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Vanderbilt Research Team Uses Spinach to Harness Solar Energy
EPA's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) program will help fund researchers from Vanderbilt University develop a prototype that uses spinach to harness solar energy.
A research team at Vanderbilt University has developed a way to use spinach to harness solar energy. The team combined silicon with Photosystem 1, a protein involved in photosynthesis, to make a solar cell that is more efficient than other "biohybrid" solar cells. Through an award from EPA's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) program, the team will develop a prototype and potentially take the innovative technology to the market.
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Senate Bill 481 by Senator Jack Donahue was signed by Governor Bobby Jindal and became Act 712 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session, effective July 1, 2014. Act 712 recreated the Office of Information Technology (OIT) as the Office of Technology Services (OTS), a new ancillary agency which will function as the centralized provider of IT support services for executive cabinet agencies of state government and designated it as the sole authority for information technology procurement.
We are creating a new OTS Web site that will reflect the consolidated organization's new role and responsibilities. In the interim, the phone numbers referenced throughout the OIT Web site are still valid, and staff are in place to continue to provide IT services. We look forward to working with you as the new Office of Technology Services.
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I love Facebook; not really to report any news of my own, but to look at photographs and funny things that other people post.
This year's "Dream Big, Read" Summer Reading Program for kids and "Books for Bucks: Own the Night" Summer Reading Program for teens were both a huge success, and we'd like to take this time to congratulate the prize winners for both programs.
Children's Vision and Learning Month. Have fun with some optical illusion and matching games from the Children's Vision Information Network. Also, The American Optometric Association website has links to programs that can help with eye exams.
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month. Check out a book about Kindergarten to get ready!
Like most kids, I often wondered what I would be when I grew up. I thought being a secretary would be a great job, but I was really worried, because I knew that secretaries had to learn to write in shorthand.
There's nothing worse than waiting for school to start and counting down the last few days of freedom like the last grape Skittles in the bag.
In 1996, the torch relay for the Atlanta Olympic Games brought the symbol into communities all over the country, From San Fransisco, Calif., to Jersey City, NJ, that would normally not have been on the route for the international event.
Summer vacation means sleeping in, trips to the pool, sleepovers with friends, family vacations, fireworks, fairs, and so much more. But, just in case you have some spare time, consider stopping in to pick up one of these "Summer" reads…you won't be disappointed!
If you haven't heard about the farming video taking the country by storm this week, now is your chance to watch "I'm Farming and I Grow It," the viral parody of LMFAO's annoyingly catchy dance hit "I'm Sexy and I Know It."
Arthur is an armadillo created by author and illustrator, Marc Brown. Not only is Arthur a favorite when it comes to books, but his TV show appeals to kids of all ages as well.
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By Edwin Delgado, San Antonio Express-News : July 25, 2014 : Updated: July 25, 2014 10:18am
Would you eat any of these?
Photo By Sasha Grabow/Wikimedia CommonsGrilled Guinea pig is a popular dish in South America.
Photo By Dalan Hirt/Wikimedia CommonsGuinea pig, known also as 'cuys,' also are served fried.
Photo By Joshua Rappunek/ Wikimedia CommonsHorse meat is very common in most European countries.
Photo By Wikimedia CommonsA horse meat dish.
Photo By Wikimedia CommonsDog soup from the Korea Republic.
Photo By Rhet Sutphin/Wikimedia CommonsRaw dog meat.
Photo By Wikimedia CommonsAustralia has kangaroo meat available at local supermarkets.
Photo By Wikimedia CommonsGrilled tarantulas are considered a delicacy in Cambodia and some other Southeast Asian countries.
Photo By Takami Torao/ Wikimedia CommonsWild boar meat.
Photo By Rebecca Selah / Wikimedia CommonsCamel meat is a delicacy in Saudi Arabia.
Photo By Wikimedia CommonsFruit Bat soup is common to see in Guam.
Photo By Simon Law/Wikimedia CommonsFrog legs.
While San Antonio is arguably the cradle of Tex-Mex food, Mexican food also enjoys a prominent place in the hearts and stomachs of locals. However, there might be some dishes that could be hard to stomach for even the bravest food enthusiasts.
Photo By WILLIAM LUTHER/File photoThe idea of a plate of Tripas, or animal intestines, might be hard to digest - no matter how cleanly prepared this dish is served.
Photo By File photoCabrito, which usually cooks over an open flame is displayed with its "traditional look" in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. And if you're a foodie and a poet at heart, in addition to cabritos and machitos, you'd certainly enjoy the lyrics to 'Ode to El Cabrito.'
Photo By HELEN L. MONTOYA/File photoThe main ingredient in Menudo are pieces of beef stomach lining, which could prove hard to stomach due to its chewy consistency. If you enjoy the chew of this dish, here is a recipe.
Photo By JENNIFER MCINNIS/File photoThe Tlayuda, or Mexican pizza, is a giant corn tortilla cooked over a comal topped with queso Oaxaca and some favorite Mexican condiments. Those ingredients could include grass hoppers and a maguey-worm salsa. Now, there is hope here since the city's chefs and diners are embracing more of the creative and quirky.
Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/File photoBarbacoa has become mainstream as far as Mexican cuisine goes. However, the dish could prove challenging when it includes the brains, cheek, and eyes. Several eateries offer this dish locally, including Alamo Barbacoa.
Photo By RON HENRY STRAIT/File photoNow, pre-columbian cuisine had a rebirth south of the border in recent years and Texans could benefit from this trend, since some of the dishes feature an emblematic animal of the Lone Star State -- if you can stomach eating the nine-banded armadillo. En español de OEM: Presentarán cocina prehispánica
And we cannot forget...
Photo By DANE SCHILLER/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSChef Florentino Azpeitia prepares Escamoles at Los Girasoles restaurant in Mexico City. Escamoles is an Aztec dish of ant larvae that is increasingly popular.
Rolando Briseño served up his book touting food of Mexico back in 2010.
Photo By Michael Paulsen/File photoHuitlacoche, which is mere corn fungus, is an ingredient popularly used in preparing quesadillas -- but it also goes with other plates. In this photo, filete del campesino made from tenderloin stuffed with squash, mushrooms, huitlacoche, and chihuahua cheese, topped with tomatillo salsa.
