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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Police released a second video Tuesday involving a controversial arrest made last summer in St. Paul.
The squad car video shows Officer Matthew Gorans pulling Eric Hightower's hair while forcing him in a squad car and then it appears he pepper sprays Hightower's ear.
The arrest got the public's attention in August 2012 after someone posted a YouTube video of Officer Jesse Zilge kicking Hightower before trying to put him in the squad car.
"It looks terrible to the public. It looks terrible that this man is suffering," said Mylan Masson, director of the Law Enforcement Program at Hennepin Technical College.
But Masson, who is a former patrol officer for Minneapolis Park Police, is hesitant to judge the officers without knowing more details.
"You want to take control of the suspect without hurting yourself and without hurting them. Was there a need to pull his hair, I don't know," she said.
Police arrested Hightower last August for allegedly stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend.
A St. Paul Police source confirms Chief Thomas Smith fired Gorans and suspended Officer Jesse Zilge, but the discipline isn't final until the union grievance process takes its course.
The police union defended the officer's actions and questioned the police department's release of the video.
"Our members were dealing with a known dangerous individual who refused to follow directives, at a time when the very dangerous conditions posed a threat to officer safety," the statement read.
"As a black male in the Twin Cities it means we're not safe," said Jeff Martin, the St. Paul NAACP President.
Martin, an attorney and former probation officer thinks both officers should be fired. He also believes criminal charges should have been filed.
The Olmstead County Attorney's office declined to file charges. Ramsey County passed on the officer's case to avoid any conflict of interest.
Martin worries what the videos could do to the St. Paul Police Department.
"There are a lot of great officers at St. Paul and they train very well, and they've got good leaders over there helping them. But when you don't handle the bad actors in an appropriate way, it puts a whole different view on the police department," said Martin.
Officer Gorans was involved in another case where investigators found him using excessive force in 2010, according to St. Paul Police.
"I really like Chief Smith. I think he's a great guy, seems to be doing the right thing, but he's got his hands full," added Martin.
"We have to trust what the chief is doing. He's not going to do this lightly. He doesn't want to lose an officer that he's trained," said Masson.
But based on the video, she says it is difficult to figure out who is at fault.
"I suspect there's always more (information) out there. We don't know the whole situation because you can never get inside the body of the person that is dealing with this, the officer and/or the suspect," she said.
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Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 originally sold in, or currently registered in Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion resulting from prolonged exposure to salty environments.
A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners and dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2013. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall number is SC100.
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BUFFALO, NY - Storm season is upon us, and that can mean a blackout at your house for days, even weeks. But it doesn't have to result in rotten food in the fridge or fumbling around in the dark. A generator can keep things running until the power comes back on. Consumer Reports just tested more than a dozen, But which one is the best one? Consumer Reports just tested 14 power generators, ranging in price from around 700 dollars to more than three thousand. Some are portable, while others are stationary.
Consumer Reports tests by hooking them up to small appliances, a water pump, and lights.Testers found that with portable generators, run time depends on the type of fuel they use., Dave Trezza with Consumer Reports says,
So whichever you choose, be aware you'll need plenty of fuel on hand. And you'll need a transfer switch to safely hook up the generator. It can run up to 900 dollars.
Stationary generators are more convenient. They run on natural gas or a large tank of propane and start automatically in a power outage. Trezza says,
"If you want to power your whole house, a large stationary generator would be better, cause it'll power things like your stove, your dryer, your central A/C system, stuff like that."
Among stationary generators, Consumer Reports named the Generac CorePower 5837 a Best Buy. It costs 18-hundred dollars, plus installation.
For far less, Consumer Reports recommends a portable Generac, model GP 5500. It will keep your basic necessities going for 670 dollars.
If you use a portable generator, Consumer Reports has this important caution: More than 100 people a year die from the carbon monoxide produced by portable generators and similar equipment. To be safe, never run a generator inside a garage or shed. Always run it as far as possible from your house, ideally at least 10 to 15 feet, and away from any windows or doors.


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|Wood, Pioneers Prevail In Season Opener
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Well it didn't take long for Savannah Wood to make her mark in the 2013 season. The Watauga High
senior, who has made a verbal commitment to attend Appalachian State University next fall, fired a 34 in the opening match of the season Monday at the Boone Golf Club.
Wood paced WHS to a dual victory as the WHS girl's golf team knocked off Ashe County, 134-161. Mary Seramur and Victoria Stapleton supported Wood's effort by finishing in the top three.
Seramur tied Sarah Hardin of Ashe County for second place as each player fired a 48. Stapleton finished third with a 52. Wood, who was one under par on the day, bested the field by 15 strokes.
"The girls played really well today in our match against Ashe," said WHS coach Jamie Wilson. " Savannah followed up an excellent weekend of golf by shooting a one under par on the front nine." Wood, a three-time state qualifier who finished 12th last season, won the NJGT National Championship at The Pearl in Calabash, N.C. this past weekend. She had a two day total of 159. Her next Junior Golf event is The Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Moss Creek in Hilton Head, SC Sept. 14-15.
"It's my senior year and I want to finish strong," Wood said. "I really didn't like the way I putted at the state tournament last year. I want to make up for that this season. I've really worked hard on my game this summer."
Olivia Barr of the Huskies finished fourth and fired a 54; Heather Oswalt and Katie Alexander of the Pioneers tied for fifth. They both had a 58. The Pioneers will host a meet next Tuesday at the Boone Golf Club at 3:30 p.m.
Individual Scores:
Savanna Wood- 34
Mary Seramur- 48
Victoria Stapleton- 52
Heather Ostwalt- 58
Katie Alexander- 58
Sarah Hardin- 48
Olivia Barr- 54
Savannah Brooks- 59
Mackenzie Shatley- 61
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Hyperdynamics Corp., Houston, has spudded Sabu-1, the first of two wildcats on its 25,000 sq km concession off Guinea.
The Jasper Explorer drill ship is to take the well to 3,600 m in 700 m of water to evaluate a four-way anticline oil prospect in Upper Cretaceous sands. The vessel will then move to drill Baraka-1.
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Gotham Chamber Opera: La hija de Rappaccini
Monday, June 17, and Monday, June 24, 2013 | 7 p.m.
Tickets for tonight's performance are available at the BBG box office at 990 Washington Avenue.
Gotham Chamber Opera presents Daniel Catán's La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter).
With a libretto by the Mexican Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz, based on the classic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter) tells of a doctor who seeks to protect and control his daughter by keeping her locked in a garden where he experiments with poisonous plants. She is immune to them but is a carrier of their danger. When a young student falls in love with her, he is faced with the knowledge that pursuing that love will surely lead to his death.
