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B'luru runs for awareness of rare diseases
BENGALURU: The Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI) organized Race for 7, a 7000 meter run to raise awareness for the 7000 documented rare diseases on February 26 in the city. ORDI is a non-profit organization committed to addressing the challenges of the rare disease community in India. "Rare diseases are not really as rare as we think. It is estimated that there are 70 million rare disease patients in India and one out of every twenty Indians suffer from a rare disease," said Prasanna Shirol, Founder Member of ORDI flagging off the run at St Joseph's Indian High School ground. "Through Race for 7, we want to amplify the voice of rare diseases patients so that there is greater awareness created about
the needs and challenges of the rare disease patients and their care givers," he added. The biggest challenge rare disease patients face is diagnosis, treatment and access to affordable care. It takes on an average seven years for a rare disease to be diagnosed.
"Eighty percent of rare diseases are genetic in origin while the rest is the result of infections, allergies and environmental causes. Fifty percent
of patients are children who rarely make it past their fifth birthday due to their illness and resultant complications," said Dr Meenakshi Bhat, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Centre for Human Genetics. The event was held to commemorate Rare Disease Day, which falls on the last day of February. The theme for this year's Rare Disease Day is research with the slogan 'Research possibilities are endless' to highlight the importance of research on rare diseases. "Lack of available treatments leaves rare disease patients searching for new options. More research in rare diseases will help speed treatments to market and transform the lives of patients and their families," said Dr Anita Patwani
TORQUE RACING wins an award at EK-15
BENGULURU: A team TORQUE RACING consisting of 11 budding mechanical engineers from Saptagiri College have won 'The most dynamically balanced kart' award at the EK-15 at Rathibad, Bhopal. Shree Harsha, a final year student and chief designer of TORQUE RACING said, "It all started when we sat together to discuss about the possibility on how to improve our knowledge."
The event EK-15 was hosted by Elie Techno Goups 'RPM CIRCUIT' Rathibad, Bhopal was based on students building Go-Karts on their own in best possible ways. It was held for three days and saw participants from across the country. There were 2000+ students from 137 top engineering colleges, 57 major cities from 16 states accounting to 168 teams.
While describing their innovation, he said that we have built the design from the scratch just the way a new kart is built. He further said that we have features like classis design, damping system, GPS positioning, firewalls, two kill switches and two fire extinguishers, which makes our kart unique. He finally said that it would not be possible for them to reach here without the support of our faculty.
Urban migrant students targeted for bullying
BENGALURU: Five victims approached The Beacon and told us their story about how they are being victimized in their PGs. Two of the victims are from North East India. Lia (name change) talking about her being ill-treated and bullied at her PG said, "I had to pay 8k as a rent and extra 3k , yet I was not given proper food to eat, the food that was given was not even tasty". These students who have come to study from far thinking they might be safe are being tortured where they stay.
The victims informed that they had complained to the PG owner, to which they replied that the guests had to adjust with each other. While speaking to another victim, Shrina Pies, a student of Bangalore said, "I had to wake up in the middle of the night around 2 a.m. due to cold water that was poured on me. Whenever I went to have bath they kept knocking at the door, switching off the geyser or switching off the lights. I was made to stand outside the room, wearing only a towel to cover myself and they kept throwing water at me taking turns."
"If someone is tortured they are liable for certain sections like section 323- punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, which says that even if someone volunteers to cause hurt they can be punished under law. But the victims have to report the case to the police for action to be taken," said Ivina Miranda, Advocate, High Court of Bombay at Goa. "I had to stay in the dark room facing the darkness of the room as well as myself. I hated to remember those things that they did to me. I could not tell this to my parents, as I knew they were struggling too. How could I ever tell them, that their son was made to do acts that were shameful. I know that by attempting to suicide I did not do anything right but I was also not able to carry on with my life," said Anmol Devnath (name change).
Bullying now a days has become one of the common crimes, since there is no specific law that is guaranteed to safeguard the victims. Raunaq Kapoor, student of Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce said, "The PG owner promised to give a private bathroom. Till now I have not been given a private bathroom and the one which is provided is used by him."
Intercollegiate fest 'Tek Olma' inaugurated at SJC
CAMPUS: The one day inter collegiate physics fest of the post graduate students of Physics, 'Tekolma', was inaugurated on February 27, 2017. Dr Sharath Ananthamurthy, Professor at Bangalore University inaugurated the fest which was held at Xavier's hall in SJC. Dr Ananthamurthy spoke about the importance of culture and physics in today's world and said that, "We have to make physics a habit. It's really all about how we perceive the nature and everything that is happening around us. Make physics your culture."
Dr Sandiago, the HOD of the Physics Department addressed the students and said, " Tek Olma' for me is uniqueness where students can come and exhibit their talent and participate and learn through various activities and fun games."
"Tek Olma' happens once in two years and it's a full day event with various things in store. We have events like physics quiz, Apocalypse, Quark soup, Asimovium, which is Similar to story writing, Photon capture, a photography event, Tony's Garage and Legion of boom, which is something like treasure hunt but related to physics," said Manjunath M, one of the coordinators of the event. Students from various colleges in the city have registered for the event.
Fourth edition of SteppinOut
BENGALURU: With over twenty two restaurants, six food trucks, and ten dessert counters, the fourth SteppinOut food festival was organized in UB city on February 26, 2017. Rices Obliquity (RO), the parent company mainly focuses on night life events like concerts and pubs. They also own 'Hangover' bar. SteppinOut is a surrogate brand of this company. In SteppinOut, there are a lot of outdoor activities like food festival, movie nights, and comedy nights. SteppinOut is basically you step out of your house and do anything that is non dance oriented.
All the best restaurants come under one roof like food trucks, dessert counters, and bars. "We are trying to sell out a really good experience," said Safdhar Adoor, one of the organizers of the food festival. Famous food stalls among many were SOCIALS, Hard Rock Café, The Big Brewsky, Stoners etc. "We had to choose twenty tworestaurants over two hundred others because of the space constraint. We ran a poll on people's choice to know which restaurants they prefered the most and according to the results we short listed these restaurants. " said Safdhar Adoor.


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Back in 1988 Ranae and I vacationed in Costa Rica (it was our last extended vacation). I had had four years of Spanish in high school and had listened to these tapes for two months before we left brushing up on the language. I even listened to Spanish radio and watched TV to improve.
Even with all that we barely had enough Spanish between us to get by. At one point, I was on the phone trying to make hotel reservations for an impromptu trip to the coast. The hotel clerk/owner spoke some English and I was trying to use my Spanish. As I explained what we were looking for and when we were coming, if I didn't know the Spanish word, I just inserted the English word and kept going. To me it was working fine, but it must have been as annoying as hell to him because about three-quarters through our conversation he said, "If you're going to speak Spanish, speak Spanish. If you're going to speak English, speak English."
I kinda get the feeling that's what Jessie is telling me sometimes - "Speak to me in a way I can understand. Be clear. Be consistent." I respond be telling her, "Be patient. I'll figure it out."
