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One more victory and the UVM women's hockey team should secure its first home game for the Hockey East playoffs. The Catamounts (13-13-4, 9-7-1) will seek that win at New Hampshire this weekend when they face the Wildcats (9-18-2; 4-11-2) … Continue reading
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The Duck Conservation Society picked up 25 wood duck nesting boxes built by students from South Effingham High School.
SAVANNAH – Official enrollment numbers for the start of the winter quarter 2010, show an increase of 18.8 percent in total credit enrollment from the same quarter last year, marking the second consecutive quarter that enrollment has topped 5,000 and the largest ever enrollment for winter quarter.
The Effingham County School System congratulates the staff and faculty from Rincon Elementary for the job they did in shutting down their school for the 2009 winter holidays.
Fourteen members of the South Effingham High School Future Business Leaders of America competed at the Georgia FBLA Region 3 Leadership Conference in Jesup on Jan. 21.
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.-Gardner-Webb University announced that Jennifer M. Gomez of Rincon made the Dean's List during fall semester.
Effingham County schools have raised $25,801 for Haiti relief efforts.
Who needs bells and whistles when you've got Promethean boards, acoustic guitars and a shiny new gym/auditorium?
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is the oldest patriotic organization in the county and the Springfield chapter will soon celebrate its chapter being 50 years old, having been organized in 1960. They held a quilt raffle and the proceeds will help fund the many projects of the local chapter.
Pre-kindergarten applications for the 2010-11 school year will be available on Feb. 1. You may pick up an application from any of the schools, the Effingham County Board of Education Office (and on the Board's Web site: effinghamschools.com), the Effingham County Health Department or from the Department of Family and Children Services in Springfield.
The 12 members of the Effingham YMCA's Christian Leadership Academy took part in Effingham Day at the Capitol and a had a resolution in their honor read on the floor of the state House of Representatives.
Students at South Effingham High School raised $4,021 for Haiti relief efforts last week, more than any other school in the county.
The Effingham County Board of Education unanimously agreed at its meeting Thursday night to cut five days from the 2009-10 calendar, with the school year now ending on May 14 instead of May 21
ALBANY- Dana L Shores of Rincon made the Merit List at Darton College in Albany for the fall 2009 semester. To qualify for the Merit List, a student must be part time and have earned a 3.4 or higher grade point average.
Elisabeth Shabi of Rincon was among the 349 students named to the Reinhardt College Dean's List for fall semester 2009.
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Five Effingham County high school students will check into Valdosta State University this Sunday, along with a few hundred others of the state's most ...
Effingham County Board of Education members and administrators are continuing to pore over a projected $91.3 million budget that could include raises - and may ...
Three teachers from Effingham County schools were selected recently to spend part of their summer engaging in hands-on field work and dynamic techniques to integrate ...
WALESKA-Madison Evans, a sophomore from Rincon, was among the 378 students named to the Reinhardt University dean's list for spring semester 2015.
The headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC announced recently that Effingham County High School Unit GA-938, has been awarded the Air Force ...
TIFTON-Students who achieved academic excellence in their course work during the spring term were recently recognized at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. ABAC cites its ...
MOUNT VERNON- Herschel Aubry Paulk of Guyton qualified for the dean's list at Brewton-Parker College of Mount Vernon for the spring 2015 semester, announced ...
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I would like to post a photo or two for opinions and comments. I find it hard to navigate and to find an attach so I can post. I am not very computer savy. Currently I can not post an avatar that is accepted,.
hi there, J Loring
I too find it a bit of a mystery navigating around the site, but I guess with time I too will uncover areas of the site such as this particular one.
I did look at your painting of waves breaking on the beach. You asked for comments: It's always better when you can stand and look at the actual painting and talk to the other artist to ask and find out what they were thinking etc. However, that is not possible so here is my only comments and they are things that I try to do or think about with each of my paintings.
Your painting is quite nice, I do like it. you should when possible study waves and try to spend as much time painting from life as nature can offer us a lot of advice. Try to study other great marine artists works when it comes to water and see how they approach the subject. Waugh is one of the artists that is very good and also Christopher Blossom is another.
waves take on the colours of the sky and a few lost edges in the breaking wave can help towards the sense of a mass of water....it is fluid and always moving, try to avoid, when possible, your water from looking like a solid mass.
That is my comments and as I said your painting is good just remember to watch nature do her thing and she will teach you the subject.
I am assuming that you have posted the painting of the waves for our general comment.
I think it is excellent. I hope the colors of the photo are close to those of the painting because it looks beautiful. There is a feeling of peace in the picture. Keep up the fine work.
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We face the ominous likelihood that in the near future there will be a disruption in climate-quality ocean color data as both MODIS Aqua and SeaWiFS are beyond their designed mission lifetimes. Unfortunately, there is nothing in the first round of Earth Science Decadal Survey plans for EOS-level climate sensors beyond VIIRS on NPP (and then VIIRS on NPOESS). The Decadal Survey recommends a 2013-2016 launch date for the Aerosol/Cloud/Ecosystems (ACE) mission—a mission that if structured properly could significantly contribute to our community. Our understanding, however, is that even a 2016 launch for ACE is optimistic and would require funding for mission planning to begin no later than 2009. As it looks now, both MODIS-Aqua and SeaWiFS sensors are likely to be dead long before the ACE mission's launch.
