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The church just released a website about homosexuality. I've been hearing about this site for months (basically since Lolly and I exploded on the scene last summer and became a part of the "conversation") and I am really, really excited to see that the day has arrived. It's a really good website. I think it adds so very much to the shifts in perception that are happening around this issue.
First, here are some relevant links:
This is an article from the Deseret News.
And this is the press release made by the church.
And then... drumroll please...
The actual website: mormonsandgays.org
Take a moment and look at that url. Notice anything interesting? Then do what I did: sigh in relief, nod your head and say "things are changing!"
Anyway, I've gotta say, I really, really love the things that are happening around this issue. I feel like there is such a culmination--so many voices converging saying the same things--that love is the most important message, and that understanding and empathy are so important. This may sound cheesy, but I'm so grateful to be a gay member of the church at this point in history. I feel like a small part of something really big. And I'm so glad.
And on that note, we need to do a check-in, don't we?
Rules: You cannot say "good" or "fine." Check in spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Set a goal and report on the previous week's goal. This is for fun, and is not meant to supplement or replace contact with a mental health professional.
Oh wait, don't go. One more change I'm going to make. I will try hard to enforce this, but please make it easy on me by trying hard to follow this rule. I recently realized I had forgotten an important thing. In groups where check-ins occur, there is no "cross-talk." In other words, check-in is a time to share how and where you are, without feedback (either positive or negative) from others. This allows the person checking in to feel safe sharing anything, knowing they are heard simply by having shared. Now, one of the things I've been touched by in past check-ins is some of the positive feedback people have gotten. However, feedback defeats, in some ways, the purpose of a check-in. It needs to be a place where people can say what they need to say, make their report, know they were "heard" and not worry about starting debates or lengthy discussions by sharing their personal stuff.
So, here's the deal. We need to function under the assumption that someone does not want feedback. Thus, please don't comment on other people's check-ins--even if the person sounds vulnerable or in need of help, and even if your feedback is incredibly positive (which in almost every case in the past it has been). If the person checking in leaves contact information or has a profile, feel free to find their profile and contact them directly. (That would be the equivalent to finding someone after group and being like "hey, I was really moved during your check-in. Did you want to talk about it?") But any comments in response to a check-in are "cross talk." They detract from that person's moment of sharing. The past feedback has been so incredibly positive, that it didn't even occur to me until recently that I had accidentally created this problem, but now that I have realized it, I am going to enforce this new rule.
So, no cross talk. Or in other words, no commenting on other people's check-ins. (If you are checking in and wanting feedback, feel free to leave an email address that people can contact you at for a private, post-check-in conversation.)
All right, here goes mine:
Physically: I feel very encouraged. Myfitnesspal really is my new best friend and I feel completely in control of my eating. I ran a lot this week which I really enjoy, and had a good weightlifting workout this morning, so I'm feeling very healthy. And motivated. And
Emotionally: I feel much better today than I did last weekend. Last weekend I felt needy and isolated and crappy. I reached out to a couple of friends of mine (or, rather, they reached out to me) and I was able to do this really weird thing where I actually talked about how I'm feeling (this is novel, I know), and that has helped me feel much better about things. Vulnerability: so uncomfortable, yet so necessary. I'm learning this more and more.
Spiritually: Really, really energized. I had an incredible interview with my bishop the other night to renew my recommend. We talked for a couple of hours (bless his soul, and his family for letting him be away for that long). It was an incredibly good talk, and really helped me get my head on straight (no pun intended--seriously) about a few things. Our discussion was totally and completely inspired.
Goal from last week: 5,000 words. Achieved.
Goal for this week: 5,000 words. Again.
All right guys. Please check out that website. Then check in and let us all know how you're doing. Thank you guys for being such an awesome community of awesomeness. You are the best blog-readers on earth. No jokesies.
(PS--I am actually not really interested in having a discussion about the website because I don't want to ruin the warm fuzzies I feel about it. On this one, let's all just rejoice in the good things that are happening and call it good. ;-) Any divisive commentary about it will be removed. Because I'm tyrannical like that. Bwahahahahaha!!!!)


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Discover Financial Services said Thursday that it returned to profitability in its fiscal second quarter as consumers spent more with their credit cards.
The company also said the rate of accounts delinquent for more than a month continued declining. In the quarter, Discover put aside $724 million for bad debt. That was 44 percent less than last year.
The company's shares rose 41 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $14.42 in morning trading.
The results reinforce recent signs that the consumer credit landscape is improving. Still, the recovery has a long way to go. The national credit card charge-off rate remains elevated at 9.95 percent, compared with about 4 percent before the downturn, according to data from the Federal Reserve.
For the three months ended May 31, Discover reported net income of $184.6 million, or 33 cents per share. That compared with a net loss of $148.9 million, or 31 cents per share, a year earlier. Discover says its net income was cut by 13 cents per share in the latest period because it redeemed $1.2 billion of preferred stock in the period.
On average, analysts expected the Riverwoods, Ill., company to earn 11 cents per share on revenue of $1.62 billion.
Discover card sales volume grew 6 percent to $23 billion, a sign that consumers are gaining confidence in their financial situations as the economy improves. The company thinks that improvements in consumer credit will continue to push earnings upward.
In the quarter, Discover's credit card charge-off rate was 7.97 percent. The company expects the rate to fall to between 7.5 percent and 8 percent in the next quarter.
