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2012 A.R.T. Artist Glenda DrennenPosted Monday, February 20, 2012, at 10:17 AM
Glenda Drennen's usual painting surface is watercolor paper, but this last year she added 6 -foot fiberglass ice cream cone sculptures to her repertoire. In a cooperative effort the LeMars Chamber of Commerce, LeMars Art Center, and City of LeMars Convention Center and Visitor Bureau planned and implemented a public art project to highlight the importance of the production of ice cream by local industry, Well's Blue Bunny.
Sponsoring business First National Bank, LeMars, chose Drennen, a resident of the "Ice Cream Capital of the World," to apply her creative talents to one of the cone sculptures. The single dip ice cream cone now on display at the downtown bank entrance features 133 detailed coins. The coins, enlarged about 400%, cover the large dip of ice cream. Many of the coins have special relevance to the region, such as coins commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition that camped in the area during the Corps of Discovery. State quarters for Iowa and all bordering states are also represented. A number of Lincoln pennies old and new are represented, as are two different versions of buffalo nickels.
One unusual coin features a portrait of Drennen herself among those of John F. Kennedy, Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. "My first thought was to invent a coin with a likeness of the bank President," Drennen said, "but during the time I've lived in LeMars there have been several people in that position, and I will always be the artist of this cone."
Glenda is currently painting a second sculpture to be installed in a LeMars park this spring. Parents who have lost children to disease donated funds for this cone as a memorial. The design committee wanted to stress parents' wish to provide both roots and wings for their children, so one aspect of the design will be many butterflies and dragonflies against a sunset sky, symbolizing the gift of "wings" for their children.
Ultimately Drennen will paint five of the 41 painted sculptures projected. Themes for the three remaining cones Drennen will be painting will be Noah's Ark, the LeMars Rotary Club, and something dramatic for the Postal Playhouse Community Theater.
Be sure and come back soon for more from the 2012 Artisans Road Trip!!!
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This lady is amazing....I saw the cone she is decorating with butterflies..WOW!
Keep up the great work Glenda. the whole project is pretty neat...you drive through town and there's always more cones going up in different places. I like em.
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I love Scotch eggs, have even tried to make them myself several times. They're classic bar food in Great Britain. But they're a perfect breakfast food too. I learn that at Helser's on Alberta here in Portland, Oregon. Alex Helser serves them with potato pancakes. Mmm. I'm getting ahead of myself.
It's actually raining pretty hard as we leave the hotel at 6:45 this morning.
Bob's GPS guides us away from the interstate, down quirky and charming residential streets to our destination: Helser's on Alberta.
The Alberta Arts District is a cool, hip, artful section of Portland, all along Alberta Street, a neighborhood that's apparently bounced back in the last ten years or so from from seediness and slummy-ness to its current state of groovy-ness with small shops, galleries, co-op groceries, and popular breakfast places.
We get to Helser's a few minutes after 7. It's raining still. We meet Alex Helser. His hostess/waitress/coffee-maker/bartender Leah says she knew we were coming but didn't know it would be today (!). There are 4 or 5 people already there waiting for food. Glenn starts to get the audio gear together. Bob and I head outside to get some exteriors of the place. The neighborhood is just waking up. An energetic bicyclist — even in the rain — a jogger or two, some walkers and an occasional breakfast eater.
Back inside, as the place starts to fill up, we set up and interview Alex Helser, the owner and founder of the place, a guy with lots of restaurant experience who happened to see this excellent space for rent at the corner of Alberta and 16th Street about five years ago, and he decided to leave high-end dinners behind for the world of breakfast. He says he doesn't cook very much anymore (although he did all the hash-slinging by himself for the first year or two as he got established.) He says he's just got a great crew now who keep the place humming. He cares about the food. We talk of sausage, bacon, local suppliers and salmon hash.
And we're impressed. With both the food and the service. Leah handles all the tables by herself for the first hour or so till Emma arrives. The food looks beautiful. Perfect poached eggs. Bob has no trouble finding stuff to shoot. Leah pauses at one point to get her picture taken with two hot "Dutch Babies" ready to be served.
Me, I don't know these Dutch babies. They are a sort of German pancake that I wasn't familiar with, but lots of people here know them and love them. Served usually with lemon and powdered sugar (and syrup too if you'd like), they're an unusual looking variation on a crepe. Sort of.
We alternate between talking to customers, trying to capture the scene and learning what makes this place special.
Shortly after 9, Paul Gerald arrives. He's the author and publisher of Breakfast In Bridgetown (Portland is sometimes called the City of Bridges – ha!), he runs a website and tweets as "pdxbreakfastguy" (Portland often uses PDX, its airport code, as shorthand for the city.) He's fun and quick, and he's thought a lot about breakfast. He says he's not a food critic at all, but a travel writer who learned to describe a place effectively by describing a meal, often breakfast, in that place. And he tells us how he quickly learned when he moved here from Memphis that Portland is a city that loves its morning meal.
We had planned to follow Paul to the studio where he tapes a podcast radio show, but there's so much to shoot (and we don't want to leave without eating something here ourselves), so I change our plans and decide to skip the podcast taping (even though it's a show about breakfast!) and finish up here in style.
We spend a while in the kitchen watching the lead cook Mark and his Merry Men as they create all the beautiful plates. Mark is fast and efficient, and he makes me laugh. He isn't hoping to be as wicked as Anthony Bourdain or as tireless as Bobby Flay or any of the Iron Chefs. He is just sad that he isn't as smooth and sensuous as Giada DeLaurentiis! Oh, the Food Network!
It is a very busy day at Helser's, the place is packed much of the morning. Bob and Glenn just shoot and shoot and shoot, and listen listen listen, climbing step-ladders for new higher angles, holding the boom above all the action, trying to capture some of the constant work both in the front of the house and in the kitchen. They are a great team.
