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If the sum of two independent random variables is gamma distributed does this imply that the individual random variables are also gamma distributed. I suspect that the answer is no, but I do not know how to construct a counter-example. [The convolution of two gamma distributions with the same scale parameter is also a gamma distribution, but I am dealing with the converse.]
If this can be answered assuming that the convolution is the exponential distribution f(x) = exp(-x) that would be sufficient for my purposes.
Any help with this would be much appreciated.


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Yesterday was the 2013 Mid Market Summit, and thanks to my GA, I was able to attend the afternoon sessions and help with social media. It was an incredible opportunity listening to business leaders discuss current trends, the future of the Middle Market and more.
One of my favorite moments was listening to ESPN's Darren Rovell talk to Billy Beane (GM of the Oakland Athletics) about big data. Mr. Beane discussed the similarities between baseball and business – and how you need to trust your head, not your gut. It was a fascinating story — and I know that I will be renting Moneyball in the very near future.
Some of my classmates even got to meet Mr. Rovell after his segment and got a great photo!
These opportunities are what I absolutely love about my school. The National Center for The Middle Market, in collaboration with the Fisher College of Business and GE Capital, host this event and put critical attention on the Middle Market. Other speakers from yesterday included Under Armour's CEO Kevin Plant, The Washington Post's CEO Don Graham, Jonah Berger (author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Marketing Professor at Wharton School, and more.
It has been a very educational 72 hours for me, and everyone at OSU!

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Breanne Good (Debbie Rochon, TROMEO AND JULIET) and Kindra Good (April Monique Burril, CHAINSAW SALLY) are sisters with a secret life — practioners of witchcraft, glamours, and black magick. Fiercely protective of their privacy, craft, and ancient bloodline, they become suspicious of their new neighbor Daniel (David Calhoun, CHAINSAW SALLY) who also leads a life shrouded in mystery. Unsure if he is unnaturally obsessed with them – or if they are only being paranoid — the Good Sisters will have to draw all their power about them as it becomes clear their ages-old battle of good versus evil, light versus dark, freedom versus oppression may be about to begin again. Which leaves the question … who is being Good, and who is not?
Upon receiving this film I was a bit unsure of what to expect. Not because I am not a fan of the cast or of the filmmaker but because the whole sisters type deal in a horror film, I was almost positive this was a 'mans' type movie. I am actually a fan of JimmyO Burrill (Director), April Burrill (actress), and Debbie Rochon (actress) so I was excited to see this film in my own way. By the way, if you haven't caught CHAINSAW SALLY yet, make sure to check that one out. It has one of my favorite ways to die in a horror film so far.
So, getting on, I popped the film in started my "Sisters" journey. First thing I saw were the two sisters chanting around an Ouija board in a ceremonious manner. This automatically tipped me off to the whole 'witch' aspect of things. So, in all honesty, I was even more inspired to watch. How nice it is to get something different than zombies, gay vampires, confused werewolves, and your countless masked madmen. These girls work in a greenhouse and are living seemingly strange but semi-normal lives although they are starting to suspect that they are being watched and hunted. The dynamic between the two sisters makes it apparent all they have to lean on is each other and survival depends on that. We get introduced to some neighbors who are very suspect in their actions and mannerisms as the girls try to figure out what to do and where to go to ensure they are not found out or even worse…meet the same fate as their foremothers.
The one thing that struck me about this film a little ways into it was that this is like the prequel to Lovecraft's DREAMS IN A WITCH HOUSE. These girls live in an apartment in a building that used to be a united house with other inhabitants in the same dwelling. Whatever they said or did, the neighbors were well aware of it. Being a HUGE Lovecraft fan, I smiled as that thought ran across my mind. It would complete both stories if that were to be so. So, that's a cool way of thinking about it but of course it is not an actual prequel, although notably worthy. The only difference is there are two witches in this film and only one in the latter.
I really enjoyed the storyline and concept of this film. Its original, well written, and doesn't drag like some films tend to especially in the witch area of genre films. The performances by Burrill and Rochon really helped the flow and unity that this movie is based on. These girls had awesome chemistry together. Some of the other performances were enjoyable as well. I loved the smart ass neighbor. Irritation is always fun in a film for me. I hate to think no one else in the world has the irritable demeanor that I happen to thrive on.
Once again I also have to give props to JimmyO. His directorial style is different and refreshing and never overdone. Too many times have I seen an Indie director make these types of films and base 98% of the film on boobs, butts, and blood. JimmyO has all of those aspects in his films and in this one as well, but relies on the content of the actual film rather than anatomy and human fluids. I think many can take a note from this man and see that those three entities do not make a good horror film. Hats off to you JimmyO.
This movie is pretty kick ass to be honest with you. I have watched it a few times now and keep finding things that I like about it. Some of my favorite scenes include the bathtub massacre, the use of a woman's period, the kick ass Ouija board, scaring the menstruation out of someone, and bye-bye kitty. For the men reading this, you won't want to miss out on the rituals. If I was a guy, I'm sure they would have had me glued to the screen. Of course to see what I'm talking about you are going to have to pick up this film. And it is one that I completely recommend picking up. This film is creepy, bloody, freaky fun for every horror fan looking for a good flick that can hold your attention visually while keeping your thirst for horror happy.


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Fake vet resurfaces as Occupy Denver protester
Mixed in with the tweets from YourAnonNews and enterblisstonia in the #OccupyDenver Twitter stream this morning were brief bursts from a familiar name. He sought granola and provisions for the protestors. He joined in the outrage over rumors of fire extinguishers filled with mace and posted encouragement for fellow demonstrators.
Then – as others waved placards at passing cars – a scruffy faced man hoisted a neon orange tent emblazoned with "99%" over his head and began pacing the sidewalk shouting slogans.
That protestor with an angel tattoo on one calf and a devil tattoo on the other appeared to be serial impersonator Rick Strandlof. When approached for his name by a Denver Post photographer, the scruffy man walked a way, collapsing his tent and disappearing into the crowd.
When Strandlof went as Rick Duncan in 2008 and 2009, he told politicians, reporters and anti-war activists he was an Iraqi War veteran with post traumatic stress disorder. None of that was true.
A few months ago, he was outed for pretending to be a lawyer and infiltrating Denver's Jewish community as Rick Gold.
Now he's out protesting under his own name and appears to be publicly confronting mental illness, addiction and "a reputation ruined by (his) own misdeeds" in this blog post linked to the Rick Strandlof Twitter profile.


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So, I promised to write about my impressions of the workshop I attended last week at CCAST, the top floor of my building, the ITP.
It was an extremely interesting meeting for many reasons, both from the physics perspective and the sociological perspective.
The workshop was a satellite meeting from the quark matter conference in Shanghai which had happened in the preceding days. It seemed that most people left that conference talking not about the physics but about Larry McLerran's comments on those who were 'shamelessly enthusiastic' about using the AdS/CFT correspondence to study heavy ion physics. In fact I'm not sure I heard much else about the conference in Shanghai. You should really have a look at the file here so as not to take the above comments out of context.
The workshop here in Beijing could be subdivided into three parts. There were two sets of review lectures, one on AdS/CFT in general and one on AdS/CFT with respect to quark-gluon plasma. Then there were lectures by heavy ion physicists using these techniques in their work and finally there were AdS/CFT people who were going into these calculations from the other direction. Oh, and there was me. I had been invited off the back of a talk I gave in Wuhan to give a seminar on AdS/CFT and hadron physics. Slightly off the main subject but it turned out, for me, to be one of the most enjoyable talks I'd given. The difference between this and talks I gave a year or so ago is pretty big. Still a long way to go but at least it feels like progress.
I spoke with many of the physicists there about their past, present and future work and from these conversations and both the lectures and the questions being asked it seemed that this subject is currently extremely dynamic. Physicists coming at the problem from both directions are finding their way and meeting in the middle to come up with some extremely exciting results.
Probably the most exciting results come in those regimes where not only do the lattice results not predict those seen at RHIC but those calculations where one simply can't ask the questions on the lattice. These are questions of dynamics, in particular, transport coefficients.
One of the most interesting talks was by Urs Wiedemann who seems to have been a key player in a lot of the work in this subject (I say this with little knowledge of the subject other than reading some of the recent AdS/CFT - QGP papers before coming to the workshop). I believe it was he who conjectured the non-perturbative definition of the jet-quenching parameter in terms of Wilson lines.
These Wilson line expectation values are pretty easy to calculate in the AdS/CFT correspondence for pure AdS_5xS^5 or the black hole background, or even in more complicated backgrounds. It turns out that the results one gets from these calculations give good agreement with the results at RHIC. What is more is that predictions are continually being made and these will be tested at RHIC and at the LHC.
There are many other interesting results, related to the dependence on the number of colours, the temperature and the wind velocity amongst other things plus evidence that all gravity duals are in the same universality class, giving exactly the same result for the ratio of the shear viscosity to the entropy density. This result again ties in very well with the low viscosity of the quark gluon plasma seen at RHIC.
I would recommend these overviews (1,2) of the subject and these recent papers showing where we're at now.
Calculating the jet quenching parameter from AdS/CFT - Liu et al.
Holography of radiation and jet quenching - Sang-Jin Sin and Ismail Zahed
Strongly coupled quark gluon plasma: The Status Report - Edward Shuryak
Drag force in AdS/CFT - Steve Gubser
Dissipation from a heavy quark moving through N=4 super-Yang-Mills plasma - Friess et al.
(This is another good overview. Anyone who wants to suggest their own or somebody else's pdf or ppt here is free to do so. Backreaction has a recent post though the link to the original post with more detail about AdS/QCD and the QGP doesn't seem to work from where I'm sitting).
