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The country's top oil refiner by capacity plans to cut crude runs by 8% to 1.11 million bpd, while closing two crude distillation units at its Mizushima B refinery in western Japan from late March to late July.
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TOKYO -- Japanese refiners' April output is set to fall as
several refineries close for seasonal maintenance, but many of them are
confident of meeting demand during the shutdown as stockpiles
of refined products are ample.
"We have plenty of gasoil and kerosene," Tsutomu Sugimori,
Senior Vice President of JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp,
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runs by 8% to 1.11 million bpd, while closing two crude distillation units at its Mizushima
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rates at other refineries," Mr. Sugimori said. JX Energy is a
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Idemitsu Kosan is planning a 4% cut in crude throughput in the
April-June quarter in line with Japan's declining oil demand.
It is also planning a maintenance shutdown at its Chiba refinery, east of Tokyo.
The company said in a statement that it can meet customers'
demand with ample stockpiles built in the January-March
Showa Shell Sekiyu hasn't yet announced production plans for
the April-June quarter. "As we plan a refinery maintenance in
the coming quarter, we'll process less," a spokesman said. "We
have prepared for it" by building stocks, he added.
Cosmo Oil declined to comment on its production plans. The
company's Chiba refinery is under maintenance.
As of March 23, gasoil stockpiles held by Japanese refiners
were up 22% from a year earlier at 1.92 million kiloliters, or
12.1 million bbl, according to latest data from the Petroleum
Association of Japan.
Similarly, kerosene stocks were at 1.89 million kiloliters,
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When NYCB Dancer A gives an interview to New York City Dance Critic B or "Dance Magazine" or writes a book and says "I didn't/can't dance Role 123 because my partner was/is injured/sick/pregnant at the time", is that covered by the same policy? If it is an issue of disclosure of personal health information, then it seems to me that it should apply more to companies themselves than to dancers, since it is a disclosure made by an employer.
It's hard to respond precisely as you've actually thrown about a dozen different variables into the situation you describe, each with its own nuance (Past or current injury, previously known or not, time to publication, how specific the diagnostic information is being revealed and if someone was pregnant at the time - the outcome is certainly very public or very private).
Nuances make social media policies challenging.
I will say that in the most likely situation that we're discussing here, 1.) there are also legal/HR issues involved in disclosing this information and b.) what we're really talking about is current injuries or health issues, that have not been made public, and such a restriction is ultimately for the benefit and protection of the privacy of the dancers.
Think about it, if you were a dancer and just went down with a knee injury, would you want your company members sharing that information with the world? Would you even want to worry about this information being disclosed?
There are often gray areas when trying to come up with an effective social media policy, but this is not one of them.
Dancer A could announce that Dancer B won't dance on the weekend without explaining why, and this would meet the goal of protecting ticket purchasers who want to see Dancer B but not Dancer C, while also advancing the goal of maintaining privacy, without defrauding the consumer, by misleading ticket purchasers into thinking they were buying tickets to see Dancer B. If Dancer B comes back to dance the next week, the ticket purchasers will still have funds available to purchase tickets, which fund have not been spent on tickets to see Dancer C which were not desired. The company may not achieve a financial gain of selling tickets to the less popular Dancer C's performance, but the company will not have lost good will or defrauded its audience, on which it depends and which it serves, either.


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Jack Wagner is to return to "General Hospital" after a nearly 20-year absence, TVGuide.com reported.
TVGuide.com said he is among the many daytime-drama icons returning to "GH" this year for the ABC show's 50th anniversary.
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Since leaving "GH," Wagner has starred in "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Melrose Place," "Sunset Beach" and "Santa Barbara," and competed on "Dancing with the Stars."
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I need to calculate or at least have an upper bound of
$$\Pr\{B_t > x\}$$
where $B_t$ is the product of several Beta variables, i.e.
$$B_t = \prod_{i=1}^t B(1, k)$$
I've completely no idea how to handle this. There are countless combinations of these Beta variables that could full fill the condition, so it's hard to get the density or cumulative functions of $B_t$.
(I happened to know that for uniform variables $\prod_{i=1}^t - \ln U_i \sim \Gamma(t, 1) $, but that seems to be pure luck and could not be generalized to other distributions.)


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Brad Abrams, program manager on the .NET CLR team, in his final video in his interview series, takes on the question of "what's the future?"
He raises the potential for yet another wave of innovation that'll happen in the industry. Some kid, in his metaphorical garage, will come up with an app that'll turn the industry on its head once again.
What do you think that "next killer app" will be?
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Easy - text comprehension. If only Google or MS could get ahold of a small team of researchers working somewhere in the midwest with over 40 years of combined experience with a prototype launch date aimed for a specific date this summer <cough>
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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
PO Box 81009, Cleveland, Ohio 44181-0009, USA
Telefon: (216) 265 6000
Website: www.clevelandairport.com
The airport is situated 16km (10 miles) southwest of Cleveland.
How to get there
From downtown Cleveland, take the I-90 for 3km (2 miles) and take the 170B exit, continuing south on the I-71. Bearing right, continue southwest onto Berea Freeway, keeping right onto the ramp before turning west onto Terminal Drive. From Terminal Drive, bear left onto Park Road, then right onto Jackson Road and again onto South Terminal Road, which is the access road for the airport.
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Lorain County Transit (LCT) operates a bus service to Elyria and Oberlin (tel: (440) 233 7868; www.loraincountytransit.com).
Taxis are available on the baggage reclaim level of the airport (tel: (216) 898 5161).
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My tumblr blog (blog.tonyhue.com) often doesn't load. Instead, I get that blasted
"This webpage is not available"
message on Chrome, etc. Repeatedly hitting refresh sometimes seems to cure. Any clues?
My tumblr blog (blog.tonyhue.com) often doesn't load. Instead, I get that blasted
message on Chrome, etc. Repeatedly hitting refresh sometimes seems to cure. Any clues?
It appears that another user recently had the same issue. In brief, the problem was server side and could only be fixed by support. The user was also required to clear his cookies.
This is most likely not an error with your template. 'Not Found' almost always means a 404 error (source could not be found).
Even though there is not a human readable error code on that 'Not Found' page, I checked the source and found the following in the body:var status_code = '404'
Yup, it's a 404 error! This probably doesn't have anything to do with your template or your blog personalizations. If your browser were loading the content partially or receiving the content but unable to render it, you would be receiving an error code in the 200s. Instead, it's unable to find the directory of your content.
Support will have to fix this for you, probably by repairing an error with their DNS.
Another possibility: you somehow violated Tumblr's user policy. If that is the case, they will notify you within 72 hours.
I hope this helped!
I guess you must be having some issues with the theme that you may be using. Try changing the theme or css to be exact. If this doesn't solve your problem try contacting Tumblr Support. They will definitely help you out.
Make sure your custom domain's A-record is pointing at the most up-to-date IP address at http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/custom_domains. Currently, that's
I saw this exact same problem on three different old Tumblr blogs with custom domains pointing at an A-record target from an older version of their documentation. This fixed the problem for all three.


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Attorneys Michael Armstrong and Francesca McDowell discuss Social Security disability claims and the importance of discussing any impairment with an attorney.
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How can you add web.config changes to Extended sites programatically? SPWebConfigModification class does this for both the Main web application and extended web application. I want to do it only for the extended site. Any ideas>
Unfortunately you have reached the limits of what SPWebConfigModification can do, you need to do the changes manually, i like xml transforms.
But once you know you need to do 'some' changes manually, you may as well to them all manually, because the SPWebConfigModification mods will conflict with your manual mods.
And SPWebConfigModification's can not be used to make changes to service application web.configs (Security Token Service Application), so i rarely use them now.
The only way i can think of doing this would be using a Timerjob which executes on each server and makes the required changes. The SPWebConfigModification class is not that great for all scenarios.
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11-year-old's passion for bees and business earns her a deal with Whole Foods
March 31, 2016, 12:21 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
Mikaela Ulmer will sell her Bee Sweet Lemonade at Whole Foods — and the bees will benefit too.
Why do businesses spend money on doing good?
March 28, 2016, 11:24 a.m. by Sami Grover
New research aims to quantify the motivations behind corporate social responsibility.
Why the recycling market must adapt to survive
February 15, 2016, 1:47 p.m. by Lloyd Alter
Author Adam Minter explains the growing pressures on recycling that ultimately point back to the consumer.
Home funerals: Rethinking the way we die
February 14, 2016, 10:59 a.m. by Sami Grover
Not many people realize it, but it's legal (and cheap!) to handle a funeral yourself.
