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It took Electronic Arts and Maxis over a year to make it so, but starting now, you finally no longer need an Internet connection to play SimCity.
"You asked, we listened: You can now play SimCity offline with the latest game update," EA wrote in an email, signaling offline, single-player mode is ready for the PC game that launched in early March 2013.
EA said on its SimCity blog that players will be able to toggle between the offline and online modes and that downloaded properties and other content will be available in both modes.
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Game modders also benefit from the offline mode — a beloved feature in earlier versions of the Maxis game. Besides tinkering with palettes and building templates, modder can dig into the game UI and won't screw up anything that happens in online mode, EA wrote.
EA has been working on an offline, single-player mode since last August. The project's chief engineer explained the complexity in a long, technical blog post earlier this year.
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SimCity's kickoff as an online-only game stirred controversy last year, mostly because it didn't work for the first several days after launch. SimCity required a persistent Internet connection to connect to EA servers, and players who tried to enter through EA's Origin game service were getting persistent error messages.
EA initially switched off some of the game's social, sharing and other non-critical gameplay elements — which it had touted as central to the SimCity experience — to relieve some of the overload on servers. Everything started to work just fine after that, but the multiplayer-only and persistent Internet connection genies were out of the bottle.
Since then, multiplayer-only games like Grand Theft Auto Online and Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare have had somewhat rocky performances for the first few days after retail servers were turned on.
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Software publishers and hardware companies have insisted an Internet connection is needed to give users a full multiplayer experience and access to functions on cloud servers. Cooperation, collaboration and multiplayer are all seen as the way many games will be played in the future, and so, an increasing number of games are being designed without single-player campaign modes.
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#10320 closed New feature (fixed)
CursorDebugWrapper should allow using iterators/generators for executemany().
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executemany on cursors can have a little speedup on huge lists if developer sends iterators or generators as args. Thus, they will have no len. CursorDebugWrapper tries to determine length for only one reason: put a record about number of executed queries into connection.queries.
It's good idea probably to determine if args have no len -- dont put info about amount of executed queries into connection.queries.
Right now I can do connection.cursor().cursor.executemany(sql, iterator) for that purpose. I mean -- python db wrappers usually allow iterators in executemany's args. Another ugly way right now - catch TypeError and silently ignore. This is because django do len() after calling executemany on underlying cursor =). Non-pythonic, yeah?
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comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by MockSoul
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Easiest fixup:
=== modified file 'django/db/backends/util.py'
32 32 finally: 33 33 stop = time() 34 34 self.db.queries.append({ 35 'sql': '%s times: %s' % (len(param_list) , sql), 35 'sql': '%s times: %s' % (len(param_list), sql), 36 36 'time': "%.3f" % (stop - start), 37 37 })
Because param_list may be iterator and already iterated iterator (hmm =)) -- there is no way to determine it's length after underlying executemany() cursor call. Thus, -- '??' is okay, imho :).
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by MockSoul
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comment:4 Changed 7 years ago by jacob
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comment:5 Changed 5 years ago by SmileyChris
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Strictly speaking, PEP 249 defines executemany(operation, seq_of_parameters), where seq_of_parameters is a sequence, and len is always available on sequences.
However, three out of four database backends support calling Cursor.executemany with an iterator as second argument:
- The built-in sqlite3 module also allows using an iterator yielding parameters instead of a sequence.
- It's clear from the source of pyscopg2, in cursor_type.c, that psycopg.Cursor.executemany accepts iterators, and if it receives a non-iterable, it actually converts it to an iterator -- if (!PyIter_Check(vars)) { vars = iter = PyObject_GetIter(vars); ... }.
- MySQLdb.Cursor.executemany is implemented in Python, and the two possible code paths use for row in args, which clearly works with iterators.
- Only cx_Oracle.Cursor.executemany fails to accept an iterator as argument: in Cursor.c, Cursor_ExecuteMany does numRows = PyList_GET_SIZE(listOfArguments);
So, it would be a good idea to support iterators in CursorDebugWrapper. Note that the performance argument is irrelevant for CursorDebugWrapper itself, since it's only used when DEBUG=True. The real reason for the fix is that CursorDebugWrapper shouldn't be more restrictive than regular cursors.
NB: django.db.backends.oracle.base.FormatStylePlaceholderCursor also relies on params not being a iterator, since it tries to access params[0]. But that could be fixed by adding something along the lines of if params is not None: params = list(params).
comment:7 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
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In announcing today the availability of the OnMetal service, which eschews traditional server virtualization software to slice each physical server into multiple virtual machines for running applications, Rackspace said it would charge by the minute.
Actually Rackspace has always charged for cloud servers by the minute, but it's the first time the cloud and hosting provider is being vocal about it in marketing materials, John Engates, the company's chief technology officer, said in an interview with VentureBeat.
"Maybe the only reason that we did that is because other people, you know, held that out as a feature when we thought of that as par for the course all along," Engates said.
Google astounded cloud industry spectators last year when it announced plans to charge for the Google Compute Engine public cloud by the minute. Now Rackspace is making claims about per-minute pricing for its newest cloud service, after revealing it last month.
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Working title: Plato's explanation of participation by methodologically reversing the Divided Line: The instrumental use of Forms by Nous to order the primeval realm.
Working subtitle: The Timaeus 53b and the Laws X as narrowing the metaphysical gap between the sensible and intelligible realms on the Republic's Divided Line, and so between perceptible bodies and divine craft in the Timeaus.
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I propose that there is quite a bit of largely unacknowledged evidence that a major consideration of late-Plato was understanding the actual workings of "Participation". The concept of "participation" is that by which Plato asserted a certain ontological harmony between the One and the Many, between universal Forms and particular objects of sensation. I am proposing a certain synthesis of Prior and Sayre on how late-Plato, from the explicit questions raised in the first part of the Parmenides, was trying to fill out the concept of participation. In this regard I propose that late-Plato investigated reversing the order of the Republic's Divided Line dialectical epistemology to get a creative metaphysics, which turns out to be dialectical and "causative".
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Despite only scoring four points and grabbing two rebounds in the first half due to foul trouble, Lindsey (Stearns, Ky.) registered her 19th double-double of the season with a game highs 24 points and 14 rebounds. Brooke Hill (Sparta, Ky.) came off the bench to chip in 11 points and five rebounds, while Kara Pile (Fairdale, Ky.) added 11 points.
