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Professors: Fraser, Girdler (Chair), Langeland, Moore, Salinas, A. Wollenberg, M. Wollenberg
The mission of our department and curriculum is to educate students in the field of biology and within the context of a Kalamazoo College liberal arts education. Through our courses, research collaborations, and advising we help each of our students become an intrinsically motivated, self-directed learner who enjoys a biologist's keen awareness of the natural world. Specifically, we foster development of the following attributes in our biology majors: 1) knowledge of the diversity of living organisms and levels - from molecules to ecosystems - at which those organisms can be studied; 2) understanding of how organisms are affected by their evolutionary and developmental trajectories and how these are influenced by environmental contingency; 3) ability to discover new biological knowledge and then communicate it effectively to others; and 4) curiosity about and empathy toward our shared environment.
Consonant with the experiential-learning focus of the K-Plan and motivated by the biology department mission, our emphasis on an empirical approach to biology creates an environment in which students develop a strong foundation in biology. We encourage our students to ask and seek answers to probing questions, interpret primary literature, design and perform experiments, and make original observations of biological phenomena. The developmental progression from introductory core courses through upper-level electives prepares students well for the challenges of carrying out their Senior Individualized Projects, presenting results of those projects at our annual Diebold Symposium, and then continuing their education or seeking employment after graduation.
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Required Courses
BIOL 112 Evolution and Genetics with lab
BIOL 123 Form and Function with lab
BIOL 224 Ecology and Conservation with lab
BIOL 246 Cell and Molecular Biology with Lab
BIOL 490 Functioning as a Biologist
Four cognates:
CHEM 110 (Chemical Composition and Structure), CHEM 120 (Chemical Reactivity), and CHEM 210 (Organic Chemistry I) as well as one of the following courses: CHEM 220 (Organic Chemistry II) or MATH 261 (Biostatistics). Because BIOL 246 requires Organic Chemistry as a prerequisite, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, and CHEM 210 must be completed before enrolling in BIOL 246.
Comprehensive Examinations
Senior biology majors are required to take a written comprehensive examination as part of BIOL 490.
Students interested in the following concentrations should refer to the full program descriptions and requirements provided in this catalog.
All biology courses at the 100 level are open to nonmajors without prerequisite. Courses we offer for nonmajors have goals consistent with those for the biology curriculum focused on majors. To attain those goals, general education courses directed primarily at students not majoring in biology should help students:


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This morning Claff spotted that Oblivion was rated as the second-highest reviewed game of 2007 in Famitsu, a popular Japanese gaming magazine. Oblivion's cumulative review score of 38 only trailed The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, which had a score of 39. So what are these numbers based on? Well, each game is reviewed by four editors on a 1-10 scale. That means Phantom Hourglass was only one point from perfection on their review scale, with Oblivion being only two points off. Here's a rundown of their top five:
1. Phantom Hourglass – 39
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360 version) – 38
3. Super Mario Galaxy – 38
4. GTA San Andreas (PS2) – 38
5. Call of Duty 4 (360) – 37
We already knew Famitsu's editors enjoyed Oblivion, but it's still nice to see the game's positive reception in Japan. To check out the rest of list, head over to Videogaming247.

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Did you know?
The name 'Umhlanga' means 'place of reeds' in isiZulu.
The Umhlanga Farmers' Market has two major attractions – regional fresh produce at very reasonable prices, and authentic home-made Indian treats that alone are worth the excursion.
Regional produce in this subtropical area of South Africa includes exotic fruits and vegetables such as mangos, litchis, avocadoes, paw-paws, pineapple and eggplant. The fresh fruit juice stand is a popular stop-off in the steamy weather.
Fresh trout from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, which lie an hour or so inland beyond Pietermaritzburg, is a fish lover's must, while trout patés and products (mousse) make for great picnic items when lunching at the beach just down the hill, especially when combined with the freshly baked breads for sale.
This food market in Umhlanga is popular for its freshly made Indian specialties. Never had a bunny chow? Well, here's your chance. Bunny chow is a hollowed out loaf of white bread filled with an aromatic curry of your choice. This area is also famous for its spicy treats like chilli bites and samoosas – pastry triangles filled with curry mince, potato and cheese, corn or mixed vegetables.
If spicy scares you, then biryani, with its heady perfume but mild tastes, is the recommended introduction to Indian food. Biryani is an Indian festival dish that features aromatic rice, spiced potatoes and yoghurt, and either chicken or lamb pieces steamed to fall off the bone.
Food markets in KwaZulu-Natal are community driven and the Umhlanga Farmers' Market has great regional colour thanks to the diverse range of people offering their wares. Food prices in the Umhlanga area can be on the steep side, so this market delivers a real service by providing affordable, fresh produce and food items in a very accessible location that is a five-minute drive up the hill from the main hub of Umhlanga.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Umhlanga Farmers' Market
Autumn Drive, Prestondale, Umhlanga
Tel: Martin on +27 (0)84 840 2646
Umhlanga Tourism Information Centre
Tel: +27 (0)31 561 4257
How to get here
The Umhlanga Farmers' Market is located in Autumn Drive in Prestondale, Umhlanga. To get there, take the N2 north from Durban. Take the Umhlanga Rocks exit (M41). Turn right on to the M41. From the M41 turn left on to Umhlanga Rocks Drive, continuing on this road until it takes you to Herrwood Drive. Autumn Drive is off this road Herrwood Drive.
Best time to visit
Being a coastal town, Umhlanga is a year-round destination. The market itself is open every Wednesday from 10am to 1pm.
Around the area
Don't miss a visit to the Gateway Theatre of Shopping or any of the area's glorious beaches. You can also spend a fun day at uShaka Marine World in Durban
Tours to do
Take a boat ride with the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board and learn about the predators of the deep.
Get around
You can either organise a transfer or taxi from your hotel or pop along in your own car if self-driving.
What will it cost
Entrance to the market is free. The fresh produce is very reasonable, but expect to pay a little more for deli items. The Indian dishes are well priced, starting with the snacks, like the chilli bites and samoosas, which cost just a few rands each.
Where to stay
There's no shortage of excellent accommodation in Umhlanga. Try the Beverly Hills Hotel, Teremok lodge or the Oyster Box Hotel – all five-star establishments in the area.
What to eat
Umhlanga is home to a large Indian community, and so is renowned for its authentic Indian food. A local biryani, curry or famous bunny chow is an absolute must when visiting the area.
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Fresh produce and tropical fruit (in season).


