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Severlin posted about Mordor on the LOTRO forums this week:
"I really shouldn't be posting yet but…
We really want the content leading up to the Black Gate to live up to the player's expectations. That's what we are working on now. But the crescendo of what happens to the Ring needs to be fantastic. Once the players have to enter Mordor itself… we feel that we need something "big" to do that justice.
Sev~" – source
This post is fairly vague, but that might not be a bad thing. Players have been wondering if the plan for this year was still the same after the recent layoffs at Turbine. This post confirms the general plan for this year is still the same.
The post also gives information about Turbine's plan for Mordor proper, describing the need to do something "big." Turbine developer DrOctothorpe seems to be pretty excited about it.
"Well, I'm excited! That Severlin let this out, that is. We've got some serious work of us and we're pretty darn psyched about it." – source
DrOctothorpe doesn't seem to give any details on the 'big' something, other than stating it is not an Epic Battle.
Also, according to his LOTRO forum title, Severlin seems to be the new Executive Producer for LOTRO. It is unclear if Severlin will be managing both DDO and LOTRO simultaneously, as he is still shown as the Executive Producer for DDO on the DDO forums.

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Thank you for a wonderful 2017! Laurel Mist cabin will be closed starting November 1st for the winter. We have currently blocked rentals for the cabin in 2018 as the cabin is for sale. However , Please check with us after the holidays.
Come stay in our enchanting cabin located in the dense mountain laurel and rhododendrons high up in the resort community of Linville Land Harbor. You will enjoy a two bedroom two bath mountain cabin that is fully equipped for your long or short vacation rental. As our guest, you will have access to all the amenities of Land Harbor. Play golf on a beautiful USGA 18 hole par 69 mountain course, swim in an Junior Olympic size heated pool, fish in the 48 acre stocked lake or go fly fishing in the river, tennis on one of 7 Professional-quality groomed har-tru tennis courts and 2 hard courts, shuffle board, hiking boccie and endless activities in the recreation center. See the Land Harbor website for more details.
Your stay in Laurel Mist will have you sleeping in a king size bed in its own suite. The master suite has a separate sitting area and a roll top desk. A television swivels to allow viewing from the bed or the sitting area. Your Master bath is equipped with a large Jacuzzi tub to soak away your sore muscles after a day of play. The guest bedroom is furnished with a full sized log bed and side chair. They also have their own full bath right outside the bedroom door.
The great room has a Stone floor to ceiling gas fireplace for those cool mountain mornings and evenings. Electric baseboard heat keeps the bedrooms warm and additional movable heaters are provided if needed. Ceiling fans in every room complement the cool mountain air for natural air conditioning. Skylights keep this room open and bright. A flat screen television and DVD player are provided for your entertainment. Digital cable is provided by Charter Communications and a number of movies are in the cabin for your viewing. The dining area has a tall pub table with 4 chairs. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything other that your food to prepare meals and enjoy your stay, Maple cabinetry, tile counters, a refrigerator with ice maker, dishwasher, electric range and microwave round out your amenities. Laundry facilities are also provided with a front load washer and dryer.
Outside, you will enjoy a wrap around deck with a covered patio with a clear roof and a gas grill. A bistro table provides you with a great area for outdoor dining. This cabin is located in thick mountain laurel and rhododendron so your nearby neighbors are not visible providing for a private get-a-way.
Secure WIFI is provided in the cabin.
We are JPC, better known as Just Peter and Christine. We retired from our busy psychology practices and moved to North Carolina Full time in 2007. We split our time between the beautiful mountains and beaches of North Carolina.
We purchased Laurel Mist Cabin because of its location in this wonderful Mountain Resort and because we saw how absolutely adorable the cabin could be. Completely renovated in 2008, we know this cabin will please! Summers in the High Country are absolutely perfect. Cool mountain air, fabulous scenery and a peacefulness that can not be beat. Add to this, endless opportunities for recreation, outdoor activities, dining, arts and shopping and you will never run out of things to do. Laurel Mist is the perfect place to spend a week or an entire season. More affordable than a hotel and with all the amenities of home.
Laurel Mist is charming! All on one level and with everything to make a vacation turn key. We use to be RV campers and this resort has the warmth of a campground and the friendliness of the people. You could never leave the Resort, or venture out daily from its great location.
We enjoyed our stay at The Laurel Mist Cabin. Peter and Christine go out of their way to make your stay perfect.
Would recommend this wonderful Cabin and the area it is located in to anyone looking for a fun relaxing time
The cabin looked just like the pictures, enchanting. It was very clean with plenty of linens and kitchenware. The community of LinvilleLand Harbor is welcoming, I play tennis and was able to join in with the group there. I had trouble with my tech toys and the owner responded immediately and had my equipment up and running. Thank you, Christine ! The weather was great. Jerry
This cabin was comfortable and located in wonderful Land Harbor. Owners were very helpful with use of community.
Loved our stay in Land Harbor in the Highland Hills section. Once we learned how to use the gas fireplace, the house was cozy and warm. It met our needs.
The nicely remodeled cabin was perfect for the two of us and our small dog. It was comfortable and well-equipped. All the neighbors we met were very friendly. The golf course was fun to play and in excellent shape. The owners were very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend this rental.
Enjoy all the amenities of Linville Land Harbor. A private mountain resort.
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Laurel Mist Cabin is rented weekly and monthly based on availability May-October. Housekeeping is required. Sales tax is collected per NC law. Property Damage Protection via the Insurance is designed to reimburse for a renter's accidental and unintentional damages only. Grossly negligent and intentional damage is not covered. Optional security deposit is available as an alternative. If paying by check, please contact me at 828-675-8762.


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While it's easy to enjoy a range of free events in Amsterdam during summer, winter means heading indoors and spending money. Here's how to do Amsterdam on a budget.
Amsterdam on a budget? Is it possible? In summer, it is easy. You stay at a cheap camping site where you can take the ingredients you bought in the supermarket and have a picnic, or even start a barbecue, in Vondelpark.
In winter, the biting winds, frozen grass and cold streets will make you flee to the next warm and cosy café, and those visits hurt your wallet real good. So for those people making their way to Amsterdam this winter, here are some 'how to do Amsterdam cheap' tips.
How to do Amsterdam on a budget
Cheap hostels in Amsterdam
- Newspaper The Guardian has written a good overview of popular, cheap hostels in Amsterdam.
- Camping Zeeburg also has lovely cabins and wagonettes, to camp out in some comfort when it rains or snows. Prices are about EUR 60 for two nights and two people.
- If you plan to go with a group of people, try to rent an apartment in Amsterdam. You can cook (and drink!) at home, which will be one of the major money savers. You can find an apartment for six people for around EUR 400 a night easily looking for short stay or short term apartment rent Amsterdam.
Cheap bike rental
Don't spend any money on public transportation, but instead rent a real Dutch, used bike.
At Recycled rentals you'll find cheap bike rental for only EUR 5 a day! You'll blend in easily with the locals, as long as you ride your bike like one of us (don't drive on the pavement, stay on the right whatever you do and don't ring your bell!). Located near Central Station.
Free things to visit in Amsterdam
- By the way, the Dutch word for free is gratis. That might come of use.
- See my list of free things to do in Amsterdam.
- Free art at many galleries. You'll find classic art galleries at Spiegelstraat, near Leidseplein.
How to spend your evenings on a budget in Amsterdam
Go to the AUB Ticket shop at Leidseplein or to Amsterdam Tourist Office opposite Central Station or to the Public Library at Oosterdokskade in the afternoon.
