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Patch 5.3 PTR: New mount models, achievements
But mount collectors should be happy to note that there has been yet another mount achievement added in with patch 5.3. Mount Parade is earned by collecting 200 mounts, and offers two uniquely colored mounts as rewards. Alliance players will receive the Armored Blue Dragonhawk, and Horde players will receive the Armored Red Dragonhawk. Wowhead has models of both versions available for viewing -- and frankly, they're really well done. I wasn't sure what to expect with yet another dragonhawk to pile on the collection, but the detail in these models is pretty stunning.
Also datamined with the latest round of the 5.3 PTR was the warhorse pictured above. There doesn't appear to be a file for it on Wowhead at this time, but the 3D model is viewable by checking Wowhead's latest news post. As of yet there's no news on what this horse is, where it drops, or if it's even available to players in the next patch. However, another mount has been added to the list -- the Brawler's Burly Mushan Beast. At the moment there is no model available for the mount, but the name suggests that perhaps the Brawler's Guild will be seeing some pretty cool rewards soon.
As a mount collector, I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the new reward models -- but I'd love to hear what you guys think. Would you rather have seen something else? What do you think of the warhorse? And don't forget to check out Wowhead for a look at the 3D models for the new mounts.
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Change in Directors or Principal Officers
On December 30, 2013, Warren D. Knowlton submitted notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors ("Board") of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Company") effective as of December 31, 2013. Mr. Knowlton informed the Board that he is resigning in order to focus on personal and other business commitments and that his resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
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July 14, 2014--From April through October, guests to Montpelier have the opportunity to visit three experiential venues around the site: the Gilmore Cabin—a freedman's farm, the Hands-On Tool Tent, and the Demonstration Kitchen Tent. The focus of this post, and future posts, will be to highlight a selection of Madison-era recipes prepared in our Kitchen Tent.
July 6, 2014 - Over the past ten months, Chance Copperstone, an Applied Archaeology M.A. student at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, has been analyzing the animal bone recovered from the Stable Quarter, South Yard, Tobacco Barn Quarter and the Field Quarter.
July 4, 2014 - White House-backed group to study Madisonian concepts of government.
June 25, 2014 - Award-winning civics curriculum training at Montpelier's Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution to be led by University of Richmond Professor of Law Henry L. Chambers, Jr.
June 21, 2014. This winter and spring Archaeologist Sam Henderson has spent her time analyzing plant remains collected from the three early 19th century slave quarters excavated at Montpelier as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
June 9, 2014 - Last week, Montpelier archaeologists made an exciting discovery that changes our understanding of the Montpelier landscape and reveals new questions to investigate!
May 13, 2014 - Hampton-Sydney's David Marion and international human rights advocates convene at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution to explore the Madisonian approach to human rights issues.
May 1, 2014 - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies of Richmond, Virginia places third in the 27th Annual We the People National Finals.
Wrapping up the winter metal detecting expeditions atop Chicken Mountain, Montpelier Archaeology returns to the mansion in hopes of learning how the plantation landscape changed after James and Dolley returned to Montpelier from Washington.
April 24 - Professor of History and Political Science Emertitus at Syracuse University, foremost biographer of James Madison, and founding member of The Montpelier Foundation, Ralph Ketcham, Ph.D., shares insight and reflections on the significance of James Madison's library.
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Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 6:50
Let me preface this by saying I know spider plants are usually propagated from the babies :) But my spider had some seed pods and I'm curious if anyone has grown spiders from seeds? And if so how? Thanks! Sarah |
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- Posted by teengardener1888 NY Albany 5a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 8:16
I have. It takes patience. Wait until the pod dries out and sow in sterile seed starting mix water and seal in plastic wrap. The seeds will sprout within 2 weeks to a month. When this happens remove the package and make shure it does not dry out. Whithin a year it will obtain some size. Just to add all seeds are either all green or all white(the white die due to no chloroplast) |
- Posted by a1pha_fema1e 4 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 10:09
Thanks! Can I take the pod out before it is completely dry? Some opened before the pod was dried completely and the seeds fell out and I lost them. Sterile seed starting soil with water? Or is there some other sterile seed starting product? How do I sterilize the soil? The soil I have does not say it is sterile... Thanks!! |
- Posted by Pelargonium none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 16:03
You can sterilize soil in the stove, bake it for a while on fairly hight temperature - others may know how long and how hot, but half an hour may do, I guess. You may also use perlite or vermiculite, no need to sterilize those. |
- Posted by pumpkineater2 9b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Jun 23, 13 at 0:06
I grew some from seed. The seedpods took forever to mature. I put them in a jiffy greenhouse seed starter. At first I didnt know that it would take a week or two for them to grow and I was about to throw them away when I saw little green spikes coming out of the soil. They got huge really fast! The green ones grow way faster than the varigated ones. I know this because I have a varigated plantlet that I rooted from the same plant that the seeds came from and it is several months older than the seedlings I grew but the plants from the seeds are now waaaaay bigger than the cutting. Good luck to you with your seeds! |
There are two YouTube videos about growing Spider Plants from seed, that someone might be interested in seeing: Spider plant seeds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-1FY0LE04M (i.e. getting them) Growing Spider Plants from Seeds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb-MK8-1V44 (what to do with them) |
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Why Don't They Get It?
A Critique of the Current State of the Photographic Industry
This essay is about the photographic industry, not photography per-se. But since
a long page without illustrations can be boring I've included some of my recent
photographs as visual compliment. These photographs bear no relation to the
text, but if the essay bores you hopefully the images will have made turning
to this page worthwhile.
