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Abused by her husband "on and off" for 20 years, 42-year-old Zina Haughton could endure no more, court records indicate.
After failing to press for charges against her husband Radcliffe despite at least a half-dozen police contacts, Haughton recently summoned the courage to tell him she wanted a divorce.
And after two back-to-back police incidents within 48 hours — fleeing to a hotel with a bruised face as reported by 620wtmj.com and having her tires slashed at her workplace Azana Salon and Spa, she got even more courageous: she penned a statement publicly accusing her husband of domestic abuse and asked a court for a restraining order barring him from having any contact with her.
"I don't want to die, I just don't want to die," Zina Haughton told Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Nancy Sturm on Thursday, according to a newly released audio recording of the court hearing first reported by WISN-TV's Colleen Henry.
Four days later she was dead.
And so were two of her coworkers, with three more coworkers and a spa customer wounded in the tragic attack as Azana opened at 11 on an unseasonably warm, sunny October Sunday morning as golfers hit the hills as the adajacent Westbrook Country Club.
Shooter bought gun despite court order
Sturm had ordered Radcliffe Haughton to surrender any firearms and steer clear of his wife through 2016.
But two days later he bought a .40-caliber handgun from a private seller, The Associated Press reported. He used it the following day for his murderous rampage whic ended, Brookfield police say, when he holed up in a locked room inside the upscale spa and shot himself in the head.
JSOnline.com watchdog reports have raised questions about why Brown Deer police failed to arrest Radcliffe Haughton over the years when they were called to his home.
Fox6now.com says Zina Haughton went to police as early as June 2003 to report her husband had battered her but said she didn't want to get him in trouble.
Brown Deer police failed to arrest Radcliffe Haughton in a January 2011 standoff in which officers said they saw him point a gun at his wife through a window. A misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge was filed but was dropped when Zina Haughton and a police officer failed to testify at trial.
Husband avoided domestic abuse charges
His wife told the court commissioner Thursday that she didn't cooperate with authorities because she didn't want her daughter to see her father jailed.
But last week she testified, even answering questions under oath from her husband, who acted as his own attorney in the restraining order hearing. She accused him in court and in documents obtained by Patch of terrorizing her and threatening to burn her, throw acid on her and kill her if she went to police or went through with a divorce.
"The scariest night of my life — he ran in the basement, and he came upstairs, and he pulled a gun from behind his pants, and it accidentally went off in between me and my daughter's head, about two inches from both of our heads," she testified.
Radcliffe questioned his wife during the hearing why he wasn't arrested if he had abused her as she claimed.
He told the commissioner he loved his wife and never had had any intentions of harming her.
Lawmakers call for gun restrictions
Democratic state legislators are using the Brookfield spa shooting as ammunition to seek more gun-control laws, requiring anyone with an imposed restraining order to surrender their firearms within 48 hours or face arrest.


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Starman (1984)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 5
What initially begins as sci-fi transforms into a surprisingly sweet, offbeat drama, courtesy of John Carpenter's careful direction.
Average Rating: 4.2/10
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Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
What initially begins as sci-fi transforms into a surprisingly sweet, offbeat drama, courtesy of John Carpenter's careful direction.
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Having crashed to Earth, an extraterrestrial space traveller must assume a human identity lest he be captured by the authorities. The alien (Jeff Bridges) chooses the likeness of the recently deceased husband of Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen). At first dumbstruck, Jenny becomes both hostile toward and frightened of her guest. He gradually wins her confidence, learning a few vital English-language phrases so that he can explain his presence. The "starman" has come to Earth with a message of peace, in
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There is little that is original in Starman, but at least it has chosen good models.
It isn't pleasant to watch a talented filmmaker like John Carpenter willfully distort his personality to fit a commercial (read Spielbergian) profile, and only the opening suspense-horror sequences have the weight of real involvement.
The best special effects are in the first five minutes. Thereafter, it's all rather predictable.
Starman contains the potential to be a very silly movie, but the two actors have so much sympathy for their characters that the movie, advertised as space fiction, turns into one of 1984's more touching love stories.
In Mr. Bridges' hands [his role] becomes the occasion for a sweetly affecting characterization -- a fine showcase for the actor's blend of grace, precision and seemingly offhanded charm.
Bridges' portrayal of Starman can be as hard to take as the lapses in logic.
An enjoyable film filled with the kind of sensitivity, love, and humor seldom seen on today's screens.
Early Jeff Bridges starrer is fun sci-fi.
Carpenter is a master of framing for widescreen, and Starman is certainly a forum for him to show off his prowess behind the lens.
As science fiction, it's decent enough, but it finds its real power as a weird, offbeat romance. Bridges has rarely been better.
Provides an opportunity for us to look afresh at ourselves and to ponder what it means to be children of the Universe.
Starman is more of a love story than a sci-fi movie. Take your girlfriend.
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As a point of interest Kevin Spacey would play a similar type alien being, birdlike movements et al, with Jeff Bridges playing the psychologist trying to get at him years later in 2001's K-Pax. Both are guilty pleasures of mine since their initial releases.
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Of course, being so singular in your sensibility is nothing to be ashamed of, and the vast majority of directors have good or even great careers within a specific genre. But it takes an especially talented director to be able to step outside their comfort zone successfully - and for a while at least, John Carpenter was one such director. Having made his name in sci-fi, thrillers and horror movies, Carpenter turned to romance with Starman, which remains a terrific piece of work and perhaps his last truly great film.
Fans of 1970s and 1980s sci-fi will very quickly pick up on the lineage of Starman. It would be very easy to dismiss the film as E.T.-lite, since the two screenplays were written around the same time and the films have clear narrative similarities. Both stories involve an alien being stranded on Earth, who has to get home with the help of the people who find him, and these people in turn have to hide him from the authorities. But while it is more sentimental than many of Carpenter's works, it is more offbeat and quirky than Spielberg's films, and the drama is much more adult. E. T. is a film about divorce and a child trying to recapture the affection of his father; Starman is about dealing with grief and (as cheesy as it sounds) the power of love.
Alongside the links with E.T., Starman owes a certain debt to a number of other films. The benevolent and inquiring nature of the aliens obviously hints towards Close Encounters, with the series of disturbing events across America being resolved by a moving demonstration of the aliens' real nature and power. The romance is equal parts It Happened One Night and Bonnie and Clyde, consisting of two very different people (sort of) finding each other on the run from the law. There is even a vague connection with The Man Who Fell to Earth, with Jeff Bridges sharing David Bowie's twin obsessions of getting home and obtaining vast amounts of information about us.
