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By Catherine Contiguglia
♦ A European Commission probe into competition and price fixing in the oil market is raising questions about how much power one man's price reporting window can have on the market, and whether greater EC regulation might worsen the problem by discouraging the availability of oil prices altogether.
♦ The Chinese decision to ban milk imports from New Zealand due to fears that some batches could contain botulism has stoked fears of wider import bans on all foreign milk going into China.
♦ Cash-for-freedom deals in the US were originally designed to funnel in badly needed cash to law enforcement budgets from white collar crimes and drug cartels, but are giving rise to corruption and violations of civil liberties.
♦ Romance is being nationalised in South Korea, where the government is taking the lead in campaigns to introduce young singles at government-sponsored parties. Corporations are also increasingly encouraging relationships in the workplace as fears mount about the shortage of workers in an aging society.
♦ In countries where the government or market fails to meet citizens' needs, the connectivity of social media and mobile technologies is allowing individuals to build their own representative platforms to meet them. Read more
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A POPCORN entrepreneur has struck a big money deal which will see his unique-flavoured Retrocorn hit sweet shop shelves across the country.
Greg Taylor, 34, of Waterhouse Street, Chelmsford, will see bags of his Retrocorn appear at Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe stores around the UK.
Rather than the standard salt or sweet, flavours produced by Mr Taylor's company include lemon sherbert, liquorice and dandelion and burdock.
A chuffed Mr Taylor said: "The firm is the UK's number one sweet retailer, so this partnership is really going to introduce my products to a huge, new audience.
"Popcorn is something I associate with happy memories of childhood and going to the cinema with my family and friends.
"After a film, mum would occasionally take me and my sister to a local sweet shop as an extra treat and we'd buy things like cola cubes, rhubarb and custards, cherry pips and lemon sherbets.
"So when I came up with the Retrocorn concept, I wanted something that took adults back to their childhood, but would also appeal to their kids."
For more information about Retrocorn, visit www.retrocorn.co.uk.


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Sierra Nevada > Yosemite National Park > Medlicott Dome > Climber's Log
Medlicott Dome Climber's Log
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|Excellent Smithers and Shagadelic
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2012
|Excellent... most worthy of carrying Monty Burns' legacy. We came back a few days later for Shagadelic so we could properly "summit" the dome.
|Posted Mar 13, 2013 2:37 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2012
|My first day back on climbing after the injury...
Following only. Before this, we did Golfer's Route on Low Profile Dome. Tuolumne was amazingly peaceful and quiet. Loved it like this. :)
Finished the entire route and descended from the top and back. A very nice walk!!
|Posted Oct 7, 2012 7:10 pm
|Side Trip
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2012
|Over from other peaks in the area on an afternoon hike, watched the sunset from here and Mariuolumne Dome, so back in the dark.
|Posted Jun 26, 2012 1:53 pm
|Bob Burd
|East Slope
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2012
|Traversed over from Cathedral and Eichorn, continued to Fairview Dome. Trip Report
|Posted Jun 17, 2012 12:49 am
|Ciebola (5.10c)
|Beautiful route up those trademark Tuolumne knobs.
|Posted Oct 22, 2009 3:16 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009
|Great route.
|Posted Jul 17, 2009 11:27 pm
|Shagadelic .. mostly
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009
|Climbed with my friend K. Chaltikian - he led first and third pitches (5.8); I led the second pitch (5.7). Fun knob climbing on the 2nd & 3rd pitches.
We rapped off with double 60m ropes since it was getting late, and the last pitch didn't sound all that great. There was still some snow at the base. We had wanted to do Aqua Knobby (5.9) over on Pywiack Dome that afternoon, but it looked busy ..
|Posted Jul 5, 2009 10:33 am
|Tom Fralich
|Super Chicken and Shagadelic
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008
|Mary and I climbed a few routes here on a 2-day trip to Tuolumne. We had some trouble finding the start of Super Chicken (5.9, 2 pitches)...I was expecting a much bigger corner system. There were some stout crack moves in the middle section and the face moves to gain the anchor were pretty exciting. We rapped down, had a snack, and then climbed Shagadelic (5.8, 4 pitches) to the top. Sustained climbing on pitches 2 and 3 with great views towards Half Dome. We hiked off from the top, past a beautiful hidden lake, and down to Cathedral Lake where we picked up the trail back to the car.
|Posted Aug 15, 2008 2:22 am
|E Slope
Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
|Traversed east slope from Cathedral Peak. Peak #2 of 5 that day. A really nice day in Yosemite.
|Posted May 29, 2007 11:25 am
|Shaggadelic 5.8
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2006
|Very fun and very well bolted. Good intro to Tuolumne climbing
|Posted Aug 30, 2006 3:47 am
|Goldmember 5.9
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2006
|Great climb. Follow a dike with an easy roof.
|Posted Aug 26, 2006 6:10 am
|Route Climbed: Ciebola Date Climbed: 2000
|Slippery climbing on Ciebola! 5.10b 2 pitches.
Did some other sport routes there as well.
|Posted Sep 9, 2004 8:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Piss Easier (5.6 R) Date Climbed: September 4, 2004
|Cool and easy multipitch route that deserves more traffic. Etsuko and I led it on a casual Saturday afternoon. Took us about 4 hours to reach the top from the car. Incredible views!
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TNA: Against All Odds
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These are the results and some description of the TNA PPV Against All Odds. I've included my ideas (chosen before the matches) of who I want/think is going to win. These picks pretty much demonstrate that I'm shite as a prognosticator.
TNA – Against All Odds
Start with a video package about the main event, the four-way match between Jeff Hardy, Bully Ray, James Storm and Bobby Roode.
First Match: Jesse Sorenson v Zima Ion
Want to Win: Sorenson
Think will Win: Sorenson
I think Sorenson will win because I expect Aries to keep the title, and Ion winning would mean a heel v heel match. Though I would like to see that, I still expect Sorenson to win. The match is reasonably well fought, but little reaction from the audience. Sorenson gives a football to a fan, which is then taken by Ion to cement his heel status. Sorenson is sent to the floor, and then Ion does a flip off of the second turnbuckle which knocks Sorenson out, and he wins by countout. I won't be surprised if that was a botch and results in an actual injury. Rating: 4/10
Winner: Ion (my record: 0/1)
Christy Hemme does an interview with Bobby Rude. Next, TV champ Robbie E comes out with Robbie T and says that since he wasn't scheduled he's instituting a Robbie E Invitational and challenges anyone to come out and face him for the title. Shannon Moore's music hits and he comes to the ring.
Second Match: Robbie E v Shannon Moore
Want to Win: Moore
Think will Win: Robbie E
Moore hasn't been seen for a while, no heat has been built up, so I think this will be just the start of a feud. I've actually thought the TV title has been pretty meaningless lately, hopefully this will be the start of moving it into the picture. I really dislike Robbie E and his gimmick, so I want Moore to win, but I don't really think he will. I hate Robbie E's lime green ring wear also. It's a decent match, some reaction from the audience on both sides. Robbie E actually does some decent moves, but Moore is simply amazing. However, Moore tries a rollup which Robbie kicks out of, sending Moore into the ropes where he is punched by Robbie T. Robbie E covers Moore for the win. Rating: 6/10
Winner: Robbie E (my record: 1/1)
They do a video montage of the conflict between Gail Kim and Tara over the past few weeks.
Third Match: Gail Kim v Tara
Want to Win: Kim
Think will Win: Kim
I think Gail Kim is pretty hot, so my pants come off for this match. Madison Rayne comes out with Kim, but they appear to be arguing. I think they will keep Kim champion for a while, but I really don't mind. The match goes back and forth, and Kim and Rayne keep shouting at each other. Rayne eventually leaves the ringside, apparently disgusted with Kim's attitude and shouting "Screw you" at her. The crowd is firmly behind Tara. Kim tries the Octopus submission hold, which I haven't seen by anyone else in a very long time. The Knockouts division is so much better than the Divas division of WWE, I've got to say. Kim hits the Eat DeFeet move for the clean win. Rating: 6/10
Winner: Gail Kim (my record: 2/1)
Christy Hemme does an interview with James Storm. After the interview, they show a recap of the feud between Matt Morgan/Crimson and Samoa Joe/Magnus.
Fourth Match: Matt Morgan Crimson v Samoa Joe/Magnus
Want to Win: Either
Think will Win: Morgan/Crimson
Pants are back on. I really don't care which team wins, as I like them both. I think Morgan/Crimson will win though. TNA has a glitch and starts to show the X Factors for the next match, but they quickly correct that. Joe and Morgan start the match trying to knock each other down, until Joe kicks Morgan and gets the advantage. Most of the audience doesn't seem into this match as much as many others. There is some good tag team wrestling in this match, much better than what I've seen lately in the E. Crimson goes for a spear on Joe and hits Morgan, and the challengers hit a combo that gets them the win. Crimson walks away from the ring and leaves Morgan in the ring. Rating: 7/10
Winner: Samoa Joe/Magnus (my record: 2/2)
Christy Hemme starts and interview with Bully Ray, who insults her and takes the microphone while telling her to go away and continuing on his own.
Fifth Match: Austin Aries v Alex Shelley
Want to Win: Aries
Think will Win: Aries
I am a big Aries fan, first seeing him in ROH. I don't think Shelley will win here since he's not been seen in a while and this might be the set up for another feud. I'm less sure about this prediction based on the results of the first match (number one contender). Zima Ion is the contender, so I'm thinking that they might get Shelley the win to make it a classic face v heel scenario. The crowd is pretty split on chanting for either contender. This is probably one of the best matches I've seen in a very long time. Excellent moves and counters. The crowd eventually starts chanting "This is awesome" which cannot be denied. Both contenders kick out of what seem to be match-ending moves. Both hit some amazing moves. Shelley hits Sliced Bread and covers for almost three, but at the last instant Aries grabbed the bottom rope. Aries hits a brainbuster and Shelley kicks out. Aries hits the Last Chancery and Shelley taps out. Rating: 9/10
Winner: Austin Aries (my record: 3/2)
Christy Hemme does an interview with Jeff Hardy, who is in is typical silly makeup and garb. I am not a Jeff Hardy fan. There is a montage of the background for the Styles/Kazarian match.
Sixth Match: AJ Styles vs Frankie Kazarian
Want to Win: Styles
Think will Win: Styles
I think Styles will win to get an edge over Christopher Daniels, who seems to be manipulating Kazarian. Kazarian comes out wearing a Daniels T-shirt, but does not seem very happy. Throughout the match, Kazarian seems to be giving only a half-hearted effort at times. Kazarian attempts to shake hands before the match, but Styles refuses and rips the T-shirt off. The crowd seems to be a little sympathetic to Kazarian, and the chants alternate between "Let's go Styles" and "Daniels sucks." The match goes back and forth for a while, some interesting moves, until Styles hits a moonsault from the top rope onto Daniels. When he goes back into the ring, Kazarian hits the Fade to Black for the win. Rating: 7/10
Winner: Kazarian (my record: 3/3)
A sign at ringside seems to be taking a swipe at the E's tweeting mania and reads "Tweet This!" I approve of this message. Christy Hemme does an interview with Eric Bishoff and Gunner. Eric says that he will give Hulk Hogan a towel that he can throw in to end the match, since Gunner is going to destroy Garrett.
Seventh Match: Garrett Bischoff v Gunner
Want to Win: Garrett
Think will Win: Garrett
Let's make this clear: I do not now and have not ever taken Garrett Bischoff seriously as a wrestler. That being said, however, I'd like to see him win simply because Eric and Gunner remind me of some bullies that picked on me as a kid. They just poss me off. I also think that Hogan will want to claim that his training is what enabled Garrett to win against Gunner and embellish his "reputation."
Garrett hits some good amateur moves, but nothing spectacular. Gunner powers through Garrett for just about the entire match. EB gets involved briefly, and Hogan goes over to stop him but gets backed off by the referee. EB slaps his son and Hogan punches him out. Hogan starts to throw in the towel but is stopped by Garrett, who is then decisively pinned by Gunner after a DDT for the win. Rating: 2/10
Winner: Gunner (my record: 3/4)
Christy Hemme does an interview with Sting. A video is shown of the events leading up to the main event and comments by the competitors.
Main Event: Jeff Hardy v Bully Ray v James Storm v Bobby Roode
Want to Win: Anybody but Hardy
Think will Win: Roode
I'm thinking that Roode will continue to hold the title, to set up a one on one against Storm down the road. I am not a Hardy fan, I am not an emo Twilight addict. He's a great wrestler, I'll give him that, but he just doesn't do it for me. I hope to heck he doesn't win. The crowd does not agree with me, they seem to be firmly behind Hardy. While I don't care which of the other three wins, Bully Ray would be my personal pick if pressed.
Roode attempts to get Ray to work with him, but Ray declines and steps out of the ring to let him face Hardy and Storm alone. Ray comes in at an opportune moment to take out all three, and there is a small "Bully Ray" chant from the audience. Roode and Storm team up briefly against Ray and start the "Beer Money" chant until Roode hits Storm. Storm and Hardy go to superplex Roode, then Ray slips in and throws them all to the mat. Ray accidentally splashes the referee and then hits a Bubba Bomb on Hardy and pins him with the ref out. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate, ref still out. Roode hits a spear on Hardy, Storm gets a move in on Roode and sets up for the Superkick. Ref is pulled out of the ring by Bully Ray before he can count three. More moves and the ref is out again. Hardy takes off his shirt to a massive pop by the emo crowd, then misses the Swanton Bomb. Roode grabs the championship belt and goes to use it against Hardy, but is stopped by Sting. Roode provokes Sting and spits in his face, who then swings at Roode with the belt but hits Hardy instead when Roode ducks out of the way. Roode covers Hardy and insists that Sting do the three count. Sting reluctantly counts Roode to the win. Rating: 6/10
Winner: Roode (my record: 4/4)
Overall, not a bad PPV. Not the best by any means, by not bad. The Aries v Shelley match was definitely the high point and made it worth the price.


