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Greetings Gamers!
It's been quite some time since we've provided any sort of update (beyond the request for community contributions) so the team felt it would be a good idea to let everyone know what we've been up to!
As always we've been pretty busy outside of work on the site. I personally wish I could donate more development time but it's been pretty tough finding time to sit down and poke through the code. Our database administrators have been working hard to bring in new titles to the database, so I certainly appreciate that!
Development-wise this is what we've completed working on in the last year or so:
- We corrected an issue with the search button not working properly.
- Display issues on public and private profile pages were corrected.
- We fixed a problem with the login and account registration modals from working properly.
- We fixed a bug where you couldn't log into the site from the forums or a page in the forums.
- We identified and fixed several bugs in the new account sign-up process.
- We linked the logo to the main site.
- We updated to newer versions of EmojiOne.
- The modal pop-up when deleting a game from your list was fixed. It wasn't showing up properly.
- We corrected an issue where the search function for the forums wasn't showing up.
- We corrected a display issue for forum posts by banned users.
- We updated styling of forum posts so they look better.
- More stats have been added to user profiles - a number of profile comments, number of games on favorites and wish lists.
- We show the users average rating of games on their profiles.
- A bug with adding and deleting comments from blog entries has been fixed.
- The platform label has been added back to search results.
- We removed the 'Remove Friend' link on public profile pages when you weren't logged in.
- We fixed an issue with adding and removing friends.
- We disallowed people from adding themselves as a friend.
- We added tooltips back to chat user pictures in the chatroom.
- We now cache the most popular games sidebar content. This has greatly improved page loading times across the site.
- An issue with account deletions was resolved.
- We show a start and finish dates along with notes on lists now.
- We've greatly customized the forums backend code so it caters more to our needs, especially with game requesting.
- We show blog views (sort of like the profile hit counter) on the profile pages now.
- We added prettier styling to the pagination on the forums.
- We re-added game linking on game profiles.
- We tied by the newly added games page.
- A typo on the edit profile page was corrected.
- Fixed an issue where all game reviews would show on users profiles instead of only ones that were approved.
- Platform labels on search result pages now link to the platforms page.
- We've paginated the site news.
- On the backend, we've written from the ground up, User, Database, and Game classes. These will greatly help speed up many parts of the website.
- Fixed an issue with setting the hours played for a game.
- We corrected an issue with emoji in the forums.
- An issue with forum post counts was fixed.
- An issue with the source link for the description of a game was fixed.
- The requirement to rate dropped games was removed.
- Verbiage on several pages include the FAQs was fixed.
- We now have the ability to easily turn on and off game requests in the forums.
- We removed the feed privacy option.
- Donations through Stripe are now possible.
- The subject for comments on blog entries has been fixed.
- Resolved an issue with the wrong success and error messages showing when uploading new cover pictures.
- Corrected a bug which set the wrong user permissions when a donation was made.
- Force the site to load in HTTPS. SECURITAH!
- Fixed an issue with special characters not showing properly in the user feed.
- Resolved an issue with a '%' showing up in search results.
- Resolved an error message when a user hadn't rated any games yet.
- Adjusted the 'sign in' icon on mobile devices.
- Fixed an issue with a missing Submit button on forum pages.
- Allow special characters in blog entry titles.
- Fixed a bug preventing game profile pages from fully rendering.
- One of the URLs in the new account signup email was broken. Fixed now!
- Fixed a code issue on single blog entry pages.
- Resolved an issue with game reviews not showing up in user profile pages.
- The user picture in the sidebar is now linked to your profile.
- Fixed a bug with genres not showing on game profile pages.
- Corrected a redirection issue on private profile pages.
- Data input validation to gamer tags and social profile usernames has been added.
- Set the modify time on an account when they reset their password.
- Fixed a big bad bug when setting your forum signature.
- Added backend code to handle the new Fan Game Requests forum.
- Added the 'My Forum Posts' tab on user profiles.
So while it may seem like things haven't been happening. We do try to sneak in some development whenever we have a free moment. I greatly appreciate everyone who is reporting bugs and testing things out.
So what are the plans for the coming months and year? Here are a couple things we hope to get going in the near future.
- Complete our email notification system overhaul. This is going to speed up the process when you leave a comment on a news article, on a game, etc...
- Build a group chatroom.
- Finish converting the site over to our new PHP classes.
- Show a platform breakdown on user profiles.
- Allow users to select the consoles they own and show them off in their profiles.
You can see a lot of the features we have accepted and hope to take action on here:
You can even create your own feature requests!
I'd also like to thank anyone who spared $5.00 and helped keep the site afloat. As noted in my blog post 100% of the donations go into server rentals. Myself, nor Morgan, or anyone who volunteers their time has made a single cent from running MyVideoGameList. We do it because we love video games. Hopefully the above gives you a little insight into how much work we do.
I think that will do it for now, until next time!
@jimmyb & The MyVideoGameList TeamWritten by jimmyb on September 21, 2017 @ 1:18 am
Nice. I hope you don't give up on the website and keep developing it. Good luck.
Really good work, it is appreciated. I am looking forward to these future updates.
We really really appreciate your good work, guys! Keep it up!
We really really appreciate your good work, guys! Keep it up! I don't know how to add suggestions on rootbin but I'd personally like a list sort option by score or platform, etc.
We really really appreciate your good work, guys! Keep it up! I don't know how to add suggestions on rootbin but I'd personally like a list sort option by score or platform, etc.
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When I was in Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas, in 1967, we were marching past our Squadron Headquarters, commanded to be "at ease" and to pull our dog tags out. We were commanded to raise our hands if any of us had AB positive blood and then told that those of us who had raised their hands had just volunteered to donate blood. As it turned out there had been a horrible accident in San Antonio, and as would often happen, the Base would be the source blood donations. That was the first time I donated blood.
Later in life a dear family friend was on the receiving end because of lung cancer. At the time, the hospital was soliciting donations to compensate for that use. The hospital was pleased that every unit was replaced by family, friends and co-workers.
I have found over time that the one thing I could do that might save a life was donate blood. These are not donations that you get paid for, these donations literally come out of the kindness of your heart. Over the years, I started with periodic blood donations and eventually decided on the goal of 100 units.
What happens then is that your name goes on a gold leaf on the "Tree of Life" displayed at the blood bank. Over the years of periodic donations I was often asked if I would consider giving plasma or platelets rather than whole blood. After I had given about 75 pints of whole blood I finally gave in. Last month my gold leaf was replaced by a bronze leaf signifying 200 units of blood. I have seen other CT drivers, First Transit drivers and DART drivers donating blood. Most remarkably a former driver from CT, Scott Eiler, who has given over 800 units of blood.
Bloodworks NW comes to CT on a regular basis looking for volunteers. I don't believe there is a program at either First Transit or Senior Services, but that doesn't mean that one can't be set up. Several times while I was on my split I took advantage of the opportunity to donate. Out of curiosity I googled the value of a single unit of blood to be $540.00, but more than that, the real opportunity is to save a life.
Last month I attended my granddaughter's 18th birthday party. It was a Saturday, and I had just returned from donating blood with my bandaged arm. I teased her that now she was old enough to donate blood without parental permission. She is a student at Western Washington State University, that very week I learned that she had donated blood while Bloodworks NW had come to her campus. I couldn't have been prouder of her decision the very week she became an adult. Now you know something personal about me that you might not have otherwise known. It's the end of the year and soon to be the beginning of a new one. If you have the opportunity and the inclination, consider giving the "gift of life".
Best regards and be safe, Rick M. Jurkovic, Vice President ATU 1576

