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Another week, another app. This time it's a game - and therefore a good excuse to (perhaps gratuitously) try out the iPhone's screenshot capability. (In case you don't know, you press the power button and the home button simultaneously. If you do you get a nice camera-like click and the screenshot goes to your camera roll. In this instance I copied them to DropBox as the easiest way to get... [More]
Appening 1 - Note & Share on iOS
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I've added the words "on iOS" because this might spread to other platforms. A week ago I posted that I'd pick an app a week and try to get value out of it. I also said I might blog about what I think. This week's app is Note & Share - an app that runs on both the iPad and the iPhone. (Probably on iPod Touch also but I don't have one of those.) Needless to say this isn't an official IBM view... [More]
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Use our giant map above to find the seagull you seek. Each number in the map corresponds with a paragraph and two screens about said seagull below. Use the three sources (map, images and text) in conjunction with one another to pinpoint the precise location of the seagull you seek.
Seagull #17[edit]
The northernmost seagull in Algonquin can be found at -- you guessed it -- a very northerly location. Head to Frankfort Avenue at the far northern end of Algonquin. North of Frankfort Avenue, you'll notice three X-shapes that mark large apartment buildings there. Directly in front of the easternmost X on the map, off of Frankfort Avenue, you should be able to find this seagull on the sidewalk.
Seagull #18[edit]
This is a relatively easy seagull to find and kill, so long as you know precisely where to look. First, head to the eastern end of Wardite Street, at the northern end of Algonquin. On the map, you'll see three X-shapes similar to the ones seen when killing Seagull #17, but not the same group. This group is surrounded by an almost-square shaped road, and is near the Humboldt River. Drive to where Wardite Street collides with Vespucci Circus, the aforementioned road. The seagull should be sitting in front of a tree here.
Seagull #19[edit]
This one will require a little legwork. First, drive over to Ivy Drive South, which is a road on the western end of Algonquin that rides parallel to Union Drive West, the road that hugs Algonquin's coast on the West River side. Just north of where Topaz Street and Ivy Drive South intersect, you'll see some gigantic staircases on your right (if you're headed northward). These stairs lead to a small park. Look near some benches next to the stairs, and you'll see this seagull chillin' on a concrete divider.
Seagull #20[edit]
This particular seagull, along with another one (Seagull #21) is located in Middle Park. This particular seagull can be found in the northwestern quadrant of the park. Your best bet is to head to Quartz Street, which is the lone street that runs through the park. This avenue happens to cut the park in half. Enter Quartz Street from the west, heading eastward. Then, look for the first path on your left that leads northward. As you traverse this path, whether on foot or by vehicle, you'll see this seagull hanging out on the left side.
Seagull #21[edit]
If you're in Middle Park getting Seagull #20, stay put. Seagull #21 is also located in Middle Park. However, getting to it is easiest if you actually leave the park. Head to Columbus Avenue and begin heading south. A bit before reaching Nickel Street, which runs along the southern end of Middle Park, intersecting Columbus Avenue, get out of your car (or off of your bike) and hop the wall, so that you enter Middle Park once more. The path you encounter almost immediately is the one where the seagull can be found.
Seagull #22[edit]
To the west of Middle Park in Algonquin, you can find a small street at the far end of Ivy Drive South called Obsidian Street. While Obsidian Street continues eastward at a lower location clear across the borough, it's the part in between Ivy Drive South and Galveston Avenue that's of interest. Head there and go to the small office park-like area to the south, wedged in between Obsidian Street and Galveston Avenue. You'll find the seagull you seek roving around here.
Seagull #23[edit]
To find this seagull, you're going to have to leave Algonquin proper and head to Charge Island, which is one of two small islands in between Algonquin and the Dukes/Broker island. The only direct route to Charge Island from Algonquin is via the East Borough Bridge, so be sure to take that conduit to your destination. When you arrive on Charge Island, stay on the highway until you reach the toll booth at the south end of the island, leading to the section of the East Borough Bridge that leads to Dukes. Sitting on one of the toll booth dividers is this seagull.
Seagull #24[edit]
Southwest of Middle Park in Algonquin, you'll see a series of alleyways in a very specific area. This square shape is created by Manganese Street on the north, Hell Gate on the south, Galveston Avenue on the west, and Frankfort Avenue on the east. This pinpoints the location we're speaking of precisely. There are two main sets of alleyways here. You're looking for the southernmost branch that runs completely horizontally (with the exception of its vertical connection to the adjacent alleyway.) You'll find this pigeon here.
Seagull #25[edit]
A vertical alleyway towards the center of Algonquin is the target of our next search. Head to Kunzite Street, and head westward down it until you reach Frankfort Avenue. When you reach Frankfort Avenue, head left again, and swing left once more, onto Jade Street. Now, before you reach the next main street, which is Denver-Exeter Avenue, swing leftward into the alleyway you see. This seagull is roaming around this decadent alley.
Seagull #26
Head to Albany Avenue, which is a busy road on the eastern end of Algonquin. More specifically, you're going to want to head to Albany Avenue just south of where Kunzite Street runs through and over it, leading into the Algonquin-Dukes Expressway which gaps Colony Island and the Humboldt River. This section of Albany Avenue turns into a tunnel briefly, as Kunzite Street stretches over it. It's directly to the south of this where this Seagull can be found. While facing the tunnel, look on the left side of the road. The seagull in question will be hanging out underneath a tree.
Seagull #27[edit]
This one is fairly simple to find, so long as you follow our instructions implicitly. At the southern end of Frankfort Avenue in Algonquin, you'll find a part of the road under construction. This segment, marked by your map as a scattered line (as opposed to a solid one) is located between Iron Street and Hematite Street. When you arrive, head down into the under construction location and swing eastward down the extremely thin alleyway you encounter. When it opens up, look atop the red-colored overhang, where this pigeon sits.
Seagull #28[edit]
Columbus Avenue is a busy road that spans nearly the entire length of Algonquin. Near the southern end of the road, you'll find an area under construction. Locate this section of the road, and then work your way through it or around it, so that you're at the southern end of the construction site, on a regular surface between Iron Street and Hematite Street. If you're facing north, look to your right. You'll see a rather fancy structure with a staircase leading up to a balcony surrounding it. Work your way up the stairs so that you're overlooking Columbus Avenue. You'll find the seagull on a railing.
Seagull #29[edit]
We're going to need to leave the comfort of Algonquin proper once again. This time, we're not headed to Charge Island. Rather, we're headed to the even-tinier Colony Island, south of Charge Island. You can get to Colony Island in only one way -- via Leaper's Bridge off of Hematite Street. Don't attempt to get to Colony Island via the Algonquin Bridge, even if your map seems to show you getting there from this location. It's impossible. Once you arrive at Colony Island, follow President Avenue until you reach your first right. This will lead to a small compound of what appear to be apartment buildings. Search the second floor railing of one of the buildings, and you'll see the seagull you seek.
Seagull #30[edit]
What you're searching for now is a tiny, tiny road called Back Passage. Where is this location? Well, it's at the southern end of Algonquin wedged in between Garnet Street and Feldspar Street on the north and south, and Frankfort Avenue and Ersatz Row on the west and east. This place is tiny, so it's easy to miss, but it can be breached from either Garnet or Feldspar Streets. You're looking for an upscale clothing store here named Ds, one that you can't enter. This seagull will be hanging out in front.
Seagull #31[edit]
The second-to-last seagull we found in Algonquin was found on the eastern edge of Emerald Street, on the southeastern end of Algonquin. More specifically, you'll want to travel on Emerald Street until you reach the area in between Luddite Row and Albany Avenue. When you arrive at this cross-section, get out of your car and look northward. On a closed store marked UTBNB, you'll see the pigeon resting on top of the protective metal gate.
Seagull #32[edit]
The final seagull of the sixteen in Algonquin, the southernmost one in the borough, once again brings us to Columbus Avenue. This seagull in particular is located near where Columbus Avenue and Barium Street intersect. The large, towering building at the corner holds the seagull you seek -- simply look behind the support pillars affixed to the building's second floor to find it.
