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This business class entry-level managed switch delivers the essential network features you need, with the easy-to-use management you want at a great price:
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Girl's Day Party
I tried to keep it simple and not go overboard with the decorations and food. The only thing I purchased for the decorations was this paper lantern from Daiso for $1.50. I painted it with water colors and added some steamers to hang from the bottom of it. We also had some dolls out that we display every year for the holiday.
For snacks I served monju which is mochi wrapped around red bean paste (top photo). The bottom picture is hina arare which is made only for the holiday (tastes like sweet cereal). I also served senbei (rice crackers), oranges and green tea. The girls were good about trying everything. They liked the hina arare and oranges the most.
Remember when I stood in the hot sun for a couple rolls of stickers (aka my second worst idea ever)? Well, it finally paid off. The Japan themed stickers were perfect for the party favors. I also gave out Japanese erasers and a pair of chopsticks that are heart shaped on top.
For the favor bags, I used some leftover bags I had used for a bridal shower. To make them a little more festive, I used mizuhiki cord to close the bags.
I also had the girls make a paper kimono. I forgot to take pictures of it (sorry). Not all parties go according to plan but this one ended up just about perfect. All the girls were well behaved, they enjoyed the food, had fun making the craft. I know this may sound weird, but it brought me such joy to see all of them having a good time. I know I'm fortunate in that I have the time and resources to throw parties like this.
This party cost no more than $20 to put on. I only share this because it's a good reminder that one can put together a special day without spending a lot. I tried to use items I had in my house before I went out and purchased anything.
Okay, I promise this is the last Girl's Day post of the year. Craft coming soon , if all goes well.
12 comments:
- Michelle L. said...
I waaaaant some of those pink chopsticks! And the bean cakes are my favorite Japanese treat, I love your pretty 3-color display.
- March 4, 2012 at 10:47 PM
- Cior said...
Hey Jessica -- just a quick note of thanks for your latest Hinamatsuri series. I especially love how practical and sane your ideas are. It seems like every design/home/craft blog I read these days is focused on presenting a perfect and often unattainable image. Your eye for beautiful simplicity and practicality is refreshing! Give my best to Jason (I'm an old RF coworker) and keep up the good work.
- March 4, 2012 at 11:28 PM
- Suzanne said...
I loved this series! I read a book to my kids this year by Rosemary Wells (Yoko's Show and Tell) that was about the hinomatsuri dolls. It was so sweet. Now I need to find a book like that to celebrate boy's day. I've had a request from my 6 year old for kites. :-)
PS. I really want to visit a Daiso. I have a feeling it's like an Ikea experience. Just not the same online, right?
- March 5, 2012 at 6:05 AM
- Deanna said...
I love it! Sounds perfect. And you are SO right, just a little time can make an inexpensive party very special. Loving the favors too! :)
- March 5, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- Caca said...
I like how you set up the table for the party. I wish I could see some pictures of little girls enjoying the party.
- March 5, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- justJENN said...
'second worst idea ever'
I love hina arare. Happy Girl's Day!
- March 5, 2012 at 9:02 PM
- Riality Studios said...
I have a weakness for anything with azuki paste in it!
- March 6, 2012 at 5:26 AM
- Zakka Life said...
I didn't share any pictures of the girls because I would have to get the parents permission to post them. I kind of feel weird about asking them if I can post a picture of their daughter on my blog.
- March 6, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- Daly said...
I have to congratulate you for not doing too much with the decorations and all the stuff. I'm not sure I'll able to resist!
- March 9, 2012 at 3:49 AM
- Joy said...
Oh my goodness! Looks like such a wonderful time! Inexpensive and successful - you go, Jessica!
- March 12, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- juliecache = Julia + geocaching said...
Loyal and long-time reader here. Did I ever mention that I gave my dolls to Heather? I think they are still available.
- March 14, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- juliecache = Julia + geocaching said...
forgot to show them to you -- http://barterbus.blogspot.com/
- March 14, 2012 at 7:53 AM
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true, but being in the olympics would lend legitimacy to spots that are being threatened with a ban I don;t think it is a do or die.., but I think the way in which ISAF has handled this and handled themselves makes them look like amateurs.wdric wrote:Ya it is a shame the Olympics is no longer a sport for the masses.
But there are plenty of sports that are not in the Olympics and are doing just fine.
I am sure it will go from strength the strength and the question is does the sport even need/want to be part of the Olympics at all?
There was a 'demo event' already.ronnie wrote:I think incompetent is a better word......
Rio is going to be a light wind venue and might have been particularly unsuitable for kite racing anyway. Maybe they will have a demo event there and we will see what it would have looked like?
xgames here we come!First let me just say, I was the one having a presentation of kiting for the national sail organisation over here on be half of the national kite association some years ago. But having seen the development the last period I´m not sure racing in the olympic was such a good thing for the image of the sport after all. Sure it would be great to see the sport get more acknowledgment, and to see more money in to the sport, and to get it more known among the average joe. But the thing is kiting for most kiters is more like snowboarding, and racing on snowboards are not the coolest thing. Sorry to say so, nothing against racing, but it´s not the best way do show a actionsport to the world. I would rather have freestyle in the olympics. It a more impressive part of the sport to watch. So I´m 100% sure it´s only a bad thing kiting is not getting in to the olympics this time. And seeing how these sailing associations work, well maybe maybe we´re better of not getting dominated by then as a sport. I like the action sport image, and would hope to see that part of the sport grow and get more known, that´s more of the unique part and the essence of kiting. Again nothing wrong with racing, they are incredible fast, but what do we want people to think kiting actually is?
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Trout's contract extension is a good deal
That free market is a beautiful thing, isn't it?
Especially if you play baseball and have talent like Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Clayton Kershaw, Robinson Cano and Masahiro Tanaka.
That free market is a beautiful thing, isn't it?
Especially if you play baseball and have talent like Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Clayton Kershaw, Robinson Cano and Masahiro Tanaka.
A healthy sport means increased attention, which results in escalating revenues. The latest jump has come with new national television contracts, which has Commissioner Bud Selig saying that Major League Baseball revenues could pass $9 billion this year, his last in office.
Those revenues are being spread around to players in a pattern that demonstrates the competitiveness of owners, who are working hard to keep their core players from exploring free agency.
Trout's six-year, $144.5 million extension with the Angels includes salaries of $33.25 million in 2018, '19 and '20 -- his potential free-agent years. His new contract follows extensions that will pay Cabrera an average of $31 million a year for eight years, and Kershaw $31.7 million for seven years.
No wonder LeBron James is wondering whether he could hit a curveball.
Before the Miami Heat's game on Friday night, James lamented the NBA's salary cap. King James signed for $109 million over six years when he left Cleveland in 2010.
Trout's extension follows the Angels' signing of Albert Pujols two seasons ago and Josh Hamilton a season ago. It is a reward to a loyal fan base that has been rabidly supportive of the franchise since Mike Scioscia's team ripped the 2002 World Series out of the hands of Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Arte Moreno purchased the team the following year, and he has steadfastly continued working to build off that success, despite a run of postseason disappointment. The Angels won the AL West five times in six years from '04-09 but won only two playoff series -- unfortunately not in the same year.
There has been no October baseball at Angel Stadium the past four years, despite having a core built around Trout and Pujols in 2012, and Trout, Pujols and Hamilton last year. But Trout's play alone captivated fans the past two seasons, making fans of 22 other teams wonder how their scouts could have missed him coming out of Millville, N.J., in 2009.
Trout, the 25th-overall Draft pick that year, was humbled when the Angels brought him to the big leagues as a 19-year-old in 2011, but he easily could have been the AL MVP Award winner in both of his first two full seasons. Cabrera topped him in voting, in part because the Tigers won their division while the Angels finished behind the Athletics and Rangers.
Trout is determined to change that this time around. On the first day he was available to reporters this spring in Arizona -- after he had spent a day doing ad shoots for Nike -- he talked about how Derek Jeter was his role model growing up.
