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A flat pattern cut bodice from a fitted bodice block, I manipulated the darts into curved seams and added a twisted yoke at the top, with a freeform draped skirt.
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Aug 18, 2014, 05.21 PMby sunnyd
Beautiful Twisty dress. Excellent!
Nov 29, 2011, 09.43 PMby daicrinne
Great shaping!
Mar 7, 2011, 06.23 AMby urbandon
Stunning. Simply wonderful! Pretty much love everything about it.
Feb 24, 2011, 08.49 PMby annaelisabeth
i'm speechless! seeing this dress at the end of a hard-work-day really made my day! what a gorgeous dress! wish i could do something like this from a flat bodice. u should upload an instruction on how to do this.
Jan 20, 2011, 04.07 PMby dabura
gorgeous dress. looks great on you. well done.
Jan 19, 2011, 06.56 PMby oinochoe
Absolutely unique, I wish you more time to create more artwork like this!
Jan 19, 2011, 08.57 PMby Josephine Demontis
I have one precious week and a half off work from Friday & I aim to get designing and making…I hope the inspiration comes fast!
Jan 19, 2011, 02.00 PMby magdamagda
harmony and surprise! at their best!
Jan 19, 2011, 01.28 PMby amandainorange
Too beautiful! absolutely amazed
Jan 19, 2011, 08.57 PMby Josephine Demontis
Thank you ;)
Jan 19, 2011, 12.46 PMby carolabrauns
Wonderful job – an amazing dress.
Jan 19, 2011, 10.51 AMby luxihere
Amazing! Your explanation makes it look simple. Will definitely give it a try.
Jan 19, 2011, 08.38 AMby michelle ><><><
VERY NICE!No words can express! <><
Jan 18, 2011, 10.00 PMby apieceofcloth
You are very talented. I like the shapes you have been posting. Keep it up, I like to look at nice interesting clothing. I want to wear this.
Jan 18, 2011, 09.27 PMby lillybeeandpaul
this is brilliant,!
Jan 18, 2011, 06.29 PMby frkbustad
What a stunning dress! It's architectural and sculptural, a masterpiece!
Jan 18, 2011, 03.43 PMby nettevivante
wow, I just love this one! and your hair fits the dress perfectly.
Jan 18, 2011, 12.23 PMby vasea
Jan 18, 2011, 08.18 AMby koobakii
Your work is fascinating, I'm curious about draping and have the Helen Armstrong Patternmaking book which has a sub section on draping – it all appears to be difficult – but from your description it sounds so possible, absolutely stunning work
Jan 18, 2011, 09.13 AMby Josephine Demontis
I have one book and cant't understand it, believe me I have many failiure in between the successes, sometimes it's the ones you think are looking a mess that are the ones that with a bit of work shine, I need some new creations as I've been lucky with these but I'd love to be making some new designs.
I work Mon-Fri (non fashion) & need more time to do it all properly…it's a bit of a catch 22!
Jan 18, 2011, 01.02 AMby imogens
Amazing! And your hair is a perfect match :)
Jan 18, 2011, 12.57 AMby smallone
best Burda style dress posted – ever! :) – Love this!!!!
Jan 18, 2011, 09.25 PMby Daniel Parker
I second this! beautiful job
Jan 17, 2011, 09.33 PMby BlancheOfArts
Wow, this is AWESOME! :O
Jan 17, 2011, 09.21 PMby ichigogirl
Beautiful. I'm eagerly waiting for Pattern Magi vol 3… can't wait! Might have to have a look through vol 1 and 2 after looking at your designs, inpiring!
Jan 17, 2011, 08.39 PMby lizah
wow, I love everything you make! you're really talented.
Jan 17, 2011, 07.57 PMby ect77
I've just had a quick look of someone else's copy of Pattern Magic and got a hint of twist and drape. This is really lovely.
Jan 17, 2011, 09.13 PMby Josephine Demontis
Hi, yeah I have the 2nd edition I think, lovely books but I haven't had the time to try anything from it yet, my bodice was just a close fitting bodice block that I cut about..moved darts etc & then added an extra border piece in the middle for more drama.
Jan 17, 2011, 07.47 PMby bekaem
Cool. All of your stuff is definitely really cool. Really awsome shapes.
Jan 17, 2011, 09.14 PMby Josephine Demontis
Thanks hun!
Jan 17, 2011, 05.53 PMby carottesauvage
Waow I love this dress ! Marvellous!
Jan 17, 2011, 05.42 PMby marloncosta
BEAUTIFUL!!! I checked your Etsy store and I was amazed by all your beautiful creations! Superb!!!
Jan 17, 2011, 04.39 PMby libra-s
Pretty! I specially love the bodice!
Jan 17, 2011, 04.05 PMby henniem
Absolutely stunning..i love draping and reading my Madame Gres book at the mo for inspiration for my next project and this dress is by far up there with her pieces :)
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Reporting by Carren Jao
Now in its third year designing the show house, Ecofabulous has once again proved that living conscientiously doesn't mean sacrificing taste or comfort. This year, Ecofabulous founder Zem Joaquin teamed up with Los Angeles-based Jonathan Davis of pieceHomes, pre-fab green modular houses, to design an eco-friendly home that was less bohemian cottage-chic than modern-clean. "It's very soft, livable, warm and gorgeous," says Joaquin.
True enough, in 550 square feet, the home feels much larger than its footprint thanks to clerestory windows and varying ceiling heights. The home has a long linear plan that flows from kitchen to living room, bedroom to bath.
Aside from a long list of green, sustainable features integrated into every part of the home, Joaquin points out the beauty of the space-saving console that separates the living room from the bedroom. "It's really important, since it defines the space without breaking the thoroughfare," says Joaquin. The console is open on top and on each side, leaving more room for the space to breathe but still defining the different rooms. Of all the elements in the home, this one took the most time to choose, shares Joaquin.
Among the green features in the Ecofabulous home:
+ Cradle to Cradle products
+ Energy efficient kitchen appliances from Electrolux
+ A water-saving stacked washer that Joaquin also uses in her home by Electrolux
+ FSC certified exterior cladding from EcoClad that doesn't need to be re-painted
+ Cork floors from Wicanders
+ An IceStone sustainable countertop made from 100 percent recycled glass and concrete
Asked why Joaquin keeps on doing it each year, she replies simply, "We do this so you would have context—so you understand how it would be to live with these products and not just to see them online and hear us say why they're great. We want everyone to understand that being healthier and considering the environment is a pretty fabulous thing to do."
The showhome will be auctioned on eBay Giving Works with proceeds going to the Global Green USA.

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Variegated jade, gasteria:
I think gasteria was grown in low light - am I right?
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- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Thu, May 17, 12 at 21:22
Happy Mother's Day Belatedly & nice plants. Good for you. That variegated Jade is my personal favorite of fancy Jades. That Gasteria seems nice, but is overpotted. I'd pot it down smaller to just an inch larger around than they are. Gasterias are lower light succulents, they don't want very strong light, but do well in bright indirect light. I keep mine at the edge of west windows. I can't see the pups when I clicked on your pic, it all looks too young to separate, hard to tell from here. I'd pot the whole thing down smaller as I said (clay pot) & give it a season to see what it does. Nice haul, enjoy! |
- Posted by Dzitmoidonc none (My Page) on Fri, May 18, 12 at 8:54
Hi Rina. If you want to, you can actually separate any Gasteria pup when very tiny and most will survive. But, if you do this, you will end up with 1,000 pots with a single Gasteria each. It is much easier to care for one pot. Plus, these gasteria flowers are underwhelming, only a forest of them gets attention. If you decide not to re-pot the Gasteria, you have to remember that the pot will dry out slowly, but on the upside, the pot that it is in will accomodate the growth for a couple of years. For best results with Gasteria, avoid organic matter in the soil. The roots will thank you for it. |
PG and D thank you for the tips on growing gasteria. Rina |
- Posted by Dzitmoidonc 6 (My Page) on Fri, May 18, 12 at 10:35
If you leave it in the peat, one day, you will overwater and the plant will have had enough. Rot ensues, the plant will collapse and your tear-stained posts with pitiable crys will haunt GW. De-pot, wash the roots, re-pot with no peat into a smaller pot and don't water for at least 2 weeks. Put in bright spot (maybe not direct sun for a few weeks), then put back into sunny location. In our latitude, they can stand almost full sun, and even full sun if acclimated. They do grow well in some shade, but not as much shade as they have been used to. |
Hi D' Thank you for the tips again. I repoted gasteria, into smaller pot & gritty mix. |
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I don't mean his current Packers campaign, which has been marred by injuries but appears to be coming around. This forgettable football season happened back in 2004, well before Jennings ever donned a Green Bay uniform. He was still playing at Western Michigan University, displaying all the talents that would turn him into a second-round draft pick and an eventual All-Pro.
