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Alfred S. Austrian
Alfred S. Austrian
Alfred S. Austrian and Paul M. Godehn, both of the Chicago law firm of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, corresponded for the purpose of acquiring rare books and manuscripts with many significant and knowledgeable dealers in the trades. This collection, obtained in 1990 from Kenneth Nebenzahl, consists of letters, telegrams, invoices, etc. exchanged with the major U.S. and U.K. book and manuscript dealers of the period, particularly those of Chicago, New York, and London and extendinbg into the 1930s and 1940s. It is not immediately clear if they were acting for a client, not named, or for themselves. Neither appears among the names of the membership of Chicago's Caxton Club, a book collectors group. Further investigation of the contents of what was purchased — Anatole France manuscripts, for example — might suggest the identity of a client or clients, if any.
Among the dealer names included in the correspondence, typically with typed letters signed, are Walter Hill, Chicago; A.S.W. Rosenbach, Philadelphia; Thomas Madigan and Walter Benjamin, New York; and Dawson's and Maggs, U.K.
Alfred S. Austrian was born in Chicago June 15, 1870, the son of Solomon and Julia Austrian. He was a Harvard graduate, 1891, and was admitted to the bar, Chicago, in 1893. He married Mamie Rothschild October 1, 1901. His conduct representing the club ownership in the 1919 Chicago Black Sox baseball scandal allegedly is open to question for its ethical behavior by modern standards (see websites on Shoeless Joe Jackson, 1888-1951). Austrian died Jan. 26, 1932. Who Was Who in America, v. 1 (1942), 38.
Paul M. Godehn also was an attorney practicing with Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. He was born in Moline, Illinois Oct. 29, 1891, the son of Charles H. and Ida (Anderson) Godehn. He received his L.L.B. degree from the University of Michigan, 1915, and married Myrtle Penniman Sept. 26, 1927. He also served as a member of the board of United Airlines and was associated with airline and transportation law. A resident of Barrington, he was a member of the Attic, Tavern, Chicago, and Saddle and Sirloin clubs, Chicago, and of the Barrington Hills Country Club. He died Jan. 31, 1952. Who Was Who in America, v. 3 (1960), 330.
This .5 linear ft. archive, in its original letter file, is located in Donnelley and Lee 003 at 1.2.1.
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Feeling the growl again
here's the 50 mile record. Im assuming that these records need to be set in a controlled environment and treadmills, tested, etc to count. Reminds me of the movie 'King of Kong' 50 mi: Martin Tighe (USA), 6:06:19 hrs, on 19 March 2005
here's the 50 mile record. Im assuming that these records need to be set in a controlled environment and treadmills, tested, etc to count. Reminds me of the movie 'King of Kong'
50 mi: Martin Tighe (USA), 6:06:19 hrs, on 19 March 2005
I'm kind of shocked that it is that high...
IMO trails are easier on you, if the surface structure is similar to road. But if it is technical and introduces a lot of lateral movement, it can eat you up if you have not trained for it and worked those muscles.
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FWIW, I am pondering a 50k the day everyone is running ice age. My 50k has 9000ft of gain (and a matching amount of loss) over 31ish miles. So, 4500-4800 over 16 miles. Requires a different approach than 1200 over 16... though in both cases, going out too fast is going out too fast.
About 300 feet per mile up and down! Average of 11% grade climbing... CRAZY!
To put that in perspective Newton Hills from Boston mile 16 up and then down to mile 24 changes +484.1 ft / -478.3 ft (avg of 2.3% grade)
Yeah. And when I got to the top of Heartbreak, I chuckled. "Wait. That was it?" 9000 in 50k is HARD, even by trail standards... which is why I said I was "pondering" and not for-sure doing it yet. There are a few races like that around here. One was two weekends ago. Yakima Skyline. 10,000+ gain in 31 miles.
Oh. That treadmill "record" is suuuuuuuper soft.
It should be 5:30 or below with many people being able to do 5:30
Reality, I am suprised Wardian has not takena crack at it - He has taken a crack at the TM marathon record.
Yeah. And when I got to the top of Heartbreak, I chuckled. "Wait. That was it?" Oh. That treadmill "record" is suuuuuuuper soft.
Yeah. And when I got to the top of Heartbreak, I chuckled. "Wait. That was it?"
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Ultrarunning.com's race calendar has a rating system for both terrain and surface
Riggs, you may want to look at that. Those two numbers they give can provide a whole lot of info about any race you are contemplating.
Women's 24 hour American treadmill record is 114. That might be fun to go after. Women's World record is 153.6. Yeah, that is never, ever happening. Not on a track, on the road, on a treadmill. Maybe with a bike.
Treadmill records!
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
I love pondering that calendar. One caveat to the two ratings... it's kinda like how "green", "blue", and "black" at one set of slopes may not map to another place. Or 5 star hot at one Thai place versus another.
Those ratings are provided by the race directors. This makes good sense, but man oh man do RDs have differing opinions. We have a couple race directors locally who are famous for understating how hard their courses are to the everyday-not-a-badass trail runner.
But still, that is my favorite calendar.
Which is saying something since I, uh, manage two completely different calendars.
You should do it WG! That would be awesome!.
Or the 48 hour record. They have it listed at 141.7. Why wouldn't they at least use the 24hr record as the distance?
I have thought of it a lot. The two things that get me: There would be a lot of down/recovery time where I couldn't put down a 24 hour race in order to do some stunt running, and I wonder about all the drama and bullshit behind it. I don't want attention (Dean K in Times Square?), I am uncomfortable combining fundraising with running, I don't need any pub. I am just really curious if I could do it or not. Just the all training miles on the treadmill sound like they would help me gain some serious mentally toughness.
I think you should do it IN a pub.

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Image of a MACHO
This image is based on three exposures from the WFPC2 camera at the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained in the V-, R- and I-bands (shown as blue, green and red, respectively). It shows the first image of a Dark Matter object — a MACHO (a massive compact object). It is the red object that is indicated with an arrow and very near to the upper left (at 2 o''clock) of a blue background star. This MACHO is a nearby red dwarf star that gravitationally focused light from the blue background star in another galaxy in a so-called microlensing event. Since the event six years ago, the MACHO has moved 0.134 arcseconds on the sky and can now be clearly separated in the Hubble image.
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Boston is aiming to reduce injuries to bicycle riders by 50 percent in the next 7 years as a new report on biking trends in Boston shows a spike in ridership over the last few years.
The city released its first Cyclist Safety Report on Wednesday. The nearly 100-page report details bicycle crash information from the Boston Police Department and Boston EMS as well as ridership data.
