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If you have little guys like I do, you should run over and check out Made by Rae and MADE this month for Celebrate the Boy, a collection of tutorials, round-ups, giveaways and generally awesome boy-related crafts from around the Internet. Last year my Boy's Tie from a Man's Tie tutorial was featured in one of their many amazing round-ups of crafting for boys, and this year they asked me to contribute a tutorial for my Crayon Monster Art Totes.
And, to make it even MORE fun, I've decided to give away the tote that I made for this tutorial! A separate giveaway post with all of the details on how to enter is directly below this post.
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A PDF Pattern for a sturdier canvas tote with more monster facial features is now available in my Pattern shop. Get it now!
for the monster:
(1) 8″ x 8″ piece of fleece for head
(1) 5″ x 8″ piece of fleece for mouth
(2) 1.5″ circles of white fleece or felt for eyes
(2) .5″ circles of black fleece or felt for eyes
(1) 1.5″ x 1″ oval of fleece or felt for nose
(5) crayons
for tote:
(1) 10.5″ x 25″ piece of felt
4 ft. belting for strap
sewing machine
matching and contrasting thread
1″ wide masking tape
scissors and/or rotary cutter
pinking shears
Sew a 1/4″ hem along the top of the 5″x8″ pice of fleece. Place this piece on the bottom of your 8″x8″ square of fleece and pin* it into place. Find the center of the square and put a piece of 1″ wide masking tape down. The tape will be your sewing guide so that you can make nice, evenly spaced pockets for the crayon teeth.
Without sewing your tape, sew as close to your tape as possible along both edges, back-stitching a couple of times at the openings.
Move your tape over so that it is to the right of your last stitch line, then stitch along the right edge of the tape.
Continue to move the tape across the bottom until you have five crayon pockets (a total of six stitch lines). Round off the corners of your square. You can free-hand this, or, if that makes you nervous, make yourself a rounded corner template out of a piece of paper or cardstock. Lay this template over each corner and cut for symmetrical corners.
Sew on the eyes and nose. I like to use black thread in a straight stitch for the eyes, going around the circle twice. For the nose I like a zig-zag stitch in a contrasting thread. Sew these pieces on slowly, taking care to lift the presser foot and smooth the material every few stitches.
You now have a completed monster patch! For this tutorial, I'll show you how to add your monster to a super simple felt tote that is just big enough to hold a couple of coloring books. However, you can sew it onto any bag of your choosing-just sew the monster onto the right side of your material before make your bag. Or you can customize any messenger bag by sewing you monster onto the flap.
Fold the long piece of 10.5″ x 25″ felt in half. You should have a 10.5″ x 12.5″ folded rectangle of felt.
Iron down a 1/4″ hem along the top of the bag (folding toward the inside of the bag).
Cut the belting into two pieces, 24″ each. (This may seem a bit long for a child, but I like my straps to be long enough for Mom to sling over her shoulder, since she always ends up carrying everything in the end…)
Going in about 2″ from the edge, place one end of the belting under the hem you just ironed. Fold the flap of felt down over the belting, then flip the belting up over the felt hem. Pin into place and repeat on the other side, taking care that your strap isn't twisted. Repeat on the other side of the bag.
Pin the monster patch to the front of the bag. You now have the straps pinned to the top and the monster pinned to the front. It's time to sew!
In this order:
1. Sew a zig-zag stitch along the top hems, securing the straps to the top of the bag.
2. Sew the monster to the front of the bag. Tip: Start along the top of the monster's head. Fleece is stretchy and tends to shift, and it may get a little uneven, even if you pinned extensively. Sew along the top first so that the top edge of the monster is even with the top of the bag. Even if it shifts, this will make it look better over all. Also, be sure to pick up your presser foot and smooth the fabric every few inches. This will help prevent shifty wonkiness.
3. Straight stitch the sides of the bag together about 1/4″. Cut with pinking shears.
That's it! Stuff the pockets with crayons to make the teeth and show off your cute new tote!
Read on to the following post to see how to win this crayon tote for yourself! (or, you can always check out my Etsy shop, Stinky Boy! and buy one there 🙂
*A note about pinning in this project: I am not usually a "pinner" and I avoid using pins at all costs. In this project, though, you will want to pin, pin, pin! Fleece is pretty stretchy stuff and it is easy for things to get real wonky real quick. So if you're a lazy pinner like I am, you'll want to make sure that you actually PIN when the instructions say to do so. Trust me, I wouldn't make you pin if you didn't need to 🙂


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Far from the children who beg for change from idling cars and the teenagers who hurl rocks at armed Israeli troops, a different spectacle of Palestinian youth is playing out in the ballroom of a luxury Ramallah hotel.
Young contestants are gathered for a taping of "The President", a game show that aims to select a "new leader" for the Palestinians based on their views on the pressing political issues of the day. The panel of judges is made up of top officials and businessmen.
Bleak Palestinian realities mean whatever comes out of the contest to be "The President" will have only symbolic significance. The winner will be "ambassador for a day" at one of the Palestinian missions in Europe, among other prizes.
But it's a rare chance for a frustrated and marginalized generation to air their views.
Hanan Ashrawi, a veteran of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), asks a contestant in the Gaza Strip, on which Israel has imposed a tight blockade, about the smuggling of goods from neighbouring Egypt.
"What about the tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, what would you do about that?" she asked of the trade, which bypasses both Israeli and Palestinian officials.
"Well, the goods going through them create an illicit economy which isn't taxed and take away government revenue," answers Jihad al-Jaabari, who is taking part in the show via a remote connection from Gaza.
"Do you speak Hebrew?" an Arab member of the Israeli legislature, Ahmed Tibi, chimes in.
"No…but it's important to learn the enemy's language," Jaabari replies, eliciting slight smiles from the judges.
