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"We don't know how it happened. She must have gotten out once."
Those were the words one woman said when she dropped off four Schnauzer mix puppies with one of our rescue partners down south.
All it took was one time for this Schnauzer to escape and mate with an unknown and unaltered dog.
The story of these Schnauzer mix puppies is not an unusual one. The tragic fact is that such accidents are the main reason that 4 million companion animals are euthanized in municipal shelters around the U.S. every year. Most of these innocent animals end up in shelters because their owners didn't make sure their pets were spayed (for females) or neutered (for males).
The litter of mixed breed pups was among the lucky ones. They were picked up from the southern shelter by North Shore Animal League America's Mobile Rescue Unit as it returned with 50 dogs whom they saved from a puppy mill nearby.
"Every year millions of companion animals are euthanized in shelters around the country because there just aren't enough homes," says Sylvia Ottaka, Senior Director of Shelter Operations at North Shore Animal League America. "Many of these animals are young puppies. Spaying or neutering your pet will greatly reduce the overpopulation of unwanted litters and prevent these puppies from being euthanized."
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TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - A landmark decision to overturn a ban on physician-assisted suicide by Canada's top court shows it could take a tough stance on federal government legislation, including security and citizenship bills, that challenge the boundaries of the country's rights-based constitution.
Academics and lawyers said that even though right-leaning Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed 7 of its 9 justices since he became prime minister in 2006, the Supreme Court is proving to be a stern defender of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that took force in 1982.
"The perception that the current government is pushing rights-diminishing legislation through without apparent regard to the Charter may well be effectively forcing the Court to be more liberal, more activist, and more protectionist," said Jamie Cameron, a professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.
The Supreme Court last week voted 9-0 to overturn a ban on physician-assisted suicide - a position not supported by Harper's Conservative government. Parliament has a year to implement a regulatory framework. Or it can do nothing and allow the court ruling to come into effect in 12 months' time.
It was the latest in a series of defeats for the government. Last year, the court blocked Harper's plans to introduce elections to the Senate and term limits for senators. In 2013, it struck down Canada's restrictions on adult prostitution over the government's objections. Both decisions were unanimous.
While Harper has appointed judges who have a record of being more restrained and less activist, how an individual judge will be affected by the evidence and arguments in a case is unpredictable, noted Carissima Mathen, an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa.
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Hotel well located, very close to the beach, good food, nice atmosphere. Not very spacy rooms (double ones), service not always friendly, no indoor pool.
We went there in May, right before the peak season. It was all-inclusive. Breakfast, lunch and dinner was all good, plenty of choices. Really value for money. Right at the beach, kids loved the kids pool with the slide. 1. The bathroom was a little smelly. 2. While the children were having a dart contest(game) with the animators(3 boys). When a young girl walked by, they asked the girl to join the game and ever since then they just kept flirting with her. Which I think they are unprofessional and shouldn't be doing in front of kids!
Excellent stay, we very much enjoyed our short holiday - 3 nights at H Kaliakra. We had a standard room which had a double bed and a single bed for our child, plus a coach to sit comfortably while watching TV. They had 2 Romanian stations which was a nice surprise for us. 2 cups and an electric boiler for making coffee or tea in the room, plus the minibar with a few basic items offered within the all-inclusive package. Great food variety, very good drinks, even international ones, plus very polite and friendly staff. And not to forget to mention the evening shows which were quite entertaining, it started each evening at 9.30 pm.We would recommend this hotel to anyone, especially tourists looking to more family oriented hotel. yes, we were disappointed they do not have a sauna/jacuzzi facility.
All the rooms have sea view and the food is very good and diverse. Great family hotel. Low quality drinks
worth the money
Good food, free access to sunbeds Dinner time was too early (17.30 - 19.00). The room and bathroom were very small. No room cleaning in 3 days. No free alchoolic drinks on All Inclusive. Hard to find parking space.
Nice looking rooms, quiet Bad food. From 8 people in our group, 6 were suffering from food poisoning (very severe diarrhea, vomiting). Most of the vegetables had at least strange taste (sour). Very little variations of food type, and general impression of bad food.Glasses were always smelling like they were not so well washed. Parking is a nightmare. I spent 30 minutes driving in circles, so I can find a spot where I can leave my car for unloading the luggage.Then I had 2 spend 2h in the evening, literally hunting for a parking place.And parking is paid! TV stations selection is poor. It did not cover my needs at all. Mostly Bulgarian and German stations, that are dubbing most of their broadcast. If you do not speak those languages, then there is nothing much left.
It is a very good hotel, located on the beach, very close to the natural reservation Baltata. As it is the last resort on the southern part of Albena, it is a quiet place. The services are high quality and there is a lot of good food to eat. Each day there are new dishes so the food is not boring. If you look for a quiet place with good food and service this is what you are looking for.
I stayed at this hotel with my husband and my 3,6 years old boy,and for sure we will go back for another vacantion.The location is excellent,right on the beach,the pool quite large and clean,was plenty of food and very good,lots of fruits and cakes.The room was ok,little small,but clean.It worth the money we payed and even more.We'll comeback for sure.
The swimming pool looks better than in the images on the site. It is very nice and large.Rooms look pretty comfortable with one matrimonial bed and one single, so a couple with a kid will fit very nicely.There were fruits you could eat. Ice cream at the pool. Food quality was not too high and it definitely had a low variety from one day to another. Soups or impossible to be eaten, as they did not have any taste. Snacks at the pool were very poor, and very litle quantity for the capacity and the occupancy they have. It is not a big deal, however, it would be preferable to state that payments at the hotel reception are done in local currency and at an unfavorable exchange rate. You could at least not change you currency into Eur but directly into their currency.
Great pools for a 3 stars hotel and also good food. Little and dark room, at the first floor, lots of flies and there was a problem with the cold water which was not available at certain morning hours.
Great animation team, good and diverse food, great price/quality. I'll be back next year. Great for children.
Acceptable condition offered by this hotel, nice water pools, air condition doesn't work in my room (only on ventilation). Please verify air condition status before check-in in the room!
The room was ok, but the bathroom was not renovated and you get the feeling that is not igienic.The restaurant was to crowded and sometimes no tables were available and olso it was very difficult to find cakes or some sortiments of food because they run out of this products very quickly.But if you can ignore the bathroom and the problems in the restaurant, you can have a pleasant stay for 3 or 4 nights. The bathroom and the restaurant.
Nice hotel, friendly staff, excellent price for all inclusive at a 3 star hotel. There was a sanitation problem in one of the rooms.
