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The Queue: Pandaria is open on the beta {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 6:32AM Another way to get around the funsuckers that I've used is to zoom your camera all the way in to first person view, then just walk up to the NPC. Everyone blocking him just disappears from your screen as if they're not even there. You can interact with them as normal then.
Breakfast Topic: What's the next big change? {WoW}
Aug 23rd 2011 8:45AM I loved the continual story through multiple 5-mans that came with the ICC 5-mans. When they became available, the guild I was in put together three or four parties and tried them all from start to finish, playing through the quests and story line. It was great fun, although Halls of Reflection was a road block for some us that we couldn't get through until later. It'd be great to see more of that, I thought it worked out brilliantly. With the exception of the buggy drop rate on the Battered Hilt perhaps, we saw way too many of those, lol
Gold Capped: Staying ahead of inflation {WoW}
Aug 16th 2011 3:31AM Lol! This reminds me of when I first started playing many moons ago. I was invited to a guild by a friend who had convinced me to give the game a try. He told me I should get myself a guild tabard. I remember seeing the price of 10s for the tabard, when I had just a few copper to my name, and thinking I would never, EVER, be able to get one :)
Breakfast Topic: How about that one gear slot you can't seem to upgrade? {WoW}
Jul 27th 2011 8:56AM I am totally with you there. I've got blue shoulders equipped, and as the boss kills pile up, I'm still wearing these darn blue shoulders. Get the feeling they'll have to see me through to Ragnaros and beyond as well... Grrr @ RNG
About the Bloggers: Alex Ziebart {WoW}
Jul 13th 2011 2:24PM Nice memories there Alex, I always enjoy hearing people talk about their grandparents, like I could somehow have those kinds of experiences through the stories of others. Guess it's cos I never knew my own. My parents immigrated half way around the round the world about a year before I was born and my grandparents on both sides passed away by the time I was 3 or 4, never got to meet them.
Patch 4.2 class balance explained {WoW}
Jun 17th 2011 7:10AM Totally. I love it when someone like Ghostcrawler comes out and sets things clear with a simple "We did this because of that". These posts are where I personally get the most satisfaction from the Blues posting and giving us a take on what they're thinking. It doesn't mean I or we have to like what they are saying, but I'd rather settle on agreeing to disagree, than wondering "Errr... what?".
Breakfast Topic: How do you prefer to access "hard modes"? {WoW}
Jun 2nd 2011 9:25AM Ulduar was a great raid, but I couldn't call it the greatest raid in World of Warcraft. Kara still tugs at my heart strings in a special way no other raid has been able to do. I learnt everything I know about raiding from Kara, and I got my first ever piece of tier gear from Curator. The fond memories of Kara probably means I'm not being objective, but Kara's environment, bosses, variety to the fights. Greatest raid ever :)
Gold Capped: Cataclysm glyph addons {WoW}
May 24th 2011 7:11AM I've seen this behaviour as well. I have often been able to sell stacks of enchanting mats at 5% - 10% more per item than the guy who listed 100 stacks of a single dust or essence. And I do the same, if I can avoid "Your mailbox is full" by paying a little more for larger stacks, I do.
Patch 4.1: Blizzard unveils dungeon finder Call to Arms {WoW}
Apr 7th 2011 7:26AM Blizzard haven't failed. Blizzard are trying to fix a problem created largely (mostly?) by the player base. I have 3 tanks. Druid, Pally, DK. I do not tank in LFD simply because of the random players you get grouped with. I'm done with their attitude problems, I'm done with DPS who refuse to CC, done with DPS that misdirect to the healer and then pull, trying to blackmail me into pulling faster, done with being yelled at, done with all the negative experiences of playing with a random collection of players through LFD. Yeah I know not all players are like that, and I have had some groups I would love to try convince to server change to my server and join my guild, but 9 times out of ten, the players ruin the experience for me. These rewards won't bribe me to change my mind. While I'm sure this work on some of the tank base (those with the thickest skin most probably), I'm sure I'm not alone in saying "Thanks and due credit for trying Blizz, but you're trying to fix a problem that was never your fault to begin with"
The Light and How to Swing It: Basic retribution paladin macros {WoW}
Mar 16th 2011 9:14AM I still have my trusty old "Judge target and reapply seal of righteousness" macro gathering dust somewhere. Back in the days when seals lasted 2 minutes, and judging removed the seal that macro was my trusty 2 key. How I don't miss it. In the slightest.


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We had our holiday potluck at WCS on Tuesday, and let me just say that an office full of foodies and wellness-junkies will not disappoint you for lunch (or dinner, or apps, or sweet treats). Our spread was colorful and equal parts healthy, savory and indulgent. There was a full-on table switch for the desserts, too, don't you worry.
A little peak…
A little show to go with the eats, courtesy of the talented Dale & The ZDubs….
And a little contribution from my kitchen, Pumpkin Sage Quinoa:
(pictured here as enjoyed for lunch: leftovers + greens)
Pumpkin Sage Quinoa + Chickpeas
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1.5 cups raw quinoa (rinsed)
2.5 cups water
4-5 fresh sage leaves, chopped
2 tsp dried thyme (or fresh, if you have it)
1 can (15 oz) organic chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1.5 cups pureed pumpkin
salt/pepper to taste
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a deep saute pan. Add onions and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add quinoa, water, sage & thyme, bringing to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10-15 minutes, until most of the water is absorbed – stir every few minutes.
