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Print Binary Tree in Vertical Order OR
Print the Binary Tree in Vertical Order Path OR
Vertical order traversal of a Binary Tree.
Find Vertical Sum of given Binary Tree
Given a binary tree, print it vertically.
Let us first understand what we want to achieve? what is the input and what will be the expected output?
Vertical order traversal of Tree shown above will be
Print data present at Line 1 ( 4 )
Print data present at Line 2 ( 2 ) Print data present at Line 3 ( 1, 5, 6 )
Print data present at Line 4 ( 3 )
Print data present at Line 5 ( 7 )
Vertical order Traversal of a tree is little bit different than Pre order, Post order, In order and Level order traversal.
We need to identify, which node will be part of Line 1, Line 2, Line 3 and so on, How to do that? If you observe, then there is a close relation between each line from root.
If somehow we find out, which nodes fall in column -2, column -1, column 0, column 1 and column 2, then our task is done.
From the above image, we can see that, Root node is at scale 0.
With the reference from Root node which is at distance(column) 0, we will calculate the horizontal distance of each node at left(Negative) side and right(Positive) side.
Lets understand it with example:
1. Node 1 is at distance 0 as this is the start point in scale.
2. Node 2 is at distance -1. (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 2),
as we are moving 1 column on left side of scale.
3. Node 4 is at distance -2 (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 4),
as we are moving 2 column on left side of scale.
4. Node 5 is at distance 0 (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 5),
as we are again on 0th column on scale.
Remember we are only interested on nodes falling on same column.
5. Node 3 is at distance +1 (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 3),
as we are moving 1 column on right side of scale.
6. Node 6 is at distance 0 (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 6),
as we are again on 0th column on scale.
7. Node 7 is at distance +2 (horizontal distance between root node 1 and node 7),
as we are moving 2 column on right side of scale.
From the above understanding, can we say,
If two nodes have the same Horizontal Distance from root, then they are on same vertical line.
This is what exactly we will do,
we will keep one variable horizontal distance(hd) which will keep track of horizontal distance of each node from root node,
1. Read the tree in Pre-order traversal
2. First node encounter will be root node, which is at hd 0 as this is starting point in scale. (hd is 0)
3. From this point,
When we will move on Left, that is we are moving one column on left side, we will do (hd-1),
When we will move on Right, that is we are moving one column on right side, we will do (hd+1).
4. We will take one map, which will keep dumping all the nodes found at same horizontal distance
from root. (for map, key is hd and value will be nodes found).
For each node encountered, check whether distance is already present in map,
If it is present then we already encountered nodes at same distance prior to this node,
So append current node data to existing nodes.
If it is not present then this is the first time we are encountering this distance,
so simply store the data against hd.
5. Better to use TreeMap in this case, as it will store the result in ascending order,
which we are interested in.
6. Print map.
Java Program for printing Binary tree in vertical order
class Node{ private int data; private Node left; private Node right; public Node(int data) { this.data=data; } public int getData() { return data; } public void setData(int data) { this.data = data; } public Node getLeft() { return left; } public void setLeft(Node left) { this.left = left; } public Node getRight() { return right; } public void setRight(Node right) { this.right = right; } }
package tree; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Queue; import java.util.TreeMap; public class PrintBinaryTreeInVerticalOrder { private Node rootNode; public static void main(String[] args) { new PrintBinaryTreeInVerticalOrder(); } public PrintBinaryTreeInVerticalOrder(){ addNode(rootNode, 1); addNode(rootNode, 2); addNode(rootNode, 3); addNode(rootNode, 4); addNode(rootNode, 5); addNode(rootNode, 6); addNode(rootNode, 7); TreeMap<Integer, String> map = new TreeMap<Integer, String>(); printTreeInVerticalOrder(rootNode, map, 0); for (Map.Entry<Integer, String> entry : map.entrySet()) { System.out.println(entry.getValue()); } } private void printTreeInVerticalOrder(Node rootNode, TreeMap<Integer, String> map, int hd) { if(rootNode==null){ return; } if(map.get(hd)!=null){ map.put(hd, map.get(hd)+","+rootNode.getData()); }else{ map.put(hd, String.valueOf(rootNode.getData())); } printTreeInVerticalOrder(rootNode.getLeft(), map, hd-1); printTreeInVerticalOrder(rootNode.getRight(), map, hd+1); } private void addNode(Node rootNode, int data){ //First check is there any Nodes present. if(rootNode==null){ // No Nodes are Present, create one and assign it to startNode Node temp1=new Node(data); this.rootNode=temp1; }else{ //Nodes present, So check the proper position where to add New Node. //Checking whether Left child and Right child are present for root Node. if(rootNode.getLeft()!=null && rootNode.getRight()!=null){ //Left and Right Child exist, Also, we need to add ne Node in Sequential Fashion of Left and Right, //We have to scan all Levels one by one to check a proper place for new Node. //Also, we for each and every node we need to check whether Left and Right Exist, //So we need to store them for later Processing that is why we introduced Queue. Queue<Node> queue = new LinkedList<Node>(); queue.add(rootNode); while(!queue.isEmpty()){ Node obj = (Node)queue.poll(); if(obj.getLeft()!=null && obj.getRight()!=null){ queue.add(obj.getLeft()); queue.add(obj.getRight()); }else if(obj.getLeft()==null){ Node temp1=new Node(data); obj.setLeft(temp1); break; }else{ Node temp1=new Node(data); obj.setRight(temp1); break; } } }else{ // We reach this condition when either Left or Right is Null, but not sure which side is Null. if(rootNode.getLeft()==null){ Node temp1=new Node(data); rootNode.setLeft(temp1); }else{ Node temp1=new Node(data); rootNode.setRight(temp1); } } } } }
In above solution, Vertical order traversal of a tree is working fine, but nodes at same level are not printed in sequence they are present because we are doing Pre-order traversal of a tree (Depth first traversal) in which Left sub-tree nodes are read first and then it picks right sub-tree.
For mainlining sequence, we have to do Breadth first traversal that is Level order traversal, which make sure nodes are Lower levels are read first than Nodes at higher level that is all Nodes at Level 0 are read first and then Node at Level 1 and then Node at Level 2 and so on.
For this we have to take a queue, which will preserve nodes at same level for later processing.
So changes that need to be done in above solution is shown below,
private static void printTreeInVerticalOrderMaintainSequence(VerticalOrderNode rootNode, TreeMap<Integer, String> map) { if(rootNode==null){ return; } Queue<VerticalOrderNode> q = new LinkedList<VerticalOrderNode>(); q.add(rootNode); while(!q.isEmpty()){ VerticalOrderNode temp = q.poll(); if(map.get(temp.getLevel())!=null){ map.put(temp.getLevel(), map.get(temp.getLevel())+","+temp.getData()); }else{ map.put(temp.getLevel(), String.valueOf(temp.getData())); } if(temp.getLeftNode()!=null){ temp.getLeftNode().setLevel(temp.getLevel()-1); q.add(temp.getLeftNode()); } if(temp.getRightNode()!=null){ temp.getRightNode().setLevel(temp.getLevel()+1); q.add(temp.getRightNode()); } } } class VerticalOrderNode{ private int data; private VerticalOrderNode leftNode; private VerticalOrderNode rightNode; private int level; }
Find Vertical Sum of given Binary Tree
Given a Binary Tree, find vertical sum of the nodes that are in same vertical line.
Print all sums through different vertical lines.
Let us first understand what we want to achieve? what is the input and what will be the expected output?
Solution for finding Vertical sum of binary tree is very similar to Print Binary tree vertically as we saw above.
Solution for finding Vertical sum only differ in adding the nodes at same vertical line instead of printing them all, which we did in printing Binary tree vertically above.
Lets see what we did for printing the nodes vertically,
if(map.get(hd)!=null){ map.put(hd, map.get(hd)+","+rootNode.getData()); // Above line concat the data present at same vertical line. }else{ map.put(hd, String.valueOf(rootNode.getData())); }
If we change the logic which concat the data present at same vertical line to add data at same vertical line, then our task is done.
if(map.get(hd)!=null){ map.put(hd, String.valueOf( Integer.parseInt(map.get(hd)) + rootNode.getData()) ); // This line sums the data present at same vertical line. }else{ map.put(hd, String.valueOf(rootNode.getData())); }
For finding Vertical sum of binary tree, just change the above line in solution to Print Binary tree vertically and we are done.