I was also there last year, I liked it, I returned,.
A very good price/quality ratio. We want to come again this year, is quite a good deal to come to this hotel with kids. There is an wide offer of food at the restaurant, a very pleasant set of pools and a lot of very entertaining animators. You won't regret for sure. None
very low quality of food,nothing was fresh ;you can eat the same dish every time of the day,no fruits at all;we paid a different price than our reservation
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The location was excellent, close both to the beach and the center of Albena. The food was very good, every day was something different to choose from, the pool was very clean, the beach is excellent with fine sand. The rooms are cleaned daily, the sheets every 3-4 days (only once per stay), the towels daily if used. The hotel is pretty old, the bath tub was rusty, the towels are pretty used (they need same new ones), the bath amenities are basics (no body lotion). There is no all inclusive bar on the beach, so if you want a beer you have to go back to the hotel. They could really place a bar on the beach.
I like the position, the seaview,
Food has been excellent.Location is spot on.
Great location on the beach. Good and tasty food. The room could be much cleaner.
located near the sea corresponds to three stars. in the bar a small variety of beverages are included in the All include
All the buildings were surrounded by trees The room cant be called a 4 star hotel, neither the bathroom. I would put it somewhere between 2 and 3 stars. Tha blancket were stained, and old. Our window bathroom was on the hotel hall, not outside!
The staff was really nice, good food, good entertainment, nice pool areas Not enough night activities
The big pools, big restaurants (at the hotel and at the beach), animation team, lots of trees and gardens surrounding the hotel. Room too small in Ralitsa sector K.
Friendliness, Cleanliness, Situation.
The location and the breakfast are really great! If you wanna really enjoy your vacation at the sea side, then this hotel will not be the right place to stay... Not clean (cockcroaches!), bad smells. The stuff let you feel, that your problems with the hotel are yours, not their... This hotel needs a renovation in every meaning.
Cleanliness of the room. Lack of AC n the room & breakfast may only be served in another hotel, also w/o AC which was necessary when outside was over 35 Celsius degree.
I only liked it is close to the beach, in rest..... nightmare! Mi-a placut numai faptul ca hotelul era aproape de plaja, in rest...un cosmar! I did not like anything, absolutely anything! A filthy hotel, when I mean filthy, I mean it stinks like piss both in the room and the holway! The hoteh has nothing to do with 3 star clasification, not even with 2 stars! I do not recomand to stay there! Nu mi-a placut nimic, absolut nimic! Un hotel imputit, cand spun imputit ma refer la faptul ca putea a pisat, atat in camera, cat si pe hol! Hotelul nu are nimic de-a face cu clasificarea de 3 stele, nici macar cu 2 stele! Nu va recomand deloc sa va cazati acolo!
-the reservation was correctly followed, the hotel is very close to the beach and to the center of Albena, it was not crowded, it was quite inside, furniture is relatively new, staff was very kind, the atmosphere was very relaxing and pleasant The breakfast: Coffee was a disaster, food was predominantly "ready to eat" or "microwaved" type of food, which is not typical for Bulgaria. And cleanliness of the room.
It's a quiet hotel but this and the cleaning of the rooms are the only advantages.. the breakfast is not very good with many types of food but not with a very good quality. hotel staff is not enough educated , they are impolite and their behavior should be modified. my advice for all of you is to go at hotel dobruja which has a better quality
staff were greatalos bar staff no
Close to the seashore. Very clean. The prices did not match the booking (although they were close). The staff was totally unaware of anything. They didn't know the prices (we've been given at least 5 different numbers), let alone exchange rates. The hotel does not accept credit cards of any kind, even though they do have marks stating that! I was amazed that the fridge was at extra cost!
the all inclusive price in the second half of august was very good,and the beach too
The pools are excellent, suitable for all ages! It's a very nice and relaxing location for families. The room could be cleaner.
I liked the room,the cleaning ladies did a good job. The restaurant and the therass weren't really clean.The coffee machines were out of water or coffee too often
It was a nice stay due to the budget. If it would have been more expensive it would have not worth it. The hotel has six pools and a pool bar. They are excellent. The room is large and clean. The restaurant I did not like it. The food I did not like it. And I even found a bug in a plate. Also, I did not like that we had to leave the pool at 6 pm and the all inclusive bar were open until 11 pm. After this hour we had to pay.
Food,clean rooms, excellent beach, good staff Some of the rooms are towards the street and are noisy because of cars and a nearby outdoor club. The others are excellent.
Swimming pool, check in sooner than 2pm, value for money Staff (unprepared)
Nice place for that money, all inclusive is on the level Poor cleaning service, the day before we set off they took out the old towels and did not bring clean ones. No complains helped.
a confort stay, clean room, good staff, good parking in front of reception desk,good food, nice swimingpool distance from the beach, a lot of stairs
Pools , restaurant , terrace , in a word : relaxing. It is a nice and fair place to spend a relaxing holiday. Nothing that could matter.
easy access to the beach. the room was very dirty (towels; floors; bathroom;). for every service even for soap and toilet paper you must go to the reception and ask. was very hard to get a smile from the staff (bar, restaurant or pool).
Clean pools with more trees around Not much diversity on food
I liked the pool, the animation program for the tourists and the ratio money-quality was quite good. I enjoyed the bulgarian food. The beatch is rather far from the hotel.
Sport activities, overall design of the facility and the restourant, daily entertainment. Extreme noise until early morning 4-5am by people allowed to dring outside of the lobby, below ouroom. We were told all rooms are noisy. Food in the restourant blant, our kids got sick as many other kids, might be related to the food. Room was not cleaned one of the days. Two double beds were actually one single and one double. The extra bed was a foldable armchair, not comfortable.
The swiming pools and the nature The food was poor, the room was not cleaned during our four days stay and the staff was very unkind
Very good value for the money, the hotel have a good and relaxing location, the staff was frendly and they haeve diversified food
Clean air, green scenery, nice and quiet. The staff does not speak English. There is no air conditioning and no WiFi or at least it wasn't working then, and it's not free anyway. The lobby gets a water cleaning every hour or so from the cleaning staff, but without air conditioning the humidity stays at 100% all day long, and with an average temperature of 30C it's a risky business to wait in that area for more than 5 minutes.
good breakfast staff unpolite (mainly cleaning services)
The bathroom was too small and the shower was attached by an incredible small sink so everything in the bathroom gets wet while showering, even the toilet paper and your clothes. More than that, the water comes into the room so the carpet gets wet also, I found this very uncomfortable. Stuff at the reception desk find very difficult to use our Visa card so they suggested us to pay by cash instead
This hotel is completely outdated and need a big face lift. The breakfast menu wasn't geared towards Irish or English people. Only went once during our stay. We had booked in for 6 nights but only stayed for 3 because there was no air conditioning which in this day and age is totally unaccepable in such a warn county and it was very noisy early in the mornings with young children crying. We didn't get one nights sleep due to the heat and the crying children. There wasnt even a fan available from receiption to hire.
