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January 2013 has started the year off about as strong as can be expected, with the second highest total for the top 300 comics since February 2003 when Diamond first stated reported final order sales information. January 2008 was about 40,000 units stronger than January 2013, but both are a far cry from the record 7,959,576 estimated unit total from November 2006. Marvel accounted for 43.85% of the total units for January 2013 with DC doing 37.78% and the other publishers totaling up to the remaining 18.73%. To put that into perspective, here are two charts of the total estimated units for the top 300 comics each month. The first chart is a timeline of the data and the second overlays the years on top of each other.
The January data gives us a complete decade of information to do apples-to-apples comparisons with moving forward. I have pre-order data going back another few years but preorders aren't the same thing as final orders. The preorder sales data included all of the items solicited including those which never materialized. Reorder activity wasn't included in the preorder data either. There were around 110,260 units of reorder activity in January so it can influence the total unit sales for the month. Recent issues of "Amazing Spider-Man" contributed 26,422 units of the reorder activity. "Avenging Spider-Man" #15.1, the first full issue featuring the new Spider-Man, did around 10,601 units of reorders. Over half of the reorder units this month were on Marvel titles. This is a great way for a publisher to support both titles and retailers.
Topping the comics list was "Superior Spider-Man" #1 with approximately 188,158 units, placing it nearly 29% above the 145,904 estimated units of "Batman" #16. "Superior Spider-Man" #2, however, dropped by over 40% down to around 112,531 units. The new Marvel NOW! titles are launching strong and then dropping heavily during the initial honeymoon period and then encountering the standard attrition as should be expected.
While it is still a little early to see where the Marvel NOW! titles might settle in at, we finally have enough data to be worth charting. Starting with the two titles launched in October, "Uncanny Avengers" and "Red She-Hulk."
The chart shows the two different ends of the sales spectrum for the Marvel NOW! titles. "Uncanny Avengers" #1 launched well beyond sustainable levels which "Red She-Hulk" #58 launched at sustainable levels but quickly entered barely viable levels. Perhaps a "Red She-Hulk" #1 would have done better than "Red She-Hulk" #58 did. Even it if did, odds are the title would have quickly gotten to the same sales level under the 20,000 unit mark indicative of potential cancellation for a mainstream Marvel or DC title.
Most of the November Marvel NOW! launches didn't have the large second issue drops some of the titles like "Uncanny Avengers" had. The larger the promotional push and the higher the profile of the launch, the larger the second issue drop usually is. "FF" #2 had the larger drop in this group but all of these titles are reasonably healthy so far.
The titles launched in December which also had second issues released in December had sizeable drops before leaving the first month of the title. Shipping a title multiple times in a month can boost the story momentum but it can also cause a backlash with readers, particularly those noticing how much they are spending on the title in a given month.
Marvel has announced the end of "Age of Apocalypse" and "X-Treme X-Men." Both titles were set in alternate universes and neither caught on.
It begs the question if the shared universe really influences sales or not. Some readers complain about titles in a shared universe fearing they'll need to read a bunch of other titles in order to understand the titles they are interested in, yet when Marvel and DC publish more self-contained titles like this, they often don't get much support from the readers.
With the May solicitations, DC announced the end of another round of New 52 titles: "Deathstroke," "Fury of Firestorm," "Ravagers," "Savage Hawkman," "Sword of Sorcery" and "Team 7." The April solicitations marked the end of "DC Universe Presents" and "I, Vampire" resulting in a sizable change in the New 52 line up of titles. No doubt some readers might like titles to get a longer change to attract an audience, but due to standard attrition, most titles suffer from, the unfortunately reality is a lack of time isn't the problem. A lack of readers is the problem and time has been proven to compound that problem, not solve it.
The May solicitations also revealed "Green Lantern," "Green Lantern Corps" and "Green Lantern: New Guardians" will all have new creative teams in June. This leaves "Red Lanterns" as the only title in that group which isn't getting a new creative team in June. For reference, here are the sales of the Green Lantern titles:
Obviously, it is way too early to predict how the departures will impact sales, but the safe bet is that they'll go down. High profile creators could spark an initial upsurge in the titles but it seems unlikely that new creators, whoever they might be, will be able to come in behind Geoff Johns and company and out-perform them. The downside to being successful is having to maintain that success. We'll see if DC can do it. If they can, and if those creators can increase sales on whatever titles they move to that opens up a number of opportunities for DC.
Imagine if a publisher could give a title to a "renovation" creative team who re-energizes the interest in the title and then transition that team to a "sustaining" creative team which can continue to tell great stories with those characters while the "renovation" team moves on to the next title. This would allow DC, or whichever publisher could make this work, to build up a title of top selling titles over time. It might not be the fastest was to dominating the sales charts but it sure beats launching titles followed by dropping sales followed by relaunching the title with a new first issue over and over again.
