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Alrighty! Let's get to it :)
What you will need:
- 4 x Template A
- 4 x Template B
- 16 x (1inch x 5inch)of each of 8 colours, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple,Pink, Black/Grey tone on tone fabrics (pssst... if you have spare charm squares they are PERFECT for this :) grab a minimum of 4 charm squares and cut 4 strips from each, or cut 2 strips from 8 different charm squares for a bigger colour mix)
- 2 x (2.5inch x 5 inch) of each of the 8 colours
- White Homespun cut as follows:
- 8 x (1inch x 5.5 inch)
- 4 x (7.5inch x 7.5inch) cut diagonally into 8 half square triangles
- 4 x (5.5inch x 5.5inch) cut diagonally into 8 half square triangles
- A spare full bobbin, to stave off bobbin rage. Trust me, totally worth the extra minute it will take you in your prep time to fill a spare bobbin! Nothing worse than running out when you are on a roll and having to stop and refill another bloody bobbin!
Firstly, cut out your templates, you should have 4 of template A and 4 of template B, don't forget NOT to cut of your seam allowance :) For the purposes of this tute, template A will be Yellow, Red, Pink and Blue. Template B will be Orange, Blk/Grey, Purple and Green. It can't hurt to write that on the template if that makes it easier to remember as you are piecing.
Now grab a template, a colour bundle and a 1inch white strip.
Place white strip and a coloured strip right sides together. Line white strip up with centre of template piece - ensuring centre of tip is lined up with centre of white strip. Pin in place with template at the bottom, white right side up, colour right side down.
Set your stitch length on your sewing machine to a short length. I use 1.8 but your machine. You want a nice tight stitch length - it will make tearing the paper out easier later - BUT you don't want it so short that it is painfully slow to sew or that it is so short that it cuts the paper for you - I like it 2 points above the minimum stitch length but your preference may vary :)
Using a scant 1/4inch seam allowance sew first piece in place. Finger press seam open and the place next coloured strip on the other side of the white and sew. Iron seams open.
Continue to place coloured strips at each end, ironing after sewing a piece to each end.
Once you have sewn 8 strips to either side of the white, grab a 2.5x5inch strip to cover the end, sewing the same as above. (I know you are going to ask me why not just continue with the one inch strips to the end like other strip piecing patterns do. Well the simple answer is becuase a bigger piece at the end makes it easier to piece together later on, less seams so close to the centre when you are trying to get 8 points to line up!)
Ta Da!! the front of your first piece!
And the back!
Now for trimming up :)
Your piece should now look like this from the back:
And like this from the front:
Remove the paper from the back of the block - I hate hate hate this bit. It is messy and there is inevitably little bits that just dont want to come out, but if you have made your stitch length short enough it shouldn't be too bad.
Now for the lather rinse repeat part of this tutorial. You need to repeat the above for all remaining 7 colours.
Sometimes, there is an opps. What happens if you tear the paper off when ironing?
Simple. Just pin it and sew the next one. It will be fine, do not panic!
And once you have all 8 diamonds done, sit back and admire your rainbow!
You have now completed the main part of your block! Piecing those pieces to make new pieces lol is next! We are now going to make each colour an eighth segment of our block, we are going to make them triangles.
Did you notice that both templates are the same shape? Well they are, but inverted. Remember how we wrote down earlier which colours belonged to which template? This is where we need that piece of information;)
Template A: Grab one 7.5inch HST and one 5.5inch HST. Your coloured piece, place it on the table in the same direction as a back slash - \ - place the 7.5inch on the left and the 5.5inch on the right as per the picture below:
Line up each triangle on each side. The triangles will be longer than the diamond side. That is ok. Because you will be folding them over so they will line up. Sew using quarter inch seam. For your own sanity, it is best to sew with the seams down! It will also make it all sit nicer!
For Template B: Grab one 7.5inch HST and one 5.5inch HST. Your coloured piece, place it on the table in the same direction as a forward slash - / - place the 7.5inch on the right and the 5.5inch on the left as per the picture below:
Sew using quarter inch seam. You now have two triangles, which you will now sew together to create a square!
Once you have your square, you can either make more squares or alternatively sew 4 pieces into a rectangle :)
I find it easier to work with two rectangles, you may find it easier with 4 squares, totally up to you!!
Once you have your two rectangles, pin your points and sew them together and you block is complete and ready for trimming!
Ok, this is where I have a confession to make. When making this block I miscalculated the size of the HST needed for the corners of each piece. I had it wrong. What that meant was that my centre points do not line up and the centre of my block is bowed somewhat. It makes a PERFECT cushion cover, but does not make a good quilt block. Rest assured the measurements of the pieces above have been corrected, you WILL get a nice smooth block. These things happen within the world of quilting, we call it "Shit Touch" though perhaps we should call them "Love Bumps" instead :)
I hope that you enjoy making this block as much as I enjoyed it. I have never proclaimed to be much of a teacher, so if I have missed anything, or you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!


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This was my very first airsoft purchase, back in late November 2018. It was a preowned, what I assume to be first generation G&G GR16 Raider-L full metal body M4. I had read everywhere that it is a good beginner rifle to get, due to it being built like a tank and fully compatible with upgrades that can take its performance to the next level. The pic above is a photo from the ad I got it from.
After taking it apart, I believe the piston head (and possibly the piston itself) was upgraded due to the piston head being red-anodized aluminum with a thrust bearing to relieve spring tension. The piston was black plastic with one metal tooth on the end of the rack. Other than that, I believe the rest of the gun to be stock.
I have not fielded the gun yet, but with the various outings I've had sighting in red dots and plinking with a bunch of friends, along with fully disassembling the receivers and gearbox to replace parts I believe I have enough experience handling and working on the gun to give an accurate review of it. Keep in mind that it was not purchased brand new, and it was well loved before I took over ownership - and this is very much so an entry level 'enthusiast' tier airsoft gun.
1. Full metal exterior, barring the usuals (stock, pistol grip, orange tip)
2. RIS is free-floating, solid attachment system to barrel nut
3. Solid hopup construction, mine came with the G&G Green bucking as well
4. Orange tip held in by pin (not glued), can easily reveal standard 14mm- CCW threads for suppressor attachments
5. Quick disconnects between gearbox wires and wires to battery/fuse in the buffer tube and stock for easy disassembly
1. Inner barrel is probably best upgraded, stock aluminum barrel is not of good quality
2. Charging handle spring WILL overstretch if you do not have experience disassembling the platform
3. Outer barrel has a strange left/right grub screw securing system to the barrel nut rather than a barrel nut
1. Charging handle is nonfunctional, does not drop ejection port cover for hopup adjustment
2. Unique (to my knowledge) G&G RIS design, not sure if the RIS rails are full Picatinny/MIL-STD-1913 spec
3. Oldschool v2 gearbox design
I will go into detail about each point, for the tl;dr this initial post is done. Modifications and other work on it will be documented beyond this post in the thread.
1+ Full metal exterior
The receivers, RIS, and buffer tube are all made out of what I believe to be aluminum. This leads to the body feeling very solid when in use, and there is no rattling or build quality issues that I noticed while working on it. The fit of the upper receiver into the lower receiver right at the rear above the buffer tube attachment is quite tight on my gun but this means there is no play when they are joined by the single forward body pin.
2+ Free-floating RIS
The RIS attaches to a mount held in place by the barrel nut and aligned by the mock gas tube. The RIS itself attaches to that mount with what I believe to be M6 countersunk screws for a very solid connection. I was not aware of the 'rail wobble' issues other budget guns have until I worked on another budget gun with a two-piece KAC style RIS that was only held together by the spring-loaded delta ring and the front handguard cap. Running the G&G RIS with either a Magpul AFG1 or a vertical foregrip/flashlight combo feels really nice, and there is no discernible play or wobble.
