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I just finished my first column quilt, using the video by Nancy Zieman as a guide. It's for a baby, and it was the easiest quilt I have ever made. The column concept would work for other quilts as well. It was fun to get a quilt made in two short days. |
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- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 8:30
I love bright colorful quilts for babies! I think they 'fit' longer than pastels w/baby themes. You did a nice job! and quick is sometimes just the ticket! |
I like it and think it's perfect for a baby or child; what fun to learn colors, playing with the quilt! I like column quilts too and really enjoyed making a mini version of Stepping Stones. I have a couple more planned, including one with batiks. Rainy day here in Florida - our third rainy day in a row. Oh I wish I were home, making a column quilt. |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 9:04
Love the bright colors! I watched Nancy's show on this technique (linked below). Did you use flannel as a batting, and did you use her technique making it reversible? Thanks for sharing this quilt! It is on my ever growing list. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Column Quilt video
I used a lightweight cotton batting, rather than flannel (mainly because I had a lot of batting "scraps"). It is reversible, as Nancy shows on her video. I did enlarge it - she calls for strips 2-1/2" and 5". I increased them to 3" and 6", so it made the quilt a little larger. The first picture is the back...here's the front: |
What a happy quilt! I love the scrappy binding - it's perfect. Donna |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 11:35
Thanks Wanda! I like both sides! Good idea to make the strips larger. You really could do alot with this simple design by selecting different fabric~her queen size in browns is gorgeous, but it must weigh a ton using flannel. Thanks for the second picture! |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 11:36
Great quilt! Love the binding!! SharonG/FL-IN |
I saw the show and thought it was a great idea for a fast and easy quilt. YOu did a fantasic job and just the thing for a child. May have to think on this. It would work for the quilt for valor Kate mentioned.TFS |
- Posted by toolgranny (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 11:58
What a great job. I love your colors. I think the nicest feature is that you can make it any size, longer columns and more columns for larger beds. It's a versatile, easy pattern. |
Great quilt. Those happy colors are perfect for a baby. TFS. ~Geraldine |
I agree the bold colors are much better for the kiddies!! I love the binding too - great job!! Rosa |
I think your quilt is really wonderful. I love the strong colors and the fact that it's reversible. Your scrappy binding is perfect for the quilt. Great job!! |
I love it. So many possibilities!!! |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 9:30
What a great quilt!! Love all the bright colors. It is something the baby can definitely grow up with. I made my daughter a pastel colored quilt a few years ago (my first quilt :-) ) and she told me the other day she wants to paint her room and wants bright colors, especially red. So, I guess the pastel quilt is getting packed away :-( Robbi |
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The chefs at La Pâtisserie by Oven-Fresh Delights satisfy sweet and savory cravings with a menu of handcrafted French-style pastries, sandwiches, and desserts. The Paris-Brest is a traditional dessert inspired by the Tour de France that fills a ring of pastry dough with rich hazelnut cream to resemble the tire of a bicycle or the donuts on strings used to train cyclists. A thick crust bookends raspberries suspended in whipped cream in the framboisier, and long prisms of succès praliné embed sweetened nuts in buttercream sandwiches. Letting influences from French kitchens shine through all the while, cooks stir pots of rich béchamel sauce and assemble croquet-madames, open-faced stacks of brioche, black-forest ham, and three types of cheese. Butter twists into savory dough for croissants, and from the oven drift scents that hint at spinach and leek quiches.
Today's Groupon gets you $60 worth of French cuisine for $30 at Aquarelle Restaurant Français, the elegant restaurant the Austin Chronicle calls "one of a handful of restaurants bold enough to offer rabbit, sweetbreads, and other organ meats to the sometimes squeamish Austin palate." It serves gourmet cuisine, such as black truffles and fresh duck foie gras, in a romantic turn-of-the-century home in downtown Austin.
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A historic marker may be all that's left of the original Alexander's Distillery, which washed away in a flood in 1865, but that's not to say that the current reincarnation doesn't aim to recreate its predecessor's ambiance. Amid traditional decor elements such as dark, rich woods and scrolled silver platters, guests dine on elegant dishes from a seasonally rotating menu. Entrees have included everything from coq au vin to Black Angus tenderloin filet, which pair perfectly with desserts such as crème brûlée. Alexander's also offers prix-fixe chef's choice menus that include an appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert for each guest, with optional wine pairings available for those who know the proper way to pull out a wine cork using their teeth.
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Today, sandwichsmiths at seven locations serve up everything from lena, certified rib-eye steaks?onions, peppers, cheese, and mushrooms included?to the Texas bacon barbecue burger, which understandably includes bacon, barbecue sauce, and a strange resemblance to the state of Texas. Phil's certified grill experts bring 40 hours of training to prepare chicken breasts marinated with 17-ingredients and hand chop fresh vegetables and cheeses. An array of Philly sandwiches, grilled salads, gyros plates, and wraps round out the menu. The ownership's commitment to hard work, passion, and fine meats have also spawned franchising opportunities for those looking to launch their own little bit of Phil's.
Behind the stone arches of a Spanish colonial-style building, Hemingway Restaurant & Bar's artfully exposed ductwork, stark right angles, and halo of flat-screen TVs belie the homespun quality of its regional Texan fare. Servers burden the heavily lacquered wood tables with hearty platters of 14-ounce steaks, fresh local fish, stuffed poblano peppers, and burgers topped with surprising flourishes, including roquefort cheese, olive tapenade, or applewood-smoked bacon. A full bar serves wines, premium cocktails, and craft beer such as Austin Amber and Buckethead IPA on draft. Outside, guests can dine alfresco alongside their dogs or diners dressed as their dogs.

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Bryan School of Business and Economics Graduation and Award Ceremony
Special Events Center (East Wing,) Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2:30pm, Friday, May 8, 2015
**Graduates must arrive by 1:00 pm **
There is no rehearsal for the Bryan School Graduation and Awards Ceremony, which is coordinated by the Bryan School Dean's Office. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Bryan Undergraduate Student Services via email at email@example.com.
Caps and Gowns
All participants must be dressed in full academic regalia. This includes cap, gown, and tassel. Masters degree students must also wear hoods; please see the University Bookstore for proper hood colors according to your degree. The last date for ordering graduation regalia is April 17th (for doctoral candidates the deadline is March 2oth).
You can find out more about the Graduation Celebration at the following web page, http://www.uncg.edu/reg/CommencementCentral.html
RSVP – Submit by Wednesday, April 23, 2014
You must RSVP for the Bryan School ceremony by Wednesday, April 23, 2014.
Parking and Tickets
Parking and attendance will be free of charge with no required passes or tickets for students or guests.
Guest Seating
Guests may arrive with the graduate or just prior to the beginning of the ceremony. This is not a ticketed event, so seating is on a first come, first served basis. The earlier guests arrive, the better chance they have of getting the seats they prefer. Doors will open for seating at 1:30pm. The doors will close promptly at 2:25 pm in order to start the graduation procession.
This is a very special day for you and your family and friends. We hope everyone enjoys the event. However, please keep in mind that small children and babies may cause a distraction during the ceremony.
INSTRUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW FOR MAY 8th CEREMONY:
Assembling Prior to Ceremony – Be there at 1:00pm on Friday, May 8th!
