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The sharing economy? Corporations want a piece
I have officially shed the house and two car lifestyle. These days I make my home in Belltown. Metro, cabs and lifts from friends have helped to fill the motorized transportation holes in my new life, together with a scooter I bought for short rides. And now there's another way for me to get around: short-term, one-way car rentals from Car2Go, a company profiled in Crosscut last month.
An app shows you where the nearest cars are parked. Click to reserve, use a membership card to unlock the car, and away you go. When you're done, lock the car and leave it. Wherever you go within Car2Go's Seattle home area. No worrying about parking, as with ZipCar: Car2Go has purchased year-long parking passes for every one of its cars to offset the city's "lost" revenue. Most of its vehicles are used several times a day and if a car doesn't move for 24 hours, a technician will go out and reposition it to where it's more likely to be useful.
"The idea is for our members to have a car within a five minute walk," says Car2Go president Nicholas Cole, who visited Seattle last week to look over his newest baby.
The new kid on the block is owned by German auto maker Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes Benz cars, trucks and buses; former owner of Chrysler; and maker of both Maybach super-luxury limos (to be phased out this year) and urban darling Smart cars (going gangbusters).
The Smart "ForTwo" model provides the rolling stock for Car2Go, which launched in Seattle with 330 cars less than a month ago. By comparison, Berlin has 1,000 cars. In all, a quarter-million members in 18 cities across Europe, Canada and the United States share 5,500 cars.
Car2Go is part of a growing American trend — sharing stuff — that the Wall Street Journal took a sideways glance at last weekend. "New Ventures Promote Communal Rides, Dinners; Trading Dresses and Leftovers," reported the paper. Its tone reflected the bemused, slightly mocking attitude that the conservative outlet often adopts toward social innovations.
What were people sharing? A meal of mac-and-cheese in a suburban home, expensive dresses you could rent for a weekend, couch-surfing apps and ride-sharing. Predictably, the online comment trolls called such behavior manifestations of Marxism and Communism. Surprisingly, the WSJ piece ignored an important and fast-growing trend: So-called "sharing" by corporations and manufacturers; particularly the sharing of high pricetag purchases like cars and vacation homes.
An economist (or a tax collector) might argue that businesses like Zipcar and Car2Go are not genuine "car-sharing" companies at all, but snazzy "car-rental" enterprises that cloak themselves in the feel-good buzzwords of the so-called sharing economy, that they are, in fact, part of something called "access-based consumption."
Manufacturers like Daimler have everything to gain by inserting their own vehicles into car-sharing programs. Zipcar is being acquired by Avis for $500 million; General Motors and Hertz both have their own short-term rental programs. BMW last year launched DriveNow in San Francisco with its Active-E electric cars, along with ParkNow, an app that directs users to prepaid spots in private garages.
The real future of shared transportation, marketing scholars predict, is actual peer-to-peer car sharing: you borrow someone's pickup, minivan or Ferrari for a while. Obviously, there are enormous logistical issues (liability insurance, for starters), but nothing that can't be solved ... that hasn't already been solved. Several sites are already active: car-sharing services such as Wheelz, RelayRides, and Getaround.
RelayRides, owned by General Motors, has partnered with OnStar to assist drivers in case of remote breakdowns. SideCar.com offers donation-based carpooling services in cities along the west coast. Liftshare.com is more like a Craigslist bulletin board.
In fact, the practical no longer has to be at war with the glamorous. RentTheRunway.com offers "couture without the cost;" it's a three-year-old website that lets women borrow haute couture dresses for a couple of days for about ten percent of the retail price. (Guys: just go rent a tux.) Another is called 99Dresses.com, which lets women trade clothes whenever they want. AirBnB highlights sumptuous second homes among its budget lodgings.
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Posted Tue, Jan 15, 11:22 a.m.
"Its tone reflected the bemused, slightly mocking attitude that the conservative outlet often adopts toward social innovations."
As opposed to the smug, slightly sanctimonious attitude that liberal outlets often adopt toward what they hope is social innovations?
Posted Tue, Jan 15, 11:50 a.m.
Here's another example of community-based "sharing" that wasn't mentioned in the article: http://wstoollibrary.org/ The "tool library" in West Seattle. Does each household on the block really need to buy its own lawnmower? Or specialized gadget?
Posted Wed, Jan 16, 5:03 p.m.
This has been around for a long time, here in the sticks it's call cul de sac sharing, been going strong for the 33 years I've lived here.
Posted Tue, Jan 15, 3:06 p.m.
Got a Car-To-Go sitting empty two days and counting in a two hour retail parking space in front of my store. Excellent case of negative advertising. Just needs a McGinn bumper sticker to complete the picture of resentment.
Posted Wed, Jan 16, 1:23 p.m.
When you think about it, it is a tremendous inefficiency for a perfectly good automobile to go unused for 22 hours a day, which is what we typically do now.
One interesting factor in the equation is the commercialization of autonomous vehicles, which several companies are planning to do by the end of the decade. That would potentially eliminate the licensing and insurance issues, turn the five minute walk into a zero minute walk, and make parking a non-issue for most drivers. I think it may be the event that turns car-sharing from a niche market into something that makes sense for a large portion of the population.
Another factor is the trend away from car ownership as a status symbol, which is less prevalent now as it used to be (now displaced by other status symbols, such as the smartphones used to facilitate car sharing). But the symbol is still powerful enough that you see the hostility toward the idea of car sharing noted in the article. And, as demonstrated by the way that telecommuting has been much slower to take off than expected, these sorts of cultural factors are the hardest to predict.
