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[WARNING: This is long. And pretty fucking boring to almost everyone. But fuck it, it's better than the previous post I had written up about sand sculptures in the shape of 10-foot high dongs.]
A few days ago I was invited to watch a musical being put on by the high school I used to go to. So I went to go watch it, because hell, why not.
Before the show started, in the lobby, there were people I instantly recognised. People who only a year before knew my name and were good friends. Today, half of them didn't even notice me, or chose not to.
However, none of that really bothered me. At first it stung a little, but it also really put things into perspective for me. In high school, you feel like you'll always keep in contact with everyone you know, and nothing will get in the way of that. And yet, somehow, either through negligence or other aspects of life, many friends of the past end up either forgotten, or relegated to parts of your mind dedicated to nostalgic thoughts of times when things were simpler.
There was one person who I could tell was deliberately avoiding me. She used to be a very good friend of mine, but I misread it as affection, and ruined a perfectly good friendship by asking her out. And, being the socially stunted person that I am, I continued to be infatuated for the next year or so, until I left. Eventually, we ended up no longer talking to each other, for I grew frustrated at myself whenever she would date someone else, constantly comparing myself to them, pointing out my flaws to myself. And I eventually became a complete dick around her, to the point where she was sick of being around me.
After leaving, I spent lot of time thinking about our friendship, and what it meant to me. We had a lot in common, and I genuinely enjoyed being friends with her. And for the past year, it has bothered me greatly that I allowed such a good friendship to end the way it did. Eventually I resigned myself to the likelihood of never being able to even apologise for how much of a moron I was.
So I ended up thinking about all of this while at the musical. Needless to say, by the time the musical has ended I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. And outside, in the freezing cold, I waited for a friend of mine to pick me up, and I congratulated the director for yet another amazing production. However, I was pretty much spouting bullshit. I wasn't even really paying attention to the musical.
I've spent eight years in theatre, and I still hate being in the audience. Hell, I hate almost everything about theatre. The only reason I participate is because of the feeling of working together. I'm incredibly out of shape, a condition I have no one but myself to blame for, so I've never really experience this sense of teamwork on a field. But on the stage, I love the feeling of being both a crucial part of the play, and yet completely reliant on every single other person. And, to be honest, I don't even care that much about the plot of any of the plays I've been in. The plot is merely a means to which the end is being able to work together with people, from my perspective.
So you can imagine that by the end of this musical, I felt pretty upset with myself, having nothing but memories of how much of a fuck-up I can be to occupy me through three and a half hours of song and dance. And there I was, standing out in the freezing cold, when my friend-that-was walked past me. One of her best friends was with her, too. A mutual friend, I guess. And while my friend-that-was avoided me and walked on by, her friend turned and wished me luck at whatever I was doing, and that she hoped she'd see me at the next play. And then, in an attempt at teasing her friend into an awkward situation, she asked the friend-that-was whether or not she was going to say hello to me too.
Of course, it was too late for her to continue pretending I didn't exist at this point. So we ended up having an incredibly awkward conversation on a freezing cold evening. But somehow, between shivering, I managed to apologise for everything I had done, and for being a complete moron, as many are subject to be when viewed with retrospect goggles. And she said that she had completely forgotten about it all already, and was completely fine starting over as friends once again.
So that's my story for what I did today. And holy shit, do I feel like I've had a gigantic weight lifted off my shoulders. It's the most amazing feeling, to be able to apologise and set things right, and be completely forgiven.
Has anyone else experienced this? That feeling of absolution when you thought it would never happen?


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Corny speech but wonderful to say the least
Yeah, I still like it! (I can imagine Ash charging head first towards zombified pokemon you know. Except I can imagine him being eaten alive too. )
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
We all can.
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
It's not really a bad thing, is it?
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
True but because he's the story's central protagonist and narrator, I can't exactly kill him off, can I? At least not until the very end...
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
Ooh.....that makes the suspense even higher...
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
It just gets better and better . . .or, worse and worse. . .
is there gonna be romance, cause that part of Ash and his speech was a bit TOO concerned about Dawn. Love it though, it follows Resident Evil! XD
what in the name of insanity was that.I LOVED IT! ash FINALLY grew up . I think i see a bit more violence in the future. i also loved tha speech of his.
I think it made Ash so different, he's even more stupid! Ya know, trying to be grown-up.....he's ten in the story!
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
Don't you mean n00b? Oh well, if I'm a n00b.....can't help it.....kinda depresses me though.....
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
The possibility of "Dash"-shipping has crossed my mind. I'm a hopeless romantic myself but I want this to be different from my usual works. I hooked up Ash and May at the end of PVAVP and I've been trying really hard not to turn PZ into a stupid parody either but as I've said, I'm kind of making up this story as I go along. So if a romantic angle feels natural and not terribly predictable, I might go for it.
As for Ash growing up, well I had to find some semi-plausible explanation for why he doesn't sound like a complete retard when he narrates.
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
I applaud the new boundries your covering, it gives you experience needed to make even better then perfect stories.
yay for romance, according to Nidogod?
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
L4K was starting out saying something about a preference for a romantic angle in my story but paused halfway through the sentence when an idea struck and decided to keep it private for now. Pointless but straightforward IMO.
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
that picture REALLY freaks me out.
~Paired with Delcatty, Dragon Berry, Hikari, Boycrazies, crusherwakeman42, The Editor, xXEmo_WolfieXx, PiplupPal, and Mystic Ninetales~
lol, it seems the crappy Ash from the anime finally gorws up and gets a life.... one that aint corny, at least. Did you draw that pic in your sig? It's intense!!!!
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Thank you! Here's Chapter 7...
Chapter 7
No sooner did I arm Dawn than the zombified Alakazam from the poster teleported into the room, grabbed her and teleported away. Brock, Pikachu and I were stunned into inaction by the sPeed with which it happened. Dawn was gone and the three of us were left in that room to helplessly ponder the fate of our dear friend. I wanted more than anything to charge out of that room, guns a-blazing, Pikachu a-zapping, hunt down that freak of nature and reclaim my friend. But it would have been in vain. All we could do was pray and hope for the best but in truth we had time for neither.
Brock and I decided to release our Pokemon. We knew it was risky but all we had were a couple of sharp sticks to arm ourselves with. The safety of our Pokemon had always been our first concern but if we died in that room there would be nobody else to protect them. We explained the situation and asked if any of them would rather remain safe in their Pokeballs. None did.
Then it stopped. The screaming and scratching dittos stopped their assault on our door. What could it mean? Had they given up? Did they find something else to pursue or did they just grow tired. Aipom, Turtwig, Pikachu, Sudowoodo, Croagunk, Brock and I stood ready to face whatever might have come but for what felt like an hour, nothing did.
