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I also tried to connect my work computer to it and it was good until I had to connect through a VPN to get to my work and from that point on I had to shut down the connection as it wouldn't stay online.
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Dear Instituto Members:
The entire staff of the Internationale Instituto De Vino Wino (and their parole officers) once again attended the First Annual Instituto Wine Festival on your behalf. The weather was exceptionally friendly and the ranch was never in better form. Music was the usual combination of Western Swing, Swamp Rock and Mariachi–NO RAP.
This year we added an equestrian event. Now none of us understands horses but they were exceptional (not to mention the million dollars worth of silver and gold on the saddles). One of the rides can only be described as an "Only in California" happening; the riders charged around the ring at full gallop carrying glasses of champagne (Piper Sonoma of course). The object, we surmise, was to demonstrate a stride or gait that did not spill the champagne. It worked. Not a drop touched the ground. We thought it a bit unkind, however, that they did not let the horses taste the champagne.
All of this horse stuff is well and good but we at the Instituto prefer drinking our champagne at a table–or standing up.
After a time we must sit……
In any event, we can report that we endured (on your behalf) apple fritters, apple pies, chicken pesto, Willie Bird turkey sandwiches, garlic chips and assorted artery clogging foodstuffs (burp!) all in the pursuit of GREAT VINO–which, as you know, unclogs the arteries. Perhaps that explains why Sumo Cum Laude "Big Fish" Sashimi (our bouncer) spent so much time by the wine table.
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Omnitron was showing its media converter, a device that converts fiber-optic Ethernet to copper so it can be distributed more easily. The companys iConverter, shown here, is used in Metro Ethernet.
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Phihongs POE (power-over-Ethernet) devices are designed to add POE capabilities to networks that dont have them, or to add more power capacity to networks that have maxed out the existing switches. Companies converting to VOIP (voice-over-IP) phones wil
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"Till Nephews Do Us Part" was intended to be a blockbuster and delivers the goods, though it would be a stretch worthy of Mr. Armstrong himself to call it a masterpiece. Most of the ep's weaknesses lie in the area of characterization -- and, no, I'm not referring to Scrooge's "mushin' out" as he falls under the spell of that wily woman on the make, Millionaira Vanderbucks. HD&L are noticeably more naive and bratty than was their normal first-season wont (though, as Greg has pointed out, this may have been a harbinger of the way the boys would occasionally be written during subsequent seasons). Mrs. Beakley and Duckworth, meanwhile, don't have the excuse of naivete to fall back on in their cluelessness regarding Milly's sinister plans for the household. Ken Koonce and David Weimers' script, while nowhere near as inept as some of their lesser efforts, doesn't contain a fraction of the imagination and laugh-out-loud humor seen in the likes of "Double-O-Duck," opting instead for "money-related terms of endearment" (GeoX) and characters misunderstanding words and expressions (and if you don't recognize which ones I'm referring to ASAP, then you truly must BE a sap). Still, the plot is reasonably good, we get a nice mixture of "domestic" and "adventurous" material (though the latter has a distinct touch of the farcical), and, of course, there's the now-legendary wedding scene with all of those character cameos. I've no idea whether "Till Nephews" was in production at the time that the decision was made to extend the series' life with additional new episodes, but the mere existence of this scene, with its air of "wrapping things up," suggests that it was not.
The idea of a conniving woman zeroing in on Scrooge's fortune is anything but a new one. Glittering Goldie herself was the original (and literal) "gold-digger" in "Back to the Klondike," "drugg[ing] and roll[ing]" miner McDuck and swiping his Goose Egg Nugget. However, Barks' Goldie doesn't fit the mold of a "gold-digger" in the modern sense, in that she would have been perfectly content to have cut and run with that one treasure had fate (and a peeved Scrooge) not intervened. She acted more like a pure opportunist than someone who was in it for the long haul. The DT version of "Klondike" represents the other side of the coin, as it were, suggesting that Scrooge and Goldie might have enjoyed a happy life together in Duckburg had Dangerous Dan not queered the relationship between them. After reconciling with Scrooge, both versions of Goldie receive unexpected opportunities to reunite with him -- with the offer being rather more obvious in the DT version of "Klondike" than in Barks' less sentimental original -- but the hard-hearted "greediest gal in the Klondike" has long since become content with her backwoods life and consciously sets aside any further designs on Scrooge or his money. (In the DT version, at least, she does compensate for this by apparently tying some fairly substantial apron strings around her man. More on that later.)
Wicked Queen as a comparison; Milly is appalled by the mere existence of the "ghastly" children (I imagine that Scrooge keeps media references to their presence in his household to an absolute minimum for safety's sake); and Mrs. Beakley and Duckworth seem oblivious to the poisonous atmosphere. Note that when Scrooge returned home after his initial confab with Milly, he was "tetched," but not so much so that he didn't think "business first" when giving instructions to HD&L. It's only after the second parting, after Milly presumably has had time to plan her "charm offensive" more thoroughly, that Scrooge acts in a hopelessly punch-drunk manner.
Of course, Webby isn't on hand to tamp down the Nephews' natural inclinations when they finally confess that they don't want Scrooge to marry Milly. This follows the waterfall-plunge scene, which might have been made more interesting by improved staging and animation (we only see Scrooge and Milly's tumble in longshot) but does deliver Launchpad's one priceless contribution to the ep: "That darn eject button is always gettin' in the way!" Given that LP is present in the main story strictly for utilitarian reasons -- to get the party to Malaysia -- and that Koonce and Weimers didn't even see fit to let him crash the 'copter, this was a welcome reminder of LP at his laugh-out-loud best. Also, the "ASAP" gag worked better with Launchpad than it did with Duckworth, which isn't much of a surprise.
Dalmatian Vacation" (1998), which climaxed with Roger and Anita Dearly reprising their wedding vows. (Actually, they're technically getting married for the first time, since their original wedding was overseen by a con artist.) Whereas the McDuck-Vanderbucks wedding was presumably planned very carefully, with formal invitations being sent out to all of the invitees (except the villains, of course), the one-shot characters who returned for the wedding in "Dalmatian Vacation" were quite literally rounded up on the spur of the moment, with no explanation given as to how they got to the site so quickly -- or at all. Then again, 101D tended to be sloppy that way.
Of course, DuckTales' use of recurring background characters (the members of the Explorers' Club, the "pignitaries," Vacation van Honk, etc.), which seemed so ground-breaking at the time, has long since been one-upped by the immense casts of shows as diverse as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. But, as I have said before on several occasions, DT deserves credit for "getting there first."
At the "vaultar," Milly finally cracks under the strain and reveals her true motivation for marrying Scrooge. I will give her credit for holding out a bit longer than the evil Queen Chrysalis in "A Canterlot Wedding." Disguised as Princess Cadance, Chryssie literally sings about the impending culmination of her scheme as she is marching down the aisle. They say that marriage ceremonies are stressful, but they don't know the half of it...
(Greg) We begin this one with the STOCK FOOTAGE OF DOOM we zoom in and cut to the nephews room as Louie stops the alarm clock on the dresser drawer with his hand (NOT THOSE ONES!) and the nephews all wake up in color coordinated striped pj's. They then change their clothes as their shirts are underneath their PJ's. How about that?!
