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Priorwendy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 174 designs submitted by 53 freelance designers.
Passion Income
I am a 39 year old Mum of two, highly qualified and experienced in the education sector as a lecturer, manager and consultant. In the last 3 years I have combined this with coaching skills to help a range of personal, corporate and small business clients. I have recently tightened my niche and the concept of 'Passion Income' was born. Passion Income helps people to align themselves to their true passion and purpose, so that they can live authentic lives as the person and professional that they really are. Passion Income helps people to create an abundant lifestyle for themselves and those they love by doing what makes their heart sing! It helps people find their passion if they dont know what that is and then provides tangible ideas and solutions to secure a great income doing what they love. It helps those who are already working for themsleves to make the necessary changes to their business so that self employment/ being a company owner/manager becomes the dream lifestyle they always hoped it would be. The approaches used are designed to open people's understanding of themselves and give them the confidence to see that who they really are is all they need to make a great success of their lives. In the past I have experienced the same frustrations as the clients I describe. My passion is to help people in the same situation I was in when it seemed nobody understood.
My target audience will have experienced similar frustrations as me! They have hit the stage in life where they are starting to ask - is this really it?! They may be wondering how the heck they found themselves in a 'sucessful' job, earning good money, possibly with a family, but don't actually enjoy doing what they do! In fact, it's starting to really get them down if they are honest - they are intelligent, well meaning people, who want to make a positive difference in the world, but feel 'trapped' in a role either professionally, personally or both. They are worried about how 'living their lifes purpose' will pay the bills, lacking confidence that their passion has any value to anyone else, perhaps feeling selfish about 'wanting more' from life when to others it seems like they have 'everything'. But they are frustrated, dying inside, questioning and may even feel pretty depressed (though they are disguising it well). Some of my audience will have taken the bold step of going it alone, but it hasn't lived up to their expectations - they may be hiding their true light - their real skill, afraid or unable to communicate what they can really do for others and so their businesses are not where they want them to be and they are not enjoying the work they do and/or the clients they are attracting. Once again they feel trapped and disappointed despite their best efforts!
I'd like a logo please, which encapsulates the above!
It will be used on my website, stationery and other promotional materials.
My website (currently under construction) will have a clean, bight and airy feel to it, probably with images of nature, horses (one of my passions!) and good things in life (I have been described as 'a country girl with city tastes' which I rather like!)
Passion Income will generate much of its income from online marketing, so the logo has to work for that.
It will also provide services such as one to one coaching/mentoring and business development support.
It will also offer a series of high end, unique retreats in country locations designed to significantly move people forward with their goals.
Passion Income will combine the services of other tried and trusted professionals in unique ways to inspire and inform my clients, so the logo needs to be something other professionals see as credible and feel proud to be associated with.
I feel the logo will combine words and picture in the design.
If a bold accent colour is used it will be softened by the addition of a more muted tone.
I have no particular colour preferance as long as it evokes a sense of 'country meets city' and/or 'passion meets purpose'.
I hope that this brief inspires passion in you for this project - if it does, then you are the one!!
Good luck! I can't wait to see your work. . . .
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Pets, Pets, Pets
A chubby pooch boards the train; a Doodle bolts at LaGuardia; an SUV is stolen with a Lab inside lying in his crate. Recently these local lost dogs have made the news. They have been recovered unharmed. A moral attached to each happy ending may prevent future mishaps.
• Dashing Dan: The evening of April 13, a chubby Lab/ Pit with a pink nose and a sunny disposition got on the LIRR at the Wyandanch station (without a ticket) and was escorted off at the Farmingdale stop. The police took him to LI Veterinary Specialists in Plainview, probably because the emergency hospital is open 24/7. That night a veterinarian, singing his praises on both News 12 and ABC news, tried to find his owners.
The next morning, Chris Elton, the Babylon shelter director, sent an ACO to fetch the K-9 hobo. The dog was lost in the Town of Babylon so he belonged in our municipal shelter to maximize possibilities that an owner would come looking. The TV cameras followed the dog to Babylon.
Later that day, we had an orientation meeting at the shelter. New volunteers arrived to a lobby full of photographers. Hopefully, they won't expect such fanfare every time they visit. A young couple at the counter, redeeming their nineyear old fugitive, had no idea he had ridden the rails or been featured on TV. They just came to the shelter looking for their lost dog. He slipped out when someone left the gate open. They do live near Wyandanch station, and when their paperwork was complete, the trio quietly slipped out the side door to duck the pet paparazzi.
Moral of Dashing Dan's story: Despite media attention, Dashing Dan went home solely because his owners reclaimed him at their local shelter. Some LI folks are afraid to turn stray dogs into town shelters, but they shouldn't be. A dog stands a much better chance of being reclaimed at the shelter where found, than he does stashed in your kitchen, your garage or at a clinic in another county.
• Tilly: People from Scarsdale bought a one-year-old Golden Doodle from someone in Canada who shipped the pup to LaGuardia without a collar or tags. Tilly did have a microchip.
On Friday April 15th when the new owners went to LaGuardia to pick up their new dog, they opened the crate in the terminal to put on her collar so they could take her out to relieve herself. The panicked dog bolted towards Grand Central. The couple chased her until she vanished near 82nd Street on the Astoria side. Keep in mind the dog and people had never met before; and in this instance, unlike so many others, the mishap was not the airline's fault.
The owners were at their wits' end. They were hunting for a dog they never really met in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Fortunately, their plea reached Bonnie Folz who coordinated the search for Vivi, the Westminster Whippet lost by Delta at JFK in 2006. Since then, Bonnie and dedicated volunteers including Phyllis and Eddie (also unsung heroes in past "Pets" sagas) have helped many owners recover their lost dogs.
The seasoned search party helped comb Queens, plastering a wide area with flyers, which is the best way to get crucial sightings. Unfortunately NYPD now thinks lost dog flyers, constitute littering, and pulled over the owners for a warning. The sanitation crew takes posters down as fast as they go up. Nevertheless, Team Vivi went to look at two phoned-in dogs that were not Tilly.
After the weekend downpour there was a call about a third dog – but near Flushing Meadow Park. A woman coaxed the drenched pup in from under her porch, and let the fluff ball spend the night in her bed. The next day, her husband walked around looking for flyers. Kids remembered seeing a poster in a local Walgreen's. Bonnie recalls hanging this particular flyer on a vending machine because her tape was not cooperating in the rain.
Eddie, who tracks dogs like a Bloodhound bi-ped had mapped out sightings, and brought his scanner when he went to verify the Flushing fluffster. The microchip matched! By Tuesday, Tilly was reunited with her Scarsdale family.
