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Holiday Inspiration with Authentique!
October 16, 2013 by Core'dinator
Filed under Core Blog, Helmar Adhesives, Jillibean Soup, Maya Road, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Spellbinders, Tim Holtz
All week long we are playing with Authentique papers! How awesome is that?
We are so excited for this week and trust me when I say our papers are a match made in heaven! But seeing is believing, right? So make sure you stick around all week long for some inpsiration and a giveaway of course!
Make sure you check out the Authentique BLOG for more ideas and a giveaway AND their complete lines of gorgeous papers HERE. Today we are using the Seasons Autumn and the Tradition lines.
Before we give you all the goods PLEASE check out both companies on Pinterest and follow them for endless inspiration!
First up we have Mary Pat Siehl with a layout using the Seasons Autumn layout. She really embraces the Autumn color palette with the rusts and reds and I love that touch of navy blue!
You can see the beauty of the Core'dinations inner core with each page being embossed and sanded. The Authentique pattern papers match perfectly with Core'dinations cardstock.
This Authentic Tradition collection is truly a complete collection to allow for a finished album without the need to purchase additional supplies.
The Authentique sticker elements embellished the album by bring back memories of our Christmas Eve Celebration.
Playing with some Be(you)tiful papers and Core'dinations!
October 15, 2013 by Core'dinator
Filed under Core Blog, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Spellbinders, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection, Xyron
All week long we are playing with Authentique papers! How awesome is that? BUT first check out our Heidi Swapp Winners HERE!
We are so excited for this week and trust me when I say our papers are a match made in heaven! But seeing is believing, right? So make sure you stick around all week long for some inpsiration and a giveaway of course!
Make sure you check out the Authentique BLOG for more ideas and a giveaway AND you can find their complete lines of gorgeous papers HERE. Today is all about cards, cards and more cards using the Authentique Be(you)tiful line.
First up Debbie Standard shows us how all you need is some Core Essentials and gorgeous patterned papers to make some quick and easy cards! Love how Debbie mixes the hexagons with other prints using her embossing folders.
Cardstock: Core'dinations Darks Collection
Patterned Paper: Authentique Be(you)tiful collection
This card from Debbie showcases a great way to use those scraps! You can cut out shapes from your Core and save them for another project and use the negative space.
Cardstock: Core'dinations Brights Collection & David Tutera Sentiment
Cardstock: Core'dinations Core Essentials
And next up we have Vivian Keh with some more cards…loving the Vintage Cardstock on this first one. Everyone LOVES a gray color palette and the Be(you)tiful is perfect for it! I know gray has become my "go to" neutral.
And a gorgeous close up:
Hemp for cards is a favorite of mine because you can add a soft touch and it's not too bulky:
See how Core and Authentique match PERFECTLY???
Get out those diec cuts and pop up dots! Just some simple shapes cut out of cardstock, and of course sanded, not only add visual interest but it makes cardmaking easy!
And another close up:
Core'dinations – Vintage Collection, Sand-It Gadget, Dust Buddy
Authentique – Be(you)tiful Collection
Fiskars – Edger Punch
EK Success – Flower Burst Border Punch
Momenta – Metal Embellishments
Xyron – X Tool, Mega Runner
Cuttlebug – Embossing Folder
Spellbinders – Layered Flowers Die
Ranger – Antique Linen Distress Ink
Hemptique – Hemp String
We {heart} Core Amour!
September 24, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Queen & Co., Tim Holtz
Fall is here and we are all about scarves..sweaters..all things warm including coffee! Well, Suzanna really made this layout in July and it's of iced coffee but that's okay That allows me to point out the fact that she used her brown journal marker right on her Core Amour…it's pre embossed but that's okay! Don't be afraid to embrace that texture and write right over it
And can we just talk about the perspective of that photo? What a beautiful shot.
Chocolate Box, Spotted, Core Amour
And next up we have a layout using loads of Core'dinations and some Graphic45 papers & stickers. What else screams fall but picking currants? Designer Shaunte Wadley adds so much gorgeous detail to this layout using her Lifestyle Crafts dies and Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered cardstock. The Graphic 45 are the perfect touch to add vintage elements to this project.
And how about some Chocolate box for that title?
Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions for the background.
Whitewash for the butterfly accents.
Chocolate Box for the title.
Core Essentials for the flowers and journaling tag.
Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered for the leaf vines.
Graphic 45, stickers, patterned paper
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Day Three with Lawn Fawn!
September 11, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Helmar Adhesives, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection
Day THREE is already here! Are you having fun yet???
We are here all week long with Lawn Fawn! Our team loves loves loves loves their stamps so much..make sure you head over to their site to do some shopping! From cards to layouts, we have it for you! Please make sure you head over to the Lawn Fawn blog for more inspiration AND their Facebook page. Their Design Team is incredible and you don't want to miss anything.
And don't forget…we have a prize up for grabs this week! Some Fancy Pants Core Impressions!
Who's ready for some projects?
First up designer Kate Nolan Denham with a layout:
And next up a CAS card from Designer Jill Lebbin….she used one of our AWESOME Core Tags and created her own hand-stamped image for a background. Cute, huh??!?! Loving the So Much to Say set from Lawn Fawn….there is something for every stamper in that set!
And Designer Kim Moreno is up with us again today another card creating her own background as well!
Designing with Debbie Standard
August 22, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Fancy Pants, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Sizzix, Spellbinders, Xyron
We have three gorgeous layouts from the amazing Debbie Standard!
Debbie creates the most amazing projects…so much detail and SO MUCH CORE! She really demonstrates the entire concept of, ahem, not needing any patterned paper. You can do it!
I love using the White Wash collection – there's just so many uses for it. For my page here I sanded over the entire sheet so some of the blue tones would come through and then up under the title area I put a piece of cloud chipboard and sanded over it in several different places to simulate the sky and clouds in that area of my page. Then I had two small embossing folders and I used some of the bright cardstock which perfectly matched the little dress and embossed and sanded two small squares. I then used the same paper and scored it around the area of my embossed piece to create little frames. To make the embossed piece stand out I backed it with white. The leaves were all created on my Silhouette machine. As long as you can run these through your Xyron you can sand these delicate pieces before taking them off the backing and applying them to your page. The flowers are all cut with Spellbinder's Dies. Then I lightly sanded them – you have to be really careful doing this as they are delicate – I find it works best to put my finger in the middle of the flower and then lightly sand the edges of the petals. The larger the flower the easier it is to sand. Then I rolled the petals over my paper piercer and sprayed them with some Maya Road mist. I continued to encourage the edges to curl after misting. After they were dry I added some My Mind's Eye brads. This adorable little subject is my sister's bff's granddaughter, Bridgette.
