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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Breaking News: Feather Bed Quilt FINISHED!!
I didn't have a whole lot left to do on the quilt. I spent about 2 hours on the remaining quilting over a couple of days, and finished that up early yesterday morning. I was so excited to be nearly done that I scrapped my plans for the rest of the day and trimmed the edges, cut my binding, pinned and sewed it on, then hand-slip stitched it, for a total of about 4 more hours work. I was so engrossed that I didn't even take any in-progress shots! (Except one of the binding that I posted on Instagram.)
I finished up at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon, and immediately popped my new quilt into the washer. After piecing, my favorite part of quilting is that final wash and dry - I love seeing how the quilt wrinkles up around the lines of quilting.
Here's the final reveal. Honestly, it looks pretty much like the in-progress shots I've been showing all along, except that now it has a binding.
My backing is one full piece of Anna Maria Horner voile: Coordinates in Saffron. It's deliciously soft and silky. My finished top measured 53" by 70", so I bought a two-yard piece of this 54" wide fabric. However, I got some shrinkage after the pre-wash and my backing ended up a bit narrower than I needed. So I got creative and incorporated the printed selvedge into the design; my love for the selvedge has already been documented!
I think I mentioned in one of my previous posts that I made this quilt smaller than the "twin" size given in the pattern. For my quilt, I made 22 feathers rather than the 38 given in the directions. This yielded a quilt exactly the size I like. Here it is on top of my king size bed, to give an idea of the size.
My feathers were made using all the prints from the Patina colorway of the Field Study quilting cotton line. For the binding, I used another piece of the same leopard print as in the feathers. I cut my binding strips 3" x width of fabric, and then attached it with a 3/8" seam allowance rather than the 1/4" usually used. I did it that way partly because I wanted the leopard-ness to be a bit wider and more noticeable, but also because it just feels more secure to me.
I'm so pleased with this quilt. I will say though, using the linen/cotton blend as the background of the feathers makes it quite a bit heavier than if I'd used quilting cotton - heavier than I like really, so I'm not sure I'd use it again, although it's a lovely fabric.
And now I'm having fun imagining what my next quilt will be . . . I actually have another one started, which will be pieced and quilted entirely by hand. I save that one for when I feel like doing some hand work. So I think I need another machine-pieced project to have around, and I already have a fat quarter bundle in my stash from which it will be made. Pink and orange . . . mmmmm!
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Fabulous. Almost makes me want to quilt. Shh! Don't tell anyone I said that:)ReplyDeleteReplies
Come on . . . Everybody's doing it! It'll make you feel good . . .Delete
Seriously though - I didn't have much interest in quilting until I came across this design a couple years ago. It opened up the whole world of modern quilting to me and now I'm kind of hooked!
Thanks so much for the compliment!
Every aspect of your quilt is absolutely awesome! Must feel great to have created it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Yes, it does! This is the most involved quilt I've done so far, so I'm pretty proud of myself!Delete
Such a spectacular piece. I am such a sucker for handmade quilts.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Rhonda!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 12:11 PM
It looks fantastic! The feathers are so three-dimensional now, with that extra bit of texture from laundry-induced wrinkling. I love the backing fabric too. Admirable work!ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Gretchen! I agree - the feathers did become more three-dimensional!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 12:52 PM
Gail! I love this!!! It's perfect! The feathers, the backing, the LEOPARD BINDING! Amazing!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Ginger! Never too much leopard, amirite?Delete
This is beautiful!! The colors work so well and I really like the back. It kind of makes me want to find some really lovely fabric like that and make a simple blanket with no actual piecing...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Kelly! The print I used for the back is actually my very favorite from this series. It came on a few different substrates, and I bought a couple yards of it on rayon challis in deep coral to make a dress :-)Delete
Extraordinary. I love it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Stef!Delete
Wow! That is some quilt. Just beautiful. I love quilts but have nowhere near enough staying power and patience for the work. Make one for me too? ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jillian! I would, but . . . the cost of shipping it to you would be astronomical! This sucker is HEAVY!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 3:09 PM
It's stunning-the kind of quilt that makes me want to go sew one now! It's been years since I made my only large quilt, only a few kids ones since then. I really think it might be time to make another:)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I'm kind of surprised that I'm so in love with making quilts now, to tell you the truth! But they're different from sewing garments, as you know. Sometimes it's a nice change of pace.Delete
What an amazingly beautiful piece. You should be so proud of it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I am! Thank you!Delete
First time I've seen a feathers quilt. The feathers look so intricate and the backing and the binding is gorgeous!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Erin! I think this is a pretty popular design by Anna Maria Horner. If you search "feather bed quilt" on flickr, you'll see even more spectacular finished quilts!Delete
this turned out gorgeous! i love the feathers, and the modern look so, so beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Lisa!Delete
This is beyond gorgeous - it's total art!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Kristin! I agree - Anna Maria is such a talented designer!Delete
It is beautiful, I love the fabrics you've used, especially the binding - inspired :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jacq!Delete
Beautiful. One day I will make a quilt and hope it will be even half as lovely as this.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Sam!Delete
Awesome! It looks so great.ReplyDelete
You will not believe this, but I just remembered that I still had not washed my Golden Coin quilt. I lived in an apartment then and did not trust the funky apt washer and dryer. So, I just put my first-ever quilt in the wash and am now loving the luscious laundry-induced wrinkles. I wonder when I'll make another one too.Replies
Wow! I don't know that I could have waited that long! I would have headed to a laundromat, I love that final wash and dry so much! Aren't the wrinkles the best? Probably the only time we ever feel that way!Delete
Just awesome. Congratulations.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Kirsty!Delete
Your feather quilt looks amazing! And the feathers just pop from the white background! I am really tempted to try the quilt as well, especially after you told me its for free :) I am looking forward to your next make - can't wait to see your fat quarter bundle (I just love pink) and plans!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Yes, not only is it free, but all the pieces are there in PDF download, so you can print them out and use them to cut out all your pieces! Plus the instructions are very clear. It's really a great pattern!Delete
Oh gosh that is gorgeous! I love it so much, almost makes me want to start a quilt hahaReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Bec! Don't knock it til you try it!Delete
Stunning. You are inspiring me in yet another direction, Gail! If only I had time to learn how to quilt too!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Linda! Not really much learning to do - a lot of it is sewing short, straight lines! Much easier than making garments, actually. I'd love to see what you'd do with a quilt, given your background in painting. I bet it would be incredible!Delete
Lovely, lovely, lovely! This turned out so well and I really like the hand stitching detail around each feather. It's hard to tell form the photos so I'm going to ask: did you do any machine quilting lines? If so, where they done around the feathers as well?ReplyDeleteReplies
Nope - zero machine quilting! In retrospect, I should have used a heavier thread around the feathers - now that it's washed and wrinkled, you can't really tell that the color around the feathers is ochre. Then to either side of each feather, about 1.5" away, is a line of quilting in ivory. The contrast was evident before washing, but now you really have to look closely to see it.Delete
If I ever find the motivation to make a quilt, it' going to be this one. I just LOVE this pattern! You did really lovely work on this, Gail. I love the fabrics you chose.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Michelle! I can only take credit for the execution though - I love that Anna Maria organizes her prints into separate color palettes, because I have the hardest time choosing fabrics to go together! She makes it easy!Delete
Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Lynne!Delete
Wow! What a lot of work! This looks fantastic!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Lisa!Delete
Gah, just wow! This is so amazing! I really need to get my quilt on!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jen! With a new house to fill up, a quilt would be a great project for you!Delete
I loved watching the progress on this and it turned out beautifully! The leopard binding is perfect!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Never enough leopard ;-)Delete
Don't mind me as I come over and snuggle under your blanket. Oh, is that weird? Sorry. I'll just admire from afar then. SO AWESOME. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
You go ahead - I'll snuggle with your little guy while you do :-) (Now, that's probably weirder! But babies are way snugglier than quilts!)Delete
Thank you!