The silence at the hotel... perfect for relaxing. The all inclusive package (bar included) no air conditioned, bad elevator, that's all ;)
Good breakfast! Cleaning personnel is unpolite. Then on website check-in is 14:00 but I had to wait mar than 1h and half to check-in.
Everythink, the reception making the exception The reception- no organisation for receiving the guestes.
I loved the fact we had mini bar open from morning untill 2 am beside the so free drinks(quality drinks)all day... There are two things I hated 1-thotel is far from beach 950m and the food was dirty ,they served us dirty vegetables ,unwashed by earth...etc so I could imagine how clean was the kitchen.....so I would say not for the people who look at details as miself...
The trees and the pool makes a pleasant stay.
The fact that food and drinks were included in the price of the room was quite advantageous.
Swiming pool ,barbeque ,animation,bus to and from beach and location wich was in the middle of a natural garden. Yes,when i was in Golden Sands i paid in euro exactly the price from booking and here i paid in leva with 30 euro more than price from booking.
I liked the vegetation around the hotel, the amability of the staff and the meals at the restaurant. No
I like that it was quiet. The pool was great. The TV calbe included two of our romanian channels. They never canged the sheets althouh we asked for this. The food wasn't that great. The hotel staff,the ones from the reception, didn't know english that well...The communications was a little difficult.
I like everything. There was ants in the room.
i liked the swimming pool, i liked that it was a quiet place where you can enjoy the sun the hotel stuff don't speak english very well, the room was dirty
Enough parking spaces, good food, clean swimingpool Lack of air conditioning
Great value, good food and drinks (all inclusive). Excellent entertainment team!
Location which is optimal for a family with children. Too bad it has a lot bad points. I would not recommend it unless significant improvement is proven. Arabela is a 2 star hotel in terms of staff and utilities. Location is very good for a family but too bad that the services are so poor. No value for money at all. I recommend a quick and significant improvement of staff behaiviour and services like room cleaning, hospitality, etc.
Very comfortable. Good food, good beach, perfect for family.
Close to the sea, the pool Staff could be more friendly and shoul speak better english (it's hard to communicate with some of them)
1.food 2.atmosphere reception desk personnel was not too eager to help
Very good ralitsa hotel we hope will return. it was very nice and many facilitis,the poor was great .go ahead!!!!!!!!!
Ultra all inclusive.
it's in the quiet part of the resort; the pool was ok; overall it was ok for the money we gave the food could have been much better and I didn't like the the queus during lunch and dinner
A comfortable hotel with good although basic facilities and friendly staff. All-inclusive deal is excellent value for money, food is very good, big choice, well cooked, always plenty available and lots of fresh fruit. Room was good size with small balcony, very clean, with air con. very pleasant park surroundind hotel, good sized swimming pool for swimmers (depths from 1.70 to 2.00 metres) plus great childrens pool. Excellent sandy beach. Perfect place for family holiday The distance to the beach was about 400 metres as described in hotel info but what was not mentioned that this included 165 steps back up from the beach to the hotel. Good exercise but not good for physically challenged.
checking in after 2 pm;more fair would be 12:00, with lunch also in the arrival day
that is close to the beach, although the beach is not in front of the hotel dishes were not washed carefully and the food is not so varied
The location is perfect, very close to the beach, ideal for young families They have a problem with cleanness of the hotel as well as with the plates, cutleries and cups. Sometimes it was really very bad and you had to really watch for a clean one. As a bonus me and my husband caught some virus (eating only in the hotel all inclusive) and we had a big stomach problems and based on the info from the Doctor which we had to call we were not the only ones…
Close to the sea, quite place, comfortable for children It would be better to state some rules in the hotel restaurant, .e.g. not to permit wet swimming costumes and beach towels as a clothing there. As well as children under 12 years shold be accompanied with the adults while taking food.
Great value for money, close to the beach, the food was ok . Sun beds and umbrellas (2/1/room) at the swimming pool and beach - included in the room rate.
Excellent location, very close to the beach and the center of the resort, great animation program for children and entertainment for adults, nice pool, good food. Could not drink the beer or the wine. Poor cleanliness of rooms and restaurant. Weird smell in the lobby.
the location near the beach is excellent and the enterteinment program for children was ok


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Over the next two months, PSFK will be hosting Redscout's SPUR video series. It will explore the intersection of brands, strategy, innovation and the world of account planning. We hope to spark a lively discussion, and inspire those working in the field.
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I recently lost my best friend, Avery, to lymphoma. Because he was a rescue and I knew nothing about his background or history I decided to go the breeder route this time around.
So my search began. I have a laundry list of dog breeds I'd like to one day own (I mean its a really long list). But I knew for my next dog I wanted a versatile, easily trainable, solid temperament dog. I am looking to do agility, fly ball, obedience, dock diving (if I can find this locally), and even some weight pulling.
Eventually the German Shepard just seemed like the right fit. Then I had to find a breeder I agreed with. For me, the parents should be titled working GSD, health tested, have fantastic temperaments and the breeder should have a socialization plan for the puppies. Also I am a raw feeder, so pups weaned to raw is a plus. Check, check, check. Went out to meet the mom dog and the breeder, and it only confirmed, I needed a GSD.
The breeder knew this litter would be small, thinking she had only 5 pups, she was taking 5 deposits. She did x-rays to confirm. Only 3 pups! I got a little nervous, but it turned out I was one of 3 deposits (I put in a deposit for a female). The pups were born on July 12, sadly one did not make it. So then there were two, I got even more nervous...But as it turned out the only female would be mine! I am more than excited.
But then things get even more interesting. The breeder did not expect this and neither did I (I am partial to bicolor GSD's) but the female in the litter happens to be liver. I can't wait to see how her color develops!
Ok I think I've rambled long enough. I'm Lauren. I live in NY. And I will be getting my first puppy and first GSD at the end of August and I can not wait!!!
