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In Olympian Swimsuits, Threads of History
Correspondent, Jay Weiner, The Christian Science Monitor
All the talk is technology. NASA was consulted. Records are falling like so much ticker tape at a gold medalist's victory parade. Then there's the lawsuit - which is not to be confused with the swimsuit.
Just about everyone here at the United States Olympic swim trials has been jabbering about what the candidates for the Beijing Games are wearing. For women, it's the full-body Speedo LZR Racer. For men, it can just be long-john-like tights. Swimmers are gushing about how it's making them faster, more-efficient missiles through the chlorine.
Speedo has shamelessly boasted in breathless releases about the depth of research - tapping everyone from the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration to software firms - involved in creating the suit.
Mark Phelps, who kicked off the trials Sunday night with a world record in the 400-meter individual medley, wore the LZR bottom, but no top. "The suit really is amazing," said the six-time 2004 gold medalist. Indeed, through Tuesday night, 44 world records in swimming have fallen since Speedo introduced the suit in February.
Mr. Phelps, who is under contract to Speedo, said after his thrilling 400-meter victory: "It does give you that extra tenth or hundredth [of a second] that you need to break a record.''
The suit, seen as a major technological leap, is said to reduce drag. It has no seams; the three parts of the full-body suit are glued, not sewn, together. It is also constructed to compress the swimmer's core muscles, rather like a girdle, creating a more sleek object through the water.
But this shouldn't be solely a science discussion, says Bruce Wigo, CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. As TV viewers watch this week's trials and next month's Olympics, they should be thinking about the threads of social history as much as the synthetic fabrics.
"[Swim] suits are a reflection of each period's social values,'' says Mr. Wigo, adding that evolution of swimwear speaks volumes about the development of the sport and, particularly, women's rights in and out of the pool. Wigo helped USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport, put together an exhibit at "Aqua Zone," the swim trade show that's under way in the convention center wing of Qwest Center, where the trials are being staged.
The condensed version of swimwear history begins in ancient times when indigenous men around the world swam naked. Women, generally, weren't permitted to swim, Wigo says.
Fast forward to the Roman Empire, and the public baths became iconic centers of their own technology and architecture. But the baths would become dens of sexual activity, Wigo says, and the growing Christian world "looked at the baths as one of the primary reasons Rome fell. Nudity, swimming, and bathing became regarded as sinful.... For a thousand years, the Western world lost the art of swimming. …


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The prospective bridegroom is the son of attorneys Joseph and Judith Price, Scranton. He is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and earned a bachelor's degree from University of Rochester. He served in the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan and is a magna cum laude graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where earned a juris doctorate. He is a judicial clerk for Judge Vito P. Geroulo.
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Wright announced the Toronto date for Sept. 21. Venues for the proposed 2013 shows weren't named.
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Martha Jones' heart skipped a beat when she heard the phone.
Martha was not the kind of person to assign a unique ringtone to all her contacts, but the Doctor was a unique case. It was a simple, unobnoxious tune; a song she hadn't heard for nearly a year.
She flipped the phone open and looked at the display. A picture of the Doctor gazed back, flashing a smile at her. She grinned as memories of their travels came back. The last time they met, she had joined his current companion, Donna Noble, Captain Jack Harkness, Mickey Smith, and Rose Tyler and her mother to help him stop the Dalek armada from destroying all of reality. It had been a very long and memorable day.
She pressed the phone to her ear. "Hello?"
"Martha Jones!" the jovial voice she knew so well answered.
She gave an inward sigh of relief; from what she could tell, he hadn't regenerated yet. "Doctor! How have you been?"
"Oh, I'm managing. As good as a nine-hundred-and-five-year-old time traveler can, anyway. How about you?"
"I'm doing fine," she replied. "And you'll be happy to know I've quit UNIT. Mickey and I have gone into freelancing."
"Really? Good old Mickey the Idiot, I can always count on him. Anyway, the reason I'm calling is that I'm bringing some off-world companions to Earth for the first time, and I thought, 'You know, I should take them to Martha's, I haven't seen her in a while.'"
"Calling ahead, Doctor? This is a first."
"Well, there's a first time for everything. You see, these
companions of mine are all vegetarians, so if you could hide all your meat and put out a nice vegetable platter, that would be fantastic. Oh, and apples! Lots of apples."
"Veggies and apples got it."
"Brilliant, Martha. We're coming in a few seconds; don't go anywhere, I've got a surprise for you."
Martha was puzzled by the last bit as he hung up. Surprise? What more surprises could he have than dropping in like this and actually telling her beforehand, no less?
She had just finished preparing the platter when she heard the distinctive noise of the TARDIS. With a smile, she ran outside to the blue box and threw open the doors
and was met by a brown miniature horse with gigantic blue eyes wearing the Doctor's clothes.
"Surprise!" said the horse. "I'm a pony now!"
Despite all that she had seen in her days with the Doctor and serving in UNIT, Martha Jones found it very hard to accept that the Doctor was currently a three-foot-tall horse (or rather, pony he had corrected her several times on the distinction.)
"You humans," he said, shaking his head, "Take them around the universe and suddenly a planet full of sentient ponies is harder to believe than murderous angel statues."
While it was an odd experience for Martha, she could only imagine what it was like for the Doctor's six companions. From what she gathered from their conversations, their technology was generally behind theirs by several years, with a few appliances he said were powered by magic (exactly what he meant by that, she wasn't sure). They had entered her house wide-eyed, blown away by everything within it. She gave them permission to explore her house, which quickly went downhill, thanks to Pinkie Pie. Martha still had no idea how the pink pony managed to get her microwave to self-destruct.
When they finally settled down in the living room, Twilight positioned herself next to the bookshelf, switching between the conversation at hand and a book on world history. Rarity wasted no time taking notes on a few fashion magazines she had found, talking animatedly with Martha about what she found. Rainbow Dash attempted to take a nap on one side of the couch, her efforts thwarted by a bouncing Pinkie on the opposite end. Applejack opted to stand up, allowing Fluttershy to curl up on the recliner. The farmer pony's questions centered on earth agriculture and why their apples tasted so different, while Fluttershy, unable to speak up quick enough to bring up a new subject, simply commented on whatever conversation was at hand. The Doctor himself walked all around the living room and kitchen, experimenting with all kinds of objects to see what he could and couldn't do with hooves (which, disappointingly, included peel bananas; he assumed that earth and Pegasus ponies had some other method of doing it and resolved to ask Twilight later.)
