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Calhoun's weekend degree program is ideal for students who work or have childcare challenges. The classes are offered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with online assignments during the week. There are two programs available: an emphasis in Administrative Skills and an emphasis in Business. Both of the programs are designed to give you the skills you need to find great jobs in the local market, and both offer paths to transfer to a 4-year university to complete a bachelor's degree.
Take One Class at a Time. Each class is completed in three weeks.
Students have a one-weekend break before the second class begins. This plan allows you to focus on one subject at a time and complete your degree in two-years by attending classes on weekends only (with supplemental online sessions).
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The cost for this compressed degree program is the same as Calhoun's regular tuition, but the program's sequence will affect the frequency of a student's financial aid disbursement.
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in the Buddha Hall at 300 Page Street
Select Sundays in 2015, 9 am - 4 pm
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Meditation is a combination of shamatha (calm abiding) and vipassana (insight). Shamatha practice helps tune our bodies and minds to aspects of ease, joy and abiding in the moment.
Let's explore guided relaxation exercises, stretching and periods of gentle meditation. Although we will focus on Shamatha practice, we will also discuss the various programs San Francisco Zen Center offers and how these meditative skills and training can be made available to us at work and home.
Lunch: We welcome you to bring your vegetarian lunch into our dining room or eat in our courtyards during the lunch break.
Fees: $50; $45 current members; $40 limited income. Some partial scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
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Barbara Comstock's letter to the editor (R&D tax credit a win for everyone, Aug. 1) shows that as a member of Congress she would be in lock step with the other Republicans whose favorite tool to resolve the country's needs is to reduce taxes on businesses and individuals. Yes, tax credits for research and development for Virginia might stimulate some increases in research and development, but injecting funds directly into improving the education that students receive, building state-of-the-art transportation such as the new Metro Silver Line and expanding Medicaid will lead to immediate gains in research and development for Virginians, instead of the trickle-down approach that tax credits rely on.
Businesses look to states that have outstanding educational opportunities for citizens to fill their employment requirements. However, the voting record of Comstock in the House of Delegates shows that she voted against increased funding for education, including voting against salary increases for teachers, against lowering the pupil to teacher ratio, and against additional positions for librarians and guidance counselors.
A well-functioning transportation system is a necessary condition to attract research and development. Comstock voted against the 2013 compromise that, among other things, funded the new Silver Line and is projected to raise more than $3.5 billion for roads and rails over five years and nearly $900 million annually after 2018. In 2012, she voted for a state budget that failed to include funding for the extension of Metro to Dulles Airport, which led to an increase in tolls on the Dulles Toll Road.
Comstock and other Republicans in the state blocked the expansion of Medicaid to its citizens, and as a result, have shortchanged this state's capacity to receive increased health care dollars from the federal government. Those states that have expanded the eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act already have increased commerce from extra health care, including increased payments to their hospitals, especially teaching hospitals. The likelihood that new medical facilities, a known stimulus for research and development, will open in Virginia is doubtful when there are so many other states that have more individuals covered by insurance.
Comstock has not been a friend to research and development during her tenure as delegate, as she claims in her letter. In addition, her lack of support for education, transportation and health has not benefited the lives of most Virginians. She should not be given the opportunity to take her "trickle down" economic approach to Congress.
Paula Gori, Oakton


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Articles About preservation easement
Easement to protect Glen for good
With the support of a resounding 10 nonprofit, state and local government agencies, as well as $1.6 million in secured funding, the Glen has taken its first step into the protective fold of a permanent conservation easement.
Green space funds waning
A state program used to preserve area farmland for a decade has been halted, hindering a local land trust's efforts to protect land from development.
Glen may become conservancy
The Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been saved from development several times in its 82-year history.
Green space funds go to Jacoby farm preservation
At their March 1 meeting, members of Yellow Springs Village Council unanimously approved contributing to the preservation of two farm properties, one of which includes the headwaters of the Jacoby Creek and is the first farm preserved within the Jacoby greenbelt.


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Dave Lavender: Night Sky Entertainment signs two regional bands
To pull a Big '80s A-Team quote out of the hat, "I love it when a plan comes together."
Last week, I got an e-mail from Nashville-based, West Virginia native Doretta Pugh Osburn that her Night Sky Entertainment (which also manages Redding Brothers and Gabriel) just signed Bug out of Charleston and Fletcher's Grove, the five-person jam band out of Hurricane and Winfield.
Saturday, we clunked our ski boots up to the Fireside Grille at Timberline Four Seasons Ski Resort in Davis, W.Va., and lo and behold, four hours from home, Fletcher's Grove was getting its two-drummer-driven, Garcia-approved groove on.
Made up of Ryan Krofcheck, Matt Marion, Wes Hager, Taylor Pratt and Adam Green, Fletcher's Grove filters its tunes whether original or covers (Phish, Rusted Root, Grateful Dead) through a melodic Dead-fed roots blend that's nothing but a peaceful, easy festival feeling in the ears.
That blend only gets better when part-time singer, Jenn Billups steps to the mic.
Go online at www.myspace.com/fletchersgrovewv to check out a handful of the band's original songs.
Honky tonk 'n' roll
Shamrocks Pub goes honky tonk 'n' rolling at 9 p.m. today as The Dirty Coal River Band, who was last seen and heard in our fair city backing up Jesco White, The Dancing Outlaw at a sold-out show at Shamrocks in '08, is back in the house.
The band's founder, Jay Hill, who has been backing up White at gigs around the country (including the one last year when they got booted out of the Ryman Auditorium), said things are moving like a spring flood for the band that's finishing its CD, which is fueled with equal parts, honky tonking, folk-rocking and bluegrassing.
Like it was when Jesco was here, the band will be taped by Jason Dobbins of J.D. Film Productions, out of the Clarksburg/Morgantown area.
Dobbins is working on a full-length documentary about the band, which will have special guest and sessions player Brandon Shuping sitting in with them on mandolin and banjo.
Go online at www.myspace.com/thedirtycoalriverband to get a slice of Boone County's best made up of Hill, Joey Dehart on bass, Joe Nichols on guitar and Josh Hager on drums.
War Eagle and Richie Tipton also are on tonight's bill at Shamrocks.
Brazilian beats to the H-Town streets
With temperatures hitting less than zero, it's somewhat of a mid-winter night's dream to think that someone would have the wisdom to book, oh, I don't know, one of the best pop artists ever out of Brazil to heat up the 40th annual Marshall University Winter Jazz Festival.
Yes, it's only a week before the Marshall Artists Series presents the Grammy-winning pianist, bandleader and composer Sergio Mendes at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. He'll bring in his Brazilian beats and sexy sambas to heat up Marshall University's Winter Jazz Festival at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
It's not a scientific study but about 1.5 seconds after I tossed in Mendes' "Timeless" CD (that he cooked up with Black Eyed Peas producer/songwriter will.i.am), my 6-year-old son, Will, broke out into a full-bore dance fit, getting down on the kitchen floor, break dancing to Mendes' hit "Mas Que Nada."
