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Tips for great success in the Raid Finder {WoW}
Dec 2nd 2011 4:05PM I am doing RF now. On my PVP geared warrior while reading and replying to this thread. Its way to easy.
Its a nice idea but should have been set up for FL to allow people to catch up in terms of story and gear. Its plain wrong that the first time I kill a boss in the latest patch is with a bunch of strangers while grinding VP to convert to conquest once arena starts
State of DPS in Firelands page 2 {WoW}
Oct 5th 2011 5:03AM "the fact remains that unholy DKs, BM hunters, destruction warlocks, subtlety rogues, maybe SV hunters and certainly mage specs requiring more than two buttons (I joke!) are all in need of some kind of DPS help."
Another addition to the list of quotes showing you dont PVP. Sub Rogues and Frost mages are out and out PVP specs. Both perform way ahead of all hunter specs. For the love of God please dont suggest they need any DPS help.
Anybody raiding in these specs is doing so for a laugh. Though its a crying shame they can perform as well as BM.
Scattered Shots: Hunter class feedback {WoW}
Sep 16th 2011 4:55AM I posted this over at WHU, where I sense I am in a minority of maybe 1 in my views. I checked in here to see what responses are and am glad to see some others share them.
(note to anyone who has only played one class and moans about them. Try leveling and playing another it can be very educational.)
I will say again. Minimum range is NOT a PVP issue. To the contrary it make PVP balanced against pure melee classes.
Hunters are already OP vs warriors 1v1 in PVP and close to OP vs rogues/pals/DKs. Ferals are more of an issue but this is because ferals are themselves OP able to dip into a range of tank/heal abilities at will with little penalty and with inbuilt PVP advantages in stealth/sprint/roots/freedoms.
The biggest issue with minimum range in PVP is that other "ranged" classes do not have a minimum. This is an issue for hunters and also btw most melee classes. Mages in particular abuse this contradiction to an extent that is plain stupid.
If minimum range were removed hunters would have an unfair advantage against melee in PVP. That is in noone's interest. All classes should be balanced. To this end much better make all ranged classes have minimum range and learn to live with it like we have to.
Note. There is no contradiction between me saying hunters are OP vs some melee classes and saying they also are worst at PVP and have been treated shabbily by Blizzard last expansion and this.
This is because PVP is a team game. Hunters have the least synergy with any other class and very little by way of special abilities that makes people want them. (They have one, freezing trap, with worst mechanic and easiest avoidance in the whole game.) This means that for most arena combos and all rated BGs you can take a hunter and replace them with any other class (same gear/same skill) and be better off.
So even though hunters can easily beat warriors 1v1 atm warriors are still more in demand because they can do more for their team than hunters can while taking less looking after in terms of healing/dispel needed.
What hunters need for PVP is not removing minimum range so that they are still some sort of second class mage.
Rather what they want is some special, unique abilities that have synergy with other classes and makes those classes seek out hunters and beg them to join their teams.
I appreciate this may be a bit difficult and hard to understand which is why people adopt the simplistic idea that just removing minimum range will sort everything.
It won't it will just make the game less interesting.
Scattered Shots: Understanding the PTR process {WoW}
Jan 18th 2011 6:24AM Wrong for 2 reasons:
> All classes should be equally attractive to all players. Fact is some classes are hybrid some pure DPS.
If hybrid classes can DPS as well as pure DPS then hybrid classes are too attractive. Why choose a pure DPS class at all? Go hybrid you can do as well as anybody else and btw gear up your DPS by running dungeons as a tank or healer.
Pure DPS class should be capable of better DS than a hybrid class. However a substantial component of all DPS should be skill based. So the average hunter will do better DPS than the average ret but the better/best ret pals will do better DPS than the average hunter.
Hybrid classes have an inherent PVP advantage due to damage mitigation/healing skills gained due to their tank/healer role(s).
Pure DPS classes need something to balance this and higher DPS is one, natural, way of achieving this.
Scattered Shots: A look at patch 4.0.6 PTR hunter changes {WoW}
Jan 10th 2011 11:47AM Even if they fix the bug of new Aim damage not procing on SS it most likely still wont make MM comparable to SV for PVP. SS is just to clunky and, as noted in the article, the buff to Chimera too small.
Scattered Shots: Hunter changes for 4.0.3a {WoW}
Nov 26th 2010 5:01AM Also agree with QQInsider above. Bliz's system of prioritising fixes seems to be RNG.
And they would have a lot more time on their hands if they didn't screw up things that were working perfectly OK before the patch and, on the face of it, shouldn't have been affected by the changes.
My two "favourites" from 4.0.3a
- My turbo coptor has been fitted with an electric motor. Now when I fly it is in perfect silence. This is just to un-nerving so back on my gryphon. But I'm an engineer damit. I want lots of noise and smoke. The shattering wasnt due to my exhaust gases. Its due to a big black dragon, honest..
- Isle of Conquest: Anyone working on this BG should be fed as titbits to King Dred. A-fing-mazing. With the first patch they screwed up so hanger ports you to a nonexistant plane that then drops you in the sea...
4.0.3a - they obviously did some work on this BG. No they didnt fix the hanger. Instead they put in a new feature. When you destroy a gate a huge pink indestructible force field replaces it so you cant get into the keep.
You couldn't make it up..
Scattered Shots: Hunter changes for 4.0.3a {WoW}
Nov 26th 2010 4:40AM Couple of minor pet things:
- Good: Exotics no longer lose Dash or Charge talents when being resummoned.
- Bad: On pet death we can no longer interrupt Revive Pet and summon another.
And you missed the best bit of the whole patch.
- Necrophiliacs get a 12% bam to their damage. Serves them right for not giving their pets the love and attention they deserve..
Scattered Shots: Hunting the Lich King {WoW}
Jun 1st 2010 5:11AM Hi, some comments based on our kill
Overall: Most important advice is last paragraph. Its hard but forget DPS rates*. Key to success is dealing with the challenges of each phase and the transitions. Doing your job and avoiding risk are the most important, not topping DPS. If you do this you will get a kill as the enrage timer is plenty generous. Re Glyphs, Chimera shot is my vote instead of Kill shot since good in combination with Concussive Barrage.
* One thing that helped us get first kill was RL ordering all to switch off Recount et al. This made a noticeable difference. From later tries, with it back on, the surprising thing is how low DPS can be to get a comfortable kill. Mine is just 5k, 3k or so down on normal, with other classes similarly "low".
P1. An easy phase once you get the hang of it. Main thing is to avoid errors and for this reason the lazy way is IMO the best way to tranq shot the shambling horrors, since its risk free. I slightly amend to set focus on the first that spawns and just keep tranqing via @focus macro. Once dead reset focus to second. In practice if 2 shambs are up then it means u will not be able to tranq both in any case due to cooldown. This is not a disaster, in fact in one of our runs I died early and group managed to get through P1 without any problems despite constant enrages. (btw important: if you get plague don't worry about tranq shot. Move asap.)
TP1: If on ice orbs use downtime to DPS raging spirits. Its a long fight so think about switching to viper at the start as there wont be much to dps until orbs/raging spawn.
End TP1 - rush off edge but DO NOT rush to centre. Orbs spawn til end and there may be one still up so group needs to hold back til its dealt with. In any case group should be focused on last raging spirit.
Our group didnt need MDs on spirits, tanks had no problem picking them up provided people with them moved promptly to assigned tank. If hunter on orbs then I'd suggest not also make them fret about MD as it only takes one missed orb to wipe.
P2. This is the hardest phase. But easy once you get key message:
- Hug for valk, spread for defile.