Supply List:
Whitewash cardstock
Core Brights
Sand it Gadget
Dust Buddy
Silhouette Cameo
Spellbinders Dies – Rose Creations
Embossing Folders: Sizzix, Cuttlebug
My Mind's Eye Brads
Scor it
D'eja Views Clear Word Stickers
I just love the dotted collection – both of them – one has larger dots and one smaller. It even comes in the 6 X 6 too! For this I started with a sheet of the blue in the Jillian collection. First I scored a frame around the entire sheet and then I sanded only inside my frame. Then I cut a piece from the Tillie collection in a lighter shade of blue and attached it to top of my page. I then used a sheet of Core Impressions Fancy Pants collection which I sanded and then just cut out the frame from. I made my clouds using a die cut and then cutting it from a sheet of White Wash – these make the best clouds – you can sand them letting the blue come through and they really look like clouds! Then using some of the smooth tags I used one for my title tying a May Arts ribbon around it and another for my journaling. The adorable little subject is my daughter's bff's baby – so love that she got these monthly stickers so she can record a picture every month for me!
Supply List:
WhiteWash Collection
Jillian Dots Collection
Tillie Dots Collection
Core Pastels collection
Core Impressions Fancy Pants collection
Core Smooth tags
Sand It Gadget
Dust Buddy
Martha Stewart Punch
Tags: October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye
Chipboard: Basic Grey
Hellicopter: Best Creations
D'eja Views Clear Word Stickers
Ribbon: May Arts
I saw this wedding photo and immediately knew I would be jumping into my Core Amour collection for this one. I also used some of the Core Pastels which were the colors of her wedding. This particular Amour sheet only requires that you sand across the works. Then I misted it. I used my Silhouette to cut some swirls which I layered down the side of the page. I then used a Martha Stewart punch and placed a small pink ribbon over it. The photo itself I first matted with black, then with pink and then which yellow white I tore around . The flowers and butterfly all came from die cuts which I cut, sanded and then sprayed with Maya Road spray. I let them dry and then put them together and attached to my page. I added some little tiny die cut tags and some prima leaves.
Supply List:
Core Onyx Amour Collection
Core Pastels collection
Spellbinder's Rose Creations Die, and tags CD003
My Mind's Eye Brads
Maya Road Mist
D'eja Views Clear Word Stickers
Sand It Gadget
Dust Buddy
Silhouette Cameo
Ribbon: Stash
Envelope: Stash
Bling: Queen & Co.
Leaves: Prima
Happy Monday!
August 19, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Helmar Adhesives, Imaginisce, Jillibean Soup, May Arts Ribbon, Queen & Co.
Sorry I am a little late today, the flu bug has hit our home and today hasn't been so much fun. Thank goodness it's today and not next week when our kids go back to school.
So what is on the agenda for today? First we have a giveaway!!! Does that word ever get old? LOL! May Arts, our absolutely go to ribbon around here, is celebrating so check out how to win HERE!
Next up we have Designer Kim Moreno with a ffew gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous layouts!
To create the hearts in the background of my layout I placed a chipboard heart behind my cardstock and slightly sanded over the top making sure to get the edges well so the heart would show clearly (the outlining technique).
I the layered the pre-embossed Spotted purple cardstock and the cuttlebug embossed grey paper to create my layout. I added white spotted cardstock and instead of inking the raised dots I simply rubbed them along the black cardstock and it picked up the "leftover" dust and colored the white spotted cardstock nicely.
I then added my stickers and embellishments to complete my layout!
Cardstock: Core'dinations (Spotted- Forge me not, BlackMagic- protect, Core Essentials- Argos, Snowflake)
Chipboard: Heidi Swapp (arrows), American Crafts (letters), Magistical Memories (heart used to sand)
Stickers: Jillibean Soup
Flowers: Creative Charms
Jewels: Queen & Co
Washi Tape: K&Co (black dot), scroll (unknown)
Cuttlebug machine and embossing folders.
Summer Lovin' layout using loads and loads of Imaginisce goodies!
And a close up:
Using my scorpal I embossed the lines around the edge of my layout to frame the whole layout I then sanded the lines and the edge of my paper rather roughly tearing some of the edges to reveal the color core of the cardstock. I backed my photo in patterened paper and vintage cardstock tearing along the bottom to reveal the core. I also traced on the back of the vintage yellow cardstock and tore the pieces of the sunshine out and sanded the edges slightly to create the sunshine piece.
Cardstock: Core'dinations (Autumn & Lemonade- Vintage Collection), (Nassau Blue, Snowflake, & Sutter Butter- Core Essentials collection)
Patterned paper/ sticker/ die cuts: Imaginisce
Adhesive: Zapdots by Helmar
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KENNEWICK — Walla Walla High School lost to Kennewick 3-1 Saturday at Lampson Stadium in a Mid-Columbia Conference match.
The Blue Devils (1-13) outshot Kennewick 10-4, but came away with the lone goal to show for it, an Ana Gutierrez ringer in the 53rd minute.
"We had our chances," Wa-Hi coach Keven Peck said. "Sometimes in soccer you can have the lion's share of possession, outshoot your opponent and still lose. That was the case today."
Hannah Templeton had goals in the the 27th and 73rd minutes for Kennewick. Klarissa Baraja scored for Kennewick in the 67th.
Saturday's loss concludes the regular season for Wa-Hi.
"The team has come a long way over the past nine weeks," Peck said.
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Crystallographic texture evolution in 1008 steel sheet during multi-axial tensile strain paths
1 National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., 20899, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
2 Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
3 IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center, 2070 Route 52, 12533, Hopewell Junction, NY USA
Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 2014, 3:1 doi:10.1186/2193-9772-3-1Published: 7 January 2014
This paper considers the crystallographic texture evolution in a 1008 low carbon steel. The texture evolution along uniaxial, plane strain and balanced biaxial strain states were measured. For uniaxial testing, grains tend to rotate such that the
slip directions are aligned with the loading axis. For plane strain and balanced biaxial strain states, the majority of grains are distributed with the {111} plane parallel to the sample normal direction. Accompanying visco-plastic self consistent (VPSC) predictions of the texture evolution were made along same strain paths and strain increments. Comparing between the measured texture evolution and computational texture evolution indicate that the VPSC model qualitatively predicts the measured texture evolution, but the rate at which the texture evolution occurs is over predicted.


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last night I used fresh ld20(no old brown) in a new tray and gloves....no contamination.
It was going well as the bath became seasoned the splotching slowing came in. I had ordered some semi matte and tried that.
It was similar but different. As it was developing it was a foggy layer that slowly 'ate' away.
This is not like a transition to infection but like a clearing of fog in a weird way...
Well this was splotchy. However, if I let it go to deep blacks they splotching would be gone and uniform.