The rate was up from 7.79 percent in the year-ago period, but down from 8.51 percent in the previous quarter.
Although national unemployment remains high, Discover CEO David Nelms said it should not continue driving up the company's charge-off rate. He noted that most of those who are unemployed have already moved through the delinquency and charge-off process.
Moody's Investor Service also said Wednesday that charge-offs industrywide should start showing a year-over-year improvement in coming months. The last time the year-over-year rate improved was December 2006.
Further, Moody's said its report showed that accounts 30 to 69 days past due declined for a seventh-straight month, and is now close to the historically low range seen in 2006 and 2007.
That improvement in early stage delinquencies should translate to lower charge-off rates in the coming months, Moody's said.
Even with the improving consumer landscape, however, Discover and other credit card companies are facing a new regulatory landscape. The industry has had to adjust to sweeping new regulations in the past year.
Discover's Nelms said implementation of the new rules is now largely behind the company. But the company estimates that new rules limiting late fees to $25 per violation will result in an impact of $80 million to $90 million.
That may explain why the company has focused on growing its consumer banking segment in the past year. That division now accounts for about a third of Discover's funding, compared with about 15 percent a year ago.
Still, Nelms said Discover's card segment represents its biggest opportunity since a quarter of U.S. households already have Discover cards. He said the company is working on getting those households to expand their usage of the cards.
In the final two quarters of the year, Nelms said Discover plans to ramp up marketing for both its consumer banking and credit card segments.
Meanwhile, income from Discover's third-party payments business - which processes ATM and debit transactions - rose 36 percent. That unit is now the company's biggest money maker.

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Biology 1406, Summer, Dr. Kirk, Test 3
updated 6 years ago by kathy_holleman
Grade levels:
College: First year
biology, science, life sciences
Which of the following organisms is likely to contain biomembranes?
Which of the following is NOT true of the plasma membrane?
Which of the following statements about plasma membranes is INCORRECT?
Scientists unearth a Wooly Mammoth from the Siberian Ice Sheath and discover that a eukaryotic "amoeba"-like cell is still alive. Which component of the cell membrane might contribute to maintaining the fluidity of plasma membranes under freezing conditions?
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about biomembranes?
A scientist produces an artificial membrane from phospholipids and notices that oxygen, but not glucose readily moves through the membrane. What might account for the inability of glucose to move through the artificial membrane?
Which of the following statements is TRUE of membrane phospholipids?
Cell surface molecules are labeled with a fluorescent tag and then a portion of them are bleached with a laser beam. What would one observe after the cell is incubated for a few minutes?
The following affect membrane fluidity EXCEPT
Which of the following is TRUE of phospholipids that flip-flop across the lipid bilayer?
How might a plant cell compensate for the excessive membrane fluidity that occurs during prolonged exposures to elevated temperature?
Glycosylated proteins and lipids within the plasma membrane are important for
Which of the following is important for allowing large, charged molecules to pass through the membrane?
Placing celery sticks in fresh water will make them more turgid and harder. This is because
Which of the following molecules would you predict moves through a lipid bilayer most rapidly?
Animal cells are permeable to water and urea but NOT to sucrose. The inside of a cell contains 1 M sucrose and 1 M urea and the outside 1 M sucrose and 2 M urea. The solution inside with respect to outside the cell is
Animal cells are permeable to water and urea but NOT to sucrose. Initially, the inside of a cell contains 1 M sucrose and 1 M urea and the outside 1 M sucrose and 2 M urea. After the system reaches equilibrium, what changes are observed?
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about active transport?
Which of the following is NOT true of passive diffusion?
Following a meal glucose must move from the gut lumen where there is a high glucose concentration into the intestinal cell where there is a relatively low level of glucose. This movement is called
The pressure required to stop water from moving across the membrane by osmosis is called
Water diffuses through certain organs such as the kidneys and bladder much faster than would occur by passive diffusion through a lipid bilayer alone. What accounts for this more rapid rate of water transport in these organs?
The movement of sucrose and H+ into the cell by a common membrane protein reflects transport through a
The statements about transport of Ca2+ from the cytosol (low Ca2+ concentration) into the endoplasmic reticulum (high Ca2+ concentration) are true EXCEPT which of the following?
Acetylcholine binds this membrane protein, which subsequently opens to allow sodium to enter the cell. Acetylcholine exerts its effect on what type of transport protein?
Sodium concentrations are higher outside and glucose concentrations are higher inside the cell. Using the same membrane protein for Na+ and glucose transport, what is it called when a Na+ electrochemical gradient is used to drive glucose transport into the cell against its concentration gradient?
________ bind two or more ions or molecules and transport them in opposite directions across a membrane.
Which of the following statement about the plasma membrane Na+/K+-ATPase pump is INCORRECT?


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Pistorius Receives Largest Bail Requirement Available
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors in South Africa say the death of model Reeva Steenkamp was premeditated murder. The attorney for Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius says there was no murder at all, only an accidental shooting of Pistorius' girlfriend. A magistrate says he has imposed the harshest bail requirements available in South African law on Pistorius, but he didn't elaborate before a break in the session today.


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I've tried to install 'Display 3 in1″ zip file three times and receive following error message:
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Please try again."
Please advise?
