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North Korea blamed for WannaCry cyber attack that devastated the NHS
Published Friday, October 27, 2017
The UK government has blamed North Korea for the WannaCry cyber-attack that struck the National Health Service and other institutions around the world in May this year.
Home Office Minister Ben Wallace said that a foreign state was behind the ransomware attack and that it was "quite strongly" suspected to be North Korea.
"This attack, we believe quite strongly that it came from a foreign state," he said. "North Korea was the state that we believe was involved this worldwide attack."
He told BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme that "we can be as sure as possible" and "it is widely believed in the community and across a number of countries that North Korea had taken this role".
The attack hit the NHS hard, crippling computer systems around the country and increasing the chances of a serious patient-care incident.
An independent investigation conducted by the National Audit Office (NAO) concluded that the attack could have been prevented if "basic IT security" measures had been taken.
Wallace suggested it could have been motivated by an attempt by the economically isolated state to access foreign funds.
"North Korea has been potentially linked to other attacks about raising foreign currency," he said.
The head of the National Audit Office warned the health service and Department of Health to "get their act together" in the wake of the WannaCry crisis, or risk suffering a more sophisticated and damaging future attack.
The NAO's probe, released on Friday, found that almost 19,500 medical appointments, including 139 potential cancer referrals, were estimated to have been cancelled, with five hospitals having to divert ambulances away after being locked out of computers on 12 May.
The malware is believed to have infected machines at 81 Health Trusts across England - a third of the 236 total, plus computers at almost 600 GP surgeries, the NAO found.
All were running computer systems - the majority Windows 7 - that had not been updated to secure them against such attacks.
Wallace accepted that the attack could have been avoided if software had been properly updated.
"It's a salient lesson for us all that all of us, from individuals to governments to large organisations, have a role to play in maintaining the security of our networks," he said.
British systems came under attack on a weekly basis from organised criminals and "a number" of foreign countries which seek to collect intelligence or carry out a "state-sponsored criminal attack".
The UK had the ability to fight back online, he added, but "if you get into tit-for-tat there has to be serious consideration about the risk we will expose the UK systems to".
Mark James, security specialist at cyber security firm ESET, said: "The worrying bit in the (NAO) report is the statement that reads " NHS trusts had not acted on critical alerts from NHS Digital and a warning from the Department of Health and the Cabinet Office in 2014 to patch or migrate away from vulnerable older software." If you have someone of perceived authority giving you instructions on how to protect your systems, then why was it not acted on?
"We are not talking about mass upgrades or huge costly system changes here, these are patches that are not overly hard to instigate and ensure they are in place. We all know how much it will cost the NHS to replace all their computers and devices, with the latest operating systems and to be frank, it would cause a massive strain on an already underfunded authority – but I would assume the recommendations would take into account the costs involved and would meet current budget levels."
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Opinion: Gerrard and Rangers should cut their losses with Worrall and sign Ampadu
by Ben Goodwin share
Steven Gerrard was extremely critical of his defence after the dramatic defeat in Moscow, and a January loan move for Ethan Ampadu could atone for the worrying form of Joe Worrall.
Why sign another centre bacK?
Rangers looked solid at the back to start the season, as Connor Goldson and Nikola Katic began to form a brilliant partnership.
The defence has gone off the rails in recent weeks though, and a huge part of that has been the introduction of Worrall.
The Nottingham Forest loanee started well in Katic's place, but both he and Goldson have gotten progressively worse as the games wear on.
Gerrard absolutely crucified his defence after the 4-3 loss to Spartak Moscow, and the boss can upgrade on Worrall by moving for Ampadu.
The youngster is not getting a look-in at Chelsea, and reports claim the Blues are considering a January loan.
Is he good enough?
The 18-year-old's best asset is perhaps his versatility, something that will certainly appeal to Gerrard.
Ampadu is naturally a centre-back, but has also excelled as a defensive midfielder.
He joined Chelsea in the summer of 2017, and while he is yet to make a Premier League appearance for the Blues there are high hopes that he will become a star at Stamford Bridge.
The teenager already has five senior Wales caps to his name, and was absolutely phenomenal as a defensive midfielder when Ryan Giggs' side crushed Ireland 4-1 back in September.
He is supremely calm on the ball, something that can't be said for either Katic or Worrall, and is already showing the type of physicality and athleticism needed to be a top centre back.
The youngster has already proven he can play multiple positions at a high level for Wales, and pairing his technical skill with Goldson's strength and leadership could be match made in heaven.
So, Rangers fans, would you back a loan move for Ampadu? Are Katic and Worrall good enough? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below…


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Helmet Heads motorcycle riders wear furry, bright covers over their helmets when they go riding. (Scott Ferron)
Muppet-topped motorcyclists hit the road for sick kids
Helmet Heads Canada collecting donations during Victoria Christmas parades
Helmet Heads Canada, a group of motorcyclists who wear Muppet-like covers on top of their helmets, are asking for donations for hundreds of children and families at Victoria General Hospital. Helmet Heads organizer Scott Ferron said he was inspired to give back by his family's experience when he was admitted to the hospital as an infant.
The Helmet Heads will have about 50 motorcycles escorting Santa down Government Street starting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 30 during the Island Farms Santa's Light Parade, after which they'll collect donations in Centennial Square. On Dec. 1, the Helmet Heads ride again in the Sidney Sparkles Christmas Parade also starting at 5 p.m., and will collect donations at the end of the parade route.
Ferron said the donations will go to children and their families throughout various pediatrics areas of Victoria General Hospital. Donations will also go to Ledger House at Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health, and Jeneece Place (a temporary home away from home for children and families receiving care at VGH or Ledger House).
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Ferron said all donations must be new. For infants, they're asking for rattles, teething toys and toys that light up or play music. For preschoolers, they're asking for items such as doctor kits, Duplo blocks, sorting toys, books, small cars/trucks and colouring books. For school-aged kids Lego is always a winner, plus craft kits, art supplies, puzzles, nail polish, books, headphones and the like.
Ferron said he has "intimate knowledge" of what his mother, father and older sister went through while he was hospitalized as a six-month-old. "Many families endure so much hardship throughout their child's admittance at the hospital. We should help out to make sure they do not have to worry about food and toys while they are stuck in their recovery room for days and weeks," Ferron said.
Ferron is also asking for donations for parents. He said it can get expensive for parents to feed themselves or get a coffee while they wait in the hospital for their child. He said good donations for parents include stock for the kitchen (such as sugar, snacks and tea) or gift cards for Tim Hortons, Starbucks and other outlets.
Donation-gathering is something Ferron has been doing for two years now. This is his second Christmas drive, but he does not just donate to VGH at Christmas. Ferron collects donations year-round for the hospital, also making donations before Halloween as well as in May this year. "Now that I have a better understanding of what my family went through when I was young, I can do more than I was capable of then," Ferron said.
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Q: Boot from the CD/DVD I'm having trouble to boot from a CD/DVD in my new computer with a Windows8 installed.
I've changed the first boot device in BIOS with 'CD/DVD', but doesn't work. Every time I reboot, I don't see any option, and start the Windows authentication system. What could I do? I've tried with several CD and DVD without success.

A: For booting from non-EFI CD/DVD, you need to Disable Secure Boot and Enable Legacy Boot or Launch CSM in UEFI settings.

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Gloucestershire Live: Breaking news, traffic and travel for Tuesday, April 18
If it's happening in the county, you'll hear it here first
Updated 17:31, 18 APR 2017
Pick your horse for the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Welcome to the rolling news live blog - all the latest news and traffic, travel, sport and weather updates for Gloucestershire on Tuesday, April 18.
