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WALTHAM, Mass.- In a tough non-conference matchup, the Brandeis University women's basketball team fell to the ninth-ranked Tufts University Jumbos, 67-43. The Judges go to 1-3 on the year while the Jumbos improve to 4-0.
In the first half, Brandeis had an excellent start, jumping out to a 9-2 lead thanks to nine straight points by senior guard Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) and classmate forward Nicolina Vitale (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley) who scored five and four respectively in the run. However, the Jumbos recovered from the early pressure and ripped off the next 13 points, punctuated by a 3-pointer from senior guard Liz Moynihan (Storrs, Ct./E.O. Smith). Despite seven points apiece from Dean and Vitale, the Judges entered the break trailing 35-20.
In the second half, Tufts continued where it left off with a 15-5 spurt that gave them a 25-point cushion with 13:15 remaining. The closest Brandeis would come was on a traditional three-point play by Dean with 6:26 to go to cut the deficit to 59-39.
The Judges were led by a season-high 17 points from Dean while Vitale joined her in double-digits with 11. Dean and Vitale also tied with a squad-high four rebounds. Rookie guard Paris Hodges (Southampton, N.Y./Southampton) had a team-high four assists.
The Jumbos were led by junior center Hayley Kanner (Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale) who scored 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field, including two 3-pointers. Kanner also pulled in seven rebounds, had a game-high seven blocks, and added two assists. She was joined in double-figures by junior guard Kelsey Morehead (Foster City, Calif./Pinewood) who had 11 points. Rookie forward Michaela North (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) came off the bench to nab a game-high 13 rebounds along with nine points and two blocks.
Brandeis returns to action on Tuesday November 26th on the road against Emmanuel with a 7:00 p.m. tip-off. Tufts heads home for a matchup with Clark (Mass.) on Sunday December 1st at 2:00 p.m.


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(CindyV wanted to know what Packergeeks thinks of the Tom Silverstein article at jsonline.com this morning).
It's funny because I was talking to a coworker (Scott W) about special teams and defense and whether or not the zone blocking scheme works earlier this morning. We hadn't yet read the article (or I hadn't anyway). I agree with what seems like Silverstein's main point – even though Stock's group was good in 2007, his entire body of work should be considered and he's had 2 very bad seasons and only one really good one. These are my thoughts on the ST issue:
- Kicking – last year our kickers were above average, some have argued that Crosby was just plain excellent. I'd say Crosby was very good and Ryan was decent. I do think that cutting Ryan was a mistake (as we said at the time). It was a move most people questioned at the time because Ryan's skills and potential were apparent to most. Ryan contends that he didn't get along with Stock because Stock wanted him to change his punting approach. Ryan didn't necessarily dispute that but just wanted to go to a punting teacher in Arizona who has worked with punters for years for extra help. Stock didn't want him to – he wanted Ryan to do it Stock's way. Ryan was pissed and I think it became somewhat of a personal matter. (I read an interview with Ryan after he left when he was in Seattle and I came away with the sure impression he and Stock just didn't get along ultimately). So getting rid of Ryan was a mistake. And, one other possibility – has changing holders affected Crosby? It is very possible. He seemed to thrive with Ryan and struggle with the others. Maybe Matt Flynn should be the permanent holder – just having him out there would also keep teams even slightly on edge because of fake possibilities.
- Coverage units – I do wonder a bit how much of a difference the loss of Tracy White makes. (White was picked up right away by the Eagles, so we didn't have a chance to get him back). One of the concerns I have about TT is that I'm not sure he believes in the value of veteran leadership. I do. If Stock is right, that White was the clear leader of the unit, my thought would be "don't cut a veteran leader who is good at what he does on the youngest team in the sport". He was very good on special teams and from my understanding, a threat from another team to sign Lansanah off our practice squad is what led to the decision to drop White, just like that, so we could keep Lansanah. If he wanted to keep Lansanah so badly, maybe cutting Jarrett Bush would have been smarter, or putting Jermichael Finley on the practice squad.
- This year, I was also bothered quite a bit by the automatic block in the back penalties and what looked like guys over-pursuing and over-committing a lot. This would be an area where a coach should help by reviewing plays and teaching players both why they screwed up and how to fix it.
- So, do I think Stock should be fired? I would probably say yes. I'd say yes because of 1) the Ryan situation, 2) the terrible coverage units (the play of the return units was a bit better) and 3) completing a second crappy year out of 3.
- Going forward either with Stock or not, I do sense that communication between the ST coach, McCarthy and TT needs to improve. I still suspect that the Ryan move was a move made largely because Stock just didn't like Ryan. TT probably went along with Stock because Stock probably pushed hard for it, but I'm guessing TT may not have had all his weight behind that move. On the other hand, I'm guessing TT is the one who made the White decision because he loves this Lansanah kid. And, I think it was a decision TT felt he had to make asap or we could have lost Lansanah. I'm guessing Stock was not too pleased with that move at all and I wonder even if he had a say in it.
One question I do have re our 2008 ST performance and the ST personnel moves is this (and it's similar to questions I have re our defense): where was Mike McCarthy when this was all going on? I'm sure McCarthy saw shanked punt after shanked punt by Frost. Couldn't he have stepped in and told TT to get a new punter asap? I'm sure he saw the decline of the ST coverage units. Did he say anything or offer any assistance or guidance for Stock or the ST players? .


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U.S. Women's Update - March 23
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: email@example.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 23, 2010) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on March 23 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas, player information, Volley-Tweets, trivia questions and much more.
For the complete PDF version including a complete list of players training at the team's facility at American Sports Centers in Anaheim, the U.S. international transfer list, 2009 season stats and other fan interaction sections, click here.
TRIVIA QUESTIONS: 1. Who is the first player to be named to the U.S. Women's National A2 Program three years in a row? 2. Who was the most recent U.S. Women's National Indoor Team member inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame? 3. Who was the first female athlete to compete in two Olympiads in two non-related sports (volleyball was one of the sports)? Answers can be found on page three in the full PDF version (click here) of the current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update.
UPDATE TO SECOND TRAINING SESSION ROSTER: A total of 15 players are currently training with the U.S. Women's National Team during its second winter training block that ends April 9. Aneli Otineru (Hale'iwa, Hawaii) started training as an outside hitter with the team on March 22. The team training sessions, held at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., are open to the public. Training times are generally Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while Fridays often vary on times. Middle blockers include Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.), Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Mekana Barnes (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and Brittnee Cooper (Houston). Outside hitters/opposite include Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.), Brittany Moore (Orange, Calif.) and Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.). The setters training include Bryn Kehoe (North Bend, Ohio) and Nicole Vargas (Seal Beach, Calif.). The libero position has Jessica Fine (Tarzana, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) training with the U.S. Women's National Team. Some players could leave for pro opportunities or other circumstances.
U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL A2 PROGRAM ROSTER SELECTED: USA Volleyball has selected 24 players and four coaches to lead its U.S. Women's National A2 Program for 2010. The 2010 U.S. Women's National A2 program is scheduled to train May 24-28 in Tempe, Ariz., before being split into two 12-player rosters to compete in the Open Division of the 2010 USA Open National Championships held in nearby Phoenix. The Open Division flight takes place May 29-June 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Additional information on the tournament can be found by clicking here. "I was very happy with the level of the tryout held in February and, as a result, we expect that this year's A2 teams will be very strong in training and in competition at the USA Open National Championships," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "The future continues to look bright for the U.S. Women's National Team with the talent coming up through the pipeline." The 2010 U.S. Women's National A2 Team includes four setters, 10 outside/opposite hitters, six middles and four liberos. The 24 players come from 18 different collegiate programs. For the full release with the roster, click here.
McCUTCHEON, KIRALY TO SPEAK AT CLINIC: U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) and his assistant coach Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) will be keynote speakers at the Midwest Volleyball Instructors spring clinic March 27-28 at Apple Valley, Minn. "We thought it would be really interesting to to give them the opportunity to talk about their philosophy of getting a team to reach its highest performance level," Midwest Volleyball Instructors Director Walt Weaver said. Registration for the MVI Clinic is being accepted online at www.mvicamps.com and at the door. Other MVI spring clinic speakers include University of Minnesota Head Coach Mike Hebert, St. Olaf College co-Head Coach Cindy Book and Shakopee High School Head Coach Matt Busch. Clinic hours are 9 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. on March 27 and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 28.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS: For a full listing of the 149 international transfers for American female players to other countries to play professional volleyball, visit the full PDF version of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update.