Online consignment furniture venture Move Loot discovers that 'logistics are scary'
February 12, 2016, 4:15 p.m. by Lloyd Alter
It seemed like such a good idea at the time, but bricks and mortar cost a lot of money.
Ahead of Valentine's Day, GE calls it quits with the CFL bulb
February 1, 2016, 3:47 p.m. by Matt Hickman
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, pigtail.
Are period panties for you?
January 21, 2016, 1:47 p.m. by Starre Vartan
Menstruation is something billions of women experience, so the more options we have, the better!
The world doesn't need more furniture, says man who makes living from furniture sales
January 19, 2016, 7 p.m. by Matt Hickman
What, pray tell, is IKEA's sustainability chief talking about?
What does Zappos' story prove? Some people don't like change
January 18, 2016, 7:32 a.m. by Lloyd Alter
Work shouldn't have to be a live-action 'Dilbert' cartoon.
Alaska startup turns 'fishy' trash into talked-about treasures
December 31, 2015, 1:18 p.m. by Sidney Stevens
Tidal Vision specializes in sustainable salmon leather goods and crab shell clothing.
Why the definition of sustainability must change
December 17, 2015, 2:54 p.m. by Guest Columnist
The co-founder of Soshal Group says if we want to influence the future of ethical business, we have to talk about it differently.
Why the office of the future will be like a coffee shop
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If someone gives away lot of his reputation points for his questions (using bounties) he should get the badge "big spender" or "seeder" or "motivator".
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
I like the [venture capitalist] as mentioned by ~quack.
The rules might need to be something around gave more then 300 reputation on more then 3 bounty questions however, otherwise it will be easily abused.
The flip side is people not understanding bounties, especially the loss of ability to accept an answer in future if the bounty expires. This may be a reason not to introduce the badge.
In the spirit of "badges are to encourage good behavior," I don't think that bounties should be arbitrarily encouraged. They serve a very specific purpose. If there was a significant increase in the number of so-called "featured" questions, that would detract from those that actually need it.
According to the podcasts, bounties are only supposed to be used after you put the effort into getting the question answered yourself. If you don't get an immediate answer, you are expected to improve, clarify, and document your continued efforts...first. That's why there is a 2-day waiting period to add bounties.
I don't think we should be encouraging bounties as an end-goal of giving away reputation or earning accolades.
I totally support badges for people starting bounties, for the simple reason that
Make the thresholds high enough and the danger of abuse - i.e. frivolous questions impossible to shut down because they're a bounty - will approach zero. No up-and-coming SO'an is going to spend their precious points on a silly bounty badge. And the few dedicated badge-hunters who are going to start bounties because of the badges I trust will be able to come up with an intelligent question - otherwise they have no business collecting badges, anyway.
I have suggested exactly this last August and have no response as of yet... obviously +1 from me!


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Well I guess I don't have to explain the question do I? Has anybody actually had a GK get injured during a game?
Because I have not experienced it yet in FM09 at all. Besides the thousands of hours of playing time.
Well I guess I don't have to explain the question do I? Has anybody actually had a GK get injured during a game?
Because I have not experienced it yet in FM09 at all. Besides the thousands of hours of playing time.
Nope, not on FM09...
I don't think I've ever seen a keeper have an injury where he can't continue although I've replaced my keeper a few times when he took bad knocks.
Yep, I've encountered it once as far as I remember. 'bout two seasons ago my AEK goalkeeper Bruno got injured during a game.
Yes for Team Bath Theirry Goree encountered a facial injury
Yes, it happened to me once in a friendly game during pre-season.
once had a knock, but never had red injury
very rare, only had it once..
Very rarely. I have about a dozen saved games, 3 of which are more than 8 seasons and I can only remember it a couple of times. But then, how many keepers have been injured in the real 08-09 season? 4 or 5? I don't have the stats to hand, but I can only remember a couple over the top three leagues.
Been playing about 5 seasons now and the only injury the GK has had was during training.
After the first season, I stopped putting a GK on the substitutes bench. So far, I haven't been burned.
I never had one in FM09, but a few versions ago (06 or 07), I had a keeper pull a muscle while taking a goal kick. He took the kick and then didn't move at all. Lucky for me the other team never got a clear shot at the open goal.
yes . ive also had more keepes sent off for handling outside the box than get injured, dont think you can get away with it allways have a keeper on the bench
Once, and I've also had one receive a red card in a match. I was prepared for the injury, but not the red card and ended up with putting a non-goalie in nets.
yes, I had Buffon get injured at 7 min and had to replace with Legrottaglie since I wasn't carrying a backup keeper. I had to lockdown the back 4 and 2 dm and lucky for me he only let up one goal and we beat Sampdoria 2-1. I haven't learned my lesson and still don't keep a backup keeper on the bench.
Unfortunately yes... it was a two player game and my mate picked his team and went into his match but it just loaded up, confused me as I swore I had a game too. Sure enough I did, only I had no control of my selection when I had injuries and a red card, so the computer picked for me and put my sub keeper upfront and screwed up my whole team. I sub him off asap for my star striker on the bench... only for my main keeper to break his leg 20 mins into the match! I had no sub thanks to the glitch and got murdered 7-1 when I was 1-0 up
No, it has never occured with me.
I think I have had a slight knock before though.
I never put a keeper on the bench and so far, it has proved to be a good decision.
It'll be all those French and Reunion players you've bought
I have seen opposition keepers get injured against my teams, but then, that's probably got something to do with my opposition instructions of closing down: often, tackling: hard.
Last time it happened, the keeper was strechered off, they had used all their subs so went down to 10 men. The only problem, my gorilla of a striker also got sent off for the two-footed tackle. I think he thought it was his personal vendetta to get his own back on keepers for the Harold Schumacher incident.
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Nice to see that a topic with such a simple question can be quite popular.
Thumbs up to the community!
yeah i have had a few games where get injured keepers, but normally when my back up is injured so i dont have one on the bench!
i have had it once i believe throughout all of the FM games! i used to have a GK on the bench but then i thought whats the point?? so now i have just outfield players on the bench
Same here. Almost never get carded either. As much as it helps my cause no needing a sub keeper, I feel bad that it's unrealistic. I hope SI tweak the occurance of keeper injuries and red cards in-match.
I've never had a keeper injured or carded
Agreed it's unrealistic but if SI changes this so it occurs only 5% more often, 5000 people will moan on the release of the demo and continue to moan until a patch fixes it Guaranteed!
As for me, I had the keeper injured twice during games, and once red carded. Good thing is that I always have a sub keeper on the bench.
I had a game recently where my keeper picked up an injury, but not serious enough to be substituted and while he had the cross next to his name, his condition didn't drop under 85% so I kept him on for the remainder.
Afterwards it was revealed that he'd pulled his groin and was out for three weeks. Seems a bit bizarre he was able to continue.
Aye I never said the moaners are right, far from it... Just annoys me so thought I'd mention it
I've had a keeper injured a couple of times during a game, on one occasion I think I'd already used all my subs as well. Had a keeper sent off for handling outside the box once.
My heard dropped when my keeper picked up a "knock". He'd played some 600 odd games straight at that point of time, and I thought his record run would come to a end then and there! It was only something minor though and he was playing in the next game 4 days later. Champion! That's now 750 odd in a row. At 37, still going strong, I see no reason why he can't make it 1000!
Had an injured goalie once in 11.5 seasons (February 2020 now in my game) But irl you don't see a goalie get injured that often either, so it isn't that odd.
Come to think of it no
Don't think i have, Good thing too as i don't have a backup keeper other than my u-18s 1, let alone have one on the bench.
yes, in the champions league semi-final against Real Madrid as Arsenal, Fabianski got injured after 30minutes and i never have a keeper on the bench, so poor Bedtner had to go ingoal for the next hour - only conceded 3 mind, but got knocked out on away goals
I had my keeper pull his groin after about 20 mins.
Shay Given rules lol!
yes, happens to me each time i can´t field a reserve keeper on the bench because of injury....
I'm into my 6th season and haven't yet suffered an injury to my keeper, I think I've had a couple of 'knocks' though.
I've had it twice, and I've played less than 100 matches on 09.
yes my main keeper got injured just before the playoffs
I've had Ben Foster injured and sent off in two seperate games. Injured for Betis, and sent off for AZ.
I had a regen goalie get a yellow card for handball outside the area but never had one injured or sent off.
I had a GK sent off in the CL final. Not impressed. Still won though.
think my keeper came off injured once. away to man utd in my 1st ever season i done in fm09(pre 9.3 patch).
think if i mind correctly he pulled a muscle in his back when he was picking the ball out the back of his net for the 7th time!!
