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June 22 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations
June 19, 2009
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, June 22, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. Information on the June 22 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Tim Ruiter
The Board of Supervisors will recognize 12-year-old Centreville resident Tim Ruiter for his accomplishments in the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Ruiter finished in second place and lasted 14 rounds in the annual contest.
Chesterbrook Residences Inc.
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Chesterbrook Residences Inc. for receiving a Commonwealth Council on Aging 2009 Best Practices Award in the housing category. A nonprofit and nonsectarian organization, Chesterbrook Residences is a mixed-income, assisted living facility of 97 units, accommodating 109 residents.
Asian American History Project Taskforce
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Asian American History Project Task Force for organizing numerous people, organizations, businesses and government agencies for the first ever naturalization ceremony held in the Fairfax County Government Center. On May 29, 75 new citizens were naturalized and more than 200 people were registered to vote by the Office of Elections. The Asian American History Project helps record and preserve the experiences of Asian American groups that have made Fairfax County their home.
United Community Ministries
The Board of Supervisors will recognize United Community Ministries (UCM) for addressing the problems of poverty in southeastern Fairfax County for 40 years. A nonprofit, UCM helps families and individuals improve the quality of their lives socially, economically and emotionally.
Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, which has worked to address the problems of homelessness and affordable housing in southeastern Fairfax County for 35 years. This nonprofit provides programs for the working poor, disabled and elderly residents of Fairfax County.
Economic Development Authority
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Economic Development Authority (EDA) for their outstanding achievements in the past 18 months. During this economic crisis, there have been very few major corporate relocations. However, four corporations have relocated to Fairfax County, in part because of the work of the EDA. The corporations are:
- Volkswagen Group of America – September 2007
- CSC (formerly the Computer Sciences Corporation) – January 2008
- Google Federal – January 2009
- Hilton Hotels Corporation – February 2009
In addition to increased tax revenue, these corporations will add more than 700 jobs and bring more than $130 million in capital investment to Fairfax County.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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ken123 wrote:So jumping from a 240 grit edge to a 3k stone will give you a finish looking like a 3k edge, but a poor one indeed.
ken123 wrote:This is a particularly abrasion resistant steel (high vanadium carbide content) and cutting this steel with a stone with softer abrasives does little more than wear a stone down, producing an inconsistent bevel angle in the process of dishing the stone.
ken123 wrote:What you are describing 'academically' is referred to in statistics as 'covariance'.
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ken123 wrote:You are simply causing a clogged stone and reducing the stone's efficiency.
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TORONTO -- Take it from Milt Stegall -- there should be no question who will be named Most Outstanding Rookie at tonight's CFL awards show.
"Chris Matthews," said Stegall, when asked if the Blue Bombers wideout was the favourite. "No question. If he doesn't win, something's wrong."
It's really no contest. B.C. Lions defensive lineman Jabar Westerman brings four sacks and 14 tackles to the party and was a part-time starter in his first pro season.
Matthews started all 18 games and finished the regular season with 81 receptions for 1,192 yards and seven touchdowns, all of which were team-highs among Winnipeg receivers. The yardage total was sixth best in the league and his 14.7-yards-per-catch average was the fourth best among receivers who caught over 60 passes.
Westerman might someday become a dominant player, while Matthews already is. Matthews made an immediate impact upon his arrival in the CFL, recording two 100-yard-plus games within the first three weeks of the season and six 100-yard games overall.
"When I got here I didn't know what to expect," said Matthews. "It's been a great time for me. When I saw the talent and the strength of the league and the Canadian fans, I grew an instant respect for the league. I set high goals and after the first game, I knew I had lots of hard work ahead of me. But after getting used to the speed of the game, I felt pretty confident in my skill set."
The 23-year-old Matthews is 6-5 and 229 pounds and has the uncanny ability to judge the ball in the air and adjust his body, allowing him to both defend and attack the pigskin. He goes up and gets it, in plain receivers' speak.
"Chris is a player that I feel really is a true professional and being a rookie makes that more impressive," said Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce. "He can play any receiver position and cause a mismatch with the defender. His skill set is like that the league hasn't seen in awhile."
Bombers coach Tim Burke says Matthews was the best of the bunch this season.
"Chris had a great rookie year, the best in the league in my opinion. He became our go-to receiver. He combines size, speed and athleticism," said Burke.
Stegall said Matthews can be elite.
"He's got a chance to be top four in the league," said Stegall. "He's still rough. He needs to get some polish and become a route runner. He's going to want to try the NFL and with his size, he's got a chance," said Stegall. "But right now, the Bombers have one of the best in the league in Chris."
Matthews didn't have to think about his answer when asked on Wednesday if he was rookie of the year. He's got being humble down pat, too.
"We're going to have to see," said Matthews. "I'm happy that I was nominated. That's a big deal in itself. Winning would be nice but that's not up to me. I do know I want to come back to the Grey Cup as a player and with all my teammates. That's more important than winning this award. I want the Blue Bombers to get the team trophy. That's what really counts."
Matthews will stay in Toronto for the entire week and watch the Grey Cup.
"I want to see these teams compete and fight for the win. And I want to take in the experience and use it as motivation when I get back in the gym next week," said Matthews. "This is where I want to be and I can use this to remind me of the hard work it requires."
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Week 1 @ B.C.: Caught his first CFL touchdown in the team's first regular- season game in B.C. on a five-yard pass from Alex Brink. He finished the game with five receptions for 48 yards.
Week 3 @ Edmonton: Fresh off his eight-catch, 131-yard performance a week before in Montreal, Matthews would record seven catches for a season-high 171 yards receiving, including a 72-yard touchdown catch on Joey Elliott's first throw of the game.
Week 5 vs. Edmonton: On the final play before halftime, Alex Brink tossed up a Hail Mary pass that only Matthews could come down with in the end zone. It was a 40-yard catch that gave the Bombers momentum going into halftime of a game they would eventually win -- their first of the season.