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Get Your First Look At Parks, González And The Russo Brothers' 'Ciudad' From Oni Press [Art]
Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo cemented themselves as successful comics-to-film directors this summer with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but the team's been working with Capote in Kansas and Union Station writer Ande Parks for the better part of the past six years forging Cuidad with artist Fernando León González for Oni Press. While the movie is still in production at Sierra Pictures, Oni's finally ready to reveal the cover for the upcoming graphic novel, which promises hyperviolent action set in a fictionalized version of Paraguay's Ciudad del Este. Get your first look after the cut.


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The Golden Dawn Library project is a collective effort to see the entire corpus of materials deriving from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a fraternal, magical order of the 19th century through to the present day, available online. This library will contain as many Golden Dawn and Golden Dawn derived documents as can be found. These documents will be keyed in by volunteers who wish to see these materials available.
Currently, a transcription of the original Cipher Manuscript, the foundation document, is available along with gif format images of its pages.
The Golden Dawn FAQ, December 1999, version 6.0
Additional Reading
The Nature, Structure, and Role of the Soul in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn by Al Billings (2007)
Readings elsewhere on Hermetic.com
See also the rituals of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, as published in the pages of The Equinox
Ritual of the 0○=0□ Grade of Neophyte
Ritual of the 1○=10□ Grade of Zelator
Ritual of the 2○=9□ Grade of Theoricus
Ritual of the 3○=8□ Grade of Practicus
Ritual of the 4○=7□ Grade of Philosophus
Ritual of the 5○=6□ Grade of Adeptus Minor
Articles of interest in the pages of Caduceus
Concerning the True System of Astrological Divination: A Golden Dawn Knowledge Lecture
Light in Extension by John Michael Greer
Deciphering the Golden Dawn by John Michael Greer
"Our father Rosicross is in his tomb": On the Vault of the Adepts (Part 1), by Carl Hood, Jr


