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Liberty in Aquarius?
While "New Age" can stand for a great variety of heterogeneous movements and worldviews, there are general features characterizing its followers, apart from clothing and food habits: a conviction of being part of a new planetary force that will contribute to or witness a spiritual transformation of humanity — taking a qualitative quantum leap to higher consciousness. Although many of the invoked spiritual beliefs and practices stem from ancient and geographically diverse origins, the New Age movement appears as a mass phenomenon only after the Second World War, or more exactly, in the wake of the "hippie" movement and the student revolutions of the 1960s, and is now present almost everywhere in popular culture and among the intelligentsia.
Apart from sporadic mentions (including in the works of Murray N. Rothbard), libertarian writers seem to have paid little attention to New Age philosophies. This may originate in the perception that spirituality involves matters (until now) not unanimously observable and objectively quantifiable. The libertarian position rests on the nonaggression principle against nonaggressors, which in turn builds on a clear definition of property rights. It remains however unclear whether spiritual matters like "aura," "vibrations," or "energy" are even scarce resources. As long as all behavior under the banner of New Age remains voluntary, it represents "capitalistic acts between consenting adults" (even without the necessity of chapters on "The Sex Guru," "The Channeling Medium," or "The Aura Healer" in a future sequel to Walter Block's Defending the Undefendable).
However, since the New Age literature includes thoughts on the state and on economic matters, it seems justifiable to examine the latter from an Austro-libertarian standpoint. In the following, we will quote spiritual "authorities" on those matters. Due to limitations of space, only a small number of New Age "thinkers" will be considered. The selection does not claim to be representative for the totality of New Age thought. There is no statistical data available for such decisions to be based upon, even if, for example, several worldly or esoteric publications compile ranking lists (like the Watkins Review's list of the 100 most spiritually influential living people). On the other hand, statistical representativeness is probably not a good measure for matters spiritual. After extensive reading of New Age literature as well as numerous conversations with individuals considering themselves as part of the New Age movement, the following commonalities of thought and opinion can be formulated as descriptive for most New Age philosophers: preferences for communal over private property, consumption over thrift, intuition over rationality, nature over technology, and the commune over the family; favorable views of world government; abolition of money; renouncement of the ego and greed; antirational thought; a new class theory and high time preference ("here and now!").
While declaredly nonpolitical, in terms of political organization many spiritual teachers seem to prefer some form of world government. Indian guru Osho (1931–1990, known also as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) was one of them:
To make it [the United Nations] a success, the simple thing is to make it a World Government. All nations should surrender their armies, their arms, to the World Government. Certainly if there is only one government, neither armies are needed nor arms. With whom are you going to have a war?
Now each big country, each power, is loaded with nuclear weapons, so much so that if we want to, we can destroy seventy earths like this, right now.…
Politicians are basically, deep down, impotent — hence the urge to power.…
And the power is in such people's hands. Any crackpot can push a button and finish the whole of humanity — the whole of life on earth.…
Each prime minister of the existing countries will become a member of the World Government, and all the prime ministers of the countries which join into one World Government will continue to work functionally. They won't have any real power, because the question of anyone invading anyone else does not arise. They will simply run the railways and post offices, etc., of their countries.
There is a possibility that a few governments won't join the World Government; then they have to be boycotted completely as if they don't exist. There should be no relationship with them, no communication, because that is the only way to bring them to join. And they cannot stand against the World Government. They will have to surrender. It is better to surrender gracefully. And then they will have their government, they will have their internal guards, a national force which can manage internal affairs, but they will not have plants making nuclear weapons and millions of people engaged in the unnecessary exercise of killing man.
The members of the World Government will choose the world president. But the world president will be chosen not from the members of the World Government, but from outside. And one thing should be absolutely certain about him — that he is not a politician. He can be a poet, a painter, a mystic, a dancer, but not a politician. Anything except that. So in this way we will destroy the political power which has been the whole torture in the past.
The way the U.N. is now, with a few countries having veto power, should be dissolved.
It is again a power trip, and this has been the cause of many troubles: one single government can veto something for the whole world. Instead, each president from different nations will have voting power according to the nation's population of matriculates, of high school graduates.
This will change the whole power structure in the world. Then details can be worked out very easily.
While some of the sentences about politics may ring true to libertarians, this passage abounds of logical inconsistencies. Would a world government really have no use of its weapons? However, this may be compatible with a position that defies logical thought:
Question: Why are you so much against logic?
Osho: Because it is logical to be against logic. Logic proves nothing, that's why I am against logic. It only pretends to prove; it proves nothing. It is an empty game, verbal. But the pretension is such that millions of people are befooled by it, and down the ages we have been trained for logic, so it has appeal. But logic has never proved anything. Proof comes only through experience, never through logic.
This empiricist position, together with a denial of universal principles, may lead to the following statements (in 1989!):
I love the Soviet Union because it is a great experiment. It is a milestone in the history of man. Of course it is only half, but still — half is better than nothing. The other half can be raised on top of it.
What Lenin and Stalin have produced has given a good foundation for anybody to raise the temple of consciousness. And this temple will not belong to any religion; it will belong to all individuals who want to enter into initiation, who want to enter on the path.…
It looks very cruel, inhuman. But it was Joseph Stalin who managed the Soviet Union, because it was confronting on enemies two sides. Enemies from within … the Russian Orthodox Church, the intellectuals, the people who did not want to share their property — even the poor masses. As I told you, a man who has only two hens will not share — that's all he has. The masses are the greatest enemy of their own welfare. So you will be surprised to know that one million Russians were killed by Joseph Stalin, and these were not the rich people. These were the poor people who were adamant, stubborn.
Without Joseph Stalin, communism would not have succeeded — although it succeeded out of violence, murder, massacre. First he had to finish all the enemies inside the country, and then he had to make an iron wall around the Soviet Union, because the whole world was against him. All the capitalist countries were against him, against communism, because if communism succeeds in one country it is going to succeed in every country. It is better to kill it in the beginning, because soon it will be gaining more and more strength and it will become impossible to stop it.
The whole credit for protecting the Soviet Union and communism goes to Joseph Stalin. But of course he had to use murder, no trials in the courts, no wastage of time. He had not much time to waste in fighting in the courts. Simply finishing people immediately, just on a suspicion.…
It used to be said, and is still said in every capitalist country, that "You cannot kill one innocent man, even if you have to leave ninety-nine criminals just to save one innocent man." Joseph Stalin turned the whole thing upside down. He said, "You cannot leave one criminal, even if you have to kill ninety-nine innocent men.
So it is not a question of individuals, it is not a question of innocence, it is a question of saving communism at any cost.
Another spiritual authority was Jiddu Krishnamurti(1895–1986), who in his book Education and the Significance of Life writes, "We have to create a world government which is radically different, which is not based on nationalism, on ideologies, or force" (p. 57).
Generally speaking, even if New Age figures may make statements in favor of some politicians (like Deepak Chopra, currently fifth on the Watkins Review's list, who fundraises for Obama), it seems that most of them do not focus on politics and the institution of the state directly. Instead, the latter's actions are perceived to be the results of humanity's collective consciousness, which can be improved only through spiritual practice of various kinds by the greatest possible number of individuals. Sending "positive" energy or vibrations to world leaders and thereby to have a peacemaking influence seems to be the method of choice — not overtly opposing government abuse, which from a spiritual perspective would only reinforce the present "negativity." There seems little understanding of the inherent dangers and the immorality of the state's monopolies of taxation and jurisdiction. As in Marxian ideology, the institution of the state is expected to be dissolved or transformed through a universal dialectic process.
