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Data Challenge
Explore the data to see how Chicago gets around by bike!
The Challenge
This year's Divvy Data Challenge encouraged designers, developers, and scientists to visualize over 3.2 million Divvy trips in an insightful, beautiful, or creative way.
Congratulations to the Divvy Data Challenge 2015 Winners!
Best Overall
Matthew Shaxted with a 3D visualization of 2014 Divvy trip data using curves to show hourly trips between stations and a chord diagram to show daily flow between neighborhoods.
Shaun Jacobsen with a look at which mode is faster: Divvy or public transport?
Most Comprehensive
Winner: Abhinav Singh with a comparative look at trip trends and usage over time
Sean Reynolds and Daniel Nguyen with a graphic year in review of Divvy in 2014
Scott Presslak with an examination of Divvy's role as a mass transit system
Most Beautiful
Winner: Michael Freeman with a moving map that allows you to visualize Divvy trips, and lets you control the map to explore different visualizations.
Matthew Shaxted with a 3D visualization of 2014 Divvy trip data using curves to show hourly trips between stations and a chord diagram to show daily flow between neighborhoods.
Mike Joyce and Patrick Carolan with a moving model of all Divvy trips made in 2014
Most Insightful
Winner:John Savage with an exploration of the effect weather had on ridership patterns in Chicago last year
Isaac Lambert with a comparison of "Long Rides" vs "Short Rides" and whether Members or 24-Hour Pass users are taking those rides.
Shaun Jacobsen with a look at which mode is faster: Divvy or public transport?
Most Creative
Winners: Dan Platt and Craig Booth with an application that was built using Quill, an artificial intelligence platform developed in Chicago, to write data-driven stories about Divvy in plain English
Sean Owiecki with an application that allows you to select a specific or random individual bike and visualize its journey through 2014
Tom Hogan with a riff on the traveling salesman problem, trying to visit all stations in as few miles as possible
Past winners of the 2014 Divvy Data Challenge can be viewed here.
Judging and Prizes
Winning entries in each category received:
- An XBOX One
- An XBOX Kinect
- A Windows Phone
- BizSpark software package including full-featured software development tools and server products Microsoft
- Your entry featured in a full-page ad in RedEye and on the Divvy Website
- Gift certificates for two Divvy Memberships
- A Divvy t-shirt and five 24-Hour Passes to share with friends and family
Winners were selected for each of the following categories:
- Best Overall Visualization:the entry that has the best overall aesthetics, provides insight, creatively illustrates the data, and is easy to understand.
- Most Comprehensive:the entry that displays and shares the data most fully, while still being easy to understand.
- Most Beautiful:the entry that is the most visually appealing in its illustration.
- Most Creative:the entry that visualizes the data in the most new, different, and innovative way.
- Most Insightful:the entry that reveals the most, or provides the most intelligent and surprising learnings from the trip data.
All entries will first be reviewed by a panel of Divvy judges, then narrowed down to a group of finalists. These finalist entries will be hosted on RedEyeChicago.com, where the public can cast a vote for their favorite visualizations.
The Data
Each trip is anonymized and includes:
- Trip start day and time
- Trip end day and time
- Trip start station
- Trip end station
- Rider type (Member or 24-Hour Pass User)
- If a Member trip, it will also include Member's gender and year of birth
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ST. PETERSBURG — Long before he started throwing up stark sets for the abstract European plays he directed at Eckerd College, James Carlson preached the gospel of theater as an arena where big ideas clash.
He called it the "engaged theatre" (always with the British "-re"), and maintained that there was no better place to practice it than a college. Though widely praised for getting fine performances out of actors, he emphasized depth of understanding over technique, and preferred avant-garde works.
"They seemed to be disguised rants against communists, Nazis and dictators — against authority," said Peter Meinke, a retired Eckerd professor and St. Petersburg poet laureate, who credits Mr. Carlson with recruiting him to Eckerd. "They were highly subversive in certain ways. Not obviously, but they made everybody think."
Mr. Carlson, who founded Eckerd's theater program and designed its physical core, the Bininger Center for the Performing Arts, died Saturday of congestive heart failure. He was 94.
"Jim saw the theater as the center of the college community," said novelist Sterling Watson, a former student and longtime Eckerd professor. "Whether he was right or wrong about that, he believed in it passionately."
Mr. Carlson grew up near Staples, Minn. He studied at Hamline University, the University of Minnesota, the Shakespeare Institute in England and Columbia University. A religious scholar and devout pacifist, he obtained status as a conscientious objector during World War II.
He directed the theater program at Hamline from 1947 to 1964. He came to Florida Presbyterian in 1964, where he joined an interdisciplinary program that encouraged students of other disciplines to act in plays. In 1969, he opened the brand-new Bininger Center with the first American production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan, about a woman whose generous nature threatens to put her out of business.
The same commitment that brought Mr. Carlson to the college ultimately caused him to leave it. In 1978, after Eckerd's trustees moved to allow an ROTC program on campus over the objections of students and faculty, Mr. Carlson resigned.
"He stood for his principles, even when it would hurt him professionally, and he did it publicly," said Glenn Powell, a former student and high school drama teacher in Jupiter.
After leaving Eckerd, Mr. Carlson ran an art gallery in Gulfport for a while, but did little teaching. He remained in touch with former students, who remember him as an engaged thinker.
"He was constantly rubbing around his eyes and his ears and his head," said Greg Lawson, a cartoon animator and film director living in Amsterdam, "as if he was thinking so hard, he had to push the brains around a little bit."
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Keanu Yamamoto scored late in the third period, but it wasn't enough as the Chiefs fell to the Prince Albert Raiders 4-1.
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Keith Osso, Will Sherratt and Sarah Wheeler have your high school football highlights in week No. 4 of Friday Night Sports Extra.
Lewis and Clark senior running back Cameron Duncan scored three times to lift the Tigers past North Central while Central Valley shut out Rogers in the night cap at Albi Stadium on Thursday.
The Shadle Park Highlanders volleyball team has a goal to win an academic state championship. They are well on their way thanks to the leadership of Senior Josie Walser.
After a (1-2) start, Washington State said goodbye to its non-conference schedule as the Cougs eye Oregon and the start of the PAC-12 play this weekend. Will Sherratt reports from Pullman.
Highlights from the first ever Gonzaga alumni game to kickoff Hoopfest weekend
When Eastern Washington takes to the red and Roos Field, the offense generally steals the headlines , but this season the Eags defensive unit is trying to keep pace. Sarah Wheeler reports from Cheney…
Only one thing mattered at the end of the game – the Idaho Vandals won, 20-17, over Montana State University before an enthusiastic Thursday night crowd.
Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth traded leads before the Lutes went ahead for the final time in the seventh inning to eliminate the Pirates with an 8-5 victory on Friday evening in the NCAA Division…
Scott Carter received the best birthday gift he could ask for on Thursday afternoon: he was officially introduced as the Spokane Chiefs' new general manager
Spokane Empire succeeding despite losing one of the best players in the IFL.
Everett took advantage of six errors from the Indians on their way to an 8-5 win in front of 2,269 fans at Avista Stadium for Game One of the TicketsWest Northwest League Playoffs.
While there were 46,566 people registered for the 40th annual Bloomsday Sunday, there weren't quite as many t-shirts at the finish line. KXLY4's Alyssa Donovan reports.
Highlights from the Women's elite championship at Hoopfest.
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Genetics, Genomics and Evolution
An understanding of evolutionary processes is becoming increasingly important in biomedical research. The purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students with backgrounds in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology to evolutionary approaches. A combination of lectures, workshops, discussions of primary literature, and "hands-on" projects to provide training in comparative and genomic approaches will be used during the course.
Instructors: K. Peichel, H. Malik
- Introduce classic concepts and approaches in evolutionary genetics
- Familiarize students with evolutionary and genomic approaches, tools and resources
- Demonstrate how these evolutionary approaches and modern genomic tools can be brought to bear on important biological questions
Class participation (10%): Students are expected to contribute questions, answers and ideas during lectures, workshops, and paper discussions.
Assignments (10%): Students must turn in a 1 to 2-page summary of the papers read for in-class discussion at the beginning of the class. Summaries should include (1) major question addressed by paper; (2) approaches used; (3) results; (4) conclusions; and (5) suggestions for future research directions.
