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Kickstarter Interview: Soul Saga takes what you love from old school JRPGs and prepares them for a next gen world
The once beautiful world of Qterra is nothing how it used to be. A great cataclysm has ruptured the very lands and from the fissures a horrible corruption in the form of a vile liquid called 'Ink' twisted all life in its path or madness. Man had to take to the skies in flying cities to even survive the onslaught of the carnage below. What happens when the Tempest Reef, the clouds that protect these cites, start failing? Do the great guilds try to fix them, solve the problem, or just wait for the abominations below to slaughter the last breath of humanity? This is Soul Saga.
Disastercake, a 'development team' of one man - Mike Gale, has dreamed of making a Japanese Role Playing Game since the height of JRPGs on Super Nintendo and PlayStation. Soul Saga is this project and his work of art. From Traditional art, graphic design, 3D, music, sound, lighting, cinematography, choreography, script writing, acting, and storytelling, Soul Saga will have all the elements of the great JRPGs of the 90s. The PC isn't enough though, Soul Saga will also be coming to the newer consoles such as the Wii U, PlayStation Vita, and even the next generation console the PlayStation 4.
You can help this one-man ambitious project through Kickstarter. Check out the official Kickstarter page, support the project via Steam Greenlight, read the interview below with Mike Gale, and if you like what you see back Soul Saga. Take young MIthos into your own hands and save Oterra!
1. What exactly is Soul Saga?
Soul Saga is a 3D anime themed JRPG inspired by classics from the Playstation, SNES, and Dreamcast era. It takes what I loved about the classics, removes what I didn't, and then is spiced up a bit with my own twists on the genre. It takes place in the world of Oterra where an ancient cataclysm split the world into 3 distinguishable layers: The sundered surface world of Oterra, the floating islands of Medonia, and the Tempest Rift which acts as a barrier between the 2. The first part of Soul Saga focuses on Medonia, where the city's Sky Islands are starting to die and fall form the sky. The people are now looking for a way to revive their islands power, and are hoping they can find an answer on the surface of Medonia, but first need to find a way through the Tempest Reef.
2. Where did the idea for Soul Saga stem from? How long have you had a project like this in mind?
Soul Saga started about 5 years ago when I was tired of trying to work a normal job and ignoring my burning creative passion for JRPGs. I've wanted to make one ever since I was in elementary school, but it was pounded into my head by nearly everyone that making games was out of the question. To people from a small farm town in Michigan, the game industry seemed like a pipe dream. So I tried to ignore my passion, but I couldn't help but always write stories or design elements on paper I'd love to see. And eventually after years of working on my parent's farm I decided to go out to Seattle to chase my dream, and got a job at Microsoft. It wasn't what I wanted from the game industry, so I quit to finish up my Business degree and teach myself how to develop games on the side. I'm at a perfect place right now to get Soul Saga done, and all I needed was the budget, which all of the amazing Kickstarter supporters have made possible!
3. What games inspired you for this project?
I'd say every JRPG I've played from SNES up to end of the Playstation 2's life span. Some big ones I like to reference are Final Fantasy, Skies of Arcadia, Breath of Fire, and Persona.
4. Could you go into more detail about the puzzle elements of combat? Is it like a rock-paper-scissors?
Skills can be used to help make weaknesses in your foe's defense or offense. For example if you have an enemy that is shrouded in a smoke, it may be hard to hit him. You may be able to use a wind based skill to blow the smoke away so you have better visibility to attack. Or if an enemy has a wooden shield you can us a fire based skill to burn the shield so he can't block anymore. These weaknesses won't have any onscreen tips, because finding them yourself will be one of the funnest parts of the game!
5. How does exploration come to play in Soul Saga? Are there side quests?
Now that we've unlocked the Job Boards, there will be TONS of side quests! Exploration will have 2 parts to it: The airship exploration that is likened to Skies of Arcadia, and the overworld exploration that is similar to Final Fantasy 7.
6. Besides outsourcing, are you the only dedicated creator of Soul Saga?
Yup, that's right. No one else has invested any time or money to the project, and I'm the sole programmer, game designer, and writer. It's quite the work load but I absolutely love it. And with the project management skills I have gained over the years I have a very solid development cycle planned that can get this game done well and in a reasonable time frame.
7. How long has the world of Oterra been something you've been working on? Has it developed in the way you originally imagined it?
It's been 5 years now as I worked slowly on the story while learning about development and gathering artwork. It has evolved into something completely different than it's original conception, and I believe that's because in this time frame I have done a lot of research on what I loved about the classic stories and have become a better writer myself through practice.
8. Porting to the PS4 is already a done deal, will you utilize any of the PS4s extra horsepower? Was ensuring that Soul Saga works across all these varied devices a difficulty, or did you find it easy?
It's hard to say until I have the devkits in my hands and am doing the porting, but I have been assured that it's a fairly painless process when utilizing the Unity game engine.
9. How can fans/people help get Soul Saga successfully on Steam Greenlight?
The best way is to get the word out there! It's all about word of mouth marketing. Facebook and Twitter are great places, and if you know groups of anime or JRPG fans on steam then posting there would be excellent resources as well. I really appreciate any help!
10. Getting Soul Saga on Greenlight, Wii U, Vita, and PS4 is a huge accomplishment, any word about Microsoft?
Microsoft has made some progress by making a deal with Unity, but they still don't allow for self publishing indies. When they do I will be able to consider them as a viable platform to port to. Regarding Greenlight however... we haven't been accepted yet! We need a LOT more votes to get on there, and I would like to ask everyone to please visit the GreenLight page to upvote Soul Saga at:
Historian, teacher, writer, gamer, cheat master, and tech guru: follow on Twitter @AndrewC_GZ


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Cheryl Cole has reportedly turned to religion after a traumatic year.
The 27-year-old singer is looking for spiritual enlightenment after suffering a tumultuous 2010 which saw her divorce her husband Ashley Cole after he cheated on her and overcome malaria and is investigating different faiths.
A source said: "Cheryl has awakened her spiritual side. She has been tapping into higher powers for answers and guidance. She's been doing some deep thinking – especially after malaria. Christianity is closest to her, but she's open to other religious influences."
Cheryl's mother Joan Callaghan is a regular churchgoer while the star's close friend, Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am, is deeply religious after being raised a Baptist in California.
