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Each category has its own prize for the highest scoring creation. Most of the prizes are castle sets from the 1980's and 1990's. The sets are used and but should be in good to very good condition. See links for actual photos of used sets. Most sets have instructions but boxes are not included. All other prizes are new. We would like to thank the Rich Stehnach "Blackrock", Ben Ellermann, BrickArms, and the LEGO Company for donating prizes for this contest.
7979 Castle Advent Calendar
Build a tapestry featuring a medieval scene, story, or design. You may build the tapestry with studs up or studs out construction. This category does not have a size limitation.
New Set - Donated by LEGO
Castle Vignette
1491 Dual Defender
Build a castle related vignette. This scene should be built on a 6x6 or 8x8 base.
You are limited to only one vignette entry in this contest.
Any additional vignettes will be disqualified and not eligible in this category or the miscellaneous category.
Used Set
Act of Chivalry
6023 Maiden's Cart
Show a knight performing an act of chivalry. Ideas include partaking in a holy quest, protecting the innocent, and rescuing persons in danger.
Used Set
Haunted Castle
6034 Black Monarch's Ghost
Create a haunted castle building or room. Ideas include a creaky old tower, dungeon, or library.
Used Set
Castle Siege
6059 Knight's Stronghold
Build a siege scene with at least one siege engine or operation (sappers) and a fortification (wall or tower) that will be attacked. Ideas include battering rams, catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets.
Used Set
Secret Hideout
6075 Wolfpack Tower
Build a stand-alone fortress, outpost, or hideout for outlaw factions such as the Forestmen, Bulls, or Wolfpack. Examples include 6066 Camouflaged Outpost and 6075 Wolpack Tower.
Used Set
Crime and Punishment
6103 Castle Minifigures
Depict a scene of medieval crime and another scene of the resulting punishment. Ideas include poaching, thievery, forgery, smuggling, and treason.
Used Set & Box
Custom Castle Figure
BrickArms Custom Prototypes
Create a realistic or fantasy customized castle figure. You may use modified bricks, custom accessories, and/or stickers. Ideas include knights, monks, peasants, wizards, elves, and fairies.
Custom Prototypes: Donated by BrickArms
6095 Royal Joust
Does your castle creation not fit in one of our categories? Then enter it here! This category does not have a baseplate size limitation. Remember that you are still limited to three photographs, even for large creations.
Donated by Rich "Blackrock" Stehnach
6086 Black Knight's Castle
Each castle should contain a gate tower, side towers, a courtyard, interior buildings. Details such as landscaping, a moat, drawbridge, and a portcullis are encouraged. The minimum size of a castle should be 32x32 studs. There is not a maximum size limit in this category but keep in mind that you can only enter 3 photographs of your castle.
Used Set
Master Builder
10193 Medieval Market Village
This prize will be awarded to the builder who enters 6 or more categories and has the highest score when their top six creation scores are averaged.
New Set - Donated by The LEGO Group
Frequently Asked Questions:
All entries should fit on 2 connected 32x32 baseplates or smaller unless stated otherwise in that category's rules. You may use a single 48x48 plate for your entry instead of the two 32x32 plates.
Custom stickers may be used for minifigure torsos, shields, and flags. You may use custom weapons only in the Custom Castle Figure and Miscellaneous categories. Brick built, custom, and LEGO animals can be used.
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The Boulder County Coroner's Office on Wednesday identified a woman who was killed in a Monday afternoon crash along the Foothills Highway near Lyons as Helen Tartar or Bronxville, New York.
Cause and manner of Tartar's death are still pending, according to the coroner's office.
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid said on Monday that a man driving a Subaru Forester south on the 10000 block of Foothills Highway drifted into the northbound lanes. The female driver of a Prius headed northbound steered left to avoid the Subaru, but the cars collided head on, he said. The crash occurred at about 4 p.m.
A female passenger in the Prius, now identified as Tartar, was pronounced dead at the scene, Reid said.
The Subaru driver was airlifted to Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.
The Prius driver was taken by ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital.
Additional details about the wreck are pending from the Colorado State Patrol. Please check back for updates.
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How do we honor a pope whose complexities are still fresh in our memory?
As Pope John Paul II is beatified May 1 before hundreds of thousands in St. Peter's Square, many will be recounting what made his papacy memorable: the throngs of young Catholics he gathered at World Youth Day; his many world travels that promoted a more robust place for Catholicism on the world stage; his long yet courageous physical decline that encouraged many suffering with similarly debilitating illnesses. There was a reason so many gathered beneath his window in those last days, and why they chanted "Santo subito!" ("Sainthood now!") at his funeral.
At the same time Karol Wojtyla was a man of contradictions. Though a great champion of the Solidarity labor movement in his native Poland, he was a harsh critic of Latin American liberation theology. He promoted a renewed, inculturated liturgy when he traveled, but under his reign a rollback of the liturgical reform gathered steam. He regularly gathered bishops for synods on various topics but profoundly curtailed the ability of national bishops' conferences to teach on their own.
Pope John Paul II gathered many faiths at a groundbreaking event in Assisi in 1986, but his outreach to the world's religions was profoundly compromised by a document issued in 2000, Dominus Iesus, which forcefully insisted on the necessity of Christ and of the Catholic Church for human salvation. A friend to the world's young people, he was slow to respond to crimes against children committed by his fellow priests.
It is a reasonable question to ask which Pope John Paul II we are beatifying: the man who reached out to the world with open arms or the one who, aided by a reign that lasted nearly three decades, reversed the course of the post-Vatican II church in many ways. It is an especially important one to ask, as many see his beatification as an affirmation of his papal program as well.
Worth remembering, however, is that when the church canonizes or beatifies someone, we hold up a person, not a political program or particular vision of the church or the world. The calendar of saints is full of women and men just as complex as Karol Wojtyla. St. Jerome was notoriously unpleasant to be around. St. Augustine had personal hang-ups that shaped Christian theology for centuries. The visions of some saints would get them institutionalized today, and a few saints were so zealous for their approach to truth that they persecuted those who disagreed. Some were just plain wrong: Pope St. Pius X, remembered for lowering the age of first communion, waged a harsh campaign against theologians he termed "modernists," most of whose positions were rehabilitated by the church only a few decades later.
Indeed, the church's saints and blesseds—Pope John Paul II among them—are a reminder that holiness is not the same as perfection. It is not always a sure defense against egotism, nor is it a guarantee of moral or intellectual rectitude. Saints make mistakes, sometimes terrible ones, but we honor them because we also see in them a heroic response to God's offer of grace, even if that grace did not overcome whatever fatal flaw every hero seems to have.
Yet in every hero there is also much to admire, and that is no less true of Blessed Karol. First among the virtues of the late pope was his courage: "Do not be afraid," he preached at the beginning of his long papacy—and he wasn't, crossing barriers popes hadn't crossed before, passing the thresholds of synagogues and mosques, stepping over disputed borders in the Holy Land, and facing down the communist political system that shackled his beloved homeland.
Pope John Paul II's meeting in 1983 with his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, showed the world the healing power of reconciliation. He even dared to be playful when the time was right: Who can forget the image of a diminished John Paul II accepting with good humor the sunglasses offered by U2 front man Bono?
Karol Wojtyla wasn't afraid of being a larger-than-life Catholic—a good trait for any pope. But it's a good trait for any baptized person, too. May Blessed Pope John Paul II encourage us in our efforts.