Week 13 vs. Hamilton: Despite not making a single catch during this game, Matthews showed tremendous football sense by dishing out blocks and helping to open up holes for his running backs. He laid out Tiger-Cats linebacker Brock Campbell on one play that got Chad Simpson loose for a big gain, and then later provided a key block on Will Ford's fourth-quarter touchdown run. It was the only game this season he failed to record a catch.
Week 15 @ Montreal: Matthews led all Blue Bomber receivers with six catches for 143 yards and had back-to-back standout plays -- first hauling in a 42-yard catch and run that set the Bombers up in great field position before eluding a defender on a pump-and-go play that went for 36 yards and a touchdown on the very next play.


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Throughout September, Rohan, on Princess Street, is asking customers to bring any unwanted but usable outdoor trousers, jackets and fleeces to the shop as part of its 'Gift Your Gear' initiative.
The items will then be donated to community organisations, youth groups and charities for outdoor projects in the area.
The store ran the appeal earlier this year in March, with customers handing in more than 9,000 items to Rohan stores nationwide.
Store manager Craig Warburton said: "Customers were incredibly generous last time round enabling us to donate outdoor gear to numerous worthy groups and causes. We hope that they're just as generous this time round.
"In particular, we're appealing for children's gear, as a lot of the organisations that apply for the used gear are to do with children, for example, local scout groups. However we will ensure a good home is found for any item whether it be for adult or child.
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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts:
I'm 19 and have three cats and a funny squawky bird. I love them all and they love me. My new boyfriend has a large guard dog who has come to my place once, caused a commotion and was actively licking his chops as he snarled at my cats and my bird screaming in his cage. Neither one of us is prepared to give up our pets for the other. He thinks mine are stupid. How could we ever get married? What now? -- New Love in Trouble, Winnipeg Outskirts
Dear Trouble:
A new relationship? Looks like this one's just for fun, and not for long. Some relationships are meant to be just that. Does every relationship have to have a marriage possibility at the end of it? Certainly not when you're 19 and just learning about life.
Marriages should add to your life and expand it, not come at the cost of living things such as pets, friends or kooky relatives. This pet problem is not about serious allergies, which might cause harm to your guy. It's about pet preferences. When you're ready for marriage, look for a partner who likes the critters you do, and possibly others who can co-exist.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts:
Like Runaway, the guy who left his high-school sweetheart when they were 17, I have tried "coming back" with two women. The end result? There was too much water under the bridge. One lady I met about 30 years ago. Every X number of years later, we'd cross paths. Either she was in a relationship or I was. We came very close 31/2 years ago. I'm glad it didn't work better, as there were reasons it never worked in the first place, and those reasons still existed.
The other was a high-school girlfriend. We got together after 35 years and it was going somewhere, which turned out to be nowhere. She was simply not the same person I remembered. Plus, she felt guilty for the way she had treated me as a teenager, way back when. Her reasons for finding me were guilt, which is not a very good reason. She had far too much baggage for me too handle. To escape, I gave her my baggage in return.
Both women had long histories I was a part of. It was too much of, "What about this?" "Do you remember?" "Let's try this, this time." Perhaps I had changed too much? I am in no way shape or form the same person I was 30 years ago.
I moved on to someone entirely new whose past I was not connected to. That is working much better. I have no responsibility for her life before, nor does she have any for mine. To start again with an old love sounds like fun. Go ahead and try it, but keep an escape route open. -- Tried it Twice, Winnipeg
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If adults think back to the way they were at 17, most will laugh. We were sweet "kids" who felt older after graduating from long years of school, but further training and education, jobs, other loves, breakups, marriages, children, tough times and great times, shape the adult person who can be much different from the kid.
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I noticed recently that I never made the rotation mechanism used in the SGE rotate images about what is called the origin: the point where an image is positioned from, so I decided to implement this recently. Unfortunately, the way I have done it seems to be completely wrong. Without the new code I added (albeit with some fixes to the rotation, which was slightly off previously), images rotate perfectly about the center. With the new code which is intended to make the image rotate around the origin, however, the rotation is completely different, and what exactly happens is hard to describe.
To see the problem, checkout or download the Git repository from one of the Git repos[2][3] (they are currently the same; the GitHub repo will be dropped at some point in the future) and run examples/rotation.py. You will need Python 2 and Pygame 1.9 or later. You will see a few needles rotating; the point they should be rotating around is the head (the fatter parts of the needles), but instead they rotate in a completely different way which I don't really understand.
I have found that the problem is somewhere between lines 1651 and 1697 of sge-pygame/StellarClass.py. However, I ran through a test case using the method on paper with origin_x=18, origin_y=4, rotation=112, image_width=32, image_height=32 and got a result that seems right: an x offset of about -6.5 and a y offset of about 51.6, resulting in the origin being at about (11.5, 55.6). (In fact, I did find some problems with some calculations, but I fixed those, and the rotation is still wrong.)
