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Posted April 25, 2017 by Jeff Scott
CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars
C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars -- equal parts Battlebots and cat fight
Not that kind of cat fight. In this cartoon game the player creates an almost Rube Goldberg-esque fighting robot and battles other players creations. In a sort of jousting fashion, each player pushes to destroy the other players robot. This is an interesting departure for Zeptolab, the makers of the Cut The Rope franchise. A foray into the multiplayer world with a quirky, but fun game.
Posted April 20, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Vignettes - an artistic puzzle game that looks and plays amazingly well
I'm always a fan of something that takes an artistic slant toward gameplay. Vignettes does just that in a bright pastel color palette with a series of object puzzles and visual effects. To quote Skeleton Brothers, the makers:
Vignettes is a casual but unique exploration game without text or characters, where objects shapeshift as you spin them around to wander through a kaleidoscope of different moods and settings.
Posted April 20, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Fold and unfold puzzles in Kami 2
Kami 2 takes the paper-folding color swapping puzzles of Kami and expands, makes it a free to play game, and adds a user generated level editor. Pretty good for a puzzle game.
The calming yet addictive puzzle game is back!
With over 100 hand-crafted puzzles, Kami 2 takes you on a mind-twisting journey that combines logic and problem-solving.
Posted March 31, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Orangepixel extends Meganoid franchise with Meganoid (2017)
We're huge Orangepixel/Pascal Bestebroer fans at Slide To Play. The retro style, maddening hardness, and constant game release from them is just amazing. Meganoid (2017) is no exception. Taking the platformer that we know and love and expanding and extending it with so many new features and reasons to pull your hair out. A great updated game from great developer.
Posted March 30, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Card Thief
Card Thief is an RPG in a deck of cards
The follow up to Card Crawl is out now. Card Thief is an RPG-like solitaire card game with great finish and is a very fun quick play.
In Card Thief you move through a deck of cards as a stealthy thief. Sneak in the shadows, extinguish torches, pickpocket guards and steal valuable treasures without getting caught. In your thief hideout you can use your stolen goods to unlock powerful equipment cards. Each heist you can use 3 equipment cards to become a skillful master thief.
Posted March 24, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Golf Zero
Half golf game, half platformer, Golf Zero entertains
Golf Zero is the kind of game that must have come out of a dare or a high. Combine a golf game with a platformer and throw in bullet time just for the heck of it. In the multiple holes the player has up to three shots to get the ball in the hole while jumping from platforms and generally shooting the ball (magically) while in the air. Not sure how that works, but this game, miraculously does work.
It's inventive, fun, lots of levels, and best of all it's free to play with ads.
Posted March 17, 2017 by Jeff Scott
Ticket to Earth
Robot Circus brings turn based battler Ticket to Earth to mobile
Turn-based grid battler Ticket to Earth is finally out on mobile. I first saw this promising game what seems like a lifetime ago. In Ticket to Earth, the board grid is played like a strategic match-3 game. Connect the tiles to increase / trigger certain powers. The strategy involved is where the player under control ends up. Too close to the bad guys and they will strike. Too far and the player can't strike them.
Ticket to Earth is a good strategy game that melds a couple styles that work well on mobile together. The game play time is a bit long for a casual player, but just right if you like strategy games and are willing to devote a little time in a play session.
Posted March 17, 2017 by Jeff Scott


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SCOTT COUNTY, Va. - We told you the story of a Scott County, Va. Korean War veteran laid to rest 60 years after his death.
The family and friends of Corporal William Ray Sluss gathered again Saturday to dedicate a bridge in his honor.
Sluss fought in the the Korean War.
He died as a prisoner of war in 1951 and for years his family was left with many unanswered questions.
Now signs bearing his name are at both ends of a Route 71 bridge in Nicklesville, Va.
"It's merely metal, paint and ink but purely it says, this is the life of a great man who gave everything he had so that we might still be able to live in freedom," said Gary Cope, a Patriot Guard Rider.
Cope brought Corporal Sluss' body back to Scott County.
Corporal Sluss will now be remembered for generations to come, Cope said.
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A rock star of philosophy in an era that defined the term, CU Professor Hazel Barnes' teaching resonated with sixties culture and her expertise shaped the public discussion. Enthralling large audiences, she spoke of existential philosophy, and how the individual is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living life passionately and sincerely.
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Clean jump techniques with no underrotations or wrong edges - if this can be called a "trend". And yes, lots of tano styles which I love.
Clean jump techniques with no underrotations or wrong edges - if this can be called a "trend". And yes, lots of tano styles which I love.
- boat loads of transitions ala J. Rochette
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I can only dream. IMO, she is the only skater with any real style. Given the sad state of US skating, Kwan ought to come back. Then again - her transitions waned towards the end. Still, I'd take her.
Oh - I'm surprised folks haven't commented on Sarah Meier's skate - Very nice given the fact she'd been off the ice for 11 weeks and decided to skate at worlds to secure the Swiss a spot in Canada. She placed in the top 10! Wonder what she would have placed if she had actually trained.
I'm hoping for proper jumping technque after all the dinging
I'm hoping for skaters only trying jumps they are regularly successful with and not hoping for rotation being credited becaus they aren't sure if they can get it or not (ie, if you don't regularly fully rotate, don't do it!)
As odd as this sounds, more yet less quads. I think the quad won't be the focus, but I think more skaters will try it early on (like Patrick) but if no success, it will be removed from programs to ensure cleanliness at the big O's
I'm hoping for no attempts at Canadian themed music. Really... do we need to hear lots of "My Heart Will Go On" or Brian Adams music?
My biggest hope is for well skated, exciting events. Hopefully that will be a trend.
I think a big trend will be unpredictability. There is no clear frontrunner in Mens (about 10 men could win on any given day). There is dance unpredictability and Womens unpredictability. And Pairs for the most part too. I love that!
The trend will probably be the continuation of "classicism" (use of classical music) and "tango mania". IMO we will hear a lot of Saint-Saens, Dvorak, Kachuturian, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky... and a lot of Cumparsita, Jalousie, Adios Nonino.