In spite of this, Starman begins to carve out its own identity very early on, remaining first and foremost a Carpenter film in amongst all the familiarity. It starts on a suspenseful note, with the shot of the alien spacecraft being almost a mirror image of the opening shot of The Thing. These scenes reflect Carpenter's horror heritage, with the dramatic explosion and eerie blue light putting us on edge - complimented, in horror fashion, by Karen Allen being in her underwear when Jeff Bridges arrives.
Having briefly spooked us, the film then shifts into an offbeat comedic road movie with Karen Allen having to teach the Starman about Earth's customs. The Starman is intelligent but also curious in a childlike manner, and so a great deal of concepts we take for granted are shown to be incredibly hard to explain and are then played for innocent laughs. In its final act the film shifts again into a romance which gradually swells to a passionate and genuinely tearful climax.
The central idea of Starman is a neat twist on alien invasion stories in science fiction. While H. G. Wells and his descendants depicted aliens as aggressive invaders, this film rests on the premise that we invited them here: the Starman finds the gold disc on Voyager 2 and accepts our greeting. The film goes against the grain by making us really think about our reactions to aliens landing. How would we react to an alien who is powerful but by all accounts benevolent? Should we welcome him with open arms, or oppose him on the basis of what we don't know? The film plays this concept through to the fullest, always asking questions and challenging our gut reactions.
While E.T. focusses on the humans trying to understand the alien, Starman successfully conveys the mind-set of an alien who is trying to learn from us. Carpenter said in interviews that Bridges had the most difficult part: he had to play a being that was highly intelligent and curious, but also ill at ease within his human body to the point where he seemed stupid. Bridges remarked that his performance required him to do the opposite of everything he was taught about being natural - and unlike David Bowie, he doesn't look all that alien to begin with.
But whether by Carpenter's direction or Bridges' performance, we do end up really bonding with the Starman. We might start viewing him like some kind of special needs child, but eventually we realise his capacity for love and understanding. We like him even though we know we cannot fully understand him, and this a sign of good writing. Bridges is ably supported by Karen Allen, whose performance here is up there with her work in Raiders of the Lost Ark. She's completely natural and believable in every scene, which makes it all the more perplexing that her career never reached the heights of many of her contemporaries.
Starman's strength with characterisation also extends to its supporting cast. One thing that characterises Carpenter's best work is the intelligence of the smaller cast members: there is no cannon fodder in The Thing, or They Life, or this film. Even when the film draws on familiar tropes, it takes care not to pander directly to clich�. The military have their agenda, but Fox is not entirely a gung-ho, Major Kong-type character, nor is Charles Martin Smith so geeky that he's unlikeable. They all feel like real people making rational decision on their own merits, not the merits of the plot.
At its heart, Starman is about a woman coming to terms with the loss of her husband. It is appropriate that we start in horror territory, since so many horror stories are about dealing with grief and the boundaries between this world and the next. Jenny's encounter with the Starman allows her to address all the unresolved feelings she carries around, including her guilt or regret about not being able to have children. The ending is superb, with the Starman effectively giving her what she wanted: to see him again, if only to say goodbye.
Jenny's infertility is an example of her isolation from other aspects of humanity. The conversation in the back of the truck expresses her feelings of inadequacy and despair, as though she has fallen short of her purpose but through no fault of her own. She is the only significant and assertive female, surrounded by aggressive, hard-hearted men who take what they want, hurt those who oppose them and give her little sympathy. From this perspective the ending has another meaning: the Starman shows how she has enriched his life as well as vice versa. It is both a brilliant vindication of the central character and a great example of how to do a tragic romance properly.
From a certain angle, Starman could also be interpreted as a Christian allegory. When Jenny and the Starman consummate their love, he remarks that their baby will be a "teacher", who is both human and alien (read 'God'). In this reading the Starman is God, the baby is Jesus and Jenny is the Virgin Mary; her infertility both paraphrases the virgin birth and refers to Mary's cousin Elizabeth, who gave birth to John the Baptist. The film allows us to interpret the story as we so wish and to add whatever significance we want to the central relationship. We could equally regard it in the mould of 2001 or Prometheus, exploring the direct influence of aliens over mankind.
Starman is a genuinely brilliant sci-fi romance, which takes a potentially silly premise and produces from it an uplifting, offbeat and ultimately tear-jerking drama. Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen excel in the central performances, and while the film is occasionally slow it makes up for this by its substance, emotional depth and a brilliant score from Jack Nitzsche. It is one of the best films of 1984 and one of the high points of Carpenter's chequered career.
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Ok I am using the couchbase client in a couchbase bucket.
I have a pojo that is serializable. Everything is working fine, the document is stored but not where I thought it would.
client is initialized to localhost default bucket.
String idStr = "RuleDefinition_" + doc_RuleDefinition.getId().toString(); client.set(idStr, gson.toJson(doc_RuleDefinition, DOC_RuleDefinition.class)).get();
When I look in the Couchbase view
function (doc, meta) { emit(doc.eventKey, null); }
I see my documents in json but the key is NOT "RuleDefinition_41" as I expected with the id of 41 in the RuleDefinition pojo.
I have other pojos I want to store, and they may have an id value of 41, so I would like to store "HandlerMap_41", and "HandlerJar_41" but if the key gets stripped to just 41, then won't the second two overwrite the first?
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Not sure to follow you and what has fixed your problem, but let me explain something that you may know already but just in case. (not sure that it is the source of your issue)
The documents are "eventually" indexed, since a document is indexed:
- once it is saved on disk
- once the indexer process has been executed
So you need to be sure that the document is on disk and also need to be sure that it is indexed. You can do that by:
- check the durability constraints (persistTo.One)
See http://docs.couchbase.com/couchbase-devguide-2.2/#why-observe-items
- force the index to be up to date for example with stale=false
See: http://docs.couchbase.com/couchbase-manual-2.2/#couchbase-views-writing-...
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WASHINGTON -- It was the same team in the White House for the second straight year, but President Barack Obama delivered all-new material in congratulating the Miami Heat on another NBA championship.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and their teammates stood on risers behind the president in the White Houses East Room on Tuesday while Obama celebrated the teams 2012-13 title with a traditional speech. The team then presented Obama with a team jersey and a replica of the NBAs Larry OBrien Trophy, which was signed by the team and listed Obamas name among the players.
This group has won twice now, but its gone to the Finals three times, Obama said. And sometimes it feels like theyre still fighting for a little respect. I can relate to that.
