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September 2015 Newsletter
Wow! It's hard to believe that Gen Con 2015 wrapped up a month ago. Thank you to everyone that visited our team during the show. We had a great time meeting so many of our users at the booth, our events, and the Thursday Meet & Greet. We're looking forward to seeing you all again next year!
Since the team returned, we've been hard at work getting some updates out. In fact, earlier this week, the Hero Lab team released a new way for Pathfinder players to get started with Hero Lab! We also have plans for a few other releases later this month.
For info on these updates and additional news this month, check out more below:
- Introducing Pathfinder Class Packs for Hero Lab!
- Gen Con 2015 Recap
- Gen Con Events on YouTube
- Realm Works Update Releasing Later This Month
- August Pathfinder Update – Hell's Rebels, Hell Unleashed, and Occult Bestiary
- Data Trails and Chrome Flesh Coming Soon for Shadowrun 5th Edition
- Science Fiction Companion for Savage Worlds
Introducing Pathfinder Class Packs for Hero Lab!
Unlock your favorite Pathfinder classes with Hero Lab's new "Class Packs" – everything from seven essential rulebooks, all for only $29.99!
Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or new to Pathfinder, Class Packs are the perfect, low-cost entry path to get started creating characters with Hero Lab! Each Class Pack unlocks 3-4 classes and includes everything from seven of the most popular Pathfinder rulebooks. Choose your favorite Class Pack and harness the power of this ENnie award-winning product for only $29.99. Expand your options with additional Class Packs for only $6.99 apiece!
How Do Class Packs Work?
- Create and manage characters from the 3-4 classes unlocked by each Class Pack. For example, if you select the Druid Class Pack, you'll unlock the Druid, Oracle, Shaman, and Spiritualist classes, allowing you to build characters from those four classes in Hero Lab.
- Class Packs include everything from seven essential rulebooks: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Advanced Player's Guide, Ultimate Combat, Ultimate Magic, Advanced Class Guide, Occult Adventures, and Ultimate Intrigue (when it releases in spring 2016.) All archetypes for unlocked classes are included, as well as all feats, spells, gear, optional rules, and everything else from those rulebooks – it's all you need to create characters with your unlocked classes.
- Further add-ons like Advanced Race Guide, the Summon Monster Creature Package, and Player Companion packages can be readily integrated with Class Packs. They are purchased and behave just like they do in Hero Lab today.
- Hero Lab users who already use another game system, like Shadowrun or Mutants & Masterminds, can get started with their first Class Pack for only $20! Simply add the Pathfinder Class Pack option you want to your Hero Lab license through our website.
- For our existing Pathfinder users, if you feel that Class Packs are a better fit for your style, you can switch to the new Class Packs for free! Be sure to review all the details before converting, as it's a one-way, one-time option. The conversion option is also a limited time offer, so don't miss out!
While the info above covers the most important details about Class Packs, we know that many prospective users will have questions and/or want more information. We've provided extensive details on our website, plus we've assembled a comprehensive FAQ. So read on to learn more!
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Do you already own Hero Lab? Then tell your friends about Class Packs! With such a cost-effective way to get started with Hero Lab, this may be just the news they want to hear!
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Gen Con 2015 Recap
The team has returned from Gen Con 2015, with some extra bling for the Hero Lab team – a Silver ENnie Award medal for Best Software! Thank you again to everyone that voted for us, and to all of our users. For those of you that are interested, you can view a full list of all the award winners here.
So many of you stopped by to chat with us, whether at our booth, character creation station, seminars, or the Meet & Greet. We always enjoy meeting our fans, and hearing about how you use our products in your games – so thank you for stopping by!
Finally, thank you to everyone that participated in the Lone Wolf Challenge. Congratulations again to all our lucky winners! A huge thank you to Margaret Weis Productions, Green Ronin Publishing, Kobold Press, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, AAW Games, and Legendary Games for providing some of the prizes!
It was an incredibly rewarding week for the Lone Wolf staff, and we loved spending it with so many of our users. See you next year!
Gen Con Events on YouTube
In addition to our incredibly busy booth, we held seven events at Gen Con this year. Many of you were able to attend, but we made sure to record them for anyone who couldn't attend. Live RPG Plus!™ – Where the Audience Takes Control, which we hosted with Syrinscape, is already available on our Gen Con 2015 YouTube Playlist. We'll be posting the other events over the next couple of weeks, so be sure to subscribe to our channel to be notified about new uploads!
Realm Works Update Releasing Later This Month
The Realm Works team has been hard at work since their return from Gen Con, preparing a major update that will debut this month. The upcoming release is a critical milestone on the road to the Content Market and web-based player access, which are both progressing steadily. There are significant enhancements, including a few that users have been clamoring for. We previewed some of these changes at Gen Con, and we can't wait to get them into users' hands. Stay tuned for all the details when it rolls out later this month!
August Pathfinder Update – Hell's Rebels, Hell Unleashed, and Occult Bestiary
August has been a busy month for the Hero Lab team! In addition to our newly released Class Packs, a new Pathfinder update is now available for Hero Lab. GMs can now lead their players through the new Hell's Rebels Adventure Path, while Hell Unleashed provides new monsters and treasures from the depths of hell itself.
For info on all the releases this month, explore the updates below!
Hell's Rebels Adventure Path Now Available!
Paizo's newest Adventure Path is now available – Hell's Rebels! In this latest installment, Game Masters lead their players through the cruel region of Chelish. Against all odds, the party must try to form alliances and build a resistance against the oppressive forces in power.
The Hell's Rebels Adventure Path package is available to buy now for only $24.99! With hundreds of encounters across this six-chapter adventure, that's just a few cents for each – a bargain for any busy GM. So what are you waiting for? Head over to our website for more information, or to pick up your copy today!
Hell Unleashed and Occult Bestiary Campaign Setting
This month we have content from two Campaign Setting books: Hell Unleashed and Occult Bestiary.
Battle against hellish foes, and explore unholy sanctums with the latest Pathfinder Campaign Setting, Hell Unleashed. With details on a dozen specific devils and items found only in hell, this new book is a boon for any GM running the latest Adventure Path, Hell's Rebels.
If your group is trying out the new classes from Occult Adventures, you're going to want to challenge them with horrific monsters. Luckily, we have just the answer! Challenge your players with unsettling foes from the first part of Occult Bestiary.
Hell Unleashed and the first half of Occult Bestiary join Inner Sea Codex in our Campaign Setting #14 package for only $4.99! If you're waiting for Dirty Tactics Toolbox or the second half of Occult Bestiary, they should be included in our September Pathfinder release at the end of the month.