Photo By EDWARD A. ORNELAS/File photoChicharrón, or pork rind, could be so greasey that makes some people pass on it immediately. In this file photo, Cesar Ramirez cooks chicharrón at the Azteca Market.
Photo By KEVIN GEIL/File photoA Lengua taco (usually tongue of from cow ) is generally tender, but still might be difficult for some to talk, or even think about.
SAN ANTONIO -- They've mostly been kept as pets, or in science classrooms, but Guinea pigs are being served up grilled or fried in more places than you'd think.
Guinea pig, known as "cuy" in Spanish, is a very popular dish in Ecuador and Peru, and lately several Ecuadorian and Peruvian restaurants have begun to offer them in places like New York and Florida. The trend appears to be moving to Texas, too, according to PRI.
Typically, the Guinea pigs are grilled or deep fried, and are known as an environmentally-friendly livestock in the countries where they are served.
"The reason that Guinea pigs make sense is that you can really raise them with a very small piece of land," Matt Miller, a wildlife conservationist in the U.S. told PRI. "You can even raise them in your home ... which obviously you cannot do with cattle."
Mexican food like menudo, made of cow stomach lining, and barbacoa, made of a cow's tongue and lips, are considered delicious to people in Texas and the Southwest. But dishes like alligator meat, skunk pigs and jackelope might give one pause.
Across the world, different cultures have different tastes, so what might be considered bizarre in America could be a delicacy somewhere else.
Horse meat is popular in France, Italy and several other European countries. In the region of Guangdong, China, cats are on the menu, while dog soup is available in the Republic of Korea.
Going to Guam? They eat bats there. Saudi Arabians eat camel. Elephant is popular in Thailand, while Australians eat kangaroos. If you're visiting Cambodia, you'll find grilled tarantulas.
This trend is not limited to other nations. The upcoming 78th annual Ozark Empire Fair, in Springfield, Missouri, will feature as part of their fair foods this year exotic jerkey made from alligators and kangaroos, according to the News-Leader.
Click the gallery above to see exotic foods that some may consider taboo.
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Friday, January 26, 2007
In a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures, McFarlane Toys announces plans to make a line of action figures based on the classic 1966 animated movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Written by legendary children's author Dr. Seuss, Grinch has been delighting people of all ages for more than 40 years. It's the story of an anti-Santa (with a heart two sizes too small) who tries - and fails - to stop Christmas in Whoville.
McFarlane Toys' first series of How the How The Grinch Stole Christmas! figures will be available in 3- and 6-inch scale of the following fan-favorite scenes:Two Sizes too Small: The Grinch standing with hands on hips, wearing an evil grinYou're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch: The Grinch stealing stockings from the mantle of a Whoville fireplaceAll I Need Is a Reindeer: The Grinch tying antlers on his dog Max's headCindy Lou Who: Everyone's favorite WhoMount Crumpet Boxed Set: The Grinch and Max with sleighThese figures will include play-action features, and are scheduled to reach stores in October.


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ST GEORGE, Utah (Mar. 19) - The New Mexico State women's golf team finished play at the BYU at Entrada Classic on Wednesday by shooting a 39-over-par 327 during the final round. The Aggies finished in 14th place with a total-team score of 95-over-par 959 (318-314-327).
NM State's two freshmen, Kacey Dalpes and Viviana Macias, both finished the tournament with a total score of 21-over-par 237 to lead the Aggie squad. Dalpes and Macias ended up in a tie for 45th place along with two other golfers.
Dalpes had the low round of the day for NM State on Tuesday, shooting a 4-over 76. She also had the highlight of the tournament for the Aggies when she holed a two-shot eagle during the second round. Dalpes also added five birdies to her scorecard throughout the tournament, including two during the final round.
Macias, meanwhile, had her best tournament in her brief career as an Aggie. She finished the Entrada Classic with her best total score (21-over 237), best round (75), best finish (T45) and led NM State with seven birdie conversions throughout the tournament, including two on the final day.
A couple of other Aggie golfers also finished tied at the conclusion of the tournament. Senior Aileen Meredith and junior Amelie Buhl both finished at 28-over-par 244, which placed them in a tie for 59th along with two other golfers.
Rounding out the NM State team was sophomore Paige Darwin who finished with a total score of 39-over-par 255, placing her in 75th place.
Overall, second-round leader Wisconsin held off fellow Big 10 member, Minnesota, to take the team championship. The Badgers finished with a total score of 24-over-par 888 (296-293-299), six shots ahead of the Golden Gophers who made a valiant comeback on Tuesday but ended up a little short with a total-team score of 30-over-par 894 (304-296-294).
Wisconsin also took the top two individual spots during the tournament. Badger Kimberly Dinh held a one-shot lead over her teammate, Kris Yoo, going into Tuesday's final round. Both golfers proceeded to shoot identical 2-over-par 74 scores in the final round, giving Dinh the championship by one stroke over her partner. Dinh finished at even par 216 while Yoo finished at 1-over 217.
The Aggies now look forward to participating in their final tournament of the season before heading to the WAC Championship in late April. NM State will be part of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic hosted by the University of Wyoming. The Cowgirl Classic will be played from Apr. 8-10 in Chandler, Ariz.
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MAN — The Logan County Commission approved $500 for an honor student at Man High School who has been nominated to represent Man High School and West Virginia by participating in the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security: Exploring American Diplomacy, Intelligence and Defense to be held in Washington, D.C.
Commission President Danny Godby told Hunter, "It isn't every day you hear of someone being recognized for academics, it's usually something to do with sports. I want to shake your hand young man."
Hunter Montgomery, son of Rick and Donna Montgomery, is excited about participating in the forum. "My goal is to become a weapons tech, so this is right up my alley," he said.
The nomination was based on Hunter's exemplary academic performance at Man High School. In their quest to find the highest-achieving students in the nation, they found Hunter through the National Research Center for College and University Admissions.
The National Youth Leadership Forum program helps participants enhance their leadership skills and learn how to apply them when they get home.
Hunter will hear from and personally meet top policy makers and experts in the fields of national security, intelligence and diplomacy. He will be presented with a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the six-day program and will receive college credit through George Mason University.
The rest of the regular Logan County Commission meeting was mostly devoted to helping the youth of Logan County.
The commission approved $500 for the Logan High School cheerleaders to attend the state competition.