I was able to do this as well with the glossy but it was more susecptible.
It preventing me from snatching earlier and I had to settle on the colder blacks.
To make sure, is a dark red light 5 ft above (on the whole time, exposure,dev,etc) okay?
I wondered about the light source for exposure so I diffused it more but the results were the same.
I have to only guess this has something to do with contact printing.
However, Thomas and Bob seem to have really quick development times so perhaps it goes through this state really quick?
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Green Barmy: Plymouth prepare to entertain rare York guests at Home Park
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TODAY'S opponents for Plymouth Argyle at Home Park are not the most frequent of visitors.
In fact it will be the 14th time York City have locked horns with the Pilgrims in Devon.
It is more than a decade since the sides last met, and it was an own-goal by left-back Graham Potter that gave Argyle a Third Division victory in March 2002.
Since then, they dropped out of the Football League in 2004 before returning after last season's Conference play-off final victory over Luton Town.
It may be surprising to learn that, despite York City originally attaining League status in 1929, the first acquaintance between the clubs was not made until the 1971/72 season.
Both games between the clubs during that campaign provided a feast of goals, both with maximum returns for the Pilgrims.
Bootham Crescent was the venue for the first encounter as manager Ellis Stuttard was forced into one change from the side who defeated Blackburn Rovers at Home Park.
Don Hutchins, who had scored the only goal of the game, suffered an injury. That meant a call-up for Mike Bickle's first appearance of the season, with Les Latcham moving from the inside-left position to Hutchins' usual berth on the left wing.
Despite York surviving on the most limited of finances, the travelling party found a playing surface in perfect condition.
Players who excelled for City were soon moved on, providing valuable income to enable the club to stay afloat.
Ted MacDougall and Phil Boyer were two prime examples, both sold to Bournemouth, MacDougall for £10,000 and Boyer for twice that amount, a club record fee – and both were scoring goals at will.
Lining up for York was Phil Burrows, an automatic choice at left-back who, two years later, would leave the club in a transfer to Home Park.
Argyle took a lead with half-an-hour played, thanks to an error of huge proportions by York goalkeeper Ron Hillyard.
Near the half-way line, there would have seemed no danger as Ronnie Brown took a throw-in.
Steve Davey received the ball and launched the ball towards the penalty area.
Hillyard watched the flight of the ball carefully, and must have considered that the nonchalant ball forward was about to sail over the crossbar.
It was a misjudgment that caused the long-haired blond to be highly embarrassed as the ball drifted over his head – and straight into the goal.
The lead was doubled just before the interval.
Keith Allen fought for the ball and won a midfield challenge. Possession was then exchanged between Colin Sullivan and Bickle.
The sweeping move then saw Bickle play the ball for Latcham who delivered a glorious shot with the utmost accuracy to underline Argyle's dominance.
York pulled a goal back through right winger Tommy Henderson, but there was more to come from Hillyard.
As if to rub salt into the goalkeeper's wounds, he was again found guilty in providing a third goal for the Greens.
His goal-kick went straight to Brown, whose pinpoint pass to Latcham saw the veteran try his luck from 25 yards.
Again, Hillyard seemed confident that the effort was going to be off target.
He stayed rooted to his spot as the ball nestled into the corner of the net.
A late strike by Paul Aimson, the previous season's top scorer with 31 goals, came too late to pose a threat to Argyle's advantage, and a 3-2 win saw both points taken back to Devon.
Argyle: Jim Furnell, Steve Davey, Allan Harris, John Hore, Dave Provan, Colin Sullivan, Ronnie Brown, Jimmy Hinch, Keith Allen, Mike Bickle, Les Latcham. Sub: Peter Darke.
WHEN the two sides met for the reverse fixture in January, York's struggles were clear for all to see.
With only 15 points from 22 games, they were one of three clubs just two points ahead of bottom side Mansfield Town.
In contrast, although not threatening to challenge for promotion, Argyle were comfortable in eighth position.
Replacing 34 year-old Jim Furnell in the Argyle goal was a player sixteen years his junior, debutant Peta Bala'c.
With Furnell suffering from illness, the Exeter-born apprentice with a Yugoslav father was thrown into the fray, but was to have a successful afternoon.
However, it was a match that went ahead only after two inspections of the pitch.
Match referee Malcolm Sinclair of Guildford twice ventured onto the soggy Home Park surface before lunch and took the chance of declaring the game should go ahead.
Conditions of wind and rain suggested it could have been a baptism of fire for a newcomer to League football.
But Bala'c was to suffer no misdemeanors of Hillyard proportions.
In fact, City had changed their glovesman since the previous meeting.
Graeme Crawford had signed during the previous month after completing a successful loan period from Sheffield United.
With unpredictable bounces on a slippery pitch, the City forwards were duty bound to test Bala'c at every opportunity.
But, despite difficult handling conditions, the new boy did himself proud on all fronts, showing also he was not short of bravery when required to dive at the feet of opponents.
At the other end of the pitch, Argyle had a gem in the shape of Derek Rickard.
He was a striker in form having scored in the previous three games.
In their green shirts with white sleeves, the home side adapted immediately to the elements.
There were strong claims for a penalty after it appeared Hutchins was pushed over as he challenged for a ball in the ninth minute
It seemed a curious decision for the referee to award an indirect free-kick.
It was taken by Latcham, who simply rolled the ball back to Rickard for the former Devonport Dockyard worker to slam the ball past all the defenders in front of him for the first goal of the match.
Rickard started the move when he played a ball out on the right wing. Appearing like a lost cause, pint-sized Hughie Reed chased down the right flank to maintain possession almost on the goal line.
Rickard continued his own burst downfield and, as Reed hooked the ball back into the penalty area, the striker delivered a spectacular volley.
No chance for Crawford, and a rampant Argyle were looking a class apart.
It was no surprise when Rickard, now at the top of his game, secured his hat-trick.
Sullivan delivered a quality cross from the left, and this time Rickard literally used his head by glancing the ball out of the reach of Crawford.
The industry of Reed saw him rewarded with the fourth for his team.
This time it was the tallest player on the pitch, Jimmy Hinch, to turn provider with a defence-splitting pass for Reed to race on to with 15 minutes to go.
Argyle: Peta Bala'c, Allan Harris, Colin Sullivan, John Hore, Dave Provan, Neil Hague, Hughie Reed, Derek Rickard, Jimmy Hinch, Les Latcham, Don Hutchins.