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PHILADELPHIA - In a match certainly befitting the distinction of taking place in the NCAA Tournament, Penn and Providence battled to a 1-1 draw through two overtimes at Rhodes Field before the Friars had the better of the penalty kicks, 3-1, to advance to the second round.
The Red and Blue may very well have not reached penalty kicks if not for the work of Max Polkinhorne in goal. In his first career NCAA Tournament start, Polkinhorne shook off a goal conceded in the 23' and held the Friars off the board for over 88' the rest of the way, making nine saves after allowing the goal and 10 total stops throughout the contest. In the first session of overtime alone, Polkinhorne made four saves to extend the match to a second period of extra time.
In the penalty kick shootout, Polkinhorne was first up in goal and he made a diving stop on Mac Steeves. Duke Lacroix opened the shootout for Penn, and was good on his attempt to give Penn an early lead. The Friars would make their next three PKs, though, taking advantage of a Penn miss and two stops from Keasel Broome to move on to face No. 5 Maryland Sunday in College Park.
Penn struck first 9:02 into the match, finding the back of the net on Alec Neumann's fifth goal of the season. The freshman was setup by senior Alex Reddy, taking a through pass down the right side and going against the grain back to the far post to give Penn an early lead on its first shot of the match.
The Friars would take four of the next five shots in the match, finally finding the equalizer off the foot of Wilder Arboleda in the 23. Steeves found position deep on the left side, his first attempt at a cross blocked but directing right back to him. The change of direction had Penn's defense off-guard, and Steeves' pass to Arboleda needed just a touch to slide into the empty side of the net.
Neither side would score the rest of the way, despite 24 shots from the Friars over the final 88' of play. In addition, Providence would have a decided edge in corners, 11-3.
Forrest Clancy was dangerously close to ending the match in the final seconds of regulation after Penn forced a turnover in front of the bleachers. His shot on the run sailed just past the far left post and time ran out in the first 90' of play.
In the opening stanza of overtime, it was all Polkinhorne as he made four saves to extend the match. Two of those saves came off Steeves shots, including a ten-bell point-blank save in the 97'. He added a stop on Julian Gressel in the 100' for good measure to ensure a second overtime.
Midway through the second overtime, Lacroix had a chance to ice the game, but his look was just wide. In th e107', Steeves stepped into a shot from the top of the box, but the match's final shot in run of play was high and neither team threatened the rest of the way.
Penn finishes 2013 with an 8-8-2 record and drops to 9-9-1 overall in NCAA Tournament matches. This was the fourth Penn NCAA Tournament match to reach overtime, Penn is now 2-0-2 in those games, dropping the two penalty kick shootouts. It was the first match which required penalties for the Quakers in NCAA play since 1971 – a 1-1 draw with Penn State.
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A certified public accountant and a developer are making their final pitches this week to voters as they campaign for Hall County tax commissioner.
Two siblings involved in a dispute over their mother's estate have filed a complaint with the state Bar of Georgia against Brook Davidson, the attorney who represented their mother.
The tension at the South Hall Republican Club on Tuesday night was slightly manufactured.
Eugene Moon, who fell short of a successful challenge against incumbent Hall County Commissioner Billy Powell in the July 31 Republican primary, is challenging the results in court.
In a Republican runoff, there are always several similarities.
Early voting for the Aug. 21 primary runoff will begin today.
With the ink barely dry on results from Tuesday's primary, voters now face a second round to decide several races.
Roger Fitzpatrick is going to let the voters of Georgia's 9th District decide the merits of the two Republican candidates left in the U.S. House race on their own.
Political newcomer Jeff Stowe easily beat incumbent commissioner Ashley Bell by double-digit percentage points in Tuesday's Republican primary to take the District 4 seat on the Hall Board of Commissioners.
The race for Hall County probate judge was narrowed down to two candidates from four.
The transportation sales tax referendum was defeated in most parts of Georgia on Tuesday but no place worse than the 13-county Georgia Mountains region, which includes Hall County.
Darla Eden and Kent Henderson survived a crowded field of Republican candidates running for the Hall County tax commissioner seat to meet in an Aug. 21 runoff.
Timothy Barr, a Gwinnett County construction company owner, defeated Flowery Branch resident Ken Russell in Tuesday night's Republican primary to claim the newly redrawn state House District 103 seat.
Two veterans of the Hall County Sheriff's Office have another three weeks left to campaign for a chance to succeed Steve Cronic as the next leader of the agency.
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'Terminator Genisys' Trailer: The Franchise's Old Continuity Gets Terminated
The last Terminator Genisys trailer was so convoluted and confusing that ScreenCrush editor Mike Sampson and I spent an entire piece trying to figure out the plot of the film. (We were not successful, either.) At the very least, the new Genisys spot makes things a bit clearer. Right off the bat they also reveal one significant plot twist: John Connor (Jason Clarke) has been mechanized by Skynet and the evil computers of the future, and sent back in time to kill his mother Sarah (Emilia Clarke). Also, I just realized that Sarah and John Connor are played in this film by two actors with the same last name. Which, whoa. And, of course, there's also Arnold Schwarzenegger back as the T-800, but this time he's an older model who's Sarah Connor's protector. How and why remains to be seen, but hey, that's why you've got to buy a ticket. To figure out how a robot can age and learn to a be a good guy who smiles awkwardly. (Very awkwardly.)


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Multi-threading is a useful tool, but programs that use multiple threads are susceptible to types of bugs that cannot occur in single threaded programs. Race conditions can exist when multiple threads access the same data concurrently. Synchronization primitives, like mutexes and condition variables, are useful in avoiding race conditions, but can cause other problems when used incorrectly. In particular, a deadlock can occur when several threads are competing for the same mutexes in such a way that none of the threads can proceed. This post demonstrates how to use gdb to find deadlocks and similar threading bugs in FlasCC programs.
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Erik is a humanist, advocating for user's and software freedom with a connection towards the commons and the openness of everything. Always interested in: Digital sustainability / Freedom on mobile devices (technical) / Free Software and economy
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One of the idiosyncrasies of this web site (that can affectionately be thought of as part of its patina) is the sometimes perplexing choice of nomenclature for the various loci.
The wording above ("Good Word Suggestions" above "POST A NEW TOPIC") is a good example: If one wishes to suggest the consideration of a Good Word then the web page headed "Good Word Suggestions" certainly has a lot going for it.
But there is no "fill in the box" space into which one might type the proposed word before it leaks out of one's Swiss-cheese memory cells. Instead, the submission process slams into a wall of electron bricks when it hits the POST A NEW TOPIC rubric.
"Wait! Wait!", one might mentally protest, "I don't want to post a new topic! 'Good Word Suggestions' is a perfectly good topic; I have no issue with it--I'd just like to do so"!
So putting my "seriousness" hat on (which always feels too tight) I'll simply suggest that if this is the place where one should suggest Good Words--like "iteration", my choice for today--after the heading Good Word Suggestions there should simply be a box into which the word might be typed. Period. No changing of title horses in the middle of a stream of consciousness.
I now await the judgment of my (many) betters.
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Use this forum to suggest Good Words for Professor Beard.
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"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things...."
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Not necessary, at least not in my book.
Speaking of books, think of Good Word Suggestions as the title of a book, with the Topics being the Chapters.
Speaking of books, think of Good Word Suggestions as the title of a book, with the Topics being the Chapters.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Outgoing Florida State University Eric Barron says he is sorry how university trustees found out that he was leaving to take the top job at Penn State University.
Barron made his brief apology Wednesday during a meeting of FSU trustees.
Penn State appointed Barron on Monday, but news about the pending decision began to circulate last Friday.
Allan Bense, chairman of the FSU board, acknowledged Barron told him more than a week ago. Bense last week said he had not gotten "official confirmation" that Barron was leaving.
FSU trustees on Wednesday discussed a search for a new president. Trustees also agreed to waive a clause in Barron's contract that required him to turn in his resignation notice 180 days ahead of time. Barron's last day at FSU is April 2.
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Beercuer had a good idea: we should have a "Themed "Cook" every week, or bi-weekly, or monthly. You can check out the thread here:
So - please vote and let us know what you think!
(And I'm using a new poll option - you can come back and change your vote any time you like until the poll closes).


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Those of you who attended the developer summit early this year heard us talk quite a bit about Patchpanel and Switchboard as programming environments for the Creative Suite. Advantages include being able to use Flex as a programming language, and cross-product development (plug-ins written for InDesign work in Illustrator, for example).
At MAX, I presented two hands-on sessions – How to write plug-ins for InDesign and How to write plug-ins for Photoshop – unfortunately not recorded – that discussed this technology, and improvements that we will be introducing in the near future. There is a brief overview of technologies at Molding the Creative Suite for any workflow that you might want to view.
Most importantly, if you are developing plug-ins for Creative Suite, you'll want to get involved in the Creative Suite SDK pre-release. Select ""Creative Suite Developers" as the participation program. We won't open until sometime in November – but sign up now so we make sure to include you.
As always, let me know if you have any questions…


