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Review: Gauntlet for Steam

One Gauntlet you won’t want to throw down.

It’s not really a very well kept secret of mine that I really love the old Midway library. I’ve got all three Midway Arcade Treasures collections for GameCube, Midway Arcade has a permanent place of honor on my iPhone, and I’m thrilled to see Mortal Kombat has been on the comeback trail as of late.

So naturally, when Warner Bros. Interactive (who purchased most of Midway’s assets several years ago) announced that they were bringing back Gauntlet, possibly one of the marquee names in the Midway library, I was positively ecstatic.

The original 1985 arcade version of Gauntlet was pretty simple and straightforward in most respects. Your goal was to take up arms as one of four different characters (Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf (archer), or Wizard, each with their own statistical strengths and weaknesses, but who more or less all played the same otherwise. You would venture through one dungeon after the next with a top-down perspective, attempting to gather as much treasure as you could while fending off enemies and the spawn points which generated them, all before seeking out the exit to go to the next level and do it again.

Sequels were made across varying platforms, but in 1998, Midway took the game in a new direction as it stepped into the third dimension with Gauntlet: Legends. While the dungeons of the original all pretty much looked the same, Legends featured a hub world with more varied environments, the ability to level up your characters, and other more modern flourishes and features to give it a considerable degree of depth versus its predecessor.

Gauntlet for Steam effectively manages to take the best of both worlds and combine the two into what may be the most ideal Gauntlet experience to date. Returning to a top-down perspective, you now have numerous achievements to gain and levels to unlock as you progress through a series of stock and procedurally-generated levels. As always, your goal is to destroy all the enemies you can and score as much treasure as possible by the time you reach the end.

Certain aspects of the original game have become memes over time, and the developers at Arrowhead Game Studios weren’t afraid to plant their tongue firmly in cheek with this revival, as you can see in the screenshot above. Other fun bits come among the tips afforded to you on the loading screen, such as “Don’t drink and drive,” which is probably as good a tip in life as “Don’t shoot the food” is in the game.

Once more, you have four warriors of different types to choose from. However, unlike the original arcade game, each plays quite differently from one-another this time, and they definitely aren’t “one size fits all” in terms of playability:

Thor the Warrior: In the arcade original, the Warrior was able to throw his axes as well as dispense of foes at closer ranger. This time, however, he’s purely a melee fighter, using his strength to tear through anything that gets close to him. His attack forms are the most basic, as he can swing his axe, leap into the air for a lunging smash, or perform a Link-like spinning attack.

Thyra the Valkyrie: Thyra is something of a fan-favorite. For starters, she’s a fighting female character with armor that actually manages to cover her body, which behooves the original’s higher defense. In addition to a formidable lance she can use to pierce enemies’ defenses and a thrusting dash attack, she can also throw her shield Captain America-style to do some nice rebound damage to hordes of foes from a distance. When she keeps it in hand, it’s capable of deflecting assaults and shoving enemies away.

Questor the Elf: If speed is what you need, then Questor is your man– er, Elf. His unlimited supply of arrows and swiftness on his feet make him perfect for some top-down run ‘n gun action. When using a controller, the left analog stick moves Questor around the screen, while the right one fires arrows in the direction it’s pressed– quite reminiscent of other Midway classics such as Smash TV. His arrows don’t do much damage on their own without being charged, but are great for picking off smaller foes one by one. When you need something more, however, dropping a few of his bombs usually does the trick.

Merlin the Wizard: The magic-wielding Merlin is perhaps the most fascinating and arguably the most intimidating of the four heroes to use. This wizard has numerous spells he can cast, each with different effects. To select one requires pushing two different face buttons in sequence and using the right analog stick to direct the attack. Fireballs are his default attack, but he can also summon back holes or lighting, or even combine two of them for other different effects.

Lilith the Necromancer: Lilith is the reason it’s taken me so long to get this review out, as she’s available only as a $4.99 downloadable add-on character, but it took a while before I could spare the funds (the economy isn’t great, what can I tell you?). That said, I was worried she’d feel superfluous, but this newcomer to the ranks manages to fit right in just the same. Character-wise, she carries an air of being above this whole quest, and she might be right. Something of a mid-ranged combatant, the fighters she raises from the dead pack a greater punch than Questor’s arrows, but without the range, and she can summon more powerful skeletons for a Thor-like smash attack.

She is also a bit more vulnerable up-close, should enemies get past her minions, but is able to siphon energy off of them to launch a potent counterattack of several undead minions who actually stick around for a short time. Lilith takes some getting used to– I was afraid she’d be closer to using Merlin, though that isn’t the case at all– but I’ve seen her used to great effect as well.

Lilith aside, beginning the game gives you the opportunity to try out each character in sequence to see which one feels right for you from the start. That said, you can switch at most any time by backing out to the menu and selecting a different character, allowing you to level up each character independently. It’s a good thing, too.

While it’s possible to play Gauntlet alone, one truth has remained with the series from the original game to today: It’s better to go in as a group. You can play multiplayer locally or join up with a whole crew online, whether they’re friends of yours or you just want to do a “Quickjoin” with some strangers.

The only problem, however, is that only one of each character class is allowed. As a result, if you’re spent all your time working with Questor (as I had), for example, and someone else has already chosen him? You’re just out of luck and have to deal with a different class that you’re less proficient in, or just outright don’t care as much to use. At the very least, it would be nice to be able to do a search for open games which have need of a given character class.

Even so, multiplayer is still preferable to single-player, and the characters even feel like they’re designed to work together in unison, with each able to deal with the shortcomings of the others. Character choice aside, my online experience ran pretty smoothly, though there were some odd physics glitches with some blocks featured in some block-moving puzzles– one of which even killed one of the players. Not sure if that was a fluke, or even related strictly to multiplayer, but I haven’t seen it since.

Whether you’re playing alone or as part of a group, there is also a new “Gauntlet Colosseum” mode which faces the players against wave after wave of enemies, each increasing in strength. Those who survive are rewarded capes, and the arenas and rewards are swapped out with each new season.