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Strengthening Youth through Activities
When do we hold youth activities?
Most Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women activities happen during a time called Mutual, and Mutual is generally held once a week, on a day or evening other than Sunday or Monday.
Mutual usually lasts about an hour or an hour and a half. It begins with opening exercises, conducted by a member of the Laurel class presidency or one of the bishop's priests quorum assistants. The youth sing a hymn, have an opening prayer, and may share testimonies and musical numbers or other talents.
After opening exercises, each quorum and class holds its own activity (planned in advance by the quorum or class presidency and advisers) or combines for an activity if there aren't very many youth in the ward.
Usually once a month, all of the young men and young women hold a combined activity (planned by the bishopric youth committee). Combined activities are great opportunities for young men and young women to serve and have fun together.
Stake and Multistake Activities
On occasion, youth should have the opportunity to interact with one another at the stake and multistake levels. This is especially important in places with few youth in each ward. These activities are planned by stake or area leaders. For ideas, see "Stake and Multistake Activities" on this website.
Youth Conference
Youth conference is a multiday activity for youth ages 14 to 18. Youth conferences often include devotionals, games, dances, service projects, and other learning experiences. They are usually held once a year, either at the stake or ward level. Sometimes they are held at the multistake or area level.
Ward youth conferences are planned by the bishopric youth committee. Stake youth conferences are planned by the stake Aaronic Priesthood–Young Women committee—with help from youth in the stake. For more information, see "Youth conference" on this website.
How do we plan effective activities?
These steps appear on the home page of this site, where you can add notes that will help you remember the needs of the youth.
1. Ask
Ask each member of your quorum or class to prayerfully answer questions like the ones below. You could do this in a planning session, through surveys, or during visits from the quorum or class presidency.
- How can you serve? Who needs your help? What would you like to change about your community or the world? What gifts and talents do you feel God has given you to serve others?
- Who do you want to become? Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, or 20 years? What do you need to do now to prepare for your future?
- What are you interested in? What do you like to do? What interests would you like to explore?
2. Counsel together
In a quorum or class presidency meeting, discuss what you learn from the youth's answers to the questions. Prayerfully consider ways your quorum or class can support the youth in their needs, interests, and goals. Also discuss how you can support less-active and nonmember youth in your area. Focus first on supporting members of your class or quorum, then plan activities to accomplish that purpose.
3. Plan activities
Based on your discussion, plan activities that focus on the youth in your class or quorum. Many activity ideas will come up as part of your discussion. Other ideas can be found on this website. Use the planning tool to schedule activities and to communicate your plans with youth, leaders, and parents.
As you plan, remember to consider things like safety and any equipment or supplies you might need. Give members of the quorum or class assignments to help carry out the activity. Help them recognize that they are important to the activity's success.
For more information about youth activities, see Handbook 2: Administering the Church (2010), 8.13, 10.8, 13.


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Summer drivers to get a break on gas
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — April was a bad month at the pump for drivers, but prices could be lower by the time summer driving season kicks off at the end of this month.
Figures from the Oil Price Information Service, which tracks prices for AAA, shows that the price of a gallon of regular gas rose 12 cents, or 3%, last month. The $3.66-a-gallon average on April 29 is the highest price so far this year.
But prices have already dropped a couple of cents in the early days of May. And a fall of between 5 to 10 cents more is likely in the coming weeks, according to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at OPIS and GasBuddy.com.
"We've probably already seen the peak for at least the first half of the year," said Kloza.
Kloza said April's rise was due to normal seasonal factors, including refineries shutting down to prepare making summer blends of gasoline. Concern over the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia also helped to lift prices during the month, he said.
But North American oil and gas inventories are at or near their highest point in decades, Kloza said, and the changeover at U.S. refineries is complete. So most of the issues that could push gas prices higher are likely over — at least until the start of hurricane season later this summer. Those storms can disrupt production at oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries along the Gulf Coast.
Prices are higher than they were at this time last year, when they stood at $3.51 a gallon. But for most of this year, prices have been less than their 2013 levels, and that is likely to be the case once again on Memorial Day. Prices stood at $3.66 on Memorial Day 2013.
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Sure to be a focal point in your Nativity Christmas decor, this spectacular Nativity Christmas tree collection is meticulously handcrafted, from the illuminated star at the top of the impressive 36-inch tree, to the softly glowing lights across its limbs. More than 50 movable figurines tell the story of Christmas, including the gracefully suspended crystalline angels that float amongst the tree's branches and groups of hand-painted, beautifully detailed creche figurines. Strong demand is expected for this stunning holiday treasure, so don't delay. Order now!
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"What are you going to wear?"
"I don't know. What are you wearing?"
This is the conversation that starts just as soon as the wedding invites begin to arrive in the mail.
And why not? It's tough to figure out what's right to wear to today's weddings.
Yes, there are rules. But some of those rules are made to be broken, or at least bent. That's where I come in.
Almost every wedding falls into one of three categories: formal evening; semi formal/cocktail (this can be day or evening) and informal/casual.
Here's a guide I've put together from interviews and resources, including Brides Magazine and "Emily Post's Etiquette," a good guide to mannerly behavior and sticky situations.
If it's a formal evening affair …
Men have it easy: a tuxedo.
For women, a long dress is entirely suitable but not required. Julie Raimondi, editor in chief of Brides.com and Brides Local Magazines says, "Anything you would see on the red carpet would be appropriate." Well, not quite everything.
It is bad form for guests to draw attention away from the bride, so a low-cut, skin-tight sequined red dress, for instance, would not be a good choice. As a wedding guest, "It's not your job to stand out. That's the bride's job," Raimondi says.
A semiformal/cocktail wedding …
For men, it's a suit and tie. A dark suit is right for evening, but tan or seersucker is fine for day.
For women, pick a short afternoon dress or suit (or a pantsuit) but fancied up with jewelry so you don't look as though you just came from the office. Evening calls for dressier cocktail wear, but a pantsuit is an option. Add some sparkle, sequins or rhinestones to amp your outfit. "Not over-the-top formal but something festive," summarizes Raimondi.
Informal/casual …
The hardest one to get right.
As a general rule: "Better to be overdressed than underdressed," says Colin Cowie, a celebrity wedding planner.
Men might not want to hear this, but Raimondi says, "I think it would be nice if they wore a tie. … It's a sign of respect for the couple." Khakis or seersucker pants with a contrasting jacket are options. But if it's a theme wedding (Hawaiian? Halloween?), dress accordingly. Dressier leather sandals are a good option for the beach. Overall, take cues from the setting.
For women, even if the wedding is on a beach or in a meadow, Cowie says showing lots of skin is not a good idea. What's right? "You have to infer based on location," says Raimondi. On a beach, "A long flowy skirt is great. You could even wear an embellished tank top." But in another setting, casual means Sunday best. For sure, wear flats or sandals if you're on sand or hiking up a hill. Can't figure it out? It's totally fine to ask.
A word about white: "Emily Post's Etiquette" says, "You may wear white, with caution." But, don't even remotely approximate a wedding-type gown. Some brides will be enraged if you wear white. Others don't care. When in doubt, don't.
What to wear?
Check the couple's wedding website for clues.
Ask members of the bridal party.
Don't dress to stand out — the bride and groom are the stars.
Men can't go wrong with a tie.
Better to overdress than under.
Women should steer clear of tight, skimpy and low-cut.
Black dresses are OK; white is still iffy.
"What are you going to wear?"


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Filmmaker John Hughes passed away yesterday and sadly there wasn't much of a way to acknowledge it with video games. Until today, that is.
We found two Hughes-worthy shout outs to the man and his legacy, which we'll share with you here as a way to bid goodbye to the director who had an incredible impact on the Nintendo Generation whether we realise it or not.