Obama mentioned the principal players for the Heat one by one, but saved his best jokes for Chris Andersen, the colorful big man with all the tattoos, and Mario Chalmers, whose constant scolding by teammates apparently has turned into a national joke. Obama referred to Andersen by his nickname, Birdman.
Everybody on this team participated, Obama said. And from Ray [Allen]s big shot to the contributions of Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier, Udonis Haslem, Birdman, Birdmans tattoos Birdmans mohawk the Heat showed us the kind of heart and determination it takes to be a champion.
For his joke on Chalmers, Obama waited until the end of speech.
And with that, I think we should take a picture, but we should make it quick before one of these guys starts yelling at Mario, Obama said. I mean, sometimes its just a bad pass, guys. Its not Marios fault. I got your back, man.
The East Room was packed with family members and friends of the team as well as plenty of local and national politicians trying to get close to the hottest thing in South Florida. Of course, Obama is a Chicago Bulls fan, so his joke about politicos reaching across the partisan aisle for the Heat was more tongue-in-cheek than a compliment. Nothing brings NBA fans together more than collectively hating the Heat.
Weve got some outstanding members of Congress who are big fans of the Heat, Obama said. Theyre from both parties because we all know nothing brings people together like the Miami Heat. Across the NBA theres just a unifying sense about the Heat.
Team president Pat Riley accompanied the Heat to the White House this year after missing the 2013 trip due to illness. Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra walked into the East Room with Obama, and both Riley and Spoelstra shook Obamas hand during the ceremony.
Obama acknowledged Spoelstras work with NBA Fit, an initiative by the league to promote exercise, and thanked Riley for his commitment to veterans and active members of the military. The Heats Home Strong program, which began in 2006, pays tribute to U.S. servicewomen and servicemen.
His incredible admiration for our men and women in uniform, but more concretely his willingness to do something about how we support them, I think is a credit to the entire organization, Obama said of Riley.
Obama, a basketball fan, talked at length about Allens famous three-pointer in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The shot tied the game in dramatic fashion and sent it into overtime.
San Antonio had the series all but wrapped up in Game 6, Obama said. As you will recall, Miami was down five points, less than 30 seconds to go. The last 122 times that happened in the playoffs, the team that was down lost 122 times.
And then they brought out the ropes. And then Ray Allen saw them bring out the ropes. And with five seconds left, Chris Bosh gets an incredible offensive rebound, passes it out to Ray; Ray is backing up, hes got to jump forward; hits one of the most iconic shots of all time.
And then he added a few choice words about the ropes, which we cannot . . . repeat here.
Obama then addressed Allen directly.
But, Ray, I do want you to know that when you say those things on the court, like, people can read your lips, right? You do understand that?
Yeah, Allen said.
OK, Obama said. All right.
Afterward, Wade told reporters that he and Obama are associates and that Obama offered him marriage advice. Wade recently became engaged to actress Gabrielle Union.
Monday night, several players and coaches participated in an after-hours tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Allen, the Heats veteran three-point specialist, organized the tour, and it was attended by players Joel Anthony, James Jones, Battier, Roger Mason Jr., James and Haslem as well as Spoelstra, several assistants and support personnel and general manager Andy Elisburg.
The museum's director led the tour. Several exhibits in the museum are emotionally jarring, and a few players were moved to tears, including Haslem.


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Aoki's debut mix album, Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles was released in January 2008. He also had an Essential Mix that aired on BBC Radio 1 on August 2, 2008.
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Aoki has also been busy in the studio collaborating with other fellow producer friends and thus far has released singles with The Bloody Beetroots, Armand Van Helden of Duck Sauce, Afrojack, Laidback Luke, Tai, Sidney Samson, Tiesto. In his interviews, Twitter feed or from his YouTube channel, he has shown teasers or has discussed doing future collaborations with Diplo, Knife Party, Datsik, Chris Lake, Rune, Iggy Azalea, Angger Dimas, and Dirtyphonics.
He has remixed many artists and bands, including Jackson 5, Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Mike Posner, Girls Generation, All American Rejects, Refused, The Killers, Bassnectar, Lenny Kravitz, Bloc Party, Snoop Dogg, Robin Thicke, S.P.A., Kid Cudi and Peaches.
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In March 2010 Aoki released "I'm In The House", a collaboration with Zuper Blahq—alter-ego of The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am. The song charted at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release.
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COCOA BEACH - Two Cocoa Beach residents have qualified to run for mayor of the city in the upcoming fall election.
Anne Herzog and Dave Netterstrom will appear on the ballot during the General Election on Nov. 6. The position of mayor, which is a four-year term, is Seat 1 on the Cocoa Beach City Commission.
Basic information about the candidates is as follows:
Anne Herzog
. Age: 50
. City: Cocoa Beach
. Years as resident: two
. Occupation: president and COO of Entech Creative Industries
. Education: bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in psychology from the University of Delaware in Newark, Del.
. Organizations affiliated with: Cocoa Beach Citizens Academy, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization, Themed Entertainment Association, Racket Club of Cocoa Beach
. Marital status: married to husband, John Marhoefer
. Number of children: two
. In 100 words or less, explain what makes you the best candidate for Mayor of Cocoa Beach: "Why mayor? The city lacks strong leadership, direction and vision. I bring a fresh perspective to Cocoa Beach, at a time when it needs it. We must focus on community interests, not special interests. I am fiscally conservative and will tackle the tough monetary issues that affect the well being of our city, for the residents and businesses of Cocoa Beach. This includes addressing the city's potential pension shortfalls. Monetary decisions need to be planned carefully, before being implemented. My family loves living in Cocoa Beach. It is time to protect the resources it has to offer and to make it an even better community."
Editor's note: In the original candidate profile detailing those running for mayor of Cocoa Beach, Anne Herzog's statement, explaining why she feels she is the best candidate for mayor, was cut short due to a computer error. This article has been updated with her full statement. Hometown News regrets the error.
Dave Netterstrom
. Age: 47
. Years as resident: 18
. Occupation: entrepreneur and investor
. Education: Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton
. Organizations affiliated with: Space Coast Art Festival and many other local charitable groups
. Marital status: married to wife, Sherri Netterstrom
. Number of children: three
. In 100 words, explain what makes you the best candidate for Mayor of Cocoa Beach: "I am experienced, dedicated and deeply qualified. I have a proven record of conservative fiscal management. I insist city government become more citizen-friendly. I care about our city's small-town, friendly character with good neighborhoods and safe places to live and raise children. With proven experience as commissioner and vice mayor, I'm not a trainee. As a long-time resident with proven local leadership, I'm not a newcomer. As a new mayor and with a new commission, we'll solve problems, deal with issues and positively promote Cocoa Beach. We have a wonderful city - let's make it better!"
