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We are on a great journey. A journey of creativity, of imagination, and of self-satisfaction. This journey is the journey of designing and developing a computer game.We now need to start putting together the content for the different levels that the player needs to go through in order for him to reclaim his kingdom.Do you want to learn more? best price here
So, I am thinking that the starting level, or level 1, will place the hero somewhere in the forest between the location where he was kept and trained in secret and one of the smaller villages in the outskirts of the Kingdom. The hero, will be on his way to enter the village when he will meet the first Guardian. The Guardian will advise the hero to perform a few tasks prior to continuing his path.
Throughout his venture in the first level, he will collect important information that he will be using later throughout the game.So the question now is, what should some of these collectables be? How will they be realized in the game-play and how will they be interconnected to the overall gaming experience?
I believe that we need to have some sort of a map that will be used throughout the game to guide the player on his/her quest. The map will probably change over-time as more pieces are gathered throughout the game. This could be achieved in several different means: (1) the original map will only have limited information to guide the user only for that particular level and mission objectives, and as he progresses throughout the game, the map can also reveal more information and etc… (2) The original map is partitioned in several smaller maps that the player needs to find throughout his/her quest in the game. This will give yet another adventure like experience to the player, as to searching and finding the map collections throughout the game play to meet their overall mission objective.
Other items could range from hidden treasures to sacred books that provide the player with a deeper insight into his family history and the events that have occurred in the past. The treasure will of course be used for wealth and recruitment of allies and other soldiers throughout the gameplay.
Of course he will also be able to pick a few goodies and place them into his inventory for later use.Of course, we need to also have some way of collecting new ways of defending and fighting with our player. So swords and shields are going to be a big part of the game-play. There is also going to be potions and magic. These items will be required to enhance the gameplay and also provide strategic thinking by the user on how to defeat a particular enemy.
Advancing to the next level. So now, he has more knowledge of the past, and he also has a few goodies in his inventory … ROCK ON! The journey continues. He starts going down the path to the first village.
Entering the village, no one, knows who he is, therefore, everyone is very cautious of him, and pretty much ignore him. One of the main key parts of this level would be for the hero to stumble-upon another friendly character which will give him more wisdom and guidance. This is one of the better known merchants in the village that has been around and has seen the devastation of the Kingdom due to the infamous battles and the brutal rampage by the ORCs.
The merchant turns out to be a very close friend to Maximillian's father, King Vittorio. At first glance, he does not recognize the young Maximillian, but after a few glances and the initial exchange, he starts to recognize him, and a great joy and happiness overcomes him. At this point, the player starts interacting with the Merchant, and the Merchant is the main supporting character that is going to help Maximillian to get to the next level.
The question again here is what are these new key information points? A better version of the map perhaps? More treasure hunting? More riddles to solve in order to get to the treasure? Improved fighting gear? How about the actual weapons of a Knight? More Inventory Items?
Perhaps, a new set of map will be given to the hero, which illustrates some hidden passageway to the internal kingdom. Also, the marked-up locations of points of interest. Throughout the journey, we may come across some hostility from other character classes. This is where the hero needs to show his ability to defend and fight against his foes. The resistance could be of the Barbarian Class.
Which brings me to the next point. How many different class/character types do we have in the game? Well, the following are the class types which I have been thinking about and brainstorming about:
The Citizen Class: These are your subject in the Kingdom. They are the citizens of the Kingdom. They comprise of the peasants, the farmers, the merchants, and etc…
The Barbarian Class: These are tribes that have no rules, and understand no rules and law! They are fighting machines and the only thing they care about is, looting, lust, and more looting.
The ORC Class: The ORCs are beastly animals that have been living alongside the humans for many generations. They are a community within themselves, and their main objective is collect gold and other treasures. They will go to great wars in order to get possession of such materials and they will destroy and burn down village towns and Kingdoms to get what they want.
The Living Dead: The Living Dead, are a secret weapon of the Evil King Maarten and the Wizard Darnell. These are fallen soldiers who have been kept alive by the wizardry of Darnell. They are the second line of defense in the new Evil Kingdom, and they are very deadly if one is trapped in a group of them.
The Dead Army: Another one of Darnell's secret weapons. These are also fallen solders that were going to be converted into the Living Dead, but the magic did not work as well, and they turned into living skeletons. Not as powerful as the Living Dead, but still deadly in a small group.


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By Maya Rhodan – NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to provide $150 million to community health centers to assist in getting uninsured Americans prepared for the Oct. 1 opening of the Health Care Marketplace.
The 1,2000 Community Health Centers across rural and urban centers in America provide medical services to over 21 million patients a year. These centers serve in many of the neighborhoods that are set to benefit the most from the coming availability of insurance options that will be provided in the new insurance marketplace.
"We're supporting community health centers as they reach out to those in need," Sebelius said on a press call last Wednesday, the day of the announcement.
"Many of the Americans we're trying to reach have spent their whole lives outside of coverage," Sebelius said. "This will be a huge undertaking, but it's an undertaking that's important to the American people."
The money, which comes from Affordable Care Act funds set aside specifically for community health centers in the 2013 budget, is set to help the centers hire new staff and train staff to properly educate patients about their insurance options.
Sebelius hopes the funds will also help the community health centers reach uninsured people within communities who otherwise would not have known about the insurance marketplace, their new options in terms of coverage.
About 60 percent of the existing community health centers are in communities where racial and ethnic minorities are the majority. Currently, about 21 percent of African Americans are uninsured, along with about 30 percent of Hispanics.
Mary Wakefield, an administrator at the Health Resources and Services Administration, said on the call that community health centers are "really perfect partners in outreach and enrollment efforts."
"Those of us who are in Obama administration have been working hard to make sure that Americans that aren't in the health system can get in, Wakefield said. " We can now double the outreach and education capacity of health centers nationwide."
Each community health center is eligible to receive about $50,000 in funds, with an extra $5,000 available for additional resources like computers. The funds provided to community health centers are a mere portion of the efforts by the Obama administration, mostly being rolled out this summer, to get information out about the Insurance Marketplace.
The goal—to reach as many uninsured people as possible to ensure the success of Obama's huge, and often begrudged, overhaul of the health care system.
Community health centers are positioned to reach a number of the uninsured, given their reputation as "trusted community partners" for people on the fringes of the health care system. According to the health care officials about one seventh of the uninsured population gets treatment from community health centers.
Wakefield said, ""It's about making sure every American can access the support they need."

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Modified Wheat Strain Isolated Occurance
KSCB News - June 5, 2013 11:14 am
The company that developed a genetically modified test strain of wheat that emerged to the surprise of an Oregon farmer says it has tested the parent wheat stock and found it clean.
Representatives for Monsanto Co. say the emergence of the genetically modified strain was an isolated occurrence and most likely resulted from an accident or deliberate mixing of seeds.
Monsanto chief technology officer Robb Fraley says the company has a test it has shared with other countries that could "fingerprint" the exact variety of wheat that carried the gene.
The wheat emerged in an Eastern Oregon field in early May and was resistant to the herbicide Roundup. Oregon State University researchers found the wheat had a genetic modification Monsanto used in field testing.


