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Macklemore Posts Vine of Fiancee Receiving Her VMA Dress
The countdown to MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25 begins! And for entertainers like breakout star Macklemore -- who along with music partner Ryan Lewis, signed on this week to perform at the show -- preparations start now.
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As for Macklemore's fiancee, Tricia Davis, the preparations started more than a week ago! On Aug. 12, the "Thrift Shop" singer posted a Vine of his love receiving her VMA ensemble. In the adorable video, which he captioned "Tricia got her VMA outfit in the mail today," she can be seen opening up a box and pulling out the contents: a chic, sleeveless LBD, gold statement necklace, and red clutch. The giddy blonde can be heard equating the moment to "Christmas."
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Information and announcements from Program Managers, Product Managers, Developers and Testers in the Microsoft Virtualization team.
(Pardon the interruption on the Dynamic Memory blogs, but I was busy at MMS 2010 and needed to blog this content. I'll have more on DM soon.)
Virtualization Nation,
We just wrapped up Microsoft Management Summit 2010 (MMS) in Las Vegas. MMS is the premier event of the year for deep technical information and training on the latest IT Management solutions from Microsoft, Partners, and Industry Experts. MMS 2010 was a huge success from a number of standpoints. Starting with sold out attendance (and attendance was way up from last year), compelling keynotes from Bob Muglia and Brad Anderson to the release of new products including:
...there was something for everyone. Furthermore, many folks were very pleased to learn that Opalis (our datacenter orchestration and automation platform) was joining the System Center family. Why is this a big deal? Well, for our customers who have purchased the System Center Datacenter Suite license it means that Opalis is now included in the System Center Suite. That's customer focus. You can find out more about Opalis here.
There was a lot to experience at MMS, but I'd like to focus on something you may or may not have heard about...
MMS 2010 Labs
One of the most popular activities at MMS are the MMS Labs. The MMS Labs are very busy and constantly booked. These advanced, usually multi-server, labs are created and configured to walk IT professionals through a variety of tasks such as:
In past MMS events, virtualization has been used throughout in a variety of ways and to varying degrees, but this year the team decided to move to an entirely Hyper-V infrastructure. In short:
.and the results in terms of manageability, flexibility, power usage, shipping costs and more are staggering. What do I means, let's start with this factoid:
>> The MMS 2010 Labs delivered ~40,000 Hyper-V VMs for ~80 different labs in 5 days on just 41 physical servers <<
No, that's not a typo, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
>> In the past for MMS, we shipped 36 RACKS,
~570 servers, to host MMS labs.
For MMS 2010, we shipped 3 RACKS.
Yes, 3 RACKS with 41 servers.
(Ok, technically, 6 half racks because they're easier to ship.) <<
So, what were these racks filled with?
Servers. All servers were configured identically as follows:
The power draw on each server when fully loaded was about 200 watts. Maximum power draw for the 41 servers was 8,200 watts. If we do a broad comparison against our previous 570 servers (assuming a similar power draw) the comparison looks like this:
>> Power reduction of 13.9x on the servers. << Figure 1: HP DL380G6 & Hyper-V R2 Rock Solid
Rich vs. Thin Clients. On the client side, MMS historically uses rich clients at each station averaging about 120 watts per system. For MMS 2010, thin clients running Windows Embedded 7 (deployed using Windows Deployment Services) were used with each one averaging about 19 watts each. From a power standpoint the comparison looks like this:
>> Power reduction of 6.3x on the clients. <<
Shipping. From a shipping standpoint, thin clients are smaller and weigh less than traditional rich clients.
>> In the past for MMS, we shipped 650 rich clients for MMS labs. From a shipping standpoint this meant about 20 desktops per pallet and a total of ~32 pallets. For MMS 2010, thin clients were used and we were able to ship 650 thin clients on 3 pallets. Using thin clients instead of rich clients allowed us to use one less semi for shipping to MMS. <<
That's right, one less semi for shipping labs to MMS. In addition to one less truck, let's not gloss over the savings in terms of the manpower having to lift and carry 650 50 pound workstations...
Manageability. Before the show began, there was some initial concern that there was only 15 minutes between lab sessions and would that be enough time to reset >400 labs (about ~1300 VMs) over 41 servers in 15 minutes? Resetting the labs means reverting the VMs to previous states based on Hyper-V virtual machine differencing disks and snapshots. The initial concern turned out to be totally unwarranted as resetting the full lab environment only needed 5 minutes giving the team a full 10 minutes to grin from ear to ear, er, I mean "diligently manage lab operations." :-) Speaking of System Center.
System Center. Naturally, the MMS team used System Center to manage all the labs, specifically Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager and Configuration Manager.
Flexibility. Finally, due to overwhelming popularity of the Service Manager labs, the MMS team wanted to add more Service Manager labs to meet the increased demand. With Hyper-V & System Center, the team was able to easily create a few dozen more Service Manager labs to meet the demand on the fly. In short, MMS 2010 Labs was a huge success.
Finally, I'd like to thank our platinum sponsor, HP, for their support and the tremendous hardware.
Cheers, -Jeff
P.S. I've included a few screenshots below.
Pictures Anyone?
Here's one of the 6 Hyper-V half racks...
Figure 2: Brings a tear to me eye...
Here's a picture of all the Hyper-V hosts. Over 40,000 MMS Labs were served from 6 half racks of servers.
Figure 3: MMS 2010 Lab Servers...
Operations Manager 2007 R2 Dashboard View for all of the labs.
Operations Manager 2007 R2 more detailed view providing end-to-end management; managing the hardware, the parent partition and the apps running within the guests.
I was at MMS and was very impressed with the Lab setup, however the labs were very unresponsive. That did not make a whole lot of sense until I ran a perfmon and it indicated a disk bottleneck(1-3 Mbytes/sec max). Since you are not using a san I have no idea why this occurred. Just thought you should check it out but I got a kick out of the dashboards you had running!
Hi aknab. Thanks for bringing this up. You are absolutely right!
My team (XB Velocity) set up the lab system at MMS 2010. One of the things that we noticed is that for during some instructor-led labs, high-disk intensity activities (running an OS deployment as 10 concurrent labs, etc) may occur at exactly the same time, on the same server. That may impact other labs on the same server.
So one of the improvements we are making at next events, is to spread out multiple copies of the same lab over more servers. This will spread out the disk intensive task more, rather than occurring 10 times in-sync on the same Hyper-V server.
BTW - Glad that you liked the dashboard display. That got some good comments <g>.
Ronald Beekelaar
Impressive stuff, indeed. Now that the show is finished, can you send me one of your rack (with the built-in cheap servers of course, don't bother removing them) ?