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Chances are fairly good that some piece of furniture in your home or office is made at least in part of manufactured sheet material (MSM). During the 1950s and 1960s, MSM gave birth to a new industry, and we are surrounded by the result — from the elegant veneered cubicles and furniture in our offices to the bathroom and kitchen cabinets we find in big-box home centers to the inexpensive furniture that comes flat in a box with "some assembly required."
From a furniture-building perspective, MSM differs from solid wood in several important ways: It is available in large sheets, which allows for widths impossible or impractical with solid wood; it has no effective grain direction, except for the structurally unimportant face veneers on plywood, and it is dimensionally stable.
Some examples of MSM include plywood, medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and particleboard. Plywood is essentially a wood sandwich: Thin layers, or veneers, of solid wood are stacked, their grain direction alternating with each layer, and glued together with a face veneer of the desired wood on each side. MDF is a composite material of wood fibers and resins formed into sheets under heat and pressure. It can be used as construction material for painted projects, and some plywood is manufactured with veneer faces over an MDF core.
Particleboard also is a composite material, but the wood particles used in its manufacture are coarser. It, too, often is veneered with wood or some manufactured material.
It's important to note that the dimensional thickness of most veneer-core plywood is less than its nominal thickness — that is, for example, 1/2" plywood is typically 15/32" thick and 3/4" plywood typically is actually 23/32" thick. This is important, say, if you are making a bookcase with plywood and need to cut dadoes to hold the shelves. Cutting a true 3/4" dado would make for a loose joint. With MDF and particleboard, the nominal and dimensional thicknesses are equal.
Both MDF and particleboard are denser and heavier than veneer-core plywood, and both will swell if exposed to water. In addition, regular wood screws don't hold well in the edges of MDF and particleboard; the holding power of plywood is better, but not as strong as that of solid wood. The tradeoff is cost: Particleboard is typically less expensive than MDF, which is typically less expensive than plywood.
Given the above, does this material have a place alongside the well-ordered and well-understood techniques and working methods of solid wood? Yes.
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1. Puma Faas 300 $85
THE LOWDOWN: These minimalist trainers are so light (7 oz.) we had to break out the special scale we used in college to weigh them.
RUNNERS SAID: Even though they're stripped for speed, with nearly flat outsoles, our testers
found 'em super comfortable. "If Pheidippides had these, he might not have keeled over and died after running the first marathon," said one. They also dug the street-ready throwback style.
2. Nike Free Run $85
THE LOWDOWN: These smart space shoes have a "full bootie" (heh) that wraps your precious footies in a one-piece laser-cut overlay, while a deep-grooved midsole provides Pussycat Doll–like flexibility.
RUNNERS SAID: "By the two-mile mark, the lack of padding makes my dogs bark," claimed one. Others gave props to their Nike compatibility, which allows you to track distance, time, and calories burned via your iPod.
3. New Balance Minimus Road $90
THE LOWDOWN: At 6 oz. each, these crazy kicks are stripped down to the essentials—there isn't even an insert. A nearly flat toe-to-heel drop forces you to take shorter strides, as if you were running without any shoes at all.
RUNNERS SAID: All the testers liked the increased road feel and didn't mind the lack of cushioning. One said wearing 'em is like "going from a pickup to a Porsche."
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Min Ulla Set
What was that bit about not having winter accessories to wear together? I am happy to report that problem has officially been resolved. Thank you for all of your lovely comments and encouragement along the way.
Let me introduce the Min Ulla Set! The scarf, hat, and mitten patterns are available as Ravelry downloads for $6.00 each. The set of three patterns can be purchased for $15.00.
Pattern: Min Ulla Scarf, Hat, and Mittens (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca in #6289 Charcoal mix and #6201 Winter white, 4 skeins each color for the entire set
Needles: US 6 (4 mm)
In early October, I approached Berroco, Inc. with a swatch and sketch for this design and the company generously donated the yarn for the project. As I mentioned before, I tried this pattern out on a hat with Harrisville Designs New England Shetland leftovers, but it was clearly the wrong choice. Can you imagine how long it would have taken me to knit this at a fine gauge? I still have not yet finished that sample hat! I really wanted a worsted weight yarn, and one with a bit of a halo to it as well. Berroco Ultra Alpaca was a great choice because the yarn is smooth enough to show off the stitch definition but soft and fuzzy enough to make a really warm set.
This Scandinavian-styled scarf is made in the round as a tube, its ends grafted together in the finishing process. Symmetrical about the center point, it is comprised of many very simple peeries of small repeats, along with a few more complicated snowflake and XOXO peeries. The scarf pattern is given as a series of10 charts. I broke the pattern up this way to make it a more portable project since smaller charts are easier to read. Although the charts may seem complex at first glance, upon closer examination, one will find that at the level of the individual round, the patterning is quite simple. After a while, the charts should only be truly necessary for the XOXO and snowflake patterns, or when starting a new peerie. Trust me, it's true.
The hat is knit in the round with a contrasting liner tacked to the inside of the brim for extra warmth. I could not decide on a brim pattern for the hat, so I included four different versions in the pattern. Two versions include small peeries like the sample hat shown, while the other two versions feature traditional snowflake patterns. Between this scarf and the other projects I've made with snowflake patterns, I was feeling a bit burned out on snowflakes by the time I started the hat; therefore, I settled on a version with peeries only instead. In the end, I think I prefer the look of the small peeries to large snowflakes at the brim. Each version of the hat is topped with a lice stitch, spiral crown.
This is the first pair of worsted weight, non-thrummed mittens I have made in a long time. I seem to have forgotten how quickly mittens knit up when not done at 10 stitches per inch! Amazing! Each mitten took me a day – a day with plenty of distractions too. I think I still prefer tightly knit mittens over worsted weight ones; however, these will certainly prove at least as warm as finer gauge mittens I've made because of the lining!
Although I love lined mittens, my one complaint is that a lined thumb renders it practically useless. The last two pairs of lined mittens I've made have featured keyhole thumbs in the lining. Bonus? Not having to knit a second thumb.
More photos can be found here.
Finally, I have one last pattern coming out in the next week – Hedge Fence Pullover – and then I swear, I'll be done for a while. I have a baby to deliver, you know.
Addictive knitting: Min Ulla scarf
Because of the new patterns I've put up this month, I feel as if I haven't been blogging enough about my current knitting. The knitting interest I lost this summer is back, and my projects feel even more addicting than ever. I credit both the chill of autumn and not having any wool sweaters that fit over my gigantic belly with its return.