In contrast to other international partnerships, such as with altimetry, we are not getting much help with global ocean color measurements from our international partners. Unfortunately, present ocean color missions are limited at best. For example, the European Space Agency's (ESA) MERIS mission has a narrow swath (only a third of SeaWiFS's) and has several image quality issues (radiometric inconsistencies, scan line dependence in derived products, no vicarious calibration procedure in place, etc.). We are not able to routinely receive global MERIS Level 1 data nor do we have detailed pre-flight characterization data, so there is no existing way for us to work with ESA to fix these problems. Nearly all other international ocean color missions in space today lack global coverage and are experimental imagers with narrow swaths and poorly characterized imaging capabilities. Again, data access remains difficult and we have little ability to understand their capabilities. Future international missions are likewise problematic, as launch dates are far into the future, and we anticipate the same problems we have today with current international sensors (limited access to data, poor sensor characterization, etc.).
We see three choices that the Space and Earth science agencies can make; each has serious and long-term consequences for our scientific discipline, the management of ocean resources, and society's ability to understand climate change and mitigate human impacts on ocean habitats and ecosystems. These are:
Aggressively pursue and document improvements to the VIIRS sensor on NPP that enable it to meet the specifications required for climate capable ocean color observatories,
Implement a stand-alone, global ocean color mission, or
Continue with plans of flying NPP, but in full recognition of its consequences.
An aggressive rehabilitation of VIIRS on NPP is theoretically possible, and scientists and engineers at NASA GSFC have long been considering it. As you likely know, there are many issues (institutional, contractual, fiscal, schedule, interagency agendas, etc.) that will make the successful rehabilitation of VIIRS extremely difficult. This strategy will require a much improved and transparent pre-launch testing and on-orbit calibration/validation program (including on-orbit maneuvers for lunar calibrations) than is in place today for the NPP program. Even if this plan were to be pursued, there is no certainty that it will work in the end. For example, the MODIS sensor on the Terra platform has yet to provide stable ocean color data products despite many person years of effort. MODIS on Terra has shown substantial radiometric signal degradation on orbit (up to 40%). This degradation varies with scan angle and mirror-side and may have resulted from damage done to the mirror coatings in pre-launch testing after its pre-launch characterization. Limitations with the on-orbit calibration system (e.g., solar diffuser door anomaly, inability to track polarization changes) have resulted in temporal variations in calibrated radiances that obfuscate ocean color trends. Seven years after its launch, researchers at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) are still working to produce high-quality, ocean color data products from MODIS on Terra.
A gap-filling mission in the spirit of SeaWiFS can be implemented and flown. SeaWiFS is a success story of the "better, faster, cheaper" version of NASA. A dedicated, single-instrument ocean mission can be flown easily and cost-effectively. NASA has launched "quick recovery" missions before. The Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) mission was launched to fill the critical data gap created after the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) failed. The ocean color science community has learned much over the last decade about what is required for a successful mission. NASA HQ has requested a detailed concept study for this type of mission and this work is being conducted at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This gap-filling sensor could also be placed on a mission of opportunity. This is clearly the lowest-risk option for insuring that high-quality ocean color data are available for the next decade of science and applications.
The last choice is the situation we find ourselves in today, and arguably the worst-case scenario. Staying the course with NPP will clearly not result in climate-quality ocean color data. This decision must be made with the understanding that these data will not be available at the time when efforts to address climate change, coastal hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, fisheries health, ocean acidification, and many other issues are accelerating. The bottom line


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2014 Winners - Best Art Fairs in America!
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ArtFairCalendar.com has just finished its 2nd annual "America's Best Art Fairs" survey and we announce the winners. This is the only national online survey of the country's juried art fairs and craft shows, designed to reward the festivals that create opportunities connecting artists and communities to celebrate the arts.
We asked our mailing list of over 50,000 art fair patrons what was the best art fair in the country and had an amazing nationwide response. Nearly 90% of the respondents completed the lengthy 20 question survey and the answers were both expected and intriguing.
Not surprisingly: people love to attend art fairs and many travel long distances to do so. The overall conclusion is: Art is Alive and Well in America and attendance at the nation's shows is proof of that.
Listen to find out what the Top 50 shows in the country are as voted on by the people who attend them and collect art. Find out which they have chosen as the best regional fairs, best urban fair, best small market show and the best cities for art fairs.
We'll share the survey answers on:
what makes a show "Best"
why people say they attend an art fair
how art fair goers find out about shows to attend
why they don't attend shows they used to love
how far they travel to art fairs
their suggestions for show organizers
Laura Berarducci from the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau also reports on the economic impact of the Ann Arbor Art Fairs in that community.