Projects (60%): The first five projects will be based on data provided by the instructors. For the sixth project, students will be asked to chose their favorite gene and use the methods learned in the course to look for molecular signatures of selection within that gene and to perform a comparative genomic analysis of that gene. This analysis may provide preliminary data for the final project.
- BLAST/alignments
- Building a phylogeny
- Detecting selection using DnaSP
- Detecting selection using PAML
- Comparative genomics with VISTA
- Evolutionary analysis of your favorite gene
Final project (20%): Develop a mock grant proposal focused on a question that is of interest to you, but that incorporates the approaches you have learned in the course to address the question.
Sample schedule
Weeks 1-2: Alignments and phylogenetics
lecture, workshop, project
Weeks 3-4: Introduction to population genetics and molecular evolution
lecture, workshop, project, paper discussion
Week 5: Comparative genomics
lecture, workshop, project, paper discussion
Week 6: Genotype-phenotype mapping
lecture, paper discussion
Week 7: Genome evolution
lecture, paper discussion
Week 8: Human genetics and evolution
lecture, paper discussion
Week 9: Evolution of infectious disease
lecture, paper discussion
Week 10: Evolution and cancer
lecture, paper discussion
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Top Definition
Like dickhead. Except with a knob.
That knobhead over there is an awful knobhead.
بواسطة Will مايو/أيار 12, 2003
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
British slang
Translates to dick head
Translates to dick head
He's just a knob head with no knob.
بواسطة Cate ديسمبر/كانون الأَوّل 11, 2003
Used to refer to or insult a foolish person.
See also: dickhead
See also: dickhead
"He's such a knobhead."
"You absolute knobhead."
"You absolute knobhead."
بواسطة Kelly ديسمبر/كانون الأَوّل 22, 2004
<noun> British offensive slang term used as a variant of "Dick head" to describe an obnoxious person or someone who has acted in a peculiar and/or ludicrous manner.
"You fucking knob-head! Why did you do that?!"
بواسطة Stuart Fletcher نوفمبر/تشرين الثّاني 1, 2004
Northern term of endearment. Can be used both positively and negatively dependant on tone of voice!
How many times do I have to tell you, ya knob head.
Oi Brian, get some teaching done, ya knob head!
Is he a scum fan {Manchester United}? Yeah, he's a proper knob head.
Oi Brian, get some teaching done, ya knob head!
Is he a scum fan {Manchester United}? Yeah, he's a proper knob head.
بواسطة Sir Sean نوفمبر/تشرين الثّاني 27, 2006
This word can be used in all circumstances and with anyone, especially students who like to expand their knowledge of English...
Kinky Bob is a knobhead!!!Who is unable to take the piss out of someone!!
بواسطة Tracey the lap dancer أكتوبر/تشرين الأوّل 23, 2004
bacically a total dickhead with no friends
take a look in da mirror
بواسطة Blue-boy يناير/كانون الثّاني 2, 2004


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All awards should go out in the mail tomorrow! thanks again for supporting my art! (wait till you hear my plans for NEXT year!) ;-)
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We DID it! (again) :-)
Hey just a very sincere THANK-YOU to everyone who made pledges to our FireStarter Campaign. We now have the money to add ultra cool RGB lighting and even COOLER fire... Read more
Need your help!
Hey Gang! This is our last chance to raise any additional money that will help us get to the playa (and maybe pay off my personal credit card). If you've... Read more
No More flights available for $250 pledge level
We've gone OVER our limit on the BRC airplane tours so no more PLEASE..... "UNLESS" you would just reaaallllyyyy like to help us out with the generous donation. If so,... Read more
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I updated the Kickstarter video with a "teaser" video on our "nudie challenge". Check it out and SPREAD THE WORD! thanks... jim
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text: palmerize Glenn Howard Dover,DE Lead guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, percussionist, songwriter. I have been playing instruments since the age of 2 and writing songs since age 17. Played in several bands between the 1970s and the 1990s. Opened for or performed with: Edgar Winter REO Speedwagon John Lee Hooker The Dixie Dregs Seatrain Steppenwolf Henry Gross UFO Ambrosia Meat Loaf The Producers Gregg Allman King Crimson Quarterflash Ross Vannelli The Fabulous Thunderbirds EDUCATION: Music theory and composition; piano; acoustic, electric and classical guitar ACHIEVEMENTS: Instructor of acoustic and electric guitar. With Polyphony, released album entitled Without Introduction on Eleventh Hour Records 1972. Co-wrote, played lead guitar, contributed lead and background vocals on album. Founded Palmer and the Push, rated one of the top three bands in Atlanta, Georgia (1981-83) Cover version of Peter Gunn was recognized by the Henry Mancini Association and aired on Atlanta?s 94Q Jazz Flavors radio program. Co-wrote (with Craig Massey and William Anderson) and co-produced (with Tom Wright) Don?t Bother Me, the most-requested song on Atlanta?s 96 Rock Radio?s Home Cookin? I album in 1980-81. The song was also #26 on Atlanta?s Top 96 Songs of 1981. Original composition, Eighteen in 80 received an award at the 7th Annual American Song Festival in 1980. Wrote and produced You?ll Know It?s True, (performed by The Push), the most requested song on 96 Rock?s Home Cookin? III album in 1983. This song received the Quarter Finalist Award at the 10th Annual American Song Festival as well as an award at the New York Pro Am Jubilee. Note: All proceeds from the Atlanta Home Cookin? albums benefited Special Olympics Recorded and/or produced at the following studios: Alpha Audio Richmond, Virginia Cheshire Sound Atlanta, Georgia Crescendo/Sound Pit Atlanta, Georgia Hummingbird/United Artist Bldg. Nashville, Tennessee Comments by palmerize Comment by palmerize Nice Stephen :-) 2013/01/17 00:16:22 +0000 Comment by palmerize shweeet ... ;-) 2012/03/18 20:34:54 +0000


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EXPLORE AMERICA: Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair boasts all the family favorites: a midway with carnival rides and games of chance and skill, racing pigs, clowns, and stilt walkers who weave through the crowds. Head to the Marketplace North to see breathtakingly detailed sand sculptures, or take the chance to be shuttled painlessly around the fairgrounds by tractor-drawn trailers. Grandstand events include monster truck shows, tractor pulls, and a demolition derby, while open-air concerts feature the best in pop, country, Hispanic, and Christian music. More entertainment can be found in the beer garden, which opens at 5 p.m. every night, in addition to three stages located throughout the grounds. The grounds are extensive and there's a lot to see; it's helpful to visit the "Tips to Your Best Fair" section on the fair's website, so you can build a customized schedule of all your favorite events.
While there's nothing wrong with sticking to carnival rides and funnel cakes, you might want to make time for the 4-H and Future Farmers of America agricultural exhibits, which make a terrific way to give children a taste of life on a farm. Kids can learn where milk comes from by "milking" a fiberglass cow, or visit a poultry hatching, farrowing, and large-animal birthing area to see baby animals (or even catch a glimpse of one being born under the watchful eye of trained vets). Barn tours are offered on weekends through Labor Day.
The Nebraska State Fair will be held at Fonner Park, 700 East Stolley Park Road, Grand Island, Nebraska, from August 27 – September 10, 2010. Telephone (308) 382-1620. http://www.statefair.org/fair/
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____________________ means that satellites orbit the Earth at the same rate as the Earth turns.
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____ is a command-line function for viewing and setting wireless interface parameters and it is common to nearly all versions of Linux and UNIX.
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____ is an 802.11n network feature allowing the combination of multiple frames into one larger frame.
Frame aggregation
If intermittent and difficult-to-diagnose wireless communication errors occur, ____ might be the culprit.
The ______________________________ is a unique character string used to identify an access point.
In wireless communication, to exchange information, two antennas must be tuned to the same ____.
The use of multiple frequencies to transmit a signal is known as ____________________ technology.
Places where wireless Internet access is available to the public are called ____________________.
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____ satellites are the type used by the most popular satellite Internet access service providers.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's doctors said Monday that the blood clot that led to her hospitalization is located between her brain and skull, behind her right ear, but they expect her to make a full recovery.
The clot was discovered through an MRI Sunday and was diagnosed as a "right transverse sinus venous thrombosis."
"This is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear," said a statement from Dr. Lisa Bardack of Mt. Kisco Medical Group and Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi of George Washington University. "It did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage."
Doctors are treating the 65-year-old Clinton with blood thinners and said she will be released from New York-Presbyterian Hospital "once the medication dose has been established."
"In all other aspects of her recovery, the Secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery," the doctors said. "She is in good spirits, engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff."
Clinton's aides revealed on Sunday that she had been hospitalized with the clot but did not detail where it was located.
Chelsea Clinton was spotted visiting her mother in the hospital and Monday. She appeared "anguished," according to a New York Daily News report.
The secretary of state had been preparing to return to work full time this week after spending nearly three weeks at home recovering from a concussion she suffered in a fall, according to a spokesman. The spokesman said Sunday that the clot was believed to have stemmed from the concussion.
It is not the first time Clinton has been diagnosed with a blood clot. In 1998, doctors found a large clot behind her right knee and she later told the Daily News that it was "the most significant health scare" she had ever faced.


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Mary Ann Stephens has a way with color and she shows it off beautifully with her Postwar Mittens, Sleepy Monkey, Polar Chullo and now with her extravagant Rosalia. This post combines two of Mary Ann's blog posts, found here and here, from her own site.
My "Rosalia" is now out in the Winter 2010 edition of Twist Collective.
"Rosalia", by Mary Ann Stephens. See also Twist Collective Winter 2010.
The usual suspect in "Rosalia".
The departing view
What the heck is that thing???
When I was a child, unless it was Christmas or Easter, we were simply not allowed in the living room, which housed all manner of my mother's fascinating and delicate treasures. These treasures were not at all suited to inspection by a tree-climbing, rope-swinging, ball-playing tomboy like me, so naturally, I could often be found there. Among my favorites were her pieces of Rose Medallion, a type of 19th century Chinese porcelain awash in roses, depicting scenes from imperial life. (Plus a few mysteries, too. Can anyone tell me why this bowl features a belt stuffed in a pastry bag? Or is that a hacksaw sheathed in a diaper? What the heck IS that thing?!)
As a busy breakables investigator, it was obvious to me that everyone who was anyone had a kimono. I vowed that someday, I would have one, too, one with plenty of deep, rosy pink in it! Over the years, my dream of a full-length kimono silhouette became a bit more practical. The internet was a useful tool in reshaping this silhouette; I found happi coats – short, practical variants of kimonos, made for festivals and adorned with mons (crests) on the back, to identify the festival goers. Rosalia lies somewhere between a Nordic cardigan and a Happi coat, complete with its very own mon.
Most of the motifs I knit are either purely geometric or floral; Rosalia's main motif is a combination of the two. As I sat wrangling pixels in Excel charts, it occurred to me that the motifs I was favoring reminded me of two things: pomegranates, and stained glass windows. More thoughts of stained glass brought to mind rose windows, the magnificent blossoms of stained glass that highlight the main entrances of many Gothic cathedrals.
As I charted out the crest, I felt like I was creating something entirely original; later, when I googled the images for rose windows, I noticed a striking resemblance to the one from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,in upper Manhattan. The rose window this New Yorker has seen innumerable times, unconsciously imprinted in my memory. Between the Rose Medallion and the rose windows, I knew it should be called "Rose-something", so it is named "Rosalia", in honor of my Danish great-grandmother.
I used Dale of Norway Falk for my original Rosalia, mainly because of the great range of colors available in that line. But there are plenty of other sport weight yarn options you could use, like Dale of Norway Heilo, which incidentally, is the yarn I would take to a desert island. As for colors, of course, you could knit Rosalia in whatever five colors strike your fancy. Actually, you could get away with just 2 colors, if you're so inclined. Although I love the vivid colors of the original, I kept imagining a little voice – with a heavy New York accent – saying "Dahlink, you need this in neutrals!"
There are 3 sleeve options in the pattern and the body length is also adjustable. I really wanted to show you some of these variations, but after knitting my original, my arthritic hands weren't thrilled with the idea of an encore. Enter Debra Thayer, the most wonderful test knitter I could ever ask for. Debra knit "Rosalia Encore" for me in Heilo, using charcoal grey, mist , grey heather, light steel blue, and petrol. She used the full-length sleeves with only one shoulder stripe and she added an extra repeat in the body length. She used the middle size (as I did for my original) and incidentally, with her variations, used exactly the same amount of yarn as is called for in the largest size. Whichever variations you choose, I hope this pattern helps make your kimono dreams reality.
(That's my husband's shadow, to the right, and no, thankfully, he doesn't really look anything like that!)
Designing Chambord
Karen Maple's first design for Twist Collective is Chambord, which features a wide and elegant short-row garter collar. In today's post, she discusses designing this piece. This post can also be found on her own blog.
I was thrilled and honored that my first ever design submission was accepted and published in the latest issue of Twist Collective!
The seed of the idea behind Chambord was a stitch pattern in a scarf that used short rows with two colors of yarn. I loved how with short rows, you could easily incorporate two yarns without stranded knitting and even without wraps and turns. Looking at the simple stitch pattern, I played with how could I use it for a sweater. I thought the best placement would be around the neck, and I created a simple cowl. The first try with the short rows created a three dimensional fabric that nicely falls around the shoulders.
When Kate Gilbert first emailed me, she asked me if I would turn the cowl into a boat neck. That same evening, I took out the very simple seaming for the neckline, and draped it on my dress form as a boat neck. I loved the simple modification because the back and fronts could be identical, which provided a nice symmetrical feeling to the sweater, and the back is as dramatic as the front.
The big challenge in designing Chambord was creating a matching sleeve detail. The short rows easily made the collar wider around the edge for a nice drape but created a challenge for the cuffs. I did not want the sweater to have bell sleeves as they often get in the way of daily tasks. I created three rejected samples before I discovered the solution. I could mimic the shaping of the short rows with reverse darts on the back of the cuff using the main color!
Because Chambord is designed to be close fitting, I offer three different versions of shaping on the body: straight, waist shaping, and also bust darts in four different heights applicable to all sizes. The design is offered in 10 sizes from 32" / 81.5cm to 50 ½" / 128 cm.
For color selection, I would simply recommend that the two colors have sufficient contrast. The contrast could be with two different colors or the same color but one color be a light version, the second a dark. A variegated yarn could also be used for the contrast color as long as it does not contain long repeats of color that blend too much with the main color.
I hope you enjoy the sweater and the other great designs in Twist Collective. You can find the pattern page with purchase information here.
Something new...
We're excited to announce that Twist Collective customers now have more options at the checkout. Purchases can now be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover). Of course, you can still choose to pay via PayPal if you wish. Please be assured that our new merchant service for credit cards is secure.
Forest Mushroom Mittens
Forest Mushrooms is Elinor Brown's second design for Twist Collective. While her Hallett's Ledge displayed her eye for shape and texture, Forest Mushrooms highlights her skill with color and pattern.
In today's post, Elinor talks about her design process for these charming mittens. This post can also be found at Elinor's own blog here.
All of my favorite knitting books follow the people's history of the craft. Michael Pearson's Traditional Knitting is, as far as I'm concerned, the best social history of knitting ever written. Nearly all the others on my list of top knitting books are primarily concerned with mittens: Latvian Mittens by Lizbeth Upitis, Folk Knitting in Estonia by Nancy Bush, Selbuvotter by Terri Shea, Mostly Mittens by Charlene Schurch, Folk Mittens by Marcia Lewandowski, Magnificent Mittens & Socks by Anna Zilboorg, Favorite Mittens by Robin Hansen. And what about the Ukrainian folk story, The Mitten?
I love mittens with a story, don't you? Mittens are the most fascinating article of knitted apparel because no matter where they come from, they always seem to reflect the cultural and religious values of those who wore them. As contemporary knitters, we have lost track of the tradition of our craft. We knit for enjoyment, for fashion, to make gifts for friends and family; we drift from stockinette to cables to fair isle and back again, dabbling in all sorts of styles and techniques along the way with little regard to those who came before us. People like Lizbeth Upitis and Nancy Bush bring us back to the roots of our craft with their research in the folk art of the humble mitten.
Last winter, while rereading Lizbeth Upitis' book, I followed a footnote to the text Latviesu cimdu raksti. Ornaments in Latvian gloves and mittens, by Irma Lesina, a text Upitis noted had many wonderful plates of mitten designs. Published by a small Nebraskan press in 1969, the book was long out-of-print. In fact, there were so few copies left in circulation that it took my university's inter-library loan service a month to track down a Canadian copy for me; needless to say, it was most certainly worth the wait!
I poured over hundreds of traditional designs from Kurzeme, Latgale, Vidzeme, and Zemgale, recharting many stitch patterns that interested me. I created a large Excel file of stitch patterns, mixing and matching different ones as I went along. I remained faithful to regional distinctions, trying only to pair up patterns originating in the same region.
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My Forest Mushroom design in Twist Collective Winter 2010 (Ravelry link) is one of the fruits of this lovely labor, combining several different motifs from the Kurzeme region of Latvia to be knitted with more contemporary colors at modern gauges.
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The cuff is elaborately detailed and includes three distinctive brown and white braids before breaking into the mushroom-like pattern of the upper mitten. Unlike a traditional Latvian mitten, the top rounds off instead of coming to a hard point.
The peasant thumb is placed with waste yarn and knitted in the mushroom pattern to blend in with the mitten body.
Some designs you love more than others and these are one of my favorites; they combine everything I love about knitting: gorgeous colors, Latvian braids, long mitten cuffs, and old, complex, crafting traditions. Every knitter needs to make a pair of Latvian mittens in his or her knitting life, perhaps these will be yours!
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It's no secret that the relationship
between Apple and Google is a bit
rocky to say the least. While the two companies forged a
partnership with the launch of the original iPhone (Google makes its
presence known on the iPhone via Mobile Safari search, YouTube app,
and Maps app), Steve Jobs over the past six months or so has been
growing a bit resentful of Google's rise to power with its Android
mobile operating system.
However, Google's Larry Page now
contends that Jobs'
anger is misplaced. While speaking at the Allen & Co
conference this week in Silicon Valley, Page stated, "We had
been working on Android a very long time, with the notion of
producing phones that are Internet enabled and have good browsers and
all that because that did not exist in the marketplace."
"I think that characterization of
us entering after is not really reasonable."
Page then went on to say that Jobs'
characterization of the events that took place leading up to Google's
release of Android OS as "a little bit of rewriting history."
Earlier this year, Steve Jobs went on a
at an Apple Town hall stating that Google's "Don't Be Evil
Mantra Is Bulls**t" -- another source contends that Jobs said
that "a load of crap" was the actual statement used, but
you get the point.
Last month at the All Things D
conference, Jobs again touched on the Google subject stating, "They
decided to compete with us. We didn't go into the search business!"
Despite the difference of opinion on
Google' motives for Android, Google CEO (and former Apple board
member) Eric Schmidt also weighed in stating that the two companies
still have a strong partnership with the iPhone. And just this past
March, Jobs and Schmidt were seen canoodling
outside a cafe in Palo Alto, California.
quote: Ok even if you and Jobs are right? Who gives a sht?
quote: Did the CEO of Honda blast other car makers for coming out with hybrids too? Does the CEO of Porsche cry about other companies using high performance Bosch parts? Did Henry Ford blast everyone who came out with cars besides Ford??
quote: WOW Tony, you mean companies respond to competition, what the consumer is buying, and other market forces? HOLY SHT!! You just solved the criminal case of the century! You're a goddamn genius. Please link your published paper on such an amazing observation that nobody's ever thought of before. Seriously watching you argue such a retarded position is like, well, watching retards fight. I guess everyone besides Apple should just stop making smart-phones this fcking instant, right? Or they should purposely use interfaces the consumers don't want because Jobs might accuse you of copying him!


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The worst time to listen to sports talk radio is right after a game. It seems to me that fans tend to get too high or too low (and often ridiculous) based on very little information. This normal tendency is made worse with how preseason games are played, with limited minutes for the first team and players sitting out that would have played if it were a real game.
It's reactive and emotional.
After the game, I found myself encouraged and a little discouraged at the same time. So I guess that is progress because last year I was only discouraged after the preseason games.
Probably one of the more semi-encouraging things was seeing the casual fans leaving early, after a late Texans touchdown. I don't recall that happening much in the past.
Anyway, especially for those who couldn't see the game and have to rely on boxscores, here's my reaction to the game, though I will try not to make it too emotional. I'd like others who saw it to provide their own reactions, preferably of the thoughtful variety.
If you want to see the HoustonTexans.com Game Notes that contain some interesting stats, you can find them here.
Wow, an offensive scheme.
The offensive scheme was fun to watch. Efficient. Thoughtful. Lots of formations.
Unlike the past, it didn't just seem like a bunch of football plays, but rather a scheme that adjusted to what the defense was giving them. That shouldn't be remarkable, but in Houston it is. If you want more information about what the offense is supposed to look like, check out this archived FanBlog: Texans post.
No sacks. With the different things that the offense was doing, it was hard for Kansas City to just play Kill the QB. If defense overpursued, they ended up being vulnerable to the bootlegs.
I was perusing various pre-game materials and came across this interesting fun fact:
While coaching in Denver, Kubiak's offense ranked first in the NFL during preseason over the past two seasons averaging 373.3 per game.
Kubiak didn't quite make this average on Saturday, getting a net 325 yards. Rushing and passing yards were fairly even, with 173 and 152 respectively. For just this one week, this would be ranked 11th in the NFL. As just a comparison to our cousins to the north, Denver got a net 350 this week.
Week 1 preseason, Denver and Houston were ranked 5th and 6th respectively in time of possession with a difference of one second: 35:56 and 35:55. To put that in perspective, this is the second highest time of possession in Texans history, only bested by the 2002 Giants game.
Denver and Houston were ranked 7th and 8th respectively in number of offensive plays, separated by one play: 69 and 68.
As for the particular offensive players, I would like to have seen more of the first team. First team scored a touchdown, part of the drives looking good, part looking sloppy. It appeared as though David Carr sometimes was trying to force the ball to particular players instead following the system of the offense. He wasn't in the game really long enough to tell anything other than he wasn't playing in last year's pathetic scheme.
Sage Rosenfels looked fairly comfortable in the offense, though it was mostly against second teamers.
Carr did a lot of bootlegs and is expected to run if he believes he can get the first down. KC was giving this to him, and he took it, rushing for 20 yards.
As for the running game, Antowain Smith looked non-good with the first team, and Wali Lundy looked fairly confident, despite a dropped pass that would have been certain yards. Chris Taylor had his moments too.
The running yards for the game really kind of snuck up on you. I looked up at the scoreboard, and I just kept getting surprised out how offensive numbers kept going up.
This is the first Texans game I've been to where the offense really looked like an NFL offense to me. It was against a vanilla defense, but still, that's kinda nice.
Questions about the defense.
One preseason game and I still don't think I know much about this defense is supposed to look like. If you only looked at the stats, without watching the game or knowing which players were on the field and when, you might be happy about the defensive performance.
Box score looks sweet. Out of the first week of preseason games played, Houston ranks first in the lowest number of yards allowed. First. Weird isn't it?
Five sacks.
Of course, most of this was against 4th string quarterback Casey Printers.
Against the Chiefs first string offense, I can't say that the Texans defense looked particularly good. It seemed like they could run at will through the middle of the defensive line, like a garage door opened and out motored Larry Johnson. That's not what you want to see, unless I suppose, you are a Chiefs fan.
Antwan Peek said after the game, "Defensively, we didn't show a lot, but neither did Kansas City."
Maybe that has something to do with it, but with the sort of stuff KC was running, vanilla should be able stop a run down the middle unless your defensive tackles are just being bullied.
So, I have to say, I'm more in wait and see mode still with the defense. With the offense, I've seen enough to know about their potential, but I still don't what to think about the defense.
The article on NFL.com called Mario Williams' debut "forgettable."
It didn't appear in that one quarter he had too many opportunities to shine. KC was doing dink and dunk, and mostly running through the middle of the line. Sport talk callers who want to hate on him based on that amount of work, well, I am not sure they have strong enough medications to deal with that sort of impatience.
Special teams didn't look too special.
After last season's amazing runs by Jerome Mathis, this year's special teams looks more ordinary. Special Teams Coach, Joe Marciano said he was going to play lots of the younger players to see what they could do and did. Though I have to say, it seemed like Troy Evans was doing everything.
Nothing on the special teams in particular stood on out to me other than Kris Brown missing a 40 yard field goal wide right. This is non-good.
As was pointed out the other day in the Houston's Clear Thinker blog, you can't count the kicking game as a strength of the team if you kicker keeps missing kicks. Especially in a climate-controlled stadium with a roof.
It is easy to forget about this in the aftermath of a 24-14 preseason win, but it is not good in the context of a bunch of key missed kicks that happened last year.
Apparently, Marciano has been working with Brown in the offseason to improve his accuracy, but patience has to be wearing thin for the guy who may have been the MVP in the First Pick in the Draft Bowl season, formerly known as the Bush Bowl.
The Big Picture
Saturday night was a fun practice to watch. There are still more questions than answers, but for those of us who have been following the team from the beginning, it is amazing to think that the Texans might be able to win pretty instead ugly or not at all.
Lots of young players saw the field, and the team won 24-14. It never seemed like they were trying to keep it close to get to the fourth quarter. They were lucky and made some of their own luck. Goodness knows, the Texans deserve some of that luck stuff after last year.
My advice to you is take a couple of deep breaths, and try not to get too high or too low about the team. It is a work in progress, but it really does look like progress.
So what is your reaction?
Edit: Check out the Texans website to see Kubiak talking about the game after watching the film. If you are a die-hard fan, this is some really good stuff to read. Here's the link.


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Missed opportunities by the Giants and a freak play for a touchdown by Colts' WR Reggie Wayne (WATCH HERE) have the Giants down 17-9 to the Colts at halftime.
The Giants, again, are having red zone issues. On their first possession they drove 73 yards and were stopped on a 4th and 1 on the Colts' 7 yard line. On their next three trips in the red zone they ended up settling for three Josh Brown FGs of 25, 27 and 45 yards.
WR Victor Cruz (heel) and C David Baas (knee) left the game for x-rays, which were negative. MRIs are scheduled for tomorrow.
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Share Everything plans arriving June 28 on Verizon, unlimited talk and text plus 2GB data for $100 a month
0. phoneArena 12 Jun 2012, 07:54 posted on
Verizon kept its word to introduce its new shared data plans in the summer, and they are indeed arriving June 28, so hopefully you took advantage of that Galaxy S III preorder, because when the handset actually launches, you might have to pay full price for keeping your grandfathered unlimited plan...
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1. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Virgin Mobile gives its customers 10 GB of WiMax and 2 GB of 3G data for $35 a month. That makes Verizon's deal look insane. If I pay a one time fee of $150 for the mobile hotspot at Virgin, I get more data for a much lower no contract monthly payment.
I think Verizon needs to get more in touch with reality.
5. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Price wise virgin is a good deal, but wimax won't last long after sprint abandons it (which it has started doing) and Clearwire/Clear has to maintain it on its own.
10. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Have fun with Virgin Mobile bro.
13. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
10gb of slow.. yay virgin...
you can get 10 gb of 42mb/s 4g from Tmobile for $60.
107. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
When you read these comments, it's so easy to spot those that drank the kool-aid.
1. 42 Mbps is the top speed, neither the constant nor average speed. I have a 4G LTE hotspot with Verizon and I average 4 to 8 Mbps on a sustained basis with burst of 12 to 15 Mbps. And during peak hours, I am lucky to get 2 Mbps. I know my speeds because I always connect via VZAccess Manager when I am on my laptop plus I can download the log of my sessions. Therefore, looking at the top speed is just plain silly. It's just stupid to buy a Ferrari if most of the driving occurs when the speed limit is 30 mph because the "network" is congested.
2. My contract 4G data with Verizon requires that I spend $50 a month over two years. That means each month, I am out $50 whether I consume 1 Mb or 5,120 Mb (recall there are 1,024 Mb per Gb). Since the $50 is fixed each month, unless I consume as much as 5,120 MB without going over, then that minimizes my cost to about 1 cent per Mb of data. Therefore, since there are no rollover data plans, you want to spend the least amount each month, other things being equal.
3. Also, the people who are educated understand that there are only 168 hours in a week (7*24). The network is generally congested from say 8 am to 6 pm (about 10 hours a day) Mondays to Fridays or 50 hours of the week. Then most typical people sleep 8 hours a day (say 11 pm to 7 am) or 56 hours in a week. That means out of the original 168 hours in the week, you're not going to get great speed during the 50 hours when the network is congest and you are not going to get great speed for the other 56 hours that you are asleep. That means you are enjoying that really, really fast speed for only 62 hours of the week. 62 hours is only 36.9% of the 168 hour week. Again, so much for the Ferrari argument.
For some of us who wants 10 GB of data at an average speed of 3 to 6 Mbps with burst of 10 Mbps, only want to pay $35 a month on a no contract basis, it makes sense. And with the money we saved, we could buy the New iPad or some other nice electronic toy.
If you really did get sustained speeds of 42 Mbps, then that translates into 2,520 Mbp minute or 2.46 Gbp minute and you would consume 10 GB of data in almost four minutes. Food for thought.
119. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you know what ardent..
that was the most blatherous over reaching arguement ive seen in a while.
you can do all the math you want to justify it. but hey, why dont u just say " this is what I feel like spending with my wallet"? That would be so much easier. Because u know what? Facts are against you. National test after national test pegs Tmobile just barely behind VZW in speed. Spring is ALWAYS last place, thus so is Virgin since they roam off of Sprint.
Dude, I run a 3g SGS1 on Tmobile, and I average 3-5 during PEAK times. It's all about where you live. And in Jville where I live, Tmobile has it covered. point blank.. period. Whenever I've run a test on the 42mb capable phones like the Samsung Blaze, i get between 10-30mpb/s, PEAK.
The plans are cheap enough, the speeds are fast enough, and I have enough wiggle room with gettin the phones that I want on the carrier or international... that I'm happy. Come on over, the water is fine.
131. cfprelude (Posts: 137; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
hey remix - followed ur comments for a long time but didn't realize u were from jville too. I've been wondering about tmobile for a while... on vzw with grandfathered unlimited data on two lines and then a "dumb phone" for the kid.... the new shared data plans don't kill us but we certainly don't benefit... i think it'll go up by about $10/month for the amount of data we use. anyway, hows the 4g coverage been around here when you've used 4g capable phones? I've been with vzw so long but have been out of contract on 2 of the 3 lines for a while. Anyway - interested in hearing your first hand thoughts for this area.
35. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
yay wimax... i remember my first cell phone.
105. items17070 (Posts: 70; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
i wouldnt saysloooowww.., i have clearwire unlimited apollo 4G wimax, and i get at least 10 - 12mbps DL, i wouldnt exacly call that slow..... and only for $40month and yes unlimited,, and verizon isnt that much faster, not enough to justify my $40unlimited wimax at 10 - 12mbps, but i have to agree ardent1 is right about verizon does need to throw consumers a bone or two! they are still in the dark ages with there pricing....makes me wonder what they will offer with advanced LTE with speed of 100mbps or higher! hope maybe they will have a brain fart and get past the 5gb barrier for mifi's and even cell phones...
86. VZAZGuy (Posts: 6; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
All because you can't afford to drive a Ferrari, doesn't mean that you need to hate on other companies. Does Virgin mobile have 4G? WiMax by the way is garbage and you should compare the speeds sometime!
92. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
LMFAO, yeah, you go on rocking your pre paid plan and thinking you're getting one over on the contract carriers. I'm sure everyone who bought a Geo Metro thought they were way smarter than people buying real cars. You totally get what you pay for, and in the case of virging mobile (LOL) customers, you're paying for cheap sub par crap.
2. dcgore (Posts: 227; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
The more devices one has the bigger the benefit. But as a single smartphone user you'll take a big hit compared to the old plans.
23. danwatson (Posts: 117; Member since: 03 Jan 2012)
Assuming you don't hit the 10GB limit... and if you use a LTE tablet for video streaming, good luck after adding a couple devices. This plan sucks in just about every way.
44. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
its not a ten gig limit u can get more this is only have a leaked shot vzw website has more. the prices thos are crazy and dcgore u are incorrect the more smart phones u have the more u are paying and a lot more you are paying. unless your one of the few who has a smart phone and does not use data. Thank you verizon for having the biggest 4g coverage with no data allowed
106. items17070 (Posts: 70; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
LOL, love that 'Thank you verizon for having the biggest 4g coverage with no data allowed' aint that the truth!!! hey VZAZGu nothing like having a Ferrari and you CANT drive it! :-)
3. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Virign also sells devices at full price not a contract price. Verizon makes its money back on devices by offering a 2 year contract and the price of Verizon you get much better data speeds and much larger coverage area. Want some of the best data speeds and coverage? you will pay. If your in an area where Virgin/sprint/boost work well then you are lucky . But AT&T isnt much more then sprint and though have limited data work great. Now I wonder what AT&T tiered plans will be like
93. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
Virgin also sells handsets that are 2-3 years behind the contract carriers offerings for MORE than a current top of the line contract phone. $200 for an LG optimus (LMFAO) or $149 for an HTC One X, gee that's a real tough decision...
108. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
> Virgin also sells handsets that are 2-3 years behind the contract carriers offerings for MORE than a current top of the line contract phone.
That's simply not true.
1. Virgin will soon be selling the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, which is hardly 2-3 years behind the current top of the line contract phone.
2. The correct way to evaluate a no-contract versus contract phone is via a discount cash flow analysis. I, for one, refuse to pay $80 a month over 24 months (that is $1,920 in payments) just to save $300 to $350 off the list price of a new phone like the HTC One X -- no way, Jose!!
3. I have two cellphones: (a) Moto Triumph that I paid $300 and I only pay $25 a month for 300 anytime minutes and 2.5 GB of 3G data and (b) Samsung basic phone that is on a prepaid plan on Verizon where I get unlimited Verizon to Verizon calls for $1 a day -- most of my friends and family are on Verizon.
My cell phone bill is only $300 a year for Virgin and $100 a year for Verizon for a total of $400. I actually pay less because I take advantage of discounted top-up cards when they go on sale -- I generally pay a 10% discount meaning my real annual cell phone bill is more like $360 a year. At $80 a month for a two-year contract, I would have paid $960 so I am saving $600 a year by my approach.
115. JunitoNH (Posts: 1806; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
With Verizon is a non winning proposition. If you were to buy your own device outright, you still have to pay the same prices as post paid subscribers. You only advantages is that your not locked to a two year agreement.
4. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Paying the same for less... Verizon doesn't get it. I hope AT&T's shared data plans offer 5GB to share and include unlimited messaging and start at like $100 for first 2 lines and just $10 more for a phone and maybe $20 for a data-only device...
7. tedkord (Posts: 11733; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
They won't. AT&T will closely mirror Verizon's prices.
22. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Oh I know. Have offered the same pricing for years, but the prices sometimes get you something slightly different. For instance AT&T offers unlimited mobile to any mobile with its unlimited messaging, and 3GB for $30 versus verizon's 2GB for $30. 150% for the same price. I doubt that AT&T offers 5GB on the initial setup, but as long as they price-match with 3GB that will keep things competitive.
Personally I had thought the goal of shared data was to let customers use more data on multiple devices for the same or less than what they pay individually. This new setup is kinda backwards
46. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I agree new price are backwards and over priced. if i want to add a smartphone to my plans its min 60 a month more. 2 gigs of data a month are already not enough
73. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
4G LTE devices get 4GB for 30.00 with VZW
94. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
Double the data promotion has ended or is ending soon iirc
6. tedkord (Posts: 11733; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
So, at the minimum my cost for my three smartphones goes up $30/month (If i take the 2/gb per phone share). Of course, I'd need to get the 10gb share, so I'm actually looking at $50/mo more. Thanks for looking out for me, Verizon.
I have two choices now, since two of my three smartphones don't have upgrades until late July - buy devices full price, or go Sprint or prepaid.
74. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
you list 3 choices :-)
8. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
wow what a rip off i was at walmart the other day and saw a verizon prepaid 80 bucks a month for unlimited talk text and 1GB of data. now that is truly a rip off i cant believe people will pay that thats as much as my contract.
on a second note, it would be cool if one of these companies did data rollover. so the data you didnt use last month rolls to the next month. and they let it add up for up to six months i would def pay more for that plan.
9. dcgore (Posts: 227; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
Truly a rip off. They shouldn't charge for the first device, then you'll save some money. I can't believe that if i had no phones/devices attached to the account, i would have to pay at the very least $50. CRAZY!
12. LostInTheRed (Posts: 85; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Not to be that guy, but why would you have a contract with a phone company with no phones/devices?
47. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Your reading this incorrectly the 50 is for data. so if you have a smart phone the cheapest plan is 90 thank verizon. you can get a basic phone and plan still for 70 300 mbs data
11. droid4all (Posts: 17; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
Adding it up, my bill would go down $18 per month. If I took my 2 lines to the 6GB Plan. That's a drop of $216 off my yearly VZW Bill. Hey, I'll take it lol.
17. LostInTheRed (Posts: 85; Member since: 03 May 2012)
And odds are you don't have unlimited mins now.
20. droid4all (Posts: 17; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
Nope, I have 1400 Min. So there's another benefit. I can start talking more.
66. centuro1911 (Posts: 12; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
So there is no benefit. It's not like he's going to start talking more on the phone all of the sudden. Also VZW has been giving unlimited calls to any cell phone already. So that only helps landline calls which are few and far between.
81. millkim3 (Posts: 5; Member since: 30 May 2012)
Verizon has not offered an unlimited 'any' mobile to mobile. It has always been a strictly VZW to VZW mobile to mobile. I sell for them. Trust me.
95. jburris020 (Posts: 17; Member since: 28 Nov 2011)
In certain markets that plan is offered. I work for VZW adn I am in a market that is currently offering the promotion for mobile to any mobile calling.
124. droid4all (Posts: 17; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
There is a benefit, my bill would go down $18 per month. That's called a reduction in spending cost. All aside, no I am not going to start talking more, but I could always use paying less while getting the same if not more of what I already have.
14. joey18 (Posts: 589; Member since: 20 Jul 2010)
Wao thas over price 50 for 1 g what att will offer i dont know sprint or tmo big winers
37. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
your grammar suck donkey wang.
98. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
1. "Your" (we capitalize the first letter of a sentence in most places in the world)
2. The word you wnated was "sucks", not "suck".
3. It's so awesome when someone calls someone out on their grammar and has multiple grammatical errors. Thanks for that.
109. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Apphole, it's wanted not "wnated".
133. hepresearch (unregistered)
Wow... the first victim was called out for bad grammar, the first caller was called out by another for bad grammar and spelling, and, finally, the second caller was also called out by another for bad spelling. Wow... that was three victims and three callers, for a total of four distinct participants in a single grammar/spelling correction string... LOL!
15. LostInTheRed (Posts: 85; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Overall, some people may see a slight increase (the couple of examples I did went up $10), but you're also going from 700 shared mins to Unlimited, which shouldn't be TOO much of a problem. I could still see some people getting upset though. As for a single line, I feel they should still offer some kind of limited minute plan to save people money. Right now you can get 450 mins, Unlimited Text, and 2GB for $90. While only a $10 increase, I know I don't use anywhere close to 450 mins in a month.
48. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Most people dont need or want unlimted mins most people want less plans for mins as it is. This is a huge problem.
16. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
ok.. am I the only one that thinks that their share plans are completely convoluted? And people thought Tmobile's value plan was slightly confusing when it first dropped. Good luck explaining all that to customers, VZW reps. lol.
It also doesnt even seem like a deal at all when you start adding things in. Yea its slightly cheaper... or is it? Screw it.. i dont feel like rereading it 4 times to figure out the math. Someone tell me how much it would cost to share 10gig between 2 smartphones and have a 3rd regular phone. Is there anything between 450mins and unlimited? Is that shared or per phone? lol.
21. Phylthy101 (Posts: 6; Member since: 06 May 2012)
2 smart phones $40 ea.
1 Basic $30
10G Data $100
Total cost $210 Mo.
What you get Unlimited Talk & Text on all phone and share 10GB of Data, That is a seriously high amount of data for 2 smartphones and 1 basic though.
49. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
thats not much data at all with all the new apps liek cloud services and slingbox i avg ten by myself and double that durring football season. why offer the products if your not goin to offer the service
58. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
yea.. still to high. thanks for the math though.
i can get the same thing.. 2 unlimited talk/text smartphones w/ 5gigs each, and a 3rd regular line with 500min/unl text for $135 on Tmobile and there is no such thing as overage.
132. cfprelude (Posts: 137; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
this is exactly what i would have/need... i'm looking on tmobile.com.... how would i get this deal though?
25. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
My thoughts exactly
28. LostInTheRed (Posts: 85; Member since: 03 May 2012)
10GB with 2 Smart, 1 Basic would cost $100 for base + $80 for 2 Smart + $30 for Basic. $210.
38. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
yay... i get to explain anew plan structure to people. great... thanks vzw.
50. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
worse part about this remix is if you want to add a smart phone to your plan its 40 more a month but then u share the 10 gigs or 60 a month and add 2 gigs its way over priced and they are going to be losing my three lines if they force me to switch,.
18. Phylthy101 (Posts: 6; Member since: 06 May 2012)
Honestly if you have multiple lines with smartphones this could be a savings for you, take mine for instance we have 4 smartphones paying an extra $120 a mo. just in data that we all don't use and getting 2000 shre min. adding mine up would save me $40 a mo. on 4 smart phones with the 6GB plan and add Unlimited talking .... hell ya I'll take it thats $480 savings in a year.
Understandably to some this would be expensie with one smartphone but the way things are going most everyone is going to smartphones and paying alot for data thats not being used. So for those with multiple smartphones this a big benefit.
32. Jango_Fred (Posts: 58; Member since: 17 Dec 2008)
I concur...but "Multiple lines with smartphones is the ONLY situation where you'll save money. The person with multiple lines and only one of them a smartphone, is going to get raped.
101. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
19. RushFan2112 (Posts: 26; Member since: 16 Jun 2011)
Definitely not worth it for me.
For roughly the same cost...
Now: (4 smartphones)
700 voice minutes (NEVER have come close to using them all in a month)
Unlimited text
14 GB (4+4+4+2) data
Share Everything plan:
Unlimited voice minutes (useless)
Unlimited text (no change)
8 GB data (loss of 6GB!!!)
I wanted a true shared data option for ANY minute plan.
96. jburris020 (Posts: 17; Member since: 28 Nov 2011)
You have a valid point in some areas but one area in which I think people are not thinking about is even now that you do have 14 total gigs your phones cannot share them all. Each phone is limited to its own allowance. With the new plans each line on the account gets the ability to use the total amount of data. This may or may not benefit you however to feel as if you have 14gb of usable data isn't entirely accurate since each line is capped at a seperate point.
24. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
this article is very confusing. What is written is diferent then what is in the picture. The article says a hundred a month for a smartphone with data. but also writes a smart is only forty then 60 more for data. Are they written that data will be optional. sounds like it. But if you go by the picture then the cheapest plans is 50 for a smartphone which for a single plan is nice


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Derick Brassard played in his first two playoff games of his career earlier this week and emerged without a point.
Then he came back home to Madison Square Garden and positively exploded, providing five points in the two Rangers wins, including two beautiful assists tonight in the 4-3 Game 4 win over the Washington Capitals.
"Those two first games on the road, it's a little different," he said after the win, sporting the Broadway Hat for his efforts. "I just try to go through those games and here, I felt more comfortable. The playoffs are brand new for me but now it's behind [me]."
Brassard's stellar regular season since coming over in the trade for Marian Gaborik was a big part of why the Rangers grabbed the sixth seed in the East. And in the two assists, he flashed patience and pinpoint accuracy. A cross-ice pass all the way across the Caps' zone on a rush found the stick of Carl Hagelin for a slapshot. And during the power play that opened up the third period, he held on to the puck for an extra second and fed a backhand pass to Dan Girardi to give early momentum in the final frame.
"I think anytime you get your first two playoff games out of the way, you're going to feel more comfortable, more relaxed," Ryan Callahan said. "You can see it in the play. He's making great passes, he has patience and he's finding guys."
Hagelin also praised the pivot for his "great hockey sense," calling the feed from the blueline for his goal "a hell of a play." John Tortorella agreed that Brassard has been a difference-maker. "He's made some big plays for us and I'm not afraid to put him in a lot of different positions in a lot of different situations."
That all may be because Brassard is more relaxed in his first postseason. Perhaps that return to Washington, where he went scoreless, won't be as daunting. "I'm having fun," he said. "They showed a lot of confidence in me. ... I know I can bring some offense. We have a lot of talent on this tam and that's why I am really excited. We can do a lot of damage, and I want to be part of it.


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14 news articles posted on this day.
Pagan Altar Updates Tour Schedule
U.K. rock/metal act Pagan Altar has announced the following upcoming European tour dates:
6/5 2010 Muskelrock Festival Tyrolen, Alvesta, SE
6/11 2010 Hammer Open Air Metal Festival Lieto, FI
7/26 2010 TBC. Barcelona, ES
9/18 2010 Dublin Doom Day Dublin, IE
10/30 2010 Play it Loud Festival, IT
11/6 2010 Rome, IT
11/7 2010 Bologna, IT
You can also check out sample Pagan Altar tracks via the band's MySpace page.
Morgue Son Streaming New Song
Czech Republic metal act Morgue Son is currently streaming a new track online. The newly uploaded song "Decadence" is currently available to be heard via the official Morgue Son MySpace page. Guitarist / vocalist Slav issued the following update about the band's new material:
"The last demo Silent|Hypnotic is our fist studio work and now we have many visions for the future. Very soon will be new full-length record and we have plans for many changes in the future. The main difference will be in the structure. Songs are longer more progressive more blackened but with very strong atmosphere and emphasis on feelings. We love nature themes, horror themes, abstraction and pieces of Edgar Allan Poe. The new face of Morgue Son can speak to fans of melancholic non-conservative views without thresholds of fantasy."
Vindicator Recruits Lead Guitarist
Vic Stone of Vindicator has checked in with the following update about the band recruiting a new lead guitarist:
"Vindisciples, a quick update from the Vindicamp! We figured our uploading new pictures would raise questions as to who that bootleg Dave Mustaine in our new band photo is. His name is Mick Mayer and he comes to melt your face. Mick joins us at a crucial time. Most of you know we have been turning over every rock to find a lead player; only to find a few spiders, a worm, and three slugs. Fortunate for us, the last rock we turned had the missing piece to Vindicator's completion.
"Meet Mick, Vindicator's new lead player and buy him a beer when we play a show near you! We're very excited to have him aboard and we hope you are too. Keep a close eye on us as more news will be trickling out in the next few months about the new album and upcoming shows. If you're close enough, be sure to come see us at The Primal Fear/Havok show. If you're not close enough, be sure to see us when we strike the East Coast on our Coastal Catastrophe Tour. There's a good chance we'll have new merch available this week... Just in case you were wondering. Until next time, say 'hello' to Mick and come see us and buy some stuff. Sticks, stones, and broken bones."
Lustmord Bassist Joins Green Jelly On Tour
LUSTMORD bass player ROCK ROLLAIN has joined legenday band GREEN JELLY. He will be playing bass for GREEN JELLY on part of their current tour. Here are the remaining Green Jelly tour dates as part of the Parental Advisory tour with Psychostick and Nashville Pussy:
May 23: Modesto, CA @ Fat Cats
May 26: Bakersfield CA @ The Dome
May 27: Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
May 29: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
May 30: Phoenix AZ @ Rhythm Room
June 2: Albuquerque, NM @ TBA
June 3: El Paso, TX @ TBA
June 4: San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
June 5: Austin, TX @ Mugshots
June 6: Dallas, TX @ Skillman Street
June 7: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
More Green Jelly dates could be announced soon.
Stormzone Releases "Wasted Lives" Video
Irish metal band Stormzone recently released their latest music video for "Wasted Lives," which has made its way online. The song comes off the group's new album, "Death Dealer," which was released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Check out the video below.
Drowning Pool Video Interview Available
Drowning Pool was recently interviewed on the Lazer 103.3 radio show for the 2010 edition of the Lazerfest. Footage from the interview can be viewed below.
Dirge Within Uploads New Tour Blog
Dirge Within has posted a new tour video blog online, which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the video:
"In Part 2 of the 3 part series, we show you what happens when DW comes in contact with that tasty frothy beverage called BEER! Check out the vid and take a peek into the world of the DW after show on the Fear Campaign Tour with Fear Factory, Periphery, and Winds of Plague! Stay tuned for the final video in this series, Part 3 : Everything must come to an end."
Alice In Chains Posts Tour Teaser Video
Alice in Chains will be embarking on the BlackDiamondSkye tour later this year with Mastodon and Deftones. The band has now posted a greeting video online regarding the new tour, which can be viewed below.
The currently announced BlackDiamondSkye tour dates are as follows: More...
August Burns Red Posts "White Washed" Video
Pennsylvania based Christian metallers August Burns Red have posted a music video online for the track "White Washed," which can be viewed below. The track is off the band's latest album "Constellations."
White Washed (Official Music Video)
August Burns Red | MySpace Music Videos
Dead By April Comments On Killing Joke Cover
Sweden's Dead By April has issued the following statement about the band's cover of "Love Like Blood" by Killing Joke:
"Don't worry boys and girls, 'Love like blood' is NOT like some seem to believe a sign of what's going to become of Dead by April. On the contrary 'Love like blood' is an exclusive cover song by the band 'Killing Joke' made for a tribute album due to later this year including Metallica, Foo fighters etc. so simply a homage to a cool band!
"People have been emailing and commenting about how the new song doesn't 'sound like us' as much, well there you have your answer! Hope you will enjoy the song anyways since we thinks it`s great and was a fun cover to make! New DBA songs are right now in the making and they are bigger, heavier and more dynamic than ever before! That`s a promise!"
Kamelot Announces German Festival Stops
Kamelot has issued the following statement about performing at two more European summer festivals:
"This Summer kicks off with Kamelot's first appearance at Germany's famous Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals this June 4th and 5th, 2010. Kamelot joins rock and metal legends KISS, Motorhead, Rammstein and many more! Due to previously scheduled commitments Kamelot bassist Sean Tibbetts will not be able to attend the shows. Kamelot's longtime producer Sascha Paeth (Avantasia) will be joining the band on bass for these two special events!"
The upcoming Kamelot tour dates are as follows: More...
Lightning Swords Of Death To Play CD Release Show
Lightning Swords of Death has announced a record release show for the band's new album "The Extra Dimensional Wound," which is being released via Metal Blade Records. The details of the show are as follows:
Lightning Swords of Death Record Release Party
Monday, May 24, 2010 at 9:00pm
Footsie's Bar 2640 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA
The cover artwork for the new album is also available for viewing at this location.
Bring Me The Horizon Announces Japanese Shows
Bring Me The Horizon will be supporting Bullet For My Valentine on the following two upcoming Japanese shows:
Sept 1st - Studio Coast, Tokyo
Sept 2nd - Hatch, Osaka
The complete list of upcoming Bring Me The Horizon tour dates is as follows: More...
Mortal Infinity Announces New EP Release
German thrashers Mortal Infinity have issued the following update about the release of their new EP:
"Hey Guys, on Monday it will come. Finally our 3 song EP 'Eternal War' will appear that we have done in recent weeks in the Skull & Crown Studio in Obing. We are very pleased with the studio stay and want to take this opportunity again to thank Chris for the good cooperation! It has really paid off, the three songs that were created in the first section of the band have finally received a decent format.
"In the summer we will show you the material (of course, new songs) live then cut around the ears. There are already some very cool gigs in the pipeline. Everything you learn about it in time, of course, here on Myspace! Stay thrash!"
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LOCAL people in Enniskeane are being given the chance to put their name on a piece of parish history by sponsoring the pipes of a pipe organ currently being installed in Enniskeane's Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The organ was originally housed in the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Clonakilty which was its home from1878 until 2008 when the convent closed.
Built in 1866 in London by Bryceson Brothers and Ellis the organ was disassembled and stored in 2008 by Enniskeane parishioner Pádraig O'Donovan who remained committed to finding a new home for it.
Now he is installing it, following refurbishment, in Enniskeane parish church which has never housed a pipe organ in its 141-year history.
The gallery of Enniskeane church has been carefully reinforced using local skills before the organ installation began, without compromising the historic integrity of the church.
The fabric of the organ has also been restored to its original condition, the timber panels have been stripped and restored in Cork, the large main bellows has been rebuilt in England, the pipes have been revoiced by specialists in Belfast and the decorative stencilling has been redone in Clonakilty.
Now, the parishioners and friends of Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish are being invited to make this moment in the parish's history their own by sponsoring one of the organ's pipes.
Each pipe in the organ plays a unique note, some are made from wood while most are metal.
The 2012 Pipe Organ Sponsorship Programme involves dedicating each pipe in the organ to a named individual or family.
A pipe may be dedicated to a parishioner or to someone who is not a parishioner; it may be dedicated to someone who is living or it may be dedicated in memory of someone who has died.
A donation of €30 per pipe is requested and the parish will also record the name and address of the person(s) who has given the donation to sponsor the pipe(s).
The dedication and the sponsorship will both be recorded in the parish records and also printed in a special volume which will be stored in the organ gallery of the church.
The sponsor will receive a certificate in the post (showing which pipe has been dedicated) and a receipt for the donation.
You can sponsor a pipe either by sending a postal donation or online on the parish website.
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Task one of our week-long event is to re-publish our first post so we could see how our blog has evolved. My first post was the full text of the virtuous woman passage from Proverbs 31, so I'm going to re-publish the first post I actually wrote, originally published October 2, 2008.
- Who can find a virtuous woman? Her price is far above rubies
I don't remember exactly when I first discovered the virtuous woman found in Proverbs 31. I do remember how taken I was with the qualities and virtues extoled by the writer of these scriptures. The whole passage reads like poetry to me---"Who can find a virtuous woman? Her price is far above rubies...the heart of her husband safely trusts in her...she is like the merchants' ships, she brings her food from afar...she girds herself and strengthens her arms...she considers a field, and buys it, with her own hands she plants a vineyard..she is not afraid of the snow for her household, for they are clothed with scarlet...she stretches out her arm to the poor and needy..her clothing is tapestry and purple...she opens her mouth with wisdom and kindness...she looks well to the ways of her household...her children rise up and call her blessed, and her husband praises her...give her the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her".
A beautiful passage of scripture, one that has been the subject of many Mother's Day sermons and Women's Ministry devotionals. One that has no doubt been the source of both inspiration and guilt for many woman through the ages. One that is the topic of many books, as well as websites and blogs. So, you may ask, why another one?
That's a good question.
Like I stated earlier, I can't remember when I first started reading about the virtuous woman. Trying to imitate her. Loving her. Hating her. Feeling guilty about all of the ways that I fell short. But as I started really reading and studying, I found so much there that I hope will bring insight and blessing both to my life and I hope to yours.
Having a website/blog of this sort is a new endeavor for me. There is so much that I want to discuss and share that it seems overwhelming and exciting at the same time.
New content will be added quickly, so please check back often. If you would like to subscribe through a feeder or become a "follower", please see the sidebar.
I wonder how I got so off-track of my original goals? I've done some of what I set out to do, but missed the mark and gotten distracted on too much. Interesting to see where this week-long re-evalution takes me!


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Deadline NOW: Sean Morrison, Ph.D.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Dr. Sean Morrison is a biological sciences scholar at the University of Michigan and a leading investigator of the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function. In addition to stem cell research, Dr. Morrison has been active in public policy issues surrounding stem cell research. On November 4, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2 on the state-wide Michigan ballot. Passage of the issue will loosen certain limitations on embryonic stem cell in Michigan. This edition of Deadline NOW, recorded just before November 4, clarifies the issue.
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