Then we heard something outside our window. It was the sound of bones crunching. We peaked around the table and through the curtain. A huge zombie Machamp swayed back and forth outside with a collection of corpses and limbs gathered in its four arms. We saw the profile of its face as it bit into a dead man's torso and chewed on the leaking intestines like they were thick, wet noodles. It was disgusting. However, Pikachu was again the first of us to notice something even more disturbing happening right behind us.
Pikachu barked to our attention a large puddle of gelatinous pinkish gray fluid which had leaked into the room from a slight opening in the door and passed beneath our blockade. From said puddle of Ditto fluid arose the four decayed copies of Brock, Dawn, Pikachu and myself. Why they kept those forms, I don't know because Dawn wasn't even with us anymore.
But before Brock or I could command them to attack, his Croagunk and Sudowoodo quickly pushed us aside. Pikachu's call of alarm also brought the attention of the juggernaut outside. Machamp smashed its way in through the window, sending the propped up table flying into the four stolen faces of our ditto clones. Again they all exploded from the impact into a sPlattering of that rotten goo. Two of zombie Machamp's lower arms still carried remains of the dead. The upper two were poised to grab prey.
A continuous torrent of lightening and razor-sharp leaves were launched by Pikachu and Turtwig at this new antagonist. We knew they'd be little more than a minor annoyance but we used that bought second to escape through what used to be our window.
Back on the foggy deck, Brock and I ran with our five remaining Pokemon seeking some new temporary shelter and praying that there would be no more unpleasant--and undead--surprises. But Lo, after passing around the corner where we previously met the four Ditto, we came across two other Pokemon crouching by their meal of dead men. The first to turn and meet our gaze was the grisly Weavile from the poster. The second we almost couldn't identify at first on account of how mutilated it was but then we realized the creature had been the Charmeleon. I could scarce suppress a smirk when I noticed it's tail flame had been snuffed. Shortly, though, I would learn that that didn't make it's firepower much less potent.
Constant danger had seemed to tweak Brock's and my reflexes to an unprecedented degree. As we leapt aside from Charmeleon's Flamethrower attack, the Machamp who had all along been chasing us, took the brunt of the flames. Weavile, meanwhile, less interested in Brock and myself opted instead to rush his Croagunk, all 6 claws extended. It was instead intercepted by the Focus Punch of Brock's Sudowoodo. The impact sent Weavile flying into the face of that flaming Machamp who was desPerately trying to extinguish the blaze on its body with quickened slapping.
It pulled the enraged zombie Weavile off and held it up to insPect with it's one remaining good eye. Machamp's eye did not last long as the enraged Weavile slashed up the brute's face and neck with those terrible claws. Now denied of all but it's sense of touch, the livid Machamp picked up Weavile in it's two upper hands, ripped the devil in two and tossed both halves away; the lower far out over the railing and the upper over the rest of the cruise, presumably to the watery grave on the other side.
In a moment we would have to deal with the maddened Machamp but right then, all of our Pokemon concentrated some kind of attack on Charmeleon. Thundershock, Razor Leaf, Swift, Mudball and finally a Focus Punch to the flaming face of the zombie. Charmeleon's head came clear off. It's body would continue to wander about almost comically for a few minutes with a small fire dancing from it's neck.
Finally, the four-armed behemoth, confused and seething, simultaneously slammed each of it's fists onto the polished wooden deck causing us to lose our collective balance and fall. All but Sudowoodo who stood on a plank which seesawed and flung the unfortunate Pokemon over the nearby railing. We heard a long cry followed by a sPlash.
Sudowoodo had always been a good, reliable Pokemon who had just saved my life and I would miss it. However, I did not feel sorry for it. It's troubles, whether it drowned or was gobbled up by one of the sea's countless zombie denizens, were over. My sympathies lied with poor Brock who had raised it from infancy. There was no time to look over the railing in any attempt at rescue or even to mourn. Machamp crawled our way on all six limbs, pounding each open hand on the floor in hopes of catching one of us.
We stood there momentarily pondering whether or not it would be wise to try and stake its brain with our chair legs or just have our Pokemon attack it from a safe distance. Both prosPects would be terribly risky. Before we could decide, however, our four Zombie Ditto clones jumped out through a nearby window landing across from Machamp. Feeling the impact of their bodies on the deck and the sPray of glass shards sPrinkling against it, the giant charged at them.
That's when everything got a little bit weirder. Ditto Ash, Ditto Pikachu, Ditto Brock and Ditto Dawn all combined to fuse themselves into a gigantic zombified Ditto-Machamp who grabbed our common antagonist in mid-charge and flipped it into the broken window as one would a doll. That hindrance taken care of, Giant Zombie Ditto-Machamp turned it's attention to us and needless to say, a chase was underfoot.
We turned another corner and descended a narrow staircase leading to the ship's lower chambers. The amalgamated antagonist could have adjusted it's size to fit through but it opted instead to barrel through the passageway as its strength allowed, destroying the walls. Nor did that method slow it down a second. As we ran through the lower hallway, it continued gaining on us as it galloped on those six frightful limbs.
Sadly, the only thing that slowed it down was my Aipom who bravely stopped to turn back and attack it with Swift. At least it tried. Before Aipom could attack, the monster pounced on and devoured my poor Pokemon. Pikachu then stopped to attack the hell beast with another Thunderbolt, which had been growing substantially weaker considering all the times they had been used that day. The attack didn't pull off nearly as much damage as it had previously and it wasn't even finished before our pursuer slammed its fists into the metal floor. The impact reverberated throughout the entire ship and knocked Pikachu off it's feet causing the electric attack to backfire on itself. I picked it up and continued running for our lives.
The end of the hall was fast approaching. It sPlit off into right and left and from the right came a zombified Ninetails when we were about twenty feet away. It was entirely hairless and like that Charmeleon, skin was burned horribly.
There we were between a rock and a hard place. Any thoughts of running past Ninetails in hopes of Ditto-Machamp crashing into it were dashed when it opened it's glowing mouth and vomited out a damn fire storm of a Flamethrower. Brock, who had been in front me, turned around to push me and Pikachu down to the floor. Turtwig and Croagunk ducked and covered behind us. In an instant, the entire hallway filled Ninetails' conflagratory assault. However, as it is in the nature of fire to rise, we on the floor remained relatively safe. Relative to Ditto-Machamp at any rate who was currently turning into a big, flaming pile of goo and when the fire died down, so did it. For real this time.
