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I red two articles last night and I watch Youtube photography sites all the time and it brought me to a conclusion! There is some valuable information on the web and there is some that is not worth your time and effort! I want to address that but first let me make something clear; I do a blog to communicate with like minded phootographers, to try and give honest, unbiased advice and encourage people to enjoy the craft and get better at it, that's it! I do not get reimbursed by the people that make any of the products I talk about, I do not get a dime if you buy from B&H or Dury's or anyone else. I do not think it is wrong to make money on the internet by having sponsor, I do think it is wrong to not be open and admit it. Below are the three sources and articles I want to talk about;
Thom Hogan's Blog (http://www.bythom.com/) , Dennis A. Mook's blog (thewanderinglensman.com), and Theoria Apophais, (The Angry Photographer's Youtube Channel).
The X-T2 Review
The Fuji X-Camera System Has Evolved Into The (Almost) Perfect System For Me.
Theoria Apophasis Any of his numerous Youtube vlog posts
First let me say I read all these guys, watch their videos and benefit from them. If I am going to spend time with a blogger or vlogger, I need to know a few things;
- Do they know what they are talking about?
- What is their experience level?
- Are they good photographers.
- Do they approach the subject matter in a way that helps me?
I think Thom Hogan is a smart guy and it appears he is a really good shooter, he also is brave enough to say what he thinks no matter whose feathers it may ruffle. I like that, need more of it in this world. He is a tad too Pixel Peeper for me, but his insights are valuable and I don't have to think too much about the stuff I think is less relevent to me. Overall I think he has contributed to the cause in a powerful way!
I think Dennis A. Mook is a good shooter and articulate and I enjoy his articles, and that's about as far as I can take this, don't know much about him, but like what I read, like his approach a lot, and we both love Fuji so we agree on that!
Where do I start with Theoria Apophasis, he is opinionated, funny, does know a few things, but in many cases thinks he knows more than maybe he does. I do enjoy the guy, but anyone that tells you over and over that his opinions are fact and that he knows more than almost anyone else, Just saying. For my money he could tone down the profanity, but I'll give him this, he does have some intresting and valuable info. Not sure if he can shoot, never seen his work on the vlog. In spite of all that I will keep watching, I do enjoy him.
I really love photography and I really love the gear we use to do it, BUT IN THAT ORDER! Photogrpahy first, gear second.
It is probably fair for you to ask the question; What gives you the authority to pass judgement on these guys!!?? For the record, I was not judging any of them, just trying to lay down some ground rules to help you know how to decide who to believe and who to take, shall we say more lightly!
I've been a working photographer, writer, editor and teacher for the past 47 years. I shot Nikon for 43 years and worked for them for the last 11 years of my working life as the NPS (Nikon Professional Servies) rep for the Southern U.S. so yes Virginia, I do know Nikon! I've shot NFL Sports, consulted with shooters for Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, Golf Digest, the AP, major newspapers, law enforcement agencies. The North American Nature Photographers Association gave me a Fellow Award. I became a dedicated Fujjifilm X-Series shooter early in the life of the system. I have as much experience with that system as "almost" anyone.
I've taught over ten thousand students in workshops, seminars and programs. if you would like to see my work come here anytime, lots and lots of examples. Bragging??? No, just trying to establish that I do have some credentials to write a blog and spout off about photography and gear. Should you believe me? Well that's your choice! More important love his craft, get as good as you want to, but never stop loving it, it will be good to you, I promise!!!!
the pilgrim
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Great advice (as usual). And great advice for all the overwhelming amount of information we are bombarded with daily. Thank you.
I watch some of theses guys on YouTube, including you! I think it's good to hear different view points. I think what is important is that they are passionate about photography. BTW – loving the 16-55mm I bought from you!!
Mike drop!
I see a lot of garbage in the discussion forums and on YouTube as well. I get tired of the insults if you dare to post anything on a discussion forum (even if your post is not the least bit controversial…people just like to attack because they can on the internet)…and many times, you NEVER see any of these people's image galleries. My comment would be, if you're going to blow smoke, at the very least please be brave enough to post links to your galleries so people can judge for themselves if you know what you're talking about (by way of great photos as evidence). When I say 'you', I mean in general…any of these blowhards on the internet. So let's have it, blowhards…show your images and stop only carrying on about the gear. Put up or shut up. 🙂
Bill, I am always amazed about how we think alike about cameras, lens selection, etc. from Nikon days to Fuji days, even though I am not a jpeg shooter. ( Of course, I am far from being the accomplished, talented and insightful photographer that you are.) But, here we go again as to our similar thinking. The blogs I watch the most in addition to yours are the ones you listed plus Bjorn Moerman, Dan Bailey, and Photography Life. See you in the Palouse in June.
Jerry R
I agree with you and with ThePhotographyHobbist's (Jon's) comment above. All too often the people I encounter on the web who are the most opinionated do not show their work – or if they do (in the course of illustrating a point), it is decidedly ordinary. Maybe they are actually great shooters who – for whatever reason – choose not to share their great work on their vlog or blog, but in that case they should provide a link to a web gallery. The fact that they don't makes me suspect that they spend so much time playing with their gear that they are simply average with respect to their actual photography.
It is amazing to me that Theoria seems to have thousands of dollars of lens/camera equipment but can't afford a $20 remote control to start/stop his video camera. I always am concerned about someone wanting to show their behind at the beginning of a vlog.


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Hey… Happy Friday!
Even though it's already February (Eeek… wow! Really?!), I haven't done too much garment sewing for myself yet this year, so I think that it's a good time to talk about some sewing goals!
In the couple of years since I really started focusing on garment sewing, I've sewn a handful of dresses, a lot of skirts, a couple of tops, and hemmed quite a few pant legs for both myself and Mr. Sweet. As much as I really like sewing dresses and skirts (they're so pretty! and fun! and quick to sew!), this year I want to expand my sewing repertoire and add some well-fitting custom-sewn basics to my wardrobe.
So what are my sewing goals for the new year?
Sew more tees!
This year I really want to learn more about sewing with knits and add some fun tees to my wardrobe! I wear a lot of t-shirts during the work week just because they are comfy and practical for what I do, especially if I am moving around a lot during the day, but I would love to add some nice, custom, quality, well-fitting ones to my wardrobe, like the "basic white tee" Renfrew that Lauren recently made. In the past (especially when I was in college), I would just grab some cheap $5 basic tees from Old Navy and the occasional sale tee from J.Crew and call it a day. But of course the Old Navy ones would stretch out in between wear and wash after about a month or so (which was really frustrating)… and the sale tees at J.Crew weren't always in the colors that I was looking for (which was also frustrating) and the regular ones were just too expensive for my student budget. In the past few years since graduation, I've slowly been working on "upgrading" my wardrobe, and sewing some new tops and tees from some nice knits seems like a great way to replace the old tees in my closet.
Sew pants (and shorts)!
I have such a difficult time finding pants that fit well in ready-to-wear. It seems like I have to try on at least twenty pairs before I find one that fits just "ok". If they fit in the rear, they gap at the waist… if they fit in the waist then you have that weird, unflattering, saggy crotch thing going on… or they're too short or too long… I'm sure that a lot of you can relate! Trying on a billion pairs of pants in a dressing room somewhere is not my favorite way to spend my free time… I'd much rather be sewing or planning out my next project! And as far as shorts go, it would be pretty cool to be able to have some custom-fit shorts that are exactly the right length for a change!
Sew from Craftsy courses!
Sew the Bombshell Dress! I bought this class waaay back when it first came out. I've watched the videos, printed the pattern, added the spiral steel boning to my cart, planned out my fabric, now I just need to jump in and do it!
Tailoring! I was really excited when I saw this course announced! I've been watching bits here and there and have already learned a bunch of fun little tailoring tips and tricks.
Jeans! I also signed up for Kenneth King's class over on Craftsy during their big holiday sale and can't wait to jump in! Have any of you taken this course yet? Did you like it?
I still have a ton of other cute dresses and skirts on my sewing list also (Cambie Dress, Hollyburn Skirt, and Mission Maxi, I'm looking at you!), but this year I'd like to expand my sewing skills by sewing some different items too. Challenge accepted!
What are your sewing goals for the new year? Do you have any favorite patterns for jeans, pants, tees, or other basics? I've read good things about the Jalie jeans pattern recently – have you tried that one? Please do share in the comments below – I'd love to hear!