This article appeared in the May 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 5, page 8).
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HEAVEN CITY KARYA KIM SO YOUNG23.43 Edit This 0 Comments »
I have always imagined what my "heaven" would look like. Although I could not see the place, or dare to feel it with my fingers, I constantly have dreamed the "heaven" with all my possible imagination and intuition.
When I looked up the word, "heaven" in a dictionary, "heaven" was described as an utopia where God or "Absolute power" exist, or a place there is no limit, or the place where Christians believe to be saved after their deaths.
However, "heaven" depicted by Kim So-young in her works, is not directly to prove what faith is or what truth is. Rather, Kim has tried to show that heaven is the reflection of individuals' favors and their desire in a form of paradise, specifically beyond time and space. She has mainly focused on describing this ideal space in her arts. Depends on what they have experienced from their surroundings, people imagine different ideal places; in other words, the context they are in, such as country, sex, religion, economical situation, and even their health, could immensely influence on their dream of 'heaven.' So it is possible that the image of 'heaven' for each individual would constantly be swayed by the change of environment. Indeed, 'heaven' or utopia is a very interesting concept since this can actively adjust to the change of one's value without any limit.
In her first exhibition, "It Would be Heaven", Kim has showed what heaven would look like to her personally. Kim has used collages, photos, and animation characters to describe her ideal place. Kim's 'heaven' is full of pink: very luxurious, sweet and full of joy. It is very noticeable that anime characters are singing as a church quire in her heaven. So her heaven is somewhat fantastic as well as realistic.
However, from her last exhibition, some had opinion that Kim's heaven did not look so real, or said "I can't agree on your heaven, since my image of 'heaven' is very much so different from yours". A few of them even expressed their doubts; "How could you call this "heaven"?" Since then Kim has started wondering what other people's heaven would look like and what the real heaven should be like. She also has questioned what she missed from the ideal place. Throughout her works, Kim has asked people's opinions to find what they really think about heaven; then, she tried to understand each individual's ideal place without any prejudice. So she could prepare the next exhibition with others' perspective on the image of heaven.
In this solo exhibition, Kim has titled her works as "Show Me Your Heaven" which signifies her intention to show how much the image of heaven could be different among people. The works in this exhibition reflect not only her thought of this magical place, but also the opinions from other people on heaven. Some may think, "Heaven is the place where there is no harm and no sorrow", or "where sweet music is always on", or "the place I can rest forever". She has gained many ideas from those opinions about heaven so that she could sublimate those thought into art forms. Throughout this exhibition, Kim hopes those audiences who visit her exhibition to have a break from their work, and have a peaceful time to meditate what their utopia is while they are enjoying her works. (http://www.jakartaartawards.com/index.php?mib=lukisan.profile&id=140).


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Email: Chapter 10, Article 1, Section 18
§10-1-18. Regional libraries and library areas -- Powers of West Virginia Library Commission.
The West Virginia Library Commission shall have the following powers for the establishment and maintenance of regional areas and regional libraries:
(a) To establish, maintain, and operate a public library for the region;
(b) To appoint a librarian and the necessary assistants, and to fix their compensation, such appointments to be based upon merit and efficiency as determined by the commission. The librarian shall hold a certificate from an approved school of library science and shall have had not less than three years of practical experience in library work. Said Library Commission shall also have the power to remove said librarian and other assistants;
(c) To purchase books, periodicals, equipment and supplies;
(d) To purchase sites and erect buildings, and/or to lease suitable quarters, and to have supervision and control of said property;
(e) To borrow books from and lend books to other libraries;
(f) To enter into contracts to receive service from or give service to libraries within or without the region and to give service to municipalities without the region which have no libraries, or to cooperate with and aid generally without such contracts, public school, institutional and other libraries;
(g) To make such bylaws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this article as may be expedient for the government of such regional library areas and the regional libraries therein, and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article;
(h) To accept for the State of West Virginia any appropriations of money that may hereafter be made out of the federal treasury by an act or acts of Congress and to disburse such funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article, in accordance with sections eleven and twelve, article ten, chapter eighteen of the code of one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended.


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This week's best iPhone apps are giving you all kinds of gifts. You'll find a trio of cool camera apps, a note-taking app, and even more.
Loopcam : Gifs are fun, but they're meant to be shared. This app lets you animate them, then spread them all over your social networks. Free
Flickd Movies : You probably get movie recommendations all the time. But you forget those tips just as often. Flickd is an easy memory tool—you can gather a list of all the ones you want to see, create alerts when a new one drops featuring your favorite actor, and find out when these films are added to Netflix. $2.99
Stilla: This is a gyroscopic camera that stitches together your pictures into gorgeous loops. Snap photos from various angles, tap a button, and it produces beautiful sequences, held together by a crystal-like effect. $1.99
MyFaceWhen: If you'd like another option for a gif maker, this is a good one. Upload your photos or videos, animate them, and share them with whomever you please. $0.99
Index Card for iPhone: You were probably in college the last time you used a stack of index cards. But those thick rectangles of paper are still useful, albeit in digital form. This app isn't just for cramming for your bio final—it's up to you how you want to use it, and it's a good way to keep track of different categories of notes. $0.99


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'Survival cannibalism' practiced by Jamestown settlers
Scientists have verified that early Jamestown, Va., colonists ate fellow settlers in order to stay alive during a brutal winter dubbed "the starving time."
It has long been believed that colonists enduring horrible conditions during the winter of 1609-10 practiced "survival cannibalism" to stave off death, but the first forensic evidence was announced Wednesday along with a striking three-dimensional model of a young girl believed to have been cannibalized.
In a joint statement, the Smithsonian Institution, Colonial Williamsburg and Preservation Virginia detailed the discovery of a partial human skull and tibia in the excavation of a 17th century trash site. Knife cuts on the jaw and cheek pointed to the removal of flesh. There also were markings indicating the head had been punctured and pried apart, officials reported.
The remains are those of a female of European descent who was about 14 years old when she died. Researchers are calling her "Jane" and she's the subject of an exhibit opening Friday in Historic Jamestowne, site of the first permanent European settlement in the New World.
"You're staring into the face of a young girl not seen in 400 years," said Jim Horn, Colonial Williamsburg's vice president of research and historical interpretation.
She likely arrived in the fledgling settlement in August of 1609 just months before the "starving time," which was sparked by illness, deprivation and Indian attacks. It resulted in the deaths of more than 200 settlers crowded into James Fort.
"The 'starving time' was brought about by a trifecta of disasters: disease, a serious shortage of provisions, and a full-scale siege by the Powhatans that cut off Jamestown from outside relief," said Horn, "Survival cannibalism was a last resort; a desperate means of prolonging life at a time when the settlement teetered on the brink of extinction."
The for-profit Virginia Company, formed to seek riches in the New World, had generated criticism in England, including charges of cannibalism, which would have been considered "pretty terrible" in 17th century England, Horn said.
"This was a period where there was a great deal of infighting. This was a for-profit company and it wasn't showing much in the way of returns for investors," he said in an interview. "There were reports that the colony was in a state of collapse, and cannibalism crops up in some of those attacks. But the more general point is that the company had failed to adequately organize all the provisions and the English had fallen out with the Powhatans."
