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Mississippi guard Alliesha Easley will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a knee ligament.
Coach Renee Ladner said Easley, the team's top returning scorer, soon will have surgery and will take a medical redshirt this season.
Easley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee in the season-opening loss to Nebraska. She scored 13 points in that game and played a team-high 32 minutes. She was listed as questionable for last Sunday's game against Louisiana-Lafayette, but did not play after tests revealed the injury.
Freshman Kayla Melson took Easley's spot in the starting lineup Sunday.
Easley was being counted on to help replace Armintie Price and two other seniors lost from last season's starting lineup. She averaged 11 points per game last year and was named to the Southeastern Conference's all-freshman team.

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Compulsory Third Party Insurance (CTP)It is required by law for each motorist to hold CTP Insurance in Australia. It protects the driver or owner of the vehicle from personal injury claims made against them in the case of an accident.
In South Australia, CTP insurance is provided by the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) and is included in the price of registration which is provided by The South Australian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DTIE). The MAC offers an at fault system and does not cover injuries to the driver who is entirely at fault and has contracted Allianz Australia to handle all enquiries and claims relating to motor vehicle accidents resulting in personal injury claims. See MAC and the DEIT transport site for more details.
Go to the Car Cost Calculator to get an indication of what your CTP and Registration costs are or visit the relevant authority in your state.
RegistrationIn South Australia you need to register your vehicle with the Transport SA. There are several things you need to do before you can start driving your car;
1) Get your license
2) If required, obtain a vehicle inspection
3) Once the above two items have been covered then you can go and register your vehicle.
Registration fees are calculated on the weight of your vehicle (GVM) and the number of cylinders your vehicle has. You will also need to pay a fee and/or duty when you transfer the registration of the vehicle into another name, such as when you sell/buy a vehicle. In SA, CTP insurance is calculated on the vehicle type and the location where the car is registered.
Motor vehicle registration (initial)Stamp duty usually needs to be paid on any new SA application registration. Duty is determined from the market value or cost of your car. You then register your car with the cost being the non-duty registration costs being the same as for a renewal.
Motor vehicle registration (renewal)The cost of motor vehicle registration renewal will vary depending on the Gross Vehicle Mass (GMV) and how many cylinders your vehicle has.
Vehicle InspectionThere are three types of inspections; tier 2 identity inspection, tier 3 identity inspection and roadworthy inspection. If you are just renewing your registration you may not need to get a vehicle inspection but if it is a new registration you most likely will need an inspection of some sort, to check see Transport SA vehicle inspections.
Transfer fee and motor vehicle registration duty (for buying or selling a vehicle)Transport SA charges a vehicle transfer fee of $21. Additional motor vehicle stamp duty often applies and is based off the cars value. See the Transport SA stamp duty calculator to calculate your duty.
Checking a vehicle for finance & other details before purchaseIn SA, the Vehicles Security Register offers checks on your vehicle to ensure it is not carrying debt. You can obtain a check online at EzyReg or by phoning them. They also provide a service to see if a vehicle is recorded as stolen, defected, wrecked or written-off.
All states and territories in Australia use a national driver license system. The national license classes contribute to road safety by better matching licence classes to the types of vehicles used on Australian roads making it easier to move between different States and Territories. License classes available are;
Car licenses apply to vehicles not exceeding 4.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Mass (GMV) and which carries less than 11 passengers.
Applies to 2 or three wheeled vehicle including using a sidecar or trailer with your motorbike.
Light Rigid (LR)
Applies to any rigid vehicle (ie, truck or bus) which is between 4.6-8.0 tonnes GMV. You must have held a car license for at least 12 months to get you LR license.
Medium Rigid (MR)
Allows you to drive a two axel rigid vehicle more than 8 tonnes GMV and tow a single trailer up to 9 tonnes. You must have held a car license for at least 12 months to get you MR license
Heavy Rigid (HR)
Can drive a rigid vehicle with 3 or more axels greater than 8 tonnes GMV and tow a single trailer up to 9 tonnes. You must have held a car license for at least 24 months to get you HR license.
Heavy Combination (HC)
Allows you drive a prime mover, single semi-trailer or rigid vehicle plus trailer greater than 9 tonnes GMV. You must have held a car license for at least 24 months and your MR for 12 months to get you HC license.
Multi Combination (MC)Allows you to drive the same vehicles as a HC license although enable you to add one or more additional trailers. You must complete a course for you MC license and also held you HR or HC license for at least 12 months.
To find out more visit South Australia's Licensing authority Transport SA
Custom Number PlatesCustom number plates in SA is run by Ezy Plates which is a SA Government owned entity. There are 10 categories to choose from with a unique category being the state slogan plates. The range however is not huge and the plate styles are fairly standard.
Like NSW, SA charges an issue fee and also an annual fee. For corporate and numeric custom plate prices you need to contact Ezy Plates directly. Issue fees for cars and motorcycles range from $70-$240 with annual fees ranging from $190-$240.
See Ezy Plates for more details and to see the options available.
Demerit Points and Feeshttp://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/MOTOR%20VEHICLES%20REGULATIONS%201996/CURRENT/1996.126.UN.PDF


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Smart Cashier knows what mom REALLY wanted.
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family of four…. food for the day or week? either way 60 bucks ain't gonna cut it.
Teena, your best shot is to give Jeri some change and send her outside to ride the mechanical horse while you shop for your mom . . .Leave the junk food out . . .!!
They are gonna wish they never went.
Yesterday a reader said, "Teena isn't quite old enough to send shopping alone, and Jeri never will be." True about Jeri, maybe, but I really thought that Teena would show more sense, despite her tender years. And now I really want to give the latter a good shaking!