The Coalbots FLL Team 12563, made up of girls ages 9 through 16, were granted $500.
The Logan All-Girls Basketball League, an instructional league, has been having problems finding a place to practice. They found a place, but the owners did not want to assume the cost of electricity. The commission approved $3,000 toward the electric bill, which was based on a usage comparison made using historical data.
The next regular meeting of the Logan County Commission will be held Dec. 17 at 3 p.m.


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---The Chicago Wolves and Grand Rapids Griffins each netted four goals through two periods, but the Wolves could not grab the game-winner as the Griffins earned a 5-4 overtime victory Saturday night at Van Andel Arena.
Right wing Mark Mancari posted the sixth hat trick of his AHL career and center Jordan Schroeder also scored for Chicago, which saw its five-game road winning streak snapped.
Center Joakim Andersson's second goal of the night at 3:17 of overtime gave Grand Rapids the extra point in the standings. He skated in alone from the Wolves blueline and snapped a shot over the glove of Chicago goaltender Matt Climie.
Grand Rapids (10-11-1-0) opened scoring while on the power play at 4:01 of the first period. Defensmean Logan Pyett's shot from the point was stopped by Climie but the rebounded fell to the feet of left wing Fabian Brunnstrom, who threw the puck into an empty net.
Chicago (9-7-1-3) tied the score at one when left wing Bill Sweatt held the puck in the near circle and backhanded a pass to a streaking Schroeder at the far post, who one-timed the puck past Griffins netminder Tom McCollum at 12:48.
The Griffins regained the lead 88 seconds later when right wing Willie Coetzee redirected a shot in the slot past Climie at 14:10 of the opening frame.
Grand Rapids doubled its lead to 3-1 when center Jamie Johnson held the puck below the goal line and found left wing Gustav Nyquist all alone at the side of the net who slipped the puck into an empty net at 7:47 of the second period.
The Wolves closed to within 3-2 with Mancari's first goal of the night at 12:46 of the middle frame. Working on the power play, defenseman Chris Tanev fired a shot from the blueline and Mancari redirected the shot past McCollum.
The Griffins regained their two-goal lead when defenseman Brendan Smith snapped a shot from the high slot, that Climie stopped, but the rebound laid in the crease and Andersson tapped home the puck.
Climie (6-4-0) kicked out 36 of 41 shots in regulation and overtime.
Chicago tied the score at 4-4 with two goals by Mancari within a 2:40 span. Mancari's second marker of the night came at 14:26 of the middle frame when he ripped a shot from the high slot that sailed over the shoulder of McCollum.
Mancari completed his hat trick on the power play when he wristed a shot from the far circle that McCollum got a piece of with his glove, but the puck dropped down over the goal line at 17:06.
McCollum (4-3-0) posted 28 saves in regulation and overtime.
The Wolves return home for a contest against the Abbotsford Heat at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Allstate Arena.
Chicago 1 3 0 0 -- 4
Grand Rapids 2 2 0 1 -- 5
First Period---1, Grand Rapids, Brunnstrom 2 (Pyett, Nyquist), 4:01 pp; 2, Chicago, Schroeder 5 (Sweatt, Rodin), 12:48; 3, Grand Rapids, Coetzee 5 (Janik, Ferraro), 14:10. Penalties---Sauve, Chicago (hooking), 2:30; Smith, Grand Rapids (interference), 8:09; Andersson, Grand Rapids (slashing), 15:15.
Second Period---4, Grand Rapids, Nyquist 7 (Johnson, Brunnstrom), 7:47; 5, Chicago, Mancari 5 (Tanev, Haydar), 12:46 pp; 6, Grand Rapids, Andersson 5 (Smith Janik), 14:07 pp; 7, Chicago, Mancari 6 (Reinprecht, Haydar), 14:26; 8, Chicago, Mancari 7 (Haydar, Tanev), 17:06 pp. Penalties---Sauve, Chicago (slashing), 1:33; Polasek, Chicago (holding), 8:11; Bench, Grand Rapids (too many men), 11:08; Oreskovich, Chicago (boarding), 13:02; Tatar, Grand Rapids (cross-checking), 16:06.
Third Period---None. Penalties---Connauton, Chicago (fighting), 6:23; Tatar, Grand Rapids (fighting), 6:23; Duco, Chicago (fighting), 6:43; Callahan, Grand Rapids (fighting), 6:43; Ferraro, Grand Rapids (hooking), 10:30.
Overtime---9, Grand Rapids, Andersson 6 (Raedeke), 3:17. Penalties---None.
Shots on goal---Chicago: 10-11-8-3--32. Grand Rapids: 16-17-4-4--41. Power plays---Chicago: 2-5. Grand Rapids: 2-4. Goalies--Chicago, Climie (36-41). Grand Rapids, McCollum (28-32). A---7,783. Referee---Geno Binda. Linesmen---Jack McCoy and Jared Hoffmeyer.


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Abbie Evans, Who Cried About 'Bronco Bamma,' Seems Happy With His Win
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 6:45 am
By Mark Memmott
All is well, it seems, with 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colo.
You might remember that a week or so before the presidential election, a video of her went viral. "I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney," Abbie tearfully told her mom after being subjected to one more NPR report about the presidential campaign (we apologized for making her cry). Many folks sympathized with her pain — "We Are All Abigael Evans," Time wrote.
But after President Obama's re-election, Abbie is apparently happy.
"Yay!" she says on a short sequel when her mom tells her who won.
(H/T to brother Jim Memmott.)
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In a 3-2 vote on Monday, the Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to provide security to each county school using sheriff's deputies as school resource officers.
This plan allows the Ashe County Sheriff's Office to place officers at Westwood, Blue Ridge and Mountain View Elementary Schools. The high school and middle school already have a school resource officer program in place.
The split vote resulted primarily from questions of timing and financial consequences to the county, with Commissioners Gerald Price and Gary Roark voting against the motion to add the three new officers.
"I'm disappointed that the board didn't postpone this (vote) until we heard all of the options," said Roark during the commissioner comments portion of meeting after the subject had been debated and voted on.
For Price, his no vote centered on the potential long-term negative impact on county finances to fund three new law enforcement positions.
"Looking at the first 10 years, there will be a minimum of $5 million for those three officers," said Price. He also said he is worried about the increased tax burden for county residents, including elderly couples who are having difficulty paying their light bill.