Moral of Tilly's story: You can't open a crate safely in an open airport. Dogs, especially those who have never flown before, are super-stressed after flights. Last summer, a Continental airlines worker lost Daisy, a California Shepherd mix, on a layover at Newark when she clipped the leash on the flimsy tag ring rather than the collar ring. (Bonnie was instrumental in Daisy's recovery too.) Flyers, tags, and microchips are a lost dog's tickets home. Dogs need safe collars with ID at all times. When tons of lost flyers go up, it only takes one for the right eyes to make the right connection.
• Lucas: This Lab became a dognap victim on the way home from obedience school April 18th. When his owner left the motor running to dash into a Ronkonkoma gas station for cigarettes, someone stole his SUV with poor Lucas in the back in his crate. TV news blasted the story across the metropolitan area. His owners begged for his safe return. First account said one thief; next said a couple. This time media coverage paid off. The following day, a woman in Central Islip called the owners after she saw a truck parked near her home with an unattended dog inside. Supposedly, she traced them via their insurance card. I'm sorry. Decades at the shelter make me skeptical. Why didn't she just call the police? (Years ago I got a call about a Lab in a car at a shopping center on a sweltering day. After I checked it out, five Nassau squad cars responded immediately. The dog belonged to a clueless construction worker at the grocery store.)
Moral of Lucas' story: This one is a no-brainer. Never leave your car running when you go into a store. Oh, yeah, and stop smoking.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643- 9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: You need not go to London for the Royal wedding. "Prince William" the Beagle (#94027) is betrothed to "Kate" the kitten (#20677). Notice the Princess Di engagement ring. Actually the bride and groom would much prefer a forever home.
Males: "Walter" #93861- the friendly Belgian Sheepdog mix has started his thyroid meds; "Alec" #94016-Siberian Husky with an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Baldwin; "Otis" #93997- brindle Pit.
Female: "Mona Lisa, Lydia, Trixie" from the patient Pit contingent.
Cats: "Flash", "Zena", "Snowball", "Jules"- fabulous felines in the lobby.

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Movie crew filming thriller in Danbury
DANBURY -- The Matrix Corporate Center will be the backdrop for an upcoming thriller anthology film to air on Chiller, the television channel devoted exclusively to horror, suspense and round-the-clock scares.
The film comes from Synthetic Cinema International, based in Rocky Hill, Conn. It's called "Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear," and will be televised next spring.
"We are bringing together six up-and-coming filmmakers who will write and direct five short films based on the human senses," said Andrew Gernhard, producer at Synthetic. " `Taste' will be filmed at the Matrix."
The themes and directors are as follows:
`Touch' -- Emily Hagins ("My Sucky Teen Romance," "Zombie Girl: The Movie," the documentary)
`Smell' -- Nick Everhart ("2012 Doomsday")
`Taste' -- Eric England ("Madison County," "Roadside")
`Sight' -- Miko Hughes (directorial debut; actor: "Pet Sematary," "New Nightmare," "Steve Niles' Remains")
`Hearing' -- Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton ("YellowBrickRoad")
Aside from Gernhard, producers of "Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear" include Zach O'Brien and Colin Theys.
O'Brien and Theys worked together previously on the 2011 movie "Remains." That one was about a freak accident that turns much of the world's population into lethal flesh-eating zombies. A small and desperate group of uninfected humans takes refuge in a vacant casino in Las Vegas, Nev. (We could tell you what transpires next, but you know what they say -- what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.)
Chiller is NBC/Universal's mystery-themed network. If you're not familiar with it, think of shows like "Fear Factor" and "Dead Like Me," which is about a mouthy, freshly dead twentysomething recruited to become the latest Grim Reaper.
The filmmakers welcomed local residents, ages 18 to 70, to be extras in the film on Saturday, Nov. 3, with a commitment to return on Monday, Nov. 5. Participants were asked to dress in business attire for both days of the shoot. Filming was expected to run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Matrix Corporate Center is a 1.3-million-square-foot building offering customized office space on 100 acres of wooded property. It's located at 39 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury.
"We are thrilled, no pun intended, to be host to this thriller film shoot," said Aaron Smiles, director of operations and development for Matrix Corporate Center. "Our unique architecture and facilities will be a great backdrop and setting for their vision."


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The 11th Hour needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 143 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
The Wildfire Wing Co.
The Wildfire Wing Co. is an up and coming establishment that will be launched in February 2011 within a very hip & trendy Farmer's Market.
We chose this name because of the heat it gives off. A wildfire is a fire gone amuck, out of control, too hot to handle, spreading like wildfire.
We wanted our name to tell people exactly what we do. We sell chicken wings. That is just about it to be honest. We like having the "Co." at the end of our name because it almost creates an industrial feel. . . that is, we are a company or a factory and it reflects an illusion that makes us seem bigger, which is what we intend to be…….one day.
The future for this company, we hope, will be to open several small restaurants in malls, food fairs and office towers. The next step would be THE WILDFIRE WING CO. BAR &GRILL, with large TV screens playing sports and hot wings being chased down with ice cold beer.
The Wildfire Wing Co. is targeting "Wing Lovers" between the ages of 21 and 60 who enjoy socializing with friends within a fun and casual atmosphere whilst savouring the flavors of wings and a cold bevy.
The cosmetic feel of the restaurant is going to be earthy and hot. Think of almost a red bricked fire hall or Mexican fireplace. The colors will be orange, yellow and red. . . . colors that symbolize heat.
The attitude of our company is modern with a twist of edginess but always classy and respectful. Never sterile or dull and definitely always looking hot.
We would like to have the words "Wildfire Wing Co." to be dominant for the purpose of signage but also have an icon or symbol representing the company. An idea for example would be to have a flaming "W" or a stylized tatto. This is ONLY an example. . .
Attached is a file illustrating a competitor's brand, as well as, brands that are appealing. Again, ONLY examples. . .
We are asking you, the designers, to create the flare!
We require the the following formats in color, as well as, B/W:
.eps "editable"
.ai "illustrator"
.psd "photoshop"
.jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
.ai Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
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Columbia Riverkeeper
Navigating the waters of Bene
"ThinkShout's BENE platform is a forward-thinking solution designed to make the daunting task of building a website, a fun and enjoyable experience. Thanks to ThinkShout's team, no matter how complex the design request seems, the BENE platform delivers a thoughtful, well-designed solution." - Liz Terhaar, Communications Director, Columbia Riverkeeper
Who is Columbia Riverkeeper
Columbia Riverkeeper's mission is to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River and all life connected to it, from the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean.
Their staff works to inform and engage the public on issues facing the Columbia River. They are a leader in high-profile campaigns to protect our region from dirty fossil fuel infrastructure and other threats facing Columbia River communities and salmon habitat; and have a proven track record in organizing and empowering local communities, enforcing environmental laws, and building strategic coalitions.
Not unlike many nonprofits out there, Columbia Riverkeeper does all of this with a modest staff size (16 total) and limited budget. But if there's one thing ThinkShout knows, it's nonprofits, and when you're committed and driven to make a difference, you don't let those details derail you. You dig in and make it work. So we were excited to help them tackle the task of building a new website on the Drupal distribution we released last fall, Bene.
