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Web Tips
How to use HA.com Website
- Bidding Tutorial
- What is Heritage Live!®?
- Three Things to Know About Heritage Live!
- Heritage Live! Frequently Asked Questions
- Spam Blocking
- Cookies and Security (Can't Sign-in)
- Increasing your bids
- Using Bid Protection
- Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments
- How To "Make an Offer"
- Batch Bidding - Place Multiple Bids with a Single Click
- Reserve Status
- Tracking Lots
- Bookmarking
- Sort your search results
- Why am I being outbid immediately?
- Add Calendar Reminder
- Heritage Video Tutorial: Getting the Most out of Guided Navigation
- PCGS Registry Numbers
- NGC Registry Numbers
- Index Number
- My Collection Help
What is Heritage Live!® (Covered by U.S. Patent No. 9,064,282)?
We are proud to provide our Heritage Live! software on all auctions marked as . This software allows you to participate in a live Heritage auction from the comfort of your home or office over the Internet. You will be able to browse and BID LIVE during the auction event against other Internet bidders and floor bidders.
Heritage Live! will be featured on all Signature (and Signature Session), Grand Format & Platinum Auctions, most offering both live streaming audio and video.
To participate, please go to www.HA.com/Live during the live portion of the auction. Just enter your Heritage user name and password, and you can use the new Heritage Live! software to begin bidding. We strongly suggest you leave proxy bids at www.HA.com before the live session in the event either side experiences internet problems during the live auction.
Important: The delay that occurs between the auction floor and your computer is called lag. Lag refers to the time that it takes for the auction data (text, images, audio and video) to be encoded on the auction site, transferred over the Internet, and then decoded and displayed on your end. The encoding is done in a fraction of a second. The majority of delays are due to Internet transfer times, which means that you can be affected even with a high speed Internet connection. This is further affected by factors on your computer, such as CPU speed, memory, whether other programs are running at the same time, and so on.
Because of this, we will accept your bid up to three seconds after the time we close the lot (even if this means reopening the lot on the auction floor). Text is updated far more quickly than audio, video and images, which is why we recommend basing bidding decisions on the text alone.
First, a peek at the Heritage Live! interface layout:
- Tabs used to help organize the auction activities:
- Live! shows all of the auction information in real time.
- LiveProxy Bidding shows all the lots, and you can enter a bid to be placed on your behalf once the lot comes up for auction.
- My Bids/My Tracked Lots shows the lots you are bidding on and the ones you have marked to track.
- Auction Results shows the auction results as they happen and provides a quick link to lots still available as a Post-Auction Buy.
- The image of the current lot.
- Once per lot, you are able to use a half increment (called a cut bid) bid.
- A complete listing of the upcoming lots for the session.
- Current Lot Information shows the current sale, session and details pertaining to the current lot, as well as number of lots completed.
- Message Log. All bidding activity and bid sources, e.g., Floor, Mail, HeritageLive, etc., are displayed in this window.
- Bid button turns red when you are outbid and grey (not able to click) when you are winning. The next bid information is adjacent to the button. Note: if you are only watching the auction you can click the "Disable Live Bidding" button, preventing you from accidently bidding.
- Setting a budget on the Hammer Price (without Buyer's Premium) will allow you to regulate your Heritage Live spending, and even automatically stop Heritage LiveProxy bids from being executed if doing so would exceed your budget. The system will execute any LiveProxy bids up to your maximum, but not more than your remaining budget.
- This section allows you to quickly view the current lot number and a progress bar indicating auction progress!
- The Live Video window where you can watch the auction live. When you mouse over the video, below the screen controls will appear: Make video full screen ; audio volume control for mute: ; volume slider for increasing and decreasing volume.
- Auction related messages from the Auctioneer.
To go to Heritage Live!, type in "HA.com/live" into your browser's address window, or simply click on the icon. Sign in using your membership information, then choose the auction you wish to participate in. When you see the icon, the auction is open for bidding or the for Proxy bidding at HA.com. See example below:
To bid live, watch as the lots pass, and when an item you like comes up just click on the red Bid Button. Your live bid will be communicated to the auction floor.
Watch the "Real Time Auction Information" log to ensure that your live bid was accepted; after all, there may be floor bidders and other HA.com/Live bidders interested in the same lot! When your bid is accepted, a message will appear in your log stating that your bid was placed. If you are the high bidder, the bid button will change color and tell you that you have the winning bid.
Watch the message log until another bid is placed or the lot is closed. Previous lot results will appear just above the Real Time Auction Information.
Heritage Live! is an outstanding way to place a bid during the live portion of an auction. However, we know that sometimes you may not wish to sit at your computer for a long stretch of time waiting for an item to come up for bidding. To that end, Heritage Live! also offers LiveProxy bidding, where you can enter a bid to be placed on your behalf once the lot comes up for auction.
To place a LiveProxy bid through Heritage Live!, just scroll down the lot listings of the current session to the item you want. From here, there are two ways to place bids. Similar to traditional batch bidding, you can enter the dollar amount you want to bid in the box (figure 1 above) next to the appropriate item(s), then click on the "Bid Live/Proxy" button (figure 2 above) to place your bids.
Or, if you wish to take a closer look at the item before placing your bid, just click on the image or description of the item.
This will bring up a small window dedicated to the specific lot. From here, just enter your bid into the "Live/Proxy Bid" box, and click the "Bid Now" button.
You can track your Heritage Live! proxy bids, as well. Just click on the My Bids/Tracked Lots pane to review all of your proxy bids. From here, you can modify or even cancel any Heritage Live! proxy bids at any time before the lot comes up for auction. IMPORTANT: This screen does not show any bids you may have placed through the traditional methods at HA.com. In addition, Heritage Live! proxy bids are not reflected in the Current Bid amount.
Heritage Live! will send the high proxy bid to the auction floor when the lot comes up for auction. If you're LiveProxy bid is outbid on the floor, you still have the chance to place another bid with one click!
Three Things to Know About Heritage Live!® (Covered by U.S. Patent No. 9,064,282)
- LiveProxy - The LiveProxy feature allows you to quickly and easily enter bids to be placed live before the auction begins (or before the respective lot has come up). These bids can be edited, changed, or deleted up to the time the item goes live. LiveProxy will bid live for you to ensure your bids get through, and if you are outbid while following the auction live, it allows you to continue bidding using the LiveBid button.
Last minute bidding insurance - Heritage Live! offers you a "second chance" to win. If you bid on HA.com and you are not winning when Internet bidding closes, you can still win the lot by going to Heritage Live! and either leaving a LiveProxy bid as detailed above or bidding live once the lot opens. If you have the winning Internet bid but are concerned you will get outbid during the live event, you can put in a LiveProxy bid for a higher amount. Or, if you watch the Live auction, you can place your bid directly against the floor. In either case, Heritage Live! has automatic safeguards to prevent you from bidding against yourself! It's an additional opportunity for you to win even if you don't attend the Live Auction.
Bid Protection - Tired of losing lots by a slim margin? Now, you can choose to add Bid Protection to any lot when you place a LiveProxy bid through Heritage Live. If your bid is outbid, Bid Protection will automatically increase your bid by the increment(s) you select, as needed, giving you an additional chance to win. You can use Bid Protection on all items available for LiveProxy bidding through Heritage Live, except for the current lot and the next upcoming lot.
