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ATHLETES from Dudley Kingswinford Running Club tested themselves on the biggest stage of all by taking part in Sunday's London Marathon.
While the spectators enjoyed the sun and warm weather, packing the streets making for a wonderful atmosphere, many runners wilted in the heat.
First back for the blue hoops was Dave Norman in 3.12.19, from Lorna Hulme in 3.21.24, Matt Biggs in 3.23.26, Graham Wildgoose in 3.23.51, Mark Homer in 3.26.10, Simon Hughes in 3.26.24, Mark Judge in 3.35.06, Andy Litchfield in 3.43.23, Liz Hettle in 4.16.03, Karen Doy in 4.18.02, Dave Garbutt in 4.26.09, Janetta Sanders in 4.48.10, Natalie Litchfield in 4.51.15, Helen Williamson in 4.53.09, Sam Hemming in 5.23.55 and Laura Evenson in 5.34.51.
Elsewhere on a big weekend for marathons, club chairman Mick Quane completed the Rotterdam Marathon in 3.31.58 with Catherine Quane finishing inside her four hour target in 3.57.08.
Earlier in the month - on April 6 - a team of DK runners successfully completed the Greater Manchester Marathon.
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Once again, BSU hosted the Math Kangaroo event, bringing to campus young students from across the region for the international competition designed to help students develop their skills and enjoy mathematics.
The Math Kangaroo is a competition for students in grades 1 through twelve, held each year around the world on the third Thursday in March, which takes the form of a multiple-choice test. The atmosphere is fun and encouraging, much more fun and less stressful than MCAS.
The heart of the competition is the 75-minute multiple-choice test. There are 24 questions for students in grades one through four, and 30 for grades five and up. The students work independently and their test is scored; in May, gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded, along with grants and other prizes to the top placing participants. Each student also gets a T-shirt, a certificate and other gifts, to make sure everyone feels like they've earned something. (Photos by student Shane Lamarre)

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SIXTEEN of the higher paid workers at Worcestershire County Council are getting a one per cent pay rise, sparking anger.
Chief officers, who earn between £73,000 and £85,000 for heading departments across County Hall, have secured the increases from April despite claims they earn enough.
The rise has been heavily criticised by the opposition Labour group, which tried to block it during behind-closed-doors discussions earlier this month.
Your Worcester News can reveal an in-house body, called the appointments panel, met to debate it, during which Labour group leader Councillor Peter McDonald called for it to be scrapped.
But his plea was rejected after members of the Conservative group said it would bring chief officers in line with teachers, who had a one per cent rise last year.
The rises come amid a backdrop of heavy job cuts at the council, with at least 600 posts being axed by 2017 as part of a plan to save £98million.
Rank-and-file workers have yet to be told if they will get any rise at all this April, with the council saying no announcement will be due until the spring.
Coun McDonald, who sat on the panel which made the decision, said: "These chief officers are saying 'the teachers had this one per cent rise, so we deserve one, too'.
"These are people who earn from £73,000 to £85,000 already.
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But the Tory leadership says another freeze would have meant a fifth successive year without a rise.
Directors' salaries are being frozen, while the chief executive role is facing a cut of £25,000 to £151,000 once Trish Haines retires in the spring.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, the leader, said: "The decision to increase senior managers' pay by one per cent was taken to bring them in line with other council staff and teachers, who received a one per cent pay increase in the previous year.
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All over Winnipeg Monday, people paid tribute to those who served during Remembrance Day events around the city.
About 300 people shivered in the cold at the Valour Road Memorial.
Al Purdy, president of Royal Canadian Legion Winnipeg Branch No.1 -- Canada's first legion -- said the service at Valour Road always has a very strong community feeling.
Valour Road was the new name given to Pine Street in honour of three residents who were Victoria Cross recipients.
"People are genuinely proud of that heritage," said Purdy. "There are always lots of walk-ups" to the Remembrance Day service, he said.
The students at Clifton School, just a couple of blocks away, have adopted the memorial to Corp. Leo Clarke, Sgt.-Major Frederick William Hall and Lt. Robert Shankland. The children often go to the memorial to pick up litter and keep the area clean, Purdy said.
A military spokesman told the crowd Canada sent a force of more than half a million soldiers into the First World War. Of them, 64 were awarded the Victoria Cross, three of whom lived on the same block of Valour Road.
Branch No. 1 past president Bill Campbell noted how many young people attended the service. Two very young children placed a wreath, which Campbell said was the most touching part of the ceremony.
The largest service was hosted by the Joint Veterans Association of Manitoba and the Canadian Forces inside the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg.
The highlights included the "passing of the torch" ceremony by veterans of the Second World War, Korean, Yugoslavian and Afghanistan missions.
"We have a simple but very heartfelt message for you. Thank you," master of ceremonies Capt. Michelle Dagenais told the war veterans present. "Thank you for your unwavering service in peacetime and in war here in Canada and abroad."
"May we always remember that the price of democracy is time and the cost of freedom is anything but free," 17 Wing chaplain Lt.-Cmdr. Rev. John Barrett said in his prayer of remembrance.
Officials representing every level of government paid their respects at the service, which was presided over by Manitoba Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee.
Thousands -- including a large number of small children -- turned out to the packed ceremony.
Cpl. Jonathan Nebel, his wife Kayla Thomas and son Lukas, 3, were among them.
Nebel, who comes from a long line of proud military veterans stretching back past the First World War, said it was important his son take in the experience.
"I want to pass on to him the legacy of our family through Remembrance Day and all those who served in our family," Nebel said.
Other events paid specific tribute to those who served on the sea and in the air.
Winnipeg's naval reserve division, HMCS Chippawa, held a service at its building at 1 Navy Way. The division is named after HMS Chippawa, which served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The unit was the third source of naval personnel in Canada during the Second World War despite being the farthest inland.
At the Western Canada Aviation Museum, guided tours hailed the triumph and sacrifice of many Canadian citizens who fought and died for their country. The museum features a display dedicated to the Victoria Cross, the highest honour for bravery, self-sacrifice and extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. The museum display pays tribute to seven pilots from the First and Second World War, including William Barker and Andrew Mynarski.
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Phase I Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Microparticulate Atovaquone (m-Atovaquone; 566C80) in HIV-Infected and Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children
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To determine the safety, tolerance, and pharmacokinetics of a new improved microparticulate suspension formulation of atovaquone administered at one of two dose levels (per 09/30/94 amendment, a third dose level was added) daily for 12 days in HIV-infected and perinatally exposed (per 8/9/95 amendment) infants and children who are at risk of developing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
Atovaquone has shown prophylactic potential in adults in the treatment of PCP but is poorly absorbed in tablet form. To improve the bioavailability of atovaquone, a new formulation has been prepared as a microparticulate suspension. Since studies in adults have demonstrated substantial safety of this drug, evaluation in children is being pursued.
|Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections
|Drug: Atovaquone
|Phase 1
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|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Phase I Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Microparticulate Atovaquone (m-Atovaquone; 566C80) in HIV-Infected and Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children
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|September 1996
Atovaquone has shown prophylactic potential in adults in the treatment of PCP but is poorly absorbed in tablet form. To improve the bioavailability of atovaquone, a new formulation has been prepared as a microparticulate suspension. Since studies in adults have demonstrated substantial safety of this drug, evaluation in children is being pursued.