---> Hunters its hard but you need to suck up and really hug so you will lose your best shots (hence volley if your mana can take it). Once they pick up victim Valks take shortest route to edge so if you hang out so you can continue DPS you hugely increase risk you will be dropped if picked)
- When valk up ALL dps switch, slow and nuke. Failing this is single biggest reason for wipes (I use /tar macro to do asap on emote, just word of caution use full Val'kyr Shadowguard name so as not to be confused by any friendly Valks spawned by trinkets...)
Key is use DBM or whatever timers to anticipate next challenge and move accordingly. If both seem to come at same time assume valk and hug since thats biggest risk. Just be quick on toes for the defile.
I strongly recommend dropping frost trap right in centre of platform. This guarantees that valk will be slowed from the off. (Only risk is it can obscure a defile but if a defile is in the centre then you are screwed anyway). Definitely think spending point(s) in concussive barrage is worth it too (will be useful not just this encounter but in others once you start hard mode).
TP2: RL and/or DBM will warn end P2 arriving. Safe way to handle is ease down on LK DPS to deal with any immediate defile or valk. That said if Valk spawns and transition kicks off you can ignore it since the party member will be dropped safely on the platform.
Otherwise TP2 same as TP1 but even more important all focus on raging spirits and not immediately retarget LK just because you can.
P3. Easier than it appears provided folks focus on priorities, not try to go mad on LK because scent of a kill is in the air...
- Gettting the last raging spirits down asap is key, so now is good time for heroism. Once done its simple case of keeping well spread to allow for defiles, letting melee focus on LK and some ranged working on viles. Hunters are OK at this but other classes better, Shadow Priests for example.
- Viles hit but not too hard (around 10K). A good way to deal with them is for some folks to just soak rather than DPS. Key thing is just to make sure only one gets soaked at a time and it only hits one person. Hunters can do this by pulling one to soak then moving to a second to DPS then, possibly a third to soak.
- Inside Frostmourne: I think safest is to go MM and use silencing shot. This is in accordance with the overriding rule for this encounter, keeping things as risk free as possible. (I was SV and changed to MM for this reason. Pets should survive the encounter but crap happens and sod's law clearly states that the only time you will be drawn into Frostmourne is the time your interrupting pet has just died. You (and more importantly your pet) will not be popular if raid wipes due to this.)
Good luck and good news. Apart from the glory of killing LK this means that the rest of ICC starts getting interesting all over again as many of the bosses are a lot different in hard mode....
Scattered Shots: Gearing up without raids {WoW}
Apr 6th 2010 4:10AM Thanks for this article, wish I it had been published earlier would have stopped me wasting hard earned frost.
Though as u say its about how to get good gear without raiding I would make an exception for VOA for a couple of reasons:
- By a long way its top in terms of gear/emblem content in comparison with time spent.
- It's ridiculously easy, especially in 25 man mode.
I would suggest all try to get on VOA as soon as possible once turned 80. Guilds may help with this but if that fails just do WG battles (in itself a useful source of gear via honor and tokens) and try to get onto one the groups that form when your faction wins. Go for 25 first as your crap gear is a lot less likely to get noticed.
If you are persistent someone will take you and you will get at least a couple of frost and, perhaps, triumph. And you may strike gold and get a T10 or T9 drop that will save a lot of frost grinding.
On a similar vein all should try to go on weeklies as soon as possible. Again try to find a 25 group and spam for entry. Most are very easy with the gear around now.
Scattered Shots: Patch 3.3.3 hunter changes {WoW}
Mar 29th 2010 4:51AM The Heart of The Phoenix is good news for those of us that like the challenge of extreme soloing.
I know the easy way to do this is get yourself a turtle but I find it a lot more interesting to use a devilsaur. You have to do a lot more thinking this way having to much more finely balance threat/dps/pet healing. For the harder bosses one strat is to let the pet die then kite the boss while casting HOTP, then FD. Apart from giving you a whole lot more killing time its just nice to see the boss thinking he's going to nail you getting kicked up the backside.
This change gives us an opportunity to push this even further so bring it on...


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We've got a solid line-up of winners to announce from the Strategy & Research category. Jury Captain Larry Keeley (President and Co-Founder of Doblin, Inc.) and Tomoko Ichikawa of the IIT Institute of Design are ready to share the honorees from this year's program. Also on the jury team were Jeff Semenchuk of Hyatt, Kim Erwin of the IIT Institute of Design and Todd McCullough of McCullough Partners, LLC. Tune in to the broadcast from Chicago, Illinois below:
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Davich: A year after Portage teen's suicide, family celebrates life
By Jerry Davich firstname.lastname@example.com April 7, 2013 11:36PM
Jasmine Sleaford with a photo of her younger sister Jade. Sleaford plans to host a series of fundraisers for prevention programs in honor of Jade who committed suicide a year ago. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: May 9, 2013 6:11AM
Jade Sleaford struggled to get over an emotional break up with her boyfriend last spring after dating him for more than a year.
The 17-year-old Portage High School student wasn't acting overly upset, so her family thought she was doing OK. Plus, she had moved on to a new relationship while continuing to work at the Portage 16 Imax Theater, where she made new friends.
On April 14, a Saturday, she went out to dinner with her parents. Along the way, she exchanged texts with her ex-boyfriend. He apparently told her they were over as a couple and Jade had a "meltdown," her family said.
Jade's father dropped her off at home so she could calm down. While her parents were away, Jade went into the kitchen and pulled an extension cord from a drawer. She went into her bedroom and hung herself with it.
"Her note said she would love the boy forever," said Jasmine Sleaford, Jade's older sister.
Another heartbreaking teenage suicide and, once again, another young person who felt so overwhelmed with destructive emotions – regardless of their validity – that she chose to take her own life.
"I will never get that chance to help her grow into the wonderful young woman I knew she would be," said Jasmine, 19, of Valparaiso. "That to me has been the biggest and hardest adjustment because throughout our whole lives it has always been Jasmine and Jade. We were a package deal. If you wanted one of us, you also got the other one."
Jasmine is sharing Jade's sad and painful story for multiple reasons but mostly to prevent future suicides, especially ones involving teens. The one-year anniversary of Jade's death is Sunday and her big sister has organized several events to honor her.
"The hardest part for all of us was getting through the holidays and her birthday. But we held strong because she would have wanted us to," said Jasmine, who felt compelled to do something constructive in Jade's memory.
"My main goal is to get the word out and get people talking because this subject pretty much gets pushed into a box and put away in the back corner of people's minds," she noted. "I now personally know the destruction it leaves behind."
This is so true, I've learned after writing several columns on this still-taboo subject.
As I've said before, it's an unspoken rule in the newspaper business to not write about suicides, especially teen suicides, with worries of "copycat" suicides. But I disagree.
We need public dialogue, not public denial. We need more talk of suicide prevention and less talk of suicide notes. We need to shine a light into one of the darkest corners of the human condition.
"Jade was in a dark place when she did this," Jasmine said. "One that she felt she could not escape from and could not talk about with her family or friends. This was a sad fact to learn from someone you've known your whole life."
Last year, there were 36 suicides in Porter County, a 90 percent jump from the previous year and most likely the highest number ever in that county.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among those 15-24 years old, and it's the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. A person dies by suicide about every 16 minutes in this country, though an attempt is estimated to be made once every minute.
The rate of suicide has been increasing since 2000 and it is currently at its highest peak in the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Yet deaths from youth suicide are only part of the problem. Many more young people survive suicide attempts than actually die. Each year, roughly 157,000 youth between ages 10 and 24 receive medical care for self-inflicted injuries, the CDC states.
"The truth is that suicide happens more often than it should," Jasmine said.
Jasmine knew she would host a candlelight vigil on the one-year anniversary of Jade's death, but she wanted to do something more. Something to raise awareness and also to raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy.
For starters, the Portage 16 theater is hosting an outreach event between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, with 50 percent of all concession sales donated to the organization. The theater also will house donation jars throughout this week.