On economics, New Age authorities seem to adopt a now-conventional position of a social-market economy or of moderate interventionism. Deepak Chopra, for example, promotes a "just" capitalism:
A society marked by repression and rigid authority — which is the general political picture in China — can enforce economic growth, but that's not America. Likewise, a completely unfettered free market of the kind that existed in the robber baron era, can generate profits galore, but that's not America, either. We decided long ago that people deserve dignity, a healthy workplace, a clean environment, and lack of ruthless exploitation by owners and bosses.
Many spiritual leaders favor a voluntary reduction of consumer behavior and teach detachment from material things. An ideal lifestyle for some would be that of a man who leaves no traces behind him — like a "bird in the open sky." Economically speaking, it reflects a preference of consumption ("here and now") over saving ("hoarding"), and its result, if consequently applied, would be less capital investment or even capital consumption. However, only a few New Age leaders are outspoken critics of capitalism and the market economy — probably also due to the fact that a considerable part of their followers are from among the wealthy.
There seems to be a consensus among spiritual teachers that greed and "money" caused the current economic crises, as the 14th Dalai Lama (currently second on the Watkins Review's list) explains in an interview with Business Week:
I'm telling people, including some businessmen who are my friends, what this global economic crisis was caused by too much greed, speculation, and hypocrisy — not being transparent. These are the moral and ethical issues.
According to Buddhism, these things happen due to their own causes and conditions. Through years or through decades this present crisis developed. All the causes and conditions were fully ripe. No force could stop it. It's the natural law. So you accept it.
While Austrian economists would readily subscribe to the fact that economic crises are "somehow" related to "greed and money," New Age teachers and their followers rarely show a more profound understanding of the underlying economic mechanisms. Their statements often remain on such a general level that readers may easily find confirmations for them (this may be a strategy similar to that producing the "Barnum effect" in astrology). In the following excerpt, Eckhart Tolle explains how "the present moment can heal the world economy":
We know that ego is the source of the Pain Body — that part of our consciousness that moves toward pleasure and rejects pain. We also know that attachment causes us to care more about things than qualities like Love, Compassion, and Loving Kindness.…
Every country in the world wants growth every year. That is like saying what goes up most never come down. Every politician and statesman is looking for ways to boost GDP to higher and higher levels. But what would happen if we had economic equanimity? What if President Obama as the head of the world's strongest economy began to talk about inner peace instead of economic growth at any cost? Did making more money ever bring anyone you know permanent happiness?
We're not talking about accepting less. We're talking about accepting. Part of living in harmony with the Universe is accepting its physical laws which include the economic cycles of nations. Regardless of the recklessness of banks and stock traders, the Universe cannot sustain continuous expansion. Even the Big Bang, which states that the Universe is constantly expanding, also says that in that expansion the Universe will cool down until all the stars burn out. The Universe will continue to get larger, but it will be a cold, lifeless, and Universe bereft of planets and suns.
This too is what could happen to countries obsessed with positive economic growth. The hapless search for profit at any cost bankrupts our values and quality of life.
Returning to the Present Moment shows us where our real wealth is. And that wealth does not derive from new trade agreements; it comes from the Power of Silence inside every moment; it comes from the infinity between each though; it comes from the heart when it is open and undefended.
A recurring theme in literature on positive thinking is a supposed material superabundance. Instead of having a central warehouse as socialists like Fourier described in their collectivist utopias, some New Age thinkers assume the existence of a universal warehouse, which by inextinguishable supply provides for all material wants — by spiritual mail order so to speak. This may be achieved by the means of visualizations and positive affirmations. In Human Action, Ludwig von Mises warns of the consequences of similar wishful thinking:
Such is the myth of potential plenty and abundance. Economics may leave it to the historians and psychologists to explain the popularity of this kind of wishful thinking and indulgence in daydreams. All that economics has to say about such idle talk is that economics deals with the problems man has to face on account of the fact that his life is conditioned by natural factors. It deals with action, i.e., with the conscious endeavors to remove as far as possible felt uneasiness. It has nothing to assert with regard to the state of affairs in an unrealizable and for human reason even inconceivable universe of unlimited opportunities. In such a world, it may be admitted, there will be no law of value, no scarcity, and no economic problems. These things will be absent because there will be no choices to be made, no action, and no tasks to be solved by reason. Beings which would have thrived in such a world would never have developed reasoning and thinking. If ever such a world were to be given to the descendants of the human race, these blessed beings would see their power to think wither away and would cease to be human. For the primary task of reason is to cope consciously with the limitations imposed upon man by nature, is to fight against scarcity. Acting and thinking man is the product of a universe of scarcity in which whatever well-being can be attained is the prize of toil and trouble, of conduct popularly called economic.
An extreme form of negating scarcity is a movement called breatharianism, which promotes "pranic" nourishment, that is nourishment by sunlight alone. Although its spiritual leader Jasmuheen (Australian-born Ellen Greve) failed to demonstrate her ability in an experiment for the Australian TV program 60 Minutes (excerpts are available on YouTube), there are cases where followers eventually starved themselves to death. In the hundred-page Global Harmonization Program from Jasmuheen's Embassy of Peace the word "economics" does not appear once, at the same time as the "embassy's" programs are supposed to have the "power to … help create a more balanced economic model that because of its altruistic and educational focus, will attract powerful forces of interdimensional support."
The Global Sufficiency Network "provides the practical tools needed to move away from the mindset of scarcity that fuels so many of our societal ills and into a new, more harmonious and sustainable way of life on the planet we all call home."
Can New Age "thought" be reconciled with a libertarian position? Since New Age thought does not contradict in principle the nonaggression axiom — on the contrary, peace and harmony representing its core values — there should be sufficient common ground for dialogue. However, rejection of formal, aprioristic logic in favor of "intuition" or empirical reasoning can make it difficult to sensitize New Age followers to the implications of the state's existence and the shortcomings of interventionism.
Since Taoist philosophy — and Asian culture in general — has been inspirational for several New Age movements, Murray Rothbard's article "The Ancient Chinese Libertarian Tradition" may resonate with New Age followers. Rothbard traces the roots of libertarianism to Chinese Taoist philosophers, for whom
Government, in sum, must be limited to the smallest possible minimum; "inaction" was the proper function of government, since only inaction can permit the individual to flourish and achieve happiness. Any intervention by government, Lao-tzu declared, would be counterproductive, and would lead to confusion and turmoil. After referring to the common experience of mankind with government, Lao-tzu came to this incisive conclusion: "The more artificial taboos and restrictions there are in the world, the more the people are impoverished…. The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be."
Even if New Agers do not acknowledge it, the market economy made much of the current New Age movement possible. Capital accumulation and economic growth allowed for time and resources to be freed up to be used for "spiritual" purposes. The appearance of spiritual professions — like aura healers, meditation coaches, or mediums supposedly channeling angels or other spirits — are just a consequence of the division of labor under the present (relatively) capitalistic conditions.
This article can only serve as a very superficial account of New Age economic and political thought, which would need to be continued by more extended research. Reasonable objections may be made about the selected authors and whether they represent the "real" New Age movement or not. Many spiritual leaders propose global solutions that cannot be falsified by aprioristic reasoning since they apply to energetic or spiritual phenomena. However, some of their statements regarding human action do not stand the rigors of formal logic and may lead to catastrophic consequences. Since New Age ideologies are influential in public life and the media, and are among others often linked to agendas of world government and environmentalism, their discussion from an Austro-libertarian standpoint is necessary to expose potentially dangerous fallacies.


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We need a ticketing system in a bad way. The problem is, everything we've researched sucks in a new and unique manner.
So far, we've tried out Kayako, Cerebus and SmarterTicket. Kayako works well once it's up and running, but setting it up and maintaining it is a massive pain. The interface for Cerebus is inscrutable.
