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Sam was born on March 24, 2003. We adopted Sam from an animal shelter in Maine on our way home from Bar Harbor.
We had recently lost our beloved Gus and Sam gave us so much comfort and love. Sam helped our hearts to start healing.
Nicknames: Mr. Picklebutt, Little D
Favorite toys: feather toys, peanuts in the shell
Favorite past time: playing in the water, chasing his tail
Personality: friendly, loving...wants to be everyone's pal
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She has taught me so much about life.
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She told me I had some BIG shoes to fill.....
I wish I could've met Gus. Someday....
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Welcome to the Girardi Era. For those of you with limited time, feel free to skip to the bottom for the one sentence summary.
I'm hardly the first to say it, but while the Alex Rodriguez announcement by Scott Boras during the final World Series game was easily the most newsworthy part of the entire series (seriously, for non-Boston fans, this series was about as exciting as watching my dog lick his balls), it was a very low class thing to do. Definitely about as low class as you'd expect from Boras, but it was in poor taste nonetheless.
The rule that prevents teams from making major announcements during the World Series should extend to the players and agents as well. As much as I hated watching the Red Sox win the Series, it was their moment and the attempted highjacking was unnecessary.
The Yankees spent the season stating that if Arod opted out of his contract, they wouldn't make him an offer. They should stand by this statement for two reasons. First, if this is an attempt by Boras to call the Yankees bluff, then let him do it. The desperation of major league teams for talent has created a monster in agents like him and it needs to stop. If a player feels the need to opt out of a $252 million contract because he doesn't like the coach, players, team colors, whatever, then I have no sympathy – MVP or not. Which brings me to reason two. No player is worth the money and drama that this situation involves.
If the Yankees are prepared to enter into a "re-building" era, bringing in a new coach and young talent, then they should do it. Make an effort to keep the anchor players like Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada and the rising starter Melky Cabrera and use the money they would offer to Arod to build around the core. Let Arod go find a team willing to pay $30 million a year. Yes, even if it turns out to be the Boston Red Sox.
The second big Yankees announcement in as many days involves the next manager of the team. As I predicted a year ago after he left the Marlins, Joe Girardi has been offered the job and he is expected to take it, ending months of speculation. Girardi will be a great fit for the players and is a smart choice for the job.
So basically fuck Arod, welcome Girardi, and go Yanks.
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Welcome to the Girardi Era
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- pookeyguru said...
Is A-Rod even worth animosity at this point?
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NASA orbiter to hunt for source of Martian methane in 2016March 6th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 6 (ANI): NASA is planning to launch an orbiter in 2016 that could map methane on Mars and help settle whether the gas has a biological or geological origin.
According to a report in New Scientist, the orbiter will fly on its own or with the European Space Agencys (ESAs) ExoMars rover.
NASA will launch the orbiter in 2016 to help boost telecommunications around the planet as existing orbiters age.
A rover or lander may follow in 2018, as a next step in the path to one day returning samples of Martian rocks and soil to Earth.
Though the exact payload and budget of the 2016 probe are not yet set, but a team of researchers has presented a vision of the probes basic payload that could clear up the picture of how methane on Mars is distributed and where it comes from.
Ground-based observations of the Red Planet led by Michael Mumma of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center suggest methane on Mars actually stems from a few hotspots that could be linked to underground pockets of gas created by the interaction of water with volcanic rock, or perhaps, by methane-producing microbes.
But, some remain unconvinced of the hotspot result, arguing that the gas should be evenly spread since it moves quickly and seems to have a long lifetime in the atmosphere.
The 2016 orbiter could help determine whether there are indeed methane hotspots.
One idea is to use a spectrometer to look through the Martian atmosphere when the Sun passes behind the planet - an event called a solar occultation.
By measuring how much sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere during the occultations, the spectrometer could detect the concentration of gases in the atmosphere to a sensitivity of several parts per trillion.
It has more than enough accuracy to test Mummas report, said Jim Kasting of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, and a member of the 2016 probes Science Definition Team.
You will also get better spatial and temporal accuracy of the distribution of methane over the planet, Kasting told New Scientist.
The case for a biological origin for the gas would be strengthened if there is an overabundance of methane laden with the isotope carbon-12, which life prefers to process over heavier isotopes.
If, however, the atmosphere also contains heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane, which life as we know it cannot produce, that would point to a geological source for the methane. (ANI)
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While the tax burden for an average taxpayer will lighten marginally, for tax evaders the Direct Taxes Code proposes to reduce penalties substantially. The DTC Bill, tabled in Parliament on Monday, proposes that anyone under-reporting their tax base would have to pay a maximum penalty of two times the tax sought to be evaded.
Under the Income-Tax Act, 1961, currently in force, the fine for concealing particulars of income or furnishing inaccurate information ranges between one and three times the amount sought to be evaded.
"A person shall be liable to a penalty if he has under reported the tax bases for any financial year. The penalty shall be a sum, which shall not be less than, but which shall not exceed two times the amount of tax payable in respect of the amount of tax bases under reported for the financial year," the code states.
So, if the tax due on an under-reported amount is Rs 100, then the maximum penalty proposed to be levied is Rs 200 instead of a maximum of Rs 300 at present.
Under DTC, the tax department, however, intends to arm itself with more sweeping powers to impose a penalty. Under the I-T Act, a penalty is imposed for concealment of particulars of income. It is now proposed to levy a penalty on under-reporting the tax base.
Tax experts said at present, if you are able to convince the government that your intent was not to evade tax, you will be let off without a penalty.
But under the new legislation, even if there is a minor mistake in the calculation of taxable income or tax liability, the government can impose a penalty for under-reporting.
A finance ministry official, however, said that though a maximum penalty of three times the tax sought to be evaded was allowed under the I-T Act, in practice it was never levied. The official said the penalty is proposed to be reduced under DTC, as the actual penalty imposed was 100-200 per cent in most cases.
"A 100 per cent penalty, which is the lower limit, is generally imposed in practice. A 300 per cent penalty is imposed only in very serious cases," said KPMG executive director Rakesh Dharawat.
For wilful falsification of books of accounts or documents, DTC has proposed to lower the penalty. It has proposed a penalty ranging between Rs 25,000 and Rs 300,000, apart from rigorous imprisonment.
At present, the penalty is at the discretion of the assessing officer. A similar provision has also been made in case a person willfully attempts to evade tax. Here, a penalty of Rs 50,000 to Rs 500,000 is proposed to be imposed if the amount sought to be evaded is more than Rs 100,000, along with imprisonment.