The question of what constitutes "good sales" is very subjective. The same sales seen as unimpressive for a Marvel or DC title and grounds for ending the series can be very health sales of a smaller publisher. Part of the reason for that is the lower overhead the smaller publishers on a per title basis compared to the larger publishers. At Valiant, sales similar to the titles cut at DC seem to be perfectly viable.
Image, IDW, Dark Horse, Dynamite Entertainment, BOOM! Studios and Valiant are all small enough to operate in a lower sales range, yet big enough to have some of the advantages of scale. These are the publishers who could push the top 300 comics break through that 8,000,000 unit mark. Valiant is currently the smallest of the bunch in terms of sales and number of titles but the one with perhaps the most unrealized potential. The average sales of Valiant titles are stronger than the average title sales for Image, IDW, Dark Horse, Dynamite and BOOM! Studios. Valiant has been able to maintain sales reasonable well so far. The question is if they can extend the line over time without hurting the sales of existing titles or dropping that sales average. This is a case in which slow and steady should win the race.
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I actually considered myself quite hardworking as a blogger, and yet, Chian was grumbling on about my lack of updates. I mean how much does a blogger has to blog? I just updated days ago!!! Unlike some people *cough cough Xyn cough cough*. Anyway, tomorrow marks the end of my holidays. The good thing is, this time around I'm not dreading the early cold bus rides to Uni. In fact, I'm actually looking forward to attending classes, labs and clinics this term. Four weeks. Just four more weeks I'll be done for the year. Well not exactly done, exams are next, but you get my point.
I've actually achieved more this holidays than any other holidays. For the first time in my life, I actually did some stuff related to Uni. Previously, work for me is just like any other routine and it's for a good cause – earning money. Homework or studying is a totally different matter. You not only pay to study, the amount you learn depends on you and only you. That's why studying sucks. But anyone from the work force will tell you otherwise – working is so overrated. Despite all that, I still think I'll prefer working life over study any day. I think. Because I'm not so sure how a real dentist works. Do they go to work everyday praying they won't screw up and when they did screw up, do they pray the patient will be extra forgiving to not seek legal advice? Just curious. I guess I'll find out soon enough when I step into 3rd year (will I? I better!!!).
So I manage to finish my occlusion assignment days ago. I'm so proud of myself eventhough it's an easy assignment, two pages long with dot points and worth nothing. But as always, it's a requirement to pass this assignment in order to pass the hugeass subject. It's so funny when something so little can alter what you've done for the whole year – all those clinics, labs and exams. I really wonder if they'll fail a student who did consistently well and yet didn't obtain a satisfactory grade for the assignment. But it doesn't make sense for a good student to flop such an easy assignment (when compared to others). Are they even capable of failing? But then again, idiocy has no boundaries.
Back to the subject, my assignment. I am proud because this is the first time in my life that I've finished an assignment way before it's due date. Starting the assignment early is what I've always done. But finishing it early is a completely different story. No matter how much I've done (usually very very little), somehow, I always end up finishing an assignment a day before, if not on the day itself when it's due. It's bad, but it's in me. All these years. Now do you get why I'm so proud? No? Nevermind, you just have to know I pleased myself with even the slightest thing.
Now I say I achieved more. So what exactly is more? It's rather embarrassing because the 'more' stated doesn't truly reflect the amount I've done. I only manage to finish the assignment, and study some of the neuro pathways. Lol. Please pick up your lower jaw, it is shocking I know, don't rub it in laaa. Sighs. Still, it's undeniable that I DID achieve more because I don't remember any single holiday that has been more productive than this. It is worth celebrating, personally ^^. Hope you guys have had a nice holiday too…

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Chelsea deal almost done? Target prepares for move with his 'crash decision
Emerging reports indicates that Chelsea target Daniele Rugani has started preparing for life in London after it was reported that he has begun learning English ahead of the January window.
The Italian was linked with the Blues some days back with contacts reported to have been made. It seems there is an understanding between both parties and the player is sure of a deal as he as with his latest move.
It was earlier reported that the player is disappointed with his lack of playing time at Juventus and will want to link up with his Chelsea but Chelsea are told they will have to pay within the range of £30 million to have his signature.
However, Chelsea are expected to move for the player with a bid in the January transfer window since there is a sign of an agreed deal for the player.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are also reported to be interested in a deal for the player but they seem not to be favourite in this case knowing that they will not be fully involved in the January transfer market.
With the transfer window yet to be declared open, Chelsea are sure to be involved with manager Sarri already handed the boost of funds.
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Why Sarri's Juventus move could still happen
It has been suggested that there is a possibility of manager Maurizio Sarri moving away from the West London outfit Chelsea to join the Italian Serie A champions Juventus ahead of the coming season.
There are speculations that the Italian boss could be sacked by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as he is not convinced about his ability to deliver success while his relationship with the fans remains a major concern.