There you will find a list of last minute tickets for all shows in Amsterdam that same day/night for 50 percent off the price. English speakers will enjoy a night at cabaret shows at Boom Chicago, which almost always has last minute tickets.
Cheap food in Amsterdam
Inexpensive breakfast / lunch in Amsterdam
In Holland, breakfast is the second most important meal of the day. A good breakfast lays the foundation for the day ahead, as we say.
A typical Dutch breakfast is an uitsmijter: double eggs on bread with cheese and/or ham. It will fill you up and doesn't cost much if you have it at a typical local Dutch café.
For lunch, try the soup of the day. Soups are very good, inexpensive and keep you warm. Try erwtensoep (pea soup) or groentensoep (vegetable soup).
- Many lunchrooms focus on serving excellent sandwiches, but they are not cheap. Broodje Bert is a classic and not expensive on Singel 321.
- Go to a small butcher's shop (slager) or bakery (bakker) and have an inexpensive sandwich (broodje) prepared for you on the spot with the ingredients you choose. Usually cheap and very good quality.
- At metro station Waterlooplein, De Hapjeshoek prepares lovely Surinam food. Spicy sandwiches, Surinam classic roti and noedels. Very cheap.
- Dutch snackbars, Turkish pizza snackbars or Febo: Snackfood has always been a cheap, though not exactly healthy, option for a quick low budget filler. Try patat met mayonaise (French fries with mayonnaise), always a good filler.
- Eaterie at Nieuwmarkt Square, Plein 26: Serves not only traditional Dutch snackfood but also local classics such as a homemade nutritious stamppot (minced potatoes with vegetables), a classic meal in cold Holland winters.
- Take away, with a small bar to eat your meal.
- Maoz is an old fast food chain, serving nutritious vegetarian meals, most importantly, falafel. Falafel consists of fried chick-pea balls served on pita bread. You can add any fresh and pickled vegetables and sauces from the free condiments bar. Falafel arrived from the Middle East, where it is a common form of street or fast food. EUR 4 – EUR 7.
Self service / buffet
The HEMA shop is famous for its cheap buffet. Coffees for a nice price in a warm place. Usually the self-service restaurant is located upstairs or downstairs while there is a small snack-food-take away on ground floor. Baguette with tuna for EUR 2 is not bad, and coffee's less than EUR 2.
Other good self service/buffet restaurants is department store V&D.
Cheap lunch / dinner in Amsterdam
Thai and Chinese food at Chinatown Amsterdam
On the Zeedijk, near the red light district and Nieuwmarkt, you'll find many Thai and Chinese restaurants. The quality is very good and the prices are nice as well. The worse the decoration, the better the food. Try Chicken satay with fries and salad, Dutch-Indo style.
An eetcafé is like a small 'diner', where they serve simple meals for little but you still have the ambiance and feeling of a restaurant. An example is De Blaffende Vis on Westerstraat (Northern Jordaan).
At many eetcafés and student bars they serve a simple meal for under EUR 10. These meals are called: daghap, dagschotel or dagmenu.
In the centre, near Spui, you'll find a small side street called Voetboogsteeg where you can eat dishes like spare ribs, steaks and the famous chicken satay (chicken on a stick with peanut sauce), all with a large plate of French fries (chips) and a salad for EUR 10 to ERU 15.
The ambiance is very Dutch, with lots of wood. (Try De 3 Carel's or Café De Schutter)
Tourist restaurants
Touristy but cheap are the restaurants at Lange and Korte Leidsedwarsstraat. Lots of pizzas for EUR 5, and Argentinian grills. Most classic is Rimini, which serves probably the cheapest pizza in town.
Squat restaurants
In many squats, volunteers run very cheap eateries. Usually there is nothing to choose, you eat whatever has been prepared and generally it's vegetarian. In many cases, reservations are in order, so they can prepare sufficient food and not throw away leftovers. Check websites for phone numbers. Prices under EUR 10.
Here's a list:
- Moya serves food for free every Thursday named 'eat the rich'. From 8.00pm at Frederik Hendrikstraat 111.
- Einde van de wereld (End of the World), located on the boat Quo Vadis, Javakade. Wednesdays and Fridays. Prices EUR 7 and EUR 8 (with eco meat).
- Zaal 100. Serving three-course vegetarian menus from EUR 5 to EUR 8 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- Vegan three-course menu for EUR 5 at MKZ, Eerste Schinkelstraat 16, just south of Vondelpark.
- Thursdays vegan meal for EUR 3 at Molli, Van Ostadestraat 55.
- De Peper at OT301, located at Overtoom 301, near Leidseplein.
Reprinted with permission of What's up with Amsterdam.
What's up with Amsterdam guides tourists and expats towards the hidden gems of Amsterdam. Find budget friendly things to do and see, check up on upcoming events or get closer to the underground scene of Amsterdam: What's up with Amsterdam keeps you posted.
Photo credit: Leshaines123 (photo 1), AlBakker (photo 2), Tavallai (photo 3), pr1001 (photo 4).


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I am the foodie in my family. I am always looking for new yummy things to try…no love life parallels from you, Richard, thank you very much! Anyway, one discovery that never fails to be loved by anyone I get to try them, Mickle's Pickles. As a matter of fact, they have infiltrated my family's psyche to the point that my brother is having dreams about them and just about everyone covets a jar from the case I buy every year from the Mickle's Pickle man, who, by the way, is the nicest man on the planet I think. But why not, when you are hawking possibly the yummiest creation ever. You really have to taste them to believe them. They are so crunchy and sweet, but even people who don't like sweet pickles like them! Keep your eyes open at local festivals or go to their website and order some for yourself. Trust me, they are worth it.
I hate pickles. If I order fast food, I order my burgers without pickles. I can't stand the taste of pickles. Who wants to eat something that is sweet and sour? If that was the case, I would have been the big man on campus in High School! This spring I got coxed into going to a sport show and not the fun sports. This was hunting and fishing stuff. Which if you know me, you just started laughing. I hate the outdoors. I am not getting up early to go sit out and watch for Bambi to shake her tail feather. We are walking around this oasis of lucky Wolf shirts and cammo, then we come to the Mickle's Pickles booth. Danielle is telling that these are the pickles on the planet. I have my doubts. The Mickle's Pickles man ask if we have ever tried any? I say no. He gives me a sample of his sweet pickles. I go to put the pickle in my mouth in slow motion. I freeze up. My mouth started doing the twist. These pickles are absolutely the best on the planet. You have to go out of your way to try them. Let me tell you how good they are. I had a dream a couple of nights ago, That Danielle, a friend of mine, and myself were going to the cheeseburger festival. Don't ask. When we pulled up we saw a sign for these pickles. We made a B line straight for the pickle guy. I jumped in line right in front of Danielle and bought the last case that was ever gonna be made. Her eyes looked like they were possessed by a demon from a Scooby Doo episode.She said she was gonna kill me for those pickles. My friend was yelling run Tubby Tubby to me. I woke up. I shouldn't have ate that lemon cake. These pickles will cause you to want more and more.
Visit http://www.micklespickles.com/ and order yourself a jar of the best pickles on the planet.


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How To Detox The Part of Your Brain That Controls Sleep, Aging And Your State of Mind
The importance of the detoxification of the pineal gland is he, even though you might not be aware of it. This little gland is located in the middle of the brain, and its function is related to our physical and mental well-being, due to which it is often called "the third eye". Unfortunately, this gland is bombarded with numerous toxins due to the modern lifestyles we lead, the unhealthy foods we consume, and the stress we are daily exposed to. Therefore, it becomes hardened, calcified, and its function is impeded. However, if you detoxify it, you will restore its function completely. The pineal gland has the size of a pea and is located in the center of the brain. Its shape is similar to a small Pinecone. Its role is to secrete… Read More


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Monthly Archives: December 2011
So…How Did I Do in 2011?
