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Moves worth practicing
Though I originally was responding to a question in another thread, the board didn't want to work with the posting of the reply. Given the nature of the thread, it's probably for the best. However, the following is an interesting topic in it's own right, and one I'd like to hear from the community on...
Jawa8578 asked...
1) The Backflip Saber Twirl/Slash - not only is it difficult to time the buttons to initiate the move in a combat situation, it's extremely difficult to use effectively due to the height of the blade swing. When timed properly, it can decapitate an opponent, or deflect the Red DFA. It's not easy to pull off, since the 3-button combo has to be executed in a precise order and timing sequence.
2) Jump Kicks: any direction - it could be argued that the standing kicks require timing, but the Jump Kicks are very difficult to pull off effectively and require practice to get the timing down well enough for them to be useable. As with the backflip, this 3-button combo requires a specific order and timing sequence or it won't work.
3) Alternating Horizontal Strafe Slash - it's possible to get the staff swinging in an alternating horizontal slash pattern very quickly, one swipe per direction, as a repeating combo; however, it requires alternating the strafe buttons in a specific rhythm or it won't work. This is actually very difficult to do with any regular consistency in the heat of battle. When done properly, and combined with crouch, it's very deadly and highly effective for creating a barrier or clearing a path.
4) Walking Crouch Sidestep Slash - one of my favorites is to hold shift walk, then right as the opponent charges or swings, quickly hit and hold crouch, followed by a strafe step and horizontal slash. It slices them though the lower body just about every time when done at the right moment. This one is a 4-button combo that requires 2 to be held throughout the move, and if done incorrectly may cause you to either roll to the side instead or get creamed by your opponent.
5) All of the staff swings are slightly different when Shift Walk is held down, and learning those moves effectively takes some practice.
6) Since the patch, many of the moves are more responsive to button combos - which means that it's a lot easier to accidentally do a crouching staff twirl instead of a rolling stab unless the buttons are hit in the right timing. So to do either intentionally with regular consistancy requires a little practice time.
7) With all of the standard flips/jumps and strafe moves (not special moves), the exact moment that one chooses to press the attack button within the progression of that movment changes how the swing is done and where the arc connects with the opponent. For example, try the Backflip while pressing Attack at different points along the flip - ie, just before the jump, immediately after the jump, half a beat after the jump, just before the fllip, after the flip... each one has a different swing arc, and some have a different animation altogether.
8) And finally... the Butterfly Staff Kick - now I know that many can do this accidentally by just spamming the move over and over. But if one wants to use it as a precision attack in a single stroke, it requires practice. Many don't realize that there's actually a Spin Kick just before the last stage of the Butterfly, that can be targeted to hit an opponent in mid swing - if one targets their cursor about 10 to 15 degrees to the left of an opponent, and if the opponent is about 5 full strides away (or appoximately 5 yards), then one can actually kick their opponent while slicing them in two, and it's generally a one hit kill. The Matrix Reloaded outdoor map is great for practicing this, because of the block patterns on the ground... if one lines up about three diagonal blocks away and aims slightly to the left of the corner, the kick should happen at just about the far corner of the third block.
Now if one doesn't play JA or practice with the Staff regularly, they might not ever know about these. One can blow these off if they want to... but in my opinioin, it takes skill and practice to pull these moves off effectively and with any regular consistency in combat. If you don't agree, then simply load up the game and try them yourself. I'm always running into those who call the Staff a "noobstick" online; and while it does help new players have a chance, there's much more depth to the Staff than most people realize or give it credit for.
So... anybody else have some moves worth practicing?
Good thread Akshara.
I'll edit post w/ moves at a time that is not now, I have a few which I'm sure that will be shot down, but some may appreciate.
Very informative Akshara. Good work :)
errr I don't think that was what he had in mind.
What you just described were moves straight out of the game manual more or less.
What Jawa meant were combos that are not obvious, like pull+throw+kicks and rage+DFA's for example.
Academy does have a few but they are very primitive when compared to some of the things that could be done in Outcast.
When I play FFA in Academy, level 3 Rage+FBS (flying back stab) with the double sabers just flat out dominates.
Rage at level 3 protects me from random shots from all of the idiots playing "roll and poke" and I can just FBS my little Jedi heart away.
One of my favorite "combos" is jump+absorb+merr sonn
I read through the entire manual before playing and several times since, as well as through most of Strategic Academy and several other resources, and the only two moves which I listed that are directly referenced in the manual or anywhere else are the first two; and they're still difficult to pull off effectively... I know you're a pro FK, but I'd like to see even you try and decapitate someone in motion with the backflip saber twirl on purpose without practicing it.
Regardless, I started this thread and the question has nothing to do with whether the moves are obvious ones or not - simply ones that need practicing to pull off well. Jawa8578's original request was simply, "tell me one move, any move, that requires practicing." And so I listed eight off the top of my head, and met the condition of the request. If you simply can't respect that... ah, whatever.
Here's lookin' at ya, kid.
My favorite move is the lunge attack move with blue style, single saber.
My favorite combos is protect+lunge attack
Jumping grip tosses
alot of the moves i devise take practicing. It's best to go into any single player lvl where you're in a big space relatively alone, go npc spawn kyle, and practice. It's always best to practice against teh best.
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- 3 pounds broiler-fryer -- (approx.) cut up
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Thanks Dave for posting this nice video. I watched it at my lunch break. I love it, and reminded me of my guilty pleasures. If it is porn, it something more than porn like Yanuel mentioned. I really love for the passion.
I loved this video. It was so hot but I really hate seeing all of that good cum go to waste when I have a perfectly good mouth waiting to be filled.
This was VERY interesting…I think one of the things I liked about it the most is the music…I am a BIG music fan, and the Music was just AWESOME…the videos were great as well :), but the music really got my attention!
I thought it was erotic yet beautiful and it's attempting to make the act that so many in this world find degrading and disgusting something just as passionate and full of love as heterosexual sex. I understand how some wouldn't like it though because I love Lauren Hill and it was a little odd at first hearing her music to a guy jerkin it haha. Grew to like it though, helps that the guy seems really into it.
