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My list of "things I'd like to add" before a release of MLX is not getting shorter fast enough! I'd like to have a release in the next week or two, but I'm worried I simply don't have the time to accomplish the needed items on the list. We'll see how it goes, and I'll keep you all updated.
Somehow time always seems to run away with me here; it's been nearly 11 months since I posted anything here. I remember a day where the goal was to add something to this website at least once a week. Things have changed a bit!
For those who have been wondering, I am working on a new release of MacLampsX (as hinted at in the last entry). In many ways it feels like it will be a minor update (my girlfriend says "but doesn't it already work just fine?"), but there will be many significant changes as well, which should hopefully make the interface more comfortable and bring it up to date with what Mac users expect.
More coming soon hopefully...
Had a long chat tonight with a buddy of mine, Andy Matuschak, who's a fantastic UI designer. He had lots of good suggestions for MacLampsX, which means the next version should be awesome. It also means that I've got a lot of changes to make, and it certainly won't be done before Christmas. Next Christmas, maybe.
New release of MacLampsX. Or more specifically, of the screensaver, as the app hasn't changed at all. Screensaver is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.6. Enjoy!
So, I'd like to push out an update to at least get the screensaver up to a version compatible with Snow Leopard in the next couple days. I've got a lot of other work to do right now too, but I think I can at least take time to throw together a new download file with a version of the screensaver that works under SL. However, I don't want to ship a release that doesn't work. Send me an email if you'd be interested in beta testing the new release of the screensaver. This goes for people on 10.5 or 10.6. Thanks!
I think I've probably asked this before, but would anyone be interested in contributing translations for MacLampsX? I speak a little teeny tiny bit of French, but not really enough to translate MLX. Anyway, if you're interested, please send me an email!
More updates to the tutorials section. Namely, an article about how I made Spotlight work more the way I want it. Maybe useful to some people, probably not for everyone though.
Okay... so, updates to the links page (removing obsolete/stupid links) and to the tutorials page. More work on the tutorials page (as well as maybe MLX, though I'm mainly feeling like playing at the moment) soon.
Really, this site is badly in need of attention. Mainly the new things kind of attention. As such, maybe I'll post some new things sometime soon.
Like for example, when I installed Snow Leopard last weekend, I discovered that it requires special things of screensavers, so the MacLampsX screensaver no longer loads. So I'm working on a small update to make this work. Among other things, this will mean that MacLampsX is becoming 64 bit. Which will also mean that MacLampsX is going to start requiring Mac OS X 10.6 or newer, unless I can figure out some good way to maintain two versions of the codebase. Actually, we'll see - I might be able to get away with making it 10.5 compatible, but no promises.
In other news, I also have a tutorial that I might add soon, provided I don't get lazy and decide not to. Really, there's no reason for me to be that lazy, since it's already essentially written, but there you have it.
You'd think I might have bothered to update the site sometime in the past 3 months, given that I've been on summer vacation, but apparently not. Apparently I have better things to do or something. Not that I've been doing them.
There's a bug in MLX 2.0 where if you had more than one custom theme defined in 1.x it will crash on launch. If you're having trouble with this bug, send me an email, and I'll email you a build that should be fixed. No release for now, because I'm still trying to crank out a full release with more betterness. But maybe a release sooner rather than later in light of this bug.
I've been putzing around in the MacLampsX code a bit the past couple days. Right now I'm mostly touching up little things that really just don't work right. Mostly the music box (and maybe the screensaver) since they got thrown together at the last minute for a release last year. No promises on a release date though. I must say though, vacation is nice!
It's been a very long time. Anyway, the holiday season is upon us. JonDesu has been kind enough to provide some new bulbs for the MacLampsX bulb archive, (and several other people have asked me how to make bulbs), so there are now more bulbs, and instructions for making bulbs.
I'm about done with school for the term, but I haven't really decided whether or not to try to push through an update to MacLampsX this year. I'll let you know in a couple days. Happy Holidays!
Sorry about the downtime. Things still seem to be a little bit funky, but at least the FTP server is working again, so most things should be back online and functioning. Let me know if anything's missing.
It's here! MacLampsX 2.0 is finally here! It's got support for multiple displays. It's got snow. It's got music. It's got support for bigger and better and funkier bulbs. And it's only a few clicks away.
That said, there are a couple things you should know. There are a couple things that should (and eventually will) be drag and drop, but aren't yet due to time constraints. The big ones are setting the picture for the screensaver and adding music to the music player. Come to that, the whole music player interface rather lacks polish. But it's functional. And I told myself that you people would like a release now with a music player that didn't support drag-n-drop over a release in a year (probably the next time I'll get around to it) that does fancy tricks and jumps through hoops to make you happy. Besides. A release now doesn't preclude a better one in 8 months. I didn't even decide to add the music player until like a week before the beta went out. It's sorta like trying to rewrite iTunes 1.0 in two days.
Oh, and go make some bulbs to fill up the new MacLampsX Bulb Archive.
So overoptimistic! At this point, I'm waiting to hear back from one of my testers on an issue we're clearing up, and I've got four more of those known issues that the beta had to clear up (but I can test those myself), and a couple website things to finish up, and then we'll have a release. Ever so sorry about not making it by Christmas, but at least you'll have it for next year. Also, unless this ends up taking way longer than I think, there won't be any more news here until release. Hopefully only a few more days!
Oh, and I "fixed" things so Comcast's new contact form works. It's less than ideal, since it can't be integrated into my site, but at least it works.
Still got a few bugs to work out before a final release. At this point I think it's mainly the ones I knew about when I shipped the beta, and then a little work on the website to prepare things here, plus getting the disk image formatted and such. So, I don't think I'll have it ready before we leave (I still have to pack and it's only a couple hours), but hopefully it'll be all ready tonight by the time I get to an internet connection, and I'll be able to post it all then. Cheers!