3+ Great hopup
I wasn't much of a fan of the stock hopup assembly as I was getting unreliable feeding and wayward shots in the beginning but after cleaning it out and reseating the bucking it is now shooting reliably and relatively true. Not bad for a stock plastic hopup, although admittedly it comes with one of the most well loved buckings on the internet. I was under the initial impression that the stock-style side dial was inferior to the rear rotary style (KWA, Krytac) but after working with a truly awful rear rotary style hopup and fixing the issues with the stock G&G one, it grew on me. I am assuming either the nub got loose and was leading to irregular hop being applied, or there was gearbox grease in the rubber and cleaning it out reset both of those possible problems. Also to be noted is that the hopup in my gun had very little play, and seems to hold its settings well even under 3s lipo automatic fire.
4+ Orange tip removal
The stock orange tip is a QD birdcage type with coarse threading on the exterior to accept a suppressor. The pin on the side holds it in, and with a bit of wiggling the pin loosens itself and falls out allowing the flash hider to be removed easily. It is made of relatively soft material (nylon?) so I believe it can take a few knocks without cracking. The threads on the outer barrel are 14mm- CCW, and I believe the hole that the pin sat in is actually threaded for what looks like an M3 grub screw.
5+ Wiring
For a factory installedsystem, the wiring is well done. There is a cylindrical fuse right behind the battery connector, and because the inline fuse holder doesn't fit through the wire hole in the buffer tube assembly there is a set of quick disconnects at that end. The wiring appears to be consistent gauge throughout, and although it is by no means adequate for any type of upgraded motor or battery it does its job well for what it was designed to do. It does come with the standard mini Tamiya style plug, which is easily swapped out for a Deans plug to support hobby grade batteries.
1- Inner barrel
The inner barrel being mediocre is kind of to be expected at this point. I am not sure of the bore or wall thickness but it is made out of unfinished aluminum which is not the best material especially in Hilo where it is prone to corrosion. Good enough to have some fun with it out of the box, but seeing as how inner barrels are frequently upgraded anyway I'm not sure if that's a big deal.
2- Charging handle spring
The charging handle is aesthetic only, but it does provide some semblance of realism of the real steel function. However, the extension spring it uses to provide a return force is prone to overextension if you do not disengage it immediately after you clear the gearbox hub that limits travel. I ripped mine out upon first disassembly, and unless you've worked on G&G M4s before you will not know how far is too far.
Fortunately, there are plentiful cheap replacements, some of which you may even be able to source locally. Here's compatible springs that I found:
- McMaster 9654K416 (McMaster-Carr, recommended by the AEG online community, not so easily obtainable in Hawaii)
- Handyman Springs SP-9657 (Amazon, some local hardware stores)
- Century Spring C-13 (Amazon, some local hardware stores)
- Swordfish Tools 8056 (Ebay, I went with them and they are perfect)
3- Barrel grub screws
Not much to say here, but it does damage the barrel due to the grub screws biting directly into the outside base. It does allow you to center it, which I guess is a positive side effect. Not something I would have liked to seen though, but the upper receiver is standard barrel compatible, and I have put a different brand barrel in temporarily to test.
1$ Nonfunctional charging handle
Should be considered standard fare at this entry level price point, but the spring at least allows you to pretend you're charging the rifle. The hopup is accessed in the same place, through the ejection port, although thankfully there is a spring on the cover to keep it closed under normal operation. There's no easy way to pry it open without fingernails, but I am fine with that.
2$ Attractive but out of spec RIS
I do appreciate that it's attached solidly, and I appreciate that it's technically free floating with a plug on the front to cover that open mouth, but I believe that it's out of true Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 spec. The rails are not 'tall' enough with regard to the center axis of the RIS, as I was not able to attach both a foregrip-flashlight on the bottom and genuine KAC rail covers on the sides due to it interfering with the foregrip-flashlight's thumbscrews. On a KAC style RIS off a different gun, they were both able to be used simultaneously. Only the 'corners' of each rail segment are the true height of the picatinny rail while it drops back down to the base height in the middle. Visually this means that there appears to be two rows of nubs going down the rail when viewed from above, which is aesthetically amusing but that means certain central-screw based locking accessories (such as some slide-on polymer foregrips) cannot get positive engagement to truly lock in place.
3$ Oldschool v2 gearbox
This may be expected due to the age of the system (2011 era from what I hear) but there are no modern conveniences in this gearbox with regard to the person working on it. Springs and small parts will fly out immediately upon cracking the two shells apart due to the main piston spring tension being held in by a fully captured spring guide. I lost the trigger for awhile the first time I took it apart, and shot myself in the stomach with the spring guide. I could not put in a stronger spring than what was in there (probably stock) due to the increased tension causing too much pressure for me to hold everything together while trying to put them back together again. The quickest FPS change you can do in the field will be to change your inner barrel diameter and hope it's close to what you wanted. I brought in Retro Arms v2 gearboxes for this very reason, and hopefully this Raider-L will be a sleeper performance combat machine.

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Former Maryland Tewaaraton Award winner Caitlyn Phipps (neé McFadden) returned to the Terrapin women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach in August of 2012.
In her second season with the Terps in 2014, Phipps helped Maryland to its sixth consecutive ACC title and the NCAA Championship. Phipps assisted Taylor Cummings in becoming the IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year and the first sophomore to win the Tewaaraton Award.
Phipps was integral in the Terps' ACC title in 2013, leading a talented midfield to a fifth straight championship. The former Tewaaraton winner helped former teammate and two-time Tewaaraton winner Katie Schwarzmann land top IWLCA midfield honors for a third straight season while aiding the Terps to one of the most prolific offenses in the country.
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A native of Phoenix, Md., Phipps currently ranks tied for fourth all-time in assists (110) and eighth in points (259) on Maryland's career lists. She earned a degree in kinesiology from Maryland in 2010.
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"I am truly honored to return to the University of Maryland and would like to thank Cathy Reese for this amazing opportunity," Phipps said. "It is a privilege to be able to represent my alma mater as well as the state of Maryland. I couldn't be more excited about working with the caliber of student-athletes we have at Maryland and will work tirelessly to get the Terps back as the final team standing."
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I wanted to update these shoes that were collecting dust in the back of my closet so I painted the wooden heel and rim of the sole. I love the color blocking trend that's so big right now and this didn't cost me a dime!
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I actually used acrylic and a couple coats of it! I know it's water based but I won't be getting these wet. Honestly, if I even wear them once it will be worth it!
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The Holy Father marked the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with visits to the Piazza de Sapgna and the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
ROME — On a day dedicated to celebrating the Mother of God, Pope Francis made a special trip in Rome to pray before a traditional statue of Mary.
"Enkindle in all of us a renewed desire for holiness; may our words glow with the splendor of truth; may our works resound with the song of charity; may purity and chastity live in our bodies and in our hearts; may our lives express the presence of all the beauty of the Gospel," he prayed on Dec. 8.
Pope Francis had crossed the city to Piazza di Spagna, where, on the top of a tall ancient Roman column, stands a statue of the Virgin Mary under the title of "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception."
On Dec. 8, the Church celebrates the solemn feast of Mary's conception without sin. It is customary for the Pope to pay an annual visit to the image, which was originally dedicated in 1857. (In the U.S., the feast is transferred to Monday, Dec. 9, this year, although it is not a holy day of obligation.)
The Holy Father stood at the base of the column, which was surrounded by flowers. He bowed his head as a choir sang and asked for Mary's intercession under her various titles.
"Help us to attentively listen to the voice of the Lord; let not the cry of the poor ever leave us indifferent. May the suffering of the sick and of those who are in need not find us inattentive. May the solitude of the elderly and the weakness of children move us; may every human life be loved and respected by all," Francis said.
"Don't let us forget the meaning of our earthly journey," he added. "May the noble light of faith illumine our days, the consoling strength of hope orient our steps, the consoling warmth of love animate our heart; may our eyes always remain fixed there, in God, where there is true joy."
