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Grimm, from Fantasy Flight Games, is a game with a somewhat interesting premise: you are a normal modern-day kid that gets stuck in a fairy tale.
No, Grimm isn't a "big name" like the World of Darkness or D&D, and that's kind of a shame.
The Product
The .pdf is a 238 page product and is also available in hardcover, dead-tree edition. Part of the book is in color, but most is in black and white. The artwork within is quite good, and I particularly enjoy the picture of a child kicking a hobgoblin in the ding-ding.
What's the Premise?
I don't want to give away too much, but essentially, when the Brothers Grimm went about collecting their stories, they ended up creating (or opening portals to) another world, a world that was a reflection of the stories they collected. Occasionally, a child from the real world will wander into this alternate universe.
So far, the game might sound pretty lighthearted. I can assure you, dear reader, that it is anything but lighthearted. The reflections of the tales gathered by the Brothers Grimm are dark, twisted reflections. Evil lurks around every corner, Humpty Dumpty (or what's left of him anyway) is known as the Rotten King and Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue have combined their talents to run a slave camp.
The game uses a proprietary dice system based off of Grades and a d6 roll. By Grades, I'm taking "standard American school grades." Thus, performing a 3rd grade task is harder than performing a 1st grade task. Characters have a certain proficiency in various abilities (again, related to grades) and through dice rolls can increase their effective grade in an effort to perform above their grade level. Your overall grade level determines how many wounds you can take.
Character creation is simple. You choose an Archetype, customize the Archetype, describe your character and determine how he or she got in the land of Grimm. All characters are children, and the Archetypes are very well designed and have their own little schticks setting them apart. Customizing these Archetypes involve spending 8 "credits" on Traits and picking a Talent.
Character advancement is likewise based on Grades. There are no XP tables or points to hand out; after every adventure, your personal grade increases by one, you get 8 more Credits and a General or Archetype Talent (depending on whether your new grade is even or odd).
The Archetypes themselves are pretty genius. There's the Bully, the Dreamer, the Jock, the Nerd, the Normal Kid, the Outcast and the Popular Kid. Each has a core Talent that defines the Archetype (and that you get for free when creating the character).
Not only do characters have their own talents to rely on, there are also magic spells they can learn, powered by their imagination, and special items they can collect.
As for the system itself, everything is couched in "kid terms." Ranges for weapons are handled with descriptive phrases like "Stone's Throw" or "Cricket's Hop." It's actually very neat. The system is pretty rules-light, and simple (if you roll a 2-5 you can perform a task equal to your Grade in the appropriate ability or skill; if you roll a 6 you can do it at one higher and roll again, 1-5 no change, 6 another Grade higher and roll again and the reverse holds true if you roll a 1 on your initial check). Certain traits or objects can give you "bonus Grades" and you can choose to focus on a task, increasing your boost range by 1 per turn spent focusing (boost range is the die roll you need in order to roll again..for example, normally your boost range is 6 (perform at a grade higher and reroll as described above), but if you focus for two rounds, your boost range would decrease to 4 and if you rolled a 4 or higher you could perform at one grade higher and reroll as if you had rolled a 6.
Initiative is handled interestingly. Basically, the PCs act first unless there's a dramatic reason for them not to, and they decide who goes in what order. If it comes down to having to determine who goes first between two or more PCs, they can each roll their Scamper ability to determine it.
Imagination has power, and kids can "spend" Imagination points to make dramatic modifications to the world around them. For example, they can create a level 2 Imagination that will create an item lasting for a few minutes.
Magic spells exist as well. In a somewhat neat twist, characters better at gaming (such as playing Traps & Trolls or Sorcerer: The Assemblage (wink wink)) are better at casting spells. Magic in Grimm has consequences, though…until a spell is successfully cast the first time, attempting to cast it has bad effects and even when they are cast successfully, they drain the person casting it, making them tired.
The GM's section is full of all the deliciously dark details about the game world, and the book is wrapped up with a suitably large number of foes and allies, everything from more-or-less mundane animals (which in Grimm could include talking animals) to goblins to the Spider-Filled Rapunzel to the Dragon. All NPCs are, essentially, elements of the tales. A woodcutter doesn't just work as a woodcutter, he is a woodcutter. That's what he is, in all it's one-dimensional glory. Evil witches are evil witches because, well, that's what they just happen to be. A giant grinds kids' bones into bread because that's what giants do.
Overall, this looks like a fun, neat and engaging game. If you like fairy tales with a very dark twist or books like The Chronicles of Narnia then you should like this rules-light game. However, if you prefer more rules-heavy, tactical games then this is likely not for you.
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The game sounds interesting. Very interesting, to an older gamer whose kids are becoming interested in RPG themselves.
I guess I'll go off to Google now and search around until I find some sort of link. And that'll be easy, sure, because 'Grimm' isn't going to generate ten billion or so hits, right?
Sorry. I don't generally use sarcasm. But this is incredibly frustrating, and as a reviewer myself, I think failure to link to or credit the publishers is pretty much unforgivable.
Though I only played a one shot for Grimm (which took us two sessions), I had a blast with it. I love that everything is presented in kid terms. It really is a shame that this game hasn't recieved more press.
[…] week, I wrote a full review of this game by Fantasy Flight Games. Check it out. Definitely an underrated […]
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CHICAGO -- Moderately elevated levels of insulin increase the levels ofinflammatory markers and beta-amyloid in plasma and in cerebrospinalfluid, and these markers may contribute to Alzheimer's disease,according to a new study posted online today from Archives ofNeurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will bepublished in the October print edition of the journal.
According to background information in the article, "conditions ofinsulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are associated with elevatedlevels of inflammatory markers and increase the risk for Alzheimerdisease (AD). Inflammation has been proposed as a key pathogenic factorfor AD."
Mark A. Fishel, M.D., from the University of Washington,Seattle, and colleagues, raised blood insulin levels (while maintainingnormal blood sugar levels) in 16 healthy older adults ranging in agefrom 55 to 81 years, and then measured the changes in levels ofinflammatory markers, modulators, and beta-amyloid (a proteinassociated with AD) in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid.
"Moderate peripheral hyperinsulinemia (increased levels ofinsulin) provoked striking increases in CNS (central nervous system)inflammatory markers," the authors report. "Our findings suggest thatinsulin-resistant conditions such as diabetes mellitus and hypertensionmay increase the risk for AD, in part through insulin-inducedinflammation."
"Although this model has obvious relevance for diabetesmellitus, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are widespreadconditions that affect many nondiabetic adults with obesity, impairedglucose tolerance, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Ourresults provide a cautionary note for the current epidemic of suchconditions, which, in the context of an aging population, may provoke adramatic increase in the prevalence of AD. More encouragingly, greaterunderstanding of insulin's role in AD pathogenesis may lead to noveland more effective strategies for treating, delaying, or evenpreventing this challenging disease," the authors conclude.
(Arch Neurol. 2005; 62: 1-6. Available pre-embargo for the media at www.jamamedia.org)Editor's Note: This work was supported by the Department of VeteransAffairs, Washington, D.C., by grants from the National Institute onAging, Bethesda, Md., and by the Alvord Endowment, University ofWashington, Seattle.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday he is aiming to wipe out the federal budget deficit by 2015, in time for the next election, but cautioned the Conservative government would be flexible with that target if the economy soured.
Canada's fiscal shortfall of 1.4 percent of gross domestic product is tiny compared to that of the United States and some other major economies. But it is a sore point for policy makers in a country that ran an 11-year string of surpluses prior to the global financial crisis.
