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All Bad Things Must come to an end!
Can't wait for the season finale in October. And I won't be watching reruns.
Hopefully our Mets will put on a better show next season!
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As you said, he had hitters who couldn't hit (largely because we trusted hitting instruction to a headcase who was a passenger for the franchise's greatest moment of glory)-- not many managers would have a clue in that situation. Jerry was, however, pushing to bring back Rick Down, so he at least had some idea of how to fix the hitting part of that, knew to bench Frenchy, and with the exception of any time Acosta came in, did OK managing around bad pitchers (pitching, overall, has been the least of the Mets worries)ReplyDelete
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Hanover College President Rusty Nichols '61 and Wabash Dean Emeritus of the College Raymond Williams H'68 were praised as "two great educators who have shaped and nurtured two great educational institutions" as they were awarded honorary degrees at Sunday's 169th Commencement at Wabash College. (Click here for a photo album.)
"Your legacy at Hanover will endure for generations to come," Wabash President Pat White said, awarding an honorary Doctor of Laws to Nichols, who will retire next month after 20 years as president of the southern Indiana liberal arts college. "You have put that college's students at the forefront of all activity and planning. You have raised the expectations of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. And you have guided the college with clear principles that include personal and academic excellence, respect, and responsibility."
Awarding the Doctor of Divinity to Raymond Williams, President White noted that Williams' arrival at Wabash in 1965 helped to "usher in a Golden Age for the Wabash Religion Department.
"For over 40 years you have blessed the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees of Wabash College," President White said of Williams, who in addition to being the foremost scholar of Swaminarayan Hinduism, is also the founding director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. "You have blessed us through your excellent teaching and innovative scholarship, a combination that is your lasting legacy at your adopted alma mater."
At a luncheon preceding the ceremony, President White offered a toast to both degree recipients.
"We have heard so many speak with such respect, even reverence, even amazement, not only of your personal gifts of integrity, humility, and wisdom, but for the work you've done in leading and shaping Hanover," President White said, honoring Nichols.
Turning to Williams, he said: "As a scholar as a teacher, as a department chair, division chair, and a year as dean, you led the college. That service is but a tip of the iceberg of your leadership and your influence on of this great college over many years, and as a beneficiary of your many years of leadership, Raymond, I salute you."
"I am humbled to be here," Nichols said, recalling his Wabash student days, when he attended Chapel services and heard talks by professors Byron Trippet, Ben Rogge, George Lovell, Vic Powell, and others who had a profound influence on his life.
"Wabash College has been able to do something that I'm not sure any college in the country can do so well—to take raw material, unknown talent, and give them the ability to do something they themselves didn't know they had the ability to do.
"All I've tried to at Hanover is to take the ideas of Byron Trippet, Ben Rogge, and George Lovell, and transplant them to a new environment, to perpetuate the free society in a graduating class of about 200 every year. I've tried to help them go out and do what Vic Powell and Ben Rogge taught me to do.
"What Wabash did for me was to take me as a boy and make me a man, and I want to thank all of you who helped me get here," Nichols said, noting that both he and his wife, Pat, are from rural Montgomery County. "Thank you for helping a farm boy and farm girl realize a dream."
Calling family "the foundation of everything," Williams introduced his wife, sons, daughter, and granddaughter, as well as members of the Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Wabash Religion department, paying particular tribute to Professor of Religion Emeritus Hall Peebles.
"When I first came to be interviewed for a job at Wabash and met people like Hall, Paul Mielke, and Vic Powell, I was so impressed by that group of faculty that if I'd had any money, I would have paid to become a member of this faculty," Williams said. "I actually had the good judgment to turn down a higher offer elsewhere to join this faculty, and being a faculty member here has been the pride of my life and career."
"It's more of an honor than you can imagine or know for me to be here, especially to be among so many dear friends and people I've known for so many years and who have contributed so much," Williams said. "A career at Wabash College is a great honor in itself, and this is an honor beyond all deserving, but one I shall cherish more than any other I've ever received."
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derekmead writes "By law, US companies don't have to say a word about hacker attacks, regardless of how much it might've cost their bottom line. Comment, the group of Chinese hackers suspected in the recent-reported Coke breach, also broke into the computers of the world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal doesn't know exactly how much was stolen and didn't think it was relevant to share news of the attack with its shareholders. Same goes for Lockheed Martin who fended off a 'significant and tenacious' attack last May but failed to disclose the details to investors and the Securities Exchange Commission. Dupont got hit twice by Chinese hackers in 2009 and 2010 and didn't say a word. Former U.S. counterintelligence chief Joel Brenner recently said that over 2,000 companies, ISPs and research centers had been hit by Chinese hackers in the past decade and few of them told their shareholders about it. This is even after the SEC has made multiple requests for companies to come clean about cyber security breaches in their quarterly or annual earnings reports. Because the potential losses, do hacked companies have a responsibility to report security breaches to investors?"
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A good mechanic is hard to find.
It seems like platforming video game characters come in pairs. Banjo
and Kazooie, Jak and Daxter, Lara Croft…ahem.
Even Mario, who spent years trying to get rid of Luigi, is getting back to the
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villainous threats.
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of the different planets, but still noticeable.
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he can swing about as a melee attack or toss forward like a boomerang. He's
vulnerable while the wrench is flying away from him, which can get a little
frustrating. I wish he could move around more after throwing the wrench.
Most of the other weapons must be purchased via Bolts, the galaxy's monetary
unit and the only real things you must collect in the game. Bolts are found
whenever you bust open alien menaces, robotic guards, or the ever-nefarious
crates. Find a kiosk and spend some bolts on new gear.
Weapon usage mainly involves pointing Ratchet in the direction of the enemy
and firing away. The basic machine-gun Blaster casts a green cross sight on
the enemy and the Bomb Glove casts a target on the floor. The Visibomb Gun shoots
missiles that can be manually flown and directed.