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Re: To much information only hurts us all?parnezzi Feb 12, 2013 9:50 PM (in response to FixBlops2)
if people never blamed lag comp for why their shots weren't registering some guy is taking 40 bullets and just turns on you and kills you.
or just dieing as soon as the guy looks at you.
then what would be to blame? if lag comp never came up then im foreseeing a lot of black ops 2 returns along with MW3 returns because nobody wants to play a broken game with no explination to why its broken.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?FalconR6 Feb 12, 2013 11:02 PM (in response to FixBlops2)
Just picking up on something you said. Split Screen 2nd player gets a delay. Is this why when I was playing with my bro last night that he was saying I was lagging across the screen from his view. While I felt I had concrete boots but could see my bro move pic perfect. Don't know how this works considering we play on the same connection. Is there a legit reason for this. I guess my bro and I should swap being player 1 and 2.
Agree with too much information - only because people then try to exploit situations which just complicates the whole system for everyone. From experience of past Cods connectivity improvements seemed to benifit most from tweaks to matchmaking - meaning its out of our hands and a waste of time to try and manipulate situation- speaking generally.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?JcApocalypse Feb 12, 2013 11:08 PM (in response to FixBlops2)
I never had a problem being host and not being host. The only issue I really have with this game is how it uses a laser system instead of a bullet system which would be 20x better in my opinion. Another good thing to have would be dedicated servers. Gears 3 was amazing with them, and so is battlefield. Now we just need Black ops! if they do this i will be forever dedicated to this game lol.
I do believe too much info does hurt. Look at what youtube is doing to gaming, it takes all the fun out. People are losing their creative sides and their problem solving sides. When its too hard they go to youtube, if they wanna know the best class they go to youtube, and when they wanna know pretty much anything its youtube or google. The amount of information is ruining gaming in terms of how players actually play. (youtube teaches how to cheat too which i believe all videos should be banned related to such material)
Re: To much information only hurts us all?Arti4 Feb 12, 2013 11:39 PM (in response to FixBlops2)
Most people have always understood how the netcodes have worked in the past. A better connection = better gameplay (and possibly being host).
The problem has arised more recently quite the opposite to the reason you claim. People to not understand how the netcode works. A good connection does not always equal better gameplay. A worse connection does not always equal worse gameplay.
Because people do not understand what makes their gameplay connections better, AND because gameplay is MAJORLY affected by antilag measures, they are trying all different types of things to attempt to improve it.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?IllusionGames Feb 13, 2013 2:31 AM (in response to FixBlops2)
I think you have a valid point, mushrooms grow better when kept in the dark.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?obzi Feb 13, 2013 4:07 AM (in response to FixBlops2)
I have little technical knowledge on this subject but wondered if the wider range of connection speeds, better quality, etc we have now could be a factor.
Ten years ago I would have thought the range from the top speeds to the bottom was far less than we have now, today some guys are playing on hyper fast connections and at the other end others are still on the snails pace connection.
Just here in the UK we have a huge range of speeds available never mind everywhere else on the planet, the devs must have a far more difficult job these days trying to make the game work for everyone.
If my (uneducated) theory is right then it's probably only going to get worse as the gap gets wider.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?Ellixander Feb 13, 2013 7:13 AM (in response to FixBlops2)
I dont think throttling your connection makes any difference on blops2 positive or negative it may help people avoid host but I find this game works best for me when I host,I seem to get a massive advantage, and wonder why people seem to avoid it but everyone's game seems to play very differently,
I dont think the large discrepancies between speed/bandwidth make much difference as Mw1,WaW,Mw2 all work great,more importantly "consistent" still,up to 5 years on
We dont need to know why it works/doesn't work only that having a better connection could only improve your gameplay rather than everyone using torrents/streaming which has given us the revolving door that hosting seems to be,for me if everyones trying to improve their connection couldnt it only make the game better?
If anyone told many of the cod community that having a cow stand by your router puts you on the good side of "lag comp" there would be queues at farms the following day.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?maccabi Feb 13, 2013 7:15 AM (in response to Ellixander)
Ellixander wrote:
If anyone told many of the cod community that having a cow stand by your router puts you on the good side of "lag comp" there would be queues at farms the following day.
tellings no good you need to mke a video cod community rule number 7 if its mentioned in a youtube video it is automatically true
Re: To much information only hurts us all?Ellixander Feb 13, 2013 7:27 AM (in response to maccabi)
I'll get on it now and get tmartn to thumbs up or rate comment subscribe,whatever they end with
it should help anyone shift some cows as everyones interested in horses in the uk at the moment
Re: To much information only hurts us all?r33k Feb 13, 2013 7:24 AM (in response to FixBlops2)
it is human nature to solve greviances and problems that affect us. it s human nature to try to resolve things to make them better.
Re: To much information only hurts us all?asystole Feb 13, 2013 9:13 AM (in response to FixBlops2)
Keeping people in the dark and not talking about issues that affect the game would not work. Meaning, how would the game be improved, fixed, ect. without community feedback?
Problem is too many people claim they know the answers to questions only the developers would know for sure. That's where the arguments come into play.


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Happy New Year, New Century and New Millennium to you all. For the purists who say 2001 marks the new millennium, don't worry -- I'll send you well-wishes next year.
I've been getting a number of emails about when the next Search Engine Strategies conference will be, and I'm happy to say we should have a final date pinned down within a week or so. I'll post details on the Search Engine Watch home page, as soon as they are available -- or check the Internet.com seminar site, URL below. It will probably be on March 9, in New York City. The format will be very similar to the one that was held in San Francisco.
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With the holidays behind, I'm diving right into making site updates. You'll find the Search Assistance Features page now reflects some new capabilities at MSN Search, such as page clustering and stemming options. This is due to MSN's return to using Inktomi (see brief below), and you should also review other expanded options on MSN Search's advanced search page. The at-a-glance Search Features Chart for Searchers has also been updated for MSN Search and AOL Search. The Using RealNames Links page now reflects the implementation of RealNames at Google. Search engine ratings pages from Media Metrix and NetRatings have also been updated -- and they'll get another update later this month. Links to all these pages can be found off the What's New page.
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HotLinks: Harnessing Bookmarks For Search
When I first heard about HotLinks, I was dubious. After all, this is a search engine based on using people's bookmarks -- and knowing the clutter and junk within my bookmark list, my assumption was that HotLinks would only magnify the mess.
Now having played with the system, I'm more optimistic about it. HotLinks is not going to replace your favorite search engine, especially when you need to do a comprehensive scan of the web. However, HotLinks is likely to develop into a useful tool for finding golden nuggets that larger search engines may miss.
Bookmarks form the heart of HotLinks. Over 100,000 people to date have opened accounts and imported their saved links into the HotLinks system. It's an easy process, and one that allows you to access your favorites from any computer
All that data is also used to power the new HotLinks Guide, which launched in September. The guide organizes many of the bookmarked links into categories similar to those used by directories such as Yahoo.