The Fun of Being a Critic
It's fun being a critic. You get to sit on the sidelines watching the foibles, antics, errors and sheer blunders made by others. While those involved in whatever is under the microscope are losing their heads (and sometimes their jobs), the critic can sit back and see the big picture, opining from the safety of the sidelines.
I'm a keen observer of the photographic scene. Since in addition to being a photographer, writer and teacher I have a moderately successful track record as a business entrepreneur, I don't fell ill-qualified to comment on the passing scene. (See here for a summary of my professional CV.)
Krafla Geothermal Power Plant — Iceland, June 2002
Photographed with a Hasselblad XPan and 30mm f/5.6 lens on Fuji Provia 100F
The World — Upside-down
Sometime the world changes almost overnight. The last couple of decades have seen this happen in a number of industries, including telecommunications, computers, music publishing, and photography.
In photography the past 5 years have seen tremendous change — possibly more than at any other time since its invention in the mid-19th century. That change is, of course, a consequence of the digital imaging revolution and the Internet. Like all revolutions this one is causing some giants to crumble and other new ones to be born. Some people and companies "get it", others don't. So, let's look at various segments of the photographic industry and see what they're doing (or not doing) about it.
Oh, the poor photographic retailer. He's really in a bind. His raison d'etre is being attack on several fronts simultaneously. First of all the Internet has changed the equation dramatically. There are now online retailers who source their products from all over the world and who are able to sell some products for less than local retailers can buy them for from greedy national distributors. The Internet makes these inexpensive sources instantly accessible to buyers from around the world.
One example of a distributor that's living in the past is Mamiya's in the U.S., where prices are such that someone buying a camera body and a few lens can save enough to buy a roundtrip plane ticket to pick up the same products in another country with the money to be saved. Of course this isn't necessary since Fed Ex or UPS can deliver them within 48 hours for less than $100, and the rest of the difference can be pocketed by the happy consumer.
Warranties? No, you won't get a warranty by the national distributor in your country, but then the online reseller will guarantee the product and the savings can pay for an awful lot of postage.
Of course mail-order has always been around and is still flourishing, with companies such as B&H supporting most of the major photography magazines with their multi-page ads. For certain items, like film and small accessories, these are the places to shop. Their prices are unbeatable, but often they are not as good as those of the new Internet-only vendors.
And what the Internet has done is made the price difference between countries transparent. Up until a few years ago manufacturers and distributors counted on the fact that a buyer in Chicago had no idea what the price was in Hong Kong, or that a shopper in Rome didn't know the price in New York. Sorry folks, those days are over. Shoppers today can scout the world for the lowest price with just a few mouse clicks, and since the vast majority of shoppers for this type of product are now online, the jig is up.
Yet many manufacturers and distributors continue to act as if nothing had changed. Local retailers, who of course buy their products from the national distributor, are being blindsided by this. The distributors are being either stupid or mercenary — going for the long slide, as it were — knowing that their days of arbitrary pricing are numbered, but milking it for all it's worth until the party is finally over. Or, they simply just don't get it!
Another problem is specialty products. If you're looking to buy a 600mm f/4 lens, a 6X17 panoramic camera, an 8X10" view camera or other similar exotic and/or expensive gear, unless you live in New York, London or Tokyo, your ability to see and handle these products is essentially zip. So, you're going to do your research online and elsewhere and then buy from the lowest priced source. Why buy from a local retailer who adds no value to the transaction?
The Demise of The Grizzled Expert
Which brings us to the camera store salesperson. It used to be that the retail store was where one went for photographic advise. Typically there was a grizzled salesman who knew how to mix a custom soft-working developer, or how to calculate bounce flash ratios. No more. Today's camera salesman is usually some kid who thinks a Contax is a small plastic lens you put in your eye, or that a Topcon is a first-rate crook.
What has replaced the knowledgeable camera store salesman is, once again, the Internet. There are a huge number of sites, among which this one is counted, where one can turn for tutorials on almost any photographic subject. Many feature Discussion Forums where one can ask a question, and within hours have answers from photographers around the world, some of them even knowledgeable.
Photographed with a Ricoh GR1s 28mm f/2.8 lens on Fuji Sensia 400
Digital Does It to Some
Then there's digital. A couple of years ago I was chatting with the manager of a major photographic retailer, one of the three largest in a city of almost 3 million people. He was bemoaning how his business was in decline. I told him that this might be because he was still focused on the traditional darkroom market, used equipment and medium and large format, and he wasn't carrying any digital gear, either cameras or image processing. I said that darkrooms were being closed in droves and that the industry trend was clearly digital. He replied that he didn't understand digital, didn't like it, and was afraid of the rapid product turnover.
Just a year later he was out of business. His two major competitors in the meanwhile had embraced digital, opened new large and well stocked digital imaging and camera departments, and appeared to be thriving. (And in fact were, and are.)
Big Box and Electronic Super Stores
Digital cameras, inkjet printers, scanners and supplies are not just the purview of camera stores. Big box retailers like Wal-Mart carry them, as do the electronic super-stores such as Best-Buy, Frys, Computer Warehouse, etc. Because digital photography has in large measure been co-opted by the consumer electronics industry the retail outlets that sell TVS, DVD players, camcorders and computers now also sells digital cameras (including DSLRs), printers, scanners and the like.
The local photographic retailer simply doesn't have the buying power to compete with a 60-store chain. It's sad, but it's the current reality. A comparable example is the book trade. Local book stores have a hard time competing with the likes of Barnes and Noble, and Barnes and Noble has a hard time competing with Amazon. It's a tough world out there.