As a longtime fan of Gauntlet, I feel like Arrowhead’s contribution to the legacy is a worthy addition. It stands stronger as multiplayer experience, but still stands as a fun time for someone who is going it alone as well.

Gauntlet is the first, and so far only, entry in the “WB Games Vault” program, “a direct-to-digital portfolio that will deliver paid games based on popular Warner Bros. and Midway brands, plus original IP, across multiple digital networks.” After playing this, I’m hopeful for more WB Games Vault titles to come, though nothing more has been announced yet. Hopefully at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo?

gauntletboxGauntlet was released for Steam on September 23rd, 2014 at a price of $19.99.

A review code was provided by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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  • TheGameroomBlitz

    I just played this a couple of days ago, and was also happy with it. It feels quite different from the originals- it almost seems like four entirely different games thanks to the diverse cast- but it’s still quite entertaining if you can accept the artistic liberties. Questor and his Liverpudlian accent are a riot… I just wish his arrows were slightly better than worthless against generators.

    • Have you played the N64-era games? I really feel like this kind of blends those and the originals in some ways, while still doing its own thing in other ways, like how each character controls.

      Have you tried bombs on the generators? That’s what I do, but this is where having multiple players really works out more– pairing Thor and Questor would allow the former to wail at the generator while the latter keeps the enemies at bay, for instance.


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By: Ricky_Wen

After Sunday night's grind up, Monday’s regular trading hours session was just a very tight consolidation overall range of 3083-3072.5 on the S&P 500, trapping and baiting traders as it gets ready for the next move. Price action could not gather enough strength yet to break above the 3085 key level and force a mini squeeze towards the 3100 major short-term level.

The main takeaway from this session is that the market is still showcasing the ongoing acceleration phase from last week’s breakout above 3029.5 (prior ATHs). However, the market is battling against the 3085/3100 resistance zone, and based on the current odds showcasing another temporary top setup before ramping higher. If it does not, then it opens up a rare scenario where 3193.75 target could be reached directly with a vertical squeeze to erase all doubts/odds. Know your timeframes because ultimately a temporary top/consolidation setup allows the market to backtest significant trending supports in order to reset the internals and ramp higher at a later date.

What’s next?

Monday closed at 3075.75 on the Emini S&P 500 and nothing significant has changed from Sunday night's report. Our key points:

Immediate trending supports have moved up to 3072 and 3065. All micro dips are considered buyable when above 3055 depending on your timeframes, but the risk exposure has increased greatly as price action battles against 3085/3100

Based on the current odds, the first try against the 3100 area should play out as a temporary rejection/taking a breather consolidation.

However, if that does not occur, then bulls are considered much stronger and could open up an acceleration on top of the existing acceleration phase that eclipses the current momentum in order to force a quick squeeze towards the 3193.75 macro target from months ago.

To be a legitimate bear and not a mythical creature, we need to see a daily close below 3000 to begin looking for downside follow through setups. Otherwise, odds are too low to attempt as need to take quick 1:1 profits or you will be stuck with a bracket stop as demonstrated

Short-term, if below 3030 decisively would confirm more consolidation ahead and price may be just stabilizing before another attempt to ramp up higher (see daily 20EMA playing catch up).

See chart reviews and projections on the S&P 500.

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Vietnam's major regional thrust for a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030

Vietnam's major regional thrust for a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030

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Vietnam signals greater regional leadership in malaria elimination by hosting health officials and experts to discuss challenges to achieving a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030. This week, Vietnam will host Ministry of Health officials from the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN); a group of 17 countries in Asia Pacific who each share the ultimate goal to become malaria-free. Last year at the East Asia Summit meeting in Myanmar, leaders from 18 Asia Pacific countries, including Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, decisively committed to the goal of an Asia-Pacific free of malaria in the next 15 years. With expanded leadership and financing, both Vietnam and other Asia-Pacific nations, may reach that goal even sooner.

The commitment to eliminate malaria aims to address growing concerns of resistance to the drug artemisinin - the frontline treatment for malaria. Elimination of malaria has been adopted as the only strategy that can ensure resistance does not undo decades of malaria progress. Reaching the regional malaria elimination goal will require significant investments from governments and donors, sustained political commitment, and strong collaboration among countries.

On the international stage, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has been a role model in delivering high-level political leadership for malaria elimination, by building the support of regional leaders to an Asia-Pacific free of malaria by 2030. As co-chair of the Asia Pacific Leaders' Malaria Alliance (APLMA) with the Prime Minister of Australia, Vietnam's Prime Minister Dung has an unprecedented opportunity to bring Vietnam to the forefront of malaria elimination efforts in Asia Pacific.

Dr Ben Rolfe, Executive Secretary of the APLMA Secretariat stressed Vietnam's critical leadership in the region.

He stated: "The emergency of malaria drug resistance threatens the well-being and economic prosperity of Vietnam, the Greater Mekong Sub Region and much of the world. That Leaders across this region have agreed to an Asia-Pacific free of malaria by 2030 shows extraordinary vision and leadership in addressing this emergency and APMEN has a pivotal role to play in supporting elimination across the region."

Since 2000, Vietnam has reduced malaria cases by 90% and reported 35,406 cases in 2013 (World Malaria Report 2014). Strong political and financial commitment from the Minister of Health, Dr Nguyen Thi Kim Tien will ensure continued success of the malaria program in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Nguyen Thanh Long, will officially open the APMEN annual meeting in Hoi An on Tuesday, March 24. Officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, malaria experts and country program managers from the 17 APMEN countries will meet from March 25-27. The meeting will also celebrate newest country partner, India, who joined the Network earlier this month.

The move by these important countries to join the network signals a significant shift towards greater commitment to elimination that will facilitate closer collaboration with their low-transmission and malaria free neighbors.

Sir Richard Feachem, Director of the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-chair of APMEN, underscored the necessity of regional networks in achieving elimination goals.

