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Wow, the NY media is having a field day with the fact that Rex Ryan and his wife did a little role playing. Someone then put these foot fetish videos on You-tube and now they are on deadspin.com. Ok, so Rex likes feet. BIG DEAL…..some guys like a nice caboose, some guys like a woman with a full bosom, some guys like rail thin women and some guys like a fuller woman. Let's get back to what is really important. The Jets beat the Steelers….what you want to talk about FEETGATE…ok, let's address it and move on.
Much Ado About Nothing
Rex Ryan and his wife Michelle have been married for over twenty years. Rex is a strong, motivated and passionate man. You can tell Rex wears his heart on his sleeve. During several press conferences, Rex has emphatically called attention to his wife saying that she is beautiful and that he is a lucky guy (and he is). Now the NY tabloids have picked up on a story that Deadspin.com has published regarding several videos posted on Youtube.com that show Rex's wife being filmed as she role plays with Rex. The roleplay involves his love of her and her manicured feet. In addition, Deadspin has reported that there is an Alt.com profile which alludes to Ryan's sexual preferences.
In the current digital age, traditional media (i.e. newspapers) are dying so they will do what they can to create a circulation buzz…so the NYC tabloids have picked up on this story. Is it really that important? Not really. Let's explore some of the facts that are not in dispute:
1) Rex LOVES his wife. Good. Isn't that good? We should all love our wives!!!
2) Rex is passionate about his love for his wife. Also good.
3) Apparently, Rex has a foot fetish involving his wife's feet. Good for Rex! So what?
4) Michelle Ryan appears to have nicely manicured feet (No hammertoes, no bunions, no sickly callouses are apparent in the pictures)
5) They are a MARRIED couple who have been together for over 20 years.
6) There is no nudity at all in any of these videos.
7) Roleplay is a healthy activity in many marriages
8 ) There are no mentions of adultery or infidelity in any of the videos.
9) You don't see Rex's feet (thank God…)
10) There is no scandal because nothing obscene, illegal or patently offensive was committed here.
The bottom line is that Rex and his wife love each other and they roleplay. The only error they made was taping the episodes. Next time Rex, keep that Flip camera in the drawer and avoid the drama. Its just not worth it. Now that we settled that…lets move on to the important stuff…
Jets get Ketchup with their Hot Dog
The Jets traveled to HEINZ (ketchup reference for the the condimentally challenged) Field in Pittsburgh to face off against the mighty Steelers and their rabid fans. The weather was cold and blustery. Snow was coming down and the field was frozen. The winds were howling and the Jets hopes for a playoff spot were on life support. Coming into the game we all knew what the Jets needed to accomplish:
1) Sanchez must be error free – CHECK! Sanchez was efficent and did not commit one turnover. All day Sanchez threw darts in Pittsburgh. Seems like he learned to look for open passing lanes and throw with authority. Sanchez' footwork (no Rex puns please) was solid as he strode into all his passes. He threw for only 170 yards but the weather conditions demanded a ground control type game.
2) Jets must run effectively to keep control of the Game – CHECK! Greene and Tomlinson kept the game clock moving and kept the chains moving as well. Throughout the whole game, the Jets had superior field position due to drives where they went beyond the usual three and out of the past two weeks.
3) Schotty must call an Offensive gameplan that is different that his usual vanilla Game plan – CHECK! Schotty used quick slants, three step drops, designed roll outs, naked boots and moving pockets to help Sanchez find open throwing lanes. He basically used the Patriots quick strike passing attack to keep the offense moving forward so you didn't have many 3rd and longs. By mixing an effective running game with the short passing attack, the Jets were able to convert 3rd downs because they were higher percentage down and distance demands. Schotty also called a perfect play when the Jets were near the goalline and it was 4th and 1. Usually, the Jets will run a BLAST play with the running back following a fullback or offensive lineman into a hole between the guard and tackle…well this time Schotty went against this tendency and called a Naked Bootleg off a fake handoff to Shonn Greene. The handoff came and Shonn Greene dove on the pile, while Sanchez curled around and ran easily for a touchdown. It was by far the signature moment against the Steelers.
4) The Defense must not allow big plays – CHECK! The Defense came up big and held the Steelers in check. On the final drive of the game the Steelers drove all the way down the field to about their 10 yard line. The Score was 22-17 and they needed to score a touchdown (thanks to Jason Taylor who scored a safety to make it a 5 point game instead of a 3 point game). The Jets stopped Big Ben cold in his tracks as Drew Coleman and Marquice Cole broke up the last two passes to ice the game with no time on the clock.
Besides the keys of the Game, once again Brad Smith came up huge! Brad scored on the initial kickoff to put the Jets up 7-0 at the game's start. You could tell that the crowd was shocked to see the Steelers already behind the proverbial eight ball to start the game. Don't get me wrong, the Steelers are a formidible team and it took a huge team effort to get the victory. The Jets Offense scored 13 points, the Defense scored 2 points and Special Teams scored 7 points…and every single hard-fought point was needed. Now all the Jets have to do is win one of their next two games and they are in the playoffs. Speaking of the next game…
Feeling So Fly Like a G6!