First up is MTV Multiplayer's Russ Frushtick with his list of games based off of Hughes' films. The Home Alone and Beethoven franchises made the cut, of course, as did this year's Pretty in Pink PC game published by Legacy Interactive.
Second is actually an entry in a GamesRadar feature about movies that would make good games. Author Chris Antista went with Breakfast Club over other Hughes teen flicks because "The Breakfast Club embodies some part of all of us (A Brain , A Jock, A Basketcase, etc.) whereas the rest of the [Brat Pack]trilogy revolves around getting laid out of your league."
Goodbye John Hughes. Thank you so much for making the 80s what they were.
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German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.
Plain muffins
Nothing says "hello autumn" like a batch of fresh muffins or cupcakes! :-) With this simple recipe, you gonna whip them up in no time, and they will be a perfect base for more fancy muffins with fruit (I love muffins with dried plum bits), chocolate chip muffins, caramel-stuffed ones or double-or-triple-chocolate ;-) Or savory ones: paprika, tomato, herbs, sunflower seeds, etc. It all starts with this recipe.
Fancy tamagoyaki bento
Oh my, this one is both a looker and tastes amazingly! :-) This bento idea is based on the basic tamagoyaki recipe, so feel free to use your favorite ingredients: champignons or chanterelle mushroom, herbs, different kinds of onion, bacon bits, ham shavings etc. Go crazy! :-) It's also a very good side dish!
Marinated beef and pasta bento
Bento is not only rice, but also other ingredients, like... pasta. This recipe came to life when I had some uncooked beef left-overs and just wondered what to do with them. Cooking them as a part of bento was a great idea!
Quick teriyaki beef donburi
You can buy thin beaf slices in some grocery shops or butchers. They may be called minute steaks or quick steaks and are a great ingredient that you can use to make a quick donburi (a rice bowl with meat and vegetable toppings). It's so fast to prepare, that you can do everything in the time it takes to cook the rice!


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In this special episode, co-host J.C. Hutchins chats with narrative designer Chris Dahlen about video game writing, transmedia storytelling and "Mark of the Ninja," an XBox Live game that Dahlen recently wrote. If you've ever wanted to learn about the unique narrative opportunities and challenges found in creating video games, this interview is a great primer. Dahlen also shares his past experiences as a video game journalist and how they influenced the game stories he now writes.
The conversation takes a fascinating twist as Dahlen also shares his experiences as a transmedia storyteller. Dahlen helped craft a key component of the out-of-book experience for J.C.'s novel "Personal Effects: Dark Art.": the online persona of character Rachael Webster. Dahlen discusses how writing Rachael became something more creatively rewarding than he ever expected. We also discuss lessons learned.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Chris Dahlen's website
- Dahlen's Twitter page
- "Mark of the Ninja" website
- Klei Entertainment, developer of "Mark of the Ninja"
- Dahlen's essay on crafting the online persona of fictional character Rachael Webster
- PixelVixen707, Rachael Webster's blog (archive)
- Rachael Webster's Twitter page
- Kill Screen Magazine


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Does Waist Training / Corset Training
Produce Lasting Results?
Thousands of you have searched for waist training before and after pictures, and I've promised to deliver: welcome to a compilation of corset training results from some of my friends and acquaintances in the corseting community. Below you will see some pictures, videos and stories of how corsets have played an integral role in helping people to reshape their bodies. Some have experienced weight loss along with their waist training, and others have not. A few have even gained weight, but still lost inches in their waist! As you read these, please note that not all of these results are typical – some have trained faster or farther than I would have personally condoned, and extreme results are often the result of extreme practices. Remember to speak with a trusted health professional before you implement corset training, and have your health monitored throughout the process.
*The photos and stories featured here were freely shared by the corseters, and Lucy has personally ensured that they are all legal adults who made the educated choice to pursue corsetry.*
Penny Brown
Model Penny Brown's results are rather extreme, because she achieved dramatic results in only three months. Prior to deciding to corset train, Penny had a brief period of rapid weight gain due to stress. In her before picture (the night she decided to start corset training), she had a natural waist of 38 inches. With a combination of exercise and waist training 23 hours a day, she lost all her stress weight and brought her natural waist down to 26 inches – a reduction of 12 inches in her natural waist. Penny mentions that the corset in her before / after photos are the same one, named "Wesley" which she altered as needed from a size 36″ down to size 24″ – over the course of three months. Penny stressed the importance of core strength exercises when training 23/7, and said she could perform up to 200 sit-ups in a single set. When Wesley finally broke and Penny went without any maintenance corseting, it took nearly 6 months to lose the results. (Lucy's note: This is super hardcore, and not for everyone – I generally recommend a corseted reduction of about 1 inch per month, or what feels most comfortable for you.) Follow Penny's blog on Tumblr here.
Shanell (Souljagurlsha)
Shanell started training in 2013 as an accessory to her already healthy lifestyle of eating clean and exercising 5-6 days a week. In this video, she shows how she started with a natural waist of 31.5 inches, and after a period of 14 weeks wearing her corsets up to 20 hours a day, she now has a waist of 24.5 inches – a reduction of 7 inches in her natural waist. Shanell started with a size 26″ corset and now wears her size 22″ corsets closed. She has maintained her results for nearly a year by corseting regularly but for shorter time periods, around 10 hours a day, 4-5 days a week. Follow Souljagurlsha's great channel on Youtube.
Heidi of Strait-Laced Dame
The face behind corset blog Strait-Laced Dame, Heidi laced up for the first time in October of 2011, at the age of 21, and never looked back. With mediocre self-image and health, and without a genuine subject of passion, beginning waist training constituted a critical turning point in her adult life. Starting with a natural waist circumference of 27" and weight of 120 lbs, Heidi realized a two inch reduction to that uncorseted measurement within 6 months of consistent waist training. She has since maintained that natural waist measurement, even while increasing in strength and weight (to 130 lbs), and she now wears 19" corsets. In addition, Heidi has recently began drafting and producing custom corsets for herself and others. Learn more about Heidi on her website, Strait-Laced Dame.
Miranda Rights
Miranda Rights is an active waist trainer and tightlacer. She began wearing corsets in late 2012 and waist training in early 2013, starting with a 32″ waist at the time. For the first year, she wore a corset sparingly. After a year of occasional corseting, she had seen only a small reduction in her waist and maintained between 29-31″, despite significant weight loss. Starting in early 2014, Miranda began to gradually increase her dedication to waist training. She was maintaining a natural waist of around 25″ by January 2015.
Now, in March 2016, she maintains a natural waist of 23″ and laces down to 19″.
Born with a straight figure, Miranda credits her complete body change to waist training, combined with lower-body weight lifting to build muscle, cardio and a plant-based diet. She says waist training has taught her patience and control, improved her self esteem and her posture, and helped her overcome many years of body dysmorphia and unhealthy habits. Miranda has lost over 30 lbs since the start of her waist training journey, but she has never intended to use corsets as a weight loss tool. She currently follows a steady exercise regimen of weight lifting, hot yoga, high intensity cardio and stretching to maintain total body fitness. She wears her corsets anywhere from 4-12 hours per day 5-6 days per week, and sleeps in a corset a few nights per month.
You can follow Miranda on Instagram @loudnight and on YouTube.
Diantha Dove
Diantha grew up with a penchant for fantasy characters and the wasp-waist aesthetic, but it was not until the birth of her son in 2012 that she decided to begin training. Diantha says, "I was in a deep depression because I have never been this big before (with a waist at 42 inches)… So I did some research and I came across body modification and tightlacing. It was eye opening to see a whole community of people that had the same mind process as me. I felt so excited and happy to know that I was not alone. I bought my first corset (which was not a good one) and have been in love ever since." The corset acted as a catalyst for change, and with a combination of daily corseting and a vegan lifestyle, Diantha lost more than 150 pounds and 13+ inches in her natural waist over the course of few years. She now regularly wears a size 20″ corset, with a natural waist of 27″. She has no plans of stopping her journey for her end goal is to get as small as her body will allow. Follow Diantha on Tumblr here.