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Labels: architecture, France, Paris
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cette terrasse....ReplyDelete
Gorgeous shots. You have such an eye.ReplyDelete
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Agh, I wanted to say that those are extra special, the framing is brilliant.ReplyDelete
Amazing - the last shot especially!ReplyDelete
rather fantastic no?ReplyDelete
yes, wonderful. the tones are paris in a nutshell.ReplyDelete
bravo, m!
thanks for sharing your journeys north and south through the eyes of an antipodean. i sent you a "sunshine award" on my blog. hope you are getting some warm rays as we are down under.ReplyDelete
J'aime beaucoup la dernière photo.. et cette terrasse quel paradis !ReplyDelete
that last photo is soooo good.ReplyDelete
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Scott's Super Hero Birthday Bash
July 19, 2009 • 2009, Bill Meyer, Birthdays, Blake Gould, Colin Blankenship, Cosmo Raines, Doan Chung Hernandez, Hyper Wear, Jessica Estrada, Lauren Sparrow, Ninja By Nite, Ray Hernandez, Shawna Aubin, Suzi Hopf Raines, Texas, Tim Meyer • Comments
It's Scot's birthday and his lovely wife, Shawna, is throwing him a super hero party. How fun is that? I finally get a chance to wear my ninja mask. Yesss! And it just so happens that Ray has a Mexican wrestler mask lying around. How cool are we?
Cosmo as came as Super Hyperwear and Suzi dressed as Butterfly fairy princess.
Tim as Disco Dude and his wife, Tonya, as Disco Dudette.
Jessy came as Donatello from Ninja Turtles.
The Incredible Hulk.
My hubby and Indiana Jones.
Awe shucks.
Taking a break from fighting crime.
I challenge you Superman . . .
Ninja vs Ninja
Vengeance is mine.
Apparently Tim blames his reckless chair dancing on me and like 8 jello shots.
Scott and Shawna are just too cute.
But I guess we're pretty darn cute too.
What a night. With all the jello shots I took I'm surprised I didn't get wasted. I can't wait till the next costume party. Maybe well have to have it at our place next?


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Language Rooms
by Yussef El Guindi
directed by Blanka Zizka
March 3 – April 4, 2010
PHILADELPHIA – The Wilma Theater continues its 2009 – 2010 season with the World Premiere production of Language Rooms, a black comedy that exposes the divided loyalties among today's immigrants, discovering the rising cost of the American Dream. The play, from rising Arab-American playwright Yussef El Guindi, is directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Blanka Zizka.
A recipient of the Edgerton Foundation's prestigious New American Play award, Language Rooms begins previews on March 3, opens on March 10 (press night), and closes on April 4, 2010. Tickets range from $36 to $65, and are available at the Wilma's Box Office by calling (215) 546-7842, visiting www.wilmatheater.org, or coming to the theater, located at 265 South Broad Street in Philadelphia. Student tickets are available for as little as $10, depending on date and time, made possible through a grant from PNC Arts Alive.
Ahmed is a shining example of the American Dream, successfully landing a big-time position as a translator at a top-secret detainment facility. But things are not what they seem in this twisted workplace, as he soon finds himself dodging shifty video cameras and absurd interoffice mind games. Brilliantly shifting between comedy and political suspense with surprising twists along the way, Language Rooms is a riveting dark comedy about the abuses of patriotism and loyalty.
Director Blanka Zizka says, "What I like so much about the play is that it deals with the world we live in right now, without suffering from ideological or political agendas or predictability. Just the opposite: the play is fresh, inventive, darkly funny, and fiercely original. It explores the absurd reality that can ensue from pursuing a dream without noticing that the dream has lost its moral standing, leaving merely insistence on loyalty."
Language Rooms tells an updated immigrant story, pinned down in the glare of an interrogator's lamp and through the lens of the Arab-American experience. El Guindi's script highlights the tension between first- and second-generation immigrants, as their personal desires get caught in the machinery of the outside world. As Egyptian-born playwright El Guindi says, "the price for a better life is always a little higher than you think it will be."
As El Guindi tells Wilma Dramaturg Walter Bilderback, "The wonderful optimism of this country, the propulsion to keep going, to reinvent, that weightlessness, the acceptance that you can change your name, your history, kick your past to the curb as you gun for a new beginning, I think all those good things end up gutting you of a center, a wholeness. What becomes of your touchstones, your anchor, your story, after you leave so much behind? Who are you when you're always in flux?"
The Wilma's World Premiere of Language Rooms grows out of an intensive development process, which began with a reading on the Wilma stage a year ago, in addition to workshops at Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater and at the Wilma this summer. The Wilma welcomes back Yussef El Guindi – who The Philadelphia Inquirer calls "laugh-out-loud funny" – for an extended residency during rehearsals.
About the Playwright
Yussef El Guindi, the Egyptian-born, Seattle-based playwright of Language Rooms, has seen significant regional and international success. He has had 15 plays produced since 2001 in regional theaters from Philadelphia to Anchorage, Alaska. He was recently recognized by the American Theatre Critics Association with the 2009 Osborn New Play Award for an emerging playwright. His recent Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes enjoyed a three-city National New Play Network world premiere in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Dallas, and his play Back of the Throat has been produced in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and London. Back of the Throat, and two related one-acts Such a Beautiful Voice is Sayeda's and Karima's City, have been published by Dramatists Play Service, and were included in The Best American Short Plays: 2004 – 2005. His Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith has just been published in TCG's new collection Salaam. Peace: An Anthology of Middle-Eastern American Drama.
About the Director
Blanka Zizka has been co-Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater since 1981. Her most recent production was Athol Fugard's Coming Home; her productions of Wajdi Mouawad's Scorched and Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll garnered 17 Barrymore nominations last season. She recently directed Leoš Janáček's opera Kát'a Kabanová for the Academy of Vocal Arts, as well as Ariel Dorfman's The Other Side, starring Rosemary Harris and John Cullum at Manhattan Theatre Club. At the Wilma, her credits include the U.S. premiere of Linda Griffiths's Age of Arousal, Althol Fugard's My Children! My Africa!, Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife, the World Premiere of Raw Boys by Dael Orlandersmith, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis (Barrymore Winner, Best Overall Production and Best Director), the World Premiere of Embarrassments by Laurence Klavan and Polly Pen, and the Philadelphia Premieres of Lillian Groag's The Magic Fire and Chay Yew's Red. In 2002 she directed the World Premiere of Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman at Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter Theatre Center, Long Wharf Theatre, ACT in Seattle, and at The Wilma Theater. She was awarded the first Barrymore Award for Best Direction of a Play for Cartwright's Road.
About the Cast and Production Team
The Wilma's cast for Language Rooms is led by Sevan Greene as Ahmed. Greene has appeared Off-Broadway in the Lortel Award-winning Betrayed, which was also televised on PBS. He recently appeared in the New York Theater Workshop's production of Aftermath, by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen.
J. Paul Nicholas returns to the Wilma in the role of Nasser. Nicholas was a member of the Wilma's Barrymore Award-winning ensemble of Scorched last season, and has worked extensively at regional theaters like Washington DC's Woolly Mammoth and Seattle Rep. Nicholas can be seen in his recurring role as attorney Linden Delroy on "Law & Order: SVU".
Peter Jay Fernandez plays Kevin. Fernandez has been seen on Broadway in Cyrano De Bergerac, Julius Caesar, Henry IV, Jelly's Last Jam, and The Merchant of Venice, and he has appeared in films including Deception, starring Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman, and on television in "Fringe", "Damages", "Law & Order", and "Hack".
Esther is played by Julienne Hanzelka Kim, who has appeared on Broadway in David Henry Hwang's Golden Child, directed by James Lapine; she also appeared in productions of that play at The Kennedy Center, San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, Singapore Repertory, and Seattle Rep. Other theater credits include Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at The Atlantic Theater Company, and Chay Yew's The House of Bernarda Alba. Kim has also appeared on film and in television shows including Rescue Me and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent".
Nasser Faris completes the cast in the role of Samir. Faris starred alongside Tony Shalhoub and Sarah Shahi in American East, which won the Best Picture Award at both the 2008 Madrid International Film Festival and the First Time Film Festival in Los Angeles. He has appeared in a recurring role on "24", as well as guest star roles on "The Unit", "Brothers and Sisters", "The Shield", "Sleeper Cell", "JAG", "NYPD Blue", and "Malcolm in the Middle". He has also appeared in major motion pictures including David Mamet's Spartan; Vadim Perelman's House of Sand and Fog; Jarhead, directed by Sam Mendes; and Ocean's Twelve, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Most recently, Faris appeared in the World Premiere of Michele Lowe's Inana at the Denver Center Theatre.
The design team for Language Rooms includes set designer Ola Maslik, whose design for last season's Scorched earned a Barrymore nomination, and lighting designer Russell H. Champa, winner of the 2002 Barrymore for his design for Red, who returns to the Wilma for the first time since 2005's Barrymore-nominated Raw Boys. Costume designer Janus Stefanowicz and sound and video designer Jorge Cousineau have also worked on numerous Wilma productions; they last worked together under Blanka Zizka's direction in 2007's Age of Arousal.
Symposium Series
Good Vibrations and Stress Positions: The Legacy of "Enhanced Interrogation"
Sunday, March 14, 4:30 pm
A distinguished group of writers and thinkers will examine the profound effect America's War on Terror has had on the country's values and standing in the world, and the way it has changed our perceptions of our enemies. Wilma Dramaturg and Literary Manager Walter Bilderback will moderate a panel including Ian Lustick (author of Trapped in the War on Terror), Fathali M. Moghaddam (author of How Globalization Spurs Terrorism), and Jonathan Moreno (author of Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense).
A Land of Sour Milk and Honey: the (Arab-) American Dream Today
Sunday, March 28, 4:30 pm
John Timpane of The Philadelphia Inquirer moderates a discussion of the state of the American Dream for Arab-Americans in the post 9/11 world among panelists including Toufic El Rassi, author of the graphic novel Arab in America, and Mustapha Tlili, founder and director of NYU's Center for Dialogues.
The Wilma Theater will conclude its 2009-2010 Season with the U.S. Premiere of Leaving, by former Czech President and renowned playwright Václav Havel (May 19 - June 20, 2010).
Reduced ticket pricing for students is made possible by PNC Arts Alive, a five-year, $5 million investment from The PNC Foundation with the goal to increase engagement in the arts, develop new audiences and make the arts more accessible to diverse communities in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region. In advance, students can save 50% off full-priced tickets (excludes Opening and Saturday nights) and purchase $10 tickets for Sunday evening performances. Tickets for same day performances can be purchased for $10 at the Box Office. Tickets are subject to availability; valid student ID is required; limit one ticket per ID.
The Sporting Club at the Bellevue is the Season Sponsor for The Wilma Theater's 2009 – 2010 season.
Language Rooms is supported by DoubleTree Hotel Philadelphia as Artistic Lead Sponsor and the National Endowment for the Arts as Production Sponsor. Language Rooms is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award.
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1964 Capless "Vanishing Point" Fountain Pen, Matte Black
"The Capless Fountain Pen -- Pilot's gift to Modern Living", the ad from 1964, still holds true. Many companies have tried, but only one pen has ever been made successfully with a retractable nib on the push of a click button.
Not surprisingly, the Capless, or Vanishing Point in the US, has one of the most complex click-system mechanisms, the knock-shiki (see illustrated Japanese patent from 1964) which encloses the nib on retraction as to avoid leaks and drying.
Classic design, fundamentally unchanged since the 60s, amazing gadgetry and also stand out nib performance make this pen, possibly the best writing utensil we have come across and we can't recommend it strongly enough.
The nib, made in-house by Pilot, is 18k gold, again a gauge of quality where fountain pens are concerned. Softer than steel, like a well worn ring, the gold nib will ease into the the shape of your handwriting. No scratchiness guaranteed, just pure smoothness. We have decided to stock this pen in a fine nib on the basis of nib feel and balance. Other sizes can be requested by emailing us.
Takes Pilot cartridges which can be found here; or can be used with a converter cartridge and used with bottled fountain pen ink.
Sold in a presentation box
18k gold fine nib, rhodium plated for stealth black colour
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BROCKTON, Mass. ---- Massasoit Community College baseball head coach Tom Frizzell recently announced dates for the team's preseason meeting, tryouts and fall ball schedule.
Frizzell, entering his 27th season leading the Warriors, will hold an informational meeting for students interested in trying out on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 2 PM on the second floor of the Field House on the Brockton campus.
Tryouts will take place on the following dates:
Saturday, Sept. 10 – 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Monday, Sept. 12 – 2:00-4:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 13 – 2:00-4:00 PM
Any student planning to try out must present proof of a physical dated with the last calendar year. Students can contact Coach Frizzell via email at email@example.com with any additional questions.
In addition, Frizzell announced the team's fall ball practices and scrimmage schedule. Team practices will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 PM following tryouts. Below is the team's scrimmage schedule for the fall.
Scrimmage Schedule:
Sept. 17 – Grand Slam All-Stars (Home)
Sept. 24 – Grand Slam All-Stars (Home)
Sept. 25 – L&M Baseball Club (Home)
Oct. 1 – Stonehill College (Away)
Oct. 5 – L&M Baseball Club (Home)
Oct. 8 – Quinsigamond CC (Away)
Oct. 15 – L&M Baseball Club (Home)