According to Ashe County Sheriff James Williams, the initial cost for adding three new officers would be between $85,000 - $100,000 per officer. This cost includes salary and benefits, as well as initial start up costs like vehicles, weapons and training. These additions will mean one officer will be stationed at each of the county's five schools.
Ashe County Schools' Interim Superintendent Donnie Johnson attended the meeting to answer any questions the commissioners might have during the debate.
Johnson responded to Price's question about the cost of the program during the discussion.
"I've heard you say that before," said Johnson, "I don't think there is a price to pay for the safety of our students."
During the debate, Price asked Johnson if he called anyone in Raleigh about possible supplemental funding for school resource officers, which Johnson replied "no."
"Superintendents in other counties have approached this through their board of commissioners," said Johnson.
During the debate, Roark questioned why West Jefferson Police Department Chief Jeff Rose had not been allowed to offer an alternative proposal to provide school security using WJPD officers that might save the county money.
Rose had already spoken briefly before the commissioners after one of its planning meetings earlier in February about the possibility of providing the school security service at a lower annual cost.
"There are three schools in his district," said Roark. "It's okay for Rose to offer security, at a cheaper price; no one wants to listen."
Roark also said "he (Rose) came and sat through both meetings. Also, the board voted 5-0 to hear Rose's proposal."
"Someone got to West Jefferson to stop Rose's proposal," said Roark.
"It's outrageous what some people will do to stop people from speaking their piece," said Roark. He also said "this is dirty politics."
Rose did not attend the meeting.
BOC Chair Larry Rhodes said he wanted to set the record straight.
"We did vote 5-0," said Rhodes about allowing Chief Rose to offer an SRO proposal. However, Rhodes also said Chief Rose was "directed he was not to come by West Jefferson."
"We have no jurisdiction over what West Jefferson does. Our jurisdiction stops at the line of West Jefferson, Jefferson and Lansing," said Rhodes.
BOC Vice Chair Judy Porter Poe commented that she had already committed to having the sheriff's office provide the additional school security.
"I gave word I would vote to have officers under the sheriff," said Poe.
Voter eligibility
Before the commissioners cast their votes, another question was addressed; should Commissioner William Sands be allowed to vote on the proposal?
Because of his association with the ACSO, Roark proposed Sands be excused from casting a vote.
Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell said (according to the N.C. School of Government) the law provides a member may be excused if they have financial interests at stake.
Mitchell said the county determined Sands would be permitted to cast a vote in the SRO proposal.
Price said if Sands is allowed to vote, the commissioners may as well ignore all of the ethics training they had taken.
Sands then joined Poe and Rhodes in voting for the motion to add three additional SROs under the ACSO.
Commissioners and public comment
In response to Roark's earlier comments, Sands cited a recent report about how Ashe County's school system ranked 98th out of 115 school district in violent crimes.
"We're living in a world that requires it," said Sands. He also said employing the additional SRO's wouldn't be as expensive once the start-up costs had been paid.
Price ended the commissioners comment section of the meeting by reading a statement made by Darrell Scott, the father of a victim of the Columbine shooting, about school safety and gun control.
"And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs — politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties," read Price during the meeting.
"We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts," read Price.
During the public comment section the the meeting, Tom Poe thanked commissioners Roark and Price for taking the increased tax burden into consideration during their vote.
"Where's this money coming from," said Tom Poe, "the county ought to get its own printing press."
Tom Poe said he can now look forward to paying a higher property tax in order to fund the additional school resource officers. He also said students on buses are just as vulnerable as those in school, but it's unlikely an SRO will be added to each bus to maintain student's security.
"The vote you have today equals a vote from the public in another two years," said Poe, asking the commissioners to bare that in mind when they make their decisions.


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Search is on for Lee County superintendent search firm
When Dr. Lynn Smith sent letters to various management search firms Tuesday morning, seeking bids for their services in finding a new superintendent for Lee County Schools, he was reaching out to several already familiar with the district.
Smith, chairman of the Lee County Board of Education, was contacted by four interested firms prior to a meeting Monday night — when the board decided, in closed session, to conduct a national search instead of keeping the focus local in an effort to replace Superintendent Jeff Moss. Moss recently announced his intent to retire from North Carolina in June and take a superintendent position in Beaufort County, S.C.
The firms are expected to send their bids to the school board in time for members to make a decision at their April 9 meeting, Smith said. The applicants so far are the N.C. School Board Association, Nebraska-based McPherson and Jacobson, Iowa-based Ray and Associates (which found Moss for the South Carolina job), and Donny Hunter — a Broadway resident who's president of National Search and Education Consulting, which led local searches in 2008 that found both Moss and Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant.
National Search and Education Consulting, which competed against the State School Board for the 2008 superintendent search contract, was paid $17,486 by the board of education, which also paid travel and lodging costs for prospective candidates.
Smith said there's no money set aside in this year's budget to hire a search firm, and that he and other officials are looking for sources from which to pull funding.
Once a firm is chosen, he said, consultants will begin working to determine what kind of skills and characteristics would be best for the district's new leader to possess. Smith said he's also hoping for a series of public hearings to give locals a say in that process. Such meetings were held five years ago, although Frank Thompson, who was board chairman then, told The Herald at the time that almost no one from outside the school system showed up.
Smith added that a search firm will be necessary because the experts such firms employ are able to comb through hundreds of applicants to choose and vet dozens of candidates — and Smith said he'd like to see at least 25 candidates before he and the other six board members whittle the pool down to a smaller group of finalists.
"The more the merrier," he said. "... That probably is the key to success — when the the pool gets too small, you don't always get as good a sample."
Two members of the district office — Andy Bryan, the associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and Carol Chappell, the director of K-5 instruction — held those same positions in 2008, when they were among five finalists in the national search that ultimately netted Moss.
However, both said Tuesday it would be inappropriate to comment on whether or not they plan to apply for the upcoming vacancy, noting that a search committee hadn't been hired yet and applications would not be accepted until that time.


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The Friends of the Walkersville Library was organized in the winter of 2010 to help support special projects at the branch. The Friends organization has helped provide funding for a wide variety children and teen programs. In addition to their continued support for providing quality programs, members are important advocates for the library within the community.
