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.. I think the whole "Notes" section could be removed. It is all speculation. --Bp 06:45, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
- I think the "Notes" Section is fine, while it is speculation it's the typical type of speculation found throughout MA.--Terran Officer 08:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- This is the "Notes" section, and I agree that it is heavy speculation, with no real backing at all:
- It seems odd that by the mid-22nd century, Humanity would have not just one deep space station, but twelve dedicated to housing biological agents and pathogens for medical research. It is possible that this station, while outfitted with Starfleet-style technology, was actually built by the Denobulans, or that previous "cold stations" were constructed by them. Another explanation is that, like starbase designations in the 23rd and 24th century, the number "12" may be a sector or grid reference, as opposed to the actual number of stations built by Earth Starfleet.
- Any further comments on whether it should be replaced? -- Sulfur 13:51, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
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Just for future reference, the abbreviation of Cold Station 12's name is formatted "C-12" and should therefore probably stay that way in this article. --Defiant (talk) 15:41, March 29, 2016 (UTC)


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On Piers Morgan Tonight, Piers Morgan sat down with former New York city mayor Rudy Giuliani to discuss the Obama administration's policy on drone attacks. Asked by Morgan if there would have been more scrutiny if the same policy was in place during a Republican administration, Giuliani said, "For the life of me I can understand why George Bush got so much heat for waterboarding three people, and President Obama has killed scores of people."
He went on to say "I probably agree with the decision President Obama made so I'm not saying he shouldn't have made those decisions. But I think those decisions would have been scrutinized heavily." He also said "From the point of view of a terrorist, would you rather be waterboarded or killed. If your waterboarded, at least you're alive."
On Sunday, Feb.10, anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper will chronicle a compelling story of former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha, who led the courageous battle when Combat Outpost Keating was attacked by the Taliban on Oct. 3, 2009. A special, encore presentation of An American Hero: The Uncommon Valor of Clint Romesha will air on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. President Obama will award Staff Sgt. Romesha the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions of that deadly day on Monday, Feb. 11.
Less than two weeks ago, Tapper traveled to Minot, N.D., to again sit down with Romesha to talk about his uncommon valor and remarkable service to his country. The special also will feature interviews with Sergeant Thomas Rasmussen and former Private First Class Chris Jones who fought alongside Romesha.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a blunt message for the former White House doctor who weighed in on his waistline. He told her, in part, to "shut up" about his health unless she wants to examine him and review his medical history. Dr. Connie Mariano joined Anderson to respond.
By: CNN's Barbara Starr
Just days before he leaves office, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is recommending military pay be limited, effectively decreasing troop salary next year.
Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a one percent increase in 2014. The Pentagon has calculated that the 2014 Employment Cost Index (ECI) from the Labor Department is expected to be above one percent, but wants to still cut back on pay due to "budget uncertainties," one department official told CNN. In 2013, a 1.7 percent increase was approved, based on the ECI, which has been the basis for military pay for the last several years.
Three Pentagon officials have confirmed details of the plan to CNN. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have also agreed to Panetta's proposed pay plan. Final approval for the pay would come from Congress in the form of the 2014 budget.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:55 AM
State March for Life is March 13
Maryland's 29th annual March for Life in Annapolis on Thursday March 13 will address new bills affecting crisis pregnancy centers.
Both Senate Bill 690 and House Bill 1146 would require pregnancy centers to provide disclaimers to clients stating that some of the information they provide could be factually inaccurate. Pro-life advocates are strongly opposing those bills, saying they will hurt the pregnancy centers' outreach.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. with Mass at St. Mary's Church at 109 Duke of Gloucester St. Then at 7 p.m. the march will begin to the Annapolis State House. A reception following the march will be held at St. Mary's Church. Featured speakers at the event include Senator Andy Harris, a Republican from District 7; Nancy Paltell, associate director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, and Kristin Cline, a client of a pregnancy center in Maryland.
A shuttle bus is available to take the elderly and those with special needs to and from the rally. For more information call 410-269-6397 or 301-858-8304 or go to www.marylandmarchforlife.org.
More than 100 witnesses signed up to testify March 5 on a contentious state Senate bill that would legally force pro-life pregnancy centers to make a disclaimer stating they are not required to provide medically accurate information to clients.
The Maryland Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Maryland Catholic bishops, opposes Senate Bill 690, and during the hearing, Nancy Paltell, the MCC's associate director of respect for life, made a statement asking legislators to consider the ramifications of a bill that discourages women from seeking help at non-profit pregnancy centers.
"Senate Bill 690, if enacted, will harm women," she said, adding that Maryland pregnancy centers serve more than 30,000 women annually.
The bill is based on an investigative report produced by NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland, a political organization that advocates abortion. NARAL investigators said during their 11 visits, pregnancy centers gave them factually incorrect information about abortion, and they were vague about their medical services and pro-life mission. The bill targets about 42 pro-life pregnancy centers that do not provide abortions or referrals for abortions in Maryland.
State Sen. Richard Madaleno, a Democrat representing Montgomery County, introduced the bill to legislators stating the volunteer investigators "were told a lot of factually inaccurate information that is disconcerting." State Sens. Jennie Forehand and Jamin Raskin, Democrats from Montgomery County, also sponsored the bill.
Jenny Dixon, executive director of Care Net Pregnancy Center of Frederick, said all the information they provide is "deemed medically accurate." The 1,100 Care Net centers in the United States and Canada adhere to strict standards, including an on-site visit by a national consultant, she said.
"We are not there to make a decision for them," Dixon said.
State Sen. Barry Glassman, a Republican from Harford County, asked the panel of mostly NARAL volunteers how many complaints they received from actual clients about the disputed pregnancy centers.
Ariana Kelly, executive director for NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland, responded saying they received about a dozen phone calls, and they did not receive more because they are a political action group, not a medical provider.
Glassman then asked if NARAL volunteers thought the 11 pregnancy centers and 22 investigative visits were an accurate portrayal of the 30,000 women who attend non-profit pregnancy centers annually.
Kelly responded saying the report was primarily an investigation.
Kim Daniels, an attorney with the Thomas More Law Center, testified on behalf of the pregnancy centers saying the investigation would not hold up to legal review, because the evidence does not rise to the level of intimidation.
Daniels said the bill would violate the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
If enacted, the bill would be unconstitutional under the amendment's strict scrutiny test because it only regulates pregnancy centers that do not provide abortions, and it compels these centers to deliver a "government-crafted message regarding the nature and accuracy of their services," she said.
Daniels added that the disclaimer pregnancy centers would make, stating the center is not required to provide medically accurate information to clients, is a false statement.
"As others will testify, limited service pregnancy centers are required by their internal guidelines and ethical rules, and potentially Maryland law, to provide factually accurate medical information to clients..." she said. "The government can have no interest in false speech."
State Sen. Delores Goodwin Kelley, a Democrat from Baltimore County, said Daniels testimony did not speak to the moral objections NARAL raised, but it provided a legal "road map," for legislators.
"What we need to do is have all the pregnancy centers describe very clearly their services," she said.
But Andrea Brown, a former pro-life pregnancy center client, testified saying the centers clearly outlined their services to her.
"I was informed directly on the phone that they did not provide abortions ... they let me talk and sort out my own fears," she said.
Jenni Vansant, another former pro-life pregnancy center client, said she felt "safe and secure," in the pregnancy center.
"So many lives have been saved by the options that these centers provide," she said.
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This page relates to the "on-going" management of the both the 'pre' and 'final' wiki. The 'pre' wiki is the OWW wiki. The 'final wiki' is the official iGEM wiki. This development is important as it is the main communication to we have about our project with the judges and the other teams.
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Kirsten Dunst is more important than cripples
If I were a snaggletoothed lush in desperate need of a latte, I wouldn't give a damn about the van full of crippled kids either. Damnit, Kirsten Dunst drives a Prius. That counts for something, right? She's saving the environment! Who cares if she uses it to back over amputees?