The Girls Aloud star could also be seeking spiritual enlightenment from her rumoured love interest Derek Hough, who is a practising Mormon.
The 'Parachute' singer was spotted wearing a Hindu charm to the rehearsals of UK pop star search show 'The X Factor', on which she is a judge with Simon Cowell, last weekend.
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State legislatures across the US are trying to increase the number of children who receive vaccinations against disease by enacting laws that make opting out of those shots tougher for parents. California, Vermont, and Washington—states that allow parents to decline scheduled vaccinations for their children for personal or philosophical reasons—require parents opting out to provide proof that a health-care practitioner or representative of the state's health department gave them scientific information about the risks and benefits of those vaccinations. State lawmakers in New Jersey and Arizona have floated ideas for similar legislation.
Even in the face of recent outbreaks of whooping cough and other diseases, vaccine exemption rates are rising across the nation. An average of 1.5 percent of US children entering kindergarten in 2010-2011 had an exemption, and rates in some states are even higher. "There really is a problem when you don't have herd immunity so that you can stop the infectious diseases," Washington Senator Karen Keiser (D) told Nature. The problem risks becoming worse in states, such as Kansas, Mississippi, Massachusetts, South Dakota, and West Virginia, that have recently tried to enact laws that permit philosophical exemptions. But states that have strengthened exemption requirements are already seeing positive results. Washington, for example, has seen kindergarten exemption rates drop to 4.5 percent this year from 6 percent last year.


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Could anyone help me in understanding the following expression?
What is the mouth like if it is "like a cupid's bow" and "as unformed and generic as a baby's"?
It's from a novel. 13 year old girl is frightened and crying to find her close friend is dead.
Following is from the novel:
Then she (13 year old girl) put her hands up to scrub at her eyes with her palms, a toddler move. Her mouth was still a cupid's bow, as unformed and generic as a baby's.
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State estimation over packet-dropping channels
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|Kalman filter is known as the optimal linear mean-squared error estimator. It has been a hot topic in control theory and has many applications in engineering since 1960s. In this thesis, the classical Kalman filter has been modified in a way to be suitable for state estimation over unreliable networks. A sensor measures the state of a linear discrete time-invariant system and sends each component of the measurement data via a separate channel to a remote estimator. The remote estimator then computes the minimum mean-squared estimate of the system state upon receiving the data from the sensor. The packets can be lost during transmission due to the quality of the channel. We model this uncertainty that appears in each channel as a multiplicative noise. With the additional channel-estimator co-design freedom, the main contribution of this thesis work is that we provide a sufficient condition on the minimum capacity required for these channels such that the estimation error covariance at the remote estimator remains stable. The sufficient condition is obtained by sequentially allocating the capacity of each individual channel and is shown to be equal to the topological entropy of the system. Simulation results demonstrate that the obtained sufficient condition is almost necessary as well.
|Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2012
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Very good, I like very ;) perfect. very beautiful
It needs a...sail boat...or a whale's tale...lol. Very nice!! Love the shoreline wave especially!! Maybe a lil more definition along the sand where the water meets?? Excellent clouds and foliage too!
Looks like the perfect place to be so peaceful and beautiful. 5♥s
Id love to be there,! lovely beach, love the sky too.5♥s
Very good beautiful ;)
You're looking out the front door of it mingu...perhaps those footprints are yours...?
You forgot one thing in this scene, Brutus .... where's my personal cabana? ;) Lovely scene! 5 ♥s
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Lovely drawing!5HEARTS
Beautiful scene brutus!!! The water is so inviiting!!! All the fine detail on the curl, and white caps, leaves! And the footsteps! Wonderful. Why is the shore line fuzzy though? Any way, still love it. I want to be on "that" beach! :)


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B. Practical Mottramism, or the Inscrutability of Papal Providence
Whenever a person chooses to do something, he acts in a definite context, and with some goal in mind, however vague. In order to achieve his goals, a reasonable person will use the information available to him to shape his acts to fit present circumstances. The habit of rationally conditioning one's actions to fit the needs of the present is called prudence.
Prudence is a virtue because it tends to make our actions more effective in achieving whatever we are trying to achieve. Prudence directs us to carry an umbrella when it looks like rain, or to choose the right words with which to respond to a critic, or to measure correctly the length of time needed for a task. Without prudence, our actions tend to be very hit or miss—sometimes they will be effective, often they will achieve nothing, sometimes they will be positively harmful.
No merely human prudence can be absolutely perfect, because it is impossible to know and prepare for all the contingencies of life. Nevertheless, it is possible for individuals to decisively lack prudence, either by failing to take sufficient account of the context of their actions, or by having an incorrect understanding of the situation, which leads them to do things that are objectively counterproductive or harmful.
Yesterday we discussed the ultramontane error called "Mottramism". Mottramism is the relegation of papal utterances to a special, spiritual realm in which they cannot be wrong. No matter how factually incorrect the Pope's words might be according to their plain meaning, the Mottramist will always find a way to spin them or re-interpret them to make them spiritually correct.
Mottramism is an error of logic—it strips away the Pope's ability to actually mean what he says, because the Mottramist is so worried about not letting the Pope make any mistakes, that he can't afford to let the Pope mean what he says. An analogous error exists in the domain of prudence, which we will call "Practical Mottramism."
Practical Mottramists relegate all of the Pope's actions to a special domain, which is independent of ordinary prudence or practical reason. No matter how objectively unfitting or counterproductive a Pope's actions or words might be in a given situation, the Practical Mottramist will always insist that the Pope's actions were prudent and well-considered. They do this by dreaming up a plan the Pope is supposedly following. In long-term strategic action, it is sometimes necessary to do things which seem imprudent close up, but prove to be fitting in the long run. As a result, these people simply assign any imprudent papal acts to an especially subtle or long-term goal.
In discussing the Pope's actions, Practical Mottramists make assessments on a sliding scale: the more obviously prudent an act is, the more they assess it by ordinary standards. But as the Pope's actions become less clearly thought out, or less effective, or more outwardly harmful or scandalous, the Practical Mottramist leaps into action to assign a special providence to the Pope's actions. "Of course the Pope is doing the right thing at the right time! This [apparently imprudent] action makes perfect sense when you understand the Pope's real intention." Usually this sort of person will have a speculative interpretation of the Pope's plan to offer, which has been worked out specifically to make sense of the present absurdity. And if anyone insists that the Pope's actions are imprudent, the Mottramist will accuse them of misunderstanding what the Pope is really trying to do.
