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|Rahr & Sons Dadgum IPA
SG111 (71) New York | March 24, 2016
Solid place, went on Wednesday, free glass with 4 pints for only $10. You can't beat that. You can basically check out their entire facility while there. Very cool. It was really busy, so can't complain about service. Beer was fine, didn't blow my mind but very solid, and again that value absolutely cannot be beaten. Almost dangerously cheap.
Foxbush (151) Richmond, Virginia | August 16, 2013
The brewery is open for visits on Wednesday and Saturday. I took a short taxi ride from the Omni to the brewery. For $10 you received a pint glass and 3 1/2 fills. There were some pizza's offered for purchase. They draw about 300 people or more for these events. Picnic tables were available to sit and enjoy the beer. No one was leading tours so I just asked questions of people. Kelly at the front desk was very helpful. In the brewing room they had a cask of unfiltered Stromcloud. This was appropriate since a huge stromcloud dropped buckets of rain in a very short time.
sjohnny (11) , | May 31, 2013
Went on a Wednesday. $10 got me a glass and three pints plus about a half pint of a special release Black Saison. The beer was good. There was a little farmers market going on. Lots of fun.
AWMiller (13) Mansfield, Texas | September 21, 2011
this place just plain rocks! hit the tours and meet the fine folks at Rahrs!!!
SPDickerman (95) Texas | July 10, 2011
Hard to rate properly. I enjoy almost all the beers I've had from Rahr & Sons. Wednesdays and Saturdays they open up their brewery to the public for tours and tastings. $7 gets you a glass and three pints of their beer on tap and a half pint of a special, in house brew made for the tasting. It is often crowded and sometimes they do not offer all their beers on the taps, and it does get hot. They also bring in pizza for sale from a Fort Worth local pizza joint. I have fun when I go out there. It is worth doing at least once.
hollybeery (1) Texas | January 14, 2011
It's definetly best to go on Wed., avoid the crowds and they crack open a keg of an unreleased test batch. The last Wed. I went it was a dark Belgian. Local food is avalible for a price and you get a glass and 3 beers all for only $5. Not bad. Its more of a party than a tour, so don't go expecting a bunch of technical lectures or even much beer nerdiness.
boomerbrew (17) Texas | January 11, 2011
Ambiance - large, nice area for large Saturday crowd, large screen projector with the game on. If it were summer, it would be hot and 3 beers wouldn't be enough. Service - The lines were long but they served beer fast without overfoaming the glass. The main restroom line was slow but I heard they had outhouses available. Good selection of beers (see beer ratings). Food - They serve Gyro's one week, Burgers the next, BBQ 3rd, etc... I did not try the food. Value - was great, bring my glass back and only cost $5 for a tour and 3 free beers; $7 normal price. Overall - Great place on a Saturday afternoon. The tour and beer isn't as good as Saint Arnolds/Houston but I must admit I did like the atmosphere better - though, I might think otherwise during the summer months. I do think i will try to make it back about once a month since this is the only local brewery that I'm aware of.
Braudog (907) Yorktown, Virginia | February 6, 2010
February 2010 -- Timing is everything -- I arrived in DFW on a Wednesday afternoon for a quick business trip and was happy to find that Rahr hosted a "tour" every Wednesday afternoon. After surviving a brutal run thru DFW traffic on a rainy afternoon, I arrived to find this place packed with "tourists" -- But I was really pleasantly surprised to find this "tour" is really just a nice afternoon session. For a mere 7 bucks you can score a nice logo glass and tokens for three full pints of excellent beer. Because I had to drive on, I only had two. Both beers were excellent. There was some food available (local pizzeria?), too, but I didn't even check if it was free or at a cost. Good visit. If I were local, I'd be back every week. I'll have to settle for trying to line up every other trip to DFW on a Wednesday! (They do it on Saturdays, too). (Brewery #501)
KAggie97 (220) Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas | August 3, 2009
Stopped by on a hot Saturday in August and was blown away by the number of people in attendance. Must've been over 1000 easily crammed in a warehouse without A/C. It was hot, stuffy, and noisy but the beers were readily available and I had the opportunity to speak, thanks to Cavie, with Fritz Rahr. Probably better in cooler weather, especially for a sweat hog like me. Friendly staff (thanks to all who tried to get me a Buffalo Butt glass!) that really knows their stuff. Gift shop for all the trinkets you might want but don't necessarily need. Glass prices are a little steep beyond the pint glass included with the $5 admission price, but oh well. Worth a visit.