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Wikipedia has the Village Pump; other Wikimedia sites have similar pages (Babel at Meta, Beer Parlour at Wiktionary, etc. -- warning: some of these pages are very large) where general site-related discussion can take place (i.e., about the wiki, but not tied to any particular page of it). Shouldn't we have something similar? What would it be called? (I would suggest "The First Circle", but maybe we want to stay away from religious allusions....)
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Re "Utah Gov. issues health challenge to state workers," Tribune, Sept. 25):
At his 2012 Health Summit, Gov. Gary Herbert challenged state employees to "lead by example" and get off the couch and lose weight, noting that better health hinges on decisions we make outside the doctor's office.
"Too many of us are couch potatoes. We can do more and watch less," Herbert said. "True health reform boils down to not just policy … but what we do through our own personal responsibility."
I see a lot of talk but little leadership. The Governor's Mansion on South Temple and 600 East is 1.5 miles from the State Capitol. Herbert needs to "lead by example" and walk to work.
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Usually, it's Willis who's lights outs whenever he takes the hill against the Mets – he was 5-0 with a 2.31 ERA in seven career starts against New York – but Ishii did his best to steal that crown on Saturday, notching his first win as a Met.
Coming off a seven-run performance Monday at Atlanta, Ishii limited the Marlins to one run over 6-2/3 innings Saturday, scattering five hits and three walks.
Ishii also contributed the Mets' first RBI of the game with a run-scoring single off Willis in the fourth inning, a party Piazza would join with run-scoring hits in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings.
Two of Piazza's hits were doubles, and Piazza's three RBI were his first since May 9. He ended the day hitting .247, continuing a turn-around that saw him hitting just .207 on May 15.
The Mets improved to 26-24, two games above .500 and two games behind the division-leading Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
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|IN THE ZONE: Miguel Cairo scored three runs Saturday and could be quietly pushing Kaz Matsui out of the picture.
Although Matsui probably will be able to play before Beltran, manager Willie Randolph has taken full advantage of Matsui's injury, playing Miguel Cairo – who went 3-for-5 with three runs scored on Saturday, raising his average to .293 - regularly.
RUMOR MILL: According to the New York Post, the Mets have no interest in claiming former Reds closer Danny Graves off waivers. New York did inquire about reliever LaTroy Hawkins before the Cubs traded him to the Giants, the newspaper reported, but no deal was ever close.
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT: Jason Scobie took his second loss in three starts for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides (28-22, 5.0 GA) Saturday, despite holding the Ottawa Lynx to two runs and striking out four over seven innings. The Tides fell, 3-1, with only John Pachot's first homer of the year to provide offense. …
The Binghamton Mets (23-22, 3.0 GB) improved to a game over .500 with a 4-2 win over Trenton at NYSEG Stadium Saturday. Ken Chenard pitched five innings of two-run ball for his fourth win and both Mike Jacobs and Joe Hietpas turned in 2-for-3 days. …
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Starter Jose Sanchez continued his run for the Hagerstown Suns (31-17, 2.5 GA), holding Delmarva to two runs on four hits over six innings to improve to 9-0 this season. Carlos Gomez and Jesus Flores homered for the division-leading Suns.
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Northwestern is the 2011 women's Division I national champion. After finding themselves down 4-1 early in the first half, the Wildcats buckled down on defense and won key and timely draw controls to eventually top the defending national champions 8-7.
The win gives Northwestern its sixth national championship, all won since 2005, which ranks second all-time behind the Terps.
Shannon Smith led the Wildcats with four goals and was named the tournament's MVP. She finished the tournament with 18 goals and four assists, which should make her a favorite to take home the Tewaaraton trophy.
The Wildcats also got two goals from freshman Kara Mupo, five draw controls form freshman Alyssa Leonard and eight saves, including some key stops near the end of the game as the Terps tried to rally from a two goal deficit, from Brianne LoManto.
"This was a culmination of a lot of hard work, a lot of reevaluating of ourselves from our lowest moment in our loss to Hopkins and Florida midseason to gutting it out, winning games by small amounts all year," said Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. "It prepared us for this moment and our girls couldn't have been more focused or more poised and I'm very proud of them."
A big defensive performance, draw controls and goaltending were just a few of the reasons Northwestern heads back to Evanston with a championship:
Northwestern came into this game with a slightly altered starting lineup than they did against North Carolina in the semifinals. They started Kerri Harrington on defense and moved Alyssa Leonard to midfield. Harrington's sole purpose on the field was to face guard Maryland attacker and Tewaaraton finalist Sarah Mollison.
"We wanted to take Maryland a little out of their offense and she's just so key to their attack," said Amonte Hiller about the game plan for Mollison. "She really runs the offense. She's their field general. So we wanted to take them out of that so we could focus on their other major players. Beth Glaros hurt us pretty bad in the first half but I think were able to contain their three big guns, which we felt was a key to our defensive success and part of our plan was Kerri Harrington."
Harrington held Mollison pointless, not allowing to make her signature crease roll or to feed, which Mollison is also adept at. Mollison had just two shots on the day, one on a crease roll that Brianne LoManto made a spectacular save on and another in transition that LoManto also stopped.
The player responsible for shutting off Shannon Smith when the Wildcats practice throwing a face guard at their top offensive player was perfect for the job.
"It's not easy going up against Shannon Smith every day in practice and I thought if I could handle Shannon, I can handle anyone," Harrington said. "She was fast, but I was fast too. When she got the ball, I went back to basics. I didn't panic. I knew I could play one-on-one defense and I just forced her up to the left and there was a slide there every time so we really handled her when she had the ball."
Maryland's other top offensive players were also limited. Tewaaraton finalist Katie Schwarzmann had a goal and an assist on two shots and Laura Merrifield had an assist on three shots.
Anyone will tell you draw controls are important to winning and Amonte Hiller noted after her team's win over North Carolina in the semifinals that this draw control battle would be an especially important one.
Northwestern's top draw specialists, Alyssa Leonard and Alex Frank, excel at drawing the ball up to themselves. Leonard has a quick first step and will immediately run to open space once the ball is in her stick, which is often. Maryland is better when they can get the ball out on the circle somewhere and come up with a 50-50 ball.
The Wildcats were stellar on the draw at the beginning of the game and Maryland made an adjustment, moving sophomore midfielder Camilla Hayes onto the circle. The move worked to an extent but Northwestern finished the day with a 10-7 advantage on the draw.
While LoManto's save totals weren't through the roof, she played a huge role in the defensive performance. She made some point blank saves at key moments of the game, particularly as Maryland fought to tie things up late in the game facing a two-goal deficit.