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"Anxiety or excitement, one experience creating the opportunity for two emotions that you always have a choice between"
Instead of dribbling on about my physical performance at the 70.3 world champs on the weekend and the ongoing drafting debate, I wanted to share the mental aspect and the experience of competing at a world championship event,the difference between it and a normal race.
The first thing you notice at a race like this is the energy created with the top few percent of athletes in each age group from around the world all coming together for a one race showdown, which this year was in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.
The next thing you notice is how big the event setup is with around 3000 athletes transition was big and along with that the race expo also draws a much greater number of companies all showcasing there products. It's easy to get carried away here and spend valuable time, energy and of course money on things that should already be sorted.
For me the build up to this race had been pretty good with about 4weeks of solid training under new coach Pete Lever, the goals however were more about rediscovering the passion and process required to not just get through races but to experience them.
Recently I feel that my races have been made or broken not on the actual day rather the days leading up, Therefore both Pete and I were very mindful of monitoring just how I felt and focusing on stress/anxiety management. From the first call for help (very early on race week😡) Pete reminded me the work is done so focus on recharging the body, things like Yoga, meditation and breathing practices. This coincided with listening to the Fitter radio podcast and Bevan spoke about how closely related the two emotions anxiety and excitement are.
This was a timely reminded for me and helped me realise that the churning in my stomach and nervous tension was actually excitement not anxiety, the week was an opportunity not obstacle.
Arriving on Friday just in time for a Team Trispecific meeting, I was immediately greeted by Pete who from that moment until I left on Monday was invaluable to all the athletes racing under TS. This guy is so meticulous with his planning and ensuring athlete needs are met. From then on everything seemed to click really well for me, with enough people interaction to keep me out of my own head but not so much that I couldn't focus on the task at hand.
I made a conscious decision to really experience these few days and connect with the people around me as I have a habit of isolating myself in times of stress, this was made so much easier by the people around me, Pete, Rach and Brooke (who introduced me to House of Cards TV series 👊). From amazing meals, 4am coffees to vodka spritzers at 10am these guy's were awesome. Also Sean and Tiana, all the way from California it was fantastic to meet you both and share those few days and thanks for the post race BBQ.
The only thing that caused me stress turned out to be my undoing on race day and that was a lingering achilles injury that I had tried to manage instead of fix. However the positives from my first experience as a TS athlete far out weigh the negatives! There is still plenty of work to do but now I feel the right person is at the helm to ensure that work is done properly and in a sustainable manner.
Finally a big congratulations to all those who competed supported and of course won. I have read many complaints about the bike leg on Sunday and the drafting etc.. however when you put the top few percent of athletes in the one race it's always going to be tough, maybe having the hills first might have changed things? That said nothing can take away from those who won.
As always stay well.

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Tips to help your little one settle in at school
For thousands of parents across the UK, it's the final countdown to their child's first day of school.
However, more than half of new school pupils are thought to be below the expected level of school-readiness and lack social skills, according to a State of Education Report.
With this in mind, LeapFrog is helping parents get their kids ready for the classroom with the help of parenting expert Liat Hughes Joshi and popular parenting YouTube community, Channel Mum.
Liat says, "A child's first day at school is such an emotional time for the whole family. It's important to remember that in preparing for this day, it's not about competitive parenting but more about giving children the skills to make sure they can be confident and happy and ease into this new stage in their lives".
Liat's top tips for parents are:
1. Talk to them about the idea of school – tell them about your own positive school experiences and find out any specific concerns they have about not having mum or dad around.
2. Attend settling-in days to help them to feel more relaxed – they'll be able to meet the teacher and experience the classroom environment. Point out things they will be able to enjoy next time they come to school, such as the playground.
3. Help them find a familiar face if your child isn't starting school with friends from their existing nursery or preschool.
4. Arrange a meet up – ask among local friends to see who has a child starting the same school and arrange meet-ups if you can, like a picnic or a visit to the local playground.
5. Teach them 'self-care' – like undressing and dressing themselves for PE – practise this over the summer with clothing that has zips and buttons.
6. Teach them how to eat independently with cutlery; get them chopping and slicing their food as much as possible.
7. Toilet train them (again!) so they know how and when they can ask to use the toilet, how to wipe up and wash their hands properly.
8. Practise counting up to ten in your daily activities – this forms the core of maths learning in the first year of school – and start looking at basic sums, using practical items around the house.
9. Introduce books and stories so your little one can see how letters correspond to sounds and words to sentences. Sharing stories and pointing out specific sounds is a gentle way to introduce this.
10. Teach them to recognise their name so they can find their coat peg or spot the name label on their jumper in a pile of others.
11. See using apps as a positive – we all worry about too much screen time but good quality, well-designed apps can be an engaging way to learn.
12. Encourage basic etiquette, namely taking turns and listening when others speak.
13. Practise sitting still! Practise for half an hour at first and introduce sedentary activities – for example, completing a jigsaw puzzle – to help with this.
14. Role play to help your child to feel comfortable approaching and talking to their teachers and to not be intimidated.
15. Take time to reassure them of any anxieties, even if you're feeling worried yourself!
LeapFrog and leading child development website iChild, provided 200 primary school teachers with interactive learning system LeapStart, to use in classrooms over a two-month research period. The device received top marks across the board, with 97 per cent recommending the device to parents to help equip their children with the skills needed to start school.
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The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming
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Shamanic drumming is an ancient approach that uses rhythm as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community building. Trained in the Mongolian shamanic tradition, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Included are step-by-step exercises and chapters on sacred drumming, journeying, power practice, and healing the earth. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you utilize the healing power of drumming. Recent studies demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, chronic pain, cancer, stroke, trauma, addictions, mental illness, emotional disorders and a wide range of physical disabilities. The therapeutic effects include relaxation, healing, more energy, greater mental clarity, enhanced creativity and deeper self-awareness. EPUB Format for Adobe Digital Editions, Stanza, iPad, Sony Reader, Blackberry, iPhone, and other eBook Readers.
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I put my desktop to sleep last night. When I woke up the PC I got the following blue screen
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So I powered the PC off, than back on, the PC got to the Windows initial boot-up screen (without any motherboard warning "beeps") than the memory error screen shows up again.
My first thought (of course) is that one of the memory modules (sticks) is bad.
Trouble shooting
1) Removed and re-seated all four memory sticks (modules) in the same slots. No good.
2) Moved the sticks to different slots. No good.
3) Tried just two of the memory sticks at a time. No good.
4) Checked Bios and I could not find any memory issues there.
5) Removed and re-seated network card, video card, and sound. No good.
In the past I have had issues with the memory, however those issues were corrected after I pulled and re-seated the memory. With regards to those errors I did get the motherboard warning "beeps".
1) If the memory was bad wouldn't the Bios indicate an issue?
2) If the memory was bad would it still be able to boot-up to the Windows screen?
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Silence Plush
This year I was accepted into the Plush You 2012 Show. I decided to attempt to make my favorite monsters from the BBC show, Doctor Who. With being so busy, I only was able to complete one of these in time for the show, The Silence. I'm glad though, as while searching the internet I saw that there have been very few attempts from crafters to capture The Silence in a plush form.
Here he is completed:
I'll admit, this was a challenge for me. It involved learning some new skills to get him just right. Oh that head, that head I though would be the death of me. There may have been a tantrum or two trying to figure out how to get it to work. I've never used gussets or darts in my plush work before, and once I figured out that these would be the magic tricks to get him just right, it was smooth sailing. Also, having learned these skills now, it opens up more ways to create future plushies, which I'm quite happy about.
He stands about 15 inches tall. I originally was going to make a full body in a sort of "chibi", short form, but during the sketching process I really liked how he looked with just a tapered half body and no arms. It made it look like he was looming over something. Also, this way, the the help of some poly beads, he is able to stand up by himself. His face is a separate piece of fleece, hand sewn to the head and stuffed slightly to give it some depth. I enhanced the depth by shading some areas with some prisma color markers, which I had on hand. There are a few tweaks I'd make if I did him again, but overall I'm pretty pleased with how he came out. He's been shipped off to the show, and you can next see him at Schmancy in Seattle.