Problem was, Western Michigan didn't have enough talent around him. The Broncos won their first game of the year, then didn't win again. Ten more times they took the field, and 10 times they lost.
"Are you sure?" Jennings asked Tuesday afternoon when I reminded him of his once-upon-a-time 1-10 record. He knew things got bad, but he didn't think they were that bad. Perhaps, he politely hinted, I was confusing my history.
But WMU was indeed that bad, and he was there soldiering through it all. I watched the whole problematic parade as the team's beat writer for a Kalamazoo-area newspaper. There were blowouts and squeakers and late collapses, all variations on the main theme of losing. It cost a good man named Gary Darnell his job as WMU's longtime coach. It was a rough time for everyone involved with the program, Jennings included.
But it's also when I knew that, if some NFL team took a chance on Jennings, then he wouldn't disappoint them. He stood above what turned into a season-long slog.
Not only because of his football skills, though those were readily apparent. WMU scored 33 touchdowns that season, and Jennings had 13 of them. Teams knew he was getting the ball and still couldn't do much about it. He caught 74 passes for 1,092 yards and put the fear of film-room embarrassment in opposing punt coverage teams.
Pundits still questioned how his smallish stature and those MAC-level stats would translate to the pros. But those who saw him on an everyday basis were confident it wouldn't be an issue – he was so darn quick, and his routes were so crisp – and it's why the Packers surprised some folks by selecting him so early in the draft.
And yet, for all his natural ability, where Jennings really sold you was when you looked him in the eyes. Because no matter how bad things got, he met your gaze with poise and purpose.
As one of WMU's standouts, he inevitably ended up in the team's postgame press conferences trying to put the best face on a bad situation. Loss after loss kept piling up, and Jennings kept showing up, always answering the tough questions. When word came down of Darnell's firing shortly before the season finale, he was the player who spoke for the team.
Jennings was still an amateur, but he was acting like a consummate pro. Charismatic. Confident. He should've been nicknamed The Natural.
I was reminded of all this Tuesday while watching him speak to a group of Milwaukee kids. He was at Lake Valley Camp, near the intersection of North 24th and West Cherry streets, delivering his message of confidence with all his characteristic charisma. "Dream big and your results are gonna be big," he told them, a message he's probably delivered to a million kids about a million times. And he came across as natural as he does in those Old Spice smelf commercials.
One dream now within their reach is a scholarship to study abroad. Jennings has partnered with Milwaukee's Omanhene chocolate company and the AFS-USA's Faces of America program to send two students overseas. It's the chance of a young lifetime, and details of the deal can be found here.
After his speech to the Lake Valley kids, Jennings signed autographs and posed for pictures until well after his allotted time. This was just part of his busy Tuesday schedule, which included Milwaukee appearances for Operation MOVE and the United Way, but his smile was ever-present.
Only one thing had gnawed at him. Jennings still couldn't believe WMU had lost 10 games in that long-ago season. So, through the magic of a smartphone and the Internet, I pulled up the record books on WMU's 2004 campaign. There were the 10 straight losses and the final verdict on Darnell. There was the season-opening win, a 42-0 shellacking of a Division 1-AA opponent that portended nothing of the weeks to come.
"2004. Tennessee-Martin," he said, remembering the win. "I guess that was me."
Yes it was.
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I'm looking for a timber bamboo either vivax or moso. Does anyone know of a nursery in nj that sells this bamboo? |
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Try these... Touch the Earth, Inc. New Jersey Bamboo Landscaping Kt |
- Posted by statenislandpalm7a 7a (My Page) on Fri, Jul 26, 13 at 10:55
Neither of them have timber bamboos. |
I can't give you a source, but I can tell you to choose moso over vivax if you get snow. Vivax is thin-walled and brittle and breaks under snow loading. I've seen 4" diameter vivax snapped in two because of snow. |
- Posted by stevelau1911 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 29, 13 at 1:13
I'm almost certain that somebody has either moso or vivax in NJ on the bambooweb forums within driving distance. Just off of a simple search, I found somebody in VA with a grove of moso so they probably have many other species too, but there are likely people with timber bamboos withing 100 miles from you location if you are in NJ. |
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I have the 'Anderson' moso bamboo. This is a hardier form. Please email me. |
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My latest thoughts have been about studying the scriptures. My entire life, I have struggled with consistent scripture study, even while I was on my mission. I love the scriptures, some of my most spiritual experiences have come from reading the scriptures, but for some reason, I struggle to be consistent with it for more than a few weeks at a time. I've come up with lots of reasons and excuses for myself, but I think the biggest reason is not always feeling that it is crucial. I mean at times I have felt scripture reading to be crucial and those are the weeks that I would consistently read. Then something would keep me from reading one night or two and I would fall out of the habit again until something whipped me back into shape.
My problem is, I don't feel like I'm a bad person. I feel like I know the commandments and how to apply gospel principles in my life, so why do I need to study the scriptures? I recognized this wasn't a good way of thinking, but I couldn't overcome these stagnating thoughts of content. I feel embarrassed to admit these things, but that's just how it was.
But all the same, recently, as can be seen in those previous posts that I mentioned at the very beginning, I've been trying to be better at reading my scriptures. Why? Because I know that's something I should do. Because I believe promises made to me that if I not only read the scriptures, but ponder them and study them, then my life will be blessed. On this most recent attempt at consistent scripture study, I have really been focusing on why I am doing this. Why bother studying the scriptures? To make me a better person? To make me more like my Father in Heaven? Yes, reading the scriptures will do both of those things for me, but so will going to church, praying, and keeping the commandments. Why was it so important that namely the scriptures I needed to read in order to spiritually progress? Reading with question in mind, I have started on my path to an answer.
Foolish |
I'm reminded of another scriptural example that I read around the same time I was dealing with this desire to develop a better relationship with my scriptures. This comes from Lehi's dream in the Book of Mormon. In this prophet's dream, he see's an iron rod which represents the word of God which leads to the tree of life, which, "is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things." (1 Nephi 11:22). The path to the tree of life is strait and narrow (strait like a straitjacket, not "straight"). Comparing this to my life, I have found myself in life situations when I could see the end goal of the tree, I could see the path, and I didn't feel like I needed to hold on to the rod. I wouldn't stray from the rod, I just didn't feel like it was crucial to hold on. But, there is a wise purpose for the iron rod.
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Later in the dream, the Prophet Lehi sees mists of darkness, which are the temptations of Satan that come over the people walking along the path. These mists make it near impossible for a person to see where he/she is going. And this is the point that affected me the most... If a person isn't holding on to the iron rod when the mists of darkness come upon them, it will be very difficult to after the fact grasp on to the rod and straying from the path becomes a very real possibility as they try to decide for themselves which way is best.
