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Effective April 29, 2020
Important Note: Sparklight™, may revise this Acceptable Use Policy from time to
time without notice by editing the information on this page. Accordingly, users of the
Sparklight residential services should consult this page regularly to ensure that their
activities conform to the most recent version. In the event of a conflict between any subscriber
agreement and this policy, the terms of this policy will govern. Questions regarding this policy
can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Complaints of violations of this policy by Sparklight users can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Visit http://www.Sparklight.com/legal/open-internet to review
Sparklight's Network Management Disclosure Statement.
Sparklight is a dba of Cable One, Inc. (NYSE:CAB0). Sparklight provides a variety of
Internet services to residences and businesses (the "Services"). The Sparklight residential
service allows subscribers to connect to the Internet through a high-speed Internet access
The Services use resources that are shared with many other customers and each user benefits
being able to share these resources. However, as with any resource, the benefits provided
be balanced with duties and responsibilities so that all users can rely on them for a
experience. Use of the Services, therefore, is subject to the rules and guidelines set forth
Each customer of Sparklight is responsible for ensuring that the use of all Services
to such customer complies with this Acceptable Use Policy (the "Policy"). ANY USER WHO DOES
Sparklight provides a variety of Internet services to residences and businesses (the
"Services"). The Sparklight residential
service allows subscribers to connect to the Internet through a high-speed Internet access
The Services use resources that are shared with many other customers and each user benefits
being able to share these resources. However, as with any resource, the benefits provided
be balanced with duties and responsibilities so that all users can rely on them for a
experience. Use of the Services, therefore, is subject to the rules and guidelines set forth
Each customer of Sparklight is responsible for ensuring that the use of all Services
to such customer complies with this Acceptable Use Policy (the "Policy"). ANY USER WHO DOES
In general, the Policy prohibits uses and activities involving the Service that are illegal,
infringe the rights of others,
interfere with or diminish the use and enjoyment of the Service by others, or impede
from providing the Service or operating its business. These prohibited uses and activities
but are not limited to, using the Services, customer-provided equipment, or
equipment, either individually or in combination with one another, to:
Conduct and information restrictions
Technical restrictions
Network and Usage Restrictions
What are your obligations under this Policy?
You are responsible for any misuse of the Services that you have contracted for, even if the
inappropriate activity was committed
by a friend, family member, guest, employee or customer with access to your account.
you should take steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized access to the Services
ensure that users you have authorized do not engage in any of the "Prohibited Uses and
identified above.
You are solely responsible for the security of any device you choose to connect to the
Services, including any data stored
on that device. In particular, Sparklight recommends against enabling file or printer
of any sort. Sparklight recommends that any files or services you do choose to make
for remote access be protected with a strong password, personal firewall or as otherwise
How Does Sparklight address inappropriate content and
There may be content on the Internet or otherwise available through the Services which may
be offensive to some individuals,
or which may not be in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and
rules. For example, it is possible to obtain access to content which is harassing,
intimidating, pornographic or offensive, particularly to children. Sparklight does not
any responsibility for the content contained on the Internet or otherwise available through
Services. You must assume the risk of accessing content through the Service and Sparklight
not have any liability for any claims, losses, actions, damages, suits or proceedings
out of or otherwise relating to access to such content. Parents may want to use a program
of restricting access to sexually explicit material on the Internet. Content questions or
should be addressed to the content provider. You are solely responsible for any information
you publish on the web or other Internet services. You must ensure that the recipient of the
content is appropriate. For example, you must take appropriate precautions to prevent minors
from receiving inappropriate content. Sparklight reserves the right to refuse to post or to
any information or materials, in whole or in part, that it, in its sole discretion, deems to
be offensive, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate regardless of whether such material or
dissemination is unlawful. Sparklight does not have any obligation to monitor transmissions
on the Services. However, Sparklight does have the right to monitor such transmissions from
to time and to disclose the same in accordance with your subscriber agreement. By using the
to reproduce, publish, display, transmit and distribute content, a user is warranting that
content complies with this Policy and authorizing Sparklight to reproduce, publish, display,
and distribute such content as necessary for Sparklight to deliver the content in a timely
What requirements apply to Electronic Mail?
The Services may not be used to or distribute e-mail or other forms of communications in
violation of the "Prohibited Uses
and Activities" described above. This includes, but is not limited to, bulk mailing of
advertising, informational announcements, charity requests, petitions for signatures and
or religious messages. Such messages may only be sent to those who have explicitly requested
them. The Services may not be used to send messages to any individual who has indicated that
he/she does not wish to receive messages from you. The Services may not be used to collect
from unsolicited email sent from accounts on other Internet hosts or email services which
this Policy or the acceptable use policy of any other Internet service provider. Moreover,
email may not direct the recipient to any website or other resource which uses the Services.
You may not create a username or email address that, in the sole judgment of Sparklight, is
patently offensive or misleading. You may not reference the Sparklight network (e.g., by
"Organization: Sparklight " in the header or by listing an IP address that belongs to the
Sparklight network) in any unsolicited email even if that email is not sent through the Sparklight
In the event that Sparklight believes in its sole discretion that any subscriber name,
name, or e-mail address (collectively, an "identifier") on the Service may be used for, or
being used for, any misleading, fraudulent, or other improper or illegal purpose, Sparklight
reserves the right to block access to and prevent the use of any of these identifiers, and
may at any time require any customer to change his or her identifier. Sparklight may at any
reserve any identifiers on the Service for Sparklight's own purposes. Sparklight is not
for the forwarding of email sent to any account which has been suspended or terminated. Such
email will be returned to sender, ignored, deleted, or stored temporarily at Sparklight's
discretion. Sparklight is not responsible for deleting or forwarding any e-mail sent to the
e-mail address by you or by someone else trying to send e-mail to you. In addition,
may suspend or delete a Sparklight email address after three (3) months of inactivity or
evidence of non-use.
What requirements apply to instant, video, and audio
Each user is responsible for the contents of his or her instant, video, and audio messages
and the consequences of any of
these messages. Sparklight assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, misdelivery or
of, or any failure to store, these messages. In the event that a Service account is
for any reason, all instant, video, and audio messages associated with that account (and any
secondary accounts) will be permanently deleted as well.
The Sparklight network is designed for typical usage by a typical residential computer user.
Computer activity resulting in
excessive or sustained bandwidth consumption may burden the network and such usage may be
Bandwidth on our network is a limited, shared resource among subscribers. Because we seek to
provide the Service at a reasonable cost to the largest number of users, the use of our
is subject to usage limitations. Therefore, users must comply with the current bandwidth,
throughput, and other limitations on the Service, including the excessive use guidelines
below. Users must ensure their activity does not improperly restrict, inhibit, or degrade
other user's use of the Service, nor represent (in the sole but reasonable judgment of
an unusually large burden on the network itself. In addition, users must ensure that
activity does not improperly restrict, inhibit, disrupt, degrade or impede Sparklight's
to deliver the Service and monitor the Services, backbone, network nodes, and/or other
How does Sparklight manage its Network?
Sparklight strives to provide customers the best experience when using our network, a shared
resource among hundreds of thousands
of customers.
Sparklight may use tools and techniques to manage its network, deliver the Service, and
ensure compliance with this Policy
and the Subscriber Agreement. These tools and techniques are dynamic, like the network and
usage, and can and do change frequently. For example, these network management activities
include (i) identifying spam and preventing its delivery to customer e-mail accounts, (ii)
malicious Internet traffic and preventing the distribution of viruses or other harmful code
content, (iii) limiting speeds during periods of extended congestion, (iv) requiring an
or purchase of a different Internet service and (v) using other tools or techniques that
Sparklight may be required to implement in order to meet its goal of delivering the best broadband
experience to all its customers.
How does Sparklight track usage?
We collect data on customer traffic pattern usage through the use of traffic management
software. Sparklight reserves the
right to conduct tests to improve network security, to enhance the performance of our
and to determine whether to make available new service offerings. These technical tests are
almost continuously and without notice.
Users may also monitor their bandwidth usage in the MyBandwidth section of http://myaccount.cableone.net
What is Excessive Use?
Excessive use means bandwidth or data usage that is significantly higher than typical usage
for which our network is designed.
Excessive Users consume so much data that their usage could negatively impact the Service
to other customers.
In order to ensure an optimized Internet experience for all customers, data
plans have been assigned to many Internet services plans:
Names, speeds, and data plans are subject to change
Data Policy
Customers who exceed the above data plans associated with their Internet service
plan 3 or more times in a rolling 12-month period may be required to upgrade to
an Internet
service plan that contains a data plan more suitable for their usage. The
Internet service plan will be determined
on the average of the months that customer usage exceeded the Internet service
plan and a customer must
maintain the new Internet service plan for a minimum of 3 months. Customers will
be notified via email and in-browser
notifications and may monitor their data plan usage online at
*Customers on unlimited data plans who use more than 5TB of data during a data
period may be subject to
speed reductions for the remainder of their data period.
Customers on "Plus" plans have designated data plans assigned to the levels of
service subscribed. Customers who exceed their data plans are automatically provided
with an additional 100GB block of data to be used during their data period, at an
additional cost. A maximum charge of 5 blocks of 100GB of data will be provided per
data period.
