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The other day I got an email from Rebecca, a senior at UC Davis. I don't know Rebecca; she just wanted to let me know that my blog had inspired her. Isn't that cool? She and two friends are living together in a house this year, and were looking for a way to assign chores. She googled "chore wheel" and found my post. The chore wheel has been effective for three years in our house, and that's a record for us.
Here's her version. I like how she put it on a bulletin board with a pushpin in the middle to turn it. So smart and simple…why didn't I think of that? Mine turns works fine on its brad, but the pushpin didn't even occur to me when I was searching high and low to find that stray brad.
I'm impressed that these girls are so organized with their chores and bills. I honestly don't remember how we did it when I was living in a house with two other girls. Of course, I was only 17 and they were 19, so maybe we weren't too worried about it.
What were you like in college…super organized or not so much?
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fall Porch
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(HealthDay News) -- Your risk for developing the pain and stiffness of arthritis grows as you get older. While that's beyond your control, other risk factors can be prevented.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mentions these preventable risk factors for arthritis:
- Being overweight or obese, which can worsen or trigger knee osteoarthritis.
- Injuring a joint.
- Developing an infection at or near a joint.
- Having an occupation that requires repetitive squatting or bending.
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Eliana Joy's Birth Story
One of the things that drew Stephen and I together when we first met was our desire to have a house full of children. We believe that children are a heritage from the Lord and a blessing, and are thrilled to be given the gift of bringing children into the world with the prayer that they will grow up to honor and glorify God with their lives. We welcomed our firstborn son, Jeshuah–"The LORD saves"–Paul Willcox, 5 days after our fourth anniversary. When we learned we were expecting our second child 14 months later, we were thrilled. But the Lord had other plans for that little one's life, and we miscarried eight weeks into the pregnancy. She was our Elealeh–"The LORD reigns sovereign"–Grace, reminding us of God's goodness and power even amidst our loss. Our hearts were heavy with grief, but in the midst of it all, we felt the Lord whisper to our hearts that He wanted to bless us with another baby soon, another girl, who would be called Eliana–"The LORD has heard our prayers."
Two months to the day of my miscarriage, we learned we were expecting again. We were filled with joy at God's goodness and knew in our hearts that this was indeed our Eliana, the answer to our prayers for another little girl that might fill our arms, hearts, and home. Though our hearts told us that this little one was a girl, we both felt strongly that we wanted to keep her gender a secret until her birth. We had found out the gender with our first and wanted to know what it felt like to anticipate that "It's a girl!" or "It's a boy!" upon delivery. So, we contained our curiosity and decided to wait to find out, eager for our January 26 due date.
But seven weeks into the pregnancy, I began to bleed. A sonogram showed a healthy baby and a small subchorionic hematoma, but no other explanation for the bleeding. I was put on partial bed rest until the bleeding stopped. A week later, the bleeding stopped, and we all breathed a sigh of relief, asking the Lord to guard and protect this little one's life.
I was indescribably blessed by having significantly less morning sickness than I experienced with my first pregnancy. I actually found myself enjoying being pregnant this time! God was indeed being gracious.
Then one evening, when I was eleven weeks pregnant, I was sitting on the floor playing trains with Jeshuah, when I felt a rush of blood and ran to the bathroom. I was bleeding again, this time quite heavily. As I attempted to pull myself together, I knew a few brief moments of panic as I pleaded with the Lord to please not take this baby, too. Within seconds, a peace that passes understanding washed over me, and I knew in my heart of hearts that God was good, no matter what. But I also felt a confidence that the Lord was hearing and answer my prayers "yes" and that I would indeed hold this little one in my arms.
I was put on partial bed rest again, and my mom and sister-in-law came out to help. Our church family wrapped their arms around us by bringing us meals, taking care of Jeshuah, and sending cards of encouragement. Two of the deacons in our church felt compelled to come over and pray for us and for the life of our child, and we enjoyed a time of petitioning the Lord to protect our little one. One of the cards we received contained Mark 11:24, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Stephen and I felt that still, small voice again whisper to our hearts, "She is your Eliana, and I am hearing your prayers." Although we were confident in God's sovereignty and control no matter what, we felt a peace and confidence that the Lord's will was to make himself known by bringing this little girl into the world to glorify His name through answered prayer.
I continued to feel comparatively wonderful as my pregnancy progressed, and I was filled with praises for God's goodness at giving me a pregnancy that was so drastically different from my first. I could eat, keep food down, I had energy, and I could sleep at night. All of that helped the fact that I was chasing a toddler around daily!
But the Lord was far from being done with answering our prayers regarding this little one's life. At 15 weeks, I began hemorrhaging once again and we headed to the hospital this time. Sonograms continued to reveal a healthy, growing baby and a mystery regarding the cause of the bleeding. Each time I was sent home with the warning that all this bleeding signaled a significant increase in continued risk of not only miscarriage, but also pre-term labor.
Within a week, the bleeding stopped again, and my pregnancy progressed normally for a few weeks. Although I began experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions at 14 weeks, I didn't think too much of it, as I had experienced them throughout my first pregnancy as well. Our 20 week ultrasound showed a healthy, growing baby, though we maintained our desire to not find out the gender.
We made it into the third trimester without any more complications and breathed a sigh of relief as every day brought us closer to full-term and meeting our little Answered Prayer. But once again, at 33 weeks, I was admitted into the hospital with pre-term labor. They were able to stop the progression of labor and my midwife put me on full bed rest for the next four weeks until this baby was full-term and closer to being ready to enter the world.
Bed rest has always been one of my biggest fears, imagining myself lying completely horizontal in bed, staring at the ceiling for weeks, unable to even read a book because I had to lie down and my arms would get tired. However, after the first couple of days, my contractions slowed enough that I was able to sit up for short periods, then even be up on my feet briefly without beginning multiple contractions again. My parents came and picked up Jeshuah to care for him for the week at their home so I could be as still as possible. I asked God to sanctify this distress to me, and he richly blessed that time. He quieted my anxious heart with his love, allowed Stephen and I some sweet alone time, and prepared me for the new year and the new addition to our family.
Three weeks into my bed rest, as much as I had learned that God could indeed use even that to bless my heart, I was still eager to be free to get up and get back to a normal routine before our little one made his or her entrance into the world. On Thursday, January 5, I would be 37 weeks pregnant and considered full-term. The baby would be at a much safer size to be delivered, and I could officially go off of bed rest.
Wednesday, January 4, I woke around 5:30am and felt a few contractions as I dozed in and out for the next hour. This was not, of course, unusual, so I didn't think much of it, except that these contractions had a bit of a sharpness to them that most of my others had not had. Still, I remembered many friends telling me how many Braxton-Hicks contractions they had had, even painful enough to have to breathe through, and they were not actually labor. I got up and began my morning routine without paying much attention to my contractions, their consistency, or their timing. After all, I had had contractions two minutes apart for three hours multiple times throughout this pregnancy, and they hadn't meant much of anything!
Since I was still on bed rest, we had arranged for Stephen to take Jeshuah to his cousin's house for the morning to play, and then Stephen could go into work for a few hours. At about 8:30, I told him I had been having contractions off and on that morning, but I didn't know if they meant anything or not. I decided to go ahead and take a bath and see if they stopped, as that would mean they were simply false labor. At 8:45, Stephen loaded Jeshuah into the car and headed out, deciding instead to come back home and finish packing the hospital bag, just so that we would be ready whenever I actually did go into labor.
By 9am, I had begun to time my contractions and realized that, although they were still inconsistent and extremely mild, they seemed to be getting closer together and had not been deterred by the bath. I had had to breathe through a couple off and on and had noticed a little bleeding. I began to realize that this might actually be the real thing.
I made a phone call to my mom, who was planning to act as my doula as she had with Jeshuah. I described my contractions and that they had been about 11 minutes apart thirty minutes ago and now they were between 5 and 10 minutes apart, but still not consistent or very strong, and some were so mild I didn't even know if they were really contractions. She said she would hop in the car and make the hour and a half drive over because her guess was that I really was in labor. I told her not to worry and to take her time, as this labor seemed to be going much slower than my first.