Five bicycle riders were killed in the city in 2012 and there were about 500 total crash incidents reported. Those numbers increased from pervious years. For example, in 2010, there were about 478 crash incidents reported. And in 2010 and 2011 combined there were four total bicycle rider deaths. The city acknowledged in its report that those numbers are likely underreported as not all crashes are brought to the attention of police or emergency personnel.
Also rising during that time was the city's estimated daily ridership, which averaged about 56,644 last year. In 2010, ridership was closer to 47,600.
In light of the injury data, Mayor Thomas Menino said in a statement that the city now has a goal of reducing the cyclist crash injury rate by 50 percent by 2020.
"Since we launched our bike program in 2007, Boston has gone from being called one of the worst cycling cities in the country to one of the best," Mayor Thomas Menino said in a statement. "Our city was devastated by the five cyclist fatalities in 2012, and we want to do everything in our power to prevent future tragedies. We'll continue to work tirelessly to improve the safety of our streets for all, and this report will guide us as we continue to grow Boston's vibrant biking community."
One of the key findings of the report, the city said, was that injured bicycle riders were less likely to be wearing a helmet than average cyclists. To address that, the city plans to install helmet vending machines this year. There are also low-cost helmets available at various retailers around the city, including at farmers markets.
To also help reduce the injury crash rate, the city is installing side guards on some large public works vehicles within the next few weeks and hopes to inspire other truck owners to do the same.
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When I converse with young college alums, we often discuss the life between their parent's home and their own. Whether the transition is from their parent's home or from college to the workplace, our talks about handling the angst in transitioning are engaging.
Most of them were told to go to college, major in something they like, and then get the job they would love. Some of them said they fell for it hook, line, and sinker without being prepared for the seeds of discontent. Others said life is what you make it so adjust through the unexpected and learn from it:
When you love someone and want the best for them -- whether it's a familial relationship or a friendship -- it is sometimes hard to draw the line between caring for them and carrying them.
Parenting is a challenge in itself, but savvy parents know that you can't parent the child the same way at every age. The pre-med grad taught her father the difference between trying to influence her decisions versus controlling her. The unmotivated grad's parents hadn't drawn the line between teaching her to fish versus providing the fish. The businesswoman's daughter learned that sometimes life is about the bigger picture and that getting what you want requires sacrifices.
Claiming the person you want to be is a lot harder than just wishing for it to happen. You can't have all the advantages without the responsibilities or sacrifices. Frank A. Clark said, "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
In life, there are many bridges in the form of people, jobs, and unforeseen circumstances that will carry you to some good, bad, and insightful places. Claiming who you want to be is the longest bridge to cross because defining yourself, while trying to live up to others' expectations, requires self examination, hard choices, and perseverance.
In the end, you have to live your own life, because no one else can do it for you. "Do not look where you fell but where you slipped" is an insightful African proverb to use throughout your life experiences. Whether it is acceptance, rejection, or something in-between, life's transitions will come with some angst. Learning to face and resolve it is simply part of the journey.
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A. When it's a banger
Sausage and mash….. mmmmmmmmmmmm! It's one of the top 7 meals most made in British family kitchens and a bit of a classic.
But it turns out there's a big difference between a good sausage and an old banger!
A good nutritious sausage contains over 80% meat and a handful of herbs & spices to make it even more naturally tasty. By law a sausage needs to contain 32% meat to be called a sausage… so what's in the other 68% then? Well the answer is unpleasant: it's mostly waste bits of animals & fat that's gets ground through an industrial compressor to reduce all the chewy and crunchy bits to a kind of pink paste. The paste contains no goodness whatsoever and gets bulked out water and artificial flavourings to make the sausage weigh more and taste nice.
The best explanation I've ever seen of this is still the one by the hilarious Alex Riley. In his BBC documentary in 2009 he set out to find Britain's crappest food and ended up making his own bangers to see what he could get away with putting into them. Check out his video here.
So next time you are saussie shopping, have a quick check on the back of the pack to know what you're buying… and watch out for the ones that say bangers on the label. That's what some food producers end up calling sausages that contain less than 32% meat and are therefore not legally allowed to be called sausages at all.
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I had no idea about the ones that are labelled 'banger' and shocked that the minimum meat is so low anyway! I'll certainly be checking next time I go shopping for my fry up!


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LA School District's iPad Farce Reaches Nadir As Officials Demand Refunds From Apple, Answer Questions From The SEC
from the all-aboard-the-USS-Not-Our-Fault! dept
The Los Angeles school district's headfirst leap into technological waters has turned into the ultimate cautionary tale. Rather than ensure everything was up to spec, the district chose to distribute 90,000 iPads bundled with Pearson software and hand them over to its students… who cracked the minimal built-in protections within a week and turned the devices into something they wanted to use, rather than something they had to use.
Why the full-on dive? Well, it appears at least part of it may have been motivated by low-level corruption -- the sort of thing you'd expect to be present in a $500 million project, one that ballooned to $1.3 billion, even as most students went without new iPads or laptops. (Only 91,000 of the 650,000 iPads had been purchased by the point the program was shut down.)
Now, the district is facing an inquiry by the SEC -- to go with its ongoing investigation by the FBI for some pre-contractual irregularities (i.e., wining and dining with eventual contract winners Apple and Pearson) by the then-superintendent overseeing the program.
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission recently opened an informal inquiry into whether Los Angeles school officials complied with legal guidelines in the use of bond funds for the now-abandoned $1.3-billion iPads-for-all project.Now that the program is effectively dead and under intense scrutiny, the ineptness of the district's rollout is under discussion. The district is claiming this debacle really isn't its fault.
In particular, the agency was concerned with whether the L.A. Unified School District properly disclosed to investors and others how the bonds would be used, according to documents provided to The Times.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is seeking to recoup millions of dollars from technology giant Apple over a problem-plagued curriculum that was provided with iPads intended to be given to every student, teacher and administrator.Apple may be in the headline and leading paragraph, but district officials seem more irritated with software provider Pearson. Under the terms of the agreement, Pearson was allowed to half-ass its way through the first year, providing only "partial curriculum." It was expected to be at least as prepared as the students by the beginning of the following school year. It wasn't, despite receiving $200 per iPad in licensing fees.
"Only two schools of 69 in the Instructional Technology Initiative ... use Pearson regularly," according to an internal March report from project director Bernadette Lucas. "Any given class typically experiences one problem or more daily. Teachers report that the students enjoy the interactive content — when it's available. When it's not, teachers and students try to roll with the interruptions to teaching and learning as best they can."Pearson, despite having received millions of dollars (and possibly some preferential treatment during the bidding process), is flunking. It hasn't created bilingual versions of its software -- something of a necessity in Los Angeles. The analytic software it promised to the district (as part of the justification for the software premiums) has yet to arrive. It hasn't even provided online versions of periodic achievement tests.
The remaining schools, she said, with more than 35,000 students, "have given up on attempting regular use of the app."