Additional Data Block Details
Names, speeds, and data plans are subject to change
Customers who (a) use more than 5TB of data who have opted into an unlimited
data option or (b) receive a maximum of 5 additional blocks of data during a
data period may be subject to speed reductions for the remainder of their data
Customers on "Wireless Home Internet" plans have designated data plans assigned to the levels
of service subscribed. Customers who exceed their data plans are automatically provided with an
additional 100GB block of data to be used during their data period, at an additional cost. A maximum charge of 5 blocks of 100GB
of data will be provided per data period.
Additional Data Block Details
Data Policy Exceptions
Customers on "Plus" Internet service plans in the following Markets: Fargo, ND; Odessa, TX;
and Emporia, KS.
Names, speeds, and data plans are subject to change
Customers on Plus Internet service plans in these communities do not have designated
data plans assigned to the levels
of service subscribed. However, customers on these Internet service plans who use
more than 5TB of data during a data period may be subject to speed reductions for
the remainder of their data period.
Customers on Freedom Connect Internet service plans (available in select areas only).
Freedom Connect
Names, speeds, and data plans are subject to change
*Customers on unlimited data plans who use more than 5TB of data during a data period may be subject to speed
reductions for the remainder of their data period.
How does Sparklight address Excessive Use or uncharacteristic
The Sparklight residential service offering is a consumer product designed for personal
use of the Internet. Therefore, if
Sparklight in its sole but reasonable discretion determines that a customer has exceeded
the Excessive
Use threshold or is using the Service in a manner significantly uncharacteristic of a
residential user, Sparklight reserves the right to (a) adjust, suspend or terminate
Service accounts
at any time and without notice; or (b) require the user to upgrade his service level or
pay additional
fees in accordance with Sparklight's then-current, applicable rates and charges for such
or (c) use any technology to be chosen by Sparklight at its sole discretion to slow the
service for purposes of conserving bandwidth and/or (d) require customers to utilize a
specific modem(s) that provide efficient use of the network. .
What activities may cause excessive bandwidth consumption and
uncharacteristic use?
Common activities that may cause excessive bandwidth consumption in violation of this
Policy include, but are not limited
to, numerous or continuous bulk transfers of files and other high capacity traffic using
file transfer protocol ("FTP"), (ii) peer-to-peer applications, and (iii) newsgroups,
provided by Sparklight or a third party.
What services are not available to Residential service
The Service does not provide the type of security, upstream performance and total
downstream throughput capability typically
associated with commercial use. You may not run a server in connection with the
Sparklight residential
service, nor may you provide network services to others via the Sparklight residential
Examples of prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, running servers for mail
& smtp), http, https, FTP, IRC, DHCP and multi-user interactive forums. For
information about
commercial Internet pricing, please see http://www.Sparklight.com.
What happens if you violate this policy?
Sparklight reserves the right to suspend without notice or terminate the Service and
your Subscriber Agreement if you violate
the terms of this Policy or the Subscriber Agreement.
How does Sparklight enforce this Policy?
Sparklight does not routinely monitor the activity of accounts for violation of this
Policy. However, in our efforts to comply
with applicable law and promote good citizenship within the Internet community, we will
appropriately if we become aware of inappropriate use of our Services. If we receive
notice under
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. sec. 512, that you have allegedly
infringed the
intellectual property rights of a third party, we retain the right to take down or
disable access
to the allegedly infringing material. In complying with applicable law in this area, it
is our
policy, in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the accounts of subscribers who
infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. We also will take such other
as appropriate under the circumstances to preserve our rights. Although Sparklight has
no obligation
to monitor the Services and/or the network, Sparklight reserves the right to monitor
usage, and content from time to time to operate the Services; to identify violations of
Policy; and/or to protect the network and Sparklight users. Sparklight prefers to advise
of inappropriate behavior and any necessary corrective action. However, if the Services
are used
in a way which Sparklight, in its sole but reasonable discretion, believes violate this
Sparklight may take any responsive actions it deems appropriate. Such actions include,
but are
not limited to, temporary or permanent removal of content, cancellation of newsgroup
posts, filtering
of Internet transmissions, and the immediate suspension or termination of all or any
of the Services. Sparklight will not have any liability for any such responsive actions.
The above
described actions are not Sparklight's exclusive remedies and Sparklight may take any
other legal
or technical action it deems appropriate. Sparklight reserves the right to investigate
violations of this Policy, including the gathering of information from the user or users
and the complaining party, if any, and examination of material on Sparklight's servers
and network.
During an investigation, Sparklight may suspend the account or accounts involved and/or
material which potentially violates this Policy. You hereby authorize Sparklight to
with (i) law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected criminal
violations, and
(ii) and system administrators at other Internet service providers or other network or
facilities in order to enforce this Policy. Such cooperation may include Sparklight
the username, IP address, or other identifying information about a subscriber. Upon
of an account, Sparklight is authorized to delete any user ID, files, programs, data and
messages associated with such account. The failure of Sparklight to enforce this Policy,
for whatever
reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to do so at any time. You agree
if any portion of this Policy is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be
consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible, and the remaining portions will
in full force and effect. This Policy shall be exclusively governed by, and construed in
with, the laws of the State of Arizona.
Cable Modems
Sparklight strives to produce a high level of reliability, stability and security for
our High-Speed Internet Subscribers.
The cable modem is a critical network element which we constantly evaluate for
and performance. Due to technical limitations, changes to our network, discontinued
support by
manufacturers, regulatory obligations, or defects, certain cable modem models that
were certified may be deemed to no longer be suitable for our network. If you own your
and in our sole but reasonable discretion it becomes unsuitable for any of these or
other reasons,
it will be your responsibility to purchase a new modem. Sparklight's support website
a current list of certified modems for use on its network. Sparklight reserves the right
to upgrade,
via software download and without subscriber notification, all cable modems currently
to its network. Effective October 1, 2015, only DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 Modems and
EMTAs will
be compatible with our network.
Sparklight may choose to communicate with you regarding these policies using a variety
of methods including email to your
Sparklight email address or in-browser notices. In-browser notices are an effective way
to quickly
alert you to important service-impacting issues. These notices may require you to
receipt of the message or log into your Sparklight account for more information.
Limitations of Liability
Sparklight will make reasonable efforts to provide customer with uninterrupted and
error-free service. Nonetheless, there
are numerous factors that could affect the Service. Temporary interruptions of the
Service may
occur as normal events in the provision of the Service. Sparklight reserves the right to
the Service usually between the hours of 1am to 5am (MST or Local) for maintenance
Also understand that Sparklight has no control over the networks, facilities or services
of third
parties and that delays and disruptions involving them are completely beyond
Sparklight's control.
As to Sparklight's own equipment and software, failure may occur without warning due to
ranging from our own errors to malicious attack. If you have requirements that
exceed the average consumer's bandwidth use or if continuous Internet access is the
basis of
your livelihood, you should purchase an alternate, backup connection. While Sparklight
virus and spam checking software, the speed of new virus and spam creation is such that
Sparklight does not represent or warrant that traffic on its network will be virus or spam
free. In
light of that, your use of the Service is at your own risk and the Service is provided
warranty or guarantee of any kind either expressed or implied, including warranties of
and fitness for a particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, Sparklight, its
parent company
and affiliates will not be liable for any interruptions in service or failure to perform
or partial
performance that results in corrupted transmissions and will not be responsible for
damages of any sort. In any event, Sparklight's liability to you for all potential
claims will
not exceed the total amount of service fees paid during the preceding three months. As
to consumer
customers, some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties,
so the
above exclusions or limitations may not apply to you. Nothing in this Agreement gives
you any
interest, title or license in the user ID, electronic mail address or IP address that is
in conjunction with the Service.


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"The Spark is about the transformative power of unconditional love. If you have a child who's 'different'—and who doesn't?—you won't be able to put it down."—Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"Love, illness, faith, tragedy and triumph—it's all here. . . . Jake Barnett's story contains wisdom for every parent."—Newsday
"This eloquent memoir about an extraordinary boy and a resilient and remarkable mother will be of interest to every parent and/or educator hoping to nurture a child's authentic 'spark.'"—Publishers Weekly
"Compelling . . . Jake is unusual, but so is his superhuman mom."—Booklist
"The Spark describes in glowing terms the profound intensity with which a mother can love her child."—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon and Far from the Tree
"An invigorating, encouraging read."—Kirkus Reviews
"Every parent and teacher should read this fabulous book!"—Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and co-author of The Autistic Brain

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Facial expressions? Who needs them when Fassbender can so richly communicate Frank's joys and anxieties merely through posture and voice inflections, which are topped only by his singing.
One gets a big head watching "Frank." Not to mention a swollen heart. But does size really matter? You bet it does, especially when it concerns Michael Fassbender. And we're not talking about his you know-what that he oh-so immodestly dangled in "Shame." No, this time we're talking about a talent so enormous it's caused his noggin to swell 10 times its size – more than enough to cause "Lucy" cranium envy. But it's all fake … the head, that is – a mass of bulbous fiberglass painted to look a little like Davey from the TV puppet show "Davey and Goliath." And behind it all is Fassbender, pulling the strings, face unseen, sans any ugly wires.