"I don't understand, Doctor," Martha said at one point, "How does a Time Lord end up as a pony?"
The other six ponies all looked at the Doctor expectantly; he had not explained it to them, either.
The colt swallowed a piece of celery. "Well, to be perfectly honest, I only have a theory about that, but I'll tell you anyway.
"I actually ended up in Equestria by accident. I was in transit to go to the first Beatles concert it's an earth band; you'd like them, Rarity when something pulled the TARDIS off course."
"Something pulled it?" Twilight asked. "What could possibly do that to the TARDIS?"
"Happens a lot more often than you'd think
" the Doctor muttered. "But my theory is that what pulled me was, in fact you six through the Elements of Harmony."
"That doesn't make a lick o' sense," said Applejack. "We hadn't worn them for months before you arrived."
"Yes, but you are still psychically linked to them! You lot are the only ponies who can use them that we know of. Not only did they protect you from the empathivores, but they also sent out a psychic distress beacon, which the TARDIS picked up on."
"That still doesn't explain why you're a pony," Rainbow pointed out.
"Well, suddenly changing course in the middle of the Time Vortex like that isn't the kind of thing you'd normally do. I think the internal rematerialization circuits the things that put us back together when we land, Dash might have got a little damaged. Either that, or she's playing tricks on me again." Upon noticing the worry in the mares' faces, he added, "Don't worry! I am almost very 90% sure that it won't affect you. Mostly."
A nervous chuckle was shared as Rainbow Dash glanced at the clock. "Hey, Doc. You wanted me to tell you when it was five-thirty?"
"Yes!" The Doctor stood up and made his way to the door. "We'd better be going, or we will be late for the first Summer Sun Festival!"
"Wait a second!" Applejack yelled. "How in tarnation are we going to be late for somethin' that's already happened?"
"Exactly!" the Doctor shouted back.
The six mares filed into the TARDIS, but the Doctor remained within the threshold. "The invitation is still open, you know."
Martha gave him a sad smile. "I'd love to, Doctor, but you know why we can't travel together anymore. I've just started to move on, and I've a job here, with Mickey. Besides," she added with a laugh, "you look like you've got your hands full, yourself."
"Hooves," the Doctor corrected. "Speaking of which, what do you think of them?"
"You've always had a knack for meeting the odd ones, that's for sure. But
they're good people, probably the kindest I'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. The world could definitely use more like them."
"So could every world."
"But they're so innocent," Martha continued. "They haven't seen the darker parts of the universe yet, and travelling with you will put them right into it. So, whatever happens
be careful, Doctor."
The Doctor smiled warmly. "Always, Martha. Always."
He closed the door behind him and gave a happy sigh. It was good to see an old companion again
His smile widened as he was hit with an idea. "Change of plans, girls," he said, already working on the console. "One more stop before we go
The first thing Captain Jack Harkness saw after leaving the Torchwood Hub was a collection of seven pastel-colored ponies.
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Right, so...I don't like this chapter. When I got the idea, I only planned the first part, thinking, "Hey, I can just make up the rest as I go! No problem!"
Then I realized that, not only is writing for any of the Doctor's canonical companions hard, but also absolutely nothing was happening in this chapter.
A month of lazyness and moping around later, I finally finished it in a way that I figured was halfway decent, and I added the Torchwood bit to cheer myself up. Hooray!
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Then I realized that, not only is writing for any of the Doctor's canonical companions hard, but also absolutely nothing was happening in this chapter.
A month of lazyness and moping around later, I finally finished it in a way that I figured was halfway decent, and I added the Torchwood bit to cheer myself up. Hooray!
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Donna < amy < Martha = sarah < rose
Too bad the doctor can't see donna anymore and rose in in another universe
Too bad the doctor can't see donna anymore and rose in in another universe
OMG this is EPIC!!!
when're you writing more!?
when're you writing more!?
You have just earned yourself a new watcher.
The ending really made me lol. Ha ha nice job hope you make more!
yes MOAR!
what no Ianto?
He never traveled with the Doctor. Plus, I've only watched the first episode of Torchwood, so I don't know how to write for any of them other than Jack.
Well fine. Lol sorry i'm just a fan of "Janto" so just thought i'd bring it up.
I understand; I have a friend who really wanted me to use Ianto, too.
Well i do have one complaint about now wanting to use Ianto for the story (hahaha hypocritical me) and that's that it doesn't really follow the Torchwood/DoctorWho/SJA timeline. If this is after journey's end and Martha and Mickey are married, they should be on their honeymoon right now and that maeans that the Children of Earth has happned in Torchwood so that means that the only survivng members of Torchwood are Gwen Cooper who'd be pregnant and Captain Jack Harkness whose still in self loathing and bitter depression, blaming himself for the deaths of Owen, Tosh and Ianto... so yeah
All that Torchwood timeline stuff went straight over my head... XD
But this story does take place sometime between Journey's End and The End of Time. Mickey and Martha aren't married yet, but they're getting close.
But this story does take place sometime between Journey's End and The End of Time. Mickey and Martha aren't married yet, but they're getting close.
Ah Torchwood, who needs that silly blue box.


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It feels like Smif-n-Wessun have changed their name more times than Diddy. From the original billing of the Brownsville, Brooklyn duo to Cocoa Brovaz, to Tek & Steele and back, this early '90s hardcore Hip Hop outfit's albums might be alphabetically scattered in a record store, but their impact stands strong. The pair has been among the most active members of the Boot Camp Clik, and as Buckshot veered off to do collaborative and experimental projects and Ruck transformed into Sean Price, S-n-W simply stayed the course. While past projects may have appeared more stale compared to BCC peers, Monumental aligns them with legendary producer Pete Rock for strong dividends in a project that's the group's best in 15 years.
Monumental feels, in many ways, a celebration of Tek & Steele's career. Guests are not there because they're needed, but rather it shows that unlikely supporters like Bun B or Memphis Bleek fit well into the Smif-n-Wessun world. Although there are only three unassisted moments on this album, they are some of the better. "Go Off" has the energy needed to match a song about losing control in times of needed. Pete Rock lays out a simple chopped sample loop with great drums and accented scratches. Throughout the album, Tek and Steele talk about three things: the streets, Hip Hop and the status of their evolution. "Roses" calls on fans to acknowledge the pair's work more than ever, and Monumental certainly makes a case as to why. "Time To Say" is a more inspirational track that revisits the street soldier taps that rallied the BCC in the first place, by almost posing the question, "how much do you want us?" No, this work does not overtly hint at retirement or hiatus, but as great solo albums like 24K Smoke and Welcome To Bucktown went largely unnoticed, it's time to audit the love and importance of a group every bit as significant as street rhyme '90s fellow duos Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga and Tha Dogg Pound. Pete Rock's scattered rhymes add a Hip Hop context, but the rhyming-producer's greatest lyrical asset is his legendary voice, reminding all those nostalgic sound lovers just who mastered the track.
