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does anyone know how to make ornaments out of paper.need some ideas on how to make picture ornaments of my kids on paper
by BizmomDecember 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Not sure what it is you need, but if you use cardstock, cut into shapes, add kids pictures to them, and tie them together using ribbon or yarn, would be pretty ornaments, we cut out hearts,circles,triangles,ovals and even use gift tags, add a picture and decorate using glitter and stamping. and you have a cute gift. add the year and holiday it was made for. and your done. hope this helps.
by imadekyleDecember 12, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Photo Ornament
When I was six, I gave my mom a little ornament. You know the kind – school picture, lace glued around the edges. It now holds a place of honor nestled in the branches of the "family tree" (the one upstairs with all the sentimental ornaments), and on a recent visit to Grandma's house I had a very fun moment when my daughter recognized it as me!
Those sentimental ornaments have some real staying power, not to mention the way they connect generations. So I just had to share this beauty from the December-January issue of Simply Handmade (in fact, it made our cover). It's simple, yet gorgeous, and the photo-factor makes it so very special. Instructions below.
1 Cut two pieces of canvas into 4 ¼" squares, cut batting into a slightly smaller square. Sandwich the batting between the canvas squares.
2 Print a photo on fabric, cut out, center it on the canvas, and stitch around the border with red thread.
3 Die cut "J" and "Y" from red felt and stitch them through all layers to the bottom corner of the picture, leaving some room in between for a flower.
4 Glue a green flower between the letters for an "o", and place a jewel in the center.
5 Loop gingham ribbon at the top, pinning the ends in place about ¾" from each edge. Stitch around the canvas twice with red thread, catching the ribbon ends as you go.
6 Tie a bow at the top of the loop to finish.
Tammy Morrill
Editor, Simply Handmade
by MNMom247365December 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Here is a website that has a lot of great ornament ideas. Hope you find what you are looking for!


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The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team moved up a spot from 22nd to 21st in the D3Hopps.com Top 25 poll. The Stags (9-0) have 114 points, just one fewer than No. 20 Marietta (Ohio).
CMS is the only SCIAC school to be mentioned.
Middlebury (Vt.) remains No. 1.
CMS returns to action on Dec. 30 when it will host Babson College (Mass.) at 7:30 p.m.

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Captain Lance Keene From SteelHead Hunter Charters Manistee: As of right now the big Manistee river is high and very muddy, not fishable. But thats not the case in Saginaw Mi , on the river. Walleye fishing is absolutely on fire. I am going to be running trips there for the next week if not longer. I will be using my river boat for this as well. I have openings available call 810-444-8114 thanks lance starting on dec 2 -11. Walleye fishing we will basically be jigging either vertical or casting and retrieving. I will provide all equipment. The numbers of fish that we are catching is pushing 15-25 a day. A 15 in min to keep a walleye, with some fish over the 25 in mark. A 5 fish limit per person. 100 per person up to 4. We will be Steelhead fishing once river cleans back up. Thanks Capt Lance Keene … [Read more...]
10-29-2014 Lake Michigan Manistee River:
Captain Lance Keene From SteelHead Hunter Charters Manistee: As the nights become cooler and the leaves begin to change Steelhead Hunter has to transition from the Big lake to the River. The big boat is all put away for the winter, but the river boat is tuned up and ready to go! The summer was busy and brought many opportunities our way. Capt. Lance was featured in Field and Stream Magazine in September. His new name is "The Michigan Kid". Capt. Lance was also featured on Ford Outfitters TV show in October. If you didn't have a chance to see it you can check it out on The Sportsman Channel or at this link, www.thefordoutfitters.com Steelhead fishing is starting to fire up. Here are some open dates: November: 19, 20, 28 December: 15, 16, 17, 18, 29 & 30. Slots fill up fast so book today. We will be Steelhead fishing until the river freezes up. Once that happens look to us for your Ice Fishing Charters! … [Read more...]
9-17-2014 UP Northern Lake Michigan:
Port Captain Bill Myers from Deltadawn Charters Reports from Gladstone : Headed south out of Gladstone Harbor yesterday afternoon to the Bay of Green Bay for another walleye charter. We pulled crank baits over deep water points and humps.We had a hard time finding them but after some serious "fishing", here's proof that hard work really does pay off. They were thrilled with the walley they brought in and said "they never caught such nice fish!" Old Mother Nature wasn't very nice to us as it was cold and windy, but they came to the UP to enjoy it and fish regardless of the weather and that they most certainly did. … [Read more...]
9-16-2014 Southern Lake Huron:
Port Capt. Janice Deaton Of J-Lyn Charters Reports from Harbor Beach: Some Salmon and Steelhead are being taken in 70 to 100 foot of water, North of the harbor with spoons off the downriggers and also on some 2,3, 5, and 10 color lead lines off the Offshore boards. The bright orange and black, black and white, silver and blue, and green colors are working. Also it is time to try putting a few J-Plugs out for those fall Salmon that might be showing up. They are still scattered so work till you find them. Lake Trout have been taken North, and straight out of the harbor in the 80 to 100 foot of water areas, using dodgers with the spin and glows, or clean spoons down 90 to 120 feet. You might want to try for some Walleye straight out and North of the harbor in the 70 to 100 foot of water areas using crawler harnesses, and small spoons or Hot & Tots, best colors have still been the lime green, copper, mixed veggie, orange and black, and black with … [Read more...]
9-15-2014 Southern Lake Michigan:
Director SLM Captain Ron Westrate From First Call 2 Charters reports from Saugatuck: This past week produced some more high winds and rough water and as a result the lake has cooled down drastically. We have been waiting for the cool water to allow the Chinook to stage in front of the piers for the spawning run, however, as of this weekend there is no large scale movement into the river. Wednesday and Saturday we were blown off, however on Sun day we did fish in front the piers and caught a half dozen salmon. The water was 48 degrees on the surface and 44 degrees on the bottom in 20 foot. Boats that moved off shore to 80 and 100 foot also found 48 degrees on the surface. In the shallow water, we fished almost all Ace Hi plugs in a variety of colors from the surface to 50 foot of copper and on downriggers run from 5 to 15 foot down. Boats that fished off shore fished the surface with 3 color lead core down to the bottom with metal flashers and Spin n … [Read more...]
9-10-2014 UP Northern Lake Michigan:
Port Captain Bill Myers from Deltadawn Charters Reports from Gladstone : Back to the Bay of Green Bay for a walleye charter on Riley's15th birthday. It took a while to find them. We started out about 14 miles out and the waves got too big to fish so we ran southwest. We hit a few humps and found that the water was too clear so moved out to 25 to 30 ft. of water and pulled husky jerks. Here's a photo of Riley and his brother, Reggie, with their 25 & 26 inch Walleyes. Happy birthday, Riley, from Delta Dawn and MCBA. … [Read more...]
9-08-2014 Southern Lake Michigan:
Director SLM Captain Ron Westrate From First Call 2 Charters reports from Saugatuck: This past week was a story of rough water, high winds and canceled charters. Out of 6 scheduled charters we ended up running 2, however the fishing, when we could get out there was fairly good with a mixed bag of salmon and lake trout. Even with the north winds, the water remained in the 70 degree range down to 50 foot and then broke into the 40's. The methods and lures remain the same as last week with 200, 300 and 400 copper and the dipsy divers at 150 and 100 foot out producing most of the salmon. The majority of the lake trout were taken off the downriggers on the bottom. The week is forecasted to have temperatures in the low 60's which usually means the wind should be out of the north. With a north wind and current, the water temperatures should decrease which should move the fish to the piers. For more information and charter reservations, contact me at … [Read more...]
09-03-2014 Southern lake Huron:
Port Capt. Janice Deaton Of J-Lyn Charters Reports from Harbor Beach: Some Salmon and Steelhead are being taken in 80 to 130 foot of water, North and straight out from the harbor with spoons off the downriggers and also on some 2,3, and 5 color lead lines off the Offshore boards. The bright orange and black, copper, black and white and green are good colors to start with. They are scattered so work till you find them. Some Lake Trout have also been taken mixed in with the Salmon and Steelhead North, and straight out of the harbor in the 80 to 130 foot of water areas, using dodgers with the spin and glows, also spoons down 90 to 120 feet. A few Walleye are being taken straight out and North of the harbor in the 70 to 90 foot of water areas using crawler harnesses, and small spoons or Hot & Tots best colors have still been the lime green, copper, or mixed veggie, orange and black, and black with white colors. You might want to try casting off … [Read more...]
Fishing been Great!
This pretty much says it all! … [Read more...]
