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Tai Chi Chuan Pro Series Chapter III - 2nd Part of the Form Episode II.
The Classical Yang Style Form of Tai Chi Chuan consists of 3 Parts:
• Part 1 = Earth
• Part 2 = Heavens
• Part 3 = Mankind
This App follows on from the Tai Chi Pro Series, Chapter II and teaches the second half of Part II, which will guide you through most of the turning and leg techniques within the form.
This includes the spinning of your body on one leg, either for kicking or to evade an attack.
The kicks in the second part are varied. Starting with the separation of the right and left foot to the corners and continuing with kicking with the sole of the foot as well as with with your toes.
You will learn turning the body into the four corners, to defend and counter emphasise the training of the balance and flexibility. This helps to further strengthen the spine and bring greater mobility and ease to the whole skeletal sytem. Many of the self defense applications are also included in this app.
The first part of the form represents the earth and the second part the heavens. Expressions of which are found in images such as "wave hands like clouds" and the diagonal slant "flying of the crane".
With the aid of the beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow movies, the practitoner will get the tools for the development of a deeper understanding of the Classical Yang Style.
And for the non-practitioner it is a very relaxing and pleasurable viewing experience.
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Before becoming president of The University of Texas at Austin, William Powers Jr. chaired a task force examining the university's undergraduate core curriculum. The task force issued sweeping recommendations to enhance student-teacher interaction, rigor and academic community.
One of the first recommendations to be tested was a suggestion undergraduates take mandatory "signature courses," interdisciplinary classes that connect freshmen with the university's most engaging professors and provide a common academic experience.
Jay Banner, a geochemistry professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences and director of the Environmental Science Institute, and Dave Allen, a chemical engineering professor with expertise in air quality and energy efficiency, won the honor of creating the university's first signature course. "Sustaining a Planet" debuted in the fall of 2006 with 210 students. The course was a hit, and Banner and Allen have teamed up again to teach it this fall.
"Dave comes at sustainability from the engineered world," said Banner. "I come at it from the natural world—how our water resources can be made sustainable, how natural water systems work, and how the climate system works, all from a geological perspective."
The course went beyond traditional lectures and exams to keep students interested and get them to think more deeply about the material. Students went on field trips, produced a portfolio on an environmental topic, played games that highlighted key concepts and tracked how the media reports on environmental issues.
For one activity, students were asked to find a song that relates to an environmental, geological, or sustainability issue. Students played their songs for the class and gave a presentation on the issues it addressed. Some even composed and performed their own original songs.
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F1 Tech Is About to Make Buses Way More Efficient
- Thursday July 31, 2014
A technology developed for F1 cars is being used to make buses more fuel efficient.
A technology developed for F1 cars is being used to make buses more fuel efficient.
London is installing screens on double-decker buses to let passengers know if there are available seats upstairs.
Tennessee lawmakers have approved a bill banning the construction of bus rapid transit anywhere in the state.
Americans are using public transit more than ever, according to a study that further proves people are increasingly comfortable riding buses and trains.
If you're stuck behind a school bus in the San Joaquin Valley, pretty soon you won't be breathing in diesel fumes. That's because the Kings Canyon Unified School District is taking delivery of an all-electric bus.
Researchers at Utah State University successfully developed and tested an electric bus that charges wirelessly through induction. Now a Utah-based startup has plans to roll it out to transit fleets across the country.
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Streetcars may be sexy and light rail may be alluring, but it turns out that building a bus line is how a city can get the most bang for its buck when it comes to attracting development.
The city of Gumi, South Korea debuted a wirelessly charged electric bus, becoming yet another municipality to embrace induction charging. Where we're going, we don't need cords…
Passengers on the 63 bus route in Mannheim, Germany may notice their ride got a little quieter. That's thanks to a trial of two electric buses in the city, but it's the use of inductive charging to stay on schedule without hanging wires or long recharge times that's far more interesting.


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Carved in Rock: Short Stories by MusiciansEditor Greg Kihn is a popular west coast disc jockey who has spent 20 years as a professional musician. Along the way he has met thousands of fellow performers who share a gift for storytelling and an aptitude for artistic adventure. Storyteller collects the short fiction from the most talented of them. The anthology includes a startling array of musicians, each with stories on a wide variety of topics. Ray Manzarek of the Doors contributes a retelling of the creation myth in "The Lady of the Valley." David Byrne ruminates on a genetic future of designer chromosomes, Graham Parker depicts a farcical vision of liberal politics in the hands of illiberal men, and Lydia Lunch presents a dark fable of miscarried sexual justice. Mary Lee Kortes's "Summer Vacation" has the sparse addictiveness of a song without music and Larry Kirwan imagines what would have happened to the Beatles if they had not become famous. Other contributors include Dee Dee Ramone, Eric Burdon, Richard Hell, Mick Farren, Joan Jett, Johnny Strike, Marc Laidlaw, John Shirley, Suzzy Roche, Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Wynn, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, Tom Verlaine, Pete Townsend, and best-selling novelist Kinky Friedman who produces his first short story ever. These stories provide a new window into the lives and creativity of dozens of musicians we already know through their concerts and recordings. Reading the collection is like getting to know them all over again. |
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Hi all,
The programme for the SuperCollider Symposium 2012 is now out! See below.
For linux-audio people I have to admit that we clash with the Linux
Audio Conference happening in the USA :( but maybe UK or European
folks, who can't make it over there, would like to come and enjoy the
fun of our partly-linux-audio event ;)Dan
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Hi all,This April will see musicians, artists and coders come to London for a festival
of what can be done with the SuperCollider audio programming environment.Tickets are available from £70
for a WHOLE WEEK of sonic inspiration featuring:==MUSIC==
- LIVE ALGORITHMS CONCERT - three specially-commissioned musicians
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responsive musical algorithms for the first time.
http://www.sc2012.org.uk/live/algorithms/- LIVECODE EVENING - codefaced people hacking music in front of your eyes:
http://www.sc2012.org.uk/live/code/- ELECTROACOUSTIC CONCERT of new multi-channel works
for electronics and featuring musicians from the Plusminus Ensemble:
http://www.sc2012.org.uk/live/concert/- CLUB NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA, rounding off the festival in style
with a panoply of audiovisual acts,
and headlined by A SPECIAL GUEST TO BE ANNOUNCED...
