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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wordless Wednesday, Flipside, Refections Has NO Answer Today
So, here is my offering of the day. This small delight was growing in a berm at the grocery store. I am sure many would consider a weed. Name, unknown. My reward for running errands?? Nice reward!
*Today at Reflection's Flora and Fauna, Bob's"B", the Bird Nursery. Wordless, of course.
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4 comments:
- Barbara said...
Beautiful colors, weed or not. You must carry your camera everywhere, but it pays off.
- June 2, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Carol said...
Friends are starting to say, "Carol, you will take a photo of ANYTHING!"
They are right.
And, yes, Barbara, I find I will not leave home without the camera, might not have my purse, but, I will have the camera. LOL
- June 2, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Mary said...
Beautiful 'weed'...altho I don't really consider it a 'weed'. I too take my camera EVERYWHERE. Sometimes the battery is dead but the camera is with me :)
- June 2, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Greta Koehl said...
Love that blue. I've got some great blue pictures to post, but I'm behind on garden pictures, so they'll come later. Some weeds really can be beautiful, which is why I always save one clump of Chinese dayflower from being yanked.
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I haven't watched yet, and obviously it sounds like Illinois had real problems. But don't underestimate how badly Painter would want to beat them after they canned Weber.
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Greg Gary's daughter pulled a JR Rider. Go get her Coach Versyp!
That would be a very very good pickup, but you are right his recruitment has been pretty quiet, I think he would mesh well with the groups that we are bringing in, and would add an additional deep threat.
Why so SERIOUS
Why so SERIOUS
I just see Blueitt as Butler's big recruit when they land in whatever this new Big East thingy is.
That's how I see it playing out too really, but like was said his recruitment's been pretty quiet (props to him and his family for that) so it's hard to get much of an actual read on it. Obviously nothing but positives to read into a kid making an unofficial visit for a conference game. No clue who the favorite is, just happy to know he's still interested.
Why Butler just wondering?
Why so SERIOUS
I've heard a lot of those, mainly for Michigan. Some for Indiana, too.
@GoldandBlackcom: #Purdue recruit Kendall Stephens expected to have season-ending shoulder surgery Jan. 22 to repair torn labrum. Est. recovery time: 6 mos.
about time...hopefully ready to go to start the season...
I suppose it's too much to ask for a victory today.
Wow, we really had a shot, we still can't hit FT's and we need to stop recruiting soft big man, Carroll is horrible.
I think the best thing that can happen for Lawson is for him to work on his handles alllllllllllllll offseason, and possibly a mid range shot. I
I don't expect him to become a point forward or anything but when he gets the ball it is always scary and the majority of times turns into some type of turnover.
Hammond is where our future will lie...
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Why so SERIOUS
Maybe because he ditched us to go get buried on the bench at Kentucky?
Beyond that it is just funny that all of the other recruits have these ridiculous accolades, and then they throw in "three-star forward Derek Willis"
Hell, UK's class may be the best ever so even if he's sitting the bench for 4 years he'll always be able to stick "member of most heralded recruiting class in basketball history" on his resume
Florida State LB coach Greg Hudson is the new defensive coordinator
I'm enjoying this bowl game
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A day after holding onto his speakership and the House Republican majority, John Boehner signaled openness today to the inclusion of new tax revenue in a legislative package to address the so-called "fiscal cliff" as long as proceeds are linked to entitlement reform and spending cuts.
But the speaker also indicated that he still prefers to wait until the next session of Congress to enact an all-encompassing solution.
"If there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on solutions to the challenges we face together as a nation," said Boehner, R-Ohio. "We can't keep setting the bar that low. It's time we raised the bar."
The fiscal cliff, which includes a elements such as expiring tax cuts for the rich and middle class, $1 trillion in automatic cuts set to take effect next year, and a debt limit increase, remains the most daunting challenge for Congress during the lame duck session, which begins Nov. 13.
Boehner said he hopes a bipartisan agreement would "signal to our economy, and to the world, that after years of punting on the major fiscal challenges we face, 2013 is going to be different."
"It would be an agreement that begins to pave the way for the long-term growth that is essential if we want to lift the cloud of debt hanging over our country," Boehner said. "It involves making real changes to the financial structure of entitlement programs, and reforming our tax code to curb special-interest loopholes and deductions. By working together and creating a fairer, simpler, cleaner tax code, we can give our country a stronger, healthier economy."
