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Super Powers Collection #4
Traditionally, for a variety of reasons, I refrain from posting complete chunks of comic book narrative in this blog. Last week's nostalgic foray into the bygone era of the Super Powers Collection sparked some interest, however, and I'm willing to make an exception. Here, by popular demand, is the Super Powers Collection Flash mini-comic in its entirety. (For those just joining us, a review of Super Powers Collection #4 launched our anniversary crossover, the latest "Crisis on Earth-Blog," early last week.)
Thrill to the triumphant sights of the crimson comet averting disaster and saving innocent lives! Read on in horror as the ghastly alien android Brainiac captures the members of the Justice League one-by-one! Most significantly of all, see if you can resist the pull of the powerful subliminal marketing techniques concealed throughout these colorful panels. Truly, this is comic book storytelling at its most commercial.
Enjoy, boys and girls!
Classic Covers: Super Powers #2
Sight and Sound: Super Powers Collection
The Super Powers Collection from Kenner Toys debuted in 1984 and was heavily promoted in a variety of media. This scratchy recording of a Saturday morning television commercial promoting the line, one of the few to feature the scarlet speedster, offers a demonstration of the Flash figure's dynamic "Power Action Lightning Legs." It co-stars the Superman figure, wielding its "Power Action Punch," which these ads clearly reveal was the star of the collection. Even those quaint little mini-comics are put forth as a selling point. Of course, the true focus of this and any other toy advertisement is the emphasis on interactivity, as evinced by the Super Powers slogan, which encouraged boys and girls everywhere to play god with their favorite heroes and villains. Will Superman and the Flash be able to defeat the combined might of Lex Luthor and the Joker? "You decide!"
File Under Sight and Sound, Television, Toys
Crisis on Earth-Blog: Super Powers 25th Anniversary
Our colossal comic blog crossover celebrating a quarter-century of the Kenner Super Powers Collection continues here at Crimson Lightning! Fifteen superhero blogs--banded together from remote galaxies--have joined forces to commemorate this anniversary and bask in a little well-deserved nostalgia for one of the greatest action figure lines of all time!
Previously on "Crisis on Earth-Blog," we reviewed the remarkable marketing contrivance that is the four-inch mini-comics packaged with Super Powers brand action figures. I don't know about you but, after reading about the Flash's run-in with one of Superman's great arch-nemeses, I was ready to log on eBay and seek out a Super Powers Brainiac! Thus, today we're going to remember the toys themselves. Beginning twenty-five years ago, Kenner released a line of DC Comics-inspired products that soon came to encompass thirty-four action figures, eight vehicles, and one super-cool playset. Neither Kenner nor DC Comics could have predicted the precise impact these toys would have on comic fandom. The Super Powers Collection was quickly recognized as the line of superhero action figures and has earned a cherished place in a superhero history.
The Super Powers Collection is celebrated to this day and the reasons for its success are many yet also quite simple. Kenner's range of action figures was extensive, mixing famous comic icons with lesser known heroes and villains. It also debuted at a pivotal moment in the marketing of DC Comics's characters. Rob of the Aquaman Shrine astutely observes the importance of Kenner's fortuitous timing, noting that "by 1984, the debut of the line, the long-running Hanna-Barbera Super Friends cartoon show was wrapping up its run." Truly, as in so many great successes stories, Super Powers offered a well-produced product marketed and distributed at just the right cultural moment. Bee of Love Dat Joker succinctly describes the genius inherent to the line's design: "The Super Powers Collection were marked out by a hidden mechanism they featured that would trigger a particular 'trademark' action when the arms or legs were squeezed--that they were hidden meant that the figures themselves remained unmarred by visible levers or buttons, retaining a purity of resemblance to the characters they were based on."
As a result, Kenner's collection allowed young comic book fans to interact with the characters they knew and loved and, on some imaginative level, to approximate the sort of storytelling they had learned from the pages of their favorite books. The titular "Super Powers" offered an added incentive but, crucially, it was a gimmick that did not interfere with the all-important aesthetics of the sculpts. In the case of the Flash's figurine, squeezing Barry Allen's biceps activated the toy's "Power Action Lightning Legs," simulating a mad dash at super-speed. At the same time, however, the figure's design beautifully approximated the character being drawn by the likes of Carmine Infantino, right down to the scarlet speedster's disarming smile. The success of the line soon led to merchandising mayhem and, as some of the items on display at Tommy's Bat-Blog will show, the signature Super Powers shooting star logo became ubiquitous for a time. Check out the Aquaman Shrine's look at the Super Powers Give-a-Show Projector, for example!
Take it from a boy who remembers, these toys were irresistible. The value associated with the figures and accessories today can be directly correlated to the cherished memories the children of the 1980s have for the Super Powers toys. I still own a sizable sampling of the collection. Tucked away in a box in my closet are Superman, Batman, Robin, Aquaman, Firestorm, the Joker, the Penguin, and others--though, quite tragically, I seem to have lost my Hall of Justice playset at some point during the last two decades! As I noted yetsterday, the Hawkman figure was a particular favorite of mine. Carter Hall's broad "Power Action Flight Wings" were just so awe-inspiring and majestic, even at four inches!
Of course, each of the toys is showing their age. My own beloved Flash figurine, pictured to the right, is evidence enough. The paint job has been worn right off poor Barry's nose and his chin, revealing the bright red plastic beneath. There are deep scratch marks along both legs. The mechanism of those "Power Action Lightning Legs" is just about completely worn out; squeezing his arms to active the advertised super powers barely causes his left leg to tremble at this stage. All of this, of course, is to say that I had more than my share of fun with the Super Powers Flash back in the day. As any appraiser would tell you, this is one well-loved action figure! Clearly, as a child I had not even the faintest inkling or care that this would one day be a valuable collector's item--I was having entirely too much fun with it!--and, honestly, that's as it should be.
As Kelson explains over at Speed Force, a proposed fourth wave of action figures would have added the crimson comet's friends and allies to the mix. "Among the proposed figures were Kid Flash and the Reverse Flash, which would have rounded out the major Earth-One speedsters." Even though the line boasted an impressive sampling of characters, fans can't help but imagine what might have been if the famous line had continued. Truly, the Super Powers Collection from Kenner will not be soon forgotten.
Comic Blog Crossover: Blogs will live! Blogs will die! The latest "Crisis on Earth-Blog" continues elswehere in this multiverse of blogospheres. I've offered my memories of the Super Powers Collection toys here but to learn more about this legendary line of action figures and its countless tie-ins you'll have to visit the fourteen other outstanding blogs involved in this crossover. Be astounded by anecdotes on action figure acquisition! Thrill to the tales of those marvellous mini-comics! Bask in the glory of those innocent, bygone, halcyon days of 1984. Choose a comic character and click a link...
The Aquaman Shrine
Bat-Blog
Being Carter Hall
Dispatches from the Arrow Cave
The Fortress of Baileytude
The Legion Omnicom
Love Dat Joker
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Speed Force
File Under Crossover, Toys
Some threats are too big for one hero to handle. Some crises encompass more than one world in the multiverse. Certain epic adventures call for a crossover!
That's right, boys and girls, it's time for another comic blog crossover! And, in true comic book fashion, these events continue to build in size and scope. This particular "Crisis on Earth-Blog" is undeniably epic! In order to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kenner Toys's fondly remembered Super Powers Collection line of action figures featuring the heroes and villains of DC Comics, Crimson Lightning is teaming-up with over a dozen other superhero blogs!