SmarterTicket is actually pretty simple, and showed promise when we first set it up. But its listings are terrible. Once a ticket is "assigned" to someone, it ceases to exist for any other logged in users. We have a number of different people who should always see a particular type of ticket: news writers should see all news tips, moderators should see every issue sent by a forum user, etc.
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March Modness: Gleason Research Handy Board
Continuing this month's coverage of programmable embedded systems, Gleason Research has created a product ideal for prototyping and educational scenarios. Read on for more about the Handy Board.
While Gleason Research has designed a number of different board configurations (expansion boards, controller buses and sensor/motor kits to name a few), their flagship product remains their MIT Handy Board. This $319US system consists of the main GR Handy Board with a rechargeable battery base, and:
- GR's USB Interface/Charger Board w/RJ11 connector cable
- a DC Adapter
- a manual and CD-ROM containing Mac and Windows development software with examples
The board consists of a fairly straight forward chip design and is ideal for those hobbyists and students graduating from something like the LEGO MindStorms/NXT products to something a bit more advanced, yet still approachable enough to start using right away. The CD-ROM included in the kit contains simple but effective software tools for both Mac and Windows along with a video of Gleason's entry in an early '90's MIT robotic competition. While it's a bit dated, it does show what a creative user can build with the Handy Board system.
The reason for Handy Board's ease of use is its various sensors and motor drivers that can be used to connect to expanded modules in sophisticated configurations. The 6811 microcontroller-based board has 32K static RAM on board for programming the various IC's. The product ships with the Interactive C programming environment, the same one created for the early LEGO robotics line. Various contributions have been made to extend the programming environment as well as useful routines that have been posted on the company's website. For those interested in a deeper dive into the board's design, Gleason Research has even posted the Handy Board's schematics online as well. There is also a somewhat active Handy Board Yahoo Groups-based discussion forum that provides a good source of community-generated conversation threads.
Overall, I was mildly enthusiastic in the board, though it didn't hold my interest compared to the other "March Modness" systems I am covering. The 32K static RAM was enough room for simple demos and behaviors, but given the cost of the board compared to others I tested, it didn't deliver the value I expected. Still, for educators, tinkerers and fans of the LEGO Mindstorms line looking to go deeper into embedded systems design, the Handy Board provides a useful introduction to embedded systems design.


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Has anyone seen them or ordered from them before? If so, what did you think? :)
I have ordered from Garnish before, actually more than once, and LOVE their stuff and their service. I used some of the boxes, both gable and rectangle to make my own bento boxes for birthday parties for my children and for grown up dinner parties. I say go for it, don't think you'll be disappointed. Oh, and also, the stuff comes super fast. I think I got mine in 3 days from the time I ordered. Don't quote me on that but I know I was surprised when it arrived it so quickly (and packaged way cute).
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Last year was bittersweet for the Kinston High girls basketball team.
The 26-4 record and first appearance in a regional final was plenty sweet. Losing decisively to eventual 2A state champion Siler City Jordan Matthews was bitter.
Last year was bittersweet for the Kinston High girls basketball team.
The 26-4 record and first appearance in a regional final was plenty sweet. Losing decisively to eventual 2A state champion Siler City Jordan Matthews was bitter.
�We made it further than we ever have before, but I was disappointed because I felt like that was our time to win a ring,� senior Alexis Williams said of the end of her junior campaign.
Williams, fellow senior Monique Loftin and junior Brittany Drumgoole are the Vikings� tri-captains. The trio accounted for nearly 26 points per game a year ago and will be joined by junior Anshonee Addison and sophomores Takerian Harper and Lydia Rivers on a roster that returns six players from last year�s regional runner-up.
The Vikings will depend on those experienced players to fill the void left by the graduation of Tisha Dixon, Carolina DeBruhl, Hayley Vermillion and Christian Pridgen. That foursome accounted for about 45 percent of the team�s total points last year, coach Hubert Quinerly said.
�We lost six, but we return six really good players,� he said.
The biggest void to fill will be in the frontcourt, where Dixon provided 10 points and 12 rebounds per game. DeBruhl chipped in nine points and six rebounds per game, and Vermillion averaged eight and five, respectively.
The Vikings return arguably one of the best all-around players in the area in Drumgoole, a versatile point guard who can play nearly anywhere on the court. The junior averaged 10 points, 9.2 assists and six rebounds per game last year, including one triple double, and is being recruited heavily by East Carolina University.
�It�s rare, especially around here, to get a girl like that, but she has worked extremely hard,� Quinerly said. �The sky is the limit for her, and we are going to have to ask her to score a little bit more this year.�
Drumgoole, along with Loftin (10.8 ppg in 2011-12) and Williams (5 ppg a year ago), will be asked to steer a program that will rely much more heavily on guard play than it did a season ago.
�I see them taking on a role we have always wanted them to have, and they have done a great job,� Quinerly said.
Loftin, a 3-point specialist in the past, will be asked to develop into a more complete player, both as a defender and as someone who can slash to the rim on the offensive end, Quinerly said.
�She can do that,� he said. �She showed us that this summer.�
Williams, who has made a name for herself on defense in years past, will be asked to handle the ball more her senior year.
In the frontcourt, Rivers, already a talented defender as a freshman, will be asked to be more aggressive on the offensive end, Quinerly said.
�Defensively, she�s one of the best,� Quinerly said. �When you have to defend Tish, Caroline and Hayley, it makes you better. She�s really ready. She�s worked hard with our assistant coaches, and this is going to be a good year for her.�
Rivers will be joined in the post by senior Starneka Clark, who played junior varsity a year ago, Harper and freshman Xequoijah Washington.
�You may see four, maybe five, guards out there sometimes,� Quinerly said. �Our game plan is to get more possessions than the other team and capitalize on those possessions.�
That part of the game suits Williams perfectly.
�I think the game will be a lot faster this year, being that we have mostly guards,� she said. �You can expect to see a lot of intensity.�
The Vikings won�t have to wait long to see how they respond to last year�s abrupt end in the regional finals. The team will host an eight-team jamboree Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Kinston plays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and its regular season opener is Nov. 21 at home versus North Lenoir. The Vikings also travel to Greensboro on Nov. 24 to take on Ben L. Smith in the invitation-only Headliners Challenge. The team will also play a three-game Christmas tournament at Bunn, a team the Vikings beat by a point in the regionals last year.
Despite the difficult schedule � or perhaps because of it � the Vikings are anxious.
�A lot of these girls have a chip on their shoulder,� Quinerly said. �People think this is supposed to be a rebuilding year, but they have worked hard.�
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Jan. 11�North Pitt
Jan. 18�Greene Central
Jan. 22�at SW Edgecombe
Jan. 29�Wilson Beddingfield
Feb. 1�at Farmville Central
Feb. 5�Tarboro
Feb. 8�at Greene Central


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Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
LIM56 - Using those Scraps
42 comments:
- Jen said...
gorgeous susan ... love the all
jen xx
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:01:00 PM
- Craftilicious said...
All gorgeous cards again Susan but actually the last is my favourite! Love the scrapbook too you can see the father-son bond for sure!
Tara x
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:06:00 PM
- Loli said...
Hola Susan, fantastic colouring cards, very summery cards, beautiful.
Gorgeous layout to much love in this photos:D.
A hug from Palma and have a nice week
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:09:00 PM
- lin_ka1 said...
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:18:00 PM
- Suzilou said...
Gosh you have been busy, love how you organise your scraps. Loving all your cards and what a great scrapbook page, really need to find some time to do this, have so many photos that I would love to scrapbook :)
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:22:00 PM
- Sandra said...
