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So let me bring on another worrisome aspect to wots hoppenin'! Again, from my other brother Bill... an article from last week. UB
Fed Begins Buying U.S. Treasuries
by Bill Bonner
London, England
Write in your diary...save today's newspapers...remember what you did today. Most historians won't even notice, but today is a big, big day.
Today is the day the Fed begins buying U.S. Treasuries. Britain is doing it already. So is Japan. Why shouldn't we? What's a few trillion extra...just between friends?
The scope of the project is immense.
Do you remember how it works, dear reader? When you buy a U.S. Treasury bond, you pay for it with real money - or, at least as real as dollars get. Money changes hands. No net increase in the money supply. But when the Fed buys a Treasury bond it creates the money to buy it...and thus the money supply increases. It's called "monetizing the debt" - or converting debt into currency. Given the size of upcoming Treasury purchases, the total size of the U.S. monetary base is expected to increase 500% in the months ahead.
Is there any doubt what this will mean to the dollar? To the price of gold?
Yes, there is...
Alas, the more we learn, the less we know. The more we find out; the more we find out what we haven't found out yet.
What happened in the gold market? Didn't investors notice that the Fed has begun almost literally "printing money?" Why didn't the price go to $1,000?
But remember how we've worried that inflation was too obvious? You can see it coming a mile away. Which is why we say the United States can pay off its debts in a currency whose value it alone controls...
But what if it weren't true? What if the feds couldn't control the value of the dollar? What if inflation didn't happen - at least, not the way we all expect?
Let us begin with something that is true: that which must happen will happen.
When you increase the money supply, ceteris paribus, the price of money must go down. That is why the price of gold is over $900 rather than, say, $750. Investors see the trillions going into the world's money supply. They weren't born yesterday. They know what happens next. It is just a matter of time before the price of gold doubles...and doubles again.
But just because you add to the money supply doesn't mean prices MUST rise. Instead, it means only that that MAY rise...under certain conditions.
Ah...there's the rub...there's the crack in our little bell...there's the little grain of sand in our shoe.
The Japanese have been monetizing their debt for a long time, writes our friend James Ferguson in MoneyWeek.
"First, the authorities ran a steady double-digit growth in the money supply for over a decade, while the Japanese banks were initially in denial, and then the government injected nearly 10% of GDP directly into the banks' capital bases. Yet even after money as a proportion of GDP had doubled, Japan's banks were still shrinking lending.
"The Bank of Japan, believing it had perhaps just lacked imagination, doubled M1 money supply again, this time over the much shorter period of two to three years from 2001."
This is roughly equivalent to the Fed spending not $1 trillion to buy up Treasury paper, but $10 trillion.
"Yet the impact on Japanese bank lending was...nothing," James continues. "Bank lending continued to fall by 5%-6% a year, as it had done for the prior three years."
James lived in Japan for many years. He reports that when the Japanese economy finally began to pick up in 2006, the government became very concerned that all that money it had put into circulation would suddenly turn into consumer price inflation. But it didn't happen. Instead, the little flower of growth was crushed in the downturn of '07-'08...and now Japanese prices seem to be headed down again.
How come? Are the Japanese particularly incompetent? Or is it harder to weaken your currency than we thought?
It would be much simpler for us if the world were set up in a more orderly and predictable way. But then, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun. Even the feds could control a simpleton's world. What a dreary place that would be!
Still, ships' compasses don't intentionally lead us onto the rocks. More money = more inflation; that's the rule. Besides, it's not just a matter of money. The feds are clearly sowing the wind with their quantitative easing. They deserve to reap the whirlwind.
But wait...it's inflation they WANT. Nature, in her wisdom, rarely gives a rascal what he wants. Instead, she gives him what he deserves. What then, do the feds deserve? We know their crime...what will be their punishment?
Ah ha! Maybe they deserve the doldrums...locked in irons, with no wind at all!
They want to lower the debt burden by instigating inflation. They want to increase the velocity of money - by lightening it up a little so people are eager to get rid of it. They want to get lenders lending, and consumers consuming - all eager to turn over their dollars as fast as possible. They want to shift the burden of losses from the people who made them to the people who didn't. Well, what if the dollar doesn't cooperate? What if it grows heavier? What if it seems more solid? And what if dollar-denominated debts sticks like tar to the people who incurred it?
Seems impossible, doesn't it? And yet, that is what happened in the Land of Rising Sun.
Our hypothesis seemed so sure...so airtight. The feds have no alternative but to try to inflate the currency. Because it will reduce the debt load on consumers...and, not coincidentally, on the government too. It will also induce people to spend money, rather than save it. This will increase the velocity of money, which will have a further inspiring effect on animal spirits.
If at first they don't succeed, the feds will try, try again. And sooner or later, they'll get the inflation they desire - first in moderation, then in exaggeration.
But what if it doesn't happen that way? What if the feds - and the entire debtor class - were tortured before they were finally killed? And what if we - those who think we know what is going on...and who are stacking up gold coins in our home safes in anticipation - are driven mad by deep corrections in the gold market? What if gold sinks to $600...and stays there for years?
What if the markets stay irrational for longer than any of us can stay solvent...first wiping out the bulls in a major new break in the stock market...then wiping out the bears with a major new break in the gold market?
And then, when we have all given up hope...and sold all our stocks...and all our gold...and are curled up in a corner, whimpering, clutching a handful of crumpled dollar bills, maybe then Mr. Market will feel sorry for us. Maybe he'll finally come over and put us out of our misery...delivering the coup de grace of blow out inflation...a la Weimar or Harare?
Anything is possible. But there are major differences between Japan and the United States - and reasons to think that the U.S. feds might succeed where the Japanese feds failed. For the moment...we'll keep our Dollar Crash Alert flag flying...and wait until tomorrow for further insights.
The current actions by the feds have the Chinese worried...but their worry is that the feds may succeed in debasing the dollar. Here, they're proposing a new monetary system...based on Special Drawing Rights (on gold) administered by the IMF. The country's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said as much in an essay, published earlier this week:
"The outbreak of the current crisis and its spillover in the world confronted us with the long existing but still unanswered question i.e., what kind of international reserve currency do we need to secure global financial stability and facilitate world economic growth, which was one of the purposes for establishing the IMF? There were various institutional arrangements in an attempt to find a solution, including the Silver Standard, the Gold Standard, the Gold Exchange Standard and the Bretton Woods system. The above issue, however, as the ongoing financial crisis demonstrates, is far from being solved, and has become even more severe due to the inherent weaknesses of the current international monetary system.
Finally, so many sideshows... Madoff, AIG bonuses, Geithner...and tax havens. Here at The Daily Reckoning, we've never met a tax cut we didn't like...or a tax haven where we didn't want to have money.
But the world's governments are cracking down. They don't like it when people get away...so they're raising the walls and electrifying the windows. Tax havens are for tax cheats, they say. Tax havens are being abused, they go on.
In a better world, of course, there would be no need for open doors. People would be happy where they were. They would stay put...and turn over however much of their money to the government as its functionaries requested. But occasionally, something goes wrong. Occasionally, people are unhappy - and with very good reason. So it was that German trade unionists and Jews turned to Swiss banks in the 1930s - to protect themselves from getting robbed by the Nazi regime. The Germans asked the Swiss to divulge the names of its account holders. The Swiss said they would not. Bank secrecy was introduced in Switzerland in 1934 so that Swiss bank managers would have to reply in the negative, and the law prohibited them from revealing their clients names.