It is therefore claimed that Roman Abramovich will wait for the outcome of the Europa League finals before making a decision on the future of the former Napoli boss.
However, Maurizio Sarri has already been linked with a return to Italy as he is reportedly wanted by a number of clubs in the Serie A including AS Roma and Juventus.
Serie A champions Juventus' manager Allegri has already declared his decision to leave the club and manager Maurizio is being linked with a switch which he has dismissed but there are feelers that the move could still happen if he lose his job with the Blues team.
It is therefore claimed that Maurizio Sarri has met with the criteria needed at the Old Lady and is tipped to succeed if handed the job but that will not happen should Chelsea decide to keep him for the coming season.
Although the performance of the Blues team was not convincing in the concluding season the Italian boss has managed to help the Blues team return to Champions League with a top-four finish.
Chelsea to pay £32 for this player who is not affected by ban
The West London outfit Chelsea have been handed a transfer ban that will stop them from registering new players for the next two transfer windows.
The Blues team went against the FIFA rule on signing foreign minors and that has attracted the ban.
This, therefore, means the West London outfit will not be able to register any new player as such, having new faces in the coming season aside American star Christian Pulisic whose deal has already been completed before the ban was placed.
However, Chelsea have got one Real Madrid player, Mateo Kovacic who could be available for them despite the transfer ban to bring in before the start of the season.
Mateo Kovacic registered as a loan player after spending some time at the Stamford Bridge and that is the only saving grace the Blues have got because they have an option of a permanent deal which is now being considered for activation.
However, in very clear terms, a permanent deal for Kovacic will not be affected by the FIFA ban that prevents Chelsea from signing players for the next two transfer windows.
Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic's performance within his one-year loan spell at the Stamford Bridge remains an impressive one after playing 32 times in the Premier League.
Deal on!!! Chelsea suffer major blow, Cech plays down move
The West London outfit Chelsea have suffered a major blow in their bid to land Arsenal legendary goalkeeper Petr Cech as their sporting director ahead of the coming season.
Petr Cech has already announced his decision to quit active football at the end of the season with his next step yet to be known but will not happen until after he has played his last Arsenal game, the Europa League finals, against Chelsea later on Thursday.
It was earlier reported that the stopper has got an offer from Chelsea and Arsenal to take charge of the youth team but a report yesterday claims that the West London outfit are offering Petr Cech a sporting director role to have him return back to the Stamford Bridge.
However, the legendary stopper, who is one of the best the English Premier League has ever had refuted the claim that he would be joining Chelsea as their new reporting director.
According to him, no decision has been made, stressing that it would only happen after he has played his last Arsenal game.
Howbeit, Petr Cech seeks to leave the stage while the ovation is very high by lifting the Europa League title with the North London outfit Arsenal later on Thursday.
This big name linked with a move for Sarri's job
Italian manager Maurizio Sarri is still unsafe as the West London outfit Chelsea boss with unending reports linking his job to others.
The former Napoli boss has not been on the good books of the Blues' fans ever since he joined in the last summer transfer window especially as he failed to deliver a title yet despite sneaking into the top-four to secure qualification to the Champions League.
His relationship with the fans remains a major concern for the Blues owner Roman Abramovich who is reportedly considering to sack him after the Europa League clash against Arsenal later on Thursday.
However, out-going Italian manager Massimiliano Allegri is being linked with the job as he has already made it clear that he would move into management immediately with the next club.
Massimiliano Allegri made his decision to leave the Old Lady after his elimination from the Champions League by Ajax earlier on.
There is no doubt about his ability if Maurizio Sarri would be sacked as he helped the Italian outfit with five Serie A titles in addition to leading them to the finals of the Champions League for two years.
With Chelsea not being able to sign new players, it is yet to be seen if the Juventus boss will find it any easy making such a decision.
Sealed Deal!!! New face spotted at Chelsea's training ground
The West London outfit Chelsea are already in the mood for Europa League finals against North London side Arsenal later on Thursday with training already heating up.
One thing that has caught attention from pictures made available from the training ground is the sight of American footballer Christian Pulisic which is a hope for the Blues team.
Christian Pulisic is only a new face at the Stanford Bridge but he had signed for the Blues in January and was allowed to spend the remainder of 2018/19 on loan at Borussia Dortmund, from where he was bought.
From every indication, the Blues team will not be allowed to bring in new players in the summer transfer window owing to the hammer on them by the world football governing body FIFA.
Chelsea have been accused of breaching transfer regulations with foreign minor deals and they are only left with the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
However, Christian Pulisic is expected to give a feel of Eden Hazard at the club as manager Maurizio Sarri is not sure the Belgium international can be replaced.
Howbeit, Christian Pulisic might be the only new face at the North London outfit if the transfer ban is not upturned.