I'm with heights89. I just can't believe they put this song by Frou Frou on this video… Imogen Heap is my favorite artist and I was just kinda shocked to hear The Dumbing Down of Love in porn lol
Loved it….but not sure about the music
Very, Very, interesting. I couldn't stop watching. The music set the tone. I just not porn. I love it!
The sex wasn't sensual enough to grasp the intended depth.
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Coq Au Vin [Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms and Bacon]
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Feeds 4 to 6 people
A 3- to 4-ounce chunk of bacon
A heavy, 10-inch, fireproof casserole
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 to 3 pounds cut-up frying chicken
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup cognac
3 cups young, full-bodied red wine such as Burgundy, Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone or Chianti
1 to 2 cups brown chicken stock, brown stock or canned beef bouillon
1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cloves mashed garlic
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
12 to 24 brown-braised onions (recipe follows)
1/2 pound sautéed mushrooms (recipe follows)
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons softened butter
Sprigs of fresh parsley
1. Remove the rind of and cut the bacon into lardons (rectangles 1/4-inch across and 1 inch long). Simmer for 10 minutes in 2 quarts of water. Rinse in cold water. Dry. [Deb note: As noted, I'd totally skip this step next time.]
2. Sauté the bacon slowly in hot butter until it is very lightly browned. Remove to a side dish.
3. Dry the chicken thoroughly. Brown it in the hot fat in the casserole.
4. Season the chicken. Return the bacon to the casserole with the chicken. Cover and cook slowly for 10 minutes, turning the chicken once.
5. Uncover, and pour in the cognac. Averting your face, ignite the cognac with a lighted match. Shake the casserole back and forth for several seconds until the flames subside.
6. Pour the wine into the casserole. Add just enough stock or bouillon to cover the chicken. Stir in the tomato paste, garlic and herbs. Bring to the simmer. Cover and simmer slowly for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and its juices run a clear yellow when the meat is pricked with a fork. Remove the chicken to a side dish.
7. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the onions and mushrooms (recipe follows).
8. Simmer the chicken cooking liquid in the casserole for a minute or two, skimming off the fat. Then raise the heat and boil rapidly, reducing the liquid to about 2 1/4 cups. Correct seasoning. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf.
9. Blend the butter and flour together into a smooth paste (buerre manie). Beat the paste into the hot liquid with a wire whip. Bring to the simmer, stirring, and simmer for a minute or two. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.
10. Arrange the chicken in the casserole, place the mushrooms and onions around it and baste with the sauce. If this dish is not to be served immediately, film the top of the sauce with stock or dot with small pieces of butter. Set aside uncovered. It can now wait indefinitely.
11. Shortly before serving, bring to the simmer, basting the chicken with the sauce. Cover and simmer slowly for 4 to 5 minutes, until the chicken is hot enough.
12. Sever from the casserole, or arrange on a hot platter. Decorate with spring for parsley.
Oignons Glacés a Brun [Brown-braised Onions]
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
For 18 to 24 peeled white onions about 1 inch in diameter:
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
A 9- to 10-inch enameled skillet
1/2 cup of brown stock, canned beef bouillon, dry white wine, red wine or water
Salt and pepper to taste
A medium herb bouquet: 3 parsley springs, 1/2 bay leaf, and 1/4 teaspoon thyme tied in cheesecloth
When the butter and oil are bubbling the skillet, add the onions and sauté over moderate heat for about 10 minutes, rolling the onions about so they will brown as evenly as possible. Be careful not to break their skins. You cannot expect to brown them uniformly.
Pour in the liquid, season to taste, and add the herb bouquet. Cover and simmer slowly for 40 to 50 minutes until the onions are perfectly tender but retain their shape, and the liquid has evaporated. Remove the herb bouquet. Serve them as they are.
Champignons Sautés Au Buerre [Sautéed Mushrooms]
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
A 10-inch enameled skillet
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, washed, well dried, left whole if small, sliced or quartered if large
1 to 2 tablespoons minced shallots or green onions (optional)
Salt and pepper
Place the skillet over high heat with the butter and oil. As soon as you see the butter foam has begun to subside, indicating that it is hot enough, add the mushrooms. Toss and shake the pan for 4 to 5 minutes. During their sauté the mushrooms will at first absorb the fat. In 2 to 3 minutes the fat will reappear on their surface, and the mushrooms will begin to brown. As soon as they have browned lightly, remove from heat.
Toss the shallots or green onions with the mushrooms. Sauté over moderate heat for 2 minutes.
Sautéed mushrooms may be cooked in advance, set aside, then reheated when needed. Season to taste just before serving.
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Score one for a beat writer doing "what good reporters do"
Dave Kindred | Dec. 3, 2010 5:02 p.m.
Somers, the Arizona Republic sportswriter whose beat is the woebegone Arizona Cardinals, was watching the local team play poorly, again. Five straight losses were bad enough. This would be worse, magnified by "Monday Night Football," the high-church telecast of the National Football League that gathers millions of worshipers at flat-screen altars across America.
It was the fourth quarter. The San Francisco 49ers led the Cardinals, 24-6. An ESPN camera showed us the Cardinals' quarterback, Derek Anderson. We saw him having a good time. He'd been a bum all night and his team had been worse. Yet on the bench he chatted amiably with Deuce Lutui, an offensive guard, both men cheery, the quarterback flashing a smile as bright as an Arizona sunrise.
It was a mystery, whatever caused the quarterback and his lineman to be so pleased during a humiliation. Maybe Lutui had mentioned the Cardinals' owner, Bill Bidwill, good for laughs across the decades. Maybe, because losing teams disintegrate into cliques, these offensive players found amusement in the defensive unit's hapless work that night. Or maybe, boys being boys, they spoke of girls being girls. Who knew?
We know it made Jon Gruden grumpy. Twice fired as an NFL head coach, Gruden is a football lifer whose boyish looks belie the anger necessary in his line of work. Some unkind folks even call him "Chucky" after Hollywood's baby-faced, ax-murdering serial killer. As MNF's lead analyst, Gruden did a voiceover on the DA-Luti video. "When you're down 18 points and you have five first downs," he said, "I want it to bother you." In case we didn't catch it the first time, Chucky said, "I want it to really bother all of us." I heard an ax blade being sharpened.