"Our main goal is to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention while honoring the memory of Jade," said Kevin Morgan, manager of Portage 16.
The theater will be decorated in all things lime green (Jade's favorite color) and purple (for suicide prevention), including the staff's lime green bow ties and bracelets. (For more info, visit www.facebook.com/events/445240395554079/?fref=ts.)
"The goal is to raise money for the foundation so they can continue to raise awareness and help those cope after they have been affected by suicide," Jasmine told me. "No one tries to understand it or explain to their kids what it does to the people left behind."
At 8 p.m. Sunday, Jade's family and friends will host a memorial candlelight vigil in the theater's parking lot to remember Jade's vibrant life, not only her stunning death.
"Jade was a bit of a comedian," Jasmine recalled. "She had a way of always making people laugh and she would do anything to make it happen."
Today, on my Out to Lunch radio show, I will talk more with Jasmine about Jade and the efforts to raise awareness about suicide prevention in her honor. Tune in around 12:20 p.m. on WVLP, 98.3-FM, streaming at www.wvlp.org.
"I'm just trying to prevent this from happening to someone else," she told me.
Find more of Jerry's writings on Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, and jerrydavich.wordpress.com.
Need to talk?
Call the National Suicide Hotline at (800) 784-2433 or (800) 273-8255 (TALK).


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Beautiful Backsplashes:Links to BreathTaking Pictures & Resources
posted by: cupofkindness on 06.21.2004 at 08:25 pm in Kitchens Forum This thread is to provide links or in-text pictures of backsplashes that, unlike the other backsplash thread in the Gallery, are not a forum member's own backsplash. It is also to provide links/pictures to inspiring manufacturers and designers, tiles, stones, metals, glass and other materials that are backsplash elements. Please limit "conversations" about various links to the "Discussions" section of the Kitchen Forum so that this thread can be a resources list only. Please, please post any completed backsplashes or materials that you have come across as you have worked on your own backsplash. Let's start this thread with the gorgeous red tile backsplash that Sharon G found for me on a "Discussions" side of the Kitchen Forum. Thank you!
Here is a link that might be useful: Red Tile Range Mantle: Tile By Country Floors, Work By Jose Diaz Contractors NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 07.14.2006 at 10:56 am last updated on: 07.14.2006 at 10:56 am
show me your knob 'placement' please!
posted by: nunk on 07.13.2006 at 11:34 am in Kitchens Forum tomorrow is a big "detail" day for our remodel. electric will finally be finished, all cabs will be adjusted so we can fill them, maybe the granite on our island (that was originally done last thurs. but now being redone) and knobs/pulls put on.
my ? is where did you place your knobs on your doors and how exactly did you pick that spot? our gc has recommended where ours should go but it seems a bit high so i'd love to see others to see if i'm "off" or not. thanks in advance, NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 07.13.2006 at 10:14 pm last updated on: 07.13.2006 at 10:14 pm
recessed lighting - low voltage vs. line voltage
posted by: kensliger on 03.07.2006 at 05:14 pm in Electrical Wiring Forum What is the major difference? I found a model that I think would look nice in my kitchen. It is the Halo H99ICT, which is a 4 inch IC type lilne voltage. Does anyone have any experience with this model?
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clipped on: 07.09.2006 at 10:10 pm last updated on: 07.09.2006 at 10:10 pm
Recessed lighting-again-low ceilings, size of cans
posted by: jemstones on 07.09.2006 at 11:24 am in Kitchens Forum Hi all,
I think I am in an unusual situation. GC wants to bump UP our start date. He asked this past Thurs if ok & we said "bring it on!" Of course now I'm behind the 8 ball with things I didn't realize were so important, or at least time consuming. So now lighting. Pretty much decided on only recessed cans. I've done a bunch of reading here and on the links you have provided. Thanks for all the info. A big thanks to catluvr and the insight you provide. One question I can't seem to find an answer to is the recommended size of the can with a less than 8' ceilings. My ceilings are 7.5'. GC mentioned that he usually uses 6" white baffle recessed lighting. I will revisit the white baffle with him (I'm seriously considering the black or clear Alzak or the haze). Most likely will use halogen. But with my ceilings, would 6" cans be too big? If I use the 6"ers will 4' spacing be close enough? What are the spacing guidelines for 5" cans with 7.5' ceilings? Is this really that big of a deal? I just want nice even lighting and appropriate task lighting. I think I can handle placement if I know what appropriate spacing is. NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 07.09.2006 at 11:24 am last updated on: 07.09.2006 at 11:24 am
Sources for counter stools?
posted by: ramses_2 on 06.12.2006 at 08:33 pm in Kitchens Forum I'm stumped, flummoxed, and bewildered, I can't seem to find any decent counterstool and I've been looking for months. This is far worse than deciding on a backsplash, and I'm realizing a counterstool can effect the whole look/style every bit as much as the backsplash. In my head I envision a black ebony chair with maybe a gold leafed greek key across the back and a small hand painted amphore(wine jug) and grapes on the seat.(Yes, I've become so desperate I'm dreaming:0)
Can you please share your counter stools with me(failing that can I see pics:)) and where you found them? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 07.09.2006 at 09:58 am last updated on: 07.09.2006 at 09:59 am
Undercabinet lights: Finish and Spacing questions!
posted by: klb_2000 on 04.23.2006 at 01:47 pm in Kitchens Forum I am FINALLY down to my last few decisions, and I have a couple of questions about undercabinet lights. Based on my reading of all the other threads on this topic, I know I want Xenon lights. The fixture will be hardwired, but my contractor has not installed a transformer, so not low voltage. Based on this, I am leaning towards the Kichler lights that seem to be favored on this forum. ALso, FWIW, I'm planning on black richlite counters, so not very reflective.
First question: The upper cabinet I want to install the lights under is 45" wide, with a 42 1/2" recessed space along the bottom. What do you all think---can I get by installing a 30"/4 light fixture, or do I really need to string together two fixtures to fill the whole area? I am unsure how much the light 'spreads'--so if I use just the 30" fixture, will there be obvious dark areas on both ends of the counter? In the picture below, I'm talking about the upper cabinets to the right of the range. Second question, regarding the color of the light fixture: How visible do you find the actual light fixture to be? I'll be installing undercabinet fixtures under the (white) cabinet pictured above, as well as under open shelves (probabably unpainted wood) on the opposite wall of the kitchen, and I can't decide if it is more important for the light fixtures to match each other, or the surfaces they will be mounted on. Any thoughts? Third question: I had not been planning on installing any undercabinet lights under the wall cabinet to the left of the range, since that shallow base cabinet below will never be used as a work surface (I'll probably have my coffee maker there or something). BUT....I can see where it would be nice from a purely aesthetic point of view to be able to turn on the undercabinet lights on both side of the range as accent lighting. It just seems sort of silly to light an area that doesn't really need any light (especially since originally I hadn't planned on installing any undercabinet lights at all!). What do you think? Thanks! Kelly NOTES: Lighting
clipped on: 07.08.2006 at 10:58 pm last updated on: 07.08.2006 at 10:58 pm
Upgraded cans, huge difference - photos
posted by: chiefneil on 06.07.2006 at 01:07 pm in Kitchens Forum I had an electrician come by today to install some new recessed cans for me. Turns out he's a lighting specialist and he talked me into upgrading the cheap builder trims in my kitchen to Juno alzac trims. He also swapped out my mix of fluourescent and incandescent bulbs for the GE Edison bulbs. The difference is amazing.