Confirmed!!!! Chelsea star no longer leaving
It is now confirmed that the West London outfit Chelsea will not part ways with France international Olivier Giroud at the end of the season because he has already signed a contract extension with the Blues team.
This will lay to rest speculations surrounding the future of the former Arsenal forward at the club especially after he complained of not having enough playing time in the English Premier League, a report that has been dismissed by manager Maurizio Sarri.
However, reports claim that the World Cup winner has agreed on a deal after he was persuaded by the Blues team to wait as they will not be able to replace him as a result of the transfer ban.
The performance of the France international has not been convincing and it was expected that a new striker be brought in if not for the ban on the club.
Olivier Giroud total record for the club is just 17 goals in 62 appearances, with most of the goals coming as a substitute player but his Europa League record as a starter in this season has been better, having scored 10 goals in 13 and 3 assists.
Manager Maurizio Sarri will now be left with no choice than to bank on the former Arsenal man and the Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain to lead his attack on the coming season.
What is Chelsea's hope? Transfer ban still standing
As it stands, the West London outfit Chelsea will still be unable to participate in the summer transfer window, owing to the transfer ban on the club.
The West London outfit are accused of breaching rules relating to the transfers of foreign minors, going by Article 19 of the Regulations on the Status and
Transfer of Players.
An attempt to have the ban appealed to world football's governing body FIFA failed which makes the Court for Arbitration for Sports, CAS the next and only option available.
The hearing at CAS is yet to go down which keeps the Blues team in a very difficult situation to either indicate interest in a player or bargain for deals.
This, therefore, raises concerns of hope for the Blues team as it is not sure if they would be able to compete for titles in the coming season as well as handle the Champions League challenge.
What is more disturbing is that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has not received an appeal from Chelsea FC, according to claims by football.london.
With Eden Hazard set to leave the club, it would be unfortunate to learn that the West London outfit will not be able to replace him until after two windows.
Chelsea drop Luka Jovic interest for Ajax star
The English Premier League outfit Chelsea are set to drop their interest in German Bundesliga Luka Jovic as the summer transfer window approaches.
Reports claim that Luka Jovic has already agreed on a move to the Spanish La Liga outfit Real Madrid and could be set to leave the club as soon the summer window is opened.
Luka Jovic was able to give a good account of himself in the Europa League when the Frankfurt side faced Chelsea in the semi-finals and that was able to capture the attention of the Spanish side.
With Chelsea set to lose out on the Star Player, they are reportedly paying attention to Ajax star winger David Neres as an option for the next season.
However, it is yet to be seen if the West London outfit will be able to secure any player in this summer transfer window as a result of the transfer ban which has not been lifted.
The Blues seem positive that the transfer ban will be lifted as they have already approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport to tender their appeal.
Meanwhile, Chelsea will have to pay the sum of £40 million to land the Ajax star who has impressed for the Dutch side this season and has been an important part of their success.
Done Deal!!! Chelsea have found a replacement for Cesar Azpilicueta
The West London outfit Chelsea seem to have found a replacement for their star player Cesar Azpilicueta in Reece James ahead of the coming season
The West London outfit have got a need for reinforcement in the right full back which seems to be a work done already with Reece James as you will be asked to return to the club.
Reece James is currently impressing in his loan spell with Wigan and has already been seen by the West London outfit to be ready for a first-team football at the Stamford Bridge.
Reece James is already attracting a number of interest from both English Premier League clubs and championship sides which would make it difficult for the West London outfit to be able to retain him at the club.
However, Reece James will come into the Stamford Bridge as a new signing in the next season knowing that Chelsea will not be allowed to register any player in the summer transfer window as a result of the transfer ban that has been handed to them.
Meanwhile, manager Maurizio Sarri has already hinted that a number of players would be asked to return to the club for the coming season
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Two-Time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China has delayed his return to the international circuit by skipping the Japan Open but a repeat of last year's final is on the cards as Lee Chong Wei and defending champion Chen Long will see action in Tokyo on Sept 18-23.
Chong Wei is the top seed while China's Chen Long, bronze medalist in the London Olympics, will be seeded second in a met which also includes veterans Peter Gade Cristesen of Denmark and Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.
Japanese duo Kenichi Tago and Sho Sasaki are the only ranked outsiders who are capable of denying a Chong Wei-Chen Long final but current form suggests otherwise.
Other withdrawals, including Chen Jin of China, has given Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng a chance to play in the main draw while Zulfadli Zulkifli will play in the qualifying rounds.
Olympic champions Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng of China are the top drawcards in the men's doubles where they are expected to meet London Games silver medalists Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen in the final.
Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong also return to international competition and are the fourth seeds while Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah and Tan Wee Kiong-Hoon Thien How are the other two national pairs competing in the super series event.
The mixed doubles field looks weak with World No 6 Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thungthongkam the highest ranked combination while Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying, the World No 8, are the second seeds.