Reacting to the arrival of tweets and text messages at his press box seat, Somers made calls to verify the scene. He told me, "One call was to my boss, who rewound the incident and played Gruden's comments over the phone to me and described what was being shown."
Somers is 50 years old. He has been a sportswriter since graduating from Utah State University. From the Ogden Standard-Examiner, he moved to the Republic 25 years ago. He has been the beat man on the Cardinals most of the last 15 seasons. Like most NFL reporters these days, he blogs daily, tweets during games, files blogs on game days, and does the occasional local TV appearance. He works from the Cardinals' complex four days a week and from home on Tuesdays, the team's day off. Add it all up – a gamer on Sundays, notebook, two sidebar items, the week's daily stories and notebooks – he may write a dozen pieces a week.
We're not here, though, to talk about his writing.
We're here to speak of sportswriting's under-appreciated art, the on-deadline dogged pursuit of an answer from an uncooperative interview subject.
At a podium to answer post-game questions, Anderson told reporters, "Fire away."
Third question in, Kent Somers said, "The cameras early in the fourth quarter showed you and Deuce smiling and laughing on the sidelines. Can you tell what was – can you explain that, what was happening?"
"By no means," Anderson said, "was there anything that was funny going on out there. He was just trying to be positive and say, y'know, 'Get on the same page, get something going.' We're not laughing at anything. It wasn't like we were making jokes of what was going on." He seemed a touch irritated, his answer a touch weasly.
Here someone popped in a cream-puff question about how the team's good practices hadn't produced good games, to which Anderson agreed. Then Somers immediately did what good reporters do. He went back to the only question that mattered to the Republic's readers. He asked Anderson, "What were you saying in that instance, that you were trying to be positive, that was funny. I don't mean this to be sarcastic or pointed, but that went out on Monday Night Football television. A lot of fans are talking about it right now as a big problem with this team. Can you put into context what was going on at that moment, what caused you . . ."
"What Deuce and I talk about," Anderson said, more than a touch irritably, "is nobody else's business."
"But why was something funny when you're down 18 points in the fourth quarter?" Somers said.
Now, irritation became anger as Anderson denied what America's eyes had seen. When Somers said the camera caught him, the scrambling quarterback called five audibles, in this order:"That's fine, that's fine, that's fine. That's fine, that's fine." Then, shouting over Somers's five calm interjections asking for context, Anderson 1) never once answered the question, and 2) went on a rant that now has been viewed nearly a half-million times on You Tube.
"You think this is funny?" he said. "I take this (expletive) seriously. Really serious. I put my heart and soul into this (expletive) every single week. I'm just telling you right now what I do every single week. Every single week I put my freaking heart and soul into this. I study my ass off. I don't go out there and laugh. It's not funny to me. I don't want to get embarrassed on 'Monday Night Football' in front of everybody."
Somers didn't let go there. "That's why I'm asking you, what was the context?"
"I'm done," Anderson said, and he left the podium.
Instead of doing the smart thing and using Somers's legitimate line of questioning to defuse the controversy, Anderson compounded it with a profane rant that raised questions about his poise and leadership abilities. Even he seemed to understand as much two days later when he told a crowd of reporters, "Let's try this in a manner that doesn't end up all over You Tube. I'd like to apologize for my actions after the game. . . I obviously was very frustrated by what happened during the game and I let the emotions get the best of me."
Kent Somers, in his post-game blog, wrote of his part in the incident, "I tried to be diplomatic and professional, but I guess that's for others to judge. Anderson obviously didn't think so."
The score here: Sportswriter 1, Quarterback 0.


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Four Brits arrested in October for trying to smuggle cocaine into the United Kingdom aboard P&O Cruises' Arcadia pleaded guilty today, according to a report from the Times Online.
The passengers -- three women and one man -- were caught with about 20 kilos of cocaine, worth roughly £1.7 million, strapped to their bodies. Arcadia was returning to Southampton after a 23-night cruise to the Caribbean.
The four will be remanded in custody until their sentencing on 16 January.
Cases of individuals simultaneously vacationing and smuggling drugs are not unheard of. In April of this year, a cocaine bust took place aboard Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas during a 10-night Panama Canal cruise. In 2004, police in Tampa arrested 52 people involved in an operation in which -- you guessed it -- crack cocaine was being smuggled into New Orleans via cruise ship.
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American Airlines and British Airways will be jointly operating the British Airways Galleries Lounge in Philadelphia International Airport.
The lounge can be found in Terminal A-West inside of the security checkpoint, which will be an improvement for AA Admirals Club guests. Staff from both airlines will be present.
Hours are from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and AA services and premium service representatives will be available from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. because that's when the airline operates flights at Philadelphia. Services for AA guests will include complimentary light fare, snacks and self-serve soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits.
The British Airways Galleries Lounge is the second jointly operated lounge following the Denver Admirals Club, which opened in November 2010.
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Contact: Denise Hart
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March 10, 2004
DURHAM, N.H.– Spring break is on the horizon and for 126 University
of New Hampshire students fun in the sun means wielding a hammer
to build a house for Habitat for Humanity, making soup and working
in a shelter for homeless people in Washington, DC or Jackson, Mississippi,
clearing and repairing paths as part of Appalachian Trail maintenance,
helping in after-school programs in East St. Louis, Illinois or
Dallas, Texas, or providing outdoor education experiences for Cherokee
nation children in North Carolina.
The students are taking their week off and offering their energy
and enthusiasm as part of 14 trips organized by the Alternative
Break Challenge (ABC), a program run by students for students. At
UNH, the legwork is taken care of by the ABC executive committee
made up of co-directors Erin Delaney and Rick Walsh and committee
member Ashley Standbridge. Marianne Fortescue, coordinator for service
learning UNH's Partnership for Social Action, serves as the group's
Found on campuses across the United States and at UNH since 1994,
each campus program operates independently, with student organizers
researching potential sites and raising the funds needed for vans
to get the students there. Two students, who have previously participated
in ABC, are assigned as trip leaders for each project. At an ABC
fair in early December, the leaders sell their projects to interested
students. Students name their top three choices and then the executive
committee goes to work matching them up with what's available.
