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IF you're human, yeah. But there are other races out there.And no, YOU DONT NEED DAILIES TO SPEND VALOR!!! You can spend valor just doing the regular quests in that factions zone and getting to honored.
Upon ending the questing I was:
Shado pan - friendly (500 rep missing to honored)
Klaxxi - Honored
Lotus - Neutral
Celestials - Neutral
So that leaves me exactly one item to buy for my valor and thus round about two weeks to get any of the factions to revered.
Yes it can, in the case of Shado Pan and yes I had SEVERAL members in my guild who had the same problem. I completely did Towlong Steppes and Kun'lai as well as both Dungeon quests.You can't possibly have done all quests. The extra reputation you get as human couldn't possibly cover those differences.
Remember Golden Lotus and Celestials do not have questing areas. You're neutral to them until you start doing dailies.
The establishment too is relatively happy when different groups of desperate people point the finger at each other because it prevents blame being correctly directed at them. Whenever we are looking for the solution to a problem we must identify who has power. By power I mean influence and money. The answer is not for us to move further from one another, crouched in opposing fortresses constructed from vindictive words. We need now to move closer to one another, to understand one another.
Infracted for telling the truth without kiss ass sugar coating? Hilarious.
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I commented to point out that you obviously can't be taken seriously because for some reason the word "idea" sounds like "i dear" to you. I mean really? Get your ears checked broski.
For everyone saying the tabard system sucks, you have every right to think that. There are a lot of us that think dailies suck. Why oh why aren't both options available? If blizz doesn't want people climbing to exalted over night with a tabard system then just put a daily cap on what you can earn. It's that what they are doing anyway by making you do dailies? You can only do so many a day meaning they have control over how fast you go. Solution is to give both options and let the player decide how they want to reach the top.
They'll lose money when people stop subbing because they are tired of grinding on 5 different toons.
Oh and the argument that you don't have to do them? I can skip them but I won't see any of the rewards. I guess I could go into the lfr lol. I've done it for the last two weeks and haven't seen anything but 28g in a bag. Hell, I don't know that real items even exist.
Call me a casual and I'll probably agree but I pay like everyone else and the min I get bored with my first 90 and I look to another toon, I'm just going to find another game to play when I'm not working because I'll have dailies looming in the distance whenever I try to get excited about the leveling again. And yes if you really wanted to you could gear up other ways but it takes away so much by skipping them especially this early in the expansion.
Blizz what ever happened to giving your players options? You are c*ckblocking the system and it will bite you in the bottom.

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David was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 8 November 2005. The interview took place at the Interviewee's living room and lasted 1 hour, 36 minutes and 40 seconds.
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David, left, on sea trials testing a Doxford engine. On most sea trials, the ship would be sailed from the River Wear along the North East coast. Various tests on the engine would be performed before it was handed over to the owners.
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I wonder if David Aris ever came across my grandfather, Herbert E Salmon whilst doing sea trials for North East marine, he was a chief engineer and conducted commissioning of new tripple expansion engines.
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So now that accounts are on 3ds, if anyone wants me to add their nintendo network ID's to the spreadsheet lemme know! Need them to follow people on miiverse.
Which is why I've thought about Rest for recovery, but yeah special attackers and steel types are pretty much my weakness regarding Furfrou, either way it's worth a shot, I finally got a perfect one Impish nature so I guess I'll keep breeding the rest of my team. Was thinking about adding Volcarona to the mix
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Aegislash(252SpA/252HP/4Atk) w/ Kings Shield, Shadow Sneak, Shadow Ball and Iron Head
Now it's between Volcarona as the Special Sweeper or a pokemon that can set up spikes/rocks, but I cant think of anyone thats not a steel type, and I already have Aegislash. Maybe I should go for Hippowdon?
As for that MegaFeraligatr I hope it gets Strong Jaw, but Sheer Force is just as good an ability for him. MegaTyphlosion should have Speed Boost/Adaptability(if it gets a second typing which it should) and a Speed and SpA stat boost. As for MegaMeganium, I could care less unless it becomes an amazing Special Wall. But I havent seen any info anywhere else, not even any rumors regarding them on Serebii so I guess the pokes are false, but they should make 2nd gen starters Megas, that way they'll be useful
Yeah, my guess is that they are false. I'm fairly sure the only potentially new megas would be the rumor of the lati twins that came out a little over a month ago.
Also as you know, my finals are going on now so I won't be doing too much administrative work for the guild until the 18th. After that I will be posting the new rank up system (no I haven't forgot, and yes I am terrible for missing every single deadline), so artists expect some calls in the coming days. Hopefully by the holidays (my guess is for the written part I'd need just a few days after returning home).
The task for our Leaders (guildmasters) in this time is to finalize your rank names(order is irrelevant)order IS relevant, remember you need Tiers 0-8, so that will be 9 pokemon of your choosing in your type. PM them to me when you figure it out so I can keep it on record!! Also allow me to lament that BGP has the flexibility to switch from Ice to water, but I can't switch from Dragon to Ghost. Oh! the burden of being one of the key typing themes of the guild.
For tourney ideas this one hit me, but should wait until next week so I can participate, using multibattles for Dracaena's first Tag Team Tournament. We can choose or set up teams by lottery to compete for the Title of Tag Team Champion.
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<Edit>: Also standard "TMK is busy" protocol applies: if you are joining or leaving the Dragonite Group and I don't update the roster within 24hour to reflect those changes please PM me about the change.
Also, from here on out all members leaving the guild for any reason should also make mention of which group they were part of when they post to the thread. This helps streamline the process.
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11:00am Friday 21st September 2012 in News
THE iconic Willow Man which watches over drivers on the M5 in Somerset is getting a spruce-up.
Drivers had complained that the arms of the popular art installation had been thinning out and now officials have agreed on an £18,000 facelift.
Creator Serena de la Hey began work on the 12-metre-high figure's head and arms this week, ahead of a total rebuild over the next year.
Serena said: "They're more or less down to the metal framework so I am going up in a cherry-picker to reweave those areas, using local willow from Stoke St Gregory.
"So many people have come to me asking when he's going to be repaired so I'm very happy we can finally go ahead with this work."
The cost of refurbishing the landmark is being met by Hallam Land Management Ltd, Yarlington Housing Group and Sedgemoor District Council.
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I thought I'd start a topic which I don't think I've seen anywhere before on this website. It may well fall flat on it's face, but I'm willing to give it a go.
Many people can remember exactly where they were when they heard certain pieces of news such as the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, the death of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana, and various others. I realize I could be touching on a very sensitive subject, but do people remember where they were on that fateful weekend in 1994 where Ratzenberger and Senna died?
I can't answer this question for myself, as I was born in January 1995. But my Dad had been following F1 for quite a while before (and often sings of Nigel Mansell's talent when his tyres blew in the 1986 finale), but had missed the 1994 Imola GP as he was meeting up with his parents (my grandparents) that weekend. I believe he rushed home as soon as he could when he had heard the news simply so he could watch the video recording of the race (being a big F1 fan, he wouldn't completely miss the race).
