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Methods and MaterialsGiven the symbolic importance of precious materials, it is not surprising that Himalayan artisans developed numerous ways to enrich devotional art. Mercury gilding and cold gold paint, as well as inlaid precious and semiprecious metals and stones, lavishly enhance the majority of Himalayan art, both Buddhist and Hindu. Even textiles are embellished with precious metals: thinly beaten strips of gold and silver are wrapped around threads and woven into luxurious brocades that adorn temples, paintings, and sculptures.
Lost-wax Casting and Repoussé
For the last one thousand years, Himalayan craftsmen have used the processes of lost-wax casting and repoussé to create metal sculptures. In lost-wax casting, a wax form is encased in clay, and then heated to melt the wax, leaving behind a hollow clay mold. Molten metal is poured into the mold and allowed to cool, forming a metal sculpture in place of the lost wax. In repoussé, thin sheets of metal are hammered into sculptural forms, in both high and bas relief.
Inlay and Mercury Gilding
Equally ancient decorative techniques are inlay and mercury gilding. Inlaid designs are created by hammering differently colored decorative metals (such as gold, silver, and copper) into metal grooves that have been enlarged to hold the decorative metal in place, or by placing stones into particular cavities and affixing them with a variety of resins. Mercury gilding is achieved by brushing a mixture of powdered gold and mercury on a metal sculpture after the surface has been cleaned with nitric acid. The coated piece is then suspended in a fire until the mercury evaporates, leaving an even gold finish. The brilliance of the gilding depends on how finely the gold is granulated.
Cold Gold
The material known as cold gold first became popular in the Himalayas during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Made by mixing finely ground gold with glue, it is often used to paint the face, neck, and occasionally the hands and feet of a sculpted figure or to embellish details in paintings. Gold is the last pigment added to paintings, and may be burnished (specially polished) for a higher sheen. However, this type of gilding tends to oxidize, darkening the color; over time the glue breaks down, causing the gold to flake off. In addition to decorating sculptures and paintings, devotees may take small amounts of cold gold paint to leave small drops as offerings to sacred images both in regular worship and for special occasions such as a successful pilgrimage.


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Football, Baseball & Canning
The fourth weekend of the high school football season is here and for the first time we could be dealing with some wet weather.
The forecast at kickoff tonight calls for scattered thunder storms and a 50% chance of rain. The good news is those storms will be scattered. The bad news is we could have some lightning which automatically stops play. Hopefully that won't be a problem around Toms River tonight as our Shore Sports Network visits Gernerd Field where the North Mariners will host Jackson Memorial. The game kicks off at 7pm and can be heard on 105.7FM as well as shoresportsnetwork.com.
Among tonights other key games, Barnegat heads to undefeated Jackson Liberty while Southern looks to bounce back from its first loss at winless Brick. Saturday's schedule includes undefeated Point Boro at Asbury Park and 3-0 Lacey hosting Toms River South. You can find the latest news and predictions by visiting shoresportsnetwork.com.
It's been a bit of a rough stretch for Cincinnati Reds rookie Todd Frazier, who had gone more than a month without a home run and is no longer playing every day now that veterans Joey Votto and Scott Rolen are healthy. It was about this time last month when Frazier was the subject of Rookie of the Year talk but as his playing time diminished so did his numbers.
The 26-year old from Toms River came to the plate with two outs the bottom of the 9th inning yesterday and the Reds trailing Milwaukee 1-0 in the last regular season game at Great American Ball Park. Frazier, who had just 3 hits in his last 21 at-bats, would not be the final out as he hit a 422-foot blast to centerfield for his 19th home run.
The Reds added another run in the inning for a dramatic win as they get ready for the playoffs where hopefully Todd will get some opportunities to contribute.
If you are out and about this weekend you might see some students from Penn State University soliciting donations for THON, a dance marathon held in mid-February which has become the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Last year's event along raised $10.6 million and since 1977 Penn State students have contributed more than $89 million in the battle against pediatric cancer.
This is a canning weekend so thousands of students will be out in a 5-state area and my daughter is among a dozen or so who will be around Ocean County. Sunday morning they will be at the Shop Rite on Route 166 in Toms River and if you seem them toss in some loose change or dollar bills. They deserve you support.

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Special Cause License Plates Vex Minnesota Lawmakers
ST. PAUL (AP) — Protect the environment. Support the troops. Show some college pride.
Special Minnesota license plates that act as state-sanctioned billboards and fundraising tools for pet causes are causing angst among some lawmakers, who are worried about where to draw the line. Another handful of special plate requests are before the Legislature this year.
They would add to a cache of plate variations that now tops 200, according to state officials.
The House Transportation Committee heard Tuesday from backers of plates to raise breast cancer awareness and research dollars, to recognize retired firefighters, to promote organ donation and to help the American Red Cross raise disaster relief money.
Some lawmakers admit it's tough to say no, but they worry that many special plates aren't making up for the cost to produce them.
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December 4, 2007
Two men with strong ties to Wabash College have joined the Indiana Attorney General's staff as Deputy Attorneys General. Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter visited campus Monday to swear in Jay Church '92 and Ian McLean.
McLean is the son of Edward McLean who taught Political Science at Wabash and was a Montgomery County deputy prosecutor. Like his father, Ian worked for the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office. He also served as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court and Court of Appeals. He will join the Criminal Appeals Division of the AG's office.
Church will be working in the Transportation Department of the AG's office. He has interned for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and practiced law in Hamilton County for 10 years.
Carter made brief remarks before swearing the two men into office. "We believe one of the most important things we do is to identify talented individuals to come to work in our office," Carter told the gathering of family and friends. "We want to make sure they're the type of individuals who fit into the culture of our office and have a real drive to serve the public.
"I commend Wabash College for its rigorous curriculum and invaluable opportunities provided to its students. It's an excellent school and consistently produces talented individuals."
Carter's office noted that approximately 10 different people with Wabash roots have worked in the Attorney General's office over the past seven years.
Church brings not only his legal resume to the task but also significant citations for his pro bono work.
"From day one of being an attorney, I felt that was an important part of my responsibility," Church said. "I've always accepted pro bono cases. The cases I accepted are typically women in domestic violence situations like divorce cases. I do it first because I think I have a responsibility to do so. But to be honest, it's always a wonderful feeling and very satisfying to help someone out under those circumstances.
"And really going back to Wabash, that is something I got out of my time here. That was always important in the fraternity and on campus to spend some time giving back and doing something for others."
Church has been recognized by the Indiana Pro Bono Commission and Indiana's Chief Justice for his pro bono legal work.
"We're honored to welcome these experienced attorneys as valued additions to the office," Carter said. "Both bring a broad array of capabilities in many areas of the legal practice and we are thrilled to have them on board."
In photos: Top right, Church, Carter, and McLean. Center left, Professor McLean and his son. At right, Church signs the official papers after the swearing in.


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Course 417 - Group Counseling Practices (3 Credits)
Course Description:
This course is designed for the novice therapist, one who is a participant learner of the experience and dynamics of small groups. Students will begin to develop their abilities as group facilitators and potential therapist. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the aspects of forming, leading and evaluating groups as well as identify specific behaviors that are disruptive in group settings.
Good group facilitation is much more than conducting therapy with a number of individuals in a group. It requires an active counselor who is constantly observing all of the nuances of the members' interactions. It requires a skill that can only be mastered through supervised group experience and an understanding of group process and group dynamics.