Three cohorts of four patients each (ages 2-12 years, 3 months to less than 2 years, and 1 month to less than 3 months) receive atovaquone daily for 12 days. The oldest age group is treated first. In the absence of unacceptable toxicity, the dose of atovaquone is escalated in subsequent 4-patient cohorts representing each of the age stratifications and (per 9/30/94 amendment) in a separate 4-patient cohort aged 3 months to less than 2 years. If two of four patients in a given cohort experience unacceptable toxicity at the initial dose, two additional patients in the same age range are entered. Blood samples are drawn for pharmacokinetic evaluation. Patients are followed to day 24. Per 9/30/94 amendment, patients aged 3 months to less than 2 years of age who received one of the lower doses may re-enroll in the higher dose cohort after a 1-month washout.
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|1 Month to 12 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Concurrent Medication:
- Zidovudine (AZT).
- Dideoxycytidine (zalcitabine; ddC).
- Didanosine (ddI).
- Nonaminoglycoside, nonmacrolide, and nonsulfonamide antibiotics.
- Factor VIII.
Patients must have:
- AIDS, documented HIV infection, perinatal exposure to HIV, or risk of developing PCP.
- Normal EKG and chest radiograph.
- No blood or protein on urinalysis.
- Consent of parent or guardian.
Prior Medication:
- Prophylactic TMP/SMX if given no less than 3 days prior to study entry.
- Prophylactic aerosolized pentamidine (or a single intravenous dose of 4.0 mg/kg pentamidine) if given no less than 7 days prior to study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Anticipated organ system or laboratory abnormalities (other than immune system abnormalities) from the primary disease and its treatment during the study.
- Acute or chronic infections requiring treatment during the study. NOTE:
- Thrush and herpes labialis are allowed if these conditions do not require treatment.
- Diarrhea or vomiting.
Concurrent Medication:
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
- Sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine (Fansidar).
- Primaquine.
- Aspirin.
- Amphotericin B.
- Aminoglycoside antibiotics.
- Sulfonamides.
- Dapsone.
- Benzodiazepines.
- Rifampin.
- Erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin.
- Digitalis.
- Para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS).
- Isoniazid.
- Anticoagulants.
- Any other investigational therapies.
Patients with the following prior condition are excluded:
- History of G6PD deficiency.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000773
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|UCSF Pediatric AIDS CRS
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago Children's CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|United States, Louisiana
|Tulane/LSU Maternal/Child CRS
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
|United States, North Carolina
|DUMC Ped. CRS
|Durham, North Carolina, United States
|United States, Tennessee
|St. Jude/UTHSC CRS
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
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|Univ. of Puerto Rico Ped. HIV/AIDS Research Program CRS
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936
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|Study Chair:
|Dorenbaum A
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|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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|NCT00000773 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11204 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|March 30, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
Antifungal Agents
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
Biological Availability
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Lung Diseases, Fungal
Pneumocystis Infections
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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THE Dorset Echo can confirm that One Direction heart-throb Zayn Malik has bought a house in Dorset.
Even though the exact location of the house has not been confirmed, a source close to the family confirmed to the Echo that the house had been bought by Zayn in the county, but would not confirm who the house was bought for.
The Echo understands that the house was bought by Zayn for his fiancee Perrie Edwards' mother, Debbie.
The house is estimated to have cost the pop star close to £250,000 and the family are decorating the new house and moving the furniture in is currently well under way.
Due to their hectic touring schedules and other work commitments, the lovebirds do not get to spend too much quality time with each other but after this latest acquisition the loved-up popstars will now probably spend more of their free time in Dorset.
The celebrity couple are known to enjoy spending time in Dorset, and especially Perrie's hometown of Weymouth.
Perrie, whose band Little Mix shot to fame after winning The X Factor in 2011, lived in Weymouth as a youngster and still has family in the area.
The couple celebrated New Year's Eve in the town and were spotted at the Wyke Smugglers Pub enjoying a meal.
Zayn has had two tattoos by Weymouth tattoo artist Paul O'Connor, one at the turn of the year on his arm, and the other, a wolf and feather design, on his lower left leg.
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TAMPA, Fla. - It will be 10-2 South Carolina versus 8-4 Michigan playing in the Outback Bowl in Tampa. South Carolina is trying to close out the most successful three-year run with the second 11-win season in school history.
Three of the Wolverines' four losses came against the top three teams in the Associated Press poll -- Notre Dame, Alabama and Ohio State -- heading into the postseason.
Michigan was off to a slow start in the first quarter after South Carolina scored right away with a 63-yard punt return which lead to a touchdown by Ace Sanders.
At the end of the first quarter South Carolina led Michigan 14-3.
Michigan scored quickly at the top of the second - making the score 14-10.
South Carolina came back quickly with another touchdown with 10:54 in the second making the score 21-10.
Michigan answered with a field goal with 2:47 in the 2nd, making it 21-13. Michigan then notched a field goal to tighten the score in the 3rd quarter, 21-16.
Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner then lead the Wolverines on a long drive, completing a 4th and 1 conversion and marching the ball down near the Gamecocks end zone where he threw a touchdown pass. However, Michigan did not make the two-point conversion.
The score was 22-21, with the Wolverines on top for the first time in the afternoon.
South Carolina recovered a Michigan fumble midway through the 4th quarter, setting up a touchdown. They failed on a two-point conversion attempt, but retained the lead at 27-22.
Michigan later roared back with a touchdown of their own. However, they again fell short on the two-point conversion.
But South Carolina was not done. They rushed down the field in the final minute to score on a passing play, taking the lead with 11 seconds remaining, 33-28.
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South Carolina's Connor Shaw and Michigan's Devin Gardner will start at quarterback in the Outback Bowl, however that doesn't mean Dylan Thompson and Denard Robinson won't play meaningful roles in the New Year's Day matchup.
---Wolverines coach Brady Hoke
Wolverines coach Brady Hoke, meanwhile, is sticking with the plan Michigan has followed since Robinson injured his right elbow in late October, with Gardner playing quarterback instead of receiver and Robinson primarily contributing in ways that doesn't require him to throw the ball.
"Connor Shaw has been our starter. I always sort of believe you should tell one guy it's his game unless he gets hurt or it really goes terribly wrong and you have to make a change," Spurrier said, clarifying South Carolina's situation two days after saying he wasn't sure how he might utilize his talented passers.
"Connor's been our starter pretty much all year. We all feel he's 100 percent healthy, so right now we're going in into it that: 'It's your game, let's go. Don't worry about making a mistake and getting jerked out or anything like that,'" Spurrier added. "Dylan is going to play, though."
Thompson threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns against Clemson to help No. 11 South Carolina (10-2) win for the fourth straight time following consecutive losses to LSU and Florida that derailed the Gamecocks' hopes of getting to the Southeastern Conference championship game.
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A win Tuesday over No. 19 Michigan (8-4) would allow the Gamecocks to match the school record of 11 victories set last season, as well as cap the most successful three-year run in South Carolina history.
"We're very proud. We could have easily took those two losses back to back and just gave up on this season," Gamecocks linebacker Damario Jeffery said.
"We had some lofty goals coming off last season. We wanted to make a national championship (run). When you lose two games back to back, that kind of takes all those goals away," Jeffery added. "A lot of people's heads were down. All the seniors, we got together and said: 'The season is not over. We don't want to go down as that team to have a good year and then come back and have a losing season."
While Spurrier said he hopes to stick with Shaw, who's started 10 games and thrown for 1,732 yards and 15 TDs, for most of the game, Hoke was non-committal about how much — and more specifically where — Robinson will play for Michigan.
The Wolverines won three straight after losing Robinson during the first half of a 14-point loss to Nebraska on Oct. 27, the last time the dual threat quarterback threw a pass in a game. He sat out the following two weeks, before contributing as a runner and receiver the final two games of the regular season.
