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How much do we learn about people from the to-do lists they make? My mother was list-maker. And like her, I also make endless lists.
My dad ran across a day planner that my mom had kept in 1967 - 45 years ago. It was not so much a schedule as it was a list of tasks and events that needed to be accomplished that day. And a wonderful record of the busy, diverse and full day to day life my mother lived when she was 31 years old. She was a busy young mother of 3 children. My brother Shawn was in 2nd grade, my brother Kip was in Kindergarten and my sister Terressa was 3 years old. It was an eventful year for her - which was why she perhaps saved the planner. She and my father were heavily involved in their new gift business - The Naturalist. It was the year she graduated from BYU. They were sealed in the temple to Terressa. And in this same year, her father passed away at the age of 61.
I have been fascinated - almost obsessed with this planner. It is remarkable to me that something so simple as a list of tasks, people's names, appointments and events could say so much about this beloved person. And there is so much I don't understand, phrases I don't understand, people I don't know! I am perplexed by why she wrote down certain things and I wish so much I could only ask her.
So believe it or not - I have copied almost every day of the year 1967 in this blog post. I have tried to keep it as accurate as possible - the way she wrote it down. Most days are filled with the mundane but are often mixed with the unique and extraordinary. And remember - this was life in the late 60's - most of her activities are very true to a woman's life during this decade! My own thoughts are included in red and since I wasn't born until several years later - please forgive any mistakes.
Tuesday, January 10 The list below is a perfect example of her typical day - household chores combined with additional tasks to do with family, church, their nature business or her school degree.
plan seminary talk
start cleaning
plan menus
new artist
bird pictures
fold clothes
plan family activities
Here is the actual planner.
Thursday, January 12
call B.Y.U - minor
ski class Because of the family cabin and other connections at Sundance my family spent many winters on the slopes there. It is where we all learned to ski.
Jon Comes Home!!!
call Anita
My mom with my dad and her brother Brent.
Saturday, January 14
Paul Ganyan Sign
T.V. dinners Classic! And I love that she actually wrote it down in her planner!)
call Carol and Brent
Wednesday, January 18
make market order
plan family nite
call Mary
canyon sign
Book store - birds
Family Nite - Seminary talk My mother planned elaborate family nights that were usually more educational than spiritual. And on Wednesdays instead of Mondays. I wonder why?
Wednesday, January 25
Salt Lake Temple
Rembrandt film 6:30
Utah Valley Symphony
Saturday, January 28
Cindarella - 5:30
Primary lesson
creativity books - Moses
clean tool drawer
make menus
Tuesday, January 31
Relief Society
March of Dimes
Basement - Jon
Skiing - boys
chamber reservation
Allens photo
Wednesday, February 1
make pie crust Making pies and/or pie crusts is something she lists frequently in her planner.
Family nite
Friday, February 3
Glen Moore She has Glen Moore listed several times in her planner. In doing some research I found out that he was a botany professor at BYU and co-authored a book called Utah Plants with Stanley Welsh. She must have been consulting him regarding products for the Naturalist.
Chamber meeting 12:15
library books
Saturday, Feburary 4
pie crust making a pie crust again!
Brent's birthday
Wednesday, February 8
1:45 T.V. Ch. 11 She reminds herself a couple of times to watch this program. What it was I will never know!
hair appointment
make Valentines
sitter for concert
pie crust
Tootsie rolls
Movie - "Sound of Music"
register class
Dean Wilson - ill
return things
wash Tess hair
Brent and Fae's home movies
Family Home Evening (Lincoln) One of those amazing family nights that she was so famous for in her early years of motherhood. Once I came along - family night was dwindling altogether.
Monday, February 13
Glen Moore
Orpha (?) Gardner
make cookies
Valentines for neighbors
frost valentines
work at store The Naturalist gift shop was in its infancy at this point and would consume the lives of my family for decades. My father had just recently left Clark's - the well-known department store on University Avenue in Provo, that he started with his two brothers - in order to put all of his time, effort and money into this nature business venture with his family. They opened a retail gift shop in a historic home on 400 N. University Avenue. The business was so successful and grew so quickly that within 10 years they had opened shops in Salt Lake City, Newport, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Maryland and even sold products to Bloomingdales in NYC. The story of The Naturalist gift shop is truly a remarkable and interesting story - but one for another time...
After my parents left this location, it was owned by The Flower Basket. They copied how my parents had designed the layout of The Naturalist logo - going vertically up the front of the building. It is easy to imagine how the original store might have looked - without the neon "open" sign of course.
Wednesday, February 15
go sketch
Glen Moore There he is again!
1:45 T.V. program
Thursday, February 23
Ski - Alta
wiglet Mom had amazing, gorgeous hair that she would enhance with wiglets. I had never heard her use this term. I looked it up online.
do telephone no.
Etienne Literary She was a member of the Etienne club group for many years. She attended faithfully up until the very end of her life when she was too sick to go.
Friday, February 24
Mr. Moore (candy)
pay Jackie
pick up grade at Y
write Ray
return plate
Engineering displays
Saturday, February 25
Label wild flowers
Engineering displays
History of fashion One of the many large projects my mom put together was a presentation of the History of Fashion. She had elaborate and authentic costumes sewn for models to show how fashion evolved through the years. Her costume collection (some of which still exists) represented time periods dating back to ancient Greece and Egypt, all the way through Medieval times, the 1800's and up to the 1920's. She drew sketches and had visual aids for her presentations. She was asked to do this presentation many times over the years. And thank goodness for the costume collection - how else would I have been Marie Antoinette for Halloween? Complete with a white powdered wig.
Neighbors in for movies
Saturday, March 5
Grandpa Beck's birthday
Birthday party - Evan
Leola's Baby
shop Jon
Jon's Birthday
Tuesday, March 6
clean hamster cage
wild flowers
hair cuts
put up fall
call B.Y.U. library - Bird Books
button on coat and yellow sleeve
Saturday, March 11
Bury Treasure ???
Weiner Roast This activity was held several times during the year.
call sitter
clean hamster cage
call Trevor Southey Southey is a well known artist that at this time was just finishing his degree at BYU. He was working with my parents on products for The Naturalist and also they commissioned him to paint a portrait of my sister Terressa - a lovely masterpiece. Interestingly enough - it was in the year 1967 that he moved to Alpine, UT where he lived for 15 years.
Salt Lake
The portrait that Trevor Southey did of my sister Tess can be seen hanging on the wall. This was the display at my mother's funeral. The sculptor Carol Jackman is also mentioned in this planner - in May. Interestingly enough, many years later she used me as a model for the sculpture of the dancer seen below.
Thursday, March 16
B.Y.U. Dairy
Fae's Birthday
fold clothes
make lasagna
nursery appt.
make pie
creative program
Friday, March 17
rabbit - school I grew up in a family where pets were prevalent and varied - similar to my own family right now! This planner mentions a hamster, a rabbit and a dog. Other pets over the years included cats, snakes, frogs, birds (a cockatoo and several hawks and falcons), lizards and many insects. My mom was always the first one to volunteer to take the pets to school. She loved any opportunity to educate children about nature and animals.
art materials I think she might have been taking an art class at BYU.
teachers interviews:
3:45 - 2nd Grade
4:00 - Kindergarten
Saturday, March 18
Elison baby Would this be Jerry Elison?
go over hole-in-rock My father's ancestors were involved in the infamous "Hole in the Rock" expedition. My mother did extensive reading on this subject and would give presentations. I wouldn't be surprised if she gave the fireside listed below.
work at Crapaws
deliver things to Fae
Fire Side (Hole-in-the-Rock)
Wednesday, March 22
plan weekend
plan Easter party
plan home evening
shop groceries
12:30 - Symposium
Wilson weiner roast
Family Home Evening
Wednesday, March 29
Call Jackie
rabbit house
pay Jackie
box winter clothes
tree house
pay Phil
Wednesday, April 5
rabbit house
plan trip
call typist
write Ray
box winter clothes My mother was very organized with her wardrobe. It was a biannual routine to transfer her seasonal clothes to and from storage.
pick up bird book
RSVP Military Ball
Family Nite
Friday, April 14
Trip - Arches, Dead Horse point and Mesa Verde The interesting places we would visit as a family definitely inspired me in planning my own family vacations.
Friday, April 21
grocery shop
pay Jackie
call neighbors
hair appointment
write Helen
Covey baby A reminder to buy a baby gift.
call Guides I believe that Mom and Mary Alice were called as Guide Patrol leaders which could possibly have been the cub scouts but I am not sure. They were faithful in the calling and scheduled a hike almost every Saturday morning.
pack lunch
Gold and Green Ball - 8:30
Saturday, April 22
learn Primary part
mail ticket to Shanna
scout things
Art exhibit
call Mrs. Hill
Neighbor Visit
Tuesday, April 25
Relief Society
Call Luncheon reservation
rabbit pellets and dog food
Daddy - party See pictures below from this party.