I don't think skaters will start a new trend next season. Maybe after the Olympics. Who knows.
I agree with the OP that we will see more 2A+3T combinations. Miki Ando got more points for her 2A+3T than her opening 3Z-2L. Kim got 8.5 points for her 2A+3T and Ando got 8.7, so I think it's a great combination to rack up points.
From what I saw in LA, I would say that skaters will be attempting more acrobatic moves - not just in Pairs but also in other divisions.
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Hey, your tanks look great! I am going to start on my Spec moss wall tonight, thanks for the inspiration! I have a ton of java moss so I will be using that, I should be able to put it on pretty thick for an almost instant moss wall possibly. I think i will try tying mine to the outside of the wall and not sandwich it...whats the benefit of it being sandwiched?
Funny you said your betta looks like a flower - every time I've seen the first pic of him I think its a flower in there, looks like an orchid! Beautiful fish.
Minor changes today...
Thinned out weeping moss on the right and moved it into the left along with some erectus so that the tank looks some what connected. Gave up on the java moss wall.
Subwassertang - Mine isn't a nice tight ball like ones I've seen. Hopefully this will help.
Weeping Moss - So much nicer than java moss.
Betta - He looks like a flower.
Betta - Still recovering from a case of finrot and blown fin.
My Tom's 9W light finally arrived so now it's lighting both 2 gallon specs at once. The edges are a little dimmer, but I think it will work with what I have planted in there. Though I have to say it's a bit blue for my liking and I prefer a slightly warmer spectrum.
As for plants I added:
Spec Left: Just a little more anubias nana and a small stone with weeping moss attached.
I decided to change the mesh on the wall because the plastic one was just to thick for light to reach the java moss so I used a thinner mesh, but it has smaller squares so that's the downside compared to the plastic. I haven't seen anything really poke through yet .
Spec Right: Added anubias nana, pogostemon erectus, more staurogyne repens, some subwassertang, that seems to be breaking apart and just floats around all over the place. It's not nice and thick and a ball like some that I've seen. I'm assuming high light will make it grow tighter?
As for the wall on this side I decided to try a weeping moss sewn on the outside of the mesh instead. It's a lot faster than waiting for it to grow through the mesh. I like it so far. When I have enough weeping moss I might move some more into the left tank.
I'm not sure the betta will be able to sustain this much plant growth so I've started dosing more regularly.
I really like the look of the tanks so far. The bettas seem to enjoy their homes, but the left betta has a case of finrot that won't go away. It started after he blew his tail from excess swimming. He also startles easily so he jerks around a lot which doesn't help. Gah...halfmoons are so finicky. So far treating with salt and small water changes.
The one on the right seems to be doing very well and has huge bubble nests.
Btw, the 2 tanks are separated with a piece of cardstock so the bettas can't see each other so they won't be stressed from excessive flaring.
|If you have another tank, an option is to grow it out first there, then move it when it decides to pop through the mesh.
Update April 2012.
Original Betta died a few weeks ago. Now I have two specs and one has a pair of Australe Orange Killifish and the other a Halfmoon Betta.
I started a mesh moss wall. Simple Michael's craft mesh and Java moss with suction cups. It was super easy, but all the tutorials I've seen show java moss sandwiched between 2 layers of mesh and then attached to the wall. I only used one layer of mesh and sandwiched the java moss between the mesh and the back wall of the tank because I couldn't fit 2 layers on suction cup due to the thickness.
Just hope it grows. I'm still waiting for my Tom's light so right now it's low low light with my Ikea lamp. Good news is the Betta has already stopped flaring at the back of the tank with the mesh up.
Anyone have suggestions on the moss wall? I'm a little worried the nutrients and light won't get to the moss because of the mesh and back wall. Should I take it apart and use a finer mesh at the back?
Hmm...do you think the 13 watt fluval light might be overkill on a single 2 gallon? Isn't that beyond the high end of the lighting/watts per gallon rule? Not sure.
Someone recommended the Coralife T5 11" fixture, but I'm not sure if I like the light sitting directly over the top. I would have to remove it every time I need to feed them.
I was thinking it could light both since I have lowlight to medium light plants with excel. I really don't want algae issues. Plus I think the killie and betta would appreciate a dimmer setting. Opinions?
I will try to take a photo tomorrow of my new Mustard gas halfmoon.
|You could try having a fixture sit on time of both since they are side by side. If that doesn't suit you you could hang a light above the tanks. If anything I would just go for two fluval fixtures, one for each tank. I would love to see a shot of your new betta.
Update? Hmmm....the betta died of dropsy a few weeks ago. It was rather unexpected. Not sure what caused it, but I think it was food related. I have a killifish in there right now and will try to update with a photo soon.
I did set up another Spec as well for my new halfmoon. Hopefully I will be able to update that as well. They sit side by side. I'm going to need a new light for them both. Hopefully I can use just one light to light them both at once. Thinking the 13 fluval light set an an angle.
As for the current...the killie has no issue with it, but I am running the pump at it's lowest with the tubing removed completely. Instead of the water being directed through the tube, the water just sort of spills out of the hole (removed the nozzle too). I also put extra bio media and sponges in that compartment to slow the water down. I plan on doing the same with the new spec. Hopefully the halfmoon will be able to stand a little current.
|I put a small, very small slit in the tubing in my Spec. It accomplished nothing, lol. Then I gouged a hole into the tubing as if I was taking apart a side of beef. This actually succeeded in slowing the flow down enough for a Crowntail Betta to swim comfortably in. I also added a strip of filter sponge rubber- banded to the output nozzle. This helped even more. Whe the Crowntail made his way to the Ebi I added a Dragonscale Plakat and his zipping around like crazy. Debating on taking off the sponge on the end of the output now.
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xenxes, I guess I won't be opening up my light then. I got my betta from a LFS here in Vancouver. He was being sold as a female in a tank full of his sisters. I'm pretty sure he was mislabeled though.
biogenetic, I like to collect interesting pieces of driftwood when I see then at stores especially manzanita. Lucky that I finally found a purpose for this one.
