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WHETHER YOU'RE A COLLEGE STUDENT or a lifelong learner, the emergence of MOOCs — Massive Online Open Courses — has been good news for your brain and your wallet. MOOCs let thousands of students at a time enroll in courses at some of the world's top institutions, requiring little more than an Internet connection and a spirit of curiosity. Here, some of the most interesting MOOCs and other online courses you can take that were born in and around America's college town.
> ANTH207X, Wellesley College
Introduction to Human Evolution
This class in paleoanthropology will feature a virtual lab in which users will get to analyze 3-D fossils such as skulls and drop in on simulated excavations using images and video of archeological sites, including in places like Kazakhstan, Dmanisi in Georgia, and the Great Rift Valley in Africa, many of them visited in person, Indiana Jones-style, by professor Adam Van Arsdale. Next taught September 25.
> 7.00X, MITx
Introduction to Biology — The Secret of Life
Yeah, it's kind of a big topic, but it's also taught by someone who can actually explain it all: Eric Lander, one of the scientists who decoded the human genome. The 11-week course covers the basics of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and other topics in the same introductory format used to teach MIT undergrads. And if you pass, you get a free "certificate of mastery" from MIT's online offshoot, MITx. Next taught September 10.
> HKS211.1x, HarvardX
Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press
Such a hot topic that access to discussion boards will be restricted, this is a right-out-of-the-headlines course taught by some of the people behind those headlines. National security analyst Graham Allison, a former assistant secretary of defense who served as an adviser to both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, will be joined at the blackboard by David E. Sanger, chief Washington correspondent of The New York Times. By looking at examples, including WikiLeaks — and, likely, Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency — students will learn how to analyze and develop strategies to contend with everything from the Iranian nuclear program to the Arab Awakening in an all-too-real-world environment of leaks, internal discord, and policy blunders. Next taught September 10.
> 24.00x, MITx
Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness
"You're watching this on a machine of some sort. It isn't conscious. You are conscious." That's how Caspar Hare begins this course, at one of the world's foremost science universities, about life's greatest mysteries, which is designed to help develop the ability to make strong arguments. "Some things have free will," Hare says on the course video in a gripping lecture style and obligatory English accent. "You have free will. Or at least you think you do. But how exactly can you have free will, given that the matter in your body is pushed around by the immutable iron laws of physics?" Find out here. Next taught October 1.
> SPU27X, HarvardX
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science
Taught by an unlikely team of physicists, mathematicians, and international chefs, this course includes a weekly lab assignment you can eat: a recipe you make at home after learning some of the science behind the culinary creations of the likes of Ferran Adria, who ran the legendary Spanish restaurant elBulli, Boston's Joanne Chang of Flour and Myers + Chang, White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses, and David Chang, chef and owner of New York's Momofuku Ko. The syllabus might not sound that tasty, with its references to elasticity, emulsions, and diffusions, but the demonstrations, often in the chefs' own kitchens, definitely are. Next taught October 1.
> 8.01x, MITx
An oldie but goodie by online education standards, this is the famous course in introductory physics taught by MIT professor Walter Lewin, who got robust cheers from his students for his dramatic demonstrations of the laws of physics that made Lecture Hall 26-100 famous. Videotaped in 1999, the lecture series is still riveting; Lewin releases a heavy pendulum from his own chin, for example, to prove he can predict its trajectory to within a fraction of a centimeter and propels himself on a tricycle using a fire extinguisher to show Newton's third law of action and reaction. "Whether you like it or not, I'm going to make you love physics," Lewin says from beneath his wild mane of hair. And he will. Next taught September 9.
> AI12.1x, HarvardX
Poetry in America: The Poetry of Early New England
How can you do better than a course about the work of 17th-century New England poets, such as Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor, from the place where many of them went to college? Literature professor Elisa New uses original manuscripts from Harvard's massive library collections, plus video of where the poets once lived and wrote and students "singing" verses from pews in the university's Memorial Church. This is the first of a series of online courses canvassing 400 years of poetry in America, starting where American poetry did. Next taught in October. (And then you can move on to the next in the series: Walt Whitman, starting in November.)
UMass Amherst
This exceptionally practical course had a waiting list for its first six-week formal graded version (held this summer), which included discussion sessions and had a capacity of 1,000. But the lessons and materials, including eminently entertaining videos, are available online for anyone to learn from (at umass.edu/journalism/mooc/about.html). The course has attracted students from 48 countries, from UMass freshmen to a woman in her 80s, who are building everything from personal portfolios to a website about sled-dog racing. Available online; graded version next taught in spring 2014.
Contrary to the public image, some online courses cost as much as a conventional university class. Also largely unknown? Many put a limit on student enrollment — especially when there's lots of personal interaction with teachers. Look what your money can get you.
> BMP-120, Berklee College of Music
Want to learn to play guitar? Want to learn from internationally known jazz guitarist and assistant chair of the Berklee guitar department Rick Peckham and his colleagues? In the comfort of your own home? With personalized feedback on your weekly assignments? That's why online education rocks. (And when you're finished with this, you can advance to Steve Vai Guitar Techniques, with the Grammy winner who has sold more than 15 million records and backed Frank Zappa, or Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation, with the man Pat Metheny calls one of the greatest living jazz improvisers.) Next taught September 30, $1,200-$1,400, plus fees.
> COMP 0010A, Tufts University
After covering the basic principles of computer science, artificial intelligence, software code, and robot construction, students build their own robots at home using a robotics tool set loaned out by the university. They then photograph and take video of their little bots in action to post online and share with classmates. Next taught in 2014 at tufts.edu, but worth the wait. This year's cost was $2,265 plus registration fee and some materials.
> MET EN240 OL, Boston University Metropolitan College
Poetry, according to former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, is meant to be heard. After all, he says, you wouldn't read the score "and never listen to the music." This course uses Pinsky's Favorite Poems Project — in which 18,000 Americans volunteered their most cherished poems — to explore how a reader's voice creates a unique understanding of poetry. Next taught in the summer of 2014; 2013 cost was $2,580. Find more details at bu.edu.
Unless otherwise noted, courses can be found at edx.org, the website of the online education initiative founded by Harvard and MIT that now includes courses by Georgetown, Cornell, and many more.
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Wonderful quilt, love those granny squares! And the grey border is great for this quilt, as are those round corners!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful quilt as always! Do you happen to remember the name of the blueberry fabric? I would love to own some.ReplyDelete
You have such an amazing eye for design, color...and your execution is amazing! 1-1/2" squares? YIKES! Well done :)ReplyDelete
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The quilt is so beautiful and I love the linen border with curved edges! I made one granny square quilt, but blocks not as large, fewer pieces to the square. I love the larger size of yours. I'm ready to do this! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful quilt! I love the linen border, it sets those granny squares off!ReplyDelete
Love your quilt, very pretty! (Gosh, you certainly finish lots of quilts quite quickly...how do you manage it?!?!) LindaReplyDelete
love the rounded edges of the quilt - very prettyReplyDelete
as always stunning... love it!ReplyDelete
I love your fabric choices, especially the binding! If you are machine quilting how are you hiding the thread ends? Sorry I'm a beginner. Just leave threads long when start stitching, knot, and pull through?ReplyDelete
I really like the rounded corners.ReplyDelete
such tiny squares lovely quiltReplyDelete
I LOVE this quilt!!! I have the Great Granny Squared book, and my hubby has been busy cutting my scraps into squares, so now I am even more anxious to try this block!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful! I love the colors.ReplyDelete
Yes, there is something about a simple wide border and what is great about that size is the versatility....hang it...use it for a kid....table topper...hide a messy sewing machine!:)ReplyDelete
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Rita this is beautiful. I went to check on the Etsy listing to see the size and it was already sold! Your amazing Thanks for sharing CynthiaReplyDelete
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As always your quilts are amazing!!!
im so inspired by it!