[Sometimes Bob wears this utility belt, and today it sort of catches on his shirt, pulling up the bottom of his T-shirt, exposing some flesh on his lower back. It isn't as revealing or gross as "plumber's crack" or anything like that, but the goofy people at one table decide that Bob is their newest victim, and they start laughing and making merciless fun of our poor cameraman, even posing for mock Abu-Ghraib-style photos behind his back! Nothing is sacred these days, not even the mighty cameraman.]
When we're nearly done, we stop to eat some breakfast. Those aforementioned Scotch eggs for me, salmon hash with poached eggs for Bob and spinach-mushroom-tomato Benedict for old Glenn.
Oh yes, the food here is good. We split a Dutch baby for dessert. Yes, this is the kind of restaurant that offers a variety of breakfast desserts, but we go for the baby instead.
We figure Leah is doing a bit of everything, so we ask her also to take our picture, sitting at the counter, our favorite seats in most of these breakfast places. At the counter, you get some of the making-of as well as the grub.
We set up some group photos of their crew too. A few of the shots are sedate and cool.
And a few are not so serious.
What could be better? Leah makes us a "nudge," a coffee drink with brandy and creme de cocoa and kahlua, whipped cream and a wee bit of coffee. (She pronounces it not as "nudge" but "noodge" which makes it sound more potent, and she mixes a mean drink.) We split it three ways and go on our merry way, noodged out the door.


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Added to all the other high volume dilution days....shareholder value an empty promise while Regen does well
well looks like pumper lee won't be back for a couple of years;looks like I-hub suspended him till 2016..wonder if BBW had something to with it?
I think BBW is impossible to remove from Ihub. He must work there and manipulate his short positions freely. I know many have tried to have him removed but it never happens. Evidently he is part of IHUB management. He is exactly for for shorts what Lee was for flippers. Lee must have embarrassed him. This stock will not move till captain vic, stops converting shares into any run that starts. Company I believe does have revenue but with the Regen deal its to easy to take any income and say its Regens money. Also where is the lease space money from other Doctor use going too? Read the Regen site, there is other specialist working there and they don't have Victors free work space deal so they should be paying SVFC something.


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If he had been healthy this year I think he gets slightly over the 40 goal mark. I think at his best he'll one day eclipse 45 but for that to happen he'll have to have a very healthy year but very few players in this league score 50. As good as Franzen is, and trust me I think he is awesome, 50 is a tall order. He does too many other things on the ice to get 50. I say 45 is his cap.
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Posted 23 March 2010 - 03:00 AM
He's starting to show a few signs of going rather cold as of late. Hitting posts, etc.
Top 20 plays between Datsyuk and Zetterberg! (Rated by me).
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Posted 23 March 2010 - 07:07 AM
Yeah...did he last scored on... minnesota? 5 games without a goal
Posted 23 March 2010 - 09:34 AM
I thought that one was in last nite fo sho, damn cross bar. I do think Franzen can hit some high numbers especially considering how he came out of nowhere. If he stays healthy he could be in for a few 40 goal seasons, but im hesitant he will hit 50.
PS- Didnt Hank Z say that one of his Goals (pun intended) as a player was to net 50? does anyone ever see that happening...not me unfortunately.
PS- Didnt Hank Z say that one of his Goals (pun intended) as a player was to net 50? does anyone ever see that happening...not me unfortunately.
....Ladies and Gentlemen Jimmy "F%$*ing" Howard.
Posted 23 March 2010 - 11:44 AM
The Mule has cooled down a little after his fiery return. He can really shoot the puck. He seems to be playing with more of an edge so far this year. Looking forward to another epic goal scoring run in the playoffs.
Welcome to the playoffs....where the games get better and the officiating gets worse.
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State Police on Sunday released the identities of three victims in a fatal Lewiston car crash.
Jasmin P. Dubuc, 19, of Cayuga Drive in Niagara Falls, died at the scene of the accident. She was a passenger in the vehicle, which was traveling northon Walmore Road when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle drove off the east shoulder, struck a power pole, and then rolled over several times.
Dubuc was ejected from the vehicle along with the driver, Taylor J. Clause, 18, of Walmore Road, Lewiston, and Jasmine A. Rickard, 18, of Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn. Clause also suffered extensive injuries and was airlifted to Erie County Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition Sunday. Rickard also suffered injuries. She, too, was transported to ECMC by Mercy Flight, and was later released.
State Police, who investigated the early morning crash, said none of the victims was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.


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Just to help tie it all together, I am going to take you through a complete process from opening an image to getting a final print. This is going to be a black and white printing process, and as you have already seen, that involves some different steps than color printing. But I am going to get this image adjusted. I am going to need to do the other things in my workflow, sizing, checking the noise reduction, sharpening it, and then finally, delivering it to the printer. So I have this shot here that I took of an old piano. I want this to be a black and white image and the main reason being the little bits of color that are in here, I don't think they really add anything, I think they are actually distracting.
And this image is so much about these hard lines and about the tonality that I think is just going to work better as black and white. So I have already set up a black and white adjustment layer in Photoshop that's doing my black and white conversion. There wasn't a lot of toning to do in the black and white layer. And it turns out that actually just my exposure is pretty good. I had done some work originally in Camera Raw to get a little vignetting, get my exposure set right. So again, those are all the initial edits that you should already know how to do. I get in here, I look at it, and I go this is looking pretty good. In fact, maybe I will just print it, but I am going to take a look at my histogram first just to see what's going on.
So I have profiled my monitor. That doesn't really mean anything because I am not working in a color managed environment right now because I am working in black and white, but it's a brand-new monitor. I'm tempted to really distrust it and what I've been thinking is, oh! I have got some nice whites in here and some nice blacks. Turns out I am right about blacks, I have got pretty good blacks, but I really don't have much in the way of white. So I need a Levels adjustment on here just to get white set properly. So I am going to add a Levels adjustment layer. And I am going to crank my whites over to here, and that definitely did brighten up the image, here is before, here's after. But I am going to think about this.