Posted Wed, Jan 16, 5:01 p.m.
Within a large city this would make sense for certain segments of the population for specific reasons. However, I don't see them being readily available to respond to large cultural events such as concerts.
Posted Tue, Mar 12, 4:30 p.m.
"Marketing scholars predict" ... do these scholars have names?
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Female wasps overwintering in an escape box (emergence box). If left inside box, wasps would eat bees as bees emerge from their cocoons. |
Hi Margriet: Look what I had waiting for me when I went to clean out the escape boxes from last year.
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Two feet long tunnel filled up to the 19 inch mark! |
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I have not seen this before, but I am not surprised. As in your photos (see recent blogs), mason bees will nest in any type of 'cavity' (umbrella for example)! Thank you for sending the photos. Margriet
Peter B. from Ankara, Turkey emailed me the following question:
"Your fascinating website was sent to me by Chris K. I have looked at it plus several others. I am a beginner, but would like to try raising some mason bees as a hobby.
I am from Vancouver, but living most of the last 10 years in Ankara, Turkey. I would like to try manufacturing a house for mason bees here in Ankara. A few quick questions for you:
1. Ankara is a big city (5,000,000) and at almost 1000 m elevation. We are some distance away from the downtown, there are some large city parks near us, but we are still in the city. Do you think there are any mason bees that we could attract here in Ankara?
2. I understand that the species is different for the mason bees here. For the house, is 8 mm diameter OK, or do they require a larger or small diameter hole? Is there anything else that would be much different from the North American mason bees in terms of housing or rearing requirements?
Thanks in advance, Regards, Peter B."
Yes, the species found in Turkey are different to the ones found on the North American continent, although their lifecycles would be similar to the ones found in NA. If the early spring mason bee exist in Turkey, it would be Osmia cornuta. The 7.5 mm or 8mm would be a good hole diameter to use for your nests.
If you are interested in seeing what solitary bee species exist in the area, make 2 or 3 different nest diameters. Local gardens with flowering plants would provide bees with pollen and nectar for themselves and their offspring. The nesting hole diameter I would recommend are: 3mm 5mm and 7.5mm. This gives you a good range of nesting tunnel sizes. Make nests by routering flat pieces of wood. These pieces are stacked and allow nests to be opened up in the fall. This makes it all the more interesting than just seeing the plug at the end of the nesting tunnel. Good luck, and let us know what you find.


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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) are engaged in one of the most closely watched — and most expensive — state legislative races in the country.
When the two men met in a debate last Thursday, they knew the balance of power in the New York State Senate could be greatly affected by the outcome of the vote in the 15th Senate District on Nov. 6.
The debate took place at the Ave Maria Catholic Academy auditorium in Howard Beach sponsored by the Queens Chronicle, the Forum newsgroup and Citizens Union. More than 300 people attended.
The largest rift in their positions comes on the subject of hydraulic fracturing, the process for removing natural gas trapped in rock formations using high-pressure water and chemicals, some of which are known carcinogens.
Addabbo said he never has and never will support the practice upstate out of concern for the reservoirs that provide New York City's drinking water.
Ulrich says state officials must let the scientists advise the state's policy makers before a decision can be reached.
"Hydrofracking is the most serious important environmental issue of our time," Addabbo said, listing it as No. 1 when asked about his top three priorities if re-elected. He elaborated later on when the two were asked about fracking specifically.
"We only need to look at Pennsylvania," he said. "There has been contamination of water. There have been fatalities. Whenever we have the process of drilling for natural gas using high-speed water and 750 chemicals including formaldehyde, ammonia, sulfates and others ... we've got to be concerned ... I can't go to Gino's if the pizza is contaminated with dirty water."
"I'm for clean water too, just in case you were wondering," Ulrich said. "I don't want people to have to wonder about whether their drinking water is poisoned. At the same time, we have to let the scientists, the real experts who know about the issue, to study it, determine whether it can be done safely, and advise the people who make the decisions on whether it can be done or should be done."
Ulrich pointed to the thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue Pennsylvania has reaped, though Addabbo said the jobs are illusory, as the companies would bring in their own trained technicians to handle the most sophisticated work.
Addabbo's other top three priorities include job creation, for which he listed a number of bills he has written to give incentives to small businesses to hire, and to cut some of their red tape for starting up and accessing capital. He also said the state must become the toughest in the country in terms of common-sense gun legislation.
He particularly noted assault weapons and armor piercing, or so-called "cop-killer," bullets as arms citizens should not have.
"I don't see why people need an AK-47 sitting in their closets, or armor-piercing bullets," he said. "I want people to be able to go to the movies and feel safe."
Ulrich said the first priority that all officials of either party must have going into the January session is jobs, and said taxes and regulations must reflect that.
"I'm for creating jobs. Joe's for creating jobs. Obama and Romney are for creating jobs," Ulrich said. "But what about protecting the jobs that people already have? That is just as important."
That led to Ulrich's second priority, consisting of tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses. He listed ethics reform as third.
The councilman said the state must end taxpayer settlements for officials found to have committed misdeeds, and that those convicted of crimes must lose both their jobs and pensions.
Ulrich also differs from Addabbo on gun control issues.
He said the vast number of gun crimes committed in New York State do not involve legally obtained, licensed weapons.
"Most of the illegal guns used in crimes in New York are just that — illegal guns,' Ulrich said. "They are not used by law-abiding citizens. They're being used by gang members and drug dealers and they get them from the trunk of a car in the middle of the night. They don't buy them from gun shops or pawn shops in Downtown Manhattan." He said the problem must be addressed nationally.
