Hello, friends! I hope this week finds you well, and that you're enjoying the Hammer Storm goodness. We've got a light news week, but let's start by looking ahead. Into the future.
Last week, we gave you a look at what's to come over the next few months. Contained within these above updates – represented here as diagonal slices of delicious artwork and newly revealed titles – are new multiplayer modes, maps, vehicles, weapons, and REQs, as well as game updates and improvements based on your feedback and requests. We truly are just getting started, and we hope this small look into the future of Halo 5 has you excited for the road ahead.
Teams at the studio are hard at work on these releases, the next of which is the Ghosts of Meridian. We'll be revealing details and what's inside over the next few weeks, and wanted to also let you know that the production team currently has this content slated to drop in early April. Typically, we've released our new content in the middle or end of each month, and this one misses that by just a few days, but the terrifying psychological effect of missing that exact monthly cadence cannot be denied! So to hold you over, we'll be providing you with the standard sneak peeks, developer commentary, and perhaps even some surprises as we get closer to release.
Fiesta is here. Since the mode debuted last week, many of you have been asking about when it may become available in matchmaking, and that day has come. Today, the permanent social playlist shifted into party mode, and Social Fiesta will be available all week long (rather than just the weekend, based on feedback). The game type features random primary and secondary weapons, and is a true roulette wheel of Arena chaos. I hope to see you in the playlist this weekend and throughout the week.
Since the Hammer Storm update, teams here have been monitoring your feedback on things like map boundaries and gravity volumes (both fixed in this week's hotfix), as well as feedback on the new game types and map, Overshield behavior, matchmaking, and more. Additionally, the new (March) season has brought with it an update to ranking distribution for Arena players. Here's Brian Richards with the details.
One of the goals of our Competitive Skill Rank (CSR) system is that it reflects the skill range of the active population. At Halo 5 launch, we tuned the designation system based on an ideal skill distribution. Since launch, you all have been putting in the hours and getting better. Starting with the March season, part of our process for season rollovers was to update the CSR curves in each playlist to reflect the actual skill of the population playing in them. With the new skill curves, you may see a difference after your placement matches in some of the playlists this season. Separately, it is worth noting that we're actively investigating CSR feedback we've gotten from players at top skill levels to determine improvements that can be made to the system.
As Brian alluded to, we've been grabbing your feedback (and gamertags) from Waypoint, reddit, and Twitter to look at individual matches to identify potential improvements that can be made to the CSR and matchmaking experiences at high Onyx / Champion levels, as well as matchmaking improvements that can be made for players on the high and low end of the skill spectrum. A variety of adjustments are going through their respective test passes now, and we'll keep you updated with their progress as we get ready to deploy them into the wild.
If you didn't catch it last week, the True Light emblem was brought into Halo 5 with the Hammer Storm update. To get the background on the emblem as well as the constellations in Torque's night sky, head here. Since it debuted, True Light has become one of the most-equipped emblems in Halo 5, with nearly 50% of all players equipping the emblem at some point. You've done us proud, Spartans.
This week, I sat down with the only NOKYARD. He's largely a man that builds behind the scenes, and there's a good chance that he's built nearly every single Grifball court you've played on in matchmaking since Halo 3. Naturally, he's the mastermind behind Halo 5's new Grifball court, and the official Grifball guru. We talk past, present and future in the below interview.
Bravo: Hello Nok! It's been a while since we chatted on Waypoint, and I'm excited to have some time with you again. After lots of hard work and testing, both Grifball and your custom map are now live in matchmaking. Tell me – where does this process start? What's required to not only build an entirely new Grifball court, but also build a court within a brand new Forge engine and Halo title?
NOKYARD: To be honest, this was one of the easiest courts I have ever built. Once you master the Forge tools, and get practiced with the new methods, your build can come together almost as fast as you are able to envision it. Luckily, the base movement options in Halo 5 are similar to Halo 4 so we were able to use existing Grifball court standards for the overall dimensions. The only difference between the two specs is Halo 5 Grifball adds a Clamber Wall to the sides of the court. In all previous games which supported Grifball we provided a template with Respawns, Bomb Pickup, and Bomb Plants all labeled and precisely placed to match the current Grifball standards to give builders a solid place to start their builds. Over the years this template has evolved to feature items like Safe/Kill Zones for player containment, and Gravity Volumes to prevent the Bomb from leaving open-top courts. With running starts, and the need to seal the players in once they pass through the wall, the template has become more complex than ever before. Thankfully, with new Forge features like scripting, and a massively improved inventory, we were able to not only create a template which is nearly invisible, but one which allows you to play a full game of Grifball before you even start to build on it. Some of the more impressive courts being constructed today have used this template as a base. It allows Forgers to build their court within the current spec without having to worry about measurement or details like Respawn placement.
Having played hockey for most of my life, I love the look and feel of this court. What specifically gave you the desire to build this court into a hockey rink set on Avalanche? Were there any specific challenges in building this sucker?
This seemed the perfect setting for a hockey themed Grifball court, but making the court symmetrical due to the uneven terrain would require pushing Forge to its absolute limits. Thankfully Avalanche shipped with an abundance of new Forge items to play with, and I was able to construct Frozen Grifballs with the wonderful Forerunner themed pieces.
Unfortunately, Halo 3 Forge did not ship with the inventory required to build four walls, so the court relied heavily on honor rules for player containment. This made the court perfect for Customs, but unsuitable for Matchmaking. If only there were some kind of Killing Barrier or large invisible wall pieces to keep players within boundaries.
The most difficult part of constructing the Halo 5 court was recreating the Avalanche backdrop, so I brought in my forging partner S117 Oracle, as she specializes in recreating Campaign spaces from previous titles. Without her, this court would have been a hockey rink which mysteriously floats in the sky.
What's next for Grifball? I know I speak for many casual ballers when I say I can't wait for more courts. Anything you can tease?
The Forge community has really stepped up their game with the new Forge tool. Each time I review a new court I am stunned by the level of creativity, and how builders are using Forge pieces and scripting in unexpected ways. A good number of these courts are headed to the Grifball playlist and I believe players will be blown away by these new play spaces. Here's one small teaser.
Thanks for joining me today, and we're looking forward to more!
Cheers! Thanks for having me.
Before we go, we must highlight Illadris by Xdemption. This map is absolutely gorgeous and furnished with the highest level of Elvin detail. To grab it, head over to the gamertag "Xdemption" or the "The343Favorites" File Share and pull it down from the map variants.


