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Monday, May 16, 2011
DIY: yo-yo bot
I've been bitten by the yo-yo bug. It's been pretty hard not to. Without a nifty maker, they are a bit of dealio to make but once you begin using one of those plastic doo-hickies to assist, you'll be making yo-yos in no time and you'll probably make more than you need (way more). So, to combat my yo-yo addiction I've whipped up this super colorful and quirky robot tutorial for you. Kiddos can even make these and if they are too young you can totally include them in the process. All it takes is time, some happy fabric scraps, a yo-yo maker (to speed things up) and few other odds and ends.
*fabric scraps at least 5" square (47 total)
*needle & thread
*large sized yo-yo maker (optional)
*large eyed needle
*piece of plain/solid fabric about 10" square
*felt scrap
*sewing machine (optional)
Making the yo-yos is the most time consuming part of this project. I popped in a DVD and got to stitching. You do not need the maker at all but it really speeds things along. You can make your yo-yos all the same color or the same fabric even. I modeled my project after a (slightly evil looking) vintage yo-yo clown I have which is now in storage. Click here for a nifty yo-yo how to sans maker (Heather Bailey is awesome) and here for one using the maker. You will need 47 yo-yos for the doll.
Grab a sheet of scrap paper about 5" X 10" and draw a vague roboty head and body. You can even have your kiddo draw a robot to use an inspiration. You're looking for a head and body shape with no detail. Your kiddo will add that later.
Take your large piece of plain (or small printed) fabric and fold it in half, right-sides facing in. Cut out pattern pieces and pin to fabric. Stitch around pattern pieces with the sewing machine, leaving a chute shaped opening for turning right-side out.
Cut out stitched pieces, carefully snipping off the corners without cutting the thread. Turn right-side out using the chute opening you created and clean up corners with a chopstick, crochet hook or an un-sharpened pencil.
Loosely stuff your two pieces using your fiber-fill of choice. Your kiddos can do this part.
To close the openings, fold the chute channel into the form and either whip stitch closed by hand or try the invisible stitch. My mister taught me the invisible stitch and I'm not sure I can explain it but here goes. Poke needle with thread knotted at the end into the channel at one end of the opening and pull all the way through so the knot is on the inside of the form. Working in one direction, "walk" your needle with thread on each side of the closure, keeping each "step" ahead of the other. Think of it as footsteps on the beach. Each footstep will be a tiny stitch on its own side heading in one direction which is the other side of the open seam.
Finish with a knot or two by pulling needle through the loop of a basic stitch. To trim, poke needle back into the form and pull it up somewhere in the middle of the shape, stuffing and all. Pull the thread tight and snip with scissors. Your tail end of thread should disappear into the form. It's magic!
Gather your felt scrap and fold a rectangle about 2 1/2" long in half. cut out a fat "U" shape to create robot hands. Set aside.
Now it is time to assemble the arms and legs. You and your kiddo can make a game of this playing with pattern and sequencing. Or you can go all random and just thread the yo-yos directly onto your yarn. Each leg will need 15 yo-yos and each arm will need 8. The yo-yo collar is made using the jumbo-sized maker.
Arrange all robot parts to get a better picture of your final doll. This is where you can play with color and order or your kiddo can. Thread your needle with a 10" or so length of yarn. This part can drive you a bit batty as the yarn can be tricky to thread through the eye of the needle. You can switch to embroidery thread for this part. I used yarn because it is pretty sturdy and I am a sucker for frustrating crafting.
Thread your first yo-yo onto your knotted yarn yo-yo opening facing the knot. I forgot to do this for the first leg, it isn't necessary but makes for a prettier doll. Thread the remaining 14 yo-yos for the leg you are working on with the opening facing up towards the needle.
When you finish with the last yo-yo, pop your needle through the bottom of the robot body about an inch in from one side, pulling the needle all the way through and knotting it it's buddy string. Give it another knot then go back down through the top three or so yo-yos, adding another knot under the last one. If you have more yarn, go ahead and thread through another two or three and knot a final knot. This will keep the legs a little more secure and space the yo-yos a bit so they don't all slump toward the bottom. Repeat for the second leg.
To stitch the head on, thread a new length of yarn (about six inches) onto your needle and poke it through the collar yo-yo with the opening facing down. Poke the needle into the top of the body of the robot and back up through the yo-yo. Next, gather the robot head and poke your needle into the bottom keeping left or rightish. Go long with the needle before coming back out and through the yo-yo to the body. Use the pic as a reference. Repeat until you are satisfies with the floppiness of the head. As always, give it a good knot or two before cutting the thread.
For the arms, begin the same way as the feet but before threading the second yo-yo on, whip stitch the felt "hands" in place and pull needle back through. Continue adding yo-yos until you have all 8 on the yarn. Poke needle all the way through the body of the robot to secure arm in place then begin threading the last set of yo-yos keeping the yo-yo openings facing the robot body. End with a whip stitch for the second hand and a knot or two to secure.
Give yer yo-yo bot a squeeze and smile at how cute it is. If you like, you can embroider a face on your robot. I like leaving the face and body blank so that you can give the robot to a favorite kiddo along with some fabric markers and/or paint and they can create their own robot features.
I see a great many more yo-yo bots in my future. How about you?
Posted by j. wilson at Monday, May 16, 2011
Labels: crafting for kids, diy, diy tutorial, guest post, retro crafting, the long thread
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So cute!!! I have been obsessed with yoyos for a while now :) Love the yo-yo bot!ReplyDelete
This looks a lot of fun to make.
Thank you for the fun tutorial. I made one that didn't come out quite as cute as yours, but he has his own charm ;).ReplyDelete
I blogged about it and linked to your post: http://reginasquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/auto-portrait.htmlReplies
Hi Regina! Yer robot is all yo-yo happy! I am so happy you made her and thank you for the link!Delete
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Fries, crunchy, salty, tasty fried sticks of potato are claimed both by Belgium and France as the product of their national gastronomic genius but the true origins are shrouded in popular folklore.
"Fries, they are the orphan of street cooking, of low birth. That is why it's hard to establish where they really come from," says French historian Madeleine Ferriere.
The provenance of the humble fried potato, or chip for the English, is a matter of dispute among experts, especially in Belgium where they are the national dish and a symbol of pride for a country sharply divided between a Flemish-speaking north and a French south.
"Belgians love fries but there was no scientific research on the issue until recently," Pierre Leclerc, professor at the University of Liege, told a recent forum in the capital.
There are many theories and and just as many claims to paternity.
