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Copyright The Financial Times
September 19 2009
On the sun-bleached heights of the Asmara plateau, July is beles season, a few weeks of wild cactus fruit and ostentatious metropolitan chic. It is when the fig cacti, the beles, yield their knobbly pellets of fruit to sure-handed children, who pick them to earn their families some cash. July is also when Eritrea's diaspora engine goes into reverse and expat families hustle through Asmara's tiny airport and out on to the tiled streets of the capital, where they parade in the Gucci glamour and hip-hop bling of London and New York. Because their arrival coincides with the ripening of the cactus fruit – and because they have disappeared by the time the fruit is gone – they, too, are dubbed beles by the compatriots they leave behind.
The two cross paths on street corners in Asmara, where plastic buckets filled with the pickings from the cactus fields sit at the knees of female traders, swathed like mummies in the white cotton shawls of the Christian highlands. Some diaspora families sweep past, Dad speaking to the kids in Tigrinya, the local language, the kids replying in English or Swedish or Dutch. Others pause to buy handfuls of the fruit, whose yellow skin conceals a fleshy orange core that tastes of mango.
At 2,300m above sea level, this is one of Africa's cleanest, calmest, most crime-free cities, a home above the clouds for 400,000 people and the capital of the continent's newest nation-state. It's a cauldron of cultural influences – domestic and foreign, old and new, beles and beles – but ranks as an outlier in Africa. It's a sliver of rock that clings to the continental shelf like it's afraid of slipping into the Red Sea, but its four million people refer to their neighbours as "Africans" with a cool detachment.
Eritrea's admirers praise the dignity of its people, lean, elegant and proud. The critics lament the character of its geopolitics, belligerent, bossy and headstrong. Both are rooted in a powerful belief in Eritrean exceptionalism, the driving force behind a 30-year armed struggle for liberation from Ethiopian rule that finally ended in independence in 1993. It was a remarkable victory for a guerrilla army of Marxist fighters after the rest of the world had written off their cause as hopeless, or simply stopped caring. But in the years since, Eritrea has become a study in what happens when the heroes who win the war cannot recast themselves to live in peace.
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Six o'clock on a Monday evening and the poky members' room of the Casa degli Italiani was full. Half a dozen Eritrean men, all past their 60th birthdays, sat in corduroy blazers and leather jackets behind battered wooden school desks, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. The men grew up when Eritrea was an Italian colony, as it was latterly under Benito Mussolini's fascist regime. Some even fought for Italy during the second world war. They spoke fluent Italian and greeted each other at the club that evening with "Come stai?" and "Bene, bene". Then they sat down, slipped into silence, and locked their eyes on to the television, which was tuned into the Italian channel Rai Due and beamed out the final kilometres of stage 16 of the Tour de France.
British and French colonies rarely absorbed the habits of their colonial masters with ease, but Eritrea did – in spite of a humiliating fascist apartheid system. The colonisers wanted to make Asmara a home from home, so they built a city of pastel shades, mottled brickwork and ornate stone mosaics. It was also a laboratory for bold architectural styles – rationalism, futurism, monumentalism – that would never pass muster in Italy. The result is a cocktail of convex façades, jutting balconies and porthole windows. Ancient Fiat 850s still trundle down Harnet Avenue, the main drag, which is lined with palm trees reminiscent of southern Italy. And when the sun sets, the avenue floods with Asmarinos out for the passeggiata, or evening stroll, which they punctuate with espressos in cafés, plates of lasagne or scoops of ice-cream from the gelaterias. No wonder so many travel writers write glowing accounts of an African dolce vita.
But they omit the country's dark side. The guerrillas of the liberation struggle have become the ministers of an autocratic regime whose secrecy, sealed borders and intolerance of dissent have attracted the same "pariah state" labels often applied to Kim Jong-il's North Korea. "They have always been control freaks," one Eritrean told me in Nairobi before I left for Asmara. In that conversation, I first felt the shadow of fear cast by the regime's iron rule.
Michela Wrong, a former FT journalist and author of I Didn't Do It For You, which charts the country's history, told me by e-mail: "Trouble is, no one will want to be seen talking to you inside Eritrea itself. And you need to be very careful not to quote people and not to get people into trouble by even being seen with them." A United Nations official who has worked in the country warned: "People may sidle up to you and say critical things to test you. Best to respond positively and say how great Eritrea is." When I tried to fix a meeting with another Eritrean in Nairobi via a friend of a friend, I first had to persuade him I was not an Eritrean government agent; he was convinced there was no other way I could have got a visa. (I got it by sending an e-mail request to the information minister and following it up with a phone call a week later.) By the time I arrived at Asmara airport, where a flunky from the information ministry tapped me on the shoulder as I was changing money, I had been sucked into the culture of suspicion. Then I opened my hotel wardrobe. It was lined with an old copy of the Financial Times.
Diplomats in Asmara said they took it for granted that some of their Eritrean employees were spying on them. The manager of a café told me his regulars included security agents who sat eavesdropping on conversations. I was warned there were informers on every corner. A taxi driver expressed the mood by clenching his fist into a trembling ball of tension. "The generals, the colonels, they are sooo…" he said with a grimace, struggling for the word as his knuckles looked ready to snap. "So straight."
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Inside the insular and secretive Eritrea
Barney Jopson – The Financinal Times
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me again... before I pass out from exhaustion. Here is comment I left on my puzzle, in response to yours. Just in case you don't look at mine again."Use them up before you buy more??? that that's almost blasphemy! Not to mention unheard of. I repeat that mantra to myself quite often, and then ignore myself." LOL
I love cupcakes. And ice cream and chocolate Easter eggs. Wouldn't that make a strange yet delicious quilt? Hurry get sewing . . I want to see it. Just kidding. This is really really cute!I have at least finished a few wall hangings, queen size and crib size quilts. Most of the time I just play with my fabric and hate cutting into it. If every piece of fabric I had were dollar bills . . oh my. . I wouldn't have to worry about money again.
oh this is funny. I posted a comment on my "yarn" puzzle to you! to check out my sewing room, and you already did! well gee, which came first, you looking at it or . . ??? oh my I need some aspirin now.... -Ada


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Well after debating on which wing to go with I finally had decided on the Assassin.. (Christmas gift from my wife)
little history..
I had been into RC for several years and had gotten out of it for about 5 years..
Here is a link to one of the wings I flew back in '07 when I sold it and I wanted something comparable.. That 36" wing always made my hands tremble at WOT haha.. LOVED that wing and hated to sell it.
I was able to build the Assassin over the holidays and the build went really well.. no hiccups or anything other than the CG was a tad bit off so I slid 2 fender washers (1.25 oz) in front of the battery..
btw, I only had a couple of 1000 mah so when I get a bigger battery I may be able to do away with one of the washers or at least put in smaller ones.. Speaking of which.. looks like there has been a buying spree on 1300 batteries.. not many in stock so may go with a couple of 1400 nano-techs.
I also did my first rewind ever on one of the 2812 motors.. went ok other than losing count many times haha Sloppy but it worked! The motor seems to sound rough though?? Dunno if that's normal for a rewound motor? I may try and shoot a video to show you folks just to get some feedback.
Finally was ready to maiden it and the wind has been terrible... but I wasn't about to wait any longer.. Tossed it up in what was probably 15 mph winds and this thing flew beautifully! I've been flying a super fast Mini Pop Wing for a while so I was prepared for the wind..
Felt great to have a great maiden with no issues.. maybe a couple of clicks where I may have had too much reflex but that was about it.. I even flew it in some 30+ winds the next day..