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Corned Beef Round vs Brisket: Which Should You Buy?
When making corned beef, should you opt for the round or the brisket? We've seen solid arguments from both sides. As with many such debates, it all comes down to personal preference, but everyone has a reason for making their choice. Let's take a look.
1 Corned Beef Round vs Brisket
2 What Is Corned Beef?
3 What's The Difference Between Pastrami and Corned Beef?
4 About Beef Round
5 About Brisket
6 Corned Beef Round vs Brisket: A Guide
7 Is Corned Beef Unhealthy?
8 Which Type Of Corned Beef is Better For Sandwiches?
Corned Beef Round vs Brisket
The beef round comes from the rear of the animal, around the rump and hind leg. Its meat is tough and very lean, so it benefits from moist-heat cooking. The brisket is located in the front of the steer and is also tough, but fatty as well. The round is a better choice for corned beef, but it's fine to substitute the brisket flat.
What Is Corned Beef?
The term "corned beef" can be confusing to newcomers, as the recipe doesn't have anything to do with the ingredient that we know as corn.
In fact, corned beef is a cut of beef that's been cured in salt. It's popular in Jewish cuisine, but the Irish have staked a claim to it as well. In addition to salt, various other spices and seasonings may be used in the brine mixture.
After the brining treatment, the beef is then simmered in water until it's fully cooked. You can cook the meat however you'd like, but boiling is the traditional method for corned beef.
Originally, the grains of salt used for the curing process were very large—almost the size of corn kernels. That's where the term "corned beef" comes into play. These days, kosher salt is a suitable substitute.
What's The Difference Between Pastrami and Corned Beef?
Corned beef and pastrami are both cured beef products that are popular delicatessen staples. The main difference lies in the preparation method.
Pastrami is always smoked after it's cured. It may then be steamed to cook it further and to preserve its texture. It usually has a deep reddish hue, owing both to the smoking process and the curing salts used in the initial stages.
By contrast, corned beef isn't usually smoked. When it comes out of the brine, it goes into the boiling pot, where it simmers in a blend of liquid and seasonings until the meat is tender and moist.
If you see corned beef that's bright pink in color, it's because the chef used pink curing salts in the brine. These salts contain sodium nitrite, which is dangerous when consumed in large quantities. They're dyed pink to distinguish them from table salt.
You can use the same cuts of meat for both corned beef and pastrami in a pinch. The terms refer to the preparation techniques and not the cuts themselves, which is part of what we're here to discuss.
However, corned beef is often made from either the brisket or the beef round. Pastrami can be made from the brisket flat, but it's more often made from the navel, also known as the plate cut.
About Beef Round
The beef round is one of the eight primal cuts of beef. Primal cuts are the main portions that are initially separated from the steer when it's time for butchering. From here, they may be further divided into subprimals, then into steaks.
The round primal is located in the rear of the animal—specifically, the rear leg and the rump. As you can imagine, these muscles get a good workout during the steer's lifetime. That makes the meat tougher than cuts like the loin.
Moreover, most of the fat on a steer is located toward the front section of the carcass. As a result, the round is lean as well as tough. The ligaments and tendons in the joint areas contribute to its chewy texture.
About Brisket
Brisket is another primal cut of beef, but this one is found in the forward-facing part of the steer. It's located in the lower pectoral region, beneath the neck. These muscles get a lot of exercise as well, so the meat is naturally tough.
Unlike the round, though, the brisket contains a lot of fat. The flat end, which is more popular, has a decent-sized fat cap attached. The point end isn't typically sold on its own, but its high levels of marbling make it a hit with serious pitmasters.
Corned Beef Round vs Brisket: A Guide
If you understand the nature of slow cooking, you've probably already guessed that beef round and brisket are both prime candidates for the method.
When meat is on the tough side to begin with, the best way to tenderize it is to cook it for a long time over low heat. This allows the connective tissue to break down, relaxing the meat's fibers and creating a melt-in-your-mouth texture.
For fatty cuts like brisket, slow cooking has another benefit: It gives the fat time to render. If you try to serve the meat before that, the fat will be chewy and rubbery. When you wait long enough, the rendered fat gives the meat a nice juicy texture.
Corned beef is an excellent dish to make out of the beef round because the meat is lean in addition to being tough. Lean meats benefit from moist-heat cooking, so simmering the roast in liquid will bring out its best qualities.
You can also use brisket to make corned beef. Since the flat cut is leaner, it's better to stick with this subprimal when corned beef is on your radar. The flat is also easier to carve into slices once the meat is cooked.
Because we prefer to smoke brisket instead of boiling it, we would suggest using the beef round for corned beef whenever possible. It's fine to use brisket in a pinch, but in our opinion, corned beef doesn't do this cut any special favors.
Is Corned Beef Unhealthy?
There's no question that corned beef is high in sodium. After all, it's soaked in a salt solution before it's cooked, so the dish is essentially pickled beef.
Earlier, we mentioned the use of sodium nitrite in brining solutions. Also called Prague powder, this substance will inhibit the growth of bacteria in meat products.
However, sodium nitrite (or sodium nitrate) may cause damage to the blood vessels when consumed in large enough quantities. This can lead to hardening of the arteries, which contributes to heart disease in the long run.
That said, sodium nitrite is found in plenty of vegetables as well. Most people don't consume enough cured meats for the ingredient to make a significant dent in their health.
The key is to consume cured meats like corned beef in moderation. It shouldn't be a regular part of your diet, but indulging in a corned beef sandwich or plate of hash every month or two won't do any harm on its own.
Which Type Of Corned Beef is Better For Sandwiches?
That depends on the texture you prefer. Brisket is higher in fat overall, so the finished product will be moister than if you'd used beef round. A lot of the fat will render out into the cooking liquid, but you're still bound to notice a difference.
Corned beef round will be leaner, so it's a nice choice if you're making cold sandwiches. The meat should still have plenty of flavor, and its lower moisture content will keep the bread from turning soggy.
Either way, be sure to slice the corned beef against the grain. This is true whether you're making sandwiches or eating the meat as the centerpiece of a boiled dinner. Meat that's carved with the grain will be tough and difficult to chew.
While the round is the traditional cut for corned beef, brisket is a popular alternative. Try to use only the flat if you want to carve the meat into slices, and trim the fat cap before cooking so that only 1/4 inch remains.
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MS has brought tears of sorrow twice.
The first was after diagnosis September 8, 1995, and then once again September 6, 2007 when I was taken from my family.
... my MS diagnosis is now 21 Years in the past.
Since 2013, I have been busy working on improving my environment and memory. I have managed to return to IT pursuits ... though doing so has taken me over 4 Years.
My first employment after High School graduation was for a carpenter building grainery bins. The roof needed 1" nails. I preferred the floor as it required 4" spiral nails.
I would hammer those nails using my right arm for 8 hours each day ... two blows is all that was needed. All night long my hand would pulse in swollen agony. The next day, as soon as I started nailing, the joy would wash over the previous nights discomfort with my arm fully recovered and getting stronger.
This may be why I still have use of this limb.
From my first work, I was hired in a Sask Pool Grainery Elevator.
After having received a truckload of ergot riddled grain, I was sent to the annex to sweep the grain dust down into a bin. That dust was well over my hip. After this, I borrowed a work mate's car for a short while. Backing out, I hit a concrete barrier and my neck was whip lashed.
Shortly afterwards I was in the hospital with phenomena.
Reflecting on grade school track laps I recall, I could not run a single lap ... very exhausting.
I mentioned how difficult it was after diagnosis to even look at the more advanced people. And how nobody leaves this life without a challenge.
What makes you think you have the right ?
Several months ago, I watched a Youtube video from Mark Passio's site WhatOnEarthIsHappening.com. Mark was articulating a conversation he had detailing his learned understanding. Once finished, his listener asked him what he was doing with what he had come to understand.
Mark replied that he was waiting to have all the pieces. His listener responded, "What makes you think you have the right to withhold the knowledge you have aquired ?".
I took this to heart as well.
I was admitted to RGH March 6, 2013 being discharged March 20, 2013. After this event, I quite watching TV, cleaned up my suite and refreshed most of the Math I have studied from library texts. I had never studied Calculus but was always curious. So after Trigonometry, I taught myself.
The struggle flipping those pages and needing to be able to work the exercises, led me to acquire a touchscreen tablet. Previously, I had known of these but had dismissed the idea... thinking it would be too difficult. I turned this around with 5 words "I am going to try."
This hospital visit was the catalyst of my return to sensibilities.
Leaving home for extended care I thought my work life was over. I now find however my work only beginning.
Leaving the Emergency Room I was moved to 3 North for a short while. While there, John the Hospital Pastor, came to visit. During one of our conversations, he mentioned my suffering.
I replied, "Funny ... I don't think of myself as suffering.".