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Forum Post: Extended Daylight Saving Time Not an Energy Saver
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Extended Daylight Saving Time Not an Energy Saver?
Brian Handwerk
National Geographic News
Published March 7, 2008
On Sunday people in the United States will roll their clocks forward an hour at 2 a.m. and begin the country's second consecutive year of extended daylight saving time.
The change, adopted into law last year, was touted as a way to save energy. But some studies suggest the move actually has consumers using more power—and paying bigger energy bills.
Hendrik Wolff, an environmental economist at the University of Washington in Seattle, is skeptical of the purported savings.
Wolff and colleague Ryan Kellogg studied Australian power-use data surrounding the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when parts of the country extended daylight saving time to accommodate the games.
The pair compared energy use in the state of Victoria, which adopted daylight saving time earlier than normal, to South Australia, which did not.
"Basically if people wake up early in the morning and go to bed earlier, they do save artificial illumination at night and reduce electricity consumption in the evening," Wolff said.
"Our study confirmed that effect. But we also found that more electricity is consumed in the morning. In the end, these two effects wash each other out."
Wolff stresses that it's difficult to determine how increased daylight saving time affected energy use across the U.S. last year. But he's inclined to reject the government's pre-change projections of modest energy savings.
Lights Out, But Bills Up
In 2007 the U.S. Congress passed a bill mandating that daylight saving time begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November, creating an extra month of earlier mornings.
The U.S. Department of Energy is now sorting through the variables that drive power use—from weather patterns to the proliferation of high-definition televisions—to determine the yearlong impact of extended daylight saving time. (Related photos: sunrises and sunsets.)
Meanwhile the quirky chronology of Indiana's daylight saving time history allowed Matthew Kotchen, an economist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to measure the time change's energy impact in that state.
No federal rule mandates that states or even individual counties observe daylight saving time, so for years only 15 of Indiana's 92 counties made the time switch. When the entire state adopted daylight saving time in spring 2006, Kotchen and colleague Laura Grant were able to observe changes in energy use in homes throughout southern Indiana over a three-year period.
Their finding was clear: The switch to daylight saving time cost Indiana homeowners dearly on their electric bills.
"Just in the state of Indiana, it turns out to be almost seven million dollars a year in increased residential electricity bills," Kotchen said. "And that's at a far lower price for electricity than the national average."
The study found that daylight saving time did save on lighting use but that heating and air-conditioning use more than offset any gains. "At least in southern Indiana, and probably in other places that have a similar climate, it's resulting in an increase in residential electricity consumption. Our estimates range between one and four percent." But Kotchen cautions about applying results from Indiana to the entire nation.
For example, "we really don't know what's happening in California, Florida, or Texas," he said.
Steve Nadel, executive director of the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, noted that people will have to wait and see whether extended daylight saving time saves energy—and if so, in which parts of the country.
He also stressed that electricity-use patterns have changed significantly since the 1970s, when studies were done that suggested modest energy gains from the time shift.
"I would say certainly since the 1970s there's a lot more use of air conditioning," he said.
UCSB's Kotchen added that "in places where you have to use a lot of air conditioning [daylight saving time] may have a detrimental effect for the same reason that we [see] in Indiana, but it's difficult to say."
Impacts Beyond Energy
Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey was one of the co-sponsors of the bill that mandated daylight saving time begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. Jessica Schafer, press secretary in Congressman Markey's office, said she hasn't seen any hard data about energy savings since the switch.
"We've always said that the energy savings from this would be small compared to other changes you could make, but every little bit counts."
Other effects have been easier to identify, she said.
"People walk up to [Congressman Markey] and tell him what they think," she said. "By and large it's been positive. People feel that it's very family friendly."
That's because the shifting schedule allows most people to be more active during actual daylight hours—daylight saving time is about more than just saving energy.
"Added to the other reasons—increased traffic safety, increased leisure time, reduced crime—all told, I think the benefits are significant and meaningful."
Such social benefits may be even harder to quantify than energy savings. If they do exist, however, they may outweigh the original reason for the change.
"There are lots of reasons we might want to have daylight saving time," UCSB's Kotchen said.
"But the notion that it's an energy-saving policy—as people have been suggesting for at least 200 years—is not necessarily the case."


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(CBS News) The most amazing story we saw Tuesday involves a courageous young U.S. Army sergeant severely wounded in Iraq and the incredible surgery that gave him arms back.
Not prosthetic arms, but two real human arms.
The operation on 26-year-old Sgt. Brendan Marrocco of New York was performed in December.
After War: Eye on Veterans Affairs
Arm transplant vet looking forward to swimming, diving
Karzai deeply affected by Walter Reed visit
One U.S. soldier's hope for new arms
On Monday, we got our first look at the results. When Marrocco moved his arms, he made medical history.
"I feel like I got a second chance to start over after I got hurt," he said at a news conference.
He was gesturing with transplanted arms -- real arms from an anonymous donor who died.
"It feels amazing. It's something I was waiting for, for a long time," Marrocco said. "Now that it finally happened, I really don't know what to say because it's such a big thing for my life, just fantastic."
Amazing and fantastic because Marrocco was the first quadruple amputee from America's wars to survive -- just barely, as he told us the first time we met him nearly three years ago.
"I died three times and came back ... flat out dead," he told CBS News in 2010.
His vehicle had been hit in Iraq in 2009 by an Iranian-made roadside bomb, which severed his carotid artery and tore off all four of his limbs.
Marrocco said the lack of arms is a lot more difficult than the lack of legs.
"Without legs you can still be independent, you know. Without arms there's so much more that you can't do," he said.
A team of 16 surgeons led by Dr. Andrew Lee at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore performed the 13-hour surgery last month. Before that, there had been only six successful double hand transplants, and never anything like this.
"We knew arm transplants can help people, but we didn't know whether we could transplant so high up in the arm," Lee said.
He will have to go through years of physical therapy, which meant the decision to do the transplant was as much psychological as medical.
"With our experience, and with the determination and stamina that Brendan Marrocco has demonstrated, we had no doubt that this was the right thing to do for him," Lee said.
His doctors predicted Marrocco will be using his hands for just about everything.
"I never really accepted the fact that I didn't have arms, so now that I have them again, it's almost like it never happened. It's like I went back four years and I'm me again," he said.
Marrocco was discharged from the hospital Tuesday. No one will be watching his recovery more closely than four other servicemen who have since joined him as survivors of quadruple amputations.
CBS medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explained while the transplant process is complicated, it's not impossible. The first step was to connect the bones using plates and screws. Then the muscles and tendons were connected, and then the blood vessels -- arteries and veins. They are crucial in bringing nourishment to the arm, LaPook explained.
The nerves from Marrocco's body will slowly grow down the transplanted arm at a rate of about one inch a month, LaPook said. It will be many months, and even years, with intensive physical therapy before he gets back whatever function he's going to eventually regain.
In order to prevent the body from rejecting the new transplants, doctors took bone marrow cells from the arm donor's spine and gave them to Brendan. Those cells trick his immune system into thinking these new arms are his own, and allows doctors to use online one anti-rejection drug instead of the usual three. This strategy has only been used in five other patients.


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An information session for parents of children entering kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year has been scheduled for this month in Havelock.
An information session for parents of children entering kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year has been scheduled for this month in Havelock.
Kindergarten: Ready, Set, Go is a free program designed to help parents prepare their children for the transition to kindergarten.
The session is scheduled for Feb. 26 at Trinity Presbyterian Church at 206 Miller Blvd. in Havelock. The pre-registration deadline for the session is Wednesday.
Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program runs from 6 to 7 p.m. Child care will not be provided.
The session is designed to provide information and is not for kindergarten registration, which is scheduled for March 8 at area elementary schools.
The session will feature representatives from Craven County Schools who will present information about various aspects of kindergarten enrollment, including requirements, registration and assignment policies. They will also share information that parents can use in helping their child prepare for kindergarten.
Each family attending will receive a packet containing kindergarten readiness materials and information about Craven County schools.
Craven Smart Start staff will also be on hand to share information about Smart Start services and parenting information.
Children must be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 31 to be eligible for public school kindergarten in North Carolina for the 2013-14 school year.
Kindergarten: Ready, Set, Go is a collaborative effort of Craven County Schools, Craven Smart Start and Trinity Presbyterian Church of Havelock. Now in its seventh year, the program was developed from the efforts of Craven Smart Start�s Havelock Outreach Committee.
For more information or to register for the session, call Carmen Morgan with Craven County Schools at 514-6311 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Registration forms are also available at various preschool and child care programs throughout Craven County.


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The Daily News points out a common thread in one of the NFL's weekly awards:
• Jason Pierre-Paul just received his after a five-tackle, two-sack Christmas Eve against the Jets.
• Jason Babin earned his with four sacks on Mark Sanchez.
• Von Miller only had one-and-a-half sacks of Sanchez, but racked up nine tackles.
• Andre Carter took down Sanchez 4.5 times for his award—nearly half his season total.
It doesn't matter what position you play, or what conference you're in, or even whether you're a particularly great defensive football player: the Jets' offensive line is the path to stardom and laurels.