How much Apple and other device makers are really at fault is up for debate. As the device makers, they only needed to provide a device and operating system. The rest seems to be on Pearson, which at this point, should really be doing better at providing functional educational software. The LA school district may have erred in its decision to roll this out before ensuring everything worked properly, but the future's not just going to sit around waiting for giants like Pearson to get their end of the equation in order. The field is ripe for disruption. Or, it would be... if entrenched interests (government entities) weren't so set on bedding down with equally entrenched interests (textbook publishers).
But what comes across here is something more than just ensuring government contractors live up to the terms of their agreements. Above the better-late-than-never attempt at fiscal responsibility (always save your receipts!), you can hear the faint whinging noise of the district arguing that it shouldn't be responsible for its own botched rollout, financial impropriety or inability to respond to problems with more agility. As much as I'd like to bash Pearson (and I really, really would), there's definitely a hint of buck-passing in the air.
The district could have handled this better, but there was just too much money at stake. Hundreds of millions of dollars in expeditures can't guarantee working tech, but it goes a long way towards ensuring a certain level of mismanagement. Large contracts tend to bring out the worst in people. Not only will there almost always be some level of impropriety, but there will also be a compulsion to do everything fast and hard so the public can see where its money's being spent. Doing something, even if it's clumsy and questionable, is almost always preferable to doing it the right way. The LA school district wanted to win the race to the future, but only managed to knock over every hurdle before collapsing several hundred iPads short of the finish line. And now it wants the same companies it allegedly allowed to seduce it into handing over more that $500 million to give some of it back.


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New Jersey state police say a Pennsylvania man was killed when the tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on a northern Jersey highway.
Andre Epps of Harrisburg was eastbound on Route 78 in Union Township when his rig overturned early Saturday on the highway shoulder near milemarker 12.6.
The 42-year-old Epps was trapped inside the truck and suffered severe head injuries in the accident. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:25 a.m.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office. Epps was traveling by himself, and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
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Taizu, Wade-Giles romanization T'ai-tsu, personal name (xingming) Zhao Kuangyin (born 927, Luoyang, China—died Nov. 14, 976, Kaifeng), temple name (miaohao) of the Chinese emperor (reigned 960–976), military leader, and statesman who founded the Song dynasty (960–1279). He began the reunification of China, a project largely completed by his younger brother and successor, the Taizong emperor.
Early life and rise to power
Zhao Kuangyin (who posthumously received the dynastic temple name of Taizu, or "Grand Ancestor") was the second son of a military officer, Zhao Hongyin. At the time of his birth, China was in chaos. The once-great Tang dynasty, fragmented by rebellions, had been extinguished by 907. Over the next several decades, in what became known as the Five Dynasties (Wudai) period, a succession of dynastic regimes—Chinese, part Chinese, or foreign—rose to prominence and fell in devastated North China. Meanwhile, the more prosperous south was divided among satraps who were independent in fact and sometimes in name, in what came to be called the Ten Kingdoms (Shiguo) period. The boy's forebears had in three previous generations won a certain standing as military leaders under one or another of these claimants, and his father reached a post of high command before his death in 956. The wisdom and foresight of Zhao Kuangyin's remarkable mother influenced his decisions even after her death in 961.
At about age 20 Zhao joined a leader whose adoptive father soon afterward established the Hou (Later) Zhou dynasty (951–960) at Kaifeng; Zhao's patron succeeded to the throne in 954 and fought to extend his sway into South China and to eliminate a rival who, established to the north in Shanxi and supported by the Khitan (Chinese: Qidan) empire, laid claim to the rule of China. Through a series of daring and successful actions, Zhao quickly rose to the chief command of the Hou Zhou forces.
In 959 Zhao's patron died and was followed on the throne by his son, a child. Shortly after the armies of the Khitan and their Chinese allies prepared a concerted invasion. Zhao marched northward to meet them. Discontent arose among Zhao's troops, who in the crisis did not wish a child as ruler. When the army was encamped for the night at a bridge outside the capital, the officers awakened Zhao (who had drunk well before retiring), hailed him as emperor, robed him in imperial yellow, mounted him on horseback, and urged him to return and take over the government; the records, which are unverifiable on this point, imply that Zhao lacked forewarning of the coup. On the officers' pledge of obedience and promise not to molest the existing imperial family and its councillors, the public buildings, and the homes of the people, Zhao complied. He named his dynasty the Song.
In rapid succession the dissident Chinese states now came under the new emperor's control. By 976 all but the northern rival house were mastered, and its Khitan backers had seen more than one defeat. In that year the Song armies were mobilized against this last rival when the Taizu emperor died at the age of 49. Within three years his younger brother, who succeeded him as the Taizong emperor, completed the unification of China (except for a small area near Beijing that remained in Khitan hands).
Taizu's policies and personality
The task of unification had not been easy, and in parts of China revolts of local autonomists further complicated it. Yet the Song founder had also turned his mind to ways of avoiding the dangers that had been fatal to the Tang and to encourage the success of his dynasty. The Taizu emperor's policies no doubt owed much to his personality, a striking combination of qualities that inspired in his generation and later a multitude of anecdotes about him. Though some of these may include fictional elements, they convey the impression he made on his countrymen. A highly skilled archer and horseman in his youth, Zhao survived daredevil equestrian exploits unscathed. As emperor he said that destiny had given him the throne and would determine his life or death; man could not deflect it. Despite remonstrances of his advisers, he persisted in going about incognito to observe conditions among the people. He rejected indignantly the gift of a sword stick for protection in emergency. His tastes were simple; when shown the inlaid urinals captured from the former Sichuan princeling, he had them destroyed. He visited his ministers informally and frankly admitted to them his chagrin over his own errors. In his last year he declined the title of unifier and pacifier that was offered him.
The Taizu emperor was strict in holding his officials to account in important matters; his councillors held him in awe. On the other hand, he accepted minor faults or impertinences with a laugh. He was slow to entertain suspicion. He sometimes acted impetuously, and some have suggested, on rather limited evidence, that he indulged in wine to excess. On occasion, when severely provoked by a presumptuous official or subject, he was given to outbursts of violent rage. At such times, however, his temper cooled quickly, and he then softened penalties he had given in anger and even compensated the unfortunate culprit for abuses suffered.
Taizu was active by nature. Even as emperor he conducted military campaigns personally from time to time. Rather than simply approving governmental papers in finished form, as Tang emperors had done, he let his ministers submit rough drafts to him for preliminary criticism.