Like Black Moon, it's been difficult for Tek and General Steele to shake Da Beatminerz' absence on their projects. If anybody could fill those shoes with care and credentials it is Pete Rock. The Soul Brother's Babe Ruth sampling on "Do It" pulls Rap back into the early '90s on a record that feels straight out of the pre-Giuliani-era, complete with a rare Hurricane G appearance. The title track's ("Monumental" ) careful sampling plays a Brooklyn street montage, complete with double-parked cars in front of project housing, sweeping shop-keepers and rumbling F trains. The horns, stabs and choruses employed by the Mt. Vernon icon are different than those sounds he's used for other emcees, making this project feel like Tek and Steele's lyrical vision was beautifully executed sonically. "Roses" feels like a modified interpretation of Dah Shinin' blueprint. The lyrics are about sincerity and high-stakes street living. P.R. lays out a crying-sample and resonant drums that make any listeners' Tims tap on the dirty pavement.
Sixteen years later, the magic of Dah Shinin' still unravels some of its street wisdom in every play. Tek and Steele have had some solid works since, where they tried new things, while also tried to retain their core. Monumental comes at just the right time, and certainly presents an album that has more excitement and punch than any work since. It is crowded with guests, but Tek and Steele still hold court at their own party. With Pete Rock providing an album's worth of detailed sounds, the group has the foundation that they've lacked since the '90s. Moreover, Smif-n-Wessun reclaim a place at their own family table. As Black Moon and Heltah Skeltah's brands remain focused on solo works, this pair stomps the Boot back into 2011's cement in reminding us all who, along with Jay and Biggie, made Brooklyn so audio cinematic throughout the 1990s.


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Hello,My name is XXXXX XXXXX I will be assisting with this question.There is such a thing as a harassment restraining order in Minnesota, and you would appear to be eligible for it based on what you've said. You can get a good overview of the process here. (see link). The site would let you assess your eligibility and then tell you where to go to get the order.You can get an order against your husband ex-parte. That is, you can get an emergency temporary order without notice to him (and without a lawyer). You will then have to have him served with an order -- don't do it yourself as that would not be proper service. The police will likely do this for you if you ask. The effect of which would be to move your husband out of the house.The notice he'd get would tell him of what you'd alleged to the court and would give him a date for a hearing. The purpose of the date is to make the order permanent. At such a hearing, you'd be expected to present your evidence as to why the order should be continued. By evidence, I mean your own testimony, the testimony of any witnesses, any email, letters, text or phone messages, whatever you have along those lines. Your husband will then get a chance to present whatever evidence he has to deny your allegations and try to convince the court that he offers no threat to you and that no order is necessary.At the close of all the evidence, the judge makes a decision. If he feels you ae indeed at risk he will order the issuance of a permananet restraining order. If he believes that your husband is no threat to your safety, he will lift the temporary order.No lawyer is necessary for the hearing and many people do without them. However, if you know the other side will have a lawyer, you are better off having one for the hearing as well to keep the odds even. There are complainants who can win against a lawyer, but as they know court procedure and you don't, they do have a substantial edge. As to what his/your chances are, that's nothing I can answer without hearing all of the evidence. But basically you'd have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that you need an order for your prtection. That's your burden of proof. So if the evidence favors you over him, you win.The lawyer would only be needed for the hearing, unless you want to go forward with a divorce as well. A call to the Minnesota Bar Association's lawyer referral service can get you the going rate for having a lawyer at the hearing for your part of the country. Then if you wanted to find one, they would charge you a referral fee of around $50 for the referral which would include a half hour free consultation with the lawyer.
Thank you,Fran, the information you gave has answered many of my questions. I do have a few follow up questions, if you wouldn't mind.
In the area of violence that has occurred between us, there has been some back and forth between us, none of which was reported. What made me consider a HRO were recent events such as repeated stalking of me,an incident in which he and his brother showed up to our apartment and made a vague threat towards me, and the last abuse event where he took my keys from me to prevent me from leaving and when I tried to get them back by following him outside and trying to grab them from him, I was pushed to the ground and he started hitting me until I started calling out for help, at which point he got up, kicked me in the ribs, threw my keys at me and took off. Regrettably I decided not to get the police involved. After the threat I had mentioned occurred, I had the officer take the statement and told him about the abuse, but did not pursue any charges. However, I did have a friend take pictures of cuts I had in my mouth from being hit in the face and showed the officer in person.
Since the incident I have made it clear to my ex that I want them to move out of the apartment and leave me alone. I've even offered to leave myself, but he won't agree to let me off of the lease and I don't have the money to simply buy out of the lease. I genuinely do not feel safe living in the same apartment, not for my personal safety or for that of my possessions.
I really don't want to get the law involved because of all of the hassle that comes with it. My biggest fear would be retaliatory litigation on his part against me. He is a selfish, petty person who, since I ended our relationship, wants nothing more than to make my life miserable. I know that all I have done wrong is mutual fighting, but that would not stop him from trying to get me charged based on bogus claims. He's already told many people lies about things that I've done or said to him. Adding to my fear is once again that he has access to a lawyer that is on retainer, and has a few people that would lie/testify on his behalf if he asked them to. I don't know how one would even combat multiple people insisting an untruth is actually truth. I'm not affluent by any means to be able to easily pay for any legal aid. My time is also consumed by going to school and working full-time to the point where having to add any extra nonsense, like court appearances and trying to figure out what to do with the situation, would very negatively affect my performance on both fronts.
I guess at this point I feel like I am damned if I do act, and damned if I don't. I feel as though it might just be easier to try and ignore the situation until March when our lease is up, but I know that things will just get worse because they already have been getting progressively worse.
What do you think my best option here would be--Put up with the nonsense and suffer moderately on a day-to-day basis or try and act and potentially face problems that would negatively affect me long term such as costly fees, possible loss of my job, and a marred record?
Any advice is appreciated.
That's understandable; it is early.