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Between the Lines: Hell
I worry about writing about my music, because it could potentially restrict somebody's enjoyment of it. I like to leave things open to interpretation so that people can make their own associations and have a more personal connection with a song.
Besides, sometimes you can get across everything you wanted to say in a three minute pop song, or in this case, fifty seconds. There are advantages to writing ridiculously short songs. Don't you hate that feeling when you're playing a song and you get bored half way through, but still have to trudge through the rest of it? Also, I want radio DJ's to have something short to play when they need to sneeze.
That being said, I worry too much and I'm a terrible excuse maker, so I should forget all that and just get on with it. I learned a while ago to stop following my emotions and actually think about what I'm doing. Usually my emotions suggest staying indoors is the best solution to any situation.
A psychologist once diagnosed me with general anxiety disorder. He gave me a perscription for the most generic drug available, and leaflets for a procrastination group therapy session. I didn't go, but the drug was very effective. A huge component of my personality was chemically removed, and my life became a cartoon where nothing was at stake, complete with Wile E. Coyote-esque comical injuries.
This was a fine solution for a while, but when you remove a portion of yourself, other parts can grow to fill in the gap, and you realise why that part was there in the first place. With several emergency room admissions, and the increasing alienation of my loved ones, I realised what I'd become was worse – I was a fucking asshole! I gave up the SSRI's to see what I'd turn into next.
In a way I'm just as anxious as I used to be, I worry about the intricacies of social interaction, like which hand gesture should I end any meeting with? A high five? A fist bump? Thumbs up? Hugs? I have on occasion, spontaneously invented incomprehensible combinations of these. The "tiny thumbs up", for instance, which failed to complete the conversation as it just raised more questions.
Obviously I'm completely over thinking this, and avoiding the point, which is one of my problems. Basically I just do what scares me, which means leaving the house, having a job, and "singing and dancing." I work as a hairdresser now! Which means imitating a normal human being for hours, five days a week! My mask of sanity must be effective – a colleague once accused me of being a "real chilled-out guy".
So that's pretty much what the song is about, the need to get up and perform in everyday life, where inside you're screaming about the insanity of it all. I imagine there's a lot of people like me walking around completely terrified of ordinary day to day life, pretending everything is okay.
The music video my partner Natasha Cantwell's interpretation of the song "Hell". It's how she imagined the character in the song would get along on a camping trip. He only gets to express his true emotions after killing everyone, having bottled everything up, he explodes in a maniacal dance routine. Nobody sees it. Maybe if he felt able to be himself around the living, things would have turned out differently?
I love the video because it incorporates parts of my life, my career, and the nightmare lurking beneath the surface of the cult of consumerism, all processed meats and repressed feeling. But that's just my interpretation.
Between the Lines is a series where songwriters take us into the writing room
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You must attend a training session.
Prerequisites include: must be at least 16 years old; have an email address; be able to walk up and down stairs repeatedly.
Time commitment: usually 4+ hours per performance.
Perks: ushers can watch the performance and get free parking when volunteering.
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From the Durham, NC Herald Sun Paper:
I guess the Democrats are really running scared now, since they are resorting to thuggery via the local Sheriffs Department. Shame on you Mr. Padgett!
Herald Sun Article 10/30/10
Teen backers of GOP sheriff hopeful swear out warrant vs. captain
By KEITH UPCHURCH firstname.lastname@example.com; 419-6612
DURHAM — Roy Taylor, the GOP candidate for Durham County sheriff, claimed that a captain in the Durham County Sheriff's Office harassed and threatened three teen election workers campaigning for him outside the Board of Elections office Friday afternoon.
Later in the day, Taylor said, the youths appeared with their parents before a Durham County magistrate to swear out an arrest warrant against the captain, Rickey Padgett. Taylor said the magistrate referred the matter to Durham court officials. He said he learned that the complaint will be referred to the N.C. Attorney General's Office, although that could not be confirmed with judicial officials late Friday.
"I had three poll workers — 17, 18, 19 years old — here [outside the Board of Elections office], and Capt. Padgett waited until the adults left, and then he approached them and said: 'Y'all are stupid' and 'You don't know what you're talking about' and 'Roy Taylor is going to jail' and 'I'm going to be taking your pictures and you're going to jail as soon as this election is over.' "
"And there were all kinds of poll workers who heard him," Taylor said. "He was just out of line."
Durham County Sheriff Worth Hill was in Raleigh when he learned of the allegations from a reporter.
"I'd have to see what the real story is," Hill said. "It doesn't shock me that Mr. Taylor would say something like that. But if Padgett did that, that's something he shouldn't do. I wouldn't do anything like that. I wouldn't want our people to behave like that. It's uncalled for in any kind of election."
Taylor, who faces Hill in Tuesday's election, claimed that Padgett broke the law through his alleged actions.
"That's actually a violation of North Carolina General Statutes to harass electioneers, and that's exactly what he did. He came out here and committed a misdemeanor today."
Kenneth Battle, the father of two of the campaign workers involved, said his sons, Donald Howze, 17, and Thomas Porter, 18, were handing out literature when a man approached and confronted them. They and the third worker, William Lee Jr., 20, did not know who the man was, but other campaign workers who observed the incident identified him as Padgett, Battle said.
Mike Ashe, director of the Durham County Board of Elections, said "Taylor's people came and told me" about the allegations. "I told them there wasn't much the Board of Elections could do, because it allegedly happened outside the 50-feet line near the front of the building," which removes it from the board's control.
Taylor said he didn't see the alleged exchange, but that his workers called him and he came to the elections board "to make sure they were OK. It's pretty upsetting, especially when you're dealing with youth," he said. "They're good kids, just trying to be active and do something good in the community. And to have somebody who comes up and bullies them and uses their official position to harass them …"
Padgett could not be reached for comment Friday. Maj. Ricky Buchanan of the sheriff's office said Padgett "won't be making a statement since it's an internal investigation." Buchanan said he did interviews Friday in connection with the allegations and will personally be looking into Taylor's claims.
Taylor said he wants Durham police to investigate the matter, but police spokeswoman Kimberle Walker said she wasn't aware of the complaint Friday.
Battle said his sons would be back out campaigning today.
Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Thirtieth Day of October in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Ten.


