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Knitting for babies is so tempting. So many super cute patterns, combined with the satisfaction of quick knits. What's not to love?!
However, when you haven't had babies yourself and want to knit for gifts (or your baby-to-be), it can be hard to decide which pattern to choose so that the item is both pretty and functional.
What Not to Do, a few examples
Thinking back on my own experience, I made lots of mistakes before I had my girls and knit several quite-unwearable garments. Like this pretty sweater I knit for my niece with a shiny and slightly hairy yarn. I can only imagine how unpractical it was with such a tight opening for the head or how my niece would be eating bits of novelty yarn whenever she'd suck her thumb with the long sleeves so close by.
Later, pregnant with my first daughter I chose a pretty ballerina crossover. Handy to put on a baby, except for the mohair yarn. A long-sleeved turtleneck became mandatory underneath so she wouldn't feel the slight scratchiness of the yarn and «eat» too much of the hairy halo that comes with that pretty fiber.
Finally, another try was a pretty garter stitch cardigan: very cute and functional with ¾ sleeves... until I decided to add vintage satin-covered buttons. Oh the mistake! The first time I put it on my daughter, she kept on putting the buttons in her mouth and by the time I looked again all the fabric covering the buttons was gone. At least I had sewed the buttons securely and she didn't swallow any! The cardigan has since been worn sans-buttons and has gotten a lot of use this way.
I'm probably not the only one making these kind of mistakes. I thought a few tips might come handy if you'd like to hit right on target for your next baby shower gift.
Handknits in newborn sizes are oh-so-cute and tiny, that's for sure. However in real life, tiny babies sleep during most of the day and wear mostly pajamas,which are easier to deal with to change nappies and keep the baby warm in her cot. If you can deal with the frustration of not seeing the baby wear your handmade item right away, it can be a great idea to knit/crochet something in a larger size (at least 6 or 12 months). It will get a lot more use and the mother will be very grateful to you to have pretty clothes in a larger size, once she's used up the huge pile of newborn and 3-month sized garments one usually receives at a baby shower.
Baby clothes are washed a lot. As in everyday mostly, once the baby has burped or drooled over her clothes.
I would suggest you reserve the beautiful handwash-only yarns for very special outfits. There are a lot of options of machine-washable yarns (even at low-temperatures) for everyday use garments. Handwashing a sweater is probably the last thing a new mum wants to do.
For a pretty result, I'd personally suggest to stay away from cheap acrylic yarns in so-called baby colors: A nice superwash wool is usually much prettier, along with the benefit of keeping baby warm even when wet (from drool for example)
Also, stay away from all hairy or novelty yarns Babies have a high tendency to put everything they can in their mouth, which includes their sweater's sleeves or corner of their cardigan. Can you imagine what it would feel like to suck on a mohair jumper and end up with bits of wool on your tongue? I'm sure I'd hate it and don't want that for my baby.
And finally, but I guess that goes without saying, baby skin is more sensitive than adults. So staying away from any scratchy yarn would be a good idea.
Buttons and ties
Buttons are always THE big issue with handknit items for babies, as you really want to avoid any choking hazard. There are lots of other options for closures, such as short ties made of i-cord or simply crocheted, which can be very pretty. One of the cardigans my daughters wore mostly had no buttons at all, which, to me is a plus for cardigan designs.
If you do choose to add buttons to your handknit/crocheted item, make sure to sew them on extra securely, or use oversized buttons in the back of the sweater as I did on my Roselette tops! :-)
Babies move their feet around a lot. A whole lot. Until they manage to walk or crawl, the only thing they can do is move their limbs around in a disorganized fashion. Therefore, it's a bit of a challenge to find baby booties that pass the test of staying on for more than 5 minutes.
It's hard to resist the amazing cuteness of a pair of baby booties though. Just ask yourself a question: are you looking for cuteness and a keepsake for the mother OR a functional pair of booties that will stay on no matter how much the baby moves? I personally did a lot of the first option, but if you'd like functional booties, look for higher booties or socks. Also, look for feedback on the pattern you plan to use (for example on Ravelry) to see if they are actual «stay-on booties».
Finally, if you plan to knit or crochet booties in any size larger than 6-9 months, add an anti-slippery sole as babies start to stand up and walk around at that age.
A dress for a baby girl is usually not a good idea until 18 months: Until 9 months, babies spend most of their days in a horizontal position, so a dress would end up all crumpled under the babies arms. And between 12 and 18 months a dress would get in the way of the little one learning to stand up and walk. Altogether, it's probably a good idea to wait until the baby grows into a toddler to knit or crochet her a dress.
So, you've decided to make a garment and you're trying to decide on a pattern. What to knit or crochet: sweater, vest, cardigan, kimono, crossover?
For smaller sizes, it's usually a good idea to choose a garment that will be easy to put on the baby, with large head opening and handy closures that will make dressing and undressing the baby easier. I personally love cardigans and crossovers.
Also, babies have a hard time regulating their body temperature. The only time I could make my girls wear long-sleeved wool sweaters was during outdoors hikes in cold weather (autumn family walks, or sunny ski days) as they'd be way too hot wearing them indoors. That didn't amount to very much wearing in the end, and I've always been a bit frustrated that one of the lovely hand-knit woolen sweaters a friend knit for my daughter got so little use.
On the other hand, cardigans and short sleeved sweaters were used everyday in our house, as they make it easy for the babies to regulate their body temperature indoors (where babies spend most of their days) via the simple use of multi-layering.