This course will cover advantages and disadvantages of small groups, group assumptions, stages of a group, the counselor's role, effective communication, leadership styles, and problematic client behaviors. At the end of the course, students will understand the development of a small group, gain the facilitation skills necessary to monitor a group and function as facilitator, and assist group members in growing through a group process.
Course Objectives:
- To teach the different types of groups and their specific goals and functions
- To teach the different stages through which groups progress.
- To teach how to utilize the Johari Window in the group experience
- To describe and teach the various leadership roles and styles
- To empower the student with a Christ-centered knowledge for group experience for their own personal growth and edification
- To provide the student with sufficient opportunity to experientially learn the dynamics of group work
- To teach and equip the student with a balanced array of group counseling skills and basic ground rules, class instruction, leadership modeling, and student practice
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the essential skills necessary to work with small groups
2. Understand the necessity and applicability of effective communication skills
3. Describe different types of groups and their specific goals and functions
4. Describe the different stages through which groups progress
5. Demonstrate appropriate use and understanding of the Johari Window
5. To identify and demonstrate various leadership styles and roles
Learning Objectives for Each Week
Session One
- To introduce the student to the content and purpose of this course
- To give the student an opportunity to become acquainted with the instructor and other students who are involved in this course
Session Two
- To further develop understanding of group counseling
- To develop understanding of the communication process and skills involved in group counseling
Session Three
- Learning to use effective communication to overcome defenses.
Session Four
The Introduction to Group section provides much information about the initial understanding about group and process information to make the group experience more useful.
- Students need to become familiar with the information for use in a group setting.
- Understand the Basics of group and the Purpose.
- Be able to speak confidently about the use of thoughts, FEELINGS and behaviors in group.
- Provide group members with Constructive Feedback.
Session Five
The objective for this lesson is to demonstrate the stages of group development. Students should have read up to pages 32-35 in the Group Booklet manual. The essential components of the section will enable the learner to demonstrate the following behaviors: Introduction to Group; Introducing the Members to the Group; Setting the Group Rules (Gorksi book, page 132-133); Introducing the Purpose of Group; and Member Expectations.
- Students are to demonstrate the above skills with eight co-group leaders and one supervisor.
- Students may demonstrate via role-play and/or an actual group the opening and closing process of group.
- Students are to demonstrate an introduction to group, state the group rules and/or guidelines in a role-play situation or live group experience.
Session Six
- Demonstrate in a Role-play or live group experience the ability to conduct a structured exercise. These exercises may come from Perkinson's book chapter five; Setting the agenda, The honesty group, Ending the group session, or a Trigger group.
- You are to demonstrate giving clear directions.
- In a written exercise, monitor group members' progress and provide assistance.
- Observe members' hostility, indifference and/or confusion.
- Determine if the exercise is too difficult, too frightening, boring or embarrassing.
- Modify the exercise if necessary.
- You may conduct this exercise in a live group setting as long as supervision is available or you have the clinical skills necessary to run the group independently.
- Document the group's progress (Gorski, page 60-63).
Session Seven
- Demonstrate in a Role-play or live group experience the ability to conduct a structured exercise with the following components:
- Encouraging discussion of group members by inviting members to speak.
- Sharing objective personal views on the topic.
- Calling on members to speak and facilitating a group interaction between members.
- Handle silence without rescuing the group.
- Handle group hostility and confusion when it surfaces.
- Focus on the group process and help members stay in the 'here and now'.
- How effective is the communication within the group?
Session Eight
- To use effective group skills as a leader, for the purpose of facilitating member growth within the group setting. It will be necessary to demonstrate the following skills in your role-play or group setting:
- Who do members speak to the most?
- Which members appear to desire to take control of the group?
- Who is the unofficial leader of the group?
- How did he/she gain power in the group?
- As the official leader of the group, how can you use this information constructively to shape the group's behavior?
- Learning to use effective group skills as a leader, for the purpose of facilitating member growth within the group setting.
- It is necessary to demonstrate the following skills in your role-play or group setting:
- What does the facilitator need to do to promote member genuineness and honesty?
- What is the atmosphere of the group?
- What leadership style is the group leader is demonstrating?
- Is the group demonstrating cooperation?
- Is the group demonstrating competition?
- Did leaders attempt to sabotage each other?
Course Materials & Tuition
|Terence T. Gorski., (2016) Problem-Solving Group Therapy: A Group Leader's Guide for Developing and Implementing Group Treatment Plans, BookBaby; 1 edition. (Kindle version) ISBN: 9781483590448.
|SAMHSA TIP 41: Group Therapy (PDF document provided in the course)
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As the Phillies were rolling around on the infield last night much to the dismay of most Mets fans, take solace in that 2008 is officially over. The last out of the World Series officially brings with it the start of the 2009 season, although the Mets have been thinking for the past month about what went wrong and what to do about it.
It's time to build GM Omar Minaya's shopping list for the Hot Stove Season.
Here's my list:
1. Starter #1: Fixing the bullpen begins first with fixing the rotation. They need to add a starter to begin shaving innings from the bullpen total. They will attempt to re-sign Oliver Perez and add a solid, but not spectacular starter such as Derek Lowe.
2. Closer: The Phillies proved a dominant closer is better than a closer-by-committee format. Brian Fuentes appears first on their list. The money is too steep for Francisco Rodriguez.
3. Starter #2: The Mets need fifth starter. They could go in the market, they could gamble with Jon Niese or they could bring back Pedro Martinez.
4. Adding bullpen depth: The Mets' bullpen blew 29 saves, but Billy Wagner only coughed it up seven times. There were a lot of collapses in the seventh and eighth innings. Help is needed.
5. Bench (right-handed hitting outfielder): Fernando Tatis should be re-signed, I could go with the platoon of he and Daniel Murphy. Adding a proven bat would be beneficial, but not at the expense of adding pitching.
6. Re-signing Carlos Delgado: It's doubtful Delgado will duplicate last season's second half, but there shouldn't be that big a dropoff. I don't understand the eagerness of some to trade him. Afterall, for a team with holes, trading him adds another. Delgado does have a no-trade clause so it will cost something to get him to waive it.


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"It was a tough weekend on the road," said head coach Lindsey Devine. "It's really hard to come into someone else's gym and win. We just need to play more consistently and execute our game plan."
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Including Buhr and Kessel, four Lady Bucs posted a double-digit kill output, with Callie Kiselich (Colorado Springs, Colo.) adding 11, and Jennifer Sartor (Toronto, Ontario) recording 10. Kiselich also contributed 10 digs, making her the third Lady Buc to chart a double-double on the evening. Jennifer Emerson (
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The Dolphins out-hit the Lady Bucs .181 to .168 on the evening, posting 63 total kills, to ETSU's 59. Petya Borisova tallied match-highs in kills and digs, recording 15 and 19 respectively. Eva Stoilova was also tough on defense, notching 16 digs, along with 10 kills. Teammate Lindsay Ward added another 12 kills.
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Ex-Jefferies Stamford trader loses bid to overturn fraud conviction
A former Stamford-based managing director of Jefferies Group has lost a bid to overturn his conviction for defrauding investors in mortgage bond trades after the financial crisis.
In a decision issued late Wednesday, Chief Judge Janet Hall of the U.S. District Court in New Haven, ruled prosecutors sufficiently proved that Jesse Litvak, 39, had lied to customers about the prices of residential mortgage-backed securities, in an effort to make more money for Jefferies and for himself.