The mission of ArtFairCalendar.com is to promote the unique American tradition of art fairs by showcasing the events where art collectors find hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind fine work for sale and encourage the interaction of client and creator.
Artists, Art Fairs & ZAPP®
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Most artists have made their peace with the digital upload systems, www.Zapplication.org, www.JuriedArtServices.com and www.EntryThingy.com. If you want to participate in the better shows you sign up and upload your images for the jury.
But how did this get started and what is the relationship of the individual artist or individual art fair with these systems?
Here are our experts:
photographer Larry Oliverson who was instrumental in introducing the concept of online applications to the art fair business by bringing artists, art fairs and Westaf (the agency which provides ZAPP) together painter Kathleen Eaton who is an artist member of the ZAPP Oversight Committee and is writing a book about the history of art fairs Leah Charney, Manager of ZAPP®, oversees the ZAPP product and the 350+ clients, 570+ events and more than 60,000 active artists that use the system These guests have a long history with the organization and can provide both historical data as well as current operating information.
We'll discuss the myths and truths about:
how ZAPP has changed the art fair business ZAPP's relationship with the shows best practices on preparing your application and making digital systems work for you what an "artist advisor" does ZAPP is going to be around for a long time and understanding its processes and using it to its fullest is advantageous to everyone in the art fair business.
Call into the show: (805) 243-1338.
How to Bring Buyers to the Art Fairs
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What can an art fair do to bring serious buyers to attend their events to buy art?
Our guests today are from two of the top rated shows in the country. Tne La Quinta Arts Festival is a large festival held in an affluent area in California. Art on the Square is in Belleville, Illinois, a small town near St. Louis with nearly the opposite demographics, yet both shows excel at bringing collectors to their events and their sales figures are "above average."
How do they do it?
The guests are:
Christi Salamone, Executive Director, La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA Kathleen Hughes, Events Manager, La Quinta Arts Festival Patty Gregory, Director, Art on ths Square, Belleville, IL Anyone who has ever run an art fair, or thought they wanted to run an art fair, will learn a lot from these experienced guests. Do you want lots of applications to your show? The most important thing an event can do is bring in those committed buyers.
Artists Running Art Fairs: Bonnie Blandford & Carla Fox
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Jewelers Bonnie Blandford, in Michigan, and Carla Fox, in Oregon, are artists who organize popular annual art fairs in Kalamazoo and Bend, respectively.
Join us as we learn about their passion to create a marketplace where their fellow artists can sell their work. How do these women do it all? Create distinctive one of a kind work, travel to art fairs and host events for their peers?
Pick up tips on how you can do this in your community.
How Art Fairs Choose and Run Their Juries
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In a business full of taking chances the first big challenge an artist has is to make the jury cut at the shows. After all, if you can't get into the show you aren't in business. I'll be speaking with
Mo Riley, Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair: Mo came to the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (the original one) about 3 years ago from the Detroit Festival of the arts. She inherited a complex jury system that has over a dozen jurors from various media who attend on consecutive days, breaking the jurying down into small pieces. Lyn Sedlak-Ford, Board Member Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR: one of a group of 14 artists who started this show 17 years ago. There are 3 left of the original group. We'll talk about how an artist's organization chooses a jury and what they expect from their jurors. Jerry Allen Gilmore, juror for many of the nation's best art fairs: with an MFA in painting and drawing he has had a career both as an artist, exhibiting internationally, and as an arts administrator in Colorado. Currently he is concentrating on curatorial projects, artist portfolio reviews, jurying for regional and national art institutions and on his own artwork. We'll talk about:
how to choose a jury, qualifications, diversity, experience demands on the jury how they showcase the applications jury instruction different kinds of jurying jury experiences and recommendations what your jury fee is buying you
High Winds, Liability, Flying Tents and Art Fairs
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Everything an Artist Needs to Know about Insurance
Art fairs can be a dangerous business fraught with problems of high winds, theft, traveling with artwork, liability issues, damages to equipment and accidents of all kinds.
Valerie Bjarnson, Director of Online Programs for Veracity Insurance Solutions whose innovative insurance programs have made reasonably priced insurance available to artists, joins Connie Mettler to discuss why an artist needs liability insurance.
We'll discuss
liability issues bodily injury and property damage weather related losses theft and the best way insurance can keep protect you and your livelihood whether you only do a few shows a year or are a full time art fair traveler participating in more shows than you can remember.
Get definitive answers for all your insurance questions and learn more: www.ACTinspro.com.
Beating the Odds - Artists at the Nation's Top Art Fairs
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Connie Mettler will be speaking with
Kathrine Allen-Coleman, a painter from Georgia who participated in Coconut Grove, Reston, Old Town, Columbus, Des Moines, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and more Andrew Shea, a glass blower from Minnesota who was in Belleville, Old Town, Des Moines, Madison, Uptown, Port Clinton, Saint Louis and more Bruce Reinfeld, a photographer from Philadelpia who was Columbus, Des Moines, Cherry Creek, Plaza and more All of these artists had "dream" schedules in 2011. Join us as we talk about their experiences, how they manage to have such a great track record getting the top shows and their 2012 plans.