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The next few years should be an exciting time for the Walkersville Library. A new building complete with a meeting room, children's area, teen zone, and adult reading area is slated to begin construction in the near future. This facility will be more than double the size of the current building and provide the community with access to many more resources. The Friends will work to raise money for special projects and enhancements specifically for the Walkersville Branch.


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A cannon from the deck of the CSS Alabama, the famous Confederate raider, goes on display at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center this weekend.
The 5,000-pound gun, recovered from the shipwreck in the English Channel, was one of two cannons from the ship that were conserved by the Hunley team in North Charleston. Last year, one of those guns went to Mobile, where it is on display.
The Hunley museum gets the other for its own Alabama exhibit.
"This is a beautiful gun with an incredible history," said Paul Mardikian, the Hunley's senior conservator. "We are lucky it survived."
The Alabama, which never visited its namesake state, was built in 1862 in England under an assumed name -- the British did not want a public association with the Confederacy. Shortly after it was launched with Capt. Raphael Semmes at the helm, the Alabama became the most fearsome ship on the high seas. In two years, it claimed 60 ships worth more than $6 million combined.
The end came for the Alabama on June 19, 1864. After pulling out of Cherbourg, France, where it had stopped for repairs, the raider was intercepted by the USS sloop-of-war Kearsarge. The Union vessel sank the infamous Alabama is little more than an hour. It remained lost until a French Navy mine hunter found the wreck in 1984. Hunley scientists began restoration of the cannons in 2004.
The Alabama exhibit opens on Saturday. In addition, the Hunley museum will be open Monday, April 11, through Friday, April 15, to coincide with Civil War Sesquicentennial events. The museum is usually open only on weekends.
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What: Hunley tour with cannon from the CSS AlabamaWhen: Begins Saturday. Tours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, as well as Monday through Friday; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.Where: Warren Lasch Conservation Center, 1250 Supply St. (on the former Charleston Naval Base), North CharlestonCost: $12
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The ninth annual Yadkin Community Chorus performance of Handel's Messiah rehearsal begins on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at Yadkinville United Methodist Church.
Sponsored by the Yadkin Arts Council, the Yadkin Community Chorus convenes annually in October to rehearse for the performance scheduled for the third Sunday of Advent. The 2012 performance is scheduled for Dec. 16, 2012 at 3 p.m., in the nearly completed Yadkin Cultural Arts Center-Willingham Theater.
The Yadkin Community Chorus, directed by Ginger Holt, consists of many vocal artists from around Yadkin County. Vocal artists vary in skill level from novice to expert, and of all ages.
"In addition to our performance this year, we hope to recruit local string musicians to accompany our wonderful pianist, Keena Moxley," said Patrick Long, performance coordinator. "We are seeking out local talent in classical cello, viola, violin, harp or guitar. We hope to expand our performance to include additional members with vocal and musical talent. I encourage anyone who is interested to come join us October 18th. The ability to read music is not required, but it is helpful."
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Mr. Vernon Hodges, age 77, of Elkin, NC passed away at his home on Friday November 16, 2012. He was born in Surry County to the late James Alvin Hodges and the late Bertha White Hodges on September 30, 1935. Mr. Hodges was a graduate of Dobson High School in 1953. He retired from Surry County with Twenty Five years of service in 1997 as the Assistant Tax Supervisor and Appraiser. He was a licensed NC Real Estate Broker and taught the NC Real Estate Licensing Course at SCC from 1979 to 1991. He served as a Grand Jury Officer in Surry Co. from 2000 to 2012. Vernon loved Surry County and appreciated the opportunity to serve. Vernon enjoyed his retirement years spending time with the family he loved and playing golf with good friends.
Surviving are his wife, Yvonne Haynes Hodges, of the home; daughter Jane Hodges Wyatt and husband Brin Wyatt of Elkin, NC; daughter Janice Hodges Lewis and husband Wayne Lewis of Huntersville, NC; son Jason Hodges and wife Sharon Hodges of Millersville, MD; by six grandchildren Lindsey and Scott Chenevey, Caleb and Angela Wyatt, Adrienne Lewis, Stephanie Lewis, Ethan Hodges, and Seth Hodges; by five great-grandchildren, Josie, Corban, and Maylin Chenevey, Jackson and Addison Wyatt. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 19, 2012 at Fairview Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. Dr. Andy Atkins will conduct the services. His body will remain at Moody-Davis Funeral Home in Dobson until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends at Moody-Davis Funeral Home on Sunday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to the Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030.
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Janet Jaramillo (Todd McFarlane Entertainment Assistant) provides us with our latest look inside the production of the Spawn Animation...
We recently held the recording sessions with the various actors who will be providing the voices for the forth-coming Spawn: Animation and while I wasn't able to attend the actual sessions, I did have an interesting experience yesterday with Todd as he went through the recordings line by line and take by take selecting the perfect dialogue for each and every word that is uttered during the course of the 70-minute movie.
I'm getting a little ahead of myself. To tell the story correctly I have to take a step back and fill you in on what's been happening over the past two weeks of production.
When both "records" (a fancy insider way of saying "recording session") were complete and a third, smaller, session (without Todd or Terry present) -- for background noise and bit parts - it was time to lay down the master voice soundtrack for the movie. Film Roman received the recordings and their editor and voice casting person sat down to chose the takes they felt best suited the story and in turn creating the voice track for the animation. For those of you who are not currently aware, the voice track is laid down and finalized, then, and only then, do the animators begin to animate the characters' mouth movements to match the recordings. This allows the artists to have a definitive speak pattern with which to create the most realistic and natural mouth movements for all of the characters -- who speak in decidedly different manners. So, the soundtrack is actually a big first step towards the actual production of any sort of animation.
Anyway, Film Roman sent us the finished CD with all the takes they had chosen, but minus anything that contained every take captured at the records -- whether they were selected or not. Using this initial voice track, we were able to sit down and listen to the script for the first time with each character doing their part. With each character coming to life through the dialogue. As I stated earlier, this is a key ingredient in the production process and something we had all been looking forward to. So, with voice track in-hand, Todd and Terry sat down and they listened.
Although we were happy with what we heard in the soundtrack, Terry requested CD's of every take that had been recorded at each of the sessions for Todd's review.