Any time I see blobs of data in the histogram, I want to think about what they might mean, and what I mean is I got this blob of data hanging out here on its own, what is that? Well, white is over here on the right. This chunk of data is probably the keys. So I have a hunch that if I print this right now, overall it's going to appear pretty dark because even though I have got my white points set to the rightmost point one of my data, the bulk of the image is all of this stuff in here and all of this down here, and I say it's the bulk because I can see that, I can see that it grasp, the majority of the tones are there below middle gray.
Statistically, the image is trending towards below middle gray, that's going to give me an overall impression that's just dark. So I would like to brighten up these parts. The significant part of the data, then, if I take out the keys, really starts about right there, so I think I am going to move my white point to there. I am going to go ahead and just crank this all the way over here. Now, ignore this part for now and watch what happens in my before, after, all of this stuff has brightened up a lot. It's also got more contrasty because I have reduced the amount of space between black and white.
There is less contrast, less distance between the blackest and lightest points, so that's good. I want to do a quick look around and see if in increasing the contrast I've introduced any banding or posterizing in some of these abstract shapes. I don't want them to just turn into really geometrically clean gray blobs or anything, but now I am still seeing nice smooth gradients in there. So I think that's going to be a good edit. The problem is I have blown out the keys here. They have gone too white. So I need to do a little masking. I am going to grab the paintbrush and some black paint and my mask is selected here, so if I paint into these, I'm darkening the keys back up. I really want to watch my histograms while I am doing this.
Now the problem is in darkening up the keys, I think they're actually going too dark, they are going back to their original tonality, which now that I have seen the rest of the image I realized, well, actually they were looking kind of nice brightened up a little bit. So I would like to brighten them. I could add another Levels adjustment layer to brighten these areas up, but easier than that would be to simply not mask them completely. So instead, I'm going to switch from a black down to a middle gray tone and paint with that into my mask.
So that's allowing some brightening to go in, but not all of it. Now I am losing a little bit of detail there, so I think that that little gray tone might be too much. I am going to go out here to a darker gray. There we go. I am painting back in a little bit of detail right here, I am getting some more texture showing in here. But still I'm getting overall brighter tone on the keys. So I think that's going to make for some nicer contrast. All right! I am liking that. I think that's probably pretty good.
One thing that's nice is now that my mask is in place, I can adjust my overall Levels adjustment as I see fit, and when I do that, my histogram updates. So now I can see that with my mask in place, my white point is set really at the brightest part of the masked data. So I am thinking this is looking pretty good. I might ultimately need to get the white point over to here to get these looking okay, but I am going to stick with it right here. I am going to--I think I have read that correctly. So my image is adjusted. I need to think about sizing, noise reduction, and sharpness.
First of all, I can tell by looking at the image, I don't have a noise problem. I was shooting in the fairly bright scenario with a camera that's really good at high ISO, but also because it's an image with shallow depth of field, if there is a lot of noise in the shadow, it's being blurred out, it's being hidden. Overall, I don't think this image has a noise reduction problem. So I am just going to skip that and move onto sizing and sharpening. Sizing of course is done up here under Image > Image Size, and I can see that my image has defaulted or at least come into the camera at this point at a resolution of 240 pixels per inch, which gives me a document size of 15x10.
I'm aiming for an 8x10 here, so I am going to change my width to 10 inches wide, which gives me 10 inches at 6.67, which actually ends up being the resolution that I want, 360. So I don't need to worry about resampling anything, this image has sized properly, I am ready to go. It means the next thing is sharpening. I try to always do my sharpening in a non-destructive manner. I'm going to duplicate my Background layer and sharpen that duplicate. If it turns out after printing that I decide any more sharpening or my sharpening was too aggressive, I will be able to just ditch that Background layer and start over.
Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen, so I am not seeing the effects of any of my adjustment layers, That's okay, because all I'm looking for is detail. I am at 100% at a radius of about 1. Because I do have some noise down in here, noise that's not going to really probably show up in print, but I'd rather not exaggerate it, I could think about a selective sharpening pass. I don't think I am going to need one. I am just going to get it right here with this one global sharpening adjustment. Because a lot of this image is in soft focus, I could increase my Radius to get more sharpness into those blurred areas. I don't think I want that focus.
I am going to actually go below 1. I am going to go down to about .8 or .9. And I'm just previewing this a little bit by holding the mouse button, letting go. And all I am looking for is an exaggeration of halos anywhere in the image, want to bump that up just a little bit to about 110. I think that's looking pretty good, hit OK. All right! I am ready to print this. So, File > Print, and I just need to be sure that my Print dialog box is configured properly. Ah! It's not.
It is set for Photoshop Manages Colors. Because this is a black and white print, I cannot leave Color Management to Photoshop because I won't get a neutral print that way. Photoshop doesn't necessarily understand how this particular printer can achieve neutrality. That's a real proprietary thing on Epson's part. So I need to be sure that the printer is set to manage colors. This is why I was saying I am not really working in a color managed system because with the printer managing colors, there is no soft proofing that I can do. I am going to go into Print Settings, make sure that I have the right paper set, which I do.
Now I need to be able to change color to, say, Advance Black and White and sometimes when that goes off the way that you get it back is you come up here to Color Matching, and you go from ColorSync back to the EPSON Color Controls--this is a Mac thing, it's just a weird thing about ColorSync which is the OS level color management engine. Sometimes it takes over, if you've been printing with Photoshop managed color. With that said, I can go back to Print Settings and make sure that color is set to Advanced B&W Photo. I don't want any Toning. Everything else looks okay.