Like the hat I posted last week, this began as a Scandinavian-style sampler to test out some stitch patterns for a hat and scarf set I was planning. After a few inches, I thought it would make a nice edging for a simple, stockinette scarf. A foot into it, I decided to make the edging longer because it was so much fun to knit. Finally, I capitulated and eliminated all of the stockinette. You cannot imagine how addicting this knitting is! What is fascinating to me is that with the exception of four peeries, all of the patterns are so very simple: 2-, 4-, 8-, and 16-stitch repeats. So easy are they, in fact, that I have barely consulted my chart. And yet, the scarf looks impossibly complicated. Isn't that wonderful? So little effort for so much effect!
Although I have not been able to work on it consistently this month, I try to log a few peeries every day. I have about 18 inches to go. And then the hat. And maybe some mittens. Please, someone stop me!
The scarf is knit in the round as a long tube for extra warmth.*
The only problem?
Hypothetically speaking, if one were to lose a stitch marker down that hole, there's little hope of getting it back. Not that I would be so careless. Nope, not me.
Stay tuned for Min Ulla progress!
* Actually, I knit it in the round because I was far too lazy to purl back.
Winter accessory binge and Tapestry Mittens
As it has grown colder in the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about my problem with winter accessories. You know, once I get an idea in my head, I cannot get rid of it! I have sketched, swatched, and stashbusted – finally, I have a plan! I'll share more once my yarn arrives. In the meantime, I can show you what did not work, for one reason or another.
Every winter, I fall into a stashbusting hat binge. So far, I've managed one adult hat and two newborn caps. I rediscovered why people make hats: they're such quick knits! It seems unfair that I have to learn this lesson every year. I think there will be a few more of these, if only because they knit up so quickly and effectively use up annoying scraps lurking in my stash.
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, Cascade 220, Debbie Bliss Merino Aran
Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
This project came closer to satisfying my criteria for the ultimate winter accessory knitting; however, the gauge was all wrong. Still, it's a good prototype for what will come.
Yarn: Harrisville New England Shetland
Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm)
Finally, speaking of winter accessories, I have a new pair of mittens in Interweave Knits Holiday 2009! The magazine will not be available until late October, but the preview was posted on Monday.
Pattern: Tapestry Mittens (Ravelry link), smallest size shown
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Fresco in Rum Raisin (red) and Sterling (gray), Classic Elite Yarns Classic One Fifty in Berry (purple)
Needle: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm)
Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan now available
The pattern is up! Thank you so very much for your kind comments and positive feedback! I cannot believe almost 300 people entered the contest! I am pleased to announce that by random selection, Nancy is the winner of the kit. Congratulations Nancy, and many thanks to all who entered!
For those interested in the pattern, please take a look at the pattern specifications and schematic before purchasing. The pullover version requires no steeking and would be a good introduction to stranded knitting. Please be advised that the cardigan version is steeked and will require, in cases of yarn substitution, a feltable wool that is not machine washable.
Finally, there appears to be some disagreement about Harrisville New England Shetland yardage, which I suspect comes from the washed/unwashed (skeined/coned) offerings – some say 217 yds/skein, others 197 yds/skein. I made all of my calculations assuming 197 yds/skein to ensure that you will not run out of yarn.
Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan
Knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up, this simple, versatile, women's pullover/cardigan pattern features a classic XOXO stranded pattern in the 6-color yoke, with stars occupying the lozenge positions. The main color (charcoal) fades out to nearly white within the stranded pattern while, at the same time, a light purple darkens toward the center of the band. Hourglass waist shaping and fitted sleeves outline a flattering style to most sizes and shapes. The bottom band, button bands, neckband, and sleeve cuffs are worked in K1, P1 rib and employ tubular cast-ons and bind-offs. The cardigan version is steeked open; however, it is essentially the same pattern as the pullover, measuring 1″ wider in the body only because of the button band. The pattern is designed to fit bust measurements from 33″ to 51″.
The pattern is available as a Ravelry download for $6.50.
Intermediate (pullover), Advanced (cardigan)
Skills used
Tubular cast-on, knitting in the round, decreasing, increasing, reading and working through a color chart, tubular bind-off, grafting together stitches, crocheting a chain (cardigan only), steeking (cardigan only) picking up stitches (cardigan only), sewing on buttons (cardigan only).
To fit bust: 33 (36, 38, 43, 47, 51)"
Model shown in size 36 with a shortened back waist.
Finished measurements
Bust (pullover): 32.75 (35.75, 37.75, 42.75, 46.75, 50.75)"
Bust (cardigan): 33.75 (37, 39, 43.75, 47.75, 51.75)"
Back length: 20.75 (21.5, 22.25, 23, 23.75, 24.25)"
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch on US 4 (3.5 mm) needles
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4″ in stranded stitch pattern on US 6 (4 mm) needles
Harrisville Designs New England Shetland [100% wool; 197 yd (180 m); 50 g skein]; color: #49 Charcoal, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins; #19 Blackberry, #20 Purple Haze, #72 Lilac, #47 Suede, #45 Pearl, 1 skein each.
US 2.5 (3 mm) circular needle, 29″ or 32″ long
1 set of US 2.5 (3 mm) DPNs
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 29″ or 32″ long
1 set of US 4 (3.5 mm) DPNs
US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 29″ or 32″ long
US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 16″ long
Size B (2.25 mm) crochet hook (cardigan only)
Stitch markers – two different colors (blue and orange used for illustration purposes)
Stitch holders
Scrap yarn – the scrap yarn used for the cardigan's crochet chains must be feltable wool (i.e. not superwash)
Tapestry needle
7 3/4″ buttons
More photos can be found here.
Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan
Back in February, I found myself playing around with some simple XOXO fair isle patterns and color fading. As soon as I swatched this one in Harrisville Designs New England Shetland, I knew I had to make myself a sweater with it. Regular readers will hardly be surprised to see me knitting yet another garment with this yarn. What can I say? It works! I carefully planned out the pattern in six sizes from start to finish. Like every other project I had going, it immediately began collecting dust when I became pregnant in March. I returned to it in August, committed to knitting up the sample in spite of my impossibly large middle. Although it hardly fits now, with the baby due in December, I hope to squeeze at least a few months of wear out of it this winter.*
I am happy to present Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan! Knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up, this simple, versatile, women's pullover/cardigan pattern features a classic XOXO stranded pattern in the 6-color yoke, with stars occupying the lozenge positions. The main color (charcoal) fades out to nearly white within the stranded pattern while, at the same time, a light purple darkens toward the center of the band. Hourglass waist shaping and fitted sleeves outline a flattering style to most sizes and shapes. The bottom band, button bands, neckband, and sleeve cuffs are worked in K1, P1 rib and employ tubular cast-ons and bind-offs. The cardigan version is steeked open; however, it is essentially the same pattern as the pullover, measuring 1″ wider in the body only because of the button band. The pattern is designed to fit bust measurements from 33″ to 51″ . It will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop for $6.50 beginning Wednesday, October 7.