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DUBLIN — Burdened by too many inmates for his deputies to handle, Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas has signed a deal to jail up to 100 men in Alameda County's sprawling, undercapacity Santa Rita Jail.
The first 50 inmates could arrive from the wine country as early as this week after they are bused 87 miles south from Santa Rosa to the Dublin jail. Monterey County's sheriff forged a similar deal last year to ship inmates 89 miles north from an overcrowded jail in Salinas.
Propelling the contracts — a cash generator for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office — is the 2011 state prison realignment that shifted to counties the responsibility of handling many lower-level convicts.
The new state policy increased the inmate population in Sonoma County's two jails by more than 13 percent, and followed years of staffing cuts, said Assistant Sheriff Randall Walker.
"We actually have some beds available," Walker said. "What we don't have are staff. Our staff members have been working over 40 hours mandated overtime for the past 12 months. … It's been just brutal for our staff to work that many hours."
Each inmate sent to Dublin will cost Sonoma County about $80 a day paid to Alameda County.
"They transport them. We house them," said Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern. "We can run our jail more efficiently if we make better use of our vacant bed space."
The Santa Rita Jail had about 4,200 inmates and room for more when Ahern became sheriff in 2007, but declining crime rates and changes in policing practices have emptied cells. Now, the Dublin jail complex houses between 3,200 to 3,500 inmates daily, Ahern said.
For years, some of those beds were filled with immigrants held for the federal government because they were suspected of being in the country illegally, but new state and local policies this year are freeing many of those detainees, leaving even more room for out-of-county criminal convicts.
Ahern negotiated the Monterey County deal last year and also offered bed space to other Northern California sheriffs. The $80-a-day revenue generated from incoming inmates is all used to offset budget shortfalls, Ahern said.
Alameda County's fee is still less than what it costs to keep them in Santa Rosa each day, but Walker said cost is not the main reason to ship inmates south.
"Nobody wants to do it, but it's the least of the evils," Walker said.
All of the inmates coming to Dublin will require minimum security and have already been sentenced for a crime, so they will not need to travel back and forth to court hearings, Walker said. But he said Sonoma County also plans to cycle longer-term inmates back to its own jail after several weeks in Dublin so that they can be closer to family members.
"Our goal is not to send someone there for six months," Walker said.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved the contract at its meeting Tuesday. Sonoma County supervisors also approved the deal.


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Le 03 janvier 2013
After last weeks miserable performance against Perpignan, Montpellier had to redeem themselves in front of their home crowd, but the visitors Stade Français were having a good spell in the TOP 14 and were looking for points. MBM was back in the team after his marriage last weekend in Argentina and there were plenty of players who needed to up their performance from last week but that they already knew.
The massive festive crowd of 13,068 did not have long to wait, quick thinking from FTD, caught the ball on the full with one foot in touch ran along the touch, took the throw himself and after a couple of quick passes the ball came out to Thomas Combezou who waltzed over the line unopposed, along with a penalty and the conversion MBM put Montpellier ahead 10-0. Porical managed a couple of penalties for Stade to bring them back into the game reducing the score to 10-6, another penalty by MBM, then the first moment of magic from FTD, there were many this evening. The chef d'orchestre went one way, changed direction, gave the ball to Santi Fernandez who served the Flying Fijian Nagusa, unstoppable from 25mts. MBM converted, 2 minutes later FTD was again in on the act, this time a massive dummy pass, a couple of magic sidesteps and the Parisians were either going the wrong way or just standing mesmerized by a fly half on incredible form, Francois touched down behind the line, nobody had got close to him and of course MBM converted. Porical got anther 3 pts for Stade and the teams went to the pause Montpellier 27 Stade Francais 9.
The second half started after an entertaining double header of Montpellier minims against their counterparts from Lunel, the home side winning both mini games, this looked as though it could be Montpellier's night. Stade came out a little more aggressive and after a Porical penalty Missoup got himself on the score board with a well worked try which pleased the crowd no end !!!! Porical converted and that was that as far as Stade were concerned 27-16. The nearly full house started to increase the volume and the players responded, tries quickly followed from Tomas, MBM, and the young Kelian Galletier got himself on the score board in his very first TOP 14 game of the season, all of which the irreproachable MBM converted tonight Monsieur 100%, marriage is obviously a good choice for Martin. While all this was going on Stade did score 2 yellows one after the other, for some dubious play on firstly Thibault Privat by Missoup then Arrias followed closing behind, the fact that Montpellier played against 14 for 15 minutes did help but even with 15 on the park Stade were struggling and could not keep the home sides onslaught at bay. By the end of the game the supporters were going wild, unstoppable Mexican waves and Ici Ici Montpellier was being heard all over region even the petit fours were getting involved. With over 50 pts on the board the ref blew for time: final score: Montpellier 54 Stade Francais 16
A performance of festive heights, players who had under performed showed why they are class tonight, Francois Trinh-Duc purely magnificent and with the 6 Nations just around the corner he did himself absolutely no harm, just hope Philip St Andre was watching. MBM with his 29pts was without exception sublime and there are many to be mentioned but this was a team effort. All three coaches Galthie, Glas, and Ledesma (all involved with Stade not that long ago) did have rather cheeky but respectful smiles on their faces at the end of the game even Fabien Galthie in his post match interview commented on feeling something in the water this week, always easy when the 54pts are already on the board but he and his charges must take maximum credit a job very well done.
Next week onto Clermont, ko. 15.00 Saturday 5th Jan. Never easy but with confidence you never really know what sport can turn up!!!.
Steve Whittell.
Pitch side interview with Martin Bustos Moyano.
Steve Whittell: Firstly congratulations on your marriage last weekend, and secondly that was one hell of a game.
Martin Bustos Moyano: Thank you very much, yes after our poor performance last week against Perpignan we have been training hard this week and wanted to prove to everybody that this was not the real Montpellier, tonight I think we showed what we can do when we put our minds to it.
Steve Whittell: 29 points, a try and the rest from the boot, Mon 100%
Martin Bustos Moyano: It is always good when they all pass but the boys did help by scoring near to the posts which always makes it a bit easier, although the 2 from the touch line I hit really well, one of those nights when everything goes according to plan.
Steve Whittell: The inter play tonight between forwards and backs was exceptional.
Martin Bustos Moyano: We had Francois on his very best tonight he distributed the ball with loads of skill and created tries plus scoring himself, but the forwards were great they were everywhere and won countless balls in the rucks and mauls plus the scrum gave us a great platform to play off, the whole team enjoyed tonight immensely that is why rugby is such a great game.
Steve Whittell: Cheers Martin go join the boys to celebrate and have a very Happy New Year.
Interview by Steve Whittell.
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I've never been one for New Year's Resolutions. It always seems like you're forced to find something to change and, quite frankly, they never seem to last for anyone. But as I was taking a walk this morning, I started thinking about the things I've done this past year that have gotten me to a place of happiness and peace. While they weren't necessarily resolutions, more like revelations, making these changes have transformed my life.
Eliminate the word "should" – "Shoulds" are self-imposed rules that leave us feeling guilty, inadequate and stressed. Usually, no one else is saying these "shoulds" to us. It's merely an inner dialogue and the only "should" that is appropriate is that you "should" be happy.
Constantly re-invent yourself – There's an old phrase, "Variety is the spice of life." Not only does change help invigorate you, but it's a proven fact that learning something new can help reduce the risk of depression, memory loss and confusion as we get older. Whether it's finding a new hobby, taking a course at a local college, trying out a new sport or even starting your own business, leaving yourself open to new adventures will make you happier and bring a new dimension to your relationships.
Practice Law of Attraction – This is the single most important change I've made this past year. As soon as I stopped focusing on the lack, abundance slowly started entering my life. When I learned to turn my attention to happiness and love, angry people started disappearing. Seemingly random circumstances and chance encounters that are producing amazing results in my life are, in actuality, Law of Attraction at work.
Learn to accept others as they are – Whether it's a friend, adult child or significant other, they won't always have the same beliefs as you and will make choices that you don't agree with. The frustration we feel in these situations is, in reality, a reflection of our own insecurity or fear. Allow people to be who they are and either accept them or lovingly release them from your life.
Be kind to yourself – We have so many people on our list to care for that we often don't even make it onto the list. Every day, do one thing that will make you happy. It doesn't have to be big – it could be as simple as reading 10 pages of a trashy novel or eating a dark chocolate truffle. It also means loving who you are, just as you are. It sounds silly and can take a while to get used to, but make a list of affirmations and say them to yourself in the mirror on a daily basis. They can include:
I love and appreciate myself just as I am
Everything I need is already within me
Abundance flows to me effortlessly
My life is blossoming in total perfection
I am a radiant being filled with light and love
Transformation doesn't happen overnight and resolutions will be broken. But perseverance and patience will ultimately lead you to an incredibly happy and peaceful life.