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The Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI) is designed for practicing teachers who are interested in improving and enhancing their K-12 and district learning experiences. Through the study of relevant research and theory, combined with on-the-job and classroom assignments, the AU graduate education program will prepare you to serve as a master classroom teacher or as curriculum resource personnel.
The MACI program is delivered in a cohort format with school district and regional office of education partners. Courses are held at convenient on-site locations throughout northern Illinois. Through this cohort format, you will gain valuable knowledge from experienced principals, master teachers and Aurora University faculty. Collaboration with peers in your cohort promotes valuable shared learning experiences that can be applied to your individual K-12 classroom or district.
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David Rocco heads back to Italy — this time to explore the Amalfi coast. Tune in Sunday for the premiere of David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway as he experiences the food, countryside and people that make this part of Italy so iconic.
In the first episode, David discovers the uses of the famous Amalfi lemon. This lemon is sweeter and juicier than other lemons and it's flavor is unbeatable. And while I didn't have any of those succulent Italian lemons on hand, that didn't stop me from satisfying my craving for his Lemon 'Ndunderi, which features a creamy lemon sauce.
How to Make Lemon 'Ndunderi
The dough ingredients alone were enough to sell me on making it for dinner: ricotta cheese, Parmesan, semolina flour, eggs and just a touch of all-purpose flour.
Knead the ricotta, semolina and eggs together to create a flaky dough.
Then add the parmesan cheese and flour a little bit at a time until the dough becomes consistent.
Roll small balls of the dough into 1-inch thick strips and cut each strip into 1-inch pieces.
Now comes the tricky part. To get the nice groves on each piece of pasta, roll it down the back of a fork with your fingers and make an indent into each piece with your thumb. With David's large batch, you'll have plenty of practice.
This recipe makes enough 'ndunderi for at least 6 people.
It only took me a little practice before my 'ndunderi started to look as professional as David's. Once you're finished with the pasta, it's time to start on the cream sauce. Combine melted butter, heavy cream, lemon juice and lemon zest in a saute pan. After cooking the fresh pasta for just a few minutes, add it to the cooked-down cream mixture and continue to cook until the sauce fully coats each 'ndunderi.
Top each dish with a heavy helping of Parmesan cheese, and you're set to enjoy a delicious feast that will transport you to the coast of Italy.
Tune in to David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway this Sunday at 1:30pm ET to see David serving up this dish.
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Robert's father also passed away in his 30s.
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It's Leo, as Leo.
After months of near-inseparable togetherness with Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian has pulled a 180, deleting all evidence of his girlfriend from Instagram.
The dawning of another year is the perfect time to start working on a new you. Need some inspiration? Just look to these badass celebs who have changed their life through health and fitness.
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Paulini's lawyer addressed the court.
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There are three major food trucks rolling your way any moment so we'll keep this as simple as possible. Keep reading — there may still be free ice cream involved…
You already know about the Cooking Channel Ice Cream Truck. It's not a television show but instead it's a rolling experience of decadent, ice creamery goodness from Cooking Channel. Next stop, LOS ANGELES!! For more info, track the Cooking Channel Ice Cream Truck.
Here's what you may not know… TWO big hours of food truck frenzy will be parking on a TV screen near you this Sunday night, August 22nd.
First up is Tyler Florence in Food Network's new series, The Great Food Truck Race. It's like Amazing Race but with way more food (and break-downs). The latest episode begins this Sunday at 9pm/8c on Food Network. Details here.
THEN, you'll want to tune back to Cooking Channel to catch our brand-new special, Food Truck Revolution at 10pm ET. This hour-series digs deeper into one of the hottest food trends rolling across the country. We crisscross from coast to coast in search on the best eats on wheels.
As an amuse-bouche, can you guess which trucks these eats come from?
(Hint: They are served up from trucks all across the US. Good luck!)
Watch Food Truck Revolution — Sunday, August 22nd at 10pm ET.
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We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall. To answer the obvious question: we used an anonymous donor from a bank. These are our first two babies conceived together, but not our first time mothering together. For the past 5 years, we have been parenting two children, from a previous time in Melissa


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SMWC Celebrates 173rd Commencement
April 18th, 2013 | SMWC
By Lisa Luper
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College celebrates its 173rd commencement on May 4, 2013. The traditional baccalaureate mass begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The commencement ceremony begins at 2 p.m. in the Cecilian Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music. An estimated 80 students are expected to graduate in the ceremony.
Elizabeth Hagerman, Ph.D., vice president for Rose-Hulman Ventures at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, will deliver the commencement address. Hagerman holds a bachelor's degree from Rose-Hulman and a master's and doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, in biomedical engineering with an emphasis on orthopedic biomaterials.
Hagerman previously held leadership roles at Baxter Healthcare in Los Angeles. As a biomedical engineer, she is an expert in tissue engineering, cell adhesion, bone regeneration and tissue biomineralization. She led product acquisition, worked with research and development, coordinated academic research and managed product launches and brand development. She currently has two applications filed for patents. Hagerman will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the ceremony.
The College will also present Virginia (Ginger) Smith, a 1989 graduate, with the Distinguished Alumnae Award. The Award is the highest honor the College bestows upon a graduate in recognition of her noteworthy achievements and valuable professional and personal contributions.
Smith earned her first bachelor's degree in elementary education at Indiana State University in 1972. She volunteered and served as a substitute teacher in the Vigo County School Corporation. She earned her second degree in business administration in 1989 through the Woods External Degree (WED) program, which is now Woods Online.
Smith joined her family's business in the banking industry as a bookkeeper and worked her way up the ranks. Today, she is a member of the board of directors of First Financial Corporation as well as president of Princeton Mining Company, Inc. She serves on the boards of many organizations including the Salvation Army, Terre Haute Symphony and Swope Art Gallery. She served as an SMWC board member from 1993-1997 and 2001-2010.
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Heat the sesame oils in a wok or large skillet and sauté the garlic and chili pepper for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tofu and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the green beans and water, cover and simmer 2 minutes. Mix in the kuzu, stirring constantly until the liquid thickens. Stir in the shoyu and maple syrup. Add the pasta and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the pasta is hot and tender. Place in a serving dish, garnish with the green onions and serve hot.
NOTE: For a Gluten Free recipe substitute Eden Tamari Soy Sauce or a bit of Eden Sea Salt to taste in place of Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce.
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"Since we filed the original Citizen Petition in 2006, new studies and opinions from research scientists, as well as public statements from FDA officials, have further validated the need for comparative clinical endpoint studies to ensure a locally acting topical medication is bioequivalent to the branded product," said Dr. Ivan Gergel, Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Endo. "FDA must publicly address the many unanswered questions from the original petition, as well as the additional concerns raised in this amendment, before taking any formal steps toward the approval of a generic version of LIDODERM."