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Seven healthcare products will be selected for testing during the autumn 2017 within the NoTeB project, a Nordic cooperation network of university hospital based testbeds.
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text: The Designation For Assignment concept is greatly misunderstood. I've decided to take this point to clarify the term, for now and the future. On Saturday, the Cubs designated outfielder Matt Szczur. The term has a specific meaning. Many baseball fans get it wrong. When a player is designated for assignment, that is all it means. He hasn't been waived. Or released. Although I've read realistic-looking articles that said both. When designated, a player is immediately removed from the 25 and Clearing Up The Term DFA 5-8-2017 Tim Huwe 05/08/2017


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The Ageing Well in Wales Programme was formally launched in October 2014 as a five year partnership of national and local government and major public and third sector agencies in Wales. The Programme is hosted and chaired by the Older People's Commissioner for Wales. The first programme of its kind in the UK, the Ageing Well in Wales Programme contributes to and complements the Welsh Government's Strategy for Older People (Phase 3) 2013-2023.
The Programme also forms part of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA), and was awarded the highest 3* Reference Site status by the European Commission. The Programme is also therefore part of the Reference Sites Collaborative Network , a network of over 20 regions and Member States across the EU to collaborate and exchange best practice and innovation in the field of active and healthy ageing.
The Programme's overall aim is to ensure that within Wales there is an improvement in the wellbeing of people aged 50+.
The Programme has 5 areas of focus for its thematic networks:
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Winding down a very successful inagural season for the Chicago division of the s Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), the league hosted a Chicago benefit skate party, in which Hip Hop celebrity Diggy Simmons made a suprise appearance.
Crown World Entertainment/RCA artist Jacob Latimore also stopped by the event and spoke to his youth peer. Both teen stars also agreed to come back for a benefit concert to help the league.
Snoop Dogg started the SYFL nearly eight years ago in South Central, LA which is now serving youth ages 7-13 in football, cheer and scholastics in three major markets, LA, Chicago and Vegas.
The Chicago division of Snoop's league is in it's inaugural year and was brought into the city by Entertainment Executive Tonja Styles in an effort to keep kids off the streets after the Derrion Albert tragedy. The league is wrapping up its first season in the windy city and is doing a number of fundraisers to help pay for football equipment. (Global Grind)
I definitely support the SYFL movement and we need MORE programs like this here in Chicago, I encourage EVERYONE to support the organization and help make positive change in our Chicago communities.
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The goal of the admissions process is to allow the prospective student and her family ample opportunity to gain valuable information and insights about Mount Saint Mary Academy. The process also allows the Academy to get to know each student and best assess her candidacy. The admissions process involves several important steps and many opportunities. Review the procedures below based on your current grade.
For students in the seventh grade:
Open House
Open House, an annual event in October, is a great opportunity for prospective families to tour the campus, meet faculty, staff, and students, and gain insights into the Mount's academic and extracurricular programs.
Freshman for a Day
In the spring of seventh grade, prospective students are invited to shadow a current Mount student for the duration of the school day. They will attend classes, meet students and teachers, and dine in our Student Center for lunch. Each student must complete a questionnaire prior to her visit so the Mount can best match her with a hostess for the day.
Please contact the Office of Admissions for the dates.
For students in the eighth grade:
Open House
Even if the student has attended Open house in the seventh grade, the event presents an excellent opportunity to obtain information and gain an even better sense of the many components of the Mount experience.
Freshman for a Day
A Freshman for a Day visit is a requirement for all applicants. Each student must complete a questionnaire prior to her visit so the Mount can best match her with a current student. Eighth graders may schedule Freshman for a Day visits beginning in late October.
Entrance Test
The Mount offers its own entrance exam which is used to determine merit-based scholarships, in addition to helping determine if students satisfy academic criteria. Pre-registration for the test is required. The test typically takes place during early November.
Formal Application
All candidates for admission must complete a formal application after taking the entrance exam. At the time of application, students have a choice between two admissions tracks. The top choice track allows students to select the Mount as their first choice high school. Their applications are due within two weeks of their test session, and their interviews will take place in December. Students who opt for the regular track have an application deadline in December and have interviews the following January.
At the time the application is completed, the $75 application fee and a copy of the student's birth certificate are required.
Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation
In addition to completing the required paperwork, students must obtain official transcripts including sixth, seventh, and eighth grade marks. In addition, they must obtain two letters of recommendation providing a narrative description of the candidate's qualifications. Letters may be obtained from teachers, non-academic advisors, counselors, or coaches. A teacher evaluation form must also be completed by the student's English teacher and by her math teacher. All letters and transcripts should be sent to Ms. Donna Toryak, Director of Admissions.
Upon completion of the formal application and submission of all required materials, a personal interview is scheduled with the applicant and her parents. The family will meet with a member of the Admissions Board to discuss qualifications and expectations. Interviews take place in December and January.
Admissions Decision
The Admissions Board meets to discuss all applicant files after interviews are held. Top track candidates are notified of their status in mid-December. Regular track applicants receive notification in late January. Accepted students receptions are held in the late winter to give new families a chance to meet one another.
International Program
Mount Saint Mary Academy has a number of international students from China. These students are enrolled through an independent company, PEDUS. Princeton Educational Services is located at 101 College Road in Princeton. It is a full-service company which recruits the students from their Chinese partner agencies. They secure host families and provide the academic, social and cultural support necessary to assist the girls in their transition to the Mount. All students are proficient in English and have the academic skills that enable them to meet success in our college-prep program. For further information about PEDUS, visit the website: www.PEDUS.ORG.
For transfer students entering grades 10 & 11:
Transfer students who are able are encouraged to attend Open House and all are required to schedule a Student for a Day visit. In some cases, entrance testing is required and can be scheduled on an individual basis through the early spring or until enrollment is closed for their class year. Interested candidates should contact the Admissions Office for additional information.
The application for admission can be completed online using the following link. The Online Application for Admission is for DOMESTIC TRANSFER STUDENTS ONLY.
For an International Student Application please contact the Admissions Office at 908.921.2231.