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Suppose I have a hard disk with data I don't want to expose to a third party. The warranty period for that disk still lasts. Now the disk starts malfunctioning.
I can't use a disk wiping program on a malfunctioning disk - it just wouldn't work. If I run any destructive action on the disk - burn it, open and scratch it, smash it, whatever similar - the retailer will refuse to exchange the disk saying that the destructive actions void warranty.
How can I destroy sensitive data on a failed disk without voiding warranty?


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Molinelli SurnamePosted in Italian Genealogy , Molinelli , Pavia , Steve Morse
A reader wrote asking about the surname Molinelli. It appears that all Molinelli listed on the ship manifests I looked at that went through Ellis Island were from Bertone. There didn't seem to be any others from that area in Pavia so I continued to look at found a discussion about this very thing on the Italian Genealogy Forum.
The surname itself implies windmill (Mulinello) and windmills are found all over the area. For anyone interested I would have a look at the the discussion board over at Italian Genealogy and look thorugh the ship records at Steve Morse's Site.
*Sources used: Google, One Step Pages by Steve Morse


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The noted research psychiatrist explores how life's disappointments and difficulties provide us with the lessons we need to become better, bigger, and more resilient human beings. Adversity is an irreducible fact of life. Although we can and should learn from all experiences, both positive and negative best-selling author Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal believes that adversity is by far the best teacher most of us will ever encounter. Whether the adversity one experiences is the result of poor decision making, a desire to test one's mettle, or plain bad luck, Rosenthal believes life's most important lessons - from the value of family to the importance of occasionally cutting corners - can be best learned from it.
Running counter to society's current prevailing message that "excellence" must always be aspired to, and failure or mistakes of any sort are to be avoided at all costs, Rosenthal shows that engaging with our own failures and defeats is one of the only ways we are able to live authentic and meaningful lives, and that each different type of adversity carries its own challenges and has the potential to yield its own form of wisdom.
Using stories from his own life - including his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, his years after suffering a violent attack from a stranger, and his career as a psychiatrist - as well as case studies and discussions with well-known figures like Viktor Frankl and David Lynch, Rosenthal shows that true innovation, emotional resilience, wisdom, and dignity can only come from confronting and understanding the adversity we have experienced.
Even when life is hardest, there are meanings to be found, riches to be harvested, and gifts that can last a lifetime. Rosenthal illustrates his message through a series of compact, memorable chapters, each one drawn from episodes in the lives of his patients, colleagues, or himself, and concluded with a take-away maxim on the lesson learned.
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- Daria Doering
- 2015-10-14
Charming Listen!
What made the experience of listening to The Gift of Adversity the most enjoyable?
I found this book absolutely charming. It was not what I expected, with "Adversity" so prominent in the title. Each of the stories did contain hardship, but the reminisces had an entertaining, "can't stop listening" quality that predominated. Then at the end of each story the learning was reflected on.
What did you like best about this story?
All in all, a very comforting and uplifting book!
What about Erik Synnestvedt's performance did you like?
Narrator did a fine job!
If you could give The Gift of Adversity a new subtitle, what would it be?
Growing up in post-holocaust South Africa
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- Amazon Customer
- 2015-03-26
i came to read many books on account of a catchy title and an interesting synopsis, most of the time the majority of the books did not live up to their marketers hype , not in this case. Story by story we are left with a sense of replenishment and an invisible assurance that "we got this" whatever "this" is. And without an inch of exaggeration i will call this book: a balm for the soul
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- Freedom To Be
- 2018-12-23
A Covert Commercial for Transcendental Meditation
I kept listening in the hope to get some real wisdom only to find after all was said and done that the book is really in fact a commercial for purchasing pricey TM programs from the David Lynch Foundation.
- Ana
- 2013-12-09
Great Writer, Great Book, if you actually read it!
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I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others. It is clear that some of the other readers did not actually read the entire book but rather only read a few stories at the beginning and then put the book down. Some of the best stories are towards the end. I found the stories inspiring and uplifting. Many small nuggets of very powerful reasoning about life are to be found in this book. However, to see this you must read and think about how it relates to you. I find stories about the Jewish struggle of 1933-1945 to be some of the most inspiring in all of our modern history. Stories of South Africa and the struggle against yet another evil attempt by the brittish empire to steal resources and subjugate humans to a lower status runs a close second. Thank you Dr Rosenthal for sharing stories of your personal life.
- courtney
- 2013-11-26
Not as good as I was expecting - boring
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I heard the author on Dr. Radio / XM and he was fascinating. Listening to him made me seek out and find the book. It was just OK, not riveting and not worth continuing to listen too.
Would you ever listen to anything by Norman E. Rosenthal M.D. again?
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
It was not as "to the point" as I was hoping. kind of "abstract".
- Eric Schurr
- 2013-09-13
Very disappointing .. i stopped listening
I really wanted to like this book -- the description was very compelling. But it is really disappointing in many ways:
-- the content is weak. For example, here's one of the pearls of wisdom: "Be wary of authority figures." Huh? How does that help one deal with adversity? And what kind of advice is that, anyway?
-- the stories are often lame. They are all about his childhood and some are just not very interesting. Think about your own life -- do you have enough compelling stories to fill a book with 20+ chapters?
-- the narrator is the worst I've ever heard (i'm not exaggerating). He sounds almost exactly like a computer-generated text-to-voice converter. Ever heard one of those? Remember how the inflections are never quite right? You can't tell when it's in the middle of a sentence or at the end of one? You get to listen to that the entire way through this book.
At least I think that's the case. I stopped listening after chapter 10. I forced myself to keep listening after chapter six, hoping it would get better, but it didn't.
i hate to be this critical, but i really feel like i wasted my money/credit on this book
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For many years the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gave a Nobel reception on the 7th of December. At this reception, the members of the Academy met the Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry and the Economic Sciences Laureates. The members of the Academy are the ones who earlier during the autumn have made the formal decision about the new Laureates, most members usually without ever having met the Laureates in person. So there is usually a lot of personal curiosity to be satisfied this particular evening. The first time that I participated in this reception was in 1988 and I still remember shaking hands with the three Physics (Lederman, Schwarz and Steinberger) and the three Chemistry Laureates (Deisenhofer, Huber and Michel). At that time, I was not aware of the yearly Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, so I could not know that the three German Chemistry Laureates would be invited to give lectures every year, starting in 1989! If they had all accepted, every year, we would now have a set of about 50 lectures by them. In reality, of course, they also have other meetings and commitments, so what we have so far is "only" around 25 lectures. In the early Lindau lectures, German is the dominating language. But with increasing internationalization, also the German Nobel Laureates turned to English. The present one is the first Lindau lecture that Hartmut Michel gave in English and the topic is very close to the one for which his Nobel Prize was awarded. In particular, in the lecture Michel describes some of the very tricky problems involved in getting crystals of large biomolecules, a prerequisite for X-ray diffraction studies of the structure of the biomolecules. I must admit that I was very impressed by the method used to get crystals, a "high-tech" method in which even gene technology plays an important role! Anders Bárány
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From Photosynthesis to Respiration: Structure and Function of Energy Transforming Membrane Protein Complexes
Hartmut Michel (1998)
From Photosynthesis to Respiration: Structure and Function of Energy Transforming Membrane Protein Complexes
Nearly all energy available to mankind is the result of photosynthesis. Coal, mineral oil, and natural gas are derived from the products of photosyntheses. During photosynthesis, first the light of the sun is absorbed by the antennae pigments of the light-harvesting complexes. Next, energy is transferred by excitonic interaction to the so-called photosynthetic reaction centre, where the primary change separation takes place and an electron is transferred across the photosynthetic membrane.
Photosynthesis of the purple bacteria is well understood. This knowledge is based on the fact that the light-harvesting complexes and photosynthetic reaction centres of these bacteria could be isolated and crystallized, so that their structures could be determined by X-ray crystallography. The light-harvesting complexes of purple bacteria are highly symmetric ringlike oligomers of a basic unit that consists of two short protein chains, two or three bacteriochlorophylls and one carotenoid molecule. In the case of the purple bacterium Rhodospiriflum mo/ischionum eight of these basic units form the light-harvesting complex 2. The carotenoids possess a dual function: First, they serve as light-harvesting pigments covering spectral ranges different from that of the chlorophylls, and second they have a protective function against the damaging effects of light by quenching the triplet states of bacteriochlorophylls and preventing the formation of the very dangerous singlet oxygen. The ring-like arrangement of the pigments appears to optimal for energy storage and subsequent energy transfer of the reaction centre. There electrons are released from the "primary electron donor" which consists of a non-covalently linked dimer of two bacteriochlorophylls. The electron is transferred via a bacteriopheophytin and a first quinone molecule to a second one. Stable reduction of the second quinone requires two electrons, during or after the second electron transfer two protons are taken up from the cytoplasm. In subsequent reactions the hydroquinone is oxidized again, and adenosine -5'-triphosphate (ATP), the universal energy currency of life, is generated. ATP, and biologically fixed hydrogen are needed for the synthesis of sugar molecules from carbon dioxide.
The sugar molecules are taken up and metabolized by other organisms. Carbon dioxide is formed again together with biologically fixed hydrogen. The fixed hydrogen is converted to water in the "respiratory chain" of the mitochondria or a aerobic bacteria. During this process protons are "pumped" across membranes. Therefore, an electric field across these membranes is formed, which drives electrons back through the ATP-synthase leading to ATP-synthesis.
Cytochrome c oxidase is the terminal enzyme of the respiratory chains. It oxidizes cytochrome c and transfers the electrons to molecular oxygen. Water is formed. The protons needed for water formation originate from the cytoplasm of the bacteria or the interior of the mitochondria. Simultaneously the same number of protons are pumped across the mitochondrial (or bacterial) membrane. This fundamental enzyme could be crystallized from the soil bacterium Paracoccus denitrificans, using cocrystallization with an antibody Fv-fragment as a novel approach for membrane protein crystallization (Ostermeier et al., Nature struct. biol. 2, 842-846 (1995)). The structure could be determined at 2.8 A resolution (lwata et al., Nature 376, 660-669 (1995)), and then at 2.7 A resolution with a new crystal form (Ostermeier et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94, 10547-10553 (1997)). The arrangement of the prosthetic groups (three Cu-atoms, two haem A groups, one being called haem a and the other haem a3), their interaction with the protein surrounding and the structure of the four protein subunits are therefore known. Subunit I contains 12 membrane spanning helices in a rather regular arrangement and binds both haem groups and copper B. The oxygen is bound to the Fe-atom of haem a3, which is 5.2 A away from copper B. Subunit 11 possesses two membrane spanning helices and binds a binuclear copper A centre in a globular plastocyaninlike domain. Two possible proton transfer pathways could be identified in subunit I. Possible mechanisms of coupling water formation to proton pumping are discussed: Evidence for an involvement of a histidine residue undergoing protonation changes ("histidine cycle") is weak. The propionate side chains of the haem groups might be critical for proton pumping. They undergo structural and/or protonation changes upon reduction of the enzyme as indicated by Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopic experiments using cytochrome c oxidase, specifically 13C-labelled at the haem propionates (Behr et al., Biochemistry 37, 7 7400-7406 (1998)). A model for proton pumping, based on long range electrostatic interactions, will be presented.
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All three of the professional teams that call LA's Staples Center home are in the playoffs, and all three are scheduled to play host to opponents this weekend—a total of six games in four days, in fact, beginning with last night:
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• Thunder-Lakers, Game 4, tomorrow night
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But what about the demand for tickets? Are the Lakers still a great draw? Has the Kings' remarkable run had a discernable impact on prices? Does anyone even give a shit about the Clippers? To find out, we turned again our friends at SeatGeek, the online ticket search engine that compiles data from hundreds of resellers. SeatGeek had previously done analyses for us of prices throughout the NBA's regular season. This time, we had them gauge how sports fans in LA are spending their money now that they have a long weekend packed with plenty of options.
The Staples Center has a slightly higher capacity for basketball (19,079) than it does for hockey (18,118), which means there's a little bit less inventory for the Kings than for the Lakers and Clippers. That said, this is what SeatGeek found, based on their research of prices as of Wednesday:
• Though they trail their series 2-0, the Lakers are still the team everyone wants to see. The average resale price for tonight is $262, with tomorrow going for an average of $250. The Kings are not far behind, though: Last night's game was fetching an average price of $215, with Sunday getting $225. The Clippers, meanwhile, lag far behind: an average of just $134 for tomorrow and $148 for Sunday. This chart breaks down the averages for all six games:
• The Lakers also still have no equal in terms of demand for the best seats. Courtside seats for tonight are fetching an average of $11,594, with tomorrow's game going for $11,503. By comparison, the Kings and Clippers don't even come close: Seats near the ice for the Kings got $1,092 for last night and $1,515 for Sunday, while a courtside seat for tomorrow's Clippers game averages just $1,005.
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Coastal Hero: We Salute...Rick Moonen
The executive chef of RM Seafood in Las Vegas and energetic spokesperson for sustainable fishing around the globe tells us why we should be smart about what we serve.
CL: Food critics sang your praises long before you became an advocate of sustainable fishing. Why get involved?
RM: When I lived in New York, I went to fish markets regularly and noticed that swordfish were getting smaller and smaller. Instead of the 200-pound varieties, they were selling pucks—fish that haven't reached sexual maturity—because adults were so hard to find.
CL: You confronted this issue head-on, first by taking popular items such as Chilean sea bass off your menu. Are people ever hesitant to try dishes they don't recognize?
RM: When a common variety like wild salmon isn't in season, I replace it with a similar one that is. A lot of people haven't heard of Arctic char, but it's environmentally conscious and has a pink color and thickness like salmon. I serve it grilled with a smoky salt and horseradish cream sauce on a cucumber salad. Its sustainability story sells, too!
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The department of music at Hope College will present a chamber music concert on Thursday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The concert will highlight the chamber music happenings at Hope College with groups of two, three or four playing music written specifically for their instrument groups. Playing in this chamber concert will be the Woodwind Quintet, the Brass Ensemble, the Flute Choir, the Saxophone Quartet and a piano duet.
Pianists Brent Smith, a sophomore from Owosso, and Sarah Kuhn, a freshman from Portage, will perform a duet from "Dolly Suite, Op. 56," by Gabriel Faure.
The Saxophone Quartet will perform "Saxophone Quartet," by Philip Glass. The members of the quartet are junior Emily Brower of Hudsonville, tenor saxophone; sophomore Shelby Peterson of Ann Arbor, alto saxophone; senior Nicholas Van Voorst of Holland, baritone saxophone; and senior Katie Zigterman of Aurora, Ill., soprano saxophone.
The woodwind quintet will perform "Overture to the Magic Flute," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The quintet features freshman Christine Springer of Ann Arbor, flute; freshman Meagan Elinski of Jackson, oboe; junior Theresa Klepitsch of Park Ridge, Ill., clarinet; freshman Jessica Wells of Indian Creek, Ill., bassoon; and freshman Matthew Brown of Flint, horn.
The Flute Choir will perform "Memories of East Tennessee Rhodeden Dance," by Alan Scott. The ensemble features freshman Faith DeVries of Stillman Valley, Ill.; junior Ashley Garza of Holland; sophomore Christine Gobrogge of Frankenmuth; sophomore Colleen Kolba of Arlington Heights, Ill.; freshman Allyson McMeeking of Homer; sophomore Robert Nash of Niles; junior Elizabeth Nieusma of Okemos; senior Michelle Pascoe of Clarkston; sophomore Kalli Shades of Cannon Falls, Minn.; freshman Amanda Schuiling of Zeeland; sophomore Emily Van Til of Holland; sophomore Danielle Yeadon of Stewartville, Minn.; and junior Jillayne Zblewski of Allegan.
Finally, the brass ensemble will play selections from "West Side Story," by Leonard Bernstein. The ensemble features sophomore Erin Johnson of Slidell, La., sophomore Tim Nagi of Freeport and sophomore Bethany Stripp of Richland, trumpets; freshman Matthew Brown of Flint and sophomore Julia DeGroot of Grand Rapids, horns; sophomore Jeffrey Sweers of Jenison, trombone; and sophomore Mike Debowski of Venetia, Pa, tuba.
Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the central Hope campus at the former 127 E. 12th Street between College and Columbia avenues.