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Further proof that motorcycle advertising can be a fickle beast. We're getting a weird Children of the Corn meets Blair With Project vibe from this advertisement from Kawasaki that promotes the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000 street bike. Presumably debuting at Intermot, and just in time for Halloween, it's actually a pretty well-shot and engaging clip, but damn is it creepy (we prefer slasher flicks). Pardon us while we go bathe in vinegar, and cry in the corner of the A&R office.
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"Lets Go!!"
That's what appeared on the recently unveiled Old Navy SuperFan Nation college-football T-shirts. Yes, the second exclamation point is wholly unnecessary, but it's the missing apostrophe that really chaps my hide. And not just mine!
I was pleasantly surprised to see widespread mainstream media coverage of this "incident." (Andrea Chang of the Los Angeles Times helpfully explained, "Without the apostrophe, 'lets go' means to release something." "Let's" — with the apostrophe — is, of course, a contraction for "Let us.")
And I was even more pleasantly surprised that Old Navy has apologized for and recalled what a spokeswoman referred to as the "faulty" collection. If you go to the Old Navy website and click through to order one of the "Lets Go!!" shirts, an error message comes up. It reads:
SORRY! THIS TEE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. Thanks to the Grammar Police for catching it. LOOK FOR A CORRECTED TEE SOON!
I like to think Old Navy would have done the right thing even if this line of apparel weren't the product of licensing deals with (70-plus) bastions of higher learning, which made the mistake a particularly brazen boner. But I have to wonder if the retailer would have bothered with such an expensive undertaking — we're talking hundreds of thousands of shirts — if Syracuse University, which has launched an investigation into the matter, hadn't put its feet to the fire. After all, the shirts were produced, shipped to stores and offered for sale on Old Navy's website (the editor of which, it should be noted, rendered "Let's Go" correctly in the product description).
I've spent more time than I want to admit wondering if whoever approved the egregious graphic...
- just didn't notice the apostrophe was missing.
- didn't know it was supposed to be there in the first place.
- didn't care and would never have dreamed that not caring would cost his employer a pretty penny.
As all of the above possibilities are depressing to contemplate, I'll leave the detective work to Syracuse and direct my energies to celebrating this momentous reaffirmation of proper punctuation. When rooting for my favorite college football team, I've been known to utter, "Let's go, Blue!" In this spirit, let us now say, "Let's go, Apostrophe!"


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Energy, experience and history - that's what Brent Gaustad said Tony Vasquez will bring to Hernando's basketball program.
And it makes sense. Vasquez has plenty of all three.
Hernando hired the former Leopards star as its new boys coach, turning the program over to a man who finished his high school career as the all-time leader in points, assists and steals.
"I think I was ready for this job 10 years ago," said Vasquez, 47.
Vasquez played at Hernando from 1975-78 before moving on to Hillsborough Community College. He finished his career with 1,073 points, which at the time was first in school history. That total has since been eclipsed by Jason Sartor with 1,437 points.
Vasquez has been out of coaching the past year after a six-year career as girls coach at Pasco High ended with his suspension from the school in February 2006.
According to Vasquez's personnel file with the Pasco County school board, he was forced to take a six-week leave of absence and undergo anger counseling after two incidents in which he directed profanity at another school employee. In one instance, according to a written reprimand by superintendent Heather Fiorentino, he used insulting language in front of two students.
Vasquez said he underwent the required five anger-management sessions. He taught last year at Land O'Lakes High but did not coach.
"It was an incident that was handled by the school board," said Vasquez, who went 93-55 from 2000-06 at Pasco. "It's something that's been done, dealt with and as far as I am concerned, there's no reason to rehash it."
Gaustad said he was aware of the situation, but "all of his recommendations were good."
Both Gaustad and Vasquez said they are focused on the present. Vasquez, who takes over for Jeff Laing, said his goal is to restore a sense of tradition in the Hernando program.
"I'm going to encourage them to have a sense of pride every time they set foot on the court," he said.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Norman Lebrecht blusters as blogs bloom
19 comments:
- Guthry Trojan said...
Heed not the belligerent, bearded, bellicose bagpipe. On an Overgrown Path, like many other blogs - unlike the Guardian, Independent, Times, Telegraph, FT, and the New York Times - offers serious classical music debate almost every day of the week.
Besides - Lebrecht and his cronies should wake up to the fact that the blogosphere is increasingly appealing to those whose minds are still able and willing to wander outside the proscribed constraints of the commercially impoverished media industry.
Back in your box Norman!
- 9:45 pm
- Pliable said...
It is worth highlighting that Guthry Trojan who contributed the comment above also pointed out in April that Norman Lebrecht was wrong twice over.
As well the Minnesota cycle the Swedish Chamber Orchestra has also recently completed a Beethoven symphony cycle for the Simax label conducted by Thomas Dausgaard.
- 10:04 pm
- LaDonnaMobile said...
Oh Lebrecht's a joke. Everything he predicts turns out to be so ludicrously rubbish eg a few weeks ago I chanced upon an article of his from 2002 that said of the Barbican: "It is also the last arts centre we are likely to see..." so he obviously hadn't factored in the Wales Millennium Centre, the Sage in Gatehead, the Waterside in Sale and I dare say others. Considering that they all opened within short period barely two years later, one would imagine they were in the planning by the time he wrote
- 11:05 pm
- Pliable said...
At the center of this little storm in the blogosphere is the BBC's Choral Evensong broadcast. Changes to BBC Radio 3's schedules have already been mentioned here, but an important change to Choral Evensong has not.
The daily broadcast of Choral Evensong is being moved from its Wednesday slot to Sunday. This may seem like 'unchecked trivia' to quote Norman Lebrecht, but it has quite an important impact for the many churches and cathedrals that perform the broadcast services. Sunday is a difficult day to schedule a broadcast in a church due to the other service commitments, whereas Wednesday fits very well.
For more on these changes follow this link.
- 4:39 pm
- Alex Ross said...
Let's not forget the 2003 classic: "the year 2004 will be the last for the classical record industry."
- 7:13 pm
- Pliable said...
Lovely piece over on Alex Ross' own web site with a headline to die for ...
Lebrecht weakly
A row has broken out between Bob Shingleton, the author of the UK music blog On An Overgrown Path, and Norman Lebrecht, the author of the 1997 tract Who Killed Classical Music? Lebrecht, in a column on classical blogging, chides Shingleton for spreading "unchecked trivia" in a post about a choral broadcast on the BBC, and declares that the "nutritional value" of classical blogs is "lower than a bag of crisps." Shingleton defends his account of the BBC imbroglio, pointing out the delicious, Kettle Chips-worthy irony inherent in the spectacle of Lebrecht attacking other writers for getting facts wrong. In this very column, Shingleton notes, the British sage confuses John Tavener (b. 1944) with John Taverner (d. 1545). I wonder what Henry Fogel might have to say about the claim that he was once hired to "abolish London orchestras." Missed that one.
- 11:41 pm
- Tim Rutherford-Johnson said...
Complaints about 'unchecked trivia'? From the pages of the Standard?!
Oh, that's rich.
Good work, Pliable!
- 6:42 pm
- Shablagoo! said...
Lebrecht is an odd one. Some of his writings are insightful and perceptive, whilst others, in the case of the offending article, are pompous, snide and intellectually juvenile claptrap. He really must be threatened by high quality blogs like this one to have written such a spurious and lame article.
As Alex Ross rightly points out, his annual self congratulatory pronouncement(s)that 199X/200X will be the last for the classical record industry is getting a bit tired after so many years...
Keep up the good work!
- 9:52 pm
- Shablagoo! said...
He must in some way feel threatened, I meant to say.
- 9:53 pm
- Pliable said...