In France, fries supposedly first saw the light of day on 'Pont Neuf', the oldest bridge in Paris, where street hawkers began selling them just before the French Revolution in 1789.
"They offered deep-fried food, horse chestnuts and slices of potato rissole," said Ferriere.
This Paris origin theory has a long history and has been widely accepted and repeated despite Belgian claims that fries were in fact invented in Namur, in the south of their country.
The story goes that people there needing a cheap meal would fish in the River Meuse, frying what they caught.
In bad winters, as was often the case, the river would freeze so they would cut up potatoes into the shape of small fish and fry them instead, Leclerc says, though he concedes that might be a bit fanciful.
"At the end of the day, we do not care where fries came from. What counts, is what has been done with them," said Roel Jacobs, specialist in the history of Brussels and its culture.
"The French and the Belgians took different tracks. For the French, fries normally go with meat, usually a steak while the Belgians eat them on their own or with a sauce," Jacobs said.
"We Belgians, we have made fries a noble food, much more than just a vegetable," proudly claims Albert Verdeyen, chef and co-author of the book "Simply Fries".
"Above all, we have mastered better than anyone else the art of double-cooking, so that the fries are golden and crusty," Verdeyen says.
To be worthy of the name, Belgian fries are cooked first in beef fat at 140 degrees C (284 degrees F). Taken out and left to rest, they are cooked a second time at 160 degrees, to make them crunchy on the outside with a soft centre.
If the French eat them with a fork from a plate, at a restaurant or at home, the Belgians prefer to tackle them with their fingers, at any time of the day.
Across the country, there is a close-knit network of 'Fritkot', stalls, seen usually on town squares or busy streets, often with long patient queues waiting.
"More than 90 percent of Belgians will stop at a stall at least once a year," said Bernard Lefevre, head of the national industry association.
"To go to a Fritkot, that is the very essence of being a Belgian," says Philippe Ratzel who owns the Clementine stall, one of the most popular in Brussels.
"Here, you can meet anyone — the old lady who is taking her dog out for a walk, students or even the government minister who lives nearby," Ratzel says.

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Five Children of King Charles I
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- Extended Catalogue Entry
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Five Children of King Charles I
after Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, 17th century, based on a work of 1637
35 1/4 in. x 69 3/8 in. (895 mm x 1762 mm)
Purchased, 1868
Primary Collection
Sittersback to top
- Princess Anne (1637-1640), Third daughter of Charles I. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- King Charles II (1630-1685), Reigned 1660-85. Sitter associated with 295 portraits.
- Princess Elizabeth (1635-1650), Daughter of Charles I. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
- King James II (1633-1701), Reigned 1685-88. Sitter associated with 134 portraits.
- Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631-1660), Daughter of Charles I; wife of William II of Orange-Nassau. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist associated with 1024 portraits, Sitter associated with 31 portraits.
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The five children of Charles I are shown left to right: Princess Mary, (later Princess of Orange and mother of William III); James, Duke of York, (later James II); Prince Charles, (later Charles II); Princess Elizabeth and, in her sister's lap, Princess Anne. The future Charles II rests his hand on the head of an enormous mastiff. The mastiff had been a guard dog since Roman times and appears here as a protector for the royal children at a time of civil unrest. Nonetheless, the position of the young Prince's hand suggests that he is capable of ruling this powerful beast and, by implication, his country. The original of this group portrait was painted for Charles I in 1637, and is still in the Royal Collection. It shows the children at full length with two dogs, the mastiff depicted here and a small 'King Charles' spaniel at the right. Along with van Dyck's earlier picture of the three eldest children, it was an immensely popular composition, and was copied many times. Van Dyck's relatively informal group of royal children contrasts markedly with the stiff, formal portraits of a generation earlier.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D11400: The Five Eldest Children of King Charles I (based on same portrait)
- NPG D32119: Five Children of King Charles I (based on same portrait)
- NPG D26448: Progeny of Charles I (based on same portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- The changing face of childhood : British children's portraits and their influence in Europe, 2007 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 1st August-4th November 2007), p. 17
- Gibson, Robin, The Face in the Corner: Animal Portraits from the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery, 1998, p. 28
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 119
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 6,120
- Robin Gibson, Pets in Portraits, 2015, p. 52
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 704
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 112
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 114
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Family Faces (14 February 2005 - 4 September 2005)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1637back to top
Current affairsPolitician, John Hampden, fights a high profile case refusing to pay ship money imposed by Charles I, whose case is argued by Judge, Sir John Bankes. Hampden narrowly looses the case.
Charles I, eager to extend Anglicism to Scotland through the imposition of a new Prayer Book, meets with resistance.
Art and scienceSovereign of the Seas is launched, the largest, most lavishly decorated naval warship. Built by shipbuilder Peter Pett, construction is supervised by his father Phineas Pett.
John Milton's greatest memorial elegy, Lycidas, is dedicated to fellow poet Edward King.
Dramatist, Thomas Killigrew, writes his most popular play, The Parson's Wedding.
InternationalCharles I issues a proclamation that those emigrating to America must obtain a licence from the Commissioners for Plantations and a certificate proving allegiance to the king and conformity to the Church of England.
First recorded economic bubble. Contract prices for tulips in the Netherlands collapses having become very high.
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John Boning
28 October 2015, 02:57
This picture appears to be a copy of the Van Dyck Original formerly owned by the Duke of Leeds, The Leeds' picture was returned to the Royal Collection in mid August 1661 to Col. Hawley " A PIECE OF THE KING WHEN HE WAS YOUNG LAYING HIS HAND UPON A GREAT DOG WITH PRINCESSES BY TITIAN / MARY, THE DUKE OF YORK, PRINCESSES ELIZ AND LADY ANN". The picture, with no inscription, was attributed to Titian. However having been deceased 50+ years prior to 1637, Titian was recorded in error. The Leeds' picture also appears to have been copied by A. Browne in 1683/4. See the Royal License granted to Browne NPG history of mezzotint (which also contains a recording error [Q for Queen's over written with K for Kings]) - Kings family at length and N. Dixon (the King's Limner) in miniature. Many of the other copies after Van Dyck and the prepatory picture of the dogs also appear to be consistent with the Leeds Version as well as the Berlin, Kilkenny, Burghley, Grafton as well as the National Trust (inventory #'s 996328, 290209, 932321) and Royal Collection #403233. When comparing pictures (for quick comparisons) please make note of the angles of the mastiff's white muzzle, the white pleat in James II's right sleeve and there darker threatening clouds.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
A Special Pot Luck Party
I made a big mess of garlicky braised collards... Also on hand were pita chips, a great salad, some delicious chili, guacamole, hummus... and lots of other goodies. Potlucks are great! I love the way all the food just shows up when the people show up! For dessert I made a big fruit salad, figuring that most of us have had enough sugar for now.