Samantha Lubrano
Samantha started waist training in 2011, starting with a 26″ natural waist and starting with a 24″ corset for gentle reduction. She had been vegetarian since the age of 16, but transitioned to vegan / gluten free at age 20 – and over the last three years, she has slowly trained down to a size 18″ corset, lost 30 lbs, and reduced her natural waist by 5 inches, to just just 21″ today. She credits the practice of training to teaching her responsibility and respect for her own body. "It has in every way changed my life," she said. "After not loving myself for so long and trying to take my own life I have found something that has made me feel whole again and to truly love myself."
"My second custom from Sin and Satin, shown right, is my favorite corset I have ever owned. She named it the " Light with Might." I wanted a corset that just looked like I was wearing a cage around me. So she helped me pick out this beautiful nude mesh fabric and we decided the boning would be black with ribbon laces in 18 inches with a KILLER hipspring. She's my summer corset and my pride and joy. Going custom has changed everything. They have formed to me because they are basically another part of me. My body is what I have always wanted. They pull my waist in where I want it to be and my ribs are untouched. I can wear them longer and I can move more freely. When I take my customs off it looks like I have taken my torso off they are molds of me. There is no better feeling then looking down at a custom corset that was made just for you and for nobody else. You know like Cinderellas glass slipper. I love Jasmine and her work. I cannot thank her enough. I am in love with my pieces from her. I feel like a princess in my corsets from Sin and Satin and I cannot wait to work with her again on another master piece."
Samantha wears her corset in the day (especially at work where she does regular heavy lifting) but says that she doesn't sleep in her corset. Waist training hasn't stopped her from eating 3 home-cooked meals everyday – plus fruit and nuts for snacks in between. For fitness, she does sit-ups, crunches and squats, and she commutes by walking everywhere. Follow Samantha on her Instagram here.
May Mo
May started wearing corsets in 2013, and over the course of a year also started to transition to veganism. Interestingly, May says that for the first 6 months, she had gained weight from 58kg to 62.5kg (130 lbs to 138 lbs) yet her natural waist dropped from 26.5 inches naturally down to 24 inches naturally. She currently trains about 20 hours a day, wearing a size 20″ corset. You can read more about her waist training journey on her blog here.
Juno started waist training in January of 2014 at the age of 45, and had a natural waist of 33 inches. She went exclusively through Romantasy for her corsets and training advice, wearing training corsets made by Jill Hoverman and utilizing Ann Grogan's Roller Coaster method of waist training (which typically means a maximum corseted duration of 8-12 hours per day/ 6 days a week, but sometimes as little as 2 hours a day). By November 2014, Juno was able to cinch down to 25″ internally in a corset, and her natural waist reduced to 29 inches (a reduction of 4″ in her natural waist). A year into her training now, Juno mentions that her goal is to reach and then maintain a corseted waist of 23 inches (this would make her waist measurement nearly half that of her hips!). Read a bit more about Juno's (and others') progress on Romantasy's waist training site here.
Milla Iloniemi
Milla is a tightlacer from Finland with an incredible 10 years of training under her belt. She started training when she was only 14-15 years old, and she mentioned that she had a waist of 90cm (35.4″) when she started [no "before" pictures provided]. By wearing her corset daily (and sometimes to bed), over the past decade she saw a 12-inch reduction in her natural waist, to about 60cm (23.5″) at her smallest so far. She now wears her corsets at 46-47cm (about 18 or 18.5″ under the corset), making her current corseted waist almost half of her original natural waist!
Milla is also a talented corsetiere; every corset she used to train down was handmade on her own. She mentions that she may stop training at 45 cm (17.7″) and is currently still reducing her waist at a slow and steady rate of 1cm (about half an inch) per year — she takes precautions due to her asthma, but says that her condition hasn't stopped her from waist training. Milla has kept her meals regular, and particularly enjoys snacking on candy and salmiakki (salty liquorice).
(Asthmatics, please consult your doctor before beginning a waist training journey*)
Before Monique started corset training, she was already slender with a natural waist of 25-26 inches depending on the day. Over the course of only four months, she managed to cinch down 5 inches in her corset. "I've taken it slow no bruising or pain what's so ever," Monique says. "Everyone's bodies are different, I truthfully thought it would take much longer to close my 20inch and see any results." Her natural waist reduced an average of 3 inches in this time, to 22.5 inches when not wearing her corset. Monique documents her waist training on her instagram here.
|Before and After, with corset
|Before and After, without corset
KathTea Katastrophy:
Model and Corsetiere KathTea started waist training in September 2011, with a natural waist of 29″. These pictures show her progress over the course of a little over a year, reducing her natural waist by 3 inches. KathTea also worked for awhile as a personal trainer, and was able to demonstrate exercises like planks, squats and crunches to her clients, still wearing her tightlacing corsets under her uniform. Since exercise in a conventional corset can lead to corset damage, KathTea is looking to develop a true training corset that is also workout-friendly. KathTea mentions that her meals remained the same during this time. Read more on her blog, Tightly Laced Love.
Michele Kobke
Michele trained intensely for a period of about 4 years when she decided to challenge Cathie Jung's Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person. During these 4 years, her waist shrank from about 25″ down to 55cm (or 21.6″), and she regularly closed size 16″ corsets – and Michele mentioned that she did not lose even 1 kg of weight during this time. However in early 2014, Michele decided to cease training, andin this video you can see that after a year of no maintenance, her natural waist has just about resumed its original size of 63cm (about 24.8″).
Fakir Musafar
Fakir Musafar is referred to by many as the father of the Modern Primitive movement, the practice of ritualistic body modification for personal growth or spiritual experience. Inspired by the Ibitoe in New Guinea, he became interested in belting, and later corseting. By 1959, Fakir was able to close a 19 inch corset. His natural waist started at 32 inches, and by the end of his training, his natural waist measured 25 inches. (Lucy's note: in the bottom right photo, there may also be some practice of advanced stomach vacuum.) You can read more about Fakir on his website here.
Ethel Granger
This is the most extreme case of before and after, possibly in history, and should not be taken as the norm, nor should it even be considered possible for most people, especially today.
Before her marriage to William Arnold Granger, Ethel was said to be a "plain, unsophisticated twenty-three year old girl who wore… shapeless 1920s dresses" and sported a natural waist of about 24 inches. William despised the 1920s fashion and insisted that Ethel wear corsets to accentuate her hourglass figure – first starting with a size 24″ corset that matched her natural waist, so she could become accustomed to the feel of the rigidity of the corset, and then gradually sizing down. By 1959 (after more than 30 years) Ethel was wearing corsets nearly 24/7 and had reduced her waist over 10 inches, for an internal corseted waist of only 13″ — putting her in the Guinness book of records for the smallest waist on any woman.
Unfortunately it is not known what her natural waist looked like before she started wearing corsets, as I hadn't found any pictures before her marriage to William – but you can see what her natural waist looks like in the rare photo below – clearly modified by the corset. It's important to observe that even after decades of training, Ethel is still able to stand up unassisted by a corset, if only for brief periods.
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I would love to see more of these types of photos. Very inspiring. This helps me feel like my goals are attainable. I hope others share their real life photos! I have tighlaced for years, and had at one point had my waist down to 18″ at it's smallest.I recently had my first baby, so have taken a year off. I am starting back up again and would love to get my old shape back again :)
Hello Lucy! I've been following you for a few years and I've been interested in Corsetry for a few years as well. I want to start waist training but I just want to know if waist training should only be done with custom corsets or if it's ok to do it with the standard timeless trends corsets also. I have a wide rib cage in proportion to my hips and I feel that the Libra corset would be a perfect fit for me. I have worn corsets inconsistently for about 7-8 years now. With a rib cage of about 34-35", 33-34" waist, and 34" hips I comfortably wear a 26" cincher from Fairy goth mother for an entire day. I also recently got a size 26" standard hourglass corset from timeless trends and it is very comfortable, but I have a V shape in the back because of my rib cage. I'm thinking of getting the size 24 Libra as my rib cage is the only thing that keeps me from lacing smaller and a custom corset is a bit out of my price range. Do you think the Libra 24" would be a good start to my waist training?