Email just received:
Congratulations on making it on NL's columns. No, he rarely checks his facts. He favors entertaining gossip to hard facts and always select visible and established targets. This speaks however, for the audience and visibility of your site.AL
- 10:21 am
- Pliable said...
And nice to see a non-music blog adding to the lexicon of anti-Lebrecht invective:
Classical music blogs
The egregious Norman Lebrecht holds forth on classical music blogs in a piece in La Scena and the Evening Standard; unfortunately he aims some unwarranted accusations at the excellent On an Overgrown Path, who replies robustly.
- 3:57 pm
- Pliable said...
And from the excellent Well-Tempered Blog
A Tangled Web We Leave
One of the best blogs around is "On An Overgrown Path". Hands down.
So how sweet it is to read this.
Posted by Bart Collins at 11:09 PM
- 10:34 pm
- Pliable said...
From Mad Musings Of Me
Bit of a spat...
Mainstream media rubbishes blogs and ends up with eggy-face....
Follow the trail and larf...
Norman Lebrecht says bloggers don't check facts, particularly criticising Pliable's lack of FactChecking.
Pliable replies.
Lebrecht calls Henry Fogel "a suit once hired by the Arts Council to abolish London orchestras."
Henry says
Gert says "Oops". You know, sometimes people like Pliable/Bob and Henry Fogel talk the talk because they know stuff having walked the walk. I suspect the concept of 'knowing stuff' is becoming increasingly alien to too many journalists. Either they google, or they opine, or they extemporise. Yet an average reader would more likely expect a supposedly professional newspaper to be more accurate than blogs by people who are amateur writers, albeit about their own professional sphere.
How embarrassing to write factually inaccurate statements about people who don't check their facts.
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- 8:19 am
- Pliable said...
And another valuable addition to the Lebrecht lexicon lands in the inbox ...
I have been following
the delicious blog and the Lebrecht business, too! What an Ars(e) Musica he is!
- 9:45 am
Here's a letter I sent to the Evening Standard back in 2004...
Norman Lebrecht wrote in his column of 10 March 2004 - 'Outsized Talents':
"The up and coming tenors - Cura, Licittra, Flores, Verazzon –
could fit collectively into one pair of Fat Lucy's pants with no
diminution of volume. Big singers are dropping fast, out of fashion
and out of sight."
I'm assuming he means Cura, LICITRA, FLÓREZ, and VILLAZON?
Dear oh dear. As your Arts Editor, shouldn't he have been able to get the names of these gentlemen right? Especially since both Juan Diego Flórez and Rolando Villazon have sung at Covent Garden in the last two years - Villazon less than a month ago in Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
Needless to say, it was not published.
And another...
I sometimes wonder if Norman Lebrecht actually goes to operas or even reads much about them, despite his frequent pronouncements on the art form's imminent death. In 'Novel ways to update opera' 7 July 2004, he writes: "There is an inner music to Greene, which makes the failure of his only opera [Our Man in Havanna] the more perplexing."
His only opera? The End of the Affair based on Graham Greene's novel had its world premiere in Houston this year, to wide international press coverage, with two of the principle roles created by English National Opera regulars Cheryl Barker, Peter Coleman-Wright.
Needless to say, it was not published.
And then this year re 'How Domingo Killed the Three Tenors', February 22, 2006...
[...]Contrary to what he has written, Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti did not "avoid direct vocal comparison in a duet or trio until the closing Nessun Dorma medley" at the first Three Tenors concert in Rome. First of all, 'Nessun Dorma' was not part of a medley at all, but a single final encore, following an encored 'O sole mio'. Secondly, they sang a total of 11 songs and arias together in two medleys before that final 'Nessun Dorma'.[...]
Needless to say, it was not published.
- 7:00 am
- Pliable said...
Official newspaper circulation figures published today show that the Evening Standard suffered by far the biggest circulation drop of any of the major UK newspapers.
Norman Lebrecht is Assistant Editor of the Standard as well as features writer, and in the period September 2005 to September 2006 the readership of the paper plunged by a whopping 14.4% compared with decreases of 4.6% and 3.6% for the Guardian and Independent respectively.
- 9:53 pm
- Pliable said...
Last week Lebrecht accused On An Overgrown Path of having a 'bug' about the BBC.
This week Lebrecht's column
devotes 936 words to ..... the BBC.
At least we agree on one thing. On Sunday Nov 12 On An Overgrown Path sung the praises of Catherine Bott's new CD Convivencia.
On Thursday Nov 17 Lebrecht's CD of the week was ..... Convivencia.
- 8:16 am
- Alex Ross said...
Lebrecht reality check moment: "The average age in U.S. podia, Cleveland apart, is pushing 70" (Nov. 21).
Lorin Maazel is 76.
Esa-Pekka Salonen is 48.
David Robertson is 48.
Michael Tilson Thomas is 51.
James Levine is 63.
Christoph Eschenbach is 66.
Robert Spano is 45.
Leonard Slatkin is 62.
Osmo Vänskä is 53.
Marin Alsop is 50.
That gives an average age of 56. I think if you factored in other orchestras the average age would drop.
- 2:22 pm
- spettitt said...
As an ex-Evening Standard music critic (given marching orders without recompense a year ago) who now finds himself more or less surplus to the profession's requirements (thank goodness for lodgers), I read all these comments about Lebrecht with a mixture of wry amusement and relief. If only controversialism were not so easily bought and sold.
- 4:17 pm


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Dialogue: John Gatins Talks Writing 'Flight' and His Five Favorite Screenplays of All Time
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Gatins started his career as an actor. He played small roles in films like Leprechaun 3, Varsity Blues and Meet Dave before (and while) writing screenplays for Summer Catch, Coach Carter and Real Steel. Gatins may have originally come to Hollywood to be an actor, but it's his screenwriting that's made him a star. And with the release Flight (out on Blu-ray and DVD February 5), his star is suddenly shining just about as brightly as it's ever going to get.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington, Gatins masterful screenplay for Flight not only turned a movie with a major plane-crash set piece into a small, human drama, but it also garnered the young writer an Oscar nomination.
Movies.com recently sat down with Gatins to chat about screenwriting and his five favorite screenplays of all time.
Movies.com: Is there anything that you wrote in the original screenplay for Flight that you wish had stayed in the film?
John Gatins: What's great is that Bob [Zemeckis] shot the movie in continuity as best he could, which is an amazing thing to witness. I think it helped the actors to build from one moment to the next. Every scene we shot is in the movie. That never happens. We cut inside of scenes, but we didn't cut full scenes, so you won't see deleted scenes on a DVD. It was amazing that we were able to shoot the whole script in 45 days.
Movies.com: How lucky do you have to be as a screenwriter to get the kind of influence on set that you had? That never happens, right?
Gatins: I'll never have that kind of experience again. For all the years that things went wrong on this movie there was a moment in time when everything went right and that was Denzel declaring it and saying, "I want to make this movie." Zemeckis, at the same time, saying that he wanted to do it and then inviting me along for the ride.
I had never met Robert Zemeckis. I'd only been a kid who knew his movies inside and out. We've now started a friendship that is a lifelong friendship. We are that kind of close, which you can't ever predict. We just happen to be guys who think very much alike about a lot of things. We drove to work together every day and on the off days we worked on the script. It was really a nice, unexpected partnership.
Movies.com: Do you think screenwriters have the added pressure of having to put together a compelling acceptance speech because they're writers?
Gatins: [Laughs] Yeah, I think probably so. I haven't given it much thought. I haven't really gotten around to it.
Movies.com: Is it one of those things that you put off just because you're nervous about it?
Gatins: I think so, but I also think that it's one of those things where getting the movie made was the victory. Everything that's come since then, like really nice reviews that I thought were spot-on to having the cast and movie recognized for some of this awards stuff, is just icing. The fact that we get to go to the party is amazing. I'm such a movie fan so the fact that I get to go and watch the Oscars from whatever row, I'm stoked. I haven't really thought about them saying my name at all.
