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Although we've all been exploring the visual web for years, marketers are still not unanimous as to what that means. Let's explore.
As a business professional, you know there's got to be more to smartphone photography than sexy filters and slapping images up on social networks, and
As the tech world grapples with making social media metrics mainstream and affordable, gazeMetrix launches "visual mentions," which could be the next big attention grabber.
Instagram has risen in popularity since its launch, but as more teens flock to the photo sharing site, behaviors are changing for the worse. We
As Instagram steps away from Twitter, Pinterest quietly steps closer to the social media giant, making the social network more photo-based in the absence of
Until this month, Pinterest's Terms of Service restricted its use to personal accounts, like many social networks do in their earliest days, but have now
After a long wait, Pinterest is using the holidays as their inspiration for finally unveiling secret boards, allowing users to have private pins unseen by
In coming days, Instagram will roll out user profiles online so non-mobile users can peek in, but is this a good or bad thing? Does
Instagram users spend more time using the service than Twitter users, reinforcing the prominence of the rising visual web as photos take the place of
The popularity of the visual web is in full force, but it can be time consuming to create visual content. Here are some quick tips
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Crescent Moon Shooter, Deadlock: Online, To Be Updated
An update is being released, in about two weeks, for Crescent Moon's dual-stick shooter Deadlock: Online. It will feature new environments and other gameplay additions.
Mike Lata
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Tank Hero Now Available On The iPhone
If you enjoy fast-paced arcade shooters, check out Tank Hero. The popular Android Game is now available for the iPhone. It isn't a cakewalk, however, with over 80 levels available.
Mike Lata
| June 2
Review: Sky Combat - Patrol The Not-So-Friendly Skies
Sky Combat is an exciting new title from a well established publisher, Chillingo. But are the tight gameplay and brilliant graphics enough to make it stand out in an already crowded shooter genre?
Samuel L. Lytle
| February 11
NimbleBit's Omium For iPad Now Available, Grab A Friend And Unleash The Bad Guys
NimbleBit's second iPad game, Omium, has arrived in the App Store. It's a top-down shooter that allows two players to go head-to-head on the same iPad.
Tyler Tschida
| May 26
NimbleBit Reveals Omium, A 2-Player Shooter For iPad
It looks like NimbleBit has yet another hit casual game on their hands, only this time it's a top-down shooter for the iPad titled Omium.
Tyler Tschida
| May 21
Alive 4-Ever Returns Invades The App Store
Zombies have invaded the App Store once again in the sequel to Meridian's hit dual-stick survival shooter titled Alive 4-Ever Returns.
Tyler Tschida
| April 28
Two New Battle Bears Titles Revealed For iPhone And iPad - Screenshots Included
Not one but two new Battle Bears games are set to hit the App Store in the coming months, and we have some screenshots to prove it.
Tyler Tschida
| April 26
Alive 4-Ever Returns To Launch At The End Of This Month - New Screenshots And Gameplay Video
Ready for more top-down dual-stick survival shooter action? Meridian definitely is, as they are set to release Alive 4-Ever Returns at the end of this month.
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If you start saving 2 percent of your income but your situation changes, have you increased your savings rate? Can you get to 10 percent two years after starting your system? If you have been saving 10 percent and don't feel any stress, is it safe to move to a 20 percent rate of savings? Once your system is a natural piece of your process, so much so that it is invisible to you, you could be giving up some control or awareness of your financial situation.
Personal finance is about making conscious choices with your money. That includes not using money without considering the circumstances. The present scenario changes over time, and a system does not relieve you of the need to see every pay check as a money-saving opportunity.
Automatic saving leads to success. A study from 2009 (Gordon, Romich, & Waithaka) determined that customers who created systems in the form of automatic savings transfers had more success accumulating savings. The accumulation savings is an intermediate goal, meaning it's part of a path towards something else. With more savings, you can avoid expensive debt, and you can reach financial independence sooner. This gives you the ability to have more control over your life, to spend your time doing what makes you happy without having to be concerned about negative financial consequences for every decision you make.
Systems like automatic savings will help get you there.
How do you automate your savings?
Luke Landes, also known as Flexo, is the founder of Consumerism Commentary. He has been blogging and writing for the internet since 1995 and has been building online communities since 1991.


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General Convention Procedures
The number of guaranteed sessions allotted to each forum is determined by the Program Committee. MLA Committees have two guaranteed sessions. Allied organizations have one guaranteed session.Close
A final decision must be made before submitting program copy for any session.Close
1 April is the deadline for all program copy, including guaranteed sessions.Close
1 April is the deadline for submitting program copy for competitive sessions. All program copy must be submitted online using the appropriate form for the entity and type of session.Close
Each entity should decide whether or not it wishes to predetermine which session(s) will be competitive and which will be guaranteed. Entities may wish to wait until they receive responses to their calls for papers to determine which sessions should be submitted as guaranteed or competitive. Session organizers are responsible for responding to all inquiries and should indicate when a decision on the session will be made (1 April for guaranteed sessions, 30 May for competitive sessions).Close
All sessions are judged using the same scoring system. If a collaborative competitive proposal has the same score as a competitive proposal submitted by a single entity, the collaborative proposal will be given preference. Please note that each entity may submit only one collaborative session.Close
Planning for collaborative proposals should start in the fall prior to the year in which the proposal will be submitted (i.e., start planning in fall 2012 for a proposal for the 2014 convention).Close
No, collaborative sessions are limited to two cosponsoring entities. Each entity may participate in only one collaborative session.Close
Individual MLA members are welcome to submit special-session proposals. Please note that the Program Committee looks at the entire makeup of the convention to make sure that a wide range of fields are covered. Each special-session proposal is considered as an independent proposal; such proposals are not connected to other proposals.Close
Special-session proposals are considered in a separate pool from the competitive-session proposals.Close
Because of constraints on the number of sessions that can be held at the convention, members of the Program Committee carefully review and score all session proposals, accepting only those that receive the highest scores (see scoring rubric). Its decisions on session proposals are final, although submitters are welcome to revise their proposals for the following year (see FAQ below).Close
The Program Committee cannot provide specific details or feedback on all the sessions that were not accepted. If you plan to resubmit your proposal for the following year's convention, you can request assistance with the revision. To receive feedback, send your request along with a revised proposal description to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than 1 February, and include the reference number that was listed on the notification letter. The executive director or one of the Program Committee members will review your revised proposal as well as your original one and provide comments and suggestions.Close
Organizing Your Session
The call for papers listing is one way for session organizers to invite MLA members to submit presentations for convention sessions. Any executive committee that plans to propose more than one session for a particular convention must submit a call for papers for at least one of those sessions. Calls for papers are not a requirement for sessions not sponsored by an MLA forum.Close
Calls for papers must be submitted through the MLA Web site (www.mla.org/conv_papers). Session organizers may submit calls for papers from early November 2015 to 28 February 2016 for the 2017 convention. Submissions must be no more than 35 words in length, including the session title, a brief description, submission requirements (papers, abstracts, word or page limits), and submission deadline (most are listed as early to mid-March). Your name and contact information are not included in the word limit. Calls for papers will be posted on the Web site as they are submitted and removed in late March.Close
Yes. Session organizers who place calls for papers should acknowledge receipt of proposals and notify members whether their proposals will be included in the submitted session.Close
This requirement was established in part to demonstrate the applying organization's ability to create sessions that would withstand the MLA's proposal review process. The Program Committee does not give special consideration to sessions that are proposed as part of the allied organization application process. Your proposal should focus on the merits of this particular proposed session and should not be used to promote or advertise your organization. All special-session proposals must follow the same submission requirements and are subject to the same review processes. Please refer to the Proposing a Special Session page and the Procedures for Organizing Meetings at the MLA Convention for information about proposing a special session.Close
Please let your session organizer know immediately. It may be possible to arrange for a replacement. Please note that papers normally cannot be read in absentia (whether by Skype, videoconferencing, audio delivery, or presentation by surrogates). Presenters who are unable to attend the convention because of unforeseen emergencies are reminded that they may include a link to their presentations in the online Program.Close
Please contact the MLA convention office immediately (email@example.com). Information about a valid replacement will be included in relevant publications as time permits.Close
MLA sessions should only be canceled if nearly all the participants are unable to attend the convention. In such a situation, please contact the MLA convention office immediately (email@example.com), so that convention attendees can be informed of the cancellation. You should also inform all the participants in your session of the cancellation.Close
Program-Copy Forms
Final program-copy forms must be submitted online no later than 1 April.Close
