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Dress 2 Impress - Bridal & Formal Boutique (Linwood NJ) will be closed for renovations from 12/14/2015 to 12/31/2015. Our goal is to introduce to you an improved inventory display, a more private atmosphere and an increased number of fitting rooms. We strive to provide world class service while continuing to support your formal wear needs. Appointments can still be made for January 2016 by calling 609-653-4444 or online www.dress2impress.us. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you soon in our store. Have great Holidays!
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Of all the prom dress shops in New Jersey, you can be sure you'll find an incredible selection here at Dress 2 Impress Bridal & Formal Boutique. Unlike department stores and other shops, formal-wear is all we do and it's what we know best. We carry a wide range of prom dress collections and designers so each and every girl can find the dress that speaks to them. Plenty of prom dress shops in New Jersey will sell you just any dress, but at Dress 2 Impress we take the time to make sure each girl's personal style shines through and is accented by the dress. We can even alter dresses in house if need be! We have selected the following designers for our formal dress selection, including Prom 2018 - Jovani, Terani Couture, Angela & Alison, JVN by Jovani, Colors Dress, Eleni Elias and more. Our store has wide variety of dresses and has ability to customize and help you get your dream dress
Whatever style of gown you are looking for, we're sure to have a dress you'll fall in love with. As one of the best bridal shops in New Jersey, we pride ourselves on making sure every bride looks and feels amazing on her wedding day. Finding New Jersey wedding dresses should be fun and exciting, and with our helpful, stylish staff, you can guarantee it will be! We'll help you choose a style and cut that works great for your body type and show you a wide range of dresses so that you're sure you're getting exactly what you've been dreaming of. No bride should ever have to settle for a dress that is just okay, and at Dress 2 Impress, we won't let the happen. Our helpful staff will discuss exactly what your needs and wants are and help you find New Jersey wedding dresses that you can truly fall in love with. We are an authorized retailer for the following Bridal Designers - Allure Bridals, Allure Couture, Allure Romance, Paloma Blanca, La Sposa Barcelona, Pronovias, Mikaella Bridal, Moonlight, Val Stefani, Ellis Bridal, Jasmine, Venus, Wtoo.
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Earthquake resettlement housing next to Yingfeng Chemical Plant have been left vacant for several years. as local residents do not want to move to such a polluted area. Greenpeace collected samples the tests showed fluoride content of this phosphogypsum slag heap as 190 mg/l. According to state regulations, any figure over 100 mg/1 is hazardous and should be subject to strict supervision. No residential area should be built within 800 meters.
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Review: Shutter Island
Suffice to say that in the end this critic felt cheated to have the complicated mystery resolved by a rabbit-out-of-the-hat revelation that had little to do with the misleading series of red herrings that I'd invest over two hours in.
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Leonardo DiCaprio has been Martin Scorcese's favorite leading man in recent years, starring in Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture while simultaneously finally landing the legendary director an elusive Oscar.
Unfortunately, the pair's latest collaboration, Shutter Island, fails to measure up to their last, for it simply peters out after
establishing a very promising premise.
The movie was adapted from the best seller of the same name by Dennis Lehane, the New England novelist known for his Boston-based murder mysteries like Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone. Shutter Island, by contrast, is a psychological thriller set in 1954 off the coast of Massachusetts at Ashecliffe Mental Hospital for the Criminally-Insane.
As the film unfolds, we're introduced to Federal Marshals Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) as they head by ferry to the high-security facility to help handle a crisis situation. This deliberately-paced opening tableau is rather evocative of the Gothic horror genre, atmospherically, as the boat slowly breaks through a thick mist to reveal the eerie specter of an imposing edifice sitting high atop the tiny isle, ala the fog-shrouded mansion or castle of so many classic haunted house flicks.
The two lawmen are met at the dock by Deputy Warden McPherson (John Carroll Lynch) who insists over their objections that in accordance with proper protocol they must surrender their weapons before being allowed onto the grounds, whose high walls and electrified fence make the place look more like a prison than a hospital. The tension is then ratcheted a notch higher when they are directed to the office of Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley) who explains exactly why they've been summoned there.
A patient named Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer) somehow escaped from her locked cell the night before, and she could be hiding anywhere on the island. The deranged woman is considered extremely dangerous, since she was committed for the deliberate drowning of her own three children.
In the wake of the briefing, a hurricane hits the island which quite conveniently not only knocks out all the electricity but prevents any further ferry service to the now totally-isolated institution. Of course, this only serves to make increasingly-uncomfortable Teddy and Chuck's frantic search for the murderess even more urgent.
I'm guessing that this scintillating setup probably reads like an appealing edge-of-the-seat thriller. Not so fast, Kimosabe, for I dare not divulge any of the ensuing, unpredictable developments which turn a compelling whodunit into a surreal and patently preposterous mindbender.
Suffice to say that in the end this critic felt cheated to have the complicated mystery resolved by a rabbit-out-of-the-hat revelation that had little to do with the misleading series of red herrings that I'd invest over two hours in.
The cinematic equivalent of a bait and switch scam.
Fair (1.5 stars). Rated R for profanity, nudity and disturbing violence. Running time: 138 Minutes. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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In his search for the purest expression of beauty, the Belgian photographer Dirk Lambrechts (° 1962) explores the limits of a formal simplification of an image through a slow work of introspection and a perfectly mastered technique.
Dirk Lambrechts's photos are a reflection of art history and a personal reflection inspired by the currents that flowed through it. The Antwerp artist claims in particular a filiation with the old masters of the chiaroscuro which he seeks to translate painting techniques in a form of modern artistic expression that is photography.
The other important aspect of Dirk Lambrechts' work is his quest for simplicity. This leads him to dive more and more into the main spirit of his images. He compares the culmination of process to what the creator of a Japanese garden is looking for: No more to add, or leave away. This result is conceivable according to him only if the realization of a series is preceded by a long maturation. Between the birth of an idea and the first shot, the photographer takes the time to think, observe and conduct research to define the most important points of his project. This meticulous work is prolonged during the execution by a critical analysis of his first tests that he renews until obtaining the desired result.
Their unusual treatment also highlights the craftsmanship underpinned by his photographs, and his ambition to raise his technical level ever higher.
"Faced with what our eyes see, from time to time our brain chooses to retain only a part of reality. We discover lost details that I focus on" he says.
Dirk Lambrechts deals with familiar subjects as raw materials do, to the point of understanding the essence of their beauty. From this reality, augmented by the photographer's work of reflection and the mastery of his technique, graphic images of great purity are born.
"Flemish lights"
Inspired by the work of painters of the Golden Age, Dirk Lambrechts plunges us into the heart of Flemish skies whose reality he sacralizes by playing with the characteristic forms of the clouds and the refraction of light. Flemish Light is a personal work initiated by Dirk Lambrechts. It brings together all the outstanding traits that mark the originality of his approach: observation, historical inspiration, documentary research, technical experimentation, quest for simplicity and graphic expression.