In one instance, Sarah Mollison was able to get a step on Harrington coming around the crease and was able to get a shot off just above goal line extended, a place where she's been unstoppable all season. LoManto was there to deny the score. On another occasion, Katie Schwarzmann was bolting down the field on a fast break and again LoManto came up with a huge stop.
"Freaking out really isn't an option when you're a goalie," said LoManto reflecting on the play. "I knew it was going to be a big play. I knew that she liked to shoot high when she had a full head of steam so when she came down I figured she would shoot high and she did and I made a save and the defense was able to come up with it.
Once again, Smith took the team on her back and carried them to the title. In a game where she was seeing heavy defensive pressure from one of the top shut down defenders in the nation, Katie Gallagher, she still managed to put up four goals.
"It was very difficult to guard her around the crease," said Gallagher. "I really enjoy playing around the crease but she's a good player. She's tough and she goes hard and she's very strong. She cuts hard to the middle. I did enjoy playing her, it was a challenge."
Smith finishes the season with 86 goals, which led the Wildcats. She was the team's emotional leader all season and got better as the spring progressed. Her 22 tournament points is tied for fifth all-time for a single tournament.
"Ever since last season, I told myself 'I never want to see hurt in my teammates eyes again,' so I was going to do whatever it took to win this national championship" Smith said. "I knew I had to keep stepping up no matter what happened. If I had a bad play, I had to just let it go and know that my teammates had my back and I think my coaching staff of putting faith in me and believing in me and my teammates did a great job of stepping up today and throughout the season. We've grown as a team each day and each game and I think all the credit goes out to them."


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LIMA Oct 10 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz acknowledged on Saturday that rising high household debt represented a key vulnerability of Canada's financial system but said monetary policy should be the last line of defense in addressing it.
The central bank chief said it was no surprise that low interest rates had caused people to take on more debt in the face of rising housing prices, as the low rates meant that the ratio of debt service to income was stable.
"I'm not trying to diminish the threat posed by elevated household debt. We are continuing to watch this closely. The point is that there is more to the story than the debt-to-income ratio," he said in a speech on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Canada's ratio of household debt to disposable income hit a record 164.6 percent in the second quarter.
Poloz's remarks were among the last he would be making publicly before the Oct 21 rate decision. Most economists expect him to keep rates on hold, with the markets pricing in only a 9 percent chance of a cut.
He justified his two rate cuts so far this year as required by the oil price crash cutting heavily into national income and threatening to drive inflation below target for an unacceptably long time.
"We knew that easing policy would have implications for financial stability. However, we also knew that those concerns had to remain subordinate to the primary mission of achieving our inflation target and getting our policy back in the zone where the risks are balanced," he said in the prepared text of his speech.
The governor cited these two cuts as real-life examples of how the central bank would not let financial stability concerns pre-empt the inflation mandate if there were still macroprudential measures that could be taken first.
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Desired features vs. boat capabilities
I've been following the thread started by Smackdaddy titled "production boats and the limits". There seems to be a common need to list boats by their "capabilities". I've read several lists of boats that are touted as bluewater boats, read threads which describe the limits to which the writer has pushed a given boat, and even threads where individuals will defend or deny whether or not a certain boat can or should be used for a certain purpose. Boats seem to be placed into categories such as blue water, coastal, or bay sailing.
Through much reading of books as well as listening to the opinions expressed in these forums I'm beginning to wonder if these categories are very well defined. Take the blue water category for example. It seems to be expressed as a single pinnacle of seaworthiness. But is it truely only a single category? One could say that crossing an ocean to get from one city to another in safety and comfort would require a boat that is blue water capable. One could also say that crossing an ocean to explore a remote shoreline far from repair facilities and in areas known for rougher weather and seas requires a boat that is blue water capable. I would say both are correct.
I think these lists of blue water boats are all capable of crossing oceans. However, do all of these boats incorporate design features that make them the best choice in both instances? Maybe so, maybe not. So rather than discussing what specific boats can or can't do, I would like to generate ideas and opinions in order to better define the categories and what design features, whether purpose built or upgraded, it takes to make a boat perform well within said category, and why.
Below is a rough list of categories and a short definition of the type of use the boat would typically see. As people start to provide ideas and opinions I'll edit the list to reflect them so that it will be easier to see our progress. I'm really hoping for input from a wide range of experience levels as well as geographical locations. I'm sure that some things that find their way to this thread will depend largely on personal preference and opinion, and that's ok. Those opinions will get new people to thinking and hopefully they will know what to look for when they go looking for their dream boat.
Lake/Bay - Typical day or weekend sailing with occasional overnight stays. Rescue and safe anchorage is readily available.
1. Large cockpit for entertaining.
Coastal - Travels extend outside of harbor and may include short periods offshore with reasonable forecasting. Rescue within 24 hrs, safe anchorage within 4 days.
1. Self-bailing cockpit.
2. good light air performance
Liveaboard - Owners live onboard permanently. Boat may need features common to other categories if so used.
1. Plenty of storage
2. Standing headroom
Extended Cruising - Crosses oceans. In many cases ports of call may include destinations where repair facilities and moorage may not be available, anchoring only. Long periods at sea where forecasting may be spotty/unreliable at times. Typical crossings are on well travelled routes with ocassional deviations and planned for relaxation and enjoyment. Rescue may take a while depending on location. Must be self-sufficient.
1. Versatile sail plan with strong rig
2. Reliable self-steering
3. Rugged hull
4. Plenty of tankage (water, fuel, etc.)
5. Storage space for stores and spares
6. Good ground tackle.
7. Kindly motion in a seaway.
Expedition Cruising - Crosses oceans using less frequented routes often including high lattitudes and areas known for extreme weather. Long periods at sea with spotty/unreliable forecasting. Destinations along route will likely have limited or no repair facilities or moorage. Must rely on anchoring and self repair. Extended wait for rescue depending on location. Due to the remote locations visited, expect limited chart data.
1. Same as for extended cruising only more of the same
2. Consider steel for hull material
Racing - Covers anything from local regattas to offshore racing.
1. Light hull
Interesting groupings and I agree that there is no generally accepted definition of 'bluewater'. Some specific comments on your Trans-oceanic and Voyaging designations:
T-O - crossing an ocean is not remotely like crossing the biggest lake there is in terms of days from shelter, rescue possibilities, weather (assuming in both cases you are doing it at a good time of year. There should be no mention of high latitudes here at all - that is a different kettle of fish entirely. Until the pirates in the Indian Ocean problem, the routine circum nav (if there was such a thing) was in tropical or subtropical waters. Now you have to go around South Africa and you pick the best season for it and really listen to the weather. If you are doing a coconut milk run you still have long times at sea (more than 3000 miles to Marquesas for example) and will be in lots of places with no repair facilities - eg Galapagos, Vanuatu, whole bunch of other places that are certainly not off the beaten track.