Only up 32-30 at the half, the Lady Bulldogs came out strong to start the second period and appeared to have a firm grip on the game. Using a 14-2 run, Union built a 46-32 cushion with 12:37 to play. Waters poured in nine points during the rally.
However, Reinhardt battled back. A Monique Blanding layup at the 9:55 mark pulled the Lady Eagles within 47-41. After Union reclaimed a 10-point lead, Reinhardt charged back again, piecing together a 12-6 stretch to make it 57-53 at the 2:55 mark.
As the shot clock was about to expire, Pile hit a layup and was fouled. After completing the three-point play, Union owned a 62-55 advantage with 1:51 to go.
Yet, Blanding scored the next three buckets for Reinhardt during a 6-1 run to pull it within 63-61 with 21 seconds remaining. Fouled with 19 seconds to play, Pile hit 1-of-2 free throws to give Union a three-point lead, but Blanding answered with another layup to make it 64-63 with 13 seconds left.
In the closing moments, Waters hit 2-for-4 free throws while Reinhardt was unable to hit another basket as Union held on for the 66-63 victory.
It should come to no surprise to anyone the game was this close. The previous two meetings between Union and Reinhardt were decided by three or fewer points. Reinhardt defeated Union 66-63 on Jan. 3 in Barbourville, while Union pulled out a 64-62 decision at Waleska, Ga., on Jan. 31.
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Friday night I went out to Osbourn High School in Prince William County to watch the Osbourn Eagles host the Woodbridge Vikings. At the beginning of the season I circled this game as the week that I would spotlight top defensive recruit Da'Shawn Hand. That was the plan...until I got there.
Some things are bigger than football.
The game was at 7:30PM. I was walking up to the stadium around 7:20 and there was nothing but silence. I had arrived just in time for the moment of silence that was being observed for Kenny Diaz. Diaz was a Sr. Linebacker for Woodbridge who was fatally stabbed earlier this week. I had heard about the tragedy earlier in the week. The Washington Post reported the story including multiple arrests (Read the Story Here) Diaz was in the middle of a very unfortunate situation, but my story is not about the events that led to his death, it is about how sports can be an outlet, a release in difficult times.
The funeral for Kenny Diaz was held earlier in the day - the same day as the game. I was surprised that the game was not postponed, but the Vikings came to play - to fight for Kenny. During the first quarter Osbourn got out to an early lead. The Vikings looked deflated and exhausted. Something happened, and they began to play inspired football right before halftime. It was a three point game going into halftime. During halftime, the Woodbridge fans held a candlelight vigil. You can see the picture I took below.
The Vikings Defense did not give up a score the entire second half. Led by Da'Shawn Hand the defense was unmovable. The inspired play that was sparked at the end of the first half carried over and the Vikings came from behind to win 17-14. Hand had a stellar second half and at one point in the third quarter had three consecutive tackles for loss. The events at the game were a true display of solidarity for the Woodbridge Vikings, and it was a classy reception by the Osbourn Eagles.
This started getting me thinking about other events in the past, where sporting events have provided a release in times of trouble. The first event that comes to my mind is 9-11. Everything stopped for a few days after the attacks. When it was time to move forward as a nation, there was baseball in New York City. It was such an important symbol the president came to throw out the first pitch.
More recently, after the Boston bombings, there was a hockey game hosted by the Boston Bruins. The entire arena broke out into song and sang the National Anthem in unison. The YouTube video went viral immediately.
There is something about sporting events that gives all participants including players and fans a sense of community, a place of solace. Sporting events are something we can participate in and they have meaning to us. Meaning beyond the trials and tribulations of real life.
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1A native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands, especially a member of the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants.
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Relating to the Marquesans or their language.
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- This fine repository of culture - from the first Marquesan arrivals of some 1500 years ago, through to the polyglot immigrant cultures that today make up Hawaii's rainbow complexion - briefly restores my faith in authenticity.
- In the exhibition book, the author discreetly touches on the decimation of the Marquesan population that followed contacts with European travelers.
- The work he examines is not the entire corpus of Marquesan art (which, of course, is still being added to) but the limited set of motifs illustrated in Karl von den Steinen's three-volume The Marquesaners and their art, published in 1925.
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RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. - Alcan Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC wants to clarify information it sees as being misunderstood before the members of United Steelworkers of America Local 5668 begin voting today on the contract offer submitted by the company.
The company wanted to clarify information being circulated on an important matter that was part of the final offer proposed by the company to USA Local 5668, a company spokesman said in a prepared statement Wednesday.
The company said work reorganization is simply the formation of a joint union/management committee - with the help of a mutually selected third-party facilitator - to identify ways to help make Alcan Ravenswood best in class in the aluminum industry.
Union officials have said the work relocation committee clause could allow the company to cut jobs in the future and contract out some maintenance jobs.
The company spokesman said it would not translate into job losses.
"The output of that new committee would be to identify opportunities to better utilize the talent of the company's trade and craft employees in performing higher level tasks that demand the skills and knowledge they possess and to have more of a cooperative working relationship among the job classifications," the spokesman said.
Negotiations between the company and the union have been going on for a few weeks involving more than 700 hourly employees, with the company making its final offer over the past week. The company and union recently agreed to an extension of the current agreement until midnight Monday, June 14 to allow for the vote by the union. Work has been continuing at the plant.
The union voting begins today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for workers on a 12-hour shift. The rest of the voting will be held Friday from 6 . to 8 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight to accommodate all the daily shifts. Voting will be done at the main gate of the plant, union officials said. The final tally is expected Saturday morning.
The plant is the largest employer in Jackson County with about 1,000 employees.


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Howard Porter Archives | Robot 6 | The Comics Culture Blog
UFC debuts UFC 181 poster by Howard Porter and Alex Sinclair
To help promote its UFC 181 pay-per-view event, the UFC turned to DC Comics for a comic book-style poster, created by Howard Porter and Alex Sinclair.
The result, which showcases the card's two title fights — Robbie Lawler vs. Johny Hendricks and Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez — was unveiled Friday during a press conference.
A lifelong fan of mixed martial arts, the former JLA and Flash artist said he was thrilled when asked by DC to illustrate the poster.