With Jeshuah, my water had broken at 6:30, and I went into labor. Four and a half hours later, Jeshuah was born. There had already been so many false alarms, I felt the need for my water to break this time in order for me to really believe I was in labor. I had been praying all morning that if this really was labor, that the Lord would simply cause my water to break and confirm to me that it was time for action. I had convinced myself also that the reason my labor was so fast with Jeshuah was probably due to the fact that my water had broken immediately, and that if my water did not break to begin early labor, I would probably have a long, drawn out labor. Between all of those factors and the fact that my contractions were not very strong or close together, I still was not convinced I truly was in labor.
Stephen arrived home and began packing bags. Around 9:30, I began having stronger contractions and needed to stop and breathe through a couple more. I ran around the house, putting Jeshuah's clothes away and labeling drawers and cupboards and printing off instructions for Grandma to know where everything was for Jeshuah later. I wanted to labor as long as possible at home, and since my water still had not broken, I was convinced the need to head to the hospital was still a long way off.
At 10am, we took a pictures of my tummy with an "In labor!" sign next to me.
Two minutes later, my contractions suddenly began rolling into the next with mere seconds in between and pain so intense I could barely move. I felt the baby heavily making its descent and looked at Stephen in wide-eyed panic. The hospital was 15 minutes away, and I truly did not know if we would make it in time.
Stephen propped me up as we made slow progress toward the car, still in indecision about whether to try to drive there in time or deliver this baby at home. But the thought of delivering the baby at home by ourselves was more frightening to me than having to pull over on the side of the road if we didn't make it, so we continued towards the car.
At that point, Stephen asked if I had called my midwife yet. Well, no, I hadn't…I thought I was just supposed to show up at the hospital and they would call her once I got there. Usually she was just downstairs anyway. And besides…I had called her so many times throughout this whole pregnancy already, I didn't want to bother her if I didn't have to. Stephen sighed and quickly dialed my midwife's office, explained that I was about to have the baby, and asked what we should do. The nurse told Stephen to call 911 and ask for an ambulance escort to speed our way. While Stephen hung up and dialed 911, I held on for dear life and tried my hardest not to push. (We have since joked that that phone call would be quite humorous to hear the recording of, as Stephen described our location and car in between coaching me to relax my face and take deep breaths, breathing in and out with me while conversing with the operator!)
By the time the ambulance had our location, we were two intersections away from the hospital. They told us to pull over and they would find us, but there was no way I was letting Stephen slow our race to the hospital. Stephen drove, lights flashing, honking his horn, as fast he he could safely go, as he assured me they would have someone waiting at the hospital door to hurry me to a room.
We pulled up in front of the Trinity Birth Place, and a nurse with a wheelchair opened the door and exclaimed happily, "Oh, good! You're still pregnant!" We waited for the current contraction to ease and she and Stephen heaved me into the chair. The nurse took off toward the nearest empty room, and Stephen went to park the car.
I remember just closing my eyes and trying to hold out, telling myself I would soon be in a room and know how soon I might be holding this little one in my arms! As I neared my room, a flock of staff, including nurses and doctors hurried in behind me and began setting up. One nurse began inputting into a computer, and the doctor and another nurse got ready to check my progress. Stephen appeared in the doorway and a nurse congratulated him on his speed, then told him to breathe. We had made it.
I was extremely eager to hear the doctor's report on my progress and prayed I was fully dilated, but feared that perhaps I might still have a long way to go, despite what my body was telling me. When she announced that I was 9 and 1/2 cm, but the baby was still at a "one," I needed a reminder of what that meant, and she explained that the baby wasn't fully lowered yet and I "still had some time." I looked at her skeptically and nearly laughed out loud, but I didn't voice the fact that I knew otherwise.
The nurses passed out my birth plan and began looking it over and discussing it. I heard someone ask how far away my midwife was, and they joked that she was still a ways away. I saw a woman appear in the doorway and heard someone say that it was the OB that my midwife works under. She stood by the door, chatting with some of the nurses nonchalantly.
And that's when I knew it was time to push. However, in all my reading on childbirth, I knew that my current position, laying flat on my back, was the worst possible option for delivering this baby. Not only that, everything in my body rebelled against the idea. I knew I needed to get up and allow gravity to do some of the work for me.
I shakily asked if I could get up and kneel on the bed. The nurses asked the doctor, and she replied, "I don't care what she does." (It has since occurred to me that she did not realize I was asking that because I was ready to push). Relieved, I knelt on the bed and put my arms around Stephen's shoulders. At this point, I remembered that my water still had not broken, and I heard the nurses talking about that very fact. I thought I heard one of them say they were going to break my water as they baby was born, and I told them not to, that the baby could be born in the sack safely, and they assured me that they would not break my water.
And then, as all the doctors and nurses chatted with their backs turned, with one tremendous effort, I felt the baby slip out and heard a "pop!" as the baby hit the bed and the sack burst open.
Twelve minutes after we arrived at the hospital, Eliana Joy was born.
"Oh!" The staff exclaimed, turning suddenly in shock.
"It's a girl!" Stephen called out, peering around my kneeling form to see the baby that had just plopped onto the bed.
Within seconds, they had taken the baby, wrapped her in a blanket, and placed her on my chest. She laid there quietly, mewing softly every now and again, but mostly just laying still, looking up at me with wide, blue eyes.
My midwife walked into the room and exclaimed her disappointment that she had not arrived in time. A few minutes later, the placenta was delivered, and my midwife looked at Stephen and me, her eyes very serious.
"The Lord was protecting this baby," she said solemnly.
"The Lord has been protecting this baby this whole pregnancy!" I replied. "But what makes you say that right now?"
She went on to explain that the placenta was deformed, a very rare case of velamentous cord insertion. To put it simply, the umbilical cord had implanted into the fetal membranes instead of into the placenta, leaving the baby's blood vessels exposed.
"If the water had broken during labor, this baby most likely would have died."
The condition explained all the bleeding I had had throughout the pregnancy. It explained the preterm labor and preterm birth. It explained even more deeply why our little girl truly was "Eliana." I was humbled to realize that all morning (and indeed, throughout the pregnancy), I had prayed that my labor might start by my water breaking so there would be no question. But God, in His sovereignty, knew that was the very thing that could have cost my daughter her life, and so he preserved her within her sack until the last possible second, when she could be born safely, and gathered into my arms.
When we placed her on the scale, we found that she weighed 5 lbs 12 ounces and was 17 1/2 inches long. So much joy wrapped in such a tiny bundle! My midwife declared that if she had been born one week earlier, she would have been in the NICU. But she was over five pounds and healthy, so we thanked God for yet another answered prayer.
Her middle name is Joy, and she has already filled our lives with so much joy in the few days since her birth. We are overwhelmed by God's goodness in her life and in giving her to us. We pray that He will continue to guide us as we raise her and Jeshuah to walk in His ways.
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& Praise the Lord for his mercy and protection!!! Congratulations on your new little one!!!
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Congratulations!!! Happy to know that Joy is bringing `joy` to your family!!!
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Amazing story! So glad everyone is doing well! Congratulations on your precious new blessing! :-)
Trish...wife to my truck driver and part-time farmer husband, mama to 6 boys ages 16, 13, 8, 6, 3, and 1 1/2...and our first princess due in January 2014!!!
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Wow! Amazing! I'm so glad that she's here, alive and well.
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What a beautiful story, made me cry! Thank you for sharing!
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What a precious, amazing story!! The Lord is GOOD!!
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yes, it definitely brought tears to my eyes just thinking and knowing what an awesome God we serve! Praise the Lord for your faithfulness and trust in Him
Crystal - Wife, Mother to Cody(18) Eric(10)
Chloe(7) cheer: Ethan(3)and Carson (1) our amazing almost pain free home birth boy @ 9lbs 2 oz and Emmalynn joined 3/21/14 another amazing homebirth yes it's crazy at our house but we love it!