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Dog-friendly Cromer, 3 Dogs & 6 People
This pretty three-storey, terraced, character cottage is situated in the heart of the seaside town of Cromer, just a short walk from the seafront promenade, pier and beach. It has been given a Blue Plaque by the council for being an important cottage in Cromer, where a famous fisherman and lifeboatman Tuna Harrison…
This 19th century former coach house and stable, once owned by a prominent Cromer family, has been refurbished to provide a wonderful, comfortable holiday home with modern facilities, built around a seating courtyard. Tastefully furnished and well equipped, it provides a warm welcome all year round.
These four, light and airy holiday apartments all enjoy stunning sea views and are the perfect base from which to explore all that Norfolk has to offer. The Helmsman is the ground floor apartment, located within easy walking distance of Cromer's sandy beach, historic pier and the town centre itself with its many…
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Heidi Montag appreciates your comments
Heidi Montag, seen here shopping at Rumor's yesterday, responded to the comments about her new music video. While most people now fully grasp the artistic stylings of Paris Hilton, Heidi was happy for the feedback, according to People:
"I appreciate people taking time to write any kind of comment. Do you know how much effort it really takes to sit down and write a comment? I've never written a comment in my entire life… you really have to have a lot of passion and thought to write any comment, so thank you."
When she's not setting women's right movements back at least a hundred years, I wonder how many times Heidi Montag gets patted on the head and handed a dog biscuit. I'm guessing a lot.
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This article was published 6/1/2013 (1689 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
THE life and death of a five-year-old in care goes back under the microscope today as the oft-delayed Phoenix Sinclair inquiry resumes.
Thirty witnesses have testified during 25 days since the public hearings began in September. With about 100 more witnesses to go, the hearings are expected to run until May.
The inquiry, with its dramatic proceedings, is exposing problems with a society and a system in which a little girl was forgotten, then slain.
Phoenix was killed in 2005, three months after her child-welfare file was closed. Her body was buried in a dump at Fisher River First Nation for nine months before authorities realized she was missing. Her mother and stepfather were convicted of first-degree murder in her death in 2008.
In March 2011, the province ordered a public inquiry into the child welfare services provided or not provided, into her and her family, any other circumstances directly related to Phoenix's death and into why it went undiscovered for several months.
The process was delayed by pre-hearing motions on publication bans. The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union, for example, fought to shield the identity of social workers and lost.
When the public hearings finally got underway in September, they halted on the third day because of another court challenge. Several child welfare authorities fought the decision by inquiry commissioner Ted Hughes to give them only summaries of the commission's pre-inquiry interviews with the 140 or so witnesses slated to testify. They asked the Manitoba Court of Appeal to grant them the full transcripts, which could have delayed the inquiry for weeks or months. The court ruled the full witness interview transcripts did not have to be disclosed.
When the inquiry resumed Nov. 14, Hughes said it was on track to be the most expensive public inquiry in Manitoba history.
Before the inquiry even began, Darlene MacDonald, Manitoba's children's advocate, said in June she was concerned about the "huge" amount of money being spent on it. MacDonald said the $4.7 million spent on the inquiry for that fiscal year alone might be better spent improving services.
Some of her employees at the children's advocate branch who used to work for Child and Family Services when Phoenix was in their care have testified about their role at that time.
One of them, advocacy officer Doug Ingram, was a CFS supervisor in 2004 when the file on Phoenix was closed. He said he didn't recall taking any notes when he met with the worker he supervised on the case. If he did, Ingram said they would have been shredded. Other CFS supervisors have testified they took case notes and kept them in a binder in their office. None of those supervisors' notes has been found.
Missing notes and a lack of public trust in CFS have been recurring themes at the inquiry.
Phoenix's father, Steve Sinclair, was raised in care and testified he didn't want Phoenix to be placed in care and tried to keep the agency at a distance. The couple who cared the most for Phoenix and applied to become her foster parents said they, too, didn't want CFS coming around. Kim Edwards and Rohan Stephenson testified they were afraid Phoenix would end up in the system with strangers.
Had those who loved Phoenix seen the disturbing file on her mother, Samantha Kematch, or known she was "a psychopath," they wouldn't have let the child go with her in April 2004, Edwards testified earlier.
The inquiry has proceeded in chronological order. When it recessed on Dec. 19, it was up to the time Phoenix was four years old and her mother had registered her for nursery school in Winnipeg's inner city. Phoenix never showed up.
When the inquiry resumes today, Shelley Willox is expected to testify for the first time. She worked in the CFS crisis-response unit in 2004.


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A serial sex offender has been jailed for more than a decade over a reign of disturbing assaults that started with young girls and escalated to attacks on women in their homes.
Jason Bradley Pool, 41, a married man living in the regional West Australian city of Busselton, has pleaded guilty to 16 charges involving five different victims, whose ages ranged from less than 10 years old to more than 30.
The attacks started in 2005 with the youngest victim and concluded with the oldest in 2011.
The offences included indecent dealings with children, indecent recordings, deprivation of liberty and aggravated sexual penetration.
Pool's offending escalated from opportunistic molestation to filming young women through their windows, culminating in a violent attack on a woman in her home, the District Court of WA heard.
A woman in her 30s had been home alone while her fly-in, fly-out husband was at work in 2011 when Pool broke in and tied her up.
The woman believed she was "going to die," according to her victim impact statement.
A year earlier a younger woman had woken to find Pool standing over her in her boyfriend's home. He had cut her clothes off her while she slept and filmed her on her own phone, she would later discover.
Pool was finally arrested in January 2012 and has been held in custody since.
Details of the impact to the lives of the girls and women affected by Pool read out in court revealed a pattern of continuing trauma.
Handing down a sentence of 11 years and nine months on Tuesday District Court Judge Bruce Goetze said "put simply," Pool was, "a danger to society".
"The fact that you have had more than one victim aggravates matters," Judge Goetze said,
"You violate not only their bodies but their sexual integrity."
He found Pool had shown "genuine remorse" by pleading guilty to his crimes, reading from a letter Pool had written to him.
"I know that I have wronged others," Pool wrote. "No one deserves to be treated that way."
Defence lawyer Simon Watters said Pool had stopped offending on his own after the final assault, referring to his client's letter to the judge.
"I shocked myself and stopped – four months later I was arrested," he said.
While a psychiatric evaluation of Pool ruled out psychopathy, it was suggested he could have paraphilia, according to Judge Goetze's sentencing remarks.
Paraphilia generally involves recurrent, intense sexual urges, or behaviours either involving non-human objects or the suffering or humiliation of oneself or children or other non-consenting persons, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Pool's sentence was backdated to his arrest in January and with parole eligibility he could be released in August 2022.


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WORCESTER — First things first.
Like nearly everybody packed into the Methacton High ninth-grade gymnasium Thursday night, Warriors head coach A.J. Maida was mightily impressed with the performance of Pioneer Athletic Conference foe Boyertown, nearly the unanimous choice as the PAC team most likely to slug it out with Owen J. Roberts for conference supremacy.
And why not? The Bears beat up, battered and bruised the Warriors en route to a surprisingly easy 49-12 win.
But it wasn't losing to Boyertown that had Maida hotter than a July bonfire, it was the way his team wrestled, acted and responded to the early-season challenge.
"I don't mind losing to a good team," Maida spat out moments after his team was manhandled. "Sometimes you can learn something in a loss. But you don't learn anything falling down and rolling over on your back.
"Boyertown embarrassed us in our own place, but we also embarrassed ourselves by our behavior on the mat and by people acting like they shouldn't be acting."
While it likely would have taken an Act of Congress for Methacton to upset Boyertown, the match was looked at by the Warriors as a gauge as to just how close they were to that level of wrestling that represents the PAC's elite these days.
According to Maida after the match, the distance may well be longer than the distance from Fairview Village to Gabelsville.
"Right now, they're a good team and we're not," Maida said. "The effort wasn't there, across the board, and that's my fault.
"Maybe I have to change the way we're doing things."
The Bears grabbed control of the match early, beginning with Jordan Wertz's 4-0 whitewashing of Tahar Ferradji at 220 pounds and freshman sensation Jordan Wood bumping up to heavyweight to slip past Tracey Green via a third-period escape, 1-0.
By the time Garrett Mauger won by fall at 113, the visitors were on top, 18-0, and the Warriors had yet a to score a single point on the mat.
Things went from unsettling to uh-oh when Boyertown's Dylan Wertz rallied from an 6-2 deficit to top Eric Straup, 10-8, at 120. Even after giving up two sets of near-fall points in the third, Straup appeared to have righted the ship with a reversal to seize an 8-6 lead late. But Wertz used a late reversal and back points to pull out the win.
"We started things off on the right note," said Boyertown head coach Pete Ventresca. "We knew they had tough kids up top, and we figured they'd be battles up there, and they were.
"But I was very pleased with the way our kids wrestled. They were aggressive, showed good mat sense, and they were able to capitalize on some things."
"That was a mental mistake by Eric," Maida said. "He's capable of wrestling really well, but that was just a case of situational awareness."
Trailing 27-0 after a Edward Kriczky fall at 126, Methacton finally got on the board when Joe Staley hung on to top Dante Colonna at 132. But the Bears went right back to work at 138 when Reuben Maldonado erased a 2-0 deficit after one period and cruised to a 16-2 victory.
"We're up, 2-0, after the first period and we lose, 16-2," Maida said. "That's got nothing to do with wrestling, that's just being tough, and we have to be tougher."
By the time the Bears had a built a 41-3 advantage, Maida was seeing red. And when one of his wrestlers puffed out his chest after a victory, Maida hit the roof.
"That's not how we do things here, that's not how we teach our kids to behave," Maida said. "That was embarrassing."
The Warriors' fortunes did not improve over the final few bouts, and afterwards Maida vowed things were going to change.
"We're just going to work on being better, and maybe change the way we do some things," Maida said. "We can't let something like this happen again."


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So James Van Der Beek plays himself in 'Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23' and he's really funny.
Neil Patrick Harris in 'Harold and Kumar'.
Anyone remember Seth Green in that Nickelodeon show 'Tucker'?
This is a kind of boring thread but anyone else have any favourites? Adam West in Family Guy??
This seemed like a much better thread idea yesterday!