Sonic art exhibition held in the Mile End Park,
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For new and intermediate users to learn audio hackery and
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Three days of talks from an international range of musicians,
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Mixtape: Curren$y – More Saturday Night Car Tunes
Curren$y delivers a brand new mixtape titled "More Saturday Night Car Tunes" with features from Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa. Check it out below.
Mixtape: Curren$y & Jet Life – Organized Crime
Curren$y returns with artists on his Jet Life label for this new mixtape called "Organized Crime". Check out the tracklist and stream below.
Game Ft. Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Diddy, Fabolous, Wale, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Yo Gotti, Curren$y, Problem, King Pharaoh & TGT "Don't Shoot"
The Game recruits various artists for a tribute song for the teenager Michael Brown who was killed by police. The proceeds for the song go to the 'Justice For Mike Brown' charity. Purchase on iTunes here and stream below.
Curren$y – A Lil Sumthin (Come Up Big On Em)
Curren$y is back with a new track called "A Lil Sumthin (Come Up Big On Em)". Take a listen below.
Video: Young Roddy ft Curren$y – While The Getting Good
Young Roddy links up with Curren$y for the first visual released off his mixtape #RouteTheRuler.
Video: Nardwuar vs. Curren$y (Round 3)
Nardwuar works his magic on Curren$y for the third time. Check out the interview above.
Curren$y – 442 (Feat. Lil Wayne & Birdman)
Here goes a brand new Curren$y track featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman which just premiered on radio. No news on where this will feature. Take a listen to the radio stream below.
Video: Curren$y – Jetflix Documentary
Pitchfork TV & Jet Life come together to present Jetflix, a documentary which shows New Orleans rapper Curren$y making records, giving you exclusive footage on tour and how could we forget the smoke sessions with the Jet Life Crew?!
By: KING SHARIF #AKOOLSTORY – @iamkingsharif
Video: Currensy – AD4
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By: KING SHARIF @IAMKINGSHARIF
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3. APPROX 2000: Saarbrücken, Germany
- Klaus Jansen, Samir Khuller (Eds.): Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization, Third International Workshop, APPROX 2000, Saarbrücken, Germany, September 5-8, 2000, Proceedings. Springer 2000 Lecture Notes in Computer Science ISBN 3-540-67996-0
Invited Talks
- Sanjeev Arora: Approximation algorithms that take advice. 1
- Dorit S. Hochbaum: Instant recognition of polynominal time solvability, half integrality and 2-approximations. 2-14
- Rolf H. Möhring: Scheduling under uncertainty: Optimizing against a randomizing adversary. 15-26
- David B. Shmoys: Approximation algorithms for facility location problems. 27-33
Contributed Talks
- Alexander A. Ageev, Refael Hassin, Maxim Sviridenko: An approximation algorithm for MAX DICUT with given sizes of parts. 34-41
- Vincenzo Auletta, Ioannis Caragiannis, Christos Kaklamanis, Pino Persiano: Randomized path coloring on binary trees. 60-71
- Alberto Caprara, Giuseppe F. Italiano, G. Mohan, Alessandro Panconesi, Aravind Srinivasan: Wavelength rerouting in optical networks, or the Venetian routing problem. 72-83
- Moses Charikar: Greedy approximation algorithms for finding dense components in a graph. 84-95
- Bhaskar DasGupta, Michael A. Palis: Online real-time preemptive scheduling of jobs with deadlines. 96-107
- Martin E. Dyer, Leslie Ann Goldberg, Catherine S. Greenhill, Mark Jerrum: On the relative complexity of approximate counting problems. 108-119
- Uriel Feige, Michael Langberg, Kobbi Nissim: On the hardness of approximating N P witnesses. 120-131
- Venkatesan Guruswami: Inapproximability results for set splitting and satisfiability problems with no mixed clauses. 155-166
- Refael Hassin, R. Ravi, F. Sibel Salman: Approximation algorithms for a capacitated network design problem. 167-176
- Kamal Jain, Vijay V. Vazirani: An approximation algorithm for the fault tolerant metric facility location problem. 177-183
- Jochen Könemann, Goran Konjevod, Ojas Parekh, Amitabh Sinha: Improved approximations for tour and tree covers. 184-193
- Christian Schindelhauer: On the inapproximability of broadcasting time. 226-237
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There is institutional advertising that a major seed manufacturer is playing over the radio airwaves. It is about how farming uses so much water and that their genetically engineered seeds will use less water and yield more food and how this is going to help farmers world-wide. If that is true, why is this major seed manufacturer suing American farmers for patent infringement? The infringement, by the way, is caused by pollen drift. Pollen drift, think about that, bees, wind, birds and insects all carry pollen. Pollen from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) fields or even trucks carrying gmo products drift into neighboring fields and boom, the company sues the farmer for patent infringement. In addition, the court rulings have backed up the company not the farmer.
When pollen drift is as natural and inevitable as the sunrise why is the farmer on the hook for stopping GMO pollen drift? Go to www.hulu.com and search for the "Future of Food". It is a documentary on how genetic engineering was accomplished, how seeds are patented and then used as a big stick to force farmers into the herbicide ready club and how pollen drift allows Monsanto to sue farmers. However, in one of the greatest examples of turning the tables Wood Prairie Farms, an organic potato farm, has brought a class action lawsuit against Monsanto for contaminating their organic potatoes. Now that is fighting fire with fire.
We are at a cross roads in our concepts of food, where you see grass root efforts like the Slow Food, buy local, urban farming and
We have had recalls because people are getting sick and we are hearing more and more about bacteria becoming anti-biotic resistant. We know that Atrizine is an endocrine disrupter. The endocrine system in the human body regulates hormonal balance. Studies recently found that high levels of Atrizine are castrating and feminizing other predictor species. Predictor species like bass and frogs have similar physiological make ups as humans, hence "predictor". Scientist look at predictor species with the supposition that what happens to them is an indication of what can happen to humans. Atrizine is one of the most used chemicals by the IFC.
Then there is taste, remember taste, when tomatoes were sweet, soft, watery spheres of goodness. Which would you pick to eat, a tomato from the grocery store or one out of the garden? So far, every single person that I have asked that question picks the latter. Why? Because there came a time when the IFC turned the tomato into a bottom line calculation and its taste was compromised for its longevity. As was most vegetables and fruit.