HotLinks has far to go before rivaling the major directories in depth, however. For instance, its Travel category is divided into three subcategories. In contrast, Yahoo has nearly 300 travel-related categories.
While HotLinks may not be comprehensive, the smaller scale might make it feel more manageable to some people. For instance, Yahoo has multiple categories stuffed with sites devoted to the Palm -- heaven for any Palm enthusiast. In contrast, HotLinks has a single Palm category that lists just three sites. But those sites are extremely good, and for someone who's looking to get started fast with the Palm, HotLinks probably gets them to the right places faster.
Unfortunately, I'd say this is the exception rather than the rule, for the moment. The service is still so new that oddities stand out. For instance, the second most popular site in the Vacation category is for a Wisconsin vacation homes site. I'm sure Wisconsin is a lovely place to vacation, but I find it hard to believe that this particular site would be so highly rated.
Hopefully, things will improve as the service matures. One potential strength is they way HotLinks ranks sites within categories. Sites are listed in order of "Guide Score," which is the number of bookmarks in the system that point to that particular URL. The more bookmarks there are to a site, the it ranks in a particular category.
In a way, this makes HotLinks similar to Google and other search engines that rely on link data to bring popular sites to the top of results lists. The difference is that instead of looking at links on the web pages, HotLinks makes use of links in bookmark lists.
It also means you might find some good sites that the other services might miss. That's because bookmarking is easy, in comparison to web page publishing. Using links from bookmarks might yield a different set of results than from using links on web pages, and it seems especially likely to bring up some sites that might be otherwise overlooked.
How's the organization done? HotLinks CEO Jonathan Abrams says that software is used that tries to find patterns to automatically assign sites to categories, where possible. Of course, the software isn't perfect -- so HotLinks also has editors involved in the process.
HotLinks isn't the only online bookmark service available, but it is notable for pushing strongly into the search space and for its backing by CMGI, which owns AltaVista and has a stake in Lycos. Thus, it wouldn't be surprising to see some important partnerships with HotLinks emerge in the near future.
HotLinks Guide
Another online bookmark service, though it doesn't offer an associated web-wide search feature, as does HotLinks.
Backflip brings bookmarks to next level
San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 11, 1999
Good review of the BackFlip service.
MSN Search Changes To Inktomi
MSN Search has returned to using Inktomi to power the "Web Pages" section of its results. Inktomi was dumped in favor of AltaVista earlier this year, in a business-motivated swap that Microsoft hoped would benefit its web-based applications such as Hotmail. AltaVista does continue to have a presence at MSN Search -- at the bottom of all results page, you'll see an option to try your search on AltaVista. Clicking on this link passes on your search query to the AltaVista search engine.
MSN Search
RealNames Temporarily Suspends Registration Of Generics
Last month, I reported how RealNames had been allowing some companies to register generic terms as RealNames Internet Keywords, a significant change in its previous policy against generics. Now RealNames has temporarily suspended the registration of generic terms altogether.
"There were multimillion dollar deals that we've had to suspend that we're not going to sign now," said RealNames CEO Keith Teare. "It was a big decision to make."
The company is reacting to a recommendation from its Policy Advisory Board that a formal approval process for generic terms is needed to ensure that the overall integrity of the RealNames system is being maintained.
The policy board became involved about three months ago, after a RealNames customer and major web site operator tried to register a generic term as a RealNames keyword. The company was told that RealNames policy didn't allow them to register the word because it was generic, but then a competitor was later granted the term.
(Note: I wasn't able to get the an OK on releasing the companies involved before this went out. If this comes through later, I'll update this article online to name them)
That the word was later allowed underscores the "confusion" over generics that RealNames has dealt with for much of last year, Teare said. The company began assigning more and more generic terms, in particular to companies that also owned the generic .com equivalent.
"We ended up almost accidentally allocating generics only to the .com owners," Teare said.
The policy board disagreed with the accidental policy that had emerged. "Generic .com companies and their non-generic .com branded competitors should be allowed the opportunity to vie for the right to have the generic category," its recommendation of Dec. 15 declared.
The board further outlined some main criteria that it felt should be considered by RealNames in determining if, and to whom, generic terms would be assigned:
+ Current user expectation.
+ Ability of the requesting company to maintain or build user expectation, as evidenced through the degree of marketing commitment the companies would be willing to undertake.
+ The financial proposal to RealNames for resolution of the generic term.
Of these three criteria, I'd only support the first -- current user expectation. For instance, I'd agree that most users currently would expect that the RealNames keyword "Amazon" should navigate them to the Amazon web site, not present them with a list of sites that might be related to that generic term. It makes prefect sense to evaluate other generics like this and assign them as appropriate, which is something RealNames has always done.
I find the second criteria alarming. It basically says that any company which can convince RealNames that it will spend a lot of money in an attempt to make itself synonymous with a generic term should be considered for that term. So potentially, if Amazon were to pledge to spend millions marketing itself as findable using the RealNames keyword of "books," RealNames might consider granting it that term.
This is particularly disturbing because the company would immediately benefit from the term, even it if hadn't yet earned the user expectation. Overall, the assignment of generic terms is tricky enough without RealNames essentially encouraging companies that haven't earned a generic identity to seek them.
That leads to the third criteria -- the fact that the financial deal proposed to RealNames should be taken into account. How much RealNames will make off of selling a generic keyword has nothing to do with whether that term is appropriate to be issued, and this shouldn't be part of any review policy.
The exact criteria that will finally be used remains for RealNames to develop. Teare said that he expects the company will have a generic term approval policy in place and be ready to consider generics again by this April. He also predicts the policy will mean RealNames will be less liberal about generics than it has been recently.
"Our feeling is that there will not be lots of generic keywords assigned, because of this policy," Teare said. Furthermore, "If a customer really wants it, we'll open it up not just to them, but also to others in their category." In other words, deals will no longer be cut quietly on the side. If someone like Amazon wanted to register "books," other companies such as Barnes & Noble would also be invited to contend for it.
Teare also stressed that money would not be everything, when it comes to granting generics. "It doesn't relate at all to how much is paid or even who is the highest bidder, but to the ability to communicate their Internet keyword," he said. That means that potential generic term holders would have to make a strong case that promote their sites using the RealNames keyword.
As for the deals already done, they'll remain, for the time being. "We have to honor existing contracts, but at the conclusion of those contracts, the keywords in question would go into the [approval" process," Teare said.
A final comment on this issue. The policy board's letter to RealNames makes a point to delineating between "search" vs. "navigation" events. Search is where you are presented with a list of possible choices, because it is impossible for the service to know exactly what you want. Navigation is where a person is taken to one particular place, and it's what RealNames is all about.
"Navigation is about going to one place, not to another list of choices. We support the company's position that to present a list when a generic term is entered would be contradictory to the company's mission and service value proposition," the board wrote.