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xenes, which light are you referring to? The Ikea one? I didn't do any mods to it, but I have noticed it flickers sometimes and goes dimmer. I think it's maybe because I splashed water on the bulb accidently so when it goes dim I have to tap the switch for some reason to fix it. I'm not sure how well it will grow my plants especially the repens. I didn't think I could change the bulb on this light.
Also I just got some marsilea variety of some sort. I'm growing it in my ebi first and hopefully it will be a success so I can transfer some here.
intermittent power switch. Lamp would often go dim then off. Finally pried apart switch and found what I think was a loose piece of plastic. Reassembled it and now it works great. I'm a retired industrial electrician and know how to cope with electrical switches. Don't try this yourself.
|nice tank layout. I can't find any small drift wood at any of the LFS's.
xenes, which light are you referring to? The Ikea one? I didn't do any mods to it, but I have noticed it flickers sometimes and goes dimmer. I think it's maybe because I splashed water on the bulb accidently so when it goes dim I have to tap the switch for some reason to fix it. I'm not sure how well it will grow my plants especially the repens. I didn't think I could change the bulb on this light.
Also I just got some marsilea variety of some sort. I'm growing it in my ebi first and hopefully it will be a success so I can transfer some here.
I ended up ordering my light off Amazon for $10 more, figured the gas for the trip up would cost more. The stock light is orange and very very weak (not the warm white as advertised); it also runs very hot. Did you change the bulb, and if so which one?
Betta looks amazing btw.
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Vote on task force expected August 5
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Columbia City Council agreed Monday night to vote to form a youth anti-violence task force to combat the rise of violent crime across the city.
In a motion by Mayor Bob McDavid, council agreed to allow him to create the group, which could name members at the next City Council meeting on August 5.
"Just last night, a 17-year-old died," McDavid said in a pre-council meeting. "That's just not acceptable."
The sense of urgency for action was clearer than at any point this summer Monday night, after Treveon Marshall was gunned down in McKee Park late Sunday night.
But any changes recommended by an anti-violence task force wouldn't come for months.
"This situation of violence does not lend itself to simple knee-jerk solutions," Trapp said. "I wish there was a simple answer. If there was, I'd do something. But these are - it's generational in scope and endemic across our communities."
Council members Laura Nauser (Ward 5) and Michael Trapp (Ward 2) will be in charge of organizing the task force.
"To really move the needle on this issue and to save lives will take the whole community effort," Trapp told ABC 17 News.
McDavid and Trapp agreed that the task force should organize topical-specific meetings. McDavid recommended topics such as curfews, early childhood intervention and law enforcement relationships.
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Time to celebrate
The lakes area celebrates summer in style with an array of Fourth of July activities. Following is a rundown of area city events:
Wednesday, July 3
6 p.m.: Food vendors at Trailside Park.
6 p.m.: Bed Races along the Paul Bunyan State Trail.
6 p.m.: Minnow Races at Trailside Park.
6-11 p.m.: Beer Gardens at Trailside Park.
7:30 p.m.: Pig Races with L.A. Racing Pigs at Trailside Park.
8:15 p.m.: Pie-Eating Contest at Trailside Park.
9 p.m.-midnight: Whiskey Richards Band at Trailside Park.
After dusk: Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks International at the Pequot Lakes High School ballfields.
Thursday, July 4
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Flea Market & Craft Fair at Trailside Park.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Food vendors at Trailside Park.
10 a.m.: Minnow races at Trailside Park.
10 a.m.: Money in the haystack at Trailside Park.
10 a.m.: Kiddie parade registration in the chamber building parking lot.
11 a.m.: Kiddie parade in the chamber building parking lot.
Noon: Stars & Stripes Parade.
Wednesday, July 3
11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Eats and treats throughout town.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Crafter and market space vendors.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Bounce house for kids by the Turtle Race track.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Stage coach rides around town
1 p.m.: Turtle Race registration begins.
1 p.m.: Water Wars at the Turtle Race track.
2 p.m.: Turtle Races begin.
4 p.m.: Chalk drawing contest registration at the gazebo. The contest will start when the Turtle Races end. Bring your own chalk.
4-5:30 p.m.: Live music by Alpheus Ward Project at the gazebo.
4-6 p.m.: Kids Corner featuring arts and crafts at the Nisswa Chamber office in Nisswa Square.
4-6 p.m.: Live music on the Pickle Factory patio.
5:30 p.m.: Kiddie parade starting at the former chamber building by the Turtle Race track, proceeding downtown on the sidewalk to Nisswa Square.
5:45-6:15 p.m.: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon ceremony at the gazebo.
7 p.m.: Parade on Main Street with Bruce Carlson, a four-star U.S. Air Force retired general, as grand marshal.
After parade: Street dance with DB3 at the Pickle Factory.
Saturday, July 6
8 a.m.: Nisswa Firecracker 10K, 5K and Kids Run, downtown Nisswa.
Saturday, July 6
8:30 a.m.: Run for the Walleye and Sunfish Dash, Crosslake Community Center
Dusk (10:15 p.m.): Fireworks from Sand Island on Cross Lake.
Saturday, July 6
11 a.m.: Independence Day Parade and Centennial Celebration at Mission Park.
Wednesday, July 3
4-11 p.m.: Battle of the Bands, Don Adamson Football Field, Brainerd High School.
7 p.m.: Gospel Night, Heritage Assembly of God Church.
Thursday, July 4
Noon: Brainerd Bees vs. Fort Ripley Raptors baseball game.
4 p.m.: The American Celebration Parade, Brainerd.
6:30 p.m.: Entertainment by Ladies of the '80s, Don Adamson Field, Brainerd High School.
10:15 p.m.: Fireworks, Don Adamson Field, Brainerd High School.
Friday, July 5
7-10 p.m.: Show & Shine Car Show, Bodyworks, Baxter.
Sunday, July 7
10-4:30 p.m.: Arts in the Park featuring 140 artisans, entertainment and food, Gregory Park, Brainerd.
July 4-7
27th annual NAPA Auto Parts Show 'N' Go, Brainerd International Raceway.


