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By Andrew McKean
Since I joined the Powderhook team a week ago, lots of friends and colleagues have asked me the same question: Why? What is an ink-stained wretch of an outdoor writer doing with a bunch of computer geeks half my age? And how can a high-tech start-up ever have the grit and blood to speak passionately to people who define themselves in terms of grit and blood?
The answer is both easy – the Powderhook team is small, scrappy, and composed entirely of avid hunters, anglers, and outdoors folks like me who are committed to welcoming more people to each of those activities – and it's hard. Hard because media – communicating ideas and information that has defined my career – is so fractured and noisy these days that trying to build an audience and deliver information has never been more challenging.
This is the competitive edge of Powderhook: It's not your typical media company, or content-delivery device.
It's mainly an app – a digital community that you can engage with on your phone. If you do one thing today, download the Powderhook app and plug in to the community. The element of Powderhook that I'm most excited about is our digital mentoring program, which connects people who want to learn more about the outdoors with people who have a lifetime of knowledge to share. Want to know where to catch crappie this weekend? Ask the app. Someone (probably a local) will have an inside tip. Want to help someone trying to figure out whether to hunt deer with a 6.5 Creedmoor or a .338 Win. Mag.? Then communicate your perspective through the app. Want to find a place to camp next month? Ask the app.
Eric Dinger, Powderhook's co-founder, created the brand out of his belief that everyone in the country should be able to enjoy a good day outdoors. All the tools in Powderhook's kit exist to enable that goal, to inspire, educate, prepare, and celebrate current and future outdoorsmen. More specifically (and ambitiously), Powderhook aims to create 3 million hunters in the next 5 years; participants who buy guns and ammunition, purchase licenses, and fuel the economy that sustains the American system of citizen-sportsmen and public wildlife.
So far, so good. But where do I fit in?
The best way to answer that is to look back on my career. My first job out of college was editor of a little weekly newspaper in Wolf Point, Mont. I love newspapers for their ability to responsibly inform their communities, an obligation that I took seriously as a reporter and editor. As I climbed the ranks of journalism, I always considered my next post on the basis of nearby hunting and fishing opportunities. So it was probably natural that my next career was in magazines – specifically outdoors magazines.
For half a decade, I was the editor of Fishing & Hunting News, a mashup of newspaper and magazine. It was the hook-and-bullet bible for its subscribers. It came out every two weeks, told readers specifically where to fish and hunt anywhere and everywhere in the West. I'd probably still be its editor if it hadn't gone out of business, a victim of the digital economy. Who needs a newsprint magazine when you can get that same information off the internet?
I moved on to a gig at Montana's Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, where part of my job was coordinating the hunter and bowhunter education program. I fell in love with the idea of minting new hunters through our classes, but I also surprised myself how much pride I took in being a public servant. Wearing FWP's grizzly bear patch on my shoulder made me stand a little taller and has given me a lifetime of respect for the game wardens, wildlife biologists, and technicians who keep fish and wildlife in the field and available for our enjoyment.
Then it was back to magazines, this time at the only brand I ever wanted to work for: Outdoor Life. I started as Hunting Editor, but worked up to editor-in-chief, and in that gig oversaw a team of talented storytellers. That's the magic of magazines, packaging cool stories in ways that transport readers – to the Pennsylvania whitetail woods, Colorado's elk mountains, Montana's trout streams, Africa's lowveld. Great brands tell great stories across all sorts of campfires – the print of magazines, the screens of computers, the speaker of radios…
This is a long way of telling you that Powderhook is simply another way, a very modern way, to tell great and timeless stories. Some will be profiles of mentors who inspire. Some will be illustrated tutorials that show you how to do something cool and useful. Some will be come-along adventures that transport you outdoors, to the world of grit and blood.
Powderhook is a campfire. Come join us around it. Tell your story. Make a hunter.
About Powderhook:
Powderhook promises to help people get outdoors more often. The Powderhook app and website are a one-stop place to find local, current information and expertise simply not available anywhere else. Our community of Digital Mentors are ready to help answer any outdoor question that's thrown their way. Download the app.


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Just hours before the deadline for 2002 draft picks, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced the signing of Tim Konsorada,
the second of two Brandon Wheat King selections to sign with the
Columbus Blue Jackets this offseason.
Konsorada, the captain of the 2003-04 edition of the Brandon Wheat
Kings, spent the opening five months of the Western Hockey League
season on the injured reserve list with a separated shoulder, and
injury discovered at the Columbus Blue Jackets developmental camp in
September. Selected in the 6th round, 168th overall in the 2002 NHL
Entry Draft, Konsorada has dressed for 240 games since the 1999-00
season. Through those 240 games, Konsorada has recorded 52 goals, 110
assists, and 162 points, while adding 166 minutes in penalties. In 51
playoff games for the Wheat Kings, Konsorada has totaled 39 points,
including 10 goals and 29 assists.
A native of Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Konsorada was signed to an entry
level contract, and as per club policy, the terms were not disclosed.
Defenseman and fellow Brandon Wheat King Ole-Kristian
Tollefsen was also signed to a similar deal. Tollefsen, selected in
the 3rd round, 65th overall, was signed just days before fellow
teammate Konsorada.
Tollefsen, who has been mentioned by General Manager Doug MacLean
several times in discussions of the future of the Columbus Blue
Jackets, has already made an impact on the Columbus brass, fans, and
future teammates. It was Tollefsen, in an intersquad game, that
injured the shoulder of then Blue Jacket sniper Geoff Sanderson.
Sanderson, now with the Vancouver Canucks, was forced to miss the
season opener for the Jackets.
His physical nature and versatility at both ends of the ice make
Tollefsen a threat to make a strong impact in the National Hockey
League, says General Manager Doug MacLean.
"(Tollefsen) is a gritty kid who's shown a lot of character coming to
the Western Hockey League and playing hard. (It) looks like he'll have
a chance to play."
In fact, character is one aspect of Tollefsen's game that may very well
be his strongest. A native of Oslo, Norway, Tollefsen has spent just
two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings, after spending two seasons
with Lillehammer. After the Brandon Wheat Kings made Tollefsen the
ninth overall selection in the Canadian Hockey League import draft, he
joined the Wheat Kings in 2002-03, making an immediate impact in an
injury riddled season.
The signings come on the heals of signing Seattle Thunderbirds forward
and 255th overall selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft Steven
Goertzen, an alternate captain with the club who spent the 2003-04
season playing at every position, except goaltender. Goertzen, a
versatile forward who spent some time on defense covering injuries for
the Thunderbirds, impressed Columbus brass with his size and speed,
despite his lack of production.