That spirit of feeling the music in every fiber of your body definitely pervades Mendes' infectious blends of rhythm and melody matched up with the additional energy of new artists such as Jill Scott, Fergie, John Legend, The Roots and others that Mendes and will.i.am gathered for "Timeless" and their latest collaborative effort, "Encanto."
At the Winter Jazz Festival, Mendes joins a who's who of jazz musicians from Clark Terry, Arturo Sandoval and the Count Basie Orchestra that have played the festival that was started by the late Marshall professor J.D. Folsom. Folsom founded the Marshall Jazz Ensemble.
If you only know Mendes through his 1983 hit "Never Gonna Let You Go," let me say a ticket buy is not even a gamble as Mendes has been on the scene in America since 1964, a decade when he was the top-selling Brazilian artist and still cooking up his music spicy and hot.
Tickets for Mendes, who won a Grammy for his album "Brasileiro," are $60 and $45 and youth (17 and under) are $30 and $22.50.
Groups of 10 or more may receive a 10-percent discount.
Tickets may be purchased through the Marshall Artists Series box office, located in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, or by calling 304-696-6656 or 304-523-5757.
Read an interview with Mendes in the Sunday Life section of The Herald-Dispatch. If you're the first person to call me at 304-526-6686 and tell me what famous Swiss-based jazz festival the Marshall University 12.0 Jazz Ensemble has been selected to perform at in 2009, then I'll get you copies of both "Encanto" and "Timeless."
Dave Lavender writes about music for The Herald-Dispatch. Contact him at 304-526-6686 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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MAC Lustre Drops Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel and Sun Rush
MAC Lustre Drops Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC Lustre Drops ($19.50 for 0.60 fl. oz.) are being welcomed into MAC's permanent range this summer. They will debut and stay in the range beginning April 7th with the Bronze Everyday Collection, which also features Bronzing Powders (most, if not all, already in the line), Skinsheen Leg Spray (now permanent), two Mineralize Skinfinishes (already permanent), and two new bronzing shades of Mineralize Skinfinish Natural (now permanent).
Pink Rebel is described as a "blue pink with gold pearl." I really don't see blue-pink when I swatch it (or even just looking at it). It's a peached, pink champagne with a soft bronze metallic shimmer and sheen. Sun Rush is described as a "peachy bronze with gold pearl." This is a medium-dark golden bronze with warm undertones and rich gold shimmer and sheen.
Lustre Drops are packaged in small bottles that resemble puff paints that you'd find at any arts and crafts store. To dispense the product, you simply squeeze the bottle and it will push out through the narrow nozzle. In the past, Lustre drops have come in specially colored packaging but this time around, they have the classic black cap. A little goes a long way, especially if you intend to use it only on smaller areas, like the face, squeeze out as little as you can.
P.S. — I'm only reviewing the Lustre Drops and new Mineralize Skinfinish Natural shades (the rest has been permanent or reviewed previously).
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Child Safety Seats
A child safety seat, or car seat, is a padded seat that secures infants and children while they ride in a car. Your child will need different types of car seats depending on his age and weight. Car seats include rear-facing, forward-facing, convertible and booster seats. Convertible seats can be rear-facing or forward-facing. Child safety seats are made to protect your child against an injury if you are in an accident. Injuries from car accidents are a leading cause of death in children. Often, injuries and deaths would be prevented if the child was secured in the appropriate car seat. Always set a good example for your children by wearing your own seatbelt.
Properly secure the child safety seat:
The best spot to place your child safety seat is in the middle of the back seat. The car seat should not move 1 inch in any direction once you have secured it. If the car seat is not installed tightly, your child may be injured by the movement in an accident. Always follow the instructions provided to help you position the car seat. The instructions will also guide you on how to secure your child properly.
Rear-facing child safety seats:
Infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are 2 years old or reach the maximum car seat weight. Infant-only or convertible car seats can be used rear-facing. Convertible car seats often have a higher weight maximum. Your child should be secured in the rear-facing seat in the back seat of your car. Your child should be in a semi reclined position when in the seat. This will allow his head to rest against the back of the car seat. Make sure the harness straps are not loose on your child.
Forward-facing child safety seats:
Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, he will need a forward-facing car seat. Your child must stay in the forward-facing car seat until he is at least 4 years old and 40 pounds. Your child needs to be secured in the car seat in the back seat of your car. All forward-facing car seats must have harness straps to secure your child. A convertible car seat may also be used as a forward-facing car seat when they are aged 2 or older.
Booster child safety seats:
- Children aged 4 to 8 years should ride in a booster car seat in the back seat. Booster seats come with and without a seat back. Your child will be secured in the booster seat with the regular seatbelt in your car. Your child must stay in the booster car seat until he is between 8 and 12 years old and 4 foot 9 inches (57 inches) tall. This is when a regular seatbelt should fit your child properly without the booster seat.
- Your child should remain in a forward-facing car seat if you only have a lap belt seatbelt in your car. There are forward-facing car seats available that hold children who weigh more than 40 pounds. The harness on the forward-facing car seat will keep your child safer and secure than a lap belt and booster seat.
Proper seatbelt fit:
Seatbelt use is necessary when your child is in a booster seat or after he reaches 4 foot 9 inches tall. The lap belt portion of the seatbelt must lie snuggly across your child's hips and pelvis. The lap belt should not be across your child's stomach. The shoulder belt must fit across your child's shoulder and the middle of his chest. The shoulder belt should never cross your child's neck or face. Your child needs to sit with his back straight up against the seat and his knees bent at the seat's edge. Your child is at risk for serious stomach, back, and neck injuries if the seatbelt does not fit him correctly. *
Children in the front seat:
Children younger than 13 years should always ride in the back seat. Never let a child younger than 13 years or still in a car seat ride in the front seat of a car that has a passenger side airbag. The force of an airbag can cause serious or deadly injury to your child. This is especially important for infants in a rear-facing car seat. Ask for more information about airbag injuries and how to prevent them.
Children with special needs:
Children with physical or developmental problems may need specially made child safety seats. For information about how to secure your special needs child safely, contact the following:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village , IL 60007-1098
Phone: 1- 847 - 434-4000
Web Address: http://www.aap.org
- Automotive Safety Program
575 Riley Hospital Drive Room 004
Indianapolis , IN 46202
Phone: 1- 317 - 944-2977
Phone: 1- 800 - 543-6227
Web Address: http://www.preventinjury.org
More child safety seat information:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington , DC 20590
Phone: 1- 888 - 327-4236
Web Address: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
- National SAFE KIDS Campaign
1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Ste 1000
Washington , DC 20004
Phone: 1- 202 - 662-0600
Web Address: http://www.safekids.org
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I'm about to leave for the Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer's 4th book in the Twilight series) release party. Hanging around with a bunch of high school kids dressed as vampires at a prom at midnight would not be my first choice for a Friday night, but I cannot wait any longer for that book. I've been dreaming about it for weeks, and if I get the book in 3 hours instead of twelve hours, then I will know nine hours earlier if Bella and Edward get married, if Jacob finds someone else to love, and if anyone (let's hope not!) dies. I'm just about beside myself. So, if you'll please excuse me, I have a party to attend.
