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Re: Master**** of the lamp
Best shirt in the derby by far.
Re: Season Two (Version Two)
So wearing this April First if it prints!
truffleshuffle wrote:If you're feeling sad about this shirt getting rejected, please go vote on the re-sub! Thanks
Guessing they thought it was too good and off, because it's been Fogged for at least 1, if not both, previous rejectionator passes.
Re: Are you sure?
nice design, good drawing and its funny
Re: Dream fulfilled...
I would buy this if made available
halcyonights wrote:I was so worried this was going to happen. Why didn't woot make the decision to pull it earlier so that there could be more time for a resub to gain some momentum?
Yeah, I was wondering that too. It made it through multiple rejectionator passes so I thought I was safe. I guess not though. It must have just taken them a while to deliberate. I'm still hoping I have a chance of being picked by Drakxxx or the Woot staff though! *fingers crossed*
Re: darkness anymore
thanks a lot
deadeye37 wrote:I got a chuckle out of this. Unfortunately, this wouldn't really fly with a new shirt. A little controversial with the racial joke (even though no particular race is indicated) and the potty humor.
Hmmm...I guess if I think about it it, I suppose it might be taken as racist. It wasn't intended at all. But I guess it'll get rejected because of this...*headbang*...haha oh well...live and learn...Thanks for your comment!
Mavyn wrote:Learn your audience. Woot has a long standing 'no potty humor' rule in place, as well as tending to avoid making fun of groups of people for something like an accent.
Thanks...I have friends of all races and have nothing against any race...but I hear you...
sheenachu wrote:I think its funny and you have a nice style, but it could be offensive to some folks. I come from a middle eastern family and am not offended, but everyone is different lol.
I think you could get this same concept across with different imagery, like maybe an item expressing a word that means one thing here, but something totally different in another country. Idk...just a thought!
Thanks for your insight. The process takes a long time for me to draw something good, and I can't think of anything like what you said, so I guess I have learned my lesson.
I have nothing against any race. I didn't realize that this could be a bit insensitive. Apologies. I guess it'll be rejected anyway...
truffleshuffle wrote:Yeah, I was wondering that too. It made it through multiple rejectionator passes so I thought I was safe. I guess not though. It must have just taken them a while to deliberate. I'm still hoping I have a chance of being picked by Drakxxx or the Woot staff though! *fingers crossed*
I recall someone saying that rejections of fogged entries take a committee to decide? Maybe legal folks? Legal folks are slow to decide, in my experience.
I mean it seems silly to me. They've got a shirt featuring what is clearly the cookie monster that they've sold tons of shirts of, and this comes a long and is too close to copyright infringement?
Did they try and contact The Jim Henson Company to see if it would be alright? A simple e-mail? I don't think dear Jim would be all that upset about this if he were still alive... Then again I'm sure there's a board of directors that may just think differently...
Re: Wish Big
man i liked this one waaaay better than the one in the fog B^(
looks like it tickles haha
Re: Curiosity
Great pose and design
Re: Wishful Thinking
haha great
morningsong wrote:I played around for hours trying to depict "Imagine" by John Lennon. Gave up and did this instead. This was from a watercolor I did. It was interesting trying to condense the colors to six...
Wow. How did you turn a watercolor into six colors? Did you use the posterize adjustment in photoshop?
I am interested to learn.
The darkness are clouds, darlings. It looks like it might clear up to be a beautiful day.
Re: To Fly
The best of the luck Jorge!
Re: The Oz desires
this is one of my favorites!
halcyonights wrote:I mean it seems silly to me. They've got a shirt featuring what is clearly the cookie monster that they've sold tons of shirts of, and this comes a long and is too close to copyright infringement?
The problem isn't that it's recognizable. The difference between this shirt and The Binge is that The Binge is clearly parody, and this isn't. So even though most of the goblins are truffle's, the reference is obvious and without parody, that makes it too risky for woot to run.
I think the delay may have been caused by the need for everybody to finish crying about not being able to print this before they were able to hit the button. Short of getting Froud himself to do it, I can't imagine anyone better than truffle to do this shirt, and I for one would dearly love to own it.
Re: Inert Planet
I want to pick him up and hug him!
aerc712 wrote:Nice job! That's exactly what cookie monster would do - wish for more and more cookies. You did a great job of concealing CM but making it clear that it was him (avoiding the legal stuff). Also, I love that the Count is the genie. Nice touch with that detail!
I thought the Count also...clearly Mumford doesn't get enough attention.
Re: Say Your Words (RESUB)
i think this is the only shirt i would actually purchase this derby, i really really hope it gets back into the fog because this deserves to be first place!!!
Re: Outsourced Genie
My suggestion would be peas on earth instead...
ciaralee wrote:My suggestion would be peas on earth instead...
That is a good suggestion! But even if I did have time to change it, I wonder if it would still be considered racism...but thanks for your suggestion. I might use it in the future.
Radscoolian wrote:Really well done! You do have great style!
The border could use some work, but that's one of the hardest things for me to figure out. It's a great illustration though.
Agreed and only when I read the comment underneath yours I can see where I could have gone with the border >_<
speedlazer wrote:This is one of my favorites in the derby, the humor is very clever (this guy really has his priorities straight). Surprised it hasn't gotten more votes, though I suppose the shape does look a little awkward on the tee.
Thanks! After reading your comment I think I know where I could have gone differently for the border/shape. Sometimes drawing late at night to try and submit a derby before Friday can hurt the drawing a bit haha
artguyaaron wrote:nice design, good drawing and its funny
Thank you times 3!
By far the best shirt that has anything to do with the mythical and often wished for Season Two. Hope this shirt makes it!
As a Kansan, there's nothing I love more than a good wizard of oz joke. NOT.
So I'm new to the t shirt part of woot and I wanna know WHEN I CAN BUY THIS SHIRT.
This looks like part of a design submitted a few derbies back...(Comfort food?) Or maybe I've just seen too many bunnies and carrots, and ponies and cats (at least here haven't been anymore nyan cats)in my short time here.
69mcglovin wrote:So I'm new to the t shirt part of woot and I wanna know WHEN I CAN BUY THIS SHIRT.
The first place winner will be announced Friday at midnight CST. Saturday woot will reveal the Editors' choice and Sunday the Guest Editor's selection. Welcome to woot!
I've been trying not to buy so many black shirts these days, but I'd buy this in a heart beat. It's lovely and I really hope it prints. <3
Re: Wishful Thinking (Thoughtless Edition)
I love it so much!
j5 wrote:This must be sarcasm Wednesday.
i am offended you would make such an accusation. Wednesday and I have always been different people.
If anything, I am Sarcasm Gomez.
photogrartist wrote:Thanks for your insight. The process takes a long time for me to draw something good, and I can't think of anything like what you said, so I guess I have learned my lesson.
I have nothing against any race. I didn't realize that this could be a bit insensitive. Apologies. I guess it'll be rejected anyway...
I still think its great though and creative...can't wait to see more of your work in the next derby!
Re: The shapes are always happier with a different side. To Be Like You...
Re: Not what I meant
Very sweet. It's the hugging the lamp along with the disappointed looking at the window!
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I am writing a little query in SQL and am butting heads with an issue that it seems like someone must have run into before. I am trying to find the number of months between two dates. I am using an expression like ...
However I notice that this function is tallying the times the date crosses the monthly threshold. In example...
DATEDIFF(m,3/31/2011,4/1/2011) will yield 1
DATEDIFF(m,4/1/2011,4/30/2011) will yield 0
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Does anyone know how to find the months between two dates more-so based upon time passed then times passed the monthly threshold?


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During the holidays, travel is at its worst. No matter how you and your family decide to get from here to there, crowds converge at every turn, schedules go awry, and kids get antsy. Before you venture out this holiday season, consider these tips to avoid the bumpy roads and turbulence that define family travel.
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Yes. We are definitely staying close to home.
We never travel for Thanksgiving anyway.
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Scheduling your family trip as far in advance as possible can help save you time, worry, and money. Keep these things in mind as you look at your calendar.
- Avoid heavy travel days. If possible, travel on Monday or Tuesday and return on Friday, since most people will choose the other days to travel. If you're flying, try to make the trip on Thanksgiving Day itself. Not only is it likely to be less crowded at the airport, but you might also be able to snag a price deal.
