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Marla Jean is ready to kick up her boots after her ex-husband, Bradley, left her for the Bookmobile librarian, who also happens to be 20 years older than she is! But her liason with the town's notrious bad boy attracts the attention of her brother's best friend and longtime crush, Jake. Jake is looking out for her best friend's little sister, who he thinks is running wild, but does Jake have an ulterior motive? The two shared a hot kiss many years ago, is Jake suddenly considering renewing that attraction? What's a nice Texas girl to do?
This is a funny and warm romance with a cast of quirky characters and a couple you can cheer for.
"Ain't Misbehaving" is published by Warner Forever. It is $5.99 and 384 pages long.
A young woman poses as a golddigging fiancee to lure her employer's children back home in "Can't Buy Me Love" by Molly O'Keefe.
Tara Jean has come up from a rough childhood to design products for an elderly rancher's leather business. Estranged from his son and his mistress' daughter, Lyle gets the idea that Tara Jean's purporting golddigging might tempt them back.
And indeed it does - soon Tara Jean is on a showdown with Lyle's stormy son, Luc, a hockey player who has already dug up dirt on Tara Jean. When Lyle passes away, Tara Jean finds Luc to be her new boss. But as the two work together, their antagonism turns to something else entirely. Is it possible that romance has come to the ranch?
Full of colorful characters and hot romance, this is the perfect book to enjoy with a glass of sweet tea to cool you down!
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A chef's new romance versus her long-time employer is chronicled in Stacey Ballis' "Off The Menu."
Alana has made a home and life for herself, working as the culinary assistant to celebrity chef Patrick Conlon, which has somehow translated to being his on beck and call Girl Friday. Patrick is a staple at her home, her parents' home, and in her life, and though the two fight, Alana doesn't mind. That is, until a joke account on a dating website brings her R.J.
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Now, I don't know about you, but that has me very excited. To begin with, the mention that there will now be detailed star-systems with planetary orbits and space terrain is a welcome change from the simplistic systems we have become used to over the years. Finally, players will have room for strategic maneuvering within a system, not to mention the need to "scout" for the enemy. This change alone has the potential to make for a thorougly unique 4X experience. What is more, the additional factor that players will now give orders in 2-D while enjoying a 3-D resolution suggests a retreat from the fast-paced RTS blob warfare of the original to something more thoughtful and almost WeGo sounding (to be clear, there is no indication that there actually is a WeGo facet to SotS II). I am really tired of just grouping a bunch of ships and throwing them at the enemy while hoping for the best. Ideally, this new method of issuing orders will restore some much needed depth to managing a battle. Lastly, ship sub-systems and long range carrier duels...excuse me while I wipe a tear from my eye. All in all, it sounds like my two complaints from above will be addressed in some fashion by SotS II...and then some!
In addition to those details, GameSpot had the following impressions based upon a tech demo at E3:
"They pulled up the game engine to show a giant cruiser. The ship was detailed and had a lovely, colorful look about it. Stewart pointed out several details, including the holographic badges that appeared on the ship and little animations that helped flesh out the visuals. As for the game, Kerberos promises deeper ship customization; you can even name each individual ship, and the name will be rendered on the vessel. The combat is moving away from traditional real-time strategy combat in which you simply pound on your target until it's destroyed. Instead, ships will behave differently based on what kind of damage you have done. You might take certain systems down or penetrate the ship's armor but not its hull. Certain types of weapons might pierce through to the center of the vessel, while others will barely scratch the surface. In other words, you have to think about more than just your enemy's health bar."
Sword of the Stars II sounds like a great game in the making. Add in the additional details (from a recent Strategy Informer interview) that empires can now be subdivided into self-governing provinces – with all the subsequent political ramifications that implies - and that a form of abstracted ground combat will be included, and SotS II is a game that is now at the top of my prospective 2011 Hit Parade (Q1 to be exact).
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Oronte Churm is the pen name of John Griswold, who teaches in the MFA program at McNeese State University, proudly nestled in Cajun country on the Louisiana Gulf.
Here's the set-up; you have until Friday at 4:00 to answer:
You're teaching an introductory survey for non-majors to a lecture hall of 200 students. Since the class is only 50 minutes long, three times a week, you handed out a prompt last Monday for a short take-home essay due Friday by 4:00 p.m. The prompt stipulated that no late essays would be accepted. On Wednesday last week you gave an in-class test of matching, fill-in-the blank, and short answers. You drove your TAs (and yourself) to finish grading and recording all the scores by the end of the weekend.
This Monday you go in and discuss the test in class. As you're leaving a young man asks if he can speak to you. He's shy, impeccably polite, and mildly embarrassed: He's "forgotten" to write and turn in a take-home essay, worth 20% of the midterm total.
"Is there any way I can still do it?" he asks. Tears (his) are a real possibility.
He, like 70 of his classmates, is a first-time freshman at a very large state school. He's Hispanic, and going by what he says, he's probably the first in his family to attend college. His score for the in-class portion of the test was a mere 50 out of a possible 80. (With the 20 additional points of the take-home essay, the test is worth 100.) Only one other student "forgot" to turn in an essay, but at least she remembered to e-mail with extenuating circumstances a few hours after it was due.
What would you do about the young man? Take his essay? For full or reduced points? How reduced? On what basis, given your policy? Or would you refuse the essay as another sort of pedagogy?
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DANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Workers at a central Kentucky food pantry say they've been hit with a huge setback.
They say they've lost their funding and may have to cut back on services without some help.
Workers at Harvesting Hope in Danville say two of the companies who helped start the food pantry had to pull their funding for economic reasons.
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Blue Velvet (1986)
KYLE MACLACHLAN finds a human ear in a field and takes it to the cops. Then he and girlfriend LAURA DERN walk like chickens and talk about Heinekin.
Okay, enough of this. I'm gonna break into ISABELLA ROSSELLINI's apartment and look for clues since she might have something to do with all this.
KYLE MACLACHLAN breaks into ISABELLA ROSSELLINI's apartment after watching her sing/murder "Blue Velvet" at a nightclub. KYLE MACLACHLAN hides in the closet when ISABELLA ROSSELLINI comes home and runs around in her underwear.
My wig is so huge it has its own orbit.
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI finds KYLE MACLACHLAN, waves a knife around, and gives him a blowjob, but stuffs him back in the closet when DENNIS HOPPER storms in, demands to get drunk, and snorts helium.
(grabbing ISABELLA ROSSELLINI's boobs)
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI and DENNIS HOPPER have a depraved, two-second dry hump, and KYLE MACLACHLAN deduces that DENNIS HOPPER kidnapped ISABELLA ROSSELLINI's KID and cut off HER HUSBAND's ear. KYLE MACLACHLAN stalks the bad guys, makes out with LAURA DERN over sodas, and sleeps with ISABELLA ROSSELLINI. DENNIS HOPPER catches them.
I shall now blow a gasket and say "fuck" like it's the only word I know.
DENNIS HOPPER beats the crap out KYLE MACLACHLAN in a field while a TRAILER PARK HO dances on a hood of a car.
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI stumbles around, naked and bloody; LAURA DERN makes hideous faces when she cries; and KYLE MACLACHLAN finds a couple of DEAD GUYS, including ISABELLA ROSSELLINI's HUSBAND. DENNIS HOPPER shows up and KYLE MACLACHLAN shoots him. KYLE MACLACHLAN and LAURA DERN make out some more and marvel at a bird with a bug in its beak. ISABELLA ROSSELLINI gets her KID back and DENNIS HOPPER stays dead. Fin.
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Espionage (TV series)
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|Written by
|Raymond Bowers
Norman Borisoff
John Furia, Jr.