With the last few hours of 2011 winding down, now seems like an appropriate time to reflect on what I've accomplished this year as writer. Last January, I decided to get serious about my writing, so I set concrete goals for the year. … Continue reading
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In Search Of
"Observations on a Clock," my first sale to Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, hit the book stores a little over a week ago. Living where I do, that meant it didn't actually get to our local Barnes and Noble until early … Continue reading
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With Days to Spare
Whew! With only a handful of days left in 2011, I've met my final writing goal for the year. I finished the first draft of my untitled science fiction novel. I need to get a little distance from it before delving into the … Continue reading
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The Mind (Games) of an Aspiring Writer
I call myself an aspiring writer, which recently struck one of my friends as an odd thing to say. I was already published, he pointed out, numerous times over and in professional-rate magazines, so how was I still an "aspiring" … Continue reading
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On Improving the Craft
As an aspiring writer, I'm constantly looking to improve my writing. In addition to writing, writing, writing (and critiquing, critiquing, critiquing), I read whatever I can find about the craft of storytelling. There's a lot of advice out there—some of it contradictory—but I … Continue reading
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Hits, With Purpose
This post is about the power of Mr. T and Steve Urkel. Call it an experiment in their pop culture power, and I want to see just how much juice they bring to the Thunderdome. Hmm….this make me wonder if would … Continue reading
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"No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow" Finds a Home
December continues to be kind. Mystic Signals has bought my story "No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow." It's been accepted as a featured story for their print-only version (they publish some stories both online and in print). It will appear in issue … Continue reading
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A Quick-as-Flash Update (part deux)
I guess I jumped the clichéd gun yesterday with my update, because I awoke this morning to find "page" proofs for my story "Still Life Through Water Droplets" in my email inbox. Daily Science Fiction has scheduled it to be mailed … Continue reading
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A Quick-as-Flash Update
The next few months will be busy for me on the publishing front (and hopefully for readers on the reading front). I have several stories hitting bookstores and the ether, and I thought I'd give a quick summary of what's coming: … Continue reading
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"Thief of Futures" Podcast Concludes
The conclusion of the podcast of "Thief of Futures" is now available online. Paul Cole at Beam Me Up! did nice job with it—I felt each part got stronger. Paul had originally planned to run it in four parts, but … Continue reading
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Maria Veronica San Martin: Moving Memorials in DC9.08.16
Booklyn is pleased to present Maria Veronica San Martin's exhibition & presentation, Moving Memorials, which will open Thursday, September 29th at the Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC. The exhibition was organized in partnership with Booklyn and with the Embassy of Chile.
Moving Memorials brings together the recent work of the Chilean artist. San Martin's limited edition artists' books, large-format prints, and sculptures explore the history of human rights in her home country, drawing parallels between the printing process itself and the effects of dictatorship on Chilean citizens.
There will be an artist talk Friday, November 18th at 12pm. Please join artist Maria Veronica San Martin for a conversation on art, politics, and process with Roberto Brodsky, Cultural Attache; Kerry McAleer-Keeler, Professor of Art and Design at the Corcoran School, GW University; Florencia San Martin, art historian; and Eduardo Rojas, architect and urban planner.
The Embassy of Chile
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It's extremely difficult to not come up with the obvious when creating a post, because as anyone whose been around even for the tiniest while knows list building is the key, but learning how to easily build a list is not.
I've been list building for years. In fact, starting out I made the really stupid mistake of not list building. I always "meant to" but somehow never got around to setting up the components required to begin my own list building.
So "back in the day" I lost about two years worth of potential, continuous contacts. By delaying my simple setup (all the while telling people how very important it was – and is) I just proved to myself, that even the "most experienced" of us can be really stupid at times. Oh I had tons of excuses that I told myself. I was too busy to set a capture method up for list building (and busy I was), I'll get to that "tomorrow." But, again, that was a poor, stupid move on my part. And I knew better. I know how absolutely important list building is to anyone online!
List Building, There Is No "I'll Do It Later"
The components for list building are so darn simple, yet so very critical. Here are just a few suggestions, even if you're promoting other people's products:
o Get this list building ebook
o Get yourself a good autoresponder.
Follow the easy to understand instructions. You'll be list building your own in no time.
And speaking of "your own" keep in mind that you may be thinking, "But this sounds like work." And then take a good hard look at that product you just picked or paid for to promote. The owner of that web site has integrated list building, right? It's not there just to take up space.
It's Great To Promote For Others But It's a Mistake Not to Work at List Building For Yourself
Most people associate a website with list building. Yes, a website comes in handy, but it's not a necessity! When you use your advertising dollars to promote that other person's program, it is just as easy to put a mailto url into your ezine or solo ad as it is to send them to the website. When you do the latter, you are bypassing your chance to get a contact. However, if you wrote your ad in such a way to capture that person's name and email and get them where they want to go, it's a win-win situation!
How You Use An Autoresponder For Your Own List Building
Aweber is one of many autoresponders out there. They also have the advantage of video training (or just reading the instructions) to get you up and running. When you use a mailto in your ad, you would use the "address" of the autoresponder corresponding to that particular product. You can set up unlimited autoresponders with a service like Aweber, thus promoting specific niches and having isolated lists.
You also have the choice to choose which type of code you want to use. Your autoresponder choice would be the "email" code versus the website HTML box (until you get that website going). This is the list building link you would test in your ezine ad or your solo advertising or even your article.
Inside the autoresponder setup itself, you simply add a single message corresponding to that autoresponder list building email. Something simple like, "Thank you for requesting ___ information. Click here (providing your affiliate link to the page your ad was taking about). I know you'll find this as intriguing/unique/needed as I do!" and off they go.
The beauty is, assuming you do not mention the name of what you're ezine or solo ad is about (really bad move!), and you choose the option to basically cloak the link in your reply to them, you up your odds individuals don't pull a play end run around on you and just head to the web page. Listing building is all about not giving others the opportunity to get to the product page except through you. Two birds, one stone.
Again, because you can create separate autoresponders (e.g., a marketing product, housecleaning, health, what have you), you'll be building separate lists. Each list building niche will be specific and you can easily hone in on the type of product that works best for you to promote.
Don't Be Stupid Like I Was – Start List Building Today Not Tomorrow or Next Year
If list building wasn't important, do you think everyone would keep telling you how very important it is? Of course not! It is that very importance that keeps the whole list building strategy "in your face" for a very good reason!


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"Next in line would be Cologne"
by Sioned80
In March 1942, 135 RAF aircraft bombed Cologne, killing 62 people.
At the end of May, Cologne was the target for the first 1,000 bomber raid on Germany, when over 1,000 planes dropped nearly 1,500 tonnes of bombs on the city. 12,000 buildings were destroyed and over 500 people killed.
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I started Galvanize with my two co-founders, Chris and Lawrence, with a radical goal: Solve the innovation and talent gap by making opportunities in technology available to all those with the aptitude, drive and determination, not just those who went to the "right school" with the "right degree."
Four years later, across 7 beautiful campuses with Phoenix and New York in the works, Galvanize has created a dynamic tech learning community supporting more than 1,000 students and 2,000 community members ranging from first-time aspiring entrepreneurs to household brands in the Fortune 50. We have created a community where people and companies with the guts and smarts to create real-world change congregate and inspire each other.