I said relative to Ditto-Machamp because even though Brock survived, he was badly burned and needed to stop, drop and roll to put out the embers still on his clothes. He had saved my life and now, with the self-burning, zombified Ninetails approaching him, I would save his. Before its snapping, blackened jaws could ever reach my agonized friend, they were intercepted by my makeshift wooden stake. I plunged it upwards through the roof of its mouth and into the brain.
Immediately letting go, I jumped back to see what would happen. As Brock continued to roll around, Ninetails thrashed its burning head left and right but how much was instinct and how much was rigor mortis, I couldn't tell. All I know is that seconds later, it fell to the ground dead whereas Brock slowly arose. A fair trade in my estimate. I couldn't begin to thank him enough for saving my life but he told me not to sweat it. Chicks dig scars, he insisted and it was nothing a little Burn Heal wouldn't fix when we'd reach land.
Suddenly, from the smoldering mess of what had been four amalgamated zombie Dittos in the form of a giant Machamp arose a smaller creature. My now undead Aipom who had evidently not been fully digested. Predictably, it lunged at us, jaws a-gaping, but was met in the air by three of Turtwig's Bullet Seeds which rapidly germinated and covered my former friend in strong, hungry creepers. It would harmlessly lie on the floor screeching for an undetermined amount of time while the rest of us went on our way.
"So what now?" Brock asked.
"Now, we find Dawn."
2 B Continued...
I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
It's just getting more and more intense and scary.
Still awesome!
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Contest-Winning Mushroom Pot Roast RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 to 4 pounds)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1-1/2 pounds sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms
- 2-1/2 cups thinly sliced onions
- 1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1-1/2 cups dry red wine or additional reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 3/4 cup chopped peeled parsnips
- 3/4 cup chopped celery
- 3/4 cup chopped carrots
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- Mashed potatoes
- Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil on all sides. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add the mushrooms, onions, broth, wine, tomato sauce, parsnips, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and chili powder. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
- Remove meat and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm. Discard bay leaves. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with mashed potatoes, meat and vegetables. Yield: 10 servings.
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Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.
Reviews for Contest-Winning Mushroom Pot Roast
"I MIGHT try this again but I would change several things...cut back on the amount of broth (way too much liquid) and would use baby carrots and quartered red potatoes (I couldn't even find the chopped veggies in all the liquid!!!) and probably leave out the parsnips (didn't notice their flavors at all) Was not that impressed but am curious to try again with those changes."
"Excellent receipt. Today I made it for dinner, but using my Redmond multicooker. It came out yummy, and it takes for me just an hour and half to make it, plus 10 min. to prepare ingredients. Multicooker is such a useful device. "
"This pot roast recipe is excellent. Because of what another reviewer wrote about too much liquid, I reduced the red wine to 1 cup. There was more than enough juice to make gravy. I also used a combination of dried shiitake mushrooms and portabellas. I used quartered carrots instead of chopping them and omitted the celery. I noticed the flavor of the sauce permeated the carrots so you don't taste the carrot flavor. My husband doesn't care for parsnips so I didn't use them, either. I cooked it on low in my slow cooker for 7.5 hours and it made the house smell wonderful. The roast itself was tender and flavorful. I will make this again."
"This is a great recipe that I'm planning on doing again. The meat was tender and the taste was great! The only thing that I would try next time is to season the meat the night before with some Adobo OR a "sofrito" rub (peppers,onions,garlic,cilantro and salt)."
"I made this for a client and they loved it. Being able to put it in the Crock Pot was an added bonus."


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Barbecue Festival wins three Excellence Awards
Published: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 1:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 1:12 p.m.
The Barbecue Festival won three 2012-13 Excellence Awards from the North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events.
The awards were presented at NCAF&E's annual ShowFest 2013 convention held at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte on Jan. 26-28.
The convention was attended by more than 200 festival event planners, professionals and students from North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. Supporting members from sound, lighting, entertainment and a variety of festival logistics companies participated by hosting an exhibit hall and several entertainment showcases. The "Excellence Awards" allow the association to honor and recognize the best of the best in the festival and events industry.
The Barbecue Festival won overall recognition for Best Press Kit and Best Website. It also won for best merchandise for Fine Swine Wine for large festivals with an operating budget over $65,000.
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Consider the integral $$ f(\alpha,\beta)= \int_0^{2\pi}\,dx \sqrt{1- \cos(\alpha x ) \cos(\beta x)}$$ as a function of the two parameters $\alpha,\beta$. I am interested in the asymptotic behavior for $\alpha, \beta \gg 1$.
For $\alpha = \beta$ the integral can be evaluated explicitly with the result $$ f(\alpha , \alpha) = \frac{2}{\alpha} \left[ \lfloor 2 \alpha\rfloor + \sin^2 \left(\frac\pi2 \{ 2 \alpha \} \right) \right]$$ with $\{ x \} = x - \lfloor x \rfloor$. For large $\alpha$ the function $f(\alpha, \alpha)$ thus approaches $4$.
If we see what happens if we keep $\beta$ large but fixed and vary $\alpha$, we see that $\beta \approx \alpha$ with $f(\alpha,\beta) \approx 4$ looks like a minimum of the function and it quickly approaches $2\pi$ (at least for $\alpha$ large) for $\beta$ sufficiently different from $\alpha$. However, there are oscillations on top of the mean value $2\pi$. In the figure you see a numerical evaluation of the integral for $\beta=20$ and $\alpha$ between 0 and 40.
- Is the value of $f(\alpha,\beta)$ for $\alpha,\beta \gg 1$ and $\alpha \neq \beta$ indeed $2\pi$?
- Why the value $f=4$ for $\alpha \approx \beta$ is lower than the generic value $2\pi$ (for $\alpha$, $\beta$ large)?
- What is the period of the (fast) oscillations as a function of $\alpha$ with $\beta$ fixed which are visible in the plot?
- What is the shape of the envelope? (it is a peaked function -> Lorentzian, or Gaussian, or ...?)
- Does anybody know how to obtain a good asymptotic expression for $f(\alpha, \beta)$?


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Bike and tasting tour in the city center of Florence
Book our "bike & tasting tour in the center of Florence" to discover the wonderful artistic treasure of the cradle of the Renaissance while having fun.
The bike tour lasts approx. 2 1/2 hours and Filippo (your tour guide) will take you on a discovery of the beauty of Florence pedaling around the city center. You will admire the Palazzo Vecchio in the beautiful Piazza Signoria then on to Piazza Duomo to see the famous Cathedral, the Giotto Tower and the Baptistery, continuing to Piazza Santa Maria Novella to see the striking church and then going on the other side of the Arno to see the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) and Palazzo Pitti.
