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Addon Spotlight: Blizzard's built-in raid profiles {WoW}
Jul 7th 2011 1:09PM Never mind. I see it's part of Power bars.
Addon Spotlight: Blizzard's built-in raid profiles {WoW}
Jul 7th 2011 1:07PM I don't see it in the options, but is there a way to show Mana bars in the Blizzard raid frames?
Win EveryAir for your iOS device from WoW Insider {WoW}
Feb 10th 2011 12:18AM Love to have one of these for my son to play on his iPad
Shifting Perspectives: Bear druids in patch 4.0.1, part 2 {WoW}
Sep 22nd 2010 1:05PM Some nuggets of good and helpful information and thank you for that - but does the whole article really have to compare druid tanking and abilities to warriors? I, for one, don't play a warrior tank so the comparisons are completely lost on me. Maybe the article should be titled: "Comparing Bear Druids to Prot Warriors in patch 4.0.1"
Officers' Quarters: Last stop on the gravy train {WoW}
May 17th 2010 1:31PM The flip side of the coin is that there really isn't a limit or cost to how many officers you have - so why consider booting them? I'm a GM of an active 400 player guild and I catch myself once a year or so with the same feelings you write about. But ultimately YOU (and I) are the problem - not them.
Maturing as a GM (or a business manager) is a process that starts with you wanting to retain all the control because you are the only one that can "do it right" but this inevitably leads to the frustration you are experiencing. The next step is for you to ask yourself "what can I do to encourage more people to feel they have ownership in the guild"? Because I bet you that your guildies mostly think it's your guild - not theirs.
Do you seek out and groom new officers who enjoy leadership? Do you freely distribute raid duties to other members to coax them out - like taking turns at loot master or even just explaining the next fight on vent? Do you ask guildies who they enjoy grouping with that might make a good leader?
I don't agree you have to set ultimatums like "take part of the workload or get demoted" - no matter how nicely you say it. My officers are like my guild parliament - and I've promoted a lot of guys I personally don't like all that much. But they have opinions that are valued and they are a voice of a group of players I want represented in guild affairs even though I don't run around with them much.
I think if you look to yourself for solutions, you will feel less resentful of your friends and get back to enjoying what they have to say.
Raid Rx: Heroic Faction Champions {WoW}
Nov 13th 2009 4:46PM It seems to me, from research and experience, the threat table looks something like this: 1st) distance; 2nd) health lost; and 3rd) armor. As a priest, casting mass dispel or Hymn of Hope seems to have zero effect on pulling aggro. But the minute my health is reduced by half, I am targeted. Contrary to other advice, I don't keep Inner Fire up. I use it as my extra Fade.
When I get targeted, I have an order of: 1. Run 2. Shield 3. Heal 4. Inner Fire 5. Fade 6. Fear
Keeping the tanks at half health is also a big help. We can usually reduce the tanks armor and keep them at half health and they will take about 75% of the damage in the fight. And prioritize healing the clothies.
Warlock Q&A with Ghostcrawler and pals {WoW}
Jul 2nd 2009 3:35PM My idea for the "pet dependent" classes like Beast Mastery and Demonology is that you should be able to summon multiple beasts/demons all with different abilities and cooldowns. Imagine if as the fight starts, you summon a void that begins to cast shadowbolts and then an imp to start casting fireballs and then a felguard to go in to melee. The demonologist controls them all like a puppet master keeping them healed and choosing from an array of 10 demons all with different situational abilities. Then you would not be dependent on one pet for your damage and would not have to worry about stopping your casting dps to resummon a dead demon.
Replenishment: What are the odds? {WoW}
Feb 3rd 2009 8:12PM I'm guessing the answer is no - but is there some advantage to including all three (Ret, Shadow, SV) in a raid?


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Plagiarism Prevention and DetectionDemonstration of JPlagJPlag is a plagiarism detection tool aiming to detect similarities among source code files. JPlag was developed by Guido Malpohl in 1996. It currently supports Java, C#, C, C++, Scheme, and natural language text. JPlag is free but users are required to create an account. JPlag uses a variation of the Karp-Rabin comparison algorithm developed by Wise, but adds different optimizations for improving its run time efficiency. Process of detecting plagiarism using JPlagJPlag compares source-code files submitted in folders or as single files. If each student's work is stored as a separate folder then JPlag will return a similarity score between the folders that contain the suspicious files. If, each student's work is stored as a single file, then JPlag will return a similarity score between the suspicious files detected. The user can begin the comparison process by selecting the folder that contains the student work to be compared (see Figure 1). Each student's work was stored as a separate folder in the CS123Ass1 subdirectory. Figure 1: JPlag Submission Selection Pressing the 'Submit' button begins the comparison between the files (see Figure 2). Figure 2: JPlag Detection Process The results are displayed in a form of a histogram, as shown in Figure 3. One of the submissions has not parsed and hence JPlag could not include this submission in the comparison. This is the main drawback of JPlag, if files do not parse they are not included in the comparison.
Matches sorted by average similarity ( What is this?):
Figure 3: JPlag results Now, assume that we want to check for similarities between folders 812 and 165 (which represent student ID numbers) we simply click on 165 and the results are quickly displayed (see Figure 4). Figure 4: JPlag suspicious file comparison screen The total number of matched tokens is shown in the small table in the top right, and the user can click on them to view the similar code fragments corresponding to the tokens. Each similar code fragment found is represented by a different colour and the black arrows are clickable such that the user can jump to the similar code fragment found – this is particularly useful when the similar code fragments don't share the same position in suspicious files and the user can click on the arrow to align the suspicious code fragments. If each student's work is stored as a single file, then JPlag will return a similarity score between the suspicious files detected. The results are shown below in Figure 5.
Matches sorted by average similarity ( What is this?):
Figure 5: JPlag results histogram The user can view the suspicious file pairs using the histogram. For example, in the first grouping of results, shown in Figure 6, clicking on file 20 opens a new window displaying files 29 and 20 and the suspicious source-code fragments clearly highlighted. An extract of the results is shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: JPlag suspicious file comparison screen JPlag has worked very fast, and returned only the suspicious pairs of files. This tool allows the user to view the entire detected files clearly and provide a clear indication of the suspicious source-code fragments by colour indicating the suspicious fragments. It also provides easy navigation for viewing the suspicious source-code fragments between files that contain similar code that has been rearranged in different positions. One of the drawbacks of JPlag is that it cannot handle files which do not parse. Because of this JPlag has missed the suspicious file pair 37 and 40. A nice feature of JPlag is that it displays the groupings of suspicious files found which is a very useful feature for catching suspected plagiarism between groups of students. A minor drawback is the display of results, consider for example in Figure 5 the 2nd, 8th and 10th grouping which show the similar files detected for files 28, 22 and 27 - these groupings are also shown in the Figure 7 below. One may find that groupings 22 and 37 are rather repetitive, since the files listed in these groupings are also listed in group 28. In larger datasets where more suspicious groupings are detected these extra groupings may make the results list pointlessly lengthy.
Figure 7: Figure 3 extract Overall, JPlag was very straightforward to use, and allowed for easy comparison and viewing of the suspicious files. The user interface displaying the results was easy to use with suspicious code fragments clearly highlighted allowing the academic to easily compare and reach a decision about the files in question. |