I LOVE it! nice work!ReplyDelete
Oh wow! I bet it feels so satisfying to check this bad boy off your list. It looks like it was worth all the time and work. I've added it to my quilting list. It's far too pretty not to make.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Mela! It is a beautiful design. I've seen some pillows made from blocks of this quilt that I might have to copy, as I have some fabric left over :-)Delete
This is the first quilt I've ever wanted to make. Can I ask what was the quilting line pattern to sew the top pattern/piecing to layers underneath it (batting and backing.) I hope I'm asking the question correctly. It seems like you followed the outline of every feather and maybe halfway between each line?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, that's exactly what I did :-) Around each feather, and then half way between the feather and the edge of that feather's block on either side of the feather.Delete


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The Best And Most Important Freeware To Get Your New PC Going
Windows is installed on your new PC and you are eager to check your email, to scan a document, to browse the Internet, to play a game, etc. But there is something more left to complete in order to be able to do all that what you wish on your new computer.
We are going to present a collection of some of the greatest and most important freeware to get your new PC going: Web browsers; E-mail clients; Office Applications; Image editors; Music jukeboxes; Video jukeboxes and playback; File compression; Chat Software.
Web browsers
This most necessary of software categories has seen incredible growth in the past years. It is recommended to choose Mozilla Firefox or Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox is the easiest browser on the market to adapt; the huge user-developed plug-in database makes it supremely powerful. Mozilla Firefox gives a full-featured, safe browsing experience with a nearly unlimited level of customization.
Google Chrome has become a serious competitor in the browser space with the introduction of extensions, giving Chrome similar functionality to that of Firefox, while still being a clean and fast browser experience.
E-mail clients
Mozilla Thunderbird is a freeware e-mail client that combines neat browsing with intelligent innovations aimed at both Web-mail clients and industry standards like Microsoft Outlook (if your PC comes with Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail, you can you them without problems). Mozilla Thunderbird basics like junk-mail filters, HTML support, numerous identities, and POP, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange server support load fast and are bolstered by S/MMIE, digital signing, message encryption, and a phishing detector.
Mozilla Thunderbird main characteristic is secure e-mailing.
Web browsers
Office Applications
OpenOffice.org. Microsoft Office you can be replaced by other must –have productivity apps alternatives. We want to introduce here a credible competitor to MS Office - OpenOffice.org. It includes different great applications for making text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, databases, as well, HTML and XML documents. It handles complex equations and multipart documents as easily as simple letters and faxes. It lets you equally import and save documents in formats as various as MS Office formats, PDF, HTML, WordPerfect, XML, and others.
AbiWord is another great apps alternative. It can suits your needs if you are looking for just the word processor. It is compatible with both MS Word 2007 and OpenOffice.org 3.
Nitro PDF Reader is a new free fast PDF reader. It takes the key features that you want in a PDF reader, a user friendly interface, and smooth functionality that combines them into a very usable program that help you with your documents. Nitro PDF Reader main characteristics are: tabbed PDF reading; PDF editing including highlight tools for commenting and sticky notes for free-form comments; adding text to PDFs via the free-form text tool or the form-filling helper; a signature stamp for digitally adding your imprimatur to documents; and PDF creation using drag-and-drop or the in-program PDF creating tool.
One of the best anti-virus: Kaspersky 2012
Image editors
GIMP is a polished, user-friendly, and open-source image editor. It is comparable to Photoshop. GIMP main features include channels, layers and masks, filters and effects, tabbed palettes, editable text tools, color operations such as levels, scalable brushes, revised selection tools, full-screen editing, printing, red eye removal, perspective clone, lens distortion, and more.
Paint.NET is an open-source editor with all the essentials, including: tools to crop, rotate, resize images, adjust colors, and create collages. It supports common image formats but not high-resolution raw files.
Gadwin PrintScreen is a user-friendly program that allows users to decide default settings for shortcut key associations, capture preferences, and output. It works impeccably with both The GIMP and Paint.NET for quality screen-to-edit transitions.
Music jukeboxes
MediaMonkey performs the functions of iTunes with more customization and better stability. It has an excellent library management tools that keep even the largest digital-music collections well organized.
Video jukeboxes and playback
Miro helps you to watch your saved videos. When the app is launched, a left sidebar hosts a folder tree for organization of all your videos. The central pane does double duty for viewing videos and searching for new ones. The bottom hosts a search box for searching through YouTube and other video sites, a video control panel, and volume control.
KMPlayer is still one of the most trustworthy freeware video players we have ever known. It includes a vast array of video- and audio-capturing options, skins, an additional of playback controls and tweaks, and broad DVD support.