(Greg) Duckworth goes to the front door and opens it to reveal Mrs. Vanderbucks in a classy red dress with some gold metal trim and black gloves with black heels. Very classy for a sneaky heel there.
And the effect is enhanced by that... highly interesting "from the bottom up" shot. Though I have to say that the wad of red lipstick at the end of Milly's beak rather weakens the effect for me. Once again: Lipstick on female Ducks, no matter how sexy, is weird-looking.
And thus begins an intriguing intra-episode meme: The joint "thumbs up" shot. It stands out precisely because we rarely saw the characters indulging in such choreographed activity before. Not even HD&L have gone in for it that often, and they, of course, did the famous shtick of completing sentences as a group in the shorts and in many of Barks' early stories. With all the thumbs on display here, you'd think that the characters were rating movies or something. (Would that mean that the kids' "throat-slashing" joint at the end of Act One was meant to signify "Cut!"?)
It's the same picture that we saw in Scrooge's bedroom in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck." Wonder why Scrooge relocated it to a public area. BTW, I was glad to see Koonce and Weimers avoid the "whirlwind courtship" cliche and admit that it took a while for Milly to really get her hooks into Scrooge.
(Greg) After the commercial break; we go to the hallway as the nephews and Webby look around and see that the coast is clear. They then practice the fine art of not being seen as their clothes are on a stick and they make it down the stairs and they have a meeting of minds with Mrs. Beakly. And it wasn't at the dumb waiter. Mrs. Beakly wants answers to this sneaking and Webby basically states that they are running away. Now if I was going to make a case here; I would not call Millie mean. Besides; I would have said: "We overheard Millie talking about you and she wants to fire you.". That would have more credi[bility].
Webby is the one who refers to Milly as "mean," which I can easily see her doing. The bigger issue is that HD&L couldn't have warned Mrs. B. that Milly wants to fire her, because they apparently don't know what a "pink slip" means.
(Greg) So we see a lot of people going into the [bank]... Everyone is there including Gladstone Gander, John D. Rockefeather, Magica DeSpell (!!!!) (we see her sign the marriage book in the scene to the left pan) along with Flintheart Glomgold, Feathers Galore (!!!), Carl Sa[g]ander, Ma Beagle, Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle and Big Time Beagle among them that I can clearly see outside.
Actually, the Beagle lineup changed in midstream. In the panorama shot, Ma, Big Time, Burger, and Bankjob can be seen heading for the bank. However, when the disguised Beagles rob the bank, Ma, Big Time, Burger, and... hmm, is that Bouncer? I suppose it is... are the ones doing the deed. I guess that Bankjob and Bouncer switched off when the Beagles ran home to plan their caper. Speaking of changes, June Foray's Ma Beagle voice is noticeably different here than it is at any other point of the series.
I think you were subconsciously picking up on the Nephews' increased "brattiness quotient." While Milly certainly deserved some rough treatment, the boys did pour it on and evoke at least a small amount of sympathy for her. Koonce and Wiemers may have reflected that by allowing Milly to close the ep on an up note (for her), chasing Glomgold with renewed vigor.
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As President Obama pursues his goal of sharing America's global burdens and leadership, who among the European allies could help him most? Could it be Germany's Angela Merkel?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has stepped up to the plate on Libya, participating heavily in NATO's no-fly zone there. But that's Africa, a French priority. On other issues, Paris can often be mercurial.
In London last month, Mr. Obama had the honor of sleeping at Buckingham Palace and speaking at Westminster Hall during a state visit. That underscores the historic "special relationship" between Britain and the United States.
But while the British are tried-and-true military allies and see themselves as a global player, they are not Europe's leader. They don't even share the euro currency, whose ups and downs can profoundly affect the US economy.
Germany, however, is Europe's largest economy – rebounding strongly from recession – and the continent's most populous country (after Russia). It's an export powerhouse, second only to China. It embodies the merging of "new and old" Europe through its own reunification more than 20 years ago.
And so today, Obama acknowledged that weight by welcoming Chancellor Merkel with trumpets blaring in a state visit, the first for any European leader during his term. Tonight he will present her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.
But the ceremonies hint more at Germany's potential as a joint leader with America than the reality. The warm welcome masked tensions between the two.
The sore points from the US perspective: Germany abstaining from the no-fly resolution of the United Nations Security Council – along with Russia and China; Berlin's decision to greatly accelerate the timetable to quit nuclear power – an energy source that Team Obama is trying to keep in the mix; differences over managing the global economy; and lately, the Greek debt crisis (generally, Berlin favors austerity and reform; Washington hasn't caught up to that yet).
And there's a new irritant. Germany was quick to blame Spain (incorrectly) as the source of a deadly outbreak of E. coli – reckless finger-pointing that caused needless fear and economic damage.
Berlin has its own gripes about Obama, whose lofty rhetoric has failed to deliver on climate change and that overpromised on Mideast peace. German officials have leveled their own charges of recklessness, including about Libya and US debt.
And yet, Obama could stand beside Merkel today and call the alliance between their two countries the "indispensable pillar" of the world. And Merkel could return the affirmation by calling the partnership as much of a "raison d'être" for German foreign policy as is European integration.
Indeed, shared trade, heritage, values, goals, and a long slog together through the cold war and its aftermath seal this tandem, despite the tensions. Germany has been a valuable partner on such issues as Iran sanctions and troops in Afghanistan (it has the third-largest foreign troop contingent there).
In the last two decades, various troop deployments abroad mark a historic shift from a purely defensive posture that grew out of Germany's dark militaristic past. Gradually, Germany – or at least official Germany – is coming to grips with its greater responsibility in the world and a broader definition of defense.
Recent comments by the defense minister, Thomas de Maiziere, made in a German radio interview last month, are encouraging: "When one looks around the world where soldiers – from New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway – are deployed and why they are there, then one comes to the conclusion that it's a privilege and honor for these countries to act as part of the international community, taking on international responsibilities."
"We must also ask ourselves such questions even when German interests are not directly at stake," he said.
The world would welcome a speedier evolution of German leadership. As Obama pointed out, the Arab Spring is not a new story to Germans, who freed themselves from authoritarianism more than 20 years ago.
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Cuba Gooding, Jr. was born in the Bronx on Jan. 2, 1968, but raised in Los Angeles from the age of 4 on. Best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of the charmingly-arrogant Rod "Show Me the Money!" Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's "Jerry Maguire," he first found fame in 1991 when he received critical acclaim for his performance in John Singleton's coming-of-age classic "Boyz n the Hood."
Cuba followed-up that success with roles in "As Good as It Gets," "What Dreams May Come," and the Oscar-nominated "A Few Good Men." The versatile thespian's repertoire also includes roles in pictures ranging from "Red Tails" to "Radio" to "Men of Honor" to "Pearl Harbor" to "American Gangster" to "Shadowboxer" to "Boat Trip" to "Snow Dogs" to "Norbit."
Among his upcoming big screen projects are Don Jon and the sequel "Machete Kills." On television, he played the title character in the award-winning "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story," as well as in "Firelight," the highest rated Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ever.