Last night right at dawn the winds finally calmed to get a good feel.. at WOT it doesn't seem to be as fast as the wing I linked to from back in '07 but it's pretty close. I have a wattmeter but waiting on connectors to hook it up and will get an idea of what kind of #'s I'm getting..
Came in at just over 19oz
Hurc 40a ESC
7x6 prop
Hitec 82MG servos
2812 rewound motor
Here's a couple of pics.. I obviously wasn't going for "pretty" ha.. but at least I can see it!!
Hopefully I can talk my neighbor into getting one and I can't wait to fly this thing more as the winds calm here in the NC Foothills!
Last edited by BlueDevil; Dec 31, 2012 at 10:08 AM.
I like the Assassin. It is a unique design that flies better than most conventional designs. I really do believe it is the "toughest plane on the planet."
The Assassin will go fast if you get a motor that pushes at a high air speed. The 2812 only has an airspeed of 70 mph so you won't see the plane fly any faster than that with the stock motor. I have seen Assassins flying well over 100 mph but I didn't pay attention to what motors they were using but know they were flying 4S.
I have gotten several questions about how to make an Assassin fly even slower for indoor flying. If you want to fly slower you need to build it lighter. The cores don't weigh very much. The foam cores are only 3 oz. Everything else is extra. It is the motor mount, Formica plate, spar, tape, laminate, hinging, batteries, servos, hardware and everything else that adds the weight. I don't know how slow an Assassin can fly but the slowest flying plane will be built without most of the extras and use a very light motor and electronic set up.
Because it is EPP and a thick wing it will still be tough even without tape and laminate. I would still keep the Shock Cord but replace it with braided fishing line and use CA glue to keep it light. I wouldn't even use the spar because the thick wing will be strong enough if being built light and flown slow. I would build the motor mount out of EPP like we do on the Scythe to keep the weight down. I would cut lighter fins out of thin plastic. he EPP elevons would have to be stiffened or light balsa elevons used if you weren't laminating. I would use the fins and not cut the angles for a super slow flyer.
The Widowmaker possibly could be flown slower because it has less drag but may need the spar for stiffness and fins for stability. The secret is light weight.
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Now, with these electric motors and props, we just lash the props on the motor with a rubber band (O ring) and everything seems to work fine. Amazing!
The HK 2612 with its built in propsaver,+HK 12Amp ESC and foam motor mount are 1/3rd weight of a red 2812 with the 20 Amp ESC and S/S motor mount and propsaver, turns the same 7x5 or even a 8x4 on HK specs?
Anyone else tried HK2612? How long will it last?
Maybe a super light WM with shortened wing tips and larger fins for indoors?~~~~H
is the toughest wing on the planet,but as it's only sold in the UK it's defo the toughest over here..
Assassin toughest wing in the USA yes,defo ..
nobody sells it in the UK or Europe which is ashame and ordered from CTH it comes in at $85(=£65) posted over to Europe for just the wing.
the Raven Mega Deal is only £75 and all you need is a Tx/Rx and your flying .
When I do get my Assassin (still waiting for the wife to buy me one)
I'll pit it against some Ravens for some combat fun (we have 6 Raven pilots in our flying club) ..So with 5 Ravens against 1 Assassin , we'll see how tough it is..or how good I am at combat
The braided fishing line you refer too is that the orange coloured line that has multi strands..
Happy NewYear every one..
Look at how the battery is mounted in the Assassin and you will see the difference. The batteries get mushroomed in hits with them built into the plane with an end facing forward. Shoot a video like this one with your plane.
We use 30 lb test Spider Wire fishing line on the smaller Scythe. You don't want a plastic line but a fiber line so it will glue.
Last edited by Lee; Dec 31, 2012 at 03:09 PM.
I'd never came across a shock cord untill I'd heard of the Assassin,but hope to incoporate it into other wing builds in the future , but untill I get my Assassin I've no idea of what the shock cord is made of..
So if I went to my local fishing store and asked for fiber fishing line they'd know what I was talking about.
Or could you use Carbon tow as a shock cord ?
I am interested in seeing what you come up with and how it flies. Keep us posted
Happy new year everyone!
We held our first combat session of the year today on a local lake. Here is a shot of my Reaper collecting 2 streamers from an Assassin.
I'll post more pics of the lake when my flying buddy sends them!
I could not believe a wing could let me in love more than a airplane. This wing is an amazing RC flyer. The speed, the noise, the maneuverability and the toughest, makes it one of my best airplanes (I have more than 20 at home) !
Happy new Year for all!!!!!
Happy new year y'all!!!
I got my assassin ready to fly again, had a problem with warped ailerons straighten those out I had something set wrong in my TX and I now have that straightened out.
I've only flown this plane successfully three or four times. I bought it because I am a student pilot the and I wanted it for reflex training. Nobody in my flight club either has one or had ever seen one until I brought that thing out. My flight instructor trimmed it for me and now I'm ready to be a flying target. We only have a couple of combat guys and they all fly pop wings. I want to 'pop their wings'but I must become a better flyer to do that.
I'm getting good at the swing wing launch which is so cool since nobody else at the airfield knows how to do that. It is prettier in the air than those other combat wings just from in shape. I fly no winglets making it look more dangerous than the others. They did know there was a combat plane that could fly without those little things.
I know I'm rambling but I had an error in my set up causing one servo to move only half as far as it should in one direction. This is the second night that I have spent time trying to figure that out it was in my TX settings, and since I got that fixed I've been just sitting here with my transmitter in my assassin dialing it in. I'm as happy as if I had my right mind.
I am so new at this flying that the assassin is the only plan I have that I fly with no fear because it's indestructible!
Thanks for listening all this stuff I'm just so happy to have this thing flyable again,
DJ a.k.a. kamikaze ace "he wares no helmet!"
I know the specs on HK's site says 70a but just wondered what you were pulling.
The 2812 that I rewound is ok, but I just really want to be much faster.. I don't know how my rewind compares but when I hooked it up to the watt meter it was 320 watts @ 29 amps.. that was burst.. leveled out at about 270 watts and 25 amps if I remember.. that's on a 3s 1000 mah 25-40C I have a couple of 3s 1400's coming that are 45-90C, curious to see how much difference it will make.
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Local region willmar new london spicer kandiyohi county law enforcement
Pickup struck and flipped in hit-and-run
WILLMAR -- A woman escaped injury when her vehicle was struck and flipped over at the intersection of Lakeland Drive Southeast and U.S. Highway 12 in Willmar at 1:10 a.m. Saturday.
The other driver fled the scene on foot.
Mandy Sundin, 20, of Kandiyohi, was driving a 1997 Dodge pickup west bound on Highway 12 when she entered the intersection on a green light, according to accounts given to police by witnesses.
A 2000 Mitsubishi heading south on Lakeland Avenue struck the rear side of the pickup, causing it to flip.
The Mitsubishi was disabled, and witnesses said a male fled on foot. The owner of the vehicle called law enforcement later to say he had been out-of-town and did not know who had the vehicle.
Sundin was wearing her seat belt, according to the accident report by the Willmar Police Department.
Persons with any information on the incident are encouraged to contact the police department.
Unoccupied vehicle found in frozen pond
SPICER -- A vehicle was discovered Saturday with its front end buried in the ice-covered water of a small pond west of Spicer at the intersection of Kandiyohi County Roads 9 and 10.
The driver's window was open and the passenger side door was open on the 1998 Cadillac. It had been spotted by a passerby at around 6 a.m.