Now, of course, everything is different. All the world's governments are good. And they are all working for the benefit of their citizens...except AIG bosses, of course. Now that the rapture has arrived, we have no further need of open doors or secret bank accounts.
Until tomorrow,
Bill Bonner
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You watching this Franco, they must have some world class recruiters there.
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You watching this Franco, they must have some world class recruiters there.
Other than a beautiful campus and hot co-eds, their Headcoach is dynamic. A coach with an awesome future and a great recruiter. They landed a lot of #1's at positions.
Freeze was handpicked by Archie Manning.
I am sure all of these guys are just big fans of William Faulkner :)
I've been to 8 or 9 SEC Campuses and the one in Oxford is without a doubt the most attractive. Ole Miss is going to be a force to deal with in the future. They have the coach and now they are getting the players.
In regards to recruiting, LSU didn't do too bad either. I'll be curious where they get ranked by Rivals. They did land the #1 DE in the nation.
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Bama, Flordia LSU are 1, 3 & 5
Looks like UGA is going to lose their DC to the NFL;-)
first, the dude with the hunerds is wearing a mississippi state shirt. confusing the two universities is a serious magnolia state mess up.
second, i gotta tell a story. it is 1986 and i am first year cpa at then ernst and whinney of the old "big 8". i have been working 90 hours/wk all through busy season and have just finished a huge audit and bring the working papers to our downtown memphis office. i am sitting at my cubicle doing some admin stuff i see the managing partner walk through the "staff room". i can tell he is looking for someone and i am the only person around. i snap to attention and stand to greet him. he shakes my hand firmly and says, "mccallie, i have a job for you tonight!" i am thinking, "great that's all i need, another 8 billable hours before midnight!" he continues, "tonight you are going to be the official representative of the worldwide public accounting firm, ernst and whinney at the "OLE MISS MOST BEAUTIFUL CONTEST".
"you will take the judges votes and scores, tabulate the totals, compute the placements and complete and seal the announcement card. you will put the card in your audit bag(a very large brief case), go onto the stage with the top five contestants, be introduced, unlock your audit bag and give the card to the show's host. then remain onstage for the presentation of the winner."
to this day i have no idea if the highest scoring young lady actually won or not. i was a very fast and accurate "ten key" adding machine operator in those days. but i am sitting there with five judges handing me scores for 50 ladies in eveningwear and yes, swim suit and my jaw is on the table. i tabulated the entire competition and never took my eyes off that stage. i never had another assignment as a cpa that even compared. UNBELIEVABLE, trust me! as a matter of fact, when the winner kissed me on the cheek i almost enrolled at u of mississippi for a doctorate in accounting.;-)
Good story, hope you got the numbers right.;-)
Having worked in radio all these years, including Rock Radio, I've seen a few women in swimwear:D
But do you still have your audit bag? They don't make briefcases like those old school Big Whatever audit bags any more.
I watched a show one night while traveling where they ranked the top places for football tailgating. Ole Miss won hands down.


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National Weather Service hydrologist Jonathan Brazzell says flooding probably will affect mostly streets along rivers and streams. Eunice had nearly 11.2 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m., and Iowa had 9.7 inches.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office said is has handled numerous calls on flooded roadways. Spokesman James McGee said the Sheriff's Office has high water vehicles and boats staged in different areas within the parish, and is prepared to handle any flood related calls they may receive.
If anyone is trapped in their home needs help evacuating or has any other flood related issues please call the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office at 491-3700 or 911 if it is an emergency.
Jeff Davis Parish has cancelled classes for Friday due to flooding brought on by the rain. Our Lady of Immaculate Catholic School in Jennings will also be closed Friday.
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Zepol Corporation, a leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. import shipment volume for August, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), is down from July by 3 percent and 0.3 percent from August of 2011. It's unusual to see a drop in imports from July to August, since the trend for the past three years has been a spike in the month of August. In 2010 and 2011, August was actually the peak month of the year for TEU imports.
"The lower August numbers could be due to early holiday purchases in July, which saw abnormally high TEU numbers," states Zepol's CEO Paul Rassmussen, "but may also have to do with the potential for labor strikes at east coast ports from the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance."
Although, there are speculations that the strike will not affect import volume and that September will be a major month for U.S. imports. Zepol's U.S. Customs data shows that TEU imports for the 12 days in September are 10 percent higher than the 12 days of September in 2011. Jon Monroe, a maritime consultant, told SCMR that even the threat of a strike has diverted port calls.
A Closer Look at U.S. Imports for August:
Exporting Countries- The majority of Asian countries saw a drop in shipments to the United States from July to August. China decreased in TEUs by a small 0.59 percent, but South Korea and Singapore each had a much steeper drop of over 10 percent. On the other hand, Germany and Italy, the two largest European exporting countries to the United States, both saw an increase in TEUs to the United States by 1.9 percent and 3.4 percent , respectively.
U.S. Ports- Seven of the top ten U.S. ports posted decreases in TEU imports for August. The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest U.S. port so far this year, decreased from July by 3.9 percent and the Port of Oakland had a similar story for August with a 7 percent decrease in TEU volume. The Port of Savannah, however, had a fairly significant increase in imports from July by 7.6 percent and was the United States' fourth busiest port in August.
Carriers-Many VOCCs (vessel-operating common carriers) were down in TEU imports from July to August. Maersk Line had a dip of 5.6 percent and APL Group also decreased in imports by 3.6 percent. Three of the top ten VOCCs had an increase in shipments, including Mediterranean Shipping Company which rose 7 percent and Evergreen Line which was up 3 percent.
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Our event closes tomorrow for our trial Sept 27-29 at Loyal, OK, which is near Kingfisher. We can sure use all the entries we can get and fear if we don't make money this time, we may cease club activities in the future.
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The FAA has set rules that make it so passengers cannot use electronic devices like smartphones, tablets and e-readers during takeoff and landing on a flight. However, there is no solid proof that electronics affect the way a plane performs. This has been in question for some time, but the FAA continues to impose these rules on passengers, and it has caused panic and even injuries among those who travel by plane.
For instance, a 68-year-old man punched a 15-year-old on a plane when the teenager refused to turn off his smartphone during a flight. According to the man, he was doing it to save the entire plane from any harmful consequences.
Just a couple of months ago, a passenger was arrested in El Paso when he decided not to turn off his cell phone during landing. Last month, another passenger did the same when landing in New York and a swarm of cop cars were waiting for him once he exited the plane.
Of course, many also remember the incident where Alec Baldwin was kicked off a plane in 2011 for playing Words With Friends.
This goes to show that the FAA is causing more trouble by making people believe that electronics are an issue when they may very well not be.
Back in March, the FAA said it would
the effects of tablet/e-reader use
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Pilots can already use iPads during the entire flight [Image Soure: The AirplaneNut]
The FAA likely put this testing off due to costs and the amount of testing required for these devices to pass. In order for the FAA to approve the use of e-readers and tablets during takeoff and landing, each kind of device needs to be tested. For example, an iPad cannot be tested alone; the iPad 2 and the new iPad must be tested as well. There are already several versions of the Kindle available as well, such as the Kindle Fire tablet, and many other Android-powered tablets on the market. There are now Windows 8 tablets on the market too.