A ruling by the District Court of Amsterdam has revealed how Pathé Netherlands lost over EUR €19.2 million (USD $21.6 million) earlier this year to a professional gang of conmen. The so-called "CEO-fraud" type scam is well known by internet security experts, but ended up costing the jobs of Pathé Nederland CEO & Managing Director Dertje Meijer and CFO & Financial Director Edwin Slutter. Both Meijer and Slutter took their case to the court, arguing that they too were victims. This was after Pathé suspended them and stated that it had "lost faith" in both. Pathé argued that both executives had ignored "red flags", but last week the court sided with Slutter, while Meijer's case is still ongoing.
The series of events leading to a loss of close to EUR €20 million began with an email that arrived at the inbox of Pathé Nederland CEO Dertje Meijer on Thursday the 8th of March this year. The email purported to be from the CEO of Pathé France, the parent company. It asked whether Meijer had been contacted by KPMG, with Meijer passing on the inquiry to Slutter. A second email then explained the reason. "We are currently working on a financial transaction, which concerns the acquisition of a foreign company in Dubai," the email said, before saying that this must remain strictly confidential and replies should only be made to the French CEO's "personal" email.
There are requests for a third and fourth tranche to be paid, this time for "communication and development". At this point Pathé Nederland has to tap into the "cash pool" of Pathé France, with money transferred to the Netherlands and then paid to the overseas account. The final payment was made on Tuesday 27 March. With it the Amsterdam office of Pathé had paid a total of €19,244,304, thinking that it was for the acquisition of a cinema operator in the Persian Gulf.
The final email reply they had was that the money would be repaid soon. But the fraudsters behind this scam of course never had any intention of paying back the millions of euro they had just stolen.
Questions about withdrawals from the "cash pool" come from the Pathé headquarters in Paris. What is going on? What did you use that money for? Emergency consultation took place by telephone. Then the penny drops: the fraudsters have led the Dutch up the [proverbial] garden path. A suspension follows. Later the French issue the dismissal of both Meijer and Slutter.
After this Meijer and Slutter take Pathé to court for unfair dismissal, while the cinema industry is abuzz with rumours and half-truths about what had happened and why both the CEO and CFO of Pathé Nederland had been suspended and ultimately let go. What was only becoming clear was that this was one of the largest known case of "CEO-fraud" of a publicly named company.
The "CEO scam" is also known as "CEO Impersonation Fraud," Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam, or "whaling" – so called because it goes after big targets, as opposed to standard "phishing" ("Hello Dear, I am the Widow of Nigerian General with $159m in a frozen account.") It impersonates a CEO or Senior executive and asks for a large money transfer in the guise of a secret deal. The "CEO scam" is well known amongst security experts. It rarely comes to light, however, because companies that become victims prefer not to reveal the details if possible.
The company, a global brand of healthcare products, remained anonymous. However, it emerged that a man impersonating a senior staff member phoned a financial controller in the firm's Scotland office and requested funds to be transferred to accounts in Hong Kong, China and Tunisia. The employee was so duped that the transaction occurred despite several phone calls and emails occurring.
There are several way of spotting and preventing "CEO fraud" but it is critical to remember that these are sophisticated scams by professional gangs devoting weeks or months of preparation. The email will not be caught by spam filters and uses clever social engineering.
The legal case being decided was not about the guilt or involvement of either CEO Meijer and CFO Slutter, but whether Pathé was right in how it went about handling it from a human resources and contractual perspective, since Meijer and Slutter were suspended and then had to leave once Pathé in France said that it had lost confidence in them.
It has not been shown that persons working at Pathé have been actively involved in the fraud. It has also not been demonstrated that these persons had knowledge of the fraud prior to or during the fraud. Pathé seems to have become the target of a professional gang of fraudsters, who through refined communication managed to win the trust of some Pathé employees, and in particular of Mrs. [name 3] and Mr [the applicant], respectively. The fraudster managed to persuade Pathé employees to transfer a considerable amount of money several times. In total, it amounts to more than € 19,200,000.
The Court decided that CFO Edwin Slutter should be paid his full monthly salary of EUR €13,503.09 (USD $15,170.48) up until the formal end of his contract on 1 December 2018. The lengthy ruling in Dutch is too long to be easily summarised here but can be read in full. Former CEO Dertje Meijer's case is still ongoing – although neither of them are named in the court document.
On 1 October Pathé Nederland got a new CEO, with Jacques Hoendervangers replacing Lauge Nielsen, who had stepped in on a temporary basis to replace Dertje Meijer.


