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MC hostel
MC hostel Brezice is conveniently set in the green heart of town Brezice, within easy reach of main points of interest. In the immediate vicinity of the hostel there is a beautiful medieval castle (Grad Brezice) and pearl confluence of rivers Krka and Sava.
Suites and rooms are furnished in modern style and afford a great view of the picturesque park. The hostel offers 17 comfortable rooms, including 3 suites, 4 six-bedded rooms and 10 twin rooms. Suites feature a private bathroom and a hair dryer. Other rooms use shared WC and shower facilities located on each floor. The hostel has an extra-bed option, and can simultaneously accommodate up to 71 people.
MC hostel Brezice is an integral part of Youth Center Brezice and, in addition to accommodation services, the hostel offers a variety of entertainment options and a wide choice of cultural, educational and sports programs.
We closely cooperate with various service providers, and jointly offer to our guests such exciting leisure activities as paintball, skydiving and karting. In additon, you can go cycling and explore the natural beauties of Posavje region, play ball games in our gym or outdoor sports ground, or have fun in the famous waterpark in Terme Čatez.
If you are planning a business meeting, a workshop or a seminar, you can make use of our state-of-the-art meeting facilities: a fully equipped conference room, three meeting rooms, computer room with internet access, and even a concert hall for 400 ppl with a stage, PA system, professional mixing console and a large projector screen.
In MC Club you can treat yourself to excellent coffee and a wide selection of snacks and beverages. You can enjoy the freshness of spring or summer morning on the open terrace and relax listening to the good music. In the club you will also find local and foreign newspapers and periodicals, board games and computers with free internet access, or you can use free WiFi on your laptop. In the evenings, MC Club is bursting with life: parties, concerts, performances of local and international artists and many more.
Whether you are looking for a relaxing holiday, active recreational opportunities or a place to have a business meeting, we have something to offer. Contact us, and we will prepare a tailor-made package just for you!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Games Room
- Fitness Centre
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Nightclub
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Washing Machine
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From the highway: take a turn to Brezice town, go straight ahead and follow the main road until you reach the junction. Then, turn left at the traffic lights and go straight ahead for about 200 m. Just before the bridge, turn left and after 100 m turn right.
Located Near
Airport Zagreb: 40 km
Airport Ljubljana: 130 km
Railway station - 3 km
Bus station - 900 m
Highway: 1,5 km
Terme Čate: 4 km


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Growing up, I traveled all around the world and lived in many different countries. I learned to speak Spanish at the age of 9 when my family lived in Spain. I have a total of 26 years teaching experience. After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida, I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, and then Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. I have just retired from teaching and now spend my time making resources to help students and teachers succeed. My best experience, of course, has been being a mother and a grandmother to wonderful children and grandchildren. I love making products that will help teachers teach and students learn! I am currently certified in Elementary Education; Middle Grades in the areas of Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; endorsed as a Teacher Support Specialist; a Reading Specialist K-12, and in Gifted and Talented Education. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow me on Facebook at The HappyEdugator on Facebook. -------------------------------------- Follow me on Instagram at happyedugator.------------------------------------------------------ Follow me on Pinterest at HappyEdugator.-------------------------------------------------------- Follow my blog at: The HappyEdugator.----------------------------------------------
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text: My 1995 Suburban C1500 appears to downshift from OD to 3rd and back again at highway speeds. This never happens around town, but only on the highway after TC lockup. Sometimes it happens once and not again, sometimes it happens repeatedly anywhere from twice in 3 minutes to randomly spaced occurrences over a longer time. The TPS has been checked and tests OK. The EGR was causing an SES light that seemed to be related (the light came on at highway speed and went out when the downshift occurred, but came back on again 10-15 minutes later). The EGR was replaced and the SES light is out, but the downshift still occurs. No codes are evident when scanned by the repair shop. Any body have some ideas?


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For the quarter ending March 31st 2010, grant recipients reported over 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors. In total, the Department of Education funding supported approximately 400,000 positions including corrections officers, public health personnel, and construction workers.
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Chat with security experts! [add your messenger]
Always wanted to chat with experienced security or IT folks, so this thread is for people who want to share knowledge or talk about some topics related to security and what so ever.
I will start with my self:
interests: Penetration testing, programming,
almost anything related to security.
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feel free to add & chat any time, so who's next? :)
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like LAs' Lucha Vavoom. In theory, such an all-wrestling, all-dancing
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To some spring means flowers, green grass, and thunderstorms. To me, spring means SWARMS! Of all of the beekeeping activities throughout the year, swarm wrangling his by far my favorite.
I received the call Tuesday afternoon from the local police department about a swarm in progress and meandered my way by after work to check them out before stopping at home to get the necessary equipment. I was speaking to the lady on the phone as I was driving, and I asked her so, are we talking about 50 bees or a giant blob? She replied Oh no, a giant blob. Theyre on my front door. Are you coming right away?
I arrived at her house and found this:
I about wet my pants with excitement and anticipation. I calmly explained why the bees were there and what they were doing and went home to gather my equipment.
By the time I was close to ready, my bee-buddy was about to get off of work so I stalled for a few minutes so we could share the success of another swarm captured. I arrived back at the swarm just in time to watch the last two handfuls join the cartoon shaped cloud that was already airborne. I stood there with the homeowner in awe as the bees organized and the cloud proceeded south.
I quickly ended the conversation and attempted to follow them. I was able to track them 2 blocks south were the congregated around a large maple tree. As soon I put the truck in park, I recognized where I was; we had been to this tree last year when the homeowner called with bees in her tree.
I was able to capture a couple of videos of the cloud of bees as they funneled the RV sized swarm into a fist-sized knothole and, for the most part, disappeared from sight.
We were bummed we werent able to catch the swarm but were pleased we were able to watch Mother Nature in action.
...Hmmm, can't figure out how to upload video. I gues you will have to use your imagination until I get a little more time.


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When fielding questions at farmers markets and presentations-
Ive noticed that John Q. Public doesnt seem to realize that it is standard proceedure for most beekeepers to dose their hives with miticides and antibiotics at least once, twice a year- Mavrik., etc.
They are vaugely aware that the bees are in some kind of trouble but... When I let it slip once or twice that most keepers poison their hives, I noticed that people were really shocked that "natural, raw honey" comes from hives where the bees were dosed with pesticides .
ok get ready... here it comes...
SINCERE YET RHETORICAL NAive question ALERT!...
Do we, as beekeepers have any responsibility to inform the public about possible toxic exposure from what has been marketed as pure and natural- for decades?
Have our practices helped to perpetuate the decline of the honeybees and decieved the public?


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Hey, u gotta produce.. Theres rookies on every team playing major minutes, and if ur gonna play as a rookie, u gotta earn it and show u belong.. Randle has had his ups and downs this yr, and even getting called out by Victor Cruz at one point, and hopefully he'll learn, u shoulden't need players on ur team to motivate u wk in and wk out.. It don't take much for a young guy to find himself in the doghouse on this team, when playing a offensive skilled positon..
Look at David Wilson, he went behind a journey man, injury prone, former 4th rder for wks and wks, before Brown got hurt, which opened up another oppurtunity for Wilson 2 show himself.. When ur a skilled positon player on the GIANTS< u better come to play wk in and wk out and not F up to often, because u will find urself on the bench...
Mario Manningham didn't make much of an impression in his first season, but things worked out pretty well there. Patience grasshopper.
Didn't Toomer have like 1 catch his rookie season?