Hell's Rebels Player Content
After years of oppression under the Chelish government, a riot has pushed you and the rest of the party over the edge. It's time to form an organized resistance! How long can the party survive? Find out in the fourth chapter of the Hell's Rebels Adventure Path, In Hell's Bright Shadow. We've added all the player content from this book as a part of our free update, available now!
Additional Updates
Finally, you'll find a number of other enhancements and bug fixes included in this month's update. A full list of the changes are included on our forums. To keep up with the latest Hero Lab news, make sure to "like" Hero Lab on Facebook, "follow" @lonewolfdevel on Twitter, and "follow" Lone Wolf Development on Google+.
Data Trails and Chrome Flesh Coming Soon for Shadowrun 5th Edition
Earlier this month, we announced that our data file authoring team was back from Gen Con and working on Data Trails and Chrome Flesh for Shadowrun 5th Edition!
Data Trails is the must-have sourcebook for the Matrix, providing a ton of new possibilities for decker and technomancer characters, such as programs, gear, qualities, AI characters, and more. If your street samurai prefers cyberware, then Chrome Flesh is for you! This supplement includes dozens of new alterations, including bioware, nanotech, geneware, and more.
We know many Shadowrun fans are anxiously awaiting these new add-ons, and we're happy to announce the Data Trails should be available next week. If all goes according to plan, Chrome Flesh will follow around the end of September.
To be notified when Data Trails and Chrome Flesh are released, be sure to "like" Hero Lab on Facebook, follow @lonewolfdevel on Twitter, or follow Lone Wolf Development on Google+.
Science Fiction Companion for Savage Worlds
Savage Worlds fans, we're thrilled to share that Science Fiction Companion will soon be available for Savage Worlds in Hero Lab. That's right, you'll soon be able to create characters using otherworldly races, deck them out with cyberware, and more!
We're currently targeting for a release of Science Fiction Companion later in September, but it could be delayed. If the release slips into next month, we'll be sure to keep everyone updated in the next newsletter and on social media.
To get the latest news on the release, be sure to "like" Hero Lab on Facebook, follow @lonewolfdevel on Twitter, or follow Lone Wolf Development on Google+.


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12 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over and make war against the Ammonites,[a] and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire." 2 And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were engaged in great conflict with the Ammonites;[b] I called you, but you did not deliver me from their hand. 3 I saw that you would not deliver us; I risked my own life,[c] and I crossed over to the Ammonites,[d] and Yahweh gave them into my hand. Why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" 4 Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and he made war with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh." 5 Then Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan from Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" When he said, "No," 6 they said to him, "Please say Shibboleth," and if he said, "Sibboleth"—because he could not pronounce it[e] correctly—they grabbed him and executed him at the fords of Jordan. At that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.
7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage outside his clan and brought in from outside thirty young women for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years. 10 Then[f] Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. 12 Then[g] Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years. 15 Then[h] Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.[i]
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DualShock Nexus: The new trailer for Battlefield 3's upcoming DLC Armored Kill, is out now and it doesn't disappoint. It looks as though one of the maps will give you the "cold" shoulder (Get it? Ha ha ha...okay). Check out the trailer and extra information below.
That was quite epic.
That's what she said.
That's not how it works.
Usually it consists of an innuendo.
In most cases maybe, but I'm just that good.
Wow that was actually a really cool video. Showed some nice new toys!
I absolutely LOVED Battlefield 3 and I guess I invested over 300 or 400 hours (don't remember anymore). But to be honest, their trailers are NOT the way to go. See this trailer is clearly taken from the PC version of the game. I play on my PS3 so I have no idea if PC version actually plays exactly the way it shows in the trailer because on my PS3, the recoil is so pathetic that I can't even begin to describe it.
It wasn't there before the spring patch but kids kept crying about it and how almost every gun was over-powered and they wanted to nerf the shit out of the game. Result was DICE actually gave them exactly what they wanted. The tanks became more like plastic, the helis were significantly nerfed. Terrible amount of recoil was added and the new CQ map pack!? That is absolutely NOT the battlefield game that we all know. That was a COD wanna be half ass bull**** game!
DICE ruined BF3 and I don't think I can ever return to it ever again. Not at least by looking at trailers and promo videos. I'll wait to hear from YOU guys, the gamers, the ones who really matter.
That's what she said...
...to you?
Epic is right! Man, I'm glad I got Premuim. I'm still loving CQC, and this just looks awesome.
Just for reference below, I have bought every bf game and dlc since 1942. This trailer looks sick and I can not wait for those maps to be packed full of 64 ppl in vehicles!!!
CQC is okay, but it isn't battlefield.
As for premium I am so disappointed so many people are paying for it. You can disagree with me all day but if you sit down and listen to my logic here, you know I am right.
As the developer of the witcher 2 just stated (who made their game completely drm free on the pc btw) "game companies are over-exploiting gamers"
Now don't get me wrong, I totally want to support them including dlc. But having a grand total of a game come to $110, dlc or not is unacceptable.
The game cost $60. For that $60 you get the true game, all the time it took them to develop the engine, weapon mechanics, vehicle mechanics, gameplay, etc. Out of that process map design while important, really isn't the biggest time or resource waster.
That said, even if it is 20 maps (which most already have 4 of them from B2K, so its kind of a advertisement scam) it isn't worth the price of a full game all over again.
It's just crazy and sad that the community supports stuff like premium. I guess it's because the majority of the people get their mommy and daddy to buy it.
@Beth1gh yes but the minority of us pay with our own money and can see that we are saving money with premium, dice always bring out the best DLC so I see no problem tbh
Love those BF3 trailers, they really get you pumped up!
Armored Kill is gonna have me back in the BF3 drivers seat!
(well at least until Planetside 2 gets released)
They're great trailers yeah, but it's pretty jarring when you go play the console versions of the game and the graphics are nowhere near as good and the battles aren't as epic because there's a much smaller playercount for the game.
That's why I don't trust any of the trailers that EA puts out for their Battlefield/Medal of Honor games, because the Xbox 360/PS3 versions are nothing like what they show :(
Sorry for the Off-topic comment but....
Should I buy PS3 now, or wait for the PS3 "super slim"?
I already have a PS3 but it's not looking so good. I'll play a game and it'll turn off. It'll beep and the light would turn yellow and back to red.
You should wait. GamesCom is around the corner.
Wait for super slim to release, then buy a PS3 slim cos the price would have gone down. But then again, that'll probably be at Christmas time, so it gives you some time to save up :]
I'll be honest:
I stopped playing BF3 because I was getting bored. HOWEVER, I did buy the CQC maps. But then got bored again.
BUT THIS TRAILER is exactly the thing to get me excited again. The DLC alone is enough to kill this year's COD game. The cabin in the open-spaced Snow map reminded me of Bad Company 2.