So, what's the point? There isn't one, really; there are many. From mental illness to artistic integrity to our selfish need to force others to conform to the way we project them to be. And it's all tightly, and neatly, packaged into a 90-minute musical mind-blower, courtesy of director Lenny Abrahamson. He's the brains, but the heart of these head games belongs to writers Peter Straughan and Jon Ronson, the "Men Who Stare at Goats" team seeking redemption for that George Clooney flop with a film so funny and original forgiveness is unquestioned.
They say you should write what you know, and what Ronson knows is what it's like to catch the rock 'n' roll bug and allow it to infect your life. It bit him in his youth, when he was a wannabe keyboardist and songwriter. It advanced unchecked after hooking up with Brit singing legend Frank Sidebottom and his band. Frank, aka the late comedian Chris Sievey, became infamous for the large fake head he wore to hide his insecurities. And like Ronson, played here by sensational newcomer Domhnall Gleeson (son of Brendan), the new kid in the band becomes obsessed with the mind of the man behind the head. This is his story, at least in theory. But like Ronson, you become more intrigued by Frank and his various neuroses, most notably his fear of success. Or, worse, selling out.
It's a familiar scenario, but what makes this one unique is the level of authenticity Ronson brings to the plate, as he puts you smack in the shoes of his alter-ego, Jon, a dreamer living his dream – even though that dream may be beyond his level of talent and comprehension. As Jon, our conduit into this fictionalized version of Sidebottom's life, Gleeson is a natural at projecting the wide-eyed wonder and terror of a nobody who suddenly has the chance to be a somebody. He's even better at jonesing on the prospect of fame, a goal not shared by his demonstrative bandmates Clara (a hilariously caustic Maggie Gyllenhaal), Nana (real-life drummer Carla Azar), lead guitarist Baraque (Francois Civil), and of course, Frank.
His best scenes, though, are the telling, late-night conversations Jon has with his newfound idol. You sense Jon's urgency and desperation as he continually attempts, but fails, to penetrate Frank's intimidating mask, a get-up he even sleeps and showers in. Jon thinks he knows Frank, but all he knows is what he fantasizes his hero to be. And living up to that worship slowly begins to take a toll on Frank and his mental stability. It's only a matter of time before his head literally cracks.
That's when Fassbender really goes to work. Amazingly, he does it all from behind a beachball-sized plastic head. Facial expressions? Who needs them when Fassbender can so richly communicate Frank's joys and anxieties merely through posture and voice inflections, which are topped only by his singing, especially on the heart-tugging "I Love You All." If "Frank" were a bigger movie, Fassbender would be a shoo-in for an Oscar nod. Ditto for Gyllenhaal, who is a hoot as Jon's acerbic nemesis who can clearly see Jon for the sycophant he is.
And let's not forget Fassbender's "12 Years a Slave" co-star, Scoot McNairy, rampantly stealing scenes as the unfazed manager of Frank's incomparable band with the unpronounceable name, Soronprfbs. It is he who entices Jon to step "through the looking glass," an invitation that takes the naive lad on a whirlwind journey from his boring, working-class Brighton neighborhood to the cusp of stardom at the South-by-Southwest Festival in Texas.
Who will win the ongoing knockdown-dragout to control Frank? Jon or Clara? It's all quite dramatic, but served up with so much droll humor and quasi-slapstick that it never weighs heavy. It's quirky, yes. Maybe a little too quirky at points. But it also practices what it preaches about the purity and honesty of art. It's not about the money; it's about the soul, and "Frank" definitely has that. It also has Fassbender, whose praises can't be sung enough. He's music to the movies.


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2008-09 Season Primers: #12 – ColonialPosted by rtmsf on October 31st, 2008
Ryan Kish of George Mason Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA).
Predicted order of finish:
- Northeastern
- George Mason
- Old Dominion
- Delaware
- Georgia State
- Hofstra
- James Madison
- William & Mary
- UNC-Wilmington
- Towson
- Drexel
WYN2K. Last season was a letdown for the CAA faithful after two seasons of multiple bids and tournament wins over historical powerhouses to becoming a single bid conference with that team losing in a first round rout. The 2006 and 2007 NCAA tournament victories from George Mason and VCU have set the bar for this conference so that now just getting to the NCAA tournament and avoiding a blowout isn't the criteria for a successful season anymore. Last season George Mason looked as if they were riding that magic carpet again, running through the CAA tournament and snagging that automatic bid after a rollercoaster season, only to be sent home early from the Big Dance by the three point onslaught of Notre Dame. This conference returns 65% of its starters and has some exciting freshmen and transfers entering the mix, but are they poised for another successful March?
Predicted Champion. VCU (#10 Seed NCAA). Tough call this season, as always in the competitive CAA, but the pick has to go VCU. Last season the Rams were atop the conference standings all season, only to stumble in the conference tournament. The selection comes mostly because of the experience of head coach Anthony Grant and reigning conference MVP Eric Maynor, whose slaying of Duke in the 2007 NCAA Tournament might have just been a preview of things to come as he enters his senior year. Sophomore Larry Sanders is another name to watch for this Rams squad as a defensive force in the front court. Last season Sanders only started half of the season's games yet led the team in rebounding (5.2) and blocked shots (3.0). Speaking of Maynor…
Others Considered. Not to be overlooked are the Huskies of Northeastern who return their entire starting lineup and top nine scorers from last season including Matt Janning who could challenge Eric Maynor for conference MVP. Old Dominion and George Mason have been very successful programs for the conference in recent history as both are well coached and can potentially challenge the likes of VCU and Northeastern. Make no mistake that this could be another season for the CAA in which an ankle sprain or two in March could determine the conference champion.
Newcomers. Last season Delaware was atop the standings for most of the season with the success brought on by transfers Marc Egerson (Georgetown) and Jim Ledsome (Nebraska) becoming eligible. Look for the same thing to happen at Georgia State this season. Head coach Rod Barnes (2001 Naismith Coach of the Year), who had to endure a season watching his reserve team of transfer players best his team's current starters each practice, could be the CAA's hot new coach this season. Georgia State returns all-CAA guard Leonard Mendez (16 ppg) who will be surrounded by big school talent with the additions of Trey Hampton and Xavier Hansbro (former player of Barnes at Ole Miss), point guard Joe Dukes (Wake Forest), forward Bernard Rimmer (Mississippi State) and guard Dante Curry (South Florida). George Mason and UNCW had the best recruiting success this past off-season. Mason was able to nab point guard Andre Cornelius and forward Ryan Pearson from the lure of the BCS schools while UNCW locked up forward Kevon Moore and guard Jerel Stephson. All of these are players that could be playing in bigger conferences and are likely the most Division I ready freshmen entering the CAA this year.
Games to Watch.
George Mason at VCU (01.24.09)
Northeastern at VCU (01.28.09)
VCU at Old Dominion (02.14.09)
Northeastern at George Mason (02.14.09)
Old Dominion at Northeastern (02.28.09)
RPI Booster Games. The CAA has had success in recent years against out of conferences foes, both mid-major and BCS. This season the conference favorites don't have a whole lot of opportunity to make a splash early on but their definitely is some winnable games against some notable programs that could start the multiple bid talk early.
James Madison at Davidson (11.17.08)
Georgia State at Georgia Tech (12.17.08)
VCU at Oklahoma (12.20.08)
Winthrop at Old Dominion (12.20.08)
Northeastern at Indiana (12.22.08)
George Mason at Dayton (12.30.08)
Northeastern at Memphis (12.31.08)
Odds of Multiple NCAA Bids. Fairly likely. VCU has a real chance of winning an at-large bid this season should they not grab the automatic bid from the conference tournament. Northeastern's tough schedule could hinder them from a possible at-large birth. Starting at the end of November the Huskies are on the road five of six games before heading into conference play. Ouch. George Mason and Old Dominion don't have much on the OOC slate which would mean they don't have a lot of margin for error in the early part of their schedules. With the bottom half of the conference steadily improving, the RPI numbers could be good enough to get a team an at-large bid if they have between 14-16 conference wins.
65 Team Era. From 1987-2005, the CAA was a one-bid league. Of course, that changed in a big way in 2006, when two teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament and George Mason became the greatest Cinderella to make the F4 in history. Two more teams were invited in 2007, and while only George Mason was invited in 2008, there's no reason to think that the CAA is not a conference generally on the rise. The CAA is 15-27 (.357) in the era, which definitely ranks it as one of the higher mid-major conferences. Hey, we gotta throw it in – this never gets old…
Final Thoughts. Last season proved that the depth of this conference is improving as annual bottom-feeders James Madison, Delaware and William & Mary all made noise at some point in the season. Look for that trend to continue as even the newest CAA members Georgia State and Northeastern could be contending for the top of the standings come March. That is not to say the big boys of the conference have declined. George Mason, VCU, Old Dominion, and UNCW all bring more talent this season than the conference has ever seen. The experience of the coaches on the sideline this season is a big asset for this conference and could spell trouble for opposing teams at the Big Dance. The team(s) that make it to the Big Dance this season could be poised for some not-so-much of an upset victories.