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A teenage 'schoolie' has been sexually assaulted on a beach south of Brisbane, according to police who describe it is a "terrible incident".
An 18-year-old woman was approached by an unknown man while walking along Belongil Beach at Byron Bay on the New South Wales far north coast about 9pm on Sunday, police said
The woman, who was holidaying in the area to celebrate 'Schoolies 2012', was pushed to the ground before she was sexually assaulted, police said.
The man, described as Caucasian in appearance, aged in his late teens and with blond hair, fled. The woman was taken to Byron Bay Hospital for treatment.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or noticed any suspicious behaviour in the area to come forward.
Tweed-Byron local area commander Detective Superintendent Stuart Wilkins reminded all school leavers to remain vigilant and look after each other.
"This is a terrible incident and, while we don't want to speculate on the circumstances, we really need to stress the importance of enjoying themselves while being sensible and responsible," he said in a statement.
"Stay with your friends and always look out for each other."
Meanwhile, a "schoolie" was left with facial injuries after he and three friends were allegedly assaulted by an associate of the Bandidos outlaw bikie gang, armed with glass bottles, on the Gold Coast at the weekend.
The four school-leavers, aged 18, were walking back to their unit on Chevron Island, near Surfers Paradise, when they were confronted by two women at the intersection of Stanhill and Thomas drives shortly after 12.30am on Saturday.
An argument followed before the women left and returned a short time later with an associate of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang, armed with glass bottles.
One school-leaver from NSW was allegedly assaulted and his phone and credit card stolen.
He suffered minor facial injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics.
About an hour later, a 23-year-old man was taken to Gold Coast Hospital with serious facial injuries after he was mugged for his mobile phone and wallet by a group of men on Thomas Drive.
And about 2.30am, a 34-year-old man was hospitalised after being threatened with a knife and assaulted on Chevron Island. His two mobile phones and wallet were stolen.
"Investigations into whether the incidents were linked is continuing," police said in a statement.
The Bandidos' associate, 31, and a woman, 18, were arrested on Saturday morning, after police managed to track the car they were travelling in.
Police also managed to recover the teen's phone and credit card.
The pair have been charged over the schoolie's assault and are due to face Southport Magistrates Court today.
Anyone with information about the incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Mum Teresa Blake says she will always be grateful to Trowbridge's Stepping Stones special needs nursery for the help it gave to her little boy Lewis, who has an undiagnosed disability.
Impressed by the care the charity provided not just to Lewis, but the whole family Ms Blake, 36, went on to volunteer at Stepping Stones before getting a job with the nursery.
Lewis, who is now four, was referred to Stepping Stones at the age of six months after it became clear his muscles were failing to develop, leaving him unable to walk unaided. He also has speech problems.
Stepping Stones, which helps children from birth to the age of five with disabilities and learning difficulties, needs £50,000 a year to survive, but last week it lost £10,000 of vital funding from Wiltshire Council, after central government withdrew its Aiming High For Disabled Children grants.
In response, the Wiltshire Times launched the Give Us A Chance appeal, to help make up some of the shortfall.
Ms Blake, who lives in Trowbridge, said: "When Lewis was referred it was a very daunting time, but Stepping Stones helped us come to terms with the fact I had a disabled child. They helped with medical forms and putting me in touch with other parents in similar situations.
"They helped Lewis learn through play, worked with him in their sensory room and he just loved the social side of being around other children. Stepping Stones was great and I wanted to do whatever I could to help them."
Ms Blake, who is also mother to eight-year-old Izzy, volunteered to set up a website and Facebook page for the charity and was later employed as fundraising and communications co-ordinator.
She said: "My role is always looking for ways to raise £40,000 to keep us going and we've been lucky with the great support we get from the community with people holding events in aid of us. Going forward. If we managed to get every salon and pub in Trowbridge to take one of our donation tins, I think it would make a huge difference."
Ms Blake has also started working with Stepping Stones' children in their playroom in some cases using Makaton which she learnt to communicate with her son.
Work continues to try and identify the condition Lewis has and he receives treatment from Royal United Hospital, Bath.
In September, he started at Larkrise Primary School, which supports children with special needs, and Ms Blake credits it and Stepping Stones for improving the quality of Lewis' life.
Ms Blake said: "Lewis has come on in leaps and bounds with his speech and he can now take about eight independent steps and that's thanks to the help he's received.
"Diagnosing his condition still remains like looking for a needle in a haystack unfortunately, but he's had so much support throughout."


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Nudo – Adopt an olive tree in Italy (and get the oil)
This is one of the best gift ideas I've ever seen. You can go online and adopt from one of several olive trees on a hillside in Italy and then you can reap the products (olive oil) from that tree for a year. The trees are organic, the olives locally pressed, and the tins are beautifully designed. You can even make arrangements to visit the tree in person! what a great gift!


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Health watchdogs and an NHS trust have launched investigations into the death of a frail pensioner just hours after an out-of-hours doctor was allegedly "too drunk" to operate her oxygen supply.
Agnes Seecoomar claims the doctor, who has not been named, arrived at her mother Dorothy's flat, in Dover House Road, Putney, "incoherent and slurring his words" on August 15 this year.
She alleged he turned up with bloodshot eyes, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failed to understand a St George's Hospital registrar's simple instructions during a subsequent phone conversation.
Her mother had been recovering at home from a serious chest infection and was on an oxygen supply when she called for an out-of-hours doctor.
The 81-year-old was admitted to hospital the next day but died just 24 hours later on August 17 prompting both her daughter and the registrar to launch a complaint.
Harmoni, the largest private provider of urgent care services in England, employed the doctor and spent two months investigating the incident.
The company dismissed the doctor last week but found no indication of alcohol or drug abuse.
Ms Seecoomar, a teacher from West London, said her mother had suffered unnecessary distress.
She said: "Any competent doctor would have seen she was not getting enough oxygen.
"I told the registrar I was frightened as the doctor attending my mother appeared incapable of doing his job, was rambling, sweating profusely now and his eyes were bloodshot.
"The registrar told me he would report him straight away.
"People think we still have an NHS - but we don't, we have commissioners and providers.
"It seems to be a competition to see who can provide healthcare at the lowest possible cost."
NHS South West London, who contracted Harmoni for out-of-hours care, and the General Medical Council, the body which licenses doctors, have both opened inquiries.
The Care Quality Commission, the healthcare watchdog, is also examining the case.
A spokesperson for Harmoni said: "We have contacted Ms Seecoomar and did invite her to meet with us.
"Ms Seecoomar declined this invitation so we have sent her our findings in writing which include confirmation that the doctor no longer works for Harmoni.
"There is no evidence at all to support any suggestion or allegation that this doctor was intoxicated whilst on duty."