It appears the vehicle had vaulted about 50 feet after leaving the roadway before landing with its nose in the water.
The owner of the vehicle told investigators that he had been at Zorbaz in Spicer the night prior and was not driving the vehicle. He reported that his keys to the vehicle were missing, and said he did not recall giving them to anyone.
Man lying in ditch taken to crisis
SPICER -- A resident reported finding a man lying in a ditch late Saturday on the 86000 block of 71st Street Northeast Spicer.
The 18-year-old man initially told responding officers that he had been kidnapped and that he did not speak English. He was taken to crisis when it was determined he had not been kidnapped and spoke English.
BB-gun used to vandalize windows
WILLMAR -- A BB-gun was used to vandalize windows Saturday at Willmar Public Library and two parked vehicles.
The owner of the of the cars discovered the damage at 6:47 a.m. while the vehicle was parked in the Rice Memorial Hospital lot.
A resident of the 300 block of Fifth Street Southwest discovered that two windows of a parked vehicle had also been shot.
Juvenile apprehended
WILLMAR -- Police officers gave chase to four juveniles for violating curfew at 12:02 a.m. Saturday near Bethel Lutheran Church downtown.
One of the youths was apprehended and questioned by officer.
Trailer found in ditch
BELGRADE -- A 10-foot enclosed trailer holding sound equipment was found in a ditch and unhitched Saturday near the intersection of 270th Avenue Northeast and 107th Street Northeast.
Cash stolen
WILLMAR -- A woman who left her wallet in the bathroom at Willmar Public Library reported $100 in cash was stolen from it.
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Danville Explores Plans to Increase Revenue
The city of Danville is exploring different opportunities to boost revenue.
On Wednesday night, the Public Safety Revenue Committee discussed a five-cent public safety tax that's expected to generate around $170,000. Committee co-chair Nancy O'Kane said that money would be used to strengthen Danville's police and fire departments.
"We're not looking to just go out there and just raise taxes to be raising taxes nor are we looking to give those police officers and those firefighter's raises," O'Kane said. "We're trying to put more officers on the street and more firefighters to protect our city."
O'Kane, who is a former Danville alderwoman, said she hopes the full council votes on the measure by December.
Meanwhile, Alderman Michael Puhr said whatever course the council takes, it will first survey the public to find out if they would support a new tax.
"You know, in these economic times we do have to watch what we do," Puhr said. "A lot of people in our community are on fixed incomes, but we still have to operate in a positive cash-flow in city government, as well."
Earlier this week, the city council narrowly voted down a measure that would have raised Danville's garbage pickup fee. Puhr said the council will likely consider a revised version of that plan. He said the Public Safety Revenue Committee is also exploring the prospect of charging extra for its public safety services in communities outside of Danville, and impounding vehicles of drivers who are caught under the influence of alcohol or in possession of marijuana.


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First of all before everyone gets all worked up about the title, I am well aware that the Android OS is different from BlackBerry 7 and that the apps ecosystems are not the same. However if we are looking at design and market specific targeting there is no doubt that the Motorola Defy Pro has been marketed and designed for the enterprise customer, and basically looks like a Bold 9900.
While many analysts and tech journalists are calling for RIM to "sell, sell, sell" before the ship completely sinks, let us talk frankly about the fact an Android OEM is copying what makes BlackBerry awesome. The design of the Motorola Defy Pro is basically a Bold 9900 with a few minor changes to it. I will even admit that at a quick glance I would state that it is a 9900, the keyboard looks almost identical as well as the silver bezel around the device, not to mention those very Bold-esque rounded corners.
When you look at it closer you can see that the materials are not as nice as the Bold, and that the back of it just looks awful, but Motorola cannot say this came up with the design all by their lonesome. The truth is plain to see that they copied the BlackBerry Bold 9900, a device with the best physical keyboard on the market. But why would Motorola copy a design from a company that everyone and their mother is saying will fail before year's end? Well obviously Motorola thinks that RIM did something right with the design of the 9900, and I couldn't agree more.
I am of the opinion that the Bold 9900 is the best communication device bar none, however the operating system is lacking for me in this Android and iOS dominated world. I would gladly use a Bold 9900 with a newly revamped operating system, like what we have seen from BlackBerry 10, but at the moment RIM has nothing to offer me. This is does not neglect the fact that other OEMs have realized that RIM makes one hell of a device, well at least in the higher end models, and that their designs are still current and worthy of newer devices.
The Motorola Defy is not going to sell millions of devices, it is a Gingerbread phone that is targeted for a select user base. This is exactly what RIM has been talking about for their devices, new and existing. RIM does not want to make a device for everyone, rather they want to make a device that will speak to a certain type of person whether they be in the enterprise market or just some kid that loves to bang out messages on a physical keyboard to his friends. The idea of creating a device for everyone is a useless one, and any attempt to make it would be feeble and waste of time as there is no unicorn device that can suit everyone's needs. Therefore there is always room for a device like a BlackBerry, and in turn there will be copy-cat devices that attempt to be a BlackBerry in another platform's clothing.


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The SC-1mk3 Mic Preamp is a clean, "fast", clear, low-noise, high-gain preamp. Its sound is very transparent, offering a flat response, smooth highs and well-defined mids.
This is a great project for a first-time beginner to kit building. The kit is very affordable, but don't let it's low price fool you. This preamp delivers top-notch performance.
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If you want to build your own case, here are the hole dimensions and locations.
Note: The SC-1, SC-1mk2, SC-1mk3, SC-1mk500 (now renamed SC-501) all have the same audio DNA, and share the same audio path circuitry. This is just a small sampling of customer testimonials. To read more, click here.
If you want a good sounding preamp with little risk or ambiguity, the Five Fish SC-1 are wonderful meaty units for little money. - Garrett Haines, Recording Tips Editor, Tape Op, Chief Mastering Engineer, Treelady Studios
The pre-amps both worked perfectly from the first time and seem to sound very good. I've already had questions about buying more of these kits 'wholesale' in numbers. Good Luck with your kit. It's a solid product and I had fun building it. - Barry Rudolph, Recording Engineer/Producer - http://www.barryrudolph.com
I'm using my Five Fish pre amps exclusively for all tracks done from my studio. Thanks again. - Dave Cleveland
Well my SC-1 project is done and in use. I just wanted to rave a little. The nutshell is that this is an incredibly clean and quiet pre-amp, even at massive gain levels. The signal you put in is the signal you get out without coloration -- which is what the doctor ordered for me! And it was a ton of fun to build too. If you are not afraid of a little soldering (its not a difficult thing to learn -- if you can glue a model airplane together you can learn to solder) I highly recommend an SC-1 or two or eight. - scottso
I tried the SC-1 pres up against other high-end preamps with great results. They really open up the ribbon mics I have made. We were kinda shocked (big improvement) but your pres sounded much better than my other pres. So much so that my buddy kept them! The othe preamp had a different full sound-not good or bad. We used your pres instead for the drum overheads. I have another producer who is going to use the pres and the ribbons on a horn session next week. We tuned the trim all the way up and just used the gain. If this is any indication of what the new version will be I can't wait to get some time to make and use the newer SC-1mk2. We were under a time constraint so we did not have time to delve into the super-specifics but under pressure, the SC-1s performed flawlessly. - Ed P., USA (Ribbon Mic Manufacturer)
I don't have any experience building gear, just soldering cables. So when I ordered your SC-1 kit, I didn't know if I could do it or not. But your PDF guide (great read BTW) made the process easy to understand and has been a great help for a newb like me. And the best thing is I couldn't believe it worked! I'm impressed (not only because it sounded very good) but the fact that I built it myself. ME! I built this thing! And it was not as hard as I thought it will be. This project has opened up a new world for me. Now, I want to build your other kits. Thanks again.