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Hi-ya family and friends,
I hope your week has been great! As you can see by my subject mine was. Like I said this week has been filled with Many Mini Miracles. It all honestly started on Wednesday. So I will go through the week....
Wednesday, we went by a solid potential we found last week. His name is Kyle. We decided to go by and visit him. When we went over we actually got to his house right on time. He just got home from work 30 minutes previously. We set up an appointment with him for Friday.
Thursday, we have a potential named Sophie we found last week. We tried calling her but she never answered so we decided to go by her house. Sophie was busy at the moment but we got a return appointment with her for next week.
Friday, Kyle's appointment came. We brought a member with us because Kyle was under 55. And guess what? Kyle didn't flog!! We taught him the Restoration and it was great! He understands that he needs to find out the truth of the message by himself and not just believing us. Kyle is a new investigator with a goal of baptism on the 22nd of August.
Saturday, we had a lesson with another potential named Rebecca. I found Rebecca with Sister Georgson while knocking. We taught her about the Restoration as well! Guess what? Another new investigator! She seems really genuine and wanting to find the truth. Next week she plans on coming to church with her four kids.
Later that day we received text message saying, "Hi this is Arash, I'm interested to visit the church of Jesus Christ, could you please send me the address and the time you start. Thanks" "You gave this card (with your number) to my friend" Well Sister Silvennoinen and I gave him the address and time. Sunday morning we see Arash (whom we never met) and his friend we gave the card to. On Tuesday we will be teaching them with our Ward Mission Leader.
Later that day we visited more potentials and have two more return appointments!! This week has taught me to just be patient and to work hard! Hard work eventually pays off. I love missionary work and the mini miracles that make a week so wonderful! I hope you all have a great week! :)
With much love,
Sister Garrett
P.S. I finished the Book of Mormon again two days ago. The Book of Mormon is so true! Heavenly Father loves us. His love is shown by him giving us the Book of Mormon. Read it and find it out yourself! :) I love you all!!


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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Our Dream Home! A Labour Of Love Or Divorce?
Once again Fantabulous Cricut Has another great challenge this week. It is challenge #26 and you are to create a project that has something to do with work, a job, labour or something like that.
So my project I decided to do a layout of when we first purchased our new Dream Home. I was out for a walk one day with are dog and I noticed some new show homes had gone up over the winter. So of course I just had to stop in and have a look. Well I just fell in love with the Huntington 2 and ran home to tell hubby all about it. He thought I was totally nuts, we had just paid off the one we were in and finally mortgage free, but being the good guy he is. He did say we could go and have a look. Well after a lot of sad faces and tears I finally broke him down and we signed the purchase of agreement papers.
Now the reason I say this was labour is because it was just that, picking the paint colours, tiles, brick etc... was hair raising. Man he peed me off more than once, it was my dream house and I wanted it my way or no way. You have to understand my mom was dying and I was just so depressed, there was no making me happy. Anyway we made it through without getting a divorce and we both just love the house!
So for this project I used Everyday Dress Up Dolls for all the cuts. I found the cutest little tools and brads that looked like screws, that I had forgotten I even had, in my wonderful stash of goodies.
Hope you enjoy my project.
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- Melissa said...
WOW!!!! Girl...this is FABULOUS!!!!! and great that you BOTH survived!!!
- September 11, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- The Cropping Canuck said...
This is great!
- September 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Kate said...
What a fabulous layout! I loved reading your story too. So glad that you and your hubby survived the dream house build! And I'm sorry to read about your mum too.
Thanks for playing along at FCCB this week!
- September 11, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Michelle said...
great layout !!! loved everything about it!!!
- September 11, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Val said...
Your dump truck and construction details are wonderful! A great layout. Thanks for playing along with us at FCCB this week:)
- September 11, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Amy said...
Great layout!! Love the journaling!
- September 12, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Sherri said...
Wonderful layout........It really came out great! And what a nice memory!
Thanks for being so Fantabulous!
- September 12, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- PenLight said...
I loved reading your story too. So glad that you and your hubby survived the dream house build! And I'm sorry to read about your mom too. I loved the dump truck and the really nice colors. Thanks for joining us at Fantabulous Cricut with your labor day creation
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- Elizabeth (Beth) Moore said...
This is so darling, I've never seen anything like it before so impressive! You really should consider entering some of your pretty projects over at Papercraft Star. It's a unique challenge blog that allow participants and the public to vote on their favorites, the challenges are posted way in advance to give you plenty of time to get your projects ready and you can win prizes too! http://www.papercraftstar.blogspot.com
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- September 13, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- Stampleigh said...
I love your title! We built our house and felt the same way! Thanks for playing FCCB! Leigh
- September 13, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- ScrappingStephanie said...
Totally fabulous! This is what scrapping is all about! Documenting our memories. I LOVE what you have done with this LO and the story you shared. Did you consider putting this in a frame to hang in your home? TFS:)
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The 150-word Review: There are moments in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao where Díaz' street-wise, ghetto-nerd pyrotechnics fall away, where substance transcends style, and the authenticity of his characters shines: Lola's story, Beli's three loves, Abelard's tragedy, Oscar's final days in Santo Domingo. Long before Oscar Wao, Díaz cultivated this kernel of authenticity in the soil of his 1996 collection, Drown.
Shifting from a dusty campo in Santo Domingo to a crack house in New Jersey, Drown contains ten stories that read like snippets from a larger narrative. The victim of a brutal unprovoked attack in "Ysrael" returns in "No Face" to give us a glimpse into his daily life. A young man remembers "holding on" during his father's abandonment in "Aguantando" then, in "Negocios," he imagines his father's lonely, frustrating struggle in America. In Drown, Díaz' narrative subject is the immigrant, existing in two different worlds and belonging to neither.
You will enjoy this book if you are a fan of: childhood bullies, sibling disputes, the first days of blunted-out adult independence, crack head girlfriends, summers at the pool, remembering childhood parties and watching the adults dance, fighting for a tenuous grip on the bottom rung of the American dream, fathers and mothers, and adolescent sexual fumblings.
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TEDxZu - Jack Hillwig - Teaching Media Outside the Box: A Look from Inside the Box
Jack Hillwig has been a university professor, administrator, writer, journalist, and public speaker for close to 40 years. His professional career includes photojournalist, screenwriter, newspaper reporter and editor, and creative professional. His academic career has included being a department chairman, assistant dean and university professor. He is creative, passionate about teaching, media savy and technologically proficient. He has a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from universities in the United States.In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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This week's pick is Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas. I found out about this book from Rachel and Ri. This book sounds crazy and I am dying to find out what is going on it. I don't think there has been a blurb that has intrigued me this much in such a long time. What happened? I need to know!