We had another early morning workout. We traveled down the canal much more calmly. Oh, there were some half halts here and there, but we matriculated past the point of yesterday's exercise. I then brought her back and used the area near our access point to the canal road because it has the most room. We did some of the bending exercises, more side-passing, and backing up. We trotted back and forth in front of the entry way and she would try to duck out and head for home. I kept working her back and forth and she finally gave up and we did our exercises and headed for home. It's about 40 minutes worth of work and it's a great time. It is much cooler in the morning and very peaceful.

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Klay Thompson did what barely any team has done this year – he beat Steph Curry.
The three-point contest went from one Splash Brother to another, as Thompson beat his Golden State team-mate and defending champion with a dazzling display at All-Star Saturday night. Thompson finished the final round with 27 points, four more than Curry managed as once again, the title came down to the two Golden State sharpshooters.
"We love to shoot against each other," Thompson said. "You know, I've never been on a team with someone who shoots it better than me, so it's a privilege to work with him every day. He makes me that much better."
Phoenix's Devin Booker was third, with 16 points in the final round. He beat Houston's James Harden and JJ Redick of the Los Angeles Clippers to get out of the first round, and Toronto's Kyle Lowry, Portland's CJ McCollum and Milwaukee's Khris Middleton were eliminated early.
As many expected, it came down to Curry and Thompson. Curry shot before Thompson in the final round, making his first seven shots and putting up 23 points — which, to that point, was the best score of the night. Shooters got one point for making a conventional three-pointer, two points for using a multicolored "money ball." "At the end of the day, you've got to make shots," Curry said. "Just like in a game."
The pressure was on Thompson, and he delivered.
Here's how good Thompson was in the finals — he had two different streaks of eight consecutive makes. Thompsonwas 19-for-25 in the final round, 18-for-25 in the first, and adding them together put him at 74% on the night. That's what it took to beat Curry, who set the NBA single-season record with 286 three-pointers last season and is on pace to obliterate that mark this season. He's already at 245, and the Warriors have 30 games remaining. He and Thompson have helped the Warriors get off to a 48-4 start this season, making them the heavy favorites to repeat as champions.
"Back-to-back years for the Splash Brothers," Thompson said. "It's pretty cool."


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HSE Guidelines suggest that all driving staff should receive regular refresher training. We recommend refresher training every three years.
This course is designed for drivers who have attended a previous course and is an assessment of their current driving ability with an opportunity to reinforce the principles of defensive driving learnt from the previous course.
Prior to the training we provide each delegate with a set of course notes covering the salient points of defensive driving. We then arrange for an Instructor to meet the delegates at an arranged rendezvous point.
One instructor can run two three-hour driver training sessions per day from one location either on a 1:1 ratio ( two drivers per day) or 2:1 ratio ( four drivers per day). The training then follows the same format as the practical part of the one day Defensive Driving course
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You will also receive feedback on other items such as vehicle condition, eyesight checks and any other safety related suggestions that may help. .
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And this is my street. We didn't choose this house, we chose this lot. A third of an acre on the back of a cul-de-sac. We back up to a couple acres of city park. There are things I'd change about my house, but I wouldn't change this lot. Or my neighbors. But I wouldn't be mad if someone moved in with a seven-year-old boy for Matthew to play with...
Friday, May 4, 2012
May Photo Challenge: Street
This is my favorite street to drive up in the spring. It's near me, so I do it almost daily. So pretty with the maples coming in purple.
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- MindiJo said...
I get that. In NM, we chose our backyard. And I never regretted that. Turns out I was right insisting on a fenced in, SHADED yard for the long, hot summers. We breezed past a nicer house with a yard that didn't have a single tree. Guess what? I loved the house we bought, anyway.
Love the streets.
- May 5, 2012 at 2:33 PM
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· Vodafone in talks with Tata Group to buy stake in Tata Teleservices
Vodafone is in talks with the Tata Group to buy its controlling stake in Tata Teleservices for India's largest telco by subscribers.
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Species group: Mixed Breeds
The basics:
RightPet does not advocate the intentional cross-breeding of purebred dogs. But the reality is that most dogs available for adoption at shelters and rescues are mixed breeds. We think it might be helpful to hear from owners of these mixes to see what traits can be found in these dogs who are desperately needing homes.
The first generation Dalmatian / American Pit Bull Terrier is a cross between the pure Dalamatian and the pure APBT, although subsequent generations may have different proportions of each breed in the mix. There's no denying the appeal of a white APBT mix covered with black spots, but be aware of your local laws about owning APBT mixes. They are not the choice for inexperienced or irresponsible dog owners.
Appearance / health:
While all mixed-breed dogs can vary in appearance, many Dalmatian / APBT mixes are muscular white dogs with black spots.
Behavior / temperament:
While it's impossible to predict the exact traits inherited by a mixed-breed dog, the Dalmation / APBT mix is likely to be a high-energy, loyal dog who demands kind, consistent training. A neglectful owner could create a destructive dog.
Best dog I've ever owned! Loyal, playful and so smart!