Almost a third of the 4.2 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are between 15 and 29 years old, and a third of this youth bulge have no jobs and scant opportunity to challenge their own ageing leaders, let alone Israel's occupation, beyond taking to the streets.
After the Islamist Hamas party's surprise 2006 electoral win, the Palestinian parliament has not met for six years and fresh elections are long overdue.
Following a brief civil war with President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah in 2007, Hamas now rules over Gaza while Abbas' Palestinian Authority governs the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Abbas, 78, has outstayed his mandate by four years and has no clear rival or successor after Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned this month.
In the meantime, real wages have declined by around 8 percent since 2006 and a third of Palestinian homes do not have secure, reliable access to food, the United Nations says.
Youth despair of ever having control over their futures.
"We're a people under occupation. We feel failure while hunger and unemployment rise. We see corruption and foreign aid distracting our leaders," contestant Maher al-Komi, 25, from the West Bank city of Hebron, told Reuters.
"I have a degree in media but I work in a corner store. I hope my speaking on this show will make those in charge realize the problems of youth and make changes," he said.
While Palestinian politics may be in a moribund condition at the national level, the paralysis has not stifled youthful debate, however.
The main university of Nablus in the West Bank was a riot of yellow and green flags, the colours of Fatah and Hamas, on the day of the student council elections last week.
Fatah's "Martyrs" bloc and "Muslim Palestine" led by Hamas were the two main contenders to lead the 22,000-member student body, with Hamas taking part for the first time in six years.
Both candidates made similar campaign promises about student loans, Internet access and better classroom conditions, but it was ultimately a popularity contest along party lines. In the end, Hamas barely lost out to its rival in a ballot widely seen as a barometer of the Palestinian popular mood.
The real platforms of Fatah and Hamas are poles apart, conceded Bassem Sati, 24, as he milled around the campus with a bandana of Hamas's trademark green over his shoulders.
Fatah officials in recent years explored the idea of creating a vice-presidency under Abbas, hoping to avoid having to devolve power to the Hamas speaker of parliament, as per Palestinian law, if something should happen to the ageing president.
The drive was ultimately dropped.
Most Palestinians feel the split in their leadership has distracted them from the real struggle - coming up with a national strategy to confront Israel's occupation.
"We hope the will of the youth will bring Fatah and Hamas together. Of course, we want Fatah's focus on negotiations to give ground to our choice of resistance," Sati said.
"An uprising will give us suffering and attacks from the Israelis, but we need it to gain our freedom, and we are ready to sacrifice," he added.
Mervat Abu Hijleh, sporting a T-shirt and Fatah's black and white chequered headscarf around her neck, said school elections provided an example of the healthy competition that could revive flat-lining national politics.
"We see how old officials are, how little action is being taken and we see the need for change. We, the youth in this vote, are that change, and the different parties can at least agree on that," she said.
Nearly three quarters of young people from Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank are not affiliated with any party and say the factions have not earned their trust, according to a survey of 1,851 people aged 15 to 29 published this year by the Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organisation.
Almost two-thirds believe a combination of Israel's policies and internal politics will doom efforts to establish a Palestinian state. But a slim majority also said they believed Palestinian youth have the ability to bring about change.
It's unclear how much longer they can retain that optimism, however.
Despite the ambition and enthusiasm on display on the set of "The President", a different reality is the rule on the Palestinian street.
Local people gathered at a mosque in the town of al-Ram in March were attending the funeral of a resident who medics said was killed by an Israeli teargas round fired into his taxi during clashes between soldiers and youths.
As the corpse was carried toward the cemetery, a young man in a soccer jersey wrapped a shawl over his face so only his eyes were visible. He and his friends were preparing again for a street battle, trading rocks for Israeli soldiers' bullets.
"If I die, good, I welcome that. I would be dying for our martyr and our people," he said.
This story "Frustrated Palestinian Youth Seek New Outlets To Push Change" was written by Reuters.


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Mother Jones is out with a new crop of secret videos from the May 17 private fundraiser where Mitt Romney made his now-infamous remarks accusing 47% of Americans of being government-dependent freeloaders.
In these videos -- which aren't nearly as explosive -- Romney takes on foreign policy issues, giving particularly candid remarks on the conflict in Israel and Palestine and basically dismissing the possibility of peace in the Middle East.
Saying that he has "two perspectives on the peace process," Romney elaborates:
"One is the one which I've had for some time, which is that the Palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace, and that the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish."
Later, after explaining why a two-state solution isn't possible, he adds: "And so what you do is you say, 'You move things along the best way you can.' You hope for some degree of stability, but you recognize that this is going to remain an unsolved problem."
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Q: I always get terrible hay fever in the spring. I usually take allergy medication but don't want to now that I'm pregnant. What can I safely do?
A: Even women who don't normally suffer from allergies often experience stuffiness or other typical symptoms at any time of year when they're pregnant. Surprisingly, though, you may find your seasonal allergies lessening or even disappearing while you're expecting. This is because a woman's immune system becomes less reactive during pregnancy, in part so that her body doesn't reject the growing fetus. If you do develop your typical symptoms, however, these steps can help: » Try nasal washing with a warm saline solution to rinse out pollen grains and soothe irritated mucous membranes. Using a neti pot can be very helpful. » Limit your exposure to common allergens, including dust, pollen and animal dander, by using a HEPA filter in your bedroom and removing down-filled blankets, feather pillows and even wall-to-wall carpets. » Eat a Mediterranean-style diet; my anti-inflammatory diet is based on this way of eating (get the details at drweil.com/drw/u/ART02012/anti-inflammatory-diet). » Try to trace whether stress affects your allergies and, if so, take steps to reduce it. » Explore clinical hypnosis, which may lessen the immune system's inappropriate response to pollen. The safety of the majority of over-the-counter and prescription aids for allergic rhinitis during pregnancy has yet to be assured. If allergy symptoms become difficult, speak with your doctor about the safest medication options for you and your baby.


