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The indictment said the fund managers lied about the funds' prospects despite liquidity concerns and outlook for the market, and that one manager transferred his investments from the fund.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were arrested and indicted on securities fraud charges on Thursday following a federal criminal probe into the collapse of two funds they oversaw.
The former managers, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, surrendered to officials and are expected to be arraigned later on Thursday on wire and securities fraud charges.
The indictment said the fund managers lied about the funds' prospects despite liquidity concerns and outlook for the market. The indictment also stated that one of the managers transferred a portion of his own investments from one of the funds but did not tell investors about the move.
The collapse of the two funds helped kick off the credit crisis by stoking widespread fears about investments linked to risky subprime mortgage loans.
The collapse spurred questions about the oversight and risk management operations at Bear Stearns, which was sold in March to JPMorgan Chase & Co in an emergency takeover deal brokered by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, New York, had been investigating the funds' collapse.
"The subprime crisis took everyone by surprise, including the Fed and Treasury, and dozens of the largest financial institutions have lost over $300 billion to date on the same investments," Edward Little, an attorney at Hughes Hubbard and Reed who represents Cioffi, said in a statement. "Ralph Cioffi's funds lost money in exactly the same way. Because his funds were the first to lose might make him an easy target but doesn't mean he did anything wrong."
Susan Brune, an attorney at Brune & Richard LLP representing Matt Tannin said: "Matt Tannin is innocent. He is being made a scapegoat for a widespread market crisis. He looks forward to his acquittal."
Cioffi and Tannin are expected to appear at Brooklyn court at about 2 p.m. EST
Cioffi met authorities at a prearranged location and Tannin surrendered after waiting for officials outside his residence, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Law officials escorted the two men in handcuffs past media and photographers outside New York's Federal Plaza building, where the FBI has its local offices.
(With reporting by Randall Mikkelsen, Ellen Wulfhorst, Joseph A. Giannone, Chip East and Emily Chasan)
(Reporting by Chelsea Emery; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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Review in a Hurry: Venture into the Woods for laughs and scares, stay for the commentary on our sadistic, voyeuristic culture—it's like Scream spliced with The Hunger Games. A twisty puzzle, as promised by the Rubic's Cube cabin on the film's poster, this blood feast has gore galore to satiate your thirst.
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The Bigger Picture: Hear that loud buzzing sound? No, it's not a chainsaw-wielding maniac sneaking up behind you—but you better check!—it's the rapturous, advance word-of-mouth surrounding this long-delayed slasher from cult filmmakers Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. Though not the Second Coming of Horror, as many giddy bloggers have enthused, this bloody valentine will titillate fanboys with its satirized archetypal characters, choose-your-adventure plot device and last-act cameo by a sci-fi star.
In the well-worn setup, five college friends—all hot and randy, natch—spend the weekend at an isolated country cabin. They soon exhibit typical horror-movie behavior as they take on familiar types: the alpha male (Chris Hemsworth), the brainy guy (Jesse Williams), the flirty girl (Anna Hutchison), the good girl/virgin (Kristen Connolly) and the jokester stoner (Fran Kranz), who spouts the filmmakers' thesis. As we remember from Lit class, the fool always speaks the bitter truth.
These creeped-out coeds are being monitored and sometimes controlled by a group of technicians, led by Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins with some nifty technology at their disposal. Before you can say slice and dice, the meddling kids unwittingly summon a Zombie Redneck Torture Family, as well as a whole host of horrors.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The opening day of the Major League Baseball season provided a glimpse into the sport's brave new world with the first use of expanded instant replays.
The game's traditionalists may have been reeling in horror as modern technology was given a new role in America's favorite pastime but there were few grumbles when the managers put the new rules to the test on Monday.
The new system, which allows managers to challenge on-field rulings from the umpires, was unanimously approved by MLB teams early this year after a series of highly-publicized blown calls in recent years, most notably when a mistake by Jim Joyce cost Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010.
On Monday's opening day, the new system was put to the test. The first manager to try his luck was Chicago Cubs skipper Rick Renteria, who challenged a call in his team's game in Pittsburgh when one of his runners was called out.
The play was reviewed by an adjudicating panel at MLB's Replay Operations Center in New York, who confirmed the on-field ruling.
Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez fared much better when he succeeded in getting an umpiring decision reversed, the first in baseball history.
Gonzalez challenged a ruling by first-base umpire Greg Gibson when Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was ruled safe at first base in the bottom of the sixth inning.
After watching a replay, which was also shown to fans at Miller Park, the review panel overturned the original decision.
A number of other managers tried and failed to overturn reviews but later in the day Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle also won a challenge, against the Cubs.
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Veteran Kendrick's sole focus is winning
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jered Weaver and Howie Kendrick arrived in Anaheim together in 2006 with great expectations. Weaver was viewed as a potential ace, while Kendrick was hailed as a future batting champion.
Weaver has fulfilled all expectations: 113 wins, highest winning percentage (.653) among active pitchers; 3.24 ERA, three All-Star Game appearances, three top five Cy Young Award finishes, 2010 srikeout champion, 2012 no-hitter and 20-win season.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jered Weaver and Howie Kendrick arrived in Anaheim together in 2006 with great expectations. Weaver was viewed as a potential ace, while Kendrick was hailed as a future batting champion.
Weaver has fulfilled all expectations: 113 wins, highest winning percentage (.653) among active pitchers; 3.24 ERA, three All-Star Game appearances, three top five Cy Young Award finishes, 2010 srikeout champion, 2012 no-hitter and 20-win season.
Kendrick is a .292 career hitter with a .429 slugging percentage. He's a 2010 All-Star with a career-best 18 homers and has been a solid defender at second base for eight seasons.
If you believe that the inability to win a batting crown or seriously challenge for one makes Kendrick an underachiever, he'll smile and tell you, respectfully, that you're entitled to your opinion. But it won't impact him in any way.
"The older I get," said Kendrick, who turns 31 on July 12, "the less I worry about those things. I'm just going to go play. Winning is everything for me. When you go out and win, the numbers and everything else will be there.
"If I hit .270, .280 and we win, that's fine with me. You can't worry about everybody else's standards and expectations. You have to have your own standards. You care about what this guy next to you thinks -- you don't worry about fans and what they think. The guys in the locker room are what matter. If you put it all out on the field, they know. You can live with that."
Kendrick, who put together a .297/.335/.439 slash line last season, finds comfort and good vibes all around him in the Angels' clubhouse. His locker at Angel Stadium is in the corner formerly occupied by Torii Hunter, his mentor. Kendrick's nearest neighbor is Mike Trout. They communicate, sharing and comparing notes; a bond having formed.
"I respect his demeanor," Kendrick said. "He's the same guy no matter what he does in the game. He just wants to win -- play hard every day and win. For a guy so young to be that poised is impressive. He knows it's about making adjustments. I think his approach, how he works at it, is more impressive than anything."
Kendrick has hit in the same group as Albert Pujols since King Albert's trumpeted arrival from St. Louis.
"He's not one of those vocal guys," Kendrick said, "but you learn from watching everything he does. He'll come talk to you if he sees something you're doing and wants to help. Albert's not just about his own game. Pitcher or position player, he treats everybody equally.
"It's great to see him feeling good [after a frustrating 2013 dealing with plantar fasciitis]. Albert's a guy who likes to hit the ball all over the field, and it's very beneficial to me to see how methodical he is, how he works at it. He's a hitter first -- a hitter with power. Hopefully he can go out and have a great year. He's a force."
The second baseman has taken a strong liking to new teammate Raul Ibanez, who has a locker next to his in the clubhouse at Tempe Diablo Stadium. At 41, Ibanez, who reached 300 career homers last year returning to his original baseball home in Seattle, brings another left-handed weapon to the heart of the order along with Josh Hamilton.
"This guy here is awesome," Kendrick said, nodding toward Ibanez. "We're of the same mind. He's like a big kid who loves the game. I talk to him all the time. He can still swing it. Last year he hit 29 bombs and didn't even play all year [124 games]. He's a great guy to have on a ballclub."
