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As our students wrap up another successful trimester, they are setting aside their books and studies to tell us what they enjoy most about their weekends as Palmer students…
Q. What have you enjoyed doing or being involved with on the weekends since you have been a student at Palmer?
My time here at Palmer is almost over and I'm reminiscing about my favorite weekends at Palmer… I loooooved waking up late on Saturday mornings, grabbing my mat and heading to a hot yoga class! Then I enjoyed spending some time looking at recipes online and doing some grocery shopping. I loved to make fun and more time consuming recipes on weekends and bring goodies to my friends that night, have people over or bring treats to school! I loved juicing fresh vegetables and fruits and the weekend allowed time for the rigorous cleaning of my juicer. I would often make a lot of meals ahead of time for the week. I also loved going to Scott County with friends and going for hikes in the spring, hot summer, or beautiful autumn leaves. I also looked forward to going out with a group of people to the bars of downtown Davenport: Kilkenny's, Mac's or for bustin' a move on the dance floor at Carriage Haus. The Daiquiri Factory and the dueling piano bar (now Comedy Sportz) in Rock Island also provided some solid entertainment. I also loved traveling to Chestnut's Wellness seminars, Nucca conference and a few Gonstead and Mopal seminars. I liked taking advantage of the free seminars the school put held on weekends as well like the Business modules. Hopefully my Sunday didn't consist of too much studying, but usually it did. However I'd find something to clean, laundry to do, friends and family to call, or anything else before I resorted to my books on Sunday night to study for that hairy exam Monday morning. In my later trimesters, I really enjoyed minimizing scheduled events on weekends. I enjoyed hosting or attending dinner parties, wine nights, nail painting, or game nights at home with a few friends. I also loved going on small trips to Le Claire or Galena, IL whenever my budget could afford it! I really loved my weekends at Palmer!
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Here's another monster from the Malazan Book of the Fallen, adapted (again) without any regard to cannon sources (particularly because I'm still reading Reaper's Gale). So, this take on the T'lan Imass is based on my impressions from the first books – mainly Gardens of the Moon and Memories of Ice – besides my ideas on how they should integrate with Pathfinder.
T'lan Imass are one of my favorite aspects of the Malazan universe. They were the first thing that really hooked me in the novels – undead armies created by a Stone Age proto-human culture, bound to the command to whomever possess a mythical artifact (the mysterious First Throne that Emperor Kellenvand found). It's a cool idea, especially if you consider the personality given by Erikson to the Imass characters – like Tool (in the first book).
The T'lan are also a perfect example of the scale of these novels – they're things created around 300.000 years ago. Erikson not only mixes Sword & Sorcery with High Fantasy, but also takes High Fantasy' traditional "biblical ages" (worlds with 5.000 or 10.000 years) and skyrocket it to historical and geological levels. In the Malazan novels, the Elder Races are really "elder" things and the various ages between conflicts easily reach hundreds of thousands of year (if not millions or more, if you take the Tiste races and the K'Chain Che'Malle).
T'lan Imass
"Tell me, Tool, what dominates your thoughts?"
The Imass shrugged before replying, "I think of futility, Adjunct."
"Do all Imass think about futility?"
"No. Few think at all."
"Why is that?"
The Imass leaned his head to one side and regarded her. "Because, Adjunct, it is futile".
- Tool and Adjunct Lorn, Gardens of the Moon
T'lan Imass CR 10 (9.600 XP)
T'lan Neanderthal Barbarian 8
CN Medium undead (augmented humanoid)
Init +6; Senses low-light vision, darkvision 60ft.
Aura elder magic (30 ft., DC 25)
AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+5 natural, +2 Dex, +5 hide armor +1)
HD 96 (8d12+44)
Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +5 (+7 against illusions and enchantments)
DR 10/magic and bludgeoning; DR 1/--
Immune electricity, fire and undead traits; Resist cold and sonic 10; SR see aura
Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee 3 orc-bane greatsword +20/+15 (2d6+13, plus 2d6 fire) or slam +16/+11 (1d6+8, plus 1d6 fire)
Special Attack Fires of Tellann, Hatred (orcs and ogres), Rage (21 rounds)
Rage Power Guarded Stance, Intimidating Glare, Knockback, Clear Mind
Str 26, Dex 14, Con -, Int 9, Wis 16, Cha 18
Base Atk +8; CMB +16; CMD 28
Feats Improved Bullrush, Improved Initiative (B), Power Attack (B), Toughness (B), Weapon Focus (greatsword), Vital Strike
Skills Acrobatics +9, Intimidate +19, Knowledge (Geography) +5, Knowledge (History) +4, Knowledge (Nature) +5, Knowledge (Religion) +4, Perception +8, Stealth +11, Survival +7, Swim +11
Languages Imass and Common
Special Qualities Dust to Dust, Fast Movement, Forged by Tellann, Hardy, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Mental Fortitude, Trap Sense +2
Environment any
Organization solitary, unit (3-5) or army (500+)
Treasure none
T'lan Imass resemble zombies or even skeletons with parchment-like skins, dressed in tattered armors made of the hide and bones of creatures that were dead long before the first human empires were raised. They traditional use leather horned helms and moldy fur cloaks, using as weapons spears, javelins and protoswords made of stone (however, these primitive items are lethal in their hands, besides being usually enchanted).
The T'lan Imass are an ancient race of humanoids, perhaps the original people from which today's myriad of human cultures and races came (some sages include in this roll halflings and even ogres). Very little is known about the Imass. In fact, if not for the existence of the T'lan Imass nothing would be known.
The T'lan Imass – when one of these silent creatures can be made to talk – allude that an ancient oath, ritual or sacrifice, made by their entire race to escape from the tyrannical clutches of a vastly older race of evil Sorcerer Kings. After this massive dweomer or pact was establish, the Imass were no more, and the undead T'lan Imass came into being. They probably were the world's first humanoid undeads. Forming huge armies or hordes, the T'lan advanced against their nemesis, driving them to extinction (at least according to them).
After the last Sorcerer King was killed – still during the world's Antiquity – the T'lan armies dissolved and disappeared, quickly becoming the subject of myth. Once or twice lonely T'lan Imass were seen, sometimes a few more. Sages claimed that these were probably "renegade" T'lan – whatever that means. From these individuals came what little is known about this race. That the T'lan armies still exist and that they're still hunting the last Sorcerer Kings. That there are arguments among the T'lan leaders about the "taint of Jaghut" and talk of marching against races like orcs, half-orcs and even humans. A more sinister legend tells of an old human emperor who managed to control one entire T'lan army through an ancient artifact known as the First Throne. Finally, there's a story of a T'lan Imass renegade Bonecaster (their oracles) searching for a "lift" of the race's curse.
"T'lan" is an acquired template that can be added to any living humanoid creature with 5 or more Hit Dice (referred to hereafter as the base creature) and human blood. Most T'lan were once Imass (see below). A T'lan uses the base creature's statistics and abilities except as noted here.
CR: Same as base creature +2.