So sure, I may at times find myself in situations where I think I can just see the path and follow it to the end goal which is in sight, but if I don't hold on to the iron rod, then the mists of darkness can without warning come over me just like a wave destroying the foolish man's house on the sand.
Only the word of God will give me the constant support that I need in my life to be the person that God needs me to be.
Understanding that, I've started memorizing scriptures that apply to qualities that I'm trying to develop in myself. This way, I will develop a sound foundation that will remain with me in my trials and triumphs.
P.S. Think about how I would have never been able to make those connections to Lehi's dream had I not recently studied it. Now instead of a basic Sunday School understanding of the importance of scripture study, I've anchored my understanding to the scriptures which will always be there for me.


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PCMark 2002
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With a single 244 processor, we achieved a massive score of 9332. While some people may think that it's not that high when compared to their computer, you have to remember this is running at DDR333 and CAS 2.5. It would be interesting to see what some DDR400 CAS 2 sticks would be capable off if this option becomes available later down the track with other retail motherboards.
The difference between a single processor and a dual processor is very close; this gives the impression that PCMark 2002 in no way touches the second processor.
3DMark 2001
The difference between the 242 and 244 is about 700 3DMarks; here you see that with dual processors you lose about 300 3DMarks.


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On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 02:02:09AM +0200, Pieter Van den Abeele wrote: > Do we have to trust the people you have made commitments to, and which > are going to be selected by gentoos sole FP entity (because that is the > only thing you have been doing lately)? > I wouldn't want to be part of that NFP board, because people could say > that I'm one of guys you made a secret commitment with. I think this is being paranoid. Daniel's intention here is to make sure that the creation of the NFP doesn't take too long so that people *see* that advances are made. Using a preliminary board of trustees until everything settles is frequently used. This is clearly mentioned: """ This initial board of trustees will serve for one year from the establishment of the Gentoo Foundation, after which point a the board will be elected by the members (Gentoo developers.) After that, regular elections will be held (election cycle TBD) to determine board members. """ The wording Daniel used is a bit unthoughtful (the "meet my commitments to existing managers and developers") and should probably be read as something like: """ There will be an initial board of trustees appointed which will guide the NFP through its first year. To ease the transitioning, this board will consist out of (a subset of) the current "top level managers" and a few other developers which have contributed significantly to Gentoo. Note that this board is initial and temporary and that elections will happen when the NFP transition is finished. """ Or something similar. Don't try and take each letter in a word and put it upside down - we are not formally deriving a proof for a mathematical theorem, we are dealing here with a big, large project filled with motivated people who want to work on whatever they like without having to go through too much hassle. People never had or have issues with co?rdinators (or managers or whatever you like to call them) as long as those people don't try to hide themselves behind rules and regulations and pretend to be more than just a developer interested in the co?rdination (and therefore future) of Gentoo. I'm very disappointed with what I had to catch up on on -core. I'm glad that positive results are being created *again* which is a good sign for the healthiness of this project. All issues we might have had have been resolved in the past and will be resolved in the future as well. Daniel: I agree with the spirit of your proposal. I don't personally care if you have a "perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free use" of the "Gentoo" trademark and "G" logo or a gentlemen's agreement. If you weren't trustworthy I would've left Gentoo a long time ago. In this sense I think the former is a better agreement as "a gentlemen's agreement" will lead to discussions again. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen -- ^__^ And Larry saw that it was Good. (oo) Sven Vermeulen (__) http://www.gentoo.org Documentation & PR
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The interior of the Autosleepers Broadway EL Duo is stylish and contemporary and features everything you need including excellent lighting, above cab storage space, a large vanity mirror, two tables and plenty of worktop space. The Autosleepers Broadway EL Duo is built on the Peugeot Boxer commercial van platform and features the 2.2 HDi engine that produces 130 bhp. The drivers and passengers seats swivel to make extra seating space. The kitchen area is fully equipped as you expect with an 86L fridge, with freezer compartment a three burner gas hob, with electric hotplate, electronic ignition a gas oven and plenty of storage space is available. The Autosleepers Broadway EL Duo also features a fully equipped bathroom which includes an electric flush toilet, sink area with bathroom cabinet as well as a separate shower room.
Vehicle Dimensions
Overall Length 6280mm / 20' 7"
Overall Width 2690mm / 8 10
Mirrors Folded 2320mm / 7' 7"
Overall Height 2830mm / 9'3''
MTPL 3,500kg
Mass in running order 2,905kg
Maximum user payload, excluding habitation equipme 500kg
Vehicle Specification
Manufacture Peugeot
Make Autosleeper
Model Broadway EL (end lounge) Low Profile
Berths 2
Number of Belted Seats 2
Reg Number WX59EVT
Chassis Number 11651484
Vehicle Finish Bianca White
Interior Colour Grey Cloth
Engine cc 2.2 130 Tdi
Transmission Six Speed Manual
Year 2009
Date first registered UK 30 / 9 / 2009
Mileage 10,448
Fuel Type Diesel
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Cab CD/Radio
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Docucopies West Completes Move Just in Time for the Spring Rush
March 31, 2014Though the move is now finished, a high-volume of rush orders has kept the team hard at work with little time to relax as the year's first busy season begins.
"It looks like we finished the move right on time," said Mike Lindahl, the general manager for West Coast operations. "Spring is a busy season and we're going to need the extra space and machines to keep pace."
School yearbooks are a major cause of the spring rush, and each year sees more schools ordering their books from Docucopies for the first time. Frequent discounts from 10 to 20 percent or more often entice budget-savvy shoppers to try the company's book printing, binding and other services, and the company also offers a constant 10 percent discount for schools and non-profits.
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There have been persistent rumors that Elaine Stritch wants to do 10 performances a week of her one-person show, "At Liberty," but that there were fears the kind of ovations she receives might literally bring down the house. For the safety of the theater, she's doing only five. Wearing a loose-fitting white shirt and black leotards that show amazingly good legs for a 76-year-old, the gravel-voiced Stritch talks about her life and career for 2 1/2 hours. She intersperses her stories with songs - such as Rodgers and Hart's "Zip" - with which she has been stopping Broadway shows for 50 years. Her delivery of both the songs and the stories seems even sharper than it was a few months ago, when she did her show at the Public Theater. One of her "greatest hits" is "The Ladies Who Lunch," which she introduced in Stephen Sondheim's "Company" at this very theater 32 years ago. Over the years, she has performed it at benefits, always drawing a big hand for the scathing way she describes women who fill their days with eating and shopping. When I first heard it, as a cynical youth, I thought its target was too easy, especially given what else was going on in 1970. These days, the song seems entirely different. It's no longer about one woman's withering contempt for her fellow lunchers. Full of anguish and compassion, it has never seemed so deep or harrowing. By contrast, "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?" from Noel Coward's "Sail Away" is not a song of great resonance, so it's hardly as if she's taking an unusual emotional tack. But because she's such a skillful comedian, I found myself marveling at its - and her - polish. A lot of Stritch's stories relate to her battle with the bottle. Some are funny, as when she lists her drink of choice for each show. Some are deadly serious. At one point, Stritch notes she is the niece of the late Cardinal Stritch of Chicago. Confession, you might say, is in her blood. The theater shares with the church an understanding of our need for absolution. By involving us in her pain and making us laugh at it, Stritch provides a heady kind of catharsis. In explaining why she drank, she says it came from the loneliness of being on stage and wanting "a friend."
In actuality, she is alone in "At Liberty." But the stage never seems empty. It is full of the memories she brings galvanizingly to life. There are more kilowatts of energy ablaze here than on any stage on Broadway. Stritch gives so much that she must feel the waves of love flooding from the audience back to her. Is this absolution? Is this remission? All I know is it's great theater.
