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Originally Posted by unorthodox
sasuke never said nothing about danzo would have won if he had KA oro got beating by something there was no way of getting out of genjutsu healthy or sick sasuke would have and did win
itachi wanted to die by the sickness but sasuke killed him by making him exhaust hisself and tearing him apart
I will only say this once Itachi let sasuke win. In the beginning of the fight Itachi, could have immediatly went to susanoo and sealed him in the jar of totsuka.
Bee I agree with but the rest no because they teamed up on him
i honestly don't even know how threads like this get made. Sasuke sucks. he really really does. He has lost every 1 on 1 and the ones where he won were because of a negative factor on his opponent's part. He's weak
Originally Posted by unorthodox
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no but killer bee whomped his ass more than once and juugo karin and suigetsu had to save his ass multiple times so yeah
I say Sasuke won by suicides of his enemy
He killed Orichimaru
Deidara Killed himself
Itachi died of sickness
Danzou tried to blow himself up
Lost sight while fighting to Kakashi and Naruto
Sasuke has never been in a one vs one fight in his life.
He lost to Bee 1 on 1... He only survived because the other three were with him... he almost died... twice
In 1v1 He beat oro because he could not use hes hands at all + were in very sick state ( and tadaa yet orochimaru is alive ..again..)
against itachi, itachi just wanted to push him some and made it look like sasuke killed him ( + itachi was in sick state and he knew it's over for him soon so why not )
against killer bee sasuke is half past dead 2 times in that match and bee is only warming up.. without help ( once again ) sasuke would have been dead long time ago.
Deidara got pissed off and exploded himself ( sasuke had help once again.. without orochimarus power sasuke would have been goner )
i think i don't need to continue this list anymore :D sasuke is foolish brat lil rat who can't do a thing on hes own :D
Originally Posted by unorthodox
that was taka vs killerbee also who walked away from the fight conscious?
I have to add to this comment. They both did. You do know that Sasuke carried away a tentacle.
ill give you that he has technically won every 1v1 but he did lose a 4v1 against killer bee which i dont care if he walked away he got humiliated by him.
Hah! Also, notice how most of his opponents attack him in groups or pairs? lolpussies
Well, some of his enemies had a little dirt on him too. I admit that.
But some of his fights consisting of hopes in his capture/execution.. They needed a little help there.
People could say he did not "win" most of his fights. However, he still remained successful.
And he never cheated. He used his own strategies, even if it meant assistance from some sort of ally. He still prevailed.
Last edited by LolChidori; 01-02-2013 at 01:11 AM.
No matter what mostly all of Sasuke's Fights had some strange stipulation for him to barely win or get pulled out the fight, more so then any character
Sasuke vs Naruto Naruto always refuses to go for killing blows
sasuke vs oru oru was on his death bed
sasuke vs deidera deidera kills himself
sasuke vs killerbee he was nearly killed but his whole team nearly sacrifiesed there selfs for him
sasuke vs danzu sasuke was saved by other charcters numerous times
sasuke vs itachi itachi could have whacked him but like naruto itachi did not wanna finish him
sasuke vs 5 kages saved by others once again
just put it like this i dnt think he truely beat anyone straight up???
Last edited by Vermillionsoul; 01-02-2013 at 01:25 AM.
Wait he lost to killer bee and failed to capture him and even the eight tails said bee you had the advantage you don't even need to go full tailed beast mode if you don't beleave I will love to show you proof
he lost his 1st fight against gaara at the chunnin exams and also against rock lee now if we are talking about
after he left the village, he hasnt fought anyone worth fighting, except for itachi, naurto on the other hand has fought...
pein, the kauube and he,s fighting both madera and obito and the juube, true he has help, but given the strenght of
his opponets and the fact that his team would have no chance without him ... i cant compare sasuke to him, naruto would own sasuke in a 1 on 1
until i see sasuke fight at that level i dont want to give him too much credit, remember it took both him and itachi to beat sage mode kabuto.
Originally Posted by LolChidori
Hah! Also, notice how most of his opponents attack him in groups or pairs? lolpussies
Well, some of his enemies had a little dirt on him too. I admit that.
But some of his fights consisting of hopes in his capture/execution.. They needed a little help there.
People could say he did not "win" most of his fights. However, he still remained successful.
And he never cheated. He used his own strategies, even if it meant assistance from some sort of ally. He still prevailed.
You call them pussies? Sasuke attacked Orochimaru when he was extremely weak and even then couldn't kill him. Itachi let Sasuke win when he was sick and blind, but Itachi still could have easily killed him. Sasuke had to have the aid of three other people to beat Killer B, and even then he failed his mission. He would have died against Onoki if Tobi didn't save him. And later Tobi helped him again by forcing Danzo to hold back. And finally in his fight with Kabuto, Itachi had to save Sasuke at least twice when Kabuto wasn't even trying to hurt him.
Originally Posted by unorthodox
he stomped deidara
he murderd itachi literally
killed danzo easy
whooped oro
who next
Oh, I got one!
How about, has he ever won a fight where he didn't get lucky?
Yup, I think I won this debate already.
Originally Posted by HiddenSound
Sasuke has never been in a one vs one fight in his life.
He fought Naruto in a 1v1 battle before Shippuden.
Last edited by Jonesy161; 01-02-2013 at 01:48 AM.
he got destroyed by killer b, but i guess that doesn't count as one on one since sasuke had help. but if it was one on one he would of died 3 times.
Itachi beat Sasuke's ass. Only thing time was on Sasuke's side thus he survived.
Nope, he lost to Itachi, Itachi dies after battle is over, and itachi wanted sasuke to win, yet he still couldnt, if itachi wanted he could have seal sasuke in totsuka instead of taking time to walk towards him.
On top of that everyone one who he has fought he has had a huge unfair advantage over.
Oro was literally sick and in bed when sasuke attacked him.
Danzo, was old, couldnt use best tech and sasuke had a skilled sensory time nin.
itachi was going to die anyway, yet beats him in primary battle, was nearly blind at the begging of the battle, and always had low stamina.
Diedara is his only true feat that I except, and even so diedara's strongest versus large targets and large amounts of enemies, going against a fast agile target is hard for him.
Sasuke admits that he would have already died twice, fighting be without karin.
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That's what I'm getting from the finale, which saw Lee DeWyze win the season nine crown over Crystal Bowersox. Bowersox was the better performer for most of the season, is more polished on stage and is a much better artist. But DeWyze emerged as a contender early and was at his strongest in the weeks leading up to the finale, staying in his comfort zone and looking more confident each week.
Though he struggled to match Bowersox on Tuesday, he had developed enough of a fan base that it didn't make a difference. He looked overwhelmed when host Ryan Seacrest informed him that he'd won. DeWyze appeared as if he finally grasped how much his life has changed from the days when as a paint salesman, he helped suburbanites pick out the right neutral color for their living rooms.
This continues a tough stretch for women on the show, who seemingly can win only by arranging it so that Blake Lewis is their competition. Since Jordin Sparks became the season six champ by outsinging Lewis, "Idol" has been all guys, all the time, with Bowersox the only woman to crack the final two in the last three years.
Last season saw Kris Allen defeat Adam Lambert, while season seven featured David Cook shocking Simon Cowell by knocking off David Archuleta. For all the talk in January about this being the season where the girls would make a comeback, the voters apparently want to hear the same kind of voices on Top 40 radio that they did a year ago.
What makes the result striking is that DeWyze didn't save his best for last. Bowersox outshone him on Tuesday, and he struggled mightily in his duet with Chicago on Wednesday. It might have been the worst performance by the eventual winner in the history of the "Idol" finale, but it's tough to place all the blame on him. Memo to the "Idol" producers: Just because DeWyze is a native of the Windy City doesn't mean he should have to try and hit notes two octaves above his range. Give the guy a break.