Pat - 2:30
take orange card to MIA
Call Rob Slover
M.I.A. (mia maids)
I just realized this picture was actually taken later in the summer of 1967.
The cousins
Saturday, April 29
Guide Patrol hike
Primary Practice
wild flowers Collecting and pressing wildflowers was a regular routine for my family starting about this time and continuing until I was a little girl. Collecting would often take place behind Squaw Peak.
Covey Baby
Burr Baby
Monday, May 1
Tickets - La Boheme
collect fashion money and mail
call Lillian Smoot
do hair pieces
scones - thaw
Ralph Woodward Chorale The late Ralph Woodward taught conducting and voice at BYU and started this chorale in 1965. It was active until 1994.
Saturday, May 6
Luncheon - Fashion Show
Baptism - 8:00
make cookies
Burr Baby
wild flower project
Mary $10.00 - potatoes It was imperative to my mother that she paid back friends and neighbors - when she owed them anything from money to an egg.
Wednesday, May 10
Mother Relief Society - Creativity My mother was always travelling to different wards, Relief Societies, Primaries and groups to give presentations on several different subjects including nature, quilts, creativity, food demonstrations, holidays and other subjects.
Shawns' program - 2:30
turn in scout money
ward preparation - "honesty"
pick up announcements This is referring to her graduation announcements.
History talk - Karl Young
Here one of her lectures on creativity is featured in the newspaper.
Friday, May 12
call Marilynn
do hair pieces
pick up announcements
call Lester
work on flower pictures
call Mrs. Wagnar
Guide Patrol - pack lunch
Guide Patrol - plan hike clothes
Dentist - 4:30
call Guides - weather
Jon's Award Banquet (Businessmen) I wasn't aware my dad received any businessmen awards - Dad?
Saturday, May 13
Scout Hike - 8:30 Another early morning scout hike
Senior Breakfast - 7:00
1:30 Dayton's Primary Practice
mother's day gifts
grad. announcements
Pinegar baby
Call Carol
Mrs. Utah Contest ???
Monday, May 15
pick up tickets - commencement exercises
call Marilynn
shopping ingredients Relief Society
call Carol Jackman Several years later, when I was a child, I was a model for a sculpture Carol did.
1:00 Cultural Meeting
Carol Ashworth
Pinegar baby
Friday, May 26
Graduation - B.Y.U.
Graduation - 8:20 am
My mother with her parents, Florence and D Elden. Her father taught Zoology at BYU at the time. This picture was taken a little over 2 months before he passed away. I am struck by how young my mother was when she lost her father. Due to the fact that I feel like I lost my mother very prematurely, I have a much better understanding of what she must have gone through losing her father whom she loved so dearly when she was only 31 years old.
Mom with her young family on her graduation day.
Saturday, May 17
Guide Patrol Hike - 7:30 The day after her university graduation ceremonies, she was up for an early morning hike with the scouts. That is what I call devotion!
Trevor Southy Reception
Thursday, June 1
Uncle Rondo
call Mary Many hours of my childhood were spent patiently (and not so patiently) waiting for my mom to get off the phone with her dear friend Mary Alice.
call David Boorman
call Marilynn
mount wild flowers
Birthday card - Kay Kay Webber was my mom's best friend from childhood. She passed away from breast cancer several years before my mom.
thank you notes
read about butterflies
Mrs. Thorn - 25 cents
call Mrs. Leishman
press more flowers
sign transportation
blotters dry Laying the multi-colored blotters out to dry on our back patio (and collecting them again after they were dry) was part of the routine of pressing flowers - and was often my job as a child
Math - Kip
look over guide lesson
Saturday, June 10
Go to Calif.
Wednesday, June 21
8:00 Dentist
Temple - Terressa sealed (underlined twice) We have discussed this as a family and we are not sure why my parents waited 3 years before being sealed to my sister.
tarts and shells
Orem 14th Ward Fashion talk
Friday, June 30
wash clothes
put up Tess hair I think my mom gave as much attention to Terressa's hair as she did her own!
put up my hair
money - tomorrow
Wednesday, July 5
work store
art class 9:30 Even after she graduated and well after I was born - my mother had a passion for learning and continued her education with occasional classes at BYU.
Tuesday, July 11
call Carol
5 mile hike - Stewart Falls
Outstanding Women appl. Is this something my mother applied for? I don't know. But she probably deserved it!
Driving Schedule
I found this in her file and discovered that she was one of 5 local women selected as Outstanding Young Women. They were to be featured in the 1967 edition of 6000 Outstanding Young Women across the country. This is the letter she recieved
Wednesday, July 12
tennis - Shawn
Library Books
Call Carol J.
distribute driving schedule
drive art class
go over fashion talk
pick up clothes, boards and pins For the fashion show presentation.
get sitter
Etienne Meeting
Party - Aunt Iris 2:00 Iris was my grandmother's sister - my mother's aunt.
meet Lee Knell 5:00 Lee Knell was their architect. During this year, my family was living in an old farmhouse on the hill behind where they were building the home they would live in for 44 years - where my father still lives.
Orem 114th fashion talk It looks like she made the touring circuit with her presentation on the History of Fashion
The old farm house that they lived in while building their home.
Tuesday, July 18
shop - downtown Any significant shopping trips would be made in downtown Salt Lake City. It was always very exciting for me as a child to travel to the city for school or Christmas shopping!
weed garden
Wednesday, July 26
apricots Due to the fact that 7 large apricot trees stood on my parent's property - the annual late summer apricot crop was a regular part of our lives. And from looking at the planner - it started many years before I came along and continues to this day.
kitchen chair
Portrait sitting - Wed. 3:00 ???
Thursday, July 27
Dentist - 9:00
Tennis Another favorite family past-time.
call doctor - Shawn, hay fever
tart and patty shells
wild flower pictures
plan Pet show My mother developed a reputation for herself as the neighborhood activities planner. She planned pet shows, bike parades and even organized a couple of fairly sophisticated dramatic productions of Tikki Tikki Tembo and other stories. The neighborhood children performed - the parents watched.
Deseret Industries container
class - "Creating a Happy Home" This could have either been a class my mom was attending or was teaching!
Saturday, July 29
clean refrig.
press flowers
cub scout game
bake and cook
collect weeds
swim lessons
Pearson baby
Wednesday, August 2
defrost freezer
England gift
swim reg.
Otto The beloved family dog
cub game
grocery store
call history councils
Library book
Trevor - 2:00
Dr. Smith - 4:00
Tuesday, August 8
Daddy died - 5:30
Utah Valley hospital
(in coma for three days) This was underlined twice. Not only does it interest me that this was written in her day planner but that she called her father "Daddy." I had never heard her refer to father with that term of endearment. It is very touching.
Saturday, August 12
Daddy's funeral
East Sharon Stakehouse
Monday, August 14
scrub floor I find this an interesting task list for two days after her father's funeral.
plan menus
shop groceries
cupcakes - Wilsons
swim class
Terressa - swallowing aspirin - hospital twice I am grateful that in addition to her task and event list - she felt the need to record significant events in her day planner.
Thursday, August 24
fold clothes
scrub kitchen floor
pick up popcycles
Pet show The day of the pet show finally arrives!
The pet show flyer - a ditto copy of course.
Saturday, September 2
make placemat settings
birthday invites
Tess party
remember tithing Sunday
Monday, September 4
Larry's yard - family work
Tuesday, September 5
Terressa's Birthday
(Storybook Land)
Friday, September 8
House clean
plan talk Etienne
brief cases - boys
ties - boys
Wednesday, September 20
clean under bed
plan Etienne meeting
make pie crust
signs and cards
chili sauce and peaches Another family autumn ritual - making chili sauce and bottling peaches. Continues to this day. Although my Dad has taken over this responsibility the last couple of years while my mom has been too sick. A family tradition 45 years in the making.
get sitter
School - Lab 7:00 - 9:00
Thursday, September 21
fur piece
clean basement
nests My mother had a collection of birds' nests that varied from a basic robin's nests to a hanging oriole's nests to even a tiny hummingbird nest. She would use these nests in her presentations on nature.
large xmas box
Saturday, September 30
collect Insects
call Ida Lee
Tuesday, October 3
Relief Society
(Ida Lee)
Libby Hayward
make wreaths My mom was a professional with the glue gun and each Christmas would make several different themed wreaths to sell at their gift shop.
salmon loaf
Tuesday, October 5
no nursery school
Lehi-pick up Uncle Frank
Bookstore - Dialogue My mom was a bit of a liberal and was an avid reader of Diaglogue and Sunstone magazines.
ant farm tubing - ant farm
Shawn bike
cat litter
Stake meeting
Tuesday, October 10
Shop groceries
Fashion show plans
go over notes - Xmas demo She was planning a Christmas presentation that she gave in a couple of different Relief Societies.
makes pies She must have made a pie at least once a week!