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"Theological anthropology can be defined briefly as theological reflection on the human person." This was part of the compelling introduction that opened a most fascinating book.
I chanced upon this title while browsing through Wheaton College's website and was intrigued as I read its description. It looked kinda like a "Idiot's Guide" (no offense to the author) and I thought I should take a look.
What a book it proved to be!
The author attempted to give the reader an overview of the classical and contemporary theological arguments for the following questions:
- What is the relationship between human persons and the rest of creation? How "unique" are humans in creation? How does this affect our appreciation for the "dignity" of the human person?
- Why were humans created male and female? What is the significance of human sexuality for understanding humanity? How should this play out in our understanding of marriage, family, and sexual ethics?
- Of what are human persons comprised? Are we basically physical beings, spiritual beings, some combination of the two, or something else entirely? In what ways does our answer to this question affect how humans should live in the world?
- Do human persons have "free will"? What exactly does this mean and what is its significance for understanding, among other things, salvation, moral responsibility, and relationality?
I liked how the author guided the reader in the complex discussion and tried to make things as jargon-free as possible, although some technical terms would invariably pop up.
At the end of introducing the current debates on the imago dei, sexuality, mind and body and free will (as the chapters are so titled) we are given a framework in which to view these arguments in a coherent fashion. This I appreciated very much.
I most enjoyed the chapter on sexuality, perhaps partly because of my interest in it. I felt the author dealt very well with the intricacies of the topic and kudos to him for featuring the intersex. I'd just read a book on them and am thankful the author included them in the chapter because their very presence raises various theological questions.
The author rightly points out that "the number of discrete disciplines involved in the discussion can complicate matters and to do justice to our questions, it would seem that we need to be well versed in (at least) the fields of exegesis, theology, philosophy, psychology, biology, physics, and the neuroscience."
However, I felt that this book did an excellent job in addressing the various disciplines involved and I was pleasantly surprised that I understood perhaps 80% of the material save the parts that were overly technical.
I would recommend this book to all who are interested in the questions posed above as it gives a clear and comprehensive explanation. I would also like to thank the author for recommending me another book on the same topic by a different author, and perhaps you'll see another review up real soon. For my first foray into theological anthropology, I must say that this book has made it an enjoyable one.
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If you are passionate about makeup like me you will know that long ago Zoeva had a bamboo set very convenient, with twelve brushes that has been replaced with this that I show you. Unfortunately the brand Zoeva has taken away even another set that was so cheap: the basic set do you remember?
Shipping cost: 7.50€ for Italy, 3.50€ for Germany (the company is German), 9.00€ for Spain.
Spese di spedizione: 7.50€ per l'Italia, 3.50€ per la Germania (l'azienda è tedesca), 9.00€ per la Spagna.


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The Buffalo and Sheridan High School Rodeos were held over Memorial weekend, and despite the rain and sloppy conditions, there was some great rodeo action all three days!
More photos below.
Photos by Stacey Ellenwood Photography
Recently while at the Kendrick Municipal Golf Course I overheard several employees talking about the lack of response from the Mayor and his Staff at City Hall over their building request for the Martin House at the golf course. Hearing this I quickly investigated and now understood the need for the construction improvement permit.
In May 2010 the Town of Ranchester was awarded a Wyoming Business Council Community Development Block Grant and Business Ready Communities Grant for the Ranchester Entry Rehabilitation Plan. Fast forward two years: the then proposed visitors center sketches and plans are now a reality, thanks to many including KWN Construction.
Photos by: Cynthia J. Vannoy-Rhoades
The Dayton Bell Tower that has stood since 1909 still stands but around 9:00 pm Saturday, May 26, 2012 it fell victim to a "Hit and Run" according to the Sheridan County Sheriffs Daily Law Incident Summary Report. This was followed later with a Sheridan County Sheriff's Arrest of a Jonathan Robert Melville - 18 - of Ranchester for DWUI, Leaving Accident . . . Arrested by SCSO.
The State Farm Wyoming Cup, which is the youth soccer championships for Wyoming was won by the Sheridan U12 Boys Silver Division and they won the Gold medal. The Championship was held in Casper this past weekend.
Back row: Jeremy Taylor- asst coach
Flowers remain by the grave markers on the far left while the National Flag on the pole to the left of Aaron Davis has been raised to full staff. Notes of "Amazing Grace" still flow from Aaron's bagpipes near the exit of Sheridan's Municipal Cemetery at the 12 o'clock hour.
Photo by Stacey Ellenwood Photograpy
Beneath the high flying National, State and Armed Forces flags at Sheridan's Municipal Cemetery (formerly Mount Hope Cemetery) are two smaller National flags marking the grave of US Army Paratrooper Pvt. Orval Loren Kock. The cemetery is replete with settings such as this as we remember our veterans on Memorial Day.
Many "Remember the Fallen" but once a year, Beverly (Bev) Johnson of Sheridan "Remembers the Fallen" each and every day of her life. Bev lost her 26-year old son, Marine SSgt Brian D. Bland on January 26, 2005 when he and 30 others lost their lives when his CH-53E Helicopter went down in Iraq.
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I'm reading The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love. I love books like this, following someone's journey through their food and lifestyle choices. I admire their efforts and their resolve. The stories that bind it all together seem so exotic, so unlike my own life and food choices. While I like the idea of lifestyle eating, I don't have the will or the discipline to keep it up for long. I guess that is another reason I like food memoirs, it gets me trying foods and food processes that I don't normally follow. It makes me think.
My food choices are all over the board. I'll never be a vegetarian or vegan (shudder). I like meat and dairy too much. While the idea of a raw food diet may be cerebrally appealing, I don't have the time, energy or tastebuds to stick to it. Basically, I buy what I think will taste good, whether fresh, fried, processed, or whatever. That doesn't mean I'm a completely unhealthy though. I try to balance it all out. I try to be mostly responsible, choosing cage-free and local and/or organic where I can. However, I rarely hesitate to cross boundaries either. Just last week, for example, I took the kids to the farmer's market and by the end had a brimming bag full of summer-ripe produce. But for lunch on the way home we made a pit-stop through the Wendy's drive through. Even I can see the irony in that.
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Here are 3 little chunks of insight for you:
1) No "so called" christian is going to hell because they partake of something that you deem is a sin. They might be living in their personal hell on earth for those things, but all of us are already going to hell without the Gospel of Christ in our lives.
1 Corinthians 10:23 – All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
2) No one has walked away from the faith because you took a stand against sin. They just used you as a convenient excuse to turn away from Jesus by saying, "well if Jesus is how His followers are, I want no part of Him."
John 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.
John 15:18 – "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
3) Satan is a liar and will have you questioning God's Will and Word as it Works in your life.
Genesis 3:1 – Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
John 8:44 – You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
Father God, I delight in Your Word
Jesus, You enable me to be free in The Word
Holy Spirit, You give me understanding to walk and obey The Word
To God, You are goodness and truth, and all else are evil liars.