All graduation participants, dressed in full academic regalia, must meet in the foyer of the Special Events Center NO LATER than 1:00pm. ALL GRADUATES MUST SIGN IN AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. In order to ensure a place in the graduation lineup, you must register and receive a name card. Keep this name card with you throughout the ceremony! When you cross the stage, you will hand this name card to Dr. Joy Bhadury, Associate Dean. He will read your name as you are receiving your diploma cover.
Processional, Welcome and Introduction
Graduates will be lined up by order in which they will march. Ceremony marshals will lead the graduates to their seats. Remain standing until directed by Dean Banks to be seated. Dean Banks will welcome the graduates, faculty, and guests and provide a short introduction into the program.
Student and Faculty Awards
Recognition of students and faculty receiving awards will follow the introduction. If your name is called to receive an award, please exit your seat to the nearest aisle and approach the stage from the right. Once you have received your award exit the stage on the opposite side and return to your seat.
Graduate Recognition – Don't forget your card!
Diploma covers will be awarded directly thereafter. A ceremony marshal will direct graduates to the stage. Beginning with the first row, graduates will exit their seats to the right. One row at a time, they will approach the stage from the right side. Subsequent rows of graduates will remain seated until directed to the stage by a ceremony marshal. Remember to bring your name card with you when you approach the stage. When your name is called, approach the Dean to receive his congratulations and cross the stage to accept your diploma cover from your Department Chair. Accept the diploma cover with your left hand and use your right hand to shake hands with the Department Chair. A ceremony marshal will direct you back to your seat.
YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA ON GRADUATION DAY! You will receive your diploma cover at the ceremony, and your diploma will be sent to you by mail after all degree clearances are completed by the university.
As each graduate is handed his/her diploma, a picture will be taken by a professional photographer. You will receive an email from the photographer with a link to their website, www.photospecialties.com, and a password that allows you to view and order your graduation photos online.
After the diploma covers are awarded, graduates will be instructed to stand and a ceremony marshal will direct each row of graduates out of the auditorium. Faculty members will be present in the lobby to meet with graduates and their guests and will be organized in designated areas according to department. Please listen for announcements at the end of the ceremony and check your program for meeting locations, and arrange ahead of time to meet with your guests in these areas after the ceremony.
Special Events Center – East Wing
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
1921 West Lee Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
http://www.uncg.edu/reg/Com/ColiseumInfo.html (includes maps)
Directions to the Greensboro Coliseum Complex including the Arena, Special Events Center, and War Memorial Auditorium.
I-85 South/I-40 West From Burlington, Durham, Raleigh
I-40 West to Greensboro, take Exit 218-B, Freeman Mill Road. Go 1/4 mile and turn left on Coliseum Boulevard. The Complex is two miles on the left.
I-85 North from Charlotte
I-85 North to Greensboro, take Exit 122-B, Freeman Mill Road (clover-leaf). Go 1 1/2 miles and turn left on Coliseum Boulevard. The Complex is two miles on the left.
I-40 East from Winston-Salem
I-40 East to Greensboro, take Exit 216 towards UNCG and continue straight ahead for two miles to the Complex.
Highway 220 North from Asheboro
Highway 220 North to Greensboro turns into Freeman Mill Road. Stay on Freeman Mill Road. After crossing I-85 and I-40, turn left onto Coliseum Boulevard. The Complex is two miles on the left.
Highway 220 South from Virginia
On Highway 220 South to Greensboro, road name changes to Battleground Ave in the city. After crossing Cornwallis, keep right onto Westover Terrace. Continue straight on Westover Terrace which becomes Aycock Street. Continue straight for three miles. Cross Spring Garden Street, pass under the railroad bridge and turn right at the next light on Lee Street (Wendy's on the right). The Complex is one mile on the left. Turn left onto Coliseum Boulevard.
Through Town Directions from Piedmont Triad International Airport
Leave the airport and turn right on Bryan Boulevard. Go eight miles and turn right on Aycock Street. Continue straight for two miles. Cross Spring Garden Street, pass under the railroad bridge, and turn right at the next light on Lee Street (Wendy's on the right). The Complex is one mile on the left. Turn left onto Coliseum Boulevard.
Highway Directions from Piedmont Triad International Airport
Leave the airport and turn left on Bryan Boulevard to Highway 68 South. Follow 68 South to I-40. Go under the bridge and take I-40 East to Greensboro. Take Exit 216 towards UNCG and continue straight ahead for two miles to the Complex.


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For 65 Years, USDA's Magazine Has Helped Guide Co-op Movement
By Patrick Duffey, Communications Specialist, USDA Rural Development
Editor's Note: Duffey was editor of "Farmer Cooperatives" magazine from 1981 until 1992, when he switched to editing USDA's special cooperative reports. The winner of the Klinefelter Award - the industry's highest honor for cooperative communicators - he returned to the editor's chair to produce this special issue of the magazine.
The spring of 1999 marks the
65th anniversary of USDAs journal for cooperatives. The monthly "News for
Farmer Cooperatives," the forerunner of today's bimonthly "Rural
Cooperatives" magazine, was first published by the cooperative research and service
division of the Farm Credit Administration, then an agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. The nation and its agricultural sector were emerging from the Great
Depression when USDA introduced this magazine to help spread knowledge about farmer-owned
cooperatives and what was required to make a success of them.
It appeared quietly, with little fanfare in
April 1934. Although initially limited in circulation, word of its existence spread and
demand for copies grew. The original issues were just 12 typewritten pages.
Like any publication with an extended life, the
content, style and even the name of the magazine evolved over the years to suit the
conditions of its day. In December 1953, FCA separated from USDA and became an independent
regulatory and farm credit system promotion agency. USDAs Farmer Cooperative Service
was formed at the same time, and assumed responsibility for the magazine, the name of
which was shortened to "Farmer Cooperatives."
Upon his retirement as governor of the Farm Credit Administration, E.A. Jaenke, left, is congratulated by "Giff" Hoag, his executive assistant and long-time editor of this journal.
In its 65-year span, the
publication has had 10 editors. The third one, the late W Gifford ("Giff') Hoag,
later went on to become executive assistant to E.A. Jaenke, then governor of the FCA. In a
book he wrote about FCA/FCS, Hoag, who served the agency for 41 years, recalled,
"It's amazing that the one-year-old FCA could find time to launch a new educational
publication. It was trying to help the Federal Land Banks (FLBs) handle thousands of loan
applications. The banks had closed $27 million in loans in one day that year, more than
the entire year 1932. FCA was launching 600 local Production Credit Associations (PCAs)
and the 13 Banks for Cooperatives. Usually, in times of stress in cooperatives,
educational and informational programs are the first to feel the pinch."
Hoag continued, "A year later, President
Franklin Roosevelt closed all commercial banks. The bank holiday lasted several days. In
succeeding months, the president asked any farm family whose farm was being foreclosed to
wire him. Wires and letters inundated the FCA and the Federal Land Banks." The
ensuing flood of communications from farmers took a three-shift stenographers' pool to
handle, he said. "Creditors were being asked to delay foreclosures until the FLBs
could try to refinance (loans). FCA recruited hundreds of people and expanded its
appraisal staff from 200 to more than 5,000 in less than a year."
Many cooperatives failed and countless others
were struggling financially. "The Banks for Cooperatives were being staffed to meet
the challenge," Hoag said. The organization of PCAs across the country had been
completed, thus giving farmers access to operating money for the year.