Here's a before shot - you can see the bulbs glaring in your eyes in this photo. Here's the after shot with the new trims. Note that the lights are on in this photo, but you can't tell! The colors in the kitchen really pop now, and the lights are significantly brighter - I need to install a dimmer now. The only downside is that the quality of the light seems more directed and less difuse, leading to some slight shadows that I never noticed before; this may be due simply to the fact that the lights are so much brighter and might go away when I install a dimmer. Here's an in-between shot. All the lights are on, but you can only tell with the three trims that haven't yet been replaced. BTW, I was sweating bullets (worrying about my granite cracking) when he had to get up on a ladder on my island. I put down some 3/4" plywood and kept a sharp watch to make sure he didn't stand or put the ladder over the overhang. NOTES: Good Lighting info
clipped on: 07.08.2006 at 10:46 pm last updated on: 07.08.2006 at 10:47 pm
Has anyone used Salem Stone Design in CT
posted by: jemstones on 07.05.2006 at 08:40 am in Kitchens Forum Just wondering if anyone has used or knows of anyone who has used this fabricator. They are located in Waterford, CT. I've seen other fabricators mentioned on this forum, but not this particular one. My GC has worked with them, but just wanted to see if I could get some feed back from you all.
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clipped on: 07.05.2006 at 07:50 pm last updated on: 07.05.2006 at 07:51 pm
Rules on recessed lighting in kitchen?
posted by: netshound on 07.05.2006 at 09:07 am in Kitchens Forum We want to put recessed lighting in our kitchen and finally get rid of the old round globe!! Our kitchen is a galley kitchen, narrow. Do recessed lights come in sizes? Are there any rules or suggestions you can give so we can pick the right set-up?
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clipped on: 07.05.2006 at 07:48 pm last updated on: 07.05.2006 at 07:49 pm
Victoria Regina Granite
posted by: jemstones on 07.02.2006 at 11:05 am in Kitchens Forum I think I've read most of the posts about granite. I'm curious about this particular color (Victoria Regina).
Does any one have this color? Do you know if it is also called something else? Any problems with this particular one? From what I've read, I think the pricing seems reasonable. Probably about the same as the Corian and ES we were contemplating. We were quoted $60 per square foot for the surface and $34.75 per linear foot for the edging we liked (the edging ranged from $14 to $47), plus the usual extra for polishing the edges for the undermount sink. One scary thing....is it ok just to order it from the kitchen place? They are a reputable remodel/lumber yard company in this area (SE CT/SW RI). Being natural stone...what happens if the particular slab you get doesn't look like what you thought it would look like? Are you just stuck? I have seen a pretty big piece of it on an island in their showroom. It doesn't have alot of veining. Pattern wise it is probably not much different than the Ubatuba sample we saw. If interested, here's a little of our counter dilema. DH & I have been in a deadlock over the counters for some time now. We didn't think we wanted granite because of the sealing/potential staining, etc. We started with Corian then moved on to ES but couldn't agree on a color. We are 2 weeks out from demo, so I'm getting a little nervous about not having all the major decisions made. Yesterday morning we were saying that we wished we could just see something and both say, "Wow, that's just what I had in mind!" We each want the other to be equally thrilled with the results. That afternoon we walked into a kitchen showroom and saw an island covered with a granite they called Victgoria Regina and our wish came true. Total WOW for both of us. So granite it is. Just want you to know that if there is a deadlock, as long as you both keep an open mind, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'd also like to say a HUGE thanks to all of you on this forum. I have only posted once or twice, but I love to come here and see what you all think on various topics. A special thanks to Starpooh. Your Finished Kitchen's blog is amazing. NOTES: <none>
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Franke Orca cutting board
posted by: jemstones on 07.04.2006 at 12:30 am in Kitchens Forum Hope this isn't a dumb question, help settle the debate...Does the cutting board fit on top on the sink, or on the accessory ledge? I just can't imagine that it goes on the ledge,but DH thinks it does. If it does go on the top of the sink, how does it work with a negative or flush reveal? Or does this accessory jonly work with a positive reveal?
Thanks, NOTES: <none>
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RE: Lighting with low ceilings (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: bmorepanic on 07.04.2006 at 07:52 am in Kitchens Forum Modern or Traditional or Dunno?
As far as I know, the only rule is that the tallest person in your household shouldn't bump head on the light while getting into or out of seat. Generally speaking, the bottom of the fixture should be at least at 30" above the top. I find 36" above a 36" countertop to be the starting place - because I never want to have to look through the fixtures to see people. With your ceilings, you can still have a 17" tall fixture. The fixture below is about 7" tall and you could have 10" of chain. A tip someone else suggested, to preview your fixtures, blow up a balloons to the approximate size of the fixture and tie a piece of string to it and tape it to the ceiling. Here is a link that might be useful: bellacor lighting NOTES: Lighting tips
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Reveal questions/concerns. Does anyone have close up pics?
posted by: jemstones on 07.04.2006 at 12:52 am in Kitchens Forum Hi all,
We know we want an undermount and are now deciding on the sink reveal. I have read the posts on here and am soaking up all the info I can. I have concerns about each type of reveal. Positive: I am leaning toward a small positive reveal. I'm not so much concerned about gunk accumulating as I am about the sealant showing. Flush: Negative: Does anyone have a close up pics of the "joint" where the sink and counter meet that they would be willing to share? I've seen many great sinks on this forum, but can't quite see in to the nooks and crannies of the sinks. If I could see what it looks like up close and personal I might be able to make a better decision. Little vent....Don't get me wrong. This is a mostly fun project. But...does any one else get tired of making all of these decisions? I mean, in the whole scheme of things does it really matter what kind of reveal I choose? Tongue in cheek, obviously it matters or I wouldn't be asking. There, I've vented. Thanks again, NOTES: My questions
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online shopping
posted by: vaaft on 05.12.2006 at 07:23 pm in Kitchens Forum Can anyone recommend an online store for purchasing a sink and faucet. I am looking at the hansgrohe faucet and a blanco or franke sink. I have been to faucetdirect.com and homeclick.com sites.
Thanks NOTES: sink shopping
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On-Line Ordering for sinks and faucets???
posted by: joyko on 06.22.2006 at 09:00 am in Kitchens Forum Has anyone ever ordered online for faucets and sinks? I've looked at FAUCET DEPOT and their prices are unbelievable!!!
The Moen Aberdeen kitchen faucet in ORB is $100 cheaper than all the stores I've walked into and shopped! Also, the Silgranit sink by Blanco is much, much lower than stores in my area.... What do you think? It's been rated Best of the Web by Forbes for 2 years..... NOTES: <none>
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Anybody ever use Fausink.com?
posted by: billp on 06.09.2006 at 06:35 pm in Kitchens Forum They seem to have the best price on a Franke Orca sink and grids. Yes, I did a search before I posted but nothing came up. Anybody out there care to share their experiences, good or bad? Thanks!
NOTES: several tips on internet sites to purchase sinks
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templating done!
posted by: vicko_wa on 05.18.2006 at 09:30 pm in Kitchens Forum The templater came today. He was here about 3 hours.
