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A Faux Leather Sofa Buying Guide
A leather sofa under $2500? Yes, it is possible. A while ago I set myself to the challenge of creating a roundup of attractive sofas for less than 5000 dollars, and was pleasantly surprised by number of appealing options I found. So this time I thought I'd up the ante a bit, and drop the price even lower. Check out what I found.
1) Abbyson Barclay Hand Rubbed Leather Loveseat | 2) Abbyson Palaza Leather Sofa | 3) Abbyson Westwood Top Grain Leather Sofa | 4) American Eagle Furniture Valencia Collection Sofa | 5) Ashley Valeton U7350047 86″ Sofa | 6) Ashley Yancy 2920287 91″ Reclining Power Sofa | 7) Baxton Studio Callidora Sectional Sofa | 8) Baxton Studio Dakota Leather Sofa | 9) Baxton Studio Orland Leather Sofa Set | 10) Flash Furniture HERCULES Leather Sectional | 11) Homelegance Nail Head Accent Sofa | 12) Homelegance 9668BRW-3 Double Reclining Sofa | 13) Homelegance Nicasio Reclining Sofa | 14) Homelegance Olympia Reclining Sofa | 15) Kardiel Florence Sectional Sofa | 16) Kardiel Woodrow Midcentury Modern Sofa | 17) Lazzaro Genesis Sofa | 18) Mark Leather Sofa | 19) Modway Engage Bonded Leather Sofa | 20) Simon Li Furniture Macco Leather Sofa |
A faux leather sofa has several advantages over the real leather sofa, in terms of low price, easy maintenance, and versatility. Here is some information about the material, maintaining tips, purchasing, and price of faux leather sofas.
If you are planning to remodel your living room decor, then replacing the old sofas with faux leather ones will be an ultimate option, especially in case you have small kids in the house. It is comparatively cheaper and easier to maintain than pure leather. Don't worry for the appearance, as a faux leather sofa looks very similar to pure leather types. In fact, you cannot make out the difference unless you touch it.
As far as the versatility of a faux leather sofa is concerned, it is available in a wide range of colors, designs, and patterns. It also lasts for many years, though the exact lifespan may be lesser than pure leather sofas. Go through the following info, and you can make a firm decision whether it is worth investing on this leather sofa or not.
The Sofa Material
Initially, the material used was stiff, hot, and sticky. Hence, it has been a subject of concern for many homeowners while owning one. As of today, the manufacturers have made great improvements in the material composition, thus increasing the comfort level of this sofa.
Its material is either plastic or rubber coated fabric. Some people prefer this faux type stating that it is devoid of the unique leather smell. Nevertheless, it depends on the personal preference and the budget limit, whether to purchase this sofa or not.
Sofa Maintenance
As already mentioned, it requires very low maintenance, which is not so in case of genuine leather. This type of leather material is not damaged by liquids. While dealing with stains, they can be cleared easily with the regular leather cleaning products.
The color of the sofa remains uniform even after spot cleaning the stains. It requires no extra treatment, even if the sofa gets wet. Another major advantage of faux leather sofas is that they are lightweight, which is convenient for moving from one room to another.
Dealing with Scratches
The faux leather couches and sofas available today have a protective covering. With proper usage, the chance of getting scratches can be minimized significantly. But, they are evident, if you accidentally pierce or bump the material with some sharp and pointed objects. For fixing such unwanted cuts, purchase the faux leather repair kit.
The instructions for mixing and applying the vinyl solution will be provided with the kit. So, do the needful steps of combining the catalyst and the vinyl in correct amounts and apply it over the scratch. Wait for the stipulated time (say 12 hours or so) to let it set properly.
Purchasing Tips
While purchasing this leather sofa, certain factors are to be taken into consideration. Obviously, you will think of the color and the design first. Sold in different shades; you can opt for any color as per your individual preference.
Make sure you take a note of your interior decor, so that the sofa color complements the wall color and other furniture. If you have kids, then opt for the darker shade, either the black or brown. The darker version will blend well with the accessories in the room.
Another important factor to be taken care of is the design of the sofa; you can select the sofa bed that can serve dual purpose (sitting as well as sleeping). Or else, buy sofa slipcovers, which are excellent investments for giving the room a stylish look.
Nowadays, such slipcovers are becoming very popular, particularly for their affordability and easy cleaning tips. You can find a fitting leather sofa slipcover of any desired shape and size.
The Price Range
The price of a faux leather sofa is very less, when compared to the real leather sofas. You will be surprised to know that its cost price is almost similar to that of fabric sofas. In fact, it is the cheapest type of leather furniture. After all, the manufacturing cost of faux leather is less expensive, as there are no costly chemicals involved in the production process.
Based on the size, the price of a faux sofa unit may range from USD 300 to USD 800. Of course, the pricing will depend on the size, design, and more importantly, quality of the material. So, you will also get sofas cheaper than the said price range.


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I don't really look to drugstore / high street brands for mascara, maybe because I know they don't tend to work for my lashes.
But it's nice to try them out sometimes! Here I have Maybelline The Falsies Mascara:
The Falsies Mascara delivers a false lash look; giving you a full set of voluminous, bold, fanned out lashes and the appearance of no gaps from any angle.
The Pro-Keratin and Fibre enriched formula is designed to deliver immediate results, distributing volume and visible intensity to your lashes. The patented 'Spoon' shaped brush helps fan lashes out.
I do wish companies would stop using ridiculous lash inserts for their adverts though. It's kind of embarassing…anyway the Falsies! Here is the brush:It's curved and quite a big brush – from the side:
From the front it's extremely wide – I think this would work well with long lashes but it's tricky for people with shorter lashes like me, because it tends to get on the eyelid.
Two light coats. I think this adds length but not so much volume:
I don't think it does a terrible job with curl but it doesn't enhance it. Also, I think it's a bit bitty, on me anyway.
See how it's all weird at the ends? I get this a lot with lengthening mascaras, usually the ones that have fibers, but I'm not even sure if this one has that?! Hmmm.
This isn't a bad product but it's not great either – I wouldn't recommended it in particular for lashes like mine, I think their Volume Express regular mascara is better than this.