What RealNames needs to keep in mind is that its main distribution method is through search engines. In those places, it does a great and needed job in helping them with navigational issues -- the RealNames link of "Amazon" taking you straight to Amazon.com, for instance. But when RealNames forces generic terms into a navigational role, it weakens the value of its system at search engines by reducing choice and confusing consumers indeed wanted a selection of sites.
This is something the policy board itself recognizes in its recommendation letter. "The transition in consumer behavior from search to navigation is not an easy one. It requires that the company make difficult choices that might have an interim effect of creating a certain degree of consumer confusion," it wrote.
Unfortunately, board seems to assume that consumers will ultimately learn to navigate, rather than search. That's not going to happen. People will always know brands and want to reach those brands by navigating to them. But likewise, people will always be in situation where they need a list of companies providing particular goods and services, which they will obtain by searching.
RealNames Slipping Generics Into Specifics
The Search Engine Report, Dec. 6, 1999
Discusses the mixed signals RealNames has been sending about generics, which are supposed to be corrected when the new generic terms policy is in place.
Using RealNames Links
Describes how to find RealNames links at major search engines, including Google, which added them in December.
Longer Domain Names Arrive
Several domain name registrars are now selling names of up to 63 characters long (67 if you include the .com, .net or .org portions), which has sparked a wave of speculation that these longer names pose new opportunities with search engines. I've been flooded with questions on this subject, so here's a look at the issues involved.
In the past, .com, .net and .org domain names were generally limited to 22 characters (26 including the extensions). Now that the limit has been raised, names that were never possible to register are available. From a marketing standpoint, the new names offer some possibly significant value. From a search engine standpoint, the value is negligible.
Let's start with marketing. The advantage of having a domain name based on a generic term is obvious -- it's easy to remember for those thinking of finding a site about that product or service. Sites like cars.com, pets.com, news.com are just some examples of businesses that have been capitalizing on generic terms successfully, from a marketing perspective.
The longer domain names may offer a similar marketing advantage, to some businesses. For instance, "yosemitecampingreservations.com" is now possible. Potentially, someone could register that name, then hope that anyone looking for "Yosemite camping reservations" would run the words together and slap on a .com. Additionally, this company could run marketing campaigns and hope that the name would stick in people's memories.
Now for search engines. Does having yosemitecampingreservations.com (or yosemite-camping-reservations.com) mean a guaranteed rise to the top of search engine listings? Absolutely not. Could it help? Perhaps a little -- and only a little, in my opinion. I have looked at numerous cases where people are sure that having the terms in their domain names is what has improved their rankings. In all of these cases, I've found that there are plenty of other factors that are also coming into play. Nothing has convinced me that the URL text is a secret weapon, and you see plenty of examples of sites that continue to rank well without having keywords in their domain names.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade but rather put expectations in perspective. It probably won't hurt to register some long domains that contain your keywords in them; it even might help a little, but don't expect miracles from it.
For further information, I put the question out to some of the crawler-based services, and here are the responses I got just before the holidays:
"Keywords in the domain name do not help much in ranking. We look at half a dozen factors in ranking. The words on the page, their frequency and position on the page, are still among the most important factors," said Don Dodge, AltaVista's Director of Engineering.
Inktomi said that it tries to list a site first in its results if the domain name matches the query and if the term is unique. For instance, look for Quokka, and it's likely Quokka.com will be first in Inktomi's results, as it is a unique word. But search for "sports," which is more generic, and you'll find that being "sports.com" is not particularly helpful.
"When the search term or the domain name is pretty generic, then the URL name becomes less important and is only a minor factor that influences the ranking of results," said Andrew Littlefield, Inktomi's Director of Search.
As for Go, "At this time we do not appreciably upweight matches on URL paths --- so having a very explicit domain will not help a site much," said Jan Pedersen, Go's Director of Search.
Registrars race to profit from longer domain names
News.com, Dec. 20, 1999
A look at the hype over long domain names, from a marketing perspective.
ICANN List of Accredited and Accreditation-Qualified Registrars
A list of all official registrars that can register domain names, though not all can yet issue the longer ones. And ICANN really deserves a ding for failing to post any information about the longer domain names on its site. This was a huge change, and as the body overseeing the domain name process, it failed and is still failing to keep the Internet community properly informed.
An accredited registrar that can handle long domain name requests -- no particular recommendation, just one that I know of offhand.
Network Solutions
Yes, you can also register long domain names with the granddaddy of registrars -- though unbelievably, it took the company nearly a month to catch up with its competitors in offering this ability.
Quickly discover if a domain name is available, along with whether a trademark for the term has been registered, discover related words, and more. A great tool. It's not yet long domain name capable, however.
Domain Notes
A great resource for all things domain. Helpful links, news and a wizard to find domain names.
Prank or profit? Web name auctioned off for $10 mln
Reuters, Jan. 3, 2000
Year2000.com may have been sold for $10 million -- now that's hype, if it pans out.
FAST Upgrades Site
FAST Search has upgraded its service to allow searching by language, added the ability to limit searches to title or URL text, and introduced new relevancy algorithms.
Search Engine Resources
KidsClick Worlds of Web Searching
Nicely done guide designed to teach children 8 through 12 the basics of searching the web.
Search Engine Red Lipstick
Still need a belated gift for someone into search engines? How about "Search Engine Red" lipstick, one of a range of Internet-themed lipcolors from Lipservice
Infonortics Search Engines Meeting
The 5th annual search engines conference backed by Infonortics has been announced for April 10 and 11 in Boston. It features speakers from major search engines and information retrieval companies, and it's an ideal conference for professional researchers, those with intranet search responsibilities or anyone interested in the technological end of search and retrieval. I'll also be leading off the first day with a review of search engine developments over the past year.
Search Engine Articles
Reconnaissance Over the Web
Washington Post, Jan. 3, 2000
Review of a new military search engine and searching for military information, in general.
AltaVista Search Engine Directory Traversal Vulnerability
BugTraq, Dec. 29, 1999
Describes a recently discovered security flaw in of AltaVista Search Intranet versions 2.0b and 2.3A. AltaVista has posted a patch -- click on the "solution" tab at BugTraq above or go directly to the patch via the URL below:
AltaVista Search Intranet Download Page http://doc.altavista.com/business_solutions/search_products/free_downloads/search_intranet.shtml
Portal envy doesn't always pay
News.com, Dec. 27, 1999
What to expect in 2000? Only two or three major portal sites, the analysts say. Of course, they say this every year, and every year they are wrong. Watch for 2000 to be ending with more major search and portal sites, not fewer -- as has been the case every year since these predictions began in 1996.