E-bay — The World's Used-Department and Swap-Meet Killer
It used to be (up to about 3 years ago) that the used camera department was the most interesting (and highest margin) area of any camera store. In large cities one could find almost anything, from a special lens cap for a 20 year old camera to slightly used but still excellent lens, and camera bargains. No more. Today E-bay is the world's used camera store and both margins and camera selection at retailers are quickly becoming a thing of the past. The good news for consumers is that among the dross and scams there are great bargains to be had. Not long ago I was able to buy an absolutely mint $6,000 lens for less than $3,000. Other great bargains are available.
This has not been lost of some smart retailers, and they are now selling their new and used products on E-bay to a world-wide audience. As always though — caveat emptor, especially online.
Swap meets and camera shows used to be great places to browse for that special something that you didn't know you needed or wanted, but when you saw it couldn't live without. No more. These are rapidly fading away as E-bay takes their place. A shame really as one no longer gets to see some of the truly weird people that used to haunt used-camera shows.
Not wanting to bite the hand that sometimes feeds — but really — these folks are in trouble. The problem is — as is the case more and more often these days — the Internet. Several factors are at work. Magazines have lead times of between 2 and 4 months on feature articles and reviews. But products in the digital arena typically have a half-life of 6 months. This means that by the time a product review is in print the camera or other product has only a few months left to live, and the rumours of its successor are already flying about the Net.
Worse, sites such as this one provide comprehensive product reviews almost as soon as products become available, sometimes even before they are shipping in many markets. These are not just previews but comprehensive tests and field reports. By the time traditional print magazines are on the newsstands and in mailboxes the reviews that they contain are old-news.
Then, as has always been the case, there's the advertising issue. When was the last time you saw a photography magazine seriously criticize a product? Not often. Unfortunately web sites that accept advertising suffer from the same dilemma. It's really only non-commercial sites like this one that are unafraid to tell the truth. But then, we have out own biases.
How-To articles in magazines face a problem. As this is being written (July, 2002) this month's magazines are filled with articles on Photoshop 7 and some of its new features and how to use them. Humm. I've been using Photoshop 7 for about 4 months and have now read at least a dozen online tutorials and reviews. Do I really want to pay $6.95 or more to read the same thing when I've already received it for free?
Many people buy magazines for the advertisements, especially those of the major mail-order houses like B&H. But again, these are now available online, and up-to-the-moment pricing is available as well as current inventory confirmation. Read the ad, click and the product shows up in your mailbox a couple of days later. No unfriendly salesman and no waiting on hold. Tough for a retail magazine ad to compete. In reality all that these magazine ads are now doing is keeping the retailer's name in front of public. This too is going to pass.
Digital has also sideswiped some of the magazines. They simply don't know where to place themselves. Some are fighting a rear-guard action against the inevitable, either through loyalty to their ever diminishing constituency or simply a lack of perception, bad advice, or all three. Others are trying to be all things to all people, and in the process providing little value to anyone. Yet others have jumped on the digital bandwagon but publish trivial articles and reprint product press releases, offering little of value. Their fate is inevitable.
The magazine industry will survive, but it will undergo significant transformation, and those that don't get it will either disappear quickly or at best will simply fade away. The ones that do get it will find that they need to embrace the Net, not see it as an enemy.
Three Women — Toronto, 2002
Leica M7 with Tri-Elmar @ 35mm. Fuji Sensia 200
Printing and Photofinishing
It was only a few short years ago that if one wanted to have a photographic print one either went to a lab or did it oneself. Doing it oneself meant investing in the space to build a darkroom as well as the time and effort to master the traditional art of film processing and print making. Going to a lab meant anything from the corner drugstore for snapshots or a pro lab for expensive high quality (sometimes) prints.
Today anyone with a computer (and that means 70%+ of affluent consumers in many countries) can purchase a photo quality inkjet printer, and with a bit of a learning curve make very high quality prints — either snapshots of the kids on vacation, or fine art prints up to 13X19" on their desktop. Print making has been democratized. That's one of the reasons why some photographers and print makers bemoan the advent of desktop digital image processing. Just as the Internet allows almost anyone to be a publisher, computers and inkjets allows more and more people to master the art of print making. Today the skills lie in knowing how to use Layers in Photoshop rather than how to mix alternate developer formulas. To someone that has invested years in the arcane skills of the darkroom it is a real piss-off that any Tom, Dick or Harry can now make great looking prints.
I've had a darkroom in my home since I was 12 years old. I've taught Cibachrome printing and used that process for about 15 years. But in 1998 I closed my darkroom and sold my gear. Why? Simply because I was starting to be able to make better prints more easily on my desktop, and certainly with today's inks, papers and archival printers that's now even more the case. I'm also very pleased to be out of the dark, odorous and toxic confines of the darkroom. Good riddance!
I was at a large retail store the other day and overheard a customer ask a salesman what he could get for his dichroic head 4X5" enlarger with built-in colour analyzer, that he'd bought at that store less than 4 years before for about $3,000. The salesman said that they had no interest in handling it. Not even on consignment, because of lack of space and lack of customer interest. Essentially he said that the product's value was now close to zero. "Try E-bay". A bit hyperbolic to be sure, but indicative of the state of the traditional darkroom industry.
Manufacturers. Don't get me started! Well, maybe a little.
The saying goes that "The Internet changes everything", and to some extent it's true. But try telling that to some of the large Japanese manufacturers. Epson is a good example. They release products in Europe ahead of North America and then when reviews appear online and questions start to be asked their U.S. office plays dumb. New printer. What new printer?