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Lewis Packwood 22 June 2016 Opinions
I'm bored of 2D platformers
I was playing through Yoshi's Woolly World the other day, and about halfway through the second world I put the controller down and decided I'd probably never come back to it. There's nothing wrong with the game per se – and I love the way everything has been lovingly reworked in wool – but I just realised that I wasn't particularly enjoying myself. It felt like I was going through the motions.
In short, it felt like I'd seen everything in the game many, many times before.
Love the wool. Not that bothered about the game.
Woolly World came in for a bit of criticism at its release for failing to offer much innovation over its various prequels, so you could argue that it's just not a particularly original game. But then again, I felt the same way after playing, and quickly abandoning, Yoshi's Island on the DS. And I barely made any headway into Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D before I gave it the old heave ho, bored to tears. Most damningly of all, I've barely played New Super Mario Bros. U since I bought it at the launch of the Wii U some three years ago. I've played the game with friends, who seemed to love it, but I've been unable to work up much enthusiasm for playing it solo. And we're talking about a game that's supposedly one of the best in the 2D platforming genre.
Basically, I've come to realise that I just don't like 2D platformers that much – a realisation that actually came as a bit of a surprise, since some of my first and fondest gaming memories are playing through the first three Super Mario Bros. games with my sister. I spent hours happily exploring each level of those games, so there was clearly a time when I loved 2D platformers. Nowadays though? Meh.
I think my apathy is partly due to the fact that the mechanics of these games have barely changed in the 30-odd years I've been playing them. It's still the same old mix of moving platforms, spikes, slippy-slidey ice worlds and head jumping. I suppose you could argue that there are plenty of games whose mechanics have barely changed (beat 'em ups, for one) but that still remain relevant; however, with 2D platformers I feel like I'm playing the same game again and again and again, just with a different skin each time.
You know that feeling you get when everyone else loves something and you just can't see the appeal?
Thanks to the resurgent indie scene and smart phone proliferation, gaming is awash with 2D platformers at the moment, but I don't think you can blame this glut of games for the staleness of the genre – its corpse was going off long before the indies resurrected it. I'm as surprised as anyone by how 2D platforming has undergone such a resurgence – once Super Mario 64 came out, I, like everyone else, saw the writing was on the wall for 2D platforming. But against all odds, it has clung onto life. Yet even back in the nineties, it was starting to feel like all of the decent ideas for platformers had been used up. There are only so many ways to skin a cat, after all.
I can already feel the readership of AMAP swelling to launch an impassioned defence of 2D platformers, and I'll certainly concede that there are a few gems among the tiresome 2D fool's gold. For example, I recently played Never Alone, which is a platformer based around the Inupiaq culture of Northern Alaska, and I was captivated by it. The mix of gaming and cultural insights felt refreshing, and the artwork was beautiful, plus I liked the way that you were required to switch with your fox companion to solve puzzles. The setting, too, was brilliantly original. But then I realised that I liked it despite it being a 2D platformer. It was a wonderfully inventive idea wrapped around the decaying skeleton of decades-old game mechanics.
It feels a bit sad to realise that a genre I grew up with just doesn't hold any excitement for me any more. But on the other hand, it's almost a relief to let go. 2D platformers are a bit like an old friend from school who still wants to hang out every once in a while, even though you now have nothing in common. I feel like I've just plucked up the courage to delete them from my Facebook friends list.
Never Alone is a wonderful game – just a shame about all the platforms.
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Sir Gaulian on 22 June 2016 at 2:24 pm
Interesting, although my experience is quite different. I find I play 2D platform games for two reasons : the first is to relax; and the second is where there is some unique feature that intrigues me. A couple of my favourite games from the last few years have been platformers – namely Rayman Legends and Giana Sisters.
For example, I find the Kirby games to be absolutely fantastic for relaxation, mainly because I seldom find them challenging. The main draw for me is just how endearing the games are – even if they lack in 'challenge' or 'originality' however defined.
An example of the second is most certainly where there's something that engages me gameplay wise. Outland for example was a brilliant game that mixed the genre up in a way that really grabbed me (even in the face of supreme difficulty at times).
That said, I can see how 'vanilla' platform games rest a little bit too much on the tried and true "run, jump, bop on the head" design leave a lot to be desired. So I'm in qualified agreement!
lewispackwood on 22 June 2016 at 8:19 pm
Outland is an interesting example – I agree that the clever colour-switching gameplay and the stark visuals were what dragged me in, but I still remember getting that 'seen it all before' feeling when I was triggering moving platforms and the like. Even so, the original touches managed to elevate it above the ordinary and make it worth playing.
I disagree about the games' endearingness though – Woolly World is a good example of a game that looked wonderful but that failed to engage me. And I've found every Kirby game I've played to be deathly dull, although I know that a huge number of people absolutely love them.
I think perhaps that as I get older I'm tending to focus more on genres that I really love, like turn-based shooters/RPGS, and on games that seem to be totally unique or are pushing boundaries in different ways. When I start playing 2D platformers, however, I can't help feeling I've done it all before…
Sir Gaulian on 23 June 2016 at 10:29 am
But for the most part I actually do agree with you – with the exception of disagreeing on Kirby! It's certainly not my favourite genre, and like you I'd rather play a good strategy game, but I do enjoy those that bring something a bit different to the table. For example, I'd much rather play Prince of Persia or Another World than Mario or Mega Man.
Interesting that you mention two French games there, and Matt brings up Rayman below – maybe it's France FTW?
Matt on 22 June 2016 at 9:30 pm
Oh well, that's a shame.
I never saw 3-D platformers like Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie as an evolution of 2-D platformers. The two kinds of games are so different they actually feel like different genres altogether, so I was super happy when 2-D platformers made a return. Better yet, that return was marked by a bunch of incredible gems: Rayman Origins and Legends, the two DKCR games, New Super Mario Bros Wii and its Wii U counterpart, Woolly World (which I think is absolutely awesome and whose reviews make me utterly confused) and many others.
Too bad they just don't do it for you.
lewispackwood on 22 June 2016 at 11:24 pm
I'm glad you've been enjoying the 2D revival! I'm a little surprised I haven't been enjoying it so much, considering I used to play games like Duck Tales for weeks at a time. In some ways I feel like I'm missing out!
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Download as PDF 34064 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 13, 2006 / Notices Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules concerning public property, loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared. Dated: June 7, 2006. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–9205 Filed 6–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [I.D. 051806G] Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries Service File No. 31–1741; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No. MA081663 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Interior. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for amendment. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460 (Dr. Howard C. Rosenbaum, Principal Investigator) has requested an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 31–1741/MA081663. DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before July 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: The application request and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (800) 358– 2104; fax (703) 358–2281; and Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:28 Jun 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax (301) 427–2521. Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this application should be mailed to the Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (703) 358–2281, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is managementauthority@fws.gov; include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: File No. 31–1741/MA081663. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Farris, Division of Management Authority, US Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358–2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit amendment is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR parts 18). The WCS Conservation Genetics Program, a collaboration between WCS and the American Museum of Natural History, maintains one of the largest collections of marine mammal tissues and specimens in the world. WCS wishes to amend their current permit to obtain, import and export/re-export specimens and materials from polar bears (Ursus maritimus), including shed hair, feces, and DNA and tissue samples from the wild, tissue banks, and collaborators. Such tissues would be obtained by co-investigators or other named individuals and institutions working under their own permits. Export of specimens or tissues, irrespective of their source, would be made on temporary loan basis only to bona fide institutions for the sole purpose of exhibit or scientific research. The permit would be amended for the remainder of the 5–year period of the currently authorized permit. 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Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to authorize FEX to incidentally take, by harassment, small numbers of bowhead whales, beluga whales, ringed seals, bearded seals, and spotted seals in the above mentioned area between approximately July 1 and November 30, 2006. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than July 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments on the application should be addressed to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3225, or by telephoning the E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1
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Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries
Service File No. 31-1741; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No.
MA081663
AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), Interior.
ACTION:  Notice; receipt of application for amendment.
SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that the Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS), 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460 (Dr. Howard C. Rosenbaum,
Principal Investigator) has requested an amendment to scientific
research Permit No. 31-1741/MA081663.
DATES:  Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before
ADDRESSES: The application request and related documents are available
for review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (800)
358-2104; fax (703) 358-2281; and
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 427-2521.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be mailed to the Chief, Branch of Permits, Division
of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203. Those individuals
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (703) 358-2281,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is managementauthority@fws.gov; include in
the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document
identifier: File No. 31-1741/MA081663.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Farris, Division of Management
Authority, US Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit amendment is requested
under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing
the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR parts 18).
The WCS Conservation Genetics Program, a collaboration between WCS
and the American Museum of Natural History, maintains one of the
largest collections of marine mammal tissues and specimens in the
world. WCS wishes to amend their current permit to obtain, import and
export/re-export specimens and materials from polar bears (Ursus
maritimus), including shed hair, feces, and DNA and tissue samples from
the wild, tissue banks, and collaborators. Such tissues would be
obtained by co-investigators or other named individuals and
institutions working under their own permits. Export of specimens or
tissues, irrespective of their source, would be made on temporary loan
basis only to bona fide institutions for the sole purpose of exhibit or
scientific research. The permit would be amended for the remainder of
the 5-year period of the currently authorized permit.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement
to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, FWS is forwarding copies of this application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: June 7, 2006.
Charlie R. Chandler,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-9208 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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Brockton Rox lose in game decided by home run derby
Jim Fenton The Enterprise @JFenton_ent
After playing the Worcester Bravehearts to a 6-6 tie through 10 innings, the Rox were credited with a loss when Paul Coumoulos hit 15 home runs to five by Brockton.
BROCKTON – They opened July by coasting to a 17-6 victory over the Pittsfield Suns, improving to 16-11.
The Brockton Rox were in the midst of a successful stretch as the second full month of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League began a little over a week ago.
But since that victory, the Rox have struggled, losing five of the last six games and are barely above the .500 mark at 17-16 in fifth place.
The latest setback came on Tuesday at Campanelli Stadium where the Rox and Worcester Bravehearts were tied, 6-6, through 10 innings before the Bravehearts received the victory by winning a home run derby that followed.
The Rox rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, only to allow an unearned run in the top of the ninth innings.
The FCBL decides games tied after 10 innings with a home run derby, and Worcester's Paul Coumoulos of St. Leo University hit 15 of them while two Rox hitters combined for five.
"It's tough,'' said Rox coach Andy Theriault. "We're definitely in the dog days of summer, for sure. It's just a matter of trusting your process and to continue to try to do things the right way. You know that eventually you're going to get some breaks.
"I thought today we put some good swings on the ball, hit some line drives right at guys. Credit to (the Bravehearts). They weren't always barrel baseballs they hit, but they got the hits with runners in scoring position. We're just going to continue to grind and know that we'll catch a break here and there and just keep playing the right way.''
The Rox had played in Lynn on Monday night, losing to the North Shore Navigators, 15-5. They returned to Brockton about 11:30 p.m. and faced the Bravehearts at 10:30 a.m.
Because of the quick turnaround, Theriault had an almost completely different lineup face Worcester in the morning.
"It's difficult, but part of the process is finding the energy,'' said Theriault. "We did a good job. We rested some guys last night. We had almost an entirely different starting lineup this morning, so we left some guys behind last night.
"It's just one of those things. It's hard. Worcester had the day off (Monday), so they're in bed nice and early and we got home at 11:30 last night. But you can't make excuses. You have to come out and find a way to win a baseball game. We had to be sharper defensively and if we did that we could have won that game.''
The Rox were behind, 2-1, entering the bottom of the sixth inning, their lone run coming when leadoff hitter Eddy Hart, a second baseman from Middleboro, hit his first homer of the summer over the fence in right field.
Then, with two outs in the sixth, the Rox went ahead, 3-2, on back-to-back homers by Andrew Marra of Georgetown University and Nick Shumski of Merrimack College. Marra's homer went about 400 feet to center field while Shumski's blast was down the line in left.
The Bravehearts (18-15, third place) scored three runs in the top of the eighth for a 5-3 lead with Joseph Pesce of NYIT and P.J. Barry of St. Leo getting RBI singles while Nicholas Martin of Westfield State scored when Tyler Becker of Adelphi was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
But the Rox came right back in the bottom of the eighth to go up, 6-5. Anthony Calarco of Northwestern University and Marra drew walks and Shumski bunted for a hit to load the bases.
Quinn Krais of Wheaton College tied the game with a two-run double to left-center and Hart (2-for-4, two walks) brought in the lead run with a groundout.
The Bravehearts forced extra innings by scoring in the ninth as Mack Cheli of Chapman University reached on an infield error, went to second on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a double by Pesce.
"That was tough,'' said Theriault, whose team plays Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Worcester. "You hate to see that. We make a play in the infield and we get out of it. You have to find a way to win a game there.
"Defense has hurt us. We made nine errors in the last two games. It's hard to get on your pitchers when you're not making plays behind them. The hitting hasn't been bad. It's just been the lack of the timely hit.
"If we get a hit here or there in that game with runners in scoring position, we probably have 11 runs instead of six. A big hit here and there and you feel a lot better about yourself.''
The Rox, who return home Friday night to play the Westfield Starfires and have a doubleheader Saturday against the Bravehearts, have 23 games remaining, plenty of time to get back on track.
"We're just going to continue to play hard, play the right way,'' said Theriault. "You can't worry about wins or losses at this point in the summer. Obviously you want to win every game but if you start worrying about winning at all costs, you make decisions that could put you in jeopardy the rest of the summer.
"It's just more about trusting your process and knowing we have a good roster and things will break for us here eventually.''
Jim Fenton may be reached at jfenton@enterprisenews.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JFenton_ent.