Okay, thank you very much. I feel a lot more informed on my options and will hopefully be able to get a satisfactory resolution to this nightmare.
Once again, thank you for time and assistance.
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This is just an explanation on the Battle Cry feature, for anyone that doesn't fully understand how it works.
The Battle Cry, once used, will recharge after a period of time - that was a big blur cleared for me when this was explained in an interview. So you do not have to earn a Battle Cry, just wait.
The symbols on the HUD were not explained, though. However I have managed to figure out what these HUD symbols mean:
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The second symbol (blue box) was the one I was always wondering about. It is a character with their hands by their mouth as if they were shouting, or in this case - crying. The number next to this represents the number of team-mates that will be affected by your Cry.
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To family and friends, Nehemiah Griego was just a normal teen who loved playing sports, jamming in the church band, and accompanying his father on mission trips to Mexico.
But the 15-year-old boy also had a violent streak, kept well hidden until it erupted in a massacre that ripped his family apart. On Jan. 19, the teen fatally shot his parents and three young siblings in their Albuquerque, New Mexico, home. In custody later, Griego "gushed" to police about his "heavy involvement" with violent video games like "Modern Warfare" and "Grand Theft Auto," according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department. Griego's gaming habits made headlines—and once again, it was game on for the national debate over the media's role in promoting gun violence.
Since the Columbine massacre in 1999, mass shootings have consistently raised questions about video gaming culture. Though much remains unproven, many critics believe violent video games play a role in breeding criminals. Christian leaders have responded by advocating a biblical perspective on the issue, saying that while all media has potential for good, violent video games have few redeeming qualities.
Nehemiah Griego is only the most recent shooter to transform virtual violence into reality. Adam Lanza, who killed 27 in the December shooting in Newtown, Conn., reportedly was obsessed with violent video games. Media reports said James Holmes, who killed 12 in the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting, frequently played "World of Warcraft."
In his book, Of Games and God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games, author Kevin Schut argues Christians need not see violence as inherently negative. Christian author J.R.R. Tolkien emphasized good-and-evil conflicts in his fiction and often presented violence as necessary, Schut said. But the world of violent video games requires "constant self-monitoring, conversation and engagement. Am I buying into attitudes … that glorify destructive acts, inflicting pain and causing death?"
A gamer himself, Schut contends in his book that video games do have positive potential because they allow discerning players a trial space to make decisions and grapple with moral, albeit fictional, dilemmas: "God calls us to think about our entertainment and use those thoughts to gain better understanding of our world." But overly violent games don't always leave room for such biblically minded engagement, Schut said.
Dr. Daniel R. Heimbach, Senior Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Wake Forest, N.C., says questions about whether Christians should play violent video games fall into "the category of discretion." Gamers should consider the messages and impact of the games by asking, "What action on my part brings God the most glory?"
Continued exposure to senseless, gratuitous violence can desensitize a player's moral perception, Heimbach argues: "Entertainment is a sorry reason to deaden the gift of conscience."
Other Christian leaders agree, expressing particular concern over violent games' effect on young people. According to the Pew Research Center, many teens report playing mature and adult-only rated games, including"Grand Theft Auto," rated "mature" for content involving blood and gore, intense violence, strong sexuality, and drug use.
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Onslaught Rings - The best item to create and disenchant for greater eternal essences and illusion dust! There's just one problem - the mats are ridiculous!
For one onslaught ring you need a thorium setting, a powerful mojo, and an essence of earth. That's anywhere from 10-15 gold on my server, and the ROI is around 2-10 gold after disenchanting. That's not that amazing, unless you go and farm your own materials.
Here's where I would go to farm those materials:
Earth in silithus (northwest corner), powerful mojo in eastern plaguelands (Undead trolls up north), and teh thorium setting (need a thorium bar from darkwhisper gorge or sillithus).
The best way to farm for this ring is to send a toon to sillithus and a toon to eastern plaguelands and farm them one after the other, using the chapel and the cenarian camp to mail the items to your jewelcrafter. Since those areas are low level you don't even need a max level character to farm there. Deathknights would be recommended for eastern plaguelands right after they leave the starting area and anyone can go down to sillithus.
This market is one of the hardest markets to enter (the greater eternal essences and illusion dust) because once you hit 58 you head to outland and no longer get greens which drop the level 51-57 enchanting mats. Since no one does the instances anymore (maybe a zg run here or there for the mount) the market is pretty dry.
Lucky for you guys I'm no MMO-Champion and this strategy is complicated enough that most readers will not even attempt it. But if you take the time to set this up correctly you will easily have a never ending supply of essences and illusion dust. If the market gets low from multiple people doing this, simply sell your mats instead of crafting the rings.
Have fun!
Onslaught Rings - The best item to create and disenchant for greater eternal essences and illusion dust! There's just one problem - the mats are ridiculous!
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Dahkeus said... October 14, 2009 at 8:13 AM
So...if they mats are worth more than the stuff you get from DEing it...why would you DE it?
Personally, I'd sell the mats or get the DE mats through a cheaper outlet or just stay away from the market if the price of DEed mats is less than the cost of mats.
Am I missing something?
altbankerson said... October 14, 2009 at 8:22 AM
He meant you get 2-10g profit from the D/E not 2-10g in mats.
Darraxus said... October 14, 2009 at 9:33 AM
I think it would be more profitable to run Strat over and over. Run dead side for a chance at the mount and come out with tons of stuff to disenchant, vendor trash, and runecloth. Then on live side you get the same thing (minus the mount) and some of the orbs to make crusader enchants.
If you are into grinding instances, you could do much worse than this one.
Goth said... October 14, 2009 at 9:40 AM
This is much better since star rubies are much better and actually drop more essence and dust.
Markco said... October 14, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Goth that is a great alternative if you have the dusts / rubies available cheap on your server. Anyone have any more? Keep em coming!
Anonymous said... October 14, 2009 at 10:22 AM
It's not crafting, but... you can run Scholo as well. It clears easy and nets alot of greens. or you can just do 'chest' runs.
I'll try to find a decent guide.. But basically, near the lady who makes ~20 copies of herself when you engage her, is a lever. Push the lever, and it opens an area that has a chest with garunteed 2 greens or better. (you dont actually have to kill her or anything, just hit the switch. An 80 can probably get to it without getting in combat, especially with stealth. Lower levels would probably have to clear a bit).
Still looking for a youtube video or something similar, it's easier to see than explain
Zamboni said... October 14, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I have to agree with the Stratholme runs. Zipping through and picking off the bosses will give you stacks of enchanting materials in a very short amount of time. Many of the bosses drop BoP greens as well, so you'll get a mix of dust and essences along with the usual shards.