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By Ryan McGreal
Published April 13, 2011
The RTH Elections site now has an online form you can use to find your electoral riding:
Just enter your postal code into the form and the page will return your riding. It uses the Google Maps API to look up the geocode latitude and longitude coordinates for your postal code, and then uses the Vote.ca API to find the riding for your geocode.
Note: We do not store any data from searches using this tool - neither your postal code nor the query results.
The service can also be accessed via the RTH Elections API.
By Mogadon Megalodon (anonymous) | Posted April 13, 2011 at 06:28:29
Would be neat if the results page generated links to candididates' websites within each riding as well – at least locally.
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted April 13, 2011 at 10:10:47 in reply to Comment 62163
That's a great idea. I've added it - if your riding is one of the five ridings we're following, the result includes a link to the details page for that riding.
By Mogadon Megalodon (anonymous) | Posted April 13, 2011 at 06:29:23 in reply to Comment 62163
Shiver typo.
By elsiemon (anonymous) | Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:17:42
Thanks for posting ths,very helpful.
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no hermit???
everytime i beat the game i cant be a hermit, at level nine when i finish it i end up with 70k Exp and when i finish it i cant get hermit job advance
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u need 100k exp
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have a secret level you have to kill balrog without getting hurt!
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Yeah, I became Hermit . To do it beat crimson balrog without wasting any hp. Then you will end up in sleepywood and battle a mage.
Which i died to...
Which i died to...
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i 1st time already defeated the mage
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lul i beat the whole game in my first try too
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lol i cant beat the monkey boss
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i got the game right on my first try but the at the rog i almost died if i was hit once more then die but then i didn't die so yeah then i was badly battered by the rog and i forgot to adv to a hermit....
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it could be hard to become a hermit but u should just kill all the monsters... got nothing else
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just kill alot of those fish in the 2nd boss, ye it would take forever but at least it would work
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Tyland Is Correct BUT -Drum Rolls- DUN~ U......Beat The Barlog W/O Getting Hurt And
I Have A WALKTHRU Psst...Come Closer Whispers- Right Click But Make Shure U Use Space As A Star Throwing Option Right Click And Things Will Slow Down
I Have A WALKTHRU Psst...Come Closer Whispers- Right Click But Make Shure U Use Space As A Star Throwing Option Right Click And Things Will Slow Down
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We are just returning from our Christmas break and hope you have all had a good start to the year. Every year we try to hand make a few extra stocking fillers for the children and I thought I would share some of the things we made here quickly. Last year I made little monsters, this year my crochet took a slightly different turn.
My daughter is a huge fan of the Despicable me films so I decided to crochet a minion, she was absolutely thrilled on Christmas morning.
I also had a go at making a replica of Edith's hat. Edith is one of the little girls from the film. My son is more interested in games so a Boo was made from the Mario games.
The children love these little extras, my husband also hand made some extra stocking fillers that were amazing. He made a beautiful wooden ring toss game I have put links in if you would like to take a look. A lovely tower of hanoi puzzle and large wooden dice, he also cut out all the parts for a bird house and wrapped them with instructions for the children to make for themselves, which made a good alternative craft present to be put up in our nature garden.
We also made some catnip mice for new our kittens, can't forget presents for them. I would like to introduce our newest members here at lightly enchanted Crow and Tesla.
This was a photograph from when they first arrived, they are a little larger now. Crow was named after two things, the bird is a spiritual messenger and also a character from my husbands favourite series in which a crow was the nickname for a member of the nights watch. Tesla is named after one of our favourite genius inventors, Nikola Tesla, the master of lightning. They have both been exploring the garden a lot lately and are learning how to get along with the chickens.
A thrifty and natural life...full of magical crafts, money saving tips and home educating along the way.
Friday, 31 January 2014
New Year and a Return
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That Edith hat is awesome - When we went to the Schools Film Festival screening of DM2 last year my daughter was desperate for an Edith hat and I looked everywhere - There were a few people in America selling hand crocheted ones like this one http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/174406273/ediths-despicable-me-hat?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted_en_gb&utm_campaign=accessories_low but v expensive and they wouldn't have arrived in timeReplyDelete
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Thank-you my daughter loves it, I would let you have the pattern if I had used one but I always just crochet free style. :)Delete
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Chicken Pot Pie Soup & Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Pumpkin Custard Filling
Crispy salmon with lentils, apple fritter doughnuts, and more great comfort food in today's Delicious Links.
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• Crispy Cumin Salmon and Braised Lentils with Tomato-Caper Vinaigrette - Angela's Food Love.