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A meaningful debate about a given interrogation technique should focus primarily on two issues — its efficacy and its degree of severity. With these factors in mind, Michael Ledeen offers this analysis:
I have long been critical of torture on the grounds that whatever "information" it produces must be highly suspect. A man will say anything to stop the pain, won't he? So how can we believe what he says? But there are phases of gray in between the blackness of torture and the whiteness of gentle inquiry, and many of the gray methods have been effective. So say experts from, say, the Chicago police force in the glory days, or the British questioners of the IRA over the years, or the Spanish judges who have dealt with ETA, or the Israelis who interrogate Arab terrorists.
I know there are forms of torture that are both disgusting and counterproductive, and they should be rejected. But I'm quite prepared to believe that there are slightly less disgusting yet significantly more productive methods that we should employ.
Ledeen also points out that the Clinton administration developed one of the most ethically questionable approaches to extracting information — turning over terrorists to friendly, less scrupulous governments for interrogation. If the Senate Democrats expressed their outrage over this, I missed it.


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In the era of text messages and email, it's such a delight when you receive a hand-written letter in the mailbox from someone. My mom is the most consistent and I never grow content by receiving her letters; I always look for the next.
My mom writes a little ditty about her week, upcoming events, the deal of the day at the Bargain Box (only the best thrift store in southern AR), updates on her community and sweet words like, "Have a great week!" or "I'm praying for you".
She always sends a magazine article (this last one was on Paula Deen); a snipped out cartoon of the Lockhorns, often times with Leroy or Loretta's name crossed out and mine or my husband, Greg's name written above. And always, without fail, a coupon for either coffee or toilet paper (only in the brands I love; Folgers and Cottonelle).
Always a treat. Always read with anticipation. And a quiet time and place where I can enjoy every second of the thoughtfulness it took for her to send the goodies to me.
If you long for a handwritten note; simply email me your home address and I will send you a little note, or better yet, maybe my mom will! There's a catch...when you receive it and you have read it, you must commit to handwriting someone else a note and send it the old fashion way - US Postal. If this gets crazy and the entire world asks me to send them a hand written note I may have to put the pen down and put the carpel tunnel glove on; I'll keep you posted.
Hint: Elderly, children, new mothers, dads and volunteers love to get notes...hmmm...that's just about everyone.
Note: Please put in the email subject line: SEND ME A HANDWRITTEN NOTE
I will not give your address out or send you other Red Books & Chairs information unless you tell me in your note it's okay. I'm not a spam pusher!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Writing: Letters from Mom
Posted by Blessed at 3:52 PM
Labels: hand written, handwritten, Lockhorns, Paula Deen, US Postal
1 comment:
- After His Heart said...
I always look forward to your handwritten notes. You always make me feel so special with your beautiful handwriting and paper picked just for me.
- August 20, 2008 at 5:06 PM
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Those who managed to grab a place for themselves are now on their way to becoming exceptional traders.
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This year, on a whim, I decided to take off of work on a Friday and head down to this convention just to see what it was about. The main factor for me going down there was to meet up with some friends and there were a couple of vendors there that I was pretty excited to see their miniatures. These two shared a booth and are definitely bringing some great miniatures to the show. Warlord Games and Mantic Games were what I was talking about, both companies brought some great miniatures, I only ended up getting some of the undead miniatures from Mantic, but I could see getting some figures from the Pike and Shotte line from Warlord in the future, they have some great generic pikeman infantry and the like.
Those miniatures aside, the biggest part of Adepticon that I liked was the Bitz trading that takes place at night. I knew this was going to take place, but fortunately for my wallet, the ATM was out of order at the hotel. I was able to do a little wheeling and dealing, and it was totally worth it. There was so much there it was astounding, seeing entire lines of Forgeworld models going on sale for nearly free, all of the older miniatures showing up here and there, as well as seeing tons of stuff still in the box. This is something that I will definitely be traveling down there for next year and bringing as much as I can bear to bring with me to this. I'm anticipating good things to take place with this…
And now for something completely different (but way better), a selection of photo's that I took down there:
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"The Big Apple" Returns To St. Louis
November 16, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) - St. Louis Steamers News Release
ST. LOUIS - The return of forward Mike Apple is among three roster moves made by the Steamers as Saturday's season-opener draws near. Steamers CEO Michael Hetelson announced the acquisition of Apple, midfielder Sandre Naumoski and forward Marcos Chantel today.
Mike "The Big Apple", a 6'1", 190-pound forward, was acquired from the Baltimore Blast in exchange for future considerations. He was was traded to the Blast in March along with defender Nate Houser for forward Carlos "Chile" Farias. Last season, Apple tallied 23 goals and 10 assists (33 points), in 23 games played for St. Louis and 8 for Baltimore. The 2005-06 season will be the third that Apple has worn a Steamers uniform. He joined the club in 2003-04, scoring 13 goals and 6 assists in 23 games played.
Midfielder Sandre Naumoski was acquired from the Chicago Storm in exchange for the playing rights to forward David Topolski. Naumoski appeared in 38 games for the Storm last season, contributing 14 goals, 11 assists and 11 blocks. Naumoski began his pro indoor soccer career with the Kansas City Comets during the 2003-04 season. He was the Comets' second-round pick in the MISL Amateur Draft out of Southern Nazarene University, where he earned First Team All-Conference honors during his senior year.
Forward Marco Chantel comes to the Steamers from the Baltimore Blast in exchange for the playing rights to defender Michael Lookingland. The 6'2", 180-pound native of Brazil appeared in 26 games for Baltimore last season, scoring seven goals and two assists. Prior to joining the MISL, Chantel played for Flamengo in the Coppa Brasil ( Brazilian "Premier League").
Apple and Chantel won't have a long wait to visit their former team. The Steamers open their 2005-06 campaign on the road Saturday, November 19 when they visit the Blast at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore at 7:35 p.m. Baltimore is 1-0, having defeated the expansion California Cougars 9-4 in their home opener November 11.
Following Saturday's duel with the Blast, the Steamers will come home to Savvis Center for their home opener on Saturday, November 26 when they host the Philadelphia Kixx in a 1:05 p.m. affair.
Individual game tickets for all Steamers home games are on sale now and may be purchased in person at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, or by phone by calling Ticketmaster at 314-241-1888 (automated line) or 314-421-4400 (live operator) or 618-222-2900 (live operator).
To guarantee your favorite seat locations for all Steamers home games, Steamers season tickets offer great seats, at great savings. For season ticket information, call the Steamers at 314-241-GOAL (4625).
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Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from November 16, 2005
- "The Big Apple" Returns To St. Louis - St. Louis Steamers
- Wave weekly - Milwaukee Wave
- MISL Player Transactions - MISL 2
- Wave to play Premier Arena Soccer League's All-Stars - Milwaukee Wave
- KiXX Sign Goalkeeper Stuart Dobson for Remainder of 2005-06 Season - Philadelphia KiXX
- Storm insider update - Chicago Storm
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Porter's is a family run delicatessen in the pretty town of Llangollen in the beautiful Dee Valley. Our aim is to source the very best cheeses, charcuterie, gourmet foods and hard to find ingredients for the benefit of both local and visiting shoppers. Our range includes locally produced foods, wines and beers and we're always on the look out for new and delicious gourmet foods.
Porter's offers a bespoke gift hamper service and a new venture sees this extended to holiday cottage owners and guests.
You can also shop online by visiting our well established and popular website Oil & more.