The Goals
Columbia Riverkeeper's previous website lacked intuitive navigation, and no longer reflected the organization's brand. They needed a site that would allow users to easily find the information they were looking for, told a compelling story of who they are and what they do, and increased conversions for donations and newsletter subscriptions. They also wanted a platform that was easier to manage, more performant, and secure.
But they needed more than just a platform to build a site on, they needed strategy and design support to help them craft clean visuals, simplified messaging, and clear calls to action throughout the website. These were things that just don't come with the wiki or FAQs in an out of the box solution. Columbia Riverkeeper required the discovery process, strategy, and design that comes with a high budget website redesign, but they needed it for a fraction of the cost.
ThinkShout developed Bene precisely to address this scenario.
Why Bene
For the last several years, ThinkShout observed a pattern. We'd meet with organizations that wanted to partner with us, but the budget just wasn't there for the services and technology we offered. Around the same time, we started to notice something else – their sites didn't require the vast complexities and depth that a custom Drupal site involves. They simply needed the basics, with some room to grow. More than anything, they needed the expertise to know how to create their unique information architecture and make a compelling case to audiences for support.
So we set out to build Bene, an open source solution that addresses these needs. As a bonus, organizations can work with us to gain the strategic and design support to ensure their site is built to attract audiences and help them achieve their mission. This was something that, based on our own knowledge and experience at nonprofit orgs, would be of extreme value to groups like Columbia Riverkeeper.
Unlike DIY platforms that have limited flexibility and cannot grow along with an organization, Bene is built on Drupal, the leading open source web platform which allows for never ending expansion and customization to meet an organization's evolving needs. As improvements, integrations, and contributions are made to Bene, those enhancements become available to anyone on the platform. That's the beauty of open source.
And, since Bene is templated and built on a specific set of blocks, ThinkShout is able to focus our work with smaller organizations on strategy, design, and customization. Precisely what Columbia Riverkeeper needed.
Bene & Columbia Riverkeeper
All ThinkShout website redesign projects start with a discovery workshop to assess the client goals and audience motivations – Bene projects are no different. Our experienced staff worked with Columbia Riverkeeper to define and prioritize their target audiences, their motivations, and how to structure content on their site to keep those audiences coming back and engaged.
After the onsite, we reviewed any and all assets the client had to help guide our creative direction and set their style tiles.
Next was the application of the Bene base build and core modules / content types, followed by the implementation of Columbia Riverkeeper's design. We also provided template theming for Salsa, (their CRM system) to ensure continuity for the end user when they completed petitions or other actions on their site.
After some training sessions to ensure Columbia Riverkeeper's staff was set up for success in using and administering the tool, we then handed over the keys to the team to import and stage their own content in the system. It truly was an intuitive, clean, and simple process.
Recorded trainings and documentation are part of the package with Bene. We recognize that we're providing a valuable tool for our partners, and part of ensuring sustainable success is providing that instruction so that as staff changes or grows, they can share that knowledge without depending on their own internal resources. That's music to a small staff's ears!
We're still working closely with Columbia Riverkeeper, providing support in the form of security updates, addressing bug fixes as they arise, and quarterly strategic planning sessions. Our goal in all of this was to set our partners up in a successful way to achieve maximum impact with their missions. We're excited to see where they go as they embark upon this new chapter in their digital identity.
"On behalf of Columbia Riverkeeper, I want to thank you for all your hard work and creativity that went into this project from content strategy to art and coding, we appreciate the awesome platform you've built for us. I'm thrilled to start 2018 with a website that appropriately reflects the work we're doing. We love our new website and we're excited to continue to improve it with your expertise." - Liz Terhaar, Communications Director
Other work
Humane Society of the United States
Turning passion into action with the nation's most effective animal protection organization.
Travel Oregon
Bringing the wonders of Oregon directly to you.
Teaching Tolerance
Dedicated to educating young people to become active participants in a diverse democracy.
Leveraging User Research and Landscape Analysis to Know What Your Users Want and Need
The Southern Poverty Law Center
The SPLC fights hatred and bigotry, seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.
Facing History and Ourselves
New architecture and design for Facing History.
National Center for Youth Law
A new application for safeguarding America's most vulnerable youth in our schools.
Ocean Outcomes
Healthy aquatic ecosystems, a plentiful and profitable wild seafood supply, and thriving fishing communities.
Travel Portland
Bringing Portland to the World (and the World to Portland).
University of Chicago Graham School
Making continued education for nontraditional students accessible and engaging with Drupal 8


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Dr. Seuss's The Lorax
Old Vic Theatre
Inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic tale, The Lorax tells of a moustachioed and cantankerous critter who's on a mission to protect the earth from the greedy, tree-chopping, Thneed-knitting businessman known only as The Once-ler.
- Experience Dr. Seuss's classic story
- Get your tickets sent directly to your inbox
- Choose your own seats
- Enjoy a family-friendly show
Experience Dr. Seuss's The Lorax
The Lorax blends theatrical invention, songs and zany humour in a timely and vibrant Christmas show with a message that will speak to audiences of all ages.
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete, you will receive an e-ticket by email. Please print out your ticket and bring it with you to the theater.


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- Series Hub: Spurs-Heat
SAN ANTONIO — The most important play in a game isn't always the one you remember most. Sometimes, it's subtle and doesn't even make the highlight reel. Sometimes, something as simple as a change in possession can be more important than a shot that does or doesn't go in.
The NBA has a way to use analytics to figure out just which plays had the biggest impact on a close game. It's a "leverage" model that was developed to evaluate and instruct referees by pointing out which calls or no-calls had the biggest impact on a game's result.
Here's the idea: At every point of a game, each team has a certain probability of winning. Putting the quality of each team to the side, when the game tips off, the home team has a 60 percent probability of winning and the road team has a 40 percent probability of winning. After the first basket, those numbers haven't changed much. But if the home team is up 10 with the ball and five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, their win probability (WP) is obviously a lot greater than 60 percent.
So, by calculating win probability both before and after a play occurs, it can be determined just how important that play was. Score, possession and location are the factors. And obviously, plays in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter (or overtime) in a close game are more important than any others.
Using the league's data model, we've determined the three most important plays of Game 5 of The Finals, a 114-104 win for the San Antonio Spurs, which gives them a 3-2 series lead as the series heads back to Miami for Games 6 and 7 (if necessary).
- Previous: Game 4 | Game 3 | Game 2 | Game 1 | The plays that got them here
The Heat never led on Sunday, but they got to within three points early in the third quarter and to within one late in the third. Both times, the Spurs answered with a Danny Green 3-pointer, two of Green's Finals-record 25 threes in the series.