Cavie (80) Arlington, Texas | March 16, 2009| Updated January 23, 2010
Stopped by for the Saturday celebration. Very busy, with live music and the staff wandering about. Talked with brewers and Fritz Rahr for awhile. It is very evident that they know their product and have a love for what they do. Took the offered tour of the location and very much enjoyed it. This really is just a warehouse, kind of a nasty feeling but the tanks were gleaming. Quite a contrast!
1/23/10 Ok so I will pre-empt this by saying I am quite the Rahr fanboy. I have been on numerous Saturdays and I believe this is a great way to spend the afternoon. Most of the staff know me by now and have taken care of me more than once. It is less of a tour and more of a party now which I'm cool with. Come with a friend and enjoy.


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|Jul 3, 2012
|Filing date
|May 26, 2011
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|Jul 27, 2004
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|Lorne A. Whitehead
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|Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (36), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (2), Classifications (16), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/831,915 filed 31 Jul. 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/572,812 (accorded the filing date of 26 Jan. 2007), which is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CA05/00111 filed 15 Jul. 2005, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/591,087 filed on 27 Jul. 2004.
This invention pertains to displays of the type which have an array of light sources serving as a backlight. Light from the light sources is distributed to achieve suitably uniform spatial and angular illumination of the display, while maintaining high luminance in the display's normal viewing direction.
This invention pertains to backlights for displays which have a transmission-type light modulator illuminated by a backlight. Examples of such displays include some liquid crystal displays (LCDs) as well as high dynamic range displays of the type disclosed in international patent publication WO 02/069030 published 6 Sep. 2002 and in international patent publication WO 03/077013 published 18 Sep. 2003, both of which are incorporated by reference herein.
High dynamic range displays like those disclosed in the above publications incorporate a light source layer (which may be called a "backlight") and a display layer that includes a light modulator. The backlight is controlled to produce a light pattern that represents a comparatively low-resolution version of an image to be displayed. The low-resolution image is modulated by the display layer to provide a comparatively high resolution image for perception by an observer.
The backlight typically comprises an array of point type actively modulated light sources, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs). The display layer, which is positioned and aligned in front of the backlight, may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel or the like. Maintenance of a relatively small separation distance between the two layers allows light emitted by adjacent light sources of the backlight to merge smoothly into one another such that each pixel of the high resolution image is illuminated. Suitable image compensation techniques may be applied to remove undesirable image blurring artifacts.
In many planar illumination applications (e.g. not only in planar displays as mentioned above, but also in some general illumination situations) it is desirable to uniformly illuminate (i.e. backlight) a plane. Multiple LEDs arranged in an array can be used in such applications since they provide a robust, low-power alternative to incandescent light sources. However, LEDs provide only point source illumination, not uniform planar illumination. It is consequently necessary to somehow distribute the light emitted by LEDs of a LED array so as to uniformly illuminate the plane.
In display applications it is also desirable to avoid parallax (apparent changes in the direction of an object, due to changes in the observer's position which correspond to different lines of sight to the object) between each LED and the illuminated display area directly in front of the LED. Otherwise, an observer will perceive changes in that area if the area is viewed from different angles, which is undesirable.
The parallax problem has prevented attainment of uniform planar illumination in situations where each point type light source interacts in some manner with the display area directly in front of the light source, as is the case for LED/LCD type high dynamic range displays in which each LED corresponds to a specific pixel or cluster of pixels on the LCD display. In such displays each LED should primarily illuminate the LCD pixels directly in front of the LED. This illumination characteristic should remain substantially invariant as the observer's viewing angle changes.
It is also desirable that the light emitted by the backlight be partially collimated within a preferred angular viewing range, namely within about 25� of the display's normal direction in order to maximize the display's luminance when it is viewed from the normal direction. It is additionally desirable that the optical structure as a whole (i.e. anything between the light source layer and the display layer) be reasonably reflective, in order to maximize the efficiency of the reflective polarizers incorporated in state-of-the-art LCD displays and thereby minimize light loss due to polarization.