- Build in extra time to help reduce stress. If you're traveling by plane, arrive at the airport about two hours in advance, to ensure you get through security before take-off.
- Be strategic. Scheduling trips around kids' nap times can make for a quieter ride.
If driving:
- Factor in unplanned stops when estimating arrival time.
If flying:
- Book plane tickets well in advance — airplanes seat fewer and fewer people these days. If you're flying via Detroit, Houston, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, or Minneapolis, watch out! Numbers of seats and flights have been reduced the most at those airports.
- Allow at least one hour between connecting flights.
- A nonstop flight isn't always the best choice. You and your kids may welcome the chance to get off the plane for a while, in between flights.
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Kinderknecht Scores Over 20 Again In Win At Central Oklahoma
Posted: 4:59 PM Jan 5, 2013
Reporter: WU, posted by Kinch O'Kelley
EDMOND, Okla. -- The Lady Blues gave up the lead on a Central Oklahoma 3-pointer to start the second half but regained the advantage two minutes later and kept it the rest of the way in a 68-52 win Saturday at Hamilton Field House.
The win improved the Lady Blues to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the MIAA. They'll play their second of three straight on the road Thursday at Fort Hays State as they continue a stretch of six of the next seven games away from home.
Laura Kinderknecht reached the 20-point mark for the third time in five games with 21. She hit 5 of 10 3-pointers and added six rebounds and three assists. Sierra Moeller started her first game of the year in place of Tiara George for health reasons and added 13 points and five rebounds. Stormye Everett added five steals, five rebounds and six points off the bench.
Playing in the first ever game at MIAA newcomer Central Oklahoma after the two had met the previous three times in the NCAA tournament, Washburn only trailed briefly at the start of each half. The Bronchos opened the game with a two-pointer but Washburn turned that around and took an 18-8 lead at the 14:20 mark.
UCO then went on an 8-0 run to get within two before Washburn ended its five and a half minute scoring drought with a lay-up from George, her only two points in four minutes off the bench. The Bronchos (8-4, 1-3) got as close as one point away from WU four times in the first half and went into the locker room down 29-28.
The Bronchos opened the second half with a 3-pointer by Rachel New and Kinderknecht answered it with her own 3. UCO went back up by one with two free throws but a lay-up from Moeller put Washburn back up by a point and started a 12-0 run that built the lead to 44-33 at the 14:58 mark.
A 3-pointer by Casyn Buchman at 10:41 gave Washburn a 14-point lead, its biggest of the day. A 6-0 UCO run later got the Bronchos within six at the 6:14 mark and then neither team scored for nearly four minutes. UCO had three turnovers and four missed shots in trying to cut Washburn's lead.
Kinderknecht ended the scoreless streak with a 3-pointer that put Washburn up 59-50. A three-point play for UCO erased that but Laura McMullin answered with a lay-up with 1:13 to put Washburn back up by eight. The Bronchos went on a 5-0 run after that but Buchman's free throw with six seconds remaining gave Washburn a two-possession lead.
The Lady Blues shot 41 percent in the game and 40 percent from 3-point range. Central Oklahoma was 37 percent overall and 33 percent from long range.Washburn won the rebound battle, 36-32 and each team had 19 turnovers.
Central Oklahoma was led by Savannah Hamilton with 14 points. Birtney Morgan added 10.
Dana Elliott led Washburn with seven rebounds and five assists.
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Man, 52, arrested for aiding in underage drinking in Mequon
A 52-year-old Mequon man was arrested for providing a place for underage drinking and eight teenagers were arrested for underage drinking in the 10400 block of North Riverlake Drive at 11:46 p.m. Jan. 18.
According to the Mequon police report:
Police were following two speeding cars, and one drove away and the other pulled into the driveway in the 10400 block of North Riverlake Drive. A male ran from that car into the home and slammed the door.
After police knocked on the door, the Mequon man came outside and was "evasive" about any drinking and would not allow police to enter. A warrant was issued and police entered the home and found numerous bottles of alcohol scattered about along with a water bong, a scale with residue, rolling papers and cigarillos with the contents scooped out. An investigation is ongoing along with possible additional charges.
Whitefish Bay students dodge Southern storm on way home from Disney
Whitefish Bay High School's band is due Thursday morning to arrive back in Milwaukee after being stranded in Georgia, caught in the snowstorm that took Southern states by surprise.
Thirty-two students from all grade levels in the band left last Friday on a trip to Florida to perform at Downtown Disney. They were on the way back when the storm hit Tuesday, the band director Nicholas Castonguay said, prompting the band to seek out a hotel a few hundred miles south of Atlanta.
They did the right thing. A few inches of snow threw Atlanta and other Southern cities into chaos Tuesday, leaving commuters stranded on the roads and students stuck in buses or at their schools overnight.
Castonguay said they had no problem traveling north through Atlanta on Wednesday, though it was a different story for travelers driving south.
"In the southbound lanes, there were miles and miles of traffic. It was pretty incredible, and there were tons of cars off the side of the road, just sitting there," he said.» Read Full Article
Nicolet's AP test results are puzzles in themselves
Glendale — Nicolet students posted a promising set of advanced placement test scores in 2013, but the differences between Nicolet and other schools make it tough to rank their performance.
According to a joint presentation from teaching a learning director Brenda Turner and high school principal Greg Kabara, participation in AP classes and tests — Nicolet requires AP class students to take the accompanying test — have steadily increased over the years, with 300 students taking a total of 720 tests in 2013.
That amounts to a nearly 28 percent participation rate among Nicolet students, with about 75 percent of them earning a score of three or better on the tests, which are graded on a one to five scale where a three is considered passing.
"We do a really good job of getting kids to stretch themselves and take AP courses," Turner said. "...Our participation rate is very high."
Placed in a group of comparable high-performing districts like Cedarburg, Mequon-Thiensville, Elmbrook and Whitefish Bay, Nicolet appears to be middling or lower-end when it comes to overall participation rate and the percentage of students hitting the benchmark score of a three.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer Village Board primary candidates sound off on the issues
Brown Deer — A Feb. 18 primary will eliminate hopefuls and leave four candidates in the running for two seats on the Brown Deer Village Board.
For the primary, all six wards will vote at Village Hall, 4800 W. Green Brook Drive. Incumbent Trustee Terrry Boschert defends his seat against newcomers Jamie Awe, Otto Bunge, Richmond Izard II, Bruce Thomas and Sherry Yusuf. The top four vote-getters will move on to the April 1 spring election.
Trustee Andrea Weddle-Henning, whose seat is up for grabs, is not seeking re-election.
NOW caught up with the six candidates and picked their brains about issues the Village Board is grappling with now and could be in the near term: their thoughts on developments at the vacant gas station at 51st Street and Brown Deer Road, the strip mall on the village's west end of Brown Deer Road, and the controversial Beaver Creek development near 60th Street and Brown Deer Road; which services, if any, the village should consider consolidating with area municipalities; and how the village should continue to deal with levy limits imposed by the state.
Jamie Awe» Read Full Article
Shorewood's biggest TIF projected to pay off in 2022
Shorewood — The village's biggest tax incremental financing district is projected to pay back taxpayers by 2022 and could end up turning a profit, according to projections presented Tuesday at the Village Board and Community Development Authority's annual meeting.
The TIF district, created in 1995, contains nearly the entire commercial corridors of Oakland Avenue and Capitol Drive and has used tax dollars to spur developments like the Metro Condo Building, Cornerstone Apartments, North Shore Bistro, Wine Thief, Ravenna Apartments, and a number of facade improvements.
Michael Harrigan of Ehlers, the village's financial adviser, said taxpayers have put up about $17.5 million over the years to help fund those projects. At the high point of 2007, that investment had created about $53 million of new property value in the district, but after the 2008 crash and following "Great Recession," the new value has fallen to about $36 million.
As Harrigan and Village President Guy Johnson pointed out, the pre-recession numbers were fueled by the real estate bubble at an annual growth rate of between 8 and 10 percent. In the current market, Harrigan is projecting no growth in 2014 and slowly increasing growth up to 2 percent annually beginning in 2018.