As you might expect, those threes were two of the biggest plays in the game.
3. +7.7 percent – A Green 3 gives the Spurs some breathing room
An 8-0 Miami run, capped by an unconventional 3-point play (+7.6 percent) made it a 75-74 game with three minutes to go in the third quarter.
But on a broken play, Green took a handoff from Boris Diaw, and drained a 3-pointer over both Shane Battier and Dwyane Wade to keep the Heat at bay. That sparked a 12-1 San Antonio run to finish the quarter and the Heat never got a chance to tie or take the lead.
The three changed the Spurs' WP from 62.1 percent to 69.8 percent.
2. +8.3 percent – James' steal leads to a Chalmers 3
The Heat were within single digits at the half and James got the third-quarter scoring started with a 3-pointer*. He then poked the ball from behind Green, pushed the ball up the floor, and found Mario Chalmers in the corner. Chalmers had another off night (2-for-10), but made it a one-possession game with a 3.
Before James' steal, the Heat's WP was 23.1 percent. The change of possession increased it to 25.7 percent (+2.6) and the three made it 31.4 percent (+5.7).
*James' shot was originally counted as a two. That's why the score is off in the video.
1. +9.0 percent – A steal and a record
Chalmers' 3 was part of an (earlier) 8-0 run for the Heat, cutting the Spurs lead down to three. James then got a hand on Green's pass, one of three live-ball turnovers in San Antonio's first five possessions of the third. But Wade dribbled into traffic on the ensuing break and lost the ball. Manu Ginobili picked it up, brought it up the floor, and flipped it back to a trailing Green, who stepped into a three from the top, breaking Ray Allen's record of 22 Finals 3-pointers.
Before Wade lost the ball, the Spurs' WP was 65.4 percent. The change of possession increased it to 68.6 percent (+3.2) and the three made it 74.5 percent (+5.8).


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Oelofsej needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 99 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
Purple Fish
We are a start up company that manufactures a variety of cool fashionable electronic accessories for both male and FEMALE.
Our products are fun and innovative.
targeting young professionals who like individuality in their electronic devices and accessories. People who adapts to the latest trends in fashion and accessories.
Must be chic and simple.
Logo must look high end and elegant.
Logo needs to somehow incorporate a fish but in a abstract/indirect way.
No cartoon or clipart
Should not look cheap
Logo we like: http://www.speckproducts.com/iphone…one-4.html
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
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Pin It Now!
Oh boy... I promise I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I guess I enjoy reading blogs much more than posting to them :) I've been working on a ton of projects... not just sewing either. I've built a few pieces of furniture for my new home (thanks Ana White) and have done lots of painting of walls and kitchen cabinets (I'm so in love with my white kitchen cabinets!). But none of that in this post... I'm way behind so I'll start with the Easter dresses I made this past spring. They're inspired by this apron I fell in love with from Anthro. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Easter Dresses
4 comments:
- Reverse Clothing said...
Those are absolutely gorgeous! I too spend much more time reading blogs than posting in my own.
- August 24, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- A-me said...
ridiculously cute! <3
- August 25, 2011 at 7:57 PM
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- pursuebeautiful said...
Just an FYI - years after your post- it is still blessing people.
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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2006 Media Releases
21 Educational Access (Time Warner Cable channel 21 in Lincoln) has announced its Nebraska Wesleyan Football telecast schedule for the 2006 season. This is the third year that 21 Educational Access has carried Wesleyan football on a tape delayed basis. All home games will be telecast this year, as well as one road game against Doane College Saturday, October 7.
More viewing options will be available this season. The games can be seen at the viewers' discretion on "Nebraska On Demand" (Time Warner Cable channel 10). The games also will be video-streamed on the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov. The contest against Doane also will be available on KOLN-KGIN TV's sister station, "My TV" (Time Warner Cable Channel 10).
"The feedback we've received in past seasons has been tremendous, and Nebraska Wesleyan University has been outstanding to work with," said Bill Luxford, Operations Manager for 5 CITY-TV/21 Educational Access. "Let's face it -- in the fall most eyes are on the other football team in town. We're pleased to be able to provide some exposure and recognition for the Prairie Wolves as well." Luxford said that 75 sporting events were aired on 21 Educational Access last season. Veteran sports announcer Jeff Motz will handle the play-by-play duties.
"The Nebraska Wesleyan football program is once again proud to be in partnership with Channel 21 for the telecasts of our 2006 home football games," said Wesleyan Head Coach Brian Keller. "We are particularly looking forward to the first ever away game telecast of our game with Doane College, our long-time rival. The opportunity for our out-state parents and friends to view the tape-delay broadcasts on the Internet and through their local cable providers is an added bonus and a unique situation for a school of our size."
Time Warner Cable praised the production crew and welcomed the added value opportunity for its viewers. "Last year, 21 Educational Access did a great job in covering a variety of sporting events, and we're excited that they're committed to continuing this season," said Ann Shrewsbury, Time Warner Public Affairs Manager. "They have a professional crew and great production capabilities. We appreciate their efforts in helping add value to our customer's cable service, and airing the games on 'Nebraska on Demand' is just one more service we can offer at no additional charge."
Three Wesleyan volleyball games also will be telecast on a tape-delay basis this fall on Channel 21. Slated for airing are the games against Concordia on Tuesday, September 5; Hastings College on Tuesday, September 12; and Doane on Tuesday, September 19.
The 21 Educational Access Nebraska Wesleyan football telecast schedule includes:
Sponsors for the telecasts will include Union Bank, Park It Downtown, Lincoln Electric System, Time Warner Cable and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The games will air the Sundays following the games at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. More times can be found by through the City Web site, lincoln.ne.gov, by clicking on the 5 CITY-TV icon.


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Arnold Palmer taken to hospital with high blood pressure
ORLANDO, Fla. — Latrobe native Arnold Palmer was hospitalized Sunday afternoon because of high blood pressure from new medication, missing the trophy presentation at his tournament when Tiger Woods won for the first time in 30 months on the PGA Tour.
Palmer was being kept overnight as a precaution.
"Nobody is overly concerned about the prognosis," said Alaistair Johnston, vice chairman at IMG and Palmer's longtime business manager.
Johnston said Palmer had been advised to monitor his blood pressure throughout the day because of some issues with new medicine he was taking.
He said one last test about 15 minutes before the tournament showed an increase in blood pressure.
"It wasn't anything to do with any ailments or any discomfort he felt," Johnston said. "The blood pressure was at a level where the doctor involved suggested that he go immediately to get more intensive evaluation at the hospital."
His absence was noticeable. One of the biggest thrills at the Arnold Palmer Invitational is to have The King standing behind the 18th green, waiting to congratulate the winner. Woods won for the seventh time, this time without being able to share a handshake and a hug with Palmer.
"Get well soon, Arnie," Woods wrote at the end of a tweet.