The ultimate effect of Practical Mottramism is that it ascribes to the Pope an inscrutable providential grasp of any given situation. Again, the Pope cannot err in matters of prudence, because the Mottramist will not allow him to err. This means that, whenever people are scandalized, confused, or harmed by a misdirected papal action, the Practical Mottramist will fault them for being scandalized, confused, or harmed, because obviously the Pope is right. And people should just know that the Pope is doing the right thing. Furthermore, the Mottramist line goes, to suggest that the Pope is not always prudent, and does not always act with due caution or understanding, is impious and uncharitable, and therefore a sin, akin to the sin of schism.
The problems with Practical Mottramism are analogous to those discussed yesterday:
- According to Pastor Aeternus, the Vatican I dogmatic constitution on the role of the Pope, the Pope is granted a special munus of infallibility, when he teaches authoritatively on matters of faith and morals. No guarantee is made there, or anywhere else in the tradition, that the occupant of the See of Peter will exercise infallible prudence in his own personal or official acts. The very notion is absurd, first because it would so profoundly over-ride the natural human fallibility of the Pope as to make him a visible saint immediately upon election; secondly, because many Popes have obviously done many imprudent things, throughout the history of the Church, both in their official acts and in their personal affairs.
- Proponents of Practical Mottramism blind themselves to the actual character and implications of papal acts, thereby effacing their own personal prudence and making themselves less effective servants of the Gospel in their own proper spheres. If one is committed to saying that the Pope's actions are always prudent, then one will develop a habit (especially if the Pope seems to lack prudence) of developing justifications for objectively imprudent acts. As above, so below—what these people justify by tendentious reasoning on behalf of the Pope, they will begin to believe is good behavior in their own lives, so that any potential scandal on account of papal imprudence is magnified by becoming a source of imprudence on the part of the Mottramist faithful, as they imitate the Pope.
- As mentioned previously, proponents of Practical Mottramism tend to judge the world for not being in harmony with the actions and supposed intentions of the Pope, rather than accepting the possibility that the Pope makes errors of practical judgment. This leads to bizarre judgmentalism on the part of Mottramists toward anyone who is dismayed or confused by papal actions. The defensiveness with which these people attack anyone who suggests that the Pope acts imprudently itself tends to be uncharitable, and even worse are suggestions that calling a Papal act wrongheaded or imprudent somehow places one in schism or makes one a sedevacantist. Which is the more extreme position: to profess, as the Church teaches, that the Pope is an ordinary, fallen man capable of error, or to trump up the doctrine of infallibility to mean that the Pope can do no wrong? But Mottramists cannot abide the discomfort caused by the idea of Papal error. And thus they are on a constant crusade, explaining and defending every word and deed, decrying any criticism, circling the wagons against the possibility that not everything is always right in the Church.


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A known source reports that the couples were elected in November with 72.5 percent of the vote, but with a high rate of abstentions. Their party won 71 of the 92 seats in parliament.
John Holman, The source's correspondence reported from the capital of Nicaragua, he said the election win was no surprise, but the future is less certain.
"Ortega can no longer rely on petrodollars from struggling ally Venezuela and Nicaragua's top trading partner, the US, has a new, unpredictable administration," he said.
"And just at the point when he would look to build international bridges, more and more countries are increasingly disapproving of his strong-arm tactics."
Ortega was one of the leaders of the rebel Sandinista movement that ousted the four-decade Somoza family dictatorship in 1979.
With Ortega's wife joining him in office, there are growing concerns his rule could become more authoritarian.
Sonia Chavez, who fought alongside Ortega's Sandinista movement when it toppled the Samoza regime in the 1980s, says he is now just like the man he helped depose.
"We fought to get rid of a brutal dictatorship that we didn't want and now we're going back to one again," she told a source Al Jazeera.
However this will be Ortega's third term in office.


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"Bob Dole revealed he is one of the test subjects for Viagra. He said on Larry King, 'I wish I had bought stock in it.' Only a Republican would think the best part of Viagra is the fact that you could make money off of it."
"Plans are being discussed as to who will replace Dick Cheney if he has to resign for health reasons. It's not easy for President Bush, he can't just name a replacement. He would first have to be confirmed by the oil, gas and power companies."
"According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than Hillary Clinton got for hers. Well, duh. At least his book has some sex in it."
"CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it."
"The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow 'Operation Re-elect Bush' doesn't seem to be popular."
"A lot of controversy over this possible invasion of Iraq. In fact, Nelson Mandela was so upset, he called Bush's dad. How embarrassing, when world leaders start calling your father."
"President Bush played golf yesterday and I understand Vice President Dick Cheney also got in a couple of strokes."
"John Kerry announced that he and his wife are leaving on a week-long vacation. He's going to take her back to the place where he first proposed to her — at her bank."
"Hillary said today that she knew nothing about her brother's involvement (in Clinton's pardons). I believe her. This woman didn't even know who her husband was having sex with. How is she going to know what her brother is doing? Six months ago, she just suddenly found out she lived in New York!"


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Pending Home Sales Index slipped for the fifth consecutive month in October, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
The trade group's Pending Home Sales Index slipped slightly, dropping 0.6 percent in the month to 102.1 after the the group revised September reading slightly higher to to 102.7.
The index is 1.6 percent lower than the October 2012 reading of 103.8.
The index has moved steadily away from May's six-year peak when the housing market was frequently cited as a solid contributor to the economic recovery.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun in a statement said the government shutdown in October derailed some deals.
The partial government shutdown "sidelined some potential buyers," he said. "In a survey, 17 percent of Realtors reported delays in October, mostly from waiting for IRS income verification for mortgage approval," Yun said.
He also said the downward trend may level out soon.
"We could rebound a bit from this level," Yun said.
The Pending Home Sales Index, which reflects sales activity one and two months down the road, is a comparison to the monthly average for 2001, its first year, which was assigned a value of 100."Job creation and a slight dialing down from current stringent mortgage underwriting standards going into 2014 can help offset the headwind factors."
The NAR said the Pending Home Sales Index for the Northeast rose 2.8 percent to 86.8. The index in the Midwest rose 1.2 percent to 104.1.