Both men said stop and frisk is a legitimate tool for good police work, though Ulrich criticized the senator for a vote in 2010 that restricted the use of information obtained from questioning during such procedures.
Both support full table gaming in the state, and raising the minimum gambling age to 21.
Both also support increasing the state's minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour; and campaign finance reform modeled on the city's regulations.
They also agreed that mayoral control of schools has been an improvement over the old Board of Education, though both would also like to see some tweaking when it comes up for renewal in Albany.
Both also decried the political mailings from groups outside of the two campaigns that have been mostly negative against one candidate or the other.
Addabbo said he has proven capable of serving his district in the minority party, even though he said Republican Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) has made it hard on Democrats to get their bills voted on, much less passed.
Ulrich said his record as an independent Republican has been demonstrated again and again in the Council and even by being forced to run in a primary to secure the nomination.


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- Oct 29:
- Marin Voice: A crossroads for coho in Marin
- Sep 28:
- Marin seeks to buy creek parcel it once OK'd for development
- Apr 9:
- Salmon hitch ride for safe passage to Tiburon in hopes of improving survival rates
- Mar 27:
- Fish Wrap: Fish and Wildlife Service go to Plan B to try to save young salmon
- Mar 7:
- Salmon win court ruling that 'sets aside' Marin countywide plan
- Feb 20:
- Fish Wrap: Trucking salmon to the bay keeps numbers up but comes with a cost
- Dec 12:
- Salmon eggs perish in Sacramento River
- Dec 28:
- Scant December rainfall makes Marin harder to reach for endangered coho
- Dec 4:
- Chinook salmon return to Marin, coho shouldn't be too far behind
- Oct 22:
- Young, endangered coho salmon seen in Walker Creek for the first time in five years
- Oct 14:
- Marin Voice: Marin salmon face imminent extinction
- Dec 2:
- George Russell: Salmon comeback
- Mar 28:
- State spends $730,000 to help coho salmon
- Mar 18:
- Feds release plan to save Marin and state coho salmon
- Feb 9:
- San Geronimo Valley salmon protection plan OK'd by supervisors
- Jan 12:
- San Geronimo remains divided over plan to save salmon
- After six-year saga, creekside San Geronimo home OK'd
- Jan 2:
- Marin's coho salmon on the brink of extinction
- Marin's coho salmon on the brink of extinction
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- County contends West Marin environmentalist built in creek, in violation of permit rules he backs
- Dec 13:
- Marin Voice: Kinsey defends salmon plan
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- Marin Voice: Community critical to coho recovery
- Dec 6:
- Marin Voice: How we can save homes and coho
- Nov 9:
- Marin Voice: Saving coho takes tough action
- Oct 24:
- San Geronimo Valley residents dispute county's plan to save salmon
- Sep 8:
- Marin extends review of salmon plan
- Drought-stricken streams threaten salmon in Marin, elsewhere
- Aug 8:
- Officials plan session on coho, trout habitat
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- SPAWN wins 'river warrior' award for Lagunitas Creek work
- May 10:
- New plan aims to help Mt. Tam coho salmon
- New plan aims to help Mt. Tam coho salmon
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- Water board to discuss Lagunitas Creek quality
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- Marin endangered coho numbers poor, 'multiple whammy' cited
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- Annual meeting set on salmon outlook
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- San Geronimo creekside building ban extended
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- Light run of endangered fish in Marin creeks worries biologists
THE "interim" stream-conservation ordinance recently passed by the county Board of Supervisors deserved to die.
The ordinance, which never went into effect, did not comply with the 2007 Countywide Plan and was plainly inadequate to protect Marin's endangered coho salmon.
It is time for the county to stop playing politics and get down to the serious business of protecting this iconic species. Of course, there is more at stake than just salmon. Any ordinance that is sufficient to protect salmon will be good for riparian habitats in general, protecting innumerable other species that rely on healthy streams.
The 2007 countywide plan called for an ordinance protecting areas adjacent to streams, called "Stream Conservation Areas," based on two core principles:
1. Development in SCAs should be minimized.
2. When allowed, it should be carefully controlled. Both of these core principles were discarded in the interim ordinance, which is loaded with broad exemptions, loopholes and inconsistencies.
The broad exemptions, which go well beyond anything contemplated in the 2007 plan, would have allowed substantial unregulated development within SCAs. While the Board of Supervisors gave lipservice to the demand of environmentalists who opposed amendment of the 2007 plan, the interim ordinance it passed amounted to a de facto amendment of the plan.
There is clear scientific consensus of the need to limit development along our salmon streams if the coho are to survive.
An overwhelming majority of Marin's environmental groups, along with dozens of regional, state and national organizations, including the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and the Golden Gate Salmon Association opposed the recent ordinance.
In contrast, developers and streamside property owners embraced the ordinance because it would lift a court-imposed moratorium on development in San Geronimo Valley and provide a roadmap for extensive streamside development throughout unincorporated Marin.
In a further display of antipathy towards stream protection, the Board of Supervisors included a "poison pill" in the ordinance rendering it unenforceable if anyone filed suit against it for any reason. The poison pill handed developers, and other members of the public, the right to stop implementation of the ordinance by simply filing a lawsuit.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a suit challenging the ordinance was inevitable, and would be filed the first time the county got into a permit dispute with a developer. It is basic economics for a developer to prefer to pay a few hundred dollars to invoke the poison pill and kill the ordinance rather than pay thousands of dollars on permits, sites studies and mitigation measures needed to comply.