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Put together a First Aid Kit for soon-to-be college students! You may not think it's the most exciting gift to give, but it's a gift they will keep and use for years to come. Packing a first aid kit for a high ... Read More
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April 6, 2015aladmin
When 24-year-old NFL player Chris Borland resigned last week, it placed the subject of concussions front and center once again. This successful football player made the choice to walk away from a great deal of money to protect the health of his brain. Alzein Pediatric Associates knows that concussions are a ... Read More
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March 6, 2015aladmin
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March 5, 2015aladmin
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Yacht oar opensim offers extension opensim your area on any opensim or local grid
Islet OAR allows you to build your OpenSimulator Extension area and there immediately.
Just make subsequently give life to your future virtual world and invite your friends are …
This build is for region owners opensim self hosted or online opensim on a grid.
This build is also intended to grid owners or host community manager using similar softawre OpenSimulator a second life.
OAR OpenSimulator is the way to restore all of the assets and scripts a landscaped area.
OAR is an archive of content, objects and assets to a furnished area. The buildings, objects, textures of objects and terrain, content and scripts and the terraforming and are restored to your sim.
The OAR is sold in full perms she will create the sim on behalf of the owner of the land, with the rights designers, owners, copies, modifications and transfer.
Avalable on all grids opensim:
Virtual Worlds Grid, OSgrid, Kitely, Metropolis, SimValley, Lost Paradise, Atek Grid, DigiWorldz, InWorldz, AviWorlds,Great Canadian Grid, Virtual Highway, Avination, 3rd Rock Grid, FrancoGrid, ZetaWorlds, Littlefield, Pleasure Island, Island Oasis, A Life Virtual, Craft World, SirinHGpole, DreamNation, Logicamp, Japan Open Grid, GerGrid, ZanGrid, Anettes Welt,OpenSim.ru, Adreans-World, Dorena's World, YrGrid, Encitra Home Grid, Virtual Life, Nemesis 3D, Spellscape, Tangle Grid,Infinite Grid, Greater Ireland Grid, Mobius Grid
You can see this OAR on OSGrid or by hypergrid: hg.osgrid.org:80: Yacht Sale
Yacht OAR to sale:
- Long=147 metres
- Larg=23 metres
- Not move
- Prims : 3670
- Full perms
- OAR: 52,5 Mo
- For opensim: 256×256
Valued at : 24.99 USD
Introductory offer = 9.99USD
After the payment via paypal, you will be directed to the download link of your digital item (yacht.oar)
In case of difficulty, contact us here : support
Use your opensim.OAR :
Implementation: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Load_Oar
More news: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/OpenSim_Archives
Load Oar Console Command
Once you have saved regions in OAR files, the 'load oar' console command will load the OAR file into the current region. There are many parameters that enable replacing the region's current contents or merging the OAR file's contents with the objects and terrain already in the region.
Note: As of Opensimulator 0.9.0-dev the 'load oar' has changed slightly in order to support more features. Please see the Load Oar 0.9.0+ page.
The load oar command has the format:
load oar [parameters] OARFILE
where "OARFILE" is the path to the OAR file to read in, and "[parameters]" is zero or more optional parameters from the following list:
|Specify to merge the contents of the reading OAR with the existing contents in the region.
|If set, this will not load any of the assets from the OAR, though all other data will be loaded. This saves a lot of time and database operations if loading an OAR multiple times on a grid — specify –skip-assets after the first time the OAR is loaded on a grid as the assets would have already been loaded the first time the OAR files was loaded.
|Specify a displacement that is added to all objects in the OAR file as they are added to the region. The displacement MUST be specified as "<x,y,z>". So, for instance, to load an OAR from a 256×256 region into the middle of a larger 512×512 region, the parameter would be –displacement "<128,128,0>". Note that you can specify a "Z" displacement which will move the objects up or down. Thus –displacement "<0,0,1000>" will put all the OAR's objects up high for a sky box.The displacement is also applied to the terrain if it is included. The 'z' component is added to the terrain's heights.
|The degrees to rotate all the objects loaded from the OAR.
|The center around which to rotate objects on load.
|Don't load any scene objects.
|Force terrain loading on –merge. Normally, –merge does not overwrite the existing region's terrain.
|Force parcel loading on –merge. Normally, –merge does not overwrite the existing region's parcel data.
|–default-user "<first-name> <last-name>"
|Instead of setting object ownership to the estate owner, assign it to the named user. This only applies to objects that have UUIDs that do not match any user account in the receiving grid's installation. There is currently no option that will force a change of owner for all loaded objects no matter whether they match a user in the receiving installation. One workaround to achieve this would be to save the OAR with the –publish "save oar" option to strip owner information and then reload it.
Notes On Regions of Different Sizes
With the addition of regions that have a size that can be a multiple of 256×256 (i.e. a Varregion) there is the possibility of loading OARs to and from regions of different sizes. In general, loading an OAR from a smaller region into a larger region will do what you expect. Trying to load a larger region into a smaller region will generate many errors although, if you have adjacent smaller regions, some of the objects will be loaded into the adjacent regions. Try at your own risk.