I am surprised at Teena here. But I forget despite her brilliance she is an eleven year old after all.
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Jars of peanut butter are the focus of a recall because of a salmonella outbreak. There are 10 confirmed cases in Colorado and one in El Paso County.
Certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value are getting taken off the shelves. Look at the lid to find out if you have a potentially contaminated peanut butter jar. It will have a product number beginning with 2111.
One woman in Fowler thinks she may have the food poisoning. Lynell Johnston has been eating one of her favorite dessert, peanut butter fudge, until she ate a few pieces Tuesday night. "I woke up in excruciating pain in my stomach. I was throwing up, had diarrhea and I felt awful."
She believes her flu-like symptoms are really salmonella poisoning from her Great Value jar of peanut butter that has now been recalled. Food poisoning can take up to 72 hours to set in. "The incubation period is about a day and a half. It can be a long period after you eat until the time you get sick," Rick Miklich with the El Paso County Health Department said.
"It was a total shock to me." John Logan got worried when he realized his Peter Pan jar had the product number beginning with 2111 on it.
As for Lynell, this is the last jar she'll buy. "I'll never eat peanut butter again."
If you show any symptoms like fever, diarrhea or abdominal cramping, go to the doctor. The health department says if you have a peanut butter jar in question, throw it away.
You can get a refund by mailing your jar-lids to ConAgra foods, PO Box 57078, Irvine, California 92619-7078. For more information, you can also call 866-344-6970, but many of our viewers have had a tough time getting through.
ConAgra also wants to stress the recall is only a precaution. The company says so far, none of its tests has indicated the presence of salmonella.


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If you have ever sat beneath the shade of a Marietta tree, swam in a local waterway, or watched local wildlife, you owe a debt of gratitude to Marilyn Ortt.
Ortt, who passed away Sunday at the age of 78, championed local environmental causes for more than six decades, and had a hand in forming or reinvigorating some of the most notable community organizations and events in the area.
Her seemingly limitless energy for bettering her beloved city, and moreover her beloved earth, was contagious and made a lasting impression on those with whom Ortt worked.
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The late Marilyn Ortt plants a red jewel crab apple tree during a Community Earth Day Celebration, which Ortt helped found.
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"One thing to note about Marilyn, there was nobody better at finding a way to make things happen. She knew everybody, and she knew who to talk to to make things happen," said Marietta College Biology professor Steven Spilatro, who worked with Ortt for two decades on the Marietta Tree Commission.
Ortt breathed new life into the city's century-old tree commission and, Spilatro speculated, "probably inspected every tree in the city over the years."
In addition to inspecting the trees, Ortt made recommendations on what to do with ailing or problematic trees and vigorously worked to plant new ones.
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Marilyn Ortt
The longtime Marietta resident and environmental champion was born in Pittsburgh.
She graduated from Marietta High School in 1953 and worked for the FBI before returning to Marietta College to receive a degree in chemistry.
Ortt, 78, helped found or played a crucial role in more than a dozen local organizations, community events, and preservation projects, including: Marietta Tree Commission, Community Earth Day Celebration, Friends of the Lower Muskingum River, Marietta Area Recycling Center, Marietta Natural History Society, Washington County Household Hazardous Waste Day, The Outdoor Education Center, Kroger Wetlands, Kris-Mar Woods, the Tefft Property, the Boord Preserve and the Ladd Natural Bridge.
Ortt had five children with her husband William Ortt: Margaret, Jonathan, Jocelyn, Jennifer and Kathryn.
Ortt passed away Sunday.
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It is unlikely that anyone will match Ortt's staggering knowledge base, said Marietta Streets Superintendent Todd Stockel, who regularly consulted with Ortt about city trees.
"She was a hidden gem. She would do it all and want no recognition," said Stockel.
Ortt was quiet and humble, agreed longtime friend and Community Earth Day Celebration organizer Connie Grimes, who first met Ortt more than 30 years ago while they were both overseeing local 4-H clubs.
But despite her quiet demeanor, Ortt's persistence when it came to her causes was ferocious, added Grimes.
"I think on the 25th anniversary of Earth Day, she called and asked me if I could get a committee together for something local. But I told her I couldn't because we were doing Relay for Life for the first time," recalled Grimes.
Five years later, Ortt called back, told Grimes she should have Relay for Life organization mastered by now, and again urged her to help organize a local Earth Day celebration.
Grimes happily agreed and the local Earth Day celebration has been a popular event for the past 15 years.
Ortt was also instrumental in initiating the household hazardous waste collection days, where county residents can get rid of clunky, unwanted appliances, paints, and other items too dangerous to be thrown in the regular garbage.
Spilatro, who was also involved in the inception of Washington County Household Hazardous Waste Day, said the event has collected tens of thousands of pounds of waste over the past 20 years.
"I don't think many people full appreciate the positive impact she had on the community...Most of these good ideas initiate with Marilyn," he said.
Ortt held a deep love of anything to do with natural history and helped form the Marietta Natural History Society in 1996. The club, which strives to foster awareness and sensitivity to the natural environment, has held monthly presentations and field trips since its inception and has put out a quarterly newsletter for the past 16 years-both of which Ortt helped organize, said Spilatro.
Ortt has long championed for the preservation of the Muskingum River, helping form Friends of the Lower Muskingum River, a local nonprofit committed to restoring, protecting, maintaining and promoting the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the Muskingum River.
After a Massachusetts-based power company announced plans to build hydro-electric facilities on several Muskingum River dams more than a year ago, Ortt fought to make clear the ramifications of such a project, encouraging residents to attend meetings and voice their concerns.
Community champions like Ortt are irreplaceable, said Grimes.
"If you don't have people like her that love the earth...you just have to have people like Marilyn to save things," she said.