There are three ways that you can add Bid Protection to your Heritage Live LiveProxy bids. If you are bidding before the live auction or from the LiveProxy Bidding tab, just click on the Bid Protection box next to your bid, select the number of increments (½, 1, 2 or 3) and click the "Submit Proxy Bid(s)" button.
If you've clicked on the link to the lot description, enter your bid, check the box below your bid amount, select the number of increments (½, 1, 2 or 3), and click on the "Bid Now!" Button.
Finally, you can go to the My Bids/My Tracked Lots tab and add, remove or modify Bid Protection at any time, even for items on which you've already placed LiveProxy bids. In addition, the status column will point out all items where you have Bid Protection.
Bid Protection is designed to add up to 3 increments to your bid if it is needed to try to win the lot. It is not protection against much higher Internet or proxy bids.
You can also add Bid Protection prior to Heritage Live on the Lot Details page and during the proxy bidding process. Learn more.
Find out more with our Frequently Asked Questions guide.
Heritage Live!® (Covered by U.S. Patent No. 9,064,282) Frequently Asked Questions
If I place a proxy bid on HA.com can I bid against myself in Heritage Live!?
No. As long as you use the same account, Heritage Live! knows who you are and will not allow you to place a bid unless your proxy bid left from HA.com has been outbid.
What are the system requirements?
- Web Browser: IE 9.0+, Google Chrome (Latest), Mozilla Firefox (Latest), Safari (Latest)
- Resolution: 1024x768
- Internet Connection: Dialup 56K (w/o audio/video streams) or High Speed (/w audio/video streams)
AOL Users with Windows: To use Internet Explorer, make sure you are connected to the
through a high speed connection or AOL's dial-up functionality. Once connected, you can launch Internet
Explorer by
clicking on the "Start" button in your task bar, selecting "all programs", and selecting Internet
Explorer from the resulting list.
Then paste or type "http://www.ha.com/live" into the address bar.
- OS: Windows 7+
- Web Browser: IE 11, Google Chrome (Latest), Mozilla Firefox (Latest)
- Resolution: Higher than 1024x768
- Internet Connection: High Speed
How can I accurately bid?
The delay that occurs between the auction floor and your computer is called lag. Lag refers to the time that
it takes for the auction data (text, images, audio and video) to be encoded on the auction site, transferred
over the Internet, and then decoded and displayed on your end. The encoding is done in a fraction of a
second. The majority of delays are due to Internet transfer times, which means that you can be affected even
with a high speed Internet connection. This is further affected by factors on your computer, such as CPU
speed, memory, whether other programs are running at the same time, and so on.
Because of this, we will accept your bid up to three seconds after the time we close the lot (even if this means reopening the lot on the auction floor). Text is updated far more quickly than audio, video and images, which is why we recommend basing bidding decisions on the text alone.
What is Bid Protection?
Bid Protection gives you an additional chance to win by automatically increasing your bid by the increment(s) you select, as needed, if you are outbid during the live event. Set up bid protection to help prevent from being outbid at the last moment. Learn more.
How can I quickly view the lot(s) I am interested in?
Enter the lot number you are interested in the box titled, "Go to Lot:" located above the "Status" field and press the "Go" button and you will be taken directly to the lot.
How do I make the upcoming lot list advance?
Click the "Jump to Current Lot" button located above the "Status" fi
What does the tab "My Bids/My Tracked Lots" do?
This tab aggregates the lots you have bids on and the lots you have selected to track.
What does the tab "Realized Prices" do?
The "Realized Prices" tab shows the auction results as they happen. It allows you to quickly see what items sold for and provides a quick link to lots that may still be available at HA.com!
What does "Disable Live Bidding" mean?
By default you are able to bid just by clicking the red bid button. If you are only watching the auction and want to make sure you don't accidently bid, you can click the "Disable Live Bidding" button. You will notice the message now says "Enable Live Bidding" which when clicked will enable bidding again.
Why did I lose the lot to a bidder bidding the same amount?
If an Internet Proxy bidder at HA.com has placed a bid higher or equal to your bid, they will win the lot due to the fact they bid earlier and have the prior bid.
How do I know if I won the lot?
When the lot closes a message in green indicating you won will be displayed (see example below).
In addition, you can check the item status in the "Realized Prices" tab.
How do I cancel a LiveProxy bid?
To cancel a LiveProxy bid, simply click the "x" adjacent to the bid and confirm you want to cancel (see
How can I scroll through lots and see more images before and during the auction?
See image below. At the top you will notice text links that allow you to go forward and backward through the
Below the auction photo you will notice additional images for some lot which you can mouse over to see a
larger view.
How do I control the audio and video?
When you mouse over the video, below the screen controls will appear: Make video full screen ; audio volume control for mute: ; volume slider for increasing and decreasing volume.
Are you receiving all your Heritage e-mail?
Safe Sender Instructions
Help ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox. Login to your e-mail system right now, and add the following domain HA.com and/or address email@example.com to your email address book, contacts or safe senders list. Please choose your e-mail provider/program for instructions:
AOL/AIM users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to http://mail.aol.com/.
- Click "Contacts" on the left-side navigation menu.
- Click "New" (top navigation bar), then click "New Contact".
- Paste/Type, firstname.lastname@example.com in the Email 1 field provided.
- Click "Create" (top left).
For more help, see the AOL help site.
Yahoo Users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to http://mail.yahoo.com/.
- Click on (Contacts Tab).
- Click "New Contact" (top link on the left hand column)
- Paste/Type, email@example.com in the Email field provided.
- Click "Save".
If you ever find a Heritage Auctions e-mail in your Yahoo Bulk mail folder, open it and click the "Not Spam" button.
For more help, see the Yahoo help site.
Hotmail and MSN Users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to your Hotmail/MSN account.
- Click "People" in the drop down navigation.
- Click "New" (top menu).
- Paste/Type, firstname.lastname@example.com in the Email field provided.
- Click "Save".
For more help, see the Hotmail/MSN help site.
Comcast users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to http://www.comcast.net/qry/goto?app=mail.
- Click the "Address Book" link (left-side menu).
- Click "Add Contact" (top of your Address Book).
- Paste/Type, email@example.com in the Email Address field provided.
- Click "Add".
For more help, see the Comcast help site.
EarthLink users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to http://webmail.earthlink.net/.
- Click the "Address Book" link.
- Click "Add" in the pull-down menu, click "Contact".
- Paste/Type, firstname.lastname@example.com in the Email field provided.
- Click "Save".
For more help, see the EarthLink help site.
Gmail users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
- Login to http://www.gmail.com/.
- Click "Contacts" (left side menu).
- Click "New Contact".
- In the Name field provided, Paste/Type, Heritage Auctions.
- In the Email field provided, Paste/Type, email@example.com.
- Click "Save".
For more help, see the Gmail help site.
Microsoft Outlook users: Follow these instructions to ensure that your Heritage Auctions e-mails are always delivered to your inbox.
Outlook 2007:
- Listed under the "Tools" menu, click "Options".
- Click the "Preferences" tab, under E-mail, click "Junk E-mail".
- Click the "Safe Senders" tab.
- Click "Add".
- In the Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list box, paste/type, email@example.com.
- Click "Apply" and then "OK".
For more help, see the Outlook help site.
For Outlook 2003:
- From the "Tools" menu, select "Options".