Friday, October 13
Relief Society Demo - 10:00 Orem
8:45 Sister York
Wednesday, October 18
book - Bookstore
put up display
go over Guide lesson
call sitter
field trip - school
8:00 Xmas Dem - Linda's ward
Friday, October 27 I am struck by the variety of tasks listed on this day!
Children's Friend Drive
plan family home evenings
Natural History displays
more ants For the ant farms
birthday gift
get sitters
long underwear
Thursday, November 2
flower pictures
hair - 10:00
clean basement
Halloween things
Guide lesson
study zoology
Kip's party
call Helen W.
Wednesday, November 22
shop groceries
$1.50 - ironing
walking stick
clean stove
visit neighbors
Welfare Dept visit - 4:00
Thursday, November 23
Salt Lake - Wheelers for dinner
Tess on T.V.
Friday, November 24
make chili sauce
Shawn's talk
Xmas parade
Dr. Smith - Tess 3:00 Dr. Thales Smith was our family pediatrician. He was also a neighbor to Weston and I after we were married when we lived in my Grandma's basement.
Tuesday, December 5
Chicken Pox - Kip Chicken pox makes the rounds...(see below)
Monday, December 11
Peter Pan (pay tuition) Peter Pan was the preschool Terressa attended.
Symposium Tea - 12:30, Riverside
do table decorations
Primary (make Xmas cards)
Dorothy Bowen - Mia Maid class
Xmas ideas
Wednesday, December 13
pick up gingerbread
plan family nite
Chicken pox - (Shawn and Tess) This was before the vaccine when families would just wait for the chicken pox to infect family member after family member.
Friday, December 15
Shawn Teacher
wrap gifts
make clorox cradle
plan Guide games It is easy to see from her lists that she was very devoted to her calling as a Patrol Guide Leader.
plan Guide gifts
plan party menu
no Peter Pan
Tuesday, December 19
make cookies
make chef hat
28 apples
white elephant
Etienne gift
call Joan's family
make jello
hair appointment 2:00
Good body
gift - Miss Wendy Teacher at Peter Pan Preschool.
Wasatch School Open House 6:00 - 8:00
Thursday, December 21
last day of Peter Pan
(Start again Jan. 2)
take 50 cent gift
Beck family for lunch
deliver gifts
Monday, December 25
Xmas Dinner at Mother's
Tuesday, December 26
Ski - Shawn and I
Wednesday, December 27
Ski - Family
Thursday, December 28
Nutcracker Ballet The Nutcracker and the Messiah were some of my favorite Christmas traditions from when I was a child. Obviously these traditions started long before I came along!
Friday, December 29
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I happen to realize yesterday that it's August already, and yet no AWA Dinner plans. Well, problem solved. Cheesecake Factory per usual has no problem taking our money and dealing with our nonsense, in fact they are really excited to see us again. That is unless everyone's sick of good food, sweets and booze all in one place. In that case you must be crazy! I made the usual arrangements:
Thursday Sept 29th, 2011: Yes the Thursday before the con. Come early and party hard!
Dinner ~ 9pm: Cheesecake Factory @ Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, GA (unless the masses rise)
Meet/Greet ~ 8pm: Gather at the "ice" sculpture below the main elevators in the lobby.
Leave for eats! ~ 8:30: A short walk across the street, no big. Most of you already know this.
About the restaurant?
It's friggen cheesecake!! What more do you want to know? Oh, and there's a decent bar there too. Actually it's a good restaurant that serves a variety of foods, mostly the usual pastas, salads, and sandwiches you find at other joints. But the food is always good and the portion are HUGE. My wife and I usually split a plate of food, and as most entrees are on the north side of $10-15 a split plate is a good value. Want more info check out their website: http://locations.thecheesecakefactory.com/ga/atlanta-121.html Also, here's a copy of the menu: http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/media/menus/TCF_Takeout_Cumberland.pdf Why is this good for us, there is a portion of the restaurant further back from the general populous that will accommodate us well and provides ample room for socializing without distracting the other patrons.
Sounds delicious! How do we get there?
Easy! The restaurant is located at Atlanta's Cumberland Mall, located just a short walk across the street from the convention center. There is a footbridge that actually connects M's parking lot to the convention center, and total trip time of less than 10 mins on foot. I set the time of 9pm so that most everyone can make it, in the case that, for what ever reason, you want to meet us at the restaurant, the reservation is under "AMV" and is set for 9pm. Driving directions are on the website.
Sadly to say there are a few rules:
No Cosplay please - I really can't stress this enough. There haven't been a large number of offenders in the past, but imagine trying to cram 100 people into a restaurant with a dozen or so of them in bulky outfits and extensive personal effects. No exceptions.
Register with enough time to drop your stuff off - This pretty much follows the same theory. Plus the registration line was insane, so set aside enough time to make it all happen. I HIGHLY recommend the "mail my shit" option or what every they call it
Each editor is allowed a maximum of 1 non-editing friend - Basically this rule prevents us from being over run by a bunch of screaming fan girls. If you want special consideration or for some reason have a spare person feel free to pm me in advance. This isn't really ironclad, just basically don't drag all your friends in 5 mins before head. The restaurant wants a good count and the goal is to be social.
Tip at the restaurant please - These folks are working hard to bring us a late but tasty meal. And each year they do a bang-up job! We need to show them our appreciation.
Every editor attending AWA is invited and encouraged to come. It's great place to meet other editors, talk shop and otherwise just derp out with people of similar interests. Plus, it's a lot of fun!!
You guys know the drill, so post away and lets get this list going! Last years list was slim, lets make this one a record!
The attendance list thus far:
- Mr. Pilkington
- Mrs. Pilkington
- Chaosprojects
- Addy
- Toothpick Vic
- Ghet
- kireblue
- Ileia
- Copycat_Revolver
- Kit
- +1
- Scintilla (perhaps)
- Cyanna (perhaps)
- Cuneo
- The Wired Knight
- Rebecca
- Krat
- Kiki
- +1
- +1
- Tono
- + lefty
- Mirkoplushy
- ZephyrStar
- +1
- Stratus
- + Wife
- + Friend 1
- + Friend 2
- Shenanigans
- Fall_Child42
- ngsilver
- Ruu
- SailorDeath
- tehninjaness
- +1
- Vlad
- VicBond007
- freya13
- Quu
- MycathatesyouAMV
- Rozard
- Zarxrax
- Haunter103
- JCD (4 srsly nao!)
- Lord Raekip


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Hi everyone. Teddy had his cyber knife in December and the Radiologist wanted a PET Scan about now to see if the zapped monster is gone. CIGNA said no last week but we got a call today...he is scheduled for this Friday morning. We have a radiology god! Sure helps to have an aggressive yet caring doctor. Teddy is doing so well can't imagine anything will show up. But then, cautiously optimistic. He has a very hard "bump" about where the mass was. We will have to ask about that. In the meantime all is good.
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I was at Toys R Us the other day and saw all these figures they were old. Turtles, He-man, Star Wars, etc
A few years ago Mattel re-released a lot of the He-man figures in the same old package, but with a collectors box around the old package. So it got my mind going
How would you like it if Hasbro released maybe the first 12 vintage figures on card but with a collectors series package around it like Mattel did with He-man?
Or how would you feel if Hasbro did a limited special run of figures in the style of vintage, on a vintage card, but it was figures they didn't do back in the old days. Like a Trakin. Would be cool if it was a small collectors run and didn't flood the market. Thoughts


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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Amazon: Savior or Devil in Disguise?
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I agree that Amazon is slowly eating the industry, one bite at a time. B&N is their next target. And Amazon's plan for a free e-book lending library (now available free with Amazon Prime) really worries me. How many sales will the author lose if their books are being loaned out for free? With the current e-book craze of offering books for $.99 or even for free, why would anyone actually pay for a book, either e-book or print? Sales of print books are WAAAY down across the board. And e-book sales are WAAAY up because of the glut of low priced or free offerings. Soon the reader will expect that. Where does that leave the author then?
- February 2, 2012 at 10:48 AM
- Theresa said...
What happens if Amazon becomes the world's largest library? Sure, THEY have deep pockets and can afford to take losses, but we authors do not.
