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The only literary journal by and for Arab Americans in the nation is a one-year-old creation that does not limit itself to Arab-American writers, and is not solely intended for Arab-American readers. Such is the fluid self-identity of a magazine called Mizna, published by the Minneapolis-based arts organization of the same name. Founded by Kathryn Haddad, a local playwright and essayist who teaches high school English, Mizna is run by a predominantly (but not entirely) female, predominantly (but not entirely) Arab editorial and advisory board.
"Originally we were going to be a journal just by Arab Americans and for Arab Americans," explains Haddad, who wears jeans and a cardigan to a board meeting held in a St. Anthony Park coffee shop. This self-conception was consistent with the journal's origins as a newsletter for the Minneapolis chapter of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. But that format soon proved too small to include the pages of poetry and essays that the newsletter generated. "Now we've broadened to say that others who share our interests, views, and experiences can write, and that it's for a broader audience. Our desire was to inform and educate," she continues, explaining the organization's shift in policy. "We've realized that we don't really need to do that to each other. We need to do that out in mainstream society."
Haddad then mentions Lisa Gizzi, the editor in chief who joined the board after the second issue, as well as Nahid Khan, who does promotion for Mizna. Neither is Arab, she says, but both increase Mizna's accessibility to non-Arabs and, in Khan's case, the Islamic community (some members of which took offense at drawings by an Islamic female artist in the second issue, which they saw as indecent depictions of women).
With a current subscriber base of 200 and a production run of 700 copies, Mizna's assortment of poetry, prose, and visual art still reaches a small, mostly self-selected audience, though some readers live as far away as Hawaii and Beirut. The current issue includes an essay by a non-Arab political activist and a poem by a Syrian immigrant that begins: "Dear Mom, I landed in America--/Might as well say the moon." Two different pieces address the awkwardness experienced by American-born Arab women who travel to the Middle East, while a third recalls a family's attempts to incorporate facets of Christmas into an Islamic and communist 1970s household ("Propaganda," the mother exclaims. "Jesus--how could he be the king of Israel?").
If such experiences set some Arab Americans apart from the mainstream of American commercial culture, Mizna does not set out to define this ethnic experience as an exotic one. The name "Mizna" comes from an Arabic word meaning "cloud of the desert," specifically one that shades and cools travelers, making an arduous journey bearable. Haddad and other members of the board draw an explicit connection between such a desert and the state of being Arab in America. A constant stereotyping, they assert, is the beginning: "You're either a terrorist or a belly dancer," says Kathryn's sister Lorie Haddad, who is Mizna's CFO. In addition, Arab Americans often struggle with a sense of dislocation, even among people perceived by many to be just like them. For some second-generation Americans, both sisters say, the sense is that one is "not Arab enough" compared with more recent immigrants or residents of the Middle East. Then there are the political, religious, class, gender, and sexual-orientation differences that divide the community.
Using a literary journal to combat these two separate issues means that Mizna has set itself to the curious task of trying to unite a community even as it protests the way Middle Eastern cultures are senselessly lumped together by the American media. Keeping both aims in balance has led to some difficult decisions in the journal's first year. Haddad reports that while Mizna is willing to acknowledge and explore problems in the Arab community, the board is less inclined to address conflicts that embody existing Arab stereotypes. For example, early in Mizna's existence, a woman submitted a poem about her traditional Muslim veil, or hijab, which she felt oppressed her and covered her identity.
"That poem rang like she was writing to the mainstream notion that wearing a veil is oppressive," Haddad says. "That is the general stereotype, and it doesn't reflect the complexity of what is going on." She adds that, in her experience, a minority of Arab Americans perceive the hijab to be oppressive, and concludes: "The idea and the issue of the hijab is something that we would address, but we would publish it in the context of lots of viewpoints on the same subject. To just publish that one viewpoint would be irresponsible."
Though only on its third issue, which was just published this month, Mizna has already received submissions in greater numbers than expected--and from more established writers, as well. (Haddad attributes this latter to the lack of similar venues, as well as to her regular appearances at national conferences.) Just last week, Haddad reports, she received a submission from a woman in Texas. Handwritten on a piece of paper that had been ripped from a notebook was a poem about the woman's cousin, who had just died in the EgyptAir crash. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Mizna has published work by poet Naomi Shihab Nye, whom Haddad calls "the most famous Arab-American writer nationally."
Further development in soliciting contributors should be aided by a grant from the Jerome Foundation, which will provide $200 for each published writer, and $500 for visual artists, beginning next year. Overall, Mizna has raised approximately $30,000 from private donors, advertisers, and local grants. Along with such institutional support, the Library of Congress recently requested a subscription, and a Michigan professor has collected back copies with the intent of using them in her classes.
Beyond the continuing efforts to raise money and collect submissions, and in addition to putting together events like calligraphy or writing workshops, the next challenge facing the board seems to be engaging the local community, which hasn't been as supportive as the national audience.