An organic plant struggles to get its nutrients out of the ground. When a predator attacks the plant, the plant releases its own sent that attracts bugs that are predators or parasites of the bug eating its leaves. This does not work with a heavy infestation but if the plant survives, it grows stronger and has a better taste then a plant that was sprayed with synthetic fertilizers and insecticides. That is why when you grow fruits and vegetables you want to get native plants in your own area. The fauna has lived and adapted to the environment. That means they have adapted and survived the bugs, fungi etcetera.
I trust my taste buds, I know what is on my plants, I know that the more we allow large corporations to genetically modify food the greater susceptibility we all face for unknown genetic mutation, and greater risk of bacterial out breaks caused by anti-biotic resistance. That is why more than ever
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Oscar fashion: a subdued night on the red carpet
Pale gowns, understated jewelry and shimmering makeup combined for a ho-hum night of fashion at the 85th Academy Awards.
Chicago Tribune
Oscar fashion shot from midnight dark (Sandra Bullock) to 1,000-watt bright (Jane Fonda) but lingered longest in the soft and shimmery range in between.
Peach, gray and white gowns added touches of sparkle to keep from receding against fair-skinned stars and the radiant red carpet. Jennifer Lawrence wore a strapless pale Dior Haute Couture gown whose biggest point of interest was a long necklace draping down the back. Anne Hathaway elevated an apron-front Prada gown with a diamond necklace and side cleavage, but it still seemed a bit plain.
Bucking the trend, for her first Oscar appearance in four years, Jennifer Aniston wore racy red. But her day-to-day hairstyle wasn't up to speed with the ballgown style.
Sparkly jewelry was in short supply. And peachy lips were another notable beauty trend.
Us Weekly fashion director Sasha Charnin Morrison liked the dominant palette, "like breath mints," as she described it. But, "as beautiful as it was," she said, "I miss the Angelina (Jolie) leg of last year and the almost-nude Zuhair Murad gown on Jennifer Lopez. This year, fewer fashion risks were taken."


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California's drought may lead to the extinction of a tiny fish holding onto dwindling habitat in Tuolumne County.
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What does it mean to be a bard in the Society for Creative Anachronism? THLaird Colyne Stewart, from the Kingdom of Ealdormere, thinks he knows, and shares his thoughts on the Athenaeum Hectoris blog.
Are you a bard?
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2014-07-20 18:44
What does it mean to be a bard in the Society for Creative Anachronism? THLaird Colyne Stewart, from the Kingdom of Ealdormere, thinks he knows, and shares his thoughts on the Athenaeum Hectoris blog. Human remains mark Saxon settlement near London
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2014-07-20 09:12
Gardeners working at a private home in Purley, England near London, were surprised to unearth a skull and thigh bone dating to the 7th of 8th century. The remains are believed by experts to be Saxon, and are considered a "significant archaeological discovery." Sterling Renaissance Festival opens for 38th season despite financial stress
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2014-07-19 19:22
It almost didn't happen. Weeks before Sterling, New York's famous Renaissance Festival was scheduled to open its gates, the management found itself lacking the US $300,000 needed to operate the faire. The public raised money and a bank came through with a loan, but the event's future is still uncertain. Sarah Blazonis of Time Warner Central NY has the story. Norfolk "Q-tip" declared treasure
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2014-07-19 12:34
Everyday toilet implements, such as an ear scoop found by a metal detectorist, were among the recently-declared treasures in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. Also discussed was an early Anglo-Saxon "gold and garnet cloisonné circular domed object." (photos) Cabbage Hurling goes global
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Prepare yourslef for the newest global sensation: Cabbage Hurling. Nothing like America's Punkin' Chunkin', Cabbage Hurling consists of a smallish trebuchet and lots of rotten cabbage. Simon Spark reports for the BBC. (video) Video of Coronation of Ealdormere's Siegfried and Ragni online
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Andrew Lowry reports that he has posted a video of the Coronation of King Siegfried and Queen Ragni of the Kingdom of Ealdormere. The video is available to view on YouTube. Peerages offered at Northshield's Border Skirmish
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Katerinka Ministro reports that in Their Court at Border Skirmish, Their Majesties Siegfried and Elizabeth offered elevation to the Peerage to three of Their subjects. The evolution of London
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2014-07-17 23:36
How did London evolve as a city from Roman times to the present? Researchers at UCL's Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis know the answer and privdes a visual aid in the form of a map which shows the city's development from the 1st century military center to today's megacity. Discover the art of the Song Dynasty at the Freer/Sackler Gallery
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2014-07-17 09:13
The Freer/Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution presents an exhibition of Chinese landscape painting from the 10th through 13th centuries entitled Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy, May 17–October 26, 2014. Society Seasonal Archery Competition: Summer: SlotsSir Jon has provided the rules for the SCA's Society Seasonal Archery Competition. Reconstructing and Testing Ancient Linen Body Armor
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In little more than two decades Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 BCE) conquered by military force nearly the entirety of the known world. Despite the fact that he led one of the most successful armies of all time, surprisingly little is understood about the main type of body armor that apparently both Alexander and many of his men wore.
Tips for Pennsic Troll from the East Kingdom Gazette
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So, you're going to Pennsic. The last thing you want to do is get held up at Troll, right? Follow these simple tips, and getting in will be a breeze! Three Queens 2014 photos online
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Master Caelin on Andrede reports that he has created two albums of photos from Three Queens 2014 which took place recently in the Kingdom of Ansteorra. The photos are available to view on Flickr. Pennsic 43 dance music available
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Aaron Drummond and Meg Raynsford, Pennsic 43 Musician Coordinators, report that the Pennsic Pile, dance music for Pennsic War 43, is now available to download. The Children Need You at the Known World Children's Fete
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Lady Aine O Grienan is still seeking volunteers for the Known World Children's Fete at the upcoming Pennsic War. Late medieval history course online
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Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2014-07-13 22:56
Archaeologists working at All Saints Church in York, England have discovered skeletons of individuals dating back at least 1100 years. Remains included that of a pregnant woman and her fetus and three men shoved together in the tomb. (photos) Poland and US take honors in Medieval Combat World Championships
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The Medieval News blog followed activities from the Medieval Combat World Championships, which took place May 1 - 4, 2014 at Belmonte Castle in Spain. Men and women both competed in longsword combat with Poland's Marcin Waszkielis taking the honors for Poland and Suzanne Elleraas placing first for the United States. (photos, video) The Muwashshaha of al-Andalus research online
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Danielle reports that she has created an album of photos from the Coronation of Uther and Brigit, which took place recently in the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann. The photos are available on SmugMug. Don't mess with this doll!