Most important: THIS DOG NEEDS LOTS OF ATTENTION, PLAYTIME, AND EXERECISE! If you like to be lazy and want a couch friend I very much suggest you look at different breeds. We found Percy abandoned in a box about 8 weeks old, we originally thought he was a full blood Pit Bull as there are a lot in our area of Atlanta. But then as he got older he was rather small for a pit and then sprouted spots! After a DNA test at the vet we found out our fur baby is half Dalmatian half pit. He is the most loyal and smartest dog I have ever owned (rotwhiler, cocker spaniel, golden and mutt Mom here). Training: He was potty trained and crate trained within the week we brought him home (although now we almost never crate him because he is such a good boy home alone). Best tricks; stay, and come here and directions like lets go inside, or outside. He is so quick to learn even later as we continue to teach him new tricks! In fact I would say learning new tricks is one of his favorite things! He is a bit stubborn and if you mention you will take him to the park you better do it! He, like most other dogs, needs a firm consistent training. If you cave on something he will remember and try again and again. He responds much better to praise than treats. He did not train easily on our invisible fence with a shock collar until we gave up on the step by step manual included and just put the collar on him and let him learn for himself. This for some reason worked very well and he is trained to stay in the yard now even without the shock collar. He has a remarkable memory for a dog and easily adapts to a new routine for trips and learns new situations with remarkable quickness. He dose great on our cross country trips up to Michigan. Disposition. He is VERY PLAYFULL and attention seeking. Simple walks and fetch wont do for this pup! Luckily we are very active, with a nice large yard and have a dog park we frequent right down the street. He is VERY intelligent, meaning he gets bored easily and will let us know by whining and begging for attention. He is also very expressive as you can see from the photos, he does not like phones as they distract his humans. He is NOT a happy dog if it's raining and we are being lazy. He is a very good guard dog, although we trained him for this specifically as we don't live in the best neighborhood and my husband works nights. We have trained him to be wary of new comers to the home until we shake hands with said new comer, which then he will turn from barking into kisses and playtime. This is an instant reaction he seemed to have instinctively and he learned it so fast, he picks up on my emotions and tone of voice like no dog I have ever had. If I or my husband like you, he will. If one of us doesn't you want to stay away. Example; we have a neighborhood watchman who likes to "patrol", he has been afraid of Percy since he was a tiny little puppy. My husband does NOT like him, but I don't have a problem with him, he means well and is always helpful. Percy will bark and bark at him when he comes to talk to me in the yard like everyone else but after we shake hands he will sit next to me paws on my feet with a low growl every now and then. Every other neighbor that comes to say hi gets kisses, a wagging tail followed by the play bow with a stick at their feet as soon as we shake hands. The guys that trim our trees he especially loves and stays in the yard with them without me. Family. He is just great with kids he thinks all kids will want to love him and play with him, so I am not sure if a child tried to break in that he would mind at all! I have 2 young cousins that just adore him and he is very gentle with them, more gentle and attentive than he is with me! He sticks to me like glue or my husband if I'm not around, he can't stand to be very far away from me and does great with off the leash roaming at our family farm in MI. As a puppy he did have a bit of separation anxiety (I'm sure from being left in a cardboard box alone to starve), but he has grown out of that, as long as you tell him "I'll be back"! I will say the only con about this un-yielding loyalty so far is that he get jealous very easily- he does NOT like me to pet or pay attention to other dogs or even sometimes humans. He will even head but his way between me and my husband during hugs sometimes. He plays great with other dogs and is very submissive, but recently if I decide to play with the other dogs at the dog park he will growl a little and stop playing to sit/stand next to me. Not sure where this is coming from as it is a new reaction and we are taking precautions. Other than that we think once he passes on we will get another pit/Dalmatian mix because he is so much fun and so curious and smart! Likes: New/ exciting/difficult games like Percy in the middle Cuddles Sticks Squeaker toys hikes dog parks bug hunting protecting the house/yard Dislikes: old/easy/boring games like fetch water/baths rain/thunder staying indoors too long dry or hard kibble his mom and dad not being in the same room with each other and him Commands he follows; No Stay Wait Come here Paw Sit Lay Down Go Inside/ or get inside the fence Get the toy (enter specific one) Go on or enough to signal end of play time Bath time (will get in the tub) Go to the end of the bed Get down Go to (enter person he knows well) Want to get the mail? Will go to mail box and wait Are you hungry (with either sit where he is for no, or go to his food container and sit for yes) My favorite "command": if a person is passing by on a walk he'd like to approach he looks at me and waits for either, do you want to make a friend? or no, not now..
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
La-La Land Crafts Challenge #3 BLING!
This little chick could be my daughter Abby, and I could be Whiskers. When Abby was a wee one (around 3) she decided to be a morning early bird. Every morning I would wake up to this child staring at me...her little face was no more than 2 inches away from my eyes...When I would open my eyes, she would smile at me and say "Mom, I need sumthun" ...now mind you- I was not in the habit of serving her breakfast at 5 or 6am! It took a long time to break her of that habit, but I still remember her staring at me at 5 am...26 years later! (and yes she is still an early bird girl!)
Card Details:
Stamps: Whiskers Sleeping by La-La Land Crafts, Sentiment by SU! celebration set Happy Harmony
Cardstock: Blue(SU!), DP by g.c.d. studios
Ink: Memento Black, copics
Misc: Nesties, ribbon and sparkly "star" crystals
I hope you all can jump over to the La-La Land Crafts' Weekly Wednesday challenge with your "blingy" cards!
And check out some great sneak peeks of 11 new Halloween stamps to be released on September 10th! You can have a shot at winning one of the new releases by leaving a comment here.
14 comments:
- Kimmi said...
Beautiful card Sue. Love the colours and the cat is gorgeous! Love the Bling!
Kimmi x
- September 2, 2009 at 3:46 AM
- chelemom said...
This is beautiful! I adore that sentiment!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:25 AM
- Lorie said...
So cute Sue! And I love your little story! :o)
- September 2, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- LINANNA DESIGNS said...
Good evening sue, and wow what a gorgeous card, i am loving this image and those gorgeous papers too! lovely work, hugs Linda x
- September 2, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Cindy Haffner said...
So sweet sue!!
- September 2, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- Kathy said...
Haha love your story!! Sounds cute but probably not if I were the one being awaken that early! LOL
Anyways this is such a cute card!! The paper is perfect and I adore this image!
- September 3, 2009 at 6:36 AM
- stamps&cars said...
How sweet! My kids are NOT early risers.....I would have killed them!! My daughter, Leah, knew that daddy was the one to come get them and bring them to me when I was breast feeding. She also knew that since I wear glasses that she got a more favorable reception at dad's side of the bed! I would put out my hands and feel their faces and say "Who are you? Who are you?" They still joke about that.
- September 3, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Kerry D-C said...
Another adorable card! colored so wonderfully!
I loved your sweet story too, it really made me smile. I can only imagine the things I'll remember about my kids in 26 years.
waaaaahhh! they grow up so fast!
- September 3, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Maureen said...
Totally fabulous!! LOVE the little bling stars - just the perfect touch! You also did such a great job with the coloring!!
- September 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Michelle B. AKA JustPaintingAround said...
Hi Sue! I've been out of town a bunch and I'm still trying to catch up on all my blog reading! Lovely coloring on this cute little kitty!
- September 3, 2009 at 6:25 PM
- Allison said...
Super cute and the sentiment is perfect here!
- September 3, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- Larissa said...
Great card! Sue! Very sweet image and the perfect design paper for the image!
Hugs and enjoy your weekend!
- September 5, 2009 at 4:28 AM
- Jenny Gropp said...
OHHHHHHHHH --- that little kitty with the bird and the sentiment ---- OHHHHH I love it! Love your starry nite background! WELL DONE!!!
- September 5, 2009 at 7:10 PM
- Jean Marie said...
Such a sweet card!! I think this may be one of my favs of your creations! Very dreamy!
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While I'm a big fan of salmon, I must admit I don't really know how to make it interesting. I always tend to pop it in a tin foil papillote with some lemon and butter, or soya sauce and ginger if I'm feeling oriental, before forgetting about it for 20 minutes in the oven. While that makes for a perfectly tasty supper, I fancied trying something different with my salmon this time.
Recette: Griddled salmon with cheese
Serves 2 as a main course.
You will need: 2 salmon fillets, 2 thin slices of cheese (Taleggio works well but I opted for Gouda), some fresh basil leaves and 4 slices of prosciutto or parma ham.
Season the salmon with a bit of pepper. There is no need to add salt, as the prosciutto and cheese will do this. Cut the cheese to fit the salmon fillets and place it on top of the fleshy side of the fish. Top the cheese with several fresh basil leaves and wrap the fillets entirely with the prosciutto to make a parcel.
Heat a griddle pan and cook the parcels for 10 minutes on each side over a medium heat (depending on how well cooked you like your salmon).