According to TC, Hixon is getting about two more yards per return than Randle and he is sure handed.
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Found the app. Here's the picture.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Found the app. Here's the picture.
Just discovered I qualify for FABLE (Fabric Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy)
This is the other top I did this month. I haven't decided if I want a border or borders on it or just binding.
Just discovered I qualify for FABLE (Fabric Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy)
Don't know why the bottom corner turned blue its all the same.
Both of these are done completely with batiks from my stash.
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Just discovered I qualify for FABLE (Fabric Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy)
Great Job Mom-6!! If it were me I would put a dark border on the second one to finish it off..but nice just as it it
I agree, a dark bottom would finish it off perfectly. They're both beautiful!
Thanks! I know I want to do a dark binding at least.
I just quilted this one... just left to do the binding...
I kind of married the Mosaic and Magic Tiles patterns.
The fat quarters are all from my stash - bought in 2008 according to the reciept that was in the bag with them.... I just mixed them all in, and there they were. The bias tape, and sashing, is also from my stash - the binding will be the same fabric. It's actually from a double wedding ring I made for my husbands brother, and his wife. (it was the background).
The backing is also from my statsh - it was given to me, by an aquantice, who got it from a relative.... I had no real use, but really love it as a backing. Shockingly enough!
Was made purely to appease the husband with my fabric shopping....
mom-6--these are pretty quilts and kudos from your stash, too!
marilynmalloy--so funny about your FQ's in this quilt. Way to go. Thanks for sharing.
Don't worry spider.
I keep house
I donate quilts to the AAQI.
Great post. Just past the year mark. Congrats on all the beautiful work completed.
What I make with my hands, I give with my heart.
My mom recently saw the table topper in the Connecting Threads catalog made from 2" squares. That one is only 18". She wants one to fit her table and hang down a little. This one is 45", all from scrap and I even found a suitable backing in my stash. I still have to quilt it but not sure how I want to do that. She will get it for her birthday, Sept 1.
Blessed are the quilters, for they are the piecemakers.


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He is an amazing, loyal, hot, caring, and loving friend. No one can compare to Divinemercy. He will make you feel great. He's funny and he always knows how to make you laugh when you're feeling down. He's special and irreplaceable. The world has nothing to compare with this life changing human being. When you start to know him. . . you will immediately fall head over heels in love with him. Some people may think different of him but they must obviously be blind to not see the perfection of this incredible person you call Divinemercy. He teaches people to love. The reason for that is because you will automatically fall in love with him and there's no way of falling out. He is truly inspiring. He would be the person in your life worth dying for. A star in the sky cannot compare to thee nor the moon because he is brighter than the sun in which helps us see and brighten our days. Prepare yourself to be amazed if you have not already because when you meet josh... your life will have more purpose than it ever had before. Divinemercy is mindblowing so prepare for the incredible wind. ALSO BIG IN THE PANTS
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Very pretty quilt love both of them.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Very pretty quilt love both of them.
Great tutorial and thanks for posting it.
Thank you for posting this. I think I might be able to do this.
Very nice! you make it look so easy. Great tut!
Great tute and beautiful quilt.
Happy Quilting.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
Beautiful !!!
Bookmarking this! Thanks for the tutorial.
Great tut.....wonderful quilt. Love the black and white....but the scrappy rocks!!
Thanks, you made this so easy to understand. Your B&W is beautiful.
I'm Annee from Arizona. I love this tutorial. How can I make a copy of this tutorial right now? I don't want to lose
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Quotes of the day
posted at 10:01 pm on November 20, 2012 by Allahpundit
On CNN Tuesday morning, Jeb Bush Jr. — the son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush — said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) gave "kind of a head-scratching type of answer" to a recent question about the age of the Earth…
"We've got to be a kind of pro-science and pro-technology party. And I think Marco Rubio is just that," Bush said. "On the Earth question, I guess I have to read more closely in terms of getting a better understanding, but, yeah, kind of a strange response, I guess."
To begin with, Rubio's remarks are not even an accurate description of what's laid out in the Bible. It was not a seven-day process to make the Earth, according to the King James Bible's Genesis. The Earth itself was made on the first day, though it took until the third day for the waters to be gathered together and dry land to emerge. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" is first thing that Genesis describes, even if "the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep," and it was not until the third day that "God called the dry land Earth."
Secondly, scientists estimate the age of the Earth from geological research on rocks from this planet, the moon, and from meteorites — not from "recorded history." Recorded history only takes us back to the Sumerians in the 4th millennium B.C., though the history of art takes us back another 34,000 years or so after that. So the dispute is not between the historical record and theological interpretations — history and theology were actually quite intertwined at the start of writing. The dispute is between science and an anti-modern strain of Christian theology rejected by leaders of a number of the major Christian denominations, including Pope Benedict XVI, who has said, "there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such."
Interestingly, although this debate over evolution and the Earth's age has invaded our politics for almost a century, prior to the era of William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes Monkey trial, many Protestant Christian theologians thought evolution was acceptable as part of God's plan…
The storm surrounding Rubio's comments speaks to a larger issue: The Republican Party and the conservative movement need to be more introspective. Conservatives need to think through their responses to these type of questions before they are asked. This is a discussion that conservative politicians of faith need to have; but I suspect, like talking to your kids about sex, it is generally avoided.
I can respect anyone's faith, and so I respect people who believe in a young Earth. But Christians and conservatives ought to know that science and God do not have to be at odds.
For starters, our candidates need to understand that after successfully disqualifying Senate candidates Todd Akin and Richard Murdouck, the media now thinks they've cracked a code: First, they ask us a question that pits our faith against policy. They then hope we blow it. Then if we do blow it, they not only beat the individual candidate senseless with it, they use it to tarnish the GOP as a whole…
Stay as far away from the media as possible. Rubio talking to GQ is like a Christian entering the lion's den. The lack of judgement he showed in subjecting himself to this interview is troublesome. There's absolutely no upside in subjecting yourself to a GQ, unless you're under the delusional belief you can win them over…
Because we can't avoid the media entirely, our side needs to have better answers to these kinds of questions. We now know what the tactic is, so we have to be prepared for it.
[H]ere's then-Sen. Obama, D-Ill., speaking at the Compassion Forum at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. on April 13, 2008:
Q: Senator, if one of your daughters asked you—and maybe they already have—"Daddy, did god really create the world in 6 days?," what would you say?
A: What I've said to them is that I believe that God created the universe and that the six days in the Bible may not be six days as we understand it … it may not be 24-hour days, and that's what I believe. I know there's always a debate between those who read the Bible literally and those who don't, and I think it's a legitimate debate within the Christian community of which I'm a part. My belief is that the story that the Bible tells about God creating this magnificent Earth on which we live—that is essentially true, that is fundamentally true. Now, whether it happened exactly as we might understand it reading the text of the Bible: That, I don't presume to know…
It seems to me that Rubio is right. Lots of basic scientific questions have no bearing whatsoever on the nation's short-term economic growth.
Here's an even more disturbing thought – scientists currently believe that the Earth is about 4.54 billion years old because radioactive substances decay at generally stable rates. Accordingly, by observing how much of a radioactive substance has decayed, scientists are able to determine how old that substance is. However, if the Earth is only 9,000 years old, then radioactive decay rates are unstable and subject to rapid acceleration under completely unknown circumstances. This poses an enormous danger to the country's nuclear power plants, which could undergo an unanticipated meltdown at any time due to currently unpredictable circumstances. Likewise, accelerated decay could lead to the detonation of our nuclear weapons, and cause injuries and death to people undergoing radioactive treatments in hospitals. Any of these circumstances would obviously have a large economic impact.