Before you ask, yes….I truly love the song by Far East Movement – Like a G6. Its a great workout song and really puts a spring in your step. In writing this week's review of the Jets game I had that song playing in the background. I usually put music on in the background to remind myself that no one wants to read a boring replay of a game. They want some humor, some thought and some creativity in a blog. Anyone can read the newspaper for the same old tired review/preview. I hate reading boring stuff….maybe that is why I didn't like my "Accounting for Lawyers" class (sorry to all you CPAs out there). Anyway, so a preview of the Bears game:
The Jets are going to need a similar Heinz field effort to win in Chi-town. What are the keys? Hmm, I think these cover it:
1) Sanchez must not turn the ball over - It was a momentum shifter to see Sanchez throwing Darts. If he commits no turnovers, the Jets will be hard to beat.
2) Ground and Pound – Run the ball to establish the pass. Simple as that.
3) Defense must convert turnovers by the Bears – The Bears QB Jay Cutler, is prone to getting frustrated and throwing bonehead INTs. It's up to the Jets to grab some errant throws.
4) Win the field position battle – Field position will be critical to avoid having to kick the ball to Devin Hester…
5) Avoid kicking the ball to Devin Hester – Quite possibly the best return guy in the history of the NFL. Avoid kicking the ball to him at all costs….remember that Miami game two years ago where we had some jag-hole run back two kicks? Yeah, we don't need a repeat of that nighmare. Kick it AWAY from Hester to avoid giving the Bears any easy points.
and the end…
I don't have any witty stories or events to share in this blog episode but I will in the next NYC Sports review which should be posted by tomorrow night. In any case, just remember…"Foot" is not an obscene word. Love football. GO Jets!
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Regarding the first line, read the first few pages. Is this thread not full of doom and gloom? , and can't a man throw out an opinion that this is "unpatriotic" just as is done with just about anyone here who questions the Bush administration? There is your irony Achiro. I was expecting to be called a "hater" too. Maybe this unpatriotic line was thrown out "tongue in cheek" as Achiro says his post and avatar are indicative of. So I guess I am the only one who can't take a joke.
On the guns line, in hindsight it should have been a separate paragraph. The point of this thought was to point out that the "take away our guns" line is kind of getting worn out IMHO. Kind of like "the sky is falling". It just doesn't have the same effect as it used too.
Regarding the second paragraph, I think the last line is the key. Do folks disagree with this? I get that many here would disagree with my assessment of the Bush years. I can certainly agree to just let history judge his legacy.
On the third paragraph, specifically, tell me where I am wrong regarding hypocrisy. After 8 years where is there evidence of fiscal conservatism, conservative domestic policies, or conservative foreign policy in this government led by a Republican president? I'll give you the Supreme Court nominees and reduced taxes on some but what else in this administration has been true to conservative principles? Enlighten me and show me there is not hypocrisy on these core principles during the past eight years.
On paragraph four, it just seems sad that the guy isn't even in office and folks are pulling out the old "don't blame me" stuff. I find it ironic that there are folks still blaming Clinton for things that happened after 8 years of Bush administration leadership rather than placing any blame on Bush. Sorry Achiro, I have never seen any "don't blame me I voted for Kerry" stickers, but then I don't live in a very liberal state either.
On paragraph five, I'll just let that one stand.
On paragraph six, I was trying to head off all the usual excuses and denial of reality that tends to creep in. Should I provide examples of when this has happened in the past?
On paragraph seven, well those were just straightforward questions for the man with the signature line "On November 4th, I have a date with Sarah Palin"
Leddyman, sorry, I take no medications and thus have nothing to synchronize with yours.
KG, if you knew me you would know that I am in no way gloating about this election. If I had wanted to do that I would have gone back to one of the many posts that came out around the republican national convention and modeled several entirely new topics after titles of those threads. Oh, and by the way, I agree with your last post too.
The political pendulum swings left and right. It has swung a bit to the left. This country will be fine.
Henry, the "gloat" comment was made in reference to Buzz, not you.
It's not all about you regards,
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since I no longer have my video grabber card in my PC, not much is happening to mod_video. a lot of people have said they'd like to develop it further into something useful, but so far none have lived up to their promise of adding things to mod_video. if anyone wants to take this project off my hands, please do contact me. I wrote the module as a quick hack -- not because I knew anything about video grabbing or image encoding.
in other news...I am thinking about open sourcing a TCP proxy that was written to handle large amounts of long-running interactive connections on what is today rather anemic hardware. (a few thousand interactive users on a 200Mhz pentium Pro if memory serves. basically telnet sessions).
the server is quite neat and the source code is quite small, but I don't know if anyone actually needs a proxy server that can handle thousands of interactive connections with low CPU overhead. would it be worth the trouble to open source it? would anyone actually be willing to help develop it further?