BARBOZA WITH TORAY IN JAPAN: Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Team and alternate on both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games rosters, is playing in her first professional volleyball season in Japan V-League with Toray. Barboza tallied 12 kills on 30 swings while adding three blocks to help Toray upset league-leader JT 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13 on March 20. She added 21 service receptions with 11 rated at excellent. After pulling out the victory over the league leader, Toray needed five sets to defeat sixth-place NEC 29-17, 24-26, 25-21, 15-25, 15-8 on March 21. Barboza produced one of her best matches while playing for Toray with 24 kills on 53 attempts to go with three aces for 27 points. With the two victories, Toray finished second in the V-League regular season with a 21-7 record. It will compete in the semifinal round held April 2-4 in Aichi. Toray plays Hisamitsu on April 2, followed by JT on April 3 and Denson on April 4.
BERG PUSHING ITALIAN TEAM TO TOP: Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), a setter on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team which won the silver medal in Beijing, is playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese of the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. Villa Cortese swept ninth-place Riso Scotti Pavia 25-18,2 5-16, 25-15 on March 21 to improve to 16-5 on the season with 48 points for second place. Berg set her squad to a 56 kill percent with 55 kills on 99 swings with only nine errors for a .465 hitting efficiency. She added one kill on two attempts. Villa Cortese concludes the Italian Serie A regular season on March 28 against sixth-place Yamamay Busto Arsizio. Villa Cortese can still claim the league title with a victory coupled with a Scavolini Pesaro loss. Pesaro currently leads the standings by two points and finishes with ninth-place Riso Scotti Pavia. Both Villa Cortese and Pesaro hold a 16-5 overall record, but Pesaro leads the standings with 50 points to Villa Cortese's 48 points (three points for a victory in three or four sets, two points for a five-set victory and one point for a five-set loss). To follow Berg throughout the season, check out her blog at lindseyberg.blogspot.com.
TOM, ASYSTEL VOLLEY NOVARA: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time Olympian and member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver medal roster, is competing for Asystel Volley Novara in the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. Novara defeated Zoppas Industries Conegliano 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 on March 20 to move back into eighth place in the league standings. Tom scored a match-high 21 points with 18 kills on 47 swings and three blocks. She added a 72 positive percent on 29 service receptions. Novara rounds out the Italian Serie A regular season on March 28 against third-place Foppapedretti Bergamo. After the regular season concludes, Novara will play Bergamo once again on April 3 in the CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four semifinal. The other semifinal will have host RC Cannes playing Turkey's Fenerbahce Acibadem.
BOWN COMPETING FOR JESI: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda,Calif.), a three-time Olympian with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi in the Italian Serie A professional league. Jesi dropped a 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-20 match to league-leader Scavolini Pesaro on March 21. Bown was credited with eight kills, three blocks and an ace for 12 points. Jesi remains in fourth place with a 13-8 overall record and 38 points in the league standings. Jesi concludes the Italian Serie A regular season on March 28 against seventh-place Despar Perugia.
METCALF PROVIDING OFFENSE IN BRAZIL: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Games roster, is in Brazil playing for Usiminas/Minas of the Brazilian Superliga. Usiminas played two five-set matches last week, splitting the outcome. Metcalf blasted a total of 26 kills on 67 attempts to go with a block for 27 points, but it was not enough as Volei Futuro won 17-25, 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11 on March 16. In its next match, Usiminas held off Praia Clube/Banana Boat 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 15-13 on March 18. As one of five players reaching at least 11 points on the winning side, Metcalf scored 16 points with 12 kills on 34 attempts, two blocks and an ace in the victory. She did not start the second and third sets of the match. On March 20, Usiminas swept Mackenzie/Newton Paiva 25-21, 25-16, 25-21 without Metcalf playing. Usiminas dropped to fourth place in the league with a 17-7 overall record (10-2 in the second half). Usiminas is idle this coming week for the 14th and final round of the second half.
IMPORTS DEFEAT PUERTO RICO IN ALL-STAR MATCH: In a Puerto Rico Super League All-Star match matching the imports against the natives, the imports came out on top on March 21. The imports won the match 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15 in Caguas. U.S. Women's National Team setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), who plays for Catano in the Puerto Rico Super League, was named the match's most valuable player. She tallied 14 assists, four digs and two points on a block and ace. Other members of the imports included Erin Moore (USA/Bayamon), Shonda Cole (USA/Caguas), Jessica Jones (USA/Carolina), Karla Echenique (Dominican Republic/Carolina), Airial Salvo (USA/Catano), Dulce Maria Tellez (Cuba/Guaynabo), Katie Kimmich (USA/Guaynabo), Kelly Wing (USA/Juncos), Tiffany Dodds (Canada/Mayaguez), Nellie Spicer (USA/Ponce), Sonja Newcombe (USA/Ponce), Stacey Gordon (Canada/Toa Baja) and Jennifer Joines Tamas (USA/Toa Baja). Jones was the leading scorer for either team with 17 points, while Newcombe adde 13 points. Moore served as the team's libero, compiling 16 digs and 15 positive service receptions. To date, the imports have won seven of the last nine All-Star matches.
JOINES TAMAS, BUSSE WITH TOA BAJA: Jen Joines Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) and Cassie Busse (Prior Lake, Minn.), both members of the U.S. Women's National Team, are playing for 2009 Puerto Rico League champion Toa Baja in 2010. Toa Baja rallied to defeat Guaynabo 24-26, 20-25, 25-13, 25-14, 15-13 on March 16. Busse and Joines Tamas scored 14 points each in the contest, while former Ohio State standout Stacey Gordon tallied a match-high 29 points. The Llancheras topped Carolina 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 on March 18. Busse scored eight points in the victory. For the second in the week, Toa Baja rallied for a five-set victory – this time a 22-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-22, 15-10 victory over Mayaguez on March 20. Busse scored 10 kills and an ace for 11 points, while Joines Tamas matched her total with eight kills and three aces. Gordon scored 21 points for a match-high total. Busse provided 12 points for the Llaneras as they defeated Juncos 25-20, 25-14, 25-21 on March 22. Joines Tamas added six kills in the victory. After a season-opening loss, Toa Baja now holds a 15-1 record and leads second-place Catano (10-4) by four matches. The Llaneras are off until a March 28 match against Corozal, followed by a key match against Catano on March 30.
THOMPSON, SALVO WITH CATANO: Setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) and outside hitter Airial Salvo (Farmington, Utah), both members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team and products of University of Washington, are playing for Catano de Lancheras of the Puerto Rico Superliga. Catano got back in the win column by recovering from a two-set deficit to knock down Ponce 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-4 on March 18. Salvo tallied 23 points and 26 digs in the victory. Thompson set eight assists with three of her teammates reaching at least 16 kills. Salvo hammered out 11 kills with an ace in helping Catano to a 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 victory over Carolina on March 22. Thompson added nine assists and eight digs. Catano improved to 10-4 on the season and is in second place. The Lancheras face Guaynabo on March 24, followed by Corozal on March 26, Juncos on March 28 and versus league-leader Toa Baja.
SPICER WITH PONCE: Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.), a setter with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Ponce of the Puerto Rico Superliga in 2010. Spicer tallied nine assists, 20 digs and two blocks in a near upset of Catano on March 18, but the Leonas ended with a 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-4 loss after winning the first two sets. Spicer chipped in six assists, 11 digs, an ace and block for Ponce in its March 20 three-set loss (25-19, 26-24, 25-21). Ponce reached the win column on March 20 as it defeated Bayamon 25-19, 25-19, 25-21. Spicer turned in 10 assists, eight digs, an ace and a kill in the victory. Ponce is now 7-8 on the year and in fourth place. The Leonas challenge Juncos on March 26, Mayaguez on March 28 and Carolina on March 30.
HUGHES WITH COROZAL: Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.), an opposite with the U.S. Women's National Team, was picked up in mid-season by Corozal of the Puerto Rico Super League. She scored a team-high 14 points with 11 kills and three aces, along with a team-high 15 digs, in a three-set loss to Mayaguez on March 16. Hughes notched 10 points with eight kills and two aces in helping Corozal to a 25-10, 25-27, 23-25, 25-16, 16-14 victory over Caguas on March 21. In fifth place, Corozal improved to 6-8 on the season and is one of four teams with six victories. Corozal returns to the court on March 24 versus Carolina, March 26 versus Catano, March 28 versus Toa Baja and Juncos on March 30.
KIMMICH, HAMPTON WITH GUAYNABO: Katie Wilkins Kimmich (Lakeside, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for the Mets of Guaynabo in the Puerto Rico Superliga. Former U.S. National Team player Marcie Hampton was picked up by the team in mid-season. Kimmich scored 10 points for Guaynabo on March 16 as the Mets won the first two sets against league-leader Toa Baja, but lost the final three sets for a tough five-set loss. Marcie Hampton, playing in her first match of the season, tallied 14 points in the loss. Kimmich totaled a match-high 20 points as Guaynabo lost to Juncos 25-15, 25-23, 18-25, 25-17 on March 18. Hampton added 11 points in the loss. Kimmich supplied a team-high 16 points for Guaynabo on March 21, yet Carolina came away with a hard-fought 25-18, 27-29, 25-22, 25-23 victory. Hampton added nine kills in the loss. Guaynabo is now 4-11 on the season and ninth place. The Mets challenge Catano on March 23, Mayaguez on March 25 and Bayamon on March 27.