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A young girl from Independence had her 8th birthday party Friday and didn't ask for any presents.
She didn't request dolls, clothes or jewelry, but just an $8 donation toward diabetes research from each of the guests who attended.
Eight-year-old Izzi Cobb has type 1 diabetes-previously referred to as juvenile diabetes-and hopes that a cure will be found within her lifetime for her rarer form of the metabolic disease. Izzi was diagnosed by doctors at age 3 after her parents realized she was constantly thirsty, urinating frequently and always fatigued.
According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, T1D is a type of diabetes where the body's pancreas produces little to no insulin, a hormone needed to allow food or sugar (glucose) to enter cells in order to produce energy. T1D is different to the more commonly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes, where the body still produces insulin, but is unable to use it effectively for metabolism. So far there is no cure for T1D.
Of the total number of diabetics in the U.S., 5 percent are T1D, says Izzi's mother, Sissy Cobb.
"It's like a drunk or flu-like feeling," says Izzi's father, Jordan Cobb, when experiencing an insulin withdrawal. "There are long-term effects in your extremeties, blurry vision, incredibly tired and it takes a toll on your liver."
Jordan was diagnosed with T1D as a child as well. Although both parents said that doctors told them T1D is not inherited, JDRF writes that researchers are still determing whether it is carried over to children or not.
"One in 400-500 people in the general population develops T1D," writes JDRF. "...only 10 percent of individuals who are diagnosed with T1D have a family history of the disease."
Izzi uses an OmniPod, a wearable insulin pump, that automatically injects insulin for up to three days, says her mother.
"She (Izzi) has to check her glucose levels 4 to 6 times a day," said Sissy. This includes Izzi visiting her school nurse at least twice a day, she adds.
Besides the coventional finger pricking to determine blood sugar levels, Izzi also uses Dexcom, a continuous glucose monitoring system, that uses sensors for diabetes management.
Despite all of Izzi's tedious daily routines, her grandmother, Cathy Morrison, says that her granddaughter is optimistic that she will one day be cured of her condition.
"She asked me one day when God is going to cure her diabetes," Morrison recalled. "I said when He is ready, and hopefully soon."
Meanwhile, the Cobb Family participates in the annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes every October at the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City. They walk every year to raise funding for the development of an artificial pancreas or other breakthroughs to cure T1D.
And to compensate for the lack of presents upon Izzi's request during her birthday party this year, the community of Independence chipped in to throw her an extravagent party instead.
"The Pharoah Cinema 4 and AMC Independence Commons 20 donated popcorn and movie tickets for the kids attending, Wal-Mart (Independence Store 1014) provided treats, and a local church offered space to host her birthday," said Sissy. Plus she adds the Kansas City Chapter of JDRF is providing a balloon artist and a bouncy castle as well.
According to the Cobbs, they discovered the Wal-Mart manager has a child who has T1D, and employees at the Pharoah know others afflicted with the disease.
Izzi says her goal at her birthday was to raise at least $800 for JDRF. But with more than 150 kids and adults in attendance, she certainly exceeded her objective; $1,300 to be exact.
Izzi's parents say they are "very proud" of her decision to use her birthday as a way to raise money to find a cure for diabetes.
"You are one strong girl to go through all you do and still have a smile on your face," they write.
If you would like to donate to the Kansas City chapter of JDRF, visit http://kansascity.jdrf.org or call 816-472-7997.


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Motorola Launches 'Have It Your Way' Smartphone Project
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Motorola's making a big splash with the launch of Project Ara, an ambitious, open source hardware initiative that allows consumers to customize their entire phone, down to the specific components and display.
"We know there are a number of folks who like to tinker with their devices," Ramon Lamas, research manager of mobile phones at IDC, told TechNewsWorld. "I think there's going to be some interest out there, but you're talking to a very select segment of the market as opposed to the mass market."
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Motorola, which is a subsidiary of Google, thinks of Ara as Android for hardware. It plans to facilitate a thriving third-party ecosystem with developers and reduce time to market while ramping up the pace of innovation. It expects to release an alpha version of a Module Developer's Kit this winter.
It's not yet clear whether developers will flock to Ara -- Motorola hasn't hinted at much direct incentive beyond the suggestion of prizes or, perhaps more enticingly, the opportunity for a hardware developer to make a name for itself on a new platform.
"Based on my initial impressions, I think there's going to be enough people with enough expertise to pull their resources together and create the pieces of the puzzle," telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld. "Whether it's going to be successful or not is the question."
Motorola has teamed up with Dave Hakkens, designer of the Phonebloks concept. His vision was for a modular, open source phone that consumers could customize however they liked, which dovetailed neatly with Motorola's vision for Ara, which it had been working on for more than a year.
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Motorola is cultivating the community Hakkens built after Phonebloks caught waves of press attention last month. It garnered more than 950,000 supporters after appearing on crowd-promoting site Thunderclap, and it will remain an independent organization. A successful open source project, Motorola has noted, requires both a robust platform and a thriving community.
There's an environmental-awareness aspect to the project as well. Part of Hakkens' impetus in creating his project was the fact that mobile phones -- which often contain toxic elements such as lead and mercury -- end up in landfills. Phonebloks and Ara aim to reduce waste and create an ecosystem of more sustainable hardware.
At this stage, it is not yet clear if or how consumers will adopt the concept. The enthusiasm and support for the Phonebloks concept certainly suggests there's a market for simple phone hardware customization, yet the time, effort, and cost investment required in shaping an Ara device to personal preferences may prove too cumbersome for some customers.
"At the end of the day, you're going to get a phone. It's very easy to walk into AT&T and Verizon and walk out with a phone less than an hour later," IDC's Lamas said. "You've got to find those people who put that emphasis on design, who put that emphasis on customizability, and are willing to pay a little bit more for that capability."


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In the 1970s Minnesotan Jean Tretter started collecting and saving items as a way to help him write and talk about queer history and culture. Thanks to his foresight, passion and dedication the collection has now grown to over 30,000 items from around the world.
The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies is located on the University of Minnesota campus in the Elmer Anderson Library for Special Collections. It is an archival library, research facility and museum that is open everyone, including the general public and scholars alike, who want to learn about queer culture both past and present.
The collection is international in scope and has materials in approximately 58 languages. It covers all time periods, from a 4,000-year-old phallic statuette from Egypt, up to current editions of GLBT periodicals. Although books are the core of the collection, substantial sections include textiles, glassware, film, music, art works, and three-dimensional objects such as event buttons and furniture. The collection includes unpublished manuscripts, vertical files, and periodicals from all over the world.
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In 2005, three friends formed a band and called it the Brass Kings. Now in its sixth year, the trio is going strong, exploring new sounds, and even talking about regular rehearsals. Hear how this unusual group formed, as the players describe how their different paths led them to this unique, acoustic sound. Produced by Dale Connelly.
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Twin Cities hip-hop artist Toki Wright is a dynamic force on stage and in the recording studio. He's also an instructor at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. This Live from Minnesota segment captures the release of "FADERS" at the Fine Line Music Cafe. Produced for KFAI by Peter Frey.
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The world of experimental sound arts is innovative and unusual—a place where instrument builders, alternative tuning systems and unorthodox musical expressions converge. In this documentary, six Minnesota experimental sound artists share their musings, explorations and creations.
St. Paul native Paul Metzger performs solo and with various experimental musicians around the world. In this program, he improvises on his collection of modified guitars and banjos, including a 23-string banjo.
Mary Garvie likes to collaborate and perform freestyle. Hear her voice experiments, and listen as she plays a variety instruments, such as an amplified grate, table top and singing bowl.
Tim Kaiser designs and builds electronic experimental instruments for himself and others, and likes buttons, knobs and switches. Based in Duluth, he performs at experimental sound festivals around the country.
