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With a one-game lead in a division that has underperformed from top to bottom, the Giants could likely secure a playoff berth with a 10-6 record.
But Giants safety Antrel Rolle's looking at the toughest part of the schedule, and suggesting that winning out might be necessary.
"I want to win six out of six," Rolle said during his weekly appearance on WFAN (via the New York Daily News). "That's the way I look at it, that's the way I play the game, that's my attitude about it. Four out of six — it may get us in, it may not get us in. it all depends.
"I don't want to bank ourselves on a 10-6 season. So [I'm] definitely going to go for a 12-4 season."
It doesn't help his cause that they're likely entering the toughest part of their schedule, starting with Sunday night's game with the Packers. They also have a pair of division games left, along with Atlanta, New Orleans and Baltimore.
"We have control of our own destiny at this point," Rolle said. "We've got to take care of each and every week as if it's our last week, as if it's our first week, as if it's a do-or-die week, because that's exactly what it is. It's do or die; there's no room for error at this point."
Given the schedule they have in front of them, 4-2 would be impressive in its own right, despite Rolle's lofty goals.


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common ground---pro-choice vs pro-life
Both sides can agree on the need to reduce abortions
Lets start there!
pro-choice vs pro-life
The problem is the leadership of each side will only accept their interpretation of what should be. It is time for those of us not involved to say "enough is enough."
Both sides agree that the real number of abortions needs to be reduced. Why can't the pro-lifers be willing to accept that step in their direction. And, why can't the pro-lifers accept that addressing the reasons people seek abortions once pregnant in a rational non-emotional way can be effective. The horror stories and pictures just turn-off everyone, even supporters. Stop the use of force and let them know us by our example, not our shouts and beatings. Christ converted by example, not by force.
And, why can't the pro-choice people accept that not every step to reduce abortions is not a removal of individual freedoms. Freedom is best exercised when knowing the facts and basing a decision on the facts. Presenting scary pictures does not help. But is is also reasonable to invite a prespective mother (and father) to see the sonogram picture of their potential child. And, then to discuss rationally real options.
More later.................
Those images are quite effective, I don't know what you're talking about.
The truth of the matter
Abortion is murder, I think we both can agree on that.
Pro-life is opposite to
Pro-life is opposite to Pro-choice.Abortion is murder. If one compromises by saying that both sides can agree to cut down on the number of abortions, then murder is acceptable in some cases! So when is it OK to murder someone?
"Common ground" for pro-life and pro-abortion
The Obama administration says it wants to join in
efforts to improve conditions that tend to encourage abortion as an apparent "solution."
This includes providing more medical care and child care and parenting skills as well as encouraging adoptions and foster care. While we resolutely oppose abortion, we should at the same time co-operate in any positive plans to support and facilitate positive social solutions. Even if we fail to eliminate abortion, reduction of the number of abortions would certainly be important.
Why can't the prolife people educate the public why abortion is wrong, and reduce and stop abortion in that manner instead of all the effort put forth to change the law of the land? If they are correct, as I believe they are, people will come to see abortion as wrong by their good arguments.
"If they are correct, as I believe they are, people will come to see abortion as wrong by their good arguments."
We've been trying this ever since abortion was legalized, it hasn't worked. We need the law to end what the law has exacerbated.
Clarity about abortion education
Why can't you stop all theft, drug use and murder by educating the public with good arguments?
Why is it that liberals want to control just about every aspect of our lives with laws with the exception of unlimited sexual licentiousness and abortion?
abortion pros and cons
As long as we live there will be no resolution of this sad abuse of medical skills and knowledge. There are so many diversified reasons for the lack of unity regarding the murder of the uborn. Simply look at the facts that drive the issue pro and/or con: political, economic, personal, anti-abortion media and media control, personal choice, unchurched people, and those people merely without moral fortitude or understanding. This is the short list. There aren't enough pro life people willing to make the RIGHT choices to change the "flavor" or our current moral demise. May God bless us all.

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WISCONSIN. Fall 1837. Relationship between Indians and Half-Breeds
The etymology of the names of rivers, prairies, rocks, and other places in this country, derives, as one may have noticed, very often from some circomstance or souvenir connected with them, which passes from mouth to mouth and from generation to generation, and thus acquires a geographical authority. The funniest derivation I have heard of is that of the name of a prairie which the hunters along the Mississippi call the Ferribault (sic) Woman's Prairie. Here in a few words is the etymology:-Mr. Ferribault's wife was a half-breed who affected the costume and the customs of white people and made fun of Indians. Some young Indians in the neighborhood, vexed at her jokes, swore to be revenged, and one fine day they got hold of Mrs. Ferribault and, as the Indians say, passed her around on the prairie; and the chronicle has it that 25 young Indians inflicted upon her the most terrible punishment (from the moral point of view) that can be inflicted on a woman. Fortunately Mrs. Ferribault put up with all these outrages for the love of God and felt only the better afterwards.
PRAIRIE EXPEDITION DEPARTING FROM ST. LOUIS. Fall 1837. General remarks about the Indians; Education, Appearance; Marriage. Largely based on AreseŐs experiences with the Sioux and the Menominee.
The training of children among the savages lasts a very short while. As soon as they are able to look after their own needs, or at least to stand on their legs, they have entire freedom and live with their parents as with strangers, receiving from the father nothing except lessons in courage, slyness, and revenge-practical lessons, of course, not merely theoretic.
The Indians may marry as many wives as they are able to feed. Usually they buy them from their parents. The wife has an entirely passive role, she is almost the slave of her husband. It is she who cooks the meals, takes care of the babies, the tents, the horses, and in a word, the whole establishment. When her husband is away at war or hunting, it is she who tans the skins and the furs and tailors the clothes. On the trail it is the wife that carries the babies, and the baggage, and attends to all the work connected with camping. The husbands are jealous or pretend to be jealous and cut off the noses and the ears, sometimes even kill wives that have failed to be faithful. The wives' behavior is in general pretty regular, whereas that of girls is not in the least so. A girl gives or sells herself to anybody she chooses, and does it almost coram populo, without her reputation's suffering the slightest bit. When a stranger arrives in a tribe and is well received, it never fails that he is given a woman for the time he is to be there. In any case, supposing he wants one, he need not lack. "Running the match" is a phrase in use among the Canadian hunters: it is one of the better methods for getting girls, and the pursuit goes like this:
You enter a tent when the fire there is out. You have been careful to have a torch in your hand, or it would be better to say, a lighted piece of wood. You go along past the different girls in bed, and the one who puts it out, receives you in her arms. That is how it is sometimes done; but ordinarily you just go into a tent where you know there is a pretty girl, you stir up the fire so as to be able to pick her out among the other people, you bring her a present of a mirror, some glassware, a knife, or any other little thing, and your happiness is assured.
In general the savages do not know the charm of mystery and consider the actual formula with which one gives proof of lively emotion as an animal function and nothing more.
As I have said above, when I was travelling with an Indian family [of Menominee Indians], the husband would prove to his wife, before me, the lively interest she aroused in him; and that in a little tent twelve feet square, while I was tranquilly smoking my pipe, and no more embarrassed than if it had been the cat.