My keeper got injured in the 70th minute of the last game of the season, after I'd already made 3 subs. I was 3-0 up to the bottom team and 1 point clear at the top. They scored with their only 3 shots to draw the game 3-3, and a lost the league....
This just happened:
Says he's got a bruised rib out for two months...
Didn't get the injury in game, but my keeper is currently visiting a specialist as he is suffering from arthritis.
Other keepers were rubbish, so got a freebie to cover, and when the normal keeper comes back, I will rotate keepers as both are good (74 and 86 CA in Northern Irish second division, unbeaten, Qatari tycoon owns the club)
I had a goalie get injured during a game - as it is very rare I was quite surprised. Come the end of the game and it turned out to be only a minor injury, not even a drop in condition beyond what you would expect after a match.
My injured goalie
Turned out to be nothing, no injury was reported even though I was forced to sub him. Managed to hold on for the 1-0 win though
just happened wonder how long hell be out
Yups me too. Raemon Sluiter (his best friend ironically) has arthritis too, but he only stopped for a short while.
yes roger reay for my weymouth team has been injured 9 times in games, not in one season thou over 2009 /2016
I'm playing my first ever season on FM09, with Weston Super Mare, and my keeper got injured in about my 15th league game
I hope that it is the first, and last, time!!
Had injuries in training but not in the match. Seems to be quite rare. good thing as I don't tend to put a keeper on the bench if I only have 5 allowed places.


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A naive question.
Let $S$ be a set and let $[0,1]^S$ the set of functions from $S$ to the closed interval $[0,1]$.
Suppose given some function $P \colon [0,1]^S \to [0,1]$ satisfying the following three conditions:
- If $f \geq g$ everywhere on $S$, then $P(f) \geq P(g)$;
- $P(\min(f,g)) \geq \min(P(f),P(g))$;
- $P(1-f) = 1 - P(f)$.
This is supposed to model a situation each point in $S$ has a "degree of belief" in some proposition, which yields a function $f$ in $[0,1]^S$; then $P$ is a process which takes all these degrees of belief and aggregates them into a "consensus" degree of belief $P(f)$.
Of course, this is meant to mimic the definition of an ultrafilter, which I think is given by the above definition with [0,1] replaced by {0,1}.
Certainly you have "principal" $P$, which just evaluate $f$ at some point $s$ of $S$. I suppose you could get other $P$ by sending $f$ to its limit with respect to some non-principal ultrafilter.
Is that it?
Added: Actually, the second condition above is perhaps too strong. I don't see an option for "hide question until I've thought about a bit more about what the best version of the question is" so I will just append this remark.
Added: Thanks, guys, for all the great answers. I now think the formulation of (2) was misguided (at least if the definition is meant to model consensus about degrees of belief) and I don't know what the "right" formulation is. One might well, for instance, want P to behave well when f and g refer to independent propositions; that would ask that P(fg) = P(f)P(g), which in the case of {0,1}-valued functions again agrees with the ultrafilter definition. This rules out averages but leaves in evaluation at ultrafilters.


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6 Real-Life Gunslingers Who Put Billy the Kid to Shame
If some bizarre criminal held you at gunpoint and asked you to name six gravel-shitting badasses from the Old West, you'd probably get as far as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday before you started wondering whether the Lone Ranger was based on a real person. But a closer look at Old West history reveals a solid collection of mighty gunmen who didn't get their own movies, possibly because they were too busy kicking ass to waste time telling everyone how awesome they were.
#6. Buckshot Roberts Defeats Billy the Kid's Entire Gang by Himself
Andrew "Buckshot" Roberts is probably best known for killing Charlie Sheen while taking a dump in Young Guns. The actual story of that day is no less amazing.
You see, Billy the Kid (the famous gunfighter and co-author of Bill and Ted's history report) and his gang the Regulators had a warrant for Roberts' arrest, implicating him in the murder of a rancher named John Tunstall, whom Billy used to work for. Roberts didn't actually have anything to do with Tunstall's death, but he was a shit-kicking Texas outlaw who didn't shy away from gunfights, so when Billy and his gang staged an ambush, Roberts was more than happy to engage in a free exchange of bullets.
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And looking 10 kinds of suave as he did it.
That's right -- rather than surrender when he realized he was surrounded by 14 Regulators (that's enough guys to field one and a half heavily armed baseball teams), Roberts instead told them all to go straight to hell.
As the battle commenced, Roberts was hit in the groin almost immediately, which would've taken the fight out of Quick Draw McGraw himself. But Roberts continued firing until his rifle was empty, wounding three Regulators and taking them out of the fight. Billy the Kid tried to take advantage of Roberts' dick wound by rushing him, but Roberts took his empty rifle and clubbed the blazing pigshit out of him.
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With the empty rifle. Or with his wounded dick. Sources disagree.
Roberts retreated into a house to reload, where Regulator Dick Brewer (Charlie Sheen's character in the movie) tried to sneak up on him. Roberts spotted Brewer and blasted his head into skull-and-brains confetti. At that point, Billy the Kid decided it was way too early in the day for any more of this bullshit and ordered his gang to beat feet, leaving Buckshot Roberts alone to bleed to death a day later. Go back and read that sentence again -- one of the most famous gunfighters in history, backed up by his entire gang, wasn't enough to bring the mortally wounded Buckshot Roberts down.
#5. James Riley Shoots an Entire Saloon and Vanishes
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James Riley was an 18-year-old kid stricken with tuberculosis, meaning the guy could barely get out of bed without vomiting up a gallon of lung tissue like Val Kilmer in Tombstone. But when his mentor was gunned down in front of him, the sickly young Riley managed to perforate the four ruthless bastards responsible in a matter of seconds, all for the sake of righteous revenge.
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And what is now known in the psychiatric world as a "blood boner."
You see, Riley had been taken under the wing of a policeman named Mike McCluskie, who taught him how to shoot and, presumably, how to chew tobacco and whistle at busty corseted women. In 1871, McCluskie was cornered in a saloon by four gruff Texans looking to settle a score, since McCluskie had killed a friend of theirs (probably while fulfilling his duties as a police officer, but this was the Old West, so it's really anyone's guess). The four cowboys unloaded on McCluskie, chewing him up into a pile of pulpy red mist as Riley looked on in horror.
However, instead of hacking up the rest of his lungs in terrified spasms like some knee-knocking wiener, Riley stood up to face the four armed men who had just killed his only friend and proceeded to unleash a storm of Pacino-esque fury on McCluskie's killers, eliminating two of the men and severely wounding the other two (and killing two bystanders in the process). When the smoke in the saloon finally cleared, Riley was gone, never to be seen or heard from again.
Least of all by the surviving bystanders, all now permanently blind and deaf.
That part isn't legend, by the way -- immediately after avenging his friend's death, James Riley walked out of the saloon, into the desert, and freaking disappeared. Nobody knows where he went or where and when he died. He's like a gun-slinging phantom.
#4. Captain Jonathan Davis Is Outnumbered 11 to 1, Kills Everyone Anyway
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A former militia captain and veteran of the Mexican-American War, Jonathan Davis made his way to California after the war to try to become rich, a practice that has yet to go out of style.
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Passing a cornfield along the way, Davis raised an eyebrow and the music world was changed forever.
While strolling merrily through the Gold Rush State in 1854, Davis and two other prospectors were ambushed by 14 armed bandits, a group of frontier ruffians who'd already loot-murdered several men in the previous two weeks.
Davis' two companions were instantly lit up like James Caan in The Godfather, leaving the retired captain alone to face pretty serious odds. But he calmly drew his dual Colt revolvers and eliminated two bad guys with his first two shots. By the time his pistols were empty, Davis had cast seven of his attackers into the Pit of Eternal Embarrassment, causing three others to hightail it out of there. However, Davis was now out of bullets, and there were still four angry robbers left.
As you may have already guessed, this is when shit got real.
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Slowly, he drew his guitar and hammered out the first four notes of "Blind" as cymbals tapped in the background.
The four men closed in on Davis wielding knives and a cavalry saber, leaving Davis no choice but to draw his Bowie knife. He fought courageously, but eventually succumbed to their superior numbers ... is what we would have said, if Davis were anything less than the hardest dude in the history of time. Nope, Davis took his Bowie knife (named for that famed hero of the Alamo, Soren Bowie) and killed all four of them.
After the story was reported in local newspapers, Captain Jonathan Davis simply rode off into the sunset, never to be heard from again. He presumably met up with James Riley for a Wild West spinoff of Tango and Cash.