Grumpy Old Fan | 'JL 3000′: Reply hazy, ask again later
For those who have followed DC's promotion of Justice League 3000, this week's inaugural issue must arrive with something of an asterisk. Announced in June as the latest reunion of Justice League International's Keith Giffen (plot and breakdowns), J.M. DeMatteis (script) and Kevin Maguire (pencils), within two months the series became an unflattering example of creative-team chaos. In August, artist Howard Porter replaced Maguire, thereby postponing the series' October debut. According to Maguire, DC apparently wanted something more dark and gritty, which doesn't quite fit the style we now know as "bwah-ha-ha" — but by the same token, one wonders (as did Maguire) what DC thought it would get from the trio's collaboration.
Still, to echo Donald Rumsfeld (and, 15 years earlier and more to the point, my entertainment-journalism professor), you review the comic you have, not the comic you wish you had. The first issue of Justice League 3000 reads like an artifact from the mid-1990s, when DC cranked out dystopian-future Elseworld stories fairly regularly; and Porter's art is emblematic of the issue's gritty, scratchy tone. This isn't JLI. It's not of a piece with Giffen and DeMatteis' work writing Booster Gold, or even the current Larfleeze. It's more like the short-lived, Giffen-written Threshold, crossed with an original-variety Marvel 2099 title.
In short, this first issue isn't bad, just rather frustrating. I suppose the series has potential, and its creative team probably deserves a couple of issues to advance the plot. Regardless, JL3K #1 starts off negative and teases even more. It doesn't give readers much optimism, outside of a vague sense that at some point, things can only get better.
SPOILERS FOLLOW, of course.
Crisis on Earth-3D!: Villains Month, Week Two
DC Comics kicked off its Villains Month last week, as the evil opposites of the Justice League invaded the DC Universe, seemingly disposing of all the heroes and taking over the world.
Likewise, the villains have been taking over DC's New 52 line of comic books, with the MIA heroes finding the covers of their books occupied by bad guys. Those are, of course, the collectible and somewhat-controversial (among retailers) 3D lenticular covers.
But as the case with books, we shouldn't judge a comic by its cover, so let's continue reviewing our way through the contents of the Villains Month issues. As with last week's batch, I'm rating each book on a 10-point scale of how evil it is, with "Not Very Good" being the worst and "Absolute Evil" the best, and noting its connectivity to the Forever Evil crossover event that sparked the promotion in the first place.
Too many creators, too little lead time spoil DC's 'He-Man' reboot
Have you ever heard the expression, "If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well?" Have you heard about DC Comics' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, whose first six-issue miniseries was just collected? Have any of the people involved with the creation of those comics heard of that expression? Because from the results, it sure doesn't seem to be the case.
The comics are poorly made — among the worst I've seen produced by an industry-leading publisher — but they're bad in a very particular way.
They aren't unreadable; I made it all the way through He-Man and The Masters of the Universe Vol. 1 without giving up. If pressed, I'm sure I could come up with some worse, more poorly made comics from DC in the recent past, but I might have difficulty thinking of worse comics from creators of such a relatively high caliber as some of those involved with this project, or an example of a series so bewilderingly bad.
Seemingly rushed through production like a term paper written the night before it's due, many of the comics' problems appear to originate with there being just too many creators working too fast and with little communication to meet a particular deadline. But,the funny thing is that it's just a He-Man comic that no one in the comics-reading audience seemed particularly excited about, let alone interested in.
So it's hard to imagine a reason DC decided to steam ahead with its creation to meet an arbitrarily chosen deadline before, say, nailing down a single creative team. Put another way, this is a bad comic book, and I can tell you what makes it a bad comic book, but I can't hazard a guess as to why the people responsible for it made the decisions they did that resulted in it being so bad.
Eight-year-old Geoff Johns' He-Man character debuts today on comiXology
As a prelude to this summer's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe comic book revival, DC Comics and comiXology today kicked off a digital-first He-Man comic series. The first issue, written by Geoff Johns with art by Howard Porter and John Livesay, is available now for 99 cents.
The comic features Sir Laser Lot, a MOTU character that Johns first envisioned when he was eight years old. Sir Laser Lot will debut as an action figure this summer at the San Diego Comic-Con as a part of the line's 30th anniversary.
"I've been a huge fan of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe since I was a kid, so it's cool to write a story for this new series — not to mention teaming up with Howard Porter and John Livesay, my old Flash partners in crime," stated Geoff Johns. "And to create an all-new character that will become an action figure – Sir Laser Lot — it's beyond fun. I'm going to buy like 100 of them."
The digital series will debut new chapters twice a month on Saturdays. The second chapter, due July 14, is written by Mike Costa with artwork by Jheremy Raapack, and it tells the story of Battle Cat. The third digital chapter, written by Kyle Higgins with artwork by Pop Mhan, is an adventure with the captain of the Eternia guard, Man-At-Arms.
Check out the cover as well as the Sir Laser Lot action figure after the jump.
What Are You Reading? with Jessica Campbell
Happy Earth Day and welcome to What Are You Reading? Today our guest is Jessica Campbell, design manager for Drawn and Quarterly as well as a painter.
To see what Jessica and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below.
What Are You Reading? with Chris Duffy
Welcome to What Are You Reading? Our special guest today is Chris Duffy, editor of First Second's Nursery Rhyme Comics. We spotlighted this anthology project all week here on Robot 6; check out our interviews with Chris as well as contributors Scott C., Aaron Reiner, Richard Sala and Eleanor Davis.
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Who is Joe Lewis?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Jul 23, 2011 18:42 Flag
I type 'who is edinnyc'
Eds interpretation 'immediately i get assaulted by some thug'
it gets weirder
Ed then types this 'thats me f@ckface'
hmm id say that was close to be being 'assaulted by a thug' wouldnt you?
eddie/joannie you really are a bit of a prize muppet aren't you eh?
Kentish Maid Kentish Maid Jul 23, 2011 16:30 Flag
Don't patronise me Ed (or Joan since it was she who posted originally).
Yes, I know how to open a link and I did read the article. It's long been known to most fans that Joe Lewis is the owner of ENIC and has been since they bought Spurs. Levy is the public face, Lewis the money man behind it. I believe that ENIC was set up for the purpose of buying our club, which is run as a business not some personal fiefdom like Abramovich at Chelski.