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Patent on world's top-selling drug cut short by 15 months in judge's ruling.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Pfizer's basic patent on its top-selling drug Lipitor was upheld in federal court Wednesday, but a second, longer-running patent was ruled invalid, possibly eliminating billions of dollars in potential sales.
Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker, said the federal Court of Appeals ruled that the basic patent on Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug, is valid. This means that Pfizer has patent protection on the cholesterol-cutting drug until March of 2010.
But the court also ruled that Pfizer's second patent on Lipitor, which would have protected the drug until June of 2011, is invalid. This chops 15 months off the Pfizer patent, which is critical, considering that Lipitor sales totaled $12.2 billion in 2005. If Pfizer can't find a way to reverse the decision, the New York-based company could miss out on billions of dollars in potential sales.
Pfizer (Charts) stock fell about 1.5 percent in heavy New York Stock Exchange trading after the ruling.
Pfizer spokesman Bryant Haskins said his company has a "good case to make" in trying to reverse the decision.
"It was a highly technical conclusion that [focused on] the issue of how you draft a patent," said Haskins. He added that Pfizer would try to "correct some technicalities in the patent" with the patent office and, if that doesn't work, will seek a review in the Court of Appeals.
The ruling is the result of a patent infringement suit from Pfizer against Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., the Indian maker of generic drugs that filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to produce a generic version of Lipitor. It's common for generic drugmakers like Ranbaxy to challenge the patents on blockbuster drugs to try and win the right to produce nonbranded versions.
When a drug company loses patent protection on a brand-name drug, the price plunges in the face of generic competition, and sales typically sink to a fraction of the original level.
"Effectively, this translates to generic competition from Ranbaxy 15 months earlier than was expected based upon the initial court decision, which we believes translates into a $1 hit to Pfizer's" stock, Barbara Ryan, analyst for Deutsche Bank North America, wrote in a note to clients after the ruling.
Les Funtleyder, analyst for Miller Tabak, said the problem is not an immediate one for Pfizer, which has nearly four years to address the issue before the patent that was upheld expires.
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The analysts both said the timing of an experimental Pfizer drug combo that includes Lipitor is crucial to whether the patent ruling will affect future sales.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Sexy Norma and the George Hurrell photo shoot of October 1929
After her frustration with Their Own Desire (1929), a film I absolutely adore yet was a major flop at the time, Shearer had her eye out for a very juicy part to play. MGM had been working on adapting the successful novel Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrot into the film The Divorcée. Norma Shearer's husband, MGM producer Irving Thalberg, didn't think she could be convincing as sexy, glamorous and modern and denied her the part.
Norma Shearer confided in her good friend and fellow actor Ramon Novarro, who had starred with Shearer in The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928), about her situation. Novarro told Shearer of a photo shoot he had done with a then unknown photographer by the name of George Hurrell. Novarro had been very satisfied with the results and recommended Hurrell to Shearer.
Shearer immediately hired Hurrell for a photo shoot, one that she kept secret from her husband Thalberg. Hurrell and Shearer worked together on revamping her image. Shearer explained to Hurrell her major flaws including the slight cast in her eye and her thick arms and legs. Hurrell, along with a small entourage, gave Shearer a makeover. They cut and styled her hair, did her make-up and dressed her in luxurious silver lamé and silk. Hurrell worked with her on various different poses that would showcase her blue eyes, hide her large forehead and chin, and make her arms and legs look long and lean.
The results were astounding and Norma Shearer was very happy. She presented the pictures to Irving Thalberg who was happily surprised to see how his wife had transformed into such a glamorous sexpot. She had thoroughly convinced him of her potential and the role of Jerry in The Divorcée (1930) was hers! Norma Shearer was very grateful to George Hurrell and using her influence at MGM, she helped him get contracted as an official MGM photographer.
I love this story because it demonstrates how Norma Shearer fought for what she wanted and even being married to the boss didn't guarantee her a free pass to any role. It also shows how Shearer overcame her flaws and never allowed herself to be in a situation she wasn't happy with. Go Norma!
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Great story.ReplyDelete
As Johnny "Scat" Davis would say, "Hooray for Hollywood!"
Great Post Raquelle, one of your best! I love these photos! They are such a fantastic mix of 1920's glamour and Arabian Nights. Norma looks absolutely gorgeous in all of them.ReplyDelete
Isn't it typical that husbands often put brakes on their companions. Think about Hearst that didn't want Marion Davies to do comedy. Downright stupid!
How many fine actresses didn't end their successful careers with marriage and oblivion at this time?
The only example I can find when the husband was right is the case of Mariah Carey who totally lost it when she divorced that Epic executive... :) Haha!
wonderful post-- I adore these photos of Norma!ReplyDelete
Especially agree with the last part. Great post... Shearer is one of my favorites :)ReplyDelete
Just great! This is so entertaining and interesting to read. I love the word "revamping", haha!ReplyDelete
That is a great post. And looking at the photos, I wouldn't think Norma had any flaws at all. I understand that before she was cast as Jane in Tarzan the Ape Man, Maureen O'Sullivan had to have similar pictures taken of her, as she was typecast as the innocent ingénue in films at that time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2009 at 8:34 PM
This is one of my favorite Hollywood stories. It's all the better knowing that Norma was imperfect like the rest of us. Somehow I can't imagine that the stars were anything but perfect. :)ReplyDelete
The Divorcee is the only Norma movie I've seen so far. It's really interesting to learn how she got the part. Those are fantastic pictures!ReplyDelete
Norma was great! Hurrell took many photos of her as he was her favorite photographer.ReplyDelete
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This weekend sees the release of two self-aware takes on the horror genre: Cabin in the Woods and Detention. So this is a great time to pay tribute to the long tradition of meta horror films that have winked at the audience and poked fun at the tropes of the genre.
There are plenty of great horror movies that our current crop of self-referential scary movies owe a debt of gratitude to. Here's our list of the greatest meta horror movies of all time. Note: These are horror films that broke the fourth wall or looked outside of their own lens for inspiration, not straight-up parodies. So don't expect to see Scary Movie on the list.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
After six Nightmare on Elm Street movies, we were certain that the monster Freddy Krueger was deceased (especially since they killed him in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare) but Wes Craven wasn't done yet. Writing himself into the 7th installment of the Elm Street franchise , Craven brought Freddy back by writing a movie about a movie. In this new nightmare, the actual cast from the Elm Street franchise return playing themselves. Actress Heather Langenkamp (who played Nancy) and her son are both haunted by Freddy Krueger. Craven's new screenplay becomes her guide as her son is kidnapped by Krueger.