Today, we announced a new partner to join our journey: ABS Capital Partners. ABS, along with University Ventures, Haystack Partners, Colorado Impact Fund, and Greg Maffei's Aspen Grove, have provided us with $45 million in Series B funding—that's 45 million new ways to transform lives.
In ABS, we have found a great partner that believes in our mission, our commitment to setting the highest standards for outcome-driven tech education, and our team of more than 300 Galvanizers who work tirelessly every day creating transformative learning opportunities for our students and members.
We believe character is what counts—in people and in companies. We bring great people and companies together in one community where they can develop the skills, mindset and network necessary to thrive in a technology-driven world.
There are no shortcuts to becoming a great engineer and there are no shortcuts to building a great business. We will continue to work collaboratively with our colleagues and industry peers, win with integrity, and transform lives. Our interests align with our students and members, and the awesome Galvanize team will provide more opportunities for anyone with ADD—aptitude, drive and determination—to succeed in a technology-driven world.


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Who out there has put out $1200 (not including the install)for a set of Wilber's on their GS? Is it worth it?
Who out there has put out $1200 (not including the install)for a set of Wilber's on their GS? Is it worth it?
Last edited by pgods; 07-30-2007 at 12:16 AM.
Thye are worth it to me. I am 5'8" I put Wilbers 2" lower on a GS and they are great. Joe
J Fisher
It's actually "Wilbers"..
And yeah - they're worth it. But, I'd suggest you also contact Klaus, who used to import Wilbers before getting taken over the coals by Benny Wilbers, and ask him about HyperPro..
www.epmperf.com - I suspect you might get a superior product at the same or less price.. and you get Klaus's expert support.
Don Eilenberger http://www.eilenberger.net
Spring Lk Heights NJ NJ Shore BMW Riders
'12 R1200R - I love this bike!
My question to you would be Why?
To lower your seat height? Or for comfort?
If its comfort I would'ent waste the money.
Racers have the best suspension but it has nothing to do with comfort.
its to hold the road, you cant steer with your tire off the ground.
I would spend the money on a good aftermarket seat!!!
I have ohlins and did not inprove my comfort at all, learned the hard way.
I think you did waste your money - it's too bad they were never setup right.
Don Eilenberger http://www.eilenberger.net
Spring Lk Heights NJ NJ Shore BMW Riders
'12 R1200R - I love this bike!
I've ridden an 1150GS with and without Ohlins, there is a difference! Part of your answer has to be whether your riding will take maximum advantage of an upgrade shock package. If the bulk of your riding is on smooth roads or slab, it may a stretch to invest the money. There'll be an improvement but you will not come close to realizing the potential of the high end shock package. Ride a fair amount of fire road, washboard dirt, Pennsylvania or New York City type secondary pavement, you'll wonder why you did not make the upgrade sooner. (ask any New Yorker, this is no joke)
edit - Wilbers and Ohlins are pretty much apples to apples
As I am a NYC rat, forced to ridie the single track down 5th ave, I'm sure I'll be quite pleased. I took the jump and laid out the Visa today. I had superb customer service over the phone with Max BMW in NY and in NH (I processed the sale thru NH and avoided sales tax). Scott in NY took my "stats", which were verified by Zack the next day ... and reverified by Rusty in NH - so I should be set up correctly. I'm also told that they will be onboard and qualified to service and rebuild Wilber's (sorry for the misspelling in my opening thread).
I'm also in the Adirondacks often (family in Albany) and I'll likely have Paul Heid , of Heid's Hodaka/BMW(damn good mechanic @ $50 an honest hour!) do the install. If you've never been, they're in the heart of the Ads and will often work on your bike as you wait (call 1st). Bring donuts and hang out in the mountain breeze...
So do you feel it is worth the 1500?
Because I expect a lot for that kind of money.
Don Eilenberger http://www.eilenberger.net
Spring Lk Heights NJ NJ Shore BMW Riders
'12 R1200R - I love this bike!
I will wait until the stock, unrebuildable Showas on my ST are done for and then buy the high end shocks. While the difference between the Showas and Ohlins are quite noticable when the former are new, it will be really dramatic when they are old and tired.
If you enjoy the performance of your bike at all, you'll notice that the new shocks are not only more compliant over road irregularities at low speeds, but also control the bike better in tight turns and at higher speeds. Doesn't seem possible somehow, but that has been my experience on both my oilhead RSes.
--Darryl Richman, forum liaison
i've a set of wilbers,1"shorter,from klaus.he is great to work with.wilbers made a big difference.


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Monarch is a great place to learn to ski or snowboard. It has lots of (easiest) Green runs to explore, and they can take you almost all over the mountain.
If you know to how load and exit a lift, the best place to start your ski day is on the Tumbellina lift.
For never-evers, or newer skiers,ride the Caterpillar lift, and do a few laps on Snowflake. This is a good warm-up run, short, wide, open and forgiving. The Caterpillar is like a giant conveyor belt for people. Easy to get on, and off.
Once this is feeling comfortable, ride Tumbellina all the way to the top, head straight off the lift to Rookie. This is a nice mellow run that takes you past the Panorama Lift (don't get on!) and back down to the base area. Ready for another ride? Repeat or move on to bigger and better runs.
Now the real fun starts! Head down the hill (past Tumbellina) from the main lodge to the Pioneer Lift, the only quad lift at Monarch. Ride this for an extra long time to the top of Monarch. This serves both beginner and intermediate runs.
Wow, look around, enjoy the view, take a few deep breaths and head for Sleepy Hollow (ahead and to the right). This is Monarch's longest run, and a super place to polish your skills. Over a mile long, there are lots of places off to the side to stop and rest your legs. Just keep following the obvious route down (called the fall line), and eventually you will be back to the Monarch base area.


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LOS ANGELES — Monarchy Distribution was founded in Nov. 2010 as a one-man operation and, three years later, has released more than 600 titles and now boasts a staff of 15, founder Mike Kulich said.
"I can't believe it has been three years already," Kulich said. "When I first came out with the idea it seemed like more of a pipe dream. With the DVD market starting to decline and everything going digital, at times I questioned myself wondering if continuing with DVD was the right choice. Looking back it was the best decision I have ever made."
He added, "I think our success has proved that the DVD market is still extremely profitable and tangible. DVD may not be around forever, but I am confident that Monarchy will be one of the last ones standing."
The company currently maintains 15 studios, each catering to a specific niche. Each studio releases on average between 2-4 titles per month, Kulich said.
In addition, the company caters to individual performers who shoot their own content. In 2012, Monarchy released BBW icon Kelly Shibari's self-produced title "Kelly Shibari Is Overloaded," which garnered a number of industry awards and nominations.
The company has also signed Get Shot!, the Sacramento punk band that released a video of their bassist Laura Lush masturbating on the front lawn of the Westboro Baptist Church..
Kulich says that in the coming year, Monarchy plans to release DVDs from online star Addie Juniper and MILF favorite Carey Riley.
Since the release of it first title "Anal Artists," which featured an unreleased scene starring Sasha Grey, Kulich's studio has gotten mentions in mainstream publications Huffpo, Forbes Magazine, New York Magazine, Instinct Magazine and others. The studio has also received 20 industry awards and nominations since its advent in 2010.
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Target: Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Goal: Reform the terrorist watch list program to keep infants off of it.
A seven-month-old infant was identified as a "known or suspected terrorist" when passing through an airport. A lawsuit brought by the Council on Islamic-American Relations alleges that the baby was then subjected to various forms of enhanced screening, from pat-downs to chemical testing. No matter one's position on the effectiveness of airport security, we can all agree that targeting an infant as a potential terrorist is absurd.