Thank you!
I was also wondering about results based on how long/ when you wear your corset. I'm aware it's a vastly different experience for everyone, but in general, would you experience better results sleeping in your corset every night, or walking around with it every day? And is moving around a lot (not necessarily exercising) is your corset better or worse for the corset, for your health, and for your waist goals? Sorry for the questions, I just have so many
Hi. I was just curious, what would their natural waist be if they stopped corsetting? Especially in extreme cases like with Ethel
All women's in this world facing different kinds of problems. I was also facing some problems, the major problem is my waist. Day by day I was lost my hourglass figure, early of the year my waist was 26 inches but day by day my waist was changed. Those days my waist size is 29 inches. Then I start using corsets and back my main waist size and now my waist size 25 inches. It takes just 6 months. It's very comfortable to wear. I also use this in my workouts.
I resently looked at the real life barbie YouTube video and it got me wondering, "did she have rib removal surgery, like everyone says or did she use a corset?"
If so her results are Awsome! The more I thought about it, I thought "hey why not ask an expert!'
So hey… In your experience is this possible to do with a corset and if so what corset could get results like that. I'll put a Google image link below for reference.
Hello. Let's say I corset trained to my goal waist. If I took off the corset for good, however I maintain a consistent health and diet. Would it revert back to my natural waist or continue to stay at my goal waist? I know you explained maintenance but does that mean I will always have to rely on my corset? Also, if I wear a corset long enough that it moves my floating ribs, will my floating ribs keep my new shape if I maintain the same weight or will that also possibly move back to wear my floating ribs used to be? Sorry for all these questions lol. I'm 20, 5'3, and have a small body frame
Do you have any advice about using corsets to flatten your stomach, like which type of corset works best etc.? I've been looking online for info about it but if there is any information on it, it's flooded out by info on waist-cinching!
I want to know this too. All these examples are pretty much flat belly people. I have a corset that goes all the way down to the pubic bone and flattens my stomach. But, I cannot sit in it without the underbust pushing my breasts way up or it flares out. Plus, it is noticeable with my clothes on. I would love to know where/how to start with a comfortable corset for flattening bellies too.
Hey, Lucy, I may have missed it, but while this shows that the waistline can be permanently reduced, if you stop wearing a corset after you achieve the desired results (or at least don't wear it for as long), will the wasitline really not shift back after a while? Sorry, I think this hard to understand for me. If you've already answered this question, can you link me? Thank you. :'D
Just started looking as I start a new job on Friday where I will be on my feet 12 hours straight. I need back support good back support plus I'd love to waist train. I think its brilliant…any idea on one best for my needs?
I am looking for something to wear under a sheath dress to my son's wedding. I've looked at shape wear and have tried some in the past and found them pretty annoying because they would roll and really not give me the look I wanted. My measurements are bust 41.5, waist 35.5, and hips 38. I also have to be able to wear a strapless bra. Is there a corset that will help pull that waist in so it looks like I have one? I will be having the dress altered and want to find something before I go in for my fitting. I'm allergic to latex…so those won't work for me. Thanks!
Are there any before and after pictures of people's bellies? I've already got an hourglass silhouette but my tummy sticks out a lot (I've been told I looked a few months pregnant because of how out-of-proportion my tummy is to the rest of my body!) and I'm considering using corsets to flatten it, but there's significantly less info about this use of corsets.
WOW! I cannot believe what I am watching!!! I was born with no waist at all plus have a lot of bust and ever believed I can re-shape my body, I am not skinny, I have big bust and I cannot tolerate been squeeze when I tried some shaping products (Frederick's, Spanx, miraclesuit, etc)… Always looked for the right product to try but ever found something that gave me at least hope. Is there an specific age rate to attempt using a corset training? Where and how start? I don't want to reduce a lot of inches just want to have waist!!!!
Lucy could you please review a corset from violet vixen?
Hi Lucy I'm Nikki and I was wondering if I can order a corset a size 30 if my natural waist is 37?
Hi Lucy,
Do you know what style or brand Samantha Lubrano black corset is? I really like that shape!
i want to buy corset from lucy
I'm curious.. what caused the rib cage expansion in Fakir? was this a result of the corseting he did? I am curious as this is something I would like to NOT have happen.. I am actually wanting to try corseting to diminish my slightly barreled chest..
Thanks! :)
This is a lovely post. Corsetry is for all body types and for all reasons.
I have a naturally dramatic shape with a natural 20.5″ waist. My first corset was a custom made 18″ Edwardian – I just loved the bust and behind it gave an otherwise flat lady in that plane. I wore it near shut and would have ordered a 16″ in hindsight. It put a definite strut in my walk though.
Unfortunately my first attempt to wear it as outerwear with a light blouse underneath was met with "what's wrong with you?!"
Even your apparent tightlacing figure offends others, you're not doing it for others. It's your strut, it's that hugged feeling, it's your own confidence reserve and perhaps your personal indulgence. Nothing is as intriguing as a pair of laces tucked into your back jeans pocket, just peeking beneath a shirt.
You should put daisy her instagrams thecorsetdiary
her waist is at 15 in:)
Hi Lucy,
I've been getting your newsletter and want to purchase my first corset. I'm in my mid 50s and plus sized. I would like your suggestion for the type I should try given that I need lots of bust support.
Thanks so much,
I love this!! Have to stop being lazy so i can send you my pix lol
Just like ANYTHING, you are going to have people that ABUSE this and people that use it moderately.
You cannot blame the corset for addiction anymore than you can blame a gun for shooting someone.
Lucy Corsetry is the ONLY credible site I have found on the internet that provides facts and BOTH sides
of the story. I recommend this site to all my friends.
Hello, I am brand new to the world of corseting and I love your site. The photos are very inspiring. I was wondering if there are any plus size ladies (or gents)? being plus size myself I would love to see how waist training affects plus sizes. I did just order my first corset in a size 34 and I find that I like the snug feeling.
This page is great and interesting to read and it's nice to see a large variety here. I am curious about all their heights but it's probably on the individual blogs.
Well, I noticed most of them were young girls with great bodies. So I don't understand why their pictures are up here, I don't think it's good for young girls with low self-esteem to see these, it might encourage them going to extreme measures, which could be extremely unhealthy.
I also noticed that some of the women wear their corsets 20 + hours a day…Wow, I didn't think that was necessary. The last pictures were definitely frightening. I only started corset training recently and do not sleep with it on, am I supposed to? That's the only way I can see getting all those extra hours of wear.
I find them mostly inspiring and interesting to see the differences and read people's experiences.


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- ↑ Intersection charges for customers temporarily living in their car are charged directly to your bank account (no invoicing is permitted)
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Has your community privatised its roads and streets yet? If yes then you know our state-of-the-art driving platforms instead of dismal public art-of-the-state death asphalt. Get your community to contract with our services and we will credit your account with five dollars which cannot be used in conjunction with any other service we provide. If you are the member of a city council and if you help us gain a traffic lighting tender with your city, we will credit your account with $2,500 dollars which can be used in conjunction with any other service we provide. That's the kind of limited registered incorporated private entity conglomerate you can depend on. We care about you that much.
Our packages[edit]
We stand committed to providing traffic lighting excellence 304 days a year [1] And we do it with excellence and commitment. With high cost externalisation and global synergistic synergy our intersection prices stay well below the competitors'. It's mostly guaranteed.[2]
- ↑ "Due to agressive union actions, we cannot oblige employees to work Sundays, nor Christmas, not even Easter Sunday."
- ↑ Our prices are so constantly below our competitors', find any intersection that is more below and we will send you a letter thanking you for your comment and wishing you a wonderful day.