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The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) translates global-scale climate forecasts and conditions into regional-scale climate forecasts for Pacific Northwest (PNW) resource managers and the general public. The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most important factor for seasonal forecasting, changing the odds for different types of winter and spring weather (e.g. warmer/drier, cooler/wetter) in the PNW. Another important climate variable for Pacific Northwest climate is the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The climate outlook also provides the basis for natural resource forecasts, including the CIG's annual streamflow forecasts.
What's Next for the Pacific Northwest?
January 2011
Updated 2 February 2011 (posted 2 February)
The Climate Outlook is updated following the third Thursday of each month. The observations, forecasts, and discussions that are the inputs to the report are published on different days throughout the month. A little information on the content and release dates of the various inputs might be helpful to the reader interested in keeping apprised of the latest information, and this description follows.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ENSO Diagnostic Discussion interprets the conditions in the month just concluded as well as ENSO forecasts issued during that month, and it is updated on the first Thursday of the month. The NOAA seasonal temperature and precipitation forecasts, and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society ENSO forecast summary are released on the third Thursday of the month. In recognition of the importance of ENSO variability to PNW winter climate, the Climate Outlook is issued after the publication of the ENSO forecasts.
The December equatorial Pacific Ocean climate exhibited "moderate-to-strong" La Niña [cold El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO)] conditions (NOAA). Cold ENSO "is currently near its peak and is expected to persist into the Northern Hemisphere Spring 2011 at a lesser intensity."
The existence of a significant cold ENSO episode increases the likelihood of a wetter and colder than normal PNW winter climate. This can be seen in the analysis of PNW-average temperature and precipitation for individual calendar months, and also in November through April average maps of temperature and precipitation deviations from normal (reverse the sign of the departures in the map analyses for cold ENSO).
The NOAA February-March-April (FMA) precipitation forecast is for a greater than 33% chance of above normal precipitation in eastern Washington, northeast Oregon, and central and northern Idaho. The probability of the same exceeds 40% in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho, and the rest of the PNW is forecast to have an equal chance of precipitation below, near, or above the 1971-2000 normal.
The FMA temperature forecast is for Alaska, the PNW with the exclusion of southeast Idaho, western and northern California, Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and much of Wisconsin to have a greater than 33% chance of below normal values. The forecast of PNW below normal temperatures exceeds the 50% probability in Washington, northern Idaho, and western and northern Oregon. Southeast Idaho is forecast to have an equal chance of temperatures that are below, near, or above the 1971-2000 normal.
The seasonal forecasts should be interpreted as the tilting of odds towards general categories of conditions, and should not be viewed as a guarantee that the specified conditions will be realized. A further discussion of equatorial ocean surface temperatures and a survey of the ENSO model seasonal forecasts is provided below.
On daily time scales, large magnitude values of the Pacific / North American pattern of atmospheric variability can be associated with extreme weather in the PNW. The 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) of snow that fell in Seattle on 22 November and the associated extreme cold temperatures occured during a period of large negative PNA values (strong offshore ridging of the upper atmosphere circulation, the contour field in the analysis; Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies). Forecasts of the strength and sign of the PNA pattern are produced by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center
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Recent Pacific Northwest Climate
The 30 days ending 30 January saw near- to slightly above-normal temperatures over northwest Oregon and western Washington; positive temperature departures (typically 2-4°F (1-2 °C)) over the Oregon Coast Range, north central Oregon and eastern portions of Washington; and cold temperature departures (2-4 °F (1-2 °C)) over southeast Oregon and the Snake River Valley in northeast Oregon and southern Idaho (1971-2000 mean, WRCC). Examination of the daily time series for Portland, Yakima, Burns (eastern Oregon), and Boise documents varying degrees to which the shift from colder to warmer than normal conditions about 12 January affected individual locations (CPC).
The 30 days ending 30 January saw above normal precipitation in northwest Oregon and western Washington (in places the departures were in the range of 3-6 in. (6-12 cm)), and preciptation deficits of similar magnitude in the Oregon Coast Range and Oregon Coast (totals, departures, percent 1971-2000 normal). The remainder of the PNW experienced smaller magnitude precipitation departures. Southwest Oregon, as documented for Medford, observed a general lack of storms, while Spokane and Boise have had precipitation events in the period.
The 28 January snow pack, as measured in snow water content, is characterized by normal values in the eastern Columbia Basin, large deficits (50 to 90% of normal) in the northern Oregon through central Washington Cascades, and 25-50% greater than normal amounts in the Olympics (latest analysis, WRCC). The 25 January drought monitor documents the PNW as being free of drought, which is unusual (latest analysis).
December and January coastal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were near the 1985-97 normal along southern Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon and northern California. Cold departures in excess of 1 °C were observed in December over a broad region to the south of San Francisco. In January, cold departures of 1 °C were observed close to the coast between Willapa Bay (46°N) and the Columbia River, and in regions to the south of Point Arenas (39°N) (PFEL).
Average north Pacific SSTs for the 30 days ending 29 January (1971-2000 mean) also show near normal (albeit a different normal) SSTs along the Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. Cold departures in excess of 0.5 °C are observed in the Gulf of Alaska, and a second patch extends south and southwest from southern California to the equator. Warm departures of similar magnitudes are found from Hawaii northwestward, and cold ENSO remains strong in the equatorial Pacific (PFEL).
The year 2010, when viewed globally, was tied with 2005 as the warmest years in the 131 year record maintained by the National Climatic Data Center (discussion; 1880-2010 temperature timeseries plot, plot of same data for 1990-2010, temperature dataset documentation). The 2010 PNW climate was warmer and wetter than the 1961-90 mean in the NCDC analysis.
Recent and Projected Changes in Key Indicators for Pacific Climate
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). December SSTs in the eastern equatorial Pacific were approximately 1.5 °C below the 1971-2000 normal, making this the 4th consecutive month of temperature departures near -1.5 °C. The October-November-December average temperature deviation in this "Niño 3.4" region (5°N-5°S, 170-120°W) was -1.55 °C and consideration of this temperature, along with the meteorological conditions, led NOAA to characterize the tropical Pacific climate state as that of a "moderate-to-strong La Niña."
The anomalous state of the present tropical Pacific climate is more prominent in two other indices of ENSO variability. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is the standardized difference between standardized departures of Darwin Australia (12°S, 131°E) and Tahiti (18°S, 150°W) sea level pressures, and it can be thought of as an indicator of the strength of the atmospheric part of the El Niño / Southern Oscillation. Three-month mean values of the SOI compiled by the Climate Prediction Center have equaled or exceeded 2 standard deviations since July-August-September. If the SOI is assumed to be a normally distributed variable, only 5% of the values can be expected to exceed this magnitude. The multivariate ENSO index, a metric constructed from both ocean and atmospheric variables, achieved some of the top ranked values in the 61-year record during the last months of 2010.