In early December 2011, the FAA raised a few eyebrows when
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Stephanopoulos to Obama: Isn't a health-insurance mandate a tax?
posted at 9:21 pm on September 20, 2009 by Allahpundit
In which George S. is reduced to reading the dictionary definition of "tax" to the president of the United States. Obama's point is that people who can afford to buy insurance but don't are gambling with house money. If they get hit by a car and run up a million-dollar hospital bill — and some of them assuredly will — you and I are forced to pick up the tab in the form of higher premiums, in which case why not make the freeloaders either buy insurance and cover their own asses or pay a "fine" to help offset the cost to the rest of us of covering the uninsured?
All of which avoids the basic point: Of course that "fine" is a tax. Imagine if you were allowed to "opt out" of police protection, with your annual tax bill reduced proportionately by the cost of police services that you wouldn't be using. Inevitably, some who opted out would have a huge (i.e. hugely expensive) police emergency and would call the cops anyway and the rest of us would be on the hook for paying for it. Solution: End the opt out and force people to cover their share of the cost of police services whether they want to or not, which is exactly what cities do. You can call that an "individual police-fee mandate" if your heart desires but most of us recognize it instantly for what it really is — namely, a tax. (The next time a cop pulls you over, try telling him, "My individual police-fee mandate pays your salary.") No surprise at all, though, that the same guy who insists that this colossal boondoggle will be deficit-neutral can't level with the public here either. He promised you he wouldn't raise taxes and, darn it, he's not going to raise taxes. But he didn't say anything about "fines," did he?
Exit question one: Isn't this an oddly regressive tax argument for The One to be making? Many people who can afford insurance but refuse to purchase it are kids in their 20s, whose careers are just starting and who aren't making much money yet. People who can afford it and do purchase it tend to be older, more established in their careers, and likely a bit better off. Essentially he's arguing that it's unfair for these richer folk to have to pay higher premiums to cover those who can less afford it. What happened to redistribution, champ? Exit question two: If he's so worried about avoidable freeloading, isn't he overlooking another rather large class of people?
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Click on Create Authority (the pencil point icon). On the set properties tab in WorkFlows, the format should be PERSONAL for personal names, CORPORATE for corporate headings, and MEETING for conference names. Authorization level should be AUTHORIZED, and source MUS.
REC_TP record type. z= authority data.
ENC_LVL encoding level. n =complete authority record
STATUS n =new
ENTRD date entered. Enter the date you created the record. Use the format YYMMDD; July 16, 2003 would be entered 030716.
DIR/IND direct or indirect geographic subdivision. This applies to subject headings only. n =n/a
ROMAN romanization scheme; leave blank
AUTHTYP kind of record a= established heading f = established heading and subdivision
RULES descriptive cataloging rules c =AACR2
SYS/THE subject heading thesaurus a =LCSH (use if heading is a subject or a name coded for use as a subject)
SER_TP type of series n =n/a
SER_NUM numbered or unnumbered series n =n/a
NAM_US heading use—main or added entry a =appropriate b =not appropriate (use if AUTHTYP code is f )
SUBJ_US heading use—subject added entry a =appropriate (this means the name could be used as a subject, not necessarily that it is used as a subject in our catalog)
SER_USE heading use—series added entry b= not appropriate
SUBDIV type of subject subdivision (used for authority records for subdivisions) n =not applicable
GOVT_A type of government agency (leave blank)
REF_EVA reference evaluation. Indicates whether 4xx/5xx references were formulated by same rules used to formulate the 1xx. a- references created by rules used to formulate 1xx n- n/a (there are no cross references)
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UNIQNAM type of name heading a =differentiated name (this will apply to most personal names) b =undifferentiated name (e.g., A concerned citizen. If you need to create a record for a phrase like this used in place of a name, please see your project supervisor.) Also used for records that are for multiple authors with the same name. n =not a personal name heading; use for corporate or conference names.
LEV_ES level of establishment (extent to which heading conforms to the conventions used to establish it) a= fully established
MOD_REC modified record blank =not modified
SOURCE cataloging source d= other (used for locally created records)
040 Cataloging source. Always use MUS|cMUS. We use the MARC21 code MsHaU only for NACO records.
100 1 Personal name heading. (First indicator for personal names is always 1. A family name, such as Jones family, would have a first indicator of 3. The second indicator is always blank.) This field does not end with a period. Use the form of heading found on the printout, with the following exceptions: 1. Drop titles of address, such as "Mr." or "Mrs.," that appear in |c. These terms are no longer used in cataloging unless no forenames are available for the person. Remove the terms from the heading in the bib record. Do not drop honorary titles (such as "Sir ") that appear in |c. 2. Drop terms that show the function the person performed with regard to the work, such as |e ill. Or |4prf. They should remain in the bib records, but not be added to the authority record. 3. Some older headings show a married woman's maiden name in parentheses, e.g. Smith, Emma (McBride). Remove the parentheses when creating the authority record, and correct the corresponding bib record(s). 4. If the heading has an open 19th century birth date such as 1890-, change the date to b. 1890 when you create the authority record. Be sure to correct the bib record(s) also. (Note: existing authority records in Validator with open 19th century dates will not be changed.)
110 Corporate name heading. First indicator: 1 if heading consists of a jurisdiction plus subordinate bodies, e.g. Mississippi.|bDept. of Transportation First indicator: 2 if the corporate name is in direct order, e.g. Mississippi Library Commission
111 Conference name heading. First indicator 2.
4xx (400, 410, 411, 430) "See" reference. Refers the catalog user from an invalid form of the name to the authorized form. Examples of names that need cross references:
Hyphenated surnames
100 1 Jones-Smith, Anna 400 1 Smith, Anna Jones-
Compound surnames
100 1 Hernández Borjas, Raúl 400 1 Borjas, Raúl Hernández
Surnames with prefixes
100 1 Normand, Michel de,|d1926- 400 1 De Normand, Michel,|d1926-
Names with first name represented by an initial when the full name is known
100 1 Butler , R. D.|q(Robert Dean),|d1945- 400 1 Butler , Robert Dean,|d1945-
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667 Nonpublic general note. We will use this note field for the initials of the person who created the authority record and the date the record was created. If you are working from a monthly authority report, just put your initials and the date. If you are working on MARCIVE cleanup, add the word MARCIVE, a slash, your initials, and the date, e.g. MARCIVE/kw 2/27/03.
670 Source of data. There are no indicators. Give the title of the work containing the heading in our bib file, followed by the date of publication. (We do not include the title page citation because we do not have the book in hand when creating these records.) If the bibliographic record is for a format with a GMD (e.g. microform, videorecording, sound recording) in the 245 field, add an abbreviation for the format in brackets before the date in the 670 field, for example:
670 Stolen goods, or, The gains of oppression [MF], 1850.
Abbreviations to be used: [VR] Videorecording; [SR] Sound recording; [MF] microform; [ER] electronic resource. Kit and Realia should be spelled out.
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WREN – L.D. Wise is the new fire chief for the Wren Volunteer Fire Department.
Wise grew up in the Wren community and is a 1997 graduate of Amory High School. He is a 2000 graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College with an associate degree in computer programming. He served in the Mississippi National Guard for six years.