Graeme McDowell, who played in the last group with Woods and finished five shots behind, noticed immediately that Palmer in his pink shirt wasn't at the 18th at Bay Hill.
"I was surprised to see him not around, and when we just heard the news on the side that he had been taken to the hospital, of course we were very upset and certainly praying that everything is going to be OK," McDowell said. "That really puts a little bit of a damper on the spirits on 18th green when Tiger is going to pick up his trophy."
Sam Saunders, Palmer's grandson, tweeted, "For all concerned my granddad is doing fine and will be good to go tomorrow. Thank you for all of your nice comments and concern."


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LONDON (Reuters) - Previously unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 "Dangerous" tour, which had been expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds ($6.2-7.8 million) failed to sell at auction in Britain on Saturday.
"At this stage it has not sold," said a spokesman for The Fame Bureau auctioneers, who specialize in pop memorabilia. "We are still talking to people, but online it did not sell."
He said he was confident a buyer would be found, although "nothing is a certainty."
The auction house said it had been forced to remove a brief clip of the video from its website before the online auction after Jackson's record label made a "copyright claim."
The fact that a successful buyer may not be able to use the film for commercial purposes may have dampened demand given the hefty asking price, but the spokesman played down the copyright dispute.
"I don't think that was a problem at all," he said, adding that any serious potential buyer would be fully aware of the issue.
Nearly two hours long, the footage was shot by Jackson's own production crew and meant to be an intimate portrait of Jackson on tour.
But the singer was unhappy with the quality and gave the only copy to his driver, who was now trying to sell the footage, the auction house said.
It was made during Jackson's "Dangerous" tour in 1993 at a stop in Argentina.
A DVD of the "Dangerous" concert tour, filmed in Bucharest, was released in 2005 and is still available on Amazon.com and other retailers for about $12.
Items related to Jackson have skyrocketed in value since his death in 2009.
The red and black leather jacket he wore for his 1983 "Thriller" video sold for $1.8 million in Los Angeles in June.
Reporting by Mike Collett-White


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The deportation of Kiwis from Australia is "corrosive" to the trans-Tasman relationship, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Dozens of orcas and beluga whales captured for sale to oceanariums have brought Russia's murky trade into the spotlight, but efforts to free them are blocked by government infighting.
Scott Morrison says he would act if he believed there was a weakening in the coal export market, after imports have reportedly been banned at a Chinese port.
Sales of existing homes in the United States dropped in January for the third consecutive month, hitting their lowest level in more than three years, industry data showed Thursday.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired pupils worldwide to boycott classes, urged the European Union on Thursday to double its ambition for greenhouse gas cuts.
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn warned Thursday a no deal Brexit was a "very serious and present" risk and blamed Prime Minister Theresa May's inflexible negotiating position.
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says it is important to keep declining house prices in big Australian cities in perspective.
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Confederation Centre Plaza
Wednesday, August 08, 2018, 10:00pm
The public is invited to enjoy two outdoor film screenings taking place in downtown Charlottetown all summer long. Presented by Discover Charlottetown and Confederation Centre of the Arts, Signatures: A Canadian Spectacle Under the Stars and Projections on the Plaza will run nightly, Monday to Saturday, until the end of September and are free to the public.
Returning after a successful debut as part of the city's Canada 150 celebrations, Signatures: A Canadian Spectacle pays homage to iconic moments in Canada's history, showcases the country's beauty and diversity, and celebrates its bright future in a visually-stunning 15 minute multimedia experience.
New in 2018, Projections on the Plaza will showcase a rotating selection of films created by talented Island filmmakers on a weekly basis. The local films screening as part of the Projections on the Plaza series are: Mondays—Queen of the Crows (Harmony Wagner), Mabel's Saga (JoDee Samuelson); Tuesdays—Bluefin (John Hopkins); Wednesdays—Blobby (Laura Stewart), Rainbow Valley (Alexis Bulman and Patrick Callbeck); Thursdays—A Brief History of Charlottetown (JoDee Samuelson), Crow Agenda (Jason Arsenault); Fridays—Lennox Island (Jenna MacMillan); Island Green (Millefiore Clarkes); Saturdays—Queen of the Crows (Harmony Wagner), Mabel's Saga (JoDee Samuelson).
Signatures and Projections on the Plaza launched in early July and play back-to-back, starting at 10 pm six days a week. The films are screened on the sandstone walls of the Confederation Centre overlooking Victoria Row.
On August 6, an informal social will take place immediately prior to the screenings at 9:45 pm. Attendees will have the chance to hear from a few of the local filmmakers featured in Projections on the Plaza, take in the evening's films and enjoy some free snacks. All are warmly invited to attend the social and celebrate PEI's local film community.
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Michael Potter, a scientist at the National Cancer Institute whose research led to greater understanding of tumors and the immune system, and who won the prestigious Lasker Award for medical research, died June 18 at his home in Bethesda. He was 89.
He had acute myeloid leukemia, his daughter, Melissa Adde Magrath, said.
Dr. Potter worked for more than 50 years at the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. He was a principal investigator in NCI's Laboratory of Cell Biology and, for more than 20 years, was chief of the Laboratory of Genetics.
At its most basic level, Dr. Potter's research focused on plasma cells, or a form of white blood cells that produce antibodies. In the 1950s, while studying laboratory mice, Dr. Potter learned that mineral oil injected in the bodies of the mice could produce plasma cell tumors, or plasmacytomas.
He then studied the early stages of tumor development and the genetic factors contributing to the susceptibility and resistance to the growth of tumors. He was particularly interested in the development of antibodies, or blood proteins that battle disease within the body. Each of the plasma tumors, or plasmacytomas, produced a different antibody molecule.
"It was just game-changing research at that time," Dr. Potter's successor at NCI's genetics laboratory, Beverly Mock, said Saturday.
Dr. Potter freely shared his findings — and the strains of his mouse plasma cells — with other scientists throughout the world, who paired his plasmacytomas with other forms of tissue. In the 1970s, two scientists at the University of Cambridge in England, Cesar Milstein and Georges Kohler, fused cells from a mouse spleen with the plasmacytomas developed by Dr. Potter.
The new cells created from this match produced monoclonal antibodies, or antibodies of a single molecular type, that can be replicated in unlimited quantities. The development of monoclonal antibodies is considered one of the most important advances in medical research of the 20th century. The antibodies can be used to measure the presence of hormones and proteins in the blood and have been widely used in the treatment of diseases, from cancer to arthritis to autoimmune disorders.
Because of their genetic purity, monoclonal antibodies can be used to target specific cells, including cancer cells. They have also led to a fuller understanding of the immune system.
In 1984, Milstein, Kohler and a third scientist, Niels K. Jerne, then working at a research institute in Switzerland, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on monoclonal antibodies and the immune system.
Dr. Potter's early work on tumors in mice had made their discoveries possible.