I am going to hit Save, and I'm ready to print. It's off to the printer. Let's see what it looks like. So this is what has come out of the printer. And it's close, but it's not perfect. I am liking the piano keys, I think they are the right level of brightness. I actually think I have got the right level of brightness in the background, I think I got that edit right in terms of overall illumination. But it's boring looking, it's just this blah of gray. There could be more contrast back here. There are some highlights that could be brought out.
So I want to go back and now work on this background part. The trick here is going to be that I have still got these two main blobs of data in my image. I've kind of bypassed one or brightened up around one of them. The problem is that lower blob of data which makes up the background, I need to spread it out some more, I need more contrast in those darker tones. So I'm going to create a new Levels adjustment. And this time I'm going to take my Midpoint slider and just move it a little more to the right.
And you may be thinking, well, you're going absolutely the wrong direction. The background is getting darker. That's true, but I am going to make up for that by moving my white point over. So what I am trying to do is increase the contrast in the background, and I have done that by lessening the distance between the midpoint and the white point. I'm possibly running the risk of blowing some things out there. I am not sure that I care. I think they look okay, they have still got some detail in them. Of course, the problem is I've blown this out. Easy enough to mask that out with a big black paint brush. So I will just paint over this stuff.
Notice that I am not being real careful, I am not meticulously staying within the lines or anything like that. And that's because I've got a soft edged brush, and this image can just stand up to the edge of this having a rough mask. So I think that's looking pretty good. Now note that I am in Photoshop CS6 here. My histogram in my Levels adjustment doesn't update all the time until I click on the sliders again. So I am just adjusting the white point a little bit to be sure that these very brightest points in here are actually white. I am feeling more confident about that.
Let's print that one. So here is the first print that I did, and now here's where I'm at. Now with my revised print, I like it much more. Again, what I was going after was this area up here. I've put a lot of contrast in it, I brought some brightness, it's just a lot more interesting than it was before. So the mistake that I made that first time was not following my own advice for each different area of big tonality in the image I needed to look at the black white and midtone of each one of those areas separately.
I adjusted the keys properly, I got overall brightness pretty good, but I didn't then go back and consider this area on its own terms and think about where black and white should be just for those. So I think I have got a good print here, I am going to stick with this and move on next and do some color printing.
After a discussion of how to choose a printer, the course covers the process of preparing both black and white and color images using Adobe Photoshop. Ben describes how to take images from looking good onscreen to being properly adjusted for best results on paper, covering details such as sizing, sharpening, and color management.
With photographer and master framer Konrad Eek, Ben explores the creative decisions that photographers should address before printing. What size print? How does print size relate to the message of the photo and to the space where the photo will be displayed? What kinds of paper choices do you have, and how does your photo's content relate to the paper you choose?
The course also describes how to properly evaluate a print and how to handle common challenges that crop up during the printing process.
- Why print with inkjet?
- Types of inkjet printers: dyes versus pigments
- Making image adjustments specifically for printing
- Printing black-and-white photos
- Resizing an image
- Choosing paper
- Working with sharpening and noise reduction
- Color management


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NEW YORK - A federal bankruptcy judge overseeing American Airlines' plan to emerge from bankruptcy said Monday that he would rule before Thanksgiving on whether to approve a Justice Department settlement that would allow the merger with US Airways Group to go forward.
Judge Sean H. Lane had been expected to wrap up the case, but instead heard arguments from a San Francisco lawyer seeking a temporary restraining order on behalf of 40 consumers who contend the public would be hurt by the merger creating the world's largest airline.
The objection, by attorney Joseph M. Alioto, was filed Thursday, ahead of a noon deadline to oppose the settlement reached between the airlines and the Justice Department on Nov. 12.


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Owner, John Fluevog Boots & Shoes
What's your top goal for 2010?
I want to take the design process and make it more mechanical, because inventory and the movement of it is what retailing is all about.
In your world, what needs to happen to make the year a success?
I need to watch our inventory more closely. I have a really good motor – eight cylinders – but not all of the time is there a spark getting to them. From manufacturing to design, retail, sales and advertising, there are so many components. I would like them getting more evenly fired.
How will the Olympics impact your organization now and in the years to come?
I know that people coming from North Vancouver to downtown, for instance, will have a hard time getting here. Ask me afterward, but right now I'm thinking, "Let me just get through this." Maybe I'll see an increase in sales because of the Olympics. I'm certainly not counting on it.


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publisher: Eidos Interactive
developer: Zuxxez Entertainment
genre: Strategy
PII 350, 64MB RAM, 16MB Video Card, 670MB HD
|ESRB rating: T
release date: Nov 14, 02
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It's usually a good sign when I take a PC game home from work to 'playtest' it a bit more before I write the feature. That usually says more about its gameplay qualities than any phrase or word of praise I may write here. Simply put, this means that the game is addictive and that is about the only true quality that any PC gamer should look for in a title. World War II: Panzer Claws (or Frontline Attack: War Over Europe - as it's called in Europe) is one such game. Developed by a relatively unknown developer tag-team of Reality Pump and In-Images, WWII: Panzer Claws depicts the struggles of war torn Europe between 1941 and 1944.
The player takes control of a variety of armored and mechanical units (over 75 of them in all), ground troops and air support units in epic World War II battles. The game spans the German attack on the Soviet Union through to other important battles on the Eastern Front, operations in France and Italy to the German offensive in the Ardennes. You can play as German, Soviet or Allied troops in both the single player campaign mode and multiplayer modes.
Make sure you have enough ammo.
Laying in wait.
Thanks to the folks at EIDOS, I got a chance to play a near-final version of the game - one that was released in Europe just a few days ago. For all of our readers in the states, I should let you know that Panzer Claws will be coming out in November, so hold your horses until then; read this preview a couple of times over if you're that desperate.