To forecast the evolution of ENSO over the next several seasons NOAA employs mechanistic and statistical models. Mechanistic models use equations to describe the motions of the atmosphere and ocean, and also the contributions of cloud, precipitation, and radiative processes to the climate. In mechanistic models, these physically-based equations are used to forecast the future based on present conditions. Statistical models, in contrast, are constructed solely from observations of past climate, and they apply regression coefficients to forecast future climate from the present. Agreement between these two types of models increases our confidence in the forecast.
The 3-month mean Niño 3.4 SST forecast from twenty-three ENSO models initialized with ocean and atmosphere data through December are summarized by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. The average forecast is for the cold ENSO to diminish in strength, as measured by Niño 3.4 SST departures, from -1.55 °C in October-November-December to -1.1 °C in February-March-April -- so still a moderate cold ENSO -- and for an end of the ENSO alert in May-June-July (Niño 3.4 SST departure magnitude < 0.5 °C).
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). December's PDO value was -1.21 standard deviations and it marked the seventh consecutive month of negative PDO values (digital values, 1900-90 mean). Negative values of the PDO are associated with ocean surface temperature departures along the North America coast that are less than ocean surface temperature departures in the central north Pacific. To interpret the magnitude of the PDO value one should compare it with a normally distributed variable. Only 32% of the values exceed one standard deviation in magnitude for a normally distributed variable. ENSO variabilty is one of the mechanisms that can produce changes in the PDO, and the present cold ENSO can be expected to contribute to negative PDO values in the coming seasons.
NOAA employs both statistical and mechanistic models to forecast the PDO and coastal ocean conditions. The statistical linear inverse model predicts the PDO to become increasingly negative through the end of the forecast period in the fall of 2011. The NCEP coupled forecast system (a mechanistic ocean-atmosphere model) prediction issued on 31 January is for cold SST departures in excess of -1°C to be found along the Alaskan Panhandle, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California coasts during April-May-June, the season of upwelling onset. The forecast models exhibit no skill for SST forecasts along the Alaskan, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon coasts during July-August-September while California is forecast to have cold anomalies in excess of -0.5 °C (31 January forecast, more recent forecasts).
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Pacific Northwest Resource Outlooks
Climate Prediction Resources
The links below provide access to the latest information on the current state of global and regional climate, as well as links to global and regional climate predictions.
The Current State of the Tropical Pacific
- Real-time data from moored ocean buoys (NOAA's TAO array)
- ENSO diagnostic discussion (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Weekly ENSO update (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- ENSO Quick Look (International Research Institute for Climate and Society
- Monitoring El Niño/La Niña (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
Predictions of Tropical Pacific and North Pacific Conditions
- Seasonal Niño3.4 sea surface temperature anomaly plume forecasts (European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
- Statistical Probabilistic ENSO Predictions (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)
- Sea surface temperature forecasts (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)
- Experimental PDO and Pacific Seasonal Forecasts (NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory)
The Current State of the Globe
- Climate diagnostics bulletin (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Accumulated daily precipitation time series graphs (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Daily global and regional precipitation analysis (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Index of Climate Prediction Center's climate monitoring activities and data
Current and Predicted U.S. Conditions
- Monthly to seasonal climate outlooks (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- State of the Climate report (National Climatic Data Center)
- Northern Hemisphere snow report (National Climatic Data Center)
- Spring and summer streamflow forecasts (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)
- Drought in the US
- Water supply forecasts and snowpack conditions for the Western U.S.
- Large fire incidents (National Interagency Fire Center)
- Experimental seasonal fire risk forecasts (U.S. Forest Service)
- Western U.S. climate conditions and forecasts (Western Regional Climate Center)
- Monthly temperature and precipitation maps (National Climatic Data Center)
Pacific Northwest Conditions
- Temperature and precipitation maps (Western Regional Climate Center)
- Temperature and precipitation maps (High Plains Regional Climate Center)
- Western Washington water and snowpack (Seattle City Light)
- Seattle water supply conditions and outlook (Seattle Public Utilities)
- Monthly snowpack maps for the region (National Resource Conservation Service)
- Snotel River Basin Snow Water Content (Western Regional Climate Center)
- River forecasts (NOAA Northwest River Forecast Center)
- Wildland fires (Incident Information System -- InciWeb)
- Oregon and Washington wildland fires (Northwest Interagency Coordination Center)
- Coastal conditions (NOAA's CoastWatch)
State Climatologist Offices
Special Areas
- Drought in central and southwest Asia (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)


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MADRID (MarketWatch) — Jose Luis del Real's best and perhaps last chance to re-enter Spain's battered workforce and economy is riding on a set of newly built sports courts in an industrial complex near Madrid's Barajas Airport.
Owner and manager of the indoor padel courts, a form of tennis popular in Spain and Latin America, the 53-year-old threw all his savings into Padel Indoor Daganzo, tapping family members for cash as well. A host of relatives have been working in shifts since the courts opened June 9, while del Real has been putting in mostly seven-day weeks.
Del Real's life took a dramatic turn in 2010, when the factory where he worked, which made parts for metro-carriage interiors, shut its doors, leaving him and 75 fellow workers out of jobs. A victim of a then–slowly faltering economy, the company succumbed to a chain of late payments from suppliers and to cheap foreign competition.
But as Spain's crisis was heating up, his job hunt would prove fruitless. "I started to look for work from people I knew, people in the sector, but there was little response," said del Real, whose former employer still owes him and other workers four months' worth of back pay. "There were not many possibilities, most of all because of my age."
Del Real is among a growing number of Spaniards starting their own businesses either because of limited opportunities — the unemployment rate hovers at 25%, and half of the youth population is jobless — or disenchantment, as the crisis drags on, with worsening pay and conditions in the traditional workforce.
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A report published earlier this year took the pulse of the global entrepreneurial landscape and found Spaniards have among the lowest rates of perceived opportunities. Entrepreneurial activity among Spanish adults between the ages of 18 and 64 is among the lowest in Europe — and even some emerging markets outscored it, according to the 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Globally, Nordic countries rank highest, according to the study.
While Spain can boast of plenty of successful tales of entrepreneurship — such as Amancio Ortega, whose company Inditex SA (ITX) owns Zara and other labels — risk taking doesn't feature in the typical career path here.
"Setting up a company was seen as a second-best option, a recognition that you didn't have an enchufe," or a useful connection, explained Irish-born Joe Haslam, a mentor at the IE VentureLab program at IE Business School in Madrid, where studying entrepreneurship is compulsory for M.B.A. students.
"The only reason to start up a company is [that] they can't get a cushy job in either an IBEX 35 (IBEX) company or as a civil servant," said Haslam of the mentality that has existed in Spain for many years.