I'm definitely fan of short sleeved woolens for babies to wear with long-sleeved t-shirts, or ¾ sleeved cardigans. They are so easy to wear open if the baby is too hot.
Finally, shorter sleeves mean that the babies don't outgrow the garments as fast, which comes as a great bonus when you've spent weeks knitting or crocheting something for a very special baby!
As a final note, don't forget baby blankets, which are always a great present for a new mum - sure to be used a lot And you won't have to worry about sizing!


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Provides connectivity to databases via PHP PDO abstraction layer. Includes base database model.
Simply download the archive and unpack it to the root directory of your project. Creates a "pdo" and "data-source" directories under "library".
You will need to include and initiate it in your bootstrap.
Add the following lines to somewhere at the top to include it:
// Get pdo model and database adapter require_once LIBRARY_PATH.'/pdo/PdoModel.php'; require_once LIBRARY_PATH.'/pdo/Adapters/MysqlDbAdapter.php';
Now we need to open the connection and set the PdoModel default connection. First create the PDO variable in bootstrap class:
/** * PDO database connection. * * @var PDO */ private $pdo;
Now create a new method into your application/Bootstrap.php:
/** * Initiates a database connection. */ private function initDatabaseConnection() { $this->pdo = new PDO( 'mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_NAME, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD ); PdoModel::setDefaultAdapter(new MysqlDbAdapter()); PdoModel::setDefaultConnection($this->pdo); $this->pdo->exec('SET NAMES UTF8'); }
This method needs to be called somehow, update the Boostrapper::bootstrapApplication() method and add the following line:
As you may have noticed, we are using constants to define the database authentication properties. Define these in your server-specific application/config/config.php file:
/** * Database configuration. */ define('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'); define('DB_NAME', 'lightspeed'); define('DB_USERNAME', 'lightspeed'); define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
Make sure you replace the values according to your database privilege settings.
You should name your models according to CamelCase convention and the filename should match the class name and end with "Model". By default, the model files are stored in /application/models.
Each model corresponds to a database table. Extend the PdoModel class and create public member variables for all the columns in your table. As class variables have some naming limits, you should use underscore "_" for seperating words, the same for class name.
For example if you have a table:
CREATE TABLE `search_results` ( `id` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `search_phrase` VARCHAR(255) UNSIGNED NOT NULL, `results` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL )
The corresponding model class in /application/models/SearchResultsModel.php would be at minimal:
class SearchResultsModel extends PdoModel { public $id; public $search_phrase; public $results; }
The class name SearchResultsModel is mapped to "search_results" table name and the public members define the table columns. This is useful for auto-complete functionality of more advanced IDEs.
There are some methods in the PdoModel implementation that expects the primary key to be called "id". Should you call it anything else and still want to use methods like PdoModel::load(), you can set custom primary key name by setting $_primaryKeyName in your extended class.
The PdoModel includes some useful static methods that can be used to quickly manipulate the database. Selection of the most useful ones include:
Very useful method for retrieving a single row from the database by primary key value. Override $_primaryKeyName if you dont use "id". Returns instance of the model if a row is found and null otherwise. Access the column values using the public class variables.
loadWhere(array $where)
Loads a single row from the database that match certain criteria. Read the method-level documentation to see exactly how to use it.
find(array $where = null, $order = null)
Searches for any number of rows matching given conditions. Does not actually fetch the results before the data is iterated over or you call getItems() method.
fetch($query, array $bind = array(), $decorator = null)
Very useful and similar to above but you build the query yourself, see the documentation for details. As it's not table-specific, you can call it directly on the PdoModel class, not any of the extended ones.
fetchOne($query, array $bind = array(), $decorator = null)
Same as above but instancly fetches and returns the first matching row.
fetchColumn($query, array $bind = array(), $decorator = null)
Fetches and returns the first column of the first matching row.
execute($query, array $bind = array())
Executes a generic database query, for example to update or delete something. Returns whether it was successful.
insert(array $populate)
Inserts a new row into the database. The model is populated from the given array, keys of which should match the column names. You could also create an instance of a model, fill in its column values and call save().
Deletes a row by primary key values.
deleteWhere(array $where)
Deletes rows that match certain conditions. Read the method documentation on how to use the $where array.
setDefaultConnection(PDO $connection)
You will usually call it once in your bootstrapper to set the default connection that following instances of models will use. There is a getter for this too.
setDefaultAdapter(DbAdapter $adapter)
Similarly to the connection method above, you will usually call it once in your bootstrapper to set the default adapter that following instances of models will use.
beginTransaction(PDO $connection = null)
Starts a new transaction. As always, uses the default connection if not specified.
commit(PDO $connection = null)
Commits current transaction.
rollBack(PDO $connection = null)
Rolls back ongoing transaction.
Once you've got an instance of a model for example by calling $row = SearchResultsModel::load(1);, the following methods might be useful to know:
save(array $populate = null, $forceInsert = false)
Make whatever changes to your data and call this to store it. If the primary key column has a value, updating an existing row is attempted, else a new one is inserted.
populate(array $data)
Instead of setting each column value separately, you can set all of them using this method.
If you need to make a column value NULL, doing simple $model->column = null; wont have effect. Use this method instead.
If using any of the magic methods of this class, you can call this to see what query was last used. Useful for debugging. Use getLastBind() to get the data that was binded to the query.
Sometimes you want to include SQL expressions in your values and you don't want the model to escape these for you. To accomplish this, create an instance of SqlExpr class.