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Barnard students study overseas as more international students come to the college
Under the leadership of President Debora Spar, Barnard is becoming a more global campus. To explain what that means for the College, the annual Leadership Assembly for Barnard's alumnae volunteer leaders featured a panel on "International Study." The October 8 panel included two American students who had pursued study abroad and two international students who chose to attend Barnard. "One of President Spar's primary initiatives is to internationalize the College," says Gretchen Young, dean for study abroad. She explains, "In our increasingly globalized marketplace students must have cross-cultural experience, language skills, and a proven ability to function in unfamiliar environments, to be successful—not only professionally but simply to be good citizens. Beyond that, I feel that it is important for Barnard students to step out of their comfort zones, to be questioned for what they believe or value, and to realize that their way of being, their perceptions of what is true, may not be as widely accepted as they may think."
The Admissions office is actively recruiting a wider pool of international candidates. There is also the Visiting International Students Program, which invites foreign students to spend a semester, or even full year, at Barnard. This spring the campus will welcome 59 students from 10 schools, including the University of Ghana, the University of Melbourne, and colleges in China, Denmark, Italy, South Korea, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
The heart of international study, of course, remains study abroad. "We want to increase the quality and number of opportunities for students," says Young. "Research and internships are part of an undergraduate experience. So are crosscultural experiences and developing language skills."
There's more to study abroad than Reid Hall in Paris. With about 150 programs, including American-run opportunities, such as those at NYU, Syracuse, and Sarah Lawrence, as well as foreign ones available to Barnard students, some 66 students studied in 27 different countries this fall, with destinations ranging from Argentina to Nepal. About 35 percent of Barnard students study abroad at some point during their undergraduate years.
"Not only are we trying to better prepare our students to study abroad, but we are also focusing on encouraging students to bring back their learning and helping them to integrate their overseas experience into their overall Barnard education; [we want them to] share their experiences with the rest of the community," says Young.
The students on the panel spoke about their interest in study abroad, as well as cultural dislocations and surprises they experienced as a result. Kenyan native Clare Korir '12 was attracted to Barnard because "I liked the feel of a women's college. Women could be more appreciated in Kenya. I wanted to be with 'strong, beautiful' Barnard women."
As the daughter of Christine Herring Bruscagli '82, and niece of Pat Herring Parisi '77 and Nancy Herring '79, Elisabetta Bruscagli '13, who has lived most of her life in Italy, explains, "My American option was always Barnard. It's more than classes and professors. It's about the people you meet. Going to school in Italy for so long, I didn't know that a school could care about you. It's what drew me to the U.S., and to Barnard."
Brooklyn native Dueaa Elzin '11, a political science major, attended the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Elzin found that because the British system expects students to be "hyper-specialized," as compared to Barnard's liberal arts approach, the students she encountered immersed themselves in their fields, "like being a PhD student," Elzin observes. "At SOAS, the students I encountered didn't have the preoccupation with postgraduate plans that students have here, and were studying languages, such as Burmese and Tagalog, and cultures that they were truly passionate about." A fascination with China that stemmed from an eighth-grade, 10-day trip to that country motivated senior Elizabeth Reynolds, an Asian and Middle Eastern cultures major, to pursue nearly every opportunity to study in China as an undergraduate, including summer and semester programs. "I have my heart set on going back to Asia for two or three years," says Reynolds. "I'm not sure what I want to do; I know where I want to do it."
Studying abroad—overseas for American students, or Morningside Heights for international ones—is likely to be even more important going forward. As Elzin believes, "You can't be global and open-minded without actually leaving Barnard and [your home] country."
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To make mobility easier for Tashi, Kramer came to the house on his day off to build the elderly dog a special ramp. This tool would allow Tashi to walk in and out of the house unhampered by the stairs. The dog's owner, Karen Dimetrosky, was very moved by Kramer's gift, but not surprised considering the connection between mailman and dog.
"Tashi adores Jeff,'' explained Dimetrosky. "He has always wagged his tail and pulled us over to his mail truck. He will now get off his bed and come greet Jeff at the door when he delivers a package."
Even more touching is that the ramp's lumber came from the ramp Kramer had built years before for his elderly dog, Odie, who has since passed away. "I didn't realize how much trouble (Tashi) was having until I saw them actually carry him up the stairs,'' Kramer said. "I remembered my dog having the same problem, and it's sad."
Kramer came to the house on his day off to construct the ramp himself, a gesture that Dimetrosky appreciated beyond measure because of the quality of life it has given back to Tashi. "The ramp has helped Tashi tremendously,'' Dimetrosky said. "He can walk in and out of the front door and down to the yard independently. He potentially prolonged his life because my husband and I both pulled our back out by lifting Tashi on and off the porch.
The mailman is pleased that he can still see his canine friend waiting for him on the porch when he delivers the mail. Recently, Kramer attended Tashi's fourteenth birthday party, a testament to the bond between these two souls.
"It's amazing," Dimetrosky said. "Jeff will come knock on the door and Tashi will get up off his bed and walk out to greet him."
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I have a certain admiration for his courage, recklessness, idealism, whatever you want to call it, but here is a man who managed to get himself and his girlfriend eaten, and you know what? He deserves Werner Herzog.