Public Post on TapeOp Forum: Those FiveFish units (SC-1) rock... An engineer I deal with a lot has a "preamp on a stick" (4 of those preamps on a small piece of plywood) that he's been using as "go to" units for months. I went there for a "shootout" last fall - They sound great on everything. And they seem so simple... Although I'm not exactly an electrical engineer... Keeping in mind that he has Amek, Langevin, Neve, hot-rodded this & thats lying around also. And he's using these kits more than any of them now. -John S, Massive Mastering, USA
I bought your SC-1 preamps months ago. Have only opened this to set up and assemble it......amazing wont describe the sound quality, my friend...its actually awesome sounding preamp...I am more than impressed ..I have a range of new and old preamps also have many emulation preamps...but none was sweet as this pre. Best money invested. - M.Nambi, Ireland
The SC-1 pre is awesome. It is so good, no noise, very clear, nice dynamics and all that without a trafo. I'm very happy and i will recommend that unit to anyone who is serious. You have sonic perfect mic pre amps, it knocks the others off the shelf, and leaves them running a close second, but in very many cases they're two laps behind you. This is the best money I've spent this year. Thank you. Great product. - Warren, Spain
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Wow! A double-dose of Friday Five today. This was a fantastic week for RPG bloggers across that board. Here are the links that really jumped out and grabbed me, so I'm sharing all of them with you.
Bottling Lightning: Coming Up With the Core Idea for a Campaign
Got an idea for a campaign that you think is fantastic? There are ways to fail… epically. There are always ways to make the entire experience a tremendous one that will be talked about for ages to come. Which path do you want to follow?
Setting And Enforcing Campaign Limitations
Most characters fail miserably because their genesis in the campaign didn't fit the flavors of what the GM had envisioned. Firstly, it's up the GM to express himself properly to set the mood for the game. Secondly, it's up the player to listen to the GM and create a character that will fit into the context of the game and go with the flow. No. This does not limit the player's choices. It guides them. It directs them. It helps them… and the game. Years ago I had a roommate that would only play elves. Period. It aggravated me to the point where I almost started up a "dwarf only" campaign to get him to break out of his mold, but by the time I solidified the campaign, he had moved away. This is a case where me, as the GM, would have had to build up the proper setting to make it enjoyable for all involved, even though the "elf only player" would be forced to play something totally opposite his norm.
When are challenges fun? When they offer a situation in which the PCs must work together to barely overcome the obstacle. This requires the GM to know the players and characters quite well. It's not enough to sit on your side of the GM screen with your monster blocks, skill challenges, traps, curses and treasures and throw them in a haphazard manner at the PCs. By properly building out the challenges presented to the players and the characters they control, the game will grow for the better.
Creating A Character Around A Concept
I rarely create a character without a concept behind it. I've always created backgrounds, and I usually write them up in extensive detail for the GM to use as a way to pull me into the campaign, and for a way to keep me there. There are many different inspirations that I pull from for creating my characters. The list includes, but is not limited to, books, movies, comics, RPG articles, pictures, RPG books, campaign sourcebooks and my own twisted imagination. In my opinion, I think that a solid concept for a character will lead to an enjoyable character in the end. This is especially true of open-ended system like Hero and GURPS.
I've played myself in a handful of games in the past. The most enjoyable one was where I got to play myself as a werewolf in the White Wolf World of Darkness setting. It was an absolute hoot! Character generation was also fun as the Storeteller pulled us aside and "interviewed" us one-by-one to see how we'd act and react in certain situations. It was good stuff. Even though I had a blast with it, not everyone will feel the same. It takes a strong person to be honestly introspective enough to fairly create themselves in an RPG system without getting offended when they see "on paper" how much they suck at various things.
Kids and Games: Getting it Wrong is Doing it Right
I can't wait until my son is old enough to crack open the Red Box D&D and sit down with his friends to learn the game that I love so much. Like Chatty DM did, I plan on sitting back and letting the group of youngsters read and interpret the rules for themselves. I made a million mistakes with rules going wrong in my day (and I still do,) but I rarely made the mistake of not having fun. So long as the game is fun that is all that matters. However, if my son doesn't have fun with RPGs, I won't force it on him…. much. 🙂
The Architect DM: Building Foundations
Ever slap down a maze, dungeon, cavern or building on paper and populate it with monsters without thinking about how it all fits together? Yeah. Me too. As I've matured, I've made sure that everything makes sense (at least to me) and I try to impress upon the players that everything fits together if they just find the right clues and ideas. If you're not organically merging elements of your maps and creatures together, go see what Bartoneous has to say on the matter.
World Building 101 – The Art of Artifacts
I love artifacts. No. Wait. I LOVE artifacts. As a matter of fact, one of the early columns that I did on this blog involved an artifact of the week. It finally become too onerous to generate an artifact every week, so I had to bail on my much beloved column. I feel that every magic item (other than menial ones like potions and scrolls) should have a large history behind them all. It adds so much more flavor to hold the "Sword of Karn's Reckoning" than "a long sword +1" even if their crunchy game effects are the same.
Essential Elements of a DND Campaign
A while back I posted about using the three-act-structure to build out campaigns. This article offers different advice going with introductions through rising action into the climax and then a denouement at the end of the game. I feel that either structure can work for a campaign. It's up to you to decide which way it goes and which method fits your style. The campaign that I'm currently running is a three act story with the players just now finishing the first act. I hope the second two acts are as fun as the first one has been.
The GM: Everyone's Best Friend
Whether you are running a homebrew system/campaign/game, or using COTS (commercial off the shelf) gaming supplies, this is an interesting read. Shawn has an excellent breakdown on the pros and cons of both and some deep introspection into the whole affair. I highly recommend this link.


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Belfast director Terry George defends new Armenian genocide film The Promise
Oscar-winning Belfast director Terry George has denied his new film based on the Armenian genocide will be one-sided.
The director spoke out after it was revealed the First World War movie was funded entirely by a pro-Armenian group in the United States.
The Promise stars Christian Bale as a journalist swept up in events beginning in 1915 when 1.5 million Armenians were allegedly slaughtered at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
More than a century on the events are fiercely divisive - Turkey denies a genocide ever took place, saying the death toll was highly exaggerated.
Despite support from the US, UK and Israel, more than 30 countries including France and Germany have described what happened as genocide.
Mr George has previously been accused of an anti-British bias in films such as 1996's Some Mother's Son starring Helen Mirren as the mother of a Maze hunger striker.
A former member of the Irish Republican Socialist Party, the political wing of the INLA, he was sentenced to six years in jail for arms offences in the 1970s.
Speaking at the Toronto Film Festival, Mr George said despite being funded by Armenian-US group the Kerkorian Institute, The Promise would be balanced.
"Queen Elizabeth funded Shakespeare, and no one calls Richard III a piece of propaganda," he said.
"There's a difference between perception of a story and the veracity of a story. We never wanted to dictate perception, just tell the truth."
Filmed under tight security in Spain, Portugal and Malta, he said he was "staying away from the Middle East and not having any publicity whatsoever, to maintain that low profile".