"Just because someone is Arab doesn't mean they like to read poetry," Haddad says, while noting that Mizna's previous profile in the area dulls a sense of novelty. Similarly, she acknowledges that some Arab Americans fall outside their likely readership, while recounting her father's warnings that some Lebanese Maronite Christians might be put off by a journal that seemed to be endorsing, for instance, the politics of Palestinian Muslims. "Literature explores the boundaries, definitions, and complexities of life," she says, and recalls that she answered her father by saying: "'Well, they're not going to like literature then.' After all," she adds, "there are a few closed-minded people in any community."
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Great technical fight between to top boyz that have bucket loads of respect for each other, great to watch. As Yaca said Singdam looked hard to beat in that fight, his right leg is like lightening.
I agree these guys will be ATGs and who knows in the future as their careers wind down and they go up in weight we may see them fight abroad. I think we'll look back at this era and see some great quality technical ATGs. It's different now to the 90s with ATGs, I think these days with all the guys who now fight often in the West and Japan, in the future they may over shadow the Thais that fight purely in Thailand and don't want or get the chance to fight abroad due to size, promoter etc. which will be a real shame form a legacy nad MT historical standpoint.
That fight was the main on the last event I posted on the BKK fight although I never got round to putting the vids on it cos of the ne baby I'd like to get that thread going again.
Great clip!!! Well found Vic.
Really insightful look into a current quality camp. Those sounds and that atmosphere bring back powerful emotions and memories to me. It's an awsome experience training in that kind of enviroment not to mention as addictive as hell. It had such a profound effect on me that I could never in all seriousness train in the west ever again.
By the way if any aspiring Nak Muay are reading this check out the both this clip and the part two clinch work clip, study them carefully and you'll learn more about MT technique with these two vids than in a year of training at you local fancy KB club!
Good post Yaca and you betcha it's exciting!
Got some bad news though Nong O is out due to illness so no Jomthong fight. Wonder if that's got anything to do with the nose damge form Singdam's elbow in the above fight?
Still a top card any way!
Yaca can I be really really really cheeky and ask you to do me a favour? Could you copy and paste your post into the BKK fight card thread? I want to get it back up and running. It'd be great to get all these cards all together in one place so we can go back to them really easy see any emerging undercard stars and it'll help people who aren't as familiar with the scene but are interested follow it a bit and get familiarwith the big BKK names.
damn Boran that sucks about the nong o vs jomthong match being cancelled, I love jomthong and was really looking forward to him beating nong o.
still a fantastic card.
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|1 Cup (16 tbs) (250 ml)
|Butter margarine
|125 Milliliter (1/2 cup, at room temperature)
|Almond extract
|1 Milliliter (1/4 teaspoon)
|All purpose flour
|2 Cup (32 tbs) (500 ml)
|Baking powder
|1 Teaspoon (5 ml)
|2 Milliliter (1/2 teaspoon)
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Assemble Citrus Juicer.
Juice lemon into glass measure (about 1/4 cup or 50 ml); set aside.
Carefully remove only peel from lemon, put into "Mini-Blend" container, and add 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar; process 2 or 3 cycles at CHOP, or until peel is finely chopped.
Set aside.
Assemble Mixer.
In large mixer bowl, cream remaining sugar, butter, and eggs at MEDIUM-LOW until smooth.
Add lemon-sugar mixture, lemon juice, and remaining ingredients; mix at LOW until flour is moistened.
Divide batter equally in 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
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Total Fat 118 g182.2%
Saturated Fat 38.7 g193.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 744.4 mg248.1%
Sodium 1421.6 mg59.2%
Total Carbohydrates 400 g133.4%
Dietary Fiber 9.5 g37.9%
Sugars 201.8 g
Protein 47 g93%
Vitamin A 104.4% Vitamin C 74.6%
Calcium 55.8% Iron 85.9%
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It seemed the Astros had spun their wheels for the past five seasons. To push them further, a new manager and general manager were brought aboard. Dick Wagner helped to craft the "Big Red Machine" in Cincinnati that dominated the National League in the 1970s. Hal Lanier had never managed at the big league level but he had studied under successful leadership in San Francisco and St. Louis. Lanier promised to make the team "more aggressive" but then no manager has yet promised to make a team less aggressive. Despite the club's slow improvement, both the local and national media had low expectations for the Astros going into the new season. They'd become somewhat predictable.
The addition of outfielder Billy Hatcher was the only major change. It was hoped he could add more speed at the top of the order. As a rookie, he had played 53 games with the Cubs and batted .245. In Houston, he'd have a chance to start regularly.