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Blood is thicker than water
the cullens come back from a trip to denali to discover that the world has been possessed by aliens. but when alice startes having visions of humans they set out to find them. but what if they were discovered by them what then. would they be accepted of cast away and what if the humans were in danger of discovery would the cullens help or turn away
this is my cross over and if you want more you have to tell me if you want more
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We speed down the twisting high way that led out of Forks we were headed south. It had been 2 years ago that we had discovered the souls had taken the humans minds. We had stayed out of the public eye since then. But know we had to leave all ten of us. We were looking for a hunch. That may sound weird but we were doing the same thing Alice and jasper had done going off and looking for unseen things. We had gone two Denial to come back to find that literally the whole human race had my possessed what was worse Alice couldn't see them. After this discovery Carlisle went to see the Volturi only to discover it was deserted. The pack had disappeared but we discovered that they had been trying to live as wolves for the time being. Everyone except for Seth he stayed with us and Jacob.
Edward was driving my Ferrari and I was manning the walky-talky.
"Bella," Alice said suddenly "we are going to go down an abandoned mountain in about 3miles."
I said to Alice, "Got it ok."
"We are near Picacho peak." It was a vague memory from my human life my mother had taken me here when I was little.
"What are we doing here?" I asked Edward.
"Alice wanted to check it out." He said then he turned onto a road that looked like it hadn't been used latterly.
We drove for a little longer than parked the cars. We got out and hid them as well as we could.
"Ok here's the deal," Alice said to us. "I had a vision there were humans around here some were so I think we should hunt then find them."
"Why." Emmet asked like he could care less.
"Because they probably think they are the only non- possessed people left on earth and maybe we could help them out I mean it's not like we are doing anything else."
With that we split up and hunted Jacob and Renesmee and Seth went together. Edward and I went together. Emmet and Rosaline, Alice and Jasper and Esme and Carlisle. There wasn't much to hunt for but we all managed to get enough. Then we started looking for the humans.
The sun was beginning to rise when we found there sent. They were some were under us. We were wearing long sleeves so when we started to rise we put our hoods on. Then we found the entrance to the cave it was in plain sight there was a jeep hidden just inside.
"Renesmee, Seth, and Jacob. Stay behind us I said as we started in.
"why." Jacob asked.
"Because if they have and start shooting at us you guys aren't bullet proof."
"fine." Jacob said I knew I had won. We walked down at regular speed not wanting to surprise anyone who might see up any more than necessary we walked into a bright room with mirrors everywhere and crops growing. There was no one there we continued to follow the most recent scents they lead into a big room about the size of a foot ball field. They were playing soccer so we stood in the shadows.
"How do you think we should make our presence known?" Carlisle asked low enough for only us to hear.
"Allow me." Jake said and before we could stop him he yelled
"Jake," we all hissed at him.
"Who's there," an old man with a rifle asked us.
We took a depth unnecessary breath before we stepped out of the shadows.
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Now that the Skeletor Swords have been Officially declared Doable, I have one more Genie to release from the Bottle... The He-Mullet
As you can see, the He-Mullet is the most consistent He-Hairstyle. In one way or another it has been on ALL MOTU Eras...
If "The Machine" can now make 200X Skeletor Swords without turning them into Vintage Power Swords, then "The Machine" should be able to make the He-Mullet without turning it into the Vintage "pageboy" hairstyle.
He-Man toys that could use the He-Mullet
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Another view of cycle parking
Here, you'll find that people are generally quite happy to leave their bikes secured just by the inbuilt lock which prevents the rear wheel from turning. They will leave what they've bought from one shop on their bike while they visit another, that removable lights / panniers / bike computers etc. are left on the bike and don't go missing.
While there are very many cycle racks, there is never enough formal bicycle parking. What's more, even though the racks are outside virtually every shop, people often want to park their bikes even closer to their destination than the bike racks. As a result, on busy days (which means pretty much every day except Sunday) there tend to be as many bikes parked "wild" as in racks.
There are no cars on any of the streets shown here, so there is plenty of room for bicycles and a relaxed atmosphere for cycling. It wasn't always like this. The city centre was once dominated by motor vehicles. However, changes were made in the late 1970s / early 1980s to exclude cars from the city centre and the result is the vibrant city you see today.
We've many types of cycle parking here, and the most popular racks are those which support the bike by the front wheel. The problems with the inverted U shape "Sheffield" type racks is that they don't stop the bike from falling over, they don't allow bikes to be parked very densely (which is important when there are a lot of bikes) and they get in the way of one side of the bike. For people trying to pack large panniers on both sides with shopping they don't work very well while racks which support the front wheel do.
I'm not talking about "wheel benders," but racks which support a greater part of the radius of the wheel and actually work. When they also have a loop through which you can put a cable then the frame can be secured as well. Not that many people bother here.
Finally a view of a different kind of bicycle parking. There is a beach right on the edge of the city. We're quite a way from the coast, so it is a lake surrounded by trees. I took this photo on a hot day in May this year. The cycle parking stands at the beach were of course overflowing, and many bikes were parked in with the trees instead.
Previously I've shown the cycle parking at Assen railway station as well as in Groningen.
Marc at Amsterdamize also covered cycle parking today. Or click for many more cycle parking examples.
A video showing parking at the beach:
Assen is a great place for a cycling holiday. Bring your swimming gear too. The Netherlands in general is very safe for people too.
4 comments:
- Cyclingred said...
I see that in some ways cyclist and motorists are the same. They want to park close to where they are shopping and can't be bothered to walk.
Of course that is one of the advantages I find to bicycling as opposed to driving a car. I can park just about anywhere and closer. Though when I drive I tend to park far away from my destination so I can walk.
- 19 November 2008 at 12:24
- David Hembrow said...
It's true. It's important to get close. I find that a lot of people will cycle distances that they might as well walk, in the same way as in another place they might drive distances that they might as well cycle or walk. I think it's innate human laziness (in thought as well as action) that we do this, and that's yet another reason why cycling has to be made more pleasant and more efficient than driving if we want people to switch modes.
It is always possible to get closer to shops here by bike than by car, and that makes cycling more convenient, as you can see here.