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95th state gathering this week offers hefty economic impact
NIAGARA FALLS – More than 2,000 visitors are expected here as the American Legion Department of New York holds its 95th annual conference Wednesday through Saturday in the Conference & Events Center, the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. reports.
Mayor Paul A. Dyster will welcome delegates during the opening assembly at 9 a.m. Thursday. A parade will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday on Rainbow Boulevard and Old Falls Street, featuring the award-winning American Legion Band of the Tonawandas and the Rensselaer Yankee Doodle Band.
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After a recent meeting of department chairs and directors from around the university, I came away pretty depressed. As I listened to established administrators from different departments discuss their frustrations with managing faculty in a time of shrinking budgets and increasing expectations, I found two different themes: wary and weary.
They were wary because they face a new administration in the university, one that brings its own ideas for who we should be, where we should be going, and the best ways to get there. And like every new administration, some of the ideas and proposals are going to bomb, while others may be successful. The chairs know this, and worry about being caught in the crossfire, asked to engage in planning activities that may come to naught and to require new things from their faculty members that will likely be resented and/or resisted by many. And they aren't sure if their feedback will make any difference to the new leader, because no one knows how s/he responds to criticism and concerns.
To make matters worse, these experienced administrators are weary, having been working with limited tools in the current economy. They can't give raises or any sort of extras to good performers, and there is also little to withhold to punish poor performers. I am not a complete believer in behavioral theories, but I do know enough about human behavior that if people receive no rewards or punishments in response to their behaviors, they are likely to behave in ways you don't want to see, ways that won't necessarily enhance the department or the university.
One reaction I have seen in this limited economy is a faculty focus on obtaining more money for one's self. Faculty members are looking for opportunities to do consulting, instead of bringing grant funds into the university, because they get a larger share of the money that way. Faculty are signing up for overloads, summer teaching, continuing education courses, outside lectureships, and other opportunities to up their pay. Some folks are seeking out new jobs, or at least job offers, to obtain a higher salary–though that strategy doesn't work the way it used to, as many colleges are loath to counteroffer and faculty are worried about selling the house, finding a new job for the trailing partner/spouse, etc. It reminds me of what is happening with our more poorly paid brothers and sisters in the K-12 world, many of whom are adding outside jobs during the year to the regular summer jobs just to break even. I am certain that the discussions among school principals mirror the discussions in higher ed middle management, too.
Another reaction to this difficult spot where we find ourselves is a
petulant frustrated rejection of doing more, going the extra mile, or taking new opportunities for professional growth. Sure, technology may offer new opportunities in class, but if there isn't some incentive to rework my courses, why would I even bother? Perhaps we could reach a new set of students if we offer night courses, but why should I give up my nights with my family for no more pay? And I agree that taking on more when being asked to accept furloughs, reductions in force, and the like sends the wrong message to those in charge of our budgets (central administration, legislators, etc.) that we have been frittering our time away and living high on the hog up until now. So, if we cover the minor that used to have a faculty director, teach overloads without pay because students need the courses, and extend our work day to include nights and weekends, we essentially cover the gap and allow funders to believe that the work is doable on a regular basis without more pay, better staffing, and more resources. But I have also seen faculty backtrack from regular duties, like advising students, staffing committees, and the like, because they want to strike back at the administration. Of course, all that does is put the burden on their colleagues who wind up picking up the slack.
Many faculty members are stepping into the breach and trying to help assure that students are able to get their required courses for graduation, junior faculty get mentored, and service learning projects and innovative pedagogy continues. It is frustrating as a manager not to be able to reward those who make these real contributions. Sure, I can be free with the compliments, donut breakfasts (on my dime), and attagirls, but at some point, that becomes pretty weak sauce.
All of that said, the griping of the longtime chairs is both commonplace and, to a newbie, really depressing. Their somewhat instant distrust for the new administration is worrisome to me and reminds me that my own faculty is likely wary of me as well. I come to this administrative position with energy for taking on a new task, which I have needed, and hope that we might discover ways to better leverage our resources at this time. I have been both wary and weary since I started a few scant months ago, but I am trying to keep faith in my colleagues–above, beside, and below in the organizational structure–and in myself.


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Since across the board new PSUs were entering the picture, it was time to see if the folks at Kingston could hook us up with some new hard drives, and while the Western Digital Raptor series has served us exceptionally well over the years, it's time to get out of the dinosaur age.
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After much research about the right photo organization tool to use, I decided to download Apple's Aperture v3's 30-day trial version before investing the $200 to buy it. Right away it installed flawlessly and allowed me to create a library on my Western Digital (MyBookWorld II Edition) network drive. Yippee! I spent the next 4 hours importing my images, also located on my WD drive, into the library and naming faces. I was very pleased. Then life got in the way and I couldn't return to Aperture for about a week. That's when IT happened. I launched Aperture and got the message "There was an error opening the database for the library '<file path and name of library>'. The library could not be opened because the file system of the library's volume is unsupported." Excuse me?!? All I did was walk away from it for a week and all of a sudden my WD drive is unsupported? When I tried to create another library onto the same network drive, I got the message that the drive wasn't in a supported format. Huh? Didn't it just create one on it about a week ago? <sigh> Back to googling the forums again…for … Continue reading
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Just as there are some friends who would never dream of accepting just a handshake as a greeting, some wines grab you with both hands and engage you in a much more engaging hello hug. Afton Mountain Vineyards Mountain Red is just such a wine, overly generous throughout its fruit filled flavor profile.
In the glass, Afton Mountain Vineyards Mountain Red is a bold crimson brick color. The full bodied nose includes red cherry and licorice notes as well as leathery undertones.