- Click the "Junk E-Mail".
- Click the "Safe Senders" tab.
- Click "Add".
- In the Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list box, paste/type, firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Click "Apply" and then "OK".
For more help, see the Outlook help site.
Other Programs/Providers: If you are subscribed to Heritage Auctions, but are not receiving e-mails, it's possible that the Internet Service Provider (ISP) or company is blocking them, perhaps because they think Heritage Auctions is junk mail.
What you can do to fix this:
- Get in touch with technical support at your ISP or company and explain the problem. If they are blocking e-mail from Heritage Auctions, ask them to stop. One way they can do this is to place firstname.lastname@example.com on an e-mail safe list.
- Some web-based e-mail systems allow you to set your own safe list. Look for it in the settings section, and add "HA.com" and "firstname.lastname@example.com" (without the quotes.) If you have to enter a complete address, use "Heritage Auctions.com". Some e-mail systems, such as AOL 8.0, require a sender to be in your address book to keep the e-mail from diverted to a junk mail folder. If your system is like this, add "HA.com" or "firstname.lastname@example.com" (without the quotes) to your address book.
- If all else fails, try signing up under another internet account, or consider changing ISPs to a provider that does not block your e-mail.
One vital thing you can do that helps no matter what e-mail system you're using is this, add the following domain and e-mail address to your address book:
Domain: HA.com
Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
In addition, if you have a junk e-mail folder, bulk e-mail folder, Spam folder, or anything similar, please check it regularly. The overwhelming majority of the e-mail that gets put into these folders belongs there. But if 99% of what goes into a Spam folder is actually Spam, that means that you're probably missing something you want to see around the time the 100th e-mail comes in, and these days that doesn't take very long.
Still having problems? Contact us.
Cookies and Security (Can't Sign-in)
You may have noticed that the Heritage website is always able to keep track of you once you've logged in. For security reasons, this is done with cookies, small pieces of data that are usually stored as files in your system, but that in this case are stored within your application's memory. For the vast majority of Heritage customers, this works without a hitch.
However, for some people, this system may prevent them from being able to log into the website and using features such as My Bids, My Invoices, and the Permanent Auction Archives. Most of the time, this will happen because the user's cookie settings are too restrictive. Bidding is NOT affected.
To change your settings on Internet Explorer version 6.0, choose Internet Options from the "Tools" menu. From there click on the "Privacy" tab.
You will see a dial that will allow you to set your cookie privacy settings for all sites. In general, the Heritage site will work if your settings are set to Medium.
If this doesn't work, or if you wish to have more stringent settings and still be able to fully use the Heritage website, click on the "Sites…" button below. Here, enter the website you wish to allow content from, in this particular case, use "HA.com". DO NOT use the "www"! Once you've entered the name of the website, click on "Allow".
The procedure from AOL browsers and from Internet Explorer version 5 is very similar to the above, although you will need to change your settings through the "Security" tab rather than the "Privacy" tab. However, we've found that some people have simply not been able to set their browsers no matter what settings they change, and that Compuserve users are hit particularly hard. In this case, we recommend using a different browser than what you're accustomed to. For example, if you're a Compuserve or AOL user and changing your settings does not work, you can still connect to the Internet normally, but once connected you should use Netscape or Internet Explorer to access the Heritage site.
Bidding Tutorial
In order to make a bid over the internet in any Heritage auction, follow these steps:
- Log onto HA.com.
- Search or browse for the lot that you're interested in. You can do this from the HA.com home page, from the Auctions home page, or from the home page for the particular auction you wish to participate in.
- Click on the link or the photo icon for the lot that you want to bid on.
In the middle of this page, you will see a box, which allows you to place a bid. You will need to
enter your secret
maximum bid, your user name, and your password (the latter two will appear once you've clicked the
"Place Absentee
Bid" button). The secret maximum bid is the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the item
you're interested in.
However, your current bid at any time will be the lesser of your maximum bid or one bid increment
above what any other
bidder has bid on your item. Click on the button marked "Place Absentee Bid" again to continue.
You will be taken to a page entitled "Please Confirm Your Bid". This page will show you the name of
the item you're bidding
on, the current bid, and the maximum bid. When you are satisfied with your bid, click on the button
marked "Confirm Bid".
You will be taken to either of two pages. If your bid is the current high bid, you will be notified,
and given some
information on what might happen with your bid over the remainder of the auction. You will also
receive a Bid
Confirmation notice via e-mail.
If your bid is not the current high bid, you will be taken to a page that will notify you of that fact and allow you to place another bid.
Some of our auctions offer extended bidding for bidders who have already placed a bid. To see if
extended bidding
applies to your lot, look for the "Special Bidding Rules" link near the bid box. If you have already
placed a bid, both
the lot page and the search results will reflect the extended bidding deadline if you are logged in.
- Continue with the Heritage Live!® Tutorial.
Increasing your bids
The big Heritage auction has come around, and you've found that item you want. You've placed the bid that
you know will win the item for you. But while you know you're the leading bidder, the current bid keeps
creeping higher and higher. Will your bid hold out against the Internet bidders who show up in the last ten
minutes of the auction? Will it be able to win the lot against the people on the auction floor?
Because you have already entered a bid on the Heritage site does not mean you can't enter another. You can increase your bid simply by bidding in exactly the same way you placed your original bid, through the page describing the individual item, or you can increase your bid through any of the pages that allow Batch Bidding. You do not bid against yourself; your bid is merely changed to the new amount and the current bid - what the item would sell for if the auction ended immediately — is then recalculated.
Note: Increasing your maximum bid when you are already the high bidder will NOT result in an increase in the current bid.
Using Bid Protection
Bid Protection gives you an additional chance to win by automatically increasing your bid by the
increment(s) you select, as needed, if you are outbid during the live event. This protects you from being
"sniped" at the last moment. Bid Protection can be entered at any time except for on the current lot and the
next, upcoming lot during Heritage Live.
It's simple. Just check the Bid Protection box and select the desired number of increments (½, 1, 2 or 3) when you place a bid. There are several places where you can add Bid Protection to your bids.
- On the Lot Details page
- On the Confirm Your Bid page after first submitting a bid
- On the Bid confirmation page once the bid has been placed
- In Heritage Live, during LiveProxy bidding
- In Heritage Live, on the Lot description page
- In Heritage Live, on the My Bids/My TrackedLots tab
Note: The extra increment(s) won't be placed until the item is up for live bidding, so it is possible that you could be outbid by a bid placed prior to live bidding, such as another proxy bid, LiveProxy bid, mail bid, etc., which could result in your losing the lot by that increment. For the same reason, it is also possible that a currently losing bid with bid protection placed could potentially win the lot once the lot is subject to live bidding and the Bid Protection increment(s) placed. Bid Protection is designed to add up to 3 increments to your bid if it is needed to try to win the lot. It is not protection against much higher Internet or proxy bids.
Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments
Bidding Guidelines
- You only need to bid once.
- Bid the maximum amount you are willing to pay for this auction lot. This amount, unseen by other bidders or consignors, will be used to bid for you as long as the current bid is lower than your bid.
- Bids must be whole dollar amounts. Partial dollar amounts will not be accepted.
- Review your bid carefully before submitting it. Make sure that you are willing to pay the price you bid for this lot. If you make a mistake on your bid, you will have only one more chance to correct it before it becomes final.