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Daphne du Maurier, Manderley, manderley party, Manderley theme, manderley themed party, Mrs de Winter party, Party themed to Rebecca, rebecca theme party
I hosted book club the other night and our selection was Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. A great choice for an October book club!
I decided I had to incorporate two quotes from Rebecca into my decorating for the bookclub party. Of course one had to the be famous opening line: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again" The other quote is one I liked about happiness, as the new Mrs. de Winter is constantly worried about capturing the moment. For one so young she is keenly aware that happy moments cannot be recaptured; they are experienced for just that moment and then gone. The quote is: Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought. A state of mind." You will find these thoughts littered all through the book, to the point it become annoying, but this was one way to show that the new Mrs de Winter is installed at Manderley.
Simply typed them out in different fonts (Baskerville Old face and AR Bonnie) with a gray background, printed on regular paper and framed them.
If you have a cupid, even if it is a Christmas one put that out as well. If you have read Rebecca then surely you remember the cupid! hahaha I only remember because I just reread for book club.
Add some candles; I used teacup candles for this candelabra because I have seating on either side and if a taper toppled out it would not be good. Also added a jaunty raven because it is October, after all.
Gather up whatever you have in silver, lace or fancy. I was lucky to have these pewter candelabras from Melanie's wedding some years ago. Thought you recognized them didn't you Melanie?! 🙂
I was given a set of two after the wedding and then later our Mother gave me her set of two. I am so happy that I have the four to use for this party!
As soon as the party is over I might add spiderwebs and morph it into a cross between a Miss Havisham theme or the abandoned Manderley described in the prologue. Wouldn't that be a nice Halloween tablescape? I have been storing these for a number of years and use them occasionally so this is fun to have them out!
TIP: If your candles do not fit properly just wrap their base with tinfoil and place them back in the holder. You should not see the tinfoil unless you have placed it higher on the candle than I did. I placed it low and allowed the bottom part of the tinfoil to crumple into the candle cup. If you do place it high, as long as it is tightly wound and not wrinkled, it will look like it is part of the candleholder.
Don't forget something monogramed! This may be the most important thing to do. I bought these napkins at homegoods for $1.99. At first it looked like they only had the letter A left, until at the bottom of the pile, just when I was about to give up, discovered one packet with R. Perfect, because you know Rebecca was so vain she had her monogram everywhere, even long after she was gone.
Flowers – This is for an October hosted party so used pumpkins and other fall themed items. For a spring hosted one would use roses or other flowers. Azalea branches and Rhodendrum would be great choices too as those feature in the story. Any cut flowers will do though, as Manderley was kept in fresh flowers from the cutting garden.
And the food. Our bookclub is at 7pm on a Sunday, so we usually do something light like cheese and crackers with some cookies or a cake. I chose to make Cheese Crostini (recipe here), Bacon-Date appetizer and a homemade chocolate raspberry cake. I added a fancy mineral water (not shown) and a bottle of cherry tart wine/beer – not sure what it was exactly, but Trader Joes was selling it and it was just something different to serve.
So there you have it, not too elaborate or hard to do, just worked with what I had. I think if I had it to do again I would use my white lace tablecloth and I would not burn half the appetizers!!! Have I mentioned that Melanie is the real cook in the family, I try hard, but alas cooking is not really my thing. Oh, and before I took the picture would make sure all the raspberries are still on top of the cake. Unfortunately did not get a picture after I replaced those that had toppled off 🙂
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As recently as yesterday, Microsoft executives reiterated that they're aiming to release the next version of Windows, code-named "Windows 7," about three years after Windows Vista's general availability. That would be sometime in 2010. But comments made by Bill Gates in Miami today are making people wonder if the target is really sometime before that.
According to reports by CNet News.com and Reuters, Gates was responding to an audience question about Windows when he said, "Sometime in the next year or so we will have a new version." In other words, it's coming in 2009, unless the phrase "or so" is interpreted extremely loosely.
But here's where the vagaries of software release cycles and human language come into play. When Gates said "we will have a new version," was he referring to the availability of the final version, or of a public beta test? The company is apparently seeking to clarify the situation by suggesting it's the latter. Reuters, citing a Microsoft spokesperson, reports that Microsoft says Gates' comments were "in line with a development cycle that usually releases a test version of the software before its official introduction."
I've asked Microsoft for comment. Stay tuned.
Update, 11:40 a.m.: Here's what Microsoft is saying:
"We are currently in the planning stages for Windows 7 and development is scoped to three years from Windows Vista Consumer GA. As is standard with the release of a new product, we will be releasing early builds of Windows 7 prior to its General Availability as a means to gain tester feedback. We're not sharing additional information at this time."
Postscript: For whatever it's worth, if Gates did inadvertently disclose a release schedule, it wouldn't be the first time. Remember this from 2005? Gates slips up, reveals when next Xbox will ship.


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Put A Bird On It.. or a dog.. or a unicorn..
There's kind of a fine line between cute and childish – I don't want to look like I'm wearing an oversize children's jumper, but am always drawn to quirky stuff. My best sweater was bought for about £20 at TKMaxx and has a huge sequin bunny on it (in glasses, of course). It should be hideous but it isn't! This is a round-up of current intarsia sweaters that I think anyone could wear. Am totally going to buy the Unicorn.
Topshop Bull Terrier Sweater, £38 HERE.
Cath Kidston Bird Sweater, £45 HERE.
Joy Unicorn Sweater, £45 HERE.
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Gotta love a motif! I don't care if I'm nearly 30, if I wanna wear my pets, I will!
I'm loving this trend!
These are so adorable!
love the Cath Kidston one! thanks for sharing 🙂 x
Unicorn = awesome! x
The Cath Kidston jumper is my fave!
The Unicorn is amazing x
so cute, so cute. i do like the unicorn as well. i've been reluctant to buy this kind of thing since my mother-in-law gave me the 'kitten hanging from the branch with the text: hang in there, baby' sweatshirt for a xmas present… ugh.
I bought one with a fox on it from Simon'slast month. I love it!