Voyaging - see above, you also need the versatile sail plan. For either you need really good ground tackle.
I think a better grouping of the last two would be something like 'Extended cruising' which is what we are doing. We are going off the beaten track at times - for example, we went to Easter Island from Galapagos instead of Marquesas but basically looking for a circumnav that is as non-dramatic and pleasant as possible. BTW, I think you need to add a very stout rig and reliable self-steering to both. We got knocked down (not talking Cape Horn - it was something like 400 miles from Tahiti) and just read a friend's blog. Their autopilot quit 6 days from Durban, South Africa and their spare they could not get to work either. Six days of handsteering with a 2-person crew is not something you want to do too often in life.
The second group I would call 'Expedition Cruising' for lack of a better term. These are the folks who go around Cape Horn or visit Baffin Island or the Aleutians (typically high latitudes). Their needs (rugged boat, self-sufficiency) are similar to the extended cruisers, just that much more so.
Also, your description of racing boats needs to be extended, but I will let racers do that.
Great reply Killarney! I edited the offshore portions and dropped the redundancy. I can see where you would need everything the extended cruiser would need while expedition cruising (great term by the way. So appropriate).
So what's your take on hull designs? A lot of people seem to speak poorly of the heavy displacement full keel designs. My opinion is that from everything I've read, they tend to really take a beating before they start experiencing big problems. They seem like a good choice for the expedition cruising sailor and even an option for extended cruising. The cruising fin keels with a skeg hung rudder seem more like the design of choice for extended cruising and coastal cruising. What's your thoughts on this? I've read that both types can be dried out on tidal plains for cleaning or repairs. I don't know anything about these bulb or wing keels but they seem much less robust. I'm sure they work well in action but could they take a grounding without leaving you stranded?
It is all about compromises - full keel is stable but tends to have wetted surface = drag
This boat crossed the Atlantic. It's 13 ft long.
Edit: this is an Internet linked photo. If anyone knows how to resize it smaller, please PM me and I will fix it. Thx.
FWIW, having done a few crossings myself, I'll add my 2 cents. My view is that all production boats rated CE for offshore use are bluewater capable. But and it is a big but, the weakness is the crew. When faced with high winds, ugly seas, some boats are capable of keeping the crew in better shape than others. After 48 hours of high winds and disturbed seas, some boats beat up the crew - fatigue leads to mistakes or even a distress call "get me the hell off this damn boat".
Racing boats - the Volvo types for example, have trained pros - very fit athletes whose endurance is far greater than mine. Speed is all and concerns of comfort and crew rest under tough conditions are secondary.
So to end this, a true blue-water yacht is one which in addition to the criteria posted above is one which has a kindly motion designed to minimize crew fatigue under storm conditions. Of course this also implies a sail plan and equipment which allows mere mortals to manage the boat under challenging conditions. I think this explains why some of the older designs with narrow hulls, fine ends, heavy construction etc are still popular. Comfort in a gale has a higher priority than sheer speed.
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Hull forms - hmmm, sure to start an argument. I think that the ideal would be some form of longish fin with a skeg rudder. Everything is a compromise of course. As well as the hull form there is the question of displacement. Most long-keeled boats are heavy displacement and most narrow fin keelers are light displacement but that does not mean you could not have the reverse, but they are just really rare. Cost comes into the equation for sure. A lot of people are cruising in full keel heavy boats because they can afford one of those from the 1960s to 1980s, not because they are ideal.
It would be very instructive to have a dozen exprienced cruisers with unlimited budgets sit down with Bob Perry or another top designer and have a custom boat designed. I imagine you might get quite a lot of variation in the result.
Another consideration is hull material. The expedition cruisers are going to lean more to stell than the extended ones (although there are lots of steel boats cruising in the tropics). Many years ago when we were cruising in Newfoundland we met an American couple going home from a cruise in Labrador. They had a Mason 43 which is a very heavy, solid boat but were going to sell it to get a steel one because they wanted to cruise to Baffin Island and Greenland. In remote places like these (even in some not so remote ones) there may be one (1!) sounding in the bay that you want to anchor in. The chances of hitting something (and it will be rock on Baffin Island) are just too great.
Wing keels are a non-starter for me because of the problem of getting hung up on something. With a fin or long-keel you can take a halyard from the mast head to heel the boat and reduce the draft so you can kedge (or get pulled) off. Can't do that with a wing so a reasonably minor, non-damaging grouding can quickly become very serious.
Someone mentioned the CE Ocean classification. I would not put too much belief in these. The specs for the rating say that the boat must be able to take 4 m (13') waves and force 8+ winds. I have no idea what the '+' means but I assume not force 9 or they would say so. We got knocked down, well in the tropics by force 10 and 13' waves are not that unusual at all. We try to avoid them but don't worry too much about a forecast until the waves are over 12' and we are sucky cruisers, like our comfort.
Should put a plug in for our boat. It is a Ted Hood designed, heavy (36,000 lb) centerboarder (5' BU/ 11' BD). The centerboard adds a complication (got to change the cable before we take off again) but means we can get into some pretty shallow spots and still go to weather like crazy. The board also allows us to balance the helm which is big help to the Monitor when the winds get up over 15 knots. Hood was a genius with these heavy centerboard boats (built as real cruiser/racers - ours did a Newport-Bermuda Race and then carried on the Med), but such boats are not built much any more because they are quite expensive to build and no longer competitve as racers - but very good cruisers since they were built to sail well and not beat a racing rule.
@ Shock - Yes, I'm amazed at the amount of compromise when it comes to sailing and boats. As for the full keel, I've heard or read that very same thing from alot of experienced people.
@ Minn - I totally agree with you about the skipper defining what their boat can and can't do. I see videos of these racers in the southern ocean litterally flying through and sometimes over the water in the kind of conditions they live in day in and day out. Cruising on a boat with no timekeeper through a gale would probably seem like a little inconvenience whereas a newbie like me would be chewing through his lip! Experience definitely counts.
I don't see how that little boat carried all that testicular fortitude across an ocean! Jeez!!!
@ Arpegecap - What you said seems to follow along with Minn in that the crew is usually the weak link. That is apparent when reading about many of the rescues that members post in the forum. In regards to boat ratings, do you feel that the manufacturers add a little hype to their advertising or are these ratings assigned to them by a third party? It seems that almost all the advertising written by sellers on sites such as yachtworld want me to believe their boat is offshore capable.