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You have to update the evening! We boldly parked the car and narrowly escaped the clutches of the power-crazed security guard with an infant child in tow!


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Also available: Tai Chi Chuan Classes
Hung Ga (also called Hung Kuen or Hung Gar) is a southern style of Chinese kung fu, well known for its balance in creating a healthy mind and body, as well as its practicality for self-defense applications. Named after Hung Hei Guen, Hung Ga is a powerful style which encompasses the hard, long range offense of the tiger and the soft, short range fluid defense of the crane, the evasiveness of the dragon, the precision of the snake, the swiftness of the leopard, and the application of the five element fist.
Hung Ga originated in the Shaolin Temple in China and has been passed on from teacher to student for hundreds of years. Below you will find a short history of the masters in our lineage who have passed on the art of Hung Ga to Grandmaster Frank Yee, who in turn passed it on to Sifu Peter Berman Yee.
Luk Ah Choy was the son of a Manchu that was stationed in Guangdung. After his parents died, Luk Ah Choy was brought up by his uncle. Because his uncle abused him, Luk Ah Choy ran away when he was 12 years old. He met a monk named Lei Baak Fu, a master in the Southern Fa Kuen, and became his student.
After 7 years of training, Lei Baak Fu sent him to the southern Siu lum Temple in Fukien Province. There, Luk Ah Choy became a student of Abbot Gee Sim Sim Si.
After the destruction of the Sil Lum temple, Luk Ah Choy went back to Guangdung, where he devoted himself to martial arts and Chinese medicine, until his death at the age of 68.
The Hung Ga system began in the Ching Dynasty during the reign of Yung Jing (1723–1736 A.D.). Hung Ga was the number one style among the five family styles of the south. These were: Hung Ga, founded Hung Hei Guen; Lau Ga, founded by Lau Sam Nganl; Choy Ga, founded by Choy Gau Yee; Lee Ga, founded by Lee Gum Lun; and Mok Ga, founded by Mok Ching Gui.
Each of these systems is unique and possesses distinctive and special techniques. Originally, Hung Hei Guen's surname was Jyu. His grandfather was an official of the Ming government and the family was well off. Hung was originally a tea merchant before becoming a student of master Jee Sim and graduating from the south Shaolin Temple. As a staunch supporter of the deposed Ming regime, he changed his surname from Jyu to Hung in honor of the first Ming emperor Jyu Hung Mo (1271–1368 A.D.). Hung would have referred to his martial arts as Shaolin kung fu, but out of fear that the Shaolin connection would get him and his followers in trouble, he called the art Hung Ga or Hung family kung fu to hide its true source.
Later, his followers would continue this practice, in honor of their venerated master. After the burning the Shaolin Temple in Fukien, he met and married Fong Wing Chun, a former student of the Buddhist nun Ng Mui. Fong was knowledgeable in the Crane style kung fu. He later moved to Fa City in Gwang Dung province and later died there at the advanced age of 90 years. His tomb is still located there. There are historical records at Fukien Chan Jau Fu Ji that indicate Hung Hei Guen killed someone there with a single punch. In addition to having this as evidence of Hung's existence, it also attests to the devastating power of his fists.
Hung Kuen became known for two things: the thousand pound foundation or horse stance and the iron fist/arms, from rigorously conditioned hands and forearms.
For example, when Hung Hei Guen sank into a horse stance, more than ten people with staffs were unable to move him. This is a difficult achievement, requiring many years of practice. As a result of becoming famous for strong, powerful stances, Hung Kuen has gotten a reputation for being a slow style, which is untrue. Although a solid root is the foundation of our training, we also train for quickeness and speed. Hung Kuen is solid first, but mobile and flexible second.
There are differing accounts of Wong Kei Ying's training history. Some stories say that as a young boy he earned a living as a street performer. During a performance, he was noticed by Southern Siu lam kung fu master Luk Ah Choy, and became his disciple. Another story tells that Wong Kei Ying learned from his father Wong Taai, who was a student of Luk Ah Choy. Later, Wong Kei Ying was sent to Luk Ah Choy to continue his study under his guidance.
It is widely accepted that Wong Kei Ying later became the martial arts instructor of the general of Guangdong's infantry regiment and gained fame as one of Southern China's famous Guangdung Sup Fu. He exchanged a lot of knowledge with other kung fu masters, such as Wong Yan Lum, a "Lion's Roar" gung fu master and also a member of the Ten Tigers.
Wong Kei Ying was also a well-respected doctor. As a doctor, he often traveled across China (along with his son, Wong Fei Hung) to find and bring back herbs and medicine to his clinic in Guangdung. It was during these travels that he met and trained with with many famous kung fu masters of the time. It is said that during one of their journeys, Wong Kei Ying helped to heal a man who was injured while watching a kung fu exhibition. The performer who accidentally injured the man was Lam Fuk Sing, a top student of the famous Tiet Kiu Sam. Lam Fuk Sing was so grateful for his help that he taught both Wong Kei Ying and the young Wong Fei Hung the famous internal form of Hung Ga—Tiet Sien Kuen.
During Wong Fei Hung's time, the greatest kung fu masters in Southern China were known as the Ten Tigers of Guangdung. Their names were Wong Yan Lum, Wong Kei Ying, Wong Ching Haw, Jao Tai, Tit Kiu Sam, Sou Hak Fu, Sou Hut Yee, Wong Fei Hung, Tit Ji Chan, and Tam Jai Kwan.
Wong Fei Hung's life story has been immortalized in books and movies for over 50 years. During a party at the Ying Ging restaurant in Hong Kong for the opening of Wong Fei Hung's school there, the plans for the movie starring Kwen Tak Hing were made. The first movie played to packed houses and this continued until over 100 Wong Fei Hung pictures were filmed. These movies made his name famous and his legend grew steadily to folk-hero status. In fact, fictionalized accounts of Master Wong's life are again popular in cinema.
Wong Fei Hung developed Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen, the most famous Hung Ga form, and introduced Tiet Sien Kuen into our lineage.
When he was a young man Wong Fei Hung taught martial arts to the army. Wong Fei Hung has married four times. His first wife, surnamed Law, died three months after they were married from an illness. His second wife, surnamed Ma, bore him two sons, Hawn Sum and Hawn Lum. She died soon after. Wong's third wife also bore him two sons, Hawn Hei and Hawn Hsu, but she also did not live long. By this time word was out that Wong Fei Hung was bad luck for women, and no woman wanted any part of him. Even Wong resigned himself to this, and stopped trying to remarry. Unfortunately, Wong's son Hawn Sum was killed by gangsters with pistols after an altercation. This caused Wong to withhold his knowledge from the other sons, in order to protect them.