With those numbers, Harrigan projects that by 2022 — the year the district is set to close and the added property taxes will finally go to Shorewood, the school district, and other taxing bodies — the district will either be slightly over or under the break-even point if no new projects are funded.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer School Board meeting rescheduled for Wednesday
Brown Deer — The School Board meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening has been rescheduled for Wednesday due to cold weather closures, according to the district main office.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Administrative Services Center, 8200 N. 60th Street. A copy of the board agenda is available here.
Mequon police on the lookout for suspected car thief
Mequon — Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a car from a Sendik's employee on Saturday, according to a department news release.
Police say the vehicle was stolen from the Sendik's at 10930 N. Port Washington Road around 4:25 p.m. Jan. 25. The man entered the employee area in the rear of the store and took an employee's coat containing car keys.
He then found the matching car in the parking lot and drove it off northbound on Port Washington Road.
Based on security camera footage, police describe the man as white, late 20s to early 30s, with a receding hairline and glasses. He was seen wearing a dark jacket with white logos on the left chest and right bicep, dark pants, and white tennis shoes.
Anyone who can identify the suspect or provide information is encouraged to contact Mequon police at (262) 242-3500.
Firefighters find burnt mops at Bayshore
Firefighters responding to a fire alarm at Bayshore Town Center on Jan. 22 found 10 to 15 mops that had been burned.
According to the North Shore Fire Department report:
Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm coming from a second-floor maintenance room at Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Drive, at 5:55 a.m. Jan. 22.
In that room, crew found 10 to 15 mops that had burned and there was a strong chemical odor. An employee said the mops had just been dropped off after being cleaned when he saw smoke coming out. He said he moved them to see what was happening and they burst into flames. He extinguished the fire and no further damage was reported.
North Shore districts canceling school, activities Tuesday
The Brown Deer, Mequon-Thiensville, Nicolet, and Whitefish Bay school districts have canceled school and all after-school activities for Tuesday due to wind chill warnings issued by the National Weather Service.
Nicolet's feeder districts, Fox Point-Bayside, Glendale-River Hills, and Maple Dale-Indian Hill, will be closed as well.
The current NWS warning forecasts wind chills between 25 to 35 below zero today and wind chills between 35 to 45 below on Tuesday. According to the warning, such wind chills can cause frostbite to exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Tuesday is the third school day canceled in January as a result of the frigid winter season. It is unknown yet whether the districts will need to add days to the end of the year to make up for the cold weather closures.
Shorewood schools are closed Monday and Tuesday for teacher in-service days but the district has canceled some after-school activities.
Bay girls tie for NSC lead with wild 71-70 OT win over Germantown
In Germantown girls basketball coach Matt Stuve's eyes, it just didn't matter that four Whitefish Bay players, including three starters, fouled out Friday.
Because Bay's 6-2 senior guard/center Maya Jonas was still on the floor at the end of the Blue Dukes' improbable 71-70 overtime rally over the Warhawks that put the two teams in a flat-footed tie for the North Shore Conference lead.
"In the end, she was the only one they needed," said Stuve, referring to Jonas, a Northwestern University recruit. "She was tired at the end, but great players get it done. They push beyond what their brain is telling them and just do what it takes."
Jonas finished the night with 27 points, 21 of them in the second half and overtime, as Bay rallied from a 37-25 third quarter deficit to win its 10th game in a row and improve to 7-1 in North Shore play and 11-2 overall while Germantown fell to 7-1 and 11-4, respectively.
"I just came to play," Jonas said.» Read Full Article
River Hills reluctantly agrees to first bowhunting season
River Hills — Village officials will begrudgingly codify the limited restrictions of recent state legislation that will allow bowhunters within village limits for the first time.
State Assembly Bill 8, signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker in December, stops local governments from prohibitting bowhunting within municipal limits. The change means River Hills, which had previously banned bowhunting, can't stop hunters from hunting on public or private land, assuming they get permission from private property owners or own the land themselves.
The bill comes with one caveat: hunters can't set up within 100 yards of a building unless the owner of the building gives permission. Village Attorney Bill Dineen will draft an ordinance to codify the 100-yard restriction. The Village Board will consider the ordinance, the only real restriction available under the new law, at a coming meeting.
"Right now, if we do nothing, the village would not be able to prohibit anyone from hunting up to five feet from a house, unless we say they can't do it within 100 yards," Dineen said.
Trustee Michael White spotted the silver lining of the lifted restriction, that bowhunters in the village will help manage the deer population and could someday decrease the amount the village spends each year to thin the herd.» Read Full Article
Primary election letters due Jan. 31
Election letters for the Feb. 18 primary are due at the NOW Newspapers office by 5 p.m. Jan. 31.
In the North Shore there are two primaries: Shorewood School Board and Brown Deer Village Board.
Letters are limited to 300 words, and must include the writer's name, community of residence and phone number. The phone number will not be published but will be used for verification purposes. Claims of fact must include documentation (websites or actual copies of documents). NOW reserves the right to edit letters and does not guarantee publication.
Email letters to North Shore NOW editor Susan Nord at email@example.com or mail them to NOW Newspapers, 1741 Dolphin Drive, Suite A, Waukesha, WI 53186. Letters received after 5 p.m. Jan. 31 will not be published in the paper.
Shorewood School Board primary candidates weigh in on the issues
In the coming Feb. 18 primary, Shorewood School Board incumbents Ruth Treisman and Paru Shah will defend their seats against newcomers Gregg Davis, Margaret Schmidt and Wendy Daniell-Rhodes.
Whoever receives the fewest votes will be eliminated and four candidates will advance to the April 1 spring election. In that contest, the two candidates with the most votes will win the open seats.
NOW caught up with the candidates and picked their brains on four issues the School Board will be tackling in the near future: teacher compensation, the concept of switching to merit pay, and how to fairly pay employees; the perennial issue of the achievement gap and how to go about closing it; the topic of starting the school day later and the impacts such a change could have on the school year; and what an in-house district daycare program would look like if the district decides to replace or supplement the Milestones program in the 2015-16 school year.
Here's what they had to say:
Wendy Daniell-Rhodes» Read Full Article
Harvard Divinity School honors victim advocate Peter Isely
Peter Isely of Shorewood, who has traveled the world as an advocate for victims of clergy sexual abuse, will be honored by Harvard Divinity School in April as a distinguished alumnus.
Isely is a recipient of the 2014 Peter J. Gomes Memorial Honors, established last year to honor alumni whose "excellence in life, work and service pays homage to the mission and values of Harvard Divinity School," according to its website. Nominations were sought in several categories including service and advocacy, ministry, law and education. Last year's recipients included Muslim scholar and author Reza Aslan and The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, a Buddist monk who leads the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Isely, a psychotherapist, is Midwest director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, an advocacy group for sexual abuse victims. Isely was sexually abused as a student at St. Lawrence Seminary, a Capuchin-run prep school in Mt. Calvary, in the 1970s. He graduated from Harvard University with a master's of divinity degree in 1988.
Peter J. Gomes, was a professor of Christian morals and a Baptist minister who served Harvard's Memorial Church for decades. He died in 2011, at the age of 68.
Woman arrested for providing alcohol, 33 arrested for underage drinking at Mequon party
A 57-year-old Mequon woman was arrested for providing alcohol to minors and 33 people were arrested for underage drinking at a "huge underage drinking party" Jan. 3.
According to the Mequon police report
A witness called TIP-411 to report a "huge underage drinking party in the 10300 block of North River Road at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3. When police arrived, a boy answered the door and said he didn't have to let them in.
Police were issued a search warrant about 11 p.m. and entered the home then. The boy was then arrested.
The Mequon woman was arrested for providing alcohol to minors. Police arrested 33 people, ages 15 to 20, for underage drinking, and they arrested 21 for obstruction for hiding from police.» Read Full Article
Third suspect arrested in Brown Deer bank robbery
credit-union robbery that prompted the lockdown of two schools last week.Brown Deer police have arrested the third suspect in a
Investigators identified the third suspect on Monday and arrested him. He has not been identified publicly.
The two other suspects, Marcques D. Davis, 18, and Joey Lamar James-Roby, 17, both of Milwaukee, were charged Tuesday with robbery of a financial institution as a party to a crime, according to a Brown Deer police news release.
Last Thursday, two people robbed Credit Union Services Center, 6402 W. Brown Deer Road, at gunpoint just before 11:30 a.m. The robbers fled in a red Pontiac with a third person driving. When police tried to stop the car in Glendale, the occupants fled on foot and two were caught.