Add chickpeas, pumpkin, salt/pepper (to taste) and mix well. Continue cooking to heat everything through, for 3-5 minutes. Serve warm or chilled!
Does your office bust out the cooking skills for potluck days? Any menu faves we should add to our list for next time?

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Happy almost-spring, everyone!!
Yes...a snowbird here. Regular participant March-September. I live in Normal, IL. Spent most of this winter working on my house. Hoping this mild winter was okay for the hostas. Gonna catch up on what I missed. Tweaking my shopping lists. Ready for it all to start!!! Gayle |
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Hi Gayle, Yes many of us in the north are waiting for spring to start. I'm in the central Poconos and it is supposed to be in the mid to upper 60s all this week and next. Spent the afternoon watering the beds today as we have had very little rain and no snow this winter. Scott |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Sun, Mar 11, 12 at 21:55
Hmmmm, I need to check the last frost date here in south Alabama, believe it is around the corner actually. After that, we go straight into summer mode. Blink and you miss spring. My hosta are acting like they know this and are making some beautiful tops already. Hope you uncover your garden and have nothing but good news to share. |
- Posted by hosta_freak z6 NC (My Page) on Sun, Mar 11, 12 at 22:26
Welcome back,Gayle! Yes,it was just like early spring down here,the last two days. Our nighttime temps are only in the forties until at least next Saturday. Some hostas are already breaking ground,and montana Aureo is up with some leases already unfurled. Now if the critter that was nipping some of the eyes on other hosta will just go away. I even potted up some bare root hosta that a friend gave me to sell at our annual church bazaar in July. They were already growing in the bag of hostas they gave me,so they had to be put into some soil. There are lots of eyes showing in the garden. Bradford Pear trees are blooming all over town,and robins are back from the south. I guess they know what time it is! Phil |
Yes..."they" are saying 60's and possibly a hint of 70 this week. Nights will be 40's here. So far, my tulip and daff foliage is up about 3-4 inches and the buckeye buds are swelling. Those are my signs to start getting ready. Dare I say I think some of my grass is greening up on it's own??? Yes, just a little. |
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QB Matt Schaub Likes Him Some Ben Tate
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While falling short of man crush level praise, Matt Schaub was almost gushing in his praise of rookie running back Ben Tate. This is particularly true when you consider Schaub, like so many starting QBs, is a master of saying nothing in interviews. Schaub spoke about Tate's surprising speed, impressive power, and his receiving skills. Here is the full article where he also speaks very highly of the TE's and coaches…positive guy that Matt Schaub. The Houston Texan offensive is one of the more explosive units in the NFL as they finished 2009 ranked 4th in total yards from scrimmage (383/game). With consensus fantasy #1 WR Andre Johnson paired with the underrated Kevin Walter, Matt Schaub has a legit chance to finish as a top 5 fantasy quarterback in 2010. The top flight passing game should open up running lanes as most defensive coordinators will focus on shutting down the pass as priority #1. Ben Tate is currently being drafted with an ADP of 67 overall (RB27) making him a borderline starter in 12 team leagues. Monitor this situation in training camp as he has the potential to be a valuable slection on draft day especially in dynasty leagues.
At the risk of tooting our own horn, here is a great article from Rob Warner where he says Ben Tate's stock is up.
Despite reports that Arian Foster is #1 on the depth charts, Profootballtalk.com doesn't think his pole position will last.
Fantasyfootballxtreme.com has Tate ranked 27th on their Dynatsy running back rankings and 27th on their redraft rankings.
Ben Tate is pretty well rounded. He will have more competition than fellow rookies Ryan Matthews and Jahvid Best. He may hold up better to the pro game, however, that the former Cal back turned Lion Jahvid Best. And, the competition is not all that stiff. Arian Foster poses more of a threat than one year wonder Steve Slaton, who's 2009 performance came up well short of expectations and his 2008 break out.
Tate has a very good shot at winning the lion's share of the carries and his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield will keep him on the field on third downs if he wins the job. One check mark against Tate is HC Gary Kubiak's propensity to rotate backs and play the hot hand. Being that he has three fairly talented backs in his stable, he may have a short leash. I would not want Tate as any more than a fourth RB at this point, but if he seems to be emerging in camp, he could easily be a #3 with potential to be even more if he cleanly wins the starters role.