If the Earth is really 9,000 years old, as Paul Broun believes and Rubio is willing to remain ignorant about, it becomes imperative to shut down our nuclear plants and dismantle our nuclear stockpiles now until such time as scientists are able to ascertain what circumstances exist that could cause deadly acceleration of radioactive decay and determine how to prevent it from happening.
The bottom line is that this economy, at its root, is built on a web of scientific knowledge from physics to chemistry to biology. It's impossible to just cherry pick out parts we don't like. If the Earth is 9,000 years old, then virtually the entire construct of modern science is simply wrong. Not only that, most of the technology that we rely on most likely wouldn't work – as they're dependent on science that operates on the same physical laws that demonstrate the age of the universe.
As I wrote on Sunday, there are more important factors driving the Obama realignment than the supposed triumph of Reason and Progress that many liberals claim to see at work. But it's still neither politically helpful nor intellectually healthy for a minority political party to pick pointless fights with the nation's scientific and technical elite. Unless you believe that the 2016 Iowa caucuses are really, truly going to turn on the fundamentalist interpretation of Genesis (they aren't), there's no good reason why the "politician's answer" on the kind of gotcha question GQ tossed at Rubio couldn't go something more like this:
I'm not a scientist, but I respect the scientific consensus that says that the earth is — what, something like a few billions of years old, right? I don't have any trouble reconciling that consensus with my faith. I don't think the 7 days in Genesis have to be literal 24-hour days. I don't have strong opinions about the specifics of how to teach these issues — that's for school boards to decide, and I'm not running for school board — but I think religion and science can be conversation partners, and I think kids can benefit from that conversation.
More broadly, meanwhile, the fact that this kind of question is a "gotcha" at all is a much bigger problem for American Christianity than for Republican politicians. The goal of a political party is to win 51 percent of the vote and govern effectively, and as Rubio suggests, the ordinary work of politics can proceed even if some national politicians decline to take public views on the geological age of the earth. But the goal of Christianity is supposed to be the conversion of every human heart — yes, scientists and intellectuals included — and the central claim of Christianity is that the faith offers, not a particular political agenda or an economic program, but the true story of the world entire. The more Christians convince themselves that their faith's core is identical with the modern innovation of fundamentalism, and in direct conflict with the best available modern biology and geology, the less attainable that goal and the less tenable that central claim.
Truth be told, I think the world is billions of years old, but I have no doubt God created it. I believe the same word that many interpret as "days" in Genesis can also honestly be interpreted as "phases," which I do, i.e. a day at the beginning was not a day as we know it now. But I don't doubt there were six phases of creation and then a seventh of rest. I certainly don't have a problem with people who think the world was created in six 24 hour days. For all any of us know, it could have been. God said "Let there be light," and I think the result was a big bang. I think that God set evolution in motion and over time we have changed and evolved by His own design and plan…
I reject evolution for the sake of evolution and reject that life on this planet, let alone the existence of this universe, is some random act. I reject that we are little better than the animals we evolved from because I reject that we evolved from anything other than God's own mind. We were created in his image. We did not evolve into it. The only people certain in their belief on this matter are those who accept theory as fact and Truth as mythology…
There was once a time when most everyone in public life professed a faith in the things of the Bible. That time is more and more becoming unacceptable to those who shape the news. These secularists have made a concerted effort to turn the world hostile to that faith and belief and have allied themselves with weak theologians to turn young Christians into more worldly, secularly focused milquetoast weepers worshiping an effeminate Christ who only hugs kids and cries, but does not fight, does not take sides, and is accommodationist to the world and its amorality and increasing immorality because, dude, he hung out with prostitutes and cried about another dude dying. They want to define the Christ they prefer to believe in, rather than believe the Christ that is.
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Coronado-Franklin rivalry put aside so special needs student could have his moment
EL PASO, Texas - Tuesday night's rivalry game between the Coronado and Franklin boy's basketball teams ended up being a highlight of one special student's life.
Special needs student Mitchell Marcus has been Coronado's basketball manager the past four years. So with the T-birds up double digits on the rival Cougars Tuesday night with a minute and a half left in a game that would give Coronado an undefeated district run of 14-0, Coronado coach Peter Morales put Marcus in the game.
And what happened next was a lesson in sportsmanship and persistence.
"I was so mad!" Coronado's Mitchell Marcus said after missing his first shot attempt.
But thanks to his teammates, he got another. But after fumbling the ball out of bounds with 14 seconds left, his dream of scoring in a game appeared to be over. That is until rival Franklin's Jon Montanez called Marcus over and tossed him the ball from out of bounds.
"I just saw them trying to give him the ball so I was like, might as well give him the shot," Montanez said. "Give him his recognition."
With the help of teammate David Velasco and Franklin players who backed off, a determined Marcus missed four consecutive shots, before finally hitting one with four seconds left.
"That's probably the greatest act of sportsmanship I've ever seen in my 11 years of playing basketball," Velasco said of Montanez' decision to pass the ball to Marcus. "I've never seen anything like that."
Marcus' shot off a wild celebration that had both sides of the gym chanting his name.
"Incredible!" Marcus said of the moment, agreeing it was the best moment of his life.
"Special moment in his life and in our lives as well," said Coach Morales, who said he planned all season to reward his dedicated team manager by suiting him up and giving him his shot ... or five or six.
"It was just amazing because they're jumping up and down saying his name, 'Mitchell, Mitchell!" Morales added. "And it's well deserved."
Franklin coach Todd Bostic said although his team lost 55-40, there were no losers on this night.
"We wanted to give him his moment to shine," Bostic said. "I could not be more proud personally and for the team the very way they handled everything. If there was one guy we would think would do that, would give the ball to Mitchell at that time, it would be Jon Montanez."
Marcus' mother, Amy,, was in tears after the game. But she sought out Montanez for his kindness to her son.
"I talked to him after the game and thanked him and that was just so so generous," Amy Marcus said. "A great sportsman. "Both teams did everything they could to help him get that moment in his life. I can't say enough about the Franklin team and the Franklin fans and our fans that all season long have been chanting his name."


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Rush Soccer has a new partner in South America! Uruguay Rush has more than one hundred players and will be working with boys from ages 6 to 17 at both the developmental and competitive levels. Uruguay Rush joins us at an exciting time for Uruguay – the country won the recent Copa America, finished 4th in the 2010 World Cup, was the runner up in the FIFA U17 World Cup, and has had a number of players compete for some of the best professional teams in Europe.
Uruguay Rush will be guided by the leadership of Gastón Berriel, who started playing the game at the age of 15 and eventually played at the professional level. He has worked as a trainer for various soccer organizations inside Uruguay (such as the Defenders and Wanderers). Currently he works to develop and coordinate physical education programs and, in particular, promote the game of soccer.
Gastón has high expectations for the new partnership. "Belonging to Rush gives us the possibility of reaching more kids in different places… second, the exchange of knowledge between us and [Rush Soccer] will help our staff to grow and allow us to consolidate correct working methods for all ages." Gaston aims to expand membership in the near future and seeks to provide Rush programs to youth in other parts of the country.
Tim Schulz, President and CEO of Rush Soccer says, "I am so excited to have Gastón and his club part of the Rush. We are very grateful to be partners." Uruguay Rush brings lots of experience with player development and will surely be a great benefit to the global organization.