"Seeing what he's done over the last [20] years, it's remarkable,'' Trout said. "I wish him the best …He's always been my favorite player to watch -- just the way he carries himself on and off the field. [The way his teams] win championships. It all comes down to winning. You can have all the best stats in the world, but if you're not winning, it really don't mean nothing.''
Moreno hasn't just been generous signing players. Scioscia received a 10-year, $50-million contract after the 2008 season. There are five years left on it, but only the money is guaranteed, not the job.
Scioscia will be under intense pressure to get the Angels out of the gate quickly next week, when they open the season against the Mariners and Astros. Pujols appears recovered from the plantar fasciitis that bedeviled him last year, and Hamilton hopes that extra weight will bring back the pop he had with the Rangers in 2010-12, when he averaged 33 homers and 107 RBIs.
It's been an encouraging Spring Training for all three, with Trout, in particular, putting up crazy numbers -- .407 average, five homers and 16 RBIs in 19 games through Friday night. The question, as usual, is whether a bounce-back season from Jered Weaver, and the addition of lefties Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago, will give the Angels a playoff-worthy rotation.
Trout's contract sets him up for another shot at free agency while he's still in his 20s and gives the team assurance he'll be around for his peak years.
If the last two seasons have been only the start for Trout, and he truly will peak in his later 20s, like most players do, the Angels will just have locked up one of the greatest players in the game's history. And with the way salaries are growing, those three years at $33.25 million per year could look like a bargain.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Adorable Shirred Chiffon Summer Dresses
Added Jun 26, 2013
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I made these summer dresses for two adorable little girls aged 6 and turning 9 this month. The older girl loves purple and butterflies so when I found purple butterfly chiffon in my local fabric shop I just had to make something for her with it! I also bought some yellow chiffon for her younger sister and decided to make them each a cute summer dress. I shirred the bodices, over locked the seams, cover stitched the straps and hemmed the chiffon with a perfect tiny pin hem (tutorial on my website).
Material Notes
Polyester printed crepe chiffon
Polyester t-shirting for lining
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Adorable. I love the fabrics, I have seen the yellow dress, the girls are lucky.
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Mayor Don Wesely today said the signing of Legislative Bill 968 by Governor Mike Johanns last week will allow the construction of the new South Central Community Center, formerly known as the "F" Street Recreation Center. On a 44 to zero vote April 3, the State Legislature passed the bill, which includes a provision which clarifies the ability of cities to bond against the receipt of Municipal Infrastructure Redevelopment Funds (MIRF).
"I want to thank Governor Johanns and the Legislature, especially Senators Dave Landis and Chris Beutler, for recognizing the importance of this project," Mayor Wesely said. "The neighborhood has waited a long time for these badly needed renovations, and we are very pleased that we can proceed."
The bill's passage makes it possible for the city to issue bonds to fund the project. The Finance Department believes that the necessary steps to ensure the financing for the Center will be taken by June 1, which will give them time to create the necessary financial agreements and set a date for bond issuance.
The Parks and Recreation Department is currently reviewing the project design. The construction documents will be submitted for permit review on Thursday, April 20. The proposed timeline for construction is as follows:
Friday, April 28, 2000 Release contract documents for printing
Friday, May 5, 2000 Submit "Notice to Bidders" to local newspaper
Wednesday, May 17, 2000 Pre-Bid Conference (on-site)
Thursday, June 1, 2000 Construction Bids due at 12:00 p.m.
Monday, June 5, 2000 Approval of Bids
Groundbreaking for the project is expected to occur the second week of June and take 18 months, with the Center opening in January 2002.


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Alan_degener necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 7 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
QuestionPress is an online audience/classroom response tool.
I am a public school teacher of 18 years and a moonlighting web programmer. I'm big into solving problems with available tools, so I started solving some of my classroom problems with web-programming.
I have created several dynamic sites using Ruby, my premier site being QuickieQ.com, which is a web-based classroom and audience response system. What sets QuickieQ apart from most other online testing sites is that you can create questions live and they will pop up on the responders screens (laptops, desktops, iPod Touch, iPad, Smartphones - any web capable device). It's realtime question and answer.
I am attracting hundreds of users from around the world and am working hard to get that business to grow. But to get that to grow I need to rebrand it, which is what I am doing here - changing the name from QuickieQ to QuestionPress and redesigning the site. And as you can see, QuickieQ.com could use some professional help..
The primary target audience for QuestionPress is school teachers. Teachers are the ones who are asking questions on a daily basis. The way to reach teachers is, in part, through the technology coordinators and technology leaders in the schools.
The secondary target is professional presenters - people who travel about presenting at conferences and/or trainings. I have yet to reach this market, and it is a much smaller market than the teachers. But this is one reason I am rebranding from QuickieQ to QuestionPress. I think QuestionPress sounds a little more sophisticated. This might also help me reach the university market.
Teachers and presenters are the ones paying for QuestionPress, but the students will be using it and their opinion counts "Hey, this is cool!". If is not cool they won't want to use it. Most of the student interface will be built with jQUery mobile, which is cool in of itself.
QuestionPress is divided into two parts - the interface for the teacher and the interface for the student.
The teacher interface is what needs to be worked here. It contains alot of data and must be easy to read, easy to navigate, and fast loading.
I am building the student interface myself with jquery mobile.
Here are some general guidelines...
1) Simple. Teachers do not have time to navigate complex sites. This needs to be clean and simple.
2) It should have elements of "fun". Do not make it too "classy"
3) White background for the most part. This site has alot of data/information on it, so it needs to be easy to read.
4) Color scheme must be visible over a projection unit - so there will need to be some contrast.
5) I have an existing logo. I will upload the psd and the color can be changed if necessary. Feel free to experiment with the color schemes if you'd like.
6) The site is data driven and most of the pages will look alike and contain the same elements.
7) Please focus on are the header, the navigation bar, and a matching container for various content items.
8) Teachers will be controlling this on laptops, netbooks, and desktops. I will build a separate mobile interface for the teachers. Some netbook screen are pretty small.
9) Keep things tight - Header and nav bar should be slim so teachers can see the data towards the bottom with much scrolling down
The page you are designing is NOT the front page. You are working on the main teacher interface.
I have uploaded images of this page and defined the regions for you
This page contains...
1) Header with logo, user name, logout, and area for messages from me
2) Navigation bar
3) Session Control Area - thin area at top that details the session information and session commands in the form of a pulldown menu
4) New Question Prompt - pull down menu that allows the user to create a new question. The actual question creation is done in a jquery popup window.
5) Question Stack - this shows all of the current questions and included options
6) Responder View - this shows the user what the students are seeing and it has other useful information in it. It is formatted to resemble the actual responder interface.
7) Response Control Area - Information and pulldown to control the view of the student data
8) Student Data - this is a table of student data that can get very large both vertically and horizontally. There is an option that allows the user to view this information with or without horizontal and vertical scrolling
9) Footer
The existing web site is http://www.quickieq.com.
On this site you can set up a free trial account that will give you full access to the program and all of its content.
Once in QuickieQ you will see that the site does NOT contain many pages. And most of them are data driven, so not much in the way of formatting. Once I have a good theme on the one page it will be easy to replicate.
None. Be creative.


text: WINOOSKI — According to Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vermont needs more people like Kyle Munderville, 30 years old and employed by the online retailer MyWebGrocer in Winooski. Munderville graduated from Colgate University in 2011 with degrees in psychology and music and, after working for a short while in New York City, she came to Vermont to pursue a higher quality of life and lower costs.


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Sterling Exports Inc. is founded by Mr. Girish Brahmbhatt, The Organisation is backed by his immense experience in procurement of spices throughout India.
Over 3 decades of experience in the spice trade imparts our founder "Mr. Girish Brahmbhatt" an honorable position in all major procurement centers. They feel an underlying level of comfort in operating with Sterling Exports Inc. We have sharp business acumen, high ethics, and urge to provide the value added services and go that extra mile to achieve complete customer satisfaction, in all the fields Like Quality, Packing, Delivery & transparency. We value the importance of winning the loyalty of our Worldwide Customers and Associates, which purely is based on merits like transparency & prompt communications.