First he went around and took down lots of measurements. Then we got out the cooktop and downdraft and he measured them precisely, even though he had the literature right there. He said he wanted to be sure, since the downdraft and the cooktop were not the same brand. I have the Franke Orca for my main sink. I already had little circles set up on the countertop to show him what seemed like good spacing for the faucets, airswitch and detergent diispenser. He said the distance I had from sink edge, 2.25 ", is their usual. I had the filtered water faucet and the airswitch at the center of the radius at left and right corners, in the back. Then we put the soap disp about 5" to right of main faucet. He was willing to put things whereever I wanted, but I asked him what the typical distances were. He has had 15 yrs experience fabricating and templating. I didn't want any sink reveal, but it turns out this company ONLY does quarter inch positive reveal, so I wasn't very happy about that. If I had known, I probably would still have used this company since several people had recommended the company. Then we discussed overhang, which again he said he would do whatever I wanted, but the typical was 1.5" from the front of the cabinet BOX, (not the front of the doors or drawers) which means it will end up being 3/4" over the front of the cabinet piece. He set that all up with a carboard overlay, and we checked to see if we liked it, which we did. Then he got out a slab size piece of cardboard and moved it back and forth over the cabinets, as we talked about the best places for seams. The showroom had examples of how their seams look and they were very good. Just hope they can do that well with my seams! There wasn't really a BEST place for a seam, I'd rather have none, but we discussed the pros and cons of each. (We are getting Cambria engineered stone.) We are waiting on our backsplash to get a feel for the look of the counters. He asked what we were going to use for backsplash, and if it was alright to have the counters a cardboard thickness off the back wall for "wiggle room". Since the tile we will use will be thicker than that, I told him it was OK. I am thinking I should have them put that epoxy at the back edge when they install, so water won't go down the back of the counters. He took our sinks with him, and they do all the holes at the shop. Makes me very nervous, but he measured lots, and we talked about everything, so nothing more can be done by me! This is long, but just wanted to post in case someone is curious about another templating experience. NOTES: Template process
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Granite templating/sink trouble--How's this solution?
posted by: msrevise on 06.05.2006 at 12:20 pm in Kitchens Forum Well, the templater was here this morning, and we had an unexpected problem come up having to do w/the sink. I told my KD which sink i was getting months ago, to make sure the size would be okay; he said no problem. However, templater took one look at it today and said i'd have to have a negative reveal, and it would have to be one inch at the front and back! Huh? news to me. Not only was i set on zero reveal, but i certainly didn't buy a big sink so i could lose 2 inches to granite hangover in the front and back! Plus, the drain is at the back, and that would put the drain too close to the edge of the counter.
Templater said he wouldn't warrant the granite by the sink even under NORMAL use without add'l depth in front of and behind the sink. This is even with rodding it. I was dismayed. He also said it was my KD's fault for not telling me when i told him the size of my sink; he said it's happened before that the KD leaves out this critical information and then lets them take the heat. He was pretty annoyed w/the KD. I called the KD and he was giving me a lot of stuff about stone being brittle, blah, blah, so i said, are you telling me that this isn't a sturdy, reliable countertop material that i'm paying 5 grand for??? and why didn't you mention it before??? (at which point he had to CYA...) I know you'll want to know which sink--it's the Kindred double undermount, KSDC2RU, the biggest dbl i could fit in my 36" base, and it's just under 20" front to back on the large side. I told the templater i know others with this sink who have no issues, but he was unwilling to budge. He said it wasn't even the specific granite i'm getting, it was any granite. We explored a few options, among them different reveals on different parts of the sink (zero on the sides, negative front/back), but none of these seemed aesthetically pleasing or practical. Finally, we settled on sinking the granite back into the drywall by 1/2 inch or so to allow more depth at the back (luckily GC was there to say that would be okay, and in fact he ran some interference on this discussion which wasn't really his job, since the KD sold me the granite), and having a 2" overhang instead of 1 1/2 in the front. With these modifications, templater was willing to warrant the work. Still, he cautioned me not to abuse the area in front of the sink (no one should sit or stand on it, etc.--i would hope that won't be a problem!). He gave me an example of when a painter stood on someone's counter there and cracked it. Anyway, i think i'm okay with this; i went around and checked to make sure the drawers would still clear the counter, and they do. Is 2" too much for any other reason? Is there anything else i should be considering? I'm so done w/this KD, let me tell you; he was no help at all. NOTES: <none>
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Learn from my mistake when you get your granite cut....
posted by: mskathyny on 06.25.2006 at 06:08 pm in Kitchens Forum My granite (except for the island) was installed yesterday and a couple of things are not quite right. I'll learn to live with them and it's no disaster but I wish I'd remembered to be more careful in outlining things with the granite guy. For one thing, the sink cut out is exactly mid-way between the front and back of the countertop. I think it should be closer to the front. It's amazing how much difference an inch or two can make in the ergonomics of using the sink. With the sink placed 5" in from the edge, I find I have to lean just a little bit.... It would have been better 3 or 4" from the front. This placement more to the front would also have made more room for the faucet/soap dispenser.
The second issue was that I was casual in telling the granite guy on exactly where to place the soap dispenser. He cut the hole too close to the faucet hole. the faucet is Kohler Clairette (sp?) and it has a big base. The lever is intended to be mounted on the right but because the soap dispenser is so close it can't be done that way. Instead, he's mounted the lever in the front. Make sure to specify precisely how much reveal, if any, you want (I did do this!) Make sure to specify exactly where you want the faucet and any other cut outs. Check to be sure that all those parts will fit and operate in the space you've designated. Make sure there's enough room between the backsplash and sink back for the faucets/soap dispensers, etc., to operate correctly. (Just a tiny bit closer to the backsplash and my faucet wouldn't have fit!) Well tomorrow the range goes and in the island granite and I'll probably have another cautionary note for others by nightfall. NOTES: <none>
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Bryce P Portier, Erinn Downs-Kelly, Jordi J Rowe, Deepa Patil, George T Budd, Chris Lanigan, Zhen Wang, David Hicks, David L Rimm, Raymond R Tubbs. Cleveland Clinic, OH; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH; University of Rochester, NY; Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background: The American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) HER2 testing guidelines address pre-analytical variables (type and length of fixation) known to effect HER2 assay results. The guidelines suggest time to tissue fixation (cold ischemia time; CIT) be as short as possible, however little has been published on CIT. To that end, we evaluated HER2 status by two different ISH methods and via IHC in a cohort of breast carcinomas with varying CIT.
Design: CIT was tracked in minutes for 84 invasive mammary carcinomas; all tissues were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for ≥6 hours and ≤48 hours. A tissue microarray was constructed and HER2 status was assessed via fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH; PathVysion, Abbott-Vysis, Chicago, IL) and dual in situ hybridization (Dual ISH) method under development (Ventana, Tucson, AZ). HER2/CEP 17 ratios were recorded per ASCO/CAP guidelines and signal strength in stromal and neoplastic nuclei was recorded (0 absent to 3 strong). HER2 IHC (PATHWAY anti-HER2 (4B5) Ventana, Tucson, AZ) was also performed, scored per ASCO/CAP.
Results: CIT was stratified into <1hr (n=45), 1:00-1:59 (n=27), 2:00-2:59 (n=6), and >3 hrs (n=6). Detectable endogenous stromal signals, an excellent internal control, were seen with both ISH methodologies at all CIT points. Greater than 75% of cases had signal strength of 2 or 3 in neoplastic and stromal cells over all CIT points. FISH and dual ISH were equivalent within the same CIT with a 100% concordance in HER2 status determination. Complete agreement between ISH methodologies and IHC was seen in 77% (65/84) of cases; % per CIT categories were 76, 89, 67, and 50%, respectively. Minor discordances (ie FISH non-amplified and IHC equivocal) were identified in 18% (15/84) of cases with major discordances (ie FISH amplified and IHC equivocal or negative) identified in 5% (4/84) of cases.
Conclusions: In this series which is the largest to date evaluating CIT while controlling for fixation type and length, no discernible effect on HER2 signal was detected in CIT up to and greater than 3 hours. In addition, 77% of cases were concordant between IHC and ISH with only 5% (4 cases) having a major discordance; well within the expected "biologic" discordance seen when employing ISH versus IHC based testing.
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I know this issue has been discussed again and again but it's an issue I'm stuck with. I'm struggling with knowing how much to charge for cakes.