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Nutritional Enhancement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by increased oxidative stress which aggravates airway and systemic inflammation. Previous studies suggested that dietary factors such as ample consumption of antioxidants might have beneficial effects in lung function in COPD patients.
The investigators' primary aim is therefore to investigate prospectively whether a nutritional intervention consisted of diet rich in antioxidants such as fresh fruits and vegetables, would significantly affect lung function decline in COPD patients compared to a free diet.
Methods: This is a 3-year prospective study, incorporating a run-in period of six months and outpatient clinic visits, scheduled every 6 months. Consecutive sampling was used to recruit 120 patients with COPD. At baseline and at each visit all patients were evaluated for respiratory symptoms, dietary habits, medication used and pulmonary function. Patients will be randomized either to a diet based on increased consumption of foods containing antioxidants (fresh fruits and vegetables), intervention group (IG) or, to a free diet, control group (CG).
The investigators hypothesize that the results from the study will suggest that a diet rich in antioxidants may be associated with improvement in lung function in COPD patients. In this respect dietary interventions should be considered in the management of COPD.
|Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|Dietary Supplement: Diet rich in antioxidants
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Nutritional Enhancement in COPD: Randomized, Controlled Trial
- Lung function decline [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: 1
Free diet
Experimental: Diet rich in antioxidants
Diet with increased consumption of foods containing antioxidants such as fresh fruits, fruit juices and vegetables. Patients in this arm will be seen regularly in the outpatient clinic where there will be informed for the potential beneficial effects of fruits and vegetables in health status by two members of the study team (attending physician and specialist nurse). At baseline and at each visit it is clearly explained to them that the dietary goal is to increase fresh fruit /fruit juices/vegetable consumption of at least one portion per day compared to baseline and to maintain this regime throughout the 3-year study period.
Dietary Supplement: Diet rich in antioxidants
Dietary intervention based on diet with increased consumption of foods containing antioxidants such as fresh fruits, fruit juices and vegetables. Patients are advised by a physician and a specialist nurse during regular scheduled outpatient clinic visits to increase fresh fruit /fruit juices/vegetable consumption of at least one portion per day compared to baseline and to maintain this regime throughout the study period.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of COPD according to the GOLD definition*
- Ability to perform spirometry.
(*Pauwels RA, Buist AS, Calverley PM, et al. Global strategy for the diagnosis, management and prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. NHLBI/WHO Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Workshop summary. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163(5):1256-1276.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- A history of lung cancer, bronchial asthma or other respiratory disease
- Continuous use of systemic steroids more than 30 days prior was used as exclusion criteria
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00884299
|Argalasti Health Centre-University of Thessaly
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|Study First Received:
|April 16, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 20, 2009
Keywords provided by University of Thessaly:
Lung function
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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TEAM ENDORSES McCASKILL
Those who listen to "urban radio" report that county exec Charlie Dooley and city comptroller Darlene Green are teaming up on spots endorsing incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill and knocking challenger Rep. Todd Akin, on issues like student loans and the minimum wage.
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What would Dooley know about student loans?? He is only a high school graduate from Welston High.
Book'em Danno.
It seems like McCaskill should be enlightening the public on the best way to feed and prosper at the "public trough."
McCaskill, the 20th most wealthy person in the 535 member U.S. Congres, goes from evading paying $320,000 in personal property tax on her airplane for 6 YEARS, to directing $40 million in government stimulus money to her husbands 210 low income housing companies (10 of which are "off shore" in the Carribean). Now we find out from an executive "whistle blower" that she had her husband use the U.S. Senate Dining Room as his "closing booth" to sell his tax credits to prospects. The Daily Caller reports: "Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill's husband used the U.S. Senate Dining Room to cut business deals selling tax credits tied to stimulus money, a whistle-blowing executive inside his company alleged on an audio recording exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller.
"The thing that irritated me about this was he [McCaskill's husband Joseph Shepard] entertained these outside investors in the Senate Dining Room," the whistle-blower said. "That's where he closed the deal."
The whistle-blower, Craig Woods, was a longtime high-ranking official within Shepard's business empire, serving first as chief financial officer and then as vice president and chief underwriter for Missouri Equity Investors LLC and JA Shepard Companies."
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/18/whistle-blower-audio-sen-claire-mccaskills-husband-cut-business-deals-in-senate-dining-room/#ixzz29owiqVeJ
Jerry, if Dooley and Green endorsing McCaskill is news, we're in bad shape.
Let's get on the Boy Scout situation and see if you can rouse SNAP into the fray.
1200 cases so far. Maybe more.
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I've always heard of it as "levadura de cerveza".
levadura de cerveza or cervecera seems to be the correct translation.
A yeast of the genus Saccharomyces, used as a ferment in brewing and also as a source of B-complex vitamins.
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PLYMOUTH, N.H.—Molly Finkel of Lancaster, a senior music major at Plymouth State University, has been named one of three winners of the New England College Band Association's first solo and ensemble contest.
Finkel, a bassoonist, will perform a solo at the beginning of the association's annual program at Gorden College in Massachusetts March 31. She will perform Scherzo in G Minor by Oleg Miroshnikov.
A graduate of White Mountains High School, she studies bassoon with A.J. Coppola and is the daughter of Ned and Tawnya Finkel of Lancaster.
Finkel will also represent Plymouth State University as a member of the New England Intercollegiate Band, along side Kyle Quirion , a first-year music education major and saxophonist from Derby, Vt.
Finkel says "It's a great opportunity to play in a band that's filled with selected talent from all through out New England. I'm very happy to have had a chance to enter a solo competition and to get to the top three."
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POLICE have announced results of an operation to tackle drug use by teenagers over the Easter holidays in Warrington West.
Sgt Gordon Jack, of Warrington West NPU, said the operation was carried out across the unit area.
It covers Penketh, Great Sankey, Cuerdley, Bewsey, Whitecross, Dallam, Burtonwood, Westbrook, Sankey Bridges and Whittle Hall.
Sgt Jack said 15 juveniles were dealt with for anti-social behaviour.
Seven were taken home so police could speak to parents, while eight had letters sent home.
Two warnings for possession of cannabis were issued.
Two juveniles will also be referred to a panel manned by partner drug agencies after being caught with cannabis.
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GORSE HILL residents fear graffiti could be returning to the area after a spate of new tags springing up in recent weeks.
Between late June and early July, the tags in black spray paint have appeared along alleyways in the area.
They are currently being investigated by the neighbourhood policing team.
There are no suspects at the moment but police are keen to track down the offender.
PCSO Andy Dellar, of the Gorse Hill neighbourhood policing team, is investigating the graffiti, which will be cleaned off by Swindon Council by next week.
"We have had multiple reports recently, and we are looking at a period between June 26 at around 6pm and July 5 at around 11.45am," he said.
"There have been a lot of reports over two days, then there has been a gap of a few days before another spate of it has appeared, where they obviously came back to the area.
"There are currently no suspects but they are using black paint.
"It has happened primarily around Argyle Street, where there is an alleyway that runs down the side of the street.
"They have gone all the way along and done a few properties, but it is possible some of them could be historic incidents which have not been reported until now."
People living in the area have had a previous problem with graffiti, and PCSO Dellar is keen to prevent it returning.
"People are just getting fed up now with all the graffiti," he said.
"The residents have said they have had it happen quite a lot before but it has been quiet for quite a long time.
"They are worried it might be coming back to the area and we do not want that to happen.
"On two or three properties I am trying to figure out what it actually says, and I can only make out a T and an A.
"I have spoken to the graffiti team at Swindon Council and they will come out and view it before cleaning it off properly. They will be coming up in a few days time.
"If we can find out who has done this then we can look at restorative justice or a neighbourhood justice panel.
"To get them to remove it would be the best solution so they can see that getting this all cleaned isn't an easy task."