A long time ago when we used to drive into town in the UK we also used to park our car quite a long way from the centre and walk. However, that was mainly to avoid the cost of parking.
- 19 November 2008 at 12:52
- amsterdamize said...
solid post, David, I think we can put the parking saga to rest now for a while ;)
- 19 November 2008 at 18:19
- acline said...
David... Thanks for the pictures and commentary. I've highlighted your post and Marc's just now on Carbon Trace.
- 19 November 2008 at 22:09


text: Capdown were a band from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Originally known as Soap, their songs have political themes as alluded to by their name, which is short for Capitalist Downfall. Mixing ska, punk, hardcore, dub and reggae, Capdown built a reputation around their independent releases and numerous tours. Their debut album Civil Disobedients was released by London punk label Household Name Records in 2000, a year in which Capdown played nearly 250 gigs. In early 2001, Capdown toured with a number of established American bands, including Less Than Jake and played the Deconstruction touring festival with Pennywise and Lagwagon. In September 2001, Capdown released their second album, Pound for the Sound, receiving positive reviews from the likes of Kerrang The following year saw tours with Bad Religion and Hundred Reasons. In 2003 the band signed to Fierce Panda Records, releasing two EPs: Act Your Rage and New Revolutionaries. The band received critical acclaim for their live performances.


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The Colts got off to a fast start in free agency and their pace isn't slowing all that much.
On the same day they made it official with new backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, the Colts announced that they have signed veteran defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin. Franklin joins Ricky Jean Francois as defensive linemen brought into the fold this month and the team has also re-signed Fili Moala and Martin Tevaseu.
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The Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest will be here before you know it. Make your plans now!
I know you as a guide have has clients belaying you that were not the best.
I think/ hope the climber you saw felt very comfortable on that climb and that the belay was more of a learning experiance for his son. The very few times I have had my daughter belay me (in the gym) I knew I was soloing.
DManBeing the father of 2 grown children, who I did take with me to climb, maturity happens different for each child and you will be able to judge that for yourself. Derek has provided a good response from which you can develop a guideline. For some parents the biggest let down is that the child has no interest in serious climbing and some make the mistake of trying to convince their child to climb anyway. If you start with single pitch top rope situations you will know in short order if they are interested and have the ability. As time goes on you can judge their maturity and size to ensure it is safe to have them belay you. I think that starting a parents group in the area is the right way to go as each partent can help support the others and not worry that you are dragging anyone down as they all have children. The Gunks has a very active parent group (CliffMama,Jeanette) so there is no reason that a group here would not be as active.David
The most obvious problems are mechanical: Weight discrepancy, little fingers sucked in to devices, etc. I'm extremely skeptical that an 8 year old belayer is going to hold an adult taking a real leader fall in the best of circumstances. Unfortunately there are other more intractable problems. Young kids are not developmentally capable of understanding the seriousness of the situation, and should never have that level of responsibility thrust upon them. [...]If one does choose to take a young kid up a multipitch route unaccompanied, here are some things to consider:
All clients are either developmentally competent to provide informed consent to participate, or are accompanied by parents or legal guardians present at the belays with them. That isn't even in the same ballpark as the sort of scenario under discussion.
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The West Virginia Autism Training Center was pleased to participate in a conference devoted to the college support of students with ASD hosted by the Center for Understanding, in Franklin, Tennessee. Dena Gassner and the Center's staff carried out a first rate conference that included author Ann Palmer, noted author on the subject who has a new book titled: "How Can I Help? A Friend's and Relatives Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism."
The WV ATC purchased a copy of the book, and have it included in our library.
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New Mexico Tech President Daniel H. López (left) and Bill Schattschneider, director of purchasing at Tech, look over the $4.5 million contract the university recently awarded to EOS Technologies, Inc. of Tucson.
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., October 4, 2004 – New Mexico Tech has signed a $4.5 million contract with EOST Technologies, Inc. to have the Tucson-based company build a 2.4-meter optical telescope for the research university's soon-to-be- constructed Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO), a state-of-the-art astronomical research facility that will be located atop the Magdalena Mountains in south-central New Mexico.
EOST, which specializes in developing large optical telescopes and optical systems for astronomy, satellite laser ranging, and space surveillance, will develop the telescope for the MRO project utilizing a 2.4-meter telescope mirror that was donated to New Mexico Tech by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
The large mirror, one of the principal components of optical telescopes, was originally designed as one of three prototypes built for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Once completed, the MRO facility, which will include the 2.4-meter telescope and a multielement interferometric array, will sit along the main ridge of the Magdalena Mountains at an elevation of more than 10,600 feet, making it the second highest observatory in North America.
"First light," the moment a new telescope first receives and processes light from a distant star, is projected to occur on September 2006 for MRO's 2.4-meter telescope.


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Bush Signs Bill Funding NM Tech Research, July 24, 2001
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24, 2001 -- U.S. Senator Pete Domenici said a bill signed today by President Bush includes a directive he authored to force the Pentagon to release funding important to Defense Department blast research being conducted at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro.
(Also see website for EMRTC.)
President Bush signed the $6.5 billion FY2001 Supplemental Appropriations Bill today while in Kosovo visiting American troops. The bill makes additional funding available this fiscal year for national defense and other federal government needs.
Domenici, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and its subcommittee on defense, reported that the new law includes a provision he secured authorizing the Defense Department to release $3 million approved by Congress last year for the Blast Visualization and Blast Modeling research program. New Mexico Tech is heavily involved in the research for blast mitigation, and is a primary recipient of funding for this effort.
"The fact that the Pentagon is now authorized and directed to release this funding is good news for this project and for New Mexico Tech's involvement," Domenici said. "I've seen some spectacular explosive demonstrations at Tech, and believe the school has the knowhow to advance our national security."