Though there are already numerous titles set in the WWII backdrop that just keep piling up on top of each other and clogging the market, I'm happy to inform you that Panzer Claws has somehow managed to claw its way (oh - I kill me!) near the top of that pile and take its rightful place amongst heaps of other WWII PC adaptations. On the surface, the game plays like any other RTS - you have your units, units-grouping and your fierce fights. However, once you dig a bit deeper under the surface, you'll find that the developers have included a wide variety of excellent tactical innovations, which make Panzer Claws a true strategy game in every sense of the word. Your tanks and rocket launchers don't have an unlimited supply of ammo, and they can't run without a crew. Hence, you'll need ammo supplies and tank crews. The gameplay in Panzer Claws is very realistic in a sense that you won't be able to 'mine' for ammo, or perform any other silly action like that. There is no resource management in the traditional sense; you have to capture an enemy supply outpost, or have supplies sent to you along with other unit reinforcements. Even then, you won't be able to simply "watch the ammo bar fill up." No sir; supply trucks will have to transport the ammo, or you'll have to order your tanks to go to the ammo depot and re-supply. Don't forget though that even the ammo depot has to have people working in it - I guess loading those tank shells and fitting the heavy machine guns with ammo rounds... You need plenty of man power, so the infantry, although weak against armored units becomes essential for the victory. After all, machines can't operate without human beings - a simple concept that has been omitted from most other real-time strategy games. Consequently, this "new" feature adds a whole new dimension to the gameplay, which greatly increases its tactical and strategic value. Infantry units can enter enemy buildings and capture enemy vehicles, which does well to boosts the game's sense of realism.
Keeping in line with the general design solutions and the focus on realistic tactical gameplay, the developers paid special attention to the supporting units, like: Air recon, heavy and light bombers ... long range V-weapons, and artillery. Air support can play a crucial role in the game. Before each mission, players are given a pre-defined number of bombers and recon planes to call to their assistance. Usually, those include two or three heavy bombers, some five or six light bombers, and about the same number of recon planes.
It's on you to decide when you'll call in the air support, but if you miscalculate and use them too soon, you'll find yourself in a whole lot of trouble. Conversely, if you time your bombing runs well and pick your targets right, you'll make it that much easier for your ground troops to deliver the final blow - and with far less casualties, too.
Ah crap, I knew we should've made a left turn at Albuquerque.
I was thinking of putting one of these plants in the den.
Bear in mind though that the enemy won't just sit on their ass and wait for you to triumphantly march across the map. Besides challenging you to think like a strategist (hey, that's not always a given in RTS games), the game will test your wits with some mean AI routines. It's highly advisable therefore to go through the tutorial and start learning those keyboard shortcuts, as I have found the enemy to be quite challenging on the hard level of difficulty.
Overall, Panzer Claws turned out to be a very enjoyable, deep, and addictive game. There were a few annoying quirks, like the ground units crawling at incredible speeds, but you should keep in mind that this is not an entirely realistic game - far from it. This is not a bug. There are always certain trade-off's that have to be made, and some realism has to be compromised in order to achieve the right gameplay balance and dynamics. Reality Pump has done a very good job here, and I firmly believe that true strategy gamers will be very impressed with what Panzer Claws has to offer.
Still, seeing how strategy gamers can sometimes crave for cool graphics and not just intense gameplay, Reality Pump spent quite a number of weeks and months developing and polishing their 'Earth-3' engine. The visuals look very solid. Nothing too spectacular, except maybe for the explosions and light reflections, but on the whole, they're good enough to deliver the chilling atmosphere of the large-scale battles of the Second World War. The engine renders both units and environments in full 3D (except for the infantry), and those don't look at all that bad when you zoom in fully with the camera. Terrain can be modified, and any structure can be destroyed.
In addition, players are given the option of adjusting the camera between fixed (2D isometric) and free 3D perspective, which is another big plus in case you find the free 3D perspective a bit too confusing. Earth-3 supports dynamic day and night cycles (the bright headlights on the tanks and other vehicles look awesome during the night), and weather effects like rain and snow of course. Hell, you can hardly set a game in Russia during WWII without paying special attention to the dreaded Russian winter.
The musical score is decent, but not as good as it could've been. It's simply not epic enough in my opinion. The voice-over's need a bit of work too (the Russians don't sound Russian at all), but let's hope that EIDOS polishes up the game a bit before it hits retail in the US. I'd really hate to see such a good strategy title blemished by (silly) mistakes such as including unconvincing voice-overs.
In any case, sub par voice-over's or not, I'm sure that every strategy gamer will love Panzer Claws for its versatility and its depth of gameplay. The visuals look nice and the gameplay offers some novelties that haven't been previously seen in strategy games. In general, WWII: Panzer Claws far exceeded my expectations and is definitely an RTS every hard-core war gamer should have in their collection - once it's out of course.


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Thousands of people are out and about in Hoboken dressed in green t-shirts, hats, and some are even donning green mustaches for today's 2013 Lepre-Con festivities.
"There's no parade but we're ready to go," said Doug Freidman, lead organizer of this year's event, outside the Lepre-Con "headquarters" by Teak on 16 Hudson Place.
The popular lounge and nightclub opened at 8 a.m. this morning and is busy with revelers. Dozens more are waiting outside in a line that stretches down the block.
This scene was common at bars throughout Hoboken during the city's annual St. Patrick's Parade. But because of drunken rowdiness and complaints from residents, Mayor Dawn Zimmer moved the parade from a weekend to a weekday. That did not sit well with parade organizers who decided to cancel the parade entirely.
The parade may be done for this year but to make up for the lost revenue and to help businesses that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy the Lepre-Con festivities continue unabated.