Can't wait to try out the new maps. I'm glad I got premium.
Yeah premium really is the way to go, got two friends who just bought the map pack: Close Quarters, and now they will need to buy this one, and they want to go Premium now..
They will just be paying extra now, because you can't get a refund for the maps you already bought, so they messed up..
To anyone still on the fence just get premium - http://bit.ly/NkKhI2
I think they get a discount if they already have maps. IDK, I think I got a discount for owning Karkand...
No player this is how it works...
If you have the limited Edition of Battlefield 3 you get B2K for free... that's free for all limited editions (people who pre-ordered BF3 or got lucky and bought a Limited edition copy from somewhere)
Now if you bought CQ -(close Quarters) then you paid 14.99 which is the full price.
and when you get Premium, there is no discount or refund for CQ or B2K
-Premium is already a discount Price and includes all the DLC - so if you buy Premium you are getting each DLC at 9.99 instead of 14.99 each
Now here is the kicker, if you bought CQ and maybe you bought B2K you can't get your money back for those- Premium is still 49.99 and it includes those maps..
So you end up paying 49.99 for premium and 14.99 + 14.99 depending on if you bought both B2K and CQ before you bought premium meaning you paid = 79.97 total.
So always get Premium if your thinking about getting the maps... -better to just go Premium then buying each DLC
Premium is the way to go. I got CQ for the PS3... :( I'll hold off on getting Premium until after I finish building my PC. Oh yeah!
I bought BF3 on ps3 back when it was on sale for 19.99 at Best Buy and was loving it so much at the time, I stupidly and prematurely bought Back to Karkand. Then the BF3 Premium rumors started flying about and then it was announced and I was kind of pissed off.
Had I just played the base game and waited and not bought Karkand, BF3 premium would have been an insta-buy for me, because I love the game, it's my goto FPS multiplayer game, but now that I've already bought Karkand, I feel like 49.99 is a bit of a rip off.
If I can find a sale or a way to get at least 10 dollars off of it, then I'll get it.
Screw premium, gameshare is the way to go. Glad I didn't pay for it. CQ is awful, it's not Battlefield, it's COD and I hate it.
They had better redeems themselves with the new one and it looks like they will.
I'd rather wait and see how the maps turn out, instead of blindly throwing money at a developer. Even if it is one I trust.
If even one of those map packs turn out crappy, you really aren't ahead if you have been playing since day one.
I can deal with waiting an extra two weeks and missing out on some skins. I don't spend money on that which I have no idea what to expect from.
If this game doesn't win game of the year, I'm going to flip out, because that just blew my mind!
Came out last year, didn't win. Won a couple online multiplayer awards though.
Didn't MW3 win over this at the VGA's? Wait...I forgot, it's the VGA's.
I think it still has the legs to grab GOTY from Black Ops 2 and MOH:Warfighter this year as best shooter.
Seriously, look at how many people play this game and look at the content they keep releasing. It's hard not to keep coming back and saying:
"I've never played a better multiplayer shooter this year in 2012 so far"
isn't GOTY awarded to the best game (of a particular genre) of that year? don't think BF3 will even get a nomination...
but Battlefield 3 is probably the best shooter that money can buy at the moment no lie there. BLOPS comes in at a close second.
Remember Dice makes great scripted trailers that aren't as great when playing them
Take another look at this trailer and you will see that the cameras point of view moves around in a (two actually) specific scene.
Solders running, you see the rocket artillery.
Next inside artillery, you see vehicles approaching.
In tank, you see the rocket artillery.
- - -
Either they record on all PCs simultaneously or this is the Battle recorder in action...
I just cannot imagine how you would not buy this game after seeing this
I came, I saw, I came again...lol. This looks fun though. I'm so excited!
If I had the same PC that the game in the trailer was running on, I'd buy it in a second. The trailer gameplay looks amazing!
I'd like to see the trailer shot on the 360, since thats my current platform of choice. There would be a HUGE DIFFERENCE!
Wouldnt go as far as huge difference dude.few extra players and a little crisper graphics.nothing mind blowing in regards of platform difference.
I have both the PC and 360 version of the game, and like leogets said, there isn't a huge difference.
I have it maxed on PC and I can tell you the differences.
Better particle effects (explosion and smoke)
Higher anti-aliasing (no jaggies)
More players
Higher resolution
60fps is pretty nice (feels more fluid)
That is basically it, besides some of the maps having more capture points and the bigger maps like caspian have mobile AA guns.
There is a huge difference, and its really not debatable.
@leogets : A "Few" extra players? Last I checked 64-24 = 40. That's more than a "few!" You have gigantic maps, and having 2.6x the number of players from console to PC makes an enormous difference. And the graphics aren't just crisper. They're 1080p vs 720p-upscaled.
@FragMnTagM : You're just plain wrong as well. Basicaly every bullet point you listed makes a huge difference. In fact, running at 60 FPS vs 30 FPS makes all the difference in the world, it isn't just "nice", especially at 1080p resolution.
You guys are acting like I'm hating on the game. Well, I didn't necessarily LOVE it on the 360, but I don't hate it. In fact, I applaud the vast technical leap the PC can output vs the current consoles. Don't downplay one of the biggest reasons console players should be envious of PC gamers & hobbyists. I know I am.
lol @ leogets
a few extra players.....that was quite funny.
I only play BF3 on PS3, but the PC version has HUGE advantages over the consoles.
grahf is completely right. I mean I don't even play Conquest on PS3 because the maps are too big and there are not enough players to fill it. you spend more time looking for a battle then you do actually shooting.
The player count is one of the biggest problems with the console version.
This is the true battlefield we've all been waiting for.
That was so amazing. O__O
I have GOT to get Premium soon.
If you're on PS3, gameshare it off a friend.
THIS is Battlefield. Maps should have been more like this from the start. Forest + Snow, finally!
No...THIS is SPAAARTA. I had to do it...
OT: There seems to be more footage of the snow map. I'll be waiting to see more of the forest.
That's the same map. The one's shown in the trailer were Bandar Desert, and Alborz Mountain. 2 more to come.
I know, its sucks weve had to wait this long, i had a backlog of games i hadnt played because of BF3, so i loaned my copy of BF3 to a friend, ill get it back nearer the release of Armoured Kill
This game does it all from small CQ battles to huge epic brawls. This is the first FPS to give you everything.
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So how is this epic? It really bothers me when people misuse this word. Happens ALL THE TIME.
Anyways, this does seem pretty cool. I might get it.
EDIT: People disagreeing with facts.
I love you so much N4G users~~~~<3
Definitions change over time. For example, if i said, "Look at those faggots!", one would be inclined to think I was being homophobic, and not pointing out the presence of a bundle of twigs.