Does anyone else want to share there stories? Maybe if someone on here was there that weekend and saw it happen? I'd love to hear some of your stories..
I was only 10 years old then and didn't follow F1 yet but I remember myself being in the biggest room of our small two-room flat and listening to the big radio speakers as Senna's death was announced. I also remember my parents saying that another driver had died on the previous day. Somehow I immediately knew that a great man had gone. A couple of weeks ago, I was able to watch SENNA movie for the first time. After watching it, I knew how damn right my feelings were on the day he passed away.
I was a baby in 1994. As for Mansell's tyre blowout, my parents were at that race and my mum remembers it happening. She was in the Stag Hotel watching on tv.
In 1994 I was beginning school :P
In 1994 I was quite little. It was the first time I saw a F1 start (before I'd only managed to catch the action partway through). It was also the first time I'd seen a car crash without being "helped" in an obvious way by another car, meaning I was completely clueless about what was normal for such an incident. I remember being glad it wasn't Damon Hill (who I supported at the time) but only because I couldn't see how hitting a wall was supposed to help with getting to the end of the race first. It took about three races after that for me to learn that drivers who hit walls usually survived the experience…
I was only managing to catch about one word in five of what Murray Walker said, and I knew something had gone massively wrong because suddenly I could understand one word in two of what Murray said. Not enough to figure out what was wrong, but enough for a sense of major foreboding. A lot of things were clearly happening but none of it made sense, so eventually (about 10 minutes after the race re-started) I got bored and went outside to play. I discovered Ayrton had died due to the crash when I came back in for tea and the news came on. After that, it took the best part of two years to realise that Ayrton was somewhat more than just Damon Hill's team-mate. The "Senna" film was good partly because it felt like I could see the weekend with proper awareness of what was going on for the first time.
I can't remember where I was during the race (was 7 at the time), but I remember goofing around as usual in the evening, and then my dad shushing me because of the shocking news. The next day I remember talking about why Senna had to die with my friend over the sandpit.
I was sitting in front of my Tv in disbelief. Being in Australia, we generally have late broadcasts, my father and I, both fans of F1 used to share a Sunday ritual of staying up late to watch CH9. To this day I can't remember my dads reaction of whether or not he was there, all i re-call is Senna running off the track, plowing into the barriers and sitting there motionless. I stared at the tv, as my neighbour was banging at the door, he had just seen the same accident. He asked me the next day if I saw what happened as I never answered the door. I can still see it now.
I was 9 (and a half), watching the race in my parents living room (where I watched practically every race for the next 16 years!) I had already been following the sport for 3 years due to the fact that I was an odd kid, obsessed with cars, and was a big Senna/Williams fan already. My first reaction was "For goodness sake, you are handing this to MSC!", but I soon realised it wasn't good. The signs were all there: Senna's head moved and then stayed so eerily still, the marshals didn't go to the car, Murray Walker's tone changed, and my parents sat in silence. I'll never forget that day, it also happens to be my Mum's birthday.
My older brother had 2 friends, twin sisters if I remember right, who were devout Senna fans, and I remember that they cried for about a week solid. It all made me even more interested in Senna and the sport, and lead to me reading more and more about both. I soon realised that Senna was way more than just another world champion, someone who won a few races in 93 and was mostly famous (in my book anyway) for his left hook on Eddie Irvine. So in a way, that day and my F1 obsession are intrinsically linked. Quite odd.
Being born on April 1995, it wasn't even planned for me to be born during the 1994 San Marino GP.
I was 9, and I was watching the race on TV in my lounge at home. All of my memories point to it being the first F1 race I ever watched in full.
I remember drawing a diagram of what had happened for my dad as he was out of the room when it happened, and they never show replays when something like that happens.
I was in the womb…
I was nothing, I would have to wait 4 years (August 1998).
I don't remember it, don't know if I watched it or not.
I was in my front room watching it, it was the first race I watched.
My daughter was visiting that day so myself, my son in law & my grandson were in the sitting room watching the race. My son in law was a huge Ayrton fan & hated Alain & Michael. I was a huge admirer of Ayrton, although not a fan. When I saw the incident I was'nt too worried as I had seen Gerhard have the exact same accident some years earlier & although his car went on fire, he walked away from it & was racing a few weeks later. When I saw his head twitch & not move again I could feel a chill run down my spine & a feeling of impending doom & realised that it did not look good. My son in law kept asking me if I thought he would be OK & I had no idea what to say except "I hope so". We were just coming to terms with what had happened to Roland & Ruben's acrobatics at Aqua Minerali which had left him in the hospital. I had watched Ayrton race in FF 2000 & stood within 10 feet of him in the paddock & was devastated to learn he had succumbed to his injuries. It was freak, other than a piece of carbon fibre piercing his helmet he too would have walked away unscathed.
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'COMFORT IN THE BOTTLE' The most dramatic "missed lede" from Thomas' memoir is his insistently confessional accounts of a drinking problem that began during his undergraduate years at the College of the Holy Cross and lasted until 1982, when he gave up alcohol entirely. As a student, "I favored Ripple," Thomas writes, "but I put away plenty of brandy, beer, and malt liquor as well." Admitting a taste for Ripple is almost laughably embarrassing, but Thomas is dead serious about detailing his history of alcohol abuse so that others can learn from his remembered experience. Thomas' first job after law school was with thenżstate Attorney General Danforth in Jefferson City, Mo. Thomas left in 1977 to become an in-house lawyer with Monsanto in St. Louis, and he explains that "it wasn't until I started earning more money" in that job "that my drinking became troublesome." It was "an outward sign of the anxieties that simmered inside me," Thomas writes. As he became increasingly unhappy in his marriage -- for which he blames himself and only himself -- "I sought comfort in the bottle." Each night after work he would drink at least one beer, "and usually many more. On weekends and holidays, I would spend the whole day and most of the evening downing one beer after another." Thomas knew that he was "definitely drinking too much," yet the problem only got worse after he moved to Washington, D.C., in 1979 to join Danforth's Senate staff. Increasingly despondent about his home life -- "I hated myself for my inability to be the loving, devoted husband" whom his wife deserved -- "I drank more heavily than ever before." In December 1980, when Thomas' wife and son went north to see her parents, "I started drinking as soon as they left." The next morning, feeling depressed, Thomas decided to drive to his hometown of Savannah, Ga., notwithstanding an ice storm that had left roadways treacherous. He "grabbed a six-pack from the refrigerator," cleared his car's windshield, "and headed south, drinking beer and watching other cars slide off the road and crash into one another." Driving while impaired or under the influence -- what was Thomas' blood alcohol content once he'd downed that six-pack? -- on an icy highway is not something one expects a Supreme Court justice to admit, even three decades after the fact. But this story is just one example of the intense, soul-baring self-examination to which Thomas relentlessly subjects himself in this memoir. To call "My Grandfather's Son" "emotionally revealing" would be the understatement of the year, and fatuous op-ed columnists who insistently declare that Thomas is just bitterly wallowing in self-pity have either failed to read this book or possess an undeclared bias that overwhelmed their critical faculties. LIVING WITH THE GUILT Any reader who comes to this book without a pre-existing animus toward Thomas will likely feel tremendous empathy for his life story, even if the reader's legal views -- like this reviewer's -- differ from Thomas' on everything from abortion to the commerce clause to gay equality. Soon after his drunken southward drive, Thomas reveals, "the emotional emptiness at the center of my marriage" finally led him to move out. For someone whose own father had abandoned him, his two siblings, and their mother when Thomas was just 2 years old, it was a traumatic act. "I left my wife and child. It was the worst thing I've done in my life," he writes. "I still live with the guilt, and always will." Thomas acknowledges that "I knew I'd hurt my own child, and that I could never repair the damage I'd done." His younger brother "told me that he couldn't understand how I would do to my son what our father had done to us." Thomas says he felt "overwhelmed by