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Skittl1321, Apr 3, 2013.
Did pairs do figures? Or did they only ever do the freeskate?
Pairs competitions were just one program until the mid-1960s, at which time a compulsory program (short program) was added for that discipline because at the time it was the only discipline with only one phase. (The singles short program introduced in the 1970s was modeled on the pairs short.)
Most pair skaters also started out training as singles skaters, and some kept up with singles training all the way up to senior level and may or may not have competed in both disciplines.
So individual pair skaters may well have trained school figures to a similar level as their pair skating. But they were not required to do so, and they did not compete figures as a pair.
I didn't THINK they did (would they both just do them indidiually, would one follow the other on the circle, would they be side by side off-set?) because it didn't seem like figures could work for a pair.
But since figures used to be more than half of the score, it seemed weird an entire discipline wouldn't skate them (though I have no doubt they trained and tested them).
Singles and ice dance had some kind of compulsories to show some level of either skating or something else but pairs never did it was just a free skate? So if it was two skaters skating together why not have compulsories? Or like dance had stages as well so pairs was just jumping or spins and lifts? So t was not seen to have a base other than two people skating together and that's it?!
I only discovered recently that things like choctaws were never part of figures. They were only dance moves until really IJS came in and skaters need to do them as part of their step sequences for the levels.
There used to be 'dance figures' tests. A competitive couple would do subscribed parts of compulsory dances to a long extended count on a patch figure eight or serpentine, depending on the dance, and in dance hold position together. It was part of passing levels for novice, junior etc. I think they were gone by the 90s.
Many freeskates used them too- so they weren't JUST in dance. But it was totally an option.
We used to have a coach at our rink who was an international level Russian pair skater. She came to skating relatively late, having started in gymnastics, and one of the reasons they made her a pair girl was because she wouldn't have to do figures. They thought it would be too difficult for her to catch up enough to be competitive as a singles skater.
Turns that involved changing one foot to another weren't part of figures (mohawks, choctaws), but all of the turns you now see in moves/free that are done on one foot - threes, rockers, counters, and brackets - have always been part of figures. The only sort of divergence from that was showing you can step from a back outside to a forward outside edge in the middle of the figure for the waltz eight and from back inside to forward outside edge during the foot change in the three from the first test.
I wish I could remember - does anyone? - I feel like there might have been a USFSA figure test requirement before you could take pairs tests back in the day, just like you had to pass the figure level before taking a given level of freestyle test for individual - just like today, you need to pass a prerequisite moves level before taking a pairs test. So, figures wouldn't have been evaluated in competition, but the skaters would need to attain a certain level of proficiency in figures anyway.
I think I might have just thrown out an old USFSA rulebook from the '70's during a recent purge in the house.
Interesting! Would like to find out more about this.
Isn't that always the way it goes! These things need to be scanned.
My old CFSA (Skate Canada) rulebooks are gone too. There used to be a CFSA instructional videotape for dance patch, I remember watching it.
I think that for a while in the late 80s and 90s when figures were being phased out of competition, you still had to have passed your fourth figure test to be 'qualified' to be a competitive skater, no matter if it was singles or pairs. Dance teams had to pass compulsories and the dance patch tests. Boy things have changed!
I have a book about a US pair, and I'm blanking on the name of the pair. They skated out of the eastern US, and the girl of the pair and her sister were discussed in Joan Ryan's book, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes. If someone can fill in the blanks, please do!
Anyway, I remember from this book about the pair that the girl didn't pass a figure test that would have let her continue competing as a singles skater, but she had passed a high enough figure test that she could be a pairs skater. So if this is correct there must have been a figures requirement for US pairs. I believe that some US pairs coaches also made their pairs do figures just to improve their skills, even if the skaters weren't going to be competing figures.
I have a CFSA rulebook that has the figure tests in it (which is why I kept it) - I will look and see if what googooeyes remembers is true, I think it is.
I guess I should have specified in my original question that I am wondering about competition. And it appears they did not.
The pairs -skaters- did figures (for tests) but the -pairs- did not do them. Though the information about dance figures is extremely interesting.


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The Creators Project: Mark Ronson Set on EVR
You thought I was done ranting and raving about last week's The Creators Project launch event, didn't you? Well my little beasts and buddies, here's the final piece of the puzzle that was an amazing day. Once again, thanks to VICE and Intel for hosting one of the funnest days/nights we've had in like, a really long time.
Last Saturday's event was capped off by a closing night set by Mark Ronson. Manning the decks at the stroke of midnight, the talented turntablist started off with a few select cuts before welcoming MNDR to the stage. This being the first live performance of his (along with her) song, Bang Bang Bang, the crowd went rightfully nutso! MNDR then did Sparrow and Fade to Black with Ronson backing her on the decks.
After spinning a collection of new and old hits (think Missy Elliott mixed with Aretha Franklin et al), Ronson also brought out Alex Greenwald and Rose Elinor Dougall to sing cuts from his upcoming album, Record Collection. Ronson ended his set with a bit of Somebody To Love Me, another track from the disc, with vocals from Boy George.
If you missed the event, never fear. Mark Ronson's Authentic Shit airs from 8-10pm on East Village Radio tonight, and the evening's programming will be a live recording of his set from The Creators Project. Tune in!
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More than 100 students in the Saline County Adult Education Center celebrated completion of the GED program at a graduation ceremony Friday at Pulaski Technical College's Little Rock-South site.
"They have worked very hard toward this milestone, and we want to recognize their achievement," said Yvonne Dougherty, the SCAED center director.
For the 2011-2012 academic year, Saline County Adult Education Center had 124 graduates. Of those, 28 receive a full-tuition scholarship to Pulaski Technical College.
Guests included Dr. Dan F. Bakke, president of Pulaski Technical College; Dr. Michael DeLong, provost of Pulaski Technical College; Mary Ann Shope, interim vice president for learning of Pulaski Technical College; Jimmie Jones, interim vice president of economic development of Pulaski Technical College; Shane Broadway, interim director of Arkansas Department of Higher Education; Rep. Ann Clemmer of Bryant; Rep. Kim Hammer of Benton; and Jason McGehee, assistant to U.S. Congressman Tim Griffin.