There are some especially fun accessories found later in the game, like the
Morpho Ray which will turn your enemies into Chickens (obviously) and the Hologuise
Gun that transforms Ratchet into a rambling, clattering Sentry Bot for some
stealth style gameplay. The other Sentry Bots will mistake you for a fellow
robot and let you through all sorts of security clearances. You can even give
them a friendly wave, and the completely unaware Sentry Bots will just wave
back. Just when their backs are turned, you can switch back into Ratchet and
start wailing away on them. Evil fun.
However, the control can be a little tricky. When Ratchet is shooting one
of his various weapons, his turn around time isn't quite quick enough. It should
have been slightly faster, allowing you to whip around quicker to deal with
enemies behind you. As it stands, it's a bit sluggish.
Enemies become invulnerable for a moment after you hit them. This means you are better off burst firing. That just isn't as fun as going nuts with guns blazing, but it does push the need to conserve ammo.
While Ratchet is blowing stuff up, Clank serves as a backpack of sorts, with
helicopter and jetpack upgrades that bolster Ratchet's jumps. There are also
a few areas where Clank goes out on his own, undergoing some Pikmin
style adventures with a small band of tiny robotic grunts. These bits aren't
as frantically fun as the Ratchet sequences, but offer a nice respite.
After you beat the game (which clocks in at more than 15 hours), you can elect to keep all of your artillery and seek out game extras while building up your bank account. This is really the best way to access the R.Y.N.O. (Rip You a New One) gun, which is set at an exorbitantly high cost. And if you do feel like searching for rarities, there are a few scattered Golden Bolts on each planet that can be used to purchase additional bonuses.
another nice move, you do not have a set number of lives, so you can hack away
as long as you like without stressing over how many more tries you have.
The environments are well detailed, with a smooth cartoon look and an equally
smooth framerate. There are moments where the skies are just completely filled
with flying objects, teeming and overflowing with a Fifth Element vibrancy.
The characters themselves fare decently, but aren't remarkable.
The camera controls are for the most part adequate as well, but it does get
a little frisky and the distance from Ratchet is not adjustable. Annoyingly,
you cannot re-center the camera behind Ratchet without pausing his stride. He
has to momentarily stop, recenter, and then progress on. It's not as fluid as
re-centering while still moving.
Ratchet & Clank sounds terrific. The music is fitting, with plenty
of 'metal' sound effects cleverly mixed in. The different voices are done well
and lend humor to the game.
And for the most part, the rather straightforward "unwilling hero versus evil"
plot is peppered with some moderately funny bits, mostly revolving around silly
voices and hammy supporting characters. Ratchet starts out with a blue-collar
attitude, but he's mostly there for deft observations and cutting remarks. I
appreciate how he hasn't been pigeonholed as the typical goody-goody, but he's
not very fleshed out.
Clank is somewhere between Gir
of Invader Zim in form and chatty C3PO
in function. He's the straight man to Ratchet's jokes, offering clueless intellectualism
to contrast Ratchet's pissy humor. The two work together nicely, but they're
not truly memorable among the pantheon of video game heroes.
Which is a fair comment about Ratchet & Clank in general. The game
is a solid platformer, a well-oiled machine with all the proper nuts and bolts,
but there are several things that could use some work. A more deeply developed
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The honor recognizes the University's initiatives to make a Penn State education more accessible to military service-members and veterans
University Park, Pa. — G.I. Jobs magazine has named Penn State a Military Friendly School for 2011. It is the second time the publication based in Pittsburgh, Pa., has recognized the University's initiatives to help military service-members and veterans pursue an education through World Campus, the University's online campus. The magazine first designated Penn State a Military Friendly School in 2010.
"Continuing their education while serving in the military can be a challenge for service-members, who move frequently and are deployed in war zones," said Wayne Smutz, executive director of Penn State World Campus and associate vice president for academic outreach. "That's why Penn State is committed to making a Penn State education more accessible to both military service-members and veterans. Of Penn State's 24 campus locations, the World Campus is the most popular campus for military veterans because of the flexibility and convenience offered by distance education, as many veterans are also working adults with families. We are grateful for this recognition by G.I. Jobs."
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Penn State is a recipient of this designation because it has a dedicated Admissions and Advising Team for military and veteran students whose members understand the special requirements of these students, as well as other support services. One is a military grant-in-aid that reduces the public tuition rate by 42 percent for all undergraduate courses and programs. The grant is available to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Penn State also is participating in the Veterans Administration Yellow Ribbon Program.
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It was a popular political science class at a prestigious university; there was standing room only for the final exam. I paused several times to rub my cramping hand and to nudge awake a friend who'd stayed up late to cram. As we neared the end of the three hours, students filtered out slowly, dropping their official "blue books" on the table in the front of the professor. As I felt my own anxiety rise because I was not yet done, I noticed the professor had asked several male students to wait. She dramatically flipped over the blue books one at a time and announced, "You cheated." She'd marked each legitimate blue book with a small dot on the back. They'd brought in their own blue books -- already filled with notes and outlines they could use for their essays. My indignation was quick and pure. I thought: "And that's why I'm transferring next semester."
I was a smug, sanctimonious 19-year-old who oddly believed that very intelligent, high-strung and competitive women aren't tempted to cheat. But I was right about one thing. The culture of a place -- whether it's an entire institution or an individual class -- sets the broader tone of etiquette and protocol. We conducted ourselves in the context of a very strict honor code at Smith College. Although we labored together in challenging classes, the work we completed was our own. I never -- and knew of no one else who--wrote papers with others or discussed answers to take-home exams. Although I'm sure there were some cheaters at my college -- after all, we were all under tremendous (albeit almost entirely self-imposed) pressure -- it was not considered acceptable. Smith spelled out the academic rules clearly, emphatically, and often.