The State of the City, a forum offering updates and insight into Arcata's progress as a city, will take place next week on Wednesday.
City manager Karen Diemer, Community Development director David Loya, and Gregg Foster, executive director of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission, will each give short presentations followed by a moderated question and answer session, according to Joellen Clark-Peterson, executive director of the Arcata Chamber of Commerce.
Clark-Peterson said this is the second year the event has been held, with 90 people RSVP'd. According to the event page, residents should RSVP by Monday if they wish to attend. Clark-Peterson said a light breakfast including food from Los Bagels would be served at the event.
The topics to be covered at the event will range from the status of the economy to the future of housing and and labor, she said.
Foster said that while he plans on giving a presentation, he is planning on a dynamic approach that will interact with what the other speakers touch on.
A common question Foster gets is whether a recession is headed our way. Foster said a recession is, in fact, headed our way, because a recession is always coming at one point or another — but so is a recovery.
Another major issue Foster plans to touch on is the data on Arcata's labor force, which appears to need some attention, he said. The labor force has dropped since 2012, Foster said, and the forum will offer a place to discuss how the city can address how it can increase labor force participation.
"A community with a shrinking labor force is not a sign of health," he said.
For those who plan on attending, Foster encourages people to come ready to not only absorb information, but also to prepare to engage with the information they're presented with.
"It's what we do with this data and how we apply it moving forward that matters," he said.


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Q: Mail signature changes font size when sent to Gmail I have created a signature in Mac mail. However, every time I send an email to a gmail account it enlarges the font size. Has anybody else come across this? Is there a workaround?

A: Here are the steps to make this work, even tried them on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion GM / Mail.app 5.0

*

*Open Mail.app

*Create a signature

*Close Mail.app

*Open Terminal and in Leopard/Snow Leopard go to ~/Library/Mail.app/Signatures, in Lion it's in ~/Library/Mail.app/V2/MailData/Signatures/

*You'll find there a file with random digits such as: 4E725456-58C1-4FD7-8490-3048F994CC33.webarchive

*Open that file in Safari, use View Source or Inspect to get the HTML content

*Create a new file using your preferred editor, I used nano, and paste the html

*Look for 'font-size = medium' and change it to the size you want, i changed it to 12px to match my Tahoma 12px mail font

*(Optional) if you want to embed an image, call it using  to a remote, public location and remove all <object> </object>

*Save the file as .html

*Open that .html file in safari and save as .webarchive

*cp the .webarchive you created to the location of the original .webarchive file while keeping the correct name (replace it)

*Open Mail.app and check that the signature is the way you want it...

A: In Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 and Mail 6.x,

*

*Using Terminal, execute open ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Signatures/

*Your signature will be in a file named something like 4E725456-58C1-4FD7-8490-3048F994CC33.mailsignature

*Right-click on this file and select Open With... -> Other... and choose TextEdit

*Look for 'font-size = medium' and remove it to use the same font as your message, then save the file.

*Select the file in the Finder and select File -> Get Info, then check Locked to ensure the file doesn't get overwritten by Mail.

Thanks to Haytham for the original solution on older versions of OS X.

A: If your mail is composed in plain text and the font in the signature is smaller than the mail default font you will lose control of font sizes when sending.
Also try changing your message fonts and signature fonts to several other common fonts (Helvetica, Times New Roman) to eliminate a font substitution problem.
Feel free to add a comment or edit the question to add some more detail on whether all mail clients show the sizes wrong, just on the web, or just in a certain mail client.

A: Just a reminder for those who don't see this embedded in the other great answers:
Mail 6.2 (Mountain Lion), when it launches, rewrites the signatures. It appears, though, that if you:

*

*Quit Mail

*Make the changes outlined by emmby

*Lock the files via the Get Info pane in Finder

before launching Mail again, your changes will be preserved as Mail cannot rewrite the .mailsignature file
Now - if you run your mail on multiple systems and the signatures sync, you will need to do the edit and lock on each system. Fortunately the filenames seem to stay the same across systems, so I just make sure that Mail is not running anywhere, copy my cleansed files to the new system and lock the files before launching Mail again.

A: If you use non (web)standard font, receivers may watch mail with there own standard fonts.