OTHER AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS IN PUERTO RICO: According to a Puerto Rico Super League release, Kristee Porter has left Corozal and will be out the rest of the season as she will have an operation in the coming days…Kelly Wing collected 14 points and Erica Lott added 10 points in leading Juncos to a sweep over Carolina on March 16. Carolina was led by Jessica Jones' 13 points…Caguas' Shonda Cole notched 14 points to lead the Criollas to a four-set win over Bayamon on March 16. Christine Tan added 12 digs in the victory. In the loss, Erin Moore scored 17 points…Ponce's Sonja Newcombe scored 19 points in a five-set loss to Catano on March 18…Jessica Jones charted 12 points in Carolina's three-set loss to Toa Baja on March 18…Juncos' Kelly Wing contributed 16 points and Erica Lott added 12 points in a four-set win over Guaynabo on March 18…Christine Tan tallied 17 digs as Caguas topped Ponce in three sets on March 20…Sonja Newcombe scored 18 points and Sarah Ammerman added 14 as Ponce downed Bayamon in three sets on March 20. Kylie Atherstone, playing in her first match in Puerto Rico this season, had a Bayamon-high 11 points in the loss while teammate Erin Moore added 10 points…Shonda Cole contributed a Caguas-team-high 18 points in a five-set loss to Corozal on March 21…Kaitlin Sather charted 16 points and Jessica Jones added 11 points as Carolina scored a hard-fought four-set victory over Guaynabo on March 21…Kelly Wing collected 11 points in Juncos' three-set loss to Toa Baja on March 22, while teammate Erica Lott added 10 points…Carolina's Jessica Joines scored a team-high 13 points in her team's three-set loss to Catano on March 22.
NNAMANI, GLASS PACING PROSTEJOV IN CZECH REPUBLIC: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) continue to lead their Czech Republic professional team Prostejov. The squad concluded its regular season with a 20-0 record, while also winning the Czech Cup and Czech-Slovakian Cup. On March 20, Prostejov dismantled Brno 25-22, 25-9, 25-18. Glass scored 11 kills on 27 attempts along with three blocks and an ace for 15 points. She also provided an 82 positive percent on 17 service receptions. Nnamani added 10 points on nine kills and a block. Prostejov, now 26-0 overall in the Czech league and only five set losses in 83 sets, returns to the court on March 25 against Olymp-Praha, followed by a March 27 match against Olomouc.
RICHARDS, SYKORA HELPING OMICHKA TO RUSSIAN FOREFRONT: Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), an outside hitter and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, and three-time U.S. Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) are playing in the Russia Super League with Omichka in Omsk. Omichka, which remains in third place in the league standings, was idle for nine days before playing Nugget on March 23. Omichka lost the match 25-18, 25-23, 25-23 in the next to last regular season match of the Russia Super League. Omichka, now 14-7 on the season and in third place, concludes the Russia Super League regular season on March 29 against Dinamo-Yantar.
LARSON PUSHING DINAMO KAZAN TO NEW HEIGHTS: Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is playing in her first professional season of her career in the Russia Superliga with Dinamo Kazan. Dinamo Kazan was idle in league action last week and returns to the court on March 25 when it faces Dinamo Yantar. Kazan is now 10-10 overall and in a tie for sixth place in the league standings. Larson's team concludes the Russia Super League regular season on March 29 against Indesit.
FAWCETT SCORING IN RUSSIA: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), a U.S. Women's National Team player, continues to pay dividends for Dinamo-Yantar after joining the team in mid-season. Dinamo-Yantar, idle last week, challenges Dinamo Kazan on March 25 in its next to last Russia Super League regular season match. Dinamo-Yantar is in eighth-place with a 9-11 record and 29 points. Fawcett and Dinamo-Yantar conclude the Russia Super League regular season on March 29 against Omichka.
DAVIS PICKS UP AZERBAIJAN: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), the U.S. Women's National Team libero during the 2008 Olympic Games, has shifted her professional season from China to Azerbaijan. After helping the Evergrande Volleyball Club to a perfect 12-0 season in the Chinese club season, she is now part of Lokomotiv of the Azerbaijan Super League. Her team is 1-2 in the second phase of the Azerbaijan Super League. The federation has decided to postpone the second round of the second phase until the start of April. The For an azerisport.com article translated into English on Davis, click here.
TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1. Carli Lloyd has been named to the U.S. Women's National A2 Program in 2008, 2009 and 2010; 2. Jean Gaertner, a member of the U.S. Women's Olympic Team at the 1964 Olympic Games, was inducted in the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2001; 3. Along with participating in the 1964 Olympic Games in women's volleyball, Jean Gaertner was a member of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team at the 1960 Olympic Games as high jumper.


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I've had several readers ask me about preparing my "Homemade Cinnamon Rolls" for Two in my Wooden Baking Baskets, so I thought I'd share a quick how-to. This is one of my favorite gifts to give - everyone loves a delicious cinnamon roll... or two. Two cinnamon rolls fit perfectly into the medium-sized baskets.
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Wooden Baking Basket - Medium
Cello Bag - Large
Emma's Room Pink 2" Grosgrain Ribbon
Sweetest Day Tags - Set of 20
As always... My secret weapon to "homemade" bread is Rhodes frozen bread dough. (This is not paid, by the way.) It is found in almost every grocery store in the freezer department. Over the years I have transformed the simple dough into Cinnamon Rolls, Monkey Bread, Pecan Rolls, Pizza Bread, etc.
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
8-10 rolls
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1 loaf of frozen bread dough (Rhodes brand)
3 tablespoons of butter, softened
1/3 cup of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
Egg Wash :
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons of butter melted
1 cup of powdered sugar
milk, to thin, if necessary
Let the dough thaw overnight in the refrigerator. You can also use your defrost setting the in microwave if you're in a pinch. Each log of dough will make 8-10 rolls. I put a little oil in the bowl, then put in the dough. I flip the dough around a couple of times to coat it with the oil, so as it rises it doesn't stick to the bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
I set my oven at 120 degrees, put in a pan of warm water, and let it rise in the oven.
I decided to throw another log of dough in after I took the first photos. This is what they looked like after rising for an hour and a half.
I separated the two, then rolled each out on a floured surface. I had the wooden baking basket out to make sure I was rolling it out to the correct size.
Butter generously.
Top with brown sugar and cinnamon. You could also add raisins and nuts.
Roll it up. Then, cut them into 1 1/2" slices. You should get about 8-10 rolls from one loaf.
And place two in a the medium basket with a liner.
I brushed them with a little oil, then let them rise for an hour and a half. Before they go into the oven, brush with an egg wash.
**Sorry for the bad lighting - I did these at night : )
They bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes - or until golden.
I drizzled it with a simple mixture of melted butter, powdered sugar and milk to make a quick glaze. I let it harden, then packed them up.


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Sales jump for book by former US ambassador to Russia
NEW YORK (AP) - A memoir by the former U.S. ambassador whom Russian officials have said they want to interview is in the top 10 on Amazon.com.
Michael McFaul's "From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia" was No. 6 as of midday Thursday. The book was published in May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested interviews of Americans accused by the Kremlin of unspecified crimes in exchange for Russia's help investigating 12 Russians indicted by the U.S. in the 2016 election probe. The White House says President Donald Trump is weighing what he called an "incredible" offer, which has been widely denounced.
Russian officials have singled out McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012-14, and fellow Kremlin critic Bill Browder.


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work (one's) backside off
To work really hard (on or at something). I know you thought it was just a silly New Year's resolution, but I've been working my backside off at the gym! Sally and Jim work their backsides off when we hold our user conference—I don't know what I'd do without them!


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Mr. Darcy can not be trusted outside without a leash... Some dogs are able to be let out to go potty or what-no and then come right back inside. Not Mr. D. He takes off running as quick as he can... the guy loves to be chased! So, it was high time we put a fence in to keep him from escaping our grasp.
We had to submit the above design to the city of Fairway to get a building permit for the fence. Our objective was to prove that the new fence would not block the sightline at the stop sign.
While I can take credit for the layout and design of the fence, I cannot take much credit for the actual building of the fence... turns out digging post holes is, as much as I hate to admit it, really hard. Mike was much better at it than I was.