At the end of the conference was a banquet where the AdS/CFT quark matter workshop joined the heavy flavour workshop at Tsinghua university. A fine meal and some very enjoyable chat at the table with physicists from around the world. When I was asked what research I did I naively mentioned that my work was related to string theory. This was received with a few chuckles but followed by some quite aggressive remarks and the usual questions about what string theory has done for us and isn't ten years quite enough time for the AdS/CFT correspondence to have been proved. I know that this is probably a daily occurrence for most string theorists but in my somewhat sheltered position here at the ITP, this is the first time I've got into such a discussion where those asking the questions sounded more angry than amused. Speaking with one physicists, a very friendly chap on all other physics subjects, whenever we got near string theory a sneer of derision appeared and another haughty comment as to the facile nature of the quest was made.
This was an eye opener to me to see the other side of what appears to be a fence where before I wasn't even aware that such a fence existed. Naive, I know! It's a rather strange situation where I'm sure that both sides feel like they're talking to proponents of intelligent design (I don't equate string theorists or non string theorists to intelligent design advocates). The other side seemingly won't listen to the debate and the evidence is clearly stacked up with the illusion of perspective. This debate has been had many times on many blogs and though I will not to censor anything (unless it is, in my opinion, in bad taste or overwhelming the overall aim of this blog) I'm not going to try and start something here which seems to have failed many times already. It's clear that whatever the situation, there will be many who are not going to be completely happy until either string theory is ruled out or proved beyond all reasonable doubt. As we gain more and more understanding into the fundamental nature of the universe it seems, unsurprisingly, that such definitive decisions become harder and harder. I've made comments on this previously in relation to The Trouble With Physics.
Still, these few negative exchanges aside I felt that the flow of ideas at the workshop I attended more than made up for those people who believe that a wild goose chase is in progress. It was an extremely enjoyable opportunity for me to learn from those working in a different area to mine and also to be able to provide helpful advice. Several quark matter physicists left the conference with lists of references, jotted diagrams and explanations of equations which I'd happily provided. Such exchanges are part of the joy of the subject I work in and, though I regularly go to talks telling me how high-energy particle physics has been in the doldrums for the last 20 years (though things will soon change), it's wonderful to be in a subject that really is growing, developing and producing results all the time.


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|The following is based on the Wild Wasteland trait and has not been confirmed by canon sources.
Jimmy's well is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. The well is just south of Fields' shack, to the west of Nellis Air Force Base, just under the large overpass.
If you have the Wild Wasteland trait and Rex is your companion, sometime during the game he will bark at you and, if you talk to him while he is doing this, you can use a unique dialogue option to ask if a boy is in a well; he will respond by barking and a marker will be placed on your map.
If the Courier visits the area before being alerted by Rex, the well will not be there, similar to Ranger Morales' corpse. Inside the well, along with a living mole rat, is a small, child-sized skeleton.
Notable lootEdit
Abilene Kid LE BB gun - the unique variant of the BB gun.
Jimmy's well appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
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- Rex alerting you to the location and the location itself are references to the television show Lassie.
- A similar series of events takes place in Fallout 2. In Modoc, a boy named Jonny is missing. His dog will indicate that the Chosen One should look in the town well. After climbing down into the well, Jonny's BB gun can be found in the northern portion of the tunnels. Jonny himself, however, has been captured by the Slags, and can be found in their underground cistern.


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Hey All,
I'm trying to convert from the e text editor & am right away missing the ability to open (or create a new) file from the git command line on windows Using the .bat file given in this forum post I can do so from a regular windows command prompt, but that doesn't work from a msysgit command line. Is there an analogous shell script maybe that I could use from there?
Many thanks in advance!


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The Austin Parks and Recreation Department currently operates two skate parks - one in Mabel Davis District Park and the Heath Eiland and Morgan Moss BMX Skate Park at 1213 Shoal Creek Boulevard next to Austin Recreation Center.
Austin's first skate park is located in Mabel Davis District Park at 3427 Parker Lane. The skate park includes a skate bowl, streetscape elements and a grass seating area for interested onlookers. It opened in late-2005 and is a 12,000-square-feet concrete skate park.
Heath Eiland and Morgan Moss BMX Skate Park opened at 1213 Shoal Creek Boulevard on June 16, 2011. This 30,000-square-feet facility features a skate bowl, large plaza with streetscape elements, shade structures, unisex restroom and skateable public art piece. This project was funded by the 2006 bond election and designed by New Line Skateparks out of British Columbia, Canada.
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About AdamR
How about just for the effect?
The effect can more terrorizing than anything that they were planing on doing.
I'll go with she flat out lying!
Seems very high. I wonder what there definition of a foreign national is.
Lets say your parents are Canadian but you were born here or you became a citizen. Wonder if they would consider you a foreign national for the purpose of spying on you.
"The fact that many of the people inside of the NSA are just contractors for other companies who might have interests that benefit from this sort of thing is just coincidental."
I'm surprised why this hasn't been explored further. Their loyalty is not toward the government or its citizens but to their bottom line. i wonder what immunities if any these contracting companies have with the NSA or our government.
I wondering how much they have spent on these cases, so when they cry about the poor artist and song writers starving I can point out the millions wasted for no clear reason.
Don't think we have heard the end of this yet. I can see them going back yet again when the outrage begins to die done.
" And to see how much is given away to undeserving people pisses me off."
Really who are this undeserving people you are talking about? I have seen a few but compared to the corporate tax breaks, manipulation of their books, overseas tax shelters and hundred of million of dollars spent bribing(err Lobbying)easily dwarfs many times over these few undeserving people you might be talking about. Wake up and stop inhaling all the t-shirt ink buddy. Apple has over 100 billion dollars hidden overseas that just one corporation.
"I think YouTube is hoping ultimately to replace cable"
That's a very dangerous game and one that they might win short term but will lose quickly. If lets say CBS decides to put up a YouTube channel(s) and charge X amount per month for it how long before they start demanding more money or just say F.U. and start their own system run which they have full control of?
"One thing YouTube has to do is to prove to "content creators" that it can compensate them better than other options."
This whole content creator thing strikes a raw never in me. You mean content "distributors", "licencí", "litigator's" "conglomerates"
Many real content creators are making money on YouTube already or just using YouTube as a jumping point to many other things.
"It's better in every way."
In your demented mind maybe but in the real world things are not so cut and dry.
Then you would be one of the few out of many that watch that channel that would pay for it. I wouldn't if they wanted or needed to make some cash for whatever they needed then just sell scarcity. (Hope i got the spelling right)
Mike you deserve a medal for that performance, if that was me i would three stooges slap that whole group. I was shocked by the answers that were given and left me with the impression that they were clueless or just paid shills. The ideal that we need to be trained to pay for content is offensive. We already pay for content two to three times over.
Does it count against one of my six strikes!
Well that's weird was listening to his album on the way home. Heard one song on a commercial and then saw him on SNL. Decide to buy his album, happy to hear that all is working out well for him
Here are some lyrics from his song title jimmy iovine
"I made past security, the secretary, the cubicles
But it's weird, it's like this room I've walked into is unusual
Thought it would be shiny and beautiful
Thought it would be alive and like musical
But it feels like someone died, it's got the vibe of a funeral
There's numbers on a chalkboard
CDs boxed in cardboard
Artists that flopped, that got dropped and never got to be sophomores
Graphic designers are sitting around
Waiting for albums that never come out
Complainin' that they have nobody in house
Wonderin' what they make art for
I start thinking, am I in the right place?
Just walk forward, see plaques on the wall
Oh yea, in a second those will be all yours
Finally see an office with a mounted sign, heaven sent
Big block silver letters, read it out loud: President (nice!)
This was my chance to grab that contract and turn and jet
Right then felt a cold hand grab on the back of my neck
He said: we've been watching you, so glad you could make it
Your music, it's so impressive in this whole brand you created
You're one hell of a band, we here think you're destined for greatness
And with that right song we all know that you're next to be famous
Now I'm sorry. I've had a long day remind me now what your name is?
That's right, Macklemore, of course, today has been crazy
Anyway, you ready? We'll give you a hundred thousand dollars.
After your album comes out we'll need back that money that you borrowed (mm-hm)
– So it's really like a loan.
– A loan? Come on, no!
We're a team, 360 degrees, we will reach your goals!
You'll get a third of the merch that you sell out on the road
Along with a third of the money you make when you're out doing your shows
Manager gets 20, booking agent gets 10
So shit, after taxes you and Ryan have 7% to split
That's not bad, I've seen a lot worse,
No one will give you a better offer than us (mm-hm)
I replied I appreciate the offer, thought that this is what I wanted
Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting fucked "
"No, actually, it's nothing like that. At all. Because it didn't take away from his song, which very few people knew about before."
No, actually I knew it was him, he was one the bigger reggaeton artists out there before and after the the genre exploded out to the mainstream well over decade ago.He was suppose to be the Spanish Jay Z before he turned to religion.
"The article is also a little wacky, in that it both highlights Berman's supposed "attention to detail," as well as his apparently frequent failures to know the names of the people he was talking abut. "
Well it's very difficult to track of people names when you are try to keep track of all the dead president names they keep sending you..
"The underlying problem here is that the problem is USELESS unless you can phone home to the Logitech mother ship. Unlike a normal remote, you can't just configure it yourself.
The whole discussion over the Logitech Harmony is red herring within red herring squared. Their solution is not perfect and I don't think they are making it to be one. I'm no expert but i have owned Philips(they also had software for palm) and Marantz learning remotes close to a decade ago and harmony's solution to the issues that plagued those system blew them out of the water. The Philips remotes are the most tragic as you could design your own UI for those remotes. Many made some spectacular UI's for those remotes, that you could freely download and many people tried to maintain device databases but it was an extreme cluster f**k.