Basic small intersection[edit]
All traffic is priced at 2.5 cents (rounded up).[1]
- ↑ not including our 98.5 cent administrative fee (rounded up, not including tax)
Basic large intersection[edit]
Through traffic is charged at 3.1 cents (rounded up to an even 4 cents). Right turns are charged at 3.4 cents (rounded up to an even 4 cents) and left turns charged at 3.6 cents (rounded up to an even 5 cents).
Complex large intersection[edit]
Prices vary. Call us at our call centre for more information. [1]
- ↑ calls cost 55 cents a minute plus applicable long distance charges. Calls are half price on the first Saturday of each year.
U turns[edit]
All U turns are charged at a minimum 9 cents plus applicable lane changing fees and 19.1 cents if u-turns are illegal at said intersection (whether caught and ticketed by police or not) plus applicable lane changing fees. U-turns at intersections where five or more streets meet are charged at our compound integral beta-turn dynamic pricing formula [1]
- ↑ For multiple road intersection pricing tables, please refer to p.822 of Volume XII of our users terms and agreements.
Monthly packages[edit]
Family light[edit]
Up to two domestic use two door cars can use up to 100 basic intersection crossings (including left turns and right turns) for only $2.99 [1]
- ↑ Complex intersections not included, monthly intersection crossings are limited to 25 crossings per car, crossings do not accumulate yearly, unused intersection crossing do not roll over to the following month and are considered unused. Owners are charged a surplus of five cents for each unused crossing (out of 100 basic intersection quota) per month. All prices are triple the published rate for residents of AL,AR,DL,FL,GA,NC,ND,SC,SD,TX,UT,WA. Canadian and Mexican prices are set by local government regulation updated after each 10 year census) and cannot be discounted for any reason. Members of AAA receive a discount of 0.05% per year based on a minimum annual billing of $2,500.
Family Silver[edit]
All registered household cars can use up to 500 intersection crossings (not including u turns) for $19.99 a moth plus a small one time set up fee. [1]
- ↑ Set up fee ranges from $2.99 to $129.99 depending on state residence. Taxes not included. Family silver can only be subscribed by customers who have used Inter-Lights traffic lighting solutions services for 48 consecutive months without any late bill payments. Offer is not available to taxi drivers, private investigators or paparazzi.
Family Gold[edit]
No limits for using our traffic lights and partner traffic lights[1] at the rate of $59.99 per month in most cities and may be combined with our 10 for 9 offer[2].
Do you already have a family plan when using our private roads and streets? If you're smart then you do[1]. Inter-Lights is excited to offer you a very exciting offer. Signing up for any of our packages will give you an extra five free driving miles per month in any major US city for a limited time. This stupendous bundle beats every other so called "traffic solutions company" who try to out-bundle us. Find any bundle that offers a better value and we will up-bundle them by offering you five extra bundle units. [2]
We put our customers first[edit]
We put our customers first and the customers of other companies last. Our user friendly intersection signalling solutions network is what makes us the number one solutions making people in the business of finding solutions. When you get to one of our intersection at the same time as a client of one of our competitors', we will make sure that you get a green light first, and we will do our best to make our competitor's client wait as long as possible. [1] After all, that's how family treats family.
- ↑ Employees of other traffic lighting solutions organizations may not enroll in any of our packages and may not use our intersections.
Frequent Questions[edit]
Do you offer the best service in private traffic lighting solutions?[edit]
We hold ourselves to a standard that defines the standard of traffic light excelence. You gain a real commitment from us once you click on the accept terms and conditions box.
What if I am not registered?[edit]
Our cameras will take a picture of your car, passengers and license plates and send you a bill to your registered address.[1]
What if I don't want to use your traffic lights?[edit]
As in any free-market-society, all drivers may decide whatever route they wish and might avoid our intersections if they choose to go ahead with that option for whatever reason.
But I must pass at least five traffic lights in all possible itineraries from my home to work.[edit]
Inter-Lights Inc. is not responsible for the zoning of your town. Please contact your local counsilors for information.
What is the future of private traffic lighting solutions?[edit]
Inter-Lights is the future. We are always coming up with new ways to make intersections better for everyone so that you don't have to.
Future ideas include:
- Preferential green lighting. Using a smart phone app, our Platinum members will never wait more than five seconds at an intersection.
- Can't afford Gold membership? Until you can, you might use our new experimental voting system that gives drivers control (instead of impersonal sensors and algorithms) over their intersections. Using a special device and a low fee of $6.99 per use, drivers can change their light from red to green.
- Low on cash? Charge cards maxed out? Apply for the Inter-Lights Inc. credit card today and start saving. We offer a APR of 17.3% for the first week of use. That's a savings of one entire decimal points compared to other traffic lighting solutions company credit cards opportunities.
I have recently had a problem with your lights[edit]
While that is unlikely, you are free to call our customer support service any time of the day between 3:00pm and 3:30pm.[2]
- ↑ Owners of stolen cars are responsible for any intersections crossed during the theft of vehicle until the car is returned to said owner unless car theft intersection crossing insurance is secured by customer at a rate of $79.99 per year with a $750 deductible.
- ↑ Calls are charged at regular customer service rates at $9.99 for the first minute and 9 cents for each subsequent 10 seconds to a maximum charge of $47.99 billed directly to your bank account
Employment Opportunities[edit]
Are you interested in working for one of America's most recognised solutions company in America? Can you type or write down numbers or words? Are you passionate about traffic intersections? If you answered yes or maybe to any of these questions then perhaps you might be the enthusiastic traffic lights solution administrative staff member for Inter-Lights Inc. We offer monthly a salary, all Sundays and most holidays off with a free one week unpaid vacation and the opportunity to make a position at Inter-Lights Inc. your career.
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Inter-Lights Inc. is a member of the Inter-MegaCorp. limited private equity options merger foundation. All rights reserved. All the above information is subject to change at any time without notice, including fees and membership plans. Billing occurs on the last day of the month. Private lighting billing in Colorado and Iowa is deducted from all civil servants pay. All fees do not include tax and a monthly charge of $39.99 per driver per car per household. Any equipment failure is the liability of our outsourcing partner Bengali Lighting Corp. and is not the responsibility of Inter-Lights Inc. Employees of other traffic lighting solutions organizations may not enroll in any of our packages and may not use our intersections. Inter-Lights Inc. publishes tarrifs both on printed advertisements, on-line adds and on its website. If two different sources publish two different rates, the highest rate is the one applicable by law stated in our terms of user agreement option acceptance. Veterans are given free Intersection usage on Veteran's day (only applied if Veteran is driving in their registered car). Inter-Lights Inc. is registered as a indemnised constituancy in the Cayman Islands and is subject to local laws and zero corporate tax rates. Share holders are expected to declare profits to their local tax office and is not responsible for share holders who are busted by by IRS inspectors. Inter-Lights Inc is officially registered as "Inter-Lights Inc." Any other company acting as "Inter-Lights Inc". is not "Inter-Lights Inc." and should be treated as so. We are not responsible for customers who have been fooled by imitators and fake traffic solutions providers. Inter-Lights Inc. is a non-person entity that is treated as a person in all legal matters.
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- An organization has to develop impact starting pitchers.
- An organization has to trade for impact starting pitcher.
- An organizations has to sign impact starting pitcher free agents.
The Denard Span and Ben Revere trades infused the Twins with 3 young starting pitchers: Vince Worley, 24, and Trevor May and Alex Meyer, both 22, which makes the future a bit more hopeful. How hopeful? I will try to quantify, so the rest of the discussion here will be metrics and numbers based. This will actually be somewhat of a logical continuation of this analysis, where in August last year, I tried to look positively into the 2012 Minnesota Twins pitching and draw conclusions based on potential. What I am doing here is looking at the whole organization Starting Pitching, under very similar metrics and see what the future might look like. This will include potential rankings of Twins' starters, but it is not a prospect list. They are based on their 2012 performance (and adjusted for age and playing level) and not their potential. Injured players, such as Wimmers and Salcedo will be higher on prospect lists that ranked here, because their numbers were awful.