Sterling Exports Inc. has been exporting and supplying premium quality spices in whole, grounded and blended varieties. Our assortment of spices consists of whole & grounded spices such as Turmeric, Chilli, Coriander, Cumin, Black Pepper, Fenugreek Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Dill Seeds, Ajwain, Niger Seeds & Cardamom etc.


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Our unique teaching system includes a Three Tiered Method of regularly scheduled private instruction as well as group lessons and practice lessons:
Private instruction, with one or more key teachers, gives you the specialized and personalized attention necessary to look and feel great on the dance floor, while developing the ability to lead or follow any partner. This is where we perfect and polish your dancing while moving at your own pace.
Group lessons are also a necessary part of instruction because this is where patterns, technique, and style are learned. Equally important, group lessons provide you with the opportunity to meet other students with similar dancing goals, develop balance, and learn the mechanics of dancing.
Practice lessons are a great practical application of what you are learning in your program because they complete the lesson information taught in our private and group lessons. Learning is one thing, but making the material work in a live setting while dancing with different people is quite another. The practice lesson will put everything together as well as aid in music identification and help you to learn not to run into other people on the dance floor. You can meet other students and practice your leading and following skills in a fun, relaxed environment! Teachers can tailor their private lessons based on how they see their students progressing.
Our Teachers
Our dance instructors are highly skilled and trained to help you learn using the unique Fred Astaire Method. Hailing from around the world, our teachers are actively competing, award-winning professionals and gifted educators. Many of our teachers have degrees in the fine arts and all have passed rigorous exams given by the Imperial Society of the Teachers of Dance and/or the Fred Astaire Curriculum certification.
Our Trophy System
We offer the Fred Astaire Trophy System as an easy way for you to track your progress while you enjoy dancing! Our Beginner and Social Foundation Programs teach newer students the step patterns and techniques to move around the dance floor. From there, a student can progress to either Social Bronze or Advanced Bronze. The main goal of either Bronze level is to get our students to the point where they can dance on any size dance floor, to any music, with any partner and feel comfortable and confident. The Social Bronze focuses more on social dancing and the Advanced Bronze is for students looking to progress beyond "just getting by". From there, our students can move onto the Silver level and then all the way to the Gold!
Our dance curriculum covers the full range of American, Latin-American, International Style, and Exhibition/Theatre Arts dances. World famous dance champions and registered judges on the Fred Astaire National Dance Board constantly study and review our curriculum to make sure that only the finest, up-to-date programs are being offered to our students.


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Film crew, equipment arrive in force
SHELBURNE FALLS — About this time last year, Shelburne Falls was dressed up to play the fictional 1980s town of "Holbrook Mills, N.H." in preparation for scenes for the movie "Labor Day."
But Wednesday, some storefronts began getting another movie "makeover," as Shelburne Falls gets ready for its role as a small Indiana town for "The Judge."
This movie, starring Robert Downey Jr., Leighton Meister, Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton, Vera Farmiga and Vincent D'Onofrio, begins shooting on Friday, with aerial footage and "driving shots" of a funeral cortege down State and Bridge streets. A helicopter with a camera mount will be filming these scenes, with traffic- and pedestrian-control on Bridge and State streets during filming. A flier that went out to residents and merchants warned them to expect delays due to filming and to note "no parking" signs or traffic cones in filming areas.
The movie plot is about a lawyer (played by Downey) who comes back to his hometown and learns that his estranged father (played by Duvall) is a murder suspect.
Close-up street scenes will be filmed next week, starting Monday, primarily around State and Bridge streets and the Iron Bridge. Throughout the weekdays, there will be traffic and pedestrian control for some of the scenes to be filmed.
Close-up street scenes will be filmed next week, starting Monday, primarily around State and Bridge streets and the Iron Bridge. Throughout the weekdays, there will be traffic and pedestrian control for some of the scenes to be filmed.
On Tuesday night, Warner Bros. Location Manager Nancy Haecker and Marie Healy of the Locations Department met with Buckland Board of Selectmen to tweak traffic control plans and permit details.
Just beyond the selectmen's office in Town Hall, in the upstairs meeting room, a group of film writers were working.
Haecker told selectmen that merchants and businesses that might be inconvenienced by either traffic delays or unavailable parking spaces have been compensated.
Filming moves to the Arms Cemetery on Tuesday, then back to the village on Wednesday, when a tornado is to be staged on Bridge Street.
"We're asking for greater control that day," said Haecker. She said the filmmakers would like to detour traffic away from Bridge Street and from the Iron Bridge for about 12 hours, rather than having to start and stop traffic throughout the day. She said she thought the detour would be easier on local residents.
Also, she said, the scene requires mostly empty streets.
Selectman Kevin Fox remarked that, except after Tropical Storm Irene, the Iron Bridge has never been closed for that long.
During the filming of "Labor Day," said Fox, scenes took about 10 to 15 minutes each, when traffic was stopped. Then traffic was allowed again on an intermittent basis.
Selectmen told Haecker the Massachusetts Department of Transportation had to give permission to close the bridge — even if it were only for a few hours.
When asked how long it would take to film the tornado scene, Haecker said, "This is one of those things that will take a long time to set up and then shoot."
She added that a "shooting call" is the amount of time that cameras will roll; but getting ready for filming can take 90 minutes beforehand.
Next week's filming will end with night shots, with traffic control on the Iron Bridge, State and Bridge streets on Thursday and Friday. There will also be traffic and pedestrian-control for some scenes on these days.
The film work in Shelburne Falls will stop for a week, then return for day- and night-filming on June 12 and 13.
via The Recorder, 5.29.13
By DIANE BRONCACCIO
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EXODUS, POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN To Perform At 'Bonded By Baloff' Tribute Concert
EXODUS, POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN and HEATHEN are among the bands who will perform at a special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff's passing. Dubbed "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance", the event will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse and will feature "a mind-blowing lineup that will rock your socks off!" according to a press release.
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You can purchase advance tickets at this location.
It was almost a decade ago — on January 31, 2002 — that Paul Baloff suffered a major stroke and was brought to Highland General Hospital in Northern California, where he remained in a coma until he was declared brain dead. On February 2, 2002, his doctors shut off his life support, leaving him to die in his sleep. He had no previous known health problems, and the stroke was a complete surprise to everyone around him.
On the fifth anniversary of Baloff's passing, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt said, "[Paul's] contribution to metal lives on. How else can you explain how a guy can record one album (twice!) and still be remembered as a thrash legend to this very day? Raise those glasses high, and hide your wallets, because Paul might just be right behind you!"
"Let There Be Blood", the controversial re-recording of EXODUS' classic 1985 debut album, "Bonded by Blood", was issued in October 2008 through Zaentz Records.
Regarding the band's decision to re-record "Bonded By Blood", Holt previously said: "It is our way of paying homage to Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original; that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super-excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics." Current EXODUS vocalist Rob Dukes added, "Paul was rad, totally original. He was not like [METALLICA's James] Hetfield or [SLAYER's Tom] Araya. I think at times he wanted to be, but he was simply himself. He had a really cool way of going up with his voice in the weirdest spots. I, myself, find it cool and original."


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Lady Russets battle in tri-match
SHELLEY — There was a bonfire at Shelley High School on Wednesday evening as the student body warmed up their homecoming week with the age old tradition.
Unfortunately, that fire didn't carry over into the gym where the Shelley volleyball team dropped both ends of their tri-match with Rigby and Idaho Falls.
In each match the Lady Russets found themselves on the short end of a 3-0 sweep although the second match against the Idaho Falls squad was certainly a valiant effort.
"In my opinion Idaho Falls and Rigby are our biggest competition that we will face," Shelley head coach Ceanna Larson said. "We weren't there against Rigby but against Idaho Falls we were."
After dropping a 25-11, 25-10, 25-12 match to Rigby the Lady Russets rebounded by playing the 5A Lady Tigers tough in match two.


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Our chat with Michel Kripalani, Founder and President of Oceanhouse Media continues.
4. The voice-over is an important aspect of The Cat in the Hat. Tell us about the planning and production of this aspect. Who takes care of that? Were there many audition tapes before the final version was arrived at?