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30 - 4" x 4" x 6' posts
20 - 8' dog eared cedar fencing pre-assembled picket panels (Lowe's)
100 - single pickets for customized sections
12 - 2" x 3" x 8' pieces of wood for rails of custom sections
2 - Black Wrought Iron Gate Kits
2 - 1 pound boxes of 2 1/2 decking screws
10 - bags of concrete
10 - bags of gravel
1 - level
I laid out the fence with garden stakes and string that I leveled to gage where we would need to lower the panels of fencing. I plotted the posts 8 feet apart (except where the gates would be). Mike dug the post holes 24 inches deep and 10 inches in diameter.
As we went along, we found that it was easier to install the panels as we go vs. setting all of the posts and then hanging the panels.
Here is Mike setting a post. My job was leveling the posts and panels as Mike installed.
We will trim the posts later this week and top them with tailored post caps... I'm looking for them online today!
Besides leveling and designing, my job was painting... photos to come soon!


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Take it Back! is a main quest in Fallout 3. It is also an Xbox 360/PC achievement and a PlayStation 3 Trophy. It serves as the final quest in the main game, unless Broken Steel has been downloaded.
Quick walkthroughEdit
|Main Quest: Take it Back!
|Prepare for battle then speak with Sarah Lyons.
|Follow Liberty Prime and head for Project Purity.
|Fight to the rotunda and speak with Colonel Autumn.
|Fight Colonel Autumn.
|Talk him into leaving.
|Speak with Doctor Li over the intercom.
|Sacrifice yourself.
|Sacrifice Lyons.
|Send a companion
|Do nothing
|Contaminate the water.
|Reward: 1200 XP, Endings
|Leads to: Death From Above
|Ends Game
Detailed walkthroughEdit
When the Lone Wanderer reaches the Citadel, Owyn Lyons will be briefing his daughter Sarah and Lyons' Pride, in preparation for an assault on the purifier. After informing them of the situation, Sarah's squad is mobilized and Scribe Rothchild will activate Liberty Prime, after some initial reluctance.
Prime is launched despite the objections of Scribe Rothchild, who demands it not be used and declares "...it's not ready for field tests, let alone live fire situations - the weapons haven't been calibrated, the navigation detection system is offline..." Despite his warnings, Prime is launched and used without any malfunctions.
To begin the advance on the Jefferson Memorial, one must speak with Sarah Lyons. Note that once the order to attack has been given the green light, all functions and services in the Citadel will cease. All non-player characters will spout encouraging phrases such as "The purifier is as good as ours!" if spoken to. If the player character has anything to do in the Citadel, they must complete these tasks before commencing the attack.
Following the order to attack, Liberty Prime will be hoisted out of the Citadel on a crane and the Lyons' Pride will follow it, as should the Wanderer. Prime actually crashes his leg on the wall in the bailey on the crane, however it does not heavily damage him. Once outside the Citadel, Prime will begin stomping his way to the fallen bridge, killing everything in its path. Liberty Prime will take down the photonic resonance barriers set up by the Enclave by walking into them.
Once on the bridge, the Enclave will desperately throw everything it has at the Brotherhood's machine: soldiers, Vertibirds, and artillery. Their efforts are entirely for naught and Liberty Prime will annihilate everything thrown at it. It is scripted to miss a few of the troops in the confusion, however. Liberty Prime will destroy any incoming Vertibirds, so one only needs to worry about ground troops. Targeting the ground troops can be difficult due to all the screen-shaking occurring (Mini-Nuke and artillery shell explosions) so V.A.T.S. is a good alternative to freehand aiming. Lyons' Pride will also do a fair job of mopping them up. However, keeping all of them alive will be difficult. The artillery shells tend to arc in from both sides of the bridge, but are notoriously inaccurate. Exploding vehicles are very deadly, so the player character should find cover either behind Liberty Prime, or behind previously exploded vehicles. The concussive blasts may feel intimidating, but one will rarely take damage from them.
Liberty Prime cannot be stopped, and will inexorably clear a bloody path to the Memorial. The Wanderer and Lyons' Pride can come under attack from targets on a catwalk between buildings after clearing the bridge from the Citadel. It is possible to hustle to the near building, enter the door, run up several flights of stairs, and emerge beside the enemies on the catwalk; however, this is a very impractical way of doing the job: a ranged weapon will work just fine. Melee and Unarmed characters can simply let the Lyons' Pride finish up these troops, but they take quite a while. Either way, Liberty Prime will continue carving his way though the resistance, past the irradiated metro and onward to a second bridge. At the end is where Liberty Prime stops, and holds his position along with the rest of the Lyons' Pride, while Sarah Lyons and the Lone Wanderer dash inside the Jefferson Memorial through the gift shop. Note that, if one hesitates, a significant force of Enclave soldiers will be deployed nearby, either from the bridge or the catwalks around the memorial. Liberty Prime will destroy them.
There is light resistance inside the gift shop, usually three or four Enclave soldiers. The player character as well as Lyons should be able to clear the room. Grenades work well in these quarters.
The RotundaEdit
After entering the Rotunda, the doors seal shut. Not locked, or pick-able, completely sealed (there is no leaving the Rotunda after entering it). Colonel Autumn is waiting for the Lone Wanderer and Lyons in the Rotunda, and locks the player character in dialogue. He seems nonplussed at the party's arrival at the purifier. One has two choices at this point:
- Talk Colonel Autumn out of attacking. This is a rather difficult speech check, (If Raven Rock was destroyed in the last quest, there will be the option to use an easier speech check,) even with 100 Speech (around a 50/50 chance assuming 5 Charisma). After conceding defeat, he will leave the player character to their fate. After this, Sarah Lyons will give a short remark on the player character's decision, depending on one's Karma.
- Fight Colonel Autumn. The Colonel isn't terribly hard to defeat, but his bodyguards are tougher: they are two standard Enclave soldiers, at least one of whom is usually equipped with Tesla armor. It is possible to attack the Colonel and kill him before the dialogue begins, though the soldiers are still hostile.
After resolving the situation and heading up the stairs to the control room, a panicked Dr. Li will key the intercom: Project Purity has sustained severe damage in the battle, and has become overloaded. It will soon self-destruct if the purifier isn't finally started, but the control room has become heavily irradiated.
Final choicesEdit
Those with Broken Steel installed have additional options in completing this quest, as detailed in the second decision option. Now, the game has the player character make one final decision: who will activate the purifier. The radiation levels are fatal once the purifier is activated, so whoever goes in isn't coming out (RadAway, Rad-X and Radiation Resistance do not matter, as it is a cut-scene).
Decision 1: Sacrifice yourself or LyonsEdit
The obvious choice is that either the Lone Wanderer or Sarah Lyons must sacrifice their life to get the purifier going and prevent the destruction of Project Purity. If one hasn't figured it out from James' notes and recordings, the purifier password is 2-1-6 (referring to the verse from Revelation which Catherine loved). If the player character follows James to the purifier when he first enters the Memorial in The Waters of Life, James points out the code and repeats the passage. One is supposed to infer it from James' dialogue about the Lone Wanderer's mother, and the picture hiding James' safe in the Vault 101 clinic. If one chooses to convince Sarah to do the job, the Lone Wanderer will tell her the code in dialogue. If one has the Broken Steel add-on, the player's Karma will be raised by 1000 if they decide to activate the purifier themselves. Karma is unaffected if Sentinel Lyons or one of the player character's companions is sent in.
Without Broken Steel, if the player character chooses to sacrifice themselves, once entering the password they slump away from the purifier password panel. A statue of Thomas Jefferson is revealed inside the central chamber as it is purged. A series of still images recounting the player character's actions throughout the game is shown. The relevant section of ending video ends with Sentinel Lyons looking at a shining pile of goo at the control chamber's bottom - which is, presumably, all that is left of the Lone Wanderer.
Contaminating the water (Optional)Edit
If one chooses to activate the purifier themselves, this is the time to insert the modified FEV created by President Eden into the water filter, assuming one wishes to and did not give it to Elder Lyons. As in Fallout 2, the only creatures spared by the modified FEV are pure strain humans who are still within vaults and the Enclave. This would reverse a great deal of genetic damage done by the nuclear apocalypse, but at the cost of complete eradication of nearly all life on the wasteland. This decision is actually listed in the player's Pip-Boy 3000 as a separate quest called Project Impurity; however, it cannot be completed if one turned in the modified FEV to Owyn Lyons before departing the Citadel.
Inserting the modified FEV lowers Karma by 1000 and has a long-term game impact if one has Broken Steel installed. The Aqua Pura thus created by purifying the water is now infected by the virus and as the player character is not a pure-strain human as Eden believed, it will cause a negative effect on their SPECIAL stats and kill the Wanderer if four or more are consumed in quick succession. A warning will come up that reads "Continued consumption of FEV-laced water will be fatal" to remind one of this fact.