Fresh off his successful re-election bid, President Obama placed phone calls earlier Wednesday afternoon to congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle, including Boehner, to discuss the legislative agenda for the remainder of the year. Obama made similar phone calls to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Boehner said he told the president that the Republican majority in the House "stands ready to work" with him "to do what's best" for the country. Still, the speaker was clear that new revenue must be a "byproduct of a growing economy," and he emphasized that "to garner Republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up the entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our debt."
"We aren't seeking to impose our will on the president; we're asking him to make good on his 'balanced' approach," Boehner said. "A 'balanced' approach isn't balanced if it means higher tax rates on the small businesses that are key to getting our economy moving again and keeping it moving."
Beaming after Democrats added two members to their majority in the upper chamber last night, Reid urged Republicans to work with Democrats towards finding common ground as Congress prepares to address the conundrum of economic tasks looming during the lame duck session of Congress.
"The election's over and we have enormous challenges ahead of us right here and we have to sit down and go to work on it now," Reid told reporters in the Capitol at a news conference earlier this afternoon. "We need Republicans to help us. Compromise is not a dirty word. I'm willing to negotiate anytime on any issue."
"We can achieve really big things when we work together. That's what the American people said last night in a big way," Reid said. "I'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as possible. I want to work together, but I want everyone to also understand you can't push us around."
Reid said he also spoke with Boehner earlier Wednesday morning and the two leaders had a "pleasant" conversation.
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BOSTON -- Manager Bo Porter stood near the lineup card in the visitors' clubhouse prior to Saturday's game as outfielder Brandon Barnes and first baseman Brandon Laird glanced to see their names in the second and third spots, respectively. Porter joked with both men, asking if that was all right with them.
Barnes hit second in the order for the first time this year and Laird hit third for the second time in four games as Porter trotted out a right-handed-only lineup against Boston lefty Felix Doubront.
"This guy's tough on lefties," Porter said.
The manager also wanted to keep his infield defense intact with Matt Dominguez at third, Marwin Gonzalez at shortstop, Jose Altuve at second and Laird at first, meaning he started Ronny Cedeno at designated hitter for the first time in his career.
"It's more about getting Ronny some at-bats and getting as many right-handed bats in the lineup as you can," Porter said.
Robbie Grossman was moved out of the leadoff spot and into the No. 9 hole, where he still batted in front of Altuve, who had been hitting second since Grossman was called up earlier this week.
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - Every May, the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line duty are invited to the Capitol for a special ceremony.
The annual Police Unity Tour raises funds for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum, where the officers are remembered.
Only an active or retired officer or a survivor of an officer killed in the line of duty can take the tour ride.
Clay County Detective David White, who was shot and killed during a meth lab bust in February 2012, will be honored this spring.
"It hits really close to home when you hear of it, so close, and just hearing that he was a family man, it was just really sad to hear that," St. Johns County Deputy Bo Strange said of White's death.
White's name will be etched in the memorial wall next to other officers who died in the line of duty, like St. Johns County Deputy James Anderson. Anderson was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunken driver going the wrong-way on then-State Road 9A in 2010.
"When it was time for business, you didn't want anybody else by your side," St. Johns County Deputy Neil Bronner said of Anderson. "He knew his job and he was just a big guy, so you felt safe, just step behind James, you were good."
Names of more than 19,000 officers who have been killed are carved on the memorial's walls.
"It's important because they lost their life protecting someone else, you know, doing what they loved and putting their life in danger for someone else," St. Johns County Deputy Joshua Underwood said.
You can help sponsor the Police Unity Tour by making a donation between $1 and $1,000 at five Hess gas station locations -- Lewis Point, County Road 210, Fruit Cove and two in Green Cove Springs.
"It's a way to show to the wives and husbands and kids that we remember them, we remember the sacrifice that was made for our communities," Strange said.
Bronner has done the ride before.
"These little children looking up to you and holding your hand and you're escorting them to their seats, and if that doesn't make you want to go home and hug your wife and kids, I don't know what does," Bronner said.
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At the end of last month, in a modding update post, I mentioned the popularity of the Midas Magic Spells of Aurum mod from Xilver. Recently, I had a chance to send over some questions for Xilver (whose real name is Brian Rivers) about the mod. Rivers, whose been writing and modding videogames for the last 17 years is a 33-year-old living in Winston-Salem, NC (home of Pete's alma mater, Wake Forest) and works as an IT manager for a Fortune 500 company in the area. Among the other games he's modded are Doom, Unreal Tournament & UT2004.