The Defense Department's Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Visualization and Blast Modeling for Force Protection project is designed to rapidly integrate COTS technology currently used by CIA/OTA, tailor the technology to meet force protection challenges, and provide the resulting package to military force protection units.
The project provides a process and system by which military planners can quickly comprehend risks from explosives and other threats, and also allows quick production of new and accurate blast models for specific or unique structures. The resulting capability will help military planners and decision makers understand the risks and support the analysis and planning of security provisions to increase force and facility protection. Congress approved the funding last year as part of the FY2001 Defense Appropriations Bill.
Elsewhere, the bill includes Domenici-authored language authorizing the prepayment of a Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) loan with the Bureau of Reclamation, and compels the Bureau to accept the payment. The language was also supported in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Heather Wilson.
"There's no question now that the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District can pay off its debt early if it so wishes," Domenici said.
In May, the MRGCD offered to pay off the $2.4 million balance of its $15.7 million zero-interest loan with the Bureau for the San Juan-Chama diversion program. The loan was initially issued in 1951 and amended in 1963. However, the Bureau refused the payment with an explanation that the agency did not have the authority to accept accelerated or lump sum payments on its loans.


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This code will display 42. After being sent, the client and server side values are distinct: the server side version of a won't be modified by the client side affectation and conversly the client side value won't change if a is changed later on server side.
Special types
Specific wrappers
Usualy, client and server side values are represented the same way, and it is sufficient to only copy their content ( marshalled ) to the client. But certain types can't be transmitted this easilly: for instance, services.
Those values must be transformed before marshalling: We need for this to use specific wrappers. This wrapping mechanism is defined in Eliom_wrap.
Before sending, the values goes throught Eliom_wrap.wrap wich transform marked values. A value marked is a value which have as its last field a value of type Eliom_wrap.wrapper. For instance
type marked_tupple = ( int * ... * marked_tupple Eliom_wrap.wrapper )
type marked_record =
{ f1 : int;
fn : marked_record Eliom_wrap.wrapper }
but not
type not_marked_tupple = ( int * ... * marked_tupple Eliom_wrap.wrapper * float )
type not_marked_tupple = ( int * ... * ( int * marked_tupple Eliom_wrap.wrapper ) )
type not_marked_tupple = ( int * ... * marked_tupple Eliom_wrap.wrapper list )
type not_marked_record =
{ f1 : int;
fn : marked_record Eliom_wrap.wrapper;
fk : float; }
A wrapper is created by the Eliom_wrap.create_wrapper function. It takes a function as parameter wich will be called to transform the value during the wrapping. There is also a special wrapper Eliom_wrap.empty_wrapper wich does nothing. It is usefull to stop calling the wrapper on a value: If there is still a wrapper in a value after its transformation, it will be called another time, potentially leading to an infinite loop.
For instance
type v = Fun of unit -> int | Value of int
type wrapped_type = ( v * wrapped_type)
let wrapper = Eliom_wrap.create_wrapper (function
| Value i,wrapper -> Value i, Eliom_wrap.empty_wrapper
| Fun f,wrapper -> Value (f ()), Eliom_wrap.empty_wrapper)
let v = ( Fun (fun () -> 1), wrapper )
let _,(v', empty_wrapper) = Eliom_wrap.wrap v
At that time v" will be Value 1. Notice that Eliom_wrap.create_wrapper does not enforce the output type of the wrapping function to be the same as the input type: Eliom_wrap is to be use with much caution! Do not use it if you don't understand how it works, it may lead to unpredictable segmentation faults and corrupted memory.
Specific unwrappers
We may also want to modify the value at unwrapping time. It is the case for instance of the type Eliom_react.Up.t. On server side, it is transformed to a service, and the service is transformed to a function wich call it on client side.
To do this, we use specific unwrappers. A value is marked by an unwrapper the same way as with wrappers: A value is marked if its last field is a value of type Eliom_wrap.unwrapper. An unwrapper does not contain functions, it only contains an identifier of type Eliom_wrap.unwrap_id. On client side a function can be registered to transformed values marked with an id: Eliom_client_unwrap.register_unwrapper.
type marked_int = (int * marked_int Eliom_wrap.unwrapper)
{shared{let marked_int_id = 123456}}
let v : marked_int = ( 10, Eliom_wrap.create_unwrapper (Eliom_wrap.id_of_int marked_int_id))
let marked_int_unwrapper ( i, unwrapper ) = ( fun j -> i + j )
let id = Eliom_client_unwrap.id_of_int marked_int_id
let () = Eliom_client_unwrap.register_unwrapper id marked_int_unwrapper
When the client will receive the value v it will transform it to fun j -> j + 10
Thoses id are globals, take care of not using an existing one, you could for instance use the name of you type hashed as id. Consider those below 1024 to be reserved to Eliom internals.
Eliom specific types
The Eliom types that are marked are:
- Eliom_services.service transformed to Eliom_services.service (but the client side representation)
- Eliom_comet.Channels.t transformed to Lwt_stream.t
- Eliom_react.Up.t transformed to 'a -> unit
- Eliom_react.Down.t transformed to 'a React.E.t
- Eliom_bus.t transformed to Eliom_bus.t
- XML.t transformed to XML.t (but the client side representation)
Additionnal notes for XML
Client and server side behaviour differ:
- On server side XML is a tree wich allow sharing. i.e. it can be an acyclic graph.
- On client side XML use the internal browser representation wich doesn't allow sharing
This can affect the behaviour for instance when doing:
let a = div []
let b = div [a;a]
let c = div [pcdata "text"]
{{ Dom.appendChild %a %c }}
when the value was sent, the node a was copied 2 times and only the second one is referenced by %a: the node c will be added as a child to the second a not to the first one.