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It was only a matter of time before Nazis showed up in one of these eps. The evil doctor even had the '30s/40s German haircut.
It was only a matter of time before Nazis showed up in one of these eps. The evil doctor even had the '30s/40s German haircut.
Nice episode this week. Walter Bishop kills a Nazi, which was excellent.
I really should be working. Really.
The winter finale has me a little worried. That can/has been the kiss of death for a lot of quality shows. I'd understand a 2-week break because of the Olympics, but anything longer is of concern.
Great mythology episode tonight! We get some alternate universe stuff, and the team attempts to thwart an attack by Newton. They are somewhat successful, as they save some lives.
Of course, there's a nice big reveal at the end of the episode. The audience has known for some time Peter is from the alternate universe, pulled over by Walter when Peter was a child, after this universe's Peter died.
But now Olivia knows Peter's from the alternate universe.
And I can't wait for new episodes.
I really should be working. Really.
I just remembered a line Walter had for Peter an episode or two ago--he said to Peter that Olivia "sees right through you."
Nice callback to that at the end of this ep.
I really should be working. Really.
The graphic at the beginning of the show must have been a clue that we were in the alternate universe. It indicated that the location was "Manhatan" instead of "Manhattan."
Nowhere in your incoherent ramblings did you come anywhere close to the answer. Thanks to you, everyone in this room is now stupider having heard you. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. -Billy Madison-
Last night's ep had a real X-Files feel to it, and I liked it. First ep I'd watched in a couple of weeks. I've forgotten to record it once or twice and have another ep or two recorded and haven't watched.
Was I the only one who was really attracted to the alternate universe Dunham? She was hot!
Interesting to see Walter protrayed as a coherent man.
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This post is a reply to Statler Waldorf's post on 01-04-2013. See Old-Earth-vs-Young-Earth-a-debate-between-Christians/page2
Thanks for the link to my blog post. My blog administration picked this up.
If you look at my comments on one of Jasons posts (see JasonLisle.com, his post entitled "Arbitrariness and Inconsistency, the opposite of rationality - Just search for my name) you will find that Im very aware that Jason is simply defining a coordinate transformation (i.e. a convention) and in fact in an attempt to speed things along I help Jason by trying to correct some of the misconceptions of his correspondents. However, there remains a subtle gravitational issue (not to mention other issues) with Jasons ASC model and I hope this will come clear when he eventually responds with his blog posts on the relation of the ASC model to gravity. So, with childish enthusiasm Im very much looking forward to Jason coming out to play! Clearly Statler you are not aware of some of the complexities here.
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It is far easier to spit on the work of others than it is to produce something better yourself.
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Struan's Master of the Hunt JH, WC ("Charlie")
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No, of course not...
This is what the big wins in the states in 2010 accomplished for you guys. You should count your blessings.
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I do believe gerrymandering is used by both parties. Do I support it? No. Is it a fact of the world we live in? Yes.
As far as 2010 being the deciding factor that may or may not be true. Here in Ohio the only reason we ended up with a Ted Stricklin as governor was the corruption of his republican predecessor Bob Taft.
For the most part, I don't see any politicians as being blessings nor blessings coming from them. My blessings come from the creator of the universe.
When you look at the map that shows how counties voted there is a lot more red than blue. But, the population in those blue counties far outweighs the red.
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There was no tape on any of the ones I got.
One of mine has tape, which I will open. I didn't see any on the other one, but I'll look again.
Uncle Montork has returned from Trolla!
There was no tape on any of the ones I got.
I had tape on both sides of mine. As I tore it open I briefly thought to myself, "If I were a MOC collector this would probably bug me."
paint the belt.
Mine dont have tape, but they did come with long black human hair... It was kinda freaking gross.
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no tape on mine.
I want NA Skeletor and Rio Blast and I want them now!
It's "bonus" tape. It's like getting a variant!
I am kind of upset. I FINALLY got my Stratos today (ordered him just after noon the day he went on sale).
The paint apps stink, compared to He-Man, Skeletor, Beast Man and Faker (got him at NYCC). The paint on his belt is smeared, the paint from the feathery part of his harness is smeared onto the non-painted part. And the wings were put in place too far back... so when you have his arms in a normal position, all you see are the back of the wings.
The worst thing is that the joints are loose... he's like a rag doll.
He can barely stand... He can't hold his arms up at ALL.. the shoulder joints are THAT loose.
the legs are barely poseable because the hip joints are bad.
Should I call and ask for a replacement? Is anyone else having this problem?
A Want List of Sorts: at this point... I just hope there is a 2017...
yikes........... i hope all mine are ok
I dont' have a camera right now, but if I can I will.
Maybe you can but I"m nervous too.
a. if it is indeed holding the bubble on there I dont' want to as I have an MOC collection.
b. i'm worried it'll rip off the cardboard with the tape.