The Super Powers Collection encompassed thirty-four figures, eight vehicles, and one playset released during a three-year period in the mid 1980s. The Flash was a key component in the first of three waves, launched by Kenner in 1984, but, truly, one of the great joys of the Super Powers line was the way in which the sheer number and variety of its figures represented the vastness and intricacy of the great DC Universe itself. Imaginative kids playing with the Super Powers toys in bedrooms and backyards had a chance to put all of their favorite heroes and villains together and participate in epic comic-style storytelling.
This celebratory anniversary crossover intends to achieve a similar effect. Crimson Lightning and Speed Force will be covering the crimson comet's part in the Super Powers line-up but, to learn more, you'll be able to link to a veritable multiverse of blogs, from Bat-Blog to Justice League Detroit to Love Dat Joker, with a dozen sites in between. This particular crossover event is so big, in fact, that it's going to take up several days this week here at Crimson Lightning. Today we'll review The Flash mini-comic packaged with its corresponding action figure. Tomorrow we'll reminisce about those wonderful Super Powers toys themselves. The end of the week will bring a few associated surprises. Do you remember the halcyon days of the Super Powers Collection? Whether you once owned one of these legendary action figures or not, I and the others hope that you enjoy the latest "Crisis on Earth-Blog!"
Super Powers Collection #4: The Flash
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Synopsis: One sunny afternoon, Superman disappears from the skies above Metropolis after unexpectedly encountering Brainiac's ominous skull ship. Soon, other key members of the Justice League are disappearing from their hometowns as well: Hawkman from Midway City, Wonder Woman from Washington, D.C., and Batman from Gotham. Zeroing in on Central City's fleet-footed defender proves a challenge for the alien android, however. Moving at super-speed, the Flash is not only able to avoid the dangerous beams being emitted by Brainiac's starship but also manages to rescue a number of innocent civilians caught up in several unrelated disasters. The scarlet speedster's humanitarian efforts to save the survivors of a shipwreck, however, slow him down just enough to be captured at last. As the Flash takes his place in Brainiac's menagerie of super-powered heroes, the true extent of the extraterrestrial menace's evil scheme is revealed. Only the quick thinking of the fastest man alive can save his teammates from certain doom!
Commentary: Produced as a tie-in packaged with Kenner's celebrated Super Powers Collection of action figures, the fourth of twenty-three Super Powers mini-comics stars none other than the Flash. Let's make one thing clear up front: this pocket-sized book is little more than a flagrant marketing gimmick, a comic book story written and illustrated in order to encourage kids to both purchase and play with Kenner's extensive line of toys. That being said, the story is masterfully crafted to achieve that effect, thematically echoing and exploring the very acts children would come to associate with the action figures themselves. The story stars the scarlet speedster but, like all other mini-comics in the series, makes sure to include a number of his superfriends as well. If they didn't already own them, any child reading this mini-comic was sure to want to add the likes of Superman, Batman, Hawkman, and Wonder Woman to his or her collection. (I'm living proof. I had them all, though I was particularly fond of the Hawkman figure with its majestic, flapping wings!) In fact, the story's chief villain, the recently redesigned Brainiac, has assumed the role of a collector himself in the pursuance of his evil plans. The alien supervillain is desperate to collect a complete set of superheroes, as is evident when he exclaims upon spying the scarlet speedster, "There is the Flash! He shall be my next prize!" In their glass suspension tubes, the captured members of the Justice League clearly resemble action figures in mint-condition blister packs. Each scene, each individual panel of the adventure imaginatively simulates the sort of play we'd associate with the toys. From a marketing perspective, at least, this is an impressively presented scenario.
Though compact, the story also covers a lot of ground, too. The narrative not only sets-up Brainiac's (admittedly simplistic) scheme but also shows us the scarlet speedster saving lives during not one but two full-scale disasters and makes an effort to showcase a variety of his usual super-speed tricks. As regular readers know, I'm always appreciative of any tale that takes steps to creatively convey the true extent of the Flash's abilities; regardless of the fact that the goal here is simply to make the action figure's "Power Action Lightning Legs" more enticing, I appreciate an adventure that shows the scarlet speedster isn't simply a superhero who "runs fast." The art is detailed, dynamic, and colorful enough for this sort of thing and it's wonderful to see our hero granted the opportunity to face off against Brainiac, one of the man of steel's classic foes. The skeletal, Ed Hannigan-designed Brainiac seen in this book is visually terrifying, a wonderfully horrific creature. I've always loved Brainiac and I particularly appreciate Hannigan's distinctive pre-Crisis design. With a grim visage like this, Brainiac is an impressive villain, even when he's being senselessly tossed about in silly little stories like this. (Could that metallic, tentacled skull ship of his be any more imposing? It outright dominates any story it appears in!)
This Super Powers Collection mini-comic tie-in is slight but it's entertaining in a childish sort of way and, even more amusingly, it cleverly incorporates its marketing ploys into the narrative at just about every level. If you've managed to put down your Super Powers Flash long enough to read this mini-comic, you're sure to snatch the toy right back up following its denouement.
High-Speed Highlight: Demonstrating one of his trademark high-speed stunts whilst striving to save the victims of a maritime disaster, the monarch of motion dashes across the surface of a lake, skipping like a stone, much to the amazement of Brainiac, who covets such a wonderful super power.
Quotable: "What? The Flash runs faster than my light beam! I've missed him!" --Brainiac, despite all of his supposedly superior computational powers, is inexplicably stupefied upon witnessing the Flash's distinctive and well-known super powers and describes them for us quite concisely
Credits: Over at the Aquaman Shrine, Paul Kupperberg offered the following notes regarding the Super Powers Collection mini-comic credits (or lack thereof): "I wrote only one of the Kenner minis, for Steppenwolf (#13). Alas, I have no real memory of having done it. Art looks to be Jose Delbo. The rest were probably written by the likes of Jack Harris, Rozakis, and the like. Wish I could remember more about them: I don't even recall who the project editor was... probably Barry Marx, who worked under Joe Orlando in Special Projects."
Comic Blog Crossover: Wait, there's more! The multiverse-shattering "Crisis on Earth-Blog" doesn't end here! Special thanks go out to the irredeemable Shag Matthews of Firestorm Fan and Once Upon a Geek for making this remarkable event possible. Thanks to Shag's direction, this crossover connects no less than fifteen comic book blogs. Each blog is dedicated to a different character represented in the Super Powers Collection. (Fans should take note that Barry Allen participates in at least two other mini-comics. In Aquaman's tie-in, the fastest man alive and the sea king team-up to defeat the Penguin. In Green Arrow's book, the Flash and Martian Manhunter assist Oliver Queen in fending off the New God Kalibak. Additionally, the Flash has a cameo in the Hawkman mini.) Now that you've heard the thrilling tale of the Flash's Super Powers mini-adventure be sure to visit our team-up partners for their own heart-stopping stories of superheroism, prime merchandising, and terrific toys...
File Under Crossover, Team-Ups, Toys
Flash Facts: Fireflies
"Fireflies are soft-bodied beetles with a luminous organ in the abdomen. It is believed the flashing of these insects enables them to find mates."
Illustration: "West Indian natives use perforated gourds filled with hundreds of fireflies as lanterns!"