A: @emmby's instructions did the job for me. However, I found that this still leads to weird signatures in mail clients like Outlook on Windows, since that renders my mail messages in Times New Roman by default, whereas my signature font is fixed in my Apple Mail signature to e.g. Helvetica.
Since I want my mail signature to look as if it's part of the e-mail itself (as if I typed it myself), I want the signature to adapt the font of the mail body. To achieve this, I removed all of the surrounding div's and body element. E.g. I changed this:
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
    charset=us-ascii
Message-Id: <09E9E5C6-8082-4339-A894-1ABA63E40BEB>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.0 \(1485\))

<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; ">

Kind regards,

=
Pascal

=

to this:
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
    charset=us-ascii
Message-Id: <09E9E5C6-8082-4339-A894-1ABA63E40BEB>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.0 \(1485\))

Kind regards,

Pascal

This works best for me across the mail clients I have checked so far.

A: I followed the instructions by emmby, 23 Sept.
Brilliant! The first instructions I found anywhere that actually work. I have been struggling with the Apple Mail complete lack of control of signature formatting.
I have sent my own Gmail address hundreds of mails, all of them arriving in a variety of abused formatting.
I replaced in a signature file all "font-size = medium" by "font-size = 13px", which is my default font-size. As a result, the mail as it appeared in Gmail is no longer in "Arial", but in "Lucida Sans", which is my actual chosen font. Also the line-spacing of the following part of the signature, which is in Times New Roman 11 pt, is now normal, instead of the line-spacing that it previously took over from the 13-pt or "medium" size.
I still have some experimenting to do, but at least this defies all comments in other threads that formatting of rich text emails is something that cannot be controlled, because it is (partly) managed by the receiving mail client.
I stick to my conclusion that Apple ignores this highly annoying lack of control of its mail programme.

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Top 50 Flattering Hairstyles for Round Faces
We all come to this world, looking different. We have different face shapes, types of figures, heights and weights. Every one of us, ladies, is blessed with unique beauty. If you do not fit into the questionable standards, imposed by mass media, that doesn't mean that you are less special and beautiful than the women you see in the magazines or on TV screen.
The most important thing is to feel and know that you are a beautiful woman. The right hairstyle will strengthen this feeling and your self-confidence. We want to show you how different you can look and feel yourself with a flattering hairstyle. Even if you have always loved your pretty feminine curves, you may re-discover your beauty once again and look at it from a new angle.
The right choice of a hairstyle can not only mask some facial imperfections in regards to its shape, it does change an impression of your image in whole. Any time you may distract attention from something in your looks, you are not very proud about, while switching it to your stronger points. Many women wish they had slimmer faces. You can easily achieve that effect with one of the hairstyles we offer below.
#36. Mighty Beach Waves
Any chubby face benefits immensely from asymmetric hairstyles with long side bangs like Melissa McCarthy's. These diagonal and vertical lines can do miracles, while the texture itself is fabulous and so enjoyable!
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About Places Records Transcribe Contact
Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes, 1798-1799
Historical Tax Rolls
From 1787 taxes were payable to a single consolidated fund. These were entered on a single schedule, which included houses and windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carriages, riding and carriage horses, horses used in husbandry and trade and mules, and dogs. The consolidated schedules survive for the year 5th April 1798 to 5th April 1799 only. County schedules for Nairnshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Ross-shire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, and Wigtownshire do not survive
Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes: volume 01
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Aberdeen (South district), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Aberdeen (North district)), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Argyll, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Ayr, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Banff, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Berwick, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the counties of Bute, Caithness, Clackmannan, Cromarty, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Dunbarton, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Dumfries, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Fife (Eastern district), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Fife (Western district), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Forfar, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Inverness (Eastern district), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Inverness (Western district), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the counties of Kincardine and Kinross, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Kirkcudbright, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Lanark, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in parish of St Cuthberts, in the county of Midlothian, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Midlothian (Inner and outer districts), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of Moray (Elgin and Forres), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the county of West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burgh of Aberdeen, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Annan, Anstruther Easter and Wester, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown and Crail, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Culross, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries and Dunbar, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Elgin, Forfar and Forres, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the city of Edinburgh, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the city of Glasgow, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Haddington, Inveraray, Inverkeithing, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilrenny, Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth and Pittenweem, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Queensferry, Rothesay, St Andrews, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Whithorn and Wigtown, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
This volume contains the names of tax payers in the burghs of Ayr, Cullen, Dingwall, Fortrose, Inverbervie, Inverness, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, New Galloway, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Sanquhar and Tain, from 5 April 1798 - 5 April 1799.
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We have a daughter. Her name is Hope. But I can't remember whether or not she likes blueberry-peach pie. So this isn't about her.
It is about expectation and anticipation and confidence. And uncertainty. And blueberry-peach pie.
Sunday was a very long day at work for me, which means that it was a hard day for several families. In the middle of the afternoon, Nancy texted me that she was making blueberry-peach pie.
I know Nancy's pies. They are consistently good. I know Nancy's texting. When she says she's making something, she is making something.
When I got the text about the pie, I knew without a doubt that when I got home, I would find pie. It didn't take away the hurt that I felt for families. It didn't remove any of the hours between the text and the taste. But it did give me a sense of expectation, if I chose to remember the pie and its maker.
That last part is important. As heavenly as the pie tastes, served by anyone else, eaten alone rather than together, something of deep significance would be lost.
And through the afternoon, as the workday got longer, there was no condemnation, only words of encouragement and identification.
And a reminder of pie together.
When I face temptations and accusations, both internal and external, I forget the with part. I find it easy to think that the orientation of Jesus swings from condemning us to commanding us. But what he says is that he's accompanying us.
As we anticipate the pie. On the counter. After work.
I'm sure those families were glad you and Jesus were with them.


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#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <time.h>

#include "hetpowidle.h"
#include "list.h"
#include "printer.h"

static void exec_dummy_app(ARGUMENTS *settings, MS_SYSTEM  *ms);
static void init_measuring_system(ARGUMENTS *settings, MS_SYSTEM  **ms, MS_LIST **m);
static void start_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  *ms);
static void stop_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  *ms);
static void fini_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  **ms, MS_LIST **m);
static void print(ARGUMENTS *settings, IDLE_POWER *ip_list, IDLE_POWER *ip_median);

void run(ARGUMENTS *settings) {
	MS_SYSTEM  *ms				= NULL;
	MS_LIST *m			= NULL;

	struct timespec time_sleep;
	time_sleep.tv_sec		= 20;
	time_sleep.tv_nsec		= 0;

	IDLE_POWER *ip_list		= NULL;
	IDLE_POWER *ip_median	= NULL;

	int i;
	for (i=0; i<MEASURE_IDLE_ITERATIONS; ++i) {
		init_measuring_system(settings, &ms, &m);

		fprintf(stderr, "||| 'hetpowidle': iteration %i of %i, run phase\n", i+1, MEASURE_IDLE_ITERATIONS);

		exec_dummy_app(settings, ms);
		append_list_create_element(&ip_list, settings, m);

		fini_measuring_system(&ms, &m);

		fprintf(stderr, "||| 'hetpowidle': iteration %i of %i, idle phase\n", i+1, MEASURE_IDLE_ITERATIONS);

		nanosleep(&time_sleep, NULL);
	}

	ip_median = get_median(&ip_list, settings);

	print(settings, ip_list, ip_median);

	delete_list(&ip_list);
}

static void init_measuring_system(ARGUMENTS *settings, MS_SYSTEM  **ms, MS_LIST **m) {
	// Initialize library and measuring system
	MS_VERSION version = { .major = MS_MAJOR_VERSION, .minor = MS_MINOR_VERSION, .revision = MS_REVISION_VERSION };
	*ms	= ms_init(&version, settings->cpu_gov, settings->cpu_freq_min, settings->cpu_freq_max, settings->gpu_freq, settings->timeout_setting, settings->skip_ms, settings->variant);