I hope so too. I wish I had ordered 2 now, but I figured I would wait until they do him as a bonus with reverse colors (blue wings, red jet - like my original vintage figure)
A Want List of Sorts: at this point... I just hope there is a 2017...
I did think the paint job wasn't quite has good this time. The abdomen of mine has red belt paint on it... which i find odd because you'd think it would be painted before it was constructed. Totally get what you are saying about the finger nails. Head was perfect though. Wings are too far back, but other orgers have already addressed how to easily fix this so i'm not that bothered about that.
My joints have been fine so far with every figure though...i mean they get looser as I handle him, but I've found that with any action figure with this sort of articulation.
Uh oh now I am scared to open mine. Just came in the mail today.
"I summon forth the portal to the terrible dimension of Despondos!"
The ball joint on my Stratos is very loose making him become a bobblehead.
Everyone seems to be complaining about the position of the wings. I think they are fine how they are. It's like a bird....when not flying, the wings are tucked back, but when Stratos is flying, the hands are turned with the wings perfectly in front.
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Mine also has a very loose left foot. So I've also wondered about sending mine back, but I think it's stuff I could fix myself, so no need to go through the hassle.
I'm also okay with the wing placement, doesn't bother me too much.
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Yeah I started a thread about this with the first figures. http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=166852
Man, I'm keeping mine in the package until the second issue comes out
Mine's fine.
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someone mentioned using clear floss ont he joints can tighten them ... though you may just want to send it back and get a new one.


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An Iranian man found guilty of using acid to blind a woman who refused to marry him now will have the same done to him as punishment and she'll be the one who carries out the sentence, her lawyer says.
The lawyer said that at noon Saturday, Ameneh Bahrami would drop acid in both eyes of Majid Movahedi, 30, after he is rendered unconscious at a judiciary hospital in Tehran, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing Iranian media.
Bahrami was disfigured and blinded in 2004 when Movahedi threw acid in her face as she returned home from work, the Guardian reported. After Movahedi admitted to the attack, Bahrami asked a court to order an eye-for-an-eye retribution, under the Islamic law system of "qisas."
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I was raised in the religion known as Jehovah`s Witnesses for 13 years. Since becoming a born-again Christian, I have researched extensively this religion, especially their doctrines and their history. I can answer questions about their doctrines from the perspective of Biblical Christianity. To be clear: Jehovahs Witnesses is the religion of my upbringing, though I myself was never baptized into the religion, nor have I ever been considered as a Jehovahs Witness.
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I would advise each questioner to this forum, to carefully READ the profiles of the various volunteers. There are several such as myself, who are not practicing JWs, but will provide you with an accurate and honest answer, regarding JW teaching. If we don't know the answer, we will try to research and get it for you. There are also some excellent practicing JWs here, who also endeavor to give you a factual and honest answer, based on their point of view. I believe by getting both points of view, the questioner can weigh the evidence for themselves, and make an informed decision. Unfortunately, there are also 3 here who claim to be JWs, but do NOT give honest, or well-researched answers. They will tell you only what they want you to believe, and they often hide facts about the history of their religion, as well as print untruths about other people's beliefs. This is done in an attempt to deceive the unsuspecting reader. It can be easily seen who these 3 are, simply by reading the public posts and "answers" which they write. Their posts will normally be filled with personal attacks, and if you question them about some teaching or aspect of the Watchtower that makes them uncomfortable, they will often reject your question, question your motives for asking it, tell you that you have been reading "apostate" sites, or turn the conversation into an attack on another expert. These ones are better avoided, as there is nothing to be gained by way of positive discussion, as they are not interested in intelligent conversation, or honest dialogue. If after reading the forum, you still have any questions as to who they are, just ask me, and I will be happy to tell you. And I can also provide documentation of their willful dishonesty. One thing is for certain...in a forum where people from both sides claim to be "Christians", there should never be any willful lying. Such ones only create a distraction in the forum, and provide nothing of any real value.
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Recapping No. 14 MSU's 6-1 win over Central Arkansas in the NCAA Starkville Regional title game at Dudy Noble Field on Monday.
• The buzz: MSU (46-18) bounced back from a sloppy Sunday, attacking early and getting brilliant relief work from senior Chad Girodo in the last game at Dudy Noble Field this season. The Bears (42-22) missed some early opportunities to get on the board, mostly thanks to Girodo's "masterful" work, to use coach John Cohen's word. With the win, MSU advances to the super regional round for the fifth time since the round was introduced in 1999, and the second time under Cohen.
• Big inning: MSU opened up a 4-0 lead with two runs in the fourth. Demarcus Henderson looped a double to right-center field, and then with two outs Adam Frazier drove him home with an opposite-field single. Alex Detz singled, and then Hunter Renfroe singled to drive in Frazier.
• Key stats: UCA committed three errors, leading to two unearned runs. … The Bears left 10 men on base, MSU left eight. … UCA was 1 of 13 with runners in scoring position, while MSU was 4 of 14.