That's good news for business owners like Mario Finni, owner of Teak. Finni said he had to close down his business for twelve days and spent $100,000 repairing damages. Some of the revelers pouring out of the PATH station and into Hoboken will help him recuperate those losses.
"It's great that we can help rebuild after Sandy," Freidman said.
Green bagels, corn beef, and a slew of drink specials like jello shots are available throughout the day at Teaks, Finni, adding that there are four bars on each of the lounge's two floors and the party today will feature bagpipers, costumed leprechauns, and Irish dancers.
"We have the biggest crowd in Hoboken right now," he said.
In order to take full advantage of the specials available tonight, party goers should stop by the event headquarter to pickup a $20 green t-shirt and a pass to avoid waiting on lines and to pay a reduced cover charge. Specials vary at participating locations.
Black Bear, Bahama Mamas, and Arthur's Steak House are some of the participating bars. For more information visit the 2013 Hoboken Lepre-Con website.
Jersey Journal staff will also be periodically posting updates about bar specials, line waiting times, and special events at various participating locations.


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League of Legends
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- If the only role left is support dont be a ****
The main reason you dont see many good supports is because they all have the same mindset as you, I didnt get my main role so imma just sit in bush and be a do nothing support. This is why you lose, you havent made the effort to learn how to support properly.
nomore posted...
I dont mind playing support.. That and jungle are my best positions.
This but unironically.
bibliotheek357 4 years ago#23
I have to agree with 'nomore' completely. If you want mid, you better have a fast pc with good connection and your three fingers ready on m i and d, cause if you're a second too slow with typing mid you can't play that role. And it doesn't matter who has runes for what (lower levels) or what role the 5th guy cant play, he'll be pigeon holed into taking a role he might suck at. Then when game starts and he performs badly, the team will try to get everyone to report the poor guy.
Game_lover_1000 4 years ago#24
Brenbenn posted...
Pick order > call order.
Pick order is disadvantageous to people who have more champs than the other people on the team, and people who want to play a specific role, but not sure what champ they want to play. Seems like pick order would be more problematic than call order.
Logic is panic's prey
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I'll play any role with Kayle. That way I can instalock her and when people go "Hey Kayle, where you going?" I just go "What's leftover?"
Both Pick Order and Call Order are disadvantageous to players. Call Order because those with slower comps won't appear in chat in time to see others who Ctrl+V their role in chat so they'll come in and call a role that's already been taken and cue the argument. Pick Order works in this very same way, except people sometimes are douchebags and will autolock to try and deter you from arguing about it.
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TC I totally agree with you that is why I go Tryndamere support with Smite and then proceed to jungle...
"As much as I like playing LoL - the majority of the populace are unfavorable people with low social skills and etiquette."
The_Excerion3 4 years ago#27
Every single person in this argument is doing it wrong, and none of you will ever get anywhere in your ranked play with those attitudes.
This is how champion select is supposed to go down:
Person 1: mid
Person 2: adc
Person 3: top
Person 4: adc
Person 5: jungle
Person 4: Hey Person 2, I'm a really bad support, could I please go adc this game?
Person 4: I can't support, I'm going adc
Person 4: Pick order wins, I'm going adc
Now, if Person 2 agrees to go support, you're fine. If not, the onus is on you to either support or dodge the queue. In my experience if you ask NICELY whether you can swap roles with somebody, you will get your desired role about 50-60% of the time. If you try either of the other two moves up there, you're almost guaranteed to lose that match because of in-fighting or a bad team composition.
It's really not that difficult guys, I've had massive success in solo queue by asking nicely during champion select. I get to support (my main role) or jungle (my secondary) every single game. I've never, ever had to do anything else in over 100 ranked matches. I've never had to dodge a queue because I couldn't get my role. Obviously it's a little bit harder if your main role is mid or top, but just ask nicely. DO NOT EVER TELL YOUR TEAMMATES WHAT THEY ARE DOING. ASK THEM. It's such a simple way to win more games and have better teams. I can't understand why people do not do this.
XcZeus3469 4 years ago#28
oh so youre supposed to expose the two mosdt easily counted positions first? no wonder I've been losing games...
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From: XcZeus3469 | #028
oh so youre supposed to expose the two mosdt easily counted positions first? no wonder I've been losing games...
I find it easy to count past 2 and even well beyond 5, tbqh.
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lightdragoon88 4 years ago#30
I hate when people do this.
That why I have pick champs for each position and just wait for everyone else to pick.
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- If the only role left is support dont be a ****
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WARREN - A Draper Avenue man accused of stabbing his child's mother in the leg with a fork remained at the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond on Tuesday following his arraignment.
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Director of Design and Construction (JOB ID 4142)
CSUN in California
|Open until filled
|Date Posted
|August 14, 2014
|Commensurate with experience
|Employment Type
Director of Design and Construction (JOB ID 4142)
(Administrator III)
Facilities Planning
Full Time
CSUN's Commitment to You
CSUN is strongly committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, active learning and diversity. Our values include a respect for all people, building alliances with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation and creativity. CSUN actively encourages qualified candidates to apply who demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student population as well as a commitment to maintaining an inclusive work environment.
About the University
Serving more than 38,000 students each year, CSUN is one of the largest universities in the United States. CSUN ranks 10th in the country in awarding bachelor's degrees to underrepresented minority students, fifth nationally in awarding master's degrees to Hispanic students and enrolls the largest number of deaf and hard-of-hearing students of any U.S. state university. CSUN's 171 academic programs and engaged centers enjoy international recognition for excellence. CSUN currently partners with more than 100 institutions of higher education in 22 countries around the globe and attracts the largest international student population of any U.S. master's level institution. Situated on a 356-acre park-like setting in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, the campus features modern educational buildings and world-class LEED Gold-certified performing arts and recreational facilities recognized as among the best in the country. CSUN is a welcoming university that champions accessibility, academic excellence and student success.