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if someone were to ask me 5 years ago, where I thought I would be today, I would have not said "working at a small graphic design agency, still living in Tampa." approaching my 25th birthday in a little over a month, I've begun to really think about alot of things. everyday I come home from work with the intention of doing something for myself. some of my own work in progress of creating a name for myself. and everyday, I come home, and search the internet for endless hours, thus getting nothing accomplished. I've got all these ideas and dreams which I fail to execute. example: I've had the template for my website for 2 months now. it kills me to know how creative I know I am. I feel like I'm limiting myself. I need to utilize my talent.
hmm… I've begun to realize that I procrastinate way too much. I don't put important things first. I've said to myself so many times, that I'm wasting time. art makes me happy. creating makes me happier. so why do I limit myself to art driven by 9-5 influence?


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Devildog and Nasarog speak with Lennart Sas, co-founder of Triumph Studios, about the upcoming expansion to Age of Wonders 3, Eternal Lords. We pick his brain about some of the gameplay mechanics, Nasarog pushes his empire-management agenda, and we try to figure out what they're up to next.
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Hi! Everyone,
I believe the new year started on a hectic note. Everyone's back to work and school, yep, Nigel even started school a week earlier than anticipated (Lol!!! We made a mistake and sent him to school a week to soon, not realising that year 4s only begin the week after!!!!). What a turn-off for him, actually I thought he was rather relieved that he still gets a week off. To make up for our utter ignorance we went to Genting for a day trip and had some fun. The cable car ride is Nigel's favourite and of course the cheap thrill of fake snow at the snowhouse!
Here's a short update of everything that has taken place for the past 2 weeks.
We spent the New Year's eve at my mom's new condo unit.
We watched the City's display of fireworks from my home.
My newspaper write up in NST. Thanks Jennifer for the eloquent expression of my current passion. The Crafty Blogger is now my new nickname.
Just last week we celebrated Kung-Kung's 80th Birthday. Look at that gorgeous cake Auntie Josie baked. (Oh, yes... she's taking orders for her chinese new year cookies. I recommend the Double Mocha Chip cookies. It's The Best!)
Happy Birthday Kung-Kung! And We Love You!


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CBS Drama to send The ColbysTVPosted by Michael Jul 13, 2011 08:04PM
The short-lived spin-off from Dynasty is being repeated on CBS Drama from the end of July. The broadcaster has already aired seasons of Dynasty and will also air Dynasty: The Reunion, the TV movie produced after the cancellation of the soap. The Colbys revolved around the extended family of Jeff Colby (John James) based in Los Angeles. Dynasty's mix of big business, powers struggles and melodrama was replicated for the spin-off.
The Colbys starred Stephanie Beacham, Charlton Heston, Emma Samms, Tracy Scoggins, Maxwell Caulfield, Barbara Stanwyck, Katherine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. The series also featured crossovers with parent series Dynasty as actors John Forsythe, Diahann Carroll, Gordon Thomson and Jack Coleman all appeared but notably absent was Joan Collins who lead a boycott of the spin-off.
The Coblys wasn't as successful as Dynasty and only lasted two seasons before being cancelled. It's last episode features the infamous UFO abduction of Fallon Carrington-Colby (Emma Samms) and was the drama's highest rated episode. With the cancellation of the series Fallon and Jeff were transferred back to the main series and several years later Stephanie Beacham and Tracy Scoggins reprised their roles on Dynasty.
CBS Drama will begin repeating The Colbys on Monday 25th July with three airings daily at 8am, 1pm and 6pm. CBS Drama is available on Sky channel 149 and Freesat channel 134.
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Fundraising for Perfugium Miseris
We love the artwork created by Theresa Smith of Mooch for this year's Ramsgate Festival – Perfugium Miseris. The work is due to come down from the harbour wall before the end of the year and Theresa is fundraising for a permanent artwork for the area. There is an auction of the letters which are 4ft high, on Saturday 22 October at the Royal Temple Yacht Club, with a great night of talks, music and the entertainment of the art auction itself.
For tickets, please go to Brown Paper Tickets – we'd all love to have your support. For full details of the artwork, and why it's so clever, please visit Mooch
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How To Find Your Soul's True Purpose In Life
I believe that our purpose in life is to gather up all of our strengths, talents, and super powers, and use them to achieve everything we want.
Writing that best-selling book. Quitting that dreadful job to backpack through the Andes. Opening that organic coffee shop.
You begin this process by allowing yourself to dream big dreams and imagine what's possible for you. Here are four simple steps to get started:
1. Create your "List of Dreams."
You're a grownup, and you're allowed to have your cake and eat it too. So make sure you're asking the universe for what you really want!
Grab three pieces of paper and label each one "six months," "12 months," "five years." Then write down everything you want to Be, Do, or Have within that time. Let your mind flow free and be completely honest with yourself.
Do you want to become a certified yoga teacher? Do you want to spend a month in Paris every summer? Do you want to become a food blogger and make your first $10,000?
This is your chance to dream big, without any limitations.
2. Imagine your 100%.
The most important part of finding your purpose is to define what you want, so you know where you're headed.
Let's pretend you have all the money you need and time is not an issue. You have the education, the support, and the skills. You have all the "lucky breaks," all the connections, and all the resources you could ever need.
What does your "perfect" life look like? Imagine your ideal lifestyle. What is your ideal job? Where are you living? Who are you surrounded by? How do you spend each day?
If you could guarantee it would happen, what would your life look like?
3. Visualize like it's your job.
Whatever you can imagine, you can make happen. That's why you must visualize your goals with as much detail and as frequently as possible.
Let yourself feel the excitement and the butterflies in your belly. Pretend it's yours. Pretend you've made it.
You want these visions to become vividly clear in your mind. The more clear your goals become, the more confidence you will feel and the more motivated you will become to work on them.
4. Be like Beyoncé.
OK, so maybe you don't actually want to be Beyoncé, but you can be just as fierce, in your own way.
You've imagined who you'd be and what your life would look like if you achieved all of your goals.
Now begin to see the path to get there. What's your first step? And the next one? Do one thing every day that will get you closer to that 100%.
Until you've taken action, this whole process has just been a fun exercise in daydreaming.
Follow these four steps and you'll be on your way to living a life full of unbridled, joy, passion, and fulfillment. I'd love to hear from you in the comments. What one step are you going to take today to get you closer to your purpose?
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Justin Bieber Nervous Singing for President Obama
Justin Bieber is one of the country's most up-and-coming singers. With a mighty strong fan base, the performer's live concerts have covered the United States, taking place in Michigan, New York, Las Vegas, and on to Chicago in just a few days. Hopefully, Bieber isn't too tired as this young talent performs alongside Usher for the President of the United States tonight (December 13) at the annual Christmas Concert.
According to the Justin Bieber official twitter posting only put up five hours ago (December 13), the artist is waiting in Washington DC, nervous, and ready.
His Tweet says: 'in DC preparing to sing for President OBAMA!! yeah im nervous. if i mess up he might deport me back to Canada. lol."
Who wouldn't be nervous about being introduced to the coolest president America has had as its leader since Abraham Lincoln? Knees would knock, throats would be dry. Then, on top of that, performing and meeting the Prez while trying to keep your cool. Yeah, most of us would be useless.
Justin Bieber performs with other entertainers including Mary J. Blige and Usher. The official taping is tonight, with the concert to air December 20.