While many other cases of watch list based security screening are less patently unnecessary, they are equally invasive and objectionable. Anas Elhady tells in his own lawsuit how he was detained at a boarder crossing in a cold room until he fainted and his lips turned blue. National security and the safety of the traveling public are important considerations. The are not well-served, however, by profiling and detaining innocent Americans with no regard to common sense.
The proper balance between security and privacy remains elusive, but the watch list system urgently needs reform. Tell the government that infants are not terrorism threats. Tell the government that being placed on a watch list is a serious imposition and intrusion. Tell the government to reconcile necessary security with respect for the personal liberties we treasure as Americans.
Dear Senator Grassley,
Two recent lawsuits brought by the Council on Islamic-American Relations tell the story of the watch list's inadequacy as a security mechanism. In one instance, boarder security officials reportedly stripped 22-year-old Anas Alhady of his jacket and shoes and detained him in a cold cell. He was held there until he fainted and had to be transported to a hospital. In another, somehow more disturbing case, airport security officials targeted an infant for enhanced screening, which involved pat-downs and chemical testing.
The proper balance between security and privacy remains elusive, but the watch list system urgently needs reform. Despite the need for reform attested by the abuses alleged in CAIR's lawsuit, Gadeir Abbas told the Associated Press that "The government has engaged in a decade-long delusion that being placed on a watch list is not a big deal." If there is any hope of reforming the watch list system, that basic assumption must change.
Being placed on a watch list causes serious disruptions. It can inflict invasive search lists on innocent infants. It can jeopardize the safety of travelers placed on it. Acknowledge that being placed on a watch list is a significant challenge. Reform the watch list to protect the public without targeting infants and other innocents.
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Unplugged Project: HOT stuff
August 11, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Unplugged Project
Its been awhile since we've been able to do an Unplugged Project and I kept meaning to think of some great idea for HOT but … nothing! Then I realized that even though we didn't do anything for the project we did do a few things that happen to fit with it. We LOVE backyard campfires and we had 2 this past week complete with smores! We have decided to make them an "after Jamie is asleep" activity since, at age 2, she is into everything and it's nice to do something fun with just the boys! Last year she joined us for most of our fires and either sat in my lap or we brought out the portable crib, but she will be ready at 3 next summer for her first smores making.
Another HOT thing we did was pick out a wood burning stove insert to replace the super ugly old non-functioning one that came with the house. We happen to have a decent supply of dead trees for John to cut down and with fuel prices high we thought this would be a good move (as long as my asthma isn't set off by it too much). The stove we're getting is really nice looking with 3 glass panels so we'll be able to enjoy the view and it makes me excited to think of winter. Here is a big stretch for the HOT theme: I did some baking! Just brownies and chocolate zucchini cake (I am growing zucchinis so I'm planning on doing a lot more baking with them).
Anyway, maybe next week (or the one after that) we'll actually do the project!
Unplugged Project: Planes & Sunset
July 7, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
At first I had no idea what we'd do for the "SKY" themed Unplugged Project this week and then I thought that the boys were so into planes since the model demo and big airshow we went to last month so we decided on paper airplanes. I downloaded some plane plans online but the standard one was the only one we ended up making (oh and one of the whirly helicopter ones too). Ethan wanted to cut out his own plane designs and made some that way also. I didn't end up with many pictures of our project so I was VERY excited when we had a gorgeous sunset a few nights after. We actually get lots of nice sunsets in our front yard but this one was extra nice.
Unplugged Project: Smurf Garden
June 30, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Kid Creations, Unplugged Project
I almost forgot to post today for the Unplugged Project and when I saw her post I decided to copy her fairy garden idea a bit instead of just writing about our garden. My boys are not really the fairy type but they have recently been watching the Smurfs so I got out my old Smurf figures and we made a Smurf garden. When I was a kid my friend and I used to play outside with our Smurfs and make things out of twigs and rocks for them. Today we planted some mint I was rooting, the grass head Ben had grown at school and some tiny daisy plants I was planning on potting. The boys were busy on the porch for a long time and made pebble paths and then got a planter of marigolds to expand into. Our regular garden isn't so exciting (not yet anyway since we have nothing to pick from it this early). We planted some sunflowers, squash, cilantro, gourds, carrots, radishes, cucumbers and tomatoes. I don't know if we will get all those things though, things seem to be growing slowly but hopefully I am wrong. Its a weedy garden this summer, I didn't add all of my leaf mulch since I started so many seeds and that let the weeds sprout too (I think next summer I'll do things differently). I'll post more once we start picking. Below the boys are protecting the garden from Henrietta (she likes to dig in it for bugs but she digs up plants too).
Unplugged Project: OLD sculpey clay
June 23, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
This weeks Unplugged Project is OLD and I imagine there will be a huge range of projects made with such a theme. I decided to use this as an opportunity to use up some VERY old sculpey clay. John and I used this is college and I know we haven't bought any since but for some reason we still have a pretty huge supply of it. Ethan has been wearing this necklace that makes him look like a little surfer and so I thought the boys might like to make beads. I of course was wrong (no beads) but they did love the sculpey and made a bunch of little dinos. This kept them busy for a long time and I even left the 2 of them alone at the table for maybe 1/2 an hour after I got tired of it. Ethan (the one who actually knows how to wear a shirt) really did well with it and his dinos came out really cute. He even got the sculpey out the next day and made 4 more on his own. Ben only made 1 dino that we baked but he just had lots of fun playing with the sculpey (he made some dinos that he then "turned to fossils" and luckily he didn't mind when I didn't bake the remains).
Unplugged Project: Plastic Caps and Soda Bottle Terrarium
June 16, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
I was very excited when I read that this week's Unplugged Project was PLASTIC because I knew I wouldn't have to buy anything (not that I have for any of the projects so far actually) and there are so many great things to do with plastic items you would otherwise recycle or have to throw out. I mentioned in the "Metal" project post about how I save odds and ends of things that I think we could use for some kind of project. You'd be surprised at the neat caps that different products you use have, like my Ban deodorant has these see through green plastic caps that I picture the kids using to make eyes for a 3-D alien someday! I have a collection of caps from our seltzer bottles, OJ and 1/2&1/2 containers, and various other products we use and I was planning on giving them to the boys for the project this week but we didn't get to it yet. I did get a picture of Jamie with a bath toy she loves: the cup-like caps to my Skintimate shaving cream. We also made a seltzer bottle terrarium (mostly done by me though). Jamie helped me add the dirt and plant some cilantro we grew from seeds. We're planting the rest in a pot and will do a little experiment to see which grows better.
Although its pretty straight forward here are my bottle terrarium tips:
- leave the label on at first and use it as a guide to cut the bottle more evenly
- poke a hole in the bottle with a razor to get started but then cut it apart with a pair of scissors to get a cut thats cleaner, more straight and with edges that are less sharp
- cut some slits all around the top part so that it fits more easily into the bottom
- poke or drill some drainage holes in the bottom or else things will be way too wet
Unplugged Project: Sticky Glue Goop!
June 9, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
When I read that this week's Unplugged Project was "sticky" I wish I had taken a picture of the roll of scotch tape that Jamie had gotten a hold of and turned into a big sticky tangled mess the day before! I decided to make some glue paint with the kids but they just wanted regular paint so we did that and as soon as they were done we made some goop instead (not as sticky as I would have thought but FUN, my other option was going to be homemade glue and that would have been very sticky). I had gotten a recipe online and changed it slightly, here is what we did:
First add 3/4 cup water to your bowl and then squeeze out as much glue as you can easily get from two 4 oz bottles of glue.