A decade ago, Cuba's extraordinary achievements were recognized when he was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Here, he talks about his work opposite Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in "Lee Daniels' The Butler."
Kam Williams: Hi Cuba, appreciate the time.
Cuba Gooding, Jr: Anytime, Kam. How are ya, buddy?
KW: Great, and you?
CG: Very well, thank you.
KW: What interested you in "The Butler?"
CG: Well, to give you a little history, Lee Daniels and I had been friends even before he was a producer, manager or casting director. When he offered me the role of the shadowboxer in "Shadowboxer," I was invited into the editing room. We've done this thing throughout his career from "Precious" on, where he sends me screenplays that he's considering. So, I feel like this is an invested relationship I have with him. He sent me this screenplay about five years ago, suggesting that I might be the butler.
KW: Were you upset when you didn't land the title role?
CG: No, one thing led to another in casting choices, and now I couldn't imagine this movie without Forest Whitaker playing the lead and Oprah playing his wife. I think they're both deserving of Oscar nominations. Their relationship in the movie's so powerful, and so is Forest's with David Oyelowo's character.
KW: You did a great job, too.
CG: Thanks. It just feels so good to be involved again with a movie that's socially relevant. I recently met a 27 year-old white male who admitted that he didn't know about the sit-ins until seeing this movie's scene with the kids being refused service in a segregated diner. And it hit me how we can so easily forget, because I'm in my forties. There's such a disconnect from the next generation in terms of all the brutality. That's why it feels good to be a part of this film which revisits that time period and talks about what transpired.
KW: Especially because it tackles the material from a fresh perspective.
CG: It's interesting, too, because when "Django Unchained" came out, so many people were alienated by it, while others who thought it was just a really cool ride from Quentin Tarantino said, "Get over it!" If you look at the latter group, a lot of them were really young kids who had a disconnect from slavery. To them, all they saw was their hero being freed, shooting back, saving the day and getting his girl. It's funny, I started dating my wife, who's Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes, in 1987. I got hate mail when I did "Boyz n the Hood" saying stuff like, "I can't believe your girlfriend is white." But I hadn't grown up in the South back in the days when blacks were lynched for even looking at a white woman. And when you look at what I did today, it's elementary compared to the attention being paid to the issue of same-sex marriage. So, we've moved away for the better, but we just can't afford to forget all the sacrifices and trials and tribulations.
KW: How much research did you have to do to prepare for the role?
CG: Well, I'd been researching and gathering information on the subject for several years for both this script and for a Martin Luther King story about Selma. So, it's a time period I'd already become pretty well-versed in.
KW: Editor/Legist Patricia Turnier asks: How similar are you to your character in "The Butler," Carter Wilson?
CG: I AM that guy! [LOL] Sometimes, I can be pretty goofy, and a bit of an exhibitionist. I don't think I'm quite as free with the lips as he is, but I can tell a joke or two. Some of those lines I ad-libbed.
KW: How emotionally affected were you seeing the film for the first time?
CG: I was a wreck. I sat and hugged Pam [producer Pam Williams] like someone had died in the family. And, to be honest with you, Kam, it wasn't so much the history lesson, but simply that my eldest son who's 18 was going off to college, and I couldn't get back to L.A. to see him off when he left because I was stuck in New York. The father-son relationship just hit me, man, especially the scene where Cecil Gaines says goodbye to his son departing for college. What I experienced wasn't a feeling of sadness, but rather a realization of this higher calling in life, and how we're all a part of this chain.
KW: Speaking of your being in New York, Harriet Pakula-Teweles asks: How did you enjoy being on Broadway? What play were you doing, A Trip to Bountiful?
CG: Yes, sir, since February. I loved it. I actually started in theater, that's where an agent found me in '86, I was doing a Shakespeare festival. On the stage, if you don't understand every word of what you're saying, it is apparent in your countenance. So, I was always about living the character. Then I got stolen away by TV where I got my start as MacGyver's sidekick for awhile which was easy to phone in. You know the guy, you know the peril, and you know how to save the day. So, I leapt at this opportunity to go back, and it reignited my creativity. Just to be across from Cicely Tyson on that stage every day, was great. My creative passion is back!
KW: Harriet also asks: With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you'd like to star in?
CG: That's an interesting question I've never been asked. Just last night, literary, I was sitting around talking with some friends about those old movies with a Broadway theme. Maybe one of those.
KW: The Viola Davis question: What's the difference between who you are at home as opposed to the person we see on the red carpet?
CG: Well, I smile a lot more on the red carpet.
KW: The Anthony Anderson question: If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose?
CG: I would fly. I've been dreaming about flying since I was 5 years-old.
KW: The Gabby Douglas question: If you had to choose another profession, what would that be?
CG: Social work. Or maybe coaching kids sports. I've always been a people person. It would have to be something where I could help people.
KW: Attorney Bernadette Beekman asks: What is your favorite charity?
CG: The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is one of them. I have a few.
KW: Can you give me a Cuba Gooding, Jr. question to ask other celebrities?
CG: Yeah, what still scares you?
KW: Thanks, and thanks again for the time, Cuba.
CG: My pleasure, Kam.


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Vince Olivieri of OPS Plumbing in Gladesville invited me to present at a seminar on credit management and debt collection for his colleagues in various trades prior to Christmas. We decided on North Ryde RSL and ended up meeting with a group of around 15-20 tradespeople. We covered how to set up with a proper set of Terms of Trade Documentation such that, when you've completed the works but your client fails to pay, you'll have the ability to recover the money without having to go to court to enforce payment.
We also covered debt collection and the benefits of getting an external service provider taking over when the client stops listening to you – and why it's actually essential you choose a debt collector who is committed to recovering the money without having to go to court. Finally we covered the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) and why, when dealing with commercial clients and particularly when reasonable sums of money are involved, registering on the PPS Register (www.ppsr.gov.au) puts you in the best possible position to get money out of a liquidation / administration as well as prevents the liquidator / administrator from clawing back money from you under preferential payments. This night was a real eye-opener for all involved and, as a result there are now three other businesses who have engaged the services of EC Credit Control to supply comprehensive Terms of Trade and credit management systems. More on these businesses later.


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Winter chukar hunting tips
Chukar numbers fluctuate from year to year. Utah's population is still recovering from low numbers in years past. But Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says the 2013–2014 hunting season has been a good one. And hunting seems to be improving, with hunters reporting better chukar hunting in November than they did in October.
Utah's chukar hunt runs until Feb. 15.
Robinson says while chukars aren't abundant everywhere, good pockets of birds are found in chukar habitat throughout the state. For the best winter hunting, the western half of Utah is the place to be.
Find the right spot
Before hiking up a hill to find chukars, you can save yourself time and energy by getting familiar with the landscape chukars live in. Robinson says chukars need three things: Cliffs for roosting, shrubby cover near the cliffs and grasses to eat.
In Utah, this habitat is usually found just below ridgelines at about 4,000 to 6,000 feet in elevation. And the habitat you'll find chukars in is steep—very steep.
To make the most of your energy supply, Robinson suggests hiking up to a ridgeline, and then walking along the ridgeline and then down from the ridge.