The recent Harvard University cheating scandal -- in which over 100 students in a government course have been implicated -- has brought public hand-wringing to the storied institution, but as Rebecca Harrington reveals in a recent New York Times Op Ed, there has always been "cheating along the Charles." She references an 1881 Gilbert and Sullivan song parody in the Harvard newspaper: "I always wore a pony and told big fibs/And examination found me with a new set of cribs/I worked my cribs so carefullee/That now I am tutor in the old shantee." H.M.S. Pinafore aside, in the absence of a well-defined, unambiguous honor code, a culture of cheating can flourish. In this recent incident, students routinely shared work; TAs disclosed essay answers; and groups of undergrads crafted similar answers to take-home exams. Their behavior was seemingly permissible within the mores in which they operated. Indeed, many expressed resentment at being accused of wrong-doing. As one student complained, "I was just someone who shared notes, and now I'm implicated in this."
This absence of well-defined parameters is not unlike what happened in the massive Atlanta teacher cheating scandal. Certain teachers at 44 Atlanta-area schools routinely changed students' answers on high-stakes standardized tests. These tests evaluate student achievement, individual teacher effectiveness, and a school's academic health and rigor. Simply put, they are a really big deal. But what happens when a sweeping high-stakes test does not have a concomitant comprehensive system in place to uphold its integrity? People cheat.
An investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) has found that 196 American school districts exhibit patterns of suspicious test scores similar to those in Atlanta. As Michael Pell reports, most states allow districts to do their own internal investigation of suspected cheating and "make almost no attempt to screen test results for irregularities." Pell asserts, "A computer analysis of erasures on test papers and statistical analysis of improbable gains on tests are proven ways to catch cheating," but most states will not spend money to guarantee test result integrity. This is naïve. A survey of 3,000 Arizona teachers -- that Phoenix-based educator Sharon Rideau completed for her 2008 doctoral thesis -- indicated that 50 percent had either cheated themselves or knew a colleague who'd cheated on standardized tests.
Like the teachers who change answers for their students -- and then start believing the hype about their school's successes--most cheaters are unaware of the extent of their dishonesty. In multiple studies, Duke University researcher Dan Ariely and his colleagues found that students -- given the opportunity to use materials seemingly inadvertently provided by test proctors -- changed their answers without compunction. But when proctors stated a clear rule, the behavior changed. Explained doctoral student Zoe Chance who worked with Ariely, "If you specifically tell people in these studies not to use the answer key and just sign their name, they won't look at it."
But it is difficult to convince students of the importance of having honor and integrity when Lance Armstrong makes millions as a highly effective cheater, and successful art forger Ken Perenyi becomes a media darling. We've come to exalt success, regardless of how it's obtained, and as a result our "ethical muscles have atrophied," as Harvard professor Howard Gardner argues. The evidence shows that students -- at all levels of achievement -- cheat more frequently, and technological advances make cheating easier, as a recent study at Duquesne University found. The more online tools students are allowed to use on an assignment, the more likely they are to copy others' work.
Numerous studies also indicate that this rampant problem can be mitigated by clear ethical guidelines from teachers, parents and institutions -- if we are only willing to take a forceful, unequivocal stand.
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I am pleased to announce the grand opening of the Keatley Store, where you can buy prints of some of my favorite images, a Keatley shirt, as well as some other fun limited edition items. Just in time for Christmas I might add. After moving in and decorating our new studio this past year, I realized just how fun and meaningful it is to own and display artwork. I have so many images I would like to share with others in the form of prints, and the store provides an easy way to do that, at really reasonable prices. I will be adding new images and switching things up from time to time, so check back often. There are still spots available for the Un-Workshop as well if you are interested.
Keatley shirts are an exciting item for me because of the back story. Not many people know the full story, but I first made Keatley shirts about 10 years ago. My friend, Joe King, is the designer who made the Keatley logo, as well as convinced me to change the way I was branding myself. When I first started my business, I was doing business as John Keatley Photography. I hired Joe to come up with a logo for me, and in addition the many options he came up with, he created the keatley logo which felt more like a major brand than a freelance photographer. Just for fun, I made 10 Keatley shirts, and gave them to my friends and roommates. As people saw the shirts, I began getting additional requests, so I made a few more. This continued to happen, and demand grew pretty quickly. I eventually made a small online store to sell them and help free me up from meeting up with people and collecting cash. As the shirts got out into the wild, a friend at MTV passed a few out to some bands, and they began making appearences at concerts and in photos. I also had a lot of enthusiastic friends in Young Life and college helping me spread the word, and before long, I had sold a couple of thousand shirts. My good friend Bryan Pape sat me down at one point, and talked with me about getting serious about shirts and maybe making a business out of it. The truth of it was, it was fun to see the shirts on random people all over the world, but it was getting to be a lot of work for me to be shipping and everything that goes with it. I was also trying to grow a photography business at the same time which was what I was really passionate about. Keatley shirts helped a little as I did get some jobs from people seeing them, but I was spending a lot more time selling them than I had ever anticipated. After a couple of years, things died down a bit as I chose to focus on photography. Who knows what could have happened if I put more time into it, but I can't say I have any regrets about sticking with photography :). The funny thing about the whole Keatley shirt craze was that most people who bought a Keatley shirt, had no idea what Keatley was. They just liked how it looked. Some of my friends made up a different story every time someone asked them what Keatley was. I'll never forget the time I was walking through the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and I saw someone who I didn't know wearing a Keatley shirt. Crazy!