This invention provides displays that include an optical structure between a backlight array of light sources and a display layer. The light sources may be point light sources such as light emitting diodes (LEDs). The structure distributes light emitted by the point light sources. The invention also provides optical structures that may be used to distribute light from arrays of point sources and related methods.
Various aspects of the invention and features of embodiments of the invention are described below.
The appended drawings illustrate non-limiting example applications of the invention.
Throughout the following description, specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the invention. However, the invention may be practiced without these particulars. In other instances, well known elements have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative, rather than a restrictive, sense.
Rear reflector 16 has an array of transparent regions 24 at locations corresponding to LEDs 12 of the backlight array. Transparent regions 12 may comprise apertures or windows that are substantially transparent to at least some light emitted by LEDs 12. One transparent region 24 is provided for each LED 12. Regions 24 are sized and aligned to match the size and alignment of LEDs 12. For example, LEDs 12 may be arranged in a rectangular array, a hexagonal array, a square array, or the like, and regions 24 may be arranged in a pattern that matches the arrangement of LEDs 12. Regions 24 may also be shaped to match LEDs 12.
In the illustrated embodiment, LEDs 12 lack lenses. Such lensless LEDs emit light approximately in a Lambertian pattern (i.e. the emitted light has an intensity that varies with viewing angle in such a way that the intensity is directly proportional to the cosine of the viewing angle). In alternative embodiments, LEDs or other light sources may have lenses or may be otherwise constructed to emit light in a non-Lambertian manner. Each region 24 transmits light emitted by the corresponding, immediately adjacent LED 12 into diffusing volume 18.
LEDs 12 may be outside diffusing volume 18, as shown. In the alternative, LEDs 12 could extend through regions 24, which may be apertures, and project slightly into diffusing volume 18.
The face 26 of rear reflector 16 that faces into diffusing volume 18 is highly reflective. Face 26 is preferably at least partially specularly reflective (i.e. the angle of reflection substantially equals the angle of incidence, in contrast to a diffuse reflector) and may be substantially entirely specularly reflecting. Perforated "radiant mirror film" available from 3M Specialty Film and Media Products Division, St. Paul, Minn. is one example of a material that can be used to form rear reflector 16.
The thickness dimension 28 of light diffusing volume 18 (which may be an air gap in the simplest case) is preferably minimized, while retaining sufficient thickness that light rays passing from rear reflector 16 into diffusing volume 18 are asymmetrically diffused (i.e. light rays are scattered in many directions) before the rays pass through reflective polarizer 20. Consequently, any directional characteristic of light rays which enter diffusing volume 18 is essentially absent from light rays which exit diffusing volume 18.
Thickness dimension 28 can be reduced in cases where diffusing volume 18 has an anisotropic scattering coefficient such that light rays which are substantially parallel to normal viewing direction 30 are more intensely scattered than light rays which are substantially perpendicular to normal viewing direction 30. Such anisotropic scattering can be achieved by placing, within diffusing volume 18, multiple layers of a thin, weakly light-scattering sheets 19 (See
Optional reflective polarizer 20 (which has a polarization characteristic matched to that of reflective polarizers incorporated in LCD display panel 14) reflects rearwardly into diffusing volume 18 light rays having polarization characteristics which are unmatched to the polarization characteristics of polarizers incorporated in LCD display panel 14. Such unsuitably polarized light rays undergo further diffusion within diffusing volume 18 and are again reflected ("recycled") by rear reflector 16 toward optional reflective polarizer 20.
Diffusion within diffusing volume 18 randomizes the polarization characteristics of recycled light rays such that some of the recycled rays are eventually able to pass through reflective polarizer 20 toward LCD display panel 14. Any remaining unsuitably polarized light rays are again recycled as aforesaid by reflective polarizer 20, diffusing volume 18, and rear reflector 16 until the polarization characteristics of the recycled rays matches that of polarizer 20 so that the recycled rays can pass through reflective polarizer 20 toward LCD display panel 14.
Optional angularly selective light transmitter 22, may be formed by crossing, at 90� to each other, the microreplicated prism structures on two parallel sheets of Vikuiti™ Brightness Enhancement Film available from 3M Specialty Film and Media Products Division, St. Paul, Minn. Light transmitter 22 selectively transmits partially collimated light rays toward LCD display panel 14 in a direction substantially parallel to normal viewing direction 30, while rearwardly reflecting a substantial portion of any non-emitted light rays back toward reflective polarizer 20 and rear reflector 16 so that the non-emitted rays may be further reflected ("recycled") for subsequent emission through light transmitter 22.