They then ship essentially the same product but with quite different accessories, and a different product number. Most memorable is the fiasco of not including the Gray Balancer that ships with the European Photo Stylus 2100 with the North American 2200 model. Back before the Internet (say, prior to 1995) no one would be the wiser. An American might buy a UK photo magazine months later, read about the difference, shrug and think that these were two different products. Not anymore, and Epson just doesn't get it.
Not to pick only on that estimable printer manufacturer. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for their advances in photographic inkjet printing technology. There are other examples. Mamiya is one already mentioned, for assuming that consumers still can't figure out the huge price differential being charged for the same product in different countries. Click. Ahh, so that's what the price is in the U.K.
Pentax is another, but for different reasons. They make two excellent medium format cameras, the 645 Nii and the 67ii. There is a huge installed base of lenses, especially for the 67, which has been around for some 30 years. But almost alone among medium format makers they are being sidelined by digital. Most medium format makers have models with interchangeable backs. This means that digital backs can be used, and they increasingly are by professionals. The economics of professional photography demand this, if nothing else.
But the Pentax 67 can't take any backs, and the ones on the Pentax 645 are inserts, not full backs. Unless Pentax addresses this situation soon they will be marginalized in the medium format arena as photographers increasingly move to digital. There may be nothing they can do with the 67 format, but certainly they can bring out a body that accepts digital backs and that uses the array of autofocus and prior lenses for their 645 system. If they don't, and soon, legions of photographers with investments in Pentax MF systems will start to abandon them.
Then there's Leica. Dear old Leica, maker of arguably some of the finest (and needless to say, most expensive) 35mm photographic lenses ever made. There's no way that they have the financial wherewithal to develop a digital camera that can utilize them themselves. But, they've recently partnered with Matsushita (Panasonic), and Leica branded lenses are showing up on Panasonic digicams, and Leica is OEMing these under their own brand.
Matsushita also makes advanced imaging chips. In fact the chip in one of the major high-end DSLRs from another major camera manufacturer is from them. So, how about taking Panasonic's chip technology and manufacturing capabilities and marrying these with a some high-end Leica glass? That would put Leica back on the map and would give them something worthwhile to do other than produce green lizard-skin covered M6's for the Japanese collector market.
A special thanks to photography pundit,
author and editor Mike Johnston for exploring some of these thoughts with me
during a lengthy telephone discussion. Mike is the author of this site's
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I'm 47, female, and have had thinning hair for about the past 15 years and a very thin patch at the crown area to the point of being able to see my scalp if I don't do a comb over.
Anyway, I've been taking 1,300 mg. of Evening Primrose Oil capsules 2x/day along with Fish Oil capsules, multi, and hair, skin & nail vitamins also 2x/day. I've been doing this for about two months and have noticed hair growing in more in the crown area. Let me add that the person I live with has a worse case of hair loss than I do where she's been wearing a wig for the past 30 yrs. Her hair takes forever to grow (even in summertime). Well, she started taking the above mentioned pills also and her hair is growing really fast. I definately see a difference. I have a feeling a lot of it has to do with vitamin deficiency. I found this Dr. online in NYC (he's not an M.D. though)who has made his living studying why people lose their hair and treats them accordingly. I'm desperate and am thinking of going to him since every dermatologist I've every been to looked at my head and said, "yep, you have A.A." without even sending me for tests. This man looks at your bloodwork and does hair analysis, etc. When I questioned his office and told them what the Drs. have told me their response was that the Drs. don't know what to look for. He even treats people who don't live in NY. They claim he's had a lot of success with people where the Drs. couldn't help them. If anyone is interested, his name is David H. Kingsley. Just google him and you'll find his website. I hope this helps and lots of luck to everyone. |
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In the meantime, I've found that using a colored product callled Great Hair Day covers your scalp very well in those very noticeable spots. It looks like eye shadow and comes in blonde, brunette or salt/pepper and comes with an application brush. Better than eyeshadow, stays put and is instant confidence! I just got it this week, and have also found other similar products. Just google "powder hair thinning" and they all come up. |
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Team Fortress 2 characters will appear as playable racers in the PC version of Sega's cartoon racer, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
These join the Shogun of Creative Assembly's Total War series and 'Manager Man' from Sports Interactive's Football Manager.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will release for PC as a digital download on January 31 for $29.99/£19.99/€24.99.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Planned Parenthood plans retaliation against NC women
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July 9th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Planned Parenthood plans to retaliate against North Carolina women after state legislators affirmed their decision to strip the infamous private abortion provider of state funding. Claiming that an estimated $200,000 isn't used to finance abortions, North Carolina's Planned Parenthood abortion mills have threatened to cut cancer screenings and other services - but not abortions. RALEIGH, NC (Catholic Online) - The vote was taken to override the state's Democratic Governor's veto of a new budget that would prohibit money from going to private providers of "family planning services," effectively meaning Planned Parenthood.
Governor Bev Perdue originally vetoed the budget. Now overridden by her legislature, the new budget is in effect as of July 1. Although not mentioning the term, Planned Parenthood clearly plans retaliation. Planned Parenthood claims that state funds are never used for abortions. This ignores the reality that money is a fungible resource and funds spent in one area free other monies to be spent on abortions. However, Planned Parenthood has already announced they will make cuts to cancer screenings and other health care services they provide, but not abortions. Fortunately, some of those threatened cuts do include contraceptives and abortifacients. However, the fixation on abortions, even when money is scarce, should reveal even that Planned Parenthood's agenda isn't life-affirming and women's health has never been a goal of the organization. The new law cuts $200,000 from Planned Parenthood and redirects at least $343,000 back to the state. Agencies that offer services to truly protect women's health will now receive the money. County health departments will use the funds to provide affordable care to women and children that do not include services with a 50 percent mortality rate. Planned Parenthood still plans to fight for their money and is considering legal action against the state - as if the state has a requirement to fund private organizations such as Planned Parenthood. They still might win their money back if an activist judge can be found to hear the case. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Heather Watson and Laura Robson have been nominated in the newcomer of the year category at the 2012 WTA Awards as voted upon by the media.