Wise and his wife, Amanda, have served with the volunteer unit for nine years.
"I accepted the position as fire chief because it gives me the opportunity to give back to the Wren community. This is not about me, but the firemen who are always there for the Wren community during any crisis. The firemen are the ones who put their lives on the line for you and me. I appreciate their support. A chief is only as good as his firemen," Wise said.


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Picked up another set of clearanced Target Galactic Heroes exclusive sets (Mustafar & Endor) today for $5 + tax each. I already have one set of each, so I'm offering them up here. First one to PM me gets them. Price will be $12 total.
Picked up another set of clearanced Target Galactic Heroes exclusive sets (Mustafar & Endor) today for $5 + tax each. I already have one set of each, so I'm offering them up here. First one to PM me gets them. Price will be $12 total.
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Duarte WM has plenty of the SW exclusives (DF and comic packs).
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Went to Burbank TRU at noon and found the full FU wave and a set of the last Legends. Grabbed my two shadow stormies. They have a lot more big wing Tie's now and loads of the new battlepacks.
In light of the BMF, I've wondered whether I should get some large winged TIEs and then maybe turn to eBay or wherever and get a properly scaled X-wing.
I think the Falcon is special, and I just don't know about the rest. TIEs need electronics at one point or another!
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Rosemead WM had dozens of every exclusive today. The cashier allowed me to take a display with my purchases.
Ordered a Animated Emperor Palpatine maquette from NFC last night and it has already shipped!
Saw Rancors and a set of Order 66 at Target this morning on the discount rack. Order 66 6.98 and Rancor 29.98.
Shadow Stormtroopers are available on KBtoys.com
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I got my SSC exclusive Smuggler Han yesterday... and broke his main blaster already. I think it's the way they packed it. When I went to put it back in the tray, the scope--already pointing down towards the barrel rather than parallel--broke off. The holster is pretty snug. Had to squeeze it and listen to tearing sounds of glue separating to get either gun in even partway; only got the main blaster in fully, didn't wanna risk the Cantina's skinny barrel snapping off like Bespin Luke's.
Burbank Target was pretty good today! They've still got one Rancor left, $27.98. If not for space issues... hopefully we'll get an ROTJ Rancor just as good in the next couple years, after I've reorganized a bit. Picked up Blue Iron Monger and Titanium Man (bout time they put an Iron Man peg back out!), Mighty Muggs Hulk, and TFA Prowl (Lockdown was also sitting on a shelf, but Prowl was on the Fast Action Battler pegs). Can't wait to open him tonight & start fixing his flaws


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Hope College's popular contribution to Holland's annual Tulip Time festival continues with organ recitals on Wednesday-Saturday, May 9-12.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Occurring every half-hour, the 20-minute performances begin at 10 a.m. with the last performance beginning at 1:30 p.m. Included among the performers is Hope faculty member Linda Strouf. Strouf holds a master's degree in organ from the University of Wyoming and is a 1984 Hope College graduate.
Other organists include Rob Abbott, Marie Blauwkamp, Sara Bolkema, Sean Daenzer, Susan DeKam, Christopher Dekker, Peter Kurdziel, Abigail Rockwood, Ann Rowell, David Schout, and Norene Walters.
Two organs will be used in the recitals: the Chancel Organ, which was built in 1929 by the E.M. Skinner Organ Company of Boston, Mass., and recently renovated, and the Gallery Organ, built in 1970 by Pels and Van Leeuwen Organ Company of Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave. on the corner of 12th Street.


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Welcome back to our Friday feature, it's time to announce the winner of the Build a Bundle challenge from last week's Build a Bundle contest. Cheryl Cohorn has selected the following bundle:
Congratulations to Bailey! Your bundle has been selected as this week's winning bundle and you will receive ONE yard of each of the winning fabrics.
Two by Two Blue Animal Pairs SKU# 7739-77
Zoofari Brown Animal Words Yardage SKU# C3034
Hungry Animal Alphabet Ochre Wavy Stripes SKU# 22023-S
Please welcome Kathy Watt as our FQS staffer of the week. Let's set sail on a journey to the Baltic Sea as she chose Baltic Sea Batiks Pacific Lattice Texture SKU# 252-133.


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Alert: Greenpeace Radiation Measurements In Fukushima City: Hot Spots At 500-700 Times Normal!!! (Video)
Daily life in Fukushima: 'It was like visiting another universe'
Added: 03.07.2011
Jan Beranek, who is with a team of Greenpeace activists investigating the fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, says Japanese are encouraged to return to their normal lives unaware of the dangers they face in the contaminated area. "I personally find it very disturbing, because on the one hand you see the Japanese authorities forcing people and society to get back to normal… And yet at the same time there are still extremely high levels of radiation and the contamination of the soil, and also potentially in the food," the activist told RT. "This is just unbelievable because at those levels of exposure it certainly poses a risk to the lives and health of the people.
If you draw a parallel to the Chernobyl disaster, then actually the Soviets decided to evacuate everyone living in the place, where radiation was three or four times lower than what we see in Fukushima City today," added Beranek, who personally visited the Chernobyl area after the 1986 disaster.
Greenpeace is putting pressure on the Japanese government to gather and provide more information about the contamination in addition to doing its independent effort, Beranek said. "We've actually forced the government to, for example, extend the monitoring of the sea. And we also hear that the government is now revising at least some of the protective measures for children, which is definitely good to see.
Yet the government is too slow and doing too little actually [compared to] what the situation would deserve," he said. The activist hopes the consequences of the Fukushima disaster will make Japan and other nations change their stance on nuclear energy and phase it out. There is such change already in Germany, Italy and Switzerland. "Nuclear power, as we have seen, is inherently unsafe.
There is always an unpredictable combination of natural catastrophe, technological failure, human error that can result in a situation when a reactor gets out of control very fast. It's a question of a few hours before full meltdown happens. It's unsafe to take the bets and continue with nuclear power," Beranek believes.
See also:
– Japan Radiation Experiment: Government To Track Health Af All Fukushima Prefecture Residents For 30 Years
– Fukushima City (Over 290,000 People) Is In Danger: Greenpeace Detects Cobalt-60 And High Radiation 'Hot Spots' – Children Should Be Evacuated Immediately
Tags: Contamination, Environment, Fukushima, Fukushima City, Global News, Government, Health, Japan, Nuclear, Politics, Radiation, Society
One Response to "Alert: Greenpeace Radiation Measurements In Fukushima City: Hot Spots At 500-700 Times Normal!!! (Video)"
Marilyn Gjerdrum Says:
July 4th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Telling the people to go back to Fukushima and return to living as they did before this disaster is nothing short of genocide. The radiation is still pouring into the air, water and soil. Unlike Chernobyl, which was contained and buried in 6 weeks, this mess continues unabated.
What do they think they will accomplish with these obvious lies?
Thank you for staying on this story, nobody else has the courage to do so. Your reporting on all subjects I have found to be credible, well researched and accurate.
Sending those people back in there is incomprehensible.
Marilyn Gjerdrum


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March 21, 2013
Hayden police officer Mark Berkley takes photos of a Ford F-250 that caught fire and burned in the Hayden High School parking lot Thursday morning. The school briefly locked down its classrooms as a precaution while firefighters from the West Routt Fire Protection District battled the blaze.
