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Talk:Group sales
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The Netherlands
Discuss possible ways how to deal with the distribution in The Netherlands.
{Marcel de Jong 19/04} I received an idea from User:Jan de Haan. We could try to find a distributor/importer, and approach that person with the question of doing the importing for us. Sadly I don't know anyone in that business, so I have no idea how to go about contacting someone like that.
{Sander Hoentjen 19/04} I might be able to help out here, next Tuesday I will talk with my ex-employer and ask if he has any ideas. (Their business is helping US companies establish market in Europe)
{Marcel de Jong 19/04}Please do. And keep us informed. Would be great if we can get this off the ground.
{Jan de Haan 19/04}Agree. For the record: the reason we are looking for a professional business to organize this for us is the inability of any person to front the money for 10 Freerunners, an amount of money ($6000,-) that almost everybody gives the hickups. So we're looking for a business that can buy us the 10 phones with the discount with the guaranteed sale of them. I've done business with sallandautomatisering (Am _not_ affiliated with them in any way) and they showed definite interest. So if Sander's way does not work, I suggest we contact them.
{Marcel de Jong 20/04} Jan, the Freerunner is cheaper than that. In group sale we're probably looking at a figure of 'just' $3690 (ex shipping, and probably other costs.) And otherwise it's $399 per sold phone (again excluding shipping costs and probably also import fees) BTW it would be good if the people interested in getting a Neo in this group sale also add contact information, so that people can be notified, if you haven't done so already. Out of 11, we're only able to contact 8, at the moment.
{Jan de Haan 20/04} The $6000 was 10x the price for the first hardware version for sale with the debug option. Btw, I'm definitely interested in the debug version, although that is sold as a separte packge. Source http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-April/015080.html (Thanks, Marcel. ;-) )
{Marcel de Jong 20/04} I have notified 9 people on the Dutch list about this page. The other two I have no way of contacting at the moment. Let's hope they read the community mailing list. :)
{Yorick 20/04} I'm from Belgium, would shipping be possible to Belgium? I'm very interested. thanks.
{Marcel de Jong 20/04} Yorick at this point, I'm not sure. I'm not an importer myself, just someone who is eager to get his grubby hands on a Neo. :) BTW, you could start a similar discussion on it for Belgians right here as well. Just add it to the page here. Just make a separate section on this page. :)
{André Disselhorst 20/04} I was thinking that, in the case finding someone willing to do the importing in the Netherlands would fail, we maybe could join such an initiative abroad. @Jan de Haan: I think asking sallandautomatisering will do no harm.
{Eric Smith 21/04} I can help oragnise the importing. This is something I do in my business but have very little time available. So we need to be superefficient with information and of course financial arrangements. Feel free to mail me eric _at_ fruitcom.com.
{Yorick 20/04} Would you also be willing to ship to Belgium?
{Jan de Haan 21/04}
Gepost via: http://salland.eu/content/mysalland/mail_contact.php onder subject: E-mailcontact - Product Management artikel toevoegen Hier kunt u artikelen opgeven, die nog niet in het assortiment van Salland Automatisering voorkomen, maar die u wel door ons geleverd zou willen zien worden. Wees svp zo compleet mogelijk met het verstrekken van informatie over het te leveren artikel. Uw naam J. de Haan Uw e-mailadres Contact Artikelinformatie Merk openmoko Naam freerunner Website openmoko.com L.S., wij (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:GroupSales#The_Netherlands) proberen als groep minstens 10 openmoko/freerunner toestellen te verkrijgen a E369,- voor de groepskorting. Bent u geintereseerd om dit voor ons te realiseren? Hoogachtend, J. de Haan. PS Reactie kan via mijn email adres of via de bovengenoemde pagina, deze mail wordt daar ook gepost. E-mailcontact - verzonden Uw bericht is ontvangen en wordt zo spoedig mogelijk behandeld.
{Marcel de Jong 22/04} Thanks Jan. I hope this will work, I'm just afraid, we're going to need more people to make it viable for those stores to import it. BTW, I replaced your email address in that email, with something more spam-proof. ;)
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Blocks: Facebook comments
Maintained by Ankit Agarwal
Add Facebook like and comment box to your moodle.
314 sites
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Add facebook like and comment box to your Moodle.
Please note: Due to the way Facebook plugins are designed, this plugin might have issues if the page it is displayed on is not accessible by Facebook.
- Facebook comment box, with custom number of comments.
- Facebook like box.
- Facebook share button.
- Ability to display either only comment or like box or both.
- Display individual box for each page or a single one through out the site.
- Ability to manage all comments posted using a Facebook app id.
- Supports a dark and light coloured theme.
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- Tue, 23 Jul 2013, 11:24 AMThanks for using the plugin. I am gald that the plugin is usefull for you guys.
@phuong hoang
Changing css of the plugin is against Facebook terms as far as I know. You can only choose between dark or light colored theme for the plugin. However if you really want it, you can always use the sdk and write a app that does it, without breaking any Facebook policies.
@Art Lader
I am not sure if that is possible either. It must already be linking to correct url, however am not aware of a way to force Facebook to show complete url instead of domain name in such situations. If you manage to find a way out, I would be more than happy to help you implement it.
- Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 1:13 AMI received a warming from the plugin, but it is working well.
Warning: http://turismo.e-lgst.net/course/view.php?id=4 is unreachable.
It seems that can not access to the web page or do not have the permission.
Anyway, very good plugin!
- Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 11:04 AMHi Romano,
The page Url you are using is hidden behind login, hence facebook cannot reach it. You can either allow facebook secured access based on useragent and other things, or you can use an alternate url which is public, for example the site url. You should be able to keep using the current url as well, but it is not recomended to do so.
- Fri, 4 Oct 2013, 10:34 PMHi every one.
I am not developer and probably I am a bit confused and obfuscate about this matter. The pluggins ask for the API. I have been reading about it and I think that I understand it but although I put it every pluggin, none of them is working so I think it is my fault.
Can someone give to me some extra info about it. What I did is:
- Facebook Developer --> Create new App.
- Facebook generates the app and it gives to me two things.
App ID: (number)
App Secret: (secret number)
- I use the App ID in the config fbcomment pannel.
Do I need to do something more? Because the only thing I achieve is to have the block but without nothing inside.
Thanks for any help and very sorry for the troubles.
- Mon, 7 Oct 2013, 10:19 AMSaul, can you see the comment box or is it completely empty? if it is empty, please make sure there are no issues with internet connection. The block needs to be able to access facebook and facebook needs to be able to access the page where block is located. So you cannot use the block on site which is just on local network or has private access only.
- Fri, 31 Jan 2014, 1:05 AMhola Ankit Agarwal, no entiendo lo de "Facebook App id" , no se como debo crearla, aparecen muchas opciones .. .no se cual escoger.
tampoco entiendo por que lo que escribo en el bloke no me aparece en la cuenta de facebook y lo que escribo en la cuenta de facebook no me aparece en el bloke en moodle
- Fri, 31 Jan 2014, 9:57 AMHi Alex,
Please use English to explain your problem. From what I understand you are having issues with Facebook App id field. Click on the help button in the form, that should give you a link to generate an app id. Feel free to report any further issues that you encounter, here (https://github.com/ankitagarwal/moodle-block_fbcomments/issues) and please use English to explain the problem, as I cannot understand spanish, unfortunately.