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WIKIMEDIA, PINOTTO992On Monday (March 4), fire tore through the Città della Scienza (City of Science) facility in Naples, Italy. By the time firefighting crews had finished battling the blaze several hours later, the complex, which comprised an interactive science museum, educational facilities, and conference space, was reduced to cinders. In all, 10,000-12,000 square meters (about 108,000-130,000 square feet) of the facility were burnt to the ground, with only one building—which is used to hold events—surviving the flames, according to Italy's ANSA national press service.
The Città della Scienza attracted about 350,000 visitors per year to Bagnoli, an industrial area of Naples that previously contained a steel manufacturing company. About 160 people worked at the facility, but as the museum is closed on Mondays, no one was injured in the fire.
"Città della Scienza has been the symbol of recovery, through sharing and scientific divulgation, of the disused industrial area of Bagnoli," Luigi Nicolais, president of Italy's National Research Council, told ScienceInsider. "It became an example of redemption of a place, of an entire city, demonstrating that culture creates employment and development."
Though the cause of the fire is unknown, Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris suggested that foul play may be involved. "It seems to me that a criminal hand is behind the flames," he told the Italian news agency ANSA, but gave no more specifics before promising an investigation by the city's magistrates.
Update (March 7, 2013): National and local governments have agreed on a plan to rebuild the Città della Scienza, according to ScienceInsider, which cited an article in Italian newspaper La Repubblica. A consortium comprising the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry for Territorial Cohesion, the local government, and the mayor of Naples have put together a €20 million (about USD $26 million) plan to reconstruct the destroyed facility.


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Xilinx: New Design Software Accelerates Ten-Million Gate Design Productivity for Virtex FPGAs
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San Jose, CA - September 26, 2000 - Xilinx, Inc. announced its newest release of the Alliance Series and Foundation Series Integrated Synthesis Environment (ISE) software, version 3.2i.
According to the company, by addressing the challenges of ultra-high density logic design, the 3.2i release improves the Xilinx design flow by accelerating place and route runtimes and supporting incremental and team design methodologies.
The version 3.2i software provides guided place and route,integrated together with synthesis tools from Synopsys, Inc., Exemplar, and Synplicity. The company said that this design capability enables customers using Xilinx software to change their design in the final stages of the design process, without disturbing the layout and timing of unchanged portions of the design.
The 3.2i floorplanning capabilities provide integration with register transfer level (RTL) level floorplanners, and Xilinx modular design. Hierarchical floorplanning enables synthesis tools to communicate layout and timing directives to the implementation tools, supporting more accurate and aggressive timing estimates during optimization, the company said.
The 3.2i release of Xilinx development systems provides architecture-specific device support for all Xilinx product families. The software is compatible for popular PC and workstation platforms and operating systems such as Windows95/98/2000 and Windows NT; Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Windows; Solaris and HP-UX. The new software version pricing starts at $695. The 3.2i software is delivered as part of the Xilinx Alliance Series and Foundation Series design environment.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Washington could contain Iran through the use of anti-corruption measures targeting companies doing business with Iran, analysts say.
Washington and its European allies advocated tough measures against Iran Friday following the revelation that Tehran was working at a previously undisclosed enrichment facility in the holy city of Qom.
With Russia and China holding up any U.N.-backed effort, however, Washington could adopt anti-corruption measures in an attempt to isolate Iran as punishment for its nuclear work, writes Michael Jacobson for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Jacobson points to the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a useful tool to target corruption by foreign companies in Iran. He notes a $21 million settlement in 2006 between Norwegian energy giant Statoil and the U.S. government under the FCPA encouraged corporate transparency while discouraging business with Iran.
The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index of 2008 ranked Iran 141 out of the 180 countries listed, making Iran ripe for punitive measures under the FCPA, his report states.
Jacobson suggests that the U.S. government and its U.S. allies could find effective ways at containing Iran under the FCPA.
"In the end, companies may decide that compliance with anti-corruption laws is too difficult and costly to do business in Iran," he concludes.


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Women's club to announce 'Trail Blazer' winner
PLAINVIEW The Plainview Business and Professional Women's Club will sponsor the 72nd Pioneer Round-Up in honor of women on May 20. The winner of the "Trail Blazer" award will be announced at the round-up. The "Trail Blazer"is for women 35 or older who have made significant gains in their respective field and have achieved community successes.
Another award is the "Pioneer Woman of the Plains," which selects a resident of the High Plains who is at least 80.
Nominations are accepted for both awards.
A reception, meal and a program with entertainment and awards are all part of the Pioneer Round-Up.
Entry forms and additional information can be obtained by calling Nelda Barbian at 293-3635 or 296-2585.
Tourism Division workshop to be held at SPC
LEVELLAND The Tourism Division of the Texas Department of Economic Development will host a workshop July 20 in Levelland at South Plains College. Sandy Parker of the Llano Estacado Tourism Society will host the workshop. Other workshops will be in Sulphur Springs, Edinburg and Brenham.
Tourism employs more than 370,000 people in Texas.
For more information, call Janice Langlinais or Craig Morgan at (512) 462-9191.
ENMU-Roswell to hold pre-registration for summer
ROSWELL, N.M. Pre-registration for the summer 2000 semester at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will be held Monday in the administration center lobby on campus.
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The summer session begins June 6. For more information, call (505) 624-7143.
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Whip out your cellphone and start tweeting at a rock show and nobody will notice — other concertgoers are probably shooting cellphone photos anyway. But try that at the opera and you'll be glared at — unless you're in a "tweet seat."
A tweet seat is one that has been approved by an opera house for someone who would like to tweet about a performance. Although relatively unknown, they appear to be a growing trend.
Tweet seats started surfacing in the late 2000s. In 2009, the Lyric Opera in Kansas City, Mo., reserved 100 tweet seats for its final performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore." In those seats (and only those seats) audience members could use their phones to view tweets from the theater's artistic director about the production, the scenery and whatever was happening onstage. Audience members were also encouraged to tweet questions in real time.
Twitter-friendly seats have since been adopted by others, including the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, N.C., the Dayton Opera in Dayton, Ohio, and the historical Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., according to a USA Today report.


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Close your eyes. Imagine you are in your apartment in Atlanta. It is 3 a.m. Earlier, after a pleasant dinner with all your family together talking, laughing, and teasing, you tucked 6-year-old Emily and 9-year-old Jason into bed and later peeked into 12-year-old Elizabeth's room just for a minute, watching her sleep, marveling at how beautiful she is and how quickly she is growing up.
But now it is 3 in the morning and you are all asleep. You wake up on the floor with a bureau on top of you, so much dust in the air you can hardly breathe, and you can't hear a thing.
You struggle to free yourself, so frantic to find Emily, Jason, Elizabeth and Barbara, your wife of almost 16 years; you don't notice your bleeding and mangled leg until you try to stand and can't. You drag yourself through the broken glass and shattered wood until you find them all. You know you are screaming, but you can't hear a thing. You find them, but they are so battered you can't even recognize Barbara, Jason or Emily. Elizabeth, though dusty, is still beautiful and looks unharmed. But she no longer breathes. You hold her in your arms, still screaming and not hearing and swear you will not die.
No, you will not die until you have found who did this to them and you destroy them with your bare hands.
If you are a family in an apartment in Iraq, you don't have to imagine. On any night this could be real or already has been. Perhaps we Americans have even more to be outraged about than just the prisoner abuse and the murder of Nick Berg. For, in the hearts of the bereaved, murder is no less murder when it is done with a 1,000 pound bomb dropped from 35,000 feet than when it is done with a 12-inch knife up close.