“APLMA and APMEN will play critical political and technical roles in achieving the ambitious but attainable goal of freedom from malaria by 2030. The economic and social benefits of this achievement to the people and countries of Asia Pacific will be immense.”

The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network provides a platform for countries to share knowledge on common challenges, promote cross-border collaboration and regional political commitment to the elimination of malaria by the year 2030.

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40 years of ward attending

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January 1, 1980 I walked onto the 7th floor of the old North Hospital at the Medical College of Virginia to make rounds as the attending physician. I had spent much time there as an intern and resident, but now I had a new role.

As I reflect on 40 years and probably between 12 and 15 years of total time making rounds, I first feel fortunate that I quickly discovered that my vocation was also my avocation. Now while I have retired from administrative responsibilities, I still devote 3.5 months each year to rounding with students, interns and residents. And each rotation still brings out the same excitement of going to the bedside and trying to help patients, of exposing students to the wonder of internal medicine, of helping interns through that difficult year and of helping residents in the final year of their internal medicine journey.

When I started, I thought that I really knew what I was doing. On reflection, I had some excellent instincts, adequate knowledge and yet much to learn about leading a ward team. The job has changed dramatically over these 40 years, and hopefully so have I.

In 1990, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a month at Stanford, learning about teaching from Dr. Kelley Skeff. To this day, he remains one of my heroes and important colleagues. He taught us how to evaluate our own teaching. He provided a structure of the attributes for successful teachers:

  1. Creating a Positive Learning Climate
  2. Organizing Control of the Teaching Session
  3. Communication of Educational Goals
  4. Promoting Understanding and Retention
  5. Evaluation of the Learner
  6. Providing Feedback
  7. Fostering Self-Directed Learning

To read more from Dr. Skeff

His insights and videos allowed us self-reflection. Under his guidance, we learned to strive for improvement and to critically evaluate our own teaching. I borrowed much from Kelley.

He transformed my teaching in many ways. The most important in reflection was that I began seeking ways to assess my own teaching through student, intern and resident feedback. I learned that experimentation was desirable for teachers – as long as one could adequately evaluate the experiment. Over the years my teaching has matured thanks to the patients, students and housestaff who have given me either direct or indirect feedback.

Teaching attending responsibilities have changed dramatically over the years. When I started we never wrote notes. Then we transitioned to brief notes for billing.

It took many years to developed my unique ward rounds teaching style. I am happy to argue that there is no correct teaching style, rather each attending physician needs to develop a style that works for patients, students and housestaff.

Medicine has changed dramatically over the past 40 years. We treated heart failure with digoxin and furosemide when I started. We had no HIV reported, no MRSA, nascent CT scanning and MRI, many fewer drug classes, and no billing requirements. Our understanding of pathophysiology has grown. Our ability to diagnose prior to autopsy is much greater, yet we likely make as many diagnostic errors now as we did then.

The research into what makes successful ward attending rounds – Using cognitive mapping to define key domains for successful attending rounds – further helped me understand what to emphasize and what to de-emphasize.

At the beginning I aspired to become a great clinician-educator although no one used that term. In the 70s and 80s (and for some today) most deans and chairs assumed that any good physician could teach clinical medicine. Today we are more clearly defining the value of great clinician-educators and hopefully insisting on quality (although this might be an aspirational hope).

So what do I know now that I did not know then. First, I have a much better personal understanding of my limitations. I know when to ask for help. Second, I have developed my best style. I allows start in the team room, discussing each patient, having the team tell me their plans. We often have a brief educational discussion of some aspect of the patient (dx, rx or something tangential). Once we all understand the general plan for the day, we go visit each patient. At the bedside I often am the “role model”. I repeat parts of the history when appropriate, repeat the high yield physical exam, answer patient questions, and make certain that the patient understands the day’s plan. I deliver bad news if necessary. Afterwards, we often debrief the team about bedside manner. Whenever we have images to view, we walk to the radiologists. I started doing this several years ago, and it has become extremely popular with the housestaff and students. It also helps us more quickly get to the proper diagnosis.

My advice to junior attendings:

  1. Read both linked articles
  2. Try hard not to micromanage
  3. When you disagree with the team, or when you are directing the plan – make your thought processes explicit – that is the number one wish of your learners
  4. Respect their time – always finish on time, even if you must see a few patients w/o the team
  5. Get to know the team members
  6. Ask team members what they did for fun on their off day
  7. Give feedback daily – both positive and formative – and label it as feedback
  8. Touch patients, sit down, learn who the patients are – your learners will emulate your bedside manner, so make it impeccable

I have left much out. Being an internal medicine ward attending is and has been my perfect vocation and avocation. I hope they let me reach 50 years.

Thanks to the many patients, students, interns and residents who have challenged me to be a better physician and a better educator. You have given me the great gift anyone could receive.

And on February 16th I go back on service for another 1/2 month. Looking forward to it.

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A masterpiece as always. Thank you, Uncle Bob. I hope you never retire.

So much wisdom and appreciation for students and residents. Another LARGE aspect of your career is the impact on the lives of patients, fellows, faculty/ practicing physicians. Few outside UAB may know that Bob was the 1st physician recognized with the UAB lifetime teaching award (description below). Bob, THANK YOU for inspiring so many.

“The Ingalls/Alumni Award is presented annually to a full-time regular UAB faculty member who, throughout his/her career at UAB, has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to teaching. To receive the Ingalls/Alumni Award, the faculty must be a former recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and have served UAB for 20 or more years as a full-time regular faculty member.”

Excellent post … educational/ inspirational as always. I for one miss your blog posts. Thanks for what you do.

Nice information based on the real experience in health care. Thanks for sharing such informative aricle.