Layered planar light distribution structure 10 is highly efficient in the sense that it is characterized by low light absorption losses. If rear reflector 16, any material within diffusing volume 18, reflective polarizer 20, if present, and angularly selective light transmitter 22, if present, are made of materials that do not substantially absorb the light emitted by LEDs 12, almost all light rays emitted by LEDs 12 into structure 10 can eventually be emitted through structure 10 toward LCD display panel 14. Unwanted image artifacts are significantly reduced and, in some cases, substantially eliminated, due to the structure's highly diffuse character.
For clarity and conciseness various elements which can be provided by those skilled in the art are not described in detail herein. For example, a display incorporating an optical structure as described herein would include suitable driving circuits to cause LEDs 12 or other light emitters to emit light. Such circuitry may optionally permit the brightness of LEDs 12 or other light sources to be individually modulated. Any suitable driving circuits may be used including those known to those of skill in the art. Further, a display typically has suitable driving circuits for operating individual pixels in a display panel to modulate light according to image data corresponding to an image to be displayed on the display. Suitable display panel driving circuits are also known to those skilled in the field of this invention. Consequently, the driving circuitry for LEDs 12, the driving circuitry for display panel 14 and other well-understood elements such as power supplies and the like are not described in detail herein.
Where a component (e.g. a member, part, assembly, sheet, collimator, reflector, etc.) is referred to above, unless otherwise indicated, reference to that component (including a reference to a "means") should be interpreted as including as equivalents of that component any component which performs the function of the described component (i.e., that is functionally equivalent), including components which are not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure which performs the function in the illustrated exemplary embodiments of the invention.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art in the light of the foregoing disclosure, many alterations and modifications are possible in the practice of this invention without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. For example:
While a number of example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize certain modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations thereof. It is therefore intended that the following appended claims and claims hereafter introduced are interpreted to include all such modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations as are within their true scope.
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|349/64, 349/68, 362/247, 359/599, 349/67
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|May 27, 2011
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SET Market Report For H1 2014
Q2 daily average trading value up 32 pct quarter-on-quarter to USD 1.26 bln
Market cap at USD 415 billion, up 16 pct from end of last year
H1 Derivatives trading up 38 percent to 93,834 contracts per day
Foreign investors sold a net USD 1.28 bln in January-June
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) securities daily average trading value in the first half of this year was at THB 35.6 billion (approx. USD 1.11 billion) However, the trading value recovered 32 percent in the second quarter after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) took control of the country without any violence in the second quarter, while investment sentiment regained by a series of economic recovery policies which were expected to revive investors' confidence.
The SET main index ended June at 1,485.75 points, up 14.40 percent from end-2013. It rose by 4.95 percent from end-May. Foreign investors were net sellers in the second quarter of this year, selling USD 636 million. They sold a net USD 1.28 billion of Thai stocks in the first six months.
Combined average daily trading value of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) was at THB 40.64 billion (USD 1.26 billion) in the second quarter, however, an average number dropped to THB 35.6 billion in the first half of this year, while daily trading volume of derivatives surged to 93,834 contracts per day, up from 68,017 contracts in 2013.
In June, a combined average daily trading value was at THB 48.6 billion, up 17.8 percent from a month ago, in spite of investors' dampened sentiment affected by QE tapering of the U.S. central bank.
Key highlights for H1
- Market capitalization of SET was at THB 13.36 trillion (USD 411 billion) in the end of June, up 16.2 percent from end-2013, while market valuation of mai was at THB 236.76 billion (USD 7.35 billion), up 33.5 percent from the end of last year.
- The end-June forward P/E ratio for SET rose year-on-year to 14.46 times, while mai's forward P/E ratio increased to 23.46.
- The dividend yield of SET ended June at 3.11 percent, up from a year earlier, while mai's was down at 1.46 percent.
- Listed companies raised funds through equity worth a combined THB 62.65 billion (USD 1.93 billion) in the second quarter, threefold the past quarter, of which THB 49.04 billion was raised from initial public offerings from nine companies and three property funds, and THB 13.61 billion from the secondary market. However, the total first-half fundraising was at THB 80.50 billion, down 53.26 percent from a year earlier.