Bowersox, meanwhile, got to sing "You Oughta Know" with Alanis Morissette. Of course, with all apologies to the hilarious Ricky Gervais and the "Pants on the Ground" crew (and slightly fewer apologies to Dane Cook), it also featured the funniest moment of the night.
In a nod to the censors, the duo changed a key lyric to "does she go down with you to the theater." The original song uses that passage to depict a sex act, while the revised copy creates the visual of a well-dressed duo heading to Broadway to see "Wicked." That was just ... weird.
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Like all the previous finales, the "Idol" stage was filled with big names. In this case, it was the musical equivalent of an Old-Timer's Game: the Bee Gees, Hall and Oates, Michael McDonald, Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker ... all singers who were music veterans when the current "Idols'" parents were in school.
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The showstopper here wasn't Morissette or Christina Aguilera or Janet Mrs. Jackson If You're Nasty. It wasn't even Carrie Underwood, who came back to remind both finalists that no matter which one of them won, neither would ever be as good as she is.
Instead, it was medical miracle Bret Michaels. He continued his remarkable recovery by sharing the stage with Casey James for "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." The duet wasn't the greatest, but nobody cared because it was just nice to see that Michaels was healthy enough to perform at all.
Of course, there were some disappointments. After hearing all season about how Andrew Garcia peaked when he covered "Straight Up" in Hollywood, it would have been nice to see him get the chance for a duet with Paula. And Dane Cook's comedy bit ended early when one of the "Idol" rejects sharing the stage with him was having too much fun heckling Simon to let go of the mic.
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ReviewBy Rob Manuel - Posted Sep 25, 2009
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pronounced "three five eight days over two") attempts to satiate the ravenous fanboy by adding a back story to one of the more mysterious characters of the series...Roxas. Should the fans devour this title or wait for a third helping of the main series?
The Pros
- Good Story
- Panel system adds strategy
- Plenty of fan service
The Cons
- Repetitive button-mashing mechanics
- Visiting the same areas over and over again
- Problematic camera
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pronounced "three five eight days over two") attempts to satiate the ravenous fanboy by adding a back story to one of the more mysterious characters of the series – Roxas. Think of it as Scrappy Doo getting his own show. Should the fans devour this title or wait for a third helping of the main series?
Day 45: …And I want to Paint it Black
Roxas, the blond kid in black garb, wakes up in a castle with no memory of his past and a few memories from someone else. As the newest member of Organization XIII, an elite squad of very secretive individuals, Roxas must prove himself by using his unique talents, wielding the Keyblade and collecting hearts. But he's not the only new kid on the scene as a fourteenth member, Xion, makes an appearance with powers similar to that of our hero. As you may have already guessed, there's a conspiracy afoot connecting the new girl with a familiar face, the Organization, and the rest of Roxas' missing memories.
As convoluted as these stories often end up being, 358/2 Days hits on many common themes that anyone who has ever survived puberty can relate to – fitting in, loneliness, and the highs and lows of friendship. Sprinkled throughout the game are fully animated cut-scenes with all the trimmings of music and voice acting. There are even some neat double scenes reflecting the memories of Sora on the bottom scene as the top scene plays through the game. The majority of the story, however, crawls by with in-game animation and a ton of text. Luckily, you can simply skip the scenes or keep jamming on the A button. (That's how you play most of the game, anyway.)
The game also tries to stretch a fairly decent story across the three hundred and fifty-eight day stint in the Organization. Every mission ends with a short cut-scene and some of them even begin with their own little bit of story. Frankly, there's just not enough there to keep your attention throughout the duration. After about the fiftieth time, I started skipping through the bits where Roxas and his best friend, Axel, go to the top of the clock tower to enjoy some salty popsicles. And no, that's not a euphemism.
Day 173: Groundhogs Day Mechanics
Fans of the series will be happy to know that they can slash away like they were still playing with Sora. Magic and items can be assigned to any of the face buttons for quick reference. While a well placed Thundara can really help out, even the mightiest of bosses will be a thumb-numbing session of hitting the A button until they're dead. Some enemies do require you to use a bit of strategy to expose their weakness, but it will always be the mighty keyblade that puts them to rest. There are too many instances of mindlessly hacking away at the life bar to make this an enjoyable adventure.
Nothing is simply given to you in this game. The panel system requires you to place every ability, from spells to equipment, in a set grid that grows with every successful mission. It's actually a neat idea that gives the game a sliver of strategy. Higher abilities take more than one space and can be augmented by additional panels. Do you pop out your block ability just so you can fit in a couple of extra spells? Will you sacrifice a level or two just to get a new sword to fit into the puzzle? But once you start the mission, it's mostly all swinging and little thinking.
Day 203: Backtracking Forward
Being in the middle of a story already told is a tough deal. All the places you go and things you will see have usually been seen or done before. You'll hack through eight areas such as Halloween Town or the deserted halls of Beast's Castle. The problem comes in when the missions place you in the same three or four sections. As you progress, the areas do open up to much larger sections but these pieces (Wonderland's Hedge Maze, Agrabah's open boss area, for example) are woefully underutilized in the missions. The developers put a lot of work into making each of the areas look as close to the PS2 version as possible, but textures often come out flat and blocky. 358/2 Days would have been better off varying the areas instead of running through the same old sections.
Without an analog stick, the camera can be a problem. The lock-on feature works well enough for your standard fare of Heartless. For larger enemies such as bosses or creatures who like to zip past you, however, the lock tends to slip off your target. Worse yet, you'll occasionally lock on to that one flying enemy who will spin the camera by floating a few feet above your head.
Day 255: With Friends like These…
Up to four players can explore the lands of Kingdom Hearts as members of Organization XIII. The leader of this little adventure can customize the experience to their liking – disable healing, allow for friendly fire, or even how much stuff you'll lose once one of your teammates takes you down just to name a few. Top players will receive crowns that can earn you prizes in the single-player game. Fun when you have a full team smashing through the stage, the multiplayer still relies on you playing through previous missions, which means through the same stages, the same enemies, and the same button-mashing monotony.
Day 357: Not Quite There
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days has good ideas brought down by lazy mechanics. Die-hard fans will surely pick it up, but be forewarned. Instead of embracing the Disney magic, you'll spend more time running away from it. It's a solid attempt to translate the epic feel of the game on a handheld device that's held back by the repetitive gameplay and tedious missions. 175/2 Days would have made for a better game.


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Mining allows you to find and mine minerals, ores, and stones from resource nodes scattered throughout the world. It is one of the primary professions. Materials from mining and the items miners can create from them are reagents needed for recipes within other professions.
The Burning Crusade expansion contains several mobs that are capable of being mined. This method is continued in Wrath of the Lich King. See Ore skinning for a general definition, and Mineable Mobs for a list.
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Partial ore new in Warlords of Draenor EditThis section concerns content exclusive to Warlords of Draenor.
Starting with the Warlords of Draenor expansion, nearly all basic ore can be gathered with Mining skill of 1, but the full ore will only drop if the character has the appropriate minimum skill to gather the ore. If the skill is below the minimum, a partial ore will drop that requires 10 to create the full ore. Partial ore will almost always have the suffix "Nugget" added to the names of the full ore to distinguish them as partial ore.
[Herbalism] also has a similar mechanism when trying to gather herbs with a minimum required skill above current skill points.