Wong Fei Hung had several students including Lueng Foon, famous for his horse stance, and Ling Wan Gai, who was famous for his kicking skill. These two good students died at a young age and did not go on to have their own schools and disciples. Other famous students of Wong Fei Hung include the popular Lam Sai Wing, a former pork butcher who had many students and wrote three volumes on Hung Kuen, and Tang Fong.
In addition to playing an integral role in the development of modern Hung Ga, Wong Fei Hung is a famous Chinese folk hero and the subject of hundreds of films.
Many years later, in Fatsan Dip Gao Heung, Wong's school was performing a lion dance in honor of the anniversary of the Lam Hoi Association. Wong Fei Hung's good students Leung Foon and Ling Wan Gai performed the head and tail respectively. After the lion dance, a martial arts demonstration was held outside on the stage. After all the students had shown their kung fu, Wong stepped up to the platform to perform the Yu family trident, a type of weapon now considered the king of southern Chinese weapons. During his performance, he accidentally kicked his shoe off into the crowd. The shoe struck a young woman, and she was incensed. Despite attempted apologies by Wong, she slapped him in the face, yelling that he had no excuse, since he was a famous master of the martial arts. "What if that had been your weapon," she retorted, "I could have been killed." After this, a rather chastened Wong returned to the stage to perform his set. Later on, though the woman was plain in appearance, he could not get her out of his mind. She was young and strong and, he thought, maybe she would last longer than the other women! He investigated and found out that her name was Mok Gwai Lan and was in town with her number two aunt looking for a husband. As it turned out, the aunt, fearing that Wong would want revenge for his humiliation sought him out to apologize and he told her of his feelings. She agreed to act as a go-between and eventually Mok Gwai Lan and Wong Fei Hung were married.
Mok Gwai Lan had a strong foundation in her Mok Ga kung fu, so Wong Fei Hung taught her Hung Kuen. She eventually became the instructor for an all woman's class in Hung Kuen. Previous to this, women were never taught any martial arts forms. Mok Gwai Lan lived long surviving her husband by many years and later teaching as Tang Fong's assistant.
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Tang Fong was born in Sam Soy village. In those days, the oldest male member of the village was in charge. Villages often hired martial arts instructors to teach them so the village could protect itself. During his youth, Tang Fong learned from Sifu Wong Yau, and Sifu Yuen Yin, learning Village style Hung Ga, also known as Old Style to distinguish it from the orthodox line of Wong Fei Hung, and Mau Shan, a form of folk sorcery. Later, he studied with Wong Fei Hung, completing the traditional Hung Ga style.
Tang Fong's nickname was "Old Square Mind" for his insistence on teaching the style exactly as it was passed down to him from Wong Fei Hung.
During his tenure with Wong, he was classmates with Lam Sai Wing. During this period, there was a famous incident. A rival of Wong Fei Hung trapped Lam Sai Wing, Tang Fong, his brother Tang Yee and others inside the Luk Sin Theater. Having only 10 people, and being outnumbered six to one, Tang and Lam were hard pressed to escape. During the fight Tang Fong used an iron ruler to douse the light, and they fought their way out. They escaped, despite that fact that Tang was stabbed during the incident. After this both Lam and Tang left town to avoid trouble.
Lam Sai Wing went to the Gwang Dung/Gwang Sai border area because there were fewer people there. Tang Fong went to work in Singapore as a miner. Later, Tang Fong returned to Gwang Dung. After Wong Fei Hung was quite old, Tang Fong and his brother opened a schoool called Yee Ying Ton. He also renewed his relationship with Lam Sai Wing, learning forms which were not part of Wong Fei Hung's original curriculum. Because of this period, many erroneously considered him Lam's disciple, but as he had mastered all of Wong Fei Hung's curriculum before leaving Wong's school, he is rightly considered a junior classmate of Lam Sai Wing. Eventually, Tang Fong took over the position as head of security at the Sau Kay Wan fish market from Lam Sai Wing. It was Yuen Ling who would eventually take Tang's place at the fish market when Tang was elderly.
Grandmaster Yuen Ling was born in 1921 in Guangdong, Sun Wui to a large family. While he was still young, his family lost its fortune due to the depression. He went with his older brother to Fatsan where they made a living peddling food from a pushcart at the railroad station.
At the railroad station, there were plenty of other food vendors and disputes were, more often than not, always settled with the use of force. Deaths were not uncommon. Grandmaster Yuen was known for his kung fu fighting skills and was able to establish an important position for himself within the Fatsan railroad station vendors' community.
Grandmaster Yuen studied Old Style Hung Ga kung fu under a sifu who was nicknamed Sau Gau. Old Style Hung Ga is a branch of the art not through Wong Fei Hung. During the 1940s, with China engulfed in World War II, Grandmaster Yuen escaped to Hong Kong and settled in at the Shau Kai Wan Fish Market to make a living. Like the Fatsan railroad station, only the strong survived the vending competition. It was here that he met Grandmaster Tang Fong.
Yuen Ling was an accomplished lion dancer and bone-setter, famous throughout China for his prowess.
Grandmaster Yuen became Tang Fong's last disciple. He learned Hung Ga and Dit Da medicine, as passed down by Wong Fei Hung, from Grandmaster Tang. Being a strong-willed, intelligent and capable person, it was not long before Grandmaster Yuen established himself as the Number One person at the Shau Kai Wan Fish Market, with control of all the seafood distribution throughout Hong Kong.
During this period, he also established a school at Main Street East, where he taught Hung Ga kung fu and treated patients at his clinic. Grandmaster Yuen was well known and legendary for his negotiation skills in settling disputes for his students, neighbors, friends and association. He would often attend these negotiations alone, carrying nothing save the iron whip-chain he wrapped around his waist. He would sit down with the opposition to discuss the issues and, if the negotiation did not go well, he would settle the matter with force.
Grandmaster Yuen was also proficient in lion dancing. He was well known for his Gnah Chat Sau Dai Si. His black lion head was famous throughout Hong Kong for its run-ins with other lions and dragons; having never lost in these encounters. He always emerged victorious, just as he did in the Cheurng Pao contests. He was also famous for his Dit Da medicine: jow, paste and pills.
Due to the tremendous strain of running both the fish market and the kung fu school, while suffering from stomach cancer, Grandmaster Yuen's health took a turn for the worse. He died in 1966 at the young age of 45. On the day of his funeral, martial artists from all over Hong Kong, as well as members of the law enforcement and underworld communities came to pay their respects. It was one of the largest funeral processions in Hong Kong's history.
Grandmaster Yuen passed on the complete system of Hung Ga to Grandmaster Frank Yee, who further developed the system taught at Yee's Hung Ga.
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RoadBlasters is an arcade game released by Atari Games in 1987.[2] In RoadBlasters, the player must navigate a sports car through 50 different rally races, getting to the finish line before running out of fuel.