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[AAR] Folk [Sun] 15 January 2012
Official thread for tonight is located at the end of this hyperlink, comrades! If you can cross-post the party may send you extra vodka, and/or release one of your children.
Not my best night either...
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During Ambush at Topolka, I was not sure where to place the charges, as I could not read the map correctly. I did however go back and re-locate it to where it was supposed to be. Then I got shot twice from unseen enemies and the second time just bled out while watching another 2 teammates doing the same.
In Unreachable, having received orders from Null to locate the armour and destroy it before it opens up on the team, I did just the opposite... While trying to actually spot it, it opened up, killed 2 of us before my eyes. I fired the RPG but have no idea if it hit the target or not. After spending 10-15 minutes being confused, I received the only order that made sense: to charge. I did so and thought I would actually reach the hangars as no one seemed to have noticed me, until I was shot and bled out in the field.
In Belenus, I was suddenly promoted to FTL when head left abruptly, but I had to disconnect and quit the game 3 minutes in. Apologies for that, it was not planned.
For my miserable performance I officially blame the weather, it's gone into minus here and my Mediterranean body cannot take it.
In Unreachable, I took the role of assistant AT gunner on myself. I figured it would be a nice change from taking Fire Team slots. Quazi was the AT gunner. We were ordered to advance to the CO marker, and off we went, at a steady running pace.
After reaching the marker we receiver orders to join Bravo Squad. And off we were again, through the forests, ducking and hiding behind trees. On our way there we heard Alpha Squad getting slaughtered over the comms, and then heard shouts of 'Technical straight ahead of Bravo!'. I almost died of fright, but opened up fire. Let's just say the pigs driving that thing didn't stand a chance.
We were then positioned on a hill overlooking the airfield, where two shilkas were driving around, threatening to tear Bravo squad apart. Several RPGs were fired, and the first shilka was taken out. Then Quazi took a bullet to the skull and went down hard just as he was asking me for extra rockets. I had to crawl to his body to loot his launcher, after which I used some of Bravo squad as a meat shield while aiming at the remaining shilka, which was driving down the airfield from my left to my right.
This was my first ever attempt at firing an RPG. Aiming at the shilka, I followed it until it stopped. Then turned. I crossed my fingers and pulled the trigger. The rocket flew away, and seconds later the shilka was no more.
That feeling of victory was short-lived, as it became clear that the majority of the entire team was decimated, including the higher ups, bless their souls. We were told to just charge the airfield and attempt to blow up the helicopters. Running down the hillside rambo-style, I made it as far as the leftmost hangar before I got shot from behind. I went down, but I wasn't dead yet. I had to crawl into the hangar and have someone patch me up, after which I realised I could no longer feel my legs. Oh the horror! The three remaining others were planning to leg it out of there, but then decided to take a vehicle. Thank Guevara!
I mounted the gun (I ignored the fact that my legs were useless, and stood up behind that gun like a boss) and we drove to the hiding place, feeling slightly victorious.
[AAR] TacTuesday 17.01.2012
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You know what they say. Failure makes the heart grow fonder. ARPS - the fondest hearts in gaming since 1977.
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I'll have a crack at this, I've never done one before.
Echo Team (Engineers)
Our mission was to travel down a valley road and clear any mines and IEDs before a bus full of UN stuffed shirts rolled through. Alex, our FTL, was reliving some traumatic incident or other and just started into space. The rest of the unit had moved up to the valley, to clear out the insurgents for us, so we left him spaced out and piled into the Ural to wait atop the hill for the all clear.
Alex eventually regained his composure and joined us, and we sat behind a large rock listening to the gunfire as our compatriots engaged the hostiles.
Some mines were located, so Alex ordered us into the Ural so we could quickly get to the site, disarm the mines and get back out. As we rolled down the hill into the valley, with the M113s still firing at enemy targets, I pointed out what a big, obvious, juicy target we were.
As if in response, a hail of enemy fire started hitting the ground around us. Alex slammed on the brakes and ground the truck into reverse, shouting for us to get the hell out. Shark took this a bit too literally and jumped out the back of the truck, and was immediately crushed as it suddenly shot backwards. Another explosion and shrapnel hit the propshaft and front tire, immobilizing us. We all left the truck in the road and ran for cover behind a nearby wall.
A number of the assault soldiers were injured, so we tended to them and I repaired the busted truck. Alex and Echo 4 (sorry, I can't remember who it was) then jumped back in and raced up to the mine. Echo 4 quickly disarmed it, and they came racing back to our hiding place behind the wall. One of the M113s was nearby and reported running out of ammunition. We had to move forward on foot. I spotted two squads of insurgents advancing on either side of the road.
Taking shelter a copse of trees, we engaged them and took down the enemies on the western side. As we turned our attention to the other enemy squad, I saw a white-hot projectile streaking towards me followed by a colossal explosion that threw me backwards.
"RPG!," I shouted and ran for safety.
"Not RPG, SPG-9!," corrected Alex. We had to figure out how to take it out as it would surely nail the bus when it came past.
Dammit! The bus! The driver had just radioed that he was on the move. Our armour was out of action, half the assault guys were down or injured, and we were pinned by an anti tank gun. What else could go wrong?
The bus got a flat tire driving out of the UN compound (really). The end.
I don't really have a good story here, apart from absolutely terrifying the enemy with my MG36. Didn't hit anyone with it, though, but it's all about the psychological warfare!
Apologies also for my numerous technical issues. My headset goes funny sometimes and reverses the left and right speakers, and near the end of Vanguard I got dumped back to the desktop but I was still in the game... but my character was standing right in front of the HMG. Sorry about that.
[AAR] Folk [Sun] 22 January 2012
Comrades! Today we had more than twenty valiant soldiers fight to further our cause. You can find the official thread at the end of this hyperlink! If you can cross-post the party may look upon you with benevolence when volunteers are next required.
- Fort
- Kettles
- Strife Valley
- Payback
- Nutcracker
Comrade General Secretary Fer was put on 'vacation' this week and it fell to the Admiralty to further the glorious agrarian cause of our peoples. The verdict from his trial is due to be revealed some time next week. We have full faith in a positive outcome, but it remains to be seen when or if he will resume a leadership role in the revolution!
Fortunately this transitional period has opened with business as usual.
A strong start in Fort was built upon by a decisive victory for party loyalists in Kettles (adversarial). Strife Valley was a short and bloody affair, just as the People like. Sadly a victory did not come with the spectacle. Payback went similarly - it seems that the opponents of our glorious cause recently invested in heliborne forces. Fortunately for some, Nutcracker (adversarial) saw an ambush succeed decisively. Despite being spotted early.
Thank you all for attending and bearing with this change in power. It is my pleasure to remind you all that you can't spell Glorious Death without Death. See you at next week's offensive, Comrades. :commissar:
(To take some of the pressure off of Fer we're going to rotate hosts a bit in the future. He does a lot of things to make sure these sessions go well, so he deserves some time off. Remember to thank him next time you see him. And send him more vodka.)Mumble :: Thread :: Click to Join
I'm impatiently waiting for video proof of my glorious survival on Payback!
Thank you for your efforts, Fer. I really appreciate you filling my Sunday evenings with blood, bullets and Glorious Death. I'll send some spirits your way.
Crossposted from the Folk AAR thread:
Originally Posted by harakka
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On a serious note, it's good you guys are helping out since I can imagine it's a lot of work for one person...
And thanks Fer for setting everything up! Somehow I love FOLK sessions cause they re 99% of the time amazing, and on the other hand I hate them cause I know next day I have to go back to work. I propose we also fight to end the distinction between free time and work time, and strive for a agrarian society where the only available time is one of leisure.
Ok I m going back to work now...
Sorry I had to dip in and out, was a bit busy around the house.
Oh, and cheers Null. All today I've had Top Guns "Danger Zone" stuck in my head.
[AAR] TacTuesday 24.01.2012
We came, we saw, we died.
Mission played on the 24th Tactical Tuesday were:
- Nutcracker
- Late night operation
- Buffet
- Airfix
Under Ebass' command we were to deliver a prototype tank to a nearby location within strict timelimit of 15 minutes. Me and Washington were casually driving down the road in our crap prototype T-90, safely screened by infantry, until suddenly, SPG from behind. After a few rockets I joined the crow squad, and got to enjoy viewing a nice firefight from the air.
I get the feeling the Heavy AT team's presence may make this mission slightly too easy for the insurgents. I don't remember if the smoke launchers on the T-90 are functional but if yes, having ammo for them would be a very nice bonus.
Late Night Operation
I was callsign Granite-4 FTL on this one, with Wolfenswan commanding. The overall mission objective was to search a bunch of marked areas for an enemy cache, and blow it up. Our first job was to attack the middle derrick area from the south along with Qazi's Granite-5, but got held up for a while because I wanted to secure our back, which involved some compound clearing. After a bit of support from the IFV callsign Bushmaster 1 we proceeded to our first objective and took it out cleanly alongside with G-5. The rest of the force were meanwhile sweeping the hostile area further north, and G-4 was retasked to do a bit of observation of the hostile area in the western side of AO.
We moved into position and after dealing with a surprise squad from behind, watched some enemies fidget around in the western town area. We managed to hold our itchy trigger fingers though. Then orders came from the command to head north to support the main force, as apparently they were in a bit of a bind.
Once we arrived the situation seemed to have cleared up, and after checking a few compounds I ordered my squad to get elevated and provide overwatch for the main force who were furiously medic'ing themselves back into shape. Some bad guys were successfully engaged from a distance, and in the meanwhile the main force got back on their feet. New orders were to move back south to clear out the urban area the outskirts of which G-4 had been watching earlier.