Relief came in May of 1610 with the arrival of new supplies brought by a group of settlers who had been shipwrecked in Bermuda.
The exhibit will be on display indefinitely at The Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium at Historic Jamestowne.


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There's a significant fund-raising gap between the two incumbents fighting to represent a new Southeast Senate district. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld takes a look at some of the details of the District Q race. It's the first of four reports on campaign financing in the region.
Redistricting shoved Sitka's Bert Stedman and Angoon's Albert Kookesh into an incumbent-vs.-incumbent Senate race.
The most recent campaign finance reports from the Alaska Public Offices Commission show Republican Stedman with the most money. He brought in about $31,000 since the August Senate District Q primary. That's about six times more than Democrat Kookesh's $5,000.
Overall, Stedman leads with around $64,000 raised this and last year. That's almost twice Kookesh's $33,000.
Still, Stedman says he's hoping for more.
"It would be nice to get that dollar amount up to about $80,000 to run a good Senate campaign. It's just expensive to travel around. [With] advertising and stuff like that, it has a funny way of adding up," he says.
The district includes Ketchikan, Haines, Wrangell, Sitka, Craig, Metlakatla, Hoonah and Klukwan, plus numerous smaller communities. It's about three-quarters of Stedman's old district and one-quarter of his competitor's.
Kookesh continues raising funds. But unlike Stedman, he says he has what he needs. Still, it's been hard.
"It's really been hard to raise money because so many people are running this year. Every House seat and every Senate seat, except for one. I've even seen Anchorage legislators coming down here for fund-raisers in Juneau. So they must have dried Anchorage up pretty good," he says.
Both are members of the state Senate's bi-partisan majority, which blocked Governor Sean Parnell's plan to lower oil taxes. Neither got money from Alaska's major petroleum companies, or the political action committees they fund.
Here's some of the campaign finance details (Scroll down for links to detailed APOC reports):
Stedman's campaign did attract $1,000 from top officials at Armstrong, a Colorado-based, independent oil and gas company with Alaska investments. He also brought in $250 from the ConocoPhilllips Employee PAC.
But he's not getting much help from his party.
"Each Senator can get up to $15,000 from the party. I've gotten $250 from the Sitka Republican Women, and that's it. I expect no party support out of Anchorage at all," Stedman says.
Kookesh got a little more party money, $500 from Juneau's Democratic organization.
Both candidates have raised significant amounts from unions and their PACs.
Kookesh brought in $7,250 from six state employees' and teacher's groups, plus two constriction unions. All of Kookesh's PAC money came from labor groups.
Stedman raised half as much as his opponent. He got $3,600, from three construction labor groups. (Hear a forum with both candidates.)
Five other PACS, including seiners, dentists and hospitality businesses, for a total of $6,600.
Kookesh did bring in about $3,000 from board members and employees of regional Native corporation Sealaska, where he's board president.
"I got some money from individuals who work for Sealaska. But, no, they don't have a PAC and they haven't spent any money on a PAC. And if they had a PAC they certainly didn't spend it on me," Kookesh says.
Meanwhile, Stedman got $500 from the president of Sitka's Native corporation.
The candidates have met with business, community and tribal leaders as they've traveled from Metlakatla to Pelican and points in between.
Kookesh says voters have asked about education funding and energy prices, among other issues.
"There's a lot of talk about the ferry system and the need for replacing ferries. The road to resources has a lot of discussion because of the Prince of Wales mines that are going in down there," Kookesh says.
Stedman says he's hearing much of the same, from just about all communities.
"The issues haven't changed or don't change when you move from one island to the others. The major hurdles are energy and transportation," Stedman says.
The candidates' numbers have changed since their most recent finance reports, filed earlier this month.
At that time, Stedman had spent about $31,000 and still had around $26,000 left. Kookesh had spent around $11,000, with $22,000 remaining.


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| 9.9°C Belfast
Loyalist violence over the flying of the union flag will be firmly dealt with for as long as necessary, Northern Ireland's police chief has declared.
Matt Baggott's warning came just hours before fresh disturbances erupted in Belfast, with police coming under attack for a fourth night in a row.
A mob hurled steel barriers, bricks, fireworks and bottles at officers patrolling Castlereagh Street in the east of the city.
A protest in the area earlier in the day had dispersed, before factions broke away and launched an onslaught on police lines.
Disorder was also reported on Mountpottinger Road and Beersbridge Road, where a car was set ablaze. But PSNI chief constable Mr Baggott has signalled his rank-and-file were fully prepared to deal with the ongoing street disturbances.
"I want to commend the tireless courage of my officers at this very difficult time," he said. "Fifty two colleagues have now been injured while protecting the community during a series of violent incidents. You may be assured there will be sufficient resources in the event of more disorder for however long is necessary."
Mr Baggott said the PSNI will do "everything possible" to maintain law and order and deal firmly with the ugly scenes that have marred Northern Ireland over recent days. He added: "As you have seen in the last few days we will continue to apprehend and put people before the courts."
So far, 70 people have been arrested in connection with the sporadic rioting over the flying of the union flag on Belfast's City Hall. Through special sittings of the city's magistrates court, 47 people have already being charged. On Saturday, frontline officers reported coming under gunfire. A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
More than 1,000 demonstrators had earlier marched on City Hall, but despite tense scenes and some scuffles the rally passed off without major incident. As the flag-waving crowds broke up, violence again flared on the Newtownards Road and surrounding areas in the traditionally unionist east of the city.
Around 100 loyalists hurled petrol bombs, fireworks, smoke canisters, bricks and other masonry at officers, the PSNI said. Laser pens were also directed at officers' faces. Police responded with water cannon and fired three plastic bullets. One officer was injured.


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Thursday, July 28, 2011
You Can Do It!
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Are you familiar with that saying, "Taking the world by storm?" Well, that's what I had imagined would happen when I officially opened the doors of The Vintage Laundry shop last week. Well . . . it seems that storm I was anticipating has been downgraded by weather experts to the equivalent of having someone spit out of their car window as they drive past my shop.
We opened our doors on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at 11:00 A.M. and were an instant hit - like meatloaf at a vegan potluck or the Santa Dreidel. We brought a spoon to a knife fight, basically.
We were not a hit.
But yesterday was a different day because we had customers who must have seen something of value in my quirky little shop (20% off coupon) because they decided for some reason (20% off coupon) to come in and shop and make actual purchases. "This is it," I thought. "Here comes my storm!" I don't know why I'm so confident (20% off coupon,) I just am. So, I'll just keep on keepin' on in my usual overwhelmed state, reacting to these little traffic hiccups with grace (20% off coupon) and optimism (larger discounts coming soon.)
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Friday, July 22, 2011
First Liar Doesn't Have a Chance
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"You name it."
These are the three words that leave my mouth when the subject of what I carry in the shop arises. Which it does, and quite often, and not without a twinge of self-promotion and most often with a little competitiveness thrown in for good measure. I find myself thinking, when listening to what a customer collects, "I'll see your salt and pepper collection and raise you a mess of printed tablecloths from the 1950s. I'll see your Eames lounge and ottoman and raise you a Louis XV armchair. And I'll see your Vera Neumann scarves and buy 'em." These conversations have no end and no goal, and frankly I have no idea why I carry on so, except maybe I'm just one more vintage find away from starring in the next episode of A&E's Hoarders . . . . check your TV listings, I may already be there.