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The jig is up Ole St. Nick. The kids are no longer the ones you need to make happy during the holiday season. Parents are spilling the peppermint jelly beans and letting the young ones know who's putting the gifts under the trees. You have to change your demographic Santa. Mummies are usually the ones making Christmas happen, so why are they not getting any bearded love? Nothing wrong with having an attractive, lean somewhat mean looking, bearded man, with some tats asking us ladies what we want for Christmas?
Monday Men Style: Holiday Crooners with Style
They just don't sing it like they use to. Timeless Christmas carols are from the legends, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, and the king with the smoothest voice of them all, Nat King Cole.
It comes as no surprise that these gents who made millions of people feel the holiday spirit with their voices, were snappy dressers.
Not all Christmas gifts should come wrapped in pretty paper and delivered by a man a red suit and red hat. A man dressed in a button-down white shirt and a fedora tiled to the side, singing "White Christmas" would be a gift by itself. Preferably I'll be L.A or Miami and the snow would be from a machine.
Monday Men Style: Red Is Your Color
No need to dress in all red our special Santa Clauses, just a dash of red your own stylish way while delivering everything on our Christmas lists will make us happy gals! In return you just might get a kiss, not the PG Jackson 5 carol version!(wink)


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One of the parallel consequences of the market plunging (although nowhere near as far as it would had central bankers not be ubiquitously present to cushion every blow) in the past month on fears of another Great Financial Crisis, coupled with concerns of global insolvency, has been a surge in stock correlations (if not so much between stocks and other risk assets such as bonds and gold), to the highest point since the Lehman collapse. Putting a number to the "point" - 97.2%. Here is how BNY Convergex' Nicholas Colas summarizes the recent surge in cross sector correlations: "Disparate markets – stocks, bonds, currencies, and the like – have a lot in common lately. Whether they want to or not. Average correlations between the 10 major sectors of the S&P 500 have reached 97.2%, from 82.1% just three months ago. That's the highest level of such common price action since the Financial Crisis. Gold and silver have continued to provide actual diversification, and Investment Grade bonds are also holding their own in this regard. They are at least moving on their own, rather than lockstep with the rest of the world. The difference between investing in Emerging Markets equities, Developed Markets equities, and High Yield bonds is now effectively zero. We think these high correlations will plague markets through the end of the year, since they are fundamentally caused by worries over European financial market solvency. Those aren't going away any times soon." Well, they might, if someone actually believes the lies spewed by European bankocrats, who have now reached new lows in dealing with information, by sicing regulators against those who write OpEds. Very soon the dissemination of facts will also be made illegal, but until then, we will likely see correlations continue to trade, and soon hit 1.000 as everything trades in perfect lockstep with every other robot traded "thing."
From Colas:
- U.S. stocks seem to be walking the picket lines in front of the capital markets, chanting in unison. Well, not literally, of course. But just look at the correlations between the 10 industry sectors of the S&P 500. At 97.2% average correlation, U.S. stocks are moving in lock step to a degree we haven't seen since the depth of the Financial Crisis. This is not the normal course of business, to say the least. More commonly, some stocks go up while others decline.
- Many other asset classes are apparently siding with stocks, and moving alongside them – sort of a sympathy strike. These include High Yield Bonds (which have many equity-like financial characteristics but are, ultimately, not stocks), the Australia Dollar, and developed as well as emerging economy stock markets.
- The only assets that still have some independence left in them – call them the rugged individualists – are gold and silver. These precious metals still show negative correlations to stocks (negative 55% for gold and negative 35% for silver).
This trend has been forming for months, so I have had some time to consider what might be going on. Here's my brief take:
- The correlations we note among industry sectors are profoundly and dysfunctionally high. They come, in my opinion, from the underlying concern over a second financial crisis caused by the default of Greek or other European sovereign debt and the resulting stress caused to the financial system. The only reason it won't matter whether you own utility stocks or tech stocks or health care stocks is if the world's major banks can't open for business the next day.
- Stock markets around the world, but especially in the U.S. and Europe, are trying to fine tune this existential calculus. If there is a 5% chance of a Greek default, then where should stocks trade? OK… Now how about 10%? Now 20%? Now back to 5%? Now what if U.S. banks need another bailout because their counterparty exposure is higher than we think? You get the idea. Markets are trying to discount the survival rate of another cross-border financial pandemic. That is why they move in lock step.
- Gold and silver traders have gotten too used to the negative correlation trade with stocks. This is, in fact, an unusual relationship for precious metals to stocks. The correlation should actually be zero. You can begin to hear the frustration in traders' voices on days like Monday, when gold doesn't rally on a drop in the market. Here's a news flash: it is not supposed to move opposite to stocks. It is only supposed to move independently of them.
- The stability of high quality bonds (we use the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corp ETF, symbol LQD, to track this asset class) in a tumultuous period has been unexpected and frankly impressive. Investment grade bonds are still up over 4% on the year, and their correlation to stocks is negative 24%. Not as inversely related as the precious metals stats I noted above, but far better than the 89% correlation to stocks exhibited by High Yield Bonds.
- If the basic thesis here is correct – that correlations will stay high as long as markets are worried about solvency more than individual stock fundamentals – then we probably have several more months of lock-step price action. And with this comes high volatility, for many of the same reasons.
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Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital this morning, after she "mixed up her medication." So that's what the kids are calling it these days. [Daily Goss]
Sex Pistols svengali Malcolm McLaren wants to "protect" Damien Hirst and other collectors of punk clothing from getting, er, punk'd by phony knock-offs. God forbid anyone should buy a ripped T-shirt held together by 1,000 safety pins that hasn't been properly authenticated. [Rush & Molloy]
George Lucas would happily make another Indiana Jones movie, if it weren't for that meddling Spielberg! [Ain't It Cool News]
Ryan Seacrest was almost eaten by a shark. And we don't mean Simon Fuller! (Sorry.) [Page Six]
President Bush will leave his successor a budget deficit so large that even his accounting chefs de cuisine put it at $482 billion. [New York Times]


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With a background in welding and an eye for quality, Welch Trailers was founded in 1987 with a simple goal: To build quality trailers that people can afford. I feel there is a market for trailers at a fair price.
Everywhere else in the country trailer dealers buy their trailers from the manufacturer and then mark the price up 10-15% If they want to make more money, they just need to sell more trailers. Meanwhile, here in New England the trailer dealers buy from the manufacturer and mark the prices up 30-50%. And if they want to make more money, they just mark their prices up even higher.
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The whole afternoon I spent musing over the times when I still felt needed; when I was continuously being entrusted with serving a purpose. My existence then seemed justified, unquestionable; and not even the fact that I was being dropped and mishandled at the frequency of a hot potato could detract from that. That was then and this is now and 'the now' I am not sure I am so fond of. I can't be expected to continue in this bubble of complacency, every day increasingly more enveloped in this daunting sense of being redundant and painfully unavailing. I, too, have feelings and I, too, yearn for attention and appreciation.