For example to update the modified date:
$model = UserModel::load($userId); $model->modified_date = new SqlExpr('NOW()'); $model->save();
Default implementation only includes an adapter for MySQL but since it's based on PDO, it can be easily extended to support other databases.


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Tickets cost $5 each or $20 for five tickets, and they are being sold between now and September 25 at the following locations:
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- Agrace offices and thrift stores
- Hilldale Shopping Center
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The drawing will be held September 28 at 1:00 p.m. at the Agrace Thrift Store-East location. You do not need to be present to win. You must be 18 or older to win this lease. Prize is a 3-year, 36,000-mile lease of a 2013 Honda Civic Sedan LX with an automatic transmission. See entry form for specific details.
Your generosity buying tickets always helps make the Agrace Auto Raffle a success year after year. One of Zimbrick's core values is "Strong relationships with our business partners and community", and we are happy to have you be a part of our mission to make Madison and all of Dane County a better place to live.
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Kayne & Konrad #29-10
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Diagnosis: Kayne has speech delays. Konrad is blind.
Kayne & Konrad are TWINS. Kayne has well developed motor skills and abilities. His speech is hard to understand at times, but he is receiving therapy & making rapid progress. He memorizes poems & songs . He follows directions and is described as a "very good and positive child". Konrad is blind. He has been placed in the orphanage area for children with significant disabilities, so he is not getting the same level of therapy and interaction that his brother receives. Kayne is aware that Konrad is his brother and the boys see each other in "common areas" each day.
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Computer Controlled Christmas Lights in Brewster, OH
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In the past few weeks we have decided to take an opportunity that we had to move to a different house. Unfortunately, what comes with this move is a location that is not suitable for putting on a light show. We will now be on a busy road with nowhere for anyone to pull off to safely watch the light show. It is with great regret that we must announce that for the immediate future (next several years), Christmas in Brewster will be no more. This comes at a bitter sweet time. While we have been getting a bit more and more worn out from doing the light show, this past year was one of our best, and we were excited for what 2014 was going to bring. Knowing now that there will be no 2014 show and probably no shows for the next several years will allow us to focus on other projects that have been put to the side due to the amount of work that goes into the show.
From our family to yours, thank you for coming to visit the light show and for all the great comments. Without people to watch the show, there wouldn't be much reason to do it. We hope to see you all sometime in the future.
2013 was a good year for the light display. I had been getting fairly negative about the whole process. Between the money involved and more importantly the time and effort that goes into setting up and tearing down the display as well as the "baby sitting" of the display while it is up, I just wasn't feeling it. I was even telling people this might be my last year for a while. Well maybe, just maybe I might have this stuff figured out (yeah right). It could have something to do with not adding any new elements this year, but setup went fairly smoothly and most importantly, the changes that were made to try and make the display run smoother all worked to keep the display fairly hands off for most of the time it was up, other than the broken or burnt out bulb here or there everything worked great.
I ran the show with the Falcon Pi Player and for the most part it ran flawlessly. It was great being able to leave the house and know that everything would be working when I came home. At one point I decided to change the schedule to play the show until 11PM on Fri and Sat and 10PM all other days, and that introduced a bug in the software that affected scheduling on Wednesdays. Once the Falcon guys looked into it, they had it fixed, but I didn't want to risk updating the software so I just went back to an everyday schedule and modified it on the days I wanted it changed. It wasn't that big of a hassle.
I have struggled with the LEDtriks display since the first year I built it. The bottom set of panels was constantly having problems somehow related to the cold. It would generally run fine inside. Last year I replaced all the easily replaceable parts on the Triks-C with no real improvement. This year I bought all new chips for the LEDtriks that controls those panels and that seemed to do the trick. I was pleased to not have to worry about that at all this year either. I did find a few columns stuck on which means a few bad LEDs, so hopefully I'll get those swapped out before next year.
Towards the middle of December I worked on sequencing "The Polar Express" using some sequences I found and mostly using xLights/Nutcracker. I really like where Nutcracker is going and it enabled me to do effects on my ridge strips I couldn't dream of sequencing by hand. They were a lot better than the solid colors I had been using in the past. Ultimately I think Polar Express turned out great and is currently my favorite sequence. This year I used Vixen+ for sequencing the old fashioned way. I have tried other sequencers like LSP and HLS and just can't get myself to learn them, so I keep going back to Vixen. Vixen+ is great, it's the Vixen I know with stability and new features.
We drove around to see some other local shows one evening and came across North Canton Christmas. His display was very well done and I was impressed with a lot of the elements. It, along with the fact that my display was running show well, sparked me to want to add some elements this next year. There is quite a bit I want to do, but monetarily just can't do it all. I originally wanted to do a pixel mega tree, but after talking with my wife we decided that we kind of like our current mega tree and that we'd keep that. We've talked about several things, some pixel mini-trees, some pixel mini-mega trees, a pixel matrix on the hedges, dumb strings on the artificial trees, dumb strings on the hedges, dumbstrings on the spiral trees, pixabulbs around the windows on the porch, pixabulbs on the mega tree star, and lastly, what I found yesterday, pixcicles made out of nodes. I really like the look of these and want to do them, but can't do it all. I'm kind of at an impasse at the moment about what projects I'm going to do, basically where the limited money I have to spend on additions this year are going to go. Ultimately I want more color in the display, as a lot of what I currently have is white and multicolored incandescent, the white incans have their place and I don't really want to get rid of them, but with the influx of LEDs everywhere, I highly dislike how the multicolored incans look.