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What kind of father is God?
What kind of father is God? Do you see God as a loving, kind father who has your best interest at heart? Do you see God as an abusive father waiting to crush your hopes, dreams, and zap you at every bad choice you make? Do you see God as an absentee father; a father who could care less about you and is more concerned with bigger things in the universe? What kind of father is God? What affects the way we see God? What affect the way we view God as father? Why do people have so many different views of who God is when it comes to his role as father? What does the scripture say about God being father? How should scripture shape our image of God as father? What do you think? Share your thoughts.


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LOADING HUMAN By Untold Games Supports VR Technology
Untold Games announced Loading Human, a Virtual Reality adventure game powered by groundbreaking controls and set in a thrilling sci-fi world. In Loading Human, players take on the role of André Gibson, a writer who is forced to relive his memories in order to be successfully transferred into a robot body and reunite with his beloved wife, Michelle.
With a high concept of "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Monkey Island in virtual reality", Loading Human is the evolution of the classic 'point 'n click' adventure videogame, utilising the recent advancements in VR technology to provide an unprecedented level of immersion. Untold Games has released a gameplay trailer that demonstrates how Loading Human revolutionises the adventure game genre using the latest VR and motion sensor controllers.
Loading Human has been developed to support the latest VR technology like the forthcoming Oculus Rift headset, and motion-based controllers like Sixense STEM and Razer Hydra, which will simulate the player's hand movements. The player will naturally interact with the world: pick-up objects, open them or use them just like they would in real life. Whilst experiencing Loading Human, players will hear André's thoughts, control his body with their own, and live his life while the story unravels itself around them.


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War of the Words: Losing Meaning and Impact
You know what I'm saying. Words like "extremist" or "Nazi" -- are bandied about by biased press, partisan politicians and everyday people like you and me -- used, or more likely misused, in a feeble attempt to make a point. And it needs to stop.
Take the wire services. They use of the word "extremist" when discussing Jews who don't want to be expelled from their homes and they use it to describe vicious terrorists who kill civilians. Does that really make sense? Are the two even slightly similar?
Friend to the Blogway, Tom Carter, did a terrific post about why using the word Nazi is ridiculous, whether it's you or Senator Dick Durbin spitting it out. His conclusion says it all:
Think about the American politician or public figure you find most distasteful. Assuming you know anything at all about World War II and the Nazis, there is no way you can intelligently characterize him or her as a Nazi or make a comparison to Hitler. Think about it. If you're guilty of doing it, you're making yourself look like an idiot. Cut it out.
He's right -- to make outlandish and inaccurate comparisons, to misuse words with intense rhetoric and hyperbole, doesn't bolster your argument. It deflates it.
I wish the media and people in general would do as Tom suggests -- and cut it out.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
A-Week – Are You Shouting, Or Are You Just There?
Last year, I didn't participate. I had my reasons. But this year, I'm ramping it up with an 'A' as my profile pic! Nothing as gauche as last year's scarlet A, though. This year, it's a nice, sedate blue.
Really, though, I have to wonder... Am I making a difference?
The only person who's asked me about it so far is my fiancé, who already knows I'm an atheist and who clearly has no problem with that. In fact, I'd be surprised if anyone else asked, at this point. Some members of my extended family are only people I can think of to whom my atheism would be fresh news, and judging by how often they interact with me on Facebook, it would probably take more than a week and one profile change to pique their attention.
On the other hand, the theory behind the A-Week strategy is sound. The more visible atheists are, the more likely we are, as a group, to not be seen as 'other.' For more than twenty-two thousand people (judging by the number who 'like' the cause on Facebook), participating in A-Week feels like a good way to do that. It's a good way to not be hiding.
But how many people who participate in A-Week were hiding before it? I don't have numbers on this, and frankly, I don't know where I would find such numbers. I just know that I wasn't. It says 'Atheist' right there on my profile, even when it's not A-Week. Hell, if I were worried about people knowing that I'm an atheist, I'd have a serious problem, given that this blog is the first result on a Google search of my name.
How many A-Week participants are actually increasing their visibility to people who think atheists are amoral or evil, or even just unusual? I feel like most of the people I see with an 'A' by their name this week are already visibly out. They're the people who already shout their nonbelief from the top of mountains. If they were going to have a confrontation, it would have happened a long time ago.
Perhaps A-Week is more useful as a tool to remind atheists – whether they're still in the closet or outside of it – that they're not alone. For me, seeing all those profile 'A's is an inspiration to do more: there are so many of us, and we have so far to go.
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- AnonymousMar 19, 2012, 6:41:00 PM
Of the two years i've participated (being off Facebook this year), i've had one friend each year tell me that i prompted them to adopt the emblem for the week. One was out as irreligious but still considered themselves "spiritual" and the other took the opportunity to come out to her family and friends for the first time. I consider both of these occasions exceptional wins, considering the reluctance of spiritual people to identify with atheists (much less as them) and the very real risk of ostracism from family.ReplyDelete
As for any one person making a difference among their friends, in my view the immense gains to be had in greater visibility and positive identification can't help but be worth even the longest plausible odds.Replies
That's awesome! Good on you, and on both your friends. I guess I just don't see too much of that, personally, but it's great to know that it's working.Delete
I definitely agree on the long odds thing; it feels unlikely that my participation will make much of a difference, but it's hardly going to hurt the cause. And besides, even if no one were to come out this year because of A Week (which seems unlikely, given the sheer number of people involved), participants still benefit from the sense of community. I guess that's really what I wanted to say; for me, that's my primary reason for participating.