One month after the Nobel Prize announcement, Dr. Potter received the 1984 Lasker Award for basic medical research, presented by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, and considered second in importance only to the Nobel. The two scientists he shared the award with, Milstein and Kohler, had won the Nobel.
Michael Potter was born Feb. 27, 1924, in East Orange, N.J. He spent much of his childhood in the shore town of Sea Girt, N.J., where he developed a lifelong love of fishing and the outdoors. His father was a lawyer who also worked as a graphic designer.
Dr. Potter graduated from Princeton University in 1945 and received his medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1949. He served in Korea as an Army medical officer during the Korean War.
After doing research at U-Va., Dr. Potter joined the National Cancer Institute in 1954. He was chief of the genetics laboratory from 1982 to 2003 and remained affiliated with NCI until his death.
His wife of 50 years, Jeanne Ann Phalen Potter, died in 2004. A son, Michael Potter, died in 2012.
Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Adde Magrath of Rhode-St.-Genese, Belgium; a brother; three granddaughters; and a great-grandson.
Dr. Potter never expressed disappointment at not receiving the Nobel. Asked if his colleagues believed he should have shared in the prize, Mock, his successor at NCI's genetics lab, said, "Absolutely."


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ParkerVision Inc. (PRKR) Drops 10.05% on February 11Equities Staff Follow |
ParkerVision Inc. (PRKR) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Thursday February 11 as the stock slid 10.05% to $0.18, a loss of $-0.0201 per share. Starting at an opening price of $0.21 a share, the stock traded between $0.17 and $0.21 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 236,015 shares over 315 trades, against an average daily volume of 459,905 shares and a total float of 98.88 million.
The losses send ParkerVision Inc. down to a market cap of $17.79 million. In the last year, ParkerVision Inc. has traded between $1.12 and $0.15, and its 50-day SMA is currently $0.23 and 200-day SMA is $0.30.
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rightwinger82 wrote:TexasBred wrote:rightwinger82 wrote:I am now considering a grain mix of half cracked corn half whole cotton seed. That would be around 15 protien and 15 fat. No out of wack minerals or trace elements for around the same price as cake, and no need to change mineral programs. If all a person was short was protien alfalfa would be fine. Especially if you feed twice the amount needed, cause they ain't gonna eat them stems. I am looking to push fat to keep consumption of hay up.
Have you considered just feeding straight cottonseed and feeding only half as much. Should still have adequate crude protein and great energy level not to mention milk production if you have cows nursing calves. Would be a great compliment to hay and your cattle should flourish.
I have considered straight cottonseed. I have no experience with it, only read about it. Due to my location and shipping and handling, i thought the addition of 50 percent cracked corn would help it flow and handle better. Also, i didn't know how the cows might react to them little fuzzy seeds, thought the corn wouldn't run them off. What percent waste would you think there would be feeding whole cottonseed on the ground? Lots of folks feed ddg or grain mix on the ground here out of a cake feeder. Thanks, i had been wanting to hear from someone with whole cottonseed experience.
Cattle will give them a strange look at first but will adjust quickly. I've never fed them on the ground but there will be waste. Probably 10-15% at least. The darn things stick together so your thoughts about adding the corn will certainly work for improving the flow of the seed. And the corn certainly won't hurt anything. You might begin by mixing then see how they react when you slip them some without the corn.


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MomSquawk is popular community for mothers, and we're redesigning the layout of our homepage and post pages to emphasize long-form article content on the site.
The new design will be implemented in Wordpress , but will not look very "bloggy." Our goal is to mimic Associated Content, Suite101 and large ad-supported content sites. To this end, we've attached wireframe (Balsamiq) mockups for our desired layouts for the 3 page templates on the site: the homepage, category pages, and the "post" (article) page.
We have an existing logo, color scheme, and graphic elements, which we generally like but are not constrained by. You can find it at http://www.momsquawk.com (artwork attached) but we need to rework it into the new layout and create several small graphical elements as well. The important thing is that the visual style is appealing to our audience.
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Stantec names new heavy rail lead in MidwestWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Freedom Key for 4,200 Nebraskans to Become Better Men
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There are three important goals Saturday:
1) Break the chains!
2) Lead the charge!
3) Take the hill!
Are we talking about the annual Red-White Nebraska Spring Football Game here?
Well, yes and no.
Nebraska's 18-year assistant football coach and the Huskers' leading returning rusher – Ron Brown and Roy Helu Jr. – are both involved in those three action-oriented phrases.
So, too, are Stan Parker, a Husker football captain in 1986, and Tom Osborne, Nebraska's Hall of Fame coach and athletic director.
What brings those four together on a day when approximately 80,000 Big Red fans will gather inside Memorial Stadium to see if Quentin Castille can break the chains, Zac Lee can lead the charge and Ndamukong Suh can take the hill?
Time will tell, but don't bet against such inspired leaders taking on a mighty big challenge of their own. Yes, Brown, Helu, Osborne, Parker and other believers from across the state are coming together Saturday for one primary reason – to help 4,200 Nebraskans understand why freedom is the key for them to become better men.
And when they become better men, they can light the fire and pass the torch to others. The ultimate goal for Brown and Parker, co-founders and co-directors of Mission Nebraska, is to give 1.7 million Nebraskans an authentic opportunity to hear and experience the gospel.
Brown: Men Are Nebraska's Most Powerful Force
"We want to unleash the most powerful force in our state, in this generation and the next . . . the men of Nebraska," Brown said. "We're calling the event 'Freedom: The Conquest '09', and the whole idea is based on a biblical message to live a free life. To live a free life, men must take a stand and never let anyone put a harness of slavery on us again."
While his focus will be on his players and on the field during the game, Brown also has a heavy emotional investment in the grass roots effort that influenced so many fathers and sons to buy tickets to an all-day Freedom event at Lincoln's Pershing Auditorium.
The timing is not coincidental. In a savvy move for a football rabid state, a ticket to a day of inspired worship also includes a ticket to the Spring Game. All 4,200 will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Pershing. At 11:45 a.m., they will take a Freedom Walk together from Pershing to Memorial Stadium, where they will sit together in black Conquest T-shirts to signify the group's unity.
The shirts also symbolize the conquest – an act to conquer by force and overcome all opposition – physical or moral – to achieve the victory of freedom. After the game, participants will return to Pershing for more worship and messages from Brown, Parker, Osborne and Helu, who says he's eager to have an important game day activity since a hamstring injury has forced him to the sidelines in the Red-White game.
According to Parker, the day is designed to "tear down what's wrong and build up what's right" and, in the process, impact the culture of an entire state. The Katinas, perhaps the most popular musical group at national Fellowship of Christian Athlete functions, will keep the tone upbeat.