a feeling of hopelessness" after the breakup of his family. "I was on the brink of financial ruin," and "I was nearly evicted from my apartment more than once because I'd been late with the rent." Most days after work, "I went home to my tiny apartment and started drinking. That was how I spent too many nights in the early eighties, drinking alone in a dreary efficiency apartment." Thomas is brief and somewhat opaque about his apparently sudden decision to quit drinking. One Saturday morning in 1982, he woke up with "a splitting headache" after drinking too much the night before: "I opened the refrigerator to get something to eat. It was empty -- except for two cans of Busch." Then comes a decisive turning point in Thomas' life: "I thought of how long it took me to clear my head the morning after I'd had even a few drinks, and vowed that those two cans of beer would be the last alcohol I ever drank. I drew myself a hot bath and downed them slowly as I sat in it. I haven't had a drink since." That's all Thomas has to say about a seemingly surreal but crucial morning. Not many months later, his two grandparents who had raised him as a child died suddenly in quick succession. His mother had sent her two boys to live with her father and his wife when Thomas was 7, and -- as this memoir's title highlights -- Myers and Christine Anderson became the two most influential people in Thomas' life. Their deaths hit Thomas hard, in part because he had been largely estranged from his grandfather for some years until a partial reconciliation just shortly before Anderson's unexpected death. "I cried uncontrollably each time I thought about them," Thomas writes of the months after their deaths. "The guilt with which I had been wracked ever since" he had left his wife and son "doubled and redoubled." When one recent interviewer suggested to Thomas that his 1991 confirmation hearings were certainly the most difficult time of his life, he demurred and replied that "the most difficult time was actually the death of my grandparents." STILL HE ROSE Thomas' grandfather was a hard-working, semiliterate jack-of-all-trades who farmed in the summer and delivered ice, coal, and fuel oil during Savannah's mild winters. He built the modest yet attractive home in which Thomas grew up -- and in which Thomas' mother now lives -- with cement blocks of his own making. Thomas was actually born in a tiny nearby rural community whose name he has made famous ż Pinpoint, Ga. -- but his poor yet idyllic childhood took a radical turn for the worse when his mother moved her struggling family into an unheated, toiletless tenement in Savannah, Ga. It was "the foulest kind of urban squalor," Thomas recalls, and only "constant, gnawing hunger" interrupted "the bleak monotony of my new life." Thomas escaped those conditions after less than a year when he moved in with his grandparents. Myers Anderson imposed rigorous and relentless discipline, and Thomas flourished, both at home and at the all-black Catholic school he attended. At age 15, he decided to go to a previously all-white Catholic school in preparation for entering the priesthood, and his grandfather firmly warned him, "Don't shame me -- and don't shame our race." Leaving what he calls "the comfort zone of segregation," Thomas worried about flunking out. He believed blacks were equal to whites, "but what if it turned out that we weren't good enough after all?" His greatest problem was that "I didn't speak standard English," but instead the coastal patois known as Gullah. When the school's headmaster told Thomas that he would have to learn how to talk properly, "his blunt words hit me like a slap in the face: I thought he was saying that I was inferior because I was black." Though that lesson left Thomas "self-conscious about talking out loud in class," he overcame his self-doubts and did well enough to enter seminary. There, Thomas' religious faith faltered during his freshman year, and he yearned to go home to Savannah. "I wasn't prepared to put myself through the emotional strain of attending yet another predominantly white school," he writes, but a former teacher persuaded him to fill out a transfer application to Holy Cross. Thomas' three years in Worcester, Mass. -- 1968 to 1971 -- coincided with the apex of black power and student protest. Ken Foskett's invaluable 2004 biography, "Judging Thomas: The Life and Times of Clarence Thomas" -- often a more revealing book than Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher's recent "Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas" -- provides greater detail about Thomas' Black Student Union activism than this memoir offers. But Thomas recounts joining a spring 1970 anti-war march in Boston that degenerated into "a full-scale riot" when the protesters reached Cambridge's Harvard Square. A fearful liquor store owner "gave some of us the wine we wanted for free" shortly before police used tear gas to try to halt the violence. "We kept on rioting well into the night," Thomas writes, without detailing what he himself did. But the next morning, he says, he was "horrified by what I'd just done." A 'PAINFUL TRUTH' From Holy Cross, Thomas entered law school at Yale. Contrary to some critics' claims, Thomas explicitly acknowledges that "I'd been admitted to Yale Law School in part because I was black." That "painful truth" would be "the soft underbelly of my career," despite his good academic performance at such an elite school. In his third year, job interviewers led Thomas to rue his choice of Yale: "Many asked pointed questions unsubtly suggesting that they doubted I was as smart as my grades indicated." Foskett's book says that Thomas anticipated an offer from a top Atlanta firm, but as weeks passed, Thomas says he drew his own conclusion: "Now I knew what a law degree from Yale was worth when it bore the taint of racial preference. I was humiliated -- and desperate." He believed he had no choice but to accept Danforth's offer of a low-paid post in remote Jefferson City. Thomas' association with Danforth would carry him all the way to the Supreme Court, but his individual good fortune was tempered by his conviction that he'd seen firsthand how "a law degree from Yale meant one thing for white graduates and another for blacks." He writes, "I'd graduated from one of America's top law schools, but racial preference had robbed my achievement of its true value." Just as with his attitude toward public education, here, too, Thomas' personal convictions inform his judicial conclusions. "Racial paternalism and its unintended consequences can be as poisonous and pernicious as any other form of discrimination," he stated in Adarand Constructors Inc. v. Peńa (1995). "To define each of us by our race," he elaborated in a 1998 speech, is "nothing short of a denial of our humanity." Only glancingly does Thomas acknowledge how his own racial identity brought him the job offers that took him first to an assistant secretaryship at the Department of Education, then to the chairmanship of the EEOC, and finally to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court. Yet those are not what Thomas sees as the turning points in his life. Instead, along with his grandparents' deaths, he cites his 1987 remarriage to Virginia Lamp and how in 1997 his 6-year-old grandnephew Mark Martin came to live with them in suburban Virginia. "We did for him what my grandparents had done for my brother and me at roughly the same age and under similar circumstances." Thomas' performance as a justice has earned the respect of almost every unbiased Court observer. As liberal Supreme Court practitioner Thomas Goldstein recently wrote, Thomas' "unflinchingly honest" opinions reveal how "he is thinking big and tackling the serious questions in constitutional law to which the Court has not given a fresh look in decades." One need not agree with Thomas' answers, or with his view of public education, to appreciate how "My Grandfather's Son" will remain a classic work of African-American autobiography long after op-ed columnists' catty comments are forgotten. David J. Garrow, a senior fellow at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, is the author of "Liberty and Sexuality: The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe v. Wade" (1998) and "Bearing the Cross" (1986), a Pulitzer Prizeżwinning biography of Martin Luther King Jr. |


text: Jill Meshekow, the newest director at AYSO, joined the organization in 2007 and is currently the Director of Human Resources and Facilities. As the Human Resources Director, Jill is responsible for all phases of the employment process at the National Office. She is also responsibly for oversight of the National Office facility as well as Supply Center and Safe Haven™. Before joining AYSO, Jill was at the Torrance Unified School District (TUSD), where she developed job opportunities for Special Education students. She also educated and counseled students to develop their potential in the workplace. Jill's work at TUSD put her in touch with the youth population and their needs - that experience, coupled with her extensive HR background - have made for a very practical pairing here at AYSO. While Jill joined the National Office in 2007, her involvement in AYSO has been a long one. She played in AYSO as a young girl, and is a self proclaimed "soccer mom" as two of her children have played in AYSO and her third child will be next in line for a U-5 team. Jill graduated with Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles with a B.A. in psychology and a business minor. Jill has a Professional Designation in Human Resources Management and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources.