• UCA at the plate: The Bears had six hits. … Garrett Brown had two hits, including a leadoff double in the ninth. He scored his team's lone run on Forrestt Allday's single that inning.
• MSU at the plate: The Bulldogs had 11 hits. … Renfroe went 3 of 4 with two RBIs and a run scored. … Detz, Frazier and Henderson had two hits apiece. Frazier had two RBIs.
• UCA on the mound: Starter Bryce Biggerstaff, who'd thrown five innings and 74 pitches just two days ago, lasted 3 2/3 innings tonight. He allowed five runs (three earned) on seven hits with a strikeout and a walk. … Blake Clayton hurled 3 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with three Ks and no walks. … Clint Green pitched one shutout inning, giving up one hit.
• MSU on the mound: Starter Ben Bracewell gave up no runs on one hit in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. … Girodo (7-1) struck out a career-high 12 in 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits with two walks.
• Quotable: "I felt Benny went out tonight and really set the tone for us, and Chad was unbelievable. We knew he was very capable of what he did." – Cohen
• Bottom line: MSU plays Virginia (50-10), the No. 6 national seed, in the super regional round. The Cavaliers finished off their regional victory Sunday by defeating Elon. We'll have details on the series in just a bit.
• All-Regional Team:
P Connor Gilmore, Central Arkansas
P Chad Girodo, MSU
C Michael Marietta, Central Arkansas
1B Wes Rea, MSU
2B Brett Pirtle, MSU
3B Chesny Young, Mercer
SS Justin Treece, Central Arkansas
OF Ethan Harris, Central Arkansas
OF Nick Zaharion, South Alabama
OF Hunter Renfroe, MSU
DH Alex Detz, MSU
Most Outstanding Player: Detz


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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Designer Tidbits: Andalucia II
The Fat Quarter Shop is excited to welcome Patty Young to the Jolly Jabber. Patty's latest fabric collection is Andalucia II from Michael Miller Fabrics.
Q: What or who would you dedicate this collection to? Do you have an inspiration board?
A: This collection would definitely have to be dedicated to my dear husband, Jon. The original Andalucia collection, first released in 2008, was inspired by our honeymoon in the southern region of Spain, Andalucia.
Q: What is your favorite project using this collection?
A: My favorite project made with Andalucia 2012 is this dress we made for my oldest daughter, Sophie. It is from a yet to be released pattern, called Claudia.
I think I love it because she fell in love with it when she first saw it and actually asked to wear it to her school concert... any mom of a 10-going-on-16 year old knows that at that age, those moments are far and few between.
Q: If time travel became possible, what year would you want to be in?
A: I am completely obsessed with Mid-century Modern furniture and buildings. I love that whole "Mod" era as seen in shows like Mad Men and Pan Am. I would love to be transported to the late 50's or early 60's so that I might experience it firsthand (but only briefly... I don't think I could live without my iPhone and laptop for too long!).
Q: If you had to change your first name what would you change it to?
A: I think I would enjoy something more exotic or unique sounding, like Genevieve or Gabrielle or Eloise. I also love a strong-sounding name, like Paige. That is my daughter, Sophie's, middle name.
Q: What was your favorite childhood TV show?
A: I loved Super Friends, ("Wonder Twin powers activate!"...) haha!
I also loved the Flintstones and have so many memories of sitting by the TV on Saturday mornings eating cheesy toast and drinking hot cocoa.
Q: What is your favorite App to play on your phone?
A: My favorite game App is Angry Birds... I could play that for HOURS! My favorite non-game App is Shazam... my memory fails me all the time in my old age so I need an app that tells me what song I'm hearing and who sings it. ;)
Q: If you could marry a technology, what would it be?
A: Definitely my iPhone... no question about it. I already proposed.
Posted by Stephanie Howard at 8:00 AM
Labels: Designer Tidbits, Guest Quilting Writers, Michael Miller Fabrics
6 comments:
- Melissa said...
Love this line!
- April 19, 2012 at 11:20 PM
- Snoodles said...
Gorgeous line of fabrics!
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Sarah's favourite precut is "Apple of My Eye"
- April 20, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Sarah's favorite pre-cut is Apple of My Eye. This fabric line is yummy!
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- Lynelle said...
Sarah's favorite precut is Apple of My Eye
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- Unknown said...
I could so get lost in these patterns! Love them!
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By Tiernan Ray
Bernstein Research's Mark Newman today publishes the fourth and fifth installments of what he is billing as a six-part series examining the trends and prospects in memory technologies.
In part one of the series, on Monday, Newman posed the question of what three-dimensional NAND flash memory and 3D DRAM chips will do to "bit growth," a common measure of increasing demand, and to costs.
He concluded that both NAND and DRAM are up against heavy technical challenges that will affect bit growth and drive up prices.
NAND we believe the "wall" is 10nm, beyond which scaling will be impossible with its current floating gate cell design as the number of electrons are too few. Even leading up to 10nm we see many serious obstacles that will continue to slow down bit growth and cost declines. In DRAM, we also see a limit somewhere in the 1Xnm node, which will slow bit growth and cost declines going forward. We don't see the current limit being hit in DRAM quite as soon as NAND.