Movies.com: Did you want to be an actor or a writer more as you were growing up?
Gatins: I started off really wanting to be an actor, but that's all I really knew of the movie business, in a way. Growing up in New York movies, to me, meant the people in the movies who say those cool things. I didn't think about who wrote what they said until I actually got in the movie business.
Movies.com: What is one tip you would give to an aspiring screenwriter?
Gatins: Know the beginning and the middle and the end of your story. I know that sounds silly but it's like, "If I can get that far I'm going to be OK even though I'll write myself into corners." If I have that footing set, I'm going to be OK.
Movies.com: Because you have your story at least.
Gatins: Yeah, even just the most basic parameters of it. Because I've done the other. I've started off with a great setup and been like, "Well, now what?"
John Gatins' Five Favorite Screenplays of All Time
Unforgiven: Perfect. Clean. Human. Vengeance.
Goodfellas: Epic. Endlessly entertaining. I could have watched 85 hours of Goodfellas. The film could have gone on for another eight hours, in my opinion. It's so good.
Matchstick Men: Surprisingly. It continued to kind of turn unexpectedly, which is a really difficult thing to do.
Looper: That's a good modern moment and I'm including it just because I can't get over it. So, so good.
Chinatown: Rich. It's a super rich tapestry of characters and story. It's this amazing world.
Flight will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on February 5.
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After just a couple of days, a planned display area for bulk materials at Allied Concrete has already made a visible impact on Harris Street.
The retaining walls are going up as fast as Legos because they're assembled with Redi-Rock, a modular concrete component for which Allied has exclusive right to manufacture and sell. Such high-profile installations as the nTelos Wireless Pavilion and the Old Trail community in Crozet feature Allied Redi-Rock.
"We're making the flow a lot nicer over here," says Allied inside sales rep Katie Dunkum, noting that many customers must currently drive back behind the plant for bulk material pick-ups. "We're kind of giving ourselves a facelift."
The new facility is slated to open by the end of April, Dunkum says.Read more on: allied concrete
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Gotta keep the guys busy doing somethin.
Do the McNeelys still own Allied?
Allied has always stayed on the cutting edge. Their customer service is unsurpassed and their material prices are always competitive. Additionally, Allied goes out of their way to buy American products. If you are in the market for the services they offer, please do business with them. They are an asset to our community.
yes, what Casey Keenen said!
Is this one of those paid advertisements? Competitive prices? Allied has been 20% higher than anyone in the state because they owned all of their competition (HT Ferron, Cavalier, New Canton and CR Butler). Thank Wilson Ready Mix and Skyline Brick for bringing true competition to the area.


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For this Blendover, we look to the past, with our first ever clip show. We return to the Elisa Lam case, & then our #YesAllWomen discussion / analysis / debate from earlier this year. Later, we take a listen to clips from recent episodes of TARDISblend and Heavy Metal Historian. Tom Cheredar joins in commentary for the entire show, with clips featuring Terr Ciavarra, Amy Vernon, and Andy Sorcini.
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#YesAllWomen says no to Rape Culture
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It's almost the end of June and that means that Session 2 has just finished up at Windells Snowboard Camp. The first month of summer has been flying by, as every day has been packed full with fun activities on and off the hill. The Nike 6.0 Team hosted Session 2, and with all of the park laps, skating, and Zombie Dodgeball the riders were taking part in, it was hard to tell who was having the most fun: Mason Aguirre, Sage Kotsenburg, Greg Bretz, Matt Ladley, and Ellery Hollingsworth, or all of the campers they were hanging out with!
A Session 2 view of the park, filled with jumps, rails, and boxes. Tucked in the right corner is the snake run, a favorite feature of everyone this summer.
For a small taste of summer snowboard camp fun, here are the top six moments from Session 2:
- The Nike crew hosted the first ever Windells Got Talent activity, where campers displayed a host of interesting skills. The youth of today is definitely multi-talented. the Nike 6.0 Team channeled Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson, judging acts that ranged from a devil stick performance, to pseudo-choreographed 80's dancing, celebrity impressions, and finally, a brother and sister who did a dance and then poured soda on each other's faces.
- The Capita Team came to camp, where they hung out with campers, participated in the chocolate milk race, signed autographs, and told everyone about their new team movie, Defenders of Awesome.
- Sage Kotsenburg held Sage-a-palooza with the campers, which included a multitude of birthday presents, cans of frosting, and prizes from Nike 6.0. Campers presented gifts to Sage, one of the best being a sock puppet that proclaimed he was the Sage's #1 fan.
- Niko Cioffi and the Gremlinz were running around camp, too, and created a brand new, awesome camp activity: Capture the Schwag. Later in the week, Dakota Whitaker hit the on-campus air bag on a snowskate. Twice. This was the first time in recorded history this has ever happened.
- Nike 6.0 took over the Windells park. Mason, Greg, and Matt were lapping the tow ropes, Ellery was shredding with campers, and Sage Kotsenburg somehow lost his shirt, but was able to continue boarding. Nike stoked out the campers by bringing Snapsportz on hill and in the skatepark to get tons of photos of everyone having a blast and learning new tricks.
- The Voleurz Team trekked to camp from Canada, too! Joe Schuster, Jake Black, Simon D'Artois, and Patrick King showed their 2011 Intersection winning video and along with a group of excited campers, debunked the "don't eat Pop Rocks and drink soda" myth.
Session 2 over and out—there's still time to register for Session 7 in August, so head over to www.windells.com for more info, and come ride with us!
Derrek Lever grabs some fresh melon off the Gatorade feature. 5050 front three melon.
Mason Aguirre. We think he is doing a cab five mute. Regardless, looks like fun!
The Capita Team narrowly avoided getting carpal tunnel from all of the autographs they signed for campers while promoting their new team movie, Defenders of Awesome. (l to r) Scotty Stevens, Cale Zima, and Brandon Cocard. P: Erik Hoffman
Niko Cioffi back one off the pole jam.
That's a really proper backlip. Luke Haddock.
Greg Bretz has great grabs.
Niko Cioffi created and patented Gremlinz Capture the Schwag while at camp. As the Gremlinz would say, "everyone synced up and sanctioned tons of schwag." P: Erik Hoffman
The inflating of the bag jump each year is a definite sign that summer is here at Mount Hood.
Del Mar means "from the sea" in Spanish. Brendan Gerard is from Lake Tahoe. The two come together for a second in the halfpipe, in what could be called a Del Tahoe indy.
At Windells, the zombies always win during Zombie Dodgeball. No matter how many times campers hear this, some still choose to play on the human side. Sage Kotsenburg and camper Sebastian work the odds and join the zombie ranks for a game. P: Erik Hoffman


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Calendar Lundi, 19 Septembre 2011 14:19
Calendar Sail Simulator 5 Races
This is de calendar provided for Sail Simulator online community racing.
You can join one of these races by clicking on the website link, and follow the registration procedure the online group has provided for you.
This are races organized by the online community. Stentec Software is not responsible for anything that happens during or after these races.
470 Championship22 September 2011
29 September 2011
6 October 2011
Organizing Authority: Sail Simulator Italy
3 nights during which you will have to do 2 10-minute fleet races.
First race starts at 20:00 UTC (22:00 CEST) on Thursday 22 September 2011. Races will be held on 22 September 29 September 6 October
Bavaria LeagueOctober - April 2011
Organizing Authority Virtual Sailing Organization and others vivarace.de
Ongoing competition where boats are ranked by rating. Sail a minimum of 5 races to get listed. Beat the best to reach the top which you can try in any amount of races. Competition from October - March.
Finals are sailed in April.