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ZINC (Mar, 1947)
From brazen helmet and warrior's shield of the ancient world to the modern flashlight cell and galvan-ized steel plate, zinc has worked in the service of man.
By KENNETH M. SWEZEY
THOUGH it seldom makes headlines, humble zinc ranks with iron, copper, and lead as one of the most widely used metals in the world. Hundreds of thousands of tons of zinc are used annually as a molten dip to coat iron and steel pipes, tanks, and roofing for protection against corrosion. The process is known as galvanizing.
Brass is made of about 30 percent zinc and 70 percent copper. Granular zinc and zinc dust are used in the laboratory to release hydrogen from acids, to recover gold and silver from solutions, and in organic synthesis. More than 500,000,000 zinc cases for use in electrical dry cells are manufactured every year.
Made in great quantities by roasting zinc ores in a large excess of air, zinc oxide is important in forming other zinc salts, for ointments and dental cements, and as the paint pigment "zinc white." Although zinc white lacks the covering power of white lead, it is not poisonous and is not discolored by hydrogen sulphide. Zinc is the only common metal having a white sulphide. Compounded with barium sulphate, zinc sulphide forms a still better white pigment, lithopone.
Zinc chloride (caustic: "handle with caret) is used as a soldering flux, in manufacturing dyestuffs, in sizing and weighting textiles, and as a wood preservative. In strong solution it can convert the cellulose of paper and wood into soluble compounds, and is thus used in the process of making "vulcanized fiber." Zinc stearate is commonly used as a baby powder.
Because it is so active chemically, zinc never occurs free in nature. Its compounds, however, are widely distributed—often mixed with the ores of other metals. As a consequence, zinc was used unwittingly for centuries before it was recognized as a distinct metal. By smelting zinc-bearing copper ores, the Romans, for instance, used zinc to make brass without ever knowing it. Zinc has often been confused with lead, tin, and bismuth. As an element, it has been known for only 200 years.
The chemical activity of zinc may be spectacularly demonstrated. On the center of an asbestos mat mix together about lA tea-spoonful each of zinc dust and ammonium nitrate. Mix them gently, and be sure that both ingredients are dry; otherwise they may react prematurely. On top of the heap place a few grains of ammonium chloride, and stir in slightly. Then make a small depression in the top of the mound.
Everything set, put just one drop of water in the volcano-like crater and stand back. In a matter of seconds, the zinc ignites and flashes with a brilliant blue-white flame accompanied by a cloud of dense white smoke.
The single drop of water promotes a complex reaction that liberates ammonia, hydrochloric acid, water vapor, and nitrous oxide. Oxygen from the nitrous oxide unites with the zinc, forming white zinc oxide. This makes up the greater part of the cloud of smoke.
Although chemically pure zinc reacts very slowly with dilute acids, a slight trace of some less active metal or impurity, such as is round in ordinary commercial zinc, causes the reaction to become rapid. A thin coating of mercury applied to nonpure zinc, however, dissolves some of the zinc and produces a surface that behaves as if the zinc were pure. This application of mercury, called amalgamation, reduces the wasting away of zinc battery plates when a battery is idle.
You can demonstrate this difference in activity by amal-gamating a strip of commercial zinc and suspending it beside an untreated strip in a beaker of dilute sulphuric acid. To amalgamate the zinc, first remove the surface film by rubbing with fine sandpaper or steel wool. Then, using a small wad of cotton, rub a drop of mercury over the faces and edges until they are uniformly coated.
Now suspend both strips of zinc in the acid (one part sulphuric acid added carefully to five parts water will do). Bubbles of hydrogen in great volume arise immediately from the untreated strip, while the amalgamated piece releases almost no hydrogen at all. The untreated zinc is indeed acted upon so rapidly that it disappears completely in a matter of minutes. Because zinc is more electropositive than iron, copper,, or brass, small pieces of these metals can be electroplated "with other metals merely by placing them in contact with a zinc cup submerged in a hot plating bath. In this battery less plating method the zinc acts as an anode while the objects to be plated serve as the cathode. A weak current is set up between the two and causes metallic ions from the bath to be deposited on the cathode. To obtain a cup for the experiment, saw off the bottom third of an exhausted standard dry cell, empty the contents, , and puncture a number of holes in the sides and bottom to permit circulation of the plating liquid. Place the cup in an unchipped enameled pan or a large beaker over a source of heat.
For a liquid with which you can plate copper on iron or steel, dissolve 15 grams of potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar), 6 grams of sodium hydroxide, and 4/2 grams of copper sulphate in 250 ml. of hot water. After thoroughly cleaning the objects to be plated, put them in the cup and submerge it in the plating fluid, which is kept hot to reduce resistance. The cup may be removed and drained in 10 or 15 minutes and the objects rinsed and dried.
Zinc may be plated on iron and steel by the same method, but using a bath of 17 grams of zinc chloride and 5 grams of ammonium chloride in 250 ml. of water. To plate nickel on copper or brass, use 10 grams of nickel ammonium sulphate in 250 ml. of water.
Because it stands near the top of the electromotive series of elements, zinc will replace most common metals when it is put into a solution of one of them. Practical use is made of this property when zinc dust or shavings are used to recover gold and silver from the cyanide baths employed in metallurgy and silver from exhausted photographic hypo.
A fascinating demonstration can be performed by immersing a strip of zinc in a solution-of lead acetate. Fasten the strip to the cover of a half-pint jar,' and then polish the strip with sandpaper or steel wool to remove surface film. Fill the jar with a solution of 30 grams of lead acetate in hot water, and screw on the top.
If it is left standing overnight, next morning you will find in the jar a beautiful "lead tree" composed of a voluminous cluster of crystals of metallic lead. Part of the zinc dissolves, replacing the lead in the lead acetate and forming zinc acetate.
Since the sulphide of zinc is the only sulphide of a common metal that is white (the others range from yellow to black), paint mixed with zinc salts remains white longer in atmosphere containing hydrogen sulphide than does paint mixed with white lead (basic lead carbonate). You can show this by pouring a little hydrogen sulphide water into clear solutions of zinc chloride and of lead acetate in water. Their salts transformed into sulphides, the zinc solution turns milky white, the lead inky black.
A solution of hydrogen sulphide for the experiment can be made by bubbling some of this gas through water in an apparatus set up as in the photo at left below. The generator is a flask containing several grams of ferrous sulphide covered with water. The reaction is started when a little concentrated sulphuric acid is poured in.