Well! I finished and shipped the beta of MacLampsX 2.0 to testers about half an hour ago (so, about 1AM), only a week behind schedule. What we're going to do is have an accelerated beta-testing period for them to help me work out all the bugs, and then we'll have a release. Hopefully by Monday morning, because after that I'll be out of town, so working on software will become a lower priority.
I must say, it's a relief to know that I won't have to spend the entire day tomorrow coding. It'll be a nice change. I haven't been doing much else since getting back from school.
Also, on a somewhat unrelated note, one of the things I did do shortly after arriving home was to complete a small project I've been thinking about for a couple years now. See, LED christmas lights are a really cool idea. They help cut down on power consumption a lot, for one thing. And they're, well, cooler, than regular lights. But there's a problem. Which is that diodes only allow current to pass in one direction, so when you run a string of LED christmas lights on standard wall AC, they flicker at 60Hz. Which is incredibly annoying. To the point of giving me headaches sometimes. The solution is fairly straightforward. Basically, you take four (other) diodes, and hook them together into a full-wave rectifier. Which ups the flicker frequency to 120Hz. Which is significantly above the threshold of human vision, so that you can't tell. Well, actually you can still tell a little bit, but it's *much* better. I'd think they'd have figured this out by now and started including them already in commercially sold LED strings, but I have yet to see it (though I haven't bought any for a few years, so I can't actually vouch for this, since you have to actually plug them into the wall to tell for sure). Also, if you want to do even better, you can get a capacitor and drop it across the rectifier in the right place to even out the waveform, so that there's no flicker at all. The first and second days back home I took a bit of time and made a rectifier. Four 1KV diodes plus the plug from an old string of christmas lights, plus a container and substrate to hold the circuit, plus some solder, some epoxy and a few hours time, and I've got a working rectifier that I can plug the lights into, and then plug into the wall and get rid of the headache of flickering LED lights. I learned a few things this go round, so if I decide to make more... I'll be ready. Also, I may decide at some point in the future to post instructions. Anyhow, look for more stuff about MacLampsX 2.0 very very soon!
Quick update here, then I'm off to get some sleep. I've got just three big things left on the todo list before the beta goes out to testers. I've got a new feature to implement (it's a surprise), a little drawing code left to finish up for some more new stuff (another surprise), and a couple last preferences to implement that give you control over the new features. Hopefully I can finish most of that tomorrow, and almost certainly by Tuesday. Then the beta goes out, and people play with the new toy, and I work on a few last things that don't need beta-testing (documentation, maybe a new bulb, and possibly some web-site stuff), and then we have our release. Check back soon for more info!
Alright. About now, lots of you are probably starting to be looking at MacLampsX and thinking "gee, it's been a while since there was a new version." And you're right. It's time for an update. Well, almost time. See, it isn't actually time until my update is stable and complete. On that note, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that I've made quite a bit of progress and that we're getting pretty close now. The bad news is that I've got quite a lot of work to do in the next week, so I'll be spending a lot of my time doing other things. However, the reason I've got a lot to do involves a final paper that's due next week. Once the paper's done, I don't have all that much left to do, and by next Friday, I'll only have finals to do, which is a finite time commitment (since I have virtually no studying to do). SO... The goal is, assuming I don't run into big problems with the new features I need to implement, to have a beta version published by the 15th. Hopefully this will give me enough time that I'll be able to stick to it, and that I may even be able to beat that, but we'll see.
That said, I'm planning a 2-3 day private beta period before I release. As I'm preparing for the beta I'll send out emails to everyone who's participated in past betas or who's expressed interest over the past few years asking if they'd like to beta test. In addition, the first five people who contact me between now and release asking to beta test will be added to the list. Good luck, happy holidays, and see you in a week or two.
PS. You should really just ignore MacLampsX and go put up some real lights. They're much nicer. Seriously.
So, college. Yeah. It's fun, but it's a lot of work too. So, I've been getting some questions about MacLampsX. As I said in response to the most recent one of these, yes, MLX 2.0 is on my to do list for this fall. Unfortunately, I have a tendency to put too many things on my to do list, and because the only thing I get out of developing MLX is the gratification of receiving glowing emails occasionally, it tends to be one of the lowest items on the list. Sorry. I'll still try to get it done.
Oh, and Leopard comes out next Friday! Yay. I'm going to spend the evening at the nearest Apple Retail location. Maybe I'll see you there, but if so, neither of us will probably know it. Cheers!
Time always seems to run away with me. Just to let you know what's going on here, since it's been a couple months. I'm leaving for college sometime in the next month or so (see, I'm riding my bike, and I haven't figured out exactly how long it takes to get from here to California), and things are a bit crazy before I go. I've got a website to finish for a client, a networking job to finish at my house here (installing CAT6 cables in half the house), I've got work a couple days a week (in general - this week it was just one), and I've got to plan my trip, and pack, and cleanup whatever I decide to leave behind before I depart. The upshot is that I'm quite busy, and that various projects related to this website (such as MacLampsX and other free software I'd like to be working on) have taken a lower priority for the moment, because of, well, life getting in the way. And I have no idea what things'll be like at school. BUT... I'll almost definitely remember to post again before I leave (and probably after I get there as well) to share what's up. Sorry to be disappointing.
Double good news. I added the extra 2 words to the CSS and IE 7 now renders correctly. Just an issue of it having different default stylesheets than the others. The only question is whether it actually does the hover effects. Hm...
Good news! It looks like IE 7's got decent rendering capabilities so that this site actually renders correctly in it. (or will, I think as soon as I make one little no-problem change to the CSS). YAY... Finally a world in which all the major browsers at least MOSTLY work.