The functional arrangements of Taizu's government reflected both his active disposition and his refusal to pretend infallibility. He continued the existing system by which three ministers were directly responsible to him for different aspects of administration (fiscal, military, and general), thus limiting the power of each. By generously granting them consideration and responsibility, however, he encouraged a certain balance between the functions of ruler and minister. The control of the central government over the local was also strengthened. Beginning in 963, the administration of the prefectures was cautiously but steadily transferred from the unruly military to civil officials. Court officials were sent to govern subprefectures. From 965 taxes were remitted directly to the national treasury. The first fiscal intendants—forerunners of the Song "circuit" system—were established to supervise local functionaries. To counter the military threat to the state's integrity, Taizu transferred the best troops to the capital and on suitable opportunities induced the most powerful commanders to accept retirement.
Reform of the examination
The Taizu emperor's policies were clearly directed toward the creation of a bureaucracy based on demonstrated abilities rather than birth or favour. This is evident in his steps to strengthen the examination system. By 963 he had forbidden court officials to recommend candidates and had forbidden graduates to consider examiners their patrons. He ordered reexaminations on the petition of a rejected candidate or on even a hint of favour in the selection of graduates. By 973 he had established the final examination in the imperial palace to verify the rankings and had ordered the list of successful competitors to be announced publicly. He began to award larger numbers of degrees.
A mildness and humanitarian tone pervade Taizu's policies, which on the whole conform to the Confucian ethos. He extended clemency toward defeated opponents rather consistently. He showed concern for the adherents of the dynasty he displaced. His generals were repeatedly admonished to shun avoidable harm to the citizens of places they occupied and even to spare captured soldiers and leaders; among the latter was the poet-prince Li Yu. His own ministers who lost his favour were treated well. In his legal reforms, though he dealt more severely with corruption and irresponsibility of officials in several measures, he lightened the punishments for violations of the state controls over salt and wine and required a review of all capital sentences by the high court at the capital. His early measures also show a special concern with improving the economic lot of the poorer citizens and easing their burdens of taxation.
The legacy of Taizu
In his 16-year reign, the Taizu emperor laid the foundations for the essential political institutions of a remarkable epoch. The political order of his dynasty combined to a surpassing degree freedom of discussion, innovation in bureaucratic methods, internal reform, peace, and stability. This atmosphere undoubtedly facilitated the pioneering in economic techniques, scientific advances, and achievements in philosophy, art, and literature that distinguished the Song period.
When Taizu died, the construction of the new state was far from finished. The ensuing peace and prosperity would also bring new problems calling for new solutions. Of the succeeding emperors, none quite matched him in stature or in character. But Confucian ancestral piety reinforced the attraction of his proven policies. The traditions of his active concern in administration and of close association with the bureaucracy's leaders persisted in greater or lesser degree among later Song rulers. Subsequent developments on the whole moved in directions indicated by Taizu. Their benefits were scarcely unadulterated; safeguards against the ambitions of military commanders, for example, perhaps hampered Song armies in meeting powerful foreign invaders. Still, the efforts of his successors to further popular welfare, to find and train the best talent for the civil service, and to defend the state's stability and the unbroken rule of the dynasty for three centuries (though only in South China from 1127) no doubt owe much to Taizu's concepts of statecraft.


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The Brothers Chaps have made lots of references in the Homestar Runner body of work to Mario, one of the most famous video game series of all time. This list includes not just character references, but also sound references heard in (and even associated with) the series.
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- Store Thank You Messages — The page title, "Thank you so much for to buying our crap!!" is a reference to the Super Mario 64 ending, where Mario says, "Thank you so much for to playing my game."
- Super NES — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to Super Mario Bros.
- The Reddest Radish — After she wins the contest, Marzipan says "I'm the winner!" similar to how Princess Peach says it in the Mario Party series.
- Pumpkin Carve-nival involves several references to the Mario body of work, especially Super Mario Bros.:
- The King of Town's Halloween costume is Mario himself.
- Bubs's Halloween costume is Captain Lou Albano, who provided the voice of Mario on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, a cartoon TV series based on the games.
- When the King of Town learns that his pumpkin entry in the contest receives a "worst place" prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle." This refers to Super Mario Bros. in that, up until the final castle (in level 8-4), whenever Mario saves the Toads from Bowser in the castles, they always say to him, "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!"
- The Super Kingio Brothers Easter egg spoofs the title card, level 1-1, the game over screen and the music heard during all scenes in Super Mario Bros.
- Email japanese cartoon — One of the NES endings in an Easter egg is the ending to Super Mario Bros. 2.
- Awexome Cross — The sound effects for jumping, crashing and collecting buxx are taken from Super Mario Bros. The jump sound is the solid block hit sound, the crash sound is the block-break sound and the buxx collect sound is the coin collect sound.
- Email mile — During the parade for The Cheat, the rhythmic "song" heard is from Super Mario Bros. 3, which is played during the airship levels. Also, the exploding fireworks sound effect sounds like the sound effect created by the cannon fire and exploding Bob-ombs from these levels.
- Email pom pom — When Pom Pom is pounding Strong Bad, various sound effects from Super Mario Bros., such as the "coin collect" sound and the "1-Up" sound, are heard whenever Pom Pom connects.
- Duck Guardian — The falling robot heads resemble the original Thwomp and the eggs resemble those of Yoshi.
- Email comic (DVD commentary) — In the Easter egg, Matt and Mike first mimic and then make reference to the 1-Up sound made by the green mushroom powerups in the Mario series.
- Stinkoman 20X6 has many Mario references:
- "Firey-Hot" is a recolor of the fire cannons' blasts in the airship levels of Super Mario Bros. 3.
- "Old Sage" looks similar to the spikes in the moon level of Super Mario Land 2.
- "The Liekand" looks very similar to Fryguy, the Level 4 boss from Super Mario Bros. 2.
- The fact that The Liekand turns into a mouse may be a reference to Mouser, a boss from Super Mario Bros. 2, who is also a mouse that also wears sunglasses.
- The Stinkomanual mentions that the game has no "weepy princess crap", a reference to the Super Mario series (among others) in which the primary plot is to rescue a helpless princess (Princess Peach).
- The phrase "Hold B" in the Stinkomanual refers to many Mario games in which you gain a boost of some sort, such as running faster, by holding down the 'B' button.
- Many NES games featured the letter 'P' (presumably for "Power") in various forms, such as the P-switches, P-Wings and P-Gauges in Super Mario Bros. 3. This may explain the collectible Ps in Level 3.
- The name for Level -0 is a reference a glitch in Level 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. in which walking through a wall will take you to a Minus World.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 10 — Tompkins is evidently playing a Mario game on his Game Boy. When So and So invites him for some rebound action, Tompkins dismisses her invitation and says that he has "Bowser on the ropes". A Koopa shell then pØwns So and So.
- Halloween Potion-ma-jig — The Cheat's Halloween costume is Mario character Toad. The high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in Mario Kart 64, in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.