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Lee Thompson, Alana's beloved "Uncle Poodle" on TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," has just revealed he is HIV-positive.
"I knew it had been my boyfriend who infected me," Thompson says in a new interview with Fenuxe magazine, whose tagline is "Modern, American, Gay."
"I later learned he had been HIV positive and was not taking medication and had not bothered to tell me about it," Thompson continued. "I was advised that I should press charges and, hesitantly, I did. It was the right thing to do."
Thompson's ex-boyfriend is now serving a five-year sentence for not disclosing his condition.
"On March 16, 2012, I tested negative. Then, in May of 2012 my test results came back positive," Thompson explained in the article. "I would have been cool with his HIV status if he had been honest. I don't have an issue with the disease. I would have known how to protect myself."
TLC has so far not commented on Thompson's revelation, but the hit "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" -- on which Thompson was a recurring character -- has been picked up for a second season.
As for where that "Uncle Poodle" nickname came from, he says, "Alana. She calls all gay men 'my poodles' and I am her Uncle Poodle."
In a season one episode of of the hit TLC show, Alana says of her beloved uncle, "Ain't nothing wrong with being gay. Everyone's a little gay."
Uncle Poodle says he decided to tell his story because "I want to have my own television show and highlight what it is like being gay in the south ... I think I have a good story to tell."
Watch the Thompson family address their Uncle Poodle's sexuality below:
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You may have noticed that Nvidia has been quiet on the stereoscopic 3D gaming front for a while lately and that was a sign that either they are preparing something new and big or they are busy with other things. And now we just learned that unfortunately it is not the first, but the second thing. Nvidia has just revealed their new Tegra 4 mobile processor – a quad core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU coupled with a 72 custom GPU cores second-generation battery saver core and improved battery saving features to ensure not only faster performance, but also maximum energy efficiency and longer usage time on a single battery charge. Of course Tegra 4 builds on op of the performance of its predecessor Tegra 3, though while still a quad-core chip it should be faster, but the real improvement is the significantly improved in terms of performance GeForce GPU that should offer up to six times the GPU horsepower of Tegra 3 according to Nvidia. And with all this extra GPU power one would think that Nvidia is finally going to focus on mobile gaming with stereoscopic 3D support more, unfortunately stereo 3D support is not even mentioned yet in any of the already released information about the new Tegra 4. Instead the focus moves to the use of the improved processing power for features such as Computational Photography Architecture (real-time HDR photography) or 4K ultra-high-def video support, along with LTE capability with optional Icera i500 chipset.
If you remember Tegra 3 did support stereoscopic 3D output in some Tegra optimized games via an external 3D-capable TV set using HDMI 1.4 output, but not all Tegra 3-powered devices did come with that feature available. Tegra 3 did not have official support for integrated stereoscopic 3D-capable displays, the much talked WikiPad gaming tablet based on Tegra 3 that was supposed to have a stereoscopic 3D display turned out as a disappointment, as the stereo 3D display was dropped from the features of the final product and we are still yet to see something come out on the market. And one would think that Nvidia, a company that is one of the major drivers of stereoscopic 3D gaming, would continue to further improve their mobile products to make them not only faster performance wise, but also better feature wise. So you can say that quite a few stereoscopic 3D gamers were hoping to finally see Tegra 4 with support for integrated stereoscopic 3D displays along with much wider support for stereoscopic 3D games on external 3D-capable display devices using HDMI 1.4. Now that the chip has significantly improved GPU performance it should be easily capable of utilizing that for converting 3D games into stereoscopic 3D ones just like 3D Vision does on the PC. And while the announcement of Tegra 4 did not even mention stereo 3D support, this does not mean that the chip will not have it, it only means that such a features are not a priority at the moment and while they still might be present, their announcement could come at a later time when more specifications of the new mobile Tegra 4 chip become available.
Along with Tegra 4 Nvidia has also announced a new interesting mobile gaming device based on that chip, it is called Project SHIELD. This device reminds a lot a console controller, but is actually a complete portable Android-based gaming console in a form factor very similar in size to a controller. Project SHIELD is based around Tegra 4 processor, comes with a a flip-out 5-inch 720p multi-touch retinal display with faster response (yes RETINAL, not Retina as in Apple's devices, though the meaning behind that is pretty much the same), full sized gaming controller and supposedly will provide a really good stereo sound for a portable device. The batteries in the device should be capable of 5-10 hours of gameplay or if you're watching video up to 24 hours of playback time from a single charge and this definitely sounds good for a portable mobile device. Nvidia's Project SHIELD uses Android as its operating system, allowing you to play the games that are already available on Google Play, but it will also support streaming online gaming from your PC at home. This means that your computer at home will act like a gaming server that will stream the games you own onto the Project SHIELD where you'll be able to play them just like if you are sitting in front of your computer, or almost just like. The limit is 720p resolution as your computer will be streaming video to the device, though you will be using the Project SHIELD to control the game, and you can connect it to a bigger monitor or a TV set through the available HDMI port to have a larger screen you can play on, but probably still be limited at up to 720p. Project SHIELD is the first announced device based around Tegra 4 and while there is still no price announced, it is expected to ship sometime in Q2 of 2013 first in the US and Canada, with a worldwide rollout to follow.
Unfortunately as with the Tegra 4 announcement not a single word about stereoscopic 3D support regarding the Project SHIELD. The display of the device won't be 3D-capable for sure, but the hope that remains is if the HDMI output will support 1.4 and if the device will be able to convert 3D games in stereo 3D (using profiles) as some Tegra 3-based tablets can. Apparently we'll have to wait some more for additional specifications and features to be announced, but even at this point Project SHIELD does seem as an interesting mobile gaming product already, even if it does not come with stereo 3D support at all. And Project SHIELD will for sure turn out to be a competition to other similar upcoming mobile gaming products that are also expected to be launched this year such as the WikiPad or the OUYA, though these will come out with the older Tegra 3 platform. One thing that makes Project SHIELD a better choice than OUYA for example is the fact that the device comes with both a touch-screen and a joypad controls and so you will be able to play pretty much all already available games and will not have to wait for specially developed ones or made compatible to be played with joypad as still most games for Android are meant to be played from a touch-screen. Of course there are some apps that allow you to map commands to a joypad, but doing so without a touch-screen could be a problem. Though with the design of Project SHIELD and the position of its display it will probably not be the best device to play only with the touchscreen, at least you'd be able to map the game commands to the joypad controls. On the other hand the most significant advantage that the OUYA will probably have is the lower price as I highly doubt that Nvidia will be able to sell Project SHIELD for $99 USD, we can expect Nvidia's Tegra 4 console to sell for something more like $299 USD. And as we know the lower price can really make a difference in helping a product become mainstream and widely accepted, and now if OUYA could also support stereo 3D (since it is based on Tegra 3 it could, but will it?).
But enough with Tegra 4 and Project SHIELD, maybe now it is time for Nvidia to start turning a bit more attention back to the 3D vision gamers, so that in 2013 we could see more happening in the stereo 3D gaming PC scene as well, and not only hope for something to happen in the mobile segment where apparently there is more to be desired in terms of stereo 3D support…