The women wear their hair smooth, parted on the forehead and falling over the shoulders. They wear a little skirt of blanket or leather, which they attach above the hips with a strap. Their corsage is formed by the same piece as the skirt and held up by a pair of small suspenders passing over the shoulders. Others wear a skirt separate from the waist, and in that case the skirt is held in the same way by a belt which is covered by the skirt falling back over it: as to the waist it is a sort of sleeveless waistcoat. The skirts come halfway to the knee. For stockings they wear a mitosse or embroidered leggings which come to the knee: for shoes, moccasins. On their backs they wear either a blanket or a skin, which covers them from head to foot. When they can have their clothes of blanket, red is the favorite color. On the trail they carry a baby, sometimes even two, inside the blanket on their back, and supported by the top of the head.
The women's costume is perhaps more picturesque than the men's.


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We now have dividend futures data through the fourth quarter of 2013. Our chart below shows how the expected future for dividends looks:
Given all the dividend-related activity following the 6 November 2012 election in the United States, where companies have acted to pull dividends from 2013 into 2012 instead to beat a now guaranteed dividend tax increase, we anticipate that there may be quite a bit of error in the actual dividends that will be paid in 2012-Q4 and for 2013-Q1. We believe the value that will actually be recorded for 2012-Q4 will be about $0.42 per share higher than what we've shown on the chart above based on how much money appears to have been transferred from 2013-Q1.
Looking at the history of the expected future for that quarter, 2013-Q1's expected cash dividend of $7.88 per share is down considerably from the high value of $8.30 per share that was expected to be paid in that quarter back on 17 October 2012. Almost all of the decline in the level of expected dividends for 2013-Q1 has taken place since 15 November 2012.
Looking forward now in time, the expected level of cash dividends for the S&P 500 looks as if the first three quarters for the U.S. economy in 2013 will be lackluster. The fourth quarter looks as if it will be better by comparison, but even here we've already seen some erosion in investor expectations for that future quarter.
Here, the expected dividends for that quarter first debuted on 13 December 2012 at $8.90 per share. That has fallen to $8.84 through the futures for 19 December 2012.
We hope you've enjoyed 2012. As we've long forecast, 2013 will be a very different story....
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - level 4B Term 5 2010 Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in level 4B Term 5 2010 Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Sports View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message 4B TeacherJoined: 26 Nov 2009Posts: 12Location: Australia Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: level 4B Term 5 2010 Hello everyone and welcome to level 4. Please use the 'reply' button to keep in this forum. This term we have learned about our favourite sports. Please write about your favourite sports, and contribute to our class discussion. I will begin. My favourite sports are swimming and cricket. I have been swimming all my life. My earliest memories of swimming involve Mum teaching me to swim at the beach. In primary and high school we swam in a swimming squad after school three times a week. We were very tired !! Nowadays I swim a few times a week, and I try to do one kilometre. I also learned to play cricket in high school. I loved it, but I was not very good at it. I played in the girls' cricket team and we had training after school twice a week, and played against other schools on Saturdays during the summer months. Nowadays I have no interest in actually playing it, but I love watching it on television with a nice cool glass of lemonade. Back to top tora1Joined: 21 Jun 2010Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: my favorite sports is... my favorite sports is foot ball called soccer in Au but most countries call that game as a foot ball i always try to watch foot ball game in europe and even now is world cup so i always watch the match on tele untill 5 am so it can cause some problem because every day i have my class in CELT except weekend but i think it`s ok because world cup is more important thing than attending the class if i miss the match i have to wait 4 years so i am supposed to watch all match in world cup^^ Back to top iioosJoined: 21 Jun 2010Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject: My favorite sports My favorite sports are soccer and billiards. When I was chid, I was interested in soccer because I had a lot of time for playing soccer with my friends. so I have played soccer at my university football team since 2005. Moreover I also learned to play billiards in the high school at first time. In our country, we have a lot of billiards halls so when we drunk alcohol, we usually went to there. It is our typical hobby for men. It is helping for making relationship because we have a lot of time for conversation while doing it, Back to top Noel LiJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1Location: Perth Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: Noel's favourite soprts Hello, everybody in 4B, My favourite sports are running and playing basketball. When I was in secondary school, I played basketball with my classmates three times every week. Sometimes we were playing after school and weekend. I enjoyed it because I like team spirit and it let me feel exciting. Nowadays, I haven't time to play it due to I am very busy in my work. However, I always have gathering with my teammates. Actually, I like doing soprt. Instead to the basketball, I enjoy running now. I keep running twice or three times a week. Running can keep me more health and fit, in addition, it could make me sweating which is my lovely feeling. After running, I must have a bathing that give me more relax. _________________Noel Li Yee Wai Back to top Ayumi TonanJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1Location: 18 Tuscan Street Rossmoyne 6148 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: My favorite sports Hello everyone! I want to introduce about my favorite sports. My favorite sports are lacrosse and basketball.First I want to write about lacrosse. When I was in Japan, I was playing lacrosse. I had a practice 4 times a week. Sometimes we had games on Sunday. It was a very hard. Because we had to run for 25 minuets in the field which looks like a soccer field. I started to play lacrosse only 2 years ago. However I am addicted to play lacrosse. When I came back to Japan, I'm going to play lacrosse. If I have an opportunity, I want to play in Australia too. Secondly I want to write about basketball. When I was 12 years old, I started to play it until 16 years old. Our coach was so strict. Thus the practice was very hard. I had a practice 4 times a week. Nowadays I started to play basketball again. It is a very fun! Ayumi Tonan Back to top Seulyi LeeJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1Location: Perth Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: My favorite sport ( Seulyi Lee ) Hello. This is Seulyi Lee. I like a sport. I was usually riding a bicycle when I live in Korea. Because I like speed ,wind and it's good for diet. But I don't have a bicycle now. So I'm getting fet.If you would you like riding a bicycle, you'll need bicycle and a bottle of water as well as gloves and a mask in winter. You should not lisening to music when you riding a bicycle.It will be have a accident. I recommed that riding a bicycle in the park. It could be safe than another place and you'll feel relax. when I riding a bicycle in the park I was usually saw horses.One horse colour seems to black.Another one colour was white.In addition Their footstep sound was great!!! I would like try horse riding!! Anyway, I'll try playing squash next month. It will be exiting!! Back to top almadiyJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: Hi Becey, Thank you to send me message. My favourite sports are football and basktball. I have been play football all my life. My earliest memories of playing football involve Dad teaching me to play football at the gym. In high school we play football in a plying football after school four times a week on Friday twice and Sunday twice. We were very tired !! Nowadays I play football a few times a week. I also learned to play basktball in high school. I loved it, but I was not very good at it. I played in the boy's' basktball team and we had training after school once a week, and played against other schools on Monday during the summer months. Nowadays I have no interest in actually playing it because I studying full time every week , but I love watching it on television. Back to top Susumu OkaJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: My favourite sports (Sam) My favourit sports are play golf and walking. I have played golf for about 30 years. However I don't play golf very well, my average is about over one hundred. I play golf about once a month. I'd like to more play golf but playfee is expencive in Japan. I have played golf in Perth,so playfee is cheaper than in Japan. For exsample, golf playfee of weekend is 150A$ in Japan, 50A$ in Perth. I wanted to more play golf in Perth but There isn't a person who plays golf at this school student. I also like walking and jokking.When I was young, I have run full marathon sometimes. Back to top ArisaJoined: 21 Jun 2010Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:27 pm Post subject: My favourite sports My favourite sports are tennis and snowboarding. When I was a junior high school student, I belonged to a tennis club. My coach was good at tennis player. I was afraid of him at that time. He was a strict person when he taught us it. However, I liked his teaching style. I can't play tennis well these days, but I like it. I also like playing snowboarding very much. I have played it since fourteen years old. My parents taught me from the first. In every winter, we went to a ski resort and we spent a lot of time to practice it. I was really tired, but I was absorbed in playing it. Nowadays, I go to a ski resort with my friend and we usually advise to each other. It is really fun for me!! Back to top Anabela TilmanJoined: 24 Jun 2010Posts: 1Location: Perth-WA Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:48 pm Post subject: Hi Hi Dave, Nice to heared from you. Well, my favorite sports are play basketball and swimming. I've been playing basketball since I was 9 year old until now. Naturally, when I was child my parents and I lived in the area which is close to the basketball court, I used to saw people playing basketball and they have an competations there, and after that I feels this is such as a beautiful sport. When I was high school my team and I ever joined some basketball competations. I played as a cantral player. It's really was a pleasant experiences for me. Swimming also is my favorite sport just the same as you. but I'm not really good on swimming as you I think!! Now I playing basketball and swimming for my exercise on three times a week. 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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for Mike Dildine in logo design - custom.