Program-copy forms will be available on the MLA Web site by late February to designated contact persons for each group or committee. If you are designated to complete the program copy for your group's sessions, you should receive information from your MLA liaison on how to access the forms. If you have questions about who has access to program-copy forms, please contact the appropriate MLA representative: Karin Bagnall (email@example.com) for forum sessions; Deirdre Henry (email@example.com) for allied sessions; or your MLA committee liaison for MLA committee sessions. If you are proposing a special session, contact Stacey Courtney (email@example.com). Once you have accessed the form, follow the prompts and complete the information for the various sections. At the bottom of each page, you have the option to save and finish later or continue to the next page of the form. The final page ("View Program-Copy Form") allows you to view the information that you have entered and make any necessary corrections. Be sure to print out this page and keep it for your records. Once your form is complete and exactly how you would like it to appear, click Submit. Once you submit your form you will be unable to access it again to make any changes.Close
At the discretion of the executive director, waivers may be granted for nonscholars and scholars who work in disciplines other than language and literature. Requests for membership waivers may be made at the end of the program-copy form.Close
An automatic computer-generated confirmation e-mail message will be sent to you after you have completed your submission online. So that the confirmation e-mail message is not blocked by spam-blocking software, please make sure that your e-mail account is set up to receive messages from the MLA domain (mla.org).Close
Yes, you may list yourself as presider, panelist, or respondent for the session you are organizing if you feel that this arrangement creates the best possible session. But please keep in mind that you can have your name in the Program no more than twice, so that if you preside and give a presentation in one session, you cannot participate in another session.Close
Not necessarily. The session organizer is the person who has organized and submitted the session and is listed on the form as the contact person who will receive the program-copy proofs in July. The session organizer's name will not appear in the Program unless that person is also participating in the session. The presider will introduce the session and the speakers at the convention and is responsible for directing the session, enforcing time limits, and providing the required fifteen-minute discussion period. The presider's name and affiliation are listed in the Program. Session organizers may list themselves as presiders for their sessions, but it is not a requirement.Close
No, it is not necessary to list a presider. If no presider is listed, however, you should make arrangements for how the session will function without one.Close
Each MLA session is one hour and fifteen minutes in length. The Delegate Assembly has approved the policy that there must be a fifteen-minute discussion period at the end of each session; therefore, the Program Committee strongly recommends that there be no more than three principal presentations in a session.Close
A roundtable session is composed of brief presentations and group discussions instead of formal paper presentations. There is a section on the first page of the form under "Meeting Information" where you can select Formal Session or Roundtable. The roundtable form provides spaces for the participants' names and affiliations but not for presentation titles.Close
Roundtable sessions may have up to eight participants, including presiders and respondents. Each MLA session is one hour and fifteen minutes in length, with the last fifteen minutes reserved for discussion. You should select the number of speakers that best suits your session and allows you to stay within the allotted time.Close
Roundtable sessions are composed of brief presentations and group discussion. Presentation titles and discussion topics are not listed.Close
Usually only one person serves as presider for a session. If you feel that your session requires two presiders, click Add Copresider to access a pop-up box with space for the name and affiliation of the copresider. Do not try to include the information for both copresiders in the space allotted for one presider; this may create errors in your submission.Close
Yes, you may have copresenters on your panel, provided that they are able to give the presentation within the allotted time. On the form, there is a link located next to the presentation title and above the affiliation for each speaker position. Click Add Copresenter to access a pop-up box with space for the name and affiliation of the copresenter. Do not try to include the information for both copresenters in the space allotted for one presenter; this may create errors in your submission.Close
You can add presenters to your session by using the link "Click here to add more presenters" on the Session Participants page, below the name of the third participant. A pop-up page will allow you to add presenters and presentations to your panel. Please note that the Program Committee strongly recommends that there be no more than three principal presentations in a session.Close
Yes. So that as many members as possible may have the opportunity to be active in convention programs, a participant may be listed only twice in the Program. Participants may serve as presiders, speakers, or respondents. The two listings may occur in a single session or in two different sessions.Close
No more than two panelists from the same institution may participate in a session, regardless of their roles.Close
Only current MLA members (or those whose membership requirements have been waived) may be included in your session. Session participants must be MLA members by 7 April to be listed in the Program. If a session participant is not a member and has not been granted a membership waiver by the 7 April deadline, your session will be listed in the Program without that person's name or contribution to your panel. If your participant joins the MLA after 7 April, you can request to have that person and his or her contribution listed in the Convention Daily, which is distributed at the convention.Close
Waivers of membership may be granted to nonscholars (e.g., medical doctors, visual artists) and scholars who work in fields other than language and literature. MLA members, including those in the emeritus category, are not eligible for waivers of membership. A waiver of membership may be granted to a person once every five years. Session organizers and presiders are not eligible for waivers of membership. For additional information on waivers of membership, please refer to the Procedures for Organizing Meetings at the MLA Convention.Close
The request must be made on the Request for Waiver of Membership form, available at the end of your program-copy submission, and submitted by 1 April. You may also access the electronic form through the Convention section of the MLA Web site, under Program-Copy Forms. If the waiver is not approved, the participant may still become an MLA member by 7 April to participate in your session. For additional information on waivers of membership, please refer to the Procedures for Organizing Meetings at the MLA Convention.Close
Limited funds are available each year to provide partial assistance to persons who are not MLA members and who would not normally be expected to attend a professional meeting in the field of language and literature. A waiver of membership must be submitted before a request for funding may be made. Funding requests must be made on the fund request form by 15 April and must explain how the participant would enrich the Program. You should access the funding request form through the "Thank You" page at the completion of your waiver request. Allied organizations may not request funding for their participants.
Travel grants are available for advanced graduate student members, non-tenure-track or unemployed members, and regular or life members residing outside the United States and Canada. For more information about travel grants, please visit www.mla.org/resources/awards/award_finasst or contact Annie Reiser (email@example.com).Close
No. All the information that you provide in your final program-copy form should be complete and should appear exactly as you wish it to appear in the Program. Session and presentation titles cannot be changed once they have been submitted. The names you include as presider, respondent, and speakers should be the names of the people who will be participating in those positions for your session at the convention. You should have commitments from all the session participants before submitting your final program-copy form.Close
Session participants' names must be entered on the form exactly as they appear in the MLA membership database, including capitalizations, middle names, initials, etc. If they are not, the computer will not recognize the names as belonging to members. Sometimes accents in the name or a change in affiliation confuses the system, even if the name is typed correctly. You may select "nonmember/not sure" if there are any questions and continue submitting your program copy. Once we receive your submission, we will manually check the membership status of all session participants and e-mail you if there are any membership questions. Our manual check supersedes any questions that the system may have raised.Close
The session organizer is responsible for including all audiovisual requests for the session by 1 April in the designated "Audiovisual Equipment" section of the program-copy form. It is the session organizer's responsibility to obtain all audiovisual requirements from the session participants before submitting the final program-copy form. Late requests cannot be accommodated.Close
There are often punctuation errors that occur in the submission of the electronic forms. Because of browser issues, text that is pasted instead of typed into this form may lose punctuation, line breaks, and other formatting. Retyping lost information into the form should correct most omissions. If you are having difficulty creating italics, type an underline mark before and after a word or sentence to indicate that it should be in italics (e.g., _Hamlet_ to indicate Hamlet).Close
All final program-copy forms must be complete and correct at the time they are submitted. The session information printed in the Program will be taken directly from your submission. Before you submit your form, make sure that the information included on the form (participants' names and affiliations, session title, presentation titles, audiovisual equipment, and accessibility requirements) appears exactly as you wish it to appear in the Program. Any information not included on the program-copy form may be omitted from the Program. The final page of the form allows you to review the information that you have entered and make any necessary corrections. Make sure to print out a copy of this page for your records. Once you submit your electronic program-copy form, you will be unable to access it again to make any changes.Close


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Joseph Fiennes on Playing Michael Jackson: We Need 'Colorblind Casting at All Levels'
Fiennes — a white, British actor — will play Michael Jackson in the upcoming Sky Arts production, "Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon"
Fiennes — a white, British actor — will play Michael Jackson in the upcoming Sky Arts production, "Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon"
"It's just a sense of the fun of the road trip … That's all it is, a lighthearted take," actors tells TheWrap in response to...