Thank You,
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I imagine you are using the theme installer to add the theme, please try using FTP to upload the theme folder to /wp-content/themes/, making sure that any previous version of the same theme in the folder (possible from the failed 3 attempts to install the theme).
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I've been doing a lot of writing (260,000 words since NaNoWriMo 2011 ended!) and absolutely no blog posting (as you may have noticed), so to make up for that, have some photos! :)
Hanami in Akashi, a set on Flickr.
Hanami means 'cherry blossom viewing' in Japan, and it's one of the best times of year. Japanese people come off as very solemn and serious to foreigners, and in a lot of ways that's true — but if you ever want to see the other side, you only need to walk around Japan during hanami season. These 'serious' people set out tarps on the ground under the cherry trees, and then drink, eat, sleep, laugh, and play the day away. It's a great way to ring in the nice weather after a long winter.
Happy spring, everyone!


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Harrods, the world's most famous department store online with the latest men's and women's designer fashion, luxury gifts, food and accessories.
As specialists in sales, lettings and acquisitions of prime and ultra-prime London properties, Harrods Estates holds the key to this thriving market. With a goal to bring London property to the world, wherever a client calls home, Harrods Estates can provide access to London's most desirable properties.
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Harrods Interiors offers interior design and home styling solutions, ranging from furniture layout for one room to full interior design. The highly-skilled Harrods Interiors team has the support and resources of all the high-end home brands in Harrods, as well as relationships with many bespoke suppliers. Harrods Interiors also offers bespoke garden design and landscaping solutions by renowned Garden Designer Diarmuid Gavin.
The Harrods Safe Deposit is a fully secure safe and strong room facility from the Victorian period which dates back to 1896 that guarantees complete safety and confidentiality. Personal safes can be rented at a yearly flat rate, from a small box right up to a whole strong room. There is just one unique key to each safe, which remains in the customer's possession at all times.
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Harrods Personal Shopping is one of the largest in the world, and is a truly bespoke shopping experience offering an unrivalled, indulgent and luxurious service that makes shopping an effortless pursuit.
For some Harrods Bank products you will be enrolled into the Harrods loyalty programme, Harrods Rewards. For every 500 Rewards points you earn, you will receive £5 to spend on almost whatever you wish in-store.
Plus, as a Rewards member, you will be entitled to a world of privileges including priority booking for in-store events, exclusive discount days and more.
Harrods has long established itself as the ultimate destination for customers looking to invest in a fine watch. Our Fine Watch Room offers an unparalleled selection of the finest timepieces in the world, with a portfolio of forty two brands including a dedicated vintage watch offering.


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Easy runs & rest
The easy run and recovery run is an important ingredient in a training programme.
Why do easy runs?
Easy runs are a good way for long distance athletes to build endurance. Shorter and less demanding of time than the long slow distance run, they enable you to put more miles on your legs without tiring yourself out.
A particular form of easy run is the recovery run, which follows a hard training session. Some elite athletes who run twice a day will follow a morning track session with an evening recovery run. For the rest of us, a recovery run is usually the day after a hard training session.
The key to training is recovery – your body does not adapt while it is under stress, but afterwards when you are recovering. This recovery and adaptation can be enhanced by gentle exercise which helps to clear the waste products out of the muscles and increase the blood flow. After a hard session or a long distance run, it is better to do a recovery run the following day than to rest completely.
How to do easy runs and recovery runs
Easy runs are typically about 3 – 6 miles. (Recovery runs should be at the smaller end of this range, lasting around 20-30 minutes.) They should be shorter and faster than a long slow distance run. For experienced runners, they are run at about your marathon pace, or a bit slower. The pace should feel comfortable and you should be able to talk in full sentences easily.
The main risk with recovery runs is that you will run too hard, and so give your body insufficient opportunity to recover. You may want to leave your watch at home, so that you are not tempted to push yourself too much.
Probably the most important ingredient in the training cookbook is rest. It is when you are resting that the body rebuilds muscles and joints, and adapts to the demands it has to meet.
As you increase your running, you are likely to need more sleep. When you are training hard, reckon on an extra hour a night of sleep, especially if you are currently getting less than seven hours a night. This extra sleep is a considerable time commitment on top of the time you spend running, and needs to be taken into account when deciding how much training is feasible for you, given the other things you want to do.
Apart from extra sleep, you need to make sure you that you are getting enough rest between hard sessions. Never do hard training sessions (e.g. intervals, hills or threshold runs) on consecutive days – you need a day in between to recover.
Over longer time horizons, as we shall see in the next chapter, you should aim to have an easy week once a month, in which you cut back your training volumes. You should also aim to have an easy month once a year in which you switch to other exercises such as swimming and cycling, and either don't run at all or run only gently as you feel inclined without a watch.


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We also offer a brief Orientation and Campus Tour - which is a convenient and interesting way to learn about our parish history while familiarizing yourself with all that we have to offer you.
We have a number of resources just for you! Visit our Adult Faith Formation page which offers all kinds of programs and events for your consideration.
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Cognitive Disorder
With the growth of League of Legends as an e-sport has come an implicit expectation that the integrity of competition shall be upheld and the landscape in which all contests take place shall be equitable and balanced. The dividing line between one team and another should only be performance, how they convert their talent into results in a given moment. In short teams should always be the masters of their own destiny, free from interference from external forces that skew results in unfair ways.