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Connie Mettler, publisher of ArtFairCalendar.com and moderator at ArtFairInsiders.com is joined by Internet marketing expert Scott Fox to celebrate ArtFairCalendar'com's 11th anniversary online and the 6th for ArtFairInsiders.com.
They'll be drawing names for over 50 prizes donated by artists, art suppliers, show organizers and art equipment manufacturers around the country -- plus art lessons in San Francisco and music festival passes in Tennessee!
And just for fun they've got great stories from the art fair business that make this worth a listen.
From Florida to Michigan - How Directors Market Their Shows
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How does an art festival market their event to the public without big name entertainers, wine tasting areas, children's stages, interactive activities for fairgoers? In other words, strictly an art fair.
Sharon McAllister, Executive Director of ArtFest Fort Myers (FL) joins Sara Shambarger, Director of Art Fairs, at the Krasl Art Center, including Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff in St. Joseph, MI, on this episode. Sharon and Sara have been in the art fair business for well over fifteen years, travel to visit other art fairs and have a wide perspective on creating a community-wide event that facilitates "buy-in" by the local population.
This show will have strategic information that will be useful to artists and show organizers
We'll talk about:
what they do to make an art fair attractive to buyers and how artists are their partners in doing this
how artists can help them in their mission to bring buyers to the shows
what they think artists can be do to maximize their sales
the challenges they face marketing tthe events during "high season" in their resort communities
how to bring in an audience when the focus is solely on the art fair, without big name entertainers, wine tasting, road races, zumbathons, stilt walkers, intrusive sponsor booths, children's stages
WINNERS! America's Best Art Fair Survey
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ArtFairCalendar.com has just finished its 1st annual "America's Best Art Fairs" survey and we are announcing the winners on this podcast.
We asked our mailing list of nearly 50,000 art fair patrons what was the best art fair in the country and had an amazing response from across the nation. Nearly 96% completed the lengthy 22 question survey and the answers were both expected and intriguing.
Not surprising: people love to attend art fairs and many travel long distances to do so and plan them as part of their vacations. The overall conclusion is: Art is Alive and Well in America and attendance at the nations shows is proof.
Listen to find out what are the Top 50 shows in the country as voted on by the people who attend them and collect art. Find out which they have chosen as the best regional fairs, best urban fair, bestt small market show and the best cities for art fairs.
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what makes a show "Best" why people say they attend an art fair how art fair goers find out about shows to attend why they don't attend shows they used to love how far they travel to art fairs their suggestions for show organizers The Best Art Fairs Awards is the first national online survey of the nation's juried fairs, designed to reward those festivals that create opportunities connecting artists and communities to celebrate the arts.
The mission of ArtFairCalendar.com is to promote the American tradition of art fairs by showcasing the events where art collectors can find hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind fine art pieces for sale by the professional artist community and encourage the interaction of client and creator.
That's All Folks! 2013 Art Fair Wrap Up
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We did it! We completed another year of art fairs. Before we get too far into the future we'll take a look back at 2013 for an assessment. The guests are:
Nels Johnson, photographer from Florida, in the business since 1976
Jim Parker, photographer from Michigan
Melanie Rolfes, painter from Georgia
Kelly Smith, sculptor from California, second generation art fair artist
We'll ferret out their backgrounds so we have context for understanding their answers, then we find out their best and worst shows, their favorite shows, their best stories and biggest disappointments, plus - their plans for making 2014 a banner year and a special tip from each for newcomers to the business.
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How do I get into the good art fairs and how do I make money when I get there?
These are the universal questions that need to be answered for earning a living in the fine art and fine craft show business. Our expert guests Larry Berman and Bruce Baker lead the way.
Larry Berman lends his expertise on creating great images that will "wow" they jury and Bruce Baker shares his experience on creating a great booth and meeting the customer. Between the two you'll have the answers and there is only one thing left for you to do: make great art.
Larry Berman has a long career in photography, including being the staff photographer for the NY Nets. He has been exhibiting at art fairs for over 30 years and was one of the first to recognize the importance of digital imagery in the art fair business and was responsible for the ZAPP image format which displays all jury images the same size. He has built a career improving jury images for artists and/or photographing their artwork. He has held seminars on jury images and does consulting with artists and art fairs.
Bruce Baker began selling his jewelry at retail and wholesale shows in the 1980's. Taking what he learned there he began consulting full time in 2005 sharing his retailing and business experience with a variety of groups ranging from Artists, Main Street Merchants, to Farm Market vendors, conducting over 600 marketing and production related workshops in the past two decades. He leads training sessions helping artists be more productive and competitive in the international marketplace.
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For almost a decade, two Tennessee men operated a multinational scheme to illegally buy and sell narwhal tusks.
Narwhals are rare, toothed whales found in the Arctic Ocean and North Sea.