Chukars run uphill to escape hunters. And they flush downhill when spooked. For these reasons, getting above the birds will give you a big advantage. "There can be a lot of walking involved," he says, "but it's a great way to stay in shape through the winter."
Robinson suggests waiting until midmorning before heading out. Giving the sun time to soften and melt the snow on the ground can make navigating steep chukar habitat easier.
"When the ground is frozen, it can be like trying to walk on a Slip'N Slide," he says.
Focus on food
Earlier in the season, chukar spent a lot of time hiding from migrating raptors. Now that those predators have moved elsewhere, the earth-bound birds are free to spend more time finding seeds and grasses to eat.
Unlike many other upland game birds, chukars are not restricted to pockets of tree stands, so their habitat is expansive. Robinson says in the winter, you should look for chukar on south-facing slopes. The snow on slopes that face south melts faster. And that lets some grasses green up for the chukars to eat.
"That's one of the big advantages to hunting chukars in the winter," Robinson says. "Because the north slopes have snow on them, the snow essentially cuts in half the areas where you'll find chukars."
Use the right gear
When hunting chukars, you'll be hiking up steep slopes. Make sure the boots you're wearing provide good traction and ankle support. Robinson also suggests wearing clothes in layers. Wearing layers will allow you to remove a layer if you get hot while hiking. Then, if your hike brings you to a cold and windy ridgeline, you'll still have that layer to put back on.
Shots at chukars often come at fairly long ranges. Robinson suggests using a 12- to 28-gauge shotgun, with a modified choke, and shooting 4 to 5 shot.
Bringing a trained hunting dog with you can also be a great idea. Trained dogs will help you locate the chukars. And they can retrieve the birds you shoot, which will save you from having to hike down steep slopes to find birds on your own.
More information about chukar partridge, including a distribution map that shows where chukars live in Utah, is available in the 2013–2014 Utah Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook.
The free guidebook is available at wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks. The distribution map is found on page 31.


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Now that the spring in Southern Oregon is in full force and the weather is warm, I prefer to prepare many of our meals outside on the backyard barbecue. Our barbecue sits out on the back deck only a few short steps from the kitchen. When barbecuing meals for our family, I simply roll the barbecue in front of the sliding glass door so I can easily keep an eye on the grill temperature and quickly deal with any flare ups as they may occur.
During the work week, I often cook fish for dinner for Bruce and myself. I love to cook fish because it is quick, easy, healthy and most importantly, we both enjoy it. What I enjoy about living in Southern Oregon is that we have access to some really great species of fish. For local fish, Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, bass and steelhead top the list. If we take a short drive west to the Oregon Coast, we have access to ling cod, tuna, and snapper fresh from the ocean.
Bear Creek earlier this spring….
Bear Creek is a tributary of the Rogue River here in Southern Oregon. Bear Creek runs through the middle of the Rogue Valley and during certain times of the year, you can actually see salmon and steelhead making their journey back from the ocean to their spawning grounds a few miles upstream. Bear Creek is home to many species of plants and animals including otters, beavers, ducks, and turtles.
Of all the fish that I cook for my family, steelhead is one of my favorite fish to prepare. Steelhead trout lead a different lifestyle as compared to the other species of trout that inhabit our local creeks, lakes and reservoirs. It's an anadromous fish and that means it is born in the fresh water, spends most of its life in the salt water ocean and returns later in life back to the fresh water stream where it was born to spawn.
My Grilled Steelhead Trout is simple to prepare and perfect for a busy weekday meal. Steelhead trout is similar in texture and taste to salmon. Just marinate the fresh fillets in a homemade teriyaki sauce, toss on the grill and within minutes dinner is done. Enjoy! Tessa
- 12-16 ounce steelhead fillet (use salmon if you prefer)
- 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce (see recipe below)
- toasted sesame seeds (optional)
Wash and skin the steelhead fillet. Cut the fish into large serving sized pieces. Marinate the fish in teriyaki sauce for at least 1/2 hour. Heat up the barbecue and lightly oil the grates. Place fillets on hot barbecue. If you don't have a barbecue, that's okay… Feel free to prepare the fish on a grill pan on your stove or broil it in your oven. Cook for only a few minutes, flipping fish only once. Fish is done when it begins to flake with a fork. Be sure to not over cook. Remove from heat, drizzle with teriyaki sauce and serve. Makes 2 – 3 servings.
Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 2 Tbs cornstarch
In a medium sized saucepan whisk together soy sauce, sugar, mirin, garlic, ginger, and cornstarch. On medium low, cook mixture stirring occasionally for a half an hour or so until mixture has thickened. Let cool. Any leftover teriyaki sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks in an airtight container.


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Canungra Valley & Margaret River
TOUR 1 – Numinbah Valley
9:00am – 4:30pm
Friday 14th September 2018
Cost: $80.00 pp
This tour will depart HOTA (the Arts Centre Gold Coast) at 8am for diverse day of photography in the Numinbah Valley. We will also pickup from the Public Car park opposite the Turf Club (1 km form HOTA) at 8.15.
The first stop will be Natural Bridge where an ice cream van will be serving ice cream treats and coffee on arrival. 2 hours will be spent exploring and photographing this beautiful area where waterfalls, flowing creeks and fungi are just a few of the subjects to be found. The next stop will be for lunch (Included) at the Natural Arch Cafe Restaurant.
The tour will then head to the Numinbah Valley Adventure Trails Farm (http://www.numinbahtrails.com ) where we'll spend approximately 1.30 hrs photographing tumble down buildings, farm machinery, horses, dogs, landscapes and more. Before we leave to head back to the Arts Centre we'll be treated to damper and tea.
You will need your favourite camera with spare batteries and cards as well as long and wide-angle lens' plus a macro if you wish. Bring a tripod and filters (for slow shutter speed work) if you wish.
Please wear sturdy, closed in shoes and bring a weather proof jacket in case of damp weather. Sunscreen and insect repellent would also be good additions to your bag.
Bottled water, lunch and afternoon tea are included in this tour.
TOUR 2 – Canungra Valley & Albert River
6:00am – 4:30pm
Friday 14th September 2018
Cost: $80.00 pp
Includes return bus travel, Horse training show, Lunch at Albert River and Winery/show.
Aquis Horse stud for early morning training of the young horses and then photograph new foals (perhaps show jumping in the afternoon). Lunch and tour at the Albert River Winery where we see dog trials and whip cracking. Water provided on bus. Take tripods, telephoto/wide lenses and a hat. Tripods will have to be left outside the foal breeding areas. You may need a jacket in the early hours of horse training.
TOUR 3 – Tweed River
8:15am – 5:00pm
Friday 14th September 2018
Cost: $80.00 pp
Bus to and from boat. This is a relaxing cruise up the beautiful Tweed River with a barbeque lunch and opportunities to take scenery and bird photos. Take macro/telephoto/wide lenses a hat and insect repellent.


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NYFW: A Whirlwind of Shows and Style PLUS Fashion's Night Out!
Wow what an a whirlwind of a day in New York City. It's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and I can't believe there are still six full days left!
(REMINDER! Be sure to "LIKE" MODERN on Facebook to get the scoop on hair and fashion backstage, on the runway, and on the streets! AND, check in at modernsalon.com/fashionweek for daily blogging by MODERN's Beauty and Fashion Director, the fabulous Maggie Mulhern, and moi...)