The course is easy and very pleasant.
We offer 2 tours per day: the morning tour starts at 10,00 am and the afternoon tour starts at 5,00 pm. Both departs from our hotel.
The morning bike tour will end at 12,30 pm at our bistro "IL DESCO" (Via Cavour 55red) where you will taste typical dishes freshly made by our chef: choose two dishes from our menu each person while relaxing after the bike tour.
The afternoon tour will end at 7,30 pm at our bistro "IL DESCO" where you will taste some bruschetta (toasted bread seasoned with oil and garlic tomatoes and organic vegetables) with cheese ham or salami and a glass of good red Tuscan wine or another drink of your choice. As the perfect ending to the tour, Fillippo will accompany you to taste a homemade ice cream in a nearby parlor.
Prices per person:
Morning Tour: rate euro 57,00 per person (2,30 hours guided bike tour and lunch at IL DESCO included)
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The toru sare available for a min. of two people
The bistro "IL DESCO" offers dishes with local produces many of them organic such as the vegetables and the extra virgin olive oil from our organic farm "podere la Croce" in Reggello.
Vegetarian dishes and gluten free are also available.
Terms and conditions:
- you can cancel the bike tour with no charge max 3 days prior the day you booked. If you cancel later we will charge full amount due for the tour
- if its' raining very hard it's still possible to do the tour but walking


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Conveyors & Sorters: Let the good times ... Convey
By anyone's measure, the conveyor industry had a superior year in 2011 and is expecting strong growth again in 2012.
That is the most important news to come out of the annual meeting of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association, or CEMA, being held this weekend in Miami.
The conveyor industry shipped an estimated $8.5 billion in bulk and unit handling equipment in 2011, a 28% increase over 2010, according to Dan Fannin, chair of CEMA's statistics committee and a past president of the organization. That compared to a 17.1% increase in the over all materials handling industry as measured by the Federal Reserve Board. CEMA members one-upped the overall industry, with a 32.1% increase in shipments.
Fannin expects growth to continue in 2012, with another 10% increase in shipments to $9.35 billion. While that is a slower pace of growth than in 2011, it is consistent with predictions of a declining rate of growth for the overall materials handling industry by MHIA.
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Norwegian ships to star in Lifetime dating series premiering April 10
Three Norwegian Cruise Line ships, including two that sail from Miami- will be featured in a new Lifetime TV dating reality series called "Love For Sail."
The series premieres Tuesday, April 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and in each episode four women will set sail on a Norwegian ship to exotic locations surrounded by a group of eager single men, the Miami-based cruise line said recently.
The women are introduced to their suitors at an opening reception where the match making will begin. Throughout the cruise, the singles participate in a variety of dates onboard as well as in ports of call such as Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Nassau, Bahamas.
Miami-based Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Pearl will have starring roles in the series as well as Norwegian Star, which sails from Los Angeles.
On Norwegian Epic, for example, the women sailed from Miami to the Eastern Caribbean, with port stops in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Phillipsburg, St. Maarten and Nassau, Bahamas.
While on Norwegian Pearl they traveled to the Western Caribbean from Miami, Florida, stopping at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico, the cruise line said.
A show trailer will be airing on board Norwegian vessels this week and more information about the series will be available here starting April 2.
The "Love for Sail" show is being produced by Studio Lambert of "Undercover Boss" fame, Norwegian said.


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Rebecca Denise Blount Carter, 50, of Stuttgart passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, at Baptist Health-Little Rock.
Becky was born Nov. 20, 1962, in Monticello to Sherwood Dean Blount and Joyce Mitchell Blount.
She loved all sports — especially softball — and was an avid bowler. She was employed at Hartley Flying Service and was a member of Stuttgart Harvest Church.
Besides her father, she was preceded in death by an infant sister.
Survivors are her husband, Lance Carter, and their son, Clay Carter; her mother, Joyce Blount of Stuttgart; and two brothers, Michael Dean Blount and wife Angie, of Oxford, N. C., and Keith Wayne Blount and wife Pam, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Funeral services, officiated by Harley Petty, are 1 p.m. Friday at Turpin Funeral Home chapel with burial following in Lone Tree Cemetery in Stuttgart.
Visitation is 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at Turpin Funeral Home.
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Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 99 (130th overall since 1950)
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Man makes top 25 list in hottest husband contest
Published: Monday, September 16, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 2:58 p.m.
Ericka Vick doesn't have to tell people how wonderful she thinks her husband is, they can just read about him in Redbook. Lexington native Jason Vick has been chosen as one of the top 25 entries in Redbook's "Hottest Husband" contest.
Want to vote?
To vote for Jason Vick as the 'Hottest Husband,' visit www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/hot-husband/americas-hottest-husbands-finalists-2014?click=main_sr#slide-1.
In early June, Ericka Vick was on the North Piedmont Mommies Forum when she discovered a link to the hottest husband contest. She says that she entered her husband just to see what would happen, but when he made the first cut in the contest she dreaded telling him.
"He had no idea what I had done," she said. "When I told him he was kind of quiet for a while and told me he wasn't mad, but he wasn't happy either. Eventually, he forgave me."
To submit an entry to the annual contest, Redbook asks wives to describe their husbands in 500 words or less and send in a picture. Out of a pool of thousands, contest organizers narrow it down to 1,200 entries. There is also a questionnaire that includes questions like what is the most romantic thing your husband has done or how did you know he would be a great husband. Then the contestants are narrowed down again to the top 25 before the online voting begins.
Jason Vick, 37, said that he was stunned when his wife told him that she had entered him in the contest.
"I was shocked at first," he said. "I went ahead with it because I never thought I would make it through the first round, not to mention the top 25."
Ericka Vick says that she entered her husband because she wanted people to know what a wonderful man she married.
"I tell him all the time how great he is," she said. "He is not a 'look at me' kind of guy, but I am proud of him. He is completely opposite of the stereotypical male. He works really hard, but he will still get the kids their breakfast in the morning or do laundry. "
Jason Vick says that he is a little embarrassed by the attention and has been receiving all kinds of jokes at work, but he is humbled that his wife would openly advertise how much she loves and appreciates him.
"It is flattering to know she thinks that way about me," he said. "I only wish she would have used a better picture."
He says that his wife snapped a picture of him when he first came home from work, and he was horrified when the website continued to use it.
"She could of at least let me take a shower first," he said jokingly.
The couple, who met at a New Year's Eve costume party, have been married for seven years and have two children. Ericka Vick says it is not just that her husband is attractive, it is the little things he does for her and the family that makes him a great husband.
