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This is my experience of installing and configuring Archlinux x86_64 on a Asus A6km laptop. The structure conveys the order that things were done, which might help other users to see how the layers can be added to build a very stable distribution.
On this model, a known buggy BIOS problem results in a system hang when any USB device, such as a mouse, is attached at bootup. This can be fixed using a downgraded BIOS version (can be downloaded here). The installation described uses this 202 BIOS version and so far no problems have been encountered, even the power management modules behave properly.
Latest revision based on 2009.02 core installation
See the Beginners' Guide for installation instructions.
- 1.8GHz AMD Turion 64 ML34 Processor
- 15.4" XGA Widescreen TFT Screen
- 256MB Nvidia Geforce Go 7300
- 100GB Hard Drive
- RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet Integrated Card
- Broadcom Integrated 802.11g wireless card
- DVD Dual Layer Drive
- Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro
- 1.3 Mega Pixel USB Intergrated Camera
- SiS AC'97 Sound Card
lspci outout:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Device 0756 (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36) 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01) 00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0) 00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0) 00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller 00:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3) 00:0a.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 08) 00:0a.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 17) 00:0a.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 08) 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1)
For wireless, can use the b43-fwcutter package to install the firmware, (run lsmod command to check if the b43 module is running):
# b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /path_to_driver
the driver can be found here
Once installed running
# iwconfig
showed an entry for wlan0.
The device may need starting:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
From there, configuration to connect to a wireless network required setting up the ESSID and the network key using iwconfig e.g.
# iwconfig wlan0 essid somename key somekey
and requesting an IP address using the same method as the wired configuration. On reboot, the driver module would be loaded but the configuration would be lost, software, such as netcfg, allowed saving the wireless configuration to file and load the settings on bootup.
Netcfg package produced a good way to setup an encrypted wireless network connection that connects to a network automatically at bootup, particularly while using a console to set stuff up. Examples of the config files are given in /etc/network.d/examples. Here's a WEP configuration file minus a few secret bits!
CONNECTION="wireless" DESCRIPTION="A simple WEP encrypted wireless connection" INTERFACE=wlan0 SCAN="yes" SECURITY="wep" ESSID="XXXXXXXX" KEY="XXXXXXXXX" IP="dhcp"
After entering the appropriate information, and saving a copy in /etc/network.d for netcfg to see it, to test run:
# netcfg Filename
To get the connection at bootup, the following was added to /etc/rc.local:
# Start Wireless....... sudo netcfg Filename
To install the Gnome packages (and extras, see here):
# pacman -S gnome gnome-extra
The installation also added gdm (gnome display manager). From here, need to add the following daemons: fam, hal and gdm to the daemons list in /etc/rc.conf.
DAEMONS=(.....fam hal....gdm)
Hal started the dbus daemon on bootup and some packages suggested adding dbus to the daemons list, this is obviously not necessary if hal is present. After a reboot, gdm loaded the gnome login window. At this point, a user account needed to be present on the system since you cannot login as root at this stage (try ctl+alt+F6 to get to a console and login as root then follow adding a user section below).
When using Nautilus in Gnome to access ftp or samba filesystems, the 'fuse' module needs to be added to the MODULES list.
User accounts
Logged into a console as root, and typed the command:
# adduser
which gave a structured output for creating a user account. During this process, it was possible to add the user to a number of groups. Available groups can be viewed using:
# cat /etc/group
These groups gave user permissions to access:
- optical - CD/DVD drives
- storage - external drives
- disk - drives other than storage and optical
- log - log files
- power - allows user to suspend, restart and shutdown the computer
- audio - sound settings
- video - video capture devices
- wheel - allow users to use sudo commands
- network - allow users to change network settings
Outside of the adduser setup, adding a user to another group could be achieved using:
# gpasswd -a [username] group
Once the account was setup, back to logging into Gnome. No problems were encountered with starting gnome for the first time other than getting the audio sorted out.
The sound card [SiS AC'97] was detected on installation and the correct modules for audio loaded at bootup.
See ALSA for installation/configuration details.
Other hardware
To get the touchpad working, install the synaptics package:
# pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics
The touchpad started working (with basic features - no scrolling etc.) after a reboot. Apparently this only works when xorg input hotplugging is enabled.
The webcam was detected on installation and the modules loaded at bootup.
Linux video capture interface: v2.00 stkwebcam: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /dev/video0
The cheese webcam package worked well with the installed drivers. Cheese is installed with Gnome extras packages. Can't recall whether this worked on the kernel version installed from the download or after an upgrade!
Kernel version in use at this stage was 2.6.27.
Not tested so far
First make sure the device is enabled in the BIOS, then once booted up, start the daemon:
# /etc/rc.d/irda start
One way to test the device is to install the utilities:
# pacman -S irda-utils
and run the command:
# irdadump
the output should look something like this when working:
13:13:59.173537 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=0 (14) 13:13:59.263432 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=1 (14) 13:13:59.353394 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=2 (14) 13:13:59.443431 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=3 (14) 13:13:59.533395 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=4 (14) 13:13:59.626729 xid:rsp 851b3728 < 26098ceb S=6 s=4 Sony Ericss hint=9124 [ PnP Modem IrCOMM IrOBEX ] (28) 13:13:59.633430 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=5 (14) 13:13:59.723433 xid:cmd 851b3728 > ffffffff S=6 s=* asus-archlinux-64 hint=0400 [ Computer ] (33)
The 'Sony Ericss' entry is a nearby (direct line of sight) mobile phone with infra-red enabled.
There should also be an irda0 entry when running the ifconfig command.
Card Reader
Not tested so far
Tv Out
Not tested so far
Other Software/Utilities
Power Management
For cpu scaling, see Cpufrequtils.
Suspend to RAM/Disk
For suspend-to-ram, follow the instructions in the Suspend-to-ram page. Running the command:
# s2ram -n
gave the output:
Machine matched entry 49: sys_vendor = 'ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ' sys_product = 'A6Km ' sys_version = bios_version = Fixes: 0x0 This machine can be identified by: sys_vendor = "ASUSTeK Computer Inc. " sys_product = "A6Km " sys_version = "1.0 " bios_version = "300 " See http://suspend.sf.net/s2ram-support.html for details.
and for suspend-to-disk, after the s2ram setup install the hibernate script:
# pacman -S hibernate-script
then test by running:
# s2disk
both seemed to work well, only the wireless light did not re-light after resuming, but wicd restarted ok, not certain what happens with other network managers.
/etc/rc.conf file
This is the up-to-date configuration file for the above installation...
# # /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux # # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # LOCALIZATION # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command # HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime" # USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock # TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo # KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps # CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US) # CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans # USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages # LOCALE="en_GB.utf8" HARDWARECLOCK="localtime" USEDIRECTISA="no" TIMEZONE="Europe/London" KEYMAP="uk" CONSOLEFONT= CONSOLEMAP= USECOLOR="yes" # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # HARDWARE # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed # MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules # MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist. # # NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array. # MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" #MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated MODULES=(r8169 !bcm43xx ndiswrapper fuse powernow-k8 cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave ac97_bus snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-ac97-codec snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m soundcore) # Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM USELVM="no" # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # NETWORKING # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts # HOSTNAME="asus-archlinux-64" # Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces. # # Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order) # Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES # - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it # - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it # # DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp") # Wireless: See network profiles below # # eth0="dhcp" # INTERFACES=(eth0) # Routes to start at boot-up (in this order) # Declare each route then list in ROUTES # - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it # gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1" ROUTES=(!gateway) # Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful # if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users) # - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required) # - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it # # Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d # # This now requires the netcfg package # #NETWORKS=(main) # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # DAEMONS # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order) # - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it # - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background # DAEMONS=(syslog-ng iptables !network netfs crond hal cups fam alsa stbd cpufreq wicd gdm)


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In early 2016, the City of Attleboro joined 22 other communities to launch a community electricity aggregation (CEA) program designed to provide residents and businesses with competitive choice, long-term price stability, and reduced electricity rates. Also known as municipal electricity aggregation, the program relies on bulk-purchasing methods that generate economies of scale, resulting in reduced electricity supply costs for participating National Grid account holders.
The program has since renewed with Public Power, LLC and will run for 36 months beginning September 2018* through January 2021 at a rate of 10.430 cents/kWh. This compares favorably with National Grid's Basic Service rate of
13.718 cents/kWh from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019. See rates below.