Pulaski Technical College operates the Saline County Adult Education Center located at 16936 Interstate 30 in Benton at Exit 117. The center offers General Educational Development (GED) preparation, basic skills, English as a Second Language, and computer literacy programs for residents of Saline County and the surrounding area.
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Clarus was a star system, one of several surrounding systems of Ferenginar.
In 2371, the location of Clarus system was labeled in the star chart Data and Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations, okudagram)
When, in 2374, Rom floated the possibility that the Dominion had conquered Ferenginar, Major Kira Nerys countered that it could not have been taken without first conquering systems like Clarus and Irtok. (DS9: "Profit and Lace")
According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on the star chart United Federation of Planets I, Clarus was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This was a trinary star system, with the primary being a Class K star. It had a magnitude of -1, which was the 100 times brighter than Sol. The secondary was a Class G star, and the tertiary was a Class M star.
Another very similarly named system, the Clarius system, was also associated with the Ferengi.
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A frittata, as a flat omelet is known in Italy, can be filled with a variety of vegetables and cheeses and makes a great impromptu brunch dish or supper. In this version, fresh mint and basil brighten the mild taste of zucchini. If you prefer, use feta or ricotta salata in place of the goat cheese.
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It's a roundup of 20 comics artists with ties to Providence (some have since moved to New York and western Massachusetts). There are certainly some traditional superhero doodlers around town, but this show highlights Providence's comics strength: weirdo, feral, personal, punk, outsider, sci-fi shenanigans.
The show decorates the walls of World's Fair, which opened at the recording studio and music venue Machines With Magnets (400 Main St, Pawtucket, through February 15) last November.
"We're a gallery with a cocktail bar," explains Willa Van Nostrand, an artist and curator. Her background includes studies of theater, writing, printmaking, and slow food. Lately she's been working with Providence's Buonaccorsi + Agniel gallery while also operating her own "cocktail catering company," Little Bitte.
Right now the gallery is "open for music shows. We're also open by appointment," Van Nostrand says. She aims to put on new group shows every two months and eventually be open four days a week. "The idea is to be program-driven and have really great events," she says. "We have a performance series coming in March."
"X-TRA ZEUS!" (co-curated by Chloe Wessner) features Katrina Silander Clark¹s drawings from her 2013 calendar. A woman and her dog stick their heads among the steaks and popsicles in their freezer on a scorching summer day; a woman (the ladies seem to be self-portraits) reading up on "Snake Care" as she lounges in bed with her cat and two giant snakes. The drawings are charming and obsessive. Her mix of careful observation and dreaming is convincingly noted in scenes packed with psychologically-charged details.
Brian Chippendale's five-page comic Hey Hider is about a scarecrow-like fellow with an invisible face winning a gunfight — unarmed. And then getting threatened with public exposure by a pair of creeps. With Chippendale, you often feel a bit lost — in a good, intriguing way — in a claustrophobic world of rundown factories, overgrown parks, and haunted temples. It's like a paranoid freakout mashup of, say, superheroes, Willy Wonka, and Alice in Wonderland. And Chippendale fills all his pages with buzzing marks.
The show also features CF's cosmic surreal adventures, Clayton Schiff's bizarro wanderings of a turtle and worm, Tom Bubul's cartoonish abstracted fever dream of washing dishes, and Cybele Collins's clawed, fire-breathing lady monster. Many of the artists favor the tried and true underground comics mix of funny/creepy animals, gonzo gags, monsters, and raunchy jokes. But the patron saint of this stuff is surely punk visionary Gary Panter, a New Yorker who is perhaps better known for his award-winning set designs for Pee-wee's Playhouse.
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My buddy Stephen Mick has made something very very cool. Here's the backstory from him.
Last spring, as part of a documentary project I was working on, I went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. to film "wounded warriors" using kayaking, fly-fishing and other sports as a way to help their rehab. One of the soldiers I met, Army Captain Ferris Butler, was working with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a group that uses fly-tying and fishing outings as a way to get injured servicemen and women outdoors. At that time, Ferris was a single-amputee, having lost one leg to an IED in Iraq. Through "limb salvage," he was trying to save what was left of his other leg.
Fast-forward one year. Alan Earl, a friend of mine and head of the Paralyzed Veterans of America Fishing and Boating program, invited me to join the group in Islamorada for a sailfish tournament involving soldiers from Walter Reed. A few of the "warriors" there were guys I had met the year before, including Ferris. But now, instead of being a single-amputee, he was a double-amp, below the knee. The limb salvage hadn't worked, and he had made the decision to have the leg removed.
We had a great weekend of fishing, and on Sunday I said goodbye again to Ferris and the other soldiers.
A month or two later, Ferris called me. He had an idea, to create an adventure-travel show that encourages those with disabilities to pursue their dreams, wherever that may be. We talked about the idea, and quickly came up with three simple words that captured the spirit of the project…
No Your Limits
The ultimate expression of No Your Limits will be in February of 2010, when Ferris (and I) climb to the roof of Africa and the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Between now and then, we'll be fly-fishing for tarpon and marlin in Costa Rica, snowboarding the Rockies, surfing, kiteboarding and whatever other adventures we can track down. And we're documenting the entire experience for potential broadcast next year.
For more information, check out the NYL blog (http://www.noyourlimits.com/blog), follow us on Twitter (@noyourlimits) or join us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Your-Limits/110495532540).


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Is there a specific reason why this line is at PK? I picked the Knicks because they seem to me to have the advantage in every position even at PG. The Knicks get more out of their bench than the Nets get from theirs.
Detroit Pistons Wins - Under 40.5 -125
Chicago Bulls Wins - Under 56.5 -115
Boston Celtics Wins - Over 28.5 105
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NYK come into this game dropping there last 2 on the road and the NETS are starting to pick up there play...I got the nets in this game as they have had it circled since the schedules have come out and really want to show NY that they are for reall
Knicks are 9-3, but lost three of last four road games. Nets are 5-1-1 vs spread in last seven games (4-1-2 vs spread at home
Thanks for the 2 cents DelRe
I like the over. Neither one of these teams play much defense. Melo is returnung home, he's going to put up his fair share of points.