Brian Cox and Stockard Channing will also star in British TV movie
From poorly timed bathroom breaks to offensive jokes, TheWrap rounds up the most memorable moments from Hollywood's booziest awards show
"The Hunger Games" star tells embarrassing story on "The Tonight Show"
Insiders tell TheWrap the popular Robertson Boulevard haunt is casting staff for non-scripted project that's in the works for a cable network
Director Roland Emmerich and 'Transparent' also picked up top prizes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday
"The Normal Heart" actor will make his return to the network in the film
The multi-hyphenate accepts a visionary filmmaker award at the Venice Film Festival and turns the event into a shoot for his new movie
Rivers' best laugh-out-loud moments include, "Bo Derek turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn't remember the lines"
A Newsweek feature by David Cay Johnston uncovers a long pattern of exaggeration or outright fabrication by the late best-selling author C. David Heymann
The beauty company saw a decrease of 13.4 percent in net sales from 2013
Comedian selects 1960s noir film "Blast of Silence," screens it, and mocks it, with fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff
V.C. Andrews adaptation is cable's top original movie since October 2012 in 25-54 demo
The King of Pop earned more money in the last year than any living celebrities
"Dirty Little Secret: The Jodi Arias Story" ranks second in original cable movies so far this year
Richard Burton famously left Sybil Christopher for Elizabeth Taylor in 1963, but his ex-wife went on to be a successful night club owner and theater...
Helena Bonham Carter may help you forget "Liz & Dick"
Scarlett Johansson takes on Maggie the Cat in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." How does she stack up against Elizabeth Taylor?
Chandlee also represented John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands and Tom Selleck in a career that lasted six decades
Auction of Elizabeth Taylor's possessions helps put "Cleopatra" at top of Forbes list
Troubled "Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan flaunts her figure, and her best Elizabeth Taylor impression, in shot from new Lifetime biopic
"Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan tries on the persona of a Hollywood legend — and gets her neck nuzzled — in first official photo from...
"True Blood" and "Ugly Betty" alum Grant Bowler joins the Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick"
"I think she's not in a place to work," Rosie O'Donnell says of Lindsay Lohan
"I am very honored to have been asked to play this role," Lindsay Lohan says of taking on the part of screen icon Elizabeth Taylor...
Frank Langella details affairs with Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth and takes some pot shots in his memoir "Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As...
Recently troubled "Mean Girls" star is in early conversations to take on the role of iconic actress
Proceeds from at least four separate auctions will bring in millions
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A fight is brewing among Democratic senators over whether to roll back restrictions that prevent the Export-Import Bank from investing in coal-fired power plants overseas.
by Ben Armbruster Jan 28, 2014
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said the new Iran sanctions bill he co-sponsored should not come to a floor vote while talks are ongoing.
by Zack Ford Oct 30, 2013
ENDA will soon get a full vote in the Senate — and possibly its first passage there ever — but it still needs one more vote before the employment protections for the LGBT community can be brought to the floor.
by Rebecca Leber Jun 26, 2013
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From the Man Vehicle Lab at MIT, an infographic poster from professor Dava Newman and illustrator Cam Brensinger. The poster shows the technology development in spacesuits and some future design concepts.
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From the Man Vehicle Lab at MIT, an infographic poster from professor Dava Newman and illustrator Cam Brensinger. The poster shows the technology development in spacesuits and some future design concepts.
Really cool use of visualization tools to create this music video for Radiohead's "House of Cards".
Check out this link to a different version on Google that lets you move the video image around while its playing. and the "making of" video that shows the laser scanners they used.
Radiohead just released a new video for its song "House of Cards" from the album "In Rainbows".
No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes.
Watch the making-of video to learn about how the video was made and the various technologies that were used to capture and render 3D data
Over on Think>Map>Draw, Michael DiTullo, the Design Director for Converse, shared his thoughts about design and sketched this parallel design process between the intended design process and the actual design process.
Sketch image: 2008 copyrighted Michael DiTullo and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
A few readers have written emails to me asking about what software to use to create infographics. My needs are pretty simple for my day job, so I only have a handful of tools that I use loaded onto my MacBook. But the graphics I create are fairly simple, and don't use massive amounts of data.
Yes, I included MS Office in the list because there are some really cool things you can do with Excel and PowerPoint. I'll post some examples in the future.
What software do you use?
Post about your favorite software in the comments and share your "must have" software with everyone here.
Greetings from the Blogipeligo!
A fun infographic from xkcd.com that uses a map image to communicate the relative sizes of the different types of online communities. I was impressed that I at least recognized most of them, and actually participate in some of them.
From the Mozilla website, and obviously a part of their sales pitch. I picked up that the calendar arrangement of the squares is in fact correct for 2006. Its getting the small things right that help make good infographics.
An independent study shows that, in 2006, IE users were vulnerable to online threats 78% of the time. Firefox users? Only 2%.
"At risk" defined as publicly available exploits with no patch. Source: "Internet Explorer users Unsafe for 284 Days in 2006" Brian Krebs, Washington Post, 1/4/2007
Found on digg.com, this map was posted on strangemaps.com. The portion of each state shows the amount of land in each state owned by the Federal Government, but not the specific location. It's centered in each state just to show the relative size.
This map appeared as an illustration to 'Can the West Lead Us To A Better Place?', an article in Stanford Magazine, a periodical for and about alumni from that university.
Will all of the hype around the launch of the iPhone 3G, I wanted to share a simple infographic showing the circuitboard from inside one of the new phones. It clearly identifies each major component and also adds what that compnent does inside the phone. The graphic really adds a significant amount of depth to the article.
The full article is from TechOnline.
This world mosaic is created from 1,001 Web 2.0 icons/logos and each one is a clickable link to its respective site. It was created using AndreaMosaic photo software, by the team at AppAppeal.
Thanks Jelle for sending in the link!
As to what the image depicts, it was constructed by sorting roughly 800,000 scientific papers into 776 different scientific paradigms (shown as red and blue circular nodes) based on how often the papers were cited together by authors of other papers. Links (curved lines) were made between the paradigms that shared common members, then treated as rubber bands, holding similar paradigms closer to one another when a physical simulation forced them all apart: thus the layout derives directly from the data. Larger paradigms have more papers. Labels list common words unique to each paradigm.


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The family pet is a companion that helps teach your kids about responsiblity, and it's no doubt that your dog or cat should be included in all the Halloween fun. Dress your pets up in a fun, creative, or just plain cute Halloween costume like the skeleton costume by Martha Stewart Pets, and send off a photo for the Halloween Pet Costume Contest hosted by Long Island's best candy store.
Just a tiny sampling of all the retro candies available at Bobb Howard's General Store!
The grand prize winner will get $25 to spend at Bobb Howard's General Store where shelves are stocked with retro candies and toys from yesteryear, including Astro Pops, Zots, Dubble Bubble Bubble gum, and Pop Rocks. The store also ships to locations worldwide.
Second place and third place winners will win a giant Hershey's syrup bank and a giant gee wee, respectively. The contest runs Oct. 3 - Oct. 28, 2012.
How to Enter + Rules
1. Send a photo of your pet in costume along with your pet's name, your name, address, and phone number to: firstname.lastname@example.com. (You can enter as many photos as you want.)
a. Photos will be used on Bobb Howard's General Store's website and Facebook page, so please include permission to use your photo too. No last names will be used.
2. Enter by midnight Oct. 28
3. Only submit photos of your OWN pet!
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With another win notched in their belt, the Marion County Lady Knights opened their second double-header of the week on Feb. 8. For the second time this season, the Lady Knights defeated their opponent, the Washington County Commanderettes, 54-28.