Those gains were offset by declines in other regions, NAR said. In the West, the index dropped 4.1 percent to 93.3 while in the South it fell 0.8 percent to 114.5.


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Juliet, Willow, Camilla, Luna, Genevieve, Lorelai, Clarice, Emmeline, Isla, Eloise, Amelia, Mabel, Aurelia, Lumina, Lavender
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I had Sarah and Theodore nn Teddy who I thought I was so clever for having named after Theodore Roosevelt... Yes this was a teddy bear.
My 6 year olds dolls are named:
Ursula (A dog that is her favorite toy.)
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Floating population place hopes in hukou reform
People bemoan the restrictions of the residency system but change hinges on resources of cities
After living in Beijing for 15 years, Jenny Sun, a 33-year-old arts teacher, was finally able to obtain a hukou that made the capital her legal home.
Despite the change on paper, Sun doesn't feel like a true Beijinger, not least because owning a home in the city remains a distant dream. She earns about 5,000 yuan (HK$6,400) a month, too little to arrange a flat purchase. "I find it ironic," Sun said. "I've spent so much effort to become part of the city. Now I'm finally a Beijinger, but I don't feel like one at all."
Sun moved away from the small city in which she was born in Hunan province, and moved to the capital to pursue a degree. But Sun's attempts to climb up the ranks of the middle class have been made more difficult by the hukou system.
Hukou refers to permanent residency status, and an urban hukou often affords its bearers a slew of benefits. For instance, in an effort to control property prices, the Beijing municipal government has set a rule that allows only permanent residents to buy a second home. To buy a first home, those without a hukou need to show tax documents going back five years and proof of social security payments.
Similar restrictions apply in other areas of life, including qualification for low-income housing, buying cars, schooling and pensions. Local media say more than 80 welfare services in Beijing are contingent on permanent residency, with potential benefits worth more than 500,000 yuan. Sun's plight provides a glimpse of the challenges facing the mainland's 118 million floating people.
As economic growth slows, social inequality and high living costs have become more conspicuous, fuelling expectations that the Communist Party will unveil reforms to address these sources of public dissatisfaction at the third plenum taking place in Beijing.
Hu Xingdou, a professor who studies socio-economic issues at the Beijing Institute of Technology, said the government needed to reform the hukou system and social security, and introduce better regulation of the property sector.
"Social reform should not be postponed any longer," he said. "However, it may meet obstacles when new measurements affect stakeholders' benefits."
Mainlanders have long viewed the hukou system as unfair, a tool of the bureaucracy that locks them to one spot. In recent years, leaders have suggested changes should be made, but it's unclear whether they are willing to abolish it altogether.
As the central government tries to shift the economy away from a reliance on exports and towards domestic consumption, the residency system has shown itself to be a problematic way of managing the movement of labour. Market-driven economies require workers to be free to move according to demand. Such freedom would help drive growth in the economy, Hu said.
"The great challenge is that social services may not be able to meet the demand from the increased number of urban residents. Growing city populations also lead to a bigger demand for more resources for housing, jobs and education."
Sun recalls the difficulty she faced after moving to the capital. "Without resident status in Beijing, I could not buy a car, a home or even get reimbursed for health care," she said. "I think the hukou system creates inequality and leads to problems."
In order to gain her hukou status in Beijing, Sun decided to pursue a graduate degree in film studies after completing college in 2002. "I don't feel happy at all. My generation from the 1980s has been forced to carry too much baggage and fight for limited social resources. I struggled to fulfil one expectation of society, but it has moved me away from another," she said.
The hukou quota for college graduates in large cities is tightly controlled. This year, 10,000 spots will be shared by 229,000 new graduates in the capital, according to the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.
Hu warned it would be almost impossible for the leadership to dispense with the system in a single move. "It requires central co-ordination to provide resources and funding for creating jobs, housing and education opportunities for a change in the size of the urban population," he said.
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We sold our house in October of 2012. Our buyer performed an inspection and we accommodated most of his requests. The day of closing he did a walkthrough and noticed an area where we had a throw rug. The color of the hardwood was different due to the sunlight aging the wood over time. When he mentioned it we told him we had other rugs down and eventually the color came back. He then went to closing and signed the paperwork.
5 months later is threating to pursue legal action is we do not refinish the hardwoods at a cost of $3,000 because it is damaged. Color variance is not damage. Does he have any legal recourse due to the fact it was not on the inspection report, he saw the area during the walk through (before closing) and yet he signed the contract with nothing in writing about the color variation?
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He most likely has no case considering what information you provisded to us. If the contracts or inspection report do list the floor as being an issue, my analysis may change.
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St. Joseph Academy got two district basketball victories Friday night and helped coach Bob Esguerra reach a milestone.
Esguerra, in his 19th season with the Flashes, earned his 500th career victory when the St. Joe girls knocked off Hilliard 65-25. That was followed by No. 501 when the boys stopped Hilliard 64-58.
St. Joe is the only place Esguerra has coached since graduating from Flagler College. He is 501-335 for his career.
"I'm very blessed with my kids," he said. "I have a lot of happiness with St. Joseph Academy."
Devita Mansell led the St. Joe girls (12-3, 3-3) to a rout with a 26-point night. Katelyn Blackledge added 10 for the Flashes.
In the boys game, St. Joe (7-8, 3-3) made 10 of 15 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to hang on for the victory.
Levi Moore scored a game-high 28 points for the Flashes. Curtis Murphy added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. Tyler Burnett finished with nine points and seven assists.
Boys basketball
Menendez lost steam after the first quarter, falling in the championship match of the Sandcrab Shootout, 64-52 to host Seabreeze.
Menendez led 12-5 entering the second quarter, but was outscored 22-11 in the quarter. David Clark had 13 of his team-leading 24 points in the fourth quarter, and he hit four of the Falcons' eight 3-pointers. Menendez is now 8-7. Dustin Bryant, David Clark and Maurice Lymas were selected to the all-tournament team.
Girls soccer
Lauren Hopfensperger added to her stellar sophomore season with a hat trick, giving the Menendez girls soccer team a 3-2 win over Daytona Beach Father Lopez.
Hopfensperger had one goal in the opening half, then tacked on the other two after intermission as the Falcons improved their program-record start to 17-1-1. Emily O'Keefe, Madeleine Edbom and Kayla Kersey had the assists.
Boys soccer
Nease inched closer to a spot in the championship match of the Admiral Invitational Tournament in Tampa, edging Bradenton Manatee 2-1.
