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Three new Draconic Lords vie for rulership of the Firelands–Varthrax, Cadorus, and Grilipus. Talisman grows more dangerous as they struggle to claim dominance over their territory and the Crown of Command.
The Dragon expansion offers players even more choices and strategic challenges, including a new, dual-sided Inner Region for their heroes to conquer. The alternate sides allow you to face familiar terrain along a path that requires all new tactics, or to venture into the Dragon Tower, where a hero's every step meets opposition by the Dragon King's minions and leads him ever closer to an ultimate confrontation with the Dragon King, himself.
Talisman: The Dragon brings the Draconic Lords and their legions of dragons to life with over 300 new cards and tokens, and six new characters are introduced with dynamic miniatures.
Any hero who dares confront the Dragon King must be prepared for an epic battle!
Product Information
Robert Harris
Asmodee North America, Fantasy Flight Games
Year: 2011
Players: 2 - 6
Time: 60 or more minutes
Ages: 9 and up
Weight: 1,103 grams
Language Requirements: This is a domestic item.
working title: Death and Glory
Revised 4th Edition
Revised 4th Edition
Product Reviews
Average Rating: 3.2 in 6 reviews
Games Workshop only teased us with the release of 2003 Talisman. The copies are extremely hard to find and are a bit pricey ($75 retail), but well worth the investment. This is game is easy to learn, fun to play and a great collectors item. Just look up the previous expansions are valued between $80-$250 dollars each.
The game appeals to many for the simplicity, and yet exciting ever changing gameplay, that it will always have great replay value. The cards change the outcome and you can never play the same game twice. This game is must have item for every die hard, stay up all night, eating cold pizza, drinking Mt Dew, game playing fanatic.
The happiest day in most hard core gamer's life is the day the finally get their grubby little paws on a copy of GW Talisman.
I saw there wasn't a review for this game and so I just had to write one. Writing a review for an out of print title may not be all that useful, but on the off chance that Funagain gets a copy floating through its doors in the future I thought I would let people know a bit about it.
Talisman - The Magical Quest Game was first published in the early to mid 1980's, when fantasy role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons were quite popular. Games Workshop published a few other games before this one, but to my recollection Talisman was the first game they published that had wide-spread acclaim and really catapulted the company's success.
There are three editions of the Talisman game. The first and second editions are the same game, with the second edition incorporating card errata and rule clarifications but not changing the game play at all. The third edition is a substantial redesign with all new components and several rule changes. The changes are substantial enough that third edition Talisman actually plays like a different game. This review applies to the first and second editions of the game. I'll make some comments about third edition at the end.
Talisman is a fantasy board game where each player takes up the role of a hero seeking to rule the world. Heroes battle monsters, and each other, to be the first to travel through the three regions of the board (Outer, Middle, and Inner) and place the Crown of Command upon their head. Once someone wears the crown, the other players can swear fealty (i.e., concede victory) or attempt to brave the killing power of the crown to eventually wrest it for themselves.
Heroes have four stats: Strength, Craft, Lives, and Gold. Strength is used to physically battle creatures and other heroes. As heroes defeat creatures this way their Strength increases. Strength is also increased through the use of weapons and various magic items. Craft is used to battle spirit creatures (psychic combat), escape traps or other puzzles, and cast spells. Craft does not increase as it is used, but can be increased through magic items. Lives represent the life force of the hero. Each hero starts with 4 lives and loses one each time he/she is defeated in combat or fails in some other lethal situation. When lives are reduced to zero, the hero is dead and the player is out of the game (optionally, the player can start over with a new hero if no one yet has the Crown of Command). Lost lives can be healed, and the hero can have more than 4 lives through magical means. Gold is the hero's wealth and used to purchase items, spells, healing and so forth.
The game mechanics are straightforward. Players roll a die, move their pawn the appropriate number of spaces, and follow the instructions for the space they land on. There are places to buy and trade items, learn spells, gain healing, and so on. Primarily, though, the board has open areas where players draw adventure cards to see what happens. This is the crux of the game. Adventure cards have monsters to fight, magic items and equipment, gold, events, and various people or entities who may harm or help the players. Cards are ordered such that events take place first, then conflicts with monsters, then interaction with any items or other denizens.
Game play consists of traveling the board to increase your hero's stats, gather useful items and followers, and find a magic talisman that you need to enter the Inner region. Once you think you are powerful enough, and you have a talisman, you head for the center of the board and the waiting Crown of Command. Once you wear the crown the other players either concede victory or continue on. If they continue, you roll a die instead of taking a normal turn. On a 1, 2 or 3 nothing happens, but on a 4, 5 or 6 every other hero takes one point of damage. Eventually either another hero will reach the center of the board and engage you in combat to determine who keeps the crown, or they all will die from the damage you inflict with the crown.
Talisman became so popular that GW published six expansions for the game. The first two: Expansion Set and The Adventure, add new heroes and adventure cards to the base game. Talisman Adventure also adds an optional rule for random endings, so the Crown of Command becomes only one of several possible endings. The next three expansions: Dungeon, Timescape and City, add additional boards to the game with their own cards and opportunities along with new heroes. These extra boards expand the scope of the original game and consequently also increase the game length. The final expansion, Talisman Dragons, adds a number of dragons to the adventure deck as well as items with which to better defeat them. It also adds four new heroes and a new ending: defeating the Dragon King in order to win.
Talisman is very exciting, challenging, and entertaining. The heroes are quite varied so game play is interesting as players use different tactics based on the character they are playing. Some are brute-force types while others rely on guile and stealth. The random nature of the adventure deck and the numerous different hero types results in no two Talisman games ever being the same. This makes the game exciting and creates a sense of adventure. It also means the game is not strategic, so if you loathe having your best laid plans laid waste by a few random events you should steer clear of this game. If, however, you enjoy exploring and overcoming hidden challenges, then this game is perfect for you.
The game is not without its faults. Game balance is not perfect. Some of the heroes have abilities that are more useful than others, which gives them an advantage. Usually the advantage is minor and doesn't affect the game much. Sometimes, though, the disparity is so unbalancing that either those heroes should not be used at all (e.g., the Prophetess) or the players should make sure that all of the heroes used in the game are of similar power levels. Game balance is further eroded as you add the expansions. Some of the added heroes do not mix well with the originals, and should only be used in a game against each other. Timescape is the most blatant example of this with the opportunity for characters starting on the Timescape board to get firearms or power armor early in the game and then easily plow through the main board to win.
Another detractor is the potential for 'chase the leader' to occur. Because so much of the game is random, should a player get a few good draws that increase his/her hero's power early in the game it can be difficult to catch up or knock that player down. Difficult, but not impossible. There is always the mighty Random spell that can turn even the greatest hero into a toad--for a short while.
Lastly, the game components are not of the same quality level as today's 'german' games. The hero pawns are thin, coated paper pieces that you put into plastic stands. Over time the bases tend to not stay on. GW came out with pewter miniatures that are very nice, but are quite expensive if you buy the whole set. You could substitute miniatures from a different game, I suppose. The adventure cards are made from the same thin paper and thus have a tendency to tear or bend if not treated with some level of care. This isn't a problem for adults, but kids enjoy the game too and can be rougher on the parts.