Object of the game[edit]
The object of the game is to complete all 50 rallies without running out of fuel. There is no limit to how many vehicles a player can receive to complete a rally, as long as they have fuel. However, the destruction of the vehicle will subtract a small amount from the player's fuel tank. In the arcade, Sega and Atari Lynx versions, players could start the game at a higher rally, with additional opportunities to jump several levels from time to time. Players can continue their game from where they left off; however, the player has only one chance to complete the 50th and final rally. For completing the final rally the player gets one million points as a bonus.
Players can get fuel in four ways: green globes, red globes, a checkpoint, and the rally point. Green globes are on the road, and fill the main gas tank. Red globes are revealed by shooting enemies on the road. After completing each rally, the player is awarded extra reserve fuel determined by how many enemies were destroyed during the level. Each consecutive kill shot increases the multiplier, from 1 up to 10. A miss lowers that multiplier by 1. Whatever the multiplier is at when the finish line is crossed is multiplied by the value of the enemies slain, and that much fuel is awarded.
Each rally features a midway point, denoted by a line on the road which the vehicle crosses. At this point, the amount of fuel in the main tank is restored to what it was at the beginning of the rally (the amount of fuel in the main tank given at the rally's start fluctuates throughout the game). The amount of fuel in the reserve tank, however, is not restored.
When a player gets low on fuel in their main tank, a fuel light will blink on and an alarm will sound on the display. Using up the main tank will mean the vehicle then uses what reserve fuel is stored.
There are various enemies that appear throughout the rallies:
- Orange Stingers – The most common enemy.
- Green Stingers – These release Spikers, mace-like explosives, if not destroyed quickly.
- Command Cars (purple) – Bulletproof bumpers, must be destroyed by a Cruise Missile or Electro Shield.
- Cycles – Motorcycles.
- Rat Jeeps – Comes in from the left, stops, then swerves to the right.
- Gun Turrets – Stationary on the side of the road.
- Mines – Set on the road, cannot be destroyed. A special alarm on the dash display will sound when mines have been laid ahead.
- Toxic Spills – Driving over them will spin the car out and slow it down.
Special weapons[edit]
At various points along the course, an airplane will come into view and drop a special weapon from its underbelly. If the player lines up the car to catch the weapon, the weapon is obtained. That weapon is kept until it is used up, the car crashed or another weapon picked up. If a player catches a special weapon while using another one, the current weapon will be replaced by the newest one.
- UZ Cannon – A rapid fire gun that does not deplete the multiplier. A limited amount of ammunition is supplied.
- Cruise Missile – Detonation dematerializes all enemies including fuel globes on screen. Three missiles are included.
- Nitro Inject – Increases the speed of the car from 210 to 298 km/h for a limited distance. Three injections to a pack.
- Electro Shield – Allows the car to drive through any enemy or obstacle unharmed for a short distance. Three to a pack.
The game's creators originally intended for a digitized version of the 1950s pop song "Mr. Sandman" to play during one of the levels. This was never implemented into the game.
A promotional giveaway was accessible on the original arcade version, where players could send in their name and "personalized secret code" after completing rally 50 and receive a free "RoadBlasters" T-shirt.[3][4] The promotion ended August 31, 1987.[5]
During game play, a slightly robotic-sounding female voice gives the player advice in the form of several short phrases, often related to using the Nitro Inject, or when a player destroys several enemies in a few seconds. These phrases include "What a move!" and "Eat lead, roadhog."
When a player has the Nitro Inject activated when crossing the rally's finish line, the vehicle will drive off into the horizon, and the female voice will state, "Now that's cruising."
Stan Szczepanski holds the official Guinness World Record with 2,216,120 points.
The game had a toy tie-in made by Matchbox. The toys were die-cast cars that could be customized with armor, lasers, machine guns, and rocket launchers and jet engines. There were two factions: Turbo Force and The Motor Lords. There also were play sets such as a mobile command base.[6]
Reception and legacy[edit]
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Home conversions[edit]
The game was released on a number of home formats at the time, and received mixed acclaim. The arcade version was later released via emulation on consoles in the 1990s. The game appeared on the Sony PlayStation compilation Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 in 1998, alongside Paperboy and Gauntlet. It was also released for the PlayStation 2 as part of the Midway Arcade Treasures arcade game compilation.
In popular culture[edit]
- RoadBlasters is featured in the 2012 Disney film Wreck-It Ralph.[18] While looking for Ralph in Sugar Rush, Felix tells Sergeant Calhoun the meaning of "going Turbo": Turbo, a character from a fictional 8-bit racing game TurboTime, grew jealous of RoadBlasters for stealing his glory at Litwak's Arcade. He became so jealous that he went rogue; abandoned his game, invaded RoadBlasters and attempted to sabotage it, ultimately crashing the game as two boys tried to play it. This caused both games to get unplugged and be removed from the arcade permanently.
- ^ "Video Shorts: Road Blasters." Nintendo Power. Vol.10, Pg.83. January/February 1990.
- ^ "RoadBlasters". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 4 Oct 2013.
- ^ "arcade game screenshot".
- ^ "arcade game flyer (back)".
- ^ "arcade game promotion card".
- ^ Mad Max Models – RoadBlasters
- ^ http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/roadblasters.htm
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue55/Pages/Crash5500101.jpg
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue078/Pages/SinclairUser07800034.jpg
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue083/Pages/CVG08300059.jpg
- ^ Smash TV rating, MegaTech issue 12, page 96, December 1992
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue12/Pages/ACE1200046.jpg
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=TheGamesMachine/Issue11/Pages/TheGamesMachine1100053.jpg
- ^ Zzap!64 magazine, May 1989, http://amr.abime.net/review_16228
- ^ Atari ST review, Power Play magazine, February 1991, http://amr.abime.net/review_15676
- ^ ST/Amiga Format review, May 1989, http://amr.abime.net/review_33073
- ^ Amiga Action review, April 1991, http://amr.abime.net/review_6052
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (2012-11-03). "Wreck-It Ralph Cheat Code: Which Video Games Get Shout-Outs?". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
External links[edit]
- RoadBlasters at the Arcade History database
- RoadBlasters at MobyGames
- RoadBlasters at the Killer List of Videogames
- RoadBlasters at World of Spectrum


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I am adding to the Car Tutorial a particle system that is using the following script. If you take note the script is actually modified from the Pickup script from the 3D Platform Game. I want it so that when the car collides with the particle system, the top speed is increased. This script is added to the particle system. When I run the program, I am getting an error:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object UpdateTopSpeed.OnTriggerEnter (UnityEngine.Collider col) (at Assets/Scripts/JavaScripts/UpdateTopSpeed.js:41)
Does anyone know how to fix this error or how to change the code around so that I don't have to worry about the error. Note I have not changed much from the tutorial besides adding the particle system and creating this script called UpdateSpeed.
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I have established that the error is within these two lines:
var carStatus : Car = col.GetComponent(Car); carStatus.GetComponent(Car).UpdateSpeed();
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Wait it's not a variable yet... You need to make it a variable b4 anything. Null means nothing. Referance means it cannot refer to something, error means failure to do... umm and the object must be a trigger/ have trigger flagged/ have trigger thing checked ont he collider.