Grand Haven Lake Michigan Fishing Report
Salmon Wagon Sport Fishing of Grand Haven reports Decent night on Lake Michigan, 80-110 feet of water was spot. We ran up to the 8's and set in 110 fow. The fish were scattered from the surface to the bottom, with most of the Kings coming around the 40-50 down mark. Best Rods 125 copper with a UV Gator Stingray150 copper With a Blue Green UV Dolphin200 copper Pig Pen Flasher/ Glacier UV200 copper Live Wire/ Wild Fern300 copper 8" Icee/ Zenith Meat rig300 copper 8"Blue Bubble/ Oceana UV fly400 copper 8" white with glow/ Wild fern meat rig40 out down Mixed Veggies UV 40 out down Pickle Seed UV80 rigger White 11" fishscale Oceana UVSlide Diver 110' Mixed Veggies These were thew rods that were most of the fish. We ended up killing 14 for I'm not sure on bites but we had multiple Triples this evening. Best troll was south at 1.9/2.3 sog. … [Read more...]
Awesome Steelhead – Lake Michigan
The steelhead bite is still going strong on the southern ports of Lake Michigan. Kings, coho and lake trout mixed into the bag. If you like to fish for these sky-rocking beauties now is the time! … [Read more...]
Muskie, Perch and Bass
Captain Frank Piku reports Muskie, perch (50 per angler), bass and walleye are still going strong on Lake St. Clair. Here are a few pictures from his last charter. … [Read more...]
8-13-2014 UP Northern Lake Michigan:
Port Captain Bill Myers from Deltadawn Charters Reports from Gladstone : It's a little late in the season here in the UP to say that things are hearing up. But, the water is finally warming up - just in time to cool down again for the fall and winter. Though the fishing has been getting better every day with the warmer water temperatures. On down riggers, the fish have been biting at depths of 40ft to 80ft in a 120ft water column. They've been hitting hard on spoons, flasher flies, and Cereal Killer meat rigs. It was a busy, beautiful weekend aboard the Delta Dawn. Good weather, great guests and even better fishing. I repositioned to Escanaba to take a group of guys from Detroit out who are up here working. They said bringing those big salmon in was harder work than what they were up here to do. After that, I made the run back to Manistique and got ready for an early morning charter with another father and sons team. They brought in some beautiful king salmon and … [Read more...]
8-12-2014 Lake St. Clair:
Port Capt. Frank Piku of Golden Streaker Charters Reports from Lake St. Clair: The Canadian south shore produced the best muskie fishing this year. One of my Anglers was a 13 year old girl who landed a 49" muskie after an awesome battle … [Read more...]
8-11-2014 Southern Lake Michigan:
Director SLM Captain Ron Westrate From First Call 2 Charters reports from Saugatuck: The week started with outstanding fishing with limit mixed bag catches in 110-160 FOW. The number of salmon increased and the number of lake trout decreased in the creel composition. In the middle of the week the fishing slowed and this weekend we went back into 70-100 FOW and caught good numbers of lake trout with some kings and steelhead mixed in. This week's best combinations were: orange crush Stingers on 100 coppers, mixed veggie UV and Craig's reverse x-mas on 150 coppers, and chrome blue Protroll with blue bubble Rapture fly and green glow Ace-hi plug, On the longer coppers we ran green double glow and white double glow Protroll flashers w. hypnotist flies. Superfrog and Davy Jones Protroll flashers w. Rapture Wild fern flies on the divers produced very well at 160 and 100 foot out. On the dodgers we ran chrome and tin can dodgers w white pink dot spin and glows for the trout on … [Read more...]
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Emphasizing the right components of a website
Has your company been around since before the rise of the Internet? If so, you've probably seen a dramatic change in the relationship with your customer base.
Ecommerce platforms, for instance, allow consumers to purchase items at their convenience, and social media has provided another effective method of communication between the two parties. This has given small businesses a tremendous advantage, opening up avenues that previously didn't exist.
Combined with mobile devices, the Internet has also made the typical customer more demanding than he or she was in the past, with people now expecting to receive information – such as prices, sales, product data and locations – at a moment's notice.
Starting or revamping your website? Here's three important tips
Regardless of the size of your company, developing a sophisticated website has become a must in the age of the 24/7 shopper – and having a small budget is no longer an adequate excuse for a half-hearted effort.
Even if you're a smaller local company, shoppers expect your website to be sophisticated and well designed. Fortunately, when it comes to producing a quality website, money is not something you need to worry about any longer. Tools exist today that allow small businesses to design and manage their sites at an extremely affordable price.
Therefore, emphasizing the right components of a website is what owners should turn their attention to. Here are three key characteristics you may want to consider:
Tip No. 1: Design your website in a manner that will lead to the best user experience for customers.
Nobody likes visiting a page and struggling to find what they're looking for. If a person goes to your site specifically to buy something, yet can't figure out how to find the prduct they want and then checkout, you will likely lose that individual's business. You should make important components, like product features and calls to action, the easiest and most prominent items to find.
Tip No. 2: Have you ever been bored during your morning commute, and decided to peruse your favorite websites on your smartphone or tablet? Most likely, your customers have done the same thing. As the 24/7 shopper continues the process of going mobile, businesses need to make their sites compatible with different devices and operating systems.
(WARNING: If you drive to work, we do not recommend shopping during your commute.)
Tip No. 3: Having an effective search function often goes overlooked, but it's an essential feature to have on your website. Believe me when I say this could make a major difference between keeping someone on your site versus them going elsewhere.
From providing consumers with a quality end-user experience to ensuring they can make purchases on-the-go, your website has become an essential component for your business success. Make sure to implement these strategies during your design process.


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USFWS National Digital Library
Kent Walker and Tracy Brooks discuss their work with captive wolves, wolves that are unable to be returned to the wild for any number of reasons. They run a program called "Mission Wolf" that takes in and cares for wolves and educates the public on why wild animals, such as wolves, should not be held as pets but should be allowed to remain wild. The star of the show is Maggie, a female Canadian Gray wolf.
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A holiday can be a regenerating time as you come down from the stress of modern life and relax into what feels like endless days to fill up as you wish – or not fill at all!
But we don't always have the luxury of taking an extended period of time off to jet overseas and we don't always need to do so to get that same recharged feeling.
Taking a short trip within Australia can provide all the magic of a long holiday without the hefty price tag that overseas travel can attract. Between our white sand beaches, our spectacular national parks and our rolling wine country, there's something local to tickle every taste.
But if you've ever headed home from a short trip feeling like you'd just begun, it's time to get travel-savvy. There are simple hacks you can use to get the most out of your next short trip away.
1. Getting there
Skyscanner recently researched more than 250 million flight prices out of Sydney over the last three years and crunched the data to reveal the best time to book. Cheapest months to fly include May and November, while booking your domestic flight 13 weeks in advance typically yields the cheapest results.
Consider limiting your baggage to only carry-on to decrease wait times and streamline your airport experience. Packing everything you think you need into a small carry-on case can be daunting at first – but there are some easy rules to play by.
Rolling your clothes, rather than folding them, is a great spacing technique. Bring lightweight pieces that can seamlessly turn your outfit from day to night, which can include jewellery or a nice jacket. Leaving your heavy toiletries behind and travelling with product samples is a great way to reduce baggage weight too – remember, you won't get more than 100ml through airport security anyway.
Most airlines will let you check in for your flight using your smart device and the airline's app. From there you can download your boarding pass to your phone and head straight to security and to your boarding gate, which means there's no need to do any printing – or queuing.
2. Staying there
It can be easy to jump in and book a run-of-the-mill hotel with a recognisable name and reputation. But choosing quirky or unusual accommodation can add a fun new dimension to your mini-trip. Be open to the idea of accommodation that pushes you a little out of your comfort zone – it's all part of the experience!
If you're looking for that elusive complimentary upgrade, there are some strategic moves you can make to better position yourself to receive one.
Generally, the shorter the stay, the more likely the complimentary upgrade. If you politely enquire about a potential upgrade on an overnight stay, a hotel is more likely to say yes because they can re-sell your premium room for the rack rate the following morning – a room that may have stayed empty otherwise.
Time your check-in to be one of the first of the day, which usually means arriving late afternoon. Between 6pm and 8pm is typically a busy time for reception, and beating the rush means there's more opportunity for you to form a rapport with the front desk, which can increase your chances of an upgrade. Don't forget – politeness and friendliness will get you everywhere.
3. Being there
You could do a lot of research beforehand about where to dine, drink and visit, but locals are usually the best resources for the secrets of the area. Ask reception when checking in about the tastiest restaurants, unique local attractions, hidden hikes and the best coffee in town. The people on the ground always know their home the best, and they're usually keen to share their secrets.