Love them all Susan they are stunning:) Sandra H
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:47:00 PM
- Sharon said...
These cards are fantastic Susan. Love those beach scenes - makes you long for summer.
I'm sure with you on the 'making cards for several years' to get through the scraps.
Sharon xx
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:51:00 PM
- Scrapmate said...
Brilliant cards and that LO is fab.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:17:00 PM
- Suze Bain said...
Super scrappy cards Susan and love the fabulous papers in your layout. xx
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:20:00 PM
- Chrissie said...
Your scraps look highly organised Susan and you've made some fabulous cards from them... I love Arielle's images too, just gorgeous!
Super job!
Thanks so much
"Less is More"
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:51:00 PM
;) my son turned 30 => this is his problem ==> but mine "my son turned 30(!!!!) [ oh my dear I'm grandma - really old grandma....] :-)
most of the time I prefer digital scrapbooking, so I have not so enough scraps, but my children would not like to be on my websites, so I can't show my "private" scrapbooking
I love your cards - because they all have a touch of joy and silence
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:55:00 PM
- Bonnie said...
I love the beach scenes, especially the one with the umbrellas! I really like the 3rd card. Your faux stitching adds just the right touch and the colors are bright and happy. Another great scrapbook page. You have a lovely family.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:07:00 PM
- sarahslittlesnippets said...
Gorgeous creations Susan, all beautiful colours. Your LO is fab ~ they look so happy :)
Sarah x
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:18:00 PM
- Linby said...
Fantastic cards, I neverbthoughtbto decoupage a stamped image -doh, must try that.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:49:00 PM
- Darnell J Knauss said...
First, I scrolled down a bit and got a new tip from you about Blogger comments, so thanks for that! Second, love the family page! Third, love, love, love the last banner tags "Thinking of You" card. Stunning - into my favs!
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:11:00 PM
- Darnell J Knauss said...
P.S. And thanks for the bin-under- the-desk tip for scraps. I have one under there now for embellishments, but I'm thinking I might have room for a scrap bin, too, and maybe I will use them more often then.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:16:00 PM
- Rosemary said...
seriously, susan... i don't know how you do it week after week... not one, but three amazing cards!! i can only manage one! and that layout??? FAB.U.LOUS!!!
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:29:00 PM
- Barb said...
beautiful artwork Susan! love your creative use of scraps...and the digis you've used are amazing (i'll have to pop over to check out the whole bunch). the LO is perfect...love the layered banners and color scheme.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:56:00 PM
- Joyce said...
This is a wonderful use of scraps. Your cards are lovely, and I am impressed with your organizational system.
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:59:00 PM
- Arielle ~ SnappyStamper said...
Love your gorgeous cards, you make the WFCo images really pop!!! Thank you so much for using them! Love your other card and page too!!! I'm a scrap hoarder, so I may have to play with this challenge!
- Sunday, February 26, 2012 11:26:00 PM
- Carla said...
lovely cards
- Monday, February 27, 2012 12:03:00 AM
- Vicky said...
So bautiful Susan. Love the paper peicing on those umbrella's, they look fab!
Hugs, Victoria ~x~
- Monday, February 27, 2012 1:32:00 AM
- Margreet Havinga said...
Hai Susan,
thanks for visited my blog and the comments. I must say that I loved al you layouts.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 2:25:00 AM
- Deborah Frings said...
I think we all have a "huge" stash of scrap - I certainly do! Love your cards, particularly the one with the parosols! Great scrapbook page too!
- Monday, February 27, 2012 2:36:00 AM
- debby4000 said...
Oh what fabulous cards Susan and I love the layout too.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 4:56:00 AM
- Vicky Hayes said...
I love them all Susan as always! The cards made with Arielle's gorgeous images are lovely and the third is fab too - it could also be used as a background for a small image for a different look.Thank you for sharing your gorgeous scrapbook page too.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 6:48:00 AM
- Eloise said...
Susan you are so talented. I love all of your cards, and your scrapbook page! Also thanks for commenting on my blog. You asked how much the TH distress markers cost. Well i paid $3.49 a piece. Expensive but worth it, i think.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 8:33:00 AM
- cnelson said...
Those cards are absolutely GORGEOUS and that lo could not be more DARLING!! I have the exact same set up for my ridiculously large number of scraps...those same drawers...also sorted by color. I just have twice as many drawers because I have separate drawers for solid floored cardstock and patterned paper.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 9:56:00 AM
- nnalorac said...
Three super cards and one fab LO Susan. Love the beach scenes, just beautiful. The Daisies, little ones were punched and the big one was bought a few years back and can't remember the brand. Going to have a go at making them myself, once I have bought a punch that size. Carolxx
- Monday, February 27, 2012 10:38:00 AM
- Anne said...
What lovely images and the cards you made are fab
- Monday, February 27, 2012 2:03:00 PM
- ding said...
Fab cards, love those images and love your scrap stash. It's been Great to see so many fellow hoarders!!!
P.s wonderful LO and super photos...thanks for sharing.
- Monday, February 27, 2012 3:13:00 PM
- Jenny said...
Love how you've paper pieced the digi images Susan , three brilliant cards :0)
Great Layout too, such precious photos :0)
Jenny x
- Monday, February 27, 2012 3:47:00 PM
- laurie said...
Your cards are beautiful!
- Monday, February 27, 2012 8:00:00 PM
- Mandi said...
These are all fabulous Susan
The third one does it for me
Thank you very much
"Less is More"
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:57:00 AM
- Monica said...
Now that is really creative, love the cards... the scrap book page does seem to open.
Thanks for visiting and kind comments.
Monica xxx
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:18:00 AM
- Jenni's Jems said...
They are all so pretty and fun - gorgeous cards x
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:36:00 AM
- Viv said...
All such beautiful cards Susan, your scraps look so neat too. I have mine in 4 containers but they are overflowing now lol :) Viv xx
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:43:00 AM
- Sharon said...
Lovely cards.
Sharon x
- Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:22:00 PM
- Karen said...
They're all fantastic! Gorgeous way to use up scraps! hugs karen x
- Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:07:00 PM
- Sasha said...
Hi Susan,
Love all your creations, but your parasols are my favourite...fab paper piecing, and they so remind me that summer is on it's way...YAY!
PS...Your scrap storage puts mine to shame!
- Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:46:00 PM
- Vicky said...
Fabulous projects - love the beach scene! :)x
- Friday, March 02, 2012 2:01:00 AM
- Darnell J Knauss said...
This is a P.S., Susan. I wanted you to know that I thanked you and put a picture of your scrap cart in my WOYWW posting today. Because of you and LIM, I got a cart for my own scraps and thank you again for sharing!!
- Wednesday, March 07, 2012 12:29:00 PM


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Hitman: Absolution – welcome to the city of sin
Stace Harman accompanies Agent 47 on his journey of personal torment and professional betrayal to find out what new tricks the old dog has up his impeccably tailored sleeve.
Hitman: Absolution
Hitman: Absolution marks the fifth title in the Hitman series since 2000 and the first since 2006's Hitman: Blood Money.
Creativity is the name of the game with multiple ways to take out a mark; some levels feature over a dozen ways to eliminate the target and entice replay with rewards for achieving each method.
IO's new Glacier 2 engine makes it hard to believe that both Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution belong to the same console generation.
Long known for its dark humour, IO Interactive has gone out of its way to include numerous Easter Eggs based on previous Hitman titles, as well as many of Sqaure Enix's other titles. Of particular note is the appearance of a hard-bitten, dysfunctional duo that shows up in South Dakota.
Patience is a virtue. Veteran Hitman players will be familiar with this sentiment. Watching, waiting, planning; for the majority of Hitman: Absolution's score of levels, patience is the most powerful tool in an assassin's arsenal. Over the course its 20-hour campaign, patience is a necessity.