Here is the code where the problem lies (a little bit more than the problem lines; the problem lines start at "if rotation % 360"):
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def _get_rotation_offset(origin_x, origin_y, rotation, image_width,
image_height, image_width_normal,
# Return what to offset an origin when the object is rotated as a
# two-part tuple: (x_offset, y_offset)
x_offset = 0
y_offset = 0
if rotation % 180:
# Adjust offset for the borders getting bigger.
x_offset += (image_width - image_width_normal) / 2
y_offset += (image_height - image_height_normal) / 2
if rotation % 360:
# Rotate about the origin
center_x = image_width / 2
center_y = image_height / 2
x = origin_x - image_width
# We have to make y negative to work with the unit circle.
y = -(origin_y - image_height)
if x or y:
if not x:
rot = math.radians(90 if y > 0 else 270)
h = abs(y)
elif not y:
rot = math.radians(0 if x > 0 else 180)
h = abs(x)
rot = abs(math.atan(y / x))
h = abs(y / math.sin(rot))
# Find quadrant
if y > 0:
if x > 0:
# Quadrant I; nothing to do
# Quadrant II
rot = math.pi - rot
if x < 0:
# Quadrant III
rot += math.pi
# Quadrant IV
rot = (2 * math.pi) - rot
rot += math.radians(rotation)
rot %= 2 * math.pi
new_x = h * math.cos(rot)
new_y = h * math.sin(rot)
new_origin_x = new_x + image_width
# Now that we're done with the unit circle,
# we need to change back to the SGE's
# version of y.
new_origin_y = -new_y + image_height
x_offset += new_origin_x - origin_x
y_offset += new_origin_y - origin_y
return (x_offset, y_offset)
I use an "offset" method: x_offset and y_offset indicate how to offset the origin to get it in the right place.
Can anyone see a problem with the method I'm using that I've missed?
EDIT: I added some green circles to the test program; they show where the origin of each needle is (where the heads should reside).
[1] http://stellarengine.nongnu.org
[2] https://savannah.nongnu.org/git/?group=stellarengine
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Did you know?Louw Geldenhuys, the creator of Emmarentia Dam, named the dam after his wife.
Emmarentia Dam is situated less than 6km from the Johannesburg city centre, and just a few minutes from Sandton, making it the ideal location for anyone in town on business who wants to experience the natural side of the city.
The suburb of Greenside is aptly named, boasting an abundance of outdoor splendor. The Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, right next to the dam, are home to approximately 30 000 trees, more than 4 500 rose bushes and a stunning herb garden.
Members of the Dabulamanzi Canoe Club train on this stretch of water throughout the year and most of them are extremely friendly and will happily give advice about canoeing as well as other outdoor spots to visit in the city.
Fish that can be caught in Emmarentia Dam include bass, barbel and carp. A freshwater fishing license is required, which you can obtain from the South African Post Office (SAPO).
Avian life at Emmarentia Dam includes bishops, weavers, moorhens and geese, as well as many other species of water birds. This is a popular dog walking spot and a great place to meet other canine lovers if you happen to be one.
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The origins of modern winemaking lie in Europe -- French, Spanish, Italian, German and Portuguese winemakers have perfected the art of turning grapes into wine over the course of centuries.
But it has been in the Southern Hemisphere where many of the advances in the world of winemaking have taken place. From screwcaps to higher-alcohol wines to environmentally conscious wineries and beyond, many countries south of the equator have been pivotal in changing what we drink and how we drink it.
One of the most interesting facts about Southern Hemisphere wine-producing regions -- at least for wine geeks -- is that there are still wineries whose vineyards haven't been affected by the dreaded phylloxera pest.
Phylloxera is a nearly microscopic insect that feeds on the leaves of grape vines -- predominately the vitis vinifera variety, which produces the great majority of the world's wine grapes. The flow of nutrients to the vines is cut off, thereby stunting the vine and impeding it from growing grapes that fully ripen properly.
The pest is resistant to vitis labrusca vines -- grapes typically found in North America. In order to keep their industry alive, nearly every European winemaker (and much of the rest of the world) produces vitis vinifera grapes from vines grafted onto vitis labrusca rootstocks.
However, pockets of vineyards in the Southern Hemisphere -- particularly in Australia and Chile, both of which are relatively geographically isolated -- have managed to avoid phylloxera. As a result, these areas contain some of the world's oldest vines.
When I visited Australia in 2011, I was taken to Henschke's picturesque Hill of Grace vineyard, whose vines produce the fruit that goes into their iconic (and pricey) red of the same name. These 150-year-old vines look more like gnarly, twisted trees than they do properly trellised vines, and winery folk are so fearful of visitors bringing phylloxera or other pests that they make you step in pails of chlorine to kill any bacteria before stepping into the vineyard.
While many wine-producing countries in the Southern Hemisphere cut their teeth on one or two main grape varieties, each has begun to diversify based on climate, soil, etc.
Australia is best-known for Shiraz, for example, but producers now grow Grenache in McLaren Vale, Riesling in Clare Valley, and plenty of Pinot Noir and cool-climate Chardonnay throughout Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Tasmania.
Similarly, Chile's focus on Merlot, Carmenère and Sauvignon Blanc is broadening to include deep, intense Syrah and Malbec (for reds) and Gewürztraminer, Riesling and more.
On the other side of the Andes, meanwhile, Argentina has long been known for its big, deep Malbec. We now see more wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon and the indigenous Bonarda grape for reds, while their signature white grape, Torrontés, is fresh, fruity and floral.
New Zealand producers have focused on Sauvignon Blanc and, to a lesser extent, Pinot Noir. Growers there now work with a wide range of aromatic whites (Riesling, Gewºrztraminer) as well as cool-climate versions of Pinot Gris and Chardonnay that are giving Sauvignon Blanc a run for its money. On the red side of things, New Zealand Syrah and Merlot show great complexity and restraint.
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A series of forums which began in mid-January across the state hosted by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) and SDSU Extension will continue thru March 21. The remaining 18 sessions will be held at area livestock markets statewide to discuss South Dakota's vision for livestock production.
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Gordon adds that South Dakota is fortunate to have access to the resources needed for livestock production, such as access to land, water and feed resources as well as progressive, entrepreneurial people interested in raising and developing livestock.
"By combining these resources along with relevant research from the land grant University of SDSU, South Dakota has the ability to produce food for demands of the domestic and international markets," Gordon said.
Agricultural producers are invited to attend these forums to join SDDA and SDSU Extension in a conversation about the opportunities and challenges in livestock production and the impact of agriculture to rural communities and statewide revenues and infrastructure. These meetings will allow a dialogue about the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
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All sessions will take place at 6:30 p.m. local time except for the Feb. 8 Watertown forum which will be held in conjunction with the Watertown Winter Show at 10:30 a.m.