A great way to immerse yourself in a new place when you're short on time is tohead along to local markets – particularly if your trip falls across a weekend. Local markets are bursting with the area's best produce, arts and crafts and music and they are a great way to experience a breadth of culture in a short amount of time.
While you're away, splurge on one thing. Whether it is purchasing a pair of designer sunglasses you absolutely love, or having one expensive dinner overlooking the ocean, or even screaming your way through an outdoor adventure activity like tandem skydiving – make one thing about your short trip away memorable and unique.
That way, you'll have one main thing to take away from your trip and enjoy until it's time for the next one!
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National Day of Prayer is Coming Up in Yakima – Join The Mayor for Lunch
The 2013 Yakima National Day of Prayer Mayors Prayer Luncheon is set for Thursday May 2nd at the Howard Johnson Plaza 9 N 9th Street. The event will run from Noon-1:15pm.
Tickets are 14.00 per person available at HeBrews 11:1 drive through Coffee Stand, Inklings Bookstore, or Fiddlesticks until April 29th. They will also be available at the luncheon.
The theme is 'Hope for Yakima.' City Leaders Speak about the importance of prayer and how prayer has helped guide them through the tough position of leadership in today's world.
We asked Mayor Cawley why prayer is so important to Yakima, he said "It causes us to take a moment to ask for guidance and advice and really think about what we are trying to do as city leaders."
Dr. Dennis Crane is the local National Day of Prayer Committee chairman. For more information contact 248.1934.


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Neak Buos Temple
Neak Buos Temple:
Neak Buos Temple is located in Choam Ksant district, about 75 kilometers north of Tbiang Meanchey provincial town. The laterite, sandstone and brick temple is 50 meters square and built on a plain to worship Brahmanism. It is a bit difficult to reach the temple because of bad road condition.
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One of TCT's strengths is the Educational Tour. Since 2008, we've successfully organized many educational tours for students from several colleges and secondary schools....
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Rochester-area resident Dan Lennon said, when it comes to the unsolved case of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, he's heard it all.
"I've heard he's in the concrete at Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, but really what would they do if they found him?" said Lennon.
The former Teamsters president, Hoffa disappeared from what was then Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township on July 30, 1975. Lennon, 36, on Monday passed by the field in Oakland Townhip where Hoffa may rest, in the area of Adams and Buell roads — just north of downtown Rochester. This site is the most recent dig, scheduled by Oakland County Sheriff's Office authorities in partnership with the FBI, in hopes of finding his still missing body.
For nearly 30 years, this case has brought national media attention — and Lennon grew up hearing about it.
Lennon, who owns a photo studio in downtown Lake Orion, previously worked at BCK Architecture, which was located across the street from the last place Hoffa was seen, near Telegraph and Maple roads.
Lennon is also friends with a woman who lived in the Rochester area who found a bone in her yard, which was investigated in connection with this case.
During Lennon's time at BCK, the whereabouts of Hoffa's remains "definitely wasn't big news, but I remember hearing recently about a dig a few years ago in Milford Township."
The FBI has searched for Hoffa's body at a farm in Milford in 2006, digging under a horse barn, and, most recently, under a driveway in Roseville in October of last year. In 2003, they searched under a pool in Bay County, and in 2004, they dug up floor boards in a Detroit home, checking blood found.
The Oakland Township dig comes after former mob boss Anthony "Tony Z" Zerilli told local media outlets that Hoffa's body was buried on a piece of farm property on Buell Road, under a barn that no longer exists.
Speculation of a search has been ongoing since winter.
Officials from the FBI, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and Bloomfield Township Police Department confirmed that they are executing a search warrant on the private property, then demanded that media leave the property. The throng of media is now gathered near Adams and Orion roads.
The search warrant has been issued "based on information that we have involving the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa," said Bob Foley III, of the FBI Detroit Division. "Because this investigation is an open investigation and because the search warrant is sealed, I will not be able to provide any additional details regarding our activity here this morning."
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard has participated in several such searches over the years.
"This has been one of those open wounds for a long time," Bouchard said. "As this was spinning up and were chatting last week, especially yesterday, I was thinking about what Father's Day means to the family that doesn't have closure on this case, and families like them all over the country that have a missing loved one and didn't know what happened to them.
"It's my fondest hope that we give that closure, not only to the Hoffa family, but also to the community to stop tearing that scab off with every new lead and bring some conclusion that is long overdue."
At the time Hoffa vanished, the parcel of property, located in Oakland Township, was owned by convicted Detroit mob boss, Giacomo "Black Jack" Tocco, 85, of Macomb County. Tocco is Zerilli's first cousin.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is handling the logistical side of the dig, and has set up a mobile command center along the road. The FBI is handling the actual excavation, but it's unclear when — or if — first ground will be broken.
First, digging crews will have to clear what appears to be at least 75 square yards of grass and weeds. Lines of marked and unmarked cars pepper the area now, but media is restricted from coming any closer than around 100 yards from the actual area.


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The Tigers lost both games in their pool, getting swept by St. Mary's and then battling to five sets before losing to University.
"We had to overcome a lot of obstacles along the way -- some of them internal and some of them things like injuries. We had a lot of bumps along the road. And it might have affected us for a little bit, but never long. It's like we always had that mindset of moving forward and you could just tell," said coach Lisa Schumacher.
"And once we finally got over that hump you could just tell. We fought, win or lose. As a coach, when you fight, I will take that any day. What more could you ask for? I told the kids we could have played a little more disciplined on defense. I told the girls we could also be a little taller and jump a little higher and be a little prettier. Other than that I can't ask for anything more. I am very proud of what they did," said Schumacher.
The real battle came in the second game of the day as Sterling, who lost to University earlier in the season, took on the Lady Bulldogs once again.
Sterling had to send in a little different line-up after having lost star outside hitter Regan Wheeler early in the day to a face and head injury.
But the line up responded well with Emma Scholz filling in for Wheeler. The Tigers fell behind two sets early, but only after having tied up the first set at 24 points thanks to an ace from libero Jami Sheldon and after a six-point serving run by Shayla Klein early in the set that included an ace.
In the second set, the Tigers took a 4-1 lead, fell behind 8-4 and then rallied back for a 10-8 lead. They took the lead twice more, then University tied things at 14 and went on a four-point run to take the lead and hold on through the rest of the set.
In the third set, Sterling trailed early but stuff blocks by Alex Masters and Klein helped spark the Tigers. Masters finished with 13 kills in the match, as did Klein. Klein also led the team with four stuff blocks. Tyler Chrisman got the final kill in the third match, and tally 10 total, and Klein and then Masters scored the final points to win the fourth set.
The Tigers battled in the fifth, keeping the game within a couple points throughout and holding the lead twice -- albeit briefly. University got their final three points on a kill from Bailey Templeman, an ace from Danielle Rodriguez and a hitting error as Klein went over Masters to try and hit a ball that was narrowly dug out on the side by Megan Smock.
A. Masters, 13 kills, 29 digs, 2 stuff blocks; S. Klein, 13 kills, 4 stuff blocks, 1 ace, 2 assists, 19 digs; T. Chrisman, 10 kills, 3 stuff blocks, 18 digs; K. Chrisman, 6 kills, 6 digs, 1 stuff block; M. Smock, 4 kills, 4 aces, 1 stuff block, 37 assists, 10 digs, E. Scholz, 4 kills, 19 digs; J. Sheldon, 9 digs, 1 ace
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The tournament got off to a rough start for Sterling, but the Lady Tigers turned it around quick. The team lost the first set 25-5 but bounced back, narrowly losing the second and third sets to the Lady Pirates, 27-25, and 26-24 after leading for good chunks of both sets.
In the second set, Sterling lead 15-11 at one point and still head a 23-20 lead late before the Pirates tied it at 23. Masters put the Tigers just one point from the win but Sterling could not finish it up, falling by two. Some of the momentum in that final set was stolen away by the injury to Wheeler who had three kills up to that point and blacked-out momentarily after receiving the blow.
In the third set, Sterling trailed 16-14 until a five-point run that include two Tyler Chrisman aces let Sterling take the lead back.
A. Masters, 5 kills, 3 stuff blocks, 11 digs, 1 ace; T. Chrisman, 4 kills, 1 stuff, 9 digs, 1 ace; K. Chrisman, 4 kills, 2 stuffs, 6 digs; R. Wheeler, 3 kills, 2 stuffs, 1 assist, 3 digs; S. Klein, 1 stuff, 7 digs, 1 ace; M. Smock, 1 kills, 15 assists, 10 digs; J. Sheldon, 7 digs, 2 aces.