Prosecutors had accused the trader of swindling customers such as AllianceBernstein Holding out of more than $2 million from 2009 to 2011 by inflating bond prices, lying about what Jefferies paid for bonds and inventing sellers.
Jurors convicted Litvak on all 15 counts he faced on March 7.
"Litvak exploited the opacity of the RMBS market to his victims' detriment and to (Jefferies') and his own advantage," Hall wrote in a 24-page decision. "A rational jury could have concluded that, absent Litvak's lies, his victims could have negotiated a better deal with him."
Ross Garber and Patrick Smith, two of Litvak's lawyers, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
The decision cleared the way for Litvak to be sentenced on July 23. Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison term and a $5 million fine. Litvak, a married father of two, has said a prison term of no more than 14 months is fair.
Litvak's criminal case is the first against an individual arising from a 2009 law banning major fraud against the United States through the $700 billion federal bailout known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Part of Litvak's fraud targeted participants in the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP), a TARP initiative designed to invigorate a moribund mortgage debt market, prosecutors said.
In seeking a judgment of acquittal or a new trial, Litvak had argued his customers were professional money managers who knew whether the bond prices on their trades were fair. He also said his activities were immaterial to his customers' decisions, and commonplace in the industry.
Hall pointed to testimony from former customers that Litvak's lies "mattered to them" and affected the prices they paid.
As to the TARP fraud charge, Hall said there was ample evidence, including online chats, to show Litvak knew his customers were conducting transactions to help the government, including trades through the PPIP.
Jefferies, a unit of Leucadia National Corp, agreed five days after the Litvak verdict to enter a nonprosecution agreement and pay $25 million to settle criminal and civil probes into its alleged failure to properly supervise traders.
A native resident of New York, Litvak graduated from Emory University in Atlanta in 1997. He began his career at RBS Greenwich Capital in June 1997 and joined Jefferies's Stamford office in April 2008.
The case is U.S. v. Litvak, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, No. 13-cr-00019.


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Hello Everyone,
This will be my first post on the site and I'm looking for some advice.
Me and my current girlfriend are having a baby and have decided to do so without being married. We are happy and that's all that matters to us. I am an atheist and she is Catholic and comes from a family that is very involved in their religion. I love her very much and respect her choices in life as she respects mine. We are both very aware of each others beliefs, with that we have talked about getting married eventually.
She has looked down the road many times and explained to me what she has always wanted, a traditional catholic wedding. Now from my understandings that means I must be approved and accepted into their religion ( Accepting Christ and all that he is ) to be a part of this ceremony. Like I stated before, I love the girl and she is a huge part of my life. I want her to have everything that she desires, but this one causes some issues. It's a ways down the road but I figured i would start getting some input on it now.
When looking to my options I run across a few personal and moral dilemmas. ( What's that you say? Atheists have morals? Why yes.... They do. haha) Do I tell her she can't have the wedding she wants and cause a rift in our almost perfect (so far) relationship? Or, do i go along with it even though I don't believe, perform their ceremonies to make her happy and just put on the show for her and the rest of the family?
Now you may say, where is the dilemma? Well, being that i don't believe in a god but i do believe in being a good person, I don't want to outright deceive people. That's not who I am. I don't believe in what they believe in and I'm absolutely positive I will not have fire and brimstone rained upon me because I said i believed so that she can have the day of her dreams. Overall I know it's a decision I have to make but i just wanted to have some advice or see if there was anyone else out here that had faced a similar situation.
Thanks for reading and i look forward to the advice.
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If the dire warnings of some people are getting you down, I have a coworker who is... I don't know, probably atheist, maybe just agnostic. He married a Catholic and is allowing his wife to raise the kids Catholic, on the caveat that he will respectfully and fully answer the children's questions when they ask him why he doesn't go to church too.
The kids are growing up quite well-rounded, they aren't old enough yet to really object to church but they have started asking questions. The times I've met them I'm left with the impression that they're becoming good critical thinkers, and will make the best choice for themselves when the time comes, with their non-religious father as a fine role model.
Jesus. This mirrors my situation to a T. The only difference is that the fiancee is agnostic/atheist as well. We are both just going through the motions of getting married ala catholic to shut her family up. Also, don't forget that the child has to be baptised/christened/go to communion during which you are also supposed to agree to raise the kid catholic. My fiancee did not see the issue with me lying about it and called me an "a@!#$hole". I just don't agree with lying. I told her simply that I can stand there and smile quietly but asking me to lie is off limits.
I can't really give you advice just support from someone in an eerily similar situation.
I must ask. Are you a Dr? Is the baby a girl? (I'm comparing your situation to mine). If you are also 6'8" then you get to be the doppelganger.
I question her agnosticism as well. But in the end, so long as she doesn't get old and try to put me into a coma with the bible .....I don't care. I have to admit that your blunt response is refreshing and not offensive. I prefer open discussion over tip toeing any day of the week.
Sorry Jason. I'm not trying to Bogart your board here.
I love how you start the post with "Jesus". Haha. Anyways, I agree, that I do not want to lie. As for as the Dr. thing... I'm not, at least not yet. I am a student still and Will be going into a Nuclear Engineering program at UC Berkeley soon. I plan to become a doctor through this process though. As for the baby we want to be surprised so we are waiting to find out, but I will keep you posted! The one I am definitely not is 6'8" haha. I'm only 6'0".
I'd like to keep up with you on how things develop and I will gladly do the same with you as well. Thanks for your post!


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How to Fill the Holiday Break: The Culture Guide
Hunting down the best annual performances of The Nutcracker has become a bit of a holiday tradition at #goophq—one that inevitably leads to an unearthing of the other cultural events on the calendar this time of year. Most performance venues take a break between Christmas and the New Year, so this is actually a great time to be looking, as you're just in time to catch both the end of this year's long-running shows and the beginning of next year's new offerings. Below, our favorite picks—a full range that includes everything from family-friendly ballets and concerts to R-rated art exhibitions.


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What is Fenugreek?
Fenugreek is a member of the Leguminosae family indigenous to the Mediterranean area and now primarily cultivated in India, China and the Middle East. Its Latin name means "Greek Hay" which is a reference to its use to fortify cattle feed due its highly nutritive properties. Traditional Chinese Medicine classifies (hu lu ba) as a yang tonic; especially for kidney yang deficiency. In Ayurvedic Medicine it is called Chandrika or Medhika. In European folk health the ground seed was eaten as a meal in convalescence and to improve the assimilation of nutrients as well as for its gentle bulk laxative effects. It has been recommended by midwives for healthy support of lactation during the breastfeeding months.
What is Fenugreek Used For?
There have been some good human clinical trials conducted using the whole seeds and various extracts prepared from the seeds. These studies focused on the effects of Fenugreek on supporting normal blood sugar levels and blood lipids. Two studies are referenced below for further information of these effects.
Uses and Benefits of Fenugreek
This information in our Herbal Reference Guide is intended only as a general reference for further exploration, and is not a replacement for professional health advice. This content does not provide dosage information, format recommendations, toxicity levels, or possible interactions with prescription drugs. Accordingly, this information should be used only under the direct supervision of a qualified health practitioner such as a naturopathic physician.


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A great center piece. The iced cake cannot be frozen as the colours of the icing run on the cake when it defrosts. I use the brownie cake (Recipe #2372).