It's ridiculously clued in to its own shenanigans — especially any scene where Craven talks about writing or when Robert Englund is seen painting disturbing images of his character Krueger in his Hollywood mansion. The movie is invading the real world! The whole thing is essentially Craven's dry run for Scream.
The Entire Scream Franchise (1996-2011)
The reigning champion of meta horror movies! Wes Craven's Scream can't help but comment on the rules of the horror genre — only to turn around and turn the knife on each cast member. The method was simple: Have your characters expressly lay out the horror movie commandments, have them break said commandments, and then punish them for doing so. This pattern follows the franchise all the way to the latest addition. But perhaps our favorite moment besides the original statement of the Horror Movie Rules (in this clip) are in the "all bets are off in a trilogy" monologue from Randy. Randy is always, always right — it's delightful to watch this character basically hand the entire plot to Scream 3 over to Sidney, and yet they still don't get it... until the final Scooby-Doo reveal.
Night of the Comet (1984)
An inspiration to Joss Whedon's Buffy Summers, Night of the Comet could very well be the first instance of the sassy clued-in female hero. The basic premise? "A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive." IMDB says "Valley Girls," but we call them self-aware heroes who deliver clever lines such as this: "The burden of civilization is upon us." "Bitchin', isn't it?"
Shaun Of the Dead (2005)
Possibly the most aggressively hyper meta horror movie we've ever seen, until Cabin in the Woods. Director Edgar Wright utilizes every trick in the book to launch meta joke after joke at the audience. Even the throwaway lines are dripping with symbolism that's directly aimed at the viewers. When Ed shouts, "We're coming to get you Barbra" to Shaun's mother, it's an obvious tribute Night of the Living Dead, "Ash" is sick and can't come to work (an Evil Dead nod.) Dancing zombies, the way characters are ripped apart by hordes of zombies — almost every element is a jab at something beyond the lens. It's a love letter to past horror movies, but thankfully perfectly capable of standing on it's own two feet if all the references go over your head.
Zombieland (2009)
Being genre-savvy saves almost every character's life in Zombieland, and those who ignored the tropes meet the nasty end of a shotgun. Main character Columbus establishes his zombie survival rules by narrating and animating them for the audience. It's almost a homage to ageneration of zombie contingency planners, and undead maniacs. Which is pretty hilarious when this real-life zombie survivor blasts the biggest star cameo off the screen. It feels like horror is taking back its monsters from the glitz of Hollywood.
Fright Night (1985/2011)
Sad late night TV host Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) comes face-to-face with his own shtick when he's called upon by his biggest fan to help stake a suburban vampire. Thankfully the movie keeps its self aware charm in the 2011 remake, where Peter Vincent is a hokey Criss Angel-esque magician played by David Tennant. Watching both late night TV host and Vegas Magician being forced to overcome their douchery and disbelief offers a chance to comment on the action in a delightful fashion.
Thriller (1983)
Sure it's a music video, but Michael Jackson's "Thriller" had a massive impact on horror moves everywhere. The movie within a movie, within a music video, loosened up the constraints of horror forever. Shooting three movies in one allowed director John Landis to make zombies dance and sing, without making it an all-out comedy. Framing the story inside itself facilitates shock and awe — but also allows for a lot of great choreography.
Urban Legend (1998)
Piggy-backing pretty hard off of the Scream success, Urban Legend has its own little meta moments — literally telling the audience how each character is going to die, in an urban legend storytelling session, and then enacting said deaths on each cast-member.
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Cashing in on the meta movement, 1980s super villain Chucky from Child's Play goes meta by crashing his own Hollywood movie. In order to make a baby, Chucky (the evil child's toy with the soul of a serial killer trapped inside of it) and Tiffany (his doll bride) kidnap actress Jennifer Tilly, who is starring in the latest Chucky movie, and is also the voice of the evil doll Tiffany. There's lots of strange Tilly-on-Tilly-Doll action. I would also like to point out that Billy Boyd — Pippin from Lord of the Rings — is the voice of Chucky and Tiffany's doll child. The more you know.
Funny Games (1997/2007)
Two very polite young men, take a family of three hostage and force them to play a collection of disturbing survival games for their own enjoyment. It's completely brutal, and just when you think there's hope at the end of the tunnel for beaten and bloody victims, director Michael Haneke has one of the villains physically rewind the scene and start over. Thus erasing the helpless family's tiny victory. Breaking down that fourth wall forces the viewers to experience the same kind of helplessness as the victims. Stamping out all hope (even for the viewer) drives home Haneke's point about society's desensitization to violence. It's the movie equivalent to finding cigarettes on your kid, and punishing them by locking them in a closet until they've smoked the whole pack.
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Underneath the glitter, lipstick and wild glamour of the musical Rocky Horror Picture Show is an intimate story being delivered straight from Dr. Frank-N-Furter to the audience. Possibly most apparent at the end of his beautiful solo "I'm Going Home" when Tim Curry raises his arms directly to the audience seeking applause. True, most musicals tend to reach out to the audience, but none directly connect with their viewers in the same manner as Rocky Horror. Heck, there's even a break down during the Time Warp, so the viewers can follow along.
Rubber (2010)
So ridiculously meta that the director, Quentin Dupieux, takes a break from his central plot line (about a car tire that murders people with its telepathic powers) to bus in an actual audience to comment and watch the madness. Thanks for the tip Krakenstein2, and yes, it certainly does count.
Tucker & Dale Vs Evil (2010)
UPDATE: Added thanks to commenter suggestion. Too much genre knowledge can be a bad thing when it causes a pack of teen campers to run into bloody danger as opposed to dealing with the creepy hill people Tucker and Dale.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
UPDATE: Another addition thanks to popular demand (thanks everyone). A documentary crew captures one mad man's ambition to rampage on the town of Glen Echo.


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A broad coalition of donors — including casino giant MGM, Delta Airlines, a Washington nightclub and thousands of individuals across the country — together gave nearly $6 million to the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, providing a financial advantage that supporters say was critical to the effort's success.
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the main group working for approval of Question 6 on this month's ballot, raised $5.9 million — more than twice as much as opponents of the measure, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. The money paid, in part, for a stream of television ads credited with helping to build support for the measure.
Voters approved the law 52 percent to 48 percent, and marriage certificates will be issued to same-sex couples in January.
"Donations came from a cacophony of places," said Fred Sainz, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group that helped in Maryland. "Small donors. Donors via mail. Donors via the Internet. Our opponents do not have that momentum."
Supporters of the measure reported nearly 15,000 checks from individuals and organizations. Opponents drew a fraction of that, with about 2,300 donations. Each side received some six-figure checks, but proponents relied less heavily on large gifts. The average contribution on behalf of gay marriage was $402, while the average check from opponents was $1,037.
The large number of contributions — on both sides — distinguishes Question 6 from the gambling expansion measure also on the Maryland ballot. In that case, two huge casino companies with a financial stake in the outcome funded most of a $93 million battle, won by supporters of expansion. It was the most expensive political campaign in Maryland history. Unlike contributions to candidates for office, gifts to ballot campaigns are not limited by law.