I am happy for the carriers of the hands that once handled me. I am happy for their lungs and their hearts and mouths and their elongated lives. I may also be proud; but I ask for sympathy too. I ask to be released and allowed to lend myself to someone else's needs, someone who can't yet see through the thick veil of tobacco smoke that clouds their vision and coincidentally places me somewhere near the centre, just next to the cig. Such is the life I thought was being promised to me that August day, in some remote part of Spain.


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Audi A3 Sedan
The Audi A3 Sedan is compact, the smallest and least expensive member of formation of Audi North America. Designed as a successor to the A3 hatchback, sedan aims to offer buyers a more compact alternative to the Audi A4, maintaining body style traditional four-door preferred by American drivers. Shoppers looking to cut its fuel budget can order the Audi A3 sedan with a diesel-burning turbo four, while those after a more sporty driving experience is likely to opt for the top-end of Audi S3.
Stretching 175.5 inches long, 70 inches wide and 55.7 inches high, the Audi A3 Sedan seems cramped when viewed from the outside. Take an aggressive look defined by sharp headlights, slightly sculpted flanks, pronounced wheel arches, a discrete integrated tailgate spoiler and triangular taillights. The Audi A3 Sedan benefits Audi experience in the field of lightweight construction and lighter version of the balance tips only 2755 pounds by a body made mostly hot-formed steel, and an aluminum hood. Share your MQB modular platform with European hatchback only Audi A3 Sedan and various other products including the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf.
Audi A3 Sedan Interior
The Audi A3 Sedan is equipped with a clean, uncluttered panel control that places a strong emphasis on the role. Highlights include understated style elements like air vents with chrome rings and a simple instrument cluster consists of four analog gauges. The youngest member of the Audi family can carry five adults and a maximum of 15 cubic feet of cargo.
The Audi A3 Sedan sedan can be ordered with the infotainment system Audi MMI for a fee. Groups MMI car entertainment, connectivity and navigation (if equipped) operates in one operating system controlled by either a knob and a series of buttons located on the center console or a voice recognition function. The centerpiece of the system is a color screen HD mounted on top of the dashboard. Another notable feature of high-tech features in the Audi A3 sedan is Connect, software that provides Wi-Fi and allows passengers to find attractions, travel information, weather reports, fuel prices and satellite images, including access Google Earth.
Audi A3 Sedan Engine
The Audi A3 sedan is available with two engines burning gasoline TFSI four cylinder. Both engines run only on premium unleaded. Displacing 1.8 liters, the smallest unit sends 170 horsepower and 200 lb-ft. of torque to the front wheels through a dual clutch transmission six-speed wheels. Acceleration from zero to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds and top speed is reached at 130 mph.
The larger 2.0-liter mill produces 220 horsepower and 258 lb-ft. of torque, allowing the A3 to reach 60 mph from a stop in 5.8 seconds. Power is transferred to all four wheels via the same transmission dual clutch six-speed that is linked to the smaller engine. Fuel economy for the 1.8-liter is rated at 23/33 city / highway mpg, while the 2.0 liter is actually slightly more efficient at 24/33 mpg. As mentioned above, a four-cylinder fuel-sipping be added to the lineup turbodiesel later in the production cycle.
Audi A3 Sedan Features
Audi A3 sedan offers three trim levels: Premium, Premium Plus and Prestige. Premium comes standard with leather upholstery, multifunction steering wheel, a panoramic sunroof, power driver seat 12-way, ten stereo speakers, a driver information system integrated into the instrument panel, a subscription system test 90 days SiriusXM satellite radio, Bluetooth connectivity, an SD card, automatic wipers and headlights, xenon headlights, LED taillights and mirrors.
Step up to Premium Plus adds automatic climate control, heated front seats, adjustable passenger seat 12 positions, iPod integration, keyless start, stop and entry, finishing nozzles aluminum inside and out and heated windshield. Prestige is based on the first two trims with S line exterior trim, navigation, Audi Connect, an upgraded sound system built by Bang & Olufsen, LED headlights, park assist, and a rearview camera.
Audi A3 Sedan Optional Equipment
Customers can select A3 premium package cold weather package aluminum trim and a package of navigation / infotainment. Premium Selection Plus allows buyers to choose more extras, including the driver package Assistance with rear view camera and park assist, a sound system Bang & Olufsen and Enhanced Convenience Package with power adjustable front seats with heating and park assist. It is noteworthy that the navigation system comes with Audi Connect the plus Premium. Finally, the Prestige A3 can be updated further with technology package that adds adaptive cruise control and active lane assist and a sports package seats sports groups, a unique steering wheel and driver-selectable modes.
Audi A3 Sedan Safety
All A3 Sedan, regardless of trim level and engine come standard with driver and front passenger knee airbags and front and side and rear head curtain airbags. The list of electronic driving aids including Multi-Collision Brake (MCB), traction control (ASR), electronic stability control (ESC) and Electronic Brake-pressure Distribution (EBD).


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For Sessions
If you're seeking more information about how sessions work and the cost of sessions at Sulphur Springs Counseling, we've tried to answer all of your questions below!
Session Format
In the first session, we will discuss confidentiality and begin to hear your story. Don't worry about getting all of the details in the first session, but focus instead on what brought you into counseling most recently and how we can begin alleviating some of those issues.
The focus of the second session is to continue to hear your story and discover potential areas of strength and improvement and begin to set your goals.
Sessions after the main one or two sessions will focus on meeting your goals for therapy, which may evolve over time.
There is no quick fix in counseling and we will discuss your plans, needs, goals, and progress and decide if we need to add goals, change them, or what to do next.
Our goal is to also help you decide when you're done with counseling; Our goal is to fire ourselves as therapists!
Here is a link to our page discussing more about insurance plans we are providers for currently
Even when we aren't in network with an insurance, we can assist you in contacting your insurance, giving you receipts to submit, and possibly get any out of network reimbursement back from your insurance company.
Please, be aware that all insurances require you to be diagnosed and usually dictate how many and what type of therapy you can have. You may have a certain number of sessions before your insurance refuses to cover anymore for the year.
Counseling Rates out of pocket:
Individual, Couples, or Family Therapy session with Lauren Lane, LPC (45-50 minutes): $125
No show/cancellation less than 24 hours: $125
Individual, Couples, or Family Therapy session with LPC-INTERN (45-50 minutes): $65
While viewing our website, you may notice that we employ both licensed counselors and licensed counselor Interns. This can be a very confusing term, especially in the state of Texas as most people think of unpaid student workers as interns. We'll explain more in short below, but you can read much more here on our dedicated page to LPC-Interns.
What is an LPC-Intern?
You can read much more here on our dedicated page to LPC-Interns!
One of the biggest bonus points for seeing a licensed intern is that they are very affordable, and yet you get the benefit of two therapists working on your case! Since they can't take insurance, they often have lower out of pocket fees, yet their seasoned supervisors are able to help your therapist process how to help you best, so two therapists for the price of (half!) of one!