If anyone has seen any other instances of the graffiti using black paint, or seen anyone acting suspiciously in the Argyle Street area of Gorse Hill in recent weeks, they should contact PCSO Dellar via the non-emergency number 101.


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Jaide – Officially Gone Nuts ft. Sonik [Video]
Edmonton, AB – I'd been hearing about Jaide since visiting Edmonton this past June but hadn't actually had the chance to take in her material. Shouts to Tek-Man of The SARS Network for recently connecting us. The "Officially Gone Nuts" video featuring Sonik is the very first thing I've checked out and I have to say I'm impressed. The video is intense and the energy is refreshing. Jaide spazzes out on a Vintage Reprise beat about, as the title would suggest, officially going nuts. The video, also credited to Vintage Reprise, features Jaide being dragged away to a mental hospital and getting crazier once she's finally locked in the straight jacket. Sonik, who plays the role of doctor in the video, co-signs Jaide's insanity and describes the difficulties encounted in restraining her.
"Officially Gone Nuts" will be featured on her upcoming mixtape Allow Me To Introduce Myself dropping later this year. Jaide has built a nice buzz already and if she keeps going at this pace I'm sure we'll be seeing her name more often. One YouTube viewer dropped this feedback on the visuals: "Sickest Video Of 2011. Hands Down. One of the best videos to come out of Edmonton. Period." It dropped in December so I say it's still a candidate for 2012. Peep the video after the jump. Shouts to Jaide.
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The West made it a clean sweep Monday night in the North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Games at the Greensboro Coliseum. Shaylen Burnett scored 16 points and was named the game's Most Valuable Player as the West beat the East 82-68. Barnett of Southern Alamance, who will attend Elon Unviersity
this fall, went 5-8 from the floor and pulled down eight rebound. Jamie Cherry of West Craven, who has signed with North Carolina, led the East with 24 points.
The West was led by Wilkes Central coach Scott Waugh. He's the third regional coach to led the West since 2012. Laura Foster of Ashe County led the West girls in 2012, Rob Bliss coached the West boys last season.
The West girls broke the game open with a 10-2 run just before halftime. Their lead increased to 20 points in the first five minutes of the second half. Madi Story of Bandys, who will attend Appalachian State in the fall, scored four points for the West.
The East leads the all-time series 21-19.
In the boys game, Jeremy Harris of Greensboro-Page led the way with 24 points. He was 9-14 from the floor as the West beat the East 98-86 at the Greensboro Coliseum. The win by the West evens up the all-time series at 33 wins apiece.
Rawkwon Miller of McDowell and Devonte Fuller of Hickory played for the West. Miller finished with nine points; Fuller played, but was 0-5 from the floor. Ricky Council II of Nothern Durham led the East with 21 points.
Soccer takes center stage this evening. The West girls play the East at 6:30 p.m.; the West boys play the East at 8:30 p.m. Both those games will be played at UNC-Greensboro.
Goalkeeper Quay Mills of Freedom, defender Jesse Herfurth of Hickory and midfielder Alexandra Roarke of St. Stephens will play for the West girls; they will be joined by midfielders Breona Tate and Nina Stapleton of A.C. Reynolds. Defender Christian Patton of Freedom will play for the West boys. He'll be joined by defender Jonah Hodes and forward Austin Stamey of Asheville-Roberson, and midfielder Alex Cabe of A.C. Reynolds.


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Discussion in 'Nintendo Lobby' started by A-K-A, Aug 26, 2012.
oh ya he did but who knows sakui plays with are minds with these pics
Donkey Kong
3)Diddy Kong
4)King K Rool
6)Young Link
Kid Icarus
8)King Dedede
9)Meta Knight
Star Fox
12)Captain Falcon
Fire Emblem
21)Mr. Game & Watch
22)Ice Climbers
Third Party
24)Pac Man
25)Little Mac
26) Mach Rider
Wait @solitanze I changed my mind. Remove Ridley and add Mach Rider.
Change applied.
Fighter Hayabusa > Star Man
I think Little Mac might be saved for something like E3. Assuming he's in, of course.
And yeah, I'm expecting King Dedede on Friday.
I don't think the stage is inspired by that, though. The ring in Super Star Ultra doesn't have a screen IIRC, and the audience is made up of the inhabitants of Dream Land, whereas they're all human in Smash. I'm guessing it's based on either Pro Wrestling or Punch Out!!, but there's more hints pointing towards the latter.
Wait...does Sakurai even update on Fridays? I forgot...
Just like Pokemon, everyone will anticipate a Kirby character reveal only to get nothing.
It can go either way tbh. People anticipated a Zelda reveal for ALBW too and they got one. Though of course it's better to remain cautious.
Sakurai usually does update on Fridays at around 4pm JST. But for PST timezones in the US, that's something like 1 hour before midnight the previous day. So it does vary from region to region.
Can Fighter Hayabusa even do a Somersault Dropkick or Flying Cross Chop? I think not.
Back Brain Kick > Everything else
How about a tag team character?
Call them the International Powers
Plus we get to rep both Puroresu and Lucha Libre
That would be pretty sweet.
Somersault Kick into Back Brain Kick Final Smash.
*is the only guy here that hasn't played Pro Wrestling and doesn't know what Back Brain Kick and the like is*
Damn good NES game.
This is a Back Brain Kick:
As for Starman, this is the Somersault Dropkick:
And this is the Flying Cross Chop:
OK, now I know.
I apologize in advance.
G.I. Joe for Smash
That video would be a taunt/victory line.
I'm mostly looking forward to the online mode but it should be ... you know ... WAAAY BETTER.
1. A kind of a ranking system would be nice
2. No more lagging!!...at least a little less
3. They should definitely do something against this camping shit going on there
4. And some kind of communikation should be added too
some thoughts?
1. Wario
2. Yoshi
Donkey Kong
3. Diddy Kong
4. Dixie Kong
5. Ganondorf
Kid Icarus
6. Palutena
7. King Dedede
8. Meta Knight
Star Fox
9. Falco
10. Wolf
11. Captain Falcon
12. Pokemon Trainer
13. Mewtwo
14. Jigglypuff
Fire Emblem
15. Ike
16. Chrom
17. Ness
18. Lucas
19. Ice Climbers
20. Takamaru
21. Mr. Game & Watch
22. Little Mac
Third Party
24. Isaac
25. Shulk
Diddy Kong
Dixie Kong
King Dedede
Meta Knight
Captain Falcon
Pokemon Trainer
Ice Climbers
Little Mac
Pac Man
@solitanze :3
Wario - Wario
Yoshi - Yoshi
Donkey Kong - Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong
Zelda - Ganondorf
Kirby - Meta Knight, King Dedede
Star Fox - Falco, Wolf
F-Zero - Captain Falcon
Pokemon - Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Lucario, Pokemon Trainer
Fire Emblem - Ike, Chrom
Mother/Earthbound - Ness, Lucas
Retro - Ice Climbers, Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B.
Third Party - Snake, Pac-Man
Other/WTF - Shulk, Little Mac
ZSS & Sheik as well, but of course they are part of Samus & Zelda.
Presenting, the IGN Wii U Lobby Smash Bros Thread predicted Super Smash Bros for Wii U 45 character roster:
Unlucky to miss out were Pac-Man and Isaac. Samus/ZSS and Zelda/Sheik are assumed to be one character.
No vote of mine was needed to resolve any tie breakers.
This is a realistic roster that I reckon could be close to SSB4s final roster.
Top 25 Votes Breakdown
Lucario won't be in the game. Mewtwo will replace him or a new Pokemon will take both there places.
crap is it too late to post mine? though i doubt it would bump a characters chances
Lucario is just as important to X and Y as Mewtwo, and I'm willing to bet that
@TBgamerDragon and @PS2_FTW, I'm sorry but both Fighter Hayabusa and Starman look boring as hell to me. And those moves just look like normal real world fighting moves. I mean Sakurai gave Ice Climbers ice powers and some junk but these guys? I mean when you compare them to some other retros... lets go down the line shall we. Sukapon has some actually legit robot fighting moves, Lip has her stick and garbage blocks, Mach Rider has his bike and could possibly gain some alien tech, Bubbles could possibly have water-based moves and golden ignots, Takamaru has a sword and ninja powers. etc.