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Tired of your bunny-furred, Viking Barbie? Bored with her Renaissance corsets and undies? Then considering contributing to Faire Play, a 3D printed suit of plate mail that's compatible with the Barbie Fashionistas line of dolls, that allows your Barbie to kick some butt in full, plate armor. (photo, video) Hengwrt Chaucer online
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2014-07-11 14:36
The earliest known manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, housed at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, has been digitized and is now available online. (photo) Abelard die Elster placed on vigil in Northshield
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Master Maol Mhichil mac Giolla Pheadair reports that at Their Crown Tournament, Their Majesties Siegfried and Elizabeth of the Kingdom of Northshield have placed Abelard die Elster on vigil to contemplate elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Glaslyn Defender 2014 photos online
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2014-07-11 06:48
Caelin on Andrede reports that he has created an album of photos from Glaslyn Defender of the Flame which took place recently in the Kingdom of Ansteorra. The photos are available to view on Flickr. The potency of Shakespeare's potions
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It's Shakespeare's 450th birthday. In a feature article for the BBC's Future, Claudia Hammond looks at whether the poisons mentioned in William Shakespeare's plays, such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, could actually work. Dragonsfire Tor Guardian 2014 photos online
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Master Caelin on Andrede reports that he has created an album of photos from Dragonsfire Tor Guardian 2014 which took place recently in the Kingdom of Ansteorra. Drachenwald Coronets found in Calontir
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Ye Sunne in Splendour offers a humorous look at recent...incidents...involving luggage, airports, and...well, you know what happens when luggage encounters an airport. Black plague: Survival of the fittest
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2014-07-08 15:09
A new study by University of South Carolina anthropologist Sharon DeWitte shows that those who survived Europe's 14th century Black Plague "lived significantly longer and were healthier than people who lived before the epidemic struck in 1347." Known World Players Auditions for Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"
Submitted by lorcan on Tue, 2014-07-08 11:57
Master Lorcan Dracontius has announced the audition schedule for The Known World Players' production at Pennsic 44 of "The Merchant of Venice." Kolgrimr Olafsson offered Knighthood at Outlands Coronation CourtCountess Matilda Seton, Northern Herald, reports that at Their Coronation Court, Their Majesties Walrick and Cecilia of the Kingdom of the Outlands, offered admittance to the Order of Chivalry to Kolgrimr Olafsson. |
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, leader of the largest U.S. labor federation, put aside criticism and led the group to endorse Barack Obama for re-election, saying the president's focus has changed.
"He was mired in the debate of deficit reduction, he wasn't talking about jobs," Trumka said yesterday after an executive council meeting in Orlando, Florida. "Since then, he has been talking about jobs, jobs, jobs, and that's what's been on peoples' minds."
Obama also proposed spending $447 billion to build highways and bridges, for subsidies to help local governments stem teacher layoffs and reducing by half the payroll taxes paid by workers and small-business owners. In addition, he appointed three members to the National Labor Relations Board, over Republican objections. Obama spoke to the labor leaders by telephone after their decision.
The backing by the group representing 12 million members, less than year after Trumka said enthusiasm for Obama had waned, suggests unions are warming to a second term. In June, Trumka said union members were frustrated by "wasted energy" in Washington on issues that don't help workers, such as wrangling with Tea Party activists and Republicans on cutting the deficit. Trumka also said Obama reneged on pledges to labor in pushing free-trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
"Clearly there was some liberal dissatisfaction," said Stephen Wayne, a professor of government at Georgetown University in Washington. Obama has pivoted toward re-election and is energizing his base, Wayne said.
Campaign Spending
Labor unions spent a record $450 million in 2008 electing Obama and Democrats to Congress. Obama, who won the AFL-CIO's backing four years ago, is relying on labor's get-out-the-vote effort for his re-election bid.
Obama efforts to rewrite U.S. health-care laws and steps to rein in the financial-services industry won praise from the labor groups, Trumka told reporters. Obama's Republican opponents, such as Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, are beholden to the wealthy, he said.
"Mitt Romney doesn't have a have a clue what people go through every day," Trumka said.
The federation cited Obama's role in leading an $82 billion federal bailout for General Motors Corp. (GM) and Chrysler Group LLC. Both companies have emerged from bankruptcy. In his statement yesterday, Trumka gave credit to Obama for "a move that saved hundreds of thousands of jobs and is helping to revive the economy."
Congress in 2010 passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which required hundreds of rules to revamp how the financial industry does business. Republicans in the U.S. House are proposing to repeal some provisions of the law, enacted after the collapse of global financial markets.
Romney has said he opposed the auto bailout and has called the Dodd-Frank a "killer" of small banks.
The regulation of financial services and government aid for automakers will become divisive issues between Democrats and Republicans, Wayne said. Independent votes are less likely to be swayed by the issues, he said.
"Labor talks about it because people think big corporations are just out to make a lot of money and the automotive bailout saved jobs," Wayne said. "It appeals to their groups -- not to convince independents -- but to juice up the base."
Republicans said Wall Street rules and aid for GM and Chrysler represented an overreach by government. Romney has said he opposed the bailout and criticized the Obama administration for regulations, including on financial services.
'Any Way They Like'
The endorsement means Obama will benefit from the AFL-CIO's willingness to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the campaign, said James Sherk, a senior policy analyst in labor economics at the Heritage Foundation in Washington
"They are the 800-pound gorilla of interest groups," Sherk said. "They can send that money any way they like."
In 2008, the AFL-CIO backed Obama after he wrapped up a Democratic primary battle with Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, who is Obama's secretary of State.
Though some workers don't think Obama has done enough to push job creation, and some worry trade agreements will send jobs overseas, there is little doubt the union would support him, Wayne said.