Jay Conrad of Lakeland and Eddie Dunn of Eads pleaded guilty in Anchorage to working with a Canadian man starting in 2003 to import more than 100 tusks from Eastern Canada into Maine.
After receiving the tusks in Tennessee, Conrad and Dunn marketed and sold the tusks using auction sites, including eBay, and sold to well-known buyers of ivory. Buyers were located in Alaska and elsewhere in the United States.
Conrad and Dunn paid the Canadian supplier to purchase and provide more tusks for resale.
The scheme brought in roughly $1.1 million worth of tusks, of which between $400,000 and $1 million were sold.
"In this conspiracy, Dunn and Conrad flouted U.S. law and international agreements that protect marine mammals like the narwhal from commercial exploitation," said Acting Assistant Attorney Robert General Dreher. "If left unchecked, this illegal trade has the potential to irreparably harm the species."
Dunn is scheduled to be sentenced by in the District of Alaska on March 20. The maximum penalty for conspiring to illegally traffic and trafficking narwhal tusks is five years of incarceration and a fine of $250,000.
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The amazing Slumdog Millionaire just can't shrug off that Oscar glow. Fresh from the news that the adorable child stars are going to get their own houses in India is the incredibly exciting announcement that Dev Patel is going to appear in the ACTUAL television show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in the UK. He's reported to be in negotiations to play alongside director Danny Boyle to try and win a million quid for children's street charity Railway Children.
"We were approached by Railway Children about doing the special — and we think it would be fantastic. Danny and Dev would play together, as with all our celebrity specials, but filming depends on their availability," a production source tells The Sun.
Reports are also swirling that producers are planning a musical version of the hit movie — just like, er, Sister Act! — with profits to be ploughed back into the slums and kids' charities. And Freida Pinto's been signed up by Woody Allen to be in his next movie. And look – here's a lovely photo of the kids at LAX, before they went back to India for a heroes' welcome. Ahhhh. Can we take anymore feelgood news? [Photo: Splash News Online]


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Mississippi State University, a Carnegie Foundation Very High Research University, is a comprehensive land-grant institution with more than 20,000 students and nearly 1,300 full-time faculty members. The ECE Department has an approximate enrollment of over 400 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students with 70 being at the Ph.D. level. The department is ranked in the top 12% nationally in research expenditures by the National Science Foundation. The university is located in Starkville, a vibrant community located in northeast Mississippi. For more detailed information on the department please visit our website www.ece.msstate.edu.
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I am good at very few things.sd
One of those things is pontificating about things in which i have no real reason to pontificate on. Politics is (are?) one of those things. So, seeing as I have the forum and/or soapbox to do so, I might as well make use of it.
I was watching The Colbert Reportsd2 and some guysd3 was talking about California's new proposed law (initiative?) that makes partisan primaries, well, illegal. Basically, what would happen is that there would be an open primary and the top two vote getters would be in the actual election.
To be honest I'm not totally against this. Partially because of Colbert's reaction. He says, basically, that this will create more elected moderates. Now, again, I'm not a guy who's in the in on politics and who does what and how much senator x plays to the base and how much he plays to the corporations, but I don't really see this as a bad idea. Like seriously. This is probably one of the better ideas I've seen come out of politics in a while.
Look, in most states/districts, the primary is laughable anyway. Like the OH-11 (where humble ditriech is from) has been solidly Dem since 1983 (the year young ditriech was born). And it's not just there. The California 5th, the Michigan 15th and the Pennsylvania 2nd have been solid Democrat since 1949, 1933 (when the frakking district was created), and 1949 respectively. And the Louisiana 1st, Missouri 8th, Wyoming at large and the Tennessee 2nd have been Republican since 1977, 1981, 1979 (when former Vice President Dick "Go fuck yourself" Cheney was the rep) and 1867.
Seriously. Think about that last one. A non-Republican hasn't won the Tennessee 2nd since the fucking Civil War for frak's sake. What is the point of a partisan primary there?
And in the competitive states, the candidates that better represent their constituents interests, regardless of party, will typically be in the top two. So how is this bad? How is the fact that an elected official accurately represents where they come from a bad thing? Why can't we do this a) in California, and b) everywhere?
Playing to extremists obviously isn't working. I mean, that's what got us these Tea Partiers and the fact that they can actually change Republican primariessd4 to begin with isn't it? Let's govern America by actual Americans with actual beliefs instead of a party line. At the very least, it would be shit tons more fun.
Previous Week: 17-10 (.629)The Week before that: 11-5-1 (.647)Rolling 3 Week: 40-22-1 (.634)YTD: 17-10
Last week was a decent week for me if I do say so myself. I went 17-10, didn't get too many rabbits. Drank a lot at the Rhino and at the Dutchman's. Life is good. I mean, I was upset about the way the game ended an all. But a win's a win. Or something. Picks after the fold.
I am different. This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, because by definition everyone is different. But the best way to describe me is differentsd1. The littlest things make me happy. Case in point: everything I've ever become a fan of on facebook. Also: my facebook profile itself. But I saw something that everyonesd2 can enjoy.