Web search results still have human touch
News.com, Dec. 27, 1999
Recap of major developments over the year in search.
Direct Hit files for IPO
News.com, Dec. 23, 1999
Direct Hit is ready to cash in on its popularity with a public offering. Some interesting facts from Direct Hit's filing. About 70% of its revenue currently comes from Lycos (which owns Direct Hit's flagship customer, HotBot). Former AltaVista chief technical officer Louis Monier sits on its Board of Advisors, which provides Direct Hit with feedback and guidance about technology and marketing. And, Direct Hit's relatively new Vice President of Engineering held that same position at Lycos until this past October.
Ask Jeeves denies infringing MIT professors' patents
Reuters, Dec.17, 1999
Two MIT professors claim in a lawsuit that Ask Jeeves should have asked them before infringing on their natural language search patents. Ask Jeeves says the case is without merit.
Altavista Free Internet Access Shatters Million Member Mark
AltaVista, Dec. 13, 1999
AltaVista says its free Internet access service has now surpassed 1 million members, after operating for only four months.
Netscape Directory Making a Splash
Industry Standard, Dec. 14, 1999
A look at the growth of the Open Directory, with pros and cons of the service.
New World of Web Reviews
Internet World, Dec. 1, 1999
A look at the emergence of comparison shopping and product review sites on the web.
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yeah, it's no longer just 'day drinking' when it's 5pm and you're knocking over fruit displays at fresh market
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yeah, it's no longer just 'day drinking' when it's 5pm and you're knocking over fruit displays at fresh market
i was shrooming and she was sobbing. i was trying to be sympathetic, but i could see the veins working like worms under her skin. and then her face stripped down to the muscle.
i wanna say it was the lack of skin on her face but maybe she lost her job.
Drunk man just did a hand stand, fell over, knocked over a whole table of desserts, and didnt lose his cowboy hat. winner.
i found a twelve pack under my bed. and a six pack in my closet. I'm like a fucking alcoholic squirrel.
They asked me to help them shop for lingerie.
Tell them everything looks awful, makes their ass look fat, etc. You'll wreck their self esteem and likely both have sex with you to make themselves feel better.
He just called shotgun on the way to the squad car.
Dude with the Beatles haircut just got his pilots license and wants to take us up to do a case race mid flight. Don't tell me networking is unnecessary.
i have only one word for you: 3somewithnorwegiangirls
this girl just gave me her phone number and 5 mins later right in front of me she is giving her number to another dude
she said if I bought her franzia she would blow me, and she would fuck me if I splurged on martini and rossi. Franzia it is
The fact you even thought licking it would fix it boggles my mind
We need to talk about our relationship.
I just won a bet involving 10 tequila shots. You've got about 3 minutes
The usual. Sarcastic, dark, full of fucked up emotional problems that result in fantastic sexual prowess.
He just brought me a wine glass. Full of Tequila. Ignore any texts after this one.
Just had a drunken guest at my hotel threaten to "throw a fuckin fireball at my face"
Stripper fight on main stage. It just happened. And it was glorious.
She acts like you when your on meds
You know you want to come over later
Ive created a fbook group called "threesome" and invited two girls. Im not going to say a word and just see what happens.
you kept yelling 'bird cage' in between songs and finally the lead singer stopped to ask if you meant 'free bird' and you said 'fuck you, i'm not gay', needless to say you were kindly escorted out
I walked up to a girl in a bar, and all I was capable of doing was taking my beer and bumping it up to hers. While doing so, all I could say was "Bud Light". She walked away.
His housemate was playing a sad violin solo for me on my way out. God I hate musicians.
she was seriously choking and the whole time all he kept saying was "that's what she said"
My girlfriend and my fuck buddy both started their periods this weekend. The good news is, neither of them are pregnant. The bad news is, I'll have to find someone else to fuck til next weekend. No wait.....that's good news too.
May or may not have found my way onto a stripper bus. To Chicago.
Nothing like studying in the College of Communication to make you realize how smart you are.
Bro, I met the coolest hottest chick tonight and she has the hottest friends.
im so bored in class... i just made a pie graph of my favorite bars and a bar graph of my favorite pies
ahh summer, the season during which the prefix for every verb is "get drunk and"
Hey, It's Lauren. i wanted to talk to you tonight. I like you, as you know because kyle told you. I was wondering if you liked me too?
Trimmed my pubes and broke your paper shredder. Separate events.
She was that classic mixture between "Hell no" and "Why the fuck not."
Her breakfeast in bed consisted of half a pop tart that I didn't want, and water that I slipped birth control into... Who says chivalry is dead?
you kept slapshing your drinks on people saying the power of christ compels you.
I drunkenly recorded an episode of Family Matters last night. I took a shot everytime Carl Winslow had a mustache.


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Irene Dockter dies in Haysville, Kansas
Irene M. Dockter, 88, homemaker, formerly of McLaughlin, passed away March 26, 2013, in Haysville, Kan.
Services were held March 30, 2013, at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Haysville, under the direction of Watson Funeral Home of Wichita, Kan.
Irene was preceded in death by her brother, James Putnam.
She is survived by her loving family, husband, Walter; sons, Lyle (Bobbie) Dockter of Wichita, Neil Dockter and Nyle (Debra) Dockter of Haysville; brothers, Archie Putnam and Duane Putnam of Cloquet, Minn., and Donald Putnam of Wickenburg, Ariz.; sister, Lorene Borin of Cloquet; grandchildren, Keith, Tara, Ciera, Brett and Sophia.
A memorial has been established with the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway Suite 1509, New York, N.Y., 10018.
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Overpass turbo/MapCSS
overpass turbo supports MapCSS for styling map-features. Below is a introduction on how to use MapCSS in turbo, some examples and the list of supported MapCSS-features.
A more general introduction is also found on this diary entry.
How to Use
MapCSS can be attached to a query written in the Overpass-QL query language with a special "mustache"-tag: You write
{{style: and everything that comes afterwards until the first
}} is interpreted as a MapCSS stylesheet.
... your overpass query here ... {{style: ... your mapcss stylesheet here ... }}
Click the below for interactive examples.
Markers with Text
You can now finally use MapCSS to display text markers on the map. This is very useful to show the names of displayed features. The following MapCSS statement adds text markers to each node, way or relation on the map and displays whatever is in the tag
{{style: node, way, relation { text: name; } }}
Line Styles
way { color:black; width:4; opacity:1; } way[tunnel][tunnel!=no] { opacity:0.3; } way[highway=motorway] { width:12; } ... way[highway=track][tracktype=grade5] { color:brown; width:3; dashes:1,10,1,10; } way[highway=path] { color:black; width:1; dashes:5,5; }
Color Coding
node, area { color:white; fill-color:white; } node[amenity=drinking_water], node[amenity=fountain], area[amenity=fountain] { color:blue; fill-color:blue; } node[amenity=place_of_worship], area[amenity=place_of_worship] { color:grey; fill-color:grey; } node[amenity=restaurant], area[amenity=restaurant] { color:red; fill-color:red; } ...