If it's happening in the county, you'll hear it here first.
If it's happening in the wider world and we think you'll be interested, this is where you will find it.
We will keep you up to date on all you need to know.
General Election 2017: Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper gives reaction 17:30
Largest rock school in UK to open in Cheltenham
The UK's largest rock school network is opening its doors in Pittville, Cheltenham this month.
The Rock Project, which teaches 7-18-year-olds how to play guitar, bass, drums and sing, is opening at Pittville School on April 24.
General Election 2017: Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper gives reaction
Conservative MP for the Forest Mark Harper
The Conservative MP for the Forest, Mark Harper, has said a General Election would bring a strong mandate for Theresa May as she enters negotiations with the European Union.
The Prime Minister stunned the country when she announced plans to call for a General Election Thursday, June 8.
Mr Harper said: "I support the Prime Minister's decision to call for an early general election. A strong mandate in an early election will strengthen our country's position in our upcoming negotiations with the EU.
"An election now will give the country stability and certainty for a full five years, not just up to the point at which we leave the European Union but beyond it too."


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Austin Man On His Father's Life, His Father's Death And The Lessons He Learned From Both
By Mike Lee • Mar 19, 2018
The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin in January, and we're bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Walter Hokanson was recently joined in the StoryCorps mobile booth by his wife, Katherine. He shared some memories of his father, Jim, and talked about the long process of coming to terms with his death.
Paralyzed Adventurer On Crazy Ideas, Mount Everest And Living On The Edge
The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin this January, and we're bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Gene Rodgers is an outdoor adventure enthusiast and self-described 'argonaut' who was paralyzed in an accident forty-five years ago at age seventeen. He was joined in the StoryCorps mobile booth by his longtime friend Dennis Borel, the Executive Director of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. Gene shared some memories of his life and adventures.
93-Year-Old Texan On The Depression, Her Father's Influence And Her Mother's Rebellious Spirit
By Mike Lee • Mar 5, 2018
Lucille Harrell recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with Joni Rogers, a longtime family friend. Joni asked Lucille, who is 93, to talk a little about growing up in Victoria, Texas during the Depression.
Married Authors On Writing, Inspiration And Not Making A Lot Of Money
The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin last month, and we're bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Timothy Hobbs and his wife Donna Walker-Nixon shared a conversation in the mobile booth while it was in Austin. They're both authors, but they typically don't read each other's work. While in the StoryCorps booth, they took the opportunity to talk a bit about their writing habits.
Husband And Wife On Adoption, Love And Finding A New Famliy
Chad Seales recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with his wife Emily. Adopted into a loving family as a baby, Chad had no interest in seeking out his birth parents for forty years. But recently, he made the decision to find out more about his biological family.
Best Friends On Lasting Connections, The Running Man And Living Your Truth
Lacey Saye and Caroline Kittelson have been best friends since meeting at school in the small town of Celeste, Texas, more than twenty-five years ago. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth to talk about their long history and their friendship, and while there, they discovered that they can still learn new things about each other.
Ex-Spouses On Co-Parenting, Chaos And Creating The Best Life For Their Daughter
Amelia Lewis recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with her ex-husband, Carlo Bligh. Though the two are no longer married, they remain friends and have dedicated themselves to co-parenting their young daughter, Carolina.
Mother And Daughter On Race, Love And Finding Your Perfect Match
Deborah White recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with her daughter Trinity, to share some advice and some reflections on love and marriage.
Native Texan On Family Memories, The Importance Of Voting And Grandpa Fred's Lasting Influence
The StoryCorps mobile booth is in Austin this January, and we're bringing you some of the stories that are being recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Margaret Koch and her good friend Rachel Santos-Ramirez work together at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. They sat down together in the StoryCorps mobile booth recently, where Margaret asked Rachel to share some family memories.
Longtime Friends On Work, Feminism And Raising Teenagers
Melinda Cantu and Coni Huntsman Stogner are longtime best friends and also co-vice presidents at the SAFE Alliance, which was created when SafePlace and the Austin Children's Shelter merged about a year ago. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth to talk about their work, their children, and what it means for them to be feminists in 2018.
Austin Family On Adoption, Love And Special Days
Husband and wife Scott Hamilton and Susan Diamond recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with their seven-year-old son, Teo, and remembered the first time they met him and how he became a part of their family.
Texas' First African-American Female Judge Remembers Her Life And Career
The StoryCorps mobile booth is in Austin this month, and we're bringing you some of the stories that are being recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Judge Harriet Murphy is a longtime advocate for civil rights and a member of the National Bar Association Hall of Fame; in 1973 she became the first African-American woman to be appointed to a judgeship in the State of Texas, and her memoirs, There All The Honor Lies, will be published later this year by the University of Texas Press. She recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with her friend Anita Dabney to share memories of her life and career.
Vietnam Veteran Shares Stories Of War And Healing With His Son
Colonel Dan Johnston recently sat down with his son Mike and shared some memories of his time in Vietnam and of finding peace and healing decades later.
Husband And Wife Share Memories And Hopes For Their Son
Justin and Rachel Clemens sat down together in the StoryCorps booth recently and remembered the birth of their son Baylor.
Mother Tells Son The Story Of Her Family's Escape from Vietnam
The StoryCorps mobile booth is in Austin this month, and we're bringing you some of the stories that are being recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air on Monday and Wednesday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here.
Tu Russo was born in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1964, during the Vietnam War. Her father worked in the justice system there, and when Saigon fell in 1975, like many government employees, he was sent to jail, where he would remain for many years. In 1979, Tu, her sisters, and her mother left Vietnam, hoping to reach America. She shared the story of their voyage with her son, Ethan Russo.
Grandfather Shares Memories Of Sandlots, Trout Sandwiches And 65 Years Of Marriage
Joe Shaffer, 85, recently sat down with his grandson, Jerry Smith. To Jerry, his grandparents are known as "Ayee" and BB. Ayee shared some memories and some advice.
A Husband and Wife Remember Their Struggle Against Deportation
Luis Cepeda recently sat down with his wife, Alejandra Lima, and talked about when Luis, then an undocumented immigrant, spent eight months in an ICE detention center.
KUT Brings Oral History Project, StoryCorps, to Austin in January
By Erin Geisler • Dec 12, 2017
StoryCorps MobileBooth to park in front of Bullock History Museum for four weeks to record the stories of local residents
AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 12, 2017 – StoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of everyday Americans, will record interviews in Austin from Jan. 5 to Feb. 2, 2018 as part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour. Having collected more than 65,000 interviews from Americans in all 50 states, StoryCorps has gathered one of the largest single collections of human voices ever recorded.
After Losing the Loves of Her Life, Jan Phillips Started Helping Others Overcome Grief
By KUT Staff • Dec 1, 2016
Courtesy of Hospice Austin
Jan Phillips, a grief counselor for Hospice Austin, being interviewed by Nancy McCranie.
This week we're partnering with Hospice Austin and StoryCorps to hear stories of loss – from people who have died and people who've lost someone close to them.
We hear from Jan Phillips, a grief therapist for Hospice Austin. Before coming to work for Hospice, Jan lost both her husband to cancer and her son to an accident.
She's interviewed here by her friend and colleague Nancy McCranie.
The Lucas Family on Holding On to Love, Not Pain or Panic, Amid Tragedy
This week, we're partnering with Hospice Austin and StoryCorps to hear the stories of people whose lives have been touched by hospice care. Today, we hear from Sara and Tom Lucas. They lost their son Will to cancer at age eight.
They spoke with Renee Bradford Garcia.