So formidable is Elaine Stritch - in appearance, voice and vibes - that she's the kind of person you might edge away from in an elevator.
But when she gets on a naked stage - and from last night onward, she's getting on a naked stage regularly at the Neil Simon Theater - she's as oddly enchanting as hot chocolate liberally laced with liquor.
Odd, that is, because she's not so much a personality as a force of nature.
I vividly remember the first time I heard her - on an original cast album of "Pal Joey" singing her striptease song, "Zip" - and thinking, Who the hell is that woman?
I had some vision of a slinky, glamorous boa constrictor, shedding her skins while telling jokes. The image later changed, but it was clear, the more one saw and heard her, that the normal rules of performing artists did not apply.
Stritch expanded to fill roles and theaters. She was unstoppable, an unrelenting volcanic eruption of individuality.
Now, after a successful eruption off-Broadway at the Public Theater, she's knocking 'em cold on Broadway with the oldest and cheapest trick in the world: talent.
The show, "Elaine Stritch at Liberty," delicately but smashingly staged by George C. Wolfe - and as constructed (immaculately) by John Lahr, and "deconstructed" (whatever that means) by Stritch herself - makes no bones about subject matter. It is awesomely autobiographical.
Here she is, dressed in a man's white shirt, her chorus-girl legs encased in sheer black silk tights, with a stage full of one prop, a high chair that she can sit on, ignore, wield or trundle around. The presentation softly shouts: no tricks.
This is the story of Stritch's life, warts and all, stitched together with showbiz anecdotes that are warm - well, mostly, for she doesn't seem to have much time for Gloria Swanson and Marge Champion - yet hilarious, plus appropriate songs put over with such style, finesse and gumption that they sound as though she has just thought of them, orchestration and all.
You love it because it is a survivor's story - about battles with life, stage fright, booze and more life - told without a smidgen of self-pity or self-congratulation.
You feel she's had a great time, even during those years when an alcoholic haze made memory opaque.
The anecdotes I can't tell, partly because it would spoil it for you, and partly because this is a family newspaper. As for the songs - well, no one can sing these like she can. She can even bring something fresh to "There's No Business Like Show Business."
Stritch is one those performers who would be able to perform intimately - one on one - to a crowd in the largest sports stadium in the world.
This is largely because she has brought spontaneity into the realm of fine art. With careful, loving artifice, she appears to react as much as act, so her whole performance has the manner of an extenuated ad-lib aimed personally at you.
But that extenuated ad-lib is actually meticulously rehearsed. It is artlessness artfully covering up art.
The show, which started in an intimate downtown theatrical venue, has been brilliantly, if very slightly, reconceived by Wolfe and set designer Riccardo Hernandez for the infinitely larger Neil Simon Theater.
The band is grand - all credit due to Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations and Rob Bowman's music direction. And the whole evening is, in a phrase, utterly perfect.
Ah, at long last, a genuine, heart-racing love story has arrived on Broadway. None of that cerebral, self-conscious, skeptical stuff that asks, ''What is love, anyway?'' This is a bona fide tale of passion, tears and the kind of ecstasy that comes from endorphins flooding the nervous system. Yes, ''Elaine Stritch at Liberty'' has opened at the Neil Simon Theater.
Never mind that there is only one performer onstage -- a tough-as-rawhide, soft-as-butter veteran of some 50 years in show business.
The elements of a classic romance are all in place for this thrilling production: a star, a stage and an audience, all gaga for one another. As Ms. Stritch tells her tale of falling hopelessly in love with the theater, the audience reciprocates by falling hopelessly in love with her.
''Elaine Stritch at Liberty,'' which was created by Ms. Stritch and the drama critic John Lahr, was first seen Off Broadway in November at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Under George C. Wolfe's infinitely savvy direction, this musical exercise in show and tell had a warm, beguiling intimacy that made you feel Ms. Stritch was talking to you and you alone. Wouldn't that cozy spirit evaporate in a Broadway barn?
On the contrary. Ms. Stritch has the enhanced glow of someone who has finally returned to her true home. Broadway was where she came of professional age, in ''Angel in the Wings'' and ''Pal Joey,'' and continued to top herself as a showstopper in productions like Noël Coward's ''Sail Away'' and Stephen Sondheim's ''Company.'' Now, at 77, she is topping herself once more.
The stories of Ms. Stritch's struggles with heartache, stage fright and alcoholism are emotionally larger than life, and watching her tell them here instead of at the Public is like seeing a movie on a big screen after watching it on television. The fit is natural, and the show, more than ever, brings to immediate, pulsing life a time when the Great White Way was the spiritual center of Manhattan.
Mr. Wolfe has wisely retained the spareness of the original production. It's still nothing more than Ms. Stritch, a chair, some lights and some music. But don't let the minimalism fool you. It's a Champagne production, from Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer's eloquent lighting to Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations for a heaven-sent 10-member band.
As for the songs she sings, who could possibly select a standout? Is it her simulated striptease in Rodgers and Hart's ''Zip''? Or her raspy, poignant medley of ''If Love Were All'' (Coward) and ''But Not for Me'' (Gershwin)? And you certainly can't discount the combination of Stritch and Sondheim, with a blistering ''Ladies Who Lunch'' and the most vibrant rendering ever of ''I'm Still Here.''
Mr. Sondheim's ''Broadway Baby'' may come closest to being the show's anthem. As Ms. Stritch delivers it, the song has the freshness, giddiness and trepidation of falling in love for the first time: with a city, a myth, a profession -- with a whole world, in short, summed up by the word Broadway.
Ms. Stritch's account of her life has plenty of pathos. Drink nearly destroyed her, and she lost more than her share of fellas and a few plum parts along the way. But her very presence at the Neil Simon provides the requisite happy ending. It is, after all, a tale in which girl meets Broadway and Broadway -- hooray! -- gets girl.
Superlatives left over from last fall's batch of notices for Elaine Stritch's solo show may need to be pressed into service for its transfer to Broadway. Remarkable as it may seem to those who caught it in its sellout run at the Public Theater, this singular evening of theater has become richer, sharper, funnier and more musically assured in its move uptown. It's as if a brilliant drawing has been replaced by a full-fledged oil painting, with every subtle brushstroke masterfully placed for maximum effect.
Fears that the show would be diminished in a 1,300-seat Broadway house seem risible in retrospect: After a half-century of stage experience, Stritch probably could calibrate her performance to wow the upper tier at Yankee Stadium. She may still be a little-known curiosity to popular audiences, but word of mouth and more critical hosannas should help build momentum for a show that remains the electrifying high point of the theater season so far.
No substantive changes have been made for the Broadway transfer -- the text created by John Lahr and Stritch, a fiercely probing two hours of wry self-analysis and backstage lore, is virtually the same. A smaller gilt proscenium has been built within the Neil Simon's to provide a more human-scaled frame for the performer. The lighting by Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer remains an inestimable asset: It helps signal shifts from public performance to confessional reverie, and has been punched up just a notch or two, it seems, to underline the more hallowed new venue.
So whence the improvement? It can be credited to the experience of the "existential problem in tights" at centerstage, of course, aided by the theatrical intelligence of director George C. Wolfe. In retrospect, it seems clear that when the show opened Off Broadway, the challenge of delivering nearly three hours of material, including more than a dozen songs (some with murderously complex Sondheim lyrics), meant that big-picture focus sometimes took precedence over moment-to-moment engagement. Stritch still was expending some mental energy to keep the whole apparatus afloat.
Now, with three months of performances under her belt, Stritch is more at ease with the logistical challenges of the performance. She's relaxed into it, and it flows along effortlessly. She and Wolfe have polished every moment to a fine gloss, found the perfect rhythm for each anecdote, the proper mix of witty phrasing, musical simplicity and emotional engagement to showcase each song. (Jonathan Tunick's limpid orchestrations for a nine-piece band deserve another nod of approbation.) And Stritch still dives into the show's moments of lacerating introspection with a fierceness that scrapes away any veneer of sentimentality.