Proficiency Edit
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|50 - 150
|125 - 225
|200 - 300
|275 - 375
|Grand Master
|350 - 450
|425 - 525
|Zen Master
|500 - 600
|Draenor Master
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eGrand Master is only available after installing the expansion Wrath of the Lich King.
Illustrious Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Cataclysm.
Zen Master is only available after installing the expansion Mists of Pandaria.
Draenor Master is only available after installing the expansion Warlords of Draenor.
Legion Master is only available after installing the expansion Legion.
Uses Edit
Mining is a complementary profession to blacksmithing, engineering and Jewelcrafting. Mining provides ores, which can be used in smelting,(Included after learning mining. Note that while ores are minable at higher skill levels you need to manually learn the smelting recepies to create bars,) Which increases your skill level and creates ingots, which are far more commonly used than the raw ores.
Mining can be a profitable gathering profession because of the large sums utilized by the other primary professions. Jewelcrafters require five ore per prospect, blacksmiths can use dozens of bars for specific items, and engineers use large amounts of ore for the many consumable materials they can create. Mining also tends to benifit other miners, like in the case of getting the materials to smelt Dark Iron Bars.
Mining used to grant the player Toughness until Patch 6.0.2 .
Economical gain Edit
As with any gathering professional, low-level characters and characters without economic support may consider using two gathering professions. While this denies the player the ability to directly enhance his or her equipment/abilities, it does allow one to, in theory, make money quickly and easily through the use of the auction house.
An excellent way for miners of every skill level to make gold is to smelt two bars into a higher value bar. For example smelting a Copper Bar and Tin Bar together to create 2 Bronze Bars, because a single bronze bar usually sells for more at the auction house than a copper or tin bar (although you should always check to see if this is the case before smelting as the process is irreversible). Naturally, this means that you could also buy copper and tin bars (or even the usually cheaper ores) from the auction house and smelt these into the more valuable bronze bars, thus yielding you sometimes over 50 in profit with very little effort (depending on server, prices of bronze, tin and copper). If you farmed the ores yourself this profit can double, but it will take more time. Be warned that this method of gold making works in the case of bronze bars (on most servers) because of the high demand for these bars, it may not work as well for Steel Bars or higher level bars...
Regardless of the method chosen, mining can be profitable. With regards to mining, be sure to check the local prices of your ore against the local prices of your smelted bars. Frequently ores will be more valuable because they can be prospected or smelted for skill points. This desirability leads to increased cost per unit.
Tools and abilities Edit
A mining pick is required to mine nodes in-game. This item type can be found at various vendors, such as 'trade good, mining supplies, engineering supplies, and blacksmithing supplies vendors. The pick must be in the player inventory to be used when mining a node.
A trained apprentice miner will immediately learn the Find Minerals ability, which highlights nearby nodes on the mini-map. The miner will also learn the accompanying smelting skill. This skill is used to convert one or more ore and elemental ingredients into bars, which are used in various professions. This skill can only be used in the vicinity of a forge, and will occasionally grant skill points depending on the player profession level.
In addition to a miner's pick and their ore-sensing abilities, dedicated ore farming may require a bag. There are a few specialized bags that can be made or bought. These bags typically have 20, 28, or 32 slots respectively and will automatically store mined ores.
Worthy of note:
- Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining adds +5 to mining skill.
- Enchant Gloves - Gatherer adds +5 to all gathering skills (mining, herbalism and skinning).
- [Goblin Mining Helmet] adds +5 to mining skill.
- [Gnomish Army Knife] adds +10 to mining, herbalism, and skinning skill as of Patch 5.0.4.
Mining skill and its increase Edit
Different veins will require different mining skill levels to loot (e.g. mithril veins require a skill of 175). The relative difficulty of the mining attempt is colour coded as all other crafting and gathering professions:
- Red: Skill insufficient.
- Orange: 100% chance of increasing skill level.
- Yellow: 75% chance of increasing skill level.
- Green: <50% chance of increasing skill level.
- Gray: Never increases skill level.
Although the same colors are used as for other professions, the actual odds of getting a skillup are considerably higher than the color would indicate. For example, at skill 60, a copper vein will appear green but have a ~80% chance of giving a skillup. In general, if a node is of the highest-level type of ore you can mine (not counting rare veins like silver or gold), there is a very high chance you will get a skillup.
To mine a vein, right-click on it. After a brief animation, a loot box containing ore, stone and sometimes rare drops like gems or motes. Nodes that are orange or yellow in difficulty will likely skill your mining ability, so it is important to focus on these nodes when you are leveling this profession.
Prior to Patch 3.0.8, mining a node completely required multiple attempts, one for each unit of ore. As such, each node could yield a one point of skill increase per miner. This would allow several players in a raid or group to mine the same node for a skill-up. Since the patch,a single mining attempt extracts all available loot from the vein. Alternatively, miners can share a node for a skill-up by not looting the vein. This allows multiple miners to gain a skill point (or tap) a vein, but only one miner will receive all the ore.
Smelting provides an opportunity to level mining at a faster pace. Smelting large stores of collected ore can be smelted en masse and in large quantities. Since 3.08, it has been possible to level from 1-375 only via smelting, but this will be expensive, since at certain skill ranges there is a very low chance of getting a skill point.
In Azeroth, Outland and Northrend there exist rare spawns of various ore veins in place or more common metals. Specifically:
- Tin can spawn Silver.
- Iron can spawn Gold.
- Mithril can spawn Truesilver.
- Fel Iron and Adamantite can spawn Khorium
- Saronite can spawn Titanium
- Elementium can spawn Pyrite
These vein types are visually distinct from normal veins. They typically have a glossier, shinier model, and are described as silver, gold, or truesilver when exposed on the minimap.
Basic mineral deposits and veins Edit
Mining products Edit
By skill level Edit
See Mining proficiencies and Smelt proficiencies.
Quest items Edit
- [Incendicite Ore] (objective of [22] Search for Incendicite
- [Lesser Bloodstone Ore] (objective of [37] Favor for Krazek)
- [Indurium Ore] (objective of [42] Indurium Ore)
- [Rethban Ore] (objective of [24] Rethban Ore)
- [Nethercite Ore] (objective of [70 Daily] Nethercite Ore
Quest ore is usually mined off special nodes, but can also drop off certain mobs in the same area. The ores cannot be smelted and are not "quest items" per se, so they can be traded or purchased off the AH.
Abilities gained Edit
Sufficiently skilled Miners gain the [Toughness] buff.
Tips and tricks Edit
- MapWoW is a great Google Earth-like web application for finding node locations.
- Gatherer is an add-on that can keep track of historical mining data. It can keep track of when and where you last mined a node. Additionally, it can be partnered with GathererDB. This addon is a communal database of mined ore.
- GatherMate is a replacement for the now defunct Cartographer_Mining. It aims to be map addon independent.
- Weapons can also serve as a mining pick:
- [Kobold Excavation Pick]
- [Gouging Pick]
- [Brann's Trusty Pick]
- [Cold Iron Pick]
- [Miner's Revenge]
- [Tunnel Pick]
- [Digmaster 5000]
- A [Gnomish Army Knife] cannot be used as a weapon but does function as:
- Paladins, Unholy Death Knights, Druids and Engineers have a slight advantage in mining because of speed increasing talents.
Mining bugs Edit
- Nodes have been known to respawn in rapid succession immediately after mining. This is much more common with nodes in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor than in Outland or Northrend.
- Occasionally, a node will appear on the minimap but be inaccessible.
- If the node is a gray-yellow in the minimap, it is underground.
- If the node is solid yellow, but not visible, it may be bugged or you may be out of phase with the node.