Logan Brewster on How Bringing Joy to Others Helped Him Find Strength
Hospice Austin volunteer Tracy Weston speaks with Logan Brewster
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
This week, we're partnering with Hospice Austin and StoryCorps to hear the stories of people affected by hospice care – the people who have been lost and those who have lost someone.
We begin today with 19-year-old Logan Brewster. He was in hospice care at the end of his battle with cancer. He spoke with Hospice Austin volunteer Tracey Weston shortly before his death.
Brooke and Clayton Hergert on Flying Halfway Around the World to Meet
By Mike Lee • Dec 27, 2015
StoryCorps was back in Austin in November, recording the stories of Central Texas veterans as part of their Military Voices Initiative.
Brooke and Clayton Hergert, who are both veterans, have been married almost eight years now and have two young sons. Their love story began in 2005, halfway across the world. While serving in Afghanistan, Clayton, a Special Operations Force member, was surprised to meet his new Army pilot, Captain Brooke Taylor.
Jeffrey Moe and Brandon Barrera on Understanding
Jeffrey Moe recently shared his story with his friend Brandon Barrera. Jeffrey enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002, serving as an Arabic linguist during deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Adam Wagner on Finding Strength in His Wife
Adam Wagner recently shared his story with StoryCorps facilitator Sylvie Lubow. Adam served in the U.S. Marines for 11 years, including several deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan starting in 2003. During and after his time in active duty, he has found strength in his wife Katie.
Jae Kwon on Getting Used to Military Life
Jae Kwon recently shared his story with StoryCorps facilitator Sylvie Lubow. Jae joined the navy after high school and became a hospital corpsman, a job better known to many as "medic." He was stationed to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, an infantry battalion, and was sent with them to Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.
Megan Trout and Audrey Hukari on Finding Your Calling
Audrey Hukari recently sat down in the StoryCorps mobile booth with her friend Megan Trout, who works as a hospice chaplain. While Megan loves her job and feels that she has found her calling in her life, she didn't enter the seminary planning to work with the dying.
Qusay Hussein and Lu Zeidan on Surviving
Lu Zeidan met her friend Qusay Hussein through her work with refugees at Interfaith Action of Central Texas, and they recently sat down together in the StoryCorps mobile booth. In 2006, when he was 17, Qusay was playing volleyball with three brothers and some friends in Mosul, Iraq, when a car bomb was detonated at the court. Dozens were hurt and 16 people were killed in the explosion. Qusay was severely injured, and later taken to a U.S. Army base for treatment. There, he was unconscious for twelve days, during which his family thought he was dead.
Esther Garza and Patrick Brickley on Finding Strength
Esther Garza and her fiance Patrick Brickley had a conversation recently in the StoryCorps mobile booth. They talked about topics including their family histories and the coincidences they've experienced over the years. They also talked about Esther's health. Nine years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer and is now classified as N.E.D., or No Evidence of Disease. In this section of their conversation, she shares a story of finding the strength she needed to deal with the disease.
Patrick and Marjorie Flanagan on Leaving New Orleans
Patrick and Marjorie Flanagan recently had a conversation in the StoryCorps mobile booth. Ten years ago, Marjorie was living in New Orleans and working as an art teacher at a public high school. After Hurricane Katrina, she relocated to Texas.


Do you need an electronic scale for reloading? No, handloaders got along just fine for years before electronic scales, and you can continue with a balance beam scale without reservations..
Should you have an electronic scale? I haven't used my balance beam scale since electronic reloading scales appeared many years ago. There are so many advantages with an electronic scale that I truly believe that every serious handloader should find the money to have one on his bench.
I usually weigh every charge when I am reloading any rifle cases. Because many hunting rifle loads use extruded powders and they do not meter through a powder measure with enough precision, I weigh every charge, particularly with near maximum loads. Even with ball powders if the load is near maximum, I weigh every charge. I set the powder measure to throw a charge about a grain under my target weight and use a powder trickler to bring the charge up to my desired weight. With a balance beam scale you must wait for the arm to settle down each time you touch the scale, whereas an electronic scale settles down much more quickly, which makes this chore much faster.
This feature is really a blessing when you're weighing bullets or cases. When sorting a lot of these, an electronic scale is many times faster than a mechanical scale. Also, there is a far lesser chance for a mistake with the digital readout of an electronic scale than there is with the additive system used in mechanical balance beam scales. With mechanical scales you must place the poises in specific notches along the balance beam and it's easy to misread and put it in the wrong notch. Then you must use another poise or threaded weight to further adjust the scale and add the two together. With a digital scale you simply read the number on the readout. The possibility for error is greatly reduced.
As with any scale, make sure the surface you place it on is dead level. Also shield it from any wind or air currents. While this is obvious when loading outdoors at the range, it can create problems inside as well if you are running a heater, fan or an air conditioner.
Always let your electronic scale warm up a little while before using it and follow the instructions for calibrating and check calibration often. RCBS makes a handy check kit of calibration weights that is useful for any scale.
In today's world, electronics have made life much easier, and reloading is no exception. Try an electronic scale. I'll bet you'll never even look at your old balance beam scale again.
Click to our reloading department of our online store to check out the selection of electronic scales and other reloading equipment available at special member prices.


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Man of the Century: Pro Football Hall of Fame Honors Paul Tagliabue
Veterans and Military at Georgetown
Georgetown honors its veteran and military-connected community by celebrating their stories and focusing on service and research related to their well-being.
National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna
Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, a 1991 Georgetown graduate and NPR health correspondent, takes on the role of National Press Club president.
Former President of Columbia Talks Peace Process in Colombia
Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos spoke with Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis (F'76) about peacebuilding in Colombia during his presidency, which led to the dissolution of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) and a subsequent...
Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker, Alumnus Focuses on Injustice and Black Life
RaMell Ross (C'05) will learn whether his film, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, will win an Oscar during the Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The film already has won numerous awards, including the...
Could Tampons Change the World? This Alumna Entrepreneur Believes They Will.
An Idea is Born Giana Korth (B'10), co-founder of Tampon Tribe with Jennifer Eden and Gaby Alves, credits a combination of forces leading to her award-winning business: right place, right time, right...
28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress
27 Georgetown alumni took the oath of office in the U.S. House of Representatives, and seven in the Senate, representing a total of 21 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students
Comedian and father of five Jim Gaffigan (B'88) cares about higher education for first-generation college students at Georgetown University. Gaffigan took time away from his new "Fixer Upper" comedy...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP'94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus
Congratulations to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who was elected to the House Democratic Caucus chairmanship, the fifth most senior leadership position in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Alumna-Founded Mary's Center Celebrates 30 Years of Prenatal Care for D.C.'s Immigrant Community
The center, created by Maria S. Gomez (NHS'77), MPH, RN, has grown from a basement-level clinic in the Adams Morgan neighborhood serving about 200 women to a multi-site organization serving about 50,000 women, men, and children each year.
Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship
Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019.
Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors
"I am delighted that these nurse leaders have agreed to join us as we work to advance health equity and promote population health through teaching, practice, community engagement, and research and scholarship," says Dr. Patricia Cloonan, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies.


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Scarlet Nexus – The First Superhero JRPG?
Toby Andersen November 24, 2020 5 min read
JRPGs are powered by magic. Everyone knows that. But Scarlet Nexus development team at Bandai Namco said no. Instead, it could be the first JRPG to feature superpowers.