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Help! I'm getting married next August and I don't have my invitations picked out yet. But since it's summertime and people plan their vacations early, I'm afraid that there will be scheduling conflicts if I don't get busy. Should I send out "save the date" cards? |
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- Posted by sweet_pea10 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 31, 09 at 17:16
Congratulations on your engagement. I would definitely send save the date cards if you have many out of town relatives and friends who might attend with advance notice. They don't have to be fancy, a postcard will do. |
- Posted by newhomebuilder (My Page) on Sat, Jan 31, 09 at 20:45
Just don't do what my daughter did. lol The wedding will be the end of September, so my daughter thought she had better get the Save the Date cards printed and out quickly. The cards came last week. When she showed them to her fiancee, he didn't like them and said that he never approved the photo she used of the two of them. Now, we are out $100 and they will decide together which photo to use on the next batch. I could have strangled my daughter. I thought she had asked her fiancee for his opinion. |
You should get the date to out of town relatives and close friends, but you don't have to send special save the date cards if you don't want to. E-mail, phone calls, or letters are perfectly fine, especially if you don't have a zillion to do, and a lot cheaper. If you are writing to or calling any of these people anyway, just mention it in that communication. To me, informal contacts like that are preferable anyway. But save the date cards are common and won't offend any out of towners. The important thing is to get the date to them ASAP. If you do send out cards, I suggest skipping the kind of bossy wording "Save the date!" in favor of something like "We wanted to let you know that we have scheduled our wedding for [date], and we hope so much that you will be able to attend." Don't send save the date cards to local people who won't have to travel, though. Look through old strings on this forum, and you will see that many people see that as pushy (as in, "I control your calendar; you now have no excuse for planning anything else that day" or "send us an engagement gift"). It's fine to mention your engagement and wedding date when you see or talk to them, though. If you do send out special save the date cards, be sure to save that list, because of course you must send all those people invitations. Congratulations! |
See, I would send save the date cards to everyone you will be inviting. Local people may talk to out of towners and wonder if they aren't going to be invited. The locals might be planning vacations out of town, they need to know so (hopefully) they won't travel that week. Just say "please". And don't forget to note that invitations will follow (yes, it seems obvious, but some people are not in the know about this stuff). Just remember, once they go out, that's it. You can't cut the list. If they get a save the date card they MUST be invited. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Feb 1, 09 at 19:19
Save the date cards are great if you will be having guests coming from out of town. We live in a vacation destination area, and the groom's friends and family lived across the country. So we sent out save the dates hoping that more would come maybe by planning their family vacation in August in this area. Several did do that. The next thing you need to do is book your location, especially if the couple has their hearts set on a certain kind of venue for the wedding and reception. Then go right along and pick those things that are important to you but can do only one booking a day, such as if you want a particular photographer or band. They can only do one gig at a time. The same goes for any particular clergyman. Florists can do more than one wedding a day perhaps. Invitations can be fit in there when you have time. You need to allow several weeks to two months for the printing, but you should have plenty of time for that. The wedding dress should also be selected before too long. And that includes mother of the bride and mother of the groom dresses too. Don't postpone them too long. There are so many ugly MOB dresses out there. |
I don't even understand what a "MOB/G dress" is supposed to be. I suspect it is just a matronly party dress sold at a bridal salon, so that when brides and their mothers come in to shop for wedding gowns, they get the impression that the MOB and MOG are supposed to shop there, too. But why would the mothers buy their dresses at a bridal salon? They don't have to match anyone else's dress. There is no reason not to shop at regular stores, where the selection (and often the quality) are going to be much, much better. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Thu, Feb 5, 09 at 2:45
Gellchom, MOB and MOG dresses are purchased from any store where such a garment can be found. Bridal shops do carry some. So do department stores and boutiques. I call them MOB dresses, as do many of my friends. But that is just a shortcut to describe the fancier than usual outfit most MOBs wear. There certainly is no "uniform," and I was not trying to imply that there is. |
- Posted by Mariathomas (My Page) on Sat, May 25, 13 at 1:03
congrats...:) |
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- UCL Sports Grounds are located in Shenley in Hertfordshire and include full-size football pitches, rugby and lacrosse pitches, mini football pitches, cricket squares, all-weather netball and tennis courts, plus a pavilion. There is a free and convenient bus service on match days.
- Somers Town Sports Centre is located north of the Bloomsbury campus and provides basketball, badminton, volleyball and table tennis facilities.
- Astor College Sports Hall is located near the Bloomsbury campus, providing clubs and societies with space to engage in a range of indoor sports.
- Old Cranleighans in Surrey provides hockey pitches for our Men's and Women's Hockey Teams.
- Bloomsbury Fitness is UCLU's very own health and fitness club, which includes a full complement of fitness equipment as well as squash courts and a dojo. www.uclu.org/bf
- The University of London Union houses a 33-metre swimming pool that's right next door to our Bloomsbury campus.
- UCLU runs around 60 sports and dance clubs. These include everything you might expect as well as some activities you may not, such as Capoeira, Kickboxing, Water Polo, Dodgeball, Ice Hockey, Mountaineering and Urban Frisbee.
Contemplation room
UCL is a secular institution and, while we recognise the rights of individuals to hold their own religious beliefs, we do not provide facilities for religious worship. Therefore, we have a space on the Bloomsbury campus set aside for private meditation and prayer.
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Both Democrats and conservative Republicans are seeing Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as a potential game-changer for their team. But only one can win.
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On one point, partisans on both sides agree: Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has the potential to be a game-changer.
For Mr. Romney, Congressman Ryan of Wisconsin has given his presidential campaign energy and focus. The "Ryan plan," the House Budget chairman's proposed tax cuts, spending cuts, and dramatic rethink of entitlements, is now at the center of debate.
The immediate reaction of conservatives, who were skeptical of the former governor of Massachusetts, was excitement, and a feeling they could begin to trust Romney.
Democrats are equally thrilled about the choice of Ryan, in part for the same reason. His detailed plan, they say, gives them a club with which to beat the Romney-Ryan ticket about the head, and scare voters – especially seniors in key swing states like Florida and Ohio.