Thou art zany. Characters undergo new visage as tyme goes on. Change is inevitable with the passage of the aions. Thou may lament and lambaste those who speaks the young tongue, but take a look at thyself who is nothing but an imbecile in an intellectual's hyde.
Words change, deal with it. Purist Nazis.
I was about to provide the definition of 'pretty' and 'cool' but yea whatever look it up
But is it me or did they only show off Bandar Desert and 1 or 2 snow maps?
Let's hope BF4 is like this from launch and doesn't need 3 DLC map packs. Then it would be the best FPS ever with no doubt
"Gameplay experience may vary depending on your platform."
It should be "Gameplay experience will vary depending on your platform". They didn't even need to add that in their honestly. It hurts us console players' feelings.
"May" because they don't want you to think that. My cousin bought Bf3 for his PS3 a few weeks ago, after watching all the trailers on Youtube and suffice to say he was mis-lead because like the majority of casual console gamers he thought it was console footage lets just say he was a bit underwhelmed.
i think at least i have still time to finish the 5 new assignments that were released recently they are quite difficult indeed lol
Gettin that fo sho (even though yesterday I said I wasn't getting premium)
Well, fuck. Wish i could afford some fancy-ass pc that can run this :(. My PS3 version is a joke to be honest compared to what i see here.
Just over 600 dollars for me to max this game on PC
Man oh man, this is going suck on consoles. Maps like Caspian Border and Gulf of Oman are already barren enough with 24 players. Add in these even bigger maps?
Can't wait to finish my gaming rig ... then I'll experience BF3 like it was meant to be experienced.


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3 weeks had passed since I ended my relationship with Casanova. I was on Match.com meeting different men, and thought that it's time for me to go back to speed dating. The last time I went was in September, where I met Casanova…
Speed dating seems more productive than online dating for me. Even though he maybe good with emails, sometimes I don't get the same vibe when I meet in person. On a speed dating event, I only get to talk for 5 minutes each, but it doesn't take long to figure out if I want to know more about that person… When 5 minutes seems long, I know that I'm not interested. What I like the most is, that I get to meet about 15 men in one night!
I signed up for a speed dating event in San Francisco, hoping to have an interesting evening.
But 30 minutes before the event, Casanova texted me…
"Ugghhhh…u really screwed me up..
I just feel abandoned by u and having a very rough time
Hope ur doing okay"
This short text, messed up my mind… without a thought, I was calling him. Casanova answered… we had not talked in 3 weeks, but as soon as I heard his voice, I realized that I needed to focus on the speed dating… so I hung up.
It was too late… the damage was done… Though I was speed dating with 15 different men, Casanova was on my mind. Not only was I thinking about the text message, but I was comparing each men with Casanova… During the short break, I checked my phone. And there it was, another text message from Casanova.
"Just had car accident- someone did hit and run on my car in parking lot- they rear- ended me- I watched it happen from outside my car–horrible day..-:( "
Why did he have to text me on the day I go back to speed dating… It was as if he knew what I was up to… I was upset about myself. I was easily distracted by Casanova's words, and ruined an opportunity to have a good conversation with those men.
The next day, I was still feeling angry at myself. So I texted Casanova, "Why did you have to text me yesterday. U screwed me up 😦 "
Casanova replied, "Because I miss u and am disappointed in u"
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THE father of Reeva Steenkamp has told a South African court that her fatal shooting by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius "devastated" his family, and that he thinks of her "all the time."
An emotional Barry Steenkamp spoke at the sentencing hearing for the former track star, who was convicted of murdering Ms Steenkamp, his girlfriend, at his home in 2013.
Mr Steenkamp said his daughter's death had contributed to his heart and other health problems, and that he frequently imagines that she must have been experiencing great fear and pain just before she died.
Sitting in the courtroom, Pistorius looked downward during Mr Steenkamp's evidence.
Under questioning from chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Mr Steenkamp urged Judge Thokozile Masipa to allow the public to see the graphic photos of his daughter's wounds which were entered as evidence during Pistorius' trial, but not allowed to be shown to a wider audience.
Perhaps, Mr Steenkamp said, people who are "thinking of that type of deed" will hesitate before they act if they see the photos.
Ms Steenkamp, a model and reality TV star, was shot multiple times through a toilet cubicle door at Pistorius' Pretoria home on Valentine's Day 2013.
Her father said his wife June grieves just as much as he does, despite what he called her "stone-faced" demeanour in public.
"I hear her at night," he said, his hands shaking during his evidence. "I hear her crying. I hear her talking to Reeva."
He said of his daughter's death: "It devastated us."
Pistorius is currently living under house arrest after initially serving one year of a five-year prison sentence for manslaughter for shooting Ms Steenkamp.
Pistorius claims he thought his house was being broken into, and that he had fired through the bathroom door in the belief than an intruder was hiding behind it.
His manslaughter conviction was overturned last year by an appeals court, which convicted Pistorius of the more serious charge of murder.
Judge Masipa, who initially acquitted Pistorius of murder, will decide the new sentence. The hearing is scheduled to run until Friday.
South Africa has a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison for murder, although a judge can reduce that in some circumstances.
Earlier, a pastor and a woman whose son was born without legs testified for Pistorius' defence.
Pastor Marius Nel said he had been in contact with schools who want the double-amputee Olympian to help disadvantaged children with sports training.
The pastor also said he had visited Pistorius after he was jailed for manslaughter, and found him to be a "broken" man.
This evidence reflects an argument by the Paralympic champion's defence lawyer Barry Roux that Pistorius should not go to jail because he can make a valuable contribution to society and would face increasing mental deterioration if he returns to prison.
Another witness, Ebba Gudny Gudmundsdottir of Iceland, told the court that Pistorius was kind to her disabled son and gave him a gold medal which he won at a race.
"We still have that medal," Gudmundsdottir said. "It was a very lovely gesture."
Pistorius, a double amputee who was known as the Blade Runner, won several Paralympic gold medals and competed in the 2012 London Olympics for South Africa.