This is the first time ever two Britons have been nominated in the same category and only the fourth and fifth times in history a British woman has been nominated for the WTA annual awards:
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Also nominated in this category is Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands & America's Sloane Stephens.
Heather Watson finished the year as British No.1 with one singles title and two doubles titles under her belt.
At Osaka 20 year-old Watson became the first British player to win a WTA title since Sara Gomer in 1988, saving four match points in the third set to end a 24 year title drought among British women.
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf Review
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Review
Animal Crossing: New Leaf marks my first time playing an Animal Crossing game. My only experience with the series beforehand was watching a cousin play around in the GameCube original. I'll admit, I was never intrigued by the series, but it's hard to ignore because of the attention it receives from the Nintendo community. Over the past few weeks, I have lost a lot of time to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and now, I believe I understand why this series has won so many fans' hearts.
Unlike other Animal Crossing games, Animal Crossing: New Leaf puts you in the role of mayor. As the mayor, it's your job to meet and greet citizens, decide on town projects, host holiday events, and more. I like the idea of being the mayor as I believe it gives the player something to work toward, and an additional reason to come back day after day. Of course, all the traditional Animal Crossing elements make their return, as well.
For the obsessive-compulsive, there are a ton of daily activities that need to – and probably should – be completed. From shaking trees to picking weeds and watering flowers; these things will no doubt become part of your daily routine. There are a variety of other things you can do on a daily basis and include the following: fishing, planting trees, harvesting fruit, hoarding seashells, and selling stuff to the local Re-Tail shop. There is never a lack of things to do in your Animal Crossing town; however, some people may become bored of the game's repetition.
Also, like previous Animal Crossing games, in New Leaf you get to furnish your very own home. This includes traditional furniture, awesome Nintendo items, and remodelling. A lot of furniture may be gifted to you from other citizens, some may even come from shaking trees, but you can also buy – and sell – items from Re-Tail's Flea Market, or buy from Nookling Junction on Main Street. There are a seemingly endless number of combinations, so it's fun to redecorate on a whim, or even just to create your perfect household.
Main Street is another big aspect of Animal Crossing: New Leaf and will slowly evolve as you play. Stores like Nookling Junction will receive many upgrades, which encourages the player to play New Leaf every day. Main Street is also home to a museum, which will gladly accept donations of dinosaur fossils, bugs, fish, and even famous art. There is always something to do on Main Street, including the creation of Pro Designs, one of my favourite Animal Crossing: New Leaf activities.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf also has an Island that you can visit. In New Leaf, this Island is home to the former mayor, Tortimer. Tortimer has decided to live on this Island after retirement. You will meet Tortimer after making some progress, and it is only then that you can visit Tortimer Island. There are even more activities to do on Tortimer Island, which include hunting for rare bugs and fish, but also some fun mini-games that are called Tours. There are a large number of tours in which the player can participate. You can go bug hunting, fishing, gardening, unravel labyrinths, and more when you're on Tortimer Island. These tours are a nice distraction from the main gameplay, and can offer some serious replay value with their multiple difficulty settings.
I've only scratched the surface of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, but for the $40 you'll spend to purchase the game, you'll definitely receive value as hundreds of hours are waiting to be consumed. The greatest feature of Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the ability to visit friends' – and even strangers' – towns. I had some fun visiting fellow Twitter mates, trading fruits, receiving presents, and having chats. This feature will undoubtedly keep the game popular and alive until another Animal Crossing game is released.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a gorgeous looking Nintendo 3DS game. It is arguably the best looking Animal Crossing game to date, which includes some nifty 3D effects. I like how the game's rolling world pops in 3D, though I will admit that I mostly played with the effect turned off. One aspect of Animal Crossing: New Leaf that I found myself enjoying more than I initially expected is the game's music. The game is full of relaxing music tracks that soothe the brain, plus there are different themes for the different hours of the day; a small, but impressive touch.
Final Thoughts:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is an interesting life simulation video game that will definitely appeal to Animal Crossing fans, and the casual Nintendo 3DS owner. While I tend to grow weary of this type of game, there is no denying the powerful charm of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. There are days and days of activities and upgrades waiting to be completed, so you could easily be playing this game every day over the next couple of years. Gamers that can't be bothered with this kind of experience could easily skip Animal Crossing: New Leaf; however, this game is recommended to Animal Crossing fans and those interested in The Sims-like simulation games.
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Need some thoughts and advice about a paint "theme" appropriate for a very small (800 SF) cottage I moved into just a few months ago. I'm really being challenged here with a house style that's new to me.