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The MFA in Visual Studies program exhibits the work of its first year students this summer at Disjecta. 13 graduate students present Stray Fires, July 10-August 7, including an opening night reception from 6-10 pm.
Ai Weiwei Members Preview
"Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn (Ceramic Works, 5000 BCE – 2010 CE)":http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/exhibitions/index.php?f=2010_07_weiwei will open to the public on July 15 at Museum of Contemporary Craft. "Join now":http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/membership.php to secure your spot at the Members' Preview on July 14, and witness the first West Coast museum exhibition of the artist's work.
Artforum Responds to Land Art
Artforum critic Stephanie Snyder reviews "Land Art: David Shaner":http://www.artforum.com/picks/section=us#picks25853, on view through August 7 at Museum of Contemporary Craft. The ceramics exhibition is framed in contemporary dialogue that draws "connections between his craft philosophy and the Earthworks movement."
Genre-Busting Comics on View
Now on view in the Feldman Gallery + Project Space, "Monsters of Web Comics 2.0":http://www.pnca.edu/news/press/871/feldman-gallery-project-space-to-host-monsters-of-web-comics-20 showcases a wide variety of contemporary sequential narrative including comedy, autobiography, drama, history, science fiction and sociopolitical commentary.
Moses, Jacobs, Portland and Beyond
Author and critic Roberta Brandes Gratz will read from and discuss her book The Battle for Gotham on June 23. PNCA Faculty and Writer-in-Residence Barry Sanders mediates the dicussion and a light reception follows. Presented by PNCA and Architecture Foundation of Oregon.
Schnitzer Print Collection Featured at Feldman
The Feldman Gallery at Pacific Northwest College of Art is proud to present an exhibition of selected prints from the collection of art patron and collector Jordan D. Schnitzer. The works were each produced at Gemini G.E.L. by Master Printer James Reid in collaboration with prominent contemporary artists Ellsworth Kelly, John Baldessari, Dan Flavin, Richard Serra and Robert Gober, among others. Gemini G.E.L. is an artists' workshop and publisher of limited edition prints and sculptures founded in 1966 in Los Angeles.
Read the full "press release":http://www.pnca.edu/news/press/866/feldman-gallery-to-host-collaborations-dialogues-selections-from-the-jordan-schnitzer-print-collection.
Two PNCA Faculty Awarded Hallie Ford Fellowships
PNCA Faculty members Daniel Duford and David Eckard are two of three Oregon visual artists named Hallie Ford Fellows today by The Ford Family Foundation. This is the inaugural year for the Visual Arts Program and the Hallie Ford Fellowship—the recipients named are awarded $25,000 each for demonstrating excellence in their work and exhibiting significant potential for future accomplishments.
From the press release:
"These $25,000 unrestricted fellowships are meant to give artists what we are told they value most—additional resources to expand their think and work time to explore, create or complete new work," stated Norm Smith, President of the Foundation. "We know from national research that artists typically use these funds to make progress on or finish a body of work, develop new concepts or a new project, even purchase art supplies, organize a presentation of their work, or for additional education, training and travel related to their work. For some, these funds also help cover essential daily needs such as healthcare, food and shelter."
"The jury noted the selected fellows are sophisticated makers of fine art and craft whose interdisciplinary work illustrates both superior craftsmanship and conceptual rigor. Their work articulates groundbreaking potential for innovative developments in the visual arts while simultaneously remaining grounded in the classical modes of production, echoing a sensitivity to the traditions of craft."
"The fellowships are the first of seven program facets being launched this year as part of the Foundation's $3.5 million, five-year visual arts program established in the memory of Mrs. Hallie Ford. Knowledgeable Pacific Northwest arts leaders helped frame the overall program."
Daniel Duford teaches Advanced Studios, Foundations, Illustration, Intermedia, and Sculpture, in addition to writing. In 1996, he received a BFA in Studio Art from University of New Mexico. He has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, primarily in the Pacific Northwest and in the Northeastern US. He has received a number of public and private commissions and awards. He is a regular guest lecturer and panelist and has published regularly in ArtNews, The Organ, The Bear Deluxe and Ceramics: Art and Perception.
David Eckard is Chair of the Sculpture Department and Associate Professor of Intermedia and Sculpture. He received a BFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. He explores ideas through found objects, drawings, installations and performative interventions. He has exhibited nationally and internationally. David was most recently acknowledged by a jury of his peers with the award of the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship for 2010. His work has been written about in Flash Art, The New York Times, Art in America, ArtNews, Sculpture and The Chicago Tribune.
PNCA Faculty Member and Alumna Receive Prestigious Awards
Pacific Northwest College of Art congratulates Kurt Hollomon and Janice Packard '92, two of six recipients of the prestigious Oregon Art Educator Awards for the 2010-11 school year and sponsored by the Oregon Art Education Association.
PNCA Faculty member Kurt Hollomon was announced as the 2010-11 Oregon Art Educator of the Year. Kurt is an illustrator and former designer who has taught at PNCA since 2000. His son, Jake Hollomon, graduated from PNCA in 2008, and they recently took a trip to New York together and blogged about it on Untitled Magazine.
PNCA alumna Janice Packard teaches at Estacada High School and sits among the six award recipients as Secondary Art Educator of the Year. She received a BFA in Painting from the College in 1992 and was recently chosen to exhibit work in the 2010 Juried Art Exhibit sponsored by the Gresham Art Commission at Gresham City Hall, May 18-July 8.
They will be honored along with the four other award recipients at the OAEA Conference in October at the Portland Art Museum.
MFA Graduate Awards Honor Exemplary Alumni
PNCA is proud to acknowledge the outstanding work of its 2010 MFA Graduate Awards recipients. The MFA in Visual Studies program presented the awards at the 2010 Commencement Ceremony. Please join us in congratulating them on their commendable work!
Nashoba Temperly – MFA in Visual Studies Departmental Award
Laura Hughes – MFA in Visual Studies Thesis Award
Ben Ediger – MFA in Visual Studies Chair's Award
The thesis work of the 2010 MFA graduates is on display through June 26 as part of the 2010 Thesis Exhibitions at the Goldsmith Building, 20 NW 5th Ave. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12-6 pm.
PNCA Summer Hours
Following the close of the Spring 2010 semester, Summer Hours are now in effect at all PNCA buildings.
PNCA Main Campus Building
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Office hours
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Same hours as Main Campus building.
The Stevens Building
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Hours: Open according to the MFA and BFA Thesis Show hours and Smart Works programs schedule. Call PNCA for more information, 503-226-4391.
MFA Thesis Exhibition 2010
Masters of Fine Art in Visual Studies 2010 graduates are featured in the MFA Thesis Exhibition currently on view at the Goldsmith Building. Gallery hours are Thursday-Sunday, 12-6 pm through June 26, 2010.
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Why have there been famous(ly righteous) Jewish people named after Yishma'el, who, Chaza"l tell us, was evil and an enemy of Jews? Has anything similar happened with Esav? Korach? Others?
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According to at least one major tradition, Yishma'el repented later in his life. Gen. 25:9 says that after Avraham died, "Yitzchak and Yishmael his sons buried him ..." According to Genesis Rabba as quoted by Rashi there, the order indicates that Yishma'el repented, as he recognized the precedence due his younger but covenentally endowed brother.
For some reason, despite the great R' Yishma'el being so named, the practice of using the name Yishma'el seems to have fallen out of widespread Jewish practice. This might have to do with more recent conflicts with Muslim nations and groups.
I'm not aware of famous Jews being named 'Esav or Korach, but then, there's no indication that either of them repented.
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My high school principal told us a cute thing about R' Yishm'ael and his namesake. I don't remember all of it, but I'll repeat what I can reconstruct. R' Yishma'el compiled 13 Rules to be used for inferring laws from the words of the Torah. The fourth and fifth of these are inverse of each other:
4) Kelal Uperat / General then Specific - If a verse contains a general rule followed by a specific example, the general rule is taken to only apply to the case described by the example.
5) Perat Ukelal / Specific then General - If a verse describes examples followed by a general rule, the rule is taken to apply in general.
These two types of verses look the same except for the order of the elements. One might wonder whether we can really take into account the order of elements in this way. According to R' Yishma'el's tradition, we can and do, at least when the elements are within a single verse.
And this works well for R' Yishma'el himself, since the appropriateness of his name is dependent on the fact that his namesake repented, which we derive based on the ordering within a verse of his brother's name and his own. If the order wasn't significant, we couldn't make such an inference.
Yeah, we don't name after bad people, unless the name means something nice. (This is on a Rabbi Frand tape.) There are plenty of "Avshalom"s out there today -- while the Biblical Avshalom who committed treason against his father King David wasn't a nice guy, the name -- "father (cause) of peace" is nice.