---University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson
"Really how we finished the year ... the last three of four ball games is how we'll play it out," Hoke said, adding that Gardner will start and Robinson, who has thrown some since the Wolverines arrived in Florida to continue preparation for Michigan's 42nd bowl appearance, will play "some quarterback."
"Everything is possible with him," Hoke said Monday.
"We're going to try him in a variety of different roles. We'll see what he's capable of, but he's had a month to heal," offensive coordinator Al Borges added. "He'll be involved, that's for sure. He's throwing the ball better all the time."
Both teams have prepared for the prospect of facing two quarterbacks.
Hoke said Shaw and Thompson both have demonstrated they can be effective for South Carolina, noting that the Gamecocks have continued to be successful despite losing star running back Marcus Lattimore to injury.
"You look at the body of work with the offense; they lost a tremendous running back and were able to put a couple of guys in there that run the ball hard and do a nice job within the offense," Hoke said. "I think quarterback-wise, Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson are both very good quarterbacks. In their big rivalry game they don't have Shaw and Thompson goes in and wins ... on the road."
South Carolina feels the same way about Gardner and Robinson, who's thrown for 1,319 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 1,166 yards and seven TDs this season.
The Michigan senior needs one passing TD to become the first player in Big Ten history to throw for 50 TDs and also rush for 40.
"He's a great athlete. A great playmaker. We're going to try and contain him and limit what he does," Gamecocks linebacker Shaq Wilson said. "It's a headache for the defense. I'm excited. I like a great challenge, and all my teammates like a great challenge."
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Vizio's New Touch Notebook and AIO PCs at CESby Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2013 3:15 PM EST
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tipoo - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkThe design of these things is great, and the premise of a company new to building PCs doing things right by not installing bloatware was nice. However they went with some pretty bad trackpads and keyboards, and the battery life was also pretty low (although that could be because of the nice IPS screen). If these things have improved, everything else about these is appealing. Reply
VivekGowri - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkThey fixed the touchpad on the Windows 8 versions (Synaptics instead of Sentelic). Keyboard is still terrible though, and battery life is meh. The new one is way, way better in terms of keyboard, and theoretically battery as well. Reply
JohnMayer - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkLove my job, since I've been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online(Click on menu Home)
Happy New Year! Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkCool, didn't know that, thanks. Synaptics trackpads with the Windows 8 driver are actually very good, not Macbook good but maybe 80% as good. No complaints on my 3 year old Dell with Synaptics and the new multitouch driver. Reply
SilentSin - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkWere the specs you outlined applicable to the 14"? Namely the 1080p screen and 100Wh battery. I'm guessing not since the 14" card only states "HD+" (900p?) where the 15.6 says full hd. If they can get a 1080p 14" with an A10 for ~$800 I'd be all over it. Reply
VivekGowri - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkYeah, 15" is 1080p, 14" is 900p. From the article: "... two form factors (14" 900p and 15.6" 1080p)..."
I wish the 14" was 1080p, man that'd be awesome. Reply
kyuu - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkI actually appreciate the 1600x900 in the 14" form factor. Should allow for lower pricing, and the pixel density is more than adequate. The screen being good quality is more important than simply pushing extra pixels, IMO, and it seems like Vizio does use good panels.
If the keyboard issues are resolved, then I'm actually very tempted to go with the 14" model with an A10 when these are released. Reply
SilentSin - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkTotally missed that sentence my bad. That is a step up, the only other notebook to offer that with an AMD APU at 14" 900p has been HP's ProBook line IIRC which is quite bulky and expensive, although the components are top notch. 1080p can't be much more expensive to put in tho..5-6" phones are getting them now why can't 13-16" laptops?
I do hope that 100Wh battery makes it to the 14" base model without having to pay for some sort of "MAXX" edition. Notebooks are starting to go the way of phones where they have these awesome CPUs that sip power, but instead of taking advantage of that they just shave off a mm and 100g of battery to try and retain the "lightest laptop evers omg!!@121" throne and keep battery life the same as last year's model instead of making it more usable (longer life) for the consumer. Reply
ther00kie16 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkSony Z series has had 13" 1080p screens for years. Asus also has 13" & 11" (0_o) 1080p now.
We have 5" 1080p phones, 10" 1600p tablets but never ever a 14" 1080p... I think a $1000 14" 1080p with good specs would make a killing provided it's light enough (~4lb). Given that Sony has a 4.42lb 15.5" full featured laptop with optical and a 2.58lb 13.1", it sure seems a 4lb 14" isn't too much to ask with good specs at around $1k. Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkI'm certainly not saying a 1080p panel wouldn't be welcome, just that I don't really find a 900p panel lacking in any way in a 14" form factor, and I can only assume the 14" 900p panel is cheaper (else why wouldn't they upgrade it?), as long as it's a quality panel. Reply
A5 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkYeah the 14" with an A10 is sounding pretty good, honestly. Reply
Netscorer - Thursday, January 17, 2013 - linkI had first generation of Visio Thin+Light 14'' to evaluate over summer. The biggest problems were touchpad, keyboard and pathetic battery life. Seems that Visio has fixed all these issues. Otherwise it was a great ultrabook, unheard of $600 price tag, very stylish. I am actually impressed at the speed that they release new versions. The questions for now are how much and what is the availability of the third gen?
For the fourth revision, I would like Visio to borrow from Lenovo Yoga design for display hinges as touchscreens on ultrabooks go to waste in a regular laptop configuration but is extremely useful when bent into presentation or tablet mode. Reply
kartheekpathuri - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkDo we have an estimate on the availability of these machines? Reply


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RPS Blood Bowl League - The RPS Cup Match Report Thread
By the end of the cup there should be a whopping 63 matches, each told from two perspectives. I love reading BB match reports, particularly told from both sides in a tough match, and this is the place to put them!
Try be evocative and descriptive, cursing the gods for getting triple skull or having your long bomb intercepted by a black orc. I'm expecting some epic overtime heroics and my great hope is that the some of the new players will stick around and keep the RPS BB community thriving for many moons to come.
New thread for a new forum. I shall post an account of my third round game with PresW in a short while.
Please don't; I already have Vietnam style flashbacks (and my response to any comments is likely to be YOU WEREN'T THERE, MAN, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND)
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potatoedoughnut's Abracadaver (Und) vs chrisvnerd's Fist of the living dead (Und)
Ok so apparently you can only have 4 images per post on the new forums. That is dumb.
This was an interesting mirror matchup.
I think I had the better roster going onto the pitch. Chris had lost a mummy and only had 2 ghouls (one with -1AV injury), and had a mix of 3 zombies & 3 skeletons to my 4 zombies & 1 skeleton. On top of that I had 3 guards (2 mummys & a wight) and a blodge ghoul to chris's stip ball wight & kick skeleton. Chris used his inducements to buy a merc ghoul to even the agi/speed game a little. Also, my team's colour was burgundy while chris's was bright green. It didn't look as awful as I thought on the pitch, but I think my choice was still better.
Fist won the FAME roll and the kickoff, which they elected to receive. The kickoff event gives Fist another RR as well. A good start for the green team.
A ghoul picks up the fairly short kick and hands it off to the loner ghoul, which has to burn a reroll to catch the ball. On Abracadaver's turn I manage a 1d block on the ball, but just get a push (which I will be seeing a lot of this game).
Fist move the ball right and hand off to a wight which breaks down the right side of the pitch with a ghoul friend. This move leaves the ball fairly exposed, but with my guard advantage the melee in the middle of the pitch makes blocking difficult.