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Mariner Western Caribbean from Galveston: Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review by clover2
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Mariner Western Caribbean from Galveston
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Galveston
We drove in from Oklahoma and arrived on Saturday evening staying at the Holiday Inn, Webster, Texas. This is a great location to the port. Just a short 30 minute drive the next morning. This hotel was excellent, in a great location for dinner and shopping. This suburb seems fairly new so there were several hotels here that we would use again. We ate breakfast at a local restaurant, then got last minute purchases (water, flea collar, cold medications at a local store before driving to the port.
We arrived at the Port about 10:30am. We use Indoor parking at Galveston Park-n-Cruise. This is More very convenient. We actually go to the Strand and shop for a little bit at the quaint little shops before going back to our car, getting our luggage and walking the short distance to board our ship. We took our luggage to the appropriate area (not labeled very well). We then got in line for pre-boarding and paperwork. We had completed the Sea Pass info on line so it was just a matter of getting thru screening, and then another line to get our Sea Pass Cards. This was the only negative to our cruise. Lines were not very well labeled, or the attendant was not clear and we got in the wrong line. We are just gold members, but there is a line for us, and it would have been a lot less time. About a one hour wait before boarding the ship. Our first cruise was on Navigator, so Mariner was the same layout.
We headed to the Windjammer for a quick bite to eat. Excellent for Buffet style food. There was flavor in the food and several choices. It really wasnt over-crowded and there are plenty of great views. We then went to our room to unload our two carry-ons and ready to explore the ship. Our room was in the perfect location! We were 8601, back of the ship with an Atrium View. These are just a little more than an inside room but have windows to the promenade. This was an excellent location to go up 3 flights of stairs to the Windjammer for Breakfast, or down 3 flights for dining. Our first bag arrived about 5PM. After another hour our second bag had still not arrived but we had a note to check on Deck One. In reading cruisecritic.com, I understood that this meant that we might have had something in the suitcase that they didnt allow and we could not think of what it could be. My husbands scuba gear was all in this suitcase, so he was a little frantic! They were very courteous on Deck One. There were several bags and several people trying to bring liquor on board. We think that our culprit was our two cans of Pringles Potato Chips. (We bring these with BBQ/Chili Powder for motion sickness on the small dive boats; it is supposed to help) These cans are foil lined, so think that was our issue! So glad to get our suitcase all in one piece.
The shows all week were very good, especially the comedians. Ella Mae was the best, and was really hoping for a late night show!! I am hoping she will be on the comedy channel very soon. We are not into drinking, late night dancing or gambling. We enjoyed the solarium, the gym, the steam room and just spending time together and relaxing. This was a very quiet cruise with not very many kids or college age kids. Think this may be because it is so close to finals week and most parents dont want to take kids out of school this late in the year.
We were scheduled for my time dining. I did book a time each night for this on line, and that worked out very well. We sometimes ate by ourselves, and sometimes ate at the same table with a group of people. These were not people our age, so conversation was limited at times. In past cruises, we had early seating and most of our dinner table companions were of the same age. We also ate at the specialty restaurant, Chopps one night. This is an amazing meal and worth every penny. We request to sit by the window to see the sunset.
Our plan in cruising is for DH to dive on each port, and sometimes I go as a non-diver. I usually have to pay a little more to do this, but it is worth it to go along. DH had a head cold that was getting worse, so bad that his nose bled every day, several times a day. This meant that he would not be able to clear his ears, so the dive excursions were cancelled. He was disappointed, but this was definitely the best decision for us with full refunds for excursions.
Roatan was a beautiful place. We chose to take a Beach and Snorkel Excursion thru the ship. I think that this may be part of West Bay Beach. There was an air-conditioned bus that took us to the Resort location with a short drive through town. It was a wonderful Resort and Lunch was part of our excursion. This consisted of Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Cole Slaw, Beans, Watermelon, Mango, Water and Lemonade. All attendants or servers were very nice. Of course, there is a place to tip everyone, but we only tipped the security person that watched our things while we snorkeled. The snorkeling was the best we have ever seen. The water was extremely warm and clear and there were all kinds of fish. Attendants in kayaks were there to let you know when you were getting too close to the coral or riptides. There were plenty of palm trees, chairs and it was not too crowded at this facility. The scenery is very beautiful on the whole island so lots of great pictures. The bathroom facilities were very clean. There were buses that went back to port every 30 minutes. The beach was not too crowded and this was a very enjoyable time. We will do this excursion again.
Belize is a 45 minute Tender Ride each way and we just didnt see anything of interest to us in the list of excursions, so stayed on the ship and had it all to ourselves.
Cozumel-We had been to this port several times so just did a little shopping at the port. The other port, where Ron Jons is located is so much better for shopping. I think that Cozumel has the best prices for things and more of a variety. We would have liked to have gone to a beach but these are more crowded since there were five cruise ships here so again, went back to the ship and enjoyed the Solarium and pools by ourselves.
Overall, our cruise was wonderful. We just enjoyed spending time together. We love Royal Caribbean and feel they treat their guests very well. We will definitely cruise again. Less
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u are right..... IS working! I don't know why wasn't working before! Thx anyway!
Ok, from a few pages back we have a macro to use talent from the same tier depending on what we have at that time
my question is: is there any way to make that macro to work with a modifier and show the tooltip?
i want it for my warrior to use either dragon roar or shockwave without any modifier and piercing howl with alt modifier
i tried this :
/use [nomod] shocwave
/use [nomod] dragon roar
/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("t60", G"shockwave" or G"dragon roar")
/cast [mod:alt] piercing howl
but didnt show the piercing howl tooltip, although it actually casted it.
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I'm new to macros and have no idea if this is possible, but i'm looking for a macro that automatically drops my healing sphere under me. AS a low level monk tank, the self healing is insane, but I hate having to keybind+click to make the sphere appear. is there any way around this? Many thanks.