And it's easy to say, go self publish and point to the successes--but self publishing works best for best sellers and those who have already established a solid readership--in general.
As the Author's Guild article pointed out, we authors NEED physical stores. We NEED that browsing factor. Lower advances and less sales now . . . what's the future hold?
- February 2, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- Leslie Ann aka LA said...
Well, you have to pay for Amazon's Prime, so it's not free really, and from what I understand you can only check out one book a month, so it's not like a revolving lending library, and Amazon's deep pockets currently pay the author, a tiny bit, but can add up for the both the author in income and Amazon as an expense.
Yet I hate the thought of no more libraries!
Also I don't think self publishing works best for best sellers. I know plenty of a indie pubs who are making decent money from their books. It all depends on what one's expectations are. More on that in future posts from moi.
I think there is room and need for both, the brick and mortar and the digital platform. For instance, it is very difficult for my 88 year-old mother who once haunted bookstores, to stand long enough to get from one end to the other of a store. Buying digital works for her. I live in a fairly large house and I'm out of room to store more books. I have hundreds.
But I will not buy text books or manuals digitally. It's too hard to use them.
I think giving your digital book away for free unless it's a short, and I mean SHORT term promotion devalues the book. Even 99 cents is too cheap. I know there will be people who completely disagree with me on this score of free/devaluing the work, but as I'm shortly to digitally publish, I've been studying this industry fairly extensively. In fact I plan to blog shortly on what I've learned and continue to learn, the processes and the ups and downs.
Anyway, my 2 cents :)
LA of the scribes
- February 2, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- Donnell said...
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- February 2, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- Helen Hardt said...
I'll just say ditto to everything Leslie said.
- February 2, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Theresa said...
Good point about the paying for AMZ Prime, Leslie.
I agree about the need for both! I want both.
I also agree --though I know others won't--about selling your ebook for .99, but what if that's what AMZ decides to do? They really get to set the price of your book, not you, right?
Looking forward to your coming articles.
Interesting perspectives.
- February 2, 2012 at 4:49 PM
- Leslie Ann aka LA said...
You get to set the price of your book!
- February 2, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Good points, all. As to the Amazon Prime--yeah, it costs about $80 a year, but that all goes to Amazon, not the author. Right now contracted authors get 40%-%50 of the selling ebook price. Doubt Amazon pays that to the authors in their lending library. But there should be room for both--I just hope the ebook craze doesn't run the print bookstores out of business. ookstores to stay in business.
- February 2, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- Leslie Ann aka LA said...
I certainly don't want bookstores to go out of business, but it's so much more than the ebook that is causing book sellers to shutter. It's bad management, it's publishers and pricing, and sales strategy and the economy and paper costs and......
And I don't think we as writers should forget what we're doing, we're creating entertainment, in whichever format we can, for our readers/viewers.
We're a sisterhood, a brotherhood and need to stick together to make sure it all works for us, those who create the magic. For without us, there is no bookstore, no script, no downloads.
Off to bed as the snow falls...
- February 2, 2012 at 9:47 PM
- Vince said...
Hi Teresa:
I read the article you mentioned and one thing seems evident:
The people on all sides of the argument are too close to the situation to see what is really happening. In a sense they are clueless.
Comments about Amazon being psychologically offensive because they don't exercise their power 'lightly' demonstrate how out of tune these people are.
The paper book is going to die. This process can't be stopped. This will not happen because people don't prefer paper books. It will happen when eBook Readers become so cheat that they are given away free when you buy the book.
Paper books with inventory problems, transportation, insurance, returns, overages, shortages, out-of-print problems, compounded by the cost of material and labor to fabricate the books: all this makes no sense in the long run.
The publishing industry is now in the position of the ice making industry over a century ago. The ice making industry had as big an impact on the US economy as the auto industry does today. Think how many icemen were needed to deliver ice in America?
Then came refrigeration. Within a few decades the ice industry was gone! People may have preferred naturally frozen lake ice but it made no sense to deliver ice that way any longer.
People still want ice and get it. People will still want books and they will get them. But everything is going to change. (BTW, just as some ice is still sold in stores, some books will still be printed to meet special needs.)
The real tsunami on the horizon is the glut of books and the drop in the reading population. The reading population is aging. The time available to read books does not increase. The number of books cheaply available to read is exploding.
Every day more and more authors are putting their back list on Kindle and other eBook formats. These are good books! Over one million good books, that are out of copyright, are available for free right now as eBooks!
The name of the game in the future is getting readers to buy your books because they like you and because your books offer the most rewarding reading experience. Authors will have to 'up' the reading experience of their books to survive.
Actually that is what I am working on right now. Please think about it.
- February 3, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- Lia Slater said...
I also ditto everything that Leslie said. ;-)
- February 3, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Theresa, thank you for pointing out the Authors Guild article with link to the Bloomberg Businessweek article. I read both. I think every writer and every book lover should read these articles and be aware of what's going on in the industry. It is frightening, and most especially for writers who hope to someday be picked up by a "big six" traditional publisher and take advantage of the marketing outlet offered by bookstores.
However much writers may complain about the shortcomings of the traditional publishing industry, I would like to believe that editors and publishers still care about producing a really excellent book and seeing that the book receives the attention it deserves.
Jessica R.
- February 3, 2012 at 12:10 PM
- Ron at CM said...
A part of this conversation that is always left out...
Sometimes we think what we need to do is switch from selling vanilla ice cream to chocolate. When everything about the future points to our audience wanting a choice between apple pie and Boston cream.
The film and music industries reinvent themselves -- at least from an independent standpoint -- every few years. Of course, there are always the milestones that come out of nowhere... MTV, Rap, those four boys from Liverpool...
78, 45, 33, 8 Track, Cassette, CD, VideoDisc
Technicolor(R), Cinerama(R), Rotoscope(R), 3D... and doesn't even count the delivery media 16mm, 35mm, 70mm, IMAX, BetaMax, VHS, DVD Blu-Ray, Streaming....
Once Gutenberg came along, the only real innovations in our field have been Meggendorfer's pop-up book, the e-Book, and the Agency model... oh, yeah, and the infamous Amazon (good -- no great -- choice of names in retrospect) who did to the BIG 6 publishers and the BIG 2 booksellers the same that they had done to thousands of independents..
- February 5, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- Theresa said...
Good point, Ron. I think sometimes it's hard to remember that when you have a dog in the fight--so to speak. Most of us have a vested, personal, interest in this publishing evolution whereas I didn't really in the film and music revolutions.
- February 5, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Leslie Ann aka LA said...
Exactly. I've heard this point before and felt it really validates the changes. Change happens, it's scary and exciting.
I have a friend high up in the music biz and listening to him talk about the recording companies in many way mirrors the publishing biz.
Thanks for reminding of these comparisons. We have readers and writers on both sides, and once again I stress, we are entertainers, and sisters/brothers in that endeavor.
For the first time, I get to choose my medium in which to reach my audience.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Donnell said...
These are all valid points. I deleted my comment as I have not been pleased with one book store in particular, that as some of you have pointed out, I feel is badly managed. I don't think Amazon is putting them out of business. If it fails, it will be because it has poor customer service.
LA, I'm with you I don't want any mortar bookstore to fail, particularly if it benefits readers. Vince, I agree, we're all way too close, and Ron, great examples of the various industries that have had to reinvent themselves.
At the risk of defending Amazon, I feel I have to say they do so much right. If I order something it is either delivered instantaneously to my Kindle, or arrives on my doorstep at the specified time.
If I have a customer service problem, I not only can ask them a question, I can have them call me at that second. Their model is quite customer service oriented and user friendly.
That doesn't mean I want anyone esle to go out of business as a result, but they haven't gotten where they are by being shoddy managers.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:36 PM


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Warlords is one of them.
Go to a retro gaming convention and set 4 players in front of a VCS with the amazing Warlords and the also amazing Medieval Mayhem and everyone will come and stop in order to look at the game, and play one, even if retro gaming is a synonym of Playstation or Dreamcast for them.
This is the kind of game that you would like to have on your beloved <insert favorite device> system. This is the kind of game that some programmers say they may want to recode, just for fun.
Once again, last week, we spent some time on Medieval Mayhem on an incredible VCS box with flat monitor included. Once again, someone said that a Jaguar version would be nice. But this time, we decided to stop talking and start coding. So we just sat in front of our computers, digged some graphisms from previously unreleased games.
I went with the jaguar version during a part of the night and the morning, in order to let people try it during the afternoon.
So enclosed is the result of this part-night work, a simple Warlods-like game.