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Facts about Poppy
- Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
- Color: White - With Brown Or Chocolate
- Age: Adult
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Female
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I am already spayed, purebred, up to date with shots, not good with kids, and good with dogs.
Very sweet, very shy but getting braver by the day. Does very well with other dogs. She is very shy with people she doesn't know and will bark at you. Likes to sit in the sun. Obedience classes would help her gain confidence. She is petite. No young kids at all. Might need help with housetraining.
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Current Obsession: Sherlock
/Current Obsessions is a series in which I recommend to you the things that I'm currently obsessed with.
Sherlock on BBC
I really enjoy watching House and The Mentalist. They're two of my favorite TV shows and they both are really good. I also really enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes movies. I believe the second was better than the first, but understand that both of them traded off intricacy of the plot for action sequences. I also read and appreciated most of the original Holmes tales. In case you couldn't tell — I like this kind of a thing.
But Sherlock. This? This is something else.
Sherlock — the TV series on BCC — is without a doubt my favorite show on television. In fact, I would say that, at least right now, it is in my humble opinion the best show on television. The second season just ended and the finale was breathtaking. By far the best thing I've ever seen on TV, and by far the best episode of the series. No summary I could give would do it any justice.
The show itself is always fantastic though. The genius is outstanding. The plot and writing is superb. And the acting is impeccable. It's all incredibly well thought out. Gosh. It's just such a good show.
Now, the show actually works a little weirdly. There are only three episodes a season, but each episode is an hour and a half long. Kind of like a mini movie.
And if you like any of this sort of stuff at all, you must watch this. It's better than anything else like it, at least that I've ever seen. Start back with season one which you can get on iTunes here. Season two is not yet on iTunes, but you can 'obtain' it from other 'sources' (ahem torrents ahem).
I don't think I can wait a whole year for the third season (which is said to already be in the works).


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What's The York Street Football Ground Like? | |
A rather picturesque ground
which looks well balanced as all four stands are
roughly of the same height. The Fantasy Island
(Main) Stand on one side of the pitch, is a good
sized, covered all seated stand. It's only drawback
are a couple of supporting pillars. It is single
tiered, with the team dugouts located out front and
incorporates the Directors Box. The other side, the
Spayne Road Stand, is a smaller, newish covered
terrace. It is so low that house roofs behind are
clearly visible. The Town End is a fair sized partly
covered terrace (to the rear). The other end, the
York Street Stand is a strange affair. It is raised
above pitch level, meaning that spectators have to
climb a staircase at the front to reach the seating
area (which is mostly benches). A small terrace is
at the front. The ground has a striking set of
floodlights and something that I haven't seen for a
long time, flags fluttering in the wind, on each of
the stand roofs. If less than 200 away fans are expected then they are housed in the small terrace at the front of the York Street Stand. If more than 200 are expected then the larger Town End Terrace, opposite, is allocated instead. This can house up to 2,050 spectators. In 2009 the ground was renamed the Jakemans Stadium in a corporate sponsorship deal. |
New Stadium | |
The Club have received planning
permission to build a new 5,000 capacity stadium, located South
West of the town, just off the A16 near Woodside.
Works are expected to start in early 2016 and if all
goes to plan then the club could be kicking off in
their new home sometime during 2017. Artists
impressions of the new stadium and details of the
wider regeneration project for the area can be
viewed on the Quadrant
Project website. |
Fantasy Island
(Main) Stand |
Where To Drink? | |
There is
a Sports Bar at the ground that admits away fans.
Otherwise there is the Coach & Horses
pub on Main Ridge, which is the nearest pub to the
ground. It serves the excellent locally brewed
Batemans ales. Ken Fox
informs me; 'The Coach & Horses on Main Ridge
is the nearest pub to the ground. It serves the
excellent Batemans ales which are locally brewed'.
On my visit, this smallish pub was very crowded.
Probably it is a better bet to carry on down Main
Ridge to the Wellington, a larger quieter pub
serving hand pulled Mansfield Bitter. Also on the
corner of this road is the Eagle Chippy, which was
doing a brisk business when I passed it.
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Special thanks to Owen Pavey for providing the photos. |
How To Get To York Street And Where To Park | |
The North: From the A1 take the A17 towards Sleaford/Boston. After passing Sleaford take the A1121 towards Boston and then onto the A52. On entering Boston you pass Boston station on your left and then pass the junction with the A16 Spalding Road on your right. Go over the small Haven Bridge and straight along into John Adams Way (dual carriageway), the floodlights of the ground can be clearly seen on the right. Turn right at the next traffic lights, into Main Ridge, then take the next right into York Street. From The South: From the A1 take the A43 towards Stamford and then on entering Stamford Town Centre take the A16 towards Market Deeping/Spalding and then onto Boston. On entering Boston you will go over a railway crossing. Bear right at the next set of traffic lights (signposted Boston College). Go over the small Haven Bridge and straight along John Adams Way (dual carriageway), the floodlights of the ground can be clearly seen on the right. Turn right at the next traffic lights, into Main Ridge, then take the next right into York Street. Car Parking There is no car parking as such for fans (unless you are a permit holder) at the ground itself. So you will need to either park in one of the town centre pay and display car parks or seek street parking. Map showing the location of the York Street Football Ground (at the bottom of this page). |
By Train | |
Boston railway station
is located just under a mile from the ground and is
around a 10-15 minute walk away from York Street. Remember if travelling by train then
you can save on the cost of fares by booking in
advance. Visit the the trainline website to
see how much you can
normally save. Click on the trainline
logo below:
Admission Prices | |
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Map showing the location of the York Street Football Ground in Boston. | |
Feedback | |
If anything is incorrect or
you have something to add, please e-mail me firstname.lastname@example.com
and I'll update the guide. * The Club took over the site in 1933. However football had been played there since the late 1800's. |


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Pointing across West Hundred Road to the north; turning to the west pointing toward Heritage Chevrolet where a battery of artillery moved into place and waving his arms to show how confederate brigades spread out along Osborne Road, Major (Ret,) Robert J. Foreman explained the Battle of Chester Station.
As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaches, the Chester Station Camp #1503 Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) held a memorial service on Friday evening at a historical marker alongside West Hundred Road. The granite and brass marker, located in front of the Winfree House (Yellow House), which still stands between the YMCA and the Sunset Memorial Cemetery was in the center of a clash between the North and South during a battle that would take 280 Federal and 239 Confederate lives before it concluded on May 10, 1864. Forman said the memorial service would be an annual event.
Forman explained how several Virginia brigades lined up along Osborne Road, west of Jefferson Davis Highway, and a number of Alabama brigades east of Jefferson Davis Highway, known then as the Richmond Turnpike, began moving south over rough terrain to encounter the Federals.
"Alabama was a long march to Chester," said Forman. The heavy canon fire was too much for the Virginians and the Alabama troops and they fell back.
But in a third attempt to break through to Richmond, General Butler, who was bottled up on the Bermuda peninsula, sent troops to destroy railroad tracks (now the CSX line), which they did in addition to taking down telegraph lines.
Forman told the story of the "skirmish" and Dorsey Howard, the chaplain of SCV, provided the invocation at the marker. Smokey Cook placed a wreath beneath the inscribed-brass plate as two reenactors with flags and one rifleman flanked the granite stone.
Cook said, "Let us resolve that this will never be forgotten."