Contrast with a name like "Do'eg", which is both a Biblical baddie, and means "worry."
I think the Chida addresses these issues as well, in (appropriately enough) "Shem haGedolim." It is also interesting that, as far as I know, none of the rabbis in the Mishna/Talmud are named Moshe. In the larger world, of course names go in and out of style, but this is even more so in the Jewish world, where we have strong traditions of naming after relatives (deceased or living, according to your minhagim), so once you hit a critical mass of tzaddikim with a certain name, it can become extremely popular. Similarly, once a name disappears from the population at large, it can be very difficult to revive.
Regarding using a wicked person's name, the Ri seems to hold that it is permissible to give someone the same name as a wicked person, so long as that name historically did not uniquely belong to wicked people or to a single wicked person.
The gemara (Shabbos 12b) cites a teaching in the name of Shevna Ish Yerushalayim. Tosafos (ad loc.) write:
Possibly, according to the Ri, a name is acceptable if it is not unique to a single wicked person, even if multiple wicked people shared that name.
However, the Ri might not consider "Shevna the scribe" to have been wicked. This is supported by Tosafos' characterization of the "יש מפרשים" (Yoma 38b, s.v. d'lo maskei bishmaihu) as considering Shevna the scribe to be righteous. If so, it is possible that the Ri would consider a name that was known only to be given to wicked people to be unacceptable.
The principle that is the subject of disagreement between Rabbeinu Tam and the Ri seems to apply to naming people, as well.
1 Isaiah 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2
3 See Rashi on Yoma 38b (s.v. דלא מסקי בשמייהו), who understands this expression to mean that fathers would not name their sons after wicked people
4 Interestingly, the prevalent printed version of Sotah names Hillel's brother as Shevna. Tosafos on Yoma (38b) might be read to indicate that Rabbeinu Tam was also responsible for the emendation of "Shevna" to "Shachna" in Sotah (ibid.)
5 Rhetorical question
6 The verse here is paraphrased and slightly different than the text in Isaiah
7 Tosafos elsewhere (K'suvos 104b, s.v. sh'nei; Yoma 38b, s.v. d'lo maskei bishmaihu) argue that Shevna is the same person in both instances and bring evidence for this from Sanhedrin 26a
The name Korach (which is the name of one of Eisav's children) is stated as one of the reasons Korach (the one who rebelled againt Moshe) did what he did. Therefore, naming a child after him would definitely be a bad idea.


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PHILADELPHIA - Neil Walker had three hits and an RBI to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Pirates starter Charlie Morton allowed one hit in three scoreless innings, striking out one. Morton, who is scheduled to start the Pirates' second regular-season game on Wednesday against the Cubs, ended the spring with a 0.82 ERA in four starts.
Tony Watson pitched a scoreless inning. Watson hasn't given up a run in five innings this spring. Russell Martin and Clint Barmes added RBIs for the Pirates.
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Chase Utley had all three of Philadelphia's hits, breaking out of a spring slump with a pair of doubles. Utley entered batting .175 with one extra-base hit this spring.
"His timing early on was off," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "As of late, the contact has been there. He found the gaps tonight."
The Phillies have been shut out in each of its last three games while combining for six hits in those losses.
Sandberg, though, isn't concerned.
"I see balls being hit on the nose and nothing to show for it," Sandberg said. "I also look at the potential of the lineup. When it all counts on Monday, that's when I'm counting on balls to find some holes and have some baserunners."
Phillies pinch-hitter Cesar Hernandez appeared to reach on an infield hit in the ninth, but Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the call and it was reversed by instant replay.
"We had everything set up for it," Hurdle said. "We took a virtual tour in New York. That was a good opportunity for us."
Sandberg, a proponent of using replay, thought the process took too long.
"I don't think you can have the pitcher stand around and the players stand around," he said. "For me, that took a long time."
Pirates closer Jason Grilli pitched one scoreless inning, allowing a hit. Grilli has given up four hits in five scoreless innings this spring
Pittsburgh's Starling Marte, who signed a six-year, $31 million contract Thursday, went 1-for-5.
The teams are scheduled to play their final exhibition of the spring at 1:05 p.m. Saturday. Philadelphia opens its regular season at 2:05 p.m. Monday at Texas. The Pirates begin 2014 by hosting the Cubs at 1:05 on Monday.


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search dmust.local
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# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
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Terry Funk, with the help of contributor Scott E. Williams, recalls his days as a professional wrestler in this wildly entertaining memoir. Funk details how his love of wrestling grew from a familial obsession to a career that took him all over the world, eventually leading to gigs with major pro organizations like WWF, ECW, and WCW, and Jeremy Arthur performs with a passionate, dramatic flair that fits its subject matter perfectly. Terry Funk: More than Just Hardcore is a fascinating look behind the scenes of the ever-changing landscape of pro wrestling, told by one of its most esteemed veterans.
He's been a fixture in professional wrestling for five decades. He helped introduce a hardcore wrestling style that you see in the WWE and Japan today. He's made his mark in Hollywood. He's Terry Funk, and this is his story.
In this captivating look at the life of a living legend, Funk opens up about growing up in a wrestling family, working with various entertainment companies (including the ECW, WWE, and WWF), and so much more.
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"An absolute must-read for professional wrestling fans interested in learning what a life devoted to this thrilling sport is truly like." (Midwest Book Review)
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Great book. Would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys pro wrestling. great stories and good narrator.
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The narrator was fantastic, the stories that were told often had me laughing out loud, overall A+
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This book was very entertaining and informative about the wrestling business. I think I might just have to start listening to it again! I wish Funk himself would have narrated the book himself.
"A American Original, who's lived the Amer. Dream!"
His personnel story of his climb to the top of the American Wrestling Profession.
For those who are unfamiliar with The Funker Listen its a story of perseverance, of Personnel & Professional Triumph, Tragedy and most important it's a story of learning in life that even if he could go back and change it all he would not. 'Cause not only do the great Victories in life define you the Pain & Losses in a life shape the person you are today.
We need our pain so we recognize the blessings in life!
The memories of follow wrestlers, the inside story on what was really the reasons behind many of wrestlings great story lines.
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Honestly I didn't know a ton about Terry Funk, I obviously knew he was a legend but my exposure to him was a limited number of ECW matches and a little of the time he had with Foley in the late 90s.
With that said I really enjoyed the book. Everything struck me as completely believable and the book reads as if he was speaking to you. Parts of the book are very funny and it's always interesting. Basically if you have even a small amount of interest in the book I believe you'll enjoy this - just keep your expections in check. This isn't Have a Nice Day but it's much better than some of the other audiobooks avaialble on the subject.
The reader does a good job -- not sure if he's a fan of wrestling or not but he seems to hit the right tone for pretty much everything and even does an acceptable Dusty Rhodes, which is much more than I can say for Dusty's own book.
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The Hot Rod RoundaboutWritten by on November 14, 2013 Get Out There And Drive 'Em!
Static car shows can be fun, but getting out and driving hot rods and customs is even more so. Reliability runs have been around for decades, with the Pasadena Roadster Club's run dating back to the late 1940s for example, though these days you'll usually find them to be invite-only events. This limits the number of attendees, as well as dictating the style of the cars that participate. Oftentimes, organizers will want to keep the style to a particular era.
Around a decade ago, Jim and Carrie Benitez hosted their Ranch Run in North San Diego County, an event fondly remembered by many who took part. So much so that three local hot rodders, Russ Hare, Justin Baas, and Rob Bennett decided the time was right to organize a similar event. A route was planned, a name was decided—The Hot Rod Roundabout—invites were mailed out, and early one Saturday in late March, some 30 hot rods descended on the departure location in rural North County.
Rather than pinpoint a specific era, or style of car, the guys invited cars they thought were plain cool, with the large majority being 1950s- and 1960s-style cars. Powerplants ranged from blown Hemis to mild Flatheads, with every body style from roadsters to sedans and pickups to coupes. Somewhat interestingly, the most common year represented was 1936, with no less than two cabriolets, two roadsters, and two coupes, though one of the latter was a 1935. Are 1936s the new 1932s?
We were having too much fun to check, but the route had to be around 100 miles, with a couple of stops, one for gas at Dudley's bakery near Julian, and the second at the Hideout Saloon in Santa Ysabel. The final destination was the property of one of the organizers, where we were treated to barbecue and a band, while we nursed our sunburned heads before heading home. It's days like these that make hot rodding so much fun. Why not get some buddies together and plan something similar in your area? We don't want to have to wait a full year to do it again!