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  • "Sexual Selection and the Economics of Marriage: 'Female Choice' in the Writings of Edward Bellamy and Charlotte Perkins Gilman," in America's Darwin: Darwinian Theory and U.S. Culture, 1859-present, eds. Lydia Fisher and Tina Gianquitto, University of Georgia Press, 2014
  • "'The Case of a Bearded Woman': Hypertrichosis and the Construction of Gender in the Age of Darwin," American Quarterly 63, December 2011, 955-981.  Winner of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association's Emerging Scholar Award for 2012.  Winner of the Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize, History of Science Society, November 2014.
  • “The Birds and the Bees: Darwin’s Evolutionary Approach to Human Sexuality,” Darwin in Atlantic Cultures: Evolutionary Visions of Race, Gender, and Sexuality, ed. Jeannette Eileen Jones and Patrick Sharp, Research in Atlantic Studies Series, ed. William Boelhower, Stephen Fender, and William O'Reilly, Routledge Press, 2009, 53-72
  • “Bathing Suits and Backlash: The First Miss America Pageants, 1921-1927,” There She Is, Miss America: The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Race in America’s Most Famous Pageant, ed. Elwood Watson and Darcy Martin, Palgrave/St. Martin’s, 2004, 27-52

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Telecommunications in Paraguay are meager. Paraguay has the lowest fixed-line telephone density in South America, with 5.6 lines per 100 residents, compared with 8.7 per 100 in Bolivia, 21.9 in Brazil, and 24.9 in Argentina.[1]

  • Telephones 1
  • Radio and television 2
  • Internet 3
  • Censorship 4
    • Media crackdown following June 2012 parliamentary coup 4.1
  • See also 5
  • References 6

The state-owned Corporación Paraguaya de Comunicaciones (Copaco) is known for inefficiency and overstaffing. Privatization was attempted in 2002, but failed in the midst of the banking scandal.[2]

With only 5.6 percent of the population having access to a land-line connection,[1] the meager telephone network has resulted in rapid growth in mobile phone use.[2][3]

  • An extremely deprived and meager telephone service;[3]
  • Principal switching center is Asunción[3]
  • Domestic: microwave radio relay network[2]
  • International: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) in 2009[3]
  • International country code: 595[3]
  • Fixed telephone subscriptions: 364,557; 6.1% of the population in 2011[1]
  • Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: 6,529,053; 99.4% of the population in 2011[4]

Radio and television

As in many South American countries, radio is an important disseminator of information in Paraguay.[2]

  • Radio stations: roughly 75 commercial and community stations; one state-owned radio network in 2010[3]
  • Radios: 4.475,000 in 1997[2]
  • Television broadcast stations: 6 privately owned and one state-owned in 2010[3]
  • Televisions: 4.429,000 in 1997; 750,000 households in 2004[2]

  • Country code (top level domain): .py[3]
  • Households with a computer: 22.7% in 2011[5]
  • Internet users: 1,543,715; 24% of the population in 2011 (95th in the world)[6]
  • Households with Internet access at home: 19.3% in 2011[5]
  • Internet hosts: 278,473; 64th in the world in 2010[7]
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions: 28,147; 0.44% of the population in 2010[8]
  • IPv4 addresses allocated: 365,312; 5.6 per 100 inhabitants[9]

The law provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. Individuals criticize the government publicly and privately, generally without reprisal or impediment. There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Individuals and groups could engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail.[10]

Because of their reporting, journalists are on occasion subjected to harassment, intimidation, and violence—primarily from drug trafficking gangs and criminal syndicates based in departments bordering Brazil but also from politicians. In May 2011 Fermin Jara, a writer with the daily newspaper ABC Color, along with Carlos Bottino and Samir Sanchez, journalists with Radio Parque in Ciudad del Este, alleged that the governor of Alto Parana, Nelson Aguinagalde, sought to intimidate them. The journalists claimed that Aguinagalde threatened to “kill them with a machine gun” if they continued to criticize his administration. They also claimed that, at the request of Governor Aguinagalde, the radio programs hosted by Bottino and Sanchez were censored and later cancelled because of their refusal to stop their criticism of the governor.[10]

Political officials often retaliate against media criticism by invoking criminal libel laws and suing the media to intimidate journalists and suppress further investigations. For example, in 2010 ABC Color managing director Aldo Zuccolillo faced criminal charges relating to defamation suits brought against him by former government officials. On April 7, authorities ordered him to pay 236 million guaranies ($59,000) plus interest for questioning the judicial decision that freed former president Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi from prosecution. An appeal was pending at year’s end.[10]

Media crackdown following June 2012 parliamentary coup

Following the 22 June 2012 parliamentary coup that ousted President Fernando Lugo and made then Vice President, Federico Franco, the new President, the new government appears to be in the process of assuming complete control of the state-owned media and its hostility is affecting journalists with the privately owned media as well.[11][12][13]

In what is seem as an attempt by the government to further control the media, the leader of the Paraguay Broadcasters Union (URP) has called for action against “more than 1,200 pirate radios operating in the country” which he accused of “inciting crime” on many occasions. He also asked the telecoms watchdog CONATEL to withdraw the licences of all stations implicated in what he termed illegal acts, without specifying what they were.[14] There is tension between community radio stations, many of which were staunch opponents of the 22 June coup, and the new government due to changes in the recently amended Telecommunications law that could adversely affect the future of community radio stations, many of which are poorly funded and not yet in possession of broadcasting licences. New clauses in the law place a ban on advertising on such stations, restrict their transmission range, and open the possibility of legal action against their representatives if they broadcast without a licence.[15]

See also

  1. ^ a b c "Fixed-telephone subscriptions 2000-2011", International Telecommunications Union (ITU), accessed 24 September 2012
  2. ^ a b c d e f Paraguay country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (October 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Paraguay", The World Factbook, US Central Intelligence Agency, 11 September 2012. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions", International Telecommunications Union (ITU), accessed 24 September 2012
  5. ^ a b "Core indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by households and individuals, latest available data", International Telecommunications Union (ITU), accessed 24 September 2012
  6. ^ Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2011, International Telecommunication Union, accessed on 19 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Internet hosts", CIA World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, accessed 2 April 2012
  8. ^ Fixed broadband subscriptions, International Telecommunication Union. Accessed on 8 April 2012.
  9. ^ Select Formats, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
  10. ^ a b c "Paraguay", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 25 May 2012. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ "Censorship at Radio Nacional, threats and violence from president’s inner circle", Reporters Without Borders, 19 September 2011
  12. ^ "In continuing purge, 27 employees fired from state TV", Reporters Without Borders, 5 September 2012
  13. ^ "Purges in state media, community radios on alert", Reporters Without Borders, 13 July 2012
  14. ^ "Community radio stations face crackdown for 'inciting crime'", Reporters Without Borders, 14 August 2012
  15. ^ "Purges in state media, community radios on alert", Reporters Without Borders, 12 July 2012
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Energy Demand in the Hierarchy of Households’ Socio-Economic Needs