The red team takes advantage of the exposed ball and knock the ball carrier down. The ball goes into the crowd who toss it deep into the Fist's half of the pitch, out of reach of any of Abracadaver. Fist fall back and pick the ball up with a ghoul and screen off any red players.
The red team does their best to pressure the ball screen (and KO the kick skeleton), but a failed dodge (w/ RR) leaves the left side of the pitch fairly open with just a couple zombies in range if the ghoul breaks left as all the fast players are marked up and screed off way over on the right side.
The Fist ghoul however decides to bring the ball down the middle of the pitch right into the middle of the scrum. Abracadaver mange to get a 2d blitz on the ball and roll push/push. It rerolls to a defender down and the blitzing ghoul picks up the ball, still in the middle of the big pack of players.
The Fist wight with strip ball attempts a 1d blitz on the ball, but fails the GFI and KOs himself.
Wight gets KO'd
After some chain pushing the ball is unmarked and free to run up the right side of the pitch. The green team makes some dodges to get a 1d blitz on the ball (just a push) and put some players in between the ball and endzone.
Abracadaver blitz the ball carrier free, but continued push only rolls leave several players in range of blitzing the ball. The red players mark up the green as best they can to make getting to the ball as hard as possible. The green team first tries to blitz their way to the ball, but stalls with a block/block result, then tries to do a ghoul dodge into 1tz, 1tz, 0tz to reach the ball, but fails on the second dodge.
The Abracadaver ghoul wastes no time scoring on turn 7. 1-0 Abracadaver
On the last turn of the half Fist mange to KO a zombie and a wight, but at halftime everything is back except an Abracadaver zombie and Fist's skeleton kicker.
The kickoff gives Fist another reroll, and Abracadaver pick up the ball and cage just behind the LoS on the right side. Fist manage to blitz down a mummy cage corner and put a TZ on the ball. The ghoul ball carrier attempts to dodge away and break down the open right sideline, but rolls double 1s for the dodge and drops the ball in only 1 friendly TZ.
The green undead block a path to the ball, blitz away the 1 TZ on the ball, pick up with a wight. The wight decides to move downfield alone.
A pair of Abracadaver ghouls bring the ball carrier down and pick the ball up. Fist seems more interested in punching the Abracadaver players than chasing the ball and manage to crowd push a red ghoul which gets a niggling injury and KO a zombie, while the red ball carrier switches over to the left side of the pitch.
Space Mummies Attack!
Abracadaver advance the ball down the left side a cage up a little bit into the Fist's half of the field. After running out of red players to punch the green team returns its focus to the ball and blitz their way into the cage and put several players on the ball carrier.
Abracadaver manage to block and blitz the ball carrier free, who runs over and hands off to a wight on the right side of the pitch, who makes a break for top right corner where only a single marked ghoul is in blitz range.
The ghoul dodges away to blitz the ball carrier and manages to BH the wight with a 1d block, but fails the pickup roll. The red undead quickly crowdpush the ghoul and grab the ball on turn 15. The ball is well away from any Fist players and Abracadaver run the ball in on turn 16 to seal the score.
FINAL: 2-0 Abracadaver
This game played out much differently than I expected. I was hoping my mummy, block and guard advantage would let me control the blocking game, but with mostly pushes from the red players Fist was able to keep the red players on the ground and get a few more off the pitch.
I was, however, able to better position my players to get the right players in the right places most of the time so that I was able to bring my skilled and/or faster players to the critical plays and make some getaways with the ball.
Chris played a very good game, but I think he made some tactical misjudgements when he had the ball. On the first drive he decided to break with the ball which left it exposed, then when he recovered it he brought it into the middle of the large pack of players rather than run away with it down the side. Then on the second drive he ran free with the ball unsupported rather than run it back to his supporting players which were punching my guys into the ground. I think the game would have gone very differently if he swapped around his cage & breakaway plays.
In the end my undead were able to outmaneuver his undead and that's what won the day. GG Chris!
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No fancy pictures or extended prose, but I thought a semifinals match at least deserved a blow-by-blow report:
Dumb Luck (Lizardmen, Nullkigan) 2 - 0 (Undead, Daave) Pundead
Weather: Nice all match.
Stadium: The Big Boat (it can't be an oceangoing vessel aka "Ship" if it has a Blood Bowl pitch, right?)
Team Notes:
Dumb Luck lost two Saurus (Death, MNG) last match, but managed to rebuy one. Sadly, they missed the opportunity to append the Mk2 suffix to Bigger Stick's replacement. Eleven players total.
Pundead were down two Ghouls, but bought a spare zombie to make up to it. Twelve players total.
First Half:
Dumb Luck won the toss and elected to receive.
KICKOFF #1: GET THE REF. Both teams gained a bribe.
Both teams started this drive with 11 players on the pitch.
T01: Dumb Luck, unable to create their usual wall of flesh, deployed into a flanking formation. Force Multipliers (Skink) caught the kick and moved up to follow the main thrust. Dearest (Mummy) immediately KO'd Superior Logistics (Saurus).
T02: Dumb Luck switched flanks, using the superior speed of the skinks to escape the oncoming tide of necrotic flesh.
T03: Opportunity Exploitation (Skink) KO'd Nation (Zombie). The lizards formed a loose cage and moved up, but a miscalculation left a large hole which Ease (Ghoul) exploited. The ball carrier, Force Multipliers (Skink), is KO'd but fortunately the ball stayed within the Lizardman cage. Dearest (Mummy) tries to chase after the cage, but fails a Go For It, badly hurts itself and flubs the regen roll.
T04: Ease (Ghoul) was pushed into range of Dumb Luck (Kroxigor) by a blitzing Saurus and is promptly KO'd. Emergency Evacuation (Skink) picked up the ball and immediately scored.
KICKOFF #2: CHEERING FANS. Both teams gained a reroll.
Superior Logistics (Saurus) and Nation (Zombie) woke up. Other players out: Ease (Ghoul), KO'd. Force Multipliers (Skink), KO'd. Dearest (Mummy), Badly Hurt. Both teams started this drive with 10 players on the pitch.
T04: Barry (Wight) failed to pick up the ball for the Pundead.
T05: The Lizardmen tried to set up a dense meat screen, whilst the Pundead started to focus on a flank. Barry (Wight) picked up the ball.
T06: Strategic Foresight (Saurus) closed in on the Pundead ball carier, Barry (Wight), and managed to exert a tacklezone on the Wight. Several skinks also closed in and added their pressure to the scrimmage surrounding the ballcarrier. Rob (Zombie) rolled a Both Down and smashed his own knee, but regenerated. Superior Logistics (Saurus) earned some SPP anyway.
T07: The concerted efforts of several Skinks managed to push back Survival Guide (Zombie), which left just enough room for Dumb Luck (Kroxigor) to break free and blitz Barry (Wight). Barry (Wight) was pushed to the deck, and the ball scattered into the crowd. An enterprising youth chucked it into Dumb Luck's backfield. I Want My (Mummy) failed to take down Superior Logistics (Saurus) with a Both Down roll, but regenerated a Niggling Injury. More SPP for the Saurus!
T08: As neither team was in range to score before the end of the half, a punching match ensued. Dumb Luck opened the fouling game with Opportunity Exploitation (Skink) failing to make (un)life hell for a Zombie. Both teams had a bribe, so why not?
END OF HALF: 1-0 to Dumb Luck.
Second Half:
KICKOFF #3: BLITZ! Dumb Luck get a free turn!