Overall I think Talisman is a great game and well worth the time investment it takes to play (at least two hours). I have yet to play a fantasy themed board game that does as good a job of creating a sense of adventure and role-playing as Talisman. My enthusiasm for the expansions is a little less than for the base game. I recommend the Expansion Set, Adventure, and Dragons with no reservation. Talisman City and Dungeon are OK for variety, but I do not consider them to be 'must haves'. Timescape is too unbalancing, in my opinion, to use other than in a game with Timescape-only heroes, so its value is limited.
A comment on third edition Talisman: Some of the criticisms I mention above were corrected in the third edition. The paper pawns were replaced with very nice plastic miniatures. The heroes were completely redone with simpler, more balanced powers. Instead of combat victories only improving your Strength, they added an experience point system where all creatures are worth points that you can then use to improve any stat you want: Strength, Craft, or even Life or Gold. This adds a good measure of flexibility that is lacking in the first and second editions.
These changes greatly improved game balance. They also took away a lot of the character of the previous editions, however. Third edition heroes are not as unique and thus the interaction among the players is not as varied or necessary. The adventure cards were also simplified and balanced. To me, the result is that third edition feels 'dumbed down' and sanitized. I think they balanced the game a little too much and ended up dousing a lot of the excitement found in the earlier editions. It may be that I am just used to the earlier editions and do not appreciate the finer points of the third edition. The third edition is definitely a better choice for families with younger children because the rules and cards are simpler and the components are more durable.
I like a good dungeon crawl as much as the next person, and this game does it as well as any other. Roll a die, move your character (each with his own special abilities), and draw a card which could be a monster, a treasure, or a follower, or attack one of the other players, should he or she be unlucky enough to be there.
Unfortunately there's really not much more to it than that, and not nearly enough to justify the $75 price. The only decision you make each turn concerns which of the two directions to move your character, unless you're lucky to have a spell or item you can use on the other players. Everything else is random, whether the roll of the die or the luck of the draw. This would be a fun family game... if only the average family could afford it.
Oh, but it has great plastic minis. That must be what costs so much.
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I'm racing my first triathlon in September (Trek Women Tri in Orlando), and I started training for the swim yesterday. I swam just over a half mile in about 35 or 40 min with lots of breaks, so I'm feeling really confident that in 9 weeks I'll have a improved a lot and my fears of being rescued by a boat after collapsing mid stroke 5 min in have vanished. Now I'm wondering what kind of time I should be aiming for. I'd like to have a decent time, but I'm certainly not expecting to be competitive. I've been running 5k's for the last 6 months and I usually place around the bottom of the top 1/3 and that would be a great place to be for this triathlon too, but anywhere in the top half would be a major accomplishment. So that's my question: what is a decent swim time for a half mile swim leg?
runner, cyclist, and triathlete with a healthy Bodyflow obsession
If you are looking to be in the top 33%, I would take a look at last year's results to see approximately what time you would need.
You have to do .5 between 15-18 min. to be top 1/3.
As all race courses are different Longislandguy probably had the best advice - look at the race results from last year for the race you are doing. You may have to be a little bit faster than last year but at least you'll have a good idea of what you need to do for your race. Additionally, what length race has a half mile swim? Typically a sprint is about a third of a mile, a Olympic swim is just under a mile, and a IM 70.3 is just over a mile. And...take it from a good swimmer....people spend too much time worrying about the swim when they should be out running. Good luck and have fun.
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For me, my benchmark in any distance event is twice the world record as a decent pace. (So if Michael Phelps can swim 100m in about 50sec, I'm looking to do it in 1:40.) The longer distances for swimming, I use the rule of thumb to aim for 1 minute per 50m - that's "fast" for me and that pace puts me in the fast lane at my pool.
2009 Pascack Valley Sprint Triathlon - 1:20:17
2010 Pacers Half Marathon - 2:09:37
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Thanks for the response, everyone. Last year, a 23 min time would have put me in the top 1/3 and 25 min in the top 1/2, so I'll be aiming for somewhere in the low 20's.
As for the distance, I suppose it's a modified sprint: .5 mi. swim, 12 mi. cycle, 3.1 mi. run.
runner, cyclist, and triathlete with a healthy Bodyflow obsession
Hi Brenda,
Since you said this was your first tri, I'd like to give you a different perspective... You're asking the wrong question :-)
Focusing on swim time can really put you in a difficult position by driving you to expend much more energy early in the race for very little benefit.
For example, working hard to get a 10% improvement in the swim can take it out of you. If you want to test this out, next time you're at the pool do a set of 10x50 yards at a moderate but comfortable pace. If you are able to hold 50 seconds per 50, go back at your next workout and try and hold a 45 second pace for the ten 50s and see how you feel.
And what do you get for that extra expended effort? In a .5 mile swim going 10% faster will gain you approximately 1:10 in time. I've watched a lot of people go through this: swim too hard and gain a minute or two, but then they fumble around in transition and lose time, have a hard time on the bike the first mile or two and give back some more time, etc.
My suggestion would be to forget completely about your swim speed, and focus your effort on developing a smooth, long, and fluid stroke. I think you'll find that this will actually get you faster, but allow you to exit the water feeling warmed up and ready to race rather than being overly tired.
I TOTALLY agree with dk.
I am fairly new to triathlon, doing 4 sprints last year. I completed my first sprint this season a week ago at the Minutman Triathlon. I have an Olympic distance race coming up in a little less than 2 weeks.
Swimming is all about finding a pace that works for you and not worrying about speed. I have been pool swimming my entire life and consider myself a very solid swimmer but that all changed my first few open water triathlon swims. Anxiety and nerves kicked in as I was too busy trying to find a spot and keep up. I was exhausted in transition and took a long time to get my wind back on the bike.
It is important to note, I am physically challenged, born with achondroplasia, a form of disproportionate short-stature, more commonly called, dwarfism. Prior to the start of this season I had time to do 2 open water swims with my local tri team here in eastern MA.
When I started the sprint last week, I found my spot, got in the water, and swam. No anxiety or nerves and a ton of fun. I got passed by many, and passed a few. I got out of the water and had lots of energy to have a great T1 and get on my bike and GO!!
I hope this info helps.
"Triathlon has become life in microcosm, a metaphor that gives truth to the wisdom passed from each generation to the next: work hard and you will be rewarded, have faith in yourself and you will excel; do not falter when an ill wind blows your way." Ashley Halsey
Thank you for your advice. I'm really only looking for a time to work towards in training. My approach to race day for 5ks is what I'm planning to use for the triathlon: breathe, relax, and keep a steady pace; don't worry about the time. It's always worked out well. However, I still like to aim for 5k in under 28-30 min when I train, and that's the kind of information I needed. I'll feel confident if I can swim .5 mi. in under 25 min. a week before my race whether or not I repeat that on race day.
runner, cyclist, and triathlete with a healthy Bodyflow obsession
DK has great points for total time and robbing time down the road to gain a minute up front.