JRPGs are powered by magic. It's tried and tested, it works. Everything from the original Final Fantasy games, Dragon Quests and such, on early consoles where the RPG became what we know it as today, all through the Zeldas, the Tales series, the Xeno games, Breath of Fire, all the way up to modern Ni No Kunis, Ateliers, Kingdom Hearts, and remakes of the greats. Everything is powered by magic. Cure spells, element-based attacks, fire, water, earth and wind, enhancements and debuffs. Some games have zoned in on action, like the Ys series, and some on the summons, like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona. But it's all still magic. Hell, even Pokemon, where the monsters do the fighting for you; they're still magical creatures.
What's interesting is that even in the most high-tech settings like Xenogears or Star Ocean in space, or Final Fantasy 7 and 8 with all their guns and vehicles and tech, their worlds are still steeped in magic, still have characters firing off spells at each other like displaced wizards. It's a strange thing that has become synonymous with JRPGs and we don't question it now. We just accept it.
But at the same time as all this magic, in the same decades that JRPGs have never really moved away from that formula, we've also seen the rise of the superhero. Marvel and DC comics have been around for almost a century now (Marvel 80 years, DC 85) and though the superhero has been popular, never more so than in the last thirty years. Superman movies, Batman movies, X-Men, Spider-Man, then suddenly the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Iron Man, Captain America, The Guardians, The Avengers. It's the biggest franchise going. And superheroes can do incredible things. Things that look like magic.
But somehow in all those recent decades where JRPGs and Superheroes have co-existed in the gaming consciousness, never has anyone thought, you know what? Superhero powers, well they're like magic aren't they. We could have a JRPG where the characters had powers, instead of just magic. Well, that is, until now.
Enter Scarlet Nexus, Bandai Namco's reinvention of the JRPG.
In the far future, some lucky humans have developed extra-sensory powers via a hormone in the brain. X-men basically. At the same time, deranged mutant creatures known as Others have descended on our cities with a thirst for our newly expanded minds. Think of it like Limitless, only there are zombies after us because of our increased cognition – they've sensed us from beyond the void.
Those with the most acute abilities, known as psionics, are recruited to the Other Suppression Force, the OSF, this JRPG's version of the Avengers crossed with the Men in Black, tasked with the job of saving humanity no less. It's a cool setup that stands miles away from Bandai Namco's other RPG franchises, namely the Tales of series, and instead embraces more of its darker side, only really explored in Code Vein. With Elden Ring and Tales of Arise also meant to be striking a darker tone, this could be the beginning of a whole new chapter for Bandai Namco.
Take a look at the assembled cast of characters in the OSF and their powers – they read like the X-men, unheard of in this genre. Your player character is Yuito Sumeragi, a new recruit, with a powerful penchant for psychokinesis. He's the one flinging the environment around in the trailers. You will also control Kasane Randall, a female recruit who is also a psychokinetic. Then there's Kagero, a 12-year veteran who can make himself invisible and Arashi, a girl who's seemingly spent a lifetime in the OSF, and has the power of hypervelocity. Their platoon major is Kyoka, a master doppelganger who can duplicate herself at will; or there's Tsugumi, a female clairvoyant who can see the future; or Luka, a young boy who can teleport himself and others. Long-serving Gemma can create shields with his Sclerokinesis, and there's a quartet with the power over elements which is a bit more familiar; Shiden with the power of Electrokinesis; Fubuki with ice-powered Cryokinesis; Hanabi with her Pyrokinesis; and Nagi with Aerokinesis.
Check out the Powers trailer for some sweet non-magic action
If you're looking at that and thinking, that does not sound like a JRPG, then yeah, you're right. It really doesn't. Playing as Yuito or Kasane, you will also be able to call on the powers of your teammates, or at least the ones you bring with you on missions. You may have wondered what all the strange tubes and wires are all over the artwork. Well, these are the Scarlet Nexus, or Red Connections. Each time you're using a teammate's abilities these red cables appear symbolising the brain-bond between the two members, allowing you to utilize a host of different superpowers at will.
The dev team at Bandai Namco, led by Tales veteran Kenji Anabuki said they had 'greater freedom' than ever before to experiment on Scarlet Nexus. Speaking to PCGamesNetwork he said, "Tales of was a series…using, basically, only sword and magic…We have much more freedom in Scarlet Nexus." He then went on to tell Gamesradar, "We have been thinking of using 'superpowers' as one of the main angles of a game, which we have never used before. In fantasy games we can use 'magic', but to fit into a more futuristic setting we decided to use superpowers. We want players to perceive the game as a completely new series."
As well as Tales, Scarlet Nexus' team is also rounded out with a number of Code Vein alumni, who have said they are bringing lots of the dark aesthetics of that game, and an approach to combat that means that every enemy will require a different strategy. They haven't given an idea of whether Scarlet Nexus will feature the souls-like gameplay, but from what we've seen so far, this doesn't seem the case.
New IP's are big risks for publishers when costs run so high these days. With Code Vein and Tales teams leading the way, Scarlet Nexus looks like a strong contender and we can't wait to play when it launches in 2021 on current and Next-Gen consoles. I for one welcome a dark future from Bandai Namco, and hope it's the beginning of more experimental IP's from the publisher.
Can you think of another JRPG crossed with superpowers that has come before? Is Scarlet Nexus truly the first superpowered JRPG? Hit us in the comments if you think you've got another.
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Lincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet. He developed and sustained the company with his organizing ability and fundraising for more than four decades, serving as the company's general director from 1946 to 1989. According to the New York Times, he was "an expert in many fields," organizing art exhibits and lecture tours in the same years.[1] He was one of the Monument Men during World War II. In his memoirs, the American dancer and choreographer Lincoln Kirstein remembers having cut out and saved a picture in Vanity Fair, an etching by Troy Kinney of Vaslav Nijinsky in his costume for Les Sylphides. Kirstein rather coyly says of it, 'this etching became an icon to which I constantly referred as the sum of masculine possibility'. It later turned out, when he met them, that both Osbert Sitwell and Richard Buckle remembered keeping the same clipping; Kirstein is naïvely surprised by this.
Lincoln Kirstein was born to Louis Kirstein, an optician, and Rose Stein. The family moved to Rochester, NY in 1901 and remained there until 1912, when they returned to Boston and Louis Kirstein became a partner in Filene's Department Store. Kirstein knew he was gay at an early age and had a long affair with a boy at the Berkshire School, which he attended after flunking out of Exeter. The two discussed if they might be homosexuals and neither seemed perturbed by it. When he finally entered Harvard, Kirstein had an active sex life, sleeping mostly with men, but also a few women.
Beginning in 1919, Kirstein kept a diary, continuing with the practice until the late 1930s. In writing a 2007 biography of Kirstein, The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein, Martin Duberman drew on these diaries, as well as Kirstein's numerous letters, to gain insight to Kirstein's personal life.[10] Kirstein wrote about enjoying sex with various men, including Harvard undergraduates, sailors, street boys, and casual encounters in the showers at the 63rd St. YMCA. He had longer affairs with dancer Pete Martinez, artist Dan Maloney, and conservator Alexander Jensen Yow. Kirstein had both platonic relationships and many that started as casual sex and developed into long-term friendships.[15]
Lincoln Kirstein by Carl Van Vechten. Silver print, the image measuring 231.8x158.8 mm; 9 1/8x6 1/4 inches, with Van Vechten's embossed blind stamp, on recto, and his copyright hand stamp, and the title, date, and inventory number, in ink, in an unknown hand, on verso. 1964. English critic Clement Crisp said of Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1966), "He was one of those rare talents who touch the entire artistic life of their time. Ballet, film, literature, theatre, painting, sculpture, photography all occupied his attention.' Kirsten co-founded the New York City Ballet in 1946 and served as the organization's general director from 1946 until 1989.