David Greene
Donald Jonson
Ernest Kinoy
Albert Ruben
Halsted Welles
|Directed by
|Robert Butler
Fielder Cook
David Greene
Ray Herbert
Herbert Hirschman
Seth Holt
Ken Hughes
William T. Kotcheff
Anton M. Leader
Michael Powell
Stuart Rosenberg
James Sheldon
|Malcolm Arnold
Benjamin Frankel
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
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|Herbert Hirschman
|George Justin
|Running time
|48 min.
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|2 October 1963 – 20 May 1964
Espionage is a 1963 Associated Television (ATV) series, distributed outside the UK by ITC Entertainment and networked in the United States by NBC.
The 24 b/w episodes with a running time of 48 minutes per episode had no regular cast, choosing instead to follow various "spies" as they did their "jobs." The episodes featured spies for the West, for the Soviet Bloc, spies working for peace and resistance operatives. The episodes drifted between contemporary times, the Second World War and the interwar period with occasional episodes set in other times.
Guest cast[edit]
Featured guest stars included:
- Martin Balsam
- David Kossoff
- Dennis Hopper
- Patricia Neal
- Joan Hickson
- Patrick Troughton
- Billie Whitelaw
- Patrick Cargill
- Jill Bennett
- Millicent Martin
- Anthony Quayle - a real-life "spy" with the Special Operations Executive during World War II.
Many of the cast members were largely unknown in the United States when this series was first broadcast and some members would go on to fame in the US because of the exposure.
Episode list[edit]
This list is in NBC's airdate order.
The theme music was composed and conducted by Malcolm Arnold.
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Alexis on the Sexes: Cheat on & on
ALEXIS MCKINNIS | Updated 8/17/2012
He doesn't want to stray again, except, well ...
Q: My girlfriend and I have been together for three years. She's 30 and I'm 29 and we have a 15-month-old together. We have had our problems but seemed to work through them eventually. I left her for another girl a week after we got together, but went back to her after it didn't work out. Throughout our relationship I've tried cheating on her two more times. She's known about both, and we seem to have gotten past that.
Lately I've gotten to know a female co-worker of mine pretty well. I like her a lot -- the way I feel around her is different than how I feel around my girlfriend, in a good way. I just don't know if she has the same feelings that I have for her. She is in a relationship, as well, currently living with her boyfriend. I know they were on the verge of breaking up two months ago, but stuff happens. I am not willing to cheat on my girlfriend and I'm not willing to just leave my girlfriend and our kid for her. But I have to say if we were both single, I would definitely like to see if there were anything between us.
I do want to take it slow with her and get to know her, but I want to get my feelings for her off of my chest. I can't stop thinking about her and want to talk to her more outside of work so we can develop a friendly relationship. I know how you feel about co-workers dating, but neither of us is in a position of power; we're both on the low end of the totem pole at a bar/restaurant.
A: I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you have never actually been in a truly monogamous, long-term relationship. I won't rail on you for this. Sexual monogamy is a rare practice among all of Earth's species, and has come under polite scrutiny in the past decade -- undoubtedly more so since the 2010 publication of "Sex at Dawn." The bestseller challenges the idea of sexual monogamy by blasting holes through just about every human evolutionary theory posited in the past century. From an evolutionary standpoint, monogamy in mating is nonsensical and really only exists within the human species.
I won't downplay the psychological benefits of monogamy. Several studies have concluded that quality of life is better when we're emotionally bonded with another for extended periods. They also conclude that this emotional bond and sexual non-monogamy are not mutually exclusive -- that is, you can be emotionally monogamous with one person but you don't have to bang only that person for the rest of your life. Open relationships are becoming less rare as people accept this idea.
So I'm giving you a pass for wanting to act on your sexual urges, but you're not going to get away with continuing to do this to your girlfriend and mother of your child. You both deserve emotional and sexual fulfillment in your lives, but what she doesn't deserve is being lied to or cheated on. If you don't have it in you to be sexually monogamous -- and don't kid yourself: You've cheated three times and you will do it again -- then stop pretending you can be, torturing your girlfriend in the process. You're not protecting her feelings by staying with her. You're preventing her from experiencing a happy, fulfilling relationship with someone she can trust to be honest, at the very least.
Don't be a dick. Come clean with your girlfriend about your inability to remain faithful (though I'm sure she is already very aware of that). Once that's done, go nuts telling your co-worker how much you like her. It'll sound a lot more sincere from a guy without a girlfriend, whether or not she chooses to do anything about it.
Saving the most important for last: Be a great dad to your kid. Being a parent belongs significantly higher on your priority list than getting the girl.
- Alexis McKinnis is taking your questions about sex, dating and relationships. Send them to [email protected] or submit anonymously at www.vita.mn/alexis. Don't leave out the juicy details!


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Very well put Jose, but I doubt the 'the hunched up, miserable specimens of young, pale and narrow chested men' out there, will see or even understand the point you make so eloquently. Rather than that, I would like to quote you something else that they may understand."Every great man has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography" O.W.


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Okay, let's get going on what worked this year.
You probably know the rules by now, but for those catching up, all entries for consideration had to be original studio album releases. No compilations, no re-releases, no live records. Also, my top ten features eleven records, because first of all it's my damn list and second of it all, "it goes to eleven." Clear? Good. Moving on.
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2006: Pitched seven strong innings against Oklahoma State allowing five hits and three runs while strikingout seven (3/17)... Threw five and a third innings allowing four hits and two runs while striking out five against Bucknell (3/25)... Pitched seven string innings striking out four and only giving up two earned runs vs Hartford (4/21) ... Threw six and a third innings giving up four hits and striking out six batters against No. 24 Winthrop (4/30) ...
2005: Recorded a team-high five wins, posting a 5-4 record in 17 appearances...picked up his first win of the season, throwing seven shutout innings against Citadel...struck out six, allowed only one run over seven innings in a win over Fordham...allowed only three-hits in a win over St. Francis...threw three innings of scoreless relief to pick up his fifth win of the season versus Vermont.
2004: Appeared in a team-high 20 games in his sophomore campaign, recording two wins and two saves...tossed a complete game four-hitter in the Seawolves' America East Championship clinching victory over Maine striking out a career-high 10 batters and allowing only one run while no-hitting the Black Bears for the first five and two-thirds innings of the game...earned all-championship team honors for his efffort...Stony Brook all-time leader in appearances (44) in just two seasons as a Seawolf.
2003: Finished his freshman season with a 6-4 record, including two complete games, and a team-low 3.40 ERA...led the team in wins, saves (4) and appearances (24)...had a 3.27 strikeout to walk ratio...named to the America East All-Rookie Team and won America East Rookie of the Week for the first week in April...tied for seventh in the league in ERA...tallied the first win of his collegiate career in a 19-8 victory over UW - Milwaukee...notched the first save on his career in the 11-9 win over West Virginia...earned fourth win of the year, allowing one run in 5.2 innings while striking out six...threw a complete game six-hitter versus Maine, allowing two earned runs while striking out six a 2-0 loss...allowed one earned run on three hits in five innings of work to earn a 14-2 win over Hartford.
High School: Attended Hicksville High School in Hicksville, N.Y....lettered both years he played for the Comets as a pitcher and outfielder...named all-league in 2002 and received all-conference honors in 2001...also played football and basketball for Hicksville...named all-county for football in 2001 as part of the Big 4 Champions...also received the Golden 11 scholarship for football.
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If you were to go back in time three years ago to take a look at all the year-end lists that highlighted 2007's best comics, no doubt you'd find Matt Kindt's Super Spy on many of those lists. The book consisted of 52 short stories — or was it all one big story? — that detailed the lives of spies during World War II.
Now Kindt is working on a follow-up of sorts to Super Spy that jumps into a different genre, the paranormal, and stars the ghosts of Houdini, Amelia Earhart and even a character from Super Spy, among others.