Over-thinking, over-analyzing, separates the body from the mind.
But to answer your question, I like the Knicks, more talent.
Well, that's odd. I guess that Nets opponents have been slowing the tempo as much as possible, because the Nets are #1 in fewest points allowed.
I like the over too daveyK. Only thing that concerns me is Nets do a nice job of slowing down the tempo of the game
I agree winthorpe
5 games in 7 nights for both. Just because its @Brooklyn doesn't mean its a true home court advantage because of how close in proximity both teams are. The Knicks strength is playing behind the 3 point lane and not in the paint. The Nets strength is packing in the paint because of how big they are but they are also weird because their guards do a lot of posting and the big men drive (Wallace, Blatche, etc). Now yesterday against the Pistons, the Knicks went with a Camby/Wallace combo for a little bit which was definitely in preparation for 2nites game. The Knicks are "old" yet they play free flowing with this gunslinger mentality and at a fast pace where as the Nets are young yet really play at a slow down pace and just gonna grind you to death. 2 very contrasting styles as they are both good for totally different reasons. Very tired legs in this one. I expect fast pace to start the game where the juices will be flowing but near the end will be more slower and balanced. Key matchup for 2nite with be the JKidd/Prigioni combo vs DWill as I believe DWill's injury is a factor in his poor shooting performance to start the season. Not to jinx it but I see the Knicks eeking out a win just because of how bad the Nets have struggled with shooting the basketball so far this season.
Carmelo will do whatever he can to.........
I have to go back to SYRACUSE quite a few years ago to see him be a part of a game HE felt his team HAD to win.
This is EXACTLY the type of game he wants so bad. And when you want something so badly............
I am my own source. It's not a run when you do it over and over again with consistency and a mentality that you've done it before.
In nearly "5" years at pregame, if you COMBINED every SPORT SEASON together, i have turned a strong profit in EVERY SINGLE SPORT EXCEPT BASEBALL. Of all the things i've done here at pregame, this is EASILY what i'm most proud of. That's LONG TERM WINNING.
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10-15 RVs and boats damaged, destroyed
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Firefighters tried to save recreational vehicles and boats from the flames at an early morning fire at an RV and boat storage lot.
The fire started around 4:30 Friday morning on Panonia Street near Powers Boulevard and Galley Road at Peak View Storage. It took crews 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
Matt Love, Cimarron Hills Fire Chief, said 10 to 15 RVs and boats were damaged in the fire. Most of the units damaged were a total loss.
"They're very close together, so when the fire starts in one, it moves to the rest of those fairly quickly," said Love. "We were able to force entry into [some of] them and extinguish the fire before it took out everything in the trailer."
Firefighters said the RV's propane tanks and air-conditioning units were a concern during their hour-long effort to put out the fire. There were multiple AC units, propane tanks and tires that exploded.
Love said he and his crew were surprised to see people milling around the site when they arrived at the fire. The Fire Department called El Paso County Sheriff's Office and requested that they send deputies to question the people.
"It's a storage lot, so there shouldn't be a lot of people on scene, especially on that time of the morning, so we have investigators here, and we are looking into why that occurred," said Love.
Love said he got reports that several people in the area were affected by smoke inhalation. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said it hasn't made an arrest yet.
Investigators are looking into causes of the fire. Love said they haven't ruled out the possibility of arson.
Love said it is suspicious that a couple of people were on the scene when crews arrived, but investigators have not determined whether it was arson.
"Certainly looking into it, always, always, we don't rule it out until it can be absolutely ruled out," said Love on the possibility of arson.
One man showed up just after 8:30 a.m. to check on his RV. His RV was destroyed in the fire. He didn't know what the next steps were. He said he did know he wasn't the only one that lost something in the flames.
The manager at Peak View Storage said she was sorry for her customers that lost belongings in the early morning fire. She said the storage company does not cover costs of the damages lost, saying that is typical of all storage companies.
She said people's losses will need to be handled by their own insurance companies.
Insurance agents told KRDO Newschannel 13 that, typically, storage facilities assume no liability when items are damaged or stolen.
"The owner of the (personal) property would have the primary responsibility to cover that in the event of the fire, vandalism or theft," said Randy Geving, with Six & Geving Insurance.
Geving said vehicle or boat insurance would apply for those stored items, and homeowner's and renter's insurance would generally cover other personal property.
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To celebrate the completion of my first set of beskar'gam I decided it would be awesome if I showed it off at a convention. Gen Con was right around the corner and I jumped on the opportunity. I had a fantastic time trooping with other Mando's from the Mercs!
After like an hour of walking around my dad and I finally found the other Mandos! We got ambushed by people with cameras.
(See what I mean?)
Awesome Star Wars Arcade game.
We made that kid really happy.
It's hard to see but we went up the escalator just to go down it again for a great shot.
As we came down the escalator we spotted a group of Jedi. We had to go attack them.
We wandered over to some clone troopers and a little Boba. He was so cute!
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Anyway, Congress and the next president will be cutting education funding to meet GOP and, now, Democratic Party me-too demands to reduce the deficit. States and cities also will cut education (as well as social services) because their revenues will decline as they continue in a bidding war to grant tax breaks or outright cash bribes to any corporation promising a job.
As a result, the US risks becoming like a banana republic, with a rich, educated elite and poor, uneducated masses, though with a higher cost of living than in the underdeveloped world. As in a banana republic, an outsized military will continue to eat up government revenues that could have helped civilians.
And now, with Citizens United freeing the corporations from any restraint in their monetized political "speech," the movement toward Absolute Plutocracy, with both Democratic and Republican politicians looking out for the rich, appears assured.
Sure, as commentator Robert Reich recently wrote, Republicans always outdo Democrats in serving the financial powers, but no recent administration "has done more for business and Wall Street than Obama's."
If the Democrats won't lead us out of the plutocratic wilderness, who will?