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The proliferation of casual dress has reached its apotheosis with the decision of the white-shoe law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to go all casual, all the time. Cadwalader has even hooked up with Ralph Lauren and Esquire magazine to conduct a ''casual wardrobe seminar'' where fashion-challenged attorneys can get wardrobe tips.
But who really wants a casual lawyer? Though Cadwalader and other law firms that have made similar changes claim they are responding to the sartorial preferences of their dot-com clients and that the lawyers will still have to wear suits in court, has anyone asked the clients? Sure, the clients wear polo shirts and chinos (and worse), but that's why they're clients. They don't have to look good for their lawyers; they pay them. If lawyers were representing the circus, would they dress up as clowns? Would they dress up as murderers?
Clients don't want lawyers who look like them, just as homeowners wouldn't want to hire a plumber who dressed in his bathrobe. For $350 an hour, clients want lawyers who look like, well, lawyers.
Casual dress does have obvious benefits for the lawyers. No more stockings, no more ties. Yet the regulations that define it can also be oppressive -- no jeans, no T-shirts, no sneakers, no shirts without buttons, no shirts without collars. And for many, casualness may also require a whole new wardrobe (at least Ralph Lauren hopes so) and an excruciating dance before the mirror in the morning, when a lawyer used to be able to pull on a suit, white shirt and tie (or pearls), and be off.
What this shift really signifies is an acknowledgment that most lawyers have no reason to dress up in the first place. They are never in court; they rarely meet clients; they never leave their offices. Most lawyers at big firms could work in their pajamas; they spend the bulk of their time in the library, or in front of the computer with the door closed.
At least in suits they could pretend they were important. Now it's just a matter of time before they realize their newfound freedom has made them look like golf pros and clamor to be back in wingtips and pinstripes.
As lawyers shed their skins, more wardrobe changes may lie ahead. Cadwalader has urged its attorneys to donate their ''gently worn'' suits to groups like Dress for Success, which provides used business attire to lower-income people looking for jobs. Soon we may have another word for people struggling for a foothold: the suits.


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We still have the round fuses instead of circuit breakers. Is this a safety issue?
Yes this is a safety issue especially if the fuse panel is damaged or deteriorating. Circuit breakers are more sensitive than fuses they are made to detect shorts and overloads, therefore tripping before a serious situation occurs. Most homes that have fuse panels are older and when the panels were installed they did not have all the appliances and electronic devices we have today, fuse panels were not made to hold these loads. Another issue is that the majority of insurance companies now require that fuse panels be replaced with circuit breakers.
Why do circuit breakers trip?
Overload is the most common reason for tripping. Too many things are plugged into the circuit. Short circuit is another reason. Possible cause of short circuit is faulty wiring.
What is a GFCI?
A GFCI is an abbreviation for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. It is a specially designed outlet normally used in wet locations to protect an individual from electrical shock. A GFCI measures the resistance on the "positive" and negative" loads connected to it. If there is more resistance in either of the two loads the GFCI trips. The electrical code requires that GFCI's be installed in all kitchens, baths, and laundry areas, garages, and on the exterior of a building. Older homes may not have them in these areas it is advised that they be installed since it is a life safety issue.
What is surge protection, and do I need it?
A surge protector protects against surges, spikes, lightning, etc. Surges may come down the utility line, thru the phone line, thru your cable, from within the home or nearby. A surge protector on your panel is the first line of defense in protecting your expensive electronics and appliances. The surge protector may sacrifice it's self to protect your electrical system and electronic equipment from surges. Secondary protection comes from the simple plug in type you can get at Home Depot or Lowes. We live in the lightning capital of the world. It is advised that you have surge protection on your panel.
Why have the receptacles in my bathroom, kitchen, garage, or outside stopped working?
The outlet is most likely a GFCI outlet. These outlets usually have a reset button on them or on an outlet that is on the same circuit. The outlet may need to be reset. Check all outlets in the bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, garage and exterior of the home for a reset button. First thing to do is push the reset button in if that doesn't work you may need to turn the breaker all the way off then all the way back on and then push the reset button in.
I put new bulbs in my recessed lights and they came on, stayed on for a while, and then went back off again. After awhile they come back on again. What's going on?
Recessed lights are supplied with a thermal cut out. Because the fixture is inside your ceiling, it is important that excessive heat from the bulbs not cause a fire, the thermal cut out acts as a thermometer i.e. when the heat reaches a preset temperature, it will disconnect the electricity. After the fixture cools down the electricity will be reconnected. To avoid this problem check the recess can for a sticker that gives the maximum wattage light bulb to be used in the fixture. Use the specified wattage or lower never use a higher wattage bulb.
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Markets were relatively quiet on the day, as investors seem to be holding their breath for the U.S. presidential election that will take place tomorrow. Governor Romney and Barack Obama will duke it out in a battle that will more than likely come down to the state of Ohio. No republican has ever won the White House without Ohio's electoral votes, prompting the saying "as Ohio goes, so goes the nation" (though there are multiple iterations). While it is not clear how soon we will get the results, it is sure to stir up markets, as investors all have their own opinions as to which candidate will be better for the economy [see also Seven Simple & Cheap ETF Model Portfolios].
Daily ETF Roundup: All Eyes On The Election
Though markets were choppy in trading, all three major indexes were able to come away with a positive session. The S&P 500 (SPY) jumped by 0.20% while the Dow Jones gained (DIA) and the Nasdaq (QQQ) went up a handsome 0.66%. Election results won't come in until Tuesday night at the earliest, but it would not be a surprise to see markets a little bit volatile for the next few days, until everyone has digested the news of the winner.
Bond ETF Roundup
The bond market had a relatively quiet day, though Government 20 year Treasuries (TLT) edged up 0.56% despite election jitters. The fixed income space could be considerably active in the next few days, as Romney and Obama each have very different plans for dealing with U.S. debt and the deficit.
Commodity Roundup
The energy world saw a much needed jump after a few rough days, with Oil (USO) jumping a nice 0.83%. The precious metals world was also smiled upon, as Silver (SLV) held onto its volatile streak, finishing up 0.73% on the day despite some big swings in recent sessions. It is generally agreed that an Obama victory is favorable for precious metals, so be sure to keep a close eye on these funds throughout the week.
ETF Chart of the Day #1: VXX
Markets may have finished higher, but their choppy path to prosperity on the day allowed for the VIX to climb higher, a rather unusual result. This ETN was able to gain 1.8% on the day, adding to Friday's gains of more than 2.5% [see also Low Volatility ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Chart of the Day #2: XLU
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR took a beating today, as the fund dipped more than 1.6% and traded nearly 33% more shares than normal. Utilities companies are still healing from Superstorm Sandy as the damages and costs continue to pile up for these companies [see also 5 High Yielding Utilities ETFs].
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In that time there has been even more stripping down. I'm still working towards removing any parts that get in the way of replacing the platform or battery risers. In parallel I am also working on the nearside to ensure that the work taking place to repair that side does not get hindered.
With the batteries now relocated, the old battery bay has been taken out. That sounds a lot easier than it was - it's a heavy beast made from strong angle iron. Some of the nuts and bolts connecting it to the rest of the bus required cutting off with an angle grinder. The panel forward of it (between the offside rear wheel arch and the battery compartment was removed to gain access to the offside end of the platform riser and the pillar attached to that end. Most items that come into contact with either riser have now been disconnected or removed, although the bus is still movable and does not yet need the back end supported.
On the nearside the panels in bays 4 and 5 have been removed revealing corrosion to the short waist rail in bay 5 (just ahead of the platform area) and the waist rail bracket connecting it to the pillar between bays 4 and 5. The corroded half of the bracket had to be cut off. A new half of waist rail bracket will be added to this pillar and a new short section of waist rail will be created for the short section of bay 5. With all the loose rust removed, the remaining parts were scrubbed with a wire brush and a wire brush attachment for the power drill and then treated with Vactan (http://performance-chemicals.net/vactan/). The pictures show the before and after (second picture taken 24 hours after application. You don't want to get that stuff on anything important, as it permanently stains (black).
During this period I have:
- Removed most of the beading from the lower saloon external bodywork
- Removed the horizontal tray under the stairs (keeps weather out)
- Received new bulbs from CEAG (www.ceag.co.uk - 24v 20w 50mm pearl - product code 0601548) - they look great!
- Removed rear offside panels and rotten wood
- Removed over platform cant rail panel and rotten wood
- Removed the small step at the rear of the lower saloon (over riser)
- Removed battery bay
- Ordered new pillar brackets (wood supports) for manufacturing
- Placed an order for treated ash (half a bus worth)
- Acquired 7 scrap window pans for possible cannibalization
- Obtained an estimate for new aluminium window pans
- Rust treatment (as previously mentioned)
- Charged batteries
- Had a good tidy up!