With all my thankx (shipping cost should stay low as I live in switzerland)
Best greetings
Just curious what the issue was with the Labs on Monday? I was there as well and the labs on Monday afternoon were unusable. Seemed like the issue got ironed out but wondering if you could elaborate on what happened? Was that the disk IO you mentioned in the previous comments? If a high powered san was used would that have alleviated the issue?
Looking forwared to MMS 2011!
Hi Weston. Yes, of course we can let you know what happened on Monday afternoon.
On Monday morning, everything was fine, but then during the day several labs became unresponsive, and some even failed to start. So if you were there on Monday afternoon, you experienced that.
This was caused by a bug in our Web code. After we fixed that on Monday evening, all was working well until the end of the show.
The technical explanation is as follows:
The bug was a "logical mistake" in the way our Web site handled the load-balancing between multiple Hyper-V servers. When all 100 clients from an instructor-led lab session started at the exact same time, too many clients were assigned to the same Hyper-V server.
This caused some labs to fail (out-of-memory), and not close down correctly. So during the day some running lab VMs where left behind, and that made the problem more noticeable in the afternoon.
When we changed the load-balancing logic in the Web site to be a little bit smarter - all was fine the rest of the time. So this was NOT related to disk IO, or scaling, merely a logical mistake when handling 100 concurrent lab-start requests at the exact same time.
> Looking forwared to MMS 2011!
So are we! Hope to see you there!
XB Velocity
I was at MMS 2009 and 2010 an was very impressed with the lab setup and performance this year. And to add to previous comments, the dashboard was fantastic.
So, here is my question... how/where/when can I get a detailed descritpion of the setup for the lab? I think this is something I could use in a much smaller scale. I am a Senior Consult and part of what I do is training IT staff on new technology we are implementing. It would be amazing to add something like this in a very small and portable setup. And instead of using thin clients, utilize VPCs on their own hardware pushed with MDT2010 or something. Anyway, you have really got my gears turning here, lol.
Great Job, I am looking forward to hearing back from you.
@Frank Pinto: there's no public URL with a detailed description. Let's take this offline and we can help you. Please click "email blog author" [find it under This Blog, left navigation bar], and share your email address and cut/paste the question. Either Jeff or Ronald will email you back.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Dark Chocolate at Eastside Science Café
Monday, 13 December 2010 - 7:00pm
Theo Chocolate's head scientist, Dr. Andy McShea, will be on hand for one sweet science discussion at our monthly Eastside Science Café. Chocolate has been enjoyed in various forms for over 3,000 years. Dr. McShea will explore the chemistry of chocolate and why this unusual foodstuff is still an enigma.
Eastside Science Café is held on the second Monday of each month. Did you miss a café and want to hear the discussion? Most Science Cafés are recorded by KCTS 9 and are available for online viewing. Eastside Science Cafés take place at Wilde Rover in Kirkland and are presented in partnership with Pacific Science Center and KCTS 9.


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In addition, Dave Becker, Larry Bradley, Gabrielle Collins and Bill Moak teach for us part-time. These individuals have extensive geotechnical and/or teaching experience and are an important asset to the program.
Robert Shuster far left and George Engelmann far right with students on the Matanuska glacier in Alaska.
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Whenever an investment opportunity is billed as too good to pass up, your wallet usually suffers. But the real tip-off of an investment you should never make has two words attached to it: no risk.
Scheme victim Nathan Amsden thought he had a ticket out of working four part-time jobs. He spend years saving so he could start making modest investments to prepare for his children's college education. Then Amsden met Bill Orestis, who began laying the groundwork to lure Nathan into an investment scheme.
"What they were saying is they wanted to put a pool of people together to pool all their money together so they can get into the market to trade the Euro," said U.S. Postal Inspector, Dan Forristal.
Amsden said Orestis was persuasive and offered to put money in himself.
"If I come up with 15, and you come up with 5, that will close the deal and cause the market is going really crazy right now and I want in on this," Amsden said. "So he hooked me in, we closed that deal, I came up with $5,000 and he gave me a note, a personal note promising to pay me back."
Consumer Alerts says Orestis showed Amsden documentation illustrating what appeared to be the investment's track record.
"The victims would have a chance to look at what looked like real documentation from a website that is real from a company that actually traded the Euro and it would look like there were profit margins when in fact no money had been traded," said Forristal.
Amsden was not a long. There were 18 victims who lost most $1.4 million dollars in this scheme. By the end, Amsden had invested $60,000.
"It was all I had... all I had saved up for the girls' education. Life insurance policy, the college fund, everything in cash, everything in the checkbook," Amsden said. "At that point that was the end of our dealings because I had nothing left, he knew I had nothing left."
Forristal said, "The worst part of the whole investigation, was when they had the opportunity to take money they wouldn't take 'most' of someone's money - they would take 'all' of their money until there was no money left. It was never ending, they made sure to take every penny they could from people."
Forristal added, "The big thing we always see is "no risk" the term investment in general implies risk. They go side by side. There is no investment you can make that doesn't have risk.


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How it happened:
Wait for it…wait for it…
The Knicks have been salivating at a chance to unleash an offensive flurry in the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Unfortunately for the Pacers, the onslaught occurred in a pivotal Game 2 as New York snatched an essential105-79 win to even the series at 1-1 on Tuesday night.
The Knicks displayed solid offensive execution and energized effort on the defensive end en route to a 29-20 first quarter lead. Defensively, New York pressured Indiana while forcing seven turnovers in that first 12 minutes of action.
It looked as if the Knicks would coast to a win at MSG, especially after Iman Shumpert smashed a 1-handed putback dunk to extend the lead to 37-26 in the second quarter.
However, Indiana jumped out of the locker room at the half on a 19-13 run, capitalized by a long bomb from Lance Stephenson to provide the road squad with a 61-60 advantage and its first lead of the contest. George Hill and Stephenson began to find some open space on the perimeter as seen in the Pacers Game 1 victory.
Carmelo Anthony quickly moved into beast mode after the Pacers grabbed the lead. The All-Star blew past David West to tie the game at 64-64 and then cruised around West again for a poster, 2-handed slam on Jeff Pendergraph. Anthony finished the old fashioned 3-point play to shift the momentum back to New York's direction.
A couple minutes later, Raymond Felton grabbed a steal, streaked down the floor, and tossed a pass off the glass to Kenyon Martin for a huge dunk.
Anthony scored 11 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter as the Knicks put together a critical 10-2 run over the final three minutes of the period.
Pablo Prigioni kept the good times rolling at the Garden when he connected on a runner in the lane followed by an Anthony baseline jumper and a 3-ball from New York's leading scorer. At this point, the flood gates opened wide for the home team.
