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On the 5th of October 2013, a number of idyllic elements are set to combine to bring about an event that is not to be missed: Mrs South Africa 2013 in association with The Laser Beautique and Veaudry International, will be crowned at Emperors Palace (the Theatre of Marcellus) in a specially created production, presented to enhance the Mrs South Africa finalists and the evening experience.
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With 22 gorgeous finalists from all over South Africa, the judges , who include the elegant former Miss South Africa Melinda Bam (Principle Judge), Lourine Wannenburg (Eden Moon Productions), Marelize Steyn Earle (Former Mrs South Africa), Andrew Govender (Mr South Africa 2012) and Vuzi Zwane (Emperors Palace Executive), have their work cut out for them, as this group of beauties are dynamic women who are juggling motherhood, careers and successful marriages – as well as managing to boast beauty queen looks!
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Lovely post Amy! It must be nice having family furniture passed down! I got my 'I-Spy' charm pack today and love it!! Thanks, Justine xxReplyDelete
Great tour Amy - Thanks! Arcadia is one of my all time favorites too. Just waiting for the right project to use up the little I have.ReplyDelete
I love your orange chairs too! How fabulous that they are the original fabric your grandmother selected. I have been adding a lot of orange around my house too, which fits in well with Southern Utah.ReplyDelete
Your quilt really ties all the colors of the room in together.
Thanks for the tour.
Really liked this post...we also have some vintage furniture that coordinates really well with some Moda fabrics...the entire Fig Tree collection coordinates really well with our 70's bedroom set and formal living room chairs. A wall hanging with the Arcadia will be great in your living room too!ReplyDelete
I so totally love your living room. So cool how everything came together so well.ReplyDelete
Great way to recycle and reuse! Your room now has a fresh, modern feel to it. Have fun enjoying it this summer.ReplyDelete
LOVE the chairs, the couch, and the lamp, and the quilt!ReplyDelete
i love the stories behind your furniture. everything looks brand new and beautiful. gorgeous quilt. i really love those orange chairs.ReplyDelete
I love that your furniture have stories! And I remember the forest green era... my parents' room was forest green all through the 90s and up till a few years ago. And my mum saw fit to extend the green to the bathroom. And her car. It's a sickness.ReplyDelete
Thanks for more info on your furniture. I was drooling over the orange chairs the first time you posted them. I want to get rid of an oversized chair in our family room and recover another one. Orange nubby would be great. And I think your lamp turned out really well. Redoing/repurposing--the only way to go!ReplyDelete
Your room looks straight out of a magazine, I am totally on love with it. But the emotional connections are what make it most special and thats what make a house a home.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this post! I agree, your room looks like it came out of a magazine! I have lots of my grandparents stuff in my living room too but it has "yet to be recovered" so it looks like it belongs in a grandma's house :DReplyDelete
We try to keep the kids stuff out of the living room but somehow it trickles back in. :)
Your room looks great! And now I'm considering buying some Arcadia :)ReplyDelete
I LOVE the lamp! So pretty in the brushed silver!ReplyDelete
It's a beautiful room but what makes it so special is the story behind it and the memories of your grandparents.ReplyDelete
I recently found a great pattern called Jelly Parfait that might be great for your quilt. I like that it uses a jelly roll but doesn't look like it.ReplyDelete
Here is a link to pics.
I love your living room. I am such a sucker for chairs. I love lying on a couch but I love the way cool chairs look.
I love this! My whole living room is also lovely handmedowns and I LOVE it!ReplyDelete
Your orange chairs are brilliant and I adore them! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the tour, I love that the room is both new and old. I love having my family around me in bits and pieces of furniture and fabric!ReplyDelete
That quilt is divine, Amy! I've just looked back through the post on it and am feeling very inspired - love the idea of using a jelly roll, layer cake and charm pack that way...(never having used any of them before!) What are the final measurements of the quilt?ReplyDelete
I agree...those orange chairs are totally awesome! Don't changs a thing, thet are perfect just the way they are.ReplyDelete
Your quilt is perfect in there as well as the fabric line.
Okay...I will say it..."what took you so long to buy spray paint?"
you've opened up a whole new world of ideas with it right?
can't wait to see what you do next!