The bright well balanced attack includes rose pedal notes leading to an expansive midpalate filled with blueberries, raspberries and rhubarb.
The smooth finish lingers nicely with delightful suggestions of caramelized cherries, strawberries and leather notes.
This non vintage product is a most versatile pairing wine. Gentle enough to pair with grilled chicken but with depth to provide a nice complement to marbleized steak.
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The SAI Pakistan has a core of over 700 audit professionals who are recruited from different fields and are converted into audit and accounts professionals under a rigorous conversion training program. The SAI Pakistan has a large number of officers specializing in various disciplines including two hundred forty four Masters in relevant disciplines such as Accounting, Public Administration, Public Finance Management, and Accounting & Computer Sciences from various Universities in U.S.A., the UK, the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden.
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For meeting the ongoing training requirements, the SAI Pakistan has maintained a body of Master Trainers of which Twenty fice trainers completed a Training of Trainers (TOT) programme at NAIT, Canada. Four of its Master Trainers are on the ASOSAI Panel of international instructors who have delivered a number of training courses organized under the INTOSAI's International Development Initiative (IDI) and training programmes of the ASOSAI.
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Aztecs Fall To UNLV, 14-3, At MWC Baseball Tournament
May 28, 2004
LAS VEGAS - UNLV came out swinging Friday afternoon, scoring eight runs over the second and third innings en route to 13-3 win over San Diego State at the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. With the win, the Rebels improved to 36-22 on the year as they move into Saturday's championship game.
The Aztecs, who lost for the first time in seven games, fell to 34-28 and must come back Friday night to face New Mexico in a elimination contest. The winner of that game will have to defeat UNLV twice on Saturday to claim the MWC championship and gain the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
SDSU starter Daryl Harang was tagged for the Rebels' first six runs as he took the loss to even his record at 6-6.
UNLV's David Seccombe went seven innings to pick up the win and improve to 9-2. He gave up nine hits, but consistently frustrated the Aztecs, who left 10 men on base over the first six innings and a total of 12 for the game. Two of SDSU's three runs were of the unearned variety as Seccombe struck out eight while walking only two.
Rielly Embrey led San Diego State with three hits and a run batted in while James Guerrero (single, double) and Brock Ungricht (two singles) had a pair of hits apiece.
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Lawsky to Regulators: Claw Back Consultant Fees
U.S. regulators should shut out consulting firms that engage in misconduct in an effort to claw back fees for botched work, said New York State banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky Monday evening.
The comments delivered before an American Bar Association forum in New York City come as Lawsky and federal lawmakers push for a crackdown on consultants hired by financial institutions, who they worry are not fully independent.
Lawsky said that state and federal regulators need to use all their powers to dissuade consultants from acting in their own interests or compromising results because of close relationships with banks. He said his office, the Department of Financial Services, has the power to revoke a consulting firm's access to confidential supervisory information, or data held by regulators on specific banks.
Regulators "hold the keys to kingdom for consultants," he said. "We have the power to shut off the spigot."
He also argued that regulators should use access to information as a lever in getting consultants to return payment for bad work.
"We as regulators can review the work of consultants and — if warranted — seek to secure a voluntary disgorgement of fees from those that failed in their duties," he said.
Concern over financial services consultants is mounting amid concern on Capitol Hill about how regulators and consultants managed a prolonged review of foreclosure files. In a report in April, the Government Accountability Office said federal regulators did not do enough to monitor or establish consistent procedures for the consulting firms performing the work in the foreclosure review.
Washington-based.-based Promontory Financial Group received $927.5 million from banks to manage reviews for Bank of America Wells Fargo & Co. and PNC Financial Services Group
Regulators halted the work of Promontory and other consultants in January amid concerns about the review's cost and the length of time spent.
Promontory last week defended its review of more than 250,000 mortgage files. Konrad Alt, a Promontory managing director who was a top OCC official in the 1990s, wrote that the company "performed several million hours of labor" and "an amount of information comparable in magnitude to all the written materials held by the Library of Congress." Alt emphasized that banks, rather than taxpayers paid for the review.
Lawsky's office last week announced a deal with Deloitte for a one-year voluntary suspension from working with New York State financial firms and a $10 million fine. The consulting firm also agreed to a series of reforms that would address potential conflicts of interest.
Representatives of the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency declined to comment. An OCC spokesman said last week that the bank regulator is "actively at work on a set of standards governing the use of consultants" for the institutions it regulates.


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The Dark Ages
Some say it was sight of the three greater planets joining together in the sky the heralded the downfall of Man in the Lands.
Some say that the great silver sphere that plunged through the sky, bringing fire and destruction in its wake delivered the retribution for our sins.
Some say that the plagues that stalked the towns and keeps of our frontiers were the final stroke before the bestial beasts ravenged our farms and villages and drove the decimated Legions from the Far Reaches.
Whatever they say, it could not possibly fully account and list all of the calamities and travails that Man has suffered since the Darkest Hours. Our Doom has been multiple and ceaseless in its entirety. Its effects are long lasting, as we sit huddled in our small cities and fortified keeps. Slowly, we learn to adapt and we learn to live in this new Age – the Dark Age.
And yet, there are those who will seek out the frontier again, who will seek to advance their station and plumb the secrets of the ancients, beat back the hordes of beasts and maybe perhaps cleanse our old lands of the Damned… those rare few who have decided to step forth. The so-called Kings will not. The few armies that remain will not. But someone will…
— Ta-Shanarbiya, Priest of Yallowforth Keep, Year 52 of the Darkness
It is a Dark Age in the Lands of Men. Much has changed in the world that your forefathers and granddams knew. It almost two generations ago that the skies lit in flames, the world cracked open, the beasts and bestials poured from the dark and civilization retreated.