For those that haven't tried Midas Magic Spells of Aurum, can you briefly explain the mod?
Midas Magic is a completely new set of spells and effects for Oblivion. It's designed to add depth to the mage experience, with over 100 diverse spells from earth, water, holy, and force spells to tornados, meteors, hail storms, death rays, and freeze rays just to name a few. The mod boasts a host of summonable creatures; slimes, beholders, balrogs, battle cats, and a flying carpet. Midas Magic has a unique alchemical process for learning the spells which requires gold and other various items from the game. This makes learning each spell a bit of a quest. I've put quite a bit of energy into the look of the spells as well as in balancing them with gameplay.
What inspired you to create this mod?
Well, the mod started small. I'd never played a mage character before and I wanted to give it a try, but lugging all that loot around in order to afford spells was tough. So I started with the intent of creating a spell that turns items into gold coins. Ironically, I still haven't quite figured that one out 100 spells later. But, it led to the idea that the clutter throughout the game could be put to good use. And that was the birth of Midas and his discovery of the magical properties of the common gold nugget.
How much time have you committed to getting this mod out?
I started back in the beginning of 2007 and released the first version with about 20 spells in March and have put a good bit of my free time into it since, and have released 20 updates over the last 6 months.
What was the most troubling issue you came across creating this mod?
That's hard to say. I've touched on just about every aspect of Oblivion modding I can think of; probably, the least successful being Voice Acting. And, I've hit speed bumps and learning curves all along the way. I've really enjoyed the challenge and learned a lot, but, I'd have to say my most troubling issue, is the bane of every programmer; fighting that little buried mistake in the 1000s of lines of code that cause the inexplicable game crashes. I've had quite a few of those over the last half year.
Is Oblivion the first game you've done mod work for? What other games have you created content for?
Not exactly; I started writing my own "dinky" video games as a kid a couple of decades ago and haven't been able to let it go. I followed and extensively modded for the Doom and Unreal series and had a blast doing that, but I'd have to say that this, however, has been the most exciting project I've worked on to date.
Are you planning any new updates?
Yes, right now I'm working on the apogee spell for Midas Magic, "Holy Judgment" with a unique quest into the "Astral Plane" (a world of my own creation) to earn the right to use it.
Your mod has been pretty popular. Do you receive a lot of positive feedback from the modding community?
The feedback and support of the community has been amazing. I've received 1000s of messages of praise, suggestions and constructive criticism. Over half of the spells in Midas Magic were suggestions from members of the community. As cheesy as this sounds, Midas Magic is their mod, I'm just the one who had all the fun making their ideas come to life.
What's the most important advice you could pass on to other fans looking to get into modding?
I'd say modding is really a labor of love. You can find it frustrating or even tedious at times but it can be extremely rewarding. Lean on the community. The folks on the Bethsoft and TESSource forums are extremely helpful, and cs.elderscrolls.com was a tremendous help to me when I first started out.
Has your modding experience inspired you to seek a job in game design?
Confucius said, "Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life." I told him, "I can't afford to do that. I need to get paid." But, seriously, game design has been a passion of mine for a very long time. I do it freely now; what a bonus it would be to do it for a living!
If you had no limitations, what kind of mod or game would you release?
What an awesome question! Well, I'm a devoted fan of the FPS/RPG and my ultimate game would definitely be set in a world of fantasy and super-science; magic vs. technology. The player would follow our hero through multiple lifespans as he hurtles toward his destiny of saving his world from destruction by its own hands of being the catalyst of its demise. His freedom of choice in one life will determine the world to which he is reborn in the next. Massive epic battles, in which the player can direct the battle or lead the charge and join the carnage. And, of course, a character development system that is as deep and rich as that of Oblivion. Oh, and kung-fu, lots of kung-fu.
What are some future projects you have planned?
Well, once I finish Midas Magic. I have plans for a sequel that takes the player into the Soul Cairn to face the Ideal Masters of TES Lore. The focus will be on the powers of vampirism and necromancy, but generally more slanted toward the world and its quests than the spells alone.


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Before you go off on the honesty tangent, please consider the "WMDs" we have yet to see and the lives lost for that fib.