"He is the complete package," she said. "He is not perfect. He is human like the rest of us, but I think he is an amazing person."
Jason Vick said that although he does not like the name of the contest, he is grateful it does not focus on just appearances.
"That is the one part that I am proud of," he said. "I'm not trying to be conceited. I just want to keep my wife happy and spend time with my family. I can kind of deal with the rest of it."
Voting for the Redbook Hottest Husband began Wednesday and will run through Oct. 27. The winner will receive a five-night trip to a resort in Bali. Votes can be cast at www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/hot-husband/americas-hottest-husbands-finalists-2014?click=main_sr#slide-1.
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The now Grammy nominated Gregory Porter is becoming quite the force to be reckoned with. Undoubtedly talented and deserving of all the high praises sung of him, Porter is striking while the iron is hot and releasing a sophomore album claimed to outshine his Grammy nominated Water debut.
Be Good, set to release on February 14th, 2012, promises to display a range of moods and stories in Porter's charming, almost conversational songwriting style. Firstly, folks can look forward to the title track, "Be Good (Lion's Song)," which has actually been lauded as a crowd favorite during live shows for some time now.
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HONOLULU – The Washington State University women's basketball team couldn't stop West Virginia's lights-out shooting, as the Cougars fell to the Mountaineers, 88-66, at Stan Sheriff Center in the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic Saturday.
Junior Tia Presley led the Cougars (1-3) with 16 points and sophomore Lia Galdeira added 12 points. The game marks the fourth-straight 10-point performance of the season for Galdeira. Senior Sage Romberg led WSU with five rebounds, and recorded the team's only two blocks.
The Mountaineers shot .564 (31-of-55) on the afternoon and converted 22-of-30 free throws en route to victory. West Virginia jumped out to an early seven-point lead, opening the game on a 9-2 run. The Cougars closed to within five points on six different occasions, led by Presley's 12 first half points. The Mountaineers responded with a 13-6 run beginning with six minutes left in the half. The Cougars entered the locker room trailing 34-46.
In the second half, WSU and WVU traded baskets, as the Mountaineers maintained a double-digit lead and finished the game with 46 points in the paint. The Cougars notched 19 points off the bench and shot .426 (23-of-54) from the floor.
WSU concludes the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic Sunday, facing Ole Miss at 4:30 p.m. (PST).
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North of the Cuale River
Published Aug 10, 2009 - (Updated Dec 3, 2012)
Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Summer/Fall 2009 issue.
Often overlooked, this tranquil neighborhood bordered by Libertad and Ignacio L. Vallarta streets, along with the Rio Cuale, is home to Vallarta's two main markets and springs to life during daylight hours. Traditional architecture abounds, with many buildings and storefronts recently revitalized and brightly painted. This small but vibrant area boasts budget hotels, numerous eateries and restaurants and a plethora of interesting shops, including a bookstore, Cuban cigar bar, clothing boutiques and venues offering an overwhelming choice of tequila by the bottle. With one of the markets devoted to artisans and the other to food stalls, ceramics and other souvenirs, this neighborhood is a shopper's paradise and an intriguing area to explore on foot.


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Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind.
We are located at 2702 North 3rd Street, Suite 1050 in Phoenix, AZ and at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ.
Academic Advising is available Monday through Friday at all our Phoenix campus and Monday through Thursday at the Luke AFB site. Call to set up an appointment to visit with one of our advisors.
Evening, weekend, late afternoon and Internet classes make it very convenient for military personnel, working adults, and others to fulfill requirements for their degrees.
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DANTES and CLEP testing can be utilized.
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The Phoenix Campuses are open Monday - Friday.
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Customer Liberty Resources to host 50 guests at the Philadelphia Eagles NovaCare Complex; winning submission chosen from over 100 essays about "making information work for you"
Malvern, PA, April 15, 2014 - Ricoh Americas Corporation named a winner in its Philadelphia Eagles VIP Office Party contest this week. Liberty Resources, a not-for-profit, consumer-controlled organization that advocates and promotes independent living for all persons with disabilities, scored the winning entry and will host a party for up to 50 guests at the Philadelphia Eagles NovaCare Complex.Ricoh evaluated over 100 entries to determine the most creative, inventive, depictive and compelling story based on a series of questions. Participants were asked to submit a story in 250 words or less about making information work in today's office environment. Sample questions included: How do you find and retrieve the right information? Is your data digitalized and accessible anytime, anywhere? How do your mobile users access data? Do your processes and systems work for Generation Y workers? Philadelphia-based Liberty Resources described in its entry a quest to improve quality service by analyzing data that was previously stored in departmental silos or, in some cases, individual staff repositories."Two years ago we started on a journey to improve our quality of service," said Dan Hart, Director of Information Technology at Liberty Resources. "We created views of our data that helped ignite conversations on how to improve, refine and better use our information. The silos of the past have now been broken down."Interesting feedbackThe contest survey responses also revealed several interesting trends:• In a typical day at the office, the majority of respondents (53 percent) commented that not having enough time in the day is their biggest challenge; • 55 percent of respondents said their employers do not allow them to work from home;• 59 percent spend at least 1-3 hours a week looking for documents; and • The majority of respondents (45 percent) are also still checking in on vacation working an average 1-3 hours instead of enjoying their time off.These findings support recent research released by Ricoh where IT decision-makers and business unit leaders identified "information mobility" as a need for a productive workforce. Nine out of 10 respondents among select industries in the U.S. said information mobility is not just nice to have, but in fact "necessary" for their employees, and nearly half characterized it as "very necessary." Eight out of 10 respondents said that a lack of information mobility would likely harm employee productivity, business processes and innovation. More than two out of three said revenue growth, time to market and new customer acquisition would also likely suffer without it.Ricoh defines information mobility this way:Information Mobility is the ability to make information move to and from its original form whether it is paper, other legacy formats or digital; and the ability to transform for re-purpose, re-use and search for information; and ultimately the ability to access information anytime, anywhere. To provide information mobility for the new world of work, organizations must obtain and align a strong technical infrastructure, agile information system and deep understanding of the workstyle innovations required by today's workforce."We want to congratulate Liberty Resources on winning the VIP Office Party contest. Their submission really conveyed how important it is to organize and understand business information to increase productivity and improve communications," said Dominic Pontrelli, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "While many of the respondents understand the benefits of operating in a digital environment they don't always have the tools or systems in place to make their information work in order to truly embrace the promise of information mobility. We're here to help." Ricoh and Philadelphia Eagles Strategic PartnershipAs the Official Document Solutions Partner of the Philadelphia Eagles, Ricoh makes information work for the Eagles by providing a full range of Managed Document Services to its 200-employee front office, including sales, marketing, HR, IT, legal and other operations. The partnership includes management of the Eagles' fleet of multifunction products (MFPs), production printing devices, laser printers and the supplies they consume. Advanced capture, mobile cloud and green printing solutions help keep information secure while enhancing on-the-go productivity and supporting the organization's sustainability initiatives.For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com.| About Ricoh |Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD).The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change., Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/. ###© 2014 Ricoh Americas Corporation. All rights reserved. All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Sign Up for the City of Wilmington Community Project Day
Posted on 04/15/2013 12:12 pm
The City of Wilmington asks residents, community groups, and neighborhood associations to select a community project and to participate in Community Project Day on May 4, 2013.