This year, for the first time, the ABC team is planning to guide
students to local service opportunities after they return. The committee
will host a debriefing session about two weeks after everyone returns
where the students will gather to share slides, discuss their experiences
and learn about local service possibilities.
"The basis of ABC is helping other people and the idea is
it doesn't have to stop when you get home," says Delaney,
a sophomore who taught at a Dallas after-school program last year
and who will travel to Cherokee, North Carolina, this week to offer
outdoor education after-school experiences.
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Student composers New works
Five composers from the University of Cambridge will work alongside renowned composer John Woolrich and principal members of Britten Sinfonia to develop their music. Following the workshop, one composer will be commissioned to write for Britten Sinfonia's 2013-14 season. For anyone with a passion for contemporary music, this day-long event offers an intriguing opportunity to hear from some of the composers of tomorrow.
Limited to 40 places.
£12 including light lunch and refreshments
(Students and under 18s free, excluding lunch and refreshments)
To find out how to submit a composition to be part of the Composers Workshop click here. Entrants must be from the University of Cambridge.
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Its few days that the Group 4 TNPSC exams were conducted on July 7th 2012 where 12 lakhs applicants were attended for 10,580 vacant posts . Now Tamilnadu Government has announsed that there are 1870 VAO Posts to be recruited through TNPSC .
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Power and light give a lot of independence to people, and City of Independence Power & Light Department (commonly referred to as Independence Power & Light) makes sure that citizens of Independence, Missouri, have all the power and light they need. The municipal electric utility company generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes reliable and affordable electricity to more than 50,000 customers. The utility, which maintains 12 generating units, 13 major substations, and more than 650 miles of power lines, serves the entire City of Independence, with the exception of Lake City Arsenal.


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The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department announced on Tuesday that athlete Tyler Boyd was named to his third award watchlist. The sophomore wide receiver was named to the Biletnikoff Award preseason watchlist. The award is given to the most-outstanding receiver in college football.
Last week, Boyd was named to the Maxwell Award watchlist (college football player of the year) and the Paul Hornung Award watchlist, along with teammate, sophomore running back James Conner. Both players join center Artie Rowell (Rimington Trophy) who have been named to an award watch list this summer.
Boyd earned a starting wide receiver spot last year for the Panthers as a true freshman. He caught 85 passes for 1,174 yards (13.8 avg.) and seven touchdowns. It was a freshman record for catches and yardage, surpassing records previously held by former Panther Larry Fitzgerald, who won the Biletnikoff Award while at Pitt.
Boyd capped a spectacular freshman season in style with his performance in the 30-27 win over Bowling Green in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. He had 8 catches for a career-high 173 yards (a Pitt bowl record) and returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown. It was Pitt's first punt return touchdown since Darrelle Revis returned one 73 yards against West Virginia in 2006.
Besides Fitzgerald, former Panther Antonio Bryant also won the Biletnikoff award. Pitt is one of only four schools to have multiple Biletnikoff Award winners, along with Oklahoma State, Oregon State, and Texas Tech.
The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation. Any player that catches passes is eligible to win the award. It is named after receiver Fred Biletnikoff who played for the Oakland Raiders from 1965 to 1978. He was an all-American at Florida State in 1964.
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Although they were anticipating the worst, the Kelly family of West Babylon, NY stated they are relieved to have closure after the body of their beloved Russian terrier. Yuri, was found floating in a bay off Montauk Highway a day after he was swept away by raging waters of the Carlis River as torrential rains pounded Suffolk County on Wednesday.
According to John Kelly, he and his wife Kristen were out taking their four Black Russian Terriers for a walk, when Yuri attempted to take a drink of water and pulled free of his leash. The 120 lb dog was suddenly swept away and swallowed up by the water before they even had time to react. Although some children reported seeing him trying desperately to get his head above the surface as he passed beneath a bridge, no one saw him again until his body was discovered yesterday.
In the meantime, a social media campaign to help search for Yuri attracted a response from "hundreds" of people online as the Kellys, and members of the local fire and police departments, along with dozens of people (both friends and strangers) searched the water and shorelines for him well into the night.
"Closure was the most important thing. We wanted to do everything we could to find his body. We got that, and we are able to go from there," John told the press
Black Russian Terriers are not really terriers, despite their name. They are actually a hybrid developed in the Soviet Union as a military/working dogs under Stalin's rule, from a mixture of breeds including Airedales, Caucasian Ovcharkas, both giant and standard schnauzers, Newfoundlands, and (the now extinct). The dogs are known for their intelligence, as well as calm, confident temperaments, and take well to training. They are also said to be " alert and responsive, instinctively protective, determined, fearless, and very loyal to their families." Males generally stand about 27-30 onches high and weigh about 110-132 lbs, while females average between 26027 inches high and weigh closer to 99-110 lbs.


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FAQs are answered using budget Summary Schedules and Charts. This information is updated once or twice a year; thus, the currency of an answer is dependent upon when the inquiry is made. (Please see Background Information for when the Schedules and Charts are updated.)
There are several ways to look at budget totals. Expenditures of:
a. General Fund = General Fund Budget Totals;
b. "a." and Special Funds = Budget Expenditure Totals;
c. "b." and Selected Bond Funds = Expenditure Totals including Bond Funds;
d. "c." Federal Funds = Expenditure Totals including Federal Funds; and
e. "d." and Nongovernmental Cost Funds = Total State Spending Plan.
All of these could be considered the Budget Total; "c" is the most commonly used and "b" the next.
See Chart B, Historical Data, Budget Expenditures, All Funds; Schedule 1, General Budget Summary; Schedule 2, Total State Spending Plan; and Schedule 9,Comparative Statement of Expenditures by Organization Unit, Character, Function and Fund. Also see Glossary of Budget Terms and Description of Fund Classifications in the (State) Treasury. (Return)
See Chart B, Historical Data, Budget Expenditures, All Funds. (Return)
See Chart A-1, General Fund History, Revenues, Transfers vs. Expenditures. (Return)
See Governor's Budget Summary, Revenue Estimates, under our Budget Documents pages; Schedule 8; and Monthly Revenue Bulletins, also under our Budget Documents page.(Return)
Governor Gray Davis took Office in January 1999 and his first Budget was for the 1999-00 fiscal year. Governor Pete Wilson's first Budget was 1991-92; Governor George Dukemejian's 1983-84 and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr's 1975-76.