Hoag joined discussions with Cooperative
Commissioner Frank Peck and Information and Extension Director Ed Reid when they agreed to
develop a monthly publication as an important part in communicating with farm supply and
marketing cooperatives. At first, there were no photos in the magazine, although an
occasional graph was used to illustrate research. Within two years, "News for Farmer
Cooperatives" was being printed in a slick magazine format, began using
black-and-white photographs and often ran more than 20 pages per issue.
USDA magazine editor Beryle Stanton was credited for carrying the banner for the first National Cooperative Month observance.
During the editorship of the
late Ms. Beryle Stanton, who worked with both Val Sherman and Hoag in FCA during World War
II, more visuals, including cartoons, came into use to illustrate ideas. She encouraged
many people from the cooperative community to write articles for her. From the beginning,
articles were published about the agency's useful research projects, "but (we)
avoided making the magazine only a house organ," Hoag said. The magazine became an
instrument for promoting practices that improved cooperative operations.
Ms. Stanton had the longest tenure of any of
the editors - 21 years, from 1950 to 1971- and had worked on it with Hoag in FCA six years
before that. In 1964, she began carrying the banner for the first national observance of
"October is Cooperative Month.' She saw the swift changes cooperatives had to make
"as they faced hot and cold wars in the mid-century era, struggled to survive
post-war depressions, grew through relative prosperity, geared up for swiftly emerging new
technologies and management practices, and adapted to the fast changing and modernized
People working with cooperatives also changed
during this time. At first, cooperative directors were typically small farm operators with
a limited education. By the late 1960s, many, if not most, co-op directors were well
educated and managed large farm operations, which gave them an expanded perspective in
making decisions on cooperative boards.
"Cooperative employees also adapted to new
agricultural and industrial demands. Women, young farm couples, and youth emerged as
stronger voices and more interested participants in cooperatives." Stanton felt
cooperative people were "a different breed, more giving, and more sophisticated than
they used to be, but they still have that same spirit."
In a final magazine article before FCAs
exit from the USDA in December 1953, FCS Governor C. R. Arnold said the magazine "is
an effective means of helping to coordinate the work of all cooperatives in the country -
credit as well as purchasing, marketing and service organizations. Farmer cooperatives
throughout the country profit from its published results on current research related to
farmer cooperatives, information based on experience of all kinds of farmer cooperatives,
and general educational material on basic cooperative principles and problems."
Gene Ingalsbe was the fifth editor and, like his successors, he came from a newspaper background and later worked as communication specialist for major cooperatives. He spent eight years as managing editor of "Farmland News" for Farmland Industries Inc., and two years editing an agricultural trade magazine before joining USDA. For a time, he was both magazine editor and director of information. He bridged the gap between the early years of the Farmer Cooperative Service and later Agricultural Cooperative Service. He brought modern journalism practices and a professional touch to the magazine.
Patrick Duffey edited the magazine from 1981 to
1993 after spending an earlier 12 years as publicity director and magazine editor with
GROWMARK, Inc., at Bloomington, Ill. Near the end of his tenure, the magazine made the
leap to four-color reproduction. His successor, Dan Campbell, came to USDA after working
for newspapers and as an editor with the Blue Diamond Growers almond cooperative in
California. He continued to emphasize quality photography and in-depth feature articles.
About this time the name of the magazine was changed to "Rural Cooperatives" to
reflect the inclusion of articles dealing with all types of rural cooperatives, although
the emphasis has remained on agricultural co-ops. Campbell was later named deputy director
of public affairs for USDAs Rural Development mission area.
While editors have come and gone and the look
and content of the magazine continues to evolve, the magazine's goal remains much the same
as when founded: to promote the use of cooperatives by rural Americans as an effective way
to improve their quality of life.


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Is your entrepreneurial fire still burning? Still feeling the same spirit as you did when you first launched your business? Many businesses suffer motivational challenges after five to seven years, once the start-up passions have subsided and the business becomes, well, just business.
Answer the following questions to see if you're facing motivational lapses.
- Are you unhappy with work or do you dislike what you're doing, even when you're busy and making money?
- Are you unfocused? Do you dread the coming day when you awaken in the morning?
- Are you abrupt with people--family, peers, clients or vendors? Are you inexplicably on edge with others? Do you have an unexplained feeling of anxiety?
- Has your productivity taken a nose-dive? Does your to-do list never get any smaller? Are you facing the same unfinished projects today as you were last week?
- Have you considered the prospect of taking a full-time job where you do nothing more than your core task and you don't have to handle business development or the finances?


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Family Quotes in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
How we cite our quotes:
Quote #1
It wouldn't work, she said, they would risk what they had if they fell in love too. (3.39)
Blomkvist and Berger have never tried to be a family, or even lovers. This quote indicates it's her choice here. Do you think Blomkvist wants to, though? Could it work if they did try it?
Quote #2
But he was glad that accepted that she could love two men at one time. (3.42)
Yeah, most husbands aren't quite as accepting as Erika's. We get to read more of his perspective on it in the sequel.
Quote #3
Henrik: "Martin was… to tell you the truth, there was a time in his youth when I thought he would follow in his father's footsteps […] but he straightened himself out." (4.191)
This is hideously ironic when we know that Martin really does follow in his father's footsteps.
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Shake It Up | |
Created by | Chris Thompson |
Starring |
Opening theme | "Shake It Up" |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
Production | |
Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
Production company(s) | SOL |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Disney Channel |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Original run | March 30, 2013 | – 2014
Shake It Up is an Indian sitcom airing on Disney Channel India. The series premiered on March 30, 2013. The series is an Indian adaptation of the American show Shake It Up. The series was created by Chris Thompson and RJ Nirja Pathak was guide.
It revolves around the misadventures of best friends Neel (Neeladri) Walia and Yash (Yashpal) Mehta, two confident and energetic 13-year olds who are skilled dancers and are on tue threshold of taking their steps into the world of professional dancing. It airs every Saturday at 10:00 am.[1][2](Now Sundays 10:00 am)
Late in the Summer of 2011, the original Shake It Up was set to premiere. However, due to the popularity of Best Of Luck Nikki, an Indian adaption of Good Luck Charlie, an Indian Version of Shake It Up was put into production. It set to premiere during the summer of 2012 along with The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir. Due to difficulties finding suitable actors, the script was rewritten to include two lead male characters as opposed to female characters like in the American version.
The cast of India's first 3D Dance Film 'ABCD- Anybody Can Dance' with Yugvijay Tiwari and Disney Channel's upcoming buddy comedy series 'Shake It Up' groove to an awesome medley in a special promotional music video which was aired during the first episode of The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir season 2.[3] The first official promo/trailer was aired in the commercial of first episode of Disney Q Family Mastermind.
The Series revolves around the misadventures of best friends Neel (Neeladri) Walia and Yash Mehta, two confident and energetic 13-year olds who are skilled dancers and are on the threshold of taking their steps into the world of professional dancing.
The teenage boys, get their first professional break when they're selected as background dancers on "Shake it Up, Mumbai," a popular TV dance show. Between learning a wide range of new dance styles, navigating the backstage antics at the show, they embark on a rollercoaster ride ofbalancing their new found independence and popularity with the demands of their school and family responsibilities.Some episode were not telecasted actors like Adhithya Vikram and Yugvijay Tiwari gave their appearance.