I am quite sure that he has forgotten that by 2006, Bush Jr. had borrowed more money than all 42 of the men before him added together. According to "Need to Know" on PBS, the corporations are paying 50 percent less taxes than they did 30 years ago. Corporations making over a million receive 40 percent less in taxes, so they can create jobs.
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I will grant the fact they committed abuses just as management did, but they did offer some form of protection that very few workers see today.
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This story is a few months old but i just saw it yesterday and Im feeling a little ranty right now so... anyway, 2 kids were firing a rifle on a highway or something and they hit someone "by accident" and the guy died. The kids are saying that they didnt mean to hurt anyone and that they were inspired by grand theft auto to do what they did. Now take two is being sued for making the game. WalMart is being sued for selling the game and sony for just being sony .[
[](%0A[)[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/grandtheftautovicecity/news\_6074780.html]Here's]([http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/grandtheftautovicecity/news_6074780.html]Here's](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/grandtheftautovicecity/news_6074780.html]Here's)) the link [rant] The lawyer that is handling the case is one that has put blame on the videogame industry in the past as well. What does this have to do with videogames anyway? Can you sue the gun maker for making the gun? or sue the kids parents for making the kids? It's ridiculous. If you ask me the parents are the ones that should be sued if for anything. They should've been aware of what their children were buying and playing. GTA is clearly rated M. That means mature which is *usually* 17/18+ Which these teens were clearly not.
What is this world coming to where people dont even take responsibility for their own actions? :sigh: [/rant]
Also now maybe a class action could take place :/
should i ever have to kill sombody i'll take the time and kill a few other people and later on claim that i'm mad and that the video game industry sent me on a killing spree
i played pretty violent games ( including gta ) and watched many violent movies and i never wanted to kill somebody just because i was bored. from that i conclude that these kids must have been pretty disturbed beforehand. where did they get the guns from ???
where did they get the guns from ???
I bet the guns were decoration pieces hanging on their home wall in front of the kids' bedrooms...
This is really disturbing though. Then I could do almost anything stupid and blame it on something or the other. I dont think there is a crime I can think that I cant blame on a game, or a movie, or even a sport of some kind. I bet I could blame a bunch of crimes as being inspired by how george bush is tackling terror too! What then? Can I sue the president of the usa?
you wish
Three words: "Bowling for Columbine" Michael Moore's doco... asks some interesting questions in that debate... Im not sure if it was as popular in (northen) america as it was here. He isnt exactly unbiased.. and does tend to over simplify... but still def worth watching.
Alia (edit: damn i cant spell)
i don't think much of him ( stupid white men is plainly "shit" ). bowling for columbine was great though. he is great at driving people nuts. he doesn't say one word to the people he interviews to provoke them. they all talk the stupid shit themselves he's also great a making connections in the peoples minds without saying it loud. what i hate about him is what i take as his strange form of irony. in his book he writes : "no black man has ever done anything evil" or in the movie : "canada is such a great place", etc. he tries to create an image that is totally untrue ( canada is heaven comapred to the us, but still ) and compares other things to that image.
Yeah, I know what you mean... but it seems to me that hes doing that on purpose in the movie.. forinstance.. he starts by saying that the media callosly manipulates us.. and then (ironically) does the same. (which bring up the question, if we know we are being manipulated, can we stop it?)
I cant wait to goto Canada! last Jan was so much fun
moore does great work. he fights against the way the us get controlled with their own weapons.
oh, and canada IS a great place! espencially for the us civilians, it is sort of "heaven"
i had beautiful holidays overthere.. just the part where i went to the us was terrible.. "would you like to do or plan any sort of terroristic attack against the us? if you answer with yes, don't even ask why you possibly don't get into the us" "would you like to steal a us child and move it out of the us? if you answer with yes... etc".. that's just SO CRAZY shit..:D
can someone link me up to something explaining who michael moore is?
buy or download or whatever do to watch "bowling for columbine" and you know him very well..
he is a regisseur who got an oscar for that movie
don't you know google?!?
most people don't know his first movie roger and me. that is a must see for everybody who liked bowling for columbine. still he is very artifical. "shame on you mr. bush" that might be some form of protest in the us but i regard it as total self promotion. he clearly does not stand behind the ideals he presents in his movies. he himself isn't poor. in fact he owns serveral houses all over america, he has been big in the tv business, etc. anyway, roger and me is a movie about moores hometown flint, michigan which got totally fucked over by gm back in the 80's. from one day to the other the whole population was unemployed, etc. it's a very sensitive movie about the tragedy of flint. it's much less "pop" than bfc. there is no german version so i can't buy it here
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wacky eh?