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my time in newfoundland is coming to an end. i fly to vancouver on the 27th, and although i'm excited to head back to squamish and to move to asia again, it will be hard to leave this place. owing to the fact that the best part of the last month has ... Read more >
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<p>driving through the small town of hr. breton, i'm overtaken by a wave of nostalgia. the town where i spent my childhood. i pass by my old bus stop and follow my old path to my old home, a tiny trailer in what used to be the town's trailer ... Read more >
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i've been spending a fair bit of my time back in newfoundland in the one place that i've missed the most. flatrock. with the new guidebook that was recently published, i have been on a mission to tick as many of the climbs as possible before i head ... Read more >
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my forearms are feeling a burn after pulling through the crux three bolt direct start to seascape. i'm fanagling a piece of metal into the rock to protect the next bit of climbing when i hear a loud crash in the water behind me. the flatrock crag, ... Read more >
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a lot can change in three years. my home has changed more than a handful of times, as has my job. coming back to newfoundland, it's much easier to notice the changes in the things, people and places that i haven't seen in so long. my parents look slightly ... Read more >
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i've been back in newfoundland for three days now. saying goodbye to squamish was difficult after the week i spent there climbing with tyler and cody. i met both of them on ton sai during my seven weeks there. cody was there when i arrived. a fit ... Read more >
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it has been awhile since my last post. i guess i've been too busy since leaving thailand to put anything up here. or too lazy... my time in japan was enlightening. i was very excited to see my old friends again. but i realized as the bus pulled ... Read more >


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Discussion in 'Stocks' started by kinggyppo, Nov 2, 2007.
long GS $225.00 no stop.
good move
will go to 260
out $227.74. +$2.74
Merrill: Alleged transactions would violate company policy
Merrill doesn't believe 'inappropriate' actions occurred
Merrill Lynch says WSJ story relies on 'unidentified' source
nice rally folks!!
thanks to the rumour mill, keep churning out the bs.
gs $230.82.
That BS stopped me out of my call position!
Yeah this volatility was mad, when I saw it down $16.00 I had to take a stab. Good trading.
GS is one of those stocks you have to hold for longer term. If you daytrade it you will leave lots of money on the table.
When the dow goes to 14000 in a month GS will be at 260 or so. I'm sure you will make much more money just buying now and waiting than going in and out.
Yeah but I like sleeping at night. I remember this at $165.00.
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This Week's Challenge: Floors! Could be any room and any style of picking up floors, washing floors, vacuuming floors, etc. Try to focus on all the floors. Make them better than they were before you started.
School Challenge: Long range planning and prep
Inspiring Thought: I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these. - Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice
For me today:
- laundry
- print some of my new planner pages
- add to my planner lists
- gather trash and recycling to go out- snowy so this might wait
- work on a reading checklist
- nature journal time
- school planning
- play some games
- read aloud
- answer some email
- bake cookies
- cook food
- blog work- several things on the list
- powder room- assign this?
It's a snowy morning! Last I checked we were to get about 8 inches. Not sure what the current outlook is.
Today I'll be hanging out with the kids, making food in the kitchen, and doing desk work like blogging and school planning. I saw this cool idea on Instagram where this CM mom charted out the reading she needs to do both for school and personal. It's a chart by the week, but then she knows how much she ought to read each week. I think it was set by term, but I suppose you could do it by when you need to have the reading completed if it's not a term length. I'm going to think on this idea for myself.
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The Standard rooms are in the annex called Rättaren. Those who want an accommodation with that little extra, can book a Superior room. Each room has a toilet, shower and a flat - screen TV. There is free WiFi throughout the mansion.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. risk council is looking to determine whether Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) could be systemically important, a tag that would subject it to stricter regulatory oversight, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) study of Berkshire may not mean the panel is inclined to designate the Omaha, Nebraska-based company, Bloomberg said. (link.reuters.com/guh36v)
Berkshire was not immediately available to comment, while the U.S. Treasury declined to comment.
The council, led by Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, is evaluating which non-bank financial companies could threaten financial stability if they were to fail, Bloomberg reported.
The council in July designated insurer American International Group (AIG.N), GE Capital (GE.N) and Prudential Financial Inc (PRU.N) as systemically risky, thus bringing them under stricter regulatory oversight.
The risk council, which includes the heads of other financial regulatory agencies, is a relatively new federal body that is testing its powers under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
After a number of non-bank firms struggled during the 2007-2009 financial crisis, Dodd-Frank gave the regulatory council the power to identify potentially risky non-bank firms and regulate them more like banks.
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Given the media-merger frenzy of the past few years, the title track's celebration of "illegal" broadcasters who "play what the people want" is as relevant as ever. Seriously, how many Clear Channel stations are devoted to reggae? Originally released in 1989 (with the title Holding On), this Gussie Clarke production was one of the first widely available albums to feature Shabba Ranks, just as he was notably moving away from the "slackness" lyrics. It was an exciting period in the reggae world as the bounding, high-tech dancehall style was exploding in popularity. "Pirates' Anthem" was a huge hit while "Holding On" and "Stop Spreading Rumours" also did well. Each of those features all three artists, but there are some engaging solo efforts here as well. Best of all, this reissue adds two extra tracks: the extended 12-inch version of "Pirates' Anthem" and Home T's infectious solo hit "Single Life," which is done over the massive "Telephone Love" rhythm. It is a tribute to Gussie Clarke's skill that these songs hold up so well over a decade later.
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Compendium (part one)
Leadership Courage Series # 35
This series on Leadership Courage began more than a year ago. Inspired by Edwin Friedman's A Failure of Nerve, I set out to do two things. First, to establish the context: the Church in North America is, as they say in the South, "eat up" with anxiety.
Chronically anxious, the Church exhibits a culture of cowardice in hundreds of ways.
Unwilling to stand with clarity and self-differentiation, the Church has surrendered much of what makes Christianity distinctive.
And for what?
For the chance to have a seat at the table with the cultural elites. Trouble is, those at the table tolerate our being there only as long as we toe the party line. In other words, the Church must surrender what makes Christianity Christian. And, have you noticed, the cultural progressives keep moving the "line".
Farther and farther from Christian orthodoxy.
And, as they do, the Church keeps surrendering truth so it can stay at the "table". What some fail to see is that as the Church prostitutes herself in this way, the greater culture, more and more, views us with disdain, not esteem.
Our chair's been moved to the children's table… and we don't even seem to mind.
Adrift of our biblical moorings we float aimlessly downstream along with the culture… a culture that's destroying itself with self-indulgence.
Second, my aim is to invite you to embrace the kinds of leadership that are most necessary for the Church, in this condition, in this hour.
Again, Friedman's genius has been my guide.
Nine leadership distinctives were offered. In a season of immense challenge, of unprecedented pace of change, and of undeniable urgency for Christian ministers to step into the leadership void, nine essential leadership traits will define those who will lead the Church out of its decades-long regression.
Here they are:
One: Courageous leadership is not about skill, technique, or knowledge. It is, most of all, about the presence of the leader as he or she moves through life.
Christian ministry is people development.
We are called to "equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may … become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." [Eph 4:12-13]
That Christian leaders misunderstand the primacy of developing mature disciples may help explain why the Church is impregnated with immaturity in this hour.