See Chart B, Historical Data, Budget Expenditures, All Funds, for the size of the state budget any particular year. Also see question #1 above. (Return)
The State's "Surplus" is commonly thought of either as the unreserved fund balance of the General Fund, i.e., the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU), or a "windfall" in the State's revenues.
From the governmental budgeting and legal perspectives, the former interpretation is more appropriate. It is the SFEU that provides a source of funds for the general activities of the State in the event of a decline in revenues or an unanticipated increase in expenditures. This is also the residual of total resources after total expenditures and all legal reserves (such as reserve for encumbrances). However, since there are hundreds of funds in the State, each fund is a separate legal entity, and the balance of a fund other than the General Fund generally cannot be used for purposes of another fund, there is no (single) State Surplus.
Despite being outdated and somewhat misleading, the term "surplus" is widely used, especially in the news. It is often used to represent a "windfall" in unanticipated revenues. When a new projection of revenues is made and total revenues are estimated to be higher than previously assumed, the news media often calls the additional amount "surplus". This "surplus" can be for past, current and/or budget years depending on the point of comparison, either to the Budget Act or to the Governor's Budget. In either case, the amount of revenues above the previous projection would be included in the updated budget forecast.
Neither interpretation of "surplus" equates to "cash in the bank". The actual amounts of SFEU or "windfall" are not known until much later--six months after the end of the fiscal year. The amount of revenues is in constant influx from the initial projections to actual collections, which are not known until two years later. Similarly, major caseload-driven costs can vary widely over this period of time.
See Chart A, Historical Data, General Fund Balance Sheet; Schedule 1, General Budget Summary; and Schedule 10, Summary of Fund Condition by Funds. Also see Glossary of Budget Terms; Description of Fund Classifications in the (State) Treasury; and Department of Finance Glossary. (Return)
While it has changed over time and changes somewhat from year-to-year, about 52 to 55 percent of the State General Fund Budget is spent on K-12 and Higher Education.
See Chart E, All Education As a Percentage of General Fund Expenditures; Chart C, General Fund Program (Expenditure) Distribution; Chart C-1, Program Expenditures by Fund; Chart C-2, General Fund Expenditures Increase Over The Prior Year; and Schedule 9, Comparative Statement of Expenditures by Organization Unit, Character, Function and Fund. (Return)
Proposition 98 is an initiative passed in November 1988 and amended in June of 1990 by Proposition 111. It provides a minimum funding guarantee for school districts, community college districts, and other state agencies that provide direct elementary and secondary instructional programs for kindergarten through grade 14 (K-14).
The State's share of the guarantee is based on General Fund tax proceeds and is not based on the General Fund in total or on the State Budget. Its cost-of-living, population, local property tax proceeds (the local share of the total guarantee) and various other formulas and tests result in the calculation of an amount that is required to be appropriated by the state for K-14. The amount varies from year-to-year and throughout the stages of a fiscal year's budget (from the initial Governor's Budget proposal to actual expenditures), as the various factors change.
Proposition 98's share of General Fund tax proceeds averages about 40 percent. As a percentage of new (additional) General Fund tax revenues, Proposition 98 gets approximately 60 percent. That is, for an increase in General Fund tax proceeds of $100 million, Proposition 98 would get about $60 million on the average.
See Chart E, Proposition 98, General Fund, K-14; Chart C-3 Proposition 98 Expenditures, General Fund; Also see the Governor's Budget Summary, Elementary and Secondary Education under our Budget Documents pages. Also see Glossary of Budget Terms and Department of Finance Glossary. (Return)
See Chart F, Expenditures by Character, All Funds; and Schedule 9, Comparative Statement of Expenditures by Organization Unit, Character, Function, and Fund. (Return)
Which bond ballot proposals have been approved since 1972? See Chart K-7.
How much in bonds has been approved since 1972 for various program areas, such as Public Safety (Prisons and Jails)? See the Chart K-8 series.
Chart K-8a Chart K-8c Chart K-8e Chart K-8b Chart K-8d Chart K-8f
How many bonds have been approved since 1972 for various program areas, such as K-12 or Higher Education? See Chart K-9.
What percentage of the voters voted for or against a specific bond proposal since 1972? See Chart K-7.
Whether a specific bond proposal submitted to the voters since 1972 qualified for the ballot through legislation or through the initiative process. See Chart K-7. (Return)
Most of the State's Debt is long-term, used to finance capital projects, and owed to holders of the state's General Obligation and Lease-Revenue bonds. Short-term debt of the state's General Fund is for cash flow purposes and consists of external borrowing (normally Revenue Anticipation Notes, RANs) and internal borrowing (borrowing from other funds within the state).
See Chart K-1, General Fund G.O. Bond Interest and Redemption Costs; Chart K-2, General Fund Lease-Revenue Bond Interest and Redemption Costs; Chart K-3, General Fund G.O. and Lease-Revenue Bond Interest and Redemption Costs; Chart K-4, General Obligation Bonds; Chart K, Bond Interest and Redemption, Agency Debt Service Costs; and Schedule 11, Statement of Bonded Debt as of December 31, 1996, General Obligation Bonds. (Return)
The State's General Obligation Bonds are rated by the three rating agencies.
See Chart K-5, California Municipal Bonds Rating History: Chart K-6, History of California General Obligation Bond Ratings. (Return)
The State does not accumulate statewide data at this low level of expenditure, only individual departments maintain such data in their accounting and budgeting systems. (Return)
See Chart G, Proposed, Enacted, Mid-Year Revised and Actual Budget Expenditure Data, All Funds; and Chart H, Historical Data, Proposed, Enacted, Mid-Year Revised, and Actual Expenditure Data, General Fund. Also see Budget Process flowchart and/or explanation. (Return)
See Budget Process flowchart and/or explanation. (Return)
See Chart P, Historical Data, Dates for May Revision and Budget Bill Enactment. (Return)
See Chart P-1, Historical Data, Budget Act Dates and Veto Information.
