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WWE is Three!
April 28th, 2011
(I was sooooo tempted to title this "WWE is Tree!" LOL!
So our World Wide Ed `Ohana turns three tree today. Can you believe it!?
There's been a lot of changes in all of our lives, no doubt, but at least one thing has remained consistent... ME! Ahahaha, nah, nah! I no like da attention today. It's because of you guys that this blog has gone as long as it has. Your comments and warm wishes motivate me to keep going even though I stay tired sometimes. LOL!
Anyway, let's take a look back at our inaugural post, and the following two anniversary posts...
- Aloooooha! (04/28/08)
- Happy Birthday to WWE-eeeeee! (04/28/09)
- Happy 2nd WWE `Ohana! (04/28/10)
In other news, word has it that Catherine Toth (The Daily Dish) will be making a reappearance to the Star Advertiser here soon. Not as a daily blogger, but as a weekly columnist. Read all about it here: "The Daily Dish moves on".
Maybe that means she'll be bringing back some of our O.G. `ohana members? *grin* And speaking of that, I heard that there is a possibility of all blogs and columns merging together on the same server and domain so it's 1) easier for you faithful readers to find us all in one place and 2) easier for the S.A. folks to manage/maintain. Cross your fingers! 🙂
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One of our most incisive and committed journalists author of the classic All the Livelong Day shows us the real human cost of our economic follies.
The Great Recession has thrown huge economic challenges at almost all Americans save the super-affluent few, and we are only now beginning to reckon up the human toll it is taking. Down the Up Escalator is an urgent dispatch from the front lines of our vast collective struggle to keep our heads above water and maybe even someday get ahead. Garson has interviewed an economically and geographically wide variety of Americans to show the painful waste in all this loss and insecurity, and describe how individuals are coping. Her broader historical focus, though, is on the causes and consequences of the long stagnation of wages and how it has resulted in an increasingly desperate reliance on credit and a series of ever-larger bubbles stocks, technology, real estate. This is no way to run an economy, or a democracy.
About the Author
BARBARA GARSON is an award-winning playwright, journalist, and the author of three books, All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work, The Electronic Sweatshop, and most recently Money Makes the World Go Around: One Investor Tracks Her Cash Through the Global Economy. Her play MacBird was the literary opening shot of the sixties, and The Dinosaur Door won an Obie. Her writing has appeared in Harper s, the New York Times, Newsweek, and the Nation."
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Praise for Down the Up Escalator:
"In the official estimation of government economists, the Great Recession ended in 2009. But in Barbara Garson's new book, it lives on. And for the people whose stories she tells, the Great Recession may never die. . . . Down the Up Escalator is best read as a kind of travelogue through a beaten-down but-not-broken United States. . . . [It is] an engaging, insightful account of the changes that have swept through an America where good, hard-working people are learning to make do with less money, less opportunity and less free time. . . . A willingness to portray the complexity of Americans' personal responses to macroeconomic disaster helps make Garson's book a lively read, despite its grim subject matter. So many books that treat the subject of economic restructuring portray working Americans as hapless victims. Garson is too sharp an observer, and too honest a writer, to do that . . . her lucid book makes it clear that with each new crisis the American people will survive by digging deeper into their supplies of creativity, courage and humor." —Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times
"Barbara Garson has written a small masterpiece of wise and alarming reportage about how ordinary Americans are surviving during extraordinarily rotten times. Down the Up Escalator is a necessary antidote to all the blather about 'freeing' banks and investment houses from 'crippling regulations.'" —Michael Kazin, author of American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation
"Do you want to know both how and why we got into the economic mess we are in—and what it really means in the everyday life of real people? What is driving the pain deep in the bowels of the system—and how people are trying to counter it in the real world? Read this book; no one does it better and makes it readable and human to boot, than Barbara Garson." —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism
"Most recessions come and go and leave little in their wake. People return to jobs, banks resume lending. But the Great Recession struck directly at the American dream of long-term employment and home ownership. Barbara Garson's book is not about the collapse of firms that bet on complex derivatives, but about the human costs of the Great Recession. She recounts eloquently the bad dream from which we have still not awakened. Years from now, when historians want to know what it was really like to live during this recession, they'll find no better place to look than Garson's book." —John B. Judis, Senior Editor, The New Republic and Visiting Scholar, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"Barbara Garson knows that the hard times so many people are living through are not just composed of headlines about corporate profits, unemployment rates and foreclosures; they are composed of human beings. This book is a compassionate, probing, pointillist mural of the Great Recession and of the decades-long erosion of the average American's economic position that preceded it, all told through the experiences of individual men and women. She has followed some over time, has sought out others whose lives illuminate larger injustices, and has found people whose stories will stick with you." —Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost
"Barbara Garson writes an honest and moving dispatch from the front lines of America's new class war. These are the mounting casualties, betrayed by the American Dream and now struggling—largely alone—for survival and simple human dignity. Garson's real-life stories give clues as to why the battered middle class has not yet erupted politically—and why it still might." Jeff Faux, author of The Servant Economy and Distinguished Fellow, Economic Policy Institute
"In this evocative book, Barbara Garson hears out a host of victims, gamblers, and scramblers ensnared in the network of rackets that drives the American economy, and shows how high-level policies produce collateral damage and blast dreams. This is reporting for hearts and minds alike." —Todd Gitlin, author of Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street
"Americans cope with the fallout from 40 years of dwindling prospects in this quietly harrowing mosaic of economic decline. Journalist Garson (All the Livelong Day) focuses on the basics—jobs, homes, money—and the people who have lost them since the 2008 financial crisis: a group of middle-aged New Yorkers who comfort each other as their layoffs turn into long-term unemployment; California homeowners, some facing immediate eviction, while others cynically game the foreclosure system; elderly pensioners who suddenly find their nest eggs crushed. Through their stories, she weaves lucid explanations of the mortgage bubble and financial speculations that wrecked the system, situating them within a larger analysis of the generations-long post-Vietnam economic transformation that replaced middle-class jobs with low-paid contingent labor, widened the gulf between the rich and the rest, and forced workers to take on ever more debt to keep their heads above water. Garson's vivid, shrewd, warmly sympathetic profiles show the resilience with which ordinary Americans respond to misfortune, but also the enduring costs as they abandon hopes for a fulfilling career, an extra child, or a secure retirement. The result is a compelling portrait of an economy that has turned against the people." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"Garson . . . combines her skills as a dramatist with her activist's conscience in this study of the economic issues confronting individuals and families in different parts of the country. . . . A skillful presentation that lifts the veil too often hiding areas that should be brought to light." —Kirkus Reviews

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DeKALB – Northern Illinois University Art Museum's Southeast Asian exhibition suite, "Current Views and Actions: Photography and Performance Documentation from Phnom Penh," showcases contemporary work from young Cambodian artists Khvay Samnang and Lim Sokchanlina. This exhibition will be held in the museum's Rotunda Gallery through Nov. 17.