All of the state's ballot committees were required to file their final campaign spending reports Tuesday night.
Supporters of the same-sex marriage measure raised almost half their money from Maryland donors — with thousands of small house parties held nightly in September and October. Opponents relied more heavily on out-of-state giving, with 30 percent of their funds coming from the Free State.
"We knew that we were going to have to do a lot of this on our own," said Josh Levin, campaign manager for Marylanders for Marriage Equality. "We went out with an eye on developing the donor base in the state — reaching out to folks who had a personal interest — and did very well that way."
Frank Schubert, a consultant who managed the campaign against legalization of same-sex marriage in Maryland and three other states, blamed the fundraising gap on what he called a "sustained campaign of intimidation and harassment" against those who support "true marriage."
"It takes no courage to contribute to our opponents — it's the most politically correct thing imaginable," Schubert said.
Contributors in support of same-sex marriage included Baltimore lawyer Peter Angelos, who gave $50,000. Angelos drew national attention for his contributions in this year's election, donating $1.5 million to support President Barack Obama and other Democratic lawmakers.
MGM Entertainment, which hopes to build a casino in Prince George's County, gave $75,000 to support same-sex marriage in Maryland. A spokesman for the company described the check as a "modest contribution" and noted that MGM has given previously to gay-rights causes.
The 9:30 Club, a concert venue in Washington, contributed $25,000 in support of the measure. The owners also held a fundraiser in September featuring "American Idol" star Adam Lambert.
"Although we historically don't get involved in political causes, I cannot stand by and watch discrimination be disguised as politics," said co-owner Seth Hurwitz.
Delta Airlines gave $1,000. Ebay, the auction website, sent $2,000 — a spokeswoman said the check was "consistent with our core values of nondiscrimination, diversity and inclusion."
The Maryland-based biotech firm United Therapeutics Corp. gave $100,000. The company's founder, Martine Rothblatt, is transgendered.
Several unions contributed big dollars in support of the measure. The Service Employees International Union gave $200,000. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Teachers gave $100,000 each.
Politicians also offered support, with Rep. Chris Van Hollen giving by far the most. The Montgomery County Democrat wrote a $30,000 check from his Van Hollen for Congress account. Gov. Martin O'Malley, who sponsored the same-sex marriage legislation in Annapolis, gave $1,000 from his new superPAC. Many of the House and Senate co-sponsors of the legislation also donated.
Top Annapolis lobbyists and key staff members contributed, too, underscoring the deep personal support the same-sex measure had from the state's political elite. Checks came from top aides of O'Malley and House Speaker Michael E. Busch and from those of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, who voted against the measure in the Senate.
State Sen. Bryan Simonaire was among the few Maryland lawmakers who donated to the effort opposing the measure. The Anne Arundel Republican was a leading opponent of the same-sex marriage measure when it was before the state legislature this year.
National advocacy groups contributed heavily on each side. The Human Rights Campaign donated $1.1 million to the effort to pass the measure. The National Organization for Marriage gave $1.2 million to the Maryland Marriage Alliance, which opposed Question 6.
Major contributions for opponents came from Roman Catholic groups, including $350,000 from the Knights of Columbus and dioceses in Arlington, Va., and Wheeling, W.Va.
William E. Lori, the Archbishop of Baltimore, gave $2,000 from his personal account. He gave "as a citizen of Maryland, a taxpayer and a believer in upholding marriage as between one man and one woman," said spokesman Sean Caine.
The donations by those who opposed the measure were not enough to get their message out, said the Rev. Derek McCoy, head of the Maryland Marriage Alliance. "A little bit more money, for sure we would have won," he said.
He said the national donor base was spread too thin because of gay marriage-related initiatives in three other states. He said his group's message was drowned out by ads for the other ballot questions in Maryland and that his side faced a formidable opponent in O'Malley.
"The governor was behind it," McCoy said, referring to the campaign in behalf of the law, a top O'Malley priority in Annapolis. "He did fundraising calls. He was calling people."
The total raised — about $8.3 million by the main groups on both sides of the marriage issue — paled in comparison with that spent by the opposing sides of the gambling expansion measure. That question attracted more than $93 million, mostly from two warring casino companies. The total is more than was spent on the past four Maryland gubernatorial races combined
MGM put up $41 million to support the gambling expansion proposal, while Penn National Gaming — which owns a West Virginia casino that stands to lose customers to Maryland — spent $44 million to oppose it.
Supporters of Maryland's Dream Act, a measure giving illegal immigrants access to lower in-state tuition, raised $1.7 million in their successful effort. The measure, Question 4, passed with nearly 60 percent of the vote and drew no formal opposition.
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Contributors in support included Domino Foods, the Baltimore-based sugar company, which gave $100,000.
Stu FitzGibbon, the company's refinery manager, said: "In a nation of immigrants and a company that has grown in that tradition, we believe that an education is the one thing we give our children that cannot be taken away."
Baltimore Sun reporter Michael Dresser contributed to this article.
Donor database
To search a database of donors on either side of the same-sex marriage debate, go to http://data.baltimoresun.com/marriage-donors/


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Crabgrass tops America's list of lawn complaints. A fast-growing annual that reproduces by seeds and by rooting at the lower joints. This weed appears from mid-spring through summer when the ground is warm. It grows well under dry, hot conditions. Go after crabgrass as soon as it appears in the garden. Dig it out by the roots with a spading fork or cover it with black plastic. Don't let it go to seed.
To prevent crabgrass in the future, attack the problem in two stages. In the early spring, apply corn gluten meal, an organic preemergent herbicide. Spring is when the soil is cold and the crabgrass is weakest. (Crabgrass is an annual weed, so it starts from seed every year. The preemergent herbicide prevents the seed from germinating--and if the seed can't sprout, it can't grow.) Second, re-seed your lawn in the fall. This will allow the new grass time to grow strong before the next summer's attack.
The best crabgrass preventer is a healthy, thick lawn, and soil with the proper pH balance (7.0-7.5). Perennial ryegrass is the best competition for crabgrass. It also provides some insect control, as it emits a natural poison that gives some small, damaging bugs the "flu." Fertilizing is key and must be done in the spring and in the fall. Crabgrass thrives in compacted lawns. Aeration can help. A mixture of 1 pint of hydrogen peroxide, diluted to 3 percent, per 100 square feet of lawn can help eradicate the pesky plant. Click image to enlarge.
An annual that reproduces by seeds. It is characterized by its fleshly, red taproot. This weeds appears in late spring or early summer and likes warm weather. Try to pull out this weed before it flowers.
To prevent weeds in the future, cover your garden plot with a winter mulch, then till the garden shallowly in early spring. When you till you may bring up some pigweed seed so it's best to mulch again. Cover the soil with five layers of wet newspaper and cover that with 3-6 inches of mulch.
Pigweed can also be eaten! In June, the young leaves of Amaranthus blitum or amaranth are abundant and should be eaten because of their high nutritional content. Vitamin-wise, these greens are packed like carrots and beets and can be delicious in a tossed salad. You can also cook them as you would spinach. Native Americans used the black seeds of this plant as a ground meal for baking. Click image to see more.