Example Uses
Replacing a region's contents with what's in an OAR file
Replacing a region with an OAR file for a region of the same size is as simple as:
load oar NewRegion.oar
Merging together four region's worth of contents
Say you have four adjacent 256×256 region ('Region00.oar', 'Region01.oar', …) and you want to load them into a new 512×512 Varregion ('BiggerRegion'). The commands would be:
change region BiggerRegion
load oar Region0.oar
load oar –merge –force-terrain –displacement <0,256,0> Region01.oar
load oar –merge –force-terrain –displacement <256,0,0> Region10.oar
load oar –merge –force-terrain –displacement <256,256,0> Region11.oar
Loading a 256×256 region's contents into the middle of a 512×512 sized region
If you have an OAR file for a 256×256 region ('LegacyRegion.oar' for instance) and you want to set it into the middle of a 512×512 region with the loaded region rotated by 30 degrees without messing up the rest of the larger region, the command would be:
load oar –merge –force-terrain –force-parcels –displacement <128,128,0> –rotation 30.0 –rotation-center <128,128,0> LegacyRegion.oar


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The stars of Chakravyuh attended the gala premiere of the film in Leicester Square for the 56th BFI London Film Festival yesterday (October 11).
Directed by Prakash Jha and starring Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol and Manoj Bajpai, Chakravyuh is a political thriller highlighting the experience of India's Naxalite community.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Prakash Jha said that the film's inclusion at the BFI London Film Festival was a matter of great pride.
"I am extremely happy that the London Film Festival wanted to choose a popular Bollywood film for the festival and they decided to choose mine, which is in the popular genre, but is not really a populist Bollywood film," he explained.
"It felt that I am trying to tell this very serious story in a popular manner because it has songs, it has the big actors and a setting which is huge and it also has a cause. I'm extremely happy that Chakravyuh has been accepted at the London Film Festival. It's great."
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Shanghai star Abhay Deol described the experience of working with the acclaimed director by saying: "Prakash Jha - he prepares a lot which just makes the process easier.
"This was one of the easiest films to shoot and what I mean by that is it was so well prepped we could focus on our work.
"Prakash has his own fan following and he's an experienced filmmaker. He takes you to task before you shoot the film so that while you shoot the film you are free to focus on what you need to do."
Centred around the relationship between police officer SP Adil Khan (Arjun Rampal) and Kabir (Abhay Deol), Rampal told Digital Spy that his off-screen relationship with Abhay Deol helped in portraying the complexities of the characters' relationship.
"That is the nicest part of it," explained Rampal. "The friendship is the story. The Naxal thing is the backdrop. You find them in the film where they haven't spoken for many years and then they get back together. The both have to make the choice to go with duty, ideology or take care of the friendship. That's the struggle they face.
"I've known Abhay for 20 years now and he was always the baby of the group. I've seen him grow up and I've seen the kind of work he has done and the path that he has taken and I've always been happy with the way he has planned his career, so I knew that he would be great for the part of Kabir. As with us there was a gap when he was doing his films and I was doing mine and the film brought us closer together, which was fun."
The Rajneeti star said that he believes the film will contribute to changing the audience's perception of Indian cinema.
"People think they are coming to see a typical Bollywood film and I think they are going to be surprised because we also make films like this which are extremely entertaining," he said.
"Don't get me wrong, because I think Prakash is a very commercial filmmaker and he is going to entertain you. Otherwise it would be more like a docu-drama, so it has to entertain you.
"There are songs, there is music, there is a lot of relief and there's great dialogue and it's a thriller, but it's very real in the look, feel and the characters, which is the nice balance that it creates, so I think the audience is going to get a bit of a surprise. You are going to see heartland India like you never have before."
Chakravyuh releases on October 24.
Watch the trailer below:


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Three ways to make Facebook Marketing mobile friendly
Digital Vidya Editorial Team 2 Min Read
Nowadays almost everyone access Facebook. In fact many Facebook fans use their mobile to check their updates. According to Facebook's fourth quarter report, 680 million of the company's one billion monthly active users access Facebook from mobile devices.
Thus the business and brands should make sure that any marketing effort they add to Facebook should be mobile friendly, including custom apps, advertising and, email etc.
Here are three things you can do until Facebook fine tunes its mobile experience.
1. Make sure that your email is mobile friendly
Part of running a good Facebook campaign is promoting. So the promotional efforts should be easily visible on mobile, including anything that is sent via email. According to a report 40% of Americans who use mobile currently read email on them and it is predicted by email marketing forecast that the number will jump to 78% in 2017.
Collecting data through custom apps includes building of an email list and if the email list is being built through a custom app on Facebook, then you should make sure that the email you send is mobile friendly.
Generally it happens that when people receive email that isn't optimized for mobile, they close it immediately. So be alert and don't send such emails.