Michel Kripalani: Greg Uhler starts the process by pulling the script together and determining our character voice needs.
As the director for our voice-over (VO) sessions, Karen Kripalani oversees all of our VO casting. A former actress, and VO artist for over 15 years in Los Angeles, Karen takes the script and character breakdown that Greg provides, and auditions 15-to-30 actors. She shares her top choices with Greg and other members of our team. From there, we get approval from our licensors.
Then it's time to record in the studio. Great care is taken to get the performance we want. Clarity for the listener, and emotion and pacing intended by the author.
Finally, the files are processed and implemented into the app. It's quite an in-depth process, but we believe that our attention to detail comes through in the final product.
5. You just brought out the much-anticipated Fox in Socks. Your press release states ". . . . Jump in and join the fun, but take it slowly because this book is dangerous for your tongue!" Was this project a unique departure from the previous Dr. Seuss titles you've done so far?
Michel Kripalani: Although the core architecture remains the same, each app inevitably gets some customization, whether it is a unique text effect, a visual special effect, or new way for us to play sound.
Because of each story's uniqueness, we focus more on efficient processes to do the things common to each app, so that we have more cycles to devote to the new and special things each individual app requires.
The secondary answer to this question is that each app itself is unique in the presentation, the actor's delivery and the audio treatment. Using the same tools "under the hood" simply means that we have a consistent starting point. Each app attains its own magic by the time it is released.
6. You test your apps with a variety of audiences. Have you discovered any surprise feedback that proved useful? And do you include reading specialists among your testers?
Michel Kripalani: Feedback we receive will often trigger the design and development of a new feature.
The first few omBooks ™ shipped with only two ways to read the book: Read to Me (the narrated version) and Read it Myself (no narration). We thought we had our entire audience covered, from kids to adults.
A few weeks after shipping our first omBooks, we starting getting feedback at iTunes and through emails, saying the apps weren't well-suited for toddlers. We thought, that's what Read to Me is for, isn't it? The book will read to the kid, right? Wrong.
We discovered that toddlers were interacting with the apps in an entirely different way than we'd imagined! Toddlers would "sloppy tap" with multiple fingers — or palms (or hands!).
They loved things that looked like buttons, so they kept tapping the on-screen Return button and going to the main menu! And since we normally use swipes to turn pages, "sloppy taps" were causing the pages to turn, frustrating the little ones!
We then realized we needed a third way for users to experience the apps. Auto Play allows parents to start the book, hand their device to the toddler, and know that the entire book will be read to them from beginning to end.
Words still highlight. Artwork still pans and zooms. Pictures can still be tapped on. Music and sound still play. But page turning and returning to the main menu were disabled. Our apps were now toddler approved!
Tomorrow: On digital rights
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While Evangelical Christians in the scientific community tend to accept the theory of evolution in large numbers, those outside the scientific community still overwhelmingly reject it. The psychology of why people believe what they do is complex, but in the case of believers who choose to accept or reject the theory of evolution, one's Christian community plays a large role in that decision.
For instance, Christians who work as professional biologists, paleontologists, zoologists, geneticists or geologists don't have the luxury of avoiding the theological implications of common descent. While creationist ministries require their scientists to sign statements of faith that reject evolution, Christians in the professional community can't impose special filters on the data or let their personal biases influence how the data is interpreted. Ignoring inconvenient facts and hand-picking specific data sets are considered highly unethical practices in the professional scientific community.
To perform their jobs faithfully and maintain the highest standards of professional integrity, these Christians must examine the data objectively and try to make some theological sense of it. They build networks of like-minded individuals, like the American Scientific Affiliation, where the theological challenges of evolution can be freely and openly explored. But if the Bible says in the opening chapters of Genesis that God created all living just as they are today, why should the average churchgoer believe otherwise?
Unlike those in the scientific community who must examine the data that support evolution, most Christians simply have no compelling reason to venture that far out of their theological comfort zones. Unless pastors and theologians can create "safe places" within the Church where bible-believing Christians can come together and openly discuss these things, the majority of Christians will never consider evolution as a possible means by which God could have created all living things.
So the real challenge for Christians in the scientific community is not, "how can we write better books about evolution and get them into the hands of our fellow Christians" but rather, "how do we convince pastors, theologians and seminary professors to facilitate an honest and open dialogue about the same data that so many believers who work in the natural sciences are forced to wrestle with on a daily basis?"
The first thing that Christians in the scientific community should do is acknowledge that the theory of evolution does present significant problems for certain theological traditions For people within such traditions, waving one's hand like a Jedi master while saying, "Genesis must be allegorical" is not going to cut it. A scientist who does that is being every bit as insensitive as the non-scientist who flippantly boasts, "There are no transitional fossils" to the paleontologist.
I'm not saying that these theological problems are insurmountable within these traditions, but they are far from trivial. You can bet that Christian pastors and theologians are deeply aware of the serious issues that must be dealt with if the theory of evolution is true. But what most of them fail to realize is this: given the various sets of data that all seem to converge on the evolutionary scenario, they've also got some significant theological problems if the theory of evolution is false (we'll examine this side of the dilemma in part 2 of this series). So when it comes to evolution, ignorance is not bliss. We can't just avoid the difficult questions by simply rejecting evolution or pretending that "real science" does not support it.
The various sets of data that support common descent, by their very existence, create a theological dilemma for some that must be addressed one way or the other. Evolution must be true or false – and there are consequences either way. But here is the good news: before pastors, theologians and seminary professors can deal effectively with this dilemma, they must first wrestle with the data itself – something that they might not be willing to do if convinced they can avoid controversy altogether by simply rejecting the scientific consensus on origins.
Most evangelicals are already familiar with the theological consequences that would arise by validating evolution. The most serious of these is based on the narrative link between Adam and Christ. For instance, the Old Testament genealogies make it clear that there was a definite blood-line between Adam and Jesus – implying that if Jesus was a historical figure, then Adam must also be a historical figure. In the New Testament, both Jesus and the Apostle Paul refer to the Adam-Christ connection as a historical reality.
There also appears to be a strong Scriptural basis for the notion that physical death and decay were a direct result of Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden. In fact, the Apostle Paul, in Romans 8, seems to operate under the assumption that this account in Genesis 3 is literal history. And finally, the person and work of Christ in the New Testament is directly tied to the historicity of the first man, Adam in the Old Testament. The Apostle Paul makes this connection several times in Romans 5, and again in I Corinthians 15.
These are the issues that usually keep pastors and theologians from even considering the scientific case for evolution. In part 2 of this post, we'll look at the other side of the theological dilemma. What are the theological consequences that would arise from evolution being false or physically impossible?


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Federal Policy Update: New Starts Policy Guidance
August 14, 2013
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The Federal Transit Administration published federal policy guidance which, in conjunction with the final rule FTA published in January, 2013, outlines the details of the new, streamlined evaluation and rating process for New and Small Starts projects under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Additionally, FTA has posted updated reporting instructions and forms for the new process, available on FTA's website here.
Federal Policy Update: CTOD Comments On FTA Joint Development Circular, FTA Webinar Recording
April 8, 2013
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CTOD Comments On FTA's Proposed Circular On Joint Development Projects Reconnecting America, Strategic Economics and the Center for Neighborhood Technology have released comments on the Federal Transit Administration's proposed circular on joint development. The three are partners in the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, the only national effort dedicated to providing best practices, research, and tools to support equitable market-based transit-oriented development (TOD), and therefore uniquely qualified to discuss the FTA's proposed guidance to transit agencies on joint development projects. Joint development projects are undertaken by transit agencies and public, private, or nonprofit entities to create transit-supportive development near transit stations. Joint development projects often take place on land owned by the transit agency, and can be stand-alone projects or part of larger TOD efforts. Transit agencies' contribution to TOD through joint development activities…
Federal Policy Update: FTA Joint Development Proposed Circular
March 7, 2013
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FTA Joint Development Proposed Circular After much anticipation, the Federal Transit Administration released its Joint Development Proposed Circular today. The proposed circular defines the term "joint development", explains eligible activities for FTA funding, describes the legal requirements applicable to the acquisition, use and disposition of FTA funded real property, and outlines the most common crosscutting requirements. The FTA is requesting comments on the proposed circular until April 5, 2013. Federal Register Link Download Joint Development Proposed Circular National Online Dialogue FTA has announced an online dialog seeking ideas on how to effectively include transit operators on…
Livability Literature Review: A Synthesis Of Current Practice
January 22, 2013
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The National Association of Regional Councils' review of literature about livability has been added to the Research Center's best practices database.