1 cake
1 (9x13 Brownie Cake
1 kg Ready Rolled Icing
1 cup cooled boiled strawberry jam
- Black icing
- Coloured icing
- String
Remove the brownie cake from the 9x13 pan. Place on a large baking sheet. Cut off the top layer of cake to form a flat even shaped cake. Cut a V shape out from the top end of the cake to form a Tzizit shape.
Use a knife to thinly cover the cake with cooled boiled jam.
Remove rolled icing from box. Unroll icing disc. Carefully fold disc in half around your rolling pin. Holding the ends, lift the disc placing it over the centre of the cake. If 2 seperate peices of rolled icing are used make sure to align them very well so no part of the cake is showing.
Smooth the icing over the top of the cake and carefully pull out folds while smoothing down sides. Make sure the entire cake is covered, including the cut out V shape.
Trim off excess around the bottom of the cake with a sharp knife to give a smooth finish.
With the extra peices of icing, cut out 2 flaps for the tzizit and 2 squares to place in the 2 bottom corners.
Roll out black coloured icing into a long strip. cut into 2 thin strips and place on cake above the corner squares.
Using different coloured icing and Aleph Beis cookie cutters form your sons name and place on icing. Use a drop of water to moisten underneath the letters so that they will stay in place.
Tie string into a knot at top and place on corners.


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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -- I was excited heading down to the WrestleReunion 2 Fanfest held this past weekend in Valley Forge PA. This event was designed to highlight and pay tribute to one of wrestling's legendary figures, Bruno Sammartino.
I made the trek by air from Toronto to see old-time legends that occupied my childhood dreams back in the days when an armbar was clamped on and made an opponent squeal; guys like Harley Race, Nick Bockwinkel, Stan Hansen, The Funks, Ivan Koloff, and Dominic DeNucci.
Not staying at the same hotel as the event, I arrived early Friday afternoon and headed over to the Radisson Hotel in King of Prussia to get a feel for the drive and where I needed to be that evening for Mick Foley's "On the Mike with Mick" one-man comedy show. As I stepped into the hotel around 5:00 p.m., I was greeted by several fans patrolling the foyer of the hotel in search of these legends.
My first meeting was with Ivory, formerly with the WWE, and I was lucky enough to grab a pic with her as she proceeded to the check-in counter. She was very cheerful and enthusiastic and you could tell that being released by the WWE was not dampening her spirits. Just as she came in, "Magnificent" Don Muraco and his son Joe headed out of the restaurant towards the elevators. Then Diamond Dallas Page entered from the front lobby.
Wow, I thought, I sure lucked out! After all, I had just come to the hotel for a drive to see where I needed to be that evening.
I grabbed some pics with DDP and So Cal Val before a fan snapped my last picture -- ME and BRUNO SAMMARTINO! He was on his way down to his Tribute dinner.
I decided I'd better get going, as I needed to re-stock my film and bring back some mags and pics I wanted to get signed. Upon my return, the foyer was busy and you could tell the fans knew that "This was the place to be."
I entered the restaurant to grab a bite before dinner and as the waitress led me to my table, I realized that I would be sitting at the table in front of "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart and Dr. Tom Pritchard; not only that but Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was sitting beside me with a fan that had joined him at his table. I was at the Rasslin' Heaven Restaurant!
Just as I finished my Philly cheese steak, in walks former AWA World champion Mr. Nick Bockwinkel; let me stress the "Mr." because this man was all class. Never mind the Nature Boy, Mr. Bockwinkel should be the image that every wrestler today should strive to emulate. He sat down with Hart and Pritchard. I was absolutely star struck as Bockwinkel had always been a champion I loved to see keep his title with the help of his "weasel" manager Bobby Heenan.
As I finished up and headed out to the lobby, I was lucky to be one of the brazen ones to garner pics and autographs of Valentine, DDP, Terry Funk, Mr. Nick Bockwinkel and former magazine editor Bill Apter before Mick Foley's show started at 10:30 p.m. at Lily Langtree's Dinner Theatre.
As we proceeded to the ballroom to partake in Mick Foley night, I met a New Jersey resident who was there solely for Bruno and was asking if I had seen him, to which I replied, "I actually snapped a pic with him just a few hours ago." He was amazed and helped me obtain my next Polaroid moment, a photo with Bockwinkel and JJ Dillion deep in conversation.
The host for the show was former announcer Lee Marshall and he talked a bit about the premise for the night and then introduced Mick Foley to the audience. I just want to say that the show was very entertaining and, as you all know, Mick Foley is one hell of a story teller. He proceeded to recount comical tidbits from his days with WWE, WCW, ECW and Japan. Some of the ribbing was directed at Terry Funk, Al Snow (of course), Bob Holly, DDP, Ric Flair and various others that made his journey so special.
At the conclusion of the show, around midnight, we all headed back to that foyer where we were greeted by Harley Race and his wife just arriving and checking in.
Just down the stairs, where Bruno's Tribute Dinner had taken place, I noticed "Ice Nightclub" where I decided to head for a brew. I proceeded around the bar when I noticed D-Von Dudley, Matt Hardy and Tammy Sytch doing a bit of "partying." More precisely, "Sunny" was doing the partying as she was obviously happy and "flashing" several patrons. Soon enough, D-Von and Matt took her outside for some fresh air. Later, Sytch started straddling Matt and trying to kiss him, all in good fun.
What a day! I had arrived in Philly around 3:00 p.m. and in 10 hours had met maybe 15 wrestling legends and superstars, seen Mick Foley in his own comedy special, had dinner beside Valentine, Bockwinkel, Jimmy Hart, snapped a pic with Bruno Sammartino, partied in the same bar with Matt Hardy, D-Von and Sunny and the Fanfest hadn't even started yet!
Saturday started off with my most cherished moment at Wrestlereunion 2. I have started making a replica of the AWA World title which I had brought down with me and I was able to get Nick Bockwinkel to sign my replica belt!! Unbelievable!!
Lineups started early that morning and you could tell there was obviously a lot more people here than there were loitering around the Radisson lobby. The early arrival helped as I was through the lineups by 1:45 p.m. I had met and gotten autographs from Steve Corino, Larry Zybysko, Steve "Dr.Death" Williams, Hansen, Race, Bockwinkel, Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr., Tito Santana, and The Patriot.
There were vendors selling DVDs, books, poster, etc., throughout the ballroom and one particular one, "Joe Price's Championship Leather/NWA Florida" disappointed me tremendously. Here is a guy I ordered my replica Georgia Championship belt from back in October 2004 and to this date he has not delivered! Just wanted you all to beware of this guy and get your product BEFORE you make a payment to anyone nowadays. He also cancelled out of this convention ... probably because he owes so many people belts out there.
A photographer was also there and I got my pic taken with Harley Race and Nick Bockwinkel, who brought with him his AWA Championship belt.
The second session started, and I was already exhausted from the night before and the morning's excitement!
The afternoon featured all three Midnight Express with Jim Cornette, Dusty Rhodes, Matt Hardy, Wendi Richter, Ivan Koloff, Mick Foley, Test, Lee Marshall, Lance Russell, Diamond Dallas Page and, of course, the most popular legend on this day, Bret "Hitman" Hart!
After going through the line, I was able to hold, wear and get my photo taken with Ronnie Garvin's NWA World TV belt which was apparently "For Sale."
I did not attend the Q&A sessions as there just wasn't time for everything and I needed to pick up JJ Dillon's new book, Wrestlers are Like Seagulls. He was very gracious and commented on my Mid- Atlantic Championship T-shirt and asked if I was in Charlotte last week for the big reunion there.