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Lincoln Kirstein, by Pavel Tchelitchew
Lincoln Kirstein, by Gaston Lachaise
Lincoln Kirstein 1941 Fidelma Cadmus Kirstein On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 901
Lincoln's sister, Mina Kirstein Curtiss, had a non-sexual affair with David Garnett, a novelist member of the Bloomsbury set. The roadblock to intimacy was not Garnett's many male lovers, but that he was married with a child. This Bloomsbury connection enabled Lincoln Kirstein to befriend John Maynard Keynes, who took him to art galleries and provided the 17 years old with much wordly advice.
Francis Cabot Lowell was Lincoln Kirstein's Harvard roommate and possible first love. In 1927, while still an undergraduate at Harvard, Kirstein was annoyed that the literary magazine The Harvard Advocate would not accept his work. With a friend Varian Fry, who met his wife Eileen through Lincoln's sister Mina, he convinced his father to finance their own literary quarterly, the Hound & Horn. Kirstein, Alfred Barr, and Paul Sachs cofounded the Harvard Society of Contemporary Art. Barr was Kirstein's academic advisor and the two had travelled through Europe looking at the art scene there. Kirstein enlisted other students and they used a second floor space in the Harvard Coop building for their exhibits.
John Cheever also met Lincoln Kirstein, who published one of his short stories in Hound & Horn in 1931. Kirstein took him to lunch where the drunk Cheever got into a fight regarding Henry James and hurled insults to Kirstein. A friendship with e.e. cummings resulted in the poet telling Cheever to move to New York.
Kirstein also maintained relationships with women. In 1941, he married Fidelma Cadmus,[16] a painter and the sister of the artist Paul Cadmus.[17] Kirstein and his wife enjoyed an amicable if sometimes stressful relationship until her death in 1991, but she withdrew from painting and then from life, suffering breakdowns that eventually were more permanent than his.[13] Some of his boyfriends lived with them in their East 19th Street house; "Fidelma was enormously fond of most of them."[18] The New York art world considered Kirstein's bisexuality an "open secret," although he did not publicly acknowledge his sexual orientation until 1982.
Kirstein's eclectic interests, ambition and keen interest in high culture, funded by independent means, drew a large circle of creative friends from many fields of the arts. These included Glenway Wescott, George Platt Lynes, Jared French, Bernard Perlin, Pavel Tchelitchev, Katherine Anne Porter, Barbara Harrison Wescott, Gertrude Stein, Donald Windham, Cecil Beaton, Jean Cocteau, W.H. Auden, George Tooker, Margaret French Cresson, Walker Evans, Sergei Eisenstein and others.[6]
In October 1946, Lincoln Kirstein, back from WWII, worked full swing on the creation of The Ballet Society, which used designs by good painters. One of the people Kirstein listened to was Pavel Tchelitchew; the productions had to be première classe, since money was no problem and the main choreographer was George Balanchine.
In 1960 at Smith College the growing scandal which involved Newton Arvin, threatened also to engulf America's preeminent architectural historian, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, another Harvard luminary. Hitchcock, in Werth's words, was "a high-toned WASP with Rabelaisian appetites … [who] openly entertained a large circle of young homosexual faculty members from area colleges who idolized him." As it turned out, Hitchcock's papers included explicitly homosexual correspondence from the noted American composer and New York Herald-Tribune music critic Virgil Thomson, and might just as easily have contained similar letters from Hitchcock's other close friends, architect Philip Johnson and Lincoln Kirstein, founder of the New York City Ballet.
In 1972 Cecil Beaton designed for the ballet Illuminations. He asked to John Bernard Myers to make suggestions and he suggested Beaton look at the work of Paul Klee for an image to suggest a dour sky and crazy-looking church suitable for the painted backdrop. Just before the opening, at a dress rehearsal, Beaton and the choreographer Frederick Ashton got into a screaming squarrel about Karinska's dressmaking. Beaton was devoted to Karinska. Somebody asked Lincoln Kirstein what the ruckus was downstairs, and Lincoln replied, "Oh, Cecil and Freddie are once again at needlepoints..." The two of them were the best of friends, but temperamental when it came to production time.
In his later years, Kirstein struggled with bipolar disorder – mania, depression, and paranoia. He destroyed the studio of friend Dan Maloney. He sometimes had to be constrained in a straitjacket for weeks at a psychiatric hospital.[18] His illness did not generally affect his professional creativity until the end of his life. He also suffered two heart attacks in February 1975.
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9/20/2018 5:59 PM CDT At 559 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from truman to near huntley to near ledyard, moving northeast at 70 mph. these are very dangerous storms (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. severe thunderstorms will be near, amboy and vernon center around 610 pm cdt. lake crystal, mapleton, good thunder and frost around 615 pm cdt. mankato, easton and delavan around 620 pm cdt. wells, st. clair, minnesota lake and pemberton around 625 pm cdt. eagle lake, janesville and madison lake around 630 pm cdt. elysian and waldorf around 635 pm cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include kiester, skyline, alma city, mankato airport, matawan, baroda, brush creek, walters, garden city and smiths mill. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 pm cdt for south central minnesota.
8/31/2018 6:10 AM CDT At 609 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near janesville to near pemberton, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. severe thunderstorms will be near, waseca around 645 am cdt. Medford around 650 am cdt.
8/27/2018 4:39 PM CDT The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern blue earth, northwestern waseca and southeastern nicollet counties will expire at 445 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for south central minnesota. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service the twin cities.
8/27/2018 4:29 PM CDT At 428 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near oshawa to smiths mill, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, elysian around 435 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, alma city, mankato airport, smiths mill and judson.
8/27/2018 4:22 PM CDT At 422 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from oshawa to near st. clair, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, janesville around 425 pm cdt. madison lake around 430 pm cdt. elysian around 435 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, alma city, garden city, mankato airport, smiths mill and judson.
8/27/2018 4:04 PM CDT At 403 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lake crystal to near mapleton, moving northeast at 55 mph (public). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, nicollet around 415 pm cdt. st. clair and pemberton around 420 pm cdt. eagle lake, janesville and madison lake around 425 pm cdt. elysian around 430 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, alma city, garden city, mankato airport, smiths mill and judson.
8/27/2018 3:52 PM CDT At 352 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from madelia to near winnebago, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, lake crystal, mapleton and good thunder around 405 pm cdt. nicollet and pemberton around 415 pm cdt. eagle lake and st. clair around 420 pm cdt. janesville and madison lake around 425 pm cdt. Elysian around 430 pm cdt.
7/19/2017 4:11 PM CDT The severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern le sueur, eastern blue earth, waseca and southwestern rice counties will expire at 415 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 pm cdt for south central minnesota. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for eastern waseca county.
7/19/2017 3:38 PM CDT At 338 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near kasota to st. clair to near mapleton, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, janesville and pemberton around 345 pm cdt. waseca, elysian and waldorf around 355 pm cdt. waterville around 400 pm cdt. new richland around 405 pm cdt. morristown around 410 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include otisco, alma city, smiths mill and greenland.
7/19/2017 3:34 PM CDT At 333 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near nicollet to near skyline to near amboy, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, st. clair around 340 pm cdt. eagle lake, madison lake and pemberton around 345 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, garden city, mankato airport and judson.
7/19/2017 3:24 PM CDT At 324 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near courtland to near garden city to 6 miles west of amboy, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, mankato and good thunder around 330 pm cdt. mapleton, st. clair and pemberton around 340 pm cdt. eagle lake and madison lake around 345 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, garden city, searles, mankato airport and judson.