- Second-quarter derivatives trading volume soared 1.4 times from the previous quarter, and up 0.7 times from a year earlier to an average of 133,155 contracts per day, supported by rises of SET50 index futures and single stock futures.
- Night trading session of commodity futures accounted for 49.33 percent of the total trading volume in the second quarter, up from 45.74 percent in the first quarter, resulting the proportion of night trading at 47.5 percent of the total, down from 51.27 percent a year earlier.


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Discussion in 'Original Pictures Forum' started by THEoneandonlyLawnRanger, Oct 9, 2006.
He just needs a cig hanging out of his mouth!!!
If its really really really hot, i'll take my shirt off.
Nice shirt dude.
this is my girlfriend of almost 3 years and i at the wild wilderness drive thru safari
Ya for sure
well i was wearing a hoodie but it got so hot so i took it off i rip my shirt and said f it ill just take it off and it was only 4 that job then i got another1 and my boss dident even care but i did
Then why in the hell did you take a picture of it???? Let alone, post it on LawnSite, where thousands of viewers see it.
thought ti was funny and my buddie took a pic of it because he thought it was funny


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To Trump or not to Trump? The ministers who will - and will not - be meeting US presidential hopeful on Irish visit
SOCIAL Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has said he is willing to meet US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump - despite describing his remarks as "racist" and "misogynistic" last week.
Businessman Donald Trump, the presumptive US Republican presidential nominee, is to visit Ireland later this month.
He announced his trip as part of a whistle-stop tour of his golf resorts, which will take place after he has been to Scotland.
Mr Trump owns the renowned golf links at Doonbeg in Co Clare and is battling to get planning permission for a huge wall to act as a sea defence.
Mr Varadkar told Independent.ie today that that he would repeat his criticisms of Mr Trump during a face to face meeting.
"I meet people I disagree with all the time. I'd also say what I said to his face," Mr Varadkar added.
At an event in Dublin CIty during the week, Mr Varadkar hit out at some of Mr Trump's previous remarks as "sexist" and "misogynistic".
"I think any reasonable person would agree some of the comments he's made are racist, particularly in relation to latinos and also many of the things he has said are sexist," Mr Varadkar said.
He was speaking after Taoiseach Enda Kenny labelled some of the US businessman's speeches as "racist" and dangerous".
But his claim that he would be willing to meet with Mr Trump will put pressure on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to clarify his position.
Mr Trump's visit will cause a major headache for the Government after Mr Kenny described the US businessman as a "racist" earlier this week.
Speaking this morning, junior minister and Clare TD Pat Breen said it is up to Mr Kenny whether he personally meets Mr Trump during his visit.
Mr Breen said that Mr Trump has made "substantial investment" in Doonbeg but that the visit is taking place in a private capacity.
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett launched a stinging attack on Mr Trump today, who he described as a "dangerous and vile racist", a "warmonger" and "sexist".
Mr Boyd Barrett told RTÉ's 'Today with Seán O'Rourke' that he and his colleagues will be holding a protest during the visit.
Speaking on the same programme, Fianna Fáil TD Darragh O'Brien said the visit should be shunned.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Finance Minister Michael Noonan said the minister has nothing to say about Mr Trump's travel plans.
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan will not commit to meeting Donald Trump. He said: "As is the case with all visitors to this country, we wish him a pleasant stay."
A spokesman for Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said today: "I have no comment to make on Mr Trump's travel plans at this point".
New York tycoon Trump told his 8.6 million followers on Twitter last night that his trip starts on June 22 and he will be calling to Doonbeg after his Scottish resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen.
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Peggy Rosenthal's Knit One, Purl a Prayer : A Spirituality of Knitting (Paraclete Press) is a knitting pleasure like none that I've seen in a long time. If you haven't yet discovered this book, I offer it as not only a delightful read but an ideal gift for any knitters or crafters on your list and here's why…
Knit One Purl a Prayer is an exploration of how knitting impacts our lives (spiritually and otherwise), enriches our sense of community and serves as a metaphor for life itself. Peggy offers a panoramic view of the many benefits that knitting provides to the knitter and to the community.
Don't let the title throw you. You don't have to be particularly "religious" to fully appreciate this book. Peggy does look at knitting in various religions however, that only scratches the surface of the book. You'll discover delightful bits about knitting in poetry and literature as well.