Man, Elf and Littlelings have retreated to the safety of numbers, abandoning much that they had gained in many generations. Kingdoms fell, fortresses crumbled and the tramp of foul feet was heard across many leagues. The Dwarfs have not been seen in generations and rumors abound of the "Dark Ones" return.
Man has survived in the face of Chaos and Doom, but much has been lost. Now, the Duchies bicker amongst each other while holding the line against the ever-present Darkness. Survival is never certain, especially on the now sparsely populated frontiers. Once, these were well-known lands, but since the Doom of Man, they have fallen into darkness, now the story of legends and whispered myths. The other races, Elf and Littleling, they sit in their lands and hold their own, both cursing Man for the Doom of the lands and reaching out in the hopes that all may join to regain what was lost.
Welcome! This wiki is created for the players of "The Dark Ages" setting. This is a post-apocalypse, fantasy world with magic, dark evil and riches/rewards waiting for any brave enough to adventure for it. This setting current hosts two campaigns: The Eastern Borders Campaign and The Southern Seas Campaign.
This campaign currently has two groups participating in it: a tabletop group that meets every four to six weeks (Eastern Borders) and an online group using Rizzoma. (Southern Seas).
If you are interested in playing, please check out the email list for future game dates.
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|Niklas Kronwall and the Red Wings have things rolling, particularly in the first period where they have out-scored the last seven opponents, 10-1.
The commitment has never been more evident than now for the Red Wings who take a seven-game winning streak into the Pepsi Center where they'll face the Colorado Avalanche tonight.
Detroit has outscored its last seven opponents 10-1 in the first period. The Wings have allowed a league-low 12 first-period goals this season.
"Even though we haven't played our best level yet, we've still been able to come up with wins," defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "Same thing against Buffalo the other night when the first 20 (minutes) were really good then we let up a little bit."
The last time the Wings allowed a first-period goal came in Los Angeles when Mike Richards scored shorthanded at 6:37 on Nov. 19. The Wings have trailed only twice for a total of six minutes, 7 seconds during this streak. The other time was when they were down 1-0 vs. Calgary.
It's interesting to note that a month ago some in the media were ready to kick dirt on the Wings' grave after a 0-5-1 stretch while being out-scored 22-6.
"The biggest pressure that anyone puts on this team comes from right here in this locker room," Kronwall said. "We feel that we have something good going here. Obviously going without winning in six games in a row, it's tough when you're not used to it. But at the same time I feel that we did a pretty good job of sticking with the game plan, and we stuck together. There was no pointing fingers, whatsoever. We just knew that everyone in here had to be a little bit better.
"We had made some mistakes that cost us, big time. We knew that eventually, if we kept creating chances, the puck was going to go in, and it was nice to get that Los Angeles game to get us back to winning again."


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Kaiser Poll: Mixed Feelings on Health Law But Opposition to Defunding
Americans are still pretty polarized in their views of the health-care overhaul law passed last year, including whether to repeal it. But a majority oppose the notion of defunding the law's provisions in order to neuter it, a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health finds.
Similar to previous Kaiser polls, this one — conducted between Jan. 4 and Jan. 14 — finds about 41% of the 1,502 respondents in favor of the health law. More people (50%, up from 41% in December) reported opposition to the law, Kaiser says, due to a swing in the opinions of independent voters.
There is also division on what to do with the law now that it's, you know, the law. A combined 47% want to either expand it or leave it as is, while 43% say it should be repealed or repealed and then replaced by something else. But the notion of defunding provisions of the law — a strategy being considered by Republicans — is not a particularly popular one. Some 62% disapprove of that route, while 33% approve and 6% don't know or refused to answer.
Some other nuggets from the latest poll:
- Certain provisions of the law have broad support, including closing the Medicare prescription-drug benefit doughnut hole (85% in favor), offering subsidies to those with low and moderate incomes to purchase health coverage (79%), establishing a voluntary long-term care insurance program (76%) and expanding Medicaid to encompass more Americans (67%).
- The individual mandate is unpopular, with 76% opposed, but that changes depending on how it's presented. If you tell people that without the mandate insurers would be allowed to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, the proportion opposed to it drops to 47%. But it rises to 85% "when Americans are told that the requirement could mean that some people would have to buy health insurance they find too expensive or don't want," Kaiser says.
- The poll also asked about the deficit, and on how to reduce it. The takeaway on that: most respondents are concerned about it, but most want to see no cuts to Social Security and Medicare. The deficit-reduction plans proposed last year all included reductions in Medicare spending, but 68% of respondents in this poll said the country's budget difficulties "can be addressed without trimming Medicare spending at all."
- The only thing a majority of respondents said they'd support major cuts in: foreign aid.


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Wild lions have been released in the Mountain Zebra National Park after they were hunted to extinction in the area more than a century ago. The zebra population is now a healthy 800, along with several large antelope species, enough to support the lions.
• Addo's elephant fence comes down
The Northern Cape is a vast, open land of breathtaking landscapes and ancient history. Kimberley, the old diamond-mining town, is the provincial capital, and a good place to start your adventure through this surprising, beautiful part of the world.
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South Africa provides the setting for some of the best extreme adventuring around, but local daredevils aren't afraid to take on challenges elsewhere in the world and in many cases, raise funds and support for good causes.
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The seven-million year evolution of Homo sapiens is investigated in an inspiring walking tour of Maropeng with scientist Brendon Billings. His job is "like putting together a puzzle", giving his tour its name – Bone Detectives.