"I really focus on each one of them as they interact with each other and examine their past to sort of uncover the mystery of their life — rather than their deaths," Kindt said. "Is that vague enough? I really don't want to give too much away."
Kindt did give a few things away, however, about the project.
JK: From what I understand, Super Natural is a "sequel" of sorts to Super Spy — or at least they share a common character, correct? What else can you tell us about the new book?
Matt: It's basically my take on ghost stories. I'm not a big fan of super natural stuff at all — I really do want a sort of rational explanation for everything — or at least for there to be a rational explanation behind it, even if I don't get it. So that's pretty much what this book is — a way for me to figure out a way to tell a super natural story that satisfies me. It's set in the 1950s and includes a dead character from Super Spy (I won't say which one), Houdini, Amelia Earhart, Morgan Earp and a teenage girl … all ghosts. But 90 percent of the story is sort of flashbacks to their life, with the ghost parts being more of a way to show how they examine their existence and try to figure out why they're ghosts at all.
I'm a great admirer of Matt Kindt's work. Honestly, I'm an even bigger admirer of Kindt's ingenious nature. Case in point, for his latest book, 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man (published by Dark Horse and released in late September), he has developed a Giant Man Mini Comic – Spy Capsule and Giant-Man 3-D Postcards. Before we get into our email interview about 3 Story, I have to reiterate what I said in last week's What Are You Reading that (in addition to checking out Kindt's latest work, of course) you should pick up Strange Tales 2 (featuring Kindt's Black Widow tale). Here's a bit of Dark Horse's background on the tale (before stepping into the interview): "Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography, Giant Man: Pillar of America, but the heroic picture it paints is only half the story. The continuous growth caused by Craig's strange medical condition brings a variety of problems as he becomes more isolated and unknowable. Told in three eras by three women with unique relationships with Craig, 3 Story follows his sad life from his birth to the present." Be sure to visit the Dark Horse site for a seven-page sample of the book.
Tim O'Shea: A three-fold question of sorts (pun intended): Which came first, the idea to build your latest book as three stories in one, or the fact that the lead character was three stories tall in height or that you wanted to tell the story from the perspective of three women?
Matt Kindt: I wanted to tell the story from three different generations' perspective — that was first. Then the idea for the title. I'm usually terrible with titles. It takes me forever to come up with something and then I usually go back to the working title anyway. Super Spy started out as my jokey working title and then it grew on me so I just left it. A friend accused me of naming it 3 Story so it would be filed on the bookshelf next to my other book 2 Sisters — completely unintentional. But I'm thinking my next book might be called "4 Shadows". (kidding)


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WILLIAMSTOWN - Local planners are assessing the impact to commercial air service at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport following the announcement that United Continental will drop Cleveland as a hub.
Airport Manager Jeff McDougle said the decision to no longer use Cleveland Hopkins International Airport as a hub had been discussed for a while.
"When the merger between United and Continental started a couple of years ago, the airline released a list of possible hubs to drop and Cleveland was part of it," McDougle said. "We just don't know what that means for us."
McDougle said airlines often drop smaller hubs following a merger of two or more companies.
"When mergers go through, the airlines find there's no value to the smaller hubs," he said. "Cleveland has been losing money for Continental for years."
The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport has had four flights a day to and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport since October 2010 with service provided by Silver Airways through a codeshare contract with United.
Fact Box
Cleveland hopes hub loss spurs competition
By The Associated Press
CLEVELAND - Cleveland officials say the loss of the money-losing United Airlines hub at Hopkins airport could increase competition.
Mayor Frank Jackson outlined the city's response Monday to the move by United and called it disappointing.
He directed a task force to highlight the city-owned airport's role in the regional economy and work to expand airline service.
Airport director Ricky Smith says the end of the United hub could mean more competition because a dominant, price-cutting airline can deter other carriers from expanding.
Without mentioning which airlines, Smith says several have expressed an interest in expanding at Hopkins as United trims back.
United will cut 60 percent of its departures when it drops its Cleveland hub. The decision announced during the weekend will cost 470 jobs.
The service was recently extended for another two years by the U.S. Department of Transportation as it is part of the federal Essential Air Service program.


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The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar will introduce the participant to the concepts of measurement systems, units, measurement uncertainty, measurement assurance, traceability, basic statistics and how they fit into the laboratory Quality Management System. Additional topics covered will include overall Laboratory Management and Laboratory Quality Management Systems as well as specific discussions of the requirements for proficiency testing, calibration report generation, software verification and validation and management reviews. Topics will be covered using a variety of measurement disciplines and case studies so that the participants will be able to apply the concepts to any measurement discipline upon completion. Topics will be covered in a mixture of training styles including lecture, hands-on exercises, case studies and discussion.
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Welcome to the Art & Industry website. Through out this web page you will find collections of great pieces of art done at various Mission Clay Manufacturing Plants, such as Fremont California, Corona California, Pittsburg Kansas, and Phoenix Arizona.
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By Aiko Rose Brum, U.S. Army-Garrison Hawaii Public AffairsFebruary 18, 2010
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii - 2010 is another banner year for Soldiers participating in the Great Aloha Run.
Army participation has swelled to 3,000 in the "Sounds of Freedom" formation category, up from 2,045 Soldiers who ran the 8.15-mile foot race, last year.
"The 25th Infantry Division is the largest unit participating," said Jim Perry, Great Aloha Run military liaison and program manager with Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.
"But the other services have put up some numbers, too," he added.
The Air Force is represented by 65; the Coast Guard, 63; the Navy, 61; and the Marines, 40, said Perry. He explained that many Hawaii Marines are deployed; otherwise, the Marine Corps numbers would be even higher.
The Army\'s 8th Theater Sustainment Command took the lead in coordinating military participation and support for U.S. Pacific Command, providing equipment such as water trailer "buffaloes" and needed supplies like tables and cots.
"The (Army's) Tropic Lightning Band will kick off the formation start at Aloha Tower, and the Marine (Forces Pacific) Band will be playing rousing music as runners enter Aloha Stadium," Perry said. "Military volunteers will be scattered throughout the event."
From Aloha Tower, according to race organizers, the course will wind along historic Honolulu Harbor, on Nimitz and Kamehameha highways, and into Aloha Stadium.
Lots of hoopla and ceremony typify the race, Perry said.
"It's put together with military precision, and they put in a lot to make everything come together. If you've never seen it before, it's a sight to see," Perry said. "It must be one of the largest running formations of this kind. It's quite impressive ... running by, and just listening to them chant and call cadence."
Military have regularly participated in 25 of the GAR's 26 years. Though road marches and running are routine activities for most branches, units participate purely for the esprit and community camaraderie, according to Sgt. 1st Class Previn Parker, Army race coordinator and 8th Theater Sustainment Command G3 force modernization noncommissioned officer.
Deployed units participate in their own versions of the race, too, Parker said. The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade ran Feb. 1 with nearly 1,100 Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher and Forward Operating Base Warrior in Iraq. The 524th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion will run with 473 Soldiers, Valentine's Day.
"It used to be a bed race in Wahiawa - yes, literally a race running with mattresses," Parker said. "After it was discontinued, the GAR started up and the military still wanted to participate."
According to Carole Kai, race founder, the Sounds of Freedom formations came about through the GAR's close relations with retired Army Maj. Gen. Harry W. Brooks, with the 25th ID, at the time.
When Kai asked the general what all the noise coming from units running in formation on base and in Wahiawa was all about, the general's response was, "That's the sounds of freedom."
The name stuck and race organizers say when people hear the formation cadence during the run, or on local bases, it's a reminder of the freedoms young men and women have sworn to protect.
"The Sounds of Freedom isn't a competition, though," said Perry, regarding timing. However, inter-service participation is competitive, and runners are recognized and rewarded with a finisher's T-shirt.