Cast your mind back to August 2013 and spare a thought then for what happened to COGnitive Gaming, robbed of the opportunity to attend an LCS qualifier through no fault of their own. They were victims of collective failings not just from their own management but arguably from the people tasked with preserving the integrity of the sport. The story behind their downfall at the PAX 2013 Spring Promotion Qualifier remains one of the strangest stories I have heard in all my many years of covering e-sports and the manner in which it has been – for the most – part laughed off and forgotten is as equally perplexing.
The team had shown themselves to be among one of the stronger amateur sides in North America in qualifying for PAX, courtesy of a forfeit from Lyon and a walkover against compLexity's academy side. Avoiding the main compLexity team and the dark horse of TBD, they were drawn against the far less formidable New World Eclipse. Two matches away from a place in the LCS Season 4 Spring Promotion Tournament and a chance at a professional salary. The team set about the month before PAX training hard and were quietly confident that the planets had aligned in the favour.
The team's mid-laner and lulu pioneer Francois "Zamphira" Boucher
They were not alone in this thought process. The team was talked about in glowing terms by the community not just for the cohesive teamwork but also their innovation. Their mid-laner in particular, Francois "Zamphira" Boucher, was ahead of the curve with his use of Lulu. There was much to like about the roster though and as amateur teams go they had acquired a solid fanbase and the backing to do well.
As expected the game against New World Eclipse posed little problem for the team, taking the series 2-0. The next day saw the grand final against compLexity. The first game was close, a brutal and gruelling slog that ended in favour of compLexity following a poor decision to defend an outer tower with depleted numbers. The second game saw COGnitive fall away after the early exchanges, the outcome decided long before the nexus blew for the second time. While the result couldn't be called a surprise as their opponent's roster was packed with talent, many felt that COGnitive had failed to live up to their usual standard.
Not Just Excuses
One player's performance had been noticeably sub-par, that of the team's support player Richard "Valkrin" Royer. As a steady performer it was out of character but it was noticeably bad and those that watched the game talked about how Royer had "bottled it", that nerves had got to him on the big occasion. It was clear that a lot of the responsibility for the team falling at the hurdle was going to be laid at his feet. As is de rigueur for players these days a Reddit thread addressing the chatter was created, however it wasn't filled with the usual excuses, apologies to the fans and vows to improve. The title gave away its contents – "A Tale of an Unwanted Hotel Guest (PAX)"
Richard "Valkrin" Royer, pictured with a cat for the benefit of Reddit
Incidentally, despite having garnered a lot of attention and making the front page of the sub-Reddit, subsequently the content of the post was deleted by moderators. It is also virtually impossible to find all reference to the incident on the internet. With that in mind, for the sake of posterity, here is the full version of the post as written by Royer.
"Hey guys, its Valkrin. I played support this weekend for Cognitive gaming. I literally just got back to my house, but I wanted to make it a point to come here and apologize. My play on Sunday was embarrassing for me. I feel as if I let down every Cognitive fan and all of my supporters. Normally, I'm a significant force within the team because of my help with picks/bans and calls I make during the game. On Sunday however, I was extremely distracted due to having collectively 4 hours of sleep over two days. This was caused by a chain of unforeseeable events. I know that nothing I say makes up for my play on Sunday, but I wanted to tell of my PAX experience nonetheless.
I took off school starting Monday to get on a good sleeping schedule and to get focused for the tournament. I flew out on Thursday and arrived with the team in Seattle that night. I ended up swapping room assignments (for simplicity's sake, we just traded key cards) with a teammate so that two closer friends could room together. This left me rooming with our manager Zach. The room we were assigned had a queen size bed and a very small cot to sleep on. Our hotel was pretty nice, but our room was definitely one of the worst rooms.
Going into Friday, the team all made an effort to keep it low key and relax. We spent some time prepping for NWE, but we called it a night fairly early. Zach took the cot and let me have the bed for the weekend. I slept well going into the 10:00 game against NWE. The first game wasn't close, but the second game turned on some of the great plays the team made together, which I think had a lot to do with how relaxed we were. After winning, we walked around PAX hanging out and enjoying the event. Our sponsor took us out to dinner that night to a nice Thai restaurant. Afterwards we went to an exclusive LAN cafe that wasn't officially open yet and got to use their computers to play around for free.
We get back to the hotel late, but in good spirits. I took a shower and got ready to sleep. Around a half hour later at 1 AM, we get a knock at the door. Zach answers it and its someone that I will refer to as 'Bob'. I don't want this to turn into a witch hunt, but 'Bob' was actually a known member of the LoL community. He does work on small tournaments and events, and is trying to get bigger work from Riot. 'Bob' comes in and starts chatting with Zach. 'Bob' just keeps talking for an hour, while I'm laying in bed waiting for him to leave. Despite how drowsy I am at this point, I hear these comments crystal clear:
'Bob': " hey man do you mind if I crash here tonight?" Zach: " sure that's no problem, as long as Valkrin doesn't mind." I said it was OK for the first night because we didn't have a game.
'Bob' then abruptly jumps in bed with me. I'm so shocked and tired that I'm unable to speak. I just turn around and stare at him. It's a queen size bed but I'm not going to share it with a person I don't know. Unfortunately, my stare doesn't work and 'Bob' gets comfy in the bed before falling asleep. As astounded as I am, I try to get some sleep as 3 AM rolls around. Even more unfortunately for me, 'Bob' is a highly mobile sleeper. He would just randomly convulse and roll all around the bed. Needless to say I didn't get much sleep.