Lanier made another calculated gamble. With three veteran starting pitchers, Lanier decided to begin the season with a three-man rotation, even as others in the league were turning to five-man rotations to save wear on their pitching staffs. Because of several days off the first two months, Lanier felt he could keep Mike Scott, Nolan Ryan and Bob Knepper sharp yet rested while slowly working rookie Jim Deshaies into the rotation. It was a master stroke. Houston won seven of eight on the season's first road trip and bolted into first place. Knepper was hot, winning nine by the end of May while closer Dave Smith racked up eleven saves. Charley Kerfeld helped in the bullpen with five victories.
Even with the fast start, the Astros had doubters. Los Angeles manager Tommy Lasorda sniffed that Houston was just "renting" first place. Bullpen depth was a problem in the beginning but three acquisitions firmed up the staff. Righthanders Larry Andersen and Aurelio Lopez came to Houston in waiver deals. Both were veterans who brought World Series experience. In August, the Astros traded for Danny Darwin, a pitcher who excelled both as a starter and in relief.
The left side of the infield was turned into a platoon situation. Denny Walling and Craig Reynolds faced the righthanded pitchers while Phil Garner and Dickie Thon batted against lefthanders. Bill Doran and Glenn Davis held down the right side by themselves. Davis was building a season not seen in Houston since Jim Wynn wore navy and orange. By mid-season, Glenn had 18 homers and 53 RBIs.
Davis was named to the National League All-Star team. He was joined by Scott, Smith and outfielder Kevin Bass who was hitting over .300. The All-Star Game was held at the Astrodome, with the American League squeezing out a 3-2 decision.
The Astros had been first in the Western Division all season but had slipped into second place just before the All-Star break. The next opponent was the New York Mets, a team full of both talent and swagger that was running away with the Eastern Division. The Mets had won six of eight from Houston and easily beat them in the first of a four-game series on July 17th. Knepper came back and blanked them, 3-0, the next day. Scott looked to be sailing to victory on July 19th until the Mets rallied to tie. Craig Reynolds suddenly broke the deadlock with a dramatic home run off Roger McDowell. On Sunday the 20th, the Astros and Mets were locked in a heated battle that wouldn't be decided until the 15th inning when Doran made it home with the bases full as Houston pulled out a 9-8 victory. The Astros had served notice that they were not going to wilt under pressure. The Mets and Astros would not face each other during the final eleven weeks. Next, Houston swept a series against Montreal, winning each game in their final at bat.
Speed had helped to catapult the Astros. Doran swiped 42 bases to lead the club while Hatcher added 38 and Bass 22. Further, Lanier challenged arms across the league with daring baserunning plays that sometimes failed but often worked.
One last change sparked the club. After years of being held back by injuries and challenges to his job, Alan Ashby became a full-time catcher again. He provided a third switch-hitter to the lineup (along with Doran and Bass), giving the Astros great lineup flexibility. His veteran leadership behind the plate helped the pitchers settle into a groove. On August 11th, he came through with a bases-loaded double to upend the Dodgers, 7-6, in a nationally-televised game.
The ballclub pushed ahead of San Francisco and Cincinnati to lead the division. Unaccustomed as they were to baseball dominance, Houston fans were slow to warm up to the Astros, knowing full well how often they'd been disappointed in the past. When the team won seven of eight to begin September, the fans started to believe.
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With a dozen games left in the season, the pennant looked to be within Houston's grasp. Deshaies gave the Astros a lift on September 23rd when he struck out the first eight Dodgers he faced, setting a modern major league record. He blanked the Dodgers on two hits, 4-0. On the next night, Ryan kept the Giants hitless until Mike Aldrete's single in the seventh. Nolan struck out the side in the eighth and left with a dozen strikeouts. Kerfeld allowed a meaningless hit in the ninth but Houston won, 6-0, on another two-hitter to clinch a mathematical tie for the division crown. Davis blasted his 30th home run, becoming the first Astro to reach that mark since Wynn in 1969.
Mike Scott would take the mound against San Francisco for the Wednesday afternoon finale of the homestand. He wanted to celebrate a title at home, rather than on the road. Now mastering the split-finger fastball, Scott elevated his game from strong to spectacular.
Walling broke the scoreless tie in the fifth with a home run off Juan Berenguer. It would be all the cushion Scott would need for his 18th win of the season. As the ninth inning began, a personal milestone was stealing the attention from the team's triumph. The last obstacle was Will Clark, a dangerous rookie who had spoiled Astro hopes on Opening Day. Scott coaxed a ground out to earn a no-hitter while the Astros joyously celebrated the division crown. It marked the first time in major league history that a title had been clinched with a no-hitter. Astro pitching was so strong that they fired five shutouts in six games. Scott became the first Houston pitcher to win the National League Cy Young Award, with five shutouts, 306 strikeouts and a 2.22 ERA.