Type: The T'lan's type changes to undead (augmented, but see below). Do not recalculate class Hit Dice, BAB, or saves.
Senses: A T'lan gains darkvision 60 ft.
Aura: A T'lan emanates the following aura.
Elder Magic (Su)
A T'lan emanates is surrounded by a 30ft. radius aura of elder magic. This aura is sensed by detect magic as overwhelming and is treated as an effect with a caster level of 15 + the T'lan augmented CR. It can, however, be surpassed by antimagic field.
This aura nullifies all spells and spell-like abilities indiscriminately (it can't be surpassed). To activate a spell-like ability or to cast a spell, a creature must succeed at a caster level check (DC equal to the T'lan augmented CR + 15).
Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +4.
Hit Dice: Change all racial Hit Dice to d8s. Class Hit Dice are unaffected. As an undead, a T'lan uses its Charisma modifier to determine bonus hit points.
Defensive Abilities: A T'lan gains channel resistance +6; DR 10/magic and bludgeoning; and immunity to fire and electricity. They have resistance 10 against cold and sonic.
Attacks: A T'lan gains a slam attack if the base creature didn't have one. Damage for the slam depends on the T'lan's size.
Special Attacks: A T'lan gains the following special attacks. Save DCs are equal to 10 + 1/2 the T'lan's HD + the T'lan's Charisma modifier unless otherwise noted.
Fires of Tellann (Su)
A T'lan Imass' natural, melee and ranged attacks are imbued with their elder Tellann magic. They ignore all types of DR, except when the type of damage requires is unnamed, adamantine or epic.
Any weapon a T'lan wields seethes with this Elder Fire, and deals an additional 1d6 points of fire damage for every 4 Hit Dice the T'lan has. Creatures healed by negative energy suffer 50% more damage.
Finally, every time a T'lan Imass hits and damage a foe, his Tellann magic unravels any dweomer affecting the target. Treat this as a targeted dispel magic cast by a caster of a level equal to the T'lan Imass' HD. This last ability doesn't work against creatures with a caster level higher than 20th, because they also channel Elder Magic.
Forged by Tellann (Ex)
T'lan are undead powered by the primordial force of Tellann, which may be another name to positive energy. T'lan are immune to fire damage and are healed by positive energy and damaged by negative energy. Except for this, they retain all traits of undead creatures.
Dust to Dust (Su)
T'lan Imass can let their eons-old forms crumble to dust as a move action. While in this form they can't communicate, attack or execute any action besides moving and using their senses. They can fly with a Speed of 60 feet (Perfect). T'lan Imass commonly use this ability for long-distance movement, covering 300 miles in an 8-hour period of flight.
While in dust form, they're invulnerable to damage from targeted effects and suffer only ¼ damage from area effects. They also gain a +10 bonus to Stealth checks and pass through even the smallest cracks.
Reassuming their form requires a full-round action and solid ground.
Human's Forebearers (Ex)
T'lan Imass are treated for all effects as humans.
Ability Scores: Str +8, Wis +4, Cha +4. As an undead creature, a T'lan has no Constitution score.
Skills: T'lans gain a +8 racial bonus on Intimidate and Perception checks.
Feats: T'lans gain Improved Initiative, Power Attack and Toughness as bonus feats.
The Imass
I always saw the Imass as a type of Neanderthal-like race – the forebearers of the human race. You can use this information for creating living Imass – I just suggest that you change Hatred, limiting the Imass' bonus to ogres and orcs. Actually, these stats are quite strong. If you add Powerful Build you could easily create a Barghast.


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Tom Mazanec wrote:I know this forum gets a lot of political views. So how do we win in Iraq? Here is is country with three groups who hate each other, at least two of which (I don't know about the Kurds) follow a religion whose holy book is rife with hatred for those non-Muslim (I know Ralph can back me up on this). So what do we do? We cannot isolate ourselves from the world like the Racconans (and even they are facing the fact that theirs is a temporary solution) so that option is out.
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We've already put in the conditions for ultimate victory in Iraq. Now we've just got to keep the lid on while those who need killing get killed and ensure that the people of Iraq get a chance to affirm or replace their current crop of politicians for another 2 or 3 rounds of elections. I was born in, and follow the politics of, Romania. After their first election, the president thought it was ok to organize miners with rebar in their hands to run wild in the streets of the capital. After 5 elections the place has improved a great deal and it's going to be an EU member come January and is honorably serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a good friend of the US and a NATO member. Iraq will likely follow a similar trajectory and if we don't punk out whoever is president of the US in 2020 will likely have a good friend in Baghdad.
Removing Saddam was a big bang. It will take time to clear the rubble.
Merry wrote:Well, you cant win. You couldnt win from the start.
BrockthePaine wrote:Merry wrote:Well, you cant win. You couldnt win from the start.
The way I see it, there are three ways to end this conflict between Muslims and the West:
1. Kill/convert all the Muslims to something else.
2. kill/convert all the Westerners and Muslim moderates.
3. Support the moderates to control their religion, and hope they can reform it.
1 is not morally acceptable. 2 is not an option either. 3 doesn't seem to work very well. The militant Muslims refuse to coexist with us. Hence, until one side gives up, there will be conflict.
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It is bracket time again, so people all across our great land are taking pen or pencil to brackets at hoping for the best. They reason, they debate, they flip a coin. Most of all, they think they are correct. They go to blogs and websites to get that last bit of info to make their selections.
This isn't that post.
This is for those people who collect the brackets. Those people who tirelessly print the brackets, make copies, convince people to enter a sheet in, chase people down for their money and enter in all the results into some sort of program ... or do the scoring themselves.
Here are the people you are likely to deal with this week and this is just to let you know, you're not alone.
WHAT'S THIS?: I love when you hand someone a bracket and they respond this way. If you don't know by now, you never will.
THE "FLORDIA" PEOPLE: I love when people cannot spell Florida. It is sometimes "Floirda" or "Florda" but usually I see "Flordia". First off, you should be able to spell every single state with the exception of Massachusetts and Connecticut with relative ease. Plus, it is only printed in type in the line right next to your dumb spelling.
THE NUMBERS PEOPLE: I love those people that refuse to write the names of the teams in the lines but instead write their seedings. So you get those 1s and 5s and 12s all over the place so it is awesome when you get to enter that sheet into a database. Plus I love when they have two #1s facing off in the Final Four and write "1" as the winner. Thanks.
I'LL GET THE MONEY TO YOU ... : We all know this. Those people who just never have the $5 or whatever to pay. It is the Final Four and you are still telling me to wait until payday? Great. God forbid they actually have a shot to win because they'll just hang onto their money with the ol' "well, you'd be giving it back to me anyway" jive. Oh, and those late payers are usually the ones who are up your butt when they do win and complainin when all the money hadn't been collected yet.
CAN YOU MAKE A COPY FOR ME: No. I can't. If you can't rewrite your brackets on another sheet for yourself or find a copying machine to make your own, why must I do it for you? Am I your mother?