Up next were the Saturday night matches. They had set up 2,000 chairs for the event and I would say a couple hundred were empty, so the wrestling matches turnout was amazing.
The show was being taped for Clear Channel and DVD. The host was Jimmy Hart, and he did a great job of firing up the crowd. But from my own experiences, the Philly/Jersey wrestling fans have to be the most vocal and knowlegable anywhere, as they were chanting even when there were no wrestlers on display.
The results:
The show was very, very entertaining. It was easy to tell that the workers I used to watch, like the Midnight Express, knew how to wrestle. They were taught the basics and the basics is what came out. Even The Fantastics at over 50 years of age were far superior in their wrestling technique in their match to the younger teams. It looks like with these types of events/fanfests and a general explosion of indy wrestling that is happening, will come full circle to a territory system again, and WWE, look out! This time it might be your turn to vanish for awhile!
I did not attend the Sunday session, as my flight out was at 11:00 a.m. that morning, but the two days I spent in Valley Forge, PA, cemented in my mind what it was like to see "real wrestling" again the way it was meant to be and meeting legends I grew up idolizing and wanting to be like.
I ran into Dusty Rhodes in the restaurant before heading out that morning as he was grabbing a cappucino at my hotel The Hilton. It just seemed right again that wrestling will again rekindle into a territory-based system where guys will eat, sleep, and live professional wrestling. After all, WE, the fans, still do!


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Hino, Mullo Score For Yale
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – On Saturday against Harvard, the Yale women's soccer team had a number of quality scoring chances early in the game but couldn't capitalize. Against Saint Peter's on Tuesday, the Bulldogs were far more efficient. Yale scored on its first two shots and cruised to a 2-0 victory over the Peahens on a raw night at Cochrane Stadium.
Miyuki Hino and Enma Mullo had the goals for the Bulldogs, while Kristen Forster added two assists. Ayana Sumiyasu made four saves in goal to post the shutout.
Yale (4-6-1) jumped on the board just 1 minute, 58 seconds into the game when Mullo tallied her second goal of the season.
Neither team had a shot over the next 14 minutes until Hino beat Saint Peter's goalkeeper Erin Ronan at 16:53. Forster and Kate Macauley assisted on the goal.
The Peahens (3-9) answered Hino's goal with a flurry, but Sumiyasu made two saves in the next five minutes to keep them off the scoreboard.
Saint Peter's best scoring chance came late in the first half, but Valerie Kay's shot deflected off the crossbar.
The Bulldogs controlled play in the second half, outshooting Saint Peter's 7-2.
The shutout was the 11th of Sumiyasu's career. Ronan finished with three saves for the Peahens.
Yale returns to Ivy League play on Saturday, playing at Dartmouth. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
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31 August 2012
To sustain prophets and apostles, President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency, says, "We must examine our lives, repent as necessary, pledge to keep the Lord's commandments, and follow His servants."
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17 August 2012
Three times in the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord exhorts Latter-day Saints to learn "by study and also by faith" (see D&C 88:118, D&C 109: 7 and D&C 109:14). What responsibility does this place on those who are studying the gospel, and how do study and faith combine in teaching and learning true doctrines and principles?
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Jessica Biel Designs a Holiday Dream Room
To kick off an inspiring season, we asked actress and style maven Jessica Biel to design her dream holiday room. Bursting with ideas for the space, Biel curated a board full of inspiring images -- lush garlands and greenery, antique Chinoiserie, dramatic evening gowns, graphic gift wrap, quiet English gardens, brass lanterns, peppermint bark, and gilded frames. Along with our editor-at-large Estee Stanley, director Mat Sanders, and the Domaine team, Biel designed a cozy and elegant interior that's ideal for enjoying family and friends, unwrapping presents, and sipping on mulled wine.
She wanted the space to reflect her personal style: comfortable and elegant, with an appreciation for beautiful things. The room would need to feel homey, yet have a touch of drama and edge. A timeless, plush black and white wide-striped sofa rose to the challenge creating a gorgeous base for the space -- and made the perfect accompaniment to a Coco Chanel-inspired Christmas tree, which was dripped with pearls, black ribbon, and white leather flowers. A supple leather Danish modern armchair injected just the right amount of seasonal color and was beautifully balanced with elegant greenery. For an element of surprise, a salvaged stone table top from Brenda Antin was placed on two stacks of fashion and art books, transforming it into a casual and inviting coffee table. Read on below for Jessica's tips on recreating this chic winter wonderland in your home.
Channel the illustrious Coco Chanel by adorning your tree with black velvet bows and white leather flowers. Wrap gifts artfully in matte black and marbled wallpaper -- not a reindeer in sight.
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Ask yourself, "Is this how they would decorate Camelot?" Hang a tapestry on one wall to introduce rich texture and a traditional vibe, and embellish with greenery, such as a garland and a wreath hung with ribbon.
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Create a cozy vibe for your interior by topping stacked books with a reclaimed slab of slate or wood. The low-slung arrangement creates an instantly relaxed atmosphere, and the tabletop material brings a rustic-industrial aesthetic to the space.
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Break tradition and give your room a fresh spin by throwing in a piece you absolutely adore (perhaps a wish-list item from Christmases past), like this red 1960s lounge chair by Carlo di Carli. Bonus points for cozy chairs that entice you to snuggle up by the fire.
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Amazon is slamming the iPad mini on its front page, doing a side by side comparison of Apple's tablet to the Kindle Fire HD.
There's one problem with the comparison, though. Amazon says the iPad mini has mono speakers, while the Kindle Fire HD has stereo speakers.
Turns out that's wrong. The Verge's Josh Topolsky said in his review the iPad mini has stereo speakers. And then on Twitter he confirmed it, saying, "People of Earth: Apple confirms iPad mini has STEREO SPEAKERS. As I note in my review."
He also said in his review, "And that's a good-sounding set of stereo speakers, by the way."
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Oh wait, you wanted to see an army? Here ya go:
My army laying down the pain!
Trooper with no weapons. The trooper has +1 armor (light armor) than a regular minifig, and therefore +1 CP, but otherwise is the same.
The Pure Brik Trooper kicking butt and taking names.
Close up of the basic trooper. He has a CP of 9 (with weapons and armor boost).
Pure Brik Blastinatortm:
Range: 6"
Use: 3
Damage: 1d6
Pure Brik Shieldomatictm:
Range: CC
Use: 2
Effect: Armored Parry
Pure Brik Chainsword Trooper spares no expense when it comes to violence!
Close ups. CP on this dude is 11 with weapons and armor.
Pure Brik Chainswordtm:
Range: CC
Use: 3
Damage: 1d6+2
Pure Brik MiniBlastinatortm
Range: 6"
Use: 3
Damage: 1d6
Nice face, bro.
Pure Brik Skiwheeler Trooper, on and off bike. It's stats are the same as the horse/rider in the manual, except it's plus 4 CP for weapons attached on it and for the trooper's light armor.
The Skiwheelertm and the "Ski" bit (for those interested - it took some time to come up with, so you better be interested!).
Who's this?
Oh yeah, the Pure Brik hero, General Lee Intimidating!
Some shots of him. He is the same as other Super Soldier heroes except that he has an armor of 2d6+1, and the ability Lady Charmer (he can sway women on the field within a 5" radius to do some action, and it's seperate from his heroic feat). Because of these stuff he is 21 CP (with weapons).