Classic Covers: The Flash (v.2) #127
Ad Run: Armagedon 2001 (1991)
File Under Ad Run
Fast Talk: Vibration Recorders
Vibration Recorders: The denizens of Gorilla City are simply amazing. On the list of exotic locations in the DC Universe that I'd most like to visit, Gorilla City ranks right up there, if only so that I could marvel at their architectural and technological achievements. Just consider their communications infrastructure. In a moment of great urgency, with the flick of a toggle switch, the great leader and scientist Solovar is connected with the city's equivalent of directory assistance. Imagining a telecommunications system operated and maintained entirely by diligent apes is outrageous enough--heck, seeing Solovar chatting on the telephone is worth this comic book's cover price--but the telephone operators here have some incredible information at their fingertips. Solovar needs to track down his good friend the Flash in a hurry, and what better way to accomplish that than to lock on to the crimson comet's disctinctive vibrations? In Gorilla City it seems that "the vibration recorders would automatically have recorded his vibration-frequency." The operator is quick with a response: "You were right, scientist Solovar! Our records did register Flash's vibration-aura! The number is gamma frequency 54-8321!" And it's printed right there on a handy three-by-five index card. Now that's what I call information services! Of course, by posting this scene as this week's installment of Fast Talk I have very publicly disclosed the precise frequency of the scarlet speedster's vibratory aura. I must insist that you demonstrate the wisdom and integrity of Solovar himself, boys and girls, and that you use this information only for the purposes of good, not evil.
File Under Fast Talk
JLA Puzzle (1974)
Flash Facts: Constellation Changes
"Since the stars comprising the Great Bear Constellation (Big Dipper) are moving with varying speeds in various directions, the constellation will be completely unrecognizable 100,000 years from now."
Illustration: "How the Big Dipper will change in 100,000 years."
Fast Talk: Redefining Impossible
Redefining Impossible: The weekly Fast Talk feature is dedicated to observing those comic book scenes in which The Flash seems to flaunt a casual disregard for the limitations of science but, as the deranged ramblings of the Rogues often suggest, perhaps we simply need to shift our perspective on things a little. With cold guns, weather wands, and trick mirrors achieving the impossible on a regular basis, perhaps it's our terminology that's in error. The third chapter of Mark Waid and Greg LaRocque's "Born to Run," presented in The Flash (v.2) #64, chronicles Kid Flash's chilling first encounter with the Mirror Master. Upon discovering Sam Scudder's invisible fortress on the outskirts of Central City, Wally gazes in terrified wonder upon the incomprehensible contents of the villain's lair. He reflects that the Mirror Master's technological wizardry "redefined the word impossible." Nothing is simple in the world of the scarlet speedster and absolutely anything is possible! Given the nature of our universe, perhaps we should be prepared to redefine impossibility at a moment's notice. In light of this expanded view of scientific possiblities and accurate phraseology, however, it would be downright misleading to characterize the Mirror Master's arsenal as consisting of "ordinary mirors," particularly considering the fact that Kid Flash is soon swallowed whole by one!
Issue: The Flash (v.2) #64 (Early June 1992)
File Under Fast Talk, Rogues Gallery
Find the Flash: Chicago Comic-Con
Another summer weekend, another comic book convention. This means that the Windy City was overrun with costumed superheroes last week, granting us an opportunity to Find the Flash. This freeze frame captures two rival speedsters representing two rival comic book companies in a moment of intense competition. Fortunately, from this angle it appears as if the Flash has the edge on Quicksilver. Perhaps those stylish new forearm gauntlets are granting the crimson comet some renewed confidence? Visit Chicago Comic-Con's Facebook page for more fan-submitted photos of cosplay fun.
File Under Find the Flash, Marvel Comics
Flash Facts: Lightning Energy Output
"If the combined energy of all the lightning flashes that strike over the Earth every hour could be harnessed, it would be greater than the entire output of Niagara Falls."
Issue: The Flash #209 (September 1971)
File Under Classic Covers, Impulse
Ad Run: The Flash (1978)
This week's Ad Run feature, an ad that appeared in Aquaman Album #1 (1978) from Australia's Planet Comics, was generously submitted by our good friend Rob Kelly of the Aquaman Shrine. Rob's an expert at collecting and cataloging comic ads from all over the world having hosted the now-defunct Coming Super-Attractions, a real treasure trove of an archive. Thanks, Rob!
Fast Talk: Radio-Reception Watch
Radio-Reception Watch: Never underestimate the brilliance of Barry Allen. He may have been endowed with genuine superpowers when he was struck by that errant bolt of lightning but our hero possessed some amazing abilities even before that fateful lab accident. Don't let that drab tie, humdrum lab coat, and his bureaucratic surroundings fool you. This is a man who uses his spare time to develop revolutionary new technologies as a personal hobby! Here we see Barry tinkering with his wristwatch. Is he changing the battery, perhaps? Nothing so mundane! In fact, Barry has invented a "radio-reception watch" that allows him to "keep in touch with the battle of police against crime--all over the world!" Indeed, the first transmissions to be heard are intercepted from Scotland Yard! The practical improbabilities of such a device are obvious, of course. Even Dick Tracy's legendary radio wristwatch surely had a limited range. Given that this radio-reception watch likely represents an early prototype for the gadgetry that the scarlet speedster would later install in his winged earpieces, we can only image what sort of communication signals the fastest man alive is capable of intercepting while in costume! (Think about that the next time you're trying to have a private conversation on your cell phone.) Yes, Barry's a bright spark alright, and it's important to remember that his scientific genius owes nothing to those electrified chemicals. It's amazing what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it. Stay in school, kids!
Issue: Showcase #13 (March-April 1958)
Quick Quiz: Casting Call
More than a year after the release of The Dark Knight, it looks as though things are finally beginning to line up as they should over at Warner Bros. Though the journey has ironically been slow and drawn-out, some promising progress is being made on The Flash feature film. Geoff Johns has submitted a script treatment for the film and has also signed on as a producer. Additionally, both Grant Morrison and Marv Wolfman have been hired by the studio to act as consultants on various upcoming DC Comics superhero movies. It looks as if the next epic Warner Bros. release to hit theaters, however, will be Green Lantern. The long-awaited comic adaptation has a brilliant, accomplished director at the helm in the form of Martin Campbell. And in a development that will fluster most fans of the fastest man alive, none other than Ryan Reynolds, the man hand-picked by David Goyer as the perfect match for Wally West, an actor who campaigned for years to win the role of the scarlet speedster, has been cast as hero Hal Jordan!
It's been a long time since our last Quick Quiz poll and, with all this cinematic excitement in the air, it's only fitting that Crimson Lightning's monthly reader poll return with a question that has confounded and divided comic fans for years. When The Flash debuts at a theater near you, who should portray the fastest man alive? As Ryan Reynolds has traded in those wing-tipped yellow boots for a power ring, we're still no closer to a clear-cut choice. Does Neil Patrick Harris, who voiced the character in the animated Justice League: The New Frontier, possess the nerdish charm to breathe life into Barry Allen in a live action adventure? Might the talented Anton Yelchin imbue the character with an appropriate mixture of wit and youthful vigor? Should we consider Paul Walker for the role simply because he's associated in the minds of moviegoers everywhere with films that are obsessed with speed? Help Crimson Lightning cast The Flash by voting in this month's Quick Quiz poll, to be found in the righthand sidebar.