I decided it was time to redo the site a bit. The code is much cleaner than before, with a much better separation between the content (in the XHTML) and the presentation (in the CSS). The markup has cleared up a lot, and degrades much more gracefully without the CSS (if your browser lets you turn off CSS, try it and see). It's actually really cool. The only images actually hard linked into the pages are preview images (in the graphics section) and the page icons (which, if you have a good browser, will appear in the URL bar). All the other images are inserted dynamically with CSS, meaning that, if for some reason the CSS doesn't load, you just get plain text. No crazy looking doubled images like what happened the old way. It's even cooler though, because most sites load images to replace text use a bunch of extra web elements to be able to hide the text while drawing the image. This doesn't. Just plain markup. I might write a tutorial for it sometime in the future. As far as browser compatibility, it's definitely go for Gecko-based, WebKit based, and Opera on the Mac. I haven't had the opportunity to test it under IE, but I'm not sure I really care about IE too much either.
In addition, I've decided I needed to reopen the contact form, so that people can get in touch with me, so if you've wanted to do so these last couple months, now's a good time. I'll probably start getting spam from it again soon, but there's not much I can do about that at the moment, since I can't write my own server scripts. I thought about trying to use AJAX to log people's IP Addresses in the mailform using an IP script on another site (getting the user's IP requires server-side scripting), but then unhappily discovered that AJAX doesn't allow cross site stuff yet. Boo.
In case I neglected to make it clear earlier, yes I did change the layout of the site too. I felt that the old sections were no longer an accurate representation of the work that I was posting here, so I came up with new ones that better fit the bill. The links page has seen significant updates, and all the tutorials have been restyled to match the main site (mostly by way of pasting in the 10 or so short lines of HTML that make up the header and navigation). All the old news entries have been moved to the "Old News" page linked below.
And the last news item for today is that I'm finally on summer vacation, which leaves me with three primary activities: 1) swim team, 2) part time work, which right now is non-existant because I have to finish training and the manager hasn't written back to say when I'm supposed to come in next, and 3) website/computer stuff - I've been working on this website today, and I've got another website plus a couple programming tasks to work on on top of that. So hopefully we'll see more updates the next couple months, before it's off to school in the fall. Cheers for summer vacation!See Older News


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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Kimberley Wallace
Bright, colorful graphics, satisfying soundtrack.
Broken combat, glitches, throwaway story.
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Only hardcore fans will be able to look past the flaws.
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"…the longer I played the game, the worse it became, as it dragged me from one torturous dungeon to another like a ragdoll."
Maybe it's my fault – maybe I just put too much pressure on Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny to fill the console JRPG void. It seemed like a sure bet; after all, I adored Rune Factory Frontier, even appointing it my 2009 RPG of the Year. And then a year later, Rune Factory 3 stepped up to the plate and one-upped its Wii predecessor. Naturally, I thought Tides of Destiny was going to continue the trend and take the series to new territories (hello, giant battles and sea exploration!), but I can't help but ask: where did it all go wrong?
Despite all of my love for the series, my venture into Tides was not a happy one. In fact, the longer I played the game, the worse it became, as it dragged me from one torturous dungeon to another like a ragdoll. Rune Factory fans deserve better than what ToD offers: unexciting combat, drab dungeons, an uninteresting cast, and broken, glitchy game systems. ToD is a lot of wasted potential that fails to capture the addiction, quirkiness, and lore that allowed Rune Factory to cultivate a hardcore fan following.
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Those who are sick of the amnesiac main character usually at the forefront of Rune Factory games' plot should find ToD's story a refreshing change of pace. Longtime friends Aden and Sonja are hauled to the future and both souls end up transported into Aden's body. It's up to the two pals to unlock the secrets of Fenith Island and reclaim Sonja's body. Tension arises since they have to deal with being in constant contact with each other, especially since Sonja isn't exactly the best companion in the world. To be honest, I was so stoked to have a main female character for the first time in a Rune Factory game, but Sonja is one of the worst I've seen. They made her the epitome of the nagging female stereotype. She constantly interjects to tell you what to do, which gets old really fast. She's not likable in the slightest, nor does she make you want to play as her (which you must first complete the story to do).
Tides of Destiny's cast simply isn't as intriguing as previous Rune Factory troupes. Many characters just aren't worth interacting with, but that's not to say the whole cast is bad. Some characters develop some charm as the game progresses, but it's never enough to keep you invested. There are more than a few characters that are simply off-putting, though. I'm just going to come out and say it: the priest is a creeper. He's highly exuberant and sometimes what he says can be jarring, so much so that it's hard not to question his motives, especially since a lot of the time it feels like he's hitting on Aden. Perhaps there's a difference in Japanese culture, but it's not funny in America to have a flamboyant priest who says inappropriate things and takes care of children. There are more unseemly characters beyond the priest; I'm just scratching the surface here on what feels off the mark even for the quirky Rune Factory series.
Beyond the bizarre characters, the story is incredibly vanilla. It reminds me of a bad 80s movie, only without the inherent charm. The narrative is predictable, and meaningful plot points don't come as often as they should to keep you invested. And just when you finally do get to the good stuff, the ending slaps you in the face with a boring wrap-up. There was also one social aspect of ToD that greatly disappointed me: festivals. They're not all bad, but the majority are throwaway festivals that don't offer anything unique or fun. The ones that won me over had interactive offerings like a cooking contest and target practice, but there were far too many that seemed like wasted days. Rune Factory 3 did a better job with festivals, so it was disappointing to see ToD take a step back. The request board returns from Rune Factory 3, but it's really hit or miss here. Several quests are repeated throughout the game, which get boring quickly, especially the fetch quests. There are a few interesting story-oriented requests, but I wish they came up more often. Sadly, for as mediocre as they are, the story and characters are probably the most fun there is in the game, as the gameplay is an even bigger mess.