Stir and then add some squirts of washable paint.
In a separate bowl mix 1 tablespoon of borax and 1/4 cup water then dump this into first bowl.
Stir until a blob forms and remove blob. Then add an addition portion of the borax/water mixture and you'll get a second blob.
This made plenty of goop for the 3 kids and I was very surprised and how long it kept them busy.
They used cookie cutters and playdoh scissors with it.
They loved it and had fun seeing how far it streched and how it broke apart if you pulled it fast. It has kept nicely in a sealed container for days of play now.
At some point Ben lost his shirt, he has that problem daily!
Unplugged Project: Metal
May 26, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
Well it finally worked out for us to do an Unplugged Project again. When I first saw this week was metal I was stumped but then I thought about how the boys have been so into robots lately and how I have been saving little odds and ends that looked neat instead of throwing them out. I gathered a container of parts for Ethan and set him loose with scissors and glue and a heavy piece of old mat board. He wanted some help with parts like when he wanted one of the arms to move and I had to poke some holes so he could attach whatever those brass fasteners are called. Other things used were a metallic frozen pizza thing (that you use if you cook it in the microwave), the inside gears and metal strips from my empty Advair inhalers, the metal top to the cinnamon rolls frosting container, a googly eye and an old antenna part. The red stick on jewel is supposed to be a light up eye. I was originally going to give him some foil but I decided to keep it a project that used all old junk. The only new items were the glue and the one goggly eye (even the mat board had been used on the other side and I pulled the red jewel off an old gift bag). The kids are fighting some nasty stomach thing off and on for over a week now and we're going to head to the Dr tomorrow morning to find out if its something more serious than a virus so I just did this with Ethan today since he is currently doing okay. Ben has been in our bed throwing up and having the d-word since 5:45am! UGH!
Unplugged Project: Birds
April 28, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Chickens, Critters, Family Activities, Unplugged Project
What a fitting unplugged project for us this week! We have had our baby chicks for almost a week now and they are certainly a project but we've had quite a few other bird encounters as well.
If you haven't been at our blog to see the chick posts you really should scroll on down and take a peak at our cute little babies! Yesterday they turned one week old and Ethan noticed that their tail feathers are just starting to poke out. I couldn't get a good picture of the new feathers and, even though they are cute chicks, their butts aren't their best feature.
On Saturday we went to John's work for an Earth Day celebration where we saw a raptor show. We gave Ethan the camera to take pictures and he got some good ones. While there Ethan and Ben each built another Blue Bird house to bring home. We didn't bring home the $15 stuffed eagle pictured below next to the real one and that made for a sad Ethan (for a few minutes anyway).
We also have been busy watching a Robin build a nest in the bird feeder outside our dining room. She has laid 3 eggs now and every time we sit down for a meal we watch her as she sits on them. She is pretty happy we have a suet feeder right next to her but I know the other birds would like their seed feeder back as soon as she is done with her nest. Further down our porch we have some Phoebes nesting, they come back every year. The boys are learning to tell the difference between a lot of birds.
So we didn't actually make anything bird related specifically for this project but we did, out of coincidence, have a very birdy week just the same!
Unplugged Project: FOOD!
April 14, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Family Activities, Recipes, Unplugged Project
I had intentions of doing the last 2 unplugged projects but the kids don't always like my suggestions and even passed up "want to find rocks and paint them?". This week is FOOD so there was no way for them to turn down that!
The first thing that came to mind was fruit (we're having a fruity week as I've already posted about). I got out grapes and cut up a variety of fruit: mango, cantaloupe, bananas, apple, and kiwi for us to make fruit shish kabobs. The boys are big enough to use the sharp wooden skewers but Jamie isn't so I gave the boys this snack during her nap time. Its just important to remind the kids that the sharp end is for stabbing the fruit and that they need to hold that end when they're ready to eat it so they don't stab themselves!
I figured this was a good time to experiment with the GREEN smoothies I have been thinking about. I made them for the kids without telling them that the green was from spinach (I'll fill them in on that once they're hooked on them and won't care). I put some OJ in the blender and then filled it loosely with spinach. I blended that up a bit and then added 2 bananas and some cantaloupe and mango I had already cut up. I added some brown sugar because I was nervous it wouldn't be sweet enough and then I added about 3 cups of chopped ice. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it! I poured the boys some in their dino cups and said it was a green dino smoothie. Ben loved it and drank all of his but Ethan didn't like it (although he tried it twice to be nice). Jamie also loved it. John didn't think it was bad but didn't want any. I'll have to try out different combos but for my first attempt I think it was great that 3 of us gave it a thumbs up.
*Update: today I made a purple green smoothie and all 3 kids liked it! I used a lot of spinach, OJ and frozen blueberries with 1 banana, 1 mango and some frozen strawberries. It was a dark purple since I added so many blueberries, otherwise I'm sure it would have been a gross brown.
Some other food ideas I thought about doing:
- vegetable/fruit prints: I used to cut up interesting ingredients and give my art students paint to make prints. They would make things like scenes or just colorful abstracts. I did this with my own kids a few times but not in a while. We have old celery and some rubbery broccoli in the fridge and thats a great use for it so if the kids want to we can do it this week.
- jello mold with fruit crossed my mind but I was too lazy this week
- decorate your own cupcakes was another idea but my kids would have just eaten the frosting
- make your own pizzas
Unplugged Project: Eggs!
March 22, 2008 by Heather
Filed under Art Projects, Unplugged Project
I'll follow Piseco's lead and post what we did early this week. For our Unplugged Project I decided to do something with Ethan that I'd done before but never with the kids: eggs dyed with onion skins. I have no foreseeable need for onions so when I was in the produce isle I took a bag and filled it with all the loose onion skins from the bins. I got a lot from the red onions but also the yellow/white skins. Next I hardboiled some eggs with my FAVORITE method, my Oster egg cooker (also does poached eggs). This is the only way I've found always comes out perfect for me with nice easily peelable eggs. BUT then I realized that to do the onion skin method I needed to BOIL the eggs wrapped in the onion skins (it was a while ago when I last made these eggs).
John was conveniently throwing out a holey pair of socks so I cut those to wrap up the eggs covered in onion skins. Ethan and I put some ivy leaves on some of the eggs before covering with the onion skins. I used Jamie's hair elastics to hold them closed, but most of them came undone when they got boiled. Luckily they still came out pretty good but its hard to see the ivy leaves. I do remember them coming out better when I'd made them as a kid. This was fun and there are other natural ways to dye eggs, but I'm really looking forward to the bright colors we'll do tonight. I bought 5 dozen eggs to color this Easter and we will use the traditional egg color kit with the kids for the rest! It makes me so excited to think of when my future chickens start laying eggs. Next Easter I'll have some wonderful blue/green eggs ready made from my birds!


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One of the best-sellers from South Korea, 2016 Hyundai Tucson was recently revealed with an all-new, third generation styling at Geneva Auto Show. It still looks handsome, but eye appeal has been brought to a new level. This promises even better sales for Hyundai's compact crossover.
Under the Hood
For now, we know European model's specifications, but it shouldn't be too hard to pinpoint future U.S. market specs as well. 2.0L 4-cylinder engine should be the base option. It is supposed to deliver 164 hp and 151 lb-ft of torque, while its transmission will be 6-speed automatic. On the other hand, old 2.4L unit is replaced with downsized turbo four with 1.6L displacement. This, optional engine makes 174 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque, and gets all-new 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
|Engine range
|2.0-liter;direct-injected four-cylinder
|1.6-liter turbocharged;direct-injected four-cylinder
|6-speed automatic
|seven-speed EcoShift® dual-clutch transmission (DCT)
|23/31/26 mpg
Needless to say, all models can be ordered with either front or optional all-wheel drive. And, one final thing; it seems that Koreans also plan on introducing the performance version of the crossover which should get a special version of the mentioned 1.6L turbo four engine with more than 200 horses.