In part two on Tuesday, Newman opined that a new technology called "ReRAM" might replace both NAND and DRAM as they run into challenges:
Resistive random-access memory (ReRAM or RRAM) utilizes a dielectric material, which is sandwiched between two electrodes. When a sufficiently high voltage is applied across the cell, a filament forms in the dielectric and lowers the resistance of the cell. The wire can be broken by reversing the voltage, therefore increasing resistance. It stores data using cell resistance — a filament lowers the resistance (binary 1) and a cell without a conductive filament is high resistance (binary 0). ReRAM can read and write much faster than PCRAM and STT-MRAM, and requires lower voltages. It has the potential to replace NAND going forward, and there are researches going on to improve its endurance further to make the new technology suitable for wide adoption in applications.
In part three, yesterday, he opined that Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and SanDisk (SNDK) may both benefit as NAND becomes more complex. Newman maintains Outperform ratings on both stocks, and a $75 price target on SanDisk shares and a ₩2,500,000 target on Samsung shares.
Newman argues both may increasingly incorporate their own NAND "controller" chip technologies, writing "NAND technology is highly complex and evolving rapidly. We see Samsung and SanDisk as best positioned with leading controller solutions and system expertise, with other players investing aggressively to catch up."
Today, Newman asks in part 4 of the series why NAND is "overtaking" DRAM use.
"Plummeting" prices for NAND have "enabled NAND to overtake DRAM and NOR as the cheapest solid-state memory type and, more importantly, catch up to the competitive storage technologies of HDD and ODD," writes Newman.
He sees sales of NAND coming even with sales of DRAM this year, at $32 billion a piece in annual industry revenue, and surpassing it next year, with perhaps $37 billion in industry revenue versus $36 billion for DRAM.
Newman offers the following graphic to show the relative revenue growth of the different memory technologies:
Again, Newman sees Samsung and SanDisk benefitting the most from the ascent of NAND.
In part 5 today, Newman writes that solid-state drives using NAND are poised to rise from perhaps $10.9 billion in annual sales this year to $20.3 billion by 2017, as the technology spreads more broadly to the PC market:
We believe the SSD market will be worth $20B by 2017 with Enterprise Server & Storage SSDs accounting for over half of the value (see Exhibit 1). While PC SSDs have disappointed so far, we estimate adoption will speed up significantly in the next few years. The PC segment has underperformed expectations to date; however, we believe that adoption will speed up significantly in the next few years. The combination of competitive pricing and the reduced need for storage will lead consumers to embrace SSDs in the near future. Overall, SSDs and hybrid solutions will replace pure HDD solutions, and we expect pure HDD usage in all PCs to fall below 50% by 2015.
In all of this, Newman doesn't spend a lot of time on Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate Technology (STX), the titans of conventional hard drives, of course, but also vendors of solid-state devices. He mentions in passing the "hybrid HDD," where flash is combined with disk. But he quickly dismisses it, writing, "Expensive — only available from Seagate; Does not meet Intel's (INTC) ultrabook specifications."
As for Micron Technology (MU), which makes both DRAM and NAND, Newman rates the stock Outperform as well, with a $13 price target, writing "We believe that DRAM should keep recovering in 2013 following Micron's acquisition of Elpida and subsequent supply rationalization. The NAND rebound we also expect to continue through 2013."
Shares of SanDisk today are up 5 cents at $57.95. Shares of Samsung Electronics fell ₩25,000, or 1.7%, to close at ₩1,484,000 in Seoul trading.


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Program Review: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
GAO's April 7, 2011 report, the ninth in a series responding to the Act's mandate, updates and adds new information on the use of Recovery Act funds by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The Department of Energy (DOE) provides these funds to develop, promote, and manage projects to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
What GAO Found
DOE provides EECBG funds to grant recipients in two forms: through formula grants and competitive grants. Of the $3.2 billion, DOE awarded about $2.7 billion through formula grants to local communities and states. About 61 percent of the total EECBG funds ($1.94 billion) was awarded as formula grants to more than 2,000 local communities—including cities, counties, and tribal communities—and about 24 percent of the total EECBG funds ($767 million) was awarded to the states, five territories, and the District of Columbia. About 1 percent of the total EECBG funds ($40 million) was allocated to Administrative and Training/Technical Assistance. In addition to the approximately $2.7 billion in formula grants, DOE awarded about 14 percent of the total EECBG funds ($453 million) through competitive grants to local communities.
Recipients Used Funds for 3 Activities, But Faced Challenges with Obligating and Spending Funds
According to DOE data, EECBG recipients primarily used funds for 3 of the 14 activities eligible for EECBG funding. These activities are energy-efficiency retrofits, financial incentive programs, and buildings and facilities projects. Some DOE officials, recipients, and others identified challenges in obligating and spending funds due to local jurisdictional requirements and staff and resource limitations. In addition, in April 2010 DOE determined that many recipients were not on a trajectory to obligate and spend funds within specified time frames, so DOE issued new milestones for obligating and spending funds. Many recipients reported having had difficulty meeting the new milestones. DOE is taking steps to address these difficulties.