Gameplay Needs an Overhaul
There's no need for me to sugarcoat it: ToD made me further realize that the majority of the Rune Factory game systems need a complete renovation. There are good ideas, but the execution is consistently flawed. Let's start with combat, which has always been rather simplistic: mash buttons, defeat enemies, sometimes use your special rune ability. The problem is that it's way too focused on offense, neglecting any defensive skills; it'd be nice to have an actual dodge button (rune abilities and jumps mimic it, but it's not enough) or a block ability. It's troubling to get hit by one attack by an enemy, as it usually means getting caught in a chain of multiple attacks. To add insult to injury, healing is awkward, since there's a long animation between pressing the button and the healing actually taking effect. Since there's chaos on the screen and a wonky camera, ranged attacks often sneak in to make Aden drop his potion, negating any healing.
Monsters can be raised and used in battle, but they're not nearly as useful as they could be. They're really useful for only one thing: to take the heat off Aden and absorb damage. I know it sounds mean, but with the abysmal AI, there's a good chunk of ToD that can be played without using monsters. In fact, half of the time in dungeons, the pathfinding simply doesn't work. Monsters get stuck in the environment, unable to keep up with Aden. Thankfully, if you press a button, there's a bell that brings them directly to Aden, but it's still inexcusable.
As for the dungeons, they're completely unimaginative, repetitive, and oriented around finding switches to get to the next level. There's nothing unique here, except that each dungeon has a different color to distinguish it from the next. The individual floors are painfully similar, missing any details to make the environments standout... which causes another problem. The mini map is essential because it's the only way to determine where you have and haven't been; it's difficult to do so by sight since every area looks the same.
Intense boss battles also return from Rune Factory 3, but I found them significantly more difficult than in any other Rune Factory game. If I didn't memorize patterns, or if I was off with my movements in even the slightest, I was doomed. But that wasn't enough because without grinding your crafting skills, it's impossible to create the top-tier equipment, a requirement for victory. As for crafting, it follows the same system as fishing and cooking, which isn't anything special. When you try to craft an item, make a meal, or catch a fish, there's a bar with a blue portion in it. Get it in the blue and you're successful, but since the speed and blue portion always change, it's impossible to get it down to a science. It's frustrating that the same system is used for all three crafting types, and it wears out its welcome.
As far as farming is concerned, it's incredibly simplified in ToD, but not horrible. At first, I loathed the setup. Farming takes place on different seasonal islands, and particular crops can be grown based on the monsters assigned there. So while monsters are mostly useless in combat, they're useful for farming. Near the beginning, there are a limited number of islands, so farming feels like a small aspect – which causes a bit of a money struggle. As more islands are unlocked, suddenly cash money and a plethora of crops pour in, since the happier the monsters are, the more likely they are to produce special, high value produce. But once I had mastered farming, it started to become overwhelming, and I was spending more time harvesting and planting crops than I was fighting.
One place where ToD tried to separate itself was in its sea exploration with the golem Ymir. This was what I was most excited for, yet it ended up being the most disappointing part of the game. Let's start with Ymir's "epic" sea battles; they play out like a one-on-one fighter, but the controls are extremely clunky and awkward, as if Ymir was fighting in molasses. These battles also don't require much strategy – if an opponent gets knocked down, just keep hitting it. Outside combat, Ymir spends his time raising islands from the sea, but the biggest issue I had was with Ymir's pathing. There are obstacles in the sea, such as impassible deep waters, that lead to backtracking and extra maneuvering. This also exhausted his RP pool too quickly, making it take more than a day to reach some locations. I hated exploring the sea for this reason; it was the worst combination of annoying and mind-numbing. It's just one more area of wasted potential in Tides.
Also, don't be surprised if there's the occasional glitch that hits in ToD. I was exposed to far too many. More than five times, I lost items when transferring them from my rucksack to my storage bin, sometimes certain festivals wouldn't trigger as they were supposed to, and one boss ended up outside the battle arena. In the end, all the progress from Rune Factory 3 feels erased in Tides. Since these games don't change all that much from one entry to the next, it's important to always outshine the past one, which I can't say ToD did here. That's probably my biggest gripe, and with broken gameplay and the lack of an amazing cast, Tides of Destiny offered me very little.
Can You Hear Me? Can You Sea Me?
The music in ToD is quite decent, but it's very overused. I really enjoyed the heart-pumping boss battle music, but the problem was that every major battle uses the same track. To its strength, the seasonal music was vastly different and always set the mood. Unfortunately, the music is the high point for sound, because the voice acting is abysmal. The VAs have an odd tendency to go off character, most noticeable with Pandora. The minute the VA had to go into a lengthy explanation about anything, she lost the voice she had been using for the character the majority of the game. It's just one example of bad voice acting amongst many.
It's clear that ToD has some beautiful backdrops amongst its islands, but this looks no better than a high-resolution PS2 title. There's not much that wows graphically, but where the game does stand out is in its lush, colorful visuals. It's something that has always been a staple in Harvest Moon, and it's nice to see a game that's not overusing grey and brown tones. Still, when the only praise I can give is that the game is colorful, it's done something wrong.
Disappointment of the Year
After investing over 80 hours into my journey of Tides of Destiny, I came away feeling completely devastated. Each entry in a series should improve upon the previous, and ToD fails in that department. The game is about as mediocre as they come and suffers from a complete lack of polish. Will Rune Factory fans have some fun playing ToD? Sure, since it's been quite some time since there's been a console entry in the series, but just because a game is new, doesn't mean it's automatically great. That certainly holds true for Tides of Destiny, as it's a complete monstrosity that I can't recommend to anyone but the diehards. Tides' myriad flaws screamed in my face the longer I went on, like a nagging mother who just won't quit bothering you. I just hope that Rune Factory 4 can clean up its mess.
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The volume is now a part of the Rare Book Collection at Hope, given in turn to the college by that physician — Dr. George Zuidema — and his wife, Joan, for others to enjoy and study.
Published in 1962 as a private limited edition, the book contains 24 color landscapes reproduced from the original artwork, along with a foreword from Madame Chiang's husband regarding her paintings. It is being featured until Friday, Feb. 24, on the main floor of Hope College's Van Wylen Library, part of an on-going series of displays featuring significant materials from the college's collection.