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he's a tiny fellow! shorter than everyone but orko I think!
he's a tiny fellow! shorter than everyone but orko I think!
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I've got everything that I need, right in front of me! Life's a happy song people!
Fear is faith in failure
Kewl! One of the few Beast Man threads out there!
Going from the back of the Alcala mini comics, I always thought that Beast Man should be 6.5" instead of 6". His arms would be longer than his shorter legs...more gorilla-like.
The Official 200X Sorceress vs 200X Evil-Lyn 2 Pack Support Thread
The Blonde Teela Thread
Sagitar (Jetlag) Azdar Belzar Chazdar 200X Evil-Lyn 200X Teenage Prince Adam 200X Teenage Teela 200X Sorceress General Rattlor (MYP) 200X King Randor and Queen Marlena 200X Battle Armor King Randor and Battle Armor Queen Marlena Ice Armor He-Man WMD Roboto
In short; a five-foot-five orangutan can still rip your arms off.
To me, that's Beastman. The bad guy answer to Marvel's Wolverine. He's not the biggest guy in the Universe - but his size is deceptive and he'll tear your head off if you dare to approach him without due caution.
I'll go so far as to say that MOTUC Beasty is my favourite incarnation. Better than Filmation, better than the mini-comics, and better than the 'roided up hunchback from 2002.
thats our beastman time to deal with it
I thin k he looks a bit shorter because he is apelike. He was busy picking up bananas during the ergonomics lecture a t Snake mountain...
We don't need no education...
Yes you do, you've just used a double negative!
I do wish he was a little taller. I always envisioned him as being similar to Sabretooth from the X-Men. Really big and beast like, but ultra quick and agile.
Motuc Beastman still is one of my favorite figures in the entire line. The sculpting and colors on him are so good to me.
I've actually got my Beastman posed with Evil Lyn right now. She's stroking his cheek, and he's got his hand around her leg.
Evil Lyn: "Go get em' Beastman."
Sorry, it's a phone pic so the quality isn't the best.
I've always thought Beast Man was too small. He looks cool but I've felt a lil underwhelmed because of it.
That's what Teela said! ZINGGGGG!
I miss the "'roided up hunchback from 2002".
He was baws.
Hmm, I'd probably settle for a Battleground Beastman with 200X colours, shinguards, a bone handled whip and an ecto eel.
ZOMG, shall we start a thread for it!?!?
Evil Simian Mechanic of the Horde!
Yes, I think something should be done about Beatman. He should be at the very least as tall as the other figures.
He looks very good, but the fact is a bit smaller than the others makes him look a bit off...
I actually never noticed the height difference. Thanks guys! Next time I go take a look at my collection that'll be all I can think about! >.<
Evil Simian Mechanic of the Horde!
i still have the same issue of feeling beast man is to small. when you pose him with the hunch & bent knees he is way small. he looks whimpy.
he needs to be beefier. i'd like a bestman variant.
200x inspired head, long loin cloth, extra armor, big muscular arms & bigger buck. he could be battle ground beastman.
i can put the other beastman on displayed with keldor.
He's a bit small, but I like the figure a lot! I would really love an army builder of red beastmen for Gygor (or Beast Man, as in the DC comics) to boss around! Also, Red Beast, from the earliest concept art.
Got that Toyguru? Red Beast AND red (colored) beast men!!!!
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I would have thought Gygor's beast men would have a bit more variety to them than just being different coloured versions of Beastman. Different animal heads etc.
Also, I'm 100% sure that any Beastman variant we do get would use the exact same base buck, kylun. Just take a look at BG Evil-Lyn for an example. She still has the same Teela dress.
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Well, if anyone is unhappy with their "too small" Beast Man, I'll be happy to take him off your hands. : )
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I'll have to check mine when I get home. I thought they mentioned in RGD at some point that his difference in height was caused by his hunched over sculpt...
All caught up on figures...now what
Beast-Man sort of looks better being short and stock as opposed to huge. After all Gorilla's a short than humans but far, far stronger. Grizzlor however was dipicted his mini comic as being much larger than avergage human height. Going by how tall He-Man is supposed to be (6'6") Grizzlor would be about 9 - 10ft tall, whereas Beast-Man could be 5'9" including hunched shoulders.
I think there has been some discussion about the Demo-Man Buck being larger than normal, if so, I'll be putting Beast Mans head and accessories on him and painting him
I actually like that Beast Man is a bit smaller, just like the original figure. I always thought that was a nice touch.
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I always felt that the best redesign the 4H did for 200X was Beast Man.
I loved his larger scale.
If Mattel does design a larger buck , I'd love a 200x variant of Beast Man.
For the Classics figure he should be a little smaller, like the vintage figures and the show. But I agree with the sentiments about the MYP Beastman. He truly was a 'beast,' and was possibly my favorite character in the show. I'd love to see a 200x inspired Beastman, Whiplash and Clawful that used a larger buck.
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No. 5 Stanford builds big halftime lead, beats No. 23 Arizona State
STANFORD, Calif. -- What seemed like Stanford's coming-out party this season -- and it still might have been -- ended with players feeling distraught and disappointed in the locker room.
Tyler Gaffney ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson added 68 yards and another score, and No. 5 Stanford started strong and struggled late in a 42-28 victory over No. 23 Arizona State on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
The defending conference champions controlled every facet of the game to turn the only matchup between ranked opponents this week into a lead of 29-0 at halftime and 39-7 through three quarters. The Cardinal (3-0, 1-0) scored twice in the air and three times on the ground, forced two interceptions, blocked two punts, tallied 10 tackles for loss and recorded three sacks.
"We might have made a good statement in the first half," linebacker Blake Lueders said, "and a terrible statement in the second half."
Arizona State outgained Stanford 417 to 391 yards but looked overmatched until the fourth quarter.
Taylor Kelly threw for 367 yards, including three touchdown passes in the fourth, and Jaelen Strong caught 12 passes for 168 yards and a score in an otherwise disappointing showing for the Sun Devils (2-1, 0-1) after beating Big Ten champion Wisconsin in a controversial finish last week.
"They're a championship caliber team, and we weren't ready," Arizona State coach Todd Graham said. "I apologized to the players for not having them ready. Stanford was better prepared."
Stanford showed more diversity on both sides of the ball than it had in solid, but not overwhelming, victories against San Jose State and Army. The Cardinal's funky formations and disguised defenses had the Sun Devils dazed and dizzy, again displaying the disparity between the past four league champions -- Stanford and Oregon -- and everybody else.
At least for 45 minutes.
"I could care less about style points," Stanford coach David Shaw said. "I could care less about what it looks like. We played one great half, a solid third quarter and a bad fourth quarter."
Shaw still took solace as Cardinal contributions came from all over the roster.
Kevin Hogan completed 11 of 17 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns to Ty Montgomery to lift Stanford to its 11th straight victory. Montgomery, held without a touchdown last season after being slowed by a nagging knee injury, finished with four catches for 62 yards. He has at least one touchdown in every game.
Josh Mauro, making his first career start in place of injured defensive end Henry Anderson, backed off his pass rush and stuck his left hand out to corral Kelly's pass for an interception. The play extended Stanford's streak of forcing a turnover to 27 games -- the longest in the country -- and set up Montgomery's 17-yard touchdown catch.
Gaffney ran for a short TD after Devon Cajuste's diving, 34-yard reception. Wilkerson scampered 13 yards for another score, and Montgomery sliced up the middle for an easy 30-yard touchdown.
The Cardinal capped off the one-sided start when Lueders blocked his man into the punter. The ball deflected into the end zone and was kicked out for a safety to give Stanford a 29-0 halftime lead.
Ben Gardner blocked a surprise punt by Kelly, and Gaffney followed with a 16-yard TD run to give Stanford a 39-7 lead late in the third quarter before Arizona State pulled closer.
"I just figure I might as well go for it. I haven't taken once back since eighth grade," Gardner said.
Worse than the late letdown for Stanford might be when officials ejected safety Ed Reynolds for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Kelly in the fourth quarter, a call Shaw said he agreed with from his view on the sideline. Under the new targeting rule, Reynolds could miss the first half against Washington State in Seattle next week unless the conference overturns the call.
Kelly threw touchdown passes to Chris Coyle (45 yards), Strong (7 yards) and Marion Grice (6 yards) in the fourth quarter to make the game look closer than it was. He completed 30 of 55 passes and threw an interception in a desperation heave to the end zone on the final play.
The rally put a charge into Shaw, who put Hogan and the offensive starters back in the game. But Arizona State wasted its best chances to seize momentum earlier.
"They are a big, physical team and disciplined," Sun Devils linebacker Chris Young said. "That was the name of the game."
Grice's 2-yard TD run finished off a 1:42 drive to open the second half. Then Robert Nelson intercepted a pass from Hogan to give the Sun Devils the ball at Stanford's 34, but the Sun Devils turned it over when Grice dropped a pass on fourth down.
The loss was another humbling setback for an Arizona State program trying to take the next step in Graham's second season.
The Sun Devils began this season by blowing out Football Championship Subdivision opponent Sacramento State and then scored one of the program's biggest victories in recent years last Saturday in a 32-30 victory over then-No. 20 Wisconsin that ended with Pac-12 officials getting publicly reprimanded.
NCAAF News
New beginning for Wildcats
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops understands that losing players is not easy, but is confident and ready for the next group of talent.
Vanderbilt in 'grind mode'
Running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn explains why he thinks the Commodores can make a run for a championship this season.
Wildcats look to prove doubters wrong
Kentucky LB Kash Daniel discusses why this year's team should stay consistent and continue to prove themselves in the SEC.
Gatewood brings versatility to offense
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn breaks down the offensive talent around the QB this year and what freshman Joey Gatewood brings to the table.
Mason: 'We're locked and loaded'
Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason talks about the expectations he has for the Commodores this upcoming season.
Who will be Vandy's starting QB?
Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason breaks down how he plans to evaluate and make a decision on the Commodores' quarterback competition.
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footnotes on fasting in Rajab and Shaban
1al-Jaza'iri, al-Fiqh `ala al-madhahib al-arba`a (Beirut: Dar al-fikr) 1:557.
2Muslim and Abu Dawud relate it in Kitab al-sawm, respectively in the chapter on fasting at times other than Ramadan, and in the chapter of fasting during Rajab, also Ahmad in his Musnad.
3Qastallani in al-Mawahib al-laduniyya (Beirut, 1996) 3:301.
4Kitab al-siyam, Chapter: "Fasting During the Sacred Months." Also in Ibn Majah and Ahmad, hadith of the man who repeats: "I can bear more," and to whom the Prophet finally says: "Fast during the sacred months."
5Nawawi, Sharh Sahih Muslim, Kitab 13 Bab 34 #179.
6Musannaf `Abd al-Razzaq 4:293, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 1:125.
7Muslim relates it in the first chapter of Kitab al-libas, and Ibn Majah in the book of Fasting.
8Ayyam al-tashriq are the Days of drying the meat after the sacrifice of `Id al-Adha = 11, 12, and 13 of Dhu al-hijja.
9Ibn Qudama, al-Mughni (Beirut, 1414/1994 ed.) 3:119.
10al-Haytami, al-Khayrat al-hisan fi manaqib Abi Hanifa al-Nu`man (Cairo: al-Halabi, 1326) p. 40.
11Sharh sahih Muslim Kitab 37 Bab 2 #10.
12Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-iman 3:368 #3802; Abu Nu`aym, al-Targhib #1821.
13 Ibn Qudama, al-Mughni 3:118-119.
14 Sayyid Sabiq, Fiqh as-sunnah, Alms tax and Fasting, trans. Muhammad Sa`eed Dabas and Jamal al-Din M. Zarabozo (ATP, 1989) p. 127-128.
15 Abu Dawud, Siyam Chapter 54; Bayhaqi, al-Sunan al-kubra 4:291; Suyuti, al-Durr al-manthur 3:235.
16 Ahmad, Musnad 5:201.
17 There is also a Shi`i scholar by the name of Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn Babawayh al-Qummi (d. 380) who wrote Fadai'l al-ashhur al-thalatha: 1. Shahr Rajab, 2. Shahr Sha`ban, 3. Sharh Ramadan (Najaf: Matba`at al-adab, 1396/1976). Neither this volume nor hafiz al-Kattani's book on the merits of Rajab were available to us.
18 Sayyid Muhammad `Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani, al-Anwar al-bahiyya min isra' wa mi`raj khayr al-bariyya (Mecca: s.n., 1414/1993).
19 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ghayti (d. 984), Mawsu`at al-isra' wa al-mi`raj al-musamma Tatriz al-dibaj bi haqa'iq al-isra' wa al-mi`raj (Beirut: Dar wa-maktaba al-Hilal, 1994).
20 Bukhari and Muslim.
21 al-`Ajluni in Kashf al-khafa (2:244) and al-Qari in al-Asrar al-marfu`a (p. 199) said that the hadith master al-Damyati said that al-Khatib narrated it with a chain that meets the criteria of soundness.
22 Ibn Hajar mentions that the account of the lady who combed the hair of Pharaoh's daughter is narrated from Ibn `Abbas by Ahmad, al-Hakim, Ibn Hibban, and al-Bazzar, while Muslim in Kitab al-zuhd wa al-raqa'iq (#3005) mentions the part of the infant speaking to his mother before they are both thrown into the fire, and the mention of Yusuf's witness in verse 12:26 as being an infant is narrated from Ibn `Abbas by Ibn Abi Hatim with a weak chain, and it is held by al-Hasan al-Basri and Sa`id ibn Jubayr. [It is also the explanation retained by Suyuti in Tafsir al-jalalayn.] This brings the number of speaking infants alluded to in the hadith "Those who spoke from the cradle are three" (Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad) up to five, and there are reports that increase it to seven or more. Allah knows best. Fath al-Bari (1989 ed.) 6:593-594.
23 al-Zabidi, Ithaf al-Sadat al-muttaqin 7:233.
24 Suyuti, Haqiqat al-sunna wa al-bid`a aw al-amr bi al-ittiba` wa al-nahi `an al-ibtida` (1405/1985 ed.) p. 58. He adds: "However, this must be done alone, not in congregation."
25 Ibn Taymiyya, Iqtida' al-sirat al-mustaqim (1369/1950 ed.) p. 302.
26 Ibn Hibban, Sahih, ed. Shu`ayb Arna'ut 12:481 #5665.
27 Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-iman, ed. Zaghlul 3:382 #3835.
28 Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Ibn Majah. Tirmidhi said that he had heard that Bukhari had graded this hadith weak because some of the sub-narrators did not narrate directly from each other.
29 Ahmad and Ibn Majah. Its chain contains Ibn Abi Sabra who is weak (da`if).
30 `Ali al-Qari, al-Asrar al-marfu`a p. 234-235.