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Set your oven as hot as it goes. Most ovens can go to 500 or 550 degrees. Pizza-making perfection at home is possible at these temperatures.
With toppings, less is more, and go for quality over quantity. Don't overload your pizzas with either too much of any one topping or too many different toppings. Quality ingredients shine in moderation, and a less-loaded-up pizza will cook better.
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According to the New York State Death Index, Coe D Jackson died 18 July 1888. [Middle name is Downing.] This date is consistent with online transcriptions of his gravestone at the Jackson Family Cemetery in Wantagh, Nassau County (was Queens County in 1888), New York. (Thank you Dyane for posting pictures of these stones!)
The problem is the location: Westville. There is a town called Westville in Franklin County, New York, near the Canadian border. All of Coe's life events took place in Queens or Kings Counties, New York. Coe's wife, Sarah Duryea, died two years earlier in Far Rockaway, Queens County, and Coe's estate was settled in Queens County. What was he doing 350 miles away in Franklin County?
Queens County was not part of New York City in 1888, so deaths in Queens were reported to Albany. My other thought is that Westville was a neighborhood or area in Queens whose name fell out of use. Yet I cannot find any mention of such a place in Queens in the 1880s or 1890s.
If Coe died in Franklin County, this information can lead us to locate additional records and family that we never suspected. We shall see where this trail takes us.


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1 medium onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1 lb. short rib ground beef blend
½ tsp. cumin
¼ tsp. cayenne pepper*
¼ tsp. smoked paprika
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ancho chili powder*
¼ tsp. cinnamon
28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
Hot dogs
Hot dog buns
Shredded cheddar
*add more chili powder and cayenne, if you like it spicier.
Makes about a quart of meat sauce.
In a heavy bottom pot over medium high heat sauté garlic and onion in a drizzle of olive oil. Sauté for a few minutes until soft and translucent. Add ground meat to the pan and brown, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Add the rest of the ingredients up to the tomatoes. Stir and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken. Pulse with an immersion blend or in a food processor just enough to break up any big chunks. Do not puree! Cover and bring to the game to heat up there.
Skewer hot dogs and starting on one end, press sharp knife into hotdog at an angle until it hits the skewers. Start rotating the dog while holding knife down so that you continue the spiral cut until you reach the other end. Leave the hot dog on the skewer. Finish with remaining dogs.
Once you get to the game, heat your chili sauce in your saucepan either on your grill covered (and stir often) or on a butane burner if you have one. Grill your dogs on their skewers. Brown you bun if you like. Once grilled, remove dogs from skewers and place in bun. Top with chili sauce, shredded cheddar, and scallions. Enjoy!


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I am down in Nevada at the moment and listening to NPR radio while I drive.
I just heard a comment there that cod stocks were improving and that commercial fishermen wanted to get back fishing them. The commentator noted that he had sympathy for that point of view.
Well I sure the hell don't. The commercial cod fishery has a lot to answer for.
The commercial fisheries raped the resource for years. Not only fishing well past the capacity of the resource, but dragging the seabed with some of the fishing techniques and destroying the habitat there as well.
A major factor that contributed to the depletion of the cod stocks off the shores of Newfoundland was the introduction and proliferation of equipment and technology that increased the volume of landed fish. For centuries local fishermen used technology that limited the volume of their catch, the area they fished, and allowed them to target specific species and ages of fish.[51] From the 1950s onwards, as was common in all industries at the time, new technology was introduced that allowed fishermen to trawl a larger area, fish to a deeper depth and for a longer time. By the 1960s, powerful trawlers equipped with radar, electronic navigation systems and sonar allowed crews to pursue fish with unparalleled success, and Canadian catches peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[52] These new technologies adversely affected the Northern Cod population in two important ways: by increasing the area and depth that was fished, the cod were being depleted to the point that the surviving fish were incapable of replenishing the stock lost each year;[53] and secondly, the trawlers caught enormous amounts of non-commercial fish, which although economically unimportant, held huge ecological significance: incidental catch undermines the functioning of the ecosystem as a whole, depleting stocks of important predator and prey species. In the case of the Northern Cod, significant amounts of capelin – an important prey species for the cod – were caught as bycatch, further undermining the survival of the remaining cod stock.
Their attitude was akin to the old buffalo hunters who competed to see who could kill the last buffalo. (OK, I know they're Bison).
If you want to read an excellent book on the issue pick up a copy of Cod: A Biography of a Fish That Changed The World, by Mark Kurlansky. Or check on it at a used book store. A review of the book here.
However in doing a bit of google research (I didn't get to hear the actual story on NPR) in appears that the North Sea cod are making a bit of a comeback, but the Newfoundland stocks are just holding their own at this point.
But of course we are still fishing them.
The cod population off of Newfoundland's south coast is neither rising nor declining, reveals a Canadian Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO) research report released Wednesday.
This inconclusive assessment will be used by fisheries managers to set commercial quotas in the coming year.
"It's certainly frustrating from everyone's perspective, from our own and from the fisheries managers and indeed from the fishermen, too," said John Brattey, a DFO research scientist.
The assessment addresses fishing zone 3PS, which has been in steady decline since 2000, reports CBC.
Recently, fishermen in the zone have reported catches of mature cod that are larger than those seen in recent years. This could mean the area is not being overfished, Brattey said.
He said, however, that it is too early to tell how many young fish will survive to maturity.
"We don't feel that a single mathematical model can reconcile the information into a single assessment of the stock as a whole, so we don't feel it would be appropriate to do it at this point," he said.
Cod stocks off the south coast of Newfoundland are one of the healthiest in the area, but only in comparison to other stocks, which remain low.
It was only in April of last year that DFO scientists reported that cod population in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence had reached a record low point, with only 50,000 tonnes of cod remaining in the area.
The cod stock off the Island's northeast coast remained in a diminished state even after more than 15 years of a total ban on cod fishing in the area.
The south coast was also closed to commercial fishing in 1992, and only limited areas were ever reopened.
Actually a large part of the blame has to be laid at the door of the federal government's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) which was (supposedly) responsible for managing the fishery and under whose watch the fishery collapsed. There are many complaints that they are equally responsible for problems in the westcoast fishery.
But then again the DFO can't win no matter which route they take. If they allow the commercial fisheries to take precedence they get hammered by the conservation and environmental groups, and if they err on the side of a conservative strategy they get crucified by spokespersons for the commercial fishery.
The initial jubilation over the massive bounty of returning salmon sockeye is now being washed up in criticism, with Conservative MP John Cummins saying fishermen are furious with the way federal regulators have delayed the fishery.
"People are just disgusted with the way they've managed this, these guys haven't a clue," charged Cummins, an experienced commercial fisherman and MP for Delta-Richmond East.
Cummins says reports of a large return of Fraser River sockeye started coming in three weeks ago but the industry was forced to sit on the sidelines as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans refused to allow a fishery.
That delay is now the subject of intense debate, with one expert saying that millions of returning sockeye are going to overcrowd spawning grounds, causing significant numbers to die off before spawning — a terrible waste of fish that could have been caught earlier by fishermen.
Cummins agrees and is now calling for a shakeup at DFO.
Although I find the argument that fish performing their natural process of spawning and dying being a 'waste' of those fish pretty amusing, it is however consistent with statements that I have heard over the years from commercial fisheries people to the effect that any fish that got past the commercial nets were 'wasted'.
We could also talk about commercially fishing down the food chain, but that's another story.


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Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck said law enforcement always struggles to keep pace with the technology that child predators use. But, he said a donation of a new computer and software would give authorities a small advantage in catching online culprits.
NEWPORT � Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck said law enforcement always struggles to keep pace with the technology that child predators use. But, he said a donation of a new computer and software would give authorities a small advantage in catching online culprits.
The Safe Surfin� Foundation, Moose International and Moose Lodge 2194 in Newport collaborated in the �Cop in a Box� program to purchase $4,000 worth of computer equipment and software to enable the Carteret Sheriff�s Office to target child predators.
Buck said predators use online chat rooms to engage youth and can download and share child pornography on the Internet.
Buck said his office would work closely with the State Bureau of Investigation and its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
�Carteret County now, with this new technology and an investigator assigned, will assist us in these investigations and prosecutions,� Buck said.
Sheriff Mike Brown, of Bedford County, Va., a member of the Safe Surfin� Foundation, said the kit is one of about 50 given to local law enforcement agencies in North Carolina in the last year and a half.
Craven County and the New Bern Police Department already have an officer working on child predators. Havelock police have received similar computer and software help from the Moose Lodge in Havelock.
�In Craven County, just within the last couple of weeks, the sheriff�s department there has charged a person from out of the county, somebody in the triangle, with communicating with an underage person by the Internet, and we have a pending charge there,� Buck said.
Buck said that software on the computer helps authorities identify sexual predators.
�It works in chat rooms,� he said. �It will help us trace back from the victim�s computer to the actual offender, so they can be located. Oftentimes the offender is not local. They�re not within a two- or three-county range. Sometimes they are in another part of North Carolina. Sometimes we have even had them from out of state.�
District Attorney Scott Thomas said the computers and software would help authorities identify, investigate and prosecute child sex predators.