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A new H1N1 triple-reassortant "swine†influenza virus was recently described in individuals from the United States and Mexico who presented with respiratory symptoms, and the same virus was subsequently confirmed in patients from several countries around the world. The circumstances surrounding the emergence of this pathogen, and the factors that facilitated the initial cross-species transmission, are still incompletely understood. It became apparent in the early days of the outbreak that the virus can be directly transmitted between humans. Pathogens that originate in animal reservoirs and subsequently acquire the potential for human-to-human transmission have caused outbreaks throughout human history. Although each outbreak is marked by its own particularities, it is important to remember the teachings that emerge from previous epidemics and pandemics. Integrating the important lessons of the past will provide the best opportunity to understand host–pathogen interaction and the most powerful approach to implementing effective prophylactic and therapeutic measures.
On 17 April 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a girl, age 9 years, and a boy, age 10 years, who had flu-like symptoms and lived in adjacent counties in California, had tested positive for an H1N1 "swine" influenza virus (1). Mexico City had reported influenza-like illnesses on 18 March. By 13 May 2009, the strain—which seems to be a reassortant virus (Figure) with nucleotide sequences derived from swine, avian, and human viruses (2)—was confirmed in patients from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and at least 28 other countries. The virus derives the name "swine" from the animal reservoir thought to be responsible for initiating the outbreak in humans. An animal source was not required for subsequent infection because direct human-to-human transmission had become possible.
The influenza virus single-stranded RNA genome is organized into 8 segments. In a process known as reassortment, 2 or more viruses that co-infect the same cell can exchange 1 or more RNA segments to generate strains with new antigenic properties and new biological characteristics. During the 1957 "Asian influenza" pandemic, 3 genes from an avian H2N2 virus were introduced into a human H1N1 strain and created a new virus with pandemic capabilities. This exchange of genetic material probably occurred during the dual infection of a human or an animal, possibly a pig, with both viral strains. Derived from reference (25).
An estimated 58% of the 1407 known human pathogens are zoonotic, which means that they normally occur in animals but also infect humans (3). After a microorganism crosses the species barrier, a major concern is whether it can be directly transmitted between humans, who tend to be in closer contact with other humans than with animal reservoirs. Microorganisms that gain this ability have historically caused the most devastation. The notorious 1918 influenza pandemic—deservedly known as the "mother of all pandemics"—infected more than one quarter of the world's population and claimed an estimated 50 to 100 million human lives (4). Its origins have always been debated. Some have proposed that the virus resided in an avian reservoir and entered the human population either directly from birds or indirectly through an intermediate host, facilitated by overcrowding and by the proximity of pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese (5). The reconstructed 1918 influenza virus can replicate and cause respiratory disease in swine, and scientists believe that it continued to circulate in swine after its introduction into the pig population during the pandemic (6). Whereas human influenza viruses do not easily infect birds and avian viruses do not replicate efficiently in humans, swine have repeatedly been shown to serve as "mixing vessels" that allow genetic reassortment between different influenza virus strains (5, 7).
Two features of the influenza virus, compounded by current globalization trends, explain its ability to become a particularly worrisome zoonotic threat. One feature is the high error rate during genomic replication, which is typical of RNA viruses. The other is the segmented influenza virus genome, which facilitates reassortment between different viral strains that infect the same cell (Figure). At a time when air travel makes it possible to reach the most remote corners of the planet in a matter of hours, any emerging or reemerging infectious disease stops being a local issue and instead becomes a global medical and public health priority. These considerations explain why, for a long time, the question about the next influenza pandemic has been not if, but when (8).
Details of how the current influenza virus emerged, although still scarce, will enhance our knowledge about factors that enable viruses to cross the species barrier and cause disease in humans. The importance of human–animal contact in occupational settings will probably be a key take-home lesson. Farmers, meat-processing workers, and veterinarians have had markedly higher antibody levels against swine influenza viruses—sometimes concomitantly against 2 isolates—than control participants (7), and a pregnant woman who visited a Wisconsin country fair that displayed pigs developed a fatal infection in 1998 (9). This echoes a lesson from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak: In the winter of 2003 to 2004, after the World Health Organization declared an end to the SARS epidemic, 4 new cases were reported in Guangdong Province, China. Epidemiologic investigation revealed that 2 of the patients were a 20-year-old waitress who worked in proximity to civet cages and a 40-year-old physician whose dining table in the same restaurant was within 5 meters of the cages (10). All palm civets from the restaurant tested positive for the SARS coronavirus, and sequencing of the S gene that encoded its attachment protein implicated this virus, rather than the one circulating from the previous epidemic, as the source of the outbreak.
After a pathogen crosses a species barrier, epidemic spread requires efficient direct transmission within the population. Although several studies have focused on the mechanistic details of airborne virus dissemination, our understanding of human-to-human influenza transmission is, as recently characterized, "woefully inadequate" (11). Air travel clearly plays an important role in establishing infectious foci in new countries. Although human-to-human transmission during air travel has been thought to require flights as long as 8 hours and to affect only passengers seated within 2 rows of the index patient (12), this view is changing because of reports of in-flight spread occurring over considerable distances within the cabin and during shorter flights. In 1977, 72% of the passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight, which was delayed for 3 hours while the aircraft sat on the tarmac, developed influenza within 72 hours (13). On a 3-hour flight between Hong Kong and Beijing on 15 March 2003, passengers sitting as far as 7 rows from an index patient developed SARS (14). Epidemiologic details from the current H1N1 outbreak should significantly complement our understanding of in-flight airborne pathogen transmission, an important facet of global preparedness planning.
With ever-expanding air traffic volumes, the global spread of pathogens is changing. When researchers modeled the 1968 to 1969 Hong Kong influenza pandemic (15) on the basis of data regarding air travel in 53 cities in the year 2000, they found that the virus spread almost simultaneously in the Northern and Southern hemispheres—which underscores the narrowness of the period during which intervention could halt the epidemic. Of note, the study also predicted that Sydney and Johannesburg, which were the 48th and 45th cities, respectively, to be affected in 1968, would be among the first cities to report cases in 2000. New Zealand was one of the first countries outside Mexico to report patients in the current H1N1 outbreak, which confirmed the prediction of very rapid spread to distant countries.