- Rarely, certain nodes will not appear in the minimap but be harvestable in-game. Dark Iron Ore is a good example of this.
- Players standing on top of ore nodes will remain where they stand after the node is mined.
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 6.1.0 (24-Feb-2015): Mining [Blackrock Deposits] and [Rich Blackrock Deposits] in garrison Mine now gives the same XP as [True Iron Deposits] and [Rich True Iron Deposits]. Previously Blackrock was much lower.
- Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Miners can now harvest mineral nodes in outdoor areas of the game world without hard skill requirements. The yield a Miner will be able to harvest from each node is now determined by skill level.
- / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Mining gives XP.The higher level the character is, the less XP it will get. See Formulas:Gather XP.
- Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): [Titansteel Bar]: Creating this item no longer results in a 24h cooldown.
- Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): In addition to the normal requirements, mining deposits in Northrend now require a minimum character level of 65 to mine.
- Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Mining veins and deposits no longer require multiple hits to receive all the ore. Players will receive around the same amount of ore, stone, and gems they would have received from multiple hits.
References Edit
See also Edit
External links Edit
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If the cheerful and idealistic Gloria Stivic had stayed with us during the decades since "All in the Family," what would the intervening years have made of her?
Having won two Emmys playing Meathead's wife, Sally Struthers is back with the answer: The increasingly confident Gloria would have become matchmaker Dolly Levi, rendered sharper and more pragmatic by life's knocks but still every bit as warm and loving, and even more of a stitch. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Symphony makes most of cathedral setting in concert
The phrase "working the room" clearly means different things to people.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate music director Francesco Lecce-Chong moved their proverbial tent to the Cathedral of St. John on Friday evening and worked the room beautifully with a program of Pärt, Bach and Bruckner that was perfectly tailored to the acoustics and ambience of the space. »Read Full Article
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From the carefully placed microphones to the stringed instruments in the hands of Ricky Skaggs and the six members of Kentucky Thunder, the stage of the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino was clearly set Friday for an evening of bluegrass music.
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Shutting it Down
Imagine you're the general manager of a baseball team. Now imagine that your ownership team is split between two separate factions who can't stand each other. They so disagree on the direction the team should take that they won't even tell you how much money you have to field your baseball team. In fact, there's a pretty good chance you'll have to shut down in a couple weeks. Only until things can be sorted out, of course, and then you have to get back to business as usual.
Yeah, exactly. That would never fly. The same thing is true if you were talking about a major corporation or even a small business. But after going through a government shutdown 17 years ago, we're heading that way again.
Here's the thing, though, when a baseball team shuts down, the players can either rely on their millions in endorsements or help from the union fund. No such luck when you work for the government. In fact, if you're working for some agencies, you might not only be staring a work stoppage in the face, you might also be looking at getting your pay cut.
Now, I'm a realist. I understand that both parties are content to just let this play out until someone flinches. And with next year being an election year, neither side wants to come out looking like the bad guy or looking soft. In the end we'll probably get some sort of mishmash of a bill that doesn't solve any of the long-term problems we face yet both sides will claim victory while simultaneously talking about how the other guys screwed the American public. It's just sad that we can't get some good leadership there in Washington. You know, like Bud Selig.
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*shudders* Yeah, I know of two couples out here where one or both individuals had to file for BK because of that shutdown 17 years ago. Oddly enough when no money comes into the house for months on end, rainy day cushions don't cover it. "Selig – not quite as big a f— up as the Congressman you have now." Historically speaking, there have been odder campaign slogans. *snerk*
This is a very simple game…
Just the word "shutdown" makes me shudder. I much prefer when two sides keep talking and come to some kind of compromise.
Any podcast that starts off with a photo of ALF has to be out of this World funny.
Seriously, that is something I can not do, the radio, speaking segments and I am jealous. But it is something you and your crew do with percision, great depth and a ounce of great sarcasm…….I want to grow up and be like the RSBS crew.
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The 2015 Twin Cities Auto Show kicks off this week and Morrie's Automotive Group made sure to hit the show floor earlier this week to show you some highlights from the show. If you haven't found time to make it to the show yet, visit our 2015 Minneapolis Auto Show website to get a pair of complimentary tickets from any Morrie's location of your choice...
This morning Kare 11 news ran a feature story on Morrie's Teen Driving School providing viewers a glimpse at what the school has to offer. For the story reporter Alicia Lewis got behind the wheel to experience four of the exercises taught in the full day school...
Meet Grayson. He's a 4-year-old car nut who is going to be flying out to California to visit Disneyland and the Peterson Auto Museum, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Although Grayson was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, he hasn't let that stop him from playing with his brothers and sisters and sharing his love of cars with others...
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Inside glimpse of the Mary Idema Pew Library
Posted on July 19, 2012
A group from the West Michigan U.S. Green Building Council received a guided tour of the new Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons currently under construction on the Allendale Campus.
On July 18, James Moyer, assistant vice president for Facilities Planning, and representatives from Pioneer Construction discussed sustainable features the building will include when it is finished. Some features are sensor-based lighting systems that dim artificial lighting when natural lighting reaches a certain level, and paints, carpets and wood products with low emissions that will reduce air pollutants. Some parts of the building will be finished with recycled wood scrap from local furniture factories.
The Pew Library will join 16 LEED-certified buildings at Grand Valley, including the L. William Seidman Center.
The library will open in the fall of 2013 and will provide 1,500 seats for student study, 20 group study rooms, and offices and support areas for faculty and staff members. There will be room for 150,000 books on open shelves and 600,000 books in an automated storage/retrieval system.
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Civil Trial Against BP Seeks To Place Blame For Gulf Oil Spill
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The long-awaited BP trial opened Monday in New Orleans. The oil giant is in court to determine how much it should pay because of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Audie Cornish talks to Jeff Brady.


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April 16, 2009Alert #09-736
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Bush Hog Off-Road Utility Vehicles
Units: About 850 units
Manufacturer: Bush Hog LLC, of Selma, Ala.
Hazard: The utility vehicle's throttle cable can lock in freezing temperatures. This can cause the engine not to return to idle when the driver takes his or her foot off the accelerator pedal, posing a risk of loss of vehicle control and injury to the driver and passenger.
Incidents/Injuries: Bush Hog has received one report of an incident involving a frozen throttle cable on a utility vehicle. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recall includes the Bush Hog Models TH4400 (Trail Hand) and 4430 4X4 Off-Road Utility Vehicles. "Bush Hog" is printed on the utility vehicle's cargo bed tail gate and on each side of the cargo bed. Model "TH4400"or "4430" is printed on each side of the hood. The hood color is red, green, or mossy oak.
Sold by: Bush Hog dealerships nationwide from April 2008 to December 2008 for between $8,000 and $10,000.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled off-road utility vehicles and contact a Bush Hog dealer to schedule a free inspection and repair. All registered owners have been notified about this recall by mail. Bush Hog is issuing a $50 incentive check for retail customers that bring their machines in for the throttle cable replacement.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Bush Hog LLC toll-free at (877) 873-0143 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.bushhog.com
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Glen Griffith, Founder of the Miraval Golf Program, played in the 2013 PGA Phoenix Open last week.
Here's a video of Glen from the tournament:
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Glen finished with scores of 72 and 71 - stroke average of 71.5. He birdied 7 out of 36 holes played (19%). We'd like to brag about Glen and share that he finished ahead of one former US Open Champion, one former PGA Championship winner, and 3 regular season PGA Tour winners. Go Glen!
Glen's putting average was 1.636 which was .11 strokes below the PGA Tour average of 1.74 strokes per hole. He ranked 1st for the event in putts made from 15-25 foot range; and, he also ranked first in approach shots from 175-200 yards with an average distance to the pin of 17' 11".