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Chick Koszis' 1932 was an AMBR contender just a few scant weeks before the Roundabout, the car now being used for what it was intended—driving!Dudley's Bakery was the first stop, and the last time we'd see a gas station! Here's John Conche's blown Hemi-powered 1932 sedan pulling into the parking lot.Gary Baker's 1932 roadster was another of our favorites, from the beautifully detailed high-rise-eqipped Flatty to the white top.It was hard to pick a personal favorite participant, but Les Hilgers' 1933 coupe would have been in our top three, thanks to its dual-quad-fed Hemi and slicks.The support vehicle was event co-organizer Russ Hare's Chevy stepside, once owned by our own Rob Fortier. We probably shouldn't mention Hare suffered the only (minor) breakdown of the day!Richard Lux has owned this blown five-window forever, still wearing black lacquer paint. That's Jim Lattin's 1932 Tudor behind.
Having completed a 1936 roadster, which started out as a closed car, Dave Iverson managed to get his hands on a genuine roadster.


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TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, and is a small electrical device that reduces pain signals sent to the brain. In addition to being used in labor, the device can also be used at the end of pregnancy (after 36 weeks) if you have a backache or uncomfortable Braxton Hicks' contractions.
The battery-operated TENS machine has thin wires that are connected to four electrodes, or sticky pads, which are taped to the lower back. The machine is thought to work by sending electrical impulses from the machine along nerve roots to the pain pathways in the brain, thereby blocking pain impulses. It's also thought to stimulate the brain to produce "feel good" encephalins and endorphins, which can modulate the pain.
TENS is most effective in early labor, particularly for lower back pain, and it is therefore important to have the device available at the beginning of labor. It's therefore worth finding out if your hospital has TENS machines or whether you need to rent one in advance. You can hold the device or have it near you in labor and can increase the strength of the electrical impulse with a button as your contractions get stronger.
There are several advantages to TENS. It has few side effects; it allows you to remain active; and it can be used in combination with other types of pain relief. The disadvantages are that there hasn't been much research done about its safety for the baby, so a theoretical risk exists, and it is generally effective with just mild to moderate pain; the sticky pads mean that a back massage is not possible; and it isn't possible to labor in water or have an epidural inserted while using the device.
Many women find being in warm water during labor very soothing and an excellent way to cope with labor pain. The warmth of the water soothes muscles, promoting relaxation, and being in water aids buoyancy, which can help relieve the pressure on your pelvis. Over the last decade or so, this natural method has become more available for women and many hospitals and birth centers provide bathtubs. Whether or not you can actually deliver your baby in the water will depend on the hospital's policy and whether there are any doctors or midwives trained in water births. You can also purchase or rent a birthing pool.
Self-hypnosis, using visualization and breathing techniques to induce a state of deep relaxation and banish fear, is an increasingly popular means of dealing with labor, and is referred to as "HypnoBirthing." This is based on the "fear-tension-pain" syndrome of childbirth first described by the English obstetrician Grantly Dick-Read (see Birth ideologies), who believed that fear prevents the release of the "feel good hormones," endorphins and encephalins. He maintained that when fear is eliminated, most women can give birth naturally. With HypnoBirthing, you are fully aware of what is happening around you, but may feel as though you're daydreaming or drifting off to sleep. You and your birth partner can attend HypnoBirthing classes anytime during pregnancy to learn the techniques before labor. To find a class in your area, visit hypnobirthing.com/findapract.htm.
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Eastwood pwned Bruce Lee IMO.
Yeah, but the chair pwned Eastwood.
Man with No Chair Trilogy was on sale at Saturday Night Live...
I thought his name was Melvin????


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Large party dinners for 10 to 20 people can be arranged with a full range of menu options and wine pairings.
Wine Vault dinners can accommodate up to 28 guests and can be taken completely private or semi-private.
Sushi Bar "cocktail party" is another option that allows for a more casual, not seated, affair. Depending on size and nature of party our chef works to create a combination of raw bar, sushi bar, and small bite items from our menu.
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We are pleased to share with you a variety of private dining and event space within Lure Fishbar at the Loews South Beach. Welcoming a range of sizes for dinner and cocktails Lure can accommodate intimate parties of 14 to exclusive private events. For parties on the larger scale our main and private dining rooms can be activated. Guests will also have the option of using these spaces as a whole, with that they will have the luxury of a full beverage bar, private sushi bar and exclusive ocean front patio. Those wanting to maximize their outdoor experience at Lure will look no further than the Lure terrace, this space can be privately reserved or requested. At any size you will surely be enjoying Chef & Partner Josh Capon's sophisticated seafood and standout sushi bar creations.
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Lure Fishbar is a seafood restaurant offering not only the freshest fish selections from around the world but also a complete raw bar with a rotating oyster selection, and a world-class sushi program.
John McDonald is a dynamic entrepreneur with a varied background in nightlife, restaurants and media.
Starting in 1993 with SoHo's iconic MercBar, McDonald grew his restaurant portfolio to include Lure Fishbar, Chinatown Brasserie, Lever House, B&B Winepub, El Toro Blanco, and now Lure Miami.
In 2004, McDonald opened Lure Fishbar in the heart of Soho, a stylish yacht-inspired and sophisticated seafood restaurant with a standout sushi bar and world class wine program. He then opened B&B Winepub in 2010 where chef Josh Capon created a diverse menu of classic American dishes as well as inventive takes on favorites for the upscale wine pub. B&B is home to the award winning Bash Burger that has won Food & Wine Burger Bash three times. Most recently (2012), the pair opened El Toro Blanco in the West Village offering a pan-Mexican menu with an emphasis on seasonal coastal cuisine, made to order guacamole and an extensive tequila list.
For 10 years, he was the founder and editorial director for CITY Magazine, a three-time National Magazine Winner for photography and design. In 2008, he co-founded Tasting Table, a daily email publication with a focus on food, dining and recipes that has since grown to be one of the most respected food media brands in the marketplace with a subscriber base of 2 million daily users.
Josh Pickard's 25-year-long career is marked by some of New York City's most sought-after restaurants and music venues. After graduating with an MBA from the University of Southern California, Pickard opened Time Café & Fez in 1990 –a combined live music and restaurant venue that would transform downtown Manhattan's nightlife through the following decade. With that, Pickard was tapped to operate The Public Theater's now iconic live music and performance venue with dinner and drink service, Joe's Pub.
Pickard first joined award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini in 2009 with the opening of Locanda Verde in Robert DeNiro's TriBeCa hotel, The Greenwich. Two years later they opened The Dutch on an iconic corner in SoHo and an encore of The Dutch in the W South Beach Hotel later that same year. Fall of 2012 brought the $40 million rededication and revitalization of The Public Theater and the expansion of the Joe's Pub operations there which included the opening of The Library, a lounge carved out of the landmark building's newly built mezzanine level serving classic cocktails and an eclectic, New York-inspired menu. Lafayette, a French grand café and bakery on Lafayette Street at the corner of Great Jones, is Pickard's fifth endeavor with Carmellini and promises to be just as charmed.
Pickard is also known for his successes with Lever House, a stylish, sophisticated midtown restaurant opened in 2003 and nominated as Best New Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation; Lure Fishbar, the enchanting SoHo seafood and sushi concept in 2004; Burger & Barrel in 2010, a casual winepub with an American menu of greatest hits and El Toro Blanco, a stylish new Mexican boite.
Josh Capon is the seasoned executive chef and partner behind Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco in New York City.
Capon's interest in the culinary arts was cultivated from an early age with memories of home-‐cooked meals at family gatherings and various jobs held in the food service industry. While attending college at the University of Maryland, he spent his free time preparing meals for eager friends and fraternity brothers. Capon followed his passion for cooking and transferred to Johnson & Wales University. While in culinary school, Charlie Palmer selected Capon as the culinary "extern" at Aureole, Palmer's acclaimed Manhattan restaurant.
After graduating in 1994, Capon accepted an offer from Palmer to assist in the opening of The Lenox Room. From there, he went on to work for David Burke at the Park Avenue Café, where he was offered an exchange opportunity to work in Europe. He spent the next year honing his cooking skills in seven different restaurants throughout France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Drawing upon his epicurean experiences abroad back in New York, Capon became the sous chef at The St. Regis Hotel's Astor Court under Chef Gray Kunz in 1997. While reconnecting with Charlie Palmer, he was named executive chef of Alva, Palmer's American bistro. Capon left Alva in 1999 to work for Matthew Kenney as the executive chef for Matthew's. Kenney then tapped Capon for Canteen where he served as executive chef for three years.