From the moment that I caught the vintage bug until today, I have lived by the philosophy that it is better to have dumpstered and dived than never to have dumpstered at all. I have acted as host and restorer to just about every vintage item I could squeeze through the front door.
The other day my son began to question a new friends long term viability, noting that he lived in a house with his mom and dad and no old stuff.
"Not even any vintage knickknacks!"
"Not even," he says like his parents were unfit and smoking crack for lunch.
"But how does that work, exactly?" he asked.
"I don't know, I guess their family just likes a minimal look to their home." I try to explain.
"Sounds awful." he says.
So, apparently it's genetic.
I can't think of a smooth segue from there to photos of the shop. So, here they are, the "can't-get-no-minimal" shop photos. Oh! . . . . and don't forget to join The Vintage Laundry on Yelp, Foursquare and check in when you visit and receive a discount on any purchase or you can join us on our Facebook fan page or follow my Tweets to get updates on new merchandise, deals, invitations to exclusive events, workshops and lots more. Special grand opening specials begin next week and you don't want to miss out!!
Comes see our collection of vintage china, crystal and silver . . .
. . . or peruse our vintage chandeliers . . .
. . . or linger in our vintage clothing room . . .
. . . . and don't forget about our Grey Gardens Collection, where you can customize and furniture purchase with paint and upholstery of your choosing . . .
. . . or maybe you have a wedding, dinner party or event that you're planning . . . . check out our vintage rental inventory . . . .
. . . and of course there is always our vintage textiles and linens to Ooooh and Aaah over!
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Epic Facepalm: A Celebration of Fogetting and Frustration
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If you are unfamiliar with the word facepalm let me explain . . . . According to the Urban Dictionary, a facepalm is the act of dropping one's face or forehead into one's hand. Usually accompanied by a
"thunk" or a cry of "Doh!" As in: Today I locked my keys in my car. Again. *facepalm*
Well, unfortunately, I'm all too familiar with this experience as you will gather from the following story:
Things have been slipping my mind for years - at least since I was twenty-eight. I know this because the year I celebrated my twentieth-eighth birthday was the year I was pregnant with my daughter, Olivia. I can even prove it, because after her birth was when I started forgetting the names of people and words - they would just slip away without warning. This marked the time when I had to begin scrolling through my mental dictionary, trying to guesstimate what letter the word or name I was frantically searching for began with. Sometimes I even tried to figure out how many syllables were involved to speed the process. When this first began, the lost name, word, or thought would drift back into my head, recovered, kind of quickly.
But here's the thing: it's gotten worse in the past few years. And now if my daughter, with her talent for remembering everyone's name or my son and husband with their ability to play charades with me aren't close by, I have to fake it. Olivia can actually gather that I'm trying to remember Tina Fey's name when I gesture with my hand in a certain way and Noah and the Hubbs can tell me the name I'm looking for is Julie Andrews when I say, "You know . . . she's that chick that sings on
the mountain in that movie and makes matching clothes for that guy's kids out of the family curtains . . . . and there's nuns . . .?"
I try to comfort myself by insisting I'm too young for dementia to be setting in and that it's not so much a "Senior moment" as it's a Freshman or Sophomore moment, instead.
But here's my point: My forgetting has taken on a new slant. Now I can't remember if I've shared important information or not.
So, just in case I forgot to mention it . . . . . .
We will be closed Sundays and Mondays and open from 11PM - 7 PM Tuesday through Saturday. The address is 3406 Glenview, Austin Tx, 78703. You can join The Vintage Laundry on Yelp, Foursquare and check in when you visit and receive a discount on any purchase or you can join us on our Facebook fan page or follow my tweets to get updates on new merchandise, deals, invitations to exclusive events, workshops and lots more. Also in the works is The Vintage Laundry TV on our YouTube channel that I'm really excited about!!! More on that later. I can't wait to share more info and photos! So, check the blog in the next couple of days to take advantage of all of the goodies that we have planned to celebrate our new store opening!
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Monday, July 4, 2011
So's Your Mom
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Something funky is going on in the world of women's underwear . . . . Well, at least in THIS woman's world. Don't freak out, I'm not about to over-share or anything, it's just you know how they say that you should always be sure to wear clean underwear just in case you're in a car accident and have to be taken to the hospital? Well, I have a story to tell you and it's kinda like that . . . kinda.
Until Monday night, last week was shaping up to be marvelously productive. All day long the kids and I had been zooming around from one task to another, like protons spinning out of control (I may have the science wrong there) when all of a sudden, I had a complete and total nuclear melt down.
For the past month the whole family has been working in the shop trying to prepare for its opening by painting walls, chairs, etc., hanging chandeliers and mirrors, polishing silver, and pricing merchandise. Monday had been particularly great because it seemed that we were at "full steam" and getting all matter of things accomplished.
And if that wasn't magnificent enough, many, many Diet Dr. Peppers were involved.
So I was working on putting a couple of metal contraptions on the back of a rather large mirror that needed hanging, when it happened. I was sitting on the floor power-drill in hand just about to make my first pilot hole in the template that came with it when my hand slipped, making a lovely pilot hole in my left thumb, instead. I quickly reversed the drill and removed the bit from my thumb and then debated upon which to do first . . . vomit or spout a creative stream of obscenities. Turns out there was a third option which was to burst into inconsolable sobbing - complete with lakes of tears and snot and lots of snubbing just for effect. To be perfectly honest, I wasn't being a complete wussy for nothing, this puncture ranks as one of my more severe injuries. I mean, when I held it up to the light I could actually see all the way through to the other side. And there was blood - lots of blood - like in that episode of SNL where Dan Akroyd, dressed as Julia Childs, has just cut his finger and is spurting blood everywhere. My children quickly grabbed the roll of paper towels and crafted a mighty fine bandage consisting of about twenty-seven sheets of Brawny held together by 2-inch blue painter's tape while the Hubbs located his keys so that we could dash off to the emergency room.
As we ran into the emergency room I became immediately aware that something was wrong, I mean other than my perforated thumb. I was getting some interesting looks from everyone in the waiting room, which prompted me to turn to the Hubbs and ask, while I tilted my head back and pulled my upper lip over my front teeth, "Do I have a bugger?" or, as I looked down at my pants, "Is my fly open?" Turns out neither was the case so, I just smiled and stared back at my audience. The second time I was aware that something was amiss was when the handsome young male nurse led me back to the examination room.
I need to interrupt the story here to share a couple of things about my appearance. When I dress to go to the shop and paint and sweat and move furniture and sweat and sweat some more, I don't take a lot of care in my appearance - I typically choose a pair of Nike running shorts with one of my husband's "seen-better-days" t-shirts and a tragic looking pair of pink flip flops. My attire says, "When I'm not in prison, I enjoy a day of looking homeless." So, just in case I have to go out in public, each morning I grab a change of clothes from the fresh from the dryer pile that is currently residing on my sofa, clothes that I quickly changed into before heading off to the emergency room.
Okay, so I'm there with the handsome nurse asking me all the usual questions, "How current is your tetanus? . . . . yadda, yadda, yadda. when I notice that he keeps looking at my chest or rather right below and to the side of my chest. So, the next time he turns to write on his clipboard I take a quick look at my shirt . . . . . and there "it" is . . . . containing enough static cling to start a small electrical fire . . . . a pair of my underwear stuck to the side of my T-shirt.