We're so proud of him!
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Mar 12, 2014 at 8:01 PM I have to admit this is a pretty good article, how much reasearch did you put into it?


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Events » Family & Youth Programs » Family Art Night
Family Art Night
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara with Eleven Heads, c. 1500
Tibet, 1475-1525
Gilt bronze with copper, gold and silver inlay and pigment
17 x 8-1/4 x 3-5/8 in. (43.2 x 21 x 9.2 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation
Symbolic Jewels
Date: Friday, October 25, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Teacher: Educator
Type: Family Art Night
In Buddhist art, jewelry has various symbolic meanings: crowns represent authority, prayer beads indicate eternity and jewels often identify the wearer. Learn about the significance of the jewelry in the Museum's Buddhist art collection, and then make your own distinctive jewelry out of nontraditional materials.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | Free with admission. This activity is designed for families with children ages 4-10. | No reservations needed


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Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy
Ah! The Beleaguered Queen of Vengeance!
Episode 2 | TV-PG
Sayoko desires to spend time with the only man on campus not begging to be with her - Keiichi. Forces conspire that could prevent Keiichi from receiving Belldandy's very special Christmas gift.
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Health care claims are bogusMarch 19,2013
Health care
claims are bogus
Comments in the recent Times Argus article with the headline Uninsured drop nearly a third, there were two appalling findings from the Department of Finance survey that were omitted from the article:
In the 2012 survey, 15.6 percent of Vermonters, or 96,000-plus, had forgone health care due to cost. One reason many tend to put off primary care is due to high deductibles and copays. Minor medical conditions then lead to major ones resulting in huge hospital bills. (See Time magazine Bitter pill by Steve Brill.) This directly relates to the next finding.
In 2012, 15.1 percent, or 94,000-plus, Vermonters had been contacted by a collection agency for unpaid medical bills. For the vast majority, it isnt because they wont pay; its because they cant.
The sad fact is although a shocking 1 in 7 Vermonters is in the above categories, we are still one of the best states concerning health care coverage. Not so incidentally, medical bills also account for 62 percent of bankruptcies in the U.S. as the above Time magazine article points out. So much for our non-health, health care system.
Getting back to the Times Argus article, this still amounts to an unacceptable 42,000-plus without any health coverage and is nothing to be excited about as the headline seems to suggest. The survey also points out that those over 65 have virtually 100 percent health coverage due to Medicare, our only version of a single payer universal health care plan. Without Medicare the above findings would be off the charts.
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Do you guys got any predictions going?
I got Celtics 105 Knicks 89.
I hope this prediction is wrong. So far this season I am like 1-10 in predictions.
Yea, F*ck them
Im neutral
I like them
Marbury Rules!!!!
lolz oo yea and about the knicks...man i hope we compete and not GET BLOWN OUT...god i just want a tight game...i mean we beat them b4...but in PRE SEASON...but both teams were trying 2 win it so i just hope its another game like that 1.
Do you guys got any predictions going?
I got Celtics 105 Knicks 89.
I hope this prediction is wrong. So far this season I am like 1-10 in predictions.
By the way happy Martin Luther King JR. day!
O.K. place your bets on MLK Dream Day:
Celtics by 60?
Celtics by 40?
Celtics by 20?
10 minutes to place your BETS!
Celtics by 15. Here we go, another game against the Celtics. I wanna see Nate get in there early. We need offense since we dont have any defense.
I think we can win this baby especiallyl they way we hav e been playing lately.. and they way the C's have been losing lately...
Go Knicks Go!!
Bleeding orange and blue even through tough times
lol Ray Allen missed a layup
Nice work Perkins. He perkalatin!
The Official name for Eddy Curry that I will name he is Big Mama!
His face looks like the mask from the Big Mamas House.
damn this dude perkins.. **** we need to get abody on him man 15 in the first 6 mins are u kidding me..??? his season high is 21 man come on Eddy
Bleeding orange and blue even through tough times
once again teams are slicing through the knicks like butter
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
Whhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyy The **** Does Perkins Have 15 Points In The First 6 Minutes?!?!?!
lmao no d? well atleast we only down 6 instead of 60


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Pi Mu Epsilon Inducts New Members
The Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences recently announced the induction of four new members of the New York Alpha Sigma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon at St. John Fisher College. The induction ceremony was held April 13 in the Hughes Rotunda.
Students Victoria Alfieri, Rachel Kline, and Christopher Manzella were inducted into the chapter. Dr. Donald Muench, Professor of Mathematics and member of the College's Pioneer Class of 1955, was also inducted into the chapter.
Alfieri is a third-generation Cardinal. Her grandfather, Vincent J. Alfieri, graduated with Muench, and her mother, Shelley Alfieri (nee Lowe), graduated from the College in 1992, making Victoria (Class of 2013) a third-generation Cardinal!
The New York Alpha Sigma Chapter was created in 2011 as the 351st chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon. As a national mathematics honor society, Pi Mu Epsilon is devoted to the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics at academic institutions.
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The Slayers Revolution
OH MY HEAD! Where's My Head?
Episode 15 | TV-PG
A headless knight and his undead minions are terrorizing a village! With Nama's assistance, Lina might be able to help the citizens with their ghoulish problem and get a step closer to the Hellmaster's Jar.
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Vertical Zag I, 1969
Louise NevelsonAmerican, 1899-1988
Painted wood and Formica
80 x 29-3/8 x 4 in. (203.2 x 74.6 x 10.2 cm)
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In the middle of the 20th century, sculpture not only began to engage with the space around and through it but also began to actively transform space. Louise Nevelson pushed these boundaries explicitly, particularly in her later work. Her wooden constructions approach the viewer, quite literally, by using projections of painted wood and a play of light and shadow. With their cylinders, their cubes and a geometry that is never intended to be sparse or cold, Nevelson's painted wood assemblages, such as Vertical Zag I, convey the more whimsical side of the meeting of architecture and sculpture. Placed on the floor or on the wall, her separate pieces have also been joined together to create her later, room-sized environments. In these spaces, sculpture covers the walls and floors, transforming the actual space of the room into a completely alternate reality.
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Oct. 12, 2011—Ray Odom, a 1997 graduate of North Central College, has joined WRXQ-FM 100.7 as host of an evening show on the Coal City-based rock station.
Odom, better known as "Crazy Ray," was featured on Chicagoland Radio and Media, which recounted Odom's previous tenure as overnight host on "The Loop," WLUP-FM 97.9.
"He developed a large, loyal following, as many midnight shift jocks tend to do," Chicagoland Radio and Media wrote. "In addition to playing classic & new rock hits, some quick parody songs by 'Crazy Ray and the Asylum' would get occasionally worked into the mix. The songs further showcased his wacky sense of humor and helped connect him to the overnight fanbase."
While at North Central, Odom majored in broadcast communication and was active at WONC-FM 89.1, North Central's student-run radio station.


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Came across this and thought I'd share. It seems changes are underway for what the AAP will recommend for first foods.
Came across this and thought I'd share. It seems changes are underway for what the AAP will recommend for first foods.
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well, that certainly makes me feel good about what we've been feeding DS. he had the rice cereal twice and then we switched to bananas and sweet potatoes, and he was much happier and much more interested!
Ham-Holder, SAHM to Elliott, 07/12/2009
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loving it when baby to me!
Very interesting!
The article you posted references this one: http://journals.lww.com/jpgn/Fulltex...SPGHAN.21.aspx I found it an interesting complement.