The show's original concept was for Disney to create a female buddy comedy, only with a dance aspect. The dance concept is Disney's third original series, after The Famous Jett Jackson and Sonny with a Chance, to use a show-within-a-show format. The series is also the first Disney Channel Original Series since So Random! to have more than six primary contracted cast members at one time.This show concept by SHAKE IT UP created by chris tompson. It is an American sitcom in united state Shake It Up.
The show was ordered up as Disney's attempt in its first female buddy show, but with a dance-driven aspect. Initially carrying the working title Dance, Dance Chicago, the original description was described as the journey of two kids on a contemporary American Bandstand-type show. Television producers Chris Thompson, a former writer for Laverne & Shirley and creator of Bosom Buddies and Rob Lotterstein, who had worked on several series including Boy Meets World were assigned to work on the story.
The concept of the show has been noted to be very similar to that of fellow Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, and according to The Sun-Sentinel, Shake It Up is the same approach with dance. Additionally, the show is Disney's third series to have a show-within-a-show following "Silverstone" in The Famous Jett Jackson and "So Random/Mackenzie Falls" in Sonny with a Chance.


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Panama City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Receipt of Child Pornography
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Derryl Lee Sullivan, 54, of Lynn Haven, was sentenced today to serve 97 months in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography.
Sullivan, an engineer employed at Tyndall Air Force Base, pled guilty in September to two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography. The charges were based on evidence that between October 19, 2010, and March 31, 2011, Sullivan downloaded images and videos containing child pornography from a peer-to-peer network.
Sullivan was also sentenced to a 15-year term of supervised release, which he will be required to serve upon completion of his prison sentence.
U.S. Attorney Pamela C. Marsh praised the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bay County Sheriff's Office, whose joint investigation led to the conviction in this case.


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Who is Howard Waldrop, anyway?
Glad you asked. Howard Waldrop is a writer. The next question would be "What does he write?" And that's where the experts are stumped....
Are they science fiction? Are they fantasy? Are they alternate history? Are they from Mars or from Venus?
In the 1970s and 1980s, Howard Waldrop's disorientingly strange/familiar stories made him a famous unknown writer.
They racked up best-of-the-year inclusions and award nominations, sometimes several stories a year in different categories. "Custer's Last Jump" and "Mary Margaret Roadgrader" were nominated for the Nebula in 1977. In 1980, "The Ugly Chickens" captured both the Nebula and the World Fantasy Award, and narrowly evaded the Hugo. In 1983, "Ike at the Mike" was up for the Hugo. In 1986, two Waldrop stories, "Flying Saucer Rock and Roll" and "Heirs of the Perisphere," were nominated for the same Nebula award, placing hardcore Waldrop fans in a schizophrenia-inducing double-bind.
Amid such celebrity, Waldrop himself continued to live below poverty level, volunteering for a top-secret study that helped determine the nutritional limits of using integrity as hamburger helper. As part of this historic experiment, he once pulled a story that had already sold to a big-bucks market in order to place it elsewhere for half the price.
Occasionally stories slipped through to higher-paying markets -- Playboy, Omni, and the like. Howard compensated for these lapses of vigilance by selling his books only to very-high-quality small presses or to publishers who could be counted on not to distribute them.
Award nominations kept racking up: 1987, "The Lions are Asleep This Night," for the Nebula. 1988, "Night of the Cooters" for the Hugo. 1989, "Do Ya, Do Ya Wanna Dance" for the Nebula, and 1990, "A Dozen Tough Jobs," for the same.
And now, SFF.NET, bless its heart, has brought Howard Waldrop to the World Wide Web. So thanks to the wonders of cyberspace, to Howard's uniquely contrarian marketing savvy, and to his inability to keep his stories off the awards short-lists, Howard Waldrop is now a legendary unknown writer.
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It took us over 15 hours of bus travel to get to Pai, Thailand. As we neared the city I was at peace. I knew this is where our new home would be.
We got into town and unloaded from the bus. We rented mopeds for the month and got some lunch. Not even 24 hours before then, we had found a beautiful house online for rent in Pai. We had already called the guy and he was going to meet us and take us to see it.
He met us in town and we followed him in our mopeds. It is 6km out of the city center and the further out of town we drove the more beautiful it got and I started to get teary. I was so excited and had such high hopes.
When we pulled up I could not believe my eyes. It was more beautiful than the pictures on the website portrayed. I was in tears the whole time he was showing us the house and when I went out back there were 2 plumeria trees right outside the door. I totally ruined any chances Jarrett had of negotiating the rental price! He probably could have uped the price and I would have said yes!
They already had all the linens clean and fresh flowers throughout the house. We handed the guy the first month's rent and settled into our new home.
The house is open air and so unique. The guy built it out of teak wood he found and everywhere in the house there are creative nooks and crannies. We feel so lucky and happy. It is built right next to a rice paddy and we fall asleep to the water running through the fields. Today when I was doing dishes a butterfly flew right in, stayed for a couple of minutes and flew out another window.
We are all happy to have a place to call our own for a few months and to explore this beautiful corner of Thailand.
view from my kitchen window
a rice paddy and flowers within steps of our house
the kitchen is so fun, it has beautiful rocks set into the counters and came with all the dishes and crockery we could ever need
living room and cozy couch
beautiful bathroom with stone steps going down to the rain shower and even a cute little frog shower head for the boys
stairway leading up to the other 2 floors and 2 huge back doors to let in a breeze and sunshine
bottles for a window
this is hanging in the living room, it reminds me of Trek
front entrance
garden fountain and swing on the walk up to the house
Koi pond right out of the living room window
a Thai broom, I have been wanting one of these so bad! they make sweeping so zen
a surprise right outside our back door-a play ground!
plumeria tree on the back porch
there is even a play house full of toys
up the stairs
the boys room
I love this painting in the boys room
another porch in between the boys room and our room
lanai upstairs with a hammock (this place is too good to be true)
view from the lanai. there is a little pond below the playground that we can swim and fish in
other side of the lanai, view of the rice fields
amazing spiral staircase to the 3rd floor where there is a tiny little room where you can relax, play or just look at all the beautiful mountains of Thailand
the back of the house
our room, this is when I thought it looked like the mom and dad's room on Swiss Family Robinson. It was really special to me, that movie is very dear to our famliy since it is about a family that leaves their home to find adventure and they also have 3 sons.
the owner's wife had left us fresh flowers
the sign on the bathroom door sealed the deal-hehe
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An MRI machine that lets kids watch a movie while being scanned is housed at our Acute Care Pavilion. We are the only hospital in San Diego with this innovative technology. To make the process even more kid-friendly, the entire MRI suite – including the MRI itself – is decorated in a cartoon sea creature theme. Learn more in the video below.