Cardinal Stritch University and Nicolet High School were placed on lockdown as a precaution following reports of the robbery suspects in the area.
One of two memory care facilities clears Mequon Planning Commission hurdle
Mequon — Two separate memory care providers pitched their proposals to the Planning Commission on Monday and only one of them made it through.
The Artis Residence, a roughly 30,000-square-foot, 72-bed memory care facility planned at 11900 North Port Washington Road, was approved unanimously after a relatively short discussion among commissioners, city staff and Artis Senior Living representatives. Artis' rezoning request, conditional use grant, and building plans will go on to the Common Council with a positive recommendation from the Planning Commission.
But deliberations over the 60-bed Azura Memory Care of Mequon facility, planned for the former Beth El synagogue property at 2803 West Mequon Road, were tabled after the combination of conflicting accounts from neighbors and the developer, impassioned testimony and unresolved details proved too much for commissioners to sort out in one evening.
Commissioners Martin Choren, Pat Marchese, John Mason, Chuck Western and Dave Fuchs voted to table the Azura proposal until the commission's next meeting. Commissioners John Stoker, Andrew Nerbun, and Chairwoman Pam Adams, who was sitting in for excused Mayor Dan Abendroth, voted against the tabling.
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Updated: Brown Deer police arrest third credit union robbery suspect
Brown Deer police on Monday arrested the third suspect in a three-man armed robbery which took place Friday at the Credit Union Services Center, 6402 West Brown Deer Road.
Police arrested the two other suspects Friday after they were spotted in Fox Point and attempted to abandon and run away from their car. In a news release, police identified the two suspects as Marcques Davis, 18, and Joey James-Roby, 17, of Milwaukee.
Both Davis and James-Roby have been charged with robbery of a financial institution as parties to the crime, a Class C felony which can carry a fine of $100,000, a 40-year prison sentence, or both.
According to the original BDPD news release:
Two of the suspects entered the credit union around 11 a.m. Thursday morning. One brandished a black handgun and the two made off with an unknown amount of cash.» Read Full Article
River Hills rethinking I-43 strategy
River Hills — Trustees are looking for ways to sway the state Department of Transportation on its upcoming Interstate-43 expansion rather than more evidence that the expansion is a problem.
Last week, the Village Board considered funding a sound study to back up their claim that the potential expansion, and resulting increase in noise, would be detrimental to River Hills property owners. But in light of the fact that the DOT and village public works director have already measured sound levels along the freeway corridor, the board opted to go back to the drawing board on how to sway state planners.
"We don't need further corroboration that the decibels are going to be too high," Trustee Michael White said. "That's a given."
Before the board's February meeting, Village Engineer Mustafa Emir will work with a sound engineer to produce a report of potential design changes which could reduce noise levels if and when I-43 is expanded to six lanes in the River Hills area. Officials have expressed concern several times already on freeway noise and hope to convince the DOT to include several noise reducing features into the expansion project, which is slated for construction in 2019 at the earliest.
Emir admitted that efforts to sway the DOT in the past have been a "mixed bag," but in his experience the best course of action is to come to the table with a number of suggestions. The more suggestions, the better the likelihood at least some of them become incorporated into the design, he said.» Read Full Article
Cafe 1505 in Mequon will expand its footprint and add a bar
The breakfast-and-lunch restaurant Cafe 1505, at 1505 W. Mequon Road, Mequon, plans to move the grab-and-go deli part of the business to a vacant space across the hall in East Towne Square.
The move is expected next week. It will allow the cafe to expand deli seating by about 20, up from the current five, so more guests can linger over coffee and laptops if they don't wish to sit in the full-service dining room. It also will expand its lineup of prepared foods for takeout.
The cafe will put a bar in the former deli space, where it will serve tap wines, wines by the glass and bottled beer, said owner Bill Ledger.
The deli stays open beyond the kitchen's closing time of 3 p.m. every day but Sunday. It's open until 6 p.m. weekdays, 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Bay girls set up showdown with Germantown with rout of Homestead
The self-described "goofball" that is 6-2 center/guard Maya Jonas of the Whitefish Bay girls basketball team is playing a very serious role in the otherwise young Blue Dukes run towards a North Shore Conference title.
She grabs rebounds with strength, leaps out of the blue to deflect passes and block shots, can hit jumpers as well as post shots and can bring the ball up the floor as well as any guard.
In short, the knee injury that robbed her of much of last season is 18 months in the rearview mirror and is of little concern to her right now.
She's playing with freedom and energy and so are her teammates, as the Blue Dukes ran their win streak to nine games with a decisive 51-27 victory over a good Homestead Friday night.
The win kept the Blue Dukes (10-2 overall, 6-1 in North Shore play) just a game behind Germantown (7-0 in league play) as they prepare for a rematch at home next Friday with the Warhawks. Germantown beat Bay, 82-77, in the first league game of the season in December.» Read Full Article
Ramen shop Tochi opens Friday in Shorewood
Tochi, the ramen shop replacing Anaba Tea Room in Shorewood, will open today at 11 a.m.A reminder:
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2 suspects in custody, 1 sought after lockdowns at Stritch, Nicolet
A robbery at a Brown Deer credit union on Thursday led to the lockdown of at least two schools while police searched for the suspects.
Two people entered Credit Union Services Center, 6402 W. Brown Deer Road, just before 11:30 a.m. and one pointed a gun at a teller, demanding money, according to a Brown Deer police news release.
The two robbers fled in a red Pontiac with a third person driving. The vehicle's description was shared with all North Shore agencies and Milwaukee police.
When Glendale police spotted the car and attempted to stop it in the 6500 block of Port Washington Road, two people bailed out of the car and fled, according to Glendale police.
A foot pursuit ensued and involved officers from Glendale, Fox Point, Whitefish Bay, Bayside, Brown Deer and the Milwaukee County sheriff's office. Two suspects were arrested. A third suspect remains at large.» Read Full Article
Fox Point to require reflective clothing for nighttime pedestrians
Fox Point — In an effort to keep walkers and joggers safe at night amid the village's darkened rural characteristics, Fox Point officials this week voted to adopted an ordinance requiring reflective clothing.
The ordinance, drafted by Village Attorney Eric Larson, outlines a number of provisions that will go into effect March 1. Pedestrians will have to adhere to the same standards already in place for bicyclists under state statutes and in-line skaters under a previous village ordinance.
The new document will require pedestrians wear some form of reflective clothing, use reflectors or have a flashlight on hand in an attempt to ensure motorists are able to see people traversing along roadways.
While the board stated it believes most of the village's residents safeguard themselves at night with proper attire, concerns continue to be raised.
"I think this has been a problem for a long time," said Village President Mike West, who suggested the ordinance be written and adopted. "I have seen people walking black dogs, attired in all black or navy blue. I think we need to do this."» Read Full Article
Fox Point seeking bids for new footbridge
Fox Point — Bids on the potential construction of the Bridge Lane ravine footbridge will be sought this spring as part of a plan outlined Tuesday by Fox Point officials.
The Village Board voted, 6-1, in favor of having Director of Public Works Scott Brandmeier reach out to the construction community in March and seek concrete cost estimates for the replacement of the footbridge.
Trustee Bill Warner was the sole dissenter.
The motion included a provision Brandmeier submit a report on all bids during the board's regular meeting in April.
Tuesday's decision is the latest in a long and winding path toward seeking a long-term solution to the controversial issue, which is seen by some residents as a historic jewel and others as a costly expense that is used by only a small portion of the community.» Read Full Article
Shorewood considering school start time, calendar changes
Shorewood — A conversation is beginning that could reshape the school day, and in a few years time, the school year itself.
Teachers, parents, and a few students met for the first time Tuesday as part of a newly formed committee which is considering changes to school day start and end times, schedule changes, and possibly even year-round schooling.
The impetus for their work, district Curriculum Director Tabia Nicholas said, is the body of available sleep research which suggests students should start later rather than earlier, and a number of parents who have expressed concern over the high school's 7:35 a.m. start time. From there, Nicholas said, complementary topics like scheduling and reshaped school year naturally became parts of the conversation.
While school start and end times could be changed for the coming 2014-15 school year, alterations to the school year itself would take longer.