"It remains our intention to balance the budget during this session of Parliament," Flaherty said in the prepared text of a speech he was delivering in Toronto.
"Although we are prepared to be flexible and pragmatic should circumstances warrant -- our plan is to stick to our plan: balanced budgets and low taxes," he said.
The parliamentary session is due to end in October 2015, the same month a federal election is scheduled.
Last week, Flaherty presented a fiscal update that showed a return to balanced budgets in 2016-17, including a C$3 billion ($3 billion) contingency cushion in case the global economy worsens.
Three days later, amid criticism, both he and Prime Minister Stephen Harper were at pains to say they still intended to end the red ink by 2015.
Flaherty said on Thursday the next budget in early 2013 would continue with what he called "pro-growth initiatives" of the past year, giving as examples previously-announced initiatives to strengthen the venture capital system and to provide skills training for the work force. Continued...


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Review of molecular machines for nanotechnologyPosted by Jim Lewis on October 5th, 2012
A brief article reviews several types of molecular machines that chemists have built to mimic biology and provide movement for future types of nanotechnology.
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Review of molecular machines for nanotechnologyPosted by Jim Lewis on October 5th, 2012
A brief article reviews several types of molecular machines that chemists have built to mimic biology and provide movement for future types of nanotechnology.
Foresight at Singularity University and in CNBC documentaryPosted by Jim Lewis on August 13th, 2012
From Desiree D. Dudley, Foresight Director of Development and Outreach: 1)Foresighters Christine Peterson and Desiree Dudley will be speaking at NASA-Ames' Singularity University this Monday night, August 13th, from 8-10pm. Presentations are from 8-9, and a Q&A panel with H+'s Amy Li and SU's Jose Cordiero 9-10pm! Topics will include nanotech, biotech, life-extension, and our [...]
SAVE THE DATE: The 2013 Foresight Technical ConferencePosted by Jim Lewis on July 12th, 2012
The 2013 Foresight Technical Conference: Illuminating Atomic Precision will be held January 11-13, 2013 in Palo Alto, CA USA.
Foresight Institute at Space Frontier ConferencePosted by Jim Lewis on June 4th, 2012
How and how soon will nanotechnology play a role in space commercialization?
Foresight Presents: "GENOGEN: Regenerating Skin for Life", with Dr. Nancy MizePosted by Jim Lewis on May 20th, 2012
Nancy K Mize, PhD, Scientist, Innovator, and CEO of GENOGEN Inc., will continue Foresight's local Bay Area community events with a lecture "GENOGEN: Regenerating Skin for Life". GENOGEN is developing products that activate resident skin stem cells to stimulate local areas of regeneration of skin naturally – the way children heal.
Foresight Institute on Singularity Hub (video)Posted by Jim Lewis on May 12th, 2012
Recent interview touches on new Foresight programs and issues in nanotechnology development
Foresight Presents: An Intimate Evening w/Sonia Arrison, Author of 100+Posted by Jim Lewis on February 23rd, 2012
Join us for an intellectually stimulating evening with best-selling author and tech analyst Sonia Arrison! Dinner and drinks will be served h'orderve/tapas-style at 7pm; Sonia will present at 8pm, with personalized, small-group Q&A on the future of technology to follow. Wednesday March 21, 2012 at Ristorante Don Giovanni, 235 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 [...]
Roadmap to an abundant future #1 on Amazon and BarnesAndNoblePosted by Jim Lewis on February 20th, 2012
A new book documenting tremendous strides toward a better future reached #1 on both Amazon and BarnesAndNoble.
Foresight co-founder among panelists discussing role of technology in human existencePosted by Jim Lewis on January 23rd, 2012
Human life after advanced nanotechnology has been developed will be fundamentally different from life up until that point.
Advanced nanofactories in twenty years?Posted by Jim Lewis on January 12th, 2012
An article in The Guardian quotes Christine Peterson and Robert Freitas on the vision of molecular manufacturing. Freitas is quoted as expecting that the development of nanofactories could be done in 20 years for "on the order of" one billion dollars.
Christine Peterson on current state and future potential of nanotechnologyPosted by Jim Lewis on December 21st, 2011
When can we expect advanced nanomachinery to be commercialized? Will any technologies not be affected in some way by advanced nanotechnology?
Know a young visionary who deserves a large grant? Deadline Dec 31Posted by Jim Lewis on December 15th, 2011
The Thiel Foundation is offering $100,000 grants to innovators age 19 or younger who want to skip college and focus on their work, their research, and their self-education—Deadline Dec 31.
Holiday Greetings from Foresight!Posted by Jim Lewis on December 8th, 2011
Foresight announces election of new president Larry Millstein; schedules "Meet The President: Dinner Reception" Monday 12/12, 6:30pm @ Don Giovanni's in Mountain View, CA; kicks off Annual Challenge Grant – donate this month for double the value to Foresight!
Bio-Nanomachinery Dinner Lecture, Mountain View, CA, August 30Posted by Jim Lewis on August 23rd, 2011
Have you seen those beautiful animations illustrating how the complex molecular machinery in a cell works? (Ex. http://youtu.be/sa563MdIiXE) Just how much of that is 'made up'? How much is real? How is the information gathered, and what potentials can we unlock with it? Foresight is proud to announce its next dinner lecture: "Elucidating Bio-Nanomachines: Microscopies [...]
Foresight@Google 25th Anniversary Reunion: Review and ClosurePosted by Jim Lewis on August 16th, 2011
June 25-26, 2011 Mountain View, California http://www.foresight.org/reunion/ Thanks to all for a successful summer conference! We're still hearing about some great connections and synergies made at the gathering that will help further transformative nanotech. With the addition of NASA-Ames Singularity University grad students, as well as 20Under20 Thiel Fellows, there was standing room only on [...]
Foresight Positions Open: Ops and Office ManagerPosted by Jim Lewis on August 16th, 2011
Foresight is happy to congratulate our Director of Operations, Faisal Ahmed, on successful admittance to law school. Faisal will be with us as he transitions to a new schedule over the next month, but this also means Foresight has two positions open for immediate hire at our Menlo Park, California office. So… Inspired by emerging [...]
2011 Foresight Institute Prize in Communication deadline is Sept. 30, 2011Posted by Jim Lewis on July 28th, 2011
The Foresight Institute Prize in Communication recognizes outstanding journalistic or other communication endeavors that lead to a better public understanding of molecular nanotechnology or other key emerging technologies of high social or environmental impact.
2011 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize deadline is September 30, 2011Posted by Jim Lewis on July 25th, 2011
Submit your own work or nominate a colleague for the 2011 Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes.
Foresight's recent past president honored by his undergraduate universityPosted by Jim Lewis on July 18th, 2011
Foresight's recent past president J. Storrs "Josh" Hall was awarded the 2011 Achievement Award in the Sciences from his undergraduate alma mater Drew University: … During his subsequent graduate studies at Rutgers University, Hall found the field of nanotechnology. His first book, Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology (Prometheus 2005), won the Foresight Institute's Communications Prize [...]
Free webcast this weekend of Foresight Conference at GooglePosted by Christine Peterson on June 23rd, 2011
We're going to take a shot at doing a live webcast of Foresight@Google: 25th Anniversary Conference and Celebration. See this page for schedule and link: http://foresight.org/reunion/schedule.html It's free so please have patience if we run into any technical difficulties. You can try sending questions to speakers by using this Twitter tag (though in-person participants get first [...]


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The old adage of good things coming in small packages seems right at home with the 95 IS. This little camera is really quite small, measuring 88.5x54.8x21.8mm. At first, you'd be forgiven for thinking it seems a little flimsy as you take it out of the box, revealing the plastic front panel — it is certainly a bit of a shock considering the all-metal construction of other IXUS cameras. Any doubts are soon put to rest with the significant weight advantage offered by the new materials — at 120g it is also lighter than a lot of the Canon compacts that have come before it.
Turn this little pocket rocket around and you'll see that the buttons at the back all sit flush with the camera body and have a nice rubberised feel to them. It's the standard Canon compact configuration, with the LCD screen situated at the back left and the buttons arranged to the right, along with a mode switch that changes the camera from fully automatic to program and movie options. The power and shutter button sit toward the top right, with the zoom rocker nestled around the shutter.
At the bottom is the standard battery/SD card slot arrangement and a small tripod attachment. Colour choice is varied, and follows the lead from the rainbow-styled IXUS 80 IS — silver, blue, green, pink and grey.
Much to our enjoyment, the 95 IS features an optical viewfinder, something which has been much missed on a range of the IXUS cameras previously. While it's incredibly (and we mean, incredibly) small, it is still very useful in bright situations when the screen is hard to view, or when the battery is running low and you're trying to conserve energy for just a few more shots. On the topic of small, the LCD screen is 2.5 inches — it suits the footprint of the camera, but we are left wanting just a little more.
In terms of the lens, 3x optical zoom is what you'll get here which is relatively standard on a camera of this size and price. So too is the focal length of the lens, which is 35mm at its widest — slightly disappointing. Indeed, when we look at the specifications it's really quite similar to the popular IXUS 80 IS, but instead has two extra megapixels (topping out at 10 megapixels on the 95 IS) and an improved processor (Digic 4) to name the most obvious differences. A new Canon technology called intelligent contrast correction is also included, which is purported to automatically correct the exposure for dark and light situations.
Unlike the IXUS 100 IS, the 95 IS doesn't have high-definition movie mode, only 640x480 at 30fps. The two other modes that you'll need to acquaint yourself with on the 95 IS are the automatic and program modes. Full automatic is fairly self explanatory, with the camera adjusting all settings depending on shooting conditions. In this mode you can only adjust the recording size of the photo, activate or deactivate the flash, and use the self-timer.
Program is a little different, and while not affording full control over aperture and shutter combinations, the 95 IS allows a little more flexibility. You can adjust ISO, white balance, camera colours, metering mode, single or continuous shots, and recording size as well as scene modes, exposure compensation and all the above mentioned options available to you in automatic.
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Start-up time on the 95 IS was particularly good, with the time taken from pressing the power button to the camera being ready to shoot being just over 1 second. In continuous shooting mode, the 95 IS averaged just under 1 second for sequential shots.


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An Inside Texas conversation with Montgomery head coach John Bolfing on Greg Smith:
IT: What are Gregs strengths as a football player?
Bolfing: Greg has tremendous size. He's 6-4, 6-5, weighs 230 pounds, so size was a big factor. Then you tie that in with the speed he has, he's a 4.6 or better type of kid in the 40, so that's a great quality. He's a very strong individual and he has a lot of room for growth in that area. But I think the No. 1 thing and the most important thing about Greg is he's an extremely intelligent kid. You know, he's a 4.0 kid. He's one of those kids, no matter how many plays he plays on the football field, he will never embarrass The University of Texas in any way, shape or form. He will graduate on time and will go on and take advantage of the education he is about to receive and do great things with it. To me, there was no down side in recruiting Greg Smith. Everything was very, very positive and I think Texas got themselves a winner.
IT: What did the Texas coaches tell you that they like about Greg?
Bolfing: They saw a very big kid who was very, very athletic. You look at a guy like David Thomas and other tight ends they've had around there, they're looking for that type of kid who has a good frame on him and is very, very athletic and they saw that in Greg right away. Then, you throw in the fact that he is such an intelligent kid, I think all those things just really, really impressed them. I think last spring they saw him during the spring running around and catching the ball and they were just really hooked and realized this kid was a big-time player.
IT: Where did they first see him?
Bolfing: I think they first saw him when he was in about eighth grade actually. He went to The University of Texas football camp -- I may be wrong on the date, but somewhere around the eighth grade, and he was always a real mature kid for his age and a big kid. I think they first saw him there and then through the years going to different camps and things and then ultimately going to their camp and seeing how he'd matured and all. The junior camp I think really sold them on him and they felt like he was one of the guys they wanted to get.
IT: Does Greg have a frame to bulk up quite a bit?
Bolfing: I think he has the ability to put on a lot of weight but I don't think that will happen. I'm sure they'll want to put a little bit of weight on him but he's already got a good size on him. From what I understand, they don't really want him to get too big, they want him to be the type guy that catches the ball and maintains his quickness. I hadn't really heard them talk much about putting a lot of weight on him. I may be wrong, but that's what I've gathered. I think they see him as a kid that will just get stronger and stronger and put on a lot more muscle and will be the type kid they can throw the ball to, much like they did with David Thomas. I think that's really the way they see him, being a guy that can step in and do a lot of things that David did.
IT: What was his playing size for you guys?
Bolfing: He probably hasn't gotten a whole lot taller since his sophomore year. Now he has grown some, he's probably grown an inch, inch-and-a-half, but since his sophomore year in high school he's been about 6-4 or better. He probably played at about 215 as sophomore, maybe even a little bit less than that. As a junior I think he was up there about 220-225. And since then he's even gotten a little bit bigger. I think when he left here in the fall he was probably 230-235 or something like that. I think they see they can put a lot more weight on him if they want to but I don't really know if that's something they're really going to try to do.
IT: What was his role in your offense as a junior?
Bolfing: At the time I was the defensive coordinator, so I was not on the offensive side of the ball, but what his role was, he lined up as a true tight end. The kid was an outstanding blocker and has great leverage and great athleticism and just really did a great job blocking off the edge, and back then a great deal of the offense was running the stretch play and the outside pause play, so that block was very, very important. But he's also the type kid, we would split him out as a split end and get a good matchup on a corner and throw it up for him and let him go get it. He was also a kid that could find a seam over the middle and he made a lot of big plays there as well. Ya know, he's really such a versatile kid. He's also the type kid, we probably could have lined him up at running back and tossed him the ball and he could have done pretty good there too. He did a lot of different things for us offensively and also played some defensive end for us. Like I said, he's just a very versatile kid and very well-rounded athlete.
IT: So he's not a guy you would pigeon hole as a pass-catching tight end or a blocking tight end, he's both?
Bolfing: I think he's the type of kid that could be both, especially as he gets stronger and learns the college game and gets used to how physical it is. I think he's the type of kid that over the next couple of years he could be pretty good at both. I don't know how they're going to use him, but I'd say he's the type kid that is very versatile and could do a lot of things for them.
IT: Before he came down to Austin, what were the things he was working on to get better and get prepared for jumping in in the spring?
Bolfing: Man, I tell you what, he had that knee injury back in June, had the surgery, and he was just rehabbing here at school, rehabbing with his doctor in Houston, he was lifting here, he was doing whatever he could do to possibly get better. He never sat still and as he went through the process, as they let him, he started doing more and more and more and never missed a day. Matter of fact, he was here every day. I don't think he missed a single practice of ours the entire year. Even though he didn't play a lick, he was here every single day, at every single practice, at every single game, helping out wherever he could, and watching, and then it was time for him to go workout or go to rehab or whatever, he went and did that. He really worked to get himself ready and from what I gather, he's pretty much 100 percent right now.
IT: Was Greg a leader for you guys, and if so, how did he lead?
Bolfing: More than anything, Greg kind of held back a little bit because he wasn't there playing in the games, so he's not the type kid -- he didn't want to jump in there too much because he knew wasn't going through the workouts every single day and doing all the things everybody else was doing so he kind of sat back a little bit but I think what he was, he was a tremendous influence on our team because our kids saw him there every day and they realized that that was not easy for him. It was not easy for him to come to practice every day, it was not easy for him to go to every game and be there, so I think he was an inspirational type leader. He didn't have too say much, didn't have to do much, but just the fact that he was there every single day and every single practice and every single game, I think our kids really fed off that and realized if he can do that, then we really need to put forth our best effort and do the best job that we can possibly do, so I think he was more of a real positive influence on us just by his presence.
IT: What did Greg mean to your football program?
Bolfing: Greg was a three-year starter for us. He was a kid you could count on every single day. He was somebody you could point to and say, This is the way you ought to handle yourself in the classroom, this is the way you ought to handle yourself out in public, this is the way you ought to handle yourself in the weight room, and you know he was a very good basketball player too. Everything he did, he did it well, he did it with a lot of class, he worked very, very hard, so what he really meant to us was great leadership. Somebody the kids could look to and say, Here's a kid that is tremendously gifted and he's out there busting his tail to get better so why shouldn't we? So I think he had a tremendous amount of influence there. And then of course on the field, when he was able to play, when he was healthy, he was a kid that made plays for us. He was a playmaker for us and the kids realized that and I think our players really looked at him and saw what a big influence he could have on our team if he was able to play this year. But I guess the impact he had on us was his leadership, his work ethic, all the little things that he did really influenced our other kids quite a lot and they could look to him and see that that he was doing all these little things to get better and they asked themselves, If he's doing it, why shouldn't we? So he's meant a whole lot to our program. Of course, any time you get a Division-I recruit, especially to The University of Texas, that's huge to a program. It's going to bring more attention to our program. It's going to mean other colleges might take a little closer look at Montgomery athletes in the future and it brings a little notoriety as a football program and as a school. He's meant a lot and we're certainly going to miss him a lot.
IT: Is there a defining moment for you that exemplifies Greg's ability as a football player?
Bolfing: [Laughs] Yeah, a defining moment is probably last June when he tore his ACL. As a junior, he actually had a hand injury, broke his thumb and missed some playing time there. He wasn't able to play much offense for a few games because he had a club on his hand. He blocked and caught a couple of balls for us with that big ol' club on his hand, but I think probably one game last year, we were playing Katy Creek, he was almost over the thumb injury but still had a little hand cast on, and we lined him up as a wideout and I think two consecutive series we threw fades up to him in the end zone and he just went up over everybody and caught and that was really the first time I think everybody just said, Wow! This kid is special, not just anybody can do that, especially with the cast on your hand. For me, I remember that game and him making a couple of big catches over defenders and I was thinking, You really can't cover the kid.
IT: Is there anything you'd like to add about Greg that we didn't already cover?
Bolfing: I think one thing that was really neat about Greg, before he left he took some time with our younger kids, our junior high kids, some of his own time and went down there and spoke with them and I think that's the kind of kid he is. He's very unselfish. If you ask him to do something he's going to try to make time for it and I think that's a very important quality that he has and I think that's something probably you'll see in Austin over the next few years. You'll see a kid that is going to be very involved, as much as he can be. I know football players' time is in great demand but he's the type of kid you'll see very much involved in the community and he'll relish that opportunity. Although he's somewhat quiet in many respects, he communicates very, very well with kids and I think you'll see he'll be more than a student and a football player, he'll be a very positive influence out in the community as well.
UT's Signing Day bio: A two-time all-district selection who lettered in four sports -- football, basketball, track and field and soccer -- as a prepster was a two-year starter before missing his senior season with an injury two-year member of the team leadership council voted second team all-district (18-4A) and honorable mention all-county as a junior made 10 receptions for 165 yards and three TDs named honorable mention all-district as a sophomore three-year letterman in basketball led his team to a bi-district championship as a junior earned first team all-district and all-county named honorable mention all-county as a sophomore played on the USA People to People Ambassador basketball team, leading them to a second-place finish at the Switzerland Invitational earned all-tournament team honors lettered twice competing in the 200 meters, 400 meters, long jump, triple jump, sprint relays, shot put and discus in track and field was a regional qualifier in the 200 meters and the shot put helped his 4x200 relay team set a school record also earned a letter in soccer as a sophomore a member of the National Honor Society involved with the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society earned second-team academic all-state and academic all-district as a senior made Montgomery HS and national Honor Roll participated in the Student Leadership Conference in Jan. 2004 was a children's leader at his church spent time as a math tutor was a Special Olympics coach worked at the Star of Hope homeless shelter uncle, Gus Jr., and grandfather, Gus Sr., played football at St. Joseph's cousin, Vick Fortino, played football at Wisconsin from 1985-88 enjoys drawing and playing the bass guitar full name is Gregory David Smith born on Jan. 13, 1988 in Greenbrae, Calif.
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Jak advice?
I love Jak but I feel like he is a little under powered but thats already been said many times before so my real question is; is there anyway to set your self up for his LVL1 super (don't tell me mass inverter)
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My friends and I have been practising non stop for the last few days. I've been maining Jak for that time and I've been studying advanced techniques for him. Typically the combo I use to get his level one off is; Air Side Square (HoverBoard) into Neutral square (Dax spin kick) which causes a nice knockback then I'll usually short hop away and then back in (because they're already DI'ing towards me at this point so I use the short hop as a fake out) then by the time they've noticed what's going on it's too late and they're a stock down.
I'm a floater, not a fighter.
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At Brevard, "Learn in Order to Serve" is more than just a motto - it's a lifestyle. Our Office of Community and Service Initiatives is the cornerstone of Brevard's campus-wide mission to make an impact on the school and community through student-led service. Here you can take part in awareness initiatives and events, go on service trips, serve at local homeless and domestic violence shelters, or work in a community garden - all while using your unique passions and skills to make a difference. Visit Brevard to meet the Director of Service Initiatives and learn more about your service opportunities!
CSI Goals
- The Office of Community and Service Initiatives strives to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for learning and to provide opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the community to engage in mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Promotes open dialogue and communication in order to challenge bias and expand cultural knowledge and appreciation
- Cultivates a culture of service at Brevard that extends into a life-long commitment for individuals, and creates and promotes meaningful opportunities that enhance learning through social action
Service Learning Opportunities
- Participate in specially themed awareness and service-learning weeks like Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
- Discover unique ways you can contribute your talents or time to the community while gaining valuable volunteer experience. Meet with the Director or BC Serves (our student-led community service club) to learn how you can best serve your community.
- Help plan, facilitate, and participate in frequent and exciting events (check them out at CSI Special Events)
- Stop by the office to explore a database filled with local non-profits and their volunteer needs. We also have service opportunities organized by academic study and personal interest.


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date: 26 October 2007
embargo: 00.01 Monday 29 October
The TUC and voluntary sector organisations are today (Monday) marking the longest period between bank holidays by calling for a new Community Day holiday in October to celebrate the work of UK's 20 million volunteers.
The Community Day campaign - backed by the TUC, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Volunteering England, Community Service Volunteers (CSV) and the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) - is calling for a new bank holiday to give people a break from work and encourage them to participate in community activities. Community Day will celebrate the contribution that volunteers make to society and help community groups to publicise the work they do.
There are countless ways in which people could participate in Community Day. Activities could include:
Organising a street party
Tree planting or dry stone walling
Volunteering in a hospital
Refereeing or fundraising for an inter-office sports day
Walking a dog from the local animal shelter
In addition to celebrating the work of voluntary groups, Community Day aims to encourage more people to take up volunteering on a regular basis. The voluntary sector is estimated to be worth £40 billion a year to the economy, so a 5% increase in the number of volunteers would cover the cost of an extra bank holiday. Other benefits of Community Day include giving people the chance to learn new skills and improve their health, as well as bringing communities together.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'The UK has fewer bank holidays than nearly every other country in Europe, so there is a huge demand for an extra day off work. Many people would also love to volunteer, but can't find the time because of work and other commitments. A Community Day would give everyone the chance to participate in their local community.
'Politicians are always waxing lyrical about the contribution that voluntary groups make to society. So why not properly recognise their work and give the voluntary sector a fantastic recruitment drive by backing the campaign for a Community Day bank holiday.'
Commenting on the Community Day bank holiday, Executive Director of CSV,
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless said: 'Getting involved in your community can cut
crime, improve our schools, protect the environment and improve health. We
need it now.'
Justin Davis Smith, Acting Chief Executive of Volunteering England, said: 'People volunteer for different reasons. For some, it's wanting to give something back to society in general, or to a service from which they've personally benefited. For many, it's a way of making friends and getting to know new people. And for others still, it's about getting out of the house and improving their physical and mental health. Whatever the reason for getting involved, Community Day provides the perfect opportunity for people to extend themselves and try something new, strengthening their communities at the same time.'
Kevin Curley, Chief Executive of NAVCA, said: ' A Community Day will celebrate the achievements of the thousands of voluntary and community organisations working to make a real difference to their local communities. Day in day out millions of people are tackling poverty and exclusion, improving the environment, providing activities for children and young people and bringing different people together. Community and voluntary organisations change lives, improve neighbourhoods and bring communities together. Lets have a day that celebrates what they do and encourages more people to get involved.
Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of the NCVO said: "A Community Day would be the perfect opportunity for people and communities to celebrate the inspirational work that voluntary and community organisations do throughout the year. By making people more aware of the voluntary work going on in their areas, it would also encourage more and more to engage in community activity to build their skills and, most importantly, help transform other people's lives."
- Great Britain currently has 8 bank holidays, compared to an EU average of 10.9 days. Only Romania has fewer bank holidays than Great Britain.
- The 2005 Home Office Citizenship survey recorded that 20.4 million people in England had taken part in voluntary activity during the previous month. The survey also estimated that activity generated by the voluntary sector is worth £40 billion to the economy. A 5% increase in the number of volunteers would increase this figure to £42 billion, covering the £2 billion cost of a bank holiday.
- A TUC poll in 2004 found that more than 90% of people supported a new bank holiday, with 40% preferring a bank holiday in the autumn half term.
- A poll on Volunteering England's website asked: What would be the greatest advantage of a community-focused Bank Holiday? 64% responded, 'Increased public awareness of the value of volunteering'; 34%, 'a chance to volunteer'; and 2%, 'a chance for existing volunteers to give more time.'
- To found out more information and sign up to the Community Day campaign, visit www.communityday.org.uk .
- Most volunteer roles will involve induction or training, and others may require a check to be carried out by the Criminal Records Bureau. Contact the volunteer manager at the relevant organisation for more information.
- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
- Register for the TUC's press extranet : a service exclusive to journalists wanting to access pre-embargo releases and reports from the TUC. Visit www.tuc.org.uk/pressextranet
TUC: Rob Holdsworth, T: 020 7467 1372; M: 07921 236 972; E: [email protected]
TUC Press Office, T: 020 7467 1248
Volunteering England: Cat Dean, T: 020 7520 8932; E: [email protected]
NCVO: Siobhan Wakely, NCVO Press Officer T: 020 7520 2569; M:07894 022 006; E: [email protected]
CSV: Paul Donohoe, T: 020 7812 0037; M: 07779 624 385 ; E: [email protected]
NAVCA: Neil Cleeveley, T:0114 289 3954; E: [email protected]
Issued: 29 October, 2007


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Facebook phishing attacks are on the rise, as observed by Symantec, whereby users are lured to log in their usernames and passwords on fake "Facebook" sites via phishing emails. Here are some measures as advised by the software giant.
Phishing attackers will send a message to a victim's Facebook 'inbox', as well as an email notification with the subject 'Hello' or 'Hi'. The email appears to have come from the victim's friend and includes text asking the user to visit a malicious and fake Facebook login page, where the attacker will then steal the user's login credentials to launch future attacks.
Symantec advises the following:
– Always maintain a level of caution around any messages from within a website or that appear to be sent by a website. When clicking on a link, double-check the actual domain that is shown at the top of the page. It's best practice to type the direct Web address directly into your address bar rather than rely upon links from a message.
– Use complex passwords and unique ones for each site. A few suggestions:
· Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols, and numbers.
· Make sure your passwords are at least eight characters long. The more characters your passwords contain, the more difficult they are to guess
· Try to make your passwords as meaningless and random as possible
· Use different passwords for each account
· Change your passwords regularly. Set up a routine, changing your passwords the first of each month or every other payday
· Never write your passwords down, and never give them out to anyone
· Don't use names or numbers associated with you, such as a birth date or nickname
· Don't use your user name or login name in any form
· Don't use a derivative of your name, the name of a family member, or the name of a pet
· Avoid using a solitary word in any language
· Don't use the word password
· Avoid using easily·obtained personal information. This includes license plate numbers, telephone numbers, identity card numbers, your car's make or model, your street address, etc.
· Don't answer yes when prompted to save your password to a particular computer. Instead, rely on a strong password committed to memory or stored in a dependable password management program
– Maintain an up-to-date browser and operating system. Use security software, such as Norton Internet Security 2009. Check out web safety services such as Norton Safe Web where a community of web users collaborate to report dangerous phishing and malware sites.
– Double check you've arrived at your destination. When clicking over to Facebook (or any site) make a habit of looking at what appears in the address line. You might not always be able to spot a fake site but in the case of this particular scam, it's obviously not http://www.facebook.com/.
– Be suspicious of requests to enter your account name and password.


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My family resently moved into the area and joined on this organiztion. The Lunada Bay Little league is not being run by the little league guidelines. The league is stealing the hearts and money from the local families that sign their children up to play. The board of directors are hand picked by themselves and are refusing to let the families / membership hold elections. Most of the members are not liked in the communty. I witnessed them giving themselves thophies at the end of this season. The reason these people want to be on this board is not about the players or families . Its about power , control , and the favoritism for thier own children. No Rules ,No Guidelines, No respect for all children . The League is run by Cheaters that only care about if there children are on the ALL STARS and making sure they can manage or coach. Please email (((redacted))) and help us get our league back for the kids.
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SUBMITTED: Sunday, June 29, 2014POSTED: Sunday, June 29, 2014
I am a parent of a Lunada Bay Little League player. I have never sat on the board, nor do I know any of the board members in a meaningful way. Like all the parents I know, we simply come to watch our children play baseball and compete. Little League is not an end in and of itself, but a very small contributor to the lessons our kids wil learn as they grow and mature.
I appreciate that we all want to see our children succeed; however, objectively, your note seems a bit petty and overbearing. What are you trying to accomplish? What is your end game? You must have some agenda, albeit sad given that it has to do with Little League.
As opposed to spending time trying to disparage a youth sports league and the volunteers who try to make all our kids enjoy a great experience, I'd suggest you dedicate such time making our league better with positive suggestions as opposed to heaving unsubstantiated and over-the-top allegations.
A poorly crafted, overly emotional email with no substance only discredits you and any genuine grievance you may have.
I'd suggest you read the Little League code of conduct and then work from there.
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SUBMITTED: Friday, June 27, 2014POSTED: Friday, June 27, 2014
Do you really want a person like this running the league? This person cannot spell. Probably never finished high school. Crack me up!! Probably cannot count either, so all member fees would be wasted and the league bankrupt. I'm guessing his son did not make the all star team. He is probably home schooling his children, which is scary, because he would not want to send his kids to a school, since teachers are not selected by him or voted in. If there was a vote, I'm not sure if this person can read, so not sure what he would vote for....
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Twitter, MicroMedia and the Super BowlBy
What were you doing during the Super Bowl last night? Being the geek that I am, I was watching it for the commercials only and voicing my opinion about them via Twitter.
Jeremiah Owyang used Twitter to create a MicroMedia event that resulted in more than 2500 opinions on the commercials, their effectiveness, brand relevance, and overall appeal. As Twitterers, like myself, watched the ads we sent our comments to a Twitter address that Jeremiah had set up just for the event. Using one of the Twitter search engines (I was using Twitter Search) I was able to read what others had to say about the commercials, too. Jeremiah has already written a post about the aftermath (A Night at the Twitterbowl), his analysis and some tips to brand managers.
So what ads were my favorite? Overall, I felt the field was pretty weak this year. Too boring, too predictable, and downright stupid in many cases. But if I have to choose, my Top 5 were:
- Budweiser's Rocky/Clydesdales spot – the Clydesdales are always a classic
- Coca-Cola – Charlie Brown and balloons parade
- Toyata's Big Wheel races – appealing to the 70s/80s kid in many of us
- Diet Pepsi Max – the Chris Katan cameo made it successful
- Victoria's Secret – excellent timing, tie in to both the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day
Did you miss the game and the commercials? You can see them all in the order they appeared at www.myspace.com/superbowlads.
What were your favorites? Which ones did you really dislike (Amp Energy, Careerbuilder, and Salesgenie for me)? And which ones do you think the companies got their money's worth out of?Â
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Char, I agree. For me, the best one was the Clydesdale, which was actually quite good, but not a single other one stuck out to me. I barely remember the others you mentioned! And think how much money those advertisers spent… What a shame.
I thought the COKE "Parade Balloons" was not only the best ad of the game, but the best ad I had seen in a very long time. Kudos to W+K.
Kristen – Most of the ads were just not memorable. I am actually surprised that some companies, like SalesGenie even had the $$ to pay for the ad spot.
RT – Coke had my favorite ad last year, too. The more I think about it though, the Victoria's Secret ad was really well done and well placed.
We just posted our 4th annual study of how well super bowl advertisers integrated online and offline advertising – we'll be writing more about this on our blog, but the preliminary findings are already up on our site: Super Bowl XLII Scorecard.
I wanted to inform you that Josh Bernoff went to great pains to do analysis on the 2000+ replies, and has compiled, rated and ranked
you can now see the top ranked ads according to the twitter users who participated in twitterbowl


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Thinking about it!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Thinking about it!
I was just looking at this book on Amazon. I'm in the process of making a Dear Jane but I love paper piecing. I've always wanted to do either a blue and white or red and white quilt and I wonder if these stars could be done with variations of just two colors or whether a third color would be necessary. Any advice?
GREAT!!! We are getting quite a little group here. I love these stars and can't wait to start. As for using 2 colors, it would work for some but not all. Most need at least three and sometimes more but you can do just the ones that would fit with your idea. Also with 50 blocks you could make 2 quilts. You could actually get more blocks if you continue after Wyoming and Combine sections for even more blocks which is what I might do.
This sounds good. I have -Carol Doak 40 Bright and Bold Paper-Pieced Blocks, I just finished a class which was in a year long. I used probably six different fabrics. I made all of my background fabric the same, while others in the class, mixed it up. At the end, the ones with different background fabric had a hard time finding additional fabric to combine all of the blocks. But they all looked great, just all so different. I would love to get this book and participate . Maybe I can still put this on my Christmas list. My boys are always looking to get me a gift that they may end up getting something from it. LOL
sounds interesting, I might just join you.
How much background fabric do you suppose you need if you the same on each block? I have the perfect fabrics I could use for these.
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This is going to be great! Terrific book full of wonderful patterns. I have made a few, now looking forward to making stars with a common fabric to give it a unified look, instead of the scrappy quilts I usually make. So glad you organized this thread, Florence.
"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way."
Juan Ramon Jimenez 1881-1958
I purchased this book several years ago. It continues to be my all time favorite book for paper piecing. I wnt to Kinkos and had the binding reomoved from the book , and put the book into a 3 ring binder. It so much easier to make the copies.
I would join you on this journey , but have made all the patterns( some many many times) . It will be exciting to see all the results.
I have this book enroute, I would love to join. One of my bucket list quilts is a PP one, about 50 x 50. It seems this would be a good lead in project. It sounds like fun, altho it will probably be like the pinwheels for me, I gotta lot of pinwheels in the spare bedroom waiting to be made into a quilt...but I know how to make a pinwheel now


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|Unleashing God's Truth, One Verse at a Time
Recognizing and exercising spiritual gifts is a confusing and difficult issue for many believers. At one end of the spectrum are Christians who may attend a church for many years without ever recognizing any spiritual gift. That causes passivity in the church and can lead to a disabled body of believers—one with severed limbs and missing organs (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:14–25; Ephesians 4:11–13).
At the other end of the spectrum are professing Christians who presumptuously try to exercise gifts they don't possess. The havoc caused by such people is readily apparent in many charismatic churches—the abundance of self-appointed apostles and female preachers is a prime example.
In the following audio clip, John MacArthur discusses the truth about spiritual gifts.
If you are a new creature in Christ, the Holy Spirit lives in you and has uniquely gifted you to serve the church. The Strange Fire conference will provide much needed clarity to those still struggling with identifying and exercising their spiritual gifts. For more information, please visit our conference website.
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"We had a very good practice," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "The weather was a little cooler and the guys were very spirited. We're looking forward to this game, of course, but we'll prepare for it just like we do any other game."
The Bulldogs are 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the SEC, while the Gators are 5-2 and 3-2. Georgia is coming off a 23-20 win over Arkansas. The Gators were idle last week.
Quarterback Joe Tereshinski worked with the first unit on Monday as D.J. Shockley was sidelined with a sprained knee. Tereshinski has completed 13-of-23 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown this season as Shockley's backup.
Asked if the key to this week was keeping things as normal as possible, Tereshinski said, "That's the way I want it to be. I'm watching a little more film, but otherwise it's school and practice. I want to keep the routine the same."
Richt announced the captains for Saturday's game will be guard Max Jean-Gilles and Dennis Roland on offense, end Will Thompson on defense, and tailback/return specialist Tyson Browning on special teams.
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Ok, so not everyone in this video is riding a motorcycle, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. Watch as people narrowly miss getting hit by trains, planes, and automobiles.
[Warning: No one dies in this video, but many stare it straight in the face.]
Close enough for you? I can't believe that some of these people are still around to tell their stories.


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New Delhi: Brad Hodge showed how important a player he is in the shorter version of the game as his counter-attacking half-century helped Rajasthan Royals eke out a four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday.
When Hodge came to the wicket, Rajasthan were tottering at 57 for 5 in 10 overs chasing 133. And while rest of the batsmen from both sides were unable to adjust to the slowness of the pitch, Hodge not only played with relative ease but also translated his innings into a match-winning knock. He ended the game with two consecutive sixes off Darren Sammy, remaining unbeaten on 54 off just 29 balls. Rajasthan will now play Mumbai Indians in the second Qualifier on Friday to book their date with Chennai Super Kings for Sunday's final.
The pitch used for Wednesday's encounter was much slower than that in the first Qualifier at the same venue on Tuesday, which Parthiv Patel (1) found out when he mistimed a length delivery from Vikramjeet Malik and was caught in the offside. Malik, who was drafted into the side for Pravin Tambe, struck again when he had Hanuma Vihari (1) caught at mid-on attempting an expensive pull.
It was time to consolidate and both Shikhar Dhawan (33) and Cameron White (31) had to mould their natural game. Dhawan hit his and the team's first boundary with a simple push to the wide of mid-off; White also made a conscious effort to play everything along the ground. With Rajasthan's bowlers using the slowness of the pitch fully, the two batsmen kept up their measured approach as Hyderabad made just 48 in 10 overs. White went after Siddharth Trivedi, swiping him for four through square leg, but perished while trying a hoick off the next delivery, mistiming it and easily getting caught at mid-off.
Rajasthan had complete control over the proceedings until Sammy (29) dispatched Shane Watson over midwicket for six. Dhawan tried hard but could not get his innings going and his sluggish knock ended he scooped James Faulkner straight to Trivedi at short fine leg.
That brought together two of the strongest hitters in this format. While Sammy had got going with a six, Thisara Perera (11) took just one delivery to hit a four. When it looked that the two would take Hyderabad to a challenging score, they departed in the 18th over of the innings. Sammy was the victim of a terrific throw from the deep by substitute Rahul Shukla and Perera was caught behind off Watson. The remaining batsmen did just enough to take the side to a decent score.
Rahul Dravid (12) started Rajasthan's chase with three spanking shots towards midwicket - a pull towards midwicket followed by two drives. But when he was looking for a big knock, Ishant Sharma induced him into a false stroke, inducing a leading edge which went to Karan Sharma at backward point. Watson (24) looked the best batsman in form from the outset, cracking one through the covers and clipping the other through fine leg for fours off Ishant whose line and length both went from bad to worse. Ajinkya Rahane (18) played a crisp, flat six off him, while Watson smacked him for two more boundaries.
Looking to attack Karan Sharma, Watson was caught at the midwicket boundary by Sammy, who jumped in the air to pluck a superb catch. Next to go was Dishant Yagnik (0) who failed to gauge the situation and went for a wild swipe, getting bowled by Sammy. Things went from bad to worse for Rajasthan as the well-set Rahane and Stuart Binny departed in back-to-back overs.
Rajasthan needed 76 from 60 balls when Hodge joined Sanju Samson (10) at the crease. From then on, the two batsmen played contrasting cricket. While Hodge went for an all out attack, Samson gave the strike to his senior pro regularly. White erred by giving one too many overs to the legspinners and Hodge smashed two big sixes and four off Karan Sharma's second over and hit Mishra for another in the next over.
With Rajasthan needing just 42 off the last six overs, White brought in Dale Steyn and the fast bowler struck immediately, trapping Samson leg before. But Hodge kept his cool till the end to drive Rajasthan to a thrilling win.


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For Australian companies, too, there is an intensifying debate over how - or even whether - to regulate office affairs. For employees, the questions are about privacy and personal rights. For employers, the issues are trying to preserve teamwork and colleagues' contentment while an affair is being conducted, and staving off possible lawsuits after it ends.
Companies fear that staff might be able to sue if a rival worker who is having a relationship with a superior is promoted over them. Worse, if an affair turns sour, a disgruntled employee could claim he or she was overlooked for promotion by their former lover. One or other partner could also claim that they were harassed or unfairly dismissed.
But regulating workplace affairs is a daunting prospect. Thousands of us court our life partners on company time. At least half of all Britons meet their partners at work, and about 40 per cent of employees there admit to having had a fling with at least one colleague, according to a recently published book, Sex At Work.
Australians are even more active in the office: a study by Brisbane academic Dr Geoff Carter, of Griffith University, found that 80 per cent of us have had an affair with a colleague. At any one time, about 11 per cent of workers are in a sexual relationship at work, according to Dr Grant Michelson, a senior lecturer in the school of business at Sydney University. But other Sydney University research confirms the dangers: almost a quarter of workplace relationships end in sexual harassment cases.
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's general manager of workplace relations, David Gregory, agrees with workplace researchers that it is a thorny issue.
After the ending of workplace affairs, some employees have argued that they were sexually harassed or bullied, discriminated against or unfairly sacked. Gregory says they are winning two or three months' extra pay, plus entitlements. In one case, a woman who had an affair with a member of the family that owned her firm claimed she was harassed out of a job after she ended the relationship. She settled out of court.
In other cases, senior managers who have had relationships with junior staff have been accused of asking managers below them to discriminate against their ex-lover.
Employers have also seen damaging resentments develop over perceived favouritism and the negative effects of workers passing judgement on married colleagues who cheat. "We are aware of incidents of employees being dismissed or resigning under pressure, and of workplace bullying and discrimination," Gregory says.
"Workplace relationships, while we (employers) acknowledge they exist, can be a bit of a minefield both when employees are in it and when it comes to the end."
He says some of the more severe measures being introduced in Britain and America would not be legal here. British travel chain Thomson recently drew up a strict sex-at-work code and asked its 12,000 staff to declare all workplace relationships. It admitted it may move employees if it is "in the interests of the company or other staff".
Some US companies have introduced "love contracts": on joining, staff are obliged to sign forms promising not to sue their employers for sexual harassment or discrimination if they have workplace relationships that end.
But it seems no one is naive enough to try to forbid such affairs developing in the first place. Carter says romance at work is so frequent because companies tend to hire people who are similar and - surprise - they are often attracted to each other. "Those people tend to have lots in common. It leads to mutual attraction, love and relationships. Organisations hire in their own image, and like attracts like."
Another reason love blossoms among the filing cabinets is the way we live now. "We work such long hours, especially in industries such as financial services, journalism and IT, that this should not come as a surprise," says Gary Cooper, a psychology professor at Manchester School of Management.
"When people work under stressful situations, it is common for colleagues to become each others' counsellors. They may discuss issues that are concerning each other or complain to one another about their bosses. This sharing of problems can be an integral part of building confidences that lead a relationship to start."
But when things sour, it is a different story. Carter notes that once one partner, often the woman, elects to de-couple, things can turn ugly: "Lots of the women I interviewed were either dismissed or walked out of the organisation, or suffered some kind of discrimination from others in the organisation."