- If this lot has a photograph, click it for a more detailed view of the item.
- A Buyer's Premium per Lot is charged in addition to the successful bid.
- Because bids come in via phone, Email, FAX, regular mail, etc., a tie for the high bid is possible. In the event of a tie for the high bid, the first bid entered - regardless of its source - wins.
- If you are the successful high bidder when the auction closes, you will receive an Email confirmation immediately following the auction followed by an E-mail invoice in the next few days for your winnings.
- Terms and conditions differ for each type of sale and are subject to changes. Please review our Terms and Conditions. Your bid means that you accept them and will comply if you are the winning bidder.
- Shipping varies according to the item type and quantity. View our complete shipping chart.
- Bid increments determine the lowest amount you may bid on a particular lot. Normally, bids must be at least one bidding increment over the Current Bid. However, podium, fax, phone and mail bidders submit bids at various times without knowing the current bid and must be on-increment or at a half increment (called a Cut Bid). Any podium, fax, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full or half increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full or half increment.
Bidding Between Increments
The current bid on any item in a Heritage auction will always be calculated as the lesser of:
- The maximum bid on the item, or
- One increment above the second highest bid on the item.
If a reserve has been posted on the lot, the current bid may not be less than the reserve.
In our Signature Auctions, we receive bids from many sources, such as faxes, mail bids, absentee phone bids, and podium bids - written bids left by someone present at the auction site. These bidders may not know the current bid at the time they place their bid; however their bid must be on-increment or at a half increment (called a cut bid). Any podium, fax, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full or half increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full or half increment.
The rules for Internet bidders are a little different. Internet bidders need only bid an amount equal to or greater than the next increment. Internet bids greater than the minimum required next bid can be any whole dollar amount. It is possible under several circumstances for winning bids to be between increments, sometimes only $1 above the previous increment (see below).
When the auction closes, the winner of the item will be the person with the highest bid, but the hammer price of the item will be the calculated current bid on the item, regardless of what the actual high bid was. This allows you as a bidder to win items for less than your maximum bid. Our Signature Auctions open up on the auction floor at the Current Bid. We will execute the high Internet bidder's secret maximum bid on his behalf until he either wins the lot or is outbid.
Bidding increments for all of our auctions follow this table. Note that this is calculated without regard to the current bid; if an item has a current bid of $175, then the next bid will be $180, then $190, $200, $220, $240, etc.
Sometimes, astute Internet bidders will place a bid between increments with the idea that they may be able to win a piece for less than a full increment above another bidder. Take the example of a bidder looking at a lot in a Signature auction that he thinks is worth roughly $110 plus the buyer's premium. The current bid on the piece is $1, which always means that there is only one bidder on the item. Our bidder has no way of knowing what the actual maximum bid on the item is, but he decides to place a bid of $111. This bid is designed specifically to outbid somebody that might have already bid $110. Once our bidder has placed this bid, he will see one of the following:
- If the previous maximum bid was $109 or less, the new bid will become the high bid and the current bid will become the bidding increment above the previous bid.
- If the previous maximum bid was exactly $110, the new bid will become the high bid and the current bid will become exactly $111.
- If the previous maximum bid was between $111 and $119, the new bid will be immediately outbid, and the current bid will become the previous bidder's high bid.
- If the previous maximum bid was $120 or more, the new bid will be immediately outbid, and the current bid will become $120.
Make an Offer
Heritage offers the "Make an Offer" feature on all items that have been in inventory for over 30 days. All
of our
items are priced to sell quickly because inventory turnover is a key to our business. But sometimes even the
things don't sell right away, and in the past we have generally wholesaled these to other dealers. Frankly,
would rather sell these items to our collector clients, since we always need pieces for stock and our
and we have found that our clients tend to remember Heritage when they sell their collections.
We will gladly sell you these items at bona fide wholesale prices, or even a bit less. Heritage will either accept your offer or pass, usually within three business days or less. Our usual satisfaction guarantees still apply.
Offers above the recommended range will automatically be accepted unless the item is no longer available. Therefore, if you want to be awarded the item right away, assuming it is still available, without waiting up to three business days, we suggest you offer $1 above the high end of the suggested price range.
Batch Bidding
If you have already decided which lots in one of our auctions you would like to bid on, but do not want
to enter your name and password individually for every single lot, you can use our Batch Bidding
- Track the items you're interested in bidding on. You can do this from either the full auction listing, or from the page for each individual lot.
- Once you have determined which items you wish to bid on, and the amounts of your bids, go to the "My Bids" page, located under the "My Heritage" tab. Choose "Items I'm Tracking".
This will bring you to a complete listing of items that you have chosen to track and have not
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Unbound serves more than 18,000 sponsored children and elderly in Honduras. An Unbound mothers group there, the Faith and Hope mothers group, sells homemade hamburgers to those in their community.
Last week, we posted part 1 of this recipe: Hamburgers and sauce from Honduras.
Here is part 2, the Faith and Hope mothers group recipe for homemade hamburger buns!
(Makes 40 hamburger buns)
Preperation time:
1 hour
Cook time:
20-30 minutes
- 8 pounds of wheat flour (Any preferred brand)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons of yeast
- 2 2/3 tablespoons of salt
- 2 2/3 tablespoons of sugar
- 3 sticks of melted butter/margarine
- 1 pound of sesame seeds
- 6-7 cups of water
Combine the 8 pounds of wheat flour and the 3 1/2 tablespoons of yeast in a deep mixing bowl.
Next, pour the salt and sugar into one cup of water and mix well.
Pour the water, salt and sugar mix into the wheat flour, and then add the melted butter/margarine. Mix until all ingredients are blended well.
Add 5-6 cups of water and mix the dough until a soft consistency is reached.
Knead the bread dough with a little bit of flour to prevent the dough from sticking to the surface. Once a soft consistency is reached and the dough has been properly kneaded, cut the dough in small rolls.
Next, knead the rolls into a burger bun shape.
Once the pieces of dough are ready, place them on a lightly greased sheet pan.
Allow dough to rise for 20 to 25 minutes in the warmest place of the home (around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit).
Once the dough has rested, sprinkle the sesame seeds over the dough rolls.
Place the pan inside the oven, preheated to 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Check on the bread frequently to avoid overcooking.
Serve with the hamburger and sauce recipe, and enjoy!
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Entourage Boys Get into a Battle of the Bulge
By Scott Huver
Originally posted Friday July 10, 2009 04:20 PM EDT
From left: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier and Jerry Ferrara Photo by: Justin StephensEntourage Boys Get into a Battle of the Bulge | Adrian Grenier, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly
The stars of Entourage are usually just as tight off-screen as they are on the show, but an alleged sock-stuffing incident during a PEOPLE photoshoot has sparked a playful war of words between Adrian Grenier and Kevin Connolly.
Grenier's gone on the mock-defensive after Connolly appeared on Tuesday's Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and, after the late night host showed a PEOPLE photo of Grenier, Connolly and costar Jerry Ferrara costumed as the Bee Gees for PEOPLE's Hottest Bachelors issue, Connolly told the audience that Grenier's ample disco-pants bulge came courtesy of a strategically placed sock.