"Structures of this magnitude take some time," Nicholas said. "If we're looking at the calendar, we're looking two or three years out."» Read Full Article
Mequon man, 18, arrested, charged with sexual assult of child, 15
An 18-year-old Mequon man was arrested and charged with second degree sexual assualt of a child after he and a 15-year-old girl admitted to having numerous sexual encounters Jan. 5 to 7.
According to the Mequon police report:
The Mequon man was arrested at the Port Zedler Motel, 10036 N. Port Washington Road, on Jan. 7 after he and the girl admitted to having sexual encounters at the motel and one other location. The girl was taken into protective custody.
A 21-year-old Thiensville man, who was at the motel during the sexual encounters, was arrested by the Ozaukee County Sheriff Department on a felony warrant.
Special needs group plans move to Glendale
Glendale — The Milwaukee Center for Independence is planning to open an office in Glendale for several main campus operations by this spring.
The Plan Commission on Tuesday approved a use and occupancy request from MCFI to operate programming related to its employment and financial support services from the former Actuant building and adjacent parking lot, located at 6100-6120 N. Baker Road.
Community Development Director Todd Stuebe said the approval was contingent upon agreement by MCFI, which will be leasing the building, to pay property taxes at the site.
MCFI is a community resource for children, teens, adults and older adults with special needs. According to the plan of operation submitted to the city, the organization will use the approximately 83,000-square-foot building for three main activities — MCFI Employment Services, a resource providing comprehensive services to meet the needs of job seekers and employers; MCFI Work Services, a program focusing on helping participants develop critical work and daily living skills; and general and professional offices for MCFI iLIFE, a financial support service.
MCFI's main campus is currently located at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Building, 2020 W. Wells St., in Milwaukee. Since moving to that location in 2004, the organization has expanded considerably, explained Jim Hill, vice president for government relations and housing.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer man arrested for threatening relative over rent
A Brown Deer man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence related after he threatened a male relative with a paintball gun in an argument about paying rent Jan. 5.
According to the Brown Deer police report:
The problem began with the two men texting each other regarding paying rent and the Brown Deer man reportedly threatened his relative in those messages saying he would "kick his (expletive)" and damage his car.
When the two met up at the residence, the Brown Deer man, who was intoxicated, threatened the relative with a paintball gun. When police were called, the suspect fled but was stopped a few blocks away. The Brown Deer man, age not released, was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence related, at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5.
NSFD board lays out 2014 goals
The North Shore Fire Department's top three 2014 initiatives are accreditation, shared training, and stepped up communications between top brass and firefighters, Fire Chief Robert Whitaker said.
According to NSFD's 2014 organizational goals, presented to the board of directors on Tuesday, the department is moving on to a second phase of an accreditation process through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. The accreditation is rare among Wisconsin fire departments, with the CPSE's roster listing two accredited departments within the state as of November. Seven other Wisconsin departments are in the process of becoming accredited, according to the CPSE website.
'Elite' status
"It's becoming more popular but it's something of an elite status," Whitaker said in a post-meeting interview.
NSFD began the accreditation process, funded by the fire department foundation, last year and expects to finish in 2014. Whitaker said the accreditation includes a data-driven review of the department and should help determine "best practices."» Read Full Article
Real estate blog ranks four North Shore communities in state's top 10
10 Best Places In Wisconsin" list, with the city of Mequon ranking first in the state.North Shore communities claim four of the top six spots in Movoto Blog's "
Based on the criteria of amenities, quality of life, crime, taxes, unemployment, commute time, and weather, the real estate blog ranked Mequon first, Brown Deer third, Fox Point fourth, and Whitefish Bay sixth among 130 Wisconsin municipalities.
Mequon was noted for its quality of life, low crime and unemployment rates, and average summer temperature. Brown Deer was highlighted for a low crime rate and available amenities. Due to its state-leading overall quality of life, lack of crime, and climate Fox Point was honored, while Whitefish Bay made the cut for its high level of amenities and quality of life.
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Milwaukee man charged in Ozaukee County drug sales
A Milwaukee man was charged with six felony counts Monday on allegations of selling oxycodone and ecstasy in Ozaukee County, according to the Ozaukee County sheriff's office.
Anthony P. King, 43, was arrested Friday in Mequon after selling an undercover investigator 25 oxycodone pills, according to a sheriff's office news release.
King was charged with five counts of delivery of a schedule II narcotic, oxycodone, and one count of delivery of designer drugs, ecstasy, according to the release.
King was in the Ozaukee County Jail Tuesday, and his bail was set at $50,000, according to state court records.
Brown Deer police on the lookout for man suspected of child enticement
Brown Deer — Police are investigating an attempted child enticement that took place Friday around 7:45 a.m. on the 4300 block of West Donges Lane, according to a department news release.
The suspect is described as a male about 30 years old, medium build, with a 5 o'clock shadow and goatee. According to the release, he pulled up in an older model blue four-door sedan, dirty, with circular tail lights, and offered a ride to a student who was waiting for a school bus.
The student turned down the ride, but the man kept up his offer and asked the student personal questions. After the student declined the ride and did not respond to the questions for a few minutes the man drove off.
Anyone with knowledge of the man is encouraged to contact Brown Deer police at (414) 371-2900 with reference to case 14-393.
Police remind children not to accept rides from anyone unknown to them and not to answer personal questions. Children should report any would-be child enticers to trusted adults immediately.
Germantown boys survive Homestead threat, 72-63
In the famous movie, "Rashomon", the same event is viewed and related from several different vantage points. The term has even become a cultural metaphor for how differently people see the same thing.
Take what happened at a key moment in the top-ranked in state Germantown boys' basketball team's fiercely contested 72-63 home decision over previously unbeaten and eighth-ranked archrival Homestead Friday.
With the score 57-55 in favor of the Warhawks with 4:37 left to play, Germantown guard LaMonte' Bearden slid into the lane on a bold drive to the hoop. There was contact, a whistle and the ball went in the basket.
Block or charge?
The officials called it a block, counted the basket and Bearden hit the free throw to make it 59-54. That started an 11-2 Germantown run that finally allowed the hard-pressed Warhawks, who actually trailed 39-35 at the break, to finally pull away from the stubborn Highlanders.» Read Full Article
Homestead students organize benefit for Milwaukee Symphony
cash-strapped metropolitan symphony orchestra.You know things have taken an unusual turn when suburban high school students start trying to save a
But that's what a group of orchestra students and parents from Homestead High School are planning for Saturday: a benefit concert and raffle to help the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra meet its emergency $5 million funding goal.
The "SOS for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra" will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Logeman Community Center, 6100 W. Mequon Rd., according to a notice from the Mequon-Thiensville School District.
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Three contested school board elections come April
Around the North Shore, only the Mequon-Thiensville, Shorewood and Brown Deer districts will have contested school board races in the April 1 general election.
A Feb. 18 primary will be necessary to knock out a candidate in the Shorewood board contest. In the Mequon-Thiensville and Brown Deer districts, three hopefuls will compete for two seats.
Brown Deer School Board — two seats, held by President Gary Williams and board member Dennis Griffin.
Board members serve three-year terms and earn $3,100 per year.» Read Full Article
Teacher merit pay planned for fall at Mequon-Thiensville School District
Mequon — A teacher merit pay system is in the works for implementation in the fall, according to a preliminary 2014-15 School Board budget presentation Monday.
Following a two-year districtwide salary freeze, district administrators intend to include a 2 percent — roughly correlated to inflation — wage increase into the 2014-15 budget. Additionally, by increasing premiums, co-pays and other employee costs of the district health insurance plan, officials plan to free up about $400,000 in the budget to distribute to employees on a merit-based system.
According to Superintendent Demond Means, that system would be geared less toward "inputs" — that is, credentials, degrees and other qualifications — and more toward "outputs," which he described as performance-based measures which contribute to the district's mission and align with its strategic plan.
"We think there's a chance to do something different and innovative," Means said.
In the broader budget picture, a roughly $700,000 projected deficit for the 2014-15 school year has administrators looking to its list of 40 potential budget cuts, as well as some staffing reductions, to both balance the budget and include some initiatives from the district strategic plan.» Read Full Article
Female asks for refund before buying clothes in Brown Deer
A female was arrested at Kohl's on Dec. 24 after she loaded her cart with items and then demanded a refund, saying "Nobody told me I had to pay for it."