7/19/2017 3:11 PM CDT At 310 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near new ulm airport to near madelia to south branch, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, lake crystal around 320 pm cdt. mankato, good thunder, amboy and vernon center around 330 pm cdt. mapleton, st. clair and pemberton around 340 pm cdt. eagle lake and madison lake around 345 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline, garden city, searles, mankato airport, judson and south branch.
7/9/2017 10:15 PM CDT At 1015 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over alma city, or 18 miles southeast of mankato, moving south at 20 mph (public). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. this severe storm will be near, waldorf around 1035 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include waseca airport, alma city, lemond, mankato airport, otisco, deerfield, smiths mill and hope. A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 am cdt for south central minnesota.
7/9/2017 9:51 PM CDT At 950 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near janesville to nerstrand, moving southeast at 35 mph (public). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, waldorf around 1010 pm cdt. new richland around 1020 pm cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include waseca airport, alma city, lemond, mankato airport, owatonna airport, clinton falls, merton, steele center, otisco and bixby. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 26 and 49. u. s. highway 14 between mile markers 135 and 182. A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 am cdt for south central minnesota.
6/16/2017 4:24 PM CDT At 423 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over minnesota lake, or 22 miles south of mankato, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern faribault and southeastern blue earth counties.
6/16/2017 4:11 PM CDT At 411 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near vernon center, or 16 miles south of mankato, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, good thunder around 415 pm cdt. mapleton around 420 pm cdt. st. Clair and pemberton around 440 pm cdt.
6/16/2017 4:02 PM CDT At 402 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over amboy, or 21 miles southwest of mankato, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, vernon center around 405 pm cdt. good thunder around 415 pm cdt. mapleton around 420 pm cdt. st. Clair and pemberton around 435 pm cdt.
6/16/2017 3:48 PM CDT At 348 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near truman, or 14 miles north of fairmont, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, winnebago around 400 pm cdt. amboy and vernon center around 405 pm cdt. mapleton around 425 pm cdt. minnesota lake around 430 pm cdt. pemberton around 440 pm cdt. this includes u. s. Highway 169 between mile markers 19 and 35.
6/12/2017 1:19 PM CDT At 118 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near smiths mill to near alma city to near minnesota lake, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, janesville, mapleton, st. Clair, pemberton, waldorf, otisco, skyline, alma city and smiths mill.
6/12/2017 12:54 PM CDT At 1254 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near mapleton, or 19 miles south of mankato, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, st. clair and pemberton around 115 pm cdt. janesville around 125 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include otisco, alma city, garden city, smiths mill and skyline. this includes the following highways, u. s. highway 14 between mile markers 142 and 154, and between mile markers 156 and 157. u. s. Highway 169 between mile markers 26 and 46.
5/15/2017 10:06 PM CDT At 1006 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near mapleton, or 17 miles southeast of mankato, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. this severe storm will be near, pemberton and waldorf around 1015 pm cdt. janesville around 1025 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include alma city.
5/15/2017 9:55 PM CDT At 955 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near mapleton, or 19 miles south of mankato, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. this severe thunderstorm will be near, mapleton around 1000 pm cdt. pemberton and waldorf around 1015 pm cdt. janesville around 1025 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include alma city. this includes the following highways, u. s. highway 14 between mile markers 146 and 147. u. s. Highway 169 near mile marker 27.
3/6/2017 5:09 PM CST At 508 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near minnesota lake to near brush creek to kiester, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, emmons and conger around 520 pm cst. alden, freeborn, waldorf and twin lakes around 525 pm cst. albert lea, new richland and hartland around 530 pm cst. waseca, clarks grove, ellendale and hayward around 540 pm cst. geneva and hollandale around 545 pm cst. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for south central minnesota.
9/20/2016 10:49 PM CDT At 1049 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over alma city, or 14 miles southeast of mankato, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, waldorf around 1105 pm cdt. waseca around 1120 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include alma city. this includes u. s. Highway 14 between mile markers 157 and 159.
8/18/2016 3:45 PM CDT At 344 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over eagle lake, or 7 miles east of mankato, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, north mankato, lake crystal, eagle lake, madison lake, st. Clair, pemberton, garden city, skyline and mankato airport.
8/18/2016 3:23 PM CDT At 322 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near judson, or near mankato, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, north mankato, st. peter, lake crystal, eagle lake, nicollet, madison lake, st. Clair, kasota, courtland, pemberton and garden city.
8/18/2016 2:59 PM CDT At 258 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over searles, or near new ulm, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/13/2016 9:03 AM CDT At 902 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near st. clair to near amboy to near truman, moving east at 40 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, st. clair around 910 am cdt. mapleton and pemberton around 915 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include skyline and garden city.
7/13/2016 8:52 AM CDT At 852 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near skyline to near vernon center to truman, moving east at 40 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, mankato and good thunder around 855 am cdt. amboy and vernon center around 900 am cdt. eagle lake around 905 am cdt. st. clair around 910 am cdt. mapleton, winnebago and pemberton around 915 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include garden city, granada, northrop and skyline.
7/13/2016 8:46 AM CDT At 844 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near garden city to near lewisville to near south branch, moving east at 40 mph (law enforcement in watonwan county reported widespread tree damage in the st. james area). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors could be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, lake crystal and good thunder around 850 am cdt. eagle lake, amboy and vernon center around 900 am cdt. st. clair around 905 am cdt. mapleton, winnebago, minnesota lake, pemberton and delavan around 915 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include ormsby, garden city, granada, judson, northrop and skyline.
7/13/2016 8:34 AM CDT At 834 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from lake crystal to near lewisville to near ormsby, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, lake crystal around 840 am cdt. mankato and good thunder around 850 am cdt. vernon center around 855 am cdt. eagle lake and amboy around 900 am cdt. st. clair around 905 am cdt. pemberton around 910 am cdt. mapleton, winnebago, minnesota lake and delavan around 915 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include ormsby, garden city, granada, judson, northrop and skyline. this includes the following highways, u. s. highway 14 between mile markers 131 and 143. u. s. Highway 169 between mile markers 15 and 55.
6/10/2016 4:25 PM CDT At 424 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near waseca to near amboy, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. locations impacted include, janesville, mapleton, st. Clair, amboy, pemberton and alma city.
6/10/2016 4:01 PM CDT At 401 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from smiths mill to near truman, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, eagle lake, janesville, mapleton, st. Clair, elysian, good thunder, amboy, vernon center, pemberton, smiths mill and alma city.
6/10/2016 3:28 PM CDT At 327 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lake crystal to near truman, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/24/2015 6:37 AM CDT At 637 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near claremont to otisco to near good thunder, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, new richland around 650 am cdt. blooming prairie, minnesota lake and hartland around 705 am cdt. freeborn around 710 am cdt. easton around 715 am cdt. albert lea and alden around 725 am cdt. conger around 730 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include lemond, otisco, bixby, matawan, hope, steele center, baroda, albert lea airport, manchester and brush creek. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 8 and 39. interstate 90 between mile markers 127 and 173. u. s. Highway 14 between mile markers 175 and 182.
7/24/2015 4:18 AM CDT At 417 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over pemberton, or 15 miles southeast of mankato, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, waldorf around 425 am cdt. new richland around 445 am cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include otisco and alma city.
6/22/2015 6:21 AM CDT At 620 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near rush river to near mapleton to frost, moving east at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. locations impacted include, mankato, albert lea, new ulm, north mankato, st. peter, waseca, blue earth, montgomery, lake crystal, le center, eagle lake and wells. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 108 and 156.