David Means curates the Strange Attractors Experimental Intermedia Festival in St. Paul. Many of the experimental sound pieces he creates—using electric, electronic and computer instruments—are designed for the architectural layout of a performance space.
Dixie Treichel is founder of the Unique Sounds Ensemble in Minneapolis. She makes instruments from found objects, and uses them to create electronic sound art.
Kris Peck builds and performs on micro-tonal guitars. The altered fret boards on these instruments create unusual scales in nontraditional tuning systems. He also explores the use of digital delays and performs in the Twin Cities with a variety of experimental musicians.
Eclectic Ensemble
Produced by Daniel Zamzow & Nancy Sartor
Eclectic Ensemble is an ambient and improvisational group that runs on solar power and transports all its gear by bicycle. This MinneCulture segment was recorded at Minnehaha Falls and features Tim Donahue, Charlie Hendrickson and John Vance performing "Music of the Sun." Eclectic Ensemble performs pop-up concerts at outdoor locations across the Twin Cities from May through October. For more information, find Eclectic Ensemble on facebook.
Paul Metsa presents Willie Walker & Willie West
Produced by Monty Lee Wilkes
In 2011 Paul Metsa hosted a series of concerts and interviews at the Music Box Theatre in Minneapolis. On this special night, renowned soul musicians Willie Walker and Willie West shared the stage for the first time—talking and singing in a rare live performance that sent chills through the audience. Produced by Monty Lee Wilkes and Nancy Sartor.
MinneCulture presents a live performance by Cyril Paul & the Monarchs. Recorded at Caponi Art Park. Produced for KFAI by Dick Rees.
Tucked along the banks of St. Croix River just north of Stillwater, Minnesota, Arcola Mills is a serene spot with a long history. From Native and European settlers, to loggers and artist communities, it offers a beautiful respite along the St. Croix. This week on MinneCulture, producer Bobbie Scott takes a trip back in time to learn more about the history in this audio documentary of Arcola Mills.
Tucked along the banks of St. Croix River just north of Stillwater, Minnesota, Arcola Mills is a serene spot with a long history. From Native and European settlers, to loggers and artist communities, it offers a beautiful respite along the St. Croix. Producer Bobbie Scott takes a trip back in time to learn more about the history in this audio documentary of Arcola Mills.
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Tourists can book flights to Rajahmundry, which is one of the oldest cities of Andhra Pradesh. International travellers can travel by flights to Hyderabad and thereafter, cover the remaining distance between the capital city and Rajahmundry by bus, train or taxi. Flights to Rajahmundry from Chennai and Hyderabad are regular, but those from other parts of the country are less frequent. Irrespective of the destination from where the tourist is coming, making an advance flight booking is always better. Tourists can book their air tickets to Rajahmundry on www.makemytrip.com.
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· the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
Hypernym(s): humanistic_discipline, humanities, liberal_arts, arts
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· any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
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Caltech Players present Boldly Go! (A Star Trek Musical Parody)
Friday, March 4, 2016
Location: Ramo Auditorium
While having fun with the sometimes farcical aspects of science fiction and parodying Star Trek, this new show—written by brothers Cole Remmen and Caltech theoretical physics graduate student Grant Remmen—also satirizes the musical theater genre.
At its core, Boldly Go! is a story about being true to oneself and one's convictions, about friendship and love, about discovery and wonder, about the triumph of the individual over adversity, and about the joy of sharing with each other this vast and mysterious Universe.
Learn More: tacit.caltech.edu
$18 general admission
For other tickets, call the Caltech Ticket Office at (626) 395-4652.
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$9 Caltech/JPL staff/faculty and other students
Series: Student Group Performances
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Inside the Williamsburg office of Two Rivers Multimedia Solutions, the tangle of connections between the staff's computers and various gangs of blinking storage drives hardly ever stops humming. Two glowing monitors stand on each desk, sucking data from this endless electronic stream - then spitting it back - as the four-person production team hammers thousands of raw video, audio and graphic art files into one of the most distinctive features of the new USS Monitor Center.
Interactive multimedia presentations crop up everywhere inside the $30 million addition to The Mariners' Museum, enabling visitors to travel back in time and to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean as they explore the story of the fabled Civil War ironclad. Faces, voices, even landscapes from both the distant and not-so-distant past emerge inside the darkened galleries as if conjured up by magic.
More videoBut Two Rivers co-owner Tim Ivy knows that the success of the interactive computer games, personal story stations and documentary feature created by his firm depends largely on a lot of hard work as well as an occasional nuzzle of encouragement from the office dog.
Then there's the importance of having 15 terabytes of server space in which to store an eye-numbing tide of data.
"It takes a long time to do something like this well because you have to be accurate," says Ivy, whose team started on the Monitor Center project in June 2005. "At the same time, you have to find ways to boil it all down without losing anything important."
Designed by New York-based DMCD with the help of Mariners' curator Anna Holloway and Monitor National Marine Sanctuary historian Jeff Johnston, the new exhibits represent an ambitious leap forward for the museum.
Defined as much by interactive multimedia experiences as by artifacts and theatrical environments, they're intended to remake the way in which visitors relate to the Mariners' galleries and - in the process - completely change their sense of what it's like to tour a history museum.
"We want to appeal to all sorts of visitors, not just older people who love ship models and reading but also younger tech-savvy, Web-savvy visitors who understand the language of computers," Holloway says. "We also wanted a new way to get some of the great things we have - the photographs, letters, documents and paintings - out of storage and into the galleries where they could really add something to the visitors' experience."
Two Rivers began its task by sifting through huge amounts of information, including photographs, letters and other documents from the enormous historical collections of the Mariners' and Monitor sanctuary as well as hundreds of hours of raw video footage from the Monitor underwater archaeological expeditions. Guided by the new exhibit's story lines, Ivy and co-owner M.K. Sizemore - assisted by graphic artist
Sara Belmont and writer Brent Holliday - also conducted additional research into the personalities and issues behind the Monitor as well as such broader themes as 19th-century warship design and naval warfare.
Two engrossing video games resulted, each translating such arcane themes as seamanship, firepower and seaworthiness into illuminating insights about the age of sail and the heavily armored, steam-powered innovation that the Monitor represented.
"I basically had to learn to sail a ship - or at least understand the mechanics," says Belmont, whose design-an-ironclad game requires each player to pass five stringent tests before getting the thumbs up from the Monty Pythonlike naval judges. "I've heard that some people have kept at it for 30 minutes or more in the tests."
The battery of eight personal story stations is designed to be just as compelling. Mixing period photographs, drawings and text with video performances by live actors, the giant flat-screen monitors provide living, breathing windows into the past, providing visitors with eye-witness guides to the dramatic personal and technological struggles that gave birth to both the Monitor and its monstrous adversary - the CSS Virginia.
"Hopefully, we're putting a human face on the themes explored in the galleries," Sizemore says, describing how the costumed actors seem to step out from the period pictures. "And we've got so many links filled with so much information - drawings, prints, photographs and illustrations - that you could spend 15 minutes exploring each one of these stations."
Richer still is the 20-minute interactive documentary that will enable visitors to relive the epic struggle of sanctuary archaeologists and Navy divers as they fought to recover the Monitor's turret from the stormy Atlantic in 2002. Narrated by "Law & Order" star Sam Waterston, the film uses an eye-popping screen-within-screen format to share not only freshly shot interviews but also key underwater and topside footage of some of the expedition's most hair-raising moments. It then asks visitors to make their own choices as they sweat through four of the weather-related and engineering calamities that almost doomed the mission.
"The Monitor always had this habit of waiting around for the 59th minute of the 11th hour before it would give you what you wanted," Ivy says. "And that's the story we're trying to show."


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Accenture collaborated with Microsoft on a Siebel implementation project that lays the groundwork for future customer relationship management (CRM) projects at Microsoft.