�Predators use technology and it helps us as we build strong cases to have the technology to be able to build strong cases and prove those cases in court,� he said. �The ultimate goal is to get a good strong conviction and then a severe sentence and punishment.�


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| Byron
トウガン Tougan
|"The Man with the Steel Body!"
Artwork from Diamond and Pearl
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Burgundy*, Brown*
|Canalave City*, Oreburgh City*
| Roark (son),
Underground Man (father),
Unnamed wife (anime)
|Trainer class
| Gym LeaderDPPt
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
| Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Black 2 and White 2
|Leader of
|Canalave Gym
|Mine Badge
|Specializes in
|Steel types
|Anime debut
|Ancient Family Matters!
|English voice actor
|Dan Green
|Japanese voice actor
|Kazuki Yao
Byron (Japanese: トウガン Tougan) is the Gym Leader of Canalave City's Gym, known officially as the Canalave Gym. He hands out the Mine Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Steel-type Pokémon. He is Roark's father.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 1.2 Quotes
- 1.3 Sprites
- 2 In the anime
- 3 In the manga
- 4 In the TCG
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Names
- 7 Related articles
In the games
Byron uses Steel-type Pokémon in his battles. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Mine Badge, TM91 (Flash Cannon), and will be able to use Strength outside of battle. Byron asked Riley to become a Gym Leader, but Riley declined because he thought Byron's son Roark should be considered first. Byron isn't surprised to find that his inexperienced son lost to the protagonist, but is enthusiastic about the next generation of Pokémon Trainers. Byron resolves to train harder at Iron Island to compete with younger Trainers.
He apparently owns the normally deserted cabin on Iron Island. After the Elite Four, he can be found there. Speaking to him results in him chiding himself for still treating Roark like a child; he will then give the player a Metal Coat and leave. In Platinum, he mentions that he lived on Iron Island for a long time and so feels out of place when visiting the Villa. Along with those visits, he can also be battled again at the Battleground in Platinum. He also battles the player in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 in Pokémon World Tournament.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Gym battle
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Byron uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Bastiodon.
Sinnoh Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
- Before battle
- "Ah! That's Oreburgh's Gym Badge! I see, I see! You've defeated my son. But that's no surprise. He still has much to learn. In place of my son Roark, I, Byron, will take your challenge!"
- After the opponent sends out their last Pokémon
- "Oh, what's this? My last one! This is where we make our stand!"
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "We're not done yet! There's no giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "Hmm! My sturdy Pokémon, defeated!"
- After being defeated
- "You were strong enough to take down my prized team of Pokémon. In recognition of that power, I give you this: the Mine Badge!"
- "Having the Mine Badge enables you to use the hidden move Strength anytime outside of battle. And you now have six Gym Badges. That means all Pokémon up to Lv. 70 will obey you with question. Here! Take this, too!"
- "That TM91 contains the move Flash Cannon. If it hits, it may also lower the target's Special Defense."
- If talked to again
- "Gwahahahaha! The Sinnoh region is vast! Tough Trainers like you and <rival> crop up constantly to challenge the old guard! With more young Trainers like my son and you two taking charge, the future of Pokémon is bright! But I'm not stepping aside just yet! I merely need to rededicate myself to training on Iron Island."
- Resort AreaPt
- "Guhahahaha! How's your Villa? Can you give me a tour?"
- Yes: "All right! Let's have a look, then!"
- No: "Well! How cold can you be?"
- Any of the following
- "Gwahahahaha! I spent a long time living on Iron Island. A place this fancy, I feel a little out of place. Don't get me wrong, it's a great place. It's nothing like my son's!"
- "Well... I have to admit I'm not very interested in furniture and the like. My interests run more to things like digging tools, obviously. The shapes of Pokémon fangs and claws are interesting, too."
- "Digging underneath Iron Island was a good time in my life. Working alongside Pokémon constantly for iron ore... But that's all in the past. The young people today should find their own paths to happiness."
- "Roark is still a boy, but at the same time, he's a man in his own right. That's why our opinions clash at times, and why we break out in battle. Gwahahaha! You weren't supposed to hear that! Forget I said it!"
- "You're acquainted with a fellow named Riley, aren't you? He's a mystifying sort, that one. I have no idea how old he is, to tell you the truth."
Scenario 1
- Before battle
- "I've faced many a challenger at my Gym. I trained on Iron Island while contemplating my worth for days... I have the confidence now to batter down your defenses. Could I ask you for a rematch?"
- Yes: "We are tempered and honed by battling the strong. Here's to our showdown!"
- No: "When you came to my Gym, you had a glint that's dulled now."
- If talked to again after the player answered "No": "I have the confidence now to batter down your defenses. Could I ask you for a rematch?"
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "We're not done yet! There's no giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "Hmm! My sturdy Pokémon--defeated!"
- After being defeated
- "I trained by pummeling steel continuously on Iron Island alongside Pokémon... Gwahahahaha! I could still use more toughening up!"
Scenario 2
- Before battle
- "Since we last lost to you, we've been in training. I think we've addressed our shortcomings. Could I ask you for another rematch?"
- Yes: "Thank you! Like me, my Pokémon were longing for another chance to battle with you!"
- No: "Gwahahaha! That's disappointing, but all right! There's a lot to be learned by battling you. We had our hopes up."
- If talked to again after the player answered "No": "Could I ask you for another rematch?"
- When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
- "We're not done yet! There's no giving up!"
- Upon being defeated
- "Hmm! My sturdy Pokémon--defeated!"
- After being defeated
- "Argh... Came up short again... Do I talk to my son Roark to train together...? No, that's too embarrassing... Hmm... This is a dilemma..."
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Before battle (first round)
- "I, Byron, will take your challenge!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "Young Trainer! I'm Byron. As a wall for young people, I'll take your challenge!"
- Before battle (final round)
- "Trainer! You're young, just like my son, Roark. With more young Trainers taking charge, the future of Pokémon is bright! So, as a wall for young people, I'll take your challenge!"
- Upon being defeated
- "Hmm! My sturdy Pokémon--defeated!"
- If the player is defeated
- "Gwahahaha! How were my sturdy Pokémon?!"
- After battle (if the player won)
- "Gwahahaha! You were strong enough to take down my prized team of Pokémon. I recognize your power. Please show your power to other Trainers, too!"
- After battle (if the player lost)
- "Gwahahaha! I happened to win this time, but we were under so much pressure, right? You've lost. Of course, you'll challenge me again, right? I look forward to it!"
- In the lobby (after the tournament)
- "Guhahahaha! I lost, but I saw something great. Well, guess I'll go back to Sinnoh and start my son's training over! All right! Next time I take part in the tournament, I'll play to win!"
| Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
| Sprite from
| Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| VS sprite from
| Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
| Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
|Sprite from the Badge Case
In the anime
Prior to Shapes of Things to Come!, Byron left his position as the Oreburgh Gym Leader to his son Roark after the Pokémon League informed him there was a vacancy at the Canalave Gym. The transfer also allowed Byron to continue his hobby of digging for fossils on nearby Iron Island, hence the Gym's closure from Sleepless In Pre-Battle! to Ancient Family Matters!.
In Ancient Family Matters!, Roark traveled to Canalave City to confront Byron over his absence from the family. The two argued, which escalated into a battle. Byron's Bastiodon and Roark's Rampardos were evenly matched, but the battle was interrupted after Team Rocket set off alarms when they stole Byron's fossil collection. They joined forces to defeat Team Rocket and Pikachu sent Team Rocket blasting off. Later, Byron revealed that he had always treasured a fossil of a Sunkern's leaf that Roark had given to him as a child ten years earlier. As a result, Roark accepted that his father did care about him all along.
In Dealing With Defensive Types!, Ash had his Gym battle against Byron. Chimchar defeated Byron's Bronzor but was left incredibly tired from the round. Ash called out his Buizel, but it was surprised by Steelix's Screech attack and quickly lost the match. Chimchar won the round after it weakened the battleground with Dig, and Steelix was left vulnerable to Chimchar's super-effective Fire attacks. Byron sent out his Bastiodon, and it knocked Chimchar out. In the final match, Ash's Gliscor defeated Bastiodon despite its showcased speed and resilience, earning Ash the Mine Badge.
Byron briefly appeared during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Byron is prone to bragging about the ironclad defenses his Pokémon. He is also extremely enthusiastic about fossils and dig-holes. Byron's mostly defensive battling style makes it hard for opponents to break through and deal damage to his Pokémon, even if they have a type advantage.
This article is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor and English voice actor.
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This listing is of Byron's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Bastiodon is Byron's main Pokémon. Prior to the start of the series, Byron revived Bastiodon from an Armor Fossil and evolved Shieldon into a Bastiodon. It first appeared in Ancient Family Matters!, where Byron used it to battle his son Roark and his Rampardos. However, the match was interrupted due to Team Rocket stealing all of Byron's Fossil collection. It then teamed up with Rampardos to send them blasting off and recover the Fossils.
It appeared again in Dealing With Defensive Types!, where it was used in a Gym battle against Ash. It managed to defeat Chimchar easily but it finally went down to Gliscor after a hard fought battle, earning Ash the Mine Badge. It was seen in flashbacks in Mastering Current Events! and League Unleashed!.