Ease (Ghoul) woke up. Other players out: Force Multipliers (Skink), KO'd. Dearest (Mummy), Badly Hurt. Pundead started this drive with 11 players to Dumb Luck's 10.
T09: Dumb Luck used the Blitz to great effect. Strategic Foresight (Saurus) punched through the Pundead lines and caught the ball. Unfortunately no other players were able to reach him and provide support. Two Zombies and a Ghoul managed to end his moment of glory and knocked the ball free. Ging Gang (Ghoul) picked up the ball. I Walked With A (Zombie) started to foul the Lizardmen. Dumb Luck (Kroxigor) failed his bonehead check, and took the team blitz with him. Unshakeable Conviction (Skink) led the Skink Murder Swarm in a gang foul. Big Fat Greek (Zombie) was killed and failed to regenerate.
T10: Ging Gang (Ghoul) tried to hand off the ball to Snow (Wight) who failed the catch. I Want My (Mummy) predictably missed the bounce. Emergency Evacuation (Skink) darted in to try and steal the ball from a single tackle zone, but failed despite sure hands. Four or five bounces resulted in the ball being wedged in the wrappings of I Want My (Mummy).
T11: I Want My (Mummy) handed the ball to Ging Gang (Ghoul) who rushed downfield and managed to Go For It beyond the effective range of any Skinks. Snow (Wight) blitzed to ensure that no skinks could reach Ging Gang (Ghoul). Barry (Wight) managed to KO Careful Planning (Saurus). Two Skinks dodged away from the central melee to chase after the Pundead ball carrier, whilst another two went deep into the Pundead's half. Dumb Luck (Kroxigor) managed to free up Superior Logistics (Saurus) who charged down field after Ging Gang (Ghoul). After successfully going for it, the Saurus managed to KO Ging Gang (Ghoul) and knock the ball free.
T12: The Pundead sent more players downfield after the ball. A Ghoul and a Wight tried to ensure that the Lizardmen would not be able to bring the ball back up the pitch. Abercrombie (Zombie) continued the Pundead fouling streak, and stunned Dumb Luck (Kroxigor). Superior Logistics (Saurus) shoved away one of the nearest Pundead players and opened a risky path for the ball. Emergency Evacuation (Skink) picked up the ball and handed it to Opportunity Exploitation (Skink), who ran up field and used two GFI's. A reroll was required for a short pass to Risk Minimisation (Skink) who immediately took the ball to the touchline and scored. Stalling would have encouraged even more fouls, and several Skinks were in danger of being blitzed. The ball travelled about 25 squares in one risky play, all told.
KICKOFF #4: THROW A ROCK! Ging Gang (Ghoul) on Pundead was stunned.
Ging Gang (Ghoul), Careful Planning (Saurus) and Force Multipliers (Skink) woke up. Other players out: Dearest (Mummy), Badly Hurt. Both teams started this drive with 11 players on the pitch.
T13: I Want My (Mummy) opened with a block against Dumb Luck (Kroxigor). Mighty Blow turns a lucky result into a Death, and no apothecary can be found. I Walked With A (Zombie) continued to foul, and put Bigger Stick (Saurus) into the KO box. Dumb Luck wasted their last reroll on trying to position some Saurus to go after the ball next turn, but failed the second Go For It, leaving their formation wide open.
T14: Pundead pushed a cage down through the opening left by the death and KO. Snow (Wight) failed to catch a handoff from Ease (Ghoul). Force Multipliers (Skink) failed to pick up the ball because of the single hostile tackle zone, but the ball fortunately bounces towards the Pundead half.
T15: Barry (Wight) went long, as did Ging Gang (Ghoul). Ease (Ghoul) failed to pick up the ball. Careful Planning (Saurus) threw a both down block, immediately ending the Lizardman turn.
T16: Ease (Ghoul) picked up the ball and ran in for a short pass to Barry (Wight). However, the pass was inaccurate and went a stunning 90 degrees into the crowd, who threw it to Ging Gang (Ghoul). The catch failed, and the Pundead were left with an empty scorecard. Superior Logistics (Saurus) KO'd Ging Gang (Ghoul) and hovered ominously above the ball. Force Multipliers (Skink) dodged free and picked up the ball, but takes a dive (KO) trying to get in range for a short pass (SPP only, nobody was far enough up to score).
END OF MATCH: 2-0 to Dumb Luck.
Winnings: 1, rerolled into 2 for 40K. Insufficient to replace the Kroxigor :(
Despite the early retirement of one of the Pundead's Mummies, the death of Dumb Luck and even the glorious blitz-catch of one of my Saurus, the real game decider was the ball handling incompetence of the Wights. The Ghouls did a little better, but were left in the open during critical plays.
I still hated the Mummies. MV 3 is plenty for the line of scrimmage and Guard is a real menace on a reliable Str 5 player.
C'mon, ChainsawHands. I don't want to play the same team twice in a row!
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I won't repeat Nullkigan's fine words, but out of 11 catch rolls I made 2, and one of those was a mummy! I failed to take the lizards off the pitch permanently (except for killing the krox after the game was decided). The failed hand-off on turn 10 was costly, as Nullkigan was quite badly out of position at the time, and then I made the biggest mistake of the match by making an unnecessary block on a saurus and allowing him to get free for a blitz (and pushing him closer to the ball carrier). I was annoyed at my bad luck at the time and it would have been 1-1 with everything to play for.
Nullk put a lot of emphasis on his Krox, and only failed his bonehead once and made a lot of blitzes including a 1-dice block on a mummy which galled me no end! I loaded the game into BB manager and it confirmed what I already knew, 40% of my 1 dice rolls came up 1 or 2, and 42% of my block dice were AD or BD, compared to 24% and 31% for Nullkigan.
Having made my excuses, I don't want to detract (too much) from Nullkigan's victory. He took his chances and used his superior speed to wriggle through my lines and stop me from scoring, and the game did give me a chance to equalise but I blew it.
So you had terrible luck and I had average luck on blocks and above average luck on pickups/passes/dodges (of which I think I had fewer overall, although that was probably because you had to repeat yours on the subsequent turn after a failure).
There's a reason I named the team as I did :)
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Indeed, and fail, reroll, fail counts as two rolls *grumbles*
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potatoedoughnut's Abracadaver (Und) vs ChainsawHands' Nuffle's Boyz (Orc)
This was a punchy tense match that was really only won by an insanely lucky series of dodges.
Things started off with the Undead using their 150k inducements to hire a wrestle Ghoul Merc and then winning the coin toss; electing to receive. Cheering fans even gave them an extra RR.
The kick goes deepish and a Ghoul grabs it and hangs back while the rest of the Undead probe a bit on the flanks.
The Orcs get straight to doing what they do best and KO a zombie and BH another zombie (who regens) on the LoS.
With their center rapidly disappearing the ball Ghoul continues to hang back while the Undead on the flanks do some blocking. The Orcs are all for punching things and manage to overrun the left flank.
Running out of options elsewhere on the field a Ghoul advances the ball on the right and hands off to another Ghoul who runs around the Orcs over there with a Wight.
The Orcs makes some GFIs and a dodge to blitz down the ball. A series of back and forth blocks manages to slowly bounce the ball back towards the Orc endzone, but with plenty of Orcs between the ball and the Undead.
At this point the rest of the pitch is punching each other (well the Orcs are punching the Undead at least) while a Mummy, Ghoul, and Wight for the Undead and a Lineman, Thrower, Black Orc, and ST4 MB Blitzer fuss over the ball.