The GAR, hosted by Carole Kai Charities, raises funds for more than 150 nonprofit organizations in the Hawaii community. The military's Morale, Welfare and Recreation organizations benefit, too, based upon both individual and formation participation by service members.
"It's opened my eyes to community participation," said Parker. "The numbers of volunteers coming together in military and community relations is just great, and it's also opened up doors to other interaction."
"It really puts a face on the military here in Hawaii," Perry said. "I think the service members get a lot out of participating."
(Editor's Note: See additional coverage on the Great Aloha Run in the Feb. 19 issue of the Hawaii Army Weekly, the post newspaper for the Army in Hawaii.)


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The Wrap Up: Lost Disney Characters You Probably Never Heard of
ScreenCrush wraps up the latest in movies and TV you might have missed. Today, there's new footage from the Stephanie Meyer-adapted 'The Host,' Jennifer Lawrence clarifies the so-called "Meryl diss," a new poster for Vince Vaughn's 'The Internship' hits, and more! Plus, check out these Disney characters you've never seen 'cause they were scrapped too early.


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ROSSEAU PETROGLYPHS LbNA # 46410
|Placed Date
|Apr 4 2009
|Malta, OH
|Found By
|Last Found
|Hike Distance
ROSSEAU(pronounced raw-saw) PETROGLYPHS
This letterbox is hidden in a public hunting wildlife area. It is open to all hunting, during the proper season. The worst time to be here would be during the Ohio deer season, esp. gun season, and spring turkey season(Although during the spring turkey season, the hunter have to be out by noon).
see http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/regulations/seasons.aspx for dates.
Difficulty: Moderate. Small hill to descend and ascend.
Distance: A little over a mile round trip.
Please bring stamp pad, pen/pencil, compass,insect/tick repellent in season, and flashlight.
From Burr Oak State Park(Lodge and Cabins entrance) head east on SR 78(you turn left out of the main Burr Oak entrance). Go about 8 miles to Union Twp. Rd. 107(Wade Tower Rd) and turn right onto this road.
From McConnelsville cross over the new bridge on SR 78/SR 37 west. Go out about 7.7 miles on SR 78. You will top a hill and Union Twp Rd 107 will be directly in front of you and 78 makes a sharp right turn. Be VERY CAREFUL in turning left onto the gravel road.
You will drive about one mile on this gravel road and you will come to an intersection. Fulton Rd comes in on your left, as does a private road. Stop here at the stop sign on Fulton Rd and look back behind you (across the road from the stop sign) and you will see two small red NO NO signs and a mowed path. This is where you will enter to find the letterbox. But to park, you need to go on down the road about 1 tenth of a mile to a curve in the road and a good pull off spot. Once you have parked, head back up to the entry point and walk out this mowed path.
The path goes up and passes some old moldering hay bales and makes a left turn. It then goes down and into a large field. Stay to the left of the field, along the edge of the woods and field,(there is a bit of a mowed path here) and head to the far tree line. After entering the woods the pathway starts to descend. Soon, the trail descends at a steeper grade. In front of you and to the right you will see the standing trunk of a large dead, rotting beech tree.(Its about 10-12 feet tall) The remains of the top of this tree can be seen more to the right and about twenty feet from the base. As you come up to this rotting trunk look at the base for a largish flat rock right next to the tree. Standing on this flat rock take a compass bearing of 350*. About 7 feet away is a small outcrop of rock. The rock that sticks out the most has a sharp point, that points to the rotting top of the beech. On either side of this rock are two rotting branches. Up under the sharp point rock, behind and under another flat rock, you will find THE ROSSEAU PETROGLYPHS.
This is not a heavily used area most of the time but please look around and be discreet in finding and re-hiding the box.
After stamping and carefully replacing everything, you can go in search of the real petroglyphs and the Indian Cave if you wish.
First the Indian Cave. Go back to the path and look across from the old trunk and you will see lots of rocks over there, and on down the path. Walk on over and down, and further to the left (you have to go over a little rise), is a huge cliff face and the Cave is located there. You can go inside and back a little ways, there are several cracks and even a smoke hole in the top, and with your flashlight you can see some interesting "modern" graffiti.
To try and find the petroglyphs, go back to the path and look on down and you will see two larger beech trees on either side of the path. Both have been scarred by modern human activities. Go to the tree with TT over NK over TB. Take a compass heading of west and you will see a large flat boulder sticking up out of the ground. Go to this stone. If you look real careful you will see the petroplyghs that are depicted by the stamp. You need to look real close, as they are slowly eroding away.
Also close by, is a flat rock that was used as a grinding/nutting/hominy stone. It is REAL hard to find, but if anyone is interested in trying, contact me and I can send direction using general compass readings, it will be a bonus to hunt and find it.
The area was used by Native Americans. The old fellow who showed me this spot(his ancestors settled and owned a lot of this land at one time) has found many flint arrowheads, just down below this area, when it used to be plowed. He has also found lots of other Indian artifacts throughout the area.
When you are done just retrace your way back and out. Hope you had a great day stamping and exploring.


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Faculty Educator of the Month: June 2013
Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D.
Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D., Vice President for Basic Research, Director of the Breast Cancer Basic Research Program, Director of the Center for Biological Pathways, Chair of and Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology, Ruth Legett Jones Distinguished Chair, and Professor at The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS), has been named the June 2013 Faculty Educator of the Month.
In more than 25 years at MD Anderson and the GSBS, Dr. Hung has been a major contributor to the education of scientists in the field of oncology. He added to his already weighty educational responsibilities in 2010 when he assumed the role of Vice President for Basic Research. In that position, he supports the Provost and Executive Vice President by participating in the recruitment, retention, and development of faculty in the basic science research areas. Dr. Hung also oversees the training of numerous basic science researchers in the Breast Cancer Basic Research Program, which he has directed since 1996.
Dr. Hung's educational reach extends to the classroom, as well. Since 2005, he has been a co-coordinator for the GSBS course Cancer Cell Signaling. Dr. Hung also has coordinated, instructed in, or lectured in a number of other courses at MD Anderson and the GSBS. Furthermore, he currently takes part in three grant-funded training programs, and he has participated in several others over the past 3 decades. Dr. Hung also has been an invited speaker for a long list of courses and meetings at MD Anderson.
In addition, Dr. Hung has had vast experience in supervision and mentoring of trainees at MD Anderson and the GSBS. In particular, he has chaired or served on 91 advisory committees for pre-Ph.D. candidates, 88 supervisory committees for Ph.D. candidates, and 49 Ph.D. qualifying examination committees. Dr. Hung has also participated in 96 ten-week laboratory rotations for GSBS students.
Furthermore, Dr. Hung has directly mentored or supervised 55 GSBS students, 128 postgraduate trainees, 11 MD Anderson clinical fellows, 13 participants in the MD Anderson Physician Scientist Training Program, 11 undergraduate students, 7 high school students, and 8 trainees or junior faculty in their career development tracks. Many of those whom Dr. Hung has supervised have received awards and fellowships for their research.
Dr. Hung has been recognized for his educational and research achievements many times over his career at MD Anderson. Specifically, he received the MD Anderson LeMaistre Outstanding Achievement Award (2011), was named Sowell Huggins Professor in Cancer Research at the GSBS (2011-2013), is a fellow in the Section of Biological Sciences of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010-present), was named an MD Anderson Distinguished Teaching Professor (2007-present), and is a member of The University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education (2006-present). Also, Dr. Hung received the Presidential Award from the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America in 2011, is a full member of the Scientific Advisory Council for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and received the 2007 MD Anderson Best Boss Award.
Dr. Hung received his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from Brandeis University in 1983. He then completed a fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Robert A. Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984-1986). After his fellowship, Dr. Hung came to MD Anderson when he was named Assistant Professor in the Department of Tumor Biology (now Molecular and Cellular Oncology). He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1991 and Professor in 1994. Additionally, he was named Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology in 1996 and Visiting Professor at the University of Puerto Rico in 2003.