As he turns from his clipboard I ask, "Why didn't you tell me I had underwear stuck to my shirt?"
"That's just how I roll. It's nice underwear though - my mom has the same kind." he says.
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I am a long time lurker, but my first post here!
We had an extension built last year, about 12 sq metres floor space so not huge.
The floor level needs raising by 60mm to bring this up to the level of the threshold/step just in front of the folding doors - (in hindsight, more insulation should have been used under the slab to bring this height up.)
I have run central heating pipes around the perimeter of the room at low level, so the 60mm level will cover these.
The plan was to batten the floor using CLS timbers, first laying a polythene sheet down, putting loose fiberglass insulation between the batens, then fixing 18mm WBP ply on top. Then finally, laying the engineered oak (or solid oak) flooring down (floating).
I am concerned about condensation under the floor...is this a good/bad plan and if the latter, what other alternatives are there?!
NB: Slab is 14 months old, and is insulated and has a DPM too.
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Drivers fight for gas as Torrington stations run low ahead of blizzard
TORRINGTON >> With the anticipated snow storm that's expected to hit Connecticut early Friday and potentially drop up to two feet of snow by mid-day Saturday, some local gas stations have run out of gas trying to keep up with the demand.
Torrington residents took to the gas pumps in preparation for what could be a historic storm. The Cumberland Farms gas station located on South Main Street in Torrington had to shut off their pumps at 5 p.m. Thursday night after running out of gas.
"We had to refund a lot of gas money," said station employee Brittany Brienza, who has worked for the gas station for four years. "Pre-paid customers would go to fill up their tanks and only get 64 cents worth."
South Main Street Cumberland Farms manager, Karen VanDeusen said running out of gas happens all the time with a highly anticipated storm.
"It's not uncommon for a snow storm," VanDeusen said. "We have 20 inches of super left but we're out of regular and premium."
The South Main Street location ran out of gas despite getting a delivery yesterday.
"Nozzles are covered and it says out of service," said Brienza. "We don't know when gas will be here."
The Cumberland Farms on South Main Street is not the only station that has run out. The New Litchfield Street Cumberland Farms gas tanks dried up until late Thursday evening.
"We we're out earlier, (a gas truck) just dropped a load. But there is a line, we had 4400 gallons and now half our delivery is gone already," said manager Gina McGuingal. "I've had to break up a couple fights, it's been nuts. The line has been consistent at the pumps."
The Cumberland Farms on East Main Street said they were almost out Thursday night.
To prepare for the storm, local residents are not only filling up their gas tanks but gas cans for generators incase of a power outage.
During a press conference, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy acknowledged that state residents would be running out to get provisions, including groceries in gas, to stock up before the storm.
"As they should," he said. "All I ask is that you don't hoard things."
Harwinton residents, Michael and Donna Madonna, had to stop at the Hess station down the street from the South Main Street Cumberland Farms because of the gas outage there. The Madonnas filled up their truck and a gas can.
"We're worried we might lose power," said Donna Madonna. "We stopped at three different gas stations and we just came here (Hess) but we're getting gas cause' we can get it."
In the aftermath of recent major storms, including Superstorm Sandy this past fall and the October Nor'Easter in 2011, gas stations were either without power, or unable to get a new supply of gas because of unpassable roads, for days after the weather cleared. In New York and New Jersey, rationing had to be put into place as lines at stations ran for miles.
Area residents are hoping that won't happen with this storm and during his press conference, Malloy said he doubts it will. He said the storm isn't expected to cause as high of a number of outages as the previous major storms - but he acknowledged that could change.
While many cars were pulling into Cumberland Farms Thursday night in hopes of filling up their tanks, cars were lining up at the Hess station.
Torrington resident Dawn Zontok said she was surprised Cumberland was out of gas and had to pay more at Hess as a result.
"I've been going to other gas stations and they have been full (of cars)," said Zontok.
Goshen resident, Don Gelormino filled up his truck and three gas cans while he had the chance.
"It's better to be safe than sorry," he said.
In addition to Cumberland Farms, Applehouse Sunoco on East Main Street is also out of gas.
"We have diesel but not gasoline," said manager Mike Milo. "We will be getting a load late tonight, around midnight for the morning."
The East & Wall Shell on East Main Street said they are out of regular gas. Pineridge Shell on East Main Street said they barely have any gas left.
"We probably won't get more gas until into the weekend, we are swamped at my gas stations, I just had to break up a fight," said Pineridge Shell employee Brittni Marciano. "They really need to do something about this because half the town is out of gas."
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June 1, 2012
Blueberry Pie
For some reason blueberry pie reminds me of summer. Since summer is fast approaching, I figured it was time to make blueberry pie. Isn't it funny how we wait for certain times of the year to make certain things? Like pumpkin pie...people only seem to make it around Thanksgiving. Maybe I should turn things around and make pumpkin pie in the summer and blueberry pie for Thanksgiving just to see who's paying attention!
I had made up my mind to make blueberry pie before my husband requested strawberry rhubarb pie. I had to tell him I'd make him a pie, just not the one he wanted. I think I see a strawberry rhubarb pie in the near future ☺
This recipe comes from a Stonewall Kitchen cookbook. It's the only blueberry pie recipe I will ever use. It's delicious, and there really is no reason to mess with it. The only thing I "changed" was that I added more blueberries than the recipe calls for. I also don't use their pie crust recipe because I tried it and found that I prefer my own. Oh, and their recipe has you brushing the top crust with an egg wash but I brush it with 1/2 & 1/2 and sprinkle sugar on instead. Everything else is perfect the way it is.
Blueberry Pie
9-inch double pie crust (Click here for my Perfect Pie crust recipe)
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
6 cups blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp grated lemon zest
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and stir to combine, about 1 minute. Add half the blueberries and all the sugar and cook 8-10 minutes. The sugar will be dissolved and the mixture has thickened. Add the remaining blueberries and the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook for another minute, then remove from heat. Let the filling cool to room temp.
Roll out one of the disks of dough and transfer to a 9-inch pie plate, making sure the dough falls over the edges of the pie plate. Spoon blueberry mixture into the pie plate. Roll out the other disk of dough, and cut into strips about 1/2 inch wide. Place strips on top of filling, creating a crisscross lattice pattern. Trim off excess crust and crimp the edges with together with a fork. Place pie in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Place pie on cookie sheet and brush top with cream or 1/2 & 1/2, then sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 for 50-60 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
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This does look perfect, from the crust to those blueberries oozing out of the side. I picked my own blueberries last year in New Hampshire, but have since moved to southern California, and I miss them!ReplyDelete
Looks great! I'll definitely have to try your recipe. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Hope you try it and love it as much as we do.Delete
- SusannaJune 3, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Thank you for this recipe. I got inspired and made it. I omitted the nutmeg, but I also added the zest one one LIME and a tsp of vanilla. Served with french vanilla ice cream. It was so good! Thanks for posting!Delete
Yay - I love when people comment after they've tried the recipe! Glad you liked it :)Delete
Yumm, this looks delicious! I picked up some organic blueberries the other day and was wondering what I can make with them. Now I know! Will probably replace the sugar with honey though and serve it with vanilla ice cream, as Susanna suggested. Thanks for sharing!:)ReplyDelete
Looks great! One question. The recipe says "11/2 cup sugar". Is that 1 1/2 cups or did you mean 1/2 cup?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 28, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Never heard of cooking the blueberries first. Will have to try this one and see how it turns outReplyDelete
Just made this with blackberries (couldn't find blueberries at the market), added a tad more sugar, and YUM! great recipe.ReplyDelete
Amazing pictures, and it looks so delicious!ReplyDelete
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Though traditionalists may insist that making cassoulet is an all-day affair, this hearty version-cooked with country-style spareribs, the meaty ones located closest to the pork shoulder-can be made in under 3 hours.