Later that night, Marion County's boys team picked up its fifth consecutive win by defeating the Commanders (2-16) by 37 points.
Saturday's win marks the eighth consecutive season that the Lady Knights have swept their neighboring rival.
By Will Phillips
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The Marion County Lady Knights were in action against the Taylor County Lady Cardinals Friday night in the Roby Dome.
It was a low-scoring affair from the opening tip. The first score came nearly two minutes into the game on a free throw by Taylor County junior guard Haley Wright.
By Will Phillips
Enterprise correspondent
A slow crawl upwards on the Marion County Lady Knights record was put to a halt on Jan. 31.
Despite a fierce fight, the Lady Knights (8-9) fell to the Nelson County Lady Cardinals, 73-62.
Lady Knights Coach Anthony Epps said that he liked the effort of his players during the game.
Like a knife through butter, the Marion County Aquaknights cut through the water to take another win last week.
On Jan. 28, the Aquaknights hosted and defeated Nelson County High School, Thomas Nelson High School, and Bethlehem High School.
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- Release Date: Oct 16, 2007
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A few pacing issues, visual blips, and minor quirks with the menu presentation aren't a complete killjoy considering the rest of the game is rock-solid.
For the majority of gamers, however, Fish Tycoon would likely "float to the top" and get "flushed" after only a few hours of play.
Fish Tycoon is a game that could easily be a great addition to the simulation video game genre, but it is flawed with overly complicated menus and a weak graphical coat of paint.
You've really got to be a diehard fish lover to enjoy this game otherwise it will bore you to tears.
Fish Tycoon on DS is like that "monster bass" you see from the shore by the weed bed, compared to the tiny baby bass it becomes once it jumps on your hook and you land it. Which means, yeah, I was expecting Fish Tycoon to be better on the DS. It's worse.
AceGamezEven at its budget price, it's hard to recommend Fish Tycoon to any party, hardcore or casual.
Fish Tycoon cannot escape the trappings of mediocrity. Besides its unique status as a game that requires tedious work for minimum payoff, it also features some of the worst DS compatibility to be seen on the system.
Terrible graphics and extremely limited interaction. Even my girlfriend, who normal gets obsessive about these sorts of pet games, lasted a day before she gave up.
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RioTobias-DeaconMay 7, 2008Its a good game and quite exciting when you make a new breed of fish but it can be quite irritating when it takes agesfor the fish to haveIts a good game and quite exciting when you make a new breed of fish but it can be quite irritating when it takes agesfor the fish to have babies. I am just impatient even when i put it on 2x the speed!! And everything costs alot too which is irritating but other than that its ok =)… Full Review »
Rachell.Oct 20, 2007Great fun, but only for a certain group of people.


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NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time since the days of Ruth and Gehrig, the New York Yankees have won four straight series to start a season.
Alex Rodriguez passed Mark McGwire for eighth place with his 584th home run, Derek Jeter also connected and A.J. Burnett pitched seven shutout innings Saturday to lead the surging Yankees over the Rangers 7-3.
After taking two of three against Boston, Tampa Bay and the Los Angeles Angels, the defending World Series champions swept the opening two games of a three-game set against Texas.
Not since 1926, the first year Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig started the season together, had the Yankees won their first four series. The only other year they achieved the feat was 1922, when they were still playing at the Polo Grounds.
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In 1889, Italy's Queen Margherita visited Naples, which most people agree is the birthplace of pizza. In honor of her visit, a local baker added white mozzarella to the traditional Neapolitan pie combination of red tomatoes and green basil leaves to complete the colors of the Italian flag.
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Heat oven to 500°. On a lightly floured surface, cut pizza dough in half and roll out into two 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
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May 15 King Veteran's Home Car Show, King, Wis. 715-258-4247
May 20 Clintonville Car Show, Clintonville 715-823-4606
May 27 Bear Creek Car Show, Bear Creek Fire Dept – Evening
May 30 American Legion Car Show Neenah – 920-725-6680
May 30 Omro Memorial Day Car Show – 920-685-7005
AND DON'T FORGET THE LANDING STRIP DANCE CLUB CAR SHOW ON JUNE 25. INFO: 1-920-867-4400 or 1-715-281-5925
I had blogged the Landing Strip Car Show earlier, but I forgot to emphasize that it is important to sign up early if you want to get the T-shirt for the First Annual event. The T-shirt will be somewhat similar to the poster and will be a unique one to have in your collection for sure. But to be certain of getting the T-shirt, you have to pre-register and let us know what size you are.
The Landing Strip is a dance club across the highway from the Waupaca Airport. It's on the service road on the west side of Highway 10. The place has lots of room to display vehicles OUTSIDE the club and the car show will be totally outside. The whole idea is to have a "different" kind of show that's not the same old same old. It's going to be FUN.
This year the owner of the club, Jerry, would like to get a few hundred cars, trucks and Jeeps out to his first show in June. A motorcycle show will be a separate event in August. Gunner's Great Garage has been asked to help with the car show. The Limey Brothers of Berlin will be helping with the motorcycle show. More info about the bike show will be available at the car show.
To tie into the dance club's theme, the 2016 car show will be "spotlighting" topless cars, trucks and Jeeps. That means convertibles, roadsters, early Broncos and Blazers, IH Scouts and Jeep CJs. But ALL cars are invited to participate in the show. Sedans, coupes, wagons and pickups are all welcome. No car is left behind.
Pre-registration for the show is $10 and you get the free T-shirt with your pre-registration. There will be awards for best GM, Ford, Mopar, Import and Domestic Independent (Hudson, AMC, Nash, etc.) There will also be fun awards for sexiest ragtop, best car bra and shortest fender skirt. Plus a "Best of Show" award.
The best 12 cars picked will be eligible for a calendar shoot with the Landing Strip ladies! How can you resist that photo op?
There will be food and outside restrooms available.
What? LANDING STRIP CAR SHOW
When? June 25, 2016 (registration 9-noon)
Where: E4353 E Gate Dr, Waupaca, WI, 54981.
Contact: Landing Strip at 1-920-867-4400
Gunner's Great Garage at 1-715-281-5925
How to Register: Send $10, your name, your address, your car info and your T-shirt size to the Landing Strip at the above address or to Gunner's Great Garage at E6110 Fuhs Rd., Manawa, WI, 54949.
Vintage Pipes & Stripes is the name of the show and it's set for June 10-11, 2016. It seems like the best way to get in touch with the show organizer is through Facebook (a social media site that I've stayed away from so far.) The guys at Wisconsin Hot Rod Radio also have information about it on their Website.
Now, I'm not starting to use my Website to promote events. This Website is intended to promote Gunner's Great Garage. But when a show is pretty close to us, I think it's a good idea to tell people about it. That way, maybe a couple of fellow car nuts will stop by on their way to the show.
The big day will be January 2, 2016. According to Mary Beth Leopold, that's when The Automobile Gallery (www.TheAutomobileGallery.org) will open its doors in downtown Green Bay. Leopold is the Executive Director of the new facility, that combines the features of an auto museum, art gallery, events center and executive conference room.
William "Red" Lewis of De Pere, Wis. (a Green Bay suburb) built The Automobile Gallery as an offshoot of his passion for cars. Lewis collected about 60 cars, restored them and set up a foundation to run The Automobile Gallery. His main goal was to showcase automobiles as works of art. He also hopes to share his love of the automobile with those who come to The Automobile Gallery.
Lewis completely renovated a closed up building that had been a state-of-the-art Cadillac dealership in 1958. It is located in downtown Green Bay. The cars displayed inside include many automotive icons including a '55 Chevy, a Delorean, a split-window Corvette, a Classic Cadillac coupe with a rumble seat and a first-generation Thunderbird two-seater.
As part of his concept, Williams selected a colorful array of finishes for the cars and he displays many with their hoods raised to show what makes them tick. A goal of the gallery is to educate the public about automotive history and car styling. One racing car—a huge dragster worth up to $75,000—is mounted on a wall behind two hot rods. Other cars are raised in the air and appear to be floating against the gallery's white walls.
To support The Automobile Gallery, admission will be charged to see the cars and the other facilities in the building can be rented for events and meetings. There will also be a guest vehicle program allowing other collectors to show there cars at the gallery during a few months for a fee. Information about all these opportunities will be posted on the Website.