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This week it's Green Sky Thinking and there is a whole host of events running throughout London
Sustainable high rise
When Tuesday 16 April, 8.30am
Where Newgate Communications, 5th Floor, 33 King William Street
At this panel discussion hosted by Rockwool, the NLA's Peter Murray, Hannah Kyrke Smith from the Green Alliance, Tony Hutchinson of Capita Symonds and Steve Newman from HTA Architects will discuss the future of high rise housing estates.
Are you sitting comfortably?
When Tuesday 16 April, 6.30pm
Where 3 Barnsbury Square
Nicholas Hare Architects discuss how to create comfortable internal environments.
Do it yourself retrofit
When Wednesday 17 April, 5.30pm
Where Cullinan Studio, 5 Baldwin Terrace
At this event, Edward Cullinan Architects will take the audience through the refurbishment of a warehouse into their BREEAM Excellent offices.
Mind the gap with the AJ
When Thursday 18 April, 8am
Where Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, 20 Tottenham Street
Join the AJ and FCBS for a breakfast panel discussion on the performance gap. The panel will look at monitoring techniques, the cost of post occupancy monitoring and how to persuade clients to pay for it.
Soft Landings
When Thursday 18 April, 6.30pm
Where Lumen, 88 Tavistock Place
Sustainability consultant Bill Gething will be joined by BSRIA's Gary Clark, Tamsin Tweddell of Max Fordham, Howard Tinkler of Robert McAlpine and architect Mike Chater to discuss integrating the Soft Landings procedure into projects.
These are just a small selection of the events being held as part of this year's Green Sky Thinking. The full programme can be found, here.
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I should preface this by saying something controversial—I don't like to go shopping!Nope not even a little bit, not for groceries, clothes,and nope, not really even for shoes.And I don't like to pay full price for shoes. For goodness sake, you're going to walk on them (well in this case run).
So, when I realized I needed to buy a pair of shoes to run in (or should I say train in since officially I'll be running in heels, at first I thought piece of cake. But, that was until I walked into the first store.Now, Rece(my trainer) had told me to get a running or cross training shoe and to look for support. Okay, seemed easy enough to do. She had even told me that at the outlets I should even be able to find some cute ones on sale for around $30ish."Okay then I'm in," I thought.
I found that most of the stores I went to didn't have anyone working there that knew any more than I did about what to look for. The first try at shopping, first store.
Sales clerk: Can I help you find something?
Me: Yes, I'm looking for a shoe for running or even cross training would work, preferably something on sale since this is my first pair.
Sales clerk: Oh, okay the sales stuff is back there. At which point she pointed towards the back of the store then turned and walked away.
I bit my tongue and went to the back of the store. I looked at boxes with my size on them and grabbed a few boxes, but for the life of me could not find anywhere that indicated if they were for running, cross training, walking, aerobic, tennis, basketball… OH MY GOODNESS seriously?
I was getting a little intimidated by the fact that I couldn't figure out what you were supposed to do once your foot went in this shoe! Oh, and even on sale, nothing under $80.Are you kidding? I didn't even pay $80 for my thigh high leather boots!
I was back there looking at boxes for at least 20 minutes and not once did anyone that worked in the store even glance my way. So, more than a little discouraged, I put the boxes back and went to the car, gave myself a pep talk and decided I'd try again. Maybe the next store would have someone that would help me out a little.
So I suck it up and go to the next store. Where I was told by the clerk that you can run in anything. I smiled and said,"Yes I know, however, I'm told that maybe for training I should get a running or cross training shoe." Then I get to hear all about all her sports injuries…Oh and here are some cute shoes! Thanks, but you know, I'm just not into those and out the door I all but ran. Back to the car with another damnit Rita you can do this!
Third store and I'm not entirely sure how I must have looked after two huge disappointments when it came to feeling like I was even going to get close to buying a pair of shoes. I know I was a little baffled and maybe even a little skittish so when a sales clerk came at me asking "Can I help you" and I said well that depends. He laughed and said on what.
"First, can you show me the difference between a running shoe and a cross training shoe? And have you had any sports injuries?" He said Yes and No. I thought great,you just may be able to help me then.
He went on to tell me all I had hoped to hear at the first store and none of what I heard and the second. He even went on to tell me about shoes they didn't carry and which shoes where rated as good, better and best. I was starting to feel better; I was getting an education.
I asked him if any of those shoes were on sale and he told me about coupons and how I could get the best price, but even for the good shoe the best he'd probably be able to do would be around $50 each and that would be if I bought two pair. YIKES! What am I thinking…I decided to think about it overnight.
This time on my way to the car I'm feeling better even though I don't have shoes. So, I thought, I'll go to Marshall's and get a new pair of yoga pants. Just thinking about that made me feel better. I find these great yoga pants and I'm feeling pretty good by now, even smiling again.
Hmmmm… I wonder, as I stroll over to the shoe department with my new found knowledge of good, better and best. YES! They had a couple different brands and in my size! I try them both on and they really do feel different. I'm not talking about without a heel. I could actually tell they were feeling like what I was told to look for! YES! YES! YES! And they were only $35 SWEET and SOLD!