Microsoft's enterprise business has exceeded its ambitious sales targets. However, the company's business processes, sales enhancement service and technical architectures had not kept pace with this growth. Microsoft's global sales teams relied on different systems to record sales opportunities and transactions in completely different ways—and, in many cases, in different languages. This led not only to operational inefficiencies, but also impacted Microsoft's ability to deliver the highest-quality customer service.
Because sales are the driving force behind the company's success, Microsoft recognized it needed to improve its sales management system including the ability to create, track and pursue sales opportunities. The company believed that it could achieve this goal only if it integrated the activities of its 8,000-member enterprise sales force, its 1,000 call center personnel and its 1,000 sales partners dispersed around the world.


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Welcome to the Official CAG Collector's Guide Pre-Order Thread
Assassin's Creed Unity (Initiate Edition)
Publisher: Prima (October 28, 2014)
Page Count: 320
Amazon $83.93
Special Features: Outer box, hardback, eGuide access, chalice, scroll, map poster
Battlefield Hardline
Publisher: Prima (October 21, 2014)
Page Count: 368
Amazon $29.66
Special Features: Hardback, eGuide access
Bayonetta 2
Publisher: Prima (December 31, 2014)
Author: Geson Hatchett
Page Count: 288
Amazon $29.49
Special Features: Hardback
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Publisher: BradyGames (November 4, 2014)
Page Count: ?
Gamestop $36.99
Special Features: Hardback
Dragon Age Inquisition
Publisher: Prima (October 7, 2014)
Author: David Knight
Page Count: 368
Amazon $30.39
Special Features: Hardback, eGuide access
Dragon Age Inquisition (Inquisitor Edition)
Publisher: Prima (November 18, 2014)
Author: David Knight
Page Count: 368
Amazon $105.84
Special Features: Box, hardback, eGuide access, four faux leather bookmarks, pen, in-game content
Far Cry 4
Publisher: Prima (October 7, 2014)
Page Count: 272
Amazon $35.27
Special Features: Hardback, poster map, eGuide access
Hyrule Warriors
Publisher: Prima (September 26, 2014)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $28.06
Special Features: Hardback, eGuide access
The Sims 4
Publisher: Prima (Dec 31, 2014)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $29.33
Special Features: Hardcover
Skylanders Trap Team
Publisher: BradyGames (October 5, 2014)
Page Count: ?
Gamestop $34.99
Special Features: Hardcover
Tales of Xillia 2
Publisher: Prima (August 19, 2014)
Author: Howard Grossman
Page Count: 400
Amazon $29.86
Special Features: Hardback, exclusive DLC
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Publisher: Prima (Feb 24, 2015)
Author: David S. J. Hodgson
Page Count: 448
Amazon $30.41
Special Features: Hardcover, eGuide access
Previously Released CE Guide Archive
Watch Dogs
Publisher: Prima (November 19, 2013)
Page Count: 384
Amazon $24.25
Special Features: Hardcover, access to web-based maps and videos
Publisher: Prima (March 11, 2014)
Page Count: 368
Amazon $30.23
Special Features: Hardcover, eGuide access
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Publisher: Piggyback (October 29, 2013)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $23.52
Gamestop $34.99
Special Features: Hardback, 2-sided map poster
Batman Arkham Origins
Publisher: BradyGames (October 25, 2013)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $26.16
Special Features: Hardback
Battlefield 4
Publisher: Prima (October 29, 2013)
Page Count: 416
Amazon $24.99
Special Features: Hardback, DLC bonus in-game item, eGuide access
Borderlands 2 GOTY Edition
Publisher: BradyGames (October 8, 2013)
Page Count: 496
Amazon $21.32
Special Features: Hardback
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Publisher: BradyGames (November 5, 2013)
Page Count: 352
Amazon $25.26
Gamestop $34.99
Special Features: Hardback, two fabric patches (Ghosts and Federation)
Dark Souls II
Publisher: FuturePress (March 11, 2014)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $33
Special Features: Hardback
Diablo III Console Edition
Publisher: BradyGames (September 3, 2013)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $26.04
Special Features: Hardback, metal bookmark
Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
Publisher: Prima (October 8, 2013)
Page Count: 356
Amazon $25.88
Special Features: Hardback, DLC for exclusive playable character Raspberyl, exclusive lithograph (1 of 3 types)
Fable Anniversary
Publisher: Prima (December 31, 2013)
Page Count: 320
Amazon $27.47
Special Features: Hardback, foil treatment, gilded pages, bonus content via Smartglass
Grand Theft Auto V
Publisher: BradyGames (September 17, 2013)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $22.19 (includes lithograph)
Gamestop $36.99 (includes lithograph)
Special Features: Hardback
Killer Instinct
Publisher: Prima (November 22, 2013)
Page Count: 240
Amazon $24.79
Special Features: Hardback, 16-page pull out Jago strategy guide, access to online guide
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
Publisher: Prima (September 13, 2013)
Page Count: 488
Amazon $25.41
Special Features: Hardback
The Legend of Zelda Box Set
Publisher: Prima (November 26, 2013)
Page Count: 2,128
Amazon $107.99 + FSSS / Prime Eligible
Special Features: Hardback, treasure chest box, gold-edge gilded pages, metal bookmark, individually numbered certificate of authenticity; does not include cloth maps included with original books. Skyward Sword guide has 100 new pages. Ocarina of Time 3D guide is available for first time in hardback in this set.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Publisher: Prima (October 12, 2013)
Page Count: 336
Amazon $30.85
Special Features: Hardback, gold gilded pages, bonus framed lithograph with gold foil Hyrule crest, free mobile device version
The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker Wii U
Publisher: Prima (December 31, 2013)
Page Count: 352
Amazon $31.78
Gamestop $39.99
Special Features: Hardcover, gold gilded pages, cloth map of Great Sea
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII-3
Publisher: Piggyback (February 11, 2014)
Page Count: 416
Amazon $23.99
Special Features: Hardback, limited edition run, extra 32-page section
Pokemon X & Y
Publisher: Prima (October 12, 2013)
Page Count: 256
$13.37 $12.50
Special Features: Hardback, Pokemon fiber screen cleaner, dust jacket w/ map on inside
Skylanders SWAP Force
Publisher: BradyGames (October 13, 2013)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $24.90
Special Features: Hardback, foil character card, papercraft
Super Mario 3D World
Publisher: Prima (November 22, 2013)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $16.66
Special Features: Hardcover, 13-month calendar
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Assassin's Creed Revelations
Publisher: Piggyback (November 15, 2011)
Page Count: 240
Amazon: $21.71
Special Features: Hardcover
Assassin's Creed III
Publisher: Piggyback (October 30, 2012)
Page Count: 272
Amazon $23.09
Special Features: Hardback
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Batman: Arkham City
Publisher: Brady Games (October 18, 2011)
Page Count: 352
Amazon: $20.58
Special Features: Hardcover, different Pearlescent Collectible Covers, numbered lithographs featuring exclusive artwork, centerfold featuring Harley Quinn and Catwoman!
Battlefield 3
Publisher: Prima (October 25, 2011)
Page Count: 384
Amazon: $23.09
Special Features: Hardcover, the Collector's Edition will include strategy for the Back to Karkand Map Pack, a mini- art/concept art section, and a novel excerpt from Battlefield 3: The Russian, penned by ex-SAS operator and author Andy McNab.