The amended CP asks FDA to address the repeated public statements by scientific experts and FDA officials that pharmacokinetic (PK) studies, which measure the level of a drug in the bloodstream, have not yet been validated as a bioequivalence method for locally acting topical drugs like LIDODERM. As stated in its FDA-approved labeling, LIDODERM produces an analgesic effect without complete sensory block in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which cannot be demonstrated and measured with PK studies. The amendment also points out that FDA has not produced any evidence indicating that PK studies are sufficiently sensitive to determine whether a proposed generic product will replicate LIDODERM's clinical effect.
Additionally, the amended CP raises a number of new issues that FDA needs to address prior to approving a generic version of LIDODERM, including:
"After more than five years of ongoing scientific discussion, there are no validated data to support using the level of lidocaine in the bloodstream as an appropriate method to demonstrate bioequivalence to LIDODERM," said Gergel. "All parties, including Endo, generic applicants, physicians, patients, and FDA will benefit from an open and transparent process for resolving the many scientific and legal questions presented in this CP, and we are calling on FDA to engage on this issue immediately."
Additional background information about LIDODERM and Endo's amended CP can be found at http://www.endo.com/investors/overview.
About Endo
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (Endo) is a US-based diversified healthcare company that is redefining healthcare value by finding solutions for the unmet needs of patients along care pathways for pain management, pelvic health, urology, endocrinology and oncology. Through our operating companies: AMS, Endo Pharmaceuticals, HealthTronics and Qualitest, Endo is dedicated to improving care through a combination of branded products, generics, devices, technology and services that creates maximum value for patients, providers and payers alike. Learn more at www.endo.com.
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Two world premiere musicals (one written locally), a stage version of a beloved gay film, a Bruce Coleman original and the return of a fan favorite are among the shows debuting in September during Uptown Players' inaugural Pride Performing Arts Festival.
In its 10 seasons, Uptown Players has moved from producing four shows a year in the 120-seat KD Theatre to being the resident company in the famed 440-seat Kalita Humphreys Theater (producing local premieres of hits like Next to Normal), in addition to mounting bonus shows in places like The Rose Room. Last year, the gay-run company announced that it would premiere its first festival of plays during Dallas Pride in September.
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A CREATIVE community event was held thanks to a lottery grant.
Kearsley Mount Methodist Church, Community and Conference Centre in Manchester Road held the Create in Our Space event which saw people of all ages coming together to get creative.
The £2,000 grant enabled people to try photography, painting, modelling and other forms of art for the day.
About 60 people took part, many of who designed their own tile, which will be used in the church's community garden.
Members of the community were asked to create a piece of art representing either the building, the community garden or both.
Prizes will be awarded and all of the work will be displayed in an exhibition in April.
Tiles will be placed permanently around a memorial in memory of Sam Lindley and Frank Eckersley, who both died tragically on June 21, 1910.
Both attended the school which was based at Kearsley Mount Methodist Church.
The young people worked for The Clifton Tile and Pottery Company in Clifton and drowned after trying to get a football out of the River Irwell while on their lunch break.
A third young man, Herbert Taylor, from Swinton, also drowned. The memorial was damaged but is going to be restored.
Stephen Tonge, from the church, said: "It is important to remember the boys who died as it's part of the history of the church. The plaque will look different to the original but it will be a tribute to them.
"We will be surrounding it with fresh tiles designed and made at the Create in Our Space day." He said people took part in canvas painting and a clay model of the church's pipe organ was made.
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- The middle class customer base is shrinking in the US, as the top 5 per cent of earners drives consumption.
- Women have discovered an entrepreneurial streak in Spain in the face of high unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery.
- Sarah Carr writes on the Egyptian military's efforts to stifle dissenting voices in the wake of the coup against Mohamed Morsi.
- US productivity is suffering in the wake of the global recession, to such an extent that Silicon Valley-based Blueseed plans to launch a cruise ship into international waters to allow immigrants to start new businesses without seeking residency.
- Norwegians praise Iraqi Farouk Al-Kasim for creating their "oil fund", one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world, and avoiding the resource curse.
- Scarlett Johansson's decision to side with SodaStream in the West Bank controversy foreshadows Israel's own need to decide on the future of its settlements on the occupied land.


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AIR 3 offers two new capabilities that can make data persistence much more secure than what was possible with previous versions of AIR. If your AIR application persists information like credentials or sensitive relational data that must remain secure, this article is for you.
The new
flash.crypto.generateRandomBytes function provides a way to generate far more random data than was previously possible. As you probably already know, functions like
Math.random are known as pseudorandom number generators because they rely on relatively small sets of initial data (like timestamps). Bytes generated in such a manner are insufficient for use as encryption keys because if the random number generation algorithm is known (and you should always assume that it is), and the mechanism for seeding it is known and constrained, it isn't hard for an attacker to guess the encryption key and gain access to your data.
The new
generateRandomBytes function uses a much more random (and therefore, much more secure) method for generating random bytes. Rather than implementing our own algorithm, the runtime uses the underlying operating system's random byte generation function. The table below shows which function is used on each platform:
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The natural question at this point is what makes the operating systems' random byte generation implementations so secure — or, put another way, how is the OS able to generate random data which is more cryptographically secure than
Math.random? The answer is something called an entropy pool. An entropy pool is essentially a collection of randomness. When a process needs random bytes, they can be taken from the entropy pool through one of the functions listed above, and when a process believes it has random data, it can choose to add those bytes to the entropy pool. Processes can obtain random data in several ways:
- Hardware jitter (deviations caused by things like electromagnetic interference or thermal noise).
- Mouse movements and/or the time between keystrokes.
- Unpredictable hardware events like disk head seek times, or network traffic.
- A hardware random number generator.
(Now is a good time to state that it's probably more correct to say that an entropy pool contains unguessable data as opposed to truly random data, but in the world of encryption, the two amount to essentially the same thing.)
So now that you have access to unguessable bytes, what can you do with them to make your data more secure? The most obvious use for the new
generateRandomBytes function is probably the creation of encryption keys. The database implementation embedded inside of the AIR runtime supports encrypted database files, and the quality of the encryption is largely based on the quality of your encryption key. The
generateRandomBytes function gives you a cryptographically secure way to generate an encryption key, and the
EncryptedLocalStore API gives you a secure method for storing it (more on this below). Other uses of the
generateRandomBytes function include generating session identifiers, GUIDs, and salt to be used in hashes (salt is additional data added to the data you want to hash which makes looking the hash up in rainbow table much less feasible).