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Ignorance: Some Boy Rants On His Hatred Toward Obama, Latinos, & African Americans! "I Have No F*ckin Idea Why Everyone Thinks Obama Will Save Our Country. First Of All He's Black"
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Kid Sleuth at Camp: Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries by David A. Adler
As fans of the girl sleuth might expect, kid detective Cam Jansen and her co-gumshoe Eric Shelton have hardly arrived at Camp Eagle Lake when Jennifer, nicknamed "Cam" for her camera-like photographic memory, finds herself engaged in a bit of impromptu detecting. It seems that most of the campers' parents spotted a blue mailbox look-alike with a sign asking parents to use the envelopes provided to drop campers' spending money into the box for safekeeping. Strangely, the camp director knows nothing of such a box, and when the disturbed parents hurry back to where the large metal box was posted, they find it gone, along with thousands of dollars of campers' money deposited by their thoughtful parents.
Eric is sure that Cam's famous memory can come up with a clue, and after questioning the staff, other campers, their parents, and the camp gatekeeper Barry, Cam winnows the suspects down to the driver of a blue car arriving suspiciously with no kids aboard. Cam searches her memory and--CLICK!--up comes the memory of the suspect's blue car and its license plate number! Cam is a camp hero before she even meets her grateful bunk mates.
Since this edition is a "Super Special," there are still two more cases to follow--"It's a Raid," and "The Basketball Mystery." In the first, Cam and her bunkies return from lunch to find their cabin trashed, but all her picture-perfect memories show are a neat bunk house before and a messy one after the raid. Still, Cam and Eric prove that they can collect the clues and sleuth out the perpetrator the old fashioned way to solve the case.
Then, on the next to the last day of camp, the kids discover that someone has swiped all the sports equipment, the sport director's computer, and the trophies and prizes for the final playoffs. Barry reports that no one has left the camp in a vehicle, so the young detectives know that the swag must be stashed somewhere inside the camp grounds. Since all she saw was the crime scene after the gear was gone, Cam's memory bank has a big NOTHING on this one, but she does notice the camp cat, Kitty, suspiciously licking the padlock for the shed. Collecting all the clues leads Cam to the camp kitchen where a walk-in freezer seems the likely location of the loot. CLICK! she solves the last mystery just in time to restore the equipment for the final playoffs at Camp Eagle Lake. It's no surprise that Cam Jansen tops off the celebration by winning Camp Eagle Lake's first-ever Best Detective Award.
With summer camps just around the corner, Cam Jansen & the Summer Camp Mysteries (Cam Jansen Adventure) is right on time for beginning chapter book sleuths to kick off their summer's fun. Cam Jansen is into her twenty-sixth year as a preteen sleuth, and her fast-paced mysteries written at third-grade level are a good fit for early elementary readers.


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Formula for Happiness
For the last three years, Galluphas called 1,000 randomly selected American adults each day and asked them about their emotional status, work satisfaction, eating habits, illnesses, stress levels and other indicators of their quality of life.
Gallup's answer: He's a tall, Asian-American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more than $120,000 a year. A few phone were made to find such a person.
Meet Alvin Wong. He is a 5-foot-10, 69-year-old, Chinese-American, kosher-observing Jew, who's married with children and lives in Honolulu. He runs his own health care management business and earns more than $120,000 a year.
Reached by phone at his home on Friday, Mr. Wong said that he was indeed a very happy person. He said that perhaps he manages to be the happiest man in America because "my life philosophy is, if you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to be pretty terrible for you."
He continued: "This is a practical joke, right?"