Kendrick feels David Freese -- the third baseman acquired from the Cardinals along with reliever Fernando Salas in exchange for Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk -- is another proven performer armed with a winning resume.
"Freese, I like him, too -- good guy," Kendrick said. "The guy's won a World Series, played in two World Series. He's been a World Series [and National League Championship Series] MVP. He's another guy who can lead. He brings a lot to our team."
Like any player who endures in the game, Kendrick absorbs as much knowledge as possible and applies it in the batting cage and on the field.
"Guys who coast don't last long in this game," he said. "You have to make constant adjustments. You always have to change something, small adjustments all the time."
The Angels' 78-84 record last season was their worst in 10 seasons. They haven't made the postseason since claiming their third consecutive AL West title in 2009. Those teams had loaded lineups, dominant starting pitching and quality bullpens.
"It's only Spring Training, but I really like this club," said Kendrick, one of four players left from '09 along with Weaver, Erick Aybar and Kevin Jepsen. "I'll take our lineup, one through nine, any time. And our pitching has been good.
"It feels different. We have guys who love to work. I think chemistry is vital to winning; you have to be in the same mindset. We have a lot of guys in our locker room who are dedicated."
Opening Night is on the horizon, and the Robinson Cano-fueled Mariners provide the challenge on Monday night at Angel Stadium.
Kendrick will be looking to make all the plays and lash line drives. A productive presence for eight years, he doesn't require a batting crown to be fulfilled. A meaningful October will take care of Kendrick's needs.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com.


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"Christ remains the center, not the Successor of Peter," Pope Francis told journalists after his election: "Christ, Christ is the center."
The primary task of a pope is to represent Christ on earth, and attract the world to the Lord. Who a pope is, what he says and does and how he relates to the world — all these speak (or fail to speak) of Christ. His office is the mission; and while great grace attaches to it — people who knew Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires are astonished at the extraordinary joy and energy that the 76-year-old pope now exudes — the papacy also reflects the man who occupies it, with his strengths and weaknesses, his experiences and gifts.
Some are already seeing the nascent papacy of Francis as the last of a triptych that begins with Blessed John Paul II in 1978. After two decades of renewal, turbulence and division, when the Church turned in on itself, wrangling over ethics, doctrine and authority, came three popes finally not from Italy but Poland, Germany and Argentina, who set the Church on the true course set for it by the Second Vatican Council: not to adapt the Church to modernity but to make it fit for mission to the modern world.
One way to see this triptych is through the classic theological description of Christ as prophet, priest and king. Popes are all three; but one aspect is usually dominant, the one that comes immediately to mind: John Paul II's prophetic stand, Benedict XVI's teaching and Pope Francis' servant leadership.
A prophet of God is someone who reveals God, speaks for God and communicates to people the truths that God wants them to know — which are often not ones they want to hear. A prophet does the will of God, often at considerable cost to himself; in following God, he finds true freedom and meaning. Blessed John Paul II was that fearless prophet: He embodied the Greek virtue of parrhesia, meaning a boldness to speak out, even at the cost of great unpopularity.
His papacy saw a great torrent of teaching. Through words, but equally in grand gestures and great televised liturgies — World Youth Day in the Philippines is thought to have brought together the largest crowd in history — he summoned the modern world to open its doors to Christ, and took his message to its far corners. Like a modern Jeremiah, he fearlessly challenged modern idols (state, market, ideology), shaking his fist at the injustices visited on the poor. He preached a radical pro-life message, and was a fierce defender of human dignity.
Governments trembled, regimes fell, ideologies collapsed; like Christ, the pope was rooted in the solid ground of God's will, and the length and tenacity of his papacy showed it. His final prophetic act was his illness, which offered Christ crucified: his suffering and vulnerability demonstrated to a world that worshipped youth and health where human dignity truly lay.
A priest offers sacrifices to God on behalf of his people, atoning for their sins, and teaching them by word and example. Christ was also High Priest, offering himself in sacrifice.
With his outstanding teaching and emphasis on the dignity of the liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI exemplified Christ as priest — a gentle pastor and wise guide who in ways quite different from John Paul II was also an outstanding communicator. Pope Emeritus Benedict spoke best not in staged events but his best-selling books (not least his "Jesus of Nazareth" trilogy and book-length interview, "Light of the World"), as well as outstanding documents and hundreds of carefully crafted speeches and addresses in which he engaged the great contemporary questions with intellectual credibility and honesty.
Pope Benedict taught, above all, through his humility: the same docility to God's will that led him reluctantly to accept the papacy also led him, earlier this year, to renounce it for the good of the Church.
Christ is also king, leader on earth of a body of followers who, after his death and resurrection, would form the Church. Accused by Pilate of claiming to be King of the Jews, Jesus does not deny it (Mt 27:11); but it is a kingship that "does not belong to this world" (Jn 18:36) but of God's — which he demonstrates in the Last Supper and Crucifixion. Pope Francis, who embodies simplicity and humility in his exercise of the Petrine ministry, has surprised and delighted the world by the apparent paradoxes of servant leadership: kissing the feet of women in a Roman prison, wanting to pay his hotel bill, calling his kiosk in Buenos Aires to cancel his newspaper, preferring a simple room in the Santa Marta hotel to the papal apartments.
"Since my youth I have been entrusted with offices of governance," he says in the 2010 book-length interview, El Jesuita. "As a recently ordained priest I was made novice master, and two-and-a-half years later, provincial — and I had to learn as I went from my mistakes because, for sure, I made many." Later he was made auxiliary bishop, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, and elected president of the Argentine bishops' conference. Pope John Paul made him relator of the 2001 Synod after Cardinal Edward Egan of New York had to fly home after 9/11. And in 2007, the Latin American bishops at their fifth gathering in Aparecida, Brazil, voted to put him in charge of drafting the meeting's conclusions. His is the grace of servant leadership. And the papacy of Francis will be a constant lesson in what that means.
We already have caught glimpses. He has refused to allow the great solemnity of the papal office to distance himself from people: in those first days after his election, he seemed to be constantly breaking free — leaping out of his chair to greet and hug people, putting aside prepared texts to speak off the cuff, or leaving the confines of the Vatican to greet people on the street. He has continually opted for what is simple and frugal — the place where he sleeps, the car he is driven in, the shoes that he wears — just as he did in Buenos Aires, for leadership is not a form of wealth but of service.
As pope, he has continually prioritized, through words and deeds, those whom he exists first to serve. By stopping in St. Peter's Square to embrace a child with cerebral palsy, choosing a young offenders' prison for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, blessing a blind man's dog or celebrating Mass each day with the gardeners and electricians of the Vatican, Pope Francis has made clear that it is not, firstly, the powerful who have his attention. He refers to himself not as pope — with all its connotations of centralized authority — but as "Bishop of Rome presiding in charity," signalling a more collegial exercise of the Petrine ministry that he has begun to put into practice.
Just as Blessed John Paul taught Christ as prophet, and Pope Emeritus Benedict taught Christ as teacher and priest, Pope Francis is teaching Christ as king. Here are three papacies in continuity, occupied by men with very different gifts, each modelling three different ways of following Christ.
Austen Ivereigh is a British Catholic journalist, commentator and director of Catholic Voices (www.catholicvoices.org.uk).
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These are the first joint USDA/DOJ workshops ever to be held to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry.
The workshops will address the dynamics of competition in agriculture markets including, among other issues, buyer power (also known as monopsony) and vertical integration.
They will examine legal doctrines and jurisprudence and current economic learning, and will provide an opportunity for farmers, ranchers, consumer groups, processors, the agribusinesses, and other interested parties to provide examples of potentially anticompetitive conduct.
The workshops will also provide an opportunity for discussion for any concerns about the application of the antitrust laws to the agricultural industry.