Last year I focused on the bike portion, because it is the longest, using similar logic. (And because it kicked my butt the year before). You'll spend about half of the Tri on the bike. The biggest proportional gains will be made there. My last sprint I swam the swim medium fast, focusing on being fresh out of the water. Then I hammered the bike leg, taking 10 minutes off my time from the year before, and beating even my best training pace by a couple minutes. It cost me, though, and my 5k was slow... about 2-3 minutes longer than expected (still over a minute up on the year before). However, that gain on the bike was a good trade-off for me.
It sounds like you've got the right idea, though. The swimming should come together for you in the next month, and you'll be knocking out the distance in no time!
2009 Pascack Valley Sprint Triathlon - 1:20:17
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AG109: Do I Hear A Ralts?
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Do I Hear A Ralts? (ラルトスを救え!急げマサト! Rescue Ralty! Hurry Max!) is the 17th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Battle.
Episode Plot
The gang is coming nearer and nearer Sootopolis City. Max checks the map on his PokéNav, seeing that the city is not near as they thought. Brock makes the lunch, while Ash is (very) determined to get the last badge. Snorunt comes out of its Poké Ball, using Icy Wind to cool him down. Max makes fun of him, but hears someone (or something)'s voice. Max runs to the source, seeing a Ralts, wounded. He comes to the gang with Ralts, so they tend to him, feeling it is quite cold. Max gives some of Brock's soup to Ralts, but it does not want it, though Pikachu persuades it to drink the soup.
Ralts feels better already. Snorunt comes to it, so Ralts is taken aback. Max and Ash scold Snorunt, so Snorunt uses Icy Wind on Ash's hat and Max's glasses and puts them back, freezing them. Ralts laughs about this, so feels much more better. Brock tells them they should bring it to the Pokémon Center, as it still has fever. Ralts comes on Max's back, who will transport it. Team Rocket see the Ralts, so Meowth proposes that Ralts should be given to the boss, as it would protect him from intruders and make him sleepy, so they plan to capture it.
The gang runs to the nearest Pokémon Center, but they encounter a man (James in disguise) who tells them that they found his Ralts. He represents Gardevoir and Kirlia (Jessie and Meowth in disguise). Brock tells the man Ralts is sick, so they are taking it to treatment. The man demands to get Ralts, but Max sees Ralts is scared of the man, so the man tells them Ralts must have its mind affected. Kirlia (Meowth in disguise) steps wrong, so Ash scans it using the Pokédex, revealing to be Meowth. Jessie hears the part about Meowth be able to pick coins, so she condemns him. They are soon discovered to be Team Rocket. Jessie sends Dustox who uses Whirlwind. James sends Cacnea (and James dodges its hug), who uses Pin Missile. Pikachu attacks with Thunderbolt, hurting them, but are recovered by Chimecho's Healing Bell.
May sends Combusken, who attacks with Fire Spin, but is negated by Dustox's Whirlwind. Jessie sends Seviper, attacking with Poison Tail, though Pikachu retaliates with Iron Tail. Cacnea uses Pin Missile, but Brock sends Ludicolo who counters with Razor Leaf. Max spots Ralts is getting weaker, and tells it to Brock. Dustox uses Psybeam, Cacnea Needle Arm and Seviper Poison Tail, though Pikachu, Combusken and Ludicolo stand guard. Ash tells Max that he needs to go to Pokémon Center, as he stated himself he wanted responsibility. Brock and May support him, so Max runs away with Ralts. To stop Team Rocket, Snorunt uses Icy Wind and runs to Max and Ralts.
However, Wobbuffet reflected the attack, so Team Rocket is unscathed. Team Rocket spot that Max and Ralts have gone away, so May tells them their eyesight is "not so cool". Jessie is mad, so orders Seviper to use Haze, so nothing much can be seen. Max runs with Ralts and Snorunt catches up with them. Team Rocket are running to get Ralts as well. Max spots Ralts is getting much weaker, so puts it on the ground to rest. He spots some berries and gives them to Ralts to eat, but Ralts does not eat. Max begins to cry, as he failed to bring him to Pokémon Center, but notices Ash's Snorunt. Snorunt froze the berries, so Max wraps them and puts them on Ralts' head. Ralts begins to feel better and eats the berries. They run to the Pokémon Center, but Team Rocket intercepts them.
Team Rocket demands Ralts, but are blasted off by Psychic. They spot a Gardevoir and a Kirlia. They demand Ralts, but Max tells them it is sick and needs to be treated. Kirlia uses Psychic, but they see Ralts shining. Gardevoir and Kirlia give Max a chance to treat Ralts and they disappear. Max and Snorunt spend the rest of the day running and at evening, they arrive to the Pokémon Center. They see Ralts being healed and Ash, May and Brock come to him. Max begins to cry again, though May says he did his task as said. They all wait until morning, when Joy comes out of the room, telling that Ralts is fine. Max comes in the room, seeing the healthy Ralts. Joy tells them the cold got severe, and it wouldn't made it if it got later.
Max sees Ralts, so he tells it needs to go back. He gets out and calls Gardevoir and Kirlia, but with no response. This time, Jessie and Meowth come disguised, but the gang knows that they are fake. Max is mad, so uncovers them and Ralts attacks them with Psychic, blasting Jessie and Meowth off. James attempts to run away, but the real Gardevoir and Kirlia stand before him, blasting him off as well. Gardevior and Kirlia come to Max, and he releases Ralts so it may come to them. Ralts comes to Max to hug him, expressing it wants to come with Max, but Max tells it cannot come, but says it may come if he is a trainer - when he is older. Gardevoir, Kirila and Ralts disappear. Max hears Ralts, who wants to promise him that he'll get it back.
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In addition to calling too much, Zink says that duck hunters often call at the wrong times. "Timing is everything in duck calling," Zink explains. "I have hunted with a lot of guys who were excellent callers in their ability to sound like ducks, but they didn't really have a grasp on when to call. I've also hunted with guys whose calling didn't sound all that good, but they knew when to call and were much more effective hunters."
The key to effective calling, according to Zink, is to read and understand the body language of ducks while they are working. "I keep my duck call to my lips at all times so I can call at the exact moment that ducks get confused or start to hesitate," he says. "As long as ducks are circling my decoy spread and are flying steadily and making the turns as they should, I don't blow my duck call. But as soon as they get indecisive, I'll hit them immediately with one or two five- to seven-note greeting calls. Telltale signs are when the birds start to move their heads and necks a lot from side to side or when their wing beat or flight path starts to waver. That's when you blow your duck call. If you wait for them to start to slide away, it's often too late."
Veteran Louisiana call maker Rod Haydel has developed a similar calling philosophy. "I like to call at times that will make it easier for ducks to get into my decoys—in effect, acting like an air traffic controller," Haydel says. "For example, when ducks are circling downwind, I try to call at the moment that will turn them in a position that will give the birds a straight and easy approach to the decoys. You don't want to call and turn ducks at a time that will make them have to work harder to line up for landing."