This cottage was built in the 40's and totally rehabbed in keeping with the original architectural details and paint scheme: original oak floors and doors throughout, oak woodwork everywhere (baseboards, the windows, the trim). Very Williamsburg. All walls and ceiling white. My previous homes have all had the opposite paint approach: deeper colored walls and white woodwork. The floor plan is like a railroad flat: enter directly into the kitchen/DR with a view of the very long hallway that connects the rooms. There are very few and very small windows. Because of the "wood attack" and in trying to keep with the cottage style (whites and pastels), I've made a first pass at painting all the rooms and the hallway in BM Dove White eggshell. It looks good in contrast with the dark wood and seems like a good choice when natural light is minimal. Anyway... in some flashback to the past, I got the idea that the large kitchen/DR combo needed some color: BM Affinity Citrine (deep gold) for the walls and Salsa Dancing (cinnabar) for behind the counter. Now, of course, I'm having second thoughts. While I like the deep colors, they somehow seem inappropriate for this space and this house. Also, I'm concerned about having this one room "pop" while the rest of the house is so white, especially since you see the hallway from this room. Seems like too much of a counterpoint. I'm thinking maybe a compromise would be something like BM's American Heartland or Windham Cream--some color, but not such a bold contrast. Has anybody encountered a situation like this? How did you balance maintaining the historical integrity with your color choices? Should it matter? |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sun, Dec 12, 10 at 16:48
It doesn't matter. Paint for the life YOU want to live. More color would probably make it look cozier. |
- Posted by retiredprof (My Page) on Sun, Dec 12, 10 at 18:41
I finally got pics of the place loaded into Picasa so thought I would share a few with you to get a better idea of my issue. These are from the day I actually saw the cottage for the first time (and signed the agreement!). Disregard the furnishings of the PO. The outside: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jKm1gHJaL48NY0pqtQ_Paw?feat=directlink Here's one end of the kitchen/DR combo room. PO had this as a LR/Kitchen combo. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PRSaJk9hooU21zOV6Qj0sg?feat=directlink Here's the other "kitchen" side of the same room: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tHQZu_yO1NzBSHWX6shJnQ?feat=directlink Here's the long hallway from the kitchen: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ygg8ZBYHid6l39VQDIDcqw?feat=directlink The more I look at these, the more "go off-white" feeling I have. It just strikes me as right with the dark wood. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Mon, Dec 13, 10 at 11:59
Cute little house! A very pale creamy yellow - just barely yellow-white - could make it look really "sunny". |
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Aussie X: The Australian sports programs. Founders Kaela Bree and Emile Studham, both from Melbourne, Australia came together through their life commitment for impacting the way physical, mental, emotional and social health programs are delivered in the education system.
Studham, a Semi-Pro Aussie Rules Football player and Phys. Ed teacher studied Kinesiology at Western University (London, Ontario) in 2003. During this time, he launched a Junior Aussie Rules Football Development Program on behalf of the professional league in schools throughout Canada. He saw over 11,200 student in 1 year. Bree, a powerful business-mind and life-long student of neuroscience and mental health, started her first business at age 11, landed a role on Australia's longest running TV show at 20 and launched a national leadership and Anti-bullying theatre show in Australia that saw close to 60,000 children at 21.
In 2008, Studham and Bree joined forces and founded Aussie X: Australian sporting programs as the first step to changing the game of wellness programs in education.
Aussie X launched their Aussie Rules Football program in Schools in Ontario with huge success. They saw over 30,000 kids in 1 year. Aussie X partnered with the Ontario Australia Football League (OAFL) to deliver a 3-year Youth at Risk project funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation supported by Toronto Police Department.
Launched two new 'Aussie' sports programs, Cricket and Netball. Continued the great work with the Ontario Trillium Foundation Youth at Risk Project. Partnered with RBC in Vancouver to deliver their In-School Cricket Wicket programs. Continued to improve their programs to be more focused on getting the inactive kids engaged in Phy. Ed through creating a level playing field and connecting movement to FUN!
Aussie X in full swing now, with their three sports of Aussie Rules Football, Netball and Cricket, Aussie X reached over 100,000 kids. A global board of advisors assembled with experts from the fields of mental health, physical activity, education and business. Aussie X programs revamped to deliver the three life lessons of 'Have a Go' – try new things, 'Goodonya Mate' – energy you give off, is the energy you get back and 'You Little Rippa' – celebrate even the smallest of wins. More focus on helping the 'non-sporty' kids experience the joy and exhilaration of movement.
Aussie X made headlines and gained national exposure through their win on CBC's Dragons Den. Aussie X also launched their International Outreach programs in Kenya, India and Jamaica.
At the end of the year, we experienced a ground-breaking program from Australia called 'Elite Team Performance'. The program was simple but aligned us like never before. Our Team decided that we are here to have an 'eXtraordinary Impact' on everyone we come in contact with…from the students to principals to office ladies to the janitor.. AND especially on each other.
Are we ready for GROWTH? Aussie X received interest to launch programs in all major provinces throughout Canada and some states in USA. We spent the year focusing on tweaking our programs, systems and operations to ensure we are having an eXtraordinary Impact on all we come in contact with. A pilot satellite office launched in Calgary, programs continued in Vancouver and Ontario. This was also the last year of the 3 year Trillium funded Youth at Risk project. It was a great success with the creation of the first Junior Ontario Australian Football League in Ontario. The project was nominated for a GREAT GRANTS award from the Trillium Foundation. This year also saw the EPIC Footy Cup carnival event for 300 Youth at Risk kids funded by Macquarie Private Wealth. Over 150,000 kids now through the program.
With a passionate and dedicated team, Aussie X impacted over 220,000 kids through In-School and Camp programs. The Cricket, Netball and Footy programs were more powerful than ever through strengthening the underlying core values of the program: Havin' a Go, Goodonya Mate and You Little Rippa.


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President Simpson?
John Brian, Friday, July 6th, 2007
The New Organizing Institute, "a unique grassroots program that trains young, technology-enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations" which is sponsored in part by Beaconfire and a bevy of other progressive organizations, is training organizers at this very moment in Washington. And while the students are spending their day in lecture and discussion sessions, as with most trainings, at night they put their skills to the test running the internet departments of their own Presidential campaigns.