For the General Fund, this can be viewed in at least two ways. Does the General Fund take in more than it spends (called an operating surplus)? Also, does the state spend less than its resources (Beginning Balances and Revenues)?
See Chart J, Historical Data Growth, Revenues, Transfers and Expenditures, General Fund; and Chart H, Historical Data, Proposed, Enacted, Mid-Year Revised, and Actual Expenditure Data, General Fund. (Return)
Proposition 4 is an initiative passed in November 1979 which generally limits the growth in the level of certain appropriations from tax proceeds to the level of the prior year's appropriation limit as adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population.
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PRESS RELEASE: Direct from Friends of the Greenville Zoo
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo recently helped secure a $49,000 grant from The Graham Foundation, a private family foundation that focuses primarily on awarding grants in Greenville County and targets organizations that can make a significant difference for the betterment of Greenville.
The grant money is earmarked for a project designed to expand the lion's den at the Greenville Zoo, said Elizabeth Geer, chairwoman of the Friends of the Greenville Zoo. The project will include a building that will feature four den spaces, a public viewing window, a themed seating plaza and family restrooms, which is something the zoo currently does not possess now.
"This grant is a great start to what will be one of the zoo's hallmark attractions in the coming years," Geer said.
The zoo needs to raise $499,000 for the expansion, which is part of the zoo's master plan. The expanded lion's den would also help the zoo meet its accreditation needs.
The enclosure would be built on the space now occupied by the vulture exhibit, which would be moved to another part of the zoo. The Greenville Zoo currently has two male lions, Chuma and Saied, half-brothers that came from the Riverbanks Zoo. Once the expanded lion's den is completed, one of the lions would be sent to another zoo through the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Species Survival Plan breeding program. The Greenville Zoo would then receive one or two female lions to start a breeding program here.
About the Friends of the Greenville Zoo:
The Friends of the Greenville Zoo is a non-profit organization that serves as an independent community outreach group, whose purpose is to provide financial, resource, and advocacy support for the needs of the Greenville Zoo. Learn more at www.friendsgreenvillezoo.org.
About the Greenville Zoo:
Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), Greenville Zoo is rated one of the best tourist attractions in South Carolina, attracting over 270,000 people annually. Operated by the City of Greenville, the 14-acre facility features wildlife from around the world.
The Greenville Zoo is open seven days a week, except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Zoo entry ticket sales close at 4:15 p.m. For more information about the Greenville Zoo, visit www.greenvillezoo.com. Follow the zoo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greenvillezoo and Twitter at www.twitter.com/greenvillezoo.


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College Hockey:Revamped playing style leads to success for Oswego
Oswego for years has relied on superior talent to win games, but not necessarily on gritty, hard-nosed hockey, the type of hockey one needs to win in the playoffs. This approach has gotten Oswego far in the last few years, but not far enough.
"We've relied on our talent," Oswego coach Ed Gosek said. "We've got talented kids who have won a lot of games because of their talent. Can they win games because of being gritty, outworking, blocking shots, mentally staying tough? These are the things we've been working on for a long time."
The Tyler Leimbrock goal in the NCAA semifinal victory over Norwich that gave Oswego the all-important 4-2 lead epitomizes the new playoff style of Oswego hockey.
Just prior to the goal, Leimbrock missed on a golden opportunity alone with the goalie. However, he and the team continued to work hard to keep the pressure up.
"I tried to stick with the puck in the corner, using what we've been preaching in practice," Leimbrock said. "And Titanic finding the back door. It shows the hard work and the perseverance of the team. Falling behind in the first period and coming back. It kind of epitomizes the play of our team."
The first goal was also similar — a blown opportunity by Jon Whitelaw missing an open net, but continued pressure eventually resulted in a Paul Rodrigues goal seconds later.
"It's one thing to talk about, but its another to have that resilience to believe in one another," Gosek said. "Like tonight, to continue to battle and not be happy with a one-and-done effort. I think that's really been a big difference for us. I'm proud of the guys."
Buying into that belief occurred after Oswego lost to Plattsburgh for the second time this year in the final regular season game.
"I think the turning point was our loss to Plattsburgh," Gosek said. "With a senior team, it becomes their team. Did they really want to take ownership? Anybody can do it when it's easy. How are you going to do it when it gets tough?"
That question was answered by the first goal and Leimbrock's clinching tally.
"When we had our backs to the wall in the semifinals of the SUNYAC playoffs, we knew it was you win or go home [in every game]," Leimbrock said. "We knew we weren't getting a[n at-large] bid. Everybody just pulled together."
Since that moment of truth, Oswego beat Buffalo State, 5-2, after falling behind 1-0, and defeated Plattsburgh, 4-0, to win the SUNYAC title and a berth into the NCAA playoffs. There, they beat Adrian in overtime, 3-2, after falling behind 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and now beat Norwich, 6-3, after falling behind 1-0 20 seconds into the game and 2-1 in the second period.
They now have one more game against Wisconsin-Eau Claire to prove their newfound playoff-style hockey is a winning formula.
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Since 2008, Somerville Local First has worked hard to build a sense of community among local business, and to foster an excitement in local consumers. During the Christmas season of 2012, Somerville Local First held its first Local is for Lovers market, putting dozens of local vendors in one place where patrons doing their holiday shopping could find their favorite items and discover new ones. The event was such a success that the next year it grew to include four holiday markets in 2013. This year, just in time for spring, the Local is for Lovers Mother's Day Market will feature plenty of gifts for the mothers in your life.
The Market will feature several vendors of skin card product. Stop at the Somerville Soap Works booth for some handmade soaps in unique fragrances. Always made without palm oil, corn oil, parabens, or sulfates, Somerville Soap Works soaps provide an environmentally sustainable way to care for your skin.
If jewelry and accessories are what you're looking for, check out vendors such as Mulxiply, a Boston-based supplier of fair trade jewelry made in modern styles using traditional materials and techniques. A certified Fair Trade company, a livable wage and ethical treatment of the people who craft the items is a top priority, and the non-industrial processes used to create these items has a minimal impact on natural resources.