Community projects include activities such as: cleaning a vacant lot, planting a tree, organizing a community block clean up, coordinating a project at a local community or senior center, planning a landscaping project, or even trash and recycling door-to-door outreach.
Visit the City of Wilmington website at www.WilmingtonDE.gov/residents/communityprojectday to download the Wilmington Community Project Day application form or call (302) 576-3109 and request an application be mailed to your residence. Submit the details of your project to email@example.com so the City of Wilmington can highlight the improvements you make to the community.
Community Project Day is May 4th and will take place from 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 19th.
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Students are in class an average of 30% of the time during the normal week of college life. Students are encouraged to Become More and make the most out of your college experience by getting involved in a wide variety of campus opportunities. Examples include participation in student organizations, attending campus events, developing as leaders and giving back through community service.
In addition to co-curricular activities, getting involved could be through research opportunities with faculty members, by getting a job on campus or through involvement with a campus department. Employers continue to look for new employees who have a broad base of experiences and are comfortable in working with others. Historically, students who are successful have developed a plan for how they will spend the 70% of the time they are not in class.
The Office of Student Life has over 450+ registered student organizations. Explore your opportunities for involvement in campus life and create a plan to make the most of your college experience and Become More.
On this website, you can browse student organizations, learn how to start your own student organization, find policies and procedures for student organizations, and many other things.


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ZF-2161: Zend_View::javascript(), Zend_View::css()
Not sure if this is possible (to discern locations of javascript and/or css files from Zend_View), but here are a couple use-cases describing what these methods might do:
<?php echo $this->javascript('jquery.js');?> outputs:
<?php echo $this->css('site.css');?> outputs:
Unsure if there should be conventional defaults (convention of document_root/ or whatever)?
Not settng a release for this, as I want more discussion/votes before committing to it. Regardless, if implemented, these would be as view helpers, not as direct methods of Zend_View, and most likely would either need settings in the Registry for the locations, or require the user to pass in the base paths.
ah yes ... I think view helpers is a great idea.
is there a conventional default ZF directory/file layout yet? so we could set defaults in a registry setting for these?
Isn't this already one with the inclusing of the Head* view helpers?
This functionality, except for the explicit directory structure, is now part of the Zend_View Enhanced view helpers, specifically the headLink(), headStylesheet(), and headScript() helpers.


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The Best of National Geographic Channel DVD collection makes a perfect gift and a great sampler of some of our best current series and classic programs. Contains Megastructures Volume 1 (two episodes), Egyptian Secrets of the Afterlife, Climbing Redwood Giants, Planet Carnivore, and Through the Lens. See the Title List tab for more information.
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MegaStructures: Volume 1
MegaStructures takes an eye-popping look at some of the greatest structures and machines ever created. Get inside these superstructures, and uncover the cogs, gears, bells, and whistles that make them work. Go behind-the-scenes with National Geographic, and learn about all the stops and starts that went into creating these engineering triumphs and the seemingly simple construction materials that take them from idea to incredible. Includes two episodes: Mega Plane and Inside a Super Casino.
53 minutes. © 2006.
Egyptian Secrets of the AfterlifeTo the ancient Egyptians, life after death was a high-stakes underworld journey fraught with terrifying obstacles: fiery lakes of death, battles with bona fide monsters, and ultimately eternal death or resurrection with the sun. It's a journey each Egyptian believed was real, and for the pharaoh the stakes were even higherthe entire cosmos depended on the king's successful journey and resurrection. Now, new excavations are revealing what the Egyptians believed they'd encounter on their afterlife journey. Today Dr. Zahi Hawass is excavating a mysterious tunnel at the very bottom of Seti's tomb, far below the surface of the earth. This is a true Indiana Jones-style quest in which Dr. Hawass will put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of discovery.
50 minutes. © 2009.
Climbing Redwood GiantsThey are giantsstretching more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. National Geographic reveals the unexplored environment of redwoods using high-tech aerial laser surveys and breathtaking imagery. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Down below, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range. It is an epic yearlong exploration to size up the past and future of this primeval tree threatened in 21st century California.
Planet Carnivore - Sharks and LionsWitness dramatic stories of survival among the biggest, most successful meat-eating predators in the world and how their biological imperative drives, shapes and decides the fate of their world and ours. New science tells us how these top predators hold entire ecosystems together, maintaining the fragile balance of every living thing just by their dominance. Sharks and lionswhat would our world be without them? Go close-up to the jaws and claws of two of the most awesome carnivores to find the answer. Narrated by actor Alec Baldwin.
100 minutes. © 2007.
Through the LensThe thrill of adventure, it's a mix of adrenaline, danger, excitement, and action. But trying to capture that thrill in an eye-catching image is never easy, especially when the photographer braves infernos, dangles from cliffs or skydives from 13,000 feet above the ground. Learn the stories behind the lens where split-second timing can spell the difference between exhilarating success and devastating failure.
55 minutes. © 2003.
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I love nearly anything National Geographic has to offer, and I'm glad this collection was so affordable. The DVDS have a sharp picture, and very informative. Thank You National Geographic.
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Fantastic series! We loved these!
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These are great! Each one has its forte. The photography is excellent, the narration is compelling & the length of the films are JUST enough to really enjoy. Some felt like you were RIGHT THERE! Great topics & a nice get-away from silly movies or useless information the TV often gives us. Documnetaries like these are fun and educational... even for my dear hubby, who is usually bored with them! He loved it! thanks, Nat Geo!
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The wife and I enjoyed them very much. Even our 5 year old granddaughter sat and watched them.
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Over the holidays we watched these fascinating stories about Nature. Mainly about the animal kingdom and how they operate and survive and how the next generation learns to operate and survive to continue the species. Fascinating!
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Testing for this class will begin in early March. Any application received after the deadline will be considered for the 88th Recruit Class.