I agree, you do have to take everythign he says with a grain of salt... You just have to remember that he profits from this as well. But thats life, and doesnt make it any less interesting - just more complicated.
and doesnt make it any less interesting - just more complicated.
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Albion progressed to the Doodson Sport League Cup's last 16 after a comfortable 4-1 win against their Premier Division rivals, their first victory since beating lower-ranked Curzon Ashton in the previous round last month.
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"I'm not now under an illusion that everything is ok again," he added.
"We did a professional job, and probably should have scored more goals than we did.
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Witton, five points adrift of a position of safety, now play back-to-back matches against teams closest to them in the Premier Division table.
First up is a trip to Frickley Athletic, when Pritchard will pick the team for the 150th time since taking sole charge.
"The players are happy and the mood is good after winning and scoring on Tuesday," he said.
"Chris Simm got his first goal for us, and looked sharp – he's also the first forward to score from open play in a couple of months.
"We played well to win at Frickley last season, and we'll need to approach this game with a similar attitude.
"I don't expect it to be defensive, as a win will help both teams at the moment."
He expects Cliff Moyo to have recovered from an ankle injury that forced him off during the first half at Victory Park, while teenage midfielder Josh Crofts should be available again after illness.
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Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Morning music class to prepare for your fullest enjoyment of the concert tonight.
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rll131 wrote:I've only been playing for two months and just figured out a few rounds ago from YouTube that I don't let go of the disc but to let it rip out. My question is with midrange shots and approaches sometimes the disc sticks to my fingers and just nails the ground in front of me. Am I suppose to let go on mid range shots and approaches let's say 150 ft to 50ft or do I just need to grip easier on shorter shots so it rips out smooth like on drives.
aDave wrote:YMMV. All of these are RHBH shots btw...
I switch up my grip depending on the distance and or "touch" ( usually nose angle ), of the shot.
100-200 ft shots I usually throw an mid 160 gram R-Pro Aviar PnA with a "birdie grip" this consists of a looser power grip with the middle finger off the rim, resting on the flight plate and pointed inwards toward the middle of the disc. In this shot, I will let the disc pull (rip) out of my hand. Messing around with the pressure applied by the ring and pinkie fingers to the inside of the rim as well as shortening your reach back ( among 100 other factors ) will help you learn to range it. There is a whole lot to work on here. If you ever want to get really good at this sport, don't neglect this range!
Under 100 to just outside of the circle, I switch up to a full on fan grip on the Aviar. I don't even have the pad of my index finger on the inner rim.
Instead I create a fulcrum with the rim of the disc pinched between the pad of my thumb and the finger joint at the end of my index finger.
The pad of my index finger hangs over the rim a bit, but never really applies any force to the inside of the rim. I try to get it to feel like a hinge that the disc pivots on.
The rest of my fingers are supporting the flight plate only. The throwing motion for this shot consists of a very short, slowly accelerating elbow extension toward the target that stops abruptly, followed by uncoiling my wrist and "popping" the disc off of the palm of my hand, forcing it to pivot around the fulcrum. Sometimes I pull it around my body, sometimes I push it out from my belly. Sometimes I'll use a Ryno if I need it to flex back more than nose up will allow for. It depends on the line. I actively release this shot, which means timing is super critical. When practicing it I mainly focus on the feel of the disc pivoting around my first finger and thumb fulcrum. I don't know for sure but I think that lots of folks call this a touch shot. I've drained a good many impossible seeming 50-70 foot anny putts with it, so I think it's worth a look. Works well with a Rattler or Whittler as well( probably any lightish lid really).
Inside the circle, I "spush" meaning that I've got the stance, weight shift and arm motion of a push putter with a good bit of spin added by my wrist right at the end. This consists of something similar to the 100-to the circle shot described above, but with the arm straight ( no elbow flex!), moving from ground up rather than parallel to it. In this shot I am actively opening my hand so that the disc leaves clean and flat, with no wobble. There's no fulcrum generating spin, just the wrist unloading and pop.
I've recently been developing a forehand anny touch shot, but I'm so inconsistent with it, it would be a waste of time trying to describe it.
Work on that too.