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We'd like to make sure that all of our readers are aware of this important correction to the January issue of Library Technology Reports, Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata by Karen Coyle.
A reminder--you can purchase Karen's two-part LTR series on bibliographic data for the price of one issue at the ALA Store.
The images numbered Figure 10, Figure 11, and Figure 12 in the January 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports were incorrect. The correct figures are below.
When bibliographic and authority records are connected through the use of text strings, (Figure 10) any change in the display form of the heading causes the link between the two records to break. (Figure 11). Using a non-display identifier (Figure 12) allows the connection between the bibliographic and authority data to be maintained even though display forms may change. This method also allows the use of alternative displays, such as in different languages or scripts, without the need to make modifications to the bibliographic record.
Figure 10: Sample bibliographic and name records, linked.
Figure 11: Sample bibliographic and name records; link broken due to name change.
Figure 12: Sample bibliographic and name records with identifiers; links remain.


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Manchester Derby Puts Millions of Soccer Fans to Sleep
The Manchester derby between United and City of the English Premier League must have put millions of football fans around the world on Nov. 10. Instead of an open, action-packed game, it was more or less absolute rubbish with neither the players nor managers having the courage to go for a victory.
The brutal game ended in a 0-0 draw at the City of Manchester Stadium, City's home ground and saw both teams drop two important points in the title race as league-leading Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 to extend their lead to four points over second-place United and seven over fourth-place City.
While United may be the only unbeaten team in the EPL this year and their 12-game streak has set a club record, they've dropped 12 points so far with their six draws. At this pace, they'll drop 38 points over the season and there's no way they're going to recapture the EPL crown from Chelsea if they do.
There wasn't anything memorable about the game between City and United and it's doubtful any of the players needed a shower afterwards. There were no great saves, no chances and obviously no goals. This was a game that could have been won by just one goal, but United manager Alex Ferguson started Dmitar Berbatov up front on his own while Javier Hernandez sat on the bench. Park Ji-Sung and Nani were in support of Berbatov, but were invisible.
When Hernandez did finally get on the pitch in the 78th minute, it was Berbatov who was taken off for him. What was even worse was City manager Roberto Mancini's asinine move of putting Emmanuel Adebayor into the game in the 94th minute for Carlos Tevez. Neither manager had the guts to throw caution to the wind and go for three points and it's about time soccer fans, officials, broadcasters and journalists stopped sugar-coating and babying this sport, which is going downhill all of the time. It's time to call it like it is, and this game was garbage.
We could look closer and how the sport is going down the toilet, but that's another story for another day. But one thing that sticks out in my mind from this game is the ridiculous clothing some players are getting away with wearing. For instance, Tevez was wearing some type of muffler or scarf around his neck, Adebayor was wearing a hat and several others were wearing gloves and shirts under their jerseys. If you're that cold, wear a long-sleeved team jersey. What the hell are they going to be getting away with next, wearing a fur coat on the pitch?
When two of the top teams in the EPL combine for five shots on net over 90 minutes, it's another poor advert for what's supposed to the best league of the best sport in the world. It's getting easier and easier to see why many people, especially in North America, ridicule soccer.
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I used this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch. It's a FUN one....
I had the vision for this layout but it just wasn't coming together and I had it sitting there with all the elements for 2 weeks while I noodled on it and worked on other projects. It finally dawned on me that I needed to find some teal-ish solid paper but it was late at night when the inspiration hit so I made the paper. Well, I colored some white paper. Of course I didn't have the right color mist so I figured I didn't have anything to lose except time so I pulled out some of the CTMH re-inker colors I had in my stash - Pear, Lagoon, Pacifica and chocolate and mixed it all together with water in a mini mister. The color came out perfect and I love the appearance. To make the sun, I punched the paper with the i-top 28mm large punch for the base and then I punched a 2nd one and covered a large brad daddy with it.
Check out what the other design team gals did with Sketchy Thursdays this week. They never cease to amaze me. Don't forget to play along for your chance to win a great prize from Scrap Bits. Have you seen their Etsy shop? I love their goodies!


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Playing golf is pretty easy. All you need to do is get the ball in the hole in as fewer golf shots as possible. When you start playing golf as a beginner you may get a little overwhelmed with all the information. But don't worry almost everyone feels the same way when they start playing.
A golf course consists of 18 holes. Every hole you play will require you to get the ball in the hole either in three, four or five shots. If you get the ball in the hole in the required number of shots it is called a par. However as a beginner you are not expected to get the ball in the hole in the required number of shots all the time and so you get a handicap.
A handicap quite simply is extra hits than the required shots for par. So a 24 handicap has an extra 24 hits of the ball per round. So if the course par is 72, if you are playing to a 24 handicap that would mean your par is to try and finish playing 18 holes in 96 shots.
I have found in my experience that depending on the country you play in the course difficulty can be very different. For example if you play courses in colder countries like the UK the courses are usually easy but the weather makes them difficult to play. Most of my experience has been in the warm sunny climate of South Africa where the weather is great all year round and the course design makes the holes difficult to play.
Don't over think the game. Just enjoy yourself. If you play the percentage game you will win. As soon as you start to gamble and hit the ball too hard the chances of making a mistake are much greater.