The Automobile Gallery will be open on weekends and Monday afternoons. See the Website for the full details,]]>
I wouldn't be surprised if TV star Courtney Hansen does show up at my "new" Gunner's Great Garage building someday. I say this because all the pieces to this project have just been falling into place perfectly. But let's do the flashback thing to explain what I'm talking about.
A few years ago I heard that Fred and Bob Hansen of Waupaca, Wis., did auto repairs in an old building that had been a Yellowstone Garage. The Yellowstone Trail was an early coast-to-coast highway that ran across the northern part of the United States. Certain garages on the route signed on to be Yellowstone Garages where tourists could stop to get service or repairs.
I wrote an article about the building, which was then called Hansen's Auto Exchange. Fred and Bob told me that they had some information that it had been a dealership for Oaklands and Oldsmobiles. As a Pontiac enthusiast, I was most interested in the Oakland link. Oakland was the parent make of the Pontiac.
Years past. I retired from Old Cars Weekly and opened Gunner's Great Garage in Manawa, Wis. It took five years to really get the new business off the ground. My son and I were restoring cars. Last summer, I could tell I needed more help. In July, just before the Iola Car Show, I got invited to an old-fashioned ice cream social at Bob Hansen's home. He made the ice cream using a hit-and-miss engine. During the party he mentioned that he was looking for a job.
Now, Fred and Bob are both car collectors, in addition to mechanics. But they also so used cars and when that business slowed, they had trouble making money. Since they are both in their 60s, they decided to close their business. By this time they were not selling cars so they took "Auto Exchange" off the name.
Bob Hansen came to work for me right after the Iola Car Show. One day he mentioned that the old garage was up for sale. I had lost a few restoration jobs because only two or three cars fit in Gunner's Great Garage. I figured that I could get jobs like those if I had a second location. So, I made Fred and Bob an offer on their building. After thinking about it awhile, they took my offer.
I thought that maybe I had jumped the gun on the purchase, because it was important to me that the building had been an Oakland dealership, but I didn't know that for sure. However, soon after taking possession, I did some research through the Waupaca Historical Society and the Wisconsin Yellowstone Trail Assoc. I found out that a man had purchased the building in 1917 to partner with another man who had Oakland and Oldsmobile franchises. I also found out that the building is pictured in a book about the Yellowstone Trail in Wisconsin.
Soon after buying the building my son and I drove to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show. On the way home, Jesse spent lots of time looking for cars on his Smart Phone so I told him to look for an Oakland for sale. He found a few of them, but one was a 1917 Model 34. It was not too far away and, with a budget stretch, it was in my price range. Luckily, I was able to make the deal.
Before I went to look at the Oakland, I met Courtney Hansen for the second time. She was a celebrity at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Ill. I told her my story about buying Hansen's Auto Exchange. She said that she might be coming to a car show in Wisconsin next summer. "Maybe I should come see the garage next summer," she said. "There might be a family connection there."
Although I kid Fred and Bob that Courtney is their cousin, they don't think that's true. However, Hansen's Auto Exchange was owned by another set of Hansen brothers (unrelated) before Fred and Bob. Kerm and Ev Hansen had a lot of family connections and one day we have to look up Ev and see if there's any history there that might tie them to Courtney. As I said at the start, the way the pieces on this puzzle have fallen into place, I wouldn't be at all surprised.]]>
The other day my friend "Hot Rod" Dave Schneider of Schneider's Signs in Waupaca showed up at Gunner's Great Garage with the new signs I have been waiting for.
Dave said he was going in for rotator cuff surgery the next day so he better put the signs up before that. Now, that's dedication as far as I'm concerned. He's not only a great artist and a "car guy"-he's willing to shoulder the burden for his friends, too.
The design of the sign is based on my shop business card and shows my '36 Pontiac. That's the collector car I own now that I've had the longest and it's also the car that Brooklin Models of England used as the model for their '36 Pontiac die-cast. Not bad for an old jalopy, huh?
Now, after I snapped these photos of the new sign I realized the red and black letters on the old signs below are a little redundant. That means they say the same thing, as in "Department of Redundancy Department." So, I'm looking for all of you guys (and gals, of course) to tell me how I should change the messages on the lower signs.
I was thinking one of the lower signs could show the hours of operation, but what about the other three? Got any brainstorms? If so, send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The need for appraisals has been growing and I'm lucky that I learned a lot about collector car values when I worked at OLD CARS WEEKLY and OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE. Now the stuff I learned is coming in handy.
My appraisals take from a half day to a day to do. First I go to see the car, gather information about it and take photos of it. Then I go home to research the history and value of the car through my sales literature, books, network of friends and the Internet. The end resut is a booklet from 8 to 10 pages long that gives a proper appraisal of what the car is worth in today's marketplace.
My standard rates are $300 for the first car and $150 for all other cars in the same collection appraised at the same time. If I have to go a long distance I charge travel costs.
I have appraised vehicles from an Electric Car to a dragster, including a $2 million race car. And that's exactly what that car brought when it sold at an auction.
I do not appraise cars that my shop restores. I do not ask the owners if they want a high or low appraisal. I simply try to evaluate what a car will bring in the marketplace if you put it for sale today.
If you ever need an appraisal you can call me at 1-715-281-5925 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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27 Oct 2006 11:10 PM #1
GridView fitColumnsToContainer should ignore hidden columns
Bug as above, probably happens to other similar functions as well.
28 Oct 2006 6:28 AM #2
I'll go through them. I'll let you know when it's corrected.
30 Oct 2006 10:48 PM #3
Additionally, is it possible to add support for fixed width columns?
Typically, these columns will contain just an icon image or a checkbox and should not be resizable.
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Yes, good point. I'm going to be adding checkboxes to a lot of my grids. The req's here are to be able to apply operations to groups of entities.
I suppose I could use regular multi-select, but they like checkboxes.
Could a custom SelectionModel add a "phantom" column containing a checkbox? I suppose the ColumnModel would have to co-operate with any new CheckboxSelectionModel implementation. I'll think about this.
31 Oct 2006 6:09 AM #5
Just wrote a method for the grid, similar to GridView's fitColumnsToContainer().
It proportionately distributes the excess (or shortage) of width across columns which are neither hidden nor fixed width.
fitColumns : function(){ var view = this.getView(); var colModel = this.colModel; var colCount = colModel.getColumnCount(); var wrap = view.wrap; var cols = []; var width = 0; var i, w; for (i = 0; i < colCount; i++){ var config = colModel.config[i]; if (!config.fixed && !config.hidden){ w = colModel.getColumnWidth(i); cols.push(i); cols.push(w); width += w; } } var frac = (wrap.clientWidth - colModel.getTotalWidth())/width; while (cols.length){ w = cols.pop(); i = cols.pop(); colModel.setColumnWidth(i, Math.floor(w + w*frac), true); } view.updateColumns(); }
31 Oct 2006 1:49 PM #6
Cool Jarrod, thanks. I will add it in. I will have to change the direct config access to method calls to support extended ColumnModels.
31 Oct 2006 2:13 PM #7
Here's what I ended up adding (I added it to GridView not the grid):
fitColumns : function(){ var cm = this.grid.colModel; var colCount = cm.getColumnCount(); var cols = []; var width = 0; var i, w; for (i = 0; i < colCount; i++){ if(!cm.isHidden(i) && !cm.isFixed(i)){ w = cm.getColumnWidth(i); cols.push(i); cols.push(w); width += w; } } var frac = (this.wrap.clientWidth - cm.getTotalWidth())/width; while (cols.length){ w = cols.pop(); i = cols.pop(); cm.setColumnWidth(i, Math.floor(w + w*frac), true); } this.updateColumns(); },
YAHOO.ext.grid.GridView.prototype.fitColumnsToContainer = YAHOO.ext.grid.GridView.prototype.fitColumns;
31 Oct 2006 2:26 PM #8
To explain a little further:
There's are two new properties "resizable" and "fixed". resizable is less restrictive.
resizable simply limits the user from being able to resize to column. fixed limits the user from resizing AND prevents autosizing operations from resizing the column as well.