THE 2:00 SHEET: You always have someone a couple hours after the first game started handing you a sheet. "Well, I couldn't find you and I had the sheet done before the tournament started." Yeah, but you will end up winning and telling everyone you turned your sheet in late. Thanks for that.
ABBREVS THAT D'T MAKE SENSE: Like that. I can get with the UKs, KUs, OSUs, UNCs and G'towns. I can get with state abbreviations like NC, FL or IN. But what is L'lle? Or Mhst?
WHO'S WINNING? It is Thursday night on the first night of the Dance and you are asking who is in first. What does that matter now? That's like on Opening Day figuring out all the playoff scenarios in the baseball postseason. Too soon, bruh.
THE CRITIC: People who look at people's Final Four picks and immediately slam them. Look, Wichita State got there last year so who knows what picks are smart or dumb.
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PROMISE UNFULFILLED: There is nothing better than the person who spends Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday telling you how deeply they've been working on their brackets, breaking down to you why they picked who they picked, feeding you what some website said ... and then doesn't turn in a sheet. C'mon man!
NON-BASKETBALL PERSON: It is like the Super Bowl -- everyone gets in on it even if you haven't watched a second of it all season long. But some of those people wanna chat you up as if they are Clark Kellogg or Billy Packer. This sheet they turned in makes them feel as if they are a big-time poker player on a weekend bender in Vegas and they can't handle it.
WHOSE RELATIVES?: I don't care if your entire family fills out one, but please put down somewhere on the sheet that you are the one handing it in. I will forget who this sheet belongs to about 20 minutes after you hand it to me. So I have no idea who it belongs to three weeks later.
I WAS IN IT UNTIL ... : Look, there are over 100 sheets in this thing. I don't remember your sheet off the top of my head. So don't come in telling me about how close you had things if (a) broke one way and (b) broke another and (c) happened instead. I didn't.
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Egyptian helicopter gunships and tanks pounded suspected hideouts of Islamic militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, in what officials described as a major new offensive in the insurgent stronghold. Residents who witnessed winding columns of trucks and armoured vehicles pour into the area said the operation was one of the largest there in years.
Meanwhile, the country's prosecutor general filed new charges against deposed President Mohamed Morsi, accusing him of insulting the judiciary – a crime in Egypt punishable by up to six months imprisonment.
A security official said "dozens" of insurgent suspects were killed and wounded in the Sinai offensive, which comes two days after a failed suicide bombing targeting the country's top policeman in Cairo. Smoke could be seen rising from the towns of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweyid, and troops set up a cordon to prevent militants from escaping as others combed the area, he said.
The northern Sinai, which adjoins Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, has long been a haven for militants, including al-Qaida-inspired groups. Attacks have spiked in the area since Morsi was ousted on 3 July, prompting the latest army offensive.
"This is by far the largest operation we have seen and the one we have been waiting for," said Sheikh Hassan Khalaf, a tribal leader from al-Joura, one of 12 targeted villages in the area. "Starting today, you will not hear of attacks on army or police checkpoints as before. They either have to flee or get arrested," he added.
He said helicopters had been hovering overhead since early morning, and had struck four cars of militants as they tried to flee. He said that at least 50 soldiers were going house-to-house through his village on foot, looking for militant suspects.
Egypt's official news agency MENA reported that a total of six military helicopters were used to strike weapons caches and militants' vehicles in seven villages, as part of what it described as a "campaign to wipe out terrorist hideouts".
The army had jammed some communications in the area, and security forces took control of two telephone exchanges in order to disrupt communications between suspected militants, it added.
The security official also said troops had arrested an unidentified number of suspected militants but others managed to escape to mountainous areas in central Sinai.
In the past, militants used a vast network of underground tunnels linking Egypt with Gaza as a way to escape security crackdowns. However, over the past two months, the military has destroyed more than 80% of them, stemming the flow of weapons, militants and goods into Gaza, a territory under an Israeli-imposed blockade.
Another tribal leader in the area offered a different account of the operations, however. He called the raids "arbitrary", citing one incident where army troops attacked the house of a pro-government tribal sheik in the village of al-Dhahir.
A leader of an ultraconservative Salafi group in el-Arish, Hamdeen Abu-Faisal, accused the government of spreading "false and fabricated reports" about targets and causalities in order to rally support from the population.
The government says it is waging a "war on terrorism" against both the Sinai militants and supporters of Morsi, whose Muslim Brotherhood has organised street demonstrations to protest against his overthrow and government assaults on protest encampments. Some followers have also staged apparent retaliatory attacks against police stations, churches, and other targets.
Abu-Faisal said that rising injustice, heavy-handed security policies and arbitrary arrest were the root causes of instability in the area.
"There are many question marks over the government-led operations in Sinai," he said. "There is violence and counter violence. But targeting the innocent, demolishing civilians' houses or destroying mosques serves no purpose."
An Egyptian journalist specialising in the restive peninsula has been under arrest since Wednesday. Ahmed Abu-Draa faces a military investigation on allegations of publishing false information about the security operation, taking photos of military installations without a permit and spreading rumours about the armed forces. A Sinai resident, Abu-Draa had questioned the military's statements about the operations. During military airstrikes on a village that is a militant stronghold, he wrote on Facebook that the strikes hit civilian areas. He also accused military officials of misinforming the public.
Back in Cairo, the prosecutor general said Morsi had "assaulted" the judiciary by accusing 22 judges of forging election results in 2005, according to MENA.
The agency said Morsi refused to answer questions in relation to the charges. Morsi has been held incommunicado since his overthrow by the military, after millions took to the streets demanding his resignation.
The ousted Islamist faces a long list of accusations, including conspiring with foreign groups to orchestrate a prison break during the 2011 uprising which forced longtime autocratic president Hosni Mubarak from power. He has also been charged with inciting violence and the killing of protesters opposed to his rule during clashes in front of the presidential palace last December. He was referred to trial but no date has been set.
At least 2,000 of Morsi's fellow Muslim Brotherhood members have also been arrested, most on allegations of inciting violence. On Saturday, a Cairo court opened the trial of a leading group member, Mohammed el-Beltagy, a Salafi preacher, Safwat Hegazy, and two others all charged with of kidnapping and torturing a police officer. Security concerns however led the court to postpone proceedings until 5 October.
In addition to the Islamist roundup, the detention of Egyptian labour lawyer Haitham Mohammadain and journalist Ahmed Abu-Draa have raised concerns among rights activists that the military-backed government's crackdown on Islamists is expanding to silence other critics of its policies.
On Saturday, hundreds staged a protest in front of the general prosecutor's office in Cairo and in front of the Press Syndicate to call for the two's release.
Successive violent clampdowns on pro-Morsi protesters have sparked a wave of unrest across the country. In one of the most dramatic attacks to date, Mohammed Ibrahim, Egypt's interior minister in charge of security, survived a car bomb explosion in an eastern Cairo neighbourhood. The health ministry said one was killed and 22 wounded, while the minister was unharmed.