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It's Spring soccer for the kids. We take the field, watch our kids run in a herd towards the goal and come back to the sideline for a short pep talk. Then, it is halftime. The mom in charge of snacks rolls her big cooler to the sideline and pulls out the energy drinks. I used to think, "Is this necessary? These kids have hardly exerted themselves. How about water bottles?"
Energy drinks are found everywhere someone is playing a sport. Our teens are consuming these drinks at the rate of 38%, and 15% say they have an energy drink at least one a week. From what I have seen, downing those drinks is not usually related to vigorous sports play.
So should our young kids and teens be consuming these drinks? Are there side effects?
A study from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health and Duke University would probably support my cry for water bottles. Here are the problems:
1) Energy drinks are high in sugar and other calories which makes them a factor in weight gain and tooth decay. We know what a problem childhood obesity is and most parents know the cost of dental care!
2) Boys who drink energy drinks at least weekly spend at least 4 more hours playing video games a week compared to those who drink less than one a week. The more drinks, the more energy to play games it appears. But again, we are seeing more sedentary behavior linked to childhood obesity.
3) Both boys and girls energy and sports drink consumption was related to smoking.
4) Sports drinks are recommended only for vigorous, prolonged activity. Consuming them as a snack puts a child at risk for overstimulation of the nervous system.
It takes a high level of play to warrant the need for energy drinks. So soccer, baseball, T-ball and other league moms, go for the cases of water, oranges and other fruit as snacks. The kids may not like to lose the energy drinks and candy bars, but sometimes you have to be the grown up!
Source: Nicole Larson, Jessica DeWolfe, Mary Story, and Diane Neumark-Sztainer, Adolescent Consumption of Sports and Energy Drinks: Linkage to Higher Physical Activity, Unhealthy Beverage Patterns, Cigarette Smoking, and Screen Media Use. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46, May-JUne 2014, 181-187
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Save the date! Whether you're an enthusiastic social dancer or a ballroom dancer in-training, you won't want to miss TANGO BUENOS AIRES in March at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.
Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
The Brown Theatre on Broadway
Tango has a torrid history and has gained pop culture visibility over the last two decades due to movies like "Scent of a Woman" and "Strictly Ballroom" - and television's "Dancing with the Stars." From DWTS, here's a clip of local celeb Nicole Scherzinger (YPAS grad, Pussycat Dolls front woman) doing an Argentine Tango with Derek Hough.
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Scouts have 2 main purposes, scouting players/AI castles, and uncovering resource stashes.
At the very start of the game these are the most important units to have. Make sure you research horsemanship (scout speed), scouts (number of scouts) and foraging (scout capacity) as quickly as possible. Using scouts to uncover resource stashes will gain you massive amounts of honour and put you up through the first few levels within a few minutes of the game. As you progress further into the game the amount of food received from resource stashes pales in comparison to what you can make in your villages but it is still good to forage as much stuff as possible because it all adds up.
When you try to scout castles, whether you get a report or not is really dependent on how well built the castle is you are trying to scout. For instance built up pig castles may cost you 5 out of the 8 scouts you send to get a report, as in you send 8 and only 3 survive.
You will never lose all your scouts on AI castles, apart from 1 type of wolf castle, but you will lose them all if a player has 400 or more troops in their castle.
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Note: The number of traders you can have is dependent on both your number of markets you have, and the number of traders you are allowed to have for each market. So researching traders is key to buying and selling constantly to make gold
Traders are so cheap to make you can dump them to make room for other troops very easily. Take for instance if you have 20 traders. That will take up 200 of your 500 max army size. They can easily be dumped to allow you to train an extra 200 troops if you are attacking something large. Once the battle is over if you need to you can just retrain the 20 traders again at a small cost of just 200 gold.
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120 for second
100 for third
85 for forth
70 for fifth
60 for sixth
50 for seventh
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Monks are a one use unit and disappear once used; they can also not be recalled
Monks are the most versatile unit in the whole game. While not directly capable of attacking in battles, they have abilities which can influence and sway situations in your favour. Monks are unlocked through Theology, with new abilities being unlocked the higher you go up in levels.
The Theology part of the education research tree is huge and you must choose wisely in what abilities you want to concentrate on. Each benefits different situation, but you must also look at researching monk speed because they move so slowly at the start and also look at researching monk numbers.
Every monk action takes faith points which you gain from having churches in your city and in the parish capital so remember to use them wisely.
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I co-edited this anthology for the Writers Guild Foundation. It contains pieces by a number of illustrious screen and television writers, including myself, about our first paying jobs.
Contributors include Academy Award winning screenwriters Tom Schulman ("Dead Poets Society"), Stephen Zaillian ("Schindler's List"), Bo Goldman ("One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"), and has a introduction written by fellow Oscar winner William Goldman ("All The President's Men").


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EDITOR'S DESK: Westsider feedback needed on 24
OK. This is where the rubber meets the road. Pun intended.
If you've felt like you ought to check out what's happening with this year's Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Westside Highway 24 public meetings, the one coming up June 21 would be a good time to start.
After three gatherings since last November, during which highway consultants dutifully collected virtually every idea under the sun, the June 21 open house will throw most of those ideas back at us in official form and ask us what we think.
Did you look at the potential scenarios for Colorado Avenue on Page 1 of this issue? I don't know about you, but I found the full-movement version a little scary, in terms of what something like that would do to the Westside. But seeing it didn't really surprise me. In one of the sub-group meetings I sat in last winter, some citizen proposed cloverleaf interchanges at the highway cross-streets... with a straight face.
Many people have been skeptical about CDOT's motives in unabashedly seeking out citizen opinions for the highway upgrade (meetings, websites, contact numbers, etc.). Cynics say it's all window-dressing, that the state will wind up doing what it wants in the end. Maybe... But that's also a slick excuse not to participate. What concerns me is that if enough Westsiders don't take part, outsiders who just want a fast road will hold sway. Granted, a Colorado Avenue with no parking probably won't happen. But do you really want to leave that to chance?


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Divisional Soccer is played in the U11 to U18 age groups. All U11-U12 divisional teams play eight-a-side games on half fields. All U13 to U18 divisional teams play eleven-a-side games on full fields. U13-U18 boys teams are organized into playing levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. U13 to U18 girls teams are organized into Divisions numbered from 1 to 8. The U11-U12 age groups have some different levels of play depending on which league and which age group the team participates in.
4 District Boys and BC Coastal Girls Soccer Leagues
The 4 District Soccer League is for Divisional Boys playing from U12 to U18 as well as select U11 Gold teams. The districts in this league include Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and the North Shore. Teams from Vancouver United play other teams from those jurisdictions in regular league games as well as League cup games. The balance of the Lower Mainland boys teams play in the 5 District Soccer League which represents Surrey, Delta, Fraser Valley, Tri-Cities, and Allouette (Pitt Meadows/Mission) Districts. The 4-D Guide is available at this Link.
The BC Coastal Girls Soccer League is for Divisional Girls playing from U13 to U18 as well as U12 Div 1A and 1B west teams. The BCCGSL includes all the girls's teams within the Lower Mainland in these age categories. The BCCGSL offers three levels of play:
Div 1 (Gold) ; Div 2 (Silver)
These two divisions are considered to involve a higher level of competition and players for these teams go through an evaluation process the spring previous conducted by their community club, in our case Vancouver United FC.
Div 3 (Bronze recreational)
These teams do not require evaluations and they are generally organized by BCCGSL by geography, East and West, so as to limit long travel days when possible.
The Girl's Districts include Vancouver, Richmond, North Shore (West Van includes the Sunshine Coast in some age groups), South District (Surrey/Delta), Burnaby, Tri-Cities and the Fraser Valley. Teams from Vancouver United can potentially play teams from any of the other districts. The Operating Rules for the League is available here.