Other Astros gave stellar performances. Davis finished with 31 homers and 101 RBIs. Bass hit .311 and added 20 home runs. Walling batted .312 and provided 13 long balls. Jose Cruz, suddenly no longer the focus of the offense, still chipped in with ten homers and 72 RBIs. Knepper won 17 games, five on shutouts. Deshaies and Ryan each won twelve while Kerfeld contributed eleven wins in relief. Dave Smith set a club record with 33 saves. The Astros had their best record ever at 96-66. But, for all of that, the Astros would be underdogs again when they battled the New York Mets for the National League pennant.By Astro Daily
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Ok, to the people who cannot get this to fit in your cars... we had a 1986!! Honda civic and it fit rear facing!! We also move it between grandma's suv a dodge durango and our newer car a 2002 daewoo nubira w/ LATCH!. So I cannot see how it doesn't fit in your cars. We have put it rear facing in all three cars and even put it in a Toyota carolla (but it wont fit rear facing in that one). Its a little bit of a hassle to install with the car's seat belt because it gets stuck in the channel, but other than that no complaints! I have not had to remove the padding to install it either. Just use your hand to thread it through. Using the latch system our carseat barely budges. Trick is to put your full weight on the seat with your knee(s) while tightening all the straps. When rear facing in the durango we did have to put a swim noodle under the part closest to the seat back because the seat cushion is fluffy on the outer edges and flat on the seat part. This is an awesome carseat and i reccomend it to anyone. Can't beat wal-mart's price!
As we do not have this exact color of this seat, but WE DO own 3 of these carseats. We had 2 of them in the back of a 4-dr '01 Huyndai Elantra (about the size of a Honda Civic), 1 seat rear facing, the other forward facing with no problem. Was a breeze to install with the LATCH, and very secure. The rear facing seat did have to go behind the passenger seat though as the driver needs to be able to move the seat to be able to drive. We also own an '00 Honda Odessey (which does not have the Latch system), so installing was a little trickier (for me). Eventhough the seatbealts on our van locked if pulled all the way out, the shoulder part of the seat belt pulled the one side of the seat up, making the carseat not level sideways. To remedy this, I treated my seatbelts as if they didn't retract and used the locking clip that came with the seat, Problem solved, the lap portion of the belt stays really tight so no more crooked carseats. As in the Elantra though, the rear facing seat was placed behind the passenger seat for the same reason stated above. I love fact that you can adjust the height of the shoulder straps without having to unbuckle the seat from the car. Also, being able to loosen/tighten the straps to adjust for different outerware is another great feature. Taking the pad off to clean does takes a few minutes, but not really that big of a deal. We have also used this seat forward facing on an airplane with no problem. We are expecting Baby #4 anyday now, and I can assure you than we will be purchasing another one of these carseats in the future,( the other 3 kids are still using theirs) as they are a booster seat until 100 lbs. Never having to buy another carseat/booster, even when the child hits 80 lbs. This carseat is so awesome.
We had a Graco Myride 65 & our son (8 months) cried every time we went out. The material made him sweat & because the sides were so big he couldn't get any cool air from the ac. So we returned it & got this car seat. So far he loves it. He doesn't get to hot & it was easy to install.
This seat will take your baby from newborn all the way to a grown up seat! It's amazing, and it will save you money...it replaces 3 different seats. One thing that's important to me is padding. Have you ever felt your typical Graco infant seat? Almost no padding whatsoever. Not true with this seat. The strap adjustment system is wonderful! In many seats, you have to completely unthread the straps to move them into a diff. set of holes then rethread them thru (if you can remember how they go!). With this one, there are 2 little red handles near where baby's head goes. You just pull them forward and the entire headrest/straps slide easily up or down to adjust for shoulder heighth. The recline feature (which can be used forward OR rear facing safely) is an easy-adjust also. The red lever on the front has to be pulled, then you just rock the seat in either direction. So easy! No more uninstalling a carseat to adjust it! Once this thing is in your car, you literally NEVER have to move it unless you want to. That's from birth up! The fabric is nice, and easy to wipe clean. You might find another carseat/brand with the same options (I haven't as of yet) but I can almost guarantee you won't for this price!
This chair is almost perfect. I did a ton of researching when looking for another car seat for my husbands car. The first car seat we bought was the snugride65. The snugride is a great seat as well; I really like how it is in a reclined position so that is a more comfortable ride for my little guy. Especially when he falls asleep in the seat, his head does not hang forward. However, with the snugride, the material is really hot and makes him sweat a lot. Also with the snugride, because it is naturally in a reclined position, it takes up more pushing the front passenger seat forward more. Ireally like the alpha Omega seat because it takes up less room in the back, the material is more breathable and does not make my little one sweat and if it is rear facing it has a reclining option. However, when forward facing, if your little one falls alseep their head will fall forward due to zero recline. Another thing I like about this seat it that it grows with the child. The installation was super ease, but so was my other seat. I bought the Omega on rollback, so it was a good deal for the seat. Hope this helps.
We were buying a second car seat for Grandparents to have as well. When I picked up this seat it took all of 2 minutes, if that, to put in the car and adjust. This was easier than the other one that we have and our daughter likes it too!