For weeks, authorities have reported the discovery and defusing of bombs said to have been found in populated areas. On Saturday, three mortar rounds were found tied to railway tracks linking the Suez Canal cities of Suez and Ismailiya, according to a security official. On Friday, MENA reported that two explosive devices were defused next to a Giza mosque.
Egypt remains under emergency law and a nighttime curfew, security measures imposed by the interim government on 14 August.
Meanwhile, authorities at Cairo's international airport delayed a flight to London after security services received a tip concerning a possible bomb attack on the plane. Officials said the plane later left after nothing suspicious was found on the EgyptAir flight.


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GENEVA, Dec. 5, 2008 — Repairing the giant particle collider built to simulate the "Big Bang" could cost up to $29 million, Europe's CERN nuclear research center said Friday.
Announcing a further delay to the Large Hadron Collider's restart, now expected in summer, CERN spokesman James Gillies said the repairs would cost $12.5 million, and spare parts would cost another $8.25 million to $16.5 million.
The massive collider, the largest and most complex machine ever made, has already cost about $10 billion to build, supported by CERN's 20 European member states and other nations including the United States and Russia.
"We will not be going to our member states asking for more money, we will deal with it within the current CERN budget," Gillies said.
The collider is designed to re-create the conditions that existed just after the Big Bang, believed by most cosmologists to have created the universe 13.7 billion years ago. Experiments planned at the facility could shed new light on mysteries ranging from the nature of dark matter and black holes to the possible existence of as-yet-undetected dimensions in the universe.
The machine sends beams of sub-atomic particles to smash into each other at nearly the speed of light. Physicists plan to look at the results of those explosions for new or previously unseen particles.
Scientists started up the LHC with great fanfare in September, firing beams of proton particles all the way around its 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground tunnel. But nine days later they were forced to shut it down when an electrical fault caused a helium leak.
Gillies said that helium leak caused "quite considerable mechanical damage to the accelerator."
Repairing it will require 53 of the 57 magnets in the collider's tunnel, buried under the Swiss-French border near Geneva, to be removed and then reinstalled.
Some 28 have already come out, and all the magnets should be back in place by the end of March, Gillies said. CERN now expects the machine to be powered up again for tests by June, after which particle beams can be sent around again.
"We don't have a precise date for it yet," the spokesman said. Even after the machine is restarted, it will take additional time to ramp up the energy in the beams to their full strength.
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UConn assistant coach Shea Ralph was sitting in her office recently when freshman center Kiah Stokes strode in with a big smile on her face.
During a decade as an assistant at Pittsburgh and UConn, Ralph has learned to expect anything at times like this. So she braced for the impact of the update.
"Kiah is very fun-loving," Ralph said. "Her smile really lights up the room. She's silly, but in a good way, and she really loves to have a good time."
"But she's also one of most accomplished kids, academically, that we've had here in a long time. She came in to say she got a 100 on her statistics test and I'm thinking, 'I don't even know if that's ever happened here before.' "
Not every freshman that comes to UConn winds up as Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Renee Montgomery, Tina Charles or Maya Moore, to name five of their All-Americans, WNBA stars and Olympians.
Some live just as accomplished lives outside the sport by using the skill sets they learn in a different way.
There is no way to tell what will become of Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Brianna Banks or Stokes four years down the road. But while it's expected that KML might develop into the next great one, what greatness awaits Banks and Stokes will be just as interesting to chart.
"I think I'd like to be anesthesiologist, like my mother [Julie] is," Stokes said.
What's certain is that Banks, a guard from Georgia, and Stokes, a center from Iowa, possess quite different personalities at this point.
"If you don't know Brianna, you would think she was kind of introverted,"' Ralph said. "That's not how she really is, but she does like to assess things before she dives in. … She's a listener; she looks around, takes things in."
Banks, who might remind UConn fans somewhat of Kalana Greene, does not dispute Ralph's assessment.
"Sometimes, I think too much, especially on the court, which kind of slows me down and confuses me," Banks admitted. "It's just because I am reluctant to make a mistake. But I'm just like that in regard to basketball. I don't think about life in the same way."
"No, I don't really say much, but I assume I will be talking a lot more than I am right now when I am a junior and senior."
Banks should provide big doses of speed, perimeter defense and a surprising dose of offense.
"Brianna is smaller [5-9] than Kalana, and I know Kalana wasn't really noted for her three-point shooting when she came to UConn," Ralph said. "Brianna is a little better of a shooter than she gets credit for right now. And I don't know if she's really the rebounding guard Kalana was at this point. She'll be more on the perimeter [playing defense] for us."
Said Banks: "I think taking the ball to the basket is my best attribute [on offense]. I can shoot the three, but I don't jack one every chance I get unless I am wide open."
Stokes, 6-3, is the daughter of Greg Stokes, one of the great guards in University of Iowa history. Greg Stokes was a prolific scorer, one who eventually played in the NBA. His daughter will be more a defender and rebounder.
"She has long arms and is very athletic," Ralph said. "And she has very good defensive timing. So that is something we will be looking for her to do right away. The offensive part is probably the hardest thing a post player has to learn because of how physical it is in the paint. We're planning to put her in a lot of different positions because she can also shoot the ball from the outside."
Banks and Stokes are no different than every freshman in that it has taken them time to adjust to the advanced pace that UConn demands.
"I was most curious about what the intensity level would be like here," Banks said. "I didn't have an idea about how hard we would be asked to go. So that was the big thing with me. That question was answered the first day I arrived."
Both also understand that the time they play will be earned from how well they practice. And they've both heard coach Geno Aureimma say they've had as many down days and good ones so far.
"I look forward to helping the team right away with rebounding and blocking shots," Stokes said. "The rest of it will come because getting used to playing against girls my size will take some time."
"The academics have always come somewhat easy for me. And I've been able to find a pretty good balance thus far with my studies. I have a pretty good idea of how to handle it."
UConn assistant coach Shea Ralph was sitting in her office recently when freshman center Kiah Stokes strode in with a big smile on her face.