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Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a child neurologist from Norfolk, recently spoke before a crowd of healthcare providers attending the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Conference Current Concepts in Vascular Therapies. This program, presented by Sentara Vascular Specialists, brings providers together in the spirit of learning the latest in vascular medicine and therapies.
Northam talked with the large crowd about several government and health related topics, but spent most of his speech highlighting his work to expand Medicaid in Virginia as part of the Affordable Care Act. He discussed the two-year pilot program that has been included in the Governor's budget. The pilot has Virginia accessing Virginia's share of the federal money to provide access to health insurance for low income Virginians.
Northam emphasized the need to cover working Virginians who would otherwise struggle to afford health coverage. He emphasized the need to encourage people to seek care in the appropriate settings, not turn to emergency rooms when basic healthcare needs arise – a practice common among uninsured patients. Northam pointed out that failing to take advantage of the federal monies made available under the ACA would only hurt Virginia.
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A super-sized version of the Nintendo 3DS was touted just before the start of E3 in June, but the Japanese videogames firm clearly decided to let the Wii U be its star turn at that particular show. Instead, it waited almost a month before confirming that a Nintendo 3DS XL was indeed more than a rumour.
And now Pocket-lint has got it's mitts on the new handheld and - ahead of a full review, which we'll bring you as soon as we've spent more time with it - we thought we'd give you our initial thoughts.
As soon as you take it out of the box (which is unnaturally heavy because of manuals as thick as phone books) you notice that it's not really like the normal 3DS at all. Although sturdy, it does feel a little more plasticky, although the curved edges are aesthetically more pleasing than the angular build of the former edition.
Strangely, it reminds us more of the first DS than the DSi XL that came out a couple of years ago. Mainly, that'll be the size of the console, but as we were also sent the silver unit (red and blue versions will also be available) it matches in colour too.
Some physical features definitely jump out at you immediately. For starters, the lock positions of the hinge are more defined - you feel like the back screen click into place when you open the clamshell. And a minor thing that stood out is that the 3D slider on the side of the top screen has a stopper at the minimum level it can be set to, without turning the 3D off entirely. Of course, you can still go beyond that, but at least you can tangibly feel it click.
Other changes include the swapping of the Select, Home and Start buttons from a sort-of all in one sheet with buttons underneath to actual separate buttons. The headphone socket is now bottom-left rather than centrally located. And the stylus slides out from the side rather than top.
Apart from those and size differences, there are slightly altered specs, including enhanced battery life. To power the 4.88- and 4.18-inch screens (over the 3.53- and 3.02-inch equivalents on the vanilla 3DS), Nintendo has added a larger battery. This comes with the benefit of extended life - claimed to be 3.5 to 6.5 hours for 3DS gaming, 6 to 10 hours for conventional DS games.
Charging it might be tricky, however. In a baffling decision that the big "N" puts down to cost cutting and expectations that a majority of adopters will be upgrading from a former model, there's no power pack in the box (clearly the multi-language manuals take up any allotted room). Certainly the console isn't big enough to make a massive difference.
Although the screens are both 90 per cent larger, the device itself is only 46 per cent bigger than its smaller counterpart. That's because the manufacturer has managed to reduce the bezel, but without hampering audio quality. And from our initial test, when compared to our normal 3DS, it seems that Nintendo has also improved the quality of the top screen, making it brighter and more vibrant.
It's also worth pointing out that one of our early worries, that games would look more pixelated on a larger screen because they were developed for a smaller one, were unfounded. Super Mario 3D Land looks absolutely stunning on the 3DS XL. Better than ever before, even.
We also immediately noticed that 3D works much better on the larger top screen. Although we're one of a gradually shrinking number of gamers who stick with the 3D option on the 3DS, we're not immune to swearing out loud when the crosstalk fails because we've altered the viewing angle.
For starters, the 3DS XL seems to have a wider viewing angle, so you're less likely to lose the effect when waggling the console about slightly. Also, we've yet to get as much eyestrain when playing on the larger screen than before. And, at its minimum 3D setting, it's actually a good, in-depth experience, where before you couldn't quite see any effect at lower levels.
The proof of the pudding will come when we've spent more time with the handheld and can review it more thoroughly, but there's no doubt even with a small amount of play that the Nintendo 3DS XL is impressive and more of a worthy rival to the PS Vita than the previous iteration. Even without a supplied charger.
The Nintendo 3DS XL will go on sale in the UK on 28 July for around £180.
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Media Statements & Speeches
Commissioner John R. Norris Statement
October 20, 2011
Docket Nos. ER10-1791-001, ER10-1791-002 and ER10-1069-001
Item No. E-11
MISO & SPP Cost Allocation Rehearing Orders
As I have said on numerous occasions, disputes over cost allocation, in my view, have been the primary impediment to building needed new transmission infrastructure in many areas of the country. Today, we take action on rehearing in two important dockets concerning the allocation of costs for new transmission projects. Todays orders affirm two decisions the Commission issued last year on cost allocation proposals submitted by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) and the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP).
It is essential to emphasize how these cost allocation proposals arrived at the Commission. In each case, stakeholders came together through open, transparent, and inclusive stakeholder processes to develop the proposals that MISO and SPP ultimately filed with us under section 205 of the Federal Power Act. These parties, together with MISO and SPP, all recognized how crucial a fair cost allocation framework is to getting needed new transmission infrastructure built, and engaged in contentious and difficult stakeholder processes that led to the proposals we approved last year.