6/22/2015 6:00 AM CDT At 559 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lafayette to near lewisville to near east chain, moving east at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, amboy and vernon center around 605 am cdt. blue earth, elmore and good thunder around 610 am cdt. mapleton and frost around 615 am cdt. minnesota lake and bricelyn around 620 am cdt. pemberton around 625 am cdt. le center, mansfield and waldorf around 630 am cdt. waseca, montgomery, new richland, alden and emmons around 635 am cdt. albert lea and twin lakes around 640 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include norseland, klossner, matawan, alma city, kilkenny, brush creek, guckeen, greenland, east chain and lake jefferson. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 108 and 156.


Intuit's QuickBooks is an industry-leading accounting software especially among SMBs, that allows them to accept business payments, manage and pay bills and also offers payroll functions. In addition to its popular Desktop version, Intuit also launched a cloud-based version of QuickBooks, called QuickBooks Online (QBO) in recent years. While QBO continues to be one of the most popular online accounting platforms, it has come in for significant criticism from its customers on various fronts.
For Intuit, migrating users from QB Desktop to QBO is an important organizational priority. And for such a migration to be successful, Intuit needs to address the various issues that its users are highlighting around the QBO product. This analysis is aimed at understanding the reasons for dissatisfaction with QBO based on an analysis of users' comments on QBO vs. other competing products on social media forums, and propose suitable actions Intuit could take to address these gaps.
In our attempt to understand the concerns of the users with QBO, we realize that there is a negative sentiment associated with it among the SMBs. The reasons are plenty with customer care, forced upgrade, high pricing and data loss being the crucial ones. This also explains why users prefer and migrate to competitor products where they find value for their money. Also, while comparing QBO with its Desktop version, we also understand that user-friendliness and the attributes associated with reporting, inventory management, invoice generation and payroll services are the areas where QBO misses the mark. On the other hand, we believe users prefer the product for the excellent multi-user ability, accessibility from anywhere and banking feature that it provides. To get such a holistic view of the users on QBO with respect to QB Desktop and its competitors, we identified two data sources – www.g2crowd.com and www.consumeraffairs.com. We then downloaded the conversations and performed sentiment analysis to identify the broad topics of interest/issues revolving around QBO.
For our analysis, we have considered the reviews on QuickBooks Online for the period January 2016 to December 2016.
We had nearly 131 reviews from the reviewers on QuickBooks Online where reviewers will give what they like about product, what they dislike about the product and if they recommend it to others.
Consumeraffairs.com: It is a place online for the brands and their customers to connect and empowers customers by providing a forum for expressing their experience with a brand.
For our analysis, we have considered around 100 comments from Users on QuickBooks Online for the period January 2016 to December 2016.
Spam Removal: Removed all the spam comments, promotional advertising comments from the raw data.
Structured Data Preparation: Structured the data in excel to feed into the analyser.
Sentiment Analysis: Based on the key sentiment words, the comment will be assigned some polarity score based on which the comment will be classified as positive / neutral / negative.
N-Gram Generation: To extract the topics around which these comments revolve, we have used the N-Gram Analysis and identified the key nouns from the conversations.
Theme Identification: Grouped the different topics from a comment as broader themes.
Insights Generation: Organized the data into specific buckets as drivers and barriers for QuickBooks products and summarized the different perspective of the reviewers.
While analysing the profiles of the reviewers (from g2crowd.com), it was found that a majority of them self-identified themselves as small businesses (across all products), refer chart below. Since QBO is a dominant product in the small business segment, the negative perception associated with QBO within this segment is probably all the more cause for concern for Intuit.
In order to understand the reasons for the negative perceptions around QBO, we did a deep-dive analysis into the specific topics / features associated with QBO that users were most often commenting on, and the sentiment expressed towards each of the topics.
While users associate positive sentiment with QBO's features such as Accessibility, Multi-user Ability, Bank Feeds, etc., there is significant negative sentiment associated with many other topics like User-Friendliness and Customer Support being the key ones.
On reading through individual comments associated with these topics, it is clear that users are facing multiple issues around performance, reporting features, customization, etc., when migrating from QB Desktop to QBO. However, what concerns them the most is the lack of adequate & timely customer support to help resolve such issues and make the process smooth.
We also did a similar topic analysis on reviews from comsumeraffairs.com (CA). Unlike g2crowd.com where users share both positive & negative feedback, reviews in CA are mostly negative in nature. We did a deep-dive on the key themes emerging from reviews in CA, and we found that they were mostly aligned with the insights we got from g2crowd.com.
Customer service was the most talked about issue with QBO in the CA forum. Apart from that, a few other interesting topics came up in the CA conversations, such as Forced Upgrades (i.e. Intuit forcing users to upgrade to QBO), as well as around Payroll Services, Migration Issues from QB Desktop and Software Issues.
In general, lack of customer support is emerging as the key reason behind the significant negative sentiment associated with QBO, further impacted by product performance (on various dimensions).
The above butterfly graph provides the affinity towards every topic and identifies the sentiment towards each of them distinctly for Desktop & Online versions. Also, the bubble chart below maps the perceptions towards the desktop and online product. The distance of the bubble is significant of how each theme is being fascinated by the users.
The desktop version is preferred more for the data security it offers, performance of the product, better accounting features and reporting capabilities.
Payroll services, invoicing, Inventory are some of the features that were common to both.
Deciding factors of online version and the scenes behind 5-star rating for the product could be attributed to its multi-user ability, banking feed and easy accessibility from anywhere.
While comparing with the desktop version from the results obtained, there were some clear distinctions with respect to certain aspects that could be the possible reasons why the users are poised towards one rather than the other.
While the ability of the users to access the software for keeping track of their accounts was a key reason why the users leaned towards online version, good reporting and invoicing features added with a more secured account without data and transaction loss were the major strengths attributed towards the desktop version.
In addition to the above, the desktop version too had a number of other aspects like good accounting features with a lot more customization options, better payroll services in comparison to the online version. Whereas, multi-user ability and better integration to banking feeds were the only other supporting aspects that gave some respect to QuickBooks Online over its Desktop counterpart.
The aspects that the users hated on both the versions of the product were the customer support, the pricing of the product. While the customer support was felt to be too unethical forcing an upgrade, inexperienced and time taking in solving the issues, the updates had complaints of instability that require multiple paid updates to get resolved. Even the performance was despised by the users as it never met the price that was charged.
Our social media analysis identified the pitfalls of QuickBooks Online product with respect to both the desktop version and with respect to its competitors. Recognising the challenges faced in migrating existing desktop version users to the online version and converting potential customers to users of online versions will help resolve the concerns of the consumers better. This will facilitate personalized customer support augmenting higher conversion rates in the long run.


Click here for instructions on using the Fieldstone Mold.
Will make walls that look like random fieldstones. Excellent for dungeons, cottages or any structure needing irregular stone. Also includes skull and torch sconce.
Contains basic fieldstone blocks of various lengths which include: A 3", two 2", two 1.5", eight 1", two 3/4" and four 1/2" long blocks.
Used to make quick fieldstone wall sections, floors and walkways. Rows can be snapped apart.
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This mold contains additional pieces that enhance the fieldstone mold #70. Pieces include a stair section, a 2" wide arch (when assembled), a door, recessed arches, rounded step pieces, a grate builder block, decorative railings, smooth columns and other decorative pieces.
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This molds makes hexagon shaped pillars measuring 1" and 1.5" from flat to flat. It also makes two different styles of large doors.
This mold will make all the blocks needed to build the 4" round fieldstone tower. Includes arrow slit, circular staircase builder, decorative stone crenellations, a 5" diameter piece and a transition piece to seamlessly join a curved wall into a straight wall.
This mold will make circular ruined fieldstone blocks for the 4" diameter tower mold #72. It also includes pillars and smooth worn floor tiles. Duplicate ruined pieces fit together to make full blocks.