While my wife was out during post-Christmas shopping, she found 6 mini blow mold solders and 2 other blow molds that we will be adding to the display. I'm also going to get off my ass this year and get the garlands re-wrapped so that will add a bit more color to the porch.
This year, Brewster held a lighting contest. I wasn't originally going to enter because I don't like the attention, but at the last minute I went ahead and entered. We tied for 3rd place which was fine with me because There were some other nice static displays that people put up and like I said, I don't like the attention. What wasn't fine with me is a few weeks later I heard more people didn't vote for us because they thought we paid someone to put up and do the display. I should take it as a compliment that people like it so much they think we pay for it, but still hurts a little because of the hours and hours of effort that go into building display pieces, sequencing, setup, baby sitting the display while it is up and tear down.
The last night we ran the show was New Year's Eve. It ran until midnight and the lights were on until 2AM. Everything came down Saturday the 4th, minus a few extension cords that came down on the 5th and the lights on the dormer that will stay there until the snow fully melts off the roof so I can get to them.
The first show of 2013 ran tonight without a hitch. I began setting up the 2nd weekend of November and have been at it every weekend since. Sometime in early November I discovered the Falcon Pi Player over at Falcon Christmas. It is software that runs on a Raspberry Pi for controlling the lights. Is is essentially everything I envisioned the player that I wrote being when it grew up. I ordered a pi and installed the software and was quite impressed. One nagging issue was how I was going to control the Ledtriks panels since ltc.exe is a dos program. Thankfully the author of ltc and designer of the Triks-C sent me the source code and I was able to come up with something in PHP that would talk to the panels. There still some quirks in it to work out, but it does what I need it to for now. It just sits in the background waiting for a certain playlist to play on the pi and when it does it starts displaying the tune to message on the panels.
About 2 weeks ago I decided that we should finally get the firesticks built that we had all the parts for. We stopped into Lowes and got the PVC pipe and some EMT for supporting the sticks. I still had 3 Expresses to build to control the firesticks and 6 firesticks to wrap so I talked my wife into helping wrap them while I built the controllers. She got two firesticks done and got tired of it, so after I finished up the controllers, I finished up the last of the firesticks and got them installed in the yard this afternoon.
Well it's been a while since I've posted on here. There's been a lot that I've done to the display that I simply haven't been motivated to document and post. I would like to do so because It's fun going back and reading about my first year, but eh, that's neither here nor there.
I began hanging lights the first weekend in November. It took a lot longer than I remember, probably because I didn't put anything on the house last year, but wasn't really done setting up until the weekend after Thanksgiving. I ran the show for the first time November 24th with 4 songs. I've since added two more and am working on a 7th that I think will make it in. There is an 8th that I would like to do, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
So far everything is working quite well. I was still using my own sequence player that I wrote in PHP last year and had plans to use xLights this year as I just can't convince myself that PHP is the best tool for the job, however during setup I was having problems with xLights and lag on high numbered universes of e1.31, so I went back to my player and it's been flawless. Sometimes I wonder why I keep trying to find something better. I am still having thoughts about writing my own in c++ or c# so I can have more features, namely web based control so I can control the show from my phone or tablet. My PHP one works, but there aren't many extra processor cycles left for PHP to do the heavy lifting.
I put 25 Xenon strobe lights in the front of the megatree, but when I raised it up, they all spun around towards the back of the tree, so they don't deliver the punch I might like. I wasn't about to take it back down, so they will have to do for this year. Next year I will hang them in the back so they point towards the front. I strung 24 strobe lights in the trees in the front of the yard on December 2nd and those look nice when they are firing. The megatree has 5 channels of strobes to offset them starting up, but probably three would be sufficient. The trees in the front only have 3 each and I chained them off each other and the effect is nice.
The smart strings on the roof have worked better than I had hoped and they look amazing. It's just a lot of channels to try and program for any decent effects. I've written a few effect scripts to do the heavy lifting for me, but it's still hard to come up with stuff so for the most part they are just all one color at a given time. I was worried about the SSC's getting wet, so I put them all in ziplock bags. Next year I will try and zip tie the CAT5 dongle closer to the SSC so the bag will fit down lower on it, but so far they seem to be working to keep the water out. If I were do do it again, I would have the cables coming out one end of the PVC instead of both ends.
We had quite the downpour last night and it tripped the GFCI that was running the Smart String Hubs, which in turn relay the DMX to the rest of the display, so the display was dark when I got home from work. There were a few strands of the mega tree on which concerned me, but I'm guessing with the lack of DMX coming out, it was just a stray signal that got on the line. This afternoon I reset everything and it seems as though nothing was damaged. We'll see tonight, however, when it's easier to spot problems. I keep toying with the idea of getting rid of the GFCI's altogether, but I keep coming back to the thought that if there is current leaking somewhere, it might be causing damage to the equipment and I'm better off if it does trip off. Going to have to look into that a lot more. It would sure be nice to keep the lights on in the rain!
Been a lot of gremlins spooking the show this year. I started out with wireless DMX with the hope that maybe I could include my neighbor's lights once he got them up this year, but the wireless hasn't performed liked I wanted. Part of the problem was old firmware, and once updated some of the problems went away, but the main problem, the apparent freezing of the transmitter hasn't been resolved. I have since gone wired, and that in itself has caused some new problems. Doesn't make sense, but some controllers refuse to respond at power up unless reset using the reset switch. A power cycle doesn't clear the problem.