Our job, as Christians, is to make mature disciples of Jesus. Not to run programs that educate and entertain receptive religious folks.
Do you live to champion people into Christ-likeness?
So they live like Jesus would be living if Jesus were living in their place.
The most important person for you to champion to maturity in Christ is you.
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Thanks, Kirk, for the no-holds-barred take on the emasculated Church. My favorite: "And, have you noticed, the cultural progressives keep moving the 'line'."
Reminds me of the old illustration about the frog and boiling water: if you drop a frog in boiling water, it will leap out immediately. If you drop him in cool water and bring it to a boil, it will stay in until cooked.
Thanks Kirk, I lead and counsel worship leaders and to me this is a good description of what has been happening in our world. Music has become something other than an avenue to help people connect with God, it has become a tool for, attention, attraction, setting up the sermon, program transition, and sadly, competition for gifted musicians, and band comparison with the church down the street. Many worship leaders are unfortunately seen as performers, (some are) and not true worshipers of God whose charge is to create an environment and promptings to help people connect with the Lord personally. Many think it's all about butts in the seats, or hands in the air, or db volume from the congregation. But if we really had a Biblical definition of "Worship" (very few have), then we would see Jesus describing a Father who is longing for relationship with His kids on a personal, interactive, and relational level.
Music is a gift that can open the heart to go deep.
Jeff, thanks for your insight.
To me, the biggest question for a senior pastor to answer is: "What business am I in?" Based on behavior, I'm afraid that, for most, the honest answer would be "to amass people and money to have the biggest religious education and entertainment operation we can have…"
I say they are in the LIFE-CHANGING business. Connecting powerfully and intimately with the Father, through authentic worship, certainly can bring life-change for those committed to grow in Christlike maturity.
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text: Open House - Sunday, October 21 - 1 pm Notre Dame will hold its annual Open House on Sunday, October 21. Students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade and their families are invited to come visit the campus and meet current students, faculty, staff, coaches and parents. Transfer students are also invited to attend. If you were unable to attend our Open House, please contact our Admissions Office to arrange for a private meeting and tour of the campus.


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When James Perry first laid eyes on the sidehall shotgun in Esplanade Ridge, it was love at first sight. But it was another story altogether when he first brought his future wife to see the place during Mardi Gras 2009.
For Harris-Perry, "renovating" meant choosing new cabinets or the perfect hardware for a new kitchen, as she had been doing at her house in Princeton. It didn't mean painting everything, installing two new bathrooms, refinishing the floors, replacing a rotten porch or excavating a garden -- all on the to-do list at Perry's house.
But love, it seems, is thicker than sawdust. Instead of torpedoing the budding romance between the couple, the unsettling introduction to Perry's house may have actually strengthened it.
"Once I got over the shock, I realized that it meant James wasn't afraid to make a commitment," Harris-Perry said. "If he could take on a project like that and stick with it, it was a good sign."
The couple wed in October 2010 and by Thanksgiving, Harris-Perry was en route to New Orleans and the Esplanade Ridge house with her daughter, Parker, 9; Parker's "Grammy," Diana Gray; a dog named Pebbles and two cats.
Perry admits that their impending arrival put the heat on a renovation that had been years in the making.
"I was renovating the house after I bought it in 2002, before (Hurricane) Katrina, and then the storm added more to the work list," said Perry, executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center and a homeowner whose post-Katrina trials were profiled in The Times-Picayune's "Long Road Home" column.
"I'd say things were about 80 percent done by the time I knew Melissa would be leaving Princeton and taking a position at Tulane" University, he said, where she is a professor of political science. "But there was still a long way to go."
Basics first
To create enough privacy for his mother-in-law, Perry installed a wall in the third room from the front, creating a hallway and bedroom.
The only bath in the house was the barely functional one that Perry inherited when he bought the house. Out went its vintage pink tile, in went smart black-and-white tile, and the floor was repaired so that the toilet was no longer at risk of falling through the floor. There was just one nagging problem: The lack of doors.
"Right before I bought the house, someone came in and stripped out all the doors, shutters and mantels," Perry said. "Since it was just me living in the house, having doors didn't really matter much, until Melissa and the family arrived." Bathroom doors were the first to be installed.
Perry and Harris-Perry picked the bold colors for the home's interior together, a project they undertook on Harris-Perry's first visit at Mardi Gras three years ago.
"It was really only our third date, but that weekend James said, 'Come on. I want you to help me pick out colors for the house,'" Harris-Perry said.
"I liked that he was bringing me in on his project, but I had no idea at the time that what I was doing was picking out colors for my future house."
Furniture came next. Perry had almost none, and Harris-Perry had too much -- all oversized to fit in her spacious Princeton home.
"We may have been the first newlyweds who, instead of having a shower to get things for their house, had a wedding yard sale to get rid of everything," Harris-Perry said. "After that, we went out and bought the furniture we wanted for the house."
Master bath visions
Painting, wall construction, bath overhaul and redecorating were all crucial to making Perry's bachelor roost into a family home, but the final necessity was creating a master bath.
Perry had long intended to convert a large closet off the master bedroom into the bath of his dreams, complete with a five-person Jacuzzi, but the room was still a cluttered closet when Harris-Perry arrived.
"James and I had been on a trip to New York where I was attending a meeting for one of the boards I serve on, and they put us up at a super-swanky hotel," Harris-Perry recalled. "When James asked me what my dream design would be for our master bath, I said I wanted one just like the one at the hotel."
What Harris-Perry didn't realize was that the bath in New York was lined with Carrara marble slabs from top to bottom, a material that wasn't exactly in Perry's budget.
"I asked her if she realized it was marble, and she just said, 'OK! That sounds great!' She didn't have a clue how expensive it would be," Perry said.
The bath -- now tiled in marble and complete with the crystal chandelier Harris-Perry had coveted -- was a huge hit when Harris-Perry saw it for the first time, and a far cry from Perry's original vision for the space.
Gathering spots
Both Perry and Harris-Perry have demanding work schedules. Now that Harris-Perry is host of her own eponymous MSNBC show, she is away in New York on weekends. That leaves weekday mornings for the family to be able to get together for a meal.
"I put on my running clothes, and Parker gets ready for school, then we come to the kitchen and sit at the island while James cooks breakfast for us," Harris-Perry said. "Then we're off -- Parker to McGehee's and I go to City Park for a jog. By the time I get back to the house, James is gone."
Harris-Perry says she has come to love the house and especially the Esplanade Ridge neighborhood, where she has gotten to know neighbors and appreciate the architecture. Harris-Perry says that both the backyard and front porch are ideal places to spend leisure time, as long as you like animals.