VLC Player supports playback of every major and most minor file types, and can stream media. Since it is an open-source foundation, it evolves fast, with new features considerably improved.
File compression
7-Zip is easy to use and self-explanatory app that allows you to unpack most archive formats (ZIP, TAR, GZ, RAR, its own 7z format). Advanced options contain the capability to create solid and self-extracting archives, to adjust the compression level and password protection.
Chat Software
2. mIRC
3. Pidgin
4. Skype
5. Trillian Astra
6. Windows Live Messenger
7. Yahoo Messenger
Read more about chat software in the next hub The Most Popular Chat Software.
Excellent recommendations, I use OpenOffice all the time.
Great list for anyone with a new computer. A new one for me is MediaMonkey I am going to check that out as soon as I can, can you tell me if it is available as an add-on for Firefox? :-)
Thanks for the reply.
What is your experience or knowledge of Kaspersky or NOD32?
Great job on presenting these programs.
As for those free antivirus, they don't work that well.
None of the three that you mentioned was able to get rid of the B-amital32 problem that redirects search engines like google. They will let you select your search and let it list those search hits, but when you go to select your choice this virus redirects you to wherever it wants to.
Avast could detect the virus but it couldn't remove it.
It was easy to work around by using dogpile or other search engines that it didn't redirect but it was annoying.
Thanks, I voted this hub up and useful.
Add Irfanview + plugins for simple, easy photo viewing/editing/batch conversion/resizing.
Also like Copernic Search 2.30 (still free), Skype, Google Earth, Celestia, CDBurnerXP (not just for XP), Auslogics Disk Defrag...
Thank you for sharing all these exciting offerings. There is so much to learn and great software to add. I use Firefox and am very happy with it. I love great email programs and GMail is my favorite. Anti Virus software like AVG does wonders as well.

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Philly's Take On the Year of the Dragon: Dragon Gras 2012by Sasha C. Mendez
Photos: Sasha C. Mendez; @SashaSphynx
This past Saturday an explosive artistic fusion of 'Mardi Gras' and the fiery (in a very literal sense) elements of the Year of the Dragon was unleashed within the elegant confines of the Arts Ballroom in Center City Philadelphia.
The event featured The Philadelphia Suns who magnificently showcased an intricate drum and Lion Dance, to the delight of onlookers clad in traditional jewels of Mardi Gras (aka the coveted shiny beads) Stoli Elit Luge shots in hand.
To enhance the aesthetics of bold color and blazing dance movements was Funtown Productions. The crowd was completely enthralled by the intense dance-hula hoop moves and fire manipulation being done by three spirited (and gorgeous) Funtown fire performers. There was even some live body painting going down via the hands of Matt Deifer of BodyPaint.Me.
This Dragon Gras was the first event of its kind in the city and will not be seen again for another twelve years. If this Saturday was any indication of how the next one will turn out, Dragon Gras 2024 is going to be an electrifying time.


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It's time to start packaging the cookies and giving them away!
I love to put together cute little packages for teachers and friends and neighbors.
This year, I kept it pretty simple.
I got these brown paper boxes from Layer Cake Shop. They're perfect for holding just a couple of cookies.
The stickers are punched from old cards and magazines and then put through my Xryon.
I've been into making gigantic fabric yo-yos this year too. If you haven't tried making yo-yos, they're easy. Here's a link to some instructions.
For other / fancier packaging ideas, I recommend visiting wedding blogs and looking for DIY favors. You'll find lots of ideas that can easily be adapted for Christmas. Here are some of my favorites:
The Wedding Chicks - DIY and Templates
Style Me Pretty - DIY Packaging


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Good new for Pakistanis, Android users can now Buy App From Google Play In Pakistan With Mobile Balance. Telenor Users Can Now Buy Apps On Google Play Store. First time in Pakistan, Telenor Pakistan today launched Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) that allows customers to purchase apps and games from Google Play Store while using their mobile balance.
Direct Carrier Billing eliminates the need of credit/debit card by allowing Telenor users to pay for their favorite apps in Google Play and in-app purchases directly from their mobile balance.
How To Buy App From Google Play In Pakistan
To buy app from google play store in Pakistan, customers can do the following steps.
- Activate DCB on android phones/tabletsby adding Use Telenor Billing in the payment methods from Google Play account menu.
- Afteractivation, simply click on Buy on required app or game and thenselect Bill my Telenor account.
- Provide Google account password to confirm the purchase.
How To Refund After WrongTransaction
If the user has done wrong transaction or something unintentionally, then there is also a refund option available.
After the purchase of the app and upto 2 hours, users can keep full track of their DCB purchases via Order History in their Google Play account menu. Users can request a refund within 2 hours after purchase and their amount will be returned to their account.
Is It Available For PostPaid Users?
Yes both prepaid and postpaid Telenor subscribers can start purchasing their favorite digital content from Google Play store right away as the service is available to both prepaid and postpaid customers.


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Pilates Retreat
"Before I arrived at Capofaro I had goose bumps all over me - A feeling I cannot explain - Then finally, as the boat docked - I knew - Capofaro was the place for Tranquility's retreat - One of the most special places I've ever been too" Nikki Chrysostomou Founder & Director of the Tranquility Pilates Centre October 2016
Join Nikki at the breath taking resort: "Capofaro" in Salina Italy for a 6 day Pilates retreat at one of the most beautiful islands off of Sicily.
Salina is one of the seven Aeolian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea about 40km from the Sicilian coast. Known as the volcanic islands that were created by Aeolus, god of the winds, the Aeolian islands have been the crossroads of Mediterranean civilisations and expression of a mythical nature.
Capofaro: unique in its identity, it is the place of choice for those who enjoy total nature and relaxation while being immersed in the pristine nature of the island of Salina, the most authentic of the Aeolian Islands . A place of natural experience in a timeless habitats, in direct contact with all the strength and beauty of the island, Capofaro Malvasia & Resort is born of love for the vine, the sea and mountains that surround it.
This 6 day Pilates retreat includes:
- Airport pickup from and to Catania including hydrofoil tickets and transportation to the hotel
- Accommodation for 5 nights
- Breakfast buffet
- Lunch (1) including: water, 1 glass of wine per course, coffee
- Lunch Boxes (1), including water
- Dinner (4) including, water, 1 glass of wine per course, coffee
- Wine tasting (1)
- Tutorial fee of workouts
- Usage of accessories during workouts
- 2 excursions including transportations
- Water after sessions
NB: Guests will need to bring their own Pilates mat. Tranquility suggests a thick Pilates mat rather than a thin yoga one. Contact us for a list of Pilates mats we recommend.