Federal Policy Update: New Starts & Small Starts Rules
January 9, 2013
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New Starts and Small Starts Rules The Federal Transit Administration today published a final rule governing evaluation of proposed New Starts and Small Starts projects. The rule is designed both to simplify the application process and to capture a broader range of benefits as part of the evaluation. The final rule is available here. In addition, FTA issued proposed policy guidance with details of the metrics and weightings FTA intends to apply in the New Starts/Small Starts evaluation process. The proposed guidance is open for comment through March 11. The proposed guidance is available here. Transit Commuter Benefit In case you missed it in the drama of the fiscal cliff endgame last week, the transit commuter benefit was raised to $240/month for 2013 - equal to the monthly parking benefit - as part…
Federal Policy Update: Smart Growth & Economic Success
December 11, 2012
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Smart Growth & Economic Success The EPA's Smart Growth Program has released a new report, Smart Growth and Economic Success, on the economic advantages of smart growth development. As this report shows, smart growth development -- compact, walkable, and diverse -- is attractive to developers, investors, local governments, and communities because it offers new opportunities for economic growth that is also environmentally sustainable: Compact: Using land and resources more efficiently and redeveloping old or neglected areas while retaining existing infrastructure can create economic advantages for real estate developers and investors, businesses, and local governments. Compact development can generate more revenue per acre because it uses land more efficiently. It can reduce the costs of land and infrastructure for individual projects and the costs of providing fire and police protection, utilities,…
FTA Program and Funding Information & Interim Guidance Under MAP-21
October 11, 2012
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The Federal Transit Administration has published interim guidance and other important information regarding MAP-21's changes to FTA's programs. Primarily, the guidance focuses on the core transit formula programs, and states that future regulations or guidance will be issued for other programs, such as New Starts/Small Starts, planning, and safety. Separately, FTA issued a detailed list of apportionments, i.e. how much funding each urbanized area or state can expect to receive for the first half of FY2013 from FTA's formula programs. (Only half of FY2013's authorized funding has been made available so far by Congressional appropriators, which is why FTA can only apportion a half-year's worth of funding.)
FTA's New Starts Program Will Still Evaluate Alternatives
May 3, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal's April 30 opinion piece, "The New Earmarkers: Cost Analysis for Transit Projects Gives Way to 'Social Equity'", demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Federal Transit Administration evaluates proposed transit projects under its New Starts grant program. The piece implies that proposed rules issued earlier this year would "do away with … comparative cost analysis" and would instead give more weight in the evaluation process to "social equity and environmental considerations." This assertion is wrong on both counts.
Discussion Paper On The Evaluation Of Economic Development
March 1, 2012
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A Federal Transit Administration Office of Planning and Environment document from 2008 discussing how FTA might evaluate the potential economic development impacts of projects applying for New Starts funds.
FTA To Hold Applicant Webinars For State Of Good Repair, Bus Livability And Clean Fuels Grant Opportunities
February 22, 2012
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FTA will conduct informational webinars on February 29th and March 1st for applicants to the Fiscal Year 2012 State of Good Repair Initiative, Bus Livability Initiative and Clean Fuels Grant Program funding opportunities. The webinars will provide an introduction to the programs, information on applicant and project eligibility, and a review of the criteria that will be used to select projects. Participants will also receive step-by-step instructions for completing the required forms and submitting their application in www.grants.gov.


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The U.S. Treasury is selling its remaining stake in insurer American International Group, bringing an end to government ownership of the company about four years after a $182 billion bailout.
The sale will close the chapter on one of the most politically contentious government rescues of the global financial crisis and turn a profit for taxpayers, which was once thought to be inconceivable.
At one point, the government estimated that it would never recover all of the bailout money, but as AIG restructured and returned to viability, it was able to repay the entire rescue fund plus generate a profit for U.S. taxpayers.
"No taxpayer should be pleased that the government had to rescue this company, but all taxpayers should be pleased with today's announcement, ending the largest of the government's financial industry bail-outs with a profit to the Treasury Department," Jim Millstein, the Treasury's former chief restructuring officer, said in a statement.
AIG was rescued just before it would have been forced to file for bankruptcy protection in September 2008 as losses on risky derivatives mounted. It was bailed out as the world's financial system stood at the brink of disaster, shortly after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch sold itself to Bank of America.
AIG was one of the Treasury Department's most hotly contested bailouts. U.S. lawmakers began calling for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation after it was revealed that AIG paid $165 million in retention bonuses to employees of the derivatives unit that has been blamed for the company's financial distress at that time.
(Read More: AIG to Sell Unit to Chinese Group for Up to $4.8 Billion)
It prompted Republican lawmaker Charles Grassley to call for AIG executives to resign or commit suicide, though the Iowa senator eventually backtracked from those comments.
The company also funneled over $90 billion of taxpayer money- more than half the funds the government used to rescue AIG -to various European and Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Barclays .
Benmosche Gets Credit
Robert Benmosche, the former CEO of MetLife , took over as CEO of AIG in August 2009, replacing Edward Liddy, who had been installed by the U.S. government. He will ultimately get the lion's share of the credit for turning the company around and preventing a fire sale of its assets.
Benmosche salvaged some of the company's businesses, defended the company's employees against their detractors and figured out a path forward that would let the company both repay the government and stay in business.
In September, he said the company may be in a position to consider a dividend by next summer. "It was an ugly process," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist with Potomac Research Group, but he added:"Bottom line is that the government made money."
In a statement on Monday, the Treasury said it launched an underwritten public offering for AIG's remaining 234.2 million shares of common stock.
(Read More: Government Will Be Out of AIG Quickly: CEO)
At Monday's closing share price of $33.36, the stake would be worth some $7.81 billion.
Treasury said that the sale, which is expected to price imminently, would be jointly led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase .
Treasury also said it would continue to hold warrants to buy common stock even after the share offering is complete.
An AIG spokesman declined to comment.
The sale closes out AIG's bailout, but other companies still owe the government. The latest Treasury estimate has the Troubled Asset Relief Program ultimately costing the U.S.taxpayers $60 billion. General Motors , auto lender Ally Financial Inc and small banks still owe the Treasury.


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World Wrestling Entertainment announced on its web site late Tuesday night the death of Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, better known as newly inducted WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior. He legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993.
He was 54.
The statement reads:
"WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior began his WWE career in 1987 and quickly went on to become one of the biggest stars in WWE history. Warrior became WWE Champion at WrestleMania VI, defeating Hulk Hogan in an epic encounter. We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans. WWE sends its sincere condolences to Warrior's family, friends and fans. Warrior was 54 and is survived by his wife, Dana, and his two daughters.
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The Ultimate Warrior was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 5 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. He was acknowledged for the honor during WrestleMania 30 the following night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
During WWE Monday Night Raw on April 7, Warrior returned to the Smoothie King Center where he addressed fans, thanking them for making him a WWE Hall of Famer and someone who will always be remembered. Raw is broadcast live each Monday on the USA Network.
His death came as a shock.
No details were given as to the cause.
Twitter response
WWE fan James @Jamesfspencer who met the Ultimate Warrior and his wife on Tuesday morning, the day of his death, at the New Orleans Airport and had a photo taken with him.
"I met the ultimate warrior this morning at New Orleans airport pic.twitter.com/BlafbrEUyc"
James also answered tweets from people tweeting him questions about it, after learning of Warrior's death.
"...he seemed really happy especially for that time in the morning both he and his wife were so nice."