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Pulaski Technical College students can take still take advantage of the second of two personal finance seminars being offered this month to help students become more financially savvy.
The final session will take place at noon on Monday, Jan. 28 in the R.J. Wills Lecture Hall on the second floor of the Campus Center. Pizza and soft drinks will be served.
Augusta Farver, dean of business, and Terry Mercing, accounting instructor, will lead the seminars and share information about debt control, loans, credit cards responsibility and wise use of loan money.
Dean of Business Augusta Farver described the first session as "jam-packed with eager students," and added that "this was a good first step in helping students understand the importance of personal finance."
The sessions are free, and registration is not required.
For more information, call (501) 812-2249.
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How do you develop a new medical tool? Many of the objects in the Science Museum's collections are the finished article. You rarely see the hours of perspiration or the moment of inspiration that led to the tool being made in the first place. This is why I really enjoy looking at and researching prototypes.
Developed by Kenneth Dobbie in the 1960s, these saws were the first step towards creating a power-operated saw for use during hip replacement surgery.
He was working as an Electrical Safety Engineer at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore when he was 'challenged' by a sister to produce a power-operated saw to reduce the physical effort involved in cutting through bone and to reduce the time a patient needed to be under anaesthetic.
Dobbie's second prototype was sent to one of the pioneers of hip replacement surgery, Sir John Charnley (1911-1982).
He worked closely with Kenneth Dobbie in the development of the saws, suggesting improvements. By working with Charnley, Kenneth Dobbie made a tool that could be used easily by surgeons as it took into account their needs.
Kenneth Dobbie's invention went onto to become an oscillating bone saw made by Desoutter Brothers Ltd.
John Charnley was also at the forefront for developing hip prostheses.
He found that ones made from acrylic plastic squeaked badly and set about designing replacements. This example is made from a cobalt alloy, durable and light. Many of the designs he produced are still in use today – at least 50,000 hip replacements are carried out in the UK every year.


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and then where to start- whirlwind in New York for 2 days...................... it was cold, it was wet - but we loved every minute!!
Got to meet cousin Layla for the first time. Legs of a ballet dancer already......shes beautiful and delicate - i can see i'm going to be the tomboy one!
Visited Tiffany's, abercrombie and fitch (those girls can shop) Disney store - and all the sights of course!!!
Flight back just as memorable as the one out - slept all the way - got my own cotbed this time - awfully kind of them - i think mummy appreciated having her own seat - not that it bothers me........
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Oh well, everyone screws up here and there.
I find it funny that the OP, an ardent Eli supporter, is being called out by his Eli loving peers for bringing up a mistake.
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
You guys serious? The reason he "looks" all alone is because the ball is already on it's way down the field. When Eli first looked to his left there was over/under coverage on Bennett......it wasn't until the ball was halfway to Barden that the defenders released him. It was a read and the right read regardless of separation. One on one on the outside to a receiver with a size advantage.
The way the original post read I was expecting to see Bennett with a free release and no one within 15 yards of him. Far from the case.
Time to forget about it and move on. Close this thread out Bennett was never the option and was not even close to being wide open.
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to me it looks like Bennett didn't come open until Eli committed to throwing at Barden.
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My 5 year old son right before the kickoff of the Super Bowl 46: Dad, are the Giants gonna win?
Burier: Yes.
My 5 year old son right before the kickoff of Super Bowl 46: Do you promise?
Burier: Yes. I promise.
I dont know how many times there will be a replay of broken up play or a well defended play and it never fails that you hear "DUUUUUUUUUUDE the other guy was WIIIIIIDE open!!"
It would benefit the game so much if the ALL 22 view was incorporated into the broadcast so that people can see just because a receiver is open when the other receiver's play is broken up, it doesnt mean they were open when the reads are made.
Eli has done enough already in his career to get a pass on this. He is not the first QB to not make the perfect decision on every play.
just watched this play on the all 22 film
I'm not blaming Eli ...... absolutely not
but it would have been fantastic if he looked straight up the seam and saw Bennett running completely alone
I know hindsight is 20/20 ...... but our boy missed that one
you can see that Eli doesn't even look his way
just an unfortunate turn of events.
on to Cleveland
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Discussion in 'Member Introductions' started by justtim, Aug 3, 2011.
Tim ere, just moved to the Gulf Shores area and looking for work right now.
Welcome to the truck club Tim.
Welcome to the club, Tim.
It's nice down there, but move to DFW if you want to work.
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Afternoon: Program Registration. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table in the lobby to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, other important information, and to learn when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in.
Dinner: In the hotel dining room at 6:00 p.m. a plated welcome dinner with starter, entrée, dessert and coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Orientation. The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Travel and transfer will be via motorcoach unless noted otherwise noted. Periods in the schedule labeled "Free Time and "At Leisure" offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable while going out to explore on your own, engaging in available activities independently, making new friends among fellow Road Scholars, or simply relaxing. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: Walking up to 2 miles during the morning field trip, approximately 2 hours with stops for interpretation. Some uneven terrain, stairs encountered; cobblestones.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast in the hotel dining room includes hot and cold items; coffee, tea, juice, water.
Morning: A presentation will introduce you to the history of Quebec City. Relive the dramatic history of Canada's oldest city founded in 1608 by the intrepid Samuel de Champlain. Historic images and pertinent commentaries will provide a summary of noteworthy events and notorious characters that have shaped the illustrious history of this World Heritage City. An expert-led walk through Old Québec will enhance the lecture and provide an excellent overview of Québec City. Learn about the principal historical events that occurred here. The city was awarded its World Heritage City designation in 1985 based partially on the preservation of the fortifications around the Old Town, which date from 1745. This area has a distinct European feel with its stone buildings and winding streets lined with shops and restaurants.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant; includes coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Explore the Ursulines Convent and Museum with a museum expert and learn about the educational mission of the Ursuline nuns and their way of life. The Ursulines landed in New France in 1639 and concerned themselves with the education of girls, both French and Native. The Convent is the oldest institution of its kind in North America and is housed in buildings erected at various times during the monastery's three and a half centuries of existence. The Chapel dates from the early 20th century and preserves the interior decor of the original 1730s chapel. The Ursulines museum contains one of the richest ethnographic and artistic collections passed down from the early days of New France, including exquisite embroidery worked by the nuns
Dinner: Plated dinner at a local restaurant includes starter, entrée, dessert and coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Continue exploring on your own, remain with the Group Leader or rest at your hotel.
Activity note: Walking up to 1 mile; museum visit is approximately 1.5 hours; some standing at museum. Uneven terrain, stairs encountered.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: A presentation at the hotel will look at Quebec's evolution, from a traditional to a modern society. From its foundation in 1608 Quebec has developed under the ascendancy of the Roman Catholic Church. For much of its history the Church was omnipresent and omnipotent in French Canadian society but the period of the 1960s also known as the "Quiet Revolution" will mark a radical change where Quebec will develop into a modern and a secular society. Today, Quebec is a collectivity that has assumed itself and developed a self-identity. Then travel by coach to National Battlefields Park, also known as the Plains of Abraham with commentary provided by our local expert, discover the site of many clashes for supremacy between the French and British Empires. The park is the scene of the 1759 Conquest, which changed the fate of North America. Apart from its historical past, the park is to Québec what Central Park and Hyde Park are to New York and London: a city park of outstanding value, the lungs of the city.