In 1996, Dr. Hung was named Deputy Chairman (ad interim) of the Department of Tumor Biology. He was promoted to Chairman (ad interim) in 1999 and Chairman in 2000. Also in 1996, Dr. Hung was appointed Director of the Breast Cancer Basic Research Program, and in 2008, he became Director of the Center for Biological Pathways. Dr. Hung also is the Administrative Director for the Jones BRB, Bates-Freeman, and Anderson Central Buildings.
At MD Anderson, Dr. Hung has been the principal investigator, a co-principal investigator, the program or project leader, or a mentor for numerous funded research projects and protocols. Also, he has served on 57 study sections for the National Institutes of Health and 86 study sections for other funding agencies. Dr. Hung also holds 24 patents.
Currently, Dr. Hung is an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Translational Research. He also has been an Editor, has served on editorial boards, and has been a reviewer for a long list of journals. In his time as a researcher, Dr. Hung has written more than 380 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, 81 invited articles, 4 editorials, and 5 books.


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Over a Tuesday evening dinner in Los Angeles, eight-division titlewinner Manny Pacquiao and his promoter, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, discussed the fighter's future.
What they concluded was that Pacquiao "will definitely fight on Nov. 10," said Arum.
Exactly whom Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 knockouts) will face remains a mystery.
But it will likley be a rematch with one of three opponents — current WBO welterweight beltholder Tim Bradley, four-division and WBA and WBO junior welterweight titlewinner Juan Manuel Marquez or three-division beltwinner Miguel Cotto — Arum told Yahoo!Sports.
"I spoke to Manny last night," said Arum during an interview with RingTV.com on Wednesday. "He's considering all of the options."
On Wednesday, Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs) told WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel that he was vacating the organization's 140-pound crown in order to retain the 147-pound version he won from Pacquiao via controversial split-decision victory on June 9.
In doing so, it appears that Bradley is set on pursuing a return bout with Pacquiao, whose 15-fight winning streak that included eight knockouts ended with the loss.
"I don't think that you can say that a rematch with Bradley is 'likely,'" said Arum. "But he could possibly get a rematch."
The Bradley-Pacquiao contract already had contained a clause calling for a rematch on Nov. 10, although Pacquiao was widely reported to be considering a fourth bout with Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs) for that date in Mexico.
Pacquiao escaped with a disputed majority decision victory over Marquez in November, this, after having previously battled through a draw and a split-decision win over Marquez.
During an exclusive interview with RingTV.com, Marquez cited Fernando Beltran, president of Zanfer Promotions as saying that Pacquiao was leaning toward facing him next. Beltran co-promotes Marquez with Top Rank out of Mexico.
Meanwhile Paquiao told The Associated Press in Manila, Philippines that he was "going to get that title" back from Bradley.
Already the WBA's junior welterweight titleholder, Marquez rebounded from the loss to Pacquiao with April's unanimous decision over Sergei Fedchenko for the WBO's interim junior welterweight belt. Bradley's move, however, makes Marquez the WBO's full junior welterweight titleholder and a four-division beltwinner.
And then there is Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs), whose advisor, Gaby Penagaricano, informed RingTV.com that Puerto Rican fighter would be open to rematches with Pacquiao or five-division, eight beltwinner Floyd Mayweather Jr., if not a shot at WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr..
Cotto is coming off last month's unanimous decision loss to Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), who added the WBA junior middleweight belt to the WBC welterweight crown he already owned.
Cotto had scored three straight stoppage victories since being dethroned as WBO welterweight beltholder by 12th-round knockout against Pacquiao in November of 2010. Cotto's run included December's 10th-round stoppage of Antonio Margarito to avenge the first loss of his career.
As for Mayweather, he began serving jail time on June 1 and is not expected to be released until Aug. 3.
Arum won't say who is next for Pacquiao.
Not exactly, at any rate.
"What what we discussed is the fact that it will be one of the three, yes," said Arum. "One of the three or Mayweather — but that's a long shot."
Photo by Naoki Fukuda
Photos by Chris Farina
Photos by Tom Hogan, Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions
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There are parents that do but both of them are working jobs that pay so little they are falling to the poverty line.
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"Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are – but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle." – John F. Kennedy
In 1945, unlikely allies toppled Hitler's war machine, while humanity's most devastating weapons forced the Japanese Empire to its knees in a storm of fire. Where once there stood many great powers, there now stood only two -- the United States and the Soviet Union. The world had scant months to collectively sigh in relief before a new conflict threatened. Unlike the titanic struggles of the preceding decades, this conflict would be waged not primarily by soldiers and tanks, but by spies and politicians, scientists and intellectuals, artists and traitors. Twilight Struggle is a two-player game simulating the 45-year dance of intrigue, prestige, and occasional flares of warfare between the USSR and the USA. The entire world is the stage on which these two titans fight. The game begins amidst the ruins of Europe as the two new superpowers scramble over the wreckage of WWII and ends in 1989, when only the United States remained standing.
Twilight Struggle inherits its fundamental systems from the card-driven classics We the People and Hannibal. It is a quick-playing, low-complexity game in that same tradition. The game map is a world map of the period, whereon players move units and exert influence in attempts to gain allies and control for their superpower.
Twilight Struggle's Event cards add detail and flavor to the game. They cover a vast array of historical happenings: the Arab-Israeli conflicts, Vietnam, the peace movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and other such incidents that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Subsystems capture the prestige-laden Space Race as well as nuclear tensions, with the possibility of game-ending nuclear war. Can you, as the U.S. President or Soviet Premier, lead your nation to victory? Play Twilight Struggle and find out.
The rules for the third printing are the same as the second printing.
Product Awards
Historical Simulation Game Nominee, 2007
Best Wargame, 2006
Best 2-Player, 2006
Best 2-Player Game, 2006
Best Historical Simulation Game, 2006
Product Information
Jason Matthews, Ananda Gupta
GMT Games
Mark Simonitch
Year: 2005
Players: 1 - 2
Weight: 910 grams
Language Requirements: Game components are printed in English. Manufacturer's rules are printed in English. This is a domestic item.
- 228 full color counters
- One Deluxe 22"x34" full-color cardboard map
- 110 Event Cards
- Two six-sided dice
- 24-page Rule book
- 2 full color Player Aid cards
War is Hell series card game 2 (Restocking)
Product Reviews
Average Rating: 4.9 in 5 reviews
Twilight Struggle is one of the best games I have ever played. The mechanics of the game are nearly flawless. The was the game is formatted, entices both competing players is an epic struggle to create and maintain influence throughout the world. This is done through coups, realignments, and through increasing your own influence. All this is done in 10 rounds 6 turns for rounds 1-3 and 7 turns in rounds 4-10. During this time players will try to achieve enough victory points to claim victory over the other. All this can be done in less than two hours.
This is a card based game. In which players receive a certain amount of cards per turn, but can use the cards in 3 different ways.
- You can spread influence, or make a coup/realignment
- Each card has an event on them which can be used at least once in the game.
- Or, a card can be used on the space race.
What I personally enjoy about this game is the strategy involved with placing influence throughout the world. Each county has a value that is used to determine how much influence is needed to control the country. In the game there are scoring cards which are used to receive victory points. You score points by controlling countries in each region. This is where the strategy comes in. You can dominate one region at the expense of others. This is a great feature which makes players think about how they sped their very limited influence values.
Pro: Can be played in less than two hours. (allows multiple plays in a
Pro: Intriguing, well balanced card based system
Pro: Great use of strategy in placing and controlling countries
Pro: Historically accurate, and event corresponding cards
Pro: More than one way to use the cards
Pro: Victory point track which allows a smooth scoring system to the game
Pro: The rules are explained in an easy to learn way
Con: The pieces of the game are very basic, and produced very poorly. The board is a flabby card-board piece. It is not stable at all, and is folded about eight times. All the pieces are cardboard cut outs which could have been made better in my garage. However, the cards are well made, e laminated and strong.