Khvay and Lim are two of the founding members of the artist collective Stiev Selapak (Art Rebels) and are represented by SA SA BASSAC Gallery in Phnom Penh. Their photography and performance documentation poignantly showcase the societal challenges and unconventional beauty of contemporary Cambodia.
Khvay's "Human Nature" series provides an intimate window into the lives and dwellings of tenants of the Bassac Riverfront Municipal Apartments, or "The White Building" in Phnom Penh. In Khvay's startling portraits, his subjects' faces are obscured by masks, allowing the nature of the portraits to unfold through the contents of the subjects' living spaces.
In his untitled performance series, Khvay documented the repetitive action of pouring sand over his head in various natural and urbanized landscapes, addressing the growing urban developments encroaching around Cambodia's lake systems and highlighting the devastating changes to the natural and cultural landscape in some of Cambodia's poorest communities.
Lim's "Wrapped Future" series depicts the rapidly advancing urban development of Phnom Penh. Many of the construction projects behind the barriers Lim photographs have laid waste to some of the city's most revered architectural icons; others have displaced countless city residents. While Lim's images are mysterious and starkly beautiful, his walls elicit feelings of loss and frustration.
In Lim's performance art piece, "The Rock," the "White Building" makes another appearance in a metaphorical depiction of social struggle. In his piece, Lim is straining to hold a heavy slab of concrete above his head as he tries to avoid collapsing and plummeting down a pipe leading into the building. This performance addresses the precarious position of the community as people attempt to shoulder the heavy burdens of rapid urban development, widespread eviction and poverty. It conveys Lim's lament: "I think my city is growing up faster than my people."���
"Current Views and Actions: Photography and Performance Documentation from Phnom Penh" was offered in conjunction with the Cambodia Studies Conference earlier this month at NIU. More information can be found at http://www.cseas.niu.edu/cseas/conferences.
The art museum is located on the first floor, west end of Altgeld Hall in DeKalb. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.


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Tready. I usually have the incline on .5 or 1. I was like a mile in and exhausted. That is when I figured out Y was walking at 3.
Don't be afraid the world is not coming to an end. Decided needed to get a little more cross training in. Mornings are the only other time its offered.
32 degrees out but felt good to be outside.
Pushing hard on the rollers.
Getting closer to being light out when I get home. Almost ready to get off the t-mill.
Rollers while Y was walking on t-mill. Always wierd to be riding along with Y just walking along. Odd.
It was a lighter night. Lots of step ups. Getting a little easier.
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Russia booked their place in UEFA Women's EURO 2013 with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Austria, after following up last week's 2-0 success in St Polten with a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Rostov.
At home and with a first-leg cushion, Sergei Lavrentyev's side settled earliest and Anastasia Kostyukova's goal on the half-hour mark presented Austria with the steepest of hills to climb. Dominik Thalhammer's charges battled back determinedly, levelling on the night through Sarah Puntigam, but it was too little too late.
The match started with the teams struggling against the bitter, wet weather as much as against each other, and the sides traded possession and long-range shots. Russia broke the deadlock – and settled any nerves – when Kostyukova headed in Valentina Savchenkova's centre after 30 minutes. A Laura Feiersinger-inspired Austria recovered from the body blow, but home goalkeeper Elvira Todua showed her reflexes to deny the Austrian No18 after Nina Burger's smart pass.
If the visitors had the initiative, they also lacked attacking invention for much of the second period as Russia stifled them effectively until midway through the half. Puntigam equalised with a 75th-minute free-kick as Austria pressed to get back in the tie, yet any glimmer of hope was extinguished by a stout Russian defence which held firm for the remaining quarter of an hour.
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It appears Oracle wants to add networking to its broadening portfolio of datacenter and applications offerings. Oracle today said it will acquire Acme Packet for $2.1 billion, the company's largest acquisition since it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010. It's also noteworthy because the move puts Oracle in direct competition with Cisco, who was rumored for some time to have had its sights on Acme. Another interesting twist: Acme Packet counts Microsoft as one of its key ecosystem partners -- its Session Border Controllers (SBCs) are used to enhance connectivity of Redmond's Lync Sever unified communications (UC) platform.
Enterprises and service providers alike use Acme's appliances to boost the reliability, interoperability and security of IP communications links. Because IP is inherently not reliable or secure, Acme targets session delivery networks to enhance session-based voice, video, data and UC. Acme's session delivery networks offer session boarder control and management to ensure prioritized, secure and trusted delivery of such services and apps.
The company provides enterprise SBCs, which Microsoft recommends to boost the reliability and interoperability of Lync when connected to telecom providers SIP trunks. According to an Acme description of its Lync integration support:
"The session management function routes sessions between your Lync and legacy IP telephony environments, centralizes dial plan management for the entire infrastructure and provides interoperability with non-Lync communications systems. The Net-Net ESD is fully qualified by Microsoft under its Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program and offered in software and appliance configurations that provide efficient, highly scalable solutions for integrating Lync into your network."
A February 2011 TechNet article describes the various network topologies it recommends.
Acme is seen as the leader in providing SBCs, though its revenues have declined amid growing competition. It claims over 1,850 customers in 109 counties have deployed 20,000 systems. The company counts 89 of the top service providers and 48 of the Fortune 100 as customers.
It will be interesting to see whether Oracle will continue and advance support for Lync, or whether Microsoft will turn its sites to Alcatel -Lucent, Juniper Networks or Sonus. Do you use Acme to provide SBC services to your Lync deployment? If so, how do you feel about Oracle acquiring the company? Drop me a line at email@example.com.
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text: Teach kids the alphabet with these adorable Star Wars printsRobbie Gonzalez6/05/12 11:20amFiled to: This is awesomeStar WarspeatalphabetBrandon peatEmma peatA is for ackbarDesigngraphic designTopFb251EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink When husband-and-wife designers Emma and Brandon Peat learned they were having their first child, they decided to create an alphabetical series of prints based entirely on characters from Star Wars. This should really be part of some form of mandatory curriculum. Write the Peats: Advertisement Selecting each letter was a lengthy process. The characters who made the cut are primarily from the Original Trilogy (no Prequel characters here!), with a few from the Expanded Universe of books, comics, and video games. We also tried to keep the illustrations as non-violent as possible (in the words of Wuher, "No blasters!") for maximum kid-friendliness.The attention to detail on these prints really shines through. The use of the Aurebesh script to spell out each character's name, for example, even lays the groundwork for teaching children Galactic Basic; and let's face it — if you're going to learn a second language, it might as well be the most widely spoken tongue in the galaxy. Check out the rest of the Peats' prints over on Brandon Peat's website. [Spotted on designtaxi]Reply25 repliesLeave a reply


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Austin Carr / Fast Company:
Inside Netflix's Project Griffin: The Forgotten History Of Roku Under Reed Hastings — They codenamed the top-secret project "Griffin," after Tim Robbins' character from the film "The Player." After all, that's what the team was building: The Netflix Player, a black and boxy device …
Home Media Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable, GigaOM, AdAge, paidContent, Forbes, Engadget, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Next Web and Gizmodo
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Netflix Shares Jump 30% After Hours, As It Beats The Street With Revenues Of $945M And 2M New Subscribers — Netflix had a stellar fourth quarter, posting revenues and subscriber numbers well above analyst estimates. That has got investors excited again, driving the stock up 25 percent in after hours trading.
Forbes, Home Media Magazine, GigaOM, Broadcasting & Cable, The Verge and Quartz
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Netflix Talks a Little Trash About the Competition — Netflix turned in a Q4 that beat Wall Street's expectations, and it's basking in the results as investors bid up its shares by more than 25 percent. That's a much better story for Reed Hastings and company than some of its recent quarters …
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Jesse Hicks / The Verge:
Tweeting the news: Andy Carvin test-pilots Twitter journalism — NPR's "one-man Twitter news bureau" on his process, the Arab Spring, and online literacy — Andy Carvin's official title is Senior Strategist, Social Media Desk at National Public Radio, but that bureaucratic fog undercuts the scale of his work.
David Holmes / PandoDaily:
How Twitter's new embeds will make social media's copyright issues even weirder — "What is a Tweet anymore?" That's the question posed by Buzzfeed's Matt Buchanan today in response to Twitter's latest update to its embedded Tweets. While text and uploaded photos have for some time been included …
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Vine, Twitter's Instagram for Video, Launching Soon — At Apple's App Store
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Gawker Expects at Least 10% of Revenue From E-Commerce This Year, Says Denton Memo — Seeking 'Commerce Specialists' for Gawker Sites — Apparently, Gawker Media is serious about its e-commerce business. In a memo to his employees today outlining some business-side promotions and departures …
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X-Surface: Don't believe everything you read. — I am a gamer. I don't work for Microsoft. — I, like most other gamers, am sick of seeing endless rumours and speculation citing "anonymous sources" or "insiders" with no evidence, no proof, no guarantee that they've been fact-checked or can be relied on.
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Dave Thier / Forbes:
Random Gamer Punks Major Blogs on Xbox Rumors
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Te'o tells Katie Couric he lied to maintain hoax — (Reuters) - Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o told ABC News' Katie Couric that he had lied to keep up a hoax involving a nonexistent dying girlfriend once he learned he had been duped two days before the Heisman Trophy winner was announced.
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Katy Bachman / Adweek:
CBS' Hopper Award Knock Could Set Back Media Ownership Rules — When CBS torpedoed CNET's planned "best of show" award for Dish's Hopper, it may have also blown to bits broadcasters' best chance for looser media ownership rules at the Federal Communications Commission.
Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:
CBS claims Dish hid commercial-skipping Auto Hop feature during contract negotiations
CBS claims Dish hid commercial-skipping Auto Hop feature during contract negotiations
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Quora gets into the publishing business with new blogging platform — Newspapers might be dying, but there is no shortage of companies who want to get into the publishing business. Or the blogging business, at least. Quora plans to announce Wednesday that it's rolling out a new blogging platform …
Columbia Journalism Review, CNET, VentureBeat, Fast Company, AllThingsD, TechCrunch, SocialTimes, The Verge and The Next Web
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
Rolling Stone Lays Off Two Noted Staff Members — 6:02 p.m. | Updated Rolling Stone, amid a variety of magazines responding to a troubled advertising environment by trimming staff, laid off two of its bigger names this month. — Eric Bates, the magazine's executive editor who had worked …
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No insurance for you, investigative reporter! … Lee van der Voo tells Romenesko readers: I was just informed by State Farm here in Oregon, where I'm an independent investigative journalist, that they are dumping my office rental policy because of the kind of journalism I do.
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
New York Times Classical Music Critic James Oestreich Takes Buyout — Classical musical critic for The New York Times James Oestreich has accepted the paper's buyout and will retire at the end of the month from the New York Times. The departure, which was reported by Slipped Disc …
JIMROMENESKO.COM, The Wrap, Politico and The New York Observer
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Through The Wire: Reuters Layoffs — Last week was a bleak one at Thomson Reuters, the financial news and wire service giant. According to sources, as many as 3,000 people were let go, out of approximately 50,000 employees around the globe. Most of the layoffs came from the financial sector …
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Emily Bell and Alex Graham appointed Scott Trust non-executive directors — Guardian News & Media's former digital director and TV producer join the 12-strong board of Scott Trust directors — Emily Bell, Guardian News & Media's former digital director, and Alex Graham …
R. U. Sirius / The Verge:
Information wants to be free, but the world isn't ready — Jaron Lanier, Aaron Swartz, and the complexities of 'free' digital stuff — Every few years, one of my friends from the early days of digital enthusiasm turns up on the media's radar as a "defector." Huzzah!
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
The story behind DIAL: How Netflix and YouTube want to take on AirPlay — Netflix and YouTube have teamed up to launch DIAL, a protocol that helps developers of second-screen apps to discover and launch applications on smart TVs and connected devices. The effort is already getting support …
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Maria Bustillos / The Awl:
"Disagree And Still Be Friends": A Conversation With Andrew Sullivan — My leftist friends are mainly baffled by how much I like Andrew Sullivan. His blog, the Daily Dish, presents a libertarian-inflected center-right political stance. He supported the Iraq War; he is gay and a practicing Catholic.
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Betsy Isaacson / The Huffington Post:
Music Pirates Buy 30 Percent More Songs Than Non-Filesharers: Study — Digital pirates have long been the bane of the music business, those in the music business say. No longer interested in buying songs when they can get them for free, pirates are the reason behind the recording industry's falling revenue, the argument goes.


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Michigan drivers can avoid some points on license 2011.08.17
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has announced a new state program that allows some Michigan drivers to avoid points for minor traffic violations by taking an on-line Basic Driver Improvement Course.
Under a state law that became effective Dec. 31, 2010, motorists ticketed for offenses such as speeding, improper passing or disobeying a stop sign may qualify to have points from the citation kept from going on their driving record by completing a course and paying court fines and costs. Only those who meet several restrictions will receive notification of eligibility to participate in the program from the Department of State.
The first notices to eligible drivers were mailed last month, Johnson said, and they have the option of taking a course on-line or in a classroom. There are currently 10 course providers approved by the state that offer the required defensive driving curriculum.
"This program offers a strong incentive to those who have received a traffic violation to improve their skills and become safer drivers," Johnson said. "It gives them the pointers they need and takes away the points they don't."
"These drivers are still being held accountable, but in a way that safeguards against future violations," Johnson added.
Eligible drivers have 60 days to arrange for and pass the course and may retake it as many times as necessary within that time. The provider electronically notifies the Secretary of State whether drivers pass or fail. If they ultimately do not pass, the points go on their record. If they pass, the Department of State will not add any points.
The fee for the course is determined by the provider, with the total not to exceed $100. Drivers are still responsible for paying fines and court costs involved in the traffic violation. The course may only be used once to avoid points.
A driver is not eligible if he or she:
• is in the 60-day period of course eligibility for a previous ticket.
• has already avoided points under the program.
• has a restricted, suspended or revoked license or was not issued a Michigan license.
• has three or more points on his or her record.
• held a commercial driver license or was operating a commercial vehicle at the time of the ticket.
• received a ticket that is not eligible for the program.
The law, sponsored by Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy), also requires an approved sponsor to conduct a study every five years measuring the effectiveness the successful completion of the course has in reducing collisions and moving violations. The Secretary of State must then report those findings to the Legislature.
For more information about the Basic Driver Improvement Course program as well as branch office locations and services, visit the Secretary of State website (www.Michigan.gov/sos). Customers also may call the Department of State Information Center to speak to a customer-service representative at 888/767-6424.


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The statistics have been quoted time and time again since they were first released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in 2005, but they still have the power to shock: In the U.S., buildings account for 40 percent of total energy consumption and 72 percent of total electricity consumption. To bring these numbers down to a level compatible with a sustainable future, architects need to make their buildings perform better when it comes to energy efficiency.
A number of energy-modeling software packages on the market offer various tools to forecast a building's energy use and predict its performance. Running a schematic design through a rough simulation helps identify energy-saving strategies in building massing, façade components, and orientation. It can also help analyze overall lighting and cooling loads, a boon for clients trying to reduce energy costs.
Energy-modeling software runs the gamut, from quick-and-dirty applications to specialized, data-driven platforms that only an engineer can love, which makes finding the right combination of analysis tools for a given project tricky. Steve Sanderson, a founding partner of Case Design, a New York–based technology consultancy, and Buro Happold's Matthew Herman helped Architect steer through the offerings.
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EQUEST is an energy simulation tool available for free download (doe2.com/equest). It's made available and supported as part of the Energy Design Resources program, which is funded by California utility customers. The PC-only program, upgraded to version 3.64 in August, is geared toward compliance modeling for ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (Appendix G), the code that corresponds to LEED certification requirements. Although the software purports to be intuitive and has some tools for inputting and exporting designs, eQUEST is really focused on getting people to build the model in the program itself. "The first thing that will turn an architect away is learning a new software," Sanderson cautions.
The U.S. Department of Energy offers its EnergyPlus analysis and thermal-load simulation program (version 5.0)—which models heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation—as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus). The EnergyPlus OpenStudio plug-in for Google SketchUp makes it possible to edit a building's geometry and launch simulations while in the drawing software. Additionally, the cloud-based EnergyPlus Example File Generator produces a rough analysis based on a few parameters, including building activity, location, and basic form.
Software maker and green consultancy Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) offers VE-Ware (version 6.1), a free energy- and carbon-usage software for PCs and Macs that works in conjunction with SketchUp and Autodesk's Revit (iesve.com/Software/VE-Ware). The "VE" stands for "Virtual Environment," and the program models performance and efficiency. Unlike eQUEST, however, for which the building model has to be within the program, with VE-Ware, users can assign data such as building or room types and HVAC systems within SketchUp and then import the data, rather than the model, into VE-Ware. The full VE-Ware suite, IES VE-Pro (price depends on configuration), combines VE-Ware's ease of use with the level of quantitative analysis required for high-performance engineering.
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"Ecotect is accessible and gratifying to new users because it gives you so much graphical output," Sanderson points out. The software, Ecotect Analysis 2011, by Autodesk, offers a whole suite of tools for sustainable building design. These include energy analysis and thermal loads, but also daylighting, solar radiation, and solar position in relationship to the building. Autodesk acquired Ecotect in 2008, and the company's Green Building Studio works in conjunction with Ecotect to support server-based analysis. Designed for PC platforms, it is $2,995 for a stand-alone license.
Engineering-performance calculations would require more-specific sun data, but Ecotect's modeling is effective for rough comparisons between different design schemes. "It helps to visualize abstract phenomena," Sanderson says, "and gives you an intuitive sense of how the sun tracks or how much direct sun a particular surface is receiving."
Similarly, Graphisoft's EcoDesigner for ArchiCAD provides users with an idea of their building's energy performance early in the design process. Launched in April 2009, the software runs on PC and Mac platforms and costs $645 ($275 for ArchiCAD subscribers). Architects can enter the structure's location, function, orientation, openings, and HVAC and M/E/P systems and get charted estimates in return. "Because the graphics are great for clients, these programs cater toward architects and designers," Sanderson notes. "You can take the output and show it directly to a layperson."
Supporting Multiple Systems
"Energy is just one of several factors we look at," says Buro Happold's Herman, offering a perspective into how engineers approach environmental modeling. "We think of energy as part of a much larger picture that includes thermal comfort, carbon dioxide emissions, and cost."
Software such as Bentley System's Hevacomp and Trane's Trace 700 is geared to the kind of specificity needed by engineers and consultants. Hevacomp runs on Windows 2000 and XP operating systems and offers integrated mechanical and electrical engineering packages; the full suite runs in the $5,000 range. Hevacomp's energy analysis and performance tools are designed to support ISO, IEE, CIBSE, and ASHRAE standards, as well as LEED compliance in the U.S. Trane's explorations into building analysis date back to 1974, and the company's Trace 700 program can model complex, nuanced mechanical systems, accounting for sustainable design features such as under-floor air distribution, passive chilled beams, or thermal energy storage. A single license for Trace 700 begins at $1,995.
Unlike the graphic-friendly programs described earlier, both Hevacomp and Trace 700 produce data-driven outputs in the form of spreadsheets and quantitative logs. Interpreting the information requires engineering skill and experience. "[These programs] are about the quality of the data, not rainbow diagrams," Sanderson says.


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According to a new market research report "Image Sensors Market Analysis and Forecast (2013 – 2018): By Applications (Healthcare (Endoscopy, Radiology, Ophthalmology), Surveillance, Automobile, Consumer, Defense, Industrial)); Technology (CCD, CMOS, Contact IS, Infrared, X-Ray) And Geography", published by MarketsandMarkets, the value of image sensor market was $8.00 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $10.75 billion in 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 3.84% from 2013 to 2018. In terms of volume, the total number of image sensors shipped is estimated to be 1.6 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach 3 billion by 2018.
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All I can say is WOW!!!
Hats off to Ohio State for a great game. I'm glad UNC won too because I think the emotion of this game would have caught up with them playing Marquette. Looking forward to payback against UNC and hopefully UConn.
All I can say is WOW!!!
Hats off to Ohio State for a great game. I'm glad UNC won too because I think the emotion of this game would have caught up with them playing Marquette. Looking forward to payback against UNC and hopefully UConn.
Think we can get Josh a try-out with the Reds? Quite a fastball...
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Situational Hitting is Stupid
I was surprised and waiting for this thread to pop up all week, and it never did. I think the most surprised people that UK won are its fans
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
Not sure what you mean, this thread was bumped yesterday before the game and the day before that and the day before that etc. etc. ....
UK fans aren't as surprised as Clark Kellogg who couldn't manage a SINGLE word for the final 3 minutes of the broadcast after Knight's dagger last night...
Nice lucky win last night, OSU would win 9 out of 10 times but this happened to be the one that counts. Ugly shot by Knight as he flailed it up at the end there, surprised that fell... I guess luck was on your side, the bball gods felt bad considering anything won under Cal's reign will be retracted in the future. Good luck vs. UNC, I hate the Tar Heels as well but I think I'll be a fan on Sunday.
I'll admit this was the first OSU game that I watched, so I'm probably way off base here... but it seemed like they lacked toughness. I could tell they had alot of talented players on their team... just seemed like UK wanted it more and were willing to continue to be 'pesky' and get in their faces. It's amazing that UK was able to keep this up the whole game considering they pretty much just played 6 players lol
Also, I felt like Harrison knew he was probably out matched but refused to give anything less than 100%.... looking at the box score, I guess he didn't handle Sullinger at all, but watching the game, it seemed like Harrelson was really giving him a tough time.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
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First time Charped!
As the playoffs round into shape many of us must be forced to call our manhood (or lack of womanhood) into question. Sprouts that begin to develop on our faces will be allowed to grow unruly rather than trimmed in the spirit of American professionalism. As our Jewish friends ask every Pesach, "Why? Why is this night different from all others?" Because, my friends, it's the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Because it's the Cup!
So in the spirit of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and in support of your heroes, the New York Rangers, we will be hosting the Lockout Shortened 2012-2013, Bonehead only, Semi-Annual, Paul Mara Playoff Beard Contest once again. All boneheads wishing to participate should email their "before" picture to the official contest email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Pictures will be posted on the official contest website: http://semiannualpaulmaraplayoffbeardcontest.wordpress.com/
As usual, prizes will be glorious and well thought out. As contest chairman I can guarantee fairness, equality and a chance for boneheads of all genders, creeds and sympathies. I also promise to not just willy-nilly award the prize to Sally (as usual).
Beards are no longer just for Avatars.
Manny as a pathetic beard grower I want to just say that I'd rather sport the beard of a teenager than have the hair curse of Robin Williams. I may not be able to look like Paul Mara, but at least no one sells my photo to national inquirer when I take my shirt off at the lake.
?@Spikesup 1mFull Beard Contest Instructions up! http://wp.me/p3tIgJ-B #semiannualpaulmaraplyoffbeardcontest
Sounds like Torts might be pulling a Winter Classic! Might surprise us with a ginger flavah explosion combo in our mouts!
One can only hope!
Wish Clowe was ready thowe!
So join the contest James. I am a beard round the year guy. You can check out our (my) website here: http://semiannualpaulmaraplayoffbeardcontest.wordpress.com/ Lots of posts and tips about beard care!
awesome job dude! and "this is not a beard it's a stupid stupid mullet" may be the best quote ever!
Thanks, James. I hate Patrick Kane.
Wow! Rangers with the lamest playoff shirts ever!
@AdamRotter Picture: The Rangers Playoff Shirts This Year http://on.sny.tv/151VrKq
If I had shirts made up for my team I'd have them say "The Cup. We want it. So you give it. Now!"..actually I think the Pens wear those..
Won't ask this in the chat – but just out of curiosity, what did Matteau do?
Maybe Doodie told him the Rangers were going to lose to the Caps in the 1994 semis, and Mateau flipped.
Those shirts are so stupid.
Young Stefan Matteau abandoned his minor league team and went home because of a dispute with the Coach/GM. Something like that. He literally QUIT.
*new post, Manny.*
(at first I typed Nanny).
Just landed.
What did I miss?
When do playoff tickets go on sale
I would love to go to a game?!


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Hi fellow genealogists,
I am posting this in case you want to join in and send MOM a card. She will be 90 on the 29th and due to my siblings illness we are not able to host her a party so it was advised I try a Happy Birthday Card Party.
Remember she is turning 90 so larger print is easier to see, My relative said she would read the cards to her that she can not see though.
Because she has a PO BOX I think this is okay and the post office is prepared for her to receive mail for her 90th birthday.
I spoke to them before I posted in case it would be a problem.
She is the reason I started Genealogy when I was young to help her and then to help myself and my new born son.
He by the way just turned 50. So do your medical genealogy it may save a life.
Need help contact me.
send card to Dorothy JONES P O Box 253, Valley Ford, California 94972
Ancestor Seekers by the Root Bound is a group of people that meet at the Lemon Grove Library once a month to share their genealogical data. We welcome beginners to advanced to attend. We meet the 3rd Wed of every month at the Lemon Grove Library from 6 to 8 pm. All are welcome to attend.


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What's so different about the Japanese Blue that sets it apart form the Red and Green versions? Well, the most noticeable change was that all of the Pokémon had been redone to look better. (Consequently, these 'redone' Pokémon were also used in the English Red and Blue versions of the game). Another was that Pokémon could be found in places that they originally weren't in in the Red and Green versions. Dittos were added to the Rock Tunnel and Lickitung could be caught in the wild. Also, the Unknown Dungeon was totally redone, with an all new layout (also used for the English versions of the game). |
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Company news: Digital health edition
Sixty-two percent of docs now have tablets, according to Manhattan Research, and half of those physicians have used theirs at point of care. More than two-thirds use video to keep up to date on clinical info, but adoption of physician only social networks like Sermo and Doximity was flat between 2011 and 2012.More than half of moms say social networks have influenced their opinion of health and wellness topics, according to a survey by consultancy Enspektos, and four in ten moms who own smartphones have used them to download mobile health apps from iTunes and other places. The consultancy said engaging moms through social media will be tough for the health industry, though, since they spend most of their time online focused on non-health topics.
Everyday Health, the web portal, was nominated for a daytime Emmy for Everyday Health, the syndicated TV series. The show, which features inspiring stories of people who've surmounted health crises, is broadcast Saturday mornings on ABC affiliates nationwide. Everyday Health produces it in partnership with TV distributor Litton Entertainment and indie production company Trium.
One app to bind them all? A developer called Happtique has come up with mRx, a program designed to make it easy for docs to refer patients to medical apps for fitness, adherence or monitoring.


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Tom Swifties ContinueLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.A Tom Swifty is a play on words. Tom speaks, and the way he is said to speak is a pun. Both meanings of the pun could be true.
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Anti-Telangana protests hit power supply in Andhra
Hundreds of villages in six coastal Andhra districts plunged into darkness as the electricity employees went on an indefinite strike to protest the Centre's decision to create a separate Telangana state.
Seemandhra electricity employees' Joint Action Committee (JAC) said over 30,000 electricity employees were participating in the strike in Seemandhra, as Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions are collectively known.
The indefinite strike began after an earlier 48-hour-long strike ended Sunday to protest the union Cabinet's decision to bifurcate the state.
The strike has hit power generation in a couple of major plants in coastal Andhra. The South Central Railway (SCR) Sunday cancelled seven passenger trains between Vijayawada and Renigunta. The cancelled train services include Vijayawada-Ongole, Guduru-Ongole, Tenali-Guntur and Tirupati-Guduru.
JAC chairman R. Sai Baba announced that there would be no exemption to emergency services like hospital, water supply and agriculture.
He said the strike would continue till the Centre takes back its decision to bifurcate the state.
The strike may affect electricity generation and supply not just in the 13 districts of Seemandhra, but may also hit transmission in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana region. The strike may also hit the southern grid as all four southern states -- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu -- are inter-linked.


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Kane's Killer Collection
Somewhere in my relentless internet search for photos and information on Christopher Kane's upcoming 39-piece collection for Topshop, I spied some lustworthy eyelet platforms. After seeing more of the lookbook on a Scandinavian blogger's site, it was official - I was intrigued, and couldn't get enough of the mesh and eyelet flourishes. When the complete lookbook and a short (but glitzy) video became available on Topshop's website last night, I slowly perused them and began debating which pieces to buy. With prices considerably higher than I normally pay for clothing and footwear, it's going to be a tough decision. Then again, it's a more affordable way to get my hands on some of Christopher Kane's designs. I'm betting that many pieces will sell out within hours, so a vigilant proximity to a computer will be in order next week when the collection is released. Below, some of the items that I'm most drawn to.


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All Lucas Tripp wants is prosperity for the tenants of his family's estate; good weather for the harvest; suitable matches for his sisters; a little money left over at the end of the month; and more quality time with his boyfriend, Alex Booker. That's not so much to ask for, right?
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Zulily Prices $253 Million Above Target
Zulily is a Seattle based e-commerce shopping website that will be going public later today. The company has recently raised their expectations, which is an indication of strong investor demand. Zulily and insiders like venture capital company Maveron LLC has agreed to sell 11.5 million shares for $22 each late on Thursday.
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Ever-inventive drummer/percussionist Raymond Strid and performance collaborator, Norwegian-Swedish free improvising vocalist Andreas Backer, for a set of unusual, absurd and detailed improvisations, as the two complement each other in unexpected ways. |
In Stock Shipping Weight: 2.00 units Quantity in Basket: None UPC: 5 609063 403343 Label: Creative Sources Catalog ID: cs334 Squidco Product Code: 21497 Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2015 Country: Portugal Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Recorded in Heby, Sweden, on September 12th & 13th, 2014 by Raymond Strid. Personnel: Andreas Backer-acoustic voice Raymond Strid-percussion Highlight an artist name or instrument above and click here to Search 1. Voice & Percussion 7:06 2. Give It A Go 3:26 3. Reminiscing 2:53 4. Text Is Overrated 2:05 5. Zelia 3:54 6. A-E-A-O 3:47 7. Bang Bang 2:20 8. Trill, trill... 2:07 9. Woosh Swoosh 2:27 10. ...Myrorna... 5:16 11. Closure 2:04 Improvised Music Free Improvisation Percussion & Drums Unusual Vocal Forms Duo Recordings Creative Sources New in Improvised Music Recent Releases and Best Sellers |
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"Norwegian-Swedish Andreas Backer is a voice artist presses, toil, creating long "sentences" of different sounds; Sometimes it sounds like Linus on the Line. It pinches to, rattles and rustles, squeezed and stretched. With this I want to say how virtuoso Backer is. Suddenly widens his voice and approaching some abstract kulning with built echoes. The album is a close study of this strange voice. It also gives reason to think about röstimprovisationens anatomy. It is as if Backer already sounded like a classic; virtuoso chewing and stretching which we already have heard of and for the past 40 years. Then let him be agile, fast and stand for fabulous throws and condensations. Classically it. Old vanguard is like new. However. And we have not figured out Raymond Strid percussion. That is what I love to listen to him. Percussion offer him an open field to browse on. Sometimes bumlar he was having some kind of pukan, but usually migrate strange sounds of the skins. Here are accumulating a lot of strange stuff indeed is as vocal as ever Backer. The beauty of Battle's how he and winds around the rhythms and the consequences of evading them, he will sometimes close, I sense a possible rhythm, but he cuts off immediately and turns it into a heap småskrammel. Backers voice has its own special sound that is himself. Battle delights in mixing it up as if it were some sort of object he went loose on. Cymbals winds as gauze around his voice sometimes, Battle tightens, suddenly released all together for a little averse vortex. And with one voice becomes a storm's calm center for respiratory and recovery, while the drums seem to be out and going for themselves in the gale. The album is an ulcer study of one of the most distinctive sound creators of the free Impro. Combat does not seem to know the end of his tonal landscape. At something recognizable, but he seems equally fond surprised every time he rediscovers it. Therefore, this is an album beyond the conventions full of discoveries and a drum set that is constantly delighted cries whoops, javisstja and frisky embrace that elastic, virtuosic voice. The beauty of Battle is that he is so virtuous that not be a virtuoso. Healthier and fresher impro is hard to find. It feels as if the two thought they invented the art of improvisation without expecting some disciples."-Sound Of Music (translated by Google) Get additional information at Sound of Music |


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I would imagine for some kind of balancing. If you let people pick two factions, it'd be easy for some to go over from say Vanu to NC, sit on mumble with their Vanu buddies and relay info from what NC are doing, then just swap back. If you had to play different servers to be a different faction this wouldn't happen.
I also agree that this decision should happen quickly.
I will be rolling vanu on wednesdays on miller.
They may be independent but that doesn't mean there isn't a crossover.
You might not be interested in joining the Vanu outfit but several others are.
I have played with both outfits in the beta and had hoped to continue to do so, as did several others I have talked to.
While it is certainly the case that people would have favoured factions anyway, I don't think it is helpful (for either faction) to force a choice in sides.
Now certainly it is SOE that are forcing us to make that choice but we have three options for how to respond:
1) Split the outfits between servers.
2) Use alt accounts to play both outfits on the same server.
3) Play with only one outfit.
Option 1) means the faction not on Miller has to (potentially) play on a less outfit/squad oriented server.
Option 2) means loss of account benefits and there is the potential for getting accounts banned.
Option 3) means less potential outfit members, at least for events, which may doom one or more outfits.
The best option is 4) which is that SOE just provide a faction spawn lock of a couple of hours to prevent quick switching but that is obviously out of our hands.
Well, you can always do that with a second account so this really doesn't stop anything. As it seems they are afraid of people switching over to the winning empire in fights but I don't see why they deem this a huge problem. For one people can just go to another continent where their empire is winning or use a different account to do the same. It's highly unlikely that most of the people who do that are paying customers anyway.
And still hoping for option 4 but well, I doubt this is going to happen. There are a few threads in the official forums but I won't get involved there. The official forums are like arguing with donkeys.
No, I take that back. After reading some more that would be unfair to the donkeys.
I've just decided to make a second account for now. My NC on Miller will be my main, but I've got a second account for VS.
Well, a second account is fine for you guys, but I paid good money for Alpha Squad and I fully intend to keep using said Alpha Squad benefits. I don't want to hop between accounts, and risk losing the one with Alpha squad on it. Subscription people would also be screwed.
Legion would be pretty upset with our Consensus at the moment.
This happened to me... What to do :( ?
i never bothered with steam and just downloaded the client from the international page, entered my SOE login and could play whereever i wanted.
Yeah I played the beta a bit, but apparently the version you get off steam is NA-account locked, so EU players must download the ProSiebenSat.1 version if they want to play on EU servers, and I'd like to play with RPS folks. The thread I linked is very informative about the situation.
Ok, good to know...
Sounds strange. I have the Steam version, which as the link you provided said is locked to NA-accounts, but I have no problem logging into it with my beta account.
As far as I remember they said that all players in the eu would have to change/would automatically be swapped over to a PSS1 account, but they backed out on that saying that instead you would get a choice if you already made a beta account.
They also said it doesn't matter if you're on a PSS1 or SOE account, that you can play any of the servers.
EU players who participated in the beta can keep playing on the American version using their SOE account, it's still possible to play on the EU servers if you do this. If you didn't participate in beta you should get the Pro7 version.
Mh, I have been playing beta and downloaded from steam (also EU) and can play just fine.
thats odd, as I'm using the steam version and I am playing on the EU servers with no problems
(well when they stay up and dont seem to loose the BR I achieved before it went down)
Alright so apparently since I have a beta account I'll be ok. Thanks everyone.
Same thing happened to me starmatt. I've not been in any beta or created any accounts for PS2 before yesterday. Downloaded off Steam, went to create an account and got redirected to the ProSiebenSat.1 site and got sorted. Then, oh hey look at that, apparently my account was not valid.
Read about the issues with the EU client so gave up and went to play a game not run by drooling morons.
So Miller seems to be overloaded, it's going down every few hours for a few minutes. Currently it's down again. Woodman has a 181 people queue (but this might be because Miller is down)
Also both EU servers are already at a "very high" population (and it's not even rush hour) so I hope they are going to open new EU servers soon.
Urgh... What a gyp. I want to play with RPSers as both NC and VS! I've really enjoyed Purple Wednsdays so far, but VS are 2nd choice. If we put both outfits on one server, we split the players or have to have four outfits, which is evidently stupid. What a pain.
As a big fan of PS1 back before it all went wrong I'll be all over this. NC for lyfe yo!
I suppose nobody has tried to play on a GT540m. Looking forward to playing with you, but a bit nervous whether my laptop can handle it. I will give it a try tonight.
On a side note. Bonkers, are you THE bonkers commander that ordered all 9 marines to buy flamethrowers when playing tram in natural selection 2.....when the alien com was playing shit? If so, good game sir!


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Snake oil being, "Lossy music can't possibly sound as good as lossless. Lossless is vastly superior." Taken from your "calling BS" when they sounded the same to you. As in, you jump to conclusions about the test being fake before you accept that lossy might sound as good as lossless here.
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
Final whistle for Casey Jones restaurant
CELINA - One of the city's longest operating eateries has shut its doors. Casey Jones Restaurant, 438 E. Market St., closed Monday after 42 years.
Business owner Randy Niblick, 61, said the "almost overnight" decision is bittersweet.
"I'm tired," Niblick said. "I've been contemplating this for a while but then just decided to do it. I'm retiring and it's the time to let this go."
Niblick said he called his 10 employees Monday morning before putting out a sign on the front marquee thanking his customers and informing them of the closure. "They are a bunch of good people," Niblick said of his workers. "I worked them hard. I'm the meanest boss in town. I sincerely hope that someone hires them. My employees are what made me a success."
Niblick purchased the business in 1995 from the Suhr family. Former owner Dale Suhr died in 1991.
"I mentored under Dale for years before that," Niblick said. "I learned at his heels. When it was offered to me I said absolutely."
Suhr also owned the building that now houses The Willow and the now defunct Redwood Inn and Fritz in Celina, where Niblick began his career making french fries.
"I'm not sorry about this," Niblick said early this morning. "I'll miss the customers and I'll miss being there, sure. But this was the right time and the right thing to do."
Niblick does not own the building or property, but said he is trying to sell the inventory, equipment and liquor license.
"I've had a few people come in and look," Niblick said. "I'm hoping that we'll be able to get that done."
John Bertke, one of the three owners of the building, said the building and land are not yet on the market. He hopes that since the business has been a restaurant for all these years a new buyer will keep it that way.
"I think the bad weather really did a number on the business this year," Bertke said. "That and the street being dug up for the past several months. But I know that Randy is tired. He's ready to retire. I don't blame him.
"We've had a few interested parties come and look (at the building)," Bertke said. "Some have been interesting. I'm really hoping we can keep a restaurant in it and someday I get to come back to Celina and say, hey, I owned that once."
Bertke, a former Celina resident, now lives in North Carolina. Other co-owners of the property include Linda Poor and Lois Spohn. Neither of them could be reached for comment.
Niblick said he plans on traveling, visiting relatives, fishing and relaxing.
"It's been a long 33 years," he said. "It's been a good life, but it's time to move on."
Niblick said another reason he was a success is because of his loyal customers.
"I just hope everyone keeps eating out in Celina," Niblick said. "Support your local merchants. That's important."
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