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Last night, at midnight, I realised the baby's screaming was not just him being unsettled and I threw a coat over my pyjamas, threw a jacket over him, threw him into the car and drove him to the 24 hour medical centre.
I suppose in those circumstances people wouldn't be too harsh on me for wearing my pyjamas in public, but I have to say that even there, in the middle of plenty of other people shuffling around in their nightclothes, I did regret not throwing on some ordinary clothes in which to be seen.
I particularly had cause to regret it when the baby - who is currently pulling himself up to stand - caught me unawares by pulling on my pyjama pants so hard they reached my knees before I could stop him, giving the poor sick, indelicate people in the waiting room a sight that would no doubt have made them feel a lot worse.
The truth is that I fit neatly into the anti-pyjama-in-public brigade currently at war with those more relaxed types in Gisborne. I am one of those anally retentive people who prefer that people didn't slum around in their pyjamas all day long, because it looks slovenly, it smells weird, and it's a bad example to be setting for the kids. I really can't conceive of jumping in the car and visiting the supermarket in them; that's really making a statement, surely.
But in saying that, I am a total hypocrite. Living right next door to a bakery and a dairy, I am often seen early in the morning sneaking back and forth between the three places with milk, paper and bread, wearing the clothes I've been wearing all night. It's frequently well into the morning before I can get out of my pyjamas; there's usually lunches and breakfasts and other multitudinous tasks to be performed first, and precious little time for proper clothes and war paint.
There's no one much to watch you at home, granted. It's not the same as wearing the things in public. But if being in your pyjamas for half the day is comfortable, it does nothing much for your state of mind. It makes you feel as though you are not part of the world heaving around you. It's slummy, and if you're a mummy, adds to the feeling you may have of being in your own little isolated, non-adult world.
No-one is suggesting we should return to the 1950s where you had your full pleated skirt, face and lipstick done before 7.30am as well as having cooked your husband a three course breakfast, but I do think getting dressed and ready for the breakfast shift would be a pleasant thing to do for the family, if not for yourself. Keeping your pyjamas not only out of public view, but firmly in the bedroom would probably be nicer for everyone.


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COLLEGE STATION – I was leaving Ryan Tannehill's pro day workout on Thursday in the Texas A&M indoor complex when an apparent NFL fan decked in red and hanging in front of the Bright Building yelled something my way. I didn't understand what he said, so asked him, "Excuse me?"
Figured he might have been needing directions to the Dixie Chicken (hey, I met my wife there) or something. In a yell that might have been heard over on Simpson Drill Field, he responded, "Kansas City Chiefs!"
So even individual workouts are drawing fans these days – and I couldn't blame the guy for wanting Tannehill for his favorite team after watching the quarterback's workout before a slew of NFL personnel (22 NFL teams were present) and media.
Among those in attendance were Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, Miami head coach Joe Philbin, Miami GM Jeff Ireland and Cleveland OC Brad Childress.
Tannehill (6-4, 220) was on the mark with nearly every one of his passes, and ran the 40-yard-dash in 4.58 seconds. From talking to scouts and the NFL Network's Mike Mayock, it seems Tannehill likely will go to the Cleveland Browns at fourth overall or the Miami Dolphins at eighth overall.
The Dolphins' offensive coordinator is Mike Sherman – Tannehill's coach the last four seasons at A&M. As for how Tannehill thought he did Thursday?
"I felt good and my foot felt great," he said. "Moving around and moving in the pocket and escaping. The ball was coming out good and the guys were making plays for me. It was a good day."
Running back Cyrus Gray and receiver Jeff Fuller were among the players helping Tannehill with his workout. He's fully recovered from a broken foot suffered during an offseason drill. The draft starts on April 26, and the Tannehill family will be in New York for the festivities.


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Red Roses
Choreography by Stephen Mills
Photo by Tony Spielberg
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Preview: Red Roses, April 9 & 10
As a precursor to this weekend's Ballet Austin II performance of Red Roses, I was asked to give insight on the production and preparation process. As a dancer in this production, I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to dance in a ballet that is so highly praised by audiences and to be in a piece that has had such an impact to the history of Ballet Austin.
Red Roses is one of Ballet Austin's most beloved and highly acclaimed pieces of choreography in their repertoire. Being the very first ballet set on the company by Artistic Director Stephen Mills, this ballet also has a strong and prevailing history with the company.
Red Roses features the music of the internationally renowned French star, Edith Piaf. Her timeless music is prized for its transcendent qualities and ability to inspire heart-wrenching, powerful emotions despite being written in her native French. Both Mills' choreography and Piaf's voice work in tandem to create a strong relationship between the dancers. Through the dancing and the music, the audience is surrounded by an endearing love that is alive and everlasting.
The ballet also touches other emotions and stages of relationships, however, by pairing blissful couples with the quarreling. Stephen Mills explained to us that by doing this, the ballet is exploring the yin and yang quality to love.
I am very excited to be dancing as the fighting couple alongside my good friend, Sarah Hicks. Though our offstage relationship is far from violent, it has been especially enjoyable flipping, twisting, kicking and pushing each other in rehearsals for the past few weeks! It is also incredibly helpful that our rehearsal director, Allisyn Paino, previously danced in this role. With her experience in this part, she's given numerous suggestions to help make the partnering happen more smoothly and to refine the theatricality of the fight scene. She has also been especially focused on making sure the violent looking choreography is actually safe for Sarah and myself.
Outside of this particular scene, I find myself also wrapped up in the powerful music and choreography that flows throughout Red Roses. The charisma of each individual couple charms audiences as many facets of love and romance are presented to them. Lovers and dreamers of all ages will be able to relate to the characters in this ballet. Whether you are deeply in love, searching for true love or even at odds with a significant other, I know that Red Roses will leave an excellent, everlasting impression.
Red Roses
The AustinVentures StudioTheater
8 PM | April 9
3 PM | April 10
For more information and tickets to the show, please visit the Ballet Austin website.
— Kody Jauron
Ballet Austin II: Red Roses
On April 9th and 10th, Ballet Austin II is proud to present its performance of Red Roses at Austin Ventures Studio Theater, choreographed by artistic director Stephen Mills. Recently nominated for an Austin Critic's Table Award for Best Ensemble, the program also includes premieres by Jennifer Hart, winner of Ballet Nouveau Colorado's choreographic competition and Nick Kepley, winner of Canton Ballet's choreographic competition.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here! April 9th performance is at 8pm; April 10th performance is at 3pm.