The Ledtriks LED sign has caused its own set of problems left over from last year. The bottom set of boards refuses to stay on or cooperate in any manner that would allow me to debug the problem. I've tried many things that I didn't get around to next year, but so far no go. So, probably for the rest of the year, we'll just be using the top set of boards.
Most of these problems I just don't understand because no one else is having these problems. I guess I'll just keep debugging.
It was brought to my attention that I haven't posted any updates lately, and by lately, I mean SINCE JANUARY! I used to enjoy maintaining this blog, but I find it harder and harder to motivate myself to do so. Due to the lack of updates, there has been some concern that there may be no light show, however it will go on, perhaps just not as planned. I have been hard at work on the hardware side of things. As mentioned earlier in the year, I sold virtually all of my equipment and replaced it with Lynx Express controllers. Throughout the summer I soldered and assembled 15 new LE controllers, giving me 240 channels of DMX control. I needed 6 of them alone just to control the mega tree. I also purchased parts to build hardware that would control Smart Strings. These are strings of lights that each individual light can be any color at any time. I wasn't sure I would be able to afford the strings themselves, but I bought the hardware anyhow. Towards the end of August I was able to sell enough stuff on eBay to pay for the Smart Strings, so I purchased 14 flexible strips to be used on the roof line of the house. I liked the flex strips because they could be cut every three lights and I could make custom lengths to fit the house exactly. Once I had them in my hand, however I found it wasn't quite as easy as cutting them as planned. Long story short, the data signal is only passed out in certain places, not every three LEDs as I expected, so I had to do some creative thinking to make everything work, but by the end of October I had all the outline strips cut and ready to go. I also had all the Smart String controllers and hubs built and tested.
Once I had the hardware to play with, I started playing with sequences in Vixen. I quickly found that programming 5000+ channels was not Vixen's forte. I broke down and bought Light Show Pro during their Halloween sale, thinking it would solve my problems, but it has a big learning curve, and while I still like it and plan to make use of it at some point, I just needed to get stuff done. So I decided to re-program the smart string controllers into hybrid mode, where I could just control the entire string, not necessarily the individual pixels, just so I could finish up the sequencing in Vixen. My hopes are to not add anything major to the display next year, and to spend time learning LSP and using it to the fullest to take advantage of the smart strings.
It was around the middle of October that we began putting a new roof on the house. It's going to be nice when it's done, but so far it doesn't look like it will be done in time to use the house for any lights. So It's very likely I won't get to use my new Smart Strings, or anything that I had planned for the house. I have already began setup on the side yard and am beginning plans to move some of the house pieces into the yard.
So, there will be a 2011 Christmas in Brewster, it just may not be quite what I had planned.
The replacement Triacs arrived yesterday and all known problems are now fixed.
Well I'm up to 7 failed triacs this year. Most were from 2009, but I had one failed triac in my SSRez's that were new for 2010. I guess some failures are to be expected. Just annoying. Well once the replacements show up and I get everything tested I can get them up for sale. I'm really anxious to do so, so that I can pay for my LE's that are on order. I ordered 10 more triacs from mouser (and 10 spares for the LE's while I was at it). Hopefully they come soon so I can get the boards fixed and move on to something else.
I ordered a light sensor chip from SparkFun that I hope to integrate with my Arduino in order to make a light curve generator. I will try and post more about that project as it progresses.
I set out tonight to replace the bad triac on the one Ren24 so that I could test them one more time and get them posted to try and sell them. I unhooked everything, unhooked the heatsink, pulled the bad triac, and put in a new one. I tested everything and it all worked perfectly. I put everything back together and wanted to test one last time to ensure I put the channels back in the right order, and wouldn't you know the next channel over is now stuck on… yup bad triac, so guess what I get to do tomorrow… I get to do it all over again!
I'm so disappointed because I really want to get them posted and get rid of them, but I certainly won't sell something that I know to not be 100%. Grrr!!!
I was hoping to get everything down yesterday, but it rained most of the day. Today I got up at 8:30 and went straight to it. It ended up being a fairly nice day, but I had everything in the house by 2:00. Now put away is a different story, but at least it's all inside. I even got the two infamous strings of lights (which turned out to be three) out of the tree from 2009.


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DETROIT — Poor Man's Art Collection (PMAC) hosted "Welcome to the Colored Section" event for local artists and authors Oct. 26. The event runs every weekend through Nov. 16.
"I want people to feel enlightened when they view my art," says Mychal Noir. Noir is an artist with PMAC and has been for over four years now. The culture of art in Detroit has encouraged artists to be more creative with their work and learn the business aspect of their dedication. PMAC is creating venues for artists to sell their work.
"I love what PMAC is doing. We are like kindred spirits. … We are showing what Detroit has to offer," says K, a Detroit artist.
Alicia Johnson, proprietor of ANJ Creations, was also part of the event. Johnson creates jewelry.
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Detroit artist and poets are creating a platform to help Detroit express themselves and to become "more free." The artists say they realize the difference between creating art and making money. They are educating themselves through networking events and learning how to market their work more creatively so people will purchase the art.
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This blog has a clear mission: Helping you organize and simplify your financial life to save time, money, and headache.
This is not a blog that will tell you not to spend money, but it will tell you to spend responsibly. What is the point of having money if you can't have any fun? However, I firmly believe in taking responsibility for your financial future.