There are two species of chickweed, one perennial and one annual. Mouse-ear chickweed is the perennial, which forms a dense, prostrate patch in lawns and gardens. Common chickweed, the annual, is more delicate in appearance, with leaves that are broad at the base and about half an inch long.
Common chickweed is easier to control. Both types have shallow roots, so they can often be removed by hoeing or hand-pulling. New plants can grow from broken pieces of mouse-ear rootstock, however, so make sure you remove the entire plant when using either method.
A healthy lawn can compete against mouse-ear chickweed if the grass is not mowed too short or too frequently. Watering the lawn deeply and infrequently will encourage the grass to grow deeper roots, which also can help it compete against chickweed. Water once every seven to ten days, and apply enough water so that it soaks six to eight inches into the ground.
If you choose to remove chickweed, do it before the weed has time to go to seed, thereby preventing future problems in your garden area. Click image to expand.
A common annual that reproduces by seeds and by deep, horizontal roots. This flowering vine sprouts in late spring and can be seen throughout the summer. This plant can become a big problem in warm weather. Try to dig out this weed before it flowers. Click image to see more.
A creeping, persistent perennial that reproduces by seeds. Its long, jointed, straw-colored rhizomes form a heavy mat in soil, from which new shoots may also appear. Try to dig out this weed as soon as you see it in your garden. Click image to enlarge.
A fast-growing annual that reproduces by seeds. This summer weed rapidly removes moisture from soil, so remove it as soon as possible. Cultivate this weed out of your garden using a sharp hoe. Click image to see more.
An annual that reproduces by tiny black seeds and stem fragments. This weed appears in late spring or early summer and likes warm weather and rich, fertile soil. Pull or cultivate out this weed as soon as you see it and destroy the plant; this weed can live in your soil for years. Click image for a closer look.
A flowering annual that reproduces by seeds. It likes cool weather and its yellowish-brown seeds are long-lived in the ground. Try to pull out this weed before it seeds. Click image for a closer look.
A hardy perennial that reproduces by seeds. This narrow-leaved weed invades meadows, pastures, and lawns. This weed appears in any season. Hand weed this plant and destroy it to remove it from your garden. Click image to enlarge.


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Possibly the most iconic frame associated with Ritchey, the Swiss Cross draws its name from early factory rider, cyclocross, and mountain bike legend Thomas Frischknecht. The first iteration of the Swiss Cross was a no-holds-barred race machine designed for one thing: ripping through dirt like no other. Captained to numerous victories under Frischi, the Swiss Cross went on to become one of the most revered frames of the Ritchey offering. Twenty-five years later, the Swiss Cross is still a staple of the Ritchey fleet—now featuring modern standards such as 12mm thru-axles, flat-mount brakes, and higher-volume tire clearance. Yet one thing has remained unchanged: it is still a no-holds-barred race-ready dirt ripper. Whether it's leading the charge on bell lap or ticking off the grueling miles of a gravel grinder, the new Swiss Cross is more than capable of tackling it all. - Material: heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing - TIG welded - Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8" headtube - WCS headset included (IS42/28.6|IS42/30) - 142mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included) - Replaceable stainless-steel derailleur hanger - 27.2mm seat tube with integrated seat collar (max torque setting: 6Nm) - Front derailleur clamp size: 28.6mm (max torque setting: 2.5Nm) - not included - Bottom bracket: 68mm - English threaded - Can accommodate 1X or 2X chainrings - Crankset min/max ring size - single: 36 to 46t / double: 46/30t to 50/34t - External cable routing - Bottle mounts: 2 - Ritchey WCS Carbon Cross Disc Fork included
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Hotel Bebek Istanbul, looking down from terrace to waterfront restaurant
Hotel Bebek Istanbul, looking down from terrace to waterfront restaurant
Hi people
I do not know what to give for Christmas of the to friends, advise something ....
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Who listens to what music?
I Love songs Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton
Hello. Prompt how to get acquainted with the girl it to me to like. But does not know about it
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Each of you has your personal story; it is your history. Keeping a diary or writing your feelings in a special notebook is a wonderful way to learn how to think and write about who you are -- to develop your own identity and voice.
People of all ages are able to do this. Your own history is special because of your circumstances: your cultural, racial, religious or ethnic background. Your story is also part of human history, a part of the story of the dignity and worth of all human beings. By putting opinions and thoughts into words, you, too, can give voice to your inner self and strivings.
A long entry by Anne Frank on April 5, 1944, written after more than a year and a half of hiding from the Nazis, describes the range of emotions 14-year-old Anne is experiencing:
". . . but the moment I was alone I knew I was going to cry my eyes out. I slid to the floor in my nightgown and began by saying my prayers, very fervently. Then I drew my knees to my chest, lay my head on my arms and cried, all huddled up on the bare floor. A loud sob brought me back down to earth, and I choked back my tears, since I didn't want anyone next door to hear me . . .
"And now it's really over. I finally realized that I must do my school work to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that's what I want! I know I can write. A few of my stories are good, my descriptions of the Secret Annex are humorous, much of my diary is vivid and alive, but . . . it remains to be seen whether I really have talent . . .
"When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that's a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? I hope so, oh, I hope so very much, because writing allows me to record everything, all my thoughts, ideals and fantasies.
"I haven't worked on Cady's Life for ages. In my mind I've worked out exactly what happens next, but the story doesn't seem to be coming along very well. I might never finish it, and it'll wind up in the wastepaper basket or the stove. That's a horrible thought, but then I say to myself, "At the age of 14 and with so little experience, you can't write about philosophy.' So onward and upward, with renewed spirits. It'll all work out, because I'm determined to write! Yours, Anne M. Frank
For those of you interested in reading some of Anne Frank's first stories and essays, including a version of Cady's Life, see Tales From the Secret Annex (Doubleday, 1996). Next: Reviewing and revising your writing


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Antony Gormley
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- Awards And Honors:
- Praemium Imperiale (2013) Turner Prize (1994)
- Notable Works:
- "Angel of the North"
Antony Gormley, in full Antony Mark David Gormley, (born August 30, 1950, London, England), British sculptor and draftsman best known for his work with human forms, which he created chiefly from casts of his own naked body. In these artworks he examined aspects of the human presence in the world, often employing more than one figure placed within a landscape or cityscape. In 1994 he won the Turner Prize for contemporary art for a group of figural installations created under his direction.
Gormley attended Trinity College, Cambridge (1968–71), taking a degree in art history, archaeology, and anthropology, and thereafter traveled in India and Sri Lanka for three years. Upon his return to London, he studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (now Central Saint Martins), Goldsmiths College, and the Slade School of Fine Art. Struck by the manner in which people he had seen on his travels had created a private space in public places by covering themselves with a piece of cloth, he made his first plaster casts involving the human form. But the human form was only one of the subjects of his early work.
Increasingly, in the early 1980s Gormley was drawn to examine questions of humanity in relation to the environment. He made his first whole-body casts for Three Ways: Mould, Hole and Passage in 1981. As he continued, he varied materials and positions (crouching, standing, kneeling, lying down), sometimes distorting the human figure (as by elongating the arms) or replacing human features with other objects (as by putting a cast beam where the head should be). As gallery goers paused to examine the sculptures, they themselves seemed to be both the observers and the observed.