Filip Ivanov scored in the first half for the Panthers on a free kick, giving Nease (13-2-2) a 1-0 lead. Manatee would tie things up early in the second, but Joe McKinley hit the winner on a free kick to send Nease in to today's semifinal against Merritt Island. The Panthers beat Merritt Island, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation by some publications, in last season's Class 4A state semifinals. Nease would go on to beat Fernandina Beach to win the 4A state championship.
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I am wanting to get a manual pump to have on hand just in case I ever had to go somewhere and leave DS with DH or someone else for longer than an hour or so or if I got held up somewhere and DH was stuck with a crying hungry baby.
Right now DS is EBF using the boob straw (aka nipple shield;) ) and I don't know whether introducing another fake nipple (aka bottle) is a great idea. I have heard of people using the feeding syringes, tiny med cups etc.
I am just wondering which pump is reasonable good? The only one they have at the store here is a Medela one. I don't even know the model. I have a pretty heavy let down, but don't want to depend on just squeezing out milk by hand.
Which method of feeding should I use? Bottle? I just read a thread on some bottle recommendations, so I am open to suggestions.
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I have a Avent Isis pump that I bought at Toys R Us. It was about $45. I have since found them on ebay new in package for around $35 including shipping. It works great for me. I have not heard good things about the medela manuals, but their electrics are great.
For bottles, we use the playtex nursers with the drop in liners. The liners can be expensive, but Ds has only had around 30 bottles in his entire first year, so it was not a big deal to me.
We also had to use a nipple shield for a few weeks. I would wait to introduce a bottle until you wean off the nipple shield. The additional nipple may add to the issues you are having. Good luck!
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I second the Isis. I did buy mine new from ebay and it even came with the bag and tons of extra parts. I used it daily for a while and it was great. Then I got a medela and I only used the Isis occassionally. I like it so well that I'm saving it for the next baby, though.
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Address: NYSCC at Alfred University 2 Pine Street, Alfred, NY 14802-1296 Phone: 607 871 2677, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Education: Univ. of Mainz: 1977-83 Chemistry M.S. degree (diploma) 1983 Specialization Courses taken: -Preparation and Characterization of Catalysts and Carriers /Prof. Unger -High-Performance-Liquid-Chromatography, Basic / Advanced Course /Prof. Unger -Statistical Methods in Analysis /Prof. Baumann -Fundamentals and Modern Methods for the Characterization of Particles /Prof. Leschonski Ph.D. Work: 1984-87 with Prof. K. K. Unger; Univ. Mainz, Germany "Preparation of monodisperse spherical silica particles and agglomeration of these particles to model sphere packings with further examination of the pore structure and the sintering behavior" Post Doc: 1988-90 with Prof. E. Matijevic; Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY Projects: Well defined pigments: monodispersed silica-acid dyes systems Powder design and the sinterability of yttria/silica powders Post Doc: 1990-92 with Prof. R. J. Brook and Prof. G. Petzow; Max-Planck-Inst., Stuttgart, Germany Project: Slip casting, transfer of the results of SiO2 model dispersions to Si3N4 powders Assistant Prof. 1993 – 99 NYSCC at Alfred Univ. Associate Prof. 1999 – present Awards/Prof. memberships: John F. McMahon award for Excellence in Teaching (1996 and 99) Membership in professional organizations: American Ceramic Soc., American Chemical Soc., Material Research Soc., ASTM / ISO, Soc. of Glass Technology, Keramos and Phi Kappa Phi. Teaching: ENGR 305 Statistics CES 205 Ceramic Processing lab CES 235 Thermodynamics of Materials CES 241 Thermal Processing of Materials CES 331 Chemical Processing in Ceramics CEMS 314 Ceramic Processing CES 420 Nano-Technology CEMS 503 Statistical Thermodynamics CES 510 Advanced Ceramic Processing CES 518 Graduate Seminar CES 526 Surface and Porosity Charact. CES 532 Colloid and Interface Science CES 571 Nano-structured Materials
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It's going to be a long hour.
I am sorry but I think she messed up her last step and covered it up with tears and a hurt back; if you hurt your lower back, you would not be jumping around the stage 24 hours later like a kangaroo. She is as phony as her partner is.
Sigh. With the couples who are left, at this point I'm really rooting for Maria, so if she's gone tonight I won't really care much who wins.
Donald would be okay but his dancing is overrated by fans IMO. It would also be nice for a newbie like Peta to get a trophy for once. He's not as refined as Katherine or Maria. William only does Latin dances great, and even then they're not perfect -- his arms were lazy last night. He's actually the worst dancer right now by far. Katherine is fine and would be a great story, but I just don't know if I can take another Mark win. He makes my skin crawl.
I hope William goes, but I think Maria will have the least fan support this week so it will probably be her. Sigh.
I'm just over this "so close! so competitive! so tight! so unpredictable! did we mention so close and competitive and best season ever?" season. Yeah, whatever.
Peta, William's nice to look at, but I wouldn't say he's a hunk. I'm surprised he's deemed Latin America's Brad Pitt. Now, there is a certain someone on here that I consider a hunk, but he was booted off last week.
I've decided I don't like Derek's peach fuzz. If you can't rock it, get rid of it.
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DAD-End of time by Beyonce, samba, and Tristan () and Chelsie. Wow, no Derek?! Although I'm beginning to think voting on this show is overrated in itself.
If Donald goes home tonight, I'm done....I'll hope Maria wins, but I won't watch next week. No one makes me smile when they dance like Donald...technically, he may not be the best, but he just shines when he is out there and I just love that about him!
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OCT is a noninvasive imaging technique that provides subsurface, cross-sectional images of materials. Interest in OCT technology continues to grow because it provides much greater resolution than other imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positron emission tomography (PET).
Additionally, the method does not require much preparation and is extremely safe for the patient because it uses low-level laser outputs and does not require ionizing radiation. OCT uses a low-power light source and the corresponding light reflections to create images – a method similar to ultrasound, but it measures light instead of sound. When the light beam is projected into a sample, much of the light is scattered, but a small amount reflects as a collimated beam, which can be detected and used to create an image.