An LPC-Intern has completed a 2-3 year Master's Degree in Counseling as well as a practicum as a student to gain experience prior to graduation.
An LPC Intern is licensed by the state of Texas with a provisional license. They have met all educational and competency requirements to be an LPC in the state of Texas and continue post graduation to continue to accumulate supervised hours of counseling experience and training.
An LPC Intern is in the process of completing 3,000 supervised counseling hours. After completion of these hours, they are eligible for a fully licensed LPC status.
An LPC Intern is supervised. LPC Interns are required to be trained and guided by a state-approved LPC Supervisor. Once someone has obtained the status of LPC they are no longer required to have official supervision, and is able to lead their own private practice. LPC-Interns are often employed under an LPC and work with a supervisor, but rest assured LPC Interns have studied and practiced counseling specifically for years before sitting with you in a therapy session!


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fiction and inclusion, free writing courses, Long Hidden, MOOC, moving the margins, Ogres of East Africa, Sofia Samatar, Writing Course, writing inclusively
There's a new MOOC opening from the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa – Moving the Margins: Fiction and Inclusion. Yes, the same university that brings you the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
What's a MOOC?: It stands for Massive Open Online Course. "The IWP's massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer opportunities for interactive learning in creative writing and literature to unlimited numbers of participants around the world. MOOCs offer prerecorded video lectures provided by contributing authors, including IWP Fall Residents and University of Iowa professors; live and asynchronous discussion-based instruction provided by highly qualified teaching teams; reading and writing assignments; and inclusive community-based feedback."
Which means it brings education and an opportunity to learn and be a part of a community to anyone who is interested and has access to the internet. It's free. This is so important. Higher and further education is expensive. MOOCs like this allow scholars with limited or no financial resources to participate in education. We writers tend to know about what it's like to have limited financial resources.
What's so important about the margins?: It's where we find the voices of the marginalized. Those outside of the mainstream. Those not published in major (high paying, widely read, and therefore normalized) magazines. These stories aren't published in such places because they lack brilliance or great story-telling; rather, they're not picked up by these magazines because the characters don't look like or think like the mainstream stereotypical protagonists, or the story may reference songs or food other than what mainstream popular culture accepts as normal. In short, they're stories about the rest of us.
This is the perfect place to mention the quintessential story about stories in margins:
Read Sofia Samatar's "Ogres of East Africa" at Uncanny Magazine here! It's in Sofia's anthology "Tender: Stories", and it's the opening story in Long Hidden's Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History anthology. And that's exactly what it is. It's also brilliant and finely crafted.
Back to the MOOC:
"The International Writing Program (the IWP) at the University of Iowa presents, with generous support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State, the course "Moving the Margins: Fiction and Inclusion." This course will be given as a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) July 15 – Aug. 31, but the course site will remain open until Sept. 15. You may take the course at your own pace during that window of time.
You as participants will read and listen to writers (many of them former IWP Fall Residents) speaking about and writing about voice, character, setting, style, language, and about "moving the margins" of the known and the expected. And as writers balancing vivid imagination and craft, you will work towards an inclusiveness that allows for different kinds of thinking and different kinds of writing.
The course content includes writers who are both native and non-native English speakers, and we welcome those of you who are working on your own English language skills. Reading and listening to writers from a variety of backgrounds, and locating your own voice and experience through the writing of stories are strong language practice techniques.
Registration for the course is now open. Learn more here, or go straight to enrolling here."
I do not know anything about this course other than what is available on their website. But I hope that it is true to its title. The more people who are passionate and interested in learning about writing and inclusion who attend the course, the better the discussions and learning. So I mention it here.
Other titles you might be interested in if you are looking for amazing stories from authors, voices, viewpoints too often marginalized:


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A Nigerian bride-to-be named Faith Ohanu is set to wed her man, Dr. Oluwaseun Akinduro, a Neurosurgeon, on August 26 , 2017.
She took to Instagram yesterday night to write about how God used someone to reveal the man who will be her husband.
According to the chats, three years ago (2014) her friend narrated a dream she had in which a man named Oluwaseun proposed to her. At that time she was single and the only Oluwaseun she knew was an associate whom she hadn't spoken to in three months. They weren't even friend and the 'dreamer' didn't even know him. Her post below:
"Ahh.. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Truly a day that for the rest of my life I can't & will never forget. With officially 30 days until 'I do', I think it's appropriate to now share one of my most precious blessings & sing praises to my glorious Heavenly Father for the incredible things he has done. On November 16, 2014, through one of his daughters, God revealed to me who my husband would be.??????? ???????????????
The beauty of this & why I still stand in complete awe of God, is that 1. This individual knew absolutely nothing of my relationship status (I was single.. super SINGLE lol), nor did she know him. 2. His name isn't John or Tim, it's Oluwaseun which she spelled correctly, 3. Although I knew who he was, we were just associates, not even friends. At the time I received this prophecy, we hadn't spoken in 3 months.??????? ???????????????????????????????????
Fast forward to 3 years later, & 30 days before 'I do'… God remained true to His promise. I now realize that God was showing me the end in the beginning. 1 Peter 1:6 rings true of our journey "So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while." ???????
It was only the beginning of 2017 (after dating, the engagement, & now planning our wedding), is when I finally told Seun of the revelation. I've known for years that Seun would be my husband. However, he needed to first find his faith (God), before he found his faith (me), to really grasp the things of the spirit… andddd to not think I was crazy LOL! #OluFoundHisFaith is more than just a catchy hashtag. It's God fulfilling His promises that He gave to us thousands of years ago on the cross through the blood of Jesus Christ. How blessed are we ? #30MoreDays #JesusAtTheCenter #OluFoundHisFaith #AnnouncingTheAkinduros #PinkyAndTheBrain #TrinityApproved #WhenJesusSaysYes #Psalm127v1
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If our own Editor Liz's experience with misogyny at CES isn't call enough for more women in tech, then we're not sure what is.
Here are a few links we've enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too!
We saw everything from the very weird, like the iPotty iPad Potty seat (pictured above), to the wonderful, like the Zooka Speaker Bar, HelloPhone and the ArmPocket Nighthawk (just to name a few) at CES 2013.
Speaking of which: Looks like we weren't the only ones who saw weird things at CES!
If you're into gaming, put your thumbs to good use in this game-a-thon to help build schools for children.
Bookmark these brilliant SIRI uses for parents from the Rookie Moms.
Still trying to grasp that it's 2013? Use these excellent organizational apps to get your year off to a good (and efficient) start.
What do you get when you mix a phone with a tablet? Hint: the new buzzword!
Whoa, you won't believe these flexible tablets.
Awesome tips for how to use a small space to create a streamlined work area. Helpful!