"My question is: how would HE know?" Grenier told PEOPLE at the sixth season premiere party for the HBO hit. "What was he doing looking? And why was Conan looking too? It's weird! I've never scrutinized another man's groin area in my entire life – or his socks, for that matter."
Connolly told O'Brien, "Adrian put a sock [in his pants] … When he was doing it, I said 'What are you doing?' and he said 'It's what they did in the '70s." I didn't know that. And the photographer's like 'Adrian, we've got to lose one of the socks.' And all of sudden when the photo came out I'm getting calls from girlfriends of mine, like 'So, Adrian…' And I didn't want to throw him under the bus with the individual girls. I figured I'd wait until I got here on The Tonight Show."
"How many socks are in there?" O'Brien wondered.
"I don't know what kind of show they're doing – It's not a medical show," suggested Grenier (who kept coy on the matter of did he or didn't he) about the on-air appraisal of his anatomy. "The Tonight Show is not a medical show, and Conan should learn that."
But even Entourage costar Kevin Dillon – who says he was "SO jealous" he wasn't part of the shoot – admits he was surprised to see what Grenier was packing in his Barry Gibb gear when he first saw the photo. "I was like 'What, do you have a sock in there?'" Dillon told PEOPLE. "And he actually DID – I had no idea! I said it jokingly."
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I went to Barnes and Noble to look for some books. As I was walking down the isles I noticed the fiction section, good selection. I then walked over to the the bibles and scratched my head and thought, hey, shouldn't these be in the fiction section? So I took one and put in in the fiction section and walked off laughing. Had I more time I would have put more. Tee hee
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"On Bullshit" is actually apropos! Frankfurt distinguishes a lie, crafted to substitute a fiction for some particular truth, from bullshit, simulating knowledge and competence, and characterized by a "lack of connection to a concern with truth", an "indifference to how things really are".
(The full text is available through the Internet Archive / Wayback Machine.)
And specifically about religions, from Atheist Meme Base:
Funny thing, I used to believe in the Bible.
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SACRAMENTO — Democratic leaders of the state Senate on Wednesday proposed an extra $200 million annually for rehabilitation, drug and mental health treatment as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for reducing prison crowding.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) said Wednesday that his Senate Democratic Caucus wants the spending in exchange for a three-year extension of federal judges' Dec. 31 deadline for removing more than 9,600 inmates from state prisons.
Steinberg said the Senate proposal was preferable to Brown's plan to spend $315 million this year and $415 million in each of the following two years on alternate housing for inmates.
"Temporarily expanding California's prison capacity is neither sustainable nor fiscally responsible," Steinberg wrote to Brown and inmates' attorneys Wednesday. Inmate lawsuits led to the judges' ruling that state prisons are unconstitutionally crowded.
Any extension would have to be approved by the judges, who have castigated Brown for stalling on obeying their order to shed more prisoners.
Steinberg, flanked by 16 Democratic senators in a Capitol hallway, said the Senate plan is modeled on a 2009 state program that reduced new prison admissions by nearly 9,600.
The plan won a quick endorsement from the prisoners' attorneys.
"Sen. Steinberg's substantive proposals are acceptable to us and we are open to an extension" if all parties can agree on an approach "that will resolve the chronic overcrowding problem in the state's prisons," the attorneys said in a statement.
The lawyers said they were willing to meet with the governor and discuss ways to end federal court oversight of prison medical care, imposed because the judges said overcrowding led to inadequate healthcare and needless inmate deaths.
The judges are unlikely to extend their Dec. 31 deadline without evidence that the proposal would result in meaningful policy changes, said legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at UC Irvine.
"I think the court wants to be sure this is not another delay," Chemerinsky said.
Steinberg's plan drew sharp criticism from Gov. Brown and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles).
"It would not be responsible to turn over California's criminal justice policy to inmate lawyers who are not accountable to the people," Brown said in a statement.
"My plan avoids early releases of thousands of prisoners and lays the foundation for longer-term changes, and that's why local officials and law enforcement support it," he said.
Pérez said in a separate statement that he was "deeply skeptical about Senator Steinberg's approach." It would give more power to "prisoner plaintiffs who favor mass release of prisoners," Pérez said.
Steinberg countered that his plan would also avoid early releases. But there may be no more money available for rehabilitation if the state spends more than $1 billion on incarceration over the next three years, the senator said.
Steinberg suggested that a middle ground might be found. "Does this lead to conversation that leads to a solution and compromise? I hope," Steinberg said. "You know me. It's not my way or the highway. We are putting down a settlement proposal here."
But time is short. Steinberg called for an agreement by Sept. 13, the Legislature's last meeting day this year. The settlement would provide for a panel of experts to set a new prison population cap.
In addition, an advisory panel would be formed to restructure sentencing laws so fewer offenders would be sent to prison in the long run.
The state "cannot assume that the plaintiffs and their lawyers, and the federal court, will agree to a three-year extension," said Sen. Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber).
On the other hand, nobody wants to be responsible for releasing thousands of inmates early because of a stalemate, said Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L.A.
"You'd have to think they are going to find some accommodation," Sonenshein said.
Meanwhile, Steinberg canceled a Senate confirmation hearing for two corrections department directors appointed by the governor.
"We have additional questions about the administration's ongoing corrections policy," said Steinberg spokesman Mark Hedlund. "It makes sense to wait before we consider those two appointments."
Times staff writers Anthony York and Paige St. John contributed to this report.


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Dystopian novels are my weakness. So when I read a few reviews of Carrie Ryan's debut novel, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, I was intrigued. Zombie novels aren't my usual fare, but neither were vampires at one time, and I loved Stephenie Meyers' books. I was thrilled when I received an early review copy of The Forest of Hands and Teeth on Monday and immediately set aside the book I was reading.
Mary is a strong, independent young woman struggling to fulfill her dreams while living in a post-apocalyptic where zombies run rampant. Everyday, Mary's mother goes to the fences that surround the village, looking into the Forest of Hands and Teeth. She spends her days searching for a glimpse of her husband, Mary's father, who disappeared in the Forest. Mary and her brother Jed, a Guardian, makes sure their mother never, ever goes to the fences alone. They fear her reaction should she ever see her husband as one of the unconsecrated. If she sees him, they know she will risk getting infected herself. But one day, when Jed is guarding the fences and Mary is late, her mother does the unthinkable. She gets too close to the fence and is bitten by an Unconsecrated. Infected herself, Mary is forced to make an impossible decision- kill her mother or release her into the forest?
When Mary is left as an orphan, she is forced to live with the Sisters. The Sisters hold the knowledge of the past and create the rules for the community. They never marry, but instead devote their lives to the Scriptures. (The Sisters are clearly a future, post-apocalyptic version of nuns). Mary must despises her new life and longs for the world her mother described- a world that included an ocean and life outside the fences and beyond the forest. Can she give up these dreams to remain in the village? Her decision is made for her when the Unconsecrated manage to breach the fence. Mary is forced to brave the Forest along with Jed and his wife, her best friend, the man Mary loves, and his brother who loves her. They are surrounded by the Unconsecrated at all times, risking infection and death. With no idea where the path they are on will lead, or if it will even lead anywhere.