Bastiodon briefly appeared alongside Byron during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Bastiodon's known moves are Iron Defense, Flamethrower, Iron Head, Flash Cannon, and Metal Burst.
|Ancient Family Matters!
|Voice actors
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Marc Thompson
| Bronzor was the first Pokémon used by Byron during his Gym battle against Ash. It went up against Ash's Chimchar, and was able to stand up to Chimchar's Flamethrower thanks to Byron's intensive training. It was able to cause significant damage to Chimchar before being knocked out by Flame Wheel.
Bronzor's known moves are Rain Dance and Gyro Ball, and its Ability is Heatproof.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
|Voice actors
|Tom Wayland
|Byron's Steelix was seen for the first time in Dealing With Defensive Types!. Steelix was the second Pokémon used by Byron when battling Ash, and proved to be a very tough opponent. It knocked out Buizel easily, and was able to cause massive damage to Chimchar. However it was eventually defeated by Chimchar after the Chimp Pokémon weakened the ground with Dig restricting its movement.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
|Voice actors
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Unshō Ishizuka
In Canalave Gym
| Byron's Omanyte is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. It caught Team Rocket trying to steal food from the Gym kitchen whilst Ash was having his Gym battle and attacked them with Water Gun, sending them blasting off.
Omanyte's only known move is Water Gun.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
| Byron's Omastar is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. It caught Team Rocket trying to steal food from the Gym kitchen whilst Ash was having his Gym battle, and attacked them with Water Gun, sending them blasting off.
Omastar's only known move is Water Gun.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
| Byron's Kabuto is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. It caught Team Rocket trying to steal food from the Gym kitchen whilst Ash was having his Gym battle, and attacked them with Aqua Jet, sending them blasting off.
Kabuto's only known move is Aqua Jet.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
| Byron's Kabutops is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. When Team Rocket tried its second attempt to steal Fossils, Kabutops heard them and chased after them.
None of Kabutops's moves are known.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
| Byron's Cradily is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. When Team Rocket tried their second attempt of stealing Fossils, they had found the room where all of the Fossils were kept. They dismissed Cradily thinking it was a Fossil, but it was actually sleeping. It woke up and sent Team Rocket blasting off for the second time.
Cradily's only known move is Energy Ball.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
| Byron's Armaldo is a Pokémon Byron keeps at the Canalave Gym; it is unknown if he uses it in Gym battles. When Team Rocket tried their second attempt of stealing Fossils, they had found the room where all of the Fossils were kept. They dismissed Armaldo thinking it was a Fossil, but it was actually sleeping. It woke up and sent Team Rocket blasting off for the second time.
Armaldo's only known move is Hyper Beam.
|Dealing With Defensive Types!
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Byron first appears at Canalave City talking to Roark over the Pokégear about his recent loss in a Gym battle. He then changes the subject to something that is later revealed to be about Team Galactic. Later, at the Canalave Gym, Byron wakes up to find Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum sneaking into his Gym. Acting on his impulsive nature, Byron attacks the intruders under the impression that they are villains. Believing Byron to be the person that caused her father and Professor Rowan to go missing, Platinum faces the Gym Leader in battle.
While they battle, a stray attack causes a curtain to be destroyed and reveals Professor Berlitz and Professor Rowan trapped in a cage. After being accused of kidnapping them, Byron reveals that he has been investigating Team Galactic for months and found a Galactic Grunt attacking and trapping the two scientists in a cage.
The next day, Byron hands Platinum the Mine Badge for his previous defeat and is tasked with protecting Professor Rowan and Professor Berlitz while they recuperate after escaping the cage. When Platinum and Pearl go to protect the three lakes from Team Galactic, Byron sends Diamond to go train on Iron Island with his friend, Riley, to increase his battling skills.
Later, after a defeat at the hands of Jupiter, Candice calls Byron and demands that he send her, Maylene, and Platinum someone to train them. After briefly considering Roark, Byron reluctantly calls up Volkner to help them.
Byron later joins the other Gym Leaders at the Spear Pillar with the Underground Man, Professor Berlitz, and Professor Rowan to help them fight Team Galactic. By using their digging skills, the Underground man and Byron heal any injured Pokémon by taking them from the battle and putting them back after using a Potion.
After Cyrus's defeat, Byron steals a machine from Team Galactic scientist Charon. Unfortunately, Charon's machine causes a disturbance in the hole in the sky that was created by Dialga and Palkia's fighting and mysterious tentacles shoot from the hole and pulls Cyrus, Palkia, and Dialga inside of it.
On hand
This listing is of Byron's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Byron's two Bronzong are his main battlers. He first used them against Platinum when she attempted to rescue her father after mistaking Byron for being his kidnapper but they were easily defeated by her Ponyta.
Bronzong's known moves are Payback and Extrasensory.
|Brash Bronzong I
Given away
Shieldon was the first Pokémon seen in Byron's possession. Despite numerous attempts at trying, Byron was unable to befriend him. However, Diamond was able to. As a result, the Gym Leader decided to give him to the boy who named him Don.
|A Big Stink Over Stunky
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Byron finds Hareta washed up on the shore after having been defeated by Cyrus. Byron takes Hareta in and allows him to regain his strength before putting him through a rigorous training session similar to what he put Roark through years ago. Hareta charges forward never considering his remaining strength, causing him to fail the challenge at the final stage. Byron then sends him to Iron Island to restart his training from scratch and improve his skills. He returns at the completion of Hareta's training to allow him to take his challenge again, however something terrible is happening in the distance. Byron seemed to have a fondness for Hareta, possibly like a second son to him.
| Bastiodon was sent out to finish off Hareta's Piplup. Later, it took on Saturn's Bronzong where its Take Down was blocked by Reflect and was finished by Bronzong's Earthquake.
Bastiodon's only known move is Take Down.
|Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!
| After Hareta was finished with the first part of Byron's challenge, Byron sent Bronzor for the official battle.
Bronzor's only known move is Hypnosis.
|Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!
| Byron's two Steelix were used in the challenge in which they served as walls to prevent Hareta from getting to the top. Later, one of the Steelix took on Saturn's Bronzong where it was no match for the Bronze Bell Pokémon and was taken out by a single Solar Beam.
None of Steelix's moves are known.
|Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!
| Onix was used as an obstacle for the first part of the challenge.
Onix's known moves are Earthquake and Rock Slide.
|Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!
In the Pocket Monsters DP manga
Byron makes an appearance in a flashback in PMDP07.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Byron or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Byron's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Rising Rivals
|Bonds to the End of Time
|Rising Rivals
|Bonds to the End of Time
- Both Byron and his son Roark use Fossil Pokémon and a member of the Onix evolution family in Gym battles.
- Byron and his son's Badges are references to coal mines. They both have mines in or near their respective towns (Oreburgh Mine and Iron Island, which was once a mine).
- Byron and Winona are the only Gym Leaders in the anime to own a giant Pokémon; in addition, Byron's was only a Fossil.
- Similar to Jasmine, Byron is the sixth Gym Leader in his region and specializes in Steel-type Pokémon, and also uses Steelix.
- He is the only Gym Leader to have an offspring who is a Gym Leader in the same region at the same time.
- Byron's Aggron has an illegal move combination in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, where it knows Head Smash and Dragon Rush. While Aggron can learn these moves by breeding, it cannot learn both simultaneously, as it can receive Head Smash only from the Cranidos family and Dragon Rush only from the Gible family.
|トウガン Tougan
|From 冬瓜 tōgan (wax gourd, winter melon), matching with his son Hyouta who is named after the calabash gourd
|From iron
|From Adamin (adamite), a mineral isostructural with eveite which matches his son's German name Veit
|From acero (steel)
|From charbon (coal)
|From ferro (iron)
|동관 Donggwan
|From 동과 (冬瓜) donggwa (winter melon)
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|東瓜 / 东瓜 Dōngguā*
|From 冬瓜 dōngguā (winter melon)
|東鋼 Dōnggāng*
|Similar to his Japanese name. Contains 鋼 gāng (steel)
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|東瓜 Dūnggwā
|From 冬瓜 dūnggwā (winter melon)
|Transcription of his Japanese name
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Chris Ault, the innovator behind the pistol offense and long, long-time head coach of Nevada Wolf Pack football, is officially stepping down after 28 (non-consecutive) years. In that time, Ault recorded some impressive statistics, including only two losing seasons in his tenure, and 27 seasons of outscoring opponents. Ault arrived in Nevada in 1965, as its quarterback, and started as head coach in 1976; between then and his first retirement in 1995, he led the Wolf Pack out of Division II and to multiple bowl wins. Ault also started as athletic director in 1984, serving until 2004, whereupon he fired Chris Tormey after four disastrous seasons and began overhauling the football team anew from the sidelines.
After 2004—his first year back and the one year in which his offense was outscored—Ault created the pistol offense, a shotgun formation tweaked by putting a running back directly behind the quarterback. Just this week, SB Nation published a long piece about the offense's origin and proliferation:
"They thought I'd lost my marbles," Ault recently recalled. But with the "Pistol" Nevada went from near the bottom to the top of its conference in offensive production and over the next few years slowly added additional components to the attack to make it even more effective.