Rate Class
Community Electricity Program (Supply Services Only)
National Grid
Basic Service
(Supply Services Only)
Small Commercial
Large Commercial
$0.14761/kWh SEMA*
September 2018 – January 2021
Rates apply to service beginning and ending on the days of the month that your meter is read in your service area.
Nov 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019
Residential and Small Commercial rates change every six months. *Large Commercial rates change every three months.
Only the supply portion of your National Grid bill will be impacted. National Grid will continue to deliver your power as it has done in the past, but Public Power, LLC will be indicated as the supplier of record on the supply portion of your National Grid bill beginning in January 2018. There will be no change in the level of service you receive from National Grid as a result of participating in the Attleboro program.
Primary Program Benefits
- Lower electricity bills – National Grid Basic Service rates change every six months (every three for Industrial rate class) and may be below the program rate during any given six month period. Consequently, it is important to assess program savings as compared to National Grid rates over the duration of the contract term.
- No rate volatility – enjoy the same fixed rate for 36 months, ending January 2021
How to enroll
Enrollment occurs automatically. National Grid account holders that are not currently participating will receive an opt-out letter detailing the program and providing answers to most commonly asked questions. This letter will also provide simple instructions on how to opt out (not participate) of the program.
For those moving to or within Attleboro, you may proactively contact the program supplier, Public Power, LLC, to re-enroll/enroll your new account in the aggregation program at the original rate for the duration of the term, ending January 2021. If you do not proactively contact Public Power, you will receive an opt-out notification letter detailing the program. Simply disregard the opt-out notification letter if you wish to participate in the program. Please note that your first month of service will default to National Grid Basic Service supply, but will then transition to the Attleboro program on your next available billing cycle.
Account holders that are currently under contract with a third party supplier will not receive an opt-out letter and will not be auto-enrolled in the program, however, these account holders may opt in by contacting Public Power, LLC.
Please note: account holders currently on with a third party supplier should review the terms & conditions of their existing supply contract for any early termination fees associated with ending their existing supply contract prior to opting into the Attleboro program.
How to opt out or discontinue participation
If you do not wish to participate, simply send back the self-addressed postage-paid card enclosed in the opt-out letter within 30 days of the letter's postmark or contact the program supplier, Public Power, LLC, directly. You may also opt out of the program here.
Key Features
- Participants will continue to receive a single bill from National Grid.
- There will be no change in the level of service you receive from National Grid. If you experience an outage or other service issues, please contact National Grid at (800) 233-5325.
- No action is required in order to continue to participate in National Grid's Budget Billing program.
- You may leave the program at any time with no associated early termination fees or penalties.

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From Quotes
Life would be dull without them.Oscar Wilde
Sir `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás Effendí (23 May 1844 - 28 November 1921) commonly known as `Abdu'l-Bahá (abdol-ba-haa), was the son of Bahá'u'lláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's Will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith.
His Journeys to the West, and his Tablets of the Divine Plan spread the Bahá'í message beyond its Persian roots, and his Will and Testament laid the foundation for the current Bahá'í administrative order.
Foundations of World Unity
- Humanity has emerged from its former degrees of limitation and preliminary training. Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities. New bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.
- From every standpoint the world of humanity is undergoing a re-formation. The laws of former governments and civilizations are in process of revision, scientific ideas and theories are developing and advancing to meet a new range of phenomena, invention and discovery are penetrating hitherto unknown fields revealing new wonders and hidden secrets of the material universe; industries have vastly wider scope and production; everywhere the world of mankind is in the throes of evolutionary activity indicating the passing of the old conditions and advent of the new age of re-formation. Old trees yield no fruitage; old ideas and methods are obsolete and worthless now. Old standards of ethics, moral codes and methods of living in the past will not suffice for the present age of advancement and progress.
This is the cycle of maturity and re-formation in religion as well. Dogmatic imitations of ancestral beliefs are passing. They have been the axis around which religion revolved but now are no longer fruitful; on the contrary, in this day they have become the cause of human degradation and hindrance. Bigotry and dogmatic adherence to ancient beliefs have become the central and fundamental source of animosity among men, the obstacle to human progress, the cause of warfare and strife, the destroyer of peace, composure and welfare in the world.
- "The True Modernism"
Promulgation of World Peace
- In the great body of human society it is impossible to establish unity and coordination if one part is considered perfect and the other imperfect. When the perfect functions of both parts are in operation, harmony will prevail. God has created man and woman equal as to faculties. He has made no distinction between them.


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Sunny is used throught this Gameplay video starting at 0:55.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
One take-away from the MVP Summit last week is: We're doing some pretty cool stuff in the Richmond (Virginia) Developer Community. I attended a breakout session on Developer Communities and found the room divided into roughly two groups:
After participating in the lively session, a couple fellow MVPs gave me their business cards and asked for more information about what we were doing in Richmond. "I need to blog about this" was my first thought. I'm ashamed to admit I don't know why I haven't thought of it before. But here goes:
On Developer Communities...
I hold the following hypotheses about successful, growing, and thriving developer communities:
Each hypothesis is accompanied by one or more "anti-hypotheses" - clues that you are not participating in a sustainable developer community.
First, You Need a Team Builder
This reminds me of an old Steve Martin routine (some of you are old enough to recall Steve Martin used to do stand-up comedy...) - "How To Become A Millionaire And Not Pay Taxes" (paraphrased):
First, you need a million dollars. Then when the tax man calls you say "I forgot."
First, you need a million dollars. Then when the tax man calls you say "I forgot."
That first part sounds deceptively simple, doesn't it? But it's actually hard work earning a million dollars - or building a team.
In Theory...
A Team Builder is someone with a knack or gift or talent or whatever-you-want-to-call-it for identifying people willing to help along with an area where they can do some good. It isn't a dictatorship or even remotely authoritarian. Far from it, the Team Builder is usually the quiet one in the back of the room or along the wall in the meeting that makes the one or two suggestions that cut through the Gordian Knot and suggest the solution to everything without raising their voice. It's up to the group or meeting to realize and acknowledge this is a great idea - and then act upon it.
Anti-hypothesis: If you are currently involved with a developer community where great ideas are ignored for any reason, you are participating in a dysfunctional community.
Team Builders are typically follow-me style leaders, as opposed to go-and-do-that-over-there style leaders. They are actively engaged and mentoring along the way. They get things done initially by doing most of the work, then encourage others to participate and share the workload.
This proves a fantastic model for any type of social instrument. It is not just limited to developer communities. It's organic. It's natural. And it just works.
In local Developer Communities, the Team Builder may initiate things by starting a new group. They may participate in the existing organization, they may attempt to participate and be shut out. They may simply wait until the non-organic, unnatural, dictatorship implodes; and then either start helping or rebuild over the debris. Team Builders have a knack for knowing where they're needed most, and most are extremely patient.
In Practice...
In Richmond, I found myself president of the Richmond .Net Users Group and the Richmond SQL Server Users Group in the summer of 2006. Frank La Vigne and I had restarted the Richmond SQL Server Users Group in May 2006. Although it was a very difficult decision for him, Frank moved to Northern Virginia (we call that area NoVa around here) for better opportunities - personally and professionally.
Frank is a Team Builder. He had started building a team before he left town, and I was part of that team.
Together, Frank and the team were slowly slaying the dragons that held back the Richmond Developer Community. Our Developer Evangelist, G. Andrew Duthie (aka .Net DEvHammer), was a great help getting things going - especially when we decided to put together our first Code Camp in April 2006.
The Key
The key to all this was finding people willing to step into leadership, assume the responsibility, and remain enthusiastically engaged for as long as possible. Simple right? (First you need a million dollars.)
We accomplished this in Richmond by waiting for folks to walk up and ask "How can I help?" My response is always "What do you want to do?" It usually grows from there - organically, naturally.
We've learned we need a minimum of three people in leadership of each group. That allows one person to be sick, on vacation, or out of town and still have a lead and one backup. Each group now has four to six people in leadership. This gives us immense flexibility when it comes to doing additional events - things like last winter's InstallFest.
More importantly, it allows leaders to flow into and out of leadership. Job responsibilities and life in general can leave someone less amenable to participating in User Group leadership. It's imperative to not punish leaders for burning out, in my opinion. They burned out doing stuff for the community - let's not shoot our wounded, let's allow them ample (personal) time and (personal) space to heal. In fact, let's build that into the process. Cool?