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Golf Tidbits: Are Monty and Couples deserving Hall of Famers?
Philadelphia, PA – As we heard several times on Monday evening, the World Golf Hall of Fame is the highest honor in the game.
This year's class was headlined by Colin Montgomerie and Fred Couples. Monty elected on the International ballot and Couples tabbed on the PGA Tour ballot.
Their worthiness to enter those hallowed halls is certainly up for debate.
Montgomerie never won a major nor an event in the United States.
Couples won one major - the 1992 Masters - but has only 15 career PGA Tour wins. He didn't even garner the required number of votes to get into the Hall.
The tour has a provision that if no one gains the requisite 65 percent of the vote, then the leading vote getter would earn entry in the Hall if he collects over 50 percent of the vote. Couples squeaked in with 51 percent of the vote.
Montgomerie may have never won in the United States, but he was a dominating 20-9-7 in Ryder Cup action. That record included a 6-0-2 singles record.
The Scotsman collected 31 European Tour titles and won the tour's Order of Merit a remarkable eight times.
Though he never won a major, Montgomerie's overall credentials surely are Hall of Fame worthy.
Couples enters the Hall with one of the lowest win totals (15) of any PGA Tour player in the Hall of Fame. Was he deserving?
Maybe not at this point in his career, but he likely would have gotten in via the veterans committee had he not been voted in in the coming years.
Couples has played in five Ryder Cups and four Presidents Cups. He was an assistant captain for the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup squad, and has led the last two U.S. Presidents Cup teams to victory. He'll lead that team for a third time later this year.
Once reason to think Couples would have eventually been elected is that he has also picked up eight Champions Tour victories, including two majors. Those majors don't have as much clout as the PGA Tour majors, but they are majors nonetheless.
Couples also teamed with Davis Love III to win four consecutive World Cup titles. Maybe that is stretching his qualifications a bit, but you get the point that there was an argument to be made that Couples deserved his election now instead of later.
Frankly, both Montgomerie and Couples should count their blessings they didn't have to wait decades to hear their name called like their fellow inductee, Ken Venturi.
Venturi's career was cut short by injury after only 14 PGA Tour wins, including the 1964 U.S. Open Championship. He went on to a distinguished career as a broadcaster and was elected via the veterans committee.
The shame of it was that the 81-year-old missed the ceremony due to poor health. His speech, which he could give next year if his health allows, would have been an all-timer.
These three inductees are each an all-timer in their own way. Monty was an all-time Ryder Cup performer. Couples was an all-time fan favorite. Venturi was an all-time broadcaster who was never afraid to show his emotion.
Those qualities might not make these men Hall of Famers, but whether you agree or not, that's what each is.
The PGA Tour does not run or oversee that four major championships. The tour runs this week's Players Championship, and maybe that is why some see it as the "fifth" major.
It is a moniker that drives some crazy. But the tournament sure has the feel of a major.
The Hall of Fame ceremony once again kicked off Players Championship week on Monday. There is extensive television coverage all week, just as there is with the four majors. Winning the tournament carries with it a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour, just like winning a major.
Unlike the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship, and like the Masters, the Players Championship is played at the same venue - the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass - year in and year out.
It certainly has the drama of the majors as well. The island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass ranges from a pitching wedge to maybe a 7-iron for most tour pros. But with thousands of fans, and several television cameras watching your every move on the hole, the tee shot suddenly becomes the hardest shot you've hit in your life.
The player who can make it through the 17th this week with the least amount of damage to the scorecard will be the one battling for the title come Sunday.
* Derek Ernst picked up his first PGA Tour title on Sunday. He entered the Wells Fargo Championship ranked No. 1,207 in the world. After the win? He jumped to No. 123.
* Cristie Kerr earned her 16th LPGA Tour title on Sunday. It was just her second win since the 2010 season. The LPGA Tour has a points-based system for making the Hall of Fame. Kerr is two-thirds of the way to the 27 points needed to make the Hall of Fame. Each win is one point, and majors are two points (Kerr has two of these). Winning the Player of the Year award or Vare Trophy, for lowest scoring average, also are worth a point. Nine more points and Kerr will be a Hall of Famer.


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No thanks Miami: Fisher expected to re-sign with LA Lakers
Derek Fisher received an offer of the veteran's minimum from the Heat over the weekend, but he is likely to re-sign with the Lakers.
Fisher reportedly received a $2.5 million offer for next season from the Lakers. He has been seeking a two-year contract with a starting salary closer to the $5 million he made last season.


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Thursday, October 11, 2007
To add insult to injury, someone representing Passion Pictures contacted us almost two years ago asking to see samples of our work (including this panoramic) as they were interested in working with us. We sent them samples and then heard nothing from them ever again.
Kozyndan should sue for punitive damages and to get a restraining order against Sony airing the spot.
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Jay - change "used" to "stolen" and you'll understand why those hippies get their panties in a twist.ReplyDelete
Pat's responding to a comment which was removed. The comment was rude, which is the reason for its removal.ReplyDelete
The argument was that people who oppose patents and copyrights should not oppose corporations appropriating other people's ideas. The argument was internally consistent but was a "straw man" argument - a misrepresentation of another point of view.
I don't know if the misrepresentation was due to malice or ignorance - although judging by the tone of the comment I think it's very likely due to a willful refusal to actually think about anyone else's point of view - but hopefully the correction is obvious. Nobody opposes patents and copyrights. There are many many people who oppose serious, dangerous flaws in patent and copyright law. These people are working for patent and copyright reform, not abolition.
If you want to comment on my blog, please use good manners and think things through. Otherwise I'll regard your comments as garbage and throw them away. That's just the rules around here.
is it so hard just to give credit where credit is due, or to say your work inspired an idea we would like to work with you so and so fourth this happens way to much and i dont see any reason for it, nice blog by the wayReplyDelete


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Big C wrote:errbt wrote:Big C wrote:OMGBRIANHAI!!!!
For about a sec I was thinking "Big C? How do they know my name" until it hit me: "HAS to be Cello Colin!" How have you been?
Ha! Totally didn't think about that. Yup, it's me! I'm great, man, thanks. Finally graduated college, got hitched, and life is pretty dang sweet. Is your Falcon still together?
Great to hear! Sounds like you've "taken your first step into a larger world"...or apparently, lots of giant steps! Congrats!
As for the Falcon, well...define "together"
I made a large amount of progress a few winters back, staying up some (OK, a bunch of) manic sleepless nights (I don't know why, but I can never seem to get into flow until late at night...just like studying for a test in college LOL), stripping it down to it's basic innards and reworking and strengthening the main support structure, as well as adding some new details, but then it stalled and nothing has been added since these pics...and the rear has never been (re)finished, so it's back to being about 3/4 of a ship, ironic as that's how it spent it's first 12 or so years of existence back when I didn't have enough pieces to complete it!
Maybe when Pepa revealed his final version 3.0 (which puts even the UCS to shame, IMO) it sort of made me feel like I wasn't gonna be able to match it, so I stopped bothering. I dunno if/when I'll get the time/space/motivation to ever really "finish" it...
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The national calamity that has arisen in some quarters of replacement referees in the NFL may soon be over.
If true, the settlement would come after the touchdown or interception or uncalled offensive pass interference that ended the Seahawks game on Monday night with the Packers.
There was much speculation that the play, on top of numerous other bad calls and no calls, would lead to a settlement.
Now ESPN reports that the locked-out officials have made enough progress in labor talks that they could be back this weekend.
Writes ESPN's Chris Mortensen:
An agreement in principle is at hand, according to one source familiar to talks, although NFL owners have postured with a "no more compromise" stance.
The New York Times also reports that an agreement is near.
If the resolution is completed Wednesday, it will come two days after the end of Monday night's game between Green Bay and Seattle, which was marred by blown calls by the replacement referees that have caused an uproar over the damage being done to the game's integrity.


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From the Italian front
From the Italian front
Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet.
I always love this photo. Of note is that they both still have the national colors decal on their helmets.
two Thompsons. an M1 and a 1928. a few Garands, and I cant name too many of the others without more study. great pic.
Bob Walker Jr.
Gunbroker and ebay name: walkerheaders
I count 8 M1s at least. Or? Some GIs off to POW land. Not to mention KIA.
The guy on the left has 6 and the other has 2. Maybe one is an 03A3?
Yah,,after I posted it I went back and counted and counted 8...but when I went back to delete the post it was not there...delayed posting I guess.
EAsy enough getting the guns...wonder how hard it was securing an adequate stash of ammo..?
I have yet to see a pic of a kraut using a US weapon in action...I'm sure they are out there..just havent seen one ...yet.
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I've seen a couple. Taken in N. Afrika while it is raining. One guy has a Thompson, but he could have got it off a Brit.
Possible Luftwaffe men seem to be wearing coveralls made from Italian cammo or Russian Ameboea Italy Im betting Italian. timothy