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2 questions:
I want to make a macro for Smite that has alt modifier for Holy Fire that i can use while mousing over my Grid targets.
And other one is macro for Penance on mouseover target (again mostly Grid frame) and with alt modifier it casts it on my mouseovers target (usually enemy).
Are those possible?
You say your mouseover usually targets an enemy, what do you want it to do if it doesn't?Code:#showtooltip /use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,harm] Holy Fire; [@mouseovertarget,harm][] Smite
If mouseovertarget is friendly, casts on mouseover even with alt pressed:
Casts on mouseovertarget, no matter what affiliation, when alt is pressed. If mouseover does not have a target it casts on mouseover:Code:#showtooltip /use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,harm][@mouseover,help,nodead][] Penance
Casts on mouseovertarget, no matter what affiliation, when alt is pressed. Macro casts nothing if mouseover does not have a target when alt is pressed:Code:#showtooltip /use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,exists][@mouseover,help,nodead][] Penance
Casts on mouseovertarget only if it's an enemy. Macro casts nothing if mouseover does not have a target when alt is pressed:Code:#showtooltip /use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt][@mouseover,help,nodead][] Penance
Code:#showtooltip /use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,harm][@mouseover,help,nodead,nomod:alt][nomod:alt] Penance
hey, thanks for help.
Ideally, i'd like it to use my mouseover's target as pimary, target as secondary.Do you want Smite/Holy Fire on your target or your mouseover's target? If you want it on your target, simply remove the @mouseovertarget part.
No no, sorry if i was unclear, my english is not perfect. What i mean is that my mouseover is usually on a party or raid member who targets enemy. I'd like to smite/hf his enemy and if i don't have such target than i'd like to smite/hf my target (assuming it is enemy). As third target if both conditions are untrue i'd like to smite my own mouseover enemy but that is less important.You say your mouseover usually targets an enemy, what do you want it to do if it doesn't?
2nd Penance macro is perfect, thanks!
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Thanks, works great. Tried making one myself but that's beyond my skills.#showtooltip
/use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,harm][@target,mod:alt,harm][@mouseover,mod:alt,harm]Holy Fire; [@mouseovertarget,harm][@target,harm][@mouseover,harm] Smite
There is a minor issue with icon, it's set to questionmark when i don't have any targets, any way to make it work as usual?
#showtooltip [mod:alt]Holy Fire; Smite
/use [@mouseovertarget,mod:alt,harm][@target,mod:alt,harm][@mouseover,mod:alt,harm]Holy Fire; [@mouseovertarget,harm][@target,harm][@mouseover,harm][] Smite
Hey, I got a request / question.
I've been playing 2v2s with my mate, and the macro:
But I'm moving over to 3v3, and I want a macro that got Hands for all party members modified with shift,alt,ctrlCode:/cast [target=player1] Hand of Freedom
But it dosnt seem to work : / I bet it's way to easy to fix, but I've tried some search but cant realy seem to find it : /Code:/cast [nomod, target= party1] Hand of Freedom /cast [mod:shift, target= party2] Hand of Freedom /cast [mod:alt, target= party3] Hand of Freedom /cast [mod:ctrl, target= party4] Hand of Freedom
And is this the macro for doing "something" with arena (enemies)?
And would this be from top to bottom? Whereas arena1 = top arena frame on gladius and arena5= bottom frame?Code:/cast [nomod, target= arena1] Hamer of Justice /cast [mod: shift, target= arena2] Hammer of Justice /cast [mod: alt, target= arena3] Hammer of Justice
Thanks for the help
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Florida dropped three spots to No. 8 in this week's Associated Press men's college basketball poll. The Gators (22-4, 12-2 SEC) next play Tuesday night at Tennessee (16-10, 8-6), starting at 9 p.m. on ESPN. Florida coach Billy Donovan said freshman guard Michael Frazier II (concussion) will not be available for the game.
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Sometimes, I've taken a pass on the immediate or important and opted instead to delve backward — like today. Did you know that the dance studio nearest you is gearing up for their annual recital? I bring this up because not only do I want you to go out and support these young dancers, I can't help but think back to when this all started for me.
I'll just say it: Watching dance on television is not enough!
My mother used to say it would take me most of my life to find the one thing I really wanted. I can faithfully say she was wrong about me.
A newfound confidence
I was only 5 when I took my first pre-ballet class, where the pink-sequined world of the Miss Anita's Dance Studio opened like a door that led to all I ever wanted. I closed my eyes, and this-is-what-I-want hummed inside me louder than the music she played. When I opened my eyes, I bent my knees to the puzzling, new sound of the word: plié. In spite of how difficult it was to keep my wobbly thighs from turning inward, there was something in the air that took the pressure off the rest of me — it just did. It was a whole new way of looking at everything that — once I learned all about it, which I would with a lot of practice — I suddenly believed in, in a whole, new, unbelievable way.
I might have been teeny at the time, but I sensed deep inside my first real stirring of confidence. And I knew the stirring meant only one thing, a fact that was true in the beginning, is true now and will be true forever: There might be other ways to feel like I truly belong, but entering a dance studio will always be the quickest, surest way.
It might have been all I was sure about, but I was sure.
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After class, I twirled around our living room in another round of enthusiasm that can only come from wearing layers of crinoline too good to be true.
And when my father came home from work, I told him I would be a dancer forever, and he rolled his eyes as if to say I was silly to think I had it all figured out. It took me a minute, but I found the nerve to say the words I'd read on a poster that hung over Miss Anita's cardboard box of lost-and-found: "Ask me why I want to dance, and I'll tell you it's like asking me why I want to breathe."
I can still see his eyes getting big at those words. "What the…?" he mumbled under his breath. But I could hear him.