Other local and green thinking companies you will find at Local is for Lovers Mother's Day Market include Zipcar, everyone's favorite car sharing enterprise, and Next Step Living, a company dedicated to making your home more energy efficient, which saves resources and reduces your electricity bill.
You can find all these and more at 12A Tyler Street in Somerville from 10:00AM until 3:00PM on Sunday, April 27th. Brooklyn Boulders, a community rock climbing gym, will host the event.


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Qiang Ning
Chu-Niblack Associate Professor in Asian Art
Curator of the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection
Joined Connecticut College: 2005
On sabbatical Spring 2016Education
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Contemporary Chinese art
Gender in Chinese art and society
Silk Road archaeology
Art market/Art Collection
Qiang Ning, a specialist in Chinese art and religion, was appointed in 2005 to a new professorship. His focus is on the field of Asian Art with particular emphasis on classical and modern Chinese art and to curate the College´s Chu-Griffis Collection of Asian Art.
Ning was previously an assistant professor of art at the University of Michigan. His scholarly interests include the issues of art, religion, politics, and gender in Chinese art and society.
The Chu-Griffis Collection, located in the The Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in Shain Library, is a collection of Asian art and calligraphy that was begun in 1985 by Charles Chu, professor emeritus of Chinese and founding curator of the collection, and Hughes Griffis, a New London attorney. The collection includes Chinese paintings from the 15th to the 20th centuries and Japanese prints, with emphasis on landscapes and depictions of birds, flowers and animals.
Conferences, lectures, presentations:
- Delivered a lecture, "Patronage and Image-making in 10th Century Dunhuang: A Social and Political Interpretation" at the Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University, April 6, 2012
- Directed a workshop on "Miraculous Images in Buddhist Art" at the Center for Buddhist Studies, Stanford University, April 7, 2012
- The 4th International Conference on Tibetan Art and Religion, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, October 15-17, 2011
His most recent book is an examination of the interaction of art, religion, and politics in the historical context of medieval China. He received the Chia Jsin Outstanding Book Award and The 7th National Book Award for his books Dunhuang Buddhist Art: An Art Historical Approach and History of Dunhuang Studies in China respectively. Professor Ning has also published many articles and given many lectures on the topic of Asian art. His latest works include a book titled Art, Religion, and Politics in Medieval China: The Dunhuang Cave of the Zhai Family (2004) and two articles for "Oriental Art" and "Ars Orientalis" in 2005.
View the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection website and the art history department website.
Contact Qiang Ning
Mailing Address
Qiang Ning
Connecticut College
Box #5483
270 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
212A Cummings Arts Center


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Swimming has been held at the Olympics since the very first modern games in 1896. On April 11 of that year, four events were contested in the Bay of Zea off the coast of Greece. A total of 19 swimmers from four countries compete in the events. The countries represented included Austria, Greece, Hungary and the United States. As far as we know, the United States was the only country represented that did not place in the top three at the games. (A third-place winner was not recorded in the 100-meter freestyle.) Only men were eligible to compete in the events.
Then, only the top finisher received a medal. In the years since, the International Olympic Committee has assigned medals to the top three finishers. Below you'll find a list of the recorded winners.
100-Meter Freestyle
Gold: Alfréd Hajós, Greece, 1:22.2
Silver: Otto Herschman, Austria, 1:22.8
Bronze: No bronze-medal award recorded.
500-Meter Freestyle
Gold: Paul Neumann, Austria, 8:12.6
Silver: Antonios Pepanos, Grees, 9:57.6
Bronze: Efstathios Chorafas, Greece, time not recorded.
1,200-Meter Freestyle
Gold: Alfréd Hajós, Greece, 18:22.2
Silver: Ioannis Andreou, Greece, 21:03.4
Bronze: Efstathios Chorafas, Greece, time not recorded.
Sailors 100-Meter Freestyle
Only sailors from the Greek Royal Navy were eligible to participate.
Gold: Ioannis Malokinis, 2:20.4
Silver: Spiridon Chasapis, time not recorded.
Bronze: Dimitios Drivas, time not recorded.
Suggested Links
- Swimmer Dana Vollmer talks about learning to race through unexpected occurences
- Missy Franklin expects to swim in Minnesota Grand Prix
- Univ. of Minnesota's Kierra Smith appears on Morning Swim Show; talks nerves
- Ricky Berens shares his most embarrassing swimming moment on "Gold Medal Minute"
- Brooke Bennett returns to competition, calls Janet Evans her inspiration


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- Guess when Barry Bonds will break the home run record and win a Nintendo Wii console Contest ends Friday, May 25.
As Barry Bonds races toward baseball immortality and the title of Home Run King, he can't escape another sobriquet: Poster Child of the Steroids Era.
Fairly or not, Bonds has become its face - even if he isn't the only player ensnared in the Balco Laboratories scandal and its aftermath.
His historic chase of Hank Aaron's all-time home run record of 755 comes at a time when U.S. sports leagues are mobilizing their anti-drug efforts and American sports fans are expressing apathy toward a milestone many believe will be tainted.
"The public doesn't think of him as being the right guy," former National League MVP Andre Dawson recently told the Miami Herald when discussing the home run record.
Right guy or not, Bonds keeps hammering away as baseball starts to confront its unsavory past. Just last week, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees said the league should have apologized for its widespread drug problem years ago.
"I was wrong for doing that stuff," the former A's slugger told USA Today. "Steroids and all of that was a part of history. But it was a topic that everybody wanted to avoid."
It's one Barry Lamar Bonds wishes he could sidestep now.
The hunt for Barry
From the time authorities raided Victor Conte Jr.'s Burlingame nutrition company, in 2003, publicity in the Balco case has centered on Bonds.
And it hasn't gone away in the 3 1/2 years since because of an ongoing perjury and tax evasion investigation. In short, he went from witness to target - all the while continuing to hit home runs.
The government believes Bonds, 42, lied under oath in 2003 when he told a grand jury he did not knowingly take steroids. He said he took substances he thought were flaxseed oil and an arthritis balm, products authorities say were Balco steroids known as "the clear" and "the cream."