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But in Spain, the possibility of landing a civil-servant job is shrinking as government austerity bites deeper by the day, while blue-chip Spanish companies are under intensifying strain. Telefonica SA (TEF) TEF, -0.39% delivered a shock to investors late last month when it suspended its dividend for the first time since the Spanish Civil War that began in 1936 and ended in 1939.
Among the headwinds slowing entrepreneurs, lining up the funding for a new company is the toughest. Del Real said several Spanish banks refused to lend him money for his sports facility. One finally agreed to a smaller amount than he'd requested, and he got another smaller loan from a German bank. The latter, he said, was much easier to secure. He had to find ways to make up the shortfall.


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Axtrami Haiq Ouzala
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's comment on 2006-10-04 01:36 PM
To each their own! Take your pick :D I, for one, like Revenant the best, but I also like the glass rain in Lute!
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's comment on 2006-10-04 01:44 PM
For what it it's intended, this post is fine: A staple character to start a new, classical game.
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101 Uses for an Iron Spike
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's comment on 2007-01-08 10:46 PM
107. Can be used as leverage for a desperate swing once jammed into... say a stone giants head.
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Brother Aethelstan
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's comment on 2006-10-02 01:45 PM
And there he is! This character is much more interesting seen in practice in the roleplay :D I love his quips!
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Back In the Day
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's comment on 2006-10-02 06:27 AM
Murometz: It may be a good idea to add the subs you use in the roleplay - for example the K'tonian Hegemony thread and the Ouzquin Dremorix etc... But before we do that, it would be nice if we could get all the characters up first so they are together.
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The Harpy's Kettle
After a long journey over the seas, and weeks of walking through wilderness, Moruz found himself in the small mining town of Ganse. After a small while searching the town, he came across the tavern known as 'The Harpy's Kettle'. In spite of the inns overfilled capacity, Moruz managed to secure a table for himself where he began to run his routine maintenance on his Ouzala. Most of the tavern-folk kept clear of him, however one bright-eyed child appeared intrigued, and introduced himself to the Ouzquin Dremorix as "Percy". Moruz answered the child's questions shortly, but it wasn't long before a duo of enormous creatures crashed their way into the tavern, Moruz immediately stepped into action, grabbing his Ouzala and preparing to fight, but just before he began his attack he felt the small hands of a child grab the Ouzquin Hemisa - a significant religious item to his people - from his head. Percy fled out the door, leaving Moruz to face a Xaren nearly solo - the only aid given was a crossbow bolt from the adventurer Vee, and the frantically swung mace of a youth, who died shortly thereafter. One intense combat and at least one broken rib later, the creature was dead. Moruz recieved aid in the form of a healing by a young priest named Aethelstan, and as soon as he was certain he was fit to go, the Ouzquin Dremorix left the tavern in search of the little thief named Percy.
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The Encounter in the Rain
For various reasons, a small group of people who were in the Harpy's Kettle when it was attacked joined Moruz in his search. Eventually they found themselves standing over the corpses of four people, and here they met the cleric known as Tristan. There was no time for introductions, however, as the form of a Flind - a larger form of a gnoll - and a dwarf known as Red Hatchet exited a cave entrance nearby - Moruz hid from view behind a Laurel tree as did most of the party, but Vee failed to notice the people, and their newfound cleric refused to hide from sight. Moruz hid as long as he could, trying to get in a position where he could perform a hidden attack on the two hostile enemies, but before long it became apparant he wasn't going to get the opportunity - at least not before several of his companions were killed. Rushing from his hiding place, Moruz charged at the nearest enemy: Red Hatchet. An intense battle followed, both himself and the dwarf suffering injuries before the rest of the party was able to come to aid and finish him off. Unfortunately, Moruz lost his small finger and ring finger off his left hand as the dwarf performed a particularly violent attack with his axe, and he also lost a small toe. After the battle, Moruz was healed by the new priest. Sadly, however, niether priest had the divine power to restore his lost digits. From this battle, Moruz learned the importance of recieving aid from others in battle, and of knowing when to withdraw.
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Moruz is my current warrior in Murometz's Back in the Day Forum RP. He has been made as a front page NPC for ease of finding his character sheet, and the scroll format is going to be used to keep up with his accomplishments and such as a record of his deeds.
The Game itself!
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's comment on 2006-10-23 11:58 AM
The Little Job
After the encounter at the cave, the party returned to Ganse to recover.
After Vee returned from selling the goods found, he whispered a prospect to Moruz; asking him to be a lookout in some under-handed endeavers. After some pursuading, Moruz agreed, and the duo soon set off to the gem-buyer's shop. Moruz awaited outside whilst Vee did the deed.
Whilst waiting, two drunken guards spotted the glass shifter, and Moruz was forced to think up a decietful explanation; that he was stretching to start running laps around the town. The situation got worse as Aerex and Aethelstan came upon the group, but was soon resolved after Vee made his way out and put on a convincing act of drunkenness.
Though the close call was avoided, Moruz ended up running laps around Ganse for half the night; lying was a serious offence to his people, so by running the laps he had saved himself from the lie told to the guards.
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Vee Keykold
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's comment on 2006-10-02 01:23 PM
Mmm... 17 Charisma!
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The Knight of Glass
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's comment on 2006-10-01 02:01 PM
Mmm, not a bad little tale. I enjoy the fact that the holy clerics are harboring an undead slave to protect their church :)
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's comment on 2006-10-01 10:22 AM
I daresay, this post needs nothing more! Very nice, Muro.
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The Sending of Axtrami
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's comment on 2006-09-30 12:08 AM
Interesting view on the language there, Wulf. I always thought of the word Ouzquin a little differently, however: You had much of it similar to my idea though - 'Ouz', i percieved as a prefex meaning 'of glass', for example the word Ouzala would stranslate into "Staff of Glass", roughly (The 'Zala' bieng 'Staff'). The entire word "Ouzquin", however, simply is the word for Glass.
So Ouz is simply a derivative of Ouzquin, used when saying something is of Ouzquin nature, or is made of Ouzquin.
The word Dremorix has several meanings (Shifting, making, altering etc...), and is commonly used when expressing Change - especially in a creation(over destruction) sense. So for example, those who make glass can be referred to as OuzDremorix (makers of glass, or creators of glass).
I am going to make an entire language out of this, you'll see! :)
But enough of that, onto the post!
I can't help but like this: As I said before, it's like fan-art and it's very humbling! :D
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Zhâo Wén Jûn, The Morning Lord of Writings
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's comment on 2006-10-10 05:49 AM
Very nice!