This is destined to be one of our most controversial polls to date and, quite honestly, I look forward to the ensuing arguments. More than ever, I encourage you to elaborate on your choice using the comment facility below. Are the listed choices wholly unsuitable? Is there an ideal actor who has been left off the list? For that matter, precisely what role is being cast in this poll? Should the film feature Jay, Barry, Wally, or Bart? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment.
As always, a review of the results will be posted--and debated--once the poll has closed.
Addendum: A similar survey is taking place over at the Aquaman Shrine, where Rob Kelly is asking readers to cast an Aquaman feature film! (A visit to Atlantis may be closer than you think! The film is set to be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio through Appian Way Produtions.) What master thespian could rightly embody the wise and majestic king of the seven seas? Find the match and win a prize! Be sure to visit the Aquaman Shrine to participate in the Aquaman Casting Call Contest.
File Under Film
Flash Facts: Rotation of the Sun
"It takes twenty-five days for the sun to complete a rotation on its axis about the equator, but thirty-four days near its north and south poles."
Illustration: "The sun's rotation revealed by a sunspots 's movement across the disc."


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Originally posted by Craig in the Sierra Scouts room.
OK slacker it time to dust the cobwebs off these machines and get them ready for a Rubicon run.
No more work days? How about another cruise?
Hey marty - just in memories. But I still have my ol' red hat that got me through the years.
Hi y'all. What kind of participation happens down here in sw oregon?
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Construction accident injures 3
by Philip Fulton | Feb 5, 2014 | Construction Accidents
Ohioans might have heard about this accident that took place at North Carolina State University. According to news from Jan. 23, a serious construction accident led to three people being hurt. The reports claim that an 8-foot platform gave away in a construction area, and three workers fell approximately eight feet to the ground below.
Before the accident, the workers were allegedly helping a crane operator lift a steel beam into place. They were located inside a construction area at the Talley Student Center, according to the news. The platform they were using gave away, reportedly, and caused the workers to fall. Fortunately, there were no students injured or in danger at the time of the incident, according to the school officials on the scene.
The construction workers were lucky not to be fatally injured, but they did still require treatment. One of them reportedly hurt his back, another suffered from a head injury, and the third suffered from an injury to his leg. The three had to be taken to WakeMed for treatment.
According to the news, the company in charge of the project, Rogers Buildings, reported that the construction has been going on since 2011, but the incident on Jan. 22 was the first ever reported at the site. The State Department of Labor is investigating the incident, according to the story, because it's standard when injuries or workplace accidents happen.
Construction accidents shouldn't happen, but when they do, you may want to look into your options. You might be able to seek compensation. An attorney may be able to help you understand your right to workers' compensation and other forms of payment.
Source: WRAL, "Three injured in construction accident at NC State" No author given, Jan. 23, 2014


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It's a shame, really, as it's a nice old film and he made several nice comedies in the early to mid-1930s. He plays a horse trainer, though his overall demeanor is quite similar to characters he played in films such as "Judge Priest" and his other films--laid back and full of horse sense! The film is about a horse named Greyboy. He's a great racing prospect but is hurt early in the film--and... 29/08/2017 · There is also gearing, understanding stats, the best wands (which are critical to a priest's leveling speed), advice on how to play (not just a cast order for leveling), money-making and saving tips (because someone new will not have the gold to get their mount, and a mount is insanely important for leveling efficiently), etc.
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Priest Light Monyeki is from Soshaguve, South Africa. And it seems to be his calling to show his followers that he and those who believe in his teachings were superhumans able to ward off death. And it seems to be his calling to show his followers that he and those who believe in his teachings were superhumans able to ward off death.
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The release of LoE Book 9: Stenibelle is here!! I'm very proud of the book and of the character in it, the first LoE book to feature a female main character–most of the previous books have been ensembles with strong male and female characters.
I've been asked if I think Stenibelle is a Feminist Book. I actually have no idea. The word "Feminist" has taken somewhat of a radical turn from the `60's up till now. In the `60's it meant a free, liberated woman, doing things previously considered to be "unlady-like" A `60's feminist was probably a tomboy, or a hippie girl living in a VW van, smoking weed and wearing baggy clothes. She lived her life as she wanted, which might deviate from the established female model (chaste, married, motherhood, etc…).
Nowadays the word "Feminist" seems synonymous with "Feminazi", a cold, opinionated, emotionally unavailable, agenda-ridden woman who hates all men. An invincible, man-killing war-machine bent on proving the superiority of the female gender. Obviously, such a character is a stereotype, and a polarizing one at that, setting both genders against each other.
I wrote Stenibelle to be a Female-Centric book, one that focused on the struggles of a female character without being political or polarizing. Stenibelle is not invincible, or perfect for that matter. She's a flawed human being who starts out angry and unsure of herself, needing a healthy "kick-in-the-rear" to get pointed right. Stenibelle learns. She grows, she becomes more than what she was, as should be the case in any piece of fiction: the capacity to change.
So, what sort of a book is "Stenibelle"?
There are a number of tests out there, mostly aimed at judging women's roles in films. We can apply these tests to Stenibelle, the book and see how she rates (Of course, this is me, the biased author judging the book. Read it for yourself and feel free to rebut if needed).
The Bechdel Test is a set of three simple and rather loose requirements designed to determine the role of women in a film.
The women must talk to each other.
The women must talk about something besides men.
Without going into too much of the plot and the outcome of the story, Stenibelle passes the Russo Test, and it does so without being pushy, political or in any way agenda-driven.
The female does not exist solely to supporting a man's story.
Again, Stenibelle passes. Stenibelle is not there to simply support a secondary male character. This is her story. Without her, there would be nothing.
Comic book writer Kelly Sue De Connick created a somewhat tongue-in-cheek test judging the role of females in a story-arc. Essentially, if you can replace the female character with a lamp, blow-up doll, stirring stick or similar prop, would the story still fly??
Yes–you cannot replace Stenibelle with a cool lamp and have the story function. It would not–not at all. Moving on.
There is an additional test called the Finkbeiner Test dealing with the role of women in science. As Stenibelle is not a scientist (she's actually more of a sorceress) this one really doesn't apply.
So, that's it. With Stenibelle, I wrote a human story dealing with a female in a tight spot. I tried to write it so that anybody, female or male, could get behind her and cheer. Pick it up–see if you agree.
Stenibelle will be available 7/24 from Loconeal Publishing.


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Former Democratic Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus dies at 85
Former Idaho Democratic Governor Cecil D. Andrus died in Boise late Wednesday. He was 85 years old.
By: Marissa Morrison
Former Idaho Democratic Governor Cecil D. Andrus died in Boise Thursday. He was 85 years old.
Andrus' death resulted from complications related to lung cancer and was confirmed by family spokesperson Tracy Andrus.
Andrus is the only Idahoan elected four times as the state's governor.
Andrus was 39 years old when first elected as governor in 1970. He was reelected to the position in 1974.
Andrus then served four years as Secretary of the Interior under President Jimmy Carter. President Carter has said Andrus was the only person he considered for the job.
During his time at the Department of the Interior Andrus helped pass the Alaska Lands Act which designated more than 100 million acres of public land as protected area. That legislation led to the creation of or addition to 13 national parks, 16 wildlife refuges, two national forests and two national monuments.