Decision 2: Have your radiation-resistant companion do itEdit
Without Broken Steel installed, the Wanderer's companions will refuse to do the job. Naturally, of the seven, four would die just as easily as the Wanderer and they are not willing to do it. Even Fawkes, Sergeant RL-3, and Charon who are highly resistant or outright immune to radiation, will simply decline. With Broken Steel, however, the latter three will now agree to do the job, as they can do it safely.
Companion ResponsesEdit
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- Fawkes
Fawkes, one of the companions the player may take with them, has great radiation resistance (or possibly immunity) as a result of being a super-mutant. However, like any other companion character, his dialogue option has him refuse to enter the chamber, mysteriously claiming it is the player character's "destiny."
Whether this is because Fawkes believed himself unable to survive, or if he had other reasons for declining the player (such as feeling that the debt had been repaid, or having a genuine belief in destiny) is not explained. Regardless, Fawkes turns out to be a red herring: the player is forced into a decision to either sacrifice themselves or make a true hero (Sentinel Lyons) make the sacrifice for them. Fawkes may nonetheless follow the player into the chamber if his following distance is set to "close".
If the Broken Steel add-on is installed before beginning Take it Back!, Fawkes will agree to enter the chamber, stating this.
Fawkes will be briefly staggered when the purifier activates, but does not collapse like the player or Sarah Lyons would. He will instead walk around the chamber and kick the purifier panel as the screen fades to white. The end will show him as "A True Hero" instead of Lyons.
- Dogmeat
As intelligent as the canine may be, there is no option to have Dogmeat activate Project Purity. Instead, a new dialogue option opens up, wherein the Lone Wanderer can say some final words to his or her canine companion, stating: "I think it's time for us to say goodbye, old buddy. Take care of yourself, okay?" Dogmeat whines in response.
- Sergeant RL-3
Even if one took Sergeant RL-3 (a Mister Gutsy combat robot, which is immune to radiation) into the rotunda and command it to go in to turn on the purifier he declines and says:
There is no Robotics Expert dialogue option in the conversation.
Like Fawkes and Charon, if Broken Steel is installed before starting Take it Back!, RL-3 can be ordered to go into the control chamber and activate the purifier. He will state that his "superior design and programming" will be able to withstand the hostile environment, followed by an exclamation that "this will mean a battlefield commendation for sure." After starting the purifier, he apparently cringes from the radiation spike, but is otherwise unharmed. The ending will show him as "A True Hero" instead of Lyons.
- Charon
Charon will not activate the purifier. The dialogue is as follows:
Just like Fawkes, if Broken Steel has been installed before this quest, Charon can be told to enter the control chamber and turn it on. The player character will remind Charon that he must obey whoever holds his contract, then order him to enter the control chamber, to which Charon grudgingly agrees. Unlike with Fawkes or RL-3, no mention is made of the fact that Charon, being a ghoul, should be unaffected by the radiation in the chamber. If Charon is used to start the purifier, he will replace Sarah Lyons as "A True Hero" in the ending movie.
- Butch
Butch, understandably, will refuse out of fear of dying and of becoming a ghoul, stating:
- Star Paladin Cross
She respectfully refuses, of course:
- Clover
Apparently, there are limits to Clover's mental conditioning and slave collar. She refuses as well:
- Jericho
Jericho also refuses, stating simply:
Decision 3: Do nothing.Edit
If one chooses to, they may simply not go into the purifier. This results in Project Purity quickly exploding, along with any chance of pure water for the entire wasteland or to introduce the Modified FEV into the water supply. An ending sequence will still be played, and it will count as an ending (obviously completing the quest and unlocking the "Take it Back!" achievement/trophy). The last thing the player character will see is the destruction of the purifier. Just like all other endings, this does not result in free-play. Even if Broken Steel is installed, this option ends the game. With no purifier the events of Broken Steel could not happen.
In all events, completing this quest will present one of the Fallout 3 endings. However, depending on one's choices and the game's installation, the game could either continue into the events of Broken Steel, or simply end.
Game overEdit
The credits will roll and return to the title screen, if:
- The Broken Steel add-on is not installed, there's no continuation after this mission regardless of the decision made (sending Sarah or not, or even letting the purifier explode).
- The Broken Steel add-on is installed, however:
- The purifier is destroyed (by not entering the correct code or allowing Sarah to do so), or
- A companion manages to enter the chamber along with the player character (running around to the furthest side from where you entered, having your companion glitch into the chamber).
Broken SteelEdit
However, if Broken Steel has been installed and the player character activates the purifier instead of allowing it to explode, the player character will wake up two weeks later at the Citadel.
As the Wanderer wakes up, they encounter Elder Lyons, who explains that both they and Sarah Lyons were both knocked unconscious due to an energy spike in the purifier and were found and brought back to the Citadel. Sarah has either died, if she activated the purifier, or has not yet recovered from her coma, if she didn't. Elder Lyons also explains the consequences of their actions, including the destruction of Raven Rock or the insertion of the modified FEV into the purifier. The first Broken Steel quest, Death From Above, starts here.
Quest stagesEdit
- The plot of Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 mirrors Fallout PNRPG, with someone leaving a vault, encountering a small town, before reaching the "large settlement". after this the player solves their initial goal, only to be greeted by a larger problem, and aided by a BoS-like entity, where they can ether side with, or destroy this new problem.
- The combined artillery assault and mini nuke blasts, along with the troop movements by both the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave can cause varying degrees of lag, depending on a player's hardware setup. This climactic ending is probably the most visually intensive part of the game, putting heavy strain on the machine's components. It is advised to save before beginning the attack on the Memorial to avoid data loss from a possible crash.
- Telling Elder Lyons that Vault 87 is the origin of super mutants gives positive Karma.
- Killing a member of the Lyons' Pride will cause Liberty Prime to become hostile. This will promptly result in the player's death.
- The artillery strikes will not actually come from any sort of cannon, but from the rocks overlooking the Potomac, and the Potomac itself.
- The Lyons' Pride will only follow the Wanderer from Citadel to the end of the bridge. After that, they will just wait there.
- If one delays entering the Memorial after Liberty Prime has finished his work, a second wave of Enclave attacks after a couple minutes: a Vertibird lands on the bridge the player character just crossed, and several Enclave troops approach along the rounded walkway north of the Memorial.
- If one follows Liberty Prime to the Memorial, but does not complete the quest, by returning to the Memorial later via the same route one can find Liberty Prime still there fighting 4 or 5 more Enclave soldiers.
- PC If one uses the console command tcl to cross the pulse fields before Liberty Prime destroys them, some Enclave personnel inside will be friendly.
- Leaving the battlefield will cause Liberty Prime to look around as if searching for something. Continued separation will cause Prime to disappear completely.
- Be wary if one sees a caravan merchant enter the battlefield: Prime will treat them as hostile and they will not survive his onslaught. This goes for any other follower wandering this area (Fawkes, Charon, Dogmeat, etc.) Liberty Prime will treat them as hostile and they will be murdered without a warning or fair fight. This may be avoided if they have a stealth field, if you used the Chinese stealth armor glitch.
- If Fawkes is in the party and is dismissed while in the vicinity of Prime, he then becomes a hostile to Prime, and will almost immediately be killed.
- After passing out, one may lose Fawkes. the player character will get him back after Who Dares Wins.
- Although one loses Karma for inserting the virus, they will still gain Karma for activating the purifier.
- Any members of Lyons' Pride killed during Take it Back! will not appear in Broken Steel. After the Broken Steel DLC begins, surviving members of Lyons' Pride can be found either inside the Citadel, or at Project Purity on their way back to the Citadel. The only exception is Paladin Vargas, who does not appear in Broken Steel even if he survives the final battle of Take it Back!
- If you choose to activate the purifier yourself and have any companions with you, you can say goodbye to them.
The ending varies depending on how the player plays the game, and some of the largest differences are seen depending on what the player has done during Take it Back! See Fallout 3 endings for more info.
Behind the scenesEdit
Liberty Prime in Take it Back! is an example of the plot device known as Chekhov's gun, because it is introduced as a background element early on in the story, but its purpose and reason for existence are not revealed until needed.