Terry received the two CD's on Tuesday and immediately went to Todd's house to begin going over every line of dialogue recorded. Every line. Every take. After six hours on Tuesday and half the day Wednesday they were only three quarters of the way through the first CD.
This brings me to yesterday, where I come in. Todd and I took over one of our conference rooms here in Tempe at roughly 10AM and started the long, and fascinating, process of going through each and every take for Barabbas (Michael Jai White), Captain Edwards (Carl Weathers) and SPAWN (Keith David), as well as two or three of the other main characters, all of the ambient noises and the lines for a majority of the secondary characters. Almost seven hours later, we emerged with a script marked up with Todd's choices for each and every one of the 606 lines of dialogue. That's 606 lines divided by an unfathomable amount of takes and re-starts and numerous pauses for discussion about this take over that -- is the inflection better here... or here - and so-on and so-forth.
I have to tell you the experience was interesting, if not a bit overwhelming at times and a bit aggravating at others. Getting through the remainder of the first CD in retrospect was a piece of cake. The actors all seemed prepared, not only knowing their lines but also the context in which it was meant to be spoken. They all took direction very well, which I noticed involved having a good vocabulary -- being able to understand the meaning of some of the descriptive words the voice director was using to explain the emotions of any given scene. They also had to possess the ability to read the director's mannerisms when he didn't use words to explain a mood he was hoping to achieve. There were times when he would say, "you know just..." and there were no words. It was obvious he was giving an expression or conveying something through body language, which the actors then had to capture in the delivery of their lines. It really was a cool thing to listen to, in the sort of "fly on the wall" manner in which I participated. I can only imagine what it must have been like to watch the whole process unfold firsthand.
Today Film Roman and the phonetic transcriber are working on the choices Todd made. A new master voice track will be laid down and a new script based on the actors' actual delivery of the dialogue will be written.
Other than the voice work, we are still polishing up the storyboards and working on the three dimensional aspects of the animation. Things are moving along nicely, so stay tuned because we will have more updates headed your way very soon.


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The Western team fell to Baylor 7-2, scoring one point in Horsemanship and in Reining, while the Hunter Seat team lost 7-3, as the Equitation over Fences score was 4-1 and the Equitation on the Flat ended at 3-2.
"The loss today is not exactly how we hoped to start the spring season, but it does help us make a plan for the remainder of the season," head coach Robin Morris-Walters said. "We need to build on our strengths and improve our weak areas to handle upcoming competition on the road. I know the hunter seat riders have really come on strong with the addition of Coach Hensley and our western squad had a few bobbles that kept us from win points, the head to head margin of loss was narrow. I think correcting these minor errors will allow us to finish the season strong."
Brynn Larson defeated Baylor's Rachel Nankervis, 73.5-69.5 in Horsemanship for the Aggies lone point, while Marissa Bartmann beat Katherine Berg of Baylor, 70-61.5 in Reining for NM State single point in the event.
Emily McConnell had a great weekend for the Aggies, winning both her Equitation on the Flat and Equitation over Fences head-to-head match ups. She defeated Baylor's Lindsey Otis 76-71 in the Flat competition, while handling Sue Carol Thompson, 85-78.
Sydney Morse earned the other point for the Aggies in Equitation on the Flat with a 73-70 win over Kim Woodsum of Baylor.
McConnell will compete at the fourth-annual Collegiate Equitation Challenge as part of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., on Feb. 8. As a team, the Aggies will next travel to Fresno, Calif., to face Fresno State and South Dakota State, March 1-2.


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So I worked the Reverse Kimura in class today. My initial impression is that it is more useful as a setup into something else than as a submission itself. I felt like I was using a LOT of strength to get it, even on smaller guys. I'm going to ask a different instructor about it tomorrow or Tuesday (he's probably the most knowledgable grappler at my club, but wasn't in class today).
Initial likes: Gives me something new to play with when I have an underhook, and appears to be very useful for setting up several sweeps and subs I already know.
Initial dislikes: Seems to be very dependent on catching your opponent's arm in an already compromised position, requires some strength to finish.
I'm going to keep playing with it because:
A.) I successfully transitioned from it into a nice behind the back kimura/hammerlock several times without using much strength.
B.) There could easily be some intricacies that I'm missing out on from Aeso's description that would make it much easier to pull off.
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Only got it on a noob a couple of times. Once under mount O_o.
I like it because you always stay a bit tighter because of the underhooking and thus it's a bit more sneaky. But unless you get the angle as mentioned, it's mainly a strength thing. I might use it some time if I'm in a bad position for a regular kimura or the like.More human than human is our motto.
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I've seen some pics of the reverse kimura in one of his books.
The setup I saw was side control top, going for a keylock. Bottom man defends by snaking his arm down by his hip (classic kimura opening). Moreira then pulls the bottom man's elbow up, and applies the reverse kimura. Basically the sub without having to change arm position. If anyone's having difficulty picturing the arm placement, think of a keylock setup, (left hand on left wrist, right arm underneath) from sidemount, then pull the arm down to the hip.:google:
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I've gotten this from knee-on-belly by underhooking the far arm, getting the reverse kimura grip and hopping across their stomach to the other side.
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Not really. In the one I'm talking about, you've got a figure four on the arm.


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Originally posted by jacklo
First off, Monorojo is more accurate in his statements than the OP is. Education would be the discerning factor is my guess there. Second, he never says anywhere's that the OP is actually wrong, only that his data, collected at the some of the worst days and times is, at best, suspect. Oh I am sure they look good if YOU want them too, but any mathematician worth his salt would be laughing his butt off at these numbers.
Honestly, I do believe that server mergers are on the way. Not due to these numbers though. I believe they are on the way because almost every game released in the last 5 years has released with a lot more servers than they needed for the long term. After all, if people can't play in the beginning, then the develepers get ragged on for that much more than if there are mergers later on. It is therefore healthier for the game to have extra servers in the beginning and then cut back later on.
As for manipulating server numbers, all they have done so far is to adjust server loads so that MORE people can play on each server. Something that makes the servers LOOK emptier when logging in, but actually allows for better play. Unfortunately, for people that want to do anything they can to tear down a company/game, that can easily be spun to look bad instead of good.
Lastly, I am just glad this game wasn't made by SOE. Otherwise we would see an entirely new game being released to totally destroy the current one in a month or two, and then it would never be working to fix bugs or add any real content. Something BioWare is currently doing pretty well and with more experience I can only see them improving upon.