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The World According to David Brock
David Brock says he got famous for calling Anita Hill "a slut." That is his own description of how he became famous. Compounding the irony, David Brock says Rush Limbaugh made him famous. That's right folks, the head of Media Matters For America, on a personal quest to destroy Rush Limbaugh after spectacularly failing to do the same to Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill, | Read More »


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Memorial services
MIT Police Honor Guard attends Virginia Tech ceremony
December 14, 2011
Four MIT officers among thousands who traveled from colleges and universities nationwide.
Also labeled: Police, Special events and guest speakers
David Staelin, longtime professor in EECS and RLE, dies at 73
November 15, 2011
Researcher led a career distinguished by abundant accomplishments, widespread impact in his 55 years at MIT.
Celebrating the life of Nicolas E. Del Castillo
September 9, 2011
Deceased MIT sophomore was a hardworking, caring student who will be remembered for his strong intellect and character.
Memorial Mass for Del Castillo taking place Sunday, Sept. 11
September 9, 2011
Jerome Lettvin, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 91
April 29, 2011
Dynamic cognitive scientist made key contributions to neurophysiology and vision science.
Earl Miners Harvey, former MIT architect, dies at 93
February 25, 2011
Frank McClintock, professor emeritus, alumnus, dies at 90
February 24, 2011
Paul Clisbee, longtime facilities employee, dies at 60
February 23, 2011
LGO community remembers Don Davis' life and leadership lessons
February 10, 2011
Former Stanley Works CEO, 22-year Leaders for Global Operations leadership lecturer inspired a generation of LGO students.
Anne Mayes, former materials science professor, dies at 46
January 25, 2011
'Fiercely dedicated to MIT students,' she established fellowship prior to leaving the Institute.
Donald Troxel, longtime EECS professor, dies at 76
January 19, 2011
Taught MIT's 6.111 course for many years
Abraham Siegel, former Sloan dean, dies at 88
January 18, 2011
Led the School of Management through a period of strategic growth
William Coady, former budget and finance manager, dies at 79
January 11, 2011
Also labeled: Obituaries, Staff
Remembering Omar Khalidi
December 10, 2010
The longtime MIT research librarian is remembered as a colleague, scholar and champion of social justice for Indian Muslims.
Memorial service for Art Smith to be held Oct. 29
October 1, 2010
MIT community welcome at event honoring the late dean for undergraduate education and student affairs.
Carl Kaysen commemoration to be held Saturday
May 19, 2010
Howard Johnson remembrance to be held April 14
April 13, 2010
Also labeled: History of MIT, MIT presidency
Friends, family gather to honor Paul Samuelson
April 11, 2010
At memorial service, Nobel-winning economist's 'warmth, wit and humility' are recalled.
Paul Samuelson memorial to be held on April 10
April 2, 2010
Event in Kresge Auditorium will celebrate the Nobel laureate's life and legacy.
Remembering Leo Osgood
February 3, 2010
MLK breakfast will honor former associate dean, director of the Office of Minority Education and men's basketball coach
Memorial service for Kabelo Zwane to be held Wednesday
December 1, 2009
Event will take place at 2 p.m. in the MIT Chapel, followed by a reception in W11
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Of Note: Symposium this Friday to celebrate the life of David Schauer
October 26, 2009
Also labeled: Faculty, Obituaries
Memorial service for Peter N. Curtin scheduled
October 21, 2009
A memorial service for Peter N. Curtin will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m.
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MIT professor George Büchi dies at 77; was renowned organic chemist
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En español | You're planning the trip of a lifetime. You've saved for months, booked everything — but what if there is a death in the family? A hurricane? Or what if you simply have car trouble on the way to the airport? Travel insurance can help, but there are some considerations before you invest in it. Here are some tips on travel insurance to determine whether you need it and how to get the best deal.
Discover all the real possibilities AARP has to offer during Life@50+ in Boston.
1. Consider the types of coverage
Of course you should look at medical, trip cancellation/interruption, and baggage loss or delay coverage. But you should also look at things like default coverage (should your airline, cruise line, hotel or tour operator go out of business) and medical evacuation assistance, which will help you not only with extended local medical care but also with getting you home if you need medical assistance to do so.
2. Determine what you need
Check the coverage of your existing homeowner, auto and medical policies. If your health insurance doesn't cover you overseas â and Medicare generally does not â then you probably need medical travel insurance. Also, check your credit cards to see what they cover when you purchase travel services using them, such as collision-and-damage waiver insurance for car rentals.
3. Consider your trip
As a rule, the farther you go, and the more elaborate the trip, the more likely you'll need some type of coverage. So, for that weeklong Montreal junket? Probably not. For a 21-day African safari? Probably. On trips with many legs, the chances for baggage problems and travel delays increase. You'll want to ensure that the resulting expenses are covered as much as possible. Also, while some places have abundant, high-quality health care (sometimes free even to foreigners), others don't, making medical evacuation coverage particularly wise. If you're the adventurous type, note that travel polices vary when certain risky activities such as scuba diving are involved.