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Wikis > Dictionary of Islam > Illiyun
The seventh stage of celestial bliss. Also the register in which the good deeds of Muslims are said to be written. See Suratu 't-Tatfif, lxxxiii. 18: "The register of the righteous is in 'Illiyun." See also Mishkat, book v. ch. iii. pt. 3: "The angels follow it (the soul) through each heaven, and the angels of one region pass it on to the next until it reaches the seventh heaven, when God says, 'Write the name of my servant in 'Illiyun, and return him to the earth, that is, to his body which is buried in the earth."
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I work at Aviana - I wear a 40K - and I AGREE! Enough with the candlelight!!! We are currently working on a new bra and you will find it on www.Herroom.com early next year. It will be a beautiful blush color, and it will have gorgeous embroidery. Here's hoping we get it all the way to L cups - so keep checking back with this great retailer and you might find just what you want in early 2009! C Webb, Director of Sales & Marketing, Aviana
Robin from regina, sk, Canada
Aviana Response: Hi Lu,
The 2350 was sporting some heavy duty latex rubber inside the cup, rather than foam. It is very harsh on the delicate underside of the breast and was causing problems with yeast for customers. We do not use any type of rubber in our bras yet they have ample support in cup sizes all the way to K. C Webb, Director of Sales & Marketing, Aviana
Lu from St. Louis, MO


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Made my heart proud. She also said she remembers how often her father would say to me, "you're the strongest person I have ever known" yet he is acting surprised that I am quite capable of standing on my own two feet and don't need him. DD said she intends to have that same strength.
That is one of the best life lessons she could learn from this mess. She knows it does not mean I don't have emotions and am not hurt from what POS has done (she has seen me cry when I didn't think she was looking), but she is learning to hold her head high with dignity in the face of horrific adversity. I am so proud of her!
~Indifference - Because some people do not deserve your emotions.~
I edit often because my tablet is possessed!
I see many young people today that have NO IDEA how to do anything for themselves. They don't know how to cook, clean, do simple sewing repairs, change a tire, plunge a toilet, etc.
Then there is the whole issue with dealing with adversity. Having a strong role model in you is amazing. I learned some strong life lessons from my mother and how she dealt with my father's betrayals. It served me well later in life.
Go YOU! Go DD!
"We're not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again" ~Pink
As I travel this journey alone as a divorced person, I am infinitely grateful to my mother.
My DD is 16 too. There is no better feeling than looking at the young lady my child is becoming, and realizing that I really like the person she is becoming. I'm sure you know that feeling as well.
ET correct my typos.
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Kima Surfari Balangan
From April to November.
Type of breaks:
Best Bali surf spots on the south of the Bukit peninsula, reef and semi-reef breaks for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Cliff top accommodation in Balinese style bungalows, twin/double rooms, shared 4 people bungalows, deluxe rooms with pool and restaurant.
How to get there/ Nearest Airport:
Several airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, KLM, Qatar, Thai Airways, China Airlines and Garuda Indonesia offer daily flights to Bali's international airport in Denpasar (DPS).
Airport Transfer:
Airport pick-up and drop-off included, roughly 20 minutes drive to the camp.
Free WiFi in restaurant area, use of stationary computers in restaurant for minimal fee, internet café on the main road.
Surf Lessons:
minimum 10 guided sessions per week included, in water coaching from experienced surf guides to different surf spots for intermediate and advanced surfers, boat shuttle to outer reefs, video analysis.
Surf Equipment available:
Full range of polyester resin surfboards, all shapes & sizes, leashes, rash guards, reef booties, wax.
Daily Transport:
Transportation to surf spots included, free use of cars & mountain bikes, camp drivers, motorbike rental service, culture and sport trips available.
Camp capacity:
Maximum 15 guests.
Bali offers a wide variety of leisure activities like diving/snorkelling, trekking, climbing, mountain biking, river rafting, bungee jumping, skateboarding or shopping, dining and clubbing.
Camp package/Course prices/Reductions:
Weekly packages e.g. 1 week from €389, discounted extension on location, last-minute packages available, 3 day beginner surf school course: €129.
Further destinations/information:
Other Kima Surfaris located in Bali, Mentawai or Sumatra, Boat trips & private surf guiding.
Skype: Kimasurfaris
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Kristin Louise Gustafson
Bothell Campus
Covers the basic elements of reporting and writing for print media, as well as meta-issues of ethics, the First Amendment, and a brief history of American journalism. Teaches reporting skills and the cultural context for the practice of those skills.
Class description
The course begins (and ends) with writing, reporting, critiquing, contextualizing, conceptualizing, and connecting to the journalistic story. Students learn hands-on reporting skills, the culture and context for the practice of those skills, and critique of journalism practice. We replicate journalism practices, including working in teams. By the end of the quarter, students should be able to talk about media and journalism in a way that is informed and reflexive, be prepared to contribute to local newspapers and campus media, be excited and wary about the powerful role that journalism plays in our lives, and be ready to participate.
Student learning goals
Fundamental skills in reporting news and features
Fundamental skills in writing for print media, and an introduction to writing for other media
Fundamental skills in media critique
Fundamental understanding of ethics, history, and legal issues in U.S. journalism, including the First Amendment
Fundamental knowledge and hands-on experience with online media and community newspapers
General method of instruction
To achieve Introduction to Journalism's learning goals, students will do many things in the class. Students will read some, write a lot, practice new skills, reflect on processes, get out of the classroom, work with one another, lead discussion, think critically, do self-reflection, and explore journalism's vulnerabilities and strengths.
Recommended preparation
This is an introduction course without prerequisites or necessary background other than an eagerness to learn. Students who need help with some writing basics are encouraged to supplement course learning with university services and books on grammar and punctuation.
Class assignments and grading
The assignments fall into the three categories explained below. Each assignment is designed to complement the other assignments to help students integrate the learning goals.
(1) Reporting/Writing/Critique: The majority of course points revolve around the basic skills of journalism -- how to report, how to write, how to edit and critique, and how to pitch the journalistic story. In-class meetings replicate news teams and peer review. (2) In the Field/Community Newspaper Sites: BIS 204's experiential-based learning and site visits help students understand journalism first hand. (3) Context and Concepts of Journalism: In order to talk about media and journalism in a way that is informed and reflexive, students need to know the relevant terms, concepts, and rules, as well as have an understanding of journalism's histories, ethics, and laws. This knowledge is expressed through short-answer exams, case studies, and student-led discussion.


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This Friday afternoon the Terra Nova varsity football team will attempt to finish off their quest for their fifth consecutive Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division championship when they travel to Atherton and face off against undefeated Sacred Heart Prep. Kickoff is scheduled for 245 p.m.
Knowing that SHP had already won, the Tigers took the field in Tiger Stadium last Friday night and beat a solid Menlo-Atherton squad 57-27, and breaking the school record for points in a game that they had set earlier this season against Pioneer. Both SHP and Terra Nova are 8-0, but this is the last division game for the Tigers while the Gators still have an explosive Menlo team to play in their finale. The Tigers finish their regular season by hosting rival Half Moon Bay in the annual Skull Game.
Although the final score would indicate an easy Terra Nova win, the game didn't start off like that. For the first time this season the Tigers trailed in a game as M-A scored first to go up 7-0. The Tigers responded with a 70 yard drive that was fueled by three nine yard pass plays from quarterback Anthony Gordon to Domenic Ortisi and ended with John Wallace scoring on a 13 yard run.