If you want to avoid every level turning into a bloodbath, I can offer no better advice for your first play through of Hitman: Absolution than to take your time. Take a few moments to walk around each level and note the locations and behaviour of NPCs, be aware of off-limits areas and pay particular attention to accidents waiting to happen. Then, and only then, begin to plan your approach, comfortable in the knowledge that should it all go wrong, 47 can, for the most part, handle himself in a shoot-out.
In Hitman: Absolution, exercising such patience nets rewards. Some of these are tangible, such as the passive perks that Agent 47 receives for a job well done, but the greatest reward is the intangible sense of satisfaction when everything plays out just the way you planned it. There's a great degree of sadistic glee to be gleaned from engineering Hitman's trademark and often humorous signature kills. The cogs turn, the dominoes tumble and some poor schmuck falls foul of meticulous planning, masterful execution and a firework-fuelled fatality. Moreover, exercising patience is sometimes the only way to avoid frustration, especially if you're to tackle 47's story on anything higher than normal difficulty.
Mad world
IO has built a sumptuous world that reaches from the grimy lows of skulking through Chicago's sewer system to the dizzy highs of being perched precariously on a window ledge in sun-baked South Dakota. It is a world built on IO's powerful Glacier 2 engine and is based on a set of strict rules; it's these rules that provide the basis for Absolution's triumphs and frustrations.
For the most part, Hitman's rules are consistent: the din of gunshots or a head-on melee assault will be investigated by NPCs in the local area, while thrown objects will prompt a search for the source of the noise. Don a disguise and you'll gain access to areas through which 47's iconic, tailor-made suit would mark him as a trespasser. Stray too close to those with whom you are trying to blend in and they'll become suspicious and challenge your right to be there.
Using these rules to 47's advantage you can engineer the memorable hits of an assortment of colourful characters, some of which don't necessarily deserve their grisly end, but business is business and collateral damage is often inevitable. A note of caution is necessary, however: it's these same rules that can run counter to logical assumptions and result in multiple retries.
Despite a more localised approach to inquisitive AI than that seen in previous Hitman games, there are some levels where creating a disturbance effectively results in having to start over. With some imbalanced, hard to find check-points, this can lead to frustration. If just one or two isolated people perceive your actions to be nefarious, they can be dealt with discreetly and disposed of efficiently. However, if you get rumbled in one of Absolution's impressively busy crowd scenes then civilians will panic, armed NPCs will flock to your position and back-up will likely arrive before you can silence every aggressive red-dot on your mini-map.
This would much more palatable were it not for the fact that, right from the off, Absolution drills into you the importance of being mindful of your surroundings but can be guilty of failing to do the same. Thus, you can be spotted by eagle-eyed chefs during bustling Chinese New Year celebrations or heard throwing a punch over thumping night club music. Consistency is important in video games, but sometimes its rigid enforcement needs to make way for narrative-directed logic lest it leave you feeling that you're fighting against the game's own mechanics.
The answer to these frustrations can sometimes be found in one of Hitman's most controversial features: Instinct mode. As with Assassin's Creed and the Arkham titles, Agent 47 is gifted the ability to see through walls, highlight objects that can be interacted with and identify aggressors, targets and NPCs of note. Using Instinct mode, it's less likely that you'll be spotted by unseen nosey-parkers, but in some instances it feels like Instinct mode has been used as a design crutch, rather than an optional tool. However, it's preferable to having to dip in and out of a map screen every few minutes, as has been the requirement in previous Hitman titles. For Hitman purists, Instinct mode can be largely ignored. Case in point: end-of-game stats reveal that 26 minutes of my 21-hour play through were spent using Instinct mode.
What Instinct does facilitate is sufficiently impressive gun fights. Should the best laid plans go to pot or you simply decide to give the grey matter a rest and plump for a brute force approach, the Instinct-powered Point-Shooting allows the swift dispatch of a handful of adversaries. It cannot be used indefinitely, but can be a satisfying way of extricating oneself from a bind.
Contractual obligations
When IO announced that Hitman: Absolution would ship with a multiplayer component I was doubtful that it could feel anything other than tacked-on. However, Contracts multiplayer mode is an absolute triumph and a smart example of how to create a social component that's entirely in keeping with the single-player experience. Creating custom assignments by playing a level to set targets, conditions and score multipliers is much more intuitive than fiddling with a map editor. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what the community comes up with when the servers go live on Tuesday and Contracts will undoubtedly keep me dipping back into Absolution long after I've completed all of its single-player challenges.
Overall, Hitman: Absolution is an empowering and satisfying experience. Despite the adrenaline-fuelled game play trailers, its biggest rewards come as a result of quiet contemplation and a degree of trial and error. Many of its individual levels stand out as some of the best of the series, with multiple paths, emergent game play and the trademark Hitman design of dynamic-action wrapped around a fiendish puzzle.
The individual character performances don't quite convey the intended impact of its overarching narrative but while 47's personal turmoil isn't fully explored, the script is both funny and dour. Hitman: Absolution will reward fans of the series and new players alike but most of all it will reward patience. Bear this in mind as you welcome back Agent 47 and you'll truly revel in IO's dark tale of redemptive violence.
Hitman: Absolution is out now on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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Severe Storms Cause Flooding in Las Vegas
(LAS VEGAS) -- Severe thunderstorms hit Las Vegas Friday evening causing flash flooding near the Strip.
Nevada Energy tweeted overnight that crews were working to restore power to about 33,000 customers.
Storms hit the northeast side of Las Vegas, pounding the area with rain and strong gusts of wind in the early evening. A 71 mph gust was recorded at Nellis Air Force Base.
Some areas experienced more than 2 feet of water. National Weather Service Meteorologist Todd Lericos, said roads were the worst affected by the storm.
"The widespread nature of the precipitation as the storm came across really caused a lot of inundation of a lot of the drainages around town and that cause a lot of headaches at intersections and road crossings," Lericos said.
According to Lericos, at least two water rescues took place in the Las Vegas metro area due to rapidly rising water.
Thankfully, the floodwaters are receding.
"We'll start to see a lot of the waters recede as all of it works its way out of the valley and into Lake Mead but we still may see some ponding of water in areas," Lericos said.
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PROVO, Utah, May 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com Inc.
(Nasdaq:ACOM), the world's largest online family history resource, today commented on NBC's decision not to renew the Who Do You Think You Are? television series for a fourth season.
"We want to thank NBC for their support of this terrific series, which over the last three years has inspired many viewers to follow their passion to learn more about who they are and where they come from,"
said Tim Sullivan, President and CEO of Ancestry.com. "We have a great partnership with the show's producers, Is or Isn't Entertainment and Shed Media, and we look forward to exploring other avenues of distribution."
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern football team is at home one final time this Saturday, Oct. 20, taking on Sewanee at 1 p.m. for Homecoming and Senior Day 2012 in Panther Stadium.
BSC is 5-2 on the season, having dropped its last two games to No. 6 Wesley on the road, Oct. 6, and Trinity University at home, Oct. 13. The Panthers were ranked as high as 11th this year but dropped out of the rankings this week. BSC also has a 1-0 mark in the Southern Athletic Association.
Sewanee is 2-5 on the year and 0-2 against SAA opponents. Saturday will mark the sixth meeting between the programs in the BSC modern football era, with the Panthers holding a 5-0 record against the Tigers. The two teams also played in 1922, with Sewanee winning 21-0. Sewanee went on to become a founding member of the Southeastern Conference 10 years later.