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Nutri-Lawn Lands Top Spot in Puget Sound Consumers' Checkbook Magazine
Seattle, Washington, 10/02/2009 - Nutri-Lawn of Kirkland was the highest rated lawn care company in the newly released Puget Sound Consumer Checkbook Magazine consumer report. The publication surveyed hundreds of local lawn care service customers to get their evaluation on everything from price to competence and reliability. Nutri-Lawn took the number one spot with an overall performance rating of 96 percent.
"As a company committed to customer care, we are truly honored to be included in this important consumer ratings evaluation," said Gary Redfern of Nutri-Lawn Seattle. "Given the myriad of companies in the market, this review will help customers make informed decisions when it comes to their lawn care specialist."
Nutri-Lawn offers a wide range of ecologically friendly lawn care treatments and prides itself on its customer service model. "Customers have been telling us that they need a range of high quality, effective services at affordable prices and we deliver what we promise. Having the participants of the Consumer Checkbook Magazine review say the same thing is a huge endorsement for our company," said Redfern.
The report also revealed large price disparities by the different lawn care companies, as reported by Seattle's KOMO news. The cost survey was conducted by having different firms bid on the same job. Three different yards were evaluated, with one property receiving a low bid of $365 and a high bid of more than $2,200 for the same scope of work.
About Puget Sound Consumers' Checkbook Magazine
Consumers' Checkbook Magazine is a non-profit customer information and consumer resource. Each Checkbook issue is an in-depth guidebook which provides consumers with objective ratings they may need to negotiate the local marketplace for essential services. Like Consumer Reports, Consumers' Checkbook is a nonprofit subscriber-based magazine, so the ratings are typically only available to subscribers.
About Nutri-Lawn
Nutri-Lawn continues to expand in The United States and Canada due to the success of its "Ecology Friendly" approach. Nutri-Lawn currently operates in more than 30 separate territories. They were a pioneer of IPM (Integrated Pest Management), wherein sound cultural practices and natural controls are encouraged to prevent weeds, insects, and diseases that ruin the health and beauty of a lawn. Their products have led the industry in the realm of organic, environmental, and ecological sustainability. They have built a reputation on quality customer service and the majority of their customers are repeat and referred clients.
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I guess it depends.... I have planned out more then a year....Oct 2009.. In a few days memorial day weekend this year i planned in 2 days.... an my trip this nov... i planned 6 months ago..
I guess it depends.... I have planned out more then a year....Oct 2009.. In a few days memorial day weekend this year i planned in 2 days.... an my trip this nov... i planned 6 months ago..
New DVC Member (Bay Lake Tower)
New D23 Member
My Disney Trips...
Feb.. 2002 Allstar Music
Feb.. 2007 Allstar Movie
May.. 2008 off site (never again)
Nov.. 2008 Allstar Sports
Jun.. 2009 Saratoga Springs (free dvc points)
0ct.. 2009 (new dvc member) Bay Lake Tower
About 6 months. Wanted to go late January 09 but with the Super Bowl being in Tampa on Feb 1st, we'll go the 2nd week of Feb.
We're going in 2010. So I need to get planning!
WDWRadio Cruise : Deck 8 is great!
"Almost there!"
"Keep moving forward!"
For the 6 or so months following our annual trip, I try to stash away as much money as I can for the next trip. Based on what I can put away, I'll begin the resort selection process 6 months before the we plan to go and start shopping for flights. Once those are established, I spend the rest of the money on "add ons" (dining plan, ticket upgrades, tours). The next few months I spend tinkering around with advance reservations, reading reviews and laying out a calendar of park operation and EMH times.
I planned this one we're about to take for about 18 months. (or, actually, the minute I finish my vacation and have to leave...). Its mostly just deciding where we want to stay, how much we need to save up, and what week we need to keep free. The real planning is the last 9 mos or less.
I've already "planned" our next one for 2011 (since we go about every two years), but I'll wait to decide where to stay, etc until after we finish this next trip...largely because I suspect the cabins will be a great fit for our family and I want to see how they work out...
Disney Lover and Mom of 2 little guys (ages 4 and 2)
Royal Plaza '84, P.O Fr. Qtr '93, Off-site Honeymoon 2003, Off-site 2007(first visit for boys), CR/FW Cabin January 2009, planning FW Cabin May 2010 now...
Well, we just got back in Oct., and we planned that one for a little over a year. I am dying to get back in Oct. 2009, but the jury (aka DH) is still out on that one! This next trip may take 2 years! How will I get by?? I just feel like this year would be awesome, because our Fall Break is scheduled for the week after Columbus Day! I was hoping that would cut back on the crowds we saw this past Columbus Day week! I was shocked! Okay . . . . I am rambling . . . .
October 2005 - All Star Movies, October 2006 - Pop Century, October 2008 - Pop Century, October 2009 - Pop Century, October 2011 - Pop Century
well, the dreaming about the next trip starts as soon as i get off the return plane, but the real booking, usually 1 year or 6 months.
The Golden age never was the present age but with human liberty we can fulfill the promise and meaning of America. To everyone a chance. To all people, regardless of their birth the right to live, to work, to be themselves, and to become whatever their visions can combine to make them. This is the promise of America...And I foresee the American adventure to continue for a long, long time!
~The American Adventure, EPCOT Center
Are you 23? I am!
I'm another one of those who starts planning from the moment the previous trip is over!
I start to plan as soon as I return home from the World; out come the books (which get replaced yearly), the menus, and my trusty little notebook. Half of the fun is in the planning and anticipation. In going through various guides and books, I have uncovered things that we haven't done in awhile or experiences that might be new.
I started planning for our next trip (hopefully in September again), about 2 hours after we got back from our last trip (last September). I got on the Disney site and started looking at other resorts, places to eat, etc. My husband looked at me like I was crazy.
I am on the Disney site (and this site) every single day, plotting and scheming and looking for deals. I have never been a "Disney freak" per say, but after our first family vacation, I think about it all of the time. I have started collecting coins, am putting stuff on Craigslist and I am having a yard sale all $$ going toward the next trip.
This September!! . . . 2010-6 days-Animal Kingdom
1994-1 day-Mgic Kingdom-Off Site
1995-1 day-Magic Kingdom-Off Site
2008-5 days-Polynesian
it is always fun to plan a disney trip.
Just because of the sheer amount of money it normally costs to travel to WDW from the UK, hubby and I normally start planning around 18 months to 2 years before we're due to set off. Plenty of time to save money and decide where we want to eat dinner - LOL!
October 2012 - Walt Disney World (Coronado Springs) Halloween, Food and Wine, Christmas Season ***UPCOMING TRIP***
August 2012 - Disneyland California (Quality Inn and Suites) D23 Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animation ***UPCOMING TRIP***
August 2011 - Disneyland California (Quality Inn and Suites) D23 Expo
May 2011 - Walt Disney World (All Star Sports) D23 Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary
November 2010 - Disneyland Paris (Hotel Cheyenne) Bonfire Night Celebrations and Halloween Season
September 2010 - Disneyland California (Disneyland Hotel and Quality Inn and Suites) D23 Destination D: Disneyland 55th Anniversary
February 2010 - Walt Disney World (All Star Music and Polynesian Resort)
May 2009 - Disneyland Paris (Hotel Santa Fe) Mickey's Magical Party
October 2008 - Walt Disney World (All Star Movies, Coronado Springs, Caribbean Beach, Port Orleans Riverside, Polynesian Resort, Animal Kingdom Lodge) Halloween and Food and Wine
January 2008 - Disneyland Paris (Hotel Cheyenne) Christmas Season
June 2007 - Disneyland Paris (Newport Bay Club) Disneyland Paris 15th Anniversary Celebrations
January 2006 - Disneyland Paris (Hotel Santa Fe) Christmas Season
September 2004 - Walt Disney World (Pop Century) Honeymoon