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West Routt firefighters extinguish vehicle fire in Hayden High School parking lot
Classrooms at Hayden High School were locked down Thursday morning while firefighters extinguished a truck fire in the parking lot.
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Jennifer Nelson art exhibit opens Sept. 30 at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County
County OKs science building
Eager to bring state-of-the-art science education and an outdoor performance venue to the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County, the Sauk County Board voted Tuesday to spend an extra $533,000 on a new building planned for the campus.
Budget overrun considered for science building
Three projects planned for next year will be pushed back so the city can afford the higher-than-expected cost of a science building on the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County campus.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday...
Committee: Move forward with science building
Sauk County and the City of Baraboo should accept the low bid to construct a new college campus science building, even though it was $800,000 over budget, a committee recommended Thursday.
"The way it looks right now, it's not going to get...
UW-BSC Library opens fall poetry series with Michael Czarnecki
Aug 2014
New UW-Baraboo students attend convocation
First-year students at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County gathered Tuesday evening for the campus' convocation and matriculation activities.
Before the start of the semester next week, they had the opportunity to mingle with...
Middle schoolers get college experience
Academically talented youngsters from around the region are getting a taste of college this week at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County.
The Middle School University program, part of the university's continuing education efforts...
Summerset combines art, education
BARABOO -- If there is an art form not represented during the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County's Summerset Festival of the Arts, it probably hasn't been invented yet.
From dance, visual arts, music creation to the written word,...
Shaken-up Shakespeare
Ophelia (played by Molly Arbogast, at right) dishes to her ladies in waiting (Mike Jacobs and Elise Etzweiler) during a rehearsal for CAB Theatre's irreverent short play "Hamlet, Schmamlet." The play will be staged Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at...
Second community novel completed
Local writers came together Friday to celebrate the completion of Baraboo's second community novel. "Dr. Vertigo's Circus Spectacular" is a compilation of chapters and poems written by area residents and creative writing students of University of...
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The elegant Euro-Western Summit at Big Sky features eight residential levels and three high capacity lifts within 100 yards of the entry.
No matter which of Montana's seductions draws you, Big Sky's Buck's T-4 Lodge is uniquely Montana & a great value. Located in Big Sky, MT, near Big Sky
Conveniently located in the heart of Big Skys Mountain Village, this three-story ski in/ski out hotel was part of the late NBC news broadcaster Chet Huntleys
The Lodge at Big Sky, formerly the Mountain Inn is located in the heart of Big Sky Resort. The ski lifts, restaurants, and shops are only a short walk
Big Sky Resorts at Powder Ridge and Big Sky's Mountain Village lie at the foot of majestic Lone Peak, approximately nine miles west of US Highway 191 and
The slope side Shoshone is conveniently located in the Mountain Village at the base of the slopes, just steps away from the lifts and amenities.
Stillwater Condominiums are within walking distance of the Mountain Mall and the core base area, and approximately 60 miles from Gallatin Field Airport.
Conveniently located near the Big Sky Golf Course and groomed X-country ski trails, there are seven restaurants within walking distance and free shuttle
Big Sky Resorts Big Horn is between 50 and 500 feet from Bear Back Poma lift with various views of Lake Levinsky and Lone Mountain.
Arrowhead condominiums are individual chalets built into the side of the mountain at the base of the Silver Knife Run and adjacent to the Ramcharger High
Find great deals on quality Big Sky, Montana hotels & resorts, or indulge at one of our luxury resorts. Take advantage of the many amenities that can be included with your stay such as in-room internet access, wifi, room service, fitness center, pool, hot tub, steam room, and shuttle services to and from the airport. Browse our Big Sky, Montana hotels and resorts and plan your Big Sky, Montana vacation today!


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Since its beginning, Magis has crossed boundaries through their partnerships with leading designers and novel twists on contemporary furniture design. Founded in 1976, Italian designer Eugenio Perazza began the first steps towards building an international design laboratory. In Latin, Magis means "more than" and that is exactly what Magis delivers while focusing on using less materials and energy. Always perched on the cutting edge, Perazza was named as "one of ten who will change the way we live."
In 1984, Magis experienced enormous success with their product Step. This ladder was snubbed upon initial release because it was not an item considered "worthy" of the furniture store circuit. However, the product met with tremendous success, especially in furniture stores, and Magis' fire was lit.
In 2004, Magis introduced their venture into the realm of children. Inspired by his granddaughter's propensity for drawing and a lack of appropriate children's desks, Eugenio Perazza conceived the Me Too Collection. He began by searching out designers who could think like a child and all the products in the collection earned Perazza's granddaugter's approval before going into production. The Me Too Collection features bright and innovative pieces that stimulate and engage children's perceptions. Me Too is about: "I'm here too and I deserve my place in the world."
By embracing the creativity of leading global designers and incorporating leading technology into the mass production of unique objects and furniture, Magis has garnered many awards and their Bottle project has earned a place in the permanent collections of many contemporary art museums. Offering product choices that range from indoor, outdoor and children's rooms, Magis changes the way we live.
Born in Valencia, Spain, 1950. At the age of 19, Mariscal started publishing cartoons that featured his first character, El Senor del Caballito. In 1971 he moved to Barcelona to study at the Escuela Elisava where he founded El Rrollo Enmascarado, an underground comic strip that was sold on the streets. In 1989, the same year his cartoon figure Cobi was chosen as the Olympic mascot of Barcelona 92, he also founded Estudio Mariscal. With Alfredo Arribas the studio designed the Acuarinto children's area inside the Huis ten Bosch park of Nagasaki (Japan). This project combines architecture, interior design, graphic images, animation, merchandising and new media techniques. In 1996 his cartoon figure Twipsy was chosen as the mascot of the Hanover 2000 World Expo.
Javier Mariscal has never abandoned the more artistic side of his career and his work has been displayed in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the years. He gives conferences in different countries, and shows his work and explains his professional experience to students of various disciplines.View other products by Javier Mariscal


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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 , 2:08 PM GMT on August 02, 2010
A tropical wave near 12N 41W, midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Islands, is very close to being a tropical depression. NHC labeled this system Invest 91L yesterday, and is giving it a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression by 8am Wednesday. Wind shear is a low 5 - 10 knots, sea surface temperatures are at record highs, and the dust and dry air of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) are far enough to the north of 91L to potentially allow further development. The main negative for development appears to be the storm's small size, which makes it vulnerable to modest increases in wind shear or dry air entrainment. A Windsat pass from 5am EDT this morning did not show a closed circulation. Satellite imagery shows that the intensity and areal extent of 91L's heavy thunderstorms is very limited, but that a closed surface circulation may be close to forming. Low-level spiral bands and upper-level outflow are not apparent yet.
Figure 1. Morning satellite image of Invest 91L.