The metrics I like to use to do this have been some simple things of my own device: Pitching Effectiveness or PE and Expected Pitching Effectiveness or xPE. I fiddled around with PE in 2008 and with xPE in 2009. Here is the reason I devised PE and here is the reason I optimized it to xPE. My main arguments were a. I felt like xFIP and FIP and DICE weigh too much things like home runs (which anyone who watched the home runs by Miquel Cabrera and Delmon Young against the Twins yesterday cannot deny that they are a matter of inches and ballpark and luck and fielding performance from being a long fly ball). Also these formulae are hard to memorize and I wanted something simple I can calculate looking at a stat sheet and also something that you can calculate using splits (e.g. how has Brian Duensing or Glen Perkins been as a starter vs as a reliever); you can find xFIP around, but not in a spit form. So in 2008 I devised PE, which simple takes account three things: Strikeouts, walks and hits. So a pitcher who strikes out more people, walks fewer and gives lesser hits is more likely to succeed than someone who doesn't. And all hits are counted equal because the difference between a single and a triple might be the difference of having Delmon Young or Ben Revere play Left Field or the difference between a fly ball out and a home run might be the difference of having Torii Hunter or Rich Becker playing Center Field. And I use WHIP, K/9 and K/BB to calculate PE (a simple PE= (K/9*K/BB)/WHIP). xPE further normalizes for BABIP (to league average .290) to account for "luck" with hits. And unlike FIP and ERA, these two measures go the opposite directions (higher is better) and have a large variation (0.x to 100+) to allow for granularity in comparisons vs. compressing performance from 0 to 10 or so. Over here, I show that xFIP and FIP correlate pretty well to the much more complex SIERA, which is way too complex to be able to calculate just with a cell phone calculate (which is my goal as far as metrics go.)
PE and xPE have been fine to show performance and expected performance. How about potential? This is the many million dollar question, because if someone is able to
All Rookie Leagues: 1
the average of the levels a player participated is taken into consideration for axPE. For example if a pitcher spent part of the season in high A and then moved to AA, the average level grade is 3.5.
The other adjustment involves someone's age. Younger players in higher levels have higher potential; this is the premise here. axPE is defined as xPE* (level/age) *7 . The 7 is a coefficient that makes it a number in the neighborhood of PE and xPE.
A note of importance: agPE is biased towards better performance in higher levels; this is by design, since there have been pitchers who blew away rookie leagues and then bottomed out when they went to AA.
The PE family metrics translators for starters (and relievers, for the sake of completeness, but RP are out of score here) are roughly translated to:
35+ Ace
25-35 #1- #2 Starter
15-25 #2- #3 Starter
10-15 #3 - #4 Starter
7.5-10 #5 Starter
35+ Closer
25-35 Closer-Setup
15-25 Setup- Long Relief
8-15 Long Relief-Mopup
where axPE denotes intermediate/long term potential.
So, do the Twins have any potentially impact starters in their organization, based on their 2012 performance?
Without further ado, here are the numbers, that include pretty much every pitcher in the Twins organization, including the new ones, and those who pitched only in the major league level in 2012, under 30 years old. The age indicated is their age in 2012. I am including Nick Blackburn, for comparison's sake. Raw data is taken from B-R and an (*) denotes LHP:
Thus, it looks like the Twins have 3 potential impact starters in their organization; Kyle Gibson and Alex Meyer are not a surprise. Cole DeVries is. Cole DeVries' axPE is higher than his xPE level (which turns out to suggest a middle of the rotation starter), because he performed at the MLB level. Whether or not potential is applicable to a 28 year old who has reached the majors, is a good discussion. On the other extreme, some of the K/9 leaders in the organization, Josue Montanez, Taylor Rogers, Felix Jorge, Tyler Jones have repressed axPE, because they are still at the lower levels of the organization. I think that they need to prove themselves at higher level.
Based on this, and if you cut the list at 25 years old or younger, the Twins have at least couple of pitchers who have impact starter (i.e. top of the rotation/ace) potential and several who have mid-rotation potential.
A huge qualifier: This list is of pitchers who were used mostly as starters (i.e. made more starts than relief appearances in 2012.) This leaves at least one particular pitcher out who should be included, but he made 4 starts and 7 relief appearances: Jose Berrios. His numbers (albeit in 11 games and 30 some innings) are out of this world: 284.12 PE, 236.11 xPE, and 91.82 axPE. He should be part of the discussion and definitely has top of the rotation potential, but there is an asterisk for the reasons mentioned.
Others who made few starts but mostly used in a relief role but definitely should be part of the equation are (in no order) : Matt Houser, Miguel Munoz, AJ Achter, Cole Johnson, Argentis Silva (the 16 year old high bonus singing) Elias Villasarra, Fernando Romero, Luke Bard, Jose Jimenez, Corey Kimes, Brett Lee and Mason Melotakis.
Again, this is an intermediate term discussion and does not really involve recent Twins veteran acquisitions Rich Harden, Mike Pelfrey and Kevin Correia.


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SparkyStu necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Myself? I'm a 40yr old, Scottish family man, and a corporate and commercials video producer.
My daughter was born 2 1/2 years ago, and at the same time my Mum was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It was a sad time as we knew my Mum only had a short time to be a Grandmother. Added to this was the fact that I live in London and my Mum lived in a wee town in Scotland so we couldn't see each other as often as we would have liked. We therefore wanted my Mum to be able to share in my daughter's first months as much as possible.
To cut a long story short I cludged a wifi picture frame with an RSS feed and sent her daily photos (it's easier now, then not so!). The picture frame was a huge success, and made Mum very happy. With her passing this year, my Dad now lives alone and he gets great joy from the picture frame.
However, it's still a faff to send pictures to - with my Dad being old and suffering from memory problems the pictures need to be captioned and dated - so they have to be Photoshoped. It would also be nice if I could send text messages, greetings cards, or even a daily calendar.
So, I created "Mindings" - an automated service which enables photos, SMS texts, Tweets etc to be easily sent to digital picture frames (a "minding" is an old Scottish word meaning "a small gift").
I'm still developing the concept, but need a logo to help present it.
There are two main groups I'm targeting:
(1) GenX - 35-45yr olds with kids, time poor, living apart from family who could gift a photo frame and this service to their parents to share moments (also, alleviating the guilt they have of not seeing their family very often!)
(2) Family of GenX - 50yrs+, family away from home, wishing they could see their grandkids more often. They could suggest that their kids buy them one (for Christmas, Mother's Day etc)
So, think nostalgia - think warm sepia tones and wooden pictures frames rather than technical or corporate.
I'm still at a very early stage, putting together a presentation and biz plan. With an idea so emotionally rooted, and a name with emotional resonance, I need a logo that will make people smile :-) In saying that it shouldn't be too syrupy or twee. It shouldn't be flashy or too modern like the Picasa logo, but it shouldn't be too retro with serif fonts (I could maybe be persuaded if you feel strongly).
This logo could well be as simple as the word "Mindings" in the right font, with a graphic twist - I'm thinking the Skype logo.
In a way it's mostly about photos, but it's also about sending texts, Tweets, calendar and ToDo reminders etc - but moreover it's about my Dad sitting in his living room and a photo popping up and he thinks "what a lovely photo/text - they're having a nice time, yet they're thinking about me" - it's about that emotional connection.
Check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjarnott/ these are the photos I upload. That's what it's all about.
Think a large 12" display in an attractive wooden frame, taking pride of place on the mantlepiece (with few pictures, but regularly updated) - instead of a wee 6" perspex frame sitting gathering dust on a bookshelf (with 100 pictures running on a loop, never updated).
I've no "brand guidelines" yet, so no fonts or colour scheme.
Remember I'm British - we're more reserved than most so not too much syrup ;-)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! I did a lot of indulging over the holiday but, like most, am ready to get back to a normal routine of exercise and healthier eating. (With the occasional baked good or treat, of course.)