Never mind that Ryan's proposals for Medicare and Social Security would not affect those at or near retirement. As Romney arrived in Florida Monday morning to campaign, the Obama campaign released a web video featuring older Floridians expressing alarm over cuts to Medicare under the "Romney-Ryan plan."
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text: National Disaster Management Project validatedThursday, February 14, 2008 The National Disaster Management Project was on February 6th, 2008 validated at a one-day meeting held at the Baobab Resort in Bijilo. Organised by the National Disaster Committee, under the Office of the Vice-President and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the workshop is meant to address issues relating to disaster management. The meeting brought together stakeholders in the management of national disaster throughout the country. The National Disaster Management project is aimed at improving, among other things, national capacities to anticipate and respond to disaster through establishment of a national institution and local structures in accordance with their Action Plan 2005- 2015. The project is also aimed at developing a comprehensive disaster management framework in the Gambia as well as strengthening the national capacities for integrating disaster risk dimension into policies and programmes. According to the organisers, such an approach is in line with the objectives articulated in vision 2020 and the decentralization process that is currently taking place in the Gambia. The one-day validation meeting was characterised by extensive brainstorming on recommendations made by consultants on the National Disaster Management Project. Deputising for the Vice-president and Secretary of State for Women's Affairs, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, who also doubles as the Chairperson of the said committee, Mrs Fatou Jassey-Kuyateh, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Vice-president, noted that over the past 10 years the Gambia has experienced a number of calamities. She then added that these unpredicted situations often affect the populations in their daily live. This can reach to dramatic levels that usually claim lives, adding that the severe floods in 1999 and 2003 in the Upper River Region (URR) constitute a clear indication that efforts should be deployed in order to prevent the country from being hit by such calamities. For the purpose of tackling this recurrent menace, she revealed that the Government of the Gambia had launched the strategic vision 2020 National Document for the period 1996 - 2020. Mrs Kuyateh acknowledged with deep sense of appreciation over what she called the UNDP Gambia office support to the National Disaster Management Committee and other related disaster incidents in the country. For his part, Mr Essa Khan, UNDP Gambia Office Coordinator of National Disaster Management Project highlighted the importance of the validation meeting and gave a historical overview of the National Disaster Project and the National Disaster Management committee under placed under the chairmanship of the vice-president. Author: by Sanna Jawara | Related Topics |


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Testing Expressions With Moq
Posted about 6 years ago on November 18, 2008
In one of the tests I was writing using Moq, I needed to test that my repository was called with a particular expression. After struggling for a bit, I found a solution which I am sharing here in hopes that it will benefit you.
1 [Test]
2 public void Then_Repository_Should_Be_Queried_For_Files_In_Pending_Status()
3 {
4 List<JSOFile> dummyFiles = new List<JSOFile>()
5 {
6 new JSOFile() { STATUS_CD = "P", FILE_NM = "teststring"},
7 new JSOFile() { STATUS_CD = "Z", FILE_NM = "test.txt"}
8 };
10 _repository.Expect(x => x.FindAll(It.IsAny<Func<JSOFile, bool>>()))
11 .Callback((Func<JSOFile, bool> del) =>
12 {
13 dummyFiles = dummyFiles.Where(del).ToList();
14 });
16 _fileManagement = new FileManagement(_repository.Object, _logger.Object, _file.Object, _jsoFileReader.Object, _jsoFileParser.Object);
18 _fileManagement.ProcessReceivedFilesToPending();
20 Assert.That(dummyFiles.Count == 1, "Expression passed into the FindAll method was incorrect.");
21 Assert.That(dummyFiles.FirstOrDefault().FILE_NM == "teststring");
23 _repository.Verify();
24 }
What am I testing?
In the method under test (Line 18 _fileManagement.ProcessReceivedFilesToPending()), I want to ensure that my repository is being queried for the appropriate objects. In this case, all "JSOFile" objects with the STATUS_CD of "P".
The meat of this test method is line 10. This line sets up an expectation that the FindAll(Func<JSOFile, bool>) method will be called from the repository object passed in via constructor (line 16, first parameter).
(_repository defined as:)
_repository = new Moq.Mock<IRepository>();
The Expect method takes a lamba expression that allows you to set an expectation on the type being mocked. In addition to setting expectations, you can also define callbacks. In this example, the callback gets fired when the class under test (_fileManagement) executes the mocked object's FindAll() method. Line 13 will receive the delegate that was passed to the _repository.FindAll. To make sure the delegate was what I expected, I execute the delegate against a list of dummy objects. On lines 20 and 21 I make sure that my list was narrowed down to the object with a status of "P".
Why go to this trouble?
In the future if my repository call gets changed, this test will fail and alert the developer that they've broken intended functionality.


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In spite of its growing popularity among Halloween enthusiasts and Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region loyalists, I have never attended the Monster Ball.
No particular reason.
While zombies, Frankensteins, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghouls and anything with long teeth and disproportionate coverage of hair probably get a bad wrap, I prefer the tamer lot; you know, pirates, mad scientists, superheroes (including a personal weakness for Wonder Woman) and maybe the occasional ghost so long as his antics lean more along the likes of Casper.
In my Halloween days — probably still in the cute-as-a-button stage — I was one mean cowboy. We're talking bad hombre. With hat, holster and six-shooter, I was a neighborhood terror ... as I am told. No fanged, humpbacked varmints hung around this Cisco Kid, I can tell you that.