The show has been faulted for emotional excess in its second act, when Stritch talks at length about her problems with alcohol, her self-destructiveness and the loneliness of life on the stage. But the show is a musical essay that explores the connections between performing and being, and the struggle to find a healthy balance between them. It's a display of consummate stage technique that doesn't hide the psychological underpinnings of that technique, and is more potent for the contrast between the bravura musical interludes and the moments of frank confession.
After all, the glow Stritch gives off as she stands in the spotlight, which reaches like a finely focused laser beam to the back of the theater, must draw its energy from somewhere inside her, and the resulting vacuum probably isn't always easy to fill when the curtain goes down. That's why many great performers are troubled -- and troublesome, too. Recognizing this only increases our appreciation for their achievements.


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"To many, over the years, there has been an unstated precaution that one does not discuss politics, religion or the Green Building," she said. "The villainizing of anyone who has a practical or functional reason for seeing the structure down and having to endure the scrutiny of others has made it almost impossible to get straight answers from folks."
Some people project human emotions and feelings onto "inanimate objects," Kaufhold said, and if the building could speak, "he might express that the neglected shell that remains is too costly to keep on life support any longer, and that to let him be remembered fondly would be preservation enough for him."
Brent Peterson, director of the Washington County Historical Society, opposes razing Tower Barn and described its fate as part of a regrettable trend up and down the county. "Unfortunately you can see probably the neglect of some of the most important buildings we have left," he said. "The foundations of our history, our heritage, who we are, they're being taken down without appreciation for our communities."
Peterson said Tower Barn should be saved and put to use for the benefit of Scandia, but he said people who oppose that will wait until the time is right to make an argument that deterioration is too far advanced.
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Zen and the art of investment
Zen wisdom #1: Stick to your principles
Helen RaleighDo you feel like throwing in the towel and bailing out of the market completely?
The emergence of Zen as a distinct school of Buddhism was first documented in China in the 7th century CE. From China, Zen spread south to Vietnam, and east to Korea and Japan. The aim of Zen practice is to discover this Buddha-nature within each person, through meditation and practice of the Buddha's teachings.
I want to share with you some wisdom from ancient Zen Masters, and hopefully, these time tested wisdom can help you to deal with investing and live a life in a much more peaceful and happy way.
Zen wisdom # 1: Stick to your principles and let go of temptations. Here is a famous Zen parable: One day, a Zen Master and his young disciple were travelling in the countryside. They saw a beautiful young woman standing by the creek crying because she was afraid of crossing the creek. The Zen Master carried her to the other side of the creek, put her down and then continued his journey. After a while, the young disciple cannot help and asked "Master, one of the principles of our practice is not to interact with women. How could you carry the young lady across the creek like that?" The Master answered "All I did was to help her to cross the creek. I already left her at the bank. However, you still carry her in your mind."
What this parable is trying to tell us is that there are many temptations in life. Temptations come and go. However, as long as you stick to your own principles, knowing what is right for you, all you have to do is to acknowledge their existence and let them pass. Do not let temptations alter your own path.
How do you apply this to investing?
Remember your investment objectives. Are you seeking to maximize return as soon as you can or you are investing for a secured financial future some time down the road? If you are investing for a secured financial future down the road, let this objective guide you. Work with a trust worthy investment advisor to develop a sound long term investment strategy and stick to it. Do not let the short term market noise distract you. Acknowledge that volatility exists and let go of the temptation to sell into panic.
Zen wisdom #2: Short-term detachment can be beneficial. During the period of frustration, crisis or chaos, it is very natural for us to react immediately. However, we often forget the simple truth that a person cannot see his or her own image in running water.
Therefore, sometimes during a time of chaos, it is best to step back and take a deep breath. A Zen Master said that "to be overjoyed at success and destroyed at failure is to be become a victim of circumstances." Paradoxically, when we let go of attachment to outcomes, success is often the result. Zen Master encourages us to achieve happiness through not being attached to the short-term outcomes.
Bill Gross, the famous bond manager from PIMCO, who manages one of the largest bond fund in the world, mentioned during a Bloomberg interview this week that during the market turmoil, he left his office and went to take a yoga class. All of us could achieve an inner peace by detaching ourselves from short term outcomes, turning away from outside noises. If we ride out the difficult and discouraging times with a peaceful mindset, we will eventually achieve what we want.
Have you ever watched any top golfers compete? Good golfers' "mental toughness" comes from their undistracted and intense focus on the green (the ultimate long term goal). When they occasionally hit the ball outside the fairway, they normally step away from the ball, which allow them to reevaluate the new angel and distance to the target. Therefore, their next shot will get them back to the green.
Zen wisdom # 3: Welcome and respect changes. The universe we live in is constantly changing. Nothing is static. This includes the stock market. The word for crisis in Chinese contains two distinct meanings at the same time: danger and opportunity. Zen Masters recommend that we should welcome changes enthusiastically, and take the unpredictable variations as opportunities to develop a stronger sense of self.
Life, as well as the stock market, is like a moving pendulum, if you don't like the current situation, give it enough time, it will change. Therefore, rather than worrying about short term variations, we are better off focusing on our long term goals.
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Helen Raleigh, CFA is the owner and Chief Investment Officer for Red Meadow Capital, LLC, a Colorado Registered Investment Advisory Firm. She has more than10 years experience in the financial services industry ranging from pension funds to risk management. She served on the board of the Colorado Chartered Financial Analyst Society from 2009-2011 and is fluent in both English and Chinese. In addition to helping clients to build a secure financial future, she writes an insightful monthly newsletter and frequently speaks publicly on investment and financial management related topics. She can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Highlights from Dscoop9 Conference, Including New Personalized Educational Resources
March 10, 2014Attendee turnout marked a 25 percent increase in print service provider attendees from last year's event and included attendees from 33 countries around the world.
Conference attendees discovered that their educational opportunities would not end with the conference. The guiding principle behind Dscoop University, which officially debuted the first day of the conference, is to provide members with a year-round educational industry resource. Dscoop University offers a highly personalized and practical curriculum in a blended learning environment; members have access to online learning, downloadable training materials and instructor-led courses. At Dscoop9, educational sessions were also live streamed to enable more global members to learn and interact virtually.
Other conference highlights from Dscoop9 included:
- The largest Solutions Showcase in conference history featuring the latest printing technologies and products from a record 100 partners and over 36,500 sq. ft.
- More than 1,100 demos of HP's Latex 3000 and 260 and Designjet Z6200 and Z3200 presses over the course of three days
- First public demo in the Americas of the HP Indigo 30000 digital press, which enables exciting new carton folding applications
- The announcement of the new Tell Your Story Sales Program, an innovative program leveraging best-in-class sales techniques, tools, over 100 digital assets, videos and PowerPoints to help HP Graphic Arts business owners to even more effectively communicate and partner with their customers to achieve mutual success. This program was created by HP and jointly delivered through Dscoop, empowering Dscoop members like never before.
- Two opening keynote speakers: Business consultant Scott Stratten provided his original take on viral, social and authentic marketing, which he calls "un-marketing", and business thought leader and best-selling author Jason Jennings shared his five growth secrets of the world's best performing companies and leaders.
- The presentation of the 2014 Jack Glacken Award for outstanding contributions to the Dscoop community to Chris Petro, President and CEO, GlobalSoft Digital Solutions and Mark Sarpa, CEO, Progressive Solutions.
- A dynamic closing presentation from Alon Bar-Shany, VP and General Manager for HP Indigo Division, who provided attendees with global digital print industry insights.