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- Email retirement — When Strong Bad discovers the Lappy close by, the dramatic music heard during this scene is reminiscent of the boss music from Super Mario Bros. 2. Likewise, Strong Bad scrambling back and forth under the Lappy is likely a reference to Donkey Kong 3.
- Fan Costumes '06 — In a picture of a Homestar Runner costume, a person is seen dressed as Mario in the background. Additionally, the person wearing the Homestar costume can be seen inside its mouth, prompting Strong Bad to ask if Homestar ate Luigi, Mario's brother in the Mario body of work. After giving an affirmative response, Homestar remarks that Luigi tasted like mushrooms, referring to the mushroom powerups that appear throughout the Mario series.
- The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!! — The King of Town calls his servants Beezos, which are one of the henchmen of Wart in Super Mario Bros. 2.
- Most in the Graveyard — Strong Mad's Halloween costume is a Thwomp, a common enemy in the Mario line of work that originated in Super Mario Bros. 3. Twice during the toon, Strong Mad jumps, and when he lands, the ground shakes, further referencing the enemy his costume depicts, which also falls down from the castle ceiling and hits the ground, shaking it on impact.
- Strong Badia the Free — The egg in Cave Girl Squad resembles a Yoshi egg.
- 8-Bit Is Enough contains a number of Mario references:
- Strong Bad climbing a beanstalk to a smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen refers to the cloud stages of the Super Mario Bros. series.
- When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in the same series.
- The bushes with eyes in the intro screen refer to Super Mario Bros.
- The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in Super Mario World.


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A picturesque 1,030 acre park where the Fisher River joins the Chippewa River just north of Cornell. The main park development lies on an island in the Chippewa River. Facilities include 69 campsites, picnic area, electricity, shelters, flush toilets, playgrounds, athletic field, swimming beach and hiking trails. Cross-country ski trails are available for winter sports. Connects to the Old Abe State Trail and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Pets are welcome in Wisconsin State Parks but must be on a leash and under control at all times. Certain areas may be off limits to pets. Visit our website for more details.
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From Cornell, take Park Road north one mile to the park.
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SAN DIEGO A state lawmaker is taking a closer look at California's sex offender laws after the murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King. San Diego County Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher is also going after the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Fletcher says he's working with Chelsea King's parents to rework the state's sex offender laws. He says he's forming a coalition that will look at what's working, what's not and what can be changed. Fletcher says every option is on the table. He says he doesn't believe sexually violently offenders can be rehabilitated and says longer prison terms may be appropriate.
"Well if you rape and molest and kill a child you're going to give up a lot of your rights. And so I think that's the balance we're going to have to strike," Fletcher says. "Our primary objective is to protect the innocent in our society, to protect our children."
Fletcher has also asked the state Inspector General to investigate the Department of Corrections. The department has a policy of destroying parole records after an inmate's parole is finished. The records of King's alleged killer, John Albert Gardner, have been destroyed.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has now ordered the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to retain all files on sex offender parolees going forward.
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Fletcher says he's working with Chelsea King's parents to rework the state's sex offender laws.
Isn't this exactly how all sex offender laws are crafted in this country and named after murdered children, Megan Kanka, Jacob Wetterling, Jessica Lunsford Adam Walsh,, now Chelsea . All 118,000 sex offenders in California can suffer the new retroactive consequences and they can make it national to cover the 704,777+ now in the US, it's insane. They call it Law, come on!


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The sun might not be out at midnight in New York, but that doesn't mean you can't celebrate like you're in Iceland.Credit: ReykaMidnight sun? It exists - in Iceland, that is. Just ask Edda Peturdottir.
The country's close proximity to the Arctic Circle means it gets hit with 24 hours of sunlight during solstice. This year, people are flocking to Reykjavík from June 20 to 22 to celebrate the 24-hour sun with a music festival called Secret Solstice featuring Massive Attack, Schoolboy Q and Woodkid and more than 100 other artists. Outside of the festival, plenty of bars and clubs stay open for raucous revelers who want to party during one of the country's biggest holidays.
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Baby's All Right1 p.m., Saturday146 Broadway, Brooklyn
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Greenwood Park4 p.m., Saturday555 7th Ave., Brooklyn
Greenwood Park will boast the largest solstice activation in New York; watch artists create ice sculptures live at this outdoor venue.
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You know what goes well with the solstice? Pizza. Treat yourself to a solstice feast at one of New York's most famous pizzerias.
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As the Super Bowl MVP, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers rose to the top of his profession.
With an even larger national profile, Rodgers made a few appearances on national talk shows and did nothing but enhance his image as a friendly and likable personality with a golden arm playing in professional football's smallest media market.
Rodgers even crept onto a Harris Interactive poll as one of the most popular male athletes in the country; he ranked 10th. And his N-score - which the Nielsen Company uses to measure the brand effectiveness of professional athletes - leaped from 14 in September to 119.
Sports marketers predicted Rodgers' star wattage would help him land major endorsements. But aside from a few regional deals, Rodgers did not strike it big in the off-season.
The reasons Rodgers did not make a major splash, according to some sports marketers, could include Rodgers' own decision to lay low and be more selective about endorsements; the effect of the NFL lockout; the fact he plays in small-town Green Bay; companies holding back for now; or the overall economy itself.
What is known is that Rodgers has deals with Nike; Associated Bank, which also has an affiliation with the Green Bay Packers; WAUK-AM (ESPN Radio); and David Gruber, a well-known personal injury lawyer in Milwaukee.
Rodgers also was signed by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. to make an appearance for the company's annual meeting of financial representatives this week.
His marketing agent, H Koal, declined to comment.
David Schwab, an executive with Octagon First Call in McLean, Va., which matches celebrities with large companies, said Rodgers might have been a victim of timing. The money companies budget for large campaigns often is committed months in advance.
"To come up with a deal of real value, a brand has to find some incremental money and come up with a campaign," Schwab said. "People forget about the marketing cycle and what it takes."
With that in mind, Schwab said he was not surprised Rodgers did not get any major deals. Companies that like to align themselves with football stars do not activate their campaigns in the spring and summer. The busy season will come in the fall and winter, he said.
Greg Busch, executive vice president of Milwaukee-based GMR Marketing, said he was surprised Rodgers had not landed more endorsement deals.
"Yeah, it seems a little light," he said. "But Aaron wasn't going to go and rush deals. He set the tone and said he would be selective."
Busch said Rodgers has succeeded in staying in the public eye. "He showed up at Bucks' games, Brewers' games, the MACC Fund. He made himself known," Busch said.
And now with NFL football resuming, Busch said, "the timing is right for Aaron to be more on a national level."
Locally, Rodgers has been seen in some public service ads in collaboration with the Gruber law office. Gruber, who advertises heavily on local television, said he met Rodgers about a year and a half to two years ago.