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Ashley Smith, 22, is the rare "overwhelming social butterfly" you somehow can't help but love. Fellow pastel wig enthusiast Nicki instantly named Ashley "Blondie" and assured her that "five feet and a blondie -- that's a package right there." Could Ashley be the African-American country star Idol's been waiting for? She could sing in any style, I'm sure, but I swear I wanted her to cover Carrie Underwood's entire discography after that effortless spin on "Cowboy Casanova." Granted, she was totally out of breath, but I still think effortless is the right word here. Her whole segment just had me grinning. My favorite part was when she began her vocal with a big ol' "UM…"
Janelle Arthur made it through to Hollywood Week season 10 and Vegas season 11, so she's definitely one to watch. The 22-year-old fitness instructor made a genius move in singing Keith Urban's own "Where the Blacktop Ends" -- Chest Tat was rapping on the desk, yelping "Oh!" at the difficult transitions, and eventually wailing "Yeahhhh! I just love that song!" after he and the song had climaxed. Randy compared Jannelle to a young LeAnn Rimes, Mariah complimented her "pretty demeanor" ("That means a lot, whispered Janelle in a tiny moment that almost made me cry, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME), and Nicki called her effort "a really good job without doing too much" -- a perfect summation. Four yeses!
Formerly homeless street performer and bouncer Rodney Barber, 27, was a hometown hero -- "The Voice of Charlotte." He was certainly loud! Keith called his cover of "I'll Be" "crazy big," which was a nice euphemism for "huh." Rodney was excellent auditions-episode fodder, but I'm guessing he's less "the next American Idol" and more "a great and inspiring man who happens to sing well."
Oh joy! Rapture! Someone at Idol's got a brain. The luminous Candice Glover, 22, got the gentle boot from Steven Tyler after really wailing in a Vegas trio with Jessica Sanchez and DeAndre Brackensick (SIMBA!) The judges righteously stood up following Candice's show-stopping "Syrup and Honey" cover -- well, Randy and Mariah did, while Nicki made up for her laziness by informing Candice of her desire to "skin you and wear you." This is my new favorite audition so far -- I rewound a few times to hear her "Iiiiiiiiiii'm sweet enough" and the powerfully pitched grunt on "makin' a livin'," complete with hand-wringing to match the tightly twisted vocal. Just fabulous. "You are what people in America watch American Idol to hear, to see. I'm not even worthy to critique you," said Nicki. Correct on all counts! Nicki Minaj wants it, Ryan!
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Does Pulling Off The Hidden Ball Trick Make Lax A Sport?
Hey listen I got a whole new level of respect for Lax after watching this clip. I love hidden ball tricks, Fumble-rooskies, fake to 3rd throw to 1st, all that shit. I once executed a hidden ball trick to perfection when I was 14 in Senior Babe Ruth League back in CT. I was playing SS, of course, where all the greats play in Senior Babe Ruth, and my buddy Ant – who years later would bang Kate Moss, was pitching. After a rocket ship double to left, I pretended to give the ball back to Ant on the mound but instead sneakily kept it my glove. After a few seconds, waited for the runner at second to take a few steps off the bag and bam, tagged him for the out. Guy didn't know what hit him. Neither did the umps. Took them 10 minutes to figure out what happened. All due respect but there were probably more people watching our game than there was for this Lax game. Hey it was Senior Babe Ruth. Bottom line though, does this hidden ball trick make you respect Lax more or less as a sport?
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My little one transitioned from swinging a tball bat to a little league bat with ease. He says that it is almost as light as his tball bat but longer and with more pop of course. He tested out a few other bats but this one was the champ. Marucci will bet the bat of choice from now on.
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We bought this bat wanting to try something other than Easton. My son currently owns the Mako and the S3, but the Marucci One has been his bat of choice. The balance is great making the bat feel lighter than its actual weight which is a plus because it helped him generate more bat speed. From the store to the field upon first use the "One" has had great pop. We will definitely be purchasing more marucci products in the near future and I would definitely recommend this bat to all young ball players out there. The only con to this bat is the minor paint chipping but this is what happens to any bat that is used frequently.
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As many do, I have problems with that most evil of creatures, the horrible squirrel. They also have two of their minions, chipmunks, living under the slab that makes up my front stoop. I don't have much of a garden, a raised bed I cover for as long as I can and planters, but eventually, the tomatoes are going to get too tall and I have to take the cover off, then the digging will begin. Also, the planters in the front really can't be covered and I am TIRED of the chipmunks making off with my veggies I grow there.
Has anyone tried mulching with the spikey gum tree balls? I was thinking that maybe the sly little rodents wouldn't like having their feet poked. Or, will they just push them to one side and laugh their furry butts off? |
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Most everything I have seen about the fruit of the Osage Orange as a repellent is anecdotal and what little I find from research says too little research has been done to know whether the fruits really are effective. I have seen squirrels and chipmunks repeled, apparently, by fresh fruits and I have seen them ignore fruits a couple of weeks old. |
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I used to use liquidambar seed pods for cats. They work for a while. Not sure if they would work on squirrel. Give 'er a whirl and find out. Dan |
kimmsr, I mean sweet gum tree balls, not osage orange; that's a whole different thing. I know those will keep cockroaches out of your house though...at least that's what they say here. I know where to get a bunch of gum balls, so I may try it. Thanks guys! |
I'd expect that the gumballs would be more useful for cats than rodents. Be sure to report back with your observations. |
I can almost hear the squirrels laughing. And we're talking EVIL cackles at that. I came home yesterday to find the three of the petunias in my window boxes dug completely up, just sitting there like I'd never planted them. So, I got my spiky gumballs and mulched away. Tonight I come home to find....my petunias dug up. It was even the SAME petunias they pulled up yesterday. And the gumballs were just shoved aside, or tossed on the patio. Nasty foul little rodents. But now I know. Thanks to all who answered! |
Something that has always worked for me is a heavy sprinkle of Cayenne powder. Helps keep them out of the bird feeders, too. |
I find about the same thing about sweet gum, "Liquidambar styraciflua" as Osage Orange. Some people report good deterrent capabilities while others report none. The rinds of citrus fruit are a good deterrent, until they dry out so that may be the same thing with these. |
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SpaBerry Pegged for New High Rise Development – SpaBerry Takes Urban Living to a New Level
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The Park has just taken "Urban Living" a major step forward and have done what no other high-rise in North America has ever done before. A first for Calgary…a first for Canada…and first for the world…The Park is raising the bar for the urban lifestyle by offering personal luxury spas from SpaBerry to over 100 decks.
"We wanted to give our customers who have been asking us for spas what they wanted. The SpaBerry fits perfectly into our clients' lifestyles and is designed specifically with downtown condo living in mind" says Richard Lobsinger…VP of Sales & Marketing for the Park
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Ohhohh That Smell
By Vance D. Fiegel, CWS Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
We have all walked into a swimming pool facility, health club, or small motel and immediately recognized that "chlorine" smell emanating from the pool. We have grown to accept the odor and the other side effects of chlorine disinfection as the price paid to have a sanitary swimming pool. The odor and many of these side effects are not actually caused by the chlorine, but are the by-products of chlorine disinfection. Chlorine and bromine are common aquatic system disinfectants and are very effective at killing bacteria. They, and their halogen brothers fluorine and iodine, are all effective sanitizers because they are strong oxidizers (oxidation is the way bacteria is killed). Halogens, like chlorine, are all one electron short of filling their outer electron shell. They are always looking for another compound from which to steal an electron (oxidize). However, their oxidative power is not limited to just attacking bacteria.