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I can't think of a more popular topic than this that is so absolutely pointless.
Originally posted by Bardus
They are bragging. They're bragging about quiet forums and MMO players playing 4-to-6 hours a session. Which, of course, MMOs like AoC and Warhammer can brag about, too. Because while they may have less than 100K subs,those subs play 4-to-6 hours each... And like BioWare, their forums, once hot beds of angry fans screaming at the devs to fix the game with equal amounts of fanboys screaming at the fans they're making too much noise and the game is fine and people aren't quitting are quiet.
I still look back on that late Janauary/early February memo... The one talking about the 1.7 million subs on 12/31/2011... And the 2.0 million sales at the end of January... It was like the declaring "we won the game" after the first score when there are still 58 minutes left to play...
Originally posted by CujoSWAoA
Oh, harmony then. Because I just quoted a post that is absolutely pointless...
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This game will be a ghost town if 1.2 is not the best patch ever created.
Originally posted by Monorojo
lol. Liberal arts stats? People who took that couldn't pass the quantative methods test (quant-exam( needed to matriculate from lower-division (freshman/sophmore) to upper-division (junior/senior) course work. Sure, it counted as taking a stats course... But the material was so dumbed down that those that used stats from a social-sciences field ended with a huge performance penalty on the quant-exam.
That's why people like me took statistics for engineers and math majors. Far more rigorous and demanding. And had you done so, you wouldn't have written the post you wrote. We're dealing with large populations with scalable and predictible behaviors, and 6:30PM on MWF is as good a time as any AND as long as he's consistent with method, time and place of measurement his data will provide accurate trends.
No matter how much you want to live in denial and throw BS against the wall in the hopes some of it sticks.
Originally posted by alexhpy98721
Don't be so sure it's a long-term 500K. When Warhammer came out it sold about 800K boxes right off the bat. The population peaked at 800K. Because of the intial excitement before realizing the game was bad, people ran out and bought long-term subscriptions either via credit car or game time code. Same with SWTOR. It's what people do.
Still, the one-month people quit like crazy. So while some more units were sold, the quitters far out-weighed the influx and the population dropped to 300k. A month later the subscriptions were still at 300K, after all, just because nobody isn't using the subscription doesn't mean it's not a subscription.
Then those subscriptions ended. And by June the population was at 150K. At the one-year anniversary, the population was 100K.
Now, here's the important point: People like me pointed all this out. And people who had no skills to understand that data, interpret the data but had an emotional investment in the game screamed and yelled, screamed and held thier breaths and told us all our mulitiple, independent sources of data telling us the same exact story -- crashing server populations -- was wrong.
They told us XFire trend analysis was wrong. They told us server status trends were wrong. They told us server population counts were wrong. They told us 'active guild member counts' were wrong. Even as the game died around them, it took months for them to admit it so strong was their denial. Then they screamed for server mergers and blamed the people who quit for 'trolling the game and making it fail.' Just like they're doing right now on the BioWare boards
I see the same thing with this game. And I see it, like Warhammer, going F2P. The trends are all bad. I mean, really bad. Especially the failed marketing campaign. TV, Internet, Print... The add are everywhere and the retail sales are in the toilet. They can't even stop the weekly decline in sales. There hasn't been one single week better than the prior since the game came out. A game that sold two million copies by the end of January will be lucky to have sold an additional 150,000 in February. Despite the marketing.
The BioWare fanboys have been harvested (not me). The Star Wars fanboys have been harvested (me). Huge swaths have left, probably to never return. All they have left are the 'MMO players' who, having read, or most likely heard, about how crappy the MMO features of this game are, aren't going to play it.
Where is the market for 500K constant-level subs at $15 a month? I don't see it. I think 200K to 300K is achievable if they fix a lot of the game. If they don't... Maybe it's Tabula Rosa time...
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Originally posted by Bardus
I did something similar for a few days in a more generic sense. That said, sure his info isn't totally accurate but like what I monitored it can give you a good sense of what is going on. So I wouldn't discount the data by any means, Bardus.
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Originally posted by Monorojo
I notice the servers peak about 9:30PM on most days Sunday are very crowded.
Were the SWG General Disscusions like SWTOR's al negative and such.
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Just LoL at this ¨Population Data¨ when you have people log in and log out all the time info like this is just useless. I mean, people dont play 24/7 so in 2hs you can have like 1000 different players log in and log out from the game in a single server.
You want real info about the population? http://www.torstatus.net/shards/us/stats that is.
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Originally posted by ajax7
The official forums were. I don't know what the forums here were like until after the NGE.
SWG: You definitely had the people playing the game as one crowd and the people who played the forums were another crowd. In game for me at least was pretty pleasant... the forums were just as bad as for TOR.
At least that's what I remember.. someone else may have a different perception of things.
Moderator's on this site allow certain posters to create endless troll threads. Yet "warn" people for giving recommendations... account *pending* deletion because.. why bother.
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Bioware will have to merge servers sooner or later. But chances are they are going to wait till later until some servers really do hit critically low numbers. They won't do it this soon because it will look really bad all around for such a huge AAA MMO title to have to merge so soon. Those folks that subscribed for 30 days only had their time run out I think yesterday or today. Those that got the 60 day prepaid cards won't have their time run out till the beginning of the 3rd week of March.
So while I am sure the company is looking closely at population numbers and simultaneous log ins, I don't think they will act till anytime sooner than that. If they make an announcement of merges it most likely won't happen till the end of Spring with the actual merger happening till sometime during the summer at the earliest. Granted all MMOs do have some sort of decline especially during the 1st couple of months, but let's hope it isn't a nosedive. News travel much faster today than let's say 5-10 years ago, so they need that PR balancing act.
I'm pretty sure they were hoping not to have to merge before the 1st year is up, but things don't always go according to plan.
Originally posted by MosesZD
Yikes so much wrong with this post. It wasnt MWF it was MThFfor one. Second you dont have to take a more rigorous course to be aware of the fundamental problems with this kind of data collection from an untrusted third party source.
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Originally posted by Monorojo
You don't have to take such a course to be aware of the inherent strengths of this kind of data collection either.