The Richmond Developer Community is still a work in progress. We're enjoying more attendance and more active participation - it's so cool to be part of this community!
:{> Andy
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Good blog and, I think, helpful for those involved in a User Group. I think the most important point you make in the article is that leaders need to be able to step aside and be allowed to recharge. When you have a career, family, and any other interests, taking a leadership role in a community group is BIG investment and takes a lot out of you.
As a member of a user group I encourage membership to support and respect the leadership, even when you may disagree with them. If you aren't willing to lead, don't complain.
Interesting set of comments, especially for someone trying to keep a local community going. What did you mean by #5, "Don't go away"?
Hi Grant,
I'll be touching on the points as part of a series.
Well now that's just mean...
Looking forward to it.
LOL. I think you just called me a DBA.
I cross-post here, usually with a lag. If you absolutely cannot wait to read the entire series, you can reach it at http://andyleonardconsulting.com/cs21/blogs/applied_team_system/archive/tags/Developer+Community/default.aspx.
I cheated & read them all over there. Excellent points. Very helpful. If you're going to be in the New England area, let me know. I've got a user group that could stand a quality presenter!
Wow - thanks Grant! I'll let you know if I get back up your way.


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Chalet Alpenland Reviews
Great trip to Lech this year - first time in a Chalet for our Boys Weekend. Snow was excellent - we came for the powder and were not disappointed! Friendly staff took us out for an off-piste familiarisation tour and joined us for drinks in the evenings. Chalet is out of town, but buses and taxis are plentiful. Only gripe - the local lift didn't open until 09.30 at the earliest. They claimed avalanche testing - and to be fair there was a lot of snow!! Thanks guys, good job, much appreciated
Apres Ski: 4/5
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Nashville, Tenn. –The Tennessee Supreme Court today adopted a new Rule that allows the high court to make certain court forms universally accepted in courts across Tennessee. The Court also filed a second order today approving eight plain-language forms that can be used in uncontested divorces without minor or dependent children.
The forms are written in plain language and come with a set of instructions to make it easy for Tennesseans to read and understand the information. The forms become effective for use in Tennessee courts on September 1, 2011.
The Court adopted Rule 52 and the corresponding divorce forms as part of its ongoing efforts to improve access to justice in Tennessee. The forms were proposed by the Court's Access to Justice Commission and were approved after the Commission made modifications based on feedback received from the public.
"The legal system should be accessible to all Tennesseans, regardless of income level," said Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark. "The forms are not intended to replace the need for an attorney, but rather provide a helpful resource for attorneys and also for Tennesseans who choose to file for a divorce on their own because they can't afford to hire an attorney."
Because the forms are approved by the Supreme Court, courts across the state are required to acknowledge and accept the submission of these forms if they are filled out properly.
Beginning September 1, the forms will be available for download at tncourts.gov and on the Court's new Justice for All website, justiceforalltn.com, which will be launched in September.
About the Access to Justice Initiative
In response to the growing civil legal needs gap in Tennessee, the Supreme Court made access to justice its number one strategic priority in 2008. The Court formally announced the Access to Justice Initiative in December 2008 and formed the Access to Justice Commission in April 2009. The Access to Justice Commission was tasked with creating a strategic plan, which was submitted to the Court on April 1, 2010. The strategic plan was unveiled in June 2010, which included plans for a pro bono summit and access to justice website, which will be launched in September 2011.
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Flower Bouquet using the CricutPosted in Altered & 3D Projects on 02/08/2012 10:55 pm by Wendy
I was planning on showing you some more artwork using Stella today but I was busy making this instead. It is a gift for my husband's grandma who is recovering from surgery. Shhh! I haven't delivered it yet! I found the vase and pebbles at the Dollar Tree. I used pearl-tipped pins from Michael's and attached the flowers to a foam ball that sets on top of the vase. I did go through more than one roll of glue dots (used to hold the flowers together). I'd say if you don't count the time it involves it's equal to a vase of real flowers except this will last forever. And it was more fun too. 🙂
The flowers are cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I love the variety and am so glad I tried them all out. This is a sample of 5 out of the 6 flowers you can cut from this cartridge. I have one of those new (non-sticky) Cricut mats and the 6th flower just wasn't cutting well. I'm guessing the ball is about 4″, the vase is about 6″ tall, and I cut all the flowers at 3 inches. There's 60-70 flowers total. I've got some left over and I'm thinking of making a card to go with it. Maybe that can be tomorrow's project.


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Theaters of Hawaii
A new book takes us to the movies—and back in time.
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A new picture book, Theatres of Hawaii, celebrates the theaters that have come and gone, with hundreds of photos of theaters on every island, from the time of the monarchy to the 1964 construction of the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. A few of these theaters still stand, but most are just memories, and the images conjure a time when going to the movies or seeing a show felt glamorous. Here we present just a fraction of the photos and captions on offer. Every page seems to hold a revelation of some kind: This is what our neighborhoods once looked like. This is the kind of show we'd see. This is how we used to dress to go out.
Author Lowell Angell certainly knows his stuff. This Honolulu resident was cofounder and past president of the Hawaii Theatre Center, is secretary of the Theatre Historical Society of America and a director of Honolulu's Friends of the Queen Theatre. We reached him on the road by email to learn more.
How did this book come about?
I've been researching Hawaii's theaters and collecting material on them since I was a teenager in the 1960s. While I've frequently given lectures on theaters, I've been encouraged to do a book for a long time and I finally decided to do so in a format that will hopefully appeal to many.
What was the hardest thing about the project?
Selecting the 210 photos and illustrations. I started with more than 500 and, of course, couldn't include them all. Once I had decided to organize the book chronologically, I decided which theaters I wanted to feature prominently and the rest evolved. There were a great many theaters I had to leave out—Hawaii has had more than 400 theatres since 1847—but hopefully they can be included in a future book.
Why historic theaters? Was there a moment or experience in your life where you realized that this was something that meant a lot to you?
I grew up hearing how my mother and aunts danced on the stages of the Hawaii and Princess theaters as young girls in the mid-1920s and that fired my curiosity. Theaters are unlike any other building. Long before we had radio or TV, they were where people went to be entertained. I believe theaters have ghosts or spirits—although not necessarily literal ones—of all those who've performed on the stage or screen or sat in the audience to be entertained, to laugh or cry. Theaters are an important part of our popular culture, our past and how we lived.
You were a co-founder of the Hawaii Theatre Foundation. How did you get involved? What do you think of how things have turned out for that theater?


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2011 Wabash Day - Detroitby Terry Hamilton '89 • October 17, 2011 Share:
We had a baker's dozen Wabash alums and friends at Forgotten Harvest this morning in Detroit. This is remarkable as Michigan and Michigan State played their annual grudge match for state bragging rights at noon.
Forgotten Harvest rescued more than 23 million pounds of food that would otherwise have been wasted last year, and our crew rescued and repackaged hundreds of pounds of food so that people in Detroit will eat on Monday.
Our Team (left to right) - Ron Recinto '87, Susan Wildman, Steve Wildman '71, Phil Dewey '89, Roy Sexton '95, John Mola, Luttrell Levingston '98, Emily Hamilton, Debbie Hamilton, Emily Fleischman, Will Hamilton (future class of '24), Dan Sweet '04, and Terry Hamilton '89


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2012 Cook GFS Game 5 – Mariners vs. Rockies (5/18/12)
Friday, May 18, 2012, marked a big baseball milestone for me and Tim. When we entered Coors Field to watch our Mariners take on the Rockies, we were able to check the Rockies off our list of MLB teams we have seen play a home game. The Rockies were the 30thof 30. So, now we've seen them all.
But before we could make our personal baseball history, we needed drive from Kansas City to Denver. We woke up in Kansas City on May 17 and hopped in the car. When we pulled out of Kansas City on I-70, our GPS foreshadowed a long day. By the time my dad pointed it out to me, the GPS was telling us that we had 514 miles to drive until our next turn.
A ton of those miles represented the trek across Kansas, a state that was new to all four of us (well, my dad might have passed through on a train years ago). Aside from a looooooooooong, straight road with a 75 mile per hour speed limit, this is what Kansas looked like:
By all accounts, the best thing is all of Kansas is this little park in Wakeeney, KS that features a retired F-14 Tomcat fighter jet just sitting in the grass:
We all around Eisenhower Park (home of the jet) to stretch the legs and get some energy out of the boys after a nice lunch at the Wakeeney McDonalds. Fun times in Kansas!