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A New Kind Of Speed! Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition
Known for their sleek, sexy and stylish automobiles, Aston Martin is back today with their latest design. Today we get our first look at the Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition. This clean ride was inspired by Royal Air Force's official aerobatic unit, offering a stunning and eye-catching design. The exterior features a red paint job with white and blue carbon detailing while a white "smoke trail" on the side strake makes a clean look.
The carbon fiber roof panel with an inlaid "charge" pattern resembles that of a jet's canopy while the sports seats boast green inserts. The ride also includes green webbing seat belts and sills signed by the corresponding member of the squadron that all recalls a flight suit. Only nine of these rides will be created, with a tenth to be given to the RAF Benevolent Fund. Have a look at the latest design from Aston Martin in the images below and let us know your feelings in the comments. Learn more about the tenth ride, which will be given away right here, right now!


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By Amanda Hocking
My Blood Approves series, book 4
Category: Young Adult Paranormal Fiction
Overall Rating: 4
- Captivation: 4
- Enjoyment: 4
- Imagination: 4.5
- Unique: 4.5
- Literacy: 3
Book Description: For her eighteenth birthday, Alice Bonham takes a vacation to Australia only to have her trip cut short by an unexpected murder. While Alice tries to understand what happened, she regrets some of the choices she's made, especially the more permanent ones.
On top of that, the child vampire is running loose, and it's attracting some very unwanted attention.
Captivation: I knew I had to read this book, to see what happens next in the series… Still love this series! Still keeps me wanting to read more.
Enjoyment: There were a few times where I wanted to skip ahead in this book, but mostly because I want to know how it ends – who did this, how did that happen… Still a fantastic read.
Imagination: The world and detail continued to feel realistic enough to relate to, but steeped in fantasy. I really enjoy Hocking's imagination and how she brings fantasy into reality.
Unique: This one was really completely Ms. Hocking's. I love the interpretation she pulls in from common vampire stories.
Literacy: I did see more grammar and word errors in this book than the others before it. Again, I have to point out, though, that I have one of the first versions and it has likely been updated since.
Overall, I liked this book a lot. This book continues to be on my read again book shelf, along with the series.


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Lisa Bonet is usually laying low being all healthy and close to nature so when she recently did an interview with Net-A-Porter's Porter we were all over it and suddenly transported back to our 1980s living room on a Must-See Thursday wishing that we could be Denise Huxtable.
So here are our 5 reasons why we want to be Lisa Bonet:
She's 50 and she still looks good y'all. Fif! Teeee! Not like mom good, but like hot girlfriend good, like Denise Huxtable A Different World good, like Angel Heart good.
She was bi-racial, eclectic and natural before that became a trend and she never wavered from her style but actually delved deeper into it.
She raises wolves, talks to a donkey and walks it around town.
She was married to Lenny Kravitz, which means she had sex with Lenny Kravitz.
She's married to Jason Momoa, which means she gets to have sex with Jason Momoa.


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The Kia Venga has been given a freshening. It's still a formidable package, as Jonathan Crouch reports.
The Venga might just be the forgotten Kia. Clearly the Koreans aren't overly chuffed at this state of affairs and have tasked their European development team to give the supermini-SUV the once over. The improved car is well worth your time. It's well-designed, practical, safe and still as good value as ever.
Building a decent supermini SUV is very much the art of making a lot out of a little. The Kia Venga is just over four metres long and seats five, which is much like virtually every other vehicle in its price bracket. Where it needs to distinguish itself is in making life for those five passengers as comfortable and convenient as possible. Thing is, the Vauxhall Meriva, the Nissan Note, the Citroen C3 Picasso and this car's Korean cousin, Hyundai's ix20, are all trying to do much the same thing.
The Venga's had a bit of a tough time establishing itself in this company. Undeterred, Kia has given its smallest MPV a wash and brush up. There really was very little wrong with this car; it was just so low profile that too few buyers even thought to shortlist it. Do your homework and you'll realise that this is a model with some very specific qualities that really does make a strong case for itself.
Kia offers the Venga with a choice of four engines. The two petrol engines are 1.4-litre 89bhp and 1.6-litre 123bhp units, the 1.4 mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, while the 1.6 is available with either a six-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic. If you don't cover too many miles, the torquier 1.6-litre unit is well worth considering. Go diesel and you're looking at either a 1.4-litre 89bhp CRDi engine or the 114bhp 1.6-litre unit. Both were designed and engineered in Germany.
The Venga's long wheelbase and wide track aids stability and there are stacks of safety systems that will appeal to family customers. All versions get electronic stability control, traction control with brake assist and Vehicle Stability Management to ensure you can always brake and steer the vehicle, even when engaging in sharp manoeuvres. Hill-start assist control is also fitted, which holds the car for two seconds when setting off on inclines to prevent it rolling backwards. Once you've used it, you'll wonder how you did without it.
The Venga was the first Kia launched under the stewardship of designer Peter Schreyer and we've now come to expect Kias to be some of the best-looking cars in their class. The styling has been sympathetically updated, with a revised front bumper and a main grille with high-gloss black mesh and a chrome surround. At the back, there's a chrome strip linking the rear lights. On the plushest Venga '4' variant, the rear lights are LED units and that model also gets chrome door handles. The wheels have been updated too, with five triple-spoke 16-inch alloys for the grade '2' models and the trim levels beyond. These trim levels are also offered with two metallic paint colours - Planet Blue and Dark Gun Metal - which replace Space Blue and Sirius Silver.
The cabin has benefited from a boost in materials quality, with even the entry-level trim now getting a smarter black Houndstooth cloth upholstery. There's a tidy grey metal grain paint finish for the centre fascia of Venga '1', '1 Air' and '2'-designated variants, while piano black dash trim will feature in your Venga if you order the smarter '3' or '4'-designated specification models.
Looking the part is all well and good but it's inside where any vehicle touting itself as an MPV must stand or fall. The Venga's cabin is certainly roomy, with as much legroom as Kia's Focus-class cee'd five-door model and a boot that substantially trumps that car's capacity thanks to a 440-litre total. The Korean brand has put particular thought into how owners will accommodate their luggage and the boot area can be extended to 570-litres by sliding the rear seat forward. There's also a useful two-tier boot floor, both options worth considering before you go to the trouble of folding the rear seats down. When you are forced to employ Kia's 'Fold & Dive' seating system, the 60:40 split-rear seats drop to create a flat load floor with a 1,552mm load length and a 1,253-litre capacity.
Prices start at around £12,000 for the 1.4-litre petrol engine in '1' trim and top out at just under £19,000 for a 1.6 diesel Venga '4' with ISG intelligent stop and go. Standard features on entry-level versions include 15-inch steel wheels, electrically adjustable heated door mirrors, body-coloured mirrors and door handles, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, USB and AUX ports, a trip computer and remote central locking with a folding key. You'll need the specific Venga '1 Air' model if you want air conditioning.
Step up to the Venga '2' and you get gear like 16-inch alloy wheels, reversing sensors and leather-trim for the steering wheel and gear shifter. There's also Bluetooth, rear electric windows and a few splashes of chrome inside. The Venga '3' adds part-leather 'Bamboo'-coloured upholstery, a 7-inch touchscreen satellite navigation system with European mapping, an integrated reversing camera, heated front seats, automatic air conditioning, automatic light control and cruise control with a speed limiter. This variant looks like the sweet spot in the range as far as value is concerned. Alternatively, you could go the whole hog with the top Venga '4' variant, which features a smart key with engine start/stop button, a heated steering wheel activated by a control switch on the right-hand wheel spoke to complement the heated front seats, a panoramic sunroof and LED rear lights.
Given that even the entry-level 1.4-litre petrol engine can better 50mpg on the combined cycle, there's really not too much to worry about when it comes to day to day running costs. The most powerful diesel engine gets the best economy, the 1.6 diesel managing 64.2mpg on the combined cycle with emissions of just 117g/km. For peace of mind, every model is backed by Kia's seven-year/100,000-mile manufacturer warranty, subject to terms and conditions covering wear-and-tear items. It can even be passed on to a subsequent owner should the car be sold during the lifetime of the warranty.
Naturally, this helps boost residual values. Used buyers would much rather pick up a three year-old Venga that's still got four years of warranty cover left than a Citroen C3 Picasso with none. Insurance shouldn't be a worry either, with groupings ranging from 8 to a modest 14.
The Kia Venga is a car that's criminally easy to overlook. Ask many people about it and they'll give you the same blank look you'd get if you asked them to explain the law of relativity. In some ways, this model's low-key market presence is surprising as it's a very 'Kia' sort of car - well designed, value-packed and family-friendly. It ought to be exactly right for budget-minded family buyers in this country but perhaps it just needs a gentle nudge in the right direction.
The subtle restyle will doubtless help, but Kia needs to commit to publicising this car in a more resolute fashion. The Venga has what it takes to square up to the very best supermini-MPV contenders in its class in terms of mettle, but isn't overt in its appeal. Still, it's a grower. Give it time.
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I have been getting a lot of emails and messages from people asking me if PopSnap TV is headed to the dead pool. You may ask this because the site is currently closed. The answer is no.
PopSnap is how I branded my alpha release of the daily show. Alpha is what a lot of companies use to describe the early development stage of their start-up. Seesmic, like PopSnap, launched in alpha only giving out a limited amount of invites and is a great example of what it's like to be a start-up in alpha.
I'm working hard and long hours to produce content for the show and you can expect to see it starting on the 18th of February. That's in one week! The launch will include a new site design, better content, more videos, live interaction, and a new name. I'm looking forward to the launch and encourage everyone to go to PopSnap and fill out your email so that you may receive updates and an alert an hour before the site goes live.
PopSnap will revert back to the PR site it was originally before I made it a video site. It will list PopSnap PR and marketing services instead of being the home of the show. The new home for PopSnap TV will be Pop17.com. Looking forward to it!