Sterling loses three seniors: middle superstar Tyler Chrisman, setter Smock and Megan Zimmerman, who played off the bench and tried to inspire the team.
"Now it's time to be a team. To relax and have fun. Don't let any negativity come in the way. We had to overcome a lot of stuff and I just hope that parents, athletes, coaches and fans let it end on a good note because we worked our butts off," said Schumacher.
Jonathan Seib: (970) 526-9285; email@example.com
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Does anyone know of a home-use inkjet printer that has ink reservoirs that may be refilled at will, and that does not require me to buy exorbitantly priced cartridges?
I understand the "business model" - that the printers are sold cheap, and the profits made on the cartridges. I am happy to pay a little more for the printer if I could then refill at a sensible price.
Of course I need linux drivers/compatibility, and if it happens to be an all-in-one (scanner/fax/copy) then so much the better.
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text: Shane Lamos, associate professor of chemistry, recently was co-author with four others on a research paper, "Multiplexed Analysis of Cage and Cage Free Chicken Egg Fatty Acids Using Stable Isotope Labeling and Mass Spectrometry," appearing in the journal Molecules (2013, 18, 14977-14988). Shane also received a second patent for the use of his metabolomic labeling reagents (Lamos, S. M. and nine others, "Ionizable Isotopic Labeling Reagents for Relative Quantification by Mass Spectrometry" U.S. Patent #7,982,070, 2011 and U.S. Patent #8,563,777, 2013). He will be traveling to the American Chemical Society National Meeting (March 16-20) in Dallas, TX, where one of his students, Katherine Schutt '14, will present the latest results from their research. Her poster is titled "Biomarker Analysis Using Mixed Isotope Labeling With Mass Spectrometry." (March 2014) Shane Lamos, assistant professor of chemistry, gave presentations in November 2011 at two venues: On Nov. 14, 2011, he gave a talk at the Eastern Analytical Symposium in Somerset, N.J., titled "Mixed Isotope Labeling for the Relative Quantification of Metabolites and Biomarkers." The talk was given in honor of the EAS award for Outstanding Achievements in Mass Spectrometry presented to Dr. Ian Blair of the University of Pennsylvania. On Nov. 30, 2011, he gave a talk in the Current Topics in Environmental Science Speaker Series at Johnson State College titled "Relative Quantification of Metabolites and Biomarkers." And this past July, Shane was part of team of researchers that was granted U.S. Patent #7,982,070 tilted "Ionizable Isotopic Labeling Reagents for Relative Quantification by Mass Spectrometry".


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Various impulses fuel Hershey Felder, the highly distinctive musician and performer who has been a regular in Chicago over the past decade, and whose self-penned entertainments defy obvious categorization.
He's a populist determined to bring the lives and work of great composers to a broad audience with a level of accessibility typically frowned upon by the classical establishment. He's also an inveterate, old-fashioned pedagogue, happy to position himself in the gap between the traditional show and the illustrated artistic lecture. And, of course, he's a showman, which explains why all of his shows to date have had himself at the center of the stage. Felder is fueled by his audience. No shame in that.
The latest curious Felder enterprise, "An American Story for Actor and Orchestra," does not want for ambition and it certainly is unpredictable. In this instance, Felder plays the 90-year-old Dr. Charles Leale, the Union Army surgeon who is best known (well, only known) for finding himself in the presidential box at the Ford's Theatre on the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. Leale, who was 23 at the time, did his best to save the president, acting upon the urgings of Mary Todd Lincoln. Felder obviously became interested in Leale's story, which Leale penned for posterity as "Lincoln's Last Hours," and he takes elements from his life to introduce a variety of American music of the 19th century, especially that of Stephen Foster, the shrewd composer of such atmospheric ditties as "Old Folks at Home" and "My Old Kentucky Home," even though he barely knew anything about the real Old South.
The audience does not just get Felder in a wig, but a live, 10-piece orchestra behind the drapes, playing the music of Foster and other tunes associated with the Christy Minstrels and vaudeville entertainment of the era.
To some extent, Felder is jumping on the current Lincoln bandwagon (the piece includes some of the great man's speeches and draws upon his stature for its emotional climax). But it's certainly material that one does not normally hear at the theater, not least because Foster and the Christy Minstrels are so problematic. Felder navigates his way carefully through all of that, admiring Foster's melodic compositions but also noting the artifice inherent in their creation.
American history geeks — especially fans of 19th-century populist American music — will find much of interest, delivered with Felder-esque aplomb in a theater made to look far more elegant than usually is the case.
This piece is new to the Felder repertoire and needs more work. One problem is that Felder, although a very enigmatic performer and a solid vocalist, is not exactly credible as a 90 year old. He seems to drop his subject's age much of the time, but it is never quite clear where are the lines between present-tense narration and flashback. Similarly, Felder needs to better frame a character of whom few in his audience will have heard — we get to the Lincoln stuff late in the 85-minute show, which leaves you wondering how and why this fellow is the right connective tissue for an exploration of this music and period, even though he appears to have had a few famous folks in his care. Scrambling the chronology would be one useful way forward, or weaving this music into Lincoln's fateful last day in a more organic fashion, or otherwise making the case for why Leale, a footnote to American history, is a cipher for American complexity.
When: Through April 14
Where: Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St.
Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Tickets: $60-$65 at 312-988-9000 or theroyalgeorgetheatre.com


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A one-day "festival" of sorts held on the first Sunday after Labor Day, the two towns in the area (Hobson and Windham) have "special" events that day. There were reportedly 50 or so "am-hayzing" displays of hay bale sculptures, most created by local farmers and ranchers, along the trail (a 21 mile long loop on state highways 239 and 541 just south of U.S. Highway 87). Many of the hay bale sculptures remain for days and weeks afterward – lucky for me!
Most of the sculptures were named and generally included the word "hay" or "bale" in one form or another. The detail on many of them was rather incredible and ingenious.
I'm just Smurf'Hay.
Rise of the Planet of the 'Hay'pes.
Some were even more simplistic than this Toots 'hay' Roll.
But a lot of work went into this one. The sign in front of it said "Mudhay Days - May June"
It was one of the more elaborate sculptures.
Wild Bale Hickok was quite impressive though.
From his head...
To his
toes boots.
But the one I thought was most impressive was "Hay-wo-Jima"
Proud to say Made in the U.S. Hay.
The wind had taken its toll on the soldiers, with the one on the right being almost blown over, but you get the idea...
It was a fun and interesting way to spend an extra hour or so on the long drive to St. Mary on the north-eastern side of Glacier National Park.


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Twitter Bootstrap compatible widgets, templates and styles for the deform form library
Project description
deform_bootstrap provides Twitter Bootstrap compatible widgets, templates and styles for the deform form library.
How to use it
I just downloaded this and wanna use it
In your Paste Deploy configuration file (e.g. development.ini) add deform_bootstrap to the list of pyramid_includes, or add a this line if a pyramid.includes setting does not exist:
[app:main] ... pyramid.includes = deform_bootstrap
This will put the templates in deform_bootstrap/templates into the deform search path.
I want to try it before using
If you want to quickly try out deform_bootstrap and see how it looks in practice you can run these commands, assuming that you have a virtualenv set up in your deform_bootstrap directory:
$ git clone https://github.com/pyfidelity/deformdemo.git $ cd deformdemo $ ../bin/python setup.py develop $ cd .. $ bin/pserve demo.ini
You should now be able to access the demo site at http://0.0.0.0:8521
Additional widgets / getting rid of legacy stuff
Deform depends on jQueryUI for these wigdgets:
- AutocompleteInputWidget
- DateInputWidget
- DateTimeInputWidget
deform_bootstrap comes with widgets that replace these, and that are compatible with Bootstrap. If you don't use any of these, you can skip the remainder of this section and just delete jQueryUI from your CSS and JS imports. Otherwise you'll need to add bootstrap-typeahead.js and/or bootstrap-datepicker.js to your JS includes.
You can then use deform_bootstrap's TypeaheadInputWidget as a drop in replacement for deform's AutocompleteInputWidget.
Unfortunately things are a litte more complicated for DateInputWidget and DateTimeInputWidget, because bootstrap does not provide native widgets for that usecases (yet?). Therefore you will need to either use deform_bootstrap.css provided by deform_bootstrap or build your own bootstrap.css using LESS <http://lesscss.org/>. Once you have lessc installed it can be done like this:
$ cd deform_bootstrap/static $ lessc deform_bootstrap.less
You'll then find your custom deform_bootstrap.css which immediately leads to a shiny new look for DateInputWidgets. For DateTimeInputWidgets you'll have to replace your existing imports. This is as easy as replacing from deform.widget import DateTimeInputWidget with from deform_bootstrap.widget import DateTimeInputWidget in your code.