Thanks for that! I have a 9 month appointment next week and will be printing that out. We have no pediatrician here, we have a nurse practioner at one place and a doctor at another both of whom strongly push rice cereal AND the allergy food introduction thing (or lack thereof)...
"Old" first time ma (38) to Athena (May 17, 09) Oh my G-d, I'm nursing a toddler!!
I thought this was interesting:
Point of the article: '"In our study the risk of overweight at age 42 years was reduced by 5 percent to 10 percent for each month introduction of complementary foods was delayed," Michaelsen explained.'
Haven't looked up the original article, although I keep meaning to....
Loved the article. I fed my son rice cereal and he gagged he whole time so we are not bothering with it anymore and he is loving his pumpin, bananas and carrots (we just started last week).
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exclusively for the second time!
we made it 21 months with previous son and 9 months and counting with Lucas
DS1: bf 7/2006 -> 4/2009; multiple food allergies
DS2: bf 9/2009 -> ???; multiple food allergies
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Virginia Tech RB jailed on assault charge
Holmes reportedly involved in bar fight
Published On: Apr 22 2013 09:09:26 AM CDT
According to the report, Holmes was involved in a bar fight.
Virginia Tech has yet to issue a statement regarding Holmes.
Holmes rushed 70 times for 280 yards as a freshman last season, when he led all Virginia Tech running backs with four rushing touchdowns.
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Inter-America and Pacific
Since the Peace Corps' inception in 1961, more than 73,000 Volunteers have served in the Inter- America and Pacific (IAP) region. They have served in more than 32 countries in the Inter-Americas and 14 countries in the Pacific Islands. At the end of fiscal year (FY) 2006, 2,501 Volunteers were working in 23 posts in all six of the agency's sectors: agriculture, business development, education, the environment, health and HIV/AIDS, and youth. Additional countries in the Pacific and South America continue to be interested in establishing Peace Corps programs.
The region is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all Volunteers. All IAP posts have trained safety and security coordinators. In addition, three regional Peace Corps safety and security officers, stationed in El Salvador, Fiji, and Peru, help posts assess risks and ensure appropriate training for staff and Volunteers. Each post has an emergency action plan, which is tested and revised at least once every year. Headquarters staff is trained to review posts' emergency plans and to support field staff in crisis management.
Peace Corps Volunteers and their counterparts have become active, productive participants in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the five-year, multi-billion-dollar initiative to combat the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. For example, in Guyana, Volunteers are focusing on community mobilization strategies to prevent HIV/AIDS and to improve access to existing services. They help reach out to vulnerable groups, including orphans and vulnerable children, by working with the Ministry of Health and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on national programs focused on prevention and care. They also work with health centers and communities to help facilitate community health assessments, design and implement health education projects, and train health center staff and community leaders. Volunteers are working with health centers and NGOs to help Guyana address the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as other diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and dengue fever. Other Volunteers worked to mobilize communities to attend health education outreach sessions, encouraging community members to be tested at HIV/AIDS testing facilities. These testing facilities will help lower mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.
In FY 2006, Peace Corps programs in the Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean, and Panama received PEPFAR funding to carry out technical assistance to community-based organizations, offer small assistance grants, and organize behavioral change and monitoring and reporting workshops for HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
Many Volunteers in the IAP region work in traditional sectors, such as water and sanitation. For example, Volunteers in Bolivia improve sanitary conditions by designing and constructing water systems that provide potable water to rural communities. They also help organize water boards to take over maintenance of these systems to ensure sustainability.
In Honduras, Volunteers promote sustainable production techniques to improve soil conservation as well as to increase the diversity of crops, enhancing food security and family incomes. To improve family nutrition and income, Volunteers introduce improved vegetable and small animal production methods to women working in agriculture.
In Mexico, Volunteers are now assigned to work with SEMARNAT, Mexico's Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. Volunteers focus on issues related to combating deforestation, forest fires, and soil erosion; promoting conservation of biodiversity and natural habitats; and improving management of national parks and wildlife reserves.
In many IAP countries, Peace Corps' traditional sectors are melding with some of the newer cross-cutting areas such as youth development and technology. Many programs target youth to develop life skills, leadership skills, and employability. In the Dominican Republic, for instance, Volunteers engage young people in activities ranging from business education to strategic planning to technical assistance. In rural communities, Volunteers work with farmers' markets and agricultural cooperatives to introduce e-marketing and website development.
In Samoa, the education project includes a focus on information and communication technology. Volunteers work with teachers and counterparts in computer studies, helping them update curricula and lesson plans for years 9–13 and providing assistance to teachers to access materials and resources for their classes. Volunteers also help teach computer skills to youth and help teachers establish computer labs.
In Vanuatu, Fiji, and other Pacific posts, Volunteers are working with marine protected areas and other marine conservation projects. Volunteers in Vanuatu partnered with a U.S. conservation foundation to promote costal resource ecotourism.
Volunteers have left a significant legacy of service to countries in the IAP region. Since the agency's inception in 1961, Peace Corps Volunteers have served continuously in the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The Peace Corps has also partnered with other countries for more than 40 years and will continue to work to the benefit of people throughout the Inter- Americas and the Pacific.
External Links
Congressional Budget Justification 2008 Peace Corps website (PDF, 47MB)


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Distinguished cellist Katie Schlaikjer joins Penderecki String Quartet at Laurier
Feb 14/13| For Immediate Release
Glen Carruthers, Dean
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications & Public Affairs
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Faculty of Music welcomes Katie Schlaikjer as the new cellist for the Penderecki String Quartet. Schlaikjer will join fellow members Jeremy Bell, Jerzy Kaplanek, and Christine Vlajk as the Quartet celebrates its 26th season with a series of performances and appearances in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
It is such an honour for me to be joining the Penderecki String Quartet, said Schlaikjer. I have been deeply impressed with the players integrity, skill and intelligence. Playing quartets has been a passion of mine since my teenage years and in many ways I believe my life has led me directly to this position.
Schlaikjer has travelled the globe since 2009 as a member of the Avalon Quartet and Colorado Quartet. She has been recognized for her talents with top prizes from the Concert Artist Guild, the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and the Banff International String Quartet Competition.
We are overjoyed to welcome Katie into our quartet, said Kaplanek. She has had amazing training from some of the best music schools in the world and comes to Laurier with expertise as a teacher and musician. We are looking forward to continuing to share our passion of quartet playing and teaching at Laurier and abroad with her.
In addition to performing, Schlaikjer lends her talents to aspiring performers. She has taught chamber music and cello in a variety of venues, including the University of Delaware and the New England Conservatorys Extension Division. She has also maintained a private teaching studio for seven years in Stony Brook, NY and participated in residencies at Ravinia's Steans Institute and Aspen's Center for Advanced Quartet Studies, studying with the Vermeer and Emerson String Quartets.
Schlaikjer received her doctoral and masters degrees from Stony Brook University and her bachelors degree from the New England Conservatory.
A string quartet is all about balance, give and take, action and reaction, on many different levels, not just musically, but personally too, said Glen Carruthers, dean of the Faculty of Music. I am confident that, in Katie Schlaikjer, we've found the ideal cellist for the PSQ. Her playing is brilliant, her chamber music skills are outstanding and she is a giving and generous person. She will be a tremendous asset, not just to the Quartet and to the Faculty of Music, but to Laurier and the wider community.