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The origins of the European Swahili Workshop lie in the Anglo-French workshops on the Swahili, of which the first was held in London in 1987. Subsequent workshops were held alternately in Paris and London so until, in 2005, and in recognition of the growing participation of researchers from elsewhere, the sixth workshop took place in Oslo. The last workshop, in 2007, was in Urbino. |
1987 | London | "Social Stratification in Swahili Society" Proceedings published as a special issue of Africa (David Parkin & François Constantin, eds, Africa 59, 1989). | |
1989 | Paris | "Networks and Exchanges in the Coastal Societies of East Africa" Proceedings published as Françoise Le Guennec Coppens & Pat Caplan, eds, Les Swahili entre Afrique et Arabie, Karthala, Paris, 1991. | |
1992 | London | "Continuity and Autonomy in Swahili Communities: inland influences and strategies of self-determination" Proceedings published as David Parkin, ed., Continuity and Autonomy in Swahili Communities: inland influences and strategies of self-determination, Beitrage zu Afirkanstik Band 48, Vienna; SOAS,London, 1994. | |
1995 | Paris | "Authority and Power in the Coastal Societies of East Africa" Proceedings published as Françoise Le Guennec Coppens & David Parkin, eds, Autorité et Pouvoir chez les Swahili, Karthala, Paris, 1998. | |
2001 | London | "The Swahili and Modernity" Proceedings published as Pat Caplan & Farouk Topan, eds, Swahili Modernities: Culture, politics, and identity on the East Coast of Africa, Africa World Press, Trenton and Asmara, 2004. | |
2005 | Oslo | "Knowledge, Renewal and Religion" Proceedings published as Kjersti Larsen, ed., Knowledge, Renewal and Religion: Repositioning and changing ideological and material circumstances among the Swahili on the East-African Coast, The Nordic African Institute, Uppsala, 2009. | |
2007 | Urbino | "Past and present of Swahili trans-local connections within and between boundaries" Organizers: Francesca Declich, Kjersti Larsen. | |


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Motel 6 San Jose Airport is less than a mile walk to the San Jose International Airport. Next door is the Light Rail, which takes you to downtown San Jose. Enjoy our modern rooms. Wi-Fi is available in all guest rooms for a fee.
Local Business / Attractions Bay 101: 0.8 mi HP Pavillion: 3.8 mi San Jose Convention Center: 3.8 mi San Jose State University: 4.2 mi Paramounts Great America: 4.9 mi Kelly Park Zoo: 5.4 mi San Francisco 49er Stadium: 5.5 mi Raging Waters-San Jose: 8.7 mi Central Park/Lake Elizabeth: 13.7 mi Stanford University: 15.8 mi
Airports San Jose International Airport: 1.0 mi Oakland International Airport: 32.1 mi San Francisco International Airport: 32.8 mi
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WHO? The Herculadies, the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby's B-team, versus theHill City Rollers from Oneonta, NY.
WHERE? Rollarama Skating Center at 2710 Hamburg Street in Schenectady, NY
WHEN? Saturday, May 10th – first whistle at 8, doors open at 7PM
HOW MUCH? $10 pre-sale, $12 at the door, $3 for children 12 and under
Buy tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets
Tickets are also available from our venue, Rollarama during any open skate time or between 10am and 3pm, if you call in advance – 518-355-2140
Open skate schedule: http://rollarama.com/
Catch the Herculadies in their first home bout of the 2014 season. The Herculadies last bout against the Wonder Brawlers was fast-paced, hard-hitting and close! Get ready for an equally exciting bout at home at Rollarama Skating Center. RSVP to the Facebook event HERE.
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Yuletide Holiday Destinations: Time to Visit Malta!
If you are searching for a mix of art and culture on a wonderful island in the Mediterranean Sea, and if you're trying to escape the cold winter of the North of Italy of other European regions, you might want to visit Malta. In this article you can see some photos taken with my "poor man Leica", the wonderful Zorki 6! Take a look! -
Valletta through the Eye of a Lomo LC-A
Valletta is the capital city of Malta. A city rich with art, culture, and history. A place full of life, a great touristic place. Here I present to you some images of this wonderful city taken with the inimitable "eye" of my Lomo LC-A. -
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The Very Beautiful Valletta
The Republic of Malta is the smallest country in Europe. It is also one of the most densely populated countries. This is Humilissima Civitas Valletta!


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Posted: January 17, 2013
|FORECASTERS are predicting more snow for North Staffordshire overnight and tomorrow, as the region continues to battle freezing conditions.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for snow on Friday morning, with as much as 15 centimetres (around six inches) expected to fall throughout the day.
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Winds are also due to strengthen and blizzard conditions are likely, especially over high ground.
It comes after snow on Sunday night and Monday morning, much of which has since turned to ice with overnight temperatures dropping to well below freezing.
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In that case, RMAD may want to turn its puppy-dog eyes south to La Plata County, where Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell's nephew, Ellis Longfellow, recently blew away a dog belonging to one of Campbell's neighbors -- and the Senator himself would have sent a second canine to doggie heaven if he had been a better shot. Since Longfellow's actions took place on his uncle's Ignacio ranch, they weren't illegal; the dogs were at large and reportedly harassing both Campbell's dogs and his family. But when Campbell got in his truck and chased another dog off the ranch, firing at it (and missing) across a county road and into the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, he did break the law, earning himself a $250 fine and a sentence of ten hours' community service. (Campbell did that service over the Labor Day weekend at the Four Corners Iron Horse Motorcycle Rally, which he helped found in 1993 -- a punishment that's akin to making Jerry Lewis work his own muscular dystrophy telethon.)
"I call it the 'un-incident,'" says Charley Flagg, head of the tribal police force, explaining that the dogs -- both Akitas belonging to Campbell's neighbors Jim Nall and Yarri Soteros -- were fighting with one of Campbell's dogs, a German shepherd mix. "They were knotted up pretty good -- it wasn't just a wrestlin' match. They were trying to kill [Campbell's] dog. Apparently there have been complaints about both dogs running loose before." Nothing would have come of the August 12 "un-incident," he adds, if Campbell wasn't a senator. Perhaps. But Campbell is a senator, and, although the newspapers didn't report it, this wasn't the first time he'd gotten embroiled in a Hatfield and McCoy-type of feud with these particular neighbors. As Flagg himself points out, "There has certainly been bad blood between the Campbells and the Nalls."
In October 1998, Nall claimed that Campbell was using his political influence to deny him and another neighbor their share of the irrigation water that runs through Campbell's ranch on its way to their ranches. The dispute got ugly when Campbell's wife, Linda, and son Colin got into a shouting match with Nall the next month. After that, a judge issued a restraining order against Colin Campbell, which remains in place. In June 1999, though, the matter was otherwise resolved when Campbell paid for separate pipelines and ditches for himself and Nall.
Nall was out of town during the dog shootings (the dead dog, by the way, was a tri-colored Akita named Bear) and now doesn't want to talk for the record about his dogs or the water dispute or the Campbells, but according to his wife, Soteros, the Campbells' dogs are no saints. She's caught them teasing her dogs many times, she says, "running at large and threatening and harassing us, our son and our horses."
Soteros has twice written letters to the La Plata County Animal Control Department outlining the alleged transgressions by Campbell's dogs. But Tonya Kahler, who works with animal control as the director of the county's humane society, says the letters weren't very helpful: "I did some research to see if there were multiple calls about dogs at large in that area, and no, it is a quiet area for us. It's not a hot spot in our county. There was only one call down there, so if they [Nall and Soteros] are trying to call it a problem area, they sure haven't asked us for help through the proper channels." Kahler did forward the letters from Soteros to the local district attorney, however, so that the DA's office can decide if it wants to investigate.
In rural Colorado, Kahler explains, the real dilemma is a certain mentality that lets pets roam free, resulting in hundreds of calls about dogs at large and numerous cases, many of them unreported, of dogs being shot. "It's a huge problem down here," she says. "People think that since they live in the country, their dog can lay on the porch all day and will be a wonderful dog, but they are fooled if they think that. There is no such thing as a harmless dog at large."
And the Campbells' pets are no exception. "It's something I'm afraid everybody is a party to," she sighs.
Just roll over: Bear's tragic fate may have been preferable to that of a Denver-area Chow that probably wishes it were dead, however. According to court records, the Chow was...um...violated by a 38-year-old Mexican man recently living in Denver and working for a construction company. Although information in the Denver County Court file is sketchy and the city attorney's office refuses to release any information on the case, a person who works in the court system and had read the police notes -- but doesn't want to be identified -- says the details of the incident, which apparently occurred on June 22, are grim. The man, who gives new meaning to the term "dog lover," was scheduled to appear in court on August 15 for a jury trial but failed to appear, disappointing numerous courtroom employees and officials who had familiarized themselves with the rare bestiality case. The no-show may have been for the best, one court employee points out, since "I don't know how you find him a jury of his peers."