The original post wasn't what I was objecting to as you well know. It was your reply to cashable or whoever he is and the subsequent descent into personal insults (and not just in this post but in plenty of others too). There's no call for it and anyone who does so loses the argument, as you did with your final sentence aimed at me. Did I cast any gratuitous insults at you? No. For the record, I'd rather nobody started slinging mud or personal insults, and that goes for the regulars on here, but as this is an unmoderated board alas we sadly have to put up with it or use the ignore or report button if it gets really bad.
I do object to the homophobic/racist comments but just because I don't post against it or support you when you do doesn't mean I'm in favour of it. If you care to check you'll see I've been against the continued vilification of Sol Campbell on many occasions. Don't tar me with the same broad brush you do others.
As for your assertion that I'm not interested in intelligent conversation about football and Spurs you clearly haven't read many of my posts.
Why should I and/or others go elsewhere? We've been regulars on here for many years and you're the relative newbie on here. If you can't take the heat ...
and KM let's trace all this to its origins, when i objected to homophobic remarks leveled by one of your dear 'old regulars' at a black, former spurs player - seems i wasn't supposed to do that. bigotry, intolerance, ignorance they are all fine. well you can keep your 'old regulars' and take them with you to another site. good riddance!
so let's get this straight KM - i post an item asking a very interesting question: who is this guy joe lewis who has now been revealed as a secret owner of spurs, a billionaire nearly as rich as abramovitch who could buy and sell the best players in the world for spurs (incidentally KM did you bother to open that link to read it - you do know what a link is, don't you KM? you just point it and click) - i posted that because mistakenly i assumed that some of you spurs supporters might be interested in this information (how foolish, i know!) - immediately i get assaulted by some thug and i respond - and according to you kentish maid this is all my fault! you know what KM, explain that to me, if you can. but you know what, you can't because like too many on this site you are not interested in having intelligent conversations about soccer & spurs. homophobia and racism, yes you guys like to talk about that but not anything more taxing for your brains. so KM go f&@k yourself
Kentish Maid Kentish Maid Jul 21, 2011 16:41 Flag
Ed, you seem to take great delight in doing what you're constantly castigating others for. You post something to get people to bite, and when they do you don't like the response and in turn you're condescending and/or insulting. It's hypocritical to take the moral high ground as you often do in such circumstances.
For a long while this board managed to avoid the constant barrage of insults and viciousness found on elsewhere on Yahoo. In the main we have sensible discussion which I hugely enjoy, and while most of the regular posters have differences of opinion for the most part we can usually agree to disagree or concede valid points without resorting to unpleasantness or insults.
It's sad day to realise that the love we have for our club isn't enough to allow some to rise above such pettiness, and I can well understand why some of the old regulars decided they'd had enough.
that's me F@ck face! do you want to make something of it? and is that the most intelligent thing you have to contribute to the revelation that there is a mystery owner of your club? no wonder we're in trouble with a d@@khead like you as a fan.
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A Yahoo! User Jul 20, 2011 19:19 Flag
Where does it say I support the spuds?
you schizophrenic dumb yank
'make something of it'? oh go on then!
PMSL@joan/ed getting all a fluster
A Yahoo! User Jul 19, 2011 18:23 Flag
Who is edinnyc?


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News 12 at 11 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Mosquito season is kicking off, and it's bringing a new sickness with it called Chikungunya.
There's one confirmed case in South Georgia, and a mosquito expert says it's just a matter of time before it makes its way here.
Vernon Wright loves to play with his grandson outside, but when the heat isn't bothering him, something else is.
"Insects. They are really bad around here," Wright said.
Mosquitos are so bad in Wright's neighborhood that he bought a screened in gazebo for another layer of protection.
"You just can't do it and not have this. They are flying everywhere around you. You're fanning. It's just an uncomfortable situation," he said.
His neighbor took another step by calling the county to spray them. Wright says it's bad enough mosquitos eat into his time with his grandson. What's even worse, they can make him sick.
"There's all kinds of diseases that they carry," Wright said.
It's not if it gets here. The question is when it gets here. Fred Koehle says chikungunya is in 27 states, and Georgia is one of the last to get it.
"It's going to be just like the flu. You are going to have high fever, you are going to have cramps, you are going to have pain. You are going to feel sick and worn out," Koehle said
There's no cure for the chickungunya virus, and antibotics only ease the fever and the extreme joint pain.
"We've already started spraying but it's done by request only now," Koehle said.
Richmond County will send a crew to your home check it out, and spray the outside. Koehle says repellant, pants, and long sleeves add protection. Keeping gutters clean and dumping sitting water helps, too.
"They are breeding out of there. It called larvae," Koehle said.
Back at Wright's house, the gazebo and mosquito lamp isn't enough. Now he's thinking about following his neighbor's lead.
If you live in Richmond County, mosquito control will spray your house at no cost. Just call and set an appointment. Call 311 or 706-821-2300.


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Murdered: Soul Suspect gameplay demo
Here's a 15 minute gameplay demo fro Murdered: Soul suspect, revealing how the game will actually play...
One of the most interesting reveals of this year's E3 was the intriguing Murdered: Soul Suspect. The supernatural detective thriller from Square Enix is a new IP that casts you as a murdered detective who attempts to solve his own murder from beyond the grave.
Blending the living and dead worlds, the game will mix in L.A. Noire-style investigation with stealth action and combat using a core ghost dynamic. Murdered protagonist, Ronan O'Connor, gains a host of spectral abilities, such as possession and teleport, not to mention the ability to pass through solid objects, but his interaction with the physical world is limited, making for some interesting gameplay, as seen in the below demonstration.
Ronan will be able to possess other living people but will have no actual control. Instead he can use them to uncover information, plant ideas into their minds and use them as makeshift hiding spots from evil demons. He can also interact with other ghosts in order to get more informations, as well as solving other, optional mysteries alongside his mission to track down his own killer.
It's certainly an interesting premise, and the mixture of investigation, puzzling and stealth could make for a very promising release when it arrives early next year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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Robin Hargett is a Lancaster County hero. She has a special honor to remind her of a noble act.