"In the back, there is an intergenerational gang of 7th Ward chickens that roam at will, and one very lazy rooster who doesn't start crowing until about 10:15 every morning," Harris-Perry said.
"And one of the dogs from the house across the street likes to get up on the cushions on the front porch and nap. You gotta love this place."
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Happy 2012! All the best for everyone!
Accepting the impermanency is the first step toward happiness. Then, learn how to live in the moment (be present).
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1. 10 minutes instruction of Zen meditation
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3. explanation of gardens and screen paintings at the temple
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Here's how stories on this blog placed in the 2012 Onions. For complete results go to: The Writers Ranch: The Onions
On Bended Knee
1st Starting Over Pilarcita
Multiple Hankies
2nd The Long Journey Home Paola and Pilarcita
Bloody Knuckles & Raw Steak
2nd Starting Over Pilarcita
2nd The Healing Wall Pilarcita
Final Say
2nd Nothing Sweet: The Goodbye Pilarcita
Cover Art
1st The Healing Wall – Pilarcita, Miss Raye (I didn't make the cover art for this story)
2nd Just Like You Pilarcita
2nd Starting Over Pilarcita
Union Pacific
2nd The Home Front Pilarcita
2nd Sweetwater Romance Series Pilarcita
Just the Two of Us
1st The Long Journey Home Paola and Pilarcita
The Rockin' Chair
1st The Healing Wall Pilarcita
Song Fic
2nd Missing Her Tonight Pilarcita
1st The Healing Wall Pilarcita
Best Couple – Canon
2nd Kid & Lou in "Sweet Reunion" Pilarcita
Best Couple – Non-Canon
2nd Ike & Lou in "You Were Always There" Pilarcita
Friends to the End
2nd Lou, Rachel, Emma, Jimmy, & Sam in "Just Call Me Jimmy" Pilarcita
Back in Town
2nd Boggs in "The Unforgivable Sin" Pilarcita
There were a lot of ties this year. Just goes to show the quality of the writing going on in the fandom right now. Congratulations to all the winners. And, write on!


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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The space shuttle Endeavour coasted to a landing Wednesday after a 10-day science mission, completing its last journey before it undergoes a $40-million overhaul for the first space-station assembly flight in late 1997.
During the voyage, the six shuttle astronauts tested a giant inflatable foil antenna and a satellite designed to steady itself in space.
"Overall, it was a great mission," shuttle commander John Casper said after the on-time landing at sunrise.
Endeavour will undergo modifications for the space-station assembly flight. The work will be carried out at Rockwell International Corp.'s plant in Palmdale, Calif.
Space shuttles will be the chief means of lifting construction materials and supplies into orbit for the $30-billion international space station, which is planned for completion in 2002.


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Drinking From the Saucer…
Drinking From the Saucer…
I've never made a fortune, and I'll never make one now,
But it really doesn't matter 'cause I'm happy anyhow.
As I go along my journey
I'm reaping better than I've sowed;
I'm drinking from the saucer
'cause my cup has overflowed.
We don't have a lot of riches
and sometimes the going's tough.
But while we've got our kids and friends to love us
I think we're rich enough.
I'll just thank God for the blessings
that His mercy has bestowed.
I'm drinking from the saucer
'cause my cup has overflowed.
If He give's me strength and courage
when the way grows steep and rough,
I'll not ask for other blessings, I'm already blessed enough.
May we never be too busy to help bear another's load.
Then we will ALL be drinking from the saucer.
All our cups will overflow


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Evening Roundup: New month, new coupons?
Get 65 points at Recyclebank when you take visit the Beach in the Green Your Vacation challenge. You'll need to log in to Recyclebank, then click on the "Earn Points" tab, and then look for the Green Your Vacation icon. The 65 points come from clicking on the book, swimmer, hotel sign, keychain, plate, sunscreen, and beach bag, then taking the pledges and quizzes. Learn more about Recyclebank here.
Children's Place is offering 15% off and free shipping on all orders. Go through a shopping portal like Ebates or Mr. Rebates to get back 4% of your purchase. Selection on the clearance items is pretty slim, but if you're local, you may want to wait a few hours as our sales tax goes down by 1% tomorrow.
Through Sunday (7/3), get an additional 40% off clothes at the Disney Store Warehouse with code SALE40 - you're looking at adult t-shirts starting at $2.39, and infant and kids clothes starting at $3.59. For my friend K., the Princess nightgowns that her daughter wears as dresses, are $7.99 or $4.74 after discount.
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text: Our ragtag group decided they had had enough of dealing with the Raffen Shiv on their trip through the MidWest. They asked around, finding hints at locations of an outpost and the central city the nomadic raiders called home and went to see about putting a stop to their raiding, pick up some gear along the way. After several days of travel, they ended up at a Truckstop, a very well armed and armored convoy was there, as well as a place where they could offload some of the gear they'd acquired…. Raffen Shiv gear, colorings and markings still on them, in their territory. They asked the local around where to find them, then threatened to nail a set of RS motocross armor to the Truck Stop's wall. They were given a free fill-up of CH002 in exchange for not angering the raiders, but unfortunately the tactic backfired, the nomads got forewarned and laid an ambush. The ambushers perished to the skill of the RV's defenders, but the RV has been disabled and is currently sitting in a ditch while the group tries to think about what to do next.


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Maryland's "assault weapon ban" legislation is back, along with a new proposal titled "Assault Weapon Tax." Your State Legislator needs to hear from you today!
The following bills have already been introduced:
Senate Bill 43, "Assault Weapon Ban of 2007," sponsored by Senator Michael Lenett (D-19), would designate specified firearms, including many semi-automatics as "assault weapons," prohibit persons from transporting, possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, or receiving a specified "assault weapon(s)," and require the Handgun Roster Board to compile and maintain a roster of prohibited specified "assault weapons;"
House Bill 441, sponsored by Representative Craig Rice (D-19), the "Assault Weapon Tax," would impose a 10% tax on the sale of an "assault weapon;" and
House Bill 617, sponsored by the Montgomery County Delegation, would allow Montgomery County to enact specified ordinances regulating the purchase, sale, taxation, transfer, manufacture, repair, ownership, possession, and transportation of specified firearms.
Contact your State Senator and State Delegate today and urge him or her to OPPOSE SB 43, HB 441, and HB 617!
A general contact number for the Maryland General Assembly is (410) 841-3000.


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Betras can't be blind to the scandals
From the time he was chosen to lead the Mahoning County Democratic Party four years ago, David Betras has delivered numerous speeches and made countless public statements that could be summed up thusly: "This is not your grandfather's party."