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Gruber's new ads - the beginning of a four-year collaboration with Rodgers - are a departure for the high-profile lawyer, with messages about drinking and driving, and insurance. "They're educational ads, and they're a little different from what we've done," Gruber said.
Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert with Baker Street Advertising in San Francisco, had predicted that Rodgers would pile up endorsements like touchdown passes. But it didn't happen, or at least not yet.
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He achieved international stardom after playing the alter ego of writer-director Richard Curtis in the sleeper hit Four Weddings and a Funeral . He used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s to deliver comic performances in mainstream films like Mickey Blue Eyes and Notting Hill . He established himself, by the turn of the 21st century, as a prominent leading man skilled with a satirical comic talent. In recent years, Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones's Diary , About A Boy , and American Dreamz .
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The Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off and the Significance of the Interest Rate: Some Evidence - Il trade-off tra disoccupazione e inflazione e il ruolo del tasso di interesse: evidenze dagli USA nel periodo 1939-2007 from United States Data from 1939 through 2007 -
This article argues that any empirical study on the inflation-unemployment trade-off requires the inclusion of the real interest rate in the model as any changes in the interest rate affects the capital used by the firms and thus leads to an effect on the level of employment in the economy. To test the validity of this argument, an empirical model is developed which includes the real interest rate as one of the explanatory variables in addition to inflation and real wages. The model is estimated using the annual time series data from the United States for the period from 1939 through 2007, which is available from Gordon (2009a) and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated results indicate that the interest rate variable is indeed significant in explaining the Phillips Curve. - Questo articolo argomenta che qualunque studio empirico sul trade-off tra disoccupazione e inflazione richiede l'inclusione del tasso di interesse reale, poiché qualunque modifica nei tassi di interesse influenza la quantità di capitale utilizzato e, di conseguenza, i livelli occupazionali. Per verificare questa affermazione viene sviluppato un modello empirico che include anche il tasso d'interesse reale come variabile esplicativa, oltre a inflazione e salari. Tale modello viene stimato utilizzando dati annuali per gli USA nel periodo 1939-2007. I risultati evidenziano che la variabile tasso d'interesse è realmente significativa per spiegare la curva di Phillips.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team never trailed after the opening moments of a 90-66 victory over Rivier College in opening day action at the Posada Royale Holiday Classic hosted by Cal-Lutheran on Friday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-2 overall and will play the host Regals at 7:00 p.m. (EST) Saturday to round out the two-day tournament.
Jill Henrikson led all players with 20 points, including 6-9 from the field and 3-5 from three-point range. She also had seven rebounds and five assists for the Polar Bears. Alexa Barry had a season-high 17 points to go with six rebounds while Kaitlin Donahoe scored 15 with seven assists and four steals. Amy Hackett also saw double figures with 12 points, six caroms and six assists. Amanda Purcell scored a team-high 18 for Rivier.
Rivier led 5-4 three minutes into the contest as the teams traded buckets in the early going. Henrikson responded with a three-pointer to give the Polar Bears a lead they would never relinquish and spark a 25-4 run. Bowdoin held a 40-20 lead at intermission, hit on 50% (33-66) of its shots, and held a 41-24 edge on the glass.
Bowdoin forced 28 turnovers and scored 35 points directly off of them, holding as large as a 26-point lead en route to the win.
Bowdoin Crushes Rivier in Opening Day of Posada Royale Classic
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Tips for using VOIP at your business Ken Colburn, from datadoctors.com 10:23 PM, May 31, 2013 10:24 PM, May 31, 2013 money | data doctor Share Article Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next VOIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is a technology that allows you to make traditional phone calls over the Internet (Skype is one of the VOIP services that you most likely have heard of or used). The reasons for moving to a VOIP-based phone system usually include costs savings, integration with other web resources and flexibility when working with multiple locations. The size of your business and what you plan to do with the system will be major factors in whether it makes sense for you and for finding the right solution. If you are looking for an inexpensive way to add features such as integration with your smartphones, call screening, forwarding voice messages to e-mail or integrating the phone system with your operating software, VOIP may be your solution. If you have locations in various cities but want to have a phone system that worked as if you were all in the same building, VOIP may be your solution. VOIP, when done right is a beautiful thing, but when it's done poorly or on a shaky internet connection, it can become a bit of a nightmare. Your first evaluation point is making sure your Internet connection has enough bandwidth to accommodate your VOIP and traditional surfing needs together. If you currently experience sporadic performance issues when going to websites or streaming audio or video, you may end up with a phone system that makes everyone sound like Max Headroom ( http://youtu.be/z52uxxyEy0E ) You can test your bandwidth and get a sense of how many simultaneous calls it can support at RingCentral's Connect Capacity test site: http://www.ringcentral.com/support/capacity.html . Because VOIP relies upon your Internet connection to make calls, if your Internet service ever goes down, your ability to place and receive calls goes away as well. Make sure whatever you setup has some ability to automatically reroute your calls to voice mail or another phone should an outage occur. If your business has mission critical communication needs, you may want to keep at least one traditional telephone line that allows you the ability to communicate should an outage occur. It also may be the only way that 911 service will work as some VOIP providers don't offer it. Depending upon which service/hardware combination you choose, you may need to upgrade your routers and/or switches in order to configure the QOS (Quality Of Service) settings that allow you to give higher priority to VOIP traffic. If you have an office full of hardcore Pandora or YouTube users, you may have to adjust their behaviors to avoid creating congestion on your network that will result in poor call quality. In the past, setting up a VOIP system for your business required expensive and complicated hardware and software as well as some significant setup processes. Today, you can use hosted services that don't require all that complexity and expense because everything is done in the cloud. For compatibility reasons, look for phone equipment that uses the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) standard so you aren't tied to any proprietary systems or providers. For really basic small business needs, checkout the business plans at Vonage ( http://www.vonage.com/us-canada-calling-plans/small-business-voip-1500 ) or for more features and options checkout RingCentral's various offerings http://www.ringcentral.com . For more complex situations, checkout Vocalocity ( http://www.vocalocity.com ). If you aren't much of a do-it-yourselfer, you'd be best served by consulting a professional that can help you navigate the complexities and help you make the best choice for your situation and budget. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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UPDATE: Ryan Murphy tells EW that the fourth season of "American Horror Story" will take place in 1950 and that star Jessica Lange is working on her German accent.
"American Horror Story" is currently bringing its third season, "Coven," to a close on FX. Creator Ryan Murphy has so far been mum about what Season 4 will look like, but FX Networks CEO John Landgraf dropped a few juicy details at the 2014 TCA press tour panel Tuesday (Jan. 14).
"I think it'll probably be a period piece again, I don't think it'll be contemporary," says Landgraf. "I know that most of the current cast will be returning in some form, though I don't know what characters they'll be playing. I'm waiting for [Murphy] to tell me. … Every season has an opportunity to sell a new setting and new characters and a new tone to the audience."
Landgraf adds that Murphy basically has the leeway to take the show in any direction he wants.
"Ryan has virtual carte blanche at this point to do whatever he wants to do," says Landgraf. "That really is his baby. While I and other people in the company still read every script and still watch every rough cut and still give the occasional note, I have to say we don't really have very much input. I suppose we could force ourselves to have input, but when I look at the inventiveness and the quality of what he's done for three seasons is I don't really see the need."
"American Horror Story" Season 4 will premiere in fall 2014, if it follows the pattern of the previous three seasons.


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The Assassin's Creed franchise is probably one of my favourite game series ever. I love the story, the history in the games, the different characters, gameplay, the different approaches to complete missions and the sneaking around in big cities. For some reason I never completed Revelations, and I yet have to start playing Assassin's Creed 3. Watching Chris Smoove (Youtube commentator) play Assassin's Creed, makes me really want to go buy the game and play it all the way through.
Chris Smoove plays a mission where he has to defend a enraged friend from the guards in the city. His commentary is never really strategic or technical, but entertaining to listen to. He is recording a lot of Assassin's Creed 3 content, entire missions, good playthroughs and sharing that via his Youtube channel. Go and check it out!
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The Sabre DA chip at its best. Clear and ultra-resolving with a very good headphone amp built in.
Pros: SD card playback. HP amp is great. Sounds excellent without needing a power conditioner. DSD playback from SD or USB. Excellent USB input. Small
Cons: Front switches aren't labelled and the controls are confusing.
As part of my 3 DACs series, I borrowed the older version of the Resonessence Invicta. Here is my video about it:


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A Sunday some months ago in the Herald Tribune. The following are excerpts from five reviews of current novels, reviews that sadly call to mind a teen-age theme.
(1) "The real value of the novel lies in its awareness of character, the essential personality, and the subtle effect of time."
(2) "Occasionally some of the workings of the story seem contrived, but this is only a first impression, for foremost of all is the recreation of an atmosphere which is so strong that it dictates a destiny."
(3) "Miss — writes well, telling the story with a matter-of-factness and vividness that help to carry the strangeness of her central theme. For a reader who relishes a touch of the macabre, it is an intriguing exploration of the imagination."
(4) "— — —, however, is an interesting and swiftly moving book; more complicated than most of its kind, and with subtler shading to its characters. It makes good reading."
(5) "It is also, within the framework — — has set for himself, a warm, continuously interesting story of what can happen to a group of ordinary people in a perilous situation, a situation, incidentally, at least as likely as the one Nevil Shute postulates in 'On the Beach.'"
("The one Nevil Shute postulates in 'On the Beach' "— the assurance of this phrase would give many a reader a pause, reminding us, as it does, that there are all kinds of examples of what is called "obscurity of reference.")
About the Saturday Review, one feels more and more that it is not happy in its job. It is moody, like an actress looking for the right role in order to hit the big time. "Of Literature" has been dropped from the title, an excision the miscellaneous contents of the magazine soundly justifies. The search for feature ideas is as energetic as that of any national magazine; the editors are frantically trying to keep up with the times. With the huge increase in phonograph-record sales, the music departments have absorbed more and more space in the journal. Travel, in all its manifestations, has become an important concern — travel books, travel advice, guides to nearly as many events as Cue tries to handle. Even this is not enough. There are Racing Car issues and SR Goes to the Kitchen. Extraordinary promotion ideas occur to the staff, such as the Saturday Review Annual Advertising Award. Lines from an article on this topic read:
Because Saturday Review is continually concerned with the communications pattern in the United States, it has observed with deep interest the progressive development of advertising as a medium of idea communication, a much more subtle skill even than the communication of news.
The cover may "feature" a photograph of Joanne Woodward and recently in an issue that featured Max Eastman's written ideas on Hemingway, not Eastman, but Hemingway, wearing a turtle-neck sweater, gazed from the cover in a "photo-portrait." The book reviews, the long and the short articles, in Saturday Review are neither better nor worse than those of the Times; they are marked by the same lack of strenuous effort. They obviously have their audience in mind — one, it is believed, that will take only so much.
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This specific one will house the BEST anime you thought was in Spring. Doesn't matter if it's a better series, what matters is the one you personally liked the most.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Fruitful, Consuming Paranoia: A Sci-Fi Master's Madness
Speaking of Blade Runner, in a spectacular feat of serendipity, Sam Munson has a book review in the New York Observer on the latest biography of Philip K. Dick. "The progression from Blade Runner through Total Recall to Paycheck has all the hallmarks of one of his stories—black irony, psychological degradation, and the implication of a vast conspiracy organized to deceive and persecute one man. The young Dick would have written it as a dark comedy, the older as a bizarre Christian fable. Dick's journey from neurotic bohemian to full-blown religious psychotic is as fascinating a tale as anything he ever wrote. . . . Mr. Carrčre . . . has seized on the fact that Dick's books resulted, almost uniformly, from progressively more serious derangements of his psyche." If you're interested, please buy the book here. And here I thought our interpreter was making it all up this time. Sorry for doubting you, Dan.


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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Metro Yarn Crawl
I'm excited for the DC Metro yarn crawl! I have yet to par-take in the festivities because the past two years I happened to be away for most of the time the crawl was taking place. This year it will be April 5 - 13th. Look at all the wonderful shops in the area:
This year I plan on joining others to scope out local yarn shops (something I've been meaning to do since I moved here 2.5 years ago). AND I plan on working some of the event at Woolwinders! It should be fun (or crazy). I'll let you know how it goes!
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Aaauugggghh so jealous that you have so many Yarn shops around you! That looks like a ton of fun (although would probably be a HUGE drain on my wallet!)
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After declaring a "major disaster" in the state early Friday and promising federal aid, Obama got a firsthand view of the fires and their toll on residential communities. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history.
"Whether it's fires in Colorado or flooding in the northern parts of Florida, when natural disasters like this hit, America comes together," Obama said after touring a neighborhood where the fire left some homes standing but leveled surrounding properties. "We all recognize that there but for the grace of God go I. We've got to make sure that we have each others' backs."
Obama's appearance in Colorado took on added significance coming less than five months before the Nov. 6 presidential election. The state is a crucial bellwether in the contest between Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, and the president's visit illustrated the enormous power of incumbency he enjoys to deliver not only assistance but to show compassion and command.
Stopping to greet firefighters and other first responders, Obama said: "The country is grateful for your work. The country's got your back." He later stopped at a YMCA shelter, where he was greeted with cheers and told volunteers "you guys are making us proud."
Obama spent a swift three hours in Colorado Springs, meeting only a handful of evacuees from fire-affected or threatened neighborhoods. The trip offered images of the president inspecting charred remains of a neighborhood but presented few opportunities for emotion-packed moments. Most of his time was spent with firefighters, or walking with state and local officials through evacuated neighborhoods.
The president first saw the fires and the smoky mountains as Air Force One approached Colorado Springs. His motorcade then weaved slowly through the neighborhood of Mountain Shadows, passing the wreckage of dozens of burned down homes and charred cars, including a melted Ford Taurus and a Toyota RAV-4.
He had special words for a group of firefighters who had just recently managed to save some houses in a subdivision attacked by the flames.
"They're genuine heroes," he said. He was accompanied by Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and members of the state's congressional delegation.
Obama also praised the cooperation between all levels of government.
A Wendy's restaurant across the street from a command post Obama visited had a sign that read: "We will get through this together."
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed by the blaze that has encroached on the state's second-largest city and threatened the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The White House said Obama made the trip to get a firsthand look at the wildfire damage and to assess whether additional federal resources are necessary.
But election-year political concerns also created an imperative for Obama to be on the ground. The presidential contest in Colorado is close, and Obama and Romney are looking to swing the state in their favor anyway they can.
About 46 percent of registered voters backed Obama, 42 percent backed Romney and 8 percent were undecided in an NBC News/Marist poll conducted in late May.
Colorado, with huge swaths of independent-minded voters, holds significant political weight in November. In a tight election, the state's nine electoral votes could make the difference between a win or a loss. Obama won Colorado in 2008.
Obama's campaign and a political action committee supporting him have spent more than $8 million on television advertisements in the state, according to Republican officials who track ad buys. Romney and outside groups backing his candidacy have spent more than $4 million.
Besides viewing the fire damage, Obama also has walked tornado-stricken streets in Missouri and Alabama, and met with flood victims in Tennessee — all states that voted against him in the 2008 presidential election.
Every decision the Obama White House makes to send him to a disaster zone is done under the shadow of Bush's botched response to Hurricane Katrina, which irrevocably damaged his presidency.
Bush was widely criticized as detached and uncaring when he viewed the flooding of New Orleans from the air rather than meeting with people on the ground. White House officials said at the time that they didn't want Bush's presence to distract from the recovery efforts.
Obama faced criticism that Friday's trip could divert time and resources away from the firefighting effort, assertions that were rejected by White House press secretary Jay Carney.
"We are not in any way pulling resources away," he told reporters traveling with the president. "We make sure that we don't."


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31 January, 2010
My Winter Porch...A Burlap Wreath and Lanterns
It is simply strips of burlap threaded on a coat hanger bent to form a circle…that's all! Here, I would have to add a few notes. I used two yards of burlap cut into 4 inch strips. However, it seemed that the weight of the fabric pulled it to the bottom of the coat hanger circle to the point that I know my neighbors were wondering what I had hanging on my door! lol Soooo…I took it down, spaced the fabric and hot glued it to the hanger every few inches…problem solved! I also added some keys…more about that later.
I also wanted to use lanterns on my winter porch, so I headed out in search of some larger ones to beef up my collection. I stumbled on these unusual lanterns at Marshalls...recognize them? They were featured in that gorgeous house in the movie It's Complicated. However, I left these for another lantern lover, since they are a little too Asian for me.
This is more my style. You might remember these... my Pottery Barn copy cat lanterns that I featured on my autumn porch…
…and then decorated for Christmas with candy cane stripes and cranberries. Sooo...I was jumping up and down when I found ....
...these big chunky lanterns! I decided to take a cue from my wreath and add strips of burlap…the more frayed, the better…along with a little toile ribbon and a couple of keys. I placed these on one side of my front door…
…and these on the other, using more burlap and checked ribbon with another key.
I found the keys at Hobby Lobby...with five different antique-style keys on a ring. They are frequently on sale and I keep going back for more, since I have used them in both my vintage tag and framed key projects as well. They add a little extra layer of interest for me. The checked ribbon came from Michaels and the toile from Hobby Lobby.
So finally…here it is…my winter porch. As you can see, my porch is small and doesn't lend itself to anything very elaborate. I think I like the simple wintery starkness for a change. What do you think?
And in case you are wondering why my blinds are up…it's for my staff! lol You cannot see her furry little face, but our CEO Ozzie was busy supervising this entire photo shoot!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Please head on over to visit these wonderful blogs to see what everyone has going on!
Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday
Kimba at A Soft Place to Land for DIY Day
Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick for the Before and After Party
Layla at The Lettered Cottage for A Few of My Favorite Tutorials 2010.
This will be fun! I can't wait to see what everyone has going on! See you next time! A la prochaine!
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Debbie, I love your porch, the wreath is very pretty and the extra touches of ribbon and keys makes the wreath say Debbie lives here. I am going to try that idea. The lanterns I love.
I keep the blinds up behind my couch during the day so my fur babies can lay and look out. Isn't it funny the small things we do to make them happy.
Stay warm, there is about 6 inches of snow on my front deck, my 4-legged girls love it but will only stay out for a short time, they don't like for their feet to be cold, LOL!!! PatriciaDebbie~~~
I LOVE the wreath!! Perfect for this time of year and perfect for the addition of the toile fabric bow!! I have a bit of burlap so I am going straight over for the tutorial. Thanks!!
Your lanterns are also perfect for winter. I like how you jazzed them up! Very cool!!
Have a happy Sunday! :-)
JanieAdore the burlap wreath - will have to check out the tutorial - I have two huge pieces of burlap, the color you have and a deep chocolate one.
Now, I wish you or someone would do a very detailed tutorial on how to make those big wonderful bows!!!
Kathleen makes great ones too...
I'm challenged when it comes to bows!
Love the total look of the front porch - great job!!wow Debbie I love your lanterns and of course you know I love the black and white checks with the burlap....such a great job, I am happy the kitties liked the kitty dishes....For the Tablescape Thursday I am doing a country french breakfast, and i know you are all about french, please let me know what you think, it was hard having never been to France...But I know you'll know...Phyllis
ReplyDeleteDebbie, this is a CUTE wreath, and thanks for the info about the hot glue. I saw and tried this, and I wish now I had seen the thing about the hot glue because I have a ton of fabric on mine, and it is HEAVY! LOL! I also made my strips too big. It's cute though... but I have had to use about four yards so far (good thing it's on sale) and am going back for more. ;-)
SheilaWhat a beautiful porch for winter! It looks great, love what you did with the keys, such a nice touch. I had to take mine down and glue it as well, it was all falling to the bottom. Thank you for the idea of the hot glue, I was going to sew it together and the glue was so much easier.
I'll be changing out my ribbon soon from Valentine's Day to something spring like. I love ribbon shopping!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment! I appreciate my wonderful readers!... Debbie