So which campaigns are the next generation of organizers behind? Did they come up with Clinton's Sopranos video or Obama Mobile? Maybe Dodd's "Change the Debate" YouTube or even Gravel's infamous "Rock" ad?
Not exactly – NOI participants are running cartoon characters for President. 60 trainees have been divided up into teams and are running online operations for six fictional candidates. Check out the websites for Homer, Maggie, Lisa, Mr. Burns, Apu, and Family Guy's Stewie. While they're obviously rough, given the time constraints on the candidates, there's a lot to appreciate here: Mr. Burns has a blog featuring his YouTube hit piece, Lisa has a clean and crisp design focused on capturing signups, Homer's use of an issue quiz to list build, Maggie's Facebook group, and Apu includes a Spanish version of his homepage.
The campaigns are competing to see who can get the most email signups by the end of the training, and they promise to scrub their lists at the end of the event. So check out the sites and sign up for the lists of your favorite candidates. And while you're at it, check out the campaign posts on the NOI blog – it's pretty entertaining.
Best of luck to all the NOI participants – and no matter who wins, don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
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John Brian Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 2:59 pmNeed more reasons to support the New Organizing Institute? They conviniently have a big long list here. If you're interested in going to the next NOI Bootcamp, sign up for their list on their website.
Kevin Says:
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:42 pmnot too sure what this is, due to me being from canada, but I love the added Apu image! haha


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Johnny Sanders - "Lifetime" |
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By Peggy Oliver Platinum Records A immensely gifted singer and thespian who has toured with many of R&B & Gospel's major names, Johnny Sanders finally makes the leap to the solo heights. "Lifetime" from still another fledging label, Platinum Records, takes the listener to straight-ahead worship decorated with smooth urban soundscapes. Sanders has been seen and heard in many avenues. He has toured with Ann Nesby, Isaac Hayes, Dorthy Norwood, amongst countless others. On television, appearances include Bobby Jones Gospel and a cable special, "We Remember Jesus". Sanders stage experiences are also deep with Gospel productions: i.e. "Money Can't Buy You Love", "Secret Lover". If that's not enough, he received college degrees including Journalism and Mass Communications from Miami Dade Community College, and has served in the areas of entertainment programming, marketing and advertising. On "Lifetime", Sanders combines encouraging advice for the church body and adoration towards Christ. The intricacy of "In Your Presence O God" presents positive results when anchored and firmly connected to our Lord and Savior: "seeking Your face, touching Your grace." A trio of backing vocalists interacts throughout with lead vocals from beginning to end. Sometime mere words get lost in the shuffle. "Because of You" cuts to the quick: "Words cannot describe this feeling in my heart." Sanders' exhilarating voice fills in the rest. Here's another call for brothers and sisters to avoid turning our back on the hurting and the needy. "It Takes The Whole Body" states it is unrealistic to function completely alone: "No one is an island, We need each other to survive." The riveting and bouncy hook repeats: "working together." On the title track, Sanders sums up how much time should be spent thanking Jesus: "It's going to take a lifetime to show my love for dying for me." Throwing in a pinch of "Have A Little Talk With Jesus", "He Lifted Me" becomes a testimony that brought Sanders to a new place: "I was caught up in some crazy stuff." "I've never seen the righteous forsaken" (Psalms 37:25). That is the ultimate reward in "I Trust God", and there are more scriptural remedies when dealing with trust: "Lean not to our own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5). So many items to ponder, so little time. "For The Rest Of My Life", set to solid disco funk, sets our minds on Jesus sovereignty: "Sometimes I think about how you're always there to comfort me, Sometimes I think about how You've given me a song to sing." While we are bound and determined to plow through life as we know it, "Stand" provides legs to stand on: "All around this sinking sand, I'm gonna' stand." Through the toughest of times, "Stick your chest out wide, Hold your head up high." "Quiet Storm" can be viewed as twofold. There are the storms that seem brutal and are brewing inside us as the song conveys: "Promise You'll receive me as your own." In the aftermath, however, those "storms help us grow." In the slightly retooled version of the worship favorite, "In The Garden", a few lyrics are tweaked. Yet after experiencing the effervescent soul of Sanders and company, the garden tour sounds "so sweet." "If I Knew" explores the 'what if' scenarios, one example being: "If I knew that we were laughing for the last time, I would have told more jokes so we could laugh the whole day through". After dedicating the memory of loved ones for this CD, Sanders indicates this sentiment on the liner notes. Platinum Records President/CEO Drexel Mitchell wears several hats on "Lifetime" - musician, producer, even much of the behind the board duties. Drexel's mission at the label stresses "ethics and integrity" of all involved. He hit the bullseye with Sanders and the supporting players, such as labelmates Kemrrin 'KB' Blalark and Anthony Perry from Urban Soul, Drexel, and others who provide a pleasing jazz-R&B hybrid. Background vocalists Maia Wilson and Denise Minifield help accent the proceedings. Sanders flex his demonstrative voice whether rich and sentimental or cascading to the heavens. His songwriting (he contributed roughly half the selections) shines best on "If I Knew". Overall "Lifetime" is a dynamic launching pad for Sanders as he expands the line of Gospel's growing new arsenal. Two singles are being released on this CD, which comes to stores June 29th: "I Trust God" and "In Your Presence O God." Check out information on Sanders, Drexel, and Platinum Records on www.realplatinumrecords.com. |


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The YMCA's DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
You can reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes and gain tools for healthy living.
The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program helps those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight in order to reduce their chances of developing the disease. Based on research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the program reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58%.