The first engagement in the western area was a bit overkill, as I guided Bushmaster 1 and a commandeered technical to fire on a house we had observed to have dudes in earlier. Our medic Alex joined in with rockets from a scavenged RPG. Sorry about the house, Takistanis! After this we were a bit more careful, remembering hearts and minds. There were some brief intense firefights as we moved further into the town, building by building, but didn't take any significant losses. Eventually the area was deemed mostly clear, the weapons cache we were there for was discovered and detonated, and the mission called a success, even though by that point everyone was under strong influence of psychoactive substance from an unknown source.
This was a really good mission and a nice one to be FTL'ing in, since there were multiple smaller target areas and G-4 was mostly doing their own thing. Nice commanding from Wolfenswan, and thanks to Washington for making the mission.
Bravo FTL time! The mission was to clear out a path for a bunch of UN bigwigs to make an uneventful bus drive. Bravo's job was to spearhead the advance into the valley, followed by Alpha and the rest of the force including M113's. After some initial fighting we spotted and marked some mines, and had some fun with a commandeered static machinegun. Things looked pretty good, but then from what I could tell we got into crossfire by 2 SPG-9s positioned on the opposite sides of the valley. The M113s were quickly lost, and lacking harder targets, the SPGs ground through the remaining infantry, now lacking long-range firepower to defend themselves. By the end of the mission I was lying in the middle of my fireteam, everyone writhing on the ground after taking a SPG hit right our faces.
And now, for some commanding. The job was to destroy some parked aircraft on the southern airfield in Takistan. My plan was roughly this: Alpha, Bravo and Charlie get into position on the southern side of the runway. MMG and Delta, supported by Charlie if needed, clear a bunch of buildings east of the runway to provide overwatch and lay down fire on the airfield. Then Charlie, Bravo and Alpha advance through the now relatively secure eastern side of the airfield to the hangars and blow things up.
The plan started showing cracks pretty early. Alpha and Bravo got into position but the airfield defenders and their technicals got wind of them and lead started raining. Meanwhile, Charlie, Delta and MMG ran into two BRDMs that I somehow had failed to spot until the very last second, even though I was in a perfect position to keep eyes on things. The vehicles chewed up their opposition quickly in close quarters.
After confirming that Bravo had mostly bled out, I ordered the ragtag remains of Alpha, Bravo and the lone survivor of either Charlie, Delta or MMG (I forget) to charge the airfield. Some vehicles had arrived to meet us however, and their powerful bullets transformed me into a butterfly, allowing me a good vantage point of the survivors.
Something the Takistanis should have learned by now is to never leave doors unlocked and keys in the ignition when Egg, Iceraiser and Head are in the country. This was demonstrated powerfully today, as all three made it to the jets on the northern side of the airfield, clambered into them and zoomed off (or in Ice's case, taxi'd around into a maintenance building's wall). Now having air superiority of the area and being able to destroy the remaining aircraft at their leisure, the mission was a victory, though a pyrrhic one as the number of survivors was in the ballpark of 5 people.
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It said "No Parking", I had to do it! (Also I saved Ebass' life doing so).
Great evening everyone, hope to see you new guys(French or not, doesn't really matter) again soon!
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Great, as I was doing a small PC upgrade, you guys had a great time. Oh well, at least next time I am able to fraps at a much higher resolution or graphical settings.
Killa and me were spearheading as the MMG element. As we passed by the first village I thought to myself "now that's a good spot for an ambush. I'll set up there next time when i command Independent". Seconds later the air was filled with angry bullets and RPGs, I died and the tank exploded. The spg was set up in the village we had passes earlier.
Late Night Operation
As we had revive going I opted for a slightly riskier approach with splitting up the fireteams into twos and having them approach different objectives from different angles, while G6 and the LAV stood back to provide aid were necessary.
(tbc. gotta go)
As forms of captivity go, house arrest with remote access to the battlefield (albeit supervised) is not so bad. Of course, this leaves me no less outraged by the sheer audacity of certain elements in bringing up these fabricated charges. However, I remain confident that the investigators will find in my favour and that I shall be re-instated. After which I shall have everyone involved liquidated.
But not comrade Admiral Nullkigan, who ran a tight ship (hurr hurr), demonstrating that whatever happens to individuals, the party machine and its procedures are both in rude health. I congratulate the comrade admiral and all participating comrades. As to the missions ...
CO: Bodge
|- COM: Fer
Very little report here. As the CO's medic, I operated independently, tagging along behind the main force as it assaulted down the left-hand side of the road. Thanks to good spotting and co-ordination by comrade commander Bodge, our platoon's fires were pretty decisive and I was certainly under-employed (compared to previous play-throughs of this older Folk mission). The fort itself was taken at a reasonable pace, and the mission came to an end after a final effort to clear remaining enemy positions on the hillside to the east.
(OPFOR) Bravo FTL: AJAX
|- AAR: Fer
Initially sent up to the south-east corner of the town, I took cover in the upper storey of a house and looked westward. This afforded me a reasonable view of the enemy's initial feint against Alpha, which involved an (inconclusive) exchange of smalls arms and RPG fire near the gas station. Bravo was soon formed up and ready to move westward, with the intention of flanking the enemy.
As we moved out it suddenly became clear that the enemy tank was just south of us, higher up the hill. Correctly guessing that the enemy was going to attempt a dash down the main road into the town (and onwards to the border crossing), we went firm and then hit the tank as it passed - comrade Admiral Nullkigan proving handy with an RGP-7. The crew bailed out and began fleeing northward into the town.
Now I made a silly mistake: caught up in the excitement, I sprinted after the enemy and lost contact with my fireteam. Running parallel to the fleeing crewmen, I had my first sight of them at the town's northern intersection. Looking eastward I saw a man crossing the street, but raised my Skorpion too late; he had vanished into the buildings, but no matter, for his companion followed behind and I sprayed a magazine on full auto. The second man was unharmed.
Shifting direction to sprint north-east and reloading on the move, I vectored toward their likely path: the open fields east of the town that descend all the way the border. Sure enough, I glimpsed one ahead of me, his head just visible above the curve of the hillside. I ran on until I could see the man more clearly, then stopped and squeezed off another magazine. When the machine pistol had finished chattering away in my hands, I stood alone, upright in the open field. Like an idiot. An unseen enemy riddled me with bullets.
Delta FTL: Fer
|- Harlander
|- IceRaiser
|- Bushcat
We had the technicals, but IceRaiser's PC caused him to drop out before we could move off. So whilst Harlander drove the DShK truck, Bushcat and I manned the PKM technical at the head of the convoy. Standing on the flatbed I had a marvellous view of the villages and countryside we drove through as we circled around to enter the valley from the the east.
The road on this approach climbs a steep little gorge before levelling and opening out into the broad valley containing our targets. We stopped at the entrance to the wide valley, a low spur to the north providing us with a semblance of cover - but the enemy was upon us right away. Fires streamed in from a mixture of tracked and wheeled enemy vehicles, and it was soon clear that infantry was headed towards us along the main road. The platoon dismounted and formed up on the spur and we entered into a long-range slugging match.
At distance, the enemy was better equipped than us, but when his armour came in closer we were able to hit him with RPGs. At least one BMP met its end close to our position, but overall we were outgunned. It did not help that whilst turning to order Harlander to make ready his RPG-7, I shot him by accident.
The shame!
Still, we rallied, reversing our PK technical into cover and getting ready for what we all assumed would be a re-positioning of the platoon. And it was that .... after a fashion. In an audacious move, the CO ordered everyone to mount up again, and thunder-run west down the main road, straight into the first target compound. At first blush this seemed like madness, but I believe there was some logic to it: if we remained in the open, the enemy could continue to pound us with tank fire and we'd be forced to withdraw for no gain; if we could make it into the compound, we might draw the enemy in closer and even the odds.
We struck out along the road, and again I was standing on the flatbed of the technical, this time frantically firing at anything and everything. Half-way to the compound, a BRDM shredded us.
CO: Fer
The mission briefing left me in no doubt that I would have to ambush the enemy foot patrols before assaulting the airfield, if only to recover suitable weapons. Accordingly, I tasked Charlie/Alpha with staging one ambush in Yarum, and Bravo/Delta a second on Zargabad's main east-west avenue, near the marketplace. Echo would initially be held in reserve north-east of Bravo/Delta, in case they needed screening from the enemy foot patrol in the northern part of the city.
My observation post was the rooftop of a building on the east-west avenue, affording me a great view of the Bravo/Delta ambush. It took a little while for the enemy to reach us, during which time I changed my mind about Echo - now sending it north-west to the tall building site, from which I hoped it could get visibility on the airfield and begin marking targets. Just after Echo set off for the gas station, the patrol heading towards Bravo/Delta split into two and one element headed northward on a path that would doubtless intercept my recon troops.
The ambush went hot, and I watched Bravo/Delta make short work of the troops in their sights. However, before most of the guns and equipment could be recovered, I saw a BTR-60 rolling down the road at speed. Ordering Bravo/Delta back into the buildings, I asked if they had recovered an RPG-7. They had, so I left the deal with the enemy APC - everything now hinged on removing this deadly mobile threat. Unfortunately, I lingered too long on my rooftop, watching the BTR-60, and with characteristic accuracy the turret gunner sliced me in two.
Note: I like this mission, but would prefer it if the enemy's first responder vehicles were not BTR-60s, which absolutely require RPG-7s to defend against. I'd still like to face these deadly eight-wheeled death wagons ... just with a little more than pistols.
Engineer: Fer
Funnily enough, the previous weekend I took my daughter to watch the Nutcracker (ballet) at the Royal Opera House in London. However, this did not prepare me for the mission.