With the exception of the poorly made pieces, the game has fantastic mechanics, and should be ON TOP of every gamers shelf. This game is well made and is worth every penny. If you are mildly interested in board games, this is one that should be at the top of your list.
a game (for 2 players) covering the political and military struggle of the forty year period of cold war. each player represents a superpower and tries to increase its influence (from presence to domination to control) in the different countries and regions of the world. as the gameplay is card-driven each turn the players have to use their action cards either for certain operations like placing influence or attempting coups in one or more countries or they can play their cards as (historical appropriate) events, then the respective action described takes place. at the same time you also have to take care of your position in "space race" and of course you must not to trigger nuclear war which would mean to immediately loose the game.
in the ten turns of gameplay and more than three hours of real time you need a lot of planning and strategic thinking, but also some luck with the cards (hand management can be really tough at times) and the dice (when attempting a coup for example) to win the game, nevertheless it's often up to you if you take the chances (and risks) of rolling the dice. basically the game is very well balanced, the board is great (arranged very clearly) and also the other gaming material is of pretty good quality.
you'll experience hours of great entertainment and excitement. a masterpiece.
(initially published on artofshopping.blogspot.com * a blog on boardgames, comics, books and music)
This game was introduced at our club as soon as it came out. We have some very serious gamers, who often do play-testing. Most of us have been playing wargames and such for 20+ years. This is one of those rare games that was an immediate hit with everyone who has tried the game. It became so popular, that we are having an in-house tourney (for bragging rights, I guess). When we get together to play, we often fuss about which game to play. There's always someone who doesn't like the game suggested. Not so with this game.
It is a 2-player game. It takes about 15 minutes to learn, if you have someone to show you how: Probably twice that, if you must learn on your own. It's a complex game, but not complicated. Most games of it I've seen have taken about 4 hours to play, once you know how, unless someone gets the auto-victory early, which seems to happen often enough. It's a well-balanced game. At first, in our club, the Soviets won most games, but now, it seems evenly divided. It's a card-driven game. so it never plays out the same way twice. We play many card-driven games from GMT, and we flat-out wear them out.
As with other GMT games, the historical detail is accurate and extensive. These guys are pros. Trust their games. Buy this one!
Twilight Struggle (GMT Games, 2006 - Jason Matthews and Ananda Gupta) didn't really make much of blip on my radar. I assumed that it was "just another war game" and was really surprised when a well-known designer emailed me and stated that this was the best game of 2006 - in January! This, coupled with several other good reviews, got me interested - and the more I read, the more I was fascinated. The subject of the Cold War, something that was dominant in the news for the first thirteen years of my life, was something that I understood and could relate to. Twilight Struggle is a two-player game in which both players take the roles of the USA and the USSR and attempt to control as much of the world as possible - the Cold War from 1945-1989.
After playing Twilight Struggle, I'm a bit bemused that some refer to it as a war game. Sure, wars occur in the game, but they are simply part of the bigger picture, which is area control. The game is overly enjoyable, simply because the theme intermixes with the mechanics and generally dominates gameplay. Very few games I've played have such a rich theme that one can't imagine replacing it with any other. There is luck in the game, but it's rather well balanced by player knowledge and skillful play. While Twilight may never make my top ten games, it's one in which I think about the games well after we're finished playing. Every game follows a similar flow yet feels completely different. Let's examine several features of the game.
1.) Components: This may seem trivial to some, but I was extremely impressed with the artwork of the game, by Rodger B. MacGowan. It is tremendous - very invocative of the game's theme - and the box cover just gives one pause to reflect on the struggles of this time period. The board, while well designed, is simply a cardboard fold-out (I would have preferred a mounted board). There are a few spelling errors on the board that some have made a gigantic fuss about on the internet, but only one error has any bearing on the game (a setup error - corrected in the internet FAQ). The cards are well done - simply designed, with a picture from history on them, as well as clear instructions on how to use them. Some folk aren't satisfied with the tokens included with the game - to show who controls what country, and have added tokens, etc. to spice up the game. While that sounds like a nice improvement, I haven't found it necessary in games I've played; it seems fairly simple to tell who controls what territory at a glance of the map.
2.) Rules: A VERY nice rulebook is included with the game. I'll admit; I was rather wary of the twenty-four page size and the fact that it was done in the old Avalon Hill style (6.4.3, 6.4.4, etc.) But it really was done well, and I was easily able to determine how to play the game from reading them. First of all, the actual rules only take up nine pages, including examples. There is then a four page full example of play of the first four turns, followed by nine pages of history - explaining each of the cards, and one final page of Designer's notes. All of this makes for some fascinating reading, as well as explains both the theme and mechanics of the game. Two player aid cards are included, and I found that these help tremendously when explaining the game. Twilight Struggle is actually only a few simple mechanics combined together with a ton of theme.
3.) Theme: I've emphasized theme quite a bit in this review - and for a definite reason; it is rather immersive for players. Whether or not you've lived through most of the Cold War or simply read about it; it's an interesting period of time, unlike no other. The cards are the driving force behind this theme, and the way the game lays out follows a myriad of possibilities in history. Not once in my games did I ever feel like I was playing a set of mechanics, but always thought everything fit the theme extremely well. Every time a card is played, I imagine the events that are played out - and it certainly seems to promote role-playing. As the USSR player, I sadly smile and assure the other player that I only want to protect Thailand from the imperial aggressors, and chants of "I'd rather be dead than red" are heard from me when upholding the American way. Theme alone is worth buying this game for.
4.) Nuclear War: One thing I thought impressive about this game was how it actively discouraged nuclear war. No sane person would want to have nuclear war occur in their lifetime, yet many games seem to encourage players to launch missiles at the slightest provocation. In Twilight, the player who initiates nuclear war automatically loses, making players play more carefully. On the board is a DEFCON track, which is adjusted when small wars or coups are attempted. Due to a scoring mechanic involving military operations, players are encouraged to use their forces during the game; but using them too much can push the DEFCON to level one, ending the game. I thought this a clever mechanic, and it keeps the game focuses on diplomacy and area control, rather than outright war.
5.) Luck: There certainly is a lot of luck in the game, both in the dice rolled during coups and realignments, and in the cards drawn. This might be initially off-putting to some folks, but in reality, the luck is something that players must work with, and skillful play seems like it will trump luck every time. Every move that involves dice is a calculated move on the aggressor's part, and you must accept the fact that coups can end in disaster, no matter how good the odds. I've played games in which I've tried to capture West Germany several times, only to be continually beaten back by those "filthy Americans"! Again, this fits into the theme of the game, and I knew the risks going in, so I wasn't too upset (too much, anyway). Luck itself is mitigated the most by my next point, however, which is…
6.) Knowledge: An experienced player has a HUGE advantage over a player who is playing for the first time. For example, a veteran USSR player knows to not put too much influence in Japan until the US/Japan Mutual Defense Pact has been played, because it basically negates it. There are 103 cards included in the game, and many of them can be rather powerful if the opponent does nothing to prevent them. This would cause for a game with Chess-like moves to a couple of experienced players, if not for the luck mentioned above. I believe that knowledge of the cards and the luck balance one another out. I do think that playing the game for the first time is an experience that should be savored, because the cards that appear are surprising and new. Perhaps the first game is the most fun because of that?