Third parties have little chance, Faux says, because, in part, of the structure of the American political system — this from a man whom this reviewer once heard plan the creation of a new national party with environmentalist Barry Commoner in a booth in a Greek restaurant in Augusta, Maine.
Commoner, who died a few weeks ago, became the 1980 Citizens Party presidential candidate. Faux, who lived in Maine at the time, co-chaired the committee that organized that short-lived party.
In 2012, a direr situation exists than in 1980, when Ronald Reagan was elected. After all, we've now endured 32 years of the free-market, trickle-down Age of Reagan. "All avenues of escape from a substantial decline in middle-class living standards are blocked," Faux writes.
"So, is it hopeless?" Faux himself asks.
The book's last four pages attempt to pick the reader up from the floor. Faux suggests a constitutional amendment to deprive corporations of Supreme-Court-ordained personhood and guarantee the public's ability to restrict campaign funding.
The outspent Democrats like this idea. In an interview on the website Reddit, Obama said, "We need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it)." The president is an odd bedfellow for Faux, but Faux observes in his book that Democratic politicians turn populist come election-time.
It's brutally difficult to enact a constitutional amendment. Faux told me in an interview that such an initiative would be a good progressive mobilizing strategy even if it didn't succeed. Obama agrees: "Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight on the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change."
In any case, if change is to come, Faux said in the interview, it will probably be led by "the over-educated unemployed" (here are shades of the Arab Spring). With the celebrated American upward mobility now history, these folks "will see class for what it is."
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Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II review: what great progress!Thursday January 12 2012 Lens Review
Today we are publishing the test results of the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II (mounted on Canon and Nikon bodies), as well as comparing its performance relative to equivalent lenses on the market.
Right off the bat, we note that this Japanese brand has made great strides in the high-end telephoto lens market segment. This said:
The Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II is not very expensive, but… When first released in December 2007, this lens was presented as a compromise in terms of price, especially when pitted against such competitors as the Canon 70-200 mm f2.8 L USM (1995) and the Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED (2002). The Sigma's large aperture (f/2.8) and its macro mode (minimum focus distance one meter) lend this tele-zoom lens great versatility. It is solidly designed, offering fast autofocus as well as Full-Time manual focus to allow greater precision in macro mode. Note, however, that Sigma's 2010 stabilized version of the same lens lacks the macro mode.
But all that is old news. Let's talk about the recent Sigma test results and how they stack up against more recent lenses, for example:
Canon 70-200 mm f2.8 L IS II USM vs Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II
Despite its elevated price (twice as much as the Sigma), we prefer the Canon (which appeared in 2010). Why? Because even though the overall DxOMark scores for both lenses are very close, the Canon's resolution is much more homogenous across entire focal range and over the entire field.
Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED vs Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II
We draw the same conclusions in this comparison as for the Canon v. Sigma above: the Nikon is a far superior lens (and its price reflects this).
But still, Sigma makes real progress!
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II vs Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM
Even though the competition still beats the Sigma 70-200mm across the board (as noted above), when we compare the newer version versus the older version of the same Sigma lens, we see big improvements in resolution and chromatic aberration in the 2010 stabilized version: the resolution improves by more than 10 points (going from 42 lp/mm to 54 lp/mm), and chromatic aberrations drop from a very high 21µm to a very respectable 8µm.
In conclusion, although the 2007 Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II lens can allow you to capture a greater range of distances than the stabilized version, if you're trying to decide which Sigma model to choose, we recommend the 2010 version because it delivers much better image quality.
Further readings for the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II review: what great progress!
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Added by 24x36 | January 15 , 2012
More like a partial recovery than progress
Sigma was going backwards for a while with its 70-200 f 2.8 lenses. The ORIGINAL "DG" version (BEFORE they started to add "Macro" "features") was actually better than the "DG Macro" and "DG Macro II" lenses, and apart from the CA numbers, was actually comparable with the Nikon VR lens (no VRII results to compare yet). It equaled the Nikon's resolution (58 lpmm), distortion (0.3%), and was close on transmission (3.3 Tstop vs. 3.4 for the Nikon), while being BETTER on vignetting (-1.3 ev vs. -1.8 ev for the Nikon), falling short ONLY on CA (15um vs. 8 for the Nikon).
The original DG 70-200 BEATS the "OS" version on resolution (58 lpmm vs. 54 for the OS), transmission (3.3 T Stop vs. 3 for the OS), distortion (0.3% vs. 0.4% for the OS), vignetting (-1.3 ev vs. -1.4 for the OS) and falls short ONLY on CA (15 um vs. 8 um for the OS). SO in reality, the OS has "progressed" on ONE performance measure (CA) while REGRESSING on every other, compared with Sigma's original DG version, while simultaneously suffering a massive price hike and a massive downgrade of ergonomics compared with (all of) the older versions. As far as I'm concerned, Sigma would be better off shedding the gimmicks (like "macro" focusing and OS) and concentrating on improvement of the ORIGINAL DG lens design (the best of the lot) to improve on the CA. Then they could sell a lens with comparable performance to Nikon at a lower price than Nikon, which has always been Sigma's strength. As their pricing climbs into the stratosphere with OS gimmicks, they are losing their appeal as a less costly but viable alternative to C & N. At the very least, they should offer non-OS versions of their lenses in addition to the OS versions (with their crappy ergonomics) for those who won't find the (much smaller) price differential a compelling enough reason to choose their lenses over N & C.
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Test results switched around
Apparently, all results for the MkII are really for the MkI, and vice versa. This makes the text and conclusions look really weird.


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Nathlie Hess
Nathlie Hess
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Nathlie Hess, of Pequot Lakes, formerly of Ogilvie, passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at the Talahi Care Center in St. Cloud. She was 47 years old.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Ogilvie United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Pesola officiating. A memorial visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at the Akkerman Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. Memorials are preferred to Nath Hess memorial fund, Lakes State Bank, P.O. Box 366, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472.
A full notice will follow next week.
Arrangements are by the Akkerman Ingebrand Funeral Home of Mora. Condolences may be posted at www.aifuneralhome.com.