The BastardBlastinator. It has the same stats as a Long-range weapon and hand weapon combined, so it has a CP of 7.
Group shot. DEATH TO CLOAN BRANDS!!!
[[BLURRY!]]Cinematic bit:
Why look! A Maniac Beer tap!
It's delicious and hardcore "Manly Mineral" flavor is just sitting there.
Of course, the Great Nations of the Pure Briks would be here. The only thing they love more than Maniac beer and rock music is killing Cloan brands.
Crud! A stupid Spaes Murcenury.
The dumb Spaes Murcenury fires his Spaes Pisstul. Good thing the trooper has a shield!
Blazam! Eat laser pistol, n00b!
Now nothing stands between the trooper and his "Manly Mineral" Maniac beer!
Spoke too soon.
The trooper spins around to face the BOT OF MUCH DOOM.
And dodges out of the way of the flamethrower.
The BOT OF MUCH DOOM is hit... but it has no effect.
The BOT OF MUCH DOOM begins to play his theme song.
"I like big guns and I can not lie!
Even peach figs can't denie
That when a fig walks in with a little bitty brain
And a big gun in your face
You get killed!"
Apparently the music has attracted another GNPB trooper.
I guess he doesn't like Sir Brix-A-Lot.
At least the BOT OF MUCH DOOM had a cool theme song.
The GNPB trooper walks toward the Maniac beer to claim it.
But the evil Dr. Tophat drives to it on his Tophatmobile!
Quick! He's getting away the Maniac beer! Who can stop him?
The troopers can't catch him...
But this guy can!
It going to big a big explosion! YES!
Or not. That works too.
The bike trooper steals the Maniac beer!
Party time.
Comments and criticism welcome. I only have those four units right now, and one of each weapon except the MiniBlastinatortm, so it's really more of a concept.
Hope you guys liked it and don't feel I wasted 15 minutes of you life. Finally, I leave you with this:


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Davey Johnson, who co-founded Base Ball with Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown in 1839, is leaning towards retirement (or has been for the last couple of years). General Manager Mike Rizzo was extended and promoted to President of Baseball Operations last week to bring stability to the organization for when Johnson leaves. Who will replace him?
The Washington Times says the Nationals have four names on their list:
D-Backs' 3B coach Matt Williams
Nationals' bench coach Randy Knorr
Nationals' 3B coach Trent Jewett
Former Nationals coach (and current Astros manager) Bo Porter
Apparently the Lerner family (who owns the Nationals) think very highly of our fair manager, as do Rizzo and Johnson. As a reminder, it would require the Nationals to trade someone to the Astros for this to happen. Stephen Strasburg and/or Anthony Rendon, as well as the Washington Monument would be the starting point of my negotiation.
Friday, August 9, 2013
The Nationals want Bo Porter, says the Washington Times
3 comments:
The guy's name is really "Knoww"?
I'm curious whether Porter will show interest. One could probably come up with convincing reasons to choose one way or another.
- August 9, 2013 at 9:18 AM
- Andrew said...
Didn't DC get a shuttle? That needs to be on the table as well.
- August 9, 2013 at 9:37 AM
We already have a better monument than the one in DC...the San Jacinto Monument. And, if I'm not wrong, it's taller than the DC monument by about 12 ft. I would go with Bryce Harper instead.
- August 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM
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Should I go pro?
Jesse McLean offers his advice on going pro. Written by Jesse McLean
Well, it's not quite that easy.
I've been supporting myself by playing poker for two or three years now. I've had part time jobs in that time, I've taken time off to live up a mountain, but mostly, I've been clicking Fold, Raise, Call (in that order of frequency).
You don't need 20K though. My poker bankroll typically hovers at around 3K (until I hit a 100BB downswing like this week :mad:). That's 300BB for the largest limit I typically play.
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WICHITA – Cessna Aircraft Co. is presenting a $25,000 donation to Special Olympics' 2014 USA Games as an award for the organization's partnership and support of the 2013 Discover Flying Challenge.
"We are happy to award Special Olympics a $25,000 donation for their outstanding involvement and engagement with our pilot interns both on and off line," said single engine/propeller aircraft senior vice president Jodi Noah. "On Facebook and Twitter, as well as through their summer games and camps, Special Olympics gave our pilots incredible opportunities to get involved in their organization."
"Everyone with Special Olympics were very inviting to us pilots and also receptive to what we were doing. They included me and the other pilots in several of their events throughout the summer. I'm glad I was able to volunteer and work with some of the athletes," said Brian Dierks, Cessna pilot intern. "I feel honored to have had the opportunity to be involved with such a great organization."
Special Olympics earned the most likes and shares on Facebook, as well as the most retweets on Twitter. In addition, Special Olympics ensured that pilots had the opportunity to interact and engage with their audiences offline. The donation was presented to Special Olympics 2014 USA Games at a ceremony held at the Games' headquarters in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
In June, Cessna announced the second annual Discover Flying Challenge — a internship program offered to student pilots — during which the pilot interns fly around the country to increase awareness of general aviation, the Discover Flying Challenge internship and Cessna's community partners.
Five charitable organizations participated in the 2013 Discover Flying Challenge — American Red Cross, Experimental Aviation Association Young Eagles, Special Olympics, United Way and Veterans Airlift Command — in order to gain awareness for aviation and philanthropy. Each organization's logo was printed on the tails of the Cessna 172 Skyhawks flown cross-country by Cessna's six pilot interns: Brian Dierks, Brian Simmons, Lawrence Howard, Lucas Worthen, Ryan Todd and Stephen West.
The charitable organizations participating in the 2013 Discover Flying Challenge were encouraged to reach out to and engage with aviation audiences through the six pilot interns. In turn, the six pilot interns interacted in person and engaged through social media with the charitable organizations and their audiences. The organization that earned the most social media engagement through Cessna's corporate social media won the $25,000 donation while the remaining organizations each receive a $10,000 donation.Pictured above, left to right: Amie Dugan, Special Olympics North America; Lillian Narvaez, 2014 Special Olympics USA Games; Juli McClure, Cessna Aircraft Co.; Tom Varga, 2014 Special Olympics USA Games; Jayla Sweely, Cessna Aircraft Co.


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Seattle's really big garden show — the biggest horticultural extravaganza of its kind on the West Coast and the second-biggest garden show in North America after Philadelphia's event — is about to turn 25.
To celebrate, the five-day Northwest Flower and Garden Show, which will be held from Feb. 20 to 24 in the Washington State Convention Centre in downtown Seattle, has decided to go Hollywood and look to the silver screen for its silver anniversary and roll out the red carpet and work a little movie magic.
Since it is such a special occasion, The Vancouver Sun has teamed up with the show organizers to give away a fabulous three-night getaway package with tickets to the show's opening-night reception, two-day show passes, plus three $200 gift certificates to Seattle restaurants. The total prize package is worth $1,300. The show has also worked a deal with a top Seattle hotel to offer Canadians an exclusive room rate, plus a $29 two-day pass for the show, plus other concessions. See details about the give away and this special offer on page C4.
This year, the show's botanical showcase will be one of the most imaginative and creative in its history. The 24 major display gardens, which are really the heart and soul of the show, will each adopt the theme of a popular movie.
There'll be a Middle Earth hobbit's garden featuring plants native to New Zealand, where The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were filmed.
This is one way Washington Park Arboretum has chosen to promote its plan to built an "eco-graphic New Zealand forest".