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Log In and Add $208.88 +11.07 (+5.60 %) (As of 04/3/2020 03:23 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$194.21Now: $208.88▼$209.5350-Day Range$182.24MA: $207.38▼$228.9652-Week Range$166.30Now: $208.88▼$244.99Volume3.82 million shsAverage Volume3.24 million shsMarket Capitalization$123.20 billionP/E Ratio16.23Dividend Yield3.24%Beta0.9 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Amgen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics worldwide. It offers products for the treatment of oncology/hematology, cardiovascular, inflammation, bone health, and neuroscience. The company's products include Enbrel to treat plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Neulasta, a pegylated protein to treat cancer patients; Prolia to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; Aranesp to treat anemia; Xgeva for skeletal-related events prevention; Sensipar/Mimpara products to treat sHPT in chronic kidney disease; and EPOGEN to treat a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells. It also markets other products in various markets, including Kyprolis, Nplate, Vectibix, Repatha, NEUPOGEN, Parsabiv, Blincyto, Aimovig, Imlygic, Corlanor, Kanjintitm, and Amgevitatm. Amgen Inc. serves healthcare providers, including physicians or their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies. It distributes its products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, as well as direct-to-consumer channels. The company has collaborative agreements with Novartis; UCB; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and DaVita Inc. 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NASDAQ:AMGN Rates by TradingView Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) Frequently Asked Questions How has Amgen's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Amgen's stock was trading at $198.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMGN shares have increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $208.88. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Amgen? 26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amgen in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Amgen. When is Amgen's next earnings date? Amgen is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Amgen. How were Amgen's earnings last quarter? Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) released its earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The medical research company reported $3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.17. The medical research company earned $6.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.04 billion. Amgen had a net margin of 33.57% and a return on equity of 85.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.42 earnings per share. View Amgen's earnings history. How often does Amgen pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Amgen? Amgen declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share on Monday, June 8th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. View Amgen's dividend history. What guidance has Amgen issued on next quarter's earnings? Amgen updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.85-$15.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $16.10. The company issued revenue guidance of $25.0-$25.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $25.41 billion. What price target have analysts set for AMGN? 26 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Amgen's stock. Their forecasts range from $185.00 to $277.00. On average, they anticipate Amgen's stock price to reach $238.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amgen. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Amgen stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Amgen stock: 1. William Blair analysts commented, "We ultimately view the deal as positive for Amgen and a good fit for management's strategy given the low-risk nature of the deal and immediate accretion." (8/30/2019) 2. Evercore ISI analysts commented, "We used a discount rate which is a function of cost of equity and cost of debt. Terminal growth rate estimates were used to derive future cash flows." (8/11/2019) 3. According to Zacks Investment Research, "While Amgen's newer drugs — Prolia, Xgeva, Blincyto, Kyprolis — will drive sales, biosimilar and brand competition faced by its legacy drugs will create pressure on the top line in 2019. Meanwhile, uptake of key drug, Repatha has been slow due to payer restrictions. However, Amgen is progressing well with its pipeline and approval of Aimovig was a huge boost. In the past five years, Amgen has launched nine products, including two in new therapeutic areas. Amgen boasts a strong biosimilars pipeline, which could be an important long-term growth driver for the company. Amgen's restructuring plan is making it leaner and more cost efficient. Lower taxes and share buybacks should provide some support to the bottom line. Amgen's shares have underperformed the industry this year so far. Estimates have declined lightly ahead of the Q1 earnings release. Amgen has a positive record of earnings surprises in recent quarters." (4/15/2019) 4. Mizuho analysts commented, "We think the peak sales potential of Vascepa is underappreciated. Therefore, upward earnings revisions to levels not reflected in FactSet consensus expectations should drive AMRN shares higher. Valuation Summary We continue to use a blend of DCF and multiples (EV/EBITDA) analysis to get to our 12-month price target of $35." (4/12/2019) Has Amgen been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about AMGN stock has trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amgen earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the medical research company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAmgen. Who are some of Amgen's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Amgen include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Celgene (CELG), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Biogen (BIIB), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), Seattle Genetics (SGEN), Incyte (INCY), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Repligen (RGEN) and Exelixis (EXEL). What other stocks do shareholders of Amgen own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Amgen investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE), Home Depot (HD) and Gilead Sciences (GILD). Who are Amgen's key executives? Amgen's management team includes the following people: Mr. Robert A. Bradway, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 56)Mr. David W. Meline, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 62)Mr. Jonathan P. Graham, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 58)Dr. David M. Reese M.D., Exec. VP of R&D (Age 56)Mr. Murdo Gordon, Exec. VP of Global Commercial Operations (Age 52) What is Amgen's stock symbol? Amgen trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMGN." Who are Amgen's major shareholders? Amgen's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%), McGuire Investment Group LLC (0.00%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), Birch Capital Management LLC (0.00%), Park National Corp OH (0.00%) and M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Amgen stock include Cynthia M Patton, David Piacquad, David W Meline, Jonathan P Graham, R Sanders Williams, Ronald D Sugar, Sean E Harper and Tyler Jacks. View institutional ownership trends for Amgen. Which major investors are selling Amgen stock? AMGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cullinan Associates Inc., Thomasville National Bank, Fulcrum Equity Management, Park National Corp OH, McGuire Investment Group LLC, and Private Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Amgen company stock in the last year include Cynthia M Patton, David Piacquad, David W Meline, Jonathan P Graham, R Sanders Williams, and Ronald D Sugar. View insider buying and selling activity for Amgen. Which major investors are buying Amgen stock? AMGN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Birch Capital Management LLC, Orrstown Financial Services Inc., and M&R Capital Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Amgen. How do I buy shares of Amgen? Shares of AMGN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Amgen's stock price today? One share of AMGN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $208.88. How big of a company is Amgen? Amgen has a market capitalization of $123.20 billion and generates $23.36 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $7.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or $14.82 on an earnings per share basis. Amgen employs 23,400 workers across the globe. View additional information about Amgen. What is Amgen's official website? The official website for Amgen is http://www.amgen.com/. How can I contact Amgen? Amgen's mailing address is ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA, 91320. 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Middletown Dreams
Main Street store fronts in Middletown, CT
Restored Chevy Pickup
Antique door panel
Fountain at Spear Park
Fountain steps
Middlesex Fruitery on Main Street
The Fall
Graffiti sticker
Shades of Blue
A great Tuscan restaurant in Middletown, CT. You can see their menu here: http://www.lucect.com/
Wadsworth Falls
This was taken a little after dusk and was a lot darker to the naked eye.
This was taken a little after dusk and was a lot darker to the naked eye. The red light on the foreground rocks is actually from my headlamp.
Sew-Fine Upholstery and Middletown Framing
Moses shooting the facade of Iguanas Ranas Taqueria
Iguanas Ranas Taqueria
A fine tuscan restaurant with a pleasant facade. Check out their site: http://www.lucect.com/
Heading north on Main St. towards Green St.
Eli Cannon's
This building has so much character that it's tough not to photograph it!
Check out their website here: http://www.elicannons.com/
Rappallo Ave. from the Main St. intersection
Getting the shot
Jason saw this dandelion and set up his shot so that the lights from the restaurant on the opposite side of the street would be blurred out while the flower would be silhouetted in the foreground. Meanwhile, traffic passed behind Jason (the white and red lines above him). NORA Cupcake Company and Tesoro are in the background.
Moses capturing the dandelion
Fellow Photographers
Jason Neely (Left): http://jason-neely.artistwebsites.com/
Moses Farrow (Right): https://www.facebook.com/MosesFarrowPhotography
Capturing the moon
The north end of Main St. looking south.
St. John's Church
Visual Doppler
A city bus happened to pass during a long exposure of Eli Cannon's. The LED's on the destination sign made for an interesting effect.