"Dscoop9 exceeded our expectations, and most importantly, those of our members," added Dscoop Global Executive Director Mike Fogarty. "With the unveiling of Dscoop University and the Tell Your Story Sales Program, they left knowing they don't have to wait for a conference to learn how to succeed in the digital print industry."
About Dscoop
Founded in 2005, the Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop) offers business owners educational, networking and business development opportunities and tools for themselves and their employees. Dscoop is open to professional graphic arts companies operating HP Indigo presses; HP Scitex presses; HP Latex 800 and 3000 series presses; and HP InkJet Web presses. In the true sense of a cooperative, Dscoop also supports members, partners, and industry influencers in efforts to educate print generators on the value of digital printing as an integral component of cross-media campaigns.
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Mon, Jul 15, 13 at 15:01
Pressure from the city is 120psi (1" line). I have a single pressure regulator that currently feeds both the house and the sprinkler / outside water. When the sprinkler system and/or outside water is on the pressure noticeably drops inside the house. If I tee off the 120psi line into two pressure regulators I'm thinking that the pressure drop would no longer occur inside the house since that 120psi would feed two 60psi circuits (3/4" line). I suspect I may not be analyzing this correctly which is why I ask. I have to rework the plumbing in that area so researching in advance. Is my thinking here correct? Thanks! |
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Your thinking is correct but the pressures sound high. |
Yes - just rechecked my inspection report. Input pressure is between 100 and 110PSI. Was remembering incorrectly. |
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you might also think about a PRV with a larger flow rate. |
Investigating a 1" PRV with a higher flow rate to replace the one I have. Any suggested models? It seems like it may be less costly to have two lower flow rate PRVs vs a single higher flow rate PRV. |
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BMW has finally released specifications of its two hybrids -- the 7-series ActiveHybrid and the X6 ActiveHybrid -- seen running around testing.
The 7-series ActiveHybrid will join the Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid as newcomers to the hybrid luxo-barge segment where the Lexus LS600hL has been on sale since 2007.
BMW's hybrid addition to the 7-series lineup provides a stepping-stone between the V-8 powered 750i (400 hp) and the V-12 powered 760i (536 hp), without the fuel economy reductions normally associated with higher-output models. The 7-series ActiveHybrid combines BMW's new twin-turbo V-8 with a small electric motor packaged in the transmission to provide a total power output of 465 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. The 7-series, like the S400, uses lithium-ion batteries.
With all this power, BMW estimates a 0 to 60 time of 4.9 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than the standard 750i. The ActiveHybrid also surpasses the standard 750's fuel economy by 4 mpg (tested only on the Euro cycle so far, not the EPA cycle). All of this compares favorably with the car's competition. The Lexus LS600hL will do 0 to 60 in 5.4 seconds and the Benz is estimated at around 7 seconds, and both are EPA rated at 21 mpg combined.
While the 7-series ActiveHybrid cannot propel itself using electric power alone, the X6 ActiveHybrid is capable of travelingsolely on electric power at speeds up to 37 mph. It uses the two-mode hybrid system co-developed with Daimler and GM along with a 7-speed transmission to achieve a Euro cycle fuel economy rating of 24 mpg.
With the X6, BMW is taking the horsepower war to the hybrid SUV -- we mean hybrid Sports Activity Coupe -- segment. BMW claims the X6 ActiveHybrid is the most powerful hybrid vehicle in the world, with its 485 hp and 575 lb-ft of torque. Unlike the 7-series ActiveHybrid, the added power doesn't translate to a decrease in acceleration times. BMW estimates the X6 ActiveHybrid will do 0 to 62 in 5.6 seconds, compared to a 0 to 60 of 5.1 seconds for the xDrive50i version.
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Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
Property type | condo |
Minimum Stay | 7 nights |
Welcome to Crescent Sands @ Windy Hills unit E-4! Here you will enjoy awesome views of the ocean and the wide sandy beach. Our spacious unit has two bedrooms, two baths and is decorated in a beach casual motif so you feel as if you are actually at the beach and on vacation. The unit is baby/toddler friendly as we have both.
The large master bedroom has a queen size bed, 37" flat screen TV/DVD with cable, and a private bathroom with tub and shower. The sliding glass doors will lead you to the large balcony over looking the ocean. The second bedroom has two twin beds, with a TV/DVD combo that works great with your gaming console. There is direct access to the second bathroom and plenty of closet space. The living area has plenty of seating along with a 37" flat screen HD TV/DVD combo with cable and DVD collection. There are two additional floor to ceiling sliding glass doors that give you awesome views of the ocean and beach. Our balcony is one of the largest you will find on the beach and is equipped with table and chairs for your convenience and enjoyment. FREE WiFi in the unit and building.
Updated Kitchen countertop, sink and backsplash.
The Kitchen comes fully equipped with everything you will need for your stay. You will find a dishwasher, microwave, coffee maker, along with other small appliances. There is also an abundance of cookware and utensils. We also have a New washer/dryer combo with an iron and ironing board.
In 2013 both bathrooms were remodeled and updated. The master bath was enlarged and completely remodeled with new tile floor, tile bath, new vanity, and linen closet. The 2nd bath recieved a fresh coat of paint, new tile floor, toilet, vanity, and mirror. Please take a look at the updated pictures!
Our condo is baby/toddler friendly as we have both. There is safety netting on the balcony, along with two small chairs. We also have a pack-n-play, a full size changing table and a booster seat for your use if needed. There are safety plugs in most outlets. There is a park two blocks away for your enjoyment. The beach is wide and provides plenty of room for playing. During the summer there is a lifeguard on duty with umbrella and chair rental available.
Crescent Sands is located in the quiet Windy Hills section of NMB and is only a few minutes away from everything! The building has only six floors with fifty four units, so you will not feel over run by the crowds. It also does not have that hotel/mega building feel. The Oceanside pool has a large sundeck with plenty of lounge chairs for your enjoyment. There are two beach walkways with showers along with restrooms. Parking is under the building with an overflow lot across the street. Picnic tables and a charcoal grill are also located Oceanside.
We look forward to sharing our home with guests who will treat it with the up most care.
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No Smoking
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We rent to responsible adults only, Minimum age 25.
Guests provide own linens, towels
Rates shown include cleaning fee. Taxes extra
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We only rent out our home June, July and August.
Keywords: North Myrtle Beach, Oceanfront, Family Friendly, Kid Friendly, Condominium,
Our family enjoys visiting this lovely section of North Myrtle Beach as often as we can. This is the ideal spot for any family to spend their vacation. We look forward to sharing our second home with your family.
Mitch Painter purchased this condo in 2006
We like the fact that the building is located in one of the quietest sections of the beach and only a few minutes away from all the attractions.
This is the ideal spot for watching sunrises in the morning and playing with our kids on the wide sandy beach.
Minutes from Barefoot Landing, Alabama Theater, Alligator Adventure, Tanger Outlets, House of Blues, Myrtle Beach Mall, Movie Theater, Resturant Row, Mini Golf, 100+ 18 Hole Golf Courses, The Palace, Carolina Opry, Dixie Stampede,Broadway at the Beach, Ripley's Aquarium, Medieval Times, Water Park
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Finally WDW gets some recognition
From Fodors.com:
Several Fodor's editors and writers compiled their own list of New Seven Wonders. Here are our choices.
Banaue Rice Terraces, Banaue, Philippines
Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Tian Tan Buddha, Hong Kong
Palm Islands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Panama Canal, Panama, Central America
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
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We aim to minimize the environmental impact of our business across our global network. Our approach to a healthy environment is to reduce our energy usage where practical and recycle where local facilities allow. This helps us to reduce our day-to-day environmental impact and costs, and also provides for small productivity gains.