I could not be happier with how well this particular garment turned out. Harrisville's Shetland yarn is such a delight to use. Just as I began to find my stranding rough and lumpy, I soaked the pre-steeked version and it was instantly transformed. The yarn blooms so well, filling in errant gaps between stitches, smoothing out the yoke, and blending the colors together. I really cannot speak highly enough of how magnificently Shetland blooms: I've never experienced anything quite like it with any other yarn. While it is unmistakably a very woolly yarn, it is somehow soft enough that I can wear it next to my skin without itching all over. I have used it often in the past (e.g. Vine Lace Pullover, Scoopneck, Vespergyle Mittens, Ivy League Vest), and I will certainly return to it again. Besides, now I have leftover bits in lots of colors!
One of the things I needed in a yarn for this piece was a color choice that included three close shades of each color (i.e. gray and purple). There are only a few yarn companies that offer such thorough color palettes: Harrisville, Jamieson's and Knit Picks are ones that come to mind. I do not care for Knit Picks' Palette yarn, and Jamieson's is both out of my budget and unavailable locally. Not only that, my local yarn shop carries the full line of Harrisville Shetland – all 56 colors – on cones, which makes it quite an economical option for me. Another thing I love about all of Harrisville's yarns is that the lines and color offerings are so stable. As long as I have a color card on hand, I know exactly what I will be getting when I pick out colors. How often do other companies discontinue colors or particular yarns altogether? I still miss Magpie Aran and Skye Tweed – surely we all have our own personal, discontinued favorites. Anyway, I appreciate the wide selection and stable offering. Without it, fair isle projects would surely be much more difficult to plan!
Because I like the yarn so much and want to support their business, I contacted Harrisville Designs about this particular pattern. The company has generously offered to donate the yarn for one lucky commenter to make a Plum Frost pullover or cardigan! Please leave a comment by Wednesday, October 7 at 8 a.m. CST to be entered in the contest. I will use a random number generator to choose a winner to receive the yarn and a free copy of the pattern. I hope you will love both the yarn and the pattern as much as I do!
* Can you believe I actually published that link?? I felt it was only honest. You're welcome.


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Street pattern and town planning
As part of the doctoral and postdoctoral research by F. Martens the concept of the town planning of Sagalassos and the urban infrastructure is investigated by an ongoing program of test soundings, whereby between 1998 and 2008 sixteen trenches were excavated. An important contribution to the investigation of the town plan of Sagalassos is offered by the geophysical survey supervised by B. Mušič (Department of Archaeology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), which has covered an area of 15 ha until 2008 (magnetometry and georadar).
The monumental centre of Sagalassos was laid out on a succession of large terraces, which allowed distinguishing between an Upper and Lower town. The Upper Town was irregularly planned in Hellenistic times around the Upper Agora. Only from Augustan times onwards this irregular plan was "corrected". From early Imperial times onwards the urban area expanded to the east, beyond the Hellenistic city walls, where a new residential area with initially cobbled streets was organized. Toward the south the monumental centre stretched out to the Lower Town, the buildings of which were regularly organized around a second market square, the Lower Agora, in the course of the first and second centuries AD. The prevailing orientation of the buildings of the Upper and Lower Town differed as they had been laid out perpendicular to the natural terraces. This organization of the monumental centre thus reflected the desire to comply as much as possible with the cardinal north direction, yet within the constraints posed by the local topographical conditions.
Also outside the monumental centre the organization of the street pattern was governed by topographical imperatives, whereby the course of the main west-east thoroughfares was determined by the aim of maximizing the accessibility for wheeled traffic, which was not self-evident on this sloping terrain. Therefore, west-east connections largely followed the contours of the terrain. Other -partly stepped?- streets were organized perpendicular to the slope, to assist the evacuation of rain and waste water. This was particularly well illustrated in the eastern residential area, where geophysical survey showed divergent orientations of the insulae, which -apart from the issue of the topographical determinants- also suggested a planning in different phases. Test soundings in this area confirmed that since the early Imperial layout of the area at least one extensive building programme of urban infrastructure took place here during the transition of the 2nd to the 3rd century AD.
The network of streets generally seemed to have been well-maintained into late Roman times. Around AD 500, however, Sagalassos was hit by an earthquake, which caused considerable damage to the town's buildings and infrastructure. For the period between 450/75 AD and 550/75AD test soundings showed that some streets were rebuilt with a sense of monumentality, but with a reduced width, whereas elsewhere, streets were stripped from their pavement, exposing the stony substratum upon which slabs were normally laid out. Some of these substrata were the original ones, others proved to be newly arranged during late antiquity. A programme of repair thus may have been initiated, but was interrupted in the course of its execution or may have been given a lesser priority at some locations within the town. The gradual decline of the central municipal authority, particularly tangible from the mid 6th century AD onward, also affected the network of streets, many of which were ultimately encroached by private structures.


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News and thoughts on new details regarding Halo 4's next DLC, more Mass Effect 3 DLC coming, which console holds the Netflix crown, Kickstarter projects for the Wii U, the latest on the next Xbox and more!
Hey everyone, welcome to the latest installment of Around The Gaming World. If this is your first time checking in I try to cover some of the major stories for each console in addition to news, which in my opinion, is the news of the week.
Mr. Ace Crusher • 4 days ago
They likely won't port MGS4 to the Xbox. It's known that the PS3 version did take almost the entire 50gbs of the dual layer bd disk, so if it gets ported to xbox it would be an impractical amount of discs and would probably also have the long 'installation' times as found on the ps3 as well. Not to mention the people who actually wanted to play the game had 4 years to have played it. There's likely not a huge market left for it, not to mention porting ps3 to xbox represents substantial programming challenges that aren't there porting xbox to ps3.
That makes sense to me. And I don't know that there is much of a call for the game on Xbox.
Thanks for your feedback, and keep the comments coming!
Halo 4 Crimson Pack
- Details for the new Halo 4 expansion Crimson Map Pack have leaked their way online this morning, giving all of us a better idea of what to expect when the DLC drops on December 10.