You can visit Eli Cannon's website here: http://www.elicannons.com/
After Hours
The kitchen at O'Rourke's Diner. You can learn more about this fantastic place here: http://www.orourkesmiddletown.com/
The north end of Main St.
Arrigoni Bridge
Constructed from 1936 to 1938, when it opened in 1938 the Arrigoni Bridge was the most expensive bridge, costing $3.5 million. With two 600 feet (180 m) steel arches, the bridge is still the longest of its kind in Connecticut. In 1938, the Arrigoni Bridge won the American Institute of Steel Construction's first prize of "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in the large bridge category.
The bridge is somewhat of an icon and landmark in the area and is also a marker of where the water begins to freeze in the river (as south of this point the tides are able to bring enough salt water north to keep the water from freezing over.) It was named after the state legislator who promoted the project, Charles J. Arrigoni, and was designed by William G. Grove of the American Bridge Company and Leslie G. Sumner of the State Highway Department.
The Connecticut River and intersection of Rt. 9 and Hartford Ave.
Intersection of Rt. 9 and Hartford Ave.
Rt. 9 and the Connecticut River


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1368.1 - New South Wales Regional Statistics, 2006
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New South Wales Regional Statistics presents data for all Local Government Areas (LGAs) and other selected regions in NSW. The content is updated regularly from both ABS and non-ABS sources, and new tables will be added as data becomes available. Statistics are presented in the following chapters: Population, Family and Community, Health, Education, Work, Economic Resources, Crime and Justice, Transport and Economic Activity.
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The movement takes the government and Umno to task for 'violating' the rights of the citizens as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
GEORGE TOWN: Hindraf Makkal Sakti has condemned the re-arrest of six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) members under the Emergency Ordinance and the police crackdown on Bersih 2.0 ahead of its July 9 rally.
Hindraf demanded that the authorities release all the detainees unconditionally.
The movement's adviser N Ganesan said Umno's gloves were coming off and the federal government was again showing its real self.
Citing the police clampdown on Hindraf after the Nov 25 rally in 2007, he said Umno, with the police's help, was repeating it on Bersih and PSM.
The PSM six, including Sungai Siput MP Dr D Michael Jeyakumar, were re-arrested Saturday under Section 3(1) of the EO on suspicion of causing civil unrest by any means.
They were among 30 PSM leaders and members arrested by the police at the Sungai Dua toll plaza along the North-South Expressway on June 25.
They were originally remanded for a week to be investigated under Section 122 of the Penal Code for allegedly waging war against the King.
The six were released from the charge on Saturday, only to be re-arrested immediately under the EO, which is normally used to detain suspected hardcore criminals for 60 days without trial.
This was the first time the draconian law had been used against political party members, especially against a sitting MP.
'Umno is not above the law'
"July 2, 2011 is just another black day like Dec 13, 2007 when Hindraf lawyers were detained under the draconian Internal Security Act," said Ganesan.
He slammed the Umno government for contravening the citizens' rights guaranteed in the Federal Constitution and the Universal Declarations of Human Rights.
He pointed out that the Federal Constitution unequivocally states that every citizen had the right to freedom of speech and expression; all citizens had the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; and all citizens had the right to form associations.
"However, Umno has mocked these rights granted and guaranteed by the Constitution," stressed the Hindraf leader.
He said Malaysia was increasingly being run against the will of the people.
Ganesan alleged that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar acted in complicity in this and many other blatant violations of the Federal Constitution against the wishes of the people.
"Brute force is being applied to simply promote and protect the interests of Umno," he said, adding that more repressive action would be employed in the coming days.
Ganesan reminded the Umno government that it was not above the law, and should always abide by all the provisions in the Federal Constitution.
"If Umno does not take heed of this call, Umno bears responsibility for making Malaysia a lawless nation," he said.


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tbgvi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Leadblogger.com will be a new blog that talks about lead generation through the internet. Ranging from topics like Google AdWords, landing pages, to SEO, this is going to be THE PLACE for learning about how to generate leads from your website. One key point: I am not one of those "Internet Marketing Search Optimization Social Media Experts" that you'll find on twitter. This means I'm not looking for anything cheesy, but rather smooth and professional.
Not sure what a lead is? Here's the definition:
A sales lead is the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated (a B2B lead) with the person(s). ...
The target audience for Leadblogger.com is small business owners who have realized that the internet has the power to grow their business. There will be many other layers to the audience, but this is the audience that content will be geared towards.
What Leadblogger.com needs is a logo that inspires confidence in a reader that they have found what they're looking for. Imagine that someone has wandered in from a search about generating new business leads. The logo will be the first thing they see, so it needs to communicate that this is a professional site where they'll find expert advice.
Necessary pieces:
Logo should consist of the words "leadblogger", with the capitalization being "Leadblogger" or "leadblogger". I don't particularly like "LeadBlogger", but if you think your design looks great like that, I'll take a look. Important: Text is nice, but it needs to have some time of graphic/icon accompanying it. I'm flexible on what that might be, but it should have SOMETHING to do with a lead, finding leads, generating leads etc.. Don't need a complicated graphic, keep it simple!
Here's some inspiration:
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Paddle Expo 2012–Sea Kayak Roundup
Photos and thoughts about the Paddle Expo 2012 in Nuremberg from a sea kayaking perspective.
An apt description of the sea kayak developments on the 2012 edition of the international paddle sports show in Nuremberg is "Evolution and Refinement". The sea kayak exhibitors didn't bring real sensational new products, but they did show a steady development of their line ups. The major trends of the last few years have been continued:
Below are some photo impressions and corresponding thoughts and comments.
The Tiderace range of kayaks is grouped into three design families of Touring, Play and Racing, which are now all available in multiple sizes. New for 2013, but alas not present on the show, is the Vortex. This is Tiderace's first rotomolded (RM) sea kayak. It's a short, nimble and stable sea kayak designed for "playing the sea".
The Arrow Nuka is the smaller sibling of the Play models. Nuka and Play are both kayaks designed for, maneuvering & playing in the sea and offer also a good platform for day trips or longer overnight getaways. The new GT is a touring version of the Nuka. It has a different deck line layout. The rear hatch is oval, making it easier to load the kayak. The hull of the GT is more speed orientated with less rocker and softer chine and a lightly longer waterline.
Valley has added 2 short (14 feet 10 inches) kayaks to their range of sea kayaks. The Gemini Twins ST&SP are developed as a pair of kayaks with different characteristics. The ST is designed as a short boat that handles like a longer sea kayak but is easier to manage off the water. The SP optimized for performance in rough water with an increased rocker, greater bow volume, harder chines a flatter mid-hull cross-section and a stronger lay-up.
The new P&H Hammer is presented as a new generation of sea playboat "…that will take playing at the sea to a new level." The influence of the Pyranha (the owner of P&H) whitewater designs is obvious. The Hammer is a very welcome, modern reincarnation of the old school whitewater kayaks of the 80's and must be great fun to paddle in rock gardens, tidal races and surf zones!