At one point the Thrower manages to grab the ball, but is then knocked down by a Ghoul, who then fails a dodge to get away and pick up the ball. The Orcs elsewhere on the pitch decide that standing over Undead who are getting to know the grass isn't so interesting and start heading over to the ball scrum.
A Black Orc gets hold of the ball and the increasingly desperate Undead try a -2d block on him and manage to get the ball free again with the help of a reroll. Another ghoul runs into the fray and grabs the ball while the Wight decides its a good time to KO himself on an AD block.
Now outnumbering the local undead 8:3 the Orcs are able to set up a pretty horrendous screen around the ball. Describing the following Undead play as "unlikely" doesn't quite do justice to how I'm sure CH felt when the Mummy managed to stand up and blitz a hole (2+ GFI & 2d block) for the Ghoul to dodge out of (6+, 4+, 3+ required). In the end it was a 12.8% chance of succeeding, but resulted in a TD for the Undead.
1 - 0 Abracadaver
The kickoff gives the Undead a blitz, but with only 2 turns left in the half not much happens for either side.
By halftime all 4 of the KO Undead are back up and functioning and the kickoff gives the Orcs a Quick Snap.
The greenskins pick up the ball and make like they're going to drive down the right side of the pitch. Once the Undead wall is set up they pull back and cage in their half. A mummy BHs the ST4 MB scary blitzer (Apo is used to ready him for the next drive)
The Orcs shift over to the left side leaving the undead to maneuver around the Troll and Black Orcs blocking the middle of the field.
The Undead are able to get some players in front of the Orc cage and slow it down. Some blocking, chainpushing, and general shuffling around results in a BH Ghoul and a crowdpushed (-1 MV) Ghoul and a -1ST Blitzer and -1MV Black Orc.
Clever chainpushing and a dodge gets the Thrower with the ball out of the mess of players and in range to score on turn 15, but the Undead blitz him down and pick up the ball; ending hopes of an equalizer as the clock runs out.
Final: Abracadaver 1 - 0 Nuffle's Boys
CH played an excellent game. In the first half I was more and more outnumbered as the half went on and it's only pure luck that got me a TD. In the second half I was able to stall his push, but if the score were still 0-0 and he wasn't up against the clock I'm not sure if I could have stopped his TD.
And thus I have blundered by way into the finals :). Nullkigan and I should (hopefully) be playing sometime soon for all the beans (except the 80k the loser gets to keep).
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Nullkigan's Dumb Luck vs potatoedoughnut's Abracadaver
Theme of this match: Mummies love hugging Saurus
Nullkigan takes 2 babes for his team with inducements, but can't quite make up for his dead krox.
The Lizards win the toss and elect to receive in the very sunny weather.
The kick is high and the lizards cage up on the left side of the pitch. As the Undead shuffle over the Lizards move back to the middle and KO a zombie.
The Undead are able to put a lot of pressure on the ball but the slipper Skinks are able to slip out and make a handoff to a pack of three Skinks which cage up against the right sideline.
Again the Undead put pressure on and get two Ghouls and a tackle Wight (who is BH but regens) pinning them against the sidelines. Some blitzing and blocking manage to free the ball carrier who score on turn 4.
Skink Death Squad Scores!
1 - 0 Dumb Luck
The weather changes back to nice Blood Bowl weather as the Undead receive. The Lizards try kicking into their own half, but the ref gives the ball to a Wight.
Things start picking up for the Undead as a Mummy hugs a Saurus and gives him a smashed hip (-1MV). The apothecary doesn't care for the Saurus much and offers Dead as an alternative. On the very next block a zombie gives another Saurus -1AV.
Poor Saurus!
The Undead are happy to cage the ball up in the middle as the Lizards try to find a way to stop the Undead with an increasingly large strength deficit. On turn 7 the Wight makes a handoff to a Ghoul to score.
1 - 1 Tied
Nothing eventful happens in the turn before halftime, but I forget I'm receiving in the second half and set up for defense (oops). Luckily the kick lands in a decent spot and I recover the ball and cage up on the left side of the field.
The Undead slowly grind their way down the pitch KOing a Saurus and a Skink BH itself on a failed dodge.
By turn 15 the Undead are in position to score but fail the hand off. With the ball now on the ground the Skinks see their moment to shine. One crazy Skink makes 3 dodges (all passed with 6s!) but then fails the 6+ pickup.
Another Mummy hug Badly Hurts a Saurus the next turn, but again fail to pick the ball up on their last turn of normal time. Crazy Skink again makes a mad dash for the ball this time making 6 (!!) dodges and a 6+ pickup (I think this was about a 4% sucess rate), but fumbles the pass to get the ball clear.
Crazy Skinks!
Now into overtime a Ghoul finally decides to make the pickup and successfully hands off to a ghoul who runs to the line to stall until OT runs down some.
As overtime counts down two Skinks get KOd and a Saurus gets hugged into the crowd for another KO. On turn 19 of overtime the Undead finally put the ball in to take the lead.
2 - 1 Abracadaver
The final turns add the last insult as the kickoff results in a Blitz and the Undead are able to put a Wight under the ball, but fail the catch. Just to re-emphasize the theme of the game another Saurus gets hugged off the pitch by a Mummy (KOd). The Undead try to score again but fail a GFI ending the match.
Mummies just want to hug you (to death)!
Final: Abracadaver 2 - 1 Dumb Luck
GG Nullkigan! Unfortunately Dumb Lucks ran out as Saurus after Saurus got blocked off the pitch. Nullkigan tried to do some heroics with Skinks but the player and strength advantage of the Undead let them control the game from turn 5 onwards.
And thus the RPS Cup concludes!
I really attribute my wins to not provoking Nuffle with my team name. I think Nuffle's Boyz and Dumb Luck both got the worse of the dice in the Semis and Finals because they were a little too overt with their Nuffle luvin :)
Thanks again to Daave for creating and running the cup, I look forward to future seasons!Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
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1913 — Radom, Poland
Gucia was born to middle-class Jewish parents in Radom, an industrial city known for its armaments factory, in which Jews were not allowed to work, and for a leather industry, in which many Jews were employed. Radom had a large and active Jewish community, and at home Gucia's family spoke both Polish and Yiddish. Gucia completed her schooling in Radom.
1933-39: As a young woman, Gucia was introduced to Benjamin Frydmacher, a young Jewish tanner from Lublin who occasionally came to Radom to visit his relatives. The two married and settled in Lublin, where they moved in with Benjamin's mother in an apartment at 50 Lubartowska Street. Their daughter, Ruth, was born in early 1938. On September 17, 1939, 16 days after Germany invaded Poland, German troops entered Lublin.
1940-42: In 1941 the Germans established a ghetto in Lublin. Benjamin's tannery, which was located outside the ghetto, was ordered to produce leather for the Germans. When the Germans began liquidating the ghetto in 1942, those not working in what were considered vital industries were among the first killed or deported to extermination camps. Benjamin's mother was machine-gunned to death in a hospital with other elderly patients, and Gucia and her daughter, Ruth, were deported.
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New York City Center celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its Tony Award–winning Encores! series on November 12 with a Gala Benefit starring Raúl Esparza and Kelli O'Hara, and featuring performers who have starred in Encores!productions over the past two decades. The evening raised $1.6 million to help fund City Center's artistic and education programs. Check out photos from the event below!
The star-studded show, directed by Marc Bruni, included performances by Sarah Uriarte Berry, Walter Bobbie,Victoria Clark, Rob Fisher, Debbie Gravitte, Joel Grey, Jared Grimes, Judy Kaye, Rebecca Luker, Rob McClure, Megan Sikora and Daniel J. Watts accompanied by The Encores! Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Berman.