The Arcadia quilt is about 65 x 88. It was so much fun to make - I just went really random. I would maybe do things a little different now - but I sure love it.ReplyDelete
Love your arcadia quilt! I have a jelly roll that I have been hoarding waiting for the perfect inspiration.ReplyDelete
Have you ever watched Sarah's House on HGTV? If not, you should see if someone can DVR it for you or look for it. She picks fabric to design a room around and it is wonderful. She rarely ever buys furniture from a store. She repurposes everything. It is so inspiring. You're doing just what she does. I love your room!ReplyDelete
Amy, this quilt is absolutely GORGEOUS!!ReplyDelete
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Adrian Sutil: "We had lots of different track conditions today, but the car was quick in both sessions. The wet morning gave us a chance to improve our performance on the intermediates and the car felt good. In the dry this afternoon the main issue was warming up the front tyres, especially the medium tyres. On the supersofts there was much better grip and the long runs seemed quite competitive so it feels as though we are at our usual level here. Tonight we just need to work on making the car more consistent."
Paul di Resta: "We were quite cautious with the wet weather this morning and we only fitted the dry tyres for the last few minutes of the session. Before that I had a good run on the intermediates and felt happy with the performance - probably the most comfortable I've felt on the intermediates this year. So overall we didn't look too bad in the damp conditions. The afternoon was a case of getting through the dry tyre programme and trying to find the right car balance. Unfortunately things were cut short with the electrical issue, so I didn't do the long runs we had planned for the final part of the session."
Jenson Button: "I think we're a little nearer to the front than we've been in the past - the times are very close - but it'll be the usual front-running cars who set the pace this weekend. We needed everything to be reliable today, but I only managed three laps on my high-fuel run before I had a problem with the gearbox. That was a pity because it meant we didn't get the long-run information we were after. In fact, we had a similar issue last year, when I also had a gearbox problem on the Friday. In 2012, I had a difficult race with rear graining. Nonetheless, the positive from today is that each car was running a very different set-up, so at least we gathered lots of good information. We'll go away and study that tonight ahead of tomorrow's sessions. I'm hoping the conditions will stay mixed for tomorrow - if they do, I think we'll be able to make the best of it."
Sergio Perez: "We encountered some very tricky conditions out there today. This morning's session, when it started damp and slowly dried, was particularly difficult. The rain that fell during this afternoon's long-run didn't help, either. We're still lacking overall performance to the frontrunners; but anything can happen here, especially in the conditions we saw today, which were extremely varied. If tomorrow is as wet as today, everyone will go into Sunday without any proper long-running under their belts - that could make the race a big surprise for everybody."
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Daniel Ricciardo: "In the wet this morning, we didn't look too bad, even if you always feel you could be quicker. We seemed to be where we should in the mid field and I was pleased with the way the car went straight out of the box, so that's always good when you don't have the feeling you are going to need to create a whole new race car to be on the pace. In the dry in the afternoon, after my first couple of runs on the prototype and the Prime, I felt we could get more out of the car, so we made a fairly big change which I think worked in our favour. I was quite pleased with my Option run but we still have some work to do, as there is more to come. Overall, a good Friday, a good start to the weekend."
Jean-Eric Vergne: "The morning session was useful in terms of learning how the extremes and intermediates behave, as we might have more wet weather in the next two days. The car responded well in the wet. In the afternoon, we did the usual Friday job of evaluating tyres and so on. I was not so happy with the way my car was behaving, so we need to look at the data now and fix it. We seem to be roughly where we should be, so as long as we can make progress tomorrow, we can have a good weekend."
Pastor Maldonado: "The conditions were tough this morning. There was a dry line towards the end of FP1 but on cold tyres I put a wheel off-line and I crashed. This afternoon was better as we completed our full programme, however, we still need to work to get a better feeling in the car and we need to focus on getting the tyres working quicker. Despite the changeable conditions we managed to get a lot of data today which we can assess ahead of tomorrow's qualifying."
Valtteri Bottas: "The first session was quite tricky for everyone and difficult to test anything even as the track was drying out towards the end. This afternoon was good for us though as we did a number of both short and long runs gathering a lot of data. Nevertheless it's difficult to see where we are from today's sessions. It's the first time I've driven here in Montreal and it was good to get the mileage in and I certainly enjoy the layout. Overall I'm feeling positive after today, but we still need to look through the data before we decide which parts and set-up options to run for the rest of the weekend."
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The Fox News pack is on the warpath against the media watchdog group, Media Matters. In the past two weeks it has featured over 30 stories with the express purpose of challenging the group's right to exist. Fox has assigned network stalwarts like Bill O'Reilly, Bret Baier, Charles Krauthammer, James Rosen, Dick Morris, and Bernie Goldberg to the mission. This is an unprecedented, broadly distributed attack by a major media enterprise against a non-profit group it regards as an adversary.