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If Car is a script and UpdateSpeed() a function of it, you could use this:
... var carStatus : Car = col.GetComponent(Car); carStatus.UpdateSpeed(); ...or just this:
... col.GetComponent(Car).UpdateSpeed(); ...
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This didn't work. I am still getting the same error.
May 07, 2012 at 12:18 AM unityquestions12345
ALDO DO MY QUESTION ON THE UNANSWERED QUESTION PAGES! He doesnt have it as it... Maybe you should try another script. Perhaps make your own?
May 07, 2012 at 12:27 AM maroonrs2
Probably GetComponent have not found the script Car in the object that entered the trigger, or the function UpdateSpeed doesn't exist/is misspelled. The object may not be the car, or the script Car isn't attached to it. You should use some print instructions to help finding the cause:
... if(mover && mover.enabled) return; var carStatus : Car = col.GetComponent(Car); if (carStatus){ carStatus.UpdateSpeed(); } else { print("Script Car not found in "+col.name); } ...If the object detected doesn't have the script Car, this will print a warning and the name of this object.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Houston Astros return to Whataburger Field tonight for the first time since April 2009
And in the three years between exhibitions against the Double-A affiliate Hooks, there unquestionably is a different vibe about the major league team.
The Astros' last visit teemed with star power, with the likes of Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence on the marquee, with a stadium-record crowd of 9,118 on hand to see a 6-5 Hooks victory.
Tonight's exhibition? It has more of the feel of an alumni game.
The Astros return to Corpus Christi at a crossroads in their history. Their 50-year run in the National League ends after this season, with a move to the American League West in 2013. Also, Jim Crane's ownership takes over after Drayton McLane's 19-season stewardship.
And a series of trades made the past two seasons which saw stalwarts such as Berkman, Oswalt, Pence and Michael Bourn moved for prospects signaled a rebuilding mode.
Of the 19 players who played for Houston in that April 2, 2009, exhibition here, only three — third baseman Chris Johnson, outfielder Carlos Lee and pitcher Wandy Rodriguez — are still with the Astros.
Hooks fans will see plenty of familiar faces, as 12 Corpus Christi alumni are on the Astros' active roster. Three of those players — second baseman Jose Altuve, outfielder J.D. Martinez and pitcher David Carpenter — played with the Hooks just last season.
Altuve and Martinez both were called up directly to the majors last season and tonight will be their first trip back to Corpus Christi since their promotions.
"It's cool to see that (alumni presence), especially J.D. and Jose because they're the most recent Hooks (to go up)," Hooks general manager Michael Wood said.
"There have been a lot of changes since the Astros have been here, but there are more former Hooks players on the team now than there were then and it's only going to continue to increase."
As for who dons Hooks togs tonight, that's largely a guessing game since the Astros declined to release a Hooks roster. Right-hander Jose Cisnero is expected to start for the Hooks, with righty Lucas Harrell expected to go for the Astros.
When the Hooks' roster is released before Thursday's season opener against Northwest Arkansas, it's expected to include the likes of first baseman Jonathan Singleton, shortstop Jonathan Villar and pitchers Jarred Cosart and Brett Oberholtzer, who were tabbed by Baseball America as some of Houston's top prospects.
In the meantime, fans will get to enjoy tonight's alumni gathering of sorts.
"The theory is if we're going to be their affiliate, it should be an alumni game," Wood said. "I know the Astros fans cringe when they see Ben Zobrist and other (ex-Astos prospects) who have played for other (major league) teams.
"We hope that every time they come back here, it's going to be like an alumni game. We want their best players to be our former players."
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Beginner's guide to skiing There's no healthier break than a skiing holiday, so it's hardly a surprise that so many of us are now spending our winters whizzing down mountains. lt's never too late to start — and more women and families are giving it a go than ever before. But it's not just the picturesque scenery and mulled wine that's luring people. One of the biggest benefits of going on a skiing holiday is that it offers a full-body workout, exercising every mayor muscle group from head to toe. lt works your hamstrings, quads and stomach muscles to the max, plus you also get an excellent cardiovascular workout.' In fact, experts say you can lose up to 5lbs a week on a skiing holiday, as you burn up to 500 calories an hour ~ more than a vi/orkout at the gym. There are many psychological benefits, too, including simply spending a few days in the mountains. Being outdoors in fresh air, enioying the beauty of the snow-capped trees and the great alpine vistas will do wonders to lift your mood, and its hard to think about your worries and stresses if you are busy concentrating on mastering parallel turns. But to make the most of your holiday and not find yourself too exhausted to get out of bed by day three, be prepared. Make sure you arrive at the resort fit enough to ski and cope with the altitude. Spend two months before your trip doing any activity that gets your heart rate up and strengthens your thighs, such as weight training, squats, lunges and cycling. This will help avoid common ski iniuries and accidents, which tend to happen when you get tired towards the end of the day. And if you're a beginner, while you should be prepared to fall over a lot, with two to three days of perseverance, you should get the hang of it and will be experiencing the unbeatable buzz, not to mention the huge health benefits, that draw ski enthusiasts back to the white stuff year after year.
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Submission for DFM2 - Muckgrotto survival challenge
Yes, this is the embark level. The 10,000 foot view of the map shows the megaproject quite clearly - the majority of the map has been collapsed eliminating the aquifer layers. This serves two purposes:
1) Ninja spawns are restricted away from the entrance for the majority of the map, allowing the dwarves to best control the fortress defenses. Occasionally spawns will occur on the central area around the magma moat but the first level of the glass tower houses the armory/barracks and marksdwarves are constantly on station there. A set of traps serves as a last-resort defense to the main part of the fortress.
2) by eliminating the majority of the aquifer, the dwarves are free to build pretty much any wider structures on the map that they desire without risk of flooding. There remains the ninja spawn threat, but it's still a big improvement.
The perimeter of the map has a 5-wide natural access so that the fortress is still fully accessible from any part of the map and wagon caravans (trees permitting) can approach from any direction.
11 dwarves died during the fortress life, by a variety of means. At least one was immolated by magma, one somehow got stranded in a channel that was to get flooded and died of thirst, a few by harpies and the like, most by gobbos, but there was a nice assortment of deaths. There were a rather large number of injuries - either to mining accidents, gobbos, wildlife, so there was much health care employed in spite of the few deaths.
At the peak there were 48 miners, all legendary I believe. That's the most I've ever employed. The aquifer collapse was an absolutely massive undertaking and if not for a large number of mining experiments to find a time-efficient way to channel it never would have been completed in time. A detailed write up of that will be put in the forums and probably on the wiki.
The miners were drafted into the masonry corps so that there were approximately 60 masons working on the towers and bridge. - martin
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Wow... simply wow. A tremendous fort, a superb megaproject.
This.......this is nice.
Love the circular tower.
3D picture anywhere?
No, I can't seem to get the visualizers to work. The saves are uploaded and I'd appreciate if anyone can run the final fort through one of them.