In 2004, Capon became the executive chef of Lure Fishbar, a sophisticated seafood restaurant with a standout sushi bar owned by John McDonald and Joshua Pickard. In 2010, McDonald and Pickard asked him to be a partner at their newest restaurant, B&B Winepub. At B&B, Capon serves a satisfying menu of classic dishes as well as inventive takes on favorites for the upscale American wine pub, also in SoHo. In 2012, Capon opened El Toro Blanco in New York City's West Village as chef partner, where he has created a pan-‐Mexican menu with an emphasis on seasonal grilled items.
Capon is the four-‐time winner of the People's Choice award at the New York City Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash event for his "Bash-‐Style" burger, a juicy patty topped with American cheese, pickles, caramelized onion and bacon jam. He has appeared on numerous television shows including The Chew, Rachael Ray Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, CBS Early Show, TODAY and Food Network and has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine and other media outlets.
Capon currently resides in New York City with his family. He enjoys spending time with family and cooking with his two kids, Amanda and Max.
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- Binding: Hardcover & eBook
- Era: World War II
- Number of Pages: 208
- Subject: History
- Date Available: March 2011
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In the 1930s, the U.S. government's Portsmouth Navy Yard built less than two submarines a year, yet in 1944 it completed an astonishing 32 submarines, and over the course of the war produced 37 per cent of all U.S. submarines. This book analyzes the factors behind the small yard's record-setting production, including streamlined operations, innovative management practices, the Navy's commitment to develop the yard's resources as an alternative to private industry, and the yard's ability to adapt quickly to a decentralized wartime shipbuilding environment.
The author highlights similarities between Portsmouth's efforts to accelerate production and those of private shipyards. He concludes that private shipyards deviated little from construction plans, while at Portsmouth a continuing dialogue with the Navy resulted in design changes dictated by feedback from the frontlines.
Rodney K. Watterson, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and MIT, was involved with shipyards and submarines throughout his thirty-year naval career. A resident of Hampton, NH, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of New Hampshire.
Praise for 32 in '44
"32 in '44 is a very readable book that has helpful figures simplifying data to document the Portsmouth Navy Yard's operations. Ten tables summarize production results and other statistics. Readers also will appreciate the 1939 and 1945 shipyard maps. The book has thirteen photographs of submarine launchings and personnel and an excellent bibliography listing other shipyard histories. It does an exceptional job helping us understand the tremendous industrial advantage that the United States had and how that advantage helped us to win the war. It is highly recommended."
— The Journal of America's Military Past, Winter 2013
"32 in '44 provides a detailed view of how the management and work force of the Portsmouth Navy Yard achieved its remarkable submarine construction record during World War II….Well worth reading."
— Historical New Hampshire, Summer 2012
"32 in '44 is a great read for anyone interested in the naval yards and their production and management in the United States,"
— Nautical Research Journal, Spring 2012
"The author of this book brilliantly evokes the between-the-war ear and the frantic wartime years. He conclusively demonstrates the superiority of Portsmouth to other U.S. submarine yards in terms of productivity, speed of construction, and quality of production…This book is eloquent testimony to the effectiveness of Rodney Watterson's meticulous research and clear writing. He has provided extensive detailed footnotes and a number of helpful tables and figures. This book should be ready by anyone trying to understand the remarkable achievements of U.S. industry in building the massive "arsenal of democracy" of World War II."
— Marine Technology, July 2011
"This is a unique history of wartime production in a naval shipyard. It is footnoted, well-illustrated with photos and maps, and supplemented with an excellent bibliography. . . .This excellent book ably achieves its purpose in documenting the building of the huge Portsmouth submarine fleet in World War II."
— PowerShips, Summer 2011
"The Portsmouth Navy Yard (PNY) built its first submarine in 1914 and would continue to build them until 1971, but 1944, when it built 32 subs for the Navy, has to be its 'finest hour.' Rodney Watterson has captured that 'hour' extremely well. The PNY exemplifies America as the 'Arsenal of Democracy' and this book is a very valuable contribution to the history of the defense effort at home."
—Tony Cope, author of On the Swing Shift: Building Liberty Ships in Savannah
"During 1944 the yard built an astonishing thirty-two submarines, including launching four boats on one day; such production demonstrated American industrial capacity and the ingenuity to overcome obstacles that could have spelled delay and Allied defeat."
—Gene Allen Smith, Texas Christian University, author of Thomas Catesby Jones
"Rodney Watterson brings a rare blend of qualifications and experience in producing this book on the World War II submarine building era at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. As a career submarine officer, he was stationed twice at the yard during the postwar period, thus enabling him to provide personal insights and familiarity with its operation. . . . This informative book is worthy of its place on the shelves of every American naval history enthusiast and scholar."
—Richard E. Winslow III, author of Portsmouth-Built: Submarines of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
"32 in '44 is a careful study of the amazing efforts made at the Portsmouth Navy Yard to build much-needed submarines for the U.S. Navy. Rodney Watterson's incisive analysis of the yard's management style, labor processes, and manufacturing methods provides a valuable perspective on an important aspect of the colossal American war effort."
—Christopher Tassava, Carleton College
"Rodney Watterson's excellent 32 in '44 illustrates the value of the 'public option' in high-tech shipbuilding. As the Navy's own shipyard, Portsmouth provided greater control over the design and production of wartime submarines, while competition with Electric Boat drove both shipyards to outstanding production rates. This effort produced innovations in business and fabrication practice that carried over into the Cold War."
—Gary E. Weir, Chief Historian, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
"An extraordinary history of wartime submarine construction at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Rod Watterson's vivid recreation of the heady World War II construction days at the government's public shipyard in Kittery, Maine brings the designers, fabricators, welders, ship fitters and building ways to life. 75 submarines were built here between 1942 and 1945, but this was the magic year?1944? and Watterson has captured that magic in splendid fashion."
—Vice Admiral George W. Emery, USN (Ret.), 24th Commander of the Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Commander Submarine Allied Command Atlantic


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Stocks Close at Two-Week High
Stocks headed into the Thanksgiving holiday at a two-week high as investors bid up technology and energy stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 48.38 points, or 0.4%, to 12836.89. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index edged up 3.22 points, or 0.2%, to 1391.03, a fourth straight advance, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 9.87 points, or 0.3%, to 2926.55. The indexes finished at their highest levels since Nov. 7.
Leading the advance were telecommunications, energy and technology stocks, three of the hardest-hit sectors this month. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.50 % bounced back after tumbling 12% the day before, leading Dow components on Wednesday with a 2% gain. Microsoft MSFT 0.84 % rose as well, adding 0.9%. Intel INTC 0.26 % lagged behind, however, falling 0.8%. Also weighing on the downside was the utilities sector, which has tumbled 7.9% this month.
Trading volume was especially light on the last full day of trading this week, with just 2.59 billion shares changing hands in New York Stock Exchange composite volume, well below this year's daily average of 3.59 billion shares.
On Thursday, the market is closed for Thanksgiving, before opening again for a half-day on Friday. Congress is taking the week off, leaving the deficit negotiations until after the long weekend.
Some investors were optimistic that Congress appeared to be moving closer to a compromise and chalked up the day's gains to hopes that politicians would act to avoid the "fiscal cliff," a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that take effect at the beginning of the year.
"Nobody wants us to fall off this cliff, neither the Democrats or the Republicans," said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at R.W. Baird & Co. "If that happens and the pessimism fades in the market…I think the market is set up for a year-end rally."
Tim Moore, portfolio manager at Salem, Mass.-based Cabot Money Management, which manages about $500 million in assets, said: "We think there's another 5%-6% upside by early January."
In Europe, Greece's creditors failed to reach an agreement on releasing the next round of bailout funds, but the plan to reconvene on Monday to allow more time to work out details helped revive hopes that an agreement was just a matter of time.
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2%, after gaining 2.5% over the previous two trading sessions. Greece's FTSE/Athex 20 gained 1.3%.
Asian markets closed mostly higher. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rallied 0.9% to a two-month high. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 1.4%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4%.
In U.S. economic news, weekly jobless data matched expectations for 410,000 new claims, while the previous week's reading was revised up. The final reading of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer-sentiment index for November came in weaker than expected. Meanwhile, the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for October rose in line with expectations.
Crude-oil prices gained 0.7%, to settle at $87.38 a barrel, while gold inched up 0.3%, to settle at $1,727.90 a troy ounce. The dollar slipped against the euro but soared against the yen. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.686% as prices fell.
In corporate news, Deere DE -0.59 % declined 3.7% after the machinery maker reported quarterly earnings that missed analyst estimates, citing higher production and overhead costs, although revenue topped forecasts.