About the Department
Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction (FPDC) Department consists of 15 professionals who are responsible for planning, design, construction, and inspection of the University's major and minor capital outlay projects across the 350 acre campus. FPDC department is charged with planning, develop and delivering physical environments which support and enhance the University's academic mission. FPDC staff work closely with students, faculty, administrative staff and community members in all aspects of capital project development.
Under general direction of the Associate Vice President for Facilities Development and Operations, the Director of Design and Construction is responsible for general oversight, management, and administrative duties for the Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction department at California State University Northridge. Collaborates with the Academic Colleges, Academic Affairs, Auxiliaries, Physical Plant Management, Campus Community, and Chancellor's Office on operational and technical requirements including the efficient operation, planning, design, budgeting/construction management, and execution of the various Capital Outlay Programs.
Is responsible for direct oversight in the planning and design of campus facilities, construction program management, inspection, budget, bidding, facilities data and records; responsible for the administration and management of regulatory compliance for capital construction projects including the requirements of the California State Fire Marshall, Division of the State Architect, California Building Code, Mechanical Review Board, Seismic Review Board and other such regulatory agencies which may have jurisdiction over capital projects; verifies compliance and maintains documentation; responsible for direct selection and supervision of architects, engineers, contractors, construction managers and other consultants; works with architect, engineers and other design professionals to develop programming, aesthetics, layout, and site designs for capital construction projects; cooperatively with Contracts and Procurement Services, prepares and executes Construction Contracts, Service Agreements, and Purchase Orders in conjunction with design and construction projects; acts as the primary University contact on construction projects, and as the CSU Contract Administrator for construction contracts; evaluates contractor claims, negotiates settlements, and responds in accordance with the contract in effect and the State Public Contracts Code; supervises the Architect, Construction Manager, Geotechnical Engineer, IOR, Special Inspector and other professional service providers; coordinates all facets of the office operations; and performs other duties as assigned.
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Master's degree in Planning, Architecture, Engineering or a job-related field. Equivalent to six years of progressively responsible professional/administrative experience in project planning, design, development, or capital programs management required; with three of the six years in a managerial role required. Direct Experience in University Planning and execution of Capital Programs for a large institution preferred. Possession of a State Architectural or Professional Engineering license desirable.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other pertinent federal, state and local regulatory requirements. Demonstrates a proven track record of the ability to develop successful teams, motivate/inspire team members, strong negotiating skills, a creative and innovative problem solver, strong budgetary management skills, strong communication skills (written and oral), and the ability to collaborate effectively in a university environment. Ability to track projects, meet program goals for budget and completion schedules, and ability to ensure effective communication and coordination on projects between the campus, end-users, departments, Chancellor's Office, Architects, Engineers, Consultants, disciplines and parties. Ability to resolve disputes and conflicts as necessary. Strong time management skills.
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Salary is commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience. The university offers an excellent benefit package.
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This position is a "designated position" in the California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission. The selected candidate is required to pass a thorough department background investigation including fingerprint clearance (livescan). Additionally, the person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
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Baseball Set for 6 p.m. Game at Purdue Wednesday
Ball State Cardinals (14-15; MAC 4-5)
Wednesday: Ball State at Purdue (6:00) -- West Lafayette, Ind.
Friday: Ball State vs. Central Michigan (3:00) -- Muncie, Ind.
Saturday: Ball State vs. Central Michigan (1:00) -- Muncie, Ind.
Sunday: Ball State vs. Central Michigan (1:00) -- Muncie, Ind.
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SCOUTING BALL STATE: The Cardinals are 14-15 overall and 4-5 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 7-5 loss to Bowling Green in Muncie, Ind., in a non-conference game Tuesday . . . After travelling to Purdue for a Wednesday non-conference tilt, the Cardinals will host MAC foe Central Michigan Friday through Sunday at Ball Diamond.
SCOUTING PURDUE: The Boilermakers are 11-19 overall and 4-5 in the Big Ten Conference after losing a 10-5 game at Indiana State Tuesday . . . Purdue lost two of three contests at home to league opponent Northwestern last weekend.
THE SERIES: The Cardinals have played Purdue in baseball 83 times with the Boilermakers holding a 47-34-2 all-time edge in the series.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Scott Baker ranks third in the nation in victories with seven . . . There are two pitchers from across the nation who lead with eight wins apiece . . . Baker and Chris Marangon are tied for 17th nationally in games started with eight apiece . . . Baker is 85th in the nation with 48 strikeouts . . . Ball State is 70th in the country with 1.89 double plays per game.
MALONEY MILESTONES: Rich Maloney, who tallied his 600th career victory in Ball State's win at Lipscomb Feb. 23, tallied his 300th career conference victory April 6 at his alma mater, Western Michigan . . . Maloney served as Ball State's head coach from 1996-2002 and Michigan's head mentor from 2003-12 before returning to the Cardinals . . . He owns a 301-171 career record in conference games between the Big Ten Conference and Mid-American Conference . . . In addition, Maloney owns a 145-65 record in MAC games and needs five wins to reach the 150 win mark in MAC contests.
WINNING WAYS: Ball State is 10-4 when leading after six innings, 11-3 when in the lead after seven and 12-0 when leading after eight frames . . . The Cardinals are 10-6 when scoring first in a game this year.
BAKER EARNS SEVENTH WIN OF SEASON: Scott Baker tallied his seventh victory of the season in Ball State's win at Western Michigan (4/6) . . . He pitched a complete game for the win to improve to 7-0 on the season . . . Baker allowed only two earned runs on nine hits and struck out four to get the victory . . . He owns a 2.06 ERA on the season . . . Baker's second victory of the year was at Lipscomb, which was the 600th career win for head coach Rich Maloney . . . His win at Western Michigan (4/6) marked the 300th conference win in Maloney's career . . . Baker has struck out 48 batters in 52.1 innings pitched and allowed only 12 earned runs.