Zach gets up at 8 am to go to PAX. I want to go but I'm too tired. 'Bob' stays asleep in my bed until close to 10:00 AM (exactly 24 hours before the finals). I sit there hoping he will leave so that I can sleep. But, you can guess this doesn't happen. Instead of getting up and going to enjoy the conference, he stays laying in bed, surfing the Internet on his phone. I get up and shower still hoping he would leave, but he was still there when I finished. I get dressed hoping I can just go get food and come back and sleep. As I'm leaving, 'Bob' follows me and asks if I would like to get food. I told him I was going to get food and continued to walk and he just follows.
When I stopped at a restaurant he hinted that he didn't have any money. He asked if I would split a Danish with him. At this point, I'm trying to keep from showing how livid I was that this person just showed up at PAX with no money and no rooming situation and assumed he could stay with a challenger team one series from qualifying for the promotion games. I ignore that I'm hungry and go back to the hotel. He follows me. I just sat in the lobby and waited for my manager to get back. 'Bob' sat across from me and texted someone. Finally my manager comes back, and I sneak off to get food while my manager was talking about something with him.
Later, I finally meet up with with my team at the LAN center. I tell my team about 'Bob' ganking my bed, and they just laugh it off. At midnight, I leave to go to bed. This is around 7 hours from when I needed to be up for the game. I asked Zach if 'Bob' was going to try and sleep in my room again. Zach said no and that 'Bob' had previously made plans to take Zach and his friend out to dinner, but that 'Bob' never responded to any calls that day.
I take a shower and get ready for bed. I fall asleep immediately, but it wasn't until 3 am that things got really weird. I randomly awake to my bed shaking. I quickly grab my phone to see what was happening. 'Bob' was in my bed asleep and was rolling around. At this point, I'm confused, exhausted and furious. I grab my pants and head down to the lobby. As I get to the lobby, I realize that I can't have 'Bob' thrown out of my room, because I wasn't officially a member of that room. My teammate and I had just swapped keycards and my name wasn't on the room. I felt really cornered so I just sat in the lobby until 6 am.
The only explanation at this point was that Zach had let 'Bob' come into the room while I was asleep. This was only a few hours before we had to play Complexity, and my sleep was ruined for 2 nights in a row. I grab my shit out of the room once Zach was awake but I didn't want to start an argument before our game. 'Bob' follows us and gets on our shuttle to PAX. The entire ride I felt like beating the shit out of him. I know my body, and I know how well I play when I have no sleep.
Game 1 was completely thrown by our team, which rotated around a tower dive that had no point. I am 100% sure that if I had been fully awake, we wouldn't have dove there. I want to look back at the VOD to see what I was doing at the time, because that ending is still a blur to me. Game 2 was Lautemortis sitting bottom lane from the 3-7 minute mark without even doing jungle creeps. I don't know if he had noticed how off my play was, or if they had planned this from the start, but… The strategy worked better than they could have imagined because of how off my game I was.
Afterwards, I tell my team what happened, and they're really mad at our manager for letting it happen. It was at this point that Zach says that he thought that I had let 'Bob' in the previous night and was just as confused. At this point, we realize that 'Bob' has a keycard to our room.
We figured out that Saturday night 'Bob' pretended to be Zach and lied to the front desk claiming he left his wallet and keycard in the room so they gave him a key card. The rest of the weekend, I was honestly scared that I might be killed by this maniac. I don't know too much about identity theft or impersonation charges, but what 'Bob' did seemed illegal to me. Truthfully, any permission he had to stay in our room was taken away after Friday night. He should not have been in our room Saturday or Sunday. (Yes, he came back Sunday - I stayed in a teammate's room for most of the night).
That was my PAX experience. One of the most anticipated events in my life with one of the strangest outcomes."
Bob's Your Uncle
That word again. Strange. It is an appropriate description. Strange that there is someone from the LoL community, who should know better, infringing on a team's preparations in such a manner. Strange that this individual was able to elude hotel security and gain access to a player's room with such a flimsy story. Strange that a team manager thought so little of his own team's future and his player's well-being that he allowed this to happen. Strangest of all though was that in the aftermath, with it being public, at no point was "Bob" formerly identified and challenged over his behaviour despite practically everyone who attended that tournament, Riot employees included, knowing exactly what had happened and exactly who he was.
As far as secrets go it wasn't a particularly well kept one. "Bob" was the aspiring League of Legends commentator Reid "RAPiD" Melton, now currently working for the North American Challenger League. He had travelled to the event to catch a few games, enjoy some tourist time and network for future employment opportunities. His main problem was neglecting to pay for any form of accommodation for his trip, so he was relying on the kindness of others. Despite having had an offer from a fellow caster to stay at their place, he took it upon himself to "stay with the teams". Due to him knowing the COGnitive manager, Zach Kay (who is now his current employer at NACL), it seems that they were the "lucky" ones to be chosen.
Reid "RAPiD" Melton - image taken from www.facebook.com/RAPiDCasting
How do we know that it was Melton? Well, first there's the small matter of him being identified not just by the person that he elected to share a bed with but other members of the team we spoke to. On top of that there was a message sent to the player by a fellow commentator, Michelle "Silverdirge" Lim, on September 4th just a few days after the incident. The message was one apologetic in tone as she had been the person he was originally scheduled to stay with during the course of the event. It read:
"I realize this may get buried under a mountain of comments and messages that you're receiving, but in the case you do read this, thank you in advance for your time.