OCT is a promising diagnostic tool in many medical fields. In OCT applications, imaging speed is crucial for fast inspection and achieving good image quality without motion artifacts. To inspect the human eye, which can be held relatively still using a chin rest, we must use a fast A-scan rate to eliminate all motion artifacts. However, in endoscopic OCT, such as the digestive and respiratory systems, the tissue being imaged cannot be fixed in place, so we must use ultrahigh-speed OCT methods to eliminate motion artifacts. Moreover, in noninvasive real-time optical biopsy, the imaging speed must be fast enough to display the 3D image in real time for immediate diagnosis, just like a conventional endoscope.
A few previous methods have been proposed for ultrahigh-speed OCT, but none have succeeded in real-time display of 3D OCT movies. This article describes how a team led by Dr. Kohji Ohbayashi, Kitasato University, Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan, accomplished this impressive goal.
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I recently caught Portugal the Man at this year's Lollapalooza as they played just before a massive storm struck the park, and dozens of us ran for shelter under tents to wait for it to die down. Unfortunately, that wasn't the only thing to rain on their parade: After the festival, they discovered their van. packed with all of their gear, was stolen.
For a band, this is devastating. Oftentimes a band's van and gear are the biggest investments it makes, and the only thing that makes it functional. The van and trailer have since been recovered, but they're still missing a lot of their gear. The band has since posted a Google document listing the equipment that they still can't find. Social networking played a key role in rallying fans and followers to help recover their stolen gear. It's an entirely new playing field when bands can interact with fans directly through those mediums, not only to share art but to ask for help.
Thankfully, Portugal the Man seems to be in high spirits as they continue a hearty touring schedule through the fall and winter months. This isn't surprising, for a band that has put out an album a year for the last five, and there are no signs of it slowing down. The act's latest effort, In the Mountain In the Cloud, sounds celestial, gleaning whatever was left from '70s glam rock and psychedellia. In their earlier years they'd be categorized as more of a post-rock band, but they've grown experimentally -- electronic beats, eclectic melodies that sound more jam band than alternative rock. They've got that Fruit Bats groove, plucked out of the '70s but with elements of modern electronica.
They'll be performing at House of Blues on Sept 30 with White Denim and Alberta Cross. You can grab your tickets here, and consider picking up a T-shirt while you're at it, to help support them.
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Oh, Hollywood, you never cease to amaze us with truly weird and wonderful people walking the streets in costume or performing strange tricks before our eyes.
Just in time for the holidays, one man dazzled us all with his incredible dislocating jaw that allowed him to set a new world record of stuffing the most candy canes in his mouth at one time. Why do you ask? Well, why not, it's Christmas!
Even more unbelievable, the guy's name is Jim Mouth, and he just went into the record books for stuffing 83 twisty, colorful candy canes in his mouth all at once, reports KTLA. Talk about a mouthful.
What looks like it would be painful for most of us is a piece of cake to Jim, who is able to fit the Christmas candies with ease thanks to his dislocating jaw.
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McLaren to trigger spate of car launches
31 January 2013 – McLaren will launch its new MP4-28 chassis on Thursday morning, becoming only the second team to present its 2013 design to the public. In doing so, the Woking-based outfit is set to spark one of the busiests pre-season phases, as come the late hours of Monday, a total of nine contenders will have been unveiled.
Next to follow Lotus and McLaren will be Ferrari and Force India. Both teams have opted for a Friday morning presentation, at Maranello and Silverstone respectively. On Saturday it is Sauber's turn, with new drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutiérrez in attendance at the team's Hinwil base to pull the covers off the C32.
Reigning Champions Red Bull will be the last team to stage a factory launch on Sunday, before the Formula 1 fraternity heads to Jerez. Mercedes, Toro Rosso will launch their new challengers at the the Andalusian circuit on Monday, while Caterham has chosen the following day for its reveal, moments before testing begins.
Williams previously announced that its 2012 chassis will be racking up the mileage at Jerez, with Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas having to wait until 19 February to try the new FW34. Marussia is the only remaining squad yet to confirm its launch plans.
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McLaren - Thursday 31 January
Force India - Friday 1 February
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Sauber - Saturday 2 February
Red Bull - Sunday 3 February
Mercedes - Monday 4 February
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Identical twin sisters Elizabeth and Eleanor (not their real names) say that when they entered the world on November 19, 1939—Elizabeth first, then Eleanor 8 minutes later—their mother was rather shocked. She'd been expecting just one baby, not two. But that day, she made a vow: The girls would always be treated the same, so that there would be no competition between them.


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Karlsruhe-based composer, Reinhold Weber, already began composing computer music in the 1970s. The source of inspiration for those works of the 1990s presented in the concert were the extensive travels the artistic undertook through Japan, China and the USA, and an attentive ear for the way of life in these locations. However, the material used for the compositions are not based on recordings Weber had made on-site, but rather the character of those places are thematized and preserved in his crystal clear compositions. Thus, by means of computer programming, an entirely unique creation emerges through these auditory experiences. For Weber, the situations – specifically referred to in the subheading "Computer Sound Sketches" - signified very particular and special experiences, such as the artist's visit to the ancient temple city Nara in Japan or his profound encounters with mendicants. Finally, the "Computer Variations" lead us into the realm of country music, the metamorphoses subject to a MIDI processor.
Reinhold Weber and Ludger Brümmer act as guides through the concert.
Reinhold Weber "Fünf japanische Computerklangskizzen [Five Japanese Computer Sound Sketches]" (1996) 11'06''
"Tempelstadt [Tempel City]" – "Hofkonzert [Court Concert]" – "Musizierende Geishas [Music-making Geishas]" (1/8 tonal system) – "Straßenhändlergasse [Street-merchant Alley]" (1/4 tonal system) – "Bettelmönche [Mendicants]"
Reinhold Weber "Computervariationen über ein eigenes Thema nach Art der Country-Music [Computer Variations on a Theme based on Country Music]" (1997) 8'45''
Reinhold Weber "Fünf chinesische Computerklangskizzen [Five Chinese Computer Sketches]" (1996) 10'45''
"Pantomime 1" – "Musikanten [Musicians]" – "Ritual" (1/4 tonal system) – "Konzert [Concert]" (1/8 tonal system) – "Pantomime 2"
Gottfried Michael Koenig "Funktion Rot" (1968) 21'
Intermezzo: Reinhold Weber in discussion with Ludger Brümmer
All compositions by Reinhold Weber were produced in the studio for electronic music at the Karlsruhe University of Music (director: Prof. Dr. Peter Michael Fischer).