"Unions would still rather have Barack Obama in the White House than an investment banker like Romney," Wayne said.
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Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: An Evening with Doc Severinsen
- February 21, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Trumpet virtuoso, Doc Severinsen, joins the extraordinary Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra for an evening of high hitting jazz. From his incomparable talent to his unforgettable fashions, this former Music Director of The Tonight Show band is sure to wow the audience with this program of jazz classics. Under the direction of Artistic Director and alto sax virtuoso Jim Carroll, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra brings together the most remarkable jazz performers in the D.C. metro area. Don't miss this evening of big band sounds shimmering with the sounds of a legendary trumpeter!
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Pre-Performance Discussion: Jim Carroll, Professor of Jazz Studies, George Mason School of Music (Feb 21, 2015)
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Soundcells has released Digital Genome v3
In modern molecular biology, the genome is the entirety of an organism´s hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or in case of this fine ReFill it´s the AMIGA1200 encoded in Reason´s NNXT samples. The AMIGA1200 with it´s 8-bit Paula chip was extremely popular among producers all over the world in the early nineties. "Digital Genome" picks up the thread where Soundcells left with "bitBUMPER deluxe" with it´s funky, housy and spacy lo-fi character! Warm, gritty, sleezy, dangerous and nostalgic are the keywords. This ReFill can be used as a full workstation since everything the old Amiga had to offer is in there: basses, keys, lead synths, warm pads and enough drums and percussion to eat your heart out. And do not forget the wonderful FX section. The 200+ Genome combinators are conveniently built up with the right button functionality. Version 3 adds 25 new combinator patches, new NNXT patches as well as revised backdrops…
'Digital Genome v3' Contents:
• 203 combinator patches in 6 folders, great for many different styles of music.
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• 21 fresh and great useable rex loops.
New Reason Refill from Soundcells: PolysixRE ReFill – Retro Meets Modern!
The original Polysix, introduced in 1981, was a big success because of its warm sound character (as well as other features, of course) – and the same applies to the Polysix Rack Extension. Despite this synth`s quite simple architecture, the Polysix is capable of producing wonderful warm sounding pads, very responsive keys, but also super-dry and fat basses. This Polysix-based ReFill is a proof of this, and it is pure fun to use the 70+ combinators. These combinators, based on 40+ new Polysix patches (and a handful others for Reason´s own synths) are sitting extremly well in any mix. Using all the modularity Reason has to offer, this ReFill will please you with really nice retro but also many modern sounds. No matter your preference – the patches will always do a great job in your tracks.
Further the modwheel & the combinator buttons and knobs are carefully assigned to allow dramatic and effective changes to the default sounds you´ll be hearing initially.
PolysixRE ReFill Contents:
• 72 combinator patches – from retro to modern.
• 45 new Polysix patches containing the basic patches which were used to build combinators.
• Carefully assigned modwheel & combinator button and knobs.
• CPU-friendly and fast loading patches.
Price per Unit is 7,90 ,- EUR
Listen and download it here >>
Soundcells is a long time provider of high quality refills for the Propellerhead Reason DAW, to know more about Soundcells you may want to check out our previous interview with the guy behnd it all – right here >>
Afterglow version 3 – Soundcells explores new colors in the Reason rack!
"Afterglow v3″ – the ultimate atmospheric resource ReFill for trance producers, jungle heads and ambient artists. It's analog, it's digital, it's tender and raw, glitchy at times but above this all: Extremely Atmospheric !
All sounds have been meticulously designed to be combined with eachother in the exact way the user would like it to be heard. Get great malstroem-, suprising subtractor- and fantastic thor patches, furthermore 280 samples from analog and digital gear, physical modeling synths and also field recordings.
Version 3 adds 25 inspiring combinator patches mainly based on the new field recordings which are included in this version (the patch name addition "v3″ makes clear which patches are the new ones).
• 279 combinator patches in 6 folders: Atmospheres & Textures, FX Style, Keys, Miscellaneous, Pads, Rhythmic.
• 120+ NNXT patches, 60+ Malström patches, 50+ Thor patches and 15 Subtractor patches.
• 11 great demo tracks included.
SoundCells releases Boost 309 Version 4 – redefine your beat making!
"Boost 309 v4″ is based on the complete sample set of the vintage, lo-fi but charmingly sounding machine Rave-o-lution 309 by a company named Quasimidi. Soundcells has created 100 brand new combinator drum machines for you with these samples.
It all ranges from the old original 309 thing to amazing and unique patches that could have never been created within the 309 itself. Besides cool beats and complex, crazy rhythms Boost 309 will offer the user even more! Version 4 is an awesome update which adds 20 combinator patches: 5 combinator drum machines (plus their 5 shuffled counterparts) & 10 great playable combinator synth patches. Not to forget about the new Kong & ReDrum kits..
Boost 309 version 4 Contents:
• 230 combinator patches in 4 folders: Bass, Leads, Pads, Polyphone Synths.
• 100+ NNXT patches, 20 Kong kits, 26 ReDrum kits and over 300 samples from the original 309.
• 60+ rex loops making use of the "Boost 309″ drum machines as also the original machine.
• 5 tracks in RNS format – inspiring with highly 'tutorialesque' value.
Offering price per Unit is 19.90 ,- EUR (normally 29,90 ,- EUR)
The ever growing Salad Bar – now in version 7
Soundcells latest version of Salad Bar showcases a magnificent collection of Reason patches brought together in this ever growing ReFill.
They say that with the coming of Nordic Red it was clear that it wouldn´t take very long for the Salad Bar ReFill to get its latest update and that Version 7 is filled with 20 awesome Nordic Red patches as well as 15 exclusive Salad Bar only ones (111 SB-exclusives in total now).
Soundcells told us, "With its nearly 340 combinators this Reason 6 ReFill is stronger than ever before. Apart from that it´s a real bargain and must-have for the user and an excellent ambassador for Soundcells. Salad Bar's patches will cover all kinds of music styles showing you the very best Soundcells has to offer. It's a great ReFill to get to know Soundcells' work, introducing you to their signature dimension in designing sound."