It was a fun party, even if it is a bit bittersweet.
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What to bring to a potluck can be tricky. This time we did one of those more "organized" potlucks - where each person was assigned "entree, bread, veggie, drinks," an so on. That really helps.
Hi Laura,
I know just what you mean about vegan potlucks! I think it would be so fun to have some real vegan potlucks, but I just don't know that many vegans. But, that said, it was really nice how many people brought something vegan to share... very touching.
Hi Jess,
Have fun with your potluck! There are so many options... it's hard to decide what to bring. And, I agree, garlicky greens do sound good! They pretty much always sound good to me!
Hi Bazu,
Happy New Year to You too!!! We did have fun ringing it in, hope you did too. I've missed your little weird veggie face icon, and your great comments... so it's great to have you back!
Hi Candi!
Welcome back to you too! Hope your big move is settling in and that your new year is a great one!!
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i was wondering what character yall think i will get... i have an igichi or whatever (looks like a strawberry with legs lol) and its happieness hearts go down 2 or 3 alot and its hunger go down 1 or 2 every now and then... i think i have missed a training call once... i was just wondering what character i might get.
what charater?
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Posted 19 October 2004 - 09:09 PM ( #2 )
Why not just wait and find out for yourself? ;]
Posted 20 October 2004 - 01:40 AM ( #3 )
I think it will turn out to either be a Kuchipatchi or a Tarakotchi by your descriotion given.
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You know... you only really need to post this once. It's not necessary to post the same thing three times. In any case, just wait and see what you get. That's part of the fun!
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You could look at growth charts, there you can see what characters are related. Of you could just wait and be surprised.


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Spy Next Door, The (UK - BD RB)
If Marcus had Jackie Chan living next door, the movie would have been better
Bob Ho (Jackie Chan) is a Chinese super-spy on loan to the CIA who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbour and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). All he has to do is win over her three kids and his new life can begin. *Record scratches* But first Bob has to sort out the most wanted Russian terrorist in America who is tracking him down after one of Gillian's kids downloaded a top secret formula on his Ipod.
The idea for The Spy Next Door is a whole lot better than the final product. After all you have Jackie Chan doing his thing and in an arena that introduces him to a whole new generation of kids. What could go wrong? Sadly this whole affair is just so mundane and lifeless it feels like one massive missed opportunity.
It doesn't help that it's one of the worst screenplays of the year, relying on spelling out the situations, the motivations and the odds at any and all opportunity. There's also an over spilling of bad performances from pretty much the entire cast (outside of Jackie, who carries off charming with ease) and a feeling that this whole project has been made on the set of some TV sitcom with its box fresh appearance and glossy lighting.
I know, I know I sound like an old man, but seriously, in a world where family movies don't have to be aimed at the lowest common detonator anymore it would have been nice to see Jackie Chan in a movie that really got to celebrate his iconic status. If this movie was made with similar sensibilities to something like School of Rock and they'd ditched the weak gags, the horrid comic book villains and the cookie cutter approach to 'wouldn't it be funny if Jackie Chan lived next door to you?' this really could have been something special. Unfortunately beside a couple of choice Jackie moments and another likable performance from him, The Spy Next Door just feels totally out of date in the realms of family movies and utterly forgettable because of it.
This movie is set at Halloween and because of this the autumn/winter colour palette is devoid of anything lit with bright sunshine. This makes for a fairly bland looking movie and with a slightly above average level of grain, everything can look a little dark and shows off the sitcom style lighting within the interior scenes.
Skin tones sometimes suffer from being a little too orange with no real detail to speak of and other than some deep blacks in places, the colour scheme is all a little boring with plenty of beige, creams and suburban blandness (which I guess is there to sell the point of a spy next door in any house, on any street).
The Spy Next Door isn't a bad transfer, but it's not that great either. When compared to other family movies out there it's trailing behind quite considerably and really there were no show off moments on the whole disc.
With the majority of the audio sitting in the fronts with the crisp clear dialogue, the only thing left for the rears to get involved with is horrifically over the top spy music and the bass filled shrill of the cuts to the bad guys.
Oh course there's the odd impact from the fight scenes, but as it's a kids movie these are pretty toned down from what martial arts fans will be used to so don't expect too much from this rather lifeless track.
Moving through the trailer (01:44 SD) we get to the good stuff 'Jackie Chan: Stunt Master & Mentor' (09:48 SD), which has the cast talking up Jackie's skills and his performance.
'Adventures in Acting With The Kids of The Spy Next Door' (10:42 SD) is a sit down chat with the kids of the movie in what seems to be for a TV special or between show promotional piece.
Next there's the 'Blooper Reels' (03:08 SD), which is taken from the credits at the end of the movie.
Lastly there's a trailer reel when the discs boots up. Igor, Fly Me to the Moon and a five minute Butlins advert. Seriously. And you can't skip it—only scan it. There's also one for galaxy chocolate. Please disc makers, can we just stick to movie stuff in the trailers?
The Spy Next Door is another missed opportunity to add to Jackie Chan's US film career. It would seem that for every Rush Hour we get something weak like The Jacket. With a genuinely great Jackie Chan movie released this year being the Karate Kid remake (seriously, he's so great in that) we get ourselves Spy Next Door to take the sheen off.
Smaller kids might eat this up a little bit more than older ones, but mums and dads might struggle a bit with the one note approach to the idea of having Jackie Chan living next door. It's not a total waste of time but it got pretty close to feeling it in the middle.
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Heh, love the opening *record scratches* bit. Rob Schneider derp de derp. Derp de derpity derpee derp. Until one day aderp aderp aderp aderp. Derp de derp, ta teetley tum. From the creators of Der, and Tum Ta Tittaly Tum Ta Too, Rob Schneider is Da Derp Dee Derp Da Teetley Derpee Derpee Dumb. Rated PG-13.
The kids in this were thoroughly repugnant. If I was Bob I'd have b***h slapped them.
The kids in this were thoroughly repugnant. If I was Bob I'd have b***h slapped them.
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Movies like this are all about those record scratches.
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Today it's all about me. It's a glimpse into my past in World of Warcraft; a look at where it all began for me.
I don't really know why I decided to write about this, only that I did and now here we are. So today I'm going to talk about my early days in WoW, the characters it all started on. I was a noob once, and I'm not afraid to admit it. I'll even let you in on some of my early noobness just so you can have yourselves a good chuckle at my expense.