Unfortunately, it wasn't all fun and games in Kansas. Tim watched back-to-back-to-back movies on his portable DVD player while Kellan napped. The prolonged starring at a small TV screen while cows, fields, and windmills whizzed by his window resulted in Tim starting to feel a little car sick by the time we reached Colorado.
Before long, he was much more than a "little sick." His head was spinning and it made for an ugly end of the drive.
Once we were checked into the hotel, he was feeling a bit better. He hadn't eaten a thing in a while, so we headed out on foot…
…we walked past Coors Field where Tim posed with a fire hydrant. But the walking didn't sit well with his car sickness. It came out of hiding and attacked him again as we neared the Blake Street Tavern:
The food was very tasty at Blake Street. I was quite happy to see that it is a University of Washington alumni bar (as well as several other universities). I also liked that they had a South Park pinball machine.
After dinner, I carried Kellan home and my dad pushed queasy Tim back to our hotel, which was just a little under a mile down the road from Coors Field. We called it a night and hoped that Tim would be feeling better the next day.
The next day we woke up and took it nice and leisurely. Rockies season ticket holder and Top Ten All-Time Ballhawk (as announced in Zack Hample's "The Baseball"), Dan Sauvageau, advised us that the 16th Street Mall was a good place to check out for some food. So we did. And it was.
After a late lunch, Kellan rested (not quite napped) while Tim and grandpa went swimming.
And then it was game time. Well, it was close enough.
We were going to be sitting with Dan and his daughter Emily. We headed out from our hotel on foot with the plan of meeting Dan and Emily at the LF gate around 4:30.
I have been excited to get to Coors Field for a long time. I'm a loyal reader of the Don Chilcote's Rockpile Rant on MLBlogs. In addition to taking amazing game action photos, D's Rant makes you feel like the Coors Field regulars are like a big extended family. And, you know what, they sort of are. His blog also made me feel like I was going to know (or at least recognize) everyone out in the outfield at Coors Field. And, you know what, I sort of did.
D made us feel right at home before we even reached the ballpark. As Tim, Kellan, my dad and I walked up Park Avenue toward ballpark on Blake Street, D cruised by in his car on his way to the stadium. His trademark khaki Rockies bucket hat made it clear that it was the Rockpile Ranter himself welcoming us to Denver with a fist pump and a loud shout from his speeding car window. I gotta say, it was a cool experience to be greeted by a Coors Field regular before ever setting foot inside the ballpark.
Thanks, D!
On our walk past the home plate entrance, we stopped to get a picture with my 35th, Tim's 33rd and Kellan's 10th MLB stadium:
As we waited for Dan and Emily to arrive and the gates to open, Tim and I played catch, tossed baseballs off of a wall…
…, and did a little birding under a little under-pass next to the gate.
Now, the call Sean Casey "the Mayor" on MLB Network. But the MLB Network is based in Secaucus, New Jersey. Out in Denver, Dan Sauvageau is "the Mayor" – or at least he's the unofficial Mayor of Coors Field. He knows everyone – fans and stadium employees alike. He helps other fans navigate the strict bag-checking process at the gate. He brings tootsie pops for seemingly his entire section. And he's generally just incredibly knowledge, helpful and nice about every aspect of the Coors Field experience.
And if Dan is the Mayor, Emily is the first daughter of Coors Field. She has been to more than 425 Rockies games. Everyone knows her. And watching her navigate LF, it appears that that Coors Field is her second home. She's one lucky little girl!
Anyway, aside from hooking us up with amazing tickets for the game, the first perk Dan got us was the ability to enter the stadium through a tunnel under the OF seats:
My pictures don't do the experience justice at all. It was extremely cool to walk through the LF gate and, instead of heading up the stairs to the concourse, entering a door and walking the tunnels under the stadium where stadium employees were preparing for their work day.
After a short walk, we popped out of a little tunnel and found ourselves at our seats:
Is that pretty or what?
Yep, we were literally sitting right on the LF wall. The front row is a wide handicap-accessible seating area with a single row of seats running from the LF foul pole to the batters' eye in CF. Dan's seats (and ours) are in prime time homerun territory, straight away LF.
Here is a panorama that I took from row 1 in the LF corner (section 151) that shows the field and a bit of our fancy front row seating area:
In that last picture, there is a kid in a red hat and shirt standing to on the far left. He is in the "second" row. It is elevated a few feet above our row. The people sitting in rows 2 and above in LF cannot access the first row. It is crazy and awesome.
And we thoroughly loved it.
As you will see below, this could be most ideal seating section in all of Major League Baseball, particularly for people with little kids.
Before too long, the Mariners and the Rockpile Ranter showed up in LF:
We spent some time chatting with D at this game, but even more the next day (as we'll see in our next game entry). D is one cool dude. A great guy to kick back with and watch some baseball.
D usually sits up in the "Rockpile" in deep CF (hence the name the "Rockpile Ranter," but he's friends with Dan and the rest of the guys in the front row and Dan lets him come down into the front row during BP (and games when he has extra tickets).
Now, there was one bad thing about Coors Field. Well, not really Coors Field, but our experience at Coors Field. While chatting with D, I set my camera (which had been having its share of troubles lately) on the OF wall, in the little crevasse between the yellow pad and the green railing), and it crashed to the ground when Tim bumped into the wall.
It was a silly move on my part, and I paid the price.
I didn't notice the problem at first. But I did notice when Lucas Leutge finished playing catch along the LF line. As he walked away, I called out, "Hey, Lucas" and then flashed my glove. He turned and walked toward us. When he got close enough, I put down my own glove and pointed at Tim.
And Luetge hit Tim with a gem:
BOOM – Dodger Stadium commemorative baseball! Wow!
Thanks, Lucas!
The ball actually bounced out of Tim's glove and he caught it in the inside of his elbow (what's that little area called?). Tim was quite happy with the unique catch.
And we were both thrilled to see the commemorative logo. I didn't know when, if, how we would ever have a chance to get our hands on a Dodger Stadium baseball this season. Now we know, Mariners/Rockies at Coors Field!
Tim, Kellan and I then swung around to foul territory once the rest of the stadium opened up so we could watch high-socks-buddies, Charlie Furbush and Tom Wilhelmson play catch along the line:
But we didn't stay there long because we saw Ichiro…
…run out to RF.
We knew the odds would not be good, but we wanted to try to get a baseball from Tim's favorite player at this milestone game.
But Hector Noesi was too nice. He tossed us a baseball before Ichiro had a chance to do it himself:
Oh, yeah, can you tell my camera was broken from that last picture? The black triangles on the top/left and bottom/right are pieces of the shutter than cover the lens when the camera is turned off. In the fall, the front of my camera was bent in and it wouldn't let the lens open properly.
Oh, yeah:
Thanks, Hector!
After getting a baseball from Noesi right in front of Ichiro, we knew we wouldn't be getting one from Ichiro too. So, we watched him a bit, and then we headed back to LF.
Pretty much right when we reached LCF, Blake Beavan tossed us another Dodger Stadium baseball!
Thanks, Blake!
While just standing around watching BP, I noticed something cool. The back of Tom Wilhelmson's right sock had a MLB logo sewn onto it:
My dad had been hanging out in LF chatting with Dan and waiting to catch a big fly. After getting the toss up from Beavan, Kellan and I headed back down to the LF corner while Tim stayed with his grandpa.
At some point, I was wearing Kellan's little kid glove and Kellan was just walking around checking stuff out…
…and then one of the Mariners batters launched a near homerun right at us. Ten minutes after the fact, I was already fuzzy on the details. I might have picked Kellan up, but I'm not sure. I might have just stepped by him and shielded him from the baseball heading toward us. Ultimately, I thought it was going to fall short. It did, but not too short to evade my kid glove. I reached far over the wall and made a snow cone catch on the fly!
In that picture above to the right, Kellan is checking out the baseball. I took that right after catching it…but I'm still unclear on if I picked up Kellan and handed him the baseball before taking the picture (which seems un-natural and not something I would do) or if I was already holding him and just handed him the baseball.