Styling – Inside and Outside look
It has to be said that those grille stripes really suit Hyindai's. Hexagonal shape is another thing, and headlights, together with busy bumper finish the picture. There's a slightly awkward detail to it, however. Four awkward details, actually. Fenders feature dual arches which contrast one another. Asymmetric plastic and chassis built-in arches actually make 2016 Hyundai Tucson bigger than it is, at least visually. Rest of the car is pretty much straightforward with rear end finishing in an expected style.
Interior is more classy than before, no doubt about it. It will, however, be furbished with the same materials which range from basic cloth and plastic, to top-tier leather and metallic accents. This time, you even get to choose different colored seats which come with additional contrasting door inserts. Flat-top dash gets a horizontally separated instrument panel with 5-inch color touch screen display at the top, and climate and other controls at the bottom.
Most of tech features are being carried over, and 2016 Hyundai Tucson will basically remain the same vehicle, tech-wise. This includes Apple Siri eyes free integration, navigation with optional 8-inch touch screen display and 8-speaker, 405-watt audio system. Safety options include, apart from all mandatory ones, a rearview camera, forward-collision alerts, blind-spot monitors, lane-departure warnings and rear parking sensors.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Price and MPG
Base engine is supposed to be rated at 23 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway for a fine 26 mpg combined. On the other hand, new turbo four is reporting the figures of 26 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway for 29 mpg combined. All of these are front-wheel drive figures, while all-wheel drive is supposed to lower the ratings by at least a point. Finally, prices shouldn't budge that much and all Tucsons should go for between $22,000 and $27,000 with base engine and front-wheel drive.
2016 Hyundai Tucson looks slightly better than before, both on the inside and on the outside. It also boasts better fuel efficiency which is such an important feature in its niche these days. With all this in mind, expect it to offer better resistance to its competitors in the future.


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I have been an avid ice cream eater for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my mom and I would hunt down the Publix flyers and danced down the freezer isle when gallon ice cream were two for $7. As my palette improved, so did my ice cream aficionado status and today I am happy to say that I have brought my love for the creamy goodness to a whole new level.
We bought an ice cream maker.
That's right folks. My days of freezer isle bargain shopping are over and the sweet days of home made ice cream are here!
Today I want to share with you my all-time favorite floavor: Rum Rasin!
Also, here's a fun little video to show I made it.
- 1 cup whole milk milk
- 2 cups of heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- 4 egg yolks
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ cup of raisins
- ½ cup of dark rum
- Combine the raisins and dark rum in a bowl and let the raisins soak overnight
- With an electric mixer, mix the egg yolks and sugar until combined. Set aside
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Newt Gingrich is the latest politician to be nailed by his own words stated on camera. Gingrich seems to be stuck in a 1990s political messaging mentality. Back then, unless a dogged interviewer had the smoking gun videotape statement ready to roll, a la Michael Douglas' video attack on Demi Moore in the movie "Disclosure", a politician sometimes could get away with making extreme, stupid, or wrongheaded statements, even on camera, because the footage might not swiftly get replayed.
Those days are gone, thanks to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and the proliferation of media. Now, as we saw in 2006 with Senator George Allen's "Macaca moment", an extreme statement by a politician, such as a racial slur, will be uploaded on YouTube within minutes and will "go viral" within hours, as well as being passed around on social networks, sometimes leading to the destruction, or at least the severe derailment, of the politician's career.
That's precisely what happened to Newt Gingrich last week. Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" on May 17 (see video at top of post), Gingrich contravened the message of virtually the entire Republican Party, including all but four Republican members of the House of Representatives, by calling GOP Representative Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare and replace it with a voucher system "right-wing social engineering" and "too big a jump." Gingrich also implied that the Ryan Medicare plan was "a conservative imposing radical change", which Gingrich said he "would be against". Gingrich's statements are there for all to see and hear, and it's obvious that the questions were in no way "gotcha" questions or that Gingrich somehow either hadn't thought about this issue well in advance, or made a "misstatement" in his answers.
Not surprisingly, a firestorm erupted over Gingrich's attack on Ryan's Medicare plan, in which Republicans, not Democrats, jumped on Gingrich. Ryan (see video at top of post) asked, "with allies like that, who needs the Left?" Influential conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer said bluntly of Gingrich: "he's done…. it's over."
However, Gingrich then compounded his mistake several days later by appearing on Fox "News" and, incredibly (and for many viewers, laughably), telling people that "any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood".
Ironically, just a few days earlier, Tina Fey reprised her famous impression of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live", stating, "I just hope that tonight the lamestream media doesn't twist my words by repeatin' them verbatim." Fey as Palin was likely referring to the now-infamous interview Palin gave to Katie Couric in September 2008, in which Couric asked the very basic question "what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?" and Palin first answered vaguely, "I read most of them". When Couric followed up by asking Palin for specific publications that she reads, Palin came back with the incredible answer "all of 'em". That interview, which was viewed possibly millions of times both originally on television and then via repetition on YouTube and elsewhere, gave many Americans a negative view of Palin from which Palin, as a politician, has never recovered.
And yet Gingrich, like Palin and George Allen before him, still has not learned the lesson that many Internet-savvy politicians and other Americans already know: what you say and do on camera isn't going to go away, and the more outrageous it is or the more you try to deny it with a later statement on camera, the more it isn't going to go away.


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Most estate sales are a way for people to get rid of unwanted items or showcase vintage items that might be of interest to buyers. The Saratoga Historical Foundation, though, will hold a different kind of estate sale on Oct. 15—a fundraiser with proceeds going toward the construction of a blacksmith museum.
The exhibit, which will eventually be located at the Saratoga Historical Park, will showcase the history museum's collection of farm and timber tools, according to Annette Stransky, president of the foundation.
"For many people, places and things are a more effective way of being in touch with the past than reading is," Stransky said. "Learning history where it happened permits people to understand with all their senses, and we expect the blacksmith exhibit will provide that opportunity."
The sale will include vintage jewelry, collectible artwork, antiques, garden items, plants and kitchenware, according to Stransky.
Stransky said the foundation has already raised $41,000 for the exhibit.
"We have about $60,000 to go," she said, noting that the foundation is working on a grant to help with funding. "We've been raising money for the exhibit since 2014."
The Saratoga history museum's outdoor exhibit, which has timber and farm tools on display, was set up in the 1980s.
Stransky said the items contained in that exhibit are too large to fit in the museum. "That space and some of the tools will be converted into the new exhibit," she added.
The exhibit, once built, will also include a display with small forge and anvil complete with interactive sounds. The plan is that the exhibit will highlight tools and items that would have been worked on by a turn-of-the-century blacksmith.
According to Stransky, many blacksmith shops were once located on Big Basin Way, which was called Lumber Street at the time.
Stransky said that blacksmiths provided important services in the 1800s.
"The blacksmith ensured that men's tools of trade were kept in good condition, whether for the timber industry, farming or mining," Stransky said. "His skill at creating picks and pick axes or welding new sections was essential for miners. He could also make primitive cutlery, horseshoes, wheel rims and branding irons."
The fundraiser will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the museum's patio at 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road in Saratoga.
"Because the pioneer cottage we have on-site was once owned by James McWilliams, a blacksmith, we felt converting the outdoor exhibit into an exhibit made sense," Stransky said.