Salad Bar v7 Contents:
- 332 combinator patches in 8 folders: Atmospheres & Textures, Bass, Keys, Leads, Miscellaneous, Pads, Rhythmic, SaladBar_exclusive (currently 111 'Salad Bar Only' ones).
- 391 well balanced patches for Thor, Malstroem, Subtractor, NNXT and ReDrum and also 60 rex loops.
- The modules folder contains the basic synth and NNXT patches which were used for the combinator sounds.
- 8 tracks in RNS format – inspiring with highl 'tutorialesque' value.
Pricing and Availability:
More information:
Nordic Red – the new Modular G2x ReFill from SoundCells
New Reason Refill from SoundCells: Simple Sampling version 3 – stunning quality in every aspect!
Here's some info on SoundCells' latest release – Simple Sampling is an awesome ReFill which is your best friend
If you are looking for classic old-school sampled sounds instead of huge patches built by hundreds of individual samples. Patches are super-fast laoding, CPU-friendly and they are full of 'retro' character. Using Simple Sampling means that you will surprised by fat basses, great playable and funky keys, super-deep atmospheric textures, 'simple' pianos full of character and huge pads – stunning quality in every aspect!
And lets not forget about the note-by-note sampled Stylophone…(the 'Stylofunk' mp3 track on the product page is – apart from the drumloop – entirely based on stylophone samples)
Version 3 is an awesome update which adds 25 new combinator patches based on lots of new samples, and includes 9 great demo tracks.
Simple Sampling v3 Contents:
• 151 combinator patches for many different styles of music, subdivided in 6 folders: Bass, Drum Machines, FX & Atmo, Keys, Leads, Pads.
• A note by note (a2 – e4) sampled and looped Stylophone including it´s typical release click.
• 'Simple Samples' coming from the Rhodes Mark 1, Doepfer MS404, Supernova 2, microKORG, G2, Kawai K5000…
• The modules folder contains the basic NNXT patches which are used for the combinator sounds.
• 10 Rex loops, 5 Redrum kits.
• 9 great demo tracks included.
More info and many 'Simple Sampling' only MP3s:
More Synplant for the Reason Rack !
"Greenhouse v2″ Contents:
• 159 combinator patches full of the typical and widely acclaimed Synplant character.
• 850 Synplant samples, 830 MB uncompressed.
"Pads – the BIG box v3″ – the ultimate Pad ReFill !
• 470+ combinator patches (92 "BIG box" only ones) in 11 different folders.
• Lots of inspiring demo tracks included.
Exclusive interview with Harald Karla – the Reason Refill maestro at Soundcells
Steelberry Clones got an exclusive talk with the critically acclaimed Reason Refill producer Harald Karla at Soundcells. Soundcells has been active for a long time in developing quality Refills for Propellerhead's DAW Reason, many of which has been featured and reviewed on this blog. Soundcells' Reason Refills covers most angles of electronic music – featuring everything from 8-bit / chip tune type sounds to high quality emulations of classic analog hardware synthesizers like Moog Source to the KORG MS-20, but also a vast amount of very complex ambient pads that would fit any sci-fi movie on the planet. We at Steelberry Clones are happy users ourselves of Soundcells ever growing library of Reason Refills and therefore we thought it about time to dive a little bit deeper into the minds of Soundcells by asking Harald Karla who founded the company in 2008 all those questions that make up the unique sounds of the Soundcells' Refills. Harald Karla have worked as a successful freelance sound designer for quite some time but is now focusing on Soundcells full time.
You can visit Soundcells webshop via this link to find out more about the various Reason Refills of Soundcells or simply use the Soundcells banner in the right hand side column to explore further >>>>
You have been active making Reason Refills for a long time – where do you find your inspiration
First and foremost, Soundcells ReFills are products that meet my personal taste. And that is an inspiration and first of all motivation – not just to create a product that the market demands immediately, but to follow your own preferences. Since I prefer to be within Reason, I'm trying to do everything possible there, of course. Also this is the reason for the content of the ReFills. The more I can put in a single environment – the more energy, concentration and creativity remains for the music …
When producing the Refills you often stay true to the original analog synths, for example the MS-20, how do you go about re-creating these sounds
Well – actually that is not my intention to emulate certain classics – it's more the intention to preserve the typical sound characteristics. "Analog Signature" for example is a ReFill, essential to sample those classics – which thus serve as a sound basis and shaping the sound of the ReFills. In this ReFill the analog sound-feeling is in the foreground, and therefore the sampling here was comparatively expensive: In order to have vibrant aesthetics of sound each individual note is played three times and recorded. The capabilities of the NNXT sampler can be heard by repeating a note played on the same sample twice in a row …
The result is a vivid sound that raises a very analog feeling. One should not forget that real analog sounds are not only created by "fluctuating" oscillators, but also generated by other components such as filters, envelopes, modulations of various kinds. And here some analog synthesizer sounds incredibly strong, which can not be done simply by multi-sampling individual notes … At this point, it simply ends the emulation. If you wanted to create the typical sound with all its inaccuracies of the original, it would ultimately imply sampling note for note – very expensive and a different topic …
The Soundcells studio
We know of you as a high-end producer of Reason Refills and more, but can you tell us a little more about your musical background
A story of many – I had a very early interest in the creation of sounds, and in the beginning I did experiment with various instruments, but very early on I ended up focusing only on electronic instruments. From the time of the summer jobs I put all my money in (initially) keyboards, then synthesizers, drum machines, mixers, effects, etc.
I have never taken any lessons. The keyboard I've taught myself and I have always played by ear. Over the years I have dealt extensively with many types of music and electronic sounds, later on I started to create backing tracks to produce dance music with DJs, etc. … – And then finally spent all my time in music. Basically, the years were something of a "full study," which continues to this day … : 0)


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I know some of you grow clematis with your roses. Off the top of my head I might not think ANYthing could damage this female Hulk of a climbing rose, but you know what they say about assuming. I planted the clematis about 18" from the base of MC two springs ago, not realizing that the clematis could not climb the large-diameter rose canes. It lays on the ground at MC's feet and this year produced two flowers in almost full shade. I have considered netting but never bought it. So now I'm thinking about moving it, but apparently the roots of a clematis go deep, and digging a deep hole that close to MC can't be good. Hmmm, have I just talked myself out of it? How many votes for getting the netting? I really don't want to upset Maman.