Title: Dangerous Boys
Author: Abigail Haas
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 336
Releases: August 14, 2014
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Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?What book are you waiting on? Have you read Dangerous Boys, what did you think?
Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…


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TV Execs Talk "All-Internet" Future, the Catch-22 of Resurrecting 'Community'
FX looks to the nonlinear future, Yahoo is keeping mum on ratings, and everyone assesses the Netflix "popularity contest"
Questions of monetizing scripted content and measuring audiences reared their heads again on Wednesday afternoon, when FX's John Landgraf, The Jackal Group's Gail Berman and several other TV executives gathered at the Beverly Hilton.
Some clearly seemed more concerned about the future of linear broadcast and cable than others, but Berman championed this premiere week — Fox's Gotham, opening a night against heavy competition with a 3.2 rating in the key demo, was her prime example — as reason enough to have faith in the current climate. "Anybody up here would love those numbers, and I think that's an incredibly encouraging statement about where we are," she told the crowd at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society luncheon. "You can watch it whenever, but if you want to talk about it tomorrow, you still have to watch live."
FX Networks CEO Landgraf, one of the biggest proponents of the industry-wide downplay of live-plus-same day ratings, was quick to note that the model is still on the wane. "Linear channels are still the dominant force in television today, but I don't think anyone would say that 50 years from now people aren't going to be watching TV primarily on the Internet — probably everything will be; it's just more efficient technology," he said. "I'm struggling, not in the present, but to figure out how to reinvent what we do in the future."
Evidence of the shift to the Internet had a presence on the State of the Industry panel with Kathy Savitt, Yahoo's CMO and head of media and everyone's frequent references to Netflix. Savitt's charge into original programming for Yahoo has thus far made its biggest impression with Community, the cult NBC comedy that the web portal saved from cancellation this summer. She demurred on whether or not she'll be releasing public ratings when Community finally returns online. "I don't know," she said. "We'll release to our advertisers just the way anyone else does."
Yahoo's investment in Community, as Berman put it, is different than that of a traditional TV series — and so will be the ways in which it's now seen as a success or a failure. "The investment from NBC was tremendous," she said. "It's great to be able to talk about the second life of these things, but the question is, what kind of content will Yahoo be able to afford in its business model going forward?"
Berman, alluding to her days at Fox, where she launched Arrested Development (later revived by Netflix), brought the conversation back to ratings and how competitors were more evenly matched during her time in broadcast. "Some of us are playing in the public space with a set of numbers, and some of us are not playing in the public space," she said. "We have to make assumptions of what those businesses are by guesswork and popularity contests."
Of course that's working thus far for shows like Lionsgate-produced Orange Is the New Black. The Netflix original, already in production on its third season, has become a TV darling without any numbers ever being released — even to its producers. "In a world in which we don't know the actual metrics, it's all we can take away from it," said Lionsgate Television Group chairman Kevin Beggs. "Right now they're very happy, so I'm happy about that."
Monetizing content, for some, means thinking beyond just the difference between traditional television and steaming options like Netflix. ICM's Chris Silbermann said that even the lines between film and TV are blurring from the sellers' perspective. "In 12 months, we're going to be taking projects to movies and someone like Landgraf at the same time," he said. "It could be eight hours, it could be three hours. Everyone is a buyer."


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What were the shortcomings in dealing with the aftermath of Katrina?
The program topic for September's edition of Louisiana Public Square was to have been "Coastal Erosion." The tragic events surrounding Katrina prove that the subject was timely, but the storm and its aftermath, for the time being, overshadow all other discussions. This month, Louisiana Public Square will devote its airtime to the re-broadcast of the NOW special entitled "Katrinia: The Response."
The acclaimed weekly newsmagazine NOW on PBS is devoting all if its programs in September to covering Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, and is teaming up with LPB to produce a special one-hour forum broadcast on September 16, entitled "Katrina: The Response." That program, which will be taped at the LPB studio in Baton Rouge, will gather an audience of citizens, experts and officials to concentrate on the rapid response failure and the challenges ahead. The town-hall meeting will be moderated by NOW's host David Brancaccio.
"In the 24-hour coverage of events on the ground, our goal is to provide our audience with an alternative," says Brancaccio. "We're going to be looking analytically at the tough issues: the shortcomings in the emergency response; how our public policy fell short; and the ethical questions raised from the looting and disorder that have followed this disaster. We want to know what the people and the experts closest to this tragedy can tell us about what happened and why." NOW's special coverage is part of public broadcasting's immediate and long-term plans to respond to these tragic events, which include special programming across the schedule.
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The mainstream financial press has finally discovered the concept of the double dip recession.
Funny, I have been warning about one for over a year now. Here is my post in this blog from August 13, 2009 discussing the upcoming double dip recession and even then, as I do now, blaming much of this mess on Bernanke.
It's obvious that when the only support for the economy is excessive fiscal and monetary stimulation, withdrawing that support will make it fall. Think about what happens when you see an old man walking with a cane and then kick the stick out from under him.
So the media, like this quite good article from the financial website 24/7 is now talking about the potential for a double dip recession. But guess what? It's already here. What do you think all these recent weak economic data numbers suggest? A future recession? Sorry to bring you the bad news but the future is here and she's angry, mad, and hungry to eat all the jobs and government cash in sight.
Investors need to plan for the double dip right now. If you are a bull, you are going to get gored.
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Weather wise it was a naff day with complete cloud cover, rather dark and it did try and rain during the afternoon. TFC saved the day with an aeroplane shuffle so they could extract the Bearcat from the middle of the hangar for an engine run. Apart from the three SAAB T-17 Supporter's of the Royal Danish Air Force, a BBMF Chipmunk flew in and parked up at ARCo and a desert camouflage Auster 5 paid a visit and parked by the control tower. The Blenheim nose that has been resident in hangar 3 has gone on a little journey to the Coventry Transport Museum for an exhibition and will return to Duxford later in the year. The door to hangar 4/north-east was cracked open a bit so it would have been remiss of me not to stick my camera in for a different viewpoint of the Strikemaster. Parked down at ARCo was a red British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter but not VP-FAZ that was resident a few weeks ago but VP-FBL. The BAS aircraft fleet consists of four Twin Otters and a Dash 7.