My day began bright and early with press check-in--the lines were crazy long but it definitely makes for some good people-watching time! You never know who or WHAT you'll see on the streets surrounding Lincoln Center. Below, a glamazon woman and a Nicki Minaj lookalike.
Then, it was off to my first show of the day--Nicholas K--in fact, it's the first official show of Fashion Week! Backstage, TIGI's Nick Irwin was the lead hair in charge of creating the boho-chic side knots paired with skull caps seen on the catwalk. See and read more about the look HERE.
Next, I attended the Richard Chai show and backstage where Frank Rizzieri and Kevin Ryan for Aveda were creating sleek, high-shine ponies for the female models, and slicked-back well-defined partings for the male models.
I got the fun opportunity to interview two of the male models about their NYFW experience--Learn how to create both beautiful looks AND check out the interview HERE.
The next show was Chadwick Bell who was presenting the Nirvana Collection, she "is on a crusade for clarity, stripping fown the artifice, and exposing a truer self."
Though I don't know exactly what that means, I can tell you I really enjoyed the show! Jerseys, white, and lace were common themes in the collection and the long necklaces with bow closures were themost memorable!
VIDEO: THE FINALE OF CHADWICK BELL. Warning: Weird music alert!
Then, it was off to interview Rodney Cutler backstage for Cutler/Redken at Tadashi Shoji. I got the opportunity to talk with Rodney about why so many hair designers elect to go with a simpler style at Fashion Week, versus showing off skills and going all out--guess what? His biggest motto is don't let your ego get in the way. "This is not a hair show," he says. "It's about the fashion. The hair has to work with the fashion, but it cannot overshadow it." ALSO, ever want to go backstage at Fashion Week to work with a team?
Watch this quick clip for Rodney's advice:
The Thursday of Fashion Week is always so exciting because it's New York's Fashion's Night Out. Fashion's Night Out was created in 2009 to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry's economy during the recession, and put the fun back in shopping! The program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York--we're talking major discounts at high-end and budget-friendly retailers, big pop-up tents in the streets, and, of course, major beauty industry fun!
Blow, New York's blow dry bar, was hosting a SUPER fun night for editors, beauty bloggers and VIPs to come get their hair blown out and learn more about the concept of blow-out only salons. Let me tell you, I was treated to the most amazing styling by my stylist, Doug! He made me feel like a new woman! Check out our interview to learn about Blow, why you need to perfect your blow dry skills, and how being a blow-dry exclusive stylist can be creative, fun and earn you big bucks!
And, to end the evening, I went to the Redken Exchange and Gallerie for their Fashion's Night Out Fun! It was such a fun evening with great music, desserts and complimentary styling (recreating looks from Fashion Week's runways!) for clients/shoppers who purchased $30 in products. And, on a hot, humid night in NYC, let me tell you, there were a lot of women excited about this opportunity! We love spending time with the Redken crew and we especially love when their salons are PACKED with guests! The Exchange was literally FULL of eager shoppers looking to refresh their styles. I got the chance to talk with one of my most favorite people, Samantha Smith, who explained how shoppers got the freebies -- and Redken's involvement with Fashion's Night Out!
Watch this quick video with Sam to learn about Redken at NYFW, Symposium, The Exchange, and how YOU can get more involved!
(REMINDER! Be sure to "LIKE" MODERN on Facebook to get the scoop on hair and fashion backstage, on the runway, and on the streets! AND, check in at modernsalon.com/fashionweek for daily blogging by MODERN's Beauty and Fashion Director, the fabulous Maggie Mulhern, and moi...)


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The Eye of the Beholder
Although the subject is always deeply involved in any encounter with the arts, we must recognize that there is one ultimate standard of beauty—the Lord Himself. Scripture often speaks of the "beauty of the Lord" (Ps. 27:4), and ...Read More
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Fundamentally, Scripture is concerned to answer this question: What time is it? The answer that it gives for the present era is that we are living in the last days, that period when the gospel goes forth in power to ...Read More
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Tropical Lowlands (Bolivia) : Beni (Bolivia) : Rurrenabaque
Rurrenabaque (or simply Rurre) is a small town (population 15.000) in the Beni Department on the banks of the Río Beni in the Bolivian Amazon Basin. Trips to the jungle in the nearby Madidi National Park and pampas are the main attraction.
Get in
To get to San Buenaventura across the Río Beni take one of the water taxis at Calle Santa Cruz for 1 Boliviano.
By bus
There are daily buses to and from La Paz. The journey takes 20 hours. There are generally more people on the bus than seats and there isn't much space to put your legs. You can break the trip in Coroico, which is only 17 hours away. On a part of the road from La Paz to Coroico a new highway has been opened at the end of 2006, and the old 'death road' is now only for bikers. The new road only avoids a part of the 'death road' or Yungas Road. From Coroico (Yolosita) to Caranavi is another two to three hours on the death road, with the roadside canyon just a few hundred feet deep instead of a few hundred metres.
There are also daily buses to Riberalta and Guayará-Mirim. Inquire about departure times at the bus terminal; they vary wildly. During the rainy season, this road is virtually impassable, and trips may take up to six days. When the road's in good condition, Rurrenabaque-Riberalta should take about 20 hours, and Guayará another four.
There are two offices on Avaroa offering jeep services to nearby towns and even La Paz (US$25 and only 12 hours). Also you can see all the information about bus travel in [1] a travel guide is very useful for travel in Bolivia.
By plane
A tarmac strip outside town is the main airport. In case it's flooded companies use the landing strip at Reyes, about 45 mins. away. There are daily connections to La Paz, but cancellations are common, especially in the rainy season.
Their website doesn't seem to work correctly (April 2012), you can book an fully booked flight. Better to go to the office or a travel agency. Don't forget to reconfirm your flight on the day before, and also on the day you fly.
If you're going east or north from Rurrenabaque there's a flight with TAM from Reyes to the cities of San Borja, Trinidad, Riberalta and Guayará-Mirim (on the border with Brazil).
See & Do
Events, festivities: The 2nd of February: Fiesta de Rurre - Anniversary of Rurrenabaque - The day of La Virgen de Candelaria.
There are about 20 tour companies offering jungle and pampas trips, the main attractions around Rurre. The official price which every visitor has to pay now is 600 BOB (around 80 US-$, April 2009). Nevertheless it's possible to bargain, either in a travel agency in La Paz or directly in Rurre. The best time to visit is in the dry (and high) season when most wildlife is attracted to the river for water, the walking trails are less muddy and there are fewer mosquitoes.
Choosing who to go with is not easy as most offers sounds more or less the same, and much is up to the guide, cooker and boat driver that happens to work during your tour. A piece of good advice is to choose one of the community based options such as San Miguel del Bala, Berraco del Madidi[5], Chalalán, and Mapajo, all in the rain forest. As you stay in one of these community based Eco-Lodges you are sure to do true eco-tourism and at the same time help the indigenous people to survive economically and culturally, and to protect the natural resources where they live.