"he just said thank you after I congratulated him. His wife took the photo both really pleasant."
"I'm in complete and utter shock"
WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper: "Tomorrow is promised to know one!! Enjoy every second, with a tool called love!! My love to The Warrior and family. RIP."
Former TNA and WWE superstar Orlando Jordan, who wrestled him in 2008 in Spain -- Warrior's only match since retiring in 1998: "It was a great opportunity working with you in Barcelona and, time did made a difference Brian, RIP. Condolences to Dana & her 2 daughters."
WWE manager Zeb Colter, aka former manager/wrestler Dirty Dutch Mantell: "Here's a photo of me with Jim [Ultimate Warrior] and Steve [Sting]..in Memphis...the Blade Runners really went all the way to the top.
@WWE pic.twitter.com/2b11Pyzyob"
WWE Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Ross: "Sad to pass along the news that the Ultimate Warrior has died. Condolences to his wife & two, young daughters. RIP Warrior"
WWE commentator and former WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield: "Really saddened to hear about @UltimateWarrior passing away. RIP A tremendous legend."
Former WCW and WWE superstar Diamond Dallas Page, who inducted Jake the Snake Roberts at the WWE Hall of Famer ceremony where Warrior was also inducted: "Deeply saddened to find out about the passing of #WWE LEGEND, @UltimateWarrior. You & your legacy will FOREVER be remembered in our hearts!"
WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus: "Sad to hear news of Warrior passing. Just seeing him happy last 3 days - it puts life in perspective that it can't be taken for granted. RIP"
Former WCW and WWE superstar Kevin Nash: "So happy I embraced Warrior with a hug when we saw each other backstage Saturday night. My heart goes out to his family. Always Believe."
WWE superstar Titus O'Neil: "Very disappointed 2hear of the passing of @WWE HOF #ultimatewarrior my Kids just met him this weekend&I enjoyed meeting his family. #Wow"
WWE superstar Rey Mysterio: "RIP Ultimate Warrior, may God give his family the strength to overcome this tragedy!! Rey619"
WWE superstar Epico: "Met Ultimate Warrior Saturday, now he's gone. Life is crazy. Happy I met one of my childhood heroes, even if it was for a moment #RIPWarrior"
WWE diva Natalya Nattie Neidhart: "Thoughts and prayers go out to Warrior and his family. Incredibly sad to hear this news."
WWE superstar Cody Rhodes: "I am privileged to have spent some time with Warrior on Sunday and shake his hand. Rest in peace."
WWE superstar Seth Rollins of The Shield: "I just don't know what to say....Warrior was a huge part of why I fell in love with pro wrestling...Life is too damn short."
WWE superstar Curtis Axel: "Shocked and very saddened to hear about Ultimate Warrior passing. Prayers go out to his family! RIP. Loss for words..."
WWE superstar Xavier Woods: "Can't believe the news about @UltimateWarrior this is unreal."
WWE superstar Curt Hawkins: "Blown away by the news of Warrior's passing. My generation grew up on him & his career has a sentimental element that affected all of us."
WWE superstar and commentator Jason Albert, aka A-Train and Tensai: "Glad I was able to shake the man's hand and speak for a moment. My thoughts and prayers to your wife and two daughters.RIP #UltimateWarrior"
WWE superstar Zack Ryder: "I'm in shock. The Ultimate Warrior has passed away. I just met him yesterday. RIP. I'll always believe!!!"
WWE diva Emma: "So shocked and saddened by the news of the ultimate warrior passing! #RIP #UltimateWarrior"
WWE superstar Darren Young: "Having his daughters walk him out during the #HOF was beautiful. All I can think about is his family. #Warrior"
WWE superstar Yoshi Tatsu: "I'm really shocked and saddened to hear the passing of one of the my heros Ultimate Warrior ... Rest in peace Ultimate Warrior"
WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts: "was on top of the world last night from announcing him to the ring on RAW. Very sad tonight
#RIPUltimateWarrior pic.twitter.com/aeiMCFVMn4"
"He was the 1st superstar I met as a kid/got me hooked on WWE. Proudly wore his jacket my entire childhood. RIP Warrior http://instagram.com/p/mjiWP3scG6/"
WWE referee Jason Ayers: "Absolutely shocked at the sudden passing of @UltimateWarrior - a true legend of our industry. Rest in peace, Warrior."
WWE Director-Live Events Marketing John Porco: "I can't believe I am writing this after such a great weekend with one of my childhood heroes. RIP… http://instagram.com/p/mjl5GFFTOE/"
WWE SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero: "I'm saddened by the news of @UltimateWarrior...it was a pleasure meeting you. Prayers are being said for family"
WWE NXT superstar Corey Graves: "When I was in first grade, I was Ultimate Warrior for Halloween. I just watched his HOF speech two hours ago. I don't even have words."
WWE NXT superstar Scott Dawson: "My very first Hasbro action figure was the 'Gorilla Press' Ultimate Warrior. Sincere thoughts & prayers to his family
WWE NXT superstar Brian Reed: "I can see the #UltimateWarrior running down the ramp into Heaven right now. I'm sure he's at peace."
WWE NXT diva Bayley: "This is crazy. We just saw him. My prayers go out to the family of @UltimateWarrior."
TNA wrestler Austin Aries: "I am in disbelief...there are no words. Prayers to his family and friends. #RIPUltimateWarrior"
TNA wrestler Jessie Gooderz of the BroMans: "My deepest heartfelt condolences go out to the family of The Ultimate Warrior. He was 1 of my childhood heroes. I'm in shock. Rest in Peace."
Former WWE superstar Domino (Cliff Compton): "Another one gone to soon. RIP Warrior. pic.twitter.com/FE5yytvI5V"
Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas: "Shocked & saddened by the news the Ultimate Warrior has passed away. Sincere & deepest sympathy to his family! RIP"
Former TNA and WWE superstar Elijah Burke: "Alas, he did it his way: He made peace, returned, headlined, became enshrined, then ascended to the heavens & beyond~PHS #RIPUltimateWarrior"
Double J: "RIP Ultimate Warrior. I'm shaken in so many ways. Can't believe this."
Trademark629: "Inducted into the Hall of Fame, got a segment on Raw, got to see the fans and made his peace with WWE. No better way to go."
Writer John Squires: "So glad that Warrior got to make amends, get into the Hall of Fame and return to WWE before he passed away. That's a beautiful thing."
Podcaster Jason Solomon: "Happy I was there to see his final appearances. I did meet Warrior many years ago and he was nice to me.
# RIPWarrior pic.twitter.com/H5YIKbYcy0"
Wrestling Writer Scott Fishman, who covered the WWE Hall of Fame, WrestleMania 30 and Raw: "I can't believe 24 hours ago the Ultimate Warrior was on #Raw. Was such a special moment. Tragedy. #WWE #RIPWARRIOR pic.twitter.com/zXftbAeNAD
"At least Ultimate Warrior had his #WWE Hall of Fame moment with his family +got to make peace with Vince McMahon+the company. #RIPWarrior"
Bill Apter, the Dean of wrestling writers/photographers: "Some final Ultimate Warrior thoughts for now ... http://youtu.be/vhTED-mPjD8"


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This is completely confidential, isn't it? [Sigh, rustling of paper, tapping of keyboard]. Look. All I can reveal is that I am sometimes found on one of the upper stories of the library building. Will that do?
[Clearly the interview was not off to a good start.]
[Clearly the interview was not off to a good start.]
Current gig:
[Yes, OK we'll leave that one. Suffice it to say that the respondent is a Very Significant Librarian.]
[Yes, OK we'll leave that one. Suffice it to say that the respondent is a Very Significant Librarian.]
I thought this "How iWork" thing you referred to was something to do with Apple. Isn't it?
Yes, next question : Current mobile device:
Whatever is the latest on the market of course. And obtainable on expenses.
Current computer:
One with six password controls, a Chimera firewall (that's a real Chimera of course) and sets to auto-correct "friend" to "fiend". It is also programmed to remove all sentences including the word "disagreed" from the minutes of meetings.
One word that best describes how you work:
What apps/software/tools can't you live without?