Of course, there is a lot of things that are missing, there are still a lots of bugs, and the code is so crappy that in 2 weeks, I won't be able to understand why I decided to add these nasty lines at 6AM, just in order to make it work. And maybe Seb will no more have his headache just because he spent some time in the afternoon, trying to understand code and debug some collision routs
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I have read the posts and tried everything: still cloudy white water
I have 4 goldfish in 55 gal of cloudy white water. I have done several 20 gal dechlorinated water changes, water conditioner, water clarifier, etc. and it is still cloudy. This has been going on since we set it up a month ago. A for several weeks the water had been fine; the last few days the nitrites went really high. I added some bacteria and it is still high. I am thinking about starting over, but my quarantine take is 5 gal and these are good size fish. Any suggestions?
What's the ammonia at? I'd suggest daily 95%+ water change with water that matches the tank's specs until the bacteria catches up. Any way you can take the fishes to a LFS or someone with a cycled tank? This way you can start over until the track is cycled.
Sorry you're having issues - but it's not as bad as you think.
4 gold fish in a 55 is good. Not too many and a nice size tank.
What's going on is that your tank is not yet cycled (see cycling with fish in my signature line)
What you're seeing is a bacterial bloom - completely natural in a new tank and it will go away. A bacterial bloom is good because it means you are growing beneficial bacteria in your filter, on your filter media and in your substrate and on decorations. you WANT this.
What you need to be concerned about, however, are the nitrites. Nitrites are toxic and can kill your fish. You didn't say how high they are but you need to keep them at .25ppm while your tank is cycling. The way to do that is with water changes. LARGE daily and sometimes 2X per day water changes until the nitrites subside.
The way it works is first you see ammonia, then you see nitrites and then ammonia and nitrites drop to 0 and you will also see nitrates (you might even see them earlier)
So while you cycle your tank your goal is to keep ammonia and or nitrites at around .25 ppm and if either go higher - again - water change.
Once you have 0 ammonia and nitrites then your tank is cycled and you want to then keep your nitrates no higher than 20ppm. You should be able to accomplish this with weekly water changes of around 50% and regular gravel vacs.
Gold fish are high waste producers. (The poop a lot) While you are cycling,feed them very lightly to avoid the production of excess ammonia, nitrites and nitrates.
If you could tell us what your ammonia and nitrites and nitrates read it would help.
Hope this helps and keep asking questions.
edit: Spardas was posting the same time I was :o) His suggestion is a good one. Cycling fishless is much better on you and the fish. I assumed, however, that since you had had them this long, you couldn't take them back.
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15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
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My only addition to what has been suggested, is to not use "clarifiers" in a tank with fish. These generally work by binding microscopic particulate matter into larger particles that can supposedly be more easily and quickly removed by the filter, but the chemicals also bind fish gills. Let nature handle things; it may take longer but it will last and the fish will be healthy.
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+ to Byron. All you need is a good dechlorinator (something like Seachems Prime).
Another note (in case you haven't yet read the cycling stickie in my sig line) don't mess with anything in your tank while you're cycling. Don't touch the filters or the filter media. Don't vac the gravel unless the poo is unsightly and if so, only skim the surface of the gravel to suck up the worst of it. don't dig into the gravel as your BB is still growing there.
And never ,ever, change your filter media (cartridges, sponges, bioballs, whatever). Even after your cycle is complete, only rinse the media in water you've just removed from the tank (never tap water) or you'll kill your BB that you've worked so hard to grow.30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
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Thanks for the answers. I am only using test strips and They do not have an ammonia reading; any suggestions on which strips/test kits are better. A week ago, my readings were great, but without knowing the ammonia level, the tank may not have had time to mature. I have had that tank up for a month and would think it would be OK. I have added a bacteria product, hoping to speed up the process and get my levels back down. The levels of nitrite and nitrate are off the scale this morning.
This is what I am thinking: throw these big fish in my 5 gal quarantine tank, start over, add Tetra SafeStart (Start-Up) product and get them back into the tank as quickly as possible. What do you think?
Many people here recommend the API master test kit for testing, because it has everything you need to test for, is rather reliable and economical value.
DO NOT put your goldfish in the 5 gallon tank, as the issue you are having will just move with the fish if its a cycling issue and will get out of hand 10 times as fast in that limited space.
DO just use good clean water changes. No extra chemicals aside from the dechlorinator. Its a fish tank.. not a science project/witch cauldron. All you need to do is dilute out the nitrites/nitrates/ammonia so that you are a bit ahead of the production from your fish. Tetra SafeStart is not a replacement for a cycle.
Must people here use the api freshwater master test kit. If your nitrate and nitrite readings are of the chart and you have fish in the tank you need to do a large water change immediately. When cycling with fish you have to do water changes any time ammonia or Nitrites are above 0.25
Read the fish in cycling sticky for more info about cycling
Edit: Guess we were typing at the same time trilliane!46 gallon bowfront: 1 angelfish, 1 blue guorami, 9 cherry barbs, 9 harlequin rasboras
29 gallon dwarf puffer tank
36 gallon bowfront: Currently 7 rummynose tetras, 7 neon tetras, 3 panda cory cats, 3 julii cory cats. Soon to have a betta!
Thanks to all for taking the time to answer my post; greatly appreciated.
I did two 20 gal water changes yesterday and brought it down to nitrites=5.0 nitrates=20. I plan on doing more water changes today and adding some floating plants today.


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With respect to the "inherited" financial collapse, I'm not sure what you're suggesting. Is it that you believe it is not a problem or is it that you believe that the collapse was caused by the Obama administration?
I also liked the Elkhart woman's question about how funds woud get to them. I thought his answer was pretty straight and not necessarily exactly what she would have liked him to say.
The impression I get in reading these threads is that none of the complaints is real. If Obama said that 2 + 2 = 4, there would be a thread saying that Obama was once again trying to manipulate numbers to support a fantasy. If he didn't say it there would be a thread complaining that he was avoiding the numbers.
I can understand if someone does not believe any stimulus program is needed, even though I disagree. I can understand if someone wants the stimulus program to be based primarily or solely on tax cuts, although I disagree and believe the data do not support that approach. I can understand the belief that we should do nothing to grow the deficit further, but do not understand if the same person wants the tax cuts to be made permanent despite the fact that they would add trillions to the deficit. Amazingly, those are the same people who call California "La La Land."
There is little to discuss when issues are raised solely to make noise. There are a lot of real issues and they are pretty serious for most of us. I don't think that our current economic problems are going to be resolved in a manner that will please anyone from an ideological perspective.
Obviously, a big part of the equation is whether or not there actually is a major problem at all. Do we actually believe that banks will collapse without support? Do we believe that enough banks will survive collapse to allow our financial system to continue to operate? Do we believe that the snowball effects of rising unemployment, collapsing consumer credit, collapsing business credit, massive business losses, and more layoffs will continue until unemployment hits Depression era levels? Do we believe that, if such problems are actually in our future, that they are the inevitable product of some long term business cycle and we should simply starve our way back to prosperity?
Are any of these fair questions, or are they simply scare tactics to encourage the masses to vote their way into an atheistic, socialistic, communist dictatorship that will probably be run by homosexuals who will require all pregnancies to be terminated by abortion?
With the exception of the last, I think these are fair questions. I may have thoughts about them, but I do not have answers and I doubt that the administration does either. Unfortunately, our options are to do nothing, with unknown consequences, or do something that may or may not work. Neither is a good option.
Whatever happens, I suspect that most on this forum will complain in advance about whatever the administration does. Whatever happens, most on this forum will blame the administration if the economy gets worse and, if the economy gets better, most on this forum will say that it's proof of the strength of our system that it recovered despite whatever the administration did or, alternatively, that it recovered because of something done by GWB or the Republicans in Congress. Personally, I don't really care who gets the credit. I would like to see things get better than they are now. My suspicion is that things will get a lot worse first.


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Following standard traveller code, our exit point is secured the previous day during walkabout, only just managing tickets for three in our advance party: Martin is waiting for Radar to fly in and will make the same trip tomorrow. Adam, Dave and I board at 6am and like the bad boys in class occupy the back rows. This latent cool quickly wilts when it becomes obvious we will be on toilet door duty for the duration; our luxury bus has facilities (great) but a gamy door (not so great) and one young girl is destined to make the swaying trip down the aisle about twenty times in the next nine hours or so, pummelling her way in and out with the assistance of a helping yank from one of us.
Leaving Dar, my eyes are peeled for a glimpse of the 'real' city; the shabby slums, the satellite shanty towns, the flotsam of shambling humanity dispossessed of a future; the gathering electron cloud circling the nucleus of all African cities. Whether by luck or tourist-minded design, there is no sign of this shadow world. Instead, we pass through a lushly vegetated suburb; smart villas roll languidly past the window, undulating with the landscape.