Indeed a suberb fort!
But what are the "downramps" in the middle of the sky on level 16?
The ramps are a bug. When you collapse a level, the down ramps from the level above don't collapse with it, they just hang there. I forgot to clean that up when I did the final collapse.
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How the comment system works
This section is incomplete. Expanded documentation on how ucomment works will be coming soon.
How a web visitor leaves a comment
Visitors to the site must click on the side bar, next to the node they wish to comment on.
Start a comment by clicking on the blue speech bubble.
Once they have typed in their comment, they must preview it before submitting it. They can click the Submit your comment button once they are satisfied with their comment's accuracy.
Visitors must first preview their comment before submitting it.
Server processing after a web visitor leaves a comment
The Django application will execute the submit_and_store_comment(...) function after a visitor has clicked the Submit your comment button. Quite a bit of processing takes place on the web server from this point.
The comment is compiled to HTML using the RST source entered by the visitor.
A CommentPoster entry will be created in the Django database, using the visitor's email address and name. If an email address was not submitted, then an entry is still created using the user's IP address and user agent string.
The reStructuredText (RST source code for the document is updated at the point where the comment was created.
A reStructuredText directive is added to the document's source as shown in the figure.
The 6-digit code is a comment reference, while the 2-letter code is the comment node. More details on these are provided below.
If you do not like your document's source being altered, then ucomment may not be suitable for you. There are two advantages to this approach though - it allows you to trivially delete or move a visitor's comment to another part of the document.
Of course we also must store the actual comment in the database, which is defined by the Comment class in the Django models.py file.
This object has 3 foreign keys: a CommentPoster object, already discussed above; a CommentReference object and a Page object.
The CommentReference object stores the name of the RST source file, and the line number for the node which was commented on. It also stores the type of node (e.g. paragraph, title, list_item, image, literal_block), and the distributed version control system (DVCS) revision number for the file.
In fact the CommentReference object, coupled with the DVCS is what makes this entire application work.
For example: a user might load a webpage, commenting on a certain paragraph. In the mean time, the author commits a new version of the page, which changes the line number of the paragraph the user is commenting on. If the user submits the comment, and we only used line numbers to track the comment location, then is a risk the comment will attach to the wrong paragraph. (And of course all existing comments below the current one will also have to have their line numbers updated.)
Comment references allow the comment to be successfully made to the correct paragraph, since we can always revert the state of the document to the version that the web visitor made the comment (we checkout an earlier revision). Then we rely on the DVCS to merge previous and current revisions.
Below is a screenshot of the Django administration page for the CommentReference objects, illustrating the various types of nodes, their line number and their revision changeset number.
It is highly recommended that you use the built-in Django admin interface to view and understand how ucomment works. You can see all comments, document pages, people making the comments, etc.
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Monday, May 30, 2011
The other zig zag
66 comments:
- Tiffany said...
So funny... "Luckily straight line quilting is kind of like having a baby for me….pretty soon I'll forget all about the pain and want to do it again"
I haven't had a baby but it sounds pretty awful so if straight line quilting is that bad, maybe I want to avoid it too haha.
Love this quilt tho! The quilting and the colors are beautiful. Please keep showing them to us :)
- May 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Teresa said...
Haha! I turn on Bob Seger when I have a torturous quilt job to do. Works every time.
- May 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Jennifer said...
Ooohhhh...I love this quilt! And I agree about the straight line quilting! It looks fantastic and is boring to do. That's the time I turn on books on tape (or CD as the case may be).
- May 30, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Sara said...
Zig zag top have a special place in my heart:) The listening to a book while quilting is a wonderful idea. I tortured myself with straight line quilting recently too!
- May 30, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- sonia said...
Lovely, lovely! I don´t know hw you manage to keep your lines soooo straight. It may be painful but it surely is worth it! Congratulations!
- May 30, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- diane said...
I like the quilting and the quilt.
- May 30, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Rhanda said...
I love that you show us your zig zag quilts. It's great seeing the different color combos. I hear you, though, about straight line stitching. I so love the look, but it can be sooooooooo boring! Thanks again for sharing.
- May 30, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Sima J said...
YAY!! It's my FAVOURITE quilt!! THIS is the quilt that inspired me to start quilting again :-) I haven't made it yet - but have been slowly collecting up fabrics for it! It think I'll just do ONE zig and zag on the white - it looks SO cool with lots .. but sounds like I might go mental if I try recreate it!! haha
- May 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Betty Lou said...
The quilt was certainly all the effort, it is beautiful. A quilt your can give away and never see again--------a baby, I don't think you can do that, although there are some days it might be nice.
- May 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Ariane said...
I love it!!! I'm so glad you blogged about it. It's gorgeous!!!
- May 30, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Cille said...
As long as the quilts rock like yours do I don't mind to se even 100 more zig-zag's. Also, I love the straight-line quilting on this pattern. It enhances just perfectly.
- May 30, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- jednoiglec said...
I just can't take my eyes of your zig zag quilts - everything is perfect! I'm beginner and still my zig zag quilt are far away from yours!
- May 30, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts said...
Oh I love it. And it's funny- I love straight line quilting because I think it's easy. Might be because I still haven't gotten the hang of FMQ. Love the look of yours!
- May 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM
- The One and Only said...
I know exactly how you feel about straightline quilting but the end results are always amazing!! I love your end result!! It's absolutely breath-taking!!
- May 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- The AfterCraft said...
HILarious. I totally just blogged about how boring it was too.. LOVE the look.. HATE the quilting.
- May 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- afwifemomcrafter said...
This is a beautiful quilt! I hope you can find a book to listen to for the next project. I feel the same about straight line quilting but think it's beautiful in the right application such as this.
- May 30, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Modern Amish said...
Oh this is a very cute quilt. I love the zig zag quilting too. You can complain anytime you want:D We all know you still really enjoy the finished product as much as we all do. The work you put into your quilts is sooo worth it! Keep 'em coming!
- May 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
- kelly said...
straight-line quilting is sort of zen for me. i love that i can just sort of turn my brain off.
- May 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM
- Siobhan said...
It's beautiful.. How do you keep your lines so straight?
- May 30, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Anne said...
First of all the straight line quilting is AMAZING! Secondly what is your backing fabric it is fantastic and just what I am looking for!
- May 30, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Venus de Hilo said...
Lovely quilting! Worth the pain. And I'll add my voice to those saying you are not alone. Straight-line quilting is so tedious. I try to talk myself into FMQ instead for everything. But sometimes straight lines are what the quilt wants. Glad you stuck it out on this one.
- May 30, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
I LOVE the quilting! I love geometric shapes for my quilting. Your quilt is very stunning.
- May 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- Libby said...
Beautiful Quilting! I just finished doing some hand quilting...straight lines...I truly wanted to stab the quilt with my scissors. and I love handwork. ugh
- May 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- SewHappyGeek said...
I must admit I don't like SLQ either, at least not the sewing. But it does look awesome on your quilt. I really need to make a zig zag quilt.