The Knicks reeled off an incredible 28-2 run that carried over from the 3:05 mark of the third quarter. Indiana's offense turned ice cold as it missed 12 consecutive shots until the midpoint of the final stanza. New York established a dominate 90-66 lead and never looked back in the exhilarating victory.
Shumpert was a major presence on both sides of the floor and scored 15 points to help the Knicks tie the series. Felton was effective early with nine of his 14 points.
Defensively, New York found the right spot – aggressive without an egregious amount of fouls. The Knicks held David West to 13 points, Roy Hibbert only registered six points, and Paul George was regulated to 20 after dropping 15 points in the first half.
"I think I was trying to make a statement. That was the most perfect miss. It came off so perfect. It was beautiful. I wanted to win this game so bad. I knew we needed this game." -- Iman Shumpert
Knick of the Night:
Two Knicks deserve the honor tonight and Prigioni is an honorable mention. Shumpert was the catalyst in the first half with that jaw-dropping putback dunk. He scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, grabbed six boards, and dished out three assists in 29 minutes of action.
Anthony launched out of his slump by dropping 32 on 13-of-26 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Statistically Speaking:
New York forced 21 Pacers turnovers that turned into 32 points. After being thoroughly dominated on the glass in Game 1, the Knicks turned the tide and outrebounded Indiana 37-35 on Tuesday.
Looking Ahead:
The Knicks will have the day off on Wednesday and most likely hold practice sessions on Thursday and Friday before leaving for Indiana. Game 3 is set for Saturday night at 8 PM.
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After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
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Toyota just paid $1.1 billion to settle lawsuits alleging random acceleration problems in its cars. The allegations were, and are essentially false. But, Toyota paid out because it knew it had to, to move on. A giant speeding ticket to the government. (And Toyota wasn't even speeding.)
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The Volt Costs Taxpayers "Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars" per Car
The Chevy Volt is a travesty. When I see one on the road my stomach turns. According to the Mackinac Center, we the taxpayer drop over 200K into each and every one of the vehicles.
Plus, the cars still have a tendency to ignite. According to the attached article the fire problem which became public late last year has not been resolved.
By the way GM at its current stock price still owes the American public about $30 billion.
GM should have died in 2008. Cadillac would have survived because they actually make a pretty good car (because Mercedes and BMW have beaten them over the head for 2 decades). And the Corvette would have lived. Chevrolet might have survived in a much smaller form. Today GM would be a much leaner, meaner, and not to mention a better company.
How Long Will it Take to Break Even With Your New Hybrid/Electric Vehicle? (Even With Government Subsidies)
Innovation is always good. It is one of the key elements of a capitalist economy. And innovation in vehicles is great. God bless the person who invented cruise control.
However in recent years government (in the name of innovation) has pushed car manufacturers to build vehicles that don't quite fit the market.
Below is a chart showing how long it will take to break even, fuel wise, on the most popular "green" cars. I am actually pretty encouraged by some of the vehicles on the list. The Prius takes less than 2 years, and at under $24,000 it seems to make more sense with each passing year. I read a few months ago that Toyota is working on an electric-hybrid Prius which will get over 100 miles per gallon. The target price is under $30K. This vehicle might make even more sense than the current Prius.
The Volt in contrast is a black hole of a car. For most drivers to break even it will take over 26 years. And this is without factoring the $250,000 in subsidies that go into each new Volt. Imagine if it did. Now that would be an interesting chart.


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SAN ANTONIO — Just when everything appeared set regarding the saga involving Brandon Austin and Rodney Bullock, the one-time hot topic has been thrust back into the spotlight.
The timing of the news that the Providence police are looking into a complaint of sexual assault against one freshman that left the Providence College basketball program (Austin) and another who is still a Friar (Bullock) seems a tad curious. PC is here preparing for its first NCAA Tournament contest in a decade.
SAN ANTONIO — Just when everything appeared set regarding the saga involving Brandon Austin and Rodney Bullock, the one-time hot topic has been thrust back into the spotlight.
The timing of the news that the Providence police are looking into a complaint of sexual assault against one freshman that left the Providence College basketball program (Austin) and another who is still a Friar (Bullock) seems a tad curious. PC is here preparing for its first NCAA Tournament contest in a decade.
Instead of focusing solely on the challenges North Carolina presents on the hardwood, head coach Ed Cooley and athletic director Bob Driscoll fielded questions Wednesday afternoon about something that Cooley dubbed "old news."
"It's been a long period of time, so the fact that it's come back up now is a bit of a surprise," said Driscoll shortly after PC's traveling party pulled up to its hotel. "The college did the due diligence based on their own evaluation of it and I think we're comfortable where we're at."
It will be interesting to see what develops when Cooley and his players deal with the national media throng prior to practicing at the AT&T Center Thursday afternoon. To a man, neither Cooley nor Driscoll are feeling the heat in reference to this new revelation allegedly involving Austin and Bullock.
"We have faced adversity all year and this is just another bump. It's old news and we're going to move on from there," said Cooley. "I don't think it's going to bother our guys at all."
"It's a distraction to Ed because he has to answer questions, but I think for the student-athletes, they've already dealt with these issues through the entire year," Driscoll expressed. "They've worked hard to get to this particular point and deserve to be here. They are going to focus on being as competitive as they can be and they've been that way."
Bullock was on the Wednesday morning flight to Texas. He and Austin were officially suspended from game competition two days before Christmas. The first course of disciplinary action took place on Nov. 5 when PC officials suspended the two first-year players, for at the time, was deemed, "not upholding their responsibilities as student-athletes."
Cooley allowed Austin and Bullock to return to their respective homes prior to Providence's Dec. 21 home game against Maine. At the time, the belief was that both would return to campus on Christmas night. Bullock came back, while Austin remained in Philadelphia.
On Jan. 4, while the Friars were in Philadelphia preparing for a game the following day against Villanova, Austin announced he was leaving. He has since enrolled at Oregon. The Ducks are preparing for their own NCAA Tournament opener, set for Thursday against BYU.
Driscoll said that nary a passing thought was given to leaving Bullock back at Providence.
"Nothing has changed. Rodney has done everything that he's been required to do based on the sanctions that were put on him," the AD responded. "He's been a good student, good in the classroom and good in practice."
The Friars planned to hit the ground running following a five-plus hour flight to the home of The Alamo. After checking in, the busy schedule included gathering for a team meeting, then busing over to the San Antonio Spurs' practice facility before taking part in a walk-through at the hotel.