The new Eddyline Raven, designed by ACA L-5 Coastal Kayak Instructor Chris Mitchell features a raking bow and stern, hard chines in the mid-ship and well balanced to provide a "neutral" trim, creating a boat that should be quick and crisp handling in all conditions. Like all Eddyline kayaks, the Raven is made from Carbonlite 2000, a high performance co-extruded plastic laminate that is extremely tough, but it is also easily repaired in the event of an accident.
Stellar Kayaks from China is known for a wide range of surf ski's and speed orientated touring kayaks. For 2013 their range is extended with more "British Style" sea kayaks, equipped with a skeg and a stable, maneuverable hull design.
The North Shore Ocean is a completely new design of Mike Nelson. The Ocean is just as versatile and practical as the North Shore kayaks traditionally are. But forward speed is improved by a completely new hull design with unique wings; crisp edges that stop just behind the seat and slowly blend into the bow.
Point 65 showed a production ready prototype of the "Freya". This kayak is custom designed in collaboration with Swedish designer Magnus de Brito for the second leg of Freya Hoffmeister's South America's expedition. It is designed to consume miles of paddling with ease and speed while being safe, comfortable and stable in the worst and scariest conditions. Although there is some optical resemblance with the Point65 XP18 touring kayak, the Freya is a completely new design with a hull shape that comes closer to Epic's Surf ski - the Bourbon Orca.
The Biskaya is the latest sea kayak of German producer Lettmann. The kayak is available in several volumes (and very bold colors) and equipped with the latest version of the continuously optimized Lettmann Ergo Rudder/Skeg system.
Seabird is now also cooperating with Rob Feloy (the designer of the legendary fast Inuk sea kayak). The new Seabird Inuk was not ready for the show yet, but the surprise on the Kanumesse were two new kayaks designed by Rob: the Scott MV and the Scott LV, nice looking British Style kayaks.
Oscar Chalupsky was present at the Kanumesse to promote the increasing range of Epic surf skis. The Epic V6 and V8 are bridging the gap between touring or sea kayaks and surf skis.
As an example for the different constructions that a lot of manufactures offer: Skim Kayaks are available in 3 different lay-ups: TR-Traditional lay up (Polyester/Diolen and fiber glass), XR-Extra Rigid (Vinylester/carbon/Kevlar/glass fiber and diolen) and CL-Carbon light (hull of carbon fiber sandwich with diolen resin with a deck constructed in fiberglass and vinylester). XR is stronger than the TR and CL is just as strong as the XR but even lighter. A kayak that weights in TR 25 kg, weights 23.5 kg in the XR and 21.5 kg in the CL version. Costs go in the other direction upwards.
Neumann kayaks showed a line of cork-core kayaks: very light and very strong in a fascinating shiny finis. Willy Neumann tried to convince the public of the strength of this construction by jumping with his full weight on the deck of one of the fast , sleek and ultra light Neumann fitness kayaks.
The Trak folding kayak isn't new but is steadily being developed further in details.
Attention for detail on this Skim Kayak with a deck recess where a bilge pump nicely fits in.
Geoff Turner, the man behind the Kari-Tek products, showed a further refinement of the ingenious Kari-Tek hydraulic skeg-rudder system, which is now completely made from ABS material – making it lighter and completely resistant to corrosion.
P&H has thoroughly revised their skeg system for 2013. There were quite some issues with the first generation with this system (introduced in 2009), which was improved over the years and while paddlers with issues were always supported by P&H. In the second generation the slider has a smoother, more intuitive action and can be more easily maintained to keep the action working consistently.
Northern Light Paddles was present on the show with a very colorful variation of their modular Greenland and Aleut carbon fiber paddles. The modular three-piece system allows Northern Light to scale paddles to length according to the center loom. It also features the option to assemble the paddle (without the center loom) as a short "Storm" paddle.
The Nasaq, by Northern Light Paddles, is a paddle tip cover made from a special UV-resistant formulation of silicone and urethane that stretches and conforms to the paddle tip shape, and provides a layer of protection from chipping, fraying or abrasion for those who paddle, land or launch from harsh beaches or ramps. The Nasaq is available in several colors and fits over most common Greenland style paddle tips.
Black Light Paddles makes fantastic high tech carbon Greenland Paddles with ultra thin blades and a sensational light weight of 550 grams. The standard Black Light Paddle is solid enough for expedition paddling, but requires careful handling. For the real rough stuff there is now the "Black Light Greenland Rough and Roll", just as thin but in a stronger layup, with reinforced edges and blade tip. It weighs 700 gram.For Playak,
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Ajit.verghese necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
GoodEatsFor.Me is a web app that helps hospitality establishment owners connect with their customers using social media.
We track what their customers are saying and doing on across Twitter, Foursquare and other social networks and translate that into actionable information for the owners.
We look at a lot of raw data about hospitality establishments, analyze the information, apply some algorithms and groupings and then present that information in a simple dashboard that helps a make sense of what consumers like and don't like in hospitality establishments. We are primarily focused on hospitality establishments at this time (bars and restaurants) however at some point in the near future we will also target offerings to overall consumers.
We're a small bootstrapped duo that each have tech, business and restaurant backgrounds - and we love the space we're in.
We're focused on hospitality establishment owners and at some point general consumers.
Our customers are either GMs/owners/chefs/marketing staff supporting restaurants, bars, clubs, or other hospitality establishments.
Our customers use or are familiar with Twitter, Foursquare, OpenTable, Yelp, Facebook and other social tools/networks that they use to promote their own establishments and engage with their customers.
We like clean, open design for our dashboard - and we'd like that for our logo. Attached you'll see screenshots for our marketing site as well as a sample image of our dashboard.
Clean type-face which highlights our brand name 'GoodEatsFor.Me' - we're not married to the capitalization, however we have referred to it this way since we started and we've grown to like it. If you make a case for something different, we're happy to listen.
We'd like the logo to be more than just type-face: a graphic / icon that's part of our logo would be appreciated, although we prefer not to use clip art.
We would like both print (.ai) and web (.png / .psd) formats.
We're happy to provide real feedback across the designs and answer any questions.
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So, it all started when Arwen called across the office one day, "Hey Dave, you like solving crosswords. Is there any chance you could compile one as a competition for Connect in Copenhagen?"
Little did she know that in my spare time, as a hobby, I compile Cryptic Crosswords for a couple of like minded friends. So I did it. I compiled a crossword that proved to be quite a challenge, and resulted in only two correct solutions. Maybe it was a bit harder than I thought, even though I ran it past my friends who thought it was well balanced for an audience of non-native English speakers who had never done a cryptic in their life.
Anyway, all of that said, time has passed, and there are some of you who want to know how it all worked. So, what follows is my attempt at explaining, along with the message that was hidden in all the letters around the outside of the puzzle. Where appropriate, I've underlined the "object word(s)", i.e the thing that is being defined by the rest of the clue, which in crossword land should always be at the beginning or end of the clue:
8 Incite no confusion for dangerous chemical (8) Answer: NICOTINE It's an anagram (indicated by "confusion") of INCITE NO. The object is "dangerous chemical", which nicotine most definitely is.