This latest batch of complaints stem from comments made last March by Media Matters founder, David Brock. He was quoted in Politico as saying that the organization was shifting its focus toward Fox News to one of "guerrilla warfare and sabotage." Giving Fox the benefit of doubt, one might conclude it's only fair that Fox defend itself from such an overt declaration of war. The only thing that might refute that perspective is – reality.
If this is war, Fox is the aggressor. Fox News initiated its attacks long ago with aggressive and false assertions that cast Media Matters as hacks, anti-American, violent, and communist. Fox alleged that George Soros was pulling their strings long before Soros ever made any contributions to the group. Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck engaged in rhetoric so hostile that it inspired actual physical attacks against Media Matters and its progressive allies. A video (posted at the end of this story and courtesy of Media Matters) was posted two years ago and illustrates the hostility harbored across the Fox platform long before Brock's recent comments.
The new and highly coordinated offensive by Fox asserts that Media Matters has violated the terms of its tax-exempt status by setting its sights on Fox. Fox quotes from the IRS rules governing non-profits that state that…
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On the basis of that criteria, Fox News argues that Media Matters is in violation and should have its tax-exempt status revoked. However, in order for that to be valid, Fox would have to admit that it is a political operation so that attacks on Fox News would qualify as opposition to political campaigns and/or candidates. Without that stipulation there is no violation on the part of Media Matters. So Fox is, in effect, conceding its role as a Republican mouthpiece. Shocking, I know.
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"I know you, Mother, and believe me... you will never be one of those who dies before they die." - Troi to Lwaxana
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The Enterprise-D is at Kaelon II, a planet populated by a humanoid species who are traditionally quite reclusive and inward looking. They have recently sought contact with the Federation because their sun is dying. Their scientists believe they may be able to reignite the star, but they lack the technology to exploit the science and hope the Federation will be able to help. The ship is hosting the planet's leading scientist, Dr. Timicin, for an experiment intended to validate his work.
Matters are complicated by the presence of Lwaxana Troi on the ship. She insists on joining Picard to welcome Timicin aboard, appointing herself as the "entertainment director" for his visit and clearly quite taken with him.
Timicin's plan is to modify some of the ship's photon torpedoes to reinitiate the fusion process within the Kaelon star. They intend to test the process on a virtually identical star nearby. However the experiment fails, provoking the star into a supernova. Timicin is especially crushed by the failure since he is approaching 60 - by the customs of his world he is expected to return home and engage in voluntary euthanasia, something all Kaelons do at that age in order not to burden the younger generations. Lwaxana is devastated by the news; she demands that Captain Picard intervene to save Timicin, although he has no legal grounds to do so. She argues the barbarity of the practice to Timicin himself, using an example from Betazoid history in which women wore ridiculous wigs containing small caged animals. The practice stopped when one woman finally took a stand and refused to follow the custom, prompting other women to join her until the custom itself faded away. Although reluctant, Timicin has a revelation when he realises that the data from his failed experiment could be used to correct the scientific model he used, ironing out the flaws and creating a working method - but the catch is, he is probably the only man who could do it, and the process will take considerable time.
This revelation prompts him to request asylum aboard the Enterprise. The planetary government is furious - at first the suspect that Timicin has been coerced, or at the very least influenced. They even threaten the Enterprise with warships. When Timicin tries to transmit his data to the planet, they refuse all communication - even if he has the answer, they will not accept it from him.
After a tense standoff, Timicin's daughter comes aboard to plead with her father to see sense. Although he is torn, ultimately he changes his mind and returns with her to end his life. A sad Lwaxana chooses to go with him, stating that according to the tradition his loved ones should be "celebrating" this custom with him, and she counts herself amongst them.
A decent episode all in all, this one, but it just never really gelled with me. I find myself wondering at the variety of attitudes people must have towards this custom - surely not every single person on the planet goes into it joyfully? If Timicin had returned home and simply refused, what then? Is he just executed out of hand? How does everyone justify that twist, when it happens? The episode never really explores any of this. And yes, it's unfair to criticise an episode for not being about what you wished it was about. I just found the tack they took a bit bland, in the end. Kudos, though, for the fact that they went with the less than obvious ending by having Timicin actually go through with it at the end.
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You are forgetting the soon to be implemented dual spec system...you would be gimping yourself not carrying dps gear, for fights where you were not tanking you would switch to dps gear AND spec.