Asked if the gameplan to curb the Tar Heels had been finalized, Cooley answered, "Not at all. We're a little bit more familiar, but it won't be done until Thursday night."
While there appears plenty of places to scope out in San Antonio, the players are viewing this experience as just another road trip to an opponent's city.
"As far as I know, nobody is really worried about going sightseeing," said senior Bryce Cotton. "(Texas) is a wonderful state, but at the end of the day, we know what we're going out there for."
A year ago, Providence's season ended in Waco, Texas in the National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals against Baylor. Granted, the stakes are significantly higher this time around, though is there a part of Cotton that is chomping at the bit to redeem past hoop shortcomings?
"It's cool that we're back there, but we just want to keep pressing this ride as long as we can," he said.
There are quite a few members in PC's travel party who have brushed up against the March Madness crush.
As an assistant to Al Skinner at Boston College, Cooley advanced five times to the NCAAs. Cooley's top assistant, Andre LaFleur, went to the tournament in all four of his playing years at Northeastern before later serving as an assistant under Jim Calhoun when UConn captured two national championships (2004 and 2011).
Brian Blaney is another Friar assistant coach who's been dancing. An assistant at George Washington in the late '90s, he went to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years. Fellow staff member and Smithfield native Kevin Kurbec was a graduate assistant coach at PC the last time the Friars were NCAA participants in 2004.
Prior to coming to Providence, Mike Jackson, the coordinator of basketball relations, was an assistant on six teams that were NCAA qualifiers – two at Detroit, two at Michigan, one at Dayton, and one at Purdue.
There is a current Friar player who has set foot on the big stage. Prior to transferring to PC, Tyler Harris experienced a "Sweet 16" ride during his freshman year at N.C. State. The lanky sophomore totaled seven minutes and three rebounds in the Wolfpack's season-ending defeat to Kansas.
Of course, no conversation of current Friar connections to the sport's most glamorous spectacle is complete without mentioning God Shammgod. The current undergrad assistant coach was on the last PC squad to win a game in the NCAA Tournament (1997 in the "Elite Eight" round against Tennessee-Chattanooga).
"I haven't been there as a head coach, but I'll draw back from my experiences as an assistant," Cooley stated. "I thought the stage we just left was pretty big [while capturing the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden,] so we'll draw on that experience and just stay with who we are and what has gotten us to this point.
"'Sham' will have some good insight for us, but at the same time, I've been in these games," Cooley added. "Sham can give insight from a player's perspective and I can give it from a coaching perspective."
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Protest Supports Villagers Challenging Foreign Forest Concession (September 25, 2015) by Constance Johnson
On September 22, 2015, a group of approximately 100 Cambodians from the Phnong ethnic group rallied ...
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Delay in Adoption of New Law on Hydrocarbon Tax and Amendment of Law on Mineral Extraction Tax (June 13, 2014) by Wendy Zeldin
It was recently reported that in a first reading on May 7, 2014, Poland's Parliament failed ...
Topic: Natural resources; Oil and gas; Taxation
Jurisdiction: Poland
New Mining Law Adopted (May 30, 2014) by Constance Johnson
On February 24, 2014, Algeria adopted a new Mining Law, Law 14-05. It was published ...
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National Council of Justice Launches Campaign for the Rational Use of Resources (May 23, 2014) by Eduardo Soares
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Topic: Energy; Environmental protection; Judiciary; Natural resources
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New Water Circulation Basic Act (May 20, 2014) by Sayuri Umeda
The Water Circulation Basic Act was promulgated in Japan on April 2, 2014. (Act ...
Topic: Forests and timber; Natural resources; Water resources
Jurisdiction: Japan
Proposal to Reduce Limits on Logging (December 26, 2013) by Constance Johnson
According to news reports, Indonesia is proposing to resume exports of logs from productive forests. This ...
Topic: Forests and timber; Import and export; Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Greenland Votes to Lift Uranium Mining Ban; Considers Independence (November 18, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On October 24, 2013, in a close vote, Greenland's legislature, the Inatsisartut (Parliament), ...
Topic: Mining; Natural resources; Sovereignty
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On October 22, 2013, Brazil enacted Decree No. 8,127 (Decreto No. 8.127, de 22 de ...
Topic: Environmental protection; Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Regulation Mandates Proportion of Biodiesel in Diesel Fuel (September 30, 2013) by Constance Johnson
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, in late August 2013, adopted a regulation that will ...
Topic: Energy; Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
European Parliament Committee Approves Legislation Requiring Mineral and Oil Companies to Disclose Payments to Governments (June 07, 2013) by Theresa Papademetriou
The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has endorsed draft legislation that requires companies involved ...
Topic: Corporations; Government ethics and transparency; Mining; Natural resources
Jurisdiction: European Union
Forest Rights of Indigenous Peoples Affirmed (June 03, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On May 16, 2013, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia gave indigenous people the right to manage ...
Topic: Native peoples; Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Provinces Gain Authority over Mining, Forestry, and Plantation Concessions (April 08, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On April 1, 2013, Indonesia's Home Affairs Minister, Gamawan Fauzi, said that the government's plan to ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Congress Rejects Presidential Vetoes to Petroleum Royalties Law (March 11, 2013) by Eduardo Soares
On March 7, 2013, the Brazilian Congress rejected the vetoes by President Dilma Roussef on November ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Brazil
New Petroleum Royalties Law Promulgated (December 10, 2012) by Eduardo Soares
On November 30, 2012, a new law defining the distribution of petroleum royalties to states, the ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Oil and Gas Law to Be Revised (November 28, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources, Rudi Rubiandini, announced in mid-November 2012 that it ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Draft Law on National Land Planning Submitted to Cabinet (November 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Dispute over Mackerel Fishing Not Resolved by Talks (November 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On October 22-24, 2012, representatives of Topic: Natural resources The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on
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Topic: Natural resources
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text: Graham Perrin wrote: > > > Graham Perrin wrote: >> >> In Chandler Desktop 1.0.3 RC1 I found that auto-completion in the >> location field caused more problems than it solved: >> <https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12729>. As a result >> of the conflict, the vast majority of locations were wrong, I had to >> correct all such entries. >> >> 1.0.3 final appears to be without that problem :) >> > > I spoke too soon. This morning the bug bit me again. > > Every time I enter a location then key tab (to progress to the next > field), Chandler Desktop enters the wrong location. > And I have only just noticed (because I was following up what you just wrote) that Notes that aren't events don't have location fields - even if they have tickler alarms set. Why would I want this? Example: I notice that a new Dilbert collection has been published and think "I'll pick that up next time I am in the city centre". In RTM I dealt with this by entering an unscheduled task with a location of @city. Then when I was about to go into the city centre I looked at a filtered smart-list showing all the undone tasks with a location of @city. Bingo: a lot of little errands bubbled to the surface just when I was in a position to do them. I know I could write @city in the main text field. It just seems inconsistent to me :) Owen -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Using-Chandler-successfully-%28was%3A-Unscheduled-%27to-do%27-lists%29-tp2938080p2947837.html Sent from the Chandler users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.