Date: Thursday 27th September - Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Day 1 (Thur 27th): Arrive, briefing, free time and welcome dinner
Day 2 (Fri 28th): 8am morning class, breakfast, free time, 6.30pm sunset class
Day 3 (Sat 29th): 8am morning class, breakfast, free time, lunch, trekking with local guide, dinner
Day 4 (Sun 30th): 8am morning class, breakfast, lunch, Salina boat tour, dinner
Day 5 (Mon 1st): 8am morning class, breakfast, free time, 7pm wine tasting, dinner
Day 6 (Tue 2nd): Farewell breakfast
NB: * Cranial Sacral Treatment is on request and is not included in the package. Treatments 80 Euros.
During the free time:
- Relax
- Go for a walk / run
- Hire a bike
- Book a treatment
- Explore the island
- Go for a swim in the pool
- Book Cranial Sacral Therapy
- Play tennis (NB: at present there is a tennis court although it is up for redevelopment into an open air gym. Rackets are available on request)
Cost per person (in British Pounds):
|Single Occupancy
|Double Occupancy
|Standard Room
|Superior Room
|Junior Suite
|Exclusive Suite
To arrive in time to catch the boat from Milazzo you will need to take the first flight out of the UK. Below are flight suggestions from London:
British Airways return to Gatwick: Outbound: 7.15am arrive Catania 11.30am Inbound: 7.35pm arrive London Gatwick 9.55pm
EasyJet return to Gatwick: Outbound: TBC Inbound: TBC
EasyJet return to Luton: Outbound: TBC Inbound: TBC
Please note on a inbound return flight back to Gatwick - if the boat is delayed or traffic on the roads there is a possibility you would miss an early flight due to the tight travel connections.
Capofaro… "Were the sound of silence doesn't get boring"
1) The guest will need to bring their own mat. A thicker Mat is recommended rather that a thin yoga mat.
2) Cancellation policy:
60 days prior to arrival no cancellation fee
Within 60 days prior to arrival 50% of total cost
No show on the day = no refund
3) Participants are welcome to share their room with a person who is not attending the program. Accommodations and breakfast for the additional guest (max. 1 person per room) is free of charge, whereas other charges (meals, beverages, excursions, pickup surplus charges) will be billed extra.
4) In the case of bad weather and the group are unable to travel to Salina, alternative accommodation in Milazzo will be arranged by Capofaro.
5) To travel to Salina the group need to be at the port of Milazzo by 5.30pm. In the case of delayed travel (flights / traffic etc) Capofaro will organise alternative accommodation in MIlazzo.
6) If any persons from the group miss their flight or any travel arrangements made in advance by Capofaro. The following will be put in place:
If the attendees miss their flight and they decide to not travel, there is no refund.
If the attendees miss their flight, but take the next flight Capofaro will organise transportation, with the option to charge the attendees extra for the transportation or the accommodation if they don't manage to reach Salina in time.
If the attendees miss any travel connections (car / boat), Capafaro will organise the transportation, with the option to charge the attendees extra for the transportation or the accommodation.
7) Tranquility Pilates Centre, Nikki Chrysostomou & Capofaro are not responsible for any loss or damage to personal property while travelling to and from Capofaro and during your stay at Capofaro
8) Tranquility Pilates Centre, Nikki Chrysostomou & Capofaro are not responsible for personal injuries outside scheduled classes or events. The activities you take up during the "free time" are at your desecration.
9) It is the responsibility of each guest to ensure that you are capable of participating in Pilates exercise.
10) To be considerate of others at all times.
11) To ensure the appropriate clothing and footwear is worn at all times, particularly when walking around the property of Capofaro and any events that are organised off of Capofaro property.
12) The guest expressly exempts the company from any responsibility for any malfunction of services and/or failure to perform the service for reasons not attributable to negligence or fraud of the company, and thus for example strikes, earthquakes, riots, terrorist attacks, weather conditions of particular disfavour.
The customer also expressly exempts the company from all responsibility for harm or damages to persons and/or things that are not attributable to fault or negligence of the company.


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It's a bit past midnight and I can already see that my old friend insomnia is visiting. Continue reading
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Miles to go before I sleep…6 Dec
I've been taking a lot more naps lately. I don't know if this is a temporary development or if it's a notable diminishing in my overall energy levels. I'm just tired, even though I'm not busy per se. It's not that I sit at home all day–I do manage to get out and do things–but my rebound time before I feel like I can get up and go again feels longer and I have an overall feeling of sluggishness when I do move. Perhaps I need to sleep more? I already feel lazy when I sleep well into the mornings, but this is exactly the symptom I wanted to address by taking the term off. I still don't like the idea of sleeping 18-20 hours a day, but there are distinct indications that my body wants to. Still, I have trouble with sustained sleep–I often wake up two hours in. Am I sleeping too soon? Am I not tired? It's just a horrible feeling to walk around feeling drowsy and lethargic, like I've just downed a bottle of Benadryl… If it keeps up, I'll ask the doctor (though I doubt he'll have much to say.) Anyway, that's all for now; I'm not in the lucid state of mind to carry out a coherent post.