Thanks for using the plugin.
- Thu, 3 Apr 2014, 9:53 PMWe are attempting to use fbcomments which appears to be an excellent block. The issue we are having is that when using the Zebra theme the text in the block is not wrapping. Is there something we can do to resolve this. We are using Moodle 2.5
- Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 1:10 PMHello, I just downloaded and installed this plugin. From the pictures, it looks amazing. However, I am having a problem with it. I am using the Aardvark theme and it shows only (Like, Share, and Comment Sections). It does not show the posts already on my Facebook. Also, the plugin itself is not sizing correctly, it looks too long and gets cut off. Any help is appreciated.
- Thu, 12 Mar 2015, 12:22 PMThanks for using the plugins. I have received a few reports that there is a css issue with some themes. I have created https://github.com/ankitagarwal/moodle-block_fbcomments/issues/5 for the same. I will have a look at that when I have some free time next. If some CSS expert can suggest a patch, that would be most welcome!
Regarding Posts not showing up. What do you mean by "My facebook" ? It will show up posts/comments related to the "url" of your site/page only. Feel free to raise issues in github with detail replication instructions, for easier tracking.
- Sun, 29 Mar 2015, 6:28 PMLove the plugin but cannot get it to work. I have the appid and got it to display but where i think it shoudl say "POST" ir just says "posting" and there is no way to actually post the comment. Any suggestions?
- Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 6:27 PMHi, just testing the plugin on Moodle 2.7. Our theme (Essential) is to narrow in the right region, so the "Comment" button is not visible.
- Sat, 7 Nov 2015, 3:11 PMWill this plugin will be available for Moodle 2.9 ?
- Sat, 28 Nov 2015, 3:13 PMHi
Any idea when this plugin will be available for 2.9?
- Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 6:30 PMHi Ankit,
plugin seems to be cool, but i was not able to share content.. issue rises like "feature not available... try again"
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I've seen differing recipes for these tarts, some of which include coconut. Now I love coconut but it didn't seem quite right with the other ingredients so I asked my Authority-On-All-Things-Canadian, Soo, what she thought and she stated that her mother never put coconut in to her butter tarts. So that was good enough for me.
These little tarts are very rich and very delicious. Buttery, short pastry filled with raisins, nuts and sticky caramel. I used walnuts and these worked well as they provide contrast in both texture and taste to the softer, sweeter, gooier components.
My quantities below made 24 individual tarts (using a shallow cupcake pan). I see no reason at all why you couldn't halve the quantities if you only wanted 12.
I find pastry inexplicably beautiful, particularly when it's rolled out and the cutter has worked its magic; it's the food equivalent of Christmas Eve - everything is about to happen:
Tell me it isn't just me who finds this photo cute?
For the pastry:
230g plain flour
160g unsalted butter, cold
4 tablespoons icing sugar
2 egg yolks
For the filling:
4 eggs
350g light muscovado sugar
200g raisins
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 tablespoons single cream
100g chopped walnuts
For the filling:
How to make
- Start by making the pastry: place all the ingredients except the egg yolks into a food processor and blitz until you have fine crumbs.
- Add the egg yolk and blitz again until a golden, buttery pastry starts to form.
- Tip out onto a sheet of clingfilm and bring to a ball of dough. You may need to add a tiny bit more flour to achieve this.
- Wrap in clingfilm and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan oven 170°C/375°F/Gas mark 5.
- Grease two cupcake trays i.e. 24 holes, with butter.
- Roll the pastry out between two sheets of clingfilm and use an appropriate size round cutter to line the patty tins. The pastry is good natured and will re-roll as many times as you need.
- Now make the filling: lightly beat the eggs and put into a saucepan with all the other ingredients except the chopped walnuts.
- Stir over a medium heat until the butter and sugar have melted. The mixture will bubble and thicken – stir all the time to avoid it burning.
- As soon as the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts.
- Spoon the filling into the pastry cases making sure you get a good mix of raisins and nuts in each – fill the pastry cases to the top as the mixture does not expand on cooking. I found that I had some liquid left over – possibly I should have cooked it for longer and reduced it more.
- Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until the caramel is an even deep golden colour. Mine took exactly 18 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the trays until you can handle them to turn them out.
- Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Serve warm with cream or ice cream or at room temperature with a cup of tea
- Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.
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This past spring I lectured at a paranormal conference and met a few friends. During a break between speakers we wandered to various tables to meet, greet and buy. After having a book autographed by Stan Gordon, I turned to find my friend Cindy Willoughby the case manager for The Greater Pittsburgh Paranormal Society.
As I scanned the crown, I noticed a family wandering through the chairs in my direction. I felt something was wrong, something out of place as they wandered my way. You could say my spiritual spidey-senses were tingling as the mother, father and young daughter approached. This was not the first time such a feeling came over me, although rare I have experienced this heightened spiritual sense many times. My attention focused on the young girl, it seemed she was enveloped by something. It was if behind the middle aged mother and father there was a large hulkish creature of darkness that was walking in sync with the disheveled homely teen girl.
And then the sense was gone. And I was a bit unnerved.
I then saw Cindy at the other end of the hall and went over to her. I pointed out the family to her and asked her if she felt anything unusual about them. Cindy is a sensitive. She has the gift of second sight, as some would say. She can perceive the unseen and understand the heart of a person without them saying a word. Some call her clairvoyant because she can seemingly read people's minds. Others call her a medium because she can see spirits. Cindy believes she has been gifted by God to help others. When she looked at the family she told me she she felt an oppressive spirit over the girl. She then turned to me and said, "She's being abused." That was the exact feeling I had as I saw the hulking specter attached to her. A confirmation, but sadly in a situation like this the only thing you can do to help is pray. They are after all anonymous strangers who you pass by the way, and even though you can spiritually discern a problem or issue-most of the time the only practical option you can have is prayer.
In historical Biblical language Cindy is a Seer. Most people who have a Judeo-Christian background would have the conception that this giftedness is some New Age though, but the gifts that Cindy has are spoken of throughout Scripture as supernatural gifts from God. In the New Testament book of First Corinthians, the Apostle Paul talks about the diversity of supernatural spiritual gifts:
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
I have highlighted the spiritual gifts, and I will not go into how they all manifest themselves. But I want to investigate two of them; the word of knowledge and discerning of spirits. To many in various denominations the word of knowledge is the supernatural ability to know the unknown. You have a supernatural understanding of a situation or character of a person that could not be gained by the normal six senses. The gift of discernment of spirits manifests itself in various ways. Basically it is the ability to discern good from evil. Some can sense whether a person is worthy of trust or not, and others can also actually perceive spirits either visually or psychically. Many times these two gifts manifest together or with other spiritual gifts. In the Old Testament those who possess such gifts were called Seers.
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Many people seem to have these paranormal abilities from birth. Others receive them during a spiritual renewal as God's Spirit fills them. Some in Fundamental religious circles consider that possessing the gifts without a spiritual infilling of the Holy Spirit is possessed with a demonic spirit that mimics the power of God. They also claim this explains the manifestation of psychic abilities outside of the Christian religion. Careful examination would seem to show that like any natural gift, supernatural gifts are inherent in some individuals and while some manifest these abilities at a young age or learn them through time, a spiritual renewal can activate the gift or further empower those who have already manifest the abilities. The spiritual renewal by the infilling of God's Spirit acts as an anointed consecration of the gift, much like a physical consecration in a religious service of Holy items.
Many confuse the gifts of a Seer with those who practice divination. Divination uses ritual and/or items to gain knowledge. A Seer is supernaturally gifted with any doing of his/her own. Divination is essentially an artificial way to gain what the Seer has been gifted with naturally and supernaturally. There are some people with the gifts of a Seer who rely on techniques of divination. Not only is it unnecessary, it can be dangerous. Divination can attract spiritual entities that can manipulate, harm and harass an individual.
While I myself have had some of the gifts that a Seer has manifest themselves in my spiritual life, I would in no way consider myself a Seer. I remember while ministering in Hell's Kitchen in the 1980s an urgency to pray for specific individuals in specific circumstances would press upon me. Most times I did not even know the individuals, but I would take a moment to pray. But for the ones whom I prayed for that I knew, it was astounding to see that I was praying for something that was actually happening for which I had no actual knowledge of. This sensitivity went on for many months and then faded. None of the gifts of the Spirit work in me consistently, they seem to ebb and flow when needed. And I did not experience any manifestation of spiritual gifts until after my spiritual renewal with Christ.
There are others who have had experiences since they were children. Many children seem to have the ability to sense spirits or angelic beings. The most common is seeing a person at the end of their bed or lurking in the corner. Some have other gifts of the Seer.
While attending Seminary I had a friend who's 6 year old daughter who had the same type of prayer gift that I was gifted with, but to a greater degree. At prayer times she would often pray for people the family did not know, and when asked she told her parents that God had told her to pray for them. One time during a blessing before dinner, she blurted out excitedly, "We have to pray for Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey! They are in a car accident!" The Lindsey's were members of their church and the family remembered them as they blessed the food. A few hours later word came through the telephone prayer chain that the Lindsey's were in a bad car accident on the thruway while going out to dinner in the city. The accident happened at about the same time as my friend's daughter interrupted the dinner blessing with her concern.
Whatever your worldview of Spiritual gifts, we are charged to use them to help others. There are those who have used them for fame and selfish gain that have tarnished their credibility and even lost their gifts. Some who have had the gifts removed have even relied on trickery and charlatanism to maintain their feeble grasp of power. Others have been overcome by spirits that are in no way holy or benevolent. And the one time rescuers become those who are in need of rescuing.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
I have been sewing since the early 80s and have never had this happen to me before. I have used this intefacings before successfully, so my guess would be the fabric was the reason. The fabric was wool, so maybe that is why...
It is so sad because I used my entire spring break to male it and who knows when I have the same chunk of time to dod it again, if i do it again.
On the upside, the fit is great, it looks awesome on me, I learned how to make a chest pocket, a new technique for making a notched lapel, and a back vent technique.
Still though, if you have ever attempted a tailored blazer, you know how much work goes into it to get it to where you have to attach the lining, and I just ...OMG... I cannot believe it...
21 comments:
- Christina said...
Oh no! That really sucks. It sounds like you learned a lot but it would have been nice to have a finished project come out of it.
- March 27, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Myra said...
Can you rip off the interfacing and do it sewn-in?
- March 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Adriana B. said...
Myra, not at this point...
- March 27, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- cidell said...
Oh. I could cry for you :(
- March 27, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Tanya said...
Anyone who sews feels your pain. All I can say is press on, no pun intended.
- March 27, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Lindsay T said...
Oh, I hate it when bad things happen to good people!
- March 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Linda said...
They have come a long with interfacings so I am sorry to read that this happened. I have experienced this before so I know how frustrating this can be.
- March 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- loopylulu said...
That sounds horrible, horrible, horrible. Do you at least have enough fabric left if you do want to start another one?
- March 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- Adriana B. said...
I do not have fabric left, I'll have to get some if I want to do it again.
- March 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Leslie said...
Oh no Adriana. That's my worst nightmare. The thought of starting over is just too daunting sometimes. I wish I could say I've never been there but ugh, I do know how you feel. :-(
- March 27, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- geek sewing said...
Oh, no! Sorry to hear about your blazer.
Please share what fusible interfacing you were using.
- March 27, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Meg said...
You poor thing! That's happened to me before too... it's probably due to the wool stretching out when you ironed the facing on. I hope you can salvage it!!!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- JoanneM said...
Take a deep breath,cuss,breathe in again.
Do you need to buy ALL the yardage again or only some of it?
- March 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
- Emily said...
Can you post a picture of what it looks like? Maybe one of us can figure out what happened.. BTW- did you preshrink the interfacing?
- March 28, 2009 at 1:34 AM
- MarilynB said...
This happened to me a few years ago. I had fused interfacing to the jacket pieces and they looked fine at the time. I had preshrunk both the wool and the interfacing. Once I began sewing the jacket together and pressing the seams, the bubbling started and only continued to get worse as the jacket progressed. But like you, I did have a great fitting jacket in the end. Last summer I pulled out the pattern again, made two new, great fitting jackets and did not need to go through all the time it takes to fit a new muslin.
- March 28, 2009 at 6:05 AM
- SuBoo said...
How frustrating! Feeling your pain. Take a break, do something totally unrelated and hopefully you'll come back refreshed and ready for a new challenge.
- March 28, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Dei said...
Oh, no. Bummer. But I know with your talent you'll figure something out. I can't wait to see what you create.
- March 28, 2009 at 9:10 AM
So so sorry to hear that.
- March 30, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- Tany said...
This is terrible, I'm so sorry...
- April 3, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Bernadette Pian said...
Try steaming and pressing again, or sending it out to the Dry Cleaners--seriously, that helped one of my projects! Good luck and beautiful work as always.
- April 3, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- Alexiel said...
that sucks! that has happened to me before, making a blazer and interfacing problems.. :( i was also using wool, so it really may be the fabric.
- April 6, 2009 at 4:21 PM


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Calgary Dragon Boat Club (CDBC) started simply as a group of friends who thought "it would be fun" to enter Calgary's first ever dragon boat races. Now nearly 17 years later, it still seems like a pretty good idea. We compete at an A division level locally in Calgary, AB as well as international Festivals such as Seattle, San Fransisco and Lake Tahoe. We are a highly competitive team that really loves the sport and the friendships that have followed.
At each festival all of the other teams are WOW'd by the other team jerseys and designs. It's time to keep up with the Jones and create a new look for our team!
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My eye was drawn to the most bizarre exchange between Lord Patten, (BBC Trust chairman), and Maria Miller (Culture Secretary) today, that just makes you wonder what planet politicians (and the BBC Trust) are actually living on these days.
Miller is reported to have contacted Patten following George Entwistle's less than impressive performance in front of MPs today. She said that full public trust in the BBC's inquiries into the Savile affair was of "paramount importance".
Er no. Finding out what actually happened; who knew; who covered it up; whether others were also abusing children in the BBC; & why the BBC decided not to broadcast what they knew… these questions and others are of paramount importance. Not public trust in the BBC or its well crafted internal inquiries.
Pattern then effectively tells Miller to back off.
"I know that you will not want to give the impression that you are questioning the independence of the BBC."
The sheer nerve of the guy … sorry Mr Patten, I don't know where you've been these past few weeks since this story was broken (by ITV!) the BBC has done nothing but drag its feet, obfuscate and lie. You are in no position to start talking about "the independence of the BBC". I certainly
hope expect Miller to question the Beebs independence on this matter. To allow them to run their own inquiry is an outrage. It lost its right to run its own inquiry a long time ago.
I am not quite sure when the BBC and politicians will wake up to the level of public outrage felt by the public on this one. But this bizarre conversation between two of them suggests that it may well be a while yet.Tags: BBC, Maria Miller, Patten, Savile


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That kind of confidence could play dividends tonight when the Lady Bisons go for the sweep against Belmont at 7 at the Curb Event Center in the second "Battle of the Boulevard" for the women's teams. The Lady Bisons won the first game 74-68 in overtime at Allen Arena Jan. 11.
The Lady Bisons are 4-16, 2-8 in the conference. Belmont is 9-9, 4-6 in the A-Sun. This is the start of the second half of the A-Sun round-robin for both teams.
"You never know what is going to happen in a game with Belmont," Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett said. "The games with them are always very close."
The Lady Bisons have not won a road game this season. But they have beaten the Lady Bruins on their home court the last two years.
"In a game against a rival team you never know how it is going to start," Bennett said. "It would give us a little confidence if we could start out quickly."
The Lady Bisons are led by junior guard Jenna Bartsokas who is averaging 12.5 points per game. She scored a career-high 28 points in the Jan. 11 win. Center Brittany Duerk leads in rebounds with six per game.
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The black palette enables the expression of architectural components through the materials natural texture. Predominantly clad in Douglas Fir strips that have been mechanically wire brushed and vacuum stained, a greater depth to the timber's natural grain has been achieved.(Complete 2010)
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Music Piracy = The Death Of The Recording Artist?
from the how-not-to-move-the-discussion-forward dept
Mike did a post at the end of 2010 talking about moving forward optimistically with our views and expectations of music, movies and media. It's kind of interesting to see the difference in approach between those on either side of the same old debates being had about the subject and how that approach is reflected in people's thoughts and language.
Which brings me to a recent piece by Rick Carnes, President of the Songwriters Guild of America, for the Huffington Post. He asks if music piracy has killed the recording artist. Rick has been discussed at Techdirt in the past, such as when he made some seeminly misguided comments on maximizing per use revenue with regard to iTunes previews rather than what maximizes overall revenue, or that the internet is making it impossible to write music and has "destroyed the profession of songwriting". These are pessimistic words and thoughts. And in his latest article, there is more pessimism that really needs to be addressed.
Rick discusses his fondness for The Beatles and some of the amazing things they did for music and experimental recording techniques. He then goes on to suggest that the reason The Beatles were able to do that type of thing was largely because they stopped touring and could focus their efforts in the studio instead. For the younger crowd, it might surprise you, as it did me, to find out that The Beatles did so little actual touring that, on the whole, they would have to be considered a studio act, not a live act. Basically, they toured between 1962 and 1966, and that's about it. Guess what time period is labeled "Beatlemania". Yup, during their touring years. Why is that important? Because of some of the things Rick says in his piece.
"Today there are few, if any, examples of true recording artists left...The big recording studios are quickly fading into the past and the studio musicians who were able to devote their lives to improving their sound and their technique are a dying breed, replaced by home recording studios and sample-looping software."
I don't see how this makes sense. There are plenty of recording artists around today. But besides that, there's a ton of recorded music being produced. And the reason you're seeing smaller operations spring up to provide studio-style recordings isn't because listeners don't care about quality. It's because the difference in quality has been rendered negligable by advances in technology. This is a good thing for music lovers, because barriers are coming down. I think that perhaps if Rick could see this from the perspective of the music fan, he'd see it that way as well.
"Album sales are an after thought since music piracy has obliterated the ability to support an act through recorded music sales alone. Recorded music is given away as a promotional loss-leader, sold as an adjunct to a new tech device, or as an impulse buy at big discount stores."
To be fair, if we're only comparing The Beatles to everyone else today, Rick probably has a point. But that's a silly comparison. The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time, according to many sources. But, even in its most profitable time, were album sales really supporting any significant percentage of the musical acts around? Through the wonder of music label accounting, even in the 60's, music acts were rarely able to make it on record sales alone. And I think if Rick can get away from The Beatles example for a moment, he already knows this to be true. If it weren't, why would it be such an anomaly that most bands couldn't stop touring the way The Beatles did? I'm just not sure things were ever the way Rick says they were. And then there's this.
"In the 19th century, British, Scottish, and Irish music were not protected by US copyright law. This lead to US songwriters having to compete with a flood of free music coming in from overseas. Our native-born composers like Stephen Foster were reduced to writing the only type of music that the British weren't producing, i.e. minstrel songs. The traveling minstrel show was the only place that Foster could eke out a few dollars. The focus of the Minstrel shows was most definitely not the music but the comedy show instead, mostly racist in content. History shows that Foster did not enjoy writing this type of music and was capable, when given the opportunity, of writing much better work. But it wasn't until 1909 and the new US Copyright Act, that protected the work of foreign writers, that US songwriters no longer had to "compete with free."
Ugh. If I'm reading his allusion correctly, I see two astounding claims here. First, The Copyright Act of 1909 was responsible for the obliteration of a great deal of racist comedy in the United States. Secondly, if piracy continues, that racist comedy is going to come back. He can't really mean that, can he?
And I'm a little fuzzy on the logic here as well. You had music lovers in the United States that were being "flooded" with music from overseas. Ostensibly, this is music they wanted, because it was being consumed. So, basically, Rick is saying that less copyright led to a flood of musical output. Wouldn't that be a cultural benefit? But then, in 1909 with the Copyright Act, that flood was stymied and United States musicians were better off...because foreign music was protected? Doesn't that seem to suggest that copyright was used as some kind of import levy?
In any case, I don't think Rick should be as concerned as he is. There are plenty of examples of musical acts that produce amazing studio music and do a ton of touring (The Rolling Stones, anyone?). I recognize that some of this may be political posturing as Rick tries to appease his base constituents of songwriters, but perhaps with a little less rhetoric and a little more discussion, we'll all find ourselves in a better place at the end of 2011 compared to the beginning.
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Baby's not a "guest"!
Wait. Don't skim. Just... who do you think this is with Clark Gregg at the Iron Man 2 premiere last night? No cheating.
One photo agency called her a "guest". They labelled the photo "guest". This is what happens when the photographer can't identify the subject...what?
Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Nobody calls Baby a "guest"!
It's Jennifer Grey, motherf-ckers. Jennifer Grey. But Jennifer Grey killed her career with a nose job. It's really one of the craziest stories in Hollywood. Maybe not craziest, but kinda one of my favourite. Because it's a nose. Imagine what would have become of Jennifer Grey had she not f-cked with her nose? She probably wouldn't be walking around being called a "guest". For shames.
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Three Classes Headed to Europe Over Breakby Howard Hewitt • November 20, 2008 Share:
Wabash students in three different classes will be traveling to Europe over Thanksgiving break.
English Professor Tobey Herzog will lead a group to England. Assistant Professor of English Agata Szczeszak-Brewer will be taking students to Ireland. History Professor Michelle Rhoades will lead a trip to Paris.
Herzog's English class is titled "Place, Space, and Community in the Lives, Worlds, and Writings of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy." The students will spend five days in London visiting museums and taking walking tours. They will focus on the life of Charles Dickens. Herzog will also take the group to Dorchester for a day to further study on Hardy.
Herzog led two similar immersion learning trips in 2003 and 2005.
Brewer will be taking students to Dublin focusing largely on author James Joyce. "An immersion trip to Dublin will greatly enhance our textual, cultural, historical and biographical study of Joyce's texts, and could foster in Wabash students a life-long fascination with the author and the Irish culture in general," Brewer wrote about the trip.
Students on these two trips will be writing about their experiences in a Wally Blog. Look for first entries on Monday.
Professor Michelle Rhoades' "French History and Historical Memory" class will see many of the classic French historical and tourist sites.
Students prepared for the trip with reading and research during the fall semester.
"Travel to France will allow students to apply what they have learned to Paris and to decide if theoretical frameworks can be applied to a lived reality," Rhoades wrote in her trip proposal. "I believe immersion trips are a unique part of Wabash College. They set Wabash apart from other liberal arts environments and provide students with experiences and learning that lasts much longer than a week abroad."
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Last week, when AMD released the 780G chipset, they claimed that it redefines gaming for the mainstream PC. For the first time a complete GPU has been integrated into the chipset, which leads to impressive gaming performance right out of the box. By adding in a low-end ATI Radeon discrete graphics card to the mix something called ATI Hybrid Graphics technology is enabled that boosts 3D performance even more. The AMD 780G Chipset supports one x16 PCI Express 2.0 link and is also capable of driving four monitors in SurroundView mode. Combined with ATI Hybrid Graphics, ATI PowerPlay allows for flexible power saving technologies that ensure optimal power efficiency to lower energy usage.
The AMD 780G chipset has a number of improvements when compared to the older AMD 690G chipset. For a entry level chipset the 780G doesn't skimp on the features available.
The AMD 780G is an eighth generation Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP), but it is the first that integrates a DirectX10 compliant Shader Model 4.0 graphics core, a Unified Video Decoder (UVD), one x16 PCIe Gen 2 link, HT 3.0, DVI/HDMI interface, internal or external TMDS and DisplayPort capability in a single chip. This high level of integration and scalability enables manufacturers to offer revolutionary performance and capabilities. The above image shows how the north bridge works.
The new AMD SB700 chipset offers a wide range of I/O functionality. The AMD SB700 Supports 6 SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports that can be setup in IDE, AHCI, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 modes, 12 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 1.1 ports, HyperFlash interface, DASH 1.0, 6 PCI slots, HD Audio, IDE, Serial and Parallel ports, to give PC users the most connectivity options available today. The AMD 780G reference board has 6 SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, 3 PCI slots and an IDE port. Enough chat about the chipset let's take a look at the new processor that AMD also just recently released.
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Ah, the joys of modern friendship: knowing that your loyal pal is always going to be there for you—as a shoulder to cry on, a buddy to laugh with, or…a sexual partner whenever you're in the mood.
Recent studies have found that the practice of having sex with a good friend without any romantic strings attached—a type of relationship often known as "friends with benefits"— is becoming increasingly common among young people. Hollywood is just now catching up with the real-life trend: In a slew of upcoming film and television offerings, "sex buddies" will take center stage.
No Strings Attached, a romantic comedy hitting theaters , stars Natalie Portman as a busy young doctor who enjoys having sex but doesn't have the time or patience for traditional dating. As such, she establishes a purely physical relationship with her close guy friend (Ashton Kutcher), with the understanding that neither one of them will let any romantic feelings enter the picture. (Or so they think.)
"I am a huge romantic-comedy fan," says the film's writer, 28-year-old Elizabeth Meriwether "and I hadn't really seen a romantic comedy that felt like it was about my life or my friends' lives." So she set out to write a rom-com "that felt real and that didn't end with a kiss, but started with one."
Meriwether also "didn't want to tell the story of some girl who has been planning her wedding since she was a little kid—I wanted to tell a story about a girl who has other things going on and who doesn't necessarily want the things we expect girls to want." Indeed, Meriwether's script takes many of the previously established norms of the romantic-comedy genre and turns them upside down. A "morning after" scene, for example, features Kutcher's and Portman's characters waking up together, mortified—not because they'd had sex the night before but because they'd spent the night cuddling. "A lightbulb went off in my head," says Meriwether about conceiving the on-screen moment. "It was like, this is the scene where they are totally embarrassed—when they wake up fully clothed, spooning each other."
On the small screen, NBC will feature a Brian Grazer–produced comedy this spring called Friends With Benefits, from the writers of (500) Days of Summer. The concept of friends enjoying a physical but nonromantic relationship is "essentially the jumping-off point for the show," says cowriter Scott Neustadter, 33. Two of the show's main characters are "a guy and a girl who are great friends—they might even love each other," says Neustadter, "but their priorities are different, the timing isn't right, and for lots of reasons they simply wouldn't make for a very good couple. Each one is searching for that perfect person, but in the meantime, it's nice to know that there's someone you can turn to in all matters, who is waiting on the other line—or on the other side of the bed." Thanks to the "relaxing of labels," says Neustadter, these two characters "can absolutely have a physical relationship without having a romantic one."
Still hungering for more "friends with benefits"–themed entertainment? You're in luck. Portman's Black Swan costar Mila Kunis teams up with Justin Timberlake, playing a pair of pals who use each other for sexual satisfaction in a romantic comedy directed by Will Gluck (Easy A) coming to theaters this summer. Its title? You guessed it: Friends With Benefits. (As if all this weren't confusing enough, Friends With Benefits was also, at one point, the name of the Natalie Portman movie.)


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CycleOps The Silencer Direct Drive Mag Trainer
Lock your bike in, go hard, and don't make a sound? CycleOps' The Silencer Direct Drive Mag Trainer uses whisper-quiet magnets for five levels of resistance, from easy to mega-watt efforts. The wide stance ensures stability even during out-of-the-saddle sprints. With its direct drivetrain, your bike is completely locked in to maximize the secure, road-like feel. Additionally, it saves wear and tear on your rear wheel.
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The direct drive is so much better than a traditional trainer if you plan on using this a lot. I switched from an adjustable fluid trainer to this and LOVE IT. Quieter, but the big difference is the feel of the trainer- it feels like you're on the road. I've done a variety of workouts from sprints, to endurance, to varying rpm and have been very pleased with the performance. It's also safer if you have kidos playing around the area you workout since there's no spinning wheel hazard.
I have been using my Silencer for the past 7 months on-and off on days when the weather has not co-operated. I was not sure what to expect when I first got the machine, but I wanted something sturdy, quiet (I live in a apartment) and something that could handle long hours of hard watts. This trainer has not disappointed! It has been the ideal training companion and I wouldnt ride anything else at this point. Bombproof design- and can take more pounding that you could imagine.
I have to say that I really love the Silencer! I have been riding indoor trainers in Calgary, AB for the past 15 years and haven't felt a trainer like this before! Its perfect for a athlete with a small apartment- whose coach loves to give out some "big gear" and high intensity cycling work! If you ride at home during winters, or long stretches- just leave your bike frame set up on it. Its easy to assemble in under 10 minutes and is oh-so-quiet compared to anything else that I push hard on. I love that I can easily switch between my road bike and TT bike- and could even thrown my mountain bike on if necessary. Not a "portable trainer" to take with you during the day as it is bulky, but if you ride in your own pain cave- this is the best you can get!
I have wanted a direct-drive trainer for a few years--in fact I had an article about one hanging in my shop to remind me that "someday..." But I had heard that another popular brand was extremely noisy, so I never pulled the trigger. I had already had a Fluid2 and other variable resistant trainers but felt I could never fine a "sweet spot": shifting up created more resistance than I wanted, etc. So I saw and read up on the Silencer and the only negative review I read seemed bitter. So I thought I'd give it a shot. I love it. I do like the mag-resistance so I can dial into what I feel is a road-like feel and shift through the gears and have that fine-adjust ability to exactly what I want/need for a given workout. The only wish that I have for it is an ability to record output data like some of the pricier trainers or have some kind of interface to pre-program a workout. Someday. Here's the best part: I often go upstairs after a workout and ask my wife, "Did you hear the trainer?" And her response is usually, "What trainer?"
Bought this last winter and was good timing with all the snow and ice we had. Smoother than I thought it would be. Quieter than most. Very stable do to the weight and base width.
I was already a huge fan of the Direct Drive trainers and have been a LeMond Customer for quite some time. I moved into an apartment building and the volume of the LeMond was not helping me make friends especially as I need to train early in the morning. I needed something much quieter and this trainer worked out perfectly. I don't find the road feel much different than the LeMond Revolutiion but it's so realistic I don't dread riding it. I use my own power meter so having built in electronics is not something I care about and I feel this trainer is sturdy enough to last many many years. It is heavy but I don't mind bc in winter I keep it set up. If you don't care about lack of electronics I'm not sure why you'd want any other trainer
This trainer is not silent at all! Whisper quiet it is not! I had to start using headphones to listen to the tv while training. A big disappointment for the money. It may be going back.
as good a road feel as LeMOND but has the advantage of resistance control and the skewer to secure rear fork is well desisigned and bike installs quick and easy and the keeps all stable ..


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It is the City's policy to provide services without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, source of income, sexual orientation or disability. This commitment extends to all grant-funded housing programs provided by the City.
Fair housing can be defined as a condition in which individuals of similar income levels in the same housing market have a like range of housing choice available to them regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, source of income, sexual orientation or disability.
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The right to fair housing is assured by a variety of federal and state laws, primarily the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, which make it unlawful to discriminate in renting, selling, financing, and insuring housing.
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If you believe you have been denied housing or the opportunity to apply for housing in the City because of a protected characteristic, contact the City's Fair Housing Hotline at 1-844-449-3500.
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The promotion and exercise of fair housing requires freedom from the impediments of discriminatory rental, sales, lending and insurance practices, exclusionary zoning and land use practices, and other forms of barriers to housing choice. These barriers to fair housing have been identified in the most recent San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2015–2020).
To facilitate freedom from identified impediments and to eliminate those barriers, the City will strive to:
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"Our new administration building adds to our vision of a campus with modern facilities that compare favorably with facilities located at the best universities in the nation," said Guy Denton, director of USU Eastern Blanding. "The administration building helps set a tone for our campus, supporting concepts of quality instruction and learning."
Completion of the new 5,070-square-foot building, especially during such a challenging economic period, is a tribute to the leadership and vision of many individuals that stretches back to 1982, said USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson.
"We're excited to see this wonderful addition to the Blanding Campus," Peterson said. "It helps us develop a top-notch educational setting that continues to attract students and educational professionals to Southeast Utah. The new building is yet another venue for the college to invite the community onto campus."
In recognition of the new building, Peterson announced plans February 22 to construct the "Gibbons Pavilion", in honor of the DeMar and Alberta Gibbons family, the original property owners on which the new administrative building stands. The college is sponsoring the contest to design the pavilion.
"It will be a gathering place that will serve students, particularly Native American students, and recognize the 1982 sale and gift of the Gibbons property," Peterson said.
The new administration building is a well-appointed structure with professional spaces and amenities. It includes 12 individual office spaces, two conference rooms, workspace and reception areas. The larger of the two conference rooms will accommodate medium-to-large meetings, and will be made available to community groups.
In 1982, the Gibbons family transferred the property to the San Juan Foundation as a sale for $80,000, but also "by gift." Subsequently, the property was transferred to USU Eastern (then College of Eastern Utah) under Utah's Department of Facilities and Construction Maintenance (DFCM).
For the past three decades, the Gibbons home has served as the college's administration building, despite the fact it was never designed to be a college building. Nevertheless, it served an important function during the formative years of the college.
"While the Gibbons home is a monument to the original sale and gift of property, it is an aging building," Denton said. "The residence has presented significant maintenance challenges, requiring the college and DFCM to make significant investments through the years."
In master plans approved by Blanding Campus administration and DFCM, the college sought to create a more effective solution for administration. The 2004 master plan said that "current administration use of the residential building will be relocated and the residential style building demolished."
The most recent master plan, approved in 2008, shows a parking lot where the Gibbons Home now stands. It was during that same year that the college submitted a large request for funding to upgrade the Gibbons Home for energy and ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, purposes. DFCM officials, however, were reluctant to continue investing in the aging structure.
Peterson said DFCM provided a creative solution to the dilemma by recommending that USU Eastern consider deferring improvements at its Price and Blanding campuses from 2009-2010. The $700,000 saved could then be used to build a new building.
College officials reluctantly agreed, knowing that the two-year deferment would mean a painful delay of much-needed projects for utilities, lighting and parking.
On the other hand, they recognized that this austere approach would make possible for USU Eastern to build a new administration building without going through a lengthy facilities approval process.
The DFCM plan was approved in 2010 by Acting President Mike King, Facilities Director Sheila Burghardt and Campus Administrator Guy Denton. Despite the progress, another setback occurred in 2011, when contractor bids were received. The lowest bid was $200,000 more than available funds. It necessitated yet another creative solution.
While being fully aware of legislative language separating Price campus funding from Blanding campus funding, Peterson sought and received approval to use dollars from the sale of the former college President's Residence in Price. Sale of that home provided the final $200,000 needed to supplement DFCM's funding. Construction was finally able to proceed.
Portions of the Gibbons Pavilion will be constructed with salvaged stone from the Gibbons Home. The concept calls for outdoor BBQ and seating.
"The Gibbons Pavilion, as proposed, will create a campus venue that is designed by Native American students for use by all students, in harmony with the vision of the Gibbons family," Peterson said. "We're grateful for the can-do attitude and creative solutions that have culminated in this beautiful new administrative building."
Peterson thanked the Gibbons family, the San Juan Foundation, the County Commission and local leaders, as well as campus leaders in both Blanding and Price.
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Elk County Catholic Crusaders win tourney title
ST. MARYS – Elk County Catholic won the Elk County Holiday Basketball Tournament with a 58-43 victory over Ridgway Thursday night at St. Marys Area High School. This is the 22nd time Elk County Catholic has won the boys' county tournament, now in its 31st year."This year it was a wide open tournament," Elk County Catholic Aaron J. Straub said. "You take a look at the records, it was anybody's tournament to win. Fortunately, among some other things, we made some shots and we were successful." The two teams played an even opening quarter with the teams trading a pair of 2-point field goals to leave the game tied at 4-all with 3:19 left in the quarter. The Crusaders scored five of the next six points, the 5-1 spurt capped with a Darren Simons 3-pointer near the two-minute mark. Jesse Reynolds and Simons each traded 2-point field goals to make the margin 11-7. Jordan Lundin added a pair of free throws, Ben Daghir followed with 1-of-2 from the free throw line. Sorge added a late jumper as the Crusaders led 12-11 after the end of the first quarter. "It's taken us a while, I think we're improved a lot since our first game of the season," Straub said. "That was three weeks ago. I think we've made some strides, I think we've gotten better. I think we've developed a better team identity. I think we've taken some steps on who we are and what we need to do successful. I'm happy about that, I'm happy we're starting to find what we need to do to be successful." The two teams traded field goals to open the second quarter as Ridgway (6-1) trailed 14-13. A Ridgway 2-pointer put the Elkers up 15-14 before a Simons 3-pointer from the top of the key put the Crusaders (5-2) ahead for good at 17-15. On the ensuing trip down the floor, Eric Matheson left the game with an injury but came back to play in the second half. The Crusaders struck with five straight points as Ben Daghir hit a 2-point shot and Ricky Pearsall poured in a 3-pointer to put Elk County Catholic up 22-15 midway through the second quarter. Lundin and Pearsall traded buckets before Josh Mitchell added a mid-range jumper to pull Ridgway within five at 24-19. Simons added a 3-point play before Lundin drained a jumper with the half, ending the half with Ridgway facing a six-point deficit, 27-21. "We got outrebounded pretty bad in the first half, they got a lot of putbacks," Ridgway coach Anthony Allegretto said. "They're bigger than us, we're small. Both teams played hard, both teams worked hard. They'd get a lead and we'd pull them back a little bit, make some plays. We had a lot of mental breakdowns, I think we were a little tired from [Wednesday night]. I'm sure they were too. "They got a lot of easy baskets," Allegretto said. "We'd get two baskets working really hard, they'd get an easy basket. We'd fight our way into the game, then we'd make three mistakes in a row to stretch it back out. I'm sure that is a lot of the fatigue factor. You lose Eric for part of the first half, we had to go with more guard play than bringing the big guys instead of using Oakie (Alex Oknefski), Mitch (Josh Mitchell) and Dom (Aiello). I was more worried about shutting down their gaps." Straub said the Crusaders were able to get into passing lanes after giving up too many backdoor layups in the first half. "I think we had that one stretch where we got in the passing lane a couple times and were able to get steals," Straub said. "The second half we got those, in the first half, they got backdoor layups. I was a little disappointed with the number of backdoor layups that we gave up early on. That's one of the things we worked really hard at, to not give up those, and unfortunately we did. Certainly those steals went a long way in determining the game and fortunately, we were able to get in the passing lanes and get some layups." After the Crusaders opened the half with a Tyler Herzing field goal, Lundin and Matheson added consecutive shots to pull within four at 29-25 with six minutes left in the third quarter. Herzing then drained a 3-pointer from the corner and another jumper to make the lead 34-25. Sorge added a 3-pointer of his own but Herzing again scored on a layup and Pearsall buried a trey to build the ECC lead to 11 at 39-28 halfway through the third. Allegretto said both teams notched up the defensive pressure. "Nothing changed, it was the same stuff that we did," Allegretto said. "Sometimes on a set play that we run, they think the ball has to go there. They just force the pass in there. If it's not there, don't run the play. Eric got himself in a couple bad situations there waiting for people coming up and not coming hard enough. The defensive pressure is tough playing Elk. It's tough on the other end. We forced a lot of turnovers also." Reynolds added a free throw and Matheson scored a hoop before Pearsall buried another 3-pointer to end the quarter with the Crusaders ahead 42-31. Matheson opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point play, then he drove to the basket and added another two points to put Ridgway within six at 42-36. Luke Daghir then drove to the basket and was fouled on the play. Ridgway was also assessed a technical foul on the play which meant Daghir would have a total of four free throws and the Crusaders would maintain possession. Luke Daghir hit all four from the foul line and Ben Daghir added another field goal as Elk County Catholic took control of the game with a 48-36 lead and just over five minutes remaining. "I think we just scored three times in a row," Allegretto said. "They got a breakaway and Eric makes what looked to us like a pretty good block and we also get the rebound on the ball. Instead it turns into a foul, we get the technical which it was deserved. If the call's not made, there's no six-point swing, there's no technical and now we're down 12 and the game's over." The Crusaders finished the game by outscoring Ridgway 10-7 en route to the 15-point win. Straub said second chance points were a key to defeating the Elkers. "The first time we played Ridgway this year, we really got beat up on the offensive boards. It was 15-5 in second chance points," Straub said. "They tripled us on second chance points. One of the things that we said we wanted to make a priority is getting second chance points. We did a much better job on the boards." Pearsall led the Crusaders with 17 points. Herzing had 13 points, Simons finished with 11 and Luke Daghir had 10. Straub said Pearsall is shooting better and he is happy with the overall improvement of the team from the first meeting against Ridgway, which he felt the Crusaders struggled. "Rick's worked pretty hard on his outside shooting," Straub said. "Rick is transitioning from his fall sport to his winter sport. That was part of the process of finding an identity, finding something to hold onto. We made some changes and made some adjustments but we still have a long way to go. At times, we looked good and at times, we were impatient." Matheson led the Elkers with 15 points, Lundin had 14 points. Ridgway was 9-for-13 from the free throw line while Elk County Catholic finished 6-for-10."One of the places that we didn't as well at is we wanted to get to the free throw line and we didn't really get to the free throw line as much as we wanted to," Straub said.The All-Tournament Team was Joe Holmberg of Johnsonburg, Eric Matheson of Ridgway, Justin Quiggle of St. Marys, Tyler Herzing of Elk County Catholic and Darren Simons of Elk County Catholic. In addition, the offensive MVP was awarded to Ricky Pearsall of Elk County Catholic and the defensive MVP was awarded to Jordan Lundin of Ridgway. Ridgway returns to action when the Elkers host Port Allegany on Monday. ECC hosts Brockway on Tuesday. Elk County Catholic – 58Ricky Pearsall 7 0-3 17, Tyler Herzing 6 0-0 13, Darren Simons 4 1-1 11, Luke Daghir 3 4-4 10, Ben Daghir 2 1-2 5, Eric Wehler 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 6-10 58.Ridgway – 43Eric Matheson 6 3-5 15, Jordan Lundin 5 4-4 14, Aaron Sorge 3 0-0 8, Josh Mitchell 1 1-2 3, Jesse Reynolds 1 1-2 3, Totals 16 9-13 43. 3-pointers: Elk County Catholic 5 (Pearsall 3, Herzing 1, Simons 2), Ridgway 2 (Sorge 2). Score by quartersECCHS 12 15 15 16 58Ridgway 11 10 10 12 43
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This is a report of my first BrikWars battle. We used a modified version of the QuickWars where each minifig's armor and weapon determined the die type to roll. This worked out really well, fast to play, but enough variation to make it interesting. My write up of the rules are here:
We had 3 players, two of which started early and did most of the building. The scenario had a castle at each end and a bridge in the middle. The third player had to defend the bridge from both sides while the attackers goal was to steal the treasure chest from the center of the bridge. We also added a building side quest that added a lot of fun. The parts for two small hand carts where scattered on each side of the bridge. If you collected them and built the cart, a single minifig could use it to move the treasure, otherwise you would need to minifigs to move it.

Overwatch of the battlefield from the north

Battlefield viewed from the south, note a few spare legos on the counter in the background

The bridge prior to troop deployment

Dark horde forces ready to storm forth

Bridge defenders are in position

The Dark Horde hero attempts to dive for cover and fails badly, leaving him wide open to the bowman in the gatehouse (note the bowman is holding a walkie talkie because we ran out of bows)

Toby hiding in the reeds, blissfully unaware that behind him a comrade bleeds out into the rushing water of the river

The bridge defenders' Hero falls early at the hands of the Red Egyptians' hero. The killing blow was so mighty that the dead hero's beard was knocked clean off!

Another defender falls, his spine ripped from his body!

Err? What was that? Lars looks over his shoulder to see 4 of the Dark Horde have crashed through the south gate, while the Red Pharaoh menaces them from the north. In the bottom right lies the corpse of the Dark Horde hero whose death was so shameful that it didn't even warrant a photo.

Lars and Olaf grab the treasure and make a run for it while Sven shoots over his shoulder at the Horde with his walkie talkie, er, I mean bow.

The Bridge Defenders' greatest fighter, surrounded by the corpses of many Red Egyptians

The battle rages on with many troops from both sides falling. The Red Pharaoh is lost just as his lone remaining trooper tows the wagon he built toward the treasure chest. Lars and Sven are dead, leaving the chest apparently unguarded, but wait! Bud and Toby, who spent most of the battle hiding in the reeds have grabbed the biggest weapons they can find and come swooping down on the bedraggled attackers.

The day is saved! Bud and Toby return the chest to the middle of the bridge and wonder what to do next since everyone else is dead. Sadly they eventually kill each other in a duel as they cannot agree on who gets which of the abandoned castles. Such is the way of the minifig.
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If there's one thing that unites the people who work here, it's this: we believe that bicycles change lives. We're always looking for passionate people—in all disciplines, from engineers and designers to sales and administration roles—who share in this belief and are looking to play an active role in inspiring and getting more people on bikes. Are you ready to make a difference and move your career forward?
When you're as active as we are, it's important to stay healthy. We provide great medical, dental, and vision benefits, and offer our team a variety of coverage options and plans to choose from.
From legendary lunch rides to covering race entry fees, we offer numerous in-house ways to help you keep fit and stay healthy, including an employee gym, instructor led yoga and cross-fit, and healthy options in our Feedzone.
At Specialized, you will have the opportunity to do your best work and define your career. While you're hard at work, our 401k options, profit sharing, and 529 College Savings Plan will help you take care of your future.
We understand that sometimes you just need to get away and recharge those batteries. Our time away plans ensure you have the time to do so.
Our products have a profound way of improving people's lives. Our employee purchase program gives you that opportunity to connect with our products personally and share your own stories.
Culture is defined by a fun and vibrant environment. Specialized is dog friendly, boasts an in-house employee Service Course for repairs and instructive, friendly wrenching, and provides a game room for those 'time-out' restorative breaks.
The causes you believe in are important to us. From reducing your carbon footprint and volunteering for a charity of your choice, to matching charitable contributions we'll help you stay inspired and make an impact for the causes you care about.