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Delhi University (DU), given opportunity to over 5000 students to secure a bright future. The Central Placement Cell (CPC) of DU conducted the job fair, the students they are graduating in 2015.
As reported "as good as 35 students have successfully secured jobs for themselves, In the first session itself", J.M. Khurana, Dean Student's welfare, DU added. The placement drive is conducted every year where students from any courses can register for the job and will get a call for the interview.
Delhi University's Central Placement Cell (CPC) conducts placement drives every year where students from various courses can register for the job openings offered by companies visiting the cell.
Also Read : Financial Assistance Announced for BPL and PWD Students at Delhi University
The job roles include content writer, business development, nutritionist, customer care executive and academic co-ordinators. The average package was around Rs 4.8 lakh per annum.
The key recruiters included-Litchi Knowledge Centre, EXL Service and Experts Intellectual Solutions Pvt Ltd. Other than CPC, there are many colleges affiliated to Delhi University also hold annual recruitment drives. The registration process for job fair started on 18th Sept, 2014.
1,200 students were placed during the various placement drives conducted by CPC last year. Among the biggest recruiters were Oravel Travel, Freight Systems, Wipro, Housing.com, Aon Hewitt, Medley Marketing and HT Studymate, Ingenious e-brain Solutions.


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Welcome back, wrapalong-ers! Do you have your pattern, fabric and supplies ready? Then let's get started! Woop! In today's post we're going to decide which size pattern to make, and prepare the pattern for cutting our fabric. The full sewalong schedule is included below.
1. Measure yourself!
The good news here is that wrap dresses are *extremely* easy to fit, because there's very little fitting! As long as the shoulders and sleeves are OK, you have a lot of leeway on bust, waist and hips because of the way the garment wraps around you. I've found I can comfortably fit in RTW 12, 14 and 16 wrap dresses, which is fantastic as I can fluctuate quite a bit.
- Bust.
There are a couple of things to bear in mind when measuring your bust for a wrap dress.
If you are using a pattern from the "Big 4″ (McCalls, Butterick, Vogue, Simplicity) they have a *huge* amount of ease in them: for instance, if a pattern was made for someone with a 42″ bust it's not uncommon that the actual bust measurement of the finished garment would be 45 – 48"! Therefore, you should look at the finished garment measurements (they're printed on the pattern itself beside a circle with a cross through it, and sometimes they're on the envelope) and decide what size you want based on that, rather than the body measurements. To decide on your size from the finished measurements, think about how much ease (extra space) you want – for instance, I often aim to have 1 – 2″ of ease on my bust in woven patterns (to allow me to breathe and move!), so therefore I want the finished garment bust to be 48 + 1 = 49″. For knits specifically though, I don't want any ease, because the fabric stretches, so I would either use the finished garment measurement that was the same as my measurement, or even one that's smaller.
If you intend to wear your wrap dress with a camisole underneath, which I do because I think it suits me best (the very deep "v" shape it creates helps balance out my top heavy figure), then you can make a smaller bust size than your measurement as the camisole will "fill in" the gap between the front bodice pieces. For instance, my bust is 48 inches but I use Christine Jonson size XL which is 43 inches – this fits well with a camisole underneath.
If you have a large bust but narrow shoulders, you may want to use your high bust measurement to choose your pattern size, which involves placing the measuring tape under your armpits and over your bust (the top measuring tape in the illustration below). You can then do a Full Bust Adjustment (FBA) to add in the extra room you would need for your full bust. Again, because of the options to wear a camisole and the stretch nature of knit fabrics, you may not need to do this – I've never done an FBA on a wrap dress, and I'm a 36G/H bra size. However, if you do, you can follow this tutorial, and instead of sewing the dart, you can ease in the extra at the side seam.
- Waist and hips
My biggest tip is: measure when sitting down! Many of us curvy ladies expand when we sit down, and you want to make sure that your dress will fit you well when you're sitting. To do this, put the tape measure around the fullest part of your waist, and then holding it loosely, sit down and take that measurement; repeat for your hips.
That said: again, the joy of a wrap dress is that there is no waistband and lots of ease! So don't worry too much about this.
2. Prepare your pattern pieces
Once you've got your measurements, you can prepare your pattern pieces so that you can cut your fabric. I like to trace my pieces onto Swedish tracing paper – it allows me to make any adjustments, and provides a more durable template to use in the future. Sunni has a great tutorial on two ways to trace your patterns here. That said, if you're confident that you're a specific size and you don't anticipate needing to use your tissue pattern pieces again, then just cut them out and use them as is!
If you are between sizes on the pattern, you can trace a smooth line between the two sizes (bust to waist or bust to hips) to grade. Tilly has a tutorial on this. If you are larger than the pattern, first of all consider whether the largest size might fit you with a camisole, and check the amount of ease in the pattern by consulting the final garment measurements – again, the Big4 often have inches and inches in there! If neither of this will work, here is a tutorial from our very own Tanya on fully grading up a pattern.
Finally, for the Christine Jonson pattern I realized that the waist seam wasn't adding much – none of my RTW wraps have one, and it makes pattern placement more problematic. Therefore I simply took it out! I did this by joining the front bodice/front skirt piece and the back bodice / back skirt piece (eliminating the waist seam) and tracing them off into a single front pattern piece and back pattern piece. This also makes the process of sewing the dress up much faster!
Looking forward to cutting out… I'll be using a lovely St John knit from EmmaOneSock. Do you have any questions at this stage?
Wrapalong schedule
- September 29: Measuring and preparing the pattern
- September 30: Cut your fabric
- October 1: Sewing shoulders (and any darts/tucks)
- October 2: Sewing the neckline
- October 3: Sewing the sleeves, using the flat method
- October 6: Sewing the ties
- October 7: Sewing the side seams
- October 8: Finishing the wrap edges
- October 9: Hemming
- October 10: We're finished!
- October 20: Your wrap dresses! Gallery and contest


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Catching up!
Finally starting to catch up after being sick for the week before a road trip to visit friends in the northern part of the state. I snapped some quick pictures of the gifts Enzo made for the Valentines party his class had. I use clothes pins for so many things around the house I'm thinking of making more, it was the perfect project for him. My inspiration for these came from a need to do something quick and seeing Heidi's pins.
More soon!
7 comments:
- fliss said...
t cute..what a great idea. i'd love some on my clothes line, but that may be too over the top!
- February 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- fliss said...
oopps, excuse the mishap, i was rushing as the little man just woke!
(meant to be) these are cute...
- February 25, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- Leen said...
so cool!
- February 25, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Esti said...
those are really cute. I'll keep this in mind for a rainy day at home.
(by the way, i've sent you a mail)
- February 25, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Samantha said...
If I hung my clothes, I would request some. So cute.
- March 1, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- sara said...
this is so extra super great! love them!
- March 2, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- sara said...
this is so extra super great! love them!
- March 2, 2010 at 2:07 AM
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I was with IKOHI, a national association of victims of human rights violation, and AFAD, an Asian federation of organizations working directly on issues of enforced disappearances. Currently with INFID, in charge of human rights and democracy program. You can follow me at my twitter: @Mugi_Tweets
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Vetting Master of Terror; Hardiono Saroso
The statement was made in response to a Public Hearing activity by the victims of human rights violation in Central Java, initiated by the Coalition for Justice and Truth Revelation (KKPK) in Solo two days before.
The statement was seen by human rights community as unreasonable and as an expression of paranoia by the military for the reason that what the victims of human rights did in Solo, Central Java is to give testimony and tell the truth what what they experienced in the past, related to the case of tragedy in 1965/1966, kidnapping of activists in 1998 and the massacre in Lampung in 1989. This initiative was taken by the victims group with the support of KKPK and Komnas HAM and other public figures for the purpose of knowing exactly what happened in the past so that the government can deal with them properly.
While there are supports from broader public for Indonesia to deal with the dark past, the statement of Maj. Gen. Saroso is an exception, but is represent the real attitude of part of conservative element of Indonesian military. The statement of Saroso is not a surprise especially that he was one of the mastermind of the massive human rights violation in Timor-Leste when the latter was still occupied by Indonesia. He is one of the notorious military officer as we can see in the "Master of Terror" in the following website:
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Last week, when an APT update caused firefox to fail, I removed firefox with APT. Then I installed iceweasel and palemoon. But I did not import my bookmarks from firefox.
I did not yet delete my firefox files from my user home account. Nor did I delete iceweasel's files. They are still there. However, I just searched for bookmarks and only found an .html file for the default bookmarks that come with firefox, not for my personal bookmarks that I added after installing firefox.. Only .json files for my personal bookmarks are still on my user home account. Is there a way to extract the URLs from these .json files ?
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Re: Salvaging URLs from Firefox bookmarks
Why not simply reinstall firefox, there should be a newer version out in the repos that will fix things.
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Hopefully, you needn't "extract" anything.Is there a way to extract the URLs from these .json files ?
Try using use Firefox's bookmark manager to "restore" your bookmarks from your most recent earlier .jsonlz4 file.
If that fails, consider using this utility: https://github.com/avih/dejsonlz4
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Got some new or newly updated photo software? Take another look at some of your old images – you might be surprised at the new possibilities and capabilities. As photo software evolves, the options for photographers to enhance their images in new and interesting ways also improve.
I was going through my images and came across this image of a huge approaching thunderstorm hovering just above and behind my home in Colorado. I had, of course, already done the basic editing by adjusting exposure, color, and contrast but felt it needed something more to really bring out the drama of the scene.
I decided to run it through Nik's HDR Efex Pro even though I only had the single exposure. HDR Efex did a wonderful job of dramatically increasing the texture in the clouds to reveal the turmoil that was taking place a few thousand feet above us.
So, every once in a while it's worth our time to take another look at our images and consider how some new bit of software might enable us to improve on what's already been done.