On this site, you will read how I paid for a private school MBA and the student loans that came with it in two years, how I went to college for free, how I make sure my credit cards always pay me, how I make traveling the world affordable, and how I get the most out of life without having to worry about bouncing a check. I write about ensuring you have a good personal finance lifestyle. Your finances are not just about one thing, they are an entire package including income, savings, investments, and debt management.
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Money can be scary! Banking, investing, retirement can sound to some like lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! This site is here to help show that your money, like a narrow bridge, does not have to be scary.
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What is a Tandem?
In recent years, tandem skydiving has been popularized as the perfect first jump experience. You will attach directly to the front of a certified instructor's harness, and free fall together from between 13,500 and 14,000 feet, all the way down to 5000 feet, where the instructor (or you, if you're brave enough!) deploys the parachute! From this exit altitude, you will experience up to an ample 60 second free fall—plenty of time to enjoy the skydive! Then, you will float to the ground under a special, large parachute built for two. You will actively participate in directing the parachute's flight towards the landing area. Very few skydiving schools give you the opportunity to deploy and fly the parachute during a tandem jump.
This method requires the least amount of training—usually about 20 to 30 minutes. You can relax knowing that you are attached to a United States Parachute Association certified instructor who will handle all the details. Yes, that's right, RELAX!
Tandem can also be used for initial training and transition to the Accelerated Free Fall Program (AFF). Many people have found a couple of tandem jumps work as great ice-breakers into the world of skydiving! Prospective skydivers can make 2 tandem jumps, take the Accelerated Free Fall first jump ground training, and then start AFF at Category B, the second jump in the AFF Program.
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Since your first skydive is such a monumental event, we highly recommend you check out our Video and Photo Packages. From gearing up on the ground, to the plane ride, to the free fall and the landing, you can relive the feeling of leaping from a plane over and over. Even if you go on to make thousands of skydives, you will only experience one FIRST jump…don't wish after the fact that you had gotten video! Our video staff uses the latest digital video equipment to give you the sharpest image possible. We then edit the footage into a film with music and burn it to a DVD so that you become the star of your own skydiving action movie! Our video staff also will take 50-100 digital still photos for you to show off to your friends and family.
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Take pride in knowing that you have accomplished what less than 1% of the world has ever done! All you need to bring with you is a good pair of tennis shoes and comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing. We DO jump all year long at VSC. In case of weather delays, etc., plan to be at the airport for at least half a day (6 hours) when coming for a tandem skydive. We also have snacks and beverages available for purchase, but feel free to bring your own coolers! We have picnic tables available in the spectator area.
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Here is an example of a tandem video. It is a shorter version of what you would receive with the Video Package.
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome is pain in the front of the knee. It frequently occurs in teenagers, manual laborers, and athletes. It sometimes is caused by wearing down, roughening, or softening of the cartilage under the kneecap.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome may be caused by overuse, injury, excess weight, a kneecap that is not properly aligned (patellar tracking disorder), or changes under the kneecap.
The main symptom of patellofemoral pain syndrome is knee pain, especially when you are sitting with bent knees, squatting, jumping, or using the stairs (especially going down stairs). You may also experience occasional knee buckling, in which the knee suddenly and unexpectedly gives way and does not support your body weight. It is also common to have a catching, popping, or grinding sensation when you are walking or when you are moving your knee.
Your doctor will conduct a medical history and physical exam to determine the cause of your pain. In some cases, imaging tests including X-rays or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be done. These tests allow a doctor to view the tissues inside your knee to rule out damage to the structure of the knee and the tissues connected to it.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome can be relieved by avoiding activities that make symptoms worse.
Other methods to relieve pain include:
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- Dixit S, et al. (2007). Management of patellofemoral pain syndrome. American Family Physician, 75(2): 195–202.
- Earl JE, Vetter CS (2007). Patellofemoral pain. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 18(2007): 439–458.
- Grudziak JS, Musahl V (2007). Patella instability and dislocation in adolescents section of The youth athlete. In PJ McMahon, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Sports Medicine, p. 230. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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The NBA Draft 2013 is in the books and the number of European players drafted has been very impressive. While some of the names in the lottery would have been unexpected 12 months ago, others that were considered NBA picks for a long time have not even been called. So here we go for our […]
NBA Draft 2013: the Euro-Analysis
June 28th, 2013 · 1 Comment
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5 players to follow in the French ProA 2012/13
October 5th, 2012 · No Comments
In the next part of our season preview, we take a look at the players to follow in the French ProA. This preview does not feature Rudy Gobert who has already been presented in a previous article and I will not speak either of Mam Jaiteh who will play in the Pro B this season. […]
Tags: Axel Toupane·Clint Capela·Hugo Invernizzi·Joffrey Lauvergne·Livio Jean-Charles·Louis Labeyrie
Adidas Eurocamp 2012: National Team players
June 26th, 2012 · 5 Comments
In the last part of our review of the Adidas Eurocamp 2012, we will take a look at those players that competed in the different national selections that were present in Treviso. Unfortunately, Dmitry Kulagin got injured so that he could not fully play during all the games. Therefore, he is not in our reports. […]
Tags: Adidas Eurocamp 2012·Leo Westermann·Livio Jean-Charles·Owen Odigie·Rudy Gobert·Valentin Bigote·Vladislav Trushkin
Adidas Eurocamp 2012: Day 2 Review
June 12th, 2012 · 3 Comments
The second day of the 2012 edition of the Adidas Eurocamp is history now and you can probably say already now that it was the best of the three days. Some players participated today that were not there yesterday or have left already while the overall competition level went up.