Get the time 21st week: 24 Oct 2011 to 30 Oct 2011
2nth week: 31 Oct 2011 to 06 Nov 2011
3rd week: 07 Novr 2011 to 13 Nov 2011
4th week: 14 Nov 2011 to 20 Nov 2011
Organized by "Sail Simulator Italia"
4 rounds, 4 weeks, one winner. The tournament is 4 weeks long, you play in an open session, so you can play always (every day at every hour).You will not need to win the race, but must record your finsh time. You have to take a screenshot of your time and send it to the web site! The skipper who submits the best time will be the winner.
Team Racing TrainingOctober - December 2011
Organizing Authority Team Europe
Public training sessions every Thursday starting 20:00 CET in preparation invitational Team Race tournament in January 2011
Ultimate Virtual Offshore CompetitionStart November 2011
Organizing Authority: Worldwide Fleet Friends
The ultimate virtual offshore competition. Round the can races starting 2 hours at the end of the in port races in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 . Sail some 20 Mile offshore legs in between. Combine results in Sail Simulator races with results in the WFF Facebook group Virtual Volvo Ocean Race group, to win the ultimate virtual offshore competition. WARNING this competition will last well into next summer (july 2012). Participating in the Virtual Volvo Oceanrace when micro managed may need player input in 8 hour intervals. If you have a sleeping bag stowed near your computer this is for you! (Of course you could just sail some of the in port races .... )
One Night One Winner15 December 2011
organized by "Sail Simulator Italia"
Only a night at 20:00 UTC (22:00 CEST)! Only 2 fleet races. The best will win!
4x4 Boats25 Januari 2012
01, 08 & 15 February 2012
organized by "Sail Simulator Italia"
In this tournament you will sail four different boats (Volvo Open 70, Valk, 29er, Hobie Tiger). Each night at 20:00 UTC (22:00 CEST) you will have to do 2 10-minutes fleet races with a different boat.
Round Cabrera 201210 February 2012
Organizing Authority: Virtual Sailing Organization and others.
The round the island race for multi-hulls.
Sail to Sail Champoinship 229 March 2012
5, 12 & 19 April 2012
Organizing Authority "Sail Simulator Italia"
In this tournament you will have 6 fleet races devided into 4 nights at 20:00 UTC (22:00 CEST). The races will have different weathers and the player who will be more constant will win!


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New Hampshire Labor News asked me for an update on the private prison issue. Check them out at http://nhlabornews.com/.
With Governor John Lynch leaving office and a significant turnover in the membership of New Hampshire's Executive Council, the danger that the state would turn over management of its prisons to a private firm has diminished. However, privatization foes remain vigilant until the proposal is not just really dead but really most sincerely dead.
The possibility of privatization was raised in a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the state a year ago. The RFP explicitly invited private firms to offer plans to build and operate a prison for women, a prison for men, or a "hybrid" facility for both men and women. Private firms were also invited to submit plans to build such facilities and lease them to the state, or renovate existing facilities for the same purpose. Four firms responded to the detailed RFP, reportedly with enough paper to fill a room in the State House Annex. None of the bids proposed to build or renovate a facility just for women, despite the fact that the existing women's prison in Goffstown is badly over-crowded and inadequately designed.
Corrections Corporation of America, the industry leader, revealed it would consider sites in Lancaster, Northumberland, and Hinsdale. Management and Training Corporation cast its sights on land on Hackett Hill Road in Manchester. The Hunt Group (now known as CGL) proposed to build on land already controlled by the state prison in Concord. The fourth, the GEO Group, did not reveal the location of its proposed facilities.
CCA, GEO, and MTC also contracted with local lobbyists to help them make their cases.
Due to the complexity of the request and the responses, the Departments of Administrative Services and Corrections determined they were not able to evaluate and compare the proposals by themselves. With a vote from the Executive Council, the State signed a $171,000 contract with MGT of America to help analyze the documents. MGT's report was due October 5 and their contract was to expire October 31. Those dates have come and gone with no report yet. "It's unlikely it's going to be resolved this year," Gov. Lynch said at the October 17 Executive Council breakfast.
While we wait for the consultants (who happen to have deep ties to the private prison industry) to complete their report, Gov. Lynch has not stopped talking up the possibility that the state would contract with a private firm to finance and build a prison, which it would then lease to the state. Lynch appears to be convinced that the men's prison needs to be replaced and that the Legislature would never approve funding through the capital budget process. From his perspective, contracting out prison ownership is a way to get around the normal budgeting process. That there has been no public discussion of the need for a new men's prison does not seem to factor into his position. Moreover, such a proposal would give a private firm a foot in the door to promise cost savings down the line if they were given full control.
The experience from other states shows clearly that privatization is not a path to cost savings. Despite anti-union policies and reduced expenses of wages, benefits, and training, private firms in other states have been unable to save money for the states. What they have accomplished is a pattern of increased violence within the walls leading to a less safe, less secure environment for prisoners and staff alike. This in turn has led to high levels of staff turnover, feeding less security. And it means prisoners — most of whom will return to the free world — will be less likely to get the support they need to live productive lives outside the prison walls.
Incoming Governor Maggie Hassan has been explicit that she has no interest in turning over the prison keys to private firms. Whether she agrees with her predecessor that the men's prison needs to be replaced is not yet clear. What is clear is that the state does need to do something about the women's prison, which is already the subject of a civil rights lawsuit the state is likely to lose.
What is also clear is that approaches to crime and corrections that emphasize alternatives to incarceration, provide counseling and education to those who need it, and that interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline can be more effective and save money for taxpayers. The most active anti-privatization groups — including the State Employees Association, the NH League of Women Voters, Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform, the NH Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the NH Civil Liberties Union, and the American Friends Service Committee — are optimistic they can claim victory soon. They are already turning attention to development of a more humane approach to corrections, one that would preserve good jobs and save the state money.
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Emergency Services 24 and its owner to pay $250,000 to the State to resolve allegations of unfair and deceptive conduct
ATLANTA, GA – John Sours, Administrator of the Governor's Office of Consumer Protection ("GOCP"), today announced that the agency has entered into a $250,000 settlement with water mitigation company Emergency Services 24, Inc. and its owner Micah Bass to resolve allegations of unfair and deceptive sales and advertising practices.
Emergency Services 24, Inc. is in the business of resolving residential water damage like the type that might occur due to flooding, burst pipes or storms. GOCP alleges that the company told consumers that the cost of its services would be taken care of by the consumer's insurance company and that the consumer would only be responsible for paying the deductible. Not only was this frequently not the case, but the company would then allegedly use illegal tactics to try to collect the balance due from consumers, such as threatening to file liens on the consumers' properties, even though the legal time period for filing a lien had expired.
GOCP alleges that Emergency Services 24 and Micah Bass committed additional violations of the Fair Business Practices Act, including:
- Falsely advertising that Emergency Services 24 had multiple locations throughout the state of Georgia and the United States, when, in fact, the company only has offices in Alabama, Florida and one office location in Georgia. Emergency Services 24 advertised that a company representative would be at consumers' homes within an hour when that was frequently not true and, with only a single office in Georgia, the company had no rational basis for stating that it would be able to respond in that time frame.
- Falsely representing to consumers that it was handling overflow for another mitigation company and that it was therefore associated with that company.
- Using various insurance companies' logos to falsely represent that it was endorsed by or had a special relationship with those companies.
- Advertising that consumers would be able to get a free estimate without disclosing that the estimate would only be free if it was provided over the phone, and the consumer would be charged if a technician had to go to a consumer's house to create an estimate.
- Listing its Florida General Contractor's license on Georgia marketing materials, contracts, and other materials, thereby giving consumers reason to believe that the company had a water mitigation license in Georgia.
- Falsely advertising that there would be no "travel charge."
In resolution of these allegations, Emergency Services 24 and Mr. Bass have entered into a settlement with GOCP requiring them to bring the company's advertising and sales practices into compliance with the Fair Business Practices Act and to pay a $125,000 civil penalty and an additional $125,000 in administrative expenses. Furthermore, the settlement requires payment of an additional $100,000 if the company violates the terms of the settlement or if GOCP receives additional, verifiable, actionable complaints from consumers during the next 12 months indicating that the company has violated the terms of the settlement.