The list was leaked this morning via Halo Waypoint and may contain some spoilers. So, read on at your own risk.
Now They Fly? - Get a kill while airborne in a Warthog - (50 points)
Size Is Everything - Kill 20 enemies with a detached Machine Gun Turret - (20 points)
ODST - Kill a player while you're airborne from using a Man Cannon - (30 points)
Bigfoot - Kill 20 enemies using the Mantis' stomp attack - (20 points)
David and Goliath - Board an enemy Mantis - (20 points)
Clay Pigeon - Shoot an enemy out of the air while they use the Man Cannon - (40 points)
Special Delivery - Kill an enemy with a melee attack when landing from a Man Cannon - (30 points)
Pump Yer Brakes - Score the killing blow on a Mantis - (40 points)
The Crimson Map Pack will be 800 MS points, but if you've purchased the Halo 4 War Games Map Pass or Halo 4 Limited Edition, you get that for free.
As with any other FPS game we know DLC will be coming out. What really surprises me is that the DLC has taken this long to get announced. I really enjoyed Halo 4 and the multiplayer is fun. I'm just not as addicted to the Halo multiplayer as I have been the co-op play in Borderlands 2 and Mass Effect 3. I have more fun doing team or objective based missions and too many people in Halo 4 just try to be a solo act in the coop missions. I probably won't be picking up the DLC, but if you are still into the Halo 4 multiplayer experiences its probably worth picking up.
Even More Mass Effect 3 DLC in the Pipe?
- Last week's Omega expansion for Mass Effect 3 may not have been the game's last. Eurogamer has compiled a series of hints that suggest BioWare is building an ambitious expansion for the spacebound role-playing game.
BioWare designer Jos Hendriks wrote in BioWare's official forums that the not-yet-announced expansion will feature a robust writing team.
"It's all hands on deck for this one," Hendriks said. "Pretty much every Mass Effect 3 DLC writer here in Edmonton is involved."
Additionally, Mass Effect chief composer Sam Hulick has revealed he will contribute to the new content after no involvement with the game's Leviathan and Omega DLC.
"What I'm up to lately: working on an unannounced Mass Effect 3 DLC," Hulick said through Twitter last night. "More details on this coming later on. Tossing in piano and muted strings for this one particular piece. High potential for tears," he added.
Additional composers Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco are working on the project as well, Dikiciyan has confirmed to Eurogamer. Altogether, the amount of music to be featured in the upcoming expansion is said to be "more" than normal DLC.
Again let me preface this by saying I am a Mass Effect fanboy despite my reservations with how the trilogy ended. BioWare has released some awesome DLC for the game. This DLC by all accounts has been really good and about 2-3 hours in additional gameplay. Anything that continues the story of Mass Effect is good in my book.
Now, we have no idea what this DLC will entail. BioWare has been incredibly tight lipped about the plot. Those of you getting your hopes up for Indoctrination Theory DLC, I would wager you are going to be disappointed.
PS3 wins the Netflix Crown
- Today Netflix and Sony revealed that the PlayStation 3 console has become the #1 device used by subscribers to stream Netflix video content to their TV. On top of that, it turns out Netflix has made the PS3 the "primary development platform" for Netflix, meaning PS3 owners could see new features first.
"PS3 is our largest TV-connected platform in terms of Netflix viewing, and this year, at times, even surpassed the PC in hours of Netflix enjoyment to become our No. 1 platform overall," said Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings. "PS3 is a natural fit for Netflix in terms of developing and first deploying our most advanced features. We can transparently update our application with new features on a daily basis, and through the free PlayStation Network, people around the world can sign up for Netflix directly from their PS3."
PS3 was the first game console to offer Netflix in full 1080p and the first device to offer second screen controls, on device sign-up, and alternate audio options such as subtitles. PS3 is also the only platform that currently allows users to experience a new voice interface called "Max" that's currently in the testing stages.
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The results here surprised me. Microsoft has long prided themselves on the fact that the Xbox 360 can be the center of your entertainment world and has really plugged the streaming capabilities of the system. Neftlix is almost treated like an afterthought in PS3 ads. This is bigger news in regards to Neftlix. The streaming service continues to dominate and the addition of gaming consoles as streaming devices no doubt played a role in the success of Netflix streaming.
Wii U Getting Google aps!
- The Wii U's Panorama View tech demo - which allowed users to move the GamePad around in order to freely view a 360 degree video scene as if it existed in the air around them - has evolved into a much cooler functional application.
Announced today during Nintendo's Japan-focused Nintendo Direct presentation, Google Maps will be coming to the Wii U with GamePad-enabled Street View functionality. While the console's resolutely non-portable status will make the system of dubious use when navigating an actual journey, it will bring the '80s dream of home VR slightly closer to fruition. And at the very least users will now be able to browse for awkwardly-timed Street View shots of people peeing by the side of the road via the comfort of their own sofas.
No word on a western launch for the service yet, but with a European Nintendo Direct scheduled for later in the day, hopefully some news will be forthcoming soon. The Japanese version launches in January, and will be free until March, after which point it will come with a charge.The original Panorama View demo is also heading to the Japanese eShop next year.
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This is a capability that will be cool to play with from time to time. That being said I don't see the addition of gyro controlled Google Maps being a system seller. It is another cool way to make use of the Wii U hardware though. And it should give some insight into what game developers might be looking to do in the future.
Kickstarter RPG to the Wii U
- Watermelon Corp. have taken to calling Pier Solar and the Great Architects, their retro-inspired role-playing game and the subject of a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, "the biggest 16-bit RPG ever made." It sounds like hyperbole, but it's really a technical assessment: the game was first developed for the Sega Genesis a few years ago, using a custom, 64-megabit cartridge that dwarfed the traditional 12-Mb size.
The game -- about a young botanist on a quest to find the rare herbs to cure his father's mysterious illness -- fared well enough on the Genesis to prompt Pier Solar HD, a remake for Xbox Live Arcade, PC, Mac, Linux, and the Sega Dreamcast. Watermelon's Kickstarter promised a rich overhaul of the entire game with touched up sprites and HD backgrounds, made available on a wide range of platforms. The original pitched asked for $139,000 to cover development and licensing costs, beta testing, and production.
Pier Solar quickly hit their funding goal and began coming up with new incentives for each milestone: at $160,000, Watermelon pledged a "Director's Cut" edition, which includes new sidequests and mini-games; $175,000 was enough to allow them to develop Android and Ouya versions of the game; and the team confirmed at Wii U edition at $200,000.