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A second feature in AIR 3 which can make data persistence more secure is the introduction of the mobile
EncryptedLocalStore (ELS) API. ELS has been available for the desktop profile since 1.0, but AIR 3 is the first version which makes it available on mobile.
ELS provides a secure storage mechanism implemented by the underlying operating system. On Windows, ELS uses DPAPI, and on OS X, ELS uses Keychain services.
The new mobile implementations of ELS require some additional explanation. On iOS, ELS uses Keychain services just as it does on OS X, however Android does not provide a encrypted storage service for the runtime to leverage. Data is therefore "sandboxed" rather than encrypted. In other words, it is stored in a secure, isolated location (inaccessible to other processes), but since the data isn't actually encrypted, if an attacker has access to the physical device, or if a user has rooted his or her device, it is possible for the data to be compromised. According to the internal ELS specification:
On Android, ELS can guarantee that on a non-rooted device in the hands of an authorized user, ELS data of an AIR application will not be accessible/modifiable by any other application (AIR or native) running on the device.
It's possible that Android will provide a more secure storage service in the future, and we can simply swap out our implementation, however for the time being, it's worth noting that the Android implementation lacks the additional step of encryption on top of isolation.
So what kinds of data should mobile developers store with ELS? The same data that you would store in desktop applications. Namely:
- Encryption keys (the sequence of random bytes obtained through the
- Account credentials. If you want to store users' credentials so they don't have to enter them every time they use your app, ELS is the correct API to use.
- Salts for hashes. Once you've salted and hashed something like a password, you need to be able to securely persist the salt for future comparisons.
If you just need to generate random numbers for something like a game, you should stick to using
Math.random. In fact, on some platforms, the
generateRandomBytes function could temporarily block if the entropy pool has been entirely drained which means you don't want to pull large amounts of data from it in an endless loop. Rather,
generateRandomBytes should be reserved for generating unguessable cryptographically secure random data for things like encryption and session keys, GUIDs, and salts for hashes.
Whenever you need to store sensitive information like credentials, encryption keys, or salts, you should always use the
EncryptedLocalStore APIs. Since they are now supported everywhere, you can use them in a completely cross-platform manner.
Whether you're updating an existing application that needs to persist data securely, or building an entirely new one, I strongly recommend that you use the new best practices made possible in AIR 3.


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Hi, Over the past couple of months we have been developing and testing a related videos module on some wikis like Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Halo. During these tests we have been tracking the number of video plays as well as collecting community feedback. We are now ready to expand the rollout to the rest of the site, and we are starting with wikis that there are the most videos for - which includes your wiki!
The videos we have are fully licensed from video partners we have developed relationships with. They include videos such as trailers, famous movie/TV clips, walkthroughs and behind the scenes interviews. We currently have video content from Screenplay and are working to create partnerships with other vendors, including Hulu, soon. You can see the video content we have by visiting the video wiki and either searching by keyword or checking out the various categories.
When the module is enabled, it will already be pre-populated with videos related to your topic. We will try to pick the best videos from the video wiki, but understand that the community's ability to adjust the content is very important, so you will have access to both adding and removing videos within the module. This can include adding videos already on your wiki or adding new ones from the video wiki.
Our high-quality videos will compliment the fantastic articles and photos on your wiki. On 5 of the test wikis the videos in the modules have already had over 10,000 views. This is an exciting number and we hope as we make more videos available these numbers will increase. We are in the process of pre-populating the related videos module for your wiki, and expect the module to go live within the next couple of weeks, so please let me if you have any any questions or concerns. Sarah (help forum | blog) 23:57, May 23, 2012 (UTC)
- Another reason to continue cleaning out those uploaded videos and replacing them with youtube videos. Gotta get to work faster! Jazzi 23:59, May 23, 2012 (UTC)
Ok we will move ahead here. I will let you know when the module is ready to be activated here. Thanks! --Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:37, May 25, 2012 (UTC)
- I just created a {{Youtube}} template. It's a good replacement for Wikia's video system that allows users to see videos inside the article, as oppose to Wikia's video system that forces users to navigate away to play the video. It's very easy to use. --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 17:42, May 25, 2012 (UTC)
- I've also added a new feature imported from the spanish WikiDex that will initially hide the flash object of videos inserted through {{youtube}} and will replace them by an image of the video. Once the user clicks on it, the video will then be displayed. That improves the load time of pages with several videos. Give it a try (reload cache, etc) and if it causes problems, just revert my edit in the Commons.css page (since the JavaScript will run only if the video object is hidden by CSS) or both CSS and JS. --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 18:03, May 25, 2012 (UTC)


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noun \ˈpan-trē\
plural pantries
Definition of PANTRY
: a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table
: a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order
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Examples of PANTRY
<homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen>
Origin of PANTRY
Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French paneterie, from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis — more at food
First Known Use: 14th century
Pantry also has additional meanings, as in a set of ingredients that are used to prepare food. Salt, flour, sugar, ketchup, mayo, herbs, butter, canned tomato, dried/canned beans, et all are part of a stocked pantry. Often, I've heard pantry used as not just a place but a collection of all these things.
Plus, there are also the butler's pantry & hoosier pantry.
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A Hoosier pantry is a free-standing cabinet used as a pantry. The Hoosier Company of (where else) Indiana attached its name to it. Hoosier models aside, these items were once ubiquitous. My Grannies called them kitchen safes. Some were quite elaborate with a flour bin that had a sifter at the bottom, elaborate pierced tin panels in the doors, etc. I wish I had one of my Grannies' kitchen safes. They are usually used as ornamental furniture now.
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I don't know what happy drug the markets were on yesterday but it must have been powerful to get a positive reaction out of poor private fixed capital investment figures.
For mine, the capex numbers do nothing to make a March interest rate cut less likely as capital is close to going on strike outside the resources sector.
There have been a number of conflicting signals in the non-resources sector this financial year, but the nation's chief financial officers are now effectively telling the Australian Bureau of Statistics that they are locking the safe.
Try manufacturing expecting to cut capex investment by 16 per cent next financial year after slicing it by 29 per cent this year. Try an already weak construction sector expecting to more than halve this year's capex – down from $4.2 billion to just $1.9 billion.
Apparently the consensus view of the commentariat was that the December quarter capex numbers weren't as bad as they feared – they must have been seeing particularly scary monsters under their collective bed not to have been worried by the detail.