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Under 28 U.S.C § 596 (c) (1) and (2) (2000), independent counsels are required to report on their expenditures from the permanent, indefinite appropriation established to fund independent counsel activities semiannually. We are required to audit these expenditures and report our findings to appropriate congressional committees. Your request letter cited our two most recent semiannual reports, which covered the period in question on independent counsel expenditures.[Footnote 3] On May 24,1995, Independent Counsel Barrett was appointed to investigate certain allegations against the then Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. On March 17, 2003, the Special Division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered that Independent Counsel Barrett continue his work to the extent necessary or appropriate to perform the noninvestigative and nonprosecutorial tasks remaining as required to conclude the functions of his office. 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Born in Oxnard, California in 1957 Captain Jeff began his life on the ocean with a transpacific voyage aboard a US Navy Transport ship at 6 month's old. Since that early infatuation with Mother Ocean this sailor has never been more than a scent away from salt water. In 1992 he met a and fell in love with his beautiful wife, Trish and then as Captain Jeff states: "the real fun began". In 1995, on the day after Hurricane Opal struck their home on Pensacola Beach, FL. Jeff and Trish purchased a 37 foot CSY cutter and commissioned her the "Namaste". For the next 9 years these two teacher/adventurers sailed, snorkeled, kayaked their way south and finally dropped anchor in the Florida Keys. In 2004, after retiring from teaching, Jeff and Trish formed Namaste Excursions which soon became one of the more popular "Mom and Pop" charter companys in the Lower Florida Keys.
From 2004 to 2014 both Captain Jeff and Captain Trish continued to explore the waters throughout Florida and the Bahamas providing their guests with a high quality charter experience with a flair for ecological discovery. In 2015, Namaste Excursions purchased it's third boat and christened her the "Sherpa". With a shallow draft and ample size the Sherpa offers its guests the luxury of a big boat but the versatility of a canoe. Our trips are best suited for individuals or families who have a passion for exploration but still like the comfort of an easy day on the water.
When asked what makes you guys so special Captain Jeff casually answered: "We absolutly love our excursions and look forward to each new encounter with our beautiful Florida Keys. We are self admitted reef geeks and love sharing the wonder of this beautiful eco-system with everyone who shares our passion."
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Find out the top five discrepancies between testimonies of Ronnie Dayan and Kerwin Espinosa
Ronnie Dayan, the self-confessed lover of Sen. Leila de Lima, and alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa have conflicting testimonies at the House of the Committee yesterday.
Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. cited at least five inconsistencies between Dayan's tale at the House committee on justice on Thursday and Espinosa's tell-all revelations in the Senate the previous day.
1) Dayan claimed to have met Espinosa for the pay-offs to de Lima five times - In Espinosa's testimony to the Senate the previous day, he only met Dayan four times.
2) Espinosa claimed that his meetings with Dayan started from November 2015 to February 2016 - In Dayan's testimony his meetings with Espinosa took place in 2014 and that he resigned in early 2015.
3) Espinosa claimed that it was Albuera Police Chief Jovie Espenido who called him to call Dayan in August 2015. Dayan claimed that he does not know Espinido and that he has not spoken to him. Dayan said it was de Lima herself who ordered the meet-ups with Espinosa.
4) Espinosa claimed that he gave the payoff in Baguio was made at Burnham Park - Dayan admitted that it was made in the carpark of a hotel.
5) Espinosa claimed that Dayan introduced him to de Lima at Baguio where he took the photo with his wife and the then Justice Secretary - Dayan denied claiming that it was always de Lima who ordered her to meet Espinosa.
Dayan, however, corroborated Espinosa's claim that when they finally got to know each other, the drug lord asked him to call him "Batman." [source]