Yig wrote:rll131 wrote:I've only been playing for two months and just figured out a few rounds ago from YouTube that I don't let go of the disc but to let it rip out. My question is with midrange shots and approaches sometimes the disc sticks to my fingers and just nails the ground in front of me. Am I suppose to let go on mid range shots and approaches let's say 150 ft to 50ft or do I just need to grip easier on shorter shots so it rips out smooth like on drives.
Which Youtube video ?
I always let go of the disc. If I didn't, it would just be in my hand and I would look like a goof.
Occasionally I hold on to the disc too long (RHBH) and release the disc way too late/to the right. I guess I don't understand how the disc could just "rip out of my hand".
That said , I definitely use a firmer grip for my drive than ANY other time I throw. Drives I hold all fingers fairly tightly under the rim. Putts and short approaches I place my index finger on the rim/edge of the disc,middle finger towards the middle of the disc , ring finger just behind the middle, and pinky finger resting on the inside edge of the rim.
I don't know if this is the "correct" method or not , but that's how I do it for short approach shots and putts.
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PHOENIX -- Lawyers for the state of Arizona will fight Tuesday to get the nation's strictest restrictions on the use of abortion drugs put in place, a move Planned Parenthood looks to thwart in federal court in San Francisco.
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the legality of Arizona's rules limiting where and how women can take abortion-inducing drugs. The court blocked the rules last month, saying women likely would suffer irreparable harm if the restrictions were allowed to take effect.
The rules ban women from taking the most common abortion-inducing drug - RU-486 - after the seventh week of pregnancy. Women had been allowed to take the abortion pill through nine weeks of pregnancy. The regulations also require that the drug be administered only at the Food and Drug Administration-approved dosage and that both doses be taken at a clinic. The usual dosage is lower and now usually taken at home, decreasing the cost and chance of complications.
Women's rights groups consider the Arizona restrictions on medication abortion the strictest in the country.
Planned Parenthood Arizona, the plaintiff in the case, says the rules severely infringe on a woman's ability to have an abortion and are unconstitutional. They estimate that 800 women would have had to get surgical abortions in 2012 if the rules were in effect then.
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has asked the appeals court to lift the stay, saying Planned Parenthood did not have enough evidence to show the restrictions were detrimental.
Horne argued that Planned Parenthood has not proved that the regulations could cause irreparable harm. The organization is also unable to show the rules would place an undue burden on women's right to abortion, Horne said.
The regulations were released in January by state health officials. The Arizona Legislature approved the rules in 2012, and they took effect for one day in April.


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The Oakland A's designated infielder Adam Rosales for assignment, the club announced today. The move clears a 25-man roster spot for infielder Alberto Callaspo, who joins the A's today after being acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Angels yesterday.
Rosales was selected from Sacramento July 24 for his second stint with the A's this year. He went 0 for 5 with two walks in two starts at shortstop and was hitting .193 with four home runs and eight RBI in 50 games overall with the A's. Rosales is batting .211 in nine games with Triple-A Sacramento.


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-Introduction: Behind The Game-
Art has a lot to do with gaming these days, art can help create worlds and inspire new and innovative things in games. Let's think about a few examples here. Characters from the latest Farcry, some of which are wild, ruthless, uninhibited criminals. What gives them that sadistic look? The shading around the eyes? The odd thing about their smile? The answer is a lot more than that. The entire design encompasses that sadistic feeling, that wild, kind of merciless feeling. How'd that sadistic character come into existence? Oh, well somebody thought him up and then they or someone else put it on paper, then they continued designing and redesigning the character until said character was comprised of everything that they desired to see. Sometimes it's not even done on paper, it might be completely digitally done, who knows? Everyone does it differently.
The point I'm getting at here is that so much art and creative development goes into these games, and some gamers probably never even think of or could fathom what went into designing some of these amazing games. Games like Halo, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Mario are some of the biggest franchises in gaming in my opinion. I can't even imagine the amount of art integration and design that goes into those games in this day and age. Think about how expansive Halo 4 was, those levels, the enemies, how do you think the Promethean Knight came into existence? Probably on paper. So, let's talk a little bit more in depth about this.