And Psalmanazar: If you read this, you must go to the forums and vote on finalists to be eligible to win the lifeforms competition! You must vote before the 15th of october. Here's the link:
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A Gasp of Glass
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's comment on 2006-07-20 08:54 PM
Vivid is the word I think describes this. This evokes my mind into thinking of the worst possible hell a machine could come up with.
I could never write something so in-depth - i'd lose my train of thought halfway though :P
Now, a couple of questions and thoughts:
Where there is hell, there is usually a devil. What represents the devil in this case?
What motivation does anyone have for entering this hell? Are they able to be banished in there by someone? or is there a reward?
Considering Izzy G killed itself, letting down humanity, do you think it would have thought itself deserving to go to hell? Perhaps he copied himself (or created a new Integrat Grande) Into his dimension before he 'died'. Or also, perhaps he, in his ultimate knowledge, saw that he had the potential to be the 'ultimate evil': He had the power to do terrible things. As such, perhaps he (Or once again, a copy) is the 'devil' of the Gasp of Glass?
Whatever the case; if Integrat Grande were in his own hell - probably in the middle of The Dark - that may provide motive for a human to go there, if his need were great enough. The journey is exceptionally dangerous, but up the top of the tower Integrat Grande is there to solve any problem placed by it.
And to get to the dark? perhaps the only way is to climb to the top of the tower and find some sort of teleporter?
Anyway - whatever the case, this is definitely a powerful idea - Cudos, and good luck finishing it!
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A Gasp of Glass
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's comment on 2006-09-10 12:06 AM
Incarnadine, Where art thou!? This needs to go to the main site!
As it is, this is worth a 5 and a HoH from me; I feel it should be a golden submission of dungeons, too - it's something for others to aspire to. It's one of the best, most in-depth and original submissions i've seen on this site and I fear it gets ignored when it sits in the incomplete section :(
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A Gasp of Glass
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's comment on 2006-09-26 11:41 PM
And the beast rears it's head.
Everything's been said from me in earlier posts - all I can say is thank you Incarnadine: This post is an inspiration! If I had the ability, I'd give it a golden vote.
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A Gasp of Glass
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's comment on 2013-05-31 09:28 PM
Yeah! This sub deserves as many goldens, HoH's and exposure as possible!
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Ylithain, the Drowned Queen
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's comment on 2006-09-24 10:57 PM
Mmmm, A misunderstood eel-woman!
This tale has a very epic, legendary feel to it; it sucks you in. Very good, Echo!
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This page lists suggested research resources on the teachings and practics of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA).
Arianna Huffington for many years sought to downplay the extent of her involvement in the Movement For Spiritual Inner Awareness, a cult ex-members described as sexually and financially exploitive in a series of Los Angeles Times exposés in the 1980s and 1990s. [...]
What about the role she has fashioned for her cult in HuffPo staff development?
Claiming that he is the embodiment of a divine spirit, which he calls the Mystical Traveler Consciousness, and that he is able to guide people to God, the onetime California schoolteacher has turned his tax-exempt MSIA—pronounced "messiah" by his followers—into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Insight Seminars brought in $8 million in 1986-'87, and J-R's organizations back various media enterprises and own real estate, including a $6 million John-Roger foundation building on L.A.'s Wilshire Boulevard. [...]
[Former cult members] accuse him of abusing his spiritual authority by brainwashing his followers, seducing young male staff members and intimidating dissenters. Movement dissidents say J-R used hidden listening devices at the organization's Santa Monica headquarters as a way of supporting his claim of having mind-reading powers. "What people thought was J-R's clairvoyance was just his cunning and deceitful information gathering," said one disenchanted member. Ex-followers also accuse J-R of subtly manipulating MSIA members with a kind of spiritual catch-22. "He says one thing—'Check it out, think for yourself'—and then when you do, you are told he is the only one who can validate your inner experience," says defector Susan Gray, an office manager. "Some people don't even think they can exist in the world without John-Roger." [...]
Once initiated into J-R's circle, say former disciples, followers hesitate to leave, if not for fear of reprisals, then out of reluctance to blow their chances at salvation. John-Roger has warned, after all, that the Mystical Traveler Consciousness visits earth only once every 25,000 years.
This article was originally written in 1983 after I was approached by several highly placed members of M.S.I.A. who felt betrayed by John-Roger Hinkins. Since I was somewhat friendly with J.R. (we had met on several occasions at his home about my research on Paul Twitchell, shabd yoga, and Radhasoami), I called him on the telephone to get his response to the three main allegations made against him (plagiarism, sexual manipulation, and charlatanism). J.R. did not take kindly to my questions and did not want me to do any further research on him. Indeed, after that phone conversation in the Fall of 1983 I was subjected to a series of threats, including several made against my life and the lives of my friends/informants.
Although MSIA leaders will say that participants in their programs are not required to believe anything or to modify their own religious beliefs, the fact is that MSIA promotes and teaches a philosophy which is completely incompatible with biblical Christianity. MSIA says there are no absolute truths; the Bible teaches that God has spoken specific truths which will stand as true throughout history (Ps. 119:89; Matt. 5:17-18; 24:35; etc.). MSIA says that there are no rights or wrongs, no absolute good or bad; the Bible declares that certain things are right or wrong, good or bad, and condemns those who reject these standards (Is.5:20; Rom. 1:28-32; etc.). MSIA teaches its followers that they are "fine just the way you are" and that they are "already perfect"; the Bible commands all to repent and turn from their wickedness, and states that no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of the spirit (John 3:3-8; Acts 17:30-31; etc.). MSIA teaches that Jesus was one of many "Travelers," the latest of whom is John-Roger; the bible teaches that Jesus was the unique incarnation of God in human form (John 1:1-18; Phil. 2:6-8; Col. 1:15-18; etc.). MSIA says that every human being has a Divine Nature; the Bible regards this claim as the lie foisted upon Eve by Satan in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:1-5).
It is obvious, then, that MSIA is incompatible with evangelical beliefs, which are based squarely on the Bible alone.
Regarding this book, Wikipedia says:
Life 102: What to Do When Your Guru Sues You is a controversial book by the best-selling self-help author Peter McWilliams. Couched in the tone of the author's Life 101 manuals, it levels a series of personal allegations against John-Roger (Roger Delano Hinkins), founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) and of Insight Seminars.
These allegations caused the book, self-published in 1994 under the imprint of Prelude Press of Los Angeles, to itself become the subject of litigation for libel. Remaining copies were withdrawn from sale. [...]
McWilliams describes his struggle with depression, and claims that Hinkins promised him "spiritual healing" in exchange for crediting "John-Roger" as co-author of a series of self-improvement manuals which later made the New York Times best-seller lists.