"The paintings depict the serenity of nature and Chinese culture, an interesting contrast to the tumultuous life of Madame Chiang," said Kelly Jacobsma, an associate professor at Hope.
Jacobsma noted that Madame Chiang, who died in 2003 at age 105, took up painting relatively late in life, in around 1953. She first exhibited her paintings in January 2000 at the World Journal Art Gallery in New York and in February 2000 at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum.
Born Mayling Soong, Madame Chiang was raised as a Christian and graduated from Wellesley College in 1917. She and her husband were married from 1927 until his death in 1975. Chiang Ka-shek led China from the latter 1920s until the communists took control in 1949, subsequently leading Taiwan.
As one reflection of her prominence, Madame Chiang was on the cover of Time magazine three times: in 1931, 1938 and 1943.
Following her husband's death, she immigrated to her family's estate on Long Island in New York. It was while living in the U.S. that she came under the care of Zuidema, a 1949 Hope graduate who was serving as professor and director of the department of surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School in Baltimore, Md.
While the hospital was accustomed to serving prominent patients, Madame Chiang was at an entirely different level.
"Her party took over the entire third floor of the Wilmer Eye Clinic," Zuidema recalled. "The Taiwanese Secret Service controlled one end of the hall, and the U.S. Secret Service the other."
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In general, locker rooms, schools and even hospitals are not considered cesspools for germs.But these locations have recently been pinpointed as places where staph infections can grow and be spread from one person to another. Cases of the bacteria have been reported in metro Atlanta, though there have not been many in Gwinnett County, health officials say. While staph is one of the most frequent causes of skin infections - and sometimes causes more severe blood and wound infections - local health officials say there's no reason to panic. "It's been around for years, it's nothing new," said Vernon Goins, Gwinnett County Health Department spokesman. In some cases, staph can cause severe sickness or death in children, Goins added, though the infection is usually treatable with antibiotics. But state and local health officials have recently been sending warnings of a new resistant strain of the disease. MRSA (pronounced mursa), an acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a type of staph infection that has become resistant to certain antibiotics, making it more difficult to treat. While antibiotics are an effective remedy for the bacteria most of the time, after many years of use, the treatment has lost its ability to fight some infections. Because of this resistance, some people have developed severe cases of staph - and, in some instances, death has been a result. "It's spread most often by skin-to-skin contact," Goins said. "I personally call it the locker room bug." Gym equipment, school desks and hospital rooms are possible places where the germs can be spread. Sharing towels, clothing, bedding, and gym or sports equipment with someone who has or is carrying the bacteria can easily move the germ from one person to the next. Though there has been no county-wide outbreak of the bug, Gwinnett County Public Schools is notifying parents with letters and information on its Web site about staph and ways to prevent and recognize an infection. While data collected by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows 5,287 invasive infections (invasive infections can spread through the blood or can destroy flesh) were reported in 2005, Goins said Gwinnett has not seen many occurrences. "The numbers of MSRA cases are increasing slightly, but it certainly isn't anything new," Goins said. In Gwinnett, staph infections are reported to the health department only if someone with the disease is hospitalized or dies, Goins said. An infection was reported by a local hospital last week, but Goins said the case was simply a skin infection, most likely diagnosed and treated in an emergency room but reported because it was treated within the hospital. "No deaths have been recorded in Gwinnett County," Goins said. Medical experts say the infection can be stopped with proper hygiene. Gwinnett health department officials recommend keeping hands clean and washed with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizer, covering and cleaning cuts and scrapes until healed, avoiding contact with other people's wounds or bandages and refraining from sharing personal items, such as towels and razors. Though it spreads quickly and easily, treatment is an option for MRSA skin infections. Draining of the abscess or boil by a doctor, is the most common action, and in some cases skin infections do not need to be treated with antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It's common and it's in every community," Goins said of the bacteria. "We carry it on our bodies and it only becomes a problem if gets into the bloodstream and wounds." SideBar: Staph Info ' Often misdiagnosed, a staph infection typically looks like a spider bite with redness, swelling, pus, boils or blisters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ' MRSA-infected skin sores can change from skin irritations to abscesses or a more severe skin infection, and if left untreated can move into the blood or bone. ' Staph bacteria can survive on a surface for more than 24 hours. ' Avoid staph by keeping hands clean, covering and cleaning cuts and scrapes until healed, avoiding contact with others' wounds or bandages, and refraining from sharing personal items, such as towels and razors.
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AKRON -- Federal prosecutors said Wednesday afternoon that a Twinsburg woman slept with then-Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and asked him to help her get a new job.
Jurors had a chance to hear dozens and dozens of calls between Dimora and Gina Meuti-Coppers, the daughter of former Bedford Heights Police Chief Dominic Meuti.
Dominic Meuti, who died on Dec. 28, 2006 at age 76, was chief during the time Dimora was mayor of Bedford Heights.
Gina Meuti-Coppers and her family are longtime friends of Dimora, according to Dimora.
In those 2008 calls from March through July, Meuti-Coppers, then 38, made arrangements with Dimora to meet him for drinks and dinner at Shula's 2 Steak House and then have a sexual tryst with him twice, both times at the Holiday Inn on Rockside Road in Independence.
Shula's 2 is in the Doubltree Hotel on Rockside Road, across the street from the Holiday Inn.
The dates of the trysts were March 15, 2008, and June 2, 2008. It was right after the first tryst that Meuti-Coppers sent her resume to Dimora for him to pass on to Bedford Court.
In the calls, she said she was willing to work part-time for local government or at Bedford Municipal Court.
Other calls jurors heard were between Dimora and Bedford Municipal Court Clerk Tom Day.
In her calls to Dimora, she said she was willing to work part-time for the summer, but eventually would want full-time.
She eventually was hired as a part-time deputy clerk on July 15, 2008 by the court at a salary of $24,000.