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Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 14:13 GMT
Notch wanted to "create a Valve," not work for actual Valve
Years ago when Minecraft was still in beta — only on computers back then, but still very popular — Markus 'Notch' Persson was invited to visit Valve in Washington, and while there he received a job offer from the juggernaut publisher. He turned it down, and explained why in new book Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus 'Notch' Persson and the Game that Changed Everything.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 13:19 GMT
The PS4 share menu has been seen almost 11 million times, and more weird PS4 stats
Publishers and platform holders love to share weird, useless stats about their stuff, and Sony is doing some of that today as they talk about numbers related to the PS4′s share function, such as how users have gone to the share menu 10.9 million times.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 12:10 GMT
Titanfall beta "definitely" being thought about at Respawn
Titanfall got a paid of hard-hitting trailers during the VGX awards over the weekend, and Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella has said that the team is "definitely" thinking about a beta trial before the game drops on March 11.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 12:03 GMT
Train Simulator 2014 dev re-branded as Dovetail Games
Train Simulator 2014 developer Rail Simulator has re-branded itself Dovetail Games with immediate effect.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 11:06 GMT
DUST 514: Uprising 1.7 adds new weapons, overhauls vehicles
Dust 514 developer CCP Games has outlined the MMO's Uprising 1.7 update, which adds new weapons and vehicle enhancements into the mix. Get the skinny here.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 11:07 GMT
Entropy: Battlestar Galactica Online studio launches new space MMO
Entropy is the new space MMO from Battlestar Galactica Online developer Artplant, and it's live today via Steam Early Access.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 10:21 GMT
Zavvi threatens legal action against customers after accidentally mailing them free PS Vitas
Online retailer Zavvi has reportedly threatened legal action against customers after it mistakenly sent them a free PS Vita console.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 09:57 GMT
GTA Online content creator is same tool-suite used by devs, Rockstar offers more details
GTA Online's content creator beta will go live today, Rockstar has confirmed, and the studio has offered some further insight into the event types you can make, among other things.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 09:43 GMT
Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC to add white wolf dog skin – report
Call of Duty: Ghosts looks like it's getting some white wolf micro-DLC that transforms your guard dog killstreak into a snarling mess of bloody teeth and snowdrop fur.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 09:07 GMT
Game of Thrones: TellTale Games deal is "multi-year, multi-title partnership," says HBO
TellTale Games was unveiled as developing a Game of Thrones title at the VGX awards over the weekend, but HBO has now confirmed that that's 'titles' plural. The deal between both parties has been explained in some more detail by the TV firm. Still no word if you can decapitate that horse though.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 08:57 GMT
Camelot Unchained Q&A unearths details on stretch goals, add-ons & more
Camelot Unchained developer City State Entertainment has posted a Q&A update for its Kickstarter-funded realm v realm successor to Dark Age of Camelot. In it, the game's creators talk stretch goals, physical copies and the ability for users to create custom add-ons.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 08:38 GMT
Awesomenauts PS4: chances of it launching in 2013 are "slim to none," says devs
Awesomenauts is heading to PS4, but the chances of it dropping before the year is out are "slim to none." Developer Ronimo Games has shed light on its revised plans to bring the MOBA to Sony's next-gen format in a new interview.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 08:30 GMT
Minecraft Twitch broadcasting to go live today
Minecraft developer Mojang has confirmed that – unless the world implodes or something cataclysmic like that – its latest update will bring Twitch broadcasting to its blocky world of creation.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 08:22 GMT
God of War Collection age-rated for PS Vita
God of War Collection has been age-rated for PS Vita by the ESRB, suggesting that a release is trundling along
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 12:58 GMT
The Banner Saga marches to launch: Stoic talks style, stats and strategy
Tactical RPG The Banner Saga will launch on January 14, over a year after it was funded on Kickstarter. VG247′s Dave Cook talks with ex-BioWare developer Alex Thomas to discover why this could be the biggest release of his career.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 04:38 GMT
Criminal Case wins Facebook Game of the Year 2013, cross-play games on the rise
Facebook has released a list of the most successfuls releases to grace the social network's gaming platform this year, charting some interesting trends.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 04:28 GMT
Earth Defense 2025 trailer introduces the Fencer
Earth Defense Force 2025′s Fencer is a heavily-armoured, dual-wielding soldier who can be relied on to do the kind of jobs you'd normally call in a tank for. See the big man in action through the break.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 02:44 GMT
Payday 2, Battlefield 3 joins Hand of Fate team as guest designer
Hand of Fate's development team has successfully wooed David Goldfarb, best known for Payday 2 and Battlefield 3, into serving as a guest designer.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 02:06 GMT
Dota 2 Frostivus event announced with vague hints of content to come
Dota 2 is hosting an end-of-year holiday event called Frostivus this month, and although we don't have concrete details yet, Valve has begun teasing the festive happenings.
Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 01:39 GMT
The Walking Dead: Season Two Vine tease pulls heartstrings
The Walking Dead developer Telltale has released a Vine teaser for Season Two, which comes with a content warning for feelings.


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A few weeks back, in the heat of the "skewed polls" debate which erupted when it was learned that pollsters were weighting the democrat components of their polls to give the incumbent an edge and create the appearance that the President had the election in the bag, Dick Morris suggested conservatives visit www.unskewedpolls.com. Of course, I did so immediately and was delighted to see what | Read More »


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SALT LAKE CITY -- In light of the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings and the numerous and ongoing mass shootings that seem to happen in our country, I decided I should write about what you can do to survive a mass shooting event. I spoke to a colleague of mine who is one of the foremost experts in mass shootings in Utah and has made presentations to different groups throughout the country.
Should you be worried about a mass shooter? Should you be worried about a fire, earthquake or flood? We practice fire and earthquake drills at school and work all the time. The result of these drills has been a dramatic decrease in fatalities related to the events we prepare for. Why are schools and businesses not practicing for the active mass shooters?
If you're saying the schools and businesses have lockdown procedures in place and that's good enough, I say it is not. A lot of the mass shooters know the location in which they target, whether they were a disgruntled employee, student or customer. A person set on planning a mass shooting is doing just that … planning. He is walking through the area, spotting security or problems and seeing what routes he wants to take.
The problem with a lockdown and nothing else is it usually requires a warning from authorities or some other sign to notify the people to respond and lock down the building. What if the person is already in the building and it is locked down?
My colleague and I support Dave Grossman's strategy of deter, detect, delay and destroy. I have told my wife and family the same as I am going to relay to you now.
This step is mainly for the owner or operator of the building that could be a target of a mass shooter. Buildings should always be evaluated to see where weaknesses are and what steps could be taken to keep a shooter from picking the establishment. This could involve having a larger presence of security, more windows, lighting or security cameras and posters or material that state we report all suspicious activity. Every business or school should have a plan to alert the occupants of threats and clearly defined escape routes or safe rooms to flee to.
This is identifying possible threats, whether it's a suspicious person or a disgruntled person making threats about violence. I am sure that people have overheard a person saying he should "blow this place up" or "life is not worth living anymore." What may sound like something said to blow off steam may actually happen if not reported. What if that student had not come forward with the information about the two boys with the bomb plot at Roy High School?