This little darling of the Wild West brought home more sweet loot than Blackbeard racketeered in gold doubloons.
But that's the past.
As mentioned, I have never attended the Monster Ball. My closest experience with such came about 38 years ago when my last college girlfriend — who later became my fiancee and then my wife — told me it was time to meet the family.
Such disclosure strikes fear into the heart of any young American male who understands that if he is to take a pretty lass's hand — maybe even both — in marriage, he must first run the gauntlet of terror: meeting the father and all who dwell within his haunted castle. That includes mother, siblings, grandparents, cousins, innocent bystanders, cats and dogs.
These were the mid-'70s so the odds were stacked against me from day one. My gal's dad and I were polar opposites, somewhere along the extreme of Archie Bunker and Michael "Meathead" Stivic but without all the yelling.
We were civil folks. We were just ... different.
In monster terms, if her father was ... say, Frankenstein ... then I was more of a Sherlock Holmes. If I had to stick with the Halloween format, then her mom might have been Morticia Adams with shorter hair — pale but calm, and always bearing a mysterious smile. Of her younger sisters, Sandra was more along the lines of Marilyn Munster — probably normal but you weren't quite sure — while Suzann might have been Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Little brother Keith was either Eddie Munster or Igor of "Young Frankenstein" fame.
My first prearranged meeting with her family included just the two of us and ... them: Herman Munster, Morticia, Marilyn, Elvira and Eddie/Igor. We met one Saturday night for supper at a country restaurant on the outskirts of Greenfield, a tiny West Tennessee hamlet that gave new meaning to the term "sleepy little town."
We drove over from campus; that is, the University of Tennessee at Martin which was just a 10-mile float from Spook City.
I don't remember who arrived first. I'm sure someone did.
But I recall seeing her dad ... Mr. Munster ... for the first time. And I pondered ... flee now or see out this night of the macabre? Neither was good, but both meant accounting for my actions later with my beloved, Little Morticia, whose dark hair and pale skin served as birthright from her mom.
So I stayed.
Herman ... er, Mr. Munster ... was wearing a green leisure suit. Younger generations needing wardrobe clarification should Google. He wore close-cropped hair; in fact, he had no hair in the middle. His scalp was like a river of shine flanked by short follicles on either side that I considered the grassy banks.
He was a big guy with husky voice. At first glance, one understood him to be the alpha male ... especially when looking at Eddie/Igor, his scrawny son who trailed from behind.
I was Herman's alter ego.
With shoulder-length hair that covered both ears and collar, I could easily have been mistaken for a draft-dodging passivist who avoided Vietnam. I wore no beads but the bell bottoms looked like upside-down umbrellas. The shirt was flower-patterned in slick polyester and as a college junior I probably thought I knew far more than I really did.
Intellectual by nature, I probably came across as a know-it-all when seated at the table in the company of ... them, and him.
I can't remember our topics of conversation, but I do recall the volume. These monsters were loud. They roared like a freight train on steroids and each spoke right on top of the other. If the person seated next to you was talking, he'd better hurry because you had something to say and it wasn't going to wait.
Morticia, the mom, tried to referee as best she could. And, she made time for my words by occasionally "shhhhhing" her little crazies. But all the while, she was sizing up my character, likely trying to surmise "... was this really the one" for her eldest daughter.
Herman once asked Morticia if she wanted to dance when somebody dropped a quarter in the juke box. I don't recall the song ... probably Willie Nelson or Boxcar Willie. Either way, it gave me the willies.
Everybody ate, but none in silence. It was one rowdy night. Herman paid for my meal, but probably at Morticia's demand. By night's end, I really liked this lady. She was the total package — polite, elegant, pretty as a pickle, motherly in her ways and kind to frightened young men who had too much hair and too little common sense to recognize the good in life even when it sat right there at the same table.
Little Morticia and I married in June '77 and are still together 36 years later. Her sister Elvira grew up, mothered a son and remains in Greenfield. Eddie/Igor rules the roost in his own family and today lives in southern Illinois. We lost Marilyn years ago to complications from multiple sclerosis, but in life she gave our family a daughter and plenty of grandkids. Her memory lives with us today as if she still sits in our midst in that crowded booth of the little country restaurant.
Morticia remains the family jewel and has never lost that spark of life that I admired on the evening of our first meal. Herman and I are now best friends ... have been for years. He's a funny old codger, but he's a class act whose heart is made of pure gold.
Age slowly takes its toll on our little chamber of horrors. But monsters or not, these folks have been a blessing — one whose loving memories I'll take to my grave.
It's sometimes been a spooky ride, but one I wouldn't trade for a Transylvanian cruise.


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I forgot to add the painting to my last post. Do you think it looks better with the roses? It just looked a bit empty with so much white space.
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LOL. You couldn't resist could you? But seriously....I think the added roses were just what that piece needed to make it complete. Looks great! |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Fri, Aug 13, 10 at 18:52
The added roses made it over the top wonderful! Luvs |
YES, I love the added roses, it is perfect. The roses seem to bring out the facial features, her dress and the background. So pretty, it looks like a portrait. Does she have a name?LOL Punk |
This version gets my vote as well. The added roses just seem to balance it, although the first one was perfect as well!!! Belle |
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Demand for a simple hoodie-style sweatshirt demonstrates the power of crowdfunding to engage audiences and drive business efficiencies.