According to the Brown Deer police report:
A female, age and residence not released, entered Kohl's, 9060 N. Green Bay Road, at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 24 carrying her purse. She loaded a cart with shoes and children's clothing valued at $460 and then went to the service counter saying she wanted a refund.
When asked for a receipt, she became angry saying "Nobody told me I had to pay for it." She attempted to leave the store but was stopped and arrested.
North Shore districts cancel school Tuesday, extend spring election filing deadline
School districts across the North Shore are extending extreme weather closings to Tuesday, Jan. 7, and the districts that close their district offices Tuesday will push back the spring election filing deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Districts were closed today after temperatures plummeted into the negatives with wind chills into the negative 40s. Closings were extended until Tuesday for the following North Shore school districts (districts that have reported on their deadlines are noted):
· Brown Deer (deadline extended)
· Fox Point-Bayside (deadline extended)
· Glendale-River Hills» Read Full Article
Homestead boys move to 10-0 with 83-43 rout of Brookfield East
One of Homestead boys basketball coach Kevin McKenna's assistants told him at one point during the Highlanders 83-43 nonconference rout of Brookfield East this afternoon that the team may be guilty of a little "oversharing" when it comes to making the extra pass on offense.
But with five players in double figures, a record that is now 10-0 and a ninth-place ranking in state polls, McKenna is not about to complain.
"I actually liked it, in fact, I'll take it," said McKenna, whose surprising team continues to make waves in the state. "We were a little sloppy on the boards, but that gives us something to work on as we head into this week."
And what a week it is for the Highlanders. They will host Milwaukee Lutheran in a North Shore Conference tilt on Tuesday (if the weather holds) and then will have arguably their most important game in years, when they visit the empire that is top-ranked in state, two-time WIAA state champion and border rival Germantown (12-0) on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The Warhawks are as formidable as they've ever been and proved it again tonight with an 87-44 road demolition of Madison LaFollette that ran their state record boys winning streak to 68 games.» Read Full Article
Bay board selects Myrah as superintendent
The Whitefish Bay School Board selected Laura Myrah as the new district administrator.
Myrah has been serving as the interim superintendent since last spring after Mary Gavigan resigned to take a new position as the executive director of the Cooperative Educational Service Agency.
The board will take action on Myrah's two-year contract at its Jan. 8 meeting.
Prior to becoming the interim superintendent for Whitefish Bay, Myrah served as the district's director of curriculum and instruction for a number of years.
Myrah was selected because of her background in education research and effective practice, her passion for students and learning, as well as her demonstrated leadership in the district that will help move the district forward with its areas of focus and statewide initiatives, said School Board President Pam Woodard in a news release.» Read Full Article
2013 Suburban sports photos of the year gallery now online
2013 was a big year in suburban sports.
Germantown boys basketball, Muskego boys soccer, Menomonee Falls girls volleyball, New Berlin West boys baseball, Shorewood and Brookfield East boys track and field and Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall gymnastics teams all won state titles.
From football and basketball to wrestling, track and swimming, NOW Newspapers and MyCommunityNOW covered many meets, games and invites.
And you can find photos from those events and more in our 2013 Suburban Sports Photos of the Year gallery.
Victim in Brown Deer fire was educator Ronn Johnson
Former educator Ronn Johnson was the victim of a fatal house fire Monday, a police spokeswoman said.
Johnson's body was found badly burned inside his home at 8581 N. 63rd St. and police could not immediately identify the gender. An autopsy performed Tuesday confirmed the victim was Johnson.
The North Shore Fire Department found the body during their secondary search of the home.
Brown Deer police are leading the investigation and have said the cause of the fire, and the cause of death are still unknown.
Johnson, 47, is an ex-charter school leader and former Milwaukee Public Schools teacher. He was charged this summer with nearly two dozen felonies in a child sex abuse case.» Read Full Article


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There are of course different definitions of light strategy games, so I will just mention some games, which I have introduced to nongamers in parties, and which have been interesting both for them as well as more experienced gamers (in random order).
Games which can be explained in 5 min
Small pure card games:
Cards and some bits:
Games, that require a little longer explanation, but are still managable
In my opinion one of the most important things for a game to be successful with non-gamers and casual gamers is the capability of "getting in the game fast" - you must generalize the important rules and guidlines and delve into details as you go. If you do so, and the game is not a total brain burner and doesn't exceed some 2h, you will be able to play almost any game with nongamers. Basically:
Also, a good advice by Tynam - with some exceptions, like bang and saboteur, try to split the group in several smaller gaming sessions with similar expected game time, so they can mix the games during the evening.
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Fast, not too complex, contains casual violence towards your fellow partygoers.
(Cash and Guns works well for the same reasons.)
Assuming you don't want something that is fun for gamers and non-gamers alike, but doesn't really count as a strategy game (Apples to Apples? Dixit?)...
7 Wonders
I got "7 Wonders" for Christmas, it's pretty light as strategy games go and has an easy theme that anyone who's heard of the computer game Civilization will quickly comprehend and enjoy. It takes up to 7 players, as the name might suggest, and only lasts half an hour per game. Each player only has to interact with their left- and right-hand neighbours so it's not too intimidating; and you have the choice of either cooperating with neighbours (buying their stuff, while they buy yours in return) or amassing superior military force, so it should appeal to most temperaments!
I haven't actually tried it with non-gamers, but it strikes me that it would be a perfect "gateway game", while simultaneously accommodating a pretty large group. Could be worth a try!
I'm a little surprised that no-one has mentioned Werewolf yet.
It's quick to explain, quick to set up, works best with a large (9+) number of players, requires nothing more than a Poker deck, can be played by gamers and non-gamers, and still plays well if the players in the game have a wide range of play-skills.
Here's a few I pull out at parties:
The Resistance
Simple 5-10 player social game where a set number of people are spies infiltrating a group of resistance fighters. Brings out some of the witch hunt of Battlestar Galactica without all those pesky rules and components getting in the way. Plays fast. The recent printing has great quality components.
One of the most fun party games I've played (and the one that has generated the most laughter) is Eat Poop You Cat (or its commercial version, Telestrations). All you need is a stack of index cards (or paper) and a pen or marker for each player. Each person begins by writing a word or sentence on the top card or on top of the paper. They then pass their paper or card stack to the person on their left or right. This person looks at the words written and on the next card or below the words and then draws a picture illustrating the words. Then, they put the card with the words at the bottom of the stack or fold over the top of the paper, and pass it on to the next person who writes a word or sentence describing the picture. This repeats until everyone playing has gone through the process with each stack of card or paper. When people get their original stack or paper back, the chain of pictures and sentences is then revealed, generally to much laughter.
Always a solid simple abstract strategy game; allows 2–4 equally well and has that useful party property of being easily taught by someone who only just learned it themselves.
Wits and Wagers
It's like a fun version of Trivial Pursuit, only everyone guesses the answer and you get to bet on the right one. Straightforward, and good for parties.


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I have a dual-booted laptop, where windows gives a good 3.5 hours on battery, while on Ubuntu 12.10 my laptops runs only for 2 hours.
I heard about powertop and laptop-tools, but after installing them I cant see the icons and the improvement in performance is little.
Does anyone have any advice?
also how can i see and close unwanted background applications(when i use the command 'ps aux' i see a hell lot of thing running down the terminal)


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I play Tuba, so I dont have very much fast runs in orchestra arrangements, but there are occationally small passages that can be challenging. I want to improve my general ability to handle such technical runs, so when we get a piece that has some fast runs, it does not take that long to rehearse it.
Are there specific rehearsal excersices that are good to improve a general ability for this?


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CNN poll: Reid down to … 40%
posted at 6:07 pm on October 6, 2010 by Allahpundit
It's still a nailbiter: Angle leads by just two thanks to Scott Ashjian and "none of the above" being on the ticket. I can't believe, though, that Nevadans who go to the polls on election day in a razor-thin race with a chance to bounce the Senate majority leader are going to throw their vote away on a third-party loser or NOTA. They'll hold their noses and break one way or another. And if yesterday's Fox poll is any guide, it's pretty clear whom they'll be breaking for.