DOE and Recipients Are Providing Oversight of EECBG Funds, but Face Challenges in Meeting Recovery Act and Program Requirements
According to DOE officials and documentation, DOE follows a programwide monitoring plan to oversee the use of Recovery Act funds and uses a variety of techniques to monitor recipients. Overall, recipients also use various methods to monitor contractors and subrecipients, but DOE does not always collect information on recipients' monitoring activities. As a result, DOE does not always know whether the monitoring activities of recipients are sufficiently rigorous to ensure compliance with federal requirements. Some DOE officials, recipients, and others have reported to GAO that some DOE staff and recipients faced challenges with overseeing the use of funds, including (1) technical challenges with a Web-based reporting application DOE uses as a primary oversight tool and (2) staffing and expertise limitations, such as some recipients' unfamiliarity with federal grant procedures.
DOE Has Faced Challenges in Determining the Extent to Which the EECBG Program is Meeting Recovery Act and Program Goals for Energy Savings
Recipients contacted and some DOE officials reported to GAO that recipients are using EECBG funds to develop projects designed to reduce energy use and increase energy savings in line with Recovery Act and program goals. However, DOE officials have experienced challenges in assessing the extent to which the EECBG program is meeting those goals. Because actual energy savings data are generally available only after a project is completed, DOE officials said that most recipients report estimates to comply with program reporting requirements. DOE takes steps to assess the reasonableness of these estimates but does not require recipients to report the methods or tools used to develop estimates. In addition, while DOE provides recipients with a tool to estimate energy savings, DOE does not require that recipients use the most recent, updated version of its estimating tool.
Oversight of Recipient Reporting Data Quality Continues for the Sixth Round of Reporting
GAO's analysis of the Recovery.gov data that recipients reported, including jobs funded, shows data quality this quarter reflects minor amounts of inconsistencies or illogical data. The portion of EECBG recipients reporting some jobs funded has continued to increase. DOE headquarters and field officials continue to address data quality concerns, including ensuring that recipients and reviewers had the updated Office of Management and Budget guidance on narrative descriptions. However, data across reporting periods may not be comparable because, in earlier periods, some confusion existed about methods for calculating jobs funded.
GAO's RecommendationsBack to top
GAO recommends that DOE (1) explore a means to capture information on recipients' monitoring activities, and (2) solicit information on recipients' methods for estimating energy-related impact metrics and verify that recipients use the most recent version of DOE's estimating tool. DOE generally agreed with GAO's recommendations.


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Richard Brustman
Richard Brustman, 84, of Richland Center died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Richland Hospital. He was born October 22, 1928 the son of Walter and Amelia (Christensen) Brustman in Oshkosh. On April 15, 1950 Dick married Doris Haak in Madison. Dick worked construction in Madison for many years. He helped to build Richland Hills. Later Dick and Doris moved into Richland Hills where he worked as the maintenance man for many years. The couple also owned Dick and Doris's Bar in Boaz for 15 years. The couple loved to travel in their RV and spending time at the Flying J Campgrounds. Dick was a Mason, Shriners , and the Tin Lizzies.
Dick is survived by his sister Lois Heidner of California, sister-in-laws, Lois Brustman of Middleton, Lila Bringman of California, Mary Jane Honer of Richland Center, brother-in-law, Ken (Deloris) Haak of Middleton, 4 'honorary children' nieces and nephew, Richard Honer of Richland Center, Kristina (John) Dameron of Round Lake Beach, IL, Jackie Honer of Richland Center, Jennifer Honer of Boaz, other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents, wife Doris, brother Robert Brustman, brother-in-laws Kerry 'Joe' Haak and Ron Heidner.
A Masonic Service will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Pratt Memorial Chapel. Burial will be held in the Richland Center Cemetery at a later date. Friends may call at the Pratt Memorial Chapel on Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 10:30 AM until the time of the service at 11:00 AM. The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service of Richland Center is assisting the family with their arrangements. Online condolences can be made at prattfuneralservice.com.


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Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Image courtesy of Stanley Whittingham
Chemical Shift Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of a lithium battery after charging. The slice of the image at 270 ppm shows newly formed "moss" (irregular porous microstructures) and dendrites (particles with multi-branching tree-like shapes). The build-up of these microstructures between the electrodes could eventually short-circuit the battery.
Scientists have developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods to non-destructively and quantitatively image lithium (Li) metal microstructures in electrodes and electrolytes in lithium ion batteries. The technique can be used to understand and characterize the electrochemical conditions under which unwanted Li microstructures are formed as well as the effects of different electrolytes and additives.