We bought this car seat for my 1 yr old son. He is average sized for his age and has almost outgrown his infant carrier/car seat. I have a 4-door small truck that is not always easy to install car seats in, but once I read the instructions, this seat was a breeze to install. My back seat sits up almost vertically, so there was a gap between the seat-back and the back of the seat, I just filled in the space with a rolled up towel and made sure that the seat was extra tight using the latch system.
We have only had the seat for a few weeks, but my son seems to like riding facing forward. He doesn't sleep as well in it as our rear-facing seat because it has to sit so vertically in my truck, be he can sleep.
I highly recommend this seat because of its versatility and value.
Many complain about it being hard to install, but it was not hard at all once you read the instructions!
I am so glad that we got this Carseat! It is a bit large, but we have a Tahoe, so it is no problem for us. I love how versatile it is, and the fact that my son will be able to use it for a long while. My son is very comfortable in it, and in the rear facing position it reclines far enough so he is comfortable (although because of the way our seats are shaped, we had to put a rolled up recieving blanket under the "front" to make sure it was level) My son cooed and made "happy noises" the first time I put him in it. The material doesn't get hot in the sun... and we live in South TX, so We KNOW what hot is!!! Overall, I highly recommend this seat, and will be purchasing one for my nephew soon as well.
Great carseat overall. The ONLY thing that is a pain is I have 3 kids. My other one is still in a car seat as well and this thing is SO wide it takes up alittle room on the other seat as well so the 2 car seats next to eachother barely fit. Also I have third row in my SUV and I CANT push the seat forward to get to the third row because this carseat is so wide. The seat hits the carseat when I try to push it forawrd. Other then that its a great quality car seat. If you only have 1 or maybe 2 kids Id say get this but if you have more then 2 kids in a booster/carseat I wouldnt get this unless you have a van......which I dont. And this is a great deal. I bought it when it was 180.00
I was excited when I bought this car seat because it meant that my little boy was growing up and because he was too small for his infant car seat. The only thing I had a little trouble with was adjusting the straps but that was only because I was looking at it wrong. After a few minutes I found out how to work it and it was easy. Putting it in the car was very easy as well. It is very heavy so I know it was going to be durable. I loved the price. I wont ever have to buy another car seat because of its booster already built in unless I have another baby! My son loves his new big boy car seat and I love it too cuz now I can see what he is doing and he can see me too!!
I bought this car seat, for my 1 year old because he outgrew his infant and needed a foward facing car seat. So here are my PROS for this seat
Love the convienent little handbook storage behind the seat. The cup holder was a big plus for me, as were the arm rest you can put up or down (ALSO the cup holder is very easy to remove and reattach) The seat seems very comfy. we have to switch it in and out of cars alot and it is very easy to get in and out. And what really sold me on it was that I should NEVER have to buy him another car seat or booster seat and it is a GREAT PRICE
It is a little bulky but I think once you get into toddler seats thats to be expected. Also Dad has a bad habit of loosening just one strap when he gets him out which made one strap VERY LOOSE! And it did take us a little bit to fix that but once you figure it out its as easy as 123 :)
Although it was not as good as I expected it to be it's still a nice car seat for the price. It's not as comfortable as it looks in the picture--but it's more padded than the average infant seat, it's also very big and bulky. I have an SUV and it's still difficult to fit rear facing. Because of it's size it also blocks most of the air coming from the vents, so when I get my son out of it he's normally sweating bad. It was very easy to put together though. It will be a lot easier once my child is one and can ride front facing, until then I am switching him back to his infant seat.
This seemed to be a great car seat but it was HUGE! Would not fit in our Honda Civic (ok, small car) or our Durango SUV! When level in the rear facing position, it took up nearly 40 inches! My husband tried for hours to get it installed in a way that I could still ride in the front seat. The front passenger seat had to be pushed up practically into the dashboard to fit the car seat into the Durango. It's a shame because it was a really nice seat and we were excited about being able to use it in the future as well. I just can not imagine how anyone would fit it into their vehicle!
It took a few minutes to get this seat installed but once we did, we loved it! My daughter seems to love it too - as she didn't want to get out of it and then she fell asleep in it when we took it out of the box in the house! The seat came recommended by my daughter's godparents who used a previous model for 4 years with their son! The one thing I wish - which seems to be a common theme for majority of the convertible car seats - is that there was more head support on the sides for when they fall asleep.
I bought this seat for my niece and her first baby. She wanted a different mfg but I read a number of reviews before finally settling on this one. It is much larger than I anticipated but is solidly built and well worth the expense. It is also very versatile - can hold infants as small as 5 lbs up to 100 lb toddlers and can be adapted along the way. Excellent product.