The Board of Supervisors was told before it voted that a suit would be filed, and so it proceeded with full knowledge that the ordinance they passed would never go into effect.
Of course, killing a bad ordinance does not protect salmon, and all parties need to work toward a better one.
The Board of Supervisors needs to stop pretending that salmon protection is consistent with development that is too near to our streams, and return to the core principles of the 2007 plan that development in SCAs should be minimized and strictly controlled.
In meeting this challenge, the county needs to be guided by science not politics, and there are a great many highly qualified scientists and environmentalists eager to help.
Many communities in California and elsewhere have enacted stringent stream protection ordinances that could serve as examples.
There also are highly successful programs to acquire development rights, when that is the most appropriate way to protect the environment.
David Schnapf of Greenbrae is a retired attorney with an interest in environmental issues. He is a Marin Conservation League director.


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I looked at the video spoiler of all the wave 2 ships I love the Falcon and the firespray but the A-wing and the TIE-Interceptor seem meh compared to what we are running with now. Does anyone see any pontential in the new A-Wing or Interceptor? does anyone see any sweet combos that can be aplied to these two. I belive someone mentioned in another post that these wont be ships that will have a cool combination like in the first wave. I would love to see some synergy with the new ships , but im not so sure they were made to do this. I see them as hit and run ships. What do you all think about them? see any potential in the new hot n freshness?
whats your views on the A-Wing and TIE-Interceptor?
Posted 12 December 2012 - 01:57 PM
Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:32 PM
I love the new TIE Interceptors - in-close, at range 1, they will have 4 attack dice! That's firepower! And with the Stealth Upgrade they can have 4 defence dice - 5 defence dice at range 3! Now that's hard-hitting while being hard-to-hit!
I can't wait to start fielding Stealth TIE Interceptors!
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:33 PM
I've made way too many posts already today, so I'll keep it relatively brief:
1) Soontir Fel + Push The Limit: Two actions of your choice per round and a free focus token for your trouble.
2) Soontir Fel + Elusiveness + Stealth: Good luck hitting him.
3) Green Squadron Pilot + Deadeye + [MIssile of choice]: Low pilot skill can mean problems gaining Target Lock due to moving early. Not a problem here.
4) Any A-wing or Interceptor: Move 5 on Round 1 and Evade. K-turn 5 on Round 2. Congratulations; you're now behind most squads from the Wave 1 metagame. If one of your ships is Tycho, he can probably pick up Target Lock here.
5) Saber Squadron Pilot + Veteran Instincts: You can field 5 of these things, with 3 attack dice and 3 evade dice, and they get to go before any non-named pilot in the game.
And that's completely leaving aside the Firespray and Falcon, and combinations of new upgrades with old ships. (Wedge + Expose gets 5 dice at Range 1, which ought to keep Falcon fans up at night.) Wave 2 is going to be awesome.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:19 PM
Turr Phennir's ability is INSAINE! At Pilot skills 7, he will be going before most things.
He shoots and then barrel rolls, or boosts, out of his opponants fire arcs. The only sure way to get him will be to set up fields of fire, but that requires seperating your ships - rarely a good idea as a rebel player.
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 06:48 PM
From what I have seen, I am really impressed with the manuverablility of the A-Wing. It will bring a lot of versitility to the Rebels. The pilot skills and upgrades are also quite impressive. They might not revolutionize the Rebels, but they should be a very welcome addition.
TIE-Interceptor brings a lot of pain for the Imperials. Are they worth almost 1.5 Rookie Pilots? Hard to say. What I do know, is that I can't wait to find out! The Empire having a ship that has 3 base attack it going to be so much fun. Just watch those shields melt away, and then blast those Wings into scrap! The various combos that can be put together with the Interceptor is just crazy. I see the Interceptor bringing a lot of flexibility Empire list building, and that has me really excited for their release.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:18 PM
Tie interceptors supported by Howlrunner with swarm tactics will be great.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 01:14 AM
You can run Soontir, Turr, and 2 Interceptor mooks all with stealth. They start with 4 agility and 3 attack, before range bonuses (though if they take a hit, they lose an agility) and have Evade or Focus to use for defense. Scary hard to hit squad.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 02:20 AM
Melkor503 said:
From what I have seen, I am really impressed with the manuverablility of the A-Wing. It will bring a lot of versitility to the Rebels. The pilot skills and upgrades are also quite impressive. They might not revolutionize the Rebels, but they should be a very welcome addition.
Now, all of a sudden, you can play viable 5-ship builds, and there are a lot of them. That alone revolutionizes play for both sides: what happens in a match where the Rebels bring the same number of fighters as the Empire? No one knows, because it hasn't happened yet! But I'm interested in finding out.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 02:57 AM
I'm a rebel player, and the interceptor has me VERY worried. Natural 3 Attack, is bad enough against my 2 agility X-wings, but against y-wing it's even worse, and even my Mil. Falcon would get nervous at the sight of more than one of them. I'm already thinking about picking up a Firespray and a pair of Interceptors for a bit of flirtation with the darkside (I hear they have cookies)
Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:15 AM
One squad I looked as for the A-wing as a new 5 ship build was 1x Gold squadron w/ Ion cannon, 2x Rookie pilot, and 2x Prototype pilot, for a total of 99 points. Run the Y wing down the center and two flights of 1 A and 1 X on either side, chasing down stuff the Y Ions or just generally being menaces.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:34 AM
BigNateNZ said:
I'm a rebel player, and the interceptor has me VERY worried. Natural 3 Attack, is bad enough against my 2 agility X-wings, but against y-wing it's even worse, and even my Mil. Falcon would get nervous at the sight of more than one of them.