Jungle Tours
It's possible to stay between one and 30 days in the jungle. Mostly tours have lodging facilities along the Beni and Tuichi Rivers, but you can also go for a trekking and camp in the jungle. Good guides can tell you about the properties of the different plants and trees and let you taste some of the fruits. To spot wildlife you have to be lucky, most of the animals prefer to stay hidden in the dense forest. A night walk to reveal the nocturnal life is the best chance to see some. Tour prices usually don't include park entrance (Bs80) and a fee to stay in a community (Bs50). For a perfect combination of culture and nature stay in one of the community based Eco-Lodges, such as Berraco del Madidi (Quechua-Tacanas), San Miguel del Bala (Tacanas), Chalalán (Quechua-Tacanas) or Mapajo (Tsiman-Mosetén). La Magdalena Ecolodge`is another option to take contact with nature in a private ranch with a comfortable hostal in the middle of jungle, see: butterflymadidi.com. Tucan Ecolodge is another option to take contact with nature in a tours in the Tuichi Rivers.
If you're interested in seeing conservation work first hand, check out Serere Sanctuary, a private reserve operated by Madidi Travel. The team behind it was instrumental in establishing Madidi National Park in the 1990s. They're now using Serere as a strategic point for establishing legally protected zones to the north to save the rainforest from the same fate faced by Madidi 20 years ago. Madidi Travel opened the 4000 hectare park in 2003, to allow visitors to appreciate the restored biodiversity, while generating income for their conservation work to continue. Before the reserve was opened an extensive rehabilitation project was carried out involving; reforestation and the recovering of lakes from invasion plants, the creation of infrastructure to support sustainable tourism, agroforestry, and reintroduction of rescued animals. Now the group works with the neighboring indigenous community to ensure the continued protection of Serere, and community lands, from on-going threats such as logging and hunting. As a result of their conservation efforts, abundant fauna can be found in Serere, including endangered species such as jaguars, black caimans, anacondas, and many varieties of birds. Touristic operations at Serere are maintained at a small scale, there are eight lodges which house an average of 15 – 20 tourists, and guides handle a maximum of six tourists to minimize thier impact. Madidi Travel also accepts volunteers for short or long term stays, to assist within a variety of aspects of their operations, or specific projects.
Pampas Tours
For watching wildlife opt for a pampas tour. Among animals you might see are six different species of Crocodilian (more species than any other region in the world is home to), including the giant black caiman. There are turtles, all three species of anaconda, pink dolphins, capybaras, monkeys, giant ant-eaters, porcupines, toucans, blue and yellow macaws, and even jaguars. A number of native guides in the Pampas region are known for their snake-wrangling skills, and will catch poisonous snakes barehanded while on an excursion. Bird watchers are attracted equally to the Pampas and the Jungle, whereas entomologists tend to prefer the jungle tours, which offer a better selection of insect life, most notably butterflies. One of the unique experiences to be had in the Pampas region is swimming with pink river dolphins. The dolphins are very sociable, and will often approach the sound of a motorboat, eager to interact with the people. Because the water is darkly stained and impenetrable by sight, many people experience anxiety when touched by the dolphins, because they can't be seen underwater. For most, however, it is a thrilling experience. The dolphins greatly enjoy interacting with humans, and will each behave according to its own unique personality. Some are very gentle, and others enjoy the reactions they elicit by gently nipping a toe, or forcefully splashing the water directly behind a person. the pampas tours have become very popular and touristic during the high season and have the potential to cause damage to the wild life in the small river Rio Yacuma. The tours are usually done by motor boats that can cause fatal injuries to pink river dolphins. Competent and ethical guides will know which sections of the river be extra careful in. Also, you should make sure that your guide is not showing you pre-trapped animals kept in inhumane living conditions, or letting anybody wearing sunscreen or repellent touch the animals.
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There are a number of laundry services in Rurre, none of which are particularly recommended. (Lavanderia Number One has previously been recommended as being friendly, but they are known to have miscoloured their customers' clothes.)
There are around 10 establishments offering internet facilities in the town, all of which charge Bs8 for a fairly slow connection (chat clients and Skype can be used however).
Stay safe
Be aware of the guides - there have been many incidents of theft and physical abuse on the pampas and jungle tours. Some of them are professinoal thiefs and liars. Do not lend or give anyone money - there will be no way of getting it back. They usually invent a story about ill family members that need medication or something similar to make the Gringos feel guilty. Single girls beware of "nice" guides - they spend one night with you and find a way of sqeezing out the money.
Get out
There are three main ways to enter and exit Rurrenabaque. Buses travel south to La Paz from the bus terminal on a daily basis, usually leaving around 10AM. It is wise to purchase tickets at least a day in advance. The price is approximately $US10 and the journey to La Paz, stopping at Caranavi and Corico can take over a day depending on weather conditions. It is advisable to take food and water supplies, although meal stops do take place.
The more expensive ($US50-$US80) way to enter or exit Rurrenabaque is by flying. There are two airlines both of which have ticket offices in Rurrenabaque town center. The airlines are Amazonas, which operates numerous daily flights, and TAM, who have one to three flights weekly. TAM, run by the Bolivian military, operates slightly larger planes and are on the cheaper end of the scale, where as Amazonas tend to be slightly more expensive but more regular. The flight to La Paz takes between 40 minutes and 55 minutes.
It is worth noting that various atmospheric conditions often lead to the delay of flights, including smoke from forest burning, low cloud cover and heavy rain which saturates the grass runway. Services are more reliable out of the rainy season.


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LOS ANGELES >> Being kicker or punter is not the easiest position on a football team.
They usually have to be at their best in the pressure-like situations, and often only get noticed when they fail.
It's doubly hard to be the backup, with the opportunities far and few between. But Conrad Ukropina has handled the duty quite well in his first season with the Cardinal, coming through while serving as back-up place kicker and punter.
He filled in for starter Jordan Williamson earlier this season, making 11 of 12 conversion kicks and getting four touchbacks on 42 kickoffs.
"It's been great," said Ukropina, a native of Pasadena, who returns home Wednesday when the Cardinal face Michigan State in the 100th Rose Bowl Game. "I'm a redshirt freshman. To be behind guys like (punter) Ben Rhyne and Jordan Williamson is great. They are really great guys and focus on the little things. I'm just trying to learn from them.
"Fortunately, I've been able to play a little bit and get some experience when Jordan was injured. But being behind two guys like that, is special and I'm able to take a lot from them."
Ukropina is a Stanford legacy. His great uncle Jim Ukropina was a tight end for the then Stanford Indians during the late 1950s. But while that intrigued him, it wasn't the only reason he decided on going to school in Palo Alto.
"There was always that Stanford connection to my family," said Conrad Ukropina, who was an All-CIF-Southern Section and All-Serra League kicker during his senior season at Loyola High School in 2011. "But honestly, once they started recruiting me, it didn't really matter what ties I had to any school, I just connected to the place, connected to the coaches.
"Since then, it's been an incredible journey and I'm so glad I came here."
But he's enjoyed his week back in Southern California, a trip he also made last year during his redshirt season when the Cardinal beat Wisconsin, 20-14, in last year's game.
"Coming home has been awesome," Ukropina said. "We did it last year and that was an awesome experience. I've been able to see my family, and that's really exciting."