This is a fantastic book! Once I started it, I couldn't put it down. I was sneaking in pages at every possible moment. I've never been a zombie fan, but I definitely am now, thanks to Carrie Ryan! I've already passed my copy on to my biggest Twilight fan, and I can't wait to hear her reaction. The Forest of Hands and Teeth reminded me of Twilight in some ways, but it is written much better! Mary is a strong, independent woman who is struggling with her own life decisions in the midst of a love triangle, while being surrounded by zombies. What more could you ask for? How about lyrical prose, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and a strong female protagonist? The Forest of Hands and Teeth has all of these in spades! Get yourself to a bookstore ASAP and pick this one up!
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Few can find little to complain about in the events, which have featured quality entertainment here sponsored by See Lancaster, SC, which oversees the PAS.
"The complaint I hear almost daily is the cost of tickets," said Jimola Wade, who manages the Performing Arts Series. "Our community has spoken and I want them to know that I'm listening. I can't change things overnight, but I'm working hard at it."
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Most of our products are flat packed and designed in such a way that they can easily fit in your car. However, if you prefer to have your purchase delivered, we have a range of delivery options for you to choose from when shopping at IKEA.sg or shopping at your nearest IKEA store.
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- Location
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- Posted
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- Closes
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Welcome to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital!
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Medicine Oncology Unit. This is a Full Time Night Shift position. Experienced and New Graduate RNs are welcome to apply.
About this Unit:
2 South Oncology at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a 29 bed unit that takes pride in providing exceptional, quality care. The unit specializes in chemotherapy, palliative and end of life care, and blood transfusions. The team continues to partner with leading oncology provider in Hampton Roads, on the FIGHT against cancer.
Nurses in this unit will work with patients that are receiving treatment, treating and managing side effects of the disease, and progression of disease management.
About Virginia Beach General Hospital:
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a 276-bed acute care facility that has a long history of commitment to the city, offering specialized, tertiary services. It is the region's only Level III Trauma Center and home to the Sentara Heart Center. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital offers many advanced clinical services. The hospital specializes in orthopedics, neurosurgery, thoracic and colorectal surgery and sleep disorders. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is one of the region's accredited stroke centers.
Sentara's Culture:
Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. Sentara recognizes our employees by offering:
- Competitive pay plans
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- Generous paid annual leave
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- Long and short term disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flex spending and life insurance
- You can expect employee recognition, performance rewards, plus countless services and programs to enhance work/life balance.
The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
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before my holiday trip I need to buy the Dynabar, however, there are two lengths, 29 and 34 cms. Which one should I choose then? I am wearing 35" jeans and I will get seat harness (North Performer), but it hasn't arrived yet and I can't check the measurements beforehand, and I need to order the bar now to get it to my trip.
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This is the end to a wonderful journey through Dorie Greenspan's book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. I started with the group three and a half years ago. The first year I participated every week, but then had a few slack off periods. I missed my first opportunity to host but was able to host later on. Dorie has been very encouraging to our group along the way. I have learned so much from all the other bakers, and wonderful friendships have grown along the way. I'm not a fabulous baker by any stretch, and a worse photographer, but it has been a journey I am glad I took.
The kids thumprints were very easy. I chose not to roll them in chopped peanuts and I added some chocolate morsels to the centers instead of jam. I love peanut butter and chocolate so it was a no brainer for me to do that.
Be sure to check out the other bakers at http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/
We will be starting a new book and group in February. I received the book for Christmas and am anxious to flip through and check out the recipes.
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Now I lay me down to sleep
The king-size bed is soft and deep.
I sleep right in the center groove
My human can't hardly move.
I've trapped her legs, she's tucked in tight
And here is where I pass the night
No one disturbs me or dares intrude
Till morning comes and I want food.
I sneak up slowly and begin
To nibble on my human's chin.
She wakes up quickly,
I have sharp teeth.
For the morning is here and it's time to play
I always seem to get my way.
So thank you Lord for giving me
This human person that I can see.
The one who hugs me and holds me tight
And sacrifices her bed for me at night!!
The cat is not allowed in the house.
OK, the cat is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
Ok, the cat is allowed in all rooms, but must stay off the furniture.
The cat can get on the old furniture only.
Fine, the cat is allowed on all the furniture,
but it is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
The cat can sleep on the bed, but not under the covers
or on the pillow.
OK, The cat can sleep under the covers and on the pillow
by invitation only.
Well, ok, the cat can sleep under the covers every night
and on the pillow too.
Humans must ask permission to sleep under the cover with the cat;
only the cat can sleep on the pillow.
Screaming at the can of food will not make it open itself.
I should not assume the patio door is open when I race outside to chase leaves.
If I put a live mouse in my food bowl, I should not expect it to stay there until I get hungry.
The guinea pig likes to sleep once in a while. I will not watch him constantly.
If I bite the cactus, it will bite back.
I will not stand on the bathroom counter, stare down the hall, and growl at nothing right after my human has finished watching "The X-Files".
Television and computer screens do not exist to backlight my lovely tail.
No matter how dangly and attractive they are, my human's earrings are not cat toys.
If I play 'dead cat on the stairs' while people are trying to bring in groceries or laundry, one of these days it will really come true.
My human is capable of cooking bacon and eggs without my help.
The canned cat food is already dead. I do not need to kill it by swatting bits of it all over the floor.
I am a carnivore. Potted plants are not meat.
I will never be able to walk on the ceiling, and staring up the wall and screaming at it will not bring it any closer.
It is not a good idea to try to lap up the powdered creamer before it all dissolves in the boiling coffee.
The goldfish likes living in water and must be allowed to remain in its bowl.
If my human wants to share her sandwich with me, she will give me a piece. She will notice if I start eating it from the other end.
I cannot leap through closed windows to catch birds outside.
The large dog in the back yard has lived there for six years.
I will not freak out every time I see it.
I am a neutered cat, not a peacock, and prancing around with my tail fluffed up will not make my balls grow back.
If I must give a present to my humans's overnight guests, my toy mouse is much more socially acceptable than a live mouse, even if it isn't as tasty.
Just because I hear voices in my head, I do not have to answer them!
My Furbabies - Salem, Pansy, Viola, Tater Bug, Squirt, Sparky, Gabby, Sheba, Hoppy
Bear 1994-2010 Oggie 1996-2011 Sis 1996-2012
Those are too funny and so true too
Thanks for sharing, edwina.
Cat maid to:
Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs)
Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014)
Puddles RIP (1996-2014)
Snowball RIP (1991-2005)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey
I love the third one in the rules for cats to remember. The mouse in the food bowl. Somehow I can see a couple of my kitties doing exactly that!!
Too funny!!
Very cute, edwina! Thanks for the chuckles!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Cat maid to:
Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs)
Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014)
Puddles RIP (1996-2014)
Snowball RIP (1991-2005)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
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Computer-generated people and animals may still fall into the uncanny valley, but some CG architectural renderings are just plain uncanny, leading you through a version of a familiar city that never really existed. In Megalomania, we get a tour of an empty and decaying London.
Gales and Factory Fifteen created the short film Megalomania to explore the state of a city in decay. The London depicted is definitely crumbling, but does all that scaffolding suggest that someone has returned to build the city?
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Mayor Don Wesely today announced the city's Adopt-a-Sign program is being expanded to include high-visibility school crossing signs. The current program announced in February allows neighborhoods to donate funds to replace street name signs. The expansion will allow neighborhood groups and Parent/Teacher Organizations and Associations to donate funds to replace the existing yellow school crossing signs with new lime green signs.