9 Fish returns after exercise to find a legume (6) Answer: PEANUT A fish (TUNA) returns (backwards) at the end of the word, and it's then placed after PE (Exercises as in Physical Exercises.) A peanut is a legume.
10 Augments like kestrel inside (4) Anser: EKES To eke means to augment or add to. The word is buried (inside) in "likE KEStrel"
11 Deceive Don? (3-2) Answer: PUT-ON A double definition. To deceive is to put-on, and to put some clothes on is to don them.
12 Drive off footwear in the audience (4) ANSWER: SHOO To shoo is to drive off. It sounds like (in the audience) "shoe". Soundalikes are commonly called homophones in crossword land.
13 Maths topic got Emery muddled (8) ANSWER: GEOMETRY An anagram (muddled) of "got emery", gives you the maths topic.
16 Choir confused my leading policeman? Beyond understanding! (6) ANSWER: ORPHIC Quite an arcane word, which is why I've tried to make getting the answer fairly easy. Once all the cross letters are found O_P_I_ it should be possible to guess at it. Orphic means beyond comprehension or understanding. It's an anagram (confused) of CHOIR and P (leading Policeman).
18 Old greeting a hero of yore used initially(4) Answer: AHOY A way of saying hello on the high sees once upon a time - hence "old greeting". It's the first letters (initially) of A Hero Of Yore
20 Smallest thing queen takes to ship (5) Answer: QUARK A quark is the smallest particle in physics (ignoring string theory of course). This is a word sum. QU (a common abbreviation for Queen) and ARK - a type of ship, as in Noah in the old testament.
21 Luxury car left, in my opinion(4) Answer: LIMO Simple sum of letters. L (common abbreviation for Left as in L and R) and IMO - a common IRC chat acronym for In My Opinion
22 Bones are amusing to me, or so it's said (6) Answer: HUMERI Plural of Humerus, or what we wrongly call the funny bone. This is a Homophone, or sound alike. It sounds like (so it's said) "humour I"
23 Toff the french fellow made in to a peer (8) Answer: NOBLEMAN Another word sum. A synonym for Toff is NOB; "The" in French is "LE"; and Fellow=MAN. A peer is a nobleman.
26 Jobs old computer following (4) Answer: NEXT Geek industry alert! After Steve Jobs was fired from Apple in the late 80s he formed a company called NEXT which made a leading edge computer that the current Macs owe a lot to. So this is a double definition: "Steve Jobs old computer company" and "following"
8 Relative number girl follows (5) Answer: NANNA Common word for grandmother (relative). N is commonly used as an abbreviation for Number, and the girl that follows is ANNA.
30 Iron sailors plant (4) Answer: FERN FE is the chemical symbols for Iron and RN is the acronym for the Royal Navy, and a fern is a plant.
31 Pin old English on the way back in the wind (6) Answer: EOLIAN Again, obscure word, but it is derivable from the clue. It's an alternative spelling of Aeolian, which means of or pertaining to the wind. The clue itself takes NAIL ("to nail" is synonymous with "to pin") then common abbreviations for Old (as in Old Testament = OT for example) and English (as in Oxford English Dictionary = OED) and reverses them from NAIL-O-E to EOLIAN
32 Little energy girl returns after worker gets transmitters (8) Answer: ANTENNAE OK. So now we're into real cryptic crossword land. One of the classes of ants are workers, and this is commonly referenced in cryptics. Also, E is the common abbreviation for Energy (little energy) as in e=m*c^2 in Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. So it's: E and ANNE (the girl) backwards (returns) and then put after the worker (ANT). The object here is obviously transmitters.
Down 1 Gastropod victory over returning elk (6) Answer: WINKLE This one caused the most confusion, and was responsible for Mathieu thinking that I was smoking my breakfast. A winkle is a gastropod. This is made up of WIN (victory) on top of (over - this is a down clue, so direction is important) ELK going backwards (returning)
2 Ages of late onset (4) Answer: EONS Eons is synonymous with a long time (Ages). It's buried: "latE ONSet", and the "of" indicates that it's buried.
3 Weak film on mollusc (6) Answer: LIMPET A limpet is a type of mollusc. Another word sum: LIMP (weak) ET (film - ET The Extraterrestrial)
4 Common Era real time? Sure! (4) Answer: CERT A cert is a "sure thing" in racing terms. This is from common acronyms: Common Era is the politically correct form of Anno Domini and in computing Real Time is often abbreviated to RT.
5 What we do is also ornamental (8) Answer: OPENWORK Openwork is ornamenteel needle- or metal-work. This is a sort of double definition. What we (Linaro) do is Open Source Work. :)
6 Heavy service (4) Answer: MASS A simple double definition. MASS as in weight and MASS as in a Church service
7 Arrange our emu pie without energy element (8) Answer: EUROPIUM Europium is a trans-uranium metallic element in the periodic table. It's an anagram (Arrange) of "our emu pie" without one "e" (that abbreviation for energy again)
14 Dismay because inside it's possible (5) Answer: MAYBE Another buried word (inside): disMAY BEcause. Maybe=possible.
15 Time new ache (5) Answer: YEARN The time span of 365 days (YEAR) and N as a common abbreviation for New. To yearn for something is also to ache for it.
17 Beat bean for example (5) Answer: PULSE Double definition. A pulse is a beat or rhythm , and a bean in food terms is a type of pulse
19 Use photo to organise roof (8) Answer: HOUSETOP An anagram (organise) of USE PHOTO. Housetop is another word for the roof of a house.
20 What now Latin nosey parker? (8) Answer: QUIDNUNC Quidnunc is a Latin phrase that translates as "What now?" but is also a word that means someone who sticks their nose into other people's business.
- Alexander: "Right, I will also go inside for a bag with breath in it!" (3,3) Answer: AIR SAC An air sac is a small pocket (or bag) in a lung that contains air (breath). So the clue is a reference to our own Alexander. Take ASAC and insert R (the abbreviation for RIght, again as in R and L) and I to get AIR SAC. :)
27 Group time? Capital! (4) Answer: TRIO A trio is a group of 3, hence the "group". It's made up of the traditional abbreviation for Time in physics (T) and RIO, the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and the second largest city in Brazil.
29 Sounds like my grandmother's bread (4) Answer: NAAN A homophone (sounds like) of a short form of NANNA, NAN, is the Indian bread that people love to have with their curries: NAAN bread. :)
30 Bowl type? (4) Answer: FONT Double definition. A font in a church is a kind of bowl, and a font in typography is a type face.
And once it's all solved, the letters around the edge, reading from the top left and going clockwise: "Welcome to Connect in Copenhagen"
I sincerely hope this helps. I hope that on the back of this some of you will seek out cryptic crosswords. They really are mind expanding. My vocabulary has massively increased since I started doing them because there are often worlds you don't know, but when you've worked them out you will know them forever because of the effort you had to expend.