Strong international collaborative efforts, such as those that occurred during the SARS outbreak, can have a dramatic effect on an epidemic. The delayed reporting from China, where the first case of SARS was diagnosed on 16 November 2002 but not investigated by World Health Organization officials until 12 April 2003, contrasts with the quick communication from Vietnam about the index cases (16–17). This prompt response is credited with effectively controlling the outbreak in Vietnam and making it the first country to be declared SARS-free and removed, on 28 April 2003, from the World Health Organization list of travel advisories (18). During the current pandemic, the proactive reporting of new infections and the decision by Mexican officials to close schools and businesses in the wake of the outbreak, along with the prompt implementation of screening checkpoints and quarantines in many countries, may have substantially slowed the global spread of the infection.
Social isolation measures save lives. In the fall of 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had much higher flu mortality rates than did St. Louis, Missouri. In Philadelphia, city officials allowed a 28 September citywide parade to continue despite having identified the first cases on 17 September. They banned public gatherings and closed schools only on 3 October. In comparison, St. Louis, where the first cases occurred on 5 October, adopted social distancing measures on 7 October. As a result, the peak weekly excess pneumonia and influenza death rate between 8 September and 28 December was 8.3 times higher in Philadelphia than in St. Louis (19). A survey that examined the responses of 17 U.S. cities during the 1918 pandemic concluded that early implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions, including social isolation measures, lowered excess mortality rates by 50% (19).
Although initial studies in infectious disease epidemiology assumed that individuals within a population transmit the microorganism at similar rates, transmission from individuals known as super-spreaders is much more efficient. In what is known as the 20/80 rule, 20% of infectious persons are thought to contribute at least 80% of the net transmission potential of a microorganism (20). During the SARS outbreak, a 44-year-old man in China infected 35 cases by direct contact (21). In the Hong Kong SARS outbreak, a super-spreader had a runny nose, an uncommon manifestation in SARS, in addition to the cough, fever, and malaise present in other patients. Some investigators have proposed that co-infection with other viruses might make a patient particularly infectious (22–23). Investigative efforts during the current and future outbreaks should therefore focus on identifying patients who exhibit atypical or uncommon manifestations of influenza.
Insight into the influenza virus genome has provided valuable information with potential medical and public health benefits. Unlike the 1957 and 1968 pandemics, which were caused by reassortment between avian and human strains, the pandemic in 1918 was most likely caused by an avian virus that accumulated mutations and, subsequently, evolved and adapted to humans (24). Thus, at least 2 mechanisms could explain zoonotic outbreaks (25). In addition, analysis of amino acid substitution rates in the 1918 virus suggest that genes of avian origin could have been circulating in human influenza viruses as early as 1900, which points toward the possibility of detecting sequence modifications years before zoonotic pathogens cause human epidemics (24–25). The sequence of the current H1N1 strain will probably provide clues about how this virus emerged and what factors enabled animal-to-human and then human-to-human transmission. We must learn, from all the zoonotic pathogens that have afflicted humankind, the particular circumstances that facilitated each outbreak. If we can integrate this information successfully, we will understand what makes us vulnerable to pathogens that cross species barriers.
As an important lesson with immediate applicability, it is essential to appreciate the value of nonpharmacologic interventions during outbreaks. We can save many lives if we maintain a high index of clinical suspicion in persons with occupational or casual exposure to animals that present zoonotic potential and quickly implement social distancing measures. These 2 actions are highly beneficial, particularly during the initial stages of an outbreak, when limited information is available on the biology of the pathogen. It is then that an alert clinician can make a big difference.
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|"Negative resistance" errors due to non-uniform current distributions significantly distort the apparent electronic performance of devices formed with crossed wires, demonstrated here by resistance, magneto-resistance, current-voltage and variable temperature measurements with and without corrections. Crossed wire devices are frequently used in research settings for exploratory systems or rapid process recipe evolution due to the ease of depositing complete devices {\em in situ} through shadows masks. Unfortunately, this geometry suffers from a ``negative resistance'' effect that dominates the measurement when the device resistance is remotely similar to or less than the electrode's resistance. In this paper, we using a finite-element model and experimental data to extend work (by others) to illustrate additional errors when 1) devices are not square in shape 2) when the two wires are not the same resistivity, and 3) when the junction resistance is nonlinear in voltage. Using this knowledge and pre-existing analytical work, a straightforward method for correcting experimental measurments is suggested and evaluated. Finally, we illustrate the importance of correcting the data in magneto-resistance, current-voltage and temperature dependent transport measurements to extract the correct physical interpretation.
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A Farewell to Arms
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- It is mid-January, and Frederic has grown a beard. The snow on the roads is packed down so they can walk on it, and they do, wearing boots with nails in the soles to keep them from slipping on the ice.
- Catherine asks about money, and Frederic says they have enough, from his last sight draft.
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Last year, Oscars producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron lined up Shirley Bassey to make her first-ever appearance on the telecast, and also coaxed Barbra Streisand to perform for the first time in 36 years. This time around, they've lined up Bette Midler to make her performance debut on the show. No word yet on what she'll be singing, but Zadan and Meron say her contribution will help make for an "especially moving evening." Here's the full release from the Academy:
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Two-time Oscar®-nominated actress and multiple Grammy Award®-winning singer Bette Midler will perform for the first time on the Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
"We are thrilled to have Bette perform on the Oscars for the very first time," said Zadan and Meron. "We believe she will make our Oscar telecast an especially moving evening."