"The city has a program to replace the current school crossing signs with new yellow ones, but the high visibility signs cost about five times more, and our budget does not cover that," Wesely said. "This is another way the public can get involved in improving neighborhoods and enhancing the safety of our children."
Each new sign face costs about $40. The city will cover the cost of putting the faces on new sign plates and installing the signs. Scott Opfer, Manager of Engineering Services Operations in the Public Works and Utilities Department, said all school crossing signs for a specific school need to be replaced together for consistency.
St. Peters Elementary had previously contacted the city about the new high-visibility signs and is now raising money to replace all 14 sign faces in its school area.


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Fells Point Corner Theatre Presents JOURNEY'S END 5/7-6/6
Fells Point Corner Theatre proudly presents JOURNEY'S END by R.C. Sherriff and directed by Richard Dean Stover.Set in the trenches at Saint-Quentin, France, in 1918 towards the end of the First World War, JOURNEY'S END gives a glimpse into the experiences of the officers of a British Army infantry company in World War I. The entire story plays out in the officers' dugout over four days from March 18th to March 21st, 1918. JOURNEY'S END won both the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play. JOURNEY'S END is directed by Richard Dean Stover, who is the president of the Board of Directors at Fell's Point Corner Theatre and also a twenty-five year veteran of Baltimore theatre. Rick has also directed The Boys Next Door, The Tale of the Allergists Wife, Eyes for Consuela, Black Snow, Vast Difference and Cosi, all at Fell's Point Corner Theatre. "...an uncompromising, clear-eyed play about war-and not war as it echoes on the home front or in chambers of government, but war as a daily phenomenon for those who fight it."
The New York TimesDates: May 7th to June 6th, 2010Performances of JOURNEY'S END are: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. There will be TWO "cheap seat" Thursday performance on May 13th and June 3rd at 8 pm. For tickets, go to www.fpct.orgAdmission: Fridays and Saturdays $17, Sunday Matinées $15, Cheap Seat Thursday $10


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Honestly, I have taken a short break from everything for a while, to refresh myself, and to reorganize my life. My priority was fixing my sleep patterns, eating habits, sorting out plans for income generation since I do not have a full time employment now, and of course, focus more on photography growth.
What better time to focus on repairing my health than now, since I have the flexibility to do it, by having at least 8 hours of sleep daily, going to bed and waking up at consistent hours, eating more healthily, avoiding quick meals and convenient lunches that I have had so often for the past several years.
Mum visited last weekend, for the first time, in Kuala Lumpur, since I have worked here many years ago, and I spent the whole weekend with her.
Do not worry, I have not forgotten about this blog. Far from it actually. Oh I have such huge plans! And as I mentioned, all will be revealed soon. Just give me a bit more time to work out some kinks and finalize the preparations, before the official launch.
I have been busy shooting as well, both for myself, as well as taking in some paid assignment, just to keep some money flowing in.
Life in Olympus Malaysia was fantastic, but that life has come to an end, and it is time to move on.
Oh, and what was this rumor about me joining Sony?
Yeap, I have been following the discussion over at DPReview forums about my departure from Olympus, and boy there were some wild theories flying around. The craziest ones speculated were me being hooked over by Sony (weirdly, I did wish this happened, though whether I would say yes or not, is another thing), I was mistreated in Olympus, being underpaid, and there was some internal conflict. I have to admit, reading those speculations and guesses was quite entertaining! Of course, none of the theories were true, except.... one. Someone actually nailed something right. I will not reveal at this point what that was, but I was shocked, and pleased to know that people actually can be quite perceptive.
And come on, nothing sour or bad happened between me and Olympus, I was a huge fan before joining the company, I believed in the system and fought for Olympus the best I could, contributing positively during my time with them, and now I have left, I am still an Olympus fan. My opinion about the Micro Four Thirds system has not changed. For my latest shutter therapy session, I used the sexy looking Olympus PEN E-P5 and my current favourite lenses for street photography, Panasonic 14mm F2.5 and Olympus M.Zuiko lenses, 25mm F1.8 and 45mm f1.8.


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15 oz canned diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 small to medium carrots, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 jarred whole pimiento, diced
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon basil, finely chopped*
1 tablespoon oregano, finely chopped*
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the onions, carrots and celery. Saute over low heat until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic and pimiento. Saute until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and herbs and cook, stirring occasionally, on low until it thickens-about 10 minutes.
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Electra Townie Go! 8i - 2018
Power when you need. Pedals when you don't. Townie® Go! is a battery-powered, pedal assist bike that lets you ride like the wind without breaking a sweat. The ninja quiet Bosch Performance System offers four levels of power support from Eco to Turbo mode, allowing you to flatten hills and shorten commutes depending on how much leg work you're willing to put in. Multi-gear functionality lets you control output and battery life. And of course, it looks as awesome as it rides.
The comfort of Townie's Flat Foot Technology® frame combined a lower center of gravity and balloon tires, provides an upright and smooth ride that makes it impossible not to smile when riding a Townie Go!. So get on and Go! Pedal less. Do more.
- Lightweight 6061-T6 aluminum frame
- Bosch Performance electric-assist system with 250W mid-frame motor
- Lithium-ion battery 11Ah/400wh, 36V
- 4 mode levels of support: Eco, Tour, Sport and Turbo
- Distance: 20-100 miles / 40-120 km depending on your mode and terrain
- Charge time: 1.5 hours to 50%, 3.5 to 100%
- Maximum assisted speed: 20 mph / Europe: 25 km/h
- Battery life: 2 year warranty
- Shimano Nexus 8-speed internal gear hub and twist shift
- Shimano Nexus eBike approved roller brakes w/cooling fins
- Schwalbe Fat Frank 26"x 2.35" tires
- Painted alloy fenders
- Painted rims
- Front and rear led lighting
- Frame lock keyed to match battery lock
- Alloy rear rack
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I purchased a Townie Go 8i about a month ago. At one time I was an avid road bike rider and stopped riding about 25 years ago. Today, at the age of 64 with some physical limitations and plenty of additional weight I needed to start a good exercise regimen. This bike has reinvigorated my love for cycling while also providing me the greatly needed and enjoyable fitness routine. As an old roadie, I was extremely impressed with the Bosch Perfomance mid drive motor which measures my torque and cadence and allows me to maintain a smooth steady cadence when riding without the lurching that may occur in other e-bikes. The technology on this motor provides a great rider experience. This bike allows you to ride on the windiest days without fear of exhaustion to get back home. The Electra pedal and crank geometry are also a great feature. The geometry is great with a more upright positioning, and the ride is smooth. The bike is certainly heavier than my old trek bikes, but the point behind this bike is comfort and pleasure riding with a quality exercise benefit. This bike could also work as a good commuter bike. The 4 motor assist settings are easy to use and the Bosch cycling computer provides all of the necessary readings one would expect. The bike comes with quality Shimano Nexus components, and the 8 speed internal hub drive shifts reliably, gives a cleaner look, and eliminates any potential problems that may occur with a traditional derailleur. My next move is to purchase one for my wife.