Salesforce.com CRM -0.64 % rose 8.8% to lead the S&P 500 after the company's top-line growth and quarterly billings exceeded expectations.
St. Jude Medical STJ 0.46 % slid 12%, leading S&P 500 decliners, after the Food and Drug Administration cited serious flaws in the company's oversight of design changes in its Durata line of implantable defibrillator leads. Wells Fargo WFC -0.33 % downgraded St. Jude to "market perform" and cut its price target.
Best Buy BBY 0.96 % fell 3.3%, adding to Tuesday's 13% slide, after Wall Street analysts cut their price targets on the electronics retailer and lowered their expectations for a buyout plan by Best Buy founder and former chairman Dick Schulze.
Cirrus Logic CRUS -2.47 % climbed 2.7% after the chip maker said its board authorized the buyback of up to $200 million of the company's common stock.
Scholastic SCHL -0.22 % plunged 18% after the publisher lowered its full-year projections, pointing to lower sales in both its educational technology and children's book publishing segments.
Tilly's TLYS 0.89 % tumbled 17% after the West Coast-inspired clothing retailer offered a downbeat outlook for the fourth quarter and lowered its full-year forecast.
MIPS Technologies rallied 7.1% after the semiconductor maker said it received an unsolicited proposal from CEVA CEVA -1.96 % to buy MIPS's shares outstanding for $75 million. CEVA fell 3.4%.
Chinese social-media platform YY YY -0.13 % climbed 7.7% after listing 7.8 million American depositary receipts that were priced at the lower end of the expected range. The listing was the first U.S. stock market debut for a Chinese company in months.
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At Barren County's Red Cross Elementary, one little girl received a very special early Christmas present this year.
"I can't wait to see her face when she sees me coming in," said David Wilkinson.
For this army mechanic it took a year in Afghanistan, and thousands of miles traveling to Kentucky to fulfill his daughter's one Christmas wish this year.
This was what David had to say right before he surprised his daughter Madeline, "We're going to walk out into the middle of the gymnasium while they are doing Christmas Carols and stuff."
"I need one more helper today and I think I'm going to pick a first grader. Madeline Wilkinson you've got your hand up come on down girl."
Madeline was asked to introduce a very special guest.
"My daddy... David," Madeline said as she announced the guest.
Little did she know the guest would be for her.
"When I saw him I was surprised," Madison said.
"It was a little overwhelming especially when so many tears started flowing.It was worth every minute of it," David said.
For now, Madeline has the Christmas she's been wanting.
"I was asking for him to stay here," Madeline said.
Unfortunately, David is just home for Christmas, he has to report back for duty in New Mexico by January 1st.
While overseas, David received several injuries including a broken arm, a dislocated elbow, severe burns and PTSD.
He says he's returning to New Mexico to wait on a letter for medical discharge.
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RELEASE:TOPEKA, Kan. – SW 17th between SW Washburn Ave. and MacVicar Ave. will close Monday, May 13th, for reconstruction.
The project will remove and replace the concrete curbs and gutters, sidewalks, sidewalk ramps, the concrete pavement, pavement patching, and asphalt overlay. It will also repair storm sewers. The first phase of the project will stretch from Washburn to College, everything else will remain open. The second phase of the project will go from College to MacVicar, with everything else reopened. Local traffic only, please, no through traffic. Phasing also gives Washburn University access to Morgan Hall throughout the project.
Motorists can follow the primary posted SW 21st Street detour, or they can access the posted detour for College Hill businesses via SW 15th Street.
The total estimated construction cost is $2.5 million. The project will be paid for through the city-wide half cent sales tax. It is being done in conjunction with planned building expansion at Washburn University.
The City held a public meeting for neighborhood residents, businesses and citizens on April 18th at White Concert Hall. Updates about the project can be found at www.topeka.org under the penny icon.
This stretch of roadway is scheduled to be closed to through traffic through November 29th.


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I graduated highschool a while ago, hardly remember anything and have no idea where to begin relearning. I am looking for math text/book recommendations from basic algebra to precalculus.
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I graduated highschool a while ago, hardly remember anything and have no idea where to begin relearning. I am looking for math text/book recommendations from basic algebra to precalculus.
I highly recommend A Course of Pure Mathematics by G. H. Hardy for when you feel you have re-acquainted with high school mathematics. This one is written for those ambitious first year university students who have no prior analysis exposure but have the zeal to learn the details which high school calculus exposure just omitted because it might hurt majority pupil's head and put them off mathematics for good.
I think that Courant and Robbins What is Mathematics? is a very good introductory book yet. It is worth reading and I have spent some time on it before starting my undergraduate studies. The title is not reflecting the real content of the book.
It depends how good you want to be at mathematics. In any case, Problem Solving Strategies by Pólya is an excellent place to regain one's footing. From there I would perhaps look at some of the books in the Art of Problem Solving series (www.ArtofProblemSolving.com; There are forums on this website on which it would be more appropriate to ask the type of questions that you are likely to run into.) Then perhaps you could move on to The Art and Craft of Problem Solving to round things off after finishing up calculus. More resources include: Khan Academy, The Online Math Circle, www.cuttheknot.com, and try searching for videos done by a person named Vi Hart if you are looking for inspiration. But this is all overkill if you just want a basic grasp of high school mathematics.
For an introduction to set theory (to prove things like the associative property of addition), I recommend:
Classic Set Theory for Guided Independent Study http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Theory-Independent-Chapman-Mathematics/dp/0412606100
If you have the patience and you really want to learn, I'd recommend you check out Khan Academy. His videos are very easy to understand and if you like watching his video, as far as you are concerned, you can go beyond what you'd normally be expected to know.
Edit: If the OP prefers books to video lectures then I'd say that he try the Schaum's Series or Bob Millers Math For the Clueless Series. I can only think of good books for problem solving strategies (Like Polya's "How to Solve it" or Krantz "Techniques in Problem Solving") but if you want books on high school material, I guess this is one way to go.


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Steam Holiday Sale Day 2
Day 2 starts now!
Dishonored $29.99
Darksiders Collection $13.59
Tom Clancy's Franchise Pack $67.99
Psychonauts $2.49
SimCity 4 Deluxe $4.99
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I am Alive $5.09
Air Mech Starter Pack $2.49
Farm Simulator 2013 $14.99
Orcs Must Die Franchise Pack $8.74
Torchlight $3.74
Torchlight 2 $9.99
Divinity Anthology $14.99
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Thanks Santa!
the whole FEAR collection is on sale for $13.71
All I want for Xmas is for Far Cry 3 to be on sale :)
C'mon, Steam. You can do better than that. :]
@cellardoor77: my guess is 33% at some point during the sale, kind of like skyrim last year
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The 1% Keystone Confusion
President Obama explains to his donors how the proletariat think.
President Obama hit California for some fundraising this week, including stops with various billionaires who fervently oppose the Keystone XL pipeline. The visit had the virtue of showing how Mr. Obama is cross-pressured between his superrich green friends who don't need to worry about a job and the blue-collar types who wouldn't mind laying oil pipe for $25 an hour.
At the home of hedge-fund billionaire Thomas Steyer, Mr. Obama was at pains to explain how the proletariat think. "You may be concerned about the temperature of the planet, but it's probably not rising to your number one concern," Mr. Obama said. "And if people think, well, that's shortsighted, that's what happens when you're struggling to get by." In other words, it's easier to reach a higher state of liberal consciousness when you can afford a home overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
Our favorite anecdote from the tour, however, came when some protesters against Keystone XL chanted outside another rich man's home, "What do we want from the President? No pipeline for the 1%."
These protestors need to have their consciousness raised too. The 1%-ers writing checks to Mr. Obama loathe the pipeline. The folks who need and want it are the 99%. They're the working stiffs who are "struggling to get by" in this economy (see above).
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Maker Faire 2013/Afterparty
From Noisebridge
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2013 MakerFaire Afterparty
May 18th we want to throw a great old time for anyone and everyone!
More than an Afterparty
Mitch and James want to throw a party for the Makers, and everyone else, that will be in town for the weekend
Get Involved
- Help us plot and plan! (add your ideas below)
- The Maker Maker - a photo frame with Idea lightbulb over head. could be as simple as a cardboard box
- Send Noisebridge Agents to the MakerFaire with "invite cards" to get the word out (would they hand them out to anybody? Or would we want them to target makers/hackers/people with booths?)
- 3D printing demos
- wall of LED strips from Heroic Robotics, see Youtube here: http://www.heroicrobotics.com/
Also note, Noisebridge will have a booth/table at the MakerFaire, see page Maker_Faire_2013, Maker Faire