"Ron and I have a vision to help every believing Nebraska man understand and embrace the reality of his power in this state," Parker said. "We want to help men get out of the bondage that disables them – to break the chains of greed or apathy, to lead the charge against an unbalanced life and to link arms, so we can take the hill together and help ensure the future of the families in our state."
Osborne: Fathers and Sons Together Important
Osborne sees that vision as a cause worthy of support. "Ron and Stan have traveled all over the state and have visited a lot of small towns," Nebraska's athletic director pointed out. "They inspire people and help them understand the principles of faith. Their event on Saturday will bring fathers and sons together, and I see that as a very positive experience."
These are trying times for dysfunctional families as well, and Osborne sees the same need for purpose and unity. "With 39 percent of children being born out of wedlock in this country, leaders like Ron and Stan are stepping up to tackle the challenge," Osborne said. "I don't know everything about Mission Nebraska, but I like what it stands for and the things they're doing."
Spending countless hours coaching football, Brown still manages to host the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' national weekly radio program called "Sharing the Victory" and is a regular columnist for FCA's national magazine.
In addition, through Mission Nebraska, Brown hosts a weekly statewide cable TV show called "Truth Vision" and has authored several books on Christian character and growth.
Mission Nebraska stewards five Christian radio stations and has booster broadcasts on 14 translators. "We try to connect with other faith-based ministries to support important causes, whether it's a pregnancy center in Lincoln or a homeless shelter in Hastings," Parker said.
Make no mistake. Coaching football is important to Brown. "But I'm more concerned about the eternal life of the 1.7 million people who live in our state," he said. "The main reason I came back into coaching was to remind people of who Christ is. I want to help people know how they can come to Christ and help them understand the unity of God's message."
Bliss: Brown's Words Influenced His Decision
Mike Bliss is on board with Brown, Parker and their entire team. Bliss, in fact, has led the grassroots effort to encourage local churches and smaller men's groups throughout the state to buy tickets to Saturday's event.
A Chicago native, Bliss met his Nebraska native wife in California, and they moved to Nebraska to raise a family. "I'm one of those transplanted Nebraskans who has the same loyalty as a native Nebraskan," Bliss said.
That loyalty became very personal 13 years ago when Bliss heard Brown speak at Brook Berringer's funeral, which was broadcast statewide on radio. He remembers Brown saying that if Brook could come back down from heaven to console the people he left behind from his tragic plane crash, he wouldn't do it because heaven is the most incredible place imaginable and the ultimate reward for believers.
"When I heard that, I just pulled the car to the side of the road, and that was it – I accepted Christ," Bliss said.
There was only one problem. "Even though I became a Christian, I sat on the sidelines for almost 12 years with my faith," Bliss said. "I wasn't doing anything with it. I wasn't helping anybody. I wasn't getting into the game, so when Ron got back into coaching, I wrote him and tried to tell him what kind of effect he had on my life and how I would like him to speak to our men's group in Bennington."
Three months later, Brown showed up at the Big Red "Sportsbarn" that Bliss had remodeled next to his house. "We had 170 people from all walks of life hear Coach Brown's message, and what he started here a little more than a year ago has just skyrocketed," Bliss said.
From the Sidelines to the Emcee's Role
Brown may have influenced the most lives, but he knows a catalyst when he sees one, so he asked Bliss to emcee Saturday's event. Deeply humbled, the man who sat so long on the sidelines of his faith accepted one of the biggest challenges of his life.
Meanwhile, the Sportsbarn is packed almost every Friday morning. Even Jake, Mike's 14-year-old son, hosts weekly Bible studies in the barn for junior high kids.
"I'm telling you, lives are being transformed here every week," Bliss said. "Young and old alike are getting the training to understand the freedom that's there for all of us – the freedom to break the chains, lead the charge and take the hill."
Yes, all three expressions are action-oriented terms that remind you of football, but they're also "what 'Freedom The Conquest' is all about," Bliss said.


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Sir Elton John's musical director and guitar master, Davey Johnstone is certainly another notable Vertigo user who added an H-Series guitar to his arsenal in 1998.
Davey was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1951 and his first work was with Noel Murphy in 1968, where he received his first album credit on the album Another Round. By 1969, Davey had secured regular work as a session musician, where he began to branch out and explore differing genres of music, and experiment with a variety of instruments. In 1970, when Lyell Tranter, one of the two guitarists in the acoustic British folk group Magna Carta, left the band, Davey took his place as a member. He recorded several albums with them beginning in 1970 on Seasons, and continued to contribute to Songs from Wasties Orchard (1971),(named after the street where he lived in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire), and a live album entitled In Concert. During his stint with Magna Carta, he played a wide variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin, sitar, and dulcimer, and caught the attention of producer Gus Dudgeon who asked Davey to play on Bernie Taupin's eponymous 1970 solo album, which resulted in a meeting with Elton John and playing on his 1971 album Madman Across the Water and joining the band as a full member.
In 1972 he worked with Joan Armatrading and Pam Nestor on their Gus Dudgeon produced debut album Whatever's for Us, playing acoustic and electric guitar on several tracks, and sitar on the song "Visionary Mountains". Davey released a solo album, Smiling Face, in 1973 through Rocket Records and created a short-lived band called China that released an eponymous album in the late 1970s.
Even while playing alongside other artists such as Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Johnstone was never very far from Elton's projects and, following his reunion with original band mates Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray full-time for 1982's "Jump Up" tour, has since rarely been absent from an Elton John album track or tour.
In 1990, Davey collaborated for the first time with lyricist Steve Trudell. With music and lyric in place, the two formed Warpipes, which included past and present Elton John band members Nigel Olsson on drums, Bob Birch on bass, Guy Babylon on keyboards, along with Billy Trudel as vocalist. In 1991, Warpipes released their only album, Holes in the Heavens, on self-owned label Artful Balance Records. This album was later re-released on Bridge Recordings and its title was changed to simply "Warpipes" and the song lineup was altered slightly.
In 1996, Davey released an instructional guitar video titled Davey Johnstone: Star Licks Master Sessions for Star Licks Productions, in which he plays a wide variety of John classics, joined by Billy Trudel on vocals and Bob Birch on bass.
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- ChrisHasFlair said...
Stop being silly. A bench should be stowed under the seat in front of you; it's far too heavy to lift.
Seriously, that sounds great on the surface, but if WIA is all about the attendees (a.k.a. extra-curricular activities), the atmosphere and attendance will likely be lessened with fewer attendees at each show.
- January 19, 2012 at 10:23 PM
- Nathan Beal said...
I live in CA, and I have wanted to attend in previous years, but the cost of travel, lodging and the show has put it out of my price range. this will allow me to finally attend one of these.
- January 19, 2012 at 10:49 PM
- McGlynn On Making said...
having the two events two weeks apart sounds like a major headache for the organizers and vendors.
But a west coast event suits me just fine!
- January 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM
- Nick R. said...