Check out our own Julie Marsh's wise post on navigating tech with kids. We couldn't agree more!
And if you have older kids, you should read this interview with the co-founder of the controversial "sexting app" Snapchat on CNN.com. You might remember it from when our Editor Liz candidly discussed the app on the TODAY Show.


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So I'm continuing to work through some logistics regarding the Winter Scripting Games (and no, there's no dates set).
The intent of these Games, as I've written before, is to offer a collaborative experience. You'll work in teams of (proposed) 2-6. You have two ways to join a team: Pick an existing one that needs players (you'll be shown the average time zone offset, in minutes, of the existing players, so that you can choose a team near you) or create a new team from scratch – which others can then join. You'd be welcome to "recruit" for your team using social media.
NB: Collaborate does not mean live online collaboration. Your team could do a Google Hangout or whatever optionally, but we're only providing asynchronous collaboration.
You will be able to leave your team up to a point. That is, you could always LEAVE your team, but each event within the Games will have a deadline for joining – meaning if you're not on a team when the event starts, you'll have to wait for the next event to re-join a team.
My question right now revolves around the collaborative process. The idea is that the team has a single, shared code repository, meaning everyone on the team can see it. I want you to visualize this in your head, and then describe to me how you think it should work.
The overall idea is that your team works on the assignment together, and then forwards (by the deadline) a final team entry for judging.
Would you start by allowing one team member to upload an entry, and everyone would collaborate on it? Or would every member have the ability to upload a potential entry, and you'd all discuss which one you wanted to use as the team's starting point? If there can be multiple parallel entries, how will the team decide, and then indicate to the system, which one is the "final" one? Remember, the team only sends ONE entry up for judging.
NB: We will provide private team discussion threads within the system. You will not necessarily be able to comment on a given script file per se, but we'll provide a means to reference lines of code within the team discussion threads. That keeps the discussion in one place, but allows you to refer to specific wodges of code.
How will the code portion of the collaboration work? That is, when someone wants to provide a revision to the team entry, would they upload/paste an entirely new entry? Or would we provide a text editor so that you could edit the code that already exists? I'll note that we're NOT NOT NOT providing an ISE experience – so a Web-based text editor might well leave room for unintentional errors. We won't help you with those.
If we use a paste-in text editor, we'd enable you to paste in an all-new entry, or to simply make quick changes to an existing entry, right in the Web page. That might be convenient.
The new system will recognize the concept of a given entry consisting of multiple files – e.g., a script module that includes a .psm1, .psd1, and .ps1xml file, all working as a unit.
Do we version-control this? That is, if everyone's uploading revisions, do we just keep 'em all, and indicate which one was most recent? That way you could always access older versions? Again, if each team gets a single entry, and each member can paste in new code or edit the existing code, this seems workable. We'd keep old versions so you could "roll back" if needed.
If we did that, would you NEED a version-to-version comparison tool? If so, the complexity of that may mean we don't run the Games this Winter. So think real hard about WANT vs. NEED. We COULD provide a way to download, in a ZIPped folder hierarchy, all versions of the entry, meaning you could then use local comparison tools on your computer to compare revisions.
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To be truly accurate, next-gen digital road maps
must be constantly updated to reflect changing
traffic conditions and patterns, weather conditions
and laws. HERE's maps incorporate three kinds of
information, says Mr. Rabel: basic road information (mostly static), a dynamic "live roads" feed
(detailing traffic flow, accidents, lane closings) and
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constantly bolster the accuracy of maps and their
depth of detail by using cameras and other sensors
to gather data that validates or corrects the maps.
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speed limit sign and compare the posted limit to
the one on the map; if there's a discrepancy, the
vehicle could report a needed change. Or a vehicle's
Maps have guided people around the world for
millennia. Now, at the dawn of the driverless age,
project teams are working to produce maps of
unprecedented accuracy that can guide vehicles to
safety. But they must first meet intense technical
The viability of automated vehicles depends
on highly detailed digital maps updated to reflect
changing road conditions. There's no room for
error: Being off by as little as a few meters or yards
could send a car onto the wrong side of the road.
Or off a cliff.
"When you create a map for an intelligentcar, you give the car instructions. You can't giveinstructions that say, 'Turn right in 90 meters'when in reality the road is in 100 meters," saysDietmar Rabel, director of product management inthe highly automated driving group at the digitalmapping firm HERE, Frankfurt, Germany. "It hasto be very precise and reliable."HERE is one of several organizations aroundthe world working to bridge the large gap inquality between current GPS maps (whichare supplemented by drivers' common sense)and those for automated driving. The CEO ofanother digital mapping firm, Zenrin, referred
HERE's HD map captures billions
of 3-D points to model the road
surface. Top right, HERE maps the
streets of Berlin, Germany.
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John Marshall was a good son, a kind older brother, a loving father and husband, and a dear friend to many. Most importantly, he was Chief Justice of the United States.
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Lucious Selmon
Lucious Selmon is a former collegiate and professional American football nose guard.
Collegiate career
Selmon came to Oklahoma from Eufaula High School in 1970, and played nose guard for the Oklahoma Sooners for both Chuck Fairbanks and Barry Switzer. He was a consensus All-American in 1973, and was named Chevrolet/ABC National Defensive Player of the Year, Big 8 Conference Athlete of the Year, and Big 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He finished second in balloting for the Outland Trophy and seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[1] He made 255 tackles, including 31 for losses (144 yards), during his career. Selmon graduated from Oklahoma with a degree in special education in 1974.
Selmon's younger brothers, Dewey and Lee Roy, followed him as defensive linemen to Oklahoma. Both were named consensus All-Americans in 1975 and both were drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL Draft. Lee Roy won the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award, and went on to be the Sooners' first Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1995. Although more than 30 years has passed since the Selmons played for Oklahoma, Oklahoma fans still say (referring to the Selmon brothers' parents), "God bless Mr. and Mrs. Selmon" or "Thank you, Mrs. Selmon."[2][3]
Professional and coaching career
Selmon was drafted in the 16th round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He played two years as a defensive tackle for the Memphis Southmen (1974–75) in the World Football League before returning to Oklahoma as an assistant coach at Switzer's invitation.
At Oklahoma, Selmon worked 13 seasons under Barry Switzer (1976–88) and six more under Gary Gibbs (1989–94). He coached the Sooner defensive line from 1976 to 1983 before taking over duties as outside linebackers and defensive ends coach from 1984 to 1994. Selmon helped develop four players that went on to earn All-America honors: nose guard Reggie Kinlaw, Rick Bryan, Kevin Murphy and defensive end Darrell Reed. He participated in the NFL's Minority Coaching Fellowship Program from 1980 to 1989, and worked with the Denver Broncos' linebackers and defensive ends.