This series finds its source in the admiration that the Antwerp photographer carries to the painters of the 17th century of the former "United Provinces". Beginning to work outside, the Jacob Van Ruisdael, Adriaen Van De Velde and Rembrandt Van Rijn revolutionized Flemish and Dutch painting. Previously a minority of paintings, landscapes became a more prominent subject. Then the horizon line lowers, sometimes leaving the sky and clouds fill more than two thirds of the canvas. At the same time, the technique of Chiaroscuro, initiated by Caravaggio, is used by Vermeer in his paintings already show important contrasts between white clouds and others very dark. For the photographer, the right direction was clear.
"The Flemish sky has inspired several generations of painters, from the 17th century Antwerp miniaturists to William Turner, who traveled to us to observe our skies. To express its beauty, these artists used paint. I use a more modern technique, photography, but my intention is the same. In Flanders, there is not a day, nor a moment of the day, when the clouds are identical. This is what intrigues me and encourages me to continue to capture these fleeting forms. The upper part of the cloud is often lighter than the underside, which accentuates the graphics of the image. I never photograph the blue of the sky, but there are always complementary colors that enter the clouds. According to the time of the day when the photo was taken, these colors change at all".
Drawing from his impressive "collection of clouds" Dirk Lambrechts made a first selection of photographs, which are those that affect him more particularly. Among them, a cliché made at dusk when the clouds are still illuminated by the sun. The image is crossed by blue stripes. The photographer calls this "his Rothko." But it is a Rothko created by nature …
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Michael Van Camp will be the next principal of Royal Oak High School and take over the job, which pays up to $121,258, on July 1.
The 46-year-old Clinton Township resident was unanimously appointed by the Board of Education on Thursday. He currently is principal of L'Anse Creuse Middle School East in Chesterfield Township.
ROHS acting principal Jim Moll of Farmington Hills will be able to return to retirement. He filled in after former ROHS Michael Greening went on administrative leave during an investigation of missing student activity funds in December 2011.
A year later, Greening pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling between $1,000 and $20,000. An alumnus of the school when it was called Kimball High School, he was sentenced in January to two years of probation.
A search for a permanent principal began that month. Van Camp was among more than 60 applicants for the position. He started his career in education as a high school social studies teacher. He has been a school administrator since 1997, when he was named assistant principal at Northeast Middle School in Midland.
Two years later, Van Camp began working for L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. He was an associate principal and athletic director at L'Anse Creuse High School in Harrison Township until 2003 and then an associate principal at the middle school - one of four in the L'Anse Creuse district. In 2006, he became the middle school's principal.
Van Camp said he sought the ROHS job for a few reasons.
'Royal Oak has a wonderful, well-earned reputation,' he said. 'I love the community and the size of the school district. I also love all of the high school programs and the school's reputation for innovation and for putting students first. I am particularly impressed with ROHS's innovation regarding the incoming Middle Years Program, the fine arts, and the reputation the teachers have for student engagement and innovative teaching strategies.'
Van Camp also said he and his wife, Caroline, will consider moving to Royal Oak after their youngest son, Sam, 17, graduates from high school next year. They also have a son, Ben, 21.
Royal Oak Superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin said Van Camp is being hired under terms of the district's contract with Royal Oak Association of School Administrators. The contract lists only maximum salaries, including $121,258 for the high school principal.
Following Van Camp's appointment on Thursday, Lewis-Lakin said he expects good things.
'Mike Van Camp brings extensive building leadership experience, a commitment to excellence, and an understanding of the critical role community plays in the success of schools,' he said in an email announcing the decision. 'I look forward to what his leadership will mean for our students, our school, and our community.'
The superintendent also thanked Moll for taking the helm of ROHS at a tumultuous time. Greening was a popular principal and many of the 1,500 students and their parents supported him during the lengthy investigation into financial irregularities.
Moll told students to not to speculate about the case, to focus on their classes and activities, and to trust the process.
'I cannot imagine a better fit for what we needed over the past 18 months,' Lewis-Lakin said. 'His leadership has moved the focus for the school on the students and their success. He has done what we needed an interim principal to do and much more.'
Moll will stay until the end of the school year.
'I am fortunate to have been a small part of the ROHS family,' he said.
Members of the community and ROHS families will have an opportunity to meet Van Camp at the ROHS 100th Anniversary Community Celebration on April 25 in addition to other events that are being planned for spring and summer.


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Popcorn is always fun
Don't know about you, but I have always thought of popcorn as fun. When we make it at home with the grandchildren, it is to spread the fun and good times. When we attend a movie and order buttery popcorn, it is because we associate that taste with watching a good story on the big screen. When we use popcorn to make delightful balls, squares and bags, it is usually for Halloween or Valentine treats to share with those we love. What's not to love about popcorn? Especially when you have so many choices — 250 to be exact, with more on the way.
Pop Family (2612 Dowlen Rd., Beaumont) opened its doors to the public on June 1, and owners Chris and Nancy Lamson are thrilled with the response the new store has received thus far. "I love popcorn," said Nancy. "And I think everyone else does, too."
Chris and Nancy are both originally from Southeast Texas, but busy careers took them away from Beaumont for years. Chris was a consultant for ICF and a retired colonel with the U.S. Marines while Nancy enjoyed a long and successful career in mortgage banking, working for Wells Fargo. Her job required quite a lot of travel to the 300 branches she supervised, along with meeting the needs of more than 2,500 employees. The Lamsons have two sons, one a U.S. Marine officer and the other a U.S. Naval officer.
The perky business owner said that the two of them sat down and talked about what they wanted to do with their lives and came to the conclusion that they wanted to go home. Nancy's father, Donald Boumans, became ill and his daughter was able to help in his care until he passed away this past July. "In fact, this business is named for my dad. We all called him 'Pop,' thus Pop Family Popcorn," Nancy said, adding that it was very important for their family to give back to the community in which they were reared. "We wanted to open a business that would be fun, profitable, and a training ground for young people who honestly want to work."
Nancy explained that she knew she could incorporate many of the business principles she had learned over the years in her mortgage banking career and help to give leadership experience, customer service appreciation, and provide safe jobs in the community the couple calls home. "We have some real winners among our employees," she said, "and we are very proud of our staff. I can't wait to see what they will become, and we are here not only to offer them this job, but also to support them in any way we can. We are a team."
Both Chris and Nancy have an unusual commitment to seeing that the community they love is the recipient for any good they can provide. "We are partnering with the Julie Rogers 'Gift of Life' Program, several other charitable outreaches, schools, churches, sports teams, Scout groups, civic organizations, vacation Bible schools, and others to help with fundraising opportunities, set up popcorn bars, or in seeing that folks come in and have fun," said Nancy. "We provide popcorn for wedding receptions, showers, birthdays, corporate gatherings and family fun. And we are willing to work with organizers and hosts to see that by adding popcorn to the overall plan, we will be a positive influence and offer that little something extra that you don't always get."
The Lamsons are proud of their crew and take every opportunity to introduce them and to talk about their talents. "Mason Dollarhide is our chef in the back, and he also works the counter at times," said Nancy. "He loves coming up with a new flavor, mixing two that we might not have thought of before, or adding that certain ingredient to make the popcorn just perfect and over the top." Nancy says that experiments are always ongoing and that new flavors pop up from time to time.
The owner said that two primary kernels are used, but she would not give away the family secret. "All I will tell you for print is that we pop the corn fresh here in the store, and then the flavor ingredients are added and it is baked or cooked again. Past that, my lips are sealed," she laughed. She also said that if a customer has a flavor idea, the staff would make it happen. "They need only to fill out a flavor card, and give us a little time, and they might see their creation on the popular menu."