7.) Cards: I've mentioned the cards, and well I should - because they are the driving force of the game. Even though I found games such as Paths of Glory to be a bit drawn out and complicated for my tastes, the idea of using cards for multiple options is a great one - and in Twilight Struggle, it's the main focus of the game. Each card can either be used as operations (coups, placement of influence markers, the space race, and realignment rolls), or an event on the card. What is interesting in this game is that the players use a common deck - with the cards' events helping only the USSR or USA player. If a player uses a card for its operations value (1-4), and the event favors the other player, they must play the event anyway. This can lead to some agonizing moments when you must allow your opponent to do a powerful effect simply so you can operate a critical coup. A player can "throw" away a card in the space race, which keeps any event on the card from happening, and thus puts more interest in the space race than might be there originally. The cards are split into Early War (used from turn one on), Mid War (added to the deck on turn four), and Late War (added to the deck on turn eight). When a card is played for the sake of the event on it, most of them (marked on the card) are removed from the game. Usually, a player will play most of the cards in their hand on each of the ten turns; so although this limits a player's choices at first glance, the order in which cards are played is of incredible importance. Playing the wrong card at the wrong time can lose you the game - I know!
8.) China: The USSR starts with the China card, which they can substitute and use instead of one of the cards in their hand. China has an operations value of "5", which makes it a useful and powerful card to play. However, whenever a side plays the card, it is given face down to the other side, so that they can use it on a future turn. I've started games as the Soviets, determined to never use the card - but it just sits there, tempting you - and it's so useful - but at what cost? Great, great mechanic.
9.) Coups and Realignments: At first, every player I've seen who plays the game (including myself), thinks that coups are far superior to realignments, since they can have more dramatic effects. But knowing when to do a realignment can be more devastating, as I've found out to my chagrin. A player can reduce their opponent's influence in key spots, and using the die rolls in certain places can swing the entire game over to their side.
10.) Scoring Cards: There are seven scoring cards in the deck, one for each of the six regions on the board (Europe, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Mideast), and one one-time scoring card for Southeast Asia. Whenever a player draws one of these cards in their hand, they MUST play it at some point during their turn. This gives the person who draws them some useful information, since they have advance knowledge of the reasons being scored. And this brings a bit of tension to the game, as players wonder what cards the other person has. Bob just put several influence markers in Africa - does he have the Africa scoring card? This leads to bluffing and wondering, which really adds to the theme - as nations warily watch one another. One can't afford to allow the other player to completely control any single region - but you simply can't control them all - so where do you put your forces?
11.) Complexity/Time: The game is not nearly as complicated as its brothers in the card driven genre - I was able to understand it after only one turn. At the same time, even though I think fans of "Eurogames" may enjoy it - it's heavier than much of their fare. Fortunately, the theme helps ease one into understanding the game, and anyone who enjoys the theme should easily work their way through the intuitive and simple mechanics. The game can easily take two to three hours on first plays; but once players know what they are doing, the game could conceivably take only an hour, although mine usually clock in just under two.
12.) Fun Factor: For me, when you look at my top ten games, it's fairly obvious that great theme = fun. And I think that Twilight Struggle has a great, immersive, theme - one of the best ones I've ever seen tied to a mechanic. So do you think I consider it fun?
If you are someone who likes the theme of the Cold War, wait no more - this game does a perfect job of simulating that era. For those of you wondering what this "card driven war game" is all about, this game can act like a primer to that mechanic. This game has the potential to be a mediator between war gamers and "Eurogamers", as it seems to attract players from both genres. I don't think it will cause me to explore card driven games any farther, since I'm completely satisfied with the level of Twilight Struggle. As a child, I never knew how the Cold War would end - and I still don't know, every time I play this game. Best theme of the year!
Tom Vasel
"Real men play board games"
Twilight Struggle is truly a nail-biter, and I loved every minute of it.
Although I have issues with the foldable thin cardboard game board, the fiddily little chit markers, and the not-so-user-friendly rulebook, the game is ultimately a card-generated geo-political battle that puts Risk and others of its ilk to shame. The theme is so richly researched and the card play is so nuanced, there is no way any two superpower struggles will ever be the same.
It took awhile for me to convince someone to play it as it looks like it would be a major investment of time with a steep learning curve, but after you get the feel of the flow of action, you begin to see the genius behind the actions. With 10 rounds of play requiring 6-8 turns per round, there are many strategies to employ. Aside from trying to maintain sufficient presence and control in Europe and Asia in the early stages of the game, you must also be aware of your military actions as well as trying to move ahead in the Space Race. Every decision you make can have significant results.
To explain the play of the game would take too much time, and it truly should be experienced to be fully understood. I played the example game as a solitaire version so I could better explain it when I first taught it, but soon discovered that Twilight Struggle is best understood by playing rather than reading about it and trying simulations. Rarely in playing a game do you find yourself marveling at the actual decisions a designer made in creating the game, but the times I have played the game, we both couldn't help but comment on what a great idea certain rules and actions were. Here are some of my favorites:
- The game encourages aggression. If you spend of all your turns allowing the historical events to determine the play of the game, you will avoid making what are called Military Operations, which will cause your opponent to advance in Victory Points (which ultimately wins the game).
- The fact that scoring cards must be played in the round they are drawn and cannot be discarded or held means that players must constantly keep a watch on growing superpowers and work to keep said-powers from gaining too much influence which could result in an early win.
- The fact that some cards can continue to come into play while others are discarded make deadly events like the Korean War able to be played more than once in a game while other events are one time only.
- The constant reduction of the Defcon Level toward nuclear destruction keeps all players limited in Military Operations the closer you get to annihilation. And since the goal is not death and destruction, the player who causes nuclear war automatically loses. You have to like that rule!
It is a fascinating, engaging game that could easily be 5 stars if it would just improve its components. A game this classy in design deserves a much better presentation.


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Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
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by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Hardcover: 272 pages
Book Review by Kam Williams
Most Americans think of slavery as an institution which primarily benefited Southern plantation owners. However, truth be told, the North profited just as much from the evil enterprise. For not only was slavery legal there for over 200 years, but the bulk of the trafficking in human chattel was also run from the region.
Today, most of the descendants of such slave traders maintain a 'willful silence' about their ancestors' legacy, and are raised safely separated from African-Americans. Nonetheless, they live in fear of 'losing our privilege, money, and respect' according to Thomas Norman DeWolf, 'even when those things are unearned or phony.' DeWolf, author of the author of Inheriting the Trade, knows whereof he speaks, because his own kin had been the most successful slave-trading family in the history of the United States.
In fact, one of his forbears, Senator James DeWolf of Rhode Island, was the second richest person in the country at the time of his death in 1837. Moreover, the long-hidden truth revealed here indicates that, with the help of President Thomas Jefferson, he had been able to continue buying and selling Africans for years after the practice had technically been declared illegal.
The author only started learning about the strange fruit on his family tree in 2001, reading entries from an overseer's journal on one of the DeWolf family sugar plantations in Cuba:
That summer, he and nine other relatives decided to explore their genealogy thoroughly by retracing the route of the Triangle Trade, from New England to West Africa and back to the Americas via the Middle Passage.
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The Housing Again Bulletin, sponsored by Raising the Roof as a partner in Housing Again.
A monthly electronic bulletin highlighting what people are doing to put housing back on the public agenda across Canada and around the world, sponsored by Raising the Roof as part of the Housing Again partnership.
News for October, 2008
Feature: Renewal of Housing Programs Makes List of Election Promises
Ottawa, ON
As predicted in the September issue of Housing Again, Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament sparking an October 14 election. Although the Canadian federal election has had steep competition for voters' attention, the affordable housing agenda has managed to receive some play in the news. Several weeks into the campaign, the Conservatives announced that the federal housing programs, which were scheduled to expire early next year, will be renewed for the next five years at the current level of funding.