Lunch: Plated lunch at the art museum café with choice of entrée; includes coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Visit Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec for an exploration of the exhibits with a museum expert. The museum is made up of three linked buildings that display an impressive array of architecture. The museum's collection includes more than 22,000 works produced mainly in Québec from early colonial times to the present day. The museum acts as a custodian, keeping alive the memory of Québec art and artists.
Dinner: Dinner on your own this evening.
Evening: At leisure. Prepare for check-out and for tomorrow's departure.
Activity note: Coach transfer to Montreal approximately 3 hours, city exploration 2 hours. Walking up to 1 mile; museum visit is approximately 1.5 hours; some standing at museum.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Check-out after breakfast and board the coach for the transfer to Montreal.
Morning: We depart Quebec City and travel by coach to Montreal where we will embark on an expert-led exploration of the birthplace of Montréal, Pointe-à-Callière Museum. Rising above evidence of more than 1000 years of human activity, this museum houses remarkable architectural remains, displayed in situ with absolute respect for their integrity. Pointe-à-Callière delves into the past to foster a debate on urban issues both local and global, and to encourage you to reflect on the future.
Lunch: At the museum café, plated meal with starter, choice of entrée, dessert, coffee, tea, water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Embark on an expert-led exploration of Montreal by coach.Discover some of the landmarks and historic sites of Montreal by coach.
Dinner: Dinner at a restaurant in Old Montreal, plated meal with starter, choice of entrée, side dish, dessert, coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Walking up to 2 miles in Old Quebec over 2 hours, with stops for interpretation. Some uneven terrain, stairs encountered, cobblestones in Old Montreal. Notre Dame visit and recital is two hours. There are stairs at the entrance of the Basilica.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel with hot and cold items; juice, coffee, tea, water.
Morning: Explore the architectural history of the city, as you walk the cobbled streets of Old Montreal with a local guide. Notable highlights during the walk include Place d'Armes and Place Jacques Cartier. This historic city center is rich in museums, galleries, restaurants and grey stone architecture spread out along narrow, cobblestone streets. Stroll through Place Jacques Cartier, a lively public square, and then turn south to the waterfront (Vieux Port). Its impressive harborfront facilities include a 1.5-mile (2.5-km)-long recreational park along the St. Lawrence River, a state-of-the-art science center, a theater, antiquarian bookshops and inviting cafés.
Lunch: Plated lunch at a local restaurant in Old Montreal. Choice of entrée, coffee, tea, water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Enjoy a visit to the magnificent Notre Dame Basilica, a jewel of Montreal. This masterpiece of Gothic revival architecture is renowned for its interior, sculpted in wood, paint and gold leaf. Learn about the history of Notre Dame followed by a private recital with organist Pierre Grandmaison. More than 100 years old, the Basilica's organ is a world-renowned masterpiece.
Dinner: Dinner on your own.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Coach transfer to Ottawa is 2.5 hours; coach exploration 1.5 - 2 hours. Walking up to 1 mile, some standing at museum.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel in Montreal; check-out and board the coach after breakfast.
Morning: Depart by coach for Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Explore this country's cultural and architectural treasures with curatorial staff at the Canadian Museum of History. Explore the history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples, learn about their fight for cultural survival and admire the wealth of their contributions to Canadian society. Experience a remarkable journey through 1,000 years of Canadian social history.
Lunch: Lunch at the Museum of History cafeteria, choose from a variety of hot and cold items and beverage options including soft drinks, coffee, tea, water.
Afternoon: Explore Ottawa on a coach exploration with a local expert. Highlights include East Block, oldest of the Parliament buildings (1865), Confederation Square, War Memorial, Tomb of Unknown Soldier, former Union Station/Chateau Laurier, Rideau Canal Locks (1832), Lockmaster's house (1884), National Arts Centre, City Hall, National Defence HQ and more. Check-in to the hotel in Ottawa around 4:00 p.m.
Dinner: Buffet dinner at the hotel includes choice of soup, salad, entrée, dessert and coffee, tea, herbal tea, water.
Evening: Evening at leisure. Explore the wonderful night life in Ottawa, from concerts to theater.
Activity note: Walking on the morning field trip up to 2 miles including a 15-minute walk from the hotel to Parliament. Photo ID required for Parliament visit, 1.5 hours. Some standing. The Paula D is the vessel used for the afternoon boat trip. See the scenery of Ottawa from the open air environment found on the upper deck or to relax on the tables in the roomy lower deck. It is also on the lower deck that our passengers will find our fully licensed bar and canteen. Restrooms are also located on this level.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: A morning presentation will focus on Ottawa, our nation's capital, and the evolution of Canada from colonial days to the present day. Hear how the country went from inauspicious beginnings to a territorial land expanse second only to that of Russia. Then we visit Canada's Parliament Buildings and the center stage of Canadian democracy on a guided visit through the Centre Block. There are security checkpoints where photo ID will be required. From the top of the Peace Tower, gain an incredible view of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, the Ottawa River and the Gatineau Hills beyond.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in downtown Ottawa. Salad, selection of sandwiches with side, and coffee, tea, water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: After lunch we take a short walk to embark on a boat trip on the Ottawa River. View the city as it was first conceived with the river as its main highway and resource. See the natural beauty of the region that captured the imagination of the first European explorer Samuel de Champlain. Highlights include Parliament Buildings, Supreme Court, National Art Gallery, Rideau Falls, and the residence of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Dinner: Dinner on your own this evening.
Evening: At leisure. You may remain with your Group Leader to continue exploring local sites or take the opportunity to head off on your own to discover Ottawa. Prepare for check-out and departure tomorrow morning.
Activity note: Coach travel from Ottawa to Kingston (2 hours), morning field trip and lunch followed by coach transfer from Kingston to Toronto (3 hours). Walking up to 1 mile at the fort with stops for interpretation (1 hour); some standing.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel in Ottawa.
Morning: Depart by coach for Toronto with a stop in historic Kingston, home to Fort Henry. Step back in time as you explore the grounds and buildings of Fort Henry National Historic Site, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a local expert. Experience life set in the year of Canada's Confederation, 1867 as you enter the Citadel. Set your watch by our Noon Gun while men and women interpret their daily chores of the era. See the Fort Henry Guard perform military music, drill and artillery practices during the day. Fort Henry is the largest fortification west of Quebec City. Once inside the fortification's wooden gates visitors enter a marvelous reproduction of 19th century military life. The original Fort Henry was built during the War of 1812 (1812-1814), between Great Britain and the United States of America.
Lunch: Plated lunch at Fort Henry with starter, choice of entrée, dessert, coffee, tea, water.
Afternoon: This afternoon we will travel to Toronto, and check in to our hotel around 4:00 pm.
Dinner: Plated dinner at a local restaurant in Toronto; includes starter, entrée, dessert, coffee, tea, water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Explore Toronto on your own, remain with the Group Leader or rest at your hotel.
Activity note: Walking 1.5 2 miles on city sidewalks, approximately 1.5 hours with stops for interpretation. Some stairs encountered. Public transit used for short transfers.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel with hot and cold items, juice, milk coffee, tea, water.