Me making a clean catch on a batted ball is a very rare occasion for me. I was thrilled to make the catch while wearing Kellan's glove. Immediately upon the catch, I held my glove over my head and both my dad and D gave me congratulatory nods…and it sure seems like I was holding Kellan when that happened….but who knows.
Kellan and I then headed back over to LCF, and guess what? Tim was holding a baseball that Charlie Furbush had given him, completely unsolicited.
After catching the homer, Kellan and I headed back over to LCF and chatted with my dad, my dad and Dan. I noticed that Tim was holding a baseball. Turns out that Charlie Furbush, who was standing in LCF with Casper Wells…
…walked over and handed a baseball to Tim. Meanwhile, Jason Vargas and King Felix were standing around in LF. When Vargas fielded another one of those fancy Dodger Stadium baseballs and tossed it to my dad.
Thanks, Charlie and Jason!
A few minutes later, my dad caught a Miguel Olivo homerun on the ricochet. It landed up in the seats above us and bounced down to my dad on a big hop.
When BP wrapped up, Kellan and I were standing in CF right next to the batters eye. As the Mariners started clearing the field, I noticed that there was one lone baseball left on the field. It was sitting in the grass in (very) shallow CF. Blake Beavan was in CF and he was the last Mariner to start running toward the dugout. As he started running, I called out, "Hey, Blake!" When he turned to look at us, I pointed at the baseball and flashed him my glove. He gave me a *a-okay-buddy* hand gesture and started running toward the baseball. Just then Iwakuma swooped in from RF and grabbed the baseball. He was just trying to be helpful, cleaning up the Mariners mess.
I'm not sure if Beavan said something, but then Kuma turned turned and lateralled the baseball back to Beavan who was about 15 feet away and approaching rapidly. Beavan received the ball like a quarterback in the shotgun, and then he immediately spun and launched a long arching pass in our direction. It was right on the spot. And as I squeezed my glove around the very last baseball of BP, Beavan gave an exaggerated Kirk Gibson walk off homerun arm pump to celebrate his fine pass. And I gave Beavan a "you the man" point with my index finger and shouted a big:
Thanks, Blake!
And that was BP.
We had some plans for post-BP/pre-game. We met up with Dan and Emily and headed…
…to the seats in the LF corner. There was a little league parade going on around the warning track. We went to see if Tim and Emily could get into an on-field kick ball game that the Rockies run after BP some days (maybe every day, I'm not sure). Unfortunately, the Rockies had already selected two of the little league teams to play kick ball.
So we split up again. Tim and my dad headed to the kids play area and Kellan and I headed out to CF to watch Kevin Millwood warm up in the Mariners pen:
I have never been a Kevin Millwood fan. Little did I know he was about to pitch a complete game shut out two hitter!
Check out the cool view from the concourse above the batters' eye and visitors' bullpen at Coors Field:
Next, we headed over to section 142 and watched the Mariners position players do their final warm ups for the game. A nice fan offered to take our picture:
And I took a panorama from the stairway between sections 142 and 141:
So it was game time. We reported back to our seats in the first row of section 153. And it was wonderful. You might have noticed from our game reports that we move around a lot at games. We do it because the boys don't want to just stay put in the seats for 9 innings. But in these seats, my dad and I could stay put and watch the game while Tim and Kellan ran around and played in the nice wide "row" behind us.
Kellan started off the game by running back and forth with his stroller…
…, which resulted in Coors Field's famous beer vendor, Captain Earthman, taking note and chatting up Kellan a bit.
The 2011 season was pretty rough for me and Tim when it came to seeing the Mariners in person. The M's were 1-8 when we were in attendance, including 6 consecutive losses to start our season, two walk-off losses, and the Mariners' historic 17th consecutive loss in late-July 2011.
To put it mildly, we were hoping for a better in-person Mariners season in 2012. And we really wanted a Mariners win at this milestone game. Well, the Mariners started things off great for us. With one out in the top of the first, Michael Saunders drove a triple into the OF. Ichiro couldn't get Saunders home with this week groundout:
But Kyle Seager followed with an RBI single. And just like that Kevin Millwood had all the run support he'd need on this night.
Our seats were truly great. They were just to the foul-line side of where Carlos Gonzalez and Mike Carp were stationed out in LF:
The low point in the game had nothing to do with the game itself. Kellan was sitting on my lap eating some nachos when he decided he wanted to sit in his stroller. As I set things up for him, he stepped on the corner of our nacho tray causing most of our nachos to fall on the ground:
That's a definite nacho foul. And very sad. Kellan was fine with it because I let him eat all of the remaining nachos. Wouldn't you know, it was only my share of the nachos that ended up on the ground.
Millwood mowed down the Rockies in the bottom of the first, and then Mike Carp hit a homerun into the batters' eye in the bottom of the second to make the score 2-0 Mariners.
As the Mariner did their thing, the boys did their thing in our spacious front row:
The Rockies' scoreboard was behind us in LF and it is a nice looking scoreboard topped with a big Rockies' logo:
In the top of the third, Ichiro recorded our first *Ichiro hit* of the season:
But he was stranded on base.
I wandered around the front row a bit and took some photos. Here is the view out in the LCF corner (section 158):
One of the perks of our front row seats is that they have special mens and womens restrooms in a tunnel under the seats in LCF. I took this panorama from section 155 while standing in the tunnel leading to the front row restrooms:
The kids were permitted to do just about anything they wanted to do during the game, except touch the OF wall during each inning (they could touch it all they wanted between innings). Tim, Emily and Kellan spent a lot of time rolling one of Tim's cloth training baseballs back and forth to each other behind our seats:
Our usher, Barb, had to remind Tim just to roll, and not throw, the baseball. But all-in-all, the kids were free to go crazy having fun. And they had lots and lots of fun:
And then it was time for ice cream:
Dan grabbed my camera and got a nice family photo (except my dad is hiding behind Kellan) while the boys were chowing down on their ice cream:
In the top of the sixth, Ichiro hit another single. He then stole second and took third on a throwing error. He then scored the Mariners third run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Seager.
So it was 3-0 Mariner going into the bottom of the sixth. And, amazingly, Millwood still had not given up a single hit. He retired the first two batters in the bottom of the sixth inning too. But then Marco Scutaro hit a weak grounder to Kyle Seager at 3B. Seager booted the ball. I thought it was an error, but the official scorer was stumped. If it was ruled a hit, Millwood's no hitter would be gone. The scorer just sat and thought about it for a while. And then Jordan Pacheco took the official scorer off the hook – he hit a solid, no doubter single up the middle. The no hitter was gone, no matter how the scorer would ultimately rule on the Scutaro-to-Seager play.
Pacheco decided he would take 3B on the hit, but Michael Saunders had a different idea. He gunned Pacheco down at 3B to end the inning. Millwood would go on to pitch a complete game shut out without giving up another hit. So, had Seager made that tough, but completely doable play, we would have seen a no hitter!
After the no-no was gone, I decided it was time to run around and see the ballpark a bit. I started by running up to the Rockpile. Quite fittingly, I ran into D as I ran up the steps into the Rockpile. He was holding court with some of his fellow Rockpilers. I said a quick hello and then headed up to the last row of section 402, where it looked like this:
The concourse below the Rockpile seats juts out a big around the seats on either side. I got this picture from the concourse on the RF side of the Rockpile:
And then I headed to RF. Up in section 201, it looked like this:
From the second deck, I could see my dad and the boys hanging out with Dan and Emily:
And then I headed up to section 301:
I had to go all the way over to section 314 before I could get all the way up to the top of the upper deck. It looked like this up there:
And it looked like this from the aisle behind home plate and between sections 331 and 300:
This was the scene from section 332:
Millwood was unstoppable as he pitched to Troy Tulowitzki and Todd Helton in the bottom of the seventh:
Over in section 346, it looked like this:
I turned to the side and these purple seats…
…told me that I was one mile above sea level.
I took one last panorama from the upper deck, in section 346…
…before heading back down to the field level.
Back in the front row, I took another panorama from section 151:
Heading into the top of the ninth, Kyle Seager took advantage of the spacious outfield. The play developed so slowly that I had time to pull my camera out of my pocket and find Carlos Gonzalez in the LCF corner retrieving the first triple of Seager's young career:
Like Saunders before him, Seager also scored following his triple, thanks to John Jaso sacrifice fly. That made the score 4-0 Mariners.