I own two of these carseats, my twins love them. They have been using them for almost 3 years now and we plan on using it till they out grow the carseat which will be in a few years. These carseats are bulky but I use to have them rearfacing in my a kia spectra. We didnt have any problems with leg room for the driver or the front passenger, and it was a small car.
We bought two of these car seats for our twins when they outgrew their other car seats. We did not use them rear facing as our children were old enough to ride forward facing. When both of them are in the car, my sister can still seat in the middle, she is kinda pettite though, and I have a civic. We bought them at sams and they were 99 dollars.
After reading the reviews, we knew that this car seat would take up a lot of room, rear facing. However, we are not a very tall couple, so it worked out just fine. It will be even better, once she is forward facing. Love the armrests and cup holder, although she is only 6 weeks old. We started using the seat when she was about 8# 12oz
This carseat was recommended to me by my pediatrician who used it for all three of his kids. We love it! Went in the car easily, seems very secure, baby is comfy, and it is very easily adjusted. No complaints here. We are actually thinking of purchasing a second one for our second vehicle.
This Alpha Omega Elite is very poor quality! I have been using it for my daughter for about a year and a half, and it is completely falling apart. The strap that you pull to tighten the shoulder straps is decinegrated to the point that it is no longer adjustable, and it is at that inbetween place that it is too tight with a jacket and too loose without... I took it apart to wash the seat cover, and it clumped all the padding to the corners so it isn't even comfortable for her to sit in anymore either! Not to mention that the back side of the seat cover is all torn to shreds. I can't wait to buy her a new seat! And it definately won't be the same kind! Only get this one if you only want to use it for a year...


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It's family reunion time for many clans around the First Coast area.
The 35th annual David Carter Reunion is April 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Treaty Park, just off Wildwood Drive. All descendants of David Carter and his wife, Rachel Cooper, are invited. The two, who were married June 1, 1811, had three children - Rachel, who married the Rev. James Middleton; Sarah Jane, wife of the Rev. William Henry Parker Jr.; and George Carter, who married Keziah Grooms.
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Cecil Dupont Slack is current president of the clan; and other officers are Charles Stone, vice president; Nita Turlington, secretary; and Shirley Stone, treasurer.
The Mickler Family will gather April 8 for its reunion planned at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds. Admission is $5 donation per family.
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Highlights of the reunion will include a venison stew cook-off - call Donna Wilson, 904-285-4957 for further information; a silent auction, with all proceeds going to the Mickler Reunion Fund; a hayride beginning at noon; a closest to the pin contest for golfers; and a sale of copies of "Indigo," by Latrell Mickler. She will be on hand to autograph her book.
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April 6, 2013
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kris Bryant's 2-run triple in the top of the ninth inning, lifted the 23rd-ranked University of San Diego baseball team to a thrilling 4-2 West Coast Conference win over Loyola Marymount Saturday afternoon at Paige Stadium.
With the game tied at 2-2, USD put on their rally caps in the ninth inning and managed to push across the go-ahead runs. Chris Woolley got things started with a single, and he moved to second on a Lucas Hagberg walk. Two batters later, Bryant stepped to the plate and launched his only hit of the game, a two-run triple to left center to give USD a 4-2 win.
With the win, the Toreros improve to 19-11 overall, move to 5-3 in the WCC and have evened the series with LMU. With the loss, the Lions fall to 15-15 overall and 6-5 in the WCC.
The Toreros got on the scoreboard first, as they scored a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning. Connor Joe got things going as he singled up the middle, and he moved to third on Andrew Daniel's single to left field. AJ Robinson then laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Joe from third and move Daniel to second. Logan Davis then launched a RBI triple to right centerfield to score Daniel and give USD a 2-0 lead.
The Lions then answered right back in the bottom half of the fourth inning, as they scored two runs on three hits. The LMU runs came on a USD fielding error, and a ground out to the pitcher to even the score at 2-2.
Offensively for the Toreros, Robinson led the way, as he went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Max Homick (4-0) picked up the win on the mound for the Toreros, as he allowed no runs on three hits in 3.0 innings of work. LMU's Buckle (0-1) was saddled with the loss for the Lions, as he allowed two runs on two hits in 1.1 innings of work.
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2015 Home Opener
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The Office of Student Activities student Diversity Coordinators work with the Assistant Director of Student Activities and Multicultural Programs Coordinator to coordinate programs and events to create a welcoming campus environment and community network for students at UP. The mission of the events and programs will be to address issues of diversity on campus, promote an awareness and understanding of diversity, and to ultimately begin a permanent series of programming to further enrich the appreciation of diversity at University of Portland.
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Persona 4 Golden Review: As Good As... Yeah
Atlus ensures that you can't, won't, and shouldn't go anywhere without its lustrous RPG.