After serving under President Carter Andrus returned to Idaho in 1981. He ran a consulting business in Boise and served on various corporate boards. He ran for governor again in 1986 and defeated incumbent Lt. Governor David H. Leroy by a thin margin.
Andrus was elected for his fourth and final term as governor in 1990, winning with nearly 70 percent of the vote.
Among the long list of the former governor's accomplishments and causes was his fight against nuclear waste storage in Idaho. He strongly opposed federal efforts to store nuclear waste in the Gem State and at one point blocked shipments from the federal government's Rocky Flats site, even going so far as ordering Idaho State Police to stop and turn back a rail car carrying the material. The government backed down and stopped the shipments.
When we asked him he if thought he had a legal right to post a trooper at the border to block the shipment he said he knew he didn't have the legal right, but sometimes you have to break the rules to do what's right.
His fight continued after he left office in 1995. He worked with his successor, Governor Phil Batt, who made a deal with the feds agreeing to allow more waste in Idaho as long as they promised to remove all high-level waste from the Gem State by 2035.
Andrus returned to the fight just last year when Governor Butch Otter suggested allowing more waste in for research. Andrus and Batt threatened to sue.
In addition to his work protecting the environment, Andrus was a champion of education in Idaho. He stablished kindergarten in Idaho during his second tenure as governor. In 1995 he founded the Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. In 1997 the West Ada School District named it's new school Andrus Elementary in his honor.
During the course of his career, Andrus served as chairman of both the Western and National Governors Associations.
He left office in January 1995, having served more than 14 years as the Democratic governor of one of the most Republican states in the nation. Andrus' tenure ranks him as the 11th longest serving governor in United States history.
Andrus is survived by his wife Carol and by daughters Tana, Tracy and Kelly and grandchildren Monica, Morgan and Andrew and great granddaughter Casey.
Private funeral arrangements are planned for Wednesday, Aug. 30 in Boise.
A public lying in state ceremony will follow at noon on Wednesday in the Idaho Capitol rotunda and continue until noon on Aug. 31.
A public memorial service is planned for Thursday, Aug. 31 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jordan Ballroom of the Boise State University Student Union.
In lieu of flowers, the Andrus family suggests memorial gifts be made to the Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University.
--Editors Note: This story has been edited to reflect an updated news release on Governor Andrus' death. The original release stated he passed away on Wednesday, the update corrected that to Thursday.--


A pool is a wonderful addition to any back yard but it also comes with some serious concerns. Authorized access to a pool can result in a drowning death or serious injury on anyone entering the pool area that is unable to swim. It is an obligation of a homeowner to keep a pool safe and prohibit children or pets from becoming victims of a swimming pool accident. Spending a relatively small amount of time and money to investigate and purchase one of the quality swimming pool safety nets that are available is well worthwhile.
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'Jill & Jessa: Counting On' Season 1 Episode 3 Recap: Buying Cars & Babysitting Your Own Kid
April 4, 2016 by Holly and The Ashley
Raise your hand if you think this show is getting more boring by the episode…
By Holly & The Ashley
It's time for another mind-numbing episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On. What will this episode's exciting adventure be? Unfortunately, we won't get to watch the Duggars shop for corn or install lighting this week but we will get to watch a few of the Duggar girls drink coffee. So there's that….
In order for Jessa to join in the coffee-drinking festivities, however, she will have to leave baby Spurgeon with her goober husband, Ben.
"I've been informed that wives don't like you to call it babysitting when you're watching your own kid," Ben says, while staring vacantly into the camera.
That face you make when someone suggests you leave your baby with your husband…and your husband is Ben…
Jessa, are you sure you want to leave your kid with this simpleton? Honestly, leaving The Spruge in the care of Ben is like dropping your baby off with a rodeo clown and hoping for the best.
Since Jessa's getting all of the attention, Anna has to make sure to throw out a dig that makes everyone feel bad.
"My husband isn't available to babysit, so I have to bring my baby along," she says. All of the other Duggar girls look sad, almost like they're embarrassed to be sharing DNA with Anna's crapgoblin of a husband.
Meanwhile, Jinger and some of the boys (who all basically look the same, except for varying hairlines and levels of facial acne) are going to a car auction to find some cars to flip. Apparently buying crappy cars, fixing them up and reselling them is a favorite pastime of some of the Duggar boys, and Jinger wants in on the act.
"I love living in small town Arkansas and can't wait to get married and have 10 kids…honest…"
For some reason, the producers are making all of them talk about one person per episode. On the last episode, we learned all about Jana. On this episode, they seem to be focusing on Jinger. The family talks about how passionate Jinger is about everything, and how she loves big cities. Unfortunately for Jing, though, she will be stuck in Duggarville until her father finds her a goober to marry and make 100 babies with…
The boys in the family keep talking about how savvy Jinger is when it comes to buying cars. It's as if they're surprised that a woman could possibly have any kind of business sense. Jinger buys her junker car for $3,400 and is ready to get it ready to flip it.
Luckily, Joy Anna has just completed a class on car detailing so she agrees to help Jinger. (Does anyone else think it's odd that Joy Anna has randomly developed a passion for vacuuming crud out of cars?)
At this point, Spurgeon surely has a higher IQ than his father…
Back at Jessa and Ben's mold castle, Ben seems to be hemorrhaging brain cells by the moment. He is acting as if he's never changed a diaper before.
"What kind of contraption is this?" he asks while trying to get the kid dressed.
Meanwhile, at the coffee house, Jessa's getting all kinds of crazy. She's decided to have coffee included in her smoothie. She's basically one step away from Girls Gone Wild!
She eventually makes it back home and is relieved to find out that Ben hasn't burned down the house or traded their son for a "really nifty baseball card" or something.
That face you make when your sister says she wants to do something other than get married and have babies…
Meanwhile, Jinger and a few of the brothers head out to sell the car that Jinger bought. The boys tell us that they have to go with their sister because if it were up to her she might just give the car away. You know how those silly women are!
This is supposed to be Jinger's sale but her brother's take over and start negotiating with the buyer while Jinger just stands there.
Justin tells us that Jinger is a "good talker and good at learning."
Yes, you all are so "good at learning." Sigh.
"We've got to give these kids something to do! Mama Jana needs her peace!"
Meanwhile back at the Duggar compound, Jana-rella is trying to figure out how to build something "to get the kids outside in the summer to get their energy out." Basically, she's sick of minding these brats and is ready to plop them outside.
Also…why is Jana, a 25-year-old woman, worried about getting her siblings outside? Isn't that what the kids' mother should be doing? Jana should be out establishing her career, going to school, enjoying a social life, etc. It would be nice to see ol' Michelle doing this instead of Jana.
That moment Jana realizes that she may get some time to herself if the kids are out in the treehouse…
Because the Duggars have nothing to do, a bunch of the older boys join in to help her build a treehouse to stuff the little ones in so they can finally have some peace.
John David tells us that he's had the girls knocking his door down and he's "checked them out" but he hasn't found anyone that he's really interested in.
Finally, we cut over to Central America to catch up with Jill and Izzy and try to figure out what is going on with Derick's face.
The Dillards have been in Central America for a while now, and Derick tells us that Israel has actually spent more time in Central America than he has the United States. Meanwhile, the poor baby is clinging to a fan for dear life because they don't have air conditioning and it's 100 degrees.
To fill time (because, I mean, no one needs glasses this week apparently), Jill and Derick decide to give Israel his first pickle.