Here's a salad to start 2013 off right. Delicata squashes don't require peeling, just a quick rinse and scrub to remove any dirt. Substitute any salad green for the arugula if you prefer. Serves 2.
Delicata Squash Salad + Sherry Vinaigrette
2 Delicata Squashes
drizzle of olive oil
2 garlic cloves, smashed
salt + pepper
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
4 cups arugula, or other salad greens
1/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1 oz hard, salty cheese, like aged mahon
For the sherry vinaigrette
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt + pepper
1/2 teaspoon mustard (optional)
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Cut squashes in half lengthwise and scrap out seeds. Slice into half moons. Place slices in baking pan and toss with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast 10 minutes and toss again. Roast about 10 minutes more or until done. Let cool slightly. Discard garlic (or smear it on a piece of toasted bread or two and serve with salad.)
Toss arugula with vinaigrette, divide into 2 bowls and top each with squash, pecans, pomegranate seeds and a grating of cheese.
To make vinaigrette: Start with the vinegar, adding pinches of salt to taste until acid is balanced (not too salty or too sharp). Then add oil and mustard. (Mustard adds flavor and helps everything hold together as a dressing/vinaigrette.) Whisk together or shake in a small jar.


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Welcome To Parkwood Village
An Apartment Community for Seniors 55 and Up
Parkwood Village was designed to bring you peace of mind and a cozy, comfortable place to call home. Our apartments feature bright, spacious interiors, thickly carpeted floors, and a distinctly serene style. Enjoy a home that is a pleasant place to relax and a wonderful place to call your own. Call us today to find out how a delightful apartment can be yours!
Parkwood Village features a park-like community setting, with shady trees, lush lawns, a picnic area with barbecue grills, a convenient laundry care center, and a resident clubhouse. Live moments away from excitement and always at the heart of comfort at Parkwood Village in National City, CA.


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With the RV industry in the early stages of recovery from the Great Recession of 2008-09, the 47th Annual National RV Trade Show kicks off Dec. 1 as a somewhat smaller, yet still substantial industry showcase at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville. And the general consensus among many industry insiders is that the RV sector's improving prospects will shed a positive light on the entire sequence of trade-only events in the Ohio River city of Louisville.
And that's a real switch from the atmosphere most had expected only a few months ago.
"I'm thinking it's going to be a good show," said Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Chairman Jim Sheldon, a Monaco RV LLC executive. '"There are enough things going on that indicate it will definitely be better than last year when the Louisville Show was right on the heels of the national financial crisis.
"At that time, we were in a tailspin," he added. "Now we know what we are dealing with. And there are a number of positive signs I see in the economy: The stock market and home sales are up and there has been a reduction in the number of job losses."
The viewpoint that the RV industry is turning the corner on the recession is currently shared by RVIA's Robert M. "Mac" Bryan, vice president of administration, who tracks industry wholesale shipments. "Things definitely are improving," Bryan told RVBusiness. "The marketplace is much more optimistic and that goes beyond saying 'It's improved.' We have to see the opportunity for growth before growth occurs. I think that's where we are in the cycle."
To make his point, Bryan noted that had shipments stayed at the same level for the entire year that they were in January, dealers would have ordered fewer that 100,000 RVs in 2009. In August, the first month in two years that shipments were higher than the same month the year prior, however, the annualized rate had climbed to more than 200,000.
In September, Richard Curtin, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan, predicted that 146,200 units would be shipped this year, an estimate that Bryan said would be revised shortly before the Louisville Show.
"I can already see that we likely will outperform (Curtin's June) forecast," Bryan said, adding that Curtin is also likely to revise upward his 2010 estimate of 185,000 total shipments. "My guess is that the new forecast will be a positive expression of the optimism we see in the marketplace for 2010."
That said, the 602,807 square feet of space booked for the upcoming Louisville Show is 35% less than last year, which, of course, called for the show to be reconfigured without the use of the entire West Wing.
"It will certainly be a change from what people are used to," said Mary "Mike" Hutya, RVIA vice president of meetings and shows. She said that OEM and supplier displays will be located in the KEC's North and South wings, and that park model manufacturers will be dispersed among the regular exhibits and not segregated in Broadbent Arena as they were in the past.
Thor Industries Inc. has booked the largest amount of floor space for this year's show, a total of 90,000 square fee. That includes 30,000 square feet for its Elkhart, Ind.-based Keystone RV Co. division plus another 60,000 square feet for the rest of Thor's RV-building subsidiaries. The RV industry's No. 2 manufacturer, Forest River Inc., Elkhart, Ind., has reserved 60,000 square feet.
Most of the supplier booths also will be located in the North and South wing hallways and atrium. There will be no supplier booths on the floor of Freedom Hall, where the Louisville Cardinals play basketball.
Early registrations, Hutya said, also indicate that fewer people will attend. Total show attendance last year was 8,427 — 2,934 of them registered as dealers or dealer representatives. "My guess is that would be about 5% fewer this year," Hutya said. "I hope we get more, but I'm seeing the advance registrations."
Keeping with tradition, the show kicks off Tuesday (Dec. 1) with the annual Outlook Breakfast — "Outlook 2010: Let the Sun Shine" — with a lineup of substantial presentations that will communicate a strong message of optimism as the industry moves toward recovery, according to an RVIA.
The free event, coordinated annually by RVIA Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President Gary LaBella, begins way early — 6:45 a.m. — with a complimentary sit-down breakfast in the KEC's South Wing Mezzanine Ballroom. Despite the lowered expectations for general show registrations this year, more than 1,000 attendees are expected to show up for "Outlook 2010." Lines form well before the doors open.
With Sheldon serving as host, "Outlook 2010" will feature RVIA President Richard Coon's thoughts on how RVIA has helped the industry weather the storm and prepare for the future. "Americans still love our products, and the forecast is for market growth in the upcoming year," Coon said in RVIA's release previewing the breakfast. "(The) show will help speed us along the road to recovery."
In a segment of the breakfast dedicated to the all-industry Go RVing Coalition called "Spreading Sunshine in `09 and Beyond," Go RVing co-Chairmen Dicky Riegel, CEO of Thor Industries Inc., and dealer Tom Stinnett, owner of Tom Stinnett's R.V. Freedom Center in Clarksville, Ind., will be joined by RVIA's LaBella to emphasize how in their view the Go RVing market expansion campaign promoted consumer demand in 2009.
Although Go RVing spending has been curtailed due to reduced RV shipments in 2009, the core mission of the Go RVing Coalition has been retained and the trio of Riegel, Stinnett and LaBella will unveil revised television spots and website content scheduled for launch early next year as confirmation of that fact.
Following the Go RVing presentation, RVIA Public Relations Committee Chairman B.J. Thompson of BJ Thompson Associates, Mishawaka, Ind., will team with LaBella to review the association's public relations program "that garnered substantial positive publicity in 2009 despite the year's gloomy news environment."
RVIA, by the same token, is hosting an RV Centennial booth at the show at which specifics regarding the industry's upcoming 100th anniversary will be presented.
Other speakers will be named at a later date.
Meanwhile, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Executive West Hotel) across from the KEC, the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Foundation Inc. will sponsor a special workshop on customer service by coach, consultant and author Michael Duke.
"Michael Duke is a great choice for this year's workshop because dealers are saying they are starting to feel an end to the current downsizing in the market" said RVDA Foundation Chairman Rick Horsey of Parkview RV Center, Smyrna, Del. "His message of building a culture of service will help dealers continue to rise to the challenges they will face as the RV industry recovers."
During the show, several suppliers will sponsor free seminars focusing on their products, including:
- 1 p.m.: Systems 2000 Inc.
- 2:30 p.m.: RV Web Service
- 4 p.m.: SHURflo
- 9:30 a.m.: Channel Blade/ARI
- 11 a.m.: Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp./Cummins
- 2 p.m.: ADP Lightspeed
- 3:30 p.m.: Parallax Power Supply
- 10 a.m.: Coach-Net
- 11:30 a.m.: Titan International