Hinkins sued McWiliams for libel, and in due course obtained full rights to Life 102: What to Do When Your Guru Sues You. The volume has been out of print ever since. It is about the only McWilliams title not available via the author's website. [2] When the book later appeared on another website without permission, McWilliams in a notarized letter [3] formally requested the site owner to remove it:
- Source: Wikipedia, Life 102 (Book), Last accessed Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 5:00 AM CET
The text of McWilliams' notarized letter can be found at life102.com It says in part:
the content of the book is no longer one with which I would like to have my name associated. There are several reasons for this.
First, it no longer reflects my thinking or belief on a subject far more important than MSIA or John-Roger.
I am speaking, of course, of God.
I do not believe anymore in an external God. [...]
I consider a belief in an external God (or "higher intelligence" or "omnipotent being" that is not firmly rooted in the natural world) to be an infantile fixation -- like a teenager who refuses to give up the notion of Santa Claus -- based, primarily, on an unwillingness to face our own mortality and fueled by clinical depression. A belief in God is the cause of most pain, suffering, and inhumanity on earth.
When I left MSIA, I thought it was John-Roger who deceived me, so my anger poured out, rather lavishly, on him. In fact, the larger deception was that there is a God at all, and for that I have a lot more people and institutions to blame than John-Roger.
Reviewed by David Christopher Lane, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Mt. San Antonio College and Lecturer in Religious Studies, CSULB
The Hulnicks' message in Loyalty to Your Soul is about taking responsibility for one's life and actions, even under the most trying of circumstances. They write, "Within the spiritual context, you'd assume that you're responsible for everything in your life. However, you usually don't know the spiritual reason why your Soul would choose an experience such as cancer. What you do know is that all of life serves a spiritual purpose, and since illness is part of life, cancer must serve one, too."
Yet, curiously, they don't write extensively about taking responsibility for the harm one's actions can do to others, regardless of the right or wrong intentions behind them. They seem to be morally tone deaf when it comes to analyzing their own guru whose actions have caused deep and continuing turmoil in a number of his disaffected students.
Moreover, the very idea that our souls actually choose each and every event in our lives can at many turns legitimize unconscionable acts of depravity. Is it merely coincidental that such a theology permeates the University of Santa Monica when its very founder has indulged in all sorts of abusive interactions with those closest to him and those who would criticize him in public?
Furthermore, do the Hulnicks really believe that John-Roger, the founder and moral guide to USM, knows everything at all times? Because that is precisely what John-Roger has printed about himself. The 1979 edition of the MSIA Handbook for Ministers of Light states that "John-Roger Can See All. Remember, however, you might frighten a person in the beginning if you tell him John-Roger has the ability to know everything we're thinking and doing at all times. Though the person may not believe this at first, once he does start realizing it might true, he's apt to feel frightened."
Where is the accountability for such grandiose claims? As Carl Sagan often quipped (reformatting Laplace's earlier declaration): "Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof."
The Hulnicks, obviously following J.R.'s lead in this regard, make so many over-the-top claims in Loyalty to Your Soul that it becomes fairly obvious that much of what they write is more a religious theology (with a large number of untested claims) than a genuinely scientific primer on psychology.
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Termanology f. Sean Price, Lil Fame, Ruste Juxx, Justin Tyme, Hannible Staxx, Papoose & Reks – "Get Off The Ground (DJ Premier Remix)"
Pap pulled a G move and took that 1 mil to make an album and dipped out
What the hell Richard Dawson died? He's way cooler than Whitney Houston.
harrd, propps to papooose
A couple late 90's guest appearences, made a big splash on some early 2000's mixtapes. It's hard to believe he'll be putting out his first album at 35...if it even comes out. smh.
how fucked up is that he could of been on his way for his 2 or 3
i though this nikka was dead. Where's his album. Those mixtapes bore me
he wait way too long to drop that album. they kept waiting for another major deal for years after leaving jive. shouldve just put out the album indie and then tried the get and major deal after that.
salute...real ish.keep it coming Pap. Mar 5th
spiters still rule
Good song, about time he's coming out with his album
5 Star !!! 2012 Obituary
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Muteness or mutism (from Latin mutus, meaning "silent") is an inability to speak often caused by a speech disorder, hearing loss, or surgery. Someone who is mute may be so due to the unwillingness to speak in certain social situations.
Those who are physically mute may have problems with the parts of the human body required for human speech (the esophagus, vocal cords, lungs, mouth, or tongue, etc.). Being mute is often associated with those who have hearing impairments or are deaf, but other variations of muteness can be linked to those who can hear and have the ability to speak. Other causes include intellectual disability and autism. A person can be born mute, or become mute later in life due to injury or disease. The prevalence of mutism from all causes is on the order of 8 persons per 10000.[citation needed]
Trauma or injury to the Broca's area of the brain can cause muteness.[1]
Selective mutism previously known as "elective mutism" is an anxiety disorder very common among young children, characterized by the inability to speak in certain situations. It should not to be confused with someone who is mute and cannot communicate due to physical disabilities. Selectively mute children are able to communicate in situations in which they feel comfortable. About 90% of children with this disorder have also been diagnosed with social anxiety. It is very common for symptoms to occur before the age of five and do not have a set time period. Not all children express the same symptoms. Some may stand motionless and freeze in specific social settings and have no communication whatsoever. Others may just whisper. The anxiety can be caused by the child being put in situations where something is expected of them or when multiple people are in the area and they are subjected to many questions.[2]
Symptoms of selective mutism[edit]
- The inability to maintain eye contact
- Sensitive in loud crowded situations
- Social isolation and withdrawal
- Clinginess
- Stubbornness or aggressiveness when getting home from a stressful event
Hearing mutism is an obsolete term used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century for specific language impairment.[3]
Akinetic mutism is a state in which the individual is unable to speak or move [4] It is often caused by trauma to the frontal lobe of the head. Often misdiagnosed as a symptom of depression, it can be caused by strokes or other traumatic events which cause the victim to be unable to communicate.
Some mute patients have adapted to their disability by using machines that vibrate their vocal cords, allowing them to speak. Others learn sign language to communicate.
Computers also facilitate communication, both with smart phones and the Internet. Many augmentative and alternative communication devices exist to allow people to communicate; these include "text-to-speech" devices and/or software programs, which turns typed text into electronic vocalizations, enabling the mute and the speech-impaired to "speak".
See also[edit]
- Aphasia
- Aphonia
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- Autism
- Deafness
- Developmental disability
- Dysarthria
- Dyslalia
- Speech delay
- Vocal cord paresis
- ^ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Aphasia
- ^ http://www.selectivemutismcenter.org/aboutus/whatisselectivemutism
- ^ Page 6 in: Leonard, Laurence B. (1998). Children with specific language impairment. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-62136-3.
- ^ http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6990


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As a charity rooted in the belief that places matter to people, we see land-use planning as a key tool in the creation of great places for people to live, work and play.