This 'hoot' cake I did for a friend so I gave to her at a discount rate. The cake was carved from a 12" square cake. (There was a little of the cake left over in scraps. It cost me $35 in ingredients and materials to make. What would would you charge as a hobby baker. It is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo. It was rich chocolate cake with caramel smb and fondant. It took me about 15 hours from start to finish. I live in a country town of 5000 in Australia so I can't imagine ppl wanting to pay a lot of money for a cake but I don't want to do it for next to nothing. Especially when its taking me away from spending time with my kids. I have got advice from my husbands auntie who bakes cakes as well. But I don't think she charges enough. She suggested $120 for a square chocolate mud cake (4" high) that I made for a customer. In the end I didn't make any money. She also suggested $300-$350 for a wedding cake I made (6" 9" 12" square). I charged $300 and had to deliver it an hour away (delivery included in the price) I didn't really make any money of that either. Although since making the wedding cake I've cut down (as I did with the hoot cake) on costly ingredients and I am using more generic ingredients. I'm pasted both photos on so I hope it's worked.


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Last year, I ventured out and tried something new heading into the basketball season. I selected my preseason all-state players. I know the all-state teams at the end of the year don't have a set number of players included, but I kept my teams to five players in each class.
The nominations kind of took a life of their own in the Twittersphere, so I thought I would make the lists again this year.
To be clear, these lists don't really mean anything. These are just players I expect to have really good seasons for the respective teams. I've talked to players, coaches, and other media members from across the state to help me come up with these lists. I thank everybody for their assistance, but mostly these are my opinions.
We'll start with the girls selections. The boys will be in the following post.
Class AA
The AA field was loaded with talent last year with the likes of Elle Tinkle, Shanae Gilham, Alexa Dawkins, and DJ Reinhardt highlighting my preseason all-state picks. This year probably doesn't have the star power, but it's still a really good crop of girls.
Amy Davis, Bozeman - Davis has some big shoes to fill, stepping in for the graduated Dawkins. She's athletic and has a ton of upside. If the Idaho State commit can realize that potential this season, she'll be one of the best players in Montana.
Diondra Denton, Great Falls CMR - After a stellar sophomore season, Denton plateaued a little bit last year. She's a dangerous scorer and can hurt teams in multiple ways, so expect her to lead a solid Rustlers squad. Denton has committed to Minot State.
Cassidy Hashley, Kalispell Glacier - Hashley has put up some solid numbers the last couple of seasons and could be one of the best rebounders in the class. She was one of two AA girls to average a double-double last season, recording 13.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
Rachel Koehler, Billings Senior - Koehler is super athletic and super aggressive on the basketball court. She likes to get to the basket, but has developed a better jump shot over the past couple of seasons. She's headed to Cal Poly to play college basketball.
Olivia Roberts, Missoula Sentinel - Roberts was overshadowed by Reinhardt last season and rightfully so. But Roberts is a talented scorer and rebounder for the Spartans and should take on an even bigger role this season.
Class A
The Class A team was the toughest one for me to decide. Two of these players made the list last year, but I had a tough time trimming the rest of the team down to just three players as there were probably six or seven girls in consideration.
Justyn Juhl, Billings Central - Juhl flashed potential last season and could really turn some heads this year. She has the size and athleticism to play multiple positions on the floor and can score inside and out.
Courtney Moodry, Anaconda - This is Moodry's second appearance on my preseason all-state team as she's one of the best point guards in the state. Teams fear her passing and ability to run a team, but she's a good shooter and can light it up from deep.
Lexi Prevost, Sidney - Prevost earned second-team all-conference honors in the Eastern A last year by putting up some huge scoring games. She might be one of the best players nobody talks about, but she can flat out score the basketball.
Alycia Sims, Stevensville - Like Moodry, Sims is on this list for the second year in a row. She's already committed to Montana and can do a little bit of everything – score, rebound, and defend.
Vanessa Stavish, Frenchtown - I left Sarah Lester off this list last year. I'm not making that mistake with another Frenchtown girl. Stavish was a solid No. 2-scorer for the Broncs last season, but she'll be elevated to No. 1 this year. She'll do most of her damage in the post but can extend her range to the perimeter.
Class B
Even with some great players graduating, Class B is still in good hands. Jill Barta and Courtney Henry make this list for the second consecutive year, but there's a lot of talent elsewhere in the state.
Jill Barta, Fairfield - Barta might be the best college prospect in the state regardless of class. She's 6-foot-4 and (obviously) really affects games defensively. Offensively, Barta can score from anywhere, but she's an adept passer, too.
Alisha Breen, Choteau - Breen put up monster numbers statistically last season – 18 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and four steals per game. She does everything on the court, and her versatility makes her an asset for the Bulldogs. She recently committed to Montana State Billings.
Courtney Henry, Malta - Henry will join Breen at MSUB in the future, but she has one year left for the M'Ettes. She plays with a spark and has excellent ball control both dribbling and finishing around the rim.
Jacy Thompson, Townsend - I had multiple people call Thompson the "best point guard in the state." She can dribble, shoot, pass, rebound – do a little bit of everything while not making very many mistakes for the Bulldogs.
Baylee Watson, Townsend - Another Bulldog makes the list. Watson is a 6-foot-2 post player who should lead Townsend in scoring and rebounding. She'll be playing her college ball at Carroll College.
Class C
Class C isn't terribly deep this year. There isn't a Peyton Ferris-type player in this class. How often does a player like that come around? But there are some really good players. This was another tough one to trim the list down to five, as I debated over about eight to 10 players.
Martha Dembek, Winnett-Grass Range - Dembek might be the most versatile player in Class C. She's an efficient scorer, but her impact might be more strongly felt when she's acting as a facilitator on offense.
Makhayla Farmer, Chinook - Farmer committed to Montana State Northern this summer after setting Chinook's record for blocked shots (50) in a single season. The 6-foot-1 junior could average a double-double this season with points and rebounds.
Katie Fertterer, Belt - Fertterer is a terrific all-around athlete, and she kind of sets the tone for the Huskies. She's a lockdown defender and aggressive on the offensive end.
Kara Gerke, Belt - Gerke is just one of a handful of great shooters on coach Jeff Graham's Belt team. She's a quick, explosive athlete who can get into passing lanes on defense and really pressure opponents on offense.
Masyn Klose, Fairview - Fairview just keeps churning out good basketball players. Klose isn't the biggest girl in Class C, but she has decent size and is a tough rebounder.


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Years ago between marriages i was experimenting with adult alternative sites and was intrigued by this profile. She was a woman with a fetish of giving hand jobs. The woman was married and in her early 50's and lived within a half hour of me. During the process of e-mailing back and forth i learned she loved to give hand jobs and anyone was welcome as long as they adhered to her guidelines. First, she wanted to correspond for awhile to get comfortable and there would be no other sex of any kind. No intercourse, no oral and not even any kissing and it always hadto be at her house and set up in advance. Her thing was to answer the door naked and you would come in and she would jerk you off and you would leave. I thought it sounded kinky and fun but she wouldn't send a pic of her and i was leary. She described herself in writing and later i found her to be truthfull in her description of herself.