Taking a leaf out of DoubleFine's book, Watermelon Corp. will be filming a documentary about the process, available to every backer, called One Year at WaterMelon.
According to the Kickstarter page, Pier Solar should be available in December 2013.
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I love Kickstarter overall. It is an interesting way to act as an angel investor to help people realize their dream in developing a product. I have funded probably 5 different comic projects but haven't dabbled on the software side yet. However, I find it very interesting that one of the consoles being developed for in this project is the Wii U. I hope that this game does well in the Nintendo market. It could help to set a very promising precedent for indie game development.
Next Xbox Rumors
- According to a recent report from Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the company's plans, Microsoft is readying their successor to the Xbox 360 console for a holiday 2013 release. However, it appears they're still trying to decide when they should announce the new gaming console.
Apparently the new console, supposedly named Xbox 720, is planned for Thanksgiving and Christmas sales, most likely in an attempt to capitalize on consumer's Black Friday spending habits. As far as the official reveal is concerned, Microsoft has yet to decide whether or not the new Xbox should be announced at an industry event like the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, or a separate event dedicated entirely to the new hardware.
If Microsoft is in fact hesitant to decide on when or where to unveil their rumored upgrade, it could have something to do with the Xbox 360's sales numbers during the Black Friday sales period. Microsoft claims they sold 750,000 consoles during the holiday shopping event, outselling Nintendo's brand new Wii U by about 350,000 units and Sony's PlayStation 3 by an estimated 225,000 units. Why release new hardware when the 7 year old console on shelves is still selling so well?
This is the series of rumors that will not die, and I expect it to just get worse since the Wii U has hit the market. People are going to be wondering when the Sony and Microsoft answers to the Wii U will be releasing. November 2013 is a date that a lot of people have pointed out as a smart release date for both Microsoft and Sony to release their next console.
Rumors have said the new Xbox will have a blu-ray drive in addition to new graphics and processing power. These are certainly must haves. People are no doubt wondering if the Black Friday sales of 750K Xboxes might changes Microsoft's plans for the next Xbox. Honestly I think it might a little bit. But, the success of the Wii U is what I think will drive the release date for the next Xbox. If the Wii U succeeds look for the next Xbox late next year. If the Wii U flops or has slow sales then I think that Microsoft might wait for a bit.
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Sue Carswell: Former "Strong Medicine" star Rosa Blasi now plays a gymnast's mom on ABC Family's "Make It or Break It." I recently caught up with her between takes on her ongoing divorce battle and much more.
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Rosa Blasi: Super fun. I can't think of a better way to hemorrhage a savings account.
ML: What was your most recent court experience like?
RB: You mean when I had to take a PACT (Parents And Children Together) class? It's a required course when you are going through a custody battle. Good times! It was like attending what I imagine a DUI class is like. A lot of "classy" guys, one of which had to be awoken during the class by the instructor. A lot of black, faded concert T-shirts, full-arm tattoos, and the smell of stale beer. I tried bonding with the woman with the fake Chanel bag next to me, and then I remembered that I had a hoodie and no makeup on, and I looked like one of them.
ML: Didn't your ex once take a photo of you jaywalking into court?
RB: He did. I hate it because it cost me $165 in a jaywalking ticket (there was a parking lot directly across from the courthouse. I was running late). The worst part is that my ass looks big in the photo and I thought those were my "good" pants.
ML: Should women ever marry, considering your experience?
RB: No one should consider marrying without a prenup, and a retainer to a private investigator. And pay attention to ATM withdrawals, damn it! Bookies don't take Mastercard.
ML: Was your husband beaming when he discovered you were pregnant with your daughter, Kaia? What did he say?
RB: Beaming? Not really. I had had three early miscarriages (around 5 weeks pregnant), so when I said "I'm pregnant," he said, "Well ... for now." He's always been brutally honest. Emphasis on brutally.
ML: Are football fathers (Rosa's husband played for the Colts and the New York Giants) kind of absent?
RB: Perhaps absentminded. But there are only eight away games in an NFL season, so you can't blame that.
ML: Is there a feeling of bonding with the other football moms, or is the talk about bling?
RB: Alright, alright, if I give away too much, then no one will buy my book that Harper Collins is publishing. Right now, it's called "JOCK ITCH: Memoir of a Retired Jersey Chaser" ... but the title might change to "Friends Don't Let Friends Marry Athletes." Stay tuned and follow me on Twitter for more deets.
ML: When Kaia asks why you don't live with daddy, what do you say?
RB: She hasn't asked yet, thank God. I don't think she remembers us together cuz she was 18 months when we were separated. But today she said, "My Daddy is smart!" and I slipped and said, "I agree! He married me!" and she thought I was joking. "He DID?" she asked. "Why are you not married anymore?" and I said (mid mild panic attack), "Well, some people are great married. And some people are better not married. And that's us!"
ML: Have you cautioned your daughter to not marry a pro athlete?
RB: Not yet. She's three. But I live in fear of that ever happening. Thanks Sue, now I won't sleep tonight.
ML: You tried Match.com as a single mom. How did that go for you?
RB: "It was very time consuming, scrolling through 3,000 (mostly weird) men. But I did meet one great guy, and my boyfriend now WAS on it also. I have no problem with the concept of online dating. Also, I never posted my pictures, I just snooped through it. Very covert.
ML: Although you are in a relationship, does being a single mom have its benefits?
RB: Yes. Alone time on the couch with my other boyfriend -- TiVo. TiVo doesn't judge me when I need to catch up on an Oprah marathon.
ML: What's your mom motto?
RB: I sort of live by the thought that I better expose her to as much creativity as possible. So when she starts improvising songs, or talking to her "sister" (she is an only child), I engage her. I think she has the rest of her life for people to crush her spirit. It's not going to be from me.
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Wow… can anyone say "full of herself" or snippy or arrogant or elitist… I had to go thru custody and never had to go to a PACT class. In my state, they save that for the parents who are crappy parents… I get that she doesn't care for her ex, but seriously- could she have been more negative? This lady has no reason to write a book or even have a Twitter account. I can't image one good thing to learn from this person.
Who's Rosa Blasi? And how much did she pay MomLogic to write about her?
I like "Strong Medicine" and Rosa.
I read and thought she was funny and she is. Do you want her crying. She is dealing with what she has to do,taking class is mandatory in some states. Also how sad that her ex is to even take a picture of her jaywalking ,he is showing he will do anything to hurt her.
She is just having fun through this mess.
Who was she married to?
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for anonymous
She was married to Jim Finn who's a football player.
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