We believe that personal choice and engagement bring the most benefits to both employees and the causes they choose to support. We encourage Advent team members' involvement in areas of social responsibility such as fundraising, voluntary work, mentoring, external appointments and memberships. In September 2013, over 100 members of the Advent team from across our global offices took part as runners, drivers and volunteers in Reach the Beach, a long-distance relay race staged in New Hampshire. Coming together to raise funds for Partners in Health (PIH) (www.pih.org), our relay teams successfully covered 205 miles non-stop over 30 hours, supported by their colleagues. The funds raised will help PIH to expand rural health clinics in the high-poverty Chiapas region of Mexico and to construct a new maternity hospital in the Neno district of Malawi. In addition, our Boston office participates in YearUp, a community initiative helping young urban adults to reach their potential through mentoring and internships.
INVESTING IN CAREDespite rapid progress in other areas, healthcare infrastructure has remained relatively under-developed in India. Currently, less than one hospital bed is available per 1,000 members of the population compared with the global average of 2.7, an annual shortfall of over 50,000 hospital beds. With the majority of existing hospital beds concentrated in major cities, this gap in critical services is already felt more acutely by patients living in and around smaller cities. Over the next five years, as demand continues to grow the situation is expected to deteriorate, leaving many communities without the modern medical treatments and facilities they need.
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The free-to-play MMORPG Eden Eternal takes you on an epic journey to a world of magic, fantasy and adventure. With several races and character classes to choose from, there are endless possibilities for character customization. There are in total 15 character classes to play with across five branches, with players able to switch between all the playable classes during game play. Each race in the client-based fantasy game Eden Eternal has special characteristics, unique goals and ambitions, combative strengths, preferred tactics and more.
The MMORPG Eden Eternal has several combat modes, including quests, as well as PvE and PvP combat. Embark on quests to understand more about the richly detailed world around you and use summon scrolls to summon enemy monsters to fight against. When starting out in the client game Eden Eternal you have the chance to adopt your own loyal pet companion who will collect loot for you, give you a passive buff and assist you in intense battles against your adversaries. Additionally, should you want to fight against other players you are able to participate in friendly and challenging duels or show off your rigor and strength on the battlefield in epic PvP combat.
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Scientific Name: Sceloporus arenicolus
Range: approximately 1200 square miles in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas
Conservation Status: Proposed for listing as "endangered" (December 2010)
Remaining Population: Unknown
Threat: The dunes sagebrush lizard is found only in rare shinnery oak-sand dune habitat in southeast New Mexico and western Texas. The lizard has one of the smallest distributions of any lizard in North America. Its narrow range is threatened by extensive oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, which destroys and fragments its habitat.
Skittering amidst spare stands of shinnery oaks and over the scorched sand hills of the Permian Basin, the dunes sagebrush lizard makes its home. The silence and stillness of this land, which befits the incredibly sensitive nerves of this perpetually alert dunes crawler has become noisier than ever with the grinding hum of oil and gas wells and compressors.
An insatiable insectivore—eating ants, small beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, and spiders—and prey of local vipers, the dunes lizard relies on its skittish speed for survival. Incredibly attuned to this harsh landscape, the lizard depends on the shinnery oak—a small, three-to-five foot tree with an extensive root system—for shelter and cover from predators. The dunes sagebrush lizard is so particular about its quarters that even the size of the granules of sand around the base of a shinnery oak impact its decision to stay. It lives in wind-hollowed depressions in sand "blow-outs" within the dunes that are generally a little over 300 cm deep and around 30 meters long.
In extreme southeast New Mexico and west Texas, these oaks are often the only vegetation on the horizon. Their increasing sparsity and the proliferation of oil wells on the landscape is responsible for the decline of the lizard's slim, crescent-shaped range to nearly half of what it was in 1982.
Threats Due To Fossil Fuel Development
Oil and gas extraction is the primary threat to the dunes sagebrush lizard and its habitat. The Permian Basin, at 75,000 square miles, is the largest onshore oil field in the United States. Oil companies have drilled tens of thousands of oil and gas wells in the region, including thousands of wells in lizard range. Unfortunately, this lizard is extremely sensitive to habitat disturbance. A single well can reduce its population by almost 50 percent in the surrounding 250 meters. Densities of 30 wells per square mile would reduce lizard populations by 50 percent. Disturbance from well pads, effects from leaking pipelines, and high concentrations of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from wells all contribute to the decline of sand dune lizard populations.
In 2001, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) made the lizard a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act because it faced "high magnitude, imminent " threats to its survival, especially from oil and gas drilling. In December 2010, FWS proposed the species for listing as "endangered," noting the lizard's continued decline despite the species' conservation plans.
Unfortunately, Congressional opponents have loudly proclaimed that listing will "shut down" oil and gas development in the Permian Basin. Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM-2nd) and colleagues have tried every conceivable tactic to prevent FWS from protecting the species. Pearce's opposition to listing the lizard is without basis, however, as the dunes sagebrush lizard occurs on less than 2 percent of the Permian Basin, and even its tiny range has been drilled with thousands of oil and gas wells. FWS has repeatedly stated that listing the lizard will have negligible effects on oil and gas development—but Pearce and his colleagues are undeterred. He and other members of Congress recently pressured FWS to delay the final listing decision for six months, allowing opponents more time to sharpen their attacks on this tiny reptile.
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You know those moments when you roll your eyes and half-joke to your girlfriends that Facebook is a social disease? As it turns out, that's exactly what it is — at least, according to researchers. John Cannarella and Joshua Spechler of Princeton University compare the social network to a plague. Its rapid growth in popularity is similar to the spread of an infectious disease, and researchers predict it will eventually die out just like a bad strain of flu. The pair made use of equations that are meant to track the growth and recovery of epidemics, and used it to gauge Facebook's success. To make sure the numbers lined up, they tested those same equations on the long-dead MySpace. The researchers found that the formula matches MySpace's rise and subsequent plummet to total obscurity, which means their predictions for Facebook just may be spot-on. Keep reading »
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For almost all of my work on retirement withdrawal rates, I've assumed a constant inflation-adjusted withdrawal rate strategy. That is, the withdrawal rate is defined as an amount of income withdrawn in the first year of retirement as a percentage of retirement date assets. This income amount then adjusts for inflation in subsequent years. Since writing an article on GLWBs for Advisor Perspectives last year, I've had the capabilities to consider other variable/dynamic/flexible withdrawal rate strategies, but I just never got around to doing it. But finally I've decided its time to start having a look, especially in light of the comments at my last blog entry.
This is still quite preliminary, but let's have a brief look at another popular withdrawal rate strategy, which is to withdraw a constant percentage of remaining assets. Then, a 4% rule means you withdraw 4% of whatever remains each year. This is not the classically defined 4% rule, keep in mind. Your withdrawal amount increases (even in real terms) above the initial amount when the portfolio grows (in real terms) from its retirement date value. Your withdrawal amounts decrease when the portfolio loses value.
With this approach, you cannot define failure in the classical way of running out of wealth, because you never actually run out of wealth. It is just that your withdrawal amounts get smaller and smaller as the portfolio value gets smaller and smaller.
So to think about failure with this sort of rule, you must decide on an acceptable threshold for how far you are willing to let your retirement spending power drop over time.
Let's have a brief look at a couple of figures. I'm using 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations calibrated to the historical data (large-cap stocks and intermediate-term government bonds). See my last blog entry for some important caveats about this. Retirement date wealth is 100, and I will look at spending streams over time for different withdrawal rates defined as a percentage of remaining assets withdrawn each year.
This first figure looks at the median spending amount in each year (in inflation-adjusted terms) for different withdrawal rates for a 60/40 asset allocation. You have a 50% chance to spend more than this, and a 50% chance to spend less. With retirement date wealth of 100, a 9% withdrawal rate lets you spend 9 in the first year. But this high spending rate tends to eat into your capital, and continuing to spend 9% of your assets leads to lower and lower withdrawal amounts in subsequent years. On the other hand, a 3% withdrawal rate is sufficiently low that you can expect, on average, to enjoy increased spending over time. A 5% withdrawal rate is about the rate that will keep spending amounts constant over time.