Disinfection by-products (DBP) are formed when chlorine oxidizes organic compounds. These organic compounds are found in bacteria and many are critical for the bacteria to live and thrive. However, a lot of organic compounds are naturally present in our water, and putting people into the water introduces even more of these materials (dead skin cells, sweat, urine, etc). When chlorine interacts and oxidizes these organic compounds, it results in a tremendous amount of newly created compounds…but, these now contain chlorine (DBP). We generally classify some of these as combined chlorine or chloramines. It has now been established that many of these DBP are toxic, and while most remain in the water, some are quite volatile and released from the water into the air (i.e. chloroform). These DBP are what we recognize as that "chlorine" smell.
In short, chlorine is going to cause a reaction with anything in its path, and some of these reactions are going be toxic. So, that funky "pool smell" isn't the chlorine. It's the dark side of chlorine's work.
Research at Embro Corporation (Creative Water Solutions' sister company) is actively investigating the process by which DBP are formed, and the levels of DBP in swimming pools and spas. Our early results have demonstrated that Sphagnum moss leads to a reduction in DBP levels within the first few months of use in a swimming pool. Pointing to the importance of this research are the increasing numbers of scientific articles documenting production of toxic DBP in aquatic systems. They illustrate increased health problems for those experiencing high exposure to these compounds, including competitive and avid recreational swimmers. Stay tuned to our newsletter and website for the newest results of our research in this area.
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Preventing Biofilm Formation in Spas
Now that you've flushed your spa once, twice or as many times as it takes to get it all out, how can you prevent biofilm from forming again?
Remember – biofilm forms when bacteria in solution adhere to a surface, divide and cover themselves with a protective layer of slime (mucopolysaccaride). Learn more at Montana State University's CBE site.
You could try to completely sterilize your spa and the spa water and keep it sterile; drain the spa and use fresh water every week; use a flush to remove all biofilm once or twice a month and replace the water; OR you can prevent formation of biofilm while killing all swimming bacteria. Let's look at each one.
The Hard Way:
Sterilize your spa and water
There is no easy way to sterilize every surface in your spa short of sending it to an industrial sterilization facility that uses high power x- rays. Even if that was done, the water placed into the spa would have to be sterilized, and you couldn't use the spa because the second you stepped into the spa the bacteria on your skin would quickly repopulate the spa water and the spa surface. In my research laboratory, we conduct many experiments under sterile conditions and keep the systems sterile. The amount of work and equipment in addition to training required to accomplish that is enormous.
Drain the spa and use fresh water every week
This is essentially how commercial spa operators try to keep their spas within health department guidelines. They often use a measurement called "total dissolved solids" to determine when to dump the water and start fresh. Depending on the bather load, this could be done twice a week or weekly. The water is then treated with a sanitizer like chlorine to keep the bacteria count in the water within safe limits. This approach uses a lot of water, takes a lot of time, and does nothing to address the formation of biofilm in the spa. With the biofilm present in the spa, any excess bacterial challenge or change in bather load will "tip the balance" of the water and require more frequent water changes.
Use a flush to remove all biofilm once or twice a month and replace the water
As we discussed in my last blog (September 23, 2009), we now have an effective flush system that efficiently remove biofilm from surfaces and keeps it in solution. When the spa is drained, the biofilm goes out with the water. With fresh water and sanitizer in the spa, new biofilm will form over time requiring reflushing and fresh water. Theoretically, the water should last longer between changes than the previous scenario, but with frequent spa use, flushing would have to be done once or twice a month. The same problems as above make this treatment plan a real problem.
The Easy Way:
Prevent the formation of biofilm and control the number of swimming bacteria
This solution is ideal. Up until the discovery that certain species of moss prevent the formation of biofilm, this was a just a theoretical possibility. We know that sanitizers like chlorine and bromine are very effective killers of bacteria that swim. We now know that these same sanitizers are absorbed by biofilm and fail to kill all the bacteria within the biofilm.
Here's how we now think this works: Combining the moss with sanitizer solves the problem. The moss prevents biofilm from forming, allowing the sanitizers to efficiently do their work on planktonic (swimming) bacteria. The moss also inhibits bacteria from dividing, so there are fewer swimming bacteria to kill. Combined with the moss's ability to remove heavy metals from water and stabilize pH, the spa water becomes stable, clean, clear and safe. See the video on our website for more information about biofilm and moss.
Biofilm, Medical Devices, Your Pool or Spa
Last week we talked about biofilm, the microscopic colony of bacteria that lives where water, bacteria and any surface meet. Scientists who study bacteria in the laboratory have known about biofilm for 10-15 years. It has taken that long for the laboratory bench research to impact our daily lives and biofilm impacts just about everything. Think about it: combine water, a surface and bacteria and you have instant biofilm.
Biofilm: A Slime City
A recent article in the July/August 2009 issue of Discover by Wendy Orent called "Slime City" talked about biofilm and its impact on medicine and implanted medical devices. She did a great job describing what is known about biofilm and how it causes serious diseases and problems in the body. View the article: http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/17-slime-city-germs-talk-each-other-plan-attacks/?searchterm=Slime
The same biofilm that coats medical devices, your teeth, or an infected bone or wound covers every surface of your pool or spa. All disinfectants such as chlorine, bromine, ozone, cooper or silver are effective killers of bacteria that swim in the water. Unfortunately, that's only 1-2% of the bacteria that populate a pool or spa. The rest are safely protected from the disinfectants by biofilm.
The colony in biofilm is static. It is alive just like a city. The bacteria move, send off microscopic streamers of biofilm containing bacteria to settle on other surfaces, send off microscopic balls of biofilm to roll along the surface to start a new colony, and provide a nursery for bacteria to multiply and replace those that die off.
A Slime City in your pool or spa?
You see the effects of the biofilm streamers when your spa forms foam on the surface of the water. Biofilm free water in a spa doesn't foam. The air bubbles injected into the water from the jets come to the surface and pop. Biofilm in pools and spas cause the rings and scale on the pool sides. It also causes cloudy water.
Recently, the scientists at the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University (http://www.erc.montana.edu/) discovered that biofilm causes corrosion of metals. At the interface of the metal surface and the biofilm the pH is around 1 and there is a small electrical current produced by the bacteria. The combination can cause electrolysis of almost all metals.
Think of your spa or pool's heater cores, motors, seals and metal fittings. The microscopic biofilm is slowly eating the metal causing mechanical failures that are costly to replace.
The take home message is that biofilm is a major contributor and cause of most problems in pools and spas. So, how do you get rid of it? Tune in next week for more.
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With summer just around the corner, it is time for an update about Team Fun Watersports. Its been a great eight years, but Team Fun will no longer be offering watersports services. Blake has taken a full time role with Waterski and Wakeboard Canada as the National Manager of Sport Development.
Don't worry though! All of your watersports needs can be covered by The Wake Institute. All staff from Team Fun Watersports will now be working under the umbrella of The Wake Institute. Blake will be occupied this summer with his role at WSWC, offering coach training programs across Canada and helping with all Waterski and Wakeboard National Championships. However, you just might catch him coaching at The Wake Institute a little this summer. Please contact Jay and Ally for information and bookings.
Thank you to all past clients and staff. Its been fun! – Skiya later
The weather is nice, the lakes are warming up and I'm back in Ontario from a successful year at UNBC working on my Masters. Well actually I skied over 100 days at Whistler and have been on the mountain bike almost every day for the last two months. I did find time for writing the first draft of my thesis, I presented at a cycle tourism conference in Australia and have a paper currently going through the publication process for a tourism journal.