For more information about making a donation to the exhibit or the fundraiser visit www.saratogahistory.com. Contributions to the exhibit of $5,000 or more will be listed on a plaque on the outside of the exhibit.


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11 Treasures of the Lockless Luckbox: Market Watch Dota2
New Bloom Festival is out!
Update: Microplushies blindbox and Lockless Luckbox revisit Update
Added microplush update price list to bottom
Update: RPS reports that the $38,000 USD flaming pink puppy has lost almost 90% of its value to $4000
Seen the DK v Alliance matches? Or the Korean Dota 2 Cosplayers?
Breaking News: PAADA just sold his ethereal flames wardog for $38,000!
Update post diretide: After the Diretide patch that has introduced socketing and crafting, (perhaps making the pink puppy swing in price) the lockless luckbox have tanked and became the luckless lockbox at $40 from its above $100 golden days. This may in part be due to the craftable genuines items, that will give you the same item except without the green genuine tag. Nyx dagon has fallen to $50, Heaven Piercing Pauldrons at $70 shadow blade to $100 (time of writing). For some items, there isn't much difference between genuine and non genuine in price. Recipes go for quite a bit too. Is this Valve's way of cooling the market? Guess the original caution below was useful! Don't think this is insider trading happening in Valve markets, since microplush ball flood would have changed prices too.
PSA reminder: markets have moved, don't take figures here to be indicative, do your own due diligence. it has been brought to my attention the brewmaster tshirt is back in stock and is moving at a much slower pace off the valve shelves than previously, lockless luckbox prices have also come down with nyx dagon coming down even more (i think it was at low 100s coming off its around 200 high) open your eyes before dipping into the waters! don't get swept away or carried away betting more than you can afford to lose
you may be locked into the lockless luckbox until brewmaster supply dries up, which it may not, turning it into a luckless lockbox
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The lockless luckbox is an item that is provided with real life merchandise from steam, and can be opened up in game to give you an item (like the steelseries mouse and kantusa). It goes for about $110 on the steam market, but is technically obtainable for about $10. Why then do people pay so much? I keep thinking of it as the luckless lockbox, just juxtaposing the o and the u around.
At this point, there are a few items that gives the lockless luckbox from the steam store, in varying states of availability as well as various prices. It ranges from the Valve Plush Balls (pokeballs) at about $9.90 to $29.90 T Shirt and $49.90 Polo Ts and $79.99 Trackjacket. Generally once they restock they will be sold out fast as people buy them from the lockbox. Previously, they first appeared at the Seattle shop during the international, where people naturally swooped in onto them for the exclusivity.
Tshirts: BREWMASTER PRIMAL SPLIT STOUT T-SHIRT,
Polo Ts: Dota 2 Emblem Polo shirt, Dolfrat and Roshinante Polo Shirt,
Track Jacket: Custom Track Jacket for The International.
The contents are all worth quite a bit, and can be priced into tiers. I will use the dota2wiki as the reference for the loot drop contents, and assume that drop rates are even. (They should all be classed as genuine mythical, green)
Tier 3, for those below $100 i.e. you don't want to get one of these if you bought a $100 luckless lockbox from the steam market: Broken Shackles (market) and Prisoner's Anchor (market) for alchemist, Aether Wings (market) for Puck also obtainable via the Puck T shirt, Frost Owl Beacon (market) for Crystal Maiden, Crest of the Wyrm Lords (market) for Dragon Knight, Armlet of Mordiggan (market) for Chaos Knight and Crown of the Death Priestess (market) for DP.
They range about $50 to $80, so if you bought the plush balls, tshirts and up to the polo Ts its about okay. You will lose a bit due to the steam taxes, but you get a shirt or a micro plushie to hug. (Or you could sell the lockbox for $100). Getting the shackles would probably make it a luckless lockbox if you had purchased it from the market however. The Dragon Knight shield and the Alchemist anchor approaches the top end at about $80 to $90. Previously the DK shield looked uglier. The prices weren't always like this too, with Aether wings in more prosperous times above $150.
Tier 2, Above $100, we get only one entry for this: Heaven Piercing Pauldrons (market) for Invoker
This is an item I really don't get, as its fetching a very high price of $160 when it doesn't have any spell changes. You just get pointier shoulders… or perhaps that's the point. Maybe it /pokes the heavens, or icefrog
People's gonna pay what they wanna pay I guess, payers will be payers (alternatively, it could be a low drop rate)
Tier 1, Around $200: Nyx Assassin's Dagon and Kunkka's Shadow Blade.
We now move on to the heavy hitters of the luckless lockbox set. These make the luck in the luckbox.
The sheer $$$ of the nyx dagon is summed up by the video
On top of Dagon humiliation (refer to nerfnow), it's also a $190 Dagon slap
Zap–$190 or prevailing market price
Not pleasant.
It's a different story if you're the one who opened your lockless luckbox and got a nyx dagon though! You're now rich! Richer that is. Sort of. You could sell it, or start playing Nyx Assassin. Either way you sort of get your moneys worth. I suppose it could be rich saudi arabian princes who sweep up the dagons on the market and go around pub games zapping people.
Or you could go for Kunkka if you have his shadow blade.
Kunkka wields a shadowblade dripping with purple fluids
No gif at the dota wiki, but they have closeups: http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Kunkka%27s_Shadow_Blade
At its peak it fetched a princely sum of $310.13. (its a bit higher than it would be due to taxes, which would be $270)
It tried to pierce the ceiling of 300 bucks and it did. Today it goes for a slightly more terrestial price of $250.
I guess time and tide waits for no admiral!
And that's that for the luckless lockboxes, if all drop rates are equal, it comes to about $102.50 roughly as the price value per luckless lockbox. Its probably quite the deal or steal if you can get the physical dota items with a digital item unlock lockless luckbox. If you're buying it off the market above $100++ however, I suppose the question to ask is "do you feel lucky?"
Breaking News: PAADA just sold his ethereal flames wardog for $38,000!
Update, luckless lockbox has fell even further to $60+, probably due to rumors of huge stock of micro plushies (valve pokeballs) on their way. Those would be about $10 unless prices are increased.
There is also another similar rise and fall chart in the arc of manta as well as Tesla
The prices in the old guide is outdated, but the graphs aren't very helpful now with the new landscape. (you can make non genuine versions from recipes)
Old Price, New Price
$50, $8
Broken Shackles (market) and
$80, $10
Prisoner's Anchor (market) for alchemist
$53, $22
Aether Wings (market) for Puck also obtainable via the Puck T shirt,
$63, $16
Frost Owl Beacon (market) for Crystal Maiden,
$87, $15
Crest of the Wyrm Lords (market) for Dragon Knight,
$55, $8
Armlet of Mordiggan (market) for Chaos Knight
$46, $6
Crown of the Death Priestess (market) for DP.
$160, $32
Heaven Piercing Pauldrons (market) for Invoker
$190, $24
Nyx Dagon (market price)
$250, $50
Kunkka Shadow Blade (market price)
Estimate average: 50+24+32+6+8+15+16+22+10+8/10 = 19.1 USD, pretty close enough to the lockbox price. But it does mean if the lockbox is higher you might just want to sell the lockbox.
So most of the items go down by about a factor of 5, but not necessarily proportionately. Nyx Dagon went down an amazing amount, compared to the Kunkka Shadow Blade, or Invoker Heaven Piercing Pauldrons.
You can see how the new tiers and crafts have changed the landscape for genuines.
For more, you can look at the update: Microplushies and Lockless Luckbox revisit Update
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