Knit One, Purl a Prayer offers a wonderful look at the reasons why we knit, what knitting brings to our lives, our spirit, community and well-being. In her quest, Peggy reached out to many knitters, bloggers, groups and communities (a number that you'll recognize) to explore the meaning that knitting brings to each of them. Through her sharing, she provides the opportunity to bring new meaning to and enhance your own relationship with knitting.
Peggy explores why knitters knit for all manner of reasons; to heal our grief, give of ourselves and to charities, connect with each other, to quiet our minds and find peace within. While I've been aware of the meditative nature (the Zen of Knitting) and many of the reasons to knit for quite some time (the Zen of Knitting), Peggy offered a few new ones that I hadn't thought about and frankly, am delighted to learn. By way of example, were you aware that modern medicine is beginning to acknowledge the benefits of knitting for pain management? I certainly wasn't aware of that but am glad to learn it!
Activities and patterns are offered in each chapter to further enhance your experience with the reading. Also woven throughout the book is an exploration of knitting as a metaphor for life and delightful plays on words that I find to be not only creative but completely irresistible.
Knitting books usually pose a frustration for me that I'm certain you've encountered. I often find that I really only want one pattern, perhaps two in a book and I just hate the idea of paying for the entire book for one pattern. It's a bit like having to buy a music album for the want of a single song. Having said that, this is one book that won't disappoint any knitter, anywhere, any time.
All said, I wholeheartedly recommend this book as a must read not only for you but for every knitter (or craftsperson for that matter) on your list. Anyone who appreciates the meaning of crafting and who would like to expand their appreciation of the craft and enhance it's meaning in their life can and will appreciate this delightful book.
If you haven't yet seen it in your local knit store, ask them to order it for you or what the heck, why not just click on over to Amazon and order a few copies of Knit a Prayer for you and your friends? Once you've had a chance to read it, come on back and let us know how it impacts the way you think of knitting.
Once you've had a chance to look at this book, please let me know how it impacts your experience with knitting.


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It's been four months since Smileymike's last combovid, but he's teamed up with Snoooootch and Dreamking23 to show that he isn't done making Street Fighter IV combos yet. Containing both tool-assisted and manually executed combos, this video was premiered at Texas Bar Fights 8.
SSF4AE2012 Vega EX Sky High Claw to flipkick at 1:27, Seth extended midscreen juggle at 2:37, Guile stylin' at 2:48, and Fei Long ultra interrupt juggle at 4:12
if you like this video:
Head over to Smileymike's, Snoooootch's, and Dreamking23's channels for more SF4 combos.
combos by Smileymike101, Snoooootch, and Dreamking23
edited by Snoooootch
soundtrack: AxSoul – Unknown
debuted yesterday, April 21st, 2012 at Texas Bar Fights 8
bonus materials:
Leftovers! AE2012 Collab ComboVideo by Snoooootch


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Christmas Markets Won't Be Beaten By Brexit
- New research by Eventbrite crowns Winchester UK's most loved market
- Alternative formats prove popular, but classic continental takes top spot
- Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland ranks fourth for England, eighth in the UK
New research has found that our love affair with Christmas markets remains in fine fettle, with the UK crowning Winchester's idyllic Cathedral market its favourite, beating Cardiff and Belfast into second and third place.
LINK to infographic.
And while we still look to the continent for our favourite style of market, winter wonderlands and alternatives without a Santa in sight are almost as popular as their classic counterparts. A comprehensive survey, carried out by leading ticketing and event tech platform Eventbrite, also discovered that some traditional elements, like mulled wine or even an outdoor setting, are not as important as you may think.
A third (32%) of Christmas market goers visit two to three times a year, while four out of five (82%) of visitors would travel up to 50 miles. Every fifth respondent (22%) has travelled abroad for the continental experience. The three top reasons for going to a Christmas market are 1) to get into the festive mood, 2) eat and drink, and 3) buy presents. Presumably it's that third reason causing one in twelve market goers (8.4%) to spend over £100 and a third of parents who bring their kids to fork out between £51 and £300 per visit.
LINK to infographic.
What market fans hold 'deer'
Visitors rated Winchester's German-styled market the highest overall. Across 19 categories that varied from ice skating to gingerbread, it ranked top for quality of goods on offer, setting, authenticity and overall experience. Cardiff and Belfast came in second and third, with the latter taking the 'aesthetically pleasing' crown, winning on best look of stalls and decorations.