"The Duggars love pickles," Jessa tells us. "I think it started because when my mom is pregnant she craves pickles."
The face you make when you realize we're only on Episode 3…
Well, they must be going through a lot of pickles in that household.
"Anytime a Duggar tries a pickle for the first time, we always take pictures and videos and everyone gathers around to watch their facial expression," Joy Anna says.
These people really need more to do.
On the next episode, there's another baby shower. It's a surprise shower for some random friend we have never heard of. It appears that they're going to once again wheel out Sierra to throw the shower, even though she's got babies hanging off her, front, back and side!
To read our recap of the previous episode of 'Jill & Jessa: Counting On,' click here.
(Photos: TLC)
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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo??? says:
Jingerella ???
Hahaha! You are so funny ? lol Janarella ?
The Girlses' Gas Station Vittles says:
I can't even watch this freak show family. Jinger, please run away and take Anna with you!
Glad I don't watch this stupid show.
LOVE the Ashley's re-caps. Hilarious.
Oh The Ashley, your recaps make my day. Plus, I can say LOL and actually mean it literally.
So the whole Jinger segment was about her "learning" to flip cars, i.e. Jinger stares with a vacant smile while her siblings do everything. Also Anna's involvement was just awkward. Thanks for bringing up that whole I'm alone because my husband is a pervert, as if anyone would forget! I think her advice to Jessa about checking Ben's social media accounts shed a light on Anna's unhappy future.
Leah's Mary Kay Business says:
Agreed, I'm sure Anna will have major trust issues (who could blame her?) in the future. She reminds me of a robot now, poor dear.
The two best parts of the episode were when Anna said her husband "wasn't available to baby-sit" (what about Mckenzie? on Planet Duggar she is old enough to babysit)
when it was revealed that the awesome reliable SUB that Jinger bought had 220 thousand miles on it! Big lol there.
Bacon slaps says:
So, this episode is mainly about Jinger wanting to learn how to flip cars. The boys are doing the buying, Joy the cleaning, Justin is reparing the car and the boys are doing the selling …


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Home sikkim news Sikkim builds road to Nepal for trade and tourism
Sikkim builds road to Nepal for trade and tourism
Uttarey (West Sikkim): The Sikkim government is constructing a road that will connect Uttarey, a quaint village in West Sikkim, to Chiwa Bhanjyang located at a height of about 10,500ft on the border with Nepal.
Once completed, the road is expected to give a boost to tourism and trade in the region.
This will be the first road link between Sikkim and Nepal which share almost 100km long common border. Nepal already has constructed a road up to Chiwa Bhanjyang.
The 18km Uttarey-Chiwa Bhanjyang road is being constructed by the Sikkim road and bridges department at a cost of Rs 25 crore and is expected to be completed by the year-end.
N.K. Subba, the urban development and housing department minister and the MLA of Maneybong-Dentam constituency, under which Uttarey falls, said the road would have been built much earlier, but the time taken to get the forest and environmental clearance caused the delay.
"The work is on in full swing now, and we expect the road to be completed by end-December," he told The Telegraph.
Subba said the road link with Nepal will give a boost to the tourism and trade. "The area has been witnessing a steady rise in the flow of tourists for the past six-seven years. The road will provide another entry point for tourists. Trade between Sikkim and eastern Nepal will also get a fillip," he said.
According to local people, given the porous nature of the border, people on both sides have been trading in small volume for years now.
"Items like salt, sugar and kerosene are traded in the border area. With the establishment of the road link, the trade volume will definitely see an increase. There will also be an increase in the number of trading items," said Arjun Subba, a lodge owner at Uttarey.
Uttarey, which is located at a height of 6740 feet, is about 20 kilometres from Pelling, a tourist hotspot. The village is a starting point of many high-altitude trekking routes, including Uttarey- Chiwa Bhanjyang-Singalila, Uttarey-Chiwa Bhanjyang-Phoktey Dara and Uttarey-Chiwa Bhanjyang-Dzongri-Yuksom, among others.
Siv Bahadur Limbu, a local tourism entrepreneur who conducts trekking tours, said the trekking routes have become very popular since they were first opened in 2010. "Uttary- Chiwa Bhanjyang is the shortest trek and takes about two hours. Porters are available for hire at Uttarey. The higher reaches are pristine, and when flowers like rhododendron are in bloom, it is a sight to behold," he said.
The state government has set up the Tenzing-Hillary Park and is in the process of reviving an artificial lake located in the heart of the village to woo more tourists.
"There used to be a lake in the village, but it dried up and is now filled with mud. The government is in the process of reviving the lake, which could add to the beauty of Uttarey," said Arjun.
Singshore suspension bridge, believed to be the second highest in Asia in terms of altitude, is also located in the area. The bridge links Dentam with Uttarey.
The Sikkim government is constructing a road that will connect Uttarey, a quaint village in West Sikkim, to Chiwa Bhanjyang located at a height of about 10,500ft on the border with Nepal.
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Readmission rates for mental health care are higher in South Korea than other Organization for Economic Development (OECD) countries. Therefore, it is worthwhile to continue investigating how to reduce readmissions. Taking a novel approach, we determined the relationship between psychiatrist experience and mental health care readmission rates. We used National Health Insurance claim data (N=21,315) from 81 hospitals to analyze readmissions within 30 days of discharge for "mood disorders" or "schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders" during 2010-2013. In this study, multilevel models that included both patient and hospital-level variables were analyzed to examine associations with readmission. Readmissions within 30 days of discharge accounted for 1079 (5.1%) claims. Multilevel analysis demonstrated that the proportion of experienced psychiatrists at a hospital was inversely associated with risk of readmission (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.74-0.84 per 10% increase in experienced psychiatrists). Readmission rates for psychiatric disorders within 30 days of discharge were lower in hospitals with a higher number of nurses (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.94-0.96 per 10 nurses). In conclusion, health policymakers and hospital managers should make an effort to reduce readmissions for psychiatric disorders and other diseases by considering the role that physician experience plays and nurse staffing.


Our post "Google Doesn't Love Us Anymore" prompted a response from the pseudonymous "Jobman."
Nonsensical comments are normally best left unanswered unless they are used for instruction. We'll use "Jobman's" comments to help teach others not to make similar mistakes.
We answered that "Jobman" contradicted his claim with his evidence.
"Jobman" asserts that our post implies Google specifically downranked the "PolitiFact Bias" website. The first evidence he offers is our statement that in the past Google gave priority to its own. Google owns Blogger and could be depended on to rank a Blogger blog fairly quickly. What does that have to do with specifically downranking the (Blogger) website "PolitiFact Bias"? Nothing. We offered it only as a reason we chose and continued with Blogger. Offering evidence that doesn't support a claim is a classic example of a non sequitur.
Good arguments use evidence that supports the argument, avoiding non sequiturs.
"Jobman" offered a second piece of evidence that likewise counted as a non sequitur. We think "Jobman" doesn't know what the term "surmise" means. Not realizing that "surmise" means coming to a conclusion based on reasoning short of proof might lead a person to claim that one who claims to have surmised something needs to provide proof of that thing. But that's an obvious non sequitur for a person who understands that saying one "surmised" communicates the idea that no proof is offered or implied.
Make sure you understand the other person's argument before trying to answer or rebut it.