An effective planning system guides good, necessary development to the right places, making an important contribution to prosperity and growth. It ensures that poorly designed developments and those in the wrong place don't get built. It delivers the new homes, shops and services that communities want, where they want them. And it protects the things that matter to us all; from much-loved open spaces and green fields, to our historic city centres, towns and villages.
The Trust is a frequent participant in the planning system, and we recognise the importance of a fair and balanced decision-making process. We support a plan-led system as a means of providing certainty and confidence, and a way to deliver good development which meets long term needs.
A planning system should:
- Be balanced - to integrate environmental, social and economic concerns
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Seneca man killed in single-vehicle accident
SENECA - A 24-year-old Seneca man died Thursday night when his vehicle overturned and struck a house in Oconee County.
The accident happened at 9:35 p.m. Thursday on Friendship Road near Deer Run Court, about 1.5 miles south of Seneca, officials said.
The driver, Chad Billy Roach Jr. of Rodeo Drive in Seneca, died at the scene as the result of a head injury, Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said Friday.
Roach was driving a 1998 Toyota 4Runner south on Friendship Road. The vehicle ran off the shoulder of the road and Roach overcorrected, crossing both lanes of traffic before leaving the road surface again. The vehicle went down an embankment, overturned and eventually struck the home at 303 Friendship Road, said Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Roach was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle, the coroner and Rhyne said.
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Ah, family holidays.
For some of us, they're warm, relaxed opportunities to catch up with people we love and don't see often enough.
For others, they're living hell.
When you mix alcohol, proximity, and long-held resentments with people who don't much want to behave, you've got all the ingredients for an explosive feast of flaring tempers and angry words.
What's a guest, or a host, to do?
Thanksgiving Meltdowns are Predictable – Be Forewarned and Forearmed
First, do some thinking, or brainstorm with your spouse, kids, or trusted friend before T-Day. Ask yourself:
- What is likely to go wrong at this dinner?
- Who's likely to act out, and what are their hot buttons?
- What are your hot buttons? (In other words, what could someone do or say that would tempt you to join a conflict against your better judgment?)
Usually, the factors—and people—that are likely to veer out of control are pretty predictable. Your Mom sniping at your sister, who got a new tattoo? Uncle John's drunken eulogy for Paul Ryan's VP bid? Cousin June's discussion of how people who think that Hurricane Sandy had nothing to do with climate change (like her husband) are really, really stupid?
It's all pretty predictable, right?
So now's the time to think about how each of these situations could best be defused.
Choose a Key Message Before the Event
When you're done thinking, pick one sentence that you'll commit to memory and repeat ad nauseum ('till everyone's sick of it) when the fireworks start.
This sentence, otherwise known as your Key Message, should be the single, most important thing you have to say—not from the point of view of actual conversation, which these situations are not, but from the point of view of cooling things down.
For example:
- To Mom (who's hassling your sister): "I'm just glad that we could all be together today."
- To Uncle John, who loves Paul Ryan: "I'm sure he'll get another shot."
- To Cousin Jane, who would have known better than to live by the ocean: "Hey, no arguing in front of the turkey!"
Now, of course, if you like arguing in front of the turkey, and if your crowd can do it without bringing out the knives, by all means, indulge! I'm talking about how to shut down "conversations" that only one person wants to have.
Whatever Happens During Thanksgiving Dinner, Stick to Your Key Message
Now here comes the hard part:
No matter what your Mom, or Uncle John, or Cousin June say, keep repeating your key message. Be as ruthless as a politician who's ducking her constituent's questions, or a Wall Street banker avoiding blame. Just keep repeating your Key Message until you've totally worn your opposition down, like this:
Mom: Your sister looks ridiculous.
You: You know, I'm just glad we could all be together today.
Mom: You can't really approve of that hideous new tattoo?
You: You know, I'm just glad that we're all together.
Mom: She's getting more outlandish every day. She's never going to get a decent job the way she looks.
You: Mom, it's Thanksgiving. Aren't you glad that we're all together?
I won't write another six rounds of this; you get the point.
Stay Alert and Flexible
Of course, the fact that you're only saying one thing doesn't mean you can go on auto-pilot. Instead, stay relaxed yet attentive, like a Ninja on coffee break.
And be particularly aware that you might get hit with a lateral sneak attack, when your opponent realizes that his or her Plan A isn't working:
Mom: Of course you would stand up for her! You looked just as ridiculous as she does when you were her age.
You (take a breath and let it out slowly): Well, I still think it's great that we're all together for Thanksgiving.
As long as you're cool, calm, collected, and implacably sticking to your point, you will ultimately win the day.
This is hard work, but much less difficult than getting drawn into a silly screaming match when all you want to do is eat too much and get home in time to watch the game.
- Think this through before you arrive;
- Pick a Key Message that's likely to defuse things; and
- Repeat as needed, ad nauseum.


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Women 4th At A-10 Track & Field Champsionships
May 4, 2003
Duquesne Results | Complete Results
Richmond, Virginia - Duquesne University's women's outdoor track and field teams more than doubled their first round scores in the second day of the Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Sports Backers Stadium in the city of Richmond as they team finished in fourth place of nine teams. The women put up a score of 97 after tallying a first day's mark of 48.
Junior Nicole Wiley (New Castle, Del. / Padua Academy), who had put in the third best time in the preliminaries of the 100 meter high hurdles, took the silver in Sunday's finals with a time of 14.42 seconds, a new Duquesne record. She broke her own mark of 14.54 seconds set last month at the Univeristy of Virginia's Lou Onesty / Milton G. Abramson Invitational.


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Parks Group Expresses Disappointment Over House Version of Service Corps Bill
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Parks Group Expresses Disappointment Over House Version of Service Corps Bill
Statement by NPCA Legislative Representative Alan Spears
"The Public Lands Service Corps Act was designed to put thousands of young Americans to work tackling backlog maintenance projects in national parks and public lands all across the country. Corps members were slated to assist with historic and cultural research, provide visitor services that promote safe use and enjoyment of public lands, engage local communities in volunteer opportunities at national parks, and enhance multilingual services to diverse visitors. With youth unemployment at over 25 percent, a historic high, and a maintenance backlog of over $9 billion for the National Park Service, H.R. 1612 combined job creation, workforce development, and national service, into a winning combination that enjoyed broad support among the American public.
"The version of H.R. 1612 passed by Congress on Saturday March 20th, while it includes many important elements, fails to deliver the benefits it was drafted to provide.
"Some last minute amendments greatly restrict the size and scope of the program and require that 75 percent of the funding be restricted to largely firefighting activities. This means Service Corps participants can only engage in a fraction of the national park visitor service and maintenance efforts that were in the original bill. These amendments change the nature of the program and limit the range of skill development for program participants.