Serve with fresh vegetables (I chose baby carrots and peas) or a salad as this can be quite a rich main course, and a glass of white wine if it's the weekend!


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What do you mean I'm just stalling to avoid getting my remixes done? I resent your accurate assessment of this blog young lady (or sir)!
The talented, hilarious, and very lovely Obscurus Lupa did some reviews of all 8 seasons of the show Charmed. To give you an idea of how that turned out, her overview of the first season was 1 video, just a little over 15 min long. Season 8, however covers 9 videos, each just over 15 min long. (yes, after season 2, which was also 1 vid long, each season had more parts than the previous ones) If anyone wants my advice on writing (and why would you, I've never made a cent off mine), I actually recommend watching every analysis of all the seasons all to learn on what NOT to do.
Without hyperbole I can tell people that Supernatural's season 9 is another fine example of all that you SHOULDN'T do when writing.
That's not to say this season was irredeemable. With a modicum of effort, discipline, and a commitment to the rules by which a genre shows live and die by, this season could have easily been at least mediocre, if not great. Instead, we have a season that is now, with no contest, the single WORST season the show has ever produced.
Not to say that there weren't any good moments. One thing that must be kept in mind when judging works, particularly long-form works, is that some segments must be judged as a whole consideration. So while I still maintain that seasons 3 and 6 were the other two worst seasons, that doesn't mean they didn't have good episodes or even great moments. Likewise even good or great seasons can have bad episodes or groan-worthy moments in them. BUT AS A WHOLE, everything added up, stitched together, and assembled, seasons must be judged. Of course, even though S3 & S6 started out weak, they got stronger and improved as the season went on. By contrast S9 started out bad then got worse as it went along, only struggling to reach the point it SHOULD have started out by the time the halfway decent finale showed up. It's actually almost academic how badly everything went, so if you're not too interested in the examination, well may want to bail out now.
Failure in stakes: As I said at the time, this started back in the S8 finale, "Sacrifice" with Dean suddenly panicking over Sam possibly dying from the trials. A problem because death had become incredibly cheap in the show save for the actors' ability to sell at least some emotional concern over it. However on an intellectual level, it doesn't work and as Chuck of SF Debris likes to point out: When thinking becomes the primary enemy of your story, you have a problem. This isn't to say that it had to remain that way, but to later reveal in the season (TWICE!) that the angels have retained their resurrection "spell" despite the lack of wings maintains the intellectual lack of impact. Had they bothered to reveal that angels, now removed from heaven, could no longer save the dead, the story problem would have been resolved immediately (though you would have to rework two scenes). As it is, we have moments like Sam looking determined over the body of Dean, without even once calling out to Castiel or any other angel they have recently made friends with. In episode 9.01 Dean at least tried that option before even considering the King of Hell option. Of course, had they went with that, then we would have ended the season with a poetic parallel between the brothers. Most writers make conscious efforts to get that kind of poetry into their writings. This season would have had it just with a dash of common sense. (this is one reason I utilize and advise people to follow certain rules in their writing, because often you'll find that when you do, some of the things that make "great art" like echoes and parallels and such just happen to find their way into your work) Then you have the villains with Metatron never establishing why he needed to be stopped (so he's "kind of creepy"? I'm so glad that's a crime worthy of death now). Abaddon shows up, provides some potential, then barely does anything until the season arc needs a kick in the pants (oh look, she's going to force people to become demons – wonder why no other demon tried THAT before). Her menace and motivation was the kind only to be invoked when the writers demanded it. After all, early in the season we see a tactician that is ready and willing to use the tools of the future at her disposal. Riiight up until Dean comes to kill her, at which point she bothers with NOTHING that would be helpful to her, not even the hand gun she used NOT FIVE MINUTES EARLIER! Most everyone in the audience knows that the heroes win in the end. The question is always "how" they can (though sometimes really powerful writing can get the audience to wonder "if"). Thrills and excitement are drawn from back and forth exchanges: the hero is winning, now the villain, etc. Boredom is found when the audience realizes (even if they don't consciously think about it at the moment) that the villain is pretty much forfeiting the fight to the heroes. When anybody could be the victor (because the villain is so inept), then we're invested in nobody.
Failure of Logic (and order): This is practically a damn joke with nearly EVERYTHING being bass-ackward from the way it should be. For instance, why is Dean so gung-ho to kill Abaddon to the point of nearly dooming his soul (suspected, of course by the finale we've confirmed he did, in fact, doom himself) when it was AFTER he got the mark that she scratched up his car (had Baby been damaged first, then Dean's later crusade would have made sense). Why is Castiel so concerned about the value of Sam's life, AFTER Cas has regained the power to resurrect people from the dead (or if he can't because of the stolen grace, why not tell the audience that)? If Cas is now so reluctant to take lives, why is he killing angels fighting him instead of just grace zapping them so they live (albeit, depowered lives)? Why bother bringing the brothers back together only to have them separate again (even if briefly) a few episodes later? Nothing flowed from one plot point to another in an organic fashion. There was no sense of "Because A, B happened, which led to C, causing them to have to do D…". Instead we got: "A happened, then X, B occurs, J happened, somewhere was a 7, then D, followed by Z…" Part of me almost wants to get S9 on DVD JUST to try and go back to reedit the entire thing to how it SHOULD have been, just to see if that improves the story at all.
Failure of Motivation: Similar to the above, but with a slight variation in that motivation is at least easier to fudge and explain when inconsistencies arise. Except they don't even bother with that this season. So for instance we have things like the Mark encouraging Dean's bloodlust, only for him to up and advise allying with a monster in episode 9.20 (bloodlines) even though every. other. time. after getting the Mark, he had to be talked down from going kill happy. Sam at least acts ready and eager to kill Crowley, but when Crowley is trapped and powerless right in front of them we don't even hear him put up a minor argument for his brother TO GO AHEAD AND KILL THE GUY! Cas talks about not wanting to kill angels, but then makes no efforts to "disarm" those that threaten him (well, except for Metatron). Gadreel brings Castiel back to life, then demands Dean kick him out of the bunker (rather than say… making a deal with Dean to rez Cas IF they keep him out of the bunker). Again, none of this is unsalvageable, but we need SOME form addressing it on stage. If your audience has to do all the work of filling in what you didn't bother showing, then you've done a poor job as a writer. On and on, we see these characters behave not as people, but as props battered hither and yon at the whim of the writers.
Failure as Story: Add all of the above up (and probably a few more things I'm forgetting) and this is what you're left with. A non-story. A plot that is just as series of events with no context or emotion or meaning behind them. Great stories always bring up and answer the question, "why". Why does Luke join the rebellion? Because his family is killed and his home destroyed. Why does he seek out Kenobi? Because the droids he owns demand it. Why does he learn the ways of the Force? Because it was his father's legacy. Why must the One Ring be destroyed? Because its power preserves the enemy and all will bow to him in time if not stopped. Why must the Ring be taken to a volcano in the heart of enemy territory? Because no other method exists to be rid of it. Why must Frodo take it? Because for any other to bear the burden is to risk their soul. Why must the crew of Serenity deliver the message? Because the crime must be declared to the public, because the lost should not be forgotten, because the truth must be shared, because you can't stop the signal.