The kids were still having a heap of fun playing around behind the seats:
Heading into the bottom of the ninth, I was pulling for Millwood to complete the shut out. The Mariners were on their toes playing some great baseball behind Millwood. Actually, Seager wasn't even on his toes, he was levitating an inch or two off the ground:
I'm not sure if he came in for defensive reasons or what, but Casper Wells…
…played the last couple innings in LF.
Millwood secured the win when he induced Cargo into a line out to 1B on this swing:
Mariners win!
There were four happy Mariners fans out in LF:
Check out those happy totals behind us:
Although the win was tucked safely in our back pockets, we still had work to do at this game. We still needed our Coors Field bonus picture for the MyGameBalls.com photo scavenger hunt. Unfortunately, like Busch Stadium and Kauffman Stadium, there are not many "Coors Field" signs inside Coors Field, which is funny because there are about 80 of them outside the stadium. But I had an idea.
On our way to the stop where I thought we could get the picture, I took some pictures of some cool seats:
How do you like that, a one-person bleacher bench! On the right, I just liked the Rockies logo on the side of the chair.
So, here you go, here is our Coors Field bonus picture:
Nice assist by the garbage can, eh?
Before heading back to the hotel, we got a panorama in the aisle behind home plate between section 131 and 130:
Then we got one more group shot. We asked a lingering fan to take the picture for us. I mentioned that I would like him to get the scoreboard in the background. All I meant was that I didn't want him to zoom in on us and not get the stadium in the background.
Well, he focused on getting the scoreboard, and not so much on getting us all in the shot. Here is his handiwork:
So there you go. A wonderful night at Coors Field. The Mariners run their record to 1-0 with us in attendance in 2012. Millwood flirts with a no hitter but settles for a 2-hit complete game shutout. And Tim and I reached the milestone of having seen all 30 MLB teams play a home game.
Great night! And there was more to come the next day.
2012 C&S Fan Stats
|9/8 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|14/13 Teams – Tim – Mariners, Rockies, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Athletics, Orioles, Nationals, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Twins, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals; Kellan – Mariners, Rockies, Marlins, Nationals, Athletics, Orioles, Mets, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Twins, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals
|13 Ice Cream Helmet(s) – Phillies 1, Orioles 1, Mets 2, Twins 2, Cardinals 3, Royals 2, Rockies 2
|48 Baseballs – Mariners 6, Marlins 4, Mets 8, Nationals 1, Phillies 1, Umpires 5, Orioles 6, Athletics 1, Diamondbacks 4, Blue Jays 1, Twins 1, Cubs 7, Cardinals 1, Royals 2
|8 Commemorative Baseball(s) – Marlins Park, Mets 50th Anniversary 2, Camden Yards 3, Dodger Stadium 2
|8/7 Stadiums – Tim – Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Camden Yards, Citi Field, Target Field, Busch Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Coors Field; Kellan – Nationals Park, Camden Yards, Citi Field, Target Field, Busch Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Coors Field1/1 Mascots Photos – Tim – Sluggerrr; Kellan – Fredbird
|2/1 Player Photos – Tim – Ricky Bones, Willie Bloomquist; Kellan – Willie Bloomquist
|2 Batting Gloves – Ronnie Deck
|4 Autographs – Willie Bloomquist 2, Tim Byrdak, Brian Roberts


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For those wondering, you do not need Bloom's Feet Default Replacements to use these shoes, but they are recommenced!
Morphs: Fit, Fat, Thin, Normal
Poly-Count: ≈ 4,000
Age: Young Adult
Sex: Female
(i forgot to delete the lights >_> lmao just ignore them...)
Like the male version, the sole of the sandal moves appropriately with a Sim's footsteps (ie. when they bend their toes).
The toe nail polish is by Bloom, and actually doesn't match this mesh too well, just so you know lmao
Forgive me, I've been making a lot of stupid mistakes today -_-


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Hedge fund manager David Tepper is expected to sign a deal to purchase the Carolina Panthers, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.
Per reports, the deal could be completed as early as later in the day.
The sale is expected to come in at $2.2 billion, marking a record for the highest sale price for an NFL team. That price would surpass the $1.4 billion for which the Buffalo Bills were sold in 2014.
Tepper will have to sell his five percent minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers and have the deal approved by three-fourths of NFL owners (24) at the owners meetings in Atlanta next week.
The 60-year-old Tepper founded Appaloosa Management, a hedge fund company based in Miami Beach (Fla.) and is worth an estimated $11 billion, according to Forbes.
Jerry Richardson, 81, announced he was selling the Panthers in December after the league took over an investigation looking into allegations of workplace misconduct.
--Former NFL head coach John Fox joined ESPN as an NFL analyst, the network announced.
Fox, who most recently coached the Chicago Bears from 2015 to 2017, made his debut Tuesday afternoon on "NFL Live." He is also expected to make appearances on "SportsCenter," ESPN Radio and across the network's platforms.
--Quarterback Ryan Tannehill should be close to full health when the Miami Dolphins hold organized team activities next week.
Tannehill, who missed the entire 2017 season after suffering a preseason knee injury, is expected to participate in OTAs with little or no limitations, the Miami Herald reported, citing team sources.
--The Tennessee Titans signed linebacker and first-round pick Rashaan Evans, the team announced.
Evans, the No. 22 overall pick out of Alabama, signed a four-year contract with a fifth-year option. He is expected to receive a contract worth $11.7 million with a signing bonus of $6.59 million.
--Recently retired Jason Witten said he is expecting former Dallas Cowboys teammate Dez Bryant to end up at the site of his most famous "non-catch."
"I think he's going to end up going to the Green Bay Packers," Witten told ESPN's Adam Schefter, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I think that's a great spot for him. Aaron Rodgers, he throws that back-shoulder throw so well, and Dez (can have) great chemistry with a good quarterback that can put the ball wherever he wants."
NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport doused some of Witten's optimism Tuesday. While acknowledging that the Packers have been linked to Bryant, he reported that Green Bay is not "engaged now and nothing is imminent."
Witten added another potential landing spot for Bryant: the New Orleans Saints.
--The Packers signed first-round draft pick Jaire Alexander to a rookie contract, the team announced.
Alexander received a signing bonus of $6.5 million on a four-year deal worth approximately $11.6 million.
The Packers traded up with the Seattle Seahawks to select the cornerback from Louisville with the 18th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
--Free-agent safety Kenny Vaccaro is scheduled to visit the New York Jets, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported.
Vaccaro previously has visited the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts after being released by the New Orleans Saints.
The 27-year-old Vaccaro recorded 60 tackles, three interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 12 games last season with the Saints before landing on injured reserve. He told The Times-Picayune in March that he was fully healthy following core muscle surgery.
--Three sports memorabilia collectors who accused New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning of providing fraudulent "game-worn" equipment that was sold to fans settled their lawsuit.
The attorneys for both sides issued a joint statement on Monday that was also distributed by the Giants. It read as follows:
"(Plaintiffs) Eric Inselberg, Michael Jakab and Sean Godown have resolved all claims in their pending litigation against the New York Giants, Eli Manning, John Mara, William Heller, Joseph Skiba, Edward Skiba and Steiner Sports, in accordance with a confidential settlement agreement reached today. The compromise agreement, entered into by all parties, should not be viewed as supporting any allegations, claims or defenses."
Details of the settlement were not given for the trial that was scheduled to proceed later this week.
Inselberg, Jakab and Godown had sought triple the amount of their alleged losses -- which totaled less than $20,000 -- for purchasing two helmets that were billed as worn by Manning. They also had sought punitive damages in the lawsuit that alleged Manning delivered the memorabilia to Steiner Sports with a signed letter claiming that they were "game used."
--The ex-girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster will testify that the player did not hit her, according to a published report.
Attorney Stephanie Rickard, who is representing Elissa Ennis, told the Sacramento Bee that she lied to police when she accused Foster of physically assaulting her on Feb. 11, the newspaper reported Tuesday.
Last week, Foster pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence and weapons charges stemming from an incident involving Ennis three months ago. The preliminary trial is set for Thursday.
--Washington Redskins guard Arie Kouandjio will undergo surgery to repair a partially torn quad later this week, multiple media outlets reported.
Kouandjio had an MRI and a second opinion before electing to undergo surgery, per reports.
The 26-year-old's exact recovery time is expected to be known after the surgery, but NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that it will be "several months" under any circumstances.