Ah! This is better. iSawU! It's an app I designed myself. It uses a heat sensor, and once it detects someone approaching in an enraged state it creates a forcefield which renders my office door invisible. Android and Apple have it.
What's your workspace like?
It has a truly inspirational view from the windows. All my staff, readers and suppliers appear no bigger than an ant. I find this very soothing, it is so important to have a sense of proportion, isn't it? Mmm. Oh the other useful thing is that I can see my own image reflected in the glass.
What's your best time-saving trick?
Don't waste if on people. They never appreciate what you do for them.
What's your favorite to-do list manager?
She's an angel and I adore her. This is quite an old photo of her, but she still has the same old typewriter. We all have to make sacrifices in these cost-conscious days.
She's very good at messing up appointments and inviting people to come for meetings on the wrong day. As she is so nice, everyone forgives her, you know, she is just doing her best and it's very good of her to go on working here so many years after her retirement date and so on.... By the time the next meeting comes round the decisions have already been made.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can't you live without?
The one that records all the conversations in the Gents.
What everyday thing are you better at than anyone else?
What are you currently reading?
Well I recently dipped into Roberts - Leadership secrets of Atilla the Hun but actually I thought it was a bit tame.
What do you listen to while you work?
The conversations in the Gents.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
I have no idea. I don't ask myself questions like that.
What's your sleep routine like?Oh I sleep like a top. Once I have lined up the little dolls by my bed and tucked them in.
Fill in the blank: I'd love to see ______ answer these same questions.
I'm not interested in other people's opinions.
What's the best advice you've ever received?
However many people's careers you throttle, your successor is always out there. That keeps me on my toes.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?Yes, the bill for my time. Here you are.
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Had Asrialol move this from the Hunter forum to Raids & Dungeons. Thanks
The text here was supposed to be the Youtube description, but it was too long, so I post it in this thread instead. Keep this is mind if you decide to read the wall of text
I spent nearly two days of doing nothing but Algalon attempts and restocking on consumables, other than sleep, food and hygiene obviously. The Living Constellations behave in a pretty weird manner; sometimes they fly away and despawn randomly, and other times they don't. Sometimes you can despawn them with feign (usually if you feign immediately), other times they just go to the pet and keep nuking you with arcane barrages. The fight is incredibly hard because pet takes insane damage and cooldowns need to be used sparingly, while still enough to keep the pet alive, and intentional overaggroing is actually a must to keep a pet with fresh cooldowns ready for phase 2. On my 7% wipe about a day ago I only had three turtles on me, and pet died about 20 seconds before enrage (I died 13 seconds to enrage), but it didn't have Last Stand because I had used it earlier. I also tweaked my pet spec a little to not have Guard Dog, Taunt and Thunderstump, but instead have Silverback, Boar's Speed and one point in Culling the Herd. I tried macroing Growl into every shot because it doesn't automatically cast every time it gets off cooldown, but that made the pet attack Algalon, which was NOT desirable when trying to place the pet somewhere to kite Algalon or to place him properly for next Dismiss.
I think Hunters are the only class that can solo Algalon because of his Phase Punch mechanic. At five stacks a player will be put in the Black Hole phase, and with no player in the normal realm, Algalon casts Ascend to the Heavens, which kills you (unless you're a DK I guess) and resets the fight. Pets, however, doesn't go in that phase without their master, they just get the Black Hole dot that you get for being in there once Phase Punch reaches five stacks. For this reason I sometimes had to wait between wipes to summon each pet and make sure it had no stacks of Phase Punch (45 second duration), and also to check on Last Stand cooldowns for each pet, so I knew which pet to start with. (I actually fail this in the kill video... I first summon the wrong turtle and have to dismiss, costing time on my Call of the Wild buff.)
On this kill my average item level was 400.1 (according to Altoholic). One of my rings was pvp though, and since resilience can't be reforged, an entire green stat was wasted. So let's just say I was below 400 ilvl, ok?
I start the actual fight by putting up Hunter's Mark, buffing with cat (I buffed with wolf and cat back when I used 3 turtles), switching to a turtle, putting up MD while placing the turtle, then prepot Potion of the Tol'vir and do Aimed Shot + Chimera Shot. The threat from the MD isn't lost until after the standard 30 seconds, even though Algalon becomes untargetable for a while. I then cancel the MD buff to recast it, put up Mend Pet and try to get it on 6 ticks with my global finishing just as Algalon becomes targetable again, and then I pop Rapid Fire and Synapse Springs (engineer glove tinker). I save Readiness for later. Since the enrage is 6 minutes there is no way you can get 3 sets of cooldowns, so it's better to save Readiness for later (although it should be used before 2 minutes into the fight to allow Rapid Fire to be ready again for phase 2, and before second Readiness).
The first pet begins tanking and I pop Cower to reduce damage, followed by a Shell Shield. I try to leave a gap with no cooldown up and use them around 100k hp on the pet, but it's something that comes with practice. Usually when Shell Shield is up is when the first overaggro happens; when it does, I place the pet with a Move To, so it stays at max range from me while I run from Algalon and Feign Death. Before running, a fresh Mend Pet is applied. Casting an instant and immediately feigning makes feign "bug" so it gets on cooldown without actually working, so I wait like 0.5 seconds before feigning to be sure that doesn't happen. I run behind Algalon to get in pet range ASAP to refresh Mend Pet before it expires.
At this point, a few things can happen. It should be about 10 seconds until the first pack of three Living Constellations spawn. If I do nothing, pet dies, so I either switch pet or use Last Stand, as that is the only available survivability cooldown on the pet. It's a very good idea to switch pet here if possible, but the problem is Feign Death cooldown (it's on cooldown from the intentional overaggro). Ideally you want to somehow keep the pet alive until Feign is ready again, but otherwise I'm forced to use Readiness to be able to FD again. If I'm able to dismiss, summon and have FD ready in time, I do that, and then immediately get back up, Readiness, make sure Constellations have spawned and Feign again. Hopefully they will go away; otherwise, it's unlucky, but not necessarily over. Since there are no black holes yet when the first constellations spawn, I can't despawn them the real way (they despawn along with a black hole when they're dragged into each other); this is why despawning the first set of constellations is very important.
The other way is to just use the Last Stand on the first pet and wait with the dismiss. Then I feign once the Constellations spawn and switch pet afterwards by using Readiness for the Feign. Only ONCE did I manage to somehow keep my first pet up all the way until the first Big Bang, and in other trys afterwards where I did a better job kiting Algalon, I couldn't do it again, so it's not a tactic that I used a lot.
Once Readiness has been popped, Rapid Fire should be used rather soon thereafter. It needs to be ready again for phase 2. If possible it's best to stack it with a proc, or just any time I could have 15 seconds of pure nuking.
On Big Bang I just Intervene. No Cosmic Smash can happen during Big Bang so the only thing to worry about is if there are Constellations up, as they can and will remove the Intervene buff with an Arcane Barrage. If they are up, Intervene needs to be cast at the last possible moment to minimize the chance of losing the buff to a 4k damage spell, rather than an 80k. After the Big Bang, pet switching happens as normal when it runs out of cooldowns or just before Last Stand expires (since the bonus health is lost). Of course, if the pet had 150k it can be delayed a few more seconds.
After a while the Collapsing Stars will go to 0 health and explode, and for this I Deterrence for the 30% less damage taken. If for some reason Algalon is close, Raptor Strike can be used, but ONLY if below 110% threat. 110% threat is melee overaggro, 130% is ranged overaggro. This information is very important. I Survive the explosions and keep an eye on pet health / cds, and the next constellations should appear. If I decide my pet can survive another 25 seconds, I feign the constellations. Otherwise I use the black holes to despawn them.