The road to Arusha is smooth running blacktop interspersed at every town, village, hamlet and shack, by a picket line of sleeping policemen. Besides these bone-jarring humps the only rough side to the journey is the onboard complementary juice: be warned, the choice of orange, lemon or lime is immaterial; this liquid is just one E-number removed from drain cleaner. And this isn't a snooty coke-generation view; to a man, woman and child this charity acid is left untouched; only the first-timers make the mistake of even sampling it. Besides the Scandinavian poison, we are treated to typical roadside fare at the midpoint stop-off; barbequed goat doled out in greasy brown paper bags and the usual distressed toilet block. I opt for bananas, oranges and a small unidentified fruit sphere from the hawkers, and taking advantage of momentary terra firma, a tip-toes pee in the dank urinal: this a slight improvement over the game of piss-surfing in which one must engage on the swaying coach, praying midstream to avoid the juddering ignominy of a sleeping policeman wipe-out.
Closing on Arusha, past vast fields of sisal laid row after row, we gaze across the flat plain towards the hazy blue horizon. Slowly, and with puzzlement gradually turning to surprise and amazement, the high wispy clouds in the distance reveal themselves not as vapours but as the snow-capped crown of Mount Kilimanjaro. It's not natural; it's just too damn high, rising as it does from nowhere. It's a wonderful sight even from 20 kilometres but it's an adventure for another day; this is as close as we'll get on this trip.
Arriving in Arusha raises shades of Sevare, Na Trang, Vang Vieng, Trinidad; small, tourist-hungry towns around the globe: we are surrounded by touts. Rather than beds, these chaps are selling safari package deals. The sweetener is a free lift into the centre of town: Scandinavia Buses don't use the main bus station terminus anymore so we're pretty much off the page. But with plenty of daylight left and knowing full well the pressure sales routine that will accompany any Good Samaritan taxi, we opt to walk and rebuff the rapid-fire offers and counter-offers. It's only a 10-minute trek before we're back on the piste, but every step is dogged by a cortege of idling safari tour people-carriers and their desperate footmen, by degrees tenacious, obstinate, indignant and resigned; we are a funeral march to the death of their pitch.
The main backpacker drag is a bleak, uninviting collection of concrete and breeze block shells either side of a wide, dusty road, devoid of any greenery or soft edges. We've got two 'possibles' on the list but there's no room at the Inn. Frankly it's a relief. Still surrounded by our hangers-on, we take a seat and consider Plan B; an out of town spot called L'Oasis. With this change in logistics our harpies see an opening and redouble their efforts for a captive audience. Enter Gideon; in the movie he'd be Danny Glover. "You get nothing for nothing in this town", is his opening line. He offers to take us for TS2000, no strings (or safaris) attached. We don't just bite his hand off, we chip our teeth on his wrist watch.
Deck chair, swimming pool, tropical garden, security guard, cold beer; it's not hand-sign-quotation-marks-Africa but right now we don't give a shit. Hot and cold running waitress service and the screaming-gay cabaret of the resident Grey Crested Crane ease the path to a post-drive chill.
Nestled in the foothills of Mount Meru along a winding dirt track where Arusha town becomes country village, the perfectly named L'Oasis exceeds all expectations except in price: it's predictably expensive. However, the adjoining Annex and Conference Centre (I kid you not) are a steal! Part of the same complex, clean, protestant twin rooms are a quarter of the price asked of the luxury faux-traditional cottages round the pool, and with a spacious, pine-clad shared bathroom block like some refit from a Swiss camp site, the set-up is ideal.
In the bar, a few Kilis to the good, we eschew the a la carte international menu and strike out for some cheap local fare. We take the dirt track road down through the banana plantation and village; wooden shacks, scratching chickens, tin-can corner shops, people loitering. As we approach the surfaced road that leads to town the buildings become more substantial; concrete and paint, draped in brewery logos and advertising. We pass the Top Model Bar, a knocking shop without the slightest pretence, and round the corner to the Royal Sumah Bar. It's a no frills pub - a basic table and chairs and line 'em up sort of place. We enquire about food. Rather than an immediate response from the attractive hostess, we get 'the look', an appraisal of our constitution, our standards and our worth. "We have only pork with ugali" - it is half apology, half challenge. It sounds good enough to us though and the chef is roused and put to task. And with our leap of faith made, we are quickly embraced by the patron of the establishment and formally introduced to the hostess, his daughter. We have inadvertently attained VIP status and the drinks flow deep and fast. Possibly deepest and fastest is Konyagi, a Tanzanian gin-substitute sold in plastic sachets which goes down surprisingly well with a dash of Sprite. Some indeterminate time later, for Konyagi has that temporal effect, we are presented with a large plastic basin: dinner is served. A veritable mound of roughly hacked pork cubes served in its juices, seasoned and garnished with a torn leafy green, steams before us. A dollop each of ugali - a white doughy finger-food carb - rides shotgun. It's good, and washed down with 15 sachets of Konyagi, it's damn good.
We leave the bar like we've just rocked in Rio - arms aloft, backs slapped, communal hugs. We're clearly two lions short of a pride and our patron insists a midget guide us home through the black night. We stagger, shout, laugh, wave our torches and flash our cameras; strange faces loom in and out of the night. Home appears. We crash out.


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I got my HTS order with Para Viper, Wraith and Robot Heroes Silverbolt/Megatron, Blaster/Thrust, Ironhide/Kickback today.
Got 2 boxes from HTS today. One of them had Mutt, Croc Master, Bazooka Trooper, Tiger Duke, Para Viper (AMAZING!) and Oddball. The other box had Wraith. Both boxes were the same exact size. The funny thing is that I never ordered Wraith, since it showed up as out of stock when I placed the order for the rest.
Got my Joe Wave 10 HTS order today too - the figures are awesome, especially Croc Master and the Para-Viper.
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Just when the new millenium falcon had joined my top 10 list of awesome toys of all time, today I received via UPS what I believe is the best Batman toy/figure EVER!!! The Ban Dai Batman and Batpod. This thing is unbelievable! I still have not found the Mattel Target exclusive Batpod, but after receiving this better version, I don't care if I ever find it. I got it from ebay at the lowest price I was able to find which was $98 shipped from an american seller 2 weeks ago. Batman has many points of articulation and the Batpod is made mostly of diecast. I highly recommend it. It was worth every penny. Here are some pictures (sorry for the bad lighting):
Just ordered (pre-ordered I guess) some of the new Build A Droid figs at Hasbro Toy Shop this morning.
Still missing some droid parts, so hoping to complete a couple more. Is there an SSG Build A Droid support group available for part swaps?
Stashed another shield generator 4 pack at Target. Pm me if interested.
Several new Star Wars and GI Joe figures are available at HTS. The MDCREW code still works.


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SHOPWORN - Play 1... Nc6
A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire For BlackProduct Code: SWB0067EM
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Author: Christopher Wisnewski
Year of Publication: 2007
Pages: 268
Notation Type: Figurine (FAN)
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In this original book, Christoph Wisnewski, who is renowned for his innovative and adventurous opening ideas, provides the reader with an ambitious and all-encompassing repertoire for Black against every main line opening that White can play, based on the initial move 1...Nc6. The principal components of this black repertoire are the uncompromising Chigorin Defence, a long-time favourite of the brilliant Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich, and the equally tricky Nimzowitsch Defence, advocated by Britains first ever Grandmaster, Tony Miles.Drawing upon his wealth of practical experience in this opening, which has produced a remarkable success rate and some notable Grandmaster scalps, Wisnewski uncovers the secrets behind 1...Nc6 and divulges his findings to the reader. He exam ines both the critical main lines and the tricky sidelines, and provides a thorough grounding in the crucial tactical and positional concepts for both White and Black. Reading through this book will allow you to begin playing 1...Nc6 with skill and assurance in your own games.
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pm'ed ya on Rebelscum Commtech. pls take a look.
Wal-Mart has stocked the first waves of all sizes for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. I posted more details in the Toys/Other/Transformers thread.
Not to be outdone, Target stocked the ROTF toys this morning as well.
Just met up with some people who were at Botcon today (shouts to Ryan over at seibertron.com) -somewhat bad news for those who wanted to collect the first run ROTF toys at the con with exclusive foil packaging. Guy who I was talking to was at the main store or the TF coll. club store and said he saw them issueing 'first day' stickers to slap on the packaging --no special foil print. How lame Hasbro!!! Anyone with those stickers could just buy the line toys at Target or Wally and then put the sticker on. Ultra lame. Glad I'm not collecting these anyway. More details as I hear.
Lol. I liked your edit Comm. The email reply had a lil different wording.