People like you really do baffle me. Every metric available to us suggests that the game's active population is declining, which invariably suggests that the number of active subscriptions is declining. There are no metrics available that tell us anything different. You can draw attention to the weaknesses inherent to those metrics, but it doesn't change the fact that they offer valuable and insiteful information supported by very reasonable and acceptable data collection methodology.
You can muddy the water all you want. It's a favoured tactic of those that have no counterpoint. It's best to discredit the testimony of the "other side" to the Nth degree, rather than offer your own data or information that suggests anything different to the above. You obviously have no meaninful counterpoint to make, so it's best to just blow hot air endlessly. And whilst those you detract have gone to great lengths to be as transparent as possible, you refuse to move beyond the vagueries of your argument because - when it comes down to it - you don't actually have a point beyond, "well regardless of what the data says, it may be wrong."
Yeah... it may be wrong. That's always a possibility. It's not a good foundation for an argument however, and It's not the death nail you seem to think it is.
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I tend to agree with the opinion that the subs are declining, that is based on x-fire, tor-status and mmo-junkies, and is supported by my personal view of the game. Played 60 bucks for poorly executed avarage mmo, that said to be "epic" omg best game. But i can't say that you have undisputed facts that the game is declining, and the real argument that beats all xfire-mmojunkies etc... quater report, that have shown 80% retention rate (Or something like that).
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Originally posted by dotdotdash
The biggest problem I see with this persons data collection, it that it is being done (suspiciously?) on the lowest played days of pretty much any MMO. This makes for the absolute worst looking data available. That alone is a little on the wonkie side. Add to that it is only data for three days out of a seven day week. Regardless of how you look at it, that weakens his arguement. Third, I have to agree with the first poster that the time is not, in my experience, peak playing hours by any means. Fourth, I see no comparisson being done to previous weeks for the last few months. Fifth, I see a huge problem with assuming that 6 planets and the fleet station represents 45% of the playing population. That totally ignores anyone that is traveling, engaging in Space Combat, playing a Flashpoint, playing an Operation, or playing a PvP Match. Oh and then Sixth, he is assuming that one server is representational of ALL the other servers. That alone is particularly stupid. Fif
Keep in mind, I am not suggesting the population is not making a downward trend, but half baked data collection and figures based on it can supply only the worst possible information. I had an old friend of mine check out this thread last night. Math Major in college and currently working as a statistician for the last 20 years. AFTER he got done laughing at the original source pages methods, he then had a rather rousing time with most of the armchair mathematician supports in this thread. He then surprised me when he told me he plays the game as well and is seeing a drop in players, but the information gleaned from this "data" is so far off as to be useless. Even went so far as to call it "Politician Statistics". Ouch!
"If half of what you tell me is a lie, how can I believe any of it?"
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I agree that this date collected only once, means absolutely nothing, but if this data collection is going to continue, you will see how population is doing in those areas at specific times at specific places, is it droping or growing.
I don't see how your friend mathmaticians have a point, i have math major as well, in fact I have 2 majors that are connected with mathematics, and I can say that the sample is big enough, and the conditions at which sample is taken are presistant, so this data is very viable if he continues to collect it for atleast 8+ weeks., 1 week is not enough definately... as well as 2 or three weeks, since there can be third party factors that can influence the population at given times.
Sorry for poor english.
Originally posted by dotdotdash
How does this data showing a declining population when it is just one week? You are literally making no sense here.
Originally posted by GMan3
Exactly. Underlined what people should read and get from this "data".
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Originally posted by Ryukan
I don't think there will be server mergers, not for a long time, because that would be an admission by EA that the game was haemmorhaging subscribers and EA can't afford to admit that.


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WHITEHAVEN is fast moving towards its bid to become one of only 12 Portas pilot towns in England - and your thoughts are vital to the process.
The deadline for submitting an outline bid is only four weeks away and the first key step has been the formation of a Town Team to drive the initiative.
Retail guru Mary Portas, who has won government backing for her ideas to tackle high street decline, called for the teams to be set up and they are expected to be business-led and provide a vision for their town centres. Twelve towns will get up to £100,000 in grants to help achieve their aims.
Around 30 interested people met at Whitehaven Civic Hall on Tuesday night to discuss the opportunity. It was agreed that the scheme should concentrate on King Street and look at ways of improving its retail and social offer.
It was accepted that, although competition would be stiff, Whitehaven already ticked many boxes in the criteria for the bid and would stand as good a chance as any. (It is believed there have already been seven expressions of interest from towns in Cumbria alone, including Maryport.)
Currently there are 189 shops occupied in Whitehaven, 68 per cent of which are occupied by independent retailers and 32 per cent by national chains. There are 28 vacant properties.
There was a need to look after existing businesses and provide opportunities for new fledgling businesses. More quality independent shops were desirable, the bi-weekly market needed revived and other reasons to visit King Street created.
It was agreed the Town Team should comprise nine people, with five members being from the business community (representatives of the Chamber of Trade, Enterprise Whitehaven, Federation of Small Businesses, Whitehaven Development Group, The Whitehaven News) and others drawn from the council, the Harbour Commissioners, tourism and culture, and Lakes College. Other groups such as the Marketing Group, Whitehaven Partnership, the Heritage Group and the Youth Forum could act in an advisory capacity.
Part of the submission will be a supporting video setting out why Whitehaven should be chosen.
Portas is looking for "areas with a transformational vision for their high street and the backing to make it a reality''. Strong support from the local community will also have to be demonstrated.
Those at the meeting felt that whether or not the Portas bid was successful, the impetus it had provided in bringing together the business community and the will to bring about local improvement should be continued.
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Turn Dixon's into 'House of Frazer'. there are far too many charity shops, cheap pound shops, and kebab shops. knock the old bus shelters down and build something that people will be attracted to. improve the multi story car park. most horrid looking building I've seen, smells like urine and don't want to walk on the dirty sticky floor never mind touch anything with my hands. revamp the whole town like Workington got a revamp!!
The first things people see when arriving and last things when leaving are the bus depots. They must be demolished asap. one idea to re-use the site on the harbour side of the road would be a scaled down leisure complex along the lines of The Gate in Newcastle, which holds restaurants, bars and a good cinema, this might bring in fellow Cumbrians as well as other tourists but MOST IMPORTANTLY, will serve the residents of all ages in Whitehaven well.
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