At just over 20%, I switch to my last turtle, which has Last Stand ready. On the kill I actually didn't switch because the one I had out when the third Big Bang was cast only had Cower on cooldown, at it would be ready again in time. I Pop Rapid Fire, Potion of the Tol'vir, Readiness and go absolutely crazy. The 4 black holes spawn in a square shape in the middle, so I make sure I'm not standing where they can spawn (going in a black hole is instawipe). In phase 2, adds come out of those 4 black holes. I just tank the damage from these adds if I get to phase 2 with high health, which was the cast on the kill. The bad part is that they push back steady and aimed shot casts, but apparently Feign despawns them if they haven't been touched by the pet. I didn't actually know this and was surprised when the first phase-two-adds despawned.
The reason for saving dps cooldowns for this moment is because of those adds, the last think I'd want is for them to overwhelm me. The last pet is kept alive as long as possible and followed by mad kiting with Nitro Boosts if he isn't dead yet. I don't know if pet switching is possible here, but the adds would make things difficult, as well as the enrage timer. Since I only managed to get to phase 2 a total of 5-7 times, I never really had a chance to try it, but had to go with what I thought would be the best thing to do.
I hope I remembered everything, I accidentally lost all the text I had written about the strategy so I had to write it all again. Thanks for watching the video and reading the description, and good luck if you should ever attempt to solo this boss.


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This weekend is sewing weekend. From friday till sunday we will gather with 17 people in a farm where we can eat, sleep and of course sew. Although I have some projects which aren't finished yet, I want to create some other things. I thought it might be handy to avoid switching threads all the time in the sewing machine and serger and stay instead with the same color. The last days I have been searching for new projects, preparing the patterns and cutting the fabric. I already planned to make the Marion 1972 Dress. But I want to bring more. Probably I won't finish everything, but this way I can switch between projects if I feel like.
Other Projects
A while ago I made a blouse. After this project I concluded that I want to use this pattern again but with some alterations. The original pattern is from recent sewing magazine called Knipmode and has a really modern look. The blouse turned out really good and inspired me to use the pattern again for more, but different kinds of blouses.
For inspiration I looked up the internet and my own patterns. I want to make a 40s inspired blouse and a 50s inspired one.
I came up with three drawings. The first blouse is a 50s inspired blouse with a bow and puffed sleeves. The second one is 40s inspired with sleeves taken from the 70s dress. The third one is 40s inspired. The sleeves has cuffs and on the left front pannel a breast pocket. On the picture the end is pointed, but at the patterns I looked a the bottom of the pocket is square. Are there 40s blouses with pockets like I have drawn?
Otherwise I will change it to a square pocket to be more accurate.
Changing the patterns
To change the patterns I used two books. The famous, Pattermaking for fashion desing written by Helen Joseph Armstrong. Besides this book I used Designing patterns written by Hilary Campbell. I love the first book, it's so comprehenive. But the second one is good for quick look ups and has in some cases easier methods to change a pattern.
For blouse 1 I picked a slightly transparent tulip fabric. The flower fabric goes with blouse 2 and the red and white fabric will be used for the third blouse.


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JR: Residents Appreciative of Students' Helpby Frank Phillips, Journal Review • June 18, 2008 Share:
MARTINSVILLE — Wabash College students brought flood relief to a mobile home park Monday, and they brought something else.
Thirty Wabash College students and their sponsors spent the day cleaning yards and helping residents carry heavy, water-soaked objects out of homes that had been flooded. Thirteen of the young men were part of the eight-week Present Indiana summer internship program. The rest just volunteered.
Twyla Taylor watched as the students carried a sofa and a bed out of her mobile home, which was destroyed by three feet of water. She had no place to live and yet she was brought to tears by the students' act of kindness.
"It's a miracle for me," she said, crying. "I thought I'd have to do it myself. What a blessing."
Taylor's family is staying with a relative until they can find a new home. Many others were facing similar situations.
Trip sponsor Howard Hewitt warned students what they would find. "People have suffered loss you can't imagine," he said. "And virtually none of them have flood insurance."
It was shocking to some of the students. Others had seen similar situations.
Bedford's John McGaughey spent his spring break in another flood-ravaged town — New Orleans. He wanted to help in Martinsville because he was touched by the suffering in New Orleans. "We were just there this spring and it looked like the hurricane had hit three days earlier," he told fellow students in the van that transported them to Martinsville.
Another Wabash student, Kunga Choden, hails from Tibet. He grew up in India after his family was forced to flee from Tibet due to political pressure. As a boy, he came to love the caves in India and he learned that man's presence can destroy a cave's ecosystem. On Tuesday, he had a lesson in what Mother Nature can do. "People need help," Choden said about the trip to Martinsville.
Another international student, Lijie "Jackson" Ding, is a freshman at Wabash. He came to the United States in January. When asked about the earthquakes that rocked his native China, Ding said, "I am feeling sorry I can't go back home to help, but people need help here in the United States, too. It's kind of global. It doesn't matter where I help."
Certainly, residents of Martinsville needed help. "It is terrible to see some houses," said Neil Burk. "I'm glad to help. Everyone needs help some time."
Burk said Tuesday's effort was a moving experience. "It's going to be tough to sleep, knowing some people here don't have a bed," he said. "It puts things into perspective and tells me not to take anything for granted."
Residents shared their stories freely with the students. Patty Blanford was cleaning up flood damage while her family vacations in the Bahamas.
"I could have gone, but I stayed here," she said. Her sister, Susie Blanford, is a store manager in Crawfordsville. Susie had paid for the tickets before the rains came and would have lost thousands of dollars if the tickets weren't used.
"Our mom really needed this vacation," Blanford said.
The Wabash students carried a cabinet filled with old vinyl records out of Blanford's trailer. Her aunt and uncle, Donna and Jerry Cloud, spent more than 45 years picking out the records. Jerry died Dec. 27 and Donna gave the records to Blanford for safe keeping. They were all ruined by flood waters.
All the items set out on the curb will be picked up, free of charge, courtesy of Morgan County Emergency Management and the City of Martinsville.
About 100 volunteers had come to Martinsville to help the flood victims prior to Monday. The Wabash students added to that number.
Another story came from Bill and Patsy McFarland. They heard their recycle bins rattling around in their shed when the rain started. In less than eight minutes, water had risen a foot in their yard.
"I asked Bill if we should leave and he said 'Yes,' " Patsy said. The impact really didn't hit them until they arrived at their daughter's home in Greenwood. "Our son, Mark, called and said his friend saw our home on TV and water was up to the windows," Patsy said. "That's when I cried."
Water didn't enter their home, but it damaged everything under the floor — air ducts, insulation and heating tape. Repairs to their home will cost $7,000 and, like everyone in the area, they have no flood insurance.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency representative looked things over and promised to get back to them within a week. If FEMA doesn't pay for the damage, the McFarlands will have to get a loan and pay for it themselves.
Everyone expressed appreciation to the Wabash students. What did the students' help mean? "It's wonderful," Patsy McFarland said. "It makes you believe there are still good people in the world. Sometimes you wonder."
Blanford caught up with the students eating lunch that was provided by the college. In the afternoon, she made good on a promise to buy cookies for them.
While some students put rakes and other tools away at the end of the day, Sharon Frentz walked to the group and insisted on hugging every one, sponsors included.
"You all deserve a hug for coming to help us," she said.
The guys were repaid in one more way. The Salvation Army insisted on fixing supper for them when they turned in their volunteer badges at the Morgan County fairgrounds.
Before the guys departed Monday morning, Wabash President Pat White knew what the guys would find. "It's not too great a word to say, 'disaster,' " White told them. "Go, work hard, but care hard, as I know you will. Thank you for doing this."
All of the students would find their experience sobering by the time they returned to the Wabash Chapel.


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With rumors of iPhone 5 potentially adding a third US carrier, would you rather that carrier be T-Mobile or Sprint?
T-Mobile is GSM like AT&T but would require different, AWS bands for 3G. They also offer "4G" over HSPA+, which iPhone 5 just might support. However, AT&T is trying to buy them, so they might get the iPhone that way sooner or later. Sprint is CDMA like Verizon but would need access to their network. They also offer "4G" over Wimax, which Apple will probably never support because LTE will be a much bigger, more global technology. (See our wireless networking glossary for what all those letters mean.)
If you could have only one for iPhone 5, T-Mobile or Sprint, which would it be?