VTR - Dave Betras on Sciortino
Vindy Talk Radio for July 23, 2013
Attorney David Betras, Democratic Party Chair in Mahoning County, joins Louie b. Free and Bertram de Souza on Vindy Talk Radio. Listen to their conversation ...
The long-time politico and well-known criminal lawyer contends that Mahoning County politics dominated by Democrats has entered a new era, one in which officeholders are committed, first and foremost, to public service.
In other words, gone are the days when the chairman and other party and elected officials paid homage to special interests, including the Mafia, and when government could be bought for so many pieces of gold.
FBI-led investigation
The conviction several years ago of 70 individuals in a government corruption investigation led by the FBI was the turning point in county politics. With a prosecutor, sheriff, judges, others in and out of government and mobsters carted off to prison, Democrats were forced to come to terms with the corrupt nature of county politics.
Betras keeps insisting that today's officeholders are nothing like their predecessors and that any untoward activity is the exception rather than the rule.
The Democratic Party chairman has so convinced himself that things have changed for the better, he is unable to face reality.
Thus, his absence in two high-profile cases that are a throwback to the bad old days.
The first is the so-called Oakhill Renaissance Place controversy in which current or former county government officials and a prominent Mahoning Valley businessman faced state criminal charges stemming from the relocation of the Job and Family Services agency from the Cafaro-Co.-owned Garland Plaza to the county-owned Oakhill Renaissance Place, the former South Side Medical Center.
The charges were ultimately dropped but not because the special prosecutors concluded they did not have a strong case.
The charges can be filed again, but Betras has been quick to denigrate the entire investigation and to suggest the state had overreached.
Likewise, his reaction — or lack thereof — to the arrest/unarrest of county Auditor Michael Sciortino on a potential drunken-driving charge has taken on a "see-no-evil" appearance. It is noteworthy that Sciortino was one of the defendants in the Oakhill Renaissance case.
The chairman insists that the intervention of a sheriff's office commander, Thomas Assion, on behalf of Sciortino was a one-off and does not reflect standard operating procedure under Sheriff Jerry Greene.
Assion, who admitted that he intervened in the arrest because Sciortino is his friend, has been demoted to his previous rank of sergeant. It represents a $19,000 cut in salary.
Assion, who suggested to the arresting officer, Sgt. James Touville, that he not arrest Sciortino for drunken driving and instead cite him for a lane violation, is being investigated by the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
The commander drove Sciortino home in the auditor's car, thus saving his friend from what could have been a DUI conviction. Sciortino had failed the initial field-sobriety test.
Officer of the court
The county auditor is a lawyer, and Betras was asked whether, as an officer of the court, Sciortino had a responsibility to reject Assion's intervention and insist that the arrest be completed.
The Democratic Party chairman dismissed the question as ridiculous.
In Betras' world, doing a special favor for a friend who also is an elected official does not rise to the level of political misconduct.
That's the same attitude evident in the Oakhill Renaissance Place case, with public officials going beyond the call of duty for Anthony M. Cafaro Sr., who was president of the Cafaro Co. at the time of the JFS relocation.
Cafaro sought to stop county commissioners from buying the former South Side hospital.
Betras' cavalier attitude toward Oakhill Renaissance and the Sciortino scandals does not bode well for the party.
If the chairman isn't willing to come down hard on individuals who aren't playing by the rules, it won't be long before the Democratic Party returns to its corrupt roots.
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What will be the home of the future? A company named Think Big Factory is in the process of putting together the ultimate smart home, which we should definitely call our future living.
Openarch is a real prototype of a smart home. The first home designed from scratch to incorporate a digital layer connecting the house and its elements to the Internet. The project revolves around a new operating system called Domestic Operating System, and it will enable full control of the digital layers that projectors will project on the walls, floors and ceiling. The D. OS (as it is shortened) will have a mind-boggling number of features that will help you customize your home in just the way you want it. It is flexible and thanks to its ability to transform, it can adapt to any condition that the user requires.
With the digital layers, you will be able to watch news feeds, social networking services, play games and even change the wallpaper depending on what you are in the mood for. My guess is that with the help of perfectly placed projectors, you will be able to create a complete and seamless projection of images in a room enough to make it feel like you have complete control of its look and feel.
It's hard to say whether or not our future living will be run by D. OS, but the potential and guiding features could of course be great inspiration for innovators in the world to come up with their own systems and speed up the process towards living in smart homes where everything is customizable and interactive.
Smartphone future
Blackberry future phones
Smart Skiing Wrist Band
Concept Smartball for Computer


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The Penang Second Bridgei s a new bridge under construction in Penang, Malaysia. It will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland Seberang Perai and Batu Maung on Penang Island.
It will be the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after Penang Bridge. The total length of the RM 3 billion bridge is 24 km (15 mi) and will become the longest bridge in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) expected to start work on the second Penang bridge in November 2008 for completion in 2013.
The first bridge linked straight into Gelugor to Seberang with 13.5km Penang Bridge, which opened to traffic in September 1985, brought welcome relief as it enabled traffic from the island to mainland.
But over the years, traffic has built up again, especially during to and back office hours. Also during the festival seasons when people from outstation coming back to Penang for holidays. The 1st Penang Bridge also has been expanded one more lane for car.


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Sound is terrible.
Sound doesn't work
I'm missing the session
Bad sound
Sound problems
Bad sound
No sound
Will the recording be better?
I'm hearing ECHO
There are people talking in the background!
Terrible sound
No Sound
I wanted to yell, too... H-E-L-P!!!!!
I know I wasn't supposed to be looking at the chat all the time, but I just couldn't help it! I never want to be one of those teachers who ignores students' cries and just goes on with the content. I don't want to be one of those people for whom the only important thing is what they are saying! I wanted to make sure people were listening to me, so I PANICKED!!! I FREAKED OUT! But my freaking out was a sign of bravery!
I freaked out because I tried something new.
I freaked out because I wanted to give my best to the people listening to me.
I freaked out because I didn't want to disappoint Letizia!
I freaked out because I care!
So, who cares! I'm willing to keep freaking out all the time! I want to always freak out if it means to learn something and to have an amazing learning experience.
Thanks a lot to the participants of the webinar for their patience and for their willingness to stay connected!
Oh, and don't be afraid to freak out when flipping! If you panic, it's because you are learning and making a diffrence to your students!
Just for those interested in following up with the session, here's the link to the recording!
Thanks Techno-CLIL EVO session.
Just for those interested in following up with the session, here's the link to the recording!
Thanks Techno-CLIL EVO session.


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Re: What are you wearing today?
Same as yesterday as working from home today. Might change me skiddies after the 11am call
'cept the skids - I won't be changing them
And I mean same as last night, got home change out of suit into old jeans, kept the shirt on