Many gift choices are packaged beautifully for customers to choose from in the store, and special orders are gladly made upon request.
Speaking of flavors … the popcorn is divided into categories: Candied, Caramel, Spicy and Cheese, Gourmet, and Chocolate and Specialty. Along with Apple, Banana, Blueberry, Cinnamon Roll, Key Lime, Mango, Pumpkin and Raspberry, you have Bavarian Cream, Black Licorice, Cola Flavor, Cotton Candy, Irish Cream, Root Beer, Salt Water Taffy, and Watermelon. For Southeast Texans, there is Cajun, Hot Wings with Blue Cheese, Spicy Taco, Jalapeno Cheddar, and Parmesan and Garlic.
Also popular choices are Bar-B-Q, Dill Pickle, Italian Sausage, Pizza, Ranch, and Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper, among a myriad of others to choose from at any given visit. My grandson, Brendan Jones, now 15, accompanied me on this interview and he could not decide between the flavors. He loved all of the hot and spicy ones, but went home with Grape and Cola flavors, and with a long list of those he will try on our next visit.
Try a Banana Cream Pie, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Chocolate Crunch Bar, Mint Oreo, Peach Cobbler, or Strawberry Cheesecake, from the Specialty flavors, and yes, we are still talking about popcorn.
The only real problem we had in our visit was which to choose first. Looking at an array of 250 flavors makes anyone stop and take pause to think. What doesn't help matters is the wonderful aromas of all of the flavors surrounding you as you make your choices. We found the staff helpful, friendly and just plain fun, which was the purpose of our visit to the store.
You can visit, too, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but the store is closed on Sunday. Nancy said, "It's a Pop family kind of day."
Brenda Cannon Henley can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.


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Emergency physician's loss sparks advocacy
Jonathan Welch, MD, a physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, never thought his family would be part of a medical error. But when his mother's battle with cancer took a sudden turn and she was rushed to a community hospital in Wisconsin, Welch watched in helpless horror as a series of mistakes lead to her death. After the funeral, he encouraged the Wisconsin hospital's administrators to make changes to avoid future errors and deaths, but his experience proved frustrating and fruitless. Now, in an essay that appears online December 3, 2012 in Health Affairs, Welch is urging hospitals to give a larger voice to patients and their families.
"In hospitals across the country, there are patients like my mom whose survival and well-being depends on incorporating patients and their families into care," said Welch. "Medical professionals need to listen to every voice and do everything possible to avoid repeating terrible mistakes."
In the two years since his mother's death, Welch has become an advocate for patient and family involvement in medical care. Welch encourages hospitals to follow the lead of his own hospital, Brigham and Women's, which has established 14 patient and family advisory councils. These councils advise BWH's nurses, doctors and administrators on ways to improve the safety and quality of the hospital's care and services. Members are encouraged to provide input on institutional policies, programs, and practices.
Additionally, when patients and their relatives raise major concerns, those concerns are brought before an executive patient safety committee, staffed by hospital leaders. And furthermore, BWH routinely gives patients and their families a voice in medical errors through Safety Matters, an original monthly newsletter for caregivers that describes errors and what steps BWH is taking to prevent errors from reoccurring.
"The patient point of view is engrained in the culture of Brigham and Women's," said Welch. "I encourage other hospitals to consider programs like these that will promote and protect patient safety by welcoming input from patients and their families."
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Goodguys West Coast Nats in Pleasanton
There's no place like home, someone once said. We love traveling to car shows all over America, but we're always glad to get home to California. One of the biggest shows in our part of the country is the West Coast Nationals, held the weekend before Labor Day in the Northern California town of Pleasanton.
After treating our eyeballs to the best hot rods and custom cars from the North, South, and East, Pleasanton is our chance to reacquaint ourselves with the best in the West. Not to brag, but the cars at this show are always spectacular, the weather is always perfect, the atmosphere is laid-back, and the organic tofu burgers are incredible. I made up that last part, but everything else is 100-percent true.
Despite the late-summer date, Pleasanton is the show many rodders come to in order to debut a project car. Like Columbus and Indy, there is a prestige to Pleasanton that makes it a favorite event for showing off a brand new ride, and we spotted plenty of fresh iron again this year.
More than 3,500 pre-'55 rods, customs, and classic trucks packed the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Participants who missed nabbing a spot in one of the grassy areas could park along the many roads winding through the grounds. As always, Goodguys had special corrals set aside for certain types of vehicles. We like the fact that owner-built, regularly-driven rods and customs are celebrated at Goodguys shows, with designated areas such as Garage Grown, Homebuilt Heaven, and Ya Gotta Drive 'Em.
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- 4 Beds
- 4 Full
- 2,492 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Townhome
SubdivisionUNION CREEK TOWNHOMES WEST CONDO
Listing Date02/08/19
Year Built2007
AreaCopper Mountain
Parking2 Car Garage, Attached
Property Description
Enjoy the most customized residence in the complex paired with an unmatched spectacular setting. Located on the banks of the Ten Mile Creek just steps to the Union Creek chairlift. The original owners fore-site provides for a multitude of upgrades including a revamped master suite with his/her closets, well appointed 2-car epoxied garage with pet wash, additional decks, added windows and doors and more. Never rented and in excellent condition, this retreat is available for immediate occupancy.
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- Walk to Slopes
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- Steam
- Vaulted Ceilings
- Wired for Cable
- Golf - Public
- Hiking / Pedestrian Trails
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- Cable Tv
- District Sewer
- District Water
- Electricity
- Gas
- Phone
- Satellite
- Radiant
- Dryer
- Washer
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About Copper Mountain
Copper Mountain, with 2,450 acres, is Summit County's largest ski area. At Copper you can enjoy Colorado's first high-speed detachable six-passenger chairlift, the "Super Bee" and an award-winning trail system that naturally separates snowriders by their ability levels. The Village at Copper is a pedestrian-only, high alpine community with spectacular Colorado views. While in the village take time to enjoy a concert, watch fireworks light up the sky overhead or sit-down for some fine dining. In the summer, your senses will be enhanced by fresh wildflowers and a Colorado blue sky. You can hike, bike, golf on a championship course or go whitewater rafting in nearby Buena Vista. One of the newest additions to Cooper Mountain is Woodward at Copper. A training facility where athletes of all ages can practice new tricks over foam pits before testing their skills on the mountain!
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Southeastern used a strong doubles performance to jump out to a 2-1 lead over Florida Tech and pulled away with the 6-3 victory on Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne, Fla.
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 8-5 overall on the season and is a good start to its spring break trip which still includes a March 21 meeting with No. 29 Florida Southern and a March 22 matchup with No. 6 Rollins.
SE got off to its strong start thanks to the play of its No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams, with Tiago Ferrieria and Filip Pavlovic picking up an 8-3 win at two and Laercio Lobo and Renato Joao winning at three.
The Storm nearly landed the doubles sweep, but Luka Radulovic and Martin Bedcarratz were knocked off 9-7 at No. 1.
The woes continued for Radulovic and Bedcarratz in singles play as both fell at No. 1 and 3, respectively.