As todays rehearing orders emphasize, the Commissions task in these proceedings is to determine whether the cost allocation proposals put before us by MISO and SPP under section 205 are just and reasonable. To do that, we consider whether they satisfy the long-standing cost-causation principle. That principle requires that cost allocations reflect both the costs actually caused by customers who are assigned a share of them, and the benefits that customers who share in the costs receive from the facilities they support. As Judge Posner from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals most recently noted, quoting earlier precedent, we evaluate compliance with this unremarkable principle by comparing the costs assessed against a party to the burdens imposed or benefits drawn by that party. 1
In these proceedings, the Commission has faithfully adhered to this principle, and carefully considered record evidence regarding the costs that customers in the Midwest ISO and SPP regions will be assessed under the cost allocation proposals, and compared them against the benefits those customers stand to gain from new transmission facilities. New transmission facilities can provide a multitude of benefits to customers, including improved reliability, reduced congestion, reduced line losses, and enhanced competition and access to economical supply resources. The evidence in these proceedings recognizes these benefits, and the proposals we approve in these dockets assign costs accordingly.
Each of these regions MISO and SPP collaboratively developed transmission planning processes that would identify needed transmission based on an analysis of the benefits of such transmission, and then assigned cost allocation methodologies that were in proportion to those benefits to ensure that the transmission would be paid for in an equitable manner. Matching the transmission planning process with the cost allocation methodology is essential.
I recognize that although these cost allocation proposals were borne of thorough stakeholder proceedings where many difficult compromises were no doubt reached, not all parties will be satisfied. Some parties, including those seeking rehearing here, seem to suggest that cost allocation must be a precise science, where every dollar they pay will line up to a dollar in quantified benefits. But as our rehearing orders and the long-standing judicial precedents appropriately recognize, cost allocation is not a matter for the slide-rule; while the Commission must carefully weigh the costs that customers are asked to pay against the burdens they impose on the system or the benefits they will receive, exacting precision is not required. Requiring exacting precision would not only bog down cost allocation in endless litigation, it would also result in cost allocation formulas that fail to recognize that certain benefits of a strong integrated transmission grid cannot be easily quantified on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
As I noted last year when we first approved MISOs cost allocation proposal, finalizing these proceedings represents an important beginning to the work that needs to be done, not necessarily the end. The Commission, MISO, SPP, and their stakeholders will work within their approved planning and cost allocation framework for the foreseeable future to ensure that need transmission infrastructure is built.
[1] Ill. Commerce Commn v. FERC, 576 F.3d 470, 476 (7th Cir. 2009) (citations omitted).


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• The Arctic Challenger, their alleged cleanup rig, spectacularly failed its early September tests in Puget Sound, under idyllic conditions. It wasn't even deployed to Alaska, which forced Shell to have to drill shallow holes in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
• The Kulluk, an ungainly rig the size of the aircraft carrier Hornet,that took the Doolittle raid across the Pacific in April 1942, was ground severely on the Kodiak Island area coast for a week, during winter storms.
• The obsolete and decrepit drill vessel Noble Discoverer had one problem after another, as it was forced beyond its limited capabilities.
2013 promises no changes, as the global giant is reeling from worldwide challenges to its rapacious business model. Additionally, its failed Alaska offshore season is about to be scrutinized more closely, and more publicly, than British Petroleum was looked at in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
In the first of what may become a cascade of U.S. government announcements, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday that they have turned their findings on the drill vessel Noble Discoverer over to the U.S. Justice Department:
The Coast Guard found the Noble Discoverer could not go fast enough to safely maneuver on its own in all the expected conditions found in Alaska's Arctic waters.
The Coast Guard also found "systematic failure and lack of main engine preventative maintenance," which caused a propulsion loss and exhaust system explosion.
Among other issues listed were inoperable equipment used to measure the oil in water that is dumped overboard, improper line splices throughout the engine room, piston cooling water contaminated with sludge and an abnormal propeller shaft vibration.
Coast Guard spokesman Kip Wadlow said he couldn't discuss the details because the investigation has been forwarded to the Justice Department. Wadlow declined to say whether the Coast Guard believed criminal penalties could be warranted.Shell announced early this week that the vessel under investigation is exiting the Western Hemisphere from Seward, Alaska, where it has been impounded since early November, on a dry tow vessel, destined for an Asian shipyard where, supposedly, it will be turned into some sort of perfect, or at least adequate ship, for extricating oil from under the Arctic Ocean's floor. There have been no announcements on how the DOJ involvement in the vessel might have an impact on Shell's tow plan.
Within three weeks, the U.S. Department of Interior will be issuing their 60-day reassessment of Shell's Arctic drilling plan, which has been somewhat torpedoed by the USCG announcement. A negative assessment by DOI will set Shell back years, possibly driving their stock share price into a major dip.
Independent of the findings on the Noble Discoverer, the USCG will be conducting a mandatory set of hearings into the December 31st grounding of the drill rig Kulluk, off the south shores of Kodiak Island. That seriously damaged vessel is scheduled to be towed by two tugs to Dutch Harbor when harsh winter weather abates. From there, it will also exit the Western Hemisphere and American scrutiny.
Alaska Senator Mark Begich has vowed to hold hearings on this, but has backed off from holding them in March. His office told me Wednesday that it is looking more like the hearings will be in May.
I'm surprised that Shell's Alaska management structure has remained intact though what has to have been the most poorly managed energy project season in our state's history. There will probably be a lot of heads rolling there before the end of May, though.
What may be most interesting to watch over the late winter and spring might be the way politicians pile on to Shell, so as to show they "really care" about responsible oil development, etc. - while other oil concerns ramp up their efforts to do their own offshore Arctic projects. And their political contributions to such politicians.
As a side note: I'm finding it more and more difficult to write about this and other subjects, here and elsewhere. I think the evidence of impending catastrophic climate change, combined with the vulnerability of global nuclear waste are far, far more serious than even most environmental progressives yet realize.
Increasingly, I feel there is nothing you, I, or anyone can do to prevent a catastrophe that will reduce the worldwide human population by at least 75% within the next 75 years.


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