<ul> / <li> markup
Deform uses <ul> / <li> markup for rendering sequences. Although one can argue, that this is semanticaly correct, it doesn't make much sense in the context of form rendering and requires quite some additional CSS to produce visually appealing results. Therefore deform_bootstrap removes all list markup and generates nice forms with no additional CSS required.
In order to make this work with not only with fixed length sequences, but also variable length sequences, 2 functions in deform.js needs to be patched. This can be done by simply adding the provided deform_bootstrap.js to your JS requirements. If your application doesn't use variable length sequences, you can safely skip this step.
Chosen by Harvest
A progressively enhanced replacement for HTML select elements, Chosen implements single and multiple selection modes that offer a much better UX than the standard widgets. It has autocomplete features, placeholder support and a slick style that looks good either with or without Bootstrap. See http://harvesthq.github.com/chosen/ for documentation and examples. Only the jQuery version is provided by this package.
Static resources
deform_bootstrap comes with a bunch of static resources, which might confuse you. Fortunately most of them are just needed to pass all the tests and most most of them (if any) won't be needed in your deform_bootstrap based application.
- deform_bootstrap.css
- This file contains the complete Bootstrap 2.0.1 CSS plus additional styles for the datepicker widget (see above). You may use it for your application (great for initial development), but might also want to consider rolling your own customized version for deployment.
- jquery_chosen/chosen.css
- The main style for ChosenSingleWidget and ChosenMultipleWidget.
- chosen_bootstrap.css
- This file contains a small fix for conflicts between chosen and bootstrap. Only needed if you make use of chosen, but harmless if you don't.
- bootstrap-datepicker.css
- The styles for the native bootstrap datepicker widget (see above).
Note that chosen_bootstrap.css and bootstrap-datepicker.css are included in deform_bootstrap.css, so you will only need them if you use some other version of the bootstrap css.
- bootstrap-datepicker.js
- Only needed if you want to use the native bootstrap datepicker widget (see above).
- bootstrap_typeahead.js
- Only needed if you want to use the native bootstrap datepicker widget (see above).
- bootstrap.min.js
- Only needed as a direct dependency of the bootstrap_XXX.js files.
- deform_bootstrap.js
- Only needed as if you want to use variable length sequences (see "<ul> / <li> markup" above).
- jquery-x.x.x.min.js
- Only needed if you want to use any of the other JS resources.
- jquery-ui-x.x.x.custom.min.js
- Only needed if prefer using deform's orinial AutocompleteInputWidget over deform_bootstrap's TypeaheadInputWidget or deform's DateTimeInputWidget over deform_bootstrap's native version (see above).
- jquery-ui-timepicker-addon-x.x.x.js
- Same as for jquery-ui-x.x.x.custom.min.js.
- jquery.form-2.96.js
- Only needed if you want to use use_ajax=True with deform.Form.
- jquery.maskedinput-x.x.js
- Only needed if you want mask='...' with any of the deform widgets that support it.
- jquery_chosen/chosen.jquery.js
- Only needed if you use ChosenSingleWidget, ChosenOptGroupWidget, or ChosenMultipleWidget,
LESS / twitter_bootstrap
Not needed at all. Only used internally to build the custom deform_bootstrap.css with the additional datepicker styles.
Information for developers / contributors
deform_bootstrap passes 100% of the deformdemo tests. Please do run the Selenium tests before submitting a patch.
However, bootstrap requires a newer version of jquery than deform ships with by default. This in turn would require a newer version of jquery.form (> 2.43) which unfortunately is backward incompatible in its ajax handling. Thus, deform_bootstrap cannot currently support deform's use_ajax feature. The corresponding selenium tests have therefore been disabled until deform catches up. Note, that you can still use jquery.form itself.
Running Selenium tests
Follow the instructions in deformdemo to install Selenium. Then install deform_bootstrap in your virtualenv and from within the deform_bootstrap package run this command:
$ bin/python deform_bootstrap/demo/test.py
input_prepend / input_append
Bootstrap has a nice feature to prepend/append text to input[type=text] form elements (see http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/base-css.html#forms). To use it with deform_bootstrap you can simply pass input_prepend or input_append as keyword arguments to the widget constructor in your colander.Schema subclass:
class PersonSchema(colander.Schema): weight = colander.SchemaNode( colander.Integer(), title=u"Weight", widget=deform.widget.TextInputWidget( input_append="kg", css_class="span1", ))
Bootstrap supports four form styles. By default, deform_bootstrap uses the .form-horizontal style. You can specify one of the other styles be setting the bootstrap_form_style attribute of your Form:
myform = Form(myschema, bootstrap_form_style='form-vertical')
Bootstrap supports inline checkbox and radio choices. Normally RadioChoiceWidgets and CheckboxChoiceWidgetss are displayed with one choice per line. To select the inline style, set the inline attribute of the choice widget to a trueish value:
class MySchema(colander.Schema): choice = colander.SchemaNode( colander.String(), widget=deform.widget.CheckboxChoiceWidget( values=[(u'a', u'Apple'), (u'b', u'Bear'), (u'c', u'Computer')], inline=True))
deform_bootstrap was created by Daniel Nouri. Thanks to the following people for support, code, patches etc:
- Andreas Kaiser
- Chris McDonough
- Jason Kölker
- Jeff Dairiki
- Marco Mariani
- Tom Lazar
- https://github.com/dnouri/deform_bootstrap/contributors
0.2.4 - 2012-10-24
- Add missing requirements (jquery ui timepicker).
0.2.3 - 2012-10-18
- Add support for deform's new orderable sequence support. See #34.
0.2.2 - 2012-06-11
- Upgraded Bootstrap to v2.0.4
- Add missing alert class to mapping template for validation errors.
0.2.1 - 2012-04-17
- Add ChosenOptGroupWidget.
0.2 - 2012-03-20
- ChosenSingleWidget and ChosenMultipleWidget; includes chosen 0.9.7 [mmariani]
- Add support for "inline" checkbox and radio choices.
- Many bugfixes. Many thanks to dairiki.
0.1 - 2012-02-29
- Add TypeAheadInputWidget (with Selenium tests).
- Add DateTimeInputWidget (with "native" Bootstrap CSS/JS and Selenium tests).
- Ged rid of jQueryUI legacy.
- Get rid of ul/li markup legacy.
- Restructure / update documentation.
- Include latest versions of all JS/CSS resources, Bootstrap 2.0.1 LESS files with additional datepicker widget.
0.1a5 - 2012-02-09
- All deformdemo Selenium tests passing.
- Add sequence templates.
0.1a4 - 2012-02-09
- In includeme, prepend deform search path instead of resetting the whole renderer.
0.1a3 - 2012-02-03
- Changes to support Bootstrap 2.0.
- Added support for Bootstrap's feature to prepend/append text to input[type=text] via input_prepend/input_append keyword arguments to deform.Widget constructor.
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I really liked all of the twists in this show. It probably had more twists in one episode than Big Brother had in it's last couple of series'.
I just thought of a game about what future twists you would like to see.
I would love to see them do a sort of quiz thing and whoever WINS gets booted. That would be one of the biggest twists ever.
So, what future twists would you like to see?


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This is another one of my annual columns, assembling a team
made up of the best players I had the opportunity to see this summer one way or
another. I think it's easy to say that
the talent that is stacking up for next year is going to make the 2012 draft
Catcher: Austin Hedges
This was a tough call between Hedges and Blake Swihart, but
I went with Hedges who I believe is the better pure catcher defensively, even
if Swihart may very well be the best hitter not named Anthony Rendon available
for next year's draft. Hedges' soft
hands, footwork and arm strength were immediately evident, and he also proved
to be no slouch in the batter's box with a quick bat and a line drive approach. He should add more power to his swing as he
matures, and overall is a good athlete for the position.
The Aflac All-American Classic was loaded with talented
catchers, as Tyler Marlette and Cameron Gallagher also deserve to be mentioned,
as does former Aflac All-American and Cape League all-star Andrew Susac.
First Base: Daniel Camarena
Camarena also plays the outfield and pitches, topping out in
the low-90s, but I really liked what I saw from him at first base. He looks very natural playing the position,
and showed a disciplined approach and smooth left-handed swing at the
plate. He reminded me somewhat of Adrian
Gonzalez, as there is also budding power in Camarena's swing, and he should
continue to be developed as a hitter showing a good eye at the plate and easy
loft power. Should he honor his
commitment to San Diego, he likely would be allowed to both pitch and hit
similar to Josh Romanski from a few years ago.