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Energy needs are all activities that consume rather heat or electricity and are necessary for the daily functioning of households. Energy is very important for modern lifestyles and social inclusion: it is essential for education, health, safety and well-being. Today, energy constitutes the basic necessity for all households. However, research on energy demand is a complex area that covers physical availability of energy sources, income and housing conditions, as well as individual and social factors in households. This is an important and complex issue that is part of the current EU energy policy, described, inter alia, in the latest package of solutions entitled “Clean energy for all Europeans”, prepared by the European Commission in 2019.?On the basis of theoretical findings regarding the issue of human needs and empirical research of households, there has been developed a research concept enabling the study of the place of energy demand in the hierarchy of household needs. It takes into account the conclusions from the analysis of energy demand in households taking into consideration consumption, sources and energy commodities used, as well as the results of public opinion surveys. The study, including statistical data analysis and public opinion reports, was conducted in regards to the Polish market.?The proposed model presents the determinants of energy demand for households in the context of their place in the hierarchy of needs by A.H. Maslow.


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All I need is a beat with a continuous loop and the live vibe that’ll hypnotize like the flute…” –GZA “Alphabets”

Hooray, GZA has a new CD out. We all know he can spit, but how do the beats sound on a CD he had the balls to call Protools?

Produced by Dreddy Kruger
Pianos and horns so annoyingly familiar; meaning I can’t place the sample just yet but it’ll hit me as soon as I publish this. Feel like they changed the pitch on the horns to throw me off…Dope nonetheless…

Pencil Feat. Masta Killa &RZA
Produced by Mathematics
Jingling sleigh bells and claps lead this straightforward display of liquid swordsmanship.
I like the bassline that comes in here and there to add some drama, but wish it was used more often.

Prod by Tru Master
This 5 Percent lingo 101 cut flaunts a simple, dirty, guitar loop with drums and infirmary ward groans

Prod by Bronze Nazareth
Vintage Wu sound. Detuned mandolin strings over thick drums. I just see Afro Samurai walking down a dusty road with a sword by his side.

7 Pounds
Prod by Black Milk
A pairing I’d like to see more often. Milk puts his spin on the RZA soul chop with is crispy drums. The change up at 1:28 is great.

0% Finance
Prod by Jose “ChocoO Reynoso
Somebody named Mike lays some live guitar plucks over drums that are occasionally interrupted by some dramatic horn riffs. This is GZA’s extended metaphor cut in the same vein as “Labels” and “Publicity,” this time talking about a relationship with some chick using names of cars and automotive references.

Short Race
Produced by Arabian Knight
Nothing special here.

Paper Plate
Produced by RZA
This is when you really wish RZA would go back to doing his own style instead of deferring to his disciples. His live instrumentation just lacks the same energy and swagger of his sampled work. This plate is leaking.

Colombian Ties
Produced by Bronze Nazareth
The hardest drum pattern on the album. Love how Naz chops in that classic Joe Tex snare, but doesn’t pillage the entire thing.

Prod by Rock Marcy
Love the violins on this. Bassline is thick like a Fribble. Wish my headphones were better.

Path of Destruction
Prod by J Waxx Garfield
Another winner. Straightforward loop of mellow trumpets and strings with some overdubbed drums.

Produced by Arabian Knight
Another guy named Christian (no last name again? Ya’ll hiding from the feds?) sprinkles some guitar on a sparse drum track while Arabian Knight adds some pseudo-Dr. Dre synth plucks. Not bad, but not amazing either.

Life is a Movie
Produced by RZA
This has the potential to sound like a hot mess between the space-age 80s synths and blaring guitar but RZA manages to hold it all together with some clever drum work.

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Curbside Recycling

The Town of Normal offers single stream curbside recycling to residents who qualify for curbside garbage collection. In order to participate, you must have a Town-issued, wheeled cart. If you have a spare Town-issued garbage cart, you may use it for
the recycling program, once you adhere a set of recycling stickers (see last bullet below).

Recycle carts will be emptied on your regular garbage collection day. Carts must be placed curbside no later than 6 a.m. to ensure collection.

  • Recycling program FAQs
  • To order a cart please click here.
  • To order a set of recycling stickers for a Town-Issued cart that you already own, please click here.
Yellow-Lid Recycle Cart

Yellow-Lid Recycle Carts

Starting in April 2015, we gradually began converting sticker-labeled recycle carts to Yellow-Lid recycle carts. Until the conversion is complete (which may take several years), both Town-issued carts with yellow lids and those with recycle stickers will be eligible for recycling collection. All new recycle cart purchases will have yellow lids and Town staff will be gradually changing the lids, for no additional fee, on carts that are put out for collection. At this time, yellow lids will not be changed on existing recycle carts with decals by request.


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Council Sets Budget and Adopt Corperate Plan

North Somerset Council has set its most open, fair, and green budget to date for the year ahead, agreed at a meeting last week (Tuesday 18 February). The rainbow administration's Budget will see a council tax rise of 1.99% in April in addition to a 2% levy the government has allowed local authorities to raise specifically to help fund the increasing costs and demand for adult social care. This means the average Band D council tax bill for council services in the coming year will be £1,433.50.

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North Somerset's Annual Dinner 2020

North Somerset Liberal Democrats hosted their Annual Dinner on February 21st 2020. The event in Long Ashton attracted nearly 100 Liberal Democrat members and supporters.