I don't expect to sell thousands of shirts this time around, but I still think it's an awesome design and a fun shirt. Instead of printing on 100% cotton this time around, we are using tri-blend material which is even more comfortable, and holds up better than cotton. It also has a slightly heather look to it, which gives it a vintage feel. Pick one up for yourself in the store and see what all the buzz is about. Thanks for reading the story. It's fun for me to share since I haven't really shared that story with too many people.


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Google May Stop Using 'Cookies' to Track Web Users
Instead of using "cookies" to monitor people's browsing, Google is considering a switch to a system that would create its own anonymous identifier for each individual. Elizabeth Dwoskin and Spencer Ante report on Lunch Break.
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... I ... well putting the lid on the cookie jar the search giant considering halting a longstanding practice of using cookies to track movements on line it's Thursday September nineteen ... I think I'm Wendy downs joining me right now Wall Street John reporter ... Elizabeth Austin she is in San Francisco enough of that creepy get corporate equity guarantee ... 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God tells what you know about that ... exactly who hold on ... for small hasn't anything yet it's the haven't written a line of code I think they're just something that they're thinking about ... that basically because all you know the industry has ... and consumers have complained about cookies they feel their invasive and so the industry as a whole is trying to find an alternative ... was to was decided to do is I'm ... when it is considering doing ... is replacing cookies with the program call ... the system was to be called at ID ... and what that would do ... is ... essentially give anonymous ... identify errors to users so I go to website ... and instead of there being ... like thirty cookies on the Wall Street Journal website that can track my movements across the wet at any time from to advertisers ... Google which cracked me ... kidney one identifier across the Web and Media Cross mobile ... you know so ... and then would basically sell that information to advertisers who Puma would make itself a broker ... so they're still essentially would be tracking arm movements in and selling that information Sullivan and what do you think any more or less privacy for the average consumer using that model ... well we don't know yet but we do know that Google has resisted efforts to turn on ... to block cookies in the past ... has resisted efforts to turn on ... do not track features ... that other was that other browsers like Safari have ... of those are features which immediately tell advertisers ... that this customer doesn't want to be charged on the web ... and Google has been the most resistant to that of any company ... so a lot of privacy advocates are skeptical that this ... would get people in anonymity ... especially because there's so many ways to track you cross the wealth of ... expense and jumping here in terms of advertisers and how ... advertisers government says are going to feel about this yet what's your take is coming to the RTC some the other cars a verdict hyped up about it and what they're saying is are a concern ... the concern that Google which is the single largest ... in an advertising company and is ... you know ... dominating on the mobile space is well ... intended ... if they do this it'll be a power grab ... by Google and they can pull it ... up control too much of the information ... that ... publishers and advertisers need to serve those advertisements ... and so like once a person we spoke to him was that story said that some ... it's good when it what advertisers can find out about people ... and I am the oldest it will be in the hands of the few companies so ... we got what was it said ... this is very early stages for approval we don't know if they're going to be Buffon with this ... what if they do I think advertisers are going to consist of two cents and thought and taught us to ... change the way it's a good place now ... 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State puts gravel road plan on hold
AUSTIN — A plan to convert some drilling-affected roads in rural areas, particularly the Eagle Ford Shale zone, to gravel is slowing down after lawmakers raised serious concerns.
Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, said Tuesday that Texas Department of Transportation officials had signaled a 60-day delay in some of the planned conversions of 83 miles of paved roads to gravel.
State transportation officials approved the conversion plan last month. Heavy equipment used in energy production has marred the roads, and limited funds have left transportation officials unable to afford the needed repairs, said John Barton, the state's deputy transportation director.
Counties must ask the state to reconsider the conversion from paved roads to gravel. Texas transportation officials will review the requests on a case-by-case basis, Uresti said, and will refrain from converting any roads during a 60-day review period.
"The oil and gas industry must get involved as well," Uresti said. "It must be part of the solution."
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"We're sort of sending the wrong message to the energy sector, that we appreciate all the revenue that you provide for the state, but we're going to diminish the roads y'all travel on," said Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio.
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Can storage be stylish?
We love celebrating the inherent style in cycling but when it comes to storing your bike, things get more difficult. Anyone who lives in London will be familiar with the problem of bike storage - firstly there isn't enough of it, and secondly what there is, is pretty basic and hardly easy on the eye.
But things are changing and there are some fabulous storage solutions out there, including turning your bike into a work of art.
Rather than hiding your bike away in a garage or shed, or leaving it cluttering up your living room, mount it on your wall with one of these amazing bike racks. Perhaps not the most accessible of storage solutions but certainly a talking point at dinner parties...
This Cycloc storage rack isn't just practical - it has actually won awards for its design. Saving space and showing off your bike to its best advantage - what's not to love? Well, apart from the price. This little green number, which is available in the UK, will set you back nearly £60. But for an uncluttered living room and a bike rack which even ELLE Decoration has commended as looking like a sculpture in itself, it could be a small price to pay. And for those who don't want to shell out, everyone's favourite budget superstore Lidl is offering wall mounted bike racks for under £20 in selected stores.
For the more traditional out there who would rather not have a bike dripping oil and mud down their nice clean living room walls, there's always this good old-fashioned garden shed from Shedstore.
It's not just home storage that can be a challenge. If you cycle to work, you will be familiar with the rusting, aged and easily-moved bits of metal most employers call 'bike racks'. Get on your boss's case to replace them with one of these Cyclepods. Not only are they far more secure and easier on the eye than a traditional bike rack, but they are made of sustainable and recyclable materials. Some 12,500 aluminium cans go into each pod making them both chic and environmental, two of our very favourite things. Sadly, blue skies and beaches are not included.
5 comments:
- Kate said...
Fab! I wonder if it will work for a tandem? We currently keep ours in the living room!
- 21 July 2009 at 12:02
- SteveL said...
Hanging bikes doesn't work so well when the bike comes in from the wet -and don't even think about it on a mountain bike that is taken on local offroads, at least not in the living room.