The potency of Ault's offense peaked during the 2009 season when they finished the season with three 1,000-yard rushers – two running backs as well as lanky junior quarterback, a Colin Kaepernick, who added another 2,000 passing yards and 20 touchdowns. The following offseason [then Stanford offensive coordinator Greg] Roman – along with many other coaches from across the country – visited Ault. He wanted to learn how to add some Pistol looks to the pro-style offense he ran at Stanford under head coach Jim Harbaugh. During their visit, Ault was, according to Roman, "very accommodating and it was very interesting as a coach to go really learn something totally new," he said, adding, "That was very valuable time spent."
Since then, other teams with mobile quarterbacks in both NFL and NCAA football, including the the Panthers and the Tebow-led Broncos, have dabbled in pistol sets. Robert Griffin III's Redskins and Colin Kaepernick's 49ers have incorporated Ault's offense more extensively.
After the tearful press conference in which he announced his retirement, Ault gave a coach's explanation for his departure:
"When I got home after that Arizona game, I was devastated," Ault said. "We should have won the game. We should have won that damn game. Period. And we didn't. And it's the same way we lost all those other games. I went back the past few nights and I thought, 'If I haven't gotten it straightened out yet, then when am I going to get it straightened out?'
Ault said he felt he'd hit a ceiling with Nevada, both in terms of his ability to coach the team to progressively better results, and in that Nevada has a tiny football budget of $5 million. (Alabama's, for comparison's sake, was last reported at $31.6 million.) Ault did not say he would retire, only that he was leaving Nevada.
Ault ends his time in Reno with a 233-209-1 record; he has already been a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for ten years. Nevada will now have a place on college's football's endless coaching carousel for the first time in nearly a decade, and for the first time in nearly three, Ault won't be a candidate for take the job.
Nevada's Coach To Retire [AP]
Chris Ault: New Mexico Bowl Game Loss Factored In Coach's Decision [Reno Gazette-Journal]


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Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe has undergone laparoscopic surgery for stomach cancer and will have to postpone his return to Lincoln Center Theater's revival of "The King and I."
Watanabe's cancer was caught in the early stage, a production spokesperson confirmed to Playbill.com. He is still expected to return as the King of Siam in the Tony-winning revival, though his precise start date hasn't been set.
A replacement for Watanabe's seven-week run, which was scheduled from March 1 through April 17, will be announced soon.
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The 56-year-old, Japanese-born actor received a Tony nomination for his role in "The King and I" – his Broadway debut. He previously received an Oscar nomination for his performance in 2004's "The Last Samurai." Other film credits include "Letters from Iwo Jima," "Inception" and "Batman Begins."
"The King and I," with music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, is playing an open-ended run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The cast currently includes Kelli O'Hara and Ruthie Ann Miles – who both won Tonys for their roles in the show. Direction comes from Bartlett Sher.


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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Auntie Saturday!
Since there was minimal knitting today....here are the highlights!
Please note. This is where he was when I got to my dad's house (that's the doggie door btw). Seriously. My brother said he was having fun.
I'm not sure I should have taken Lil' Guy AND three dogs for a walk.
He didn't quite understand why the doggies were all coming either...
That's right. One of my favorite moments of the day.
Another favorite moment.
Happiest lil' guy ever!!
Must to bed. Happy weekend!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
12 comments:
- Bezzie said...
He's getting to be big guy! Love that doggie door action! Hee!
- August 30, 2009 at 3:57:00 AM PDT
- susan said...
So inquisitive at that age...too sweet!
You...go have a lie down!
- August 30, 2009 at 6:17:00 AM PDT
- Jackie's Stitches said...
You are SO fortunate to have him so close! My nieces and nephew live far, far away and the weekend you're having now are the times I'm missing. Looks like a wonderful weekend!
- August 30, 2009 at 7:21:00 AM PDT
- cockeyed said...
How much fun did you guys have! What a great way to spend the weekend!
- August 30, 2009 at 8:11:00 AM PDT
The sleeping pics remind us that the long days are worth it!! Love the pictures! What a lucky lil guy he is!!
- August 30, 2009 at 8:29:00 AM PDT
- Zonda said...
You're a great Auntie! Looks like a fun, but tiring day! He's getting so big!
- August 30, 2009 at 11:20:00 AM PDT
- hearthead said...
Yes, what were you thinking with all 3 dogs?!? Looks like lotts of fun! Hope you are naping now!
- August 30, 2009 at 2:35:00 PM PDT
- Batty said...
You're the kind of auntie every kid dreams of having.
- August 30, 2009 at 4:58:00 PM PDT
- Scrabblequeen said...
Awesome Auntie weekend....you can knit on other days, right? So, how DID that walk with 4 critters work out?
- August 30, 2009 at 8:42:00 PM PDT
- Sylvia said...
He sure looks cute! And eh I wish you were my auntie too!!! :D An auntie with a nice stash :D
I knitted Snowboarders hat that rocks yesterday! (for my 16-years old son) It took me only one day and the patterns was absolutely not a problem to me. I still have to make pictures but you can see them on Ravelry later on.
Thanks for the free pattern! It rocks!
- August 30, 2009 at 11:04:00 PM PDT
- cupcakefaerie said...
I'm pooped just looking at all the activity and fun. What a great auntie you are!
- August 31, 2009 at 7:02:00 PM PDT
- tapmouse said...
Still think he's pretty stinkin' cute!
- September 13, 2009 at 4:46:00 PM PDT


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The rumors are true. Oprah Winfrey has a half-sister she never knew about.
Winfrey made the announcement on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She said she met her secret half-sister, Patricia, who lives in Milwaukee, on Thanksgiving Day after years of Patricia's dogged pursuit of her relatives.
"This, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles," Winfrey said before bringing her kin on stage, The Associated Press reported.
She also called the reunion "a 'Beloved' moment," a reference to the book by Toni Morrison.
During the show, Winfrey said she had had no idea her mother was ever pregnant and was living with her father when Patricia was given up for adoption.
In an interview with their mother, Vernita Lee, Winfrey asked why she kept Patricia secret.
"Because I thought it was a terrible thing for me to do, that I had done, gave up my daughter when she was born," Lee replied. She added that she didn't think she could get off welfare if she kept the baby.
Patricia, who was adopted at age 7 after stints in various foster homes, said she started thinking Oprah might be her sister during an "Oprah" interview with her mom.
"The hairs on the back of my neck stood up," she said. "Because I knew one of my siblings and I shared the same name."
Eventually a DNA test with the daughter of the sibling -- Patricia, who is now deceased – proved they were related.
Patricia said she never went to the press with the news because "family business should be family business."
But celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley, who penned an unauthorized tome on Winfrey last year, predicted over the weekend that Oprah's much publicized "secret" reunion would be with a half-sister who was given up for adoption as a baby.
Winfrey said Monday she addressed the topic on her show because, "it's gonna get out eventually."


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Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has called on the Coalition to attach conditionality to its aid to Muslim countries.
via Government urged to link overseas aid to religious freedom – thetorydiary.
Surely, the main aim of aid is not to attach the conditionality of ensuring religious freedom, but to help the most impoverished people of the planet.
I am not theologist, but I cannot imagine that Jesus would have attached such conditionality.
Yes, it is only right that we encourage religious freedom wherever it is not present, but we cannot threaten to withdraw, or not to offer aid, to nations such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, on the basis that Christians in those countries have not the freedom of religion you can find in Scotland. The aim of aid, in the mould of Christian altruism, is to help the poorest and most vulnerable in society, no matter their religion, or the politics of their state.
I must also point out, why isn't Cardinal O'Brien drawing attention generally to a lack of freedom of religion in some states, and is only interested in members of his own congregation?


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here is the Official Traxxas Slash Video Gallery. Post your Videos here!!!
This is from Misbehavin' in the E-Revo Video Gallery.
Originally Posted by Misbehavin'
Last edited by 1slash; 06-19-2009 at 02:18 PM.
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
I case you haven't seen these yet.. check it out. RCVisions.net at Hotrod Hobbies in So Cal. Onboard slashcam in a-main and qualifiers.
Some Slash action in 120 fps, shot by a friend.
It's my Slash, Ezrun 3300kv BL with Ezrun 60A ESC, 2S lipo, all else is stock.
Another movie with a couple of jumps.
Slash 4x4 PE
Slash w/MM 5700kv, 3s Lipo and many other goodies.
In this video I am running with a velineon motor,vxl-3s speed control with a fan ,9.6 volt 5000Mah venom NIMH battery,It is running a 23 pinion gear with an 86 spur gear, Panther paddles on traxxas 2.2 front wheels and HBI Dunerunners on traxxas 2.2 front wheels. a jc concepts body that I painted and trimmed myself, yes I had to cut out the wheel wells higher to clear the paddles. Thanks and Enjoy my video of my Sandslash in the Dunes.. legendriver43...
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Shot this at the track yesterday, I don't have a Slash but I race in Stock Truck with my Rustler VXL.
RustyVXL, HPI RS4 Rally, RC18MT
Mobius1 crashed!