A father sees things differently about his daughter once she talks to him like this. And a little girl sees everything differently once she realizes she has the power to make something happen for herself.
It's tricky figuring out these sort of things at any age, but my decision to dance was as clear-cut as all the trees they've felled between Redmond and Issaquah. I may have tottered from tip-to-toe, but I never stumbled or strayed from the path that was set in front of me that first day.
So, to all the young dancers at the Arc School of Ballet, Westlake Dance Center, Spectrum Dance Theater, eXit Space School of Dance, Pacific Northwest Ballet and all the other studios that enliven our city, today I say: Break a leg!
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Feminist Exclusive: No expiration date on activism
Friday June 15 (that's tomorrow!!) marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Acknowledging that both feminist activism and sexual violence cross all boundaries, I asked a member of our lifespan project team to provide some insight on aging in the anti-violence movement. See the full response below:
Age is tricky. Those of us who would be considered young by advertising standards have a pretty privileged place in the world. We never have to go too far to find folks on tv and in the movies who look like us (through surgical miracle or otherwise). It's cliché to say we are a society obsessed with youth but doesn't that seem really true? That's not to say I am a bad person (or that you are). Rather I think I've fallen prey to the idea that age is a determining factor for how you are supposed to live your life. You learn in your youth, you live as an adult and you reflect and enjoy life as you age.That's bunk. You learn all the time, you live from day one and if you aren't enjoying life, regardless of your calendar age, Google cute puppies pronto.
Fact is when it comes to activism I think we get trapped into linear thinking as well. We think that the young activists are callow, the adult activists are hitting their stride and the older activists are well—cranky, recalcitrant, set in their ways, and stubborn (oh my bad, it's just me who thinks that stuff). Fact is we are all a little cranky, recalcitrant, etc., in my experience. We all have room and need to grow as well. It's up to us as activists to see how the more we embrace diverse points of understanding the stronger our movement becomes.
This week we are working hard to support World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We are doing that work not just by talking about the violence and how it affects adults in later life, but also by honoring the experiences you've had with elders in your life. If you've been an activist for forty years or forty minutes you have a story to tell. Someone came before you, someone is coming after you, and we can do ourselves a favor by recognizing the importance of all.
Benje Douglas is the Project Manager for the Lifespan Project at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. He provides training, resources, and assistance on all aspects of responding to sexual violence throughout life stages. This year's topic focus is sexual violence in later life. Request additional information and resources by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DAVE Snell has won the Bowls England senior singles (over 55s) competition at Royal Leamington Spa.
The Wootton Bassett stalwart and Wiltshire Middleton Cup team manager recorded a comprehensive 21-7 victory against Jim Marsland of Hampshire-based Aldershot Traction in the final at Victoria Park yesterday afternoon.
Snell had reached the final thanks to convincing victories over Cornwall's Norman Coad and Northamptonshire's Keith Height earlier in the day.
His victory completed a memorable weekend for the Moonraker county, who celebrate their centenary this year, following the success of Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis and Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton) in the National Triples Championship yesterday.


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Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has thrown his weight behind a new campaign to encourage people across the world to fight back against online censorship and surveillance.
In a letter to the Financial Times on Thursday, Sir Tim wrote that "now is the time for citizens to mobilise to demand that governments and companies respect and protect our basic freedoms online". Read more


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The Clerk and Master, as Clerk of Chancery Court, is required by statute to:
The Clerk and Master issues letters of administration and testamentary; issues letters of guardianship and conservatorship; appoints administrators, executors, guardians and conservators; receives and adjudicates all claims; probates wills in common form; determines allowance to the surviving spouse and family of a decedent and determines homestead and elective share; takes and states all accounts and settlements; and hears and determines all probate matters, as the Chancellor deems appropriate, except solemn form probates and will contests.
Chancery Court is a court of equity with concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Court of all divorce actions and of all civil cases, except those for unliquidated personal damages, and unliquidated property damage not founded in contract.
In Williamson County, the Chancery Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the administration of estates, including estates of decedents and estates of wards under guardianship or conservatorship. All petitions to administer an estate, probate a will, appoint a guardian for a minor, and appoint a conservator for a disabled person must be filed in Chancery Court. By local rule, petitions for adoption must be filed in Chancery Court.
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ANGRY villagers are launching a campaign to tackle anti-social motorcycling on Hampshire roads.
They met Hampshire crime commissioner to discuss ways of tackling high-speed and aggressive motorcycling.
Thirteen parish councils lobbied Simon Hayes to voice their anger over anti-social biking across a swathe of Hampshire, particularly along the A32 and A272.
Parish councils attending were: Beauworth, Bishop's Waltham, Bramdean, Corhampton and Meonstoke, Curdridge, Droxford, Exton, Hambledon, Owslebury, Soberton, Swanmore, Warnford and West Meon.
One villager, who asked not to be named, said: "There is just excessive speeding by some motorcyclists. Some use the A32 as a racetrack. We want to see more enforcement by the police.
"We don't want to sound like curmudgeons that we don't want people to come to the countryside. But it is a national park. Rural communities feel they are being hung out to dry because there are not many people to complain."
The villagers are supported by Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery.
Of growing concern are noisy track exhausts, designed for the racetrack, and illegal on public roads.
Mr Hollingbery said: "Many people are being plagued by these extremely loud motorcycles, especially on summer evenings and at weekends.
"The use of these exhausts designed for the race track on our roads is simply not acceptable and now the hot weather seems to be with us, it will become a serious issue for those living near these routes.
"Part of the solution has to be about enforcement, but it also has to be about education for the minority of bikers who think it's OK to speed and illegally create far too many decibels."
Mr Hollingbery said he will work with Mr Hayes, the county council and the police to raise awareness of the misery this constant bike noise is causing."
Mr Hayes said: "I intend to take those concerns to Hampshire Constabulary's Roads Policing Unit, and also support a meeting of the parish councils with the management of Loomies café (at West Meon Hut), where many of these bikers assemble on a regular basis.