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We are a revolutionary new company that has developed the technology over a decade to take completely dead batteries and have them working as good as new in just a few short days. The Battery Exchange will market these batteries with a lifetime warranty, the only company in the country that we are aware of that will offer this type of a warranty. Free battery replacements for life!
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President Barack Obama made his debut at Friday night's Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner in more ways than one.
Flying around in a Superman-like suit to a heavy metal interpretation of the historic song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Obama "gave good speeches," stopped the pirates in their tracks and kung fu chopped the Taliban. Not actually in person, but in He's Barack Obama, another soon-to-be viral video from the infamous online political satirists at JibJab that made its debut at the dinner as well.
The President had a couple of live zingers for the crowd too. Talking about the goverment's rescue of auto companies, Obama said he planned to jump-start the industry by taking a cue from his close friend, Oprah. "If each of you will look under your seat you will find that you get a car company," he said, adding, "And Fox, you get AIG!"
Comparing the 65th annual black-tie dinner at the Washington Convention Center to the star-studded White House Correspondents Dinner, Obama said last night's event was better. "Why hang out with celebrities when I can spend time with people who make me one?" he asked.
Referring to an interview for CNBC at the White House on Tuesday, when a fly intruded on Obama's conversation with correspondent John Harwood and the President smacked the insect dead in one try, Obama said he knows a little something about catching flies — knowledge he says he's using to help win over groups in solving the nation's health care crisis.
"I'm pleased that in our quest to reform the health care system, I have gained the support of the American Medical Association," Obama said. "It proves true the old expression that it's easier to catch flies with honey. And if honey doesn't work, feel free to use an open palm and a swift, downward wrist motion."
Obama told the crowd he's been working to get the financial institutions and auto companies back up and running smoothly. "But you probably wouldn't understand the concept of troubled industries, working as you do in radio and television," he said. That particular joke didn't go over as well with the audience, which has seen its share of upheaval recently.
The president also poked fun at his acerbic chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who was seen in photos riding a camel during a trip to Egypt, the AP reported. The President said, "I admit, I was a little nervous about the whole situation. I said at the time, 'This is a wild animal known to bite, kick and spit. And who knows what the camel could do?'"
The talk turned serious toward the end, though. Referring to the disputed presidential election in Iran, Obama commended broadcasters for bringing truth to the people and the world.
In addition to JibJab's video, Grammy Award-winning female a cappella ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Onion News Network, a parody of a 24-hour TV news network, and John Hodgman, a contributor from fellow news spoofer, "The Daily Show," provided the rest of the entertainment for the evening.


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Just because Roy Oswalt wants out of Houston, don't go thinking his next stop is Queens. Oswalt has $31 million remaining on this contract through 2011, plus an option, so he won't come cheaply.
I know what you're thinking, if they can give more money than that to Oliver Perez, why can't they give it to a good pitcher such as Oswalt?
They could, but do you really see them spending that kind of money? I don't, and I don't see Oswalt waiving his no-trade clause to play for a team that's in disarray.
Let's face it, outside of a pitcher's ball park, what do the Mets have to offer. A listless offense? Perhaps a managerial change? Perhaps a change in the front office? A shaky bullpen?
The Mets aren't a very attractive proposition right now.
Even so, the Mets still have three holes to fill in their rotation.
After last night, Hisanori Takahashi will get another shot. So will R.A. Dickey. The next time John Maine's spot in the rotation will come up will be a week from tomorrow. The best guess is it will be Pat Misch.
Bottom line, for immediate help, it will have to come from within.


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Nvidia lets DX10 mobile GPU specs slip
Details posted ahead of launch
Details of Nvidia's upcoming GeForce 9300M and 9500M DirectX 10-compatible mobile graphics chip series have surfaced ahead of the GPU's launch... on Nvidia's own website.
The 9500M GS will contain 32 stream processors running at 950MHz, while the core as a whole is clocked at 475MHz. The GPU will be linked to 512MB of GDDR 3 or DDR 2 memory, clocked at 700MHz and operating over a 128-bit bus.
The 9300M G has half as many stream processors. They're clocked to 800MHz, while the core runs at 400MHz and the memory at 600MHz. The memory interface is 64 bits wide. Again, there's a choice of GDDR 3 or "cost-competitive" DDR 2, and the GPU will access up to 256MB of it.
When Asus announced it's 12in Lamborghini laptop, the VX3, earlier this week, it said the machine would use the as-yet-unlaunched 9300M with 256MB of graphics Ram.
Intriguingly, Nvidia's pages list two other Asus machines: the U3Sg and the M51Sn which use the 9300M G and the 9500M GS, respectively. The U3S makes an appeareance on the Asus website, but while the U3Sg is listed, there's no picture and what appears to be placeholder text.
There's a reference to the M51Sn, but not page for it yet.
Nvidia's 9300M and 9500M pages aren't accessible from the rest of the Nvidia website.
Nvidia's last major notebook GPU launch was the 8800M GTX and 8800 GTS, back in November 2007. The GeForce 8M series made its debut in May 2007, so it's high time the family was updated with a DX10 line.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Midnight at the Oasis Quilt
Danielle posted a picture of her copy of the magazine with the Midnight at the Oasis quilt by Jen Kingwell inside, I knew I would have to have another go at making a Medallion quilt. Midnight at the Oasis looks even more challenging than Marcelle in that it requires hand applique in some of the borders, which other than appliqueing some circles on my Steam Punk quilt, I have not done before. It is another "adventure" for me! With some help from Danielle and a local friend I managed to work out a technique to make the Orange Peels using freezer paper and a glue stick! It worked, but don't look too closely! There is plenty of room for improvement with my technique, but I'm going to go easy on myself starting out as I'm sure I'll improve with practice. Next border is all applique, so I'm looking forward to that!