4th July 2013
There must be something happening at Duxford soon. Lots of contractors riding around in fork lifts and panel vans and big tents and crowd barriers being erected. Anyway, 'Taz' the ARCo Harvard flew out to Goodwood first thing and around mid-day the HAC Nimrod trundled out onto the airfield and eventually went flying. Later in the afternoon, TFC came out to play. The P-40F did an engine run followed by the Bearcat and the Biggin Hill Mk.1 Spitfire and the TFC Mk Vb Spitfire with its clipped wings now sporting pointy bits. There is now a breeding pair of Twin Otters resident at ARCo as VP-FAZ returned this afternoon minus its lumps and bumps. You can go months without seeing an Auster and then two come along in one week. Air Harrods were back with one of their their S-76 helicopters for a few circuits before heading back to Stansted and an occasional visitor in the shape of a Cessna 525A CitationJet 2 parked on the jet pan for an hour or so while the pilot paid a visit to ARCo.
5th July 2013
TFC were active again today with the Mk V Spitfire having an engine run and in the afternoon Pete Kynsey flew the Gladiator and Bearcat with PK giving a superb display in the Bearcat. Elsewhere, apart from the usual GA visitors and Classic Wings Tiger Moths about the only other flying was the BAS Twin Otter - VP-FBL - which flew a survey grid pattern over the airfield before heading over to Grafham water to do the same and the Stearman. Oh, and it was hot.
9th July 2013
With the countdown to Flying Legends at the weekend continuing there was plenty of Duxford based warbirds flying around today, mainly with visiting American pilots. One interloper was the Bentwaters based Yak-3M over for a practice display and a pair of Squirrel helicopters from RAF Shawbury called in for some fuel. Weather wise it was hot but with a slight breeze to take the edge off it.
10th July 2013
Despite the cool conditions and total cloud cover this morning, it turned out quite warm again by late afternoon. Despite most of the TFC fleet sitting outside, most of it stayed firmly planted to the grass but probably flew after the museum closed. John Romain was first up in the Mk 1 Spitfire/P9374 with an air test followed by some aerobatics over the airfield. Pete Kynsey took the TFC Spitfire Mk V, with its pointy wingtips, for a long test flight and he must have been happy with it as we had another display of aerial maneuvers. Yak-50/F-AZXK, which is a temporary resident at Duxford at the moment, performed another aerobatic routine and TFC P-51D/Miss Velma flew off and returned with a few high speed maneuvers. The first foreign visitor for the air show arrived late this afternoon in the shape of P-51D/"Moonbeam McSwine" from France. There was a big schools science and engineering event on in AirSpace today and the Army had a few big Tonka-toy type trucks and stuff outside for the kids to climb over. As part of this event an Apache helicopter landed on the jet pan for a couple of hours so the school kids have a look around.
11th July 2013
Despite the Americans going on day trip to the south coast in three Spitfires, one Mustang and a PC-12, there was more than enough pilots about at Duxford for an enjoyable day of action. Just a few highlights mainly from the afternoon.
13th/14th July 2013
Just a brief preview of the Flying Legends Weekend with more photos to follow later in the Airshow section. An excellent two days of warbird flying but with two of the hottest days of the year with very little wind, which photography wise, created a lot of problems because of haze with either a white sky or aircraft in silhouette. It was rare to get a bit of blue sky.
15th July 2013
Having sneaked into Duxford after the air show last night, the Red Bull B-25 went for a little bit of a walk about today with a trip to Cambridge Airport to do a few circuits and I believe headed north after that, presumably to get some British ATC experience as this was its first visit to the UK. When it returned we had a practice display and once landed the crew swapped over and we had one more circuit. It is now parked on the grass opposite the tower and it, the Corsair, and a Do228NG and Swiss AF Super Puma that arrived this afternoon, are down to leave Duxford on Thursday for the air show at Fairford next weekend.
17th July 2013
A hot, hazy and quiet day at Duxford. Museum staff are still clearing the site from the air show at the weekend. In the western end of The Fighter Collection hangar, 'Princess Elizabeth' is being drained, disconnected, and dismantled for crating up in the container that arrived today for her journey back home to Texas after her short stay in Cambridgeshire. The eastern part of the TFC hangar has been cleared so the floor can be given a good clean. In Hangar 3, the Shuttleworth Collection's Hawker Hind, that developed a problem after its arrival for the Legends air show, was being work on by some of the Collection's engineers and many thanks to Lee, who was working on and later flew in his Stampe SV4C, for access around the rest of the hangar. Outside and apart from the usual flying by Classic Wings and visiting GA aircraft, Cliff Spink left early in the ARCo/HFL Spitfire T9 for Sywell and later on Percival P.44 Proctor V/G-AKIU did a fly through. The Dornier Do228NG and the Swiss Air Force Super Puma, that arrived on Monday, were parked on the grass outside AirSpace as they were taking part in a corporate event staged by the Swiss technology company RUAG AG. Did I mention it was hot.
18th July 2013
A crane turned up early afternoon outside the TFC hangar and the fuselage of P-51 'Princess Elizabeth' was seperated from the wings. Eventually the fuselage and wings were bolted to the framework it arrived in and loaded into the container. The Shuttleworth Hind had its problem sorted and after an engine run it was a question of waiting for a pilot to turn up and fly it back to Old Warden. The T-28 Trojan went flying with a display above the airfield when it returned and following its first flight the day before, John Romain flew the Rolls-Royce Hertitage Trust Spitfire XIX on a couple of test flights. The visiting Swiss AF Super Puma and the Dornier Do.228NG both left for Fairford.
19th July 2013
Following the containerisation of P-51 'Princess Elizabeth' the highlight of the day was the departure of the Red Bull B-25 & Corsair. After take off there were two low, fast passes over the airfield by the pair before they headed west then south for the air show at Fairford. John Romain flew the Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIX again with a very nice display of aerobatics over the airfield. Been a while since I've seen an MC-130P doing circuits at Duxford. It spent about an hour during the afternoon doing take offs and landings.
25th July 2013
Wasn't expecting much of anything happening today but there were enough war birds out and about to make it interesting. The T28 was out first although I didn't think it was that humid at the time. The Pitts returned home and the Catalina flew back to base. There was another 'Wing to Wing with a Spitfire' day with the Classic Wings Rapide and the OFMC Spitfire taking part. There were three sorties and after the last one, Nigel Lamb returned in MH434 for some aerobatics over the airfield. To get the MkXIV Spitfire out of the TFC hangar for an engine run, P-47/Snafu made a brief appearance in the sunshine. With all the speculation as to whether it is staying or going to America, I though I'd better take advantage of the brief appearance to increase the number of photos I have of it.
26th July 2013
A quite busy day for a Friday. There were a couple of Display Authorisation flights with the T.28 and a Harvard with a rude registration. Who said the Germans didn't have a sense of humour. The Catalina departed for Newcastle Airport to take part in the Sunderland Air Show over the weekend which was followed later by the Buchon and after Charlie Brown had touched down in the HC Spitfire, he climbed into the HAC Nimrod and headed north to join the air show fleet. During the afternoon the TFC P-47 Thunderbolt 'SNAFU' made the short hop down to Stansted Airport to take part in the 70th Anniversary celebrations since a new hard runway was laid down for what became the 9th largest U.S. Air Force base in East Anglia. On its return to Duxford late in the afternoon, Stu Goldspink then gave a superb 20+ minute display over the airfield the majority of which I watched instead of photographing.
28th July 2013
The Museum was holding its 'Spitfires, Merlins & Motors' event during the day and a report and more photos to follow later in the Airshow section. During the day the HAC Nimrod and B-17 'Sally-B' returned from air show duty up north. Meanwhile in hangar 2, two engineers from Commanche Warbirds, based in Texas USA, were strating to dismantle P-47G 'SNAFU' for crating up in shipping containers for the long journey across the Atlantic.


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My Darling Is a Foreigner -- Film Review
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Although the film's priority target is the Japanese female demographic, cross-cultural liaisons generate interest anywhere in the world. The film provides some insight into how foreigners are perceived in Japan. Sales could trickle into Asian markets that recognize lead actress Mao Inoue for starring in the wildly popular "Boys Over Flowers" TV series and film.
While the manga is a collection of vignettes of daily life, the screenplay sticks to more standard storytelling without pausing on much detail. It opens with aspiring manga artist Saori (Inoue) and Kanji (Chinese character) fanatic Tony (Jonathan Sherr) going on their third date and fast forwards to them moving into a fairytale home.
Without further ado, Saori introduces Tony to her parents at her sister Mika (Ryoko Kuninaka)'s wedding. Tony makes a faux pas but disarms Saori's mother (Shinobu Ohtake). Feeling snubbed by the informal way in which Saori breaks the news, her father (Jun Kunimura) quietly expresses his disapproval. Misunderstandings also start to shake Saori's and Tony's convictions about their love.
"My Darling" makes spot-on observations of how illogical xenophobia can be: When Tony stops a passerby to ask for directions in perfect Japanese, the man recoils in terror, insisting that he cannot understand English. When Tony rephrases his question in Kansai dialect, the man at once enthusiastically points out the way. Less intentional but equally ludicrous, Saori's parents cannot tell Tony and the priest apart at Mika's wedding.
Compared to the self-possessed Saori, contemplative, considerate Tony comes across as positively angelic. Examples of their culture clashes: Tony washing dishes without rinsing them or not putting delicates into laundry nets turn out to be mountains made out of mole hills.
Short animated excerpts of Oguri's manga and interviews with mixed marriage couples (that look like UNESCO publicity stunts) add some color to the straight-faced drama.
Venue: Hong Kong Filmart Industry Screenings
Production: TBS Pictures, Toho Company, "My Darling is a Foreigner" Film Partners
Sales: TBS Pictures
Cast: Mao Inoue, Jonathan Sherr, Ryoko Kuninaka, Shinobu Ohtake, Jun Kunimura
Director: Kazuaki Ue
Screenwriter: Satomi Oshima
Based on the manga by Saori Oguri
Producers: Osamu Kubota, Tamako Tsujimoto
Executive producer: Kazuo Hamana
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Kato
Production designer: Kunio Iwasaki, Hidefumi Hanatani
Costume designer: Ikuko Utsunomiya
Music: Tokio Noguchi
Editor: Yoshimasa Kogure
No rating, 100 minutes


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can detect bipolar transistors and MOSFET\'s internal protection diodes and displayed on the screen.
measuring the threshold voltage and the gate capacitance of the MOSFET.
Support two resistance measurements, the potential can be measured. If the potentiometer is adjusted to its end, the tester can not distinguish between the middle and the ends of the pin.
resistance measurement resolution is 0.1 ohms, the maximum value of 50M ohms measurements.
capacitance measurement range from 25pf to 100mF (100000 UF). Resolution up to 1 pF, inductance measurement range 0.01MH-20H, otherwise it will appear as a resistor, inductor DC resistance is higher than if Europe 2100 will also be displayed as a resistor.
it can detect 2UF above capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR), a resolution of 0.01 ohms. This feature is very important for the detection of the capacitor performance.
it can display symbols of the two diodes in the right direction, also shows the forward voltage drop.
LED detection for diode forward voltage drop higher than normal. Dual LEDs detected as double diode. Simultaneous detection of light-emitting diodes will flash.
time for each test is about two seconds, only the large capacitance and inductance measurements will take a long time.
Short three test side, into the test, the screen prompts correction step. When prompted to disconnect the short end of the calibration time off three tests will continue, when prompted in the 1-3 foot access 100nF capacitor over time, access to distribution after correction capacitors 1uF program will automatically enter the next step. Correction until the end of the restart to complete the correction.
The main parameters and use:
1 using ATmega8, ATmega168 or ATmega328 microcontroller.
2 2x16 character LCD display results.
3 one-button operation, automatic power off.
4 shutdown current of only 20nA, support for battery operation.
5 low-cost version without the crystal, auto power off. 1.05k version of the software ATmega168 or ATmega328 in sleep mode when no measurement to reduce power consumption.
6 Automatic detection PNP and NPN bipolar transistor, N, P-channel MOSFET, JFET, diodes, dual diode, thyristor SCR.
7 automatically detects the pin layout.
8 the threshold voltage and current amplification factor of the emitter junction of the bipolar transistor measurements.
9 Darlington transistor through a high threshold voltage and high-current amplification factor identified.
10 pairs of bipolar transistors, MOSFET protection diode testing.
The threshold voltage value 11 and the gate capacitance of a MOSFET is measured.
12. Supports two resistance measurements and symbols show the highest four numbers and units. Both ends of the resistor symbol is shown connected to the tester probes number (1-3). Therefore, the potential can also be measured. If the potentiometer is adjusted to its end, the tester can not distinguish between the middle and the ends of the pin.
13 resistance measurement resolution is 0.1 ohms, the highest measured value 50M ohms.
14 can be detected and measured a capacitor. Maximum four numbers and units. Values can be from 25pf (8MHz clock, 50pF @ 1MHz clock) to 100mF. Resolution up to 1 pF (@ 8MHz clock).
15 may be larger than the value for 2UF capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR) measured capacitance value. Resolution of 0.01 ohms and a two-digit numeric display. This feature requires at least 16K Flash ATMEGA (ATmega168 or ATmega328).
16 can display symbols of the two diodes in the right direction. In addition, the forward voltage drop displayed.
17 LED detection for diode forward voltage drop is much higher than normal. Dual LEDs detected as double diode.
Zener diode 18 can be detected, if the reverse breakdown voltage is less than 4.5V. This will appear as two diodes, can only be determined by the voltage. Probe around the diode symbol is the same, in which case, you can 700mV threshold voltage close to the true recognition diode anode!
19 If more than three diode type parts inspection, failure to establish the number of diodes another message. This will only happen if the diode is connected to all three probes and at least one diode. In this case, you should only connect the two probes and start measuring again, one by one.
20 measures a single diode reverse capacitance values. Bipolar transistors also can measure, if you connect the base and collector or emitter.
21 need to find a measurement of the full-bridge connection.
25pf capacitor values lower than 22 are usually undetectable, but with a diode in parallel or at least 25pf capacitor in parallel. In this case, you have to subtract part shunt capacitance values.
23 ohm resistor will measure inductance of less than 2100, if you have at least 16K ATMEGA flash. Range from 0: 01mH than 20H, but the accuracy is not good. Measurement results show only a single connection element.
24 test time is about two seconds, only the capacitance and inductance measurements will take longer.
25 software can be set to automatically turn off the power to measure the number of times before.
26 built-in self-test function with selectable clock frequency of 50Hz signal check the accuracy and wait for the call (ATmega168 and ATmega328).
27 optional resistance and zero offset calibration of measuring equipment self-test capability of the port output (ATmega168 and ATmega328). Need a 100nF to 20uF capacitor connected to compensate the analog comparator between pins 1 and 3 of the offset voltage. This can reduce the measurement error 40uF above capacitor. With the same internal calibration capacitor voltage reference voltage is found to internal adjustment reference measurement ADC gain.
If the test current exceeds the holding current, the thyristor and triac can be detected. But some current higher than the semiconductor SCR and triac tester can provide the trigger current. Available test current is only about 6mA! Note that all functions have only used single-chip program memory as more ATmega168.
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Monday, Nov 21: Labor; Am I actually high?
The day before I felt so sick and just *off* that I went home from church to lay down and rest, thinking to myself that I didn't know if I could be pregnant for much longer. Even Nick had commented that I definitely looked pregnant now. (I didn't actually look pregnant until I was well into my third trimester, so this was a big deal for me to finally look the part!)
So Monday around noon when contractions started getting painful and I started timing them at 15 minutes apart, I called my mom and suggested Beckham come have a sleepover that night *just in case.*
Normally I wouldn't try to be at the hospital so early in labor but I tested GBS positive this pregnancy and based on how fast my labor went last time I wanted to make sure I got in with enough time to get at least one round of IV antibiotics before delivering.
My dad picked him up on his way home from work and I helped pack the car. After I said goodbye and shut the car doors, I looked at Beckham in the back seat and thought, "This is the last time I'll see him before the baby comes! This is the last day that it was just us pal'in around." And I wished we had done more! I wished we had more time to be "just us." But then he waved goodbye and they were off.
And before I could get inside the house the reality of my labor hit me and I was in tears. Picture a pregnant lady walking around her house ugly crying, cleaning, packing a suitcase and also stopping every 8 minutes to breathe through a contraction.
I hopped into the shower so I could relax with the shower head pointed at my lower back (back labor AGAIN, what is it with these babies of mine) and waited for Nick to come home from school and I CRIED. Hard. Nick walked in and I realized how silly I must have looked crying and doubled over in the shower, but he was loving and helped get everything ready to go.
Eventually the house was clean, the car was packed, and once I verified that my contractions were consistently getting stronger, longer, and closer together we were on our way. By the time we made it to the hospital contractions were roughly 5 minutes apart. I felt pretty confident that this HAD to be it!
I was trying to put on a brave face and the girls at the front desk kept telling me to stop smiling or nobody would believe I was really in labor, but trust me when I say these dang contractions were painful and getting stronger.
Soon I had the monitor on to prove it. Yep I was definitely in labor.
Except I wasn't progressing.
After not dilating or effacing further for an hour after check-in, they had us walk around the hospital for another hour to see if we could get things going. But nothing. After 3+ hours of NOTHING and sitting at 3cm dilated, they couldn't admit me or keep us there because I wasn't 38 weeks yet (and other reasons) and sent us home.
They asked if I wanted a shot of morphine to help with the pain, assuring me that sometimes women just need to relax at home for awhile to get labor really going and I would probably be coming back later that night. So in my heartbroken and depressed state of "I can't believe I can be in this much pain and not be progressing and I can't believe I have to go home right now" said yes, give me the drugs.
I've never had morphine before. I never took any sort of drugs or pain medication, never drank alcohol, no coffee, and I don't even know what it's like to drink caffeinated soda. Someone once asked me if I wanted a "special brownie" but I shut that nonsense down real quick. I'm pretty sure I now know what it's like to be on the hardest of hard drugs.
I walked out of the hospital and started shaking UNCONTROLLABLY. We cranked up the heat in the car and I cried and complained about how sad I was that we had to go home and how I was so done with this. We were getting off the freeway and it was like I was instantly completely 100% tired and nothing in this world could keep me awake. A few minutes later, down the street from our house, through my brain fog I asked Nick to pull over because I was certain I would barf. Suddenly, I felt like I was on the surface of the sun and had Nick turn on the AC while I opened my door to the snow falling outside, and literally felt that the only way I could help my condition was if I threw myself onto the ground and laid in the snow. Obviously I know better (no snow laying for me) and eventually felt good enough to drive the rest of the way home where Nick helped me to my bed (I couldn't tell if I was walking or floating, really) and I promptly fell asleep, in my clothes, makeup still on.
Tuesday, Nov 22: Hallelujah it's a boy!
I spent the night in a never-ending cycle of "kind of sleeping" and "having a painful contraction" until it was eventually morning and time to head to my regularly scheduled OB/GYN appointment. In my state of pure painful exhaustion (like having to put my toothbrush down more than once and squat while I hung onto the bathroom sink to get through the contractions) I threw some clean clothes on and we headed out the door. Nick asked if we should bring our bags and I said, "No, there's no reason to." Luckily he was optimistic when I didn't have a sliver of hope, and he brought them anyways.
The whole drive is a blur, I don't think I opened my eyes once while I tried to breathe through the contractions. In the office I couldn't even muster a smile as I checked in and went back. In the bathroom I noticed I there were streaks of blood on the toilet paper, and I got a little excited. Maybe I was progressing! Maybe this was it!
My blood pressure was high when it had always been low. My hopes were getting higher.
I sat in our room and the nurse informed me that my Dr. had just left to deliver a baby and would be back soon. I labored in that office like my life depended on it, breathing the right way to help with dilation and trying not to cry. If this wasn't it and I wasn't having a baby today I didn't know what I would do.
Eventually my Dr. came in and I lost it. I started crying and she looked at me and empathetically asked, "Are you in labor?" and I nodded. She agreed that I look like I'm in a lot of pain and said "we should have this baby today, yeah?" I agreed. She checked me and enthusiastically said, "YEP you're 5 cm dilated and I'm sending you downstairs!" I SOBBED I was so relieved and excited! THIS REALLY WAS IT!
So we checked into labor & delivery and once in the room I immediately asked for the epidural. I was so done feeling the pain and was ready to enjoy this birth! Once the epidural was in and working I was able to rest a little and hang out.
I felt a huge gush and let my nurse know that I thought my water just broke.
"Oh yeah that's normal."
She goes to change the bed pad underneath me and there's BLOOD. so much blood. everywhere. Now I've watched enough Grey's Anatomy to know that bleeding like that during labor isn't a good thing, and I started to panic. I grabbed Nick's hand and squeezed it as hard as I could.
She looked worried.
"Okay, I'm going to call your doctor and have her come check on you."
Is my baby getting oxygen? Am I going to die? Will I pass out in a few minutes and wake up tomorrow with a C-Section scar and my baby in the NICU? WHAT IS HAPPENING?
So my Dr. came to check on me and said, "Hmm okay let's break your water to make sure everything's okay with the baby." so she does and there's no blood in the amniotic fluid, or something, so we're good? But I'm still bleeding and don't feel any better about the situation.
"Alrighty, so, we can fix this by delivering your baby!"
She informed me that he was currently "sunny side up" which was probably why my painful labor didn't progress the night before, and they were going to try to get him to rotate by having me squeeze the blow-up peanut between my legs for a little while.
I was 9cm dilated, which meant this baby was coming so soon. He never ended up rotating, but my Dr. told me she could help him turn as I pushed. A little while later I was ready to go and relieved that everything was okay (so far) but this baby HAD to come out NOW (remember I was sleep deprived and everything was magnified a quadrillion percent, so basically I was the James Bond/Ethan Hunt of delivering babies at the moment) and I put my game face ON.
The epidural was perfect and I could still feel pressure but no pain. I pushed 3 times during the first contraction. My Dr. helped him rotate to face my back as I pushed and told me she could see a head of hair! I pushed 3 times during the second contraction and his head was out! I laugh-cried a serious sigh of relief. The next contraction came and I pushed once more. Before I knew it they were placing my tiny little crying baby on my chest!
Nick cut the cord and he was all mine. Our little piece of heaven was finally here!
I was so relieved and happy that I didn't even hear when my Dr. told me I didn't tear at all, that I "did so well!" and that the source of the bleeding was a partial placental abruption, but everything was okay now that baby was delivered.
Boston continued to cry his little baby cry. They weighed and measured him: 6 pounds 15 oz., 20.5 inches. Born on the 22nd of the month, 38 weeks exactly, and around 1:30 in the afternoon (just like Beckham!)
Everything past that point is a blur, and once in our recovery room my family brought Beckham to meet his new brother. He was so cute when he pointed to the bassinet and said "Ohhhh, baby brother!" and got to give him kisses and hold him.
We had loving visitors (my grandparents brought us cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! THAT I remember.) and were both well enough to be able to leave the next day to spend Thanksgiving at home with family (lucky us!)
I love being a mom of 2 and we're even able to get a little sleep every now and then! Boston is a great eater and sleeper, and Beckham is sweet and can get me things when I ask. ;) Gosh we are elated and feel so blessed that everything went good and we're a happy (despite the looks in the pictures below), healthy family of 4! I love my boys!


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Thailand is set to host the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The focus, as always, is on economic integration, but human rights and the fate of Burmese boat people are also to be discussed.
Thailand has literally given a drum roll for this year's ASEAN summit.
The meeting of countries in Southeast Asia will be held at the end of the month in Thailand's Hua Hin beach resort.
Member countries are expected to discuss how to strengthen their economies in the face of the global economic slowdown.
Thailand's Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, says they also want to build a stronger sense of community in Southeast Asia.
"The summit will be a good opportunity for ASEAN to show to the rest of the world that ASEAN is still very much relevant," said Vejjajiva. "The 10 member countries of ASEAN are integral parts of a wider integrated East Asia community, which has been and will continue to be the engine of the world's economic growth."
Southeast Asia, like most of the world, has to some degree suffered from tightening credit-mainly from lower demand for its exports.
Mr. Vejjajiva says the ASEAN summit will also discuss human rights issues.
He says an ASEAN human rights body, that he says will be credible and realistic, will be established by the end of the year.
Southeast Asian governments are routinely criticized for human rights violations. Burma's military-run government is most often in the spotlight.
But, even Thailand, one of the more democratic of the nations, has had to defend its military from accusations of abusing Burmese boat refugees.
Thailand's foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, says ASEAN nations will discuss how to deal with the Burmese boat people-the Rohingya. But despite concerns that they face persecution in Burma, he says they are not refugees.
"Definitely there will be some sort of a side meeting and to discuss the possibility of furthering the cooperation on the Rohingya question," he said. "At this point in time, I think all of us, the affected country deem the issue as the question of economic migrants, pure and simple."
Human rights groups say the Rohingya are perhaps the most persecuted ethnic minority in Burma.
In recent months hundreds of Rohingya have washed up in Thailand, India, and Indonesia, many with stories of abuse at the hands of the Burmese and Thai militaries.
Thailand has denied the accusations. Both Thailand and Indonesia have indicated they will deport all Rohingya who enter their countries illegally.


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I loved how this post was very real, genuine and fun to read! My question is: Since you cracked one glass vase, did you buy another one or did you end up only making the one?ReplyDelete
@Betsy @ Romance on a Dime Thanks!
We did go ahead and buy another vase. We put the second lamp together yesterday, so we actually have two matching lamps in our bedroom now! I love 'em.
Love it! I'm glad if finally worked out for you. And btw way, diamonds are a girl's best friend in any situation too, not just vases. :)ReplyDelete
Nice job, I love it! And thanks for the tip on the diamond tip bit.
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Hopefully that little tip can save other people from the headache we had.
Nice job, I love it! And thanks for the tip on the diamond tip bit.
I loved how this post was very real, genuine and fun to read! My question is: Since you cracked one glass vase, did you buy another one or did you end up only making the one?ReplyDelete
Great job! I didn't know that these things were possible.ReplyDelete
I think it's brilliant! would never have thought of using a vase as a lamp but it looks really great.
isn't it funny how so often spending an extra $5 can save you maybe 20? And now you're the proud owner of another diamond!
I know.. Girls like diamonds in all situations..Anyway your work is appreciable..
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You could stuff the bottom of the lamp with seasonal stuff to hide the cord (rubber masks, rubber spiders and webbing, popcorn, pumpkins, etc.)ReplyDelete
O I love it! The fact that you could put things into it to display also makes it doubly brilliant!ReplyDelete
I have a glass vase that I want to use but I will not be turning it upside down. It is rounded at bottom and fluted at top, also I have already the lamp cord and stuff that I saved from a broken lamp. So will I just need to drill a hole into the bottom side for the cord to com out? thanksReplyDelete
sorry- for the cord to come out
Yes. It sounds from your description that just drilling a hole near the bottom is all you have to do, as long as you have a way of affixing the lamp kit to the open end of the vase. If the it's fluted then it probably wouldn't be too much of a problem. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Did the cord coming out of the bottom make the lamp unstable at all?ReplyDelete
If you touch them firmly they wobble a tiny bit, but since the vases we used are on the heavier side, they aren't too unstable. If you're concerned about it I'd suggest you test it out before making them by putting something about the width of a cord under the edge of the vase and gently tap on it.Delete
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As I've said before I'm happy to pay for music streaming but this week I've seen an increase in issues for streaming services such as Spotify and We7. This has been bubbling under for a while and the primary issue is that of the per-stream royalties that an artist/label/publisher gets when their music is played through spotify. However the whole concept appears to have blown up recently with some high profile acts like Coldplay shunning streaming services claiming "the album needs to be listed as a whole and not as individual tracks" and distributor STHoldings finding that over 98% of it's represented labels wanting to avoid having their music on spotify.
There are valid arguments on both sides. Lets take three typical scenarios:
- I've mentioned elsewhere that I've bought more music than I did before getting my (paid for) We7 subscription, because of the amount of new music I've discovered and also because I've been able to try first and be more confident about making good purchases. So I'm probably an ideal customer from the perspective of everyone concerned (and so I have a clear consciounse)
- If you used to buy, say one CD a month, and you're now putting that £10 into a streaming service, why should I put money into continuing to buy music when you have it in the streaming library? You've only got limited amount of money right?
- If you like variety, buying and listening to everything just a couple of times doesn't work. I would agree with that, but it's a significantly different model, and the charging needs to be worked out to support that, because that's not there at present.
A pro-streaming argument is that it stops people downloading illegally (unless you're streaming on Grooveshark) - you have everything readily available via one interface and it's simply a better user experience to stream this way than finding, downloading, and playing things from unauthorised sources. So for people that move to streaming from BitTorrent, the industry is doing better than they did before. What would not be smart would be to alienate the people that streaming servces have weened off piracy and send them back by dropping their support for the legal alternatives.
The problem is the balance between the two. Headline drivel like "only £100 for a million plays" doesn't tell the full story, but it's not simple. Firstly, that is only insufficient revenue if you assume that someone would have otherwise bought it, as opposed to someone who might not otherwise be able to hear you. The potential for sales ought to be more important than the lost revenue stream. You might get played £50 for a single play on a main radio station, but your number of listeners is far higher than a single personal spotify user. Treat it as revenue per listener and it's not as one-sided as people are making out.
So here's my three-point plan of how that I think the music industry could move towards resolving the issues and I'm excluding the trend that I hope will stop regarding artists removing their music from legitimate services:
- Reduce the bitrate of streaming music. If the quality is listenable but lower than what you get if you buy a track/album, then there's an incentive to pay for something you like and regularly listen to. Spotify sort of do this by restricting free and "standard" £5/month accounts to 160kbps, but premium £10/month users can get 320kbps except on the mobile streams. And yes a lower bitrate might push some back to illegal downloading, but I think basic spotify has gained enough support to show that people are accepting a low bit rate compared to music purchases.
- Limit plays. The revenue streams being lost by the labels are when people are repeatedly listening to a track or album via their streaming accounts. In this case the artist probably deserves to get more money for it since it's a repeated listen they wouldn't be able to do any other way without paying, and so I don't think it's asking too much for people to pay to own that music. Limit plays of any track/album to five a month (i.e. more than adequate to evaluate it) and that problem is alleviated.
- Instead of charging extra for mobile use (as Spotify/We7 do) how about we have a basic £5 charge, and if you want to release tracks to replay over and above the 5 plays/month limit I'm proposing you can do it either on a "pay per play" basis, or have the £10 "unlimited" option. In both cases the pay rate to the rights holders becomes much higher. Lets say 2p per track (including the 5 that got you to that limit). Or even better, just split the extra £5 equally between all the artists/rights holders you've streamed in any given month, or possibly a small amount to the streaming provider. If you could exclude extra payments for tracks you have legally bought (using a cloud music storage system, or even something like iTunes match) then all the better. I'd certainly support that, but I believe the streaming services only have a universal royalty payment for any stream, as fixed by the PPL in the UK.
Wouldn't these be enough to satisfy everyone's requirements? Let's find a sensible solution to these problems instead of devaluing them!
It seems Spotify are going to make some sort of related announcement next week ...
- STHolding's labels withdrawing from Spotify
- PRS in support of Spotify, including mention of Spotify's "new direction" pre-announcement
- Universal Boss: Streaming is the future
- Guardian article on the 2009 UK PRS streaming royalty rates
- Another article focused on We7 and mentioning Youtube's reluctance to play ball with the PRS