This is where the lockdown comes into play. Once the shooter has made entrance into the building, you need to delay him getting to you or others for as long as possible until police can get there. It may be running to any exit or window you can or barricading yourself wherever you have the best chance for a shooter not to get at you. Evacuating or locking down, "access denial" should be everyone's survival strategy. Most shooters pick the easiest targets, the ones that freeze or cower in fear. It is much easier to hit a stationary target than one that is moving.
don't pretend to be an expert in mass shootings, especially the shooting at Virginia Tech, but reading the numerous reports and conferring with my colleague who is an expert, I found that the survivability rate of persons delaying or denying access to rooms with victims went up dramatically. In Trolley Square, Ken Hammond delayed Sulejman Talovic from access to other victims by engaging him with his handgun until police could respond and ultimately overwhelm Talovic.
If a shooter chooses your site (room, building, etc..) you must respond quickly and forcefully. Most shooters are not in a state of mind for negotiating, this is why most shooters end up shooting themselves at the end of the rampage. If you find yourself in a room, with no escape routes, with the shooter, I would say fight and move. Anything in that room is a weapon, whether it be chair, monitor, trophy or whatever you can get your hands on. It is hard for a shooter to aim when he's ducking. This is a pure impulse to survive. Just like the passengers of a plane who are taking out a possible hijacker, you are in that same situation.
If the shooter passes by or the police arrive, try to stay as calm as possible and have empty hands when the police approach you. Tend to the victims as best you can, whether it's to apply pressure to wounds or keep them calm. This is a chaotic and stressful situation. You being the calm in the storm will help others to do the same.
Much of this may seem daunting, and a lot of people just pretend that it will never happen. This is absolutely the wrong way to think. You should have a practiced plan for most traumatic events whether it be fire, earthquake, shooters or others. I have sat down with my family and discussed what we would do in certain situations. Now I'm not saying you need to wake your family up at 1 a.m. for a fire drill, but sitting down and talking about it is a step in the right direction.
If we were in the mall and we heard shooting, I have planned with my wife for her to grab our kids and head the opposite way of the shooting and to the nearest exit and keep heading away. I would remain and attempt to stop the threat (only if I was armed at the time). She wasn't too fond of this plan for my own safety, but she understands why it needs to be that way.
So I ask you to check with your children's schools, your places of business or religious buildings and make sure they have a plan in place. If they don't, take the lead and put one in place. Evaluate what could be done better or contact your local police department to assist you in putting a plan in place.
"You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can't possibly foresee now," former President Harry S. Truman said.
I like the part at the end where he describes what he would do if there was a shooting at a mall.


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I have NEVER heard a song by this band until I downloaded "Whatever Is Wrong With You" from the RBN. I had heard OF them, but never anything BY them.
Let me just say, I was blown away by this song. It was beautiful musically and lyrically, and was pretty damn fun to play.
So...does anyone know if they are going to add more music to the RBN? Or, was it just a one off thing?
I am definitely going to check out more songs from them in the future, and would probably download more RB tracks.


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I did not have a good experience with this lego product. My 6 year old grandson received this for a gift. The directions were clear on how to put it together, but it fell...Read complete review
I did not have a good experience with this lego product. My 6 year old grandson received this for a gift. The directions were clear on how to put it together, but it fell apart constantly. Nothing stayed together. As you would try to place one part of the airplane back on,,another part would fall off. It was very frustrating. I would not recommend this product for 6 of 7 year olds. I bought this at Christmas time and definitely overpaid for it. What a rip off.
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A really awesome plane.
By Billy
from Adelanto, CA
About Me Collector
Comments about Lego 1001617 LEGO City Passenger Plane (3181):
The plane is perfect it was such an awesome build. It was easy to put together. I suggest you make more lego models just like it.
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By Grandma
from Tinley Park, IL
About Me Grandparent
Jet is great. Where is the door?
By Jetgirl
from Thousand Oaks, CA
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children, Working Parent
The jet is well constructed and a challenge to build. My son was sad there was no door to the plane. Great toy, in my opinion. Many miles will be flown in the house.
(3 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
I would buy it for my friends Birthdays
By Danny the lego fan
from Brooklyn Ny
I used the plane to hang up in my room and it looks great.It has many details in it there are three mini figures it price is reasonable.I falls apart in a week or two.You should buy it.
(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Great Set
By LegoDad
from Columbia,MD
my son loved it when he got it,it was his first lego set but he complained about having only one passenger.
(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
Grand-da with young gDaughter
By granDa
from Antioch Ca
About Me Grandparent, Posess 5000 bloks of age
amazing that Lego instructions now ever much better .. have known them for 35+ years .. am able to bond with a grandchild .. a lady of 'short attentiomn span' for hour ..hours this an relatively inexpensive opening to Lego City .. ever so engaging for my gDaughter aged [as she proclaims 4 3/4]
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Lego Plane
By Soccer Mom
from Lyons, Oregon
About Me Stay At Home Parent
My son enjoyed it. Says it is his favorite lego.
Love the sub-sets!
By MarcyMomof5
from Winchester, VA
About Me Parent Of Multiples (Twins etc), Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
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This is a great set! My 8 yr. old was able to put it together easily, due to the sub-sets. What a great idea for larger sets. :)
would buy this product again.
By gram
from Pittsburgh, Pa
very easy to use, just like all lego products
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Awesome gift
By Building Dad
from Daphne Alabama
My son loves to build planes, this set allowed him to actually build a plane that looked like a plane without making pieces that did not fit together correctly work in ways they were not intended.
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Coloring Shapes for Toddlers FREE 1.0.2 Review
To be sure, more parents than ever before are using electronic devices like their iPads and iPhones to entertain young children. These amazing devices are tailor-made for kids to swipe and tap games or movies. But some of the games, developed specifically for toddlers and other preschool-age children, utilize certain shortcuts that can present problems.
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Stayed here on October 16th. Super clean with friendly Canadian owners / operators. 2 minutes to the Tobermory / South Baymouth car ferry. Getting ready to close for the winter months. Just blocks from the grocery store.
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Age spots — also called liver spots and solar lentigines — are flat gray, brown or black spots. They vary in size and usually appear on the face, hands, shoulders and arms — areas most exposed to the sun. Though age spots are very common in adults older than age 40, they can affect younger people as well.
True age spots are harmless and don't need treatment, but they can look like cancerous growths. For cosmetic reasons, age spots can be lightened with skin-bleaching products or removed. However, preventing age spots — by avoiding the sun and using sunscreen — may be the easiest way to maintain your skin's youthful appearance and to avoid these dark skin spots.
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We don't have to pretend to enjoy the winter if spring is our preference, but what if we could consciously embrace the season, understanding it is a prerequisite -- a rite of passage -- for the spring to follow.
There is much that remains to be learned about the evolutionary process. Many problems remain without known solutions. But the sources of genome variation, including rapid changes throughout the genome, are no longer mysterious.
When is a selfie a selfie? And when does it become act of war? Over at mamamia.com, Bec Sparrow has the answer. When the selfie is of six-packing fitness-blogging Norwegian Caroline Berg Eriksen posing in tiny underwear four days after giving birth, it's an act of war.
Thus when we purchase new clothes, shoes, televisions, couches, they are clean, look good and make you feel good, but we do we ever see or feel the blood, sweat, tears and fears of the workers assembling and packaging our presents?