It appeared the government would charge Bonds last summer, but prosecutors decided against it, at least for the time being. Still, Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, has been in prison since November on contempt charges for refusing to answer grand jury questions about the slugger.
The government also has presented evidence to a grand jury that Bonds failed to pay taxes on money earned from memorabilia, according to a lawyer for one witness.
Bonds' one-year, $15.8million contract with the Giants was delayed for months last winter partially because of language pertaining to an escape clause if he was unable to play because of legal issues.
But even if the government were to file charges against Bonds, a trial probably wouldn't begin until after the 2007 season.
It has been speculated, however, that Commissioner Bud Selig could suspend Bonds based on an indictment and the results from former Sen. George Mitchell's investigation into steroid use and baseball.
Baseball's burden
America's pastime has taken the brunt of criticism about the drug issue partially because of Bonds, Giambi and Gary Sheffield: big-name power hitters with links to the Balco scandal.
It was magnified in early 2005 with the release of Jose Canseco's tell-all book that provided anecdotal evidence of steroid use by Mark McGwire and other stars. That led to an embarrassing hearing on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers excoriated baseball's leadership for their tepid drug policy.
But it was a book about Bonds, "Game of Shadows," that proved to be the tipping point for Selig, who then appointed Mitchell to investigate the problem.
Mitchell's ongoing investigation had gone quietly until the recent conviction of a former New York Mets employee who admitted to supplying "dozens" of baseball players with a variety of steroids. After pleading guilty, Kirk J. Radomski agreed to assist Mitchell, a move that could boost the investigation.
It is part of a new era of cooperation between sports leagues and investigators. David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said Thursday his group has been assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration on cases of international distribution of steroids and growth hormone.
And this spring, all the major U.S. sports organizations met with the federal government in the first sign of a concerted national anti-drugs campaign. Initial talks have centered on the possibility of sharing information to help monitor the activities of athletes and their distributors.
"Now the time is right," said Scott M. Burns, deputy director for state and local affairs at the White House drug control office. "It's not about records or times. If it is backgammon or pro sports, Americans don't like cheaters."
It took some embarrassing cases, including last year's positive drug tests of Tour de France winner Floyd Landis and Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin, to get American officials to react.
Even the NFL, which prides itself on having a strong anti-drug program, was stung last year with the investigation of a South Carolina physician who supplied Carolina Panthers players with growth hormone and other drugs. And a month before the groups met, New York authorities busted a major Internet-based pharmacy that sold athletes steroids.
"More people want to talk to me more about HGH and steroids and sports than crack cocaine," Burns said. "It is on the minds of Americans."
An unavoidable topic
With 10 home runs needed to tie Aaron, Bonds is not responding to steroids-related questions. He rarely addresses any off-the-field issues, let alone that type.
Still, those allegations have increased as the home run mark comes into view. Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling recently broke the game's code of silence to criticize Bonds. Although Schilling quickly apologized for saying Bonds has admitted using steroids and cheated on his wife and his taxes, some former players haven't backed away from their harsh words.
"It has played a major issue in his performance," Dawson told the Miami Herald. "It hasn't been documented, but as a player, you see it."
Dale Murphy, a two-time N.L. MVP, told the New York Daily News: "He's gone about his career the wrong way. I'm very indifferent to what he's accomplishing."
Such talk has frustrated Bonds' younger brother, Bobby Jr., who told the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger last week, "It's so hard to justify what's going on with baseball and how they're treating him."
And the man who is clinging to the home run record? Aaron has said he plans to play golf the day Bonds passes his mark. Read into it what you will.
Even Selig has been unable to stay above the fray. A close friend of Aaron's for 50 years, Selig can expect to be asked about Bonds and steroids from now until ... who knows? He told the Mercury News last week that he still had not decided whether to be in attendance for the record-breaking stretch.
Although Selig would not address it, the commissioner, perhaps like many fans, is worried about baseball's glorious moment being sullied.
Just another dilemma in the Steroids Era.
Contact Elliott Almond at firstname.lastname@example.com or (408)920-5865.


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Hi I would like to get some process flow or logic for the following problem,
- I have a company which works in three states, lets say states A,B,C
- In the company I also have team of employees work for each states, That is for state A, we have a group of employees, For B we have another group and same in the case of state B.
- For each states I have 5 different activities.
Now I have an admin for each state, who will upload the request into the system using a SharePoint portal in the form of an Excel sheet.
a. The admin will select in the site, which state, which activity and a flag whether the activity is priority or not.
b. All the requests will go to the document library for that state, and into the folder for that particular activity.
Now the real problem is, that excel sheets can contain 10 lines (each line is one activity - same kind) or 100 lines.
Now how can I distribute the requests (1 request is one line in the excel sheet) to the group for that country, on the basis of work load.
Please suggest me one possible flow to achieve this ?


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- Location: Gulangyu Island
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Over forty instructors and students attended the Western Aikido Association's Spring Gasshuku. They came from from many Western States. The workshop led by Robert Frager Sensei and Koichi Barrish Sensei offered one insight after another into the Founder's art.
For example, Frager Sensei pointed out that Aikido is both a horizontal as well as a vertical art. He explained that continuing to move in one fixed way doesn't allow for the full expression of O Sensei's insights into Aikido. One needs to see that moving and including this reality of including both the horizontal and vertical is truly the way to approach standing on the Rainbow Bridge.
Barrish Sensei brought insight after insight from his Shinto background, showing how these Universal forces from the moment of Creation were all present in what O Sensei taught. And, that these energies, these same forces are still present today. And not only that but we can work with, understand and experience them in our own lives and especially while on the mat.
All in all, from this writer's standpoint, even with sore knees, this workshop was on a high level never experienced before. And it will take many weeks to absorb and understand all the incredible information and insights given by both Senseis'.
When the Western Aikido Association was created, it was decided in the beginning that what was taught would not be all vanilla, all one approach to Aikido. And indeed there were many contrasts between the way Frager Sensei and Barrish Sensei expressed the art. But they both agreed, it was the same love, the same truth and the same core teaching of the Founder.
The next workshop will be this Fall. The dates and information will be published here.