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monkeypahng 5 years ago#1
And well, this time I hope I get to play on stream. But, before that I want to make sure I don't make myself look like a fool.
I've been watch a lot of videos of Kubo's and another Akihiko player that I think is from Gamefaq and learnt a lot from watching them play I.e. Combos and how to bait and fatal counter.
The issue here is that I haven't played against all the characters, only played against Chies, Yus and Mitsurus, so can anyone give me pointers and tips for every character's match-up?
The console with the greater spec generally loses.
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DRIVEITLIKUSTOL 5 years ago#2
cry vs Kanji because you are his barrel of ice cream.
should be all the pointers you need
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Dragonblade01 5 years ago#4
There are some specific pieces of advice for the individual characters, sure; but a lot of the time, you should be more interested in the player behind the character. Matchup knowledge is good for dealing with specific tools, but how your opponent plays is going to be what dictates how you decide to carry out your gameplan.
For example, playing against Kanji, you usually want to start out carefully, since being too aggressive can quickly lead you into traps.
Or against Yu, you need to respect his normals and operate around them.
With Labrys, you'll probably want to stay on the ground a lot and look to land a good 2B.
Against characters that can zone you out pretty easily (such as Yukiko and Elizabeth), you need to be patient as you look for an opening.
But ultimately, how aggressive you play will be based on the aggressiveness of your opponent.
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shadowx9471 5 years ago#5
Well, here's some general tips:
Naoto - sway the bullets and use D so you never have to approach her when she has traps. If she does double fang, you can punish it depending on what she does. If she cancel as fast as she can, you can 2A kill rush. If she does anything else, you can do raw kill rush. Naotos like to do EX rolls if you not doing meaties. You can jump turn around C if you think they gonna do it.
Yu Narukami - be willing to use the meter to alpha counter him. Make sure you don't alpha counter 2b cause then you'll leave yourself open. You might have to do same thing for Chie. It depends on how good the player is, but if they know how to Persona pressure after oki, 50 meter to get out is not a bad idea, and less risky then mashing and risking 5k punish.
Mitsuru - punish SRKwith stand A while she still in the air. Don't leave yourself open to the ice super by letter her get to the ground after SRK. Or, you can roll ice super then fatal punish, but thats not a sure thing. You might have to counter or sweep to deal with her 5A. Try insta-blocking coup, you get free throw if you do. this matchup depends on how well you deal with her pokes and getting in. Be willing to take throws, fatal counter is. Remember that your all out attack WILL beat her SRK, If you in guessing situation, feel free to do all out attack, then convert off of ground bounce.
Yosuke - jump A alot, that'll beat out alot of things. Be aware that bad kunais, bad moonsaults can be punished with EX kill rush. A good yosuke will rarely throws those out and stay slippery, but keep them honest if they do. Don't be afraid of his counter since it doesn't hurt that much, but if they do it to much, show them your fatal counter punish. Don't mess around with awakening Yosuke on his wake up, Yosukes love to random super when they have the meter to make it safe. If you notice a Yosuke do unblockable on you, roll then punish. Speed boost Yosuke is annoying, but jump A and Jump B randomly is ok way to deal with it.
Aigis - You can roll Aigis 2B and do a giant Fatal Counter punish. If she's in Orgia, chicken blocking is decent, jump C will keep her honest. Don't jump towards a crouching Aigis though, or you'll lose 4k off a anti air combo. Don't get frustrated that you have to block 2b, just be patient. You can always use D, and if she does 2b, roll and punish. Her mixups are godlike, sometimes after her Megido fire, its worth it to not quick get up.
Kanji - Jump C is a decent poke against Kanji, but careful how you use it as you can be punished. Try to stay in the air and do only true block strings. Getting hit by lightning is 10X better then getting thrown. Remember that, take the risky jump attacks all day, but staying on the ground will wither lead to tons of damamge, or mixup/oki that leads to tons more damage. If you do get hit by lightning reversal, you can always do thunder fist super to get out of shock. Akihiko has the unique ability to get out of shock! If you see Kanji use his D lightning move or his anti air grab move, that means his persona is already out so he can't reversal or command grab any more until its gone so use that as opportunity to get in and do some pressure.
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monkeypahng (Topic Creator)5 years ago#6
shadowx9471 posted...
Well, here's some general tips:
Thank you! This was really useful as I was wondering how to deal with Yosuke (his speed looks so intimidating). Anyway, I'll probably feedback after I go to the event. Off to go learn some bnbs.
The console with the greater spec generally loses.
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Meteorites 5 years ago#7
shadowx9471 posted...
First of all, what? 4k off an anti air combo? Aigis is the only character with no air unblockable attack. She has nothing to anti-air with. The only thing I've found even remotely close to anti-airing people was her j.C, and even then it's not that great. And if you use D and my 2B hits your persona, I can automatically cancel it into Megido Fire, and you won't be able to punish me at all. In fact, if you rolled, you'll be eating a 2k double megido combo and be put in my oki.
You can punish double fang --> bullets against Naoto? I kept eating a counter everytime I kill rushedA, do I need to do it instantaneously?
shadowx9471 5 years ago#9
Meteorites posted...
shadowx9471 posted...
2b isnt air unblockable but if it does hit you get a jump c to ex megido fire, etc. if they block it, who cares you jump c any ways and the situation is still in your favor. Unless the character in the air is yousuke, its free 2b, and 4k if it hits.
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shadowx9471 5 years ago#10
phalnx posted...
Its actually a guess since she can rekka.
Cancel right away, punish with 2a kill rush
She does all gun shots, kill rush should work, just need to be faster
She does b reload, free kill rush
She staggers bullets, you have to guess, if she shoots a few then cancels, then u can mash kill rush i she cancels early, but youll get hit if she goes through whole thing. If she staggers but uses all bullets, then u wait then kill rush. Theres no way to know what naoto will do, and a good naoto player will do this option cause everything else is punishable.
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Exotic animals visited the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library as part of Take Your Child to the Library Day.
On Feb. 2, Chris Evers, founder of Animal Embassy, talked to children about the different ways that animals communicate. He brought with him some of the animals the organization has rescued, including an Arizona mountain king snake, pink toad tarantula and baby alligator.