Morning: Join Bruce Bell, a local Torontonian, author and well-known historian for an entertaining and enlightening presentation on the city of Toronto, past and present, and "how it went from here to there". Toronto is the capital of the Province of Ontario and people have lived here since shortly after the last ice age, although the urban community only dates to 1793 when British colonial officials founded the Town of York on what then was the Upper Canadian frontier. That backwoods village grew to become the City of Toronto in 1834, and through its subsequent evolution and expansion Toronto has emerged as one of the most liveable and multicultural urban places in the world today. Then set out on foot to discover the city on foot. Bruce Bell is the official historian of St. Lawrence Market and St. Lawrence Hall and will take you to places that even locals don't even know about - the hidden gems often overlooked. Explore Old Town Toronto with stops at St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto's First Post Office (1834), St. James Cathedral as well as various historical sites along the way. The fusion of classic architecture and modern amenities is enhanced by the stunning view of Toronto's skyline. At St. Lawrence Market we will sample some Canadian delights; the restored 1845 market building is home to more than 50 specialty vendors.
Lunch: Buffet lunch at a local restaurant with hot and cold items, coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Enjoy an exploration of the beautiful Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre with a local expert. The history of the theatre is a long and fascinating one, spanning nearly 100 years. It not only chronicles the magnificent design, architectural and entertainment highlights of an era, it also reflects the evolution and growth of our heritage and culture. Built in 1913, the complex was the Canadian flagship of Marcus Loew's legendary theatre chain. Designed by Thomas Lamb as a "double-decker" theatre complex, it contained the Winter Garden Theatre, constructed seven storeys above the Elgin Theatre (originally known as Loew's Yonge Street Theatre).
Dinner: Dinner on your own this evening.
Evening: At leisure. Take in a show, attend a festival or just relax in your hotel room. There are many cultural activities to take part in in this magnificent city, ask your group leader or the hotel for recommendations.
Activity note: Walking up to 1 mile at the museum; some standing during the 1.5 hour visit. Public transit used for short transfers.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning we transfer by coach to the Royal Ontario Museum for an exploration with a museum expert. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is among the world's leading museums of natural history and world cultures. In combining a universal museum of cultures with that of natural history, the ROM offers an unusual breadth of experience to our audiences from around the world. They especially highlight how nature and humanity are intertwined, and the ROM offers many examples in its collections and programs of these fundamental relationships. The ROM invites everyone to explore and enjoy extraordinary experiences of science and civilization at the Museum, online and through our various outreach programs. We strive to bring you insights into how the earth and its cultures have evolved, and how the changes we face today will shape the world we'll live in tomorrow.
Lunch: Lunch on your own today
Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore on your own. Perhaps pay a visit to the iconic CN tower, The CN Tower is Toronto's tallest and most defining landmark. Photos of Toronto are often defined by the building, which stretches more than 550 metres into the air. Or maybe visit Casa Loma. With its soaring battlements, secret passageways, and underground tunnel, Casa Loma pays homage to the castles and knights of days gone by.
Dinner: Plated dinner at the hotel with starter, choice of entrée, dessert, coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Program wrap-up and goodbyes.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel starts at 7:00 a.m. Program concludes.
Morning: Departures after breakfast from Toronto as per individual travel plans. Check-out of hotel is 12:00 noon. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please be in touch via the Road Scholar Social Network, where you can share memories, pictures and comments. Best wishes for all your journeys.


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I don't know why everyone is screaming for a linebacker or corner....neither position was a need
SLB - Rivers/Kiwi
MLB - Connor/Herzlich
WLB - Williams/Paysinger
Outside of Ogletree, no other linebacker in this draft would start over Rivers/Connor/Williams.
Corner - Prince/Webster/Hosley/Ross/Thomas
We already spent high picks in the 2011 (Prince) and 2012 (Hosley) drafts on young corners. You have to give these guys a chance to grow. Webster is counted on to bounce back. Ross is very underrated as a #4 corner - look at the 2nd half of 2011 especially the SB run, he was practically lights out for us, and he was starting then.
Our linebackers were hurt last year because our DTs were getting blown off the ball and not eating up space. Our corners were hurt last year because our DTs were getting zero push up the middle and QBs threw from a clean pocket. Our front office realized that, and went all in to fix the DT position, feeling that it will directly improve the LBs and CBs.


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BLAHAHAHHEEEEEEHAHA is what a person who is high on something or is usually very schizo would say while writting a comment or speaking to someone. It is the sound of a random laugh someone might make while talking or writting. -OMIE
Twilight Princess says: "watch its so depressing im gonna go be emo....BLAHAHAHHEEEEEEEHAHA hehe ur coming back that makes me happy"
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Re: st: Modelling Relative Risks with -fracpoly-
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Modelling Relative Risks with -fracpoly-
Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:44:25 +0000
I alerted Patrick Royston to this thread. (Patrick is not a member of
Statalist, but one of the progenitors of fractional polynomials.)
He wrote:
"Sounds to me potentially like a "spike at zero" problem, which occurs
when the exposure is semi-continuous (e;g. cigarettes smoked per day)
and you wish to model a "probability spike" at zero exposure and a
continuous function for positive exposures. The topic -- sometimes
cryptically known as the "Robertson problem" due to an early paper on
this by said author -- is discussed in our 2008 book (Royston &
Sauerbrei, "Multivariable model-building", Wiley, Chichester) and
treated in detail in a paper in press with the Biometrical Journal
(Becher, Lorenz, Royston, Sauerbrei, 2013).
Actually, -fracpoly- has undocumented options -zero- and -catzero-
that are designed for this problem. Curiously, similar options are
available with -mfp- that are documented.
Colin may wish to investigate this avenue. He could indeed use -mfp-
instead of -fracpoly- if he wished."
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Nick Cox <email@example.com> wrote:
> I would look at nonlinear regression texts for bestiaries of functions e.g.
> http://www.amazon.com/Ecological-Models-Data-Benjamin-Bolker/dp/0691125228
> Nick
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Colin Angus <email@example.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Nick,
>> In this scenario an exposure of 0 is plausible and attainable
>> (exposure is alcohol consumption, so 0 represents abstention).
>> Essentially I am trying to pool a variety of RR estimates at different
>> levels of exposure (all estimated wrt people with 0 exposure) to fit a
>> dose-response curve. By definition this curve must go through the
>> point RR=1 at exposure=0, but I can't figure out how to fit a curve
>> conditional on this.
>> Colin Angus
>> Research Assistant
>> Health Economics and Decision Science
>> School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)
>> University of Sheffield
>> Regent's Court
>> 30 Regent Street
>> Sheffield
>> On 20 March 2013 15:12, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> Sorry, that was too hasty. You said much more than I noticed in a
>>> brisk reading.
>>> However, forcing through the origin here still seems more problematic
>>> than usual.
>>> In the easiest applications, (0, 0) is unattainable but a sensible
>>> limit on physical (biological, economic, ...) grounds. (Mundane
>>> example: length and area of objects.) In the best applications,
>>> forcing a function through the origin is also consistent with the data
>>> say.
>>> Here it seems that RR < 1 and RR > 1 could be something you observe
>>> even for exposure at or near 0, just as a matter of empirical
>>> fluctuation. If they are about equally common, your curve should
>>> reflect that any way. If they aren't equally common, force is not
>>> nice.
>>> Nick
>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>>> What is the origin here?
>>>> Normally something we should all have been able to answer at age 13 or
>>>> so, but please bear with me.
>>>> If logRR = 0 then RR = 1.
>>>> If RR = 0 then logRR is indeterminate.
>>>> Do you want either limiting behaviour?
>>>> If so, why? If not, what else?
>>>> Either way, you could try choosing a set of powers that had the
>>>> behaviour you want, but that might get in the way of -fracpoly-'s
>>>> scope for adjusting to the data.