Why do Sam & Dean search for their father? Because they're family, and they will not let the deaths of their mother and Jessica go unanswered.
Why do Sam & Dean seek the children like Sam? Because it's Sam's best hope for avoiding whatever evil fate may await him.
Why do Sam & Dean fight against Lilith? Because neither wants Dean sent to Hell.
Why do Sam & Dean fight to preserve the seals? Because they don't want Lucifer bringing Hell upon Earth.
Why do Sam & Dean oppose Heaven and Hell? Because the price humanity will bear for the battle isn't worth it.
Why do Sam & Dean fight the Leviathan? Because those things would rob us all of our humanity.
Why do Sam & Dean want to close the gates of Hell? Because demons have cause nothing but trouble.
I left off S6 because it had a lot of "whys" in it, but those were all at least answered. What were the "whys" in S9? Again, it was many, and most often the answer was "Because we [the writers] say so."
And why do I write all this? Because the child of Kripke deserves better. Because when you love someone, you call them out on their bullshit when necessary. Because some things are worth fighting for, no matter how pitiful your effort might be in the grand scheme, at least you can say you gave it your all.
EDIT: The boss lady at Winchester Family Business asked us to "rank the episodes in 5 minutes". For me, that's easy.
Best episode: Alex Annie Alexis Ann
Worst episode: Stairway to Heaven.
The rest is just shuffling around as the differences between most of these episodes are so minor it's mathematically pointless to differentiate them. Instead I'm going to sort them into my perfectly accurate categories.
Episodes making Sera Gamble salute the TV: 9.04 (Slumber Party), 9.05 (Dog Dean Afternoon), 9.12 (Sharp Teeth), 9.13 (the Purge), 9.22 (Do you Believe in Miracles?)
Episodes making Ben Edlund hit his snooze button: 9.01 (I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here), 9.02 (Devil May Care), 9.06 (Heaven Can't Wait), 9.07 (Bad Boys), 9.09 (Holy Terror), 9.11 (1st Born), 9.14 (Captives), 9.16 (Blade Runners), 9.18 (Meta Fiction), 9.21 (King of the Damned)
Episodes making Eric Kripke disown the franchise: 9.03 (I'm no Angel), 9.08 (Rock & a Hard Place), 9.10 (Road Trip), 9.15 (#THINMAN), 9.17 (Mother's Little Helper)
What's that? I left an episode out? No I didn't, because Bloodlines isn't an episode. It's an hour long joke.


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Shell Tote by Lois Young
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Shell Tote
by Lois Young
Handle is worked from the center down, and then stitches are cast on for the sides of the bag; the rest of the tote is worked in the round. Both sides are bound off together at the bottom. The lining is constructed from coordinating fabric and hand-sewn into the bag.
Called Sanibel Tote in most recent issue
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14 inches wide x 12 inches deep (excluding handle)
- Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes (worsted weight; 50% alpaca/50% merino wool;100 yds/100g per skein): 3 skeins rusty orange #2010
- Size 9 (5.5mm) 29-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
- Spare needle for 3-needle bind-off
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- Stitch holders
- 1/2 yard of fabric for lining
16 sts and 24 rows/rnds = 4 inches/10cm in Shell pat.
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Ryan David, a golf writer for a popular website, published some nice holiday coverage on Tommy Hilfiger Golf, Miura Golf, in his annual gift guide. This website is viewed throughout the U.S. and the link to the coverage is below.
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Adam Staelin, a writer for a very popular golf website/blog – www.threeguysgolfblog.com – has posted a review of some Tommy Hilfiger Golf apparel that contains some nice photography that Adam shot for his story.
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Press Release: TOMMY HILFIGER GOLF WOMEN'S AMBASSADOR MELISSA REID – June 27, 2012
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Melissa Reid wore 'Tommy Hilfiger Golf' during her win at the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters on the Ladies European Tour.
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2012 PGA Show Superlatives – Most Fashionable
By: Laura Ebrecht, golf fashion writer for New England Golf Monthly
Men Tommy Hilfiger
How exciting this year one of our favorite brands Tommy Hilfiger, is again available in the U.S. in both a men's and women's golf line, made possible through licensing agreement with the Fletcher Leisure and the Tommy Hilfiger Groups. Especially good news for New Englanders, as our hometown hero Keegan Bradley is serving as global ambassador for the Tommy Hilfiger golf line through 2014. Bradley, the 2011 PGA Championship winner and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, is representing by wearing select pieces from the brands men's golf collection.
"I am thrilled to have Keegan Bradley as the global ambassador for our golf collection," said Tommy Hilfiger. "His energy both on and off the course is inspiring and a wonderful fit for our brand. We wish Keegan the very best on his upcoming season." Bradley is very excited as well, "Tommy Hilfiger is an iconic American brand and I am extremely proud to be a part of its growth in golf going forward. The brand produces fantastic apparel for wear both on and off the golf course and in my opinion, if you look good, you play good!" Click here to view article on MyNEGM.com.
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This will come as a massive shock to many but I have dropped out of University.
I have realised that I do not want to continue in education and have had enough. I regret choosing University in the first place but a combination of pressure from myself and school left me with little choice. For years, University has been a major part of my future and it did happen.
However, I've just been lying to myself because it's not what I want in life. I've also been lying to everyone who has asked how University was going. I've loved living on my own and I've really grown as a person but the experience on the whole is not for me.
What next you ask? I'm not sure what exactly I want at the moment but don't worry, I'll come up with a new plan. I am upset at the moment but that is because I'm mourning the death of one set of ambitions. It's just up to me to clear my mind out and create new goals.
I'd just like to apologise to anyone who feels let down or disappointed or embarrassed by my decision.
I'll continue to blog although it may be a little quiet during this adjustment period.
Bye for now!


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Jelqing : pinching vs. squeezing
I was wondering when I'm jelqing do I use my thumb and index finger in a manner such that I'm squeezing my unit. I feel like that way I'm using too much concentrated force on the area's where the two meet, and thus more likely to cause damage. However, if I make the index finger and thumb meet and squeeze the space in-between I feel like it's more of a distributed force around the unit. Any thoughts?
Also, I've been kind of confused in the BPEL and NBPEL measurements. If you gain .5" in your BPEL then are you also increasing your NBPEL measurement by .5"?
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my first attempt:
On my second attempt, I tried to do some fills to see what that would look like. I think my favorite is simply echoing inside. I think if I used this design that is what I would do.
my second attempt:
I'm working on getting my machine flush with my table. When that happens I will get the Supreme Slider. I have a couple different pairs of gloves that my husband have bought for me. I have to admit that the ones that I bought for myself are the best so far. Don't laugh . . . I tried using my rubber (dishwashing) gloves one day just to see how they would work. I like them.