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FISHING REPORT: Certain lakes, rivers and streams closed for fishing
Anglers are reminded that all Type 1 and Type 2 rivers and streams along with the Type A and Type D inland lakes closed to fishing on Sept. 30. Lake trout season on the waters of Lake Huron and northern Lake Michigan also closed on September 30th. The waters of Lake Michigan between Arcadia and New Buffalo will remain open for lake trout until October 31st.
Fisheries Division continues to ask for your cooperation in completing a survey by the University of Toledo regarding the use of live bait. The purpose of this survey is to find out what factors Michigan anglers consider when choosing live baitfish. Some types of baitfish can be infected with viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and the disease can be spread to many species including sport fish in the Great Lakes area. The results of this survey will be beneficial to the division regarding future bait regulations. The survey can be found here
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie: Anglers were coming in with better numbers of perch when fishing 13 to 17 feet of water in Brest Bay or 18 to 22 feet of water around Buoys 1 & 2, off the Raisin River, Stony Point and Bolles Harbor. Emerald shiners worked best. For walleye, try shallow waters near the Raisin River or up near Pt. Mouillee.
Detroit River: Perch are being caught but it is the walleye anglers doing well when trolling crawler harnesses or minnow-type lures in the lower river. Jigging was productive.
Lake St. Clair: Water levels have fallen noticeably over the past 3 weeks. Boat anglers need to use caution when traveling in shallow waters. Perch fishing has picked up for those using minnows and worms around the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and out by the shipping channel. Bass fishing was good in shallow waters since water temperatures have dropped over 10 degrees since September 1st.
St. Clair River: Bass fishing slowed. Walleye have been caught up near Algonac. The harvest season for sturgeon closed on September 30th but the catch and release season remains open until the end of November.
Lexington: Pier anglers caught the occasional chinook, brown trout or walleye. Many were getting frustrated because they can see brown trout cruising inside the harbor but they are not biting which is not unusual for this time of year. The better fishing is early morning or at night.
Port Sanilac: Boat anglers caught steelhead in 35 to 65 feet of water. Pier anglers have caught the occasional chinook, brown trout or walleye.
Harbor Beach: Those trolling have caught steelhead 25 feet down in 100 feet of water. The fish are running 5 to 8 pounds. As the lake starts to turn-over, the fish will scatter and you will spend more time trying to locate them. Those trolling the channel off the Detroit Edison Plant caught brown trout. Pier anglers fishing the north wall caught a few walleye towards evening.
Saginaw Bay: Had good perch fishing from several location along the shipping channel including Buoys 17 & 18, 11 & 12 (the Spark Plug), 8 & 9, 1 & 2. The fish are averaging 8 to 10 inches at all locations. Shiners remain scarce at local bait shops however if you can get them you will catch perch. Boats from the east side of the bay are crossing "the Bar" to fish in the shipping channel. Some out of Quanicassee were trying in the "Slot" however they were not getting as many as those fishing along the shipping channel. At Caseville, pier fishing for smallmouth bass has been good when the water is choppy, but poor on calm days.
Saginaw River: Anglers are starting to fish for walleye, but success was spotty.
Southwest Lower Peninsula
St. Joseph River: A few salmon and steelhead moved through the Berrien Springs fish ladder. Water levels are low, so boaters need to use extreme caution.
Kalmazoo River: Is producing salmon. Target the deeper holes between the mouth and the Allegan Dam.
Grand Haven: Salmon fishing has slowed. Boats are fishing 80 to 150 feet down in 150 to 210 feet of water with UV paddles and flies. Pier anglers are casting spoons or floating spawn and alewife for a limited number of chinook, coho and steelhead.
Grand River at Grand Rapids: Is producing coho and the occasional chinook. Fish were caught on spoons, spinners, wobble glows, spawn or flies. The chinook salmon are not up near the dam yet. The fish are coming in slower this year due to the low water levels. Brown trout should be moving up in the next week or two. Bluegill and crappie were hitting on leaf worms, wax worms or minnows at Millennium Park.
Grand River at Lansing: Is producing coho at the point where the Grand meets the Red Cedar, the Moore's Park Dam and the North Lansing Dam. Most fish were caught on bright colored spinners such as pink, green, chartreuse or glow. Catfish were caught near Portland.
Looking Glass River: Continues to produce some nice northern pike off Babcock's Landing. Anglers are using spinners or sucker minnows.
Jackson County: The inland lakes are producing walleye, crappie and bluegills.
Calhoun County: Lake-of-the-Woods was producing a few nice bluegills. Anglers on Duck Lake caught bass and crappie.
Reeds Lake: Those fishing the shallow waters have caught bluegills on poppers. Perch and crappie were caught on minnows or wax worms.
Muskegon: Was slow. Boats are putting downriggers 100 to 200 feet down in waters up to 300 feet deep. They are using white paddles with a UV blue fly and spoons in green or blue.
Muskegon Lake: Was producing walleye for those fishing along the drop-offs.
Muskegon River: Salmon are in the river but the fish were running smaller with an average size of 10 to 14 pounds. The tributaries are now closed to fishing.
Whitehall: The boats are out again and catching coho 70 feet down in 140 feet of water. Some have started to catch steelhead 40 feet down in 120 feet of water.
White Lake: Fish are still stacked up just inside the lake. Try 50 feet of water with yellow, green and red stick baits or double jointed rapalas.
Northeast Lower Peninsula
Cheboygan River: Anglers are shore fishing for chinook all the way down to the lock and dam. Fresh spawn works best. Boat anglers are trolling from the mouth up to the foot bridge.
Rogers City: Weather changes have triggered some good steelhead fishing for those using early summer patterns. The number of fish in Swan Bay is still low. Those targeting them have come up with one or two fish when casting bombers or Cleo's. Some are trolling J-plugs and bombers off boards in shallow waters 5 to 20 feet. The better fishing has been for young chinook and steelhead out from the marina, Forty Mile Point and Calcite Harbor in the top 50 feet of waters 60 to 90 feet deep. The marina and fish cleaning station will be open through October 15th.
Presque Isle: Look for baitfish off Big Lighthouse Point, off the red can or just south towards Stoneport. The marina is now closed. The docks are still in at the launch ramp however there is not light for those coming in late at night.
Rockport: Pier anglers caught chinook when casting Cleo's or rapalas.
Alpena: Perch and smallmouth bass were caught in the marina.
Thunder Bay River: Pink and chinook salmon have been caught near the dam and the 9th Street Bridge. Spinners, spoons, rapalas and spawn worked best and the hot colors were green, yellow and orange multi color.
Harrisville: Catch rates were spotty even with water temperatures coming down. Water levels are down in the harbor and sand bars are popping up everywhere. The fish that have been caught were good color and healthy. Try spoons, body baits or spawn in the early morning or late evening. Walleye have been coming in and around the harbor. Most fish were caught after sunset.
Oscoda: Pier anglers are catching fish with spoons, body baits or spawn. The fish are silver and still in good shape.
Au Sable River: Salmon are slow coming into the river as water temperatures were still near 60 degrees and water levels are low. A few were caught behind the bank in town. Brown trout have been caught and steelhead should start making their way up in the next week or two.
Tawas: Those trolling body baits caught some nice steelhead out near Buoy #2.Boat anglers caught perch off Jerry's Marina and the State Harbor. Pier anglers caught perch on the right day as some days were better than others. Shore anglers and those wading caught chinook salmon along with the occasional walleye near the mouth of the river. Fish early morning or at dusk.
Tawas River: Is producing trout and salmon especially in the lower river.
Au Gres: Had good perch fishing in 35 to 47 feet of water out near the shipping channel between the Gravelly Shoals and Pointe Au Gres. The fish are running 8 to 12 inches. Those surfcasting caught chinook salmon.
Au Gres River: Anglers are getting some chinook in the lower river. This is a surprise as chinook salmon have not been seen there in quite a while. Salmon were caught near the Singing Bridge.
Northwest Lower Peninsula
Harbor Springs: Is producing chinook salmon. Lake trout season is now closed.
Petoskey: Anglers seen fish porpoise near the end of the piers but they would not bite. Boat anglers were casting spoons and crank baits in the same area. Shore anglers are fishing off the pier, wading off the beach or fishing off the docks in the marina. They are using spoons, crank baits with or without joints, spawn or skein under a bobber. Fire-tiger, green and blue were good colors.
Bear River: Had lots of anglers at the dam and downstream. Catch rates were still a bit slow but those using spawn, skein, yarn or crawlers might land a fish. Pink salmon were also showing up and were caught on a single green rubber egg.