My name is Michelle "Silverdirge" Lim and I'm a collegiate caster. I have a strong suspicion that your "Bob" is Rapid. He was supposed to stay at MY place on invitation, but chose to decline after the first two nights (Wednesday/Thursday), saying that he had plans to "stay with the teams" after Thursday night.
I am so sorry to find out too late that his stay with Cognitive decimated your performance. If I had known, I would have forced him to stay at my place.
Rapid not only had me pick him up from downtown the first night (because he got lost despite me giving very detailed instructions), but also indirectly forced me to leave work early on Thursday in order to accommodate his plans to be a tourist around Seattle. His lack of common sense led me to decide to babysit him around my city instead of having to leave work in the middle of my day to hunt him down because he got lost again. It was the lesser of the two evils I could have chosen, I suppose. I spent maybe $40+ (transportation, food, etc.) as a pay-it-forward that Thursday because he was going to find a team willing to let me take them to dinner.
The next few nights, he would contact me at late hours in the evening asking for his stuff (he left his bag at my place early on Friday and didn't bother to retrieve it until Sunday evening), or telling me that he's staying with Cognitive. When he finally did decide to show up to retrieve his bags, it was nearly midnight on Sunday. He then proceeded to text me Monday evening (maybe 11pm? I deleted the text) asking to crash again because his plans fell through. I didn't contact him back because my hospitality had gone far enough, with little thanks and little consideration for my own schedule.
If I had known what havoc his actions would have wreaked on the Challenger finals, I would have been willing to endure it further. I am very, very sorry.
The next time Cognitive is in Seattle, please allow me to take you guys to dinner and return the gift (a Cog shirt) Zach gave me in thanks for attempting to reach you guys. I cannot keep the shirt with a good conscience.
Keep in touch,
As for why it hasn't come out before now… There are many reasons. In his capacity as COGnitive manager Zach Kay had asked his players to not say anything explicitly naming Melton as the disruptive influence. Stating it was just a series of misunderstandings it was felt that there was no need to further impact on his potential career by publicly outing him and the players agreed to this at the time. Equally our sources told us that Riot had been made fully aware of his behaviour at PAX and this was an influencing factor in their decision not to work with the individual in the future, something Melton had his hopes pinned on and partially the reason why he felt compelled to attend the event.
Still, other people told us that they were approached by Melton directly and told in no uncertain terms to not say anything about it. He had intimated to them that because the story coming out was a threat to his job that he would consider legal action. Eventually finding himself working for NACL he had become an integral part of representing and interacting with the amateur scene that he had done so much to disrespect in the past. It is hard to argue that had the occurrence been public this wouldn't have been the case because Kay was fully aware of what had happened, however the perception surrounding the commentator might have lead to some questions about his suitability for this role.
The PAX crowd - picture courtesy of Skullcandy.au
A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To LCS...
While there were many people laughing at the incident at the time there is no doubt that it was potentially life changing for the team and the players as individuals. The difference between competing in the amateur scene and LCS is night and day. The financial rewards for the latter make it worth putting some aspects of life on hold for the short term gain involved. Being an amateur chasing a pot of gold is a constant juggling act of work, studies and gaming. After sacrificing a month of free time to balance studies and intensive play, Richard was left with no doubt that his future had taken a different course after failing to beat compLexity in the final:
"The winner of PAX would have gotten a guaranteed spot for that Challenger tournament leading up to playing the lowest LCS teams. If we had beaten compLexity I would have taken the semester off and definitely moved into the gaming house with the team. As things went, there seemed little point making that sacrifice."
His aspirations dashed and carrying the weight of the blame for the game's lost, he started to lose interest and in the end decided to leave the team to focus on his studies. Even now, while still reasonably active, he hasn't looked at competing professionally and doesn't know if he will again. Even if he were to return a chance to play at the highest level is likely to elude him. Finding the right combination of amateur players, then negotiating the minefield of not having anyone who excels poached to be part of existing LCS franchises, is increasingly difficult.
At this juncture it must also be stated quite plainly that had the incident not occurred there was no guarantee that the game would have ended in victory for COGnitive Gaming. CompLexity had a very talented roster and one that, individually at least, have all gone on to show themselves competent enough to be part of LCS. We'll never know what the outcome could have been. CompLexity players themselves acknowledged Royser's performance was off. The team jungler Tyler "Lautemortis" Nicholls commented in light of the revelations surrounding what had happened:
"Oh wow I hadn't realized that this happened. I figured your lackadaisical play in lane in game 2 was a result of nerves or disrespect towards rumbles early kill potential. I'm really sorry your PAX was ruined, probably the best lesson to be learned is to enforce your boundaries and keep your sleep schedule paramount at LANs. Sleeping really does mean a lot when playing such a mentally fatiguing game."
Following being told who had been responsible for disrupting the outcome of this tournament we went directly to Melton. After outlining what had happened we asked for his perspective, asked exactly how he had found himself in the situation he got himself in to. While it would be hard to imagine any, there may have been some mitigating circumstances. He told us:
"I'm going to decline to comment"
We also spoke with Zach Kay about the incident and we were met with a similar response:
"That's not something I have any interest in commenting on. I appreciate you giving me the opportunity though."