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Communication can be divided into two types:
Social Communication – It's general chatting about the days events and personal interests. It's the lubricant of social interaction and a very necessary and important thing for building a relationship.
Problem Solving – This is the one most couples have trouble with, it is the ability to resolve issues and create solutions. Until both of you have worked out a way to come to terms with differences, then there is always the risk that the unresolved issues will overwhelm the relationship.
- Write down all your upsets/considerations.
- Arrange a mutually convenient time to discuss them.
- First person reads out their list without interruption. Second person listens and does not speak until all upsets have been read out. Second person has the right of reply, they may or may not reply to any of the things read out. Sometimes listening is enough.
- Now reverse procedure, second person reads, first person listens and/or replies.
- After this has finished both parties may now discuss anything they think has not been dealt with.
- 50 minute rule – This entire exercise can not take more than 50 minutes. If the time is up and things have not been resolved then they are put on the list and brought up at the next discussion time. Usually between one day to a week away. If the discussion takes more than 50 minutes then there is usually too much emotion and recrimination.
- Acknowledge three positive things about each other. Give each other a hug. Try to finish on a positive note.


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The story on glass artist Vijay Kowshik (75batch) will be on air tonight at 11.30 p.m on NDTV metronation.
Its part of a show called time out Delhi.
It repeats on Saturday at 11.30 a.m and at midnight.
It also plays on Sunday at 11 a.m, 3 p.m and 12.30 a.m and on Monday at 10a.m and 11.30 p.m. Do try to catch it.
from Prof. Shukla
Friday, August 29, 2008
Vijay Kowshik 75batch on NDTV
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FINALLY !! U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted in a 3-0 unanimous decision
Three people have saved America!!!!!!!!
New standards have been set concerning the safety of infant swings in the United States.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted in a 3-0 unanimous decision to approve a new federal mandatory safety standard for the swing, in order to better prevent injuries and deaths to children.
Infant swings are stationary products with a frame and mechanisms enabling infants to swing in a seated position. The swings are intended for use with infants from birth until the child can sit up unassisted and have become popular tools for use by children at early ages.
The new federal standard requires a stronger, more explicit warning label, a stability test, a test preventing unintentional folding, restraint system tests, the cradle swing surface to remain relatively flat while in motion and at rest, electrically powered swings must be designed to prevent battery leakage and overheating, toy mobiles must be designed to ensure the toys do not detach when pulled, and new dynamic and static load requirements have been set as well.
Between May of 2011 and May of this year 351 reports of infant swing-related incidents were received by the CPSC, two relating in fatalities and 24 resulting in other injuries.
These new mandates will be in effect beginning May 7th of 2013."Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. -- Gen. George S. Patton
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In 2012, the phoenix has risen!!
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Chautauqua Chamber Music Resident Artist Series
Chautauqua resident artists include members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, School of Music faculty and other guests that are in residence for an extended period of time. These artists are nationally and internationally recognized and Chautauqua is proud to present this new series in 2018, giving both artist and audiences an opportunity to celebrate the collaborative talent and passion that exists within Chautauqua's own resident artists.
Timothy Muffitt
Artistic Advisor, Chautauqua Chamber Music Resident Artist Series
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | 04:00pm
Berofsky, Gavrylyuk and Lipsky: Music for Piano TrioView Details
Aaron Berofsky, violin; Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano; Arie Lipsky, cello
The inaugural program of the Chautauqua Chamber Music Resident Artist Series is truly a "Triple-A" event, featuring Aaron, Alexander and Arie, all faculty for Chautauqua's School of Music.Location: Lenna Hall
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The Romantic Salon: Brahms and BeyondView Details
Michael Dean, baritone; Karen Ritscher, viola; Brian Zeger, piano
Widely recognized as one of today's leading collaborative pianists, Brian Zeger has performed with many of the world's greatest vocalists...Location: Lenna Hall
Saturday, July 14, 2018 | 04:00pm
Vamos, Pacht and FriendsView Details
Almita Vamos, violin; Nurit Pacht, violin; Eugenia Monacelli, piano; Rami Vamos, guitar
This program was developed by Chautauqua School of Music faculty member Almita Vamos as a celebration, inviting her talented family to perform music spanning from the 20th century through today.Location: Lenna Hall
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Music for Two Pianos: Melville and MilbauerView Details
Nicola Melville, piano; John Milbauer, piano
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Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Vahn Armstrong, violin; Eva Stern, viola; Jolyon Pegis, cello
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Pearl Piano QuartetView Details
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Yesterday we had a bit of a yard sale. We pulled out the stuff that we didn't want to pack and move with us. Clothes, books, toys, Halloween costumes, linens, and lots of other stuff. Because it was Friday and Friday isn't usually a yard sale day in our area we didn't expect much. We did make $130. We packed everything up and set it aside under a canopy.
There was a chance of rain.
It rained. Poured.
This morning the yard and driveway were soaked. The canopy had water stuck in it. The stuff underneath, okay not all the stuff, some of the stuff got wet, but most of it was pretty dry. HOWEVER there would be no yard sale. It was just too wet outside. So all the stuff came back inside and we gave up.
We did, though, dig up our Hostas in the front flower bed. I wanted to get them divided. They are enormous! We got them dug out and I figured that I would wait a little while and then divide them when they dried out a bit.
About 3 hours later it poured down rain again. No go on the dividing the Hostas either. UGH!
But, if the buyers of our house drove by today they would think that we were digging all the flower beds up. LOL If only they knew that we were actually helping them by dividing these big bad boys for them. I do hope they love this house.


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tribe vibe
spiritual pulse
love and connection
"One love. One heart.
spiritual pulse
love and connection
"One love. One heart.
(Chamida, Leo, Asanka, Kathi)
I'm reading Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss and I thought I'd share some stuff on TRIBE:
"The energy content of the first or Tribal chakra is tribal power. The word tribe is not only a synonym for family but an archetype, and as such it has connotations beyond its more conventional definition. "
All Is One. We learn this truth and explore its creative power through experiences connected to tribal or group dynamics."
"In the actual Christian sacrament of Baptism, a family makes a twofold commitment. First, it accepts its physical responsibility for the new life that has been born into it, and second, all members accept their responsibility to teach the child spiritual principles...For a spiritual adult the sacrament of Baptism as a symbol carries two other commitments. First, we have a spiritual need to accept fully our family of origin as having been "Divinely chosen" for teaching us the lessons we need to learn in this lifetime. Second, we commit ourselves to accepting personal responsibility for living honorably as a member of the human tribe, for doing unto others as we would have them do unto us, and for respecting all life on this earth. By fulfilling these two commitments, we are in essence, baptizing ourselves and honoring our own lives."
"To be a part of a tribe is a primal need..."
"As tribal beings, we are energetically designed to live together, to create together, to learn together, to be together, to need one another."