I still haven't seen this 'sticker'. I'll try and take a pic tomorrow. Get well soon dude.
All cheeziness aside, when I went into the con for the first time today (rem., it's been 10 yrs.) I got that feeling of "this is TF heaven" Nirvana!! Bliss!! Same feeling I felt for SW at CIV. Can't beat it!!
Title says it all. MIB, I paid $13.75 shipped.
My Memorial Day sale Acme poster shipped today. Now just have to wait for Zazzle to ship my stuff.
Zazzle orders have shipped. Guess I'll be going to the frame store next week.
I made a stop at Target this morning...hadn't done that in a while. It was nice seeing heaps of new Transformers filling the shelves. There wasn't much that interested me except for the exclusive Superion. I always loved the buildable Transformers when I was a kid, so I grabbed him.
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Does anyone think the GOP will support;
Limited military intervention? If turning the other cheek so that 9-11 happens over and over again never!
Gay marriage? Marriage no, civil unions yes, however privately owned companies would not have to extend benefits if they don't want to.
The end of the War On Drugs? Decriminalize, legalize pot and tax it up to current street prices. I don't think pot is a gate way drug any more than masturbation leads to rape.
The end of Foreign Aid to unfriendly governments? I wish someone could explain this one to me, I can't imagine how this helps us.
The end of government subsidies to oil companies and other businesses? It is essential that there be some subsidies, I'll agree that there should be benefits to all Americans for anything to be subsidized.
A Balanced Budget Amendment? Would not always be practical in a time of war.
Limiting the power of, before eliminating altogether the Fed Reserve? Yes.
The Gold Standard? Yes.


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For participants in AKC Master tests only, please.
For participants in AKC Master tests only, please.
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there's no good reason to fatten up a retriever.
I wouldn't see the point... Maybe AKC needs a point system too?
Kendall Layne
HR(2xHRCH) Ashland's Big Black Ruby to Go SH
Dorie's Lady of the Lake(1K bird club)
Never play leap frog with a unicorn.
I voted yes. I doubt I will run a master national anyway even if I qualify my dogs this year. It is a big expense and a bunch of time away from my family to go to a master national.
CH Chisholm Trail's Backdraft Bay MH***
Chisholm Trail's Crossfire Sophie JH**
Chisholm Trail's The Girl Next Door
"I say goodbye to my weakness, so long to the regrets"
The MN is costly, time-consuming, (and seems to be a ton of drama). I'm awfully proud of my old guy who went w/ a pro and passed, but I don't know that I'll have that kind of opportunity again. If I can't do it myself, though, it doesn't hold as much appeal anyway.
I like master tests; I'd do them anyway. Someday I'll be able to do qualifyings--but I'll still do hunt tests.
--Greta Ode
willing slave to the whims of
Kerrybrooks Magical Atticus "Atticus" MH
Coastalight Kiowa Ravenhawk "Raven" MH
and introducing...
Swooped in and Stole My Heart "Cooper"
I made two Master Hunters with my first two dogs, it was a lot of fun and the system of working through Junior, Senior and finally Master led to me building two really great hunting dogs, the last one went on to win a Qual and become QAA. That process of training with friends and running a bunch of hunt test within a days drive was very rewarding, I never saw any reason to take time off work and travel far to run a Master National. I frankly don't get the big Master National hoopla, different strokes for different folks I guess.
I hope to be running some Masters this summer. Could care less about the MN. For me it's all about the training and having fun with my dogs however we can. I prefer the Q in FT's, but since my opportunities are limited we will enjoy the HT's for now.
Carol Howey
Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
Yes, for some of us the MH title alone still holds a strong value. Having hunt test within 2 or 3 hours driving and only 2 days long is more convenient for our family. When I see a MH title next to a dogs name I believe the dog will pick up ducks and run blinds on ducks it did not see fall.
HRCH "Kennedy" MH
Kennedy's Midnight Storm Trooper "Truman"
We have had one dog qualify 3 years in a row and another dog qualify last year. The only one we went to was the first time the first dog qualified. No big deal. All we want is the MH title; that is until the requirements are pushed so far above the standard that the hunt test is no longer what it was originally intended to be. It has always amazed me that eventually humans ruin just about everything that was good when it originally started.
For those of us who don't hunt, participating in the hunt tests is a way to have fun with your dog. I always hope to do well, but for me, some of the fun is seeing the different tests that are devised and seeing if my dog and I can accomplish them. It's a challenge!
I have been to two Master Nationals and may very well go again sometime when it comes back to the East or South. But, as Huff said, it is very expensive and, for those of us living in a concrete jungle, requires a good bit of time training away from home in order to be truly competitive. However, it is still a goal to qualify my dog for the MN every year even if I can't afford time or $$ to attend.
HRCH Truline's Cleopatra MH (Cleo)
Prime Time Rising Star MH ***(Emmy)
HRCH Surry's Smoking Gun SH (Sage) RIP
Licking Run's Blackberry Jam MH (Berry) RIP


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Yesteday I freshmeated gael, and I really had lots of page viewed and download. I was rather impressed.
I just noticed that gael is now part of the gnome foundry. I just don't know the guys that holds this foundry, neither do I know their role on gnome. I may take the time to discuss somewhat with them.
Anyway, GAEL website is under rewrite. I need to do documentation about the what is gael, where it goes, what is the design...
As always, so much to do and so few time


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Track In straight line. Foreprints and hindprints 2-3 1/2" (50-90 mm) long. 4 clawed, closely spaced toes print; sometimes slightly blurred because of densely haired footpads, especially in winter.
Sign Den: Burrow in sandy bank on hillside with several entrances about 1' (300 mm) wide.
Scat: Small, narrow, roughly cylindrical, tapered at one end, similar to that of Red and Common Gray Foxes; may be pinkish bleaching to white when crustaceans are in diet.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 2:36 PM GMT on March 27, 2012
Large portions of Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania shivered through a hard freeze (temperatures below 28°F ) this morning, and cold temperatures will cause widespread damage to flowering plants fooled into blooming by last week's unprecedented "Summer in March" heat wave. Growers of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, and cherries worked during the night and early morning to minimize the damage by running large fans and propane heaters in their orchards in an attempts to keep temperatures a few degrees warmer. While freezing temperatures for an extended period will not kill the trees, they will destroy the flowers and fragile buds that are needed to produce fruit later in the year. I expect that this morning's freeze was severe and widespread enough to cause tens of millions of dollars in damage to the fruit industry, but it will be several weeks before the extent of the damage is known. It would take several nights of temperatures in the 20s to cause a more significant billion-dollar disaster, such as occurred in 2007. A warm spell in March that year was followed by cold temperatures in early April that were 10 - 20 degrees below average, bringing killing frosts and freezes to the Midwest and South that caused $2.2 billion in agricultural damage, wiping out apple, peach, winter wheat and alfalfa crops.
During the remainder of this week, temperatures are expected to be much warmer than they were this morning, so the freeze damage will be limited compared to 2007. However, we still have two more months to go this spring when temperatures commonly fall below freezing. Plants will steadily grow more susceptible to cold temperatures in the coming weeks as the growing season progresses, and the odds of more destructive frosts and freezes for the Midwest and Northeast fruit industry are high.
Figure 1. Low temperatures this morning dipped below 30 degrees over Eastern Michigan, Northeast Ohio, Northern West Virginia, and much of Pennsylvania, in regions where spring bloom was well-advanced due to last week's record "Summer in March" heat wave. Widespread agricultural damage likely occurred in these areas.
History of billion-dollar U.S. freezes
Freezes can cause big damage to agriculture. According to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, there have been six billion-dollar U.S. freezes since 1980, accounting for 5% of all billion-dollar weather-related disasters. Five of these freezes affected California or Florida; one hit the Midwest. Ranked by damages (in 2011 dollars), here are the six billion-dollar U.S. freeze events since 1980:
1) California Freeze of December 1990. Severe freeze in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley caused the loss of citrus, avocado trees, and other crops in many areas. Several days of subfreezing temperatures occurred, with some valley locations in the teens. $5.9 billion in direct and indirect economic losses, including damage to public buildings, utilities, crops, and residences.
2) Florida Freeze of December 1983. Severe freeze central/northern Florida; about $4.5 billion damage to citrus industry.
3) California Freeze of December 1998. A severe freeze damaged fruit and vegetable crops in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley. Extended intervals of sub 27° F temperatures occurred over an 8-day period; $3.5 billion estimated damages/costs.
4) Florida Freeze of January 1985. Severe freeze in central/northern Florida; about $2.5 billion damage to citrus industry.