According to a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday, 42 percent of likely voters in Nevada are backing Angle, who enjoys strong support from many in the Tea Party movement, with four in ten supporting Reid, the top Democrat in the Senate who's bidding for a fifth term in the chamber. Seven percent of people questioned are supporting Scott Ashjian, who is running as a Tea Party candidate, but who is shunned by many in the grassroots conservative moment, and 10 percent say they are voting for none of the candidates listed…
"It's a two-point race with Ashjian on the ballot, but it's also a two-point race when voters are asked a hypothetical question about a race with only Reid and Angle's name on the ballot," says Holland. "That suggests that Ashjian is pulling his support about evenly from both sides, rather than taking most of his support from the Republican. Only about one in ten supporters of the Tea Party movement choose Ashjian in the three-way race."…
The poll also indicates that Reid holds a 43 to 32 percent advantage over Angle among the larger sampling of registered voters, with nine percent backing Ashjian and 15 percent saying they supporting none of the above.
Thank heaven for the enthusiasm gap. As for Ashjian pulling evenly from both sides, I don't get that at all. Disgruntled Democrats have the "none of the above" option if they don't want to vote for Reid but can't stomach Angle; moreover, Ashjian's a self-identified tea party candidate, a brand which should have Democratic voters fleeing in terror at this point. I can understand grassroots conservatives who haven't looked carefully at the candidates yet being duped into voting for him based on the brand, but why would that happen to liberals?
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The Gallery Space at NYU Wagner will mark International Earth Day with one artist's visual manifesto on global environmental degradation. An opening reception for the exhibit, which is entitled "I will show you fear in a handful of dust," will be held at The Gallery Space (295 Lafayette Street, at Houston Street, 2nd Floor, New York, N.Y.) on Wednesday, April 4, from 6-to-8-p.m.. Those wishing to attend the opening must submit an RSVP available at www.wagner.nyu.edu/events.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and will run through May 31.
These works by artist Erick Sánchez underscore the perils of man-originated ecological disturbances and the growing urgency for intensified environmental conversation efforts.
With this series, Sánchez gives shape to an increasingly fragile world consumed by globalization, industrialization, global warming, and other consequences of human behavior and the concomitant natural disasters. The four semi-figurative landscapes resulting from these explorations are deliberately cautionary in tone, and executed with assertive brush stroking and inventive medium combinations.
The exhibit is presented by the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service in partnership with the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, and Wagner Environmental Policy & Action (WEPA). Promotional sponsorship has been provided by NYU Sustainability/Earth Week and the Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture (SNEAC).
The exhibit is curated by NYU Steinhardt faculty member Ann Chwatsky and NYU Wagne staff member Frankie Crescioni-Santoni.
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Iran Raises Rhetoric Against Israel
Iran accused Israel of launching cyberattacks on its oil facilities and derided the Jewish state's air defenses, although it didn't take responsibility for a drone that entered the Jewish state's airspace Saturday before Israel shot it down.
Tehran's comments Monday came as political pressure inside Iran rises over the country's fragile economy, partly the result of Western sanctions against its nuclear program. Lawmakers, which has been sparring with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a range of issues, said they would try to require him to testify over Iran's economy in the coming weeks.
Tehran has grappled with an acute currency crisis since last week, when the long-dipping Iranian currency, the rial, began to plunge. On Sunday, parliamentarians lambasted President Ahmadinejad for a 25% drop in the rial's value against the dollar in the prior week. Mr. Ahmadinejad blames currency speculation and the economic sanctions.
Some analysts said the accusations against Israel could be the regime's attempt to provide a distraction from internal political wrangling and deflect attention from its domestic problems.
"Iran has lost control of its currency," said Cliff Kupchan, a director at the Eurasia Group, a New York-based risk consultancy. So the government's "talking point in the morning is about what the scapegoat of the day is."
Israeli officials declined to comment on Iran's cyber-espionage accusations. Some Israeli analysts speculated the Iranian allegations over the drone entering Israel reflect anxieties.
"They are worried that their deterrence has been eroded," said Meir Javedanfar, an Iran analyst at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, an Israeli college and research center. He said that if the drone was sent by Hezbollah, Iran's ally in Lebanon, it shows a "measured" response to the pressure. "They are being careful not to start a war."
Mohammad Reza Golshani, head of information technology at the state-owned Iranian Offshore Oil Co., told the Mehr news agency in Iran on Monday that there has been "a new cyberattack on the information system of offshore facilities in the past few weeks," referring to an oil platform. He said Iran repelled the attack.
Mr. Golshani, who didn't respond to a request for comment, told Mehr that "an examination of the attacks showed they had been planned by the Zionist regime"—his term for Israel—"and several other countries."
Computer viruses have hit Iran's nuclear program and key government offices, including the oil ministry in the past. But disruption to Iran's strategic oil output—a key source of revenue—would be another serious setback, coming after Iran's exports have sharply declined amid escalating sanctions.
Israel and the U.S. have reportedly initiated prior computer intrusions, though neither has confirmed nor denied responsibility for the computer attacks.
Meanwhile, a top military commander in Tehran on Monday insisted Israel's air defenses were weak. Saturday's drone incursion into Israel shows the country's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system "is ineffective," said Jamaluddin Aberoumand, a deputy coordinator for Iran's elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, whose remarks were carried by the semi-official Fars news agency. He called Israeli speculation that Iran was behind the drone a "psychological operation."
Some Israeli politicians and analysts speculated that the aircraft was launched by Hezbollah.
A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Force said the military began tracking the drone while it was over the Mediterranean, as it entered Israeli-controlled airspace in Gaza, and in Israel's own airspace before the Israeli Air Force shot it down over an unpopulated area near Yatir, at the southern tip of the West Bank.
The Israeli Defense Force would not comment on the route of the drone while in Israeli airspace, about who sent the drone or who made the drone, except to say that it didn't originate in Gaza. The spokesman declined to comment on Iran's allegation that the drone evaded the Iron Dome system.
Separately, the Israeli Defense Force traded strikes with militants Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Dozens of rockets and mortars were fired into southern Israel on Monday, and several Gazans were injured in Israeli retaliatory strikes.


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Preparing for Surgery: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Last Modified: January 22, 2002
About Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
This "Helpful Facts" sheet is designed to give you basic information on sentinel lymph node biopsy. More detailed information can be provided by your doctor or nurse. If, you have other questions or would like additional information, please talk to your doctor or nurse.
What is the Lymph System?
The lymph system is important in your body's defense against infection. It is made up of lymph vessels and lymph nodes. The lymph vessels collect fluid and protein from surrounding body tissues. This fluid then goes through the lymph nodes, which act to filter out and trap bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other unwanted substances. Lymph nodes can be found clustered in various parts of the body, including the neck, axilla (underarm area) and groin.
What is a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy?
The sentinel lymph node biopsy is an alternative to the axillary lymph node dissection when all of the lymph nodes are removed. The sentinel lymph node is the first node or nodes that are "standing guard" for your breast. If cancer cells are breaking away from the tumor and traveling through the lymph system, the sentinel node(s) are the first lymph nodes to which cancer cells would spread. In a sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer, your surgeon looks under the arm (axilla) for the first lymph node(s) that drain the breast. Only those lymph nodes identified as sentinel lymph nodes are removed. If the sentinel node(s) do not have cancer, chances are the other nodes in the axilla have not been affected and can be left alone. If the sentinel lymph node biopsy is positive, however, spread to other lymph nodes is possible and a full axillary dissection would be recommended.
How is a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Performed?
On the morning of surgery, you will go to Radiology where the mammographers will give you an injection of a small amount of radioisotope dye (a low-level radioactive substance) around the tumor. Ultrasound will be used to guide the injection. You will then go to Nuclear Medicine where a lymph node scan will be done. This scan traces the flow of the radioisotope through the lymph system to find the approximate location of the sentinel node(s). This part of the procedure takes 60 to 90 minutes.