The Penderecki String Quartet has been Lauriers Quartet in Residence since 1991 and has premiered more than 100 new works. The Quartet will perform a tribute to composer R. Murray Schafer at a free public event March 28 at noon in the Maureen Forester Recital Hall on Lauriers Waterloo campus. For additional tour details, visit http://ps4.ca
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I took Santa very seriously as a child. I always wrote him a letter—you know, just to check in, say hi, and methodically list what gifts I hoped to receive. One year my letter was actually intercepted by the US Postal Service and they sent me some of the items on my list—my parents had a tricky time explaining why the US government had stolen my letter and how Santa had managed to know what I wanted anyway.
Santa's cookie plate was no small deal. We always baked about 4 dozen sugar cookies, which my sister and I (and a gaggle of invited friends) would decorate with royal icing and sprinkles. I'd hand pick the ones that went out for Santa, leaving a bowl of water and a cup of carrot sticks on the side for the reindeer.
Though a far less personal email has replaced my Santa letter, I continue to bake these cookies every year. I also continue to invite friends over to decorate them. It's pretty hilarious to watch grown up people attempt to paint cookies, and with some boozy hot chocolate, Christmas carols, and secret Santa-ing, it's one of my favorite days of the year.
While the fun of decorating the cookies is more important than producing Martha Stewart-style masterpieces, here are my tips for holiday cookie baking.
Baking Tips
The dough for these cookies is a little sticky when it's first put together, so make sure you leave the dough in the fridge for at least one hour. (Overnight is a possibility too. If it's too hard to roll out right away, just give it 15 minutes to warm up on the counter.) Before rolling out my cookies, I generously flour my work surface. Then I roll, lift, flour, flip, and repeat quite a few times to get the dough to the desired thinness, which is about 1/8th-inch thick. These are meant to be thin, crispy cookies. (You could use them as ornaments, but I personally prefer to eat them.)
I have a ton of cookie cutters in all shapes and sizes, and I hope you do too. But be aware that the cookies will cook at different times—try to group similarly sized shapes on the same cookie sheet.
If you can, invest in a pastry scraper—it will make transferring the cookies infinitely easier. I like a spatula-shaped version like this one, because it's easier to handle smaller cookies. Are you making a lot of cookies but don't have a ton of space to spread out cooling racks? A tiered cookie rack will help you out.
Decorating Tips:
Now comes the fun part. Royal icing is a snap to put together, requiring just confectioners sugar and egg whites. I mix up the white icing, then divide it among bowls. Each bowl gets a few drops of different food coloring. Think about which colors you might use most (that'd be red, green, and white in my house) and make a little more of those.
I use cheap paintbrushes (available online, at any arts and crafts store, or at many drug stores) for detail decorating and cheese knives (yup, you read that right—they tend to be short but wide) for painting larger surfaces. Your fingers will probably get a little sticky, which can make adding sprinkles difficult. I'd recommend keeping a few damp paper towels nearby. Speaking of which, if you're placing your finished cookies on cooling racks, put some paper towels underneath first—it will save you time in clean up.
These cookies transport well as long as they're completely dry. The icing will take an hour or two to harden, so if you have friends taking their artwork home, plan on a post-decorating cup of eggnog or two.
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Decorated Holiday Sugar Cookies »
About the author: Carrie Vasios is the editor of Serious Eats: Sweets. She likes to peruse her large collection of cookbooks while eating jam from the jar. You can follow her on Twitter @carrievasios


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Beautiful work
April 19, 2012 —
"Beautiful work," says the beautiful woman who shakes my hand with two-handed sincerity at the end of a recent audition. I carry her praise home with me down Eighth Avenue through throngs of middle-aged men in hockey jerseys on their way to the Garden, into the subway where the temperature is always two days behind the street weather, and finally up two flights of stairs into my apartment before realizing her praise was a consolation prize. I would not be getting the part but I did "beautiful work."
It was true, I knew. You can feel it when the character speaks to you and you feel the room you're in and the invisible props are visible only to you until you touch them and make them visible to your audience. When you take a bit of stage direction and make it tickle your skin with the memory of a lover's touch and you shudder a little and sigh, you know you created something people call "beautiful work."
Beautiful work doesn't matter though, if you're three inches taller than the leading man or if the actress already cast as your younger self has olive skin and you are fair. If you don't meet the criteria hidden in the director's mind and not stated in the casting notice, you are sunk before you can swim.
To a performer, the end of a show creates a brief elation of freedom from the stringent demands of the stage. But before post-show depression sets in, you'd best be racking up auditions for the next one, lest your tools get rusty, your belly slack. For a few days after a run, your email bulges with invitations from colleagues to readings or performances by friends of friends. Then, as if your membership had expired without a call for renewal, the invitations end and you are back to having the friends you always had and remembering to get in touch with them after all that time spent in rehearsals and performances.
The auditions are good for keeping you in the game and for making you feel like you have a job. The job that leads to the real job involves things like keeping your appearance up—plucking and shaving and stretching and moisturizing. Above all, moisturizing! All the things writers never have to do if they don't want to. And all of the things that don't matter if you can't do what people call "beautiful work." But these things feel necessary, and they probably are, because your agent would drop you like a relapsed addict if you showed up at an audition with your nose hairs poking out.
Every actor wants an agent until they get one. First they don't want to know you, then they "love" you, then they try to make you someone you are not, then they drop you.


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For Immediate Release
December 31, 2012
Illinois Educator from Waukegan High School Wins 2012 National History Teacher of the Year
Application process under way for 2013 award
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois History Teacher of the Year Joshua Bill of Waukegan High School is now the 2012 National History Teacher of the Year. He was one of five finalists for The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Award. The Illinois State Board of Education is a partner in the award program, which is co-sponsored by the HISTORY channel and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation through its Preserve America program.
"We are very excited that Joshua Bill will represent Illinois as the National History Teacher of the Year. Illinois is a state rich with history, from Lewis and Clark to Lincoln, and now our current president," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "This is a prestigious honor that clearly demonstrates Joshua's ability to bring history to life for his students."
For the national honor, Joshua Bill received $10,000 and traveled to New York City in December, where Caroline Kennedy presented the award to him. Joshua was named Illinois History Teacher of the Year in May after nominations were sent to the Illinois State Board of Education and a selection committee chose the Waukegan High School teacher for the honor, thus qualifying him for the national competition. Waukegan High is part of Waukegan Public School District 60, about 45 miles north of Chicago.
Joshua, who has taught at WHS since 2004, was also the recipient of the 2012 Olive Foster Outstanding Teacher Award from the Illinois State Historical Society. His accomplishments include leading his students to success at the Chicago Metro History Fair and the National History Day competition. He also serves as a coach for the We the People Simulated Congressional Hearings Competitions and mentors young teachers through his alma mater, Lake Forest College. In addition, Joshua partners with the Waukegan Historical Society, giving his students the opportunity to conduct research for projects.
The History Teacher of the Year Award alternates each year to honor K-6 teachers one year and those teaching grades 7-12 the next. Nominations can be made by students, parents, colleagues, supervisors or other education professionals. The national winner is chosen from a pool of winners from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Department of Defense Schools. Each state honoree receives $1,000 and an archive of books and resources from Gilder Lehrman and HISTORY for his or her school's library.
The Illinois State Board of Education is now seeking nominations for the 2013 Illinois History Teacher of the Year Award. In 2013, the Gilder Lehrman Institute will honor an elementary teacher of grades K-6. To be considered for the 2013 award, K-6 teachers must be nominated by Feb. 1, 2013. To nominate a teacher and learn more about the award, visit http://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-exhibitions/national-history-teacher-year-nomination-form or contact the Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year coordinator at (646) 366-9666 or email@example.com. You may also contact the state coordinator, Mike Hatfill of the Illinois State Board of Education, at (217) 524-4832 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, which was founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman, is a nonprofit organization devoted to the improvement of history education. Preserve America, a federal partnership program started in 2003, is led by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and encourages community efforts to preserve the cultural heritage of the United States, as well as associated natural resources. HISTORY offers programming on a variety of historical genres, from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture.