Kouandjio started the final six games last season for the Redskins, who were ravaged by injury along the offensive line.
--Cornerback Adam Jones still doesn't have a team but he's back at full health.
Jones, who became a free agent when the Cincinnati Bengals declined to pick up the 2018 option on his contract in March, told SiriusXM NFL Radio that he's fully recovered after undergoing groin surgery following the season.
The Bengals did leave the door open to bringing back the 34-year-old Jones, with the team saying it would consider re-signing Jones as a nickel back and kick returner.
--The Arizona Cardinals had their first day of organized team activities on Tuesday, giving new head coach Steve Wilks an up-close look at star running back David Johnson, who was lost for the season in Week 1 in 2017 because of a broken wrist.
"I thought the first day was pretty good," Wilks told the media after the first practice, via Mike Jurecki on Twitter. "When you look at certain guys, and I don't want to get too excited, but David Johnson looked outstanding today. It's good to have him back out there just flying around. The things that he's doing right now is pretty exciting."
Wilks was also impressed with first-round draft choice Josh Rosen.
"Some of his timing and his throws ... were right on point," said Wilks of Rosen, the No. 10 overall pick. "We got to continue to get better each and every day, which we will."
--Wide receiver Christian Kirk was arrested in February and charged with disorderly conduct and damaging property on Feb. 3, nearly three months before the Cardinals selected him with a second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Scottsdale (Ariz.) police told AZCentral.com that Kirk and some of his friends allegedly were throwing rocks at cars as they were exiting the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
The Cardinals said in a statement that they were aware of the incident before selecting the former Texas AM wide receiver and Scottsdale native with the 47th overall pick of the draft.
--Los Angeles Chargers offensive guard Forrest Lamp never made it to the field for his rookie season in 2017 after suffering a torn ACL in training camp.
Lamp still is awaiting medical clearance after undergoing a minor procedure on his knee during this offseason, Sam Wyche of NFL Media reported.
A second-round draft pick (No. 38 overall) a year ago, Lamp is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.
--Free agent defensive end Ryan Russell will visit the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported.
Russell, 26, spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but did not receive a tender from the club.
--The Los Angeles Rams placed fullback Sam Rogers on waivers, the team announced.
Rogers was one of two sixth-round picks in 2017 for the Rams and spent the season on the practice squad.
Los Angeles also waived running back Lenard Tillery, who landed on injured reserve at the beginning of September.
The team filled those roster spots by adding defensive tackle Dalton Keene and safety Charles Williams.
--The Indianapolis Colts signed undrafted free-agent safety Michael Cirino and released cornerback Kenneth Acker, the team announced.
Cirino participated in last week's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. The 5-foot-11, 191-pound Cirino played two seasons at Adams State and recorded 55 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles in 18 games.
--The Detroit Lions have their entire rookie class under contract.
The Lions came to terms with their final draft pick Tuesday, signing cornerback Tracy Walker to a four-year contract, the team announced.


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It's all good in Boston
For those of you who've been emailing about Tom Brady's ring situation and whether or not it's right between Tommy and Gisele...
They were in Boston to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. All is good. Here they are leaving the stadium and then at the airport to fly back to LA with their son Benjamin who looks a lot like his brother Jack, non?
Very tall men can have such a hard time with pants. This... is a good example.
We should see them again two weeks from tonight at the Met Gala in New York. Gisele almost never misses it. And since she and Tommy have been together, he never misses it with her.
PS. Deranged fans come in all forms for all stars. It turns out G & T have their fair share. When I last posted about them - an article that I thought defended Tom's not-wearing of a ring and how that means nothing - I took a sh-t-kicking on email from their loyal supporters. Like I said earlier in the open, the satisfaction they derive from spending all their time online tracking their favourite couple, arguing with those who don't worship them as they do, sending salvos to bitch ass gossip bloggers in their defence...
It's an ignorant, intense, and yet totally fulfilling peace. I think I might envy it.


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Mostertsdrift, Brandwacht, Firgrove, Die Boord, Simonswyk, Uniepark, Stellenbosch Central, Devonvallei, De Zalze Golf Estate, Kayamandi, Raithby
Rupert Museum, Spier Wine Estate, Oom Samie se Winkel, Stellenbosch University Botanical Gardens
Wine farms
Wine farms, and tasting, Country site, Historic, Restful place and secluded.
Stellenbosch lies in a fertile valley alongside the Eerste river, and is South Africa's best preserved and oldest town ( Cape Town being a city), established in 1679. The town is named after the Dutch East India Company governor Simon van der Stel, who recognised its suitability for wine production. He began planting oak trees and his legacy is a town affectionately known as Eikestad (The town of oaks) with over half of South Africa's wines produced here.
Like any university town, Stellenbosch has an academic atmosphere and the beautiful buildings housing research centres and faculties is testament to this. Being in a valley, the weather in Stellenbosch is temperate; warm in summer and moderate in winter.
Things to do
Stellenbosch offerings are practically endless:
If you enjoy architecture, the town and surrounding wines farms are filled with centuries-old houses built in the unique Cape Dutch style. Dorp Street is bursting with national monuments.
If you consider yourself a wine connoisseur, the more than 140 wine estates offering wine tastings and food pairings out in the Winelands is sure to satisfy your palate. Purchase a Cellar Door Collection Passport for reduced tasting fees and discount vouchers on your wine purchases.
Most wine farms have world-class restaurants onsite and the town has several fine-dining venues.
If you are a lover of art, Stellenbosch is lined with street art, however, for a more traditional viewing there are four venues worth visiting: the Rupert Museum showcases the best of South African art whilst the D-Street Gallery, the art gallery at the Stellenbosch University and SMAC all showcase contemporary and unusual art exhibitions.
If you enjoy museums, check out the wine museum at Die Bergkelder or take a self-guided walk through the passage of time at the Stellenbosch Village Museum. This museum consists of 4 authentic homes built and occupied between 1709 and 1870.
If you are craving some action, Slaley Wines has skeet shooting; Delvera offers mountain bike routes (and bikes for hire) through their hilly vines or join them on a full moon hike; swim in the warm False Bay waters at Strand Beach nearby or try your hand at fly-fishing on the Eikendal dam.
If you would like a tour of a working wine farm, Warwick offers a mountain safari where you are shown the 'Big 5' grape varietals. Other tours include the Bergkelder underground cellar, a tour of craft beer production at Stellenbrau Brewery, a tour of the distillery at the van Ryn Brandy Cellar or a guided mountain bike ride to the exquisite Jonkershoek Nature Reserve.
For an eyeball-to-eyeball animal encounter, visit the Cheetah Outreach Programme where you can interact with an adult cheetah or get to Spier Wine Estate to mingle with birds of prey at the Eagle Encounters rehabilitation facility.
If you are looking to buy something with a South African flavour, stop off at the charming Oom Samie se Winkel (Uncle Samie's shop) or visit the popular Saturday markets at Oude Libertas wine estate and Root 44 at Audacia Winery. The historic Blaauwklippen wine estate hosts a Sunday market on their expansive lawns.
If you feel like being pampered, the Rustenburg Health Hydro will have you feeling like a million bucks in no time!
If South African history interests you, take a drive over Banghoek pass (scary corner) to the small missionary town of Pniël, pronounced Pin-yell. The museum curator will enlighten you on slavery in the Cape.
If all you want to do is chill, stroll through the peaceful University of Stellenbosch botanical gardens. The shop on the premises sells unique African medicinal products.
And for something really different, go strawberry picking at the Mooiberge or Polkadraai farms. Picking season is October to December.
Where to Eat
There are many restaurant options to choose from in Stellenbosch but if you are visiting during the day, we recommend sharing a picnic basket – out in the sun and overlooking the beautiful valleys and surrounding mountains – at one of the wine farms.
Here are a few restaurants worth visiting:
The garden restaurant at Delheim winery has exceptional views of the Simonsberg Mountain. The menu is a combination of traditional South African and German dishes, all very tasty and beautifully prepared. Try the Ostrich Bobotie dish for something unusual.
Better known for their affiliation with diamonds, the owners of Delaire Graff Estate have put together a bistro offering extraordinary dishes that could happily exist at fine dining tables.
Helena's has a nice bright atmosphere and the owners can rightly claim a restaurant 'where the familiar is made spectacular'. Traditional dishes made with flair.