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Scary stat of the day:
Boston (6-6) led the NBA in defensive field-goal percentage last season at 41.9, but that type of defense is a distant memory now. The Celtics rank 27th in that department in 2012-13 at 46.3 percent, allowing San Antonio to shoot 58.4 percent in Wednesday's 112-100 loss.
At least we can laugh at how bad Perk is now.


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(USA TODAY) Delta, which announced major changes to its frequent flier program last week, on Thursday revealed the new award tiers that it says will make it easier for travelers to redeem free trips.
Starting Jan. 1, 2015, the airline's roughly 91 million SkyMiles program members can use two additional miles tiers.
Currently, fliers wanting a free trip in coach within the continental U.S., or to Alaska or Canada, have three levels of miles at which they can redeem an award: 25,000, 40,000 and 60,000. Next year, they will also be able to cash in 35,000 and 50,000 miles.
Those extra tiers, coupled with other program changes, such as Delta saying it will make more seats available for redemption at 25,000 miles and the introduction of one-way rewards, will collectively give frequent fliers greater access to award trips, said Jeff Robertson, Delta's vice president of SkyMiles.
"It's creating greater utility as well as lower pricing,'' Robertson said.
Last week, Delta announced that it would become the first major network airline in the U.S. to award miles based on how much a flier pays for his or her ticket rather than the distance flown, a significant shift to its decades-old frequent flier program.
Members who book a flight taking off after Dec. 31 will accrue miles according to the new model.
Some have criticized the change, which means that a passenger who pays the cheaper fares will no longer earn the same amount of miles as a fellow passenger who bought a pricier ticket.
Corporate trekkers are more likely to have to fly at the last minute, which usually means paying higher fares. But Brian Kelly, founder of thepointsguy.com, said that many business travelers are in the same boat as leisure travelers who have to stick to a budget.
"People say the new earning (model) is great for business travelers,'' he said, "but a lot of business travelers have to choose the cheapest fare.''
Kelly added that he wasn't certain that five redemption tiers instead of three will be better for consumers. "Delta has made the program exceedingly complex,'' he said.
Robertson said that many fliers have said they appreciate, or at least understand, the change to how they earn miles.
"While we know there's a subset of customers who receive fewer miles and who are disappointed, they also understand . . . the fairness of the model and why customers who pay higher fares should get more,'' Robertson said.
READ MORE: What you need to know about Delta's frequent flier changes
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
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Unemployment rates of veterans
July 29, 2004
The unemployment rates of male veterans ages 25 to 34 (4.7 percent) and ages 35 to 44 (3.8 percent) were lower than the rates of their nonveteran peers (6.3 and 4.8 percent, respectively) in August 2003.
Among men 45 to 54 years old, however, veterans had a higher jobless rate than nonveterans (5.4 versus 3.6 percent).
Female veterans ages 25 to 34 had a relatively high unemployment rate of 8.2 percent, but the rate was much lower for those ages 35 to 44 (3.4 percent). Among female nonveterans in these age groups, unemployment rates did not differ nearly as much—6.2 percent for those 25 to 34 years and 5.2 percent for those 35 to 44 years old. Female veterans ages 45 to 54 had a jobless rate of 5.4 percent, little different from their nonveteran contemporaries.
The Current Population Survey is the source of these data. To learn more, see Employment Situation of Veterans: August 2003 (PDF) (TXT), USDL 04-1378. The survey of veterans was conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau as a special supplement to the August 2003 Current Population Survey. The 2003 supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service. These supplements have been conducted every two years since 1985.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rates of veterans on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/jul/wk4/art04.htm (visited October 13, 2015).
Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics
New estimates of personal taxes in Consumer Expenditure Survey
In 2013, the Consumer Expenditure Survey improved its personal tax data.
Trends in long-term unemployment
Long-term unemployment reached historically high levels following the recession of 2007–2009.
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AKRON -- Jimmy Dimora's lawyers say prosecutors have confused friendship with corruption in the former politician's racketeering trial.
Andrea Whitaker presented an opening statement to the jury of just over one hour. She and her father, William Whitaker, are representing Dimora who is charged with more than 30 counts of public corruption.
"The government has confused friendship with corruption," Andrea Whitaker stated to the jury. "The government has confused Jimmy Dimora with Frank Russo."
Whitaker told the jury she would be referring to Dimora as "Jimmy," because that's what people who know him call him. "Nothing illegal occurred," she said, of all the instances in which Dimora is accused of taking bribes in exchange for favors.
"The evidence will show Jimmy Dimora never received any cash from anyone. The government has confused carousing and drinking and poker and friendship with corruption."
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Lioi sent the jury to lunch for one hour following Whitaker's opening statement.
When court resumes at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday, co-defendant Michael Gabor's attorney, Leif Christman, will make his opening statement.


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Nas - Roses (Lyrics - Paroles)
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I had no time to give you guidance
Barely have any fuckin' time either
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Friday Final TV Ratings: '20/20' Adjusted Down
Friday's final broadcast primetime ratings.[Read-More]
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TV Ratings Friday: 'Shark Tank' Dips, 'Grimm' Up a Tick, 'CSI:NY', 'Blue Bloods' & 'Fringe' Premieres Down + 'Made in Jersey' Premiere
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CBS Invites Fans to Tweet Week at the CBS Connect Lounge September 24-28
CBS will roll out the red carpet for the new fall season with the return of #CBSTweetWeek, giving fans direct access to[Read-More]
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Fall 2012 TV Schedule Night by Night: Friday
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I downloaded the latest version of GIMP (2.8.0) and have been using it for a little while. I have exported a PNG with transparency before, but something changed, and now it will not give me any options in the PNG dialog box. It is just a small box with three buttons: Help, Export, and Cancel. (This is after selecting the file and filetype and clicking Export).
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but no change. Using Windows 7.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I understand that the export types are handled by plugins (except XCF), and I thought maybe something happened to my plugin somehow, but I can't find a replacement to download.
Thank you! I have spent hours trying to resolve this and I'm exasperated!
Ray Dickinson
I don't remember exactly how the Gimp installation tree looks undr Windows (somewhere in c:\Progam Files\Gimp\...) but you should have somewhere a file in share/gimp/2.0/ui/plug-ins/plug-in-file-png.ui
If its missing you have to reinstall (or find a copy to restore back...)