Maybe I'm wrong since I've never played the game but I think they may need some serious work to get my interest. (I don't care if Starman's a super space traveler because it looks like Rosalina beat him to it). If I had to pick one though I'm going to agree with TBGamer here only because I like Starman's design better. TBH, Rhytmn Heaven Fever's Wrestler seems like it can have a more creative moveset than these two and I don't even support him.
Anyways for Retro characters this how I personally prefer them (it has actually changed quite a bit):
Sukapon>>>Lip>Mach Rider>Takamaru>>>Donbe>Bubbles>>>>>Everyone else>>>>Starman and Fighter Hayabusa>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Duck Hunt Dog.
Something about this roster doesn't feel right... I don't like it for some reason...
Not necessarily. If an influx of new voters suddenly come in, the roster could be changed.
What's wrong with it? Any idea?
I had no say in the votes of which characters made the cut and which didn't.
Screw it, I'll post it anyway.
Bowser Jr.
Shadow Mario
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
King K. Rool
Meta Knight
King Dedede
Star Fox
Jiggly (unfortunately)
Third Party
Game and Watch
Ice Climbers
I'll save your list and if several more new users post their 25, i'll update the roster.
I dunno... It's mostly just me asking myself, "Why are some of these guys still part of the roster?"
I mean, most of the time a character is in the game for advertising purposes. Ike and Lucario... Well... Just those two I guess...
I guess most of my other problems with it involve some of the newcomers I expect not joining, and Sheik/ZSS not being separate characters, which I feel would work much better.
I agree, although I know the face indicates sarcasm. All of these choices seem unusually safe. I'm expecting at least one more choice that really throws people off guard, whether __ over Chrom or Jigglypuff getting cut or even Ridley to some. And personally when we're talking realistically at this point, Ridley is probably one of the most probable, if not the most probable choice left. We've got endless teasing, and it would be odd to reveal Ridley as a hazard now when the other hazards appear to be revealed with the stage (Yellow Devil, Dark Emperor dude). None of these choices seem surprising whatsoever. Takamaru is expected. Palutena is expected. Little Mac is expected. Mewtwo is expected. Shulk is somewhat expected. Chrom is expected. I can't see Sakurai just playing everything safe with these remaining reveals. Even someone like Ridley brews up a lot of controversy in the Smash speculation realm.
A new Pokémon? Which one could? I doubt they'd go back and use Zoroark.
That's fine. Although, if you don't mind me asking, what is your opinion on Little Mac? Because outside of his Star Punch, he mostly has access to a real fighting style as well. And to be fair, if you think of it that way, doesn't a real world fighting style make those characters unique to the rest of the cast?
A Pro Wrestling rep has always been nothing more than a hope for me, as I have no concrete reasons to believe either Star Man or Fighter Hayabusa have a chance, besides the fact that their movesets pretty much write themselves. Sure, they're retro characters, but there are more important and more popular choices that will probably get the nod ahead of them.
My personal rank for retro characters would be:
Takamaru>Fighter Hayabusa>Lip>Mike Jones>Other Pro Wrestling rep>>>>>Sukapon>>>>>Mach Rider
No other retro characters would make it on my list. I wouldn't even think about supporting them.
I like it. There are maybe 1 or 2 characters that I'd get rid of, but I'd still be very happy with this roster if this actually happened.
I'm not sarcastic. I really don't like this roster. Its just a few characters that are in that are bugging me, and a few characters that are out that are bugging me.
I agree to an extent. Shulk over Ridley should not happen. If it happens I will be legitimately confused. I am near-convinced that Shulk will not be in without Ridley,
I'd say Ike and Lucario should leave since they only really joined to advertise the current games. If Lucario gets his Mega Evolution, I'm fine with him returning considering that was major in X and Y.
If Fire Emblem gets a third character, it should be Robin due to the great potential for moves with all those magic and sword attacks. I'd be fine with Lucina as well, or another Fire Emblem "mascot".
Although I support Mewtwo, it's just for the sake of having a fourth Pokemon character slot filled.
Magnus should get in over Palutena if Kid Icarus gets another rep, but that's just a personal preference. Sure, another sword user, but now we got too many characters in a dress.
I'm surprised Issac isn't in. Golden Sun should have gotten some representation by now. Well, this is only the franchises second shot at a spot...
I personally believe Sheik and Zero Suit Samus should be their own characters. Switching between two characters down't work for me. Most of the time you only play as one of them.
For third parties, Pac-Man should make the cut because he's Namco Bandai's mascot. He also gets cameos in many games they work on.
Smash Bros. could be one of them, and it would fit much better than Street Fighter X Tekken.
If we get lucky enough to get four third parties, we gotta have Simon Belmont. After that, no more invitations to non-Nintendo characters. The third party lineup would be perfect.
Another character I want is Waddle Dee (Return to Dreamland) considering his spear moves could make him a great character. Also, the weapon triangle could by completed by Kirby before Fire Emblem.
Not on my priority list.
One last character I want is Ninten, who can be a heavily defensive and counter based PSI user. Not on my priority list either.
its possible.
Alright, I'll be serious now, he's getting in whether you like it or not. Awakening is going to get a rep just like all the other Fire Emblem games released close to Smash Bros. that got a rep.
@amtojtojboy You know you don't have to switch between ZSS and Sheik, right. Both can be selected on the character select screen.
And other than Isaac and Pac-Man, I can't agree with you, personally.
It is, but I doubt it will happen. 5th gen is over, and Lucario and Mewtwo are both more important in 6th gen than Zoroark. They're also more popular choices.
The only other Pokémon I could see happening is Blaziken, and even he's not as likely as Mewtwo or Lucario.
Then I say Mewtwo will return and Lucario will be out.
I just have a feeling it will happen and I don't think Sakurai will keep both in because they play a bit too similar.
I know, but it's just a personal preference...
My retro list would probably be:
Takamaru>Sheriff>Mach Rider=Lip=Mike Jones>Fighter Hayabusa and Star Man>Prince Sable>Urban Champion>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Duck Hunt Dog
If only one makes it, I'd prefer Lucario, personally.
But I can't agree with you on the bolded part. Other than Aura Sphere/Shadow Ball, I don't think they share enough similarities to make it that only one could be playable. Even if they did, they both have a lot of moves to choose from in the games, so their movesets could change if it was a big problem.
Fair enough.
I actually quite like that roster (sans a few small things such as missing misc franchises and Zelda staying four while both Mario and Pokemon get five). I really think the likes of Golden Sun, Sin & Punishment, and Advance Wars deserve reps, even if DLC. Maybe a few characters like Lucario sticking around could be a negative too.
I would easily be satisfied with Shulk, Ike, Marth, Chrom, Little Mac, Zelda, Link, and Mega-Man though.
I agree, although I would be fine with this roster. Ike and Lucario don't seem like they are going to stay. Ike, although still a popular character, isn't very relevant in Fire Emblem right now. And Chrom, the latest lord, is another sword user more on the heavy side. I feel like having both Chrom and Ike is redundant. Lucario I don't really care either way. If he's in with his Mega Stone, that will be cool. If he doesn't make it, I don't really care.
Also, I feel like if Sheik were to become a separate character, they should just add Impa instead. She's a quick ninja-like character like Sheik, and is arguably more relevant to the Legend of Zelda series than Sheik. Sheik has had one appearance in a game over 15 years ago, while Impa has had many, and was pretty awesome in Skyward Sword, one of the more recent games.
I rather they bring in Mewtwo. He is now more relevant then ever, even more then Lucario.