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Apple "Remote"/MonkeyTunes Plays Incorrect Track In "List by Artist" for mixed-artists Albums
Use case:
Start "Remote" App
Select "Artist" button
Scroll to select an Artist that has several Albums listed
- some albums may contain all tracks by the selected artist - these ones play correctly
- some albums may only contain a few tracks by the Artist - these one play incorrectly, unless the tracks are the first ones on the album
e.g. An album " Early Girls Vol. 1" has "Dedicated to teh One I Love" by "The Shirelles" on Track 26.
When it is selected under List-By-Artist / The Shirelles / Early Girls Vol. 1 / Dedicated to the One I Love, then Track 1 on the album plays (the Exciters), not track 26 (The Shirelles).
This is consistent and repeatable.
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The eye can be analyzed with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical examination consists of the capability to relocate the orbit and the response of the student to light and accommodation.
The function of the eye may be tested in a number of methods. The client may be asked to identify illuminated letter or objects of differing sizes on exactly what is understood as the Snellen chart.
On the other hand, the examination of the structural part of the eye may be made in numerous methods. Stress within the eyeball is determined by a "tonometer." In certain diseases, particularly in glaucoma, the tension in the eyeball is increased considerably.
However, it should be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye problem may have other issues as well. Frequently other physical conditions are primary and affect the eye as a repercussion. The look of the eye can signal the patient and the physician to problems in some disruptions of other parts of the body even prior to other signs provide themselves.
Subsequently, one's dependence on sight is emphasized when one faces a possible or short-lived permanent loss of this vital sense. Thus, when corrective steps are looked for, particular kinds of vision correction such as contact lenses or spectacles are recommended.
On the other hand, some individuals are troubled with the reality that they have actually some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this reason, advanced surgical operations were developed to motivate decreased usage of contact lenses or glasses. Among which is the now popular LASIK eye surgical treatment.
Basically, LASIK eye surgery is the short term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its concrete equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another kind of vision correction. The only difference is that with this type of surgical treatment, one's vision is fixed completely.
With LASIK eye surgery, the refractive errors in the cornea are completely transformed. This can be done utilizing an "excimer laser."
The main purpose of this surgical treatment is to create a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea utilizing a blade look what i found referred to as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is finally reformed, permitting better the eye to direct more light into the retina.
Appeal vs. Disadvantages
Amidst the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgery, there are still disadvantages that individuals must understand. Probably, the primary reason this kind of eye surgical treatment has become well accepted is due to the fact that most of its cases had actually succeeded.
In spite of its success, there are still some downsides. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation applied to the most sensitive part of the eye
Due to the fact that LASIK eye surgery includes the operation of the retina, which is among the most sensitive portions of the eye, the majority of people say that the operation can be very risky.
To puts it simply, a simple error find out here could nearly trigger an individual's lifetime loss of sight. For this reason, it is essential to think about many factors before choosing whether LASIK eye surgical treatment is the ideal corrective step one has to go through.
2. It is not a best procedure
LASIK eye surgery may correct your vision but it does not necessarily indicate that it can provide you a ideal vision. Even if analytical reports reveal that 70% of the clients might have 20/20 vision, this does not always indicate they have ideal vision as well.
Offered all these things, it can be deduced that, in spite of the appeal of the operation, LASIK might not constantly be the perfect eye surgery the way many people see it
On the other hand, the examination of the structural part of the eye may be made in numerous ways. It ought to be well remembered that a patient with an eye issue may have other problems. Often other physical conditions are main and impact the eye as a repercussion. The appearance of the eye can alert the client and the physician to problems in some disturbances of other parts of the body even prior to other symptoms provide themselves.
Like its tangible counterpart, LASIK eye surgical treatment is another type of vision correction.
2 Aspects Individuals Do Not Really Realize Regarding To LASIK Eye Procedures
The eye can be analyzed with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical examination consists of the capability to relocate the orbit and the response of the student to light and accommodation.


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Come Follow MeSD
IMDb: 7.0
45 min
Come Follow Me dramatizes the relationship between Jesus and the Apostle Peter. From the day Peter heard Jesus call his name to the post-resurrection conversation ...
Country: USA
Genre: Drama
Actor: Bruce Marchiano, Emilio Doorgasingh, Neil Vanides, Ricardo de Herrera, Jeffrey Porter, Simon Jon Provan
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IMDb: 8.4
110 min
Sam and the life he shares changes the attitude of his family, friends and community toward those with special needs.
Country: USA
Actor: William Aird, Curt Backlund, William Beglinger, Kelsey Danke, Nancy Ferdyn, Melissa Freson, Megan Ann Jacobs, Michael Jeske, Eric Mohr, Brittany Peterson, Bethany Provan, Simon Jon Provan, Rick Richter, David Rupprecht, Laura Simonson


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Jim Carrey is everywhere….at least this week. Last weekend he hosted a surprisingly not completely awful episode of "Saturday Night Live" (he does mean impressions of Billie Holiday and Alan Thicke) and his stint on "Inside the Actor's Studio" aired a few days ago as well. And while we're not quite sure what he's out there pimping right now ("I Love You Phillip Morris" after agonizing distribution headaches seems to have died on arrival), he does have a movie coming out this summer.
"Mr. Popper's Penguins" stars an intriguing cast including Carrey, Carla Gugino, Philip Baker Hall, Ophelia Lovibond, David Krumholtz, Clark Gregg, James Tupper, Andrew Stewart-Jones and Angela Lansbury with "Mean Girls" director Mark Waters behind the camera utilizing a script is co-written by Nicholas Stoller ("Get Him to the Greek," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall") and scribes Sean Anders and John Morris ("Sex Drive," "Hot Tub Time Machine," "She's Out of My League"). So perhaps this might be a cut above the usual family fare?
Based on Richard and Florence Atwater's book, the film follows Carrey as a high-powered businessman who inherits six penguins, and as you might expect, they complicate his life but not before he learns about family and friendship. Hall will play an investor who backs Mr. Popper's various schemes, with Lovibond playing the titular character's personal assistant. Krumholtz plays a neighbor with a grudge who seeks to profit from the fact that Popper is illegally keeping animals in his New York apartment, Tupper plays the green-friendly obsessed boyfriend of Gugino (Carrey's ex-wife in the film), Gregg is a "no-nonsense" employee from the New York Zoo and Jones plays Mr. Popper's doorman who threatens to tell the building's management about his new friends. And in the midst of all this, Popper will be trying to buy a local tavern owned by Lansbury.
We now have our first look at the film and it's Carrey and some penguins — this thing sells itself. Regarding his animal co-stars, "I found them to be completely unprofessional," Carrey joked, "but they're on-screen gold, so what can you do?" The film will help parents find something for their bored kids to do when it opens on August 12th.
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Here is a hypothetical (it never happened) dialogue between me and TimBl Tim: A URI is just a name. Seth: Fine, what does it name? Tim: Resources. Seth: Ok. Tim: A subset of a URI is a URL. Seth: Fine, How is is distinguished from URI. Tim: An application can use a URL to retrieve a bit stream. Seth: Well does it name the bit stream? Tim: Yes a URI is a name. Seth: Am I a Resource. Tim: Yes. Seth: Why? Tim: Because you have identiy and a Resource is anything that we can associate a identity to. Seth: Ok, so I can associate a URI with myself and internet applications can use it for my name. Tim: Yes Seth: Tim, can I be retrieved on the Internte. Tim: I suspect not. Seth: Then I should not have a URL to identify myself. Tim: *shuffels his feet a bit* Well you could use a URL with a fragment on the end because I've been telling people that kind of thing does not identify the document that is retrieved. Seth: But that URL might actually retrieve something if I an application used it. Tim: *starts to look out the window... he's rather be playing softball* ... uhh if you put a fragment with an id (not an anchor) it doesnt have to name what you retrieve. Seth: How can an internet application distinguish between what the URI#fragment retrieves and what it names? Tim: ..... Seth: .. Tim? ..... now where'd he go ...Received on Thursday, 7 June 2001 19:04:55 UTC
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text: If anyone would like to help test the latest RPM on Centos 3, heres your chance. There are several new features that are not mentioned in Jeff's email, but as he said he wants to make sure it does no harm more than anything else. As an example though, this version supports: - runtime depedency checking (think of being able to have cpan modules that weren't installed by rpm being detected, or crazy dependency like requires a particular processor of a particular stepping). - autorollback patches are worked in (this is still in progress and experimental, but, 4.4.3 will be the first official release of rpm with the latest autorollback code). There are other features add also, and of course many fixes. Cheers and Enjoy...james ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Johnson <jbj at jbj.org> Date: Nov 3, 2005 5:47 PM Subject: [Rpm-devel] rpm-4.4.3-0.34 for CentOS3 To: RPM internals development and distro coordination <rpm-devel at lists.dulug.duke.edu> I've compiled rpm-4.4.3-0.34 against CenTOS3. There is a yum repository with the necessary packages at http://wraptastic.org/pub/i386-CentOS3-linux/RPMS Note that these packages are compiled with --with-mutex=UNIX/fcntl. If you are wrestling with NPTL issues and rpm databases, then these packages will almost certainly help. Also note that I firmly believe that NPTL -- with unified thread and process locks -- is the best and most general choice for rpmdb locking. There are still uses for fcntl locking with, say, build trees for - NPTL legacy linux systesm, like rpmforge, and perhaps others, are doing, where fcntl locking is a far saner choice than posix mutexes because of the mixed +/-NPTL environment. Any/all help checking the CentOS3 rpm-4.4.3-0.34 is appreciated. I'm mainly interested in verifying rpm-4.4.3-0.34 does no harm. on CentOS3 (and RHL9) rather than testing of new features. Report bugs (and successes please ;-) at http://bugzilla.redhat.com or here on rpm-devel list. Enjoy! 73 de Jeff _______________________________________________ Rpm-devel mailing list Rpm-devel at lists.dulug.duke.edu https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/rpm-devel