Selmon went to work as an assistant coach for Tom Coughlin and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995. Selmon tutored the outside linebackers from 1995-2001 before taking over the defensive line in 2002. Two Jaguars, outside linebacker Kevin Hardy and defensive end Tony Brackens, earned All-Pro honors.
In 2005, after working in football camps around the United States, Selmon joined the staff of the Michigan State Spartans as defensive line coach,[4] but he left Michigan State after one season.[5] He worked as a private consultant to aspiring professional football players for two years.
Selmon recently applied for the head coaching position at the University of Central Oklahoma,[6] but he was not hired.
Selmon currently resides with his family in Jacksonville.[7]
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- ^ Young, Pete (2004-02-01). "Bucs, Bulls, buddies have been blessed". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Stellino, Vito (2002-06-23). "High-profile days behind Jags coach". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Bishop, Matt. "Selmon named as defensive line coach". The State News (Michigan State University). Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Rexrode, Joe (2006-03-03). "Spartan aide leaves for job with Raiders". Lansing State Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Former Sooner Lucious Selmon applies at UCO". KFOR.com (Associated Press). 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Lucious Selmon applies at UCO". NewsOK.com (The Oklahoman). 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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- Lucious Selmon: All-American at SoonerSports.com
- Lucious Selmon's college career statistics at SoonerStats.com
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Wedding Wednesday: Beachside
(Sorry I'm about 12 hours later than I wanted to be! Life.) It's everyone's favorite day again! Woohoo! I know you've all been waiting with baited breath, and it's finally here! Last week, one of the sweet commenters (mki52, I'm looking at you!) mentioned beach weddings, so I thought I'd have fun with it, especially in … More Wedding Wednesday: Beachside


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31 Jan – 4 Feb 2018
The prizes for the ToyInnovations 2010 have been awarded at a glittering presentation. Toys in eight categories received the coveted innovation award at the opening ceremony of the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg. The jury members presented the coveted trophies to the winning toy manufacturers in a "Show of Emotions" directed by TV actors Susanne Pätzold and Michael Müller. The winning products among the 23 nominations convinced the trade-orientated international jury with their topicality, quality and creativity.
Barbie Video Girl, Mattel GmbH
Paper Jamz, Sablon Germany Category
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How To Start A Larp - Gotta create some characters.
Editor's Note: Today's post comes from Ivan over at Crolarper.com and is a continuation on his thoughts on How To Start a Larp. For the record, we don't think any one system (or genre of larp) is superior to any others. We do, however, think you should start a larp…
To start a larp, you'll need players – and certain characters that those players will play.
There are basically two ways to create a character: a player creates one, or a game master/larpwright (for one-shots) creates one. Various LARPs use one style or the other, or – commonly – both. Player-created characters are commonly referred to as PCs, sometimes or somewhere as freeform characters. They might be completely freeform, or choose from one of the available races, classes, nations etc. in game. GM created characters are usually more restricted (or predefined, depends on how you look at it) and they tend to take several forms.
Pre-written characters are GM-written characters in games where usually all characters are pre-written. There are no player-created PCs in those games, although players "fill the blanks" in GM's description to give those characters life. Different descriptions can be provided, from paper thin to certain fates awaiting characters. Pre-written characters are great for simple one-shot games, as the author of the game can design them for maximum impact of the game and players need less time to prepare. Pre-written characters can be distributed randomly, they can be specifically cast by the GM, etc.
Coached characters are characters where player and GM together create a character, according to player's desires, abilities, and GM's vision of the world and the game. It's a time-consuming cooperative method, and it's different from only lightly consulting or informing a GM.
Directed player characters (or DPCs) are like player-created characters, but they are in some way restricted and directed by a GM – usually by a code of conduct, culture, religion, loyalty etc. It's a rather loose category – in some larps they would be considered PCs, in other NPCs, and in other their own category.
Non-player characters or NPCs are usually used as support cast – enemies, monsters, traders, guards, questgivers, usually discardable. They help the game organizers run the game and story (when they are not the game organizers themselves). Playing as a NPC has other benefits besides helping out – it can be a good practice for acting, fighting and other stuff. There are games which give discount to NPCs, there are other games which require all participants to spend some time in the "NPC shift", and myriad of choices between them.
Plot NPCs
Plot NPCs can appear in some storyline-heavy games, as central focal point of the story. They usually portray powerful individuals or enemies. Their actions (or deaths) will have great influence on the game world, but they're still NPCs, so their role is to guide the game and the storyline from in-character, not steal the spotlight from players. Sometimes, they're specifically cast for maximum effect.
None of these is a neccessity, you can start a LARP with only one or two categories. In Nordic larps, there are usually no NPCs at all in games. And there are some larps where NPCs outnumber player characters 2:1. It all depends how you set it up. Remember – your LARP is your own, and you decide how characters are made and run. Whether you use one of the mentioned methods, something in between, or create your own is entirely up to you. There's no wrong way, just different results. Most important part is to just do it.
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Planning for the coming season…
This week, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how my allotment fits in with my lifestyle and my future. I have three grand children with another on the way and I would really like to pass on to them the concept of growing your own food and thinking about different, natural, ways of doing things. I do realise, however that I'm competing with i-pads here, so I'm going to have to think up ways to involve the kids and make growing fun.
I've created a new plan aimed primarily at growing food that can be picked and eaten without cooking or preparation. Strawberries take up the whole front of the allotment and we usually get several kilos of fruit from my plants. Strawberries are great for kids to pick and eat, and we can even take a carton of cream with us in the summer.
With Halloween in mind, I'm going to plant one or two beds with pumpkins and try to get the kids involved in that process. From seed to carved lantern. Peas are another great vegetable that can be picked and eaten raw. How many kids have actually seen peas in a pod? "Pod? Is that an I-Pod Grandad?"
Cherry tomatoes are also going to take up one or even two beds. I've had success with Latah in the past and "Tumbling Tom" looks good too. I'll be planting into lots of compost placed on top of the beds rather that planting into tubs. I'll also be planting salad leaves, lettuces and spinach which can be picked for a quick, appetising salad.
A few fruit bushes (Redcurrants, Blackcurrants and Blackberry) may be planted in the beds to the front of the allotment this year. Most of the supermarkets offers various varieties at reasonable prices. Also, I'll have a bash at growing peach bushes in pots. Fruit trees (Apple, Pear and Plum) will be planted at the back of the allotment, but I may have to wait till November as they need to be planted into cold soil. I already have Rhubarb at the back of the allotment and I'll have a bash at forcing some this year.
I have plans to grow, tomatoes (Shirley and/or Alicante), Melons, Cucumber, Peppers and Chillies in the greenhouse and I'll also be starting salad potatoes off in there in February. Not sure if I'm going to be bothering with main crop potatoes as they can be bought quite cheaply in 25kg sacks.