First Toon: Alliance
I honestly don't have the foggiest idea what my first toon was. The first one that I actually rolled to see if this game would be worth playing? I have no idea what it was. I would assume that it was a caster of some kind since that's normally what I play, but I really don't know.
The first toon I actually leveled and that I do remember though was a Night Elf Hunter. His name was Talenis if I remember correctly, and I believe it was on the Sisters of Elune server though I could definitely be wrong on that since we played on a lot of different servers when we started out.
I was playing at the time with my wife and one of her friends who got us started playing in the first place. She was mainly a Horde player on Blackwing Lair, but she wanted to play around on Alliance a bit so we tried it out instead. I don't remember a whole lot about those toons except that we got them up to level 20 and that we died at least a dozen times by drowning to death while doing some stupid quest to get something from a sunken ship. We kept getting into combat with the mobs that were down there and having to wait for the items to respawn after one of us was able to loot it and then we'd try to swim back up and die. Back then you only had 60 seconds, I believe, unless you were and Undead.
Talenis tamed a cat first because they could stealth and that was cool. I'm pretty sure I named it after one of the many endearing pet names I have for my wife, but I can't recall for sure. I don't think I ever tamed anything after that first cat though, mostly because I didn't know that I could, how to do it, or what the benefit might be of doing so. I don't even know what spec he was, honestly, or if I even spent any of his talent points…ever.
I remember doing a lot of melee combat with that hunter though, and Raptor Strike was one of my main buttons on my action bar because of that. I didn't know I was supposed to kite things (or what kiting even meant), I just figured I was supposed to switch to melee once things got close to me since I had attacks that were used for melee.
After we got to level 20 our friend talked us into starting new toons over on her main server, and that was more or less the last I ever saw of Talenis.
Second Toon: Horde
The character that I started up on the Blackwing Lair server was a Troll Shaman named Zurajin. I'm pretty sure I was Enhancement, but I had no idea how I was supposed to play it so I was basically Elemental without the talent points to back it up. My wife was playing a Holy Paladin and her friend a Prot Warrior, so I was DPS of some kind and doing my best to kill things.
I don't think any of us really had a clue what we were doing except for my wife since she's sort of a natural when it comes to healing. Our friend didn't really know how to tank and me pulling threat wasn't just a common occurrence, it was a freaking guarantee. It happened so many times that I often got a "know your role" tongue lashing from my wife for not letting the tank do her job. I didn't know what I was doing wrong though. Aren't the DPS supposed to cast Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock before the tank has any Rage? It was my job to kill things fast, wasn't it?
Eventually I learned that my role was to sit there and do nothing for a while when combat started, and then go finish them all off. That worked out pretty well, but it was incredibly boring. To ease up my boredom I'd just go ahead and heal the tank while I waited for my queue, but then I was stepping on my wife's toes and taking her job away. And just to warn you now, taking my wife's job away is a very, VERY bad idea. Don't step on my wife's toes; you'll make her angry.
Life as a clueless Enhancemental Shaman was hard.
A Leave of Absence & a Return
I believe we got our group up to level 32 or 33 on Blackwing Lair when my work schedule really started taking off and overtime set in. I didn't have much time to play at home and my long hours made my wife bored which meant that she and her friend started leveling their toons together and leaving me behind. They asked me if I would mind first, and of course I told them no since there was nothing I could do about it and I didn't want to hold them back.
I don't remember how long of a break I took, probably about a month of little to no playing at all, and then another month or two of trying to play on my own. We had left off in Arathi Highlands and me being clueless and used to having two other people there to help me with mobs, I got the crap kicked out of me repeatedly. I managed to get him up to level 35 or 37 (I forget) before I decided to just give up on him. It had been so long since I'd last really played him that I didn't know what the heck I was doing anyway.
I knew then that I was going to roll a new toon, and I decided it was time to go back to my roots of being a caster and just go with a Mage this time. I also knew that I wasn't going to be Alliance again because I liked the new server and guild better. Thinking back to my Alliance experience though, and the many deaths by drowning, it was time to embrace my personal roots as well and roll an Undead.
Psynister, the Character, is Born
My RPG gaming roots really started to develop when I was nine years old and my mom bought me the 1st edition AD&D Player's Handbook at a garage sale for 25 cents. It all began with that single purchase. It's why I like to read fantasy, it's why I'm a gamer, it's why I'm a computer programmer, and it's essentially what allowed me to meet my wife as well. That one, simple purchase at a garage sale pretty much set the path for most of my life.
My favorite character type to play in D&D is a Necromancer. There's something about being a nice guy in real life that makes me enjoy playing the nasty, mean characters in RPG's. Not necessarily evil, just being able to have a mean side. It's therapy, I guess, being able to let out some frustration on imaginary creatures.
So since Necromancers don't exist in WoW, and neither did Death Knights at the time, I rolled the closest thing I could which was an Undead Mage, Psynister.
That toon I leveled all by myself since my wife and her friend were already nearing Outlands and there was no way I was going to catch up. Playing a Mage on a PvP server taught me a lot of things: how to die, how to get ganked, how to gank other people, how to get so frustrated at sucking that you look online for tips and how-to's. And that last one is what really lead me to basically everything I do in relation to WoW today. By searching online I found out what kiting was and what AoE grinding was. I learned how to use the advantages of my class against other players in PvP, and tricks to break certain types of CC so that I could avoid getting ganked myself.
That was the real turning point in my WoW career, where I stopped being a noob and learned how to actually play. It's also what taught me how and where to do my research so that I didn't have to be a noob. The internet is your friend.
Psynister, the Blogger, is Born
My research on AoE grinding lead me to find WoWHobbs on YouTube, which is where I got my desire to level my first Prot Paladin, and leveling the Paladin is what got me started on blogging as well. That Paladin's name was Palasyn and I think he made it to his mid-40's or so before I abandoned the server and the toon forever.
Hobbs' videos though are what inspired my main on the new server, Lexington the Prot Paladin. After leveling Palasyn by being powerleveled by guild members I found out that really kind of sucked for blogging and letting people know how it was done, so Lexington is really where my blogging started to take shape and become what it is today. I sucked even more at blogging than I did at playing WoW when I first started up, but I'm glad that I can go back and read my first writing and just shake my head at just how horrible I really was.
I had no idea how to record videos or make them decent quality, so I had to go with blogging. I honestly don't remember which blogger it was that taught me how to kite and AoE on my Mage, or I'd give them credit for it. They don't blog anymore that I'm aware of, but I would give credit where it's due if I were able. But that blogger is who inspired me to go ahead and blog rather than make some failed attempt and making videos which I'm sure I would have given up on long ago.
The rest of the story I've told in bits and pieces here on the blog and on podcasts that I've been on as well. It's not really that great a story from here on out unless you're interested in finding out what Psynister Psyndrome is and where it got started, or how I went from being a hardcore Horde player to Alliance. All of those are stories for another day, I suppose, and this is supposed to be about my beginning anyway.
I don't know what in the world inspired this post, and there was more or less no structure or planning to it at all, but here you have it. That's the story of where I got started and how things happened that lead up to me being who I am today. At least so far as WoW and blogging are concerned.


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I mean...what sick bastard would allow a raped woman to give birth?
I believe a woman should have the choice to abort a baby if she feels like she would not be able to support it or it would not be safe to deliver. What do you guys think? I am very new to the topic due to my young age. -Shaffy
Or for that matter, women who unfortunately get raped.I mean...what sick bastard would allow a raped woman to give birth?
I don't have a collection of posts handy, I just know that it comes up a lot when arguing this subject, as an objection to abortion. And though I don't feel like digging through thousands of posts, I do firmly remember that you yourself brought up "potential to grow into a human being" as being the critical factor in granting moral worth to a neonate in a discussion between the two of us on the topic way back. Does my memory fool me? I've asked this twice already in this thread, in different forms...
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
But on-topic, no matter how much weight one gives to that "potential" - key or not - the same reasoning applies regarding sperm and egg vs fertilized egg. Potential exists in both cases.
And I know your reasoning is that without intervention, a fertilized egg will reach maturity. But that's simply counter-factual: Without the intervention of the mother-to-be, a fertilized egg will definitely die.
You can certainly argue that a sperm and egg cell have potential, but it simply isn't the same thing as with a fertilized egg, never mind an embryo or a baby. For example, for every sperm cell that successfully implants an egg cell, millions upon millions fail and die. Never mind the far greater number of sperm cells that don't get the chance to in the first place. The biological reality is that almost all sperm cells are simply fated to die without ever accomplishing anything meaningful.So no, the same reasoning doesn't apply, and certainly not in the way you're trying to imply. When virtually all sperm cells are inevitably fated to die, trying to use their 'potential' as justification to 'protect' them fails miserably. The same doesn't apply to egg cells, of course, but the fact of the matter is that an egg cell can't fertilize itself. It's own fate is no different than a sperm cell's, unless there are sperm cells present to change that. And even then, there's a high chance that something will go wrong.
When a woman ovulates, her uterus prepares itself for the implantation of a fertilized egg. The 'intervention' you talk about happens automatically. It's true that not all fertilized eggs successfully implant themselves, but it isn't for lack of a place to do so. So this is simply a bad argument.
Taking the 'potential' argument to extremes might work with someone who's never really thought about it.
I'll give you that much, at least. But to someone who's seriously considered it and its ramifications, it's simply not effective as an argument, because they've probably already accounted for the points you're trying to bring up, and if they haven't, they have enough of a framework to fit them into.
The potential lies not with a particular sperm or egg, but with the male and female set of reproductive material collectively. With human intervention, these cells have the potential to form a new human being. Disagree?
So because the woman's body automatically intervenes, her deciding to stop her body from doing that intervention is morally wrong. That's messed up on soooo many levels, especially if we apply it to other contexts.
The point, which you didn't address, is that the woman's body must intervene to develop the neonate throughout its gestation. Without her intervention, it certainly will not automatically reach maturity. This is actually a very solid argument against the particular point I'd raised it against, which was the idea that a fertilized egg will, without outside intervention, reach maturity. Instead, it requires outside intervention at every point.
Seems to me that the 'potential' argument is only ever put forth by someone who's never really thought about it.
Ipse dixit.
Why would I disagree? However, that doesn't mean I think it's necessary or wise to force that intervention onto anyone. Potential doesn't override actual, although you should take it into account, just the same as the future doesn't override the present even though you should take the future into account.
And when did I ever say that it was morally wrong? When you address an argument at what you assume I'm talking about, instead of taking the time to make sure of what I'm talking about, it comes across very much like a strawman, whatever you intend.
Except that this 'intervention' happens automatically as part of the process of pregnancy.
So, again, trying to argue that a neonate requires intervention in order to survive...doesn't really work that well as an argument. And, for that matter, a human being requires outside 'intervention' at every point in order to survive for more than a few days. Without water or food, which necessarily have to come from outside the body, death is certain within a few days. But if that food and water are available, they can survive a very long time. Naturally, it isn't quite the same thing, but it's reasonably close.
This is the reason I refrained from answering earlier - because the way you're arguing is more than a little insulting. You seem to have the idea in your head that anyone who uses this argument, which you disagree with, cannot have thought it through. Except I have spent a lot of time thinking about it, so I take exception to the insinuation that I haven't done that. Especially when that insinuation is based on assumptions in the first place.
Quote from: jaimehlers on November 14, 2013, 03:30:17 PMI'll give you that much, at least. But to someone who's seriously considered it and its ramifications, it's simply not effective as an argument, because they've probably already accounted for the points you're trying to bring up, and if they haven't, they have enough of a framework to fit them into.Quote from: AzdgariIpse dixit.Incorrect. This time, read what I wrote instead of digging yourself in deeper with flawed assumptions. 1. Which would make it not automatic. 2. As do our bodies. 3. Just as ours should, with us.
Quote from: Shaffy on November 13, 2013, 09:08:52 PMI believe a woman should have the choice to abort a baby if she feels like she would not be able to support it or it would not be safe to deliver. What do you guys think? I am very new to the topic due to my young age. -Shaffy I haven't seen how old you are. You'll want to be cautious of word choice in the future. A woman who aborts isn't aborting a baby. A baby is a stage of life after birth; prior to that it's a fetus, embryo, or zygote depending on developmental stage. Most abortions are done quite early on, usually at the zygote stage. Why do you think abortion should be restricted to just those who feel they can't support the child? As Jag stated earlier in the thread, and I'm paraphrasing here, abortion isn't an alternative to parenting; it's an alternative to pregnancy.I urge you to give that some serious thought. Do some research on just what happens to a woman's body during pregnancy and childbirth. Imagine if it were your body those things would happen to. You who would feel the fatigue, gain the weight, go through the morning sickness, decreased bladder capacity, stretching, swelling, and the constipation. All topped off with hours of painful labor, which might involve the cutting of your genitals lest they tear.[1] You could still die too. It's not as common as it used to be, but women still do die while giving birth, and it's not something you can test for. Add to all this that it costs money. Even if you're insured you pay a copay for each doctor visit, you pay part of the cost of the birth itself. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/health/american-way-of-birth-costliest-in-the-world.html?pagewanted=all. But wait, there's more! How many people over the months of doctor visits and the delivery will need to poke, prod, and look at your genitals? It's unpleasant enough for those who want to do it in order to have a baby, how horrible for someone who doesn't want it at all!Can you think of any situation where your body, and potentially your life, can legally be used against your will solely for the benefit of another person? One unit of blood taken from your body by the Red Cross can be used to save the lives of three people. Three people who are as alive as you, who have families, hopes, dreams, fears, and responsibilities. Yet what is giving blood in comparison to even a healthy pregnancy? It takes one hour of your day, the needle pinches a bit, you sit still for a while, eat a snack, then go on with your life, plus it costs no more than your time and the gas it takes to get there.[2] Even though it's proven to save lives, you'll never be forced to do it, because only you have the right to your body or any part of it. A zygote may be alive, but it has as many hopes, dreams, fears, and memories as your blood cells. It's not a person, yet people advocate forcing women to go through much, much more than a simple blood draw to save its life.Put yourself in my situation. I'm 32, financially stable and in a healthy, happy relationship. Using your stipulations above I should not be allowed an abortion should my birth control fail and I find myself pregnant. I've known since I was younger than you probably are now that I do not want a child. I also believe that with 7 BILLION people on this planet that it is unethical to bring even a single unwanted child into being. So, should I be forced to carry a pregnancy when I find the physical aspects of it abhorrent and the end result (an unwanted child) is something I'm ethically opposed to doing? Imagine the social backlash I would face for putting up for adoption this child I'm perfectly capable of caring for. What if my husband wants to keep it and I don't? He doesn't want kids either, and would never try to force me to carry a pregnancy, but I doubt he'd be cool with adopting out his child once it's born. If my husband agrees with me to adopt it out, he'll then face social backlash too. What if one of our parents or siblings wants to adopt the child? Do we say no, let it go to strangers, and endure their disappointment or anger? Do we let them, then face the child as it grows up and finds out the truth of its birth? I could also die giving birth, then my husband would be stuck with a kid we never wanted whose birth cost him his wife.There are many, many reasons why a woman might not want to continue a pregnancy. Even something as seemingly simple as not wanting a child is really not simple at all. 1. This is all common in even healthy pregnancies, not all go quite so well either. 2. After donating blood you're not made responsible for the well being of these people for the next 18 years either.
^^^It's okay to ask questions, it's a very good way to learn. But yes, this particular topic can be volatile.
Im sorry i did not mean to offend you.
Allow?? I hope you just used the incorrect word here, because it sounds and awful lot like you're advocating forcing a woman to get an abortion if she's raped. If a raped woman wants to keep the child it's her business.
What sick bastard would force a raped woman to give birth.
You don't live in a Republican state, do you?-Nam
Quote from: Shaffy on November 14, 2013, 05:31:49 PMIm sorry i did not mean to offend you.Offend me?Nah, you didn't do that, it takes a lot to do that.Quote from: Wasserbuffel on November 14, 2013, 09:08:20 AMAllow?? I hope you just used the incorrect word here, because it sounds and awful lot like you're advocating forcing a woman to get an abortion if she's raped. If a raped woman wants to keep the child it's her business.I agree that i did not word that correctly...I meant.QuoteWhat sick bastard would force a raped woman to give birth.Quote from: Nam on November 14, 2013, 01:37:41 PMYou don't live in a Republican state, do you?-NamI live in Australia, we allow abortion here.
: |Did you just quote my entire message? 9_6*Protip, modify messages to save space*
PS, not to be a bother, but what do you think of this? http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,25627.0.html
There are more polite ways to advise a new poster how to make tidier posts. Especially since you know this guy is a middle schooler, what's that 12-13 year old? It's pretty obvious he doesn't have much, if any, experience on a message board.Protip: Don't be a jerk.Thank you Wasserbuffel. This is my first time using a forum\message board site. I am also 13 but that is still not an excuse for me making my posts *tidier*. I will try to work on that. Did I make it more tidy in this post?-Shaffy
Protip: Don't be a jerk.
What does this have to do with the thread we're in? If you want him to take part in that thread PM him.
Protip: Don't clutter up the rest of the board with advertisements to join your pet[1] thread. 1. Pet as in you're devoting special attention to it, not that I'm equating tulpas with pets.
Being 13 and having just a few days' experience on a message board is about the best excuse there is for not having a great handle on the quoting function. Let's move over to the Testing Area (http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,25849.new.html#new) to explore quoting further so we don't disrupt the abortion thread.
So no, the same reasoning doesn't apply, and certainly not in the way you're trying to imply.
When virtually all sperm cells are inevitably fated to die, trying to use their 'potential' as justification to 'protect' them fails miserably. The same doesn't apply to egg cells, of course,
Taking the 'potential' argument to extremes might work with someone who's never really thought about it. I'll give you that much, at least. But to someone who's seriously considered it and its ramifications, it's simply not effective as an argument, because they've probably already accounted for the points you're trying to bring up, and if they haven't, they have enough of a framework to fit them into.
I know you're pro-choice, Jaime. Legality is not at issue here. My point is that potential exists all the way along, and conception is an arbitrary point to pick for when potential "begins".
If it's not morally relevant, then don't bring it up in a moral discussion.
Not as part of the process of an aborted pregnancy. Thanks to modern medicine, it's only "automatic" if the woman decides for it to be automatic[1], or if access to that aspect of modern medicine is witheld. 1. Which would make it not automatic.
A woman's body does do things she doesn't decide for it to do[2], and that's something she should rationally take into account in her decision-making processes[3]. But should these automatic things her body does really be given any moral weight? I don't think that they should. 2. As do our bodies. 3. Just as ours should, with us.
We were discussing potential though, Jaime - the intervention we're talking about is that required to become a human being, not in order to survive at all. You and I need absolutely no outside intervention in order to become human beings. We already are that. Sustinence is something for which we do need the outside world, but we weren't talking about sustinence.
I wondered about whether I should have posted that bit. Maybe I shouldn't have. But if you're going to insinuate that I'm deliberately using an argument with flaws to convince people who havn't thought about it, then that's more than a little insulting as well.
Obviously you have put thought into this topic.
I said "ipse dixit" because there was nothing in that paragraph other than your own proclamations.
It does apply, on both counts. You are simply drawing an arbitrary line and saying "here is where potential counts." If there is a logic or rationale behind it, you've not laid it out or elaborated.
... To put it very simply, I said nothing at all about the morality of a woman deciding to have an abortion. You are the one who assumed I must be talking about that, and brought it up as if I'd said it was morally wrong for her to do that, when all I actually said was that a woman's body automatically intervenes to keep an implanted neonate alive. ...
If you do not in fact believe abortion to be a moral negative then I have been tilting at windmills, and have no argument with you.


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What is Education Certification?
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ATTENTION MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS and AFFILIATED INSURANCE PRODUCER-MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS:
Certification of pre-licensing education can help you avoid having to take more pre-licensing classes and save you time & money!
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation (Agency) is continuing to work with the National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) and the mortgage industry to facilitate the ongoing licensing transition. As part of the transition to NMLS, ALL Mortgage Loan Originators (MLOs) and Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originator (AIP-MLOs or MLOs) must complete pre-licensing education (PE) requirements of the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act), regardless of when they were licensed. Specifically, all MLOs must complete 20 hours of NMLS approved PE.
This Agency is aware that many Maryland MLOs have previously completed Maryland-approved education prior to this transition. Therefore, this Agency is participating in a certification process developed in conjunction with NMLS to enable MLOs to satisfy PE requirements for the SAFE Act. The certification process will allow MLOs to use previously completed Maryland approved PE and/or continuing education (CE) to satisfy the SAFE Act requirement.
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"Certification" is a two-part process by which state agencies certify that licensed MLOs have successfully completed state education requirements in satisfaction of the SAFE Act PE requirements AND the licensee must pay a $15 processing fee to NMLS to complete the process.
This Agency encourages MLOs who have previously completed Maryland-approved education to participate in the certification process. This process will facilitate the transition to NMLS and is designed to recognize the prior education completed, rather than force MLOs to start the education process again. If you DO NOT participate, the Maryland-approved education courses that you previously took will NOT be certified, your NMLS record will NOT be updated and you will not have satisfied the pre-licensing education requirement (which will create a potential enforcement action and will result in you NOT being able to renew at 12/31/10 without re-taking the required education).
*Please note, certain states may be certifying state testing requirements as well, but Maryland is NOT certifying testing, because Maryland did not require testing prior to the SAFE Act. All Maryland MLOs must pass the national and Maryland components of the NMLS-approved SAFE mortgage loan originator test.
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Once PE has been certified, the licensee's record will be updated and the MLO will not need to complete PE again, even when applying for subsequent mortgage loan originator licenses.
Another added benefit is the MLO who completes the certification of Maryland PE will not be required to complete CE during 2010 in preparation for the 2011 Maryland license. However, the licensee will have to complete CE during 2011 in preparation for the 2012 license.
*Please be advised, if you are licensed in multiple States and will be certifying PE in other States, the State's 20 hour education that is first certified, will count as SAFE compliant education for all other States.
**Also note, although Maryland does not require CE for the renewal of your license for 2011, if you are licensed in multiple States, other States may require completion of CE in 2010 before you may be issued a license for 2011.
Who is Eligible for PE Certification?
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MLO licensees and new applicants who, within the five (5) years prior to the filing (submission to the Agency through NMLS) of the MU4, have not completed, or do not have proof of completion of, at least 20 hours of agency approved PE or CE, are not eligible for certification and must complete NMLS approved PE.
The deadline for completion of NMLS approved education (non-certified PE) is:
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Upon your successful payment of the processing fee, your record in NMLS will be updated to reflect that you have satisfied the PE requirements.
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July 1, 2010 The Agency will begin submitting PE certification files to NMLS. After a file is submitted, applicants are notified via email by NMLS to log into NMLS and pay the certification processing fee.
After receipt of licensees/applicants who are eligible to participate in the PE certification process from the Agency, NMLS will notify licensees/applicants who are eligible to have PE certified for Maryland.
July 31, 2010 Maryland licensees with "Approved-Deficient" status must complete PE certification process (or complete 20 hours of NMLS approved pre-licensing education), pass the National and State test components, complete the Federal criminal background check (via NMLS) and complete the State criminal background check (outside NMLS).
September 1, 2010 MU4 filing deadline for all licensees who want to participate in the certification process.
September 5, 2010 The Agency will submit last PE certification file to NMLS. After the file is submitted, applicants are notified via email by NMLS to log into NMLS and pay the certification processing fee.
September 30, 2010 Maryland licensees with "Approved-Conditional" status and all applicants participating in the PE certification process complete certification process. If certification is not completed by deadline, licensee must complete NMLS approved PE before submitting renewal application for 2011 license.
What if I DO NOT pay the certification Fee due by September 30, 2010?
If you do not pay the certification processing fees on or before September 30, 2010, your Maryland PE education courses will NOT be certified and your NMLS record will NOT be updated.
This puts you at risk for a potential enforcement action and this Agency will NOT allow you to renew in 2010 for the 2011 license until you have completed 20 hours of NMLS approved PE.
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You can get more detailed instructions including FAQs at the Maryland Office of The Commissioner of Financial Regulation's website.
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When trying to import a license file issued from the Dell License web portal into Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) 1.0 the following error occurs:
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· Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) 2.x for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
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Local faith-based and civil rights leaders had mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday allowing city councils to open their meetings with prayer even when they are denominational in nature.
The 5-4 decision by the highest court of the land allows certain government bodies to open their meetings with explicitly Christian or denominational prayer as long as they are not disparaging of minority faiths and non-believers, do not evangelize or preach conversion and serve to solemnize the meeting.
While some organizations called the decision disappointing and an infringement of minority rights, others said they found it liberating and a safeguard for religious freedoms.
"I thought we had protections against mixing Church and State, but clearly the Supreme Court doesn't think so," Jay Sanderson, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, said. "I would not like to impose my religious faith on others in this kind of setting … This isn't a person's house. It's city offices owned by the people … It's a strong and dangerous statement."
But Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said his organization welcomes the decision partly since prayer before a meeting is a reflection of the spiritual nature of America.
"We have to remember we live in a pluralistic society, and everyone should have the same access, the same freedom to worship that I do," Ayloush said. "The minute I restrict a Christian person's right to pray to Jesus Christ, that's the minute I legitimize any person's call to restrict the right of Muslims to pray in their own way at a public place."
But Ayloush also cautioned city councils and other public boards to be careful not to engage in "exclusive invitations" to one religious group, noting he's seen that happen in certain areas in which minority groups such as Catholics, Jews and Buddhists are excluded from annual prayer breakfasts.