She is still employed at the court but is now a full-time deputy clerk and making $40,000 annually, according to court records.


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Average customer review: Average customer review 8 out of 10 (93 reviews) Add your review
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Honey, I shrunk the Jessica Rabbit! And look what came out - a slimline rabbit vibrator with all the attributes of Jessica's rotating balls, contoured shaft, vibrating ears and smooth silicone form, but in a more compact and easily insertable shape.
Boasting an orgasmic selection of vibration functions alongside a delectable array of 3 rotating speeds, the firm-yet-flexible shaft has a contoured head and a powerful motor for super-strong G-spot stimulation. Nuzzle the rabbit ears against your pearl to twin your internal massage with clitoral contact in 3 titillating speeds and 4 pulsating patterns.
Both swirling rotations and vibrating speeds are independently controlled, meaning you can use the slimline vibrator as a G-spot vibrator and clitoral stimulator - simultaneously or singularly.
Squirt plenty of water-based lubricant onto the rabbit ears and shaft to fully enjoy your vibrator. It's completely waterproof as well - move aside, rubber ducky.
Oh! Rabbit Beginner's Vital Function Stats: Ears: 3 x speeds, 4 x patterns; Shaft: 3 x speeds
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- Length: 8.5 inches
- Insertable Length: 4 inches
- Circumference: 4 inches
- Base diameter: 1.25
How it feels
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- Waterproof: Submersible
- Contains latex: No
- Contains phthalates: No
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- Controller Type: Built in - push button
- Vibration speed: Speeds and patterns
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- Battery Info: 3 x AAA batteries
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Lovehoney Oh! Rabbit Beginner's Silicone Rabbit Vibrator 8 out of 10 (93 reviews) Write your own reviewOrder by:
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Oh indeed
Reviewed: September 16, 2015 by Applecrumbledore, a Straight Going Steady Female
Let me start by saying don't read this review if you get sick of those people that post mushy soppy facebook statuses, because that's how I feel about this toy!
Everything about it is wonderful!
I'm a petite lady, so the slimline is perfect for me, not too large but still enough to feel 'full!' It also wasn't so large as to scare off my slightly more vanilla boyfriend.
The silicone feels touchable and warm (do remember to use WATER-based lubricant!), and the design is sleek and eye-catching. I do recommend keeping it in a bag or similar as with all silicone toys it does attract fluff like mad!
Now for the functions. 3 types of rotation on the beads and head, and a multitude of different vibrations with the ears. This is by far my favourite toy and produced some of the most earth-shattering orgasms ever!
My only (very very tiny) niggle is that the 'ears' can sometimes feel a little sharp - make sure you use plenty of lubricant and they're fine, but no good when my other half is operating and accidentally jabs me with one!
- Pros
- Quiet, amazing feel, attractive design.
- Cons
- Nothing!
- Bottom line
- Perfect!
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
My first rabbit
Reviewed: August 30, 2015 by teaselovelust, a Straight Married Female
I had this as my first rabbit vibrator. It was very pleasurable and easy to use. I would recommend to those new to sex toys!
It is a great boost of fun to any relationship. It is a lovely vibrant pink colour, which is a nice plus, so it's attractive to look at!
It is a great affordable price! It is a nice size and not too intimidating! The ears on this are more than pleasurable! I was extremely surprised once they got going! They are very intense! I absolutely loved them.
- Pros
- Easy to use and great vibration settings to choose your most desirable pleasure.
- Cons
- All of it was spot on! No complaints.
- Bottom line
- Great, and as I say it's perfect for first timers!
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Oh boy, the rabbit's outta the hat
Reviewed: June 2, 2015 by classy lass, a Straight Married Female
This must have been one of, if not the, most eager wait for delivery. The first sex toy we'd ever ordered was a Jessica rabbit. This is my second rabbit.
Customer service:
The customer service was sublime. I had asked for advice on forum and live chat, which I'm grateful for as I would have likely picked another rabbit.
Smoothly and discreet as ever. I believe this eagerly awaited order arrived a day early, to our delights. I really couldn't have asked for more.
The classic, simplistic, attractive Lovehoney design is displayed, with a few pointers along with a guide inside you're toy box.
Look and feel:
Wow, what a finely crafted, unintimidating, feminine, quality toy. The pictures and even video on here couldn't possibly do it justice, because you need to see this lovely Oh! rabbit in all its glory to truly appreciate its beauty.
It's not a light toy. In saying that, no problems using it for lengthy periods as yet.
The colour contrast, being a soft pink and white, really is eye-catching.
The pink shaft combined with the bunny ears are a delightful silicone materiel, which feels firm with a flexible head along with the bunny ears. The rotating beads are a glorious sight. The toy simply looks incredible and feels luscious.
Although not silent, I have much louder. I don't think anyone would hear outside the room. Some may say it's loud due to different living environments. For my personal situation it's rather quiet. I've used the Oh! several times next to my light sleeper OH and he's only awoken when I really let go. Other toys have woken him.
The rotating head beads combined with those cute bunny ears, they will take you deep down the rabbit hole!
The batteries are easily inserted into the white bottom of the toy. It's shown on the video. The buttons are easily controlled, and light up blue, which looks pretty and is extremely handy!
Its on/off feature can be used at any point. The various speeds and patterns looked very endearing indeed. As did the rotation of the beads and tip.
Our experience:
I'm not going to say it was plain sailing, as it did take a few times to get used to. Me and my OH were getting steamy. Enough was enough. Let's see what this Oh! is all about!
With a little help from my OH, along with the tiniest amount of lube, the Oh! entered me easily with a gentle insertion.
The shaft fits to perfection. As a fan of small vibes, this felt incredible. The sensations from the shaft alone feel magnificent. Hits the G-spot every time! I believe the rotation in the head and beads really does increase the pleasure.