One of the questions we were asked was why bring it up at all now? There's two reasons why it's worth putting out a definitive version of events. The first and most obvious is to chronicle what actually happened, so when people look back on the history of the game years from now there will be a point of reference that explains why COGnitive Gaming never made it. There are a wealth of stories that contextualise team roster changes, results and moves to new organisations that are never recorded and it's e-sports enthusiasts that lose out when this happens.
Secondly, there is a real discussion that needs to happen regarding Riot enacting the duty of care that is required for all competitors. In this instance it is undeniable that the manager of the organisation was clearly more at fault, the players still didn't feel there was anyone from Riot they could raise the issue with both during and after the event. Those who dealt with player issues were more focused on practicalities, such as transportation, rather than ensuring conditions were conducive to optimum performance. Had their been someone checking on the teams Royer might have felt comfortable explaining the situation at the event when something could have possibly been done about it.
A representative from the team who didn't want his quote attributed said that he felt they were mostly adrift at the event, part of a spectacle for the crowd rather than being made to feel like legitimate competitors in a sport:
"Based on what happened to us I'd say that Riot need to step up their game in terms of player support. That event was so chaotic. They kind of tell you where you should be but if you don't have a competent manager – and Zach did do a pretty good job – I don't know if we would have gotten there. They just had so much going on that you felt like you were a number representing Riot rather than an "amazing team" or something like that. It was a really stressful bunch of days.
As situations arose it was really difficult to find the right Rioters. There was a bunch of Rioters around at all times but it never seemed to be the right ones to get the stuff you needed done. Even the little things, like trying to find who was the person in charge of getting us a shuttle back to the hotel. You would approach someone and they would be the guy setting up the lights or whatever."
Player welfare and rights are likely to becoming increasingly talked about issues as the game develops. We've already started to see discussions about image rights, player freedoms, changes to the league rulings to ensure results aren't dictated by in game bugs. There has been much talk about player unions, far from a new idea but one that has never really been implemented to date. It's easy to forget that these young adults will have little experience with matters such as contract law or international travel. They put their faith into the hands of managers who may or may not have their best interests at heart and take the plunge in entering new environments without truly knowing what they will find. There has to be more done to protect our would-be professionals from the baser elements that an unregulated industry like ours will throw up.
It's difficult to apportion blame in this beyond the selfish actions of the intruder. Managers and players alike were confused about what was happening, Riot unable to really take any action that satisfied all parties after the event. It is an embarrassing affair for all involved and it's no surprise to see that few people want to acknowledge it happened. However, the continual sweeping under the carpet of situations such as this serves no-one in the long run. As long as incidents like this aren't talked about publicly e-sports may present a veneer of professionalism to the outside world but internally all that flourishes is amateurishness.
if someone jumped into my bed, who i didnt know, the night before i played the final with a chance at securing salary for the next half year, then i wouldnt be politely asking him to leave to say the least!
if only he manned up.
Would your university accept any excuses for screwing up a test because some shit happened in your hoteld/dorm (wel except maybe in the case of a fire)
Not really. Being able to set your own boundaries to create a situation for yourself where you are able to perform well is just as important as being able to perform well in genral. t
this is in life, in college/uni and in work. You are the only one who can set your own boundaries.
I hope other ppl in the amateur scene will learn from this and prioritize their own game/comfort over some random dude.
This is a classic case of selfishness vs selflessness. The dude wants a job and jumps in your bed, for the first night i can see why you'd want to let him stay...manager's friend, human kindness, ...etc. But even so, that's pushing it. The second night? that's your own to blame first, and your manager's fault second. If the guy has no common sense or decency, how about you teach him some ;)
Sadly nice people get used because they don't draw lines. Sadly, the lesson was learned the hard way, but i hope he learned it at least.
Nice article but I disagree with your conclusion entirely. How any of this is Riot's fault is beyond me; it is embarrassing for the player as he has let the team down and came up with this sorry excuse for his performance - or the lack of it. The way he turned away from the game after this fiasco only shows the complete lack of confidence as well. Sheltering these guys from the real life challenges they will face later on instead of educating them how to deal with situations like this only makes things worse. I blame the parents, the lad and the manager, in this order.


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RVP exit in pipeline for months
Louis van Gaal told Robin van Persie he was surplus to requirements at Manchester United's annual golf day at the end of last season.
Although United and Fenerbahce have yet to agree a fee for Van Persie, the Dutchman signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club at an unveiling ceremony on Tuesday.
The move came as something of a surprise given that just 12 months ago, Van Persie was Holland captain under the 63-year-old at the World Cup.
But Van Gaal once again exhibited his ruthless streak by deciding to sell the 31-year-old after he scored just 10 goals for the club last term.
Van Gaal revealed at press conference in Seattle on Wednesday night that he delivered the news to Van Persie at the club's end-of-season golf day two months ago.
The United boss said: "I had the conversation at the end of the season, so he knew already what was coming.
"I told him in a conversation with him and we have to keep it like that.
"He knew that from the day we played golf, we spoke about the prospects of him at United."
The decision may have been ruthless, but it was one Van Gaal made with something of a heavy heart.
"Every decision is difficult to sign and let them go," the Dutchman added.