It seems the market was relieved that mining investment is tailing off slowly instead of falling off a cliff – but that shouldn't have been a surprise at all. More than enough major projects are already locked in to prevent a sudden dive.
The quarterly capex survey is among the most important numbers the ABS produces because it looks forward, not just counting what has already occurred.
There is an unfortunate tendency is some quarters to concentrate on the backward-looking bit of the release instead of focusing on the message about the year ahead – that's where the real value lies.
Each quarter the ABS asks a representative sample of the nation's CFOs what they are spending on capex in the current financial year. Then, starting in the December quarter, they also ask them what they think they will spend in the next financial year.
It's in the nature of CFOs to be a little (or even a lot) on the parsimonious side of things, to effectively grumble, "well, not as much as this year, if I can help it". But even allowing for that tendency of the first estimate of the new year to be lower than the eventual outcome, this December quarter's first estimate is weak.
The incredible contribution that the construction phase of the resources boom has made to our economic growth is tailing off as it must. (The boom continues, but not in construction growth.)
Mining capex will be a massive $105.1 billion this financial year, up from a wonderful $82 billion in 2011-12 and $46.8 billion the year before that, but the outlook for 2013-14 is fairly steady with a first guess of $100.2 billion. That's still very healthy, but the contraction elsewhere is sharp.
Comments by the Reserve Bank's governor, deputy governor and an assistant governor in the last week about the Australian dollar take on a different look in light of this update of manufacturing's outlook.
The interesting thing about our manufacturing sector in 2012 was that despite all the headlines and complaints, exports rose and even employment picked up after bottoming in 2011.
To survive with a strong currency, those manufacturers not going under have had to become more productive, to invest in the latest and best machinery and seek a more skilled and productive workforce. Manufacturing investment actually rose in 2011-12 from the previous year, but it's diving in 2012-13 and threatening to free-fall in 2013-14.
As for construction – the industry that suffered the biggest job losses last year – the ABS warns that capex estimates for the latest year are a little ropey, but the brutality of the investment contraction there can handle an error of 10 or 15 per cent and still be shocking.
Also worth mentioning is the wholesale sector: from a capex expectation of $3.5 billion this financial year, only $2.3 billion is planned to be invested in 2013-14.
The December quarter's total capital investment expectation for 2012-13 is an extraordinary $168.2 billion, down just 1 per cent from the September quarter estimate, which is what the market seemed to focus on yesterday.
The first estimate for next financial year is $152.5 billion. That's not too shabby at first glance, but leave out the mining sector and it's a 17 per cent fall from $63.1 billion to $52.3 billion There's no sign there of the transition that the RBA is hoping to see, certainly nothing for a monetary hawk to seize on.
The great hope for the Australian economy returning to trend growth in 2014 is housing construction picking up. With consumption growth expected to remain in line with softer income growth and business investment across the board contracting, that might start to look a little lonely. No wonder the RBA's bias remains on the easing side.
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As phone hacking returns to the House of Commons three years after it rocked the political establishment, it seems a good time to recap the best moments – and worst – of Ed Miliband as Labour leader:
Winning the leadership, September 2010
Miliband confounds the sceptics by riding a wave of support from trade union members to beat his brother, David, by the tightest of margins.
In front of a packed hall in Manchester, Ed Miliband struggles with his emotions as he pronounces his love for his elder brother, and says: "Today the work of the new generation begins."
One Nation Speech, October 2012
Ed Miliband surprises on the upside as he delivers, without notes, a confident speech promising to build a "One Nation Britain" in the spirit of Disraeli.
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HOUSTON - Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations found a toddler who was separated from her mother during a human smuggling venture.
The 23-month-old girl was found late Wednesday after being smuggled into the United States from Mexico, investigators said.
After their illegal entry into the states, the mother became separated from her child.
When border patrol officers near the south Texas border apprehended the mother, she told them smugglers were seeking additional money to return her child. Officers contacted a person in Houston who claimed to be the child's babysitter. After a series of calls, the child was delivered to immigration agents in the city.
According to agents, smuggling arrangements were made to have the child transported to New York for a fee of $9,000.
The girl is currently in Child Protective Services custody. Immigration agents are working with CPS to reunite the child with her mother.
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We get a lot of new folks asking about the 3-2-1 , 2-2-1 or 2-1-1 method for smoking ribs. Smoker temperatures are normally in the neighborhood of 225* for this method.
The first number is how long the ribs are in the smoker unwrapped. (Trimmings are on the top shelf)
The second number is how long the ribs are wrapped in fiol in the smoker.
And the last number is how long the ribs are in the smoker unwrapped again.
By the way, these ribs were sprayed with apple juice once and hour during the first phase and smoked last weekend using apple wood, cherry wood and dried pineapple rinds . Then more pineapple rind was used for smoke and they were glazed with Habanero Pineapple Texas Pepper Jelly during the final phase. Mmmmmmmm.
So 3-2-1 = 6 hours for spare ribs, 2-2-1 = 5 hours for baby back ribs (also called loin back ribs) or 2-1-1 = 4 hours for baby back ribs (depending on how you like them).


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A GOVERNMENT award for service excellence has been awarded for the fourth time to Swindon's Register Office, with this year's score the highest yet achieved.
The office in Euclid Street, which conducts marriages and civil partnerships, and registers births and deaths, among other services, has 15,000 visitors a year and is one of only a handful in the country that has received the Customer Service Excellence award.
Public services that apply for the award are tested on a variety of measures, with a particular focus on the delivery of services, their timeliness, the information provided, and the professionalism of the staff and their attitude.
The process includes a visit by an inspector to see the work of the office first hand, which includes conversations with users. The inspector also contacts people who have visited the office in the past year for their comments.
The office employs 17 staff and has been operating in its new premises within the Civic Offices for two-and-a-half years. In the past year it has conducted more than 700 weddings or civil partnership ceremonies, and registered approximately 4,600 births and 2,500 deaths.
Swindon Council leader Coun David Renard said: "This is an excellent result and it's testament to the hard work and professionalism of the staff.
"The Government has identified Swindon as having one of the best-run, most efficient and welcoming Register Offices in the country."
Among the specific tests for the Register Office were:
- Customer satisfaction, including how many complaints are received as a percentage of the people seen each year (this year only three complaints have been received out of approximately 15,000 visits);
- How the public are informed about the Register Office's services and performance (the Register Office publishes an annual report on its internet pages each year);
- Whether the office complies with national General Register Office rules regarding appointment availability for those who wish to register a birth, death or marriage/civil partnership (the Swindon office was compliant in all areas);
- Whether customer service is central to the work of the office and whether this is a corporate commitment;
- Customer privacy (the office demonstrated that it uses private interview rooms and has secure computer systems);
- Staff politeness, attitude, training and understanding of customer needs; and
- The comfort and cleanliness of the office and the arrangements for disabled access.