Robert Mas, 10, an animal lover, enjoyed listening to the information provided. His favorite animal, he said, was the large owl that Evers brought to the library. "Last year at my school we dissected owl pellets," Robert said.
During the demonstration, Robert volunteered to hold a red-eye tree frog. "They're not slimy but they are sticky," he said.
And Robert should know. He used to own one. "We've had tons of pets over the years," Robert explained. "We used to also have a green tree frog, anole lizard and turtle."
The children's room at the library was busy with children and parents attending various programs throughout the day.
Connecticut librarian came up with idea
Founded by Nadine Lipman, a children's librarian in eastern Connecticut, Take Your Child to the Library Day's intent is to introduce new patrons to all that local libraries have to offer.
Children's Librarian Michelle Turbak and Children's Assistant Librarian Lauren Balla coordinated this year's program in Monroe. Along with a visit from Animal Embassy, some of the activities were two different art projects, a scavenger hunt, family bingo, and a visit from the Sound Tigers mascot.
"We were busy all day, which is what today is all about," said Library Director Margaret Borchers. "We wanted to give people who don't normally visit the library a chance to come in. We also wanted our regular patrons to just have a nice time enjoying fun programs on a cold winter day."
Dads and tots
A large turnout of fathers showed up for the library's first Dads and Donuts story time. Turbak led 35 fathers and children in read aloud-stories, finger plays and songs. Some dads and their tots jumped around to music.
When Turbak read one particular book about doughnuts, a few toddlers headed toward the snack table where the librarians had put out several boxes of Munchkin doughnuts and cups of apple juice.
Turbak recognized several members of her young audience because they participate in her weekday story hours. Mike McEvoy said his wife takes daughter Eliana, 2, to story-time classes each week.
Like most of the dads present, he was happy to have the chance to participate in the fun this time. "We'll be back later this afternoon to see the Animal Embassy program," McEvoy said at the conclusion of the story program.
Library staff member Pat Salerno said many patrons returned for afternoon events. "Some spent the entire day at the library," Salerno said. "What a programming feat for Michelle and Lauren for Take Your Child to the Library Day."
Family bingo and fashion art
At the end of the day, a small but enthusiastic group of moms and children enjoyed a game of library-themed bingo. Based upon the letters "DEWEY" (for the Dewey Decimal System), every young participant won a prize.
Tory Beck, 8, won a matchbox car. His mother, Pam, said she didn't realize Take Your Child to the Library Day was taking place this week.
"I came in this afternoon because they were holding books for us," Tory said. "When we heard there was a bingo game about to start, we joined in. We had a good time."
Young girls, ages 9 to 12, spent the morning creating three-dimensional fashion designs.
Led by art educator Kristine Humber and her 14-year-old daughter Katharine, aspiring fashionistas chose textiles and ribbons to adorn their handmade outfits. The designs were mounted on thick cardboard.
"It's such a fun idea for kids to do," Humber said. "Unfortunately, we had to turn some kids away."
Humber will return to the Monroe library for a fashion design program for teens and to make eggshell mosaics with children ages 9 to 12.
Scavenger hunt
Youngsters became better acquainted with the children's department by participating in a scavenger hunt.
With the help of their siblings and parents, children were asked to find the section where the audio books were located, a mystery book author, their favorite super-hero in a graphic novel, and a movie that began with the first letter of their last name.
Two new teddy bears are in the children's department, and children age 5 and older are being invited to suggest a name for one of the stuffed animals. The other one recently was named "Bookmark."
According to a sign posted near the check-out desk, Bookmark and his buddy will soon be available to check out and visit children's houses.
The child who submits the winning name will be the first person to check out the bear. He or she also will receive a gift certificate to Linda's Story Time in Monroe.


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In 1957 Ben Hogan, with a stylized assist from golf writing legend Herbert Warren Wind, penned "Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf."
Initially the "Lessons" were released in a five-part series in Sports Illustrated. More than five decades later, Hogan's work is still considered by players and swing coaches the Holy Grail of instruction and remains in demand.
"I just got an e-mail asking about the possibilities of printing 'Five Lessons' in Russian," laughed Robert Stennett, the executive director of the Ben Hogan Foundation.
Considered by many to be the most widely read golf tutorial – although Harvey Penick's "Little Red Book" could make a similar claim – the work has aged well. There is an iPad application complete with a video component and many of the game's most influential instructors still consider Hogan's scientific and structured take on the golf swing relevant even for the modern game.
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"It's timeless instruction," Hank Haney said. "Most instructors looked in Hogan's book and found something that they would think about or teach. There are only so many different ways to swing the golf club. There are a lot of different ways to package instruction, but when it's all said and done instruction is not that much different."
For Haney, "Five Lessons" is required reading and something of a reference resource even 55 years after it was initially published. There are two books on Haney's desk, "Five Lessons" and one of his own instruction tomes.
"If you look at what Hogan talked about, clearing the left hip, getting the body to rotate through faster, everybody has that theory. That's basic golf instruction," Haney said. "His book and his instructions will always be relevant. Every teacher I know has studied it."
Even some of the game's most forward-thinking swing theorists still adhere to the simplicity of Hogan's ideas.
"There is definitely still a connection between the 'Five Lessons' and what's important in the golf swing today," said Sean Foley, whose instruction has evolved thanks to the detail he can now secure from TrackMan, but he still references back to Hogan's seminal work. "The fundamentals remain as relevant today as they were back then."
Although Hogan fostered the idea that he possessed a swing "secret," those who spent the most time with him suggest his ideas, as outlined in the "Five Lessons," remained consistent throughout his career and the only secret was the countless hours he spent hitting golf balls.
The most-telling validation of the "Five Lessons" can be gleaned from how his principles still apply despite dramatic advances in golf club and golf ball performance.
"What Hogan did so well was how he shallowed out his golf swing at impact. He could do whatever he wanted with the ball from there," said Jonathan Byrd, whose swing is often considered a modern-day version of Hogan's.
"The cool thing about Hogan is how far he took it to understand the golf swing. What he accomplished with his swing without a video camera was amazing."


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Why Farmer Suicide Rates Are the Highest of Any Occupation
Farming is a fairly isolated occupation with a small, close-knit community of co-workers and family. In the small farming community, the saying that everyone knows everything about each other is true. Going to a mental health professional or admitting you are depressed quickly becomes the news. This reduced sense of confidentiality ensures farmers don't talk about their depression.


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