The goals of the workshops are to promote dialogue among interested parties and foster learning with respect to the appropriate legal and economic analyses of these issues as well as to listen to and learn from parties with real-world experience in the agriculture sector.
"It is important to have a fair and competitive marketplace that benefits agriculture, rural economies and American consumers," said Vilsack. "The workshops … will allow a dialogue on very important issues facing agriculture today."
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Reviver is a premium responsive multipurpose VirtueMart theme which perfectly fits for any e-commerce website. With such features like this template has you can forget about other store templates. Here are some of them: attractive design and responsive layout, T3 framework for Joomla! 2.5.x which includes Bootstarp & LESS, ThemeMagic setting panel and SEO tools, mega menu and smart search, 7 layouts of home page and 3 different sliders such as Revolution, Flex and Camera sliders, multi-languages and multi currency, wishlist and product comparison, ajax drop-down shopping cart and price filter, list and grid view for category pages, product image zoom and lightbox, previous/next item navigation and custom tabs on product page, Facebook and Twitter plugins, extended documentation and much more… Still have some doubts? Then view our full list of features and live preview.
UPDATED: Version 5.0 is Available (VM 2.6.18 + Joomla 2.5.28 and VM 3.2.1 + Joomla 3.6.5)
Main Features:
Responsive Layout
Boxed and Wide LayoutsNow you can select a layout type: boxed or wide.
ThemeMagicMakes the customization process easier by configuring unlimited parameters.
Revolution Slider Component – Save $25You can design your slider with no css or jquery needed but with amazing effect.
Mega MenuPowerful menu system allows you to configure the width of the sub-megamenu, add column, and add class that style for it.
NEW! RTL Support AddedNow the theme is fully right-to-left language ready. Everything is horizontally-flipped including dropdown main menu, select boxes, etc..
NEW! Polite loadingNow you shouldn't wait while all the products are loaded on the category page. The products are displaying while you're scrolling the page down. Click here to view.
NEW! Displaying products in 2 or more rows in the carouselsYou can place products in the carousels in 2 rows or even more. Click here to view.
NEW! Displaying Izotope Products With Sorting & FilteringOn the main page you can specify the number of products you need without using carousels. Moreover, it's possible to sort and filter them by plenty parameters. Click here to view.
NEW! Displaying Products In TabsOn the main page you can show all the products in tabs such as Featured, New, Hit, Special, Random and Rated. Click here to view.
NEW! 2 Types of Product BoxYou can choose one of the type in the admin options panel. (click on the images below to view)
NEW! Second Variant Of Category Page LayoutClick here to view
NEW! Switch On/Off Floating Header OptionIf you want that the head section is scrolled with the rest of the content, then you can just switch it off via the admin panel.
NEW! Countdown For Products – Save $35The "Deals Of The Day!" module will help you to sell certain products with a discount during limited time. You can see this module in action on the Women category page. Languages and the "Offer" label have been added as well. Click here to view.
NEW! Multiple Image Upload Plugin – Save $20A super fast tool to 1 click upload all others images to your product.
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Online Documentation With VideosRead the online documentation and watch the videos to learn more about this amazing theme.
All Features:
- Multipurpose design;
- Responsive layout;
- Cross-browser compatibility;
- Based on Bootstrap & LESS;
- T3 Framework for Joomla
- Joomla! 2.5.x compatible;
- VirtueMart version 2.6.6;
- Easy theme installation;
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- SEO ready;
- 7 different main page layouts;
- Boxed and Wide Layouts
- 2 different Category page layouts;
- 2 different Product page layouts;
- 3 different sliders;
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- NEW! Switch on/off floating header option;
- NEW! Quick products view;
- Banner manager;
- Possibility to adjust the layout for mobile devices via admin panel;
- Touch enabled option for product sliders;
- Ajax drop-down shopping cart;
- Ajax price filter;
- List and grid view;
- NEW! Multiple Image Upload Plugin – Save $24
- NEW! Countdown for products – save $35;
- NEW! Popup window with a promotion and newsletter subscription form;
- Custom tabs on product page;
- Prev/Next item navigation;
- Customizable product images;
- "Sale" , "Hot" and "Limited Offer" labels;
- Product image zoom and Fancybox lightbox available;
- Share icons on a product page;
- "Recently Viewed Products" block;
- Products review & rating;
- Youtube video plugin for product page – save $19;
- Anti-spam captcha;
- Newsletter subscibe;
- "Join us on Facebook" plugin;
- Twitter plugin;
- Blog page;
- Attractive hover effects and tooltips;
- Google web fonts;
- Iconic fonts;
- 9 PSD files included;
- Extended documentation;
- Support & free updates.
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ShowcaseReviver is a premium responsive multipurpose VirtueMart theme which perfectly fits for any e-commerce website.
Clipart:Images for the preview were used from http://depositphotos.com , http://www.modnakasta.ua/ and they are not included in the stock file.
Warning: For module mod_virtuemart_param_filter_v2.0.zip you need to purchase activation code on official site. If you don't need this function you can switch the module off.
Warning: We provide styles for Rupostel OPC, but you have to buy plugin by yourself
Don't forget to read the template documentation!
Updates:Version 5.0 – April 17th, 2017
UPDATED: - VM 3.2.1; - acymailing_starter_v5.7.0 - unite_slider4.8.1.zip ; FIXED: - parallax module - price for custom fieldsфикс цена на карточке товара , при смене кастом полей - prev/next product image - left sidebar for mobile devices
Version 4.9 – January 27th, 2017
UPDATED: - VM 3.0.19; - Joomla 3.6.5; - AcyMailing; - images path for revslider; FIXED: - recaptcha ADDED: - new google map plugin_googlemaps-J25_J3x.v3.3.zip; - short description on product page
Version 4.6.1 – July 24th, 2016
FIXED: - Orders;
Version 4.8 – October 14th, 2016
UPDATED: - VM 3.0.18; - Joomla 3.6.2;
Version 4.6.1 – July 24th, 2016
FIXED: - Orders;
Version 4.7 – August 24th, 2016
UPDATED: - VM; - Joomla; - dump for quick installation; FIXED: - css; - order page; - carusels for mobile devices
Version 4.6.1 – July 24th, 2016
FIXED: - Orders;
Version 4.6 – July 21th, 2016
UPDATED: - VM 3.0.17 - Joomla 3.6.0 - TcPdf Library - AcyMailing Starter FIXED: - Orders;
Version 4.5 – April 21th, 2016
UPDATED: - VM 3.0.16 - Joomla 3.5.1
Version 4.4 – April 1st, 2016
UPDATED: - VM 3.0.14 - Joomla 3.5 - Acymailing - JMS Multi-upload plugin - param filter FIXED: - Ajax search - Category module - Cart
Version 4.3.1 – December 19th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 FIXED: - JMS Multi-upload plugin - VMSlider
Version 4.3 – December 18th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - Joomla 3.4.6 - JMS Multi-upload plugin FIXED: - output images;
Version 4.2 – December 2nd, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - com_virtuemart.3.0.12 - com_virtuemart.3.0.12_ext_aio FIXED: - countdown;
Version 4.1 – November 12th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - com_virtuemart.18.104.22.168 - com_virtuemart.18.104.22.168_ext_aio - Joomla 3.4.5 FIXED: - newsletter popup;
Version 4.0 – October 23th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - com_virtuemart.3.0.11 - com_virtuemart.3.0.11_ext_aio - plg_system_t3.v2.5.0 FIXED: - buttons on list2 view for responsive version; - Add to cart link on popap; - Removed script facebox; - checkout
Version 3.9 – October 13th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - com_virtuemart.3.0.10 - com_virtuemart.3.0.10_ext_aio - mod_virtuemart_param_filter_v3.0_reviver - revolution slider - plg_system_t3.v2.5.0
Version 3.8 – May 14th, 2015
JOOMLA 2 UPDATED: - VM 2.6.18; JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - VM 3.0.9; - com_acymailing_starter_v4.9.2_2015-04-24_12-03-54.tar . ADDED: - new option switch on/off zoom image on product page; - cooltags.