Of the 51 categories examined, which can be judged 'compliant', 'partially compliant' or 'not compliant', the office passed all except one as 'compliant', with only one area assessed as being 'partially compliant' – the ability of callers to get through on the telephone at the busiest times.


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Situated in both the Sabi Sand Reserve and the Lebombo concession of the Kruger National Park, Singita's four award winning lodges offer the ultimate in bushveld luxury. The finest en-suite accommodation accompanied by designer meals and the best of South African and international wines.
2 The Royal Hotel, Pilgrim's Rest
Dates back to the glory days of gold mining in the 1900s. The interior design reflects its yesteryear opulence and the bar (a converted chapel) is known as the place to collect stories about the days of old. more
3 Rest camps, Kruger National Park
There are numerous rest camps within the Kruger National Park - some large and some small. Although the rest camps are not luxurious they are very comfortable. Most have air conditioning, en suite bathrooms, a good restaurant and a convenience store on site. Many offer self-catering accommodation. more
4 Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Reserve
The first private game reserve in the world to be granted Relais & Chateaux status, its superior interior design, commitment to conservation, luxury, outstanding service and exceptional cuisine makes it a sought-after safari destination. It is renowned for its big cats and leopards. more
5 Timamoon Lodge, Sabie/Hazyview area
A beautiful hideaway high in the hills near the Kruger National Park and Blyde River Canyon with luxurious, romantic Zanzibar and Moroccan-style lodges with four-poster beds, fireplaces, private pools and endless views, This is complimented by outstanding cuisine in the Bali-style restaurant, picnics, walks, and relaxing massages in the privacy of your lodge. more
6 Forever Resorts Blyde Canyon
Forever Resorts Blyde Canyon has outstanding views of the Blyde River Canyon. It offers three and four-star accommodation in chalets and guest houses, with one to four bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, lounges and outdoor eating areas. On site activities include dam fishing, volley ball, swimming pool, mini-golf, trampolines, horse rides, tennis courts, hiking trails and badminton. more
7 Walkersons Hotel and Spa, Dullstroom
Appealing individual thatch and stone cottage accommodation forms part of a gracious five-star country hotel overlooking a lake, outside a village full of art galleries, restaurants, bars and fly-fishing locales. Activities include luxurious spa treatments, fly-fishing, walking, hiking, riding and exploring the attractions in the village. Its also a great wedding and conference. venue.
8 Highgrove House, Hazyview
Repeatedly awarded Best Small Luxury Hotel in South Africa, this luxury five-star guest house combines luxury accommodation with gourmet cuisine in a country setting with magnificent views. Its eight luxury suites have separate sitting rooms with open fireplaces and secluded verandas. Two of the suites have their own saunas and private swimming pools. Al fresco breakfasts, fine wines, and fine dining. completes the picture.
9 Summerfields River Lodge & Rose Spa
Situated between Hazyview and Sabie, this gorgeous spa is nestled in a valley among plantations of mangoes, litchis, macadamia nut trees and roses. The 100 hectare property boasts tented suites along the banks of the Sabie River. more
10 Jatinga Country Lodge & Restaurant
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South Africa has struggled in recent times to maintain a reputation of being welcoming and tourist-friendly, but one area of the country which certainly has not struggled do so is Cape Town, which continues to be a hugely popular destination for tourists and provides a fantastic location alongside a varied range of things to see and do. Situated near the Cape of Good Hope in the south-west of South Africa, Cape Town is a hugely important city for the country, being its legislative capital (home to the Houses of Parliament) and arguably its most sophisticated, developed city. With beautiful beaches, combined with a vibrant nightlife and an ideal climate, it's no surprise that Cape Town is rapidly growing in popularity as time goes by. The city also offers the perfect location for exploration of the surrounding areas, with stunning mountains and wildlife to be found just a short trip away from wherever you are staying. Whilst the landscape and climate are clearly big attractions for the city, don't discount the rich culture of the city and its rich history; with these aspects combining to make Cape Town more than just a typical tourist destination.
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There is a huge range of things to see and do in Cape Town, so it's worth doing some research before you go in order to understand the particular attractions that you would like to experience. However, a popular destination which should be at the top of your list is Bo-Kapp, which is a historic Muslim neighbourhood with spectacular views over the city and picturesque locations (making it popular with film makers). Colourful houses and perfectly maintained mosques make Bo-Kaap a fascinating place to visit and explore. Another destination worth noting down is the Castle of Good Hope, which is the oldest building in South Africa that is still standing, dating back to the 17th century. With an impressive military museum and art collection, the history of the castle is fascinating and its architecture even more so.
Of course, alongside these fantastic places to visit, the natural landscape and location of Cape Town offers its own attractions, with watersports being particularly popular, while no visit to the area would be complete without taking a trip to the top of Table Top Mountain, where you'll see one of the most spectacular views in the world.
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Shopping in Cape Town is wide-ranging and easily accessible, with dozens of larger stores and shopping centers offering an extensive range of products. However, if you want to get something you certainly wouldn't find at home, head to Green Market Square: the city's largest flea market offers a range of arts and crafts that would be perfect souvenirs.
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As a modern and well-developed city, Cape Town is home to hundreds of restaurants that offer a huge range of cuisine. All regions of the world are represented in the city's many restaurants, and there is something to suit almost any budget. However, avoid buying fresh fruit from one of the street stalls (which are particularly tempting on a hot day) as many tourists find themselves getting ill shortly afterwards. As for drinking, Cape Town is home to many modern bars and pubs offering the usual selection of drinks, but for a true experience head to one of the area's many vineyards for a wine tasting session. These vineyards produce world-class wine in a beautiful setting, so wine tasting is definitely something not to be missed. Buying local wine is also naturally cheaper here, so if you're excited by the wine you've tasted, it's definitely worth stocking up while you are visiting the area.
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HOUSTON - An officer opened fire on a man who was rummaging through a car, investigators said.
Houston police said officer was patrolling a neighborhood near Ruthven Street and Gillette Street about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.. Victor Senties, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department, said the area is known for high narcotics activity.
During his patrol, police said Officer Shannon Farquhar saw a man standing in middle of the street. Farquhar got out of his patrol car and noticed another man standing at the corner. As Farquhar approached them, the second man fled, investigators said.