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Ok...we don't have a city lot...we live in the township, just outside of the city...so luckily we are still enjoying a little bit of "country living" for now. We have a small farmette...and behind the house is a woods and pond. The back yard is long and somewhat narrow compared to its length...because of the treeline/pond.
But come spring...it's my little piece of heaven, when the frogs wake up, and the geese return, and we have a Great Blue Heron who returns every year to spend the summer on our pond. I want to create just a little sitting area in the back yard near the water's edge....just to sit. have it look relatively natural...maybe make some sort of sitting bench with logs-type thing (anyone have pics of something they've done?), maybe throw in a couple of tiki torches...I dunno. Maybe a couple benches....and/or a primitive fire pit...who knows. But, something that matches the natural feel of that area. Anyone made any home-made (amateurs!!) furniture for the back yard using trees/logs who can share pics? And does anyone think this would look goofy? I mean...it would be stuck there in th emiddle of nowhere...no path to it...no landscape around it....really, my back yard is not landscaped much at all. I do have a couple hostas along that treeline down there...and could add more. But...I like to enjoy the area. I have a video, of just what I enjoy...the sound of the frogs, and the geese...I don't know if I can embed one here, I will try. The frogs get so loud, if the window's open, and I'm in my house, and on the phone, people on the other end hear them. It's truly amazing! And, in another month...I should start hearing them. I can hardly wait! Nope, it won't let me. I'll try a link instead...if you can see/hear it, I was standing in my dining room when I filmed this! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Night sounds at my place.
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Nobody has responded yet so I will give it a try. Go to Garden Junk Forum on this site & look at post called "Unexpected project" They lady is making a spot to sit & enjoy in memory of her mother. She shows before & after she has gotten started & I think it will be nice. She does have a new bench sitting there, most of us are thinking we would find an "old headboard from curbside on trash day, yard sale or thrift shop! We like to reuse things, so everyone recycles. You could put your fire pit out there, plant some native plants from somewhere else on your property so water requirements are low & if you want it cozy put up a branch fence in L shaped maybe 8 ft on each side. Just upright posts & branches attached to them for very rustic look(it is just the look, not a solid fence) since you have some property you should find what you need by looking around. Can wire branches onto posts as it rusts it will look rustic. The "fence" takes away the "sitting out in the middle of "nowhere" feel"! Makes your spot a destination. 1 person suggested to someone planting tree hunks as fence to use 1 near the seat. Good idea, might want to bring along a cold or warm drink & "sit a spell" then you have place to set it. Kirkus just brought up the Inspiration Album that Purplemoon put together for us & if you click on that blue link at bottom you will see many great ideas for great sitting spots. You might go to wooden album(albums listed off to the right side) & there will be bed seats & all things wood, vignettes shows spots people have made in their gardens to enjoy. Hope you get some great ideas from the album- we all love it & saves a lot of time looking for a post that may no longer have the pics. Good Luck |
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Angie, your audio file is wonderful. I had that in my previous home, fell asleep hearing the zillion tree frogs and pond frogs. I'm a comfort lover - hope you can find a couple (or more) great chairs to put out there. Something light enough to be pulled aside easily for mowing. It won't look just plopped there, but intentional. Adirondack chairs would look perfect. If you want, you can build them yourselves. |
- Posted by frankie_in_zone_7 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 3, 11 at 11:10
If you want to sit and enjoy, pay attention to what is comfortable to sit on, or better, sit in, as in a chair. Benches look nice and are okay for a brief rest but do not invite prolonged sitting with a tall cool drink or a good book or your binoculars or whatever. Look into something like Adirondack chairs, which can be pretty comfortable (can add & remove a cushion, though I would test the chair for being adequate without it) and I think they look classic--think LLBean Maine old-money tableaus. They come in all materials and price points, so while teak might be the best, you can get cedar or treated wood and in this type of setting would let them weather to the grey color. I think something like this can look more "natural" than logs or twig furniture, because by being classic it doesn't really jump out at you. They also arrange in a cozy way--2 are perfect. Then you might be able to do a stump side table or bench-like item for same, but the chairs would be more comfortable for the seating. You may end up doing both--chairs for your prime sitting spot and a bench or 2 along the way somewhere. |
Sounds to me as though you have a little bit of heaven out there in the back yard. Consider several buff colored reclining chairs. You know the type, low profile, adjustable foot and headrests. This is a spot to relax, to feel the wind, to read, to bird watch, to catch 40 winks, to dream and plan, to let Mother Nature take your thoughts wherever. This is your special place. Design for comfort! |
- Posted by grullablue 5 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 3, 11 at 15:08
Thanks for the input! Adirondack chairs! I have a couple of resin ones...I like them...but some nice wood ones would be nice, with cushions! Someone like me, with no building experience (but I DO have the interest! Plan on "building" a small playhouse out of pallets for my son, and a garden bridge this year...). Perhaps I can find plans online. I really do have a piece of heaven here. And I love listening to it...I can hardly wait for it to start up again! I heard new frogs last year...something I'd not heard before....sounded like the pluck of a banjo string. Very neat. I'd also like to look into making some owl boxes...I hear a Great Horned Owl in the trees occasionally, but have never seen him. The pond is not always beautiful...it's overgrown, and gets green later in teh summer...but the sound is still beautiful. Someday, we'd like to get it cleaned out, and put some sort of aerator in it to keep the water moving. I'm always out there watching, listening...it's about time I made myself a place to do so! The snapping turtles come up around the beginning of June to lay their eggs...and the painted turtles are out all summer long sunning themselves on logs in the water. It's just so neat here. Get rid of the traffic noise and it would be perfect! |
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I only have room for one and don't want to compromise fragrance for big gaudy blossoms (as much as I like them). Oddly enough, I prefer single roses - I know, it doesn't compute.