Enter Sandman28 Nov
Oy. It's raining like crazy today. I know we really need it, but it makes me feel less than human. Zombified is a good term. Very tired, and very hungry. For what? I don't know–I can't taste all that well in this state. All of my senses are really confused. I usually just end up eating a lot when it rains because my stomach is prepping itself for reverse peristalsis and rapid ejection of whatever I have in there. And if there's nothing there, it becomes dry heaving, and that hurts a hell of a lot more than having something to convulse against. If I don't pay attention, I'll seriously be gorging all day during a strong storm cell. Continue reading
MAYDAY! In November.17 Nov
Ho-leee crap, folks. Today? Today SUCKED. I mean, I usually have all manner of disturbances with storm systems, but it's been a long time since I've had this sort of response. It's rainy and windy like a proper winter rain cell right now–one of the first decent ones we've had all season since last year and…
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Daylight Saving + seasonal cold – NyQuil = INSOMNIA6 Nov
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At one point I thought a woman encouraging her husband/boyfriend to get her name tattooed on him in some obvious place was as far as a woman would/could go to say to the world "this is mine!" but as we all are from time to time, I was wrong. Basketball Wives LA star Malaysia Pargo has decided to … Continue reading
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Lego Marriage Proposal
This has to be the cutest marriage proposal ever! Atlanta-based filmmaker Walt Thompson spent twenty-two hours creating this love filled little film to propose to his girlfriend of four years, Nealy. The mini film starts off with the couple meeting; later a wedding complete with Lego Storm Troopers (totally awesome!) and ends with the couple growing … Continue reading
Old Couple Splits After Nearly 80 Years of Marriage
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Vic Brownell is a deer hunter. More than seventy years old a life-long resident of northern New York's Adirondack Mountains, he is outspoken about his concern with coyotes preying on whitetail deer, When he examines summer coyote scats; he finds hair and hooves of deer fawns. The evidence seems pretty conclusive—coyotes do eat deer fawns. After a series of mild winters, the deer population in his area failed to increase the way you might expect. Obviously, something limited the deer's productivity.
Vic believes coyotes catch too many fawns and prevent the deer from reaching their reproductive potential. He is not alone in this opinion. Many people think the same way. But coyote predation on white-tailed deer remains a controversial issue. Not only in New York, but in Michigan, Maine, and other states throughout the coyote's range, sportsmen call for coyote control, longer open seasons or even removal of legal protection of the coyote as a game animal. By reducing coyote populations, they hope to encourage an increase in the numbers of deer. The effect of coyotes on deer populations is not a new concern. In 1956, A.W. Bromley wrote in the Conservationist magazine that in Hamilton County, an Adirondack county, sportsmen blamed coyotes for a decline in deer populations. Fawns, they insisted, were scarce in areas where they often saw and heard coyotes.
Bromley countered their complaints by pointing out that in the same period when coyotes extended their range from 700 square miles to 16,000 square miles, the buck take rose from 4,600 in 1942 to 8,000 in 1954. Such an increase in the number of deer that hunters killed each year surely implied a growing deer population. I don't remember that earlier controversy over coyotes and deer. In 1954, I was just starting kindergarten. I do recall listening to coyotes yodeling on the hillsides, however. They sounded a lot like a pack of beagle hounds chasing a hare. At the same time, I remember that we ate a fair amount of venison. So, when this new controversy over coyotes and deer began to heat up, I took an interest.
As an Adirondack native with the training of a wildlife biologist, I found myself in the middle and decided to turn to the literature for a look at the data to support either viewpoint, that of the sports-men or that of the state biologists.
At first, the issue seemed fairly clear cut. Early writers on the coyote, especially those in the western states, were death on coyotes. Now, in this enlightened age, we recognize the importance of predators in the ecosystem. Additionally, all the evidence points to coyotes being much more likely to scavenge and consume dead deer than to hunt and kill their own prey. As I delved into the literature of the last fifty years, however, I found that a number of modern biologists still consider the coyote a threat to deer populations, especially fawns, and that neither side in the controversy has enough data to draw iron-clad conclusions.
To make some sense out of the mass of conflicting reports, let's look first at the literature on the eastern coyote—origins, food habits, population trends, and behavior. The history of the eastern coyote is obscured by the lack of any sort of definitive studies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but there are decided differences in size and skull characteristics of coyotes from New York and New England as compared to those of the central and western states. Modern studies suggest not only structural but behavioral differences between eastern and western coyotes. The question is, how did the coyote get into the northeast, and what caused the differences we see?
The most widely accepted scenario describes the coyote moving east along the Canadian border, crossing into New York in the early 1900's and spreading into New England and Pennsylvania, reaching Maine by the mid- to late-1930's. The early papers on coyotes in the east suggest hybridization with wolves or dogs. "Coydogs" became a particular concern of writers in the 1950's when numerous reports of animals between coyotes and dogs in their appearance suggested to some biologists that a hybrid of coyote and dog might become established.
The coydog was a short-lived phenomenon and by the late 1960's two separate research projects concluded that the wild canids of New England were a population that bred true, and a variety of Cctnis latrans,the coyote.
The eastern coyote of New England and New York is larger than the coyote of the west and has skull measurements and other characteristics intermediate between the coyote and the wolf. Most theories as to how it got that way now posit hybridization with the wolf in Ontario as it moved east. Ben Tullar, furbearer specialist in New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, offers an alternative explanation of the eastern coyotes' origins.
He suggests that the coyote did not have to move east through Ontario to reach New York because it was always here, from before historical times. There has long been confusion in this country as to the difference between wolves and coyotes and colonial or early American records of "wolves" perhaps included coyotes (which many people to this day call "brush wolves"). Tuilai- suggests it was not the coyote that moved east, only the name.
The coyote, like the larger wolves, was nearly extirpated from New York and neighboring states in the nineteenth century, but remnant populations survived, and when habitat conditions improved in the twentieth century, their numbers increased. By that time, easterners were familiar with the coyote in the west and applied the name to the similar local animals. No "wolf' skulls from the nineteenth century survived to provide evidence to either confirm or destroy the theory, and in any case, the question is largely academic. In practical terms, it matters not whether eastern coyotes became larger through hybridization on their way east or evolved in place over the years. What matters is that they are here now, and apparently here to stay, as a part of the wildlife community of the northeast. Biologists have collected a large body of data on the western coyote, but there are only a few studies of the coyote in the northeast.