"Emergency Services 24 and Micah Bass tried to take advantage of consumers whose backs were to the wall," says Administrator John Sours. "They seriously misled consumers concerning the costs of their services, the company's geographic presence, its ability to respond in a timely manner, and its licenses, endorsements and affiliations. These are serious violations and we are accordingly responding with serious penalties."


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Paper or Plastic? How are YOU Paying for Gifts this Season?
by SMD
According to the National Retail Federation, as reported in today's USA Today, one third of Americans (32%) are paying for their gifts with credit cards. 40% are using debit cards, which act like an instant check, taking money from their bank account, 6% are using checks, and 22% are using cash. It's interesting how quickly good old fashioned checks are fading from daily retail use, and how widely used debit cards have become. But the real story here is that 1/3 of all holiday gift purchases are being put on credit cards, to be paid back later. The Holiday season, meant to be a season of peace and good will, has become a precursor to months of gradually paying back holiday debt.
Another interesting statistic: Guess how much money retailers raked in through unclaimed or expired gift cards in 2006? Guess higher. A little higher – 8 billion dollars! In addition, most people who purchase with a gift card spend 10-20% MORE than the card, which is good for retailers. No wonder retailers are working so hard to normalize and promote gift cards! I think there should be a kick back to the giver, where if the gift receiver doesn't cash in their gift card within a year, YOU get 20% of it's value. Now that would increase gift card sales!
How are you paying for gifts this year? How long do you expect to pay off your holiday credit card bills? Giving any gift cards?


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Having cajoled Colin Edmondson into designing and building the tiny i.c Scamp locos for 7 1/4" gauge the Stockers has been doing further pondering.
Scamp is a reasonably easy lift for a couple of bods. It is also small enough, at 845mm, or around 33", long to go into pretty much any car if you want to go out to play. If you're on your own undo a few bits and it can be broken down into three chunks any of which can easily be lifted by one bod.
Looking into the future, when I'm old and decrepit and can scarcely lift a pint glass (I'm currently 57, but would happily admit to a mental age of around eight) I have been wondering about still smaller, lighter stuff.
There's another component to the pondering...
Not everyone likes the noise or fumes from an i.c loco. You may worry that your play might not make the neighbour's day, even if it exactly the same sound as a motor mower (remember, the original Scamp is powered by a mower Suffolk Punch engine).
All of which suggests a battery electric loco.
Now, I don't know if the following is possible, but the 'ideal' would be something of modest power and speed (in my case it only needs to shuffle a few wagons about and then trundle across the garden with them with me on board) that can be lifted, probably sans battery) by one person.
So, with the magic of Photoshop I've reduced the already small Scamp by perhaps eight inches to form the first cut design of Imp, seen below on the right. It exists only as a set of electrons at present, but who knows...


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...all the days and nights (signed edition)Dubois, Doug
Availability: In stock
Doug DuBois began photographing his family in 1984, prior to his father's near-fatal fall from a commuter train and his mother's subsequent breakdown and hospitalizations. While these events set a narrative backdrop to his work, the emotional freight is carried by the details as described by the artist: "the pallor of my mother's skin, the glare of my father's gaze and the tactile communion between my sister and nephew constitute a complex and resonant picture of family ties."
More than twenty years later, DuBois's project has developed in remarkable ways. Doug DuBois: All the Days and Nights resonates with emotional immediacy, offering a potent examination of family relations, and what it means to subject personal relationships to the unblinking eye of the camera. Each photograph is rich with color, nuanced gestures and glances enveloping the viewer in a multivalent, emotionally tense world.
This book is signed by the author
DOUG DUBOIS (born in Dearborn, Michigan 1960) received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Parco Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues, and can be found in the collections of major institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He received the 2006 John Gutman Photography Fellowship, and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship. Dubois is represented by Higher Pictures, New York.
DONALD ANTRIM (essay) is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, and author of The Afterlife: A Memoir and The Verificationist, among other titles.


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- Older Female Human Cleric of Desna
Until she passed away from natural causes just a few months ago, Madame Niska Mvashti was the oldest person in Sandpoint. No one quite knows exactly how old the Varisian seer actually was when she died (she was already old when Sandpoint was founded over 40 years ago)—but the fact that her only daughter Koya is herself an old woman is a telling fact.
Koya has spent a fair amount of her life traveling Varisia with a number of caravans, serving as a healer when she was younger and more recently as a fortune-teller. For the past several years, she's been traveling with her adopted son Sandru Vhiski on a regular caravan route that travels between Riddleport, Magnimar, and Korvosa two or three times a year. The caravan spends most of its time relatively close to Sandpoint, though, and that has suited Koya fine, since it gave her more time to care for her aged mother.
Since old Niska's death, however, Koya's initial mourning has transitioned into a sort of morose melancholy. A life-long worshiper of Desna, she has come to realize that while she has traveled extensively through the Varisian lowlands, she's never been beyond the region's borders. Tales of other Desnan explorers have long delighted Koya—even her own mother reputedly took part in several extensive caravans that traveled north to the Lands of the Linnorm Kings and even as far as Qadira. Koya's having something of a late-life crisis as a result—a growing sense of disappointment that she's never made a long caravan trek.
With her mother dead, Koya has little reason to stay in Varisia, and she's been pressuring Sandru to take a long journey soon: "The sooner the better, 'cause I won't be around for long!" Koya's in remarkably good shape, physically, for a woman well over 60 years of age—obviously, longevity runs in her family—but with each year that passes, the chance of her having the chance to experience a truly epic journey like the ones in her favorite stories grows slimmer.


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Yaoshan Ascends the Seat - Case 7 Book of SerenityBy Jeff Bickner | Feb 18, 2010
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Many new photos for Summer 2010. To come - a conetop menu sheet page!
This site is a reference for cone top can collectors, to know which caps belong
on their cans.
The information contained here is a work in progress, and should
never be used as the gospel. This site will change as new information and images are obtained.
This is a consortium for cone top collectors to combine their expertise to benefit their fellow collectors. Thank you to all that have contributed!
If you have information or images (generated yourself) that will help correct inaccuracies or provide content, it is greatly appreciated.
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Exo's Chanyeol (ft. his emotional side)
Baekhyun revealed this habit of Chanyeol on the interview for a Japanese magazine named Vivi.
Q: Who is the member that cries a lot in the group?
A: Chanyeol. Because he often cries on concerts, and he also cries whenever our company change our manager..
Something else about him..
He wrapped (plus doodled) the cigarette packaging with tape in order to stop his manager from smoking.
He told his teammates that he wanted to go to that direction
But no one wanted to go with him so he ended up sulking like how girls usually doㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He's really cute...
-He's both handsome and cute.. He has it all..
-My baby..ㅠㅠ Don't you think that you're too cute to be real..?ㅠㅠ
-When was the third picture taken..? He looked like a baby there..ㅜㅜ
-He's really adorable..ㅠㅠ Literally the cutest guy I've ever known in my life..ㅠㅠ
-That's my Chanyeol..ㅠㅠ
-WangKeuWangGwi.. (He's so freaking cute because he's so freaking big/tall)
-He's such a cutie..ㅠㅠ Please help me to quit smoking too..ㅠㅠ
-He's such a big baby..ㅠㅠ
-He looks really cute when he sulks..ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-WangKeuWangGwi.. He really cries a lotㅠㅠ And that's really cute..ㅠㅠ
-Girly emotions..ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-My Chanyeol is so cute..ㅠㅠ
-He's such an emotional baby..
-My baby is really precious..ㅠㅠ
-Puppy Chanyeol..ㅠㅠㅠ
-My brat is seriously so cute..ㅠㅠ I love himㅠㅠ
-Huk.. Here we go.. Once again, I'm falling in love with him..