Haydel believes that not all ducks are callable, especially late in the season. He has a good tip for calling these wary birds. "When ducks are turning well to your call but have been circling several times without committing to your decoys, try giving them a greeting call as they circle behind you upwind," he says. "This will sometimes turn them back over your blind, giving you a passing shot that you otherwise wouldn't get. This can put a lot of birds in the bag late in the season when ducks have gotten very wary."
In duck calling, as in business, it's all about closing the deal. Unfortunately, many waterfowlers come up short in their ability to coax waterfowl to fly those last 20 yards into gun range. Missouri outfitter Christian Curtis says finishing is the most challenging aspect of calling, especially in this era of intense hunting pressure. "Nowadays, ducks have been hunted all the way down from Canada, and they've heard and seen it all many times," says Curtis, an Avery pro-staffer who has numerous state and national calling titles to his credit. "If you don't get ducks to commit quickly and you give them a chance to start circling over and over again, they are going to find something they don't like. This usually happens after only three or four passes. On windless days when your decoys aren't moving, one or two passes might be all you'll get. Your calling has to force ducks to make that decision quickly.
"When the birds get 75 yards out and you drop your call, that's when they'll slide off and start circling," he continues. "When I'm finishing ducks, I like to use a lot of five-note greeting calls, feeding chatter, and short, sharp quacks. As birds get closer, I increase the speed and urgency of my calling. But I also lower the volume. I call just loud enough for ducks to hear me. If you call too loud when ducks are working close, you'll blow them out. The secret to finishing ducks is to call aggressively enough to get them to go ahead and commit without flaring them."
And Curtis says many hunters have a hard time controlling the volume of their calling. "Sometimes this is because of the caller, and sometimes it's the call," he attests. "It's pretty difficult to finish ducks with a loud, open-water style call. A good solution to this problem is to add a quieter finishing call to your lanyard. Blow the louder call when ducks are working farther out and then switch to the softer finishing call when they get close. There are a lot of timber-style calls on the market today that work well for this purpose."
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Mirna Cicak had another big year for the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's tennis team. The No. 1 singles player for the Islanders led her team to its first winning record in Southland Conference matches while also leading the way to a third-place finish in the league, the highest in program history.
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Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Monday night to accuse Steven Tyler of directing a racist comment at her.
Thank God for Twitter, or no one would be able to engage in senseless feuds anymore.
According to E! News, the Aerosmith frontman and former "American Idol" judge ridiculed the feud between current "Idol" judges Minaj and Mariah Carey, saying, "You just have to give your opinion. It wasn't hard for me, but I would imagine it's hard for some people, and they need a manager to say 'shut the (expletive) up, and just give them your opinion.'
"These kids (contestants), they just got out of a car from the Midwest somewhere and they're in New York City, they're scared to death; you're not going to get the best (out of them). ... If it was Bob Dylan, Nicki Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield! Whereas, if it was Bob Dylan with us, we would have brought the best of him out, as we did with Phillip Phillips. Just saying."
Right, he was just saying. He gave his opinion, and the whole thing could end right there. Minaj would take his words to heart, bake Mariah Carey a pie, and swear on a stack of pink, fur-trimmed Bibles that everyone would get along from now on.
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"Steven Tyler said I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield???," she posted on Twitter. "Steven, you haven't seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet. I understand you really wanted to keep your job but take that up with the producers. I haven't done anything to you. That's a racist comment. You assume that I wouldn't have liked Bob Dylan??? why? black? rapper? what? go (expletive) yourself and worry about yourself babe."
I imagine no one has called Steven Tyler "babe" since people still had to get up to change the TV channel.
Minaj continued: "LOL lets make him a shirt that says 'No Coloreds Allowed' then escort him down 2 Barbara Walters so he can tell how he was threatened w/guns," she said, referring to her feud with Carey. "When Steven 1st went on Idol he was ridiculed by his peers & fans alike. Called a sell out. So what does he do? Ridicule the next judge."
Tyler hasn't responded to any of Minaj's tweets and Fox-TV had no comment on the matter.
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Area Girl Scouts and Concord Chevrolet may have helped save Christmas for many Contra Costa County seniors.
Be A Santa To A Senior, a nationwide nonprofit that collects and distributes gifts to seniors, delivered presents to 100 seniors in Contra Costa County last year, but this year would have seen a big drop-off in gift donations if not for a $1,000 check from Concord Chevrolet that allowed them to buy a large number of the items on the wish lists.
Last year, CVS stores throughout Contra Costa hosted trees festooned with ornaments containing area seniors' wish lists. Shoppers often could pick up an ornament and complete their shopping for the wish list without ever leaving the store. But this year, CVS decided not to host the "Be A Santa" trees.
But with Concord Chevrolet's donation, and the time and energy of Concord's Girl Scout Troop 32408 making sure the 150 seniors identified by Be A Santa To A Senior would not go empty-handed, there are smiles and gifts after all.
Marissa Ennis, a fifth-grader at St. Agnes School in Concord, came up with the idea after reading about the "Be A Santa" program last year.
The girls got Dr. Ludwig of Clayton Valley Orthodontics in Concord to host a tree in their waiting room.
Marissa, along with Isabella Samardzic, a fifth-grader at Highlands Elementary in Concord, became the project managers for the troop of 11- to 12-year-old girls.
Isabella was in charge of making fleece blankets to give to seniors, and Marissa was in charge of the tree at the orthodontics office.
"A lot of the seniors can't pay for heating," said Isabella, and Marissa said, "Getting to help the seniors was my favorite part."
The troop had a small celebration with the staff at the orthodontics office on Dec. 13.
"Dr. Ludwig and his staff have been very helpful promoting the program and encouraging clients to take a tag to adopt a senior," said troop leader Jackie Byrd, whose daughter, Aynsley Byrd, belongs to the troop. "Several times a week girls have gone to the office to collect any gifts that have been donated."
This project will help the girls earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award and Journey Award for Community Service.
Be A Santa To A Senior runs until Dec. 21, and gift donations will be accepted until then.
The city of Concord has been at the forefront of participating in the program. There is a large tree with "Be A Santa" ornaments in City Hall.
"We ran out of ornaments," said Concord Vice Mayor Tim Grayson, who spoke at a gift-wrapping party at the Concord Senior Center on Saturday. "We had people that wanted to give gifts but couldn't."
Grayson was moved by seeing the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts among those volunteering to wrap gifts.
"When you see a child working here on a Saturday when they could be playing video games, that's Christmas all the way," he said.
The Concord Commission on Aging helped to increase the number of seniors receiving gifts from 100 to 150 this year.
Commissioner Suzanne Davis-Lucey said she loves helping Be A Santa To A Senior because older residents are often neglected. Davis-Lucey said many of the seniors are not used to receiving gifts or visitors and can be suspicious of the kindness.
"When I went to ask permission from the seniors to deliver gifts to them, one 100-year-old woman asked me, 'Are these gifts for free?'" recalled Davis-Lucey. "Before signing the paperwork, she told me, "My daughter's a lawyer."