Most of these look at coyote food habits. In New York, William J. Hamilton, Jr., analyzed the contents of some 1,500 coyote seats collected in the Adirondacks to determine what coyotes eat. Collected in all four seasons, these coyote droppings show that the animals' diet changes with the time of the year, but the snowshoe hare is the most important prey species year-round. Deer are also an important food for coyotes, especially in the late fall, winter, and early spring. Overall,
snowshoe hare appeared in more than forty percent of the coyote seats, while almost twenty-seven percent of the seats contained deer hair or other remains of deer. More than seventy-eight percent of the coyotes' diet consisted of various wild mammals, while twenty-one percent of the coyotes had eaten fruit such as berries, cherries, and apples. Ten percent of the coyote seats contained parts of insects. Livestock was at the bottom of the list, found in less than one percent of the coyote seats. By comparison, a coyote population in southern Quebec, where there are many small farms interspersed with wooded areas, fed mainly on carrion of domestic cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. Jean-Marie Bergeron and Pierre Demers, who studied this population, found that thirty percent of the coyotes ate some sort of livestock, six percent ate snowshoe hares, less than five percent ate deer, six percent ate mice, and lesser numbers of stomachs contained other small mammals. As in Hamilton's study, few of the coyotes had fed on wild birds, but in Quebec close to ten percent had eaten chickens. Eighty-three percent of the coyote stomachs examined contained vegetable matter. Two studies in Maine examined coyote food habits at different seasons. Voit B. Richens and Roy D. Hugie studied the stomach contents of coyotes killed in the fall and early winter. Daniel J. and Joyce A. Harrison, on the other hand, looked at the foods adult coyotes and their pups consumed in the spring and summer. Richens and Rugie recorded not only the frequency with which a particular food appeared in the coyotes' diet, but the percentage of the total food by weight for each food type. White-tailed deer topped the list by weight, at thirty-four percent of the total. The snowshoe hare represented only about twelve percent by weight, but occurred in
twenty percent of the stomachs examined. Deer remains appeared in sixteen percent of the coyote stomachs. Fruit was eaten by fourteen percent of the coyotes, but only made up four percent of the total diet. The Harrisons reported their findings from a study of coyote drop pings in terms of frequencies. Blue berries were the most common coyote food, appearing in sixty-eight percent of the droppings, and was an important food from June through October. White-tailed deer, the second most common food, appeared in forty-three percent of the coyote scats. Snowshoe hare occurred twenty-nine percent of the time and small mammals twenty- one percent. There were interesting differences in the foods of adults compared to pups. In June, for instance, ninety-two percent of the pups' droppings contained remains of white-tailed deer, compared to sixty-nine percent of the adults. Perhaps the oddest diet reported in the literature is the combination of apples and corn which apparently sustained a population of coyotes in central New York for at least one winter. Writing in the Conservation ist, Robert E. Chambers and his associates do not list percentages by weight or by frequency, but many of the scats, they say, contained nothing but apples and corn, which were the two main foods the coyotes ate. There is no suggestion that these coyotes fed on deer or hares; they did, however, consume dead dairy calves that farmers dumped in the back forty. There are other food studies, but these are representative of the kinds of data that have been collected.
The coyote is an opportunist, and many of the differences in diet from one place to another probably result from differences in what is available. If there is plenty of carrion available, coyotes do not hesitate to eat it. Lacking dead deer or dairy calves, they catch and eat hares, rabbits, mice or other small mammals. When fruit becomes abundant, ask is on the blueberry barrens in July, they consume k in great quantities. The trouble with food habits data is that at best it tells us what the coyotes ate. It does not tell us whether the coyote killed its own prey or only ate an already-dead animal. Few, if any, biologists deny that coyotes can and do kill deer.
The question is, when coyotes feed on deer, what portion is carrion and what portion freshly-killed by the coyote? In Michigan, John J. Ozoga and E.M. Harger tracked coyotes a total of 827 miles in the snow to see what they did, what they ate and to determine whether they were primarily predators or scavengers. They looked at two areas, one on an island in Lake Michigan and the other in the Upper Peninsula, and found differences in the way coyotes hunted and how successful they were in killing deer. In the Upper Peninsula study area, coyotes were three times more successful at killing deer than they were on the island. The greater
success probably related to much deeper snow and a deer population suffering from malnutrition. Many deer starved to death in the main land study area and the coyotes ate a great many dead deer. When Ozoga and Harger analyzed their tracking data, they
showed that, at least in the winter, coyotes were much more inclined to search for carrion than to hunt determinedly for live prey. They did kill and eat small mammals, and occasionally a deer, but only rarely did they trail or chase a deer for any great distance. The average chase was not more than sixty yards, and encounters between coyotes and deer seemed to happen mainly by chance. In Maine, Henry Hilton used a similar method to study coyote predation on deer. He calculated that coyotes succeeded in killing deer between fifteen and forty-eight percent of the time. If he defined success on the basis of the number of times the coyote killed a deer compared to how frequently the coyotes path crossed a fresh deer track, the success rate was fifteen percent. When he only looked at the instances in which the coyote attempted to catch a deer, the success rate was forty-eight percent. Ozoga and Harger described coyotes searching for carrion, and even digging it up from underneath as much as twenty inches of snow. Hilton observed little or no carrion-eating in his coyote population.
A series of unusually mild winters during his study reduced starvation in the deer herd to a minimal amount, so carrion was not available. Other prey, such as snowshoe hares, was also scarce, so coyotes were forced to become predators in order to survive. In comparing results of many research projects, it is always wise to keep in mind that many sources of variation affect the outcome. You are dealing with a different habitat, different deer, different coyotes, perhaps different weather. You are also dealing with different biologists.
Clues to the researcher's particular bias are revealed in the way they interpret their observations. For instance, Hilton reports that "a total of seventeen dead deer was examined in the study area during the study, only two of which apparently were not killed by coyotes." The assumption appears to be that the deer was killed by a coyote, unless there is strong evidence to the contrary. Ozoga and Harger lean more to the opposite bias and state that only one of fifteen dead deer found could be definitely attributed to coyotes." Unless there was proof, they gave the coyote the benefit of the doubt.
Winter tracking studies, of course, do not show what effect, if any, coyotes have on the deer population by eating newborn fawns in the spring and summer. To date, no one has shed much light on the question here in the east or come up with any satisfactory method for finding the answer. In Oklahoma, Gerald W. Garner and John A. Morrison studied the interactions of coyotes and whitetail deer in an open prairie habitat. Of thirty-five fawns their equipped with radio-transmitters, thirty-one died, a mortality rate of eighty-eight percent. Ninety-seven percent that died were killed by predators, mainly coyotes. In that open country, Garner and Morrison could also watch coyotes and deer and record their behavior. On the open prairie, coyotes hunt primarily by sight, scanning the countryside until they spot a lone white-tailed doe, then closing in and searching the area until they find her fawn. Garner and Morrison learned how they could catch fawns to put radio-collars on them by watching the coyotes and then using the same method. It worked very well. The same method would not work well at all in the wooded and brushy habitats favored by the eastern coyote. If the eastern coyote, like its western cousin, hunts mainly by sight, the number of fawns coyotes find and kill must be very small. To my knowledge, no one has studied summer hunting behavior or success of the eastern coyote.