Anonymous said... October 14, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Strathome for sure, then take all that runecloth and make runecloth headbands. They DE nicely into illusion dust and greater eternal essence.
Goodevening said... October 14, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Hi Markco,
I'm a long time reader and enthusiast and I would like to thank you for helping me make gold! (PS. Ignore the non-believers who say you are using this for personal gain)
So I am leveling another alt that will be JC/Enchanting, anyways this means i will have Two 450 miners,1 450 Herablist, 1 450 Skinner, and well I'm looking at Alchemy for my last profession. Now i Do not know much about it especially for money making, Would you suggest Transmute Mastery or one of the other ones?
I thought about inscription but i'm just not sure, i know its a good money maker but i am just hesitant!
Markco said... October 14, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Thanks! Transmute is good because you have mining and elixir is good because you have alchemy. Elixir is more of a steady income whereas transmute can give you huge bursts of extra money one day and nothing the next.
jl995 said... October 14, 2009 at 4:40 PM
As a prot paladin....
1. soloing MC bosses + trash gets essence of earth
2. Doing ZG runs gets loads of power mojos
3. and the Thorium from elsewhere
4. ....
5. Profit!
Wiggin said... October 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I can attest from recently leveling up enchanting to 350 (in order to disenchant any BoE) that illusion dust is definitely the hardest to come bu dust, on my server selling for as much or more than infinite dust, and GCE's sell for 10-15+ gold as well.
fjols said... October 15, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Terrible guide.
As others already stated, the mats are worth more than the DE'ed stuff.
The best solution is to run Strat or Scholo, you get alot of greens and blues, plus essence of undeath, orbs and cloth, which all sell extremely well.
To the guys who says stealth through the instances, the mobs with stealth detection is actually more likely to engage you if you are in stealth than if not. Some kind of bug from Blizzard, but I always do my Strat runs out of stealth, because I can pass more mobs that way.
Anyway, keep up the good work on this blog, even though this is the worst post I have read here yet :)
Archangel said... October 15, 2009 at 5:57 AM
Ok, so I go to Silithus, farm there a bit. Then I go to...Eastern Plaguelands and do my thing. After that for thorium I say...Winterspring, right ?
I like to farm sometimes. But I really doubt about the efficiency in terms of gold/hour of a farming session including a route like Silithus/Winterspring/Eastern Plaguelands. I can safely say that by the time you complete your farming session, you could farm something else for much more better gold/hour ratio.
There are few other crafted items that can yield a good profit if disenchanted. But only on the paper. Enchanted Thorium Blades comes to mind. But if you take the time and and take in consideration time to farm / craft / disenchant / what other profitable things you can do in the same amount of time / how fast the final product moves; you may find that in reality you may register a loss. Such is the case of Onslaught Ring, imo.
I think you should include a gold/hour estimate in your posts such as this.
Zach said... October 16, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Gunna have to disagree with you here... If the end result is worth less than the mats... farming the mats doesn't change this - it is actually losing you money...
If I farm the mats - why wouldn't I sell them on the AH for the inflated price instead of making them into something that's worth less than they are?
Farming =/= free... you still have the choice to post it on the AH and make the gold from selling the raw materials...
Markco said... October 16, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Sorry guys I wasn't very specific, this would work if you have 3 characters: 1 at EPL, 1 at Sillithus, and 1 at an AH.
Anonymous said... October 31, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Illusion Dust and Greater Eternals are definitely worth it, but not in this fashion. A lot of people do Strat and Scholo as mentioned.
I used to do Strat, and it's a good choice; but now I do DM West. The first 3 bosses each have a 46% or higher chance of dropping an iLvl 61 green, with Tendris Warpwood and Illyanna Ravenoak dropping green weapons at a 23% rate. Additionally, trash drops savage fronds, core of elements, runecloth, essence of undeath, and librams for those nuts on your server going for Insane in the Membrane.
I usually run a lap covering just those 3 bosses pulling the trash up to them (except Tendris), hop down and out of the instance and reset. 10 minutes a run.
(Plus, when a monster appears in the arena it's broadcast to all of dire maul, so I can run out and try to nab an Orb of Deception.)
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Any risktakers?
Bob Jones IV has made a point that draws a clear parallel between the plight of our brothers and sisters who are at risk in this nation from the moment that their lives begin at fertilization and those who pretend to be pro-life, a standard that has become lower with the passing of each election cycle. ("Life is not a party," Oct. 3). The question is, of those seeking public office regardless of party label, how many will stand up and defend every single human being from fertilization until natural death without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency? How many are there who would risk their political fortunes rather than turn their backs on a single innocent child? After all, the value of one solitary human being is worth far more than man's concept of power, political expertise, or polling data. - Judie Brown, American Life League
Too many other issues
Your article on pro-life Democrats had me thinking about this as a strategy. I concluded that even for pro-lifers there are too many issues that are important to pro-lifers that Democrats do not support. For example, the recent McCain/Feingold campaign-financing legislation, which was largely pushed by Democrats, would effectively muzzle independent voices on many issues and would largely concentrate the forums of discussion in the mainstream media. We all know how fair and open-minded the mainstream media have been toward the pro-life view. - Tom Thornton, Minneapolis, Minn.
Let the light shine
In "But so what?" (Oct. 3), you report the results of the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll, showing Bill Clinton's rising job approval rating. I was surprised you reported the results as if you considered them accurate. I believe these polls have been proven to be inaccurate many times over, especially at election time. No polls predicted the Republican landslide of '94, and the same can be said for several elections since then. Your readers should not be disillusioned or swayed by these poll results. They are just another attempt to influence our thoughts in a certain direction and make us believe that our revulsion toward President Clinton puts us in the minority. - Joni Halpin, Plano, Texas
Protecting the kids the TV way
I want to thank you for "Sex, lies, on videotape" (Oct. 3) about the networks complaining of airing President Clinton's testimony during the day and their concern for "the children" when, in fact, their evening fare of sitcoms that week was worse than the testimony. - Ruth Hill, Ishpeming, Mich.