My backyard track at the house tons of fun with the Slash!
Associated RC8T, RC8B, RC8E, SC10, T4, Spec Slash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7QS4NsR4sc - speed run (82 km/h)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPNE72Y31E - Onboard 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GZ2Mw40dS4 - Onboard 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl9dnmNS1l - home made lights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylVSqbmL9s - jumping
More videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=...82&view=videos
Is there a way to make the video appear in this window instead of just the link?
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take it home in a bucket
take it home in a bucket
nice videos guys, heres one from earlier today with some "scale" shots... I let my Slow Stick get in on the action as well
Here is a vid I put together and I hope you all enjoy it.l8r,w.
Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing "RIGHT"
Hey everyone. A friend of mine finally built a track in his backyard so we would have a good place to bash. We tested out the track with some Slashes. There were 3 of us, and we each had one, but one got broadsided and lost a hub carrier before I even broke out the camera. Anyway, here are a couple hi-light vids.
I know the 2nd one has a music overlay and its cooler with the sounds of the trucks, but I was talking to the guys the whole time and trust me, the music is better than me yakking. I can't turn the mic down on my cheap-o camera, sorry.
If something gets in your way-don't forget-TURN!
Two of my friends & me race our slash on home made track at Interbay, Seattle.
Slash PE & Ja-two.
Todays bashing in the local sand/gravel pit with my Slash running VXL-3s on 2S and stock tyres. Cleaned out the spur gear later when I used 3S. Something always breaks when I run 3S. :P
Sidewide-lineon 'Rockstar' Slash
Dowell Springs in Knoxville, Tn.
come check us out at WestKnoxRC.com
Stock everything except for a VXL system.
Barrel roll
Jumps over camera
Alot of jumps.
project blackslash
hop ups includied are
RPM arms. traxxas rims dyed black and ezoffed with proline dirt hwgs 2..
mamba max 5700 with a 2s 4000mah 25c ***** hardcase
rpm bering holder and steering components. and front shock tower.
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A little video of our backyard track. Sorry about the crappy video quality
free track. need tucson racers. PM me
This is just some bashing in the desert next to my house with the baja body, Enjoy...Legend
Here are a couple of short one's of my sons truck..
free track. need tucson racers. PM me
I drive money buckets..I think they're called RC's
Yep, strap yourself in and hang on
Here's a little something my RC Club in Ottawa Canada did last year with the Ottawa Senators. Hoping to do something similar this coming season.
Hey everyone!
I've had my slash for about 3 weeks now and I love it!
So i got my ad to film just a quick bash in the park behind my house.
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
Slash 4x4 PE
Not my video, but this is a track about 75 minutes away from where I live. I'll prolly give it a go this summer.
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
heres Z-50 Jumper and I at the sand dunes in Lancaster California
Some high speed runs in straight gravel track...
My Son
Thanks for watching...
Last edited by dirtworks; 07-29-2009 at 11:32 AM.
Been There Done That....
My video doing high speed runs on long straight gravel track.
Thanks for watching...
Been There Done That....
Heres a video of me at the beach running my truck. Enjoy!
Slash VXL | HPI Wheely King 4x4
Thanks, Kevin.
Been There Done That....
"Offroad Madness" Staring 'Slash Bandicoot'
Stock Traxxas Slash with a Lipo.
N-Control Raceway, Austin Texas New Layout
Not sure of the vehicles on this video.


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My first published project - many hours work!
Well, I've finally finished my first published project. 100's of hours work!
It was for Glyndwr Uni in Wales and is designed to improve the participants enterprise skills.
It has some interesting elements - and I think some of the modules really push the boundaries.
For example, in the first module I managed to make quizmaker do a 'proper' personality test with scoring and bespoke reports!
The demo is password protected - but I think worth a look!
Username: enterprise
Password: vgb123
The password for this demo will no doubt change in the future, so - if you can't login - send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send you the fresh password.
Enjoy the demo - and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. (I learned A LOT making this)
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Hi Daniel
That is really good, I can appreciate the amount of work that has gone into that.
There is some really great use of quizmaker and I would love to know how you did the life jigsaw feedback
Noticed a little error on slide 21 feedback is spelt wrong
Really well done
Hi Phil,
Thanks for the comments - and the typo!
Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and when I'm at my workstation tomorrow I'll send you the html code.
have done, thanks
Really fabulous job, Dan! Thanks for sharing that! Definitely a great example of customizing Quizmaker's report.html to do some cool stuff! Did you use this approach as a springboard, and customize from there by adding more code to pull in the scoring brackets? It would be awesome to see your how-tos in a Screenr vid.
Thank you for sharing Dan - I would also love to see a how-to of customizing the report.html. Your demo gave me a lot of great ideas to work with!!
Agree, this is really good and there are a lot of great ideas.
I wish my first course had looked this good!
Thanks for the feedback - I really appreciate the positive comments. I look forward to the next opportunity to create some elearning materials.
I agree with Louise, my first course was nothing like this
I'm working on my first course, and it will be nothing like yours. It's really amazing, great work. Maybe after a few years of practice I could do something like that. Well done!
An excellent job Daniel! I am currently working on my first project, and as Phil can attest it is nothing like this! Of course, I am working with a pretty dry subject matter in comparison to yours.
Hi Daniel,
I love your project! I can see the hours of work. It is absolutely amazing. Would you consider doing a tutorial on how you did it? The personality quiz was really interesting. It could be used for other things too. I also loved module 5 graphics. How did you do the the "well oiled machine graphic? I love it. How did you make the time indicator on slide 21?
You really worked magic...are you sure you aren't a magician?
Great course!! I'm really interested in the way you used Quizmaker. I agree with Jeanette; it would be great to have a screenr contribution from you to show us highlights of creativity
- David Anderson
- Staff
First off, that's one one of the more engaging courses I've seen. What stood out most for me was the different style guide (fonts, colors, themes) you used for each module.
Like others, I found the Quizmaker personality profile highly engaging. The combination of animated intros kept the pacing up and I found myself looking forward to the next question. I can't remember when 15 questions passed so quickly.
Nice touch on the image-thought cloud effect. I liked how the image preceded the thought cloud and then fit into place as the thought cloud slid in below it.
Build your jigsaw - Great use of fill in the blank combined with an effective progress meter on the left. Sure I could look up top and view the Question X of X--which you creatively titled Piece x of x--but the puzzle piece progress meter was great.
Opportunity awareness - LOL loved the warning sound & flashing light.
Opportunity detector - you created a quiz out of the Labeled Graphic - awesome! Nice touch with the "incorrect" buzzer sound.
Action Plan - yeah, one of more creative examples I've seen there, too
Well done Daniel!
Wow - I can't believe the amount of positive feedback I've received - and the personal messages sent to my inbox! What an amazing community!
I promise to find time to respond to those that have asked questions - I'm just a little buried in work at the moment.
Thanks again
- Bruce Graham
- Hero
Darn it.....
I had not realised submissions for Guru 2011 had started.......
FABULOUS job - what more can I say.
I love it. Great work.
- Linda Lorenzetti
- Hero
Wow, great job! I hope you'll share your secrets with us. This looks like a guru submission.
Great job Dan! Can't wait for your screenr!
I liked it very much on so many levels:
The narrator you used, her voice and accent were beautiful. She was great to listen to.
Your activities were meaningful, I like the use of different people in graphics, really personalizes the questions.
The design is fresh and keeps changing when appropriate, it was pleasing to the eye and I wanted to EXPLORE.
But, the branding and tie in was solid and professional.
There was some fun, unexpected moments, the guy with the buzzer on his head! The noise startled me and then I laughed!
Amazing work. Thank you so much for sharing this with the community.
Excellent work! Incredibly interactive!
- Ron Price
- Partner
Nice module - great combination of interactivity - value added content - and eye-catching graphics.
What a great work you have engaged yourself in!!
- Tom Kuhlmann
- Staff
Just checked out the course. Good stuff. Lots of really neat tidbits to pull out and use in other courses.
Agree Tom - thats the beauty of using a tool like Articulate - the first course you build often takes the most amount of time as you build tempaltes, settle on colours etc. Then you're free to harvest the fruits of your labour from future courses!
Love your work!
Dean Saunders
Hello - you're product is impressive.
I'm having trouble publishing my course. When I use the Publish-Web option for Articulate 09, my files do upload to my public_html/subdirectory folder, but nothing shows up on my website.
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So, what can we learn from older MMOs, and how they've effected our perseption of the industry and love for the games and genre today.
Today, we're gunna talk about Ragnarok! Ragnarok was a 2.5D Korean MMO that ported over to the states. The Korean launch for
Originally Posted by GalacticKegger
Ryiaala and I are relocating to the big Island of Hawaii (specifically Kailua Kona) to take care of mom who is 82 years old, has survived cancer twice, is now suffering from A-fib and is all by herself. Family first is the U motto and we are fully embracing that.
In preparation for the move we've been minimizing to reduce the move costs, something we have been actively chasing since the start of the year, knowing that it would be sometime in 2017 when the move would actually happen.
Originally Posted by williamsond
one more for the blog pile.
Originally Posted by williamsond
one more blog is done