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Welcome to Onslow County SchoolsOnslow County Schools maintains a commitment to our mission of Excellence in Education through our ongoing continuous improvement strategic planning process. This includes our mission of preparing students to be globally competitive and responsible leaders in the 21st century. Additionally, the professionals within Onslow County Schools work collaboratively with our stakeholders to provide innovative opportunities for students to experience rigorous and relevant learning in a positive and productive environment. We value the role that all our families, community, and businesses play in assisting our educators in making these priorities a reality.As this work continues, our school system addresses multiple measures of expectation related to our strategies and goals for improvement. The information provided with the North Carolina School Report Card for 2012-2013 is one of our public data sources. This document provides specific State and Federal criteria related to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and North Carolina Race to the Top requirements.Another data source that we provide system-wide includes the district and individual school Strategic Action Plans and results on school and student success. As an AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS/CASI) Accredited Quality School System, we provide data specific to educational research-based Standards of Accreditation. This data also provides our stakeholders with information to better understand the improvement work across our system and schools.The use of multiple measures to encourage continuous improvement is necessary to impact education from a systemic and systematic perspective. As you review the North Carolina School Report Card and the school-based strategic plans on our website ( www.onslow.k12.nc.us ), we hope you will help to impact the future by contacting your child's school for opportunities to join the Onslow County School community. We know you will enjoy being part of our vision of Excellence in Education.Educationally,Ronald B. Singletary, Ed.D.Interim SuperintendentOnslow County Schools
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Hollywood's NFL Playoff Preview: Playoffs? You talking Playoffs?
What's Up in Hollywood Sports
By Kevin Hastings - @KevinHastings
After we took a few weeks off for the Christmas holidays and my first son's birth, we get back to the NFL review. My son, Austin Lukas, was born on December 26 at 8:42pm. Of course, I will raise him a Cowboys fan like his father and his grandfather. You can see a picture of the little Cowboy on the cover and on page 15. He's doing well and he got to watch the Boys lay down versus the Giants this weekend. Welcome to pulling for America's Team, Austin! It's going to be an fun ride.
As for our poll, each week we eliminate one team from the poll until we get to the playoffs. Of course, this week four teams will lose and four will advance to the second round. The week of the pro bowl we will have team reviews for everyone, including more thoughts on Cam Newton and the Panthers. So let's get to the playoffs and figure out who is going to the Super Bowl in 2012.
12. Cincinnatti Bengals (9-7) The Bengals are 0-7 versus teams with winning records this season. News flash Cincy, all the teams in the playoffs have winning records. They got a little lucky with a first round matchup versus a banged up Houston team.
11. Detroit Lions (10-6) The Lions make the playoffs for the first time this millennium. Not since 1999 has the City of Detroit had a playoff team. The Bengals and Lions made the playoffs in 2012, yet another sign of the apocalypse is upon us.
10. New York Giants (9-7) The G-Men slipped by the Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs and win the NFC East. They will host Atlanta. Considering the Falcons are so wishy-washy and the Giants are playing at home. Eli may just win in the first round.
9. Houston Texans (10-6) Can TJ Yates stay healthy and lead this team to a playoff victory in their first playoff appearance in team history? Be forewarned, Jake Delhomme may be involved in this game, so if you're a gambler, stay away.
8. Atlanta Falcons (10-6) Well the Dirty Birds are in the playoffs, but will have to go on the road away from the dome to make the Super Bowl. Atlanta's history of losing on the road should make you a little scared of picking this team to win.
7. Denver Broncos (9-7) Broncos fans and people around the nation may think John Fox is holding Tebow back. It's a little true, but us here in the Carolina's know that nobody can call a 3rd and long draw and play for the field goal like John Fox. Wouldn't it be something if Tim Tebow played TJ Yates in the AFC Championship?
6. San Francisco 49ers (13-3) The best defense and the most conservative offense outside of Denver. You can't out-conserve John Fox. Unlike the teams above them, the QB is the question and not the defense.
5. New Orleans Saints (13-3) - This is my sleeper pick. Brees is breaking records while the offense looks unstoppable. Another team where the defense will be the key to their Super Bowl aspirations.
4. New England Patriots (13-3) Interesting fact: New England only played three games this season versus teams with winning records, made the playoffs and went 1-2. They also have the 31st ranked passing defense. Hedge your bets on the Pats.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) Big Ben can't be counted out, but they have a tough opening round game versus Denver. I know Tebow has struggled lately, but you can't count out the Broncos at home in January. The Steelers will have to sneak by Tebow.
2. Baltimore (12-4) The Ravens are 4-0 vs teams in the playoffs and have the best all round roster in the NFL. The only question is whether QB Joe Flacco can lead this team to the Super Bowl.
1. Packers (15-1) The backup quarterback threw for a team record in yards and touchdowns. Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Bart Starr played here. My goodness, how good are the weapons and the offense for the QB's in Green Bay?
PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS - Winners in CAPS
Bengals @ TEXANS / Steelers @ BRONCOS
Lions @ SAINTS / FALCONS @ Giants
Broncos @ PATRIOTS / Texans @ RAVENS
SAINTS @ 49ers / Falcons @ PACKERS
SAINTS @ Packers / Patriots @ RAVENS
SAINTS over Ravens


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Reviewed Brooklyn Cupcake
Apr 10, 2013 in FN On the Road Reviews on FoodNetwork.com
"I came across Brooklyn Cupcake on an AmazonLocal offer about 2 Years ago. The cupcakes are by far the best I've ever had. Carmen and the girls at the Williamsburg location the nicest people around. I tipically spend no less than 30 min there chatting them up every time I stop in for cupcakes. My favorite cupcake are the Latin flavored but they""