Those are the reasons you should be worried. Here's the reason you shouldn't be worried: an Interceptor is 50% more expensive than a TIE/ln, and it has exactly the same agility and hull points. TIEs aren't exactly hard to kill, for the Rebels, and Interceptors won't be, either.
What it really does is shift the game for the Rebels, rather than necessarily making it easier or harder. A match with 6-8 TIE fighters is an exercise in attrition: the Empire can afford to lose a TIE every round, but the Rebels can't afford to lose more than one or two X-wings over the entire match. But a match with 5 Interceptors is going to be something very different. The Empire gets more attack dice with 5 Interceptors than with 7 TIEs, but those attack dice are bolted onto a smaller number of more expensive chassis. The Rebels are going to have to be more aggressive, hoping to outfight the Interceptors rather than simply outlast them, and meanwhile an Interceptor-heavy squad is going to have to adopt a style that's much more evasive and conservative than the best Wave 1 strategies for the Empire.
It's going to be a very different game.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:40 AM
I know im ready to try out the new ships.Tricked out Kath Scarlet paired up with a pimped out Soontir Fel and Howlrunner maybe be a potent mix, it would be fun to play.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 03:33 PM
I don't remember their names, but I am excited about the TIE Interceptor Pilot who can take actions after he attacks, or the A-wing Pilot who can shoot at ships he is touching.
I agree with the general sentiment that these two new ships multiply the possibilities so much.


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Sure, having phone numbers in your cell phone is great, because all you have to do is push the button to call someone. However, I think it is best to have all of the numbers written down in a physical location, as well. I have had bad luck with losing cell phones in the past, and I would hate for my entire client list to disappear along with my phone.
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Good evening! I am working with a seamstress to have a slipcover made for my sectional sofa. I found a web site Big Duck Canvas, that has a good price on cotton duck...my choices are 7 oz or 10 oz. The seamstress would prefer to work with 7 oz. Do you think this is heavy enough? I want a natural colored slipcover and the fabric I am covering is a deep red - do you think it will show through? Is the 7 oz durable? I'm concerned about spending the money and then getting something I'm not happy with. Thanks in advance! |
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I think the lighter weight is better for slipcovers. If you're going to wash, it would need to be prewashed before making. A liner can be made if the old fabric shows thru, but it'll cost more. The only way to know if it'll show thru or not, is to lay the fabric on the sofa and see. |
Thanks for your response. I figured if I was fretting about it so much, I might as well get the 10oz. I'm stretching my budget as it is, so I wouldn't want to pay extra for a liner. I really appreciate your input! |
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10oz will work fine, but just make sure to prewash first. |
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I don't get the Pirates thing either. Next month when we go, I am literally running to Pirates with her and making her get on, hahaha. Quote:
hahaha I understand that the cowboy part may have not been as exciting for others as it was for my boy crazy self! Yeah, I figured you guys would understand! It's so awesome to come here and have everyone totally know what I'm talking about. Quote:
haha You're right about the meltdown. It came close to that. Thank God for my do over! Quote:
Ahhh I so agree with you. It is literally painful to think I will probably never get to dance in that parade. :'( Glittery letters are always effective!!! I've heard that they won't do the Mansion makeover in WDW because of how long the HM has to be closed to decorate and un-decorate. Most WDW guests come once in a lifetime or every few years at most and there would be too many unsatisfied guests who'd miss out on their one chance to ride it. At DL, most of their business comes from locals or people who visit often, and so there is less complaining about HM closing. So I'm not expecting the full on same thing they do at DL, but they could do SOMETHING.
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Hi Lia,
Just wanted to say, and I am an "old" lady-not a young college student, that I totally understand your confusion when your friend hit the wall. I never get that feeling when I am at Disney. I am up early and would stay til park closing if I could ever get someone to hang with me that long. Especially for party nights. So glad you unexpectedly had the chance to do it all over again. Can't wait to hear all about your next party night.
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Okay, caught up again! I have to say, I skipped both of your parts about Hallowishes and the Boo to You parade, because I am trying my best to not be spoiled by any of it! When I experience MNSSHP, I want to just be totally surprised by everything! I mean, I know SOME stuff that happens and I plan on doing research to figure out what I want to do most, but I definitely want to be blown away by the parade and the fireworks!
Anyway, I'm SO sorry you didn't get to meet Eugene. That had to be SO disappointing. It's frustrating when you feel like you're wasting precious party time and no one seems to be able to answer your questions. I'm also really sorry about everything with Leann.. I feel like that's the tough part about doing Disney with people who don't necessarily do Disney like you do. Or aren't as into Disney, if that makes sense. Basically, I know how it feels. And it kind of stinks when you're constantly worrying about how the other person is feeling or having the feelings of guilt, etc. Like our friends... they... didn't like the PeopleMover. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?! I don't know, but they literally sat outside of the queue area on a bench while Matt and I went on it by ourselves on our last day. ANYWAY, I imagine it's even more difficult when it's just the two of you, because you don't want to completely abandon anyone. Blergh. It's just hard. I'm happy you get a do-over of MNSSHP! That's so awesome that it worked out for you! I can't wait to hear about it, and I do hope you get to meet Eugene at one of the TWO parties you got to go to later in your trip!!
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Man, Im surprised you even went on rides in MNSSHP, bahaa. I was dragging my mom from one character to the next! Haha, but at least you got some relaxing in. So glad you loved Hallowishes, they are ,my favorite nighttime show, its so incredible.