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Hedy Lamarr, an actress known for her roles in the 1938 film Algiers and the 1949 film Samson and Delilah, was also one heck of an inventor.
In 2014, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work at the beginning of World War II with composer George Antheil in developing a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes. This system used spread spectrum and frequency-hopping tech to defeat the threat of jamming by Rome, Berlin and Tokyo.
Although the U.S. Navy didn't adopt the tech until the 1960s, the principles of Lamarr and Antheil's work are now incorporated into modern Wi-Fi, CDMA and Bluetooth technology. This is because when the duo's patent lapsed, the schematics for their system became public domain — and other engineers could then study and interpret the design.
It was this wartime invention that earned Lamarr the "Mother of Wi-Fi" title. And a new documentary, called Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, shows "how Lamarr's beauty and scandals kept many from appreciating her more intellectual achievements," Engadget's Cherlynn Low wrote. "And sadly, in its effort to cover every aspect of Lamarr's eventful life, the documentary doesn't spend quite enough time putting into perspective the impact of her invention."


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Jeezly Spookerpoops! It's Skitz's 4th Annual Guide to Rotting Your Goddam Teeth
By Skittimus Maximus | Lists | October 31, 2012 |
By Skittimus Maximus | Lists | October 31, 2012 |
01. Baby Ruths -- Right after he rips the chains from the wall and grabs the candy bar, the camera cuts to a tight shot of Chunk, who says "Geez mister, you're even hungrier than I am." FUN FACT: Richard Donner has an outtake where the camera is kept on Sloth as he rises from his chair, revealing a giant, misshapen erection. Originally, Donner intended to use John Matuszak's actual penis in the shot, but the effects/makeup department hit upon a stroke of genius when they simply airbrushed a king-sized Baby Ruth in bruised flesh tones. Fuck yes, it's true -- why would I lie to you this early in the list?
02. Swedish Fish -- Other than ABBA and the Muppet with the speech impediment, I don't know shit about Sweden. But I do know that on more than one occasion, I've slogged through some of my worst hangovers armed with nothing but ice water, Tums, and a giant goddam bag of Swedish fish. I'm not too sure how to tie that last sentence back into Halloween, but if your kids wind up coming home drunk wearing a different costume than the one you sent them out in, you've got bigger issues to concern yourself with than an alcoholic's opinion on lingonberry-flavored fish.
03. Godiva 16 Piece Dark Chocolate Assortment -- Just kidding. I mean, yeah -- this'd be great, but the only way you're walking away with a box of these in your bag is if you're trick-or-treating in an upper echelon Romneyhood or you've been banging the person who's opening the door.
04. Ghost Dots -- The first time I wrote one of these lists, I made mention of Dots being the only candy I've eaten that's both delicious and dangerous (for reals -- jam a fistful in your mouth and try to chew your way through the panic of labored breathing). Far as I can tell, they taste the same as regular Dots, but from what I gather on the packaging, these gummy bitches'll light up your insides. And because I'm a grown-ass adult who can do what he wants, I'm eating a box for dinner in hopes of making some test-poops later with the lights out.
05. Pomegranate Tootsie Pops -- Say I hadn't cut town and moved four states away when I got that horrid girl at the A&W preggers. And say I had done the responsible thing and taught my beloved offspring to brew a special kind of contempt for adults who handed out anything Tootsie-related on the bestest holiday since Mary plopped her weary ass down on a hay bale and squarshed out a slippery Jesus. This past month, I would've had to have a heart-to-heart talk with young Skittimus (or Skittimissus), explaining that the only exception to the rule comes with the new flavor Tootsie introduced in September. However, I'm fairly certain my seed is toxic and the above-mentioned offspring would be in his/her early twenties and well past the point of listening to anything I had to say anyhow ...
01. Quaker Chewy Fright Night Chocolate Chip Granola Bars with Candy Pieces -- Really? Adding candy to a fucking granola bar and trying to pass it off as a Halloween treat is about as insulting to one's intelligence as me slapping Señor Wences' Johnny on my hand and trying to convince you I'm about to get a hummer.
02. Banana Tootsie Pops -- Another one of the new flavors Tootsie rolled out this Fall. Predictably, as history has proven time-and-time again, "banana-flavored" is synonymous with "failure." If bananas had assholes, this is what they'd taste like. Bananassholes.
03. Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses -- I wanted to include these in the past, but up until now I never knew what they were called. These are those gloppy globs of expired peanut butter that come twisted in the orange and black wrappers. You know the ones -- you can get a forty pound bag of the fucking things for under a dollar. They were originally introduced by the Charles N. Miller Candy Company in 1914. Sixty billion of them were made that year and after the last one rolled off the assembly line, the doors were promptly locked from the outside and both the company and employees within were set on fire for having introduced such an abomination upon the confectionary world. If you put your ear real close to an open bag, you can almost hear the screams.
04. Nik-L-Nips -- The official name of those small wax bottles filled with flavored syrup. Technically, they're not all that bad, but... Well, when you toss the current youth trend of butt-chugging into the mix, these things have the potential to cause a waxy anal plug epidemic among the preteen crowd.
05. Werther's -- No. This is just... no. Look, I'm not saying they're bad, but they certainly have no place in children's Halloween bags. Werther's are meant to be found in the hidden pockets of thrift-store purses and discarded corduroy jackets that smell faintly of medicine. Werther's doesn't dabble in the business of petty enjoyment; a Werther's Original Hard Candy is, at best, a flavorful distraction right after you get off the phone with your wife who's just informed you she's no longer interested in "making things work." Werther's are best suited for staring into dull, gray October skies, while racing thoughts of impending divorce dance behind tired, tear-reddened eyes.