Where is it written that all students should read ONE book on a subject? What does it mean to "cover" material? What is behind the group-think that requires that all students in a state (or nation) read the same book on a subject?
Companies can never remain static and they should always follow the advice of Lewis Carroll's Red Queen to never stop running.
Told from the point of view of Colonel Georges Picquart, the intelligence officer whose scrupulous honesty finally established Dreyfus' innocence, An Officer and a Spy breathes life into historic events.
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UN News Center: 19 November 2013 - The world need look no further than the catastrophe in the Philippines to comprehend the profound and dangerous ...
The close relationship between humans and dogs is something of an evolutionary mystery. Is the dog a slave, or a parasite? Have we adapted them to our purposes, or have they exploited us for free food and shelter? Either way, we are so close it can hurt.
Clearly the giraffe evolved this uncommon and helpful trait in order to reach those nourishing leaves. That's how natural selection works. If you're a 6-year-old.
Ethics can evolve along with every area of human discovery, for instance, beyond ugly biblical myths born of justifying tribal hatred and ethnic -- God-made-us-do-it -- cleansing after the fact.
In the wake of last weekend's catastrophic typhoon that plowed through the Philippine Islands, taking perhaps, according to one BBC report, up to 10,000 lives, one can only wonder how God, if there is one, can be considered to be good.
It may be that the prospect of an active, informed, educated citizenry is so frightening because it would begin to question how the United States ended up with so many elected officials who are not only ignorant about science and history, but are willfully ignorant and want to impose their ignorance on the rest of us.
The majority of scientists are experts in very specific, often narrow fields. I know a biologist who is the world's leading authority on a particular type of microbe in one particular spot in one particular area of the ocean. However, science hasn't always been done this way.
What we're doing on the Big Island with Bill 113 is trying to make a law that prohibits us from helping ourselves. It is the exact opposite of what we should be doing.


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Blindbat, Thanks for that reference. Can you please provide a link to the MD&A you are quoting? I'd like to read the whole thing.
As suggested, a contract is a contract, but it still seems unrealistic for Mart and the partners to receive about $30million dollars (assuming 300,000bbls a month) for oil they do not produce and deliver thru the pipeline.
Even if they do, in fact, get paid, it is not clear when the $30million "oil deficit" charge will be "accounted for" as revenue adjustments, that is, this quarter or next quarter.
As the repairs are made, the pipeline reopens, and well production ramps back up, the revenues will continue (minus charges for "deficit oil"), and we will still suffer the effects of reduced production and revenues.
Caveat: In reality, Mart's share of revenue loss from 1 month of downtime is about $15million, and the partners would bear the remaining $15million revenue loss.


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Our goal with OnTime is to blow you away with a combination of power and ease-of-use—a full set of features and simplicity can coexist in the same application. That's why you'll find features like drag and drop for attachments. You can also drag and drop items to move them into releases or assign them to team members.
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by Steve Hunt @ pasadenastarnews.com
Majestic Realty Co. Chairman and CEO Edward Roski Jr. has long dreamed of bringing professional football back to the Los Angeles area.
He hasn't been alone.
The Raiders and Rams both left LA after the 1994 season, with the Raiders returning to Oakland and the Rams moving to St. Louis.
Since then, Los Angeles has tried and failed to bring an NFL expansion team to the area, losing out to Houston. Proposals to build new stadiums in Carson, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Inglewood have gone by the way side, along with efforts to revamp the Coliseum and Rose Bowl in hopes of wooing an NFL team back to the region.
Many Angelenos lost hope they would ever get closer to an NFL game than their television set - unless they were prepared to drive or fly to San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland or Phoenix.
But Roski was determined to bring pro football back to L.A. So determined that he finally devised a plan to build his own stadium into a hillside on 600 acres of land near the intersection of the 57 and 60 freeways in Industry.
Now his dream is moving closer to reality. Wednesday, the state Senate voted to provide Roski's stadium project with an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act. If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the bill, as his spokesman said he would, the exemption will clear the way for Roski to build his $800 million, 75,000-seat Los Angeles Stadium.
At that point, all Roski will need to do is convince an existing NFL team to move to the largest media market in the nation.
Though he was traveling this weekend, Roski agreed to participate in a Q&A for this newspaper.
Question: How did you feel when the state Senate voted to grant your stadium project the CEQA exemption on Wednesday and where were you when you heard the news?
Roski: I was in Chicago for the USC vs. Notre Dame game when I received the call. It clearly validates our plan for the need of an NFL franchise in Los Angeles and we see this as a great step for a project that will create thousands of jobs and add significant revenue for the area.
Q: What comes next for you and your stadium project?
A: When you have been doing this for 15 years, the next step is always to keep pushing forward until the ultimate goal is achieved.
Q: You've said that you have met with several NFL teams/owners and made stadium presentations. How were those presentations received?
A: We have made hundreds of presentations to owners, business leaders, state officials, local organizations and fan groups and it is clear that people are impressed with our innovative stadium plans focused on cost efficiency that will protect taxpayers.
Q: How confident are you that an owner will sell you at least a portion of a team, as you have said would be a must to bring a team to your stadium?
A: The ultimate goal is to have a franchise in Los Angeles. Right now all ownership scenarios are on the table.
Q: What's your best guess on when a team will return to Los Angeles?
A: It would be inappropriate for us to speculate on timing when there are so many uncontrollable variables in play. After the NFL season is over and we sit down with the League, we will have a clearer picture of our timeline moving forward.
Q: When will you break ground on your stadium?
A: We will break ground on a new stadium the moment we have secured an NFL franchise for the people of Los Angeles.
Q: How fearful are you that NFL owners will use the threat of moving to your stadium as leverage to get new stadiums in their own cities?
A: I can't worry about other cities and stadiums. We have been working to return the NFL to LA for a long time and right now that is my sole focus.
Q: Majestic Realty Vice President John Semcken previously said that there is is a chance of attracting two NFL teams to play in your stadium. Is that still a realistic possibility?
A: Our complete and total focus is on securing a franchise for Los Angeles. We can only take one step at a time.
Q: What will become of your Silverton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas when you become a team owner?
A: I am doing everything necessary to prepare myself to be an NFL team owner. Not simply abiding by NFL policies but focusing on transparency and doing the right thing for Los Angeles.
Q: In football terms, is pro football at your Industry stadium at the 50-yard line, 40-yard line, 30-yard line, 20-yard line, 10-yard line, 5-yard line or goal line?
A: I would say we are in the "Red Zone," but every football fan knows that is when things get tough.
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Harvest for All
Farm Bureau's young farmers and ranchers have worked side by side with Feeding America for the past 10 years to help provide food to those in need around our country through the Harvest for All campaign. More than 50 million Americans – that's 1 in 6 – including nearly 17 million children, are food insecure, meaning they live at risk of hunger.
Throughout the year, farmers and ranchers across the nation donate food, funds and people power to create a hunger-free America. And whether the contribution is a bushel, a dollar, or an hour, Farm Bureau and Feeding America will be working together to finish an important job: making sure every American can enjoy the bounty produced on our farms and ranches.