- PC Xbox 360 Liberty Prime may not appear at all during the battle, simply disappearing from the bailey of the Citadel. This can make the battle against the Enclave extremely difficult as artillery will still pound the bridge. [verified]
- PC Xbox 360 If a player causes the opening cut scene to start but leaves, (i.e. by leaving once their conversation is started, but before the player is immobilized) there is a chance that when the player returns to allow the cutscene to play out, none of the controls will work and the game will act as if Elder Lyons and Sarah are speaking, therefore barring the player from starting Take It Back! or beginning the Broken Steel expansion. [verified]
- PC Xbox 360 When Liberty Prime is crossing the Potomac bridge, depending on the bombardment, it is possible for him to get stuck on the bridge after being hit by a blast. Liberty Prime may also get stuck by the Enclave's drop ships on the bridge. Firing a few mini nukes from the Fat Man at the drop ships will clear the road so Liberty Prime can resume its path. Fast traveling to another location and back may also dislodge Liberty Prime, allowing him to continue. Teleporting Liberty Prime to the player can also do the trick. [verified]
- Playstation 3 At one point, all members of the Lyons' Pride kept shooting at an Enclave corpse (as did Charon) and the player was unable to interact with the body. Charon will simply stop and follow the player once again if the player walks too far away, but there is no known way to get the Lyons' Pride to continue. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 After leaving the Citadel, Liberty Prime may just stop moving altogether. If this happens, reload an earlier save and he should start to move. If you can't, just go in contact with the energy barrier and use the console command "0005fd25".moveto player. This will trigger the robot's ability and the quest will continue normally. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 It's possible for the game to randomly freeze during initial invasion. It could be caused by moving too far away from the Pride. [verified]
- PC It is possible for Sentinel Lyons to not follow you into the Rotunda, leaving you with no way to enter the purifier and no way to leave the Rotunda. If this still isn't fixed after restarting Fallout 3, use the console command "1d44f".moveto player. This may solve the problem. It can also be solved by quick-saving on the PC in the Rotunda and then quick-loading. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Liberty Prime may stand in place and not commence his attack. It is possible the Lyons' Pride cannot be assembled if Paladin Vargas was killed earlier in the game. If so, his body will be in front of the Citadel entrance; you will need to carry him over to Prime's feet to get him to initiate his attack. Or if you can't find the body then use the console Command player.placeatme 0001d44e. Another alternative is to use Stealth Boys or Chinese stealth armor and attack Liberty Prime. He won't be able to find the player, but will follow the shots, and can be led to the first barrier. From there he should continue on as normal. [verified]
- Xbox 360 If you download the Broken Steel expansion, Sarah Lyons may sometimes ask to make sure the room is clear after she talks to the doctor, despite no enemies being in the room. This will make it impossible for the player to activate Project Purity. This glitch can be fixed if one downloads the V1.5 update/patch. This glitch can also be fixed by clearing the Fallout 3 cache (separate to the system cache), when you click "play game" keep hold of the left bumper, right bumper and X until the "Press Start" text appears, after loading the game this should be fixed. Another way is by making a save when Sarah closes the chamber door (possible if you haven't yet installed Broken Steel; if you have then delete it from the hard drive). Now after you have saved the game you install Broken Steel. [verified]
- The bug may also be fixed if you change the difficulty, then reload the confrontation with Autumn.
- Playstation 3 If the player continuously walks into Lyons it is possible to trap her inside the Purifier. If you push her in far enough and shoot her until she turns aggressive and then push the airlock button she will run out as it's closing and run down the stairs. The game then freezes for a few seconds and the screen turns white with the radiation bar still showing. [verified]
- Xbox 360 The multiple blasts and fireworks may cause some screen & textures problems, displaying strange effects in the sky and on the ground during the battle, causing the game to eventually freeze. This could force you to restart your console. If experiencing this kind of problem, save the game when bugs are starting and then reloading it right after may resolve it. [verified]
- Xbox 360 If you start the Head of State quest, you may see the brahmin from the Temple of Union. If you kill it, then either continue or go away from fast travel, Liberty Prime may find Hannibal, Caleb, and the rest of them hostile and kill them. You will get the message saying "Hannibal and Caleb have died" and fail the quest. [verified]
- Xbox 360 Sarah Lyons may not be killed, and a glitch may occur where you knock her out, and drag her into the Purifier. If you close the door, she will wake up non-hostile, and you can talk to her and tell her to turn it on, or you will do it. [verified]
- PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 If you tell your companion to wait in the rotunda while the purifier is activated, they will not be there on return trips to the rotunda (due to the area being instanced), nor will they have returned to their usual meeting place (where they go after they are fired). PC players may reacquire companions by using the console command player.moveto <Reference ID>, instructing your companion to follow you, then exiting the monument. On any platform, players can leave the Capital Wasteland via The Pitt or Point Lookout, which will result in your companions being fired and returning to their usual spot, where they can be re-hired on return to the Capital Wasteland. If you have Mothership Zeta DLC, it may also be possible to go to Mothership Zeta and have the follower on the ground upon your return but there is no sure way of knowing. Lastly, if you just wander around the Capital Wasteland long enough, your followers will eventually leave your employ and return to their default locations. [verified]
- Playstation 3 Xbox 360 The entire fight can be avoided by simply going to the Jefferson Memorial before you start the fight, and doing some trick jumping to get inside the blue fences. Once inside continue inside the Jefferson Memorial and to the Rotunda where you will see Colonel Autumn pacing the room where Dad was killed. Wait until Autumn enters inside the room where you originally will end up putting the G.E.C.K. and go to the switch and close him in the room. In which the other door will open and will start the confrontation. The only problem with this method, is that if Broken Steel is installed, the Enclave energy barriers will still be up and operational even though we could assume Liberty Prime took them down. [verified]
- Playstation 3 Upon exiting the Citadel through the main entrance, Liberty Prime will remain behind the small metal bridge next to the entrance. The Lyons' Pride (excluding Sarah) will eventually spawn and proceed as normal with the robot, until on the main bridge. After a series of Prime's missile attacks and the destruction of the vertibirds, the screen (but not any functions) will black out whenever facing the same direction as Prime, to the sides and in the opposite direction are normal and V.A.T.S can still be entered. However this will severely hinder the player's ability to contribute to the battle. It appears to wear off when in front of Prime at the Jefferson Memorial. This glitch does not affect the story ending or Broken Steel. [verified]
- Xbox 360 A bug concerning Fawkes has been noted if you have the DLC, Broken Steel installed. It is possible that just before you enter the rotunda room and if you have Fawkes as a companion, he may disappear after you have completed the quest and will never return to the Museum of History. Alternatively, he may be found 'stuck' outside the Jefferson Memorial in an inaccessible area and cannot be spoken to or reached in any way as the railings prevent you from doing so. This has been noted to happen regardless of whether Fawkes enters the rotunda room with you or if you fire him and ask him to return to the Museum of History, just before you enter the rotunda. This bug may be resolved by either loading an earlier save prior to entering the rotunda or if you have any of the other DLC installed. Entering a DLC area should force him return to the Museum of History. A more successful known way of preventing this bug is to load a save before undergoing 'Take It Back!', by asking Fawkes and any other companion to return to their waiting spot before leaving the Citadel with Sarah. This way none of your companions will interfere with the quest, therefore preventing the bug and any of the other bugs above. It should also be noted that other companions such as Dogmeat have also been known to disappear after completion of this quest and do not return to their usual waiting spot. However, if you simply wait or sleep for several days and then return to their usual waiting spot you should find that your companion has returned despite not receiving the message indicating that they have done so. [verified]
- Xbox 360 After activating the purifier the screen will turn white. If you decide to pause the game at that moment, navigating through the menu will not generate any sound as it normally does. [verified]
- Xbox 360 It has been noted that occasionally, if you run past Prime towards one of the barriers, at some point Prime will disappear completely. [verified]
- PC Around the far side of the catwalk the player may encounter two friendly Enclave troops standing in place. They can be engaged in conversation, but the only speech option is "See you later", which ends the conversation. [verified]
- PC If the player is able to see Autumn by carefully edging along the wall to avoid conversation, and kills him with a single hit, the other two Enclave troops in the room will remain friendly. The option to speak to them appears, but they say nothing. The final part of the quest to activate the purifier will not trigger however, and the player must kill them to proceed. [verified]
- PC When you start the purifier it may go through the cutscene, but then go black and back to normal after which you'll still be in the control room, unable to move. Loading an early save should fix this. [verified]
- PC It is possible for Fawkes to spawn randomly in front of the Citadel, towards the bridge crossing the Potomac River. Should this happen, Fawkes will be killed when Liberty Prime launches his first attack, as can be found when finding bits and pieces of him. [verified]


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Opinion Analysis: United States v. Capel, No. 12-0320/AF, 71 M.J. 485
The twin Article 107 cases of United States v. Capel, No 12-0320/AF, 71 M.J. 485 (C.A.A.F. Feb. 14, 2013) (CAAFlog case page) (link to slip op.), and United States v. Spicer, No. 12-0414/AR, 71 M.J. 470 (C.A.A.F. Feb. 6, 2013) (CAAFlog case page) (link to slip op.), were argued on the same day last October, during the court's first week of argument of the term. But despite Capel being argued first, Chief Judge Baker's opinion could be summarized in two words: See Spicer. In Spicer, decided just one week before Capel, the Chief Judge wrote for a four-judge majority reversing convictions of making false official statements after finding that Article 107 is limited to false "statements affecting military functions." Spicer, slip op. at 8 (emphasis in original). The same three judges join the Chief Judge in reversing in Capel, with Judge Stucky again dissenting from the analysis.