The Tigers have been an explosive offensive football team, scoring on big plays and defenses have adjusted to prevent the huge play. Terra Nova offensive coordinator Tim Adams has had an answer for that by calling for more run plays (last week Wallace ran for 277 yards against Menlo) and possession sustaining pass plays. After tying the score and starting at mid-field, Gordon hooked up with Jaylend Jones, Jordan Genato and Ortisi on short passes to put the hosts in scoring position. It appeared the drive would stall out as a penalty created a fourth down and 22.
After what appeared to be a bit of confusion on the sidelines over the down, Terra Nova kept their offense on the field and Gordon was able to hit Ortisi with a 36 yard pass to the Bears 3. On second and one Gordon and Jones connected on a yard scoring pass.
Continuing to move the ball methodically on the ground and through the air, Terra Nova increased the lead to 28-7 with Wallace scoring on runs of four and 56 yards. M-A was able to score twice late in the second quarter, however, to cut their deficit to seven and they started the second half with the ball. A big sack by David Melton led to a punt and Jones returned it 50 yards to the visitors' 30 yard line. An 11 yard pass to Genato and a 16 yard run by Wallace moved the ball to the three, and then Gordon found Ortisi open in the end zone to increase the lead to 14.
There was some bad news for the Tigers as Wallace was injured on his 16 yard run and he did not return to the game.
The Tiger defense created an easy scoring opportunity by forcing a fumble and Sam Auelua recovered it on the Bears five-yard line. Filling in for Wallace, Matt Sese ran it in from there and after Melton ran in the point after it was 43-21
The lead grew to 57-21 when Sese scored on a 53 yard sprint to pay dirt and Gordon hit Chase Edgington with a four-yard TD pass. Place kicker Carlos Grande was a perfect 7-7 on conversion kicks Gordon threw 45 passes in the game, completing 35 for 269 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. While most of the attempts were of the 5-10 yard variety, the junior quarterback did air it out a few times and just missed connecting with his receivers. Ortisi was the favorite target, catching 12 balls for 109 yards and a TD. Jones had nine grabs for 54 yards while Nick Pierotti and Genato combined for 10 receptions and 81 yards. Edginton had two catches and the one score.
Proving to be a balanced offense once again, Terra Nova ran for 205 yards. Before leaving with an apparent knee injury, Wallace had 122 yards on 11 rushes and three touchdowns. Sese proved to be a more than capable backup by running for 79 yards and he made two trips to the end zone. The Terra Nova defense forced five fumbles in the second half and recovered three of them with Pierotti, Harry Bode and Auelua doing the honors. Melton had two sacks and numerous tackles, and Brandon Tuitasi made big plays. The Tiger special teamers also had some big hits, including two by Paul Noa and one by Amos Loto. Heading into this Friday's showdown for the championship, Terra Nova will have to clean up one area that has hurt them all season, penalties. They were flagged 10 times for 124 yards. M-A also committed their share of infractions and at one point the referees called both coaches and the captains on the field to address the issue. Fans attending the early start this Friday will want to arrive early as parking will be at a premium.


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Beating the odds: After 2 heart transplants, pro golfer inspires others
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - It's something that comes easily for professional golfer Erik Compton. A simple swing, the perfect form. But what comes naturally now took an extraordinary amount of drive.
"Well, it's been a long journey. It's been almost 25 years I've had with two different hearts," he said.
Compton had his first heart transplant when he was 12 years old. His second, not long ago, back in 2008.
"Even being able to walk the golf course is a success for me," he said.
But he couldn't be stopped.
"I'm here because somebody else saved my life twice."
Compton is now known for being the only professional golfer in the world to compete with a transplanted heart.
"When I first got diagnosed, I was 9 years old and I didn't know I'd be a professional golfer at 36, but I wished I was."
It's an accomplishment he hopes will provide motivation today. For Compton, it's about spreading a message that has changed and saved his life. For adults, to understand the importance of becoming an organ donor and for kids, to understand through struggle, they can persevere.
"I try to inspire people to get up and never give up," said Compton.
His story has become a lesson. His career has become the proof.
You can see Compton playing in the Waste Management Open this week. You can also help his cause by visiting ErikCompton.com and Donate Life Arizona.


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Border Post
Border Post
Introduced by the director Rajko Grlic, 2006
Fri, Oct 6, 2006 7 PM
Director Rajko Grlic, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Film at Ohio University, visits to introduce his recent film Border Post. Border Post is the first film after Yugoslavia's bloody break up to be coproduced by its five former republics: Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the director's native Croatia. It's also a surpassingly entertaining wartime comedy that focuses on a band of young soldiers stationed on the Albanian border in 1987, before the imminent collapse of socialism and the vicious ethnic wars that would follow. In addition to teaching and directing, Grlic organizes Croatia's popular Motovun Film Festival. (94 mins, 35mm)
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On Friday afternoon, Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips was asking his team for the most competitive scrimmage yet in his time leading the Wildcats. On Saturday, he was pleased with what he saw in the Wildcats' final scrimmage before the Blue/White Game on April 21.
"I told the team, one side might think they won, the other might think they won," Phillips said. "From where I stand, I felt Kentucky won today. I thought we got better."
The offense scored a touchdown on its first drive, then finished strong, Phillips said.
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Sophomore quarterback Maxwell Smith had four touchdown passes, two each to sophomore receiver Demarco Robinson and senior receiver La'Rod King. He also had a 98-yard touchdown pass to junior tailback Raymond Sanders called back because it was ruled a sack on the play.
"Demarco, he knows all the signals," Smith said. "He knows everything, he lines up right. He's got a real good grasp of the offense. He's got to be a contributor on this team."
Smith and Sanders were running the stairs at Commonwealth Stadium after the scrimmage for a botched handoff, but the offense recovered it. The starting offense had no turnovers in 13 drives on Saturday.
Robinson had a potential third touchdown reception, but his path to the end zone was blocked by the official. He's consistently drawn praise from coaches for his progression this spring.
"Demarco is doing some really nice things," offensive coordinator Randy Sanders said. "I've been really pleased with the spring he has had. He's made a marked improvement on his route-running. He's always had the ability to run around and catch the ball. Now, he's a whole lot easier to hit because he's where he's supposed to be when he's supposed to be there."
Robinson, along with redshirt freshman Daryl Collins, are two players who have the potential to be 'erasers,' Smith said. They're the kind of players who can cover up mistakes thanks to big-play ability.
"Coach says we don't have many erasers, and those guys can be erasers," Smith said. "As their careers go on here, they're going to be big-time guys for us."
Faulkner fighting for playing time
Sophomore safety Glenn Faulkner is still fighting to find his way on the field on defense.
"I'm learning a lot right now, but I still have a lot more to learn," he said. "I have to put in more work. I have to come in, watch more film. I have to progress."
Faulkner played almost exclusively on special teams as a true freshman in 2011, and is currently listed second on the depth chart behind senior Martavius Neloms at free safety.
Neloms is expected to move between safety and nickel in certain packages, giving younger players a chance to get on the field. For now, it appears sophomore safety Ashely Lowery will get on the field before Faulkner will.
"Ashely Lowery is probably ahead of Glenn Faulkner," Phillips said. "We're just trying to get our best personnel on the field when we get into our third down packages."
There will still be opportunities for Faulkner to earn his time, and still a lot of practice between now and the season opener at Louisville on Sept. 2. Faulkner will have to keep working in that time.
"Faulk's come along," Minter said. "He's a backup safety right now. He's got roles for us and he's a bright, bright young want-to-be guy. We've got to wait for him to grow up a little bit."