Cam Seitzer and Jacob Anderson both showed sweet swings and
slick gloves around the first base bag.
Second Base: Kolton Wong
Wong did it all for the Orleans Firebirds on the Cape this
past summer on his way to being named the league's MVP. He finished second in on-base percentage
(.426), tied for second in stolen bases (22), third in batting (.341, one of
five hitters that finished above .300 among those that qualified) and hits
(46), and fourth in slugging (.452). He
displayed a very controlled approach at the plate, walking more times than he
struck out (18 to 13), proving to be a valuable asset atop a lineup while also
flashing a very good glove at second.
Chris McFarland would be my utility infield if I made a spot
for one, but I'll mention him here since I think second base will be his best
position at the next level.
Third Base: Cody Asche
Asche continued to show his knack for driving in runs,
leading the Northwoods League in RBI (61) while hitting .304/.361/.504 with 19
doubles and nine home runs. He had a
pair of hits in the league's all-star game, including a big two-run jack that
led to him being named the game's MVP.
Reviews on his defense were mixed, but most seem to believe he will be
able to stick at third base at least for the next few years, although Nebraska
may have him play first base next spring.
Tyler Hanover, Sean Trent and Dante Bichette, Jr. also
looked impressive at the position.
Shortstop: Francisco Lindor
Smooth is the first word that comes to mind when watching
Lindor play the game. On the field he's
a natural at shortstop, with the range, hands and arm strength to make all of
the plays to both sides that will allow him to stick at the position
long-term. There is also promise with
his bat, and while he's not a big slugger, winning the Aflac home run derby
proved that there is some thunder in his swing.
He's a switch hitter with a solid tool-set that currently projects to be
a premium pick in next year's draft, and he could go among the top three to
five overall picks next June if he continues to progress at the plate.
I don't think either one remains at shortstop long term, but
Michael Ratterree and Steve Nyisztor (the Northwoods League MVP) proved this
summer that they didn't miss a beat swinging a wood bat.
Outfield: Travis Harrison, Kyle Gaedele, Billy Flamion
This trio offers a little bit of everything between
Harrison's power, Gaedele's athleticism and Flamion's bat speed. Harrison looks somewhat like a brute, with a
physically mature, barrel-chested frame and large, strong forearms and hands
that gives him very good bat speed and overall power potential. He's a pretty good overall athlete, although
he's probably best suited for left field or possibly even first base down the
road. Gaedele garnered several Jeff
Francoeur comparisons given his size and five-tool potential, as he runs like a
deer, has a strong arm and can hit for both average and power. Flamion showcased the best bat speed this
summer, and is also a pretty good overall athlete with good speed and a strong
outfield arm.
Dwight Smith, Jr., Mason Robbins, Brandon Nimmo, Caleb
Ramsey, John Ruettiger and Jordan Smith were among some of the other impressive
outfielders I had the opportunity to see play.
Hitter: Dwight Smith, Jr.
This spot is usually reserved for the best pure hitter that
didn't get named above. There were
plenty of names to choose from, including another son of a former big-leaguer,
Dante Bichette, Jr., as well as Blake Swihart as profiled above. Smith is one of the better pure hitters
available for next year's draft, with the ability to spray line drives to all
parts of the park. The left-handed
hitter has proven that he's able to handle some of the top pitchers in the
nation, although he's more of a gap-to-gap hitter at this point in time than an
over-the-fence slugger.
Pitchers: Archie Bradley, Jed Bradley,
Kevin Gausman
It may be tough to sign Archie Bradley away from playing
quarterback at Oklahoma, as he has the size and arm strength to excel in both
sports. Baseball followers always cheer
when they steal a premium athlete away from the gridiron, so Bradley could be the
next to follow a path similar to Zach Lee, who may have set the standard of
what it will take to sign Bradley next summer.
Jed Bradley was the best pure pitcher that I saw this summer, with
pretty good stuff as well. The Georgia
Tech lefty was leading the Cape League in punchouts (44) before he ended his
summer, and should assume the role as the Yellow Jackets Friday ace now that
Deck McGuire has begun his pro career.
Gausman really impressed me with how much he has progressed over the
last year, filling out his body and throwing his fastball consistently in the
mid-90s this summer. He will be
draft-eligible as a sophomore in 2012, and likely will be looking to serve as
one of LSU's weekend starters during his freshman year, with size and stuff
similar to that of former Tiger Anthony Ranaudo.
It's hard to limit this spot to a dozen players much less
three, but others that stood out to me include a handful of Aflac All-Americans
(Michael Kelly, Henry Owens, Robert Stephenson, Tyler Beede, John Magliozzi),
USC transfer Austin Wood, and a pair of Vanderbilt lefties in Sam Selman and
Grayson Garvin.
Closer: Tony Zych
Popping a few 97s on the radar gun will quickly get your
attention, and while Zych's delivery isn't the prettiest with substantial herk
and jerk, it's part of what makes him so effective in a short relief role. He also complements his fastball with a
violent slider that continues to get better.
He is a very good athlete, originally arriving to Louisville as a
two-way prospect with a good bat and slick infield glove.
R.J. Alvarez preceded Zych in the Cape all-star game,
pitching the eighth inning for the West division all-stars and forming what
looked like the back end of a big-league bullpen with Zych.
Utility: Lance McCullers, Jr.
This was the toughest position to pick, as I was also
extremely impressed with Bubba Starling and Jake Cave. Starling in particular is a player whose name
has risen significantly this summer, and McCullers isn't even draft eligible
until 2012. But McCullers gets the call
with his nearly unrivaled power/power toolset given his arm strength and
left-handed swing. Pitching in the
mid-90s with the ability to creep towards triple digits probably has most
thinking his future lies on the mound at this point in time, but I wouldn't be
surprised to see him drafted in a couple of years as a strong armed third
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|2007-08-18, 15:46
|Link #43
Like a falling star
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: A snowy town from 7 years ago....
Age: 26
I have to say, I'm both impressed and disappointed by this release.
The box art is beautiful (despite the cover being a familiar piece of art to AIR fans, it looks great; the screenshots on the back are also very fitting), and the disc itself looks especially nice (compared to the grainy disc art of shows "back in the day" like Super Gals! or even DNAngel). Also, the menu screens of the DVD are very nice. I love the little feather logo.
However, the dubbing itself.... I'm actually going to come back and edit this post for each of the characters after watching for a second time, and give them each a detailed critique. I'm quite a dub fan (especially of ADV), but honestly, this one made me afraid of the fate of Kanon.
|2007-08-19, 03:34
|Link #44
Bloody Hell...
Like many other things, the DVD was not for sale anywhere in my town, but with a bit of travelling, I now own it. Glee.
I was horrified at the news of it being licensed because of the quality of some of the dubs I've seen lately, so I'm quite relieved that Air is listenable. The pronounciation of names is one of the nitpicks I have, but it's a part of most dubs that I've just come to accept and don't let it bother me too much.
I was expecting Yukito's voice to be a little deeper, but I think Vic Mignogna does a pretty good job with Yukito's personality, so the rest kind of falls into place.
Really I didn't have any huge problems with the voice actors, though Haruko and Kano's voices did seem a little off in some places, but they seemed to get better over the next couple of episodes. And I didn't think Potato needed a voice-over, but ah well.
I'll agree with a number of people here - I didn't care much for Michiru's voice; she sounded just a bit too old, and the same goes for the flashback when Kano was a child - Kano's voice didn't change enough to be convincing.
And finally... the Kanon girls. Reeeeally did not care for their dub voices, though Nayuki's bothered me the most - she sounded the most... I dunno, preppy? Ayu and Makoto weren't as bad, but still not what I would like to hear. (...Serena Varghese - Michiru's voice actress - as Makoto if they dub Kanon? Might work...).
So given that my ears have yet to bleed, I think I'll continue to re-watch Air with the dub. I haven't watched the subs on the DVD yet, but I hope they're pretty spot on.
Oh yes - and they kept "gao". Gooood, good. Even if it sounds cuter in Japanese, goooood.
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Well I finally got around to listening to some of the dub track for episode one. I'm not highly impressed, but then I didn't expect to be. Was most impressed by Misuzu's VA, least by Yukito's actually - I disliked the 'let's have attitude!' style that the dub script seems to have given him. That said, the substream was very good, and was highly enjoyable, and the dub itself wasn't terrible in any aspect. ADV have done a thoroughly decent job for both tracks, as far as I can tell. Well done, evil licensing company.
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The true-HD extended opening, though, is jaw-droppingly gorgeous -- now if only they'd do an expanded 26-episode version of the series at that level of quality...