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Here are my favorite retreats on the net. Hope you enjoy these sites as much as I do! - Sandra Ratledge
The American Civil War Homepage by Dr. Hoemann
Cindi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
Mira (Carlton) Lewiski's Genealogy Site
The Monroe County Advocate & Democrat
National Register of Historic Places
TN State Index to Death Records
US Gen Web Project North Carolina Homepage
Western NC Genealogical Resource Center
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Plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) have had a plan document requirement under ERISA since 1974. Final 403(b) regulations extended the written plan requirement to all 403(b) plans, with no exemption for governmental, most church, or non-ERISA salary deferral only, tax-deferred annuity ("TDA") plans.
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Employer-funded ERISA 403(b) retirement plans must apply the statutory nondiscrimination requirements, including new controlled group rules. Unlike 401(k) plans, which are subject to a wide range of nondiscrimination tests, elective deferrals to 403(b) plans continue to be exempt from the actual deferral percentage ("ADP") test. In lieu of the ADP Test, 403(b) plans continue to be subject to the "universal availability" rule for elective deferrals.
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The Internal Revenue Code limits the amount an employer and employee can contribute on a tax-deferred basis to both types of plans. The most an employee can tax-defer in a 403(b) or 401(k) plan is governed by Sections 415 and 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 15-year rule continues to permit long-service employees at qualifying institutions to make special catch-up contributions.
Plan loans may be made available to 403(b) plan participants, using their retirement account as collateral for the loan, as long as they are permitted by the terms of the retirement plan (and the funding vehicle used to fund the plan), and certain legal requirements imposed under IRC Section 72(p) are satisfied.
The final 403(b) regulations retain the rule that exempts pre-1989 403(b) annuity accumulations attributable to employee elective deferrals from the withdrawal restrictions. They also clarified that after-tax employee contributions are not subject to withdrawal restrictions. Under the IRC, amounts attributable to employee elective deferrals in 403(b) plans cannot be paid to a participant until the participant has a "distributable event," such as disability, severance from employment or the participant reaching age 59½. These withdrawals are subject to income tax, and withdrawals prior to age 59½ may be subject to an additional 10% tax penalty. A distributable event is now also required for distributions of amounts attributable to employer contributions in annuity contracts issued after 2008.
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Federal law normally requires participants in tax-favored plans, including qualified 401(a) and 403(b) plans, to begin receiving income or making required distributions by a specific date. With some exceptions, whether a participant is in a 403(b) plan or a qualified plan, this Required Beginning Date (RBD) is April 1 following the year they attain age 70½.
Information Sharing Agreements
The final 403(b) regulations have made significant changes in the rules governing how a 403(b) contract or custodial account can be exchanged for another 403(b) annuity contract or custodial account.
Form 5500 for ERISA Plans
You generally have to file Form 5500 by the last day of the seventh month following the end of the plan year. For example, if you use a calendar-year plan year, your 2010 Form 5500 is due on or before August 1, 2011 (July 31 falls on a Sunday).
SPDs and SMMs for 403(b) Plans Subject to ERISA
One of the documents participants are entitled to receive automatically when becoming a participant in an ERISA-covered 403(b) retirement plan or a beneficiary receiving benefits under such a plan is a summary of the plan, is called the Summary Plan Description or SPD. If a plan term that is required to be in the SPD is modified, participants must be informed, either through a revised SPD, or in a separate document, called a Summary of Material Modifications (SMM).
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"Fabulous! We love spice but not a lot of heat so I added just a pinch of red pepper instead of a teaspoon as the recipe called for. I am glad I did that or it would have been too hot for us. What a winner this one is. I will start watching more of his shows now. He is a hidden gem that we need to see more of.""
Reviewed Chicken Parmigiana
Feb 3, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"This is a fantastic dish! Spouse is not a chicken fan at all and he went back for seconds. You can always count on Tyler when you want your dish to be extra special. Not always the easiest but for sure always the best. I have been watching Food Network since the earth was flat and he is one of the best chefs there. He deserves more attention. "


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Dear Cats
We are the Super Mouse Army. We are very interested in the food you store at your house, and would like to visit you tonight.
Please prepare some food for us. Hehe…
The Super Mouse Army
Play Instructions
* You can attack the sneaky mice if you like.
* When you see a bug, you must defeat it by using the flyswatter.
* Be careful – when a mouse successfully steals food from you, one of your lives will be deducted.
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The Ultimate 15-Track Basketball Warm-Up Playlist
There aren't many things more powerful than LeBron James going full speed to the rack on a fast break, but music is one of them. Music plays an integral part in a player's mindset before he steps onto the hardwood. Look into an NBA locker room before a game; all you will see is a bunch of Dre Beats with music blaring in them. Read More »


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The Causeway Lake Markets have a selection of products for sale. The beautiful Capricorn Coast is the ideal location for your weekend market experience with a variety of fresh and handmade products for sale. This feel good community market is a lot of fun with a sausage sizzle, jumping castle, causeway boat rides and plenty of fishing places - there's something for everyone.
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Bells can be a bit skittish at first, but quickly warms up and loves to be petted. She loves to spend the day curled up in a warm spot in the sun. She is smart, keeps herself clean and is very beautiful. She is very affectionate and loyal to people that are kind to her.
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Nashville Scenes
Nashville – a city I want to revisit just to take more pictures. Well, I could skip the whole fake Parthenon thing, but the rest of the city is golden! I wish I'd seen more that what passed by my window on a bus tour of the city.
However, I did get some interesting shots and met some famous people in my all too brief visit to Nashville. Below the cut are some of my favorite photos from the trip. Enjoy the pretty!
Tourist action #1 – Must say howdee to Minnie and Roy:
Definitely want to come back to Nashville and pick up a few records at Earnest Tubb Record Shop:
Go where it all started:
Say hello to Patsy! What an amazing voice, she brought style and glamour to Country Music. I kept catching snippets of her songs all during my stay in Nashville.
Belt out a few Elvis songs on his gold piano. You think this is blingy…you should see his car!
Found this quiet nook at the Ryman Auditorium. I really want to attend a performance at the Ryman; it is soaking with atmosphere and I imagine the sound must be divine.
Take in some wisdom of The Diamond Street:
Till next time, Nashville….


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Welcome back from Mouse Fest everyone who is back! I hope everyone had magical times! I look foward to reading many trip reports in the upcoming days.
I also had a blast, thanks for the door prizes, and a great few rounds of trivia (sans reference!) But even more fun was meeting those who were able to make it. Hopefully, this can become a tradition of sorts.
Live from WDW
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I think I'm going to dream about falling 108 feet.
Originally Posted by Jiminy Cricket
That is me in the foreground.
In the back from left to right
Dave Marx, author of the Passporter Guide
Deb Wills webmaster of Allearsnet.com
ripkensnana (Carol) from this forum
as for the last person, I can't recall his name
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Originally Posted by Sam I Am
and then go walking for 1.5 miles
WDWRadio Moderator
I'll take the train, thanks.
I'll get photos, a trip report, other uploads, etc up as soon as I can... as for the mystery man on the right, it's Bob, [Carol's (ripkensana) husband].
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
:mickey: Great picture! I wish that I could be there to meet all of you .
Maybe next year . I also am looking forward to seeing everyone's pics. Enjoy yourselves :mickey: .
P.S. Say HI to Mickey:mickey: !
Laura .
I'm back!!!!
Sad to be home... time to start thinking about next trip!!
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
Linda and I had a really good time at MouseFest, especially at Lou's TriviaFest Meet!
It was a pleasure to meet, and compete against, many of the regular posters on this board. It was also a treat to meet Lou's beautiful family, Deanna and Marion. We were also thankful for the wonderful weather, especially on Monday.
I'm going to try to post some pictures from the meet, if I can figure out how to do it! I'll try to explain who's in the pictures, if I know them!
Pict#1-These are some of the first round of TriviaFest contestants. We were picked randomly to play and had to answer, by displaying a giant letter, a series of about 12 multiple-choice questions. From the left, not sure who first two gentlemen are, then there's SamIAm, Dave Marx (Passporter author), Deb Wills (AllEarsNet.com), Carol (ripkensnana), and her husband Bob. Also sitting in front of the group but not playing this round was Brian (tiggerguy).
Pict#2-The top 3 contestants went on to a bonus round to decide the winner. The top three in the first group was Sam, Deb and Dave. It came down to Sam and Deb, and as Sam has already lamented, he'll never forget the elevation of the Magic Kingdom!
Pict#3-Then it was my turn to play, and this was our group. I only know a few of these people. I'm in the middle with the white t-shirt, with NancyIL to my right and Jason (TrendyMagic) on my left. Down at the end in the yellow is Cara Goldsbury, who was nice enough to donate several of her books, "The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World" as prizes for this event.
Pict#4-This is of course the Man himself, Lou Mongello, who did an excellent job coordinating this meet, and asking some tough questions. That's Jennifer Marx (Passporter author) in the background.
Pict#5-So, it was me and Jason left standing from our round. I managed to miss some questions in the bonus round, but fortunately, so did Jason!
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My DVD Profiler Collection
Future Disney Trips:
Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2013 staying at Beach Club Villas for my birthday and Food & Wine Festival!
Nov. 2-9, 2013 for WDWRadio Cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy!
Pict#1-That's me talking with my hands again! I managed to miss one less question than Jason, but I'm surprised he didn't know the last question. I'm sure he won't forget it now!
Pict#2-In the next round, there was John (Towncrier), Bruce Metcalf, my wife Linda in the blue, and I believe Brian competed in this round. I'm pretty sure Brian (tiggerguy) won this round.
Pict#3-Here we are all congregating picking up answers to the Scavenger Hunt. That's Dave Marx and their new baby, Alex in the background.
Pict#4-Here's another good picture of the group, Jason, Sam, Lou and Brian.
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My DVD Profiler Collection
Future Disney Trips:
Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2013 staying at Beach Club Villas for my birthday and Food & Wine Festival!
Nov. 2-9, 2013 for WDWRadio Cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy!
Pict#1-That's Lou lovely wife, Deanna and their baby girl. She did an excellent job keeping score, and keeping Lou straight, all while taking care of the baby.
Pict#2-Speaking of the baby, this is the Marion. Isn't she precious!
Pict#3-This is Lou signing one of the many WDW Trivia books that were given out during MouseFest. Lou had some very nice pins to give out during MouseFest, as well as books and shirts.
Pict#4-And last but not least, a very nice picture of Lou and your's truly!
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My DVD Profiler Collection
Future Disney Trips:
Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2013 staying at Beach Club Villas for my birthday and Food & Wine Festival!
Nov. 2-9, 2013 for WDWRadio Cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy!
That is Dennis in the baseball type jacket and the hat.
I have posted a few pictures from the meet in my gallery