5) East/Midwest freeze of April 2007. Widespread severe freeze over much of the East and Midwest (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MS, MO, NE, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA, WV), causing significant losses in fruit crops, field crops (especially wheat), and the ornamental industry. Temperatures in the teens/20's accompanied by rather high winds nullified typical crop-protection systems. Over $2.2 billion in damage/costs.
6) California Freeze of January 2007. For nearly two weeks in January, overnight temperatures over a good portion of California dipped into the 20's, destroying numerous agricultural crops, with citrus, berry, and vegetable crops most affected. $1.5 billion estimated in damage/costs; 1 fatality reported.
Scotland records its all-time warmest March temperature
The ridge of high pressure that brought "Summer in March" to the U.S. last week moved over Western Europe over the weekend, bringing sunny skies and record-breaking high temperatures to the U.K. Scotland broke its record for hottest March temperature on record on Sunday, when the mercury hit 22.8°C at Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire. The record lasted only one day, as a new high of 22.9°C was recorded in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, on Monday. That record also lasted just one day, as Aboyne, Aberdeenshire has hit 23.4°C today. The previous March record in Scotland was 22.2°C at Gordon Castle (Morayshire) in March 1957, and at Strachan (Kincardineshire) in March 1965.
Canada's 1926 all-time March temperature record questioned
I reported last week that the 29.2°C (85°F) measured at Western Head, Nova Scotia on March 22, 2012 was the third warmest temperature ever recorded in Canada in March. Environment Canada lists the hottest March temperature as a 31.1°C at Beaver Creek on Vancouver Island, BC on March 29th, 1926. However, weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera has looked into this record, and concluded that it is likely bogus. A station just a few miles away at Port Alberni measured a much cooler high temperature of 23.3°C that day, and the temperature range between the high and low temperature at Beaver Creek was almost 30°C, which is far too great for a station so close to the ocean. Such large differences between min and max temperature on sunny days usually commonly imply poor siting of the temperature instrument. He maintains that the highest March temperature in Canada should be the 29.4°C in 1921 at Wallaceburg, with the second highest being the 29.2°C (85°F) measured at Western Head, Nova Scotia on March 22, 2012.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Idaho Criminal Rule 42(e). Nonsummary Proceedings - warrant of Attachment and Bail.
(1) Warrant of attachment. The court shall not issue a warrant of attachment unless the court finds that there is probable cause to believe that the respondent committed the contempt and determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent will disregard a written notice to appear. The form of the warrant may be the same as a warrant of arrest.
(2) Bail. When issuing a warrant of attachment, the court shall set a reasonable bail, to be endorsed upon the warrant at the time it is issued.
(3) Execution and return. The execution and return of the warrant shall be in the same manner as a warrant of arrest.


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There is some very interesting data included. Some examples:
show a dip in the number of foreign-born last year, to under 38 million after it reached an all-time high in 2007. This was due to declines in low-skilled workers from Mexico searching for jobs in Arizona, Florida and CaliforniaAn up-side to the recession? Fewer illegal aliens. Illegals still make up close to 33% of all non-citizen residents.The dip in foreign-born residents comes as the government considers immigration changes, including stepped-up border enforcement and a path toward U.S. citizenship. At nearly 38 million, immigrants made up 12.5 percent of the population in 2008; an estimated 11.9 million are here illegally.
WRT health insurance:
It would appear that the highest rate of uninsured is among illegal aliens. If so, makes sense to make a stronger effort to send them home? Spending some money with INS, instead of govt-run health insurance?Health coverage swung widely by region, based partly on levels of unemployment. Massachusetts, with its universal coverage law, had fewer than 1 in 20 uninsured residents the lowest in the nation. Texas had the highest share, at 1 in 4, largely because of illegal immigrants excluded from government-sponsored and employer-provided plans.
In three large metro areas, Miami, San Jose, Calif., and Los Angeles, more than one-third of all residents are foreign-born.
The highest numbers were in agricultural communities with large Hispanic populations in California's San Joaquin Valley, South Texas and South Florida. Regions in New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Oklahoma and Georgia also fared poorly.
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Faculty works featured in 'Now Dance'
Posted November 13, 2008; 06:36 p.m.
"Now Dance," a repertory concert featuring works choreographed and/or performed by Princeton faculty and renowned guests, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22, in the Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.
The biannual faculty dance concert is sponsored by the Program in Theater and Dance in the Lewis Center for the Arts.
Ze'eva Cohen, a professor in and founder of the University's dance program, will present "Cloud Song," a multimedia dance piece first choreographed in 1971. It will be performed by senior Elizabeth Schwall.
Tina Fehlandt, a lecturer and founding member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, will perform "Peccadillos," a solo piece choreographed by Morris set to the music of Erik Satie. "Peccadillos" only has been danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Morris and current Mark Morris Dance Group member Joe Bowie; Fehlandt will be the first woman to perform the piece.
Zvi Gotheiner, a lecturer, will present an excerpt from "Interiors," which explores a panorama of urban stories that take place while looking through the window of a high-rise apartment building.
Dyane Harvey, a lecturer and a founding member of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre of New York City, will present "The Corner," a work-in-progress based on the life and achievements of Muhammad Ali.
Brazilian-born dancer and choreographer Patricia Hoffbauer, a lecturer, will perform "Three Seascapes." The piece was choreographed in 1962 by Yvonne Rainer, a pioneer of postmodern dance, who reconstructed it for Hoffbauer in 2002.
Rebecca Lazier, acting head of dance, will present her piece "Terminal," performed by her New York dance company Terrain. "Terminal" allows audiences to peer into landscapes where people are haunted by their inability to comfort themselves or each other.
"Now Dance" is free and open to the public, but limited seating is available and reservations are required. To reserve tickets, visit the University Ticketing website or call (609) 258-9220.


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That person, found after a couple weeks of searching, was Tanya Rosenberg, a bartender and commercial painter whom Cayer had known for more than a decade. Last July she had started a company that would become Pure Pops, making organic, all-natural popsicles in two-dozen crazy flavors like Apple Cranberry Crisp, Avocado Lime, and Pumpkin Pie.
She has been based near her home at Sugarloaf and selling them in sports/outdoors businesses from Scarborough to the Forks (and, obviously, Carrabassett Valley). But with a new contract bringing her pops onto the Bowdoin College campus later this month, and a mobile vending license from the city of Portland, she's moving the operation to town.
By the end of November, with yet another plumbing reconfiguration, "things really started to kick into gear," as Cayer puts it.
After dealing with "old dead pipes that led nowhere," the rough plumbing was laid in the floors. The plumbing was done by pros, but the less-skilled labor (concrete work and epoxying) were handled by Cayer and other volunteers. Rosenberg brought her spray-painting equipment in so that she, Cayer, and others could repaint the ceiling of the space, which has great all-day light and lots of windows.
Between Christmas and New Year's, wood was dropped off and framing began, finishing in the first week of this year. As a volunteer work party began Saturday morning, Momentum executive director Dennis Strout was on his knees spreading cement across a pockmarked section of floor near the entrance to Bomb Diggity's space.
Other folks scraped old paint off a huge brick wall and primed it, before lugging in most of the baking equipment Bomb Diggity has purchased for use in the new space. Workers included Jonah Fertig and Abby Huckel from Local Sprouts, who are keeping ties between the two community-minded organizations strong, while looking forward to expanding the Local Sprouts catering business with the space being vacated by the bakery.
Next will come some more electrical work, sheetrocking of new walls, and finishing the epoxying of the floor. "Every day something more is happening," Cayer says eagerly, his eyes lighting up with excitement that this idea is ultimately coming to fruition.
The bakery is certainly the anchor tenant, and sees great opportunity to grow in this new space, says Lindsay deCsipkes, Momentum's program administrator. Beyond supplying several small local markets with baked goods, Bomb Diggity also provides Hannaford and Whole Foods Market with English muffins. Capitalizing on more square-footage, the company plans to expand its wholesale accounts, and will also work toward having a separate, certified gluten-free kitchen.
While commercial baking will occupy the mornings (starting early, as bakers do) the larger area will also be more conducive to afternoon workshops for Momentum clients learning culinary skills, deCsipkes says.
"We're psyched about what can happen here," she says, talking not just about the business and learning potential but also community collaboration. Bomb Diggity will still retail its baked goods at Local Sprouts, and keep its art program there, where "our participants feel so at home," says deCsipkes.
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I am impressed by your lack of spelling mistakes and proper grammar. Who wrote this for you?
You really went over board on your interpretation of what was said. You missed your calling. You should be on MSNBC. The media moguls need your help Mike.
Oh by the way. You still can't sway my vote. A vote for the current POTUS is a vote for the down fall of America.