I went to a bar yesterday.
This was mostly because one of my coworkers had come in and we had this conversation:
Him: "It's such a nice day outside
Me: It really is.
Him: You want to go to Clyde's and have a drink?
Me: Yes.
So, we walk over to Clyde's.
Sadly, the outdoor bar at Clyde's doesn't seem to have beer. Only liquor. So, I order my liquor standby, a seven and seven (7 & 7? Biz can I get a ruling on this?).
After the first couple of sips of my drink, I espiedsd3 something behind the bartender.
That's right. Muthafuckin' Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. The font is even reminiscent of the tv show's fontsd4
So, after talking some to the bartender, we ask for taste. And it is amazing. Quite possibly the best Sweet Tea Vodka in all the Verse.
Now I just need to find out where I can buy it (which is, honestly, as easy as going here, calling the distributor in DC and asking. But I'm lazy) so that I can create a true "John Daly".
Somebody remind me to tell them this story. Its a straight BK/ditriech extravaganza. I promise.
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The revival of tapas style dining over the last few years has cemented Melbourne's obsession with small plate dining. Sharing is caring after all, and patrons have finally realised the fun and variety that Europeans and Asians have known for years. Join me for an exploration of Melbourne's tapas dining scene. Part 2 is here.
Movida Chain ( Movida Bar de Tapas, Movida Next Door, Movida Aqui )
Melbourne's darling tapas chain – owner Frank Camorra has translated Spanish cuisine for the Melbournian crowds for the last 10 years. The success of the original Movida has led to the opening of ' Movida Aqui' and the more casual ' Movida Next Door'. Dishes are plated to perfection and I can't count the number of memorable dishes I have tasted at this alleyway icon. Choose from individual tapa or larger raciones plates.
Stand out dish: Air-dried Wagyu w/ Poached Organic Egg and Truffle Foam (AMAZINGG)
San Telmo
Argentinian Parilla grill is star of the show at San Telmo. The Latin American inspired menu is heavily centred on meat, with a few curveballs such as Peruvian ceviche and a selection of tasty side dishes. All steak dishes arrive with a serving of chimichurri and salsa – a perfect acidic accompaniment.San Telmo. The Latin American inspired menu is heavily centred on meat, with a few curveballs such as Peruvian ceviche and a selection of tasty side dishes. All steak dishes arrive with a serving of chimichurri and salsa – a perfect acidic accompaniment.
Stand out dish : Hanger Steak w/ Chimichurri
Cumulus Inc
A Flinders Lane staple, Cumulus Inc with its minimal decor, buzzing atmosphere and open kitchen dining is an enjoyable premise to dine. Andrew McConnell – the man behind Cumulus Inc is the same Chef behind the equally successful Cutler & Co and Golden Fields. (No Bookings)
Stand Out Dish: Wagyu Bresaola w/ Terragon
Despite having been opened for so long, queues still stretch out the door at this Mexican eatery. Word of advice, arrive early for a more pleasant experience, otherwise expect a 1-2 hour queue. Dishes are centred on zesty, fresh, bold flavours, that so many of us have come to love about Mexican cuisine. (No Bookings)
Stand Out Dish: Street Style Chargrilled Corn w/ quesa, chipotle mayo & lime
Replacing ' The Aylesbury', Bomba is a recently opened tapas bar, hustling and bustling with inner city crowds. The rooftop bar with a glittering view of Melbourne's skyscrapers is sublime on a summer evening. Coupled with the delicious spanish rooted menu, this surely is an inner city heaven.
Stand Out Dish: Chocolate Croquettes in Vanilla custard
Bohemian Bar & Restaurant
Walking along the Yarra at night is admittedly romantic. Southwharf is one of those unfortunate beautiful areas of Melbourne that is quieter than deserved. The Bohemian is an underrated restaurant serving a range of Spanish influenced tapas. I have a soft spot for anything Potato, but the Potato Cubes with soft poached gooey quail egg and scattered truffle was a definitive winner.
Stand Out Dish: Potato Cubes w/ Quail egg, Truffle & Parmesan
Portello Rosso
Portello Rosso, like all famous Melbourne institutions, is tucked within a laneway. The Chef's selection is a great option if you are overwhelmed with the choices of tapas. It was also great value for money, receiving 8 dishes at $45 per head.
Stand Out Dish: Mussels w/ Green, Red Chillies and Tomato
Bar Lourinha
A cosy little tapas bar tucked behind Collins St, Bar Lourinha is the perfect destination for intimate dining and complex cocktails. The menu is constantly changing with a multitude of European influences. Great place for a date ; )
Stand Out Dish: Braised Suckling Goat w/ Roast Potato
The Moat
The Moat is hidden within the corner basement of the State Library and Wheeler Center. Cosy and elegant, the underground feeling creates an intimate setting for Mediterranean influenced tapas with the calm tranquility of its classical library inspired decor. Dishes are beautifully plated.