The gala, honoring Stephanie and Fred Shuman, began with cocktails at City Center followed by the show and a post-performance dinner at The Plaza Hotel. Gala co-chairs were Patricia and Jesse Lovejoy, Stacey and Eric Mindich, and Robin and Fred Seegal. Table centerpieces, designed by Joanna Berkun, were inspired by Encores!productions.
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I know a great deal about modeling, texturing, and some animation, using software such as Maya, 3DS Max, and Houdini....however one of our new core classes is a computer programming class: "Intro to Python". Unfortunately I have zero knowledge of how to use Python or any coding or programming skills whatsoever. So far I have been able to figure some of this stuff out (turtle graphics mainly), but this coding for the "Lindenmayer System" has me really stuck. Here is my assignment as posted on our college website for this class.
Write a program that takes 3 inputs:
1) Draw String: This must be a string of draw commands (see the table below).
2) Length: This must be an integer equal greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100. It defines the length variable used in some of the draw commands.
3) Angle: This must be a floating point number equal greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 360.0. It defines the angle variable used in some of the draw commands.
Character Draw Commands
Draw a straight line segment length pixels long in the current
f Same as h
Move, without drawing, a straight line segment length pixels
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- Turn the heading counter-clockwise by angle.
Each of these color commands must change the turtle color to
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There is also one other piece of info:
Now that you have the "if" statement at your command, you do need to check for bad input. If the user inputs bad data, print an error message and exit the program.
so, I guess my question is, how do I go about coding this stuff. I think what I am doing is turning these letters into commands such as turtle.forward((something), or turtle.turn(right, or left)... I have a textbook and have read the chapter, but it doesn't really address this assignment. I would really appreciate any help anyone could give me on how to get started with this assignment. I am sorry it is such a long post, I am just trying to be as precise as I can on what the assignment is asking for. Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated. Thank You:)


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Well...that....was emotional. Christ....
Kad feels very much likes he's been through the ringer over the last hour and a half.....thoughts below...
I went with the lose the arm option and all the 'really? you sure?' pauses made me think that perhaps it wasn't the best idea after all, but I thought I'd be committed, plus there was the *faint* chance that it might of meant Lee would make it (although I wasn't under any illusions that things would remotely pay out).
Fortunately under like a lot of you do gooders I didn't have Ben holding me back (he was walker food last episode), but I did (needlessly) lose Kenny when I dropped Clems Walkie Talkie into a hole and he had to dive in to save Christa who was trying to recover it. There was an option to say ignore it, and I'm kind of curious as to how that would of played out, though I doubt that impacts on the final sequence and invariably you still end up getting separated from the rest of them.
I thought the face off was great with the mystery man, though I knew what to expect from the bowling bag. Wasn't sure what to make of his 'raise a family' comment (was he saying what I think he was saying?), but sure wish I had the other arm to choke the bastard faster.
Kind of pissed at the save game bug issue in that I stopped Clem from eating the meat at the farm, but somehow he believed that she had (continuity error maybe?).
I told Clem to stay high and look out for Christa & Ovid. The post credit scene had her wandering through a field and spotting two figures walking in the distance, but it wasn't clear whether it was them, though they clearly noticed Clem (which was kind of annoying).
I was kind of hoping that Molly might re-appear in this episode as she seemed like an interesting character to take over from. Though I guess that would of been too much of a Deus ex machina moment (still would of been cool).
Anyway. Frankly pretty damn outstanding job by Telltale. Bar a couple of dodgy action sequences in the third game (I suspect you know where I all mean) I can't really fault it as a game, especially in terms of the narrative drive. Really do hope that they sell enough copies so that a second season is viable because I honestly prefer it to either the comics or the TV series. Great voice acting all the way as well.
I'm gonna miss Lee big time. I hope that dude gets some good job offers out of this as he has a great hero voice
Replicants don't cry, however I did find my optic lubrication system malfunctioned a bit towards the end there.
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My choices:
First of all, I cut off my arm. Cutting my arm actually kind of felt better, because there was just this extreme suspense about whether or not it would work. I was actually kind of surprised it didn't. I saved Ben, which, after kenny's death scene, didn't seem like the best idea. Although I think Kenny stayed to help Ben because he didn't want Ben to die hating him. Or something like that. One of the most sad scenes in the game for me... And I went on the sign first too (does that change anything?) I actually didn't steal from the car, so when I saw it I didn't know what to think. Of course, he's just insane, so he STILL called me a thief, even after I explained that I didn't do it... "The story is tailored to how you play" my ass. Clementine killed the stranger, and in the end I had clementine shoot me.
Well that was good stuff.
My choices:
Cut off my arm (made the mouse awkward to use!) having not seen any of it I wasn't sure if it would help or not but I thought at least it would make the others trust me for longer.
In the previous episode I'd regretted persuading both Ben and Kenny to come, I knew it was going to end up in trouble. Felt that Ben's speech when he cracked at Kenny was really rather moving and in it's own way a worthwhile send off considering what was about to happen to him. Actually would be interested to here from anyone who was on their own or just had Kenny with them (was that an option?). What goes on then?
Would be intrigued to know what happens if you say that Omid and Crista should cross the sign first. I assume it's a null choice and that they both get over and you are forced to climb down from the same side (making the whole bit a little pointless but they need a contrivance to get you on your own and they might as well make you feel like it was down to you somehow).
I have to say I'm embarrassed to note that I didn't see the head in the bag until after the stranger was dead. Having not killed him (I presume due to the lack of arm and a slight pause thinking "do I really want to throttle what is an essentially innocent man that my group drove over the edge (not me, I didn't steal)?" I actually had a moment of thinking "fuck, what have I done I've made Clem an actual killer. A 9 year old girl. I'm a terrible person." Normally like Buemba above I'd say I'd rather they didn't make him absolutely crazy but in this case it was a bit of a relief in that the guy was a danger.
I made Clem shoot me. It was horrible but I'd done it for Duck (and as Lee pointed out, the girl at the motel). I did take some time over the choice but she said she didn't want me as one of them so I took her at her word. I felt simultaneously terrible yet oh so proud of her.
So what to say about the series? Great narrative, some fantastic characters (one of the few flaws was not enough Omid!). Obviously the choices are for the most part irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but they do affect the journey their, your feelings towards other characters (and there's towards you) and the referencing back makes the thing feel a whole lot more . . . "realistic" isn't the word I'm looking for but you know what I mean. It has done the illusion of choice far better than a lot of other games. It did what the Mass Effect games failed to do and didn't allow you to "game" the system, any attempts to do so would still lead to negative consequences that would feel like your fault. Indeed, me having Kenny along was perhaps an example of this. I appealed to family to make him come (I think he would have refused otherwise) but bearing in mind Lee's relationship with him (I kind of liked him but the two of them hadn't always seen eye to eye), I should probably have just let him make his escape but no, I wanted to have all the people, because that's best right? I'm glad that a game has had the balls to do this, I've been wishing it would happen more often for a while. Plus I'm really glad they had the option to turn off the notifications of how comments would make characters feel, as this was one of the few things I thought Alpha Protocols conversation system did wrong.
Conclusion, I love this sort of "choose your own adventure" type bigger budget interactive fiction. The "game" or "non-game" debate doesn't concern me too much. Indeed the three games I've played that have done this best (this, the aforementioned Alpha Protocol and Masq) either have very little game (this), no game (Masq) or work in spite of the game (Alpha Protocol). That said I think what I'd really like to see is a good action adventure with this type of narrative structure and willingness to make the player feel horrible at times.