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Charlotte Motor Speedway (Sept. 18, 2013) – The hovercraft comes of age this weekend during the Charlotte AutoFair at the speedway in North Carolina. People on hand will have a chance to have a closer look at a vehicle that can travel over just about any land surface and talk to experts on hand about their all-terrain vehicle. Expectations are for the co-creator, Michael Mercier, to possibly be on hand at times to talk about his invention and everything it is capable of doing.
Hovercraft were first mentioned in the documents of Swedish scientist Emanuel Swedenborg back in the early 1800s.
The first recorded vehicle capable of travelling over water, like an invention of this type, was built around 1915 by Dagobert Muller.
Christopher Cockerell is credited with designing and engineering the first practical all-terrain vehicle supported on air during the 1950s.
Michael Mercier and his invention were on hand Tuesday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and we had a chance to take a look at the vehicle. The driver sits in an open cockpit, with the co-pilot next to him for support. The overall length of the hovercraft is around 150 inches and it comes in at only 800 pounds, which is reasonably light. This vehicle is constructed using materials and techniques first developed in the aerospace, marine and automotive industries, like carbon fiber and metal alloys.
This vehicle is powered by a 40-horsepower engine, similar to the one on a V-twin Harley, that provides the energy to operate three independent motors, which are connected to the fans used to push this baby around. Getting from zero to 50 mph takes about ten seconds on average, with top speed reaching around 80 mph. The designers also added a 10-gallon fuel tank to this vehicle, which allows it to cruise for around 150 miles, before being refuelled.
You can expect to pay around $30,000 for this new hovercraft, once they begin selling this vehicle, sometime in the future. Drop by the apocalypse survival vehicles display this weekend during the Charlotte AutoFair and have a look at this vehicle. This new invention could be the best way to survive the next zombie infestation and you want to be able to outrun the dead.
While you're at the fair check out the newest hovercraft on display and the latest in automotive parts and memorabilia for sale. Expectations are for sellers to bring around 1500 collectible cars and 200 newer cars to the fair to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. There will even be rides, games and other forms of entertainment on hand to keep the kids happy.
All of the fun runs from Thursday to Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and we expect thousands of car, and hovercraft, lovers to be on hand. Prices for the affair are very reasonable, at $10 for adults, while kids under 13 enter free when with an adult. Just tell them Warren sent you down to have a good time.
For more information on the Charlotte Motor Speedway and the events occurring this weekend, drop by www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.


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Roan Fishery is located in Norton, close to Doncaster. This is a modern fishery that was built in 2007, and was designed around the a commercial angler's needs. The lake is set in a 5 acre plot of land, the 2.5 acres water offers 43 pegs, so compared to some commercials, there will be a large piece of water for all anglers. The pegs on the lake are well built and level, some of these are wheelchair friendly.
The lake is well stocked with a range of species including carp, crucians, F1s, tench, chub, rudd, barbel and roach. The match record for the venue is over 180lbs, so that will give you an idea of how many fish there are.
On-site you will find a cafe that sells a selection of hot and cold food, a tackle shop and a toilet block. There is plenty of car parking, with pretty short walks to the pegs.
Main Species at Roan Fishery
Crucian Carp
Rules and Restrictions
- No floating baits (inc bread and pellets)
- No trout pellets, boilies, peanuts, tigernuts, bloodworm and joker
- Only coarse pellets purchased from Roan Fishery may be used as a feed bait
- Other particle feed baits, hemp, sweetcorn, etc. restricted to 1 large can per angler
- No children under 14 to be left unsupervised
- No dogs
- No method feeders
- No braided line
- No children under 14 to be left unsupervised
Day Tickets, Membership and Prices
A session at Roan Fishery will cost the following:
Adult day ticket: £5
Concessions: £4
Find out more information
Address: Norton Common Road, Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 9HP.
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The Geovany Soto era finally came to an end as the Cubs traded him to the Texas Rangers for 24 year old Double A pitcher Jacob Brigham last Monday night.
The lasting impression I have of Soto is not the All-Star start in 2008, the general greatness of 2008, the struggles ('09, '11, '12), or the brief resurgence in 2010. What will be etched foremost in my mind is the 2-run home run he hit off of Doug Davis in Game 2 of the 2007 NLDS.
Remember the Cubs catching situation that year? It was a mess that included a declining (and eventually traded) Michael Barrett, Jason Kendall's Cub stop of his trip around the majors, Henry Blanco and the first appearance of Koyie Hill. Soto played 18 games towards the end of the year and provided a ton of hope (.389/.433/.667, 3 HR).
And then came that home run. I can still remember how energized I was by it. The Cubs had been shut down in Game 1 by Brandon Webb. When Soto found the seats in the second inning of Game 2 to put the Cubs up 2-0 it was the first bit of momentum they had all series. In typical Cub fashion, Ted Lilly gave up four runs in the bottom half of the inning, threw his glove, and the Diamondbacks didn't look back.
As I think about it, that home run, and what followed that inning, sum up Soto's career with the Cubs: a lot of hope (and very exciting hope at that) but in the end disappointment.
During 2008, I remember smugly thinking that the Cubs had a better catcher for the long haul than the Cardinals did with Yadier Molina (whoops). And though he couldn't continue that success in 2009 the hope resurfaced in 2010. He walked a ridiculous amount that year (.393 OBP) and showed some power again (17 HR, .497 SLG). But in 2011 he regressed again, and that point, at least to me, the hope that he'd fulfill the expectations he'd created in 2008 disappeared.
But now he heads to Texas, and with how anemic his bat has looked this year I can't be disappointed with Brigham as the return. At least the Cubs were able to pick up a "live arm" (Brigham supposedly can hit 97 mph) that might become bullpen fodder.
So where does Soto rank among catchers in Cub history? His 12.4 career WAR puts him 7th all-time (Gabby Hartnett is first with 55, but it drops off after that). On teams that seemed allergic to being patient and taking walks, Soto's signature was that he did just that. His final walk rate with the Cubs was 11.6 percent, and this puts him first all-time. And though he was only a "full-time" Cub from 2008-2012 (he played 18 games in '07, '11 in '06, and 1 in '05), he caught the 12th most games (555) of any Cub catcher, ever.
For lack of a better term, an "interesting" career is over in Chicago. The Cubs will now turn to Steve Clevenger and Wellington Castillo the rest of the way, in the hopes that one will seize the job for next season.