(A quick note on that. I believe that for any boat you care to name, there is someone willing and capable enough to do the seemingly impossible with it. The photo posted earlier proves that. My question is not whether a boat with an exceptional skipper/crew CAN go offshore but rather if a boat with an average skipper/crew SHOULD go offshore.)
I added your suggestion of easy motion to the list. I meant to add easily handled sail plan but forgot. I'll remedy that shortly. Thanks for the input!
@ Killarney - I must agree that the cost of older heavier boats appear at least initially more affordable. Almost all the boats on my short list are full keeled heavy displacement boats. I also agree that I'll probably start an argument by talking hull design. Hee hee! Your boat sounds great though and it sounds like she does what you want her to do. I'm curious about the centerboard. I've decided to stay away from those because of the reason you stated; another complication. The versatility sounds great but do you ever worry about the cable breaking or experiencing leaks? Have you ever grounded with it down? The more I talk about it though, it may be a great option for the bay and coastal catagories along with extended cruising.
To all - This list idea is my attempt to get past the sales pitch, the hype, and the marketing headgames to find out what's really important to look for in a boat depending on the principal use it will see. I've seen postings stating a boat will take it's owners to the farthest reaches of the globe. That sounds great and inspires dreams. And yet when I look at the photos, the cockpit is huge, there is no bridgedeck, the companionway opening is open to the sole, and it has huge windows. From what I've read, none of these things are desireable from a safety standpoint in a blue water boat.
I do realize that some of those things can be upgraded. From a newbie's perspective though, I will be more likely to buy a boat suitable to my needs that will perform in comfort and safety by knowing what to look for in the design of the boat rather than depending on the claims of others. The responses so far are a great start. Thanks to all!
Like anything else, the centerboard is a compromise, you gain some things and lose some things. If the cable breaks it is going to be in the down position. If you can't find an anchorage that is more than 11'm deep you will have to go for a swim and rig a line to pull it up some from on deck. I think it is a good idea to change the cable before you think you need to - it is not very expensive and not too hard to do.
For what we are doing I think it is certainly worth the complication. being able to go to weather really well could be a lifesaver in some conditions. Being able to get the self-steering working better by balancing the helm is going to save the crew's energy so again a safety thing. If we hit something I assume it would be pretty much straight - on and the board would push up. Never experienced it because we always have it up when entering an anchorage (the default position is up - we just lower it when we need it for a particular reason).
One comment about 'big windows' I had a look at the Discovery 55 at the Annapolis Show a few years ago (helping a friend who was actually in the market for a boat that was close to $1.5 miilion. It has very large windows in a deck saloon arrangement so I asked the sales manager about them. He said that they are laminated, tempered glass, permanently bonded to the cabin and stronger than the fiberglass - they certainly looked impressive. I doubt that similar windows on a cheaper boat would be built as well, but you never know. Maybe I don't have to sit down with the designer, the Discovery was an incredible boat - but I don't need a 55' even if I could afford it and the draft was pretty deep as I remember.
If I was going to look for a boat would I say it had to have a centerboard - no, not at all, but I think on balance it is a useful feature. If I was sitting down with a designer to have my perfect boat designed would I require one? Probably not, but would discuss the pros and cons with the designer. Heck, Ted Hood is still designing in his mid 80s, might see what he would have to say about it today.
One of the problems with this kind of discussion is that people get set in their ways and refuse to acknowledge progress.
I'm old enough to remember when Bob Perry's Valiant 40 was considered radical in a world where the only true ocean goer was a full keel. Heck, I bet there was once a time when even a cutaway forefoot was looked on as new fangled.
Nowadays I am sure that there are skegless rudders that can withstand anything thrown at them and as Killarney noted big windows that are well able to stand up to as much harsh treatment as any old timer with tiny ports.
Thats not to say all modern boats are up to the task but i'd reckon most are with varying degrees of comfort.
btw ... Killarney, along with winged keels I'd also disqualify anything with keel appendages that project forward of the keel. For mine, I'd not have a bloody great deep keel with a torpedo on it for quids but again that takes into account my cruising grounds.
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Several Games Later...
I may, stress may, start at AA level. It's not so much a difficulty issue with me, as I beat San Diego State 44-3 with OSU on Heisman, but I do think the players play more to their ratings on AA and with the proper slider tweaks I think I can get it to play how I want. Will that change later? Maybe. But right now my games have been on AA.
The INT issue from the first few games has vanished. I'm chalking this up as officially no longer an issue. I do get picks, as I should, but I have not played a game anything like that first MSU debacle. If you think the INTs are too high on default, change it. That INT slider works.
I played a game today, again with OSU, against Michigan State and won 31-30. The reason I won (in part) was again the silly kick returns. I'm no longer manually returning punts and kicks. I Super Sim them. That's how bad it is.
I really like the fact that when I played the 31-30 game the MSU QB was 25/32...dude was on fire and that was against OSU's defense. However, I'm currently at the half of a rematch game and that same QB is 3/12 with an INT. Pretty cool. We're all over him.
That said, there are things that the more I play the more I think might be real issues that are not just going to go away. The CPU run game isn't very good. I know I am using OSU but even in the games where I used lesser teams the AI struggles UNLESS I refrain from switching players. If I stick to playing my chosen player for the entire play the CPU runs a lot better. But if I switch...it's lights out. He can't get away and most HBs average about 2.5 a carry. Note: I have yet to mess much with the CPU Run and RBlock sliders.
The Ghost Juke cost MSU the win in the 31-30 game. This one is really annoying. MSU was returning a kickoff and found a seam and then raced to the sidelines. He was home free -- gone. All he had to do was outrun OSU backup LB Brian Rolle but instead of just running for daylight he juked no one in particular and allowed Rolle to catch him. I have seen the Ghost Juke about 5 times now. Not good.
I also don't see much variety in the AI offensive playcalling. Deep passes are *rare*. I see them , but maybe 1 per game tops and it is not uncommon to see zero. (By deep I mean 20+ yards in the air.) A lot of dinks, dunks, and 7 yard passes over the middle. Because of this it is hard to tell a difference between playing against, say, San Diego State and Michigan State. The plays all feel similar it's just that MSU is better at running them.
The AI likes to run delayed options with slow ass QBs and it NEVER works. I see this play called by every team and I have yet to see it gain one positive yard.