We had put enough lube on the ears and a little on my clit, but finding the range for clitoral stimulation along with penetration was a little tricky to master (maybe lack of experience with rabbits), I'm unsure. Nevertheless, after a few practice sessions this Oh! was taking me seriously over the edge. We have both mastered our techniques achieving the absolute best satisfaction on offer from this exquisite Oh!
Leaving the shaft in is a personal favourite, as all the different sensations along with the clitoral stimulation is unexpectedly out of this world. The reverse technique also works wonders, along with using as a clit stimulator alone. We have got it where we can have a good old Rodger... ing! Brilliant!
Simple. A wash with warm soapy water would easily suffice. I use a little toy cleaner as well. There's nothing awkward about it.
To sum it up:
We got this for an incredible price as it was Deal of the Day and we had a voucher. Wow! The silicone material will attract dust, which was expected and isn't a problem for us. The only thing I can possibly think of to make the Oh! even better is a rechargeable version. If you get into the ring with this mighty Oh rabbit, I believe the phrase is, it does pack a punch with all the various sensations of the shaft. And most mighty of all the ears, mmmm. We are both extremely happy with our new friend. We did use it a few times before perfection came, but when it came, oh boy!
Definitely recommend for beginners, along with people who prefer smaller vibes in general.
This really is a fantastic product. Thanks for the brilliant service once again. :)
- Pros
- The elegance, along with the incredible sensations, and variety of patterns.
- Cons
- Bottom line
- The orgasms are increasingly incredible. Absolutely love my new Oh! lol!
- 4 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Ooh wow!
Reviewed: March 4, 2015 by Miss Happy Bunny, a Straight Going Steady Female
Me and my partner had decided to try something new from the toy department. This is the first vibrator I have ever used and let me tell you it didn't disappoint!
The various different settings were great and fun for my partner to use on me. Definitely recommend, great product.
- Pros
- The many different settings.
- Cons
- Bit too loud on higher settings.
- Bottom line
- Ooh!
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Made me sing!!!!!
Reviewed: February 3, 2015 by Birdlady, a Bisexual Married Female
This was the first rabbit vibrator and my first time ordering from Lovehoney. I was impressed with both!
The shipping was fast. It arrived in a discreet brown cardboard box. The shipping label listed the contents as "novelty items", so no concerns anyone will know what your getting.
The packaging was very clean and nice, nothing tacky or dirty. The first thing I noticed when I took it out of the box was how nice it felt to hold. It's not too heavy or too light, it really feels well balanced.
I set to trying it out as soon as possible, I made sure to give it a good coating of water-based lube and set to town. The rotating head felt amazing inside me, and although I really enjoyed it, it wasn't enough to get my G-spot going. Also, the highest rotation setting was a bit loud. The rabbit ears did amazing things to my clit! It felt so good! It really made me sing!
This has fast become one of my favourite toys.
- Pros
- The patterns are amazing!
- Cons
- Bit loud when on highest rotation speed.
- Bottom line
- A great addition to anyone's toy box!
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Colorado marijuana regulations signed into law
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Robbery of Valley pipe shop may be connected to string of thefts
May 28, 2013 in City The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery at Spokane Valley Puffin Glass Studios late Monday night. The incident may be connected to a string of robberies over the … 11
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Man who died at Spokane motorcycle park identified
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CLASSIFICATION OF MICROHETEROGENEITY IN REFERENCE MATERIALS USING µXRF
John L. Molloy, John R. Sieber, and Rolf L. Zeisler
Micro X-ray Fluorescence (µXRF) has been used to nondestructively investigate elemental heterogeneity by constructing two-dimensional maps of elemental concentrations in reference materials. µXRF allows probing of sample sizes in the microgram and nanogram range, well below the 100 milligram level currently explored in reference materials by NIST. Several examples will be presented to highlight why this problem is of interest in reference materials.
Existing research performed by other authors suggests that complex data analysis techniques like Monte Carlo modeling can be used in conjunction with µXRF to estimate elemental heterogeneity on a microscale. Equally sophisticated methods of analysis, such as principal component analysis (PCA), show promise in describing complex data patterns arising from various samples. PCA can identify if "nugget" effects exist within a material, a case where an element is enriched in small, isolated areas of the sample. Each element must be statistically treated according to its level of heterogeneity within the sample. Samples must be separated into elements with nugget effects, heterogeneous elements that do not exhibit nuggets, and homogeneous elements, with a different statistical treatment used in each case. Data from the first group conforms to a wide variety of distributions only adequately described by nonparametric statistical methods, while the second two groups can be adequately summarized using more common statistical methods, which assume normally distributed data. The intended result of these different treatments is a standard method for calculating the minimum recommended sample size of each reference material. However, the complexity of many reference materials and tendency of higher atomic number elements to affect the signals of low atomic number elements makes modeling such systems nontrivial.
In addition to µXRF, Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) is able to measure small samples of material in the range of 1 mg to 100 mg. INAA gives complimentary information to mXRF because the more penetrating radiation is able to thoroughly probe thicker samples containing many heavy elements. Because its sources of uncertainty are very well characterized, INAA can also identify inconsistencies such as sample changes from preparation for analysis, and it offers a different picture of each sample, giving more information on which to build a descriptive model of a reference material. INAA bridges the gap between current, bulk analysis methods and methods developed using µXRF, confirming models constructed of heterogeneous samples.
Many modern chemical analysis techniques are able to analyze very small sample sizes, an advantage which can be particularly important for expensive or difficult to obtain samples. Reference materials must be properly used for calibration or validation of such techniques to assure that accurate results are obtained. NIST makes many different reference materials, each coming with a certificate that identifies constituents of the material, their concentrations, and the minimum recommended mass of the material. However, no method currently exists to classify the heterogeneity of samples smaller than about 100 mg. Considering the amount of effort applied to furnishing accurate values for reference materials, it seems prudent to examine if these values are still correct at the sample sizes used by microanalysis techniques. In this way NIST's reference materials can have expanded applicability and wider use.