Prot tanks would usually have a dps gear set with them when raiding pre 3.0. If I was the OT that night on the single boss fight I would usually wear enough prot armour to OT the boss adds and have a mix of dps gear on for the boss. I would drop my shield and switch to two weapons and then spam all the dps buttons like whirlwind, devastate, and execute when it came available.
I have not had the time by using something like recount to see if switching to dps gear pumps out more dps vs wearing our prot gear and wearing a shield. Has anyone figured this out yet?
With the loss of all the block value on most of my prot gear I don't want to drop that gear because of the dps boost it gives my shield slams.
Does anyone switch over anymore to dps plate which does not have any block value at all which means we loose out on the shield slam dps bonus? Do we pump out more dps with our shields now in full prot spec vs switching to dps gear and loosing all those advantages that shields now give us?
Like I said above I have not taken the time to see if we pump out more dps wearing dps gear and two swords vs full prot gear with block value and trinkets. I have the feeling that I am carrying a lot of potential shards in my bags and in my bank.
You are forgetting the soon to be implemented dual spec system...you would be gimping yourself not carrying dps gear, for fights where you were not tanking you would switch to dps gear AND spec.
If you want to use a DPS spec as your second spec once Blizz get around to implementing dual specs then you will want to pick up DPS gear. Otherwise I can't say to be honest, I haven't played around with gear setups for prot DPS.
Why use big words when a diminutive alternative will suffice?
I forgot about the two specs.
Having the two spec system will be ok if we are in a situation where we have weak adds to contend with because we do not want to nerf our abilities to off tank on a boss fight. The two spec system will be a benefit if we know we can switch spec's to dps and not put the raid in danger. I think the two spec system will make it cheaper for tanks who also like to pvp for sure.
Yep, I'm looking forward to it I think it won't be usable in combat but you will be able to switch for trash or different boss fights if you need more or less tanks etc.
Why use big words when a diminutive alternative will suffice?
My main concern is while in full prot spec do we gain or loose dps by switching gear? DPS gear has a lot of strength but usually no block value. Since most of our DPS is due to our new tank abilities focused on our shiled I have yet to take off my shiled yet since 3.0
That's what I haven't tested. I've tried DPS gear with shield equipped but not on a target dummy, next time I spec Prot I'll give it a try to see which is better.
Why use big words when a diminutive alternative will suffice?
Even with only 1 spec, I have unfortunately found that dual-wield devastate in dps gear will still pump out more dps on a boss than a Shield Slam set. And for what it's worth, it kills you on the inside to see sword and board procs when you have no shield equipped. I even tried switching in a shield when it procs and then back again ... alas, 'twas ineffectual.
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I was thinking more in the terms of being in a raid in which one boss or the trash might require 4-5 tanks, then the next boss only requires 1-2. You will serve much more of a raid benefit dps'ing from a arms or fury spec with appropriate gear than you would prot specced with a shield, or prot specced with cast off dps gear.
I have a prot dps set, and at that I'm planning on a prot dps spec when dual specs drop. I love the play style. If you gear it right you can do serious dps with prot, wearing a shield. I stack Strength heavily for the AP and block value, though with the gear I'm hit capped and have cranked up crit value. Shield Slam with SnB is great dps value with the right gear (I also have a big block value ring, and a block value trinket for harder hitting shield slams, I've hit for 4-5k crits on shield slam).
Prot dps can be quite serious if you play it smartly, and you can do it now even without a separate spec. So, to answer the original poster, I most definitely do carry a dps spec, I just don't put it together the same as I would for Arms of Fury (though it'd probably work well for Arms if I swapped out the Block Value gear).
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What I have noticed about wearing a shield or switching to dual welding... If you are taking hits, the shield will out dps the extra weapon. If you are actually playing the role of an OT and do not have much incoming damage, 2 1h weapons > shield. Atleast with my lvl of hit/crit. It really starts to show a diffrence when it comes time to finish off the boss with execute spam.
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In the situation being described (either OT'ing or just straight dps'ing) unless there was a decent amount of aoe damage going out, wouldn't you be rage starved trying to shield slam?
Oh, I don't misunderstand, and I'm sure with your gear dual wielding works better. I just mean to say it's not universal. You can build a dps set built around using a shield and it works quite well. Of course, comparing them overall is like trying to say which is better with Mage or Lock dps, the player factors and gearing to what you play makes a much bigger difference than just the different playstyle.
I'm also never rage starved when I dps, and I don't have Imp Bloodrage which I have in my 80 prot dps spec.