I don't mean to focus on the negative but I want you guys to see the issues that might have an impact on the games on a regular basis. I am still very much enjoying myself, but these are the flaws that are popping out so take it FWIW.
I think you have to expect issues with every game it's just going to depend on what you can live with and what you can't. I still feel it's the best version on the field (I have not touched recruiting or checked the sim engine or the ranking AI) since NCAA 04, which was in my mind the high point of the series.
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- rudyjuly2 said...
The cpu running game has always been too easy to stop on AA default. I can't remember a game where I didn't have to juice up both RBA and Run Block significantly so the cpu presents a threat to me running the ball. I'm surprised you haven't boosted it yet for them, particularly since you are a pretty good player.
Furthermore, once you get the cpu to run the ball, it forces you to change things up on defense and be more aggressive which can open up the deep passing game for them.
Try playing more even matchups as well and see how the game plays. I'm more interested in reading about balanced matchups than OSU creaming some teams. Thanks for the reports so far!
- July 6, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- rudyjuly2 said...
One more thing. Could you play against a spread team and see how they execute? Ie. play against WVU, Florida, or Missouri. Georgia vs. Florida would be a great game. WVU plays Auburn this year and Oklahoma vs. Missouri would be great games to hear about.
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Over the years I have become increasingly convinced that serving alongside individuals that are different than you is necessary for reconciliation to come about. A couple years after finishing college, I signed up with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps to live, travel, and serve with a team of complete strangers for ten months. We all came from varying places as far as geographical locations, faith perspectives, socio-economic status, personalities, etc. and we had to learn to work with one another. In starting to serve with one another, we had to work on developing healthy interpersonal relationships and positive team dynamics in order to be effective in the projects we found ourselves in. Our work put us in close proximity with one another and that helped to enable communication while our common goals and mission helped to band us together in the name of something larger than ourselves. Although we may not have gotten along all the time, the work helped us to learn to care for and develop a mutual respect with those on our team.
Along the sames lines, we in the Church that have a desire to build bridges with the LGBT community have got to go beyond the four walls of our churches and into their community, in the respective capacity that is afforded to each of us to start to serve alongside those in the community. It can become easy to get caught up in the discussions/debates and end up getting frustrated, hence the need to seek out and pursue common values and goals that can lead to bringing about positive change in our communities. In the process of bringing about positive change, there is the possibility that walls can start to come down and we will no longer see those that are different than ourselves as an 'other' as our journeys become interwoven and we start to develop a mutual respect for and trust with one another. The understanding and respect that we slowly develop in those contexts will naturally lend themselves to discussions about faith and difficult conversations within our churches when they come up.
It is not only important that we serve, but we must be careful in how we go about serving. I believe that we must be willing to step out of our comfort zones and meet the LGBT community on their turf and their conditions. The attractional church model that says "come to us and see what we're doing," can be intimidating for individuals that are weary of the Church in the first place. But instead, going to the community and asking how we can partner with what they are already doing can help to develop a teachable and humble spirit in us that helps to avoid the knight in shining armor mentality. Then if we do have any suggestions in the future, they will at least be grounded in experience with and knowledge of the community we are serving. This desire to learn and serve instead of being eager to tell others how they should go about solving the problems in their own community is a way that individuals in the Church can start to gain back our near complete lack of credibility in the LGBT community while living out our faith in an incarnational manner.
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Re: Skipping Elements in Sum
On 10/9/05 at 1:36 AM, qcadesigner at gmail.com wrote:
>Does anyone know how to skip elements using the mathematica sum?
>e.g. take the sum of all i, where i not equal to j.
One way to do this with the Sum function would be to use the KroneckerDelta function as follows:
Sum[Subscript[a, n](1 - KroneckerDelta[n, 3]), {n, 5}]
Another way to create the same sum would be
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Range[5], {3}]]]]
and there are many other ways to achieve the same result. Which is best depends on exactly what you are trying to accomplish.
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When i first saw this game was set to be released, i was soooo excited. I used to play the drums years ago, but not really had the chance to get back into it.
As an avid player of the guitar hero games too, i thought this would be pretty similar, and the track listing just added to the quality that i was expecting, Bloc Party, Blur, Queen, Sum 41 to name but a few. For a full track list, check out this web page:
I waited a few weeks after the game was released to see what reviews were like from people who had already bought the game, and they were very positive, again comparing it to the guitar hero series.
So, i eventually bought the game for round about £22 (RRP is £24.99). I couldn't get into the box and get the disc out quick enough.
However, i was quite disappointed when i played the game. There is a career mode in which you start off at small venues and work your way up to bigger venues by scoring highly by hitting the beats at the correct times.
I started on easy level which involves being in control of the Hi-hat, snare drum and one cymbal using the remote and the nunchuck. This was a bit boring as the drumming didn't really compare to what the actual song was doing, so i decided to go up to the next level. This involved the above as well as three toms, so fill in sections were much better, and the drumming was actually true to the song.
Now for the negatives.
1) When using the nunchuck as the rhythm stick, (ie the one keeping the timing) the rection of the nunchuck sensor isn't true to how the drums are played, so you actually have to physically strike the nunchuck down to get any sense out of it, rather than just a flick of the wrists. This may be different if you used two remotes, as the sensor would probably be better for this technique.
2) The band that is on the stage (that you are the drummer for) seem to be playing a completely different song to the one that you are playing. For example, the band seemed to be going mental and playing a quick song, while the song that was actually being played was "we will rock you".
3) With the above happening, the crowd reaction is the same. The crowd appear to be going as mental as the onstage antics, yet the songs aren't in time, which i think is quite a bad problem for the game, and one that ruins the whole spectacle.
4) Drum rolls can be really hard to do using the nunchuck as you need the physical drum action, rather than the wrist movement which is how it should be done. This is bad because your meter reading gets lower for every beat you miss, so a bad drum roll can end in you being booed off stage.
5) The songs aren't done by the artists themselves, they are all "as made famous by" which makes playing them even worse. I didn't know this before i bought the game, if i had done, i probably wouldn't have bothered.
Overall, a huge disappointment, but is still playable for the same reasons as guitar hero. You can pick it up 2nd hand for about £12-15 so if you still fancy a drumming game then give it a go but if you are expecting a great game, as good as guitar hero, you will be disappointed.
Get ready to rock out on Wii. Ever wanted to be the drummer in the worlds biggest rock band? Its simple: just swing the Wii Remotes as if you were air-drumming to smash the snare, tap the tom or beat the bass. Then, hit the road to play in some amazing venues across the globe.


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