Sherry |
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Sherry, being as I have had an AWFUL time growing clematis (I lost Princess Diana, which I love), would suggest not moving it. I have a clematis growing in Cl Pinkie, they sent the wrong one and they don't go together at all and of course is growing great, but I'm NOT moving it! For some reason I have a problem with all vines... |
- Posted by sherryocala 9A Florida (My Page) on Sun, Oct 23, 11 at 22:20
I totally understand, Ogrose. I was really thrilled when it had the two flowers. Better not rock the boat, right? Sherry |
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I suspect, if you REALLY want to grow clematis, you might best put them close-together, but separate. I think if they're intertwined, either one or the other will dominate, and the subservient plant will suffer. VINES: Trumpet vines grow like mad here, but I wouldn't twin them with a rose. They'd overwhelm it. Thunbergia "Sky Vine" seems to have a good balance, and I wish we'd discovered it years ago. But I still wouldn't twine it with a rose. Jeri |
- Posted by jaspermplants 9 AZ (My Page) on Sun, Oct 23, 11 at 23:52
I grow clematis and have found I need to tie it up or it won't climb much on it's own. Can you tie it up on Cl Maman Cochet? I'm pretty new to growing clematis but I've found them more vigorous in some cases than roses. In the middle of our horrendous summer, a couple of my clematis were blooming; none of the roses were! One of my clematis is growing on Gloire de Dijon (which doesn't do much but I don't have the heart to take it out...I keep hoping) and I whack the clematis to the ground about twice a year. That keeps it (temporarily at least) from overwhelming the rose. If I don't cut it down, it totally takes over. Good luck with your clematis, they are interesting plants. |
I have a clematis planted in the same hole as most of the roses on my Rambler Fence. When I was planting the roses, I dug the hole a little wider and popped the clematis right beside the rose. There's no way I could separate them now, and probably no way that I would want to. If you planted this two springs ago, I'm not sure you've seen all that Princess Diana can do. I don't think netting is necessary, but a piece of string or two to get the vines started upright could help. As a combination, Princess Diana may be too delicate for your monsterous MC. I grow mine with Jeanne Lajoie, and it blends well with the lighter canes and foliage, providing a good background for PD's bell-shaped flowers. Clematis is what I grow to teach myself tolerance. I prune my ramblers in the winter and I espalier them exactly the way I want them to be, keeping the spring show of flowers in mind. The clematis comes along in the spring, making its way willie-nillie up into and over the ramblers and I have absolutely no control over how they grow and where they bloom. Some years I get a great show, with clematis flowers interspursed with rose flowers and my planned combinations are beautiful. Other years, the clematis ends up growing too much one way and blooms in a clump (like tangled Christmas tinsel) and I have a big blob of purple or pink throwing off my carefully planned composition. If you decide to dig out your clematis, I doubt you could hurt that huge MC of yours. Do whatever will please you the most. Connie |
Sherry, I grow 'Princess Diana' on a pole that is wrapped in chicken wire. She grabs hold and twines around it all by herself without any help from me. I have so many clems around here growing through shrubs, lilacs, roses, shrubs, etc. it gets crazy. And believe it or not, they reproduce like gangbusters and intermix so I have tons of little clems all over the joint. So that being said, I have lots of experience in digging up the guys and moving them around. Last spring, I moved a huge 'Lady Bird Johnson' with a massive, and I mean massive rootball. I just dug up as much as I could possibly get of the rootball, moved her to hew new home, watered her in well, and mulched her in. Clems love full sun with their roots in the shade. She sulked and didn't bloom this year but did grow and vine. Next year she'll be taking up the 7' trellis I moved her to. So...I don't think you'll have a problem with moving Pricess Di as long as you dig a big circle and get as much of her roots as possible. Just keep her watered after the transplant :). -terry |
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Traffic review of the year
Posted by Huw,It's about the time of year when I traditionally review the level of traffic over the past year and compare it with previous years. (If you're interested, you can read the 2008 and 2009 news articles). I'm usually prompted to do so by the Brothers-Brick who celebrate their birthday right about now but I haven't seen them post about it yet, so this year I've beat them to it :-)
Anyway, once again, this year we've seen a huge increase in traffic, of about 75%! I usually publish figures from the SmarterStats analytics package that my server provider uses, but as you may remember the site was moved to its own virtual server in the summer and as a result of that I don't have a complete set of figures for the year.
However I do have figures from Google Analytics for 2009 and 2010, so the numbers below for 2009 will differ from those in the 2009 review because they've been gathered by a different method and in many ways reflect more accurately actual traffic levels because the SmarterStats figures include stylesheets, graphics, RSS feeds and so on. More importantly, they can be compared with the 2010 figures to show the increase:
Google Analytics figures | 2010 | 2009 |
Page views | 40,447,000 | 25,434,000 |
Visits | 7,926,000 | 4,556,000 |
Visitors | 2,719,000 | 1,766,000 |
That's over forty million page views, or just over 1 view per second on average which, when you look at it like that doesn't actually sound much, does it!
Don't forget, if you're interested in web stats (and I seem to be obsessed with them :) ) you can access the publicly available Quantcast figures on the Statistics page.
So, here's to another 75% growth in 2011! But before that I'll post a review of the year at the end of the month and just after Christmas I'm planning to launch some major new features to the site, so make sure you stay tuned!
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Sorry to break it to you but...the high page views is probably due to my increased boredom this year, and clicking the link to this page every five minutes. XD
^ Well, thank you for contributing to them :-)
Im looking forward to these new features! :)
Any word on reviews, last year there were far less than '08
@vezon- Me too! Brickset is my internet homepage, so that helps too. :) Brickset is so awesome! Thanks for another great year, Huw!
did anyone watch the 100 greatest toys on channel 4 LEGO was number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Pepper: Brickset is also my homepage, and I'm on the internet a lot, which means I go to brickset a lot!
Wow, that's a lot! Oh, and yeah, visiting this site for at least 8 to 10 times a day has become a habit of mine lately. It's just that AWESOME!
Woah. That's a LOT! I'm REALLY looking forward to these new features! Any... hints? :)
Congrats Huw to those figures! Well deserved. Brickset is just a super site!
My homepage too! I always check up on the latest news before some more internet searching!