Version 3.7 – April 08th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - VM 3.0.7; - Joomla 3.4.1
Version 3.6 – March 23th, 2015
JOOMLA 2.5 UPDATED: - VM 2.6.17 FIXED: - Countdown on product details page JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - VM 22.214.171.124; - T3 Framework plugin FIXED: - Fixed dataPicker for Registration and Checkout; - Fixed selectors for childs; - Fixed countdown on product details page
Version 3.5.1 – March 10th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 ADDED: - RTL version
Version 3.5 – March 05th, 2015
JOOMLA 2 UPDATED: - Update VM 2.6.16; - Revslider; - T3 plugin JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - Update VM 22.214.171.124; - Revslider; - T3plugin FIXED: - Fixed Extension Manager; - Fixed Account Page ADDED: - Google Rich Snippet plugin
Version 3.4.1 – February 23th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - Update VM 3.0.6 FIXED: - Fixed childs; - Fixed product links in sliders
Version 3.4 – February 17th, 2015
JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - T3 System Plugin; FIXED: - Fixed the problem with childs; - Fixed quick view; - Fixed blank page when you click to header icons; - Added styles for Autorize.net; - Fixed scrollers in Ask question and Call for Price. ADDED: - Styles for Autorize.net
Version 3.3 – February 9th, 2015
JOOMLA 2.5 UPDATED: - Update T3 System Plugin + added VM categories managing in MegaMenu FIXED: - Fixed quick-view JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - VM 3.0.4; - T3 System Plugin + added VM categories managing in MegaMenu; - AcyMailing Starter; - K2. FIXED: - Fixed category templates; - Fixed wishlist; - Fixed compare; - Fixed quick-view; - Fixed search; - Fixed vm_products module, checkout, manufacture. ADDED: - Added new custom fields plugin for J3; - Added styles for Rupostel.
Version 3.2 – December 8th, 2014
JOOMLA 2.5 UPDATED: - VM 2.6.14; - stockable. FIXED: - adding cart script for maximum quantity; - responsive styles for Deal of the day on product page; - cart plugin; - problem with quantity update on checkout page; - some somall responsive issues. JOOMLA 3 UPDATED: - VM 3.0.2; - stockable. FIXED: - compare component; - ajax for wishlist and compare; - newsletter popup; - responsive issues; - Wishlist and compare.
Version 3.1 – October 23th, 2014 (THIS UPDATE IS ONLY FOR JOOMLA3 CUSTOMERS)
UPDATED: - carousels in products, brands and related products; - Google map module; - updated VM. FIXED: - tooltips for Compare and Wishlist buttons; - Next, Preview buttons on product page; - custom fileds on product page; - quickview script. ADDED: - CSS3 scrolling animation for Home page; - option to switch off animation; - parallax module; - youtube plugin; - changed rating stars to iconic font.
Version 2.9 – September 6th, 2014
UPDATED: - Updated T3 Framework; - Updated to VM2.6.10; - Updated Joomla 2.5.24; - Updated K2 to K2_v2.6.8. FIXED: - vmSlider.
Version 3.0 – October 10th, 2014
UPDATED: - Updated Joomla 2.5.27; - Updated Revslider. FIXED: - ajax script of cart plg_system_vm2_cart_j25.zip; - script of removing item from cart and fixed coupon template plg_system_onestepcheckout_v3.0.zip; - small bugs in css. ADDED: - Version Joomla 3.3.6+VM 2.9.9e
Version 2.9 – September 6th, 2014
UPDATED: - Updated T3 Framework; - Updated to VM2.6.10; - Updated Joomla 2.5.24; - Updated K2 to K2_v2.6.8. FIXED: - vmSlider.
Version 2.8 – June 2nd, 2014
UPDATED: - Updated T3 Framework; - Updated to VM2.6.6; FIXED: - several strings which switch off quickview button.
Version 2.7.1 – May 17th, 2014
FIXED: - JS error; - work with coupons
Version 2.7 – May 15th, 2014
FIXED: - Quick View for the mobile version and css by hovering. Added a script that checks the device and turns the button off if the resolution is less than 767px. Fixed the styles ans script in order to add the button to the related products/ ADDED: - text for a image in the lightbox; - the Sold label for the products that are out of stock UPDATED: - Updated T3 Framework; - Updated Joomla 2.5.20; - Updated Revolution slider; - Updated to VM2.6.1;
Version 2.6 – April 13th, 2014
IMPROVED: - Removed Rupostel Onepagecheckout. Was purchased and installed another. If you like rupostel onapagecheckout, lets support developers and buy here http://www.rupostel.com/ with 15% discount. Use coupon here http://www.rupostel.com/: CAESAR15 FIXED: - styles for hovers ; - links in carusels for Android, module and related products; - some fixed for product module; - admin settings "switch off" for Brands and Ask question; OPTIMIZATION: - optimized some scripts for fast work/ ADDED: - plug-in for facebook comments on product page. UPDATED: - Updated plug-in for managing on stock for child products; - Updated 2.5.19. Fixed problems with multi-languages for checkout, product tabs, compare products, wishlist, quick view; - Updated T3 plug-in; - Updated to VM2.6
Version 2.5.1 – March 18th, 2014
DOWNGRADE: - Joomla 2.5.19 has problems. IMPORTANT! DOWNGRADE TO Joomla 2.5.17 FIXED: custom.css
Version 2.5 – March 16th, 2014
ADDED: - Made hover center align for images on layout2; - Wraped image min-height; - Added popup about caching for EU; - Warning message for old versions IE-6,7,8. FIXED: - Fixed output positions for frontend ?tp=1; - Fixed counter script; - Fixed +/- icons on a google map; - Fixed script which checks placeholders in IE and in most browsers which doesn't support that; - Fixed default checkout page. UPDATED: - Joomla; - T3 framework; - Revolution slider; - One page checkout.
Version 2.4 – January 29th, 2014
ADDED: - displaying products in 2 or more rows in all product carousels; - "Quick view" button script in all product carousels that have more than 2 rows; - auto slideshow to the product module (carousel); - blank cover (stub)if there is no image in product compare, wishlist, category. For those who display a product without an image. There will be a stub images\stories\virtuemart\noimage.gif GIF formay is obligatory; - polite loading (load more plugin); - the "edit" button on the article front page in K2. FIXED: - closed div tag wass added in the Login component; - the "Continue Shopping" button in the Shopping cart popup; - some responsive minor bugs, added some css styles for responsive drop-down menu; - responsiveness for the poducts in tabs. UPDATED: - component (com_onepage2.0.225.zip); - module (mod_virtuemart_param_filter_v2.0.6.zip). IMPROVED: - Popup window with the promotion and newsletter subscription form. DOWNGRADED: - to the Framework plugin v2.0.1. because the latest version 2.1.0 (plg_system_t3.v2.1.0.zip) has issues with menu and responsiveness.
Version 2.3 – January 15th, 2014
ADDED: - Popup window with a promotion and newsletter subscription form. FIXED: - Script of adding child-products the a shopping cart and the child-products plugin based on stock. Now it's possible to add several products to a shopping cart at once. Also, if in an admin panel marked "Notify me" this button will be shown in case absence of a product on stock. - Quick view plugin that concerned with child-products, deleted unnecessary code. - Script for multilingual countdown. Added an option of closing a popup with ESC. - the "Add to wishlist" icon in the Wishlist module. - The padding styles from the titles in the Wishlist and Compare modules. - The video plugin errors in debug mode. - The Tabs module, displaying products with special price. - Styles of the Related products layout 2. - Styles for non-responsive version. UPDATED: - com_onepage2.0.223.zip component. - com_acymailing_starter_4.5.1 component. - Virtuemart to version 2.0.26d and AIO component. REPLACED: - The "Add to compare" icon with "Add to wishlist" icon in the Wishlist module. - the Categories template with the default Virtuemart template. HIDDEN: - Duplicating title in the custom fields of product that the param plugin uses. NOTE for those who use Joomla debugger! Before usage you need to switch off the Virtuemart 2 multiple customfield plugin.
