "Defining Chapter".
The teaser begins with a narration from Bilbo, who proclaims what he will take away his experience from the events ahead (which sets viewers up for what they are about to see). The remainder of the teaser is accompanied by the song "Edge of Night"; which was sung by Pippin in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Along with the song are several shots of the characters we have come to know through out this trilogy, as it could very well be the last time we see them. Filled with armies on the march, characters in action and a mad looking Thorin, the trailer indeed feels like a prelude to war as well as a major cinematic event. To give this preview the icing on the cake are Thorin's last words in the trailer asking his company if they will follow him one last time. Oh and Smaug is there too!
Directed by Peter Jackson, the film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Aidan Turner, Billy Conolly, Sylvester McCoy, Manu Bennett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee and Cate Blantchett.
What do you think? Is this trailer everything you could have hoped for? Express your thoughts in the comments below. The Middle Earth Saga comes to an end when The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies hits theaters on December 17th.
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Baseball Throttles Chicago State, 19-0, In Home Opener
March 26, 2004
Chicago, Ill. - Junior second baseman Bryan Russo went 6-for-6 with five runs scored, three doubles and a RBI to help lift the University of Illinois at Chicago baseball team to the 19-0 non-conference victory over Chicago State in the Flames' home-opener at Les Miller Field on Friday afternoon.
The five runs scored was a Les Miller Field record. The previous record of four was set five times, most recently by senior third baseman Nelson Gord against Trinity International on April 16, 2003. Russo also tied the Les Miller Field record with the three two-baggers.
For the game, UIC torched Chicago State pitching for 16 hits, including three homers. Every starter recorded at least one RBI on the afternoon.
Senior right fielder Mike Hughes (4 RBI) launched his team-best sixth long ball in the bottom of the seventh inning, while junior catcher Justin Johnson and senior first baseman Brad Ryan each connected for their first homers of the season and recorded three RBI apiece.
UIC improves to 9-8 on the season, while the Cougars fall to 1-18 overall.
The Flames were solid on the mound as well, as freshman right-hander Ryan Zink (3-1) tossed a complete-game three-hitter and struck out eight batters, marking the first complete-game of the season for UIC. Cougars' starter Aaron Lang took the loss for Chicago State, falling to 0-2 on the campaign.
Both teams will do battle again on Saturday afternoon, with a twin-bill, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Les Miller Field.


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UPDATE: Monica has been rescued by The Barking Lot in San Diego. Thank you to everyone for sharing her story and helping this beautiful dog to have a new life.
Sharing saves lives.
Everyday it's a struggle to find homes for shelter dogs, but the task becomes even more difficult when a dog has a short coat, wide skull, and a muscular body build. And so it happens for Monica, a sweet, petite brown mixed breed, barely eight months old, living on borrowed time in the high kill shelter of San Bernardino City Animal Shelter; Tuesday may be her last day to live.
Hearts break when volunteers tearfully watch Monica crying and shaking in her kennel cage. Her kennel mate, a flashy looking brown and white female found a home; someone came and swooped her up in a loving adoption.
No one wanted Monica on Saturday; visitors walked up and down passing by Kennel 33 with hardly a second look at the plain brown dog with the golden eyes. What could be worst than a stressed puppy who doesn't understand why she is being kept a prisoner?
Follow Monica's desperate plea on Facebook to find a home as humane advocates share her story to their friends, family and coworkers. Her time is very limited; please act quickly.
The video shows both dogs; only Monica needs a home. (Shasta has been adopted.)
Another Facebook thread helping Monica can be accessed by clicking here.
If you are interested in rescuing Monica, please call the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter at (909)-384-1304 (extension) 1508, and refer to #A464890.
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I have a couple interesting pieces of Canadian history today. A few years ago a gentleman walked into the O'Dell House Museum with what looked like a board game. After showing me the side with a hand drawn playing board, he flipped the piece over to show me two documents pasted on the opposite side. The first document was a handwritten letter and the second was beautifully printed proclamation. While I immediately realized that these were important documents, it took me a few minutes to digest what he had presented.
In the years directly following the American Civil War (1861-1865) there was a great unease in the North American colonies with an allegiance to Britain. At wars end there was a large and well trained army which could easily decide to march north. In addition to this, there was a military threat from another source. Today this may seem like an odd threat but, it was a very legitimate concern in 1866.