The ability to non-destructively image the chemical changes that occur inside a battery enables an exploration for designs, materials, and operating conditions that result in improved performance and that that minimize, for example, dangerous Li dendrite formation, leading to higher capacity and higher power Li ion batteries for energy applications.
The most attractive, highest energy density anode material for a lithium (Li) ion battery is lithium metal itself. However, Li metal battery commercialization has been hampered by safety concerns about the formation of extended Li metal microstructures that can create a short circuit between electrodes. Two key questions emerge: (1) In what form is the Li metal deposited - bulk, porous (aka mossy), or dendritic? and (2) How can Li dendrites be prevented? As part of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage EFRC, a research team from New York University, Stony Brook University, and Cambridge University has developed a suite of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for characterizing deposited lithium inside a working battery cell. Because the radio frequency energy used in MRI has a limited penetration into bulk Li metal but much greater penetration into more porous microstructures, the amount of Li metal microstructure formed during cycling can be quantified by measuring the increase in signal strength. In 2-D and 3-D7LI MRI techniques, bulk magnetic susceptibility has different signals for the dendrites and the Li metal moss that grow on the Li metal anode, revealing both the location and nature of the microstructural lithium under the operating conditions of the battery.
Clare P. Grey
Cambridge University
Alexej Jerschow
New York University
M. Stanley Whittingham
Director of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES) EFRC
DOE Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) Program; National Science Foundation (A.J., data analysis)
Chandrashekar, S.; Trease, Nicole M.; Chang, Hee Jung; Du, Lin-Shu; Grey, Clare P.; and Jerschow, Alexej "7Li MRI of Li batteries reveals location of microstructural lithium" Nat. Mater., 11, 311-315 (2012). [DOI: 10.1038/nmat3246]
Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES) EFRC
BES, EFRCs
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Has anyone ever had a dog have this - intestine twisting, better known in the vet world as mesenteric torsion?
My 6.5 very healthy lab had this two weeks ago - survived the surgery and now I'm looking for what to expect next. I'm told it very rare and dogs don't usually survive the surgery.


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ean Little's most recent book, The Sweetest one of all, is a picture book for very young children and their parents. In it, barnyard animal babies ask their mothers who they are and each of them is told that he or she is the sweetest one of all. The book ends with a human mother telling her little one the same thing. And getting a loving hug in response. The playful text should continue to delight both children and adults even after many readings.
The colourful illustrations by Marisol Sarrazin are endearing and filled with lively detail. Each will hold small readers spellbound.
Novel, Orca, 2002, 154 Pages
One minute she was not there and the next she had dashed in among them, her dangling leash sailing through the air after her. Her silky coat rippled in the breeze and she had incredible ears, black and tall, shaped like butterfly wings. Her feathery tail curled up over her back one minute, streamed out behind her the next and, a second later, tucked itself out of sight between her legs.
To Dickon, that tail shouted, "I want to be friends I'm running away I'm afraid."
He understood the little dog completely. He, too, had felt confused and desperate.
Dickon wasn't happy in his old home or his old school. He hopes that in his new neighborhood he will meet children who never knew his old, hyper self, who will like him for who he is now. And he hopes for a dog of his own. Dickon's mother calls him Birdie. She feeds him milk from a teddy bear mug. She worries if he's out of her sight for a moment and she knows how filthy and vicious dogs can be. Dickon is delighted to discover that the Humane Society is right on the other side of the fence behind the new house, but only by disobeying his mother will he ever get close to a real dog.
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Best Brownies 9/16/11
Brownies can put a smile on most anyone's face - but it takes a true professional to determine which one is top rated.
Adam Kaplan, "It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it!"
Adam Kaplan and the team at Consumer Reports had the sweet job of prepping and baking hundreds of brownies from 13 different mixes. Then sensory panelists evaluated them for texture as well as flavor. Included in the tests: two gluten-free mixes.
"If you have to go gluten-free, it's nice to know that you have options. But the two gluten-free mixes we tested were at the bottom of the ratings. They were both kind of gritty, and one had an almost bacon-like flavor."1638612
For regular brownies, Barefoot Contessa Outrageous Brownie Mix rated excellent. The brownies are chewy and dense, with intense chocolate and buttery flavors. But you pay dearly at ten dollars a box. And with its larger, suggested serving size, Barefoot Contessa gives you twice as many calories as most of the other brownies. Outrageous indeed!
For less than two dollars a box, consider ones that rated very good, including Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge brownies, which are sweet and chocolaty. And Target's Market Pantry Fudge brownies are dense and fudgy. Either is sure to deliver miles of chocolate smiles.
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Carolina Improv Presents: Improv RumbleLocation: Uptown Theater at Myrtle Beach Mall
Carolina Improv Presents: Improv Rumble for Superbowl Weekend in Myrtle Beach at the Uptown Theater! This hour of improv will be sports-themed when two groups of improv players go head to head in an improv competition! This fun event will feature two audience members who will serve as captains of each team to cheer them on! This show is for all ages. Tickets are $12 to $14.Next Date: