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The newest instance is Blizzard's way of basically handing out abyss crystals to non-raiders. Perhaps this was an accidental side effect of helping gear out newer players, but the effect is still the same.
The bosses drop a TON of epics and every single one that no one wants will turn into an abyss crystal. Since so many characters in wow, particularly raiders, do not need the gear dropping from these instances there is going to be a huge crash of abyss crystals.
I predict prices dropping by about 20-40% by the end of this week. A frozen orb also drops off the last boss, which will probably seal the fate of those as well.
The newest instance is Blizzard's way of basically handing out abyss crystals to non-raiders. Perhaps this was an accidental side effect of helping gear out newer players, but the effect is still the same.
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Anonymous said... August 11, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Prismatic crystals drop the new epic gems, frozen orb just may be worth something still
Anonymous said... August 11, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Ran three instances last night. At the end of the night I had a total of nine Abyss Crystals and two Frozen Orbs. Your 40% might even be a bit conservative but the market will definitely drop a lot.
Anonymous said... August 11, 2009 at 10:01 AM
When I first read about the new 5-man non heroic dungeon dropping all epics, I sold all of my Abyss Crystals.
Prices on my server have since dropped 50% pre-patch till today.
I'm pretty sure Frozen Orbs will also continue to decline, as everyone and their brother is running heroic instances like crazy to get the t8,5 emblems.
B-Rab said... August 11, 2009 at 10:12 AM
I have seen abyss crystals drop from 100-120g on my server down to 30g. Frozen orbs from 80-100 down to 30g as well. I think if either of this is going to make a comeback it will be the frozen orbs as people get their alts geared up/sick of heroics, but they will never be what they once were.
Anonymous said... August 11, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Unfortunatly I did not read the patch notes, or talk to anyone before Wednesday when I came back from Vaca. I jumped on some AC on the auction house that were 30g each for a stack. I figured people were dumping them due to upgrades....Maybe someday I can get them sold for break even....
grisan said... August 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Abyss Crystals droppt from 100g to 30g on my server. Luckily I was able to sell my entire stock before that.
Abyss Crystals will now be more common and cheaper than Infinite Dust which really shows how twisted wow economy has gotten. Also Enchanting is now a profession with almost no hope of making money (you need a second char that craft green leather/frostweave etc) items to barely make a bit of proft with dust.
Jewelcrafters are as always money making machines. Some friends were able to make 50+ gold on the first day after the patch and 10-20k each day after that. Epic gems prices are now down quite a bit but jewelcrafters will still make a lot of gold with prospecting and buying uncut gems from th AH.
Rich C said... August 11, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I can confirm that this will happen--seeing as how on Cho'gall abyss shards prices have tanked from nearly 60g to about 35g.
I am an unhappy disenchanter :(
outdps said... August 11, 2009 at 11:59 AM
"Abyss Crystals will now be more common and cheaper than Infinite Dust"-
Don't be ridiculous and melodramatic. You can create 3 dust out of 8 borean leather. Abyss crystals have to be farmed.
The price on my server has already dropped hard- our farmers are willing to work for 40g per drop. This has been unlocking an entire market for me though- high enchants to characters who would normally take "good enough" enchants. I undercut by 20% and still make 30% margin, and I sell many times what I used to at this new price.
Anonymous said... August 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM
If you didn't realize this was going to destroy the Abyss Crystal market then you weren't around for when Magister's Terrace was released, or at least were on the AH for it. Same thing, but also, as an ancillary benefit, because of all the new gear, normal (blue quality) gems are selling at 20-30% higher than they were pre-patch, because of people too cheap to get epic gems, or people who don't like to spend big money on thier alts.
Also don't expect frozen orbs to recover, enough alts will keep the prices down, and now no one has to craft epics for gear, just run heroics.
Chanchito said... August 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM
what? enchanting is a nice money maker if you know how to. Get some cheap abyss crystals 25-30g , dream shards , infinite dust, and GCE and make some scrolls of enchant weapon berserking. U will spend 400g top and they sell for 600g on my server. You can also try this with other weapon enchants now that they are more common.
Jim said... August 11, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Sods. Wish i'd read this 20 mins ago. Just picked up frozen orbs thinking I was getting a bargain.
Well peeps still need to gear up to heroic level gear so there will still be a market there for the orbs at least.
Laziness will always win out in the end.
Metatron said... August 11, 2009 at 3:23 PM
So Abyss Crystals drop on our Server from 99g to 48g, still 50% less in price. So I think it will continieu until arena season is ending, then it will go up again. I think it will be a nice profit if you are going to wait now a couple of days if it is reaching the dead end, then buying Abyss Crystalls and then reselling it on next start of Arena Season or full activation of Crusaders Colliseum.
Uzuri said... August 11, 2009 at 3:36 PM
I'm seeing a lot of the same numbers as other people here. Abyss Crystals were going for around 90-70g pre-patch, and now they're in the 30g range, along with Frozen Orbs. I thought the influx of people doing heroics again would affect the Dream Shard market as well, but it hasn't seemed to change much, at least not yet.
Despite it all, higher end enchants still seem to be going for a good bit of gold, although I'm wondering how much longer that's going to last.
noSleep said... August 12, 2009 at 1:02 AM
It's the same deal on Mal'Ganis, picking up frozen orbs for under 15g now, and abyss dropping under 30g. I expect the crystals to stabilize around 20g each.
Anonymous said... August 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Rivendare's Abyss Crystals went from 80g to 40g. Haven't checked AH yet.
Kohaku said... August 12, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Why's everyone so unhappy about prices of frozen orb + abyss crystal dropping?
It just means two things to me:
1. leg armor kits just got cheaper to make.
2. Enchanting scrolls are easier/cheaper to make.
Since they'll probably sell due to people getting new gears... really, I don't see discontent.
(Unless more people want to go into the market due to the lower cost of entry.)
Anonymous said... August 12, 2009 at 5:03 PM
The earlier comment about Rivendare's crystal prices must have been from horde side. Over on alliance, we've seen the prices drop from 140g to about 50g and they are still falling. I predict they will eventually level out to horde prices, which currently are 40g and are likely to drop further.
Anonymous said... August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
"This has been unlocking an entire market for me though- high enchants to characters who would normally take "good enough" enchants. I undercut by 20% and still make 30% margin, and I sell many times what I used to at this new price."
I've been making gold hand over fist on scrolls of any enchant that requires Abyss Crystals. You have a lot more people buying them and the price hasn't dropped nearly as much as the cost. I've even been making up to a 250% profit margin on some enchants. I can craft about a dozen or so different epic gems, but the gold I make from JC is getting dwarfed by the gold I make from enchanting.
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This is a very amusing and funny tv show, about a dysfunctional first family in the White House. Just imagine if The New Modern, Modern family, and the Obamas had a baby; a weird hysterical hilarious wise-cracking baby. That would be this show. It's still new with only two episodes so far, but a complete whole season has been ordered already. So yay!!


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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The No. 3 ranked Oregon softball team run ruled Utah, 14-3, on Monday afternoon to sweep the three-game Pac-12 conference series.
The Ducks (26-3, 3-0 Pac-12) scored 14 runs on 15 hits with two errors while the Utes (11-12, 1-4) posted three runs on five hits with one error.
A day after Alexa Peterson had six RBIs to tie for the fifth most in UO single-game history, Kailee Cuico matched her with six RBIs on Monday. Cuico hit a grand slam in the Ducks' seven-run third inning and hit a two-RBI double as part of a six-run fifth inning.
Peterson added three more RBIs on Monday, giving her 13 over the three game series with the Utes. The senior hit a ridiculous .857 in the series, going 6-for-7 with four walks plus five runs scored, two doubles, a triple and a grand slam in addition to her 13 RBIs.
Koral Costa added a pair of homers for the Ducks, who tallied 35 hits in the series.
"We got a ton of production from the middle of our lineup this weekend," said head coach Mike White. "I'm really impressed with our hitters this series."
Cheridan Hawkins (15-2) picked up the win after limiting the Utes to three runs (one earned) on five hits in five innings with 10 strikeouts and just one walk. Hawkins has allowed more than one earned run in just four of her 21 appearances and in only three of her 15 starts this year. She's surrendered six total earned runs over her last 107 innings pitched, good for a 0.37 ERA in that stretch.
"Cheridan mixed in some of her other pitches well today," White added. "Today was another good step forward in her progression."
The Ducks opened the game with a run in the first on a sacrifice fly by Peterson before Utah tied it up in the bottom of the second.
Oregon jumped all over Utah starter Kayce Nieto in the third, putting up seven runs on six hits and one error. After Janelle Lindvall walked to load the bases, Cuico came up and mashed a grand slam over the center field fence. Costa followed with a solo homer for back-to-back jacks in the inning. Sammie Puentes singled, stole second and moved to third on a passed ball before Nikki Udria singled to score another run in the third. Courtney Ceo then tripled in Udria to cap the monster inning.
Costa homered again to start the fifth inning. Lexy Beaudrie-Pierson's RBI single up the middle scored the second run of the inning before Peterson hit a double to right to score a pair. Two at-bats later and with runners at second and third, Cuico doubled to left center for her fifth and sixth RBIs of the game and the fifth and sixth runs of the fifth inning.
The Ducks had 10 different players get a hit on Monday, with Costa's three knocks (two homer leading the way. Cuico, Udria and Janie Takeda each had two hits.
Oregon will stay on the road for another day to play a doubleheader with Southern Utah and BYU on Tuesday in Provo, Utah. The Ducks and SUU will start at 3 p.m. with the BYU game to follow.


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Talented faculty and students at the University of North Texas are dedicated to conducting research that advances knowledge, creates possibilities and provides solutions for real-world challenges, as this issue of UNT Research demonstrates.
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I am proud that our research productivity has increased tremendously in the recent past with a more than 60 percent jump in the last two years in both expenditures and awards. But at UNT, we're also investing in ourselves. Last year, President Bataille announced a $25 million initiative to support collaborative research. This year, the Office of Research and Economic Development expanded its competitive research grants for junior and senior faculty, offering several opportunities for support of research, creative and scholarly activities. We intend to continue supporting the development of our junior faculty while hiring more faculty members at all levels to expand our strongest areas of expertise.
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Grammy award-winning trumpeter and composer Christ Botti will perform here in January as part of Larry Rosen's Jazz Roots series, which has been hailed for bringing the world's most talented performers to Miami.
Botti, who is the largest selling instrumental artist in the country, will perform Friday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts as part of the sixth season of the Jazz Roots series.
"This concert is undoubtedly one of the hottest jazz tickets of the season," said John Richard, President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. "Botti's music epitomizes an expression and style in jazz and in genres beyond that which has thoroughly established him as one of the most celebrated and popular instrumentalists of our time," he added.
"In establishing this series, it was my goal to bring Miami the most gifted and talented artists showcasing a broad spectrum in jazz and Chris Botti is an artist who takes jazz to wider audiences," said Larry Rosen, who created the Jazz Roots series in 2008 and is currently celebrating its sixth season.
Nominated for a Grammy four times, Botti took home the 2013 Grammy for the Best Pop Instrumental Album last year for his acclaimed CD "Impressions." The Grammy symbolized his success as a cross over artist who is a hit with both pop and jazz audiences alike.
He appeared last month with Barbra Streisand on her televised PBS "Back to Brooklyn" concert. He has also performed with Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra.
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This is a dream show for forgetting all the jillion stories written about painting and just looking. "Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner" at Margate, East Kent, England writes its own story.
It's a story about two disparate artists, 19th century English Romantic painter JMW Turner and 20th century American Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler. And as this show demonstrates, their art, made from dissimilar times and isms, are alike in form, color, perception and even use of paint.
Odd this was never noticed before because these artists are so well known. Even if you just envision the work of each in your mind's eye, you will recognize the historical inevitability of this show.
All credit goes to Turner scholar and exhibit curator James Hamilton, who writes, "This exhibition encourages us all to rely not on what we might know but on what we can see, and as far as possible to throw off the burden of art history…These two artists could only have met and talked in our imaginations: so bringing their work together takes imagination just one small step further towards reality and allows us to examine values common to both."
To that point, Frankenthaler's abstract expressionist paintings never bore the regulation thick, dense brushwork of Pollock and Kline. Hers were transparent, vaporous, sometimes downright insubstantial – but oh, so gorgeous that you want to enter her pictures and drift in their ethereal air. Exemplifying the soft, atmospheric colors, their lyricism, the gauziness is a work held in the National Gallery in D.C. called "Mountains and Sea."
And the still air in Turner's landscape is so self-evident that you imagine feeling the very moisture in the air. Even his colleague John Constable, who was big on strong dark and light and famously said, "I was always determined that my pictures should have chiaroscuro, if they had nothing else," appreciated Turner's lack of strong contrast: "He seemed to paint with tinted steam, so evanescent and so airy."
Nineteenth British art critic John Ruskin extolled Turner's work for its "truth to nature," even believing that Turner was better than the Old Masters at capturing the natural world. One wonders what Ruskin would have said of Frankenthaler's work had he ever seen it.
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Staff Sgt. Dan Paxton an aeromedical evacuation technician instructor at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine oversaw the production and implementation of a C-17 virtual simulator which allows USAFSAM students to conduct virtual walk-throughs and experience the aircraft's aerovac capabilities in a classroom environment. (Air Force photo by Steve Thurow)
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-- The Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III is capable of transporting 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants rapidly out of the area of operations.
This makes the C-17 a valuable asset to today's inter-theater aeromedical evacuation missions. However, with the introduction of new technology comes a need for training.
"Being a practically brand-new airframe, there were no older or retired models of the C-17 to convert into a training platform for the aeromedical evacuation technicians and flight nurses who attend training here," said Master Sgt. Scott Curran, the superintendent of aeromedical training. "Without the real thing, we relied on a slideshow of low-resolution photos to provide familiarization to the aircraft."
The instructors at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, here realized this gap in their training and began the search for a remedy.
"The idea came while browsing real estate on the Web one day," said Staff Sgt. Dan Paxton, an instructor for the aeromedical evacuation course at USAFSAM. "If we can take a virtual tour of a house, why not do the same with a plane? The technology was already there, it just had to be applied to the aircraft."
With the help of project officer Dorothy Buckholdt and USAFSAM's Advanced Distributed Learning office, funding was provided and a contractor was selected to help develop the initiative.
"As we discussed our initial thoughts on the program, Sergeant Paxton saw my vision immediately and took it a step further. I knew he was the right person to work with the contractor to turn this idea into reality," Sergeant Curran said.
Sergeant Paxton traveled to Altus Air Force Base, Okla., with a contractor to photograph every inch of the C-17, inside and out, as well as all of the equipment used on the aircraft when configured for aeromedical evacuation. The whole process took three days. From there, the images were pieced together like tile work and digitally placed on an airframe, which was modeled after a children's toy.
The final product is a virtual C-17 that is a completely seamless, 3-D training tool. Users can zoom in or out, turn or pan at any angle imaginable anywhere on the aircraft, said Sergeant Paxton. Users looking for a specific item -- such as emergency or therapeutic oxygen, litter stanchions, fire extinguishers or electrical systems -- can merely click that item and arrows will appear, highlighting their locations.
"The software enables you to actually 'fly' through the aircraft and up to a specific item," Sergeant Paxton said. "This gives you a better idea of it's placement inside the aircraft."
A bird's eye view tool depicts the exact location in the aircraft at all times. Additionally, videos are embedded throughout the software. These videos give demonstrations on various tasks that may be preformed as a crew member aboard a C-17. Examples range from patient loading procedures to what to do in case of a fire.
"The C-17 simulator has filled an immediate need on our training program," Sergeant Curran said. "It's given a frame of reference to students who are deploying to Balad to conduct critical aeromedical evacuation missions. We also hope to make the simulator available to airmen in other career fields, from maintainers to aerospace physiologists, as well as other services."
There are plans to restructure the program into a video game that would function as a practical exam. This will allow students to make decisions while conducting computerized aerovac missions from start to finish, said Sergeant Curran. Another aim is to make this technology available via the internet so that airman in the field can use the program as on-demand familiarization and refresher training.
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Fellow Chicago cinephiles, our favorite night of film is closing in. That's right Oscar Sunday is a mere two weeks away.
Chicago's only Academy sanctioned live telecast, Oscar Experience, will kick off at the Gene Siskel Film Center, broadcasted on two big screens. Attendees will nosh on dinner compliments of Pure Kitchen and imbibe on champagne and cocktails. Chicago's resident PR maven, foodie, and hostess with the mostess Amanda Puck will act as the red carpet host for the evening.
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Where: Gene Siskel Film Center
When: Sunday February 24th, 2013 6pm – Midnight
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In its 85th year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences big night will be hosted by funnyman Seth MacFarlane, who gave a glimpse of what to expect during the early morning nominations announcement where he made his cracks about Hitler and about female nominees no longer needing to pretend to like Harvey Weinstein. In addition, this year's event includes both the youngest and oldest females (Quvenzhané Wallis, Emmanuelle Riva respectively) ever nominated for best actress in a leading role.
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Sgt. Mary Ashby, corps administrator with the Salvation Army of Davidson County, says The Dispatch's Empty Stocking Fund is key to assisting her nonprofit with reaching as many needy families as possible at Christmas.
Over 800 families have requested assistance this year through the fund, which was established in 1981. About 1,600 children are on the list to receive presents as donations continue to be collected. Stories regarding the Empty Stocking Fund have been appearing in The Dispatch since Nov. 23.
"The Empty Stocking Fund is amazing, and it is a blessing to reach so many people," Ashby said.
This year, the Salvation Army has experienced more people in the county who are out of work and have never needed the assistance of the nonprofit. The assistance, Ashby said, is needed for the parents to give their children gifts at Christmas. The corps administrator said some family members of those being assisted are sick and have lost their jobs.
"We have had a lot of different situations that we have seen," Ashby said.
The Empty Stocking Fund allows the Salvation Army to purchase toys, food and the necessities, such as cleaning products and toiletries, for families in need. Distribution of the gifts will be Dec. 18 and 19.
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I started another beauty subscription service, called MyGlam. It's similar to Birchbox. When you sign up, you fill out a beauty quiz to determine what your style is. Then once a month for $10 you receive a makeup bag full of deluxe samples and full-size products. February was my first bag and I'm hooked!
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The actual makeup bag! I love that each month's products come in a reusable, cute bag.
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X Out Shine Control full-size. It's an oil-free moisturizer that gives skin a matte look. My t-zone has a tendency to get shiny, so I used this before putting on my makeup and my skin looked good all day without touching up my powder!
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Premier mask and moisturizer samples. These are amaze. I used the mask and then put on the lotion and my face felt so hydrated. I'm considering purchasing the full-size mask.
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I've presented a few weeks ago a workshop titled "Social Usability Workshop" at Frontiers of Interaction in Rome. Since it's my first public, full workshop, I'd love to have some feedback about it.
I'll probably come back at a later time to get also your opinion about Social Usability itself, what I'd like to ask you now is a feedback on the workshop structure I used, how do you think I could improve it and maybe what do you think are the best practices for this kind of group work.
The workshop works in this way:
I assume this is an out growth of the Business Analyst thread of several days ago.
As someone who has successfully practiced web design, graphic design, theatrical ligting design, thearical projection design, scenic design and exhibit design as well as being a BA I've got a few cents to pitch into the pot.
Firstm Business Analysis is the elicitation, analysis and documentation of the problem -- not the creationof a solution. BA's define the universe of possible solutions that will meet the acceptance criteria of the project. A designer on the other hand is by definition a creator of solutions. There is a great deal more to design than aestheics. Hanging aesthetics on a solution is a minor form of design called decoration. Design by definition is the synthesis of a solution against a set of constraints.
Even great artists like Michealangelo had to meet the requirements of their patrons when executing a project. Those designers that had sufficient vision and ego -- like Frank Lloyd Wright set their own constraints upon their solutions.
Now is design always intuitive? As any designer can tell you, that's wishful thinking. Designers who succeed in the commercial realm have to deliver ondemand. That requires developing a suite of design elements, a deep understanding of the medium in which you design and the ability to produce successful designs through rigorous applications of brain cells and sweat.
A designer who does not stop to understand a problem thoroughly or who does not conciously and methodically work through to a solution is hardly likely to succeed in the long run. Business Analysis can be an essential part of design. But the essential of design is solving a problem,
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Terrance O'Brien, a former Schaumburg, Illinois police narcotics officer pleaded guilty to operating a drug ring on Friday. O'Brien will probably get 12 years in prison for his actions. Via a plea deal with the DuPage County prosecutors, O'Brien has agreed to testify against two other officers who are accused of stealing drugs from dealers and forcing a person to sell drugs for the officers, according to a Chicago Tribune report on Friday.
The other former officers allegedly working with O'Brien in the drug ring are John Cichy and Matthew Hudak.
Of the charges, O'Brien admitted guilt to possession of a controlled substance, burglary, armed violence, and official misconduct. The total sentence for the crimes amount to 38 years in prison, but some counts against him merged. With potential good-behavior credit, he will most likely be out of prison in 12 years. O'Brien was only two years away from retirement when he was arrested on the drug charges.
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So here I was mindin' my own business at a spontaneous Wednesday Happy Hour on a gorgeous, balmy perfect DC PM when my friend ripped into me over my latest Latina Magazine column.
"Don't you realize that President Obama is the President, and not Congress and doesn't make laws, so he can't reform the immigration system solo? He needs Congressional Republicans on board and it'll be a cold day in el infierno when that happens. Oh yeah, and before you say he had a Democratically controlled Congress in his first term, it was actually only like 6 months before voters tossed out the Dems during the 2012 mid-term elections."
True dat, I answered. He's one of the coolest guys I know–as well dressed as he is politically sharp (and I think I'm going to set him up with one of my Dem strategist gal pals. Serious. Good. Match.)
"And one more thing, it just kills me that you liberals are moaning about the President and Democrats, creating doubt among voters who may sit out the election. I mean really, who's the option: Mitt "Self Deport Them All" Romney? You gonna hand him the election on silver platter?"
I would like to think I'm that important. But I'm not.
Let's get one thing straight, I'm not a Democrat but an Independent–been one for a long time: partly because I'm a journalist, partly because I come from a "mixed-marriage" consisting of staunch conservative Mami and bleeding heart liberal Papi, and because of my skepticism–not cynicism–born after observing special interests rule in Washington and political gridlock which have left many Americans in the lurch. Leaders, your starring role in your Washington western hurts families throughout the country.
Our spirited tertulia–tête-à-tête–shifted from hipster DC bar American Ice to my living room where we added lovin'/hatin' on Pitbull and thoughts on the Wild West of dating.
My buddy makes a lot of good points and the beauty of America is that we have the blessed right to express our opinions-all of them–and challenge each other. The difference is that my lawyer friend is a devoted voter, engaged citizen, hard-core Obama supporter–volunteering in 2008 to get out the vote. I am a blogger with the the soul of journalist. It's the President, his staff, operatives', and supporters' job to push his agenda. It my job to be critical, ask questions, be again, skeptical NOT cynical, to push back, and probe. It's a ¡Psst!, a nudge, in Facebook terms it's called a poke: remember when you made a promise? I read somewhere that gay activists got their symbolic statement from the President on his support of same-sex marriage as much because of Big Mouth Veep Joe and sweet Sasha and Malia, as for being a squeaky wheel.
Let's get one thing straight. President Obama doesn't even know I exist. That's OK since I don't write for him. I write for an emerging community whose possibilities are weighed down by its significant liabilities, for the mujeres at the heads of their families, for the young kids who don't understand the system and see it as hieroglyphics, don't feel they belong and therefore think they have zero skin in this game. It's not just me–but their hopes for the future and their disappointment–holding the President accountable.
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Election 2012: Same-Sex Marriage Now, Immigration Policy Later?
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President Barack Obama was pushed to take his "principled" stand after his gaffe-prone VP Joe Biden came out this week in support of same-sex marriage, as opposed to civil unions. Mr. Obama told ABC's Robin Roberts that his evolution on this political hot potato issue is due to not wanting to explain to his daughters that some Americans, such as same sex couples, aren't allowed the same legal protections as everyone else.
Watch President Obama's remarks supporting gay marriage here.
My question (plus free political and parenting advice) to President Obama is: what will you say to Sasha and Malia when they ask why an estimated 12 million people who live and contribute millions of dollar to the economy are treated unequally and in many cases, live in terror that at any moment, their families will be ripped apart when La migra picks up and deports mami or papi?
I was one of a select group of Latinos invited last week to the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration – a "holiday" exploited by alcoholic beverage companies and politicians alike to get a piece of the coveted Hispanic market or voter. I heard President Obama rile up the audience by assuring us that he supports comprehensive immigration reform. I heard him challenge congressional Republicans, not with the sword, but with the pen. If they approve and send him a DREAM Act that legalizes and puts college and military-bound illegal immigrant students on a path to citizenship, he will sign it. Insert the crowd's applause, sí se puede, four more years! (Read more about my experience atthis event here.)
Then the President pulled a mañana – Latinos, you will have to wait at least until "tomorrow" for immigration reform – again. Although his support of same-sex marriage is largely symbolic, it burns through precious political capital (with passage of health care and financial reform legislation using up a fair amount). Still, it is a shrewd political move months before the election intended to push likely Republican nominee Mitt Romneyfurther to the right while shoring up support among once-fervent, yet increasingly-cool independents and young voters for whom homosexuality is a non-issue. It also doesn't hurt that one in six top "bundlers", or those who have raked in more than $500,000 in campaign contributions to Obama 2012, are gays according to The Washington Post.
The Obama campaign is monitoring the polling, so it should come as no surprise that independent and young voters also support immigration reform. They also have reviewed the 2010 Census data that confirms the demographic boom of the Latino community is driven by U.S. births, with 50,000 Hispanics turning 18 (aka the voting age) every month.
However, Obama 2012 must have also read the news reports that Hispanic voter registration and civic engagement is not on par with this community's population growth. Why? Voters have not registered in their new towns where they moved prompted by a layoff or foreclosure in the recession the President inherited and the slow recovery over which he presided. Others are new citizens and don't understand the system.
But I also argue that many Latinos are turned off by a political system that makes them feel invisible. The Republicans are offering Mitt "self-deportation" Romney who is "informally" advised by Kris Krobach, the intellectual author of Arizona and Alabama's tough immigration laws. Although the President has recalibrated federal immigration policy to favor deportations of violent felons and repeat crossers, record removals on Mr. Obama's watch have snared thousands of non-violent undocumented immigrants – parents of U.S. citizen children, DREAMers, and others whose only offense is a broken car blinker.
Mr. Obama's words, these promises of immigration reform, don't match his actions: increased deportations with no "principled" line drawn in the political sand as he has done with same-sex marriage. This is where the Latino advocacy community, like those in attendance at the White House Cinco event, must come in: hold your applause, your support, and your vote until the President stands and delivers.
To read more of Viviana's politics pieces in Latina, click here.Do you think immigration reform will be addressed – either comprehensively or in parts such as a version of the DREAM Act – before the November Election?


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Gai Scott allegedly pulled the trigger on Benzino as they were traveling in a funeral procession. According to TMZ, March 31, 2014, police charged Benzino's nephew, Gai Scott, with assault with intent to murder.
Gai, 36, appeared in court today. His reason for shooting at his uncle, Benzino, was because he was acting in self-defense.
Benzino, 48, from the VH1 TV reality show "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" was shot while driving in a funeral procession for his mother. The Plymouth County District Attorney's office issued a statement with the details of the shooting. Just before noon, the funeral procession traveled south of Boston on Route 3. Benzino drove a red SUV, while Gai was in a Bentley. The Bentley pulled up beside the SUV and Gai fired off several shots. The DA also reports that there has been a growing family tension between the two men.
According to a taped conversation between TMZ and Benzino, he remembers at least seven or eight shots fired at him. He also claims that he and his nephew haven't talked to each other for 5, 6 or 7 years
Benzino said that does not know why his nephew wanted to shoot him. He sustained a bullet wound in the arm and another bullet grazed his back. He was taken to the Duxbury Police Department and then transferred to the hospital. Reports from the South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, reported Benzino is in good condition.
Police reports say that they found several bullet holes in Benzino's SUV and they discovered what they believed to be blood inside the vehicle. There were shell casings and projectiles found at the scene.
Benzino is the CEO of Hip-Hop Weekly. Formerly he owned The Source magazine.


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Pig Roast fundraiser at Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Christian Church is hosting a pig roast fundraiser Oct. 23 to benefit the church's building fund.
The event will be from 1 p.m. until dark and will include special musical guests.
Pleasant Hill is located at the intersection of Highways 44 and 1579 between the Glensboro and Mount Eden communities.
For more information, call 502-220-6275.
Promiseland Pentecostal to host benefit gospel sing
The tricky details of Taylorsville's Halloween on Main Street have finally been decided.
The event's date—which has been under question for the past several weeks—has been determined by the Taylorsville City Commission as Oct. 30. Generally the yearly kid-friendly gathering is held Oct. 31 but the event's sponsors were forced to rethink the date after concerns were raised about Halloween falling on a Sunday this year.
Spencer County Preschool student Dawson Barr works on making hand print art Tuesday in Lisa Ingram's class. The AM and PM preschool classes made the hand prints in honor of grandparent's day, which the preschool is celebrating today and Thursday.
Working with military and veterans organizations, I have learned a great deal about leadership, dedication, integrity, and commitment. Words such as duty, respect, honor, courage, and selfless service define what these men and women represent.
What we need in our government today are men and women who not only believe in these qualities but live them.
Challenger for Spencer County Judge Executive Bill Karrer-R says a community center could potentially be realized in the next four years, if private partnerships are forged to help offset large operational expenses for the recreational facility.
Incumbent Judge Executive David Jenkins-D says voters should decide the contentious issue of a city-county merger if a court ruling allows the issue to advance.
Thread and Thimble is an informal sewing club formed as an off-shoot of the quilting clubs of the Spencer County Homemakers. It has evolved into a way for the members to share their knowledge and support one another with their friendship.
"It started out as a few of us ladies wanted to expand our sewing abilities," said club president Pat Douglas. "We've come a long way."
Are you the lucky winner of $52,000? You could be if you purchased a Win for Life Kentucky Lottery ticket at Marrowbone Community Market prior to the Aug. 28 drawing.
Manager Sidharth Rai said that he decided to post signs alerting customers to "check your tickets today" after going more than a month with no one claiming the prize.
Customers of the market, formerly known as Riverbend, have obliged, but little results.
Turnovers, costly mistakes, giving up big plays and falling behind quickly have all played a role in each of the Bears' seven losses this season. Such was the case again Friday night as the Bears fell 20-14 to visiting Western Hills during homecoming. The Bears may look back at the second half of this game as the turning point in the season.
After falling behind 20-0, the Bears clawed back and played their best football of the season in the second half and hopefully set the tone for their two remaining district games.
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All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
Theodore Murrell
Character Analysis
Theodore is Jack's mother's fourth husband, and is ten years her junior. He's a pretty boy, who Jack neither loves nor hates. When the Judge dies, and Mrs. Murrell's love for him is out in the open, she asks Theodore for a divorce, and gives him the house on Burden's Landing.


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Is there a set that has "Kol Sifre HaRamhal"? The have "Kol Sifre HaHida" and other Rabanim, so maybe they'll also have all Sefarim of the Ramhal?
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"Good Luck Charlie" added a new couple to their show and it is a same sex couple. This is a first for Disney channel. On Jan. 28, US Magazine shared about this new development.
A couple named Susan and Cheryl dropped off their daughter for a play date. News came out about these big plans last year, but it took almost six months before the episode aired. This is new for Disney and may have a few children asking their parents what it means, but the network doesn't seem to mind.
They kind of laughed it off like no big deal. Bob commented about the girl having two moms. It was just not a big deal at all on the show and it shouldn't be. They handled it very well and fans are going to be happy with it. Disney said they wanted to be relevant to everyone and you know some kids have two moms.
"Good Luck Charlie" is on its final season. The last episode of this show will air on Disney in February.


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Extreme Workplace Environments Put Eyewear to the Test
A leading provider of quality turkey and chicken products, Ohio-based Cooper Farms places health and safety issues right at the top of the list. Following guidelines established by the USDA, EPA, and Ohio Department of Agriculture, Cooper Farms makes sure customers receive nothing less than a safe, healthy food product at all times.
But the daily activities associated with working in a poultry processing plant also present unusual safety challenges for the more than 450 employees who are out on the floor each day. Just ask Kevin Reed, the Cooper Farms Safety Manager who is responsible for personnel safety issues — including eye protection — in an environment where workers often come into close contact with biological materials and are regularly subject to extreme fogging conditions.
"Eye protection is a crucial part of our workplace safety program at Cooper Farms. From airborne particles to extreme fogging conditions, our workers are exposed to a variety of challenging situations," says Mr. Reed. "I know solutions are out there. For me, it's just a question of finding someone who can give me the answers."
In Kevin Reed's case, that "someone" has proven to be his local Sales Representative for Honeywell Safety Products, the manufacturer of Uvex® brand safety eyewear in Smithfield, RI. Reed elaborates, "Having someone on your team who knows the products that are available and who can recommend ways to solve our problems is key to managing a successful eye safety program."
The applications may be different, but the issues are the same.
The safety issues encountered at Cooper Farms may be in some ways unique to the food processing industry but they are not really so different from those experienced in steel plants, construction sites, and a host of new workplace environments spawned by today's technology. Safety eyewear must be able to protect against a mixed bag of hazards, whether they be metal projectiles, chemicals, wood shavings, or even animal particles. Special lens coatings are also used to eliminate fogging and increase the life of the lens by reducing scratching. In addition, the availability of specialized lens tints helps alleviate the adverse effects of a variety of lighting conditions that may be present in the workplace. Whether for food processing, industrial applications, healthcare, construction or military, today's technology offers solutions to a variety of challenging workplace environments.
Coatings provide solutions for specific, challenging issues.
Throughout their workday, employees at Cooper Farms transition between two environments where the temperature goes from 38° to 50° which can result in instant fogging. To help keep their eyewear free from fogging, employees at Cooper Farms rely on Uvex safety eyewear with Uvextreme® anti-fog coating. Because Uvextreme is a dual-action coating that combines both hydrophilic (water loving) and hydrophobic (water repelling) properties, Cooper Farms employees can enjoy a clear field of vision – even in extreme environments. This helps them stay safe and remain efficient. "When the lens is exposed to extreme moisture or humidity, its hydrophilic properties take over to absorb and release moisture from the lens," says Phil Johnson, Director of Technology at Uvex. "If the lens reaches the point of saturation, the hydrophobic properties take over, causing the moisture to drip right off the lens without interrupting vision or causing the wearer to remove the eyewear."
In addition to anti-fog coatings, other coatings are used that significantly reduce scratching and harmful effects of chemical splashing. The best of these coatings are permanently bonded to the lens surface, thus providing long-lasting scratch protection and resistance against the harmful effects of many chemicals. Most importantly, these coatings help to retain optical quality and extend visual clarity for the life of the lens. And because the lenses last longer, the cost of ownership is lowered.
Some hazards need a higher level of impact protection.
According to OSHA, one of the primary reasons eye injuries occur is from not wearing any eye protection. At Cooper Farms, protective eyewear is a must. Workers are subjected to projectiles that include bone fragments and other biological matter from manual handling or from operating machinery. ANSI (the American National Standards Institute) is the non-governmental agency charged by OSHA with writing the specific standards for Personal Protective Equipment. According to ANSI, protective eyewear must meet the ANSI Z87.1 industrial standard and be marked with the manufacturer's logo on each lens and with "Z87″ or "Z87+" on all component parts including frames and temples. The Z87+ marking indicates it has passed the ANSI high velocity impact standard, which means the eyewear can withstand an impact from a projectile traveling 150 feet per second.
For companies like Cooper Farms that want additional impact protection, some brands offer safety eyewear designed to pass the U.S. Military's MIL V0 ballistic test for impact. This test requires that certified products withstand the impact of high-caliber, misshapen projectiles moving at the rate of 650 feet per second. Eyewear that passes MIL V0 protects against impact energies seven times higher than ANSI standards require. "Although it's not a requirement, it's comforting to know that users across all industries can enjoy the same level of protection as prescribed by the U.S. Military for our armed forces," says Phil Johnson.
Using the right tint can make a big difference in workplace safety.
As Cooper Farm's Reed says, "Making the wrong choice in eyewear protection can lead to a situation where the glasses are as much a hazard as the work itself." Here's a case in point. A worker in a dimly lit industrial work area is wearing glasses with a gray tint more suited for bright outdoor lighting. He's navigating a catwalk and places his safety in jeopardy by having his clear vision severely restricted. In this situation, specialized tints will provide the answer.
In these situations, it is important to look for companies that offer specially tinted lenses that match up with specific tasks and work environments. Clear and amber-tinted lenses are best suited for most indoor and low-light work conditions where enhancement of contrast may be needed. Gray or mirrored lenses are most often used outdoors to reduce glare and eye fatigue while increasing comfort.
Specialized tints can also be used to solve specific lighting challenges. When intense yellow or sodium vapor lighting is present, a light blue lens filter can be used to overcome the effects. Vermillion — or pink-colored lenses — can reduce glare from fluorescent and halogen lighting and will also increase contrast for inspection processes.
Back at the Farm, Kevin Reed talks about another daily routine in the poultry processing plant. "Every night, our sanitation crew moves through the plant with high speed, hot water power washers. In our business, it is essential that all biological materials are effectively and safely removed from the premises." This is the type of operation that would require protective lenses with special coatings and tints described here — anti fog safety glasses for clear vision, a hard coating to protect the lens surface, and a specialized tint to enhance visibility in unique lighting situations.
These days, function alone does not ensure compliance. Not by a long shot.
There is one more aspect of eye protection that is essential to having workers comply with safety regulations. "If it's not comfortable and doesn't look good, it won't be worn," says Johnson. To help ensure compliance, a company must offer protective eyewear that is specifically designed for comfort and adjustability. Gone are the days when protective eyewear was functional, but nothing else. Today's products combine protection, style, and comfort all in safety eyewear that solve specific problems, can be worn for hours on end without fatigue, and that look great.
The bottom line? Workers today need eyewear that protects, improves visibility, and increases productivity for every occupation while maintaining fit, comfort, and style. Each year, the world's evolving technology creates new situations and environments where products that do just that are absolutely essential. Fortunately, companies that can recommend solutions for you are close at hand. As Kevin Reed said, "For me, it's just a question of finding someone who can give me the answers." For you, simply pick up the phone, call a top level manufacturer of safety eyewear, and start asking some hard questions.


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Following Rebuke, US Nuns Ready to Talk With Vatican
by Kathy Jones on August 12, 2012 at 6:20 PM Lifestyle News - G J E 4
Talks have been offered by American nuns, who are in open conflict with the Vatican over claims they have "radical feminist" views.
Nearly a thousand nuns met in Saint Louis, Missouri, for an annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to craft a response to a three-year Vatican probe that criticized them for taking liberal stances on contraception, homosexuality and the question of women priests.
AdvertisementThe Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), found that the nuns had "serious doctrinal problems" and accused them of staying "silent on the right to life" and failing to promote the Church's view of heterosexual family life and sexuality.
The LCWR, which represents 57,000 nuns across the United States, said it hoped for an "open and honest dialogue" with the Vatican that would "lead not only to increasing understanding between the church leadership and women religious, but also to creating more possibilities for the laity and, particularly for women, to have a voice in the Church."
Nuns at the conference called on their leaders to hold talks with Archbishop Peter Sartain of Seattle, who heads a Vatican-appointed team of US bishops assigned to supervise reform of the group.
But the nuns led by Sister Pat Farrell "will reconsider if LCWR is forced to compromise the integrity of its mission," the group warned in a statement.
The US Church has been increasingly involved in social work and education, with nuns taking on areas previously reserved for men in the institution, including marriage and psychological counseling.
Some members of the US Church have also spoken out against what they view as extreme rigidity on questions surrounding contraception and homosexuality.
Source: AFP
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