My last post on this matter, we are both right and wrong on certain things. WaCKO started this by saying that Logitech isn't any better than Razor with it's internet connection for its remotes. It is still comparing apples to oranges, Razor is constantly polling to setup a two way communication process to gather info about your usage(system and internet) and give it to them. You have no real control over this and this process interferes with your everyday usage of their products with or without Internet access. What makes it even worse that they want to sell that info, and there's nothing stating it or the constant need to connect to the net on the packaging.
You do need an internet connection to setup on configure the Harmony.I have owned the Harmony One since September of 09, since my initial setup and configuration I have only needed to connect my remote to the net six times till now. Those times i have connected have been to add new devices, change channel info(channel numbers & Icons). I'm not a big macro guy and my setup is pretty simple. It sucks that when you tried to connect you had issues, stuff happens but once your setup your basically done, and not required to keep connecting to the Internet like Razor products. I agree there needs to some sort of backup/cache option I just don't see it as critical as others might.
"Are you sure? Since you're connected to their central server when using the software I'd be very suprised if they couldn't at the very least tell what devices you have configured. Perhaps they don't keep it, but they can damn-sure get it on connection if they choose."
Don't really care if they know what type of devices or who the manufactures are, just don't want them tracking what I'm using it for or how many times i use said devices. Since its been very long stretch in between connections I highly don't there tracking anything. If they had me connecting every couple weeks for no reason then you might have a point. I agree that they need a backup and cache type of option but it hasn't been a back breaker for me. If another company designed a remote with the same type of style, options and added the backup / cache I would consider purchasing that product at appropriate time.
The harmony remotes are still a learning remote, i don't need the internet to make changes. You still have the problem like any device that manufacture's make. They might go under or make changes that render your product useless. This is not an exclusive problem to things that might need an internet connection. The reasons why the Harmony line need an internet connection are valid and save you a lot time in configuring your device to work and they are up front of the requirements needed. It has been months since I needed to connect the remote to the net, and i don't have to worry about them collecting what my usage habits unlike Razor and their software.


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2016 Napa Valley Showhouse
15 design talents with a taste for refined wine country style transform a vintner's ranch home for our Napa Valley Showhouse
Resting among prosperous rolling hills, the home of Lisa Peju, a second-generation winemaker with deep California roots, served as the setting for our 2016 Napa Valley Designer Showhouse benefiting the Napa Valley Film Festival. Lisa and her sister, Ariana Peju, of the prestigious Peju Province Winery had just opened Liana -Estates, a modern winery that offers New Age experiences—think yoga classes paired with bubbly.
Photography: John Merkl, Caren Alpert & Matt Sartain
Produced by Jenny Bradley Pfeffer & Clara Haneberg
Front exterior Roy Fowler, Architect
Brian Duncan, Builder
Fifteen designers lent their talents to achieve the perfect blend of classic and unexpected interiors. Pour yourself a glass and join us for a showhouse tour.
Front exterior Roy Fowler, Architect
Brian Duncan, Builder
Colorful flowers in terra-cotta planters welcome visitors to the ranch-style home's front entry. Copper lanterns by Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights emit an inviting glow. Exterior paint is Pratt & Lambert's "Neutral White."
Architect: Roy Fowler, Sebastopol, California.
Builder: Brian Duncan, Duncan Development and Reconstruction, Inc., 122 Calistoga Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95409; email@example.com.
Selection of house paint and lanterns: Lauren Tapper, Lauren Pique Designs, Sonoma, California; 951/532-5283.
House paint "Neutral White," Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Ceiling lantern "Yoke," French Quarter collection, mounted lanterns flanking entry "24-inch Original Flush-Mount Lantern," Governor series, lanterns on entry floor "Pool House Lantern," Governor series: Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights, bevolo.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Great Room by Kim Scodro
Punctuated by pastels and happy, bright hues, the great room by Kim Scodro greets guests as they open the front door. CR Laine's blue armless sofa with fringe trim sits poised against the stairwell wall that's dressed in Thibaut's cream marbled wallcovering.
Sofa "Marguerite Armless Sofa" with Driftwood finish in "Martin Cobalt" fabric, fabric for bolster pillows "Buckshot Dusk" Leather, trim for bolster pillows, seat cushions, and base "Wooly Fringe Sky": CR Laine, crlaine.com.
Floor lamp "Clemente" in Hand-Rubbed Antique Brass: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Pillow fabric "Plume Stitch" in Surf: Robert Allen, robertallendesign.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Great Room by Kim Scodro
Chairs with statement bases—also by CR Laine—form a conversation area near the fireplace. Large-scale art garnishes the Laminam porcelain surround by Crossville. Hide rugs with metallic flecks lend softness to the oak floors from LM Flooring. Circa Lighting's silver-leaf hex lantern trio dangles between the ceiling's unfinished wood beams. "We loved the idea of keeping them raw and natural," Scodro says of the rustic feature.
Chairs at left "Franz" with Driftwood Base and "Pretty Please" fabric in Zinc and "Buckshot Dusk" leather welt, chairs at right "Aston" with Nickel Base and "Siamese Dove" fabric, ottoman at table tennis table "Trent Ottoman" with Acrylic Legs in "Day Tripper Sky" fabric with "Emerald" tape: CR Laine, crlaine.com.
Cocktail table "Sahar": Theodore Alexander; theodorealexander.com.
Table tennis table by District Eight Design: Nuevo Living; nuevoliving.com.
Wallpaper "Venus" in Cream, Greenwood collection: Thibaut Design; thibautdesign.com.
Pendant lights "Girard" Large Tapered Hex, Medium Tapered Hex, and Medium Inverse Tapered Hex, each in Burnished Silver Leaf with Antique Mirror Panels: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Drapery fabric "Handira Stripe" in Indigo, fabric for pillows at left "Tropic Storm" in Molten, fabric for pillows at right "Wool Suit" in Twine, trim "Modern Bead" in Zinc: Robert Allen Designs; robertallendesign.com.
Hide rugs, rug at table tennis table "Divine" in Slate: Nourison; nourison.com.
Fireplace surround "Fokos," Natural Inspirations collection of Laminam: Crossville, crossvilleinc.com.
Framed painting Angel Food, original: Linc Thelen Art; lincthelanart.com.
Framed photograph Tennis Lesson: Gray Malin Photography; graymalin.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Trim paint "White Icon": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Great Room by Kim Scodro
Table tennis beckons beside the French doors from Marvin Windows and Doors.
Interior designer: Kim Scodro, Kim Scodro Interiors, 303 E. Wacker St., Suite 1130, Chicago, IL 60601; 312/925-8023; kimscodro.com.
Outdoor terrace by Melanie Coddington
"It has a sense of refinement—much like wine," Melanie Coddington says of the outdoor terrace with vineyard views. A settee, lounge chairs, ottoman, and rectangular teak cocktail table from Lloyd Flanders form an intimate conversation area on Azek's Harvest collection decking in "Island Oak" finish.
Outdoor terrace by Melanie Coddington
"The homeowner actually had the house built around the gorgeous Japanese maple tree," Coddington says. A wall-mount copper lantern by Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights illuminates the outdoor oasis after sundown. The doors and windows are from Marvin Windows and Doors.
Designer: Melanie Coddington, Coddington Design, 550 15th St., Suite M18, San Francisco, CA 94107; 415/285-2821; coddingtondesign.com.
Decking material "Island Oak," Harvest collection: Azek, azek.com.
Cocktail table "Rectangular Tapered Leg Cocktail Table," seating "Lounge Chair, Ottoman, and Settee," Sea Island collection, discontinued, similar items available, bolsters in chairs, pillows on sofa: Lloyd Flanders, lloydflanders.com.
Lantern on house "24-inch Original Bracket-Mount Lantern," Governor series: Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights, bevolo.com.
House paint "Neutral White," Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Windows, doors: Marvin, marvin.com.
Throw "Chesapeake Blanket" in Aubergine: Janus Et Cie; janusetcie.com.
Kitchen by Marie Flanigan
Marie Flanigan worked her magic in this airy white kitchen. Click here to see the whole thing.
Dining room by Marie Flanigan
With the home's backyard as its backdrop, the light-filled dining room offers a modern-farmhouse vibe geared to entertaining. "It's a blend that embodies everything that comes to mind when I think of Napa—elegant yet nonfussy, subtle yet texture-rich," says Marie Flanigan, one of Traditional Home's 2015 class of New Trad designers. The gathering space's shiplap paneling is the designer's favorite. Linen draperies are countered by heavy custom hardware. Woven dining chairs surround a French oak dining table that seats six. A muted rug provides comfort underfoot while an oversize pendant with a box-pleated shade caps the timeless arrangement.
Interior designer: Marie Flanigan, Marie Flanigan Interiors, 2525 Driscoll St., Houston, TX 77019; 979/574-9686; marieflanigan.com.
Chandelier "Windsor Large Hanging Shade," Bronze with Box Pleat Silk Shade: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Table "French Oak Farmhouse Table": Sonoma Country Antiques; sonomaantiques.com.
Chairs "Rawhide Weave Arm Chair": Palecek; palecek.com.
Drapery fabric "St. Tropez" in Shell: Suzanne Tucker Home; suzannetuckerhome.com.
Drapery rods custom. Peck & Company; peckandcompany.com.
Copper tray "Copper Round Tray," copper container on tray "Hammered Copper Wine Chiller," wineglasses Williams Sonoma Estate Stemware collection, water goblets on tray "Edward Goblets," napkins "Hemstitch Napkins," white plates Pillivuyt Coupe Porcelain Dinnerware collection: Williams Sonoma; williams-sonoma.com.
White flowers on table: Tesoro Flowers; tesoroflowers.com.
Large green French wine bottle, framed mirror "Antique French Louis Phillippe Silver Mirror," rug "Overdye Blue Gray Rug": Sonoma Country Antiques; sonomaantiques.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Powder Room by Kimberley Harrison
A bold floral wallcovering prompted Kimberley Harrison's powder room design. "I wanted the vanity to be clean and simple so the wallpaper could really pop," she says. Crossville's white glass tile adorns the wall while gray-veined quartz from Silestone by Cosentino provides a sleek surface for primping. The wall-mount brushed-nickel faucet and square vessel sink are from DXV by American Standard. Sun streams through the window dressed with Roman shade fabric reminiscent of flower petals. Pratt & Lambert's "Blue Star" paint on the ceiling draws eyes to the tiered fringe pendants and suspended mirror with elaborate frame. A ceramic-head planter filled with succulents reiterates the organic-modern ambience.
Wallpaper "Alcyone" by Trove, window covering "Cape Coral" by JAB: Desousa Hughes; desousahughes.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Pendant lights "Padma," mirror "Olympia Round Mirror": Arteriors; arteriorshome.com.
Sink "Pop Rectangle Vessel" in Canvas White, faucet "Percy Wall-Mount Vessel Faucet": DXV by American Standard, dxv.com.
Floating vanity "Blanco Orion" polished, Nebula Alpha series: Silestone by Cosentino, silestoneusa.com.
Ceiling paint "Blue Star": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Tray "Faye" in Gray Buntal: Made Goods; madegoods.com.
Scent diffuser "Eclectic London" by Tom Dixon: Anthem San Francisco; anthemsf.com.
Succulents in white sculpture vase: Sanvitalia Home & Garden; sanvitaliahomeandgarden.com.
Window: Marvin, marvin.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Hallway by Kimberley Harrison
A custom table made from sycamore has a sculptural presence at the end of the hallway. Overhead, the ceiling painted Pratt and Lambert's "Witching Hour" and a burnished silver leaf light fixture amplify the drama.
Interior designer: Kimberley Harrison, Kimberley Harrison Interiors, 113 Cypress Point Way, Moraga, CA 94556; 415/710-9944; kimberleyharrison.com.
Wall paint ("White Icon" #PLW05, Color Narrative palette); ceiling paint ("Witching Hour" #30-18): Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Flooring ("Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent Collection): LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Ceiling light ("Calais Large Semi-Flush"/Burnished Silver Leaf #NW4051, by Niermann Weeks for Visual Comfort); picture light ("Irving 15-inch Piture Light"/Butler's Silver #RL2185, by Ralph Lauren for Visual Comfort): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Table (custom, in sycamore): Heirloom Wood Design, heirloomwooddesign.com.
Art (by Jennifer Brandon): Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, sbfinearts.com.
Family Room by Leslie Kalish & Gayle Leksan
"The natural ambience evokes relaxed Napa style," says Leslie Kalish, who worked with Gayle Leksan to create the layered family room. Pratt & Lambert's matte charcoal paint envelops the space appointed with organic accents—an albizia console, a petrified-wood accent table, and a coiled liana vine above the fireplace.
Family Room by Leslie Kalish & Gayle Leksan
Black-and-white textiles, including a wool rug, ethnic-stripe fabric, and floor cushions upholstered in African mud cloths, incorporate further contrast. A leather chair with hemp-tie tufting perches near the hearth with its Belgian bluestone surround. A plush sofa adorned with pillows accommodates overflow. The patterned table lamp and aged-iron hanging pendant are from Circa Lighting.
Family room designers: Leslie Kalish and Gayle Leksan, LMK Interiors, 1009 Oak Hill Road, Suite 301, Lafayette, CA 94549; 925/962-9610; lmkinteriors.com.
Wall paint "Dependable," trim paint "White Icon," Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Fireplace "Gas Fireplace": Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces; townandcountryfireplaces.com.
Fireplace surround "Belgian Bluestone Lappato Patinato" limestone tiles: Country Floors; countryfloors.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Window shade fabric "Tulsa" in Gray by Larson: Cowtan & Tout; cowtan.com.
Shade lining fabric Nimbus in Natural: Romo; romo.com.
Area rug "Alma I" in Coal Black/Cream, Teff collection: Elizabeth Eakins, elizabetheakins.com.
Chair to left of fireplace "Cornelia," Exposed Wood collection, chair fabric "Storm Leather" in Slate, sofa "Duke," sofa fabric "Vintage Linen" in Natural, lounge chairs "Victor," sofa end table "Barcelona" in Coal/Oak: Verellen; verellen.com.
Fabric on lounge chairs "Taya" in Noir by Manuel Canovas: Cowtan & Tout; cowtan.com.
Solid green pillows "Giorgio" in Meadow, Ryan Studios: Luxe Home Philadelphia; luxehomephiladelphia.com.
Black-and-white pillows "Tulu" in Ink: Zak + Fox; zakandfox.com.
Throw "Turkish Throw": J&D Oriental Rugs Co.; jdorientalrugs.com.
Silver planter on table by fireplace, candlesticks: LMK Interiors; lmkinteriors.com.
Floor pillows "Mudcloth": Casa Nova Gallery; casanovagallery.com.
Woven round hanging sculpture "Liana Vine," coffee table "Iron Wood Coffee Table," wood dish on sofa end table, console table "Albezia," table to left of fireplace, snake sculpture: Bo Tree Source; botreesource.com.
Tray on coffee table "Round Havana Rope-Top Tray," accent table between lounge chairs "Large Black Petrified Wood Accent Table," table under console "Small Bronze Rain Drum": Palecek; palecek.com.
Pendant light "Utopia Large Linear Pendant" in Aged Iron by Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort, table lamp "Effie" in Sand/Blue by Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort, floor lamp "Pierson Floor Lamp" in Chocolate Braided Leather by Ralph Lauren: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Artwork above console Vallarta by Chase Langford, vessel on console Time Tunnel Vase by Matt Gil: Aerena Galleries; aerenagalleries.com.
Framed artwork above sofa end table "Malta Grass Green," ZBC House collection: Zoe Bios Creative; zoebioscreative.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Guest Room by Jean Liu
Pratt & Lambert's "Siam Blue" paint drenches the guest room in bold color. "I felt it was the most efficient path to achieving an equally warm and dramatic atmosphere," says Jean Liu, who admits to losing sleep over the daring selection. Childhood memories of Napa's autumnal hues influenced the indigo-and-marigold scheme. Lawrence Lee's Animal Parade, an allusion to the homeowner's time as a zookeeper, hangs above the built-in bench with linen cushion. The niche is highlighted by a neutral grass-cloth wallcovering. A log coffee table, Mongolian lamb throw, and twine-ball sculpture amplify the texture.
Wall, trim, and ceiling paint "Siam Blue": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Wallcovering in niche "Leo's Luxe Linen" in Berry Beige: Phillip Jeffries; phillipjeffries.com.
Niche sconces "Castle Peak" in Soft Brass by Kate Spade, lamp on console "Melange" in Antique Burnished Bronze by Kelly Wearstler: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Rug "Bathilde" in Taupe/Gray: One Kings Lane; onekingslane.com.
Window treatment fabric "Khaden" in Himalaya: Zak + Fox; zakandfox.com.
Vintage chrome console with grass-cloth top: Antiques Moderne, Dallas; 214/215-9600.
Log coffee table "Antique Tatajuba Log Coffee Table": Big Mango Trading Co.; bigmangotrading.com.
Vintage chair fabric "Chowpatty" in Hathi Gray: Seemakrish; seemakrish.com.
Bench cushion fabric "Silk Linen": Madeaux by Richard Smith; madeaux.com.
Fabric for pillow at far right "Hmong Whipstitch" in Blue/White: Pfeifer Studio; pfeiferstudio.com.
White pillow at front left "Cloud Pillow": Homelosophy; homelosophy.com.
Fabric for pillow at second far left "Chowpatty" in Hathi Gray: Seemakrish; seemakrish.com.
Fabric for pillow at front right "Goldwork" in Marigold Tribal: Zak + Fox; zakandfox.com.
Solid saffron pillow "Colibri" in Saffron: Zimmer &Rohde; zimmer-rohde.com.
Guest Room by Jean Liu
Liu's own vintage Louis Vuitton trunk rests below a mirrored console on the opposite side of the room. Eucalyptus bells, a mirror with a waxed-wood frame, and a brass lamp with a marble shade enhance the collected aura.
Interior designer: Jean Liu, Jean Liu Design, 2042 Irving Blvd., Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75207; 214/238-2112; jeanliudesign.com.
Framed mirror "Kara" in waxed wood: Arteriors; arteriorshome.com.
Sheepskin similar available as "Rens": IKEA; ikea-usa.com.
Framed artwork in niche Animal Parade: Lawrence Lee Art; lawrenceleeart.com.
Framed artwork on console Judd Kitchen: Art by Eleanor K. Ray; eleanorkray.com.
Steamer trunk, ball of twine: designer's collection. Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Window: Marvin, marvin.com.
Laundry Room by Catherine Davin
Bricks laid in a herringbone pattern on the backsplash lend unexpected warmth to the laundry room by Catherine Davin. "You actually want to be in here—rather than running in and out just to accomplish chores," Davin says of the work space. Maple cabinets with gunmetal pulls by Columbia Cabinets are accented with wood-look "Makai" countertops from Dekton by Cosentino. A gilded sconce and a damask Roman shade add elegance to the room. The bronze faucet and white apron sink are from DXV by American Standard. A seagrass runner tops the "Castellon" floors by LM Flooring.
Interior designer: Catherine Davin, ASID, NCIDQ, Davin Interiors, 671 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228; 412/221-5770; davininteriors.com.
Cabinetry FP30 Maple in Shale: Columbia Cabinets, columbiacabinets.com.
Countertop "Makai," Wild collection: Dekton, dekton.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Trim and ceiling paint "House White": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Sink "Hillside Apron Kitchen Sink" in Canvas White, faucet "Victoria Bridge Kitchen Faucet" in Carbon Bronze: DXV By American Standard, dxv.com.
Knobs and pulls "Black Rock" in Gunmetal: Amerock; amerock.com.
Sconce "Claret Tail Sconce" in Gild with Shade: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Brick wallcovering "Dias," Specialty Brick collection: Jeffrey Court; jeffreycourt.com.
Wallcovering "Galway Texture" in Canvas: F. Schumacher & Co.; fschumacher.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Window treatment fabric "Gesture" in Moonstruck: Kravet; kravet.com.
White vase "Correa," decanter "Tate Ring Decanter": Curated Kravet; curatedkravet.com.
Guest Bath by Robin Heard
The guest bath by Robin Heard embraces the homeowner's Italian-Dutch heritage. As Heard describes it, an old-world meets country-chic feel infuses the intimate space, which also acts as the pool bath—note the French door with direct outdoor access. Handmade wallpaper with gold brushstrokes injects subtle sparkle. A weathered-oak vanity with open shelving is outfitted with DXV by American Standard's undercounter sink and platinum-nickel faucet. A decorative medicine cabinet in a coordinating finish keeps clutter hidden. Honed mosaic-marble flooring extends inside the glass-enclosed shower.
Interior designer: Robin Goerke Heard, Robin Heard Design, Mill Valley, California; email@example.com; robinhearddesign.com.
Sink "Bowen Undercounter Sink" in Canvas White, faucet "Landfair Widespread Faucet" in Platinum Nickel, toilet "Two-Piece Elongated Toilet," Oak Hill collection, showerhead "Randall Multifunction Showerhead": DXV by American Standard, dxv.com.
Vanity "Single Washstand," Weathered Oak collection, medicine cabinet "Whitby" in Aged Oak: Restoration Hardware; restorationhardware.com.
Door, trim, and ceiling paint "White Icon" Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Countertop "Vortium" Honed, Stonium series: Silestone by Cosentino, silestoneusa.com.
Floor tile "Cicero Champagne Honed" in Diana Royal and Skyline, shower wall tile "Champagne Honed Straight Cut Marble": Country Floors; countryfloors.com.
Wallcovering "Shadows": Robert Crowder & Co.; robertcrowder.com.
Pendant sconces "Arianna": Arteriors; arteriorshome.com.
Fabric for shade "Grassweave" in Dawn: Harmann & Forbes; hfshades.com.
Baskets "Palm Medium Rectangular Basket with Handles" in White Wash: Waterworks; waterworks.com.
Door: Marvin, marvin.com.
Main-level Master bedroom by Casey Howard
A pair of designer Casey Howard's heels stimulated the main-level master bedroom design. Fashionable details, including suede, gold zippers, and leather-cord piping, add flair to pillows and ruched valances. Magenta and deep purple accents mimic the "iconic color of the valley's lush grapes," Howard says. Circa Lighting's alabaster table lamps with linen shades top the tiered bedside tables. Gray sisal wraps the walls in subtle texture while a patterned Tibetan wool rug garnishes the oak floor by LM Flooring. "Unique inspiration and natural luxe elements result in an updated take on Napa's traditional rustic aesthetic," Howard says.
Interior designer: Casey Howard, Casey Howard Designs, Inc., 696 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Suite 501, Danville, CA 94526; 925/719-2477; caseyhowarddesigns.com.
Headboard "Hattie": Hickory Chair; hickorychair.com.
Bedside table "Perth" in Hand-Rubbed Black: Noir; noirfurniturela.com.
Wallcovering "Windward Sisal," Natural Wallcovering collection: Thibaut; thibautdesign.com.
Ceiling and trim paint "White Icon," Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Cornice fabric discontinued: Clarence House; clarencehouse.com.
Leather for headboard, footboard, and siderails "L-Calvin Putty Leather" in Zoom: Kravet; kravet.com.
Euro pillows fabric discontinued: Manuel Canovas, through Cowtan & Tout; cowtan.com.
Large pillows at back "Boxed King Shams" in Yantra/Barberry: Stroheim; stroheim.com.
Fabric for king shams, cornice corners, and welt detailing on lumbar pillow "Classic Suede" in Pomegranate: Theo; theodecor.com.
Leather for lumbar pillow "Cavallini Snow Jaguar": Edelman; edelmanleather.com.
Rug "Ember Rodarte Tibetan Wool Rug": The Rug Co.; therugcompany.com/us/.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Table lamp "Lineham" in Alabaster with Linen Shade by Aerin: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Windows: Marvin, marvin.com.
Master Closet by Elle Cole
Equipped with a closet system from The Container Store, the custom master closet by Elle Cole is an organizer's dream retreat. Walnut and ventilated metal shelves team with mesh drawers to store clothing and shoes in style. A metallic wallcovering brings "spice to a space that could be boring and drab," Cole says. The "Castellon" floor is by LM Flooring.
Window in closet: Marvin, marvin.com.
Closet system "Decor Shelving" in Walnut with Platinum accents, mesh drawers, and ventilated shelving, Elfa collection: The Container Store, containerstore.com.
Wallcovering "Velocity," Shimmering Details collection by Candice Olson: York Wallcoverings; yorkwall.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Master Bath by Elle Cole
"We wanted the space to be feminine and luxurious," says Elle Cole, who also designed the master bath. A hand-painted wallcovering from Gracie conjures a calming palette. "Its blue tones are a nod to the beautiful Napa Valley skies," she says. The custom vanity with a Silestone by Cosentino quartz countertop features an oval sink and a faucet with lever handles from DXV by American Standard. A beveled-glass mirror and Circa Lighting's antique-nickel sconces with custom pleated shades finish the chic escape.
Interior designer: Elle Cole, Elle Cole Interiors, 3617 Fairmount St., Suite 105, Dallas, TX 75219; 469/904-8486; ellecoleinteriors.com.
Sink "Oval Under-Counter Sink," faucet "Randall Widespread Bathroom Faucet" with Lever Handles: DXV by American Standard, dxv.com.
Paint for vanity "Morning Star": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Sconces "Camille" by Suzanne Kasler: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Vanity custom: Austin Studios, Inc.; austinstudios.com.
Countertop "Blanco Orion," polished, Nebula Alpha series: Silestone by Cosentino, silestoneusa.com.
Vanity knobs "Oberon DIA" in Polished Nickel: Amerock; amerock.com.
Wallpaper "Evening Silver" with custom blue background and added gold, blues, and greens: Gracie; graciestudio.com.
Mirror "Gordon": Surya; surya.com.
Landing by Beth Dotolo & Carolina V Gentry
Inspired by the "richness and warmth after harvest," the upstairs landing by Beth Dotolo and Carolina V Gentry emulates an aerial view of vineyards. A geometric area rug grounds the room while chairs from Century flank a narrow console. Large-scale artwork brings fluidity to the angular space. The custom wallcovering and hair-on-hide stools are Dotolo and Gentry's own designs. Stacked books and shapely accessories complete the small statement-making space.
Interior designers: Beth Dotolo and Carolina V Gentry, Pulp Design Studios, Dallas and Seattle; pulpdesignstudios.com.
Chairs "Wyllie Chair" with oak frame, leather upholstery, and nailhead trim by Thomas O'Brien: Century Furniture; centuryfurniture.com.
Table "Hancock Console Table" in French brass metal base with honed Agaria Marble top: Vanguard Furniture; vanguardfurniture.com.
Rug "Arrows" by Paul Smith: The Rug Company; therugcompany.com/us/.
Wallcovering custom labyrinth design by Pulp Home for the Newlon collection: Bettinger Studio; bettingerstudio.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Framed artwork with gel coat and graphite frame: Carneal Simmons Contemporary Art; carnealsimmons.com.
Lamp "Garvey Lamp," antique brass-finished discs on acrylic base: Arteriors; arteriorshome.com.
Sculpture on pedestal Black Marble Cube on Stand, brass sculpture Abstract Brass Sculpture, Tom Ford coffee table book, Harper's Bazaar Greatest Hits book, Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present Day book, stools "Stacks Stools": Pulp Home; pulpdesignstudios.com/shop.
Upper-Level Master Bedroom by Alexa Hampton
Alexa Hampton mixes cool and energetic shades of blue in the master bedroom for The Mine. "The essence we were going for was one of youthful fun while simultaneously being soothing," Hampton says.
Upper-Level Master Bedroom by Alexa Hampton
She selected an embroidered cherry blossom fabric for the draperies and bed accent pillows. A striking indigo wallcovering—with its watery effect—outfits the walls. The four-poster, black bedside tables, white lacquer side table, and occasional chairs with marbled upholstery are all from the designer's collection for Hickory Chair—also available through The Mine. An antique rug, cable-knit throw, and blooming flower arrangements impart extra dimension to the space.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Rug 123050C, Fracta collection: Stark Carpet; starkcarpet.com.
Wallcovering discontinued, similar available as "Blue Quartzite": Maya Romanoff; mayaromanoff.com.
Drapery custom: Anthony Lawrence Belfair; anthonylawrence.com.
Drapery fabric "Blossom" in Iris, colorway discontinued, similar available: Pollack; pollackassociates.com.
Drapery tape trim "Orly Épinglé Velvet Border": Samuel & Sons; samuelandsons.com.
Lamps "Penelope Table Lamp," Alexa Hampton collection, bed "Belle Poster Bed" in Weathered Mineral, Alexa Hampton collection, side tables "Andrew" in Black Lacquer finish, Alexa Hampton collection, chairs "Julia," Alexa Hampton collection, table flanked by chairs "Serena Side Table," Alexa Hampton collection, pillow shams "Nicola" in White with Wheat Border, Chiaro Classic collection by Eastern Accents, coverlet "Coperta Quilted Sateen Coverlet" in Ivory by Eastern Accents: The Mine, themine.com.
Paint for chair legs and table "White Dove" lacquer: Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com.
Window: Marvin, marvin.com.
Framed prints: by Georges Braque: homeowner's collection.
Upper-Level Master Bedroom by Alexa Hampton
Hampton's own Georges Braque original prints serve as artistic embellishment.
Master Closet by Alexa Hampton
Also designed by Alexa Hampton, the master closet boasts a TCS Closets system by The Container Store. Aspen shelving behind glass doors pairs with drawers accented by artisan chrome handles. A leather ottoman on casters affords a place to sit while changing. The navy runner is from the designer's collection for Stark Carpet.
Closet system Aspen shelving with Shaker glass doors, drawers, and Artisan pulls in chrome, TCS Closets collection: The Container Store, containerstore.com.
Wall paint "In Harmony": Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Ottoman "Grant," Alexa Hampton collection by Hickory Chair, ceiling light fixture "Balthazar Flush Mount" by Visual Comfort: The Mine, themine.com.
Ottoman fabric "Monterey" in Asparagus Faux Leather: Innovations; innovationsusa.com.
Rug runner "Key Stria" in Navy, Alexa Hampton collection: Stark Carpet; starkcarpet.com.
Flooring "Castellon" in European Oak, St. Laurent collection: LM Flooring, lmflooring.com.
Window: Marvin, marvin.com.
Master Closet by Alexa Hampton
"We envisioned this space being well-loved by a woman with interesting clothes, beautiful bags, and shoes that everyone would envy—starting with me," Hampton says.
nterior designer: Alexa Hampton, Mark Hampton, LLC, 654 Madison Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10065; 212/753-4110; alexahampton.com.
Master Bath by Tish Mills
The dreamy master bath is "rooted in the beautiful colors of Northern California sunsets," says designer Tish Mills.
Master Bath by Tish Mills
An ideal spot to rest and unwind, the soaking tub with a brushed-nickel faucet from DXV by American Standard entices. Ombré draperies in deep blue hues provide privacy while an antique rug with quiet coloration accents the porcelain tile flooring by Crossville. The shower walls from Dekton by Cosentino depict the rich gray veining of Calacatta slabs. Overhead, light pink paint coats the ceiling while Circa Lighting's polished-nickel pendant with white glass inserts glistens.
Interior designer: Tish Mills, Harmonious Living by Tish Mills, 349 Peachtree Hills Ave., Suite D1A, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404/814-3838; harmoniousliving.net.
Tub "Lyndon Freestanding Soaking Tub" in Canvas White, tub filler "Transitional Floor-Mounted Bathtub Faucet" with Randall Lever Handles in Brushed Nickel, shower fixtures "Ashbee 1/2-inch Thermostatic Valve Trim" with Lever Handles, showerhead "Slim Round 10-inch Showerhead": DXV by American Standard, dxv.com.
Pendant light "Cannes Pendant" in Polished Nickel with White Glass by Ralph Lauren: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Flooring "Clocktower" with Bone grout: Crossville, crossvilleinc.com.
Wall paint "Mirage Gray," trim "White Icon," Color Narrative palette: Pratt & Lambert, prattandlambert.com.
Rug: Moattar; moattar.com.
Shower stool custom: Chip and Co.; chipandcompany.net.
Window: Marvin, marvin.com.


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Colorado cold case: 3 disappear on a take your daughter to work day
Sarah Skiba stayed with her father every other weekend after her parents divorced in 1993.
The Sunday she disappeared, Feb. 7, 1999, the 9-year-old girl had climbed into her father's moving truck and went to work with him.
Paul Carroll Skiba, 38, owned a small moving company called Tuff Movers.
That day, two of Skiba's employees called in to say they couldn't work. He scrambled to fill in so that the company wouldn't lose moving jobs.
He called one of his employees into work.
Lorenzo Chivers was 36 at the time. He agreed to come in and work. With two employees ditching the job at the same time, Skiba may have decided that he needed to go himself even though he had his daughter Sarah with him.


text: Henry Steubing, Jr. was born on May 27, 1872 in New Braunfels. He was born to German immigrants Henry Steubing and Katherine Margarethe Wetz. When Henry was 13 years old, his family moved to a farm near San Antonio. The farm was located on what is now Bandera Road at Leon Creek. While growing up, Henry attended school in Helotes.


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The Freedom Farm Baseball League opened its baseball and softball season January 18.
The league began the day with a church service and Holy Cross Anglican Church. The service was followed by a march of solidarity from the church on Soldier Road to the Freedom Park baseball fields. Players, coaches and officials wore pink T shirts in support of breast cancer awareness.
Immediately following the opening ceremony, scheduled teams played the first games of the season. The league's T-Ball, Coaches Pitch, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15 and 16 – 30 divisions will end their season in the summer with exciting playoffs and championships featuring the teams that perform at the highest levels.
Athletes, coaches and officials are pictured during the march.
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"Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace."
Now that next gen is coming you can expect all sorts of discounts. Bring em on!
You know MS, I used to believe you had a fighting chance, that your exclusives beat Sony's, that you overall were better in every way, including making deals. But why does it seem to me as if you rose the price for most games, and don't bother with anyone's concerns and the prices, while on PS+, they give you free things, you give us stuff that are reduced rather than free. Good thing I never go on Xbox Live in the first place.
More of the same. The best deals they have is pretty much once a year, the 12 days stuff. I think every item should be discounted at least once a year. The 'deals' are shameful, at least compared to steam and what Ps+ offers. I spent over 4000ms points during the 12 days sale, so I guess i'll have to wait another year?
You see more and more grumblings about paying for Xbox Live on the message boards these days. I own a PS3 and a 360, and have paid quite a bit of money for Live over the years. When my Subscription runs out this year, I see no reason to pay for Live again.
The Next Gen is coming, and I for one will not be buying Microsoft's console. The only must have exclusive imo is Halo, and I can live without it. I hope Sony hits a homerun in the next gen, and forces Microsoft to give us online gaming for free.


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7 Fruit Cocktails (Potentially) Good For Your Health
Photo: Sara Novak
Can a cocktail be good for you? In moderation, we'd like to think so. The seven drinks here are packed with vitamin-rich fruit. Plus, the easy recipes are proof you don't have to pay top dollar for great cocktails -- you can make them at home.The key to tasty and potentially healthy cocktails is avoiding processed, sugar-packed store-bought mixes. And just like cooking farm to fork, mixing farm to fork means letting the ingredients shine. In a word, simplicity is key.
To trim down the carbon footprint, use a farmers' market as your guide to what's local, using the same flexibility as you would in your normal seasonal cooking to adjust recipes as needed to what's growing at home. While South Carolina watermelons, cucumbers, pears, and peaches are often available locally into the late summer or fall, they may not be on shelves in your neck of the woods.
1. Bloody Mary with a Twist
Tomato juice is naturally loaded with vitamins and minerals -- especially if you make your own. Add a little vodka and you've got a party.
While Bloody Marys are the essential brunch cocktail, the garnish -- Buddha's hands peels (also called fingered citrus) that have been seeped in vodka -- makes this one special. The lemon-like fruit has a less bitter zest, and is commonly found in Southern California.
The peels, however, have a stronger flavor than lemons and add a serious kick. But if you can't find them, simply make your own infused vodka with lemon peels. After a few weeks soaking, the peels are ready to go.
Bloody Mary with a Twist
10 oz. organic tomato juice
2 oz. organic vodka
2 dashes of hot sauce
2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
Pinch of black pepper
Garnish with Buddha's hands, olives, and celery
Rim with sea salt
1. Rim a medium height glass with sea salt.
2. Combine the first four ingredients in a bowl and stir. Add ice to the glass and add mixture. Season with pepper.
3. Garnish with celery, vodka infused Buddha's hands, and olives.
Serves 2
Recipe: Susan Williams
2. Fruity Basils
Photo: Sara Novak
I adapted this recipe from an article that I wrote over on Planet Green for a Berry Basil which was made with blueberries, and made it at a recent dinner party to rave reviews.
You can use any available berry -- blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc. I used watermelon because they are still widely available where I am down south. These are a bit time-intensive so you may want to make a few batches ahead of time and then just add the ice and rum later.
Fruity Basils
8 basil leaves
4 mint leaves
1 tsp raw sugar
1 tbsp lime juice
½ cup chopped watermelon
1 1/2 oz rum
Garnish with basil
1. Muddle basil, mint, sugar, and lime juice in the base of a shaker glass. If it's still too thick, blend it in a blender.
2. Add watermelon and continue to muddle. Add rum and ice and shake. Fill medium height glass with ice and add muddled rum mixture into the glass. Garnish with more mint.
Serves 1
Recipe: Art of the Drink
3. Acai Berry Mojito
Photo: Sara Novak
Acai has long been called a superfood, and pairing it with antioxidant-laden berries makes for a stellar cocktail. In fact, acai is the mother of all superfoods with 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes and 10 to 30 times the anthocyanins found in red wine. And this drink is seriously delicious. Again, use whatever berry that you have on hand. If you froze some from peak season, they will work as well. If berries just aren't seasonal, skip them and just use mint.
Acai Blackberry Mojito
2 oz organic vodka
1 tsp raw sugar
1 oz acai juice
1 oz lime juice
Blackberries or mint leaves for garnish
1. Shake the vodka, sugar, acai juice, and lime juice in a drink mixer. Garnish with blackberries or mint leaves.
Serves 1
Recipe adapted from Celebrations.
4. Mint Fizz
Photo: Sara Novak
This is a glorious way to put refreshing mint to good use -- although this cocktail also works with basil if you don't have mint on hand. Garnish with mint or cucumber peel.
Mint Fizz
3/4 tsp sugar
3 fresh mint sprigs
1 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz vodka
Mint for garnish
1. Combine sugar, mint, and lime juice. Muddle with a spoon. Add ice to a drink shaker along with vodka. Shake vigorously and strain into a highball glass. Top with a bit of organic champagne.
Serves 1
Recipe adapted from Delish.
5. Southern Peach Bellinis
Photo: Sara Novak
These are so simple to whip up, but what makes them extra special is the addition of lemon and even more importantly, South Carolina peaches (those not local can substitute peaches native to their region..but alas...they might not be as good).
When peaches are in season in your area, buy a bunch of them and freeze those that you don't eat. Then you can make a frozen peach Bellini.
Carolina Peach Bellinis
1 bottle Prosecco
2 ripe (VERY important) local peaches
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
Peach slice for garnish
1. Peel the peaches, and use a food processor to really liquefy them. Some people like it a little chunkier, but not me. Stir in sugar and lemon juice.
2. Put 2 tablespoons of the peach mixture into the bottom of a champagne glass and fill with prosecco. Garnish with a slice of peach.
Serves 1
Recipe: Katie Alice Cox Walker
6. Fig Heaven
Photo: Sara Novak
This is a time-intensive cocktail that I adapted from Star Chefs. You have to make the fig liqueur before you can even get started with the cocktails. But really, this is the perfect fig cocktail and an excellent way to impress your guests.
Fig Heaven
Fig Liqueur:
6 ounces fresh black mission figs
1 liter vodka
8 ounces sugar
Juice of ¼ orange
Juice of ½ lime
½ oz. fig liqueur
1 oz. vodka
For the Fig Liqueur:
1. Infuse the figs into the vodka. Once infused, pour the contents into a large sauce pan and add the sugar, cooking the mixture on high heat until the alcohol begins to evaporate. Be incredibly careful cooking alcohol over an open flame. You must have proper ventilation.
2. Reduce the mixture by 20 percent. Chill in an ice bath and strain with a cheese cloth.
For the Cocktail:
1. Add ingredients into a shaker glass with ice. Shake really well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with herbs or cucumber.
Serves 1
Recipe adapted from Star Chefs.
7. Gingered Pear Cocktail
Photo: Sara Novak
This is the ideal end of summer recipe. Pears are now out across the nation and ginger is the ideal pairing. First off, you'll need to make the pear ginger puree. Garnish your beautiful concoction with candied ginger or a simple slice of pear. If the puree still seems thick, feel free to add a bit more water.
Gingered Pear Cocktail
3 oz. pear infused vodka
1/2 oz. pear ginger puree (recipe to follow)
1 thin slice pear
1. Mix all liquid ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a medium glass with ice and add ingredients. Garnish with a slice of pear.
For the puree:
2 pears, peeled and cored
1-inch of ginger
1/8 cup water
1 tsp raw sugar
1. Add ingredients to blender, adding water to liquefy. Add sugar and blend until smooth.
Serves 1
Recipe adapted from Slashfood.
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The amount of tough shots he makes in traffic is so impressive...his game is one of a kind as his moves like the spins, the step backs and the crossovers have become works of art...his footwork is fantastic.
I agree a million percent. He must be a nightmare to guard one-on-one. His ball fakes are also almost perfect.


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Brokenone of Mannoroth contacted me over at Elitist Jerks to ask a question about the damage smoothing simulation results. In short, he wondered if I could run two more sets to more clearly differentiate between mastery and haste, as sets #2 and #3 weren't all that far apart. In addition, Wrathblood wanted to see a trade-off between haste and expertise. To accommodate those requests, I've run the simulations with four new gear sets.
Set #5 is a "mastery-heavy" gear set that takes all of the haste rating from set #3 and dumps it into mastery. Set #6 is the complement, a "haste-heavy" gear set that moves some of the mastery from set #3 into haste. Sets #7 and #8 are our "expertise" gear sets. For #7 I've taken set #6 and moved about 2300 haste into expertise. For #8, I've moved the remaining 3700 haste back into mastery to give us "expertise/haste" (#7) and "expertise/mastery" (#8) gear sets. Since that was a lot of # signs to wrangle, the table below summarizes the net stats of every gear set so far:
Set: set#1 set#2 set#3 set#4 set#5 set#6 set#7 set#8 Str 9208 9208 9208 9208 9208 9208 9208 9208 Parry 4834 2834 2834 7834 2834 2834 2834 2834 Dodge 4892 2892 2892 6892 2892 2892 2892 2892 Mast 6758 6758 5758 5758 8758 2758 2758 6458 Hit 1521 2521 2521 21 2521 2521 2521 2521 Exp 1777 2777 2777 277 2777 2777 5077 5077 Haste 0 2000 3000 0 0 6000 3700 0
Mastery and Haste: Round 1
Here are the histograms for sets #5-6. For the earlier sets, refer back to the first post on this topic.
Set #5 (mastery):
Set #6 (haste):
And below, the associated means and standard deviations of the spike damage histograms, as well as the percentage of events that fall above 80% and 90% of maximum DTPS. Note that the data for sets #1-4 are the same as the last post.
set #1 set #2 set #3 set #4 set #5 set #6 mean 0.5261 0.5365 0.5444 0.5138 0.5246 0.5676 std 0.1479 0.1341 0.1346 0.1628 0.1343 0.1353 80% 3.1340 2.2265 2.3817 3.6678 1.2462 2.4508 90% 0.7907 0.3500 0.3770 1.2093 0.2002 0.3505
It's interesting that set #5 (mastery) does a much better job than set #6 (haste). It gives us lower overall damage intake and roughly the same standard deviation, but significantly fewer of the "dangerous" spikes in the 80%+ and 90%+ ranges. It's about twice as effective at getting rid of those dangerous events than the haste set.
At first this seems a little counter-intuitive. After all, haste gives us much higher SotR uptime (45.3% for set #6, as opposed to 39.7% for set #5), and one would expect that the extra coverage should do a better job of covering a 5-hit scenario. So why does mastery do so much better?
To answer that question, let's look at the hit size breakdown for these gear sets. Unlike the DTPS histogram, this hit size plot just shows us the size and frequency every individual type of combat result (i.e. hit, block, mitigated block, etc.).
Set #5 (mastery):
Set #6 (haste):
Both the haste and mastery sets have roughly equal amounts of unmitigated hits. And as expected, the haste set has a lot more mitigated hits. But the mastery set does two things much better: it makes all of the mitigated hits much smaller, and it generates a lot more blocks. The extra blocks more than make up for the loss of mitigated hits, and the extra mitigation on the ones that are still mitigated help push the spike sizes down even further.
So, we can comfortably say that mastery wins this round, where we've capped hit and soft-capped expertise. Now let's see what happens when we hard-cap expertise.
Expertise, and Mastery vs. Haste: Round 2
Here are the histograms for the two expertise gear sets:
Set #7 (exp/haste):
and Set #8 (exp/mastery):
And one last time, here are the stats for all 8 gear sets:
set #1 set #2 set #3 set #4 set #5 set #6 set #7 set #8 mean 0.5261 0.5365 0.5444 0.5138 0.5246 0.5676 0.5656 0.5365 std 0.1479 0.1341 0.1346 0.1628 0.1343 0.1353 0.1311 0.1295 80% 3.1340 2.2265 2.3817 3.6678 1.2462 2.4508 1.4540 1.3010 90% 0.7907 0.3500 0.3770 1.2093 0.2002 0.3505 0.0095 0.0202
The real eye-opener here is what expertise does to the large spikes. You can see in the plots for #7 and #8 that events above 80% are heavily suppressed, almost as if the histogram were flattened off in that region. The statistics tell the same story: while the expertise sets aren't quite as good as the mastery-heavy set (#5) when you consider the 80% cutoff, they're incredibly good at eliminating the top 10%. So good, in fact, that they're an order of magnitude better than set #5. Stacking expertise up to hard cap dropped the frequency of spike events by a factor of 10 or more, down to 0.02% or less.
Curiously, the exp/haste set (#7) did better than the exp/mastery set (#8) at eliminating the very highest spikes. And not by a small margin either – it reduced them by a factor of 2 compared to the exp/mastery set (0.0095% to 0.0202%). Oddly enough though, once you back off to the 80% threshold, exp/mastery takes the lead again. It's hard to say for sure why we see that effect. My best guess at this point is that reaching expertise hard-cap dramatically increases haste's ability to cover an extra swing within the 5-swing window we're considering.
To clarify that thought: thanks to all that expertise, our HP flow is very steady, so we know we'll reliably get a SotR off at fairly regular intervals. For example, let's say we cast SotR to cover the first swing in our 5-swing period. With enough haste we're guaranteed to cover the last one as well. Note that $T_{\rm SotR}$ for the exp/haste set is around 6.7 seconds, fast enough that it will definitely cover both the first and last swings in a 7.5-second period. On the other hand, the exp/mastery set only gets SotR off every 7.3 seconds. There will be some variance on that due to CS/J clashes, so there will still be some events where we can only cover one swing of the five-swing period. I think that's the difference we're seeing between the last two sets.
Just to make sure that we're not seeing a statistical anomaly, I ran the entire sim again to get some idea how reliable the results are. Here's what I got the second time:
set #1 set #2 set #3 set #4 set #5 set #6 set #7 set #8 mean 0.5256 0.5378 0.5445 0.5132 0.5238 0.5675 0.5665 0.5367 std 0.1487 0.1344 0.1350 0.1634 0.1347 0.1349 0.1313 0.1294 80% 3.1825 2.3373 2.3692 3.6757 1.2110 2.3780 1.5237 1.2833 90% 0.7905 0.3838 0.3953 1.1890 0.1875 0.3280 0.0107 0.0217
So the results seem fairly repeatable. Sets #7 (exp/haste) and #8 (exp/mastery) seem to do the best job of covering our top-end spikes and smoothing our damage intake. I'd argue that set #8 is better than set #5 (the raw mastery-stacking set) despite the fact that set #8 takes slightly higher damage and slightly more 80%+ events, simply because of how it utterly destroys the 90%+ bracket. A similar argument could be made for #7, but it's not as efficient a trade. Going from #5 (mastery) to #8 (exp/mastery) is choosing to take 0.07% more 80% events in order to reduce your 90% events by a factor of 10, or 0.18%. I think that trade is almost a no-brainer, to be honest.
But going from #7 (exp/mastery) to #8 (exp/haste) sacrifices 0.3% more 80% events for a meager 0.01% reduction in 90% spikes. Yes, that's a factor of two decrease in the most dangerous spikes, but 80% spikes can be fairly dangerous too. And it's a factor of two decrease on an already very small chance. Note also that our sets aren't exactly hit and expertise capped – I'm curious whether hitting the caps more precisely will have any effect on the balance between mastery and haste sets.
There is one notable benefit to the exp/haste build though: DPS. Remember that with Vengeance, haste is one of our best DPS stats (often right behind hit and expertise, which you'd be capping anyway in this build!). So another way to look at the #7 vs. #8 trade-off is that you're shifting your spike distribution around (more above 80% but fewer above 90%) in order to boost your DPS considerably. Especially in heroic content, that may be a benefit that tanks find hard to pass up.
I think that both of the expertise sets are going to be survivable enough that you could justify using either one, so choose according to your play style and preference.
This round of simulations has been pretty surprising. Up until now, many of us (myself included) have been more or less ignoring expertise hard-cap based on our TDR simulation results. I certainly wouldn't have guessed it would have as strong an impact on spike damage prevention as it did. Though now that we've seen it, the mechanism behind it seems pretty obvious – eliminating the dangerous spike windows caused by inconsistent holy power generation. If you get unlucky with one or two parries in a row, you're likely to be stuck with a longer period of SotR downtime and subsequently you'll be more susceptible to taking large damage spikes.
Still, I have to wonder whether these surprising results for expertise hold up in more general circumstances. If my intuition regarding the mechanic is correct, it's tied to being able to cover both the first and last swing in a 5-swing sequence. But what if we're interested in a 4-swing sequence? Or a 3-swing sequence? This is an issue I want to look at in more detail, and I spent the morning modifying the code accordingly, so expect another follow-up in the next week or two.
In any event, I think it's probably safe to revise our gearing advice for the "control" build based on these results. In the past, we've suggested hit to cap, expertise to soft-cap, and then mastery and haste. But I think that you could make a strong argument that our first two priorities should be to hard-cap both hit and expertise. After that, any combination of mastery and haste is good – each have their pros and cons, and it's really hard to definitively say that one is better than the other. And of course, we may decide to revise these suggestions once we have the 3- and 4-swing simulation findings, so if you feel more comfortable with stopping at the expertise soft-cap and stacking mastery, that's certainly viable too.
These simulations also highlight the huge weakness of an "avoidance/TDR" gearing strategy. Even though the "heavy avoidance" gear set (#4) takes the lowest overall damage and has the lowest spike distribution mean, it's also the most susceptible to spikes. Almost 4% of all events were over 80% of max possible DTPS, and a little over 1% of them were over 90%. In a 5-minute encounter, you'll take about 200 attacks, which is about 40 sequences of 5 swings (and to be fair, we should really be thinking about something in-betwen 40 and 199 sequences, since any set of 5 swings within that 200 could be a spike event). Out of those 40 sequences, an average of 1-2 will be an 80% spike. Out of 100 sequences, you'll see an average of one 90% spike.
Shifting that dodge and parry into hit, expertise, and mastery or haste can reduce the likelihood of 80% spikes by a factor of 3 and that 90% spike by a factor of 100. While we can't say that this makes you 3x or 100x more survivable, it's pretty clear that abandoning avoidance is a large survivability increase. You're choosing to preferentially eliminate the most dangerous events at the cost of a little more throughput damage, and I think any healer will tell you that's a good trade.


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Memoir App Jogs Your Memory With Old Photos
Memoir is a new iOS app that helps you relive moments remember where you were in years past by pulling up old photos for you. It's a good idea, though not perfect yet. AllThingsD's Lauren Goode reports.
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... 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I've been using them work for the past week and I like the app I like the ATM fee at the execution at times but a little bit to be desired it sort of a mixed bag at the moment ... the company says that even so overwhelmed with new user requests and people downloading their memoirs that basically the ... indexing all of their photos across all their social networks ... that there is ... currently a queue to get into the app and even then EQT him up to three D is for ... your first memoir to be created in my experience that can happen I downloaded it on a Saturday that is until today for my memoir ... TUP Friday also ... the app does offer you the ability to search for photos using keywords ... and in some instances ... I was able to pull out old photos from the teachings are photos of family members just using this key terms and other kinds of search results ... results in some sort of error no results ... photos out there that didn't happen as keywords attached to that ... so what if it were a mixed bag but here's how it works ... if you are interested in trying this ... 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I'm here in Hong Kong and here's a picture of the South China Sea ... and then later on that day EU checked in and Foursquare to the Foreign correspondents Club and honk on sale ... in the next ... time down memory lane ... now with the you wanted to share those photos or those memories those phones that are research that's ... um what other people in your last ... it's very easy for me at future but as the AP now for the memoir and your friend happens to be on them or use their ... own or tear social networks as well and and bonuses that ... the person he's receiving the phone I let see the email does not have to be a memory his or her to view that memory the unit share it ... are also has this feature where you can share ... photos with people that you are I am and when ... he views the apps the foreigners the at a wedding where is the wedding specific out and everybody ... takes ... photos with their smartphones in the oven to that ... seen them and that seemed feeds there to be there to look into this but as ... this is somewhat similar un follow once again create yet but in my personal experience I'd ... 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Now that you've downloaded and upgraded to iOS 5, here's a step-by-step look at the options to enable iCloud on your phone. More information can be found over at Tech Talk.
If all went well with your upgrade, a screen should pop up that says "restore completed." Have no fear, all it means is that everything from your phone made it through the upgrade.
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This option should be turned on if you want to be located for maps and directions. This is advised if you want to use Google Maps, Foursquare or Facebook Places.
You can turn off individual apps in Settings > Location Services. FYI, you can turn off your camera's GPS from here.
Login with your Apple ID. If you don't have one, you'll be prompted to create one. This ID will be used to login everything from iCloud to the iTunes Store. You must use an email address that can be verified.
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The Tectonic Theatre Company's original "Laramie Project" was moving in part because it took a huge national event and downsized it to the personal — to the actual words of small-town residents affected by the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. A gay college student in Laramie, Wyo., Shepard was brutally killed — beaten, tied to a fencepost on a cold night and left to die.
Moises Kaufman and colleagues in the theater company conducted a series of interviews with Laramie residents and then edited the conversations into a play. After a decade, they repeated the exercise, and it's this sequel that's onstage at Rollins College.
Seen at Thursday night's preview performance, "The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later" seems designed to instruct a new generation about the significance of Shepard's death and how it galvanized the fight for hate-crimes legislation. Perhaps to reach that generation, director Thomas Oullette has created a flashy production, with swooping spotlights, TV footage, a YouTube video and a couple of startling sound effects contributing to the multimedia sensory experience.
But Kaufman and company have interjected a lot of preachy politicking into "10 Years Later": The play is near bursting with outrage that there's no federal hate-crimes law, but the Defense of Marriage Act prohibits gay marriage. (Woven into the final segment of the 2008 play is an explanation of the eventual overturning of the marriage act and the 2009 passage of a hate-crimes law that bears Shepard's name.)
Of course, there's nothing wrong with the theatrical tradition of agitprop — a word combining agitation and propaganda, used to describe an artistic work with a political point of view. But in taking this route, Kaufman gives up the touching intimacy of the first play, and in doing so, sacrifices emotional resonance.
Oullette's performers help restore the personal touch. Casey Casteel effectively conveys the conflicting emotions of a legislator's passionate speech. Kami Spaulding gives a touchingly straightforward portrayal of Shepard's mother, Judy,
Most chilling: Ryan Roberson and Taylor Sorrel portray Shepard's killers with matter-of-fact simplicity.
Nearly 15 years to the day after Shepard's death, the case still stirs debate. A book released this week claims new evidence casts doubt on calling Shepard's death a hate crime; the Matthew Shepard Foundation says the author is "rewriting history."
A running thread through the play is the search for truth as Kaufman points out the folly of believing everything we're told, whether in the media, by acquaintances or through simple gossip. In this "I read it on the Internet, it must be true" day and age, that may be the play's most timely message.
• Length: 2 hours, including intermission
• When: 8 p.m. Sept. 27-28 and Oct. 2-4; 4 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 5
• Where: Annie Russell Theatre, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park
• Tickets: $10-$25
• Call: 407-646-2145
• Activist Alan Bounville will discuss his "Into the Light" walk across the country in support of sexual-orientation equality at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Bounville, a former Central Florida resident, will give his free talk at the Annie Russell Theatre.