The Irish Fenian Brotherhood were an organization dedicated to liberating Ireland from British Rule. During the Potato Famine of the 1840s a great number of Irish had emigrated to North America. Many of these people brought their desire to liberate their home land with them. Between 1866 and 1871 a series of cross border attacks were launched by Fenians living in the United States. These attacks have come to be known as the Fenian Raids. Among the desires of the Fenians was to cause enough trouble in North America that the British would be distracted in their dealings with Ireland. While the raids may have been a concern, they never really amounted to much more than border skirmishes.
Now, back to the documents. As I read the material, I realized that these were orders to call out the militia to defend Nova Scotia against the possibility of Fenian Raids. The printed document was a proclamation by Sir William Fenwick Williams, pictured at the top of this post, that there was the threat of an invasion. The handwritten document was a set of orders to Lt Colonel W.E. Starratt of how he was to muster and drill the militia. This document goes on to provide instructions for what to do if there is an attack. I have provided transcriptions of both of these documents at the bottom of this post.
While there was never a Fenian attack in Nova Scotia, there was a raid on Campobello Island on the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy just a month after these orders were written. In April 1866 a group of more than 700 Fenians appeared on the Maine shore across from Campobello Island. The goal, although poorly planned, was to seize the island. Many of the men had arrived weeks before their weapons. The large numbers of men had alerted authorities on both sides of the border and may have been the reason that these orders were written. While some shots were fired and buildings burned, the raid was broken up without casualties.
All for now,
Royal Gazette Extraordinary
Published by Authority
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday March 17, 1866
Sir William Fenwick Williams, of Kars, Baronet, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty's Army; Knight, Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; Grand Officer Legion d'Honneur; 1st class of the Turkish Order of Medijee, &c. &c.; Lieutenant –Governor and Commander –in –Chief in and over Her Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia and its Dependencies, &c. &c.&c.
WHEREAS, a Hostile Invasion of the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is threatened, by which the lives and property of Her Majesty's subjects therein may be put in jeopardy, and preparations are necessary to repel such Invasion of Made;
And Whereas, in such an emergency , I am by Law authorized and require required to call out the Militia Force of Nova Scotia in aid of Her Majesty's Regular Forces, for its defence:
I do hereby Command and require all Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates of the Militia Force of Nova Scotia, and all persons liable to perform Militia Duty in said Province, to turn out for actual service as in time of War, according to Law, and subject, on failure to do so, to the pains, penalties, and forfeitures thereby imposed and provided:
Of which all persons interested will take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Halifax, this Seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-six, and in the Twenty-ninth year of Her Majesty's Reign.
By Command of His Excellency
The Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
Bridgetown 23rd March 1866
Memo of Instructions to Lt Col W.E. Starratt Com Aug 3rd
Regiment Ann Co Militia
Muster your Regiment without delay – Read the Proclamation at the Head of your Regiment and explain – Administer Oath of allegiance to Companies as you arm them, - the Rifles on hand 40 Stand to one of your companies and immediately drill them for "5" five days – notify another company for next 5 days &c. unless arms come, if ea drill all whom you can furnish with arms – Learn them to shoot – Have a lookout at Port Williams. Post relays of horses, and telegraph to A.G. Militia, and Col. Milsom – if enemy appear. Send any information you may obtain – Keep the Ammunition in your own possession until required – If 800 rifles are sent to you, divide the Ammunition in proportion to rifles. Store Arms if possible in Charge of Captains – Send Col Milsom a Parade State of Muster day, note no of arms and kegs of Ammunition ?? by you on corner of said Parade State – Warn Regt to repair to respective Hd. Quarters or rallying post. On intimation of danger, throw up brush wood or timber near landing places to screen men from fire "on the alarm". The men drilling with arms will immediately repair to the place where their arms are deposited – Should any attack or landing be made upon any one point, it will be the duty of all the other companies to march off at once to the assistance of the attacked party. Keep a constant lookout to sea and establish a line of communication to Regimental Head Quarters.
Lt Col T Milsom IFO
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W.E. Starratt Comm of the 3rd Rega An Co Mil