-Our Chanyeol is a WangKeuWangGwi!!! Ah!!!!!


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The Shadows Between Us MOBI ↠ The Shadows PDF or
Step 1 Woo the king.Step 2 Marry the king.Step 3 Kill the king and take his kingdom. Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power 1 Woo the Shadow King.2 Marry him.3 Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King s power Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she s going to do everything within her power to get it.But Alessandra s not the only one trying to kill the king As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen all while struggling not to lose her heart After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen Official review to come, but i LOVED this ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review Thank you My reactions 1 Woo the Shadow King. 1 Woo the Shadow King.2 Marry him.3 Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.YESSS PLEASE ARC received from publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. I ve read this book extremely fast I pick it up so I could read the first chapter and when I realized I was already halfway through I have read every book by this author and she s yet to disappoint me.This book was addictive There is no other word to describe it The story was quite original The concept that the main character wants to kill the Shadow King after she marries him so she can have the crown and power was brilliant.And the execution was done perfectly.The story was well constructed, the characters were well developed, the writing was good, the friendships were great and the plot was awesome.I loved the main character and how ruthless and smart she is The development she had was great I love me some good female character And the romance may not have been my favorite part, but it was still good Definitely recommend if you like a dark, unique, addictive standalone YA fantasy ARC received from publishers via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.Official release date 25th February 2020. 5 16 19OMG THE COVER IS SO PRETTY Love it Step 1 Woo the king.Step 2 Marry the king.Step 3 Kill the king and take his kingdom for herself.Well, who can argue with such a perfect plan Lmao This book had one of my favorite summaries I ve seen so far this year, and that cover Plus, I mean, shadows, right Shadowsssssssssss I ll first say that I absolutely loved the story line I always enjoy books with the goal to murder but then feelings change along the way Plus, the Shadow King was just so freaking sweet I wanted to hug him Now, my problem was Alessandra I adored that she did however she chose, be it with her sexual desires, murder, or whatever I even love villains And she was very much a villain But dang, I just could not connect with this lady Then we have to toss in some other guy, but we know she has to be with the Shadow King, right Right She was just so hot headed and made poor choices at times However, her character did grow, but even toward the end I was annoyed with this woman still making lame decisions Now, besides my frustrations with the MC, I very much loved the writing, the world building, the originality, and the swoon Now, I just want to be enveloped in a ton of shadows I m upset this is over I m upset I read it in two days I m even upset that it doesn t come out for several months I need the hardcover now But in all seriousness, this is the type of story I shouldn t love I m not a fan of hate to love main characters, but I gotta give props to Alessandra She s cunning and smart, and I appreciated her ambition and ability to take her own fate in her hands.To say I am OBSESSED with the romance in this book is an understatement I needed this story in my life, and I m so glad I read it So far, Tricia Levenseller has only written books I absolutely couldn t put down, and each title gets and intoxicating.An absolute must read of 202o. They ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart.And they never will ARC received in exchange for an honest review thank you This book was SO MUCH FUN I knew it was going to be a good read when a the author described it as a Slytherin romance , and b the epigraph was a quotation from Damon in The Vampire Diaries.I did have a great time tearing through this book yesterday afternoon, and this rating is really 3.5 stars However, some plot holes and poor worldbuilding have combined to make me round down instead of up.Eighteen year old Lady Alessandra Stathos is the beautiful, ambition second daughter of the Earl of Masis She s no stranger to murder as we learn on the very first page, she did away with the boy who was responsible for breaking her heart She no longer has one, which gives rise to her new plan marry the Shadow King, ruler of Naxos, then murder him and set herself up as queen.Only it isn t that easy Nineteen year old Kallias Maheras, the Shadow King, is protected by the shadows themselves An ancient gift allows his bloodline to turn incorporeal, making them invulnerable to threats Alessandra is going to have work hard if she wants to make him fall in love with her To complicate matters, she isn t the only one with an eye on killing the king there are assassins after Kallias As she gets closer to him, she starts to wonder if murdering Kallias really is the way to get everything she wants.This was a really short book like I said, I read it in an afternoon so I can t give away any of the plotline The Good I LOVED the Slytherin aspect of this Slytherin romance Both Alessandra and Kallias are ruthless and ambitious totally a match made in hell To keep up with the Harry Potter analogy, think of this as a relationship between, say, Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy I love a good antihero heroine, and this book delivered that in spades While the relationship started out as very insta lust, the banter between Alessandra and Kallias made me smile a lot and helped me forget the fact that they were falling in love far too quickly for my liking In fact, lots of the book was surprisingly funny Alessandra is a heroine with ACTUAL HOBBIES I recently read a book where the heroine s hobby was reading books written by the real life author yes, I m serious, and it is as cringy as it sounds So it was awesome to get treated to a girl who has a real passion for sewing, and it s not treated as a plot device it really is part of her character The Bad Really, really, really poor worldbuilding Naxos seems to be a cross between Ancient Greece and Regency England plus semi automatic weapons , without actually being either It was extremely difficult to visualise, and it didn t help that a lot of things weren t described very well Some things were, like dresses, but not actual scenery or actions Some inconsistencies in Alessandra s behaviour To be perfectly honest, as soon as she met Kallias I knew she wouldn t end up killing him, and the book s attempts to make me feel like that was still an option came off as fairly contrived As an extension of this, I felt like they fell for each other surprisingly quickly, although it s true they re perfect for each other The beginning and end of the book were way too fast paced, requiring tons of suspension of disbelief The middle was the best part I could tell the villain FROM MILES AWAY In fact, the villain was so obvious they re probably visible FROM SPACE I couldn t believe it when the villain turned out to be the person I d suspected all along I thought for sure they must have been a red herring But no Overall I do recommend this book to you all it was really fun to read, and doesn t take long It isn t as good as I was hoping it would be when I read that excellent blurb basically, it s no The Wicked King but I certainly enjoyed it Blog Bookstagram


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Our B.A. in architectural studies taps into a burgeoning societal interest in the built environment and its relationships to both nature and culture. By combining your architectural education with the rich array of courses in the liberal arts at Ithaca, you'll become a more conscientious and informed architect, urban designer, landscape architect, historic preservationist, or city planner.
There's a heightened awareness worldwide of the power of good architecture and urban form to express cultural aspirations and improve daily lives. People are also paying attention to the close relationship between human building activity and the sustainability of our ecosystems.
Our curriculum reflects these current directions in the field of architectural education, as well as the College's commitment to sustainability education. You'll take courses in architectural theory and history, and you'll be exposed to the broader artistic contexts within which architecture is created through at least two non-architecture courses in art history. Physics and calculus will train you in the fundamental tools for understanding the physical behavior of structures and materials. Liberal arts courses such as Environmental Sentinels, Urban Sociology, and Environmental Politics will introduce you to building sustainable communities.
Studio work—drawing and two- or three-dimensional design in the art department, as well as a two-course sequence in architectural design followed by a senior portfolio course -- will teach you how to develop and critique design projects and give you structured guidance in how to explain and present your own work.
Professional practice in the design-related fields requires a combination of education and experience, following specific formulas that vary by specialty and by state. To sit for the licensing exam to become an architect, for example, you'll need several years of practice in a professional setting or the M.Arch. I degree, an increasingly popular and widely offered master's in architecture for students without prior professional design degrees.
The B.A. in architectural studies is a degree that does not qualify students to practice architecture. Students who want to practice architecture and become licensed architects may pursue an NAAB-accredited master of architecture program after completion of the B.A. in architectural studies or the student may submit experience to the New York State Education Department that is acceptable to the New York State Board for Architecture totaling nine years after completion of the B.A. in architectural studies. Graduates of the B.A. in architectural studies would most likely need to pursue a three- to three-and-a-half-year master of architecture program in order to receive a master of architecture degree from an NAAB-accredited program.