Stand Out Dish: Mojito cured ocean trout w/ red soft poached egg, finger lime caviar and Valencia orange jelly
Dig- A- Pony
Surprise West-side entrant, Dig- A- Pony has food worthy to contend with its CBD competitors. Housed within a beautiful old Yarraville hotel, dishes were detail oriented and flavoursome.
Stand Out Dish: Blue Swimmer Crab w/ Avocado salsa on Toasted Corn Bread
* Note: This list excludes Asian style Tapas. Part II, coming soon!
Where's your favourite place for tapas?
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You know what won't be available in the beta? The Sylvari and the Asura, once again. ArenaNet's included Lion's Arch in this newest beta build, but that's about all that's new. I've gone on record as saying that I'm perfectly content to wait 'til launch for the Asura and Sylvari so that they're all pristine and new and ready to be explored, but I've got to say that that contentedness gets a little more strained each time we hear or see new stuff about the Sylvari. That's been true for months upon months, but it just keeps getting better. Eye of the North, it seems reasonable that most players (at least those who've played the expansion) would be able to take them seriously. The diminutive little geniuses have been changed for Guild Wars 2 so that they appear much more likable, cute, and even comical (there is no glee quite like that of seeing an Asura heft his hammer up on his shoulder as he jaunts about), but we as players remember that they're also devious, snarky, and brilliant. It's easy to balance their oddly adorable demeanor (mostly "oddly" because of the lizard lips, in my opinion) against the lore and stories that tell us that they're not necessarily to be trifled with... unless you relish the prospect of a huge protector golem crashing through your door.
The Sylvari were a bit of a different story, though, originally. While the lore behind their origin is awesome -- a human, world-weary and tired of fighting and heartache, finds a seed which he gives to his centaur (again with the centaurs!) buddy, who plants it, watches it begin to grow, then dies and leaves behind the Guild Wars universe equivalent of the Ten Commandments to to keep the budding tree company -- the original Sylvari were hard to take seriously. For one thing, we didn't know much about their personality. Before the companion novels reared their heads, in fact, we didn't really have characters to relate to at all. We had the origin story of the Sylvari, and we had their appearance.
I'm incredibly pleased with the Sylvari redesign. Kristen Perry, heavens bless her, took the Sylvari from being children who looked a lot more like brightly colored elves walking around with leaves and twigs attached to parts of their body to being much more fantastical humanoid plants whose appearance is less of a costume and more of a fundamental embodiment of nature. Not only does this give them a marvelous aesthetic that ties them much more closely to nature, but it also makes it easier to appreciate the Sylvari as complex and potent.
While the Sylvari are children, what little we've seen of them doesn't lend itself to the idea that they're all innocent. On the contrary, they seem to be spiritual successors to some of the less necessarily lighthearted fay found in myths. Given that, you can imagine my delight upon reading about Game Informer's experience in the Sylvari starter area. The personal story options and some of the gameplay described are wonderfully exciting to me. Minor plot line revelations to follow, so if you're spoiler-sensitive, consider yourself warned.
Part of the Sylvari character creation involves deciding what your character saw during his or her time in the race's mystical shared Dream, with a white stag, a green knight, and the shield of the moon offered as answers. Going down the green knight path, players encounter their own personal antagonist in the form of Bercilak, around whom the first 10ish levels of personal story seem to revolve. People were quick to make the connection between Bercilak, the green knight vision, and old tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The white stag and the Nightmare Court, among other things, are similar throwbacks to already-existing mythology. It's obviously not a direct transplant of the story, but there's evidently enough of the established mythology peeking through to convey some of the ideas and feelings that ArenaNet wants associated with the Sylvari. Since this race has previously been described as ArenaNet's chance to really show off the magical element of the world, this sort of stuff is awesome. It's leaving me itching to explore more.
Another fun element of the Game Informer article was a reference to a Plants vs. Zombies-esque personal story instance, where players placed seeds strategically to create mortar and trap plants to fend off waves of undead attackers. It's nice to see this sort of variety cropping up, and I hope that further exploration down all the races' storylines will turn up more examples of truly diverse content.
And other stuff
Again, this month's beta event is going on this weekend, from 3 p.m. EDT on Friday the 27th to 3 a.m. EDT Monday morning. The Massively crew, as ever, will be there. One of the particular delights of the openness of this event is that with no NDA restrictions on us, we (like everyone else participating) are able to share our experiences with you as fully as possible! Check out our streaming guide for this week to check out when we'll be livestreaming our gameplay. I can tell you that I'm streaming here at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday afternoon. We'll hopefully check out one of the 15 to 25 zones together -- does that sound fun? I'll also be doing some streaming for Guild Wars 2 Live on Saturday evening. I'm sure this is an exciting time for the GW2Live team; it's the devs first chance to actually act out their title, which has just got to be gratifying.
If you don't have to limit yourself to vicarious experience, then congratulations! I can't wait to hear about everyone's experience this weekend!
This weekend is also Guild Wars' 7th anniversary, although the beta weekend seems to be rather taking the cake. I wonder whether the Guild Wars NPCs don't feel rather like older siblings, confused about why on earth people would be making such a fuss about the new addition to the family.