Persona 4 Golden Review: As Good As... Yeah
Cover Story: Atlus ensures that you can't, won't, and shouldn't go anywhere without its lustrous RPG.
ack in 2008, when Atlus released Persona 4, it was just a great game. Soon, though, it became a cult phenomenon. Hundreds of thousands of fans celebrated the game in dozens of ways and Atlus basically turned P4 into its own franchise as they launched a TV anime adaptation and an honest-to-god fighting game. And yet after all of that, we come back to the starting point. Persona 4 Golden is as much a port as it is the equivalent of looking back at one's high school yearbook after spending a year or two in college -- for the most part, it was good times. If nothing else, it holds up better than some of our real memories.
Not that it would have much trouble anyway. The improvements in the original Persona 4 over Persona 3 remain present in Golden and still satisfy nicely: The push-button area travel; swift battles; "New Game Plus" features that carry endgame stats to a restarted story, and the distinct and concise dungeon levels that punctuate every big plot event. Not to come off as a cop-out, but 1UP's review of the original P4 touches on more of the points that make the game so top-notch. With all of that good stuff now in proper widescreen on the Vita's lovely display, P4 Golden is essentially the HD remaster (albeit not technically HD). It streamlines things even further with the biggest boon to any game, especially a chatty Japanese RPG like this: Holding the Triangle button will speed through text, but pressing Start twice fast-forwards through all text and animations, both stopping on dialogue choices. For those on their third, fourth or 50th playthroughs in a game infamously known for being 100 hours long, any kind of skip feature is like manna from heaven.
Soon you, too, will wonder who were the dinguses deciding to go to the Chinese restaurant instead of going out with Yukiko that one day.
Less helpful but still interesting is the Vox Populi feature. When connected online and playing outside of dungeons, tapping the "Voice" icon in the corner of the screen brings up a cloud of word bubbles of choices and events that other players of the game decided on that in-game day. It's similar in concept to the between-stage ethics polls in Catherine, but are more "what you can do" instead of "what you could've done." Nor is it the same as reading a walkthrough. But, it's a cute feature that can give you a good hint in a game where deciding which activities to do or relationships to pursue can shape your progress in the story and in battle. It can also satisfy your curiosity -- soon you, too, will wonder who were the dinguses deciding to go to the Chinese restaurant instead of going out with Yukiko that one day.
Another online feature allows you to send out an "SOS" to friends in the event that you're stuck in battle with low health and would prefer to tough it out rather than retreat. Whoever responds can grant you extra HP and SP to keep you going, with more responders naturally giving you a larger refill. I didn't feel the need to call for help all that often, and I doubt many other seasoned RPG players will, either, but for other friends who get in over their heads, it's a clever way to help them avoid a Game Over.
What's probably Golden's biggest addition is the new character Marie, a supremely aloof girl who's an apprentice of sorts in the Velvet Room, the mysterious place where you fuse collected personas to make enhanced new ones. Unsurprisingly, Marie also offers a new Social Link, the beloved commodity of a truly obsessed and completist Persona 4 fan. Like any Social Link, Marie's opens up a new line of personas, hers falling under the Aeon arcana. As you further pursue her Social Link by spending time with her, Marie is eventually integrated into the main cast, though not exactly as an active participant in the plot; she remains a "bonus" character. But for veteran players wanting to get to know Marie, she appears more or less at the start of the game, and her role in the Velvet Room makes her easily accessible, though that doesn't apply to her personality.
P4 Golden has plenty of new stuff (including relatively smaller things like changing costumes in battle, a library of videos from Persona history, and at least one extra "vacation" storyline), but do they really matter? Consider what happened to its predecessor: Persona 3 Fes added a lengthy playable epilogue, and Persona 3 Portable went further by adding a female hero with an appropriately adjusted story and dialogue to go with her, and both editions had extra bits of story to discover throughout. In comparison, the additions to P4 Golden only match that last one: You still have one protagonist, and if you want the "where are they now" story, you have to buy another game in a different genre on a different system.
And here's where the argument of quantity-versus-quality comes into play. It's clear that P4 Golden is more about refining the existing game than piling content on top of it, and that's great -- plus it's still better than any flavor of P3 -- but it's not exactly going to attract as many veteran players as new ones. Put another way, when P3 Fes and Portable were released, fans who finished the original version repeatedly asked if it was worth playing through it again for the new stuff. With P4 Golden, though it's still a classic, the answer this time is a more confident "no."
But if you're new to Persona 4, this is by all means where you should jump in. Again, it's the same great game made (a little) better, and depending on your tastes, it's the PS Vita's killer app. Sure, it's "just" a port, but for a system not even a year old, there's a lot to love about it getting a handheld version of one of the most all-around fulfilling Japanese RPGs of the last few years. And for those who just can't resist cracking open that proverbial yearbook, chances are you'll enjoy it to the same degree as before.
Ray Barnholt has played enough Persona 4 and entered enough human psyches that he's considering running on the 'Reach Out to the Truth' platform in the next election.
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No better reasonPosted: Jan 03, 2013 12:00AM PST by buff_teddie
to own a vita!