Version 2.2.1 – December 26th, 2013
ADDED: - Added the Tooltip script. Also, added a preloader after the products filtering; - Added the "Edit" button on the product page that easily allows to go from front-end to back-end. FIXED: - Fixed CSS of the Product Tabs module. UPDATED: - Updated VirtueMart to v2.0.26a; - Updated Joomla; - Updated the Shopping Cart script; - Updated the T3 Framework plugin.
Version 2.2+ – December 17th, 2013
- Add videos for Update v2.2
Version 2.2 – December 15th, 2013
NEW: - New Wishlist component and wishlist module; - New Compare Products component and module; - New class was added In the Checkout component; - Added a constant to the Login form; - Added ajax filter; IMPROVED: - Added condition of switching off rating on sub-pages, in modules and components if in an admin panel marked not to display rating; - Reconnected the linescript.js script at the bottom of body - Reconnected the Shopping Cart module in the template of the theme in order to allow to switch off the Shopping cart module; FIXED: - Fixed Countdown in Quickview in order to make it multilingual; - Fixed the "+" and "-" buttons in the quantity field for mobile devices; - Added a closing tag in the Product Tabs module if there are no products there; - Fixed the category link in the Products module and Product Tabs module; - On the Product page a price condition was fixed when when a price is less than 1 but more than 0 (for example. 0.75). - Fixed the default layout script that is responsible for switching the list/grid products view - Fixed Related Products. UPDATED: - Updated VirtueMart 2.0.26 - Updated the Checkout component com_onepage2.0.213.zip; - Updated T3 Framework 2.0.1; - Updated System – jQuery Easy 1.5.3; - Updated K2 – JComments 1.3.2 , plg_jcomments_avatar_j25_v4.1.3; - Updated System – ScriptMerge 0.9.12.
Version 2.1 – November 26th, 2013
FIXED: - The category module. Reinstallation is required. Some values are changed from the latest VirtueMart version; - The category template. Some values are changed from the latest VirtueMart version; - The category script was changed. Now it is possible to use several modules within one website; - The layout of the boxeddefault and default. Added positiones for modules displaying which are above the component position. UPDATED: - The latest VirtueMart version 2.0.24c (com_virtuemart.2.0.24c.zip)and (com_virtuemart.2.0.24c_ext_aio.zip); - Framework (plg_system_t3.v1.4.3.zip).
Version 2.0.0 – November 17th, 2013
ADDED: - the Quick View plugin for all the pages; - one page checkout component; - catalog with displaying price. FIXED: - currencies and currency changing; - styles for the responsive layout. IMPROVED: - wishlist script, now without PHP embeddings. UPDATED: - T3 framework; - Joomla; - VirtueMart v 2.0.24a; - Revolution slider (revolution_slider2.2.8).
Version 1.9.3 – November 6th, 2013
FIXED: - fixed quickview; - fixed module countdown if time is left and there is no product in the database; - fixed Dropdown menu for child products on the store; - removed the second panel in the comments; - the price in the quickview is fixed; - grid-list view layout is fixed; - fixed the problem with Checkout in French version; - the script of checkout for adding products is fixed; - turn off in the filter jQuery UI and turn on jQuery Easy in the search for working serarch on the all pages.
Version 1.9.2 – October 24th, 2013
FIXED: - sometimes the prices are duplicated; - zoom for product page; - zoom for quickview; - displaying of brands on category page. ADDED: - tag to hide "items" - .stock b { display:none;}
Version 1.9.1 – October 21th, 2013
FIXED: - a shoping cart script is you use quantity steps; - the tabs module doesn't connect adding the shopping cart script; - now countdown supports multy-language; - wishlist; - floadting header.
Version 1.9 – October 13th, 2013
ADDED: - Quick view on category page. - Language constans for Izotop. - Theme layouts are adjusted identical. - Added Remove to ini file for compare page. - Added word Menu beside menu icon for Mobile version. - Installed the new twitter module mod_jmod_tweetdisplay.zip (http://jmodules.com/). - Added theme languages (russian, french, italian, german). - Added the separate tab for product Specifications on the product detailed page. - 2 Types of Floating headers: Wide & Narrow. UPDATED: - Updated Virtuemart's components. FIXED: - fixed price displaying (related template, product page, product module, tabs product module, tag search results page), duplication prices. - Fixed 3-coloumns layout. - Hot label is increased to 20 sales. - Fixed the shopping cart script. - Fixed Normal displaying if you turn off responsive template. - Resolve the conflict with third-party component InteraMind Emails Manager Pro.
Version 1.8.3b – October 6th, 2013
ADDED: - Translations for Izotop. Add to you language ini file: DR_AVAILABILITY_NEW="Availability" DR_IN_STOCK_NEW="in stock" DR_OUT_STOCK_NEW="out of stock" DR_ITEMS_NEW="item(s)" ; Izotop IZ_DR_SORT_BY="Sort by:" IZ_DR_NAME="Name" IZ_DR_ID="ID" IZ_DR_SKU="SKY" IZ_DR_MF_NAME="MF Name" IZ_DR_PRICE="Price" IZ_DR_MODIFIED_DATE="Modified Date" IZ_DR_RANDOM="Random" IZ_DR_FILTERING_BY="Filtering by:" IZ_DR_ALL="All" IZ_DR_BESTSELLER="BestSeller" IZ_DR_SALE="Sale" IZ_DR_FEATURED="Featured" IZ_DR_IN_STOCK="In Stock"
Version 1.8.3 – October 4th, 2013
ADDED: - Call for price button if you don't want to show product price. FIXED: - fixed Wishlist; - fixed Hot label.
Version 1.8.2b – September 28th, 2013
FIXED: - fixed Wishlist; - fixed Countdown.
Version 1.8.2 – September 26th, 2013
FIXED: - fixed Compare; - fixed translations of "Availability", "in stock", "out of stock" and "item(s)"; - fixed some output of wishlist and related products.
Version 1.8.1 – September 17th, 2013
FIXED: - fixed the "Ask a Question" popup window on a product page. ADDED: - a new field was added to ThemeMagic which will allow to adjust the website width.