>>>> Nick
>>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Colin Angus <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm using the -fracpoly- command to model the log relative risk of an
>>>>> event as a function of a single continuous exposure variable, where
>>>>> the reference category for my relative risk is those with an exposure
>>>>> of 0 (i.e. my log RR at 0 exposure is 0). So my command is:
>>>>> -fracpoly: regress logRR exposure [weight=weight]-
>>>>> I cannot see how to force the fitted fractional polynomial function
>>>>> through the origin. Even if I use the -nocon- command to supress the
>>>>> constant term, the transformations of the exposure variable mean that
>>>>> the fitted value at 0 isn't 0.
>>>>> Can anybody help me?
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dagny wrote:Wow!
I've only read the write up, but good game!
Hats off to you, twc.
I HAD to choose between you and corvi. Going back, it seemed when zaro cleared you was before he was recruited. Corvi was the last cultist. I'd had no suspicion of twc, til corvi brought it up.
I decided jays probably wouldn't be merciful enough to make more blue guys than red guys in the cult, so I went for corvi.
I almost went for MIkeEnIke, knowing he'd be protected, and that I'd be killed, to give you guys the next day to vote. But, what if he didn't protect himself?
Upon becoming enraged by my lovers' death, I HAD to kill every night (twc's the only one who noticed this pattern), but I was still a green rper.
I never had any power other than kill. I never received any scroll, and I was forbidden from revealing my actual role, by penalty of death. I had to lie my ass off to stay alive. Thanks to bhaw, Pavel, Corvi, Senka, canaan/juice, (and apparently twc) for the previous examples, which helped me know what to do. It never occurred to me to lie as a good guy, and I've never been a bad guy.
We may not have 'lost', but I'm sorry I made the wrong decision and we didn't WIN.
There's no pressure in this game like having the whole shebang on your shoulders, and not being able to tell who you really are.
Thanks jays!!!
canaan wrote:Corvidae wrote:
So who were all the cult people and when did they get recruited?
its in the OP
jaysmiter wrote:So, was Senka the only one that noticed the screw up we made when we put every cultist in the same PM?
jaysmiter wrote:Congratulations! You have killed your parents and have been selected to become a cleric in a cult! Your goals have changed. You are no longer pro-town. You are pro-cult.
If the cult outnumbers the village, the cult wins!
You may not know who recruited you and you may not PM anyone.
You may receive orders from the Cult Leader, if you do, you must obey the Cult Leader's orders.
If you are investigated you will turn up as a regular villager.
If the Cult Leader dies, you will receive further instructions DO NOT POST OR PM ME/MALKS ABOUT IT. I will let you know ASAP!
IF YOU ROLECLAIM, YOU WILL BE AUTO-KILLED! I repeat…DO NOT MENTION YOU ARE IN "A CULT" or you WILL BE AUTO-KILLED.
jaysmiter wrote:Corvi...you are autokilled.
Corvidae wrote:jaysmiter wrote:Corvi...you are autokilled.
Am I Zombie Cult now?
jaysmiter wrote:You are one of a pair of Lovers. You can PM with your lover. You and your lover are both good guys. There are two catches to this role: If you are investigated you will show up as a regular villager.
AND (pay attention, this one is important)
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ROLECLAIM. I repeat NO ROLECLAIMING. It doesn't matter if you are on the verge of death or not…if you roleclaim you will be AUTO-KILLED along with your partner. Understood? Good.
So, dagny and Azkar...get ready for some HOT action
You have no PMs to worry about with me, so...good luck and have fun! We should be able to start the day session by 9am Monday morning. If anything changes, I'll let you know!
jaysmiter wrote:dagny,
with the death of Azkar, you become enraged that your lover has died.
You now have mage powers, with one catch...due to your rage, you have to kill every night.
jaysmiter wrote:redwill wrote:
If I could make one (very minor) criticism: there were too many gratuitous sexual references in the write-ups. It distracted from the theme, IMO.
Fair enough...I have a weird mind.
the wicked child wrote:Yeah other than taking out Corvi you did quite well dags.
You threw us for a loop with your Zaro kill and it almost turned the tide.
I really hate that I had no time to post the last couple days. I felt that I played exactly the same from day 1 up until the canaan killing... But it was simply too much work going on... Made me sad.
I was a but more subdued in this one but that was bcause I overreacted to the bhaw stuff in my last game and thus wanted to avoid letting that German rage get the best if me again.
the wicked child wrote:Yeah other than taking out Corvi you did quite well dags.
You threw us for a loop with your Zaro kill and it almost turned the tide.
I really hate that I had no time to post the last couple days. I felt that I played exactly the same from day 1 up until the canaan killing... But it was simply too much work going on... Made me sad.
I was a but more subdued in this one but that was bcause I overreacted to the bhaw stuff in my last game and thus wanted to avoid letting that German rage get the best if me again.
jaysmiter wrote:dagny wrote:Senka wrote:So Dagny sucks at shooting, and i survived... and then i had a 5% chance to follow canaan in death and it happened. Man-oh-man did i defy odds.
Hey, I chose a good target with you. Damned percentages!
jays, if my shot had made it through to Senka, and he died, would the write up have showed him as a cultist, or would he have reverted to reg villager?
Regular villager.
the wicked child wrote:BTW, the reason I chose to kill you the other night NAN was that I expected dagny to kill wallflower or no one. If I knew she was going to gun for Zaro, I would ahve killed Corvi instead and tried to get you or Mike out the enxt day.
In a way, it's too bad I was so busy at work the last couple days that I couldn't really contribute... I might have been able to come up with a strategy to get someone other than wf voted out yesterday... we only needed 1 stray vote.
Oh well. I'll take the draw because I was 100% convinced we were toast when Zaro was killed and no one bought my ISK theory on dagny. (she was a killer though obviously).
crayz wrote:Game would have been so different if we were able to recruit Troy. We wanted to do it again the next night, but we wanted to be safe and at least get another member (mac). If we would have got Troy, he would have given up zaro...
Now it makes sense why canaan was so sure that I was lying after i died once and said I was a JOAT....zaro was i his pocket
relantel wrote:Thanks Jays for a good and well crafted game. It was fun to follow even being voted out so early.
Dags, you can change the Dead thread title back now...
thehockeyguru wrote:newarenanow wrote:crayz wrote:still can't believe pfidc decided to vote for me on day 1
Yeah, that was weird. And then when the vote happened the next day and it was determined that there was a double voter, it pretty much made him stand out along with the other 4 people I named.
One of those 5 had to be a double voter.
One of the reasons I pushed for pfidc out of those 5 was because I just dont' understand the people in the early days that just do a random off the wall vote when there is a bandwagon rolling. If they have a legit reason and belief, that is one thing, but just to do it, I hate it. So I focused on him first out of the 5.
And then his reaction kind of sealed it for me to stick with him.
I think in the long run, it kind of hurt you too, because fair or not, it put some spotlight on you.
In the end, it hurt him.
I absolutely hate a bandwagon vote and not because it is usually on me. I will never take part in one.
jaysmiter wrote:Troy Loney wrote:Yeah...except try being the first person that comes out as a role player.
I was just like this, this, and this happened being completely honest. And everyone in the town is like and kill TL!!!
Dude...I felt bad for you. You were being totally honest and everyone still distrusted you.
It was frustrating to watch and not be able to do anything.
That's another thing. Certain people weren't allowed to roleclaim, dagny, azkar, canaan and the cultists...I got plenty of questions asking if they were allowed to lie and make roles up or whatever...