In a classroom setting, a trained lifestyle coach facilitates a small group of participants in learning about healthier eating, physical activity and other behavior changes over the course of 16 one-hour sessions. Topics covered include healthier eating, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated, and more. After the initial 16 core sessions, participants meet monthly for added support to help them maintain their progress.
You do not need to be a YMCA member to participate. Click Here to download a brief overview of the program.
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Laughing Planet Cafe, Gabriel Park Employee Piper Dixon Injured
While riding his bike home on Sunday, March 17 (St. Patty's Day), one of our employees (Piper Dixon, pictured above) was involved in a hit and run accident. His injuries were severe, though he is recovering fine. Laughing Planet is partnering with Retro Image Apparel to raise money to cover his medical bills, rent, and to cover days that were missed at work…
And we need your help.
For the next 10 days, Retro Image Apparel (specializing in high quality cycling jerseys) and Laughing Planet will work together to raise funds to help out our employee.
Buy a cycling jersey online, and $10 will be donated for every one sold.
Buy a t-shirt online, and $5 will be donated for every one sold.
Simply take this coupon code: LAUGHINGPLANET [all one word with no extra space between the two], visit the site here to place your order, and put in the coupon code when checking
out. If you're around town and itching to eat a burrito and help the cause, every Portland Laughing Planet location will have a jersey and a t-shirt available for viewing.
Friday March 29th through Sunday April 7th
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A Maxim Jakubowski Great Female Crime Sleuth.
JANE RIZZOLI & MAURA ISLES - The female investigating duo of detective Rizzoli and forensic archeologist Isles is a unique and great combination and over nine books so far has established itself as a much-loved detecting pair. The hardy duo invariably encounter the grisliest of cases and are often obliged to put their very lives on the line in the exercise of duty. A spiky relationship between the two women peppers the books with sardonic flashes of wit, but the page-turning qualities of their exploits is never in doubt. Gripping stuff.
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Gory and gripping this is Tess Gerritsen's most bone-chilling story yet in our opinion. Gerritsen's much-loved series heroines, forensic anthropologist Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli are core to this nail-biting crime mystery. Gerritsen plays on the reader's fears as she dishes out her unputdownable meal of non-stop nightmare in which both Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli are pushed well beyond where they've been pushed before.
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He watches. Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming. Twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. The people who lived in them appear to have vanished, seemingly into thin air. He waits. Maura Isles is driving through the area with a group of friends when they find themselves trapped in a snowstorm. They stumble into the abandoned village to take shelter. But their nightmare has only just begun. They Disappear. Days later, Jane Rizzoli flies to Wyoming to search for her missing friend. A crashed vehicle has been found with four badly burned bodies still inside. Can one of the corpses be Maura's? Jane's hunt for the truth leads her to Kingdom Come. Where the person who was watching Maura now lies waiting for her...
Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, and was awarded her M.D. in 1979. After completing her internal medicine residency, Tess worked as a physician in Honolulu, Hawaii.While on maternity leave, she began to write fiction. On a whim, she submitted a literary short story to Honolulu Magazine's statewide fiction contest¯and won first place!In 1987, Tess`s first novel was published. She has now written 19 novels and is a Sunday Times bestseller. She also wrote a screenplay, ""Adrift,"" which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.Having lived in Hawaii, she now resides in Camden, Maine, with her husband and two sons.
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- They identified 40,873 patients aged 18-64 with MDD newly initiating a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, or bupropion between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007.
- Patients with titration (defined as antidepressant initiation at doses equal or lesser than American Psychiatric Association treatment guidelines with a dosage increase in the first 60 days of treatment) were compared to patients with no titration.
- Adherence was measured as the proportion of days covered (PDC) on antidepressant treatment.
- Patients with PDC ≥ 80% were considered adherent.
- Persistence was measured as the duration of time from initiation to a 30-day gap in antidepressant treatment.
- Multivariate logistic regression and Cox-proportional hazard models examined the influence of titration on adherence and persistence, respectively.
- Adherence was greater in the titration group than in the nontitration group (67.5% versus 45.2%, P < .01).
- After adjustment for selected covariates, patients in the titration group were more likely to adhere to antidepressant treatments (odds ratio = 2.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.47-2.74) and less likely to have a 30-day gap in treatment (hazard ratio = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.45–0.51).


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Equipped with a unique, plastic, Y-shaped weedguard, the Jaw-Breaker Spoon is a weedless top-water lure that slithers, wiggles and wobbles through heavy lily pads, grass, and other thick cover to target big Bass, Northern Pike, and Muskie. Stamped from solid brass for long-lasting durability and superior flash. Features a genuine Mustad Ultra-Point single hook and a tantalizing "Limber-legs" silicone action-tail skirt. 1/2 oz. |
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Comments about Northland Fishing Tackle Northland Jaw-Breaker Spoon:
Great for densely weeded areas, great weedless casting spoon.
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Was fishing Amen Lake (Very Clear)Sept 2012, Deer River, Minnesota. Fishing shore line for Bass, more weeds have grown and was having trouble with so called weedless lures. Pulled out the Jaw-Breaker and gave it a try. Worked great in grassy weeds, lilly pads and letting it drop into bottom weeds and reeling it in. Had casted into some lilly pads and was working it ontop and let it drop into about a foot wide opening and "BAM" I was surprised with a hard strike. Pulled in a nice Large Mouth my scale indicated 3Lbs but it is old then released it. Had fun not getting caught in the weeds and casting into areas the other weedless lures have trouble with. I have the yellow minnow and plan on purchasing more.
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One of the hottest lures I've used in quite some time, catches tons of big northerns!
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