"That's when a government agency is playing favoritism," Ayloush said.
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer called Monday's decision "profoundly insensitive to members of religious minorities," especially when a city's citizens are interacting with government.
"It's important for all Americans, regardless of their faith, to feel that they are receiving equal treatment and equal respect," Feuer said.
Pastor Glenn Kirby of West Valley Christian Church in West Hills greeted the Supreme Court's decision with a "Hallelujah!" for similar reasons as Ayloush did.
"How you pray is a part of our freedom also," he said. "Don't try to ask someone to be different than they are. Let them be themselves as they pray."
But Peter Eliasberg, legal director of the ACLU of Southern California, called the Supreme Court's move "a terrible decision."
It's offensive, he said, to the concept of religious pluralism in this country and the idea that the government should not take sides on religious issues.
"We have a Supreme Court saying it's fine because the majority of a community is Christian," Eliasberg said, referring to Monday's decision in which the town of Greece in upstate New York prevailed in its challenge. "I think it's a really unfortunate idea."
Attorney Roger Jon Diamond, who has represented clients in suing the cities of Burbank and Lancaster over this very issue, was disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision but believes there may be potential remedies in California. The state Superior Court and the state Court of Appeals ruled in 2002 that the city of Burbank violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by allowing prayer to Jesus. But in California, cities can also be sued in state court on the basis of the California Constitution.
"A lot of people don't realize that we have a state constitution that gives us the same rights as the federal constitution," Diamond said. "They can be interpreted more broadly by the state Supreme Court than the parallel provision of the federal Constitution."
The Supreme Court's decision seems to indicate that this country is more religious than any other industrial country, said Tom Hogen-Esch, a political-science professor at Cal State Northridge, adding that the U.S. claims to have a formal separation of Church and State, but in practice religion plays a central role in political life.
"The rules of separation of Church and State have been in place for decades, (but) they are not fixed forever — they can change," he said. "We may go back to a time when there are moments of prayer in schools. You can see this case setting a precedent for other levels of government using prayer in their proceedings."
Staff Writer Dakota Smith contributed to this report.


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Wah Wah Pedals: 10 of the Best
The Wah-Wah pedal has a very specific and technical circuitry and housing structure. Therefore, all other previous effects circuits and devices, prior to 1966, that share similarities with the wah-wah pedal are not actually affecting the signal in the same manner and cannot be considered early versions of the wah-wah pedal. However, custom experiments from time to time made sounds that approached the formal product, including Chet Atkins' 1961 recording of "Boo Boo Stick Beat".
The first pedal ever created was by Warwick Electronics Inc. / Thomas Organ Company in November 1966; this pedal is the original prototype wah-wah pedal made from a transistorized MRB potentiometer bread-boarded circuit and the housing of a Vox Continental Organ volume pedal.
The creation of the Wah-Wah pedal was actually an accident which stemmed from the re-design of the Vox Super Beatle guitar amplifier in 1966. Warwick Electronics Inc. / Thomas Organ Company had bought the Vox name due to the brand name's popularity and association with the Beatles. Warwick Electronics Inc. also owned Thomas Organ Company and had assigned Thomas Organ Company to create a new product line called the all-electric Vox Amplifonic Orchestra, the project was headed by musician and band-leader Bill Page. While creating the Vox Amplifonic Orchestra, the Thomas Organ Company needed to re-design the Vox amplifier into a transistorized solid state amplifier, rather than tube, which would be less expensive to manufacture. During the re-design of the USA Vox amplifier, Stan Cuttler, head engineer of Thomas Organ Company, assigned Brad J. Plunkett, a junior electronics engineer, to replace the expensive Jennings 3-position MRB (mid-range boost) circuit switch with a transistorized solid state MRB circuit.
Brad Plunkett had lifted and bread-boarded a transistorized tone-circuit from the Thomas Organ (an electric solid state transistorized organ) to duplicate the Jenning 3-position circuit. After adjusting and testing the amplifier with an electronic oscillator and oscilloscope, Plunkett connected the output to the speaker and tested the circuit audibly. At that point, several engineers and technical consultants, including Bill Page and Del Casher, noticed the sound effect caused by the circuit. Bill Page insisted on testing this bread-boarded circuit while he played his saxophone through an amplifier. John Glennon, an assistant junior electronics engineer with the Thomas Organ Company, was summoned to bring a volume control pedal which was used in the Vox Continental Organ so that the 'transistorized MRB potentiometer bread-boarded circuit' could be installed in the pedal's housing. After the installation, Bill Page began playing his saxophone through the pedal and had asked Joe Banaron, CEO of Warwick Electronics Inc. / Thomas Organ Company to listen to the effect. At this point the first electric guitar was plugged into the prototype wah-wah pedal by guitarist Del Casher who suggested to Joe Banaron that this was a guitar effects pedal rather than a wind instrument effects pedal. Joe Banaron, being a fan of the big band style of music, was interested in marketing the wah-wah pedal for wind-instruments as suggested by Bill Page rather than the electric guitar suggested by Del Casher. After a remark by Del Casher to Joe Banaron regarding the Harmon mute style of trumpet playing in the famous recording of "Sugar Blues" from the 1930s, Joe Banaron decided to market the wah-wah pedal using Clyde McCoy's name for endorsement.
Early versions of the Clyde McCoy featured an image of McCoy on the bottom panel, which soon gave way to only his signature before the name of the pedal was changed to Cry Baby. Thomas Organ's failure to trademark the Cry Baby name soon led to the market being flooded with Cry Baby imitations from various parts of the world, including Italy, where the McCoys were originally made.
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Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My 14-year-old Walker Hound has a leg tumor that was diagnosed as an undifferentiated sarcoma in June. It had already metastasized to his lungs. He's been undergoing chemo for it since then. I noticed in your FAQ that chemo isn't recommended for metastatic cancers which have spread to the lungs. What is the likelihood that continuing the chemo is a factor in retarding the lung tumor growth or limiting it's spread to other organs? Can you clarify this?
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There are some situations in which we do recommend chemotherapy for metastasis to the lungs and elsewhere, and also for the primary tumor. Unfortunately, as you know, when used for large primary tumors and metastasis of soft tissue sarcomas, chemotherapy is strictly palliative, and the effect usually lasts only a few months. From your description, your dog has received a thorough evaluation and rational use of chemotherapeutics to control his cancer. Palliative radiation of the leg mass is a very reasonable treatment as well.
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