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I really wanna see KyoAni's signature animation and art in true HD... that would definitely be an experience!
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Well let's see from viewing episode one...
Putting minor script changes aside (which were not too bad)
Yukito- Now I am not a fan of Vic, ever since FMA was destroyed here in North America. Then hearing the worst match up for Ed ever (cereal box mascot voice for Kellogs) as the voice was wasn't enough. He had to come and do Yukito's voice (not to mention come to my city's anime convention). Now first he wasn't horrible and he isn't amazing not terrible and not great. It is some weird grade of voice. It sort of works and then it doesn't. It sounds stuffy a bit at times and then his pronunciation just gets to me...like he says like every name wrong what the hell man!?
Misuzu- Is she supposed to sound cute 0_o I'm sorry she sounds like a complete moron blond ditz. Her voice is not appealing to hear at all it is nor cute or innocent. It seems off....her "gao" is forced and not delivered properly... I think she needs a bit of pronunciation lessons too >.> Hell i bet everyone does. But a certain tone in her voice that could work but she doesn't seem to use it. She may improve as she goes but i dunno.
Haruko- Can anyone notice her accent? Anyway she was alright a decent match I found. She needs to be a bit deeper at times. Not sure how her pronunciation is, but she can use a good range of vocals from serious to drunken Haruko
Kano- Umm this just sounds weird. I can't describe it. It sounds odd....
Potato- A first he sounds bad like some sort of...first thing that came to mind was some flintstones dinosaur 0-O It was completely unnesessary to even replace the voice. But as they go along with saying piko I realize I can do a better job but they improve as well.
Minagi- Her voice is alright actually I don't see much wrong other than she could learn to pronounce her own name >.> But asides from that, she seems alright.
Michiru- Is alright as well. Of course no one can be as good as her Yukari, but pretty good. Can't pronounce either >.>
Most of the voice match ups
Need to learn to pronounce their words.
Potato replaced, not needed
Cheaper than Japanese release
Some voices are alright
orginal music and minor script changes
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I finally got the 2nd vol. together with the box. Hm, why oh why did Cynthia Martinez voiced Kanna? I was hoping it would be someone else like Brittney Karbowski or Jessica Boone. Aaanyway, Ryuya and Uraha's dub voices are O.K for me.
--> Btw I was just wondering, 1st vol. has 4 episodes and the same as the 2nd volume. AIR TV only has 13 eps. right? And if I recall the box set can fit 4 DVDs in it. So that means there were 2 more vols. were not out yet. I wonder if the 3rd one will only have 3 eps. and the last one only 2. Or are they going to put the Summer OVA at the 4th vol? But seeing as what ADV did to UFO Ultramaiden Vakyrie, I doubt that. They're probably gonna separate the OVA to another DVD.
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Edit: I just checked it out @ Rightstuf. Apparently, vol. 3 will have 9-12 as you said. So that means, vol. 4 might really have the 2 OVAs in it. If it would be just only 1 then that's a rip off
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Ten to avoid
A frenetic start to the January transfer window has sent the rumour mill into overdrive, with fans, pundits and hacks all speculating on who should sign who. Matt Stanger looks at the flip side of the coin and ponders over whom might just best be avoided...
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Yann M'Vila
It's perhaps indicative of how far M'Vila's stock has fallen that the midfielder is now being linked with QPR rather than summer suitors Arsenal and Spurs. The 22-year-old has acquired a reputation as a troublemaker in the past 12 months after refusing to shake Laurent Blanc's hand following his substitution in France's match against Spain at Euro 2012 and then allegedly leading an unauthorised night out with several of the under-21 team before a crucial qualifying play-off against Norway (in which France were subsequently eliminated). With his form for Rennes also nosediving, it might be best to stay clear of a move for M'Vila this month, even at a cut-price £6.5million.
Lee Camp
According to Nottingham Forest fans in the know, reported Reading target Lee Camp is no more than a solid Championship goalkeeper who would struggle with the step up in quality if he were to move to the Premier League. Reading have had serious problems with their goalkeeper position this season after several poor displays from regular number one Adam Federici, but signing another keeper unproven at the top level is clearly not the answer. Camp has been linked with a move to a top-flight club before but at 28 it seems his chance may have gone unless he can gain promotion with Forest. A better bet for Reading would be to hand a trial to free agent Craig Gordon.
Guillaume Hoarau
Hoarau's inclusion in this top ten is partly motivated by his recent record at PSG and partly by the selfish consideration of how incredibly difficult it is to remember the spelling of his name. The 28-year-old forward has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs this month as he seeks a fresh opportunity, but his performances in Paris over the last two seasons have left much to be desired. It may seem that Hoarau is a victim of circumstance following the Qatar Investment Company's purchase of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the summer, but his stats reveal just 19 goals in his last 69 appearances - hardly evidence that he can cut it in England's top flight.
Salomon Kalou
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but in Kalou's case it's a wonder why any club would be tempted to bring him back to the Premier League. Both Liverpool and West Ham have been linked with a move for the forward, while it has also been reported that Chelsea are considering a return for the 27-year-old on loan. However, the Ivorian international failed to fulfill his potential in six seasons at Stamford Bridge and Lille were the only club to express a solid interest in signing him when his contract expired in the summer. With three strikes in 18 appearances so far, Kalou has provided little evidence to suggest he'd be a success should a second chance in England come his way. Liverpool no longer need him after signing Daniel Sturridge and West Ham have picked up one average striker already this month.
Wesley Sneijder
Following a magnificent 2010 - in which he won the Champions League and helped Holland to the World Cup final - Sneijder's career has been on the slide, culminating in the current stand-off with Inter over his contract. It's rather unfair of Inter to ask Sneijder to take a pay-cut on his reported £200,000-a-week wages after agreeing to pay them in the first place, but the 28-year-old should also accept that his form over the past 18 months hasn't justified such huge investment. It's a shame to see such a talented player hawked around Europe like a jar of pickled eggs, but like pickled eggs it would be best to stay clear of the midfielder.
Luciano Becchio
Although Becchio has an impressive record for Leeds and lies third in the Championship top-scorers list with 15 goals, it's clear that he's currently playing at the very peak of his powers. At 29, there is little room for improvement in the striker's ability and any move for Becchio by a Premier League club would only serve as a desperate quick-fix mid-way through the season. It's likely that the Argentine would struggle with the step up to the top flight and all things considered, it would be best not to hand Leeds an inflated fee this month.
Franco Di Santo
Roberto Martinez felt it necessary to deny that Wigan will listen to offers to Di Santo this month, but why anyone would be interested in the striker is difficult comprehend. After three goals in six games at the start of the season the 23-year-old was awarded his first cap for Argentina in a friendly with Saudi Arabia, but since then Di Santo has failed to find the back of the net in 14 appearances. Despite being 6'4", Di Santo offers little threat in the air and nor is he capable of a target man role that would suit some Premier League clubs. It often seems that the striker is punching above his weight in the top flight, and any suitors should steer well clear.
Adrian Lopez
Having watched Lopez play for Atletico Madrid on a number of occasions, I haven't seen anything to suggest that the Spain international could be the spark Arsenal need as they battle to stay in the top four this season. The 24-year-old forward has scored just two goals in 16 appearances this campaign and has notched only 25 strikes and ten assists in 172 La Liga matches. Considering Adrian is also often deployed on the left - a position for which Arsene Wenger signed Lukas Podolski in the summer - it would be a waste of the Gunners' savings to spend on the Atletico man in January.
David Villa
It might seem contrary to suggest that Spain's record goalscorer is a player to avoid in the January transfer window but, at 31 years of age and only 12 months since serious injury, a £15million move for Villa may be inadvisable. The Barcelona forward has only played in 18 matches (scoring five goals) since breaking his tibia in December 2011 and has thus far struggled to rediscover his previously breathtaking form. This is not to say that Villa won't eventually find his touch, but given the fee and wages that have been mooted, an offer for the forward represents a much bigger gamble than it initially seems. A loan move would be much more preferable, if it can be arranged.
Loic Remy
Considering Remy's form for Marseille this season, both QPR and Newcastle would be taking a huge gamble if they splurged a reported £11million on the striker. The France international has scored just three times in 19 appearances this term and his record of 12 strikes in 29 Ligue 1 games last year does little to justify his price tag. That Remy was also diagnosed with a heart problem during his Marseille medical in 2010 may also be a consideration, but more pressing is the lack of evidence to suggest the forward could spark an immediate revival for either of the Premier League strugglers.