Although federal housing minister Monte Solberg had previously said housing programs were under review to "make sure they result in the best outcome for the people receiving the money and for taxpayers," he did not say if the results of the study impacted on the decision to renew. Solberg pledged to renew the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI), Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) and Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) for 5 years, effective April 2009, with an investment of $1.9 billion. However, it remains uncertain whether the announcement is simply a campaign promise or true government commitment service providers can count on.
The Canadian Housing Renewal Association (CHRA) has been leading a national initiative to draw attention to housing issues during the election campaign. CHRA launched an Election Toolkit and has provided daily coverage of campaign news and updates on party announcements related to housing and homelessness.
Green Party
In the Green Party´s Vision Green, housing policy centres on the goal of "Ending Homelessness" and the pursuit of universal housing to alleviate poverty.
Conservative Party
Along with renewing the federal housing programs, the Conservative Party has put forth "modest, affordable help" for first-time homebuyers.
Liberal Party
Entitled Richer, Fairer, Greener: An Action Plan for the 21st Century, the Liberal Party electoral platform pledges to help provide 30,000 new social housing units and refurbish another 30,000 existing units as part of its Four Year Plan.
The NDP campaign platform promises to implement a durable, comprehensive and fully-funded affordable housing strategy that meets Canada's international obligations, as set out by the United Nations. The plan includes building towards the 10-year goal of the One Percent Solution – with one percent of federal spending allocated for truly affordable housing.
Le Bloc Québécois
The Bloc´s party platform reiterates its position that all housing responsibilities and necessary financing be transferred to Québec and includes a discussion on the issue of homelessness.
Community Spotlight: National Awards Recognize Innovation with Youth
As part of their National Initiative Program, Eva's Initiatives has launched the fourth season of the Award for Innovation with generous support from CIBC. The purpose of the $5,000 award is to recognize the incredible and life-changing work being done by organizations across Canada in assisting homeless youth.
"Based on experience developing and managing Eva's Phoenix, the staff and Board at Eva's Initiatives know that awards and citations draw attention to innovative programs and can assist greatly in building partnerships and securing funding," said Rachel Gray, Acting Director of National Initiatives at Eva's Initiatives. "Each community has different needs and different approaches to meeting those needs, but one common fact remains—virtually all communities across Canada, large and small, are struggling to provide effective support to help homeless youth become self-sufficient."
The Award for Innovation will be granted to three organizations that:
• Demonstrate innovation in delivering services to homeless youth;
• Successfully use partnerships to develop, implement or operate services;
• Deliver services that help youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to achieve greater self-sufficiency and reduce their chances of experiencing homelessness in the future;
• Offer services that integrate two or more of the following: housing, education, vocational training, employment, health and addictions supports, life skills, or other interventions aimed at assisting homeless and at-risk youth to become self-sufficient.
Deadline for applications: November 7, 2008 at 9 pm EST. For more information or to receive an application by email, contact: email@example.com.
Past winners:
• SIDA/AIDS Moncton for the Youth Asset Program
• YMCA of Greater Toronto for Peel Youth Village Residential Democratic Living Program
• Coming Home Society for Young Wolves Lodge
• Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs: Kelowna Downtown Youth Centre
• Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming Inc.: Urban Canvas Project
• Les Maisons Transitionnelles 03 for their housing and support program for young parents
• Broadway Youth Resource Centre
• Mères et Monde
• SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth
NEWS BRIEFS: New on Raising the Roof's Shared Learnings on Homelessness Website
St. John's Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, in Newfoundland and Labrador, believes that everybody deserves decent, affordable housing that can be called home. Together we're working with homeless people, housing advocates, community-based groups, businesses and governments to put the plans and structures in place to reduce homelessness and create a healthier community where we can all live, learn, work and grow.
Eastview Boys & Girls Club, in Oshawa, Ontario, provides a safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationship and develop confidence and skills for life.
Fireweed Safe Haven, in Fort St James, British Columbia, is 7-days/24 hours emergency shelter for women and their children that can house up to 8 people.
Partners Solving Youth Homelessness Conference
Toronto, ON
This exciting conference is drawing near, register now! Registration closes October 24 for the Partners Solving Youth Homelessness conference being held November 19 – 21, 2008 at the Holiday Inn on King Street in Toronto (special hotel rate for conference delegates available until October 18th).
Hosted by Raising the Roof, in conjunction with a Conference Steering Committee that represents youth and youth-serving agencies across Canada, this groundbreaking event will bring together a diverse gathering of people who have a stake in youth homelessness.
Please visit our website to review ongoing updates, details about the conference and to read more about the panels and workshops and key note speakers including Miloon Kothari.
Looking forward to see you there!
Hats off.... It's Toque Time! Start Your Own Agency Toque Campaign
Beginning mid-November to the end of February 2009, Raising the Roof is celebrating the 12th anniversary of the popular Toque Campaign, a national initiative that gives community agencies working on long-term solutions to homelessness the chance to raise funds, raise fun and raise awareness in the fight against homelessness across Canada. Since 1997, Raising the Roof has sold over 575,000 toques to Canadians wishing to demonstrate their support for solutions to homelessness. We would like to invite you to start your own community Agency Toque Campaign! Raising the Roof is looking for recipient Partner Agencies in all provinces, and in many communities that don't currently host a Toque Campaign.
The Toque Campaign is so much more then a simple fundraiser. It is also a way for your agency to leverage Raising the Roof's national messaging and tools into awareness of your own specific needs and the issues surrounding homelessness in your community. We strongly feel that the Raising the Roof Toque Campaign is a fun and easy way to build partnerships and media awareness in your community.
Wear your toque proudly on Toque Tuesday – February 3, 2009 – our national public awareness day. For more information on how your agency can participate in the 2008/2009 Raising the Roof Toque Campaign, visit our website or contact Maureen Deery, Director of National Campaigns, at email@example.com or 416-489-9531.
Homelessness Action Week in B.C.
Vancouver, BC
Organized in Metro Vancouver by the Regional Steering Community on Homelessness, Homelessness Action Week will be held October 12-19, 2008. This year's campaign posters are now available for download as well as other print and web resources. Check out the Communities section for information about events and activities happening all over British Columbia and the Yukon.


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It's the dreaded deadline to file your 2013 income taxes.
But April 15th isn't as taxing for post offices as it used to be.
It wasn't too many years ago places like the Simmons Station Post Office had a lot of last-minute filers going through their doors.
And post offices around the country stayed open until midnight.
But that was before e-filing caught on with taxpayers.
"It no way mirrors the way it was 3, 4, 5, 10 years ago," says Tad Kelley, spokesman for the postal service. "We are a little busier at our retail windows, but it's just not the same as it used to be. That speaks for the technology and the way people have embraced the internet as far as filing their taxes."
If you are mailing your forms, Kelley reminds you to check the times when mail is collected from postal service drop boxes.
Also have the right postage based on the weight of the return you're mailing out, as well as the complete mailing address.
Procrastinators, time is running out.
Today is April 15th, the last day to file your 2013 taxes, so get cracking.
Jordan Davis, from Liberty Tax Service says it always gets busy right before the end of tax season.
Everyone who owes waits 'til the very last minute, because no one wants to give the government money before they have to.
"The next couple of days we could easily do a hundred returns with people that have been waiting that long to get them done," he says. "Over the last couple of weeks, probably not that many total if you add up all the days, but those last couple days definitely, plenty of people."
According to Davis, when so many people come in at the last minute it's a lot of work and a long couple of days.
A lot of double checking of all the returns and he'll be there 'til midnight tomorrow, but he has to do it to make sure everybody gets their taxes filed on time.
Chuck McKnight stopped in to make sure his are in order.
"Well, I usually don't do it at the last minute and then I found out I'm exempt," McKnight says. "So, I didn't need to come in and file them anyway; I'm just here."
The Waverly resident says he was laid off for a while, so it was tough going and he had a pretty good feeling he wouldn't have to file, but didn't want to chance it.
Better late than never.