A reinstall has already been attempted, according to the reporter. I wonder how a missing file could survive that... a corrupt one, especially with a recent modification time, might though.
This has been reported as https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701640 - both the PNG and GIF plug-ins make use of the ui definition files.
As written in the bug, no cause for the problem has been identified yet.


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Getting to Belize
Getting to Belize
By Air
From the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, international flights to Belize are available from Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, and All Central American Countries. The major airlines servicing Belize are: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airways and Grupo Taca.
By Road
Driving to Belize can be an adventure with much to see and do. Depending upon the route taken, the trip from the US through Mexico is between 1350 -2000 miles. Traveling to Belize via Cancun, Mexico City and Chetumal is comfortable, relatively fast and inexpensive. All-weather highways connect Mexican cities with the border city of Chetumal from which there are regularly scheduled buses to Belize City. Regular bus services operate between Tikal and Flores in Guatemala and Belize City.
By Sea
For travelers touring Central America, traveling to and from Belize by boat is a viable option. There are regularly scheduled water taxis that shuttle from Dangriga and Puta Gorda in southern Belize to Guatemala and Honduras.
For a one-day visit to Belize, many of the major international cruise lines offer Belize as a popular port of call on their weekly itineraries. A short visit with a cruise line will entice you to return for a longer stay.
By Air
The most time efficient option for travel within Belize is by small airplane. Regularly scheduled flights cover the country and provide passengers with a vantage point that leaves many wishing the flights were longer. Local airlines include: Tropic Air, Maya Island Air, Javier's Flying Service and Caribee Air Service. Astrum Helicopter Service also provides charters throughout the country.
By Bus
The least-expensive way to get around Belize is by bus, with Belize City and Belmopan serving as the Central bus depots for travel to the districts. Buses travel to and from the towns several times daily with stops along the highway at villages and visitor attractions. However some of the more remote villages may have only daily service. Please check for altered schedules on Belize's major holidays.
By Road
Belize's major highways are paved and offer breathtaking views of the Belizean countryside. Many of the side roads to villages and attractions are graded dirt roads. Belize traffic laws are standard international laws and all driving in Belize is done on the right side of the road.
Rental Vehicles are available at the PGIA airport and in many towns. Drivers must hold a valid international driver's license which can be used for up to 90 days. Gas stations are located in major towns and cities but are less common on the highways and in the villages.
By Boat
Both the Belize Marine Terminal and Fort Street Tourism Village Water Taxi Terminal provide hourly water taxi service to the popular island destinations of Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye. Licensed tour operators offer tours and transfers from Belize City, Dangriga, Hopkins, Placencia, and Punta Gorda to the outer atolls and island offshore.
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"Porn is an easy outlet, a one-way outlet. What a rush! What a release! The Internet puts an endless stream of images at my fingertips. I've conveniently conned myself thinking it's okay, but deep down I know it's wrong. It makes me feel dirty and has hurt my relationship with my wife. I beat myself up afterward, hate myself, and swear that was the last time. But before I know it, I'm back at it again. I'm scared where it's leading. Can you help me?"—Scott, 44 years old.
Scott, a successful lawyer with a wife and two children, showed up at my office for his first session confused and angry about his relationship with pornography. He could see the damage his Internet porn habit was having on his marriage, health, and career, but he couldn't stay away from it. His story is typical of men and women—of all ages, backgrounds, incomes, and lifestyles—who are seeking counseling for serious problems related to pornography.
When I began counseling in the mid-1970s, cases like Scott's were rare and almost inconceivable. Hardcore pornography was difficult to obtain. But in recent decades, new electronic technologies, such as cable television, computers, and iPhones, have transformed it into a product that's available to anyone—anytime, anywhere, and often cheap or free. It's become a substantial part of our economy, boasting annual revenues in excess of $13 billion in the United States and $100 billion worldwide.
The revolution in accessibility has led to record consumption. According to statistics on the Internet Filter Review site, 40 million Americans visit Internet porn sites at least once a month. Some porn users visit sites for only a few minutes at a time. Others, like Scott, visit porn sites daily, spending more than 15 hours per week. One-third of all downloads each month and one-quarter of all online searches each day are for porn. And, according to a 2008 Nielsen Online survey, a record-breaking 25 percent of employees in the United States are accessing porn at work, despite the risks involved.
Not surprisingly, concerns about the effect of porn on individuals and relationships are also on the rise. According to a 2004 survey in Men's Health, more than 70 percent of the men surveyed said they've looked at more porn since the advent of the Internet, and one in two expressed concern about their use of it. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the British Nielsen NetRatings organization have identified it as a major cause of divorce and relationship difficulties. An MSNBC study in 2000 revealed that 70 percent of porn users keep their use secret and that from 8 to 15 percent of regular Internet porn users develop compulsive sexual behaviors that significantly impact their lives. In total, up to half of all regular pornography users report some type of negative consequence or concern about their use. No wonder sexual addiction experts, such as Patrick Carnes, have begun calling pornography addiction "our newest and most challenging mental health problem."
Changes in how people access and use pornography have taken the therapeutic community by surprise. The explosion in porn use has happened so fast that many therapists have been caught unprepared; they may not yet comprehend the extent of the problems porn can cause, or how deeply its use can harm individuals and their intimate partners. Despite the increase in the number of people suffering from anxiety, depression, sexual problems, relationship distress, and other serious consequences of habitual porn use, few therapists feel comfortable and confident addressing porn-related concerns.
How We Feel about Porn
Pornography draws strong responses—from the public at large and within the therapeutic community. Many of us have such strong feelings about pornography that we automatically label, condemn, or reject anyone who sees it differently. If we're critical of porn, we might judge people who like it as "excessively permissive," "exploitive," "addicted to sex," or "misogynistic." If we're supportive of porn, we may see those who don't share our view as "sexually uptight," "religiously conservative," "radically feminist," or "against free speech." Unlike other common mental health concerns, such as depression or substance abuse, we have no reasonably coherent and agreed upon clinical perspective for what constitutes a "porn problem" or how to approach it.
Recently, at a professional training, I asked a group of therapists to share their knee-jerk feelings about pornography. The answers came quickly and from all over the emotional map: "disgusted," "excited," "angry," "anxious," "saddened," "afraid," "horny," "repulsed," "ashamed," "shocked," "amused," "curious," and "ambivalent." I wasn't surprised by the range of feelings: I've had all those feelings myself, even though I've been a sex and relationship therapist for 35 years.