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- Makes 4 to 6 servings
- Active Time
- 25 minutes Total time
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- 2 pounds country-style spareribs (or pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch-thick slices)
- 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced, plus 1 whole clove
- 2 whole sprigs fresh thyme, plus 2 tablespoons thyme leaves
- 1 pound bacon (slab is best), cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 large stalk celery, chopped
- 1/2 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with their juice
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 (14-ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup coarse bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- 2. Place the spareribs in a heavy pot with half the onion, half the minced garlic, and the thyme sprigs.
- 3. Cover with a lid or foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- 4. Remove the ribs; set aside.
- 5. In the same pot, over medium heat, brown the bacon.
- 6. Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat and add the celery, carrot, salt, pepper, thyme leaves, and the remaining onion and garlic (minced and whole) and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
- 7. Add the broth, wine, tomatoes, bay leaves, and beans. Bring to a simmer, then add the cooked ribs.
- 8. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the olive oil, bread crumbs, and parsley.
- 9. Sprinkle the bread-crumb mixture over the cassoulet and bake for 1 hour, uncovered, occasionally pressing the bread crumbs into the cassoulet to thicken it.
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From Calabria to Chicago for the Love of Gelato
Following her Italian roots, Claire Sisco learned the art of Gelato in Calabria Italy.
In 1977, she took her talents to Elmwood Park, Illinois and opened Al Gelato, a modest Cafe and Gelateria. Using old world intense flavors Calabria is famous for, Claire hand-crafted the best Gelato and Sorbet you could find. Fans came from far and wide to taste the difference.
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DescriptionAs a knight, paladin, barbarian or sorceress, amass an army of creatures to take on the local baddies and search for the Sceptre of Order. A turn based game with a time limit that decreases depending on the skill level you play at.
Depending on your allegiance, you will initially start with a different set of creatures, though the king will not mind whether you're his knight or barbarian. Game consists of four maps, each with more mean creatures to control and meaner opponents to fight, but acquiring those maps early will let you find and buy some mean creatures that will help you easily conquer prior maps.
You can see all the enemies on the map and can literally clear the map of enemies, though random can appear in your castles if you leave them unprotected after the conquest. With each conquered castle (assuming the castle is occupied by the enemy you are currently after), you will get a level up, after first two level-ups king will promote you and you'll be able to recruit cavalries from the castle, after four more promotions you'll be able to recruit knights. All the other creatures are found outside the king's castle and can be recruited no matter the level, although your level determines the quantity of creatures you can find for recruitment, but take care of your money because if you don't have enough for your army's salary, they will desert or turn against you.
There are also two artifacts per each map that will also uncover the map of the place holding the King's Sceptre. The moment you find the sceptre and bring it back to the king, the game will end even if you happen to find it very early in the game.
As for tougher enemies, like the final one having hundreds of dragons and demons, they can also be defeated, but not by the army you can muster in one go. But when you're defeated, you respawn back at the king's castle and start with almost nothing but your money, however, the enemy in the castle will be left without those creatures lost in the battle, unless some of the new comes to aid him as every week the population increases.
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Board gameThere exists a board game of the same name - King's Bounty. It was published in 1991 by Task Force. It's played by 1 to 8 players and revolves around catching villains in a fantasy land. It's never mentioned as a derivative of the computer game, and the villains' names are all different, but the basic premise, and, strangely, the cover of the game is practically the same, as seen here.
DevelopmentVincent DeQuattro:
Jon (Van Caneghem), Mark (Caldwell), and the rest of New World Computing would spend their spare time playing board games. It was part of the development process and helped us with the design of new games. The team would work for several days straight on the next major software release, and in a downtime, we'd play.
One of our favorite games was Ogre. An old AD&D derivative originally from the dark mists of the seventies, but an outstanding strategy game nonetheless. We loved it. John decided it would be a great basis for a new computer game.
Thus began the genesis of King's Bounty. We worked for several months on the game design, re-working interface and strategic flow issues through lunchtimes. Early on, we used graph paper and lead figurines to represent the hordes. It was the stuff of imagination and pure creativity.
GhostsThere is a kind (well not actually) of bug in King's Bounty that (probably) was fixed and realized in later versions of Heroes of Might and Magic. This has to do with the most powerful creature in King's Bounty.
Dragons you think? Not by a long shot. It's Ghosts. Yes, ghosts. Ten or twenty of them won't do much harm...well under normal circumstances they don't. But have you ever tried facing 1k (one thousand) of Ghosts? For example, when one makes the mistake of bringing a lot of peasants (1000-2000) attacking a castle that initially only had 20-30 ghosts. They (kinda) fixed this problem in the later series of Heroes and Might and Magic by reducing the number of ghosts that resurrect after each ghost attack. In Heroes of Might and Magic II, Ghosts were no longer a force to be reckoned with...and was virtually eliminated as a main castle creature since Heroes of Might and Magic III.
Ghosts were not only dangerous to face, but also dangerous to use because the game offered a single challenging feature which was absent from HOMM. The hero of King's Bounty had a Leadership statistic based on class and Charisma which imposed a limit on the size of the army they could recruit. Ghosts could swell to exceed this limit by adding fallen enemies to their numbers which meant that the hero could lose control of them in the middle of a battle!
But there is another twist. The developers thought of a way to somewhat limit the Ghosts' overwhelming power: When the game calendar showed "Day of the Peasant", all Ghosts were permanently turned into Peasants!
LegacyThis game is actually the precursor to Heroes of Might and Magic.
RemakeThe game was remade in 2001 as Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the DragonBone Staff.
Information also contributed by Chentzilla, Indra is here, Joshua Dove, Silverblade and Vince De Quattro
Related Web Sites
- DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS (Compatibility information page about the original game and its DOSBox versions. )
- Hall of Light (For Amiga: game database entry; digitalised manuals; game packaging; screenshots; additional material.)
- Lemon 64 (For Commodore 64: game entry database; advertisement; magazine reviews; music; documentation; cover art; additional material.)
- Macintosh Garden, an abandonware games archive (For Macintosh: reviews; game packaging; downloadable releases; manual; screenshots; additional material.)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Encyclopaedic entry for the combined platforms of the game.)
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Only two of 30 Fulton County businesses failed to comply with the state's alcohol sales law during a recent compliance check that ended July 31.
Two businesses were issued citations on-site for sale and/or furnishing alcohol to a person under 21. As part of the citation, the employees making the sale were also charged with sale and/or furnishing alcohol to a person under 21.
Those cited were: Circle K, 200 E. Main St., Fayette, and Valero, 1200 N. Shoop Ave., Wauseon.
The compliance check is conducted by the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Partnership for a Drug-Free Fulton County.
During the compliance checks, a trained informant under the age of 21 attempts to purchase alcohol while an officer waits in an outside area away from view of those inside the store. The purpose of the checks is to ensure that local retailers with liquor licenses are requiring proper identification and selling alcohol only to those age 21 and older, in compliance with the law.