Oh my gosh corn dog nuggets, all my favorite things in one update! Lawl.So happy you loved Boo To You!! MNSSHP definitely holds all of my favorite entertainment, I dont know why but everything is just so amazing there!! Okay .it is now official, we are the same person. Aside from FOTLK bird dancer, my ultimate dream job would be a HM dancer in that parade. Im hoping Ive got a pretty good chance, I mean, I already ballroom dance lol. Ive definitely considered doing that for a MNSSHP costume as well!! Itd be totally awesome!! AHH. Im dying. It would be so amazing to work in that parade, I WISH they hired separately for it, Id be at like, every one of those auditions! UGH! My LIIIFE. COWBOOOOYYYSSSSSSS I read good looking and knew exactly what was happening! UGH! THEY ARE SO ATTRACTIVE!! One of them got eye contact with Paige and I and thrusted right towards us and was all you like that ladies? Uhm, yes, we are from cowboy country of Canada, there is always something so attractive about a man in a cowboy hat, Stampede time is amazing!! Our love for this parade is around the same level. Ive started doing two parties a trip to make sure I can watch it as many times as possible! Never noticed the goofy year tire, thats adorable! Aw man, Im sorry that your party experience wasnt the greatest!! I definitely get tht feeling, special events like MNSSHP have to be worth it, you have so much to do in not that much time, and dont want to waste it on things like eating or gift shops. Super glad you had another couple chances at it and that Jess was able to talk you into it!
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Aw, I'm glad you enjoyed it! At first I wasn't sure if I should share the whole thing, but I figured Dissers would understand. You will definitely not see him in the next post, but let's just say you shouldn't rule out seeing him in the future. Quote:
Thank you <3 Ahh I think it is good that they are skipping the party. You really don't want to be with someone who isn't into it, especially being such a big fan yourself. There's just too much of a contrast there, it's really hard to make it fair for everyone. Quote:
I know. I KNOW. It's amazing. I agree, WHY is there a magic phone if not to COMMUNICATE WITH? Sheesh Disney. Wow I can't believe that. I would have been so upset too. OMG. The Osborne Lights are so amazing, that is the first thing you should go see at night during the holidays in Hollywood. Crazy. And leaving MVMCP at 10pm?! NEVER. I definitely had a better time during my 2nd party, you guys will read all about it and get to watch parts of it on video! Quote:
I am totally with you... I would have lost it. I mean, how could your family want to waste ALL THAT TIME when they could be experiencing the very thing they paid tons of $ for and traveled far to see? It just doesn't make sense. Don't worry about the rambling, I appreciate your comments!! <3 Quote:
You did the right thing by skipping it! That's what I advised because I think my avoiding spoilers made my experience all the more special. When you finally do see it in person, just be prepared to be RIDICULOUSLY OVERWHELMED AND FULL OF JOY. :D Ahh I know. So much about the night just went in the wrong direction. I really did worry about making it a perfect trip for HER and not enough for myself. So when the time came that I wanted to do things my way, it was way overdue! Ah well, you live and learn and I know that now for #BirthdayFestivus13! I don't even know how anyone could dislike the Peoplemover. I'm just gonna stop thinking about it b/c it is too confusing. OH JUST WAIT TIL YOU HEAR ABOUT THE OTHER PARTIES!!! Many epic happenings. :D Quote:
I agree. They really went above and beyond with the entertainment at MNSSHP! It is more than worth the extra ticket price. Oh man if they had auditions that were JUST for the HM dancers I'd fly down there in a heartbeat. I'm going to a dance audition for shows in MVMCP in June so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It would be a dream job to dance in Disney. I'm not getting my hopes up but it would be beyond words. *Sigh* hahahaha those cowboys are so HOT. There was one in particular who came right up to me and I almost fell over. Two parties a trip is the only way to do it girl! :D My do-over parties were just unbelievably amazing, I am SO happy Jess convinced me to just go. I can't wait to write about it so you can all hear just how perfect it was!
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Great update.. Too bad about character meets but nice to hear you went 2 more times!! Loved you costume...and love that it is homemade.
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Ah you're such a good friend! Tyler wasn't loving MNSSHP, and just went off by himself to ride rides lol!! Ahhh!! That's awesome!! I'm headed to character auditions in a few weeks, but don't have the money to hit up those dancer auditions as well, unless I somehow win the lottery soon, baha! Break a leg!! That'd be so awesome, I would die of happiness to dance in Disney!
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NOT LOVING MNSSHP? Ah, it's a mystery. Ahh thank you! I will try. I can't even think about it, it's too exciting. I really hope I don't choke in the audition room and totally botch whatever combination they teach. Sigh. It's scary. Good luck at your character audition!!