I've got to agree with Chris here, there may be a dilution of attendees among those in the online woodworking community, bloggers, etc. I also am concerned that the "talent" (the presenters/instructors) may not want to do two shows, so there may be a dilution with them as well.
ModernWoodworkersAssociation.com is doing a poll of online woodworkers to try and gauge the feeling of where the 'cool kids' are thinking of going, so as to maximize the value of 'extra-curricular activities'
- January 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM
- Badger Woodworks said...
Like Nathan, I've wanted to go but couldn't make a trip east.
Now I don't have to. This is such a great thing!
- January 19, 2012 at 11:52 PM
- Kari Hultman said...
I'm sad that I won't get to see some of my buddies this year knowing they'll choose the west coast show. However, I am glad that people who've found it cost-prohibitive to travel to past shows will now get to experience it.
- January 20, 2012 at 5:57 AM
- mokusakusensei--woods teacher said...
Well, diluted or not, it will be GOOD to have the show closer. The hand tool big boys ignored us here in the west at the recent AWFS show so we are feeling somewhat slighted. I never intended to attend before, but now that it will be in Cali. I will take my two woodworking teaching buddies and we will be there.
- January 20, 2012 at 9:25 AM
- Jeremiah said...
I'm excited about the option, even though it means I probably won't get to meet some of the east coast woodworkers I've known virtually for years. It'll make it a lot easier for me to attend. I'm planning to make a big batch of my super-duper chocolate chip cookies to bring along to see if that tempts any of them to pick California over Covington :)
- January 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- bowyerboy said...
I think it is great that they're doing both. The west certainly has some immensely talented woodworkers, amateur and professional, who could really bring a lot to a forum like WIA who don't have the time or the inclination to deal with the logistics of trekking east. Stephen Shepherd comes to mind as someone, if asked to present, more likely to go to California than Kentucky. I don't think dilution will be a problem, either. Again there's just too much talent out there. It's an opportunity to serve the needs of more woodworkers. I wish them all the success in the world.
- January 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Shannon said...
We definitely saw a dilution in 2009 with 2 separate venues but the reality is that the potential audience size is much larger than any venue can hold so multiple locations is an inevitability as the show grows. Even though it is so far away I'm glad to see a West coast show as I know a lot of people out there are jonesing for a chance to go. Better exposure is good for us all. The more people buy tools from the small guys the better able they are to make cool new stuff, etc.
- January 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- Kari Hultman said...
McKay, I have a feeling the West Coast show will be very well attended. I'm very curious to see who the speakers will be.
Jeremiah, homemade chocolate chip cookies are my Achilles Heel! Tempting, very tempting....
Bowyerboy, I expect that both shows will be excellent. Wish I could attend both.
Shannon, very well said!
- January 26, 2012 at 5:52 AM
- Jullie said...
Started selling the idea of a trip to CA to my lovely Bride. Hope to see you all there.
- February 10, 2012 at 9:21 PM


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Exactly how many solutions to Sudoku puzzles are there.
I note that firstly there are only 504 combinations of 3 digits that can be used. Once one of these is used in the first column, first row, there are only 120 remaining possibilities for the first row, second column. After that, there are only six remaining combinations that can be used in the final column of three digits.
Before I blow my mind on this one, I need some help.
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I'm guessing from the lack of discussion on this thread that the exact answer is probably somewhat difficult to come by. I sure hope so, 'cause I've put a fair amount of thought into it and haven't managed to get an exact number, yet.
This is what I've come up with, so far:
1. The top left block can be filled in any of 9! ways -- that's 362,880.
2. With the top left filled, the top center block can be filled in 12,096 ways. Very careful analysis (which I don't have the energy to type in, right now) shows that there are 56 ways to choose which numbers go in which row of the top center block, once the top left block is established. Each row of the top center can then be ordered in any of 3! (6) ways, giving a total count of 56*6*6*6 = 12,096 possibilities.
3. With the top left and top center blocks established, the top right block can be filled in 216 ways. By this time, there's only one way to fit all of the digits into the three rows of the top right block, but there are still 3! ways to order each of the rows, for 6*6*6=216 possibilities.
4. The left center block can be filled in 12,096 ways, using the exact same analysis applied to the top center block (item 2), essentially interchanging "row" and "column."
5. The bottom left block can be filled in 216 ways. Use the analysis from item 3, again xx the horizontal and the vertical.
To this point, we've determined that there are 362,880*12,096*216*12,096*216 = 2,477,160,187,538,964,480 (assuming my calculator is giving me all 19 digits of that product correctly) ways to fill these five of the nine blocks. In other notations, that's 2.477*10^18 or about 2 1/2 quintillion.
That's the end of the easy part, because now we have to look at blocks that are restricted in two directions. From this point, all I can offer at this time are upper bounds.
6. With the top center and left center blocks filled, there are
at most
448 ways to fill the center block. Going from the left center to the center, we again have 56 ways to separate the center block's digits into rows. For each of those rows, it turns out that there are
at most
2 ways to order its digits without violating the basic Sudoku conditions. That gives us 56*2*2*2 = 448 possibilities, but again that's
at most
, because some of those won't actually be valid. I haven't yet managed to wrap my head around how to determine how many will be valid, but it's not the same for all combinations of left center and top center blocks.
7. With the left center, center, and top right blocks filled, there are
at most
56 ways to fill the right center block. In this case, there are 56 ways to separate the right center block's digits into columns. With both the left center and center blocks full, there is
at most
a single way to order those columns, for a total of
at most
56 ways to fill the block.
8. Similarly, with the top center, center, and bottom left blocks filled, there are
at most
56 ways to fill the bottom center block.
9. With everything but the bottom right block filled, there is now
at most
a single way to fill the bottom right block.
OK, so for each of the possibilities for filling the upper and leftmost 5 blocks, we find that there are
at most
448*56*56*1 = 1,404,928 ways to fill the remaining 4 blocks. I strongly suspect that the actual number will
be less than that, but certainly cannot prove anything at present.
The two sections of this analysis, then, tell us that there are
at most
362,880*12,096*216*12,096*216*448*56*56*1 = 3,480,231,707,958,742,288,957,440 possible Sudoku solutions. In other notations, that's about 3.480*10^24, or about 3 1/2 heptillion.
I'm still trying to figure out an exact number, but I'm not the best probability/statistician in the world. Obviously, the numbers involved are too large to admit a brute-force solution, but I'm still working on ways to prune things down to a point where I can, at the very least, substitute a good statistical estimate for the upper bound on the last 4 blocks.
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Post subject: Number of different Sudoku patterns
According to the
Wikipedia article
there are exactly 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 distinct possibilities for the 9x9 Sudoku grid.
I forget exactly where I ran across it, but the discussion between Felgenhauer and Jarvis is still posted on the web somewhere... try running a Google search on "Felgenhauer" if you're interested in the details. dcb
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