I'll also plant spring onions, leeks, garlic, onions, and maybe shallots, but I'll not be trying to produce large quantities. They'll just be to show the kids how we grow them from seed.
Allotments are by legal definition "Recreational Services" provided by the Council (Harwood v Reigate & Banstead Council, 1981). My allotment is 1/16 of an acre and while it would be possible, by careful management, to grow a vast amount of food to feed my family, I quite like the idea of my grandchildren enjoying the space that we have been lucky enough to acquire. I also keep chickens and, while we don't eat a lot of eggs, I think it's important to keep them and show the children where eggs actually come from. I've mentioned the idea of keeping rabbits for the kids, but my wife isn't keen.
My beds this year will be 4.5 metres by 0.4 metres and I'm going to have grass pathways between. Grass clippings are great in the compost and I have a petrol mower already. It's also nice to have grass underfoot in the summer. Talking of compost, I have eight black plastic bins and I've recently filled one of them with a straw, food waste and spent brewing grain mix. Rats and other rodents love the food waste and spent brewing grains so I've placed the bin on a chicken wire base to keep them out. I'm experimenting with this and also hot composting with straw and fresh horse manure. I think compost is the key to successful growing, but I don't have hundreds of pounds to buy it in, so I'll have to do it the hard way or rather the Allotment Lifestyle way.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 23, 2018
Safran Nacelles has been selected by Kuwait Airways to provide unscheduled maintenance services coverage and asset management for thrust reversers on the airline's Airbus A330 jetliner fleet powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.
Safran Nacelles is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Trent 700 thrust reversers, and the agreement with Kuwait Airways includes a guaranteed service level with access to a Middle East pool of thrust reversers.
This agreement with Kuwait's flag carrier – announced today during the MRO Middle East conference at Dubai – will be backed by Safran Nacelles' global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) network. These resources include the component repair center-of-excellence at Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) – a joint venture of Safran Nacelles and AFI KLM E&M (Air France KLM Group), based in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza.
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The Walk ______________________________ 2.11.2012
"So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" 1 Kings 3:9 (NIV)
Right and Wrong
Who sets your personal rules and regulations? Are they the boundaries passed on from childhood or the rules that your peers play by or primetime TV? Are your life tenets a mix of all of the above and a bit of 'if it feels good
"Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm." Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)
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The Bible on Efficient Living
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Earlier this year, Alexa of Alexa Loves Books, Cee of The Novel Hermit, Cristina of Girl in the Pages, Sierra of SDavReads & I all discovered that we shared a mutual love and appreciation for Sailor Moon! After exchanging plenty of flailing tweets and constantly bringing up our love for this magical girl story, we felt it was only right to celebrate it – and that's what happening this July. Every week will feature a brand new blog post per day from each of us, and we're so excited to be sharing the Sailor Moon love with all our readers!
This week we're each discussing our favorites within the Sailor Moon fandom world! Don't forget to check out our Sailor Moon Book Tag and enter our giveaway!
Favorite Scout: Sailor Venus
Last week I talked extensively about why Sailor Venus is my favorite Scout and I recommended a bunch of books that I think would appeal to her if she had time to read when she isn't saving the world.
Favorite Version: Japanese original with subtitles
I only wish I could speak and understand Japanese so I could experience the show as it was originally created. I'm currently re-watching the series with my husband and we're watching the dubbed version and while I still enjoy it, there are some differences that I like better in the Japanese version. I always find it interesting to see which versions of anime other people prefer because there's really no right or wrong answer to this question despite many people having strong opinions about it.
Favorite Overall Plot: Season 1
Favorite Episode: I Want a Boyfriend: The Cruise Ship is a Trap
I haven't watched the series in years but this episode is one that Andrew and I watched last weekend and I loved everything about it. The title of the episode is hilarious and I love the competitive vibes between Usagi and Rei. I've always liked Rei a lot because I feel like she challenges Usagi and despite her tough demeanor, she cares a lot about the people in her life. Plus I love that Usagi transforms herself into a reporter to get about the couples cruise ship and there's a wonderful message the episode sends at its conclusion.
Favorite Villain & Least Favorite Sailor Scout: Black Lady / Chibiusa
Black Lady is an evil adult version of Chibiusa and while she isn't my favorite villain in the overall series, she is the villain who's character design I enjoy the most. Black Lady has Chibiusa's pink hair worn in Sailor Moon's signature style, and she wears a long black dress with slits. She has gorgeous jewelry and she's basically a style icon for any pastel goth. I think Chibiusa is a better villain than guardian (she always got on my nerves so I was surprised to learn that she's Japan's favorite character!)
Favorite Non-Scout Character: Artemis
I love Artemis! He's so funny and his relationship with Sailor Venus always amuses me. He pushes her to be better and to follow her dreams but he also makes fun of her at times and he himself is pretty lazy.
Favorite Scout Accessory: Transformation Brooch
This is a near impossible question because part of the reason I love Sailor Moon so much is because of the extensive collection of accessories she uses to aid herself in punishing people in the name of the moon. If I had had had to choose I would go with the Transformation Brooch because it's the first item that Luna gives her, allowing her to transform into a Guardian. She even wears it as part of her civilian uniform.
Least Favorite Relationship: Sailor Moon / Tuxedo Mask
Many people may disagree with me on this point but I think Tuxedo Mask is kind of the worst. He always shows up when Sailor Moon is fighting, does absolutely nothing, and then leaves her to finish the battle. Some people may argue that he's showing her emotional support but I just disagree. He antagonizes her in their civilian forms, his disguise is a joke and also he's like, creepily older than her. He's not a terrible character, I just don't like them together. I definitely appreciate the friendship aspect of the fandom much more.


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then you need, just fix the typo in the post.Saradas said:
- Spiritual Explosion (Invocation)
- Impenetrable Defense (Abjuration)
- Ego's Frailty (Alterazione)
- Summon Devil of Baator (Evocation)
is not great material for a tutorial, though I suppose it would not be unhelpful either.
COPY ~mymod/somedir/some.itm~ override
SAY NAME1 ~Unidentified name~
SAY NAME2 ~Identified name~
// etc.
For now my list includes:Saradas said:
I'm reworking the mod for BG2:EE and I want to add a new feature, but I need help from the community.
Have you ever felt frustrated when, after a quest ends, you have to trash all the quest items involved because they become worthless dead-weight?
Well, Saradas likes to collect such things, and will give you a reward if you bring them to him.
I need your help to remember which quest items are still in your possession after the related quest ends.
One simple example can be the black stone to avoid the fight with the Black Dragon.
Thanks for the info!Deltharis said:
@Krotos Saradas Magic already has a version for BGII - https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/25512/new-npc-saradas-magic-2-eng-v-1-6-now-for-tob
I'm not sure if the spells are the same, but I think that's the only official version you can count on.