Last Friday, the North Somerset Liberal Democrats hosted their Annual Dinner. Cllr Sue Mason, Chair of the North Somerset Liberal Democrats, thanked the hall of around 100 Liberal Democrat members and supporters to celebrate the election of seven new Lib Dem Councillors in the Council and a vote share increase of over 8% in the North Somerset Constituency during the General Election.

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North Somerset Backs Ash

North Somerset has rallied behind North Somerset's local Lib Dem Candidate, Cllr Ashley Cartman, who has soared ahead at the starting post this election. Judging from the fantastic response our Lib Dem Campaigners have had on the door and in our campaign events, We think Ashley Cartman is the local champion North Somerset desperately needs to demand better for our constituency!

By now hundreds of supporters and activists have come to support Ashley in his events in Nailsea and Long Ashton, you can join him in the upcoming Meet the Candidate Sessions at:

Want to let others know about the event? Email Ash Cartman <> for flyers to let your friends and neighbours know what's going on.

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Cllr Ashley Cartman, Lib Dem candidate for North Somerset

It's time for change, time for a strong local voice for North Somerset - that's why Ashley Cartman is running to be North Somerset's next Member of Parliament. Can you volunteer to help him? click here

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Press Release: Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Vince Cable Calls For Strawberry Line Extension

On Wednesday 17 July 2019, Vince Cable joined the calls for the Strawberry Line to be extended from Yatton to Clevedon and from Cheddar to Shepton Mallet.

David Parkin and Richard Jones of the Strawberry Line Association guided Sir Vince through the cycle path, highlighting the progress made on the track to date. Councillors from Somerset, North Somerset, Sedgemoor, and Mendip Council presented a united front alongside cycle campaigners from across the county. Campaigners set off from Yatton and Shepton Mallet, meeting in Cheddar and Axebridge later in the day.

A cycle friendly extension of the Strawberry Line will aid commuters and encourage people to make healthy lifestyle changes. Cyclists currently use the extremely challenging B3133 and Kenn Moor Road routes when travelling to Yatton, these roads are not user friendly and deter potential cyclists.

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Could developers be required deposit money into an escrow account to protect against damage to neighboring properties?

Assembly Bill A00706, if passed, would require developers to deposit a portion of the total estimated project cost into an escrow account for damage caused to neighboring properties during construction.  This bill is clearly aimed at protecting property owners within the City of New York against the explosion of  instances in which property damage is caused by improper construction and excavation on an adjoining site.  Improper construction, demolition or excavation on an adjoining site can often cause damage to the adjoining property ranging from minor cosmetic issues to total destruction of the structure on the adjoining property (such as where the foundation is irreparably compromised).  The proposed law would set up an account and a claims procedure whereby the party with the damaged property could make a claim and achieve complete resolution of the claim within sixty days from the date the claim is commenced.  If no claim is made within six months of project completion the funds would be returned to the developer.

The proposed law raises a few interesting issues: 1) will developers be able to come up with the additional funding at the beginning of the project in order to get the project off the ground (will lenders allow draws against the construction loan for purposes of setting up the escrow account); 2) will failure to submit a claim to the escrow fund waive the right to bring legal action to recover damages?; 3) is sixty days really enough time to fully investigate and pay a claim when litigation in this arena can often take several years to resolve due to damage and causation issues?; and 4) if you are deemed to have no right of recover against the escrow fund will that prohibit your filing of a lawsuit to recover damages (i.e. would the rejection of the claim trigger a res judicata like effect)?

Stay tuned as this bill makes its way through the legislative process. We will continue to monitor the progress of the bill to see whether it is referred for a vote.

Vincent T. Pallaci is a partner at the New York law firm of Kushnick Pallaci, PLLC where his practice focuses primarily on the area of construction law.  He can be reached at (631) 752-7100 or

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All the more reason for you to not drive that car home! He told me that after he posted that Facebook status a couple of weeks ago, the church stopped putting the pamphlets on cars… but only temporarily. Very funny. Baby_Raptor. I wish his tracks had some basis in fact. I could use regular trips to New York…Haven't seen Dear Boyfriend since September. Mitch. They're fantastic. In college, a couple friends and I collected them (someone would put a stack on