Charlevoix: Even though the winds were no longer a factor, few boats were heading out. Those that did were fishing inside the breakwall near the Cement Plant. They are casting long and skinny crank baits or spoons. Those wading near Medusa Creek in the early morning or late evening caught salmon on spoons or crank baits. Spawn and skein still caught fish during the day. Smallmouth bass were caught on minnows or crawlers in the channel.
Boyne River: Has a fair to good salmon run in progress.
Traverse City: A few boats were trolling for salmon. Perch anglers had a difficult time finding fish but a few were caught when still-fishing with minnows or wigglers.
Elk River: Those fishing spawn bags near the power dam caught fish.
Boardman River: Still has a decent number of chinook and coho. Lake trout have also been caught. Drifting skein under a bobber was the most consistent.
Frankfort: Water levels are still way down and the surface temperatures were still right around 60 degrees. Boat and pier anglers have caught coho, steelhead and brown trout as they move into the area. Those jigging in the bay and near the car ferry landing have caught chinook salmon.
Betsie River: Inside the bay, boat anglers are trolling or jigging for chinook. Fish are moving up into the river with plenty of activity noted at the Homestead Dam.
Anglers are reminded that a portion of the lower river and the eastern end of Betsie Bay (also known as Betsie Lake) will close to fishing on October 10, 2012 and remain closed until further notice to protect the fall salmon run in the river. Low water levels in Lake Michigan have caused very low levels in the east end of Betsie Bay, with sand flats becoming exposed. Because of the extremely low water, chinook salmon are having a difficult time entering the river to spawn. Anglers are being asked to avoid the area. Those walking around on the exposed sand flats are unintentionally spooking the fish, causing them to beach themselves and die before they can enter the river to reproduce. Additional information regarding the closure can be found here
Onekama: The lake level is down far enough that you can stand at the end of the north pier and watch the coho swim by. Boat anglers are getting out and trolling the shoreline to the Barrel. They have caught a few coho and some young chinook.
Portage Lake: Catch rates for panfish including perch are starting to pick up but most of the fish were small. Try wigglers and worms. Bass anglers are doing well along the drop-offs with several fish ranging 4 to 5 pounds.
Manistee: Boats were heading out to waters over 300 feet deep for salmon and steelhead. Try 50 to 90 feet down with orange or green spoons. Catch rates slowed for those trolling around the piers.
Manistee River: Is producing some chinook and steelhead below Tippy Dam. Early morning was best.
Ludington: Fishing has slowed around the piers but a few chinook were caught on plugs. A good number of fish are now in Pere Marquette Lake or up in the river. Water temperatures were still 60 degrees. Boats are heading out to waters 200 to 300 feet deep and fishing the top 100 feet of water with orange or green spoons.
Pere Marquette River: Salmon have been caught throughout the river, but the fish are moving slower this year. Some nice brown trout were caught.
Pentwater: Steelhead and lake trout have been caught in the top 40 feet of waters 200 to 400 feet deep. Some also caught the occasional chinook or coho.
Pentwater River: Anglers are targeting salmon.
Upper Peninsula
Ontonagon: Had very little fishing activity however anglers reported good lake trout action near Silver City. The reefs in and around Union Bay were producing 8 to 12 pound lake trout. Anglers are trolling spoons or spin-glows in 30 to 70 feet of water.
Black River Harbor: Boats trolling in 40 to 60 feet of water near the mouth of the river caught coho and steelhead.
Black River: Is producing chinook and pink salmon just below Rainbow Falls.
Keweenaw Bay: Had good salmon action 35 to 50 feet down in 40 to 60 feet of water or 50 to 65 feet down in 130 to 150 feet. Most of the catch was coho followed by lake trout and steelhead. In Traverse Bay, lake trout were caught between Gay Point and Big Louie's Point in 130 to 160 feet of water or around Five Mile and Seven Mile Reef in 90 to 140 feet. Those jigging off Big Louie's Point caught lake trout in 230 to 280 feet of water. Coho and lake trout were caught off the South Portage Entry. Try 60 to 130 feet of water along Farmer's Reef, Big Reef or Rabbit Island.
Fall's River: Anglers caught coho and pink salmon when casting spoons and spinners or drifting crawlers and spawn bags.
Marquette: Boat and shore anglers are catching fish. Coho action was fair at the Carp River for those using crawlers with light split shot. A few chinook were caught. Some caught fish when casting spoons, spinners or stick baits. Lake trout action was fair in 180 to 200 feet of water with fish averaging 3 to 10 pounds. Lake trout have started to move in closer to shore as they get ready to spawn. Surface waters temperatures were still in the upper 50's.
Dead River: Had a few more chinook salmon. Anglers are using flies, light spoons or spinners. No coho to report this week but pink salmon are present and hitting on crawlers or small spoons.
Menominee: Walleye fishing was best in Michigan waters. Follow the shoreline and fish along the drop in 20 to 30 feet of water. A few were fishing Green Island but catch rates were slow. Walleye action was fair off the mouth of the Cedar River when trolling north and south. Try crawler harnesses during the day and switch to reef runners or thundersticks after dark. No reports from Stony Point as water levels at the launch were very low.
Menominee River: Boat anglers caught small walleye. A few more chinook, pink salmon and brown trout were caught upstream of Stephenson Island. Those fishing downstream of the island caught smallmouth bass and rock bass. Shore anglers at the Hattie Street Dam are catching more trout and salmon.
Cedar River: Water levels were still very low and those trying did not catch anything.
Ford River: Anglers are catching chinook. Try spawn, spoons or crank baits.
Little Bay de Noc: Had fair walleye catches off Kipling when trolling or drifting crawler harnesses in 18 to 30 feet of water or the Black Bottom and near the mouth of the Escanaba River in 8 to 30 feet of water. Several reported good catches of perch in the same area when using crawlers in 20 to 30 feet.
Escanaba River: Had the better fishing with chinook salmon caught up near the 1st Dam by those casting spoons, crank baits or spawn.
Big Bay de Noc: Had lots of smallmouth bass anglers fishing between Garden Bluff and Snake Island. They were drifting or still-fishing with minnows, crawlers, tube baits or crank baits in 18 to 25 feet of water. Live bait worked best.
Au Train: Boat anglers caught coho between the Rock River and Shelter Bay. Try 40 to 50 feet of water with spoons or stick baits.
Rock River: Shore anglers caught a few coho at the mouth and below the spillway with spawn or crawlers. Early morning is best. The fish average between 19 and 21 inches. No chinook salmon to report.
Munising: Boat traffic increased with the better weather. Catch rates have improved some but were still spotty with an average of 1 or 2 fish taken along the eastern shoreline. Water temperatures were still 58 degrees. Pier anglers reported slow catch rates for steelhead and coho. Splake have been caught but the fish were running on the small side. The bite stopped at sunset. Some are casting bright colored spoons and spinners while others are using spawn bags. Orange spinners worked best. Those surfcasting managed to catch a few coho.
Grand Marais: Coho and steelhead were caught by those trolling bright colored spoons or spinners. Pier anglers are casting spoons but catch rates were slow. Shore anglers managed to catch coho and steelhead with spawn bags or crawlers.
Two Hearted River: Has excellent coho fishing in the river and off the mouth. Those surfcasting have done well when casting small spoons, small minnow shaped plugs or when drifting spawn bags.
St. Mary's River: Those fishing Munuscong Bay caught musky around Tea Cup Island, the south end of Rock Cut, and east of Kemps Point when trolling black bucktail spinners or rubber body shad in 8 to 12 feet of water. Smallmouth bass were caught around Moon Island. Pike and smallmouth bass were caught off Maple Point, Birch Point and Rocky Point when trolling gold and red deep diving crank baits in 6 to 10 feet of water. Those fishing Raber Bay caught perch halfway between the launch and Round Island or long the north end of Lime Island. Anglers are reminded that lake trout season closed on September 30th.
Detour: A few young chinook salmon were caught 48 to 60 feet down in 90 feet of water around the lighthouse. The mature fish have moved into the harbor where they are staging before they spawn. Other spots to fish are the Old Coal Dock, north of Detour Village, and northwest of Pipe Island. Yellow perch were caught around Ashman Island, Peck Island, Rutland Island and Scott's Bay. Spreaders with minnows in 12 to 16 feet of water worked best. Smallmouth bass are hitting rubber tube baits off Bruce Point and Peck Island.
Cedarville and Hessel: Perch fishing has picked up in Government Bay, Cedarville Bay and Musky Bay in 8 to 12 feet of water with minnows or crawlers.
Carp River: Is full of pink salmon and also has chinook mixed in as well. Nunn's Creek is producing chinook. Anglers are surfcasting near the mouth.
St. Ignace: Boats out trolling caught some nice chinook in 60 to 70 feet of water.