Version 1.8 – September 16th, 2013
FIXED: - displaying products and product images. The product output query was improved; - price on all the pages where it is shown; - removed hover effects on resolutions less than 768px and fixed some elements for all the resolutions; - the action (action="<?php echo vmURI::getCleanUrl() ?>") was changed for the better security ADDED: - verification for the output the labels (Hot, Sale, Offer); - installed sitemap; - installed the Multiple Image Upload Plugin (http://virtuemart-multiple-image-upload.cmsmart.net/virtuemart-extensions/virtuemart-multiple-image-upload-plugin). It will increase the customization speed; - output the main category image; - line <input name="quantity" type="hidden" value="<?php echo $step ?>" /> was added to the adding product forms. This is a step by step quantity validation; - images when the mouse hovers over the next/previous buttons on a product page; - boxed layout. One version is displayed in the home page. Second one is for displaying on the rest pages with the output a component and right or right sidebar; - akeeba component for the website backup. More info you can get here https://www.akeebabackup.com/downloads/akeeba-backup/3-8-1.html UPDATED: - VirtueMart to version 2.0.22d; - installed and updated a component + plugin for the combining JavaScript files;
Version 1.7.1 – August 29th, 2013
FIXED: - fullpackage.zip; - com_vm2wishlists-1.1.3b.zip;
Version 1.7 – August 25th, 2013
FIXED: - "adding shipping" on the Checkout page. ADDED: - mod_virtuemart_countdown module and rebuilt it under the slider. This module will help you to sell certain products with discount during limited time. You can see this module in action on the Women category page. Languages have been added as well. IMPORTANT! DO NOT UPDATE these extensions because significant changes have been done. After update most of them will/strongpre be lost; All the template outputs with countdown have been created, such as Category page, Product page, Related Products page, Front page, Products module page, Product Tabs module page. An "Offer" label has been added to a product image if a temporal discount is available; It's easy to specify a discount validity period. When the discount is finished, the product price and the shopping cart are disappeared. You can specify a new discount or price and remove or define a discount period. All the available abilities you can see on our demo. - a plugin for the video displaying. It was created by using a custom field. For every product you just need to create the custom field, choose the Youtube custom field, enter a link (URL) and specify video sizes. Here is an example of the Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/embed/10AlVQtJ50k - Russian language; - language contacts for translation in the following files: templates\t3_blank\html\com_virtuemart\productdetails\ default_recently.php, templates\t3_blank\html\com_virtuemart\category\ default_recently.php; - a new condition has been added on the product comparison page in order not to displaying the video. UPDATED: - the latest VirtueMart version (2.0.22b). IMPORTANT! After the update in the VirtueMart admin panel (Components -> VirtueMart -> Configuration -> Templates) you need to choose the Joomla default template. The default template is our theme. Otherwise, the VirtueMart page will not look correctly. - a new version (v2.0.6) of mod_virtuemart_param_filter_v2.0 has been installed. It is compatible with the latest VirtueMart version (2.0.22b); - vm_search_ac.zip has been reinstalled. Before there were notes during the filter search;
Version 1.6.1 – August 15th, 2013
FIXED: - fullpackage.zip; - responsive version (custom-responsive.css);
Version 1.6 – August 11th, 2013
FIXED: - izotope conditions when the sorting is switched off; - izotope preloader; - ajax in the Product Comparison component; - replaced: $menus = &JSite::getMenu(); $menu = $menus->getActive(); with $menu = $app->getMenu(); $menu = $menu->getActive(); because on some servers a string variable error was displayed; - pagination on the Category and Search Results pages. ADDED: - 3 videos to the documentation: Quickstart Installation, Step-by-step installation (for advanced users) and Category & Product Page Layout Variations; - new Category page layout; - new Product page layout (with tabs and another related categories output); - new Related products layout; - new Front page layout; - new hover effect for the product images; - tooltip on the module tabs buttons; - "Add to Cart" and "Notify" language constants were added to the module tabs; - translation for the title in the default_recently.php file; - preloader for the accordeon, tabs and product image on the Products page; - hover effects for the layouts; - the Category page layout variations: grid/list, list/grid, grid/list (layout 2), list/grid (layout 2), grid, list, grid (layout 2), list (layout 2); - the Product page layout variatioprens: default2related, layout2related, layout2related2; - red color styles of modules and layout2 to ThemeMagic. - Flex slider pagination styles to ThemeMagic; - FancyBox plugin to the Product page. Now in the admin panel it's possible to choose how to display big product images: photoSwipe or FancyBox lightbox (plg_vmslider); - script exception(com_virtuemart/assets/js/chosen.jquery.min.js) to the plg_jqueryeasy plugin; - hover effect for the brand logos. UPDATED: - reconnected the Related products script; - Joomla!2.5.14, plg_k2_jcomments_j25_v1.3.1, plg_jcomments_avatar_j25_v4.1.1, t3_blank.v1.4.1.zip; - reconnected the carousel script in the Product module. It's used only when the default template is switched on;
Version 1.5.1 – August 2nd, 2013
IMPORTANT for clients who have version 1.4 or earlier: We forgot to add the izotop.min.js file to sources/mod_virtuemart_product.zip\mod_virtuemart_product\js. Now it's added already. But if you use Quickstart Installation (fullpackage.zip), then this file is not needed for you. It's already included in fullpackage.zip.
Version 1.5 – July 31st, 2013
FIXED: - en-GB.tpl_t3_blank.ini language file (ThemeMagic constants); - output for the shopping cart form adding form in the tabs module (mod_vm2_products). ADDED: - A new template in the product module. It allows to specify the number of products per row instead of 1 row product carousel. Moreover in this new template you can use izotope sorting and filtering. A new On/Off button was added in the admin panel. (index.php/en/home/products-izotop); - Language constants to the Shopping cart (mod_virtuemart_cart.xml). Also, mod_virtuemart_cart\languages\da-DK.mod_virtuemart_cart.ini was added; - Tooltips for the related product buttons. UPDATED: - Joomla!2.5.13; - com_acymailing_starter_4.3.4_2013-07-05.Version 1.4 – July 26th, 2013
FIXED: - the conditions for the discounts on the Category, Product, Wishlist and Front VirtueMart pages; - link for the Select Option button on the Compare Products page; - category thumbnails (preview images); - discounts in the products module. the carousel script was reconnected. The inisialization was changed. Now only one template for displaying is used (instead of the 3 ones); - the related query was improved. The discounts, quantity check were fixed. The Wishlist button was filed. ADDED: - Product tabs module; - the Quantity constant on the Shooping Cart page; - plugin for Youtube video on the Product page. Now in any product description you can add the following code {youtube}7ZZaEoL_DY8{/youtube}, where "7ZZaEoL_DY8" is video ID; - a new layout for displaying for the products module.
Version 1.3 – July 19th, 2013
FIXED: Filter.
Version 1.2 – July 18th, 2013
FIXED: - The menu and the VirtueMart module script. ADDED: - Because of the latest VirtueMart version and in order to avoid errors in the admin panel, some additional actions have been added to the Quickstart Installation in the documentation. UPDATED: - The dump file.
Version 1.1 – July 17th, 2013
FIXED: - shopping cart on the Product comparison page; - the Product comparison page (adding the products to the shopping cart); - the duplicate of comparison when the product is deleted from the shopping cart; - zoom and swipebox for IE8, IE9, IE10; - script error when a product is deleted from the shopping cart; - the CSS files; - the output of the discounts and the "Sale" label. The values were changed in the array on the following pages: product module, category page, product page, related products block, front page, VirtueMart page (the "Shop" menu item) and Wishlist page; - the conditions when the catalog is used for the following pages and modules: Product module, Category page, Product page, Front page and Wishlist page; - the conditions for the price when in the admin panel the price value is 0 for the following pages and modules: Product module, Category page, Product page, Front page and Wishlist page; - rewrite the verification for the "Notify Me" and "Select option" buttons for the following pages and modules: Product module, Category page, Product page, Front page and Wishlist page. ADDED: - settings to the scrollbar module and script (now the switch on/off floating header option is avalable ); - settings to ThemeMagic; - several color variations in order to show that it's easy to change the main theme color; - iconic font for the list/grid icons; - the "step_order_level" condition for the quantity field when the product is added to the shopping cart for the following pages and modules: Product module, Category page, Product page, Front page and Wishlist page. UPDATED: - VirtueMart to the latest version 2.0.22a; - framework plugin to the version 1.4.0.


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Here's this week's report:
I got to be honest…I'm starting to lose the drive to continue doing the Beer Hunter's Report. The past few weeks, I've been dreading doing the research, writing the blog post and updating it. This might not last much longer folks. Apologies, but all good things must come to an end. It's not over yet…but maybe soon. Very soon. I'm willing to pass this blog on if anyone is interested…
- I just saw Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee on one local FB page…I've never seen it in Denver before. New to us? Weird things is, even FW says it's not going out until May 17th….
- AC Golden Kriek
might hit this week. *Might*did hitted this week.
- In the "What The Fuck" department, DC Brau has been spotted in Denver. Specifically, Penn Quarter Robust Porter. WTF?!?!?!
- By now, everyone has heard about the bonkers Cantillon
delivery torelease at one of the local stores. The questions is, will there be more?Nope. This was not a delivery, this was a release.
Look for more updates throughout the week (if there are any more to report). Please share any Denver area beer release news you might have either in the comments or on Twitter @ssteigerwald.