Regardless, I'm excited to be back in Ontario and I am looking forward to a great summer!
The Ranch is awesome! If you like wakeboarding you should check it out.
I drop in for a quick ride there in late July and it was super fun! Check out the quick edit of the ride: here
Its on!
Team Fun is back and better then ever for 2011!
This is an exciting summer as Team Fun has partnered with Summer Water Sports to run Ontario Place Extreme (OPX) waterski shows. The shows will run Tuesday to Sunday and there will be 3 shows per day at 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30. Come down to Ontario Place and check out OPX!
Team Fun will still be operating as normal during summer 2011 in the Kawartha Lakes area.
The 2010 Voleurz Clothing is here and the wake team is modeling it! Check out this sweet gear, followed by some sick riding shots of Jay and Ally taken by Andy Campbell, thanks Andy!
Team Fun begun out of an idea: wakeboarding because it was fun. Jay and I believed so strongly in watersports for the right reason (fun), that we wanted to spread that stoke. I don't think that dream will ever die. However, the dream and business need to evolve. We are all very excited about the future of Team Fun and watersports in Ontario.
Starting in 2010, Team Fun will look very different. Everyone in the team is starting to find their own niche in the world of watersports and the change represents that. As a result, a new component has been created – http://thewakeinstitute.com/ The Wake Institute has in reality existed for several years. However, this year it is officially becoming a separate entity. The Wake Institute is the "in our boat" side of the business. This includes lessons and clinics with Jeremy's beautiful 40th Anniversary X-Star and the Rail Park at Jay and Ally's place. In addition, The Wake Institute will continue to promote female specific lessons, events and clinics.
After 12 years of teaching watersports to over 10,000 people, I have also found my niche. I will continue to offer "in your boat" training. With the help of Jay and Buckeye Marine, I started this program several years ago and it has been awesome for me. I thoroughly enjoy visiting customer's cottages and boats to spend time enjoying watersports with their families. I will continue to offer this service under the Team Fun name.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who has been a part of Team Fun over the last 6 years. All of the customers (especially the Carter's) who have helped us become a strong team and help us expose so many of your friends and family to the sport we love. To all the staff, Jay, Ashley, Alex, Jeremy, Tessa, Ally, Erika, Adam, Brett, Andy, Jeff and everyone else who has spent countless hours building rails, setting up and taking down events and supporting our sometime crazy plans to promote and enjoy the sport. Finally, our sponsors and families (who are the best sponsors): Buckeye Marine, Buckeye Surf and Snow, Dockstart Distribution (Liquid Force and CWB), Curtis Ski School, Jermyn Lumber, The Poole Family, The Eckford family and everyone else who has helped us along in the this venture. On a personal, note I would like to thank Jay for continuing to provide me with the stoke to keep this dream alive.
Looking Forward to Summer 2010!
Blake Rowsell
-The Team Fun Crew dominated the Canadian National Wakeboard Championships. Congratulations to student Harrison Carter: 3rd place at Canadian Nationals! Student Jenn Evans: 1st in girls, and Throw it Down.ca creator Ally Boothroyd placed 1st in female Wakeskate. A great ending to the summer. Excellent work to the whole team!


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yesterday, today, tomorrow
I'm totally making this type of post a weekly thing because WOOHOO EASY AND INFORMATIVE!
Yesterday I…
- worked my tail off. A client from years ago was having a minor/major crisis with a hacker so I spent the large part of the afternoon rebuilding the site. Plus other work things and by dinnertime, my brain was fried. I'm finding that I'm slightly out of practice with the heavy duty coding and programming! But I'll get my brain back in shape soon! I hope!
- did yoga before starting to work in the morning.
- took a break in the middle of the day to have a meeting to plan the Valentine's Day party for Maggie's class. I'm the head party planner for this one! The initial meeting setup etc was boring and kinda hand-wringy for various PTO-Rule reasons, but now that we're moving onto the crafty and game part of the planning, I'm excited.
- was in the sheets by 8:30pm and did nothing but play Candy Crush and beat a level I was stuck on for about two weeks while random primetime tv was on in the background. I was getting a sore throat so I sucked on some zinc lozenges and said some Hail Marys and passed out before 10pm. PARTY ANIMAL.
Today I…
- WORKED AGAIN! Normally I do every other day (I find the kids are better with daycare if it's not multiple days in a row, they get worn out and grumpy) but there's no school tomorrow for Maggie so I switched things up. I also kicked some butt with work stuff, finished rebuilding the site from yesterday and took care of other miscellaneous things that have been hanging out on my To Do List for a while.
- am making tacos for dinner. TACO THURSDAY!
- woke up without a sore throat! Still a little scratchy, but I'm hoping it's just winter dry air and no major germs lurking around. I deny the germs their request to take up residence. Sorry, germs *eats more zinc*
- got simultaneously grossed out and amused by Maggie's loose tooth. She looks like Nanny McPhee and we both giggled for a full five minutes at this picture.
Tomorrow I…
- will have all three kidlets here with me all day. I'm going to try to fold a few loads of laundry but other than that, I won't be setting any productivity goals for the day. Lessons learned, and all that.
- hope the girls don't fight all day. SIGH.
- might get to see my sister and nephew if they decide to come over for a playdate (everything with kids is tentative, so we'll see what happens!)
- plan to make something for dinner in the crockpot. Lazy day.
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That Nanny McPhee comparison is HILARIOUS. Haaaaaaaa.
I just looked at it again and laughed some more.
Oh, I really love this style of post. I'm actually at a loss for what to put on my blog this week and this just might be perfect!
Anyway, you are so productive! Here's hoping your day with the kids went well. Oh, and the Nanny McPhee resemblance is uncanny! ;) Thanks for the smile and the inspiration!
Okay the Nanny McPhee thing is still hilarious, a week later (so behind on blog reading!) and also I am totally making your/April's yesterday/today/tomorrow thing a Thing for me too. SO.


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I just picked up two of the new Cree LED light bulbs from Home Depot, a 6 watt, 2700K, 450 lumen and a 9.5 watt, 2700K, 800 lumen. After playing with them for a bit at home, but not at my cabin where they will eventually go, I have mixed feelings about them. Here are the pros and cons as I see them - ignoring the already commonly known drawbacks of CFL's:
- Efficiency. The bulbs were spot on after warming up at 6W (40W) and 9.5W (60W) respectively. The power factor for both was 0.96. The Phillips 40W equivalent CFL's I currently use consume 9.6 watts with a 0.57 power factor. The Cree gives me a substantial 37% power savings over the equivalent CFL.
- Color. The soft white bulbs look good to me, although I'm not a color snob. If I had to compare them to an incandescent, I'd say they're a bit more yellow to my eyes.
- Bulb temperature. The bulb itself is relatively cool to the touch, much more so than an incandescent and even a CFL. The Cree does have what seems to be a ceramic ring around the base of the bulb that does get hot, although not as much as an incandescent.
- Safety-coated glass. While not absolutely necessary, it is a nice touch.