This round of checks shows the percentage of non-compliance has decreased markedly over the past two years. Prior to conducting the 2010 checks, Fulton County businesses were averaging 32 percent non-compliance for 2008 and 2009.
"While we are pleased with the results, we would like to see 100 percent compliance," said Sharon Morr, vice-chair of the Partnership.
Working with Partnership for a Drug-Free Fulton County, the OIU teaches the Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK) Program to Fulton County liquor establishments. The ASK training provides instruction on laws pertaining to the sale and/or consumption of alcohol, false identification and penalties for those found in violation.
"We want to work with liquor license holders and their employees to make sure that they understand the laws to keep our residents safe," said Raymond Rodriguez, OIU Agent-In-Charge and coalition member of the Partnership. "I don't believe any business owner wants to see their employees provide alcohol to minors. The ASK program gives retailers the skills they need to obey the laws and keep our kids safer."
During the recent round of checks, the following retailers were compliant with the law:
• Archbold: Circle K; Archbold Super Valu; Archbold Main Stop.
• Delta: Winchesters Restaurant and Saloon; Country Corral; Community Markets of Ohio; Speedway; Kwik Stop.
• Fayette: U.S. 20 Main Stop.
• Lyons: Lyons Main Stop: Village Mart; Willie's Garage; Lyons Den.
• Metamora: T Mart; Brewsters Pourhouse; Farley's Tavern.
• Wauseon: Circle K (two locations); Grasshopper El Chapulin; Certified Oil; Chief Supermarket; Continental Plaza Auto Wash; Circle K; Wal Mart Stores.


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How to Use Java BigDecimal: A Tutorial
The Problem
When we started building the General Ledger services for accounting, we discovered that there were errors of 0.01 cent or more in many places. This made accounting practically impossible. Who would want to bill a customer for $4.01 when his order says $4.00?
The reasons for these errors soon became clear: Computations that yielded amounts, quantities, adjustments, and many other things were generally done with little or no attention to the special precision and rounding concerns that arise when dealing with financial issues.
All of these computations used Java doubles, which offer no way to control how the number is rounded or to limit the precision in computation. We came up with a solution involving the use of java.math.BigDecimal, which gives us this control.
This document serves as a primer on financial math issues and as a tutorial on the use of BigDecimal in general
Primer on Financial Issues
Currency calculations require precision to a specific degree, such as two digits after the decimal for most currencies. They also require a specific type of rounding behavior, such as always rounding up in the case of taxes.
For example, suppose we have a product which costs 10.00 in a given currency and the local sales tax is 0.0825, or 8.25%. If we work it out on paper, the tax amount is,
10.00 * 0.0825 = 0.825
Because our precision for the currency is two digits after the decimal, we need to round the 0.825 figure. Also, because this is a tax, it is good practice to always round up to the next highest cent. That way when the accounts are balanced at the end of the day, we never find ourselves underpaying taxes.
0.825 -> 0.83
And so the total we charge to the customer is 10.83 in the local currency and pay 0.83 to the tax collector. Note that if we sold 1000 of these, we would have overpaid the collector by this much,
1000 * (0.83 - 0.825) = 5.00
Another important issue is where to do the rounding in a given computation. Suppose we sold Liquid Nitrogen at 0.528361 per liter. A customer comes in and buys 100.00 liters, so we write out the total price,
100.0 * 0.528361 = 52.8361
Because this isn't a tax, we can round this either up or down at our discretion. Suppose we round according to standard rounding rules: If the next significant digit is less than 5, then round down. Otherwise round up. This gives us a figure of 52.84 for the final price.
Now suppose we want to give a promotional discount of 5% off the entire purchase. Do we apply this discount on the 52.8361 figure or the 52.84 figure? What's the difference?
Calculation 1: 52.8361 * 0.95 = 50.194295 = 50.19 Calculation 2: 52.84 * 0.95 = 50.198 = 50.20
Note that we rounded the final figure by using the standard rounding rule.
See how there's a difference of one cent between the two figures? The old code never bothered to consider rounding, so it always did computations as in Calculation 1. But in the new code we always round before applying promotions, taxes, and so on, just like in Calculation 2. This is one of the main reasons for the one cent error.
Introducing BigDecimal
From the examples in the previous section, it should be clear that we need two things:
- Ability to specify a scale, which represents the number of digits after the decimal place
- Ability to specify a rounding method
The java.math.BigDecimal class handles both of these considerations. See BigDecimal Javadocs
Creating a big decimal from a (scalar) double is simple:
bd = new BigDecimal(1.0);
To get a BigDecimal from a Double, get its doubleValue() first.
However it is a good idea to use the string constructor:
bd = new BigDecimal("1.5");
If you don't, then you'll get the following,
bd = new BigDecimal(1.5); bd.toString(); // => 0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375
Rounding and Scalin
To set the number of digits after the decimal, use the .setScale(scale) method. However, it is good practice to also specify the rounding mode along with the scale by using .setScale(scale, roundingMode). The rounding mode specifies how to round the number.
Why do we also want to specify the rounding mode? Let's use the BD of 1.5 from above as an example,
bd = new BigDecimal(1.5); // is actually 1.4999.... bd.setScale(1); // throws ArithmeticException
It throws the exception because it does not know how to round 1.49999. So it is a good idea to always use .setScale(scale, roundingMode).
There are eight choices for rounding mode,
ROUND_CEILING: Ceiling function
0.333 -> 0.34 -0.333 -> -0.33
ROUND_DOWN: Round towards zero
0.333 -> 0.33 -0.333 -> -0.33
ROUND_FLOOR: Floor function
0.333 -> 0.33 -0.333 -> -0.34
ROUND_HALF_UP: Round up if decimal >= .5
0.5 -> 1.0 0.4 -> 0.0
ROUND_HALF_DOWN: Round up if decimal > .5
0.5 -> 0.0 0.6 -> 1.0
Round half even will round as normal. However, when the rounding digit is 5, it will round down if the digit to the left of the 5 is even and up otherwise. This is best illustrated by example,
a = new BigDecimal("2.5"); // digit left of 5 is even, so round down b = new BigDecimal("1.5"); // digit left of 5 is odd, so round up a.setScale(0, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_EVEN).toString() // => 2 b.setScale(0, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_EVEN).toString() // => 2
The Javadoc says about ROUND_HALF_EVEN: Note that this is the rounding mode that minimizes cumulative error when applied repeatedly over a sequence of calculations.
Use ROUND_UNNECESSARY when you need to use one of the methods that requires input of a rounding mode but you know the result won't need to be rounded.
When dividing BigDecimals, be careful to specify the rounding in the .divide(...) method. Otherwise, you could run into an ArithmeticException if there is no precisely rounded resulting value, such as 1/3. Thus, you should always do:
a = b.divide(c, decimals, rounding);
Immutability and Arithmetic
BigDecimal numbers are immutable. What that means is that if you create a new BD with value "2.00", that object will remain "2.00" and can never be changed.
So how do we do math then? The methods .add(), .multiply(), and so on all return a new BD value containing the result. For example, when you want to keep a running total of the order amount,
amount = amount.add( thisAmount );
Make sure you don't do this,
amount.add( thisAmount );
It is important to never use the .equals() method to compare BigDecimals. That is because this equals function will compare the scale. If the scale is different, .equals() will return false, even if they are the same number mathematically.