No threat
In the article "Finding their voice" (Oct. 3), Pat Robertson is quoted as telling the Chinese Premier Zhu Rongju that he had nothing to fear from Christianity: "I urged the thought that Christianity in particular, and other religious values, are in no way a threat to the government of China, but actually, these would be bulwarks against a materialism which could sap the vitality of this great nation." I wonder if he pointed to the United States as an example of religious freedom. Our Christianity has been no bulwark against materialism but has gladly joined in the spending spree, sometimes at the expense of Chinese Christians in labor camps. - Maria Engel, Pasadena, Md.
Kudos and complaint
Thank you, Joel Belz, for pointing out the fault of the husbands who were unwilling to confront President Clinton when he groped their wives. They may have saved themselves immediate grief, but they protected the President's continuing immorality. Margie Haack in her Oct. 3 "Is He in the dorm?" seems to have fallen into the same trap as these unwilling husbands. When faced with the fact that her child's dorm roommate was fornicating each night below her bunk, Mrs. Haack saved her child and herself immediate grief by not intervening. She saw this as a trust in God. The words of Martin Luther have never been truer than today: "I am much afraid that schools will prove to be great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with the Word of God must become corrupt." - Gail Purath, Columbia, S.C.
Challenge, not total agreement
I do not always agree with you, nor would I expect to for I do not always even agree with my spouse. But you fulfill your mission to challenge me to think and apply my Christianity to every area of life. - Debra Cooke, Polk, Pa.
Air-brushed report
I am amazed at your apparently uncritical acceptance of pronouncements by the North American Electrical Reliability Council ("Night light," Oct. 3). I realize that you are attempting to report news rather than editorialize, but this issue could be one of life or death for a large portion of your readers. The report makes a specious argument that Y2K will be overcome by industry experience with big hurricanes or ice storms. In fact, its simultaneous disruption of power systems worldwide make it equivalent to a hurricane covering the entire industrialized world! - Ted Thomas, Shelbyville, Ky.
I like history and movies
I'm a 15-year-old homeschooler, and I wanted to e-mail you to say how much I like your magazine. We stopped getting the paper a while ago because it was so liberal. Now when we get WORLD magazine in the mail I'm the first one to read it. My favorite page is Marvin Olasky's because I enjoy reading his articles on history. I also like the movie reviews. Keep up the good work! - Sara Sharpton, Reedley, Calif.
Poor choice of words
I would like to point out what seems to be an inconsistency in the use of words in your magazine. In "Members of the judiciary committee" (Sept.19), in a description of Barney Frank you write that he was "best known at the beginning of the 1990s for having a homosexual lover." I have never read an article in which you use the term "pro-choice." Why would you use the term "homosexual lover"? I feel that by using that term you are framing the issue in words that the homosexual movement wants people to use, words that portray their life choices as positive alternatives to the mainstream. I object for the same reasons when the term "lover" is used of a person in an adulterous or pre-marital relationship as well. Whether they do it for love, sex, or lust, we can frame the debate by the words we use. What about "homosexual partner"? It is not as loaded emotionally as "lover" or "companion" but gets the idea across. Again the same thing applies in heterosexual relationships. I don' t think of "Jesus, Lover of my soul" and Barney Frank's homosexual lover or Bill Clinton's lovers in the same group. How about using different words for those different relationships? - Joann Phillips, Reno, Nev.
We're committed
I just want to tell you that as long as we have any discretionary budget in our household we will maintain our subscription. - Keith Pauley, Kemah, Texas
Join the conversation
I have been amazed at the continued negative response to the Sept. 5 story about Saving Private Ryan. I wanted to add another voice of support. When that story came out, a number of my co-workers had already seen the movie and had been raving about it. Mildly interested by their feedback, I resolved to see the movie only after reading Chris Stamper's article. I will admit that I'd ideally prefer not to hear such profane language. But I'd gladly sit through it again for the fruit of that decision. The themes of Saving Private Ryan enabled me to have conversations with people about the fleetingness of life, the concept of living a life worth saving, the pain of death and hate. These are topics that can easily lead to a discussion of the role of God in all these things. Movies like this are what people of this world talk about. I, for one, think there is incredible value in doing some discriminately chosen investigation into what the world talks about to find avenues of conversation that can involve the gospel. - Clarice Law, Los Angeles, Calif.
We are sheep
I'm writing in defense of Mr. Olasky's knowledge of Scripture. In a letter to the Mailbag (Oct. 3), a reader objected to Mr. Olasky's statement that "the Bible notes that all of us are sheep in need of shepherds," claiming that "the Bible nowhere states that all [as in all of mankind] are sheep." Indeed, the Bible does say exactly that in Isaiah 53:6: "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." Every human being needs the Great Shepherd, whether he acknowledges that need or not. - Shawna P. Steiner, Royal Oak, Mich.
It's not adultery
In a recent article the author indicated that infertile couples who utilize artificial insemination with a donor's sperm (AID) are guilty of adultery. I beg to differ. Adultery involves an act of intercourse or at least-in terms of Matthew 5:28-lustful desire. But AID involves no such act of intercourse or lust. For Christians there are serious moral questions to consider before using AID, but labeling this procedure as "adultery" is inaccurate and hurtful to those Christians who pursue this avenue in their longing to become parents. Desperate infertile couples who are considering assisted reproductive technologies need sensitive biblical guidance as they face ethical issues, not careless terminology. - John van Regenmorter, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Do the right thing
I've noticed that you are always receiving letters talking about how graphic your articles are. I want to thank you for reporting the pure, unbiased truth. I will also venture to suggest that the Bible uses some extremely graphic descriptions-take Ezekiel 23, for example. All these weak-kneed, one-day-a week Christians who oppose detailed descriptions of the true facts are only deceiving themselves. You are doing the right thing. Don't let any non-biblical opinions keep you from doing the right thing. Keep up the good work! - Luke Durgin, Redlands, CA


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When The Shadows Began To Dance
Yamaya Cruz
2011 / C&L Publishing
253 pages
When The Shadows Began To Dance is the debut novel by Yamaya Cruz. Cruz tells the story of Nelandez (Nelly) Reyes in the first person, beginning when the girl was about eight until she was about eighteen. Because Nelly is schizophrenic, it is very difficult to tell which events in the book actually happened and what was real only in her mind. While this method of storytelling might be more challenging for readers, the narrative gives a strong feeling for what it is like to be Nelly, a girl who is convinced that she is "crazy" and who is aware that many of her nightmarish experiences are in her dreams only. As readers, we're never quite sure of what is real. A victim of abuse and neglect from her parents, and later from her beloved older brother, Nelly's struggle to make sense of her life and to regain her sanity are thwarted no matter how hard she tries, and her time spent in a mental hospital seems to have been in vain - or did all of these events happen in her head while she was in the hospital being treated? What is clear is Nelly's fear, anger, and despair as she tries to exorcise the demons (shadows) that take her over. What makes this book really different is Cruz's use of ancient knowledge and African folklore as explanations for Nelly's affliction as well as a means to heal herself. I found the book compelling reading and felt deep compassion for Nelly and her family as their worlds crumbled and raged out of control.