-Appeal: Imagination Origination-
Imagination has to do with everything, all these games had to start somewhere. What were the creators thinking when they came up with it all? Who knows. That's where imagination comes in. Ask yourself when you turn on a game, does it return the favor? Do you get enjoyment out of it? How and why do you get enjoyment out of it? In truth, that can be traced back to when the game was first conceived as a thought. Appeal originates in multiple places, its invention, its design, any number of places for that matter. So, once it comes down to design, that's when you start getting into concepts and such. I'd imagine concepts are continuously made until the concept mirrors the vision as close as it can. I'm not going to pretend like I know everything about the design industry and its facet in gaming, this is all subjective.
I'm an artist of 15 years as a hobby, majoring in business and visual arts, primarily graphic design. My area in graphic design that I know most about would be the more advertising oriented facet of it. Fonts, color coding, textures, shapes, and appeal. That's what I can talk to you about, so I will. When you look at a character, let's say, Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy VII. When you see him, what is attractive about his character? That jagged and wild blonde hairdo straight out of Japan? Those endless pools of blue he has for eyes? Or is it the big ass blade he happens to carry around? Well, I'd have to say a little bit of everything. Despite his stature, his build and his features give off a very solemn, cold vibe. Thus making him come off as more of a silent hero archetype. His basic VII outfit is also pretty unique, gauntlets, boots, shoulder pad. None of which are colored brightly, once again providing a more calm, rigid, less noisy appeal, whilst still holding your attention with contrast from earth tones like brown. It all depends on the one playing too, some may like his design and find him to be a truly tragic and beautiful character, while others may just think he's gay. It's all perspective.
-Conclusion: A Profound Connection-
In the end, art and gaming will always be intertwined in at least one way or another. Even if we never use paper or pencil again to do it, there are increasingly common digital art mediums such as tablets that would still provide a similar connection to art. Plus, wouldn't you consider the entire creation of a game to be art? Or at least AN art? There's so much that goes into games. Scripts, graphics, cutscenes, voice overs, music, models, demos, concepts, summaries, sketches, character creation, world creation, those are just the ones that I could think of and I'm not even in the business. Here's a thought, we're playing art. All these games and things are someone else's creation. It's just like holding a painting in your hand, but instead you hold a controller and play their amazing creation. I know, I probably just blew your mind and that's how I'm going to end this volume of Profound Gaming. Thanks for reading folks! Stay up, stay on.
Thanks for reading my first volume of Profound Gaming everyone. This is something I hope to continue doing in the future, I'll focus on any number of things game related, this just happened to focus on art. Later volumes may be about gaming in general, specific game discussions, topics, whatever, all from my point of view. Thanks again folks, feedback is appreciated.


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Geoff Toovey is right: minor premiership should carry a major reward
Manly coach Geoff Toovey is 100 per cent correct in his criticism concerning the lack of reward given to teams who win the minor premiership. As has been publicised, clubs receive more prizemoney just for turning up for the Auckland Nines than for finishing on top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season. How is the prizemoney for the minor premiership still $100,000? It seems to have been stuck on that figure for years. It is like the NYC salary cap, which is stuck on its 2008 level of $250,000. Don't our administrators understand that adjustments to figures such as these are required on a regular basis? We shouldn't just be waiting for a public outcry before taking action. The current top-eight system does not reward the minor premiers to the degree that previous finals systems did, which is both unfortunate and unfair. But at least we should have prizemoney for the minor premiers commensurate with the significant achievement of finishing first after 26 gruelling rounds of the NRL.
2. Premiers' credentials on the line
The Sydney Roosters, on the back of three consecutive wins, have consolidated their spot in the top four. However, their clash this Sunday with the Warriors in Auckland is sure to tell us plenty more about their 2014 premiership credentials than we've learned over the past three weeks. Their last three wins have been against teams outside of the top eight. This Sunday is the first of three successive matches against other top-eight opponents. In eight matches against top-eight opponents this year, the Roosters have won just three, while the Warriors have won three of their seven against other top-eight sides. The Roosters' performance against the Tigers on Saturday night, in which they scored 40 second-half points in the wet away from home, could well be an indication they are approaching their 2013 form. The expected return on Sunday of their two most influential players, Sonny Bill Williams and Jake Friend, should ensure the club fields its strongest line-up of the year. It will be just the Roosters' fourth day game of the season but they have won their previous three, scoring at least 32 points in each. The Warriors, though, are a most formidable opponent, particularly at home, and, as a result, we will surely learn on Sunday how realistic are the chances of the Roosters going back to back.