With my particular gear and spec, I get more dps stat value out of a shield than a 1-hand offhand thanks to Armored to the Teeth (shields are HUGE armor value to apply with that talent). 3 AP per 180 armor, with a 5400 armor value shield translates into 90 delicious AP, and I have a dps set shield that has big big block value (neglecting defense and dodge, etc), hit value, and a block value enchant, so I really crank shield slams. Plus with SnB proc'ing my rage efficiency while dpsing is huge (I also use Puncture and Focused Rage for making the Devastates cheaper between Shield Slams. I also have Imp Charge which I can use to pump up my rage if I drop low or just if the boss encounter allows.
It's all in the details. I'm sure you could actually gear up smartly to get more effect out of DW Dev play, but there's so much you already take in Prot that supports shield use. Also for soloing, I love Imp Def stance and Imp Revenge, I actually solo in Defensive stance and do more damage than if I did in Battle or Zerker stance, though that's soloing and not what we were talking about here. =)
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This has been my experience with IF dummies - ie no AOE splash damage
DPS gear -about 2k ap dual wielding MH fist some arp does about 1k -
sword / shield with mix of AP/Shield Block value gear (mix of t5/badge/t6) yields about 750
A prot warrior does not have the ability to add dps gear after combat starts meaning that your basically stuck with a 1hander and shield (using SBV gear i'd think as prot)and no Damage shield dps.
An arms or TG warrior however can gear for prot so they dont get critted with resilience gear and lose less DPS doing it because a significant amount of their DPS is caused by swapping back to the 2handers and bleeding for their 20% damage or so after their tanking role is finished. Sure you lose dps but i doubt you can lose enough DPS to fall into an equally geared Prot warriors DPS range due to the damage shield not providing any DPS and not haing bleed damage ticking.
so i'd say if theres an arms warrior with a decent PVP/Prot set they will out DPS a Prot warrior in SBV gear. not to mention they get a heap of talents and such which makes dps happen better. If your not tanking a big hitter then most of the avoidance is useless as you have your own healer as a tank anyways.....you just have to live to get to DPSing.
Damage shields is nice additional threat but when I'm tanking that usually constitutes no more than 5% or so of my total damage.
I don't doubt we'll see more than a few Arms/Fury OT's filling that mid-combat switch, but don't underestimate the damage value of a smart prot warrior.
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Hard to say. I prefer the prot playstyle in all forms over DPS. I have only respecced fury in the past to do specific, specialized things and even then I got bored fast.
That said, swapping in a few pieces of DPS gear while still running Rev/SS while farming is potent. To min/max at lvl 80 DPS as an OT on single tank fights, I'm not really sure. I am a packrat, however, and will keep an up to date fury/DW Dev set under development.
I'm not going to deal with dual spec until I see it in game and operational. It changes nothing other than holding on to a 2 hander or 2 for MS or TG.
your hat may be nice, but I have the little white tank top that says Legendary right across my boobs. I win. (or more correctly, H wins)
I used to carry a dps set for duel wield devastate for when I didn't have to tank something. However, with the changes to shield slam I have found that I do more damage in my tanking "threat set" then I did with my dps set. Best recommendation is to find a target dummy and look at some recount logs with different sets on. The difference will be hugely gear dependent. For now it looks like I have some open bag space though
I have the same feeling as Tenraiel. My dps gear is the badge fists, some badge gear, some T5, a few bits of T6. It's focused on strength/attack power since that is best for devastate spam. I also have a threat tank set that is T6 with some extra block value and expertise.
I've tried the old dps gear, dps gear + shield and threat set. And the old one still feels best. The other sets make me rage starved, probably since I'm missing off hand whites.
I even notice a difference when grinding (and thus getting hit). I have less downtime with the shield on, but the mobs go down faster when dual wielding.


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We spent Thanksgiving last year with the stomach virus making its way through the family. but in the end, we were all together.ReplyDelete
Hope everyone is feeling better!
Aww, sorry to hear about all the sickies, hope you all enjoyed your day anyway :o)ReplyDelete
Amen! Well said. Blessings, PatReplyDelete
Thank you for the perspective. I really needed to read your post. I've really been struggling with disappointment and a difficult family situation. I really didn't want to ruin my 7 year old daughter's Christmas. I think that I really need to lighten up.ReplyDelete
Thank you again and happy holidays!