I gave that I absolutely encouraged as much lying as possible. Dagny's scroll idea was genius and she would have never done that if I hadn't placed that restriction on her. So...yeah...lying rules.
count2infinity wrote:dags...you should post 8 posts consecutively more often...
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Board Type: Basic Intermediate Rider
Hello! First post;
Im just hoping for a little direction on the type of new snowboard to get. I am 46 years old physically fit 511 about 195 size 10.5 shoes. I snow-skied for about 20 years and have boarded for about 5 plus (Ill never ski again, love boarding). 7 to 10 full days on the slopes is a pretty good year for me though I always try for more. I rented for several years and since the past couple years now own a 1999 Burton Custom 64 with Flow bindings which I bought as a prior rental board and consider myself a competent but basic intermediate all-mountain rider. I ride in Nor Cal in the Sierras primarily; Boreal, Donner Ski Ranch, Soda Springs, Tahoe-Donner, Sugar Bowl, and Mt Rose. I predominantly ride the groomed runs from single diamond to blues (avoid double blacks) and particularly enjoy several inches of fresh powder atop a groomed run. I run at moderate speed, and hit the parks every so often for the smaller jumps and occasionally try the features (usually not very well) though I am truly just a visitor in the park. I do plan to expand my park abilities ever so slightly but I have no interest in becoming a freestyle rider. Im not looking to develop my abilities exponentially other than to simply improve with time and possibly consider slightly deeper powder (though I dont ever see myself much off the established runs) I am primarily interested in a comfortable set-up yet have no interest in a beginner board. My plan is to get a new set-up (board, boots and bindings) knowing it may probably be my last and likely be with me for the next 15 plus years I plan to continue this sport. I will probably go for another Flow type of binding as I truly enjoy the easy in feature.
I am comfortable and happy with my current board (which I understand is a traditional camber board) and currently dont worry about catching an edge and would like to keep it that way. Ive learned of the hybrid boards and am considering one though I have more to learn about them and am not interested in a board that is unstable at speeds. My research so far seems to indicate that my type of riding may be best suited for another camber board though I have no reservations switching to another type if Im convinced it would be suitable. So, I would greatly appreciate any direction on the type/types of board I should consider, and subsequently appropriate model/models. Also, if a camber board such as the Custom would be a consideration what more/different could I expect from a current model compared to my 1999?
I have searched the forum and learned alot and plan to continue, though I've found the majority of the posts lean towards a brand or model of board and I'm just hoping for some clearer direction on a type first (camber, hybrid camber, hybrid rocker, etc) then building from there.
I know there's a lot of information here and I appreciate any advice and direction available. Thanks very much in advance.
I'd recommend that you look for a burton demo day and try to ride the custom in cambered and flying V cofiguration plus try a full rockered board as well. That way you can see how the custom has evolved over 13 years and also see the difference between the various profiles.
From 1999 to now I expect the equipment will be lighter and snappier, and you probably could ride something a little shorter than the 164 you have now, there's a been a trend to riding boards a little shorter.
Since you are already an intermediate rider you can harvest opinions here about what to try, but really trying out a bunch of boards is best. Any demo day will do for that but if you want to see the difference between today's Custom and your current version a burton demo day would answer that question. I'd also recommend that you try the Burton Antler, it would be a good board for what you want to do, I ride similar style and demo'd one recently and liked it.
Since I'm a willing and happy prisoner of burton's proprietary board and binding connection tech I can only suggest from their line, it's all I really know. Others here can recommend from other brands.
i'm not exactly sure what the flow easy in feature is, but you're main concern for bindings should be how they fit. you want you're binding to fit snug and in the center of the board with no toe and heel drag. you should definitely try out different boards to find the one you like. you're 1999 board might have a good edge to it, but i'm sure that after that many years, the boards flex is not the same as it was designed. board technology has definitely expanded since 1999, a new board will probably give you the confidence you need to expand your snowboarding skills.
I went through a similar process as you but had my first board for 15 years. Changed bindings twice, and boots twice in that period. Since then I've gone from a 10-15 day a year boarder to a 50 day a year boarder and things do wear out.
If you're happy on a Custom camber then I'd be temped to stay on a Custom camber, taking lamps advice of a demo day... If you can, I'd try the Custom flying V, then the Custom camber, then the Custom X camber. As a bigger guy, you could ride a Custom X a little shorter than the Custom, and still not have it get out of hand at speed.
I too like the current EST/ICS/Channel binding system and I hope all board companies go that way when Burtons patent runs out. It's just a better system... Not without it's flaws, but still better IMHO.
I'm picky enough that a 1/2" here or there makes a difference to me, and having essentially infinite adjustability inside that window makes a big difference.
Some people talk about the flex pattern of the board being different (ie. better with EST than without) but I didn't notice any difference that way and I have identical bindings on my EST and non-EST boards. So I guess the short answer for me is adjustability! :yahoo:
Your riding sounds similar to mine..before powder. I absolutely LOVE my Arbor A-Frame. a camber board that is the closest thing to an alpine one with soft boots, but agile and able to ride powder too. Amazing for carving. And my new JJ Hovercraft. Rocker, camber rocker. SO easy, so floaty in the powder, so big and yet so agile. Love both in different days. Both under a pair of K2 Cinch CTX (rear entry) bindings. Check the reviews for both here:
My first "ride" was a fully cambered Elan Aragon which was a bit of a plank, but I am grateful for having learned on a cambered deck. Learning on a cambered deck I believe you develop much better technique which will remain with you for the rest of your riding days.
Since then I have acquired a Rossignol One Magtek which is slightly cambered between the feet and rockered out at the tips. I also have a Lib Tech Lando which is rockered between the feet and cambered under your feet. ( both of these decks have Magnatraction, but of differing degrees: more aggressive on the Rossi, less so on the Lando.)
I have retired the Elan, but LOVE riding both the Rossi & the Lando. They both offer a very different ride, both are great for the type of riding you are into.
As Lamp has recommended, hit a demo day and ride'em, all of them, and see which one pushes your buttons. There is a noticeable difference in how the different profiles ride and only you can decide which one feels the best to you. Reading about boards is one thing, riding the real deal will provide you with the feedback you need to select the deck that is best for you. Good Luck !!!!!!!!
Wow everybody thanks. Lots of great information. Yea I do want to try a demo-day and have made some inquiries just havent found one that works. I'm about 4-5 hours from the slopes so a bit of a production to get up there but I agree, makes alot of sense to ride before buying.
What you guys posted helps alot and gives me some great direction and something to chew on! I made an inquiry with Burton given what I have now and a Custom Cambered or Custom Flying V was recommended, sized down to a 160, which totally coincides with much of what was said here!
Again, thanks very much everything is greatly appreciated.
A little step in another direction. I am at your age and have a similar riding background. Until last year I stayed as far away from the park as I could - old and frightened:)
But when riding with my sons I had to try the park and it wasn't fun just to ride through it without testing. But my old board (Custom X) was to long and to stiff for the park.
So for this year a bought a Salomon Drift Rocker with Salomon Rhythm bindings. So much fun, both in the park and outside. It isn't a board for high speed but it has all other fun stuff: Easy to press, easy to turn, superlight combo which helps me to make 180/360.
Since I like to try new thing and develop my skills this was a step in right direction and I believe that this has made me a better boarder all over the mountain.
And now I can ride with my sons and push their and mine skills.
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