	// Allocate and initialize measurement structs
	*m	= ms_alloc_measurement(*ms);

	uint32_t active_measures = 0;

	// Set timer for measurement m
	if (settings->idle_measurements & MEASURE_IDLE_CPU) {
		ms_set_timer(*m, CPU   , settings->sample_rate_cpu /1000, (settings->sample_rate_cpu %1000) * 1000000, settings->check_for_exit_interrupts_cpu);
		active_measures |= CPU;
	}
	if (settings->idle_measurements & MEASURE_IDLE_GPU) {
		ms_set_timer(*m, GPU   , settings->sample_rate_gpu /1000, (settings->sample_rate_gpu %1000) * 1000000, settings->check_for_exit_interrupts_gpu);
		active_measures |= GPU;
	}
	if (settings->idle_measurements & MEASURE_IDLE_FPGA) {
		ms_set_timer(*m, FPGA  , settings->sample_rate_fpga/1000, (settings->sample_rate_fpga%1000) * 1000000, settings->check_for_exit_interrupts_fpga);
		active_measures |= FPGA;
	}
	if (settings->idle_measurements & MEASURE_IDLE_MIC) {
		ms_set_timer(*m, MIC   , settings->sample_rate_mic /1000, (settings->sample_rate_mic %1000) * 1000000, settings->check_for_exit_interrupts_mic);
		active_measures |= MIC;
	}
	if (settings->idle_measurements & MEASURE_IDLE_SYS) {
		ms_set_timer(*m, SYSTEM, settings->sample_rate_sys /1000, (settings->sample_rate_sys %1000) * 1000000, settings->check_for_exit_interrupts_sys);
		active_measures |= SYSTEM;
	}

	ms_init_measurement(*ms, *m, active_measures);
}

static void start_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  *ms) {
	// Start measuring system
	ms_start_measurement(ms);
}

static void stop_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  *ms) {
	// Stop all measuring procedures
	ms_stop_measurement(ms);

	// Join measurement threads and remove thread objects
	ms_join_measurement(ms);
	ms_fini_measurement(ms);
}

static void fini_measuring_system(MS_SYSTEM  **ms, MS_LIST **m) {
	// Cleanup the environment before exiting the program
	ms_free_measurement(*m);
	ms_fini(*ms);

	*ms	= NULL;
	*m	= NULL;
}

static void exec_dummy_app(ARGUMENTS *settings, MS_SYSTEM  *ms) {
	start_measuring_system(ms);
	fprintf(stderr, ">>> 'hetpowidle': measuring system initialized.\n");

	struct timespec time_sleep;
	time_sleep.tv_sec	= 10;
	time_sleep.tv_nsec	= 0;

	nanosleep(&time_sleep, NULL);

	stop_measuring_system(ms);
	fprintf(stderr, "<<< 'hetpowidle': measuring system stopped.\n");
}

static void print(ARGUMENTS *settings, IDLE_POWER *ip_list, IDLE_POWER *ip_median) {
	fprintf(stderr, "||| 'hetpowidle': writing json file '%s'...", settings->jsonfile);
	fflush(stderr);

	FILE *file = fopen(settings->jsonfile, "w");
	if (NULL == file) {
		LOG_ERROR("Cannot open json file.");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	print_json(file, settings, ip_list, ip_median);

	fclose(file);

	fprintf(stderr, " done!\n");
	fflush(stderr);
}

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To the guys who may still have a sport with a downward facing TS casereed, how do you route the fuel lines? The way mine sit, they rub on the deck and it actually rubbed a hole in one line. Anyone have any ideas on how to route them differently?
Maybe use braided vinyl cover? Like the stuff computer cables come with.
I figured out a different route. Made the in line longer and ran it over the top of the carb and attached it to part of the carb with a zip tie.


CARACAS – Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez would be unable to recall him if a referendum is convened by the National Electoral Council, a new poll has revealed.
The poll, conducted in early April by Alfredo Keller y Asociados, indicates that in case the electoral authorities determine that the opposition managed to collect enough signatures to demand the president's recall, and the referendum is held, they will not have enough votes to recall him.
The pollsters used a sample of 1,200 people, with a margin of error of 2.7 percent, determining that 35 percent support the Chavez government, 31 percent oppose it, and 34 percent remain neutral.
"If there is a referendum, the opposition will not be able to revoke Chavez," said Alfredo Keller at a press conference with foreign journalists in Caracas.
Keller gives special emphasis to a sector of the voting population who would abstain if a referendum is held, particularly if no viable alternative to Chavez is found.
While other recent polls have given Chavez between 41 percent and 50 percent of popular support, the neutral or "ni-ni" (neither one nor the other) sector presents an upward trend. The Datanalisis polling firm puts the neutral ones at 38.7 percent.
The pollster sees two possible scenarios: one in which the referendum is held, which would be won by Chavez, and the other in which there is no referendum. Both are negative for the opposition.
According to Keller, Chavez "sees the forest" and has a long-term strategy, while the opposition only "sees the trees," and remain fixated only on ousting the President.
As it is customary when certain information benefits the government, the local commercial media, which is openly opposed to the government, largely ignored the Keller poll. Keller is perceived by many to be a pro-opposition polling firm.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council is calling those who signed last December to demand recall referenda on several elected officials, and whose signatures present irregularities, to come forward and confirm their intention to request the recall. This process is known as "repair" of the signatures, and it was implemented under a polarized political atmosphere in order to avoid discarding potentially valid signatures that could decide whether the recall referenda should be held.
The process of repair of the signatures is scheduled for May 27-31. However, an internal battle within the Supreme Tribunal for Justice (Venezuela's Supreme Court) threatens to delay the process. Likewise, several political parties of the opposition have not made a decision on their participation in the repair process, arguing that all those suspect signatures should be accepted and the recall convened immediately.
Recall referenda are a new constitutional right Venezuelans won thanks to the new Constitution drafted by an elected Constituent Assembly during Hugo Chavez's first year in office. The referendum was an idea proposed by Chavez to the Assembly, and it was supported by the majority.
– Reprinted with permission from www.venezuelanalysis.com.