In my analysis of Spicer, I theorized that the court's decision "presumably prohibits virtually-all Article 107 prosecutions for false statements to civil authorities investigating civil offenses. . ." Capel convinces me that this is exactly the case, as SrA Capel lied to civil law enforcement officers who were investigating Capel's thefts from his military superior, and Capel was in uniform at the time he lied, yet CAAF finds that the lies "were not 'official statements' for the purposes of Article 107, UCMJ." (The fact that Capel was in uniform at the time of the false statements isn't in Chief Judge Baker's opinion, but it is captured at the bottom of page 4 of Capel's brief to CAAF).
The majority's discussion is so short, it's reproduced here in its entirety:
In United States v. Spicer, __ M.J. __ (C.A.A.F. 2013), we set forth a framework for determining whether an accused's false statements qualify as official statements for the purposes of Article 107, UCMJ, particularly when such statements are made to civilian authorities. In such a case, an accused may make a false official statement for the purposes of Article 107, UCMJ, if the statement is made "'in the line of duty,' or to civilian law enforcement officials if the statement bears a 'clear and direct relationship' to the [accused's] official duties." Spicer, __ M.J. at __ (12) (citations omitted); United States v. Teffeau, 58 M.J. 62, 69 (C.A.A.F. 2003). Similarly, the statement at issue may be official for such purposes if the one to whom the statement is made "is a civilian who is performing a military function at the time the [accused] makes the statement." Spicer, __ M.J. at __ (12). Here, the record is devoid of any evidence to indicate that Appellant's appearance at the police station and his subsequent statements to Detective Renfroe were pursuant to any specific military duties on Appellant's part. Likewise, there is nothing in this record to indicate that at the time Appellant made the statements, Detective Renfroe was acting on behalf of military authorities or that he was in any other way performing a military function.
The offense in question occurred off base. Appellant's command referred him to the local civilian police for resolution of the matter. And, while theft among military personnel can certainly impact unit morale and good order and discipline, it is the relationship of the statement to a military function at the time it is made –- not the offense of larceny itself –- that determines whether the statement falls within the scope of Article 107, UCMJ, as opposed to 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (2006), or an equivalent state statute. Therefore, we hold that Appellant's statements were not "official statements" for the purposes of Article 107, UCMJ.
Capel, slip op. at 6-7 (footnote omitted). Judge Stucky's partial dissent (he concurs with the order remanding the case for consideration in light of United States v. Humphries, 71 M.J. 209 (C.A.A.F. 2012)) is equally brief:
The plain and clear language of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), proscribes the making of "any other false official statement." 10 U.S.C. § 907 (2006). Appellant's statements to civilian law enforcement agents, investigating allegations of criminal conduct as part of their official duties, were "official statements." See United States v. Spicer, __ M.J. __ (4) (C.A.A.F. 2013) (Stucky, J., dissenting). Therefore, I would affirm the judgment of the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) affirming Appellant's conviction for making false official statements.
Capel, diss. op. at 1.
Thus, with two short opinions, Article 107 is no longer the reliable fix for a slim charge sheet. That noise you heard? It was from prosecutors everywhere who suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
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This post was inspired by Morningside Mom's cute voter makeover post yesterday.
On Thursday, after Jody and I had finally completed our monstrous mail-in ballots, Julian and I picked up Ava from preschool and headed downtown to drop off the ballots in person (and save $.59 x 2 on stamps). We drove around the block two times before finding a parking space a block away. Because this was the location of the early voting as well as the drop-off for mail-in ballots, it was THE place to be.
Before voting, I was a tired, frazzled, but ever-hopeful Obama Mama.
We went into the county clerk's office where Ava got to put the ballots into the box all by herself. (I'm cursing myself for not taking a picture.) She was so proud and said, "I voted!" Then when we walked outside she said, "Did we just vote for Brock Obama?" 🙂
After voting, I honestly felt energized, excited and proud, not only of Ava for her enthusiasm in the political process this year, but of all of the people who were turning in mail-in ballots and voting early. This is an exciting time to live in!
And I did get a picture of Ava once we got home, with an "I voted" sticker on.
I know many of you are getting sick of the political posts here, there and everywhere. Based on the fact that I've had some email subscribers cancel lately, I think perhaps some of you don't want to hear about politics on my blog either (though my subscriber #s have gone up overall so I can't complain!). But there are only 4 days left until election day and I have to be honest, you might read a bit more about politics on this here blog before I go back to business as usual. I feel it's my right and really my obligation to share my thoughts.
Happy Halloween to all! 🙂 And, if you haven't yet, don't forget to VOTE next week!


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This section describes the Windows-specific features related to keyboard input in Emacs.
Many key combinations (known as "keyboard shortcuts") that have conventional uses in MS-Windows programs conflict with traditional Emacs key bindings. (These Emacs key bindings were established years before Microsoft was founded.) Examples of conflicts include C-c, C-x, C-z, C-a, and W-SPC. You can redefine some of them with meanings more like the MS-Windows meanings by enabling CUA Mode (see CUA Bindings).
By default, the key labeled Alt is mapped as the META
key. If you wish it to produce the
Alt modifier instead, set
the variable w32-alt-is-meta to a
nil value.
MS-Windows reserves certain key combinations, such as
Alt-TAB, for its own use. These key combinations are
intercepted by the system before Emacs can see them. You can use the
w32-register-hot-key function to allow a key sequence to be
seen by Emacs instead of being grabbed by Windows. This function
registers a key sequence as a hot key, overriding the special
meaning of that key sequence for Windows. (MS-Windows is told that
the key sequence is a hot key only when one of the Emacs windows has
focus, so that the special keys still have their usual meaning for
other Windows applications.)
The argument to
w32-register-hot-key must be a single key,
with or without modifiers, in vector form that would be acceptable to
define-key. The meta modifier is interpreted as the Alt
key if
w32-alt-is-meta is t (the default), and the hyper
modifier is always interpreted as the Windows key (usually labeled
with start and the Windows logo). If the function succeeds in
registering the key sequence, it returns the hotkey ID, a number;
otherwise it returns
For example,
(w32-register-hot-key [M-tab]) lets you use
M-TAB normally in Emacs; for instance, to complete the word or
symbol at point at top level, or to complete the current search string
against previously sought strings during incremental search.
The function
w32-unregister-hot-key reverses the effect of
w32-register-hot-key for its argument key sequence.
By default, the CapsLock key only affects normal character
keys (it converts lower-case characters to their upper-case
variants). However, if you set the variable
w32-capslock-is-shiftlock to a non-
nil value, the
CapsLock key will affect non-character keys as well, as if you
pressed the Shift key while typing the non-character key.
If the variable w32-enable-caps-lock is set to a
value, the CapsLock key produces the symbol
instead of the shifted version of they keys. The default value is
Similarly, if
w32-enable-num-lock is
nil, the
NumLock key will produce the symbol
kp-numlock. The
default is t, which causes NumLock to work as expected:
toggle the meaning of the keys on the numeric keypad.
The variable w32-apps-modifier controls the effect of the
Apps key (usually located between the right Alt and the
right Ctrl keys). Its value can be one of the symbols
shift for the respective modifier, or
nil to appear
as the key
apps. The default is
The variable w32-lwindow-modifier determines the effect of
the left Windows key (usually labeled with start and the Windows
logo). If its value is
nil (the default), the key will produce
the symbol
lwindow. Setting it to one of the symbols
shift will produce the respective modifier. A similar
variable w32-rwindow-modifier controls the effect of the right
Windows key, and
w32-scroll-lock-modifier does the same for the
ScrLock key. If these variables are set to
nil, the
right Windows key produces the symbol
rwindow and ScrLock
produces the symbol
Emacs compiled as a native Windows application normally turns off the Windows feature that tapping the Alt key invokes the Windows menu. The reason is that the Alt serves as META in Emacs. When using Emacs, users often press the META key temporarily and then change their minds; if this has the effect of bringing up the Windows menu, it alters the meaning of subsequent commands. Many users find this frustrating.
