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New Intel Xorg Driver Released
I wish there was an updated package available for hardy. You can probably use the intrepid package again, though. It has version number 2.3.2. Then you can leave the EXA acceleration enabled without the related problems with e.g. Opera.
Fix for Memory Leak in Ubuntu's NetworkManager
The nasty memory leak in NetworkManager, existing since gutsy times I believe, is finally fixed in the intrepid packages. The bug fixed version 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 is not yet uploaded it seems, but should appear at the intrepid packages link soon.
Correction: The packages seem to be uploaded, but not shown on the linked webpage yet. So just replace ubuntu6 with ubuntu7 and can download it right now.
Second update: The fixed version is no longer available for download from official servers. The file names were network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_i386.deb and network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb.
I found the files at http://ubuntu.interlegis.gov.br/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/.
Just download them and then install them with e.g.
sudo dpkg -i network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_i386.deb
That fixed the problem just fine for me.
Read Copy Update Preemption
b43 broadcom wireless driver
I really wish the b43 driver would work better... I keep losing the connection after a certain time. It is much better in 18.104.22.168 than in 220.127.116.11, but it's still disappointing to keep having to remove and reinsert the module to stay online. I'm really disappointed in Broadcom. The intel wireless drivers are a lot more reliable and obviously broadcom could do much more to ensure its hardware works well in Linux. The b43 team still does a great job at the open source driver for the seemingly pretty limited hardware. Still I guess if you want good Linux support, avoid Broadcom, prefer Intel or other Linux-friendly hardware manufaturers.
Better Process Monitoring with htop
Locking your Screen with dbus from the command line in Gnome, KDE4 and others.
--print-reply /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
This will work with KDE4 and should as well work with newer Gnome versions. Tested with KDE 4.1 beta1. It needs the display variable to be set and be run as the appropriate user.
e.g. su $user -c "DISPLAY=:0 dbus-send... "
In Ubuntu 8.04 you can change your /etc/acpi/resume.d/90-xscreensaver.sh to lock the screen on resume like this:
# now, we should poke xscreensaver so you get a dialog
#if pidof xscreensaver > /dev/null; then
for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
displaynum=`echo $x | sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
su $user -c "(xscreensaver-command -deactivate)"
su $user -c "dbus-send --session --dest=org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver \
--type=method_call --print-reply /ScreenSaver \
bios upgrade leads to resume problems
Finding dbus targets made easy
I have been looking for a tool to display dbus targets for a while...
It's called qdbusviewer and comes with the package qt4-dev-tools. I found it in this howto save your current session in kde4.
How to Help with Linux Kernel Development
Nothing special is needed - just install it on as many machines as you dare and use them in your normal day-to-day activities.
If you do hit a bug (and you will) then please be persistent in getting us to fix it. Don't let us release a kernel with your bug in it! Shout at us if that's what it takes. Just don't let us break your machines.
Our testers are our greatest resource - the whole kernel project would grind to a complete halt without them. I profusely thank them at every opportunity I get :)"
(Andrew Morton, from the LinuxWorld interview. )
I recommend using the release candidates(-rcX), you can get them at www.kernel.org and report bugs at bugzilla.kernel.org. The nice thing is that this way you can make sure the next kernel will work on your system before it's even out. And you're usually not the only person who would suffer from these bugs of course.
Opera Speed running under Windows and Linux
I've installed Opera 9.5. It's really nice and I'm actually writing this entry with it right now. But then because of unfortunate resume problems after a BIOS upgrade with my Acer notebook, I've installed and tried the new version in Windows as well.
And frankly, I was amazed. The websites loaded so quickly it seemed they were just there immediately. Awesome work, Opera. But then I started wondering:
Why is Opera so much faster under Windows?
Compare Dmesg Output between boots
First remove the timing information from the dmesg with a sed Regular expression:
cat dmesg.txt| sed -r s/'\[[ ]*[0-9]+[.][0-9]+\]'//g > dmesg-clean.txt
Of course you can skip this step if you care about the timing information.
Then compare two kernel boot dmesgs.
diff -y --left-column dmesg1.txt dmesg2.txt | less
And as a script:
# published under GPL v. 3.0
# (c) 2008 linux-tipps.blogspot.com
cat "$1" | sed -r s/'\[[ ]*[0-9]+[.][0-9]+\]'//g > DMESGCOMPARE-${1}.txt
cat "$2" | sed -r s/'\[[ ]*[0-9]+[.][0-9]+\]'//g > DMESGCOMPARE-${2}.txt
diff -y --left-column DMESGCOMPARE-${1}.txt DMESGCOMPARE-${2}.txt | less
rm DMESGCOMPARE-${1}.txt DMESGCOMPARE-${2}.txt
Linux ACPI Issues
- hpet=disable
- nohz=off
- acpi=noirq
- acpi=ht
- pci=noacpi
- pnpacpi=off
- noapic
- nolapic
- acpi=off
- disable_8254_timer
- acpi_os_name="Microsoft Windows" # Linux claims to be Win 98
- combined_mode=libata # helped me with standby resume problems in Ubuntu
Optimize PNGs
OptiPNG is a cool little program to optimize png graphics in size. You can further optimize the size with advpng from the package advancecomp.
- optipng -q -o5 scummvm00000.bmp
- advpng -z -4 scummvm00000.png
901k bmp -> 40k png -> 36k png. Lossless.
And a script:
echo "ShrinkBMP v. 0.2 (c) 2008, published under GPL 3.0."
for i in $*; do
echo compressing $i...
optipng -q -o5 "$i"
PNG="`echo $i | sed s/bmp/png/ `"
advpng -z -4 "$PNG"
ls -l $i $PNG
echo ...done.
echo All done: $*
KDE4 Kwin Desktop Effects Howto
If you wonder, just as I just did, what the different options in the Advanced section of System Settings: Desktop: Desktop Effects: Advanced Options in KDE4 means, here is the answer:
- OpenGL is the fastest solution as it uses your graphics card's 3d acceleration for rendering.
- Texture from Pixmap is the fastest option, as it stores the texture directly in the graphics card's memory, which is usually faster than the system ram.
- Shared Memory stores the textures in X's shared memory, which resides in the system RAM and is usually much slower than the graphics card's memory.
- Fallback tries Texture from Pixmap first and Shared Memory if that does not work.
- XRender is less fast as it only uses 2d acceleration but much more compatible and works with older graphics cards as well.
The other options:
- Direct rendering passes the commands directly to the graphics card and bypasses the X server. This is much faster as it the commands have to be copied less, but can be more instable and less compatible.
- VSync stands for vertical synchrosation and ensures that the pictures are drawn in sync to the vertical display updates. This can be more soothing to the eyes, but is a little slower and just drawing the frames any time the graphics card is ready to do so.
Opera+Intel X Shared Memory Problem Fixed
It turns out it is an issue in the X driver. Thanks to develcuy for the fix! You simply change the accelaration mode from EXA to XAA in the xorg.conf file:
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
you insert in
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Option "AccelMethod" "XAA" # not EXA
It's also supposed to help with some memory issues. I will see if that maybe fixes my problems with plasma x shared pixmap cache I just posted about earlier. Even though its the older one of the two x acceleration infrastructures, the intel driver's support of it seems much more stable and fast.
It turns out there is a better fix for this issue, just upgrade to the newest driver package.
The new driver package does not always fix the issue. I hope that these fixes will not be required for Kubuntu 8.10.
Plasma SHM Memory Leak + plasma Tip, kquitapp
It seems plasma leaks into x shared memory. This would explain why I had such a high value xrestop. After I restarted X it was down to only around 6 MB. It's funny but I don't even really notice these things anymore now that I have 2 GB RAM.
I wonder how many memory won't get noticed because developers have "too much" RAM in their developing systems...
By the way, if plasma constantly crashes for you and your settings get lost, you can just quit it with "kquitapp plasma", this saves its settings and then quits plasma.
Update: I've found a bug report on bugs.kde.org and it seems to be already fixed in SVN trunk.
Xorg growing bigger and bigger?
If you find out that Xorg grows bigger and bigger with time, chances are high that this is not actually Xorg, but a program that uses its pixmap cache.
xrestop will tell you just that. It lists the applications by how much pixmap cache they use. Mine starts with "" using about 226 MB(!), looking up the process id shows that "" stands for plasma! (Nice try at hiding, budddy!)
Ubuntu Remix
KDE4 Eye Candy
To use the KDE4 eye candy, you don't have to do much. You can activate the effects under System Settings and Desktop. Then you go to All effects and activate cover switch. I really like how it displays the windows while flipping through them with alt-tab.
You can also let it snow on your desktop, show stars around the mouse cursor, etc. And with a simple click you can add one of the high (and probably quickly increasing) number of kde4 plasma widgets, also known as plasmoids.
Plasma Development Resources
Thanks to some nice KDE developers I now have some more plasma development resources:
The panel-devel mailing list and irc: #plasma on IRC (irc.freenode.org).
KDE Bugsquat
Tracing System Calls
If you want to know what exactly a program is doing, e.g. to find out why it's using 50% cpu right now, you can use the strace command:
strace -r -fF -T -p `pidof someprogram`
As always, you can find out more about the usage with man strace. It often does not respond to Ctrl-C in my experience, which is why I often kill it. killall -QUIT strace
And it also often forgets to restart the program it traced, so try a killall -CONT someprogram.
Phoronix Compile Benchmarks
- Processor: Intel Celeron M 530 @ 1.72GHz (Total Cores: 1) "2008..."
- Processor: Intel Celeron 2.60GHz @ 2.62GHz (Total Cores: 1) "compilation"
- Processor: AMD Phenom 9850 @ 2.50GHz (Total Cores: 4) "0001"
- Processor: Intel Core 2 T7200 @ 2.00GHz (Total Cores: 2) "comp"
[fix] High Wakeups draining battery power with KDE 4.1 beta 1
There is some issue related to knotify4, which causes around 100 wakes / second to show up in powertop. It looks like there have already been issues with KDE 4.0.x and there has been improvements since. But it's still too much for notebook use.
The suggested fix is to turn off the notifications, which did not work for me, though. What worked for me was a good old killall knotify4. ;)
Better Bug Reports in English
If you get an error in a program and you want to report the exact error, but in English, this short line helps a lot
LANG= apt-get install xxx
KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Update
I just finished the very basic work of my first very own plasmoid. It's pretty fun and very low on resources.
KDE4 still crashes a lot. Ktorrent crashed while exiting, When the main panel is removed, there is a crash. And when you put the panel back it doesn't stay there. It crashes every time on logout then as well.
But it's really pretty. Finally 3d-cards get some good use! :) And I really like the themes. How automatic and smooth everything runs and looks. It feels totally different to use it. Different than anything I've tried before.
It almost like my keyboard feels softer. That's just how smooth it looks.
I hope that it will stabilize well during the beta testing. And no matter how long it takes, one thing is clear for me:
KDE 4 will be an amazing desktop environment. It will go further than any other desktop environment before it.
It is crossing the borders of not only architectures, but also programming and scripting languages and even operating systems.
Detect and Counter ARP Poisoning under Windows and Linux
It is nowadays simply too easy to manipulate network traffic. There is for example a Chinese Software called Netsense, which makes it so easy, smooth and effortless, the people using it really might not even know it's using illegal techniques. I don't have any idea, though because I don't know what the manual or description says -> I don't speak Chinese.
ARP is the address resolution protocol. It resolves a computer's IP address to a computer's hardware MAC address. ARP poisoning means that one computer(A) claims to be the owner of the IP address of another computer(B). Computer(A) then gets all network traffic destined for that computer(B). This would mean that the computer(B) the network traffic is actually destined to would not get it anymore. Therefore the spying host(A) is usually configured to forward the packages to the actual host(B) after inspecting them.Now let's see what you can do against ARP Poisoning under Linux.
First let's find out, what's going on. For that purpose wireshark is very helpful. Wireshark displays all network traffic on your interface. For our purposes we do not need to use the promiscuos mode, as we only have to see the packages directed at our machine. If you want to watch for other machines being poisoned you need to activate the promiscous mode. Usually activating it shouldn't hurt, so let's activate it.
What you will see characteristically is that (1) one hosts keeps announcing its MAC address via ARP without any other hosts actually having asked for it beforehands. Wireshark may detect a duplicate use of IP addresses (3). And the normal ARP resolutions process(2) of a host asking for the IP address and then gettings its answer usually does not happen anymore for that particular address. (1) is called IP spoofing, as a host claims to have an IP address which it actually does not.
Let's see what we can do about it. There are two things you can do. The easy one, which works under Windows as well, is to set the MAC address manually, called static mac assignment. Type in run, or in a console:
arp -s 192.168.0.1 00-12-34-56-78-90You should replace 192.168.0.1 with the ip address of the host that is constantly shown in (1) and the mac address behind it with the real mac address of that host, which you can either look up manually or if you're lucky, see as in (2), e.g. when the ARP poisoning is not active at the moment.
Under Linux you can often chose a more flexible approach and simply ban the host that is poisoning your machine. Now don't even try using the normal iptables against it, in my tests it had absolutely no effect. But there is a version of it called arptables, which can help you.
sudo arptables -A INPUT -m mac --source-mac ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa -j DROPWhile ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa should be replaced with the mac address of the host that can bee seen as sources mac address in (1). Now the host should not be able to poison your arp table (or communicate with you) anymore at all. Of course you can also just manually set the IP address just as under windows above
sudo arp -s 192.168.0.1 00-12-34-56-78-90This will still allow the host to communiate with you.
To check what hosts and what mac address are in the arp table simply use
sudo arp
Remember that while the ARP poisoning is active and working, the hosts poisoning your arp table can usually see all your network traffic. This means the host can log and save everything in your network traffic, such as your passwords, emails, instant messages and everything that is not or poorly unencrypted, even some poorly configured online banking pages. It will most probably also have an impact on the connection speed, especially if you're using a wireless network with a bad reception.
I hope it helped. Any questions or remarks in the comments are welcome.
KDE 4.1 Beta 1
You see the desktops with some widgets: Notes, Dictionary, Slideshow, Fuzzy Clock(pretty cool), Logout&Lock, Trash Can.
Here is a list of bugs I have found so far:
- knotify4 causes a very high wakeup rate (>100/sec) in powertop
- many screensavers don't seem to show up, esp. kde3 ones
- the display settings change the display, but don't change the settings of guidance-displayconfig, which is called at/etc/X11/Xsession.d/40guidance-displayconfig_restore
- when the display resolution is changed, the panel at the bottom does not change until explicitly reset, not even after logout and login
- it often gets stuck during logout and has to be killed with ctrl-alt-backspace
- when the panel is quit, plasma segfault "plasma[6449]: segfault at 7f28000dc947 ip 7f28000dc947 sp 7fff8b103e28 error 14 in libnss_nis-2.7.so[7f2870885000+a000]"
- when you place the "minimize-all" widget in the panel, plasma reproducibly starts using 50% cpu for me.
Get it here: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members-kde4/+archive or from your friendly Linux Distributor. :)
Check it your ISP throttles P2P traffic
Researchers at the German Max Planck Institute for Software Systems put together a website that
- tells you which ISPs are throttling
- has a test for ISP bittorrent throttling
- and gives other people's bittorrent throttling test results with ISPs.
Protect Files
If you want to make sure a file or directory structure can not be modified by anyone, this command helps:
sudo chattr +i


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Sunheat TW-2000 1500 Watt Infrared Heater & Electric Fireplace
- 3D realistic flame technology is adjustable
- All wood mantel construction
- Produces up to 1500 watts of power
- Reviews
- Description
- Specifications
- Benefits
Color may differ from image shown.
Sunheat TW-2000 1500 Watt Infrared Heater & Electric Fireplace provides reliable heat in an all wood exterior package.
Equipped with three 500-watt infrared tubes this unit outputs up to 1500 watts of heating power to ensure that you stay comfortable always.
Why settle for a simple box that outputs heat when you can have a glamorous box that simulates an actual fire? If a fireplace were to be made of wood, it would burn, not so with an electric unit!
This unit features convenient plug-and-play heating in that all it requires is electricity to operate. Heavy-duty casters are included for improved mobility and flexibility.
This unit is made from real wood, as far as the mantel is concerned, for genuine fit, finish and quality that is readily apparent to all who gaze upon your fixture.
Guaranteed Satisfaction.
- Up To 30 days to return your purchase
- Money back guaranteed
- Free return shipping
- No restocking fees
- Model: TW-2000
- Product Type: 1500 Watt Infrared Heater & Electric Fireplace
- Product Dimensions: L: 19.50" x W: 10.63" x H: 19.75"
- Product Weight: 33.00 lbs.
- Product Color: Cherry
- Application: For a regal fire experience from an electric heater.
- Warranty: 1-year
- Type: Fireplace Heater
- Fuel Type: Electric
- Fireplace Style: Mantel
- Remote Control: No
- Product Finish: Walnut
- Includes Firebox: No
- Automatic Shut-Off: No
- Requires Venting: No
- On/Off Heat: No
- Flame Intensity Control: No
- 3D realistic flame technology is adjustable
- All wood mantel construction
- Features two heat settings
- Heavy-duty casters included
- Produces up to 1500 watts of power
- Utilizes three 500-watt infrared tubes

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This time of year really gets me craving all those wonderful fall desserts like apple pie, apple crisp, caramel bars, and yes, pumpkin pie. Dairy Queen, of course always seems to get me with their pumpkin blizzards. Since they came out with the mini's they are the perfect little treat. I am a big fan of snack size anything. It gives me my little piece of heaven without all the guilt. That's where these little gems come in. Your own little pumpkin pie, without the crust that you can just pick up and eat. No mess and all goodness. Thanks Pinterest for another great recipe!
Mini Crustless Pumpkin Pies
1 15oz. can pumpkin pie filling, 1/2 C sugar, 1/4 C brown sugar, 2 LG. eggs, 1 tps. vanilla, 3/4 C evaporated milk, 2/3 C flour, 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp. baking soda.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cupcake tin. DON'T USE PAPER CUPCAKE LINERS OR YOU WILL HAVE A HECK OF TIME TRYING TO GET THESE OUT! They pop out really easy as long as you spray.
Mix pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk. Add flour, pumpkin, spice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to mixture. Fill each muffin cup almost 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and put in fridge to cool completely. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with more pumpkin pie spice. Make 18


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claire_stokoe needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 146 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Brief updated 10/08/08, AM
This contest is going to end soon.
The quality of the designs that have been submitted has (and continues to be,) on the whole, extremely high.
Thank you all for your hard work and patience during this process.
It is going to be very hard for us to decide on a winner - we will do it but it may take us the weekend to do it, which would mean that the winner would be announced on Monday morning (UK morning).
Why the delay? Well, we will need to get our focus groups back in and use their impressions to help us decide which design to go for. Although we have our personal favourites, it's not just about what we like, it's about what our clients will like, which design functions best as a logo and things like that.
We would ask you to be patient while we decide on a winner - there will be a winner and the winner will be paid, you can count on it!
Key Words/phrases:
Eco-friendly, Ethical, Celebrations, Baby Shower, Baby Gifts, Bespoke, Funky/Quirky
The initial idea was to incorporate a baby mink, and while we have had some excellent minks, and we have DEFINITELY NOT ruled out using a mink-logo, focus groups are telling us that many of the mink logos (not all) are perceived as looking like cats or other animals and that a logo that was conceptualised around a babyshower/babygift idea might work better.
In addition to capturing the babyshower/babygift element, the logo needs to be slick and say "cute" .. "progressive" & "eco".
The site will also have quite a bit of social media exposure so needs to be still slick as in branding but different also.
Please read the brief in full for further updated info + please look for extra info in general discussion (below designs)
***we also have a new contest on 99designs for babyshower stationary designs, where we will aim to choose at least one design and up to six! Any design that is selected for our card/invitations range will be awarded $180***
What we do (and therefore what logo needs to communicate)
Mink Baby is a site that will offer eco-friendly gifts and services aimed at people who want to celebrate pregnancy/birth of a new baby by buying presents for:
Mums-to-be, New Mums and new babies
(or mums-to-be / new mums who want to buy for themselves)
MinkBaby will also offer a range of eco-friendly services and products for the organisation and hosting of baby-related celebrations (initially baby showers but will also move to include Christenings, Naming Days, First Birthday parties etc.)
The first service that we are really going to emphasise as one of our offerings is a babyshower planning and hosting service, ethically sourced and tailored to all tastes and budgets. The babyshower market is growing but is also quite full, even so. We need to differentiate ourselves from the rest.
Bespoke is another key word, along side Celebration, Eco-friendly and Ethical. We will offer bespoke services and customers can order bespoke gift set combinations.
MinkBaby is going to be a truely ethical site (as close as) it will involve recycling, charity funding, supporting mothers and up holding eco ethics from its infancy onwards.
The Logo
We have NOT written off using a mink however in the interests of clarity we would like to see either a way of getting a mink that conveys an or all of the following: baby gifts, pregnancy gifts, baby parties, babyshower
using something that does not incorporate a mink but still fulfils the spirit of this brief.
If we can get an air of celebration, of new life into the brand, that would be great.
Also, because MinkBaby doesn't necessarily automatically communicate what we do, if there's anyway to get that into a logo (and there may not be) that would be good.
A Byline?
We are considering adding a byline that may feature as part of or along with the logo that could say something like:
"MinkBaby: Bespoke, Eco-Friendly Baby Gifts & Services"
"MinkBaby: Ethical, Eco-Friendly Baby Celebrations"
"MinkBaby: Ethical, Eco-Friendly Baby Gifts and Services Tailored to Your Taste and Budget."
(But obviously if we had a byline it would have to be MUCH better than that...maybe the byline could be another competition?)
Hopefully the logo will be so good we won't need one at all...
The colours I have been considering are light blues, browns, greens, yellows.. the type of natural colours you would expect from an eco-oriented site.
The wording needs to be readable, but funky.. following a sketchy style .. or interesting font, depending on how it fits with the image.
While we are looking for something that is potentially sketchy etc. (it doesn't have to be, we like slick too!) there is a fine line between sketchy in a funky, branded way and the kind of logo that might be designed for a church newsletter (if you know what I mean). We are trying to err on the side of funky brand, if you know what I mean.
We also need to make sure that this image can go on something as tiny as a Moo sticker or as large as a T Shirt or events banner and still be sharp enough to be instantly identifiable.
Keyword Summary:
- · I need a slick but illustrators style logo something like http://www.illustrationweb.com/illu…m=N&page=0
- · http://www.nigelsecostore.com/
- · i really like a tags - http://www.duchyoriginals.com/
- · kindof .. but not - http://www.ecostaurus.com/
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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November 20, 2012 13:30 ET
Selena Gomez gets mischievous on the streets of Los Angeles to launch her new fashion collaboration
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2012) -
Editors Note: A photo for this release will be available on the Canadian Press picture wire via Marketwire.
Los Angeles woke up to some colorful hijinks today with bright green paint, posters, and streamers spread across the city as actress, recording artist, and designer, Selena Gomez and a band of teens celebrated her new partnership with adidas NEO Label.
The mischievous and fun antics playfully announced that teen lifestyle brand, adidas NEO Label has appointed Selena Gomez as its new global style icon and guest designer through a three-year partnership until the end of 2015.
Selena will work with NEO to design and develop seasonal ranges that consumers and her fans will love, beginning Fall/Winter 2013. She will also be the face of four seasonal collections throughout the year and will appear in print, digital, retail, and outdoor campaigns to debut in February 2013. She will identify her favorite pieces, the first of many opportunities for Selena to communicate her personal style with fans.
Selena Gomez said adidas NEO Label is a new brand for teens and their looks are fun and easy to wear, making it a perfect brand for her lifestyle.
"It is a great partnership for me because NEO really cares about style and having fun with fashion and allowing you to be yourself. This is something that's always been important to me and is important to my fans, too: knowing they can express themselves through wearing whatever clothes they want and feel good about themselves.
"I am really enjoying being involved with the design process and NEO is letting me have fun with this. I get to wear the clothes first and have a voice and an opinion and I can't wait to see the results of our new collection. I'm excited that it also allows my fans to be involved and they can come with me on this journey," she said.
Hermann Deininger, Chief Marketing Officer adidas Brand, said the fundamental inspiration for adidas NEO Label is teenage culture - seeking excitement, adventure, and unexpected surprises.
"Selena showed how much these traits express her own playful and fun personality by 'high jinxing' Los Angeles. Teens everywhere admire her natural and enduring sense of fashion and style as well as her compelling charisma and warmth. We are thrilled to have Selena help us spread the spirit of adidas NEO Label worldwide and celebrate the power of self-expression through designing her own collections with us," he said.
Fans can watch Selena 'high jinxing' Los Angeles on www.facebook.com/adidasneolabel, together with the chance to enter a competition to meet Selena Gomez at a NEO fashion event in New York in February 2013. Fans will be asked to watch Selena's high-jinks film and answer five questions about it over two weeks for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip for themselves and a friend.
Visit www.adidas.com/com/neo to stay up to date on all things NEO, including the brand's fresh new looks and Selena Gomez's seasonal favorites beginning 2013.
Select footwear from the adidas NEO Label line will be available in Canada in the fall of 2013 at select stores and online.
***The adidas NEO Label is part of the adidas Sport Style sub brand based out of Corporate Headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. NEO brings the heritage of sport and translates that to fashion at an accessible price point for teen consumers. Our core target consumer is 14 - 19 years global teen. A teen who is finding their edge in the everyday and putting their mark on it.***
To view the photo associated with this press release, please visit the following link: http://www.marketwire.com/library/20121120-SG_NEO_4800.jpg.
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Actress and recording artist Selena Gomez checks out new designs from the adidas NEO Label line in Los Angeles recently. Gomez is the brand's newly appointed global style icon and guest designer. MARKETWIRE PHOTO/Adidas Canada


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DENVER—A California company is recalling packages of baby spinach that could be contaminated with E. coli.
The spinach was sold under five different labels in 36 states, including Colorado and Wyoming.
The labels subject to the voluntary recall are Simple Truth Organic, Marketside Organic, Taylor Farms, Central Market Organics and Full Circle.
Salinas-based Taylor Farms Retail says no illnesses have been reported.
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Three major Nigerian banks have turned to IBM to provide the technology to support the transformation of their operations as part the reform of the country's banking sector.
By using business analytics and service management software from IBM, the banks are benefiting from some of the most sophisticated software tools available to increase the visibility of information and improve the manageability and efficiency of their organizations.
"Nigeria's complex banking sector is moving aggressively into the next phase of modernisation to improve the health and competitiveness of the industry while also reducing high operating costs," according to Peter Farley of IDC Financial Insights. "Investment in technology has an important role to play in this transformation – helping to improve and automate business processes, increasing the visibility of information and providing secure and efficient payment capabilities. The use of outsourcing and shared service models will also enable Nigerian banks to focus on core competences and avoid duplication of resources."
In the area of business analytics, Union Bank of Nigeria is using IBM's Cognos Business Intelligence software to help the bank to monitor and manage the corporate performance of its 400 branches across the country. Using the software, the bank has developed a dash board system that helps to quickly translate complex information from across the bank's systems and which provides the bank's executives with a consolidated view of key performance indicators. Using the Cognos scorecard facility, the bank's management is also able to better monitor performance against targets.
In the area of service management, Nigeria's Intercontinental Bank is using a number of products from IBM's Tivoli portfolio to help the bank better manage its IT systems and ensure optimum levels of performance, security and customer service across the banks 300 branches. Another Nigerian bank, FinBank, is also using IBM's Tivoli solutions to help increase the manageability and efficiency of its IT systems. The software helps the bank to ensure higher levels of availability and prevent service disruptions for critical applications across the bank's 200 branches.
"The application of modern technologies has a key role to play in the transformation of the banking sector around the world," says Juan Pi Llorens., vice-president: financial services sector for IBM's Growth Markets Unit. "In growth markets where companies are still building out infrastructures, banks have an opportunity to implement systems that increase the efficiency, stability and manageability of their organisations, help manage risks and allow them to leapfrog the competition and win new customers."
IBM is partnering with local Nigerian business partner CITzar Limited, to provide these solutions to the banks.
In February this year, IBM also announced a new Banking Industry Framework for Nigerian banks to help them to be more efficient, improve their flexibility and adapt more easily to new business challenges and regulatory requirements.


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David S. Muzio needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 33 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Childers Hay Ranch
We raise hay in the high desert of southeastern Oregon for cows and horses.
Our primary customers are dairies.
I've included two files. One is for our horse operation and the other is for our Oregon hay operation. The one I need modified is the hay ranch file. The horse ranch file is just for reference. In addition, I don't want the hay ranch logo to look the same as the horse ranch one, but I do want the relationship to be felt by the viewer. I want the output file to be a PSD. I'd also like an AI, but only the PSD is a requirement.
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Recently I met with a client, Paul in South Perth WA to discuss the PPSA legislation. Paul was particularly interested in being able to have "secured creditor†status and not be liable for preferential clawback by the liquidators.
During our conversation Paul stated that we were responsible for saving him approximately $20,000 dollars. "How?†I asked.
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The last few weeks have been pretty intense around here, featuring one massive interview after another. This week I'm taking a bit of a breather; featuring a small item each day. Today I'd like to let you know about an interview with Jim Schaeffing on another blog.
Schaeffing worked at the Charles E. Cooper studio in the 1950s and like so many other Cooper artists, his work is reminiscent of the type done by Coby Whitmore or Joe DeMers.
Recently I received a message from Rachel Davies, who has a blog called Old Soul Retro Times. Rachel wrote, "I was fortunate enough to have Jim share his story with me. Any help in spreading this around would be much appreciated."
So if you'd like to see more of Jim Schaeffing's art (including his recent work) and a couple of photos of the artist, drop by Rachel's blog and enjoy! Click here for her interview with Jim Schaeffing
* Thanks to Heritage Auctions for allowing me to use these scans from their archives.
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, March 04, 2013
Jim Schaeffing Interviewed
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Beautiful work!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing Jim's Interview with your readers. What a lovely surprise. I hope it inspired people. He is someone I am proud to call a friend. Best wishes to you and your followers.ReplyDelete
Love the Schaeffing stuff. Quite a few were at auction a few shows back at Heritage and we went after a bunch.ReplyDelete
BTW-Murray Tinkelman and Carroll came by with the Famous Artists School
couple Magdalena and Robert(last name?)
Pulled out some good Robert Peaks and Mortimer Wison,Jr., Wilson McLean and Fuchs plus an old Lu Kimmel.
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Polygonal numbers are those that are arranged in shapes as they enlarge. Explore the polygonal numbers drawn here.
While we were sorting some papers we found 3 strange sheets which seemed to come from small books but there were page numbers at the foot of each page. Did the pages come from the same book?
Can you continue this pattern of triangles and begin to predict how many sticks are used for each new "layer"?
Can you find out how the 6-triangle shape is transformed in these tessellations? Will the tessellations go on for ever? Why or why not?
Compare the numbers of particular tiles in one or all of these three designs, inspired by the floor tiles of a church in Cambridge.
When newspaper pages get separated at home we have to try to sort them out and get things in the correct order. How many ways can we arrange these pages so that the numbering may be different?
An investigation that gives you the opportunity to make and justify predictions.
This activity asks you to collect information about the birds you see in the garden. Are there patterns in the data or do the birds seem to visit randomly?
Bernard Bagnall describes how to get more out of some favourite NRICH investigations.
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? Don't forget to keep visiting NRICH projects site for the latest developments and questions.
Investigate and explain the patterns that you see from recording just the units digits of numbers in the times tables.
Can you make these equilateral triangles fit together to cover the paper without any gaps between them? Can you tessellate isosceles triangles?
In this section from a calendar, put a square box around the 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th. Add all the pairs of numbers. What do you notice about the answers?
Investigate these hexagons drawn from different sized equilateral triangles.
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?
Use the interactivity to find all the different right-angled triangles you can make by just moving one corner of the starting triangle.
We need to wrap up this cube-shaped present, remembering that we can have no overlaps. What shapes can you find to use?
Investigate the numbers that come up on a die as you roll it in the direction of north, south, east and west, without going over the path it's already made.
If we had 16 light bars which digital numbers could we make? How will you know you've found them all?
In my local town there are three supermarkets which each has a special deal on some products. If you bought all your shopping in one shop, where would be the cheapest?
Investigate what happens when you add house numbers along a street in different ways.
Investigate the area of 'slices' cut off this cube of cheese. What would happen if you had different-sized block of cheese to start with?
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules.
Investigate the different ways these aliens count in this challenge. You could start by thinking about how each of them would write our number 7.
Here are many ideas for you to investigate - all linked with the number 2000.
Follow the directions for circling numbers in the matrix. Add all the circled numbers together. Note your answer. Try again with a different starting number. What do you notice?
This tricky challenge asks you to find ways of going across rectangles, going through exactly ten squares.
How many tiles do we need to tile these patios?
Explore one of these five pictures.
If you have three circular objects, you could arrange them so that they are separate, touching, overlapping or inside each other. Can you investigate all the different possibilities?
Why does the tower look a different size in each of these pictures?
How many faces can you see when you arrange these three cubes in different ways?
Start with four numbers at the corners of a square and put the total of two corners in the middle of that side. Keep going... Can you estimate what the size of the last four numbers will be?
Take a look at these data collected by children in 1986 as part of the Domesday Project. What do they tell you? What do you think about the way they are presented?
The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8 blocks.
In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?
A follow-up activity to Tiles in the Garden.
If I use 12 green tiles to represent my lawn, how many different ways could I arrange them? How many border tiles would I need each time?
This challenge asks you to investigate the total number of cards that would be sent if four children send one to all three others. How many would be sent if there were five children? Six?
Ana and Ross looked in a trunk in the attic. They found old cloaks and gowns, hats and masks. How many possible costumes could they make?
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
You cannot choose a selection of ice cream flavours that includes totally what someone has already chosen. Have a go and find all the different ways in which seven children can have ice cream.
Bernard Bagnall looks at what 'problem solving' might really mean in the context of primary classrooms.
This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and multiply them together. How many different products can you find? How do you know you've got them all?
This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
An activity making various patterns with 2 x 1 rectangular tiles.
In how many ways can you stack these rods, following the rules?
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table?
I like to walk along the cracks of the paving stones, but not the outside edge of the path itself. How many different routes can you find for me to take?


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CJ Remboldt needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Remboldt Law Firm Divorce | Wills | Probate
I am a law student waiting to be admitted to the GA Bar. I plan to begin a new solo practice once admitted (hopefully in Oct), deciding to forgo "big law" for a new, intimate sort of law firm. I will be focusing my practice on assisting families transition to new lives and on providing a superior client experience to families in my community.
My target audience will be families in the East Cobb County community of Georgia that are divorcing, families who need wills and advance directives, and those needing assistance during the probate processes.
I need a conservative, but fresh and new logo to carry my brand through on street signage 8" x 30"; website and blogg, letterhead, firm announcement, and community sponsorships.
My website and blogg style will be a "super-clean" style with the colors of Lime Green/ Forest Green / Light Blue with highlights of orange.
I have lurked this sight and like the logos that feature initials + firm name + identifying line (Divorce | Wills | Probate) to help people know what kind of work I specialize in.
Please feel free to experiment with colors!
The files I will require are:
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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A place that is supposed to be peaceful and solemn once again became the sight of a crime.
Authorities say that for the second time in four years, bronze vases worth thousands of dollars were stolen from a central Pennsylvania cemetery.
Police in Manheim Township in Lancaster County say 85 vases were taken over the weekend from grave markers at Conestoga Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster Township.
Manheim Township Sgt. Tom Rudzinski told the (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era that the vases were valued at $200 each, making the total loss $17,000.
Tammy Eshelman, one of the cemetery's managers, said insurance doesn't cover the thefts, but officials are looking for vases made from cheaper material that families could use to replace the ones that were stolen.
Eshelman told the paper that a family had recently put flowers in a vase and when they returned they found the vases gone and the flowers placed carefully on the ground.
"It was upsetting to the family," she said. "I'm sure there are plenty more who are upset. They go to pay respect to their loved ones and find out something has been stolen from their grave."
Conestoga Memorial previously sold all its cheaper vases after 37 bronze vases were stolen at the cemetery in March 2010.


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Immaculata's struggles continue in fourth-straight loss
Some nights, nothing seems to go right.
From the first possession Friday, the Immaculata football team simply could not find a foot to stand on during its district playoff opener versus Valley Falls.
While the Raiders' struggles mounted, the visiting Dragons held nothing back and defeated Imac 44-8.
"The mistakes just kept growing and growing and growing and snowballed on us like crazy," Imac coach Sean Sachen said.
After receiving the opening kickoff, the visitors needed just two minutes to find the end zone thanks to a 30-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion was good.
Following that, Immaculata's first offensive play turned into a fumbled hand-off, which gave the ball right back to Falls. Eight plays later, the Dragons scored again on a six-yard TD pass.
Thus, with 4:12 left in the first quarter, Imac trailed 16-0.
"The fumble on the first play from scrimmage kind of says it all," Sachen said. "We just couldn't stop them offensively. They kept running the ball up the middle on us. They are a good team."
Ignoring the poor start, the home team fought back. On its second drive, Connor Schmidling hit Cory Holcomb for a 42-yard TD pass. The successful two-point attempt brought the score to 16-8.
But from there, everything unraveled. Right before the end of the first quarter, Falls tacked on a 49-yard TD run to take a 20-8 advantage.
The start of the second period saw the two teams trade turnovers. In fact, six straight possessions ended in either a fumble, interception or turnover on downs. Falls got the last laugh, running an interception down to Imac's one-yard line with 1:07 left until half.
The corresponding one-yard TD run put the Dragons up 30-8.
"That deflated us, but all the mistakes were key," the Immaculata coach said. "We lost two starters to injury and we were already missing some others, so with our depth, that hurts a lot. We had to move even more people around and of those, Cory Holcomb played really well. But overall, it's hard to deal with."
The beginning of the third quarter saw things go from bad to worse. Three Raider turnovers nullified any offensive progress the team made and Falls capitalized on the errors for 14 more points. With the score resting at 44-8, a running-clock brought a quick end to Immaculata's fourth-straight loss.
Unofficially, the Raiders had eight turnovers. Schmidling threw for 97 yards and a touchdown while Holcomb racked up 64 yards receiving plus his TD catch. Drew Sachen led the team in rushing with 72 yards.
"I think we let down a little bit effort wise after that first half," Sachen said. "But it's easy to look at the score and shut down, so for them to keep battling in the second half was good to see."
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Our man on the Portland Timbers beat Jason Green breaks down the Portland Timbers 1-1 tie to the DC United on Wednesday night. The Timbers got out to a 1-0 lead in the match when Kenny Cooper headed in a great cross from Rodney Wallace.
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
You've come a long way, baby
It's funny how things change with the times. In August 2004, when I started this blog (then named OF Blog of the Fallen), there were very few blogs out there devoted to SF/F issues, or so it seemed at the time. The one non-author (and really, that's relatively, since he has published writing) blogger I was aware of then was Matt Cheney, whose The Mumpsimus I still consider to be one of the best reading/criticism blogs out there. So I thought I'd start this blog to be an outreach from wotmania's Other Fantasy section, which occasional original posts out there. No real thoughts of doing anything major with it, and the post activity from August 2004-May 2007 bears this out.
Then something began to happen. First, there began to be blogs started by people who frequented some of the same forums that I did. You had Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (2005), The Wertzone (2006; which lately has become the most visible non-author blog that I've noticed) and Neth Space (2006) at first emerge from this corner of the SF/F online community. Then came that annus mirabilis, 2007. It was around then that certain bloggers had begun to receive review copies (I had received a few back in 2004-2005, but that was because I co-ran wotmania's OF section, not because of this blog) and then there seemed to be a rush of bloggers in that year and into early 2008 (too many to list here, although I'd say A Dribble of Ink is likely the most prominent of those, but it's hard to tell these days, since so many have expanded in the past 3-4 years).
With this rush came inspiration (to get me to transition from a large website's main moderator for one literary section to a blogger), confusion (what should I focus on here?), and frustration (why are so many people reviewing the same few books at the same time?). Through it all, there came the gradual attrition (about half of the blogs I noticed in 2007-2008 are no longer active) and then a new wave in 2009-2010 that for some odd reason tried to emulate those older voices while covering some areas I never really thought about (paranormal romance, the PR-tinged elements of urban fantasy, pop-horror, etc.) or which never interested me. While I still think a lot of those pieces are a bit too vapid for my tastes, I have to admit that several have grown very large audiences in the interim and that's nothing to poo-bah about.
But the coolest thing is seeing who has expanded from being just a blogger. In the past two years, two of us at least (Pat and I) were asked to edit anthologies; Pat's was an original one, Speculative Horizons, I would have been a series editor for a newish best-of reprint anthology if it weren't for market reasons that the Best American Fantasy series went on hiatus. I see Aidan has begun working with Tor.com, tweeting as @tordotfantasy, as well as he and others contributing pieces to Tor.com and a few other places. British blogger James Long went even further, becoming an editorial assistant at Orbit UK. I've done freelance work, both for free and for pay, writing review pieces, interviews, and columns that were published at Amazon's Omnivoracious, SFWA's Nebula Awards site, Beyond Victoriana, and in a few other places via others translating my writings into Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch.
The biggest bit for me is that this fall, I will have two translated stories published. The Weird and ODD?, two anthologies edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, contain pieces that I translated from Augusto Monterroso and Leopoldo Lugones respectively. They are not long pieces (neither would be much more than 2,000 words), but it still seems like I'm in a dream. I'm getting something published on paper that I can present to my family! So surreal, thinking back over the years. I imagine the others who are working their way from starting personal blogs toward having larger platforms within the various literary communities probably feel something similar. Therefore, why not just write an appreciative post without snark (shocking, I know, coming from me) and make a joking reference to a Virginia Slims ad (ironic, considering I'm allergic to tobacco smoke)?
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- Neth said...
Well, congrats on surviving 7 years and keeping your interest up during what were often challenging times. While our interests have diverged over the years, it's nice to see so many of the original wotmania mafia still around.
It's a challenge - I know I've struggled to keep content coming with the whole real life thing getting in the way. That and a lack of ambition relative to many other bloggers out there.
Congrats as your budding literature career grows - maybe one day it will even pay a bill or two :)
- Joe Sherry said...
Not bad at all, sir.
I do enjoy seeing that most of the bloggers who were around when I started mine are still going - or, at least a number of the ones I preferred to read.
I've had a number of burps where I lost motivation, and right now the whole military training and schooling thing has been a hinderance to proper blogging.
- Matthew Cheney said...
Thanks for the kind words, Larry, and congrats on surviving so long. The history is pretty amazing -- The Mumpsimus is only a year older than OF Blog, and now and then I look at the Wayback Machine's cache of the Locus Links Portal from the month I started, August of 2003, to remind myself of how very small the SF blogosphere was at the time. For me, it was the only example in my life of being in the right place at the right time, because it's much, much harder to gain any notice these days in a pretty crowded field.
Happy (slightly early!) anniversary, and here's to another 7 years, at least!
- Super Happy Jen said...
Blogs are the things most worth reading on the internet, but so tremendously unprofitable and thankless to write. Good for you for keeping up with it.
- Aidan Moher said...
Let me echo the congratulations, Larry. It's not always an easy task to keep going for so long, but I'm glad to see you've finally carved out a niche that you seem happy to occupy.
Here's to seven more years, you big grump.
- Seak (Bryce L.) said...
Great topic and article (oh and congrats too). I think it's just peachy that bloggers are becoming more and more involved and more hands on with the things they love.
At the same time, it isn't just anyone who's "making it big" in the industry, it's those who actually work hard and do a good job with their niche.
For instance, I think some publisher needs to find out how to use Adam Whitehead somehow, either for some anthology or new encyclopedia of all things geeky (i.e. awesome). It'll come, I'm sure.
- Larry said...
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
Matt, viewing that archive link was sobering. I remember most of those sites...and how most of them are gone.
If we didn't have challenges, what would be the fun of things?
I'll excuse you for your burping ;)
It all depends on how one defines "thankless," I suppose. I've been lucky in that I have drawn somewhere around 1 million hits to this blog during its history (I don't trust the Sitemeter data). That many visits for what I like to think is not fluff does humble me...for a few seconds, anyway ;)
I like to be cantankerous :P
Good point, especially since I was recently visiting Adam's site and peeked at his Sitemeter data and noticed it was noticeably higher than even Pat's. Maybe he'll get something like that one day, as he certainly does seem to do a lot of legwork.
- Niall Alexander said...
Don't get me wrong, I'm overjoyed to see so many bloggers succeeding in related pursuits in large part because of their blogs - and you too Larry; it'll be a pleasure to see your translations in print later this year - but I think it's important also to note: not everyone out there is blogging to gain some greater glory. Not every blogger has to have some mad ambition to which their blogs are but the first of many stepping stones. A good blog is a good blog in its own right, and that's fine, right?
Saying that... good show, sir. :)
- James said...
Yeah, not all of us want to use our blogs as a stepping stone. Some of us don't even bother making sure we run a good blog.
...or is that just me?


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Times Higher Education runs a traditional annual festival of students' examination howlers. Some of them are actully quite good:
"Nirvana cannot be described because there are no words in existence for doing so. Not non-existence either, it is beyond the very ideas of existing and not existing."
But this is from an actual examination script in my Foundation Year course:
"The only proof I can offer is that I remember that is irrational, according to 1984, human memory is more important than proof as proof can be altered, memory can not."


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Dave Hubbs 4/28/2007 10:47:33 AMI love the framing..nice shot... #645817
Sherri Gorman 4/28/2007 11:43:15 AMI love this Alexis!!!! What an awesome shot!!!! Great tones, framing and dof!!! #4224823
Louise Kumpf 4/28/2007 12:29:43 PMGreat shot, Alexis, and very inventive! I love your choice of black & white. #4224893
Cary Rogers 4/28/2007 12:46:37 PMTres cool, Alexis! Great contrast of foreground with BG, and nice, "washed-out" BG. Well-conceived and composed image! #4224921
Holly Hitchcock 4/28/2007 2:16:49 PMWonderful image in every way! Love the POV and WOW...great capture on the rain drop!!! Really brings it up a notch! #4225096
John Connolly 4/28/2007 2:53:50 PMGreat original work, and a wonderful presentation, Alexis! #4225175
Denise M. Snyder 4/28/2007 4:52:35 PMThis is FABULOUS! I think this one has WINNER written all over it! #4225359
Alexis Yobbagy 4/28/2007 5:12:31 PMThank you for all the nice comments!!! :-) #4225402
Melissa G. Meiselman 4/28/2007 5:25:28 PMOHHHH this is the perfect shot rain with the two umbrellas dripping and everything so gray. Great sho, Alexis!!! #4225446
Su Sana E. P 4/28/2007 7:49:59 PMGreat capture with fantastic framing and perspective, Alexis!! This will be back for sure. #4225936
Paul E. Earl 4/28/2007 8:54:55 PMWhat clever composition!! Fantastic image, Alexis! #4226102
Jennifer L. Taranto 4/30/2007 7:06:44 AMI love the use of dof. Great tones. A very creative shot! #4230927
Christy Nichols 4/30/2007 9:02:17 AMLOVE this, Alexis!! Wonderful conversion, POV and DOF!!! #4231363
Christeena J. Knowles 4/30/2007 7:30:00 PMThis photo has impact, I can easily imagine myself under the umbrella.
Nadine A. Lewis 5/1/2007 8:00:37 AMOUTSTANDING!!!! Looks like a winner to me!!! <>< #4235267
Chastity Abbott 5/6/2007 9:00:26 AMI LOVE this!!! A PERFECT conversion for sure!!! The details from the drops along with the dof is just wonderful! Great work here! #4253302
Remi Trepanier 5/6/2007 3:32:11 PMBeautiful capture and awesoem DoF Alexis! #4254144
Su Sana E. P 5/23/2007 4:31:38 PMI knew it. Congratulations, Alexis!! #4318638
Denise M. Snyder 5/23/2007 4:44:29 PMTold you so!!! Congratulations! #4318794
Sherri Gorman 5/23/2007 5:32:19 PMCongratulations on your AWESOME finalist!!! I knew we'd see this one again. Good luck next round. #4319289
David Pratt 5/23/2007 5:45:38 PMCongrats Alexis on this cool finalist! #4319385
Cyn Valentine 5/23/2007 5:50:46 PMBig congrats Alexis!! #4319432
Graeme yew Chow 5/23/2007 6:40:39 PMWell composed finalist, congrats Alexis. #4319850
Jeana Clark 5/23/2007 8:08:56 PMCONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WONDERFUL FINALIST!! BEST OF LUCK IN THE NEXT ROUND!!!!
~Jeana~ #4320662
Jennifer L. Taranto 5/24/2007 8:58:20 AMCONGRATS!!! #4324225
Chastity Abbott 5/24/2007 12:45:57 PMThis was one of my favorite posts from you!!! I am so glad to see it again! HUGE congrats...it's wonderful! :) #4324922
Christy Nichols 5/24/2007 1:27:00 PMYAY!! Big Congratulations to you, Alexis, on this beyond awesome finalist!! #4325121
Datha Y. Thompson 5/24/2007 1:36:57 PMCONGRATULATIONS!! :0) WTG Alexis!! Love it #4325192
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 5/24/2007 3:39:31 PMCongratulation on this image, Alexis!!!! #4325763
Dave Hubbs 5/24/2007 5:19:57 PMCongrats Alexis...I really luv this image..a perfect picture!!! #4325968
Alexis Yobbagy 5/24/2007 6:51:14 PMThank you everyone for all your comments and congratulations!!! #4326289
KV Day 5/24/2007 7:24:23 PMVery cool shot, congrats #4326457
Su Sana E. P 5/24/2007 8:09:36 PMWow!! Alexis, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this well deserving First Place Win!! #4326582
Colette M. Metcalf 5/24/2007 8:24:36 PMCongratulations!!! #4326648
Chastity Abbott 5/24/2007 8:28:42 PMOH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Datha Y. Thompson 5/24/2007 8:32:29 PMCONGRATULATIONS Alexis on your First Place Win!!! WoooHoooo :0) #4326714
Erica Murphy 5/24/2007 8:40:15 PMAwesome first place winner!!!! I love this!! Congratulations!
Erica #4326774
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/24/2007 9:08:37 PMCongratulations Alexis on your first place win...Dominick #4326857
Graeme yew Chow 5/24/2007 11:04:24 PMHuge congratulations ! awesme winner, Alexis. #4327114
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 5/25/2007 3:12:01 AMCreative use of perspective and lighting, a big congratulations!!! #4327615
Paul E. Earl 5/25/2007 3:21:39 AMA fantastic image that deserves all the prizes it can get. Well done!! #4327690
Megan p 5/25/2007 5:04:13 AMThis is SO well seen, I love it!! Congratulations on your fabulous Win Alexis!!! #4328216
RC Fritz 5/25/2007 5:28:02 AMFantastic POV, Alexis. Congratulations on your First Place WIN! #4328346
Denise M. Snyder 5/25/2007 5:41:25 AMI love it when I'm right! LOL! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #4328424
Kay E. Mahoney 5/25/2007 6:08:11 AMAlexis ,Congratulations on your first place winner. #4328555
Jennifer L. Taranto 5/25/2007 6:22:01 AMA very well deserved win!! #4328657
Remi Trepanier 5/25/2007 7:24:29 AMWell diserve first place winner Alexis!!! #4328980
Cyn Valentine 5/25/2007 7:28:29 AMCongratulations Alexis! #4328990
Sherri Gorman 5/25/2007 7:34:20 AMCongratulations Alexis!!! I am so glad to see this win 1st place. This is a favorite of mine. Absolutely AWESOME capture!!!! Way to go!!!! #4329009
Jeana Clark 5/25/2007 11:54:43 AM.... AND YOU DID IT!!! 1ST PLACE.....CONGRATULATIONS ALEXIS ON YOUR VERY BIG WIN!! EXCELLNT IMAGE!
~Jeana~ #4329652
Rakesh Syal 5/25/2007 12:51:11 PMCongratulations on your First Place WIN, Alexis!! #4329796
John Connolly 5/25/2007 2:24:39 PMI was hopoing we would see this one again, Alexis! Congratulations on your First Place Win! #4330010
Cora Miller 5/25/2007 8:56:50 PMVery effective use of dof. Congratulations on your win with this fine image. #4331039
Alexis Yobbagy 5/25/2007 9:09:33 PMThank you to all my great friends at BP!!! I have to admit that I'm pretty thrilled by this!!! :-) #4331064
Janine Russell 5/25/2007 9:33:34 PMAlexis, BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your FIRST PLACE WIN! #4331108
Jane M 5/26/2007 3:44:06 AMExcellent comp and a well desreved win. Congrats! #4331786
Jenny D 5/26/2007 10:37:39 AMCONGRATULATIONS!! You SO deserve this!! #4333059
Tarun Bose 5/26/2007 11:22:46 AMBig, big congrats Alexis on your first place winner. Excellent work. #4333138
Judy V. Kennamer 5/26/2007 9:39:03 PMCongratulations Alexis - this is beautiful! #4334545
Derek D. Dafoe 5/27/2007 5:20:11 PMCongrats on this fine First place win!!! Very original!! #4337030
Madhu Ramaswamy 5/27/2007 7:51:04 PMAwesome shot. Congrats!!! #4337399
Michelle L. Frick 5/28/2007 10:27:48 AMCongratulations Alexis! This is such a beautiful image! #4339424
Allison Gaulin 5/28/2007 10:39:07 AMCONGRATULATIONS on your win!! This is an incredible image- LOVE the DOF and composition overall! #4339445
Rusty Bright 5/28/2007 11:40:26 PMCongratulations Alexis. Great B & W image. I can feel the day when I look at your picture. #4341022
Rusty Bright 5/28/2007 11:40:28 PMCongratulations Alexis. Great B & W image. I can feel the day when I look at your picture. #4341023
John O Storck 6/2/2007 3:02:39 PMThis is so great... I love the mood you captured, very special image. #4358850
Hurk (Steve) Hurkett 6/4/2007 2:14:24 PMSuper capture, Alexis .. and Congrats on this 1st Place Winner .... steve #4365358
Lorri Shank 6/5/2007 7:11:01 PMCongratulations, Alexis. A superb image! #4369610
Patrick R. McMullen 6/6/2007 5:24:17 PMGreat shot Alexis! Congratulations on it! Beautiful black and white!
Phillip R. Connolly 6/10/2007 5:19:15 PMI have only just caught up with this one Alexis and what a great theme winner it is. Top shot!
Phil #4384492
Elizabeth A. Marker 6/15/2007 9:07:52 PMWonderful image!! Congratulations!! #4401714
Ugur Erkmen 6/17/2007 11:43:23 AMVery creative.Well deserving image.I love it.Congratulations. #4406017
Heather 6/24/2007 12:41:11 PMAwesome Capture! Very Creative!
~Have a Look at my Gallery..... #4431411
Allan L. Dy 7/2/2007 1:34:41 PMTruly a winner! Super! #4466848
Vikram Jamwal 7/11/2007 1:34:14 PMI know it is already a winner, but I am very impressed by this image Alexis! Superb composition!!!! #4497603
Mary K. Robison 7/27/2007 12:04:37 AMA VERY belated Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place Win, Alexis!
Jimmy Bhogal 7/27/2007 5:33:16 AMGorgeous work Alexis !
William Moore 7/29/2007 11:22:29 AMterrific shot...love the b&w..congrats #4574977
Shawn Jennings 7/31/2007 9:45:32 AMExcellent shot, Alexis! The dof is perfect! #4583062
Edward Taguba 8/7/2007 10:47:39 AMWowsers, what a beautiful piece of photograph. #4614265
Vishal Sharma 8/13/2007 12:14:20 PMExcellent shot rain with the umbrellas dripping in gray. Congratulations!!! #4642340
Christopher G. Jamison 8/15/2007 11:38:27 AMwow! what an absolutely AWESOME image! and instant favorite! congrats on a well deserved winner!
I look forward to seeing much more of your work!
(ps...thanks for the kind comment!!) #4652543
Toni Riggs 8/16/2007 12:30:31 PMCool image! Great composition, love the perspective! #4657447
Jim Britt 8/19/2007 10:40:11 AMThis shot is fantastic! Was it black and white originally? SO many great compliments on this shot and well deserved. You have a great eye - all your shots are excellent. #4669197
Autum Rhoades 8/22/2007 12:19:18 PMThis is awesome! Congrats on your wonderful win! #4684254
Vicki Zoller 8/23/2007 6:25:49 AMWOW this is incredible!!!
Lexi West 8/29/2007 7:45:54 AMCongrats on win. Absolutely beautiful photograph!!! #4717589
Toni Riggs 8/29/2007 9:24:17 AMCongrats! #4718232
Nir .b. 9/6/2007 8:59:58 AMAmazing-great capture and great sharpness.
Manos Peponas 9/6/2007 11:08:23 AMit deserves to be a winner, excellent!!! #4755791
Suzanne Chouinard 9/8/2007 6:24:02 PMA pure marvel. Such precision and awsome composition. Award well deserved. :-) #4765453
Roger Fry 9/9/2007 11:41:33 AMExcellent composition Alexis!
Roger #4768354
Sandra R. Alvey 9/30/2007 9:40:33 AMAlexis this is a FANTASTIC Capture!! I love the composition, and the clarity is crystal clear! I'm so happy they recognized your tallent and congrats on your 1st place!! :D
Sandi #4864636
Peter R. Hammer 10/5/2007 2:43:08 PMSuperb! #4887330
Mike Dawson 10/8/2007 3:59:59 PMGreat Use of Shallow DOF. Congrats! #4899671
Yves Rubin 10/24/2007 11:58:41 AMBeautiful! What a terrific way to convey mood and sense of time. #4972687
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 11/1/2007 4:59:02 PMOutstanding winning image, great eye for details and tones! #5016030
Crystal L. Craig 11/5/2007 7:20:14 PMOh Alexis, this is absolutely fabulous! Congrats on your win, I can't believe I missed this! Wonderfully creative, incredible clarity, awesome concept & well executed. Love it! *Click* Right into my favorites! #5033141
Vladan D. Djordjevic 12/1/2007 2:44:24 PMThis is one of the most beautiful photos, and I would like to watch it every day at my home. My favorite!
Jennie Marie Schell 12/3/2007 8:14:30 AMWonderful capture, great composition!
Manuel Barrera 12/17/2007 4:23:33 PMWell deserved! #5220279
Erika Haight 1/1/2008 1:40:31 PMA beautiful Win Alexis! Way to go!!!! erika #5277694
Anna M. Halasz 1/14/2008 7:02:58 PMBrilliant! Anna
Sandra Freyler 1/27/2008 11:59:39 AMLove your perspective on this image, Alexis! Amazing shot! :)
JoeLynn Daugherty 2/6/2008 4:31:00 AMI realize this shot was submitted back in April, but I just saw it. No wonder it was a winner. You did a fantastic job! Well deserved first place! Very creative. As others have said, great DOF, POV, contrast, and composition. Well done! #5451802
Nemil B. Chabebe 2/25/2008 9:12:46 PMCongratulations on this winner, it is a magnificent picture, with a perfect composition and lovely B&W, and great light/shadows. #5552053
Paul G Slate 4/22/2008 5:03:08 PMthis is fantastic! #5826687
Anthony 8/25/2008 12:06:48 AMGreat capture, also...congrats on your award!..cheers!! #6362339
Chuck Bruton 9/24/2008 2:18:03 PMVery creative image as is your gallery
Zsuzsanna M. Szugyi 11/2/2008 1:07:48 PMHow I missed this before! Congratulation to you Alexis!! #6697595
Renee Doyle 1/19/2009 6:26:41 PMIncredible work Alexis!!! Your whole gallery is amazing! #7053983
Ivan Chacon 1/21/2009 1:40:35 PMI agree with Renee! Big Congrats!!! #7061877
Toni A. Martin 4/21/2010 11:54:28 PMI am so glad I stumbled into your gallery. You do awesome work and are so creative! Good luck in all you do. I love the creativity of this image. So clever. The raindrops on the umbrella make the image, along with the figure with the other umbrella. I am so envious. #8560547
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Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Atlantis Reef
The dive site Atlantis Reef or Pillars of Hercules is an offshore rocky reef in the Finlay's Point area of the Castle Rocks Restricted area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The first GPS survey of the reef places it on one of the sections identified by the Council for Geoscience side-scan survey of 2011.
This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is required. It is entirely inside the Castle Rocks Restricted Zone, so no fishing of any kind is permitted.
The site name was chosen by the first divers to report diving at the site. It is named after the legendary lost continent of Atlantis from Greek mythology.
Maximum depth is about 29m at the eastern limit of the reef, and the top of the highest pinnacle is about 4m deep. Average depth on the immediately adjacent reef is likely to be about 20 to 25m.
The site is dominated by a pair of massive pinnacles, which rise from a jumbled mass of boulders below 18m to within 5m of the surface. The tops of the pinnacles are quite small and pointed, and are probably in the order of 3m diameter, but they spread out to 15 to 20m with roughly rectangular plan at 12 to 15m depth. On the northern side of the southernmost pinnacle is a large overhang. The granite floor between the two pinnacles has a deep crack in it, and to the offshore side of the pinnacles, there is a complex swimthrough formed by jumbled boulders. There is a ledge to the north at about 18m, and a number of very large boulders in the immediate vicinity. There is sand nearby to the south.
To the east of the pinnacles the reef edge comprises medium to large outcrops of granite corestone, with sand between them in the gaps. The reef tends to get lower to the north and more broken to the north west, where large areas are quite low and made up of small boulders and low outcrops.
Geology: Pre-cambrian granite of the Peninsula pluton.
Get in
This is a boat access dive site. It is technically possible to dive it from the shore, but there would be a long steep climb down from the road to the shore on a slippery path, followed by a long surface swim. Then you would have to find the site, which in itself is not easy.
At present (October 2011) only Animal Ocean (Steven Benjamin), ☎ 0794885053, [1]. and Blue Flash charters have the exact GPS co-ordinates for the pinnacles.
The site is about 3.2km from Miller's Point slipway.
Marine life
The marine life is extensive and varied. At the tops of the pinnacles and extending to about 12m is a heavy covering of red bait with both knobbly and false plum anemones living in between them. Descending the pinnacles, the more delicate invertebrates take over and the pinnacles' lower sections are densely covered with bryozoans of at least five different species, and a heavy covering of multicoloured seafans. Between the pinnacles is usually found a school of several species of fishes: blacktails, hottentots, fransmadam and zebras. Nudibranchs such as the black, the crowned and gasflames are common on the pinnacles, with the occasional sighting of smaller nudis such as the orange-eyed nudi and the white-edged nudi. A school of janbruins can be seen in the cracks between the pinnacles as well as truly enormous romans.
As the pinnacles join the sand the more horizontal parts of the reef become covered with red-chested sea cucumbers, strawberry polyp anemones and nippled sea fans. Moving north from the pinnacles and into the section of jumbled boulders is a luxuriant seafan forest, consisting of palmate, sinuous and whip seafans. The usual assortment of invertebrates associated with seafans can also be found: topshell snails, hermit crabs and basket stars in number. Continuing north to a lower profile reef section is more seafan forest but this has been overwhelmed with hairy brittlestars so that it resmbles an afghan rug. The sand at about 29m seems to be a shyshark nursery because many small puffadder shysharks can be seen here. Interestingly, the site also features an unusual number of dark shysharks, more usually seen on the Atlantic side of the peninsula.
Notable features of the site, apart from the Pillars of Hercules include the systems of swimthroughs formed by the jumbled boulders at the base of the site and the site's overall topography. Fang-shaped boulders, vertical cracks, embayments of sand, small drop-offs and overhangs are all worth viewing.
The site has only been dived in conditions of good visibility, and some good wide angle scenic shots were taken. The reef life is diverse and prolific, and there are opportunities for both macro photography of benthic organisms, and wide angle photos of the shoals of small fish.
Suggested Routes
No special routes are known at this stage, but the pinnacles are the highlight of the site, and the dense gorgonian forests on the edge of the reef slightly to the south east of the pinnacles are well worth a visit. The area near the pinnacles appears to be the most topographically interesting, so explore the area, and let us know what you find.
One route worth trying is to drop in at the southernmost pinnacle, descend vertically to 23m, then to turn north along the reef edge, heading through a small swimthrough and pass the fang-shaped rock towards the seafan forest. Since this is relatively deep (around 26m) depending on your mix, it might be worth while heading back towards the pinnacles either on the inshore side, which has many jumbled boulders to explore, or else on the offshore side until reaching the gap between the pinnacles. Swim inshore through this, under the overhang and then head south. Look out for the vertical crack and janbruin school in it, as well as the resident roman. There are overhangs and swimthroughs to explore and a narrow overhang at about 18m on the inshore side of the southernmost pinnacle which seems to attract many fish. Ascend the wall of the southernmost pinnacle.
Stay safe
No special hazards known.
Certification to dive to the depths found at the site would be expected. Parts of the site are within the depth range appropriate for entry level divers, but because the site is so pristine, it is recommended that entry level divers and others with imperfect buoyancy control avoid diving there.
No special equipment required. Divers who intend to explore beyond the vicinity of the pinnacles are advised to deploy a DSMB at the end of the dive so the boat can see where they will be ascending.


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Term of Appointment: 04/03/2009 to present
Dr. Esther Brimmer was nominated by President Obama to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations on March 11, 2009, and was confirmed to that position by the United States Senate on April 2, 2009. In her role as Assistant Secretary, Dr. Brimmer leads the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, which strives to advance U.S. interests through international organizations in areas including human rights, peacekeeping, food security, humanitarian relief, and climate change.
Prior to her appointment, Dr. Brimmer was Deputy Director and Director of Research at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at The Johns Hopkins University. There she specialized in transatlantic political and security affairs.
Dr. Brimmer's previous government service included two years in the State Department's Office of Policy Planning, where she worked on European Union, Western Europe, UN, and multilateral security issues. Dr. Brimmer was also a member of the United States delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in spring 2000. From 1993-1995 she served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. In that capacity she worked on UN, peacekeeping, human rights and political-military issues.
Dr. Brimmer has previously worked as a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, as a Legislative Analyst at the Democratic Study Group in the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Dr. Brimmer received her D.Phil. (Ph.D.) and master's degrees in international relations from the University of Oxford and her B.A. in international relations from Pomona College in Claremont, California.


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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Menu Plan - May 1
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Oh, yum! Can I come to your house this week?! :)ReplyDelete
I have leftover buttermilk pancakes on my menu for this week too (for dinner, though!). Sometimes the simplest things are the best.ReplyDelete
Sweet Potato Oatmeal sounds like it just might be the best thing ever. :)
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Your menu looks great, I am looking forward to the Ham and Veggie Calzone, can't wait for the recipe. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week!
Your week looks yummy, I am going to have to try to make your Breakfast Pockets, they look good and easy to freeze and reheat.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the ideas,
Those breakfast pockets sound great -- I wonder if they can be made GF. I must scour the web! Thx for the idea :)ReplyDelete
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April 11, 2006
A great crowd welcomed Anne and Andy Ford H'03 back to New York City on what is probably their last official visit as President and First Lady. Almost 60 alumni and friends gathered at the Core Club to thank the Fords for their tremendous leadership of the College.
Trustee Fred Wilson '69 and regional association co-chairman AJ Lindeman '91 served as spokesmen to honor the Fords. AJ, on behalf of the New York group, presented Anne and Andy with a crystal apple, a symbol of the City and of the New York regional association.
Many thanks go to Fred Wilson and his lovely wife Debbie for hosting the entire event. Thanks as well to AJ Lindeman, Kurt Ramig '67 , and John Olivieri '91 for their efforts in getting the word out.
Also attending the event were Steve Klein, dean of Admissions, and Joe Emmick '92, Dean for Advancement.
Top Photo: Andy and Anne Ford
Second photo: Andy reads the inscription
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To the Editor:
Despite patches of snow still on the ground, spring has finally arrived. Ospreys are flying over Poucha Pond collecting sticks for their nests, American oystercatchers are back bobbing through the marsh grass, and all – particularly staff and volunteers at The Trustees of Reservations – have their sights set upon the upcoming summer season. Recognizing what a long, difficult winter this has been, we would like to share an update about the current state of the beaches we care for, the current outlook for summer, and how our friends, members, and visitors can stay informed and get involved.
The Trustees of Reservations provide public access to beautiful and sometimes vulnerable beaches, a responsibility that we take very seriously. Winter storms are always to be expected, and cleanup can usually be dealt with quickly by staff and volunteers, but this year's storms have been beyond ordinary. This past fall and winter, we have been hit with many moderate-to-severe northeasters that have eroded and flattened beaches and dunes, flooded oversand vehicle roadways, damaged bulkheads, and carried away dune protection fencing and signage. As a result of this steady onslaught of storm damage, periodic beach closures have been longer and have involved not only east-facing beaches but south-facing ones as well.
We know that some users considered these periodic closures excessive, but we want to assure all of our beach users that we assess the condition of our beaches daily. We open or close roadways and/or entire properties based on the need to protect public safety and fragile natural resources, particularly the beaches' primary erosion defense: sand dunes. The primary and secondary dunes of these beaches can be irreparably harmed by inadvertent vehicle tracks that are made to avoid high water. If we want to enjoy beautiful beaches for years to come, we must protect these critical resource areas now.
Despite these challenges, we are looking forward to better weather and calmer seas in the months to come, which will allow our beaches to build up again. We are planning for a wonderful summer season during which we will carefully balance safety, public access, and habitat protection. The Trustees of Reservations preserve and protect, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. We consider Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Wasque, Mytoi, Norton Point Beach, Long Point Wildlife Refuge, and Menemsha Hills to be exceptional properties with outstanding recreational value, as well as extraordinary ecological importance.
It is important to remember that we are not the only ones who dream of Vineyard summers – there are many species of rare and endangered wildlife that travel thousands of miles to feed, rest, and raise their young in this unspoiled, wonderful place. During the late spring and summer, these beaches (especially the ones on Chappaquiddick and Norton Point) are home to many thousands of rare and endangered nesting shorebirds, which are protected under strict state and federal laws. These laws govern when and for how long beaches must be closed to oversand vehicles in order to protect these birds and their habitat. One of The Trustees' core responsibilities on Chappaquiddick and other coastal reservations is ensuring that state law regarding shorebird management is followed explicitly. Any violation of state shorebird guidelines is a matter of serious concern for The Trustees, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, which oversees enforcement of the law.
We know that there are those in the community who wish that more summer access could be provided for their oversand vehicles, but strictly following these guidelines is mandatory for us to allow and facilitate vehicular access to our beaches, both now and in the future. Any lapse in shorebird protection practices could have far-ranging effects on The Trustees' ability to not only protect endangered species on the island and statewide going forward, but to also continue to allow the amount of access the public currently has to these properties.
Our priority on our Vineyard properties, and on all of our reservations, is to ensure public safety, access, and enjoyment while protecting the very scenic and ecological virtues that make these properties special.
We also hope that you will consider joining other members and friends of The Trustees for one of our beach clean-ups this spring. The first is scheduled for this Saturday, March 30, at Cape Poge (meet at 10 am at Dike Bridge). It's a fantastic way to help us get the properties ready for summer enjoyment — it's also a great time to meet staff, ask questions, and learn how you can help care for these special places. We also invite you to check out our website (www.thetrustees.org) and click on the Cape Poge and Wasque property pages for up-to-date information on the status of your favorite beach. Additionally, you can call our pre-recorded 24-hour Beach Access Hotline at (508) 627-8390.
We thank our members, visitors, friends, and neighbors for your understanding and willingness to help us make these beaches safe, protected, and accessible.
Barbara J. Erickson
The Trustees of Reservations


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Bschieck needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 150 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
Motion 1
Motion 1 finds, uncovers and lifts new business ventures off the ground. We work closely with our network group and often collaborate with some of the worlds more exciting business leaders.
In two weeks time, we are sitting exclusively one-on-one with one of the world's most influential entrepreneurs, Virgin founder Richard Branson.
We feel that this opportunity and others presents a perfect time to shift our brand to accurately reflect our current DNA.
Many thanks for your interests.
Motion 1
Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Venture capitalists
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As much as possible we encourage a fresh, clean, crisp design slate.
To maximize your time and overall productivity, here are the creative requirements:
The name, Motion 1, points to our core DNA:
We move quick, think big, act fast (motion).
Simple one degree shifts in navigational thinking equal unparalleled opportunity (1)
1 Degree
We would like a circle integrated into the logo representing the '1 degree shift' BUT very important want the logo to read as 'motion 1' NOT 'motion 1 degree'. We are not case sensitive to the examples just shown and leave how you accomplish this up to you.
Colour; we like the blue's in the current logo but are completely open to new looks.
The logo DOES NOT; need to follow the existing logo format or include the tag line "commitment, dedication, results" or "Corp" from our formal company name.
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Mayor Don Wesely said today has been an historic one for the City of Lincoln, as the State Legislature approved $15 million in funding to initiate the Antelope Valley Project and as the city prepares for the opening of Haymarket Park and Lincoln's first professional baseball game in 40 years.
"Today, we celebrate baseball, Antelope Valley and the importance of partnership," Wesely said. "No one individual or entity can make projects like these happen. Antelope Valley and Haymarket Park are examples of how much we can accomplish when we work together in a spirit of cooperation."
Wesely thanked Governor Mike Johanns and the State Legislature for their support of a plan to use $1 million in cigarette taxes for 15 years for Antelope Valley, a flood control, traffic improvement and neighborhood revitalization project in the heart of the city.
This morning, Wesely declared Friday, June 1 as "Lincoln Saltdogs Day" in the city in honor of the new Northern League team's home opener at the new Haymarket Park tomorrow evening. He also declared June 1 through 3 as "Cornhusker Baseball Weekend" in Lincoln in honor of the UNL baseball team playing in and hosting the super regional, the last college baseball games to be played at Buck Beltzer Stadium. Haymarket Park will become the new home of the UNL baseball team next season. (The wording of both proclamations follows this release.)
Mayor Wesely said the Antelope Valley and Haymarket Park Projects involve many of the same partners -- the University of Nebraska; the Board of Regents; the Lower Platte South Natural Resource District; the Burlington-Northern and Santa Fe Railway; the Union Pacific Railroad; Nebco, Inc. and Saltdog owner Jim Abel; the Lincoln City Council; the Lancaster County Board; the city Public Works Department and other city staff; the Railroad Transportation Safety District; the Chamber of Commerce; the Downtown Lincoln Association; the historic Haymarket district; state government; the Army Corp of Engineers and other federal government agencies; Congressman Doug Bereuter; Senator Ben Nelson; and neighborhood organizations.
"It's a long list of partners, but it is symbolic of the way the entire community has pulled together to work on these two projects -- developments that will have a long-lasting positive impact on our city," said Wesely.
Whereas, baseball is part of the fabric of this nation and an excellent family activity; and
Whereas, Lincoln's professional baseball tradition dates back to 1886, only 19 years after the city was established; and
Whereas, a unique partnership among the City of Lincoln, the University of Nebraska and local businessman Jim Abel has succeeded in returning professional baseball to the Capital City; and
Whereas, Haymarket Park, which includes a 4,500-seat baseball stadium and a 2,000-seat softball stadium, is one of the premier facilities of its kind in the nation; and
Whereas, Haymarket Park is the new home of the Lincoln Saltdogs of the Northern League and the University of Nebraska- Lincoln baseball and softball teams; and
Whereas, the activities of Haymarket Park will bring new visitors to the city and result in many economic benefits; and
Whereas, the Lincoln Saltdogs home opener June 1, 2001 will be the first professional baseball game played in Lincoln in nearly 40 years, since the Lincoln Chiefs played their last home game September 5, 1961; Now, therefore, I, Don Wesely, Mayor of the City of Lincoln, do hereby proclaim the day of June 1, 2001 as "Lincoln Saltdogs Day" in the City of Lincoln and urge all citizens to take part in celebrating the return of professional baseball to our community.
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Lipscomb Associate AD Brent High reports in from Honduras on day wto of the Softball mission trip.
Day two was quite possibly the most difficult day of manual labor in any of our lives. After a 7 a.m. breakfast of French toast we headed to our work site in San Marcos de Colon, just 10 minutes from the Mission Lazarus refuge.
We are working on a house where the executive director of Mission Lazarus will ultimately live. The other major project currently underway is a large warehouse on the Mission Lazarus property. There is another group here this week from the Northwest that is working on that project.
Today we started at the house site at 7:30 a.m. The house was just coming out of the ground with one level of stone on the foundation. Our first order of business was moving over 30,000 pounds of boulders to the middle of the work site. The first load was on the side of the street. We formed a brigade line and moved those in about an hour. A second load in a large truck couldn't make it up the hill to the work site. The slope was much too steep (I'd guess about a 35% grade). We had to bring the boulders up the hill one wheelbarrow at a time. It was backbreaking work.
From there we split up into different tasks. One group carried dirt from the road to the inside of the house footprint one wheelbarrow at a time. We had about five wheelbarrows going at once. Another group worked on mixing and delivering concrete to the Hondurans building the foundation. Others were responsible for digging out areas of the floor that were higher than the foundation with pick axes and shovels.
There is absolutely nothing that can prepare you for the kind of work we did today. The girls on the team were nothing short of spectacular on the work site. They moved hundreds of thousands of pounds of dirt and rock and concrete today and not once complained. There were times we had to stop and rest for a few minutes and many times we had to re-hydrate as it is extremely hot here. But these girls impressed everyone at the work site and all of the people in the neighborhood who watched us work all day. It became very apparent early in the day that no one around here has ever seen girls work the way our girls worked today. The word "fuerte" – Spanish word for strong – was used by the construction workers and those watching on the street literally dozens of times today when referring to our girls. I told them I expected us to set a single-season home run record this year.
There were several non-chain gang feeling moments today as well. We had a chance to give away some Lipscomb jerseys to some small children nearby. They loved them. Kelsey Cartwright started playing soccer with some kids in the street. At first it was one kid. Then it was many. The rest of the day our girls took several different opportunities to play with them. They taught them how to hit using a shovel as a bat. They played volleyball with them. They played lots of soccer. The kids fell in love with the girls immediately. They asked to have their pictures made with them.
Half of our group headed into the mountains this afternoon to make food deliveries with a local pastor that works with Mission Lazarus. As we shared memories of the day around the fire tonight it was obvious those encounters made a deep impression. Heather Morgan talked about seeing a house that five people including four kids live in that's smaller than her dorm room. Dee Baddley used some of her limited Spanish to tell a little girl that she liked her shirt. The girl gave Dee a hug.
We are so blessed to have Ryan Terry from the Lipscomb men's golf team with us as our translator. Our interactions with the local people are much deeper and sweeter with him serving as a go-between.
I'm no college coach but I can't think of a better way to build team than something like what we're experiencing this week. These girls are obviously drawing closer and closer to each other. For the freshmen and transfers it's a God-send.
Today marked another day without any significant issues. Everyone is happy, healthy and safe. Mission Lazarus is an extra-special place. I look forward to many more Lipscomb athletes having the opportunity to experience this place in the years to come. Honduras is the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere (Haiti is #1). Choluteca, the province where we are in Honduras, is the poorest part of Honduras. Yet these people exude happiness and joy like none other. They are teaching us too.
Lots more dirt work on the agenda for tomorrow. We have all come to despise the word "piedra" – the Spanish word for rock
Once again, from all 17 of us down here representing Lipscomb and more importantly representing Jesus, let me thank all of the donors who made this trip possible. It's our vision that every Lipscomb athlete have the opportunity to experience what we're experiencing this week in Honduras and what the track team is experiencing in Haiti. With your continued support that will be realized.
Please continue to pray for us. We really do see and feel the results.
Lipscomb Associate AD Brent High reports in from Honduras on day wto of the Softball mission trip.