Winter tracking studies suggest that even in the wooded areas coyotes hunt primarily by sight. Ozoga and Harger found no evidence that coyotes follow deer tracks or run a deer like a hound, following the scent. Most encounters came about by chance and in heavy cover the chase was short: a quick dash toward the deer which probably ended when the deer went out of sight. Twice they found tracks of a single coyote engaged in a long and fruitless pursuit of a deer through open country. The way in which the coyote ran in straight lines and cut corners trying to catch up with the deer indicates that it was a sight chase, rather than a scent trail.
This brief overview of the literature on coyotes and deer leaves us a long way from answering the question of whether coyotes limit the deer population. Chambers suggest in their Conservationist article that actually the deer may control the coyote population. Coyote bounty records for New York show two periods of sharp increase in the coyote population. Each increase followed an exceptionally severe winter in which many deer died, providing the coyotes with an abundant food supply. Other authors show correlations between coyote and hare populations, or coyotes and mice.
The fact remains that we have, in New York and in several other states, a controversy over the relationship between coyotes and deer and so far we really don't have the data we need to resolve the conflict. In 1982, the Northeast Deer and Furbearer Technical Committees of The Wildlife Society issued a joint statement of their position on the subject of coyotes and deer. First they recognized the fact that the coyote is here to stay and that, like all species, the coyote has a legitimate place in the animal community. The coyotes value as a fur-bearer cannot be overlooked and we mustn't forget that the coyote also has aesthetic appeal. Admittedly, coyotes do kill deer, but they are also scavengers. The position statement also pointed out that often the areas where the people are concerned over coyote predation on deer are places where deer are not controlled by hunting, the range is badly over browsed and deer suffer from chronic malnutrition. In these areas, deer would not be able to increase even if coyotes were eliminated. Finally, the Committees stated the wildlife manager's responsibility to obtain and maintain data on coyote population trends, harvest and distribution. However, they are reluctant to engage in further research and warn against surveys simply for the sake of collecting information. The person or group that proposes new studies must prove they are necessary.
What is the sportsmen's position on the issue? They are not convinced. Coyotes kill deer, too many deer. If those deer were allowed to live, hunters could kill them instead. Biologists don't know how many coyotes there are, or how many deer they kill, and they aren't even willing to try to find out. So, we are left with two opposing forces, the sportsmen and the biologists, and neither side understands the other. By the same token, neither group has enough data to back up its stance.
There is a tremendous amount that we just don't know about the coyote and its relationship to the white-tailed deer and snowshoe hare populations. Unfortunately, much of it we will probably never know, because there is no way the research can be justified on the basis of necessity. Coyotes cannot be controlled by hunting and trapping. It has been tried time and time again without success.
Even if the biologists agreed to rescind the coyote's protection as a game animal and allow year-round hunting and trapping, the coyote could never be eliminated, or even reduced in numbers over the long run, unless perhaps the habitat changed drastically again. Coyotes are prolific creatures. In small or heavily trapped populations, they average as many as seven pups per litter. According to Ben Tullar, we would have to take seventy-five percent of the coyote population each year, just to keep it from increasing, and that's pretty hard to do. Personally, I'm glad the coyote is back in New York. I don't begrudge him a few deer. After all, I understand. I like venison, too
Jack Oliver of Shadow Valley Whitetails breads two kinds of deer.
Making sense of deer scents
Deer farming has become a big money business these days. A single deer can urinate about half a gallon a day. That's around $500 a day per deer before packaging and selling it to retail stores. A single deer can produce around $90,000 to $300,000 of deer urine each year. These are just estimates of what an average deer can produce and the deer urine market is growing every day. Regulations by State, Federal along with PETA, allow deer to stay in there stalls 12 hours a day with all they can eat and drink. I think anyone would agree that's a fair amount of time.
With 18,000,000 hunters in the United States and annual sales of deer scent, lures, and attractants sold each year near $44,000,000 the deer scent industry seems to be the business of the future farmer.
The first well known deer lure company started back in 1940. It was called Indian deer lure, but it didn't contain any deer urine
Urine scent and lures really got its start in the 1960's but it wasn't deer scent it was a mink farmer that sold "what he called a secret formula and blend." The Robbins Scent Company.
Whitetail deer scent is urine based for the most part. There are companies that add preservatives and even some well know companies that have what they call formulas to enhance the deer scent. There will always be debate of right or wrong when it comes to adding anything to a natural deer scent or deer lure.
Deer scent sales are growing rapidly across the united states. I think mainly because most hunters don't have the time to spend in the woods scouting and planning there hunts like in the past. So a quick buy of a deer scent, deer lure, or an attractant for the hunter on the "go" is a quick fix.
Jack Oliver of Shadow Valley Whitetails breads two kinds of deer.
Shadow Valley Whitetails in Rivesville West Virginia is home to two different herds of deer. We breed high quality, top bloodline genetics as well as some of the industries flashiest and most talked about piebald bloodlines. A piebald deer is half brown and half white. Some hunters call them pinto deer. Patch, a piebald breeder buck has become one of deer farming's most talked about piebald bucks says Jack Oliver owner of Shadow Valley Whitetails.
Shadow Valley started in July 2000 with the purchase of their first doe fawn. From the very beginning our goal was to have the calmest herd possible and to produce big, typical whitetails. Over the past 13 years we have managed to acquire some of the top typical bloodlines in the deer farming industry. Our bottle feeding program has secured that our breeding stock is calm and workable. With the implementation of Artificial Insemination, we are able to keep up with some of the most popular genetics available. Having a calm herd insures that the animals are easier to work with and less stressed. Less stress mean a healthier herd Jack says.
Shadow Valley Whitetails is a supplier of deer urine to one of the top leaders in the deer scent industry Buck Nut Products. You can find deer scent from their facility like Peak Rut and Peak estrous along with other lures and cover scents
Hunting whitetail deer can be a challenge. Bucks are very intelligent. It doesn't take long after deer season begins for a smart buck to take cover and never be seen again. But you have help with the deer scent industry supplying everything from peak estrous to peak rut and even cover scents like dirt (fresh earth) and acorn scent to mask your human odor. Take every advantage you can find to lure that big buck to shooting range. During the "Rut" use something like a peak estrous or doe in heat to get a curious buck a little closer.