Lovers of sci-fi movies will get a kick out of seeing the Star Wars saga interpreted as a rebellion against contemporary food trends with gardeners coming together on a horticultural quest to use "the force" of nature to establish an eco-friendly "edible forest sanctuary".
Other sci-fi movie titles will be referenced in such gardens as Honey I Shrunk the Yard, which will look at how to create a garden in only 560 square feet, and Alien on Vacation – Xenomorph Meets Earth's Most Lethal Plant Colony, which will contain a "circle of death" showcasing some of the most deadly native plants in the Pacific Northwest.
For romantics, there'll be Audrey's Roman Holiday, featuring a Mediterranean-style garden complete with lion's head fountain, classical architectural accents and a Vespa scooter.
All these elements will combine with exotic plant material to provide the perfect backdrop for the famous 1952 love story starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
One of my favourite movies, Enchanted April, has been picked by one designer who intends to recreate the sultry atmosphere of a 1920s Italian villa, but with a Pacific Northwest flavour.
A River Runs Through It will feature a verdant four-season garden with an emphasis on being friendly to native wildlife. The centrepiece will be a stream as a sanctuary for native black bears, cougars, eagles and trout.
Pillow Talk will take a more whimsical approach, exploring how opposites attract. It will have an ultrafeminine, 50s-style garden, full of colourful blooms and textures for her, and a low-maintenance garden with the accent on "masculine serenity" for him.
Jardin Noir – Film Noir in a Modern Garden will be one of the few "cult" movie gardens.
The concept is that the garden is "the lair of a beautiful and alluring femme fatale out to doublecross the film's anti-hero".
Botanically, the garden will feature a mixture of blue-toned plants, as well as dark and light plants with touches of red to suggest a "plot twist". To create atmosphere, the garden will make clever use of venetian blinds and mirrors to cast "grids of moody light".
The orchid society intends to take a more straightforward approach and is hoping showgoers will be amused by its playful tongue-in-cheek renaming of the Oscars as the "Orchidemy Awards" and be wowed by diverse displays of orchids species.
Living Among the Stars will be a glamorous "garden escape" suitable for a busy actor or stargazer. It aims to demonstrate how to achieve privacy in a garden without creating a prison-like atmosphere. In this case, the main goal is to thwart the efforts of any prying paparazzi.
The Lost Gardener — A Journey from the Wild to the Cultivated will explore themes from a variety of blockbuster movies, including Jurassic Park, King Kong and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
But at the core, there is a more serious goal: to get people to value rare and protect endangered plant species.
Other tribute gardens will include Saturday Night Fever, Zorba the Greek, The Wizard of Oz, Castaway and Grimm fairy tales.
What makes this garden show unique is that it has so much more to offer.
The display gardens may well be the primary draw, but there will also be a large marketplace, featuring a vast range of gardening products and accessories, plus a comprehensive lecture series with dozens of speakers covering pretty much every gardening topic.
More than 75 nurseries, 35 educational/garden resource organizations and at least 250 independent exhibitors will take part in the marketplace.
The lecture series runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with more than 100 talks scheduled in three locations.
More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the show, many travelling down from B.C. for the event. Only the Philadelphia Show, held in March, is bigger, being the world's biggest indoor show.
But the show also benefits from its climatically privileged location on the West Coast and having such a legion of talented local garden designers and experts to draw on.
Another big part of the show's appeal is that it also offers West Coast garden-lovers a welcome breath of spring.
More than six acres of convention floor space will be covered with thousands of fragrant spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils and sarcococca, as well as many beautiful shrubs and perennial flower displays designed to lift the spirits and get green thumbs excited again about a new season in the garden.
Tickets: $20 ($16 if purchased before Feb 20); $29 two-day passes; $15 for group rates; $10 for half day; $5 for teenagers 13 — 17, free for children under 12.
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Webinar: Q&A With Elmer and CarlyDaniel Randa
Last week, SendGrid's email experts Elmer Thomas and Carly Brantz broke down some tips and tricks to make sure your emails don't get banished to the spam folder. There were so many great questions during the webinar that we weren't able to get to. In an effort to keep the conversation going, Carly and Elmer took some time to respond to these questions here.
If you missed the webinar, you can access a recording here.
How helpful/important is it to be certified by Return Path?
CB: Return Path Certification is the most widely accepted "whitelist" program for permission-based email senders. A whitelist is a list of email address or domain names from which an email blocking program or ISP will allow messages. For senders who appear on a whitelist that is used by the most important ISPs, the chances of making it to the inbox dramatically increase. The certification program has deep corporate and consumer market coverage and lets certified senders improve email deliverability rates at more than 2 billion mailboxes worldwide.
I would love to know more about testing for heuristics. We are doing a few things on our end, but are still getting messages bounced due to content even though our tests come out clean.
ET: Try sending your emails through a SPAM checker and analyzing the results. There are a few to start with:
Use the keyword phrase "spam checker tool" if you don't like the above tools or are looking for more resources. For general knowledge about heuristics, Wikipedia has a good explanation (be sure to check out the References section).
Do you have any examples of authenticating email?
CB: Best practice is to implement the three most accepted methods of authentication. You can find specific examples of each at:
- DKIM: http://www.dkim.org/
- SenderID: http://www.microsoft.com/senderid
- SPF: http://www.openspf.org
Are inbox rates affected if I change the "from" email address based on the type of product we are promoting?
CB: Email addresses can be divided into two parts, the "Friendly From" and the routable part. For example, "Franklin Fasteners" <firstname.lastname@example.com>. We don't think you'll incur a reputation hit if you change the "Friendly From" part (e.g. "Franklin Fasteners") but you are more likely to incur a reputation hit if you change the routable part. Not all system use the "from" address for reputation, but some do. They are more likely to associate your sending reputation to your IP or your DKIM signature (inserted into your message headers) or a combination of both.
If the reply-to in the header is to a different domain, does that automatically make it seem deceptive? We send emails to groups of people and use the email of the group captain as the reply-to header.
ET: No. The SMTP RFC specifically allows for this functionality. Note that a minority of admins may disregard this rule and impose their own rules regarding from/to mis-matches.
Is there a list of Phishing Phrases and Trigger words somewhere?
ET: Here are some resources that should help with phishing phrases and trigger words that should be avoided within e-mail content"
How does inbox behavior work in spam filtering?
CB: ISPs use various types of inbox behavior in spam filtering. Some track the time the email stays in the inbox before it is deleted or how often the subscriber interacts with the mail. All track who marks your messages as spam by clicking the "this is spam button" and some use panel data from real subscribers who are asked to verify the appropriateness of inbox or spam folder placement.
What about using CSS styles in-line? (In regards to using CSS in email content).
CB: We recommend using inline CSS. CSS provides ease and flexibility however the support varies among email clients. Some strip it out entirely. It is extremely important not to use external CSS like that which is in a file like a website does. Instead embed it in the email or inline written at the very least.
Our permission based subscribers are getting regularly throttled by Comcast. Comcast tells us the IP is not on a blacklist. Is Comcast just the devil, or is something else going on here?
ET: Comcast uses SenderScore to determine when to throttle incoming email per RL000001. You may check your SenderScore here.
We have been collecting contacts for years. If we move to SendGrid, will our list have to opt-in again?
CB: If you have a list of opted in subscribers we do provide the option to upload those lists to our system easily and mail to them from SendGrid.
How do you find your IP address, like you mentioned, it's not always the web server IP.