Any suggestions? Do they differ in fragrance or only strength of fragrance? Thanks. |
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Try a seedling. Cheaper anyway. |
- Posted by Greenwitch z9 SoCal (My Page) on Fri, Mar 11, 05 at 16:32
Hi Ron, Since I first posted the question I found the L.E.Cooke Nursery website (they have several cultivars of P.mume). What I noticed is of the two fruiting ones, one has a higher chill: Shiro-Kaga, single white flowers, spicy fragrance...400 hrs. Fruiting Japanese(ume) double pink, ...700 hrs. They also have flyers on the ornamental P.mumes among them Bonita is stated to require 100 - 150 chill hours to bloom properly. The other cvs don't specify chill requirements. 100-150's a sure thing in my climate, 400 is iffy, 700 - no way. I was considering WB Clarke (weeping) or Matsubara Red but now I'm not sure whether they would be ok with the low chill here. (I won't get ANY fragrance if I can't get them to bloom first!) I may just put two in a hole, Bonita and Shiro-Kaga and possibly WB Clarke in a tub as an experiment. Thanks for your input. |
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Not at the Writers' Expense
By Nick Taylor Saturday, October 22, 2005; A21
I am a writer.
For some time now — too much time, I suspect my editor believes — I have been working on a history of the Works Progress Administration. This has taken me to states from Maine to California, into archives and libraries, and on long and occasionally fruitful searches for survivors of the Depression-era program.
I have invested a small fortune in books chronicling the period and copies of old newspapers, spent countless hours on Internet searches, paid assistants to dig up obscure bits of information, and then sat at my keyboard trying to spin a mountain of facts into a compelling narrative. Money advanced by my publisher has made this possible.
Except for a few big-name authors, publishers roll the dice and hope that a book's sales will return their investment. Because of this, readers have a wealth of wonderful books to choose from. Most authors do not live high on their advances; my hourly return at this point is laughable.
Only if my book sells well enough to earn back its advance will I make additional money, but the law of copyright assures me of ongoing ownership. With luck, income will flow to my publisher and me for a long time, but if my publisher loses interest, I will still own my book and be able to make money from it.
So my question is this: When did we in this country decide that this kind of work and investment isn't worth paying for?
That is what Google, the powerful and extremely wealthy search engine, with co-founders ranking among the 20 richest people in the world, is saying by declining to license in-copyright works in its library scanning program, which has the otherwise admirable aim of making the world's books available for search by anyone with Web access.
Google says writers and publishers should be happy about this: It will increase their exposure and maybe lead to more book sales.
That's a devil's bargain.
We'd all like to have more exposure, obviously. But is that the only form of compensation Google can come up with when it makes huge profits on the ads it sells along the channels its users are compelled to navigate?
Now that the Authors Guild has objected, in the form of a lawsuit, to Google's appropriation of our books, we're getting heat for standing in the way of progress, again for thoughtlessly wanting to be paid. It's been tradition in this country to believe in property rights. When did we decide that socialism was the way to run the Internet?
The New York Public Library and Oxford University's Bodleian Library, two of the five libraries in the Google program, have recognized the problem. They are limiting the books scanned from their collections to those in the public domain, on which copyright protections have expired.
That is not the case with the others — the libraries of the University of Michigan, Harvard and Stanford. Michigan's librarian believes that the authors' insistence on their rights amounts to speed bumps in the road of progress. "We cannot lose sight of the tremendous benefits this project will bring to society," he said in a news release.
In other words, traffic is moving too slowly, so let's remove the stop signs.
Google contends that the portions of books it will make available to searchers amount to "fair use," the provision under copyright that allows limited use of protected works without seeking permission. That makes a private company, which is profiting from the access it provides, the arbiter of a legal concept it has no right to interpret. And they're scanning the entire books, with who knows what result in the future.
There is no argument about the ultimate purpose of Google's initiative. Great value lies in a searchable, online "library at Alexandria" containing all the world's books, at least to that fraction of society that has computers, the electricity to run them and Internet connections. It would make human knowledge available on an unprecedented scale. But it must be done correctly, by acquiring the rights to the resources it wishes to exploit.
The value of Google's project notwithstanding, society has traditionally seen its greatest value in the rights of individuals, and particularly in the dignity of their work and just compensation for it.
The people who cry that information wants to be free don't address this dignity or this aspect of justice. They're more interested in ease of assembly. The alphabet ought to be free, most certainly, but the people who painstakingly arrange it into books deserve to be paid for their work. This, at the core, is what copyright is all about. It's about a just return for work and the dignity that goes with it.
The writer is president of the Authors Guild and is the author of nonfiction books.