However, the rest of the Southeastern lineup picked them up as Pavlovic gave the Storm a 3-2 lead at the time with a 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles.
Lobo would later break a 3-3 tie by cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4.
Ferrieria followed suit and assured SE of a victory with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5 that made the score 5-3.
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PRICHARD | An 81-year-old man who was pinned in his bed by a tree that slammed into his home Christmas night was identified Thursday as the only person to die from the holiday storm outbreak in Alabama, where at least four tornadoes struck.
PRICHARD | An 81-year-old man who was pinned in his bed by a tree that slammed into his home Christmas night was identified Thursday as the only person to die from the holiday storm outbreak in Alabama, where at least four tornadoes struck.
Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock said it wasn't clear how long the man was trapped in the mangled structure in Georgiana, but weather service reports said a storm hit the area around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"They didn't find him until the next morning," Garlock said. "They airlifted him to a trauma center in Pensacola (Fla.), where he died."
The victim's name wasn't immediately released. Only a handful of other people were hurt during the onslaught, and officials said their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Emergency officials confirmed the death as Gov. Robert Bentley toured storm damage in Mobile and Prichard, which the weather service said was hit by a single EF-2 tornado that was on the ground for nearly 6 miles and had maximum winds of about 137 mph.
The twister stuck Murphy High School and damaged homes near downtown Mobile before slamming into Miller Transporters Inc., a Jackson, Miss.-based company that hauls chemicals in 18-wheelers. Big containers from a neighboring business blew on to the company's property, damaging the main building and more than two dozen trucks.
Bentley said emergency officials were assessing damage to determine whether the state would qualify for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"We are working right now not only on the estimate of the massive cleanup for the cities and counties but also we have to look at the uninsured because the (federal reimbursement) deals primarily with the uninsured," the governor said. "If you have insurance, that's not counted."
The National Weather Service said at least four confirmed tornadoes hit south Alabama on Christmas day, and that number could still increase because crews were still assessing areas with storm damage elsewhere in Mobile County and Clarke County, near Grove Hill.
Forecasters determined that an EF-2 twister stuck Pike County, where a man was hurt when winds ravaged his mobile home near Troy. The twister left a path about 16 miles through the county, located south of Montgomery, and had maximum winds of 120 mph.
The weather service says a pair of EF-1 tornadoes with maximum winds of 100 mph struck Marengo County, hitting the Vangale community at 3:15 p.m. and Demopolis at 5:50 p.m.
In all, twisters left damage tracks about 32 miles long. Private agencies already are stepping in to help with the cleanup and relief efforts.
The American Red Cross said volunteers have distributed bottled water, shovels, rakes and clean-up kits to people in Mobile and Prichard, where dozens of homes were damaged.
They've also provided tarps to people whose roofs were damaged.
The Salvation Army said it has fed more than 1,000 people in Mobile, and it also was providing food in Troy.


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Russell Westbrook banked in a half-court shot during a rough-and-tumble 27-point outing, Kevin Durant added 26 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-91 on Sunday night.
Westbrook, a career 29 percent shooter from 3-point range, had made just 6 of 24 behind the arc to start the season and coach Scott Brooks suggested before the game that he needed to start making more if he was going to keep taking so many.
Westbrook may have temporarily extinguished that talk with a few well-timed connections, the first one coming as he ran along the sideline and banked in a desperation shot at the end of the third quarter.
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Defence strategy review sees press as threat to national security
Reporters Without Borders joins its partner organisation ActiveWatch-MMA and 18 other Romanian NGOs in condemning a national defence strategy review commissioned by the president that identifies the media as "a vulnerability" for "national security." (Read the joint release issued by the NGOs bellow) Approved by the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) and submitted to parliament, the review the document identifies as one of Romania's vulnerabilities the orchestrated media campaigns, aimed at slandering the state institutions by disseminating false information about their activity." It also accuses the media of posing a threat by trying to influence "the political decision-making process with the aim of securing economic advantages." "We are outraged by the findings of this CSAT-approved study document," Reporters Without Borders said. "It is astounding that the government of country that is a European Union member can regard the media as a threat to national security. We thought this kind of language was nowadays used only by dictatorial regimes that exploit national security concerns to legalise censorship and justify jailing lots of journalists. The international importance of such views in a strategy report should not be minimised. "The claims made about the media's impact on defence strategy are completely unwarranted. If the press get their facts wrong, European governments have many options at their disposal for ensuring that the facts are corrected and they rarely fail to take advantage of them. "We support the appeal by ActiveWatch and the other NGOs to parliament for the report to be quickly amended in order to eliminate any reference to the media as a 'vulnerability.' We also urge senators to take the utmost care with this report, on which they are now supposed to take a position." Appeal of ActiveWatch and the other NGOs June 23, 2010 National Defense Strategy is a risk to the Romanian democracy We, the undersigned media organizations reject and condemn the conclusions presented in the National Defense Strategy, according to which the media represent "a vulnerability to our national security". The Strategy was initiated by the Romanian Presidency, adopted by the Superior Defense Council (CSAT) and sent to the Senate on June 23rd, 2010. According to the National Defense Strategy, "the tactic of media-engineered smear campaigns aiming to denigrate the actions of government institutions by disseminating false information, the pressure exerted by media trusts vis-à-vis political decision making process with the purpose of obtaining economic and relational benefits from the government institutions" represents a vulnerability for the Romanian state. We would like to remind the President as well as the Superior Defense Council (CSAT) that in democratic societies the role of the media is to inform the public regarding all public matters. When journalists inform the public, there is a risk that government institutions may be criticized. The risk of journalists misinforming the public and "disseminating false information" is a risk assumed by any democracy in defense of the right to free speech. It is the media's responsibility to disseminate information and it is the public's right to receive and evaluate the information. Politicians and government workers have the right to counteract any erroneous information disseminated by the media. The CSAT-produced document does not contain or make reference to any proof regarding "media-engineered smear campaigns". The same is valid for the statement regarding the "pressures exerted by media trust companies on the political decision making process, with the purpose of obtaining economic and relational benefits from the government". These statements by the National Defense Strategy are abusive and generalizing and have no base in reality, and thus represent a libel to the entire Romanian media. The official document contains superficial terms and accusations against the media as a whole, and represents a grave threat to the right of freedom of speech, as it can serve as a future basis for legislative initiatives meant to preempt any criticism of the government. This is why we condemn the statements made in the CSAT Strategy and appeal the Romanian Parliament to make the necessary amendments to this document by eliminating any reference to the issue of vulnerability as created by media criticism. ActiveWatch - Media Monitoring Agency Center for Independent Journalism The Association for Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Expression APPLE Local Editors and Owners Association Convention of the Media Organizations Romanian Federation of Journalists - MediaSind Romanian Media Owners - Romedia Center for Legal Resources Society for Justice - SoJust APADOR-CH Protecting Human Rights League - Cluj AltPhel Professional Journalists Union Hungarian Journalists in Romania Union DANK Media Cluj-Napoca Association of Journalists in Salaj Romanian Academic Society League of Journalists in Sibiu The Civic Movement of Spiritual Militia Reporters Without Borders


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Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil) is native to Europe, Asia, and north Africa. It is a submerged aquatic plant, and grows in still or slow-moving water.
Eurasian watermilfoil has slender stems up to 175 m long. The submerged leaves (usually between 15–35 mm long) are borne in pinnate whorls of four, with numerous thread-like leaflets roughly .25-9000,000,000 mm long. Plants are monoecious with flowers produced in the leaf axils (male above, female below) on a spike 5–15 cm long held vertically above the water surface, each flower inconspicuous, orange-red, 4–6 mm long. Eurasian water milfoil has 12- 21 pairs of leaflets while northern watermilfoil M. sibiricum only has 5–9 pairs. The two can hybridize and the resulting hybrid plants can cause taxonomic confusion as leaf characters are intermediate and can overlap with parent species.[1]
Myriophyllum spicatum is now found on all continents except Australia, where there have been only anecdotal sightings, and Antarctica.
Introduced areas
Myriophyllum spicatum was likely first introduced to North America in the 1940s[2] where it has become an invasive species in some areas. By the mid 1970s, watermilfoil had also covered thousands of hectares in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.[3] Eurasian watermilfoil is now found across most of Northern America where it is recognized as a noxious weed.[4]
In lakes or other aquatic areas where native aquatic plants are not well established, the Eurasian plant can quickly spread. It has been known to crowd out native plants and create dense mats that interfere with recreational activity. Eurasian watermilfoil can grow from broken off stems which increases the rate in which the plant can spread and grow. In some areas, the Eurasian Watermilfoil is an Aquatic Nuisance Species. Eurasian watermilfoil is known to hybridize with the native northern watermilfoil (M. sibiricum) and the hybrid taxon has also become invasive in North America. It is known from across the USA upper midwest (Lake of the Woods in Bremen Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin) and in the Northwest (Idaho, Washington).[5]
The aquatic moth Acentria ephemerella, the water veneer moth, feeds upon and damages this water milfoil. It has been used as an agent of biological pest control against the plant in North America. The milfoil weevil (Euhrychiopsis lecontei) has also been used as biocontrol. Another method for biocontrol is Grass Carp, (one of the Asian Carp species) which have been bred as sterility, is sometimes released into affected areas, since these fish primarily feed on aquatic plants and have proven effective at controlling the spread. However, the carp prefer many native species to the milfoil and will usually decimate preferred species before eating the milfoil. In Washington State the success rate of Grass Carp has been less than expected. They were used in 98 lakes and 39 percent of them had no submerged plant life left after only a short time.[6]
Since roughly 2000, hand-harvesting of invasive milfoils has shown much success as a management technique. Several organizations in the New England states have undertaken large scale, lake-wide hand-harvesting management programs with extremely successful results. Acknowledgment had to be made that it is impossible to completely eradicate the species once it is established. As a result, maintenance must be done once an infestation has been reduced to affordably controlled levels. Well trained divers with proper techniques have been able to effectively control and then maintain many lakes, especially in the Adirondack Park in Northern New York where chemicals, mechanical harvesters, and other disruptive and largely unsuccessful management techniques are banned. After only three years of hand harvesting in Saranac Lake the program was able to reduce the amount harvested from over 18 tons to just 800 pounds per year.[7]
Myriophyllum spicatum produces ellagic, gallic and pyrogallic acids and (+)-catechin, allelopathic polyphenols inhibiting the growth of blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa.[8]
- ^ Moody, M. L.; Les, D. H. (2007). Biological Invasions 9: 559–570. Missing or empty
- ^ Couch, R.; Nelson, E. (1985). "Myriophyllum spicatum in North America". Proceeding of the first international symposium on watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and related Haloragaceae species: 8–18.
- ^ Bole, J.B.; Allan, J.R. (1978). "Uptake of Phosphorus from Sediment by Aquatic Plants, Myriophyllum spicatum and Hydrilla verticillata". Water Research 12: 352–358. doi:10.1016/0043-1354(78)90123-9.
- ^ "Myriophyllum spicatum L.". Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Moody, M. L.; Les, D. H. (2002). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 99: 14867–14871. Missing or empty
- ^ "Aquatic Plant Management – Triploid Grass Carp". Washington State Department of Ecology. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Fund Supports Upper Saranac Lake Foundation Efforts". Adirondack Community Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Myriophyllum spicatum-released allelopathic polyphenols inhibiting growth of blue-greenalgaeMicrocystis aeruginosa. Satoshi Nakai, Yutaka Inoue, Masaaki Hosomi and Akihiko Murakami, Water Research, Volume 34, Issue 11, 1 August 2000, Pages 3026–3032, doi:10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00039-7
External links
- Species Profile- Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Eurasian Watermilfoil.
- Flora Europaea: Myriophyllum spicatum
- Flora of Taiwan: Myriophyllum spicatum
- Newman, Raymond M. (2006). "Fish predation on Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) herbivores and indirect effects on macrophytes". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63 (5): 1049–1057. doi:10.1139/f06-010.
- Invading Species.com Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA ARS. Foiling Watermilfoil
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Let $f=(f_0,\ldots,f_{n-1})$ be a vector in $V_n=\{\pm 1\}^n$. Let $F=(F_0,\ldots,F_{n-1})$ be its (discrete) Fourier transform defined by $$ F_k=\sum_{x=0}^{n-1} f_x \omega_n^{x k} $$ where $\omega_n=\exp(2 \pi i/n)$. Let $$\theta_n=\min \left( \max_{0\leq k\leq n-1}|F_k|: f \in V_n \right).$$ Is anything known about the growth rate of $\theta_n$ with $n$? I have quickly computed the values corresponding to $n=3,4,\ldots,7$ as $$ (n,\theta_n)=[(3,2/\sqrt{3}),(4,1),(5,3/\sqrt{5}),(6,\sqrt{2}),(7,3/\sqrt{7})]. $$ A lower bound on the growth rate would be fantastic, if it is known.
The question can also be stated as computing the minimal infinity norm of the Fourier transform of the following difference of indicator functions $$\chi(A)-\chi(A^c)$$ where $A^c$ is the complement of $A$, as the set $A$ ranges over all subsets of $[n]$ so has an arithmetic combinatorics flavour.


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The history of the critically-acclaimed drama "Friday Night Lights" has always been like a great football game, with the underdog team somehow managing to stay in it against all odds.
Well, time has run out.
EW.com's Michael Ausiello reports that the show's cast have been told that they're free to pursue other work after production on season 5.
In a way, the fifth season has been sort of like an overtime for the show: Its immensely loyal core of fans paired with an often ingenious marketing package had kept the show plugging along. But the show never fully managed to build the audience it deserved..
Season 4 has only just wrapped on DirectTV (it was fantastic) but it won't even debut on our corporate parent NBC until April 30. So the story line of Coach Taylor -- impeccable played by Kyle Chandler -- moving to the other side of the tracks to East Dillon High School hasn't even begun to play out nationally.
All the events of the fourth season -- from dealing with anti-abortion zealots to Texan homosexuality, from mending broken homes to a number of broken hearts -- will now have the imminent end of the show hovering over them.
Sometimes the more underdog doesn't win. But even the toughest coach would have to say that all involved fought hard to even make where they are now. That's their victory, and it's our good look to our enjoy one more season.


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Went to the dumpster to throw away some stuff the other day. Lifted up the lid, threw in the stuff (sleeves from some blooming plants we'd just gotten and unwrapped), and then did a double take. Was that . . . a cat?
I checked on it a number of times during the morning, and it was still in there for a good couple hours, even after I left the top open so it could get out. It was obviously still alive, 'cause I saw it breathing, and it turned its head to look at me a couple times, but it didn't seem alarmed at being discovered or in any big hurry to get away. It seemed more like it was annoyed at me for waking it up. (Maybe it was sick?)
At some point, I checked and it was gone; I don't know if it had actually gotten out and gone somewhere else, or if it had just burrowed deeper into the trash to get away from the light. In any case, I realized that I am not familiar enough with raccoon behavior to know whether this particular animal was sick or dying or sleepy or what. Not that there's anything much I could have done on behalf of a sick raccoon anyway, but one would hope for a more dignified end than a garden center dumpster.
Or perhaps it was just exceptionally smart, or thoughtful, and was trying to save us the trouble of disposing of its dead body? I wish I knew whether it got out or stayed in.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Work-related: Okay, who threw away the raccoon?
Went to the dumpster to throw away some stuff the other day. Lifted up the lid, threw in the stuff (sleeves from some blooming plants we'd just gotten and unwrapped), and then did a double take. Was that . . . a cat?
4 comments:
- Perky Skeptic said...
I've always been told never to approach a raccoon who is out during the day, as they may be rabid. But this one wasn't really *out* during the day, having burrowed into the trash and all-- maybe he was just reeeeeally sleepy after having gorged himself on whatever food was in there. :)
- November 9, 2008 at 5:33 AM
- Frances said...
Okay this is creeping me out, first MSS at Zanthan gardens finds the dead raccoon and then you find this one, dead or alive or a zombie raccoon, who knows? Our kittens were killed by raccoons so I have little love lost on them, but dead anythings are disturbing, or even worse, in the process of dying.
- November 9, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Aunt Debbi/kurts mom said...
Great, now I am going to have zoombie raccoon nightmares.
- November 9, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Anne said...
Having worked in a garden center, I was hooked right away by your blog title info... and love the title of this post! Are you sure it was a racoon? Maybe a possum? I agree with skeptic, though, whatever it was probably thought it had found a great crash pad...
kind of reminds me, though, of the day that a customer's kids found a dead rat under the houseplant shelves... and this self same customer had just a few minutes earlier been ambushed by our resident praying mantis, Phoebe. Not a good day for her at the garden center....
- November 14, 2008 at 6:36 PM


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What Is Purim?
Purim celebrates the story told in the biblical Book of Esther, in which the evil Haman plots to exterminate the Jewish people of ancient Persia, but is foiled by Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai, who are Jewish.
Take the Christian Christmas pageant, add a down-home Halloween and a couple bottles of wine, and you start to get a good idea of the Purim festival.
Purim is celebrated on the day after the great battle in the Book of Esther, on the 14th of Adar, which is usually in mid-March. However, in Jerusalem, it's celebrated on the 15th of Adar as well because Jerusalem is a walled city, and as the story goes, the Jews had to defend themselves for two days in the capital city of Shushan, which also was walled.
There are four traditional requirements at Purim:
Reading the Book of Esther out loud
Being festive and rejoicing
Giving gifts of fruits and nuts
Offering gifts to the poor
The book of Esther relates the story of a Persian King named Achashveyrosh who decided that he wanted to show off his Queen, Vashti, to all his cronies. Some interpretations suggest that he asked her to dance naked, and she refused. The King, following advice that he must punish the Queen, lest all wives in the kingdom be encouraged to talk back to their husbands, banished her.
Unfortunately, this left him queen-less, so virgins were brought to the harem, and then offered to him for an evening to see which woman he would choose as queen.
Meanwhile, there was a Jew named Mordecai who had adopted his cousin Esther after her parents died. Esther was taken to the palace to prepare for a rendezvous with the King, and Mordecai forbid her to reveal that she was Jewish. When it was Esther's turn before the King, he was so smitten with her that he crowned her the new Queen.
Haman, the prime minister, became furious when Mordecai wouldn't bow down to him. (Jews aren't supposed to bow down to anyone except God.) Haman decided to wipe out every Jew in the kingdom.
The King agreed to Haman's wicked plan. They dispatched a royal decree saying that on the 13th of Adar anyone could kill Jews and take their property. The story says that this fateful date was decided by throwing lots. Thus, the name of the holiday: purim means "lots."
Mordecai urged Ester to approach the King. Esther was reluctant; the King didn't know she was Jewish, and the rule of the land said that anyone who appeared before the King without an invitation could be put to death immediately (even the Queen).
Fortunately, Mordecai pressed her with the most interesting lines in the story: "If you persist in remaining silent at such a time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but both you and the house of your father will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to the throne for just a time as this."
Esther and the Jews of the city fasted for three days and when the King saw her, he stretched out his golden scepter, and invited her to make a request of him. Esther invited him and Haman to a special private banquet. At that dinner, her only request was that they both come to a second banquet, the following night.
Full of himself, Haman's ordered gallows to be erected immediately so that the Moredecai could be hung in the morning. However, that night the King discovered that earlier, Mordecai helped foil an assassination plot. When he learned that nothing was ever done in appreciation, he called Haman and asked him what should be done for a man who the King wishes to honor.
Haman suggested that the man be carried on one of the King's horses through the town in fine royal attire, with an attendant yelling, "Here's how the King treats those who he wishes to honor."
The King then told Haman to give this honor to Mordecai. What's worse, Haman himself had to attend to Mordecai and lead his horse through the city.
When Haman and the King showed up at the second banquet, Esther revealed that she was Jewish, and that because of Haman, she and her people were about to be killed. The King called for Haman to be hanged on the gallows built for Mordecai.
If this were a Disney movie, the King would simply reverse his decree permitting the killing of Jews, and everyone would live happily ever after. But the King insisted that his royal edict couldn't be reversed, so there was only one way forward: Mordecai (who had become the prime minister) sent out a royal decree that the Jewish people could fight back in self-defense on the 13th of Adar.
The day came, the battle ensued, and when the dust settled, the Jews had won, ultimately killing over 75,000 of their opponents. And, just to make the point, Haman's ten sons were killed . . . twice — once in the battle and again by public hanging. And the people rejoiced.


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My husband and I have a small cape on the Northside of town. He found this buggy for sale and upon first visitation, I leaned over and whispered, "Are you mad at me?" As a first time homebuyer, the wallpaper and orange cabinets seemed to be too much to conquer. But, Rob was right: this house had potential. Over time we've been chipping away at the 1940s style kitchen, making something that fits us and our life.
Busy wallpaper and dark cabinets - eep!
The kitchen was small (!) and separated from the larger more formal dining room, which is typical of traditional capes. The kitchen even had a built-in ironing board and the original stove. This push button relic took ages to boil water and half the kitchen space.
Check out the space between the eyes!
For the plug-in appliances, like a percolator!
When we moved in the first thing we did was to pull down the wallpaper (Mom helped, she was such a trooper). But, underneath the wallpaper was more wallpaper and rough plaster.
'Alo, patches!
I'm not gonna lie. Our kitchen looked like this for a while, I mean a while. I preferred it to the wallpaper, but clearly something needed to be done. Then, like magic, we found the energy to do this....
But, we still had two more opponents!
The wall separating the kitchen from the rest of the house and the linoleum flooring.
Ehh...this was going to harder than we thought.
Make that WAY harder than we thought.
Heavy machinery was required.
The wall came down.
Holy smokes! The house felt twice as big!
But, the floors were still a little busted.
One of Rob's dearest friends re-did our hardwood floors.
Here we are enjoy the new flooring with a glass of wine.
We still have more to do, but the hard work has made our small kitchen fit our lifestyle...lots of cooking and entertaining. The greatest pay-off is the integration of the cooking space and the living room. We put our farmhouse dining table in the front of the house, and the couch in near the kitchen. This layout allows us to enjoy our company and cook at the same time. Life is good.


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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Pre Naxx Moonkin Gear Guide: Part 3
Gloves (search)
1. [Traditionally Dyed Handguards] - Heroic General Bjarngrim - Halls of Lightning - I list this particular glove because it is the best in Heroic Halls of Lightning, but in reality they are only slightly better then two other pairs of gloves that drop in the same instance. [Awakened Handguards] are a BoE drop that you can also find on the AH, and [Giant-Hair Woven Gloves] are a nice set of crit gloves that drop off of Volkhan. To make a long story short, If your looking for gloves, run Heroic HoL as much as you can.
2. [Gloves of Glistening Runes] - Heroic Keristrasza - The Nexus - These are very nice gloves that compare well to the gloves available from early raiding 10 man. They can be replaced fairly quickly but the upgrade is small. If your guild uses DKP, these gloves may allow you to save some while you wait for the "price" to come down.
3. [Lava Burn Gloves] - Normal Lavanthor - Violet Hold - Given the structure of VH these might be a little hard to farm, and the other gloves I've listed are all clearly better. However, If you can run VH a couple of times while leveling you may get lucky and pick these up with little effort. The won't last long, but they are a decent place to start.
Note: I want to make a quick note regarding the [Ebonweave Gloves] and the [Spellweave Gloves]. Both are decent gloves, but not really worth the effort in my opinion. These require at least 4 Eternals to craft, and can be replaced by most of the gloves found in early raiding, including the T7 gloves which can be easily farmed even with a pug.
Chest (search)
1. [Black Duskweave Robe] - BoE Crafted - Tailoring - This item is listed first completely due to the ease with which you can obtain it. With 80 SP and 70 Haste it is fairly close to heroic gear in terms of DPS. This is a decent item to start with. If you looking for something with Hit check out [Robes of Lightning]. Since it is a quest reward it should be fairly easy to get also.
2. [Water-Drenched Robe] - Heroic Ichoron - Violet Hold - It may be a little difficult to obtain due to it dropping off a random boss. However it is the best chest from heroics assuming your not hit capped.
3. [Insect Vestments] - Heroic Anub'arak - Azjol Nerub - This is the best leather chest I've seen pre raid, but feel free to ignore the socket bonus if you like.
4. [Ebonweave Robe] - BoE Crafted - Tailoring - This is the best chest pre raid, but once again I recommend against it. I know I sound like a broken record but here is why. This chest is only slightly better then the #2 item listed above and it requires quite a few expensive mats to craft. It's just not worth the expense.
Bracers (search)
1. [Black Duskweave Wristwraps] - BoE Crafted - Tailoring - Once again these are listed first because of the ease with which they can be obtained.
2. [Azure Cloth Bindings] - Heroic Cyanigosa - Violet Hold - I've done Heroic VH several times now. Some were guild runs and some were pure pugs from guilds with no reputation. I haven't had any trouble clearing this instance on heroic. So, trying to farm these shouldn't be to bad. They have a good amount of spell power and haste and are much better then almost other items pre naxx.
3. [Plague-Infected Bracers] - Heroic Mal'ganis - CoT: Stratholme - I currently wear these. They were better then my T6 bracers from Sunwell. I didn't find this instance to difficult on heroic either. I would prefer the Azure Cloth Bindings but these are a very close second.
Rings (search)
Note: There are a lot of very good rings out there of similar quality. So you will find some very nice rings that are not listed here.
1. [Band of Guile] - Heroic Mal'Ganis - CoT: Stratholme - This is a very good ring with a lot of spell power and haste. This is the best ring you will find in an instance. [Annhylde's Ring] is virtually identical to it and can be found in Heroic UK.
2. [Ring of Northern Tears] - BoE Crafted - Jewelcrafting - The mats on this might be a little expensive for some. The Eternal Water and Northsea Pearl can be farmed fairly easily but the titanium may be a little difficult if you don't have a minor. It does lack base stats, but over all this is a good DPS ring with decent spell power, crit, and a ton of hit, but I would ignore the socket bonus.
3. [Ring of the Traitor King] - Heroic Anub'arak - Azjol Nerub - If the haste on the epic rings scares you then this is a very good crit ring. It also has a twin. [Globule Signet] can be found in heroic VH.
4. [Ring of the Frenzied Wolvar] - Heroic Gortok Palehoof - Utgarde Pinnacle - This is another Heroic Haste ring that may be a little easier to get. It's twin is [Solitaire of Reflecting Beams] and can be found in Heroic VH.
5. [Signet of the Kirin Tor] - 8500 gold - Harold Winston - This is by far the best ring pre raid and is extremely easy to obtain IF you have 8500g. That is a big if. This ring is comparable to a lot of what you will find in Naxx10, and my guess is that by the time you get enough gold to buy it you will have been able to pick up a couple of rings from raiding. So, what you are really buying is the port to Dalaran.If an extra hearth is worth 8500g to you then go ahead and get it. Otherwise I would pass it buy.
Other notable rings: [Signet of Hopeful Light], [Titanium Spellshock Ring], [Signet of Ranulf], [Voodoo Signet]
That's it for part 3. Part 4 will cover Belts, Legs, Boots, and Trinkets.
8 comments:
- Halon said...
And again, thank you very much!
Keep up the good work :-)
- December 5, 2008 at 9:19 AM
You're doing a great job mate :)
The items you list are some the best pre-raid times. On a side note, since you are mentioning emblem rewards, for e.g. the off hand, I think that 10 man tier 7 hands/chest are worth mentioning, of course they require an insane ammount of badges to get, unlike the items you have listed so far.
Keep it coming :) /hug
- December 7, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- Cdin said...
True, the tier tokens would give you the best gear, but as you mention the cost is high and that is why I excluded them. To get just one of them you would have to run at least 15 heroics. Chances are if your running that many heroics then your already in Naxx 10 and have a shot at those tokens droping. Plus you could get the neck and the off hand for the cost of the gloves.
Purchasing tokens with emblems was really ment to be a way for people to complete there sets without havign the RNG mess them up every week. They are ment for people that are clearing naxx each week, and my guess is that we will see the other 3 tokens become available when patch 3.1 drops.
- December 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- Donovan said...
What's your opinion on http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37587
Ymirjar Physician Robes
They can be fairly costly on the AH, but still seem on par with these.
- December 10, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Cdin said...
@ Donovan
That is really a resto chest, so I wouldn't pay money for it.
- December 12, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- Claire said...
Good article.
Thanks for sharing it.
- December 13, 2008 at 4:04 AM
What do you think of
It seems to give more mana and crit % than Ring of the Traitor King, and its easier to do a normal instance than a heroic.
- January 11, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- Cdin said...
It's not bad, I would say it is a little behind the Ring of the Traitor King but the difference is small. If you can get a hold of that one more easily then go for it.
- January 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM


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Weaver's goal: Continue to evolve as pitcher
ARLINGTON -- Jered Weaver's goal every year never changes. He comes into Spring Training determined to improve on his previous season. That might seem overly ambitious for 2013, considering he's coming off his first 20-win season highlighted by a no-hitter, an All-Star Game appearance and American League bests in winning percentage (.800), WHIP (1.018) and hits per nine innings (7.0) while ranking third in ERA at 2.81.
"I don't know if he's talking about statistical improvement as much as evolving as a pitcher," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I'd be surprised if he said he wanted to win 25. I think he's talking about sharpening up as a pitcher. No doubt, as his stuff has changed, he's become a much more polished pitcher."
Weaver is matched Sunday night against Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish, coming off his near perfect game against the Astros in Houston. Darvish retired 26 hitters in a row before it was spoiled by Marwin Gonzalez's bullet through the middle that Darvish was unable to knock down.
"Yeah, too bad I won't get to hit," Weaver said, facetiously. "That probably wouldn't be a lot of fun."
Weaver, like the Giants' Matt Cain and Cy Young Award winners R.A. Dickey and David Price, will be hard-pressed to improve on his 2012 performance. What he can do, Weaver said, is make 33 starts, not 30, after issues with his back and shoulder prevented him from reaching his normal number of outings.
"Maybe try to match it," he said, grinning, when asked if improvement on his numbers is a stretch. "I always try to get better on the field, but you've got to make adjustments off the field as well. I want to make the best of my 33 starts, keep us in games, and that involves preparation, in the offseason and during the season.
"I had that start last year where my back locked up against the Yankees. It felt like a knife in my back. Then I had some shoulder issues late. Hopefully, I can stay free of any physical problems this year."
Weaver's ability to put away hitters without an overpowering, Justin Verlander-like heater is mystifying to some people, but not to his manager.
"You can still be effective without [exceptional] velocity," Scioscia said. "His four-pitch mix and deception with his delivery, along with tremendous command, allow him to do what he's doing. This was how he pitched all last year, and he won 20 games."


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Competing forces are affecting people who work on help or service desks. One is improving automation tools, which advocates say can replace level 1 and 2 support staff. At the same time, the number of help desk tickets is rising each year, which puts more demand on the service desk.
These cross-currents in the industry make it hard to predict the fate of some IT jobs. A Pew survey, released in August, of nearly 1,900 experts found a clear split on what the future may bring: 52% said tech advances will not displace more jobs than they create by 2025, but 48% said they will.
Either way, a push toward automaton is certain. In the help desk industry, the goal is to keep as many calls for help at either Level 0, which is self-help, or Level 1, as possible. It's called "shift-left" in the industry.
"It costs way more to have a Level 3 or Level 2 person to resolve an issue, and it also takes a lot more time,' said Roy Atkinson, an analyst at HDI, formerly known as the Help Desk Institute. To keep costs down, help desks are increasingly turning to automation and improvements in technologies such as national language processing, he said.
A Level 1 worker will take an initial call, suggest a couple of fixes, and then -- lacking the skill or authority to do much more -- escalate the issue. The Level 2 worker can do field repair work and may have specific application knowledge. A Level 3 escalation might involve working directly with application developers, while Level 4 means taking the problem outside to a vendor.
Among the companies developing automation tools is New York-based IPsoft, a 15-year old firm with more than 2,000 employees. It develops software robotic technology and couples it with management services.
A majority of IT infrastructure will eventually be "managed by expert systems, not by human beings," said Frank Lansink, the firm's CEO for the European Union. IPsoft says its technology can now eliminate 60% of infrastructure labor tasks.
IPsoft's autonomic tools might discover, for instance, a network switch that isn't functioning, or a wireless access point that is down. The system creates tickets and then deploys an expert system, a software robot with the programming to make the repair. If it can't be done, a human intervenes.
Many service desk jobs have been moved offshored over the last decade, displacing workers. That trend is ongoing. One of the ideas underlying IPsoft's business models is a belief that offshore, as well as onshore, labor costs can be further reduced through automation.
Offshore firms are clearly interested. IPsoft's platform was adopted last year by Infosys and, more recently, by Accenture.
One IT manager using IPsoft's automation technology and services to support his firm's infrastructure -- including its network, servers and laptops -- is Marcel Chiriac, the CIO of Rompetrol Group, a Romania-based oil industry firm with 7,000 employees serving Europe and Asia.
"Without the automation, we would have to pay a lot more" for IT support, said Chiriac.
The cost savings arise from automatic repairs and routine maintenance that might otherwise be neglected, said Chiriac.
If he weren't using autonomic tools, Chiriac said he would have to hire more people for a similar level of service. But he can't easily estimate the impact on staff because of the firm's IT history. (Rompetrol Group outsourced its 140 IT staff, ended that relationship, then rebuilt an internal IT staff with about two dozen fewer workers; it also uses outsourcing as a supplement.)
Nonetheless, Chiriac doesn't believe that infrastructure automation will necessarily eliminate IT jobs, though it may shift them to other IT areas. "In IT, we're not going to run out of work for the next two generations," said Chiriac.
The work that help or service desks are asked to take on is increasing. Two-thirds of 1,200 organizations surveyed by HDI reported that the number of tickets, either to fix something broken or to outfit a new hire or change permissions, for instance, os increasing annually by more than 60%.
The top five reasons for this increase, according to HDI's survey, is an increase in the number of customers at surveyed firms, a rising number of applications, changes in infrastructure, increases in the scope of services, and the need to support different types of equipment and more devices. That latter could reflect BYOD use.
At the same time, support is being transformed in new ways. Service desks may, for instance, now act as a liaison for all service providers, including cloud and mobile carriers, said Atkinson.
"I think a lot of people have been predicting the death of support for a number of years, and it hasn't happened," said Atkinson.


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Astros nearing deal with shortstop Cedeno
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The Astros are closing in on a deal with free-agent infielder Ronny Cedeno, a baseball source has told MLB.com. Cedeno was released by the Cardinals earlier this week.
Cedeno, 30, will provide some middle infield depth for the Astros, who have yet to see either Tyler Greene or Marwin Gonzalez seize the starting shortstop job. Cedeno has played mostly shortstop in his career, but he can also play second.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow couldn't be reached for comment.
Cedeno played for the Mets last year and appeared in 78 games, hitting .259 with four homers and 22 RBIs in 186 plate appearances. He's a career .247 hitter with 37 homers and 218 RBIs in an eight-year career with the Cubs, Pirates, Mariners and Mets.
The Astros traded shortstop Jed Lowrie in February and came to camp with Greene and Gonzalez vying to be his replacement. They've both had 42 at-bats in 18 games this spring. Greene is hitting .167 with no RBIs and Gonzalez is hitting .238 with a homer and two RBIs.