Also, note that while that thread has 1.6 as the newest version shsforums appears to boast having a 1.7 release - http://www.shsforums.net/files/file/1139-saradas-magic-2/


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VMware vCloud Hybrid Service introduces lower cost storage
VMware vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) is an Infrastructure as a Service cloud offering owned and operated by VMware. It is available in datacenters located in the US and a datacenter located in the UK.
Besides hosting virtual servers recently VMware added a service to use vCHS for disaster recovery.
More information on vCHS services can be found in the Service Description.
Announced today is the availability of an additional storage tier in vCHS. Besides the already available SSD-accelerated storage tier now also a Standard Tier is available.Standard Storage is a low-cost storage option available with the Dedicated and Virtual Private Cloud offerings from vCloud Hybrid Service. Standard Storage is cheaper and is suited for low IOPS workloads like webservers.
The tier of storage used by a virtual machine harddisk can be changed by the admin. Strangely enough the migration does not seem to use VMware vSphere Storage Migration which migrates virtual disks without downtime. Mind the warning when storage is adjusted: all virtual machines can experience downtime . Not sure why this warning is presented.
The core subscription for Dedicated Cloud includes 6TB of either Standard Storage or SSD-Accelerated Storage and the core subscription for Virtual Private Cloud includes 2TB of either Standard Storage or SSD-Accelerated Storage. At the time of purchase, you can
specify which type of storage should be included with your instance on vCloud Hybrid Service. After the time of purchase, you can purchase more of the same storage option or the other option via the My VMware portal or by submitting a purchase order.
Read this VMware blog for more information. Costs of this new storage tier were not available at the time of publication of this blog.


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\015 I am currently traveling through europe and would like to take some panoramic shots with my Sony A300 camera. Is there a setting you can set so this can be done?? Or do you have to take three photos and then manually put them together\015
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It's all about the lens. There are special lenses for that. Or you can just take 3 or a 360 image around you and combine them together. I would recommend a tripod so the image is level and one is not too high and too low.
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We've now released our second recording, Solomon and Burnand's charming operetta Pickwick. We were delighted to have the extraordinary Simon Butteriss take the rôle of Pickwick, with Gaynor Keeble singing Mrs Bardell, and Toby Stafford-Allen, the Baker. Our pianist was the superb Stephen Higgins. The CD includes the wickedly amusing Cups and Saucers, by George Grossmith, Gilbert and Sullivan's brilliant and gifted comic baritone. This was written as a curtain-raiser, to whet the audience's appetite for what was to come, and was very highly acclaimed.
Many others are as enthusiastic about the project as we are - Mark Charles Dickens, head of the Dickens family, wrote:
I am very pleased to support Retrospect Opera's revival of Francis Burnand's and Edward Solomon's Pickwick, first performed in 1889. The Dickens family are delighted that the works of Charles Dickens remain as popular as ever and continue to be published and performed in so many ways. This adaptation stands at the head of the tradition of Dickensian musicals, which makes it particularly exciting, and the idea of treating the Pickwick-Bardell misunderstanding in music is most appealing. I thoroughly recommend this project and hope that many will support it.
And Stephen Jarvis, the author of the acclaimed Death and Mr Pickwick, wrote:
Burnand's angle on The Pickwick Papers is so audacious that it is thrilling. Because, in this operetta, Mrs Bardell's romantic involvement with a baker – a relationship which occupies just a few insignificant lines in the original novel – becomes the central concern. It is as if Mr Pickwick's famous spectacles, with which he conducted his observations of human nature, were replaced with high-powered zoom lenses. That such an extraordinary work as Burnand's could be created, and that it could find a keen audience, is proof of the colossal success of The Pickwick Papers. If you want to experience the sheer power of Pickwick as a literary phenomenon, and how it touched people's lives so deeply that even tiny details of the book held a fascination, then checking out this operetta is a must. I am delighted that it is being brought back by Retrospect Opera and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
What the critics are saying about Pickwick and Cups and Saucers:Retrospect Opera, who pride themselves on releasing hitherto unknown British operas and operettas (pre-Britten) to the public in performance and on disc ... are doing English music fans a great service. ... Gaynor Keeble sings the role of Mrs Bardell with wit and insight and her voice is the kind that one could listen to for hours on end. Simon Butteriss plays the role of Mr. Pickwick and captures the character so well in an audio recording that the listener really does not miss a visual production. ... A highly recommendable CD for lovers of Dickens and of Gilbert and Sullivan style operettas, superbly recorded and packaged. (Dan Adams, Light Music Society Journal)
Solomon has an assured sense of theatre ... [his] most memorable tune is a lilting barcarolle ('A Baker-Roll') for Mrs Bardell and her erstwhile lover The Baker ... his word-setting is natural and unforced. ... The performers ... are very good indeed. ... Much devolves onto Simon Butteriss's Pickwick, and this highly experienced Savoyard brings all his skills to bear ... His diction is faultless, his genteel late-Victorian comedy manners unfailingly polite, and he certainly conveys the sunny optimism of Dicken's original. ...Grossmith packed some sharp dialogue and Thackeray-style social satire into the plot [of Cups and Saucers], as well as a handful of warmly charming parlour songs of his own. ... Butteriss simply channels Grossmith – it hardly feels like acting; and Gaynor [Keeble] is if anything more congenially cast as the pretentious social climber Mrs Worcester than as the more down-market Mrs Bardell. Stephen Higgins's accompaniment is again nicely judged, bringing an almost Elgarian wistfulness to the General's sentimental little solo 'Fare thee well, a long farewell!' (Christopher Webber, Zarzuela.net)


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Q&A: Gun crime summit
The summit was held after latest figures showed there were more than 9,000 gun-related offences in the UK last year.
And it came only days after two teenage girls died after being caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout in Birmingham.
After the summit, the Home Office announced a new initiative to encourage people with illegally held weapons to hand them in.
BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Neil Bennett answers the key questions
Q: Some critics say the summit is a political stunt following the murder of the two Birmingham girls - is that fair?
No, that is not fair. The government had been planning these measures before the Birmingham tragedy. But it is fair to question why it has taken five years of rising gun crime to take action.
Q: What is the gun amnesty that has been announced and what impact will it have?
The amnesty will happen in the spring and will allow people to hand in guns without risking prosecution.
The five previous amnesties since the Second World War took 250,000 guns out of circulation.
Q: Do the police have enough resources to deal with gun crime?
The police would say not. But the Home Office believes better results would be achieved if all the different forces pooled their experience of fighting gun crime.
Q: What do the police know about how guns are obtained by criminals?
The guns come from corrupt gun dealers, or are smuggled in by drug dealers along with drugs. Many are also converted from replica weapons
Q: How convinced are the police that summit meetings like this achieve results?
Not convinced at all. They see tougher laws, more money for resources and long term work to tackle poverty and deprivation as the real answers.
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