The former Barcelona coach believes Van Persie has chosen his next club wisely, though.
"I think he did a very good choice," Van Gaal added.
"When I was (Holland) coach, I watched Fenerbahce because of (Dirk) Kuyt and I was always received in a very warm way.
"I think Robin will like it, to be in that warm club.
"I wish him all the best and I have also texted that to him."
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Sweet and Sour Bacon wrapped pineapple is a spin on the classic bacon wrapped water chestnuts with a twist. Healthy, easy and delicious!
So, yesterday was NYE, how was it? Are you peering at this screen a little bleary eyed after 1 too many glasses of champagne?
You're allowed. I am not, only for the reason that the hubs had to work a graveyard, and we don't know anyone in Florida yet. So I sat at home alone. Half alone, I had my puppy. She is 3 lbs so she only counts for half and even that is pushing it.
I know you've already partied it up and eaten everything with your hands last night, but the week of appies must go on. It just gives you a really great excuse to throw a belated NYE party. Yesss.
I just couldn't give you guys a week of appies without throwing in a classic.
Just kidding. Classic is over-rated.
The only thing that is really "classic" about these is the fact that I wrapped them in bacon as an ode to my beloved Chicken breast recipe with bacon and water chestnuts. Plus, you may noticed with that chicken recipe with bacon and avocado salsa, I just really like wrapping things in bacon. It's one of those things that if you think your recipe may not taste good, throw some salty goodness around that thang and, poof, face plant-able food in an instant.
I wonder if I could disguise some vegetables this way so that Mr.FFF would eat them…..ideas, you guys, ideas.
There is actually not a vegetable in sight here though, so let's move along.
Aside from being an ode to bacon wrapped water chestnuts, we are also venturing off into the land of sweet and sour sauce. You guys have eaten this right? Don't you just want to go for a swim in that sweet, sticky sauce loaded with pineapple-chunks-a-million? Maybe that's just me.
I see how you're looking at me. Yes, that does have pork and this is turkey, how-ev-er it still has the word "bacon" in the name, and bacon comes from pork. You see how I am justifying this swap? Good.
It's also much healthier than Panda Express.
Side note: I just went there for the first time in ever. Hello-I-want-to-eat-there-every-day-for-all-the-evers-in-my-life. I know you're judging the fact that I am in love with mall Chinese food. I'm over it. That stuff be goooood.
So, let's break down what we have so far:
1) Salty turkey bacon
2) Sweet pineapple.
What's missing? Sour. Enter: sweet and sour sauce. To be honest with you guys, I usually put this sauce over meatballs and I <3 it. You know what? I <3 it even more poured over top of pineapple and bacon. It's thick and sticky and run-down-your-face delicious. The tell-tale sign of a good sauce for me is when Mr. FFF has to wipe my face down like I'm 5 years old. No face-wipeage = no Bueno in my books.
Bacon. Pineapple. Sauce. Face. Now.
Sweet 'N Sour Bacon Wrapped Pineapple {GF, Low Calorie & Low Fat}
Sweet and Sour Bacon wrapped pineapple is a spin on the classic bacon wrapped water chestnuts with a twist. Healthy, easy and delicious!
- For the sauce:
- 2 Tbsps Brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup Reduced-sugar Ketchup
- 1/4 Cup Chili sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup Sugar free grape jelly
- 2 Tbsps Apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp Fresh garlic minced
- For the pineapple:
- 5 strips of turkey bacon
- 1/2 of a 20oz tin of pineapple chunks drained (about 30 chunks)
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a small baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a medium sauce pan on high heat, combine all the sauce ingredients.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, stiring constantly.
- Once the sauce begins to boil, turn the heat down to medium and let the sauce simmer until it begins to thicken, about 5-10 minutes.
- While the sauce simmers, slice each piece of bacon in half and then each half into 3. This would make each strip of bacon equal 6 strips.
- Dry the pineapple chunks between two pieces of paper towel and wrap each with one bacon strip, securing with a toothpick.
- Spread the pineapple chunks out onto the prepared baking tray, and pour the sauce evenly over top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the sauce is sticky and thick and the bacon is fully cooked.
- Devour!
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Business is booming at an Orange tackle shop where the pros are stocking up on bait before Thursday's Elite Bassmaster fishing tournament.
Simon Outfitters is a growing business that sits just a few miles from where fisherman dock their boats. Being so close to the water, Anglers in town for the tournament have been checking in to check out what the store has to offer.
"The tournament is definitely a bonus for us. It's brought a lot of business," says owner Jonathan Simon.
Simon says he has prepared for this week for four months. Over the weekend, the anglers visited the shop by purchasing their licenses and bait.
Customer, Terry Mullen, has fished for 35 years and says he comes to Simon Outfitters for his bait. He says the tournament is the talk of the town.
"A lot of people were unaware of the magnitude of the upcoming event. I think people are starting to get an indication of how big this is," says Mullen.
It will be a big boost for the economy. But, it's not all about profit. While visiting the shop, the anglers signed a shirt which will go to charity.
It's a big event for a small town where spectators are already dropping in before the tournament begins.
"We've had customers from all over and it's only going to get bigger as we get closer to Thursday," says Simon.
The company will have a booth set up with the Chamber of Commerce at the boat dock.
The Orange Chamber of Commerce says the total economic impact of the tournament will be around $1.3 million.


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