The nation's favourite style of Christmas market is German / continental (70% say they like them), which narrowly pips the traditional Victorian variety to the post (67%). However, non-traditional markets do fare well, with over half (56%) of us liking or loving winter wonderlands. One of the best known at London's Hyde Park, entered the UK top 10 in eighth place and was ranked fourth among English markets.
Meanwhile, only 28% of market goers prefer the traditional outdoor experience to an indoor event, with the majority (58%) happy either way – great news for markets that struggle with dropping visitor numbers during spells of bad weather, or mud, as was the case in Bakewell recently.
Not everyone's cup of mulled wine
While eating and drinking are the second most popular reason to attend, one of the hallmark features of an Xmas market, mulled wine, is surprisingly unpopular – almost half of all market-goers claimed to not even drink a cup of the festive tipple when they visit.
What's the wurst that could happen?
Visitors also named their top five dislikes. Fifty percent of people condemned Christmas markets for being too crowded, 32% thought that there weren't enough toilets and a quarter (26%) felt that they were just too commercial. Sheffield led the chase for having the 'most space to move', while Oxford scored the highest for 'availability of toilets' and 'quality funfair rides'.
LINK to infographic.
One in three parents keep their kids away, with 38% of them saying this is because festive markets are too stressful, and 35% blaming their crowded nature. And though ticketing may be an option for controlling the deluge, only 15% of all respondents would pay an entrance fee.
While we're not prepared to cough up to get in, Christmas markets are still hot tickets. Our attitudes are broadening, whether that's eschewing traditional aspects like mulled wine, or being willing to try indoor varieties. Market goers will no doubt attend in their droves this year as they look to shake off the year's troubles and get into the Christmas spirit.
Said Marino Fresch, Marketing Director, Eventbrite UK & Ireland, "Our research demonstrates Christmas markets' ongoing popularity, with traditional continental and Victorian styles pipping newer variants to the post. While some of the more stereotypical features are not as important as you'd think, their ability to get us into the festive mood drives our attendance. Special mention goes to Winchester for beating competition across the UK to claim its crown as the nation's favourite."
This survey was commissioned by Eventbrite and conducted by SurveyMonkey on behalf of Eventbrite. 2,782 people responded to the survey across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Responses were weighted for gender and age according to the 2011 census.
About Eventbrite
Eventbrite is the leading global ticketing and event technology platform. The company has processed over $5 billion in gross ticket sales since inception and powers more than two million events around the world each year. Built with a focus on reliability and scale, the platform serves hundreds of thousands of event organisers. In the UK, these include Showmasters, Telegraph Events, The Guardian, WOMAD music festival, and many more. Organisers use Eventbrite to help boost ticket sales, promote and manage events, and analyse results across multiple sales channels: web, mobile, point-of-sale, and a growing distribution platform. Tens of millions of consumers also use Eventbrite every year to discover a variety of live experiences and get tickets on a safe, easy-to-use platform – from photography classes and obstacle runs to large concerts and festivals with tens of thousands of people. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has a team presence in eight countries including the UK and processes tickets in 180 countries. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price. Learn more at www.eventbrite.co.uk
Further infographics:
Christmas markets with the Best Setting
Christmas markets offering the Best Value For Money
Share of people who have visited a Christmas market


text: On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 06:50:36PM +0100, Remco Poelstra wrote: > Hi, > > When I start gdm as root and login as user, everything is fine. > But when I log out, gdm takes a very long time to be redisplayed again. > It also takes a long time for the text entry to be released. Entering > my name and password goes fine, but it takes a minute or 2 before > gnome-session is started. In the mean time, gdm quits (I see the > black-white standard X background). As soon as gnome-session is > started, everything gets back to normal speed. > When I log in remotely, using vnc, everything is fast and fine. > What might be the cause of this? Which version is this? George -- George <jirka 5z com> Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. -- Dennis (the bloody peasant)


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text: hi folks, i own a 2010-december model punto active -diesel.when i press the brake pedal there is a spring kind of sound and when i contacted dealer he says this is because of dust that comes and settles with in the brake pads.can anyone let me know if this is true or if yes then how can this be rectified. thanks everyone. regards