Senior quarterback Jimmy Stainback leads the Panthers with 1,184 passing yards and 11 touchdowns. He is 68-102 with five interceptions. Junior tailback Joseph Moultrie leads with nine rushing touchdowns; he has 443 yards on 56 carries. Senior tailback Shawn Morris leads with 480 rushing yards on 88 carries, and has recorded five touchdowns. Sophomore wide receiver Sam Vermilyea leads with 430 yards and six touchdown catches. On defense, senior safety Andrew Shannon leads the way with 50 tackles (28 solo). Senior Jeffery Steele and sophomore Ty Keenum have recorded two interceptions apiece, and senior Cory Corcoran leads with 2.5 sacks.
Junior quarterback Curtis Johnson leads Sewanee with 169 yards passing and one touchdown. Freshman quarterback Cody Daniel also has a touchdown. Johnson also leads the rushing effort with 496 yards and six touchdowns on 128 carries. Senior running back Jase Brooks also has five touchdowns, as well as a touchdown catch. Senior J.D. Crabtree leads the defense with 51 tackles (23 solo). He, senior Murphy Walters, and sophomore De'Nard Ford have two interceptions apiece, and senior John Philip Boudreaux has four sacks.
Saturday's game will feature live video streaming at collegetvticket.com and a live game tracker at bscsports.net. The Panthers are off next week before taking on conference rivals Centre, Nov. 3, and Millsaps, Nov. 10, both on the road.


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(CNN) -- His girlfriend Lindsey Vonn thinks he's "dorky," but what does Tiger Woods think?
"I guess so. My teammates used to call me 'Urkel' back in college," Woods told CNN's Rachel Nichols in an exclusive interview ahead of his appearance at the Turkish Airlines Open this weekend.
Like the bespectacled character from 90s sitcom, "Family Matters," Woods freely admits to having a "nerdy side" but his attraction to Olympic skiing champion Vonn, who also described him as "funny" and "a great guy" in a recent interview, has far more to do with mutual passions.
"I like to have fun. I enjoy life. I'm very competitive. I think that's why we get along so well," Woods said.
The pair, who went public with their relationship in March, also share an understanding of the physical demands of top athletes, although Woods concedes golf isn't exactly littered with glorious physical specimens.
Read more: Vonn puts comeback on ice
"I think we understand the work ethic that it takes. It's two totally different training regimes because she's got to spend so much time on leg development and core development and time on the bike that we don't have to. Looking at some of the guys on tour, they've got huge guts and can't breathe when they go up to tee boxes but they can still win golf tournaments," Woods said.
"In her sport, unless you're feeling close to 100% you are not going to win. So it's very different."
Return to fitness and form
Woods famously won the U.S. Open in 2008 (his last major triumph) playing through the pain barrier of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and a double stress fracture of his tibia, and injuries (knees, Achilles and elbow) have dogged him since. But barring the withdrawal from the AT&T National at Congressional in June, 2013 has been kinder physically, enabling the Tiger of old to re-emerge more regularly.
Read more: Woods dropped by EA Sports
"I knew I could get back, but I had to get healthy first. I couldn't practice unless I got healthy. And in order to play tournaments you gotta practice," he says.
Enlisting the help of swing coach Sean Foley in 2011 has also paid dividends creating more consistency in his game, he says.
"I've won eight times these last two years, so I'm very proud of that."
Major frustration
There is, however, the small matter of Woods' continuing failure to make an impact on the biggest stage -- Woods remains stuck on 14 major titles, four short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 18.
It's a frustration, admits Woods, after being in contention at two majors this year.
For once, his feted accuracy landed him in trouble during the second round of the Masters in April. While tied for the lead, Woods' third shot to Augusta's par-five 15th hit the flagstick before ricocheting back into the water. After taking a drop -- in the wrong place as it later transpired -- Woods ended up with a triple-bogey eight and eventually finished in a tie for fourth.
Woods felt the same sense of lost momentum three months later at Muirfield.
"At the British Open on Saturday at the 17th I just spun one up in the air and it ended up in the bunker. I blasted out made bogey, Lee (Westwood) made birdie so there was a big shift there. I've been there with chances to win at the weekend, I just haven't done it yet," he said.
Time, insists the 37-year-old, is still on his side.
"A lot of golfers peak in their 30s. You start eliminating mistakes as you get older. I might not bomb it as far, but strategic awareness improves. You understand how to attack the golf course and that's why there are so many great players -- (Ben) Hogan for instance, won most of his majors at my age and over.
"For Jack (Nicklaus) it took him until he was 46 ... You are going to have your years when you play really well -- you may clip two or three -- and then you have years when you just don't win anything -- you are there, you just don't happen to win," he said.
"Quite frankly, since 2008, I've been there with a chance to win about a half of them. I just haven't seemed to have won one."
Rules of the game
Woods may have enjoyed his most successful season since 2009, but not everyone has been pleased with his progress.
Last month, golf journalist Brandel Chamblee awarded Woods a grade "F" for his 2013 labors, noting provocatively that he had been "a little cavalier with the rules" -- a reference to four rules violations this year including the controversial two-shot penalty at Augusta.
Woods' agent Mark Steinberg raged on his behalf calling the slur "shameless" and "baseless," before Chamblee offered an apology of sorts via Twitter.
The constant scrutiny has become par for the course for Woods who says its just the nature of 21st century media landscape.
"It's a new world for everyone because it's a 24-hour news cycle. Everyone has outlets via blogs, the Internet has changed everything in how our sport is looked upon."
'Watermelon guy'
Woods takes refuge in practice, "hanging out with my boys" at the Medalist Golf Club near his home in Florida and focusing on his children: six-year-old daughter Sam and son Charlie who turned four this year.
"It was pretty neat that he was at Akron (WGC-Bridgestone International in August) when I won this year. It's the first time he's seen me win a golf tournament. It was thrilling for me and he got pretty excited.
"He's been out on a golf course with me (before), but he's never seen people following me playing. So that was a little bit different -- he was a little bit nervous about that because obviously it's a different type of crowd. It was a little bit shocking to him and he also loved it at the same time."
Much like his late father Earl, Woods is taking pride in watching his kids as they take their first, less public strides onto the sports field.
"I don't yell at them when they play T-ball or soccer. I just watch, support and let the coaches coach.
"Lately, I've been the watermelon guy -- so if they need a little bit of sugar, get a little tired they will come over and say: 'do you have any watermelon?' Other than that, I just watch and to me that's just a thrill."


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Stop the presses: A 329-yard game is enough to earn NFC offensive player of the week honors.
Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, whose 329-yard performance in a win over the Cowboys was second in NFL history, has received the award for Week Eight.
I've been tweeting Megatron stats all week, so let me just pass along three good ones:
— Johnson caught 87.5% of the passes thrown to him on Sunday, for 20.6 yards per attempt.
— Calvin Johnson has 440 receiving yards in the last six quarters. Charles Rogers had 440 receiving yards in his NFL career. The Lions took both receivers with the No. 2 overall pick.
— Megatron has 200+ yards six times in his last 27 games, counting the playoffs. No one else in NFL history has six career 200-yard games. Randy Moss had 200 yards once in 226 career games. Larry Fitzgerald has never had 200 yards in 154 career games. Marvin Harrison never had 200 yards in 206 career games. Cris Carter never had 200 yards in 233 career games. Tim Brown never had 200 yards in 295 career games.
Johnson may be playing the receiver position right now better than anyone has ever played it.


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The setup of "The Secret Lives of Dorks" may be familiar: Comic-book geek Payton (Gaelan Connell) is in love with cheerleader Carrie (Riley Voelkel), who already has a jock boyfriend, Clark (Beau Mirchoff), while fellow nerd Samantha (Vanessa Marano) pines for Payton. But from there, Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's otherwise clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance.