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Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
06_12_14_17_42_30_TargetRun CobraConfig_061214_1
06_16_14_10_36_21_TargetRun CobraConfigAdjstd1
06_16_14_23_18_51_TargetRun CobraConfig_StrkMaps1_061214
06_17_14_11_21_32_TargetRun CobraCfg_StrkOrig_061714_1 CobraCfg_StrkAdj1_061714
06_17_14_22_41_35_TargetRun CobraCfg_StrkAdj1_061714
06_18_14_21_43_16_TargetRun CobraCfg_061814_newStrkMaps3
06_19_14_13_44_30_TargetRun CobraCfg_061914_hndAdj_DmpAdj   Streak based motor maps adjusted for damping and by hand to flatten the ends of the maps near hardstops.
All phi streak-based maps up to this point have been incorrectly shifted since the maps assume they start at zero deg on phi, but in reality that is not the case due to errors in fiber arm coupler alignment
Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
06_23_14_12_19_58_TargetRun msimMaps_062214_4   Switched to 200 bin maps in MSIM update. Discovered bad orientation input for all positioners on this test.
06_23_14_17_00_09_TargetRun msimMaps_062314_1 dmpAdj_msimMaps_062314_1
06_24_14_08_51_13_TargetRun dmpAdj_msimMaps_062314_1
Switched to Set B
Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
06_26_14_17_18_33_TargetRun allMapsAllDone_062614 allMapsAllDone_062614_adj1 pId #1 needs to be turned off due to snagging. # steps requested exceeded 50,000(!) in many cases. pId2 also gets snagged and should be turned off
06_27_14_09_41_28_TargetRun allMapsAllDone_062614_adj1 allMapsAllDone_062614_adj2 reverse maps have not been updated. odd data for pId7 on the error vs request plot
06_30_14_22_33_28_dotObscurePhi allMapsAllDone_062614_adj1 none Dot Obscuration Testing. Same target 50 times
07_01_14_10_12_08_TargetRun allMapsAllDone_062614 allMapsAdj_070114 re-do with original maps to test new motor map analysis/update methods
07_01_14_17_09_05_TargetRun allMapsAdj_070114 allMapsAdj_070114adj1 updated both POS and NEG maps
07_01_14_22_49_02_TargetRun allMapsAdj_070114adj1 allMapsAdj_070114adj2
07_02_14_09_07_18_TargetRun allMapsAdj_070114adj2
Switched to Set C
Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
07_09_14_16_37_46_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps 070914_set3_allmaps_adj1 first target run with 3rd set of Cobras
07_10_14_16_51_12_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj1 070914_set3_allmaps_adj2 use adj3 map for next run - same as adj2, but with pid2/J1/rev from 070914_set3_allmaps.xml
07_11_14_19_29_30_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj3 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4
07_14_14_08_25_24_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4   updating enabled. Found that MSIM had been updating and saving. So dumped the final map as 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4_msimAdjusted on the morning of the 15th
07_14_14_21_47_40_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4_msimAdjusted 070914_set3_allmaps_adj5 same as previous, but with updating disabled.
07_15_14_09_06_05_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4 070914_set3_allmaps_adj6 loaded original map before MSIM updated it and running again with no updates to compare with test 07_11_14_19_29_30_TargetRun
07_17_14_04_35_18_TargetRun fullmtrlgy_071514_1 fullmtrlgy_071514_1_adj1
07_17_14_10_47_26_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj6 070914_set3_allmaps_adj7
07_17_14_22_06_23_TargetRun 071714_setC_merged   same maps as 070914_set3_allmaps_adj7 except for PIDs 5, 7 and 9 which were redone at different ontime settings.

Switched to Set D (repeat of Set A, with a few modifications due to flex interference and broken shaft coupler)

Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folderSorted ascending XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
07_19_14_11_58_58_TargetRun allMaps_071913_1 allMaps_071913_1_adj1 pid5 theta rev map looks odd. pid2 phi rev adjustment was very large (-2.42)...need to investigate
07_20_14_10_16_05_TargetRun allMaps_071913_1_adj1   having trouble running adjustmaps.m on the data set. need to debug. convergence got really bad on pid2. pid7 also got worse with adj1
07_20_14_18_09_04_TargetRun allMaps_071913_1_adj1 allMaps_071913_1_adj2 consistent results with previous run using adj1. Need to understand why pid5 is struggling as well
07_21_14_07_48_04_TargetRun allMaps_071913_1_adj2
07_21_14_23_31_12_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1 allMaps_072114_1_adj1 adj1 looked too severe for theta & phi reverse for pid2 (only a few data points). Kept adjustment anyway
07_22_14_14_41_38_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj2 original map (_adj1) included better link lengths for pid6
07_23_14_15_28_24_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj2   results for pid6 look terrible (0% convergence)...all others were effectively unchanged
Start of Performance Stability Testing (no updates between runs)
07_24_14_14_52_33_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_1 reverted back to adj1 map to run same targets over and over during the weekend
07_24_14_22_34_42_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_2 re-ran without map adjustment. no noticeable difference in performance from previous run
07_25_14_20_13_03_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_3 re-ran without map adjustment. pid7 appears to be getting worse with time, need to monitor.
07_26_14_09_46_51_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_4 re-started msim after this completed. it appears that the outputlog.txt did not save
07_26_14_17_29_32_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_5 pid7 continues to drift
07_27_14_16_03_29_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_6
07_27_14_22_04_53_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_7 pid7 continues to drift and get worse. Noticed that the outputlog stopped updating about 1 hour into the target run. Appears there is an issue with running mSim continuously without re-starting.
07_28_14_08_16_24_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj1 allMaps_072114_1_adj3_8
Start of Performance Stability Testing (map updates between runs)
07_28_14_13_44_03_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj3_8 allMaps_072114_1_adj4 finished no-change testing with last test. loaded map adjustments and re-ran target test
07_28_14_21_57_52_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj4 allMaps_072114_1_adj5
07_29_14_08_33_41_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj5 allMaps_072114_1_adj6
07_29_14_13_32_51_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj6 allMaps_072114_1_adj7
07_29_14_21_30_55_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj7 allMaps_072114_1_adj8
07_30_14_08_44_40_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj8 allMaps_072114_1_adj9 Hrand updated mSim just prior to this test
07_30_14_14_34_51_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj9 allMaps_072114_1_adj10
07_30_14_22_33_06_TargetRun allMaps_072114_1_adj10 allMaps_072114_1_adj11

Switched to Set C

Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
08_25_14_08_24_46_TargetRun 070914_set3_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj1 First in a series of baseline target convergences for gravity vector testing
08_25_14_15_04_42_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj1 082514_setC_allmaps_adj2 mSim crashed during target #74. Ran update anyway
08_26_14_08_25_26_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj2 082514_setC_allmaps_adj3
08_26_14_13_32_16_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj3 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4
08_27_14_08_24_33_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-1
08_27_14_14_17_49_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-2
08_27_14_22_49_46_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-3 ready to do tilt test set up for gravity vector testing
08_28_14_11_25_26_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-4 The first test run with Test Fixture tilted 8.2deg
08_28_14_16_40_02_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-5
08_28_14_22_25_26_TargetRun 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4 082514_setC_allmaps_adj4-6
08_29_14_17_03_31_TargetRun 082914_SetC_allmaps   New MM for Positioner 122 (C7), XML File Contains only Pos. 7 data!
09_02_14_13_23_46_TargetRun 082914_SetC_map7   New MM for Positioner 122 (C7), XML File Contains only Pos. 7 data!
09_03_14_08_38_30_TargetRun 090314_setC_allmapsUpdated   New Targets, (Not representative ones on PID5)
09_03_14_15_18_47_TargetRun 090314_setC_allmaps_adj2
09_04_14_08_48_38_TargetRun 090314_setC_allmaps_adj3
09_09_14_13_31_35_TargetRun 090314_setC_allmaps_adj3   Back to the old set of Targets before 9/3/14