I'm Buying A VitaPosted: Dec 12, 2012 12:00AM PST by Rotten_Ramen
Time to sell blood and seamen to get all this crap.
P4.Posted: Nov 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by xWhackoJacko
It's easily the best Persona, and I'm going to have to grab a Vita just for it. The cast is probably one of my favorite JRPG casts in well ever (right along side FFIX's cast), and it pairs them great with everything you really want in a game, nevermind an RPG. You care about the characters. The story isn't convulated and absurd which allows people to invest in it, relate to it, understand it, and thus want to delve deeper into it's plot. It's got an amazing, albeit quirky, soundtrack - crisp visuals, even if they are a bit dated (remember graphics don't make the game!), great voice-actors, and two very involved roleplaying elements (social links and dungeon grind). It's the total package, and I'd highly recommend this game (having only played the first) solely on the fact that it slightly improves upon an already amazing game.
Now if only we could get some Persona 5 news :)
I guess I have to buy a VitaPosted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by ckhris-sol-badguy
Even though I don't really like the system, even though I can't drop the dough at the mo, even though I've played through P4 5 1/2 times.... It's worth it.
Yukiko?Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by jaspertine
No no... I think you meant to say Chie. Who are these dinguses that didn't go out with Chie?
YeaPosted: Nov 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by xWhackoJacko
I'd have to also go with Chie. She's just fucking adorable.
I really likedPosted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Hunterman328
Strange Journey but I've never played the main games. I tried and didn't like the DS turn based stategy one though. I'm definately going to give this a try. It's nice to finally have a good RPG on the Vita. It always seems to take a year or two before good RPGs start making their way out to new systems. Hopefully more will follow. Now if we can start getting some on 3DS all will be good.
Pretty...Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by cronson
Pretty good.
these people...Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by jaspertine
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While reading the review, all I had going through my head was...Posted: Nov 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by amightysquall958
..."Now we are in the Hall of Judgement"
Always wanted to give this series a go, never got around to it.Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by DenGreatshot
So the question from the uninitated would be, do you need to have played the other games in the series to appreciate it, or are they more sequels in the Final Fantasy sense, where aside from things like spell names and recurring themes (airships, chocobos, Cids), etc, they're pretty stand alone?
Awesome, thanks themothPosted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by DenGreatshot
I'll have to pick this up then and finally dust off my underloved Vita. :D
Love Persona 4Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Granasaber
Great review handheld sounds like the perfect platform for such a long game so happy it gives more people a chance to play it. Got to get a Vita myself now for my 3rd playthrough
it's legendPosted: Nov 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by MCPPPP
sim so dep saidi like it so much
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I'm working on a 3D tile based game and I'm using AABB collision detection. For every cube that the player is intersecting, I find the axis along which the player is intersecting the cube the least, and push the player out of the cube along that axis.
Depending on the order that the cubes are checked in, this can cause problems when sliding along the edge of multiple cubes. I have created a diagram that should explain the problem:
- Arrow #1 is the attempted movement of the player. The other arrows are the collision response.
- In the left diagram, collision is tested against the right cube first, causing the player to be pushed to the left, and then upwards. (bad)
- In the right diagram, collision is tested against the left cube first, causing the player to be pushed upwards, at which point the player is no longer intersecting the other cube. (good)
Any ideas on what the most efficient way to solve this might be? Or any better ways to handle the collision response?
Thank you.


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I'm working on bugfixes for some existing objective-c code and came across something I thought strange:
@interface ClassA : UIView
static ClassA* oldSelf = nil;
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
oldSelf = self;
self = [[ClassB alloc] initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame]; // xcode warns: Incompatible pointer types assigning to "ClassA *" from "ClassB *"
// ^^^^^^ Is this ok?
[oldSelf release];
return self;
@interface ClassB : UIView
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
return self;
This whole thing is wrapped up into a static library. The public gets the lib.a file and ClassA.h In code using the library, This occurs:
#import "ClassA.h"
// useage
ClassA *myA = [[ClassA alloc] initiWithFrame:CGRectMake(0,0,100,100)];
So we got an initializer for ClassA that actually returns an unrelated class. ClassA and ClassB respond to the same messages so it compiles and runs. Seems like ClassA is being used to obscure some features exposed in ClassB?
I'm curious if this is acceptable behavior, and if it's a known pattern, what is it called? Are there any side effects to this setup?
Thanks for everyone's answers! I think I've got it... in short, not a normal pattern, and not exactly a good idea
- Kind of like a "class cluster"(abstract factory), but not quite, because a common abstract class should be returned. And since the code doesn't seem to ever intend to return anything but a ClassB object, probably not what the original author was thinking.
- More like a proxy, but implemented wrong. ClassA should hold a private instance of ClassB and pass messages between the two.
Edited: added "oldSelf" parts...
Edited: added static library details...
Edited: added a blurb about the accepted answer...