Partnership Background
An initial relationship was forged between the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and Feeding America (then known as America's Second Harvest) when AFBF offered its support to Feeding America's first Hunger Awareness Day on June 5, 2002. Discussions following the event evolved to identify that a separate partnership between Feeding America and AFBF, specifically the Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Program, would be mutually beneficial.
As the first step in developing this partnership, members of AFBF's YF&R Committee participated in a service project with Feeding America in November 2002. The event was a success, leading to the announcement of Farm Bureau's collaboration with Feeding America and the Harvest for All campaign on June 5, 2003, Feeding America's second annual National Hunger Awareness Day.
The Harvest for All campaign includes activities organized by state and county Farm Bureaus in connection with local Feeding America affiliates across the country. Through the campaign's 10-year history, YF&R programs across the country have donated their food, money and their time to provide more than 83 million meal equivalents to hungry Americans.
Most Innovative
The "Most Innovative" award recognizes five states whose unique Harvest for All activities encourage participation and are programs that can be easily replicated in other states. The 2012 "Most Innovative" states were:
- Indiana – The Indiana Farm Bureau holds both silent and live auctions at its Young Farmer Conference each year. The Young Farmer Committee donates items and runs the silent auction between sessions. The live auction is held during the headlining dinner to ensure maximum participation. They were able to raise more than $5,000 in one day with this event, which was then sent to the Gleaners' transportation fund to be distributed to food banks throughout the state.
- Kansas – Through the "Support for All" campaign, Kansas Farm Bureau YF&R spread their Harvest for All efforts all over the state. They logged volunteer hours at the Kansas Food Bank in Wichita, packaged more than 5 tons of bread at the Harvesters facility in Topeka, and donated more than $500 worth of food to the Topeka Ronald McDonald House. Kansas YF&R also created a page on the state Farm Bureau website to highlight these efforts, as well as to bring awareness to other state and national programs.
- Louisiana – The Louisiana Farm Bureau YF&R Committee held a live auction during two nights of their Annual Meeting. With a crowd of more than 1,000 people and the committee acting as facilitators and auctioneers, items such as a guided hog hunt and a two-night stay in New Orleans raised $2,950 for the Food Bank of Central Louisiana.
- North Carolina – The North Carolina Farm Bureau YF&R Committee, along with the Collegiate YF&R and North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, created the "Carting Away Hunger" campaign, a year-long program to support local food banks. Through a month-long canned good drive at the Farm Bureau office, gleaning produce around the state and volunteering man hours, they managed to collect more than 212,000 pounds of food, cash donations and logged 776.5 man hours. By combining the efforts of all of these groups, they created a state-wide project that helped many North Carolina families.
- New York – New York's "A Taste of Rensselaer County" is a program that has been running for nine years, but for the first time it was partnered with the regional food bank. Through educational "tasting" stations, the event highlighted the local farming economy, as well as restaurants, shopping centers and other businesses in the area. They raised more than $8,700 for the regional food bank, which could then provide more than $87,000 worth of grocery products to the agencies it serves.
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Richard Rosenbaum, the head of Greenberg Traurig since 2010 spoke with the Daily Business Review about the firm's capital call, financial health and lawsuits filed against the firm.
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Hi everyone,
I have been searching high and low for research on what is the best screen size to design websites to.
I have a client who wants to build to 1024 x 768 (minus some for toolbars etc.) and have asked for research to either support or dismiss this view.
I personally have been building sites for 10 years and would not recomment the move to a higher size (yet) I would go as far as making sure that all navigation and vital elements fell within the 760 we normally design to and make all text columns expandable so that on larger screens the content would fill.
So any help, pointers to existing research much appreciated.
Hi Phil
At the end of the day it comes down to your client's audience, if your client has enough evidence (current logs) to show that the vast majority of their user base view at 1024 then that's fine, but I would say that this is very rare (probably more applicable to intranets).
The E-consultancy 'Internet stats compendium' includes a section of latest stats on browser usage and monitor display resolution.
http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/internet-stats-compendium/An interesting recent report can be found here, but it is US based:
I would expect that the kind of research you'll want may be available from some of the Usability and Accessibility specialist companies listed in our agencies directory.
http://www.e-consultancy.com/providers/Default.asp?keywords=usability+accessibility&search_type=all&simple_region_ID=&client_type=all&client=&action=searchKbase&srch_cc=0Do let us know your final findings.
Thanks for the pointers.
I did look at your white paper which quoted W3 Schools data which we already had plus I have found some other resourses which I will share with you once complete today. Maybe a white Paper in it as this info is pretty rare witout a great deal of digging.
Thanks again and I will be sure to check out your pointers.
...why not make the design fluid using CSS for layout?
...this will bridge the gap between the perceived future and the present, as the user enlarges their browser window the design flows and enlarges with it
...to still be designing for a limited perceived screen size in 2005 is to be brutally honest archaic - you will find that your site is more browser friendly in the long run too
By designing a website for a specific screen size you are actually discriminating against people who don't meet your specific requirements - would a shop owner on the high street stand outside and stop customers who weren't exactly 6ft tall from entering? The answer is no, so why should they take this approach online?! Potential loss in revenue should be the carrot here.
Today there is less need to make special allowances for hardware limitations for desktop displays - BUT many similar considerations should be kept in mind for the following reasons:Accessibility. For instance, the fact that virtually every monitor sold today can support millions of colors doesn't make it possible for color blind users to distinguish all colors. For more guidance in this area, check out the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
Although a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 is predominant in the US, Europe, and Japan, smaller screen sizes such as 800 x 600 may still be common. Flexible design approaches help significantly in addressing such differences these days. On the other hand, there are also a lot of other devices (PDAs, mobile devices,...) with much more restrictive screens. Although not all Web pages may need to work on mobile devices, try to design with as few limitations as possible.
Characters in other scripts may still take up more room vertically and horizontally. Although screen real estate tends to be more flexible these days, you should still allow for greater line heights, character complexity, and inter-line spacing where necessary.
So, even though hardware variations across locales are not much of an issue now, the same sort of measures are often still needed, though for different reasons.
Also, use relative rather than absolute units in markup language attribute values and style sheet property values.
On 14:41:08 27 July 2005 wicksie wrote:
...why not make the design fluid using CSS for layout?
...this will bridge the gap between the perceived future and the present, as the user enlarges their browser window the design flows and enlarges with it
...to still be designing for a limited perceived screen size in 2005 is to be brutally honest archaic - you will find that your site is more browser friendly in the long run too
...and don't forget that screen resolution is only the start of your problem. Then you need to consider the menus and pop-outs which the user has on display while browsing your site. (and then there are the portal/frameset issues)....
At the risk of pluging our product - speed-trap's Prophet records not the screen resolution but the screen area within which the content is being viewed. This has provided our customers with some real eye-openers when it comes to design... You would not imagine the number of user who clearly run with the search or history pop-outs showing in IE, thus significantly changing not only the size but the aspect ratio....
However, the good news is that with the ClickMap's the same product provides you can understand if this restricted window is actually impacting browsing behaviour...
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