I purchased two of these bikes, one for myself and one for my wife. What I really like in these Bikes are that the pedals are forward of the seat. I had to buy a recumbent bike in order to keep riding due to issues with my prostrate. Since I live in a hilly area, the recumbent bike had its challenges going up hills as you cannot stand on the pedals. Since I purchased this bike, I have had no problems with my prostrate as I am not pushing straight down on the pedals. I have so much fun riding as this bike can flatten out any hill that I come to. I purchased my bikes for Jax Bicycle Center in Yorba Linda and couldn't be happier. I really recommend that you take a test ride and see for yourself.
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STROUDSBURG — Put another championship in the books for Stroudsburg's wrestling program.
STROUDSBURG — Put another championship in the books for Stroudsburg's wrestling program.
The Mounties secured their fourth championship in five years with a 40-25 victory over rival Pleasant Valley on Wednesday night.
The Bears were the defending conference champion, ending Stroudsburg's three-year run in 2012.
"It's nice," Stroudsburg coach Matt Kleinle said after his team's biggest margin of victory against the Bears in Kleinle's eight-year tenure. "It's nice to know you have a good group of kids committed to getting better."
Stroudsburg (14-1, 6-0 MVC) will wait to see where it will be seeded in this weekend's District 11 Duals, which kick off Friday night at Freedom High School. The Mounties have seen limited action in the Lehigh Valley minus the Zephyr Duals and the Bethlehem Holiday Classic tournament.
Stroudsburg's lone dual meet loss was a 36-30 setback to Freedom Dec. 8.
It wasn't an especially good loss for the Mounties and will most likely cost them a top three seed.
"They beat us that day and it's going to come back to haunt us," Kleinle said.
Kleinle and the Mounties are anxious to see what seed they will earn and who they will face off against on Friday.
Whoever Stroudsburg squares off against, it will be good experience for a relatively young team. Wrestlers like Shane Jones (sophomore), Jake Jones (freshman), Kevin Howie (freshman) and Jake Jakobsen (freshman) have the most experience to gain.
"I want to see how they do and how tough they are," Kleinle said of his team. "We'll see how they do in the postseason."
Stroudsburg 40, Pleasant Valley 25
106 — Jake Jones (S) pin Jason Jacobi 4:48.
113 — Kenny Yanovich (PV) pin Andrew Valentin 2:56.
120 — Shane Jones (S) maj dec. Anthony McCue 15-4.
126 — Brannon Bale (PV) dec. Manny Flores 4-0.
*132 — James Felipa (PV) maj dec. Justin Schwartz 15-2.
138 — Brian Morales (S) dec. Garrett Gouger 5-2.
145 — Joell Toledo (PV) pin Hunter Bush 1:11.
152 — Mike Cassano (S) pin Brody Keefe 3:46.
160 — John Jakobsen (S) pin Cole Bernier 2:34.
170 — Keith Howie (S) pin Trent Thomas :40.
182 — Joe Palmisano (S) pin Jalil Aldridge :51.
195 — Hunter Deihl (PV) dec. Kevin Howarth 5-3.
220 — Matt Borden (S) dec. Dominick Ammirato 5-2.
285 — Mike Benner (PV) dec. in OT Cody Cooper 4-3.
Records — Stroudsburg 14-1, 6-0, Pleasant Valley 14-8, 4-2.


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A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit voted 2-1 to strike down the anti-affirmative action provision of the Michigan Constitution. That provision, which was passed in a 2006 referendum, banned any preferences on the basis of ethnicity, sex, or race, particularly affecting admissions policies at state universities. This decision overturned Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Constitution. Other states, including Arizona, California, Nebraska and Washington, have similar bans.
The 2006 referendum, also known as the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), was designed to "sound as if it advocated equal opportunity for minorities and women seeking public employment, public contracts or admission to public universities. In fact, it did away with programs created to support equal opportunity," as the Lansing State Journal described the initiative. Many reports on this ruling, and on the MCRI itself, fail to note that it also prohibits sex-based affirmative action, such as public school efforts to engage more girls in science and mathematics.
The passage of that referendum with 58 percent of the vote was an enormous loss for defenders of affirmative action, as well as for universities that are deeply impacted by the ban, like the University of Michigan. Following the referendum, the percentage of underrepresented minority students admitted to Michigan's freshman class dropped from 12.6 percent in the 2005 to 9.1 percent in 2008. In 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed against a similar California anti-affirmative action measure, Proposition 209, by the same Michigan-based group that brought the successful Michigan suit, arguing that the measure negatively affected the numbers of minority students, particularly at UCLA and Berkeley.
The dissenting judge and lone Republican appointee on the Sixth Circuit panel, Judge Julia Smith Gibbons, noted that the referendum actually overturned a decision that had been made by academics (i.e. admissions policies), not a political decision. She stated "Michigan has chosen to structure its university system such that politics plays no part in university admissions at all levels within its constitutionally created universities. The Michigan voters have therefore not restructured the political process in their state by amending their state constitution; they have merely employed it."
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that he will appeal the ruling because "MCRI embodies the fundamental premise of what America is all about: equal opportunity under the law. Entrance to our great universities must be based upon merit, and I will continue the fight for equality, fairness and rule of law." Critics of affirmative action expect the decision to be overturned by the full Sixth Circuit, which contains a substantial majority of conservative judges.
Media Resources: Inside Higher Ed 7/5/2011; Office of the Attorney General 7/1/2011; National Review Online 7/1/2011; Feminist Daily Newswire 2/22/2010; Feminist Daily Newswire 12/5/1996; Courthouse News Service 2/19/2010
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LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A (LF) Jumps 5.72% on December 30Equities Staff Follow |
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A (LF) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Wednesday December 30 as the stock popped 5.72% to $0.72, representing a gain of $0.0389 per share. Some 530,133 shares traded hands on 988 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 565,376 shares out of a total float of 70.97 million. The stock opened at $0.66 and traded with an intraday range of $0.72 to $0.66.
After today's gains, LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A reached a market cap of $51.02 million. LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A has had a trading range between $4.85 and $0.61 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $0.75 and a 200-day SMA of $1.33.
Leapfrog Enterprises Inc designs, develops, and markets technology-based learning products and related proprietary content for children around the world.
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A is based out of Emeryville, CA and has some 524 employees. Its CEO is John Barbour.
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My package from Hammock Gear was waiting for me when I got home from work today. I got 20* Pheonix UQ, a 20* Burro TQ and a 11 Ft. standard Cuben Fiber tarp.
I've been hiking and camping since the Nixon Administration. But, I am a total noob when it comes to hammock camping. So I did my research. After hearing so many good things from the folks here about HG, my expectations were pretty high.
The quilts are top notch. The stitching is incredible. After years of using mass-produced synthetic sleeping bags, this is a real treat to have something so light and so warm!
And the tarp... I had gone over sizes and weights several times and made the comparisons. But, I was still surprised at how unbelievably light it felt when I picked it up and held it in my hand.
In all the photos I've seen on the HG site and elsewhere, the tarps appear to be white; not stealthy at all. I figured it was a trade-off for the light weight. I was pleasantly surprised. My new tarp is light translucent olive-green.
I had another pleasant surprise tonight. When I placed my order I inquired about getting snake skins for my tarp. I asked about the skins again last week when I inquired about my order. I got an ETA on my order. But no word on the skins. Well lo and behold. My tarp arrived with a set of Cuben Fiber skins at no extra charge. Those skins weigh mere .8 oz.
Adam and Jenny, You guys didn't exceed my expectations, you blew them away! THANKS!