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Day 6, Part 1 In Which I See Ye Olde Sanderson House! @babybritney: The Boo To You Parade song is gonna be stuck in my head for the greater part of forever and no one is mad. Whew. Boy was I right about that one. 6 months later and it's still in my head! I sing it so often to myself. I can't even tell you. Sometimes when I'm up at 5 am to go to my stupid useless retail job and I'm just in an endless state of UGH, I put that song on and it just makes my whole outlook and day better because it brings me back to that moment of watching the parade on the street in Liberty Square with eyes as big as saucers, screaming about the HM dancers. Ah, Disney. Some people say, "Disney is so expensive. Why spend so much money on just one week or so?" Because it doesn't just last a week. It lasts a lifetime. Every memory gets you through all the dull days where you aren't going to get a hug from a prince, or visit an enchanted castle, or fly into outer space. Nothing may have happened in your day and maybe nothing will, but you can put your mind back to that place in time at Disney World and experience a moment of magic anyway. I LOVE YOU DISNEY! AND I WILL SEE YOU IN 18 DAYS!!!! My GOD, how is it real?! How can I be going back so soon?! And I get to be there with 3 of my best friends too?!!?!?!!??! I'm thanking my lucky stars. SO. On this beautiful Friday morning, I woke up super early. Again. On my own. Wide awake!! No Stitchy call needed. You'd think by Day 6 I would want to take a bit of a rest, but that just did not happen. Lee-Anne had decided she didn't want to do anything on her last day, so she was sleeping in. Not me! I was all abuzz because I knew that today was the day I would check into ALL STAR MOVIES! Even though I was sad Lee-Anne had to leave, I was SO excited for the 2nd part of the trip to begin. I had the whole weekend to myself to do whatever I wanted in my favorite place! AHH! I got up, got dressed, and went to Everything Pop. I was DYING for a chocolate croissant and that's exactly what I got! It was absolutely perfect and beyond delicious! I am ADDICTED to chocolate croissants so I am a serious judge. My favorite place to get them is at the White Rabbit on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It's a really cool spot, if you're gonna be in NYC you gotta check it out. It's like a bakery but also a full bar, and they feature unbelievable art by local artists. So go!!! BUT anyway, this croissant at Pop could definitely stand up to the freshly baked goodness at the White Rabbit, so I was very satisfied! Our beautiful and heavenly Free(ish) Dining Plans ended at 12AM that night, so I also used another snack credit to get a Mickey Rice Crispie treat for later. I came back to the room where I finished packing and getting ready. Then, I decided to go for a walk around the resort to enjoy my last moments of beloved POP! Sorry no pictures, I was just trying to enjoy the ambiance and soak it all in before it was time to go. I relaxed on a beach chair near the Bowling Pin pool for awhile before walking back to the center of the resort so I could visit the Concierge at the Front Desk. As much as I love to keep in touch with the hotel staff, this was not just any ordinary Concierge visit. It was a very important one! I NEEDED A 2ND MICKEY'S NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY TICKET, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It had to happen. I had to do the party right. I had to meet Eugene. I had to see Boo To You again. I had to meet more characters. I just needed more time at that amazing party in general, enjoying the spooky ambiance. There was no other way. There was nothing I could do that night in all of Disney World that would be better than making up for last night's mishaps. It wasn't fun spending another $70, but it ended up being worth it EVEN MORE than I could have possibly imagined. That night was A DREAM. But I'm getting ahead of myself here. New MNSSHP ticket in hand and bursting with excitement, I went back to Everything Pop because I REALLY wanted a King Cupcake. I had tried to get it earlier in the trip and they didn't have any left, so I was really hoping they'd have them this time! If you don't know what I'm talking about, The King Cupcake is the relatively new Elvis tribute cupcake available only at Pop Century. If you know anything about Elvis, you know he famously loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches. It's just one of those random facts that has become pop culture legend for some reason. I love Elvis, so I thought this was SO cool that they were honoring him via his favorite sandwich in the form of a CUPCAKE!!!!!!!! I mean how awesome is that?! Really. Just to break it down for you, it's chocolate cake with banana custard filling and peanut butter icing topped with candied bacon and chocolate drizzle. AHH. Sadly, this is not my picture. (Thanks DisneyFoodBlog) I am seriously going to be so mad if they do not have it the next time I am there!! I NEED TO TRY THIS EPIC CUPCAKE!!! My cupcake list for #BirthdayFestivus13 is even more serious than my previous one. If I don't eat at least 58 cupcakes on this trip I will have failed. I filled up my Refillable4Lyfe mug, and as I was heading out, I noticed that they had put out tables with pumpkins on them! Any time I see anything Halloween related I stop dead in my tracks. It was a Cast Member Pumpkin Carving Contest!!!!! How cute. I had no idea they did this but if I was a CM I would so enter and spend countless hours making a flawless Halloween creation. I was pretty into this, so get ready for a picspam of (fake) pumpkins! Hmm. A skeleton pumpkin princess? That's the giant monster from one of the POTC movies (I can't remember what it's called. Despite my giant affection for Johnny Depp, I really only enjoyed the first Pirates and by the 4th one I just gave up and refused to watch). Uh oh.. it looks like Mickey got caught in a witch's brew in this next one! This next one gets points for being the only one that was resort specific, although I wish they had included more detail. I mean, there's just so much to work with when it comes to Pop Century. And now we have what, in my opinion, were the Top 3 Best Pumpkins!!! #3: The person who created this had an advantage because obviously they are artistically talented. It's a great rendering of Stitch looking a bit evil and I like that they turned him into Count Stitch or whatever he is supposed to be. I love that they made the actual pumpkin a bit smaller and gave it a jack o lantern grin that looks different from the norm. Very cool! #2 SO AWESOME. I love all the details here, I mean they even made a little ride vehicle which is the only part of this that is actually a pumpkin. They have the floating objects on the left too! I love it. This probably would have been #1 in my book if they included the graveyard walking his dog or found some way to put the ballroom ghosts inside. AND NOW, MY LOYAL READERS, HERE IS THE #1 PUMPKIN!