Fullback packages to be determined
Freshman fullback D.J. Warren is also fighting to find his role in the offense. Warren, who played tailback in high school, had to make the move to blocking back while playing as a true freshman in 2011.
Warren played significant minutes in his first year, but Sanders still opted to use multiple tight end sets often instead of playing a fullback. In Warren's second year, Sanders will look again and decide how much to use the fullback.
"It's going to depend on who is our best eleven players," Sanders said. "That's what we're going to build our offense around. We have a couple tight ends who are doing really well. D.J. Warren is doing well, we have some receivers who are coming. I have my idea of what I would like to do, and I think we'll have a pretty diverse package."
Even if his role doesn't expand, there should still be a difference when he is on the field, though.
"D.J. is a really hard-working guy," running backs coach Steve Pardue said. "You can tell, his understanding of the offense has grown so much since last year. He's actually out there playing, not thinking so much."


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" Bear and Swan, South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SL. Tel: 01275 331100. "
I recently went for dinner with my family at the Bear and Swan, in Chew Magna, on the outskirts of Bristol. It is one of those places that I had heard great things about but just hadn?t got round to visiting yet. I am glad that we eventually did as the place was great and the food was delicious. The Bear and Swan is essentially one of two village pubs in the pretty (but expensive) village of Chew Magna. The location is lovely in itself, but when I entered the doors of the Bear and Swan, I expected the usual village pub that does food on the side. I was very wrong and pleasantly surprised. Inside, the restaurant section is to the left of the bar and just the right size (not loads of tables crammed in, but still had that cosy atmosphere). The restaurant was actually quite full when we arrived, which was surprising as it was a Monday evening, although I am sure that was a good sign. What about the food? For a change, my family decided against the starters and though we would focus instead on the main meal and the dessert menu. The starter and main meal menu was brought over to our table on a blackboard, which showed that dishes were changed frequently. Despite not actually having a starter, I did have a quick peek at them (for future reference you see). There were many fish based starters, one vegetarian tasting salad starter and soup. The starters were about 5.50 each, which I though was quite expensive, but can?t comment on quality and taste, as we did not consume any. Whilst deciding on our main courses, we were greeted by a friendly waiter who took our drinks order, and brought fresh bread rolls and butter to our table. There was also a separate vegetarian menu, which I liked, and it did not contain the obligatory ?vegetable lasagne?, which won my vote. In fact, the vegetarian menu had three vegetarian choices, all of which sounded scrumptious. For main course, people chose mozzarella and sun dried tomato tart, pork in a h
oney and calvados sauce, chicken in a bacon and basil sauce, potato and pesto cakes and sort fish dish (sorry can?t remember what exactly). Main meals were priced between 8 and 12 pounds and were served with vegetables and a choice of sauté or chipped potatoes. We all opted for sauté potatoes and a bowl of these in addition to a bowl of vegetables arrived with the main meals. The bowls of potatoes and vegetables were small and there was only one of each to share between 5 of us, so we asked for an additional bowl of each. The waiter brought over an extra bowl of vegetables and potatoes very quickly. Everyone declared that their meal was delicious and I don?t think there was any food left on the plates, always a sign of a good meal. Did we have room for dessert? Well, four of the five of us opted for dessert, with two choosing the baked Alaska and two opting for raspberry crumble and custard. As with the main courses, the desserts were scrumptious and not the usual run of the meal desserts. The baked alaska had some sort of berry ice cream in the middle and was huge! The crumbles arrived in individual posts with individual jugs of custard ? they too were delicious. The desserts were priced at 3.50 each, and they were certainly well worth it. After eating this feast, we finished the meal off with a coffee and asked for the bill. We were pleasantly surprised that we had not been charged for the extra portions of vegetables and potatoes that we had requested. As we were a party of five or more, a 10% service charge was included, but we felt that it was very well deserved. To sum up, a lovely pub, good and attentive service, excellent food and good vegetarian options. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone living in the Bristol area and I can?t wait to go back and eat there again!


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Congrats to the Grub Streeters, who, in their long running bid to drive DBTH out of business, have launched the national Grub Street edition. Yay. Now our best content will get taken from beyond tiny old New York to Boston, Chicago, San Fran, LA, and Philly. Bully for us. To keep up with the Jones's, DBTH proudly announces the acquisition of Flickr, the Daily News and YourMom.com, and will be creating a social network where no one can write more than 141 characters. Seriously tho, congrats to the GS team on the new venture.
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AUGUST 12 – the so-called 'Glorious Twelfth' – was the start of the grouse shooting season, which runs until December 10. During this time, shooters will kill around half a million birds, whose numbers have been boosted to unnatural levels by intensive management of the UK's moorlands.
Just ahead of the next big date in the shooting calendar – the start of the pheasant shooting season – Animal Aid will hold its National Anti-Shooting Week (22-28 September).
Supporters will be calling on their MPs to back our campaign for a ban on the battery cages in which pheasants and partridges used for breeding are confined.
Annually, around 50 million pheasants and partridges are purpose-bred to serve as little more than feathered targets for wealthy shooters. Readers who would like to find out more should visit www.animalaid.org.uk or call 01732 364546 to order an Anti-Shooting Information Pack.
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County sets hearing on bar closing amendment
The second reading and public hearing of a Beltrami Counmty provision to prohibit alcohol sales after 1 a.m. will be held Tuesday.
The public hearing is slated a part of the Beltrami County Board's 5 p.m. regular meeting at the County Administration Building, 701 Minnesota Ave.
The County Board proposes to amend the county's ordinance for licensing and regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages to prohibit their sale after 1 a.m.
The action became necessary, commissioners say, when the Bemidji City Council voted to allow bars within city limits to remain open until 2 a.m. A developer of a bar/restaurant in the southshore development area sought that provision in order to purchase land.
The City Council voted on the issue in December and an effort to revote the matter before a new City Council this month failed.
The county provision would amend Section VIII to provide for no sale of alcoholic beverages after 1 a.m. on any day of the week, striking provisions that formerly allowed bars to seek a state license to sell alcohol beverages from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.
The county measure affects only seven or eight establishments located outside of municipal boundaries, but several are close to Bemidji.
After the County Board on Dec. 21 adopted a three-reading process, it also imposed a moratorium on applications to extend the 1 a.m. bar closing to provide the County Board sufficient time to consider the issues related to hours of alcohol sale.
"It is expected that a 2 a.m. bar closing may result in additional county expenditures related to law enforcement staffing, jail operations and county social services," states a memo to commissioners.
Also on the County Board's regional agenda is a clarification of the 2011 Kitchigami Regional Library budget, with KRL Director Marian Ridge.
The budget set by commissioners for 2011 provides state-mandated maintenance of effort funds to the library, less than what the library requested. The MOE amount is $294,624.
The regular agenda also includes consideration of county committee appointments.
Commissioners will open their 3 p.m. work session with a meeting with Callie Wahl, constituent services representative for U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack, R-8th District.
At 3:30 p.m., commissioners will receive an update on the 230-kilowatt transmission line expansion project from Wilton to Cohasset. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has granted permission for the project route.
Commissioners will also receive the annual report of the Giziibii Resource Conservation and Development Association and hear about a Bemidji income maintenance case banking proposed re-organization in human services.
The board's consent agenda includes county bills and warrant payment listing and approval of a Minnesota County Computer Cooperative contract for finance and general government software.
The board will also be asked to approve a post employment health care savings plan for elected executive officers; approval to fill seven seasonal Highway Department laborer positions and approval Of a resolution for the revocation of Little Dip Loop Drive Northeast.