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According to Philly.com the FCC has basically ruled that Comcast Philadelphia can no longer hold their monopoly on broadcasts of Phillies games (and other local teams such as the Flyers and Sixers)
The only out of town reader I can think of that this really affects is Cliff over at Capewood. I wonder if he will consider getting DirectTV to pick up Phils games down in Houston.
The article does mention that some other teams affected are the Padres and the NHLs New Jersey Devils.


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1. Do not fall in love everytime you fall in bed.
2. Learn to detach emotionally.
3. Sex does not equal commitment.
4. Do not revolve your entire life around him/her.
5. Addiction is bad for your heath.
6. Do not cling, act needy or demand.
7. Doormats are for your feet, NOT your heart.
8. It's OK to say NO.
9. Do not grill them, or their friends for information.
10. Master the art of LISTENING.
11. Treat him/her as you would your bestfriend.
12. Friendship creates long term love, and comes before sex.
13. Forget about fixing your partner. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
14. Your choice of partner is a reflection of who you are and who you are not.
15.Enjoy the moment first. Live in the present.
16. Don't worry about the ex's, or start naming your future children.
17. Never read their journal or go through their paperwork.
18. If you have NO TRUST, you have NO RELATIONSHIP.
19. Allow space and freedom between you.
20. Do not always be available.
21. Calling frequently is a turn-off and signals insecurity, neediness and control.
22. Open your eyes to lies and cheating, OR close them, justify the bad behavior, and live with the consequences.
23. Little or no eye contact? Start walking away. They won't notice you are gone.
24. Anyone preoccupied with their physical appearance usually have very little or nothing to offer from within.
25. Look beyond the physical.
26. NEVER compromise your values.
28. December-May relationships are great! However, seasons change and the May lover will sooner or later hear the call of Spring.
29. If someone really wants to be be with you, he/she will be.
30. If they ask to be just friends, be just that and look elsewhere for a love partner.
31. If they keep giving reasons for not calling, or say they are extremely busy, GET THE HINT and leave them alone.
32. DON'T EVER give up your friends for him/her.
33. IF YOUR PARTNER ONE DAY LEAVES YOU, BE SURE YOU HAVE FRIENDS, MONEY, A CAREER AND A LIFE OF YOUR OWN WHICH YOU NEVER GAVE UP. If you don't, who do you have to blame but yourself.
We should celebrate and be grateful for captured moments of simple perfection in our daily lives. Satisfying our hearts desire connects us by example to love, beauty, pleasure, and happiness in those around us and gives us confidence to take it to the next level. "We can all make it." Unconditional love makes a family and home is where the heart is, so we are never alone.We should be empowered by gratitude and our gifts are emotional fulfillment & abundance in life.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
"Ways Of Love"
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Herald News :: News :: Joliet woman was a 'watchdog'
Loretta Conley was also known as the "Watchdog," an apt nickname for a woman who attended City Council meetings and held elected officials accountable for their actions. Conley was 77 when she died Nov. 5 of a heart condition. With her passing, Joliet residents have lost a good friend, said Carol Patrizi Engmann of Wisconsin.
"She definitely kept city councilmen on their toes," Engmann said. "She cared so much about the decisions our politicians made, and saw to it they made wise, moral choices for city residents — or else."
Source: Herald News :: News :: Joliet woman was a 'watchdog'
From Joliet Jake: It is about time that the herald news is doing pieces like this, I had not had the privilege of meeting this lady but had heard of her on many occasions.
One person can make a difference as Loretta did, her compassion and her drive is what we all need to aspire to. Loretta never set back and waited for others to step up, she did the job that so many complain about.
She and many others like her have led to blogs like this standing up for what's right, Loretta had the right way of thinking and a love for Joliet, like I said I did know her personally, she did make a difference, it just a shame that she had to pass on before the story was told.


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First of all, I must point out that I am not always a maximizer. What I look for in a spell rotation can be summed up in one word: practicality. That is to say, I don't want to have to push 20 different buttons or be so scattered-brained that I'm losing track of things. I'm a heavy macro user (being a software engineer), so I look for a spell rotation that I can condense into one button. I like having many of my other spells available without having to switch bars or do crazy stuff while raiding. Usually I try to work it so I have one button that applies my Dots in a certain order, then I use a few modifiers so I can start at different places in that rotation. For instance, holding "alt" while using my DoT button skips the curse in my rotation (in case I want to choose a different one). Thus, I will have to play around with rotations for a bit to get a feel for where I might need to put these "shortcuts" in order to minimize DoT downtime.
That being said, I put my stats into the calculator over at MaxDPS and here is what it kicked out:
As you can see, I normally do not use immolate. I haven't used immolate for some time now because, prior to the patch, I had a heavy stacking of shadow damage and couldn't really justify throwing a fire spell in there. I may need to re-evaluate that choice, but since fire seems to be more of a destro 'lock's bag, I'm going to pass for now. So this sequence is what I put into my /castsequence macro (I'll do a proper posting on macros sometime in the future too).
In a raid environment, this cycle worked well for me. On trash, I tend to shorten it up and just do Haunt, CoA, and Corr. Then finish off with some s-bolts. This heavily depends on how quickly something is dying. If its real quick, I'll go straight to the bolts. If not, then maybe another DoT or two. You just have to feel it out.
For bosses, I find this rotation particularly fun, if a little bit challenging. As we all know, a HUGE warlock no-no is to refresh CoA before it finishes its last tick. If you do that, you're wasting a lot of damage because the curse ramps up as it goes, with the last tick accounting for a sizeable chunk of damage. Thus, how can I "one-button" this sequence without committing that faux paux?
As I was fighting the bosses in kara, I was trying to time up my rotation so as not to cut off CoA. It seems that since CoA is longer than Haunt, you will need to refresh Haunt about midway through the course of CoA. What I found that works well is to go through an entire sequence first, filling up the end with shadow bolts until Haunt runs out. Then refreshing Haunt, and s-bolt spamming until CoA runs out. After that, I quickly refresh the others, for two full DoT rotations with one button. This may result in a little Corruption down time, so I'll need to fix that (may be a good place for an interrupt). I will probably just put Corr, UA, and Siphon life on my "alt" alternative so that I can refresh those as I need to. I also my place a click-able Haunt only button somewhere on my screen, since it seems a good idea to keep that up at all times. Keep in mind that early refreshing the other DoTs does not affect their DPS, but only decreases your mana-efficiency. Since I don't seem to have a problem with mana on most fights, I usually sacrifice that a bit in order to make sure all DoTs are kept up.
For boss fights that last longer than two full cycles (most of them), I just need to click off to reset my macro. This is easily done in the shadow bolt spam phase, since shadow bolts have their own key for me. Thus, this lends itself well to repetitive application. I've found that this rotation is a bit more challenging than what I had prior to the patch without Haunt. It results in needed to use my "shortcuts" a lot more. It also really cuts down on the number of s-bolts I have time to fit in, which isn't really a bad thing. As I said, it seems like with the changes, affliction warlocks are becoming less-reliant on s-bolt spam as a main source of DPS. With my DoTs accounting for 75% of my damage done and my DPS increasing since the patch, I think the talent changes support aff'locks becoming more DoT-centric. Of this, I most definitely approve.