Anyway we would e-mail back and forth and after maybe 5 or 6 weeks she felt comfortable enough with me and we set a time and day ans she gave me the address but she wouldn't give me her phone number for some reason. I went there and it was a small well kept home on a tree lined street in an average part of town. I knocked on the door and after a short wait she opened the door kind of standing behind it until i walked in and she closed it. The drapes were closed and the lamps on the end tables were on and there were a few vanilla scented candles burning. She was very polite in saying hello and it was odd to talk to this naked older lady i had never met before. She was kind of cute for her age and she had nice full breasts maybe 38 C and i round butt and she was maybe 5'4" 150. She had pale skin and dark hair that was short. She had a nice mouth but wore no lipstick. She asked me to sit in this big flowery patterned reclining chair and when i sat down i noticed this box of kleenex and a bottle of baby oil on a small stand next to the recliner. She came over and got on her knees and put her hand on my leg and asked me to take my penis out of my pants and as i did she reminded me no intercourse or oral and no kissing. I asked her if i could play with her tits and she said yes. So, i take both hands and cup her tits one in each hand and fondle them. They were soft and her nipples were responsive. Then i took my hands off and undid my pants and unzipped and pulled them down to my ankles and she put out a hand and gently rubbed the bulge in my briefs bigger and said your a well built young man. She wasn't grabbing or squeezing my dick more like gently running her fingers and the palm of her hand over the bulge and then she asked me if would like to take them off after a couple minutes of doing that. I raised my butt and slid them down letting my cock spring out and as she put her hand down again to gently run her fingers on my cock her hand felt so smooth and it was small and my cock felt so hot to her cool soft hand. She said just relax sweetie..and i layed back and as she put her hand around it best she could and went up and down on it very slowly i was looking around and seeing all the famil photos on the walls and mantle of the fireplace. She could barely get her hand around my dick and put out the other and was rubbing my cock with them on each side flat open up and down and looking at it and then she wrapped both hands around it and was stroking it and she had great soft hands. After maybe a minute or so she stopped and got some kleenex out and put it on my lap and opened the bottlen of baby oil and squirted some in her hands and warmed it up and put them out and started to stroke my cock with both hands at first looking at it and then at times she would look up and stroke and smile at me asking me if it felt good. It felt GREAT..LOL. That little housewife had me laying back with a big smile and moaning like a girl..lol...and she worked it and worked it and said are you ready sweetie..i was close but trying to hold back and savor it. Then she said..let me know..sweetie...i had thoughts of holding back and then blowing it all over her but i wanted to come bak for more so when i was there i said...HAHAHAHA..I'M GONNA CUMMMM and she let one hand go from my cock and picked up the wad of tissue and put it at the head of my dick and my cock started to throb and i shot a big load into the kleenex and i saturated it and she tried to grip my cock hard and dropped it and pulled out more from the bow and put it over my dick again and let me finish cumming. When i was done the relief was amazing and she picked up the kleenex saying honey..you really do CUM alot. She walked toward the kitchen and i watched her bubble butt sway as she walked and put in a kitchen garbage can and then she must have walked to a sink because i heard her wash her hands and then she came back and i was standing and had pulled up my clothing and zipped up. I was smiling and she asked if i enjoyed it and i said she had the softest hands and it was incredible. She said i'm glad i made you happy. I asked do you get excited by doing that and she said sweetie you know..i do...i love to get a man off with my hands. Then she started leading me to the door and opened it for me standing behind it again and i said see you again ok ? and she said anytime sweetie just e-mail me first. That was the start of a beautiful relationship..lol..i would e-mail her and go over at least once a week for a hand job and i always made her work for it..lol...and she was impressed and once told me i had a beautiful penis. I was going over for months and as time went along she let me do a little more..she never let me fuck her or gave me oral or even kiss her but she let me cum on her tits a few times and was very excited by that. Once it was funny because she was jerking me off and the kleenex slipped off the head of my dick as she held it just as i shot my load because i was moving some in my seat and it shot up like a fountain and onto her shoulder and the back of her hair and the floor and she was a little miffed saying be careful sweetie. It felt great and all but after maybe 20 hand jobs it was getting old and i wanted more so one day when she had the baby oil on me and was sliding her hands up and down my cock just starting she made the mistake of having her head down low near my cock and i kind of started to stand up and as her hands came off my cock i put my hands on her head and shoved my cock in her mouth and started to fuck her mouth. I had gotten to my feet and was holding her by the head and her hands were flailing around and i was moving my hips back and forth plunging into her mouth and she was choking a little and i would pull out for a second to give her air and then put it back in and fuck her mouth and she was pressing her hands against my thighs at first trying to push me out but she couldn't and i was really turned on. The baby oil had made my cock so slippery it was gliding with ease into her mouth as i looked down seeing her bubble butt and her little legs and feet and i was going to town in her mouth and she stopped pushing with her hands against me after a couple minutes and just had them on me as i fucked her face. I don't know if she was tired or enjoying my cock but she was resisting anymore and that turned me on even more. So i leaned in and she fell backwards and i got ontop of her as she layed back on the floor and her legs came out from under her and i was between her legs and just sunk my cock in her balls deep and she let out this grunt and and as i started to fuck her she was throwing her head from side to side slowly and saying almost breathless..your not supposed to do this..huh..huh..huh...as my slippery cock was going balls deep and back over and over. I was fuking her for several minutes and she had ut her hands up on my waist and was going HUH..HUH..HUH...OOOOOHHH...OOOHHHHH...she was trying to calm herself down and saying...hahaha...don't ejaculate in me...ooohhhh...ohhhhh..i wanted to CUM in her badly and she was getting to the point of exhaustion after maybe 10 minutes of hammering her pussy but i knew she would never let me come back so i had to have that bubble butt..and hey she didn;'t want me to cum in her pussy..SO...lol..i pulled out and rolled her over as she panted hard and before she knew what hit her as she laid bent over on her knees i reached up and squirted a bunch of the baby oil on my cock and grabbed her hip with one hand and put my cock at her butthole with the other and then as i pushed in i pulled my hand off my dick and held her in place and bured it in her. You would have thought i had shoved a 2x4 up her butt the way she groaned and i fucked her ass with nice steady deep strokes for maybe a minute or so as her groans became mixed with deep moans and then i busted my nuts in her and came so much it was ooozing out as soon as i finished and pulled it out of her butt. She layed there bent over and whimpering and breathing hard and i watched my cum flow out her butt hole and down her ass and drip onto the floor. I was being a smart ass and said i'm sorry sweetie i think i got some CUM on the carpet and laughed. I stood up admiring my slimey brown dick and used some kleenex to wipe my dick off and pulled on my pants and she laye on her side on the floor catching her breath and said your not a nice man...as she whimpered and i said ooohh don't say that sweetie..you know you needed it and come on you loved it ! She just looked up at me and said i thinkl you should leave now and i did. But she gave the best hand jobs ever and i returned the favor by fucking her mouth, pussy and ass to remember me by. I sent her a couple more e-mails but she would niot respond until i asked ok..i will stop writing if you admit you loved sucking and fucking my cock and she sent back an e-mail in caps YES. That was the last contact with her. |
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NEW YORK Jan 29 (Reuters) - Pimco on Wednesday promoted another four of its top investment managers into more strategic roles, expanding the pool of potential successors to the fund management firm's co-founder and star bond picker Bill Gross following the sudden resignation of his previous heir apparent.
Mark Kiesel, Virginie Maisonneuve, Scott Mather and Mihir Worah, currently managing directors at Pacific Investment Management Co, will become deputy chief investment officers, Pimco said in a statement.
The four will join Dan Ivascyn and Andrew Balls, who were appointed last week after Mohamed El-Erian, who is the chief executive officer and who shares the chief investment officer role with Gross, abruptly announced plans to resign from Pimco, the world's largest bond fund manager.
The ongoing shakeup comes as many investors are turning their backs on the kind of bond investments Pimco is famous for offering. In fact, last April Gross went so far as to declare the three-decade bull run for bonds to be over.
Reflecting that, several of the new appointments have expertise outside of the fixed-income sector, which has long been Pimco's bread-and-butter business. Maisonneuve, for instance, recently joined Pimco in January to succeed Neel Kashkari as the Newport Beach, California-based firm's global head of equities.
"Our six deputy CIOs demonstrate the strength, depth and breadth of investment talent at Pimco," Gross, 69, said in a statement. "Individually and as a team they have delivered for clients consistently, and they will now help lead Pimco's investing excellence into the future."
El-Erian, who had been widely seen as the heir apparent to Gross, will leave the firm in mid-March. Gross, who shared the title of co-chief investment officer, will become the sole CIO. El-Erian will remain a consultant at Allianz, the German insurer that owns Pimco.