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Catching up with the Zeppelins
Posted: February 25, 2013 Filed under: Music, My Life, Process Work | Tags: children's books, Quinton Blake, watercolors 2 CommentsFor the past week I've been hunkered down working on a children's book pitch to hopefully make to some publishers. Here's a peek at the cover that I've been working on. I had to choose between two stories that came to me one night. I arrived at these primarily based on the principle of catchy titles. I reckoned the stories would flow from there.
The two stories were Mr. Frog's Backyard Rollercoaster and the Great Zeppelin Race. You can see which one I went with.
Over the ocean, fog replaces the frost,
and then our two racers are suddenly lost!
For those interested in the process of the creation of picture books, the following Quinton Blake video will be particularly useful. The amount of process work that accumulates during the initial phases and that ends up not being used is helpful to see. It's important to not be too precious and let the ideas make marks on the page.
I came across this video thanks to Alec Longstreth's watercolor process posts. If anything, the useful take away there would be that to when doing multiple drafts of illustrations, if you wish to have rich and lively final black inks, light boxing using media that doesn't reveal too much is important. Doing so allows novel image making across the process. Gestures are fresh, folds in cloth are organic and expressions are lively.
In watercolor news, I've been watercoloring my dailies this past week. I've been arriving at some streamlined processes and am really happy with the results. The process has been such a pleasure. It's really nice to have work that can be done around other people who aren't cartooning or aren't in front of computers. It keeps my spirits up.
For now, though, I've had to work in isolation on the Ramona book, given that it's done digitally. To keep me chugging along through the illustrations, I've been listening to the ever funky and brash Pinker Tones. I heard about them a while back when talking to Bill Boiche, but I could never remember the name of the group. This past weekend, I was doing my rounds across youtube, watching amateur skate videos and some kids from Miami had put Sonido Total as the completely inappropriate soundtrack to their video during a slow-mo sequence.
Now I'm on the Pinker Tones trail. May you be blessed should you join on it to travel into the funky forest.
Noise to work through
Posted: February 9, 2013 Filed under: My Life, Process Work, Sketches and doodles Leave a commentI thought I'd share a pairing of experiences that I've recently enjoyed combining during late night drawing, particularly when silence doesn't cut it.
My friend, Sal Farina, has coded some neat visual toys for Mac OS X. He's a real lover of textures and patterns.
Of those bits of code he's written, my favorite is acid static. Once you download and install the application, acid static runs full screen behind all of your applications and on top of your desktop. Here's a screenshot of how it transforms your screen. It's truly a beautiful bit of cellular automata. (The gif doesn't do it justice, as I had to reduce it down to 5 frames…)
I combine Acid Static with Windy and Carl's 1997 recording Depths and I'm off to the races. I write daily comics, work out illustration compositions and in general doodle up a storm.
Here's a recent bit of inks and watercolors:
What kind of patterns (visual or auditory) get your mind reeling?
Time Parcel Service Production: Going Full Steam
Posted: December 6, 2012 Filed under: Center For Cartoon Studies, Process Work Leave a commentI've finished all of the screen printing for the CCS anthology! Now to buckle down and finish the comics!
Take a gander a the lovely little bellyband that we've made for the 11 minicomics. That's right, it's going to be a wearable communicator!
I've been experimenting with ink techniques on my story about the delivery of Sumi Ink to a poet and I feel that I've finally found something that works. Each page will have a landscape with an excerpt from the letter that the protagonist is writing. I'm healthily reverse engineering the landscape depictions from Kevin Huizenga's Case 0003128-24, found in the collection put out by Drawn and Quarterly, Curses.
It's a fun process trying to figure out how he made those pastiches of Asian landscapes. I want to add details with the medium Faber Castell pen's while not trapping the grays in too much. Later I half-tone the sumi ink, which gives a nice uniformity and wispiness to the grays. Ideally, there's a good deal of levity in the drawings. The trick here is to not overdraw them and to savour the drawing of individual lines slowly. The letter is pretty meditative, after all.
In the case of my Yves Klein, Claude Pascal, Armand Fernandez story, I'm working in the clear line style that I know how to rock with the Pilot Precision V7's. I'll show you some process real soon, folks.
In the music land, Blockhead keeps me pushing into the night when I really need to.
A weekend of printing
Posted: December 3, 2012 Filed under: Center For Cartoon Studies, Comics, Process Work | Tags: holidays, screen printing, winter 1 CommentI would be lying to you if I told you I wasn't pooped.
The semester is coming to a close here at the Center for Cartoon Studies and that means that the First Year Anthology Deadline is rearing its little old head up on the horizon. As such, I've spent the past days this weekend screen printing a good number of covers for an upcoming project. No drawing, no writing, just printing and trouble shooting(lots of that!).
Alongside 3 partners, I'm creating 11 little booklets that will be bound together by a bellyband (that'll be a wearable "communicator"). You can see some of the covers below.
As mentioned in earlier posts, each of the stories will work together to create the notion of a Time Travelling Parcel Service, that is, the TPS. Each story is thus the delivery of an important object in history. The deliveries range from Abraham Lincoln's top hat to a water bottle to the last human being on earth. It's been enormously interesting to see how much this project has slowly changed from the onset.
We began with the idea that the anthology would be a collection of facsimile objects that a traveler who was unstuck in time would carry around. There would be napkins with messages, letters, sketchbooks, but we found cohesion across narratives to be difficult achieve. Details on that and a future iteration of that are for a later date…
Until our next encounter on the internet, friend, I leave you with a few winter themed drawings I did during a little drawing party at CCS, along with the sweet sounds of Air's Talisman.
Hubert the Magician: A preview
Posted: November 29, 2012 Filed under: Center For Cartoon Studies, Comics, Process Work Leave a commentAs I promised on Monday, my magician story is complete. Unfortunately, I'm not letting you read Hubert the Magician just yet. Forgive me for being shy, but it's not ready for your discerning eyes!
In spite of my shyness, I'll let you take a peek at a couple of the panels from the comic. (oh yeah, forgot to mention: I ENDED UP PENCILING. LIKE A WEAKLING.)
Let me know if you'd like any of the original panels. I'll happily send them your way if you live in the U.S. or Canada.
And if you're not interested in those tiny panels hogging up space in your home, why not simply add a new jam to your sonic repertoire? Try out If U Got It by Chris Malinchak. It's got that french touch that I can't resist. Sure, there isn't much to phone home about on this track, but I can't help but keep this on loop.
Chris Malinchak – If U Got It by FRENCH EXPRESS
skritchy skratchy skretches
Posted: November 3, 2012 Filed under: Center For Cartoon Studies, Comics, Music, Notebooks, Process Work, Sketches and doodles | Tags: bcgf, cartooning, doodles Leave a commentLots of ground to cover in this post.
For starters, why pay for a yearbook when you can make one yourself? Here's a peek at the 2012 CCS yearbook.
Clockwise from upper left: Eleri Mai Harris, Sara Sarmiento, Luke Healy, Ben Gowen.
I'm pretty proud to have been part of the design team that sought to tie the whole yearbook together with the theme of "stereotypical indie cartoonist". To evoke the theme, we turned the whole book into a flannel shirt with pocket and facsimile moleskine. I was responsible for preparing the little fold out notebook, which served as the table of contents.
I'm surrounded by talented and passionate dudes and dudettes here at CCS, why not check out how they've depicted themselves? (My work is the mythical blobs.)
On the subject of passionate people, have you had a look at Oily Comics' exploits over the past year? If not, you'd be advised to know that Oily is where it's at. Earlier this week I got the crop of October comics. A solid bunch of robust little black and white minis. The slew of Oily Comics that have come out this year makes me proud to be an American cartoonist.
As a friend of Oily I feel it's my duty to draw draw draw draw. As such, I've got to ask you, are you satisfied with your drawing practices? Need some inspiration? Well then, might I direct you to this little post by Darryl Ayo that highlights what's so great about Joe Lambert's process of image creation. The short story is that he gets better and better doesn't stop.
In the spirit of putting my money where my mouth is, I've been ripping through sketchbooks this week. Just put a close to one today and another yesterday. Here's a peek and what'll be sitting quietly in a drawer waiting for a day when I get nostalgic about my scribbles. Started a new one this evenin'.
Recently I've been exploring repetition, dedicating pages to variations on simple characters. Hope you like some of 'em.
Besides doodlin' all over the place, I've been screen printing covers for On They Bicker. I'd like to have some copies to give away and trade at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest next Saturday. I'm nowhere near where I want to be in terms of my screen printing, nevertheless, slowly but surely I'm can see improvements in my work practices and my color separation technique.
I'm currently working on an 8 page comic that was arrived at through bibliomancy. Using a Robert Micro dictionary I arrived at the following prompts. Connaitre le monde: s'envoler: cahier. These prompts are to be the hinges of the narrative.
The story revolves around the following character, Helene, who longs to escape the grip of slow life in Nantes. Constantly devouring tomes on the world outside of France, her second home is the city's travel bookstore. The story will be a vignette that tries to capture the essence of the multiple lives that we lead and the way that we find satisfaction in those lives.
I'll be working on it extensively tomorrow while other CCS students try their hand at 24 hr comics. I'll be inking in the style of Dupuy and Berberian, so I'm really excited. I hope to be able to submit this comic to the Andromeda Quarterly for its January issue.
Given that Dupuy and Berberian are across the Atlantic, I can't say I've ever seen any of their original art in person, let alone in scale with the human body. This video of Dupuy and Berberian exhibiting their artwork in Paris alongside Maja at the Galerie Petits Papiers satisfies those curiosities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWneeMVeOQU&feature=related
With the cartooning out of the way, here's some music and some winter heating tips:
1. 3 ways to effectively stay warm and to keep your heating bill down this winter courtesy Paul Wheaton.
2. and a solid little mix by my friend, SHRUBS:
Riffin' on Krazy Kat
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: Center For Cartoon Studies, Comics, Process Work | Tags: comic strips, krazy kat, process Leave a commentAin't got too much to say today, just wanted to share some strips I made with you.
The following are strips that were made for the second assignment in Jason Lutes' Cartooning Studio. The objective was to recreate faithfully the visual and narrative style of an American strip artist and to tell 3 autobiographical stories using the strip as the vehicle. The assigned artists ranged far and wide from Walt Kelly to Scott Adams. I was lucky enough to get George Herriman's Krazy Kat.
It was a really satisfying exercise. I had never done comic strips that weren't just Dada-ist doodle non-sequitors, so this really proved to be a challenge. I understand structure, but traditional narrative? Man, that's hard to do and not ham up! I read a great deal of Herriman's Dailies, across collections, but I found that the most useful was The Kat Who Walked in Beauty. If you're only familiar with Herriman's broadsheets, you really ought to take a look at his dailies. It's there that you'll find his genius. Day in and day out. While the broadsheets are beautiful and hyperbolic, the dailies are immaculately fine tuned. It's staggering to know that he churned out out these little finely crafted gems on a daily basis for 31 years.
If you'd like to learn more about Herriman and his dailies, Matt Seneca wrote a little bit about why these dailies are so important earlier this year.
Below you can see some of the process work that I did in understanding the patterns of gridding that Herriman would use in his strips.
On a different note, I'd like to share with you piece that I love. Check out the following print by Valerie Arruda.
Nice, right? The colors are beautiful and she handles the gradients with such subtlety. There's a quiet ecstasy to the piece that I really enjoy.
I came across Valerie's work at MICE in Boston in late September. Out of the many creations that people had brought to MICE, this print was the one that caught my eye the most (obviously, I'd already seen Alabaster's "The Complete Talamaroo!"). She's got a great fluid line quality that breaks up the page into super clean white blocks. I love it. Hop on over to her tumblr to check out more of her work.