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Idabel Warriors have Spiro's attention come Friday night
On Sept. 23, 2011, the Spiro Bulldogs went to Idabel and were stunned by the homestanding Warriors 23-6. The same two teams will meet at the same site at 7:30 p.m. Friday when the 'Dogs (3-1, 1-0 in District 3A-8) visit the Warriors (0-4, 0-1)."They have a lot of kids with a lot of talent," Spiro coach Chris Bunch said. "They have a lot of team speed. They scare me to be honest. We're expecting a dogfight. It's a long trip down there. We're playing at their place. It's homecoming. They're trying to get them fired up. We went down there two years ago, thinking we were going to win. We didn't play well, and they ended up beating us. We can't let that happen this year."• • •To Get There — Take U.S. 271 south to Poteau. Take U.S. 59 south to U.S. 259. Take U.S. 259 south to Idabel.


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I love vintage mason jars and have posted about them several times. You can read about my decorating fascination here and here. Unfortunately most of the time my beautiful jars live in a a cupboard because I can't find a way to have them be functional but not be broken by my young children.
Then awhile back I came upon a wonderful tutorial by Heather Bullard on how to turn a vintage mason jar into a soap dispenser. I'm not going to repeat my steps because really I just followed hers--her tutorial is fantastic!
Look how pretty it is! It looks gorgeous in my white beadboard kitchen! MUCH better than the yucky "disposable" soap dispenser from Target that I've been using for five+ years! (Did you ever notice that in the "after" pictures of my kitchen that I don't have a soap dispenser? That is because the one I was using was so ugly that I didn't want it in the pictures of my pretty kitchen!)
I'm linking to Look What I Found Friday at Vintage Revivial!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Mason Jar Soap Dispenser
Posted by frillsfluffandtrucks at 8:00 AM
Labels: decorating, tutorial
5 comments:
- Karri said...
love it!
- February 16, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine State said...
Love that :) I need to make one, too. It's just getting hubby to cut a lid. I had to order some on Ebay because I didn't have the heart to cut into the lids I already had!
- February 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Alexis said...
- February 21, 2011 at 9:47 PM
- The Adventures of Ordy and Joon said...
i've been wanting to try this for a while now! looks great!
- February 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM
- April and Holly said...
Looks great! I also have the cheap refillable kind and you can bet that I hide mine in pictures too!!! The thinks we do :) I'll be adding this to my DIY list!!!
- February 28, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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This blog is moving, please join me on the other side
My lovely company, Wild Orange Media, is almost two years old, so we've had a bit of a revamp and have being tying up some loose ends.
I've been blogging across various platforms since 2003 but this is the last post I'll be making to this personal WordPress.com site. From tomorrow, all new posts will be landing on our shiny, new self-hosted WordPress.org site at www.wildorangemedia.com.
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If, however, you have subscribed to receive email updates from this blog, you're all set to go. We'll automatically transfer your subscription over to the new site so your emails will continue like magic!
Thanks for your support over the years, see you on the other side!
Common Website Mistakes To Avoid
We all see a lot of websites these days. But how often do you find yourself on a new site wondering what the company actually does or wants you to do next?
It's an all too common problem. In our haste to build websites, we often forget to look at the initial designs through our site visitors' eyes and routinely fail to make it easy for them to do what we want.
This recent post from Socialmouths highlights five common website mistakes that dramatically impact the number of conversions.
Top of the list is the failure to state a clear value proposition, by demonstrating what makes your organisation special and different. In a nutshell:
you have to tell people quickly and simply what it is that you do, and why you're great at it
And there are other design crimes like too many CTAs (calls to action), no single dominant CTA, and insufficient reasons to believe that also regularly impair the effectiveness of many websites.
Next time you visit a new website, think about the five common mistakes that Socialmouths has identified and ask yourself if they apply and how they could be addressed. Then look back at your own site, wearing your desired visitor's hat, and ask yourself the same questions.
I'm not a gambling man, but I'll bet you'll instantly spot several things you can improve.
Friction Free Forms for Marketing Ninjas
Happy New Year!
I've written before about the dangers of asking too much of your site visitors before you have established a meaningful, value-based relationship with them.
Now Lisa Margetis at Singlehop has reminded me of the importance of keeping any "asks" you must make of your customers as simple and pain-free as possible.
In her curiously titled "Contact Forms for the Minja" (which stands for Marketing Ninja, apparently!) infographic, Lisa illustrates how response levels and conversions fall as the number of fields in an online form increase. Using data from Dan Zarella, we can see that the optimal number of fields in a form is around 3 to 5:
And from Marketing Sherpa we also know which fields are most valuable to most marketers:
In summary, as Lisa rightly points out:
It's all about finding the right friction
Too much friction (e.g. too many fields or hoops to jump through on your site) and people will refuse to fill out your online form. Too little friction and the data you collect are unlikely to yield sufficient insights to allow intelligent segmentation and targeted content marketing in future.
As Lisa's infographic shows, there are many examples that prove, and sometimes disprove, the theoretical principles. But the simplest rule I think any marketer should follow is:
Only collect data that you actively plan to use.
In my experience, that's by far the easiest way to ensure that all forms present the minimal amount of friction to your online customers and prospects.
Now go forth, learned Minja, and create beautiful, friction-free forms!
A Tech-Free Festive Break
The Christmas and New Year festivities are almost upon us. And, as I pull down the shutters on another year of trading, I'm looking forward to switching off from the bustle and hustle of business life at Wild Orange Media and spending some quality time with family and friends.
I'll also be making a conscious effort to spend less time thinking about what's likely to happen in our digital future, and more time living in the present, enjoying the here and now.
And you might like to also. Technological progress and computers of all shapes and sizes have transformed large parts of our world. But they will never be a credible substitute for human-to-human interactions and the simple joy of spending time with others. That's why I'll be switching off as much as possible, to make time and space for some other, more precious stuff to fill my days.
Whatever you're doing this holiday season, have a wonderful, relaxing time, and recharge those batteries. I suspect we'll see things in 2014 that will be faster, smaller, more astonishing, more awe-inspiring than anything we've seen before.
To you, dear reader, thanks for all your support and encouragement in 2013. See you in the New Year!
Merry Christmas.
50 Things You Don't Need in 2014
As 2013 draws to a close, I thought it might be fun to take a look at some well-loved things that suddenly find themselves obsolete in our fast-changing world.
I can't pretend this is a comprehensive list of all-things-obsolete, but coming up with fifty was far easier than I first expected!
What did I miss?


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*Earvin "Magic" Johnson has been sued by a former employee of his private jet who alleges she was fired without cause.
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Lanita Thomas, who worked as his flight attendant from 2004 until last month, says she was given her walking papers after Magic claimed she arrived 15 minutes late for work one day. But Thomas says she was late because she was running errands for Johnson that required extra time, reports TMZ.
According to documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Thomas said she was she was tardy that day because Magic insists on two specific types of turkey meat on his sandwiches and she was held up at the deli counter. She also says Magic was "very particular that all snacks were fresh," and when it came to licorice, forced her to "regularly squeeze his Red Vines to make sure they were soft."
Thomas is seeking unspecified damages for wrongful termination, and also claims she is owed overtime pay.


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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today that three more Parks and Recreation projects have been completed with funds from Lincoln Cares, a community donation program which allows Lincoln Electric System (LES) customers to voluntarily add one dollar to their monthly bill payments for projects not included in the City budget. The projects are Smoke Signal restoration in Pioneers Park, Witherbee Park enhancement and the solar-heated pool demonstration project at Woods Pool.
"Since Lincoln Cares began eight years ago, LES customers have donated more than $577,000 through this public-private partnership," said Beulter. "Direct donations, partnerships and matching funds have raised the total to more than a million dollars. This has had a huge impact on our Parks system and has added to the quality of life for everyone in our community."
The Smoke Signal sculpture created by Ellis Burman in 1935 is a landmark in Pioneers Park. The 16-foot cast concrete piece sits on a Dakota Sandstone outcropping and depicts Chief Red Cloud sending a smoke signal with a blanket. The project included cleaning and sealing the concrete, enhancing the landscape, restoring the retaining wall and creating fiberglass feathers to replace those lost to vandalism. Lincoln Cares provided $20,000, which was matched with a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence Fund.