But that is the median case. Risk averse retirees will be worried about what will happen in worse scenarios. Now let's look at the 10th percentile. You have a 90% chance of doing better than this, but a 10% chance of doing worse:
Surprisingly, none of these withdrawal rates maintains the real purchasing power over time. I'm guessing this may be because since you are always withdrawing the same percentage, you are always somewhat vulnerable to negative returns. It probably makes sense to follow some sort of ceiling on how high you let spending go when market returns are high as William Bengen and Jonathan Guyton have considered in the past and I will consider later on as well.
Next, let's check the spending amount in year 30 for different asset allocations. Here is the median case:
Stocks have higher expected returns and more volality, so on average in the median they can support the higher spending streams for any particular withdrawal rate. But again, a risk averse retiree won't focus on that. Here is the 10th percentile:
Something which has kept showing up is that there isn't much difference between 3% and 4% withdrawals. For all of these withdrawal rates, a balanced portfolio tends to support the highest spending in year 30 in this 10th percentile outcome.
So, this is just the very beginning of a new avenue of income strategies for me to consider. I will be writing more about this again in the future.


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The collected poems of Lewis Carroll, newly edited and published in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" wrote Lewis Carroll in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, "Jabberwocky." This new edition collects together the marvelous range of Carroll's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. This beautifully designed clothbound edition is edited with a new introduction by Gillian Beer and includes, alongside the title piece, such enduringly wonderful pieces as "The Walrus and the Carpenter," "The Mock Turtle's Song," "Father William" and many more.
"This is an elegant volume, likely to delight enthusiasts, while introducing Lewis Carrol's poetry to a younger readership. The poems are set out chronologically following a generous, thoughtful introduction from the esteemed Cambridge critic Gillian Beer. . . . The meticulous notes at the end of the book . . . are worth the price of the book on their own."
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Free health checks at Leamington library
We all wonder about our general health and wellbeing from time to time, but never do anything about it? Well now's your chance – Leamington Library are holding a free health event for local people to come along and enjoy.
The event, which is being held at Leamington library, will run from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday 8 July. Health visitors and medical students from the University of Warwick will be on hand to provide free blood pressure and weight checks and to discuss people's general health concerns in private. These health professionals will be able to provide referral letters to GPs if appropriate.
There will also be a pharmacist from Lloyds Pharmacy providing free blood glucose tests and a number of health organisations / societies present to offer health information and advice, including British Epilepsy Association, Blood Pressure Association, Carers' Support Services, Diabetes UK, Expert Patient Programme, Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS), RNID, The Alzheimer's Society and The Parkinson's Society.
As well as getting general health information and advice, there will also be free information leaflets provided by the library and access to PC's if anyone wants to get on-line to find out more about how to take more care of their health.
Information & Community Services Librarian Alice Tomalin said: "This is a great opportunity for people to come along and talk to health professionals in a relaxed and friendly environment. The library stocks a range of health books and has a number of PC's for people to access health information on-line. This is a drop in event, so no bookings are necessary. So why not come along and get your free MOT at Leamington Library on Saturday 8 July."
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- Alzheimer's Society
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- Blood Pressure Association
- Carers' Support Services, Diabetes UK, Expert Patient Programme, Patient Advice and Liaison Service
- Parkinson's Society
- University of Warwick
- Support Services, Diabetes UK, Expert Patient Programme, Patient Advice and Liaison Service
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- Leamington Library
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Parents, grandparents and siblings are invited to participate in PARENTS' ORIENTATION on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Activities include the Parent Mixer, a Parents' Breakfast with the President, and an information session. Wayland STRONGLY encourages you to attend KOINONIA '12 The experience you will gain during these few days will benefit you greatly for the remainder of your collegiate career.
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What's Your Favorite Short Story?
Hi, bookies! It's a rainy, gray Friday here in New York. And that means it's a perfect time to talk about curling up with a good book or in this case a short story.
Our friends on the print magazine want to know what your favorite short story is. So leave your recommendation in the comments (along with a little explanation why you like it so much), and you might see your answer in an upcoming issue.


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WASHINGTON — Few things in life are cuter than a dog, but before you fall head over heels for a four-legged furball and decide you can't live without him, there are a few things to…
CLINTON, Md. (AP) — Animal welfare advocates are offering a $7,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever used a scalding-hot substance to burn a dog in Prince George's County. The Humane Society…
WASHINGTON — A pot bellied pig who suffered from life-threatening burns in a November house fire is headed home. Pebbles was at home on Nov. 23 when a house fire destroyed his owners' Upperville, Virginia…
WASHINGTON — It could be changing family situations. Sometimes there were financial troubles, or a just a spur of the moment decision by a pet owner: In recent years, area animal shelters saw a sudden…
Firehouses are designated as safe places, and apparently a
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There are plenty of human foods that aren\'t just unhealthy for cats and dogs, but could be lethal.
A 12-year-old Hurricane Katrina survivor is catching some
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After officials euthanized a dog owned by a Spanish nursing assistant infected with Ebola, some are concerned about the canine role in the transmission of the virus. A local veterinarian says there\'s no need for alarm.
Washington Animal Rescue League recently received an influx of dogs from other shelters, some of which were pregnant. Now the shelter has a surplus of adorable puppies.
Owning a pet can offer companionship, but researchers are saying pets offer more perks, including better physical and emotional health
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After their tour of duty ends and their military lives are over, some war dogs are just looking for love.
When people are subject to domestic violence, their pets aren\'t safe either. And the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wants to help.
Pet lovers\' pictures may give crooks the upper hand.
Dudley Do-Right is the epitome of puppy cuteness.
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Everyone knows the Mets need bullpen help.
Everyone knows the Mets need starting help, too.
And everyone knows the Mets sure could use another outfielder.
But do the Mets need catching help, as well?
According to that same Jon Heyman report I linked to earlier in the week, the Mets are apparently looking at upgrading behind the plate, in addition to all their other problems. This is like when you take your car into the shop knowing you'll need new tires and brakes, but tell the mechanic to check your fluid levels, too. Sure, like most people you undoubtedly need an oil change, but shouldn't fixing the big-ticket items be your primary concern?
Likewise most teams probably could use an upgrade behind the plate, but most teams also have a closer and more than three starters under contract. The Mets don't.
Regardless, the word from Heyman is the Mets are eyeing Giants catcher Bengie Molina. Would he be an upgrade over the Brian Schneider/Ramon Castro tandem? Probably. Let's look at the 2008 numbers:
Schneider: .257 BA, 30 R, 9 HR, 38 RBI, .339 OBP, .367 SLG, .706 OPS in 335 ABs.
Castro: .245 BA, 15 R, 7 HR, 24 RBI, .312 OBP, .441 SLG, .753 OPS in 149 ABs.
Molina: .292 BA, 46 R, 16 HR, 95 RBI, .322 OBP, .445 SLG, .767 OPS in 530 ABs.
A couple of notes on those stats: Schneider's runs and RBI totals are way down from his career average, but he also was down about 150 ABs. Castro's slugging was up in '08, while his ABs also dropped about 150 ABs. For all the talk about how Castro would be a great starting catcher, every time an opportunity presents itself, he takes himself off the field with an injury of his own. Meanwhile, Molina hasn't had less than 410 ABs since his last year in Anaheim, 2004.
So yes, it would be nice to get slightly better production out of one player, but he signed a three-year deal with San Francisco in December 2006.
Do the Mets really need to trade for a catcher two offseasons in a row?
Especially when they have so many other holes?


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