Forecast for 91L
There is modest model support for 91L developing into a tropical depression. Three out of six of our reliable models for forecasting tropical cyclone genesis predict 91L will develop into a tropical depression by Tuesday or Wednesday. A west-northwest motion at 10 -15 mph is predicted, which should carry 91L a few hundred miles northeast of the northernmost Lesser Antilles Islands. However, it is possible that 91L would track over the northernmost Lesser Antilles Islands, as predicted by the Canadian model. Squalls from the outer rainbands of 91L may affect islands such as Antigua and Barbuda as early as Wednesday afternoon. As 91L makes its closest approach to the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday, the storm will begin to encounter strong upper-level westerly winds associated with the counter-clockwise flow of air around an upper-level low pressure system centered between Bermuda and Puerto Rico. The latest SHIPS model forecast predicts that these winds will cause wind shear to rise to the moderate level, 10 - 20 knots, by Tuesday night, and to the high level, 20 - 30 knots, by Wednesday. There is also a great deal of dry air associated with the upper level low that may cause problems for 91L. The high wind shear and dry air should weaken and possibly destroy 91L late this week.
A trough of low pressure is expected to move off the U.S. East Coast on Friday, and this trough may be strong enough to recurve 91L far enough to the northwest that the storm will threaten Bermuda. The HWRF and ECMWF models predict 91L could pass very near to Bermuda on Saturday. It is uncertain at this time if the trough will be strong enough to recurve 91L all the way out to sea early next week, as predicted by the GFS model, or leave 91L behind to potentially move westward again into the U.S. East Coast, as predicted by the Canadian model. The amount of wind shear that might be present early next week is also highly uncertain.
Cyprus records its hottest temperature in history yesterday
The island of Cyprus recorded its hottest temperature in its history on August 1, 2010 when the mercury hit 46.6°C (115.9°F) at Lefconica. The old record for Cyprus was 44.4°C (111.9°F) at Lefkosia in August 1956. An older record of 46.6°C from July 1888 was reported from Nicosia, but is of questionable reliability.
The year 2010 is now tied with 2007 as the year with the most national extreme heat records--fifteen. There has been one country that has recorded its coldest temperature on record in 2010; see my post last week for a list of the 2010 records. My source for extreme weather records is the excellent book Extreme Weather by Chris Burt. His new updates (not yet published) remove a number of old disputed records. Keep in mind that the matter of determining extreme records is very difficult, and it is often a judgment call as to whether an old record is reliable or not. For example, one of 2007's fifteen extreme hottest temperature records is for the U.S.--the 129°F recorded at Death Valley that year. Most weather record books list 1913 as the year the hottest temperature in the U.S. occurred, when Greenland Ranch in Death Valley hit 134°F. However, as explained in a recent Weatherwise article, that record is questionable, since it occurred during a sandstorm when hot sand may have wedged against the thermometer, artificially inflating the temperature. Mr. Burt's list of 225 countries with extreme heat records includes islands that are not independent countries, such as Puerto Rico and Greenland. Seventy four extreme hottest temperature records have been set in the past ten years (33% of all countries.) For comparison, 14 countries set extreme coldest temperature records over the past ten years (6% of all countries). I thank Mr. Burt and weather record researchers Maximiliano Herrera and Howard Rainford for their assistance identifying this year's new extreme temperature records.
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I'll have an update later today if 91L develops into a TD.
Jeff Masters
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Utility infrastructure projects face high costs, labor shortages and global competition for resources.
Lori A. Burkhart is a managing editor at Public Utilities Fortnightly .
Utility infrastructure projects face high costs, labor shortages and global competition for resources.
Global demand for raw materials and physical infrastructure in general is having a negative effect on utility construction projects in North America. Companies that build such infrastructure now are competing with production needs all over the world.
Major uncertainties exist regarding the future of fossil fuels—coal in particular. Global warming fears have resulted in recent cancellations of many proposed coal-fired power plants. At the same time, however, contractors report significant backlogs of unfilled orders. Demand for their services is being driven by increased interest in renewable technologies, a resurgence of nuclear power and natural gas-fired power plants, plus more retrofitting of plants to meet stringent environmental requirements. Other trends include project risk-sharing due to the high costs of construction and persistent and increasing labor shortages.
Such shortages and high costs appear to have an upside, however—most notably, increased physical efficiencies and innovations leading to lower lifetime plant costs. And creative methods of educating and retaining skilled employees, such as ABB's building of a training facility at a university campus in Mexico, are another direct benefit of the need to get these projects done on time and on budget.
To learn where utility infrastructure construction stands in the United States today, Public Utilities Fortnightly interviewed executives at several major turnkey contractors, including ABB, Black & Veatch, Shaw Group, Siemens and WorleyParsons.
ABB: Next Generation Power
Fortnightly: What market trends do you see evolving in construction of utility infrastructure?
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In the desert swelter of southern Pakistan, the scent of rosewater mixed with a waft of hashish smoke. Drummers pounded away as celebrants swathed in red pushed a camel bedecked with garlands, tinsel and multihued scarfs through the heaving crowd. A man skirted past, grinning and dancing, his face glistening like the golden dome of a shrine nearby. "Mast Qalandar!" he cried. "The ecstasy of Qalandar!"
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The camel reached a courtyard packed with hundreds of men jumping in place with their hands in the air, chanting "Qalandar!" for the saint buried inside the shrine. The men threw rose petals at a dozen women who danced in what seemed like a mosh pit near the shrine's entrance. Enraptured, one woman placed her hands on her knees and threw her head back and forth; another bounced and jiggled as if she were astride a trotting horse. The drumming and dancing never stopped, not even for the call to prayer.
I stood at the edge of the courtyard and asked a young man named Abbas to explain this dancing, called dhamaal. Though dancing is central to the Islamic tradition known as Sufism, dhamaal is particular to some South Asian Sufis. "When a djinn infects a human body," Abbas said, referring to one of the spirits that populate Islamic belief (and known in the West as "genies"), "the only way we can get rid of it is by coming here to do dhamaal." A woman stumbled toward us with her eyes closed and passed out at our feet. Abbas didn't seem to notice, so I pretended not to either.
"What goes through your head when you are doing dhamaal?" I asked.
"Nothing. I don't think," he said. A few women rushed in our direction, emptied a water bottle on the semiconscious woman's face and slapped her cheeks. She shot upright and danced back into the crowd. Abbas smiled. "During dhamaal, I just feel the blessings of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar wash over me."
Every year, a few hundred thousand Sufis converge in Seh- wan, a town in Pakistan's southeastern Sindh province, for a three-day festival marking the death of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in 1274. Qalandar, as he is almost universally called, belonged to a cast of mystics who consolidated Islam's hold on this region; today, Pakistan's two most populous provinces, Sindh and Punjab, comprise a dense archipelago of shrines devoted to these men. Sufis travel from one shrine to another for festivals known as urs, an Arabic word for "marriage," symbolizing the union between Sufis and the divine.
Sufism is not a sect, like Shiism or Sunnism, but rather the mystical side of Islam—a personal, experiential approach to Allah, which contrasts with the prescriptive, doctrinal approach of fundamentalists like the Taliban. It exists throughout the Muslim world (perhaps most visibly in Turkey, where whirling dervishes represent a strain of Sufism), and its millions of followers generally embrace Islam as a religious experience, not a social or political one. Sufis represent the strongest indigenous force against Islamic fundamentalism. Yet Western countries have tended to underestimate their importance even as the West has spent, since 2001, millions of dollars on interfaith dialogues, public diplomacy campaigns and other initiatives to counter extremism. Sufis are particularly significant in Pakistan, where Taliban-inspired gangs threaten the prevailing social, political and religious order.