Investigators said that while chasing that man on foot, Farquhar saw a third man run out from a back alley. The third man got in a vehicle parked on the side of the street and locked the door.
"The officer approached the vehicle," Senties said. "The entire time the suspect is making suspicious movements inside the vehicle, as if he's reaching for something. At that point, the officer moved around to the front of the vehicle to get a tactical advantage and get a better look at the suspect to see what he was doing."
After identifying himself, Farquhar repeatedly told the man to stop what he was doing, officials said. Senties said Farquhar feared for his life and fired his gun at the man in the car.
At some point during the exchange, the driver struck Farquhar in the leg with the car and managed to drive away, investigators said.
Police said the man left the area in a red compact car.
Investigators said the man went to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital to be treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was identified as 41-year-old Jamal Saints.
Saints has been charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer.
Farquhar was sworn in as an officer in August 1999 and is assigned to the Central Patrol Division.
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So I have this concept for a game mode that I'd like some feedback on, with an eye to improving/refining the design document a little, but also if anyone can help point out technically difficult spots, that'd be grand.
I studied coding for a couple of years at a university level, so, although my skills are rusty, it is plausible that I can learn enough scripting to do something useful, eventually, if I get a clear enough idea of what I'm doing. But to get that clear idea, some help refining the concept would be ideal, so...
(Also if someone can come up with a better name for it that is less egomaniacal, that'd be great.)
War Dog multiplayer system:
Key Concept: A 'semi-sandbox with direction' game mode that encourages team-play at the fireteam and faction level, based around dynamic asymmetric objectives (EG: Team A has to secure chopper crash, Team B has to drive a convoy past chopper crash) and a 'sport' scoring system to encourage leagues/tournaments.
1. Team-play, faction-play, and 'Sport' scoring.
2. Respawn mechanics to encourage pick-up groups.
3. Asymmetric dynamic mission system.
4. Equipment budgeting, safezones and off-field resource control.
5. Alternate-but-similar gameplay modes.
1. Team-play, faction-play, and 'Sport' scoring.
Each faction is divided into fireteams/squads of 4-8 players, each faction starts out with a safe zone. Each fireteam is assigned its own mission by the dynamic mission system (see later), and is scored based on the completion of their mission or missions, the nature of those missions, and their kills. Fireteams/squads do not directly receive points for assisting other fireteams/squads or defending objectives they have not been assigned to, but will receive a bonus to their score based on the overall faction score. The overall faction score will be influenced by how many dynamic missions are completed, and how many enemy dynamic missions are completed.
The rationale behind all of this is to ensure that fireteams/squads concentrate on achieving their own objectives and have a specific goal and direction most of the time, while permitting them to assist one another in a general way. (One fireteam/squad might provide cover fire for another, but will not actually be able or inclined do whatever the other fireteam/squad's job is for them.) Meanwhile, the faction as a whole will need relatively little direction from a centralized 'commander', with most organization towards achieving goals being based on communication between fireteams on the ground.
The lack of a clear 'win/lose' objective and individual scoring means that even if a faction as a whole is doing badly, individual fireteams on their own missions may still be able to score highly. Just because your artillery got blown up doesn't mean you can't still free the hostages, and doesn't mean you shouldn't be rewarded for that.
With the majority of the player and fireteam's score based on their own performance, it should then be possible for fireteams to have their scores recorded outside the game itself, allowing for leagues and rankings that will persist even if the individual players/fireteams are unavailable for some matches, or have to switch factions from match to match to keep player numbers even. If only four teams show up to a match one week, and twelve show up the next, the scoring remains intact and the new teams can simply be added in or their scores left standing from last time with no real penalty for failing to attend or joining in later. None of this malarkey about scoring, however, is too relevant for the actual gameplay itself.
Matches should last for a specified time period, rather than until a particular objective trips. EG: After 30 minutes, the achieved objectives are checked, the results are tallied, a new round starts.
2. Respawn mechanics to encourage pick-up groups
One of the failings in some Arma gametypes (Wasteland, DayZ) is that when respawning it becomes difficult to build up a pick-up group because everyone spawns in at a different location/at a different time, or in more serious types when there's no respawning at all.
For this game type, pick-up groups will be important for getting players back out into the field and back to their fireteams/squads while doing something useful. Pick-up groups of respawned players will probably also be a faction's best defence against the enemy -- they'll be closer to their faction's home locations/objectives, and more able to track down and respond to enemy patrols because of that.
In any case, players will ideally respawn at fixed intervals (say, once every five or fifteen minutes) as a group in a specific safe zone for their faction. The safe zone will be about 1km~ in diameter, or larger, in which they're safe, able to get new loadouts and vehicles (see equipment budgets later), and will be large enough with enough exit routes that the enemy faction can't easily 'spawn camp'.
The rationale here is to make sure that when a player dies out in the field, it's an actual (though temporary) loss to manpower, and death is an actual penalty rather than a reset button, while players still get to play, and they're put in a position where it's easy to group up and do something useful.
Ideally, before respawning there should be a period in which it's possible to get a player medical assistance and back onto their feet, although this should be somewhat randomized (ideally based on their wounds) -- a headshot's dead instantly, a shot to the legs might get up after 30 seconds or a minute of uninterrupted medical attention. I think ArmA already models a lot of this kind of thing?
3. Asymmetric dynamic mission system.
This is perhaps the key to the whole concept. Most adversarial missions I've come across, and dynamic systems like in Wasteland, are built around a very straightforward mission structure where Team A and Team B are fighting over the same thing. While this will directly lead to conflict, it seems a little basic and uninteresting to me.
In this system what will happen is, firstly, each fireteam has their own objective, maybe handed out/selected by a dynamic radio object or something.
So assuming each faction has two sites -- a radio tower and an office block, say -- BluFor fireteam A's objective might be to evacuate a friendly prisoner held at OpFor's office block back to the BluFor safezone, fireteam B's objective might be to capture the OpFor radio tower, and fireteam C's objective might be to get a convoy to a point somewhere in the middle in order to set up a radar dish or something. Meanwhile OpFor fireteam A's objective might be to escort a downed chopper pilot from somewhere mid-battlefield to the OpFor office block, fireteam B's objective might be to run a convoy to the OpFor radio tower, pick up some equipment, and move it to BluFor's radio tower, and fireteam C's objective might just be to demolish BluFor's office block.