@Legobagel: I did! We had to watch 3 hours until we got to Lego, but it was a good programme - brought back lots of memories :D
Great job Huw, a really good year and a really great website. Would be my homepage too if I had a choice, but my wife's not a keen Lego fan unfortunately.... =(
Sweet! Brickset is a huge part of my life: I wake up, chug some milk, and then immediately hit Brickset! I wish they could make a Verizon/Yahoo/Brickset homepage; that would be crazy cool!
Congratulations, Huw - the success of the site reflects the love and attention that you lavish on it, and it's richly deserved !
Here's to further success in 2011.
Super achievement!!! I love this site, however, there can be improvements. Updates to piece count, minifigs, and retail price are a few I can think of. I know you are busy along with other mods but keeping up-to-date with the database is a must....like myself. Nonetheless, congrats on a great year and many more to come!!!
Congrats Huw to another great year! I'm really looking ofrward to 2011, for 2 reasons:
1. New Brickset features!
2. NEW LEGO sets!
Have a very Happy Holidays Huw!
EDIT: Hey Huw, what 2011 sets and themes do YOU want to own? Just curious. Thanks.
About 1,000,00 page views, and 10,000 visits come from me, Brickset is my life (and that thing, Lego, is second in my life). Like a lot of people Brickset is my homepage, and refering to PaulTR's comment I want a Verizon/Yahoo/Brickset homepage minus Verizon and Yahoo. I check Brickset about 10-15 times a day and view about 20-50 pages unless I'm grounded or sick (but I usually get on Brickset anyway). I can't wait for the new years, can't wait to see those updates!!!
Happy holidays, hoping you'll see lots of boxes of Legos under your tree!
To Huw, all the other mods, and all the members hear at Brickset! :o)
P.S. It would be nice if you made an "About Us" page and list everyone who works for Brickset and what they do, that way we can give recognition to those who deserve it.
P.P.S. If you get a chance shake everything under the tree to know what's Legos and what's not.
Just shows how important you guys are to the community! Great job and congrats! And I second the notion about the "About Us" page Jarod brought up!
I like this site better than Lego's site to be honest! Your activity seems to peak this time of year, which may be due to a number of factors:
1) Christmas shopping (what's out there, and the cheapest place to purchase it)
2) New releases from Lego
3) Lego's annual sales on black Friday
4) Info on sales from other locations
5) Seems like Lego discontinues more items this time of year, and it's the last time to buy before the prices skyrocket (one of my favorite pages from Brickset)
6) Nice repository for instructions (should one need them when building sets for the kids or me)
I have saved a TON of money this year thanks to you guys, and do come here often. I love the statistics pages as well (Data Mining is really neat).
Anyway, thanks again and have a blessed Christmas and happy new year!
Wow, I remember when this site had such a small community it would normally take hours before anyone responded to a news thread.
^ Yes, it is a busy time of year. In November and December the site's traffic rockets, as you can see from the Quantcast stats, so I try and keep the number of changes I make to the actual site to a minimum, to keep it stable.
However trying to keep up with all the sales and offers and also the appearance of new sets in the shops and new images online can be a challenge, and I am grateful for the help of bluemoose and yellowcastle in doing this.
The changes I have planned for next week are the result of 2 months of tinkering on my local development copy of the site, and they address many of the issues raised in the user survey. I won't say more than that just now....
I like the idea of a 'about us' page. I think we used to have one, I'll try and get it reinstated.
What are the new features? I can't wait!
Congrats - that is amazing - but I understand why (you have a fantastic site!)...
This year was great! I can't believe it went up 75%! Let's make 2011 even better! :D
@legobob Have a look at this... *EvilgeniusHAHAHA*
Oh, and I have brickset as my homepage, so that probably added a few views to the count. Not that that'd make much difference, but it may have given an extra 50 or so. ^^
Well done Brickset!
Congrats to Huw and the mods! Great site and am looking forward to finding out more about you guys from the 'About' page. (^_^)
Congratulations Huw!!! I never realised how popular your website was. Keep up the good work!! :)
^^^ The 'Advanced Collection Manager' is not one of the updates, I'm still thinking about how best to implement that without cluttering and confusing the interface.
And to all of you that have Brickset as your homepage, I'm humbled :-) Even I don't have it set as mine!
I Actualy go on brick set 10 times a minute.
^ Scary.
^^*Gasp* HUW! :) BTW, I also have Brickset as my homepage.
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1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. | 1 "Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate. |
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. | 2 Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams. |
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man. | 3 Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one." |
4 Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. | 4 Our Redeemer--the LORD Almighty is his name-- is the Holy One of Israel. |
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms. | 5 "Sit in silence, go into darkness, Daughter of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms. |
6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. | 6 I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke. |
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This Isn't the First Time Michael Bloomberg Has Talked About How He'd Dress as a Woman
October 17, 2013
"If I were a woman, I think I'd wear high heels." That's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to the New Yorker's Rebecca Mead. The full quote: "I like women and I think that they look stunning in high heels — not that they look bad without high heels.


text: Korin Rolles, 22, of Longview is under arrest on DUI charges after an incident reported yesterday afternoon in the area of Glenwood Drive and Lynn Place. Calls about an erratic driver started coming in around 5:30 pm, with witnesses reporting that a woman in a small SUV was all over the road. The 911 callers said that the driver was speeding up and slowing down, was swerving into the oncoming lane, and was driving as fast as 50 miles an hour in the residential neighborhood. A Sheriff's Deputy caught up with the suspect, but wasn't able to get her to pull over until they got down to 30th and Pacific Way. The Deputy also says that the driver backed into a guard rail during the stop. Field sobriety tests were administered, along with a breath test. Rolles reportedly blew a .231, nearly triple the legal limit. Because of her level of intoxication, Rolles was taken to Saint John Medical Center for several hours, before being booked into the Cowlitz County Jail. Her car was also impounded.


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By: Daniel Kennedy (Jan 26, 2009)
I joined this CSA last year and cannot wait for it to resume this summer, everything was amazing and Phil is very passionate and knowledgeable about everything he grows. He always has new treats that I have never seen before and the tomato and garlic tasting is fantastic. Thanks Phil looking forward to seeing you this summer!
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