Bioshock Infinite
Publisher: Bradygames (March 26, 2013)
Page Count: 352
Amazon $22.63
GameStop $36.99 - Includes Bonus Songbird Lithograph
Special Features: Key Replica, Hardback, exclusive board game card
Borderlands 2
Publisher: Bradygames (September 18, 2012)
Page Count: 432
Amazon $24.41
Gamestop $34.99 - Exclusive bonus 15 month calendar
Special Features: Hardback, Claptrap Paper Model, includes 32 page Pandora travel guide
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Publisher: Bradygames (November 13, 2012)
Page Count: 356
Gamestop $34.99
Amazon $23.09
Special Features: Hardback
Dark Souls
Publisher: Futurepress (October 4, 2011)
Page Count: 384
Amazon: $13.74
Special Features: Hardcover
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Dead Space 3
Publisher: Prima (Feb 5, 2013)
Page Count: 240
Amazon $22.13
Special Features: Hardback, numbered
Diablo III
Publisher: BradyGames (May 15, 2012)
Page Count: 400
Special Features: Listed as paperback, but is actually hardcover, as seen on Gamestop.
Metal bookmark
Disney Universe
Publisher: Prima (October 25, 2011)
Page Count: 224
Amazon: $22.39
Special Features: Hardcover with special treatment, behind the scenes content, bonus item (TBA?)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Prima (November 11, 2011)
Page Count: 656
Amazon: $23.52 (thanks ssjmichael)
Special Features: Hardcover, includes a gatefold map of Skyrim and bound-in ribbon bookmarks so you can always find your way through this massive tome! Free access to Prima's digital Skyrim map tool (a $15 value!). Featuring interactive, fully-searchable maps of Skyrim and all major locations so you can instantly find what you're looking for!
Link to official thread: http://www.cheapassg...ad.php?t=303359
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Legendary Edition
Publisher: Prima (June 4, 2013)
Page Count: 1,120
Amazon $32.49 + Free Super Saver shipping
Gamestop $49.99 or $44.99 w/ 10POWERUP (Power up reward card required) + free shipping w/ SAVER
Special Features: Hardback, ribbon bookmarks, exclusive Alduin's wall/signatures poster, two-sided map poster
Epic Mickey 2
Publisher: Prima (November 18, 2012)
Page Count: 288
Amazon $25.53
Gamestop $34.99
Special Features: Hardback
Exclusive to the Collector's Edition:
• Developer content such as a behind-the-scenes section of Junction Point Studios and an interview with Warren Spector.
• Limited edition art piece that is a reproduction cell of artwork inspired by the world of Epic Mickey 2.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Publisher: Piggyback (January 31, 2012)
Page Count: 320
Amazon $20.99
Special Features: Hardcover
- Exclusive coffee table book printed on highest-quality paper and bound in a padded hard cover.
- Limited print run, includes two ribbon bookmarks.
- Includes a 16-page bonus section exclusive to this edition.
- Every secret, every unlockable, every side-quest, every mini-game, every Achievement and every Trophy revealed and explained in a dedicated Extras chapter. We've also added a story recap and an artwork gallery.
- The dedicated Walkthrough charts the critical path through the main narrative. It also provides regular prompts and tips to direct players to side quests and other optional features within the game world.
- The Tour Guide chapter includes one section per game location in each time period. This complements the Walkthrough by examining all optional activities offered in the game (side quests, mini-games, puzzles and power-leveling spots).
- The Completion Timeline chapter offers a visual and streamlined guide to 100% completion.
- The Strategy & Analysis section gives an advanced analysis of the game's key systems and features. This also covers the most complex topics such as character development in a thorough, yet user-friendly way.
- All-encompassing Inventory and Bestiary chapters feature exhaustive lists and tables covering all enemies, weapons, accessories, items and shops.
- The 100% complete guide to Final Fantasy XIII-2.
- Carefully designed to avoid unnecessary story spoilers
Gears of War 3
Publisher: Brady Games (September 20, 2011)
Page Count: 352
Amazon: $20.58
Special Features: Hardcover,
This Limited Edition guide to Gears of War 3 is a must-have for every fan. Each page is filled with proven strategies and highlighted with stunning artwork, making it a true collector's piece. Topped off with some cool extras, this guide is the true companion to the game.
FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS! Get FREE, DOWNLOADABLE PDFs of the original Gears of War and Gears of War 2 Official Strategy Guides! Just enter the codes printed in this book at www.bradygames.com.
SOUNDTRACK SAMPLER! Enjoy a VARIETY OF TRACKS from the official Gears of War 3 soundtrack. Each track will help you relive countless confrontations from your Campaign experience.
EXCLUSIVE GEARS COMIC BOOK CONTENT! Get a first-hand look at the next installment of the Gears of War comic book series. This preview contains 12 pages from the upcoming comic!
FREE XBL MARKETPLACE STRATEGY VIDEO! Download a FREE STRATEGY VIDEO from XBOX Live Marketplace! Redeem the code found in this book and learn how to find all the hidden collectibles in Act I, courtesy of the BradyGames Strategy Feed.
Gears of War Judgment
Publisher: BradyGames (March 12, 2013)
Page Count: ???
Amazon $19.49
Gamestop $29.99
Special Features: Hardback, Exclusive Big Game weapon skin
Guild Wars 2
Publisher: BradyGames (August 28, 2012)
Page Count: 528
Amazon $24.88
Special Features: Hardback, freestanding map easel, free access to flash version of guide
Halo 4
Publisher: Prima (November 6, 2012)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $26.39
Special Features: Hardback, Limited Edition Numbering, Online Spartan Ops Coverage Code
Hitman Absolution
Publisher: Prima (November 20, 2012)
Page Count: 240
Amazon $21.40
Gamestop $34.99
Special Features: Hardback
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Publisher: Prima (April 16, 2013)
Page Count: 304
Gamestop $34.99
Amazon $21.40
Special Features: Hardback, comic book chapter, art section, dust jacket
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Publisher: Futurepress (February 10, 2012)
Page Count: 500
Amazon $26.99
Barnes and Noble.com
Special Features: Hardcover
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The Last of Us
Publisher: Bradygames (June 14, 2013)
Page Count: 256
GameStop $36.99
Amazon $22.28
Special Features: Hardback, keychain
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Publisher: Prima (November 20, 2011)
Page Count: TBA
Barnes & Noble: $23.42 (DKRobbie)
GameStop: $39.99 (thanks DKRobbie)
Special Features: Hardcover collector's edition includes bonus cloth map of the surface world!
Mass Effect 3
Publisher: Prima (March 6, 2012)
Page Count: 352
Amazon: $26.38
Special Features: Hardcover
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Publisher: Piggyback (Feb 19, 2013)
Page Count: 240
Amazon $20.58
Special Features: Hardback, sequentially numbered lithograph (created by Yoji Shinkawa on high-quality, textured paper), 16-page character gallery with background from the development team presenting the artistic choices they made in creating each game character.
Modern Warfare 3
Publisher: BradyGames (November 8, 2011)
Page Count: 352
Amazon: $22.74
Special Features: Hardcover book with unique art and printing treatments. A-frame map stand displays exclusive illustrations of multiplayer maps, for easy use during gameplay. Includes access to a free strategy video download for Modern Warfare 3.
Ni No Kuni
Publisher: Prima (Jan 22, 2013)
Page Count: 384
Amazon $26.39
Barnes and Noble $23.52 (free shipping if you add filler to make $25)
Book Depository $29.99 (free shipping)
Special Features: Hardback
Pokemon Black ver 2 & Pokemon White ver 2
Publisher: Prima (October 7, 2012)
Page Count: 512
Amazon $26.60
Special Features: Hardback, individually numbered, removable lenticular
Red Dead Redemption GOTY
Publisher: BradyGames (October 10, 2011)
Page Count: 448
Amazon: $17.64
Special Features: Hardcover
Resident Evil 6
Publisher: Bradygames (October 2, 2012)
Page Count: 336
Amazon $25.70
Special Features: Hardback, three embroidered patches
Saint's Row The Third
Publisher: Prima (November 15, 2011)
Page Count: 320
Amazon: Currently Unavailable
Special Features: Hardcover
Soul Calibur V
Publisher: Futurepress (February 3, 2012)
Page Count: 400
Amazon $24.99
Special Features: Hardcover
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide
Publisher: Prima (December 20, 2011)
Page Count: 264
Amazon: $15.61
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Unbelievable! Greedy! Stupid! That is all I could say when I saw these photos of the original American housing in Camp John Hay flattened to make way for new developments. I used to be so happy that at least Camp John Hay was still an enclave of Baguio heritage and green. But that was until I saw these photos!
It's really stupid. No, really! The new buildings they construct have no connection whatsoever to the history of Baguio. They should stick to the distinctive green and white architecture of the American colonial period. These developers are giving Camp John Hay a serious identity problem. They continue to destroy its unique character. The simple elegance of these decades-old houses would have been unmatched if they had been restored. Now what? Will they build second-rate copies of houses in the Alps?
Jack Carino writes, "More of old Baguio's distinctive green-and-white architecture gone!!! Photos taken January 30, 2009. So not even a toot from conservation activists. I enter Camp John Hay maybe twice or thrice a month to check on the sale of our magazines and I didn't get a clue that this was going on! Probably the demolition was done stealthily? Or traffic was rerouted when this was done?
"Anyway, I think that the Camp John Hay managers have no sense of history and heritage. They will probably build European-inspired structures just like the Manor and the Suites.
"Those vestiges of Baguio's American colonial past should have been preserved and whatever they are going to construct there should be brought to the Baguio outskirts."
Dion Fernandez tells us more, "I spoke to a representative of the John Hay Management Corporation last month, and the demolition job seen in Mr. [Wilson]'s photos is part of their plan to create an exclusive 'playground of the rich,' which runs contradictory to 'quiet dignity' as promised in the turnover manuscript posted over at the Bell House. A luxury neighborhood is expected to rise where those simple houses have fallen. The only American Heritage area left would be the so-called 'Historical Core,' which unfortunately will also eventually be 'developed' as per the architectural plans found on a balcony also outside Bell House.
"Meanwhile, I have seen the plans of the Ayala Corporation to put up a massive BPO building within Camp John Hay. Yes, it is a concrete/glass structure. Yes, pine trees will be destroyed to make way for this behemoth."
Isn't that just horrible? There are just a few pristine areas left in Baguio City. Let's preserve what's left of the heritage and environment of Baguio, especially those wonderful pine trees!
Many thanks to Ronald Hilton for taking and allowing me to use the photos and to Jack Carino for forwarding them to the HCS. At least we know now the stupidity that is happening in Camp John Hay. It's time for Baguio citizens to be vigilant! Wake up Baguio! Let's put an end to this nonsense!
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None injured in Globe car fire
STANDISH — No one was reported injured in a car fire at Globe Fire Sprinkler in Standish April 18.
The fire was first called in around 4:30 p.m. Employees on the scene said they had just arrived for the second shift when they learned of a car on fire in the parking lot, and called 911.
The Standish Area Fire Authority and the Arenac County Sheriff's Department responded to the call, and the fire was out by about 4:55 p.m.
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The history of Mitchells dates back to the 1940's. James Mitchell purchased the property for the Mitchell Family returning home from WW2. The original building was located by what is now the Dunlop Tire Factory. The building was moved to the current location, operated as a Deli then transformed into a Tavern.
In the early 1970's, my Great Uncle Peter purchased the Tavern from the Mitchell Family. Peter owned the Tavern up to the late 1980's, when my parents purchased the Tavern. For over thirty five years and as the third generation, my famliy has served Western New York with the best we have to offer. While glancing through the bar area, it's easy to become lost among the sports memorabilia, selection of beer and spirits! Mitchell's has gained a reputation for quality products, a friendly environment, and family-like customer service.
As one of the Buffalo's last great Tavern's, my staff and I strive to make your experience here a pleasurable one. We are famous for our mouth-watering beef on weck, beer battered haddock and juicy burgers. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try our homemade Texas sauce, delicious wings or sweet potato fries. Our goal is that our guests go home satisfied with the food, atmosphere and service that we provide.
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Reaction to Amber Cole girl who's video went viral over night. Here's how a viewer is reporting it "BASICALLY GAVE A GUY HEAD AT SCHOOL AND THEY RECORDED IT AND POSTED IT ON FACEBOOK. Amber was givin a boy brain. The boy in the vid who was gettin head was her 1st love, she lost her virginity to him. She said he broke her heart & she was trying so hard to win him back. He told her to suck him & she did because she wantd him back so bad... But the n*gga had his friend film it and they put it on the internet... Amber said she feels so stupid about it, she really was in love with him.... STOP SLANDERING HER!!! Most of u hoes suck dick with no purpose although her purpose was BEYOND DUMB she made a stupid mistake!!! So now that u kno her story GET THE FUCK OFF MY NEWS FEED trashing her! FUCK WRONG WITH THESE HOES!!! LMS & Repost Sadd Case:)"
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For years, Coloradans have been waiting and hoping for a solution to the congestion that slows the mountain corridor of Interstate 70 to a crawl during peak hours.
Colorado Department of Transportation executive director Don Hunt explained recently that a recently floated idea to create a bus rapid transit and tolled express lane to that beleaguered section of I-70 was quite a long way from reality.
Hunt told the Denver Post editorial board that a number of procedural decisions and hurdles have to be overcome before any plan to alleviate I-70 mountain traffic can be pursued.
The idea of running a rail line along the highway still must be thoroughly examined, as would any proposal to add tolled express lanes.
"We would have a lot of work to do to move forward with an idea like that," Hunt said.
Hunt also discussed the rationale behind increasing to three the minimum number of passengers required to ride in an HOV lane without incurring a toll. The minimum currently is two, but will increase by 2017.
The improved lanes of U.S. 36, between Denver and Boulder, is one of the areas in which the HOV3 rules will kick in. Hunt said the calculus in going to HOV3 included accommodating the need for commuter buses to be able to use an express lane that was still able to move along at 45 to 50 mph during peak hours.
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What is the range the Express Base?
Live in 1,000 sq. ft. home ranch. Will this suffice or is the other Airport station recommended?
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I just picked up a new Airport Express. I've been using it for the last few days as my only wireless router. My house is a 4 level backsplit about 1400 square ft.
The express is in the basement with my cable modem. I've had no signal strength issues at all. It seems to be covering my entire house with no issues.
I really love this thing. I've been streaming to my apple tv with no lags or glitches, and al of my other wireless devices are working perfectly. (xbox, wii, ipod, wireless printer, etc.) So far so good!!
- Answered by Mike V from Ridgetown
Possibly. It depends on what your home was constructed with, and how many walls it has to pass through. Wood studded walls and standard wood floors, it shouldn't have any problems. For homes that use more exotic construction, it depends how much the transmissions have to do through. Walls, or floors of concrete can attenuate (lessen) the signal. Especially walls with lots of re-bar or large power runs. Older lath and plaster walls can attenuate signal too. Fire code drywall as well.
You need to try to install it in some cases and see what kind of signal you get. I've been surprised where wireless has worked, and perhaps more surprised where it hasn't...
- Answered by Robert C from Saginaw
A response for urban dwellers: Very much depends on the construction material of your home, as others have said, and how close (and strong) your neighbors' WiFi signals are in terms of interference. Probably not an issue for suburbanites with recent construction, but if you have interior masonry walls (brick or concrete), you may run into trouble.
We live in a 2BR apt in an old Art Deco building in Manhattan with a mix of masonry and plaster/lathe walls. We have a Time Capsule/Airport Extreme in our 2nd BR/home office. When I'm sitting in the living room working on my macbook pro -- a distance of only 20 feet from the Time Capsule, but on the other side of a masonry wall -- signal strength is markedly lower, often dropping to 1 bar, sometimes dropping out completely. There are times when the only way I can get a consistent WiFi signal in the apartment is to sit at my desk right next to the Time Capsule.
As you can imagine, we also have interference issues with so many WiFi networks in all the buildings around us. When I went to the Apple Store to ask for help, the Genius Bar guy downloaded iStumbler (a WiFi channel monitor) to my desktop so we can set our network to use one of the less-used channels. It has helped somewhat, but for an urban situation, it's not a perfect fix. What we really need is a network signal booster for our living room.