Still on Set C

Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES
10_14_14_23_02_21_TargetRun 101414_fastNslow   First targets run using Fast and Slow maps
10_15_14_08_16_58_TargetRun 101414_fastNslow   500 targets instead of 100 targets for the first time. didnt analyze prev. 100 targets before starting this one.
10_20_14_09_48_07_TargetRun 102014_setC_allmapsJohannes1.xml 102214_setC_allmaps_Johannes2 500 targets, new updated maps
10_22_14_09_11_34_TargetRun 102214_setC_allmaps_Johannes2.xml 102214_setC_allmaps_Johannes3 test of new map updating, first 151 from previous 500 targets, increased ontimes pid7
10_22_14_17_20_09_TargetRun 102214_setC_allmaps_Johannes3   updated maps to check pid7 improvements

* Keep the table in chronological order with oldest at the top

* The MSIM XML folder on the testbed computer is D:\DevCodePft\Main\user\xml_files

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Gilbert C. McLaughlin, my dad

Everyone is the sum total of all those who came before...

My dad, Gilbert C. McLaughlin, was a very independent man.
He prided himself in his
ability to live a life of his
own choosing for most of his life.  He worked the oil fields
from the time he he came home from WWII until I was in high school., He was involved in that industry one way or another for most of his life.

Dad's favorite cat, Bluebell (Bluey) on his quilt.

He became a machinist for quite a few years after that.  He also hauled junk cars to make a living and prospected for gold in his later years.

See his early life and his family in his family album.

He, like many of his generation, enlisted in the military.  He was an MP stationed in Okinawa, Japan towards the end of the war.  His brother, Eugene was in the Navy.  While over there, his father died and dad was unable to get leave to come home, something he always regretted.

He told of a time he had to participate in an orientation drill.  They were given a compass and a map and had to come out of jungle within 100 yards of the target.  He baffled his superiors because he came out right on the target.  When asked how he did it, he simply explained that they gave him
a compass and a map!

It wasn't until after I heard that story that I put together my own ability to be able to figure out where I am at.  For years I have had the ability to "see" a city map in my head.  Or when in the high country, I can read a quad map and pick out the landmarks around us, then pinpoint exactly where we were on a map.

In his travels he met Red Adair, the famous oil-well fire fighter (who John Wayne portrayed in "Hellfighters"), when there was a fire on one of the rigs, that the company he worked for, owned.  He met him at the airport and drove him out to the well in Utah.

He met actors when they filmed "How the West was Won" in Ridgeway, Colorado when he stopped into the restaurant they ate at.  He rode down into the depths of Camp Bird Mine in Ouray, Colorado (to fix an engine) with a man who was a fixture in the Ridgeway-Ouray area. The man had been Sheriff and his family had actually met Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta and owned one of the hot springs in the area.

Please note, Ouray is pronounced "you're ray" not "our ray" or "ooo ray".  Many people have struggled with it.

He sat in the Ridgeway restaurant when some fella came up to Marie Scott (the owner of the largest ranch in the area) and asked for a job.  Now Marie's ranch was eventually bought by Ralph Lauren. But while she was alive, she was a colorful character, so she asked the fella if he had a comb.  Since this was in the sixties, he had longer hair and answered her that he did have a comb, probably thinking she was commenting on his hair length.  She told him, instead, that she wouldn't hire him because he'd spend all his time combing his hair and not getting anything done for her!

All of the above stories were told to me by my dad.  He was his own story-teller, just as his mother, my Grandma Mac was.  He did travel all over the western states for his job.  We didn't see him a lot as kids.  He was always off somewhere, working.  When we did see him, he'd always tell us of what happened and things he thought was interesting.  Later when he did work to his liking and chased after his other passion: gold, he'd show up and be full different kind of stories.

At 74, he went back to work in the oilfield in New Mexico to teach the newcomers how to do the job.  It was the start of the resurgence of drilling in the west and there wasn't a lot of old-timers around who could pass on the trade.  That lasted about two years until he had his first episode with his health that landed him in VA hospital in Albuquerque.

Independence came to an end...

What he managed to hide from me was the extent of his problems; the fact that he had heart problems was only revealed in that he needed nitro tablets, and that he'd been diagnosed with diabetes was never discussed at all (I found this out much later).

A few days before his 80th birthday, he had worked hard in the 100 degree heat trying to find and put on some tires for his old truck.  He came home and took a nap (in his un-air conditioned travel trailer) and when he woke up a few hours later he tried to get up but his legs didn't support him and he took a tumble out the door of the trailer. He landed hard on of his hip.  He called me sometime later to tell me he had fallen but he was doing okay.  I worried about him that night. When I went up on the Mesa to set up for a house sitting job I had that weekend, I checked in on him.

I ended up bringing him down to the VA because he was complaining that his hip hurt where he landed on it.  (It was during the interview with the resident that I learned about the diabetes.)     Well, everything they did that night was inconclusive and he was released.  It wasn't until he went back up to his place and a friend, Robbie, checked in on him that Dad came back down again. This time he was admitted to the VA.  It would take them a month to admit that he had, more than likely, had a stroke and also had broken his hip.  All this they couldn't decide that first night.  It wasn't until he slipped and fell, while at the hospital, and had to be operated on for a broken hip that the doctor told us he repaired damage done the month before.

Because of his total lack of taking his medications, and the problems brought on by the stroke, broken hip and diabetes the doctors felt he needed full supervised care.  Much against his independent spirit, he entered a nursing home.  That was two years ago. (This was written in
early 2007.)

In 2007, he passed away and you can read the rest of his story here...

His friends, Robbie and Sharon Jett were always there for him and I made them some thank you gifts.  (I'll have that page up shortly.)

Gilbert C. McLaughlin

Quick Links to my dad's life
His Family
His Obituary

The Thank You Quilts