- Size. The Cree bulb was taller than I expected. It was tall enough that it protruded from the top of my dining room light fixture. Here are it's dimensions compared to a standard incandescent and Phillips Mini Twist CFL:
Cree 6W LED: height = 4.75", width = 2.41"
40W incandescent: height = 4.29", width = 2.35"
Phillips 9W CFL: height = 3.24", width = 1.81"
- Light direction. Cree claims the bulbs are omnidirectional, but I don't find that to be the case. When I installed one of the bulbs in my hanging light fixture, there was a conspicuous lack of light directed toward the bottom and top - enough so that I would not want to use them in that location (see pics below). Their "filament tower", as they call it, actually directs most of the light to the sides. I did install the 9.5W bulb in a light fixture with a shade, and the directional effect is minimized.
The Cree bulb is on the left.
In the end, I probably won't be using many of these in my house. I will, however, install them throughout my cabin where they don't need to meet the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor). The majority of my energy use in wintertime at my cabin is lighting, and it's also when I will be producing the least amount of solar power. A 37% savings in power for lighting will definitely help extend my battery capacity.


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PROJECT X - Blu-ray review
The best thing about 2012's "Project X": It's only eighty-eight minutes long.
The second best thing about "Project X": Even if you watch the extended cut, it's only ninety-four minutes.
The worst thing about "Project X": "Project X."
The keep-case cover boasts that the movie comes "from producer Todd Phillips, the director of 'The Hangover.'" What it doesn't say is that Phillips was also responsible for the hopelessly inane "Road Trip," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Hangover II."
With "Project X," Phillips was apparently attempting to capitalize on the successes of pseudo-documentary films like "The Blair Witch Project," "Cloverfield," and "Paranormal Activity" in order to create the illusion of a real-life event, the "most epic teen party of all time," that never could have taken place. Phillips hired relatively unknown actors for the movie to give it an intentionally documentary-like feel; used jerky, shaky, digital camera work to simulate a home-movie effect; and hired a first-time feature-film director, Nima Nourizadeh, to handle the routine directing chores. The result is every bit as bad as the idea behind it.
Knowing that nobody was going to fall for the idea of simply a home movie about a wild party, Phillips and writers Michael Bacall and Matt Drake filled it with as much profanity, sex, nudity, drugs, drinking, and outrageous behavior they could come up with. Nothing helped, not even the additional profanity, sex, nudity, drugs, and drinking of the extended cut. It's just infantile nonsense, where young people are out for supposedly harmless fun, and parents, police, and neighbors are all idiots.
Still, I suppose there are people out there looking for sleazy, vicarious thrills who will enjoy it. And these same people will undoubtedly reject any of my criticisms as coming from some old fart who can no longer appreciate youthful fun. Be that as it may, bad is bad, and this movie is bad on almost every level.
Anyway, the place is North Pasadena, California, in a pleasant, upper-middle-class neighborhood, and the time is the present. Thomas Cubb (Thomas Mann) is turning seventeen, and his best friends Costa (Oliver Cooper) and J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown) are determined to throw him the biggest birthday party ever, whether he likes it or not. Because Thomas's parents will be conveniently out of town the day of Thomas's birthday, Costa and J.B. decide to throw the party at Thomas's house. When they do, all hell breaks loose.
Now, here's the thing: All three friends are rejects, losers, at school; they're nerds and dorks, with very few friends outside their tiny circle. They really want to throw the party to prove how cool they are to the rest of their high school classmates; they want to fit in, to belong. Another friend, a weirdo named Dax (Dax Flame), follows them around every minute with a video camera, shooting their every move from beginning to end. Fair enough, except that the filmmakers make the party so obscenely grotesque and gargantuan in size, there is no sense of reality about any of it. Thus, we wind up with the filmmakers working at odds with themselves, trying to make something entirely unreal look authentic.
Costa is the instigator and ringleader of the plan; he's from New Jersey, where he says they really know how to throw a party, and he's determined they be "big-time playas." However, big-time playas have to throw big-time parties, so....
They spread the word around about the party through every conceivable means: invitations, word of mouth, flyers, the Internet, Craig's List, the local radio station; and they ask everyone who's coming to "bring people" with them. I told you it was silly. On the night of the party, about 1500 people show up, literally, including a busload of college coeds, even a Playboy model, and every single one of them is beautiful or handsome. What are the odds?
The movie's first half hour or so sets up the arrangements for the party; the final sixty minutes or so detail the events of the party itself, which in the hands of Phillips and his crew turns into a voyeuristic orgy, with no plot and no serious characterizations, just preposterous things getting wildly out of hand.
The movie looks as though it cost about $200 for materials and an equal amount to hire a cast. Then, using various digital cameras to obtain the home-movie effect they wanted, with intentionally bad camera work concentrating mostly on girls' butts and breasts, the filmmakers get the desired cheapie, amateurish effect they were looking for. Even with so many attractive girls to look at, the movie proves painful to watch.
Now, if only a dinosaur had shown up to tear apart a few people or a witch or an evil poltergeist had materialized to scare a few folks to death, the movie might have been at least a little fun. As it is, the party attracts party goers from all over the city, a SWAT team moves in, a nut case with a flame thrower shows up, television reporters arrive, the house and neighborhood get trashed, and the party turns into a drunken riot. And I don't mean a laugh riot.
Yes, Phillips must have thought "Project X" would be the comedy of the year. Instead, it's so totally absurd, it leaves any normal, sensible viewer with his mouth open in wonderment that anyone would make such a mess and call it a movie.
Garbage in, garbage out. Not even the use of a dual-layer BD50 and an MPEG-4/AVC codec can do much to improve upon the soft, flat digital photography; the shaky, blurry camera work; the dark, murky colors; or the anything-but-lifelike facial hues. At least the video engineers didn't skimp on the film's theatrical-ratio 1.85:1 screen size, but that's little compensation.
Warner Bros. use lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio to reproduce the film's soundtrack, which seems a waste of good audio bits. There's a loud, banging low end, and that's about it. The film contains mostly dialogue, supplemented by boomy bass from the musical track. The surround activity is minimal; the frequency response is moderate; the midrange, when you can hear it, is fine; and the bass seems always cranked up to the threshold of pain.
The disc's primary bonuses include the choice of watching the regular theatrical version of the movie or an extended cut that is about six minutes longer. In addition, there are three brief featurettes: "Project X: Declassified," a little over five minutes of talk about the film from some of the filmmakers; "Project X: "Pasadena Three," some six minutes on the casting of the three main characters; and "Project Xpensive: Tallying Up the Damages," about three minutes of talk on how much stuff cost to destroy in the film.
Then, we find a whopping nine scene selections; English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese spoken languages; French, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles; and English captions for the hearing impaired.
Finally, because this is a Combo Pack, we get the movie in high definition on Blu-ray and in standard definition on DVD and UltraViolet, the latter offer expiring June 19, 2014. The BD and DVD come housed in a flimsy Blu-ray Eco-case, further enclosed in a light-cardboard slipcover.
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I'm not entirely sure who the filmmakers were trying to reach with "Project X." My guess is that it was older teens and college students who felt cheated that they never experienced parties like the one depicted in the movie. Of course, no such party ever existed, except perhaps in the minds of a few deluded viewers who would no doubt swear they attended exactly such a party when they were in high school or college. In any case, "Project X" appears to be a way for the filmmakers to make the most inexpensive motion picture they could in order to capitalize on the greatest possible box-office return. If you watch the trailer, you've seen the movie. It's kind of like reality TV. You get what you pay for.


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