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For some, especially those in the east, the Rose Bowl has lost a little bit of its luster over the years. But you won't find Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio concurring with that sentiment.
"I think in the Midwest, this is a destination for college football, a college football team," he said. "Most of our players are from the Midwest. I grew up in the Midwest. You grow up hearing and reading about the Rose Bowl. You have to get on a plane and you have to fly five hours to get here, so there's a sense of travel and there's a sense of — when we talk about you've got to move the rock.
"The rock is our program. You've got to be able to move the rock. You've got to get that thing moving and rolling. We had to move the rock from East Lansing to Pasadena in a 14-week period, and we were able to do that. So there's a sense of accomplishment from our football program."


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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Blizzard Requests Feedback on Protection
Which talents are fun vs. which ones aren't
Talents which are fun:
Reckoning - flurry of numbers is always cool ... plus it has History with Kazzak :)
Holy Shield
Avenger's Shield
Hammer of the Righteous
Ardent Defender - solo play only ... you really notice it in solo play and leveling, coming to the edge of death. It's not fun in group play, as you really can't tell if it is kicking in or not.
Talents which are not fun:
I wouldn't say there's any talents I dislike having to take. Even Redoubt is useful when leveling or when you are still crushable. It was just annoying when it become redundant after we became Holy Shield-uncrushable.
Oh, one talent I dislike is Deflection in the Retribution tree. I keep wanting to make a Protection/Holy build, but I have to dip into Retribution for Deflection.
Areas in the tree that tie up too many talent points vs. areas that feel barren
Pretty much everything from Tier 6 upwards is mandatory. Very top-heavy.
Tier 3 has a lot of nice talents, but Tier 4 is barren (for PvE usually). I usually skip Tier 4. As well, Tier 3 is awkward, because you have to get Kings and Improved Righteous Fury, leaving you with 1 point. So you end up putting a single point in something and leaving a talent unfilled.
Talents that feel mandatory vs. talents that feel fun but optional vs. talents you'd never get
Mandatory - Everything from Tier 6 up (maybe excepting Guarded by the Light), Kings, Imp RF
Fun but optional - Reckoning
Never Get - I don't think there's any talent I would never get. The old Sanctuary came closest to that, but the new one looks quite good.
One last thing about Protection. You have the main chain at the heart of the tree (BoSanc-HS-AS, and supporting talents), which you pretty much have to pick up, as that's the "engine" which drives the tree. All around that main chain are nice talents, but they all cost 5 points. That's where the bulk of the "bloat" comes in. The main chain is mandatory, and to get any of the surrounding talents costs a lot of points.
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There's one other thing which I don't believe that anyone has mentioned yet:ReplyDelete
Making Righteous Fury a physical buff.
Mage armour is. Warlock armour is. Nobbling our threat generation on Gimmick fights intended to wipe party or raid Buffs just leads to other tanks being taken by necessity. That, needless to say, is bad raid design. Alternatively they could drastically reduce the cost of RF, preferably to below that of a Seal.
Some Mana Burn protection deep in Prot would also be pretty handy unless Blizzard intent to implement Rage Burn and Runic Power burn in future encounters.
Redoubt is not a fun talent at all. All it does it make Shield Spec worth 8 points instead of 3. Remember that there are no crushing blows in wrath so your whole reasoning for taking it is moot. This is the definition of bloat. If you really like it don't make it mandatory for tanks to take it for shield spec. Alternatively make it worth one talent point or something. Prot forums have been whining about this for ages.ReplyDelete
I'm also confused about Divine Guardian. When is a tank gonna use that? Maybe when they are the OT as some sort of raid mitigation thing? It seems much more of a holy or ret talent since bubbling as prot means that everyone is going to die.
Sacred Duty is great for the stamina, but the attack speed penalty bonus is completely wasted in prot. I often wish that I could take it and Crusader strike though. Having no attack speed penalty would let me burst people down as ret while immune.
Your comments make me think that you don't play prot much, which is fine, but there is a lot of room for improvement in the tree imo.
Agreed on deflection though, I have often wanted to have a holy/prot hybrid but cannot since I am basically required to take points in the ret tree. We dont make good off tanks, but we make passable off healers.
Sorry for the wall of text... you hit a nerve on this one for me.
Sorry, one more note. Kings feels like a mandatory talent. The only time you don't take it is when there is another paladin.ReplyDelete
/Agree with Zebra and RF. Purge should not be able to remove a 6% damage reduction at the cost of 8% base mana when RF costs 24% of base mana. There is no reason why RF should be so expensive especially when the two builds that take improved RF are mana starved as is (ret and prot). Basically you cast RF once at the start of the match and then never cast it again since it costs so much.
What if Divine Shield were changed to not make the paladin immune to damage, but rather absorb damage, like a Power Word: Shield? It would make the paladin immune to all negative effects, ie. debuffs, interrupts, crowd control. The shield would absorb an absurd amount of damage, let's say 10 times the paladin's max health. That way, the paladin would not lose aggro when it is cast, and all other aspects of the spell would remain functionally the same.ReplyDelete
Joshe, that might be a little too powerful. It's arguably better than Shield Wall, and available every 4 minutes.ReplyDelete
We do get a mini-Shield Wall in Divine Protection (50% damage reduction every 5 min). I think that's a good compromise.
I just threw out 10 times as an example, but you're right that it's probably a bit much. Maybe two or three times the paladin's max health would be more reasonable. Most raid bosses could cut through that in 5 to 7 seconds if the paladin tank is absorbing 30% of the total raid damage on top of the boss's melee damage.ReplyDelete
I didn't know Divine Protection was being changed. In light of that, the Divine Guardian talent could include an improvement for DP, such as more damage mitigated, shorter cooldown, or some other cool effect. If that were done, then DS would remain the same presumably.
- FuuBaar9:38 AM, September 11, 2008
As a prot, I would only use the "Safety bubble" if I really hated who I was grouped with lol. JUST KIDDING :DReplyDelete
I am currently static with a Lock and there are times when I know that we are going to die no matter what we do so I pop on the Safety bubble & cheese it. I do this so that I can come back & rez him without having to body run or take the ding on my armor. I mainly feel that it's just nice to have around as an "Oh crap we're dead" button :D I would be sad if they took that away from me because moving about in Outlands would be much slower if I couldn't jump off of a mountain.
Now if they replaced that with what Joshe & Rohan were talking about, that would be SWEET!
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WOLFSBURG, Germany -- When Volkswagen AG executives designed the Autostadt, a combination of museum, theme park and car dealership down the road from VW's corporate headquarters, they were not following an old German formula.
They were imitating America.
Ferdinand Piech, the mercurial former CEO of Volkswagen who is now the company's chairman, came up with the idea in 1994.
Over the next several years, executives studied American amusement parks like Disneyland, where rides mix with merchandising and Disney's brand of entertainment.
They took notes on the World of Coca-Cola, an exhibition that opened in Atlanta in 1991 to give tourists a taste of the beverage company's history and products.
There was nothing like these corporate shrines in Germany. The United States was clearly "the center of the fun industry," Autostadt CEO Otto Wachs told American reporters last week at his office, so "we learned from your country."