This mold will make all the blocks needed to build the 6" round fieldstone tower. Includes arrow slit, circular staircase step, decorative stone crenellations, a 7" diameter piece and a transition piece to seamlessly join a curved wall into a straight wall.
This mold will make circular ruined fieldstone blocks for the 6" diameter tower mold #73. It also includes a brazier, smooth worn floor tiles and a stair block. Duplicate ruined pieces fit together to make full blocks.
This mold will make all the blocks needed to build the fieldstone bridge. Includes 6" adjustable arch, hex shaped pillars, curved walkway tiles, step builder blocks and decorative pieces.
This mold will make pillars, ruined blocks, arches and floor tiles. Duplicate ruined pieces fit together to make full blocks, arches and floor tiles.
This mold will make sloped blocks for tapered towers. Includes sloped blocks, special corner blocks, round top window, shingle strip, wood beam and hub piece for windmill sails.
Will make blocks to build a 5" wide octagon tower (measured outside from flat to flat). Mold #70 is also needed to build the tower. It includes an arrow slit, brick edging for windows, floor expander bricks and decorative teeth.
This mold will make circular ruined fieldstone blocks for the 8" diameter tower mold #78. It also includes a lantern, smooth worn floor tiles and a stair block. Duplicate ruined pieces fit together to make full blocks.
Will make blocks to build a 3" outside diameter tower. Includes basic blocks, arrow slit, round topped window, floor tiles, support blocks for balconies, 4" diameter block and a transition block from straight to curved walls.
This mold will make circular ruined fieldstone blocks for the 3" diameter tower mold #79. It also includes pillars, buttresses and smooth worn floor tiles. Duplicate ruined pieces fit together to make full blocks.
This mold has decorative pieces with a dragon theme. Includes a dragon skull, twisted pillars, claw foot base, steel riveted section and several teeth and claw decorative elements.
This mold will make conical wood shingle roofs to fit 3", 4", 6" and 8" diameter towers. Also includes wooden braces and top decoration. The inside of the blocks have a fieldstone texture.
Used to build floors in a hex format. Each hex measures 1.5" from flat-to-flat and 1/4" thick. This is a double sized mold. It counts as two molds when shipping and also counts as two molds when figuring the discount.
Used to build ground in a hex format. Each hex measures 1.5" from flat-to-flat and 1/4" thick. This is a double sized mold. It counts as two molds when shipping and also counts as two molds when figuring the discount.
These floor tiles have a smooth worn surface with random cracks. If you don't want the cracks, see mold #206 instead.
For instructions on how to paint this tile to look like lava, visit our Painting Instructions page.
These 1 1/2" floor tiles have a smooth worn surface with random cracks.
These floor tiles have a smooth worn surface. These tiles are exactly like the tiles on mold #203 except without the cracks.
These 1" floor tiles have a natural rock slab texture.
These 1.5" floor tiles have a natural rock slab texture.
Used to make cobblestone streets and floors.
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Used to make solid wooden surfaces for walls and floors. Tiles and planks are 1/8" thick.
Used to add wooden decorations onto the sides of houses. All pieces are 1/8" thick.
Used to build open wooden structures such as stables and workshops. All pieces are 1/4" thick.
Used to add decorative windows and doors to buildings. Shown being used with half timber and panel pieces. Pieces are 1/8" thick.
Used to make solid stucco surfaces for walls. Tiles are 1/8" thick. Planks to cover seams are from mold #225.
Used to make rubble rock surfaces for walls and floors. Tiles are 1/8" thick. Planks to cover seams are from mold #225.
Used to make brick surfaces for walls and floors. Tiles are 1/8" thick. Planks to cover seams are from mold #225.
Click here for instructions on how to build the bridge.
Used to make rubble bridge sides. All blocks are 1/4" thick. Pieces include large arches and railings.
Click here for instructions on using the Flagstone Mold.
Used to make flagstone floor tiles. These can be arranged in a grid for easy character movement or randomized using the smaller pieces for a fairly seamless floor.
Used to make quick rubble wall sections. Rows can be snapped apart.
Used to make irregular stone walls and structures.
Photos and instructions coming soon.
Used to make rubble floor tiles. These can be arranged in a grid for easy character movement or randomized using the smaller pieces for a fairly seamless floor.
Click here for instructions on using the Large Flagstone Mold.
These 1 1/2" flagstone tiles are the perfect size for making MageKnight dungeons. They are 1/4" thick and are great for covering large areas of floor.
Click here for instructions on using the Large Flagstone Accessory Mold.
These accessories fit with the 1 1/2" flagstone tiles. This mold includes 4 water tiles, a large door and 5 pieces of rubble. These pieces are the perfect size for making MageKnight dungeons.
Used to make 1 1/2" square rubble floor tiles. They are 1/4" thick and match the same texture as mold #264.
This mold is used to make natural looking stone floors for caverns. The stones are irregular but a 1" square tile patterns can still be seen for figure movement.
An accessory to mold #281. Includes a door, post and arch, rounded edge tiles, a chest and coin pile, 2 wood planks and rectangular stone blocks for short walls.
These 1" square and 1/4" thick tiles can be used for dungeon floors, combat arenas, planet surfaces and many outdoor settings.
These 1" square and 1/4" thick tiles can be used for forest floors, campsite areas and many outdoor settings.
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This mold is used to make 1 1/2" natural looking stone floors for caverns.
These 1.5" square and 1/4" thick tiles can be used for dungeon floors, combat arenas, planet surfaces and many outdoor settings.
These 1.5" square and 1/4" thick tiles can be used for forest floors, campsite areas and many outdoor settings.
For an easily printable catalog, see my Product Catalog on the Building Plans Page.


Wrought Iron Entry Doors – The American Architectural Style does not have the same history as in Europe where the period architecture lasted for centuries. Styles like Tudor, Palladian, Queen Anne or Georgia are really found only in their original form in Europe. Many older American homes start out as a style, but then the addition or renovation has completely ruined their origin. Adding vinyl siding, for example, can obscure all aspects of style except its basic structure.
In this article, we will provide information about wrought iron entry doors. However, the American style is more free and modern, taking elements of various traditions and combining them with greater and more pizzet than elsewhere. Exterior doors are present in a variety of materials, from rotting wood to slim steel, impressive wrought iron, or contemporary fiberglass designs. The most important thing to choose the right exterior door is to consider the basic architectural structure of your home.
With such a house, it is important to show individuality and stand out from the crowd. You cannot make a better choice to improve the authenticity and appeal of this house compared to the wrought iron exterior doors. Whether you are considering selling your home or renovating it for your own pleasure, the wrought iron doors add value and embody the prestige that this luxury house seeks to replicate. The farmhouse or split level is as good as traditional six-door panels with side lights and decorative accents. If your house mocks the Tudor, try a dark wooden door with wrought iron accents.
Wrought iron entry doors must also match the visual weight of the house. If your front entranceway is high and impressive, the exterior doors should be equally magnificent. The elegantly wrought iron doors with curved transoms and matching sidelights will complement this style well. A very modern house with clean lines and industrial contours can choose a clean steel or wrought-iron door and match the artistic statement of the house.


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Q: Graphs: Prove that this graph is Semi-Eulerian Prove that a graph is Semi-Eulerian if and only if it has 2 vertices with odd degrees.
Any hints how to start the proof?

A: Hint You probably covered the theorem about Eulerian graphs before.
If you did, add an extra edge between the vertices of odd degree, find an Eulerian circuit, make it end at the extra edge and delete.

A: The graph also needs to be connected. Start by finding a path between the two vertices with odd degree.