For one thing, the voiceover narration isn't limited to Payton, slipping into Carrie's point-of-view as she decides to help him woo Samantha, mostly to divert the dork's attention from herself. But there's no villain here, not even Clark, who in any other high-school movie would fulfill the bully role. Instead, he goes along with Carrie's project while he pursues his own mysterious new pastime involving a crash course in comic books.
Meanwhile, there's a rich supporting cast that offers constant humorous chatter, despite some awkwardly shoehorned appearances by Seymour Cassel as the school principal. Jim Belushi, for example, plays Payton's Mike Ditka-obsessed dad, a gym coach who's teaching his 6-year-old daughter the ins and outs of Bears football and on whom one of his fellow teachers (Jennifer Tilly) has an irrepressible crush.
Director Salomé Breziner employs animation by Ben Bjelajac to illustrate Payton's wild speculations when his dad asks, "What's the worst that could happen?" and she adds fanciful enactments of texts rather than static screen messages for a dynamic visual palette with a hip rock 'n' roll soundtrack.
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MPAA rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, and for language.
Running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes.
Playing: At AMC Universal City, Los Angeles; UltraStar UltraLuxe Anaheim 14; Muvico Thousand Oaks 14. Also on VOD.


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The official on-sale date of our 2011 Achievement Awards issue is January 30. But I'm happy to let you know that we reached our goal of making it available in digital format a month earlier.
I'm not going to tell you who won the all awards; that much you can see without even having to buy the issue for $4.99. I will say this: If you voted for CM Punk, your voice has been heard!
Click here to sample PWI's annual Year-End issue.
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- Gn9ne617 said...
Loved the issue guys! bravo from a huge fan of the magazine! Looking forward to the year in review issue where you recap month by month!
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What are your training goals (short or long term) for this upcoming year? I have a few already...but I'll list each dog with what I hope to accomplish:
Inara: she's probably going to retire from flyball this year (sniff, sniff)...my goal is to get her to her 50K title in flyball...then she can play or not as she feels. I'd like to try her out in some other venues perhaps...she's quite good in obedience, so maybe some rally if I have time.
Score: he's still going strong in flyball, so no new goals there. I would LOVE to get him competing in dock diving...which is a possibility since he finally learned (grew some balls) to leap off the dock at the beach house in DE. I think he'd be really good at it...so my main goal for him is to keep building his confidence and try and compete maybe this summer.
Puzzle: nothing for her...she's for decorative use only. Seriously...she has a hard time learning new things, and doesn't really enjoy it...but maybe something easy for her like nosework...but I doubt it. She comes last on the list of dogs that NEED a job.
Figment: I have to work on his flyball box, and get him running like he used to...this is a short term goal, that I need to work on asap. I also want to get into competing in dock diving with him...he already loves it, and is a crowd pleaser...so it's a natural fit. I also need to get Michelle working on his behavior around strangers...he's becoming a dachshund for reals.
Odd: Working on his ball retrieve is his main thing. We have to get him bringing the ball back so he can play FLYBALL! I also need to work some more basic obedience with him. He's such a good boy, that I hate wasting his potential! He's also shaping up to be a fantastic dock diver...so I hope to try competitions this year with him. He's such a goober...he leaps into the water just for fun...no toy!
Trillian: getting her into flyball full-time is my only goal for her this year. I'd actually like to get her basic obedience polished up too...and to get her into dock diving competitions too. I am also scouring lure-coursing info...to see if there is an upcoming CAT test...for her and Fig.
Swagger: starting his basic flyball skills...since he has NONE. Letting him grow up and be a puppy and experience everything.


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Sales this year of new catastrophe bonds have been the second highest since the market began, despite potential losses for investors as a result of superstorm Sandy, Swiss Resaid on Thursday.
Only a small subset of catastrophe bonds may be affected by the fierce storm that hit the eastern United States in October.
More than 50 percent of outstanding cat bonds are exposed to northeast U.S. hurricane risk, representing $8.5 billion in coverage, but Sandy did not prompt investors to sell their holdings, the world's No.2 reinsurer said.
Insurers and reinsurers use cat bonds to transfer some potential losses from natural disasters to capital markets investors, who receive a high rate of interest but risk losing all or part of their principal if a catastrophe occurs.
Around 20 percent of bonds with higher levels of northeast U.S. hurricane exposure traded slightly below face value in the few weeks after Sandy made landfall, said Martin Bisping, head of non-life risk transformation at Swiss Re. Of those, only one-third are currently trading 10-25 percent below par.
Sandy, which struck the Northeast region on Oct. 29, is expected to be the second-costliest catastrophe in U.S. history, with insured loss estimates as high as $25 billion. The most expensive natural disaster was Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Cat bond issuance has reached $5.8 billion this year thanks to a growing perception that they are insulated from mainstream financial and economic shocks.
That is an increase of $2.5 billion from last year and is more than in any year bar 2007, when issuance reached over $7 billion before falling sharply as the financial crisis struck.
Some 25 new bonds were sold. Their total volume exceeded redemptions, pushing the size of the market to $16 billion.
Cat bonds have become less expensive for insurers to issue, and are now seen as a direct alternative to traditional reinsurance for natural disaster coverage.
Additionally, "a large portion (of cat bond issuance) is providing capacity for the reinsurance companies so they can write more business by sharing their peak risks," Bisping said.
Cat bonds are likely to be issued in future covering potential losses from earthquakes and typhoons in new regions such as Australia and China, Swiss Re said.


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A A few months ago, PurseBop introduced you to a Louis Vuitton favorite, which we like to lovingly refer to as the "The Darling Dora Tote". The LV Dora Tote Bag was first introduced in the Fall/Winter 2014 collection under the creative direction of Nicolas Ghesquire. Since then, the Dora has remained dear in our hearts because of her chic timelessness. Much to our luck, The Dora tote is revisiting us in the new Fall/Winter 2015 collection.
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This fall the Dora comes in a variety of new colors, textures, and even SIZES! The handbag world has proclaimed small is the new big with the mini handbag trend. The powerhouse Louis Vuitton was quick to follow suit with the tiny trend as seen by the Nano collection. This season the Dora tote will be available in MM, PM, BB, and a new mini size.
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The mini Dora comes in the iconic Malletage pattern Ghesquiere introduced in his first Louis Vuitton collection ever as creative director. The Malletage pattern is an allusion to the details on classic LV trunks. Malletage is made of lambskin leather and is highly dimensional and polished, which adds an elegant flair to the Dora tote. The Dora Mini in Malletage comes in a rich red color called "Carmine" and classic "Noir" this season. The mini is also offered with pink trim this season in monogram canvas.
Another new rendition of the Dora this Fall is the "ultra soft" leather MM tote. The ultra soft Dora is crafted from Taurillon leather, which has a big, visible grains and a supple feel. The texture of the leather attributes to the softer, rounder corners of this Dora, and lends to an overall less structured look.
Aside from the mini version and ultra soft styles, the Dora is available in different bicolor options and crocodile leathers.
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Almost all week, we are sharing 2014 Fall Winter Louis Vuitton bags collection online, and today, a new model Dora Tote LV bags will be introduce you below.
The Louis Vuitton Dora Tote is one of the many new styles from Nicolas Ghesquiere's debut collection for the Fall Winter Season 2014. There are many of bright and colorful color design in PM and MM size. Three different materials made them in a classic view.
As the pics show, we know the newest LV Dora Tote bag features a large roomy interior with a double zipper that runs along the length of the bag. A LV Paris logo heat stamped in silver on the front of the bag, two large roomy pockets on the interior and has a microfiber lining. Take a view and visit clothesufashion.com for more new lv bags sale!