Mr Hayes added: "Through this engagement I would hope that an education and awareness programme can be developed, and to establish what can be done to minimise the impact these large numbers of bikers have on local residents when visiting the café, whilst respecting their rights to do so. Of greater concern is that everybody involved supports the constabulary's 'casualty reduction' programme by making our roads safe to use for everyone."
The meeting was chaired by Mike Evans, chairman of Winchester Association of Local Councils.


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Tab Hunter & Joyce DeWitt Lead Judson's LOVE LETTERS 1/19-22
Screen icon Tab Hunter ("Damn Yankees") and television favorite Joyce Dewitt ("Three's Company") light up the stage of Pinehurst's Owens Auditorium in A.R. Gurney's play LOVE LETTERS (January 19-22). LOVE LETTERS is the inaugural production of Judson Theatre Company (Morgan Sills, Executive Producer; Daniel Haley, Artistic Director).
Love is what it's all about! A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize nominated play LOVE LETTERS charts the 50 year romance between Andrew and Melissa through the cards, notes, and letters they write to share their desires, disappointments, and dreams. Directed by Judson Theatre Company Artistic Director Daniel Haley, Judson Theatre Company is the only place you can see Tab Hunter and Joyce Dewitt together in this perennial audience favorite.
LOVE LETTERS plays the following schedule:
Thursday 1/19 @ 8:00 pm
Friday 1/20 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday 1/21 @ 2:00
and Sunday 1/22 @ 3:00 & 7:00 pm
Owens Auditorium is on the campus of Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374.
Visit www.JudsonTheatre.com for tickets and info, or call Etix at 800-514-ETIX (3849). Tickets are $36 in advance and $40 day of performance.
LOVE LETTERS bios
Tab Hunter (Andrew) A product of Hollywood's golden age, Tab Hunter has starred in over 50 major motion pictures, including BATTLE CRY, THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, THAT KIND OF WOMAN, THEY CAME TO CORDURA, RIDE THE WILD SURF, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN, the Academy Award-nominated DAMN YANKEES, John Waters' POLYESTER, GREASE 2, and the cult comedy-Western LUST IN THE DUST. A few of Tab's leading ladies include Sophia Loren, Natalie Wood, Gwen Verdon, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Debbie Reynolds, Kim Basinger and Michelle Pfeiffer. His recording of YOUNG LOVE was one of the top records of the rock and roll era, zooming to #1 on the charts worldwide (knocking Elvis out of the top spot) and remaining there for 12 weeks.
Tab was nominated for an Emmy for his performance opposite Geraldine Page in Playhouse 90's PORTRAIT OF A MURDERER. He starred in his own television series for NBC and has guest starred in over two hundred television series episodes. He appeared on Broadway with Tallulah Bankhead in Tennessee Williams's THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE. Turning to producing, Tab teamed up with Allan Glaser to produce LUST IN THE DUST and DARK HORSE. His recently published autobiography Tab Hunter CONFIDENTIAL became a national best seller and garnered critical raves.
Tab keeps busy developing independent films projects and riding horses.
Joyce Dewitt (Melissa) is most widely known to audiences for her starring role as "Janet Wood" in the ABC Television hit series THREE'S COMPANY. She also has worked as an actress and director in the theatre for over forty years. She recently starred in the off-Broadway hit MISS ABIGAIL'S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING AND MARRIAGE! Other recent stage performances include the the Canadian premieres of the Pulitzer Prize winning DINNER WITH FRIENDS and Alfred Uhry's Tony Award-winning play THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO. Additional theatre credits include starring roles in OLYMPUS ON MY MIND, NOISES OFF, ANYTHING GOES, CHAPTER TWO, SWEET CHARITY, MEDEA, TARTUFFE, MACBETH, SOUTH PACIFIC, A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY, THE TEMPEST, and SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR.
Her other television credits include singing and dancing in numerous specials with such wonderful talents as Greer Garson, Ann Miller, Perry Como, Bill Cosby, Anne Murray, Tony Randall, Rich Little, Cheryl Ladd, John Ritter and Steve Martin. Guest-starring appearances include THE LOVE BOAT, THE OSMONDS, HOPE ISLAND, CYBILL, TWITCH CITY, and LIVING SINGLE, as well as starring in the television movies WITH THIS RING and SPRING FLING.


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Where's Wally - The Film
Hollywood gets nostalgic, we choose some potential leading men.
Childhood nostalgia must be in the air in Hollywood at the moment. After last week's news that Walden Entertainment was starting a project to update Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? with Jennifer Lopez as producer and possible star, this week MGM has secured the film rights to another nostalgic childhood activity that involved looking for a person in a distinctive outfit: Where's Waldo? (or Where's Wally? to those of us who grew up outside of the US). According to a studio press release, the film will be shot as a live-action film and the storyline will be based around a "worldwide adventure." Maybe the film will answer those lingering childhood questions about Wally, like: Who is he writing his post cards too? How can they see him? And why does he keep on getting lost in a seething mass of humanity?
We think Jennifer Lopez would make an excellent Carmen Sandiego, and we've come up with some suggestions for the role of Wally below depending on the genre that the studio goes for:


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44 Convertible — By Capt. Patrick Sciacca — October 2002
The Reel Deal
|Part 2: As the saying goes, "If there were a perfect boat, everyone would be building it.
My performance testing looked good, too. Although my boat featured Cummins, twin 500-hp Yanmar 6CX GTE2 diesels, twin 660-hp Caterpillar 3196 diesels are also options. Shea says that to date most of the 44 owners (six of the current eight were previous Luhrs customers) are split 50-50 between the Cats and the Cummins and adds that the Cats should give about two more knots on top. I like Cummins for the 44, partly because I ran a 40-footer with a less-powerful version of these engines last summer and felt comfortable with them. Of course, the fact that these generated a top speed of nearly 37 mph while burning 62 gph on the flat-calm St. Lucie River didn't hurt either. Our 44 also cruised comfortably at just under 30 mph at 2000 rpm, burning 46 gph and producing a range of 349 NM on the 700-gallon fuel capacity. That's a nice turn of speed and fuel economy for any 44-footer.