Jung Biographer Stands Firm, Wins
This past summer, heirs of Carl Jung pressed Knaus Verlag, a German imprint of Random House, to insert two pages of the family's "corrections" to the text of the German language edition of a biography of the founder of analytical psychology (published as "Jung: A Biography" by Little, Brown in the U.S.). At least one account, published in the New York Times on September 29, erroneously reported that the heirs had succeeded in their attack on the book's text. They hadn't.
Authors Guild attorney Anita Fore helped guide Ms. Bair to successfully persuade Knaus Verlag to publish the text without amendment by Jung's heirs. The book was published last week. Read all about it in the International Herald Tribune. Here's the Herald Tribune's story from August 3rd about the family's attempt to alter the book.
Five Publishers Sue Google over Google Library
CONTACT: Isabel Howe (212) 563-5904 email@example.com
The Authors Guild welcomes today's suit by the Association of American Publishers against Google over its Library Project. Respect for copyright, and the creative effort it is intended to reward, is a vital concern for both authors and publishers.
"Google talks about the law and the spirit of its enterprise. The company is wrong on both counts," said Authors Guild President Nick Taylor. "Google cannot simply appropriate the rights of copyright holders. That's against the law. And what does it say about the so-called spirit of this giant company when it refuses to address the concerns of either authors or publishers while it exploits their investments and hard work for profit?"
The Authors Guild (www.authorsguild.org), the largest society of published writers in the United States, represents more than 8,000 authors.
Google's "Renegade Notion of Eminent Domain"
Published in October 2, 2005, New York Times
To the Editor:
Tim O'Reilly ("Search and Rescue," Op-Ed, Sept. 28), who is on the publisher advisory board for Google Print, informs us of the many benefits of the Google Library program.
The program, which would digitize and store millions of books, has its merits, all of which can be achieved through proper licensing. Google knows its business; it expects to profit from this project. Certainly some of those profits should go to the authors who created the books.
By digitizing mountains of copyrighted books without permission, Google is exercising a renegade notion of eminent domain: Google decides what's good for us and seizes private property to get it done.
Legitimate eminent domain is exercised by elected officials, however. And the property owners get paid.
There's a better way: let's build a real digital library, not just "snippets." Writers are willing, but not at the cost of our rights.
Nick Taylor President, Authors Guild New York, Sept. 29, 2005


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We are replacing all the windows in our home. I would like to have nice (wood) windows in the Family Room and Living Room (and will settle for vinyl in the rest of the house).
The pricing between the Marvin Integrity and the Andersen 400 series is roughly the same. Is one product better than the other? How do they compare quality wise? I plan to put Milgard vinyl in the rest of the house. Is this okay? I appreciate your feedback.
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Marvin Integrity would be my choice. As far as the balance of the home i would change the FR and LR now and save up until you can put Integrity throughout and stay away from Vinyl period, but this is just my opinion |
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I personally do not care for Vinyl, just my own preference I guess. I had sold vinyl but lower end and I guess it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I should not be so closed minded to it and do some research to educate myself on the better brands. |
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Afsa...the good vinyl brands out there now and days are really nice products now. I would give them a second look now. |
Understood and will do windows. I happen to work for an Architectural Window and Door company and we do High End Residential on LI and in NYC(apartments,townhouses etc) and some commercial and our product are for the most part Wood, Wood/Alum, and all aluminum(Schuco,and our own brand Euroteq). So i don't have get involved in vinyl much but i will strive to become better educated in the product. |
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Pro photographer Chase Jarvis has this video on his blog showing his workflow and his approach to data back-ups and redundancy. I'm not embedding the video here but I you should take a look at this, on his blog or on Youtube (though you'll miss what he wrote to accompany the video).
The thing is, as someone who has worked in IT for more than two decades, and as someone who started out his career as a system administrator and a database administrator, there's nothing here I don't already know. But I suspect this is news to a lot of people. There are many bullet points contained in this video, and he talks really fast, but pay attention to how he maintains multiple copies of his original stills and videos separate and apart from the processed/edited versions. And massive data redundancy/protection, up to and including off-site storage. This is a lesson that almost everyone learns the hard way (myself included). But I tell you this, if you do learn it the hard way, one mistake is enough to teach you the proper way for the rest of your life. My mistake, somewhat fortunately, came early in my career, 22 years ago, and I never made that mistake again.
I don't do off-site storage now for my personal stuff. It's just too expensive. But most of my data, including all of my photos, is on RAID1 drives. They're cheap enough and easy enough to set up that there's almost no excuse not to do this. My C: drive isn't RAID (just slowed things down too much for me) but I do a nightly automated back-up to a RAID drive.
If your data is important enough to you, you do this. Pure and simple.
It was probably not the best idea for me to watch this video right before heading out to the Wanchai Computer Centre. I'm running 6 RAID boxes, various capacities, all USB 2.0. I thought I'd see what my options were for consolidating at least some of this. One problem is that there was nothing available here that contained multiple drives in one unit that is also USB 3.0. And at this point, it seems silly to me to spend money on more USB 2.0 devices.
Also it seems that if I want to go for massive amounts of storage (and by massive I mean somewhere around 5 to 10 terabytes) in a RAID configuration, the only drives that will handle that are NAS boxes, and I don't need that networking component, which adds a lot to the price.
And so, my wallet was spared.