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I have a bit of an obsession with speckled yarn at the moment. This shawl is a new design, in speckle-dyed BFL Sock yarn from Skein - the colour is called 'Neon + Grey'. I've finished the knitting, but haven't blocked it yet as I'm quite enjoying the unblocked texture:
|These ribs will turn into lace when blocked
|The edging, with alternating texture 'stripes'
|The wrong side looks pretty mad. :)
This silvery scarf is another design in progress, in Outlaw Yarn's Bohemia Worsted - it's a pleasure to knit with something so soft! I'm about halfway through this one...
|Texture and softness
And this is the beginning of a cardie I'm making for myself, in various 8ply yarns including Morris Norway 8ply in natural shades and Vintage Purls Max in shades of gold and burgundy. The pattern is Stephen West's Royally Striped. It should be super cosy! Hopefully I can finish it before spring.
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Google Glass has made its debut in the operating room. Image from Ohio State University.
Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs.
Recently, MedEx Ambulance Service, a company that provides transportation to hospitals and other healthcare sites in the Chicago area, acquired two pairs of Google Glass that have been tailored for a specific purpose. These specs come with installed software that is designed to transmit video and audio from the back of the ambulance to an emergency room doctor who can stream the content live on a tablet or desktop computer.
The additional eyes on a patient can help provide paramedics with diagnosis and treatment options, while doctors prepare the emergency room to receive the patient. MedEx plans to launch a test with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago later this month, and is only one of the ways the device is being used to improve collaboration in hospitals.
At Rhode Island Hospital, doctors have begun using Google Glass to consult with off-site dermatologists for patients with various burns and skin rashes. It was with this in mind, that doctors began taking Google Glass beyond just hospital rooms and ambulance cabs, and into classrooms and medical schools around the globe.
Recently, heart Surgeon Pavan Kumar fitted the device while performing open heart surgery at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. In addition to providing doctors and surgeons with the ability to recall specific medical information about the patient with a simple voice command, Google Glass also provides audio and video capabilities that would enable them to stream the surgery to colleagues and students in real time.
It wasn't long before these dreams became a reality, when a UK surgeon became the first to use Google Glass to broadcast to viewers around the world. In a procedure to remove cancerous tissue from the liver and bowel of an elderly patient, the surgery was broadcast to over 13,000 surgical students in 115 different countries. The process also enabled students to pose questions directly to the surgeon, providing a groundbreaking interactive learning experience.
Not so long ago, it was only a handful of privileged students who were selected to huddle around or above the operating table, in an effort to observe critical invasive surgeries. With this new technology, doctors can teach thousands of aspiring surgeons and medical professionals directly from the operating room. Glass even provides limitless possibilities to underdeveloped areas with limited physicians and resources. Now, Google Glass can help general physicians conduct examinations and procedures through the assistance of a specialist from miles away, extending the reach of patient care to all new heights.
In an age where wearable technology is becoming a household term, Google Glass continues to push the boundaries of possibility, specifically in the field of medicine. And while Glass isn't Google's first venture into medicine, it certainly stands to have the most immediate impact. So while you may not see any Google specs on the street in the near future, keep an eye out for them at your next doctor visit, because there certainly could be an unsuspecting pair of eyes on you.


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Background: Curiosity sends back raw images for current and prior Sols based on commands sent by the mission team. The rover uses orbiters to relay back a lot of its data, and maximizes each opportunity when they pass by overhead. Curiosity stores any data not transmitted onboard. The rover will send back this data on later Sols according to the mission team's science and engineering priorities.
This is one of those photos.
NASA Caption: None found
What are we looking at?: NASA's Curiosity rover snaps thousands of photos on the Martian surface. If a photo like this appeared from the deserts of Arizona, many would say the object appearing to be flying in the background, would be a bird, plane or helicopter. However, this photo is from the surface of Mars.
So the question is… what is it?
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal officials confirmed Friday that former space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein, one of the figures in an infamous astronaut love triangle, was the pilot of a small plane that stalled and crashed last month in rural Alaska.
Oefelein was the pilot of the shuttle Discovery in December 2006. His former girlfriend, astronaut Lisa Nowak, stirred up a scandal in February 2007 when she confronted a romantic rival, then-Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, at the Orlando International Airport in Florida.
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The incident became even more notorious when police claimed that Novak made a marathon 950-mile drive from Texas to Florida while wearing diapers to cut down on bathroom stops. During a court hearing, Nowak's lawyer said that the story was "an absolute fabrication" and that the toddler-size diapers found in her car were left over from a hurricane evacuation a couple of years earlier.
After two years of legal wrangling, Nowak agreed to a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to charges of felony burglary and misdemeanor battery. This year, the U.S. Navy gave Nowak a demotion and an "other than honorable" discharge .
Oefelein, meanwhile, left NASA and married Shipman. The couple moved to Alaska and set up a freelance writing and public-speaking business.
No injuries, but heavy damage
In the Sept. 15 crash, Oefelein managed to steer the stalled small floatplane into some alder bushes and land without any injuries near Judd Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Anchorage. None of the three on board was injured, but the six-seat Regal Air plane was heavily damaged when it went down in a swampy area of alder bushes about 200 feet from the lake.
The plane had just taken off when it lost power, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. At the time, the NTSB said it would have taken "nerves of steel" to execute the risky maneuver.
An engine check was conducted on the crashed Cessna 206 floatplane on Friday, and no technical problem was found, according to the Jim La Belle, the NTSB's Alaska regional chief. The investigation continues and will look at any potential issues involving Oefelein or mechanical problems, La Belle said. The environment does not appear to be a factor.
"We're not assuming any operational errors," he said. A preliminary report of the crash is expected to be released next week, La Belle said.
'Phenomenal job'
Mike Laughlin, owner of Anchorage-based Regal Air, declined to confirm that Oefelein was the pilot of the floatplane. The pilot involved in the crash was picking up two campers at Judd Lake and heading to Anchorage when the plane went down, he said.
"The pilot did a phenomenal job in bringing everyone down and keeping everyone safe," Laughlin told The Associated Press. "Everybody walked away."
It's the first crash for the air taxi and flightseeing company, which has been in business since 1982, Laughlin said. The company's busy flying period is over, and the pilot was a seasonal employee for Regal Air, but he is "absolutely" expected to return, Laughlin said.
AP said Oefelein did not immediately return an email seeking comment on Friday.
This report includes information from The Associated Press and msnbc.com.
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