Midler received Oscar nominations for Actress in a Leading Role for "For the Boys" and The Rose." She has recorded 13 studio albums, the first of which, 1972's "The Divine Miss M," sold over a million copies and earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist. Midler has gone on to sell over 30 million albums worldwide and win two additional Grammys for the songs "The Rose" (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Record of the Year). She has been honored with three Emmy® Awards and a special Tony Award® in 1974 for her contribution to that year's Broadway season. Her numerous starring film roles include "The First Wives Club," "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and "Ruthless People," Last year Midler portrayed the late Hollywood agent Sue Mengers in the hit Broadway production, "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers."
Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Let me guess. In Memoriam segment? Either The Rose or Wind Beneath My Wings?
The in memorium segment!
Bette is a fabulous addition to the Oscars.
"Wind Beneath My Wings" for a Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute. I'm guessing.
Good for Bette Midler!
However, I don't think that Barbra Streisand was ever "coaxed" to perform on the Oscars. I believe that in her heart she wanted to pay tribute to Marvin Hamlish and called the producers…. With all due respect, Barbra calls the shots as everyone knows. BTW Barbra needs to make a good movie before it is too late… Her career needs a glorious bookend. So does Bette for that matter…
I'm sensing it's for a tribute to the 11th anniversary of "Chicago."
Haha. For the win. These guys are shameless.
No you got it wrong. It's for the 1st anniversary of the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking, award winning musical "Chicago"!!!!!!!!!!! I put ellen exclamation marks because of the 11 years it's been since that Florida film won best picture.
I would love to the rose or from a distance
Please sing The Rose or Stay with me baby.
Definitely either The Rose or The Wind Beneath My Wings.
Love both of them and of course Bette oxoxox
would love to hear Bette sing "Some Other Time" from "On the Town",,, Her voice would do magic for this great piece of music.
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how about "Finally" from PRISCILLA – QUEEN OF THE DESERT ?!
Would surely become a hugh happening , seeing u perform this song.
Come on Girl, …the world´s ready for this !!!
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Hi, I´d love Bette to sing "beast of burden" or "the rose" – 2 of my all time favourites!!! I´m a real great fan and so much looking forward on watching "ruthless people" on tv tomorrow night !!! All the best and greets from Germany !, Jutta called Jule
Love to hear "The Rose"
The Rose, Bette, please sing that song…
Wind beneath my wings. Is one of my many favorites of hers. Her voice is beautiful. A great fan.
Such a all around talent. She could sing song's from the movie that she stared in with James Cann outstanding
Good for the Oscars for asking Miss Midler to sing !!!!! She is a true performer and can sing anything. I hope she surprises us and sing something new ! No one needs to sing to the memory of a heroin addict though ……
I think you should sing "Otto Titsling!!! If not that one, how about "The Rose"?
From a Distance is my choice.
Wind beneath my wings
Wind Beneath My Wings… This song touches beyond Hollywood! As a woman, I'm going to have my ovaries removed to prevent cancer because of recurring cysts. Over 50…don't know what they'll find. I have a male friend in the 3rd round of cancer treatment for a brain tumor… He was healthy last year. Friends need friends. We never know what's to come in life. That song inspires!
I love everything you sing , The Rose, Wind Beneath My Wings… But I would love to see you sing Hello In There.. That song is just Beautiful!!!!
I usually don't watch the Oscars but with Bette Midler performing I will. It really doesn't matter what she sings it will be great.
Definitely Wind Beneath my Wings! So touching but at the same time energizing to do better in life, live a meaningful life. I'm Eika's cousin in Honolulu. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit here.
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The owners are in discussions to sell the Times Square property in three parts—the land under the building, the 1,300-room hotel and the property's retail space—in deals that are expected to have a combined value of about $650 million, said people close to the negotiations.
The owners are expected to close as early as this week on the sale of the first piece, the land, to real-estate investor David Werner and a partner, the people said.
Rockpoint and Highgate also are in talks to sell the hotel's retail and hotel rooms to Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., the New York real-estate firm, though these discussions could still fall short of a deal, people familiar with the situation said. Eastdil Secured brokers Adam Spies and Douglas Harmon are running the sales.
While the owners upgraded the Milford rooms and common areas, the sharp jump in the hotel's price shows how demand for New York lodging in popular neighborhoods has been rising. In 2012, Manhattan hotel transaction volume reached $2.7 billion, the most for any global market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Thomas Hampson, the baritone slated to make his debut in the role, fell ill, the opera house said Thursday, hours before the opening.
While the Met regularly arranges for singers to serve as understudies for major roles, it was able to snap up some loose star power: German singer Matthias Goerne, who has performed "Wozzeck" with the Royal Opera and Vienna State Opera, and who happened to be in town for concerts at Carnegie Hall.
The Met approached Mr. Goerne on Wednesday, and he considered it overnight, according to the Met, who said he was "en route" to the opera house.
The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m., giving him only a few hours to rehearse with the stage director as well as music director James Levine . "In a serendipitous twist," the Met said in a statement, "Goerne attended Monday morning's dress rehearsal of 'Wozzeck' as a guest, allowing him a chance to see the production in advance."
His Met debut came in a 1998 performance as Papageno in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte." He returned to that role in 2005. This season, he has several roles at the Vienna State Opera.
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Every day, one in every three Americans is on a diet, fighting the "battle of the bulge." And although many may temporarily win the battle, most lose the war.
We have all experienced it or watched someone close to us lose weight, only to gain it all back plus a few pounds. This is called the "yo-yo effect." As the cycle of weight loss and gain--emotional delight and devastation--repeats itself, there are serious physical and psychological consequences.
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