The enhancement of the Witherbee Park Play Area at 46th and "O" streets continues the City's emphasis on providing outdoor play and activity areas in neighborhoods to help the development of social, physical and cognitive development in children. Lincoln Cares provided $20,000, which was matched with $6,000 from the Witherbee Neighborhood Association, $1,000 from a Modern Woodmen Good Neighbors Grant, donated materials including benches by TMCO, Inc., and a large volunteer effort.
Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the mechanical building serving Woods Pool at 33rd and "J" streets. Pool water is pumped to the panels where it is pre-heated by the sun's energy before passing through the traditional water heater powered by natural gas. The solar heating reduces the pool's overall energy consumption. The system can be expanded to increase the water heating capabilities of the solar panels.
Partners in Lincoln Cares have included Pepsi, Lincoln Benefit Life, Culver's Restaurants, Lincoln Parks Foundation, Lincoln Community Foundation's Ken Good Fund, Great Plains Trails Network , Friends of Pioneers Park Nature Center, Lincoln Area Retired Teachers, Olsson Associates Community Builders, and Michael Sucha Memorial Fund/Annual Memorial Golf Tournament.
The 2011 Lincoln Cares projects include Nebraska's Centennial Mall; Sherman Field support facilities; the Jayne Snyder Trails Center at Union Plaza; street trees; Pioneers Park Nature Center endowment for animal care; a spectator seating shade structure at Densmore Park; and Parker's Pals Scholarships. A complete listing of all Lincoln Cares projects is available at LincolnCares.org
"Thank you to everyone who contributes each month with their LES payment," said Lincoln Parks and Recreation Director Lynn Johnson. "These important dollars are used to make needed improvements in our parks, and to provide scholarship opportunities for low-income youth to participate in a variety of recreation programs and activities,"
Lincoln Cares offers several donation options:
More information on Lincoln Cares is available by calling 402-441-8264 or visiting LincolnCares.org.


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Written by John Anderies, Head of Special Collections, Haverford College
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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections was one of the first institutions to be treated to the excellent work of Holly, Courtney and the fabulous student processors (hi, Forrest and Leslie!) hired for the Hidden Collections project. As a semi-official Guinea Pig, we really benefited from the extra time and attention given us by the PACSCL processing team. All involved did first-rate work and brought some much needed order to 10 of the high-research-value collections in our backlog. Participating in the project also jumpstarted our adoption of Archivists Toolkit to process new collections, has inspired us to find additional ways to open our holdings to researchers, and has provided our staff with ample opportunities to debate the pros and cons of minimal processing!
Today, we now record all accessions and process all new collections in Archivists Toolkit.
For accessions we record all gifts no matter the format (manuscripts, archives, books, photography and fine art) and any purchases that are not reflected in the acquisitions module of our ILS (such as manuscripts and photography). Eventually we hope to include retrospective accessions in AT too. In addition to the original 10 finding aids produced by PACSCL, we have completed 19 more in AT, all of which now reside on the PACSCL EAD Repository hosted at Penn, in addition to our local web server.
Our instance of Archivists Toolkit is installed on a Tri-College server located at Bryn Mawr College and serves the needs of four individual repositories across the consortia: Bryn Mawr Special Collections, Haverford Quaker & Special Collections, Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College, and the Peace Collection at Swarthmore College. Accessions and Resource (or collection) records for our four repositories are partitioned within AT. However, we do share the tables for Subjects and People, which is very useful when the topics of our collections overlap, which they frequently do.
In addition to moving ahead on creating new finding aids in AT, we have spent the past year making our legacy finding aids more accessible. Previous efforts at moving our finding aids into the 20th century had produced only a handful of fully searchable guides online and a mish-mash of Word files, PDFs, XML files, Excel files, ASCII text files, and Filemaker Pro databases living on a single staff computer, inaccessible to our researchers without the direct intervention of staff. A decision to "not let the perfect be the enemy of the good" finally freed us from our paralysis and has produced extraordinary results.
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When the PACSCL crew left us in 2009 we had—in addition to their 10 finding aids created in AT—approximately 45 other finding aids online. By agreeing that it was better to supply our researchers with something "quick and dirty" than nothing at all and through the dedication of our students and staff, we turned all of the other finding aid formats into PDFs and mounted them on our web server. These are listed on two web pages in both Collection Name and Collection Number order and the complete lot of nearly 250 finding aids is searchable using a Google Custom Search. The results lists are not always pretty and neither are some of the finding aids, but for the first time the majority of our materials are discoverable online and our researchers seem pleased with the access.
As the work of the PACSCL team has discerned over the course of the grant, there are those collections which work well with minimal processing and there are those that do not. Historically, we have never given the same level of attention to each of our collections. Personal and family papers have often received more detailed processing than business papers and archival records. While we have not adopted an MPLP approach at Haverford, we are interested in discerning ways of saving time and money while still providing rich access to our researchers and offering fulfilling and educational opportunities to our student employees and interns. In the coming months we hope to try our hand at an "iterative" approach at enhancing collections by revisiting selected series within some of the collections processed to a minimal level under the PACSCL project. And we aim to improve the remainder of our online finding aids bit by bit.
As one of the first institutions to dive into the PACSCL Hidden Collections project, we are pleased to see it wrapping up and hope that the other institutions who have participated have been as pleased and inspired as we have.


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WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 out of 5 states have not enacted laws essential to enforcing new consumer protections in President Obama's healthcare law, less than a year before it is supposed to be fully implemented, a new survey indicates.
Millions of Americans still stand to benefit in 2014 from protections in the Affordable Care Act, such as a new guarantee that consumers with preexisting medical conditions cannot be denied coverage.
The law also limits how much more insurers can charge older consumers and requires health plans to cover a basic set of minimum benefits.
If the 39 states that have not enacted their own laws codifying these protections don't do so, the federal government could step in to guarantee them. But that means Washington would essentially regulate critical parts of insurance markets that are typically state-regulated.


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Acer has taken the wraps off a portion of its Windows 8 line-up by announcing the new Acer 7600U and 5600U all-in-one PCs. These new models, which are 27-inch and 23-inch respectively, will be representing Acer in the high-end desktop computer market.
Both have 1080p displays and include a tilt mechanism that makes it possible to recline the entire display at an 80-degree angle. They also boost a super-thin design that is no more than 1.4 inches thick. A 10-point capacitive touch screen is available on select models.
The larger 7600U, the most powerful of the pair, will offer a Core i5-3210M processor, 8GB of RAM, an Nvidia GT 640M discrete GPU, a Blu-ray drive and two HDMI inputs. The smaller 5600U will include the same processor and memory, but doesn't include the discrete graphics solution or Blu-ray drive (a regular optical drive is substituted). It also loses one HDMI input. Both versions have a decent array of connectivity including two USB 3.0 ports, Bluetooth and 802.11 a/b/g/n.
Pricing for the 5600U starts at $1,149 with a touchscreen or $999 without. The premium 7600U starts at $1,899 and will only be available with a touchscreen. The 5600U will be out when Windows 8 launches – but you'll have to wait until late November for 7600U.
If you don't want the PC, but you do want a touchscreen, you might be interested in Acer's new T272HL and T23HL displays. These are, again, 27-inch and 23-inch models that offer 1080p resolution. They also use a 10-point capacitive touch panel with IPS technology. These monitors come with a reclining stand similar to the new all-in-ones, though the maximum angle is down from 80 degrees to 60.
Both of the displays have numerous extra features. Among them are two built-in speakers, three USB 3.0 ports, VGA, DVI and HDMI. Pricing on the 23-inch T232HL starts at $499 while the 27-inch T272HL starts at $699. These prices could prove very competitive if image quality is on par with other IPS monitors.
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