Allianz granted Pimco in 2011 full control of its global distribution of its products - a move that had given the world's largest bond fund more independence as it expanded into new businesses.
The reorganization had given Pimco more independence from its corporate parent as it expanded into equities and other asset classes as well as products - a move that El-Erian then told Reuters was "another step in Pimco's ongoing evolution as the complete provider of global investment solutions for our clients around the world."
Pacific Investment Management Co had $1.92 trillion in assets as of Dec. 31, according to the firm's website.
BOND KING's SUCCESSOR STILL SEEN IN DOUBT
Even though Allianz's PIMCO quickly appointed Douglas Hodge as chief executive officer last week plus six new deputy CIOs to replace El-Erian, analysts and investors agree that none are real contenders for Gross' job right now.
A CEO selection committee comprised of senior Pimco managing directors appointed Hodge as chief executive officer. The appointment of deputy CIOs was likewise made by Pimco, according to a Pimco spokesperson.
"I think that it is very clearly an effort on Bill Gross and Pimco's part to reassure clients, in particular, that not only have they worked on succession planning in the past but that there are real people identified in that process to take over if necessary," said Morningstar senior research analyst Eric Jacobson.
He added: "I just don't see any single heir apparent at this point. I do think it remains an open question whether any of these folks are in a position to truly challenge Bill Gross's investment ideas and macro thinking."
The management overhaul comes against the backdrop of a rough 2013: Customers withdrew $41.1 billion from Pimco's flagship Total Return Fund last year, a record amount for the $2 trillion manager, according to investment research firm Morningstar.
Pimco also said that managing directors Charles Lahr and Marc Seidner will leave, while Sudi Mariappa will re-join as a managing director and generalist portfolio manager.
Mariappa will return to Pimco from GLG where he has served since 2012 co-managing that firm's absolute return fixed income offering. He was previously at Pimco from 2000-2011 as a managing director, portfolio manager and senior adviser.
Interviewed on CNBC, Gross said about El-Erian: "We're disappointed that he won't be with Pimco, that he didn't continue with the successor role for me as chief investment officer - but that is the way it is and we're going to move forward."
This past weekend, Pimco replaced the ubiquitous photo of Gross and El-Erian on its Twitter stream, which has attracted over 164,000 followers, with the firm's logo.


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Above, members of the Burmese community with Michael and Rey Lopez Mader. Below, first communicants. By Mary Wisniewski For Today's Catholic
SAN ANTONIO • The first official gathering of the new Burmese Catholic Conference of Texas took place June 25-26 at St. Matthew Church. Burmese Catholics of all ages traveled from Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo and Austin to join those living in the Alamo City for a vibrant weekend of spiritual, educational and social events for the purpose of showing support for each other.
The people had to flee their homes in Burma (Myanmar) and were living in refugee camps in Thailand. In the last four years, many Burmese Catholics have been resettled in various cities through the United States. In San Antonio, they are assisted by the Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program.
The gathering included talks by Burmese Father Philip Aung Nge, Father Stephen Mahn Thapwa (from the Diocese of Wichita, Kan.) and four Sisters of St. Francis Xavier (from Jacksonville, Fla.) on the themes of prayer and the importance of education. Meetings were held to elect a leadership team that included a representative from each city. The spiritual highlight of the weekend was the Saturday afternoon Mass that included 17 baptisms, 28 first communions and the weddings of five couples. During the Mass, the people prayed and sang in their own language.
St. Matthew's Refugee Support Ministry, led by Michael and Rey Lopez Mader, assisted with this event. They worked with parishioners and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to gather donations of suits and white dresses so that all the couples and first communicants had attire appropriate for the occasion. They also assisted with transportation and facility arrangements. In gratitude for their contributions, the Burmese presented the Mader's with a gift of native clothing of the Karenni tribe.
The community themselves contributed funds and the local Burmese purchased and prepared a feast for Saturday evening, including beef and pork dish favorites to feed the over 250 participants. They offered hospitality in their homes for the visitors. In Texas, there has been a large influx of Catholic Burmese refugees in recent years, with 300 living in Houston, 200 in Dallas, 200 in San Antonio, 100 in Fort Worth and 60 in Austin. Father Aung Nge is making efforts for a Burmese priest to be stationed in Texas to serve the community. He has been in a master's degree program at St. Joseph Seminary in New York. From there, he has been traveling to offer Mass and the sacraments to Burmese now living in the United States, visiting over 45 cities in 25 states.
For more information, contact Tom Hoog, Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program volunteer coordinator, at (210) 242-3104, or Michael Mader of St. Matthew's Refugee Support Ministry at (210) 912-4165.
Mary Wisniewski is director of the archdiocesan Office of Mission Awareness.


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Western Illinois University Department of Communication Assistant Professor Chris Carpenter was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society in England in May. Carpenter, who has done extensive research on social media issues, was invited to speak on the motion, "This House Believes Social Media has Successfully Reinvented Social Activism."
The Oxford Union, which holds no political views, has been called the "world's most prestigious debating society" with a reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. The society was established 189 years ago to promote debate and discussion at both Oxford University and around the world.
"It went very well," Carpenter said of his trip. "There were seven speakers and each side took turns speaking. I talked about the communication research on social media and social activism." The research and the debate included the premise that social media can work for and against activists, such as in Iran, Egypt and Syria. "This was one of the most fun things I have ever done," Carpenter said of the debate. "It was definitely a culmination of years of debate practice; it was the Olympics of debate for me. It was very rewarding and I had a good time talking to the other debaters."


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The American International School of Abuja (AISA) is a coeducational, international day school which offers an American educational program from preschool to grade 12 for English-speaking students of all nationalities. Located in Nigeria's new capital, AISA was founded in 1993, and its school year runs from August to June with 180 days of instruction.
Organization: The School is governed by a 7-member Board of Governors. The Director holds an ex-officio, non-voting position.
Curriculum: AISA offers an American curriculum based on U.S. standards for preschool to grade 12. Apart from French classes, all lessons are taught in English. In addition to the core subjects, the school offers computer science, physical education, music, art, Nigerian studies, as well as English language learning and learning support. AISA's high school offers a variety of AP courses, as well as world and American literature, global studies 1 & 2, microeconomics, algebra 1 & 2, geometry, pre-calculus, biology, zoology/botany, chemistry, physics, art, ceramics, music, PE, health, speech, publications/journalism, and digital video. There are over 20 after school activities and clubs including swimming, soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, taekwondo, gymnastics, ballet, music, choir, dance, arts and crafts, ping pong, community service, acting and film making, and cartoon movie making. AISA is fully accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Faculty: In the 2011-2012 school year, AISA has 43 teachers as well as 25 teaching assistants. There is also a full-time director, secondary principal, elementary principal, elementary assistant principal/registrar/admissions coordinator, IT coordinator, athletic director, secondary guidance counselor, elementary guidance counselor, and nurse.
Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, enrollment was 525 students (preschool-grade 12) from 47 different countries.
Facilities: AISA's new facilities are situated on a 13-acre tract of land in the Durumi District of Abuja. Current facilities include 35 classrooms, 7 administrative offices, 2 computer science labs, clinic, large multi-purpose hall, snack shop, outdoor basketball court, swimming pool, volleyball court, soccer field, and running track.
Finances: In the 2011-2012 school year, the majority of the school's income is derived from tuition fees. Annual tuition rates are as follows: PS: $4,980; Pre-K: $6,542; Kdg: $10,772; grades 1 to 5: $14,436; grades 6 -8: $15,562; and grades 9-12: $17,374. Upon initial enrolment, for kindergarten to grade 12 there is a one-time capital building fee of $6,000. For PS and Pre-K $3,000 is paid upon initial enrollment, the balance of $3,000 is paid when the child moves to Kdg. An annual development levy of $1,000 is charged for each student (all fees are quoted in U.S. dollars).