Icons for POIs
node[amenity=cafe] { icon-image: url('icons/maki/cafe-18.png'); icon-width: 18; }
The MapCSS implementation follows the specifiactions of the MapCSS/0.2 draft.
Features can be selected by their OSM-type (node/way/relation) and/or by their geometry (node/line/area).
The following pseudo-classes are available:
:active- selects the map-feature that has just been clicked on (and is showing the popup)
:tainted- selects features which have incomplete geometries (e.g. ways with some missing nodes or incomplete multipolygons)
:mp_outline- selects ways which belong to a multipolygon
:tagged- selects features which have interesting tags (any tag other than created_by=* or source=*)
:untagged- selects features which have no interesting tags (opposite of
:placeholder- selects points which are a placeholder for a line or area.
Classes work as specified via the "
set .my_class" syntax.
- ↑ deprecated, use child-selectors instead
The following properties can be used to style map-features:
Line Properties
color- color of the line
opacity- opacity of the line
width- the width of the line
dashes- specifies dashed lines: an array of alternating on/off lengths (e.g. 5,8)
Area Properties
fill-color- the color of the area filling
fill-opacity- the opacity of the area filling
casing-*- (note that casing for lines is not yet supported and that casing properties for areas can also be set via the respective unprefixed line properties)
Point Properties
symbol-shape- specifies the symbol which should be drawn at the location of the POI. Currently only "circle" is supported.
symbol-size- the size of the symbol to draw (e.g. the radius of the circle)
symbol-*- sets properties of the symbol to display:
symbol-fill-opacity(note that the symbol properties can also be set via the respective unprefixed line properties)
icon-image- if set, an icon will be rendered for the POI. (note that icon_width and icon_height must be supplied if one wants the icon to be centered around the point)
icon-width- the width of the icon
icon-height- the height of the icon
Some Restrictions
- Layering (neither via
::layernamesubparts nor
z-indexsublayers) is not supported. Only the "default" layer (subpart) is processed. Other layers as well as
z-indexare ignored.
- Descendant "child" selectors work only for relations as parents. I.e. "
relation node" will work, but "
way node" won't.
- Eval support is currently somewhat experimental. Expect some glitches (e.g. the build-in function
prop()isn't implemented yet). Simple usage (like
eval('tag("population")/100000');) should be fine, though.
- the
setsyntax doesn't support
eval-statements yet.
- zoom-level selectors (e.g.
|z12) are not supported (in fact, they are always evaluated for zoom-level 18, regardless of the actual map state).
- the wild-card type selector "*" is not yet implemented.
Icon Sets
turbo is bundled with two map icon sets: maki and "osm mapnik". You can use them by referring to icons/maki/***.png or icons/mapnik/***.png, respectively. Alternatively, it is also possible to use icons from external urls.
More Examples
overpass turbo - Default Style
This is the default MapCSS stylesheet of map features in overpass turbo:
/* point features */ node { color:#03f; width:2; opacity:0.7; fill-color:#fc0; fill-opacity:0.3; } /* line features */ line { color:#03f; width:5; opacity:0.6; } /* polygon features */ area { color:#03f; width:2; opacity:0.7; fill-color:#fc0; fill-opacity:0.3; } /* style modifications */ /* objects in relations */ relation node, relation way, relation relation { color:#d0f; } /* tainted objects */ way:tainted, relation:tainted { dashes:5,8; } /* placeholder points */ way:placeholder, relation:placeholder { fill-color:red; } /* highlighted features */ node:active, way:active, relation:active { color:#f50; fill-color:#f50; }


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Re "Don't use geese to fill up food bank," Aug. 9 letter:
Canada geese infest Westchester's parks, golf courses, beaches, lawns and many other places. I thought it was bad enough that these aggressive, territorial animals didn't belong.
These birds drive away other birds and attack dogs, our citizens and their children and any other smaller animals - and I have personally witnessed this more than once.
Now I know via Westchester4geese that the tons of goose poop they drop each day also includes "... a morass of jet fuel, lead from roadways ...." and also includes sewage from Long Island Sound. At least now we Westchester residents know what we're stepping on when we go to a formerly sylvan park, now overrun with these non-native species and their feces.
I term them "non-native" since the letter-writer says the birds were "driven from their natural habitat." I don't know who "drove" them from their habitat but our county didn't do that.
The "natural" habitat of Canada geese is migratory; these birds just stay and poop all year round. But it's good to know even their supporters realize they are an invasive species that pollutes our county and do not belong here.
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These vases are the only matched pair known to be in a private collection. Two other similar examples are part of the Corning Museum Of Glass, Corning, N. Y., and the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI. I purchased them from L. H. Selman Fall Auction, 2008, which featured the collection of Sam and Winifred Alschuler (Part Two). They had a full page in the catalog, as well as special note in the page that described Sam and Winifred Alschuler. On that page, their son wrote that "Sam and Wini were especially proud of their two nineteenth century Clichy vases, the only matched pair known to be in a private collection. As evidence of their merit and value, the pair was on prominent display in their sitting room."
From the Selman catalog: "Both of the extraordinary pieces contain a colorful assortment of whole and partial complex millefiori, including floret, six-point star, moss. quatrefoil, bull's-eye, arrowhead, stardust, bundled rods, cog, and crimped canes, as well as a generous offering of various rose canes, in shades of pink, white, yellow green, and turquoise. One vase is identified with a pink, white and purple "C" signature cane, while its companion bears a dark purple and white "C" signature cane, as well as a rarely seen turquoise, white, pink, and blue "CLICHY" cane. (See The Encyclopedia Of Glass Paperweights, pp 142-143; Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions Of The Nineteenth Century,pp 10-11.) Long term cracks to both pieces.
Height 8 and 5/8 inches. A new copy of the Catalog, which features them on the cover as well as inside, will be included.
Photos just do not capture the breathtaking beauty of this pair. These were estimated at $22,000 - $30,000, before Buyer's Premium. I believe the serious investor will feel, as I do, with the decreasing value of the US Dollar, that investments in very rare pieces that cannot be duplicated are worthwhile. I truly enjoy just looking at these, and savoring the pride of ownership that I feel. If they increase in value, as I believe they will, that is an added benefit.
I have listed them currently at a bit above the high estimate (when buyer's premium is added to estimate it becomes $37,500.00). I believe that, as time passes, that I will increase the price.
This would have to be paid by Bank Transfer or Certified Check. Layaway is available.
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