Obviously, my rotation is still a work in progress, but I wanted to share my findings so far in case it helps. Let me know what works for you. I'm sure a lot of this depends on what is important in your playstyle. Oh, and happy 'locking!


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if you weren't around, check out yesterday's GIVEAWAY!
About a month and a half ago I shared a little about the Storyline process and curriculum we've been going through at church, and I talked about how important stories are, and how I wanted to document this process.
If you remember, last time I mentioned we had to come up with a "theme" for our life's story, and mine ended up as this:
God is faithful and is calling me to live in community with and lead/teach others.
Since then we have had to look at the roles we lead in our lives, and then hone in on the five we really want to improve upon or live well. [Donald Miller urges you to select no more than five to begin with, so that you aren't spread too thing. Wise.]
I decided, for now, the roles I wanted to focus on are:
Once I really started thinking about these five roles in my life, I was slightly overwhelmed. These are big things. The only role I feel like it's okay to utterly fail at is the role of a writer, because if I fail in that role, I don't screw up others' lives. Right?
Once my roles were decided, I was then led to create inciting incidents and ambitions for each one. If you're not familiar with the language of story, then "inciting incident" may seem like a crazy or made up thing, but basically an inciting incident in a story is something that happens/an action that helps move the story forward/changes the main character. So the idea in Storyline is that we come up with our ambitions/dreams for each role, and then decide on our own inciting incidents.
Basically I decide:
What is a better story I want to write for my life?
What will make me get off the couch and write that story?
What makes me get off the couch? Well that becomes my inciting incidents.
I'm a little hesitant to share some of this stuff here, because that makes it very real and tangible and seems like it holds me more accountable.
But I think that's the whole point.
- To be a place of refuge and trust and to model Christ/love them like Christ/ point them to Christ
- Create intentional time as a family that points us all to Christ
- Pray for children daily
- Create a safe, inviting, warm place for them to call home; a place they look forward to being
- Live in the present with my children
- Prepare them to do my job as mother and wife
\inciting incidents\
- to have 2-3 fun activities throughout the week that are outside of normal day to day [baking, library trip, picnic, a craft etc].
- to keep a prayer journal for each girl and pray for them before bed time most days
- to continue and expand "quiet time" with the girls
- to memorize scripture with Blythe [and Becks when older] at breakfast: one verse per week/two and grow from there
- to read 3-5 books a day with them, and move into chapter books when older
Where I am at currently with these ambitions:
I have started their prayer journals and have been pretty faithful about keeping them. Blythe and I still have our quiet time most days, yet I'm still trying to figure out ways to do this better. I've started a couple of verses with Blythe and she is doing pretty well with memorization. Reading a lot of books. I need to plan more activities and be more present daily.
- Show Brent love by being more present and doing things he enjoys
- Create intentional time together that GROWS us as a couple and TEACHES us more about each other and our marriage; ask better questions
- Take a trip, without kids, once a year/every other year
- Create a safe, inviting, stress-free space for him to which he looks forward to come home
- Encourage Brent in his role as our family's leader; be someone who is easy to lead
\inciting incidents\
- to put my phone on the counter when he comes home until the next morning-- only check if incoming call or text.
- to take a small trip/weekend away together once a year without girls
- to text him a question everyday that I've put thought into
- to have "coffee shop/bookstore dreaming date" at beginning or end of each year
- to take one day every week to play a game/make something together/do something active/side by side
- to take a big trip for our 10 year anniversary [2018]
Where I am at currently with these ambitions:
I have been good about putting my phone away a couple of evenings, other evenings not so much. The trips are obviously in the future, but I think we should start planning/saving/brainstorming now if they are ever going to actually happen. I've been trying to ask him better questions and text/email him one "thoughtful" one each day. Hoping to get in the groove of playing/creating together next week [if you have our Monopoly Deal or Wizard cards, speak now!]
- Leave a legacy for my children through writing [including grandparents' stories]
- Teach others how to tell their stories through their writing
- Write something worthwhile that has a broader impact [besides immediate family/friends]: publish
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- to blog 2-3 times a week
- to continue Grandma Pat project more intentionally by visiting her every other week this winter
- to come up with something work writing a book about [???]
- to start writing a book
- to begin interviewing/gathering stories from my parents and Brent's parents for our children
Where I am at currently with these ambitions:
I am trying to work ahead on blog so I can post more. I have not started our visits to Grandma Pat's. I'm always brainstorming book ideas and waiting for "THE" one, and I think I just need to start writing. I actually thought of something that isn't what I thought I would write, but it may be a place to start. I haven't started "gathering stories" in any tangible way from our parents yet.
- Create/maintain sibling relationship we can rely on throughout future; model these well for our children
- Be a better sister-in-law by knowing big hurts and joys happening in siblings' lives
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- to contact all once a week in some form
- to ask leading and better questions when all together
- to create annual 5k walk/run event for Irwins to all participate in [coordinate with Brent]
- to send a card every three months for no reason
- to pray for them weekly
- to visit once a year in their homes
Where I am at currently with these ambitions:
These seem to be a little harder for me, because they aren't looking me right in the face everyday [which is why I think I need them on my list, because I do want to have the best sibling relationships possible and model them for my girls]. I've been texting, kind of spotty, but texting. [I talk to my sister everyday, but want to do better with sister-in-laws: Hey, BETH! You're probably the only one reading this ;)] Brent and I are brainstorming for 5k. I have a little while to think about cards. Need to be more faithful in praying. And I have visited Kali, and we are tentatively planning a trip to Oklahoma to Brent's brother. Now just need to plan a trip to Joplin!
- Have time of RETREAT and SOLITUDE once a month [away from home]
- Have quiet time with girls regularly
- Pick a personal study or book to go through alone/with Brent/ with close friend/mentor every other month
- Carve out time for study/book, as well as prayer/time in Bible/ time to journal nearly daily
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- to continue quiet time with the girls
- to find someone to study book/bible study with
- to pick book/study and complete [1 every 2 months]
- to RETREAT [away from home] every month and a half
- to wake before the girls three times a week [or more] for solitude, study, and prayer [wake FOR my girls not TO my girls]
Where I am at currently with these ambitions:
I have selected a book to study [Inside Out by Larry Crabb], so I just need to purchase and find someone to study with [Brent may be the first winner!]. I am really excited about "retreating", and plan for my first one at the end of the month. The last thing on the list will obviously be one of the hardest things for me to do, and I have yet to actually do it. If I keep failing miserably, I may just have to block out time during nap time or before bed, even though the morning is ideal.
Sometime I will add leader/teacher to the list of roles, but for now I feel these are all attainable [maybe not the book], and things I can work on and improve on every day.
Up next I will anticipate conflicts that are bound to arise, and then determine what "climactic scenes" I want to play out with each role [i.e. when will these stories be over/achieved to the point I can start writing another one?].