This sense was even more pronounced in the Field projects that won Gormley the Turner Prize. Each of the Field installations was composed of tens of thousands of small staring terra-cotta figures, which were packed into a gallery room facing the entrance at which the gallery goer stood. Who, the work seemed to say, was looking at whom? The figures themselves had been constructed under Gormley's direction within a variety of communities throughout the world. They were displayed as Field for the British Isles (England), American Field (Mexico), European Field (Sweden), Amazonian Field (Brazil), and so on.
Gormley's gift for the unsettling took another turn when he began to place his naked life-size figures out-of-doors. Natural environments enhanced the fragility of the human form and somehow changed the philosophical questions that Gormley's works evoked. For Another Place (1997; at Crosby in Merseyside, England), for example, Gormley placed 100 cast-iron figures facing out to sea over a 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) stretch of beach. For 6 Times (2010; in Edinburgh), he placed six figures along the Water of Leith, four of them partly submerged in the water, one partly buried on land, and the sixth standing at the end of an old pier, facing the sea.
It was an unsettling sensation that New Yorkers experienced when Gormley's Event Horizon was installed in Manhattan in 2010. That work consisted of 31 sculptures placed in the Flatiron district, some at ground level and others on rooftops and ledges in the vicinity of Madison Square Park. The figures above street grade caused the New York City Police Department to assure the public that the sculptures were not fellow humans about to jump.
Gormley continued to consider the human body through a variety of forms in the 2010s, often building on previous projects. Cubic figures became more prevalent, sometimes expanding or breaking apart, as in the exhibitions "Expansion Field" (2014) in Bern, Switzerland, and "Sum" (2018) at the Convent of St. Agnes, Prague, respectively. Late in the decade, he installed various sculptures (some of which he made 35 years apart) in such historic locations as the galleries of the Uffizi in Florence and on the island of Delos, Greece (both 2019). He was probably the first artist to exhibit new work in the latter location since the legendary island was inhabited by humans over 2,000 years ago. In 2020 Gormley installed Clearing, an iteration of an earlier installation comprising expansive coiled metal tubing, in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York.
Until his controversial works of the 21st century, Gormley was perhaps best known for the enormous Angel of the North (1998; near Gateshead, England), some 65 feet (20 metres) high and having a 175-foot (54-metre) span. He was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1997 and was included in the New Year Honours List for 2014 as a knight bachelor. In addition, Gormley was made a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2003, and he received the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for sculpture in 2013.


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Running typical 'strings' tools over a suspicious file provides lots of useful information.The output typically provides an immediate clue what the file's purpose is e.g. is it a text file, binary file, what is its file format, character encoding, is it compressed, what APIs , file names and URLs it is referring to and so on and so forth. If you are lucky, you may sometimes get a visual output as well e.g. an ASCII art as it is in a case of well-known web shell r57.
Now, the problem with 'strings' tools is that they are usually monolingual. They extract English strings in ANSI and Unicode format, but forget about other languages. That is, they are unable to recognize strings that are non-English. Of course, it is non-trivial to write a tool that will recognize strings in a few dozens of languages, as they all use various types of character encodings and each character can occupy not only a single byte, but in many cases multiple bytes.
RUStrings.pl is a simple perl script that tries to address this issue and while it focuses only on Russian strings, it can be relatively easily extended to cover other languages. The strings it extracts include
- Unicode
- 4 different Russian character encodings
The output will contain Cyrillic characters and has to be viewed with a proper program supporting various character encodings.
Compare the following:
- obtained via 'strings':
- via 'RUStrings':
In case you are wondering what tool I am using to preview these – it is Total Commander's built-in Lister viewer – it has a very cool feature that allows changing the character encoding on the spot making Cyryllic (and others) characters 'visible'.


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Delta Airlines has recently found itself in a bit of a pickle after hiring designer Richard Tyler to create an updated version of their "classic" bright red flight attendant uniforms—but only offering them up to size 18.
"I want them to look sexy and great, but you have to keep that classic look as well," Tyler says of his uniforms, which have reportedly received positive feedback from several employees. Employees over a Size 18, however, are out of luck, as Tyler's uniforms aren't produced above that size, a headdesk inducing decision that raises a good question: why is a standard company uniform being given exclusively to women under a certain size?
The "sexy" Delta uniforms went into effect in 2006—years before the airline merged with Northwest, whose unionized workers now say that the company has failed to provide similar uniforms for women who wear larger sizes. As Patricia Reller, vice chairwoman of the grievance committee at the flight attendants union's executive council at Northwest, tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,"Red is a color that attracts attention and someone, somewhere has made a decision that they don't want to attract attention to someone in a dress that's larger than a size 18. I'm very offended by it."
According to the Associated Press, "the Northwest chapter of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA has filed a grievance with the world's largest airline operator, asking it to offer the red dress up to size 28. The union hopes the grievance will go to mediation in August." Delta spokeswoman Gina Laughlin says of the uniforms: "This is Richard Tyler's collection — he designed it; he knows it better than anyone. So his perspective on how the pieces were meant to be worn, perhaps how the pieces could be best altered to fit someone — that's invaluable perspective." If only the airline valued their employees perspective as much as they valued the perspective of the man they hired to dress them.
Flight Attendant Union Sees Red Over Size Limit On Delta Uniform [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Some NWA Flight Attendants Want To Wear Red Dress [AP]


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A method group of one
I'm implementing the semantic analysis of dynamic expressions in Roslyn this week, so I'm fielding a lot of questions within the team on the design of the dynamic feature of C# 4. A question I get fairly frequently in this space is as follows:
public class Alpha
public int Foo(string x) { ... }
dynamic d = whatever;
Alpha alpha = MakeAlpha();
var result = alpha.Foo(d);
How is this analyzed? More specifically, what's the type of local result?
If the receiver (that is, alpha) of the call were of type dynamic then there would be little we could do at compile time. We'd analyze the compile-time types of the arguments and emit a dynamic call site that caused the semantic analysis to be performed at runtime, using the runtime type of the dynamic expression. But that's not the case here. We know at compile time what the type of the receiver is. One of the design principles of the C# dynamic feature is that if we have a type that is known at compile time, then at runtime the type analysis honours that. In other words, we only use the runtime type of the things that were actually dynamic; everything else we use the compile-time type. If MakeAlpha() returns a derived class of Alpha, and that derived class has more overloads of Foo, we don't care.
Because we know that we're going to be doing overload resolution on a method called Foo on an instance of type Alpha, we can do a "sanity check" at compile time to determine if we know that for sure, this is going to fail at runtime. So we do overload resolution, but instead of doing the full overload resolution algorithm (eliminate inapplicable candidates, determine the unique best applicable candidate, perform final validation of that candidate), we do a partial overload resolution algorithm. We get as far as eliminating the inapplicable candidates, and if that leaves one or more candidates then the call is bound dynamically. If it leaves zero candidates then we report an error at compile time, because we know that nothing is going to work at runtime.