BEEMER IS A SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE: Blake Beemer, a senior outfielder/first baseman, is one of 30 candidates for collegiate baseball's Senior CLASS Award . . . Beemer is a candidate because of his notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition . . . He is in his third season as a team captain for the Cardinals . . . Beemer is batting .259 with 16 runs-batted-in and five doubles this season . . . He has eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games this season.
KEVIN SCHLOTTER MAKING A MARK: Kevin Schlotter, a junior who had played in only 15 games in his career prior to 2013, has played in 22 games and started 13 for the Cardinals this season . . . He owns a .304 batting average in 56 at-bats. . . . Schlotter has nine runs-batted-in, 20 total bases and four runs scored on the season . . . He led Ball State with a .417 batting average in the team's seven spring trip games . . . He has five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI contests this year.
GODFREY AT A GOOD PACE: Sean Godfrey, a junior outfielder who hit his fourth home run of the season vs. Bowling Green (4/9), is batting .325 on the season with a team high .517 slugging percentage . . . He is third on the team with seven doubles and is tied for the team lead with two triples . . . Godfrey has a team-high four HRs this season . . . Godfrey has a team-best 12 multi-hit games in 2013 plus has four multi-RBI contests . . . He managed a .412 (7-for-17) batting average in Ball State's four games last week and was 3-for-5 with a HR vs. Bowling Green Tuesday.
BILLY WELLMAN FINDING HIS WAY: Billy Wellman, a junior infielder, is batting .320 through 29 games and leads the Cardinals with 22 runs-batted-in . . . He has a team-best seven multi-RBI games and 10 multi-hit games . . . Wellman is tied for first on the team with nine doubles plus has one home run and a .437 slugging percentage on the season.
T.J. WEIR HITTING AND PITCHING: T.J. Weir is batting .288 on the season and earned his first pitching win of the season in Ball State's 4-3 victory over IPFW (3/16) . . . He pitched the final two thirds of the ninth, allowing no hits, to close out the one-run win for the Cardinals . . . Weir recorded his first save of the year vs. Bradley (2/22) when he pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing no runs, and striking out two . . . Weir is second on the team with 46 total bases . . . He has seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games in 2013 . . . Weir started Tuesday's game and pitched four innings of no-hit baseball before leaving the game as the pitcher . . . Weir also played third base and shortstop plus served as the team's designated hitter in Tuesday's contest . . . Weir is in the midst of a six game hitting streak.
CODY CAMPBELL NEAR THE TOP: Cody Campbell owns a .305 batting average through 29 games this season . . . He is second on the team with 21 runs-batted-in and fifth for Ball State with 40 total bases . . . Campbell is tied for the team lead with nine doubles plus has one triple in 2013 . . . He has eight multi-hit games and six mutli-RBI contests in 2013.
PITCHING PERFORMANCES: Jon Cisna earned his second win of the year and evened his mark at 2-2 with a victory at Western Michigan (4/7) . . . He pitched 8.1 innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out four . . . Chris Marangon, a senior right handed pitcher, got his first win of the season vs. Bradley (Feb. 22) in Nashville, Tenn. . . . He pitched six innings, allowing four runs and striking out two . . . Marangon is 1-1 with a 2.42 earned-run average in eight starts this season . . . Matt Johnsen has a 1-0 record with a 2.08 ERA in 10 appearances . . . He has pitched 17.1 innings with 12 strikeouts on the season.


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Filing opens at noon today for the vacant District 6 seat on Aiken County Council.
The seat was held by Charles Barton before he resigned from Council with approximately two years left to his term.
Barton was elected Aiken County auditor on Nov. 6 and was appointed recently to fill the unexpired term of retired auditor Cyrus Spradley.
An eligible candidate must be at least 18 years old, a registered voter in Aiken County, and must live in District 6 at the time of the election, according to the state Election Commission.
Three people have identified themselves to the Aiken Standard as candidates for the seat: John McMichael, Lynette Barton and Phil Napier. McMichael is a business development officer with Hutson Etherredge Companies; Barton is the operator of Barton Radiator and Electrical Service; and Napier owns Napier Hardware in Graniteville. All three are running as Republican candidates.
Paper copies of Statements of Economic Interests – the incorrect filing of which knocked hundreds of candidates off the June primary ballot – are due at the exact same time as Statements of Intention of Candidacy.
All SEIs must be filed electronically; a candidate must file it electronically, print a copy and file that paper copy with the appropriate election official at the same time they file their candidacy paperwork, according to the state Ethics Commission.
Filing for the District 6 seat closes at noon on Dec. 17.
The primaries will be held on Feb. 5. The special election will be held on March 29.
Democratic candidates are asked to file at 225 Chesterfield St. N. For more information, call 644-5335.
Republican candidates will file at 127 Greenville St. S.W. For more information, call 648-5626.


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Just the kind of style and look I am comfortable carrying around
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Joe Posnanski spent the final months of Joe Paterno's life examining the career of the longtime Penn State football coach, from when he created the Grand Experiment to when he was slammed for not doing enough to stop Jerry Sandusky from preying on young boys.
Posnanski, the author of Paterno, found the coach to be an "extremes guy," someone who generated love and hate from a wide cross-section.
"I went back and read hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of stories written about him and it's unbelievable," Posnanski told a crowd Thursday night at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Montgomery Auditorium.


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LaGrange man charged in child's death
By Gary Popp
Published in News on November 25, 2010 12:07 AM
Keefe Decarlos McPhail, 37, of LaGrange, has been charged with the murder of a 21-month-old. The charge is the latest action in a nearly month-long investigation. The child, Kamari Bryant, was taken to the Wayne Memorial Hospital emergency room Oct....
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