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'Western Tuesday' primary results: Arizona, Idaho, Utah
Polls are closed in Arizona and Utah with early results expected any minute. Reload for live updates.
Sen. Marco Rubio's supporters have had a week to think over Trump, Cruz, and Kasich since their candidate dropped out, and Tuesday will show where many of them go. There are 58 delegates at stake for Republicans in this winner-take-all primary.
With 1 percent of the precincts reporting, Trump was declared the winner with 47 percent to Cruz's 23 percent and Kasich's 10.8 percent.
On the Democratic side, 75 delegates and 10 superdelegates are up for grabs, meaning a major opportunity for Sen. Sanders to reverse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's momentum.
With 1 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton was declared the winner with 60.3 percent to Sanders' 38 percent.
Some Arizona voters waited hours, even past the official closing times, to get inside poll locations.
Polls are now closed in Arizona, but the line at the Gilbert library is still out the door. pic.twitter.com/KbNTj6QCEd— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) March 23, 2016
One of the states in which Sanders has set himself up for a comeback, Idaho offers 23 delegates and four superdelegates. A win here could offset last week's primary losses to Clinton or even blunt an Arizona victory should results not come out in Sanders' favor.
Turnout was bigger than expected, forcing some polling stations to print more ballots as voting took place, or in other cases, preventing voting from taking place at all.
Idaho caucus delayed more than 1.25 hours now due to sheer amount of people. @IdahoOnYourSide#IDCaucus#idvotespic.twitter.com/ZRhnQnGYgg— Lacey Darrow (@LaceyDarrow) March 23, 2016
Clinton and Sanders are competing for 33 delegates and four superdelegates in the Beehive state, with Sanders shooting ahead with 75 percent of the votes.
For those hoping to prevent a Trump nomination, Utah was a critical state for Cruz to not only win, but to win with more than 50 percent of the vote, in order to take all of the state's 40 delegates. Anything less than 50 percent meant Cruz would share the delegates proportionally with Trump and Kasich, but the Senator had taken the lead over them with 59 percent.
People caucusing for Bernie Sanders in Utah are the best. #FeelTheBernpic.twitter.com/o9exouPoco— David Bore (@dr_bore) March 23, 2016
Utah is technically a caucus state, though Republican rules allow for a quicker exit than the Democratic way does. In fact, not only are Republicans not obliged to stay around for caucusing, but many actually participated in the first-of-its-kind online voting for the primary.
Voters react as results at precinct 17 Davis County of Utah GOP Caucus are written on a blackboard #WesternTuesdaypic.twitter.com/QtY99ZrxCO— Fernando Peinado (@FernandoPeinado) March 23, 2016


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Plugin Breakdown! Waves Audio Scheps 73 EQ
I thought we'd take a look at the Scheps 73 EQ plug-in Waves just came out with. It's a really nice recreation of a Neve 1073 EQ. Definitely a step up from the V-Series, I think. Really musical sounding. Broad curves, which I love. These things are great on guitars.
I've got a track here, and I've got it on a couple of different things in the track, so we can take a look at them. Snare drums, acoustics, electrics, and a vocal.
So let's get into it. First off, let's just go through the plug-in itself. This is a mono version. There's also a stereo, and I'll show you that. I'll pull it up. Really easy, three band EQ. You have this preamp/drive knob on the top, and then you have your high pass filter on the bottom. All of the standard stuff you'd expect. Input and output faders on the right. You can link them if you'd like so you can drive it a little harder if that's something you're into.
A VU meter, which looks really nice. You can switch to viewing the monitor input or output or whatever. Keep in mind these curves are really broad. The high pass filter, 50, 80, 160, 300. All the typical stuff you'd see on a Neve.
Low filters, it's a low shelf. You get four options here, 35, 60, 110, and 220. The mid is going to be really broad curve. I think you get seven options here. You can see those. Everywhere from 360 all the way up to 10kHz I believe, and then your high filter is a fixed 12kHz shelf, which is really cool.
Now, the top knob — this red one — it's got preamp and drive. Right now it's set to preamp. Keep in mind, preamp doesn't mean it's going to boost the gain on it. Basically what it's going to do is saturate it with the harmonics you'd get if you were using the actual 1073 preamp.
Also keep in mind that's going to be a really subtle thing. It's not going to be a black and white kind of super drastic change, so just be aware of that.
The drive side of this is really gnarly. This thing, it breaks up like a 1073 would, and that's cool. You can use those things like that if you're mixing that way and you're used to working with these EQs that way. I will also show you that as well.
But let's listen to this thing. I've got a track. It sounds a little like this.
Right. You get the point. So I've got this snare drum sample. It sounds like this.
Here's the plug-in. That's with the plug-in. Let me bypass it.
[snare, no Scheps EQ]
It's bright. Just kind of wanted to fatten it up and make it seem more like a low tuned kind of drum.
So we've got a high pass filter at 80, and then I boosted this 220 quite a bit. 7dB. Then opened it up on the top to kind of balance it out. 4.5dB at 12kHz, and then have our preamp set to like, 45 here.
It just warms it up really nicely.
Here it is in the track. Let me mute the vocal.
[mix, no vocals]
Just kind of does a really cool, 1073 kind of vibey thing. I really enjoy it. It's really musical sounding.
I also have it on some acoustics, and here's the buss. Now this is a stereo plug-in you see. There's — you know, you get three different modes here. Stereo, duo, which puts each side independent, and then you've got an M/S, which is kind of a modern way of working, which stands for Mid/Side, if you didn't know. So left channel is going to control your mids, and the right channel is going to control all of your side information.
Put it back in stereo here and let's check out the acoustics.
[acoustic guitars]
So open them up a little, add a little bit more presence. Again, basically EQing a lot here. 80Hz on the high pass filter, took out a little 110, two and a half dB or so. Boosted a little 4kHz here. 2dB. Then have our preamp set to 40, and it sounds really nice. Really warm.
[acoustic guitars]
Definitely like this plug-in. This is definitely something that is going to go into my daily template here. For sure.
So that's our acoustics. Let's check out the vocal. Go back to this mono one. Here's what the vocal sounds like.
Typically, I don't really use broad EQs on vocals. But I thought I'd give it a try with this plug-in just to see what I could make happen.
So I've got a high pass filter at 160, taking out some 220, and then also pulling out a little 700. That little nasally thing. Then boosting a little bit at 12kHz on the top end. Preamp set to 40.
Sounds really great. It doesn't really sound digital-y, it doesn't really sound tinny or thin or shrill. Keep in mind, I do have a Pultec behind that boosting a little 10kHz for some air on the top.
Then now, let's check out an electric guitar. These electric are a little more ambient sounding. A little more ethereal, sound designy kind of sounding stuff.
[ambient electric guitars]
So. High passed 80. Boosted a little 220, make them a little fatter. Boosted a little 700. 700, 800, 1kHz, those can kind of be fun frequencies to play with on electrics. Then opened the top end up a little bit, boosted a little 12kHz, make it a little brighter, help it cut through.
Then all I have is the drive — all I've done is pushed the button in. I'll bypass that. That's what I really want you to listen to.
Just a little bit of grit to kind of help it bite through.
That's with the drive knob totally down. Now if we crank it, I'll put it on 50. This is going to get really loud. I'll gradually go up. We'll step it up.
[guitars, adjusting drive knob]
That's just half way there. So you know, if you crank it all of the way up, it's going to get pretty crazy really fast.
Pretty cool drive section. Similar to the Red console plug-in they released. The Abbey Roads thing.
So yeah you guys, that's the Scheps 73 EQ plug-in from Waves. I love this thing. It sounds great. Designed with Andrew Scheps and the Waves team. I think they did a great job. This will definitely get used a lot on my sessions here.
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