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Few quality reads this week you may also enjoy. I was particularly concentrated on reevaluating our email marketing strategy and found myself doing more task-based research vs. general study. Have a great weekend and get ready for some turkey next week!
Improve Your Email Click-Through Rates by Farming Out Your Social Media Content – Email newsletters have been on my mind the last few weeks as I've struggled to pull enough meaningful content together for my employer's next issue. I'm on the fence when it comes to frequency and messaging for email newsletters but this article does a great job helping you think through what content to include in every issue by gauging it's initial response on your social channels.


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The following rendering is purely fictional and most likely won't ever come to market, but it is interesting enough to publish under the "What If" series. Using a BMW M4 Coupe as the base car, the folks over at X-Tomi Design rendered on top of it a BMW M4 Shooting Brake.
Shooting brake is a car body style that has evolved through several distinct meanings over its history and originated as an early 19th century British termfor a vehicle used to carry shooting parties with their equipment and game. The term brake was initially a chassis used to break in horses — and was subsequently used to describe a motorized vehicle.
The term was later applied to custom-built wagons by high-end coachbuilders and subsequently became synonymous with station wagon or estate.
In contemporary usage, the term shooting brake has broadened to include a range of vehicles from five-door station wagons — to three-door models combining features of a wagon and a coupé.
Some say, the shooting brake is essentially a two-door station wagon and that's exactly what the rendering is showing here.
READ ALSO: BMW 6 Series Shooting Brake Photoshop
BMW currently offers the M4 in two variants – Coupe and Convertible – but a rumored M4 Gran Coupe has been highly discussed as well. Our sources say that, at least for this generation, no other variants are planned for the new M3 or M4, but the company is constantly evaluation the niche markets. For example, Mercedes-Benz is currently offering a CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake and a CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake, and other models are rumored to appear in the future.
So we pose the question: which would you buy an M4 Shooting Brake?


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Delia Ephron—sister of the late screenwriter Nora Ephron—was not only her sister's nearest and dearest, but also her longtime collaborator. Soon after Nora's death, Delia began writing what would become her next book: Sister, Mother, Husband, Dog. Released last month, it's a collection of deeply personal essays that are as heartbreaking as they are hilarious.
We caught up with the author recently to discuss the catharsis of writing the book, the benefits of having great friends, and her latest projects. Highlights from our chat:
VF Daily: So you have a new book, Sister, Mother, Husband, Dog. How did you land on that title?
Delia Ephron: I wasn't thinking that it was a book, but I just started writing about Nora and me in the month after she died, just because I was very lost. She was such a presence in my life, and I was three years younger. With the collaboration—we were just so tied up together. It was sort of a way to be together. I have three sisters, and if you have parents like mine, who can't function in any way, the sisterhood becomes very important. You mother each other. After I wrote [the essay] "Blame It on the Movies," I knew I was writing a book. And I knew immediately what the title was. My father was always shouting at me as a kid: "That's a great title for it; write it down!" I had titles for things before I had things. I just knew immediately that it was Sister, Mother, Husband, Dog. It would be "Sister" first, because [those were] the most important relationships in my life. And with my girlfriends. God, I mean, girlfriends—they just, they get us through in a way. I knew it would be Sister, Mother, Husband, Dog—my major food groups. It had to be "Dog" at the end, because "Dog" [is] the punch line. You know, it has to be funny, too.
It seems like writing the book must've been a cathartic process for you. But did you have any intention of helping others through similar loss?
My intention was to try and make sense of things emotionally. You have to be honest. Because, if you're not honest, why bother? Then, I think you have to make sense of it so that what you're writing has more meaning than the facts. That's the part that communicates. That's the part that, if it works, if you really understand it and you really tell the truth about it, you figure it out on some level emotionally and put it in a context, which is why I tried with my sister Nora. If you just do that, then I think that automatically people will connect. I think people just have a total antenna for when you're not being straightforward and getting to the heart of the emotion.
Was it healing for you?
It was. The great thing about being a writer, as you know, is that you get to process things. That you get to, in some way, make something out of what you experienced. In doing so, you get somewhere. When I wrote my novel *Hanging Up,*which is about my relationship with my father—very dysfunctional, crazy relationship—I felt like I had an analysis. It was over. I think that whatever art form you have, whether it's music or painting, you do get to work your life out, and that's just a great gift.
In the story of losing Nora, you really put it out there—the good, the bad, how much you loved her . . . Did you ever worry that people would think you were being critical of her after she passed away?
I didn't have that much distance from it, because I was writing when I was feeling so vulnerable. It wasn't the first time I had thought about sisterhood. That piece—and I don't want to say it came easily; I was in too much pain for it to be easy. The piece about my mother was just a struggle. I was up all night; I was trying to make sense of this thing that I really needed to figure out. But, in the case of Nora, it came because I loved her so much. I never worried that I was, in any way, discussing our sisterhood in a way that I thought would be compromising, because, as demanding as a person that she was, she was also enchanting and generous. The generosity was always there. I just thought I needed to capture the truth.
It felt very truthful. You could've just listed only the bright and shining qualities . . .
Well, sisterhood is essentially uncivilized! It totally is. That's why I think you create your girlfriends. I mean, sisterhood prepares you for being a great girlfriend.
I think that you need those girlfriends, because in the sisterhood, as close as it is—and I must say the love was so deep between us—there's always a competition going on, and that [part] about sitting in Nora's memorial service and being so overwhelmed and anxious, because I was going to speak and also I was so upset, and suddenly I hear Martin Short quote me. You know what I mean? And suddenly my husband jabs me, and I thought, Oh my god, is there never a moment that one isn't aware of whose lines are whose? Who has better thighs, or who has cuter toes, or whose S.A.T. scores are higher? I mean, who are we kidding? With siblings, we know all of it.
Not only was she your sister, but she was your collaborator. So, how has it been writing without her?
We never wrote everything together. I was so aware from the beginning, when we started collaborating, that I always needed to write books. I'll tell you, just being a screenwriter, that's a very brutal place and you can go for years without having work made. I knew if I wanted to know who I was as a person and as a writer, I needed to write books. What we found ultimately, over the years, was that there was stuff that was right for us to collaborate on and then there was the stuff that was too personal, like Hanging Up, which was too difficult for both of us to work on.
So, what's up next? I mean, I know this book just came out, but are you working on anything you can talk about?
Well, I have a movie that Ben Lewin [is directing]. He directed The Sessions. It's called Looking for You, and it's based on my college roommate's life. And I'm hoping we'll be casting on it. And then I'm supposed to be starting a novel. It's tons of researching right now, so it's like, Oh my god, on my part. You have to know everything to write a novel.


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3 Interesting Facts About XTOPOLY
April 12, 2017
First interesting fact, we were founded because of Jerry Springer.
Just when you think you know someone.
With the first major overhaul to our brand and website in years we decided to be a bit more transparent with the world. So without further ado, here are 3 lesser-known facts about XTOPOLY.
We were founded because of Jerry Springer.
We've moved 4 offices in 9 years, yet kept the same wall.
We're geeky about UX & UI.
Like: Using harmonic ratios from musical scales for typographic sizing geeky. - The Perfect 4th is very nice. (See case study)
Come say hello at our Irvine, CA HQ, or drop a visit at the web: http://xtopoly.com


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