Both would be best, but I don't expect that all. Makes me a bit scared that Sakurai will kick Lucas out......


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Hi there,
I believe this would be a javascript piece of code.
Basically i need help with input fields that when clicked the text (value) disappears but if the user has not entered anything in it would revert back to what was originally there.
I have managed to get the value inside to disappear once clicked without the use of javascript but would love someone to point me in the right direction of how to revert the original value back if nothing was entered in if the user did click inside as the field continues to be blank which i know is minimal but it something small that is annoying me
Heres what i have got at the moment...
<input onfocus="if(this.value == 'Name'){this.value = '';}" type="text" id="name" value="Name" />
<input onfocus="if(this.value == 'Email'){this.value = '';}" type="text" id="email" value="Email">
<textarea name="message" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Message'){this.value = '';}" class="textarea">Message</textarea>
<button type="submit" class="button">Submit</button>
You need onblur for that
<input onfocus="if(this.value == 'Name'){this.value = '';}" type="text" [B]onblur="if(this.value == ''){this.value='Name';}"[/B] id="name" value="Name" />
I think you can figure the other fields out for yourself
That simple ScallioXTX, your a legend and i feel like a idiot lol
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The fees sports leagues pay to use city of Las Vegas parks would double under a proposal being considered by the Las Vegas City Council today.
The increase is part of a package of fee hikes in the city's Leisure Services Department meant to help offset the free-fall of tax revenues that pay for everything from fire service to park maintenance.
If the increases are approved, the city estimates it will raise an additional $1.1 million. Even so, a city analysis says that "the proposed fee increase will still not be sufficient to pay for field upkeep and program support."
The City Council meeting starts at 9 a.m. in City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave. in downtown Las Vegas. It is open to the public.
Fees for tournaments, youth camps and the Safekey after-school program also would rise, but the largest increase by far would be for youth and adult sports leagues.
Per season charges for youth leagues would be $200 a team, up from $100. Adult leagues would pay $220 a team instead of $110.
Nonprofit tournaments would be charged $15 an hour per field plus 15 percent of the total registration collected. For-profit tournaments would pay $30 an hour per field plus the same 15 percent charge.
For Safekey and youth camps, the increases would be small, ranging from a few dollars to $15.
Most recreation fees haven't changed since 2004, but the costs to the city — in labor, utilities, maintenance, repair and improvements — have increased, city spokeswoman Diana Paul said.
Those running sports leagues in the valley understand the need for the adjustments but say there will be more than just a monetary price to be paid.
"If they double the fees, that knocks me out," said James Bourgoin, who runs the year-old LV Gridiron adult flag football league. He said he's already competing with another, larger league and expected to eke out a 3.7 percent profit next year, but that was before the fee hike was proposed.
With the higher cost, he expects to lose a quarter of the teams in his league.
"You've got certain leagues that are huge, and they make a lot of money," Bourgoin said. "I can see where the city's concerned that they're getting a little slice of the pie.
"My league is more toward the player. I just do it because it's like a family to me."
Sally Commerford, a commissioner with the Nevada Amateur Softball Association, said she took the city's pitch for higher fees to the leagues she works with and convinced them of the need.
"I went back to my leagues and pretty much told them that this needs to happen," she said. "Do you want this beautiful complex? Do you want what we have? You're standing at a fork. Which way are we going?"
Her association works with about 2,500 players valleywide, about 900 of whom regularly use Las Vegas' fields.
The most likely effect will be on tournaments, Commerford said. Teams already have to spend money to travel to Las Vegas. If the cost of tournaments goes up, many teams will stick with tournaments closer to home.
"These increases are going to put me up with everyone else," she said. "The economy is driving my numbers down anyway. We are probably going to crash and burn all these tournaments."
The city should consider alternatives, she said, such as imposing the increases only on for-profit organizations or phasing in the hikes so that participants have a chance to adjust instead of being slammed all at once.
One concern is that increases might price some participants out of playing. Commerford vowed that won't happen in her organization.
"Whatever happens, we're going to handle it," she said. "I am not going to allow a kid to not play over money."
As proposed, the league fee increases would be implemented in August, as would the Safekey hikes. Tournament costs would go up in January 2012, and the charges for camps would increase next year.
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May. 18, 2012
"World music" is often a catchphrase for exotic mediocrity. Niyaz is among the great exceptions, a trio in cosmopolitan exile, retaining their Iranian roots but seamlessly fusing the quiet ecstasy of age-old melodies and rhythms with contemporary punch and production. Sumud (Persian for "yearning") is as much at home in the caravansary as the dance club. Vocalist Azam Ali rises true to the album's title; her words are Persian, and their precise definition means little when delivered with such unearthly intensity.


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Personal Income, Spending Miss; Employee Compensation Plunges
On the surface, today's Personal Income and Savings data was not pretty: with Incomes and Spending both rising at 0.1% in July, both missed the expected growth rate of 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. This also meant that the US consumer's savings rate was unchanged at 4.4% in the month, and the downtrend from recent highs continues as more and more of the savings buffer has to be depleted.
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These are different wheel combinations for the Tamiya twin gear box. All tire types press-fit directly onto the Tamiya axel without the need for glue or screws. Simple assembly is required for all types. Mix and match to create some very peculiar looking robots.
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The ban on iron-ore mining in Karnataka and Goa meant shareholders will have little interest in Sesa Goa Ltd's March-quarter earnings. With not a tonne of ore mined in the three months, it was left to its pig iron and metallurgical coke division to earn some revenues while its investment in Cairn India Ltd added to its consolidated financial numbers. Revenues rose to Rs.314.8 crore from Rs.251.8 crore on a sequential basis and net profit declined to Rs.297.5 crore from Rs.496.7 crore.
Shareholders can look forward to the resumption of mining by the company in Karnataka, as the courts have cleared the resumption of work at Sesa Goa's mines earlier this month. The actual process of restarting will take time after getting clearances. Shareholders will be awaiting signals of how much time it could take, as that will see an uptick in revenues and profits from iron-ore. There is no clarity on the Goa mining front.
Another event that is nearing completion is the merger of Vedanta's group companies in India with Sesa Goa Ltd. The Bombay high court has approved the merger and approvals from the Madras high court are awaited. Once that comes through, it will alter Sesa Goa's financial profile and investors will look to its first set of post-merger results to see how the consolidated entity looks like.
It will result in a company that has a diverse set of businesses in metals and energy. But it also adds to its debt burden and brings along the uncertainty faced by companies such as Vedanta Aluminium Ltd in implementing its integrated aluminium project in Orissa.
The global environment has turned unfavourable for commodities, both in non-ferrous metals and energy, possibly because slowing economic growth is affecting demand. If the trend continues, it will be a negative for the merged entity. The Sesa Goa stock has declined by 20.3% from its level three months ago.


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need for simple all pass digital delay
I'm building a three way, active speaker that uses a horn for the high frequencies (TAD 2001 on an 13" OD round horn). It's a deep horn, about 10 inches. This introduces a considerable amount of delay (about 600 microseconds or so) that will introduce a lot of excess phase between the output of the horn and the two other direct radiator drivers that are directly below it (an 8" and 15").
My need is to add simple, all pass delay to the amp that will be driving these horns.
To all the gurus on this particular forum, what reasonably priced pro delay units, capable of at least 16 bit 44 KHz resolution, are out there that can add this much delay, preferably in 10 microsecond increments or finer?
I'd also be interested in building my own, if someone can direct me to the chip(s) that this would require and the industry application notes that would show me how to build the circuit.
Thanks in advance...
There's a circuit on Mr. Linkwitz's site that does exactly this. Just a sec, I'll search for it.
Here are some images from Linkwitz's site (if this kind of image linking is not allowed please edit my post):
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Link: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/filters.htm#4 (if the #4 thing doesn't work, search for delay on that page)
Thanks for the assisitance...