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Naruto The Movie 2 Comes To DVD
Reported by Jay Cochran - 02:47 PM on July 01, 2008 VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the highly anticipated DVD release of NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: THE LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL on July 29. The 2-disc set continues the exciting saga of a mischievous young boy training to become a ninja and features 60 minutes of special bonus features. The DVD, rated T for Teens, has an estimated retail price of $29.98. In the latest feature film, Naruto, Shikamaru and Sakura are in the middle of returning a lost ferret to its owner, supposedly the easiest mission ever. Or so they think! When a young knight, Temujin, attacks them out of nowhere, they are drawn into a fierce struggle over a treasure harboring legendary power the Stone of Gelel. Temujin's master wants to use the stone's power to create a utopia, while the last of the clan who once controlled the stone wants to keep it sealed away forever. Naruto and the others, along with help from Gaara and Kankuro, must protect the stone from those who want to misuse its power. When the dream of utopia becomes a nightmare, it'll take a ninja to set things right! Several never-before-seen bonus segments on NARUTO THE MOVIE 2 include a feature on Creating the World of Naruto 2 and one on how to Write and Adapt Like a Ninja, plus Words From Japan, Production Art Gallery, Original Storyboards, and the Original Japanese Movie Trailers. In addition, the disc contains a directors commentary track and a trailer for the upcoming third NARUTO movie, NARUTO THE MOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM, which will be released by VIZ Media in the near future. NARUTO fans wont want to miss this exciting latest adventure featuring everyones favorite band of young ninja, says Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President Sales & Product Marketing, VIZ Media. NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: THE LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL will have viewers at the edge of their seats as our hero and his friends face a menacing new threat. The new release also contains an array of insightful bonus features that give a rare behind-the-scenes look at some of the work that went into making the film. This thrilling new release is not one to miss! First introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999, NARUTO, created by Masashi Kishimoto, quickly became that countrys most popular ninja manga (graphic novel) targeting tweens and teens and has sold more than 80 million copies to-date. Today, Naruto is considered one of the most popular animated series in Japans history and has achieved immense success not only as a manga and TV series, but also in the realm of licensed categories such as toys, trading card games and video games. NARUTO enjoys further widespread domestic success where it debuted as the best selling manga title in North America. The manga series (also published by VIZ Media) has now sold over three million copies to-date in the US and regularly appears on USA Todays Bestseller list and Bookscans Graphic Novel Top 50. NARUTO is one of the most popular animated series in North America and is also distributed domestically by VIZ Media. The show is regularly ranked as the #1 program for boys aged 6-17 on Cartoon Networks Toonami block of programming. MORE DVD NEWS & UPDATES |
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