3. Club championship title race hots up
The NRL club championship race is on in earnest with just three rounds remaining. The Sydney Roosters, who won their 11th club championship last year with 78 points, have taken the outright lead on 61 points, but are just one point clear of Penrith (60), who are chasing their first ever title, and nine-time champion Parramatta (60). Manly (57), Brisbane (57), Souths (56) and St George/Illawarra (56) are all within five points of the lead and remain very much in contention. The club championship will be awarded to the strongest NRL club from the NRL and Holden Cup seasons, with equal points awarded for wins and byes in both competitions. Four points are up for grabs for every club each weekend, so a possible 12 points could be obtained by a club in the final three weeks of the championship.
4. Is Jamie Soward the game's greatest thinker?
Jamie Soward's explanation of his thinking during the final minutes of Monday night's gripping finish between the Panthers and Cowboys was absolutely extraordinary. With just over two minutes left on the clock, the Panthers were seemingly working into position to kick the ''go-ahead'' field goal. Soward looked at the timepiece and decided against drop-kicking for goal at this time. Instead, he neatly placed a strategic kick into the Cowboy's in-goal to gain a repeat set of six. From the line-drop-out reception, Soward marshalled his troops before positioning fullback Matt Moylan for the game-winning field goal. Soward explained that if he went for the field goal the first time, and missed the kick, the Cowboys would then have a seven-tackle set from the 20m tap restart with two minutes still left on the game clock. Soward said, ''I didn't want to give a great player like Jonathan Thurston that much time and that many tackles to come down our end of the field and take the game away from us''. I find this incredible. Running down the clock to deny his opponent a chance of winning, while at the same time manoeuvring play to give his own team one last shot at glory, is a stroke of genius. I don't know of too many players in history who would've been so cool and calculating under the pressure of such a tight finish in such a big game. Jamie Soward, take a bow.
5. Laurie Daley the man to lead Blues
I think the NSWRL has done the right thing in extending the contract of Blues State of Origin coach Laurie Daley for the next two years. My only issue is that they have not signed him for long enough. They should've signed Laurie for the next ten years. It has always been my belief that NSW will never enjoy a high level consistency of performance over a long period of time until one person is put in charge of NSW Origin for at least a decade. No one knows the Origin landscape better than Laurie. He should be responsible for setting the systems and culture of NSW Origin football both now and for future generations. Laurie may choose not to coach the team for the whole decade. He can always bring in new coaching staff. But he should always be in charge of how NSW goes about its Origin campaigns. Whenever new players, coaches or staff come into the NSW Origin camp for the first time, Laurie is there to explain to them, ''This is how we do Origin''. Maybe then we can start reeling in the big Queensland lead in series won.
6. Darius Boyd is not alone
For every star player like Darius Boyd who comes forward to admit his personal battles with depression and alcohol or drug abuse, let me tell you there are another ten young players in the system that are dealing with similar issues. The public only gets to hear about the high-profile cases. We have kids coming into the rugby league pathways as young as 15 years of age. They come to us from all walks of life. Many come to us with serious issues. Broken family life has failed them. The education system has failed them. Society in general has failed them. The biggest difference in the game's administration at club level today, compared to say 20 years ago, or even ten years ago, is the increased investment in education and welfare. The full-time staffing in every club, of men and women dedicated to assisting the education and welfare of kids of all ages, is a credit to the game. Many young players are also involved in counselling programs to help them through difficult times. Hearing players of the status of Darius Boyd or Reni Maitua open up about their issues, really makes a difference in getting other young players to do the same.
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Francona doesn't expect Swisher will press
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Nick Swisher's four-year, $56 million contract is the largest the Indians have ever given to a free agent.
The 32-year-old outfielder was born in Columbus, Ohio, and despite signing a record deal to play in his home state, manager Terry Francona does not expect Swisher to press.
Some players get off to slow starts or slump when trying to live up to big contracts, but Swisher has an infectious, fun-loving personality that Francona believes will always be there.
"I think that's how he will be every day," Francona said. "I don't think that'll ever change. He wakes up and he's the same every day."
Over his nine-year career, Swisher is a .256 hitter, but he is coming off of a very productive season with the Yankees, when he hit .272 and drove in 93 runs.
"That's the one thing I reminded him the day he signed," Francona said. "I just said, 'Be yourself, you don't have to do more. That's why we signed you, we like what you do.'"
William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.