Now, a seemingly reasonable question to ask at this point is: overload resolution in this case could determine that there is exactly one applicable candidate in the method group, and therefore we can determine statically that the type of result is int, so why do we instead say that the type of result is dynamic?
That appears to be a reasonable question, but think about it a bit more. If you and I and the compiler know that overload resolution is going to choose a particular method then why are we making a dynamic call in the first place? Why haven't we cast d to string? This situation is rare, unlikely, and has an easy workaround by inserting casts appropriately (either casting the call expression to int or the argument to string). Situations that are rare, unlikely and easily worked around are poor candidates for compiler optimizations. You asked for a dynamic call, so you're going to get a dynamic call.
That's reason enough to not do the proposed feature, but let's think about it a bit more deeply by exploring a variation on this scenario that I glossed over above. Eta Corporation produces:
public class Eta {}
and Zeta Corporation extends this code:
public class Zeta : Eta
public int Foo(string x){ ... }
dynamic d = whatever;
Zeta zeta = new Zeta();
var result = zeta.Foo(d);
Suppose we say that the type of result is int because the method group has only one member. Now suppose that in the next version, Eta Corporation supplies a new method:
public class Eta
public string Foo(double x){...}
Zeta corporation recompiles their code, and hey presto, suddenly result is of type dynamic! Why should Eta Corporation's change to the base class cause the semantic analysis of code that uses a derived class to change? This seems unexpected. C# has been carefully designed to avoid these sorts of "Brittle Base Class" failures; see my other articles on that subject for examples of how we do that.
We can make a bad situation even worse. Suppose Eta's change is instead:
public class Eta
protected string Foo(double x){...}
Now what happens? Should we say that the type of result is int when the code appears outside of class Zeta, because overload resolution produces a single applicable candidate, but dynamic when it appears inside, because overload resolution produces two such candidates? That would be quite bizarre indeed.
The proposal is simply too much cleverness in pursuit of too little value. We've been asked to perform a dynamic binding, and so we're going to perform a dynamic binding; the result should in turn be dynamic. The benefits of being able to statically deduce types of dynamic expressions does not pay for the costs, so we don't attempt to do so. If you want static analysis then don't turn it off in the first place.
Next time: the dynamic taint of method type inference.


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Ravasaur Hatchling
Binds when used
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
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Ravasaur Hatchling
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Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
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This is one of several raptor companions introduced in patch 3.2. Upon its initial release, this pet dropped from Ravasaur Matriarch, a rare spawn in southeastern Un'Goro who appears roughly every 10-14 hours.
As of patch 3.3, the Ravasaur Hatchling became a lootable item from Ravasaur Matriarch's Nest.
Note that this raptor hatchling is a little larger than the others.
TomTom was a huge help with the cords from Zmakqo's post (thank you!). Found the egg quickly at 68.94, 66.72 hidden in the ferns at the base of the palm tree. I will note that I did hunter tame the Matriarch 5-10 mins before finding the egg and in a different location; I only went looking for the egg so I'd have the matching pet after realizing there was one. Thanks to all who commented! edit: I was level 52
I upset with this one. First time I try I was at level 68 and so was he. Could not kill him. Went back at like level 73/74 thinking I can now kill him with 1 or 2 hits. Was i wrong, his level went up to match mine. I manage to kill. Went to a location as describe by other comments. No lootable egg nest to be found. wowhead.com show the 5 different spawn location. (http://www.wowhead.com/object=202082/ravasaur-matriarchs-nest ) Successful kill number 2 still no egg, still no Ravasaur pet
I also found mine near the 63, 63 point. The best part? Getting eaten twice by the Ironhide Devilsaur while stumbling around looking at my TomTom. :-D
Considering the backstory for the Ravasaur-- that they have toxic skin and such-- I'm a but disappointed that the Ravasaur pet is just a copy and paste of most of the other raptor hatchling pets. They should have given it some poisoned-based attacks at least...
These do not show up on your mini map so you wont see the paw. The nest blend in very well and are not the ones in the open. I found mine under a leaf.
6:40AM, Hyjal server at 62.0, 73.3. The nest looks like a clutch of gray, broken eggs and will light up under your cursor. It was between the large tree and a palm tree. Hope that helps!
just logged in and ran around the corner and there it was. Location 68.61
EDIT - posted on wrong pet...derp...
I found mine at around 69.00 61.17 or so. I hope that helps a little bit.
Stumbled over the nest quite accidentally, i.e. the mouse-over just popped up on my screen. :-)
I know, it's not really informative, but I simply had to tell how lucky I've been today....
Farming for the Darting Hatchling and got it the forst time I checked Dart's Nest.
So far so good, but it got better... I went for the Leaping hatchling at Takk's Nest and.... again the first time I looked I had the luck of getting my egg. So I tried for the Ravasaur Hatchling and I was extremely lucky, for I had it, again, in the first round I checked the various places you'd expect the nest to be.
/way 68.9 61.2
/way 63.0 63.2
/way 62.2 65.2
/way 62.0 73.6
/way 68.9 66.6
63.0 63.2 is bang on, for those without co-ords, its in the lee of a huge tree and almost out of sight, you need to search well as its behind a fern there, its just slightly west of the lake shaped like a bulbous nose in the southeast group of lakes, 3rd single lake up!
Found mine today at 1pm ST at the nest at 62, 65. I read on Wowhead that the nest spawns independently of the Matriarch. Whether true or not, I killed the Matriarch, then checked the various nest coordinates and found this one about 5 mins after the kill. The Matriarch was nowhere near this nest at the time of her death. Could just be coincidence that both were spawned together.
UPDATE: Found another the next day at 9:15 ST...same coords. I saw no Matriarch this time.
Found mine at 4:27 AM CST, south of the path that goes through the area. It looked much like the piles of eggs that are all around only it had tufts of the nest around it. I was actually shocked as how fast I found it, because I had been trying for days to find one.
Morning seems to be a good time to find these. I have alts on three medium-population servers, and on all of them, the egg nests are extensively camped. I've been trying for a couple of days, so this morning I got up twenty minutes early for a look, and found the nest on the first server I checked.
Using the TomTom macro definitely helps, and so does setting ground cover to minimum in the graphics options!
The nests do spawn near the piles of eggs. I parked a toon near there, and finally today - success! Logged in just in time to see someone raiding one of the nests, and I ran over to the other and got one. Took a few weeks of random logging in. Glad to check it off the list!
Does this have anything to do with the stack of eggs nearby the locations people are posting?
Mine came to me by dumb luck- of someone who didn't realize the pet was in the nest. I had a macro to target the Matriarch- found her dead body, looked at the base of a nearby tree, and voila! I had my very own hatchling with less than 10 minutes of camping time :) Mannoroth- 8:45am on a Thursday!
63.0 63.2 was Dead on !!!


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1. Not exactly a page-turner
The chapters don't get any easier for Barnes & Noble . The fading bookseller stumbled after posting uninspiring quarterly results and the fizzling out of a partial exit strategy.
Chairman and founder Leonard Riggio revealed that he's abandoning efforts to take the company's retail bookstores private. With Barnes & Noble's once promising Nook business also seeming less and less marketable, with its 23% slide in hardware sales for the period, it seems as if Barnes & Noble will fade into its final chapters on its own.