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|North American Pet Products' Bulk Lace Rock is a large aquarium rock garden accessory to liven up the luscious decor of your tank. This Bulk Lace Rock provides a mellow gray color that won't overpower your aquarium. Provides shelter for fish Provides surface area for beneficial bacteria to thrive Natural rock product - Sizes and color vary


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DJ Rig is a full-featured, double-deck DJ mixing app for iPhone. It provides instant song-playing from the device's music library, automatic tempo sync and beat match, sample-based pads and performance recording, plus an arsenal of high-quality DJ effects. When used with the new iRig MIX audio mixer for iOS devices, DJ Rig provides the most portable professional setup for mobile DJs and musicians.
DJ Rig has many professional features not found in other DJ apps like its unique beat match, its selection of 12 high-quality DJ effects with XY control, built-in sampling pads, multiple cue points, crossfade curves and X-Sync. X-Sync (available when used with iRig MIX) enables anyone to automatically synchronize the app audio with any other external audio source like a second iOS device but also regular CD or MP3 players.
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DJ Rig also features a robust, real-time effects processing section that allows you to apply various effects to your source material. And with the XY touch interface, you have full creative control of your effects with the coolest, perfect sound for your mix. All effects are synched to the tempo, and you can choose from spatial effects like reverb, delay and flanger, various pass-through filter effects, distortion, resonance effects and our new st-st-st-stutter effect.
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DJ Rig allows you to customize your crossfader curves much like the crossfading features found of high-end DJ equipment. Now take full control of your transitions by fine-tuning the amount of each signal present at any point during the fade to mix in a creative way.
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Want to add a little grit and scratch to your mix? You'll be amazed by the accuracy and realistic sound of our Accu-Scratch modeling technology. CloneDeck™ provides the exact behavior you expect from a real DJ turntable, only in a convenient digital format.
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He was born in Georgetown, the only son of the late E. Warren and Olive (Bailey) Holson on February 27, 1927.
Dick Holson of Georgetown passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, after a 3 year battle with cancer at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, with his family by his side. He was 85.
He was born in Georgetown, the only son of the late E. Warren and Olive (Bailey) Holson on February 27, 1927.
His High School education was interrupted near the end of World War II with service in the United States Marine Corps. He was very proud to call himself a Marine.
He was a lifelong member of Grace U.M. Church, serving on many committees and helping with many church affairs. He also held a life membership in the Georgetown Fire Co. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, belonging to Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Kent & Sussex Scottish Rite Club, and the American Legion.
He was an avid golfer, liked boating and fishing, any sports, especially football (Redskins) and baseball.
He enjoyed any time the family was together.
His survivors include his loving wife, Marian Holson (nee Keeler), one son, William R. Holson (Carol Allen), daughters, Shirley H. Hitchens (Bill) and Mary H. Walls (Tony); six grandchildren, Billy Savage, Scott Hitchens, Robbie Holson, Joy McBride, Karen Walls and Carla Walls; three great grandchildren, Parker Savage, Zachary Savage and Rylee McBride.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown, DE, where friends may call after 12:00 noon. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Georgetown.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Grace U.M. Church, 7 S. King St., Georgetown, DE 19947 or Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.
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Hi, noob here, so bear with me, if this is in the wrong place, or there's already a thread dealing with this issue, then my apologies and some help getting to where I need to go would be appreciated. Fairly leangthy post ahead, hopefully it's all relavent.
Right, so I have a 30Gb Zen Vision:M and at the moment, the touchpad simply isn't working. I've had it for just over 2 years now (so well out of warranty) and, well, here's all the details I can give.
Now first of all, I started getting issues with the touchpad over a year ago (back when I could have gotten a replacement for free, but my bad). Scrolling with the pad started becoming troublesome and then, all of a sudden stopped working. Now, what I mean is, rubbing my thumb up and down the pad did nothing. But, I could move up and down menus or change the volume by tapping the top and bottom of the pad. Since that was the case I didn't think there was much I had to worry about, I could still get full functionality out of the player, so all was well. Even still, I did go through all the basic steps to fix this, reset the player, firmware upgrade, full format and so on, but to no avail. This was clearly a hardware issue, but I did all this just incase.
This worked out well for me up until a few months ago, where suddenly, I could no long tap the middle of the pad to select things. This issue would come and go, generally I could get this function back by pressing down on the pad firmly (possibly making things worse, I don't know) and that would bring back this function to the point that tapping lightly would allow me to select things fine, but like I say, this would come and go. Again I tried the above basic things, to no avail.
I contacted Creative and was told that since it was out of warranty, I was out of luck and the best they could do was offer me a replacement at a "discounted" price (since they no longer sell these players, there was no option for repair as there are no parts, their replacement would have been the nearest match to my player... can't remember which now, but it's a moot point as the "discounted price" they offered me was more than if I'd simply bought the same thing off of amazon and I didn't have the money for that anyway).
So now here I am. The player still plays, the four buttons around the side work fine (as well as the forward and back buttons) which basically means I can play music and, if I get bored, I can hit the shortcut button, which is assigned to play the "album of the day" (another word for random album) and hope I get lucky and end up listening to something I actually want to. But, there no way I can select... well, anything. At this very moment, full functionality of the select bit no loner works, and I now, neither does tapping the bottom of the pad to go down, so it's constantly on full volume (not an issue, I listen to very quiet music and have noise cancelling earphones). So, I have an mp3 player that plays mp3, just not the ones I want it to play right now.
And yes, since talking to creative, and being brushed off (and why not, I don't have a warranty anymore, I don't blame them) I have gone to the trouble of opening up and fully dismantelling the player to get to the touchpad only to find that my novice knowledge of it all means I simply looked at it, blew on it in case of dust and then put it all back together again. Happily, the player still functioned as it did before I'd taken it apart, sadly, no improvement.
Now, I have found a place that sells replacement touchpads here but they also sell this. As you can see, one is quite simply the touchpad on it's own and the other is the touchpad with buttons and control board. Ideally, I'd simply buy a new player (I read the review on here about a Sony one which looked quite good, but really, I'll only buy that if trying to replace this one seems futile to you guys) So, after that rather expansive trip through my Zen Vision M experiance, my question to you, what do you think my issue is, do you think it can be fixed with new parts, which parts do I need and do you think this website I linked to is reliable?
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You would need the touchpad since the other buttons work. I would buy the whole kit.
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Ok, now everything can be fixed, when it comes right down to it.. and with the parts and a bit of skill, you should be able to do the job. The other side of the equation is that.. time has marched onward.. and the ZVM is getting a bit long in the tooth in technology terms. You might give the consideration to a new player, that will fulfill your needs in perhaps even better ways.