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U18 European Championships 2011: Quarter-Finals
July 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment
We had already arrived in Wroclaw yesterday and after some tourist attractions this morning, it was time to go to the Hala Orbita for following the Quarter-Finals of the U18 European Championship 2011 of Division in Poland.
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The INSEP Signing season has started
May 31st, 2011 · No Comments
With the announcement of Hugo Invernizzi's future destination today, you can say that the signing season of the INSEP athletes is in full swing. We take a quick look at the first decisions and what might come in the next days and weeks.
Tags: Hugo Invernizzi·INSEP·Livio Jean-Charles·Ulysse Adjagba·Vincent Pourchot·William Howard·Yannis Morin
NIJT 2011: the other prospects
May 18th, 2011 · No Comments
The Nike International Junior Tournament has been played already several days ago. After having analyzed the game of the MVP of the tournament Dario Saric as well as the other prospects in his team KK Zagreb, we are taking a look today at some of the prospects that have not been that much in the […]
Tags: Andrija Bojic·Arturas Gudaitis·Berkay Candan·Erbil Eroglu·Ignas Ramasauskas·Livio Jean-Charles·NIJT Barcelona 2011·Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin
Nike International Junior Tournament Day 3 (live from Barcelona)
May 7th, 2011 · No Comments
The third day of the NIJT in Barcelona was filled with individual brilliance of some players and the confirmation of some of the hottest names of the last months. With KK Zagreb and Zalgiris Kaunas reaching the final, clearly the two best teams will fight tomorrow for the crown as both emerged as the most […]
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Nike International Junior Tournament Day 2 (live from Barcelona)
May 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment
We arrived only for the second day of the Nike International Junior Tournament which explains the absence of any comment on Day One. So we start immediately with the coverage of the action from Friday of the Finals for this year's biggest trophy in Junior Club Basketball.
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Nike International Junior Tournament Preview
May 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment
The 9th edition of the Nike International Junior Tournament will be played from Thursday to Sunday at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The Euroleague has assembled two groups of four teams that compete in order to follow up on the first French victory which INSEP reached last year at home in Paris. We go […]
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Big Tournament weekend ahead
April 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments
With the Nike Hoop Summit and the Jordan Brand Classic behind us, the Easter weekend is a few days ahead featuring a full load of Tournaments with all kind of prospects involved: from NBA caliber guys to future Euroleague players and prospects that are potentially involved in games that you can bet on in the […]
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NIJT Belgrade 2011: the Wings
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments
After having started the review with the highly talented Guard's group of this NIJT in Belgrade, we will take a look at the Wing players. While there is probably not the same high-level talent level than among the guards, there are several forwards that are worth to take a look at.
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NIJT Belgrade 2011–Video Report
February 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments
During the Final day, we recorded some game scenes of the 3rd place and Final game. Check below if you want to see the Tournament's best players like Aleksandar Cvetkovic, Nenad Miljenovic or Livio Jean-Charles in action. Enjoy…
Tags: Aleksandar Cvetkovic·City of Belgrade Tournament·Livio Jean-Charles·Nenad Miljenovic·NIJT
NIJT Belgrade 2011 (Final Day)
February 20th, 2011 · No Comments
The Final Day of the NIJT in Belgrade 2011 started with the games for the Places 5-8. We concentrated however on the Bronze Medal and Final between Red Star Belgrade and FMP Belgrade. Here we go for the report.
Tags: Aleksandar Cvetkovic·Aleksandar Djordjevic·Boris Dallo·City of Belgrade Tournament·Dusan Bogdanovic·Livio Jean-Charles·Luka Pavlovic·Luka Rupnik·Mam Jaiteh·Marko Radonjic·Nemanja Bezbradica·Nenad Miljenovic·NIJT·Nikola Cvorovic·Nikola Majic·Nikola Pavlovic·Nikola Radicevic·Nikola Rebic·Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin·William Howard
NIJT Belgrade 2011 (Day 2)
February 20th, 2011 · No Comments
During the second day in Belgrade, the main focus was of course on the Semi-Final games but the morning started with a game that only decided which team reached the round of the Last 4. Let's check what happened yesterday.
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NIJT Belgrade: who are the players to follow?
February 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment
This Friday starts the probably strongest of the three Qualification tournaments on the road to Barcelona Nike International Junior Tournament. In the Serbian capital, 8 teams from around Europe compete for an additional spot in the Final tournament in May. Even if the organizers did not invite the current Serbian forces Mega Vizura and Hemofarm, […]
Tags: Aleksandar Cvetkovic·Aleksandar Djordjevic·Andrej Pavicevic·Anthony Racine·Boris Dallo·City of Belgrade Tournament·Djordje Micic·Dusan Bogdanovic·Erjon Kastrati·Hugo Invernizzi·Julius Wolf·Livio Jean-Charles·Luka Rupnik·Lukas Festr·Malik Müller·Marko Radonjic·Martin Kriz·Nemanja Bezbradica·Nemanja Pavlovic·Nenad Miljenovic·NIJT·Niklas Ney·Nikola Budic·Nikola Cvorovic·Nikola Majic·Nikola Marinkovic·Nikola Radicevic·Nikola Socanac·Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin·Tomas Kyzlink·Vukasin Vujovic·William Howard
French U18 coach comments on his roster
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments
With the U18 European Championships starting this Thursday in Lithuania, the French magazine Basketnews spoke 3 weeks ago with Head coach Philippe Ory to give his opinion on the players of the U18 team. When the interview was made, there were still a lot of other players in the roster which explains the absence of […]
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NIJT Finals Paris 2010: the Wings
May 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Here we go for the review of the main wing players of the Final Tournament of the NIJT 2010. Let's take a look at those players that impressed the most in Paris last weekend.