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG. HOW COOL IS THIS. Honestly, no other pumpkin had a chance after this one. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it references the FLAWLESS HALLOWEEN MOVIE Hocus Pocus. But it's also just all the details they used directly from the film that makes it beyond perfect. First of all, check out the close-up: THAT'S DONALD AND GOOFY UP IN THE CAGES. YOU CAN ALSO SEE ON THE RIGHT THAT THEY PUT THE VACUUM IN THERE THAT MARY HAS TO RIDE WHEN SHE CAN'T FIND HER BROOM. hahahahaha. Also on the right, you can see they have all the ingredients for their witches brew. One says "Thine Own Tongue", another says "Hidden Mickey", there's "Pixie Dust" too, and my favorite on the bottom right... DEADLY NIGHTSHADE!!! From The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!! OH MY GOD. I WAS ALL OVER THAT. It was just so awesome. I love creative people. Just such an awesome job from everyone, but I looooved that Hocus Pocus pumpkin. Here is where you vote! @babybritney: I just voted in a Cast Member pumpkin carving contest. In related news, Disney is perfect. I just love so much when I come across something in Disney that I have never heard of or seen before. It was such a cute little surprise for me that morning. After I put my vote in, I headed back to our room for the last time! Lee-Anne got up and got all her stuff together. We just watched TV as her pick up time neared. I was just like super anxious because I am not about sitting down and watching non-Stacey TV while at Disney World, but I could tell Lee-Anne was exhausted. I guess her getting sick during the week just kind of lingered and made her tired. I hope to God that doesn't happen during #BirthdayFestivus13, cause it was just so sad! Overall, we had a great time together, like we always do. I wish the end could have been more fun, but hey, you can't have everything. Most of the trip had gone perfectly anyway, so we weren't complaining! Around 11:45, we waved goodbye to our room and headed down to the front of the resort so that she could catch her Magical Express bus that was coming at 12:05. I love how kids always get to use sidewalk chalk at Pop. The bus actually came a few minutes early. BOO. I hate saying goodbye! GOODBYES SUCK. But of course, all good things must come to an end. I felt really bad that she was leaving because it had just gone by SO FAST and even though she didn't say it, I knew she hadn't been happy with how MNSSHP had gone. I mean, she didn't even want to do anything by the end of the night, so how much fun could she have had? Honestly, if I had to go home that morning after that MNSSHP I would have been devastated. I know I'm way more dramatic and in love with Disney than she is, but seriously, it was just not as magical as we had hoped and I was SO lucky to get the extra days I did. I mean, the entire rest of the trip was amazing for her besides when she got sick, but that night was a bummer. I was so thrilled I did not have to go home but I just felt so bad for her! So I'm just really happy she is getting to go back so soon in May! After she was on the bus in her seat and I waved Goodbye a million times, the bus left, and it was time to hit the re-set button my trip! I hope you guys enjoy what's left, because I can not even explain the amazing and revitalizing experience that was #StuckInDisney12 for me. It is going to be hard to articulate how much I enjoyed myself the rest of this trip because it was just so epic. As much as I loved being there with my friend, I think at that particular time I needed some time to myself. I needed to some quality time with The Mouse in the best place on the planet. I needed to just be totally free and do whatever I wanted to do, and I got to do that for six days. Life had been gettin' me down and the total freedom that happened on the rest of this trip was very very important. Of course, then I got to go to Gina's which was also amazing for its own reasons (which I will get to when the time comes!) Overall, I just got extremely lucky and I can't believe it's going to happen again in 18 DAYS!!! So stay tuned for the next phase of this trip report, coming to a Disboard near you in the very near future! Up Next: HELLOOOOOOO TOYS!
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We just got caught up on your last couple of updates, awesome stuff as always! It was very exciting to hear about your MVMCP audition, THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT!!! Can't wait to read the upcoming MNSSHP updates. We were following your tweets during that first party and knew about the Eugene let down, but the fact that Lee-Anne hit her wall that same night must have been hard to handle. Sometimes it really does take a fellow hardcore WDW fan to be able to hit the parks the same way that us "junkies" do. So excited to follow your next trip on Twitter, in only 18 DAYS!! Rob and Jenn |
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omg, that cupcake looks so yummy! I really want to try that. I had the special Elvis Reese's cup a few years ago that had banana, peanut butter and chocolate together and it was so good. It was a limited time only thing, though. I bet the cupcake is even better.
I already follow you on twitter. My username is the same as the DIS. So exciting that you will be at Disney soon! Sounds like you have a great trip planned.
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First of all, I follow you on twitter and I enjoy reading your tweets!
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Phew, being away for 10 days really put me behind but no worries, I am all caught up! To tell the truth, I skipped your Boo to You and Hallowishes update because I get to see it in September! I went to Disney in the fall of 2010 but didn't go to a MNSSHP because? I'm an idiot? Because I thought the party would be too similar to the Christmas party, which I had just done the previous December? Who knows... But I'll fix that this year!
So sad about Eugene! He's my most favorite Disney prince and I love Rapunzel and pascal and Maximus and and and. I probably would have cried, too! Here's hoping you get to see him the other two nights, although I think I remember from twitter that you did... And bummer about LeeAnne. It's hard when the people you are with hit a wall when you still have plenty of go go go left! Now comes the part I've been waiting for... #stuckinDisney2012!
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Aw man, i wish our trips overlapped in May!! We definitely need to run around in Disney and create shenanigans together!! You totally get disney, and thats what I love! I love how the dis can bring people together like that! Its incredible! Who knows, maybe Ill see ya at the MVMCP auditons! Oh my goodness i need to eat that cupcake! It is everything that is heaven!! Auper super excited to read about the rest of your trip!!
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered! Orphaned Baby Walrus Sent By FedEx To NYC A...
By Debbie Emery – Radar Reporter
He is the walrus!
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