31 Oct 2006 6:57 PM #9
Cool, will switch over to these new features when I get hold of the updated beta 2 build...
Btw, it maybe useful to have a repository page for downloading interim builds?
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Cardinals Have Fun Initiating Shelby Miller Into Bullpen
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller was moved to the bullpen, and was welcomed with some corporate team building exercises.
Miller made his way out to the pen to hang out with his new bros, and was told that he needs to do "The Fall of Trust" in order to be officially accepted. Trust falls are pretty terrifying, and I've seen plenty go wrong, but Miller treated his like it was something he did everyday.
If they really wanted to do something with Miller to develop trust, they should have made him pose as a batter during their bullpen sessions. One stray fastball from Trevor Rosenthal, and Shelby Miller is toast. If he could stand there confidently and do that, that's real trust.
But anyway, here's the fall.
I've got to say, I have never seen this before. Is this a regular Cardinal tradition? It seemed pretty made up on the spot. In any case, they should continue to do it forever.
According to manager Mike Matheny, Miller was sent to the bullpen in an effort to get him some more rest.
After a 2013 that saw the righty finish with a 3.01 ERA, and in third place in Rookie of the Year voting, 2014 hasn't been as kind. He has pitched to the tune of a 4.29 ERA, while also watching his walk rate increase and his strikeout rate decrease. Never a good combo.
Luckily, the Cardinals have off-days after their next three series', which has given Matheny the flexibility to go with a four man rotation, while hoping that Miller works out the kinks.
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Aliases for MEIOB Gene
Aliases for MEIOB Gene
External Ids for MEIOB Gene
- Entrez Gene: 254528
- Ensembl: ENSG00000162039
- UniProtKB: Q8N635
Previous HGNC Symbols for MEIOB Gene
- C16orf73
Previous GeneCards Identifiers for MEIOB Gene
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GeneCards Summary for MEIOB Gene
MEIOB (Meiosis Specific With OB Domains) is a Protein Coding gene. GO annotations related to this gene include chromatin binding and single-stranded DNA 3-5 exodeoxyribonuclease activity.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for MEIOB Gene
Single-stranded DNA-binding protein required for homologous recombination in meiosis I. Required for double strand breaks (DSBs) repair and crossover formation and promotion of faithful and complete synapsis. Not required for the initial loading of recombinases but required to maintain a proper number of RAD51 and DMC1 foci after the zygotene stage. May act by ensuring the stabilization of recombinases, which is required for successful homology search and meiotic recombination. Displays Single-stranded DNA 3-5 exonuclease activity in vitro (By similarity).


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Honeydew is a cultivar group of the muskmelon, Cucumis melo Inodorus group, which includes crenshaw, casaba, Persian, winter, and other mixed melons. A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically 15–22 cm (5.9–8.7 in) long. It generally ranges in weight from 1.8 to 3.6 kg (4.0 to 7.9 lb). The flesh is pale green in color, while the smooth peel ranges from greenish to yellow. Like most fruit, honeydew has seeds. Honeydew's thick, juicy, sweet flesh is often eaten for dessert, and is commonly found in supermarkets across the world. This fruit grows best in semiarid climates and is harvested based on maturity, not size. Maturity can be hard to judge, but is based upon ground color ranging from greenish white (immature) to creamy yellow (mature)[1]. Quality is also determined by the honeydew having a nearly spherical shape with a surface free of scars or defects. Also, a honeydew should feel heavy for its size and have a waxy (not fuzzy) surface. In California, the honeydew is in season from August until October[2]. The winter melon variety of honeydew melon should not be confused with the homonymous winter melon.


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Andrew Morton wrote back, saying he didn't see why a Perl dependency would be a problem for anyone. He pointed out that any decision to remove Perl dependencies would also necessarily include a commitment to remove all *future* Perl dependencies, which might take a bit of work and diligence. He asked what Rob's overall reasoning was for these patches.
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The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is, according to the Unofficial Guide to Disneyworld, a "minor attraction. . . a visually appealing children's ride" lasting one-and-a-half minutes.
"Can we go on it," pleaded my six-year-old daughter. "Please."
We sat into our carpet buggy and the ride began to move, nice and slowly. Other buggies rose and fell. I noticed a lever on the panel in front of us.
I pulled the lever up and we rose high above the 'city' of Agrabar. Quickly, I returned us to a safe cruising height of about 10 feet.
"Can I try?" asked my daughter.
"I want to go as high as them," she said, pointing to a buggy circling at maximum height. She reached for the lever.
The words came out with a force I didn't wholly intend. There followed one of those silences that seem to detonate like a bomb.
Just then, an animatronic camel spat water on us. "Okay, dad," said my daughter. "It'll be okay."
She was being kind, and that seemed to make things worse. Having an attack of vertigo on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin ride in Disneyworld is bad enough without being comforted by a minor.
I wasn't always nervous about heights. Only a few years ago, I stood on the edge of the observation platform of the Empire State building in New York shouting "Top of the world, Ma!".
Then I went on a walking weekend in Donegal. I was just edging around a narrow ledge on Muckish mountain when I felt the first wave of fear. Months later, I had to be helped down from the first level of the Eiffel Tower.
My wife puts it down to something called adrenal fatigue, and reckons I can cure it with vitamin supplements. I'm thinking more along the lines of a parachute.
I thought I'd been coping quite well on our father-and-daughter adventure in Florida. I'd been okay on the High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride and The Cat in the Hat ride at Universal Studios.
I'd even survived the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ride. This was a warmer-upper for the Aladdin experience, with Dr Seuss-style fish buggies rising and falling as riders try to avoid being hit by the 'squirting posts'. I found that trying to stay dry took my mind off the drop of, oh, at least 15 feet.
Luckily, my daughter was too young to try any of the white-knuckle rides such as the Hulk Rollercoaster at Universal or Splash Mountain at Disneyworld.
As she helped me out of my Aladdin carpet buggy, she suggested a visit to The Haunted Mansion. Oh God. If there's one thing I hate more than heights, it's anything to do with the supernatural.
The queue for The Haunted Mansion winds through a mock graveyard, replete with spooky tombs and a phantom bookcase. Once inside, a disembodied voice that sounds like Orson Welles tells you there's no way out.
"Unless you want to try my way," says Orson. Then there's a mad cackle and the sound of breaking glass. There was a smattering of nervous laughter in the dark, panelled room and I gripped my daughter's hand tight.
I had a feeling I hadn't had since I used to watch old Bela Lugosi movies from behind the sofa as a boy.
The Haunted Mansion Ride has the advantage of taking place mostly at sea level. I kept my eyes closed for most of it, and had plenty of time to muse on the ridiculousness of being scared half to death in Disneyworld.
Our 'doom buggy' came to a halt and we were shown out by a wench dressed in Addams Family attire.
My daughter was wriggling with excitement. She still loves a scare, I thought. She hasn't crossed over the line between being thrilled and being terrified. Her adrenals must be tip-top.
There was time for one more ride. My daughter couldn't decide which one she wanted to revisit.
"Do an eeney-meeney," I said.
I saw her lips move and she made little pointing movements with a pudgy finger. I prayed she'd chose the innocuous Jungle Cruise, or even Peter Pan's Flight.
"Astro Orbiter," she said.
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2 wins. They shouldn't lose any of those games but over confidence & underestimating other teams will be an issue for this team this year. Hopefully they win all 4.
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In all seriousness, I think we'll go 3-1 or 4-0. The toughest game will be against the Cards. The giants will tough too.


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Ray Lengend, Alleged Racist Fire-Bomber, Hit With Hate Crime Charges For Attacks On Mosque, Hindu Temple
In what appear to be actual hate crimes, a Queens man has been hit with a 36-count indictment alleging that he fire-bombed multiple buildings -- including a mosque and a Hindu temple -- during a New Year's Day crime spree that ended with the suspect telling investigators how much he hates Arabs, Muslims, and Hindus.
In addition to the indictment in state court, the suspect, 40-year-old Ray Lazier Lengend, also faces federal charges.
According to the indictment, Lengend stole a Buick Regal from JFK Airport and used it to drive around Queens and throw Molotov cocktails at various buildings.