BigDecimal a = new BigDecimal("2.00"); BigDecimal b = new BigDecimal("2.0"); print(a.equals(b)); // false
Instead, we should use the .compareTo() and .signum() methods.
a.compareTo(b); // returns (-1 if a < b), (0 if a == b), (1 if a > b) a.signum(); // returns (-1 if a < 0), (0 if a == 0), (1 if a > 0)
When to Round: Thoughts on Precision
Now that you can control how to round your calculations, what precision should they be rounded to? The answer depends on how you plan to use the resulting number.
You know what the precision needed for the final result from your user requirements. For numbers which would be added or subtracted to arrive at the final result, you should add one more decimal of precision, so that 0.0144 + 0.0143 will be rounded to 0.03, whereas if you rounded both to 0.01, you would get 0.02
If you need numbers which would be multiplied to arrive at the final result, you should preserve as many decimal places as possible. Ratios and unit costs, for example, should not be rounded. After the multiplication, you should round your final result.
API Reference
OFBiz Framework
GenericValues have a method to get any numeric field as a BigDecimal,
GenericValue orderItem = delegator.findByPrimaryKey(...); BigDecimal amount = orderItem.getBigDecimal("amount");
You may also set values as BigDecimal,
orderItem.set("amount", new BigDecimal("0"));
Sometimes you may want to define a service that accepts BigDecimals instead of Doubles, in which case you'll have a servicedef element like this,
<attribute name="amount" type="java.math.BigDecimal" ... />
If you write methods in the simple-method minilang, the internal type for numeric values is already BigDecimal. However, it is a good idea to use Java instead so that you may have control over the scale and rounding mode.
Because the rounding mode and scale may be different throughout the applications, it is important to set up separate properties for separate usages. There are utility methods to help you extract the properties.
You may wish to define at the top of each Java class the following code snippet,
// set some BigDecimal properties private static BigDecimal ZERO = new BigDecimal("0"); private static int taxDecimals = -1; private static int taxRounding = -1; static { decimals = UtilNumber.getBigDecimalScale("myconfig.properties", "tax.decimals"); rounding = UtilNumber.getBigDecimalRoundingMode("myconfig.properties", "tax.rounding");
// set zero to the proper scale ZERO.setScale(decimals); }
The getBigDecimalScale() and getBigDecimalRoundingMode() methods will return the OFBiz-wide default scale and rounding mode if it is unable to read the properties file. These values are scale=2 and roundingMode=ROUND_HALF_UP. If the method fails to read the configured numbers, a warning will appear in the log.
When you store back into the database via entity engine, you'll need to re-cast it back into a double like this:
myValue.set("amount", new Double(amountBigDecimal.doubleValue()));
This, however, is not really necessary: you can just force the BigDecimal object into the entity engine. Just ignore the warning message.
Minilang supports BigDecimal in both the <calculate> and <set> operations. When calculating with minilang, you can use:
<calculate field-name="postedBalance" type="BigDecimal">
and the calculation will be performed in BigDecimal. The default precision is 2, and the default rounding mode is ROUND_HALF_EVEN. You can also set those yourself by rounding-mode="" and decimal-scale="" attribute tags in <calculate>.
When setting values, you can also use the type="" to convert values to and from BigDecimal, such as:
<set from-field="postedBalance" field="updateGlAccountParams.postedBalance" type="Double"/>
which converts a BigDecimal result to a Double.


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I am only a couple of months into Java so I hope I dont tread on any toes
The problem as I see it is this: both ASP and JSP embed code in your HTML,
which makes it problematic to use tools such as Frontpage et al to redesign
the content or manage the site - managing large ASP/JSP sites becomes a real
Using Servlets or WebClasses to generate HTML from code is even uglier -
anyone trying to generate more than simple HTML from println statements is
going to lose a lot of hair.
I thought MS had come out with the perfect compromise in VB6/WebClasses with
their template system. Basically an HTML template was parsed by the WebClass
and matching tags were replaced by custom data/HTML or whatever and the result
sent to the browser. That way HTML stays (mostly) in the template, and code
stays in the application. Sadly I have yet to see this feature in the Java
world, so I have written my own parser servlets and am very happy with the
result. I can write my pages in Frontpage (or other HTML editor) putting
custom tags where I want my data to appear, then when the page is requested
the servlet scans it and substitutes the data, typically with fields from
persistent objects retrieved from a database.
Am I reinventing the wheel here? Has this already been done (probably better
too!) Anyone interested in this approach?


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Its an unknown break because its not visible from the road. to acess this break look for the sri gemmnu hotel or rathna guest house. the break is right infront of the rathna guest house. the locals will show u the rest.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Private access
Special accessDon't know
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
PowerPowerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell direction
Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movement
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
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the only people who surf this break are the guys who work at the guest houses..they are champs and are real good surfers..so there a joy to surf with
the only people who surf this break are the guys who work at the guest houses..they are champs and are real good surfers..so there a joy to surf with
this place is bloody brilliant , it dostn have the commeralism like hikkaduwa does..u can ride waves all day and have it to yourself! its awsome..best local surf spot to go to.
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By ruahatu , 27-05-2007
wtf - Ahem, how is it crowded if it's unknown or vice versa.....?! And looks shitty but i don't care, the key to nice surf is to get an uncrowded break
By Anonymous , 18-01-2007
Awesome place - Been there for a few months and took my first surfing steps there ;)The place is awesome and the locals are great when you get to know them a bit better. Watch the tide though, water gets to about 30cm deep with reef all over the place..Tip: try the off season, the locals find the water too cold then :P
By magneto , 09-06-2006
it's a safe place 4 u...... - we've visited unawatuna sevaral times...it's a wonderful place with very nice people!!u can get a life time experiance ..........&so much fun.
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My mouse is jumping all around the screen and I can't capture lines/objects. It seems as if there is a time delay between moving the mouse and the cross hair catching up. Can anyone help.
Dear swinny,
Which version of progeCAD are you using?
What kind of graphics card are you working with?
To resolve this problem first make sure that SNAP and ESNAP modes are not on, somehow causing this behaviour.
When progeCAD is not running, you might also investigate getting the latest driver for your graphics card which is compatible with your PC / Laptop.
Looking forward to your responses.


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Halibut with Lemon Butter
(Tereyagli Kalkan Baligi)
2 Halibut steaks (looks like Turbot from Turkey, called Kalkan)
1 egg, whisked with 1 tbsp milk
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tbsp butter + 2 tbsp olive oil
Lemon Butter:
1 tbsp butter, room temperature
1/2 lemon zest
1 tbsp fresh green onion, finely chopped
Mix all the Lemon Butter ingredients to get it creamy. Place on a plastic wrap and give it a cylinder shape. Keep in the fridge for at least one hour.
Prepare two plates: Soak the fish into the plate with the egg mixture, then dip in the plate with the breadcrumbs. Meanwhile heat the butter and olive oil in the skillet. Fry each side until golden brown over medium-low heat. Place on a paper towel to soak up any extra oil.
Put butter slices on the fish. Arrange Caviar on a bread slice and green salad on the plate, serve with lemon wedges.
Makes 2 servings.
Meal Ideas:
- Stuffed Mushrooms, Fried Eggplant and Green Pepper and Flour Helva.
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