The evidence that I point to doesn't contradict what I say. Yes, that's my rebuttal. You haven't proven that It does contradict what I say. Maybe try again later?
Who is responsible for showing that what we wrote doesn't mean whatever "Jobman" thinks it means? "Jobman" thinks we are responsible. If "Jobman" thinks what we wrote means X then it means X unless we can show otherwise. That's a classic case of the fallacy of shifting the burden of proof. The critic is responsible for supporting his own case before his target needs to respond.
Your title, "Google doesn't love us anymore" and contents of your post prove that you believe that Google somehow wants to push your content lower, yet you give no evidence for this.
"Jobman" says "Google doesn't love us anymore" means X (Google somehow wants to push our content lower). And "Jobman" thinks the burden rightly falls on us to show that "Google doesn't love us anymore" means ~X, such as simply saying Google downranked the site. "Jobman" thinks we are responsible for proving that Google somehow wants to push our content lower even if we already said that we did not think that is what Google did.
That's a criminal misunderstanding of the burden of proof.
Making a good argument involves understanding who bears the burden of proof.
In his second reply "Jobman" suggested that we brushed off our lack of evidence (lack of evidence supporting the point we were not making!) by with our claim we were not making the point we were not making.
Then, since you don't have any evidence, you try to brush it off and say "This post isn't about google targeting us" When every part of your post says otherwise.
With that last line we think perhaps "Jobman" meant to say "every part of your post says otherwise except for the part that doesn't." Though "Jobman" obviously overestimates the part that says otherwise.
His incoherence is palpable, and given that we specifically said that we were not saying Google specifically targeted the PolitiFact Bias site a critic needs an incredibly good argument to claim that we were arguing the opposite of what we argued. "Jobman" does not have that. He has a straw man fallacy supported only by his own non sequiturs.
It's a good idea to review your argument to makes sure you don't contradict yourself.
Resist the temptation to argue against a distortion of the other person's argument. That path leads to the straw man fallacy.
The burden of proof falls on the one claiming something in the debate context, or on anyone who wants somebody else to believe something in everyday life.
When you claim that Google has made changes that have negatively impacted your website, you DO have to prove that. For now, I'll just dismiss your claim entirely until you provide evidence that google has made these changes, and that your website was previously ranked on the top of the list.
We said we surmised that Google's tweaking of its algorithms resulted in the downranking. As noted earlier, "Jobman" apparently thinks that claiming something while admitting it isn't proven obligates the claimant to prove the claim. Claiming to have proof carries with it the natural expectation that one may obtain that proof by asking. Recognizing when proof is claimed and when it isn't helps prevent mistakes in assigning the burden of proof.
In fact, the PFB post does offer evidence short of proof in the form of screenshots showing top-ranked searches from Bing and DuckDuckGo along with a much lower ranking from Google. Specific evidence of the Google downranking comes from reported evidence of past observations of a consistent top ranking. Evidence of Google tweaking its algorithms is not hard to find, so the argument in our post counted that as common knowledge for which the average reader would require no proof. And others we could expect to research the issue if they questioned it.
As for the promise to dismiss our claims for lack of proof, that is the prerogative of every reader no matter the literature. Readers who trust us will tend to accept our claims about our Google rank. Others can judge based on our accuracy with other matters. Others will use the "Jobman" method. That's up to the reader. And that's fine with us.
It was news to us that we posted the Bing and DuckDuckGo search results to prove Google is specifically biased against the PolitiFact Bias website. We thought we were showing that we rank No. 1 on Bing and DuckDuckGo while ranking much lower on Google.
Every single web indexing website in the history of the internet has had the purpose of putting forth the most relevant search results. You could prove that by literally googling anything, then saying "'X' Irrelevant thing didn't show up on the search results", but you compared search results of google and other search engines In order to convey the theme that google is somehow biased in their web searches because your website isn't at the top for theirs.
All search engines are biased toward their managers' vision of relevant search results. The bias at Bing and DuckDuckGo is friendlier to the PolitiFact Bias website than the bias at Google.
"Jobman" finished his second reply by telling us about ways we could improve our website's page rank without blaming Google for it. If that part of his comment was supposed to imply that we blame our website traffic on Google, that's misleading.
Obviously, though, it's true that if Google gave us the same rank we get from Bing and DuckDuckGo we would probably enjoy healthier traffic. The bulk of our traffic comes from Google referrals, and we would expect a higher ranking to result in more of those referrals.
Like we said in the earlier PFB post, it comes down to Google's vision of what constitutes relevance. And clearly that vision, as the algorithm expresses it, is not identical to the ones expressed in the Bing and DuckDuckGo algorithms.
We did not and do not argue that Google targeted "PolitiFact Bias" specifically for downranking. Saying otherwise results in the creation of a straw man fallacy.
Note: "Jobman" has exhausted his reply privileges with the second reply that we quoted extensively above. He can take up the above argument using a verifiable identify if he wishes, and we will host comments (under other posts) he submits under a different pseudonym. Within limits.
"Jobman" keeps posting links to his reply, opining that he is not required, as requested, to post his replies using a verifiable identity.
Need we point out that we are not obligated to allow replies at all?
It is common courtesy that should keep "Jobman" from persisting in trying to have his say outside the parameters we specified. It is not our fault that he prefers anonymity to having his response posted.
We repeat that it is common courtesy to respect the wishes of a blog administrator in posting comments.
"You can't hide the name of who's commenting."
"You can either continue to delete my comments or shut off comments all together."
There's no third option? You're sure about that?
This is an illustration of how I am doing you and the audience a favor by setting limits on participation.


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Do I have to join the WGPO in order to play in a WGPO tournament?
Membership is not required to play in a WGPO tournament, though we do encourage new players to join the organization. Players who wish to have a published WGPO rating are required to join.
Membership in the WGPO is FREE. Players can easily join by going to the website and clicking on "membership" on the main page.
What rules are used at WGPO tournaments?
To avoid confusion for players who also are members of another organization, WGPO uses the rule book employed there as a basis for judgment. This book is not an absolute determinant. A director, as the final authority, is encouraged to factor in fairness and common sense in making a ruling.
What dictionary is used at WGPO tournaments?
The official WGPO word list is Maliha Mahmood's Word Judge 2 (WJ-2). However, it is up to the individual director to decide which dictionary will be used at a tournament. This information should be supplied in the flier advertising the event. Most tournaments use some form of the OWL3 wordlist, but some may use Collins or the OSPD dictionaries instead.
What rating system does the WGPO use?
WGPO uses a rating system developed by Marc Levesque, the creator of the Director! tournament management system. We will soon have a detailed explanation of the rating system on the website.
If I've never played in a WGPO tournament before, what rating will be used to seed me in a division?
If you've played in a tournament rated by another North American organization, your existing rating will be used to seed you. This rating will also be used to calculate your new WGPO rating.
Will my WGPO rating have any effect on my other rating?
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PROGRAMMING SUCCESS: Louisiana Tech students explore options, expand marketability with School of Communication
Jul 2, 2014 | Liberal Arts
This is the first article in a six-part series highlighting academic programs at Louisiana Tech University that are having significant impacts on the region and whose graduates are contributing to the growth of the economies, communities and competitiveness of north Louisiana. RUSTON, La. – The possibilities for a career in a communications field are not necessarily endless, but they certainly have a wide range. "Students in our School of Communication will be able to enter business, public relations, government work, news media, non-profits, journalism, education, broadcast journalism, and the film or entertainment industry," said Donald Kaczvinsky, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. "In fact, degrees in communications are some of the most sought after in the current market."
Louisiana Tech's new School of Communication will provide students with unique opportunities and graduates with marketable skill sets.
The newly formed School of Communication at Louisiana Tech University merges the disciplines of journalism, speech and theater to offer students a well-rounded and highly-marketable degree. As each of the fields are converging with technological advancements, the School of Communication will put all the skills in one place. "Consistently, employers state that they are looking for students with strong oral and written communication skills," Kaczvinsky said. "In other words, it's a hot field. I also feel these are the skills that are at the core of a liberal arts education. We have reorganized to give greater emphasis to the array of communication skills we teach. We also allow students to work a vastly greater range of the communication formats than previously available, including social media, films, digital design and web media." According to the 2013 Job Outlook Study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization was identified as the top "soft" skill sought by employers when recruiting college graduates. Lisa Merritt, an instructor of speech communication, said she is excited about the future collaborative efforts. "It's an invigorating opportunity to work directly with faculty in each of the disciplines and to appreciate the work that each area is doing all in an effort to better serve the students," Merritt said. "Communication studies is a major ideal for students with multiple interests and diverse talents." Louisiana Tech is seeking to prepare all of its students, regardless of major, with strong communications skills that many employers don't feel are being provided by the nation's colleges and universities. A 2012 Chronicle of Higher Education and American Public Media study titled, "The Role of Higher Education in Career Development: Employer Perceptions," found that when it comes to the skills most needed by employers, job candidates are lacking most in written and oral communication skills, adaptability and managing multiple priorities, and making decisions and problem solving. Blake Bolin, a junior journalism student, said he thinks Louisiana Tech's new School of Communications will offer students more opportunities. "It gives me more freedom in regards to my career path," Bolin said. "A communications degree is extremely diverse and would allow me many different career options upon graduation." Students who want to major in communications take four core classes, including a web design or photography/videography class and a class in media literacy. Then the student will choose a focus in journalism, theater or communication studies. All of the courses within the School of Communication contribute to building skill sets in the graduates of Louisiana Tech that are attractive to nearly every industry in north Louisiana and that can create new opportunities for growth and innovation for any company or organization. "The field of communication is one of the most rapidly changing in today's society, so we wanted to make sure our curriculum and offerings were up to date," Kaczvinsky said. "We asked ourselves, and we asked the students: What makes a Tech education unique? What we came up with time and again was the emphasis we placed on communication skills. It also goes along with the larger university interests of creating more interdisciplinary classes and collaborative efforts among the students and faculty." Written by Judith Roberts – jroberts@latech.edu


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Oh, the Places You'll Go with Seuss' Rhymes in Tow
By Stephanie Pappas
The latest of Dr. Seuss' creations to hit the big screen, "The Lorax" was released on March 2, 2012. (Image credit: Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures Trailer)
"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am."
Dr. Seuss, the children's book author born Theodor Seuss Geisel 108 years ago today (March 2), knew how to craft a catchy rhyme. But these rhymes aren't just child's play — research suggests that rhyming is built into our brains, and is even key to helping children learn to read.
"If you hear one word, words that rhyme with that word will get activated" in the brain, said Michael Wagner, an experimental linguist at McGill University in Montreal. "It seems like this is one of the factors that explains why rhyme seems to work so well and is so pleasing to us."
The rhyming brain
Indeed, Dr. Seuss' playful rhymes have pleased generations of children and their parents. "The Cat in the Hat" (Random House, 1957), for example, has sold more than 11 million copies. The evidence suggests that Seuss knew his audience: Rhymes are very compelling for young children, and their brains seem to process them even better than they process the meanings of other words.
In one 2004 study, researchers read lists of words to young children and then asked them to recall and recite the words they'd heard. The words on the list were all related: A child might hear "nap," "bed," "rest," "peace," "wake," "dream," "doze" and "snore," for example. When adults take this test, they often inject the word "sleep" into their recitation, despite the fact that it appears nowhere on the original list. The litany of sleep-related words has tricked their brain into assuming the word's presence.
Young kids responded differently, however. Instead of interjecting new words based on meaning, 5-year-olds added new words that rhymed with the words on the original list. A kid who heard "nap," for example, might throw in "gap" or "sap." In their brains, the rhyme overrode the meaning. [11 Facts About Baby Brains]
As children grow older, they seem to grow out of this tendency. Eight-year-olds in the study added mistaken words based on rhyme at about the same rate as they did mistaken words based on meaning. Eleven-year-olds responded just like adults, adding in false words based on the meanings in the original lists.
Reading in rhyme
In fact, rhyme is crucial to learning how to read. When we speak, we think we know what a hard "C" sounds like — "Kk" — and that we represent that sound with a "C" symbol. But consonants change their sound depending on the vowels that follow them. Prepare yourself to say "cat" and compare that with the shape your mouth takes when you start to say "cot."
What this means is that kids have to learn, to borrow a Seussian phrase, that a C is a C, no matter the vowel. The process of learning this is called "phoneme awareness," and rhymes help kids figure it out, said Miriam Cherkes-Julkowski, an educational consultant who works in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Arizona.
"Rhyme is the first step in actually segmenting out an individual phoneme-level sound," Cherkes-Julkowski told LiveScience. "When you say cat/fat, what you've done is you've pulled the C away from the A, you've pulled the F away from the A. … That's a big accomplishment." [Top Learn-to-Read Software]
In other words, rhymes are the framework that helps kids understand the pieces of a word. The part of the word that's key is the "rime," the syllable that starts at the vowel and goes through the end of the word.
"This rime with an 'i' becomes really, really critical in reading," Cherkes-Julkowski said. "By prepping kids to pay attention to that part of the syllable, the vowel through the end, you're also prepping them to orient through print."
Most of the time, reading isn't taught with a focus on the rime, Cherkes-Julkowski said. Kids might learn to read phonetically, sounding out letter by letter. That's not always best, especially for kids with dyslexia and learning disabilities, she said.
"No human being who is a reader reads left to right," she said. "You can't do it."
Take the word "rage." If you start out with the R, you get an "Rrr" sound. Next, you have an A, but is it a long or a short A? There's no way to know until you get the next letter — a G. "Aha," you might think, "'Rag!' It's a short A." But now you hit that E, and it changes everything. Even the G doesn't sound the same anymore.
In other words, even when we're not rhyming, we're focused on the rime. Many kids can figure this all out with a phonetic reading approach, Cherkes-Julkowski said. But for kids with dyslexia, learning to pay attention to the rime is the key to reading.
"It gives the child the information that he or she needs that, 'Aha, there are some patterns, and the patterns lie within the rime,'" she said.
Shelley Lacey-Castelot, the director of Connecticut-based Literacy Solutions, an education consulting group, agreed.
"I have a number of students who were unable to learn to read any other way than through rime-onset," Lacey-Castelot told LiveScience. "These students aptly label this instruction amazing, life-saving, miraculous."
As for Dr. Seuss, he was ahead of the rime-reading curve.
"He nicely sets it up for them," Cherkes-Julkowski said. "He introduces it to them in a fun way before they ever have to make sense out of print."
You can follow LiveScience senior writer Stephanie Pappas on Twitter @sipappas. Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook.
Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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