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...with my own little 'prey monkey'!
Let me first say, my two current rescues have the LEAST amount of training put into them of any dogs I have owned... due to some severe life situations beyond our control Ex.--flooded out of home, did not get into a new home for 6 months. That being said, as soon as we have good footing outside (not the half an acre with at least a million dog and human footprints frozen into it we have now), the real training will begin!
Had to explain that to tell you about our Sunday morning--
At 6:49 am (which because of Daylight Savings Time going into effect last night, it was really 5:49 am) this morning, Orick and Jade woke me up to go out. Jade rattles her crate, and Orick flops on my belly--gotta love it--better than an alarm clock!
I throw on clothes, bundle up (still real cold here), put a line on Jade. With Jade's dog aggression, I always want a handle on her, until I can convince her she can NOT kill Sasha, the golden/chow cross whose yard backs up to ours. I try and get them out early enough that Sasha won't be out, and I can let Jade run--we have a half-acre lot in the middle of a suburb full of retirees, so until I put some yard manners into her, I don't trust her.
My first indication that this might not be a great Sunday morning--while I snapped a line on Jade, Orick was standing up on the back door, looking out the window, VERY alert and focused. I chose to ignore the obvious, being too lazy to put him on a lead. The next clue that slapped me silly--I opened the back door, reached to unlock the storm door and open it... Orick screamed, timed a lunge, and burst the door open just as I unlocked it--
I now had my own little prey monkey flying toward a squirrel he spotted at the back of the yard, screaming at the top of his lungs on a Sunday morning in the middle of a township full of people who never get up before 10. A township with a strictly-enforced noise ordinance!
I let Jade go, couldn't hold onto her and get him at the same time. I didn't have a plan--true prey monkey that he is (UNtrained at that), I knew from past experience that once outside and squirrel in view, he sees nothing else, feels nothing else, hears nothing else. But I plodded on in his direction.
We have a small stand of young trees where the squirrels hop happily from treetop to treetop, fat from all the neighbors feeding them constantly. And with a screaming prey monkey beneath him, the squirrel in question was having a ball, leaping from tree to tree, racking up the number of trees he could get Orick to jump at. There was probably a bet going on among the squirrels...
I finally had a plan (hard to think with all the screaming going on). With all his focus on said squirrel, I could sneak up behind him and grab him!
He was on to my game. Screaming continued, couldn't trap him.
Finally I hid behind one tree trunk he was trying to climb and snatched at one front leg while his eyes drilled into the squirrel above. I gripped it with all the might that a 67-yr-old arthritic once-strong hand could muster, nearly lost him, then got my other hand on his collar.
FINALLY, the screaming stopped! BUT--I wasn't out of the woods yet. My bad hands were now worse--no gloves, 12 degrees--and I knew I couldn't hold him.
"JADE!" I called. She had a line on her. Sasha's not out, her recall should kick in... ZIP--she was at my shoulder.
"Ohh, you good girl!" I unsnapped the line from her, snapped it on Orick's collar, and breathed a sigh of relief!
Too soon.
We were halfway to the back door, and the stinkin' squirrel popped down from the tree! One good jerk (from Orick, not me) and I went down, my feet slipped, no grip on the ice. BAM! HANG ON TO THE LINE--DON'T LET HIM GO!
With my fall Orick's mind popped back into place, and he was in my face. "Mom--WHAT are you doing down here?"
(Note to self: Get that prong collar ordered SOON.)
I tried to get up, kept slipping on the ice. Grabbed Orick around the neck, used him to help get up. We got back to the back door, and I remembered Jade. I had NO idea where she was. I yelled for her, turned my head. She was way at the back of the yard, looked up, and came running as straight as an arrow. She got to us just as I dragged Orick inside the back door.
"Jade, you are such a good girl!" I turned to Orick. "You, NOT so good."
(Photos of the culprit below taken after I had recovered my dignity!)
Oh boy, what a start to the day. I hope you're ok and that it gets better for you
Lol prey monkey
Naughty naughty boy! But yay for Jade! Hope your dignity recovers! ;)
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Wishing you good luck tomorrow morning when you are going to really feel it! :)
But, he is still the self-appointed guardian for my sister, who has a number of disabilities, he alerts me to her needs, even in the middle of the night. It's his job. Couldn't do without him!
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Top photo: Developer James Lifshutz (left) congratulates winner
Fabian Mancha
Bottom photo: Project model by Mancha
UTSA architecture projects consider urbanscape
By James Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(June 6, 2008)--Last spring, sophomore design students in the UTSA College of Architecture submitted ideas for a hypothetical mixed-use development across Jones Avenue from the San Antonio Museum of Art. Downtown resident Bill Lende posed the challenge to the students entering his annual design competition, which focuses on creatively revitalizing downtown San Antonio. Prizes ranging from $300 to $1,000 were awarded to the students late in the semester.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Earning top honors with a $1,000 prize was second-year student Fabian Mancha. Three second-place awards went to Mauricio Espinoza, Alejandro Gallegos and Arnold Rodriguez. Third place awards went to Jae Cho, Alfred Frausto, Casey Johnson, Domingo Sanchez, Justin Scanio and Thomas Schatte.
The theme for this year's competition was "Support of the Creative Economy," derived from writer Richard Florida's concept, which maintains that the new economy will be driven by the creative sector including science and technology, art and design, and culture and entertainment. Design concepts proposed by the UTSA students included a two-story colonnade surrounding a plaza with room for outdoor dining, rooftop gardens for insulation, art galleries and studios open to street, and a rooftop go-cart track.
Known as Ars Longa, the plaza follows the general outline of one shown in the city's River North Charrette and also lies on the museum reach of the River Walk expansion project.
Judging this year's competition were noted designers and business leaders including Ed Cross II, Cross & Co., Commercial Realty Advisors; James Lifshutz, Liberty Properties Development Group; Santino Medina, UTSA College of Architecture alumnus; Richard Mogas, AIA, Mogas & Associates Architects Inc.; David Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator for Contemporary Art, SAMA; and Bob Sohn, attorney and strategic planner.