I so agree. Last night we went to church to enjoy the carols, and see the live nativity. A couple with a new baby dressed as Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus complete with live lambs. It made me and my family feel the real meaning of Christmas.ReplyDelete
Perfectly said, Amy. Merry Christmas to you!ReplyDelete
so true! Thank you for sharing this. I was feeling the pressure of creating the "perfect" Christmas. And relaxed a little when I realized that would never happen, nor does it matter. Because of the very reason he said in his talk. You are wonderful! Hope you had a Merry Day! (we have 2 sickies here too)ReplyDelete
Amen, Amy! Thanks for sharing such a lovely version of the Christmas story - we sometimes forget that we have been given the greatest Gift of all - we just have to accept it!ReplyDelete
We started the vacation with a puker too. So far the rest of us are fine, thanks for posting the perspective reminder, that was a great talk!ReplyDelete
Seems to be a bunch of stomach flu bugs going around. Unfortunately, one stopped here and I've got it. Things aren't good when Mama is sick! I hope it stops with me though. This certainly has been a Christmas to remember. Two throwing up and the movers come on Wed for our cross USA move to CA. It all can't be real, but don't you think that things didn't go the Mary thought they would either when she welcomed Jesus into human flesh. I think this might be the Christmas I need God the most and I think that might be what this life is about. Thanks for sharing your reflections as well.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post Amy :) So important to keep things in perspective.ReplyDelete
You have no idea how much I needed to read your post...We had a quarrel over Christmas in my family and I've been so upset about it I felt Christmas was ruined...the truth is as you say the little things that did go right that really should be our focus. Thanks for the message of perspective. :o)ReplyDelete
A great post Amy! I hope everyone is better now and that you all had a Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Our christmas started on 23 of Dec with our daughter falling down icy stairs on her way to dialysis. She spend Christmas eve in surgery having her left leg which had two major breaks put back together. We spent Christmas eve with our son-in-law and grandson without her. It was really surreal but we were happy that they were able to put her back together without complications. Christmas is never perfect and a lot of plans were changed but we had a happy day even though Nicole missed it and we will celebrate at New Year's with her and family.ReplyDelete
President Uchdorf is one of my favorites (I know you're not supposed to have favorites, but he has really endeared himself to members of the church). Thanks for the lovely reminder.ReplyDelete
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What a lovely message. Thanks. And I hope you're all feeling better by now.ReplyDelete
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Absolutely.. If Adam is still standing after all this he is truely the Master of the Universe and he has surpassed the source of his power. :-)
King Grayskull didn't make it past Hordak. Adam is hardly a KG wannabe if there's no way that he's good as Adam against the same foes and more.
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Absolutely.. If Adam is still standing after all this he is truely the Master of the Universe and he has surpassed the source of his power. :-)
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i so totally want a Veena.
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No burning desire for her in action figure form...
"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade
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another bird accessory would be cool in those colors.
Given the removable bikini top on BG Teela gives us a bare midriff buck to work from, I can easily see Veena being made. Her leg armor could be placed on a new bare calf (at least a couple of POP re-uses for that) with new bare feet. An add on piece might work with Teela's lower arms. Some new parts needed, but several re-usable ones, so I think there's a very good chance of seeing her in the not too distant future.
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Definately want one!!! And a Battle Lion too!
FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Now I need a Crita!! Crita is to Mara what Evil Lyn is to Teela. If we ARE getting Mara, then we NEED Crita.
I seriously would love her. She could lead the way for the rest of his crew and give us some great back story in the bios. As a figure she is very similar to some other figures we wan but that never stopped us asking for Faker or Mossman...
We don't need no education...
Yes you do, you've just used a double negative!
Can't believe I haven't posted. YES I want her. I'd like her to have her proper name "Veena" though, so however long that takes...aye that sucks.
I'll be ready for Veena right AFTER Sorceress is released.
I would love a Veena to join the Preternia display with King Grayskull.
Well with the announcement of the Sorceress I would love to see Veena on the horizon. This past year I got most of the women I was waiting for Catra, Queen Marlena, Sorceress, Shadow Weaver, and the Star Sisters. Now I want Veena, Scorpia, Octavia, Madame Razz, Frosta, Glimmer, Castaspella, Angella, and Mermista. Would love it if 2012 would give us as many as 2011 did.
One of the many things I love about this line is how Preternia is being fleshed out. It's a whole new world filled with endless possibilities, and yes of course it would be remiss not to have Veena as part of it.
I may as well throw in my support for a 200x Sorceress here as well.
Yes please. Veena rather sooner than later. I´d buy doubles!