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Author: John Molloy
Mentor: John Sieber
Division: Analytical Chemistry (839), CSTL
Building and room: 227, Rm A347
Mail Stop: 8391
Phone: 301-975-4114
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Home › Forums › General Archery Discussion › New hunting bow
This topic contains 14 replies, has 10 contributors, and was last updated by CAJAHSMTNMAN 2 years, 2 months ago.
July 25, 2013 at 11:32 am #585451 Back to Top REPORTI just recently let my son have my backup hunting bow so I'm in the market for a replacement. Last year I
got some great feedback on here that led to the purchase of my current #1 bow, which is a Z9. It shoots great and I had a very successful season with it. Now I'm just wondering what everyone would suggest for my next Mathews. I'm not speed crazy just looking for another tack driver. Thanks!July 25, 2013 at 1:44 pm #585518 Back to Top REPORT
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View My BowsThe Creed! It is for sure a tack driver… I have never shot this good out to 60 yards. Wish I had more pins in my sight.. No telling how far I could shoot.July 25, 2013 at 1:48 pm #585520 Back to Top REPORT
Joined: 7/12/2013Second vote for the Creed. Love mine!July 25, 2013 at 1:51 pm #585521 Back to Top REPORT
Joined: 8/4/2004Creed for sure!July 25, 2013 at 2:03 pm #585528 Back to Top REPORTThanks for the responses guys. I shot a Creed yesterday and really liked it, but my dealer doesn't have one in my draw length. I may have to go ahead and have him order one.July 25, 2013 at 2:59 pm #585538 Back to Top REPORT
Age: 55
Joined: 11/1/2008
Location: OregonCreed………..
Z – Mag……..
You will only know after shooting them which is best for you….Cant go wrong.
Creed is a great bow…myself, I like the Helium better. Also the chill and MR's.The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankindJuly 25, 2013 at 6:53 pm #585622 Back to Top REPORT
Joined: 3/18/2008My vote is for the Chill. This is an issue that you will have to decide. Good luck.July 25, 2013 at 7:06 pm #585626 Back to Top REPORTWhat are the advantages that you feel the Chill offers versus the Creed?July 26, 2013 at 4:44 am #585737 Back to Top REPORT
Joined: 10/22/2007
What are the advantages that you feel the Chill offers versus the Creed?
The Chill comes standard with the Focus Grip, which may influence some because of the way it will hold in your hand. The Chill does not have quite the rock-hard back wall that the Creed does, and that may sway some as well. Because of the location of the stops on the Creed a dryfire or semi-dry fire is more likely to provide limb damage. Of course, dryfire is a catastrophic event, and something is likely to be damaged when it happens, but the limbs will be the worst thing that can happen to your bow.
And the Creed is about 5 fps quicker and almost as quiet.Mathews S2 / Copper John 4-pin / QAD HD LD / Worlds Best Strings / 808 Bowslings / Easton BloodlinesJuly 26, 2013 at 7:39 am #585788 Back to Top REPORT
Age: 72
Joined: 10/3/2006
Location: Colorado
View My BowsIMHO, I'd wait a few months to see what 2014 brings.
Depends on what you are looking for in a new bow. I like a longer ATA, less sharp string angle, and I like to keep the DW down because of aging shoulders. The MR-6 would be my choice now if I were to get a new bow … but I have the original Monster and it is a tack driver. At 63#/28.25″ it shoots a 5 gr/lb arrow at 325 fps and a 492-gr arrow at 270 fps. The Monster is not the smoothest drawing bow, but at 60# it is comfortable and manageable … at 70# not so much.
The draw backs on the Monster-series bows are:
– Finicky to tune with cable actuated rests. Works best with shoot through rests or limb actuated rests.
– Heavy. OK to pack in a mile or so to a stand, but for covering a lot of miles in a spot and stalk hunt they are burdensome.
– In addition to paper tuning, walk back tuning, etc. they really need to be Creep Tuned to get a solid back wall and optimal accuracy.
http://unofficialatfaq.tripod.com/creep_tuning.htmJuly 26, 2013 at 7:40 am #585789 Back to Top REPORT
Age: 66
Joined: 4/29/2005
Location: Layton, UtahHave an Open Mind!
But That's Not Allowed HERE!That Crazy Old Mormon in Utah! My Bow: Prime Impact 50# @ 29" My Rest: Trophy Ridge "SmackDown" My Sight: Spott Hogg "Hunter"July 26, 2013 at 7:56 am #585821 Back to Top REPORTThanks for the great responses guys! If I new something with a longer ATA was in the works for November I would probably buy used now, then new later. I have older shoulders too and have enjoyed shooting bows like the LX and Drenalin LD in past years. I've had approximately 25 Mathews over the years and just love setting up and shooting different bows! With all that being said I always have to have at least two bows on hand that I have total confidence in when September rolls around!July 26, 2013 at 8:54 pm #585965 Back to Top REPORT
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View My BowsI would go with a Helim, or Monster. I absolutley love my Monster 7 and Helim. But I agree with the statement from archer, wait to see what pops up in November.July 26, 2013 at 9:09 pm #585966 Back to Top REPORT
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View My BowsYou could probably find a really good deal on a used Helim alsoJuly 26, 2013 at 9:53 pm #585976 Back to Top REPORTThanks again! I appreciate everyone's input!
lots of great advice!
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it considers all the clients reporting to sepm as single one.
have you tried creating domains in SEPM.
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AFAIK it should report only those domain machines.
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create a unmanged notification. check if its showing only those domain clients.How to deploy/update communication settings from your SEPM to your SEP clients machines with SEP 12.1 RU2
Domains should have been created during the intial deployment stage. You can create a domain now however you need to recreate all your groups and policies( you can copy and policies between domains, so that should be easy). If we create new domain so clients will not communicate under it until we replace the sylink.xml file. You have to export a sylink from new domain then use the communication deployment wizard as mentioned earlier.
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