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2. Paper: Engaging Students with Theory through ACM Collegiate Programming Contests --- education : 12:37
"Training sessions are good opportunities to present students with
challenging programming problems that cannot be solved without theoretical background in spite of simple formulation. The trainers should provide students with background theory as soon as students realize the programming complexity of these problems."
Related link:
- Kwangkeun Yi's site has a lot of papers on formal methods. Puzzles for Learning Model Checking, Model Checking for Programming Puzzles, Puzzles for Testing Model Checkers seems interesting.
3. Paper: Laptops in the Classroom --- education : 13:13
This paper is about mandatory laptop use in the classroom, but since our labs are one-computer-one-student, the insights are useful. Here were the uses they observed:
- posting instructional material online - animating and demonstrating concepts - collaborative learning exercises - instant feedback - automatic program execution and visualization - evaluation and testing - communication
The instant feedback thing looks particularly useful, and I will certainly try to write an online system for that - or adapt http://www.moodle.org, which greatly impressed me when I last checked it.
4. Paper: A Mentor Program in CS1 --- education : 13:30
I can't find a free online URL for this, but it's in the ACM Digital Library.
Maybe it might be a good idea to have compulsory group mentoring for freshmen computer science students...
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6. Will I be able to compete in the ACM ICPC? : 16:45
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Some confusion about her age. I'll go with the vet's guess placing her at around a month old. My sister contends that she's far younger. At any rate, Catastrophix can walk around (albeit unsteadily), purr (quite delightfully), and snuggle (rather contentedly).
It's been hard to type with one hand, but it's worth it for that little furball.
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DOE's work with the city of Greensburg, Kansas, over the past year is bearing fruit, as the city is now rebuilding with a new emphasis on energy efficient buildings and renewable energy, particularly wind energy. Greensburg was devastated by a tornado on May 4, 2007, after which the city announced its plans to rebuild as a model of sustainability. When Greensburg contacted DOE for assistance, the agency sent a team of experts from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory to conduct studies, develop renewable energy and energy efficient business strategies, and assemble financing and ownership options to produce or procure renewable energy technologies. DOE opened an office in Greensburg and helped the city develop and pass a resolution that all large city buildings achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest green building rating available under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Greensburg is the first city in the United States to pass such a strict green building requirement.
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It is not surprising that the U.S. Navy's Pacific campaign during the Second World War received so much attention from naval historians— certainly the defeat of Japan was the navy's greatest contribution to the war, but the navy also played a significant role in the battle against Hitler. The U.S. Navy and the War in Europe is intended to redress that imbalance—not just to chronicle the many undervalued U.S. operations in the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean, but to reach a more well-rounded judgment of the U.S. Navy's contribution to the victory in Europe. An illustrated, readable history of this underappreciated aspect of the war, this book takes a revisionist view of the war in Europe.
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In 2009, then-President Zelaya was ousted by politicians and military officials who believed he was trying to change the Constitution to hold on to power. Now, the Constitutional Court, which is friendly to the ruling party, has made reelection legal.
In 2003, the opposition signed a petition to recall Chávez, but many later faced government repercussions. Now, a similar idea has been proposed for Venezuelans who don't sign a petition against US sanctions - and people are falling in line.
A video made by high school seniors in Mexico City has become an embarrassment for their school and reminded Mexicans of how the high and mighty act.
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Slavery ended almost 127 years ago in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is working to create a new memorial that goes beyond the expected, emphasizing connections between the African continent and Brazil.
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Honduras' foreign minister wrote a stern letter after a think tank published a report saying more than 30 percent of Hondurans indicated they were victims of crime last year. Official crime statistics are lower, but many lack confidence in police and don't report all crimes.
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And to get this out of the way, Core 2 duo(2.13ghz) with 2gigs of ddr2. Ps3 is on the network wirelessly with usually a decent signal strength(80%+).
Ok now, this has been happening often and I don't really know why. Last night for example, I watched 3 episodes streamed over the wireless to my ps3 with 0 stutters after the initial 5-10 seconds for the video to come up. Low quality, only 640x480. Now the file DOES have soft subs on the computer, but I'm not actually using them on the ps3(english track, no subtitles) and when this was happening before those other files had no subs at all. I'm not using the transcode option here, but then for most things, especially something such low quality, I never do and everything usually works fine. So this morning I go to load up episode 4. After like 20-30 seconds of a black screen, it comes up, runs for a few seconds, and pauses. This continues until I just shut it off.
I restart the media server, restart the ps3, same problem. Again, it started doing this before on different files, ones that I had watched BEFORE and eventually when it finally worked AFTER as well, with no problems whatsoever.
Nothing is really running on my computer, usually a browser window or something. I don't have any downloading/uploading going on, and the only other computer that uses this network is turned off most of the day(which it is now). Other than perhaps a problem leaving the computer itself on for a very long time with ps3 media server, so rebooting my computer every once in awhile to fix this, I don't know what else could be causing these TERRIBLE stutters yet most of the time the same files will play with even 1 popping up.
*Edit* Oh and I'm using everything that came with the program default except that I set my cores to 2 and video quality settings to 25/5/2, which was mainly for a couple files I played the other day that were too large. But I'm under the impression that only matters when you actually select the transcode folder when browsing on the ps3 itself?
Looking for any help that you've got =) Please ask if I left something important out.


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This is adapted from an article published on the website of: First 5 LA: Champions for Our Children. Its mission is to increase the number of children ages five and under in Los Angeles County who are physically and emotionally healthy, ready to learn, and safe from harm. Something we all want for the children in our communities.
Between work, errands and child care, housecleaning may fall to the bottom of the priority list for busy parents. But a recent study linking asthma with household dust may be reason to put more energy into tidying up.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health identified a bacterial protein found in dust that caused allergic asthma in laboratory mice. While more studies need to be done, the lead researcher suggested that regular cleaning may protect children from asthma attacks.
It may seem obvious that keeping a clean house reduces dust and allergies, however there are some specific steps parents and caretakers can take to protect their children.
1. Reduce bedroom clutter. Books, toys and decorative objects collect dust. Keep only essential items on shelves or tables in your child's room. If her bed is covered with stuffed animals, let her choose two or three washable favorites and make it a habit to wash them weekly.
2. Protect bedding. Dust-proof mattress and pillow covers are easy to find and can protect your child's bed from accumulating dust and dust mites. Wash sheets and blankets once a week on the hottest water setting to kill dust mites and eliminate dust.
3. Identify dust magnets throughout the house. Wall-to-wall carpeting attracts dust, and some sources recommend removing it and installing wood, tile or linoleum flooring. If this is not practical, vacuum once or twice a week using a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filter. Upholstered couches, drapes and mini-blinds also are dust traps. Vacuum or wash them weekly.
4. Clean smarter, not harder. Keep allergic children out of the room while you clean, since housework can kick up dust particles. Use a damp cloth to trap dust. If you have allergies, wear a mask while cleaning.