CB: Every device connected to the public Internet is assigned a unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods (also called a 'dotted-quad') and look something like 127.0.0.1. You can find your's by visiting http://whatismyipaddress.com/
Do you have any newsletter templates that will ensure good delivery?
ET: You can not ensure good delivery with a template. There are many factors that go into achieving good deliverability. I suggest you take a look at our Email Deliverability Guide for further details.
I have a virtual assistant located overseas and she sends my marketing campaigns for me using SendGrid. Would her IP address affect our reputation?
ET: No, because we do the actual sending of your email in that case.
What is the role of email source ip address in email delivery?
ET: The source IP address has a reputation attached to it. We recently had a webinar on this topic, check out this link for a recording, followed by Q&A.
My customer wants to buy an email list, is it legal to send it, or is it pure spam?
CB: While it is not illegal to send to an email lists, our opinion at SendGrid is that mailing to a purchased list is never a good idea. Reputation is key to your email delivery and a huge part of that is maintaining the best permission practices you can. Make sure that your subscribers want to receive the email you are sending and that they are expecting the email. An easy way to increase complaints is to purchase a list and send to people who not only do not know who you are but why they are getting email from you because they never gave you permission to send. SendGrid does not allow our customers to mail to third party lists through our infrastructure.
Do you suggest to use your SMTP server as our employee SMTP server?
ET: Yes, as long as you comply with our terms of service.
We are doing double opt in, and our database is conformed by people that invite their families and friends. That means that we have almost no SPAM. We are doing everything you talked about, but still get complaints on our contacts that they are not receiving mails, and we have to tell them to look at their SPAM inbox… How come businesses like Groupon get away with all these policies, when they buy mailing lists or don't have the double opt-in.
CB: In my opinion it comes down to relevancy. Companies that are sending relevant content that subscribers want like a killer daily deal often can get away with it because people want those emails. Email delivery is a science and there are many steps involved to getting your email delivered. You need to warm up your IP addresses and take precaution to send relevant content that your subscribers are expecting.
How bad is it to hit a spam trap?
CB: Having spam traps on your email list can cause plenty of problems. Sometimes spam traps are added accidentally by entering a typo and adding an email address by mistake. The primary way is by using a third party list that had them included. Once you hit one it is difficult to remove them because the ISPs don't want to tell you which address is the spam trap. The best way to avoid them and remove them is verifying that your list is clean and your subscribers have opted in to receive email from you.
If you purchase a list, can you check with the vendor of the purchase list if their emails are free of spam traps, are they legally allowed to release that information?
CB: It is impossible to know if there is a spam trap on their list or not, that is a primary reason we advise our clients NOT to send to a purchased list. A spam trap is an email address that doesn't send email but identifies spammers who send it email. They are created by the ISPs to trick senders so there is no way to know except by having permission to send to your subscribers.
Our contacts subscribe freely and the double-opt mail goes to the SPAM box… how will they confirm if they don't get the mail???
ET: This is one reason why people choose to use a service such as SendGrid. If you choose to utilize your own email system, these tips in our Email Deliverability Guide should help you.
I'm screwed maybe? My list was hosted with GetResponse. The IP that I'm on hit 28 spam traps.
CB: You are definitely not in an ideal situation! I would advise that you not send to that list because identifying which addresses are the spam traps is extremely difficult. You will need to rebuild your list or work on doing a "reactivation" campaign to ensure that the addresses on your list are legitimate.
Does SendGrid provide sender id setup? When I look at the header in hotmail sender id comes out NONE or Fail.
ET: No, we do not.
Does Sendgrid allow to send to purchased lists?
CB: No, we do not.


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The Eastern Orthodox Lectionary
... I have a question about the scripture readings. How was it decided what we should read each day? Why do the daily scripture readings "jump around"?
The reason that the daily Epistles and Gospels "skip around" comes from the way that the daily lectionary was formed.
At an earlier time, only Sundays, Saturdays, and various other days of special rank had a proper Epistle and Gospel. Thus I have a xerox of a lectionary from Palestine which provides readings only for such days.
Subsequently, when it was decided to provide most days with an Epistle and Gospel, the *remaining* sections of the New Testament were used for this, omitting the readings already assigned to a Saturday, Sunday, or other special occasion. Thus The Saturday and Sunday readings usually are not "in sequence", while those for Monday through Friday usually are (except where they skip over a text already assigned to another day).
For more detailed information, see An Examination of how the Lectionary is used throughout the year
The "Kellia" Lectionary
However, *besides* the lectionary for public church services, there is also another , in which the entire Epistle and Gospel books are divided up in such a way that the Apostle is read through in 8 weeks, with readings 7 days a week, and the Gospel is read through (only on weekdays) in 4 weeks. This plan is for private reading. In the Slavonic Epistle and Gospel books it is marked out by signs in the margin, and a table (approximate) of these readings, which I had worked on with Reader Daniel Olson, was also published on the Ustav list. These "kellia" readings do not take up very much time, and I can recommend them for anyone who wants to read through the New Testament using an Orthodox lectionary. The table is quite old, and is found even in the pre-Niconian editions of the Apostle and Gospel books.
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Globe photos of the week, Dec. 21, 2012
Globe photos of the week, Dec. 21, 2012
People observed a moment of silence at the Garden of Peace in Boston on the one-week anniversary of the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Conn.
People outside of Honan Funeral Home in Newtown, Conn., during the service for Jack Pinto, 6, who was killed in the school massacre on Dec. 14.
Teenagers placed flowers at the entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in memory of 20 children and six adults slain by a gunman there on Dec. 14.
Strangers comforted each other during a memorial service at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn.
Governor Deval Patrick looked on as Peabody Fire Deputy Chief Eric Harrison received a Medal of Valor during the annual Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year ceremony at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
Boston police displayed some of the guns seized this year.
Victims' family members, from left, Elvis Martin, Ebony Flonory, and Sharnita Jones celebrated outside the courtroom after Dwayne Moore was sentenced to life in prison for the Mattapan massacre.
Maurice Fuoco, who left Hyde Park High School in 1964 to serve in Vietnam, received his high school diploma on Dec. 19 along with veterans of World War II and the Korean War.
Former governor William F. Weld's recent return to Boston has brought speculation that he might run for the Senate seat of John F. Kerry who was nominated by President Obama to be the next US secretary of state.
Holiday lights sparkled in the rain on the Commonwealth Avenue mall in Boston.
The Evaporative Snow flying from the blower at the entrance to the Winter Wonderland held the attention of Michaela Alston-Reed, 7, during the Christmas in the City party for homeless mothers and their children at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Raquel Booth, 8, of Danvers was dressed in her pajamas as she wrote out her Christmas wish list while waiting to board the Polar Express in South Station. The commuter rail company hosted 25 local youth charities on a magical train ride to the "North Pole."
Patriots defensive lineman Rob Ninkovich (50) was turned upside down as he sacked 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at Gillette Stadium.
Patriots receiver Brandon Lloyd showed his frustration after an incomplete pass in front of San Francisco 49ers Chris Culliver during 4th quarter action at Gillette Stadium.
Celtics forward Paul Pierce pointed after hitting a jumper in the third quarter on his way to scoring 40 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden.


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Does Airbnb Undermine the New York Hotel Industry?
An escalating feud between Airbnb and the New York hospitality industry could have widespread repercussions for Airbnb throughout the U.S. and for the lodging industry in general as the feisty startup continues to win business. Travel-guide creator Pauline Frommer joins the News Hub.
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