From what I can tell, these analog circuits merely delay low frequencies below a certain fo that is chosen based the crossover region frequency. This is useful for delaying tweeter ouput through a crossover region to preserve the filter slope's phase shift and get correct summation between the low and high pass filters.
I'm not sure if sufficient delay could be added, starting at one octave or so above my crossover frequency to my midbass and woofer channels using ganged up stages of this all pass network to get the amount of delay I need. I'll have to play around with the RC values and see what's possible.
You could use an analog bucket brigade. They are shift registers that use a sample-and-hold register at each stage instead of a latch and are commonly used for audio effects, such as, chorusing. As you can imagine, after traversing 1024 S/H registers, the output has a little more distortion then the input. In fact, anything you do to electronically delay the signal is going to mess it up to some degree. Why not just reposition the horn relative to the other speakers to reduce the delay.
need for simple all pass digital delay ?
What is the digital source?
You are speaking of a 3way active loudspeaker so I suppose you have three digitally filtered low level signals going to the 3 amplifiers.
If it is spdif you could (simply?) use an TTL shift register of the appropriate length in the tweeter digital source.
If it is music via a soundcard then there is software that can delay channels.
Thanks for the suggestion. How much distortion are we talking here?
I cannot reposition the horn. I can't make that cosmetic compromise because the horn is not a separate unit from the rest of the speaker. The 12" OD horn, 8" midbass, and 15" woofer are all flush mounted in a nice cabinet. That is, the compression driver is concealed inside the cabinet.
The source is not digital. It is simply an analog preamp driving amps that have passive inline RC filters for simple 6dB/Oct filter slopes. So the preamp output would have to to through a A/D stage, delay stage, and then D/A stage for the feeds that go to the woofer and midbass amps.
I've played around with units like Brook Siren Systems loudspeaker processor boxes, and I know of other very sophisticated pro-audio processors. They just cost a lot of money, and all I want to do is add an exact amount of delay across the entire audio band.
As I recall, the typical distortion is around 1%. I suggest you do a Google search, download the data sheets, and determine for yourself it these parts are suitable.
Another possibility is to use a 96k/24-bit ADC/DAC with a few MC14557 shift-registers in between.
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The Value of Hard Work
Arthur Gill '57, Tucson, Ariz., contributed this story from his college days
The year was 1955 or 1956, when I was at St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa. Together with my classmates, I was sitting in the lecture hall, waiting for the professor who happened to be late.
Small talk centered on the general rule that if the instructor did not show up after 15 minuets, the class could feel free to leave.
Meanwhile, a school janitor was outside the room, mopping the hall, when one of the students made a smart-aleck remark, perhaps in well- meaning jest, but potentially hurtful none the less, that perhaps the janitor would be willing to deliver the lecture. This comment brought a few ill- considered bursts of laughter. What followed was unforgettable.
The custodian, looking up after hearing the remark and the laughter, laid his mop aside, looked at the class through the open door, then slowly walked to the podium. The class seemed quiet shocked, but snapped to attention. The message was simple yet strong. It went something like this:
When you invited me to speak, I know that you were not serious, but I do have a message for you students. When I was young I did not have the money to go to college, and due to financial and other considerations, I had to go to work early to help support my family. I never had the advantages you have now.
I think it is very important that you appreciate what opportunities you do have and that you make the most of them. I value what I do, and I do a good job at what I do, but my work won't take me as far as the heights you can reach, provided that you do not waste your chances and appreciate what has been given to you. That's my message to you.'
At that, he smiled, turned, left the podium and returned to his work.
You could have heard a pin drop. No one moved, and 15 minuets had by now come and gone. First a trickle, then a sincere burst of applause, filled the hall. It was the most memorable lecture of my years at St. Ambrose. I often think of that janitor, that day and that most valuable lesson.
Let us treasure the good work of all good people, and take this lesson to heart.
Lifelong Friendships Were Made
Current student Katie Voelliger wrote this account of the 50th class reunion of her grandmother, Katie Lampe, who was in the first class of "Mercy's Nursies."
Twenty-nine nurses graduated from St. Ambrose in May of 1954. They began their college education September 1951, in which was quite different then what it is today.
"It was a hostile environment, since we were the first class of women on campus. As time progressed, St. Ambrose found how compassionate and thoughtful we were," said Katie Lampe, one of the nurses. "I still believe we are one of the best assets to the college."
These nurses began their day on floor duty at the former Mercy Hospital, presently Genesis West. They worked at the hospital from seven until nine-thirty in the morning. Then they hurried over to the nurses home to get out of their white uniforms. After changing their clothes, the nurses trudged seven blocks to Ambrose to make their classes, which started at ten. Many of the nurses had to be back to the nurses' home for lunch by noon. After a short lunch break, floor duty was from one to four in the afternoon or four to seven in the evening.
The nurses walked everywhere; none of them drove. They also sang at the dedication of the Christ the King Chapel.
In 2004, the 22 nurses that are still living celebrated their 50th reunion in the Ed and Bobbi Rogalski Center over homecoming weekend.
"It was so different from when we attended classes at Ambrose. At the reunion, they welcomed us with open arms. I think as the years went on, they realized what a super group of girls we are," said Lampe.
Another nurse, Ann Dwyer, said, "It was like no time had passed. None of us had changed."
Many meetings, appointments, and arrangements were made for planning their great reunion. Steve Ahrens, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, couldn't believe their memories for details.
"The class of 1954 nurses played a very important part of shaping St. Ambrose. We were proud to welcome them home," said Arhens.
Many of the nurses, especially Mary Jane Ungs, mentioned that it was a big success. Another one the of the nurses, Sandy Stolley, was happy they were in great health and could attend.
"We're just happy the nursing program is back where it belongs. And that's at Ambrose," said Lampe.
Such Gifts As Smiles
Tom Miller, a retired teacher and a novelist and essayist, contributed this story, a fond tribute to former History Professor Wayne DeJohn
I first met Wayne and Richard (Geiger) when I interviewed for a teaching job at a small Catholic college in eastern Iowa where I lived. It was only an adjunct position, teaching a couple of sections of U.S. history, but I was young and eager. I was working as an evening reference librarian at a local community college, but I was a teacher-or so I hoped. The job was temporary too-only three years until a local priest finished his graduate studies. I hardly cared. I could hear opportunity knocking. Anyway, three years seemed like an eternity. Anything could happen.
I had seen an ad for the job in the local paper and promptly applied. A few days later, the Chair of the History Department, Dr. Wayne DeJohn, called to schedule an interview. Of course, he didn't identify himself as Dr. DeJohn. I didn't know it yet, but Wayne's World was unorthodox and informal. I also didn't know that the History Department could hold its meetings in a booth at the student union-which is exactly what they proposed when I showed up for my interview. Wayne wore faded jeans and a work shirt and affected a pipe. He ordered a beer. His colleague Richard Geiger wore a coat and tie and ordered black coffee-his manner formal and meticulous. I hadn't seen their offices yet, but I could guess whose books were shelved alphabetically and whose were piled on windowsills and stacked in corners. I nursed a Coke and wondered where, and if, I would fit in. With these two, a classicist and a romantic, there was plenty of room. I decided to just be myself and hope for the best.
I don't remember much about the interview. I do know that it was unconventional in more ways than location. There were few questions about my philosophy of history and that sort of thing. I later discovered that they had already decided that I could handle the academic stuff, and they were trying to size me up as a colleague. In a small department, that was an important consideration. At the time, I worried that they were making a mistake in hiring me. The differences among us were striking; the similarities subtle.
As it turned out, I was missing the forest. They genuinely liked me, and I liked them. In the things that matter-what we sum up as character-both were extraordinary people, and it was impossible not to like them. The other stuff was just so much noise. Most remarkably, we could disagree without being disagreeable. And, that was important because we held widely divergent views. I was a conservative in most things-cultural and political. Richard was a New Deal liberal. And Wayne? Wayne was a mess. A Sixties radical marooned in the Reagan Eighties, Wayne longed for an anarchist utopia.