Elisabeth Cardy is a longtime Guild Wars player, a personal friend of Rytlock Brimstone, and the writer of Flameseeker Chronicles here at Massively. The column updates on Tuesdays and keeps a close eye on Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, and anything bridging the two. Email Elisabeth at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Your bestest Quinoa recipe
Hi eaters; just starting another 4-week meatless challenge and I've stocked-up on one of my favourite ingredients: quinoa. On a normal general basis I really like to make warm and cold salads with quinoa, or baked quinoa-patties... but I'm always open to new ideas.
- Does anyone have a favourite way to prepare and serve quinoa they'd like to recommend?
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Rachel Allen's Homemade Pork Sausages with Colcannon and Applesauce
I'll admit it: I have a hard time saying the name "bangers and mash." It comes in a close second to that other British speciality, "spotted dick," in the list of foods I can't even begin to picture without giggling. Yet Rachel Allen's take on bangers and mash in her new book Rachel's Irish Family Food is sophisticated enough to warrant my serious attention. Her simple pork sausages are bound lightly with egg, bread crumbs, and a bit of garlic and parsley to season. Instead of going through with the trouble of casing the mixture, she simply rolls them into small, breakfast-sized links and gives them a slow brown on the stovetop. And in lieu of ordinary potatoes to serve alongside, Allen advocates for a verdant colcannon mash made velvety soft green cabbage buttery mashed russets. A dollop of quick stovetop applesauce adds a contrasting sweet-tart tang to each bite. More


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I enlisted in the military when I was 18 years old. Though I did have some bad experiences, the good outweighed the bad. When I first started out, I was in the Oregon National Guard. They paid my college 100% and gave me a small stipend to go to school. Once I transferred to the Reserves and changed states, the U.S. Army picked up the rest of the tab. Due to work obligations, and the military I didn't get my degree finished in the typical 4 years. I finally received my degree after 12 years of starting it, but I am proud to say that serving my country paid the majority of the bill. I ended up only paying approximately $8,000 total.
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The City Commission has asked City Manager Pete Peterson to negotiate with Bluff City's Baker's Construction on a plan that could deviate from the current contract to remedy possible drainage problems with a large detention basin being built on the Science Hill High School campus.
Right now, the consensus among commissioners is that reported problems with unsuitable soil may not be as bad as are being reported. Still, they want to make sure alternative fixes will work, that all environmental requirements are met and the city will not be legally liable should repairs not hold.
Commissioners were presented with several options at their Aug. 18 meeting but deferred action until more could be learned about the basin's condition and costs for properly completing the project. Presented with a nearly $103,000 option Thursday by Eugene Coleman with Johnson City's Tysinger Hampton & Partners Inc., commissioners again deferred the matter. The option was the least expensive, save from doing nothing at all.
"The contractor is waiting, and we're here to make things happen," said Commissioner Clayton Stout. "But I'm not ready to strap taxpayers with an extra $103,000."
Coleman's recommendation followed an inspection of the soil by GEO Services LLC which reported to the city that Baker Construction discovered unstable soil at subgrade level which is preventing them from continuing forward with final construction, including the installation of a clay liner.
The construction company was in the process of installing an underground drainage system which was going to be topped with a compacted clay liner. But the contractor found a soggy organic soil in what they reported was about 60 percent to 70 percent of what is called the subgrade — the material underneath the compacted layer at the bottom of the basin.
The suggested remedy included the application of cement and/or lime into the soft portions of the subgrade to provide a stable platform on which 18 inches of clay liner would be placed.
"With what we know, will the law allow us to do nothing?" Vice Mayor Phil Carriger asked Coleman.
He did not have an answer.
"With this option, is there no risk?" Carriger asked.
Coleman initially said no.
"You mean there is no risk? Carriger asked again.
"Well, there's always a risk," Coleman answered.
On Friday, four men stood in the middle of the basin in the hot sun. They reassessed the situation and reaffirmed the commissioners' conclusions.
"After talking with these guys, we're not going to do any more than is absolutely necessary," said Mayor Jeff Banyas after consulting with Allan Cantrell, city engineer; Tommy Burleson, the city's construction agent; and Randy Christiansen, who does building information modeling for Burleson.
The basin is in a Karst region, which means the area is apt to have sinkholes, and in some cases caves.
"You can't compact pudding," Christiansen said. "And since this is in a Karst region, it must be compacted and have a liner."
On Thursday, Banyas said he had been to the site the day before with a steel pole testing the ground. He asked Coleman if radar could be used to search for problems before additional money was spent.
"That's been there for 35 years, and I feel like we're being a little over regulated," Banyas said. "The surface is dry out there; there was only a small amount of soft soil. I think we could probably treat smaller areas. I'm not saying don't put the liner in, I'm just saying don't do it right now."
Burleson said the base contract to construct the basin was about $320,000. However, a $50,000 change to install a drainage system means there is no contingency money left.