In the past, understanding and dealing with our personal reactions to porn may not have been that important to our success as psychotherapists. But today, when clients who develop problems with porn range from 90-year-old men to 9-year-old girls, examining our own attitudes about porn is critical to our success as healers. Without an informed and accurate understanding of porn and its effects, we can easily discount clients' concerns or respond to them in unhelpful, emotionally reactive ways. A study in the January-March 2009 issue of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity by Michelle Ayres and Shelley Haddock found that therapists' personal attitudes about pornography play the strongest, most significant role of any factor, including training and clinical experience, in influencing their approach to treatment.
The workshop discussion got me thinking about how significantly my attitudes about pornography have changed during the course of my life and counseling career. To a large extent, my personal journey reflects the evolution of pornography from a product that was hard to get to an experience that can be hard to avoid.


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Lab Policy
Computers are available on a first-come first-served basis. If the lab is full when you arrive, ask the lab attendant to place your name on a waiting list. When the lab is full, computer time is limited to one hour of use. After an hour you will be asked to logout, but you may then put your name on the waiting list.
Since labs may be reserved for class use, be sure to check posted lab schedules for availability. Inappropriate behavior in any of the labs may result in suspension of your login ID. No food, drinks, pagers, or cell phones are allowed in the labs at any time.


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I have the link_to tag below and i'm curious as to what the best way is to create this link and also check if the first_name and last_name are nil?
I still want to have a link if only one of the names is nil (first or last).
<%= link_to "#{u.user_details.first_name+" "+u.user_details.last_name}", profile_path(u), :class => 'name' %>


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'Jacks Hold First Scrimmage of Fall Camp
Aug. 15, 2000
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- The Lumberjacks completed Tuesday afternoon's workout with a 60-play scrimmage that coach Mike Santiago called a good, crisp scrimmage.
"We had a good workout this morning. Tuesday morning was a much better workout than we had Monday afternoon. I thought the offensive linemen were a lot better today. The receivers were crisp today and I was very pleased with the overall mood of practice," said Santiago.
The team returned to the practice fields at 4:00 Tuesday afternoon for their first scrimmage action of the preseason camp. Santiago said following the scrimmage that he was pleased with what he saw on both sides of the ball.
"Offensively, we moved the ball very well up and down the field. I didn't think we did a particularly good job inside the red zone. We turned the ball over too many times. The offense moved the ball up and down the field, but just couldn't finish drives off inside the 20-yard line. The defensive unit really stepped up and made plays once the offense pushed them back inside their own 30-yard line, unfortunately I want to see them make more plays on the other end of the field," said Santiago.
The team will wrap up their first full week of two-a-days with a 90-play scrimmage Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. The scrimmage is free and open to the public.
*?K Ryan Rossner, a freshman from Metairie, La. continues to make strides as two-a-day practices continue. The former All-State kicker was 13 of 19 on field goal attempts last year as a high school senior. Four of his six misses were from more than 50 yards. Not only will Rossner be the place kicker for the Lumberjack football team in the fall, but he will also be one of the outstanding students on campus as the fall semester begins. Rossner enters SFA after scoring a perfect 1600 on his SAT exams.


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Open All Year
Play all day and rest all night ... start with mountain lions roaring and end with a perfectly clear night sky to stargaze.
Enjoy a swim in our outdoor pool (seasonal), play a game of volleyball, or enjoy one of our other outdoor activities. You can go for a hike on the famous Pacific Crest Trail or take a safari tour at the Shambala Preserve next door. Back at camp, we have a convenience store, playground, sandbox, basketball court, tetherball, horseshoes, a recreation/meeting room (subject to availability), 3 bath houses with showers and a laundry facility.
Our Pool and Activities will be open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Some of these features is available at an additional cost.
Our KOA is a short drive to California's world-famous theme parks, shopping, dining, theaters, museums, and beaches. Play for the day at Six Flag's Magic Mountain, Hurricane Harbor, or Disneyland. Visit the L.A. Zoo or take a tour of Universal Studios Hollywood. Do a little shopping on Rodeo Drive, or head to the beach for a day of fun in the beautiful California sun.
Great memories are waiting to be made at the Acton L.A. North KOA. Call today for your daily, weekly, or monthly reservations and share KOA with your friends.
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Young dancers are ready to give a Dell of a performance
Posted: February 13, 2013|
PUPILS of Dell School of Dance have been rehearsing for their performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
The dance school has been preparing for five months to bring their show to the Muse Theatre, Lipson Community College which starts today and runs until Saturday.
Marilyn Tinknell-Crimp, who opened the dance school 43 years ago, said: "I am so proud of all the cast, who's ages range from three years to adults. They have worked so hard and its fabulous to see them so excited and looking forward to the opening night."
"I couldn't turn out these productions on a twice yearly basis without the dedication and commitment from the parents and many helpers who have given it their all making superb costumes, scenery and props. We really are TEAM DELL."
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There was a time when the only sewing patterns that crossed the threshold of my studio were the vintage tissue paper kind I gathered to use in my mixed-media artwork or the books of Victorian sewing patterns and needlework I collected for inspiration and amusement.But in the past few years I've started stitching more home décor and accessory projects and my stack of contemporary sewing patterns has grown. I especially like projects that use fused appliqué or patchwork in their design. They allow me to use a variety of fabrics (especially scraps!) and customize my project.One of my favorite sewing patterns for this holiday season is this Candy Table Runner designed by Carol Zentgraf for Stitch Gifts. You can use traditional Christmas candy colors or vary the colors of the swirls for a different effect.Here is an adapted overview of the directions. You can download a free sewing pattern for the circles and swirls on the Sew Daily website.Candy Table RunnerMaterials
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1. Trace and cut the applique pieces onto the paper backing of the fusible web, grouping them by color.2. Cut 2 runner backs (1 and 1 reverse) from the red fabric.3. Apply fusible web according to manufacturer's directions and cut out the appliqués along the traced outlines.4. Fuse the appliqués onto each circle, making sure the points meet in the middle.5. When all the appliqués are fused in place, zigzag the edges of each piece.6. Layer the assembled runner back (right side up), the prepared runner front (right-side down), and the batting, in that order. Pin and stich the layers together. Trim the seam allowances, clip the curves, and turn the runner inside out. Slipstitch the opening closed.Detailed instructions can be found in Stitch Gifts 2011, along with many more projects and sewing patterns for holiday and year-round home décor and gift giving.P.S. What's your favorite holiday candy? I'm kind of partial (OK, very partial) to chocolate. Reveal your favorite candy in the comments section below, and if you use the wrappers in your fiber art, be sure to tell us how!