Just in the past 10 years the Muzzleloader (black powder) and Bow (archery) hunting has really taken off. Bow hunters especially need to get close to deer for a good shot, and fooling a big buck with the smell of a sexy doe is just one way to do it.
There will always be debate on the effectiveness of deer urine. Some hunters believe in them and some don't. They must be working for quite a few because they keep coming back for more. One thing we do know for sure is deer use their nose to find each other and to keep safe from approaching danger. So the right deer scent at the right time of the year can be deadly. And the market keeps growing.
There are a lot of big companies in the deer scent and deer lure industry.
Using the best deer scent like Tinks 69 Deer Lure , Code Blue Deer Scent and Top Secret Deer Scent are just a few…There are several smaller companies and the way the deer scent business in going there's room for more.
Using fresh doe urine like a peak estrous or a buck urine like a peak rut are all advantages you need to consider. Every step you take in bringing the odds in your favor help in the success of your hunt.
There are several ways you can use deer scent and lures. Pour some on a cotton wick and place it about 20 yards in front of you. Some hunters will use a drag and pull it behind them on the way to their tree stand. By doing this it doesn't alarm the passing deer and makes them think another deer has walked through the woods in that spot, limiting your chances of being detected.


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Couple facing drug charges for meth, cannabis after RIDE check
Wellington County OPP got more than they bargained for when conducting a RIDE checkpoint on Wellington Road 21 in Inverhaugh, Ont., on Sunday morning.
Police say the four-door sedan entered the checkpoint around 1:30 a.m., and while speaking with the two occupants of the vehicle, the officer detected the smell of fresh marijuana.
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This led to the arrest of the couple inside the vehicle, and a further search found both to be in possession of marijuana as well as methamphetamine, police said.
READ MORE: Crystal meth, cocaine and MDMA seized in $500K Toronto-area bust: police
Jeffery Pyne, 46, of Kitchener and Charlene Pringle, 52, of Elmira, Ont., are both facing charges of possession of a controlled substance, while the driver, Pyne, is also facing a charge of driving while suspended.
They are scheduled to appear before a Guelph courtroom in December.
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It's new, improved — and you don't want to miss our summer celebration of all things local and cultural, diverse and inclusive.
From shopping to business networking to local music and food, DIVERSIFY week June 19 – 23 offers themed daily pop-up markets and concludes with the Chamber's annual DIVERSIFY Luncheon.
We're building a business community that includes everyone.
Chattanooga's most culturally diverse marketplace, our DIVERSIFY pop-up markets celebrate what makes our region special, showcasing small and large, rural and urban, multigenerational and multicultural, innovative, sustainable and creative businesses, as well as the nonprofits that support our communities.
It's the perfect place for vendors to sell merchandise and market to thousands of area residents and visitors.
Reserve your space today. Contact Maria Noel at mnoel@ chattanoogachamber.com or 423-763-4338.
The DIVERSIFY marketplace is also the perfect place to shop for unique gifts, discover new businesses and services, and strike up a conversation with business and government employees, innovators, startups and entrepreneurs.
» What: DIVERSIFY Pop-up Markets with daily themes.
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» Where: Miller Plaza's Waterhouse Pavilion downtown.
Our annual DIVERSIFY luncheon concludes the week, featuring a soon to be announced keynoter and highlighting diversity and inclusion strategies for local businesses.
» What: DIVERSIFY Luncheon and Networking.
» When: Friday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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So all the details have finally been revealed for the Wii U!
I stayed up and watched the european Nintendo Direct (since it is more relevant for me in Australia).
So for Australia, I was pleasantly surprised about the pricing 😀 much better than I was expecting!
Nintendo will be releasing 2 variations: a Basic and Premium pack.
Basic pack comes with
Premium pack comes with
All existing Wiimotes, nunchuks, balance boards etc will be compatible with Wii U.
There will also be the new Pro Controller
So time for me to sell games and stuff to get some money for the Wii U! LOL
The most controversial announcement during the Ninty Direct was that a sequel to Bayonetta was being released exclusively to the Wii U and that Nintendo will be publishing the game. This made a lot of fans upset that its Nintendo only. It's normal to be upset when certain games you enjoy are going to be exclusive to a system (e.g. I'm upset that Persona 4 Golden is exclusive to Vita, where I have zero interest in the Vita and think it's just way too expensive to buy one just for 1 game!), but the reactions of a lot of gamers is sad – sending death threats and just general childish behavious is plain stupid and does nothing except make the person look even more stupid! From my understanding, if Nintendo wasn't asked to partner, the sequel would not have been made (apparently the sequel was not even "approved").
Anyways, I'm looking forward to it 🙂
Hopefully I can nab my preorder for the Premium version!!
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PALM BEACH GARDENS — Boo Weekley was in a miserable state when he reached the 18th green Thursday in the first round of the Honda Classic.
His condition had nothing to do with memories of the missed 3-foot putt that cost him the tournament in the final round last year.
He was sick with the flu.
Undaunted, Weekley got the best of the 18th this time, rolling in a 22-foot birdie to finish off an even-par 70 at PGA National's Champion Course.
"Not bad, considering how lousy I feel," said Weekley, who lost in a four-way playoff last year. "I really need to go and lay down."
As awful as Weekley felt Thursday, he obliged a reporter's request for an interview and also stopped to sign every autograph asked of him, even warning his fans that he had the flu. Weekley said he got sick on the driving range Wednesday night, but he wasn't about to miss the tournament.
Weekley wasn't the only ailing golfer putting up good numbers.
Jesper Parnevik, winner of the 2001 Honda Classic, was so ill he needed an IV from PGA Tour trainers Wednesday and didn't play a practice round this week. He said he became ill playing the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico last week and has lost 11 pounds in less than a week.
"I caught Montezuma's Revenge," Parnevik said. "I wasn't sure I was going to make it home Sunday night, but Nick Price was nice enough to give me a ride back in his plane."
Parnevik opened the Honda Classic with a 68.
"Sometimes that's good," Parnevik said of playing sick. "You go out with very low expectations, just to finish the round."
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Jerry Kelly was among the first victims of The Bear Trap this year.