Carter interviewed 200 workers in various fields and says that, while singles who hooked up at work were deemed no threat, women who had indulged in affairs where either partner was married were often punished by colleagues as well as bosses. As many as 80 per cent of them left the company or were moved, and many thought employers were in some way liable.
Currently, about 13 per cent of Australian firms try to head this off by making some kind of statement about appropriate work relationships, Michelson says. But he believes the employers' response is not yet what it should be.
One reason for the delay: many senior male executives, including CEOs and partners in businesses, toy with office affairs themselves.
"They have a mid-life crisis and want to think they've still got it (by having an affair), so why would they be interested in... addressing it as a serious concern?" Michelson asks.
In this light, says Kath Albury, the idea of alerting the company to the existence of a couple has merit. Paradoxically, she says this would help shield women in relationships from the anger of other women, many of whom believe success for females at work means never blurring the personal and the professional.
"I think having it in the open is probably a good idea," Albury says. "People admitting there may be conflicts of interest, and that they shouldn't be voting as a block, or assessing each others' work and doing performance reviews on each other, or signing off on each other's projects."
Judging by harassment suits, it is women who feel more damaged than men when it all goes wrong; they initiate most of the formal complaints, says Michelson. In fact, senior men involved "often do not see anything wrong with their behaviour... they think women should be a good sport about it".
The issue is taken rather more seriously in Britain, where a survey by the specialist journal IRS Employment Review found 22 per cent of employers fear workplace relationships hurt performance, and 16 per cent believe they have a negative effect on teamwork. Almost a third said office affairs damage the working environment.
Michelson says that for most workers in Australia, the resentment of others' affairs is not due to the ethical questions involved but to self-interest. "Favouritism is the dominant issue... Not surprisingly, people will automatically assume (the subordinate partner) is receiving something other than the relationship itself."
It is vital companies handle these perceptions carefully, says the Australian Institute of Management's executive director, Bernard Cronin. He believes a way to do this is to ensure three or more managers are involved in every promotion decision.
"The important thing is to ensure that decisions which impact on people's careers and happiness or comfort in the workplace are transparent. You never want to be in a situation where it's alleged that someone got a job because they were sleeping with someone else."
Gregory says companies should be more pro-active and talk quietly to staff in or ending relationships if they believe problems may follow.
"Be alert, is what we would suggest. Don't by any means pretend these are easy issues to talk about, but get involved if you feel there may be any potential problem."
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Do not go near this company !! They take card details, waste your time going through everything, ring you back in half hour saying price has magically gone up! Even at the beginning when he was going through everything he then quickly said the overall price ( and secretly added 40 quid each) it's only because I checked it properly that he then took the price down the the original price he quoted me. It's a rip off company. Do not go near it. How on earth they havent been shut down is beyond me!!… Read Full Review
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booked a holiday with them, never again. Firstly we were told we were flying Glasgow to Barcelona, only when we had booked and paid in full did we find out we were flying Glasgow to luton then on to Barcelona after a 10 hour wait between flights. we were told if we cancelled we would lose 30% of what had been paid as an admin fee. We endured a 135 minute transfer that was supposed to be 75mins, arriving at the hotel at 2am with no food or drink available to us. same on the return journey… Read Full Review
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Written on: 20/08/2014 by Woodruff467 (1 review written)
After finding price on web site, phoned and agreed the price, after giving bank card details to confirm booking, told there was £50 extra to pay for booking fee. Told them to forget it, I can find cheaper elsewhere. Told me after speaking to Manager could make the booking cheaper, but by now I had lost faith with the company and went elsewhere… Read Full Review
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Written on: 30/07/2014 by Cade80 (1 review written)
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Written on: 17/10/2013 by Shaz222 (1 review written)
Thank you Review Centre! The same thing has happened to us as had been described by other reviewers, but because we'd read the reviews (after booking) we expected the call... and sure enough, they wanted an extra £140!! So we cancelled and booked a better hotel through Thomas Cook for just £80 more! Brilliant!… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/10/2013
I booked a holiday with Green Dot. Mark (no way was the accent of a Mark) said they would have to confirm and call me back. The reservations manager called me back stating the flights had gone up and I had to pay an extra £60. I have now booked the exact same holiday, £30 cheaper than with Green Dot and I've not been pressured to pay an additional £60. They are a rip off company - read others reviews saying the same!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/10/2013
Just had the same experience. Called us back to say flights had sold our and that we needed to pay an additional £69 each for flights!!! Told him that is not the way we book our holidays and that I did not authorise the credit card payment. I have had to cancel my credit card as I did not trust that they would not take my money! BEWARE: They get all your credit card details BEFORE they tell you they will call you back !!!
Written on: 17/10/2013
Thank you! The same thing has happened to us this evening, but because we'd read your review (after booking) we expected the call... sure enough, they wanted an extra £140!! So we cancelled and booked a better hotel through Thomas Cook for just £80 more!
Written on: 30/09/2013
after finding a holiday and booking it, paying for it 5 mins later a green dot agent phoned to say the price had increased by £80 i asked them why and was told the flights had gone up,i checked and they had only gone up by £7 so i refused to pay,it seems this is common practice to advertise a holiday at a cheaper price then get customers to pay extra which is not right. … Read Full Review
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Thank you! The same thing has happened to us this evening, but because we'd read your review (after booking) we expected the call... sure enough, they wanted an extra £140!! So we cancelled and booked a better hotel through Thomas Cook for just £80 more!
Written on: 28/08/2013
NEVER EVER book with green dot holidays. We booked a double bed apartment, but when we got there we were in the worst single room with just matresses on the floor. We rang them up and said they made a mistake but nothing they could do about it. They rang up later on and said we could pay for an upgrade and they would refund us the money. However after paying for the upgrade they have never given us the money back. The staff are not English and very hard to understand. They never ring your back… Read Full Review
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We're very sorry to hear about your issues at the hotel. We rely on our suppliers to ensure that they offer exactly what was booked. If this does not happen, we will always fully investigate any complaints.
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Written on: 29/08/2013
Well that is just untrue, because I have contacted you directly about my issue, but all you have done is just back track, lie and be rude on the phone. You are the worst company I have ever delt with. I would recommend anyone to never book with your ever.
Written on: 21/08/2013 by meesh123 (1 review written)
these people are rude aggressive liars ,take your business else where !!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/08/2013
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Written on: 05/08/2013
They wanted credit card details before anything else, before an email account even to confirm the holiday had b een booked, tried charging £200 for a taxi from majorca airport to the hotel before suddenly realising they could do it for 70. Could not speak a word of English and would reccomend anybody to look elsewhere!… Read Full Review
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HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will showcase the new Mazda CX-9 seven-passenger crossover sport-utility vehicle (SUV) at the New York International Auto Show to be held from Wednesday, April 12 to Sunday, April 23, 2006. As a larger sibling to the Mazda CX-7 crossover SUV, unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Mazda CX-9 is the second vehicle designed and engineered specifically for the North American market.
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With a stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Montreal Airport in Dorval, you'll be near the airport and close to Bombardier Aerospace and Golf Dorval. This eco-friendly hotel is within the vicinity of CAE and Fairview Pointe Claire.
Make yourself at home in one of the 162 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
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$350 or thereabouts.
I am considering selling a Model 15-4 which is NIB with box and papers. It is a 4" blued gun and I bought it new. What is the going price?
$350 or thereabouts.
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I might just go ahead and shoot the 15-4 because it seems that I will not hurt the value much.
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