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Haven't played Spec Ops yet. might pick it up if it's going cheap when the Christmas sales roll around.
So was I the only person who had Christa slice the arm off?
Also, anyone else get this?
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Yeah it did the same with the earlier episodes I found as well (though later on they appeared correctly). Amazing how divided the votes were that time (even if we can't see them).
I also had that person do that thing.
And the messed up statistics screen seems to happen when it's sparkling new. I got it the first time, before I replayed the last scene.
Also, reading more comments above, was it would seem that not many people were saved from the Stranger by Clem shooting him in the head. So much for that hidden meat cleaver.The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
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Well, I'll be honest, i found the last episode completely dissatisfying, and i loved everything else up to that point. I guess I just felt railroaded.
Spoils follow I guess
It wasnt even dying, or having to leave clem alone it was all the "xyz will happen NO MATTER WHAT" things and scenes were you are literally given 1 choice, that's not choice.
Its charm started to run out by the roof where you realised the 1 thing you could do, and it continued from there.
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Chopped Lee's arm off. It might've cured him, although it was a while ago. It didn't work.
Since I picked them up I regretted saving Crista and Omid. But, this episode, I realised I needed them.
Ben was dead and deserves to be dead, glad to hear he gets his comeuppance if you let him survive the clocktower.
Kenny didn't want to come with me, but got locked in the boathouse. Died for Crista.
I liked the talking part in the attic. Although why Kenny let Crista down most of the bottle I'll never know. Foetal alcohol syndrome much?
Got separated from Omid and Crista at the sign. Lee's one man army was nice, although I died on the last one and had to do the whole thing again.
Tried making the Stranger understand that I did what was necessary for the group. But apparently I'm a monster for leaving Lily out to dry and stealing his loot.
Then he started talking to the head and I was all "Fuck that yo". Nearly failed the choke QTE but Clem shot him.
Had Clem meet Crista and Omid at the train station.
Had her handcuff the walker, go for the gun first, then shoot Lee when it was dealt with. Reasoning: She might have to do it again later. Better she learns now than become Kenny later.
Wondering if anyone actually sent O/C for the boat. Or if you can finish without them/ start the chapter without Kenny.
Is anything else of TellTale's this nice a story?
I play a fair few visual novels, this is probably the best one so far.
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I'm guessing Helio found it dissatisfying because it marks the end of season 1 where all the plot points get tied up, similar to how ME3's decisions ultimately boiled down to the war readiness score (except without the adequate plot resolution). But that's the point of the final episode!
On the subject of choice:
I understand why they did this stuff, but episode 3 still gets to me. For one, they shouldn't have killed Carly/Doug that early. I chose to save Carly and she then proceeded to get like 3 lines total in episode 2 and die halfway through episode 3, in an event I had both no opportunity to stop and was really out of character for Lily. It just didn't feel good, partially because I felt like the writers were going "I have to write double the lines whenever Carly talks? Screw it, let's kill her..." and also because that just didn't seem like something lily would do. It was just stupid. Next we get to the train and, of course... Lily asks me to run away with her! So I go outside to grab clementine and get outta there, and THAT WHORE TAKES OFF WITHOUT ME! At least make Kenny go in and kill her or something, ffs, Lily just had this sudden personality cataclysm where she acted like a dick to everyone despite how nice you were to her. Other than that one bit, I was fine with the way the plot moved.
So what, we just expect a logic tree prune every series? Down to 3 to 5 functionally identical endings? I'd sooner series were unconnected than that trapped.I am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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I'm guessing Helio found it dissatisfying because it marks the end of season 1 where all the plot points get tied up, similar to how ME3's decisions ultimately boiled down to the war readiness score (except without the adequate plot resolution). But that's the point of the final episode!
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As regards the narrowing of choice with this episode. I'd say there's generally only ever been one way to solve most of the game play puzzles through out the series. Certainly they've been slightly more convoluted in earlier episodes, however I think half the point was to put emphasis on the fact that you're really in a tight spot and that there's no going back.
I had Lee cuff himself and had her get the keys first. I thought she might only have the chance to get one before the walker freed itself and partially for her (she needs the keys to get out) and partially a streak of selfishness in Lee (if he's going to turn he doesn't want to hurt anyone). Retrospectively this was daft as she could have just grabbed the gun and shot the walker, but there was no guarantee there was bullets and I didn't fancy forcing her to mash Lee's head in with the bat in the same way she admirably dealt with the walker when it did get loose (at which stage I was seriously regretting being a handcuffed one armed man!).
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They could have had 5 distinct post credit scenes, based on how you raised her and circumstances.
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This one time my uncle told my brother and myself that there was a man (or at least he resembled a man) at the bottom of his laundry chute. If you yelled his name down the chute, he would reach a long and thin, but extremely powerful arm up the chute, pull you down through it and eat your guts out. I never understood why my uncle laughed so hard after saying such a thing...until I yelled them man's name down the laundry chute.
Thunder smash!
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I don't get it.
Tick tock
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Yell his name down the laundry chute, you'll figger it out real quick. That laundry chute will likely be the last thing you ever see.
Well what's the name you must yell? I still don't get it. I'm dumb.
To-day do I bake, tomorrow I brew,
The day after that the queen's child comes in.
And oh! I am glad that nobody knew
That the name I am called is Rumpelstiltskin!
Post-long run delirium?
I just got back from a run that took me by the deer carcass. There is nothing (and I mean nothing) left but a bloody ribcage and some assorted leg bones.
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SHOPPERS can recycle unwanted Christmas cards at supermarkets in Amblecote and Merry Hill, rather than send them to landfill.
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Online customers in Stourbridge and Brierley Hill can also have their cards collected from their homes when they receive their shopping.
The cards will be recycled by Sainsbury's and a donation will be made to the Forest Stewardship Council UK (FSC), based on the volume of cards collected in its stores.
Last year, almost £9,000 was donated to help the FSC with its work to promote responsible management of the world's forests.
Amblecote store manager, Kevin Healy, said: "We had a really positive response from our customers last year and with their help, we're hoping to make an even bigger contribution this time.
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If you're a bridesmaid on a budget and helping to plan a friend's shower (like many of the staffers here!), this post is for you. We know you love your friend and want them to have an unforgettable shower—and we also know that being a bridesmaid isn't necessarily a cheap endeavor. So, we've gathered some of our favorite (dare we say, effortless?) ideas to help you throw a chic and thoughtful shower, without breaking the bank.
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Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY,
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Traumatology: University of South
Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 1989–1990
American Board of Orthopaedic
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Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, Lebanon, NH, 2003–2010
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HOUSTON - A man was shot several times while driving his SUV in southwest Houston.
The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 6100 block of South Braeswood at Atwell. Witnesses told police they heard four or five gunshots.
"I was in my driveway, seven houses down -- heard rapid gunfire, about five shots -- just boom, boom, boom, boom," said Wayne Barta, a witness.
When they ran outside, police said witnesses found a SUV that had been driven off the road. The driver, Jon Kabay, collapsed outside of the vehicle.
Police said a pickup truck pulled alongside of the silver SUV and shot out the driver's side window.
Investigators said Kabay, 25, managed to say he had been shot, but said he did not know the gunman.
"I came up to where the people were, where his car was over here. There was a guy laying on the ground. He said he'd been shot. He was driving around, driving down the road and got shot, and didn't know who did it," Barta said.
The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in serious but stable condition. Relatives said she was shot eight times.
"I was just shocked and am really trying to figure out what happened. Was it just random?" Barta said.
Police don't have any suspects.
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