After running the numbers with Shea at the helm, I took the Release wheel, connected to Hynautic Sea Star II steering, to wring out the 44 for myself. I could easily work the Mathers single-lever electronic controls, and the 44 reacted well at both slow and high speeds to the wheel. The controls also enabled me to spin the 44 in her own length, although the 44's 30x50 four-blade Nibrals and 2.42:1 reduction played a part as well. Sightlines forward and aft were very good, and I never needed to use the tabs. (Shea says he only uses them in a blow.)
My test boat was Hull No. 8 and the first one introduced with the new cherry interior. (The first seven were built with teak.) If you want teak for your 44, you'll have to get one of those seven because once Luhrs makes a change, that's the only way it builds the boats. As Shea says, the 44 comes in one flavor. I liked what I saw, but the 44 was not without her flaws. The cherry was attractive, but the grain could have been matched better. On the other hand, Shea says Luhrs is stepping up its standard equipment by using real leather for the port and starboard saloon settees. (In other years, Ultraleather would have been the likely choice.) One neat touch here is that the port-side settee, which can be pulled out to make an extra berth, extends under the gunwale, maximizing the boat's 16'0" beam. It can sleep two, as can the forward master stateroom, which has a queen-size berth, and starboard-side guest stateroom, which has over/under berths. Everyone onboard shares the head with shower (offering nearly 6'5" headroom), MSD, and vanity located in adjacent but separate compartments just aft and to port of the master stateroom.
Worthy of note is that the galley is aft in the saloon. Shea says the reason is simple: Fishermen can run in for a quick bite from the standard Sub-Zero under-counter refrigerator and freezer and still maintain an eye on lines through the window facing the cockpit. For cruising families, Mom and Dad can keep an eye on the kids. Either way, the layout made sense to me.
The galley has an attractive, light-color Corian countertop and three-burner Kenyon electric cooktop, plus attractive stained-hardwood floors, a smart move since carpet is more likely to show spills. The remainder of the interior sports a beige carpet, which is best preserved with a runner, especially if you fish a lot or have little ones running about.
One of the attractive aspects of Luhrs boats has always been the large number of standard features. For instance, all the aforementioned galley appliances are standard. An 18-inch Luce flat-screen TV by the port-side settee is as well, and so is reverse-cycle Cruisair air conditioning, carpeting, and recessed rod stowage in the saloon's overhead, which has an enclosure that opens via a switch on the electrical panel by the cockpit door to port.
The attractive array of standard features is not limited to the saloon, either. My 44's 112-square-foot cockpit had an in-transom fishbox, bait-prep center with livewell, transom door, four rod holders, numerous tackle drawers, and six rocket launchers on the flying-bridge hardtop, which like all railings on the 44 are powder-coated.
One final item that left me scratching my head was the lack of in-deck fishboxes. Because of the 700-gallon fuel tank directly under the cockpit sole, there's no room for them, and the transom box simply isn't large enough. I like to overnight at the canyons and don't relish the idea of tuna bags lying around the cockpit, so for me these boxes are essential. If you're a 100-percent catch-and-release type of fisherman, this isn't an issue.
So what did my eyes confirm or dispel about Luhrs? Well, a one-inch-thick solid-fiberglass hull bottom and a smooth and speedy ride is a good thing, especially when the package comes with an impressive list of standard features that makes the 44 even more desirable. Is this boat perfect? No. As the saying goes, "If there were a perfect boat, everyone would be building it." The fit and finish could use some tweaking, but if Luhrs keeps on its current track of upgrades, like using real leather on its furnishings, it's going to make a lot of believers out of cynics like me.
After putting away my fine-toothed comb, I told Shea that in my overall opinion Luhrs had produced an attractive-looking boat that is a solid performer, giving credence to the adage that talk is cheap, but seeing is believing.
Luhrs Phone: (800) 882-4343. Fax: (904) 827-2156. www.luhrs.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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A third of all members of a Leytonstone-based gang are in custody following a series of early morning raids, according to police.
A total of 23 arrests have been made this morning as part of Operation Emu, which was led by the borough's Gang Task Force.
The Guardian accompanied officers this morning as they raided two addresses in Melon Road, Leytonstone, and one in Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone as part of a crackdown on the Loyal Soldiers, a gang said to be dominant in large parts of south Leytonstone.
Police have seized a revolver, £30,000 cash, shotgun cartridges, and class A drugs.
The men are currently being held at various London police stations and have been arrested on suspicion of various offences, including conspiracy to supply class A drugs, possession of a loaded firearm and money laundering.
The raids carried out between 5am and 9am were part of the wider Operation Dodo, aimed at dismantling gang-related crime in the borough.
The Loyal Soldiers (LS) is believed to have been created through the merger of two Leytonstone gangs, the Cathall Boys and the AC Crew.
The gangs are said to have started working together in 2010, according to police intelligence, and there are currently 60 active members.
Nine members are currently serving jail time for various offences, including the supply of drugs and weapons, assault and manslaughter.
Today's arrests involved approximately 300 officers from units including the Met's Territorial Support Group, Special Operations, Specialist Crime Directorate, and Air Support Unit.
More than a dozen addresses across the E11 postcode were targeted.
Police also searched properties in Manor Farm Drive, and Deerleap Grove in Chingford, Warren Road, Park Road and Nottingham Road in Leyton, Drayton Road in Tottenham, and Ramsey Road in Forest Gate.
The majority of members are aged between 18 and 22 years old, police say.