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Iowa Supreme Court Breathes New Life into 5-Year-Old Drowning Case
A city faces a civil wrongful death lawsuit if plantiffs can prove a crime occurred
By Nate Traylor
Pella Aquatic Center
Could violating state pool regulations constitute a criminal offense? Iowa Supreme Court justices recently ruled that it can.
The late-June ruling clears the way for the families of two boys who drowned in a municipal pool to pursue a civil wrongful death case against the city of Pella, which had, until this point, been statutorily immune to any legal claims resulting from swimming pool accidents.
The court's decision stems from a tragedy that occurred on July 14, 2010, when a lifeguard discovered Nehmson Sanon, 15, and Gael Chrispin, 14, lifeless at the bottom of a pool at the Pella Aquatic Center. The boys drowned during an after-hours summer camp event organized by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, according to a court document.
Pool operators did not turn on the underwater lights during the nighttime event, which attracted around 175 campers. The overhead lights on the site failed to meet state code, a court document states.
The two boys disappeared into dark, murky water after going down a water slide. No one — not the lifeguards, counselors or campers — noticed that Sanon and Chrispin were missing until long after the pool was cleared.
It turns out that at least one city official personally considered the Pella Aquatic Center unsuitable for nighttime use before the incident occurred. Less than two years after opening to the public in July 2004, the city discovered numerous defects with the electrical system and filed a lawsuit against the contractor, Central Electrical Co. The case dragged on for years. During that time, the city's aquatics manager, Jan Bensink, and community services director, Kevin Vos, determined that the underwater lights should no longer be used.
In preparation for the trial against CEC, the city retained experts to testify about the pool's lighting conditions. One of them, an architectural engineer named Michael Fisher, prepared a report for the city dated March 3, 2009 — 16 months before the deaths of Sanon and Chrispin — stating that overhead lights alone were not sufficient.
Coincidently, the city's lawsuit against CEC was tried on July 14, 2010, the day Sanon and Chrispin died. Two days prior, Vos, who was in charge of the pool at the time, testified that he would not allow his own children to swim in the pool at night.
Murky water also contributed to poor visibility in the pool. "On the evening of the FCA pool party, the water became so cloudy, such that -- at some point -- the main drain at the bottom of the deep end of the pool was not visible from the pool deck," a court document states.
Despite these facts, the plaintiffs did not have a slam-dunk case against the city. Sanon's parents, Roselene and Nemi Sanon, and Paulette Cezil Pogue, mother of Chrispin, ran into an unusual legal roadblock: A district court judge dismissed the case based on Iowa code, section 670.4, which provides city-owned swimming pools immunity from liability.
There is an exception, however: If an act or omission on the part of a city official or employee constitutes a criminal offense, the plaintiffs then could pursue a case.
That's how the Iowa Supreme Court got involved. Ultimately, the justices ruled there were enough facts that a jury could reasonably find the city responsible for the boys' deaths.
This was not a decision or comment on the city's liability. Instead, the justices ruled whether the case as presented so far met a certain standard of viability and could move forward. And, to be clear, no criminal charges are being pressed against the city.
"It's just peculiar language that we have in our immunity statute that says we basically have to prove that there was — in order to get around the immunity — an act or omission that constituted a criminal offense," said Thomas Duff, the plaintiffs' attorney.
In this case, the criminal offense could be involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor. The next step is to try to prove in district court that Sanon and Chrispin drowned as a result of the city's negligence. However, Duff hopes to settle the case before it goes to trial.
"It's been painfully slow," he said. "That's why we're trying to resolve this."
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes also is listed as a defendant. According to court documents, parents were supposed to sign waivers indicating whether their children could swim. The parents had indicated that Sanon and Chrispin could not. However, counselors forgot to bring the waivers with them the night they all went swimming.
The city of Pella did not return a call for comment.
Nate Traylor
Nate Traylor joined Hanley Wood in 2013 as a senior editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. He's written about Elvis Presley's pool, underwater hockey and how skateboarders may be the pool industry's last best hope. He lives in Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter @n8traylor.
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Ever since Ale got her brand new pair of pediped shoes, her 2 older brothers had been casting envious glances at her feet every now and then. No, they weren't wishing for an exact pair of Sadie Brown Mary Jane but rather, a pediped shoe to call their own... especially since Ash's feet had their first taste of pediped when he was a toddler.
Well, someone must have heard their prayers because looked what arrived in the mail.
Ash received the Saturn Sneaker (Silver/Black/Lime) from pediped's Flex range and he totally fell in love with the colour combination immediately.
For me though, I preferred what laid within the shoes, or soles to be precise. You can read more about pediped's innovative Flex system HERE but what I really love about its shoes is this - each pair of Flex shoes comes with additional insoles that can be inserted for a snug fit and then removed for room as the child's feet grow. This allows parents to adjust the fit of shoes to prolong wear, and save more money!
A pair of Delmar Blue Sandal - also from the Flex range - was what welcomed Ayd. Bet you can't tell that it came in his favourite colour.
The sandal is unlike the usual sandals, as it comes a scruff-resistant closed toe guard which is great news for active children it will help to protect their little toes. The top part of the shoes has a combination of textile and mesh lining which makes the sandals airy and roomy.
And the first thing that the boys remarked when they put on the shoes? That the shoes felt remarkably lightweight! And it is a good thing too, since the last thing I would want is for them to be dragging two blocks of bricks when we are outdoors.
And speaking of outdoors, it is common knowledge that how dirty shoes are synonymous with children so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that both pair of shoes are machine washable! So this is it - looks like the shoes are all set to take on all the abuse the boys can dish out.
Oh, and add Ale to the mix as well!
For more information and to view the new range of Fall/Winter 2013 line of pediped shoes, visit www.pediped.com.sg.


I'm a creative person I think. I mean for the last 8 years I've made my living writing songs and writing fitness programs – makes for a pretty creative person doncha think? 🙂 So, I wanted to make these muffins tonight and I got creative. I have a client that is completely gluten free, so again, I found this awesome recipe on the Love and Lemons blog (that I'm obsessed with) and tweaked it to make it completely gluten free, a little lighter, and well, to be honest I didn't have the ingredients to make their coconut whip, so I made dip instead! I actually don't think it's needed at all, but it's a fun aspect of the dish to add if you like to play with your food. These have no butter, no oil and all gluten free flour!!!! LOVE!!
Pour wet ingredients into the dry and gently fold together. Don't over mix.
Scoop batter into the greased muffin tin – approx 1/3 cup batter per muffin.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, use a toothpick to check for doneness. Don't over bake.
Make the coconut whip by carefully opening the coconut milk can and scooping off the thick solidified part on the top. Don't move or shake the can too much, it's important that the solid and liquid parts stay separate. (save the liquid part for another use). Whisk the solid part vigorously by hand (or in a mixer). Add maple syrup or powdered sugar to make it as sweet as you like. Spoon a dollop on each muffin and sprinkle with a dusting of cinnamon.
**I didn't have time to let my coconut milk sit overnight AND I only had a can of light coconut milk, so I threw it in the fridge for a couple of hours, got it out and mixed some maple syrup in and served it as a dip. It's still very liquidy but it makes for a fun condiment. I also topped mine with some roasted coconut! YUM!


Enjoy terrific mountain scenery as you paddle the beautiful, clean, green water of the Skagit River. We journey eight miles encountering many small rapids along the way. After a hearty riverside lunch and riverside mocha bar, we encounter the famous Shovel Spur rapids, where the Skagit plunges through an S-turn with huge waves and holes. Bring the whole family to enjoy this special river adventure.
Meeting Place: We will meet at Goodell Creek Campground in Newhalem, Washington. Newhalem is 60 miles east of Burlington on Washington Highway 20 (the North Cascades Highway). From Seattle, take I-5 north 66 miles to exit 230, Wa 20 (Anacortes, Burlington). Head east, passing through Rockport and Marblemount. Look for the signs for Goodell Creek Campground 15 miles northeast of Marblemount. The drive from Seattle takes 3 hours.
Meeting Time: We will meet at ________. Please be dressed and ready to go at this time.
Camping: Good camping is available at the meeting place, Goodell Creek Campground and at nearby Newhalem Creek Campground. In Rockport, Steelhead County Park and Rockport State Park offer camping and RV hookups.
Season and Water Source: Dam releases give us good flows on the Skagit all year. August is a great time to enjoy the Skagit.
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Item: K70-65124 - Type: Cross Stitch Kits.
"A dog's love never fails". Dog owners know exactly how true this statement is! A Dog's Love in counted cross stitch by Dimensions can be personalized with your pet's name. Finished size: 7" x 5" (17 x 12 cm). Designed by Jennifer Pugh. This counted cross stitch kit contains: Presorted cotton thread, 14 count natural Aida, Needle, Easy instructions.
I was excited to get this kit. I am a new stitcher so it was easy to follow and start. The floss was easy to use and start. Very much enjoyed this pattern!
This was a fun stitch. I was able to finish it quickly. It now looks great on my wall!