5. Go online. Cleaning checklists and helpful information about asthma and dust can be found on the Internet.
Asthma is one of the most common childhood illnesses, yet it can be hard to diagnose in children under age 5. If you think your child may be asthmatic, ask your pediatrician for an assessment and recommendations.
First 5 LA source article: CLICK HERE
Bacterial Protein in House Dust May Spur Asthma, National Institutes of Health (Oct. 2012)
Asthma: Basic Information, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)


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ForgEdit is a programmers text editor for Mac OS X. It is a customizable and competent editor, that blends well with OS X and corresponds to the user-friendliness that every Mac user expects.
Features include: tabbed editing, user definable key bindings and modes,
regular expression find, and a lot more. Switchers in particular will appreciate the ability to define key bindings.
Just to clarify - ForgEdit is free while in beta. Once it is deemed roadworthy, a license will cost ~$20.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: programmer , developer , text , editor
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Thanks for the feedback guys!
Some comments:
cocoi: ForgEdit is not inspired by TextMate. Why make another? My inspiration comes mostly from UltraEdit and an old Borland IDE.
bitnix: This is the editor i missed working as a developer on the mac. If i didn't feel it added some value to the existing fauna, i would never have made it (in a nutshell, the featues i miss most from the competition are tab-indents-selection, tabbed editing, user-definable key bindings, file drawer, and an easy way to edit modes/file types).
spacecat85: ForgEdit does come with a command line tool, called forged. The first time you start the app, it asks if you want to install a 'synchorinzed tool'. Synchronized because it does not return until the file is closed again (as opposed to the 'open' shell command that does return right away). I've realized that synchronized tool is not very descriptive, so it has been changed to command line tool in b10.
I like what I see so far. It starts up quickly and has a clean interface that takes up little room on my MacBook screen. This is also the only cocoa text editor I've found (so far, anyway) that lets me easily re-load a text document using another encoding in seconds, which has come in handy when opening some legacy documents left over from an old OS 8/9 installation.
I'd like to eventually see a command to invoke ForgEdit from the terminal, a la Smultron.
This is interesting. Made by a swede, so there is definitely potential to expect here. And it can't hurt with some competition in this field of applications.
Having said that, I must say that such an undertaking, to create yet another text editor is a fairly bold one.
I own TextMate and SubEthaEdit. Both apps are, in my opinion, pretty solid in what they do. Their approaches are a bit different (and I guess that's why they hold ground against each other's competition); TextMate being my main workhorse, perfectly brilliant for any kind of programming and general text editing, including Unix shell operation and low level system tinkering, etc. etc. SubEthaEdit is THE tool to use, for collaborational needs. And it's pretty darn competent at doing most of the things that TextMate can handle (although TextMate's feature set is more advanced and further expanded than SubEthaEdit).
So, this leaves the question: what's going to be the route for ForgEdit? Is it just going to be an alternative to TextMate, minus â10 bucks? I'm not sure that is going to seal the deal, as there are already other cheap, well, even free alternatives, such as the free Smultron (also swedish made), skEdit ($25, more or less strictly web oriented) and others.
Conclusion: ForgEdit definitely need something genuinely NEW, to survive in this increasingly populated software field. Otherwise, I don't see a reason to choose it over the aforementioned editors (not to mention Xcode).
But I'm a fan, and I'm definitely keeping an eye out for ForgEdit! It's looking nice already, but again, I'd like to see some new innovations withing this app.
Seems to me this app has been heavily inspired by TextMate, but hasn't got it's bundles.


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June 24, 2010
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Other Sided Dice
Besides the typical six-sided game dice or one of the 7 standard RPG dice, this category includes unusual-sided dice. Includes 3 sided D3 dice, 5 sided D5 dice, 7 sided D7 dice, and more. All kinds of weird and unique dice with various numbers of faces.
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What they're saying
What others are saying about 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver's anti-gay comments, made during a podcast with Artie Lange:
"You know what, guys? You have to be very careful in what you say. I can't elaborate on that or what happened there or even how he got enticed somehow into making that statement."
-- Jerry Rice
"It's going to impact him going forward. It's something that he will learn about himself. ... It will affect him. Hope and pray that it affects him in a positive way going forward."
-- 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh
"You see a football player that had an uninformed opinion, and now he can grow in his sort of experience and be a beacon for everybody in the locker room for the 49ers and hopefully throughout the NFL, to show it's more than what your uninformed, juvenile opinion is of something. And that's what I want to push Chris to do."
-- 49ers CEO Jed York
"Hopefully, there's not (a backlash). But if I was a gambling man, I would probably think there (will be a backlash). That's why the comments that he made were so big, because the city we're actually in, there is a large population of people who are gay. There are probably a large number of people who come to Candlestick Park every weekend that are gay. It was just a mistake by him and I know he wishes he could take it back."
-- 49ers safety Donte Whitner
"Who knows, there could be someone who's gay in our locker room right now that's scared to come out, which he has a right to be if he is because of all of this and how other teammates might feel. I feel like anybody can be who they want to be as long as you don't disrespect other people and go about your business in your own way."
-- Whitner
"If people hear you say those things, regardless of whether you mean them or not, they're going to fry you for it if it's in a public arena, and your whole reputation is going to be roasted for it. He apologized and hopefully he'll learn. I think he's going to learn and he's going to grow from it and he's going to be a better person for it.''
-- Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, Santa Cruz High School grad and same-sex marriage advocate
"Kwame was a great guy. He was a respectful guy. I never knew he was gay. It wouldn't have mattered if I did, just because of the guy he was. He never tried to do anything to anybody, he never said anything disrespectful. He was just a football player in the locker room."
-- 49ers safety Dashon Goldson on former 49ers teammate Kwame Harris, who is gay
"On this team, with so many different personalities, we just accept people for who they are. We really don't care too much about a person's sexuality. You know who you are, that's who you are, and we accept you for it."
-- Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs
"I don't think we should tear a man's head off or a woman's head off just because of their sexual preference. I think we're all good people. I really believe we should be able to look beyond that in this day and age. It's here in our world, it's not like it just came yesterday. So for us to act like, oh my god, this is like a bad disease that just hit our country, it's not."
-- 49ers receiver Randy Moss
Staff writers Daniel Brown, Cam Inman, Jerry McDonald, Alex Pavlovic and Carl Steward contributed to this report.


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A fun Teen Spirit leads us into a nice Llama. Fluff is sloppy in the travels but also very funky, (check this out...), even a quick "Leo" from Trey. Yamar is way fast and a little sloppy, the bootleg souce also changes here for a while. Fishman is confused getting started but has a great vaccuum solo. Possum is great with lots of teases again.
Memories is missing from the source I heard, Fire is rocking but sloppy.
Sounds like the boys had a lot of fun this gig.


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Plans to relieve traffic moving ahead in Terrebonne, Lafourche
Published: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:26 p.m.
There are plans to begin widening two of the most heavily traveled roads in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, possibly by the end of the year.
Tax dollars have been secured for the construction of extra lanes on Terrebonne's Grand Caillou Road, which handled more than 19,000 vehicles a day in 2012, and North Canal Boulevard in Thibodaux, where more than 14,300 vehicles traveled daily, local government officials said.
The South Central Planning & Development Commission traffic counts rate Grand Caillou as the second-most traveled road in Terrebonne Parish after Martin Luther King Boulevard. North Canal is the second-most traveled road in Lafourche Parish, after U.S. 90.
U.S. 90 could someday see changes as well, if a coalition succeeds in turning it into an interstate by connecting it to Interstate 49. State Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, recently formed the coalition, though he acknowledges those plans have been worked on for 20 years.
The state Department of Transportation and Development plans on Grand Caillou having five lanes starting at Industrial Boulevard near Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, which attracts much of the traffic. The five lanes will continue past Dixon Road, where Grand Caillou will then turn into a three-lane road until Thompson Road, Parish President Michel Claudet said. This project — which DOTD estimates will cost between $7.5 million and $10 million — is being funded by the state and federal governments.
"It is going to be a major benefit to the east side of Houma," Claudet said.
The public bid process to find a contractor is supposed to begin late this year, Claudet said.
"The project has been in the works for quite some time, and they're finally bringing it to fruition. ... We're looking forward to it proceeding," he said.
Plans to widen North Canal Boulevard have also been long-awaited.
The $4.4-million project will expand North Canal to a four-lane road inside the city limits, eliminating the merge from four lanes to two near Belmont Drive and Walmart. The city will chip in about $800,000, with the state covering the rest, said Luci Sposito, Thibodaux grants and economic development director.
"People in the left lane do not realize the lanes merge, and there are a lot of accidents there," Sposito has said. "This should help that."
The two-mile project could kick off late this year or early next year, Thibodaux Mayor Tommy Eschete said.
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Campus Resources
Butler Library
Butler Library contains a balanced collection of books, periodicals, online resources, and other instructional and media resources. The materials in the library exist to support the curricular offerings of the University as well as the idea that reading and research are essential skills for the lifelong learner. The Butler Library has private study rooms, upstairs classrooms, and beautiful turn-of-the-century architecture, technology is also merged through wireless Internet access, three computer areas, and two closed-captioned television sets that provide students with local and global news. In addition to the traditional offerings at Butler Library, students are encouraged to stop in for a cup of coffee and a snack at the library's coffee shop, Java 201.
The library has late-night study hours from 12 a.m. – 2 a.m. During that time, the only areas that are open are the Cardy Reading Room, the Coffee Shop area (the coffee shop is not open), and the West Wing where computers and a printer are available.
Faculty and students have access to over 53 primary subscription databases providing them with the ability to retrieve full-text documents at no cost. To access these databases, go to http://www.lindenwood.edu, go to Library, and go to Research Help-Databases. If you are accessing off-campus, you will be asked for login information. You may enter your last name and your 8-digit ID No. followed by LU or you may enter the word "student" as the name, enter 678LU as the password (source: Library –Michael Dorlac). In addition, the library houses the Mary E. Ambler Archives, which include primary source material documenting the history of Lindenwood and the surrounding area.
The Library is a member of the MOBIUS consortium. MOBIUS provides students access to over 14 million book titles throughout the state of Missouri. If an item is not available through MOBIUS, patrons may use Butler Library's Inter-Library Loan Service. Butler Library's dedicated staff is available to help patrons navigate the wealth of traditional print and electronic resources that it offers. The library staff has developed a series of workshops, class presentations, and study guides to assist users. In addition, Lindenwood's librarians are available during all library hours to assist patrons with whatever their research needs might be. Reference librarians may be contacted in person, by phone, or email.
Computer Labs
There are two main computer labs on the St. Charles campus. One lab is in Butler Library and the other is on the 3rd floor of the Spellmann Center. A student I.D. is required. To see the hours of operation and to learn more about how to use these facilities, click here.
Butler Library offers 28 computers for student use. In addition, students may access the scanner and print from one of two printers. Reference Librarians are available for research assistance at this location.
Classroom computers are available for student use in Harmon Hall in rooms 104, 202, and 234. These computer labs are only available when a class is not present. For more information, call the Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship office at (636) 949-4840.
There is no bookstore on campus; however, books may be purchased or rented at Book-X-Change located at 2144 1st Capitol Dr., St. Charles, MO., 63301 or may be ordered online through Book-X-Change, accessible from the Lindenwood University homepage. You may find the Book-X-Change website located under Current Students, Academic Life-Books, and Visit Book-X-Change Website or through http://www.lutextbooks.com/. Students are expected to acquire the specific textbooks (domestic versions only). Each student is expected to have his or her own textbook for each class. Students are strongly encouraged to order books at least two weeks before the beginning of the term and, if possible, have the books shipped directly to a home address
Writing Center/Tutors
Located in Butler Library, the Writing Center offers writing consultations and appointments. The writing consultant's role is to help students improve writing skills by answering questions regarding writing mechanics, organization, and content. To find a tutor or make an appointment with the Writing Center, select Academics in the top left bar, and click on SASS-Tutors & Writing Center. To make an appointment, click on the link above or contact the Writing Center at 636-949-4870.


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GCPC Mission Statement:
GCPC's mission is to educate, shoot, share and socialize with other photographers in the greater Cincinnati photographic community in a dedicated effort towards the overall betterment of photography. We hope to attract professionals as well as novices who are willing to share their photographic knowledge and hopefully gain some in return.
About us:
Membership to the Greater Cincinnati Photographers Meetup Group is open to all photographers. GCPC is a private group. Membership to GCPC is a privilege. Membership to GCPC is FREE!
Anyone with a sincere desire to grow and share photographically is encouraged to join GCPC - no matter their geographic location. We welcome and respect the new member no matter their skill level. No prerequisites exist for participation in our photography Meetup group other than sincerity, courtesy and mutual respect.
Because we're a private Meetup group, all of our photo galleries, all but three of our discussions boards, our complete library of informative files, all of our members names and bios, all of our polls and their results, all of our contests and all of the details of each upcoming Meetup are only visible by members. ~ Access to this information alone is reason enough to join GCPC!
Why GCPC:
With so many photography groups in the area you may be wondering, "Why should I join GCPC? What's special or different about GCPC?" We believe what sets us apart is:
► Our Mission
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Our GCPC Mission Statement is crystal clear - "to educate, shoot, share and socialize with other photographers in the greater Cincinnati photographic community." Our mission statement is not just words to us - it is the very heart and soul of our group and what we strive for in everything we do.
Our GCPC Leadership Team is made up of two individuals who eat, sleep and drink photography. Collectively we take, edit and produce several thousand photographs each and every month. Photography is not only our passion and dreams, it's our life. You only have to talk with any one of our volunteer leadership team members to feel our enthusiasm for anything/everything related to the art, science, hobby and business of photography. Our enthusiasm is contagious! ~ To learn more about GCPC's volunteer leadership team, please click > Message Board (above ↑) > Meet the GCPC Organizers
Our GCPC Meetups are FREE and quite simply the very best in town, be it an educational event, a hands-on photo shoot or a social event. We strive to make our Meetups informative as well as fun! And they are. We work hard to ensure that all who attend are warmly welcomed and made to feel a part of the group from the very first visit.~ Please scroll down this page to view upcoming Meetups ↓
Our 1800+ GCPC Members range in age from 15 to 85! We have not counted, but we are about 50/50 female/male. We range from highly experienced professional photographers who earn their living with their cameras, to novices who literally bought their first camera yesterday. In fact we have members that joined GCPC before they bought their first camera so they could get 'inside' information as to what would be the best camera for them.
GCPC is devoted to acts of sharing. The sharing of our time, our talent, our knowledge and our friendship. GCPC covers all types of photography from travel to macro, landscape to sports, nature, glamor, portraits, weddings and more. We believe it is the diversity of our 1800+ members that allows us to reach our goal of having informative fun in everything we do!
Join us:
Interested in joining GCPC in the never-ending, fascinating, exploration of photography and friendship? We'd love to have you join us right now!
Joining GCPC is simple, easy and FREE. All we ask is:
► That you sincerely answer a few easy questions about you and your interest in photography.
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► That you post a recent photo of you in your bio - simply so we know who you are when you attend a Meetup.
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We, the volunteer leadership team of GCPC, take great pride in our club and we sincerely hope you'll join us right now. However, please be aware that your admittance to GCPC is based solely on your effort in complying with the above five bullet points.
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Once you're a member you'll instantly have access to all of our photo galleries; you'll be able to share your photos with us. You'll be able to participate in our photo contests. You'll have access to, and be able to participate in, all of our discussion boards. You'll have full access to our free library of informative files. You'll be able to contact other members. You'll be able to view and participate in our polls. And, best of all, you'll be able to see all the details and join any of the upcoming fun and informative Meetups, and so much more.
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- Aug 28:
- East Bay snake scammers strike again, this time in Hayward
- Aug 27:
- 'Snake scam' slithers into Fremont
- Aug 23:
- Fake tree trimmer tricks elderly Hayward woman, accomplice steals more than $17,000
- Snake scam: Fake Union City employee uses infestation ruse in burglary
- Aug 21:
- King City police warn of phony IRS scam
OAKLAND - A man posing as a PG&E worker distracted two elderly residents in their Crocker Highlands backyard while an accomplice burglarized the home of more than $5,000 in cash and jewelry, police said Wednesday.
The burglary happened about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of Sunnyhills Road. Police said a man claiming to be a Pacific Gas & Electric worker came to the house and told the residents, a 90-year-old man and an 80-year-old man, that he needed to inspect an utility easement behind the house.
The residents did not question the request, they told police, because they had recently received a letter about such inspections. It was not clear Wednesday if the letter was a fake. A utility spokeswoman said PG&E is looking into the matter but has not seen such a letter.
The letter did not come from the city's public works department, a spokeswoman said.
"We wouldn't be issuing any notification unless it was our project," said public works spokeswoman Kristine Shaff.
Police said one resident accompanied the suspect to the utility's easement area, and another man joined them a short while later, also claiming to be a PG&E worker. The two left the easement area about 30 minutes later; when the two residents went back into their home, they discovered the burglary, police said.
The first suspect is described as Hispanic, age 35 to 40, about 5 foot 6, 180 pounds with short dark hair. He was wearing a hard hat, gloves, a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and dark pants.
The second suspect is also Hispanic, age 45 to 50, with a light complexion, about 5 foot 6, 185 pounds with dark brown hair. He was wearing a light blue shirt, light colored pants and a light-colored hat. Police said both carried clipboards.
Police are warning people to be on the lookout for similar scammers. Investigators are working with the victims and a witness who lives at the home on suspect sketches. Anyone with information should call the police department's burglary and theft unit at 510-238-3951.
Contact Harry Harris at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/harryharris15. Contact Kristin J. Bender. Follow her at Twitter.com/kjbender.
PG&E offers the following tips to help avoid scams:
Customers with concerns about the legitimacy of a call they receive about a past due bill, a service request or a request for personal information are encouraged to call PG&E at 1-800-PGE-5000.


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PARKERSBURG - Preliminary numbers show West Virginia hunters harvested a total of 56,173 bucks during the recent two-week buck firearms season.
The season ran from Nov. 19 through Dec. 1, according to Frank Jezioro, director of West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Overall, officials found the 2012 season brought in seven percent less bucks than the 2011 harvest, which brought in just over 60,000 deer.
Jerry Westfall, assistant district wildlife biologist for District 6, said the high mast, or feed, for deer this year meant low travel and less chance for hunters to shoot.
"The deer were not in open areas like they could be," he said. "When you have a high mast year with low travel you tend to have slightly less harvest."
The largest percentage decreases occurred in the western and central parts of the West Virginia. Wood County harvested about 1,400 bucks, while District 6 - which includes Wood and other local counties - had totals for this year just over 10,000.
Early research found the top ten counties this season for buck harvest were Preston, Greenbrier, Randolph, Mason, Jackson, Hampshire, Monroe, Ritchie, Wetzel and Hardy counties.
The state's harvest was 27th among all recorded antlered buck firearm seasons.
Officials found the dry weather conditions were good for hunter participation this year, but made moving in the woods less than stealthy. Deer densities that were more in balance with the habitat in many areas, combined with better-than-average acorn crop allowed deer to be found in open fields less frequently, making this year's deer season challenging for most hunters.
Residual access problems associated with Hurricane Sandy, such as downed trees blocking forest roads, may have hindered the ability of some buck hunters to reach their favorite hunting spots, especially in some of the high mountain counties, officials said.
Wildlife biologists will analyze data from the combined 2012 deer seasons (buck, antlerless, archery and muzzleloader) before making appropriate recommendations for next year's deer hunting seasons.
These recommendations will be available for public review at 12 regulations meetings scheduled for March 18 and 19, 2013.
Jezioro reminds hunters that several days of deer hunting opportunity still remain for 2012. The traditional antlerless deer season in selected counties on both public and private land opens Thursday and runs through Saturday. The Youth, Class Q/QQ and Class XS deer season (antlerless deer only) will be open on Dec. 26-27 in any county with a firearms deer season, and will be followed by the reopening of Class N/NN antlerless deer season on Dec. 28-31 in 48 counties or portions of counties.
See the 2012 to 2013 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary or visit the DNR Web site at www.wvdnr.gov for county and area listings.


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Ted Nugent: Cat Scratch Fever, The Rolling Stones: Street Fighting Man, R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?, Screaming Jay Hawkings: I Put A Spell On You, Rush: Fly By Night, Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son, The Black Keys: I Got Mine, The Allman Brothers:...
Warning: The Ole Miss fan uses some graphic words.
Dana talks to Stephen Yates about Ebola and Russia
Dana talks to Paul Wieland, running for MO state senate against Jeff Roorda.
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Dana talks to Steven Crowder about the latest terror attacks and his new project.