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If you have a decent PC that can handle Oblivion, you should get it for PC. There are some amazing mods out there that change a lot of things I initially hated about the game. I think I ave about 60+ or so running at the same time, a bit buggy, but maybe the best RPG after Demon's Souls and The Witcher. Oh, I am really looking forward to Dark Souls...
PC > Consoles
Consoles are for Kids.
Uncordinated kids.
Who suck.
With that said, yay Video Games!
Current playing World of Tanks http://game.worldoftanks.com/
and Minecraft http://www.minecraft.net/
Mindless fun is mindless!
Lots of good PC games coming tho.
Diablo III
Various FPS
Star Wars: The Old Republic (MMO)
I've heard this minecraft mentioned on a few techy blogs. What's this appeal? It looks like the most boring game of all time with horrible graphics. Is it popular because it's "subversive", or some crap? Or is it actually fun?
Speaking of minecraft, this video is serious LOLs
Yes, on it's face, there is no "gameplay" per se, no goal, no "do this to win", so that alone will chase off alot of folks in gaming who need their hands held all the way through.
Second, the raphics, even with Mods, are lol. Pure old-school Original Nintendo style lol. That'll chase away alot of folks too.
What gets folks playing, and enjoying, is the open, freedom to create. Whatever it is your mind can conjure. Better yet on a multiplayer server, where you and your friends can all create together.
It was one of those games, like the original Sid Mier's Civilization, where I sat down, went "wtf is this ****? I punch a rock, then have the block, and can place a block? This is lame...but let me try it.............and then 10 hours later, went "wtf happened"
I am buying a Nintendo 3DS for my kid's birthday next week. i am real excited for Kid Icarus Uprising. Was a big fan of that game on the 8 bit nintendo.
I just don't really see any benefit to it over the console and it seems like most pc games these days are just ports of console games anyway.


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The Case for Kallis
To his devotees the greatest all-round cricketer since Sobers; to his critics a flat-track bully who fails to dominate against the best. Gareth Bland examines the extraordinary career of Jacques Kallis
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The Case for Kallis
To his devotees the greatest all-round cricketer since Sobers; to his critics a flat-track bully who fails to dominate against the best. Gareth Bland examines the extraordinary career of Jacques Kallis
I found this on Reddit, not half an hour ago.
Originally Posted by Some random guy
I replied with the following:
Kallis vs Sobers is a debate that will never be settled - there's always another stat trotted out by someone to prove Kallis was a better bowler on overcast Wednesdays in England whilst suffering from the flu, and there's always another one to prove the exact opposite. What can be agreed, however, is that they're the two best batting all-rounders in history (I say batting to avoid Imran Khan fans and my personal man-crush on Keith Miller from coming in to things).
Kallis holds his own with the best of the best in this era - however he's underrated because nothing he does stands out. He works hard, makes runs, takes wickets and fields well, however he never had the extreme beauty of a Lara, the sheer following and weight of runs of a Tendulkar, the devastation of a Ponting or the gentlemanly exterior of a Dravid. He doesn't need the reputation; he gets the job done.
When he bowls, he was always overshadowed by a Donald, Pollock or Steyn - three quicks with every right to claim a starting XI place in any all-time XI. He doesn't have the prodigious swing of a Steyn, the raw pace of Donald, or the accuracy of a Pollock. He doesn't need the reputation; he just gets the job done.
In the field, he never had the figure to be a Gibbs, de Villiers or Rhodes. But in the slips he had a safe pair of hands. He didn't need a reputation; he gets the job done.
He never played the big innings until recently - he was head-and-shoulders above Mark Waugh as the bets batsman never to make a double ton (until he did, of course). He made the runs he needed to in tough situations. He wasn't exciting or fashionable, but whenever he came up against Australia, he was the batsman I feared most.
The only thing that tarnishes his legacy is his perceived selfishness - and I'm not convinced on that. Even if there is an element there, it has been blown way out of proportion. And he wouldn't be anywhere as selfish as a Kevin Pietersen, who fans wax lyrical about due to his excitement. Sure, Kallis doesn't bat like AB de Villiers, playing reverse sweeps, scoops and belting sixes for fun. But he took to Twenty/20 cricket perfectly - he is every bit as good, if not as exciting.
If anything, Kallis is too good to be remembered as good. His legacy is driven by raw numbers, not his look, his personality or landmark innings. He flies under the radar in an unfashionable team of showmen and personality (you see comparatively few South African fans on the internet, in my experience, and RSA has been shafted in the amount of Tests they've played in the last few years).
He is the Garfield Sobers of this era.
They don't call it Kallisball for nothing.
Fantastic read; great article.
Great comment rvd. Got to disagree in saying that Kallis doesn't have the gentleman's exterior though, I remember him marching straight up to Kemar Roach after a ridiculously hostile spell to shake his hand - the man's all class
I still remember Kallis' stodgy batting costing SA any chance of winning the 2007 world cup. The argument for him being better than Sobers ended there.
Please don't make me start. I may cry.
There is no argument with him vs Sobers, but he is unquestionably the second best Batting All Rounder ever and quite possible second besr over all, with only Imran and Miller challenging for that spot. He is the fourth of fifth best batsman of his era, behind only Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting and possibly Dravid, but that one is really close and he may just be ahead. His only knock for me is his perceived selfishness with the pervelant though that he plays for Kallis rather that S.A, but for the most part he does what is required of him and does it well. A true ATG and yes, a very under rarated one.
The best player I've witnessed since I started following cricket seriously bar none. Absolute legend of cricket and true pioneer of kallisball.
Kallis is most certainly underrated if people rate Dravid above him.
Who is Gareth Bland and how do I subscribe to his newsletter?
Wonderful, wonderful piece.
or the programme had some mistyped code in it
Prince's grumpiness in the SA vs. Eng tour thread last night proved he wasn't a bot. :p
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If I had to pick one thing I liked best about the original Modern Warfare multiplayer setup, it would have to be level design. The move to larger, more open maps in WaW was a step back in my opinion. The WaW maps were good at one thing; encourage the player to camp. The MW maps allowed you to camp, but if you were going to camp, you better move spots quickly or you were dead in about 15-30 seconds. I didn't feel like WaW penalized you enough for camping. Which style of maps would you like to see be the majority in MW2; maps that are flat and open, which encourage pseudo-tactical movements like WaW, or small to medium size maps with more vertical elements?
You Nubsicle.
I want to see more urban combat maps, something that requires tactics to move around. I hate the big open maps where as soon as you start walking you are sniped.
Something tells me we will most likely see a nice mixture of maps. I think after all this time, IW has got a good sense of what the player is looking for and what is possible as far as limits. The fun thing about playing on the computer is all the custom maps and content so you are always guaranteed to be satisfied. My mapping/modding group ZombieChickenTaco.com [ZCT] is already planing a few new fun mod/map ideas. Anyway whatever they end up being I sure do look forward to them.
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The first year after obtaining a license these drivers are not allowed to have more than one passenger under the age of 21, not including family members.
Driving between the hours of midnight and 5 a-m are also not allowed along with prohibiting all cell phone use.
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To the Editor:
The upcoming 2013 General Assembly Session once again has the opportunity to effectively address and begin the process of alleviating the transportation problems that plague Northern Virginia and other urban areas of the commonwealth. Having lived in Fairfax County since 1980, however, I have seen the yearly sessions of the General Assembly go by with a lot of talk but with few accomplishments. The highway infrastructure continues to crumble and the traffic is becoming increasingly congested. Funding for transportation remains inadequate and it always has a low priority. I wonder if the 2013 Session can be any different than previous sessions but I really doubt it. Desirable as a new four-lane highway from Petersburg to Suffolk may be (which is questionable), could the $1.4 billion cost be better used to replace and expand the infrastructure in Northern Virginia or in the Hampton Roads area? Does a streetcar running in the traffic lanes really solve congestion on Columbia Pike or will it just create greater chaos? We need sensible, practical solutions and not just more pie-in-the-sky projects that do nothing to solve the commonwealth's transportation problems.
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This Cosco R40 stamp sold by many national office supply retailers for over $35.00 is available on this website for only $26.95. This is the world's only round notary stamp with Microban anti-microbial additive built into the handle. Microban® protection is an antimicrobial additive that works continuously,24/7, to inhibit the growth of microbes( such as bacteria, mold, and mildew) that can cause stains, odors and deterioration of a product. The durable, modern, and lightweight design of this stamp enables it to fit comfortably in your hand. With gentle pressure, the stamp easily produces sharp notary seal impressions, stamp-after-stamp without the need of an ink pad or re-inking.
Limited Time Offer! Get a free one year membership to AAN - a $19.00 value - with the purchase of this Maryland notary self-inking stamp.
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