As much as I enjoyed the book and Ms Cruz's writing style, there are far too many grammatical and punctuation errors as well as the misuse of quite a few words, and that was distracting for me. Better editing would help to make this a novel to be reckoned with. If you like intense psychological dramas, check this one out! It is available from Amazon.
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We just upgraded to version 7.1.4 last week. This was our first upgrade as we went from version 5.0.6 to 7.1.4.
In the release notes, it suggests running the following:
"MySQL table upgrade is required after upgrading to ZCS 7.0 or later. MySQL table upgrades are not automatically run during the upgrade to 7.0 based on time that it takes this process to run. There is no known performance impact when running in production without doing this MySQL table upgrade. Customers can avoid these errors in the zmdbintegrityreport output by executing /opt/zimbra/libexec/scripts/migrate20100913-Mysql51.pl.
(Bug 24329, 50557)"
We have not done this step. Is it necessary? Will I run into problems if I try to do another upgrade or install a patch?
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My heart is hurting for DS, though. He's so worried. There's something to be said for living close to family
Sending it all, Sad. Including hugs for you, too. ((((hugs))))
"The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it." - Brene Brown
Sending mojo, good thoughts, and prayers.
Sending lots of good thoughts your way.
Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; theyll scratch you up time and time again but in the end youre polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Laughter will cure life's ills. Have you had your laugh today?
((((Sad & Family)))
AJ's MOM
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always." - Albert Schweitzer
Me: BW - Him: 200+ # tumor removed 7/09
DS - 31 - Yikes!


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May 29, 2016
The venom of a sea snail could ease hard to treat pain in cancer and AIDS patients. That's according to new research published in the Hournal of the American Medical Association.
Less than one inch long, small sea snails contain venom that paralyze their prey. Re-creating nature, a man made version of the potent has been shown to relieve severe pain, especially in cancer patients.
Named Ziconotide, the drug wirks by coating the spinal column. Similar to Epidurals used in childbirth, patients are able to move without pain. The medication is delivered into the spinal cord area and helps numb some of the pain that's felt through the central nervous system.
A small battery operated pump implanted in the patient's back provides constant medication. Some side effects like dizziness were found in about 20%of patients. Risks that may be outweighed by the benefit of having another line of defense in fighting pain.
Elan, the makers of the venom drug Ziconotide is now seeking FDA approval. and say with approval they expect the drug to be available within the year.
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Fresnel Lenses Information
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Fresnel lenses are specialized optical components with grooved surfaces instead of traditional curved ones. Owing to their unique design, Fresnel lenses are thin and lightweight, typically have short focal lengths, and are more efficient than conventional optical lenses.
Fresnel Lens Basics and Applications
Augustin-Jean Fresnel — an early 19th century pioneer in the field of wave optics — is credited with the invention and application of grooved lenses. While working as a commissioner of lighthouses in France, Fresnel discovered that grooved lenses captured more oblique light than conventional ones, allowing lighthouse lights to operate more efficiently, use less material, and be visible over a greater distance.
A large (6-feet high) Fresnel lens for use in a lighthouse.
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The grooves in a Fresnel lens act as individual refracting surfaces, much like a group of tiny prisms. The grooved surfaces replace the continuous surface of a conventional lens into a set of surfaces with the same curvature. The primary advantage of Fresnel lenses is that they can be manufactured much thinner than a spherical lens with equivalent optical power, saving space, materials, and cost. Additionally, the thinner lens results in reduced light lost to absorption. The image below compares a Fresnel lens and a conventional lens of equivalent power.
A Fresnel (left) and conventional lens. Image credit: Wikipedia
Fresnel lenses typically sacrifice image quality for efficiency and are therefore infrequently used in precision imaging applications. While the original lighthouse lenses are obviously very large, small- and medium-sized Fresnel lenses are used in projectors and TLR/SLR camera screens, respectively.
When used for projection applications, Fresnel lenses reduce image quality as noted above, so that their use is most appropriate in non-critical uses or those prohibiting the bulk of a conventional lens. General purpose Fresnel lens applications include:
Projection (overhead projectors and projection televisions)
Traffic lights
Automobile headlamps
Rear-view mirrors
Optical landing systems
Camera viewing systems
Specialized lighting effects
Due to their favorable optical power to thickness ratio, Fresnel lenses are often used to concentrate sunlight for heating and solar power applications. By using Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight onto a photovoltaic cell, the surface of the cell can be reduced by several hundred times, resulting in significant cost savings. Other uses involving concentrated sunlight include solar water heating, cooking, melting metals, and steam generation.
A Fresnel magnifier (left) and solar concentrator.
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As a specific types of lens, Fresnel lenses share many specifications — including important optical points, polarity, and wavelength ranges — with the broader group of optical lenses. For more information on these figures, please visit IHS Globalspec's Optical Lenses Selection Guide. The specifications below are unique to Fresnel lenses.
Groove Density
A lens's groove density is measured in grooves per millimeter. Higher groove density (more grooves per millimeter) results in better quality images with lower optical efficiency, while lower density lenses yield better efficiency and poorer images. Less-dense lenses are most suitable for light gathering applications, while high density ones are more suited for imaging and projection.
A close-up view of Fresnel grooves.
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Fresnel lenses may be designed, manufactured, or used according to one or various standards. Common standards include:
ISO 877 (Plastics - methods of exposure...using Fresnel mirrors)
MIL-DTL-24560 (Fresnel lens lights; globe type)
MS 17998 (Fresnel lenses for navigation lights)
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Achromats consist of two or more elements, usually of crown and flint glass, that have been corrected for chromatic aberration with respect to two selected wavelengths. They are also known as achromatic lenses. This area includes micro achromats as well.
Cylindrical Lenses
Cylindrical lens have at least one surface that is formed in the shape of a cylinder. Cylindrical lenses are used to correct astigmatism in the eye, and, in rangefinders, to produce astigmatism, stretching a point of light into a line. This area includes micro cylindrical lenses as well.