Fresh, innovative dishes are what you can expect at Oppie Dorp (On the Town). The venue has a comfortable ambience.
Overture is situated at the ultra-modern Hidden Valley wine cellar with great views down the valley. It's regarded as one of South Africa's premier restaurants offering inspirational dishes on the 3-course or 6-course set menus.
Governor's Hall restaurant at the Lanzerac Estate offers fine dining in an old world setting. Open for lunch and dinner with a set lunch menu offered on Sundays.
As an after-dinner venue, visit Cold Gold Ice Cream Parlour for their amazing array of ice creams from purely organic to vegan ice cream.
Night Life
Aandklas (evening class) is a late night rock venue regularly hosting high profile acts.
One of the most popular clubs with Stellenbosch students is Die Mystic Boer. The venue is a dance club with DJs and occasional live bands. Pool tables, restaurant and lively bar on the premises.
The Opskop nightclub attracts lovers of the sokkie dance, a waltz-style dance on steroids. Visit and ask someone to show you the moves.
Nu'Bar, popular with the student crowd, is an upmarket bar with DJ acts. The owners offer loyalty cards!
Where to Stay
Accommodation choices abound in Stellenbosch, ranging from guest houses, boutique & larger hotels, self-contained cottages, B & Bs, lodges, accommodation on wine & stud estates, villas, apartments, self-catering units, resorts through to guest farms. The area is magnificent and no matter which accommodation facility you choose, it's most likely to impress.
Air : Stellenbosch is a 37km drive to the nearest airport, Cape Town International.
Car Rental : Stellenbosch has several car rental agencies; you could also book your rental online.
Taxis : Rikki's Taxi's or Uber are your best options for a fast and reliable taxi service to or from Stellenbosch. There are 7 shuttle service operators in Stellenbosch. Contact the info centre at +27 (0)21 883 3584 for more details. The town is a 50 minute drive on the national N2 highway to the centre of Cape Town.
Did you know
The beautiful rose bushes bordering most Stellenbosch vineyards serve an important function; they provide an early warning to farmers of disease in the vines.
Although Stellenbosch has an abundance of oak trees, they grow too quickly and are therefore too porous to use as wine barrels. The oak trees lining Dorp Street are all national monuments.
Stellenbosch was the first South African town to offer free Wi-Fi to all.
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The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for April to June 2013 was 71.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from January to March 2013. There were 29.78 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 69,000 from January to March 2013.
The unemployment rate for April to June 2013 was 7.8% of the economically active population, unchanged from January to March 2013. There were 2.51 million unemployed people, down 4,000 from January to March 2013.
The inactivity rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for April to June 2013 was 22.3%, virtually unchanged from January to March 2013. There were 8.99 million economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64, down 10,000 from January to March 2013.
Between April to June 2012 and April to June 2013 total pay rose by 2.1% and regular pay rose by 1.1%.
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November 26, 2012 02:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2012) - Africa Oil Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the second significant oil discovery in Kenya at the Twiga South-1 well. The Twiga South-1 exploration well, located in Block 13T, onshore Kenya, has encountered 30 metres of net oil pay in Tertiary sandstone reservoirs with further potential to be assessed by testing. In addition, the well has also encountered a thick sequence of fractured rock section exhibiting oil and wet gas shows over a gross interval of 796 metres.
Twiga South-1 has been drilled to a total depth of 3,250 metres and has been successfully logged and sampled. Three sandstone reservoir units, analogous to Ngamia-1, were encountered and moveable oil, with an API greater than 30 degrees, has been recovered to surface from all three zones. Further potential exists up dip of the well and will be subsequently appraised.
In addition to the net pay in shallower reservoirs, the well also penetrated a thick section of lower porosity fractured rocks below 2,272 metres that had extensive hydrocarbon shows over a gross interval of 796 metres. Moveable oil with an API greater than 30 degrees was also successfully sampled from this section. This fractured rock section is a new play-type for the region that will be further evaluated by testing to understand its extent and any productive potential.
The Twiga South structure is the second prospect to be tested in the Lokichar Basin as part of a multi-well drilling campaign in Kenya and Ethiopia and is the first oil discovery in Block 13T. It is located over 22km to the north of the Ngamia-1 discovery and further de-risks a number of other similar features on the western margin of the basin.
A series of flow tests will now be conducted on the well over the next 4-8 weeks. Following completion of the testing program, the rig will move back to flow test the Ngamia-1 well.
Elsewhere in Africa Oil's East African Rift basin portfolio, the Paipai-1 well in Block 10A in Kenya is drilling as planned and results are expected to be released by the end of the year. Mobilization of the drilling rig for the Sabisa-1 well in the South Omo Block in Ethiopia is proceeding and the well is expected to commence drilling by the end of December.
Keith Hill, President and CEO of Africa Oil commented, "This second discovery, immediately following the basin-opening Ngamia-1 well result earlier this year, reaffirms the considerable prospectivity of the Lokichar Basin. Of notable interest, is the new fractured play opportunity which has been encountered for the first time in East Africa. We are very pleased with these exciting results to date and have significantly expanded our plans in Kenya and Ethiopia. With over 100 significant prospects and leads identified and an active drilling program with at least 3 drilling rigs operational, there is much to look forward to in 2013 as the exploration campaign and testing program move ahead."
The Twiga South-1 well is operated by Tullow Oil plc who hold a 50% working interest. Africa Oil holds the remaining 50% interest.
Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Kenya, Ethiopia and Mali as well as Puntland (Somalia) through its 45% equity interest in Horn Petroleum Corporation. Africa Oil's East African holdings are in within a world-class exploration play fairway with a total gross land package in this prolific region in excess of 300,000 square kilometers. The East African Rift Basin system is one of the last of the great rift basins to be explored. New discoveries have been announced on all sides of Africa Oil's virtually unexplored land position including the major Albert Graben oil discovery in neighboring Uganda. Africa Oil's recent Ngamia-1 discovery extends the Albert Graben play into Kenya where Africa Oil along with partner Tullow holds a dominant acreage position. Newly acquired seismic and gravity data show robust leads and prospects throughout Africa Oil's project areas. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and on First North at NASDAQ OMX-Stockholm under the symbol "AOI".
Certain statements made and information contained herein constitute "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation). Such statements and information (together, "forward looking statements") relate to future events or the Company's future performance, business prospects or opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimates of reserves and or resources, future production levels, future capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development activities, future drilling and other exploration and development activities, ultimate recovery of reserves or resources and dates by which certain areas will be explored, developed or reach expected operating capacity, that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
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Keith C. Hill, President and CEO
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LOS ANGELES — "The Simpsons" is giving one lucky contest winner the chance to make others yellow with envy by creating a character for the animated TV series.
The new Springfield resident will appear in an early 2010 episode featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay as guest star.
The contest, part of the Fox show's 20th-anniversary celebration, is for those 18 and older. It opens today and runs until 11:59 p.m. EDT Oct. 24.
Online submissions at thesimpsons.com should be "pithy and funny," said executive producer Al Jean, who will help judge them along with series creator Matt Groening.
The winner gets a trip to Los Angeles to work with producers and the show's animation director. The top entry will be announced in mid-November.
Entries are expected to describe the character's traits, including his or her name or nickname; age; appearance; occupation and catch phrases (think Homer Simpson and "D'oh!").
"It's gotta be a human being. We've narrowed it down that much," Jean said.
The proposed character should have a typical "Simpsons" overbite and be yellow or another hue found in the Springfield universe, he said.
The contest is a tip of the hat to fans, Jean said.
"We can't thank them enough," he said. "We're now in uncharted waters: We've gone longer than any scripted show in prime-time history. It's a cliche, but it wouldn't be so except for these people who've loved the show all these years."
The record for the longest-running prime-time series had been held by "Gunsmoke," the Western drama that aired on CBS for two decades. "The Simpsons," which aired its first regular episode in January 1990 after a 1989 Christmas special, has been renewed through the 2010-11 season.
The contest's winning character, to be drawn by series animators, has a reserved spot in the episode in which Homer disappoints wife Marge by arriving late at a wedding after stopping to buy a lottery ticket.
He encounters the new face while rushing to the ceremony, Jean said, adding that it's possible the character could pop up on the series again.
'Simpsons' contest lets winner create character
LOS ANGELES — "The Simpsons" is giving one lucky contest winner the chance to make others yellow with envy by creating a character for the animated TV series.