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Miami Heat, LeBron James hailed after Finals win
MIAMI - LeBron James and the Miami Heat were hailed on Friday after clinching a second straight NBA championship at the end of an enthralling seven game NBA Finals.
James, who scored a game-high 37 points with 12 rebounds, was named the Finals MVP for the second straight year after hurting the San Antonio Spurs with his mid-range jump shots and delivering a performance that earned him widespread praise.
"This was one of the best NBA Finals ever, and one of the great Game Sevens ever," wrote Michael Rosenberg for Sports Illustrated, who described James as "the best basketball player in the world".
Such superlatives littered media reports of the Heat's 95-88 victory on Thursday which sparked loud celebrations on the streets of downtown Miami.
"LeBron James at last seized control of his own narrative, leaving nothing to chance and no more room for debate," wrote Howard Beck in the New York Times.
The Spurs, who had been half a minute away from clinching the title in Game Six, fought Miami all the way on Thursday and Heat players went out of their way to praise their opponents, with James embracing Tim Duncan in the post-game celebrations.
"They pushed the Heat to the limit and elevated the elegance of the sport, the grace, the competitive ferocity and sportsmanship," wrote Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
"As epic as these seven games had been - a Game Six that'll be remembered as maybe the greatest Finals game - this series was a referendum on everything basketball ought to be at the highest level," he added.
The debate about the Heat has long been whether they could make the 'Big Three' of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, brought together in 2010, into a truly dominant force.
Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote wrote that the second title in a row, had ended that discussion about the wisdom of the team's 2010 free agency coups.
"It validates once and for all LeBron's decision to leave Cleveland and underlines his place in the sport's history. It verifies that the Big Three blueprint has succeeded. And it suggests that a 'three-peat' is hardly an outlandish dream."
The debate over just where James ranks in the list of basketball's greats will roll on for years to come, but amid the accolades there was also a call for the player to be given a rest from the constant talk-show scrutiny of his every play and utterance.
"Hopefully people will leave him alone a little more now," said Miami's Shane Battier, who sank six three pointers in the game.
"He takes a lot of heat, I think undeservedly. He's the best player on the planet. And hopefully now with two titles, he'll get more the benefit of the doubt."


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