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Bowling Green, Ky. — Courtney Lee scored 22 points in 25 minutes Saturday, while a 15-0 run to open the second half helped Western Kentucky University pull away for a 78-64 Sun Belt Conference victory over Denver at E.A Diddle Arena.
The Hilltoppers (18-5, 10-1 Sun Belt) earned their eighth straight win as they closed out a three-game homestand. They will next take on North Texas Thursday at 7 p.m. (CST) in Denton.
WKU connected on its first six shots after the break, limiting the Pioneers (9-12, 5-5 SBC) to just one field-goal attempt during that five-minute stretch — they would finish the period shooting 68 percent in recording a 60.4 percent mark for the contest. Lee had a jumper and a dunk during the run, D.J. Magley added four points and Ty Rogers connected on a trey before Orlando Mendez-Valdez found Jeremy Evans open for an alley-oop dunk to give the Hilltoppers a 54-28 advantage with 15 minutes to go.
"It was another game where we had a tremendous defensive effort as a whole, especially at the beginning of the second half where we created a lead that really ended the game," Topper head coach Darrin Horn said. "Our defensive intensity and activity have been good, that's the thing that continues to drive us."
With the victory, Horn became the second-fastest coach on the Hill to reach 100 wins after accomplishing the feat in his 146th game.
WKU led for or was tied for all but eight seconds of the game, building a six-point edge on two occasions before breaking the game open with nine straight points from Lee late in the opening half. After Rob Lewis' three cut WKU's advantage in half, making the score 27-24 with five-and-a-half minutes left, Lee answered with a trey and two jumpers around a layup over the next three minutes to put the Toppers up by double digits.
He also hit two free throws four seconds before the end of the period, giving him 15 points in the half as the Hilltoppers took a 39-28 lead into the locker room. Twenty-four of those points came in the paint — WKU shot 53.6 percent over the first 20 minutes, which included making 14-of-21 shots inside the three-point arc.
Lee would lead the Toppers in scoring for the ninth straight outing after making 8-of-10 attempts from the field and 5-of-7 foul shots. He added four assists, three steals and a pair of rebounds as well.
Evans was 5-of-5 from the floor to add 10 points, with Magley contributing eight. Tyrone Brazelton collected six points, five assists with just one turnover and a season-high-tying three steals, and Mike Walker recorded four points and six boards, leading the Hilltoppers in the latter category.
Lewis paced the Pioneers with career highs of 19 points and nine rebounds, leading four players in double digits. Adam Tanner scored 14, Joe Jackson added 12 and Nate Rohnert posted 10 to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Xander McNally recorded five assists and three steals, although he was charged with six of DU's season-high 23 turnovers.
The Pioneers shot just 41 percent from the field, but they were 26-of-31 (83.9%) at the free-throw line.
The Toppers led by six at the first media time-out, with four of their starters contributing to the advantage, but Jackson cut the Pioneer deficit to two with a basket and two free throws. McNally tied the contest 10-10 with just over 14 minutes to go, however WKU regained a six-point lead with Walker chipping in with two tip-ins of missed shots.
It was still a five-point edge, 21-16, with less than 11 minutes left after Brazelton completed a three-point play, but DU would get back into the contest by holding the Hilltoppers without a point over a three-and-a-half minute stretch.
The Pioneers would fall behind though, missing six of their last seven shots of the half in finishing with a 39.1-percent field-goal percentage before the break.
Lee completed a three-point play with just over 11 minutes left to give WKU its largest lead of the night, 65-37. The Hilltoppers still led by 20 with two minutes remaining before DU closed the contest on a 7-1.
The Toppers finished with 54 points in the paint, their highest total of the year, and they turned Denver's turnovers into 29 points as well.


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A bit of a departure from the recent themes... but I was a bit cheesed off with LEE today..
Back in April, I was on Anglesey when I heard that horrible sound of my LEE big stopper hitting the rocks and shattering into 1000 pieces.
I trudged back to the hotel, calling myself all the expletives you could think. But I thought oh well, just log on and order another from Warehouse Express, which I did. Well 3 months later I e-mailed them to ask for a progress report for the order (yes I know there's a waiting list) - but was told it will be a MINIMUM of another 6-7 months. Well I thought I would check with LEE - and Yes they will not be getting any new deliveries until December and are turning away all new business. Not exactly a good way of keeping business running a waiting list of 10 months.
Some are aware that I'm not a great fan of HiTech from some forum posts - I've had problems with magenta castes caused from IR contamination in the past, but I thought, oh well, most of my work will be in mono anyway so I thought I would get the HiTech one as an interim measure. Turns out they have listened to customers, they've gone back to the drawing board, and have brought out a range of "Big Stoppers" - not glass, but plastic but with IR protection in-built. And a couple of reviews I've seen to date are encouraging - on par if not slightly better than LEE.
Well I took the plunge, ordered one, only time will tell if they are any good. I've kept my order on for the LEE, whilst I check out the HiTech. The lead times are pretty good too "allow 28 days for delivery".
When it comes I will give it a quick spin close to home and post the results with a mini review here (if anyones interested).
As an aside I had just got the hang of the big stopper, and was planning a few projects that weren't strictly landscapes, so I will be using the HiTech instead.
..well thats it for today.
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Quote: We are in the fortunate position of having experienced an unprecedented demand for our filters over the past 18 months
I have been using LEE filters since 1995 and do not have a bad word for the quality of their filters but I just get that feeling there is a wider issue than their statement implies.
Jeff I think you are right. The quality is second to none. However when you can't get a product for over 9 months people will look elsewhere. It's such a shame. That said I will keep the order on with the Lee big stopper. I'm pretty certain they don't make it themselves so are at the behest of other suppliers.
I will give the Hitech filter a good go.
No problem. I suppose some obvious questions really.
It would be interesting to hear how durable you think it is. Being plastic, while it should easily survive a drop, it could be prone to scuffs and scratches so an opinion on how resistant it is to these would be of help.
Also how neutral it is and if it causes a slight colour shift, either warmer or cooler.
I found a review here which reported the older type suffered from flare problems so it would be good to know if they have solved this. Also, the reviewer had an accident with his lee big stopper too. Some info on the hitec's case would be of interest.
Many thanks.
I'm going the Lee route because their quality is second to none, I'm waiting for delivery of the SW 150 any day now for use on my 14-24 Nikkor. It was ordered back in October, via Dale Photographic. Sadly it comes with a hard grad ND, so I've ordered an in stock soft grad (much better for landscape) as well. I also have a HiTech big stopper coming - for use on my IR converted D100 , I use a 17-35 Nikkor on that - hope to post some results early in the New Year.... Happy New Year to all. Andy.
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