The concept is, basically, you have all these players going around doing different things that conflict indirectly (BluFor fireteam B, if having secured the OpFor radio tower, will make it hard on OpFor fireteam B unless OpFor Fireteam B gets their convoy moving first). Also, and this is key, each faction has no idea what the other faction's objectives are. If a team of pick-up players wants to defend their faction's buildings against the enemy, they won't know what to defend or where. So scouting out where the enemy is moving to, and trying to get eyes on what they're doing, becomes an objective in itself. If your fireteam encounters the enemy while on the move, are you going to stop and engage them, to prevent them from achieving their objective? Or are you going to try and slip by quietly to achieve yours?
Naturally a lot of the logic and details behind this will be map specific and need some working out, but I have a feeling that so long as a system can be worked out to give the objectives to specific fireteams/score them for it individually, the actual dynamic objective thing should be achievable. Maybe some 'direct' conflicts could be generated, such as having a fireteam assigned to mine a road which will be used in a dynamic objective by the enemy later on -- if they don't mine the road in time, the enemy don't get blown to shreds.
4. Equipment budgeting, safezones, off-field resource control.
To ensure there's some kind of parity, but also encourage differing loadouts and ensuring you never know what you're going to encounter, each fireteam needs its own equipment budget in a semi-shared pool which it can spend to buy gear after spawning. This is fairly standard, but the budget system needs to be tweaked, and allow for the purchase of vehicles as well as for stuff like guns.
An ideal balance would be, if a fireteam wants to take a helicopter, at least two players from that team will be unable to afford rifles and the rest of the fireteam will be unable to afford fancier gear like NVGs/etc. An APC or something wouldn't be quite so bad.
The idea here is to ensure that some combined arms stuff can happen, but for serious force multipliers (fully laden helicopter with spec-ops equipped team carrying AT missiles) multiple fireteams will need to club together, thus impacting their individual performance. Meanwhile, also encouraging teams with helicopters to use them to ferry troops around the battlefield, rather than a situation where everyone wants to get ahold of their own transportation.
The equipment budget should be set at launch, and personal equipment will be respawned/refunded upon death, but the shared pool -- which will either be added to by a fireteam's players 'chipping in' or removed from by a fireteam leader distributing the points equally to everyone -- is spent once and only once, and is the only way to purchase vehicles and other mission-critical equipment, so if a vehicle gets destroyed, that's it -- it's destroyed. No refund, you get it once. If you lose your special GPS that needs to be brought to a radar tower, you'll need to get out there and see if you can find the corpse it was on. (Saving 'shared pool' resources for later in a match may be an option.)
Further, there should be at least one or two players per faction who remain in their side's safe zone throughout the match. These players will be in charge of off-field assets such as air supply drops, artillery barrages, mortars, air-strikes, UAVs, and other intelligence equipment. These players are not 'commanders', they don't order people around, the idea is that they should listen to the fireteams on the ground and prioritize their faction's budget of these special off-field resources as they think will help out their faction the best. (This will need a mechanic to ensure an arty barrage can't be used to complete a demolition objective.) (These off-field control players may, of course, be useful for coordinating the pick-up groups and whatnot, but they're still not 'in command'.)
Alternately, each fireteam leader should have a small budget to 'purchase' these off-field assets in the field. (Once per team per match, say.)
5. Alternate but similar gameplay modes.
Naturally what's been discussed is a little more organized, but with a few small tweaks this could be left to run on a server indefinitely, ala Wasteland or DayZ.
Tweaks include:
Instead of 'Matches', every 30 minutes or whatever top up the equipment budgets for each fireteam so new vehicles can be purchased, new gear set up, etc.
The mission generator becomes repeatable, with a fireteam visiting their home base and applying for a new one at a scripted object, or simply being assigned a new one when they've completed their old one or when a timer runs out.
More of a sandbox mode, where each fireteam's equipment budget is increased/topped up only when they've completed their objective, with a small bonus when a friendly fireteam completes their objective. Many objectives will involve securing battlefield resources. (Crates, vehicles, etc.) Some objectives will involve setting up forward operating bases -- maybe set up an automated AI ferry system with helicopters from the deploy safezone to forward operating bases?


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Tigers blink last in wild back-and-forth battle
Bullpen allows two runs to D-backs in eighth after Hunter's clutch hit
PHOENIX -- When a team takes the lead three separate times in a game, it usually ends up adding to its win column.
That wasn't the case for the Tigers on Tuesday night.
Despite going ahead in the first, third and eighth innings, the Tigers fell to the D-backs, 5-4, at Chase Field, setting up a Wednesday afternoon rubber game in the Interleague set.
"We've had trouble scoring runs," manager Brad Ausmus said. "We just haven't had the hit that blows the game open for us. We're getting hits, but we're not getting the hit that blows the game open."
The Tigers certainly got their hits -- 10 of them on Tuesday. But they also left nine runners on base. Compare that to the D-backs, who managed only six hits but left three men on base.
Even though it took the lead in the eighth, Detroit's struggles were no more evident than in that frame.
After right fielder Torii Hunter gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead with a single up the middle, D-backs pitcher Eury De La Rosa struck out Alex Avila before intentionally walking Eugenio Suarez to load the bases for pinch-hitter Rajai Davis.
Davis worked a 3-0 count -- one pitch away from garnering an insurance RBI without swinging the bat -- but De La Rosa came back with three straight strikes, ending the inning with the Tigers holding a slim advantage.
"You get bases loaded and one out, you hope you can push a run across," Ausmus said. "Back-to-back strikeouts obviously ends that. We had an opportunity, an opportunity to blow the game open, but it didn't happen."
The D-backs didn't have that problem. They loaded the bases on three walks in their half of the eighth, and catcher Miguel Montero drove in the tying and winning runs with a single.
"They just executed a couple more times than we did," Avila said.
That lack of execution cost the Tigers a chance to back up a solid start from Rick Porcello, who exited after seven innings despite only throwing 77 pitches. Ausmus said if the game was in an American League park, Porcello would have pitched the eighth, but he substituted Davis in the eighth inning to try to give the Tigers a bigger lead.
"I chose to put Eury De La Rosa in a tough situation," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "Porcello was just cruising. He had just had a five- or seven-pitch inning. So I basically loaded the bases up and made him make a move and try to get into his bullpen.
"When Eury went to 3-0, I didn't look so smart. He came back and got him, and that was big for that kid."
It was tough for the Tigers to find a silver lining after the game. Although Porcello pitched well and the offense came up clutch -- though not clutch enough -- the atmosphere in the clubhouse was predictably down.
"We don't like to lose any game," Porcello said. "Regardless of the situation, when we lose, we all take it hard. We win and lose as a team, and it stinks either way -- if we're down by 10 or we lose by one, it still stinks."
Adam Lichtenstein is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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