Tags: 2010 NIJT·Bogdan Radosavljevic·Edgaras Ulanovas·Livio Jean-Charles·Pablo Villarejo·Pape Amadou Sow
NIJT Final 2010: Video Highlights
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments
Check here the Video Highlights of the last quarter of the 2010 edition of the Nike International Junior Tournament between INSEP and FMP Belgrade.
Tags: 2010 NIJT·Benjamin John·FMP Belgrade·Hugo Invernizzi·INSEP·Livio Jean-Charles·Mathis Keita·Nenad Miljenovic·Nikola Jankovic·Yannis Morin
INSEP beats FMP to get the NIJT Title 2010
May 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Final game of this year's Nike International Junior Tournament has been played this afternoon in the Palais Omnisports Paris-Barcy in front of approximately 1000 spectators. And it was the French hosts of INSEP that took the victory with them and kicked FMP from the throne. After the Serbians managed to beat the French team […]
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Review: Aux Verres de Contact
Aux Verres de Contact might be fine for certain occasions (if you're strolling near Notre Dame and want some better-than-average wine and charcuterie), but on the whole it doesn't add much to the gastronomic landscape. As my table mate observed, it's too expensive to be a neighborhood joint, and too boring to be a cross-town destination.
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Au Passage is what happens when some business minded wine nuts open a large and relatively inexpensive space and spend their money on ingredients and talent. Prices are low, there enough tables and turnover to make booking a real possibility, and the menu changes every day. All this will probably add up to a habit. The rentrée will bring loving reviews and longer waits for reservations, so go and get it while you can.
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A look at the small plates, interior and terrace at Frenchie Bar à Vins, Greg Marchand's new wine bar across the street from Frenchie restaurant.
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Last night, I took a peek at the new wine bar Le Dauphin. It was opening night and cheerfully mobbed, so we didn't stay to eat. I did, however, snap a few dishes and the tapas list so that I could share what's on the menu. This list looks very promising. The cured meats are expected [...]
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The rentrée (post-summer season) is upon us, bringing cooler weather, crippling strikes, and a host of new openings. One that will surely generate a lot of buzz is the wine bar at Spring. When chef Daniel Rose began to renovate a former skate shop on the rue Bailleul, he discovered a wealth of subterranean possibilities. His [...]
Review: La Bodeguita
I recognized Nat(halie) the moment I walked into la Bodeguita, a newish wine bar on the rue Quincampoix. I spent many nights in the palm of her hand back when she worked at Le Garde Robe. "I remember you, too" she said, narrowing her eyes into a French girl's version of "here comes trouble." I [...]
Review: Autour d'un Verre
Caroline Mignot, a French writer who I like quite a lot, recently wrote about this little wine bar in the 9th. "I'm surprised that I haven't written about it before," she said, and I know exactly how she feels. Autour d'un Verre is a place I've visited many times and one that I often recommend. [...]
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This recipe was an afterthought for a bunch birthday for 30. I'm so glad I made it because it turned out it was everyone's favorite dish. I quadrupled the recipe, but instead of pan frying each piece, I put it all in a pyrex and baked it, I think for around 30 minutes. The custard wasn't quite solid, but people didn't seem to mind. But it bothered me for it to be so smushy so I'll be sure to cook it enough next time. I served it with a bit of maple syrup and it was gone by the end of the course.
Wonderful recipe. May become our standard french toast recipe. Some reviewers suggested soaking the sliced croissants for 10-15 minutes. The croissant halves fell apart for me after sitting in the custard that long. We found that whole croissants held up well in the custard for a long soak while the halves did not.
This is a fantastic recipe. The orange juice and peel are what make it great. This is my new go-to French Toast recipe.
Exceptional french toast and really quick and easy. I let the croissant soak for 10 minutes on each side per another reviewer.
This was very good and easy. Some people commented that the peel was too much trouble, but I used the zester and it was quick. I only used about 1/4 the amount of butter in the recipe and it was still very rich.
This recipe is really delicious and I think the orange zest really adds something flavorwise. Excellent!
This recipe was delicious. You could not taste the individual ingredients in the batter--they were all very subtle. It was a little soggy in the middle, but maybe that was my fault.


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The Tribulation calendar moves ever closer to the halfway point, which the two witnesses call "the due time." Meanwhile, the fourth Trumpet Judgment strikes the solar system, crippling life on earth. The next three judgments are to be so much worse than anything that has come before that an angel flies about heaven, warning the earth of the three woes. The fifth Trumpet Judgment, a plague of scorpion-like locusts led by Apollyon, chief demon of the abyss, is so horrifying that men try to kill themselves but are not allowed to die.
©2000 Tim LaHaye (P)1998 Books In Motion
This Book 5 of the Series Continues to Keep you on the edge of your "seat" What great writers....drawing prophecy from the Bible and using their imaginations to make the listener feel as though they are a character in this audio book. Hope this book makes you think about your future too...better not be Left Behind.
Its so clear all the things that are happening and why. The characters show great Faith and Courage. So far I have loved every book in the series. The reader did get a bit ahead of himself in this one, but has done a fantastic job throughout. Thank you. :)
This is a good audio book. I enjoyed it same as all the others.
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