In 2001, on a site that used to hold a grim coal heap, VW opened a complex that now draws 2 million visitors a year, making it the second-biggest tourist attraction in Germany, after the Europa-Park theme park.
Most buyers in Germany custom-order new cars, and at the Autostadt they now take delivery of 175,000 cars annually, one-third of the Volkswagens sold in Germany.
Building the Autostadt, which translates to Car City, cost $500 million. The entry fee of 15 euros (about $20) will never make up the expense on VW's balance sheet, Wachs acknowledged, but no matter -- executives have pumped another $400 million into the attraction since its opening.
They say the attraction has helped VW draw top talent to its gritty, industrial hometown of Wolfsburg (sound familiar, Detroiters?) and gives customers a fun experience that will keep them coming back to the brand.
Sure enough, rival BMW has tried the same trick with its BMW Welt, or BMW World, near its headquarters in Munich. Daimler AG has opened Mercedes-Benz World outside London, where visitors can drive on test tracks.
But even though America provided the inspiration for the Autostadt, there is no similar automotive theme park in the United States.
There was AutoWorld, the $80 million indoor amusement park in Flint, Mich., that became a punch line when it closed after six months, in 1984. And yes, there's the new iteration of the Test Track ride, sponsored by Chevrolet, which opened in December at Disney World's Epcot Center.
But nothing like the Autostadt. Volkswagen considered building something similar in the United States, Wachs said, but there was no obvious site in a country so large. Florida? California?
Or how about Detroit? Some of the city's most powerful executives -- including Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, Ford Motor Co. executive chairman Bill Ford and Penske Automotive Group owner Roger Penske -- have recently kicked around the idea of building such an attraction, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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I fell in love with Morocco the day I discovered an antique handira. It was 2008, and I was writing a design story from my Hell's Kitchen apartment in New York.
The cream-colored textiles — better known as wedding blankets — are decorated with sequins and shaggy fringe by a bride's female family members for her to wear over the shoulders post-ceremony. Entranced by the tradition and glamour, I started searching for one online, since a Moroccan mate was not likely in my future.
The stars aligned and I landed on My Marrakesh, a lifestyle blog by American writer and interior design maven Maryam Montague, who lives in Marrakesh with her husband and two children. Today, Montague's site is internationally acclaimed and inspired her 2012 coffee-table book Marrakesh by Design (Artisan, $29.95).
While surfing the site, I found an online shop offering her collection of rugs and wedding blankets. We started a friendship via email that exists to this day, and three weeks later my first handira arrived beautifully wrapped with a handwritten note and small metal bowl as a token of Montague's appreciation.
It was official: I was hooked on the country's craftsmanship, attention to detail and tradition, and I wanted to see it for myself.
Marrakesh or bust
Four years later — with a wedding, baby girl, hefty home remodeling and new business under my belt — I finally found myself on a flight last autumn bound for Marrakesh, Morocco's third-largest city.
By this time Montague and her husband had designed and built Peacock Pavilions, a boutique eco-hotel in an olive grove about 15 minutes outside the medina (the old fortified city) where they live full time. We started our Moroccan journey with three relaxing nights at the hideaway, which was featured in Elle Décor last April for its eclectic, global-chic ambience.
After a chicken tagine feast on our terrace the first night, I spent the evening learning about local design and shopping tips from Montague over gin and Indian tonics. Three days later, I was refreshed and ready to hit the souks.
Shopping Marrakesh
Marrakesh is Morocco's shopping mecca, luring tourists with its wide range of goods and affordable prices. For quality items, stick with what the country's craftsmen do well — rugs, metal door hardware, lanterns, pottery, leather poufs, tea glasses — and avoid the cheaply made, albeit eye-catching, tourist items.
I focused on the souks, which snake through the medina and offer finds from spices to leather shoes. The so-called New City, just a 10-minute cab ride away, also has stores, but prices are more fixed and inflated.
Souk shopkeepers don't put price stickers on items, so be prepared to haggle. The best advice I received was to plan to go back and forth a few times (the merchants enjoy bargaining), aim for half the initial asking price, and seal the deal with a handshake.
Organized chaos best describes the souks. Cats, donkeys, mopeds and animated merchants buzz up and down the narrow cobblestone streets. (Wear flat shoes, ladies.)
My husband and I had five days to navigate the stalls, so there was no pressure to buy immediately. Per Montague's advice, I spent the first day acquainting myself with the shops' prices and quality standards.
A rug, lantern, wedding blankets and antique brass door knockers topped my wish list. From my stay at Peacock Pavilions, I realized I also wanted some African jewelry, wood trinkets and local art.
Since many stalls sell the same goods, I found that I liked purchasing from the friendliest and most engaging shopkeepers. Through this tactic, I learned such things as historical facts and restaurant recommendations.
One lengthy conversation with a wedding blanket dealer led us to his family's elegant riad, or traditional Moroccan multistory house with an interior garden, where we sipped mint tea and shopped from their secret supply of antique Beni Ourain rugs, made by Berber tribes who live in the Atlas Mountains.
I stumbled onto many of my favorite souvenirs. While paying a shopkeeper for a brass door knocker deep inside his stall, I discovered beautiful wood cases women used to store eyeliner in. I bought two.
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Don't be afraid to lurk inside the stalls; many have hidden second stories or back rooms packed with goods. My husband found the perfect brass lantern for our home by crawling up a shop's dim stairway.
Other than rugs and lanterns, most treasures are easy to pack in suitcases and carry-on luggage. For larger items, many riads and well-heeled shops will organize transport, in addition to local shipping companies.
Freight is more reasonable than you'd think: A rug, five wedding blankets, lantern and tube stuffed with art cost $400. Expect items to take up to a month to arrive in the United States.
Once we arrived back home, I found myself decorating a little differently. The tastemakers I met abroad taught me that Moroccan design is best savored where it can be touched or be on public display.
Rather than fastening a brass knocker to our front door, for instance, I casually placed it on a stack of coffee-table books in our living room, where we regularly entertain. African beaded necklaces that usually would be hidden in my jewelry drawer were, instead, draped over artwork and vases in our bookshelves.
As for those wedding blankets, some have been cut up and turned into accent pillows; others embellish sofas and beds.
The other night I was watching a movie with my daughter on the sofa and noticed her jingling a pillow's tiny silver sequins. I'm not the only one mesmerized by Morocco's magic.
Brittany Cobb is a Highland Park freelance writer.
Maryam Montague's tips for shopping the souks in Marrakesh
Beware of shopping with hired guides, who take significant kickbacks from vendors and who are apt to take you to their cousin's carpet shop. You're best off shopping alone or with your party.
Moroccan government-certified rugs must be knotted, handmade and all wool.
Moroccan lanterns are gorgeous, but they are not wired. Buy the cord and light bulb at your local hardware store when you get home.
Moroccan pottery rarely survives shipping unless it is properly packed in a wooden crate. It's best to hand-carry any ceramics.
Sniff leather goods to check that they're odorless. If they aren't, the scent likely will never go away, despite airing.
Find Montague's blog at mymarrakesh.com, named the best African Web log three years in a row.
Montague also is the featured personal shopper in Susan Simon's 2009 book Shopping in Marrakech.


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