At a Lancaster County Council meeting earlier this month, Hargett was presented one of the original handmade bricks from the historic Lancaster County courthouse.
Hargett's alert action came during the early morning hours of Aug. 4, 2008.
A waitress at Leigh Anne's restaurant on Catawba Street, Hargett had arrived at work at 5 a.m. that summer morning.
I feel obligated to set the record straight. Lou Desser, of Indian Land, made a serious error of fact when he expressed his disagreement with my recent letter to the editor.
In my letter, I strongly criticized President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder for their decision to move the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the confessed mastermind of 9/11, from Guantanamo to a New York City federal court.
One of the many childhood memories I have of Christmas is seeing all of the lights and decorations throughout homes and neighborhoods during the month of December.
As a child, my parents would take the family out at night and drive slowly throughout Lancaster to see all the homes lit up for Christmas, along with Nativity scenes, Santas, Frostys and Rudolphs decorating the front lawns.
We would leave on Christmas Eve and have a get-together with a friend, then before returning home, we would drive around and see the Christmas lights.
Christy Collins and Brady Cauthen
I enjoyed Mary Helen Yarborough's guest column. "There comes a time when you realize what's truly important," in the Dec. 16 edition. I look forward to future observations from one who has returned to her roots.
My "Remember When" articles are based upon memories of long ago. Mary Helen has offered some refreshing comments about nowadays. I certainly look forward to her future articles. Lancaster, my hometown, is going through some troubling times and so are many of its citizens.
Little did Sharelle Durham know that the renovated child care center just doors from her Moore Street home would one day play a major role in her life.
The renovated child care center became the Family Promise Day Center, where more than 100 people showed up to witness the ribbon-cutting on Feb. 1. That Sunday marked the culmination of a two-year effort to the get the program that helps homeless families in Lancaster County off the ground.
It seems to me that every time I read The Lancaster News, Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace always has an opinion on how she can better improve the community of Lancaster.
But is she really trying to improve Lancaster or trying to improve her image?
I think by now everyone in Lancaster County knows who Linda Blackmon-Brace is and how she looks. HOPE in Lancaster County has numerous articles running in the newspaper every week needing food donations. Is this on her priority list?
According to Lancaster Police Department reports:
• A Lancaster man was arrested on gun charges after police responded to a disturbance at the Waffle House on the S.C. 9 Bypass about 4 a.m. Jan. 1.
Anthony Wayne Smith Jr., 19, 511 Chester St., was charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, possession of a stolen pistol and resisting arrest.
According to the report, when police arrived, Smith told them everything was OK and he was leaving. Smith walked toward an officer and the officer told him to stop where he was, but Smith refused, the report said.
This is in response to April Blair's guest column, "Blackmon-Brace priority publicity, not community," in the Dec. 16 edition of The Lancaster News. The young lady seems to have a problem with the publicity that Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace receives.
The wintertime air could not chill the warmth of the people in this community – a place I've always called home. And despite my cross-country wandering, as many who hail from small towns do, returning to Lancaster was like a spiritual resort – a much-needed homecoming.
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Early in February I had the opportunity to conduct workshops at the University of South Carolina and Augusta State University. I wish to thank Virginia Scotchie and Priscilla Hollingsworth for the chance to work with some very talented students. I have many new thoughts and ideas that will be in the works as soon as I am able to get into the studio again after my upcoming surgery.…Continue
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These are the things that are waking me up at 3 a.m.:
- moving into a new apartment in 3 days.
- show opening in two weeks
- another show opening the first week of April.
- the snow storm we are getting today that will keep me from running around the city which i absolutely NEED to do in order to get all this stuff done.
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Successful polymer artists Steven Ford and David Forlano's opening night presentation at Synergy mirrored their relationship. They easily bantered back and forth from opposite sides of the stage, building concepts in tandem and with good humor. They jibed each other about work habits and control issues while…Continue
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I am going to SNAG, but my original plans fell through so I am looking for room sharing oppotunities. I am going ot be in Houston March. 10 -13th and I am in the Exhibition in Motion on the 11th and my work is in Body Extremities. I am only purchasing a day ticket for the conferenance for Saturday.
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This amusing story about a secret admirer and really outstanding postal service comes to you from www.designboom.com (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/9092/paul-smith-sent-things.html), I am unsure who the author is, if anyone knows, pls email me so that I can give proper credit where credit is due !…
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This comes to you from TOKYOBLING, a Japanese blogger. Thought you would enjoy this too. SOURCE: http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/a-paper-craft-castle-on-the-ocean/
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Thought I'd share this with you. I found this article by Zoe Ajiboye on http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/. As their name says, they deal with webdesign mostly, but every now and then there is an art/craft nugget in there too good to pass…Continue
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I went to bed as normal last night; meaning midnight and reached for my daily crossword puzzles, Sudoko, and switched on Criminal Mind repeats on ION. So there's another hour of awake time. Finally, my eyes tire and I'm ready to turn off the light and try to sleep. As an artist, sometimes this is difficult as I lay there and actually worry about
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A NATION CHALLENGED: THE ALLIES; Europe Seethes as the U.S. Flies Solo in World Affairs
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: February 23, 2002
BRUSSELS, Feb. 21— Europe's unconditional solidarity with the Bush administration, declared so quickly in the shock after the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has faded almost as suddenly.
In public pronouncements and interviews, America's European allies are seething over what they see as a renewed American impulse to disregard them and go it alone as the Bush administration considers expanding its war on terrorism to Iraq.
The Sept. 11 attacks gave President Bush a defining cause and the wind of virtue, and both the European Union and the NATO alliance lined up solidly behind the United States.
But the Europeans thought that Washington's work to build a vast international coalition against terrorism meant a new willingness to work more closely with allies, in particular, to pay more heed to the Europeans themselves.
''But more and more of us now think we were wrong,'' a senior European official said. ''That feeds some of the bitterness.''
In Washington, a senior American official said: ''It's pretty bad right now. It's a negative environment. The Europeans think that the United States is so powerful it can't be constrained.''
Senior European officials are now trying to take the sting out of the bitter spat with Washington over Mr. Bush's formulation of an ''axis of evil.'' But the new diplomatic politesse is merely a tea towel covering a serious dispute over American foreign policy that was suppressed by the international solidarity after Sept. 11.