Pakistan, carved out of India in 1947, was the first modern nation founded on the basis of religious identity. Questions about that identity have provoked dissent and violence ever since. Was Pakistan to be a state for Muslims, governed by civilian institutions and secular laws? Or an Islamic state, governed by clerics according to sharia, or Islamic law? Sufis, with their ecumenical beliefs, typically favor the former, while the Taliban, in their fight to establish an extreme orthodoxy, seek the latter. The Taliban have antiaircraft weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and squads of suicide bombers. But the Sufis have drums. And history.
I asked Carl Ernst, an author of several books about Sufism and a professor of Islamic studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whether he thought Pakistan's Sufis could survive the wave of militant Islam sweeping east from the region along the Afghanistan border. "Sufism has been a part of the fabric of life in the Pakistan region for centuries, while the Taliban are a very recent phenomenon without much depth," he replied in an e-mail. "I would bet on the Sufis in the long run." This summer, the Taliban attracted a few hundred people to witness beheadings in Pakistan's tribal areas. In August, more than 300,000 Sufis showed up to honor Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
Qalandar was an ascetic; he dressed in rags and tied a rock around his neck so that he was constantly bowing before Allah. His given name was Usman Marwandi; "Qalandar" was used by his followers as an honorific indicating his superior standing in the hierarchy of saints. He moved from a suburb of Tabriz, in modern-day Iran, to Sindh in the early 13th century. The remainder of his biography remains murky. The meaning of lal, or "red," in his name? Some say he had auburn hair, others believe he wore a red robe and still others say he once was scalded while meditating over a pot of boiling water.


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Quantum Theatre returns to DowntownJanuary 28, 2014 7:09 PM
Fabric covers windows on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Wood Street, leaving passers-by wondering what lies within.
The nomadic Quantum Theatre company has designed its next set inside the former lobby of the Union National Bank as it prepares for "Madagascar." The play, directed by Sheila McKenna, will run Friday through Feb. 16.
"There's a sense of mystery in the play. We like that the fabric sort of adds to that," said Atticus Adams, assistant scenic designer. "It's covering things in layers, and there are all these layers of what's happening within the play and the characters."
Quantum's performance of J.T. Rogers' ghost story will be the company's first production Downtown since 2009.
The group is always interested in being Downtown, but the play's setting in a hotel room overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome called for a "monumental and luxurious" space, according to Karla Boos, artistic director. In the Fourth Avenue Historic District, the old Union National Bank Building, now The Carlyle condos, speaks to Pittsburgh's exciting past.
"The area was the seat of finance and industry in the glamorous age of Pittsburgh," Ms. Boos said. "Building after building is magnificent."
Three marble columns command the room while they reference the classical antiquity of Rome.
"The space is powerful enough to transport you to where the play takes place," Mr. Adams said.
As the play progresses, the audience will "slowly excavate" many secrets belonging to the three characters who visit the same hotel room at different times. Helena Ruoti and Melinda Helfrich portray mother Lilian and daughter June, and Larry John Meyers plays the role of Nathan, a friend of Lilian's husband.
Scenic designer Stephanie Mayer-Staley compared the location to an excavation site because much of it is hidden.
"It is definitely a space that speaks to the play, which is perfect, because the more you have naturally, the less you have to create," Ms. Mayer-Staley said. "Found spaces are a beautiful thing."
Solving some of the problems the space presented led the designers to decisions that benefited the overall design of the set.
With large columns in the center of the room, Ms. Mayer-Staley said she had to work with two separate areas. She decided to keep the audience and stage in one spot, which made it difficult to fit the necessary number of seats but created an emptiness the designers desired.
"It was really important that there was a lot of space to kind of visually evoke this void that the characters float in," Ms. Mayer-Staley said. "This is perfect, because the audience is really close to the action, but then you have all this big space that's not lit a lot."
Inspired by environmental artist Christo -- who is famous for wrapping Paris' Pont Neuf [bridge] and Berlin's Reichstag in fabric and erecting The Gates in New York City's Central Park, among other works -- the designers covered much of the walls with 6,932 square feet of muslin.
The fabric helps to reduce reverberation caused by the lobby's marble surface and muffles sound and light coming from outside. Mr. Adams said they did not want to block out the Downtown atmosphere entirely because of the play's urban setting.
"[The fabric] just lent itself perfectly to create the kind of space we wanted, but at the same time, there was a practical aspect," Mr. Adams said.
The play has a "fascination" with the Vestal Virgins of ancient Rome who were tasked with keeping a sacred fire alive. Letting the fire go out or engaging in sexual activity were crimes punishable by death for the Virgins. If sentenced, a woman would be sealed in an underground room with only enough fuel, food and water to live for three or four days, Mr. Adams said.
In order to allude to being underground, the designers did not cover the top of the windows. The audience has a view of the architectural details on buildings surrounding the Carlyle, which creates a subterranean feeling.
This Quantum production "exemplifies multiple things working together in Pittsburgh," including arts and real estate, according to Ms. Boos. Quantum worked with Carlyle developer E.V. Bishoff Co. in order to use the space.
Without a permanent location, the company has the opportunity to work with different community groups each time it moves to a new neighborhood. The Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corp. and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership have both worked with Quantum to connect Downtown residents with the project.
"It takes the good will of many partners to put on a Quantum production," Ms. Boos said.
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Penguins recall forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-LeblondJanuary 15, 2014 9:46 AM
The Penguins have recalled rugged forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
The Penguins, who play host to the Washington Capitals tonight at Consol Energy Center, have several injuries.
Letourneau-Leblond, 28, has one goal, one assist and 137 penalty minutes for Wilkes-Barre. He has spent most of his pro career in the AHL but has played in 40 NHL games with New Jersey, registering three assists and 101 penalty minutes.
His recall comes a day after the Penguins promoted forward Nick Drazenovic.
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You asked for it! Here's the technique I used for the glowing lightsabers in the Jedi Arena Rescue. I've got
Adobe Photoshop Version 5.0, you should be fine if your version is higher. Heres a sample file to illustrate what I did.
1) Download the file that I've attached
2) Unzip the file lightsaber glow.psd
3) Open the file in Photoshop
4) Be sure you got History and Layers views shown, if not go to Window and click Show History, Show Layers
5) In Layers, find Background layer (this is the original picture), Layer 1 is Vader's lightsaber and Layer 2 is Luke's lightsaber.
6) To view the original picture, delete Layer 1 and Layer 2. Do not save! I just want you to see the original picture. Reset by clicking Open from the History box.
7) Click on Layer 1 from the Layers box, then right click to select the Effects box. You'll see the Outer Glow settings I used. Click on the selection arrow to view the Inner Glow settings I used.
8) Repeat the same step 7 for Layer 2.
9) That's all there is to it! You can tailor the color from the Screen mode to your liking and adjust the other settings for Intensity, Blur and Opacity. I suggest you practice on this file before doing it on your work.
For your own work, heres what you do;
1) Open the pic in Photoshop
2) Create separate layers for each lightsaber color. This is the hardest part since you have to select each lightsaber from the pic. After youve made the selections, copy and then paste to create a new layer with just the lightsabers.
3) Use the Effects from the Layers and select the Outer Glow option and change the settings as necessary. Select the Inner Glow option and change settings as necessary.