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Things continue to get worse for J.C. Penney . Once again, the struggling department-store chain posted a wider adjusted deficit than analysts were expecting. Comps plunged 11.9%, and that was after a 21.7% freefall during the same period a year earlier. Put another way, this is a 31% plunge in comps over the past two years.
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One of the rare silver linings for Sears Holdings in recent years -- as its Sears stores struggle and its Kmart sibling fares worse -- is that shoppers still gravitate to its tools and appliances.
Well, its appliances aren't selling so well these days. Sears Holdings posted a larger loss than Wall Street was expecting this week, with negative comps at both of its flagship chains. That's not a surprise. The real shock is that Sears was bellyaching about weak appliance sales.
The housing market is booming, and with new construction comes heightened demand for new appliances. Several companies reporting ahead of Sears confirmed the trend of strong appliance sales. There's something seriously wrong when even a silver lining at Sears is tarnished.
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The market gave Staples the business after the office-supply superstore chain disappointed investors with fresh financials. The stock tumbled 15% on Wednesday after the retailer posted declining sales and profitability.
The market's known for some time that the operator's overseas business is struggling, but now Staples is revising its outlook even lower. Staples is eyeing a decline in revenue and no more than $1.25 a share in earnings for the year. Its earlier view was calling for a modest increase in sales on earnings of $1.30 to $1.35 a share.
This would seem to be a good time to be Staples. Corporate America's hiring again. New small businesses are starting up. Two smaller rivals have combined in a move that should firm up product pricing. However, the retailer just isn't getting the job done. Staples sells staple removers, but this week it was investors removing Staples.
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'Chaos' (Iris #4).
Born and raised in Oudekerk aan de Amstel, Mark Hendriks studied art at the Minerva Academy in Groningen, The Netherlands. He graduated in 1997 and settled in Amsterdam to become part of comics studio De Zwarte Handel. His work has been published in small-press magazines like Incognito and Zone 5300 since 1991. In 1994, he created his first 'Tomoyo' stories, about a Japanese porn actress, and several book collections have appeared over the years.
'Mulahn and Tomoyo'.
The albums 'Hong Kong Love Story' and 'Ikayaki' have been awarded as Best Albums of the year 2000 by Het Stripschap. Hendriks' work found its way to an international audience through publications in the French anthology Comix 2000 and the magazine Stripburger. In 2006, Oog en Blik published his graphic novel 'De Nieuwe Hemel', about women during the Chinese/Japanese war of the 1930s. Mark Hendriks lives together with his wife, comic artist Maaike Hartjes.
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Skype's VoIP apps for the Windows Mobile operating system, Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, are no longer available for download, the company announced, claiming the apps didn't offer a good enough experience.
The popular Internet calling service has seen hurdles in the mobile arena, where its use threatens wireless carriers' business model. On the iPhone calling is limited to Wi-Fi and on Google Android it's even more complicated. But Skype has actually called quits on Windows Mobile for now.
The company wrote on its blog: "Skype Lite only works in a small number of countries. Where it does work, making a call requires you to use up your allocation of minutes from your mobile network, making the Skype-to-Skype calls sort-of-free-per-minute rather than actually-free-per-minute."
The lack of mobile operator partners and the latest version of Windows Mobile have made it difficult for Skype to keep up offering a similar experience across a wide range of handsets, the company claims. Skype didn't mention anything about the declining market share of Windows Mobile devices.
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Mobile operators, though, are Skype's solution to a better mobile experience. On step in that direction is the company's new partnership with Verizon in the U.S., which brings the software on range of BlackBerry devices and some Android phones, including the Motorola Droid and Droid Eris from HTC.
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Originally posted by Kevin McReynolds View Postof course you do know that this means antonelli and his 195 avg will be up next week too
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Originally posted by jeffreylw View PostWhy would they send Mike baxter to SA with the terrible numbers he was putting up in LE? He is slugging a mighty .337 with a .239 BA.
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Hey DC.......
WOW is all I can say with regards to the pictures of the DR facility......they should be very very proud of what they've built down there.......that place looks amazing :If you're not apart of their clique they will cry !!!
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The list of top keystone prospects includes a mix of young players to watch and older players who fell out of favor.
Interesting breakdown of 2B prospects. Antonelli is in the second section under "Very Good Prospects."
EDIT: I just realized that not everybody will be able to see this. This is the excerpt on Antonelli:
Matt Antonelli had some superficially very intriguing numbers at Lake Elsinore and San Antonio last year, where he maintained an untranslated .400+ OBP between the two levels. But the problem here is what I've sometimes referred to as "empty walks." A polished hitter at Wake Forest, Antonelli has done a very good job of exploiting minor league pitching, he does not yet hit for quite enough power to deter pitchers at higher and especially the major league level from feeding him a steady diet of strikes, and his strikeout rates are not fantastic. He could have a run as a solid major league regular, although he's off to a poor start at Portland this year.
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If you're not apart of their clique they will cry !!!
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Mad Friars members section......I've asked for permission to share them.....they belong to the Padres, and permission is being asked for now...so stand by and hopefully DC can share or will let me know if I can
The facility is impressive, though?
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From the pics they posted.......yes very.....it looks similar to the Peoria complex, and maybe even nicer and far bigger......don't know if you've made that trip thoughIf you're not apart of their clique they will cry !!!
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From the pics they posted.......yes very.....it looks similar to the Peoria complex, and maybe even nicer and far bigger......don't know if you've made that trip though
I was impressed when I heard that it's not just limited to playing space/training facilities, which is pretty much what I figured it would equate to. I think the whole educational approach they're taking - language lessons, in particular - is a great approach. Not only do they have the camaraderie of being with a bunch of other ballplayers, but I think that education will play a big role in instituting MLB rules minimizes the risk involving performance-enhancers or any other "lost in translation" issues that might arise.
I know that's not necessarily a huge issue, but it was a necessary hurdle to overcome when investing so much money.
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Make the trip.....its outstanding.....blows Yuma awayIf you're not apart of their clique they will cry !!!
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Make the trip.....its outstanding.....blows Yuma away
We used to go because my uncles were all huge dirt bike enthusiasts...we'd spend two to three weeks there. After a while, we started going because Randy Ready rented our house in Cardiff. Basically we went because it was the cheapest family trip we could afford (not that I didn't enjoy it).
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*canham batting .286 with an OBP of .413 at LE. i still say hes our catcher of the future and not hundley. canham needs some work defensively but he calls a good game back there and a catcher with his bat is a great thing
* headley 2-4, 2b, BB tonight. looked good and i think KT was at the game as well. he should be here up very soon. hes gotten it going lately.
* venable 1-1 with a double. he has 7 doubles in 50 or so at bats. i dont think his shoulder is entirely healthy which is why he is playing DH lately. still, its nice to see him continue to hit. i dont know if hell be up this year but i see him as our CF next season
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Blanks is hitting well too, but not with much power.
The best news was Drew Miller being dominant. 6 Innings 5 hits 1 run 11 Strike outs, besides Latos, he probably has the best stuff.
Cedric Hunter is hitting 289, slumping lately and still isnt hitting with any power.


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