Make sure that the subject lines are short and sweet. As you know that the mobile users are multi-tasking, you have to use a direct call to action which means use short subject lines that are attractive and does not take much time to be read by the user.
2. Target sponsored stories to mobile users
You can select where your Facebook ads can be seen. Facebook allows ad managers to place ads so they're viewable on desktop, both desktop and mobile, or only on mobile devices. The mobile ads are limited to sponsored stories, so when you have some important update on your page, choose to pay for a sponsored story that will be visible on fans newsfeed and networks on their mobile devices.
3. Make sure that the Facebook apps have mobile capability
If your fans cannot access your Facebook contest, or Facebook app n their mobile devices then is not useful. So when you choose a third party app, make sure that it is mobile friendly.
This is important because some apps created on Facebook, doesn't work on mobile devices until the developer uses smart URLs to check whether the user is on mobile device or desktop.
Smart URLs modify the content, so that it's easy to see, use and read.
There are 2 comments
Indrajit Goswami /
Good guidelines. Please tell us how an URL to be used for content modification.
sourabh rana /
Which mobile apps you recommend to create facebook mobile optimized emails ?


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Full Time Groom/Stable Manager Position Available at RES
Job Position Available:
Rhinelander Equestrian Services Limited (RES) located in Wellington, Florida is looking to hire one full time groom/stable manager starting December 1, 2013.RES is small boutique competition stable focused on excellence in horse care and customer service. Competitive wages offered.
Job tasks include but are not limited to stable chores (mucking, feeding, turn out, management of the property), horse care (grooming, hand walking, tacking and un-tacking, bathing, clipping, braiding).
Applicants should have working experience with competition horses, be hard working, self-motivated, organized and reliable.
Please send resumes to:
Rhinelander Equestrian Services Limited
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Adoption of greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture: an analysis of dairy farmers' perceptions and adoption behaviour
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The agenda towards greenhouse gas mitigation within agriculture implies changes in farm management practices. Based on a survey of Scottish dairy farmers, this study investigates farmers' perceptions of how different GHG mitigation practices affect the economic and environmental performance of their farms, and the degree to which those farmers have adopted those practices. The results of the farm survey data are used to identify promising mitigation practices for immediate policy support based on their potential for additional adoption by farmers, their perceived contribution to the farm's financial and environmental performance and information on their cost-effectiveness. The study demonstrates the usefulness of including adoption behaviour and farmers' perception of mitigation practices to inform early stages of policy development. Thiswould ultimately contribute to the robustness and effectiveness of climate change mitigation policies in the agricultural sector. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Ecological Economics
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Rick's Open Mic
July 20, 2005 - July 19, 2012
Open Mic Night at Rick's is your chance to shine and it's our commitment to serve our community.
What began as an effort to offer a safe and welcoming place to play for our students and customers has evolved into so much more as word spread of the great vibe at Rick's Open Mic, drawing performers from all over!
Every Thursday night the lights go down in the Cafe at Rick's Music World and the Stage lights come on, spotlighting local, regional and occasionally national and international talent. Talent abounds! But it's not just the talent that has made ours one of the most popular Open Mic's in the region.
It's the generousity of spirit from the Open Mic Community at each event...the audience and performers who in turn appreciate and support each other, and those who have so generously volunteered their time and energy to produce the events. Like Tom Irving who tirelessly helps host, co-host, stage set up, Cafe sets up/breaks down...you name it, Tom's done it!! Chris Zarlenga who stays long after his work day is over to help out, break down, take out trash...whatever is needed. Jaimee Brown (and in the past many others!) who volunteers in our Cafe plus Steve DiPersio, Andy Daigle and Rick Fetters who've filled in on the sound board and Zak Jacobson who pitch hits whenever he's needed. And the many people who help clean up and break down at the end of the night, like our friend John Spalding who we all miss so much.
In the same spirit, Rick and Robin donate all their time and energy to the cause. The $3 Admission is used to support the Open Mic Program and help fund the Rick's Music Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to families for music lessons. Their commitment to serve our community is well known.
Creativity breeds among creative people in such an environment. The Rick's Stage has given birth to many original songs, and many a songwriter and musician has inspired others or began a collaborative evolution at Rick's on a Thursday night!
We're so lucky to be in the business of music. To see first-hand the power it has to transform our spirit by giving someone an energetic boost at just the right time, by inspiring a contemplative moment or resurrecting a special memory and by providing a much needed peaceful escape from our hectic lives.
At Open Mic we see it bring all kinds of people together, whether its to appreciate a shared song, recognize a person's effort or absorb the encouragement of others so freely given. We see the many brand new friendships bonded here. We see the challenges and laughter exchanged at each impromptu collaboration. The vibe at Open Mic seems to bring out the best in everyone. It's like music therapy. Actually a few people have told us that. If we could duplicate our Open Mic around the world, We're pretty sure the world would be a safer and happier place.
Here's to another 7 years!!