You will then be taken to the operating room where the surgeon injects a blue dye into the tumor area or under the nipple. The blue dye then flows through the lymph system into the sentinel lymph node(s), coloring them blue. The surgeon has a small device, called a gamma probe, that can be used like a geiger counter to look at the activity of radioisotope in the various lymph nodes that drain the breast. This probe helps the surgeon find the location of the sentinel lymph node(s). Through a small incision under the arm, the surgeon identifies any lymph nodes that are blue or that have the radioactive dye, and these lymph nodes are removed. The number of sentinel lymph nodes vary but in general, one to four lymph nodes are removed. The pathologist then analyzes the lymph nodes under the microscope. The results are usually available in seven to ten days
NOTE: Remember that the radioisotope dye and lymph node scan does not tell you that the cancer has spread. They only mark the first node(s) that the cancer cells might have spread to so that the surgeon can remove them to be tested. Only the pathologist, by looking under the microscope, can tell whether cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes.
What are the Risks of a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy?
As with any surgery there is a risk of bleeding, infection and poor wound healing. Fluid or blood could accumulate and require drainage. A small percentage of patients, less than 1%, may have an allergic reaction to the blue dye. There will be some blue staining in the breast skin for a few weeks up to two months. You will also have blue urine for a few days, which is normal.
How Will I Look and Feel After the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy?
You will have a small scar under your arm. Initially there will be some swelling and discomfort.
How Long Will I Be in the Hospital?
You will be discharged from the Ambulatory Procedure Unit on the same day. Following surgery, you will be in the recovery room until your discharge. You will need to be picked up by a responsible adult at the time of discharge. Please inform family members that this process will take most of the day.


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Ubuntu was too slow on my computer and Arch installation had many problems too. Which distro do you recommend to me that's lightweight as well as easy to install?
You should definitely give a second try to Archlinux...
It's slogan is: "A simple, lightweight distribution". You may object but in my opinion the installation of Arch is very simple and basic (just don't forget about the great and rich documentation available on wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/). I can install the whole system in less then half an hour and end with a flexible and featurefull working environment having a complete control over my system! With no versions problems (it is a rolling release distro) and with
If you want a clean, efficient and simple linux distribution which follows all the modern requirements archlinux is for you!
Post-scriptum: In case of any questions about arch you can directly contact me -- rizo[dot]isrof[at]gmai[dot]com ;)
The Damn Small Linux project is dead. The lead developer moved on to Tiny Core Linux
Although the sub 30mb distros are probably too light weight for most purposes. Something a little bit bigger might work as well.
Consider Lubuntu, which aims to be the LXDE version of Ubuntu (though not get officially recognized by Canonical as an official offspin); much lighter weight than the standard one. (I also recommend Crunchbang, which has been covered already.)
If you have an older computer, the important thing is not to use resource-hungry applications or settings. Gnome+compiz on Puppy Linux will be just as slow as on Ubuntu, if you manage to install it. Pick any distribution whose installer will run on your computer, and use a lightweight window manager. See for example the lightest way to have a GUI in Linux?, How to get rid of desktop environment and use a window manager only?.
Have you looked at SliTaz? It is a very lightweight (~30MB) distribution with a very easy to use package manager, a new version is due out soon. The entire OS can be loaded into RAM which makes it extremely fast. Installation is very quick and simple, plus there's a very helpful forum. Here's the official feature list:
I've used it myself and like it a lot.
There are many but this is the one that immediately comes to my mind: Damn Small Linux
EDIT: I also found this article about light weight distros: What's the best lightweight Linux distro?
Also you can try switching to Xfce instead of GNOME as your desktop environment. Xfce is lot lighter than GNOME/KDE.


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13 Nov 2012 6:50 AM #1
Dropdown for ComboBox in grid shows up at 0,0 coordinate
Internet Explorer 8
Windows 7 (64 bit)
I have posted this issue before, and now getting it under different scenario.
If I go to an editable ComboBox in a grid and type a few characters (in this example "bl") I then tab to the next cell prior to the drop-down showing up (below the cell). When I do that (and get my timing right) the combo-box drop-down shows up at 0,0 (after I leave the cell).
This is different than the earlier reported but, since the drop-down shows up AFTER the cell LOOSES focus.
Test case provided.
Pop-up for cell that I left shows up at 0,0 while the text field (description) which is NOT a drop down has focus.
Previous Posting : http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?231087
20 Nov 2012 11:14 AM #2
Finally have managed to reproduce this locally, and track down the issue - for some reason I cannot make your steps work, but I can do this:
* Focus on any combobox in the inline editing grid example, with the cursor in any position, with any amount of characters selected
* Rapidly type the following:
*** any few keystrokes - it may match some option in the list, or it may not
*** tab key
* Observe that the combobox is blurred, the dropdown is in the upper left, and the focus has moved on.
The rapid typing turns out to be the key and the clue here - if you get the tab keystroke in before the delayed query task goes off (this query is on a timer to give the user a chance to finish, or to not hammer on the server), the ComboBox will blur and vanish, and after the next field has been made visible and focused, the dropdown will finally appear - but having no ComboBox to use to align it, ends up in the upper left corner. If the tab key doesnt come within the default query delay of half of a second, the bug will not occur - which means that slowly, carefully following instructions leads to the issue not happening.
I have one simple workaround that has become evident, having found the issue: Remove the delay from the query - since you aren't going to the server (in your example code anyway), the delay will change the user interaction, but will not cause this bug. This should not cause any other issues, since this is a supported part of the ComboBox's options.
A slightly uglier workaround that doesn't require changing behavior: Subclass ComboBoxCell, override finishEditing to first invoke super, then cancel the dqTask. Because dqTask is private, you'll need JSNI for this fix. I'm still testing this fix, and will update this thread when the fix is in SVN - once it is there, we will continue to test it to ensure there are no other side effects.
20 Nov 2012 11:51 AM #3
However, I'm getting the following error below (more frequently). I am assuming this is fixed in 3.0.3; since it seems to be the same error (even though it happens a little differently) to the one I reported here:
Stack Trace
(Error): Can't move focus to the control because it is invisible, not enabled, or of a type that does not accept the focus.
Exception: com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptException
Stack Trace:
sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor391.invoke(Unknown Source)
And because we display errors for exceptions that are not caught, this is getting in the way.
new GWT.UncaughtExceptionHandler() {
public void onUncaughtException(Throwable e) {
Log.fatal("unexpected exception", e);
// popup dialog with exception.
20 Nov 2012 11:55 AM #4
I created a grid with 4 columns (and two editors in each row) and held down the tab key.
I have setQueryDelay(0) on both column editors.
I was still able to get the combo box to appear at coordinate 0,0. So, this workaround looks to be an ok temporary solution (since I had to really try to get it to reoccur), but obviously, a fix is still needed.
Thanks again for your help.
20 Nov 2012 12:14 PM #5
Thanks for your feedback - I do indeed suspect that the issue you pointed out is unrelated, and that it has been fixed (fix is approximately: try {focus()} catch (Exception e) {/*ie is stupid*/}). If you are able to test your case with a nightly build, I think you'll find that this issue is gone, and that the query delay also helps to mitigate the issue in this thread.
As mentioned, I'll update this thread when a fix is in SVN - it should be in the nightly build within 24 hours of that update.
25 Nov 2012 1:34 PM #6
This issue has been marked as fixed internally, with a commit in SVN with the needed changes. The change is available in the nightly builds, and can be seen on our nightly build server. It will be made available in the next release.
There is a possibly related issue we are still chasing - in Chrome, in the Cell Grid example, it is still possible to reproduce something like this bug, but only after clearing out cells in a specific order. This was the only issue reported internally that may be related to this fix, and I'll comment here when this has been resolved.


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Rear engine tranny: Now w/ Pics
Posted 03 December 2006 - 11:22 PM
I took some pics of the sandrail, click on the thumbs to get bigger.
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How about a pic of the trans input shaft set up and the vacuum thingy?
Could help identify it.
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Sounds like it would be fun for powershifting, but I don't have the torque converter or the hydraulic pump,soo will the manual bolt right in?
The manual will bolt right in. You will also need the pedal assembly . the clutch cable tube is already there.
Posted 17 December 2006 - 09:56 PM
It's a complete tube frame sandrail. Fiberglass seat, VW twin tube style torsion bar front end welded on, and a Vw tranny and swingarms in the back. Looks like a stillborn project, no fuel tank, and there's no shifter, just a hydraulic looking valve thingy? Mabe they were trying to do something fancy with the semi-auto tranny. What do the shift linkages look like? Might have to do some mods to the floorpan to fit them in.
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