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I am fascinated with the uncontacted. The indeginous people who have no contact with the outside world. My twitter friend Scott Wallace just so happens to be an expert in this field. He tells me the book grew out of an assignment for National Geographic following a 34-man expedition into the deepest recesses of the Amazon rainforest to track a mysterious tribe known only as the flecheiros — or "People of the Arrow". He says they are warriors who defend their land with showers of poison-tipped arrows before melting back into the forest shadows. Our mission was not to make contact, but to map the tribe's territory in order to protect the land and the group from outsiders. It's an incredible tale.
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One of any parent's greatest fears is a missing child.
Each year, one million troubled teens from every social class, race and religion run away from home. Unfortunately, for American families, that number continues to rise.
Confused, pressured and highly impressionable teens follow their peers into bad choices. In most cases, runaway teenagers want to escape the rules and regulations of their family and household.
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Naiveté leads them to believe they could survive outside the nest; and dreams of a life without parental guidance, rules and punishment seem ideal.
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The Bowl Championship Series ranked with the belly putter and designated hitter among sports' most mocked creations, and often deservedly so. But talk about indelible walk-offs.
As closing scenes go, this was Kirk Gibson taking Dennis Eckersley deep, Springsteen encoring with "Backstreets," Bogart gazing into Bergman's baby blues and saying, "Here's looking at you, kid."
And the BCS' farewell after 16 seasons wasn't just Florida State's enduring, 34-31 national title conquest of Auburn. This was a five-game epic that began New Year's afternoon at the Rose Bowl and ended late Monday night in the same postcard setting at the foot of Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains.
Michigan State surprised Stanford in the Rose Bowl, and hours later Central Florida shocked Baylor in the Fiesta. Oklahoma rolled Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, and Clemson nudged Ohio State in the Orange.
From Kyle Elsworth's game-saving tackle for Michigan State — is anyone else old enough to remember Barry Krauss in the 1979 Sugar Bowl? — to Sammy Watkins' 16 receptions for Clemson, the games riveted even casual viewers and set the bar impossibly high for Florida State and Auburn.
But the Seminoles and Tigers cleared that bar with a 31-point fourth quarter that included, in the final five minutes alone, a 100-yard kickoff return by Florida State's Levonte Whitfield, a 37-yard touchdown sprint by Auburn's Tre Mason and, finally, Jameis Winston affirming his Heisman Trophy with a 2-yard scoring pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds remaining.
The Tigers worked the Seminoles' acclaimed offensive line. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall shrugged off Florida State's relentless pressure. Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher, his team down 18, went all-in with a fake punt that led to a second-quarter touchdown and surely made his former boss, Bobby Bowden, Mr. Puntrooskie himself, smile.
Lost amid the mayhem: memories of the BCS' mathematical madness (take a bow, computer programmers), ethical lapses (thanks, Fiesta Bowl executives), and the occasional controversy about its No. 1-versus-No. 2 matchups.
Florida State's victory not only ended the Southeastern Conference's unprecedented run of seven consecutive national titles — Charlton Heston never clutched a gun as tightly as the SEC did that crystal football — but also capped a historic season for the ACC.
Without a national champion since FSU in 1999 and a top-five team since the Seminoles in 2000, the conference needed a football revival in a large way. Enter Winston and Florida State, not to mention Watkins, Tajh Boyd and Clemson, the combination of which made the ACC only the second conference to win the national title game and another BCS contest in the same season — the SEC cashed that daily double in 1998, 2007 and '09.
The ACC sent a record 11 teams to bowls, and six lost. But consider that nine of the 11 were underdogs, with Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Clemson winning as pups, Florida State and North Carolina as favorites.
Granted, New Year's Eve was especially bleak for the conference as Boston College and Virginia Tech lost to the Pacific 12's Arizona and UCLA by 53 points combined, and Duke squandered a 38-17 halftime lead against Texas A&M and Johnny Manziel, college football's most electric quarterback since Virginia Tech's Michael Vick in 1999 and 2000. So no one should suggest the ACC approaches SEC or Pac-12 depth.
But a national championship, accompanying Orange Bowl victory and beaucoup individual honors for the likes of Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Boston College running back Andre Williams, Florida State cornerback Lamarcus Joyner and Duke coach David Cutcliffe make this the best of the ACC's 61 football seasons.
And make no mistake: Conference affiliation and pride was a major subplot Monday.
Once-beaten and twice blessed by miracles, Auburn had survived the SEC gauntlet, dethroning two-time reigning national champion Alabama along the way. Undefeated Florida State had ransacked the ACC, trouncing then-national No. 3 Clemson by 37 — on the road!
The Seminoles' closest game had been a 48-34 victory at Boston College, and their average margin was a silly 42.3 points. But Florida State had not trailed since that late September afternoon at BC. Had the ACC left the Seminoles ill-prepared for a 15-round title fight? How would they respond to the fourth-quarter tension that was so foreign to them and routine to Auburn?
Vegas favored Florida State by 10.5 points, and most liked Fisher's bunch to cover. But, blood-pressure issues for coaches, players and fans aside, if the Seminoles were to slay the SEC beast, wasn't it best to earn it in a searing fourth quarter that validated both teams and offered so much promise for the four-team playoff (imagine three bowls, instead of one, with championship stakes) that debuts next season?
"The SEC is great football," Fisher said during his postgame news conference. "I coached in that league (as an assistant) for 13 years, I respect every bit of it, but there's some other folks in this country that can play some football, too."
Fisher was a touch less refined on the field immediately after the game, using one of Bowden's favorite words.
"The ACC's a dadgum good football conference," he told ESPN's Heather Cox.
Dadgum right.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
At long last, we're thrilled to bring you our very first Neon Gold Tour, a powerhouse mini-tour launching in NYC at Popshop on March 1st and wrapping up at SXSW at the official Neon Gold Records showcase two weeks later. Headlining are our resident partystarters The Knocks, with support from our beloved dreamers Savoir Adore and our very first albums signing (!!!) St. Lucia. That's right, we're very proud to announce the amazing and talented St. Lucia as our first albums signing, but more on that next week.
For now, it's all about gearing up for our biggest live undertaking yet, as we bring together three of our favorite bands in the game and set them loose on the unsuspecting masses of the eastern seaboard. And if we missed your town on this run, worry not, this tour will be the first of many. Tickets for all shows (except Trinity College) are on sale now and can be found at our new Neon Gold ticketing hub HERE. We'll have a few special guests joining the tour in various cities, and if you're in NYC you're going to want to get your tickets NOW because we've got one hell of a special guest headliner lined up for the launch party, and tickets will sell out overnight once the cat's out of the bag. Consider this fair warning. Full dates and audio below:
March 1st -- NYC -- Santos Party House (POPSHOP014)
March 2nd -- Boston -- Middle East Downstairs
March 3rd -- Trinity College -- The Mill
March 6th -- DC -- U Street Music Hall
March 7th -- Philadelphia -- The Blockley
March 8th -- Savannah -- Savannah Stopover
March 11th -- Atlanta -- Masquerade
STREAM: "R.O.Y.L." - The Knocks
DOWNLOAD: "We Got It Wrong" - St. Lucia
DOWNLOAD: "Dreamers" - Savoir Adore
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- James Edward said...
YEAH!!!! Coming to Atlanta, thanks for bringing some form of "Pop Shop" to the south!
- January 26, 2012 at 11:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Come to socal!! you have fans heeere!!
- January 27, 2012 at 12:50 AM
- PT said...
I agree with anonymous. Please come to California! I need to see and hear all of your guys' pop-perfection goodness LIVE.
- January 27, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Dustin Durham said...
Dallas needs you. All of you.
- January 29, 2012 at 3:14 AM
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