Far more relevant was the 1980s American film about a tank in Afghanistan, Beast of war. My role was not too different from that of the Afghan crewman, who eventually has to walk in front of the tank looking for mines. I never found one, but I did hear about one on the road beyond the first settlement that we came across after leaving Feruz Abad. That was also where the enemy chose to open up on us.
Sadly, I never got the chance to try my mine-clearing skills. Nor could I use my powers of engineering on our tank, which was in the process of taking repeated hits from an SPG-9 when I reached it. Not even our latest armour technology, 'reactive Draakon' (it stands between the tank and the round, and reacts by flying high into the air), could save our precious metal box.
Note: This mission needs balancing, because the SPG-9 is almost unstoppable once it begins to fire, negating the value of OPFOR's ability to repair the tank. It's nice to see a crew-served weapon in the mission, but perhaps OPFOR should be given an Mi-8 (or similar) to harass would-be ambushers? One to experiment with, I suggest.
On a more serious note, two points:
1. We (the hosts) are really serious about people showing up on time for the first mission. Coasting in late and expecting to play (or, worse, have the mission delayed whilst we wait for you to connect / configure stuff) is just not fair to your comrades. So we plan to continue the practice of keeping JIP slots disabled in mission #1. If you're late, don't worry - we'll balance this practice by selecting reasonably short missions; so you won't have to wait too long to get your share of death.
2. Thanks again to comrade Admiral Nullkigan for hosting the session, and for his very kind words in the OP. It would be easy to take all the credit for the Folk sessions, but here's the deal: they are by no means a one-man show - not least because we now benefit from being able to call on the hosts from ARPS. The Folk and ARPS hosts who work behind the scenes these days include (in alphabetical order): comrades Bodge, G, Harakka, Headspace, Nullkigan, SvDvorak, Tigershark, Washington, and Wolfenswan. These comrades are true heroes of the socialist agrarian revolution!
29-01-2012, 02:35 AM #37Note: I like this mission, but would prefer it if the enemy's first responder vehicles were not BTR-60s, which absolutely require RPG-7s to defend against. I'd still like to face these deadly eight-wheeled death wagons ... just with a little more than pistols.
In the actual built the quick responsive force is changed to include less (unfair) deadliness and the weapons are optained from a lightly guarded vehicle convoy that is ambushed with all elements. I like the idea of ambushing foot patrols with pistols but decided it wasn't the best for the mission.
Note: This mission needs balancing, because the SPG-9 is almost unstoppable once it begins to fire, negating the value of OPFOR's ability to repair the tank. It's nice to see a crew-served weapon in the mission, but perhaps OPFOR should be given an Mi-8 (or similar) to harass would-be ambushers? One to experiment with, I suggest.
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[AAR] Tactical Tuesday 31/01/2012
Shilkas of Nur
Much death, almost as much as I feel. Ta for sticking it through the mumble issues.
[AAR] Folk [Sun] 05 February 2012
Comrades! Today we again had more than twenty valiant soldiers fight to further our cause. You can find the official thread at the end of this hyperlink! As usual, if you can cross-post the party may look upon you with benevolence when volunteers are next required (for one of comrade Wolfenswan's missions).
- Cholo
- Buffet
- Internecine II
- Ride of Valkyries (the one with the fog)
- Ride of Valkyries (the one with the attack on Nur)
- Cordonbleu
As fun as it is to play in joint sessions, joint joint sessions and all other types of special session... sometimes it's fun to get back to basics. Thank you to all the comrades who came along to tonight's completely standard Folk session. We had over 20 players, and despite some technical challenges, and then challenges flying air cows in the fog, we managed to play for 3 hours. We even had at least one new face (comrade Brett). It was great fun, and I hope everyone else enjoyed themselves too. Please share your thoughts/screenshots and videos here.
This was a great session, best one for a while. I never remember to record anything, though.
Bravo Gang Member
The boss's plan was to charge the pigs through the side entrance, overpower them through weight of numbers. Narrow corridors made it a little difficult, causing a traffic jam until the leaders were shot down to clear some space. I took one look at the doorway full of corpses and followed someone up the ladder to the roof, but quickly changed my mind when I heard him get shot. Oh well, in through the doorway to hell. It's dark inside, but no one seems to be pointing guns at me. I see a pig in a fancy hat crawling up behind a crate, so I give him a belly full of lead. Corridor looks clear now, so I cautiously advance. And get cut down from a doorway I didn't even see.
Bravo AR
A rare show of good commanding from Sulphur made this a well coordinated mission, trying to clear a mountain pass before a bus load of UN officials travelled through it. I was on foot accompanying the squad's M113 as we pushed along a ridgeline above the road. Our position gave us a great view but little cover, and my RPG wielding squadmate was an early casualty. My level 5 inventory upgrade let me scoop up the RPG and both rockets to go with my RPK, and it certainly didn't come in handy as both of them missed the BTR-40 sitting in the path of our approaching bus. So did the 3 other rockets fired by other people, but our massed gunfire proved more effective and the gunner was taken out before he could do any damage.
We were now racing against time as the bus driver was sick of his bus full of bickering diplomats. We charged full speed towards the ridgeline ahead, trying to reach it before the bus. There was another BTR and infantry waiting on the other side, we were now effectively fighting a running battle as we couldn't spare the time to find cover. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for those of us who survived) the bus exploded, ending the mission.
Internecine II
Independent Alpha Rifleman
This version of Internecine was new to me, defending a lovely little mountain village from our hated valley-dwelling enemies. Alpha set up defending the south west approach, I took up position on an exposed rooftop thinking I'd be able to see the enemy before they saw me, and run for the ladder if I needed to. At least the second part worked. I heard the 2 squad members in the field ahead get shot, but with no sign of movement there wasn't much I could do except wait. The next thing I saw was muzzle flashes on the hillside opposite, I dashed for the ladder and made it inside with only light wounds. But now there's a terrifying volume of fire coming in through the windows, and I huddle in the corner trying to find a route out.
Both exits look exposed, with quite a run to the nearest cover. I eventually get my courage up and peek out the southern door, as I haven't heard any enemies from that direction. That was obviously because they were being quiet, as I took a bullet to the head before I could move.
Ride of the Valkyries (fog)
Bravo AR
Fer decided we were going to skip the first objective and go straight to assault Nur. He also decided to give us some light fog to make things a bit easier. Unfortunately the fog didn't seem so light from the helicopter. It was also the same colour as the ground. Our chopper flew into a mountain, and we had a good time watching Bodge fly his jet into the ground and Draakon try to "rescue" us from a burning wreck tumbling down the hillside.
Ride of the Valkyries (no fog)
Bravo AR
Take two, and the choppers landed safely in the desert north of Nur. Bravo and Charlie landed ahead of the rest, and we were quickly engaged by a Stryker. Things got frantic as everyone kept missing with their RPGs, and we were pinned down in a small compound. Eventually the Stryker drove right into the compound and everyone scrambled for cover, but head (our AT) was sufficiently recovered from a deadly encounter with a door to take it out.
We regrouped and started pushing up a small gully into the town. There was some fierce close quarters fighting, and we occupied a 2-storey building to cover the other teams moving up. Engaging a squad moving in across the opposite hillside, we came under heavy return fire and had to retreat out the back door while the jet was called in for a strafing run. We crossed the road and used the cover of buildings to clear up the west side of town, while charlie and alpha moved through the centre. We had a couple more small gunfights as we swept up the stragglers, and may have committed a war crime as we executed a field full of writhing american soldiers. All the remaining forces then converged on the bunker representing the last US presence in Nur, a barrage of machine gun fire later and we were victorious.
Probably my favourite mission of the session, the assault was very fast and fluid and almost made it look like we know what we're doing.
Cordonbleu (adversarial)
Independent Rifleman (RPG)
First time playing this as an adversarial, to make things a little fairer it was decreed that Opfor would be assaulting us within the cordon. We formed a rough circle around commander Wolfenswan, and I found a nice position in a building away from the pack, with a walled roof and plenty of windows. I spotted Opfor moving in down the main road, and opened fire from a tiny window on a stairwell. They didn't waste time running for cover, but one was either slow or stupid and went down. A couple more bullets made sure he wouldn't be getting up again. I held position as they didn't seem to have spotted me, and got off a few more shots when they stuck their heads out.
When they started to return fire I didn't stick around, and relocated to the roof. I found a ladder on to the very top of the roof, an excellent vantage point where I could see our brave commander making a break for freedom (straight into a line of AI he hadn't spotted). Luckily for him the flashes of gunfire I could see in the distance signified the end of the enemy forces (aided by some friendly fire, I hear).


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This article was published 20/11/2012 (1737 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Manitoba Queen's Bench court has approved the sale of the Hecla Resort to Lakeview Management.
The Lake Winnipeg resort has been closed and in receivership for two years now and while there may be a new owner approved by the court, there are still some hurdles that will have to be overcome before it can reopen.
For starters Lakeview must negotiate a land lease with the province. The resort is located in the Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park. There is also plenty of repairs required to get the property into shape.
"We're up for the challenge," said Lakeview's Keith Levit.
Lakeview also owns the Lakeview Resort and Conference Centre in Gimli.
"We believe the synergies (between the Gimli and Hecla properties) will be significant," Levit said.
Lakeview hopes to have the deal closed by mid-December and have the resort up and running again by April.
The details of Lakeview's offer have been sealed, but according to the most recent receivers reports, the offer is likely below $3.1 million.
That was the value of the offer made by Ian Rabb in his efforts to but the property from the receiver. Rabb's plan was to establish an addictions treatment centre but was rejected by the province.
The resort's 18-hole golf course continued to operate this year even though its pro shop was vandalized and destroyed by fire. That, as well as burst pipes in the resort, caused a total of $500,000 damage this year alone.


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