Lengend's first target was a deli at 179th Street and Hillside Avenue -- which happens to be the same deli where he'd been busted trying to steal a Starbucks Frappacino and a container of milk the week prior. Lengend allegedly walked into the deli, lit a Molotov cocktail, and threw it on the floor. The fire was extinguished by employees as Lengend fled the scene in the stolen Buick.
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Lengend's next stop was a home at 146-62 107th Avenue, where he tossed another fire bomb through a front bedroom window, causing a small blaze inside of the home.
Then Lengend headed to the Al-Khoei Benevolent Association, a mosque located at 89-89 Van Wyck Expressway, and threw two Molotov cocktails at the front of the building.
After leaving the mosque, Lengend went to a Hindu temple at 88-20 170th Street, where -- you guessed it -- he threw a fire bomb at the building.
Lengend hit another residence -- which was occupied at the time -- before his fire-bombing spree would come to an end.
After his arrest, Lengend told authorities that he "had planned to inflict as much damage as possible and take out as many Muslims and Arabs as possible by throwing all five bottles into the crowd from the [mosque's] balcony and made further references to his dislike of Muslims, Arabs and Hindus," according to the Queens County District Attorneys Office.
"Particularly troubling is the fact that the defendant is alleged to have been motivated by hate in at least two of the instances where he is alleged to have struck at a Muslim house of worship and attempted to strike at a second location which is a Hindu house of worship," Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown says. "Hate crimes - whether they be motivated by religion, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender - will not be tolerated here in Queens, the country's most diverse county."
Lengend's been charged with various counts of arson as a hate crime, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and other charges. If convicted of the top count of first-degree arson as a hate crime, Lengend lookin' at 25 years to life in prison.
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Top 7 Scroogiest Scrooges of the Holiday Season
December 16, 2015
Who deserves a lump of coal this holiday season? Each year Becket names the most absurd affronts to Christmas and Hanukkah, listing the most outrageous offenders of holiday cheer until we reach the top bah-humbugging, grinchiest transgressor. Not only do they deserve a lump of coal, they are crowned with the great (dis)honorable Ebenezer Award. Read More
Religious Communities in College: A Home Away from Home
September 25, 2015
by Adèle Keim, Legal Counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty This week was special for three different religious communities – Catholics welcoming Pope Francis to U.S. soil, Jews celebrating Yom Kippur, and Muslims observing Eid Al-Adha. For many, these events could only be fully experienced in community with others. Although far from home, Read More
The Eighth Circuit Gets It Right
September 18, 2015
by Daniel Blomberg, Legal Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit split with seven other U.S. Courts of Appeal, issuing two opinions ruling that the HHS Mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. While the Eighth Circuit was in good company (12 other appellate Read More
To tax and destroy.
by Adèle Keim, Legal Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty To tax and destroy. The Washington Post is running a fascinating series of essays on whether to roll back two centuries of history and impose state and federal taxes on religious organizations. This is not a new debate; in 1970 the ACLU and others challenged Read More
Remembering Whitney Ball, Defender of Liberty
August 18, 2015
Like all those who knew Whitney Ball, I was so sad to hear of her passing on August 17th; it was too soon and she was too young. Despite contracting cancer at a young age, Whitney lived her life looking forward. In every encounter I had with Whitney I was astonished by her strength, lack of fear, Read More
Honoring Becket Friend and Religious Liberty Ally: Elder L. Tom Perry
June 1, 2015
"A good character is something you must make for yourself. It is the reward that comes from living good principles and manifesting a virtuous and honorable life." Today we remember a dear friend of the Becket Fund and a staunch defender of religious liberty, L. Tom Perry, a member of the quorum of the Twelve Read More
Remembering Dr. John Templeton
May 20, 2015
by Maria Montserrat Alvarado, Director of Operations of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty "There are few more uplifting moments in life than realizing, that in some small way, you have truly made a difference." – Dr. John M. Templeton Today we remember Dr. John M. Templeton Jr., former pediatric surgeon and president and chairman of the Read More
Why you shouldn't be asking "Can I shop at Hobby Lobby?"
March 31, 2015
by Mark Rienzi Senior Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty A new complicity argument from opponents of religious liberty? Well, here's something I didn't expect to read about in the New York Times. You may recall that the Times strongly opposed the efforts by the Green family (who own Hobby Lobby) to avoid paying Read More
UCLA debate over bias of believers
March 17, 2015
by Adèle Keim, Legal Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty "Given that you are a Jewish student and very active in the Jewish community, how do you see yourself being able to maintain an unbiased view?" That sentence, uttered last month by a UCLA undergraduate evaluating a Jewish student-government candidate, has ignited a firestorm. Read More
Prisoner beards and religious freedoms — what a recent Supreme Court decision means for you
February 3, 2015
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I'm Jamie, the mom.
I'm a former marketing manager turned stay at home mom when I had Henry. When he was 2 1/2 years old, I decided I wanted to start doing hands on activities with him (in fact, it was my New Year's Resolution for 2011).
By promising myself to do activities with him, and then writing about it on hands on : as we grow, I've learned to become a hands on mom while Henry has learned a lot on his road to preschool and kindergarten.
Since then, George and Louis have joined us in our hands on activities. Its fun to do activities with all of them, but can be a little tricky juggling three different levels of development too.
A little more about me:
My family owns the local bakery, and I'm kind of the back end guru of the business, so if I'm not on the computer sending out social media updates on Facebook or G+ for hands on : as we grow, I'm still probably on the computer doing bookwork and payroll for the business.
I also decorate cakes for the bakery! I learned to decorate in 2006 and have since been doing wedding cakes, as well as other specialty cakes for birthdays, baby showers and so on. Its a great outlet for my creativity since I have a graphic design degree and don't get to use it much.
My husband is the baker at the bakery. He manages all that good stuff and makes sure that we have a great product to sell. He's been doing it since he was a boy. The bakery has been handed down two generations now, it started with his grandfather in 1968.
I have three boys.
While I try my best to not be stereotypical, sometimes it may come across like I am gender stereotyping. This is because I have three boys. That's all I know, boys. I don't have girls to compare to, so I can only assume. And also why you find posts such as 35 Activities for 'Things that Go', because that's what my boys absolutely love.
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Patriots, schmatriots. And I'm gonna help Fantasy owners find another quarterback, OK? So, clearly, the biggest subplot of the Tom Brady injury saga is what becomes of him and Gisele! Tom's out for the year. And that means a lot more time with nothing to do, hangin' around the house, you know?
What if he's super annoying? What if, given lots of time with Tom when they're not dressed to the nines, smiling at photographers on the red carpet, making small talk with other good-looking celebs, Brady is really kind of a dullard? What if, left to their own devices, Gisele learns Tom does nothing but ask her to "pull his finger." That he has an annoying laugh? Or smacks his lips before every bite? That maybe, just maybe, he's not putting up with her "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"-watching-and-crying crap and the TV is staying on the UFC, dammit?
Because a single Tom Brady gives girls hope, OK? And when I am out on the town in Boston, the last thing I need is hopeful girls. I think we all agree that what I need is girls who have lost all hope. Girls who have lowered expectations. Girls who, given no other options than the TMR, are willing to make the best of a bad situation.
And that's where many of us Fantasy owners find ourselves this morning. I lost Brady in one league. I lost Nate Burleson in two. I have Fred Taylor in a league and the Jaguars just lost two of their starting offensive lineman; one for the year, one for at least two months. Add injuries to guys I own like Dallas Clark and Darren McFadden, plus I'm in a league where you get points for how bad your quarterbacks are and Brodie Croyle was my first-round pick. It was a rough opening week for me and a lot of owners.
So with that in mind, we get to the
Pickups of the Week
Here are some players that have seen a spike in value and may be available in your league. I've listed them in the order that I feel you should pick them up, but obviously every team need is different, as is every scoring system. In other words, if you lost Tom Brady, your big need this week isn't a running back, so you can ignore my first selection. Ownership in ESPN.com standard leagues is listed in parentheses.
By the way, I've got a secret pickup that's not listed here. Not at all. It's only in the video, so you have to actually watch it to get it. That's what we in the business like to call a "dirty trick." Or a "desperate ploy." I think we all know I'm not above either.