Wayne graciously shared his office with me, and you can imagine our conversations. We often disagreed, but I can't recall a single mean-spirited exchange. I guess we could have avoided controversial topics altogether, but there was no need. We respected each other and we believed in toleration, and civil discourse rests on such a foundation. That doesn't mean that I didn't think that he was a hopeless romantic because I did. It meant that I accepted that about him and liked him no less because of it. Anyway, he consistently made me smile-usually with one of his endless supply of bad puns-and it's impossible to dislike someone who gives you such gifts as smiles.
The same was true of Richard. Before long, we were fast friends. Richard made sure that we all had lunch together on our birthdays, and we took turns hosting dinner parties. Richard and I shared an interest in cinema, and Wayne and I shared an enjoyment of cycling. In fact, my wife's first episode of morning sickness occurred at a matinee of the German war film Das Boot that Richard insisted we see. After our son was born, we went out less, but Wayne brightened many afternoons by stopping by unannounced on his bike. Richard, of course, didn't do spontaneous, but he planned occasions where our infant son would be welcome.
My days at the college were special, but they also were finite. The priest, Father George McDaniel, finished his studies right on schedule and returned to take his place in the history department, and I moved on. Fortunately, I landed a permanent position teaching at the local community college. A decade passed and, although we all remained friends, we saw less and less of each other. Thus, my wife and I were surprised when Wayne called and invited us to graduation. Afterward, he took us aside and explained that he had been diagnosed with liver cancer. He understood that it was bad, but he was determined to beat it.
He was scheduled to teach a class in summer school, and he insisted on carrying on. The class met for three hours twice a week, and he soldiered through two weeks before admitting that it was too much. He called and asked if I'd finish the class for him. I was flattered that he asked and grateful to be able to assist in some small way. Throughout the fall, his condition deteriorated. He was undergoing chemotherapy and was on the list for a liver transplant, but it was a very long list. He managed to attend the History Department Christmas party in early December, but he had grown old in a matter of months. He rallied briefly around Christmas, but it proved a false dawn. When Richard phoned before I left for class on a frigid January morning, I expected the worst. Anything else could have waited.
The church at the college was packed to overflowing for his funeral mass. Wayne would have been embarrassed by all the fuss. Most impressively, dozens of former students-some of whom had driven hours-had returned to say goodbye to a favorite teacher, a caring mentor, and a gentle friend. In the end, it was his gentle and selfless nature, not his romantic idealism, that defined Wayne.
Richard, George and I keep in touch and have lunch several times a year. We seldom fail to reminisce about Wayne, and the memories always make me smile. Wayne would have liked that.


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Community Ed athletic boss retires after guiding program for over two decades
Last week quietly marked a significant change in the Forest Lake sports scene – the retirement of Tim Conley. As a coach, referee, umpire and longtime Community Education athletic coordinator, Conley has been perhaps the most plugged-in sports fan in the city for the past two-plus decades.
On Friday, the Forest Lake native left the Community Ed office in what today is the Central Learning Center building for the last time, 23 years after taking the post. In between, he forged relationships with thousands of young athletes and built what was a fledgling program into an invaluable resource for local families.
"I'm so thankful for all the kids I've had over the years in all my sports," Conley said during one of his final days on the job. "They've been tremendous and I hope to continue with them [through coaching]."
A perfect fit
Community Services officials were looking to bring the athletics programs under one umbrella with the establishment of an athletics coordinator position in 1989, and Conley certainly fit the bill. His father, Jack Conley, was the athletic director at Forest Lake High School from 1968-84 and head basketball coach for 12 years. Tim was a standout on the basketball court and baseball diamond before graduating from here in 1971, and his older brother, Dave, was a star athlete for the Rangers.
The youngest Conley would graduate from Arizona State University, where he met his wife, Cheryl. Following in his dad's footsteps had always been a goal – Conley's coaching career began with a Little League team at the age of 12.
After college, he returned home and dabbled in insurance while continuing to coach and work with some of the athletic programs. When the Community Services director at that time, Dan Poepard, offered the coordinator position, Conley jumped at the chance.
"That was really nice. Community Ed was getting bigger. It was about time [for more structure] and he saw that," Conley says of Poepard. "He gave me that chance, and I tell you, that was really nice."
Conversely, Poepard saw the same potential in Tim that had made his father such a well-respected athletic director.
"Tim is a chip off the old block," Poepard says.
The move proved wise, as participation in the athletic program more than doubled from 116 teams in 1984-85 to 258 by 1992-93. The baseball program, in particular, flourished under Conley's watch, peaking at over 90 teams. He credits the Twins World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 for drumming up interest. It couldn't have hurt that Conley became head coach for the Ranger varsity squad in 1986. Before stepping down in 2000, he led what had been a middling program to three state tournament appearances in a span of four years, including a runner-up finish in 1993.
Conley nearly became the head coach for the varsity basketball coach in the early '80s, and went on to great success coaching the sport at lower levels.
"To me he's one of the best coaches I've seen anywhere in my 40 years around," Poepard says. "He almost got the high school job and we went through a lot of agony in those years because we didn't hire him."
Conley has overseen the addition of several new sports over the years, from soccer to lacrosse, and kept the department strong despite the steep rise of participation in traveling leagues. In fact, several local traveling programs grew their roots in Community Ed under Conley's watch.
Poepard said Conley's assistance with traveling programs shows that he has always put the best interests of youth first.
"People don't know all the stuff around Tim, all of these other pieces," Poepard says. "Tim cares just as much about tee ball as he does the high school baseball team. He puts the same efforts into that.
"He cares about pretty much these two things: kids and athletics. That's what he always wanted to do and he does it well."
Even though the traveling groups have branched out of Community Ed, Conley feels there is still room for all athletic groups to be viable.
"I think we fit in," he says of the Community Ed programming. "We fill a niche of people that don't travel or don't want to go too far from home. I think we'll always have that."
The father of three has seen the sports landscape change in other ways, too. Parents are more difficult to work with than they used to be, Conley says, but the vast majority of the countless folks he has worked with has been terrific.
"Forest Lake, I'm proud to come from here, athletically or [otherwise]," he says. "I love it here, and I love the kids here and working here and the area. I know a million people here. A lot of people think it's a negative place, but I don't."
In retirement
Conley will not point to one reason for calling it a career, but says it simply came down to a gut feeling.
"It just seemed like the right time," the 59-year-old says. "I'm still healthy enough to do reffing and all these other things."
Indeed, between coaching, reffing and umpiring, free time will still be limited. Plus, Tim and Cheryl are first-time grandparents and their three sons – Shaun, Chris and Brian – all reside in the area.
Conley's sons are all huge soccer fans. Their dad claims that he has mellowed out, that he does not live and die with each result anymore. Deep down, though, it remains the same for Tim as when he followed his father around the Forest Lake gym in his youth – any game will do.
"What do you say?" he says. "I'm just a total sports nut."


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Durban - Disbarred lawyer Koobashan Naicker, convicted of killing three people in a multiple car pile-up on Durban's Athlone Bridge, has been given a final four weeks to prepare reports for sentencing, with the magistrate warning that the sentencing process will go ahead then, whether he is ready or not.
"You are convicted and are walking around without being sentenced. This could start looking like a mockery," said Durban Regional Court magistrate Blessing Msani.
Naicker pleaded guilty in October last year to eight charges including three of culpable homicide and one of reckless driving relating to the deaths of mother and son Gillian and Connor Bell and dance teacher Carmen Hunter in March 2011.
He asked for an adjournment until Thursday to prepare pre-sentence reports, including one from a criminologist.
But these were still not ready, his advocate Christo van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.
And, while the magistrate said he took a "dim view" of this, he noted that prosecutor advocate Mahen Naidu had "frankly conceded" he too did not have the reports, that it was not all the fault of the defence and it would be completely impractical to proceed.