Positivity, folks!
Let´s all agree to love MOTU enough to let others love MOTU, too!
Add me to the list of people that are surprised they haven't added their support here yet. I actually want a Veena more than I want many other figures in the line (with fan-demands that are much, much louder for characters that've already had 2 or 3 versions made over the years).
Well, they can't really use the BGT torso for Veena anyway - she needs sockets in her lower back, similar to those in Swiftwind's shoulders, to plug the wings into!
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June 14 - First-quarter 2013 surveys by the Federal Reserve Banks in the Midwest show regional variations in agriculture prosperity. While credit conditions continued their upward climb in some locations, in other areas they stayed about the same as the previous quarter. Then there were regions where credit conditions exceeded expectations. Below is a review of first-quarter credit conditions by Federal Reserve Bank district.
Chicago Fed
Credit conditions continued to improve for ag producers in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicagos May 2013 Ag Letter. According to the Ag Letter, 61 percent of respondents to a Chicago Fed survey reported their banks had more funds available to lend and less than 1 percent reported their banks had less. Similarly, 47 percent of bankers reported higher rates of repayment and only 4 percent reported lower rates.
The Chicago Fed found, however, that demand for non-real-estate loans in the first quarter fell to its lowest level since 1986. Only 13 percent of bankers noted higher loan demand compared with a year ago, and 46 percent noted lower demand. Furthermore, the share of banks below their desired level of lending rose to 89 percent. As of April 1, average interest rates had fallen to 4.91 percent for operating loans and 4.60 percent for ag real estate loans; both were record lows for the district.
Good farmland values kept rising in the seventh district during the first quarter of 2013, the Chicago Fed survey found, but signs of moderation in farmland value gains emerged. Ag land values appreciated 4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 relative to the fourth quarter of 2012. This quarterly increase was smaller than that of the previous ag survey the Chicago Fed conducted, but the year-over-year increase in ag land values was 15 percent in the first quarter nearly matching the annual gain of 2012.
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Similar to the Chicago Fed district, demand for loans in the eleventh district declined in the first quarter 2013 while loan repayment rates continued to rise. Volumes of loans declined across all types, with feeder cattle loans seeing the steepest drop, according to the quarterly survey of agricultural credit conditions by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
But unlike the Chicago Fed, agricultural land values were largely unchanged from fourth quarter 2012 levels, the Dallas Fed found. Ranchland and dryland values were slightly below year-ago levels, while irrigated cropland values, which are on an upward trend, were 10 percent above year-ago levels.
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Although land values continued to climb in the first quarter of 2013 in the tenth district (cropland values rose 20 percent and ranchland values rose 14 percent year-over-year) rising production costs and falling crop prices curbed farm income growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas Citys Agricultural Credit Conditions survey. High feed and forage costs continued to stifle profitability in the livestock sector, the survey found.
Overall, farm credit conditions remained stable in the first quarter. The KC Fed found that capital spending was stronger than expected in the first quarter, but overall operating loan demand was weaker. In addition, demand for farm loan renewals and extensions was less. Loan repayment rates remained higher than the previous year. Surging farmland values have significantly reduced debt-to-asset ratios for many farmland owners, according to the KC Fed survey.
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In a survey of ag credit conditions in its district, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis also found that first quarter 2013 farm income and capital spending were higher than expected. On average, lenders across the district reported higher than expected first quarter income and spending. Actual farm income, household spending and outlays for capital expenditures all surpassed expectations, as did loan repayment rates, the St. Louis Feds Agricultural Finance Monitor stated.
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Whatever crop you're harvesting this season, drop your clippers and rush over to Gallery Theater to see the most unusual and interesting plant ever in "Little Shop of Horrors."
From its roots to the tips of its leaves, the show is a winner. You'll be charmed by the singing, the background music, the sets and the acting, which achieves just the right mix of melodrama, comedy and pathos. Directed by Adam Ewing, it's one of Gallery's best ever.
And if you don't love it, take your complaints to Audrey II after the show --she'll see that you're satisfied, or at least satisfying.
I really can't say enough good things about Seth Renne's performance as Seymour, the central human figure in the show. His performance is nuanced and sensitive, and his vocals are superb. He's always good at Gallery, but this is his best role yet.
Seymour is a down-on-his-luck orphan who toils long and hard in his miserly benefactor's flower shop. During a solar eclipse, he discovers a new species of plant, which he tends tenderly and names in honor of the woman he loves, Audrey (a winning performance by Tracy Webber; you'll root for her to find her somewhere green).