Behind the heated accusations of unilateralism, arrogance, bad manners and oversimplification lie cultural and ideological differences made wider by the Afghan war and more vivid by the prospect of a new war in Iraq.
Mr. Bush, awake to new dangers, wants to change the world, American officials say; Europe, preoccupied with its own growing pains in a deepening and expanding union, wants to continue to manage it.
The Europeans, moreover, are not convinced that military means are the best way of doing either, and they complain that their offers of military aid were in any case largely spurned, and not always graciously.
They are trying, as best as they can, to influence Washington's debate, especially about Iraq, depending greatly on Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, the former general who helped build the coalition against terrorism, but whose moderating views, the Europeans fear, are being pushed aside.
In particular, the American proposal to build on the Afghan war and move to a new doctrine of pre-emption -- military action against Iraq, for example, justified by its potential danger alone -- has fueled European accusations that America is willing to ignore its best allies and even international law to defend its own global interests.
''Before Sept. 11, the U.S. and Europe were slowly drifting apart, but now it looks like they're on a collision course,'' said Ivo Daalder, a Dutch-born former Clinton administration official now with the Brookings Institution.
''While many hoped that U.S. foreign policy would be more to Europe's liking,'' Mr. Daalder said, ''Washington has been even more unilateralist than before, more insistent on having its way and more dismissive of the perspectives of others -- whether it is on rebuilding Afghanistan, addressing underlying causes of terrorism, or broadening the scope of the war on terrorism.''
Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, is asking both sides to behave like adults, for which he was thanked in a telephone call by Secretary Powell. ''This relationship is too serious to play with, for us and for you,'' Mr. Solana said in an interview. ''We have to maintain the sense of maturity on both sides.''
But the Europeans themselves, after the successful introduction of a new European currency, the euro, are feeling more assertive, and with hard-fought elections this year in two of the largest European countries, France and Germany, left-wing politicians like the French foreign minister, Hubert Vedrine, and the German foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, have been beefing up their base with attacks on Mr. Bush and his remarks about an ''axis of evil.''
The criticism cannot be dismissed as mere politics, European and American officials say. On Wednesday, a discussion on German television featured sharp criticism of American foreign policy across the German political spectrum.
''Solidarity no longer seems unconditional,'' a participant in the program noted. Even the German president, Johannes Rau, who is supposed to be above politics, warned Americans that international success depended on alliances.
''The success of future actions, both economically and politically, will not lie in isolation or policies of lonely decision-making,'' Mr. Rau said. ''Especially when it comes to the use of military means, there has to be acceptance worldwide for it to be of lasting success. Partners have to be ready to speak with each other and listen to each other -- but then to act jointly.''
European officials now sense that they must shout in order to be heard in a warlike, messianic Washington, and even then, wonder if it matters, and now think the shouting is counterproductive, particularly if it undermines Secretary Powell.


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The hi-tech adventure
There aren't many outdoor adventure events that involve rigging an entire computer network in the middle of a field, or in multiple marquees spread around a forest, but that's exactly what the Apex Challenge regularly does.
The most important part of any Apex event is the weekend of exciting activities and challenges, but we have always tried to use the latest technology to set the event apart from many others. Our use of technology led to a prestigious award nomination in 2012.
We are always looking for new ideas to use gadgets to make the traditional outdoor adventure even more interesting for those taking part. This is how we do it.
Event website
The Apex Challenge website is the main way we stay in touch with potential new teams and previous competitors all year round. It is filled with reports, photos and videos from our events, dating back to 2002. With social media links to Facebook and Twitter we stay in contact year-round with news about the event, plans for future competitions and encouraging people to suggest ideas. It is also through our website that teams will enter and pay for their places in the competition. Using a secure online PayPal system teams register, pay and see their details instantly appear online. At times the system has had to cope with an entire event selling out in just 36 hours. Teams will then log on to download event instructions, consent forms and directions.
Arriving at the event
From the moment teams arrive at the event we're aiming for the whole Apex Challenge experience to create as big a wow factor as possible. The music will be playing (with songs requested in advance by teams). There'll be photos from previous events appearing on screens in large marquees. Behind the scenes a custom-written piece of software is managing the event. It tracks all teams and team members throughout the weekend. As they sign in and arrive it displays their details on screen and plays personalised professional jingles to announce the team's arrival. It's a great opening fanfare, but the software really comes into its own later in the event.
Event briefings
At other events the briefing might involve someone standing at the front of the marquee and trying to make themselves heard through shouting, or maybe a loud hailer. Not at the Apex Challenge! It's a hi-tech explosion of audio, video and lighting. Professionally filmed highlights from previous events, a carefully timed mix of music, lights and at times pyrotechnics kick off the weekend. The all important weather forecast from a local TV weather forecaster and a slick sequence of photos and slides explain what will be happening and when.
Scoring the event
The basis of the event is an advanced version of orienteering with thrilling activities. But the Apex Challenge has long-since dispensed with primitive orange clips that punch holes in control cards. The scoring is all controlled by electronic chips on teams' wrists. Rather than using the somewhat basic software that comes with the system, we've written our own. Teams set off on a staggered start which is managed by the computer system which counts them down to setting off with visual displays on screens and professionally recorded jingles calling teams to set off. The electronic tags hold the teams' data until they return several hours later.
The return
At many orienteering-based events the most you can expect when you return to base is a printout, similar to a supermarket receipt, showing where your team has reached during the competition. The Apex Challenge takes a much more dynamic and hi-tech approach. As teams arrive in the marquee they see the time they have remaining to check back in counting down on the screens. As they download their data, the screens and jingles automatically reveal if they are late and how many penalty points they have incurred. Within seconds their team photo has appeared on the big screen, followed staight afterwards by an animated map showing the route they've just taken around the playing area. Teams watch, trying to work out the final scores and if they have landed in the top few places. The display then reverts to a montage of dozens of photos from the previous few hours, again automatically generated by the event software.
Mobile phone scoring
We have trialled a new system of scoring, again custom-written by our technical team, where teams can use their own mobile phones to track their scores. Teams scan QR codes which holds their score details within an app downloaded onto their handset. In an instant they can update their team details, see their current score and a countdown of how many minutes they have left to return to base. We're now looking at new ways to develop this idea.
Announcing the results
There's no waiting for full results to be posted out a week later at the Apex Challenge. Once the final team has returned the software instantly calculates the final results and leaderboard. It immediately converts them into an on-screen presentation complete with music and recorded countdown of where each team has finished. At the same time it is printing personalised results packs for each team showing their own score breakdown, map, photo and a leaderboard summary. The results are also automatically converted into web pages ready to be uploaded as soon as they have been announced at the event.
We've always wanted the Apex Challenge to inspire more young people to enjoy taking part in outdoor adventures. That's why, from the start, we've tried to move away from the traditional image of such events as being a muddy trudge through a soggy field marking off scores with a wet map and a blunt pencil. We might not be able to control the weather, but at least we've done away with the blunt pencil!


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The 2012 Taste of Home Cooking School show will offer attendees chances to win all sorts of exciting prizes when it returns to Elkins on May 24.
In total, more than 100 prizes will be given away.
The grand prize is a $1,000 gift certificate to Ralph's Furniture, and other prizes include a $450 Hitzer Grill from Fireplace & Pools; a new Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machine, valued at more than $500, from the Elkins Sewing Center; and a $300 gift certificate to Elkins Builders.
Simply by attending the Cooking School you are guaranteed a chance to win and, no matter what, you will not leave empty handed, because every ticket comes with a free gift bag.
Of course, the event is not just about prizes. Culinary specialist Cheryl Cohen will demonstrate for attendees an array of mouth-watering recipes, as well as practical kitchen tips and simple plating ideas.
There also will be a vendor fair that will offer an extensive array of items.
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What:?Taste of Home Cooking School
When: 6:30 p.m. May 24
Where: D&E College
Tickets: Call The Inter-Mountain at 304-636-2121
"We have around 40 vendors registered to participate. They range from someone who creates handmade wooden cooking utensils, to purse and jewelry vendors and more," said Heather Goodwin Henline, publisher and general manager of The Inter-Mountain. "We also will have nonprofit organizations selling delicious homemade food and other concessions in addition to the special concession stand that will be operated by Davis & Elkins College."
The show also will benefit a number of local nonprofit agencies, including Catholic Charities and the Randolph County United Way, among others. Attendees are asked to bring a donation of nonperishable food items for an extra chance at the grand prize drawing.
All in all, it should be a great time for everyone, Henline said, noting she is excited The Inter-Mountain has been able to bring the show to town.
"We are thrilled to bring a national show of such a high caliber back to Elkins. In addition to being an evening of great fun that is suitable for the entire family, this show directly will benefit so many organizations in the community through financial or other donations," she said. "We once again are conducting a food drive for Catholic Charities. The United Way directly benefits from this event as will several school boosters, churches and other nonprofit groups."
Tickets are available through The Inter-Mountain. Prepurchased tickets are $12, and tickets purchased on the day of the show are $15 - both include a gift bag. There also is a limited number of VIP tickets available for $35. They include a deluxe hardback Taste of Home Cooking School CookBook, valued at $30, a photo with Cohen, a light reception prior to the show and a gift bag.
The fair will take place in the Davis & Elkins McDonnell Center Gym from 2 to 6:15 p.m.
For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets or cookbooks, please visit The Inter-Mountain at 520 Railroad Ave., Elkins; call 304-636-2121; or email Henline at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Laurel Park center has 'Lunch & Learn'
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 1:13 p.m.
FLETCHER -- Laurel Park Medical Center will offer a free "Lunch and Learn" about Urinary Incontinence by Kelli Johnson, PA-C, noon Friday at Laurel Park Medical Center. The presentation will include information on symptoms of urinary incontinence and will discuss treatment options. The presentation and the lunch are both free and open to the public. Participants must RSVP by calling 687-3947, as space is limited.
Approximately 12 million adults in the United States suffer from urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is most common in women over 50 years old, however, it can affect younger people, especially women who have just given birth. While it is embarrassing, it is usually treatable.
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Crime cost us all in long run
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by Brandon Evans
In the Wise County Courthouse last week a man from Tarrant County was sentenced to 11 years in the state pen for burglary. The burglary he was involved in was massive and scary. He ripped a home clean, stealing from a family almost $100,0000 in property plus countless irreplaceable and priceless items. And he cost all of us in the long run. Despite his guilt he refused to any plea bargain and he plead not guilty, forcing a costly jury trial. After being found guilty by a jury of his peers, he finally admitted his guilt in a last ditch effort. When considering the high cost of housing an inmate his decision to burglarize a home one day has came with a whopping price tag. Prisons cost Texas taxpayers $49.40 per inmate per day, which is $18,031 per year. And each new state prison bed costs more than $60,000 to build. If we assume he only serves half his sentence, his housing alone has cost us more than his burglary cost the family. The criminal justice budget in the state has increased from $793 million in 1990 to $2.94 billion according to Texas Public Policy Foundation. When people make decisions like our friend from Tarrant County, it's easy to see why.


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The Rolling Stones Back On Stage After Two-Month Break
The Kings of Rock and Roll are back on stage with their "14 On Fire Tour, after a break.
"The Rolling Stones were set to resume their world tour in Oslo on Monday, interrupted more than two months ago due to the suicide of Mick Jagger's partner. Oslo is the first European stop of the "14 on Fire Tour", and the show has caused a frenzy among the legendary's band's Norwegian fans with the 25,000 tickets selling out in just 13 minutes.Ticket prices for the concert range from 115 to 310 euros ($157 to $423).The Stones suspended their tour in March as they were about to perform in Australia after Mick Jagger's partner, L'Wren Scott, committed suicide in her New York flat.After Oslo, the next stops will be Lisbon, Zurich, Tel-Aviv, the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Dusseldorf, Rome, Madrid and the TW Classic Festival in Belgium, before returning to Scandinavia with shows in Stockholm and Roskilde (Denmark) in the beginning of July." http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=23624934
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Man accused of shooting at neighbor SEBRING - A neighborhood dispute led to one man being arrested Tuesday after he was accused of shooting at another man, according to a report released Wednesday. Richard Allen Robinson III, 34, 1240 Sunset Drive, Sebring, was arrested by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The report said the incident involving the shooting started with several people getting involved in a disturbance.The victim reported that during a disturbance with Robinson, Robinson fired a round from his gun into the ground next to the victim and that he subsequently fired several other shots. None of the bullets actually struck the victim, the report said. Robinson told deputies that the victim threatened to kill his wife.