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Rogue Warrior ReviewBy Paul Semel - Posted Dec 04, 2009
Rogue Warrior is a first-person shooter based on the life and autobiography of Richard "Dick" Marcinko, a soldier who served with the Navy SEALs in Vietnam, and later formed Red Cell, who were tasked with testing the security of bases, submarines, and, most famously, Air Force One. In other words, an interesting character. Oh, if only we could say the same for this game.
The Pros
- Hilariously filthy dialog.
- Has the cheese of an '80s action movie.
- Is over quick.
The Cons
- Drab graphics.
- More frustrating than challenging.
- Dated gameplay.
If the first Lethal Weapon movie showed us anything, it was that interesting characters can make the difference between a rote action movie and a great one. Though, as Lethal Weapon 4 showed us, you still need more than interesting characters to make a passable one.
Rogue Warrior is a first-person shooter based on the life of, and the autobiography of the same name by, Richard "Dick" Marcinko, a veteran U.S. soldier who served with the Navy SEALs in Vietnam, and later formed Red Cell, who were tasked with testing the security of bases, submarines, and, most famously (or embarrassingly, since they managed to infiltrate it), Air Force One. In other words, an interesting character. Oh, if only we could say the same for this game.
Going Rouge, er Rogue
In the game, you play as Dick at the end of 1986 as he and his squad of bad asses — oh, wait, everyone else just died — as he single-handedly invades North Korea, looking for nukes. And if this sounds like the plot to a bad Rambo rip-off, well, you're not far off.
Except that Rambo had more character than Rogue Warrior. The levels are standard issue -- factories, army bases, a train yard -- and each is largely just a series of tubes, er narrow passageways, with hardly any alternate paths or open battlefields. The action also doesn't vary much. While you do plant explosives and occasionally go down a zipwire, you never take control of a turret or shoot people from the back of a truck. Nope, you're pretty much just shooting people.
That is, when you're not sneaking up behind someone. Rogue Warrior has something of a stealth mechanic at work. There are times when your enemies are either looking the other way, or just not paying attention, and while you could just shoot them, you can also sneak up behind them and kill them real quiet like. Except it's not much of a stealth mechanic. While you can occasionally knock out the lights, and then use your night vision goggles to find your enemies in the darkness, you can't hide in the shadows, or toss a bottle across the room to distract them, or hide in a cardboard box and hope no one notices that it moved ten feet while they weren't looking. They either notice you, or they don't.
When they don't, though, you can use a kill move -- much like you did in last year's The Bourne Conspiracy – which you can use when you're close enough to stab someone, which is usually what you'll do. Man, Dick sure loves his knife. There are times when he'll get a bit more creative, though, such as when your target is leaning over a railing. You can even use a kill move if your enemy does know you're coming; just get close enough and "bam!"
Similarly, the game has a rather rudimentary cover system. Except, unlike every other recent game with a cover system, this one doesn't let you run into cover. You have to run, and then hit a button to duck into place, often while being riddled with bullets. You also can't leap from cover to cover, or over cover.
Rogue is also missing other improvements to the genre that have become standard since the dawn of the new millennium. For example, hitting the button to look down the barrel of your gun doesn't automatically snap you onto the nearest target like it does in Call of Duty. Nor does it work if you're in cover and peering out, like it does in Rainbow Six: Vegas.
The Game Is Your Enemy
Adding insult to injury, the game ain't easy, even when you play it on easy. That's not to say it's challenging. Rather, because the graphics are pretty drab, monotonous, and rather dark and lacking contrast (even with the brightness turned all the way up), it's sometimes hard to see who you're supposed to be shooting. Not even using your night vision goggles helps much.
It also doesn't help that, as bad a bad ass as he may be, Dick dies pretty quick. It usually takes just a few bullets to take him down, or a well-placed grenade. This might be more realistic than most shooters, but since the rest of the game isn't played for realism, this just makes things more taxing than tough.
The game is also really, really short. And not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 short, but "That's it? Where you going? This party's just getting started…" short. It'll take most FPS vets longer to watch both Men In Black movies and the first Lethal Weapon flick.
Finally, there are the online multiplayer modes, which consist of fairly basic versions of "Deathmatch" and "Team Deathmatch." Granted, you can use kill moves here, but otherwise they have none of the improvements or additions that have become standard since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
"And Heart to Heart You'll Win / If You Survive…"
There are, however, some bright spots. Dick is voiced by actor Mickey Rourke, and while there are times when it sounds like he's just phoning it in, there are also times when he sounds like he just received a doctorate in Creative Cursing from Harvard.
Some of the kill move animations are also pretty funny, in a gallows humor kind of way. They're not for everyone, but if Friday The 13th movies make you chuckle, some of Dick's knife moves will, too. And, well, that's it. I know that's not saying much, but I'm trying to stay positive. Dick's game may not be very good, but even pushing 70, as he is, the guy could still kick my ass faster than you can say, "Paul Mitchell."
Palin By Comparison
Ten years ago, the Kill moves and cover system might've helped Rogue Warrior to stand out. But a lot has changed in ten years, and what would've been unique then is just rote now. To paraphrase something Dick says in the game (and Danny Glover said in every Lethal Weapon), this game feels too old for this…well, you know.


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By Betty Russell, Pure Matters
Chronic pain, whether it comes and goes or is constant, makes it impossible to do your normal activities without discomfort. Chronic pain can be the result of an injury, illness or medical condition, or its cause may be unknown. Yet, most people with chronic pain can lessen it to tolerable levels, regardless of the cause, according to the American Chronic Pain Association.
These are common types of chronic pain:
Pain and inflammation may actually change the nervous system. Because of this, pain may linger long after the physical injury that caused it has healed.
Living with chronic pain can lure you into feeling helpless about your condition. It can cause emotional problems or physical limitations that threaten your relationships, hamper your job performance and limit your activities. Anxiety, depression, anger, hopelessness or desperation about the pain can make it seem worse. This can, in turn, alter your personality and disrupt family and work relationships. Chronic pain can interfere with sleep, leaving you tired and less able to cope with the pain.
No single pain treatment works for everyone, and it's easy to feel like giving up if you've tried several treatments that haven't worked. You may have to wade through a lot of hype and controversy that leave you scratching your head and wondering: What's effective? What's safe? What's my best strategy?
Here are steps you can take to manage your pain and feel more in control:
- Learn all you can about your condition.
- Keep a pain diary that includes where the pain is, how bad it is, how often it occurs and what makes the pain better or worse.
- Find a health care provider who understands chronic pain, has experience treating pain similar to yours, is willing to talk and listen to you, and is willing to talk to your family. Not all doctors have been trained to treat pain. Sometimes, a team of health care professionals may need to be involved.
- With your health care provider, identify the pain and figure out a pain management plan. This plan may include medications, as well as non-medical treatments such as exercise and meditation.
- Take care of your mental health. If you think you may be depressed or are having difficulty with another mental or emotional problem, tell your health care provider. It's important to work closely with your provider to adjust your pain management plan as needed.
Many options for treatment
Most treatments will not get rid of all the pain, but they can reduce the amount of pain you have and how frequently you have it. Treatment can increase your ability to move and remain independent. Most treatment plans involve a combination of medication, therapy and lifestyle changes.


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~ Thomas Whitaker, Venerable, imprisoned English priest; steadfastly declining all inducements to abandon his Catholic faith and become Anglican, just before his execution.