Audrey II is a cute little plant that quickly attracts both public acclaim and customers. Suddenly Seymour is a success.
His boss (director Ewing, who's just right as Mushnik) is wary of losing his meal ticket, so he offers to fulfill Seymour's dreams by adopting him. The original Audrey fulfill's his other dream by returning his affection.
But not everything is all hearts and flowers, at least not benign ones. Audrey II, begins to demand more than Miracle Gro.
Lucky for Audrey II, although not Audrey: The human Audrey has a sadistic boyfriend for whom the phrase "Drill, baby, drill" is an advertising slogan. Everyone agrees -- especially Audrey II -- that Dr. Orin Scrivello should be pushing up daisies.
Lance Nuttman is outstanding as Orin and several other characters, one of them played in drag. He embraces each role with gusto, and each of his performances is a delight.
Lee Hinton is just right as the voice of Audrey II, too. Talk about performing with gusto!
Throughout the show, a chorus of neighborhood hangers-on narrates the action. Leticia Duran, Lauren Donovan and Cassandra Pangelinan set the scene with their vocals and 50s-style costumes.
Costumes generally fit the era and the feel of the show. The offshoots of Audrey II are funny. It's a bit of a shame the "Dreamgirl" dresses are seen so briefly, though.
The set and lighting work well, creating a sense of foreboding and focusing the action.
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Bing Thom was asked to design a parking structure for the university that wouldn't take up valuable campus space, but would also centralize parking and help reinvigorate the campus. The solution was to place the parking garage underneath the existing playing field, burying the garage partially into a hillside. This places the playing field on the same level as the gothic Heritage Hall – one of the centerpieces of the campus – so that the building does not obstruct views of the historic 1921 building. Soaring twin glass pyramids rise up from the garage, providing and atrium and staircases down into the parking levels.
The east and south facades of the garage are left exposed to pull in natural daylighting and ventilation in order to reduce energy use from mechanical systems. To facilitate the ventilation and daylighting, but also make the structure more aesthetically pleasing, a giant metal screen encloses the parking garage. Artist Roderick Quin and his company Ombrae oversaw the design and fabrication of the metal shade screen. Thousands of holes are strategically punched through the metal creating a giant pixelated art work that depicts and blends in with the Alberta sky.
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roper June 19, 2011 at 6:16 am
i like this…its similar with my thesis proposal
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As a soccer/football fan, this is an absolutely wonderful idea! I'm going to forward this my university, I'd love to see if this inspires them for the next giant parking structure they build.
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Naturally Me, a company that makes natural beauty products, needed to go beyond email to help its six employees communicate and collaborate efficiently. The company adopted Microsoft Office 365 and now has the ability to easily share documents,
remotely access email and information, and conduct web conferences for meetings and presentations. By using Office 365, the company saves US$7,000 while increasing employee productivity by 25 percent.
Naturally Me sells its products directly through its website; through consultants who sell at in-home demonstration parties; and through boutiques, spas, and other vendors. Smith, the company's founder and product developer, has a full-time job elsewhere
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To collaborate on promotional materials and set up meetings and tradeshow activities, Smith and her PR consultant either used email or mailed paper copies of large documents to each other. "We tried to use Google Docs, but it didn't work reliably and often
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Satisfied with the collection of email, calendaring, collaboration, and conferencing services available in Office 365, Smith extended it to employees in September 2011. "We trained everyone at Naturally Me to use Office 365 within 15 minutes," says Smith.
"We spent more time getting caught up with each other than learning to use Office 365."
Everyone at the company now relies on Office 365 for email—including access through smartphones, portable computers, and other mobile devices—and for shared calendaring through Microsoft Exchange Online. "We tried using a different tool to share calendars,
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Naturally Me uses Microsoft Lync Online to hold regular web conferences. The company also collaborates on documents by using Microsoft SharePoint Online, and sales consultants use it to support their sales efforts. "They don't have to print out paper catalogs
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Increased efficiency. Now that Naturally Me has Office 365, Smith can respond to email and edit documents from anywhere, which saves her time. "I use my smartphone to respond to Naturally Me email, schedule appointments, and review documents
during my lunch hour and breaks at my other job," says Smith. "Everyone in the company saves five to 10 hours a week now that we've got Office 365. I spend that time with my daughter and making more products."
Reduced environmental impact, including 80 percent decline in paper use.Naturally Me tries to run a green business, and using Lync Online instead of printing and mailing presentations supports that effort.
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