- Answered by Alane M from New York
I wont (and can't possibly) give a specific unit of measure, but I can attest that it has nearly double the range of the previous generation. I use an Airport Extreme (5th Gen.) in my office and use this little guy in my garage to extend the 2.4ghz band. I get coverage all around my house now (including my basement and backyard). I am extremely satisfied with the new Express.
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- Ravens Wood Old Vine Zinfandel Vintners Blend 2011...8.99 Publix
- A nice big and powerful Zin. Slightly tangy. The longer it airs, the more a cooked spinach flavor emerges.
- Raven Wood Cabernet Sauvignon - 2008. Dry, Among my least favorites thus far
- A cheap Zin that tastes great. Had this in Kerry this weekend and found it in Waitrose this pm. Rich and blackcurranty.


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B.o.B. "Underground Luxury"
(Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
2 1/2 stars
B.o.B. lays it out right at the start of his third studio album, declaring that "I want it all." He's talking about material goods, of course, but the same sentiment applies to the music on this 15-song set. Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. has always been a wide-shooter — sometimes to a fault — a multi-instrumentalist who's also a strong songwriter and has shown a deft hand at seamlessly blending not just melodic hooks but fully realized song structures into his brand of rap. Interestingly, however, "Underground Luxury" finds him delving deeper into his street sensibilities, focusing on spare, beat-driven, chest-thumping tracks such as the socially conscious "Paper Route," the aggressive "Ready" with Future, "FlyMutha …" and "We Still in This …" with T.I. and Juicy J. But B.o.B. maintains his expansive vision as well on the tuneful, urgency of "One Day," the ambient shimmer of "HeadBand" with 2 Chainz and the outright pop of "Nobody Told Me," while B.o.B. flecks "Cranberry Moonwalk" with psychedelic flavors and laces a sharp guitar solo into "FlyMutha …" "Underground Luxury" has its share of gangsta lite braggadocio, but it's the positive and reflective sentiments of "All I Want," "Coastline" and "John Doe" that hold up best. B.o.B. assures us mid-album that he's "still searching for more," but "Underground Luxury" leaves us confident that he'll know what to do when he finds it.
Brendan Benson, "You Were Right"
3 stars
Followers of the Detroit-born rock singer-songwriter are familiar with these 15 tracks, all of which were part of his monthly singles series. They make a cohesive collection taken together, however, unified by Benson's retro-modern songcraft and enduring knack for shimmering, timeless pop melodies — and some wonderful humor in songs such as "She's Trying to Poison Me." An all-star cast that includes Raconteurs bandmate Jack White, Eric Burdon, Butch Walker, Willy Mason, the Posies and more certainly add to the album's curb appeal, but Benson's songs are the real stars here, from the slide guitar-accented "It's Your Choice" to the bouncy finisher "Red White and Blues."
New & Noteworthy:
After the Burial, "Wolves Within" (Sumerian): The Minnesota metal group returns to action following a three-year wait since its last album.
Austin & Ally, "Turn It Up" (Disney): Ross Lynch and Laura Marano live up to the title of this collection of 13 songs from the second and third seasons of their popular Disney Channel series.
Justin Bieber, "Journals" (RBMG/Island): The teen sensation's fourth release in 18 months is a digital-only set sporting the tunes from his Music Mondays online series plus videos and the trailer from his upcoming "Believe" concert film. Available till Jan. 2 on iTunes.
James Fortune & F.I.Y.A., "Snapshot" (Worldwide): Another set of contemporary gospel fire from the Texas-born singer-bandleader and his praiseworthy collective.
Roc Marciano, "Marci Beaucop" (Man Bites Dog): The New York MC's third album features guest appearances by Guilty Simpson, Action Bronson, Evidence, The Alchemist and more.
Shaggy, "Out of Many One Music: Sly and Robbie Present Shaggy" (Empire): The Jamaican-American artist steps away from the gimmick of "It Wasn't Me" for this rootsy set that sports guests such as Ne-Yo, Damiam "Jr. Gong" Marley, Beres Hammond and more.
7 Days of Funk, "7 Days of Funk" (Stones Throw): Dam-Funk and Snoopzilla (aka Snoop Dogg) pay homage to the world of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership world, with help from Kurupt and legendary Slave leader Steve Arrington.
Various Artists, "Anchorman 2: Legend Continues — Music From the Motion Picture" (Republic): Robin Thicke's duet with Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) on Christopher Cross' "Ride Like the Wind" highlights a set that includes songs by Neil Diamond, Kenny Loggins, John Waite and more, as well as verbal snippets from Burgundy.
Various Artists, "Country Faith" (Word): Country's spiritual side is celebrated on this who's-who compilation of tracks from Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Scotty McCreery, Wynonna, the late Johnny Cash and others.
Various Artists, "That's What I Call Disney 2" (Disney): Film favorites from Elton John, Randy Newman, Louis Prima and more populate this high-spirited compilation.
XNA "When We Changed You" (Cleopatra): The first outing from the new prog-rock group led by a Genesis tribute band singer and a Star Trek fan convention founder.
From The Vaults: Jerry Garcia Band, Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman, "Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound" (ATO); Leon Russell, "Snapshot" (Leon Russell Records)
Soundtracks: Various Artists, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (Universal Republic); Benjamin Wallfisch, "Hours" (Varese)
New Music DVDs: Foghat, "Live in St. Pete" (Foghat.net)


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Did anyone else just get the Pens Predictor text asking how many PIMs by the Pens tonight vs Montreal?
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Watcha = hi, hello.
This is colloquial. We can use idioms in formal language as long as they aren't slang or colloquial.
Shaikh Anwar Ali.Guest
I would like to say thanks to you because you have taken this sort of things on the web site for us.I want to ask to you that where can we use (watcha)
I have understood untill that what is meaning of watcha and another question that can we idoms in formal conversation.Ok.I am waiting to your reply.Till then.
Watcha = hi, hello.
This is colloquial. We can use idioms in formal language as long as they aren't slang or colloquial.
Welcome.Originally Posted by Shaikh Anwar Ali.
Whatcha? is a reduction. It means, What are you?
EX: Whatcha doing? (What are you doing?)
whatyou => whachou => whachou => whacha
Whaddya? is also a reduction, and it means, What do you..?
EX: Whaddya think? (What do you think?)
whatdoyou => whaddayou => whaddaya
Reduced forms like, whatcha and whaddya are also called relax speech and fast speech. Some people might call reduced forms slang, but they are not slang, and they are not idioms.
Reduced forms are the result of natural language processes, and those processes are universal. That is, you can hear them in every human language.
The reason speakers reduce phrases has to do with ease of articulation. It's easier on the articulators (tongue, teeth, lips, etc.). Even professors can be heard to say, "Whatcha" and "Whaddya".
As for when to use reduced forms, well, you can use your judgement since the same speech processes that produce "Whatcha" are active in all languages, even in your native language. In English, speakers tend not to use reduced forms in formal situations or situations in which a non-reduced form expresses the meaning with more clarity.
Mother: What are you doing?
Small child: I washing my doll.
Mother: Whatcha doing?
Older child: I'm watching TV.


text: At 11,395, I was expecting a "finalize" email in February with a May/June delivery. Well here it is, Dec. 11, and 10,6XX has gotten notice. At the rate it's going, I will likely be this month as well. WAY early. While all this is exciting, it also leaves me concerned. I'm concerned that 1. There have been an enormous amount of cancellations or 2. Tesla is fulfilling reservations far faster than it receives them. My hope is that Tesla is jumping wildly out of order and cherry picking the 85kwh holders like myself. Of course this makes sense since neither the 40 nor 60kwh are in production, but is this really the case and did THAT many people choose those packs? Also, no one on this board seems to be complaining about being passed over, leaving me to think people truly are being contacted in order. I invite anyone to offer thoughts.