Gradient Index Lenses
Gradient index (GRIN) lenses focus light through a precisely controlled radial variation of the lens material's index of refraction from the optical axis to the edge of the lens.
Optical Lenses
Optical lenses are transparent components made from optical-quality materials and curved to converge or diverge transmitted rays from an object. These rays then form a real or virtual image of the object. This area includes micro lenses.
Spherical Lenses
Spherical lenses, also known as singlets, are transparent optical components consisting of one or more pieces of optical glass with surfaces so curved that they serve to converge or diverge the transmitted rays from an object, thus forming a real or virtual image of that object. This area includes micro spherical lenses as well.


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TITLE: "A Uniform Box Product Primer"
ABSTRACT: In Jocelyn Bell's thesis, she constructed a space which she proved was normal, countably paracompact, and collectionwise Hausdorff. However, she left open a few questions about the uniform box product. The speaker will address and definitively answer a subset of these questions, such as whether her space is collectionwise normal or paracompact, and introduce a collection of such spaces of interest to set-theoretic topologists.
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Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico have been working in the dance industry for over 40 years as performers, teachers, choreographers and studio owners. Former faculty members of Dance Educators of America teacher training school, Mount Holyoke College, and Dance Teacher Magazine's Summer Teachers' Conference, they have developed several syllabi for teachers and studio owners to implement at their schools. After many years of helping dance teachers worldwide to improve their teaching and business skills, Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico launched Dance Teacher Web in 2007.
"The one issue we have heard over and over again is that teachers are concerned with getting burnt out and that they feel that they have nowhere to go and no one to turn to in times of need. This is why we developed Dance Teacher Web. Today more than ever, new challenges abound with staffing, faculty, parents, students, choreography, costumes, income, expenses, economy and more! We know what you are going through because we are in the same business as you. After 25 years as studio owners we have made our fare share of mistakes but we have also made a lot of great decisions along the way and we are eager to share these secrets with you! We know how isolating it can be as a dance teacher or studio owner. That is why we decided to create a place where professionals can go for inspiration and motivation at a moment's notice."
In 2009, Dance Teacher Web LIVE was created to bring to life everything that is unique about Dance Teacher Web in an annual teacher conference. Drawing upon their experience as conference attendees, presenters and exhibitors, Angela and Steve designed an event where you're not just a number. Dance Teacher Web LIVE brings together dance educators, master teachers and leading dance industry businesses from all over the world for four days of interactive classes, presentations and special experiences.
"It was important to us that our conference and expo environment be nurturing, educational and welcoming to all in attendance. We envisioned a creative oasis where everyone involved would feel relaxed, re-energized and open to learning and sharing."


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May 25, 2016
The Florida Board of Governors asked for proof that the university had a plan to get its financial house in order. After a two and a half hour teleconference call, FAMU's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on its plan of action.
"I believe from this point on we have a new road map that will lead us to a different story with regard to management of accounting and fiscal practices," says Dr. Fred Gainous, FAMU president.
FAMU came under fire after missing state deadlines for its financial statement, and $1.8 million from its budget.
FAMU trustee Randy Hannah says a complete upgrade in software from accounting to financial aid is a major part of the plan.
"You can have great people, students and faculty, but unless you have appropriate software, they're going to be handicapped," says Randy Hannah, FAMU trustee.
Hannah says approval by the Florida Board of Governor's is crucial, but not the most important, and trustee Larry Rivers told us solving the $1.8 million discrepancy was a huge sigh of relief for university leaders.
FAMU will submit its plan of action January 22.
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ing Pop singer Katie Melua. That relationship became a regular topic of coverage and speculation — much to the annoyance of Pritchard and his bandmates.
Some writers viewed The Kooks as having had a privileged upbringing since the three original members attended private schools and the band itself came together at England's Brighton Institute of Music. Some critics used the lack of dues-paying struggle as ammunition to attack the group's musical credibility.
The fact that some other British bands took swipes at The Kooks also generated plenty of column inches. Perhaps the most famous taunt came from Kasabian, which ridiculed The Kooks for writing songs for girls.
The British press also got plenty of mileage out of some seemingly haughty statements from Pritchard. He's been quoted as saying he always believed The Kooks would be big stars. In another statement that might have been taken more seriously than intended, Pritchard said that as a songwriter, he's a hit machine.
"I just roll 'em out. I'm a one-man hit factory," he told the British newspaper, The Guardian. The idea that Pritchard and the rest of the band have over-inflated egos is particularly irksome to Harris.
"That's sort of focusing on a very small part of what Luke talks about. And that's what the press in the U.K. started doing," Harris says. "Luke's not an arrogant guy. We're not an arrogant band. It's just everyone (who does this) wants to be successful. Everyone, when you start playing music, you want your music to be heard by as many people as possible, otherwise why are you playing it?" But plenty of critics apparently see The Kooks as overly ambitious, and Pritchard took plenty of flack when, prior to its release, he described the band's recently released second CD, Konk, as a "Pop" album, a term that at least in Indie circles translates into selling out by writing superficial hit-worthy songs.
Harris found the critical barbs about Konk being too much like Inside In/Inside Out to be particularly off base. "The thing is we didn't want to change (musically)," Harris said. "Why would we fucking want to change? We like playing Pop music, and we just wanted to capture the vibe of four dudes in a room having a good time. I don't know why a lot of critics expect you to sort of change and adapt and I think if we had gone completely experimental, we would have gotten absolutely (slammed) for it because it would have been false."
The Pop appeal of Konk is undeniable. Most of the songs at least offer breezy melodic hooks that are easy on the ears. And several songs, including "See The Sun," "Always Where I Need To Be" and "Stormy Weather," boast clever twists in the vocal melodies and guitar riffs that have always characterized the best of Beatles-rooted Pop music.
The cheery mood of the album seems to reflect the atmosphere that existed when The Kooks and producer Ton Hoffer recorded the CD at the Konk studio, the London facility owned by Kinks frontman Ray Davies.
"It was a live room," Harris says. "It's got an incredible vibe to it. It's got an incredible feel to it, as a studio. It's one of the best in London. The equipment in there, it's old, but it's good quality. And it wasn't a tourist attraction like Abbey Road. It was just a very soulful studio that hadn't been used in awhile."
Fans who see the Kooks on tour this fall can expect to hear songs from both albums. Harris said it's nice to have more than enough songs to fill a set. "We have a lot more material now, so that's a good thing," Harris says. "A lot of people sort of know the tunes off of the second record by now. So we've got a lot more to play."©
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