Giving Naicker until the end of February to put this right, he said this would be the final adjournment and warned: "I will do it without the reports if you push me into that situation."
Naicker, in his guilty plea, admitted he had been drinking alcohol and taking drugs before he caused the crash, but denied that he was "under the influence".
Instead, he said he ought to have realised the combination of alcohol and cocaine, together with his medical condition of a detached retina, would have resulted in gross negligent and reckless driving.
On Thurday, in an affidavit in support of his application for an adjournment, he claimed he had been in and out of hospital since November last year.
He said this was when his medical condition – and in particular his eyesight – had deteriorated.
He said he had also had blood tests, the results indicating he suffered from lupus, an incurable and debilitating disease which, if confirmed by further tests, could impact on sentencing and his prospects of going to jail.
He said he had also not been given the probation officer's report which needed to be studied by criminologist Vicci van der Westhuizen.
He apologised to the court, the prosecution and the families of the victims for the delays.
"I am acutely aware of the fact the families wish to have closure in the matter and that every appearance for them, and for myself, is a traumatic experience in itself," he said.
Relatives who attended court eager to see the sentencing process begin, left the court dejected.
"Yet again," sighed Audrey Bell, granny of Connor, who has been in court every time Naicker has appeared since his arrest in April 2011.
"But it certainly seems that this time the magistrate has also had enough," she said.
Her daughter, Sharlene Versfeld, said it hurt to see her mother so emotionally damaged at a time in her life when she should be enjoying her grandchildren, and to see her brother, Jason (husband of Gillian and father of Connor) "just trying to hold it all together".
Caro Smit, of South Africans Against Drunk Driving, said she believed Naicker should get at least 18 years in jail, "six for each victim", which was provided for in the National Road Traffic Act.
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West Ham midfielder Mark Noble is hoping for a better season at Upton Park after admitting the speculation surrounding manager Sam Allardyce's future affected the side last season.
Allardyce was under pressure for much of the campaign but eventually steered the Hammers to safety and a 13th place finish in the Premier League after a poor run through the winter.
"I probably only enjoyed about two months of last season, hopefully [Allardyce staying] is done and dusted now," Noble told the Daily Mail.
"We were in the bottom three but then managed to put a few results together and jumped to tenth. But from tenth downwards everyone was in a relegation scrap and that's not where we want to be this season."
After their tough 2013/14 season, the Hammers have endured a similarly hard pre-season, failing to win in 90 minutes in pre-season matches against Stevenage, Ipswich Town, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, Schalke and Malaga.
However the Canning Town-born midfielder is not concerned about the Irons' disappointing pre-season form.
"I've been through pre-seasons where we've battered everyone and then lost the first three," Noble said. "You need a good start, we've got two weeks to knuckle down and do what we need to do to become a proper team. Hopefully we can get another couple of signings in and enjoy this season."


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Tools to Evaluate Section 508 Compliance
First, let us distinguish AT from tools that are designed to evaluate products for compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards. AT products are specifically designed to provide accessibility, not to serve as evaluation tools.
For example, screen reader software is designed to speak the information that would normally appear on a computer screen. Some screen readers do an admirable job of testing for compliance as they read the screen, but they should not be considered the "gold standard" for determining compliance. If a screen reader can read a page of an application correctly, this does not imply that the page is compliant. (Case in point: most screen readers will not detect color or blinking user interface elements.) Similarly, if the screen reader cannot read the page, this does not necessarily imply that the page is noncompliant.
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- When testing web pages with screen reader software, the technician must be familiar with web development techniques, and must be able to read HTML code.
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In a time when local government budgets are very tight, Chisago County might have to find an extra $350,000 to $500,000 in its coffers to address a state mandate that will require the county to perform more Medicaid assessments.
At the Jan. 23 Chisago County Board of Commissioners meeting, Chisago County Administrator Bruce Messelt relayed to the board the impact of a recent decision by the state Legislature about the Medicaid assessments.
Before this year, the previous county of residence was responsible for performing the assessments.
By Aug. 1, the state is recommending the current county of residence be responsible for conducting the assessments.
Essentially, an assessment means someone with medical expertise needs to come to the places of care for those on Medicaid waivers on a bi-yearly basis and assess the level of care they're receiving.
The amount of assessments Chisago County is now required to perform equates to the workload of about nine more full-time employees.
"Not only are the assessments required, but the time involved is expected to go from about an hour and a half per assessment to about six hours per assessment," Messelt said. "That means (the county) could anticipate about a 300-percent increase in the workload."
Messelt mentioned just to get the employees hired and trained, it would cost anywhere from $350,000 to $500,000.
"We should note that $300,000 to $500,000 was not budgeted in Health and Human Services this year," commissioner Rick Greene said.
Whether or not the county will have to simply eat the cost associated with the mandate has not yet been determined.
"The state has not indicated how they will reimburse us, when they will reimburse us or at what level," Messelt said. "We do know this much: we will have to hire employees six months before they can begin working, just to get trained. Those six months are not covered or reimbursable."
Messelt said he plans to talk to representatives at the Capitol about the assessments to see if there might be a way to lessen the financial impact on Chisago County.
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Messelt said the Legislature made the decision to have the Medicaid assessments moved from the county of fiscal responsibility to the county of location because it deemed having professionals in the county of residence provide the assessments would be more efficient.
As an example, he noted someone could be living at Ecumen in Chisago County, and their county of residence might still be Ramsey, meaning, under the old system, Ramsey would be responsible for performing the assessments for the people on Medicaid living in Chisago County with legal residences in Ramsey.
"The state is trying to make sure that people who are on state and federal assistance are eligible for it and matched with the programs and the money they're getting," Messelt said during a phone interview last week.
Messelt mentioned not every county in the state would be adversely affected by the Legislature's decision.
He said three to six counties like Chisago, that have a high number of residents on Medicaid who have their legal residences in another county, are impacted.
He added that if the state had told the counties affected by this change about the decision early on in their budgeting processes, the counties could have more adequately prepared for costs associated with the assessments.
"This was not very well thought through," he said. "We weren't told last September to budget for it. It's been a pretty tough pill to swallow in terms of how we're going to get this ready by Aug. 1."
He added, "If you were going to write a textbook about an unfunded mandate this would be it."


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The new business investment numbers suggest a plateau rather than a collapse.
The news about the current rate of spending is a little disappointing. Spending in the December quarter is estimated to have fallen when economists were expecting it to rise. That raises the possibility that the national accounts next Wednesday will show the December quarter was weaker than economists had expected.
More important is the outlook for investment spending over the coming year.
On a standard interpretation of the data, this latest survey of businesses' intentions is telling us that nominal investment spending will grow by almost 9 per cent in 2013-14.
Mining investment spending is forecast to grow by more than 11 per cent, while manufacturing investment should remain flat and spending by the infrastructure and service industries should rise by about 4 per cent.
This is fairly encouraging news, and it seems to fit with analysis recently published by economists at the Commonwealth Bank.
"Part of the scaling back of capex plans is a genuine downgrade, but equally the data may reflect a more realistic assessment of the ability to push through mining projects on the time frames envisaged," the economists say.
"We may be seeing some planned capex being pushed back from this financial year into next because of capacity constraints and as a response to cost pressures."
This survey is the first and least accurate of the official surveys of investment intentions for 2013-14.
The more the evidence points to a continuation of the global recovery and a pick-up in the interest rate- sensitive areas of Australian spending, the more likely it is that investment in 2013-14 will approximate the outcomes foreshadowed in this survey.
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VAN WERT, Ohio — Alta D. McConn, 91, of Van Wert, died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Van Wert Hospital.
She was born in Riverview, Ohio, on Nov. 9, 1922, the daughter of Edward and Della (Smith) Coss.
On March 14, 1943, she married Richard L. McConn who preceded her in death April 25, 2000.
She is survived by four sons: Gary McConn of Van Wert, Charles
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