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A book of any kind, any shape, and any colour(s). It freely changes its outward look, anytime. Mostly there is something written on the cover, but those are just random letters, so don't try to find a sense.
This is the spell-book of the famous Illusionist and Trickster Lumiro Ambiente. He was well-known in many big towns, for performing illusions small and grand, entertaining crowds with his art.
As he travelled through less populated parts af the land, a dragon came upon him. It took quite some talk for the silver-tongued Lumiro, but he was allowed to go after donating some thousand gold (which he did not have, at least no real gold…). Yet even stupid dragons know much about gold, and this one soon learned its mistake.
Who knows what happened afterwards? Maybe he killed the poor mage while he reviewed his spells, or tortured him, cursed or just ate. Whatever happened, The Master of Illusory Arts was never seen again, and his book remained where it fell.
Now it lies within a mysterious labyrint, with many bizzare creatures, strange lights and sounds filling its corridors.
Plot Hooks?
- finding the labyrinth just per chance
- seeking for remains of a once-famous illusionist
- A child finds the entrance, plays with some unnatural but friendly creatures. Some local fools want to explore, and a giant lizard scares them away. Let the heroes explore, this dangerous place.
- some character's ability to sense magic finds this place (handy if can not sense it is about illusions)
Magical Properties:
There is power in magic. There is power in spells. And if you write down a spell, a part of its power will remain on the paper. In spell-books, as this one is, many spells are written. The power trapped within sometimes changes the book, and even manifests outside it. And if a magician is strongly bound to the book, something of his power and personality remains too…
The book is slightly intelligent. While it is not much smart, it is well-versed in matters of Illusion Magic. What's more, it can cast many illusion spells, and it does often. Its personality comes from a famous trickster and entertainer, so it tries to entertain and somewhat scare its visitors. What is more entertaining (and scaring) for adventurers than monsters? (Insert Evil DM grin here.)
Even illusions are slightly real, if cast by a master. The book can be considered a master of the field, and it had much time. Many monsters crawl the labyrinth's halls, perfect illusions resembling life a bit too much.
Even the labyrinth itself is a big illusion: every single brick is. While the walls seem unbreakable, effects that disturb magic do no good… A cave-in may kill the caster. In hundreds of years, much dust ended up on the labyrinth, becoming soil, supporting trees over time. Only the entrance is still visible.
Inside the labyrinth many mysterious effects happen, as the book creates them without stopping and often randomly. Encounters are dangerous, but somehow the wannabee heroes survive even great challenges without problems! Should they find and take the book, it all becomes more serious (unless they know about everything being illusions). The book can show a single random illusion spell at a time, not more. It would not like to leave its labyrinth. The book controls everything in its domain, even walls.
Just as reminder: there are many great riches inside… wonderful, glowing hordes of gold and treasures… sadly they won't last long after taken out of the labyrinth…
Should someone destroy the book, the labyrinth falls apart in a spectacular cinematic way, and the unlucky one gets cursed: a very strong illusion changes his/her appearance to that of Lumiro Ambiente, and (s)he is fated to meet THAT dragon soon.


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eBay is rolling out a new, personalized homepage to U.S. users tomorrow.
It is at once a major improvement to eBay's aging website, and a crushing disappointment—a glaring missed opportunity to take a more substantial leap forward and transform the eBay shopping experience.
Click here to see the new eBay >
The eBay marketplace today is driven by search and categories—old concepts for organizing the Web.
The new eBay takes what are essentially searches and converts them into "interests," and then displays them in a tiled layout that many have compared to Pinterest, the highly visual image-collecting site which has inspired a million copycat Web designs.
It's not about you, it's about eBay's limitations
This redesign has been highly anticipated, in part because of the startup talent eBay has recently brought into its fold, including the New York-based teams from Hunch and Svpply. (Svpply actually was acquired after the redesign was underway; Hunch cofounder Tom Pinckney, now a director of engineering at eBay, is currently overseeing the effort.)
TechCrunch, which got an early look at the redesign, declares that it makes eBay " essentially all about you." That's a bold claim, one we would love to be true—but it's simply not borne out in our experience of the new site.
At best, the new eBay is making guesses about simple product descriptors that match products you've looked at or bought, and then converts those into interests—again, what are really saved searches.
So the new site really just saves you the time of thinking about how to phrase something as a search query and typing it in. It's not about you; it's about what was easiest for eBay to deliver on its aging infrastructure.
The problem is that this incremental improvement doesn't really launch eBay into the business it needs to be in, which is what's known as social discovery.
To sidestep Amazon, eBay needs to stop displaying what people know they want, and start showing them things they never knew they wanted.
Flash-sales sites and daily deals are misunderstood as discount-driven gimmicks. What those new formats for e-commerce really do is create scarcity and novelty, bringing the kind of excitement physical retail excels in to online shopping.
It's the opposite of Amazon's A-to-Z abundance and efficiency—and it's far more fun.
A more ambitious vision for the new eBay
A source familiar with eBay's product plans recently told us about a far more sweeping vision for a new eBay.
Crucially, this plan went back to eBay's roots as a social network built around commerce—people buying things from people. In trying to compete with Amazon, eBay erased the personality from its site—and along with it, it erased the persons, too.
Look at the way bidders' user names are obscured on eBay today. You can't even get to know the people you're competing with to win an auction, because they're anonymized. What's the fun in that?
The new eBay, we were told, would let you follow people—sellers and buyers. Those features already exist in some form on the eBay website, but they're buried.
A truly social redesign of eBay would let you follow interesting people, not just "interests."
Still, eBay has to start somewhere. And the introduction of a new homepage feed is hopefully a foundation on which eBay can build.


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Birding for Families
Sunday, March 10, 2013
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This event repeats every week on Sunday between 3/3/2013 and 5/26/2013.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
Experience Central Park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with NYC Audubon. Binoculars available to borrow ; space is limited; please arrive early to sign in. Ages 5+.
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park
Directions to this location
110th Street between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue
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It tries to setup a look and feel like the standard filemanager of
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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — A Shoreham teen has agreed to withdraw her lawsuit against UD-3 in wake of a pending settlement with the school district that will give her on-campus "Youth Alive" religious club essentially the same recognition and benefits enjoyed by other co-curricular student organizations.
The settlement, nearly finalized, would avert a potentially long and expensive legal proceeding that the plaintiff and her legal backers had vowed to take all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court as a test of the federal doctrines relating to the separation of church and state.
"We have concluded that the Youth Alive organization should be afforded more access than what we are providing," Addison Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Lee Sease said on Monday.
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
BRISTOL — Voters in Bristol will have to choose between two candidates for an open seat on the Mount Abraham Union High School board on March 4. Bristol residents Gary Farnsworth and R.E. "Dick" Merrill are both running for the three-year seat now held by Wendy Puls, who has said she will not be running again.
Dick Merrill is a familiar face to the current school board; he said he has attended meetings regularly for three years. "I think if I do get elected, I can hit the ground running," Merrill said.
Merrill, 69, has lived in Bristol for the past 11 years, after more than three decades in Connecticut, where he worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, manufacturing jet engines. He had a management position for several years there, so he has supervisory experience, he pointed out.
By MEGAN JAMES
ADDISON COUNTY — For ballerina Patty Smith, who at 57 still dances with her Leap of Faith Dance Company, teaching and choreographing add up to more than a coda to her life's performance; they are the resolution to a tune she's been humming for more than 50 years.
The same seems true of veteran ballerina Barbara Elias, who after a glamorous career performing with companies like the Boston Ballet is passing the torch to the next generation at the Middlebury Dance Center.
"Every dancer eventually has to teach," Smith, who lives in Whiting, said. "Not just for finances, but to carry on the legacy. You have to."
Some professional ballerinas perform well into their 40s and 50s, but many shift their focus around age 35 to teaching younger dancers.
"A lot of it is the body God gives you," said Elias, who took part in her last professional performance in the 1990s. "You never know what things in life will make you stumble. Injury will take you out. You just have to move on and do other things. Sometimes people just plain get worn out."
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