My ZVM is still in tip-top condition, though I don't use it much as I have moved on to other players.. but of course, it's your decision.. and a new player will cost more than repairing your ZVM.. though in the end it might end up giving you less problems going forward than your ZVM and battery life will become an issue with your ZVM due to age, if it isn't already...
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I'm a bit bothered by all the recent posts about touchpad troubles here lately. The touchpad uses the exact same technology as the touchpad in most laptops (and, I believe, is manufactured by the same company, Synaptec), and I have yet to encounter a failed touchpad on a laptop, so I'm left wondering, what gives?
Anyways, as Utew stated, the choice is yours. Personally, I'd try to get your current ZVM fixed. Your best bet there would be to get the whole touchpad/button/control board kit, as your buttons are probably getting on in age as well. Once you get it fixed and working properly, you can decide if you want to keep it or sell it and get something newer. A ZVM in perfect working order is likely to sell for a pretty good chunk of change, as they've become collectors' items.
If you decide to go the repair route, there are plenty of videos, pictures, and guides here on ABi that can help you take the thing apart and replace the parts. As you've probably already figured out, it's not as hard as it looks.
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Thanks for the help guys. I'll probably just get the parts since they're rather cheap, and fix it myself. Since I have taken the thing apart fully (twice now, with help from guides on here and elsewhere) I don't think it'll be too much of an issue for me to replace the whole thing.
Like I said, ideally, I'd like to buy a new player, but this being the cheaper option, I think I'll go for this until I have a bit more money on my side.
Hello and welcome Joshi. Repairing the ZVM is perfectly reasonable and well worth it in your case. It may be aged, but it can still hold its own just fine, especially in the video department. Good luck!
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Ah, my bad, thanks.
And thanks for the advice. I'm actually still torn at this point. The only spare parts I could find were on a US website (I should probably point out that I'm from the UK). Getting it shipped here will cost more than the parts themselves and while it still would end up being less than half the price of a new player, I was hoping it'd be less and now feel a new player may be a better bet... like I say, I'm torn, but thanks again for all your help guys.
Check the Ebay.U.K site for ZenVM (for parts/repair)
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Sunderland AFC is giving its backing to the fourth Nelson Mandela International Day, which takes place today.
The United Nations recognise July 18, Mandela's birthday, as a day of celebration, symbolising the ground-breaking achievements of Mr Mandela. A wide range of initiatives will take place around the world, aimed at promoting his legacy.
Sunderland AFC became the first football club to link up with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established in 1999 to support the former South African Presidents' ongoing engagement in promoting his legacy of social justice outside the purely political arena following his retirement.
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2012: Appeared in nine games making a pair of starts during his rookie season ... Posted a 0-1 record with a 7.56 ERA ... Allowed 12 runs (seven earned) on 16 hits in 8.1 innings ... Struck out seven while walking four ... Made collegiate debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 18) tossing a scoreless inning of relief ... Followed that with another stellar performance at Troy (Mar. 7) working 1.1 perfect innings ... Notched first collegiate start against Old Dominion (Apr. 11) surrendering a pair of runs (both earned) on five hits with two strikeouts in 2.1 innings ... Started his next outing against William & Mary (Apr. 18) allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits in two-thirds of an inning ... Worked at least one full inning of relief on four occasions ... Held opponents scoreless in three outings ... Fanned a career-best three batters against High Point (May 15) ... Suffered lone loss against VCU (Mar. 13) giving up three runs (all earned) on one hit without recording an out ... 2012 Summer: Played alongside Nick Thompson for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League ... Appeared in three games making one start ... Posted a 0-1 record with a 5.40 ERA ... Allowed seven runs (five earned) on 10 hits with nine strikeouts and seven walks in 8.1 innings.
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A very different Beatles had emerged by the genesis of "Strawberry Fields Forever." The Fab Four – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – had traded much of the mop–topped gaiety and matching-suit panache for a more bohemian consciousness. They were no longer married to the stage, but rather exploring the boundaries of studio recording, indulging creative whims as producer George Martin helped realize the band's ambitious visions. Such musical acumen came to fruition with "Strawberry Fields Forever," a song born of fantast Lennon. "Of all the Beatles recordings, 'Strawberry Fields Forever' is known for being among the most complicated and difficult to record," noted writer Mark Lewisohn in The Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes, 1962-1970.
Despite esoteric lyrics about a childhood haunt of Lennon's (No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low / That is you can't you know tune in but it's all right) and a beguiling arrangement, "Strawberry Fields" remains a singular pop song. It was the first song recorded for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band when sessions began on November 24, 1966, following a months-long period when the group had pursued solo projects. The first session that night produced a 2:34 version of "Strawberry Fields" that bore little resemblance to the released recording that was to come, but marked the beginning of a creatively fertile exchange made possible by the lack of a looming deadline – a novelty to that point in the group's career. One of the few relations to the final version was Lennon's mellotron intro.
Recording sessions for "Strawberry Fields" continued at EMI Studios (later known as Abbey Road Studios) on November 28 and 29, as the tempo of the rhythm tracks quickened and a number of overdubs were recorded, including a new Lennon vocal track. By the end of Tuesday, November 29, the group had labeled track seven – a mix down of the rhythm track, Lennon's vocal overdub with automatic double tracking (another Abbey Road innovation) and superimposed instrumentation – as "best."
"Before the very first recording of 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' John stood opposite me in the studio and played me the song on his acoustic guitar. It was absolutely lovely," recalled Martin. "Then when we actually taped it with the usual instruments, it began to get heavy. John didn't say anything, but I knew it wasn't what he had originally wanted." At Lennon's urging, Martin set about creating a score featuring brass and string sections.
On December 8, 15 more rhythm takes were recorded, with two takes (number 15 and number 24), mixed down into one track dubbed take 25. On December 9, a series of experimental overdubs were added, including Harrison's Indian swarmandel (an Indian zither-like instrument) parts and Starr's backwards cymbals. Days later, on December 15, Martin's score, featuring trumpets and cellos, was recorded and transformed take 25 into the reduction mix take 26. It was on to this that Lennon recorded his lead vocals on two separate tracks, famously muttering "cranberry sauce" – not, contrary to rumors, "I buried Paul" – on the second overdub. The resulting take was wildly different from its original acoustic arrangement presented less than a month earlier. Still, Lennon reportedly liked the original version and the more lushly orchestrated version in equal measure, and wanted to join the two versions. However, there was a distinct problem: they were in different keys and at different tempos. As Martin recalled of Lennon's reaction: "'Well,' he said, 'you can fix it!'" Amazingly, he did.
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