"NPCA is disappointed that a procedural maneuver tying these changes to others that had broad support will severely limit the opportunity for the Public Lands Service Corps to work in our national parks. We urge the Senate to move quickly to pass a clean version of the bill that does not restrict the funding or scope of the program, that equitably and rationally distributes resources among participating agencies, and most importantly, puts more young Americans to work in national parks in rural and urban locations across our country."


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The math meeting is cancelled today because of snow.
No math meeting tomorrow
Hi, There will be no more math meetings this year because of winter break. The first math meeting in the new year will be 1/5/2014. Wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
This week's meeting is cancelled
We just found out that the meeting location (fire station #83) was accidentally double booked so we need to postpone the meeting from 10/27 to 11/3. Sorry for the last minute change. Hope you all have a nice weekend!
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This Sunday we don't have math club session. We will have a end of year party on 5/19 and hope everyone can come and have some fun. We can do some collegebowl game if you are interested. Details will be posted … Continue reading
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What matters? I was asked this question by a ministry leader only a few days ago. My automatic response was Champion Dance School. He proceeded to ask, why does it matter? His questions resurfaced a longing to understand that has burned within me for some time now. After months of searching, I have found the answer.
Six months ago I was working a eight to five desk job and silently asking God "is there more than this?". Taking a leap of faith, I left my job to follow my heart and boldy chase after the plans and purpose God had for me, even if i wasn't sure quite what it was. As God's timing would have it, I ran face first into the opportunity to take over leadership of the dance school and be the new director along with my best friend Kassandra. Talk about a God appointment right? From the moment we have stepped into this role I haven't been able to shut off one thought that continues to play on repeat in my mind, "Am I truly the right person for this position?".
The bible talks about the passion David lived with all throughout his life. When the ark of the covenant was being brought to Jerusalem, the bible says "David, wearing a line ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might." He rejoiced knowing a symbol of God's presence was being brought to Israel. His wife belittled him, saying it was not right for him to wear linen and dance in the streets, for he was to be a great King, but to him none of these things mattered. David fixed his eyes on God and never looked away, he rejoiced in God and praised him. He is called "the man after God's own heart", because he lived for God's will above his own. David is the greatest King spoken of in the bible, God set him apart, and it wasn't because he was strong, smart, or brave, it was simply because God saw the true intentions of his heart. David knew what mattered.
Today again I ask myself, "Am I truly the right person for this position?". The answer is yes, because I have learned what matters. We are not trying to build a dance school full of perfect ballerinas, with perfect turnout, and perfect plies. We are building a school that glorifies God and radiates love. When are dancers walk out of class, our goal is for each and every one of them to feel the love of Jesus shining through each and every one of us. We want parents to feel open and comfortable coming to us with questions, concerns, advice, counsel or prayer. Most of all, we want to create an enviornment where dancers feel they are loved, valued, and anointed by God, with a plan and a purpose to take into the world. And we see it, each time we hear "Miss Kassandra, can I pray?" or "Miss Audri, I love you!". They are what matters, our  purpose is what matters, our hearts are what matters. This is so much more than dance.Â


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We just released Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 1 to MSDN subscribers. Public availability will be this Monday, August 23rd but if you are an MSDN subscriber visit your subscriptions page to get access to the download now. Otherwise check the the LightSwitch Developer Center on Monday for the public download.
Here are some resources to help get you started -- we have a lot more for you on Monday via the Dev Center so stay tuned!
We're looking forward to your feedback, please visit the forums.
I have to say I have been having a ball creating How Do I videos for LightSwitch this week and exploring and learning the product. We're planning on a re-vamp of the LightSwitch Dev Center on Monday and the videos (plus a lot of other content) will be available at that time with links to the public download when available.
Cant wait!
Looks interesting, if it really works as they intend, it would be a great tool.
Thanks for the information.
I am desperate to get my hands on this! I'd love to evaluate it over the next few days and the weekend, but can't afford the MSDN subscription at the moment :(
Am a Visual Studio MSDN subscriber but I can't find it on the list of downloads
Hi Melf,
I'm not sure why you aren't seeing the download if you are a subscriber. I would contact MSDN subscription customer service: msdn.microsoft.com/.../aa948875.aspx
I downloaded VS Lightswitch installer from MSDN site. I want to install it on my work machine which already has VS 2010 Ultimate and SL 4.0. Will VS Lightswitch installer work well with existing VS 2010 Ultimate?
Hi Kumar,
Theoretically it should install fine but please remember that this is a Beta with no Go-Live license so it should only be installed on testing machines or VMs not machines where you do production work. Let us know how the install goes and please ask questions and report issues in the Beta forum: social.msdn.microsoft.com/.../threads
For those that aren't finding it, go look under Visual Studio 2010 under downloads. The search feature doesn't find it, even though it is there.
Can I use Bing Map SL control in LightSwitch app.?
Good morning,
today is Monday, August 23rd. But I can't see the download link.
Can you estimate at which time the download will be possible (noon, afternoon, tonight)?
Kind regards, Daniel
Echoing Daniel S. question as to the time of availability today of LightSwitch to the general public?
Hi guys,
Glad you're excited but we're barely awake yet on the pacific coast ;-). Check the developer center around 12:30pm PST. http://msdn.com/lightswitch
Looking forward to 3:30pm EST haha. From the video's that I saw, it definitely looks like something I would be interested in to help make my productivity easier. at least now (since I'm still beginner at programming) I can make a program much faster than how I have in the past.
Also waiting here in Prague for 21:30 CET. Seems that with LightSwitch, you had definitelly reached a way for modern flexible alternative to czech CP/M+DOS based tool PC-FAND invented by Gert Klötzer 20+ yers ago. I am sure I will write more about that later as LS really isnt only managers toy... Rather some "Luddite" is here again, many developers will start to "break machines" in next years probably, but its OK - Its all about model based live patterns around DSLs, as simple as possible but not simpler... So great work! Thanks :-)
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October 25, 2012
Switzerland's health regulator imposed an immediate ban on Novartis AG's flu vaccines Thursday after possibly contaminated flu shots were found in batches in Italy, in a further embarrassment for the Swiss drug maker, which has struggled with a raft of manufacturing problems recently.
Medical watchdog Swissmedic halted deliveries of up to 160,000 doses to doctors and pharmacies as a precaution following a similar move by Italian authorities. The ban comes at an awkward time shortly before the flu season starts. There is already a shortage of flu vaccines in Switzerland and Italy this year after Netherlands-based vaccine maker Crucell, a unit of American drug maker Johnson & Johnson, had suspended a delivery of seasonal flu vaccine across Europe last week.
In Austria, health authorities said they've issued a recommendation to doctors and pharmacies to switch to other flu vaccines than the Novartis products.
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