You can re-enable Windows's default handling of tapping the Alt
key by setting
w32-pass-alt-to-system to a non-
The variables
w32-pass-lwindow-to-system and
w32-pass-rwindow-to-system determine whether the respective
keys are passed to Windows or swallowed by Emacs. If the value is
nil, the respective key is silently swallowed by Emacs,
otherwise it is passed to Windows. The default is t for both
of these variables. Passing each of these keys to Windows produces
its normal effect: for example, Lwindow opens the
Start menu, etc.24
The variable w32-recognize-altgr controls whether the
AltGr key (if it exists on your keyboard), or its equivalent,
the combination of the right Alt and left Ctrl keys
pressed together, is recognized as the AltGr key. The default
is t, which means these keys produce
AltGr; setting it
nil causes AltGr or the equivalent key combination to
be interpreted as the combination of Ctrl and META
Some combinations of the "Windows" keys with other keys are caught
by Windows at a low level in a way that Emacs currently cannot prevent.
For example, Lwindow r always pops up the Windows
'Run' dialog. Customizing the value of
w32-phantom-key-code might help in some cases, though.
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In a small workshop filled with tree limbs, Justin Roberts bends, hammers and pieces together chairs made from willow wood. He has been fascinated with willow furniture since his childhood, but little did he know that George Beard, the man whose willow furniture shop he often passed, would one day be teaching him the trade.
"I remember whenever I was kid, driving by 94 because I'm from Murray, and I would always see his stuff on the side of the road," he says. "And I never put two and two together until later on down the line."
Since then, Beard has moved his shop, and it took two years for Roberts as an adult to find the master craftsman. After one four hour conversation and several months time, Roberts decided to move into Beard's home with his wife and young daughter and learn the trade full time as an apprentice.
"They were skeptical at first," he says. "But once I got out here, you know, started doing it, they became quite some supporters. We're very, very happy."
But the apprentice relationship hasn't been helpful for just Roberts. 84-year-old Beard sits in a worn leather recliner in his living room recovering from quadruple bypass surgery.He's thankful to have the Roberts family around to help him with housework and cooking.
"The kids, I can't say enough for them. They've helped me an awful lot," he says. "My wife passed away three years ago this past October. It's been pretty tough here but with their help I've been making it fine, feeling good."
It's easy to see that the two men are more than just master and apprentice. Before going out to the workshop, Roberts checks with Beard to see if he needs anything. Beard says no just that he needs to rest.
Out in Beard's backyard workshop, Roberts is learning how to make willow furniture much the same way that his teacher did. They both admired the chairs as children, then as an adult sought out a friend to teach them how to build the pieces. For Roberts, his inspiration unknowingly was Beard's old shop that sat on Highway 94. But Beard's inspiration came walking up to his house. As a young boy during the Depression Beard saw a group of gypsies carrying willow furniture on his street, which made him call out to his mother.
"They got furniture on their head," he says. "I remember that just like it was yesterday."
When the gypsies passed his house the second time they stopped and Beard, along with his mother and father, looked at the furniture.
"There was one small chair there, a kid-sized chair, and I done fell in love with that because I sat in it. He brought it over to me because I guess he noticed me eyeballing it so much," he says. "He brought it over there and I just plopped by butt down in it."
He couldn't help but tug on his mother's apron and beg her to purchase the piece. After some negotiating, Beard's father bought all the items the gypsies were carrying including the child-size chair for only $15. Gypsies carrying willow furniture were actually quite normal during that era. Many people in Appalachia also passed these skills down through their families. Some like Beard and Roberts relied on friends to teach them their skills. Beard learned the basics in just a week after he finished serving in the military in 1960 from a friend in Arkansas.
"He showed me how to cut it, where to look for it and all," he says. "We got what we needed, went back and he finished it up. And I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen."
There aren't many willow furniture makers, but Beard modestly credits himself with the craft's reemergence.
"I think I more or less reintroduced it. I always felt that way," he says. "Maybe a couple years after I started building it, it started popping up here and there, different places, magazines and whatever."
One of his pieces has even made it to the Smithsonian. Museum curators came down in the late 1970s and picked out a chair from the items Beard had in his shop.
Many might think the labor of making a chair would be most toiling part of the job. But the toughest part is often finding the willow wood for the pieces. Roberts says about half of his and Beard's time is spent finding the wood. They actually don't use wood from the most popular willow tree, the weeping willow. They harvest wood from plants that look more like shrubs. In the 11 months since he has been working with Beard, Roberts has found two farmers who will allow him to plant willow on their land. But until then, the two furniture makers have to search for material the old-fashioned way – foraging.
"We get a lot of it on the highways out on the secondary roads where there's not a lot of traffic," he says. "We find it a lot of times in ditches, and the highway department, they're generally happy for you to cut it off. It'll save them the trouble. And then we get it around farms."
Making willow furniture is a sustainable practice because the wood grows back quickly when it's cut. Roberts says he could easily harvest twice in one year from the same spot. Before becoming Beard's apprentice, Roberts was a cook and was even accepted into the Culinary Arts Institute where iron chefs train. He hopes to eventually blend his two career paths together and create a sustainable tourist spot where people could come eat a meal he grew and cooked while sitting in a chair he made. Visitors might even be able to take home a little willow souvenir. But until those dreams come to fruition, Roberts will keep bending the pliable branches on his knee to make chairs just like Beard taught him.
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Fashion Friday: My Ad Outfit
I got a lot of emails and comments asking about what I was wearing and about my hair in my ad for IKEA on OWN. I actually got to dress myself, which was pretty awesome. I wanted to look like myself so I wore a bunch of old clothes- which was funny considering that i went crazy out of my mind shopping for the shoot…. and wore none of the stuff I bought (thank goodness for saved receipts!) Here's the info…
1) How I typically do my hair (and how they did it for the shoot)- no product used, just air dry and then use this awesome clipless barrel curling iron and wrap 1″-2″ sections around it and hold. Tousle, spray a smidge and go.
2) Skinny leopard belt– a must have.
3) J.Crew No. 2 Pencil skirt– mine is the wool version (yellow not available) but this new version for spring in cotton would be great. It is hands down the most flattering skirt ever- I have three. And I am LUSTING after this new version!!!
4) Another closet MUST have- this chambray shirt. Perfect with dressy bottoms or white jeans or bright shorts in summer.
5) The necklace I had on was from the stylists stuff, but this one would be sweet. And it's dirt cheap.
6) Leopard heels. Another must worth investing in.


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This product contains 4244 kilocalories/kilogram or 412 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Chicken meal, brown rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid), rice, corn gluten meal, dried beet pulp, chicken, natural chicken flavor, cellulose powder, dried egg powder, sodium silico aluminate, dried brewers yeast, salmon oil, soya oil, chicory extract, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, monosodium phosphate, choline chloride, brewers yeast extract (Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles), DL-methionine, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), biotin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), d-calcium pantothenate, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid], taurine, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], marigold extract, dried kelp, garlic, ginger.
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Crude Protein (min) 32%
Crude Fat (min) 20%
Moisture (max) 10%
Crude Fiber (max) 4.3%
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First ingredient is a named meat product.
Insufficient meat. Extensive use of cheap grains and other controversial fillers.
The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product and the second is a decent quality grain. We note however, that rice is also the fourth ingredient. If the rice products were not split (see note about splitting on the main page) then it is likely that rice would be the primary ingredient listed. Further meat products do not occur until 7th on the ingredient list.
It is a concern to see chicken fat as the third ingredient. Research at Purdue University has identified a fat in the top four ingredients of a dry dog food as a factor that increases the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Corn gluten meal is filler, for which the AAFCO definition is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed. Brown rice is a decent quality grain.
Beet pulp is yet another controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food especially so high on the ingredient list. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
Cellulose powder is purified, mechanically disintegrated cellulose prepared by processing alpha cellulose obtained as a pulp from fibrous plant materials: otherwise known as sawdust. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg product.
We note the use of soya oil in the food. Soy is a poor quality source of protein in dog food, and a common cause of allergy problems. Some believe that it is the number 1 cause of food allergies in dogs (outstripping even wheat).
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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher Collector's EditionSe video
You and your colleague, Detective Dupin, have accepted an odd case at the ancient House of Usher – to find the twin sister of Roderick, who has vanished without a trace. As you delve deeper into the mystery, the connection between the twin's malady and the old estate appears even more entwined. Why are townspeople disappearing? What secret is locked in the forbidden library? And can you and Dupin find the answers before more innocent victims are claimed? This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card! The Collector's Edition includes:
- Play the bonus game to uncover more mysteries
- Use the available Strategy Guide
- Earn Achievements
- Purchase collectible items for your exam room
- Get wallpapers, soundtracks, and concept art
OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
CPU: 1.6 GHz
DirectX: 9.0