Sammy Morris, RB, Patriots (32 percent): The leading running back on the Pats is available in almost 70 percent of leagues. More touches and more yards than Laurence Maroney on Sunday and he got the touchdown. Just like he did every week before he was injured last year. In fact, since the start of the 2007 season, there have been four occasions in which Morris and Maroney have both started and finished the same game. In those four games, Morris has 41 fantasy points. Laurence Maroney has 29. The injury to Brady only increases the importance of the run game (and counseling for Tom and Gisele, but I digress) and I like me the Sammy Morris.
DeSean Jackson, WR, Eagles (54 percent): Thought you'd see Eddie Royal here, didn't you? Well, we're getting to him soon enough, but I went on record on today's podcast with Nate Ravitz that DeSean Jackson finishes the year with more fantasy points than Eddie Royal. I like Royal a lot, but Jackson is on a team that has no legit No. 1 receiver (sorry, Reggie Brown, even healthy you ain't all that, let alone a bag of chips) despite a stud quarterback on a team that likes to throw. Six receptions for 106 yards in Week 1 for Jackson, on the heels of his solid work in the preseason, where he was fourth in the NFL in receiving yards.
Eddie Royal, WR, Broncos (14 percent): I got asked about Royal a lot in the preseason and to be honest, I mostly dismissed him. I tend not to like rookie wideouts, I consider Denver to be more of a passing team but, with Marshall and Sheffler there, Royal was a third option at best. But like you, I saw that game last night. You know about the nice receptions, the 146 yards and the score. Here's the stuff you might have missed: Royal ran routes crisply, he ran twice for nine yards, he returns kicks and punts and I'm guessing he runs back at least one or two this year and frankly, he should have had two touchdowns but one got called back due to penalty. Now, you've also seen his best game of the season. Brandon Marshall will be back and Royal is now very much on opposing defensive coordinators' minds, and not every defensive back will get burned as badly as D'Angelo Hall. But Royal is legit and very much worth a pickup.
Jon Kitna, QB, Lions (68 percent): An obvious name that may not be available in a lot of leagues, but if he is and you just lost the soon-to-be-ex-Mr. Bundchen, Kitna's the first quarterback you want. Two straight 4,000-yard seasons, that defense is going to keep the Lions playing from behind and I like guys that have to throw a lot to Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson. The sixth-best fantasy quarterback in Week 1, he should be solid in Week 2 at home against the Packers.
Matt Cassel, QB, Patriots (1 percent): Christopher Harris covered Cassel in depth Monday, so I'll just add that of the potential free-agent quarterbacks out there besides Kitna, I like Cassel the best. He still gets to throw to Randy Moss and Wes Welker and the Patriots have attempted at least 500 passes each of the past three years. That's likely to go down a bit without Brady, but I don't think the Pats are about to become a run-first team.
Tarvaris Jackson, QB, Vikings (8 percent): A tough first half on Monday Night Football, but he looked better in the second half, with a score, 178 yards passing, more than 60 yards rushing, and he finishes top-10 in fantasy points among quarterbacks. That's more than Tony Romo, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre, to name a few. Teams are going to make him beat them (rather than Adrian Peterson) and I could see Jackson being a reasonably useful fantasy quarterback this year.
I'll pause here just to rank the rest of the free-agent quarterbacks in my opinion:
Chad Pennington, Dolphins (11 percent): He's Chad Pennington. Not great, but you've done worse. Incidentally, I've used that same line more than once.
Trent Edwards, Bills (9 percent): New slogan: The Bills! Better than you think! Sorta!
Damon Huard, Chiefs (1 percent): Larry Johnson isn't the same anymore and Huard does have Tony Gonzalez and Dwayne Bowe to throw to.
Matt Ryan, Falcons (14 percent): Up his value if you get points for handing off.
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Joe Flacco, Ravens (3 percent): He could be OK against Houston this week, though.
Back to more palatable pickups now
Steve Slaton, RB, Texans (29 percent): I was shocked to learn that Ahman Green (65 percent) is more owned than Sexy Steve, who was as trendy a pick in the preseason as there was. He had 49 yards Sunday, which doesn't seem like a lot, but he got 16 touches. That is partially due to Green missing almost all of the preseason and being rusty, but the Texans like Slaton and so do I. Not every defense they face will be as tough as the Steelers' (though I don't like him against Baltimore this week, either) and I think we can all agree that Ahman Green isn't playing 16 games this year.
Andre Hall, RB, Broncos (9 percent): I know, he's the only Denver running back to not get a score, but he looked the best of the three, got the most work and, if I had to start a Denver running back next week, it'd be Hall.
Ray Rice, RB, Ravens (58 percent): Another obvious name, but since I'm doing this in order of who I would pick up, here ya go. Willis McGahee is going to get back on the field soon and I'm not buying Le'Ron McClain (0 percent), who had a career day against a terrible team. But Rice is legit and as good a backup as there is. Expect him to see at least 10 touches a game even when McGahee comes back, and you have got to love his matchup this week against the Texans.
Pierre Thomas, RB, Saints (13 percent): Twelve touches for 63 yards on Sunday and he plays on a team that has an explosive offense and where the inside runner (Deuce McAllister) isn't exactly an iron man.
Anthony Fasano, TE, Dolphins (4 percent): I mentioned both Fasano and David Martin in my pre-season Love/Hate for the same reason I'm mentioning it here. The Dolphins have no other options other than Ted Ginn Jr. in the passing game, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano was a tight-ends coach with the Cowboys and a key cog in the development of Jason Witten. Fasano had eight receptions for 84 yards and a score on Sunday.
Tight end is very very deep this year and a bunch of tight ends stepped up this past week. Quickly, here's a list, in order that I rank the free agent tight ends after Fasano, if you are looking.
Dante Rosario, Panthers (0.2 percent): A nice big target, Delhomme looked for him often. He'll lose a bit when Steve Smith comes back but, with those hands, he's legit.
John Carlson, Seahawks (2 percent): Matt Hasselbeck's gonna have to throw to someone. And, just like girls looking at me at the bar at closing time, sometimes you just have to choose the best of what's left. Four for 52 on Sunday in a blowout loss. Just saying.
Randy McMichael, Rams (10 percent): Tony Gonzalez and Chris Cooley are the last two tight ends Al Saunders had in his offense. Five for 77 on Sunday.
David Martin, Dolphins (0.2 percent): See Fasano, Anthony.
L.J. Smith, Eagles (23 percent): I've never been a huge fan, but others like him.
Robert Royal, Bills (0.5 percent): Edwards was looking for him Sunday (five for 52, touchdown) and he's a nice big target in the red zone.
Matt Jones, WR, Jaguars (1 percent): One of my longtime Fantasy kryptonite guys, I loved Matt Jones for years. And with the injuries to the offensive line, Jacksonville is going to have open it up a bit more to take pressure off the run game. Jones seems motivated after his off-the-field trouble this past offseason. Six receptions, 80 yards on Sunday.
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I'm already long in this column (to be expected in Week 1), so I'm just saying
That Antwaan Randle-El (25 percent) had seven receptions for 77 yards last Thursday.
That there's a lot of very good defenses available. In order: Titans (20 percent), Ravens (21 percent), Buccaneers (42 percent), Cardinals (19 percent).
That Larry Johnson got a lot more touches, but Jamaal Charles (1 percent) looked good. And averaged 5.6 yards per carry.
That there's a lot of other running backs I'd rather have, but if you're in a deep league, Shaun Alexander is worth a flier. As are Keenan McCardell and Joe Horn, considering everything going on in Seattle.
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At least 11 people were injured after two double-decker buses collided in Times Square this afternoon. Witnesses at the scene said there were "bodies on the ground," but so far no fatalities have been reported. Injured passengers are reportedly being treated at the scene.
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The FDNY says the buses crashed at 7th Avenue and West 47th Street, and at least 11 people were being treated for injuries, three of them serious but non-life threatening.
It's not clear what caused the crash in one of the busiest pedestrian areas in New York City. A broken traffic light was seen smashed on the ground, and the front of one of the buses involved in the crash appeared to have caved in from the crash.