Since I started quilting, I started getting 2 audio books per month from audible.co.UK for £8. I buy books that are at least 25 hours long. The longer, the better. It makes even tedious quilting quite pleasant. I've built up a mini library of great listens, all for free or £4 each! If you want some recommendations let me know! As much as I hate audible's DRM thingy on my laptop, cheap audiobooks are sooo nice!
- May 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Rebekah said...
Beautiful! Do I dare attempt this for a second quilt, or is it too ambitious?
- May 30, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Emily Elizabeth said...
The quilting totally makes the quilt! And I love those little monkeys peeking out of the red blocks :)
- May 30, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
I love your zigzag quilts. And just when I was getting ready to start the straight line quilting thing, you compared it to childbirth. Now I'm not so sure...
- May 30, 2011 at 4:04 PM
- paulette said...
Stunning...keep bringing them on!! Love 'em!
- May 30, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Kim said...
Love it!!!
- May 30, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- sandra said...
I don't mind straight quilting but no matter how much I baste or pin I still end up with tucks on the back. Do you have any suggestions how I can prevent this.
- May 30, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- tmgrable said...
Love this quilt! Do you mind sharing your fabric choices?
- May 30, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- Mary on Lake Pulaski said...
But it looks so cool when you do all of that straight line quilting!!!!!
- May 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- pinkpatrice said...
That is one beautiful quilt! :)
- May 30, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Adele said...
You've inspired me.... I'm going to start a HST zig zag quilt tonight!!
- May 30, 2011 at 6:29 PM
- CitricSugar said...
So cute!! Hmmmm, has this lessened or increased my fear of half-square triangles?
- May 30, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- Linda said...
It turned out beautiful!!! I love the quilting. It's perfect!
- May 30, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- Sarah Craig said...
It may be tedious, but it is gorgeous!! Great work!
- May 30, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- iluvmybugs said...
Just beautiful!!! Love the colors!!!
- May 30, 2011 at 9:38 PM
- madebymum said...
This has got to be one of my all time favourite quits. Love it.
- May 30, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Alex Duenkel said...
Looks fantastic! Great job!
- May 31, 2011 at 4:06 AM
- Mary said...
I never get tired of seeing your zigzag quilts. Making one is at the top of my list of gotta-makes. So keep on showing them to us!
- May 31, 2011 at 5:01 AM
- Heidi said...
me too, I'm not tired of looking at those quilts.
Beautiful !
- May 31, 2011 at 5:13 AM
- quilterfaye said...
Hi, thankyou for posting this. Zigzag quilts have never appeal to me always thought they were boring; this is beautiful. you did an awesome job.
- May 31, 2011 at 5:27 AM
- joannelesinski said...
All I can say is, Georgeous !!!
- May 31, 2011 at 5:57 AM
- a.men said...
I am loving the effect of the quilting! I can see that it would be pain staking and yet so worth it!
- May 31, 2011 at 6:52 AM
- deshacrafts said...
Love this quilt. I really like straight line quilting. Free motion scares the beejeebees out of me. I use 505 spray on my quilts and that helps a lot with puckering on the back. It keeps the quilt sandwich together and washes out.
- May 31, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Ruth said...
Lovely, lovely. Thanks for showing us - I will never tire of quilts this attractive!!
- May 31, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Diana said...
SO beautiful!!!
- May 31, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Lauren P said...
I love it!
- May 31, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Purple Quilter Queen said...
Oh I love it!! But I see no pins! How do you do it? Spray baste?? Do tell. Jenn
- May 31, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Maddie Kertay- The Domestic Anarchist said...
Ohhhh love it.. I don't do a lot of straight line work on my longarm but would love to do you one some time... on the house of course!.. Looking at your colors just makes me happy! So it seems like it might be fun to quilt it!
- May 31, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- BJ said...
This one is really lovely. The quilting really enhances the pattern, I think. Don't you just love HSTs? They are so versatile.
- May 31, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Kelsey said...
I LOVE this design and the quilting is awesome. This is for sure on my to-do list...
- May 31, 2011 at 8:15 PM
- Kari said...
Oh my goodness I love love love this quilt! You did an amazing job and I love the straight line quilting! I've been inspired!
- May 31, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- Kim Apted said...
I recently did this kind of crazy zig-zag quilting on a disappearing nine-patch quilt (inspired by pics on your blog, in fact!), so I feel your pain! It required lots of music and lots of deep breaths... Thanks for blogging this one, I really enjoy seeing your work.
- June 1, 2011 at 3:16 AM
- Mari Angeles Iglesias said...
Hi Allison.
I love this new quilt. I love the colors you use.
A few days you do not say anything, but here I am again seeing all the beautiful things you do.
Greetings from Granada, Spain. from espiralcaracola.blogspot.com
Patchwork from the Alpujarra "
- June 1, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Theophanie said...
So gorgeous! This is my favorite of the zig zags.
- June 1, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- kim said...
You can never show us too many zigzag quilts. I've made 2 because of your blog and I will be making more for sure :)
Thanks for an inspiring blog!
- June 1, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Suzy said...
Love the color combo and the straight line quilting too! I HATE doing straight lines...do you have a tip on how you keep yours so straight? Do you mark them or use your sewing foot as a guide?
- June 3, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- Colleen said...
Just gorgeous and, dare I say it...the straight line quilting makes it "pop"!
I can totally relate...I HATE straight line quilting but I do it because I can't FMQ!!! LOL.
- June 3, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Brita said...
Straight line quilting is just perfect for this quilt, it looks great! Did you mark between lines? What a job!! And "reading" via my Zune takes me away from mundane techniques, I don't know that I could chain-piece, for example, without listening!
- June 4, 2011 at 4:52 AM
- Julia O'Connell said...
oooh now you've gone and made me want to quilt today! Supposed to be doing nothing but can't resist a go at something with these quilt lines!
- June 4, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- quiltypleasuresonline.net said...
This is a gorgeous quilt it's so bright and cheery, and the straight line quilting really works. It's funny because it's stippling that makes me break out in a cold sweat - most of my quilts are straight line :-)
- June 7, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Side Stitches said...
I just finished a zigzag quilt with straight line quilting so I totally feel your pain. And yes, listening to books is such a great way to pass the time! I listened to most of Lord of the Rings and a few others. Maybe that will get me going on the quilting I'm working on now. I'm struggling with motivation.
- June 10, 2011 at 7:16 AM
- Bridget ~ Cleveland, Ohio said...
Luv luv luv your quilt ! The straight line quilting is perfection, I can imagine all the time that took, impressive. Wanted to ask how large each square is . . . . Thank u. ; )
- June 12, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- handmadebyclairebear said...
Now I've recovered from the first quilt I ever made, I want to make a zigzag quilt just like this one. I love all of your zigzag quilts, but I'm so scared to make one in case I get the lines wrong. I guess I'll have to start with something really small, like a cushion or something!
- June 25, 2011 at 8:46 AM