4) If you have overlays like in the sample file, be sure that the correct layer is on top (Lukes lightsaber over Vaders lightsaber).
Good luck! :D


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Whoever's in charge of marketing HBO's hotly anticipated Lena Dunham/Judd Apatow collaboration Girls is doing a good job making their social media presence fit the show's "indie" aesthetic. Exhibit A: at last night's NYC premiere, rather than hire a professional photographer to take and upload pictures of the cast and crew looking awesome on the red carpet, they took what appeared to be camera phone pictures for a gallery called "The cast shares their Unfiltered GIRLS Moments on the Red Carpet of the Girls Premiere in New York ." They also gave everyone signs with phrases they had to complete themselves, which served both to introduce the cast and hint at what their characters might be like. Let's take a look at what some of them came up with.
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A best-seller about Thomas Jefferson by an influential Tea Party and evangelical figure has been recalled after the publisher announced on Thursday that it has detected factual inaccuracies in the book.
Nashville-based evangelical publisher Thomas Nelson is no longer shipping any copies to retailers of "The Jefferson Lies'' by David Barton and is recalling existing copies from brick-and-mortar retailers. It also has requested to online booksellers that they no longer sell the e-book version and has removed the book from its own website. The book is still being sold on Amazon.
"[We were] contacted by a number of people expressing concerns about The Jefferson Lies,'' Thomas Nelson said in a statement. "We took all of those concerns seriously, tried to sort out matters of opinion or interpretation, and in the course of our review learned that there were some historical details included in the book that were not adequately supported."
The book, which was released in April and reached the New York Times best-seller list, aims to debunk liberal beliefs about Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president in U.S. history and the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Barton is a Republican operative and Tea Party figure who has appeared as a guest on Glenn Beck's show multiple times and made an appearance on "The Daily Show" promoting "The Jefferson Lies'' in May.
Barton told The Nashville Tennessean that he found out the book had been dropped via an email from Thomas Nelson.
Accusations of historical misinterpretations and factual inaccuracies in the book had been hurled at Barton from conservative and liberal scholars alike since its release. A pair of professors at Grove City (Pa.) College, Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter, released a book in May titled "Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims About Our Third President," that is dedicated to pointing out the inaccuracies in Barton's work.
Barton told The Tennesseean that he has gotten offers from other publishers to produce the book. Recalling a book, particularly a best-seller, is a rare event for Thomas Nelson.
"Although we do carefully edit every book we publish, Thomas Nelson relies on the expertise of our authors concerning their subjects," a company spokesperson told Publisher's Weekly. "It is extremely rare that the company would have to withdraw a book from the market based on concerns about its content."
Barton argues in the book that Jefferson was an orthodox evangelical and not an anti-Christian secularist. In addition to the book by Throckmorton and Coulter refuting that claim with historical evidence, religious scholar Greg Forster wrote a piece, "David Barton's Errors," that details the errors in the book and says Barton's "inability to write reliable history stretches beyond ideological cheerleading into outright incompetence."
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Other claims in Barton's book also drew the ire of religious figures like a group of ministers in Cincinnati. Barton writes that Jefferson would have freed his slaves if the laws during that time would not have penalized him for it, but Jefferson did free two slaves, according to what Throckmorton told The Tennessean. The slavery issue drew the attention of African-American clergy, who contacted Thomas Nelson and considered organizing a boycott.
"'The Jefferson Lies' glosses over Jefferson's real record on slaveholding, and minimizes Jefferson's racist views," the Rev. Damon Lynch of New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Cincinnati told The Tennesseean.
Barton's longtime critics have also pounced on the controversy, including the Texas Freedom Network, a watchdog group that advances the agenda of religious freedom and monitors far-right evangelical groups. Barton is the owner of a Texas-based group, WallBuilders, a Christian organization "dedicated to presenting America's forgotten history," according to its website.
"It's clear that even the evangelical community is starting to see David Barton for what he is — a propagandist who distorts history for political and ideological purposes,'' TFN President Kathy Miller told Daily Kos. "The question is now, will politicians and pundits who have promoted his views have the integrity to follow suit and repudiate Barton?"
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Hey Lush, I spent some of the best years of my live in the Copper Country, at Michigan Tech getting my EE degree. I love that place, but I bet this winter has been hard. One year I was there we got the record snowfall of something like 28 1/2 feet. Have you seen the big thermometer on the side of the highway, or is it gone now. I think it used to be between Houghton and Calumet.
Your time there is temporary, but you'll always have fond memories of the place I bet.


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Steve Vai Joins Jimi Hendrix Tribute Tour
GW One of the things about performing on the Hendrix tour is that you will be without your normal band and you may be playing with different people from night to night.
VAI I know, and I'm really looking forward to that. I know that all the musicians are going to be very good. I believe this will be very rejuvenating for me, because I haven't done something like this in quite a while.
GW Do you already know whom you'll be playing with, whether it's a trio, and whether you'll also be performing within other ensembles of players?
VAI That hasn't been nailed down, but along with my segment, there's a big jam at the end that I'll be a part of. I plan to sing the songs I'm playing, but I'm sure there are some other singers that could cover it too. I know a lot of the guys on the tour, so it'll be nice to be with them again, and I'm really dying to get back out on tour and play.
GW Have you spoken much with your good friend Joe Satriani, last year's tour headliner, about his experiences?
VAI Oh yeah. He told me all about it, and he loved it. He said the musicians were fantastic, and, you know, Joe is obviously a really big Hendrix fan.
GW Are you going to use any new or specific gear for this tour?
VAI I've been thinking about it, and I think I'm going to have a couple of new guitars made just for the tour that will somehow pay tribute to Jimi. Ibanez sent me a few bodies that are more Strat-like than my usual guitars. I examined very closely the photos of Jimi's hand-painted guitar that he played at Monterey [on June 18, 1967], and I decided to hand-paint these new bodies in Jimi's style. If you look closely at Jimi's guitar, you can see that it's two-tone, red and white [Jimi's guitar was originally red and he painted part of it white before further adorning it with flowery designs], and I believe he painted the guitar shortly before he went on. So I hand-painted them, and I'm not any kind of a painter, but I tried to create a Sixties-style look from the perspective of 2010. I made two of them. They both have single-coil pickups and maple necks, but there are certain things about them that suit my playing style, like 24 frets, the type of whammy bar and the Sustainer pickup. Everything that I'm doing with this tour is being done with the utmost respect for Jimi's legacy, along with capturing a contemporary feeling for what that's all about.
GW I can tell you from my own experiences that all of the musicians reveled in the uniqueness of the tour, and the prevailing feeling is that we were all part of this big "Hendrix" team.
VAI That's one of the things that I'm really looking forward to: being out there with people that all have the same desire and the same love and respect for Jimi. A tour is like a family—sometimes even closer than a family—because you live with these people every day, and there are no secrets at sea! I love that environment. I'm a really big fan of the whole tour experience, especially in what I believe will be an atmosphere of mutual love for the project.
GW Do you have plans for your next record?
VAI I have a few different options, but I'm thinking about something a little simpler. Some of my projects are very complex and involved in terms of production, but I'm thinking about doing something along the lines of Alien Love Secrets, which was simpler to do in this regard. I'm feeling it's time to step back and do a record with no overdubs, you know, before my fingers stop working! [laughs] So this tour might be a good precursor to that.
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