- 21 July 2009 at 13:22
- Charlotte said...
A couple of thoughts:
We have a gravity stand to hold our fancy bikes in the living room as art. This is good because it doesn't require permanent attachment to the wall studs; essential if you're renting, but useful any time.
I find that office rack to be a bit exposed. My husband's bike rack at work is dangerous - even with a surveillance camera the thieves cut a hole in the chain-link cage and pulled the bike rack through it, selecting the bikes they wanted and staying safely off-camera. My office bike cage has a wall which I'm convinced keeps the thieves guessing as to whether it's worth their effort. See a photo at the bottom of this post.
- 21 July 2009 at 15:52
- abby said...
if only we all had such a lovely space with huge bookshelves like that first photo!
quite proud of my bobbin and would love to display, but it's way to heavy for the wall. any suggestions?
- 21 July 2009 at 17:18
- Cathy said...
I wish I had an answer Abby! I'd love to hang my bike on the wall but it's heavier than dark matter and my flatmate would go mental if she found oil and mud on the walls. In fact she'd prefer the bike to be kept outside, but I don't want it to get stolen or rusty, so at the moment we compromise and I keep it in my room.
Anyone else got any good storage solutions?
- 30 July 2009 at 16:21


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Christmas 2007Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Wow what a difference just a few days makes. The chickenhouses are dang near done. The guys have been busy daylight to dark hanging curtains and installing equipment. I still have a long list of things that need to be done before the chickens come, but I'm much closer than I was. The 6000 is still a muddy mess. I can't count the buckets of mud, muck, gravel, and trash I've hauled. Just as soon as the weather warms up enough so I won't catch pneumonia I'm going to give it a bath and a good greasing. I'd hoped to use the skid steer the contractors have rented for more of the cleanup, but with all the mud I kept finding myself sitting there spinning. The concrete trucks had left some huge ruts where we had'nt put down gravel yet. One peice of equipment I've been glad to have around is the trackhoe the excavating crew left behind. I was hesitant to use it even though they told me to, but after waiting almost 2 weeks on them to come back to clean up and get things ready for the feed bin pads I had to get things ready. The concrete crew was due back in town around noon so I arranged for a truck and my buddy Kenny and I got the feed bin pads ready for concrete. While we were at it we got all the culverts ready to pour headwalls on.
The weather is still crazy here. One day we have snow on the ground and a couple days later it's highs in the 60s. I geuss the old saying "if you don't like the weather in Kentucky just stick around it's going to change" is more true than ever. This week has been full of Christmas parties. Bj and I attended the parties for both Cobb and the McCreary County Museum. Bj won a new digital camera at the Cobb party. We also went to school to eat Christmas dinner with Garett and Mattie this week. It's good to get together and see everybody and enjoy a meal, but I am always exhausted after these things.
We were lucky enough to get a local drilling rig working on drilling us a water well for the chickenhouses. Water is an expensive utility here. I can't figure out why water is 3 times more expensive here than in surrounding counties. At any rate the drill is at 165 feet deep and we have some water. The driller says it would be more than enough for a residence, but he's unsure about capacity for chickenhouses. I'm told the water needs can reach 3500 gallons a day in the summer. Now we must decide whether to go deeper and hope for more water while taking a chance on losing what we have or holding where we are at. Another possibility is that if we go deeper we could get unusable water. Over the years there has been a lot of mining in this area resulting in water heavy in iron and sulfur. I believe we'll hold what we got and see if it's enough.
While Kenny was around I got him to help me replace the porch posts on the log house. I gotta say they look much better than the rotten pine posts. I chose the cedar for it's rustic look. I was planning on leaving the majority of the short limbs on the posts, but decided to saw them off after realizing the kids run and play on the porch a lot and it wouldn't take but one slip for them to get hurt. As soon as we got the post up Nana asked us to start on a hand rail and rails between the posts. That meant walking all over the farm trying to find the right size cedar trees. I've found the trees and as soon as I can get away from the chicken houses I will finish it up for her.
As always thanks for reading and take a look at the new pics I've added. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!


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Dionne Warwick's appearance Saturday at The Premiere, a gala expected to raise $1 million for University of Colorado Hospital's expanded emergency department, launches a series of star-studded benefits in Denver.
Others due in are the Pointer Sisters; comedian Martin Short; Leigh Anne Tuohy, the inspirational mom played by Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side;" Billy Gardell, star of TV's "Mike & Molly;" football great Joe Theismann; Tony-winning actor Mandy Patinkin; the musical group Train; Motown legends the Four Tops and the Temptations; baseball's Rollie Fingers; and "Family Ties" actress Meredith Baxter.
* Dionne Warwick, a five-time Grammy winner, will perform at an Old Hollywood-themed dinner chaired by Sharon Magness Blake and her husband, Ernie Blake, and Claudia and Bob Beauprez. It begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at University Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. For ticket information, call 720-848-7772.
* The Pointer Sisters are headlining Excelsior Youth Center's Triumphant Faces Gala, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center. The event honoring Susan Kiely also celebrates the 40th anniversary of Excelsior and the Pointer Sisters' 40th year in show business. Chairmen are Megan Fearnow, Kasia Iwaniczko MacLeod and Lois Paul; Lannie Garrett is mistress of ceremonies. Tickets are available online.


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Shrub, vine, tree, generally erect, often thorny
Leaves simple, generally alternate, often clustered on short-shoots, generally petioled, generally stipuled; blade often 13-ribbed from base
Inflorescence: cyme, panicle, or flowers solitary in axils
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium subtending, surrounding, or partly fused to ovary; sepals 4 or 5; petals 0, 4, or 5, clawed; stamens 4 or 5, alternate sepals, attached to hypanthium top, each generally fitting into a petal concavity; ovary superior or partly inferior, chambers 25, each 12-ovuled, style lobes or parts 13
Fruit: capsule, drupe
Genera in family: 55 genera, 900 species: especially tropical, subtropical; some cultivated (Ceanothus ; Colletia , anchor-plant; Gouania ; Phylica ; Rhamnus ; Ventilago ; Ziziphus )
Reference: [Brizicky 1965 J Arnold Arbor 45:439463]
Shrub, small tree, prostrate to erect, thorny or not
Stem: branches generally arranged as leaves
Leaves alternate or opposite, deciduous or evergreen, petioled; blade 13-ribbed from base, margin entire or not
Inflorescence: generally panicle-like aggregations of umbel-like, 3-flowered clusters
Flower generally < 5 mm; hypanthium surrounding fleshy disk below ovary base, in fruit thick, not splitting; sepals generally 5, lanceolate-deltate, incurved, colored like petals, persistent; petals generally 5, hooded, white to deep blue; stamens generally 5, opposite petals; ovary superior, 3-lobed, chambers 3, each 1-ovuled, style parts 3
Fruit: capsule, ± spheric, 3-valved
Seeds 3, ± 3 mm, 1 surface convex
Species in genus: 45 species: North America, especially w
Etymology: (Greek: thorny plant)
Reference: [Rensselaer & McMinn 1942 Ceanothus Santa Barbara Bot Gard 1308]
Hybridization common (named hybrids not recognized here);hybrid forms may not key adequately.
Plant ascending to erect < 2 mSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem: twigs round, red-brown, with whitish bloom or not, glabrous, becoming gray to red-brown
Leaves opposite, evergreen, < 2.5 cm; stipules persistent; petiole < 2 mm; blade oblong to obovate, 1-ribbed from base, firm, tip ± truncate or not, margins ± turned under with spine-like teeth, upper surface ± flat, surface green, glabrous, lower surface hairy on veins, minutely canescent between
Inflorescence raceme-like, < 3 cm
Flower deep blue to purple
Fruit generally 6 mm; ridges minute
Chromosomes: 2n=24
Ecology: Dry, shrub-covered, rocky, volcanic slopes
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast Ranges
Horticultural information: In cultivation.


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Pictured: Max Campion '13 putts on the 16th at The Quarry
Faldo Golf Institute – Saturday, March
By Mark Pollak '12
After a long day of traveling on Friday, the team was anxious to get out on the range and reintroduce their clubs to bright and natural sunshine. In order to build on the workouts and indoor practice from the past couple of months, the team spent their first day of spring break at the Faldo Golf Institute. The complex features a large, open range with several chipping, pitching and putting areas. In addition, there is a special wedge range that specifically targets shots from 50 - 100 yards.
The balmy and sunny day proved an excellent warm up to the season, as the team was able to spend the entire day out on the range working on their games. Many team members were even able to get their first taste of competition in the form of highly contentious and entertaining putting and chipping contests between the men's and women's team members.
Black Diamond Ranch – Sunday, March
By Tony Grillo '12
On the second day of spring break, the Harvard Men's Golf Team traveled to Black Diamond Ranch to play the beautiful Quarry Course. Known for its stunning views, the back nine includes fives holes that wind through an old quarry with dramatically changing elevations.
When the team arrived, they recognized right away that their first day of golf would present a challenge. Winds were sustained around twenty miles per hour, similar to the day before. As the team headed to the first tee, they were intrigued to see Champions Golf Tour star Jim Thorpe finishing up his front nine with a chip-in eagle en-route to a course record 63. The team split up into groups of three with a ladder format, in which each player plays a match against two of his teammates. It was a great way to get the season started off, with a friendly competition that kept all golfers focused.
By the time players had reached the quarry, the wind had picked up and the temperature had dropped. The changes in elevation made yardages deceptive. In the end, few managed to conquer the quarry. However, the experience was one that would be hard to repeat.
Thank you to our member host, Ed Westfall, and Head Golf Professional Lynn Janson for helping us to gain access to such a wonderful course. Staff and members were gracious. On the putting green, the team ran into a '67 grad from Kirkland house whose face lit up when he heard that the Crimson would be spending the day playing at his club.
Lake Nona & The Golf Channel – Monday, March
By Danny Mayer '10
On Monday morning, the men's team practiced and played at the renowned Lake Nona Golf Course, home to such star-studded PGA Tour professionals as Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman, Annika Sorenstam, and more. The Tavistock Cup, which pits Lake Nona's professional golfers against those from Isleworth (including Tiger Woods, Stuart Appleby, Mark O'Meara, J.B. Holmes, etc.), is to be played on Monday, March 22nd and Tuesday, March 23rd at Isleworth. Despite the highly popular event in a week, there were no pro golfers in site as the team arrived at Lake Nona around mid-day. Justin Roseand a few Orlando Magic basketball players were rumored to be on the course.
After a couple of hours of practice on the well manicured range, pitching areas, and putting green, the team took what they had been working on to the course. The 7,200 yard, Tom Fazio design typified the Florida golfing experience, utilizing bunkers, water, and undulating greens to guard the holes. In addition to these defenses, the wind picked up with gusts of 40-50 mph at some points. Although the added element made for a tough day of scoring, the team definitely enjoyed their time at one of Florida's most exclusive and nicest courses.
On behalf of the team, I'd like to extend our thanks to Scott Blanchard, the head professional out at Lake Nona, for hosting us there (especially a week before the Tavistock Cup).
Immediately following the round at Lake Nona, we drove to the Golf Channel headquarters where we were given an insider's view into the inner workings of the station. Thanks to the generosity of Larry Kahn '83, we were lucky enough to be on set for Michael Breed's show "The Golf Fix." We just missed Annika Sorenstam who had been there earlier filming for the show. The enthusiastic Breed spoke about tempo and gave us a few drills to get Ernie's rhythm. Although we didn't get to see Annika live, we did get to watch her segment in which she gave some great advice on the mental game. Her three main points were: one, everyone gets nervous, accept it and learn to channel it; two, remind yourself that you've done this a million times; three, stick to your routine. We were also allowed to spend time in the control room where we saw the complicated process of how the show i! s made and run.Following our great visit, we were joined by Mr. Kahn and for a fun and festive dinner.
Interlachen – Tuesday, March 16
By Danny Mayer '10
Despite a particularly cold morning in Central Florida on Tuesday, the men's team climbed into their van and drove from their house to Winter Park to play Interlachen Country Club, the home course of senior captain Danny Mayer '10. After some early morning practice, the team grabbed a quick bite in the clubhouse and then headed to the first tee.
The 7,200 yard track was redesigned a few years ago and now maintains status as one of the hardest courses in Florida with a course rating of 76.3 and a slope of 153. While the layout is relatively wide-open for driving, the course gets complicated around the greens, featuring vast undulations and bunkers galore. Although water comes into play on 14 of the 18 holes, the conditions on Tuesday offered a real chance to score as there was limited wind and sunny skies. Greg Shuman '10 turned in the best round of the day with a 1-under par 71.
After the round the men's and women's team went to the Mayers' house for dinner and various activities that included basketball and ping-pong among others.
A big 'thank you' from the entire program to the Mayers for a productive and fun day – golf at Interlachen, lunch, dinner, inviting us into their beautiful home and an evening filled with activities.
Mountain Lake – Wednesday, March 17
By John Ezekowitz '13
On Wednesday, the Harvard Men's Golf Team drove an hour south of Orlando to Lake Wales to play at Mountain Lake Golf Course, a hidden gem designed by Seth Raynor. The team thoroughly enjoyed the course and the day. All of the members and staff were warm and welcoming. Several members of The Country Club were on the course and helped us to feel at home. We also met quite a few Harvard grads over the course of the day.
What started as an overcast, rainy morning turned into a brilliant, sunny afternoon by the back nine. The course was in great shape and the greens were the best the team played on all trip. Mark Pollak '12 played well, shooting a one-under 69. One highlight of the course was the finishing hole, a dramatic uphill par-4 whose green sat just in front of Frederick Law Olmstead's stunning clubhouse. The trip to Mountain Lake was definitely one of the team's favorite days of Spring Break. Thank you to Jonathan Powell, Head Golf Professional at Mountain Lake, for making the day possible.
Grande Pines / Bay Hill – Thursday, March
By Louis Amira '11
After a full morning of practice at the Faldo Institute, the Men's Golf team headed to Grande Pines to test its skills on the course. As one of Golfweek's Top 100 "America's Best Resort Courses," the 7,000 yard track proved to be quite the test. Winds upwards of 20 miles per hour made the rolling fairways and undulating greens harder to hit and hold. This experience should benefit the players once they play the likes of Yale and Baltusrol in the weeks to come. Mark Pollak '12 put together a solid round of 73 including three birdies and an eagle on the 340 yard seventh.
While the rest of the team played Grande Pines, the four seniors were treated to a round at Bay Hill the week before the Arnold Palmer Invitational. With all the tents, scoreboards, and bleachers lining the lush green fairways and rough, the senior contingent teed it up with Sam Saunders, grandson of Arnold Palmer and one of Danny Mayer's '10 friends from high school. Sam, an aspiring PGA Tour Professional, fired a 68 in the practice round that included a surprise visit by Mr. Palmer himself. Special thanks to Sam and Mr. Palmer for their help and generosity. Also thank you to Greg Shuman's parents – Eric Shuman and Betsy Monrad Shuman – for access to the course.
Royal St. Cloud – Friday, March 19
By Max Campion '13
The Harvard Men's Golf team had an early morning tee time at Royal St. Cloud Golf Club in Orlando, Florida on Friday March 19th. The first tee shots were struck while the sun was just beginning to rise at 7:15 am, but the team was prepared to take on Scottish style course on the final day of practice before the match with Cornell on Saturday. Royal St. Cloud has 27 holes on property, which are broken up into three distinct nine-hole courses. The Men's team played their front nine on the White Course, which proved to be relatively straight forward, with generous landing areas and flat greens. The Crimson played their back nine on the Red Course, which proved to be quite challenging due to narrow holes, high fescue grass and increased winds. Afterwards, the team headed to the Faldo Institute to practice for the rest of the afternoon.
Match vs. Cornell at Shingle Creek – Saturday,
March 20
By Greg Shuman '10
On Saturday, March 20, the men's golf team ventured to Shingle Creek golf club to participate in a match against Cornell. The 7,200+ yard Shingle Creek golf course featured an open layout with water on 16 of the 18 holes. The teams were greeted by the best weather of the trip with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70's. While the Crimson had a week to fine tune their games and prepare for the match, the Big Red were on their first day of spring break. The hard work and preparation for the spring season seemed to pay off for the Harvard guys in the match play format; the Crimson won 6 of 7 matches. Although the format was match play, Danny Mayer '10 put together a solid round of 1-under par 71. The Saturday match was a great conclusion to a week of hard work and commitment by the men's golf team.
We would like to extend a special thanks to the friends of Harvard Golf, without whom this trip would not be possible. In addition, we'd also like to express a huge thanks to Harvard's director of golf Fred Schernecker who set up a wonderful and fun week of golf for both the men's and women's teams; his help and efforts are much appreciated by everyone in the program.


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Having Swapped Out Its Original Plan, ThredUp Gets $14.5M for Used-Clothing Sales
ThredUp, the marketplace for used kids' clothing, has experimented over the years with various ways to run its business. Now it seems to have found one that's working.
The site was initially a peer-to-peer swapping service, where parents listed and shipped boxes of clothing to each other, but now ThredUp has taken over processing and distributing all the used clothes itself.
Even though dealing with inventory is more expensive and difficult, customers are willing to pay for an experience that's more reliable, said ThredUp CEO James Reinhart.
"The expectations in e-commerce are so much higher these days," Reinhart explained. That's the same tune we've heard from some ThredUp competitors, like Twice.
Some 7,000 new customers now join ThredUp per month, with a 46 percent retention rate, Reinhart said.
And now that things have clicked, investors have thrown down some more funding for the company to expand into clothing for juniors and adults and to open additional distribution centers.
The company has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding led by Highland Capital Partners and including previous investors Trinity Ventures and Redpoint Ventures, for a grand total of more than $23 million raised.


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Top 20 Best Turn-Based Strategy Games on PC of All-Time
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Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
Turn-based strategy games have plenty to offer for those patient enough to spend the countless hours required to learn all their little intricacies. Even though it's often seen as a very time consuming and difficult genre to get into, it also offers some of the vastest and most complex worlds found in gaming. That's not to say that all TBS games are good time sinks, mind you, but the ones we're going to talk about today are definitely worth clearing your schedule for and is one of the best turn-based strategy games. Just make sure you have hundreds of hours of free time on your hands before jumping into any of these ten gems.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
10. Galactic Civilizations III
While it's true that Galactic Civilizations III wasn't the best in the series right off the bat, a number of subsequent updates and improvements have since transformed the third installment into a very solid 4X turn-based strategy game for the PC and is one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
9. Age of Wonders III
The long-running series came back into the spotlight back in 2014 with a third installment after more than a decade of absence. Despite the long hiatus, Age of Wonders III is a great sequel to the original two games and a must-play for veterans of the series and newcomers to the genre alike and is one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
8. Endless Legend
This fantasy turn-based strategy game is a sort of love letter to the people who enjoy the gameplay of the Civilization series but aren't necessarily all that thrilled with the historical setting. In a sense, Endless Legend did something similar to Beyond Earth by replacing the setting and leaving most of Civilization's core mechanics intact, however, in this case the changes actually worked out for the better and is now one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Top Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
7. Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria
While not as well-known nowadays, Steve Fawkner's Warlords was at one point one of the most popular turn-based strategy franchises, with the fourth installment arguably being the pinnacle of the series. Unfortunately, Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria also marked the end of the series as we knew it, as Fawkner eventually decided to move away from TBS games in order to focus on other projects but still it's one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
6. Xenonauts
They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery and that is definitely true in the case of Xenonauts. The game is considered by many to be the best re-imagining of the original X-COM and manages to give even the highly praised XCOM: Enemy Unknown a run for its money. Despite the similarities between the two franchises, however, Xenonauts is fully able to stand on its own as a very good and is one of the best turn-based strategy gaes.
Turn-Based Strategy Games
5. Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
Though not many people might remember this title, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy remains a cult classic that managed to leave a lasting impression on pretty much everyone who played it. In terms of gameplay, Disciples II is highly reminiscent of the Heroes of Might & Magic series, however, the dark tone and unique art style truly set it apart from any other turn-based strategy game and it's one of the best turn-based strategy games
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
4. Total War: Warhammer
Total War: Warhammer brings together two of the most beloved franchises and creates a mash-up that can only be described as a wet dream for any fan of strategy games. Admittedly, Total War: Warhammer combines aspects of turn-based and real-time strategy games but the overall macro management and progression systems are definitely much more akin to a traditional TBS than an RTS and is one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
3. Heroes of Might & Magic III
Even though the folks over at Ubisoft did their best to recapture the magic of the older titles, none of the more recent efforts even comes close to what Heroes of Might & Might III represents for the series and the turn-based strategy genre in general. The graphics definitely look a bit dated by today's standards but the gameplay continues to be just as good as it was back in 1999.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
2. Sid Meier's Civilization V
While some may view its predecessor as being the pinnacle of the series, Civilization V is actually the title that made turn-based strategy games look appealing and accessible to everyone again after the genre had almost fallen into obscurity by the late 2000's it's still one of the best turn-based strategy games.
Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
Back in 2012, Firaxis managed to surpass all expectations by successfully reviving one of the best turn-based strategy series of all time. But even though XCOM: Enemy Unknown was an incredible game, earlier this year the company found even more ways to improve upon the tried and true formula by adding a lot more customization options, mod support, and extremely difficult alien encounters that only the most skilled of PC gamers can hope to survive, let alone best with a perfect mission score and it's one of the best turn-based strategy games.


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Spy thriller starring Gary Oldman is Reel Hope's featured film
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and John Hurt, will have its regional premiere Dec. 8 at Reel Hope, the annual night-at-the-movies fundraiser for Jewish Family Service. It opens in select cities the following day.
The movie is based on a John le Carre novel and is set in the bleak days of the Cold War. To watch a trailer visit: http://www.focusfeatures.com/tinker_tailor_soldier_spy
Debra Duke and Kerry Shelanski are chairing Reel Hope, which is being held for the first time in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Tickets for which are $180 and include a pre-show dinner catered by Kevin Taylor. Reservations can be made online jewishfamilyservice.org or by calling Dawn Richard, 720-248-4605.
In addition to the movie, the evening includes presentation of the Jack Shapiro Community Service Award to Ken and Rebecca Gart and the Kal Zeff Business Leader of the Year Award to Harvey and Sue Allon.
The 24-member planning committee includes Doug Antonoff; Dana Klapper Cohen; Steve Kris; Ken and Robin Glickstein; Carla Bartell; John, Marjorie and Bizzy Gart; Hayden and Elana Hirschfeld and Dr. Dean Prina.
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