If you would like to quilt along with me, please do! I'm using #midnightoasisqal if you want to find it on Instagram. You can also purchase the pattern from Amitie Textiles here, if you don't want to hunt down the magazine issue.
13 comments:
- Jess @ Scrappy n Happy said...
It looks great already! My local newsagent had my copy of the mag for me today, I really should work on a couple of other things first.....but it is calling to me!
- September 27, 2013 at 8:45:00 PM GMT+10
- Lorna McMahon said...
Great job, Jeanette! Very colourful and modern! Shared on my facebook page.
- September 27, 2013 at 10:13:00 PM GMT+10
- Hilary said...
This looks beautiful!
- September 28, 2013 at 1:17:00 AM GMT+10
- Little Island Quilting said...
I love, love, love your fabric choices. I've got that issue too but the 'all in French' instructions is kind of putting me off!
- September 28, 2013 at 5:41:00 AM GMT+10
- Stacey said...
Luv those bright colours....this is going to be fantastic...looking forward to seeing your progress :)
- September 29, 2013 at 1:32:00 PM GMT+10
- Annabella said...
Absolutely stunning!
- September 29, 2013 at 7:05:00 PM GMT+10
- Benta AtSLIKstitches said...
- September 30, 2013 at 5:30:00 AM GMT+10
- Sharon said...
Your medallion is looking great so far...love the bright colors!
- October 15, 2013 at 11:10:00 AM GMT+11
- Jess @ The Elven Garden said...
You know how much I adore this, but I'll say it again. You are just so good at putting fabric together!
- November 1, 2013 at 1:33:00 PM GMT+11
Amazing job....congrats. Love your version. Marie
- November 1, 2013 at 10:37:00 PM GMT+11
- imquilternity said...
Love, love, love it! It's so bright, colorful, and cheerful!
- November 2, 2013 at 1:34:00 AM GMT+11
- Mystic Quilter said...
So bright and cheery - lovely!
- November 3, 2013 at 2:55:00 PM GMT+11
- Juliann in WA said...
I am just starting this quilt. So fun to see your fabric choices. Very inspiring!
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Sources close to the pitch process have told Marketing the supermarket is canvassing opinion on whether it should retain 'Every little helps', and whether it can continue to 'live up' to the strapline.
In April, Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke conceded that the company had been guilty of stopping incremental improvements and lost focus on the 'Every little helps' philosophy.
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Prices are up for the PlayStation Vita, with Amazon UK now accepting advance orders. As predicted, Brits will fork out more than the Americans, with prices for the Vita at £230 for the Wi-Fi version and £280 for the 3G-connected model. According to Sony's announcements earlier this week, buyers in the US can pick one up for $ …
It also seems that if you have a PS3 already, you may as well get a PS Vita, as it will then do everything the new Wii will do (and a whole lot more besides) when the wii2 launches in a years time..
If the PSP is anything to go buy (and i guess it is), the vita will flop horrendously in the UK. WIll be HUGE in Japan, and do ok for itself in the US. I guess its a local supply and demand economies of scale type of affair?
Is £230 good value,? Compare to the SE Xperia Play (Playstaion phone) at £430, it seems good value for money.
"vita will flop horrendously in the UK. WIll be HUGE in Japan,"
Why is that? On the trains on the way to work I note LOTS of asian guys in the 18-25 demographic who play with the PSP and such, while not actually having noted seeing ANY other race, creed, colour, fanboi-ism, sex or anyone else who are willing to whip them out.
Just an observation...
At it's peak I had two and I often noted people with PSPs on my daily commute. I personally jailbroke 11 PSPs for friends and family over the course of 2 years, a couple of years back. Even now I still see people using full size, old style PSP units on trains and tubes.
So I think you're just trolling there me laddo!
The original was a flop here (UK) , and was big in japan. Therefore it seems fit that this product, which is largely identical in what it offers, will be the same. I could of course be wrong.
I'm not saying they didn't sell any in the UK, they did. I'm saying it didn't sell very well at all.
Its nice to see the UK get special treatment from SCEE (...not!) especially when we have the 2nd largest number of PS3 owners globally.
When it comes to the pricing, UK consumers lose out yet again! Have Sony not learnt anything from the PSP and PSP Go?
No mention of how much the games will retail for.
Better be very compelling other history will repeat itself with people holding on to their hard-earned cash.
Clearly this one thinks it's Sony got something in for the UK.
The reality is however, is that the price difference is caused by 3 factors:
2/ Non EU produced goods (10% surcharge)
3/ Supporting Europe in multiple languages.
It's not just UK, it's everyone in Europe getting screwed... And Not by Sony.
Was added in the article.
2/ Non EU produced goods (10% surcharge)
Add another 10%, still not the same price.
3/ Supporting Europe in multiple languages.
Which would apply if English =/= American, or if there was an EU-wide price. Which there isn't.
So yes, an idiot alert.
a) While it's convenient and natural to compare dollars to pounds, these devices aren't made in the US, they're made in Japan / China. I expect the price each region gets is a factor of a lot of things including currency hedging.
b) The US price also falls short of what US people will pay for it since it lacks sales taxes.
c) That's the RRP and it may well sell for cheaper.
I agree it's still a lot of money though and that in general the EU would still be charged higher prices even taking most of that into account.
They missed a trick, if they'd priced fairly they'd have been able to steal a march on Nintendo for the first time in the handheld market, but no, dumb ass Japanese business price gouging Europe again and surprisingly failing. I speak as a regular consumer of Japanese media and they're desire to take us from behind is impressive, so Me and others like me use US services as they're far cheaper and have a far greater range of products.
I ordered my PSP from Hong Kong before it was even released in the UK, I paid a total of £140, not bad considering Sony wanted £180 in the UK for the UK version, plus the Japanese version I have, has a superior screen so for the PSP2, I'll import from Hong Kong again and save a fortune.
To other touch screen devices such as the iPod Touch, smart phones etc. Is £230 that out of place for a gaming device with a hires OLED display, quad core ARM processor, 2 cameras, 2 touch screens? Or compare to the 3DS where the RRP is also £230 but your money buys considerably poorer specced device.
I think Amazon are engaged in a spot of hype / gouging at the moment and the price is likely to come down just like it did for the 3DS too. As with all new kit the early adopters get burned and it's always sane to wait and see.
compared to 650 for an iphone 4 its a bargain, surely.
you could buy an ipod, cheapo phone, this device AND a ps3 for less than an iphone. and you arent forced to use one of the worst POS s/w that is itunes.
dont get me wrong, the iphone is decent for emailing and has a nice interface but it is infuriatingly locked down for certain things - mass SMS (not a chance), easy access to file system? (not a chance - why on earth would you want to make your own ringtones?!? :() you need to find apps to do things nokia was doing 15 years ago!
yet another iphone died today. mid update just fucks up and has to be factory reset. lost all pictures and everything as itunes hadnt synched anything.
so far in our company 50% failure rate on iphone 4! 2 had to go straight back and 2 have lost all data.
annoyingly you cannot even access the photos from USB. normally you can at least plug in via USB and crab stuff without using the god awful itunes.