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Before you get started, Witless Bay has a Tourist Information Booth on Lower Pond - Harbour Road and is stocked with many brochures.
Whales, Icebergs, Puffins , and a variety of bird species make Witless Bay an incredible tourist location. Boat Tours are readily avialable to take in the breath taking scenery and incredible marine wildlife.
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Wrapped in Red by Kelly Clarkson
Is there anything Kelly Clarkson doesn't sound great singing? She hops from dance anthems ("Stronger") to breezy country-soul ("Don't Rush") and points between with ease.
So for her Christmas album Wrapped in Red, Kelly goes from full-on Darlene Love with Phil Spector in the original single "Underneath the Tree" and title track, co-penned by Shane McAnally, to a spectacularly soulful cover of "Blue Christmas" and a more traditional take on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Kelly makes her country connections even clearer by bringing in Ronnie Dunn to duet on a jazzy version of "Baby It's Cold Outside," and then closing out the album with a breathtaking rendition of "Silent Night" with Trisha Yearwood and Reba McEntire, singing the final verse a cappella in triple harmony.
Wrapped in Red is a stylistic maverick, for sure, but the original tunes are worthy of sitting next to the standards, and when Kelly sings, it's like Christmas all year round.
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GraduationMay 13, 2010 at 10:19 AM
May 1, 2010, Oakland City University awarded 513 degrees and certificates in the 115th Commencement exercises on the main campus. Dr. Ray G. Barber, President, presided, assisted by Dr. Mike Atkinson, Provost and Dr. Robert Yeager, Vice President. Commencement speaker was The Reverend Marsha Foster Boyd, Ph.D. whose remarks focused on "It's Your Time" with a scripture selection from Ephesians. Music was provided by Ms. Carolyn Spitler; Ms. Cynthia Retana directed the University Choir. Andrew Goldman, undergrad student and member of the music group Earthlight, sang the national anthem.


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MET Offers Free College Savings WebinarsContact: Terry Stanton, (517) 335-2167
Online Programs Help Families Learn About College Savings
To help parents and grandparents learn more about saving for their children's future education, the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP) will hold College Savings Webinars in July and August 2008. MET is the state's prepaid tuition program that locks in tomorrow's tuition at today's rates. MESP is the state's 529 college savings plan.
"It is never too early for parents to start saving for college," said Robin Lott, MET's executive director. "We're inviting Michigan families with young children to take advantage of this convenient and free opportunity to learn ways to take the guesswork out of saving for college and protect against future tuition increases."
The free, one-hour MET and MESP Webinars will help families learn how to put a stop to the rising cost of tuition and why acting now will pay off tomorrow. The seminars are scheduled as follows:
- Tuesday, July 22: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 23: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 29: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 30: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 20: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Thursday, August 21: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Webinars require access to the Internet and a telephone. To participate, log in at www.SETwithMET.com and dial 1-800-851-3758. When prompted, enter access code 2033602#. You will be placed on hold until the Webinar begins.
Since its debut in 1988 as the nation's first guaranteed tuition program, MET has sold more than 86,000 contracts and has assets of more than $1 billion. Not only are MET contracts portable to Michigan private and out-of-state colleges and universities, they may be transferred to other eligible family members. Since 1988, well over 90 percent of high school graduates with MET contracts have gone on to attend a college or university. MESP is consistently ranked as one of the nation's most popular and successful college savings programs. Like MET, MESP account owners qualify for tax-free growth and spending if used for qualified higher education expenses.
For more information about Michigan's college savings plans, visit www.SETwithMET.com (MET) or www.misaves.com (MESP), or call 1-800-MET-4-KID or 1-877-861-MESP.


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If you are a wargame designer, then the subject matter provides a torrid and moral dilemma. I have absolutely no problem with the recreation of unsavoury moments of history. No likee, no buyee!! And if you've played [page scan/se=0009/sf=category/fi=stockin.asc/ml=20]Civilisation or [page scan/se=0893/sf=category/fi=stockin.asc/ml=20]History of the World, then dismount quickly from your steed "High Horse". All games of conquest require the player to ride metaphorical roughshod over a myriad of races. What, then, induces a virtuous outburst and a slight sense of unease. In my case, the "music" of Mariah Carey, but for others probably the individual aspects of war, where you may be responsible for a "Band Of Brothers" or Gladiatorial figure.
Gary Graber's Andersonville pitches you as close as it's possible to get to the squalor and degradation of war. You goal is to survive the most notorious US Civil War prison camp of the title using a card device familiar to players of High Society, but in a deprived society, the antithesis of Monte Carlo.
Gary's premise is to earn Survival chits as marked on the Action Deck and avoid the negative ratings, which are removed from your stockpile (seven to start). Each individual Bidding deck comprises cards valued from 1-10. If the Action Card is positive, the high bid takes it; if it is negative, it goes to the player whose bid was lowest. As a gamer who is not familiar with the German market, Gary was unaware that this type of bidding mechanism pops up occasionally ([page scan/se=0172/sf=category/fi=stockin.asc/ml=20]Medici, [page scan/se=0144/sf=category/fi=stockin.asc/ml=20]Adel Verpflichtet) but is right to claim some exclusivity for the wargame market.
Andersonville is concluded after three rounds (all ten Bidding cards are played by each player each phase). The unused Action cards are shuffled after each round, with two new cards introduced after phases one and two. The player with most Survival chits wins. Players whose stock is completely lost are immediately eliminated, and a "dummy" hand is then introduced to ensure parity in the card distribution. The other participants are penalised two Survival chits.
The wargame ethic is maintained by distinctive characteristics featured on each card. For example, bidding for a tool will provide a numerical bonus in later rounds. The other modifiers are Health, which can prompt the loss of Survival chits depending upon your status, although the Medicine card will provide relief, and the Roving Thugs who steal tools.
The games' imagery is by way of ink-style drawings and type face of the period and do evoke the card designation, such as Food, Hunger, Sanitation, Hope, Canvas, etc. The cardstock is sufficient, but devotees likely to give the game a belting should reinforce and laminate (oh, those wargame epithets!).