Don't take this the wrong way, it looks like a nice device but I just don't "feel" it (no pun intended). I have a PS3 (the old "fat" model) and a PSP3000 and I really love both products. One of the best parts (IMO) is using my PSP to connect to the PS3 (remote play) and then using the PS3 to play a movie from one of my (wired) media storage devices while in bed. Frickin' awesome!
(yes; I know I could just as easy hookup a wireless media player (like an AC Ryan) to the bedroom tv but I don't watch enough movies for that).
So... Why would I give up my trusty PSP (which recently has been expanded with Little Big Planet) for this ? Better graphics? When I play serious games I'm on PS3. Touch ? Using 2 hands with 2 analog sticks and then also your fingers at the back? hmmm....
The enhanced network connectivity is nice, but its not something I'd trade for my trusty PSP.
I think the pricing is about right. The PSvita has a lot of technology crammed in to it and im sure at these prices Sony are subsidising them as they did when the PS3 was initially released.
Sure, £280 is a lot of money BUT when you consider IPad, Iphone, Galaxy Tab etc these all come in at much more and apart from being telephones cannot touch the PSvita for features.
I have just preordered the WiFi/3G version from Game and cannot wait to get my hands on one later in the year !
Im not a Sony fanboy as I have also just purchased a 3DS. I just love playing good games on a convenient platform so good on you Sony for keeping the cost at a realistic level.
I will be getting the 3G model, I will pay that price for it and I won't think twice about it, as long as it's reliable and the build quality is equal or better than the current PSP.
In an age where fanbois will pay double that price for something half the size I think this is very good value for money and will be far more useful to me than anything beginning with i.
I generally hate all Sony stuff, except my PSP & PS3. I've had the same PSP since they were first released and it hasn't missed a beat. It's still on the original battery too and it still lasts for 3-4 hours between charges even though I have been using it every day for the last 2 years. It's been a solid piece of kit, I hope the Vita is as good.
The current PSP platform is ageing a bit though and has been due for a refresh for some time now.


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I don't remember when my mental health slid into mental illness. It wasn't as if a fever broke out and a thermometer verified it.
The slip into mental illnesses was gradual, something I was not aware of initially. I experienced the highs of mania, when I could work for weeks on multiple projects, when creativity accelerated, when I needed little sleep. Who couldn't like that?
I also experienced the depths of what only could be called depression, when the smallest tasks seemed impossible, when despair slowed me to a crawl and I couldn't sleep enough. Life became a hopeless nightmare. How could I live like that?
I couldn't, and suicide became the only option.
Fortunately, I survived four attempts.
I cannot put a date on a diagnosis – most everything is a fog – but I would guess the mental illnesses began to show themselves about 15 years ago.
And I live today with a form of bipolar disorder, major depression and generalized anxiety disorder. One washes over the other, the lines of distinction blur. Depression and anxiety are predominant.
They are chronic illnesses, not unlike those that affect physical health. Only the symptoms differ. And people with mental illnesses lead productive, successful, full lives.
People live with diabetes, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. And they live full lives because of the precautions – and medications – they might take.
People live with bipolar disorder, depression, dissociative disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or schizophrenia. And they live full lives because of the precautions – and medications – they might take.
It's just that mental illnesses are diseases that have been consigned to the closet. Only recently have people been living openly with their diseases and battling the stigma that comes with them.
Talking about mental illnesses openly and honestly undermines the insidious stigma they carry.
People with mental illnesses can and do recover if they are able to find and afford basic treatment. I am a living example of someone who lives in recovery. That doesn't mean I am cured, but my illnesses are under control, rather than controlling me.
In the depths of my illnesses – 2000-2002 – I was hospitalized and lived in residential treatment facilities four or five times to get through the worst of it. When I was back home, I worked full time as Opinion Page editor of the Northwest Herald, a challenging job. But I had the support of my employer and co-workers, which was critical to my recovery. I was not cast aside but accepted unconditionally.
It has been more than 10 years since I was last hospitalized. With the right medications, counseling and treatment, and the unwavering support of my psychiatrist, I have been able to live the good life.
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I also just completed my first year of seminary, but I am taking a break to return to work full time as a recovery specialist. This is where God wants me to be today.
I would not be where I am were it not for the good grace of God, and the love and support of family and friends. When I spiraled into the rabbit hole in 2000, I lost a lot — my marriage, my family, my possessions, my health.
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At the Chestnut Hill Community Association board meeting last week, Joyce Lenhardt, co-chair of the subcommittee of CHCA representatives and neighbors negotiating with Bowman, updated the board on the subcommittee's progress.
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Play checkers with two people and a board consisting of 64 squares. The board alternates between 32 red and 32 black squares.
Each player begins the game with 12 red or black colored discs. Players place their pieces on the 12 black squares closest to them.
Black moves first. Players then alternate moves. Players can only move on the black squares, so pieces always move diagonally. Single pieces are always limited to forward moves (toward the opponent). A piece making a non-capturing move (not involving a jump) may move only one square. A piece making a capturing move (a jump) leaps over one of the opponent's pieces, landing in a straight diagonal line on the other side.
Only one piece may be captured in a single jump; however, multiple jumps are allowed on a single turn. When a piece is captured, it must be removed from the board. If a player is able to make a capture, there is no option, the jump must be made. If more than one capture is available, the player is free to choose whichever he or she prefers.
When a piece reaches the furthest row from the player who controls that piece, it is crowned and becomes a king. One of the pieces which had been captured is placed on top of the king so that it is twice as high as a single piece. Kings are limited to moving diagonally but may move both forward and backward. Kings may combine jumps in several directions, forward and backward, on the same turn.
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A player wins the game when the opponent cannot make a move. In most cases, this is because all of the opponent's pieces have been captured, but it could also be because all of his pieces are blocked in.
With all English checkerboard moves, students will say a target language word or a sentence that is represented by the photos on the spaces that they land on. If students give the correct answer they can remain on their spot until their next turn. If students give the incorrect answer they must go back to their previous spot and wait until their next turn to try again. Have Students spell the words for an extra challenge!
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – United States Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman wrestler Max Nowry was the top performer for Team USA, winning a gold medal at the Pan American Championships Friday (April 5) in Panama City, Panama.
Nowry, the 2012 University World champion, battled Cristian Novas Feliz of the Dominican Republic in the 55-kilogram final. Nowry took the victory in two periods, winning 6-0, 2-1.
On his way to winning the gold, Nowry defeated Abner Elel Vasquez of Guatemala in the quarter final 0-1, 3-1, 3-0. In the semi-final, he faced Jairo Medina Garcia of Venezuela, winning 1-0, 2-0.
Team USA ended the tournament in first place with 57 points, with Cuba in second with 50 pts. and Dominican Republic in third with 49 pts.
Helping USA take the team title were USOEC alumni Robbie Smith, who earned a silver medal at 120 kg, and Jake Fisher, earning a bronze at 74 kg.
The competition is the annual continental championship for North, South and Central American athletes.


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My new favorite thing
April 3, 2009 § Leave a comment
Is the hilarious (and heartbreakingly realistic) Derailing For Dummies website.
Just follow this step-by-step guide to Conversing with Marginalised People™ and in no time at all you will have a fool-proof method of derailing every challenging conversation you may get into, thus reaping the full benefits of every privilege that you have.
JUST what I've been looking for. Amen. My personal favorite piece of advice is You're Being Overemotional, a derailing method that's been used on me just seven trillion too many times. Angry about that rape joke I just made? You must be on your period, Miranda. Lighten up.
The author touches on a particular point that's been dominating my thoughts recently…
The best part is, you don't even have to be a white, heterosexual, cisgendered, cissexual, upper-class male to enjoy the full benefits of derailing conversation! Nope, you can utilise the lesser-recognised tactic of Horizontal Hostility to make sure that, despite being a member of a Marginalised Group™ yourself, you can exercise a privilege another Marginalised Group™ doesn't have in order not to heed their experience!
We've been talking about this issue in my school's Gay-Straight Alliance for a few weeks; big post on that in the works. I'm continually fascinated by the shortcomings of progressive movements – like the historical failure of the mainstream feminist movement to include anyone but elite white women and what the queer justice crowd is willing to get loud about (hint: yes to Prop 8, no to the horrifyingly commonplace murders of trans women of color). It is profoundly disappointing when marginalized groups act oppressively towards other groups. Call me idealistic – I am idealistic.


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By Andria Cheng
As Gap Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/227242/delayed /quotes/nls/gps GPS announcement on raising the minimum wage for about 65,000 workers has drawn praise from the White House, most retailers are still looking to play it safe, choosing to stay on the sidelines while watching the national debate play out.
Wal-Mart /quotes/zigman/245476/delayed /quotes/nls/wmt WMT , the largest U.S. private-sector employer, said its position on the federal wage hike is neutral.
"We are not a minimum-wage payer," Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon told reporters on a call Thursday. "We were able to absorb [a minimum-wage increase in the past]. The lift from sales is something that's hard to quantify. It's more a political solution to an economic problem."
The company said less than 1% of its about 1 million hourly workers make minimum wage, while the rest of that pool makes about $12 an hour for full-and-part-time employees.
Home Depot Inc. /quotes/zigman/229488/delayed /quotes/nls/hd HD spokesman Stephen Holmes said the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer doesn't discuss its positions on "pending legislative matters." Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said the No. 2 U.S. discounter will "thoughtfully engage in these important policy discussions," without specifying Target's specific position.
"Target /quotes/zigman/253872/delayed /quotes/nls/tgt TGT recognizes the importance of considering how best to balance the needs of working Americans while maintaining a healthy business environment conducive to job creation," she said.
Kmart parent Sears Holdings /quotes/zigman/95136/delayed /quotes/nls/shld SHLD , without clarifying its own stance, had this to say: "We offer our associates competitive compensation packages, and continually monitor and evaluate our pay and benefit programs in light of business and market conditions."
Several other retailers, including Macy's /quotes/zigman/467976/delayed /quotes/nls/m M and Victoria's Secret parent L Brands /quotes/zigman/14920973/delayed /quotes/nls/lb LB , didn't immediately respond to requests seeking comment.
While specific retailers' positions may not be explicit, the industry's trade group, the National Retail Federation, has come out as opposing the hike.
"Fewer than 5% of hourly workers are paid the minimum wage," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said earlier this year. "It's really a starting wage that allows teenagers or others with little job experience to enter the workforce. A mandated hike in labor costs would negatively impact businesses that employ people in entry-level jobs and ultimately hurt the people it is intended to help."
According to a BDO survey of 100 leading retail-sector chief financial officers earlier this month, retailers are trying to balance an employee base that supports growth with increased regulatory burdens. The study said actual and potential regulatory changes, including the minimum-wage debate, may continue to impact retailers and their hiring plans this year. Meanwhile, the finance chiefs were split on whether average compensation per employee will increase this year, with 46% voting yes and 54% saying it will stay the same.
The U.S., as of 2012, had 3.55 million workers, or about 4.7% of the 75.28 million hourly workers, making the minimum wage or less, according to the Labor Department data. The retail sector had 561,000 workers making at or below minimum wage, one of the industries with the biggest pool of minimum-wage workers, the Labor Department study showed.
Within the retail sector, general-merchandise stores, on average, pay below the industry-average wage at $13.68 an hour as of December 2013, while clothing-industry workers made an average of $14.99, the Labor Department data showed. Electronics and appliance sector workers fare better at an average of $22.17. At building-materials and garden-supply retailers the figure is $17.10. The industry average: $16.65, as of December.
— Andria Cheng
— Follow her on Twitter @AndriaCheng
More news from Behind the Storefront:
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SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il tapped his son to join the powerful National Defense Commission -- a move analysts say makes the latter the heir apparent, South Korean state media said.
Kim Jong-il has appointed his youngest son and his brother-in-law to the National Defense Commission.
"Kim Jong-un had been appointed to a low-level post, called 'instructor' at the National Defense Commission days before the first session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly meeting was held," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a source.
CNN was not able to independently confirm the report.
The secretive North Korea shields its internal affairs from international scrutiny. And often, the only news coming the Communist nation is reported by its neighbor South Korea.
The two countries have technically remained in a state of war since the Korean War ended in 1953, although relations have warmed somewhat in the last few years. The Korean conflict ended in a truce, but no formal peace treaty was ever signed.
The 25-year-old picked for the North Korean defense commission is the youngest of Kim's three sons, Yonhap said.
The move comes two weeks after Kim added his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to the military board. Analysts said Jang will serve as a caretaker for the successor, Yonhap said.
Jang, who has been married to Kim's sister since 1972, is considered his right-hand man, according to Yonhap.
Kim was reappointed this month as chairman of the military board in his first major public appearance since a reported stroke in August.
His recent health problems and long absence from public functions prompted speculation on whether he was ready to groom an heir to the world's only communist dynasty.


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This past summer, Grundy County Board member Chris Balkema was considering running for Congress in the new 11th District, but in the end decided now was not the time.
"I had a great exploratory committee and I'm still interested at some point, but at this point with my family and with two boys ages 7 and 9, I really want to put my family first," Balkema said Thursday.
In August, Balkema announced he was forming an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination in the newly redrawn district. Because of the redistricting, the filing was delayed for the congressional seats until just before the end of 2011.
Because no current member of Congress lives within the new 11th Congressional District, the field is wide open and there are six candidates — three from each party — who have filed to represent it.
Running in the Republican primary are Judy Biggert of Hinsdale, John A. "Jack"Cunningham of Aurora, and Diane M. Harris of Joliet. Objections to the nominating petition of each of the three, however, are currently pending with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
In the Democratic primary, candidates are Bill Foster of Naperville, Jim Hickey of Orland Park, and Juan Thomas of Aurora.
Illinois' new 11th District, redrawn for the 2012 election, no longer includes Grundy County, which was moved from the 11th to the 16th Congressional District. The new 11th includes Aurora Township in Kane County; portions of Naperville, Lisle and Downers Grove townships in DuPage County; portions of Joliet, Plainfield, Troy, Lockport, New Lenox, Wheatland, DuPage and Jackson townships in Will County; small portions of Oswego, Bristol, and Na-Au-Say townships in Kendall County; and a small portion of western Lyons Township in Cook County.
Balkema lives in Channahon.
"It's hard for me not to run because I definitely want to serve our country. My experience at Caterpillar gave me a great taste of capitalism at it's best," he said.
In his announcement last summer, Balkema said his 18 years at Caterpillar and local public service made him a good candidate. His goal was to increase manufacturing in America, creating jobs and products made here.
Balkema continues to serve on the Grundy County Board, to which he was elected in 2010. He has also served on the Minooka High School District 111 Board.
"I really want to continue to serve those who put me in office in the first place," he said.


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Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel started the week by hinting that quarterback Brady Quinn could take extra snaps in practice this week, and possibly play on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens if starter Matt Cassel struggled.
Quinn told the Kansas City Star that practice this week has been no different than any others, although he probably won't share that information with everyone.
"My reps have been the exact same as they had before," Quinn said Wednesday.
For his part, Cassel isn't paranoid about losing the starting job.
"I don't look over my shoulder," Cassel said this week. "You can't do that. ... You can't play scared. You can't play tentative. I have tunnel vision. I go out and try to get better each and every day."
Quinn has been a forgotten man in his last two NFL stops. He hasn't even been the most popular backup with the Denver Broncos or Kansas City, where Tim Tebow and Ricky Stanzi got the love.
The last time the Chiefs' season felt like it was on the brink, they pulled off an outrageous comeback victory in New Orleans. Cassel may have to pull off another stunner -- or at least play much better in a loss -- to quiet the Quinn talk in Kansas City.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Friday, June 26, 2009
Camerons In The Family
Anna was the daughter of Duncan & Ellen (Cameron) Cameron; Donald was the son of Richard & Nancy (Cameron) Cameron. The impetus of this blog is now obvious, right?!
2 comments:
- geneabloggers said...
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In addition, I've made sure your blog is listed in our search engine (http://www.geneabloggers.com/search-geneablogger-member-blogs/) so that it may be searched along with over 750 other genealogy blogs.
Finally, I will also highlight your blog in my weekly This Week's New Genealogy Blogs post on Saturday, December 5, 2009.
Is there anything you need from us in terms of tech assistance or other advice? Check out the GeneaBloggers Welcome Wagon for lots of info: http://www.geneabloggers.com/about/. And if you need technical help, I run a tech blog for bloggers: http://fbbootcamp.blogspot.com
Thomas MacEntee
- December 4, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- Palmsrv said...
A belated thank you for adding my Cameron Collections blog. I've looked at your fabulous bootcamp blog and definitely need to revisit it.
- January 4, 2010 at 4:41 PM


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Memorable Monday is a meme hosted by Escape in a Good Book. I'm excited to join in on this one because I love quotes, which was the driving force behind the creation of Memorable Mondays.
So… how do you participate? It's simple ~
1) Share a quote that has captured your interest lately in a Memorable Monday post on your blog.
2) Come back here and leave the link to your post in the comment box below. If you don't have a blog, I'd still love to read your quote. Leave it in the comment box instead of a link to a non-existent blog.:)
3) Visit other participants if you have time. It's always nice to have visitors. There's no overstaying your welcome this way, and they don't have to offer the obligatory drinks. Or clean.
4) If you tweet your posts, feel free to use the hashtag #MemorableMonday.
The quote for this week is:
I actually really like this quote. It's a little whimsical and tells readers to sometimes think with their hearts.
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Hey everyone, I wanted to post about my little project.
This is an x41 tablet. I've had it for years, and actually still use it for surfing the web and taking notes on things. It's a handy little machine. But, I figured my 4 year warranty is long expired, so why the heck not try and sand off that plain old black rubberized coating? Well, I'd recommend doing this if you know for sure your laptop has a metal cover like mine. All the old T series have them I think. I know the T4x did, but I honestly have no idea about any new laptops. I would also warn you that of course water is bad for your laptop. You have to use wet sanding to get this stuff off.
Also as an interesting note the material might not be titanium. Although it is possible to cast titanium, I doubt that this is. I think it's a magnesium alloy but I have no way of telling because Titanium, Magnesium and sometimes even Aluminum alloys are similar in look. It all depends on the elements that are alloyed with them. It is pretty clearly a cast piece, because under close inspection of it, I found it has features cast into it. Clearly, it is a cast magnesium piece like the frames of most thinkpads.
Well, the process I used went like this:
- I took off the IBM Thinkpad logo and the status LED light cover. The pointy end of a razor blade was enough to lift the edge and carefully peel it off. The rubber coating doesn't sand off very well. I scraped it off with a heavy sharp camping knife. You'll figure out your own technique, it's not hard. Obviously just don't put the pointy end directly into it because you'll make scratches that are hard to sand out.
- The plastic coating underneath the rubber coating is really tough stuff. To get the result that I have in the photos, it took probably 4 hours of work (all sanding!). I started with 320 grit paper. ONLY use WET paper. The dry stuff just fills up with the plastic and stops sanding. Keep it damp enough to keep the sand paper clean. I used a little pail of water to dip the paper in and that's as wet as it needs to be. I put paper towels in between the screen and also underneath the laptop to catch ALL of the water that drips around the edges.
- Once you get all the black stuff off (took me about two hours) you can start moving up to finer sand paper. Move up the respective grit size: 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000 and finally 2500. If you buy just one sheet each of the fine grit stuff (400 to 2500) it should be enough. Any auto body repair shop or most home supply stores should have up to the 2500 grit and should cost about 50 cents a sheet. I'd buy a couple sheets of the 320 grit paper just in case, because the plastic coatings are TOUGH STUFF. On the finer stuff, I only used 1/8th of each sheet.
- It's tempting to try it, but trust me. You can't really skip the intermediate levels of sand paper and go from 320 to 2500 grit. Each step after the 600 grit is maybe just a couple minutes each. It's pretty quick if you do it right. Keep in mind that after the 1500 grit, you probably want to keep sanding in ONE DIRECTION ONLY. That way, you have a UNIFORM pattern. The 2500 grit is fine enough that with some polishing compound you should be able to give it a mirror finish or nearly so. The last few levels of sand paper are important to have only one sanding direction and NOT circular patterns because it just looks really non-uniform and messy. A machine could probably do it and have it look nice, but by hand straight lines are the best way.
- After the approximate 4 hours of sanding on my free evenings (I was watching TV while doing it!) I used some left over Automotive Clear Coat in a spray can. Any car supply store should have that for about $10-15. I'd spring for the best stuff they have, because there is a difference and the good stuff will keep a nice finish longer (I'm a mechanical engineer and do all my own car body repairs )
- When you spray it, make sure you got all the dust and fingerprints off the surface. When I sprayed mine, there were a few particles of dust that showed up on the surface. Also, make sure that you spray in continuous spray paths that start AND end off of the surface. Meaning, don't start spraying in the middle. Also, don't end a spraying motion in the middle. It will be uneven. Do it in good lighting and not in hot sunlight. Also, DO NOT force dry clear coat. It can turn milky (tiny tiny bubbles). On mine, the clear coat made a very nice perfectly glossy surface in one coat. When you spray it, there is a fairly fine line between just right and too much. When you spray it and are unsure if it was enough, look at the surface at different angles to see if you can see how even or uneven the spray is. There's nothing wrong with multiple coats either. You can recoat after a couple minutes and as long as the laptop is held very flat, dripping won't be a huge problem like it is on my car bumper lol.
There's an interesting feature to the surface of the metal. There are scratches made by a special tool that I wasn't willing to sand out. I know the metal is pretty thin, so I didn't want to weaken it more than I already was. I am a mechanical engineer, but my best guess is that it was a scratch test to verify the quality of the cast metal cover. Thin metal structures are difficult to cast and have the properties uniform throughout.
I hope you all enjoy! PLEASE tell me which thinkpads you know have a metal cover! This is a pretty cool mod!
11-19-2011 07:11 PM - edited 11-20-2011 08:34 AM
outstanding! the exposed lid looks great on your X41T.
what you're looking at is magnesium alloy. to the best of my knowledge, only the X30, X31, X32, and T30 had titanium composite lids. the Z61t had an optional titanium alloy lid that was closer to commercial grade, however i don't know the exact grade. most likely it was grade 5.
edit: this reminds me of canon's "exposed" 1D3. it was assembled before the magnesium frame parts were painted.
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Thanks, it was a quick and dirty work. I did it on two evenings after I got home
Yeah, in my post I deduced that it was magnesium like the main structure of many laptops. Our old T43p appears to be of the same construction and many people claim that it was some kind of titanium. I guess I should have put "Titanium" in quotations My X41t isn't as rigid as that T43p, so maybe it's of a different construction.
I'm no metallurgist, but my guess is that for a titanium lid it's some kind of stamped or hydroformed lid that is then laminated with a layer of composite. I don't think that titanium is easy to cast like that, but to be fair I don't remember my materials science classes well enough lol. It's a very cool look though and I love it. It looks very stylish and very utility now which is what a thinkpad should be!!!
Yeah, you're right a lot of high end cameras are made with the same die casting techniques. My old canon 20d is cast magnesium and shows where the paint has worn through.
I know the new thinkpads are lighter and probably just as tough, but I do wish my W510 was made of these cool materials! The lid is most assuredly just a plastic-carbon fiber composite which is very black and boring lol.
It looks like the x220t also has a magnesium cover according to the tabook
"Case material Display cover: Magnesium + PCABS; Bottom: Magnesium alloy"
I'm not sure what the "+ PCABS" means, it might just mean it's also a coating but I don't know if it's a structural cover to the magnesium or just a coating. If you really want to do it, gently sand the corner to see what is underneath the black coating.
But, maybe you shouldn't do it on such a new laptop that still has a warranty
I've also found that the automotive clear coat that I bought isn't as durable as I had hoped. I guess it shows that you really need to buy the most expensive best quality stuff that you can find lol. I think mine will be ok as long as nothing really sharp doesn't scratch into it.
12-04-2011 07:20 AM - edited 12-04-2011 07:22 AM
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It looks like the x220t also has a magnesium cover according to the tabook
"Case material Display cover: Magnesium + PCABS; Bottom: Magnesium alloy"
I'm not sure what the "+ PCABS" means, it might just mean it's also a coating but I don't know if it's a structural cover to the magnesium or just a coating.
the lid itself is magnesium alloy. at the top front edge is a plastic "cap" of PC+ABS (polycarbonate + acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) covering the wireless antennas for better transmission. metal is a poor transmitter for multiple wireless signals so the plastic allows markedly improved signals.
most thinkpads have a metal cover of some sort. in fact, it would be easier to name those with plastic covers than metal.
this photo is of the X220 notebook lid but the materials are the same:
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by Hugh Hunter
"Rabbit Hole," now running at Old Academy Players in East Falls, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007, as playwright David Lindsay-Abaire went off in a dramatically new direction. His previous works like "Fuddy Meers" and "Kimberly Akimbo" were playful and absurdist, where key characters are trapped inside unusual physical/medical conditions like amnesia and progeria. Their quirky encounters and self-images were similar to what one might see in fun house mirrors at the circus.
But "Rabbit Hole" is so deadly serious, you think you must have wandered into the wrong tent. It is the house of Becca and Howie in suburban New York, where their four-year-old son Danny died in a freak accident eight months before.
Danny hovers about like a ghost. You see his clothes, picture drawings and playthings everywhere. The plot is grim and spare. Yet director Christopher Wunder delivers a strong production by drawing on the talents of a fine cast.
Beverly Redman stars as Danny's mother, Becca. There is no schmaltzy gesturing as Redman depicts an inconsolable woman with expressionless stares and the alternation of stony stillness and abrupt physical movement.
Bryan McVeigh makes a fine counterpoint as husband Howie. Though McVeigh is freer in his stage movement, there is an uneasiness in his manner that suggests Howie's determination to break free of paralyzing grief is so much whistling in the dark.
Completing the household are Becca's other relations, sister Izzy (Aly Brookland) and mother Nat (Dale Mezzacappa). Having more distance from the child's death, they contribute much needed notes of humor. Otherwise, this play would be sad enough to send you into counseling.
The tragedy threatens to tear the marriage apart. Becca and Howie now live in separate worlds and just get in each other's way. Every time one of them says something, it turns out to be the wrong thing to say.
Becca lies at the heart of the drama. Unlike Howie, she has stopped going to support groups, put off by religious pieties like "God just needed another angel." (To which Becca replies, "Why didn't God make his own angel? He can do anything.")
Becca takes greater consolation in the 11th-hour appearance of Jason (Ryan Reed), the unlucky high school senior who drove the car that killed her son. For Danny, Jason wrote a children's book, "Rabbit Hole," that draws on a multi-universe theory to argue for immortality.
But it is Becca's mother Nat who gives the most down-to-earth homily: Grief is something "you never get over … you learn how to carry it, like a brick in your pocket …"
You cannot talk away the death of a child. It is a challenge to all claims about the existence of a good and orderly universe. And yet Abaire's likable characters edge towards redemption. Though short on entertainment – even plodding at times – "Rabbit Hole" is as honest as the rain.
Old Academy is located at 3540-44 Indian Queen Lane. "Rabbit Hole" will run through Jan. 27. Reservations at 215-843-1109.


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Woke up this morning with these items:
-The Mets and WFAN have re-upped their contract. It was a no-brainer. This is as good a time as any to ask who is your favorite and least-liked WFAN personality.
-Joba Chamberlain got into it with after being heckled by a Red Sox fan in a Nebraska strip club. Evidently, he was missed Crash Davis' lecture that day. The papers said the Yankees would give Chamberlain "a second chance." Really?
-The Yankees and Dallas Cowboys are in bed together. Legends Hospitality Management, a name that indicates a believe they are better than everybody else. It's about concessions and merchandising sales. I'm waiting for the day when they merchandise oxygen.