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Libre Graphics Meeting 2009
The Libre Graphics Meeting is an annual get-together for developers & users of open source creative software. For this year's meeting, Andy designed a series of illustrations combining visual metaphors of each participating project.
SystemTap is a fantastic deep diving tool for administrators and software developers. Unfortunately, its painful to use. My design attempts to make analysis a more light hearted experience.
Linux.conf.au 2007
In 2007 Andy designed the linux.conf.au visual identity. His designs appeared embroidered on countless bags, hats, shirts, posters and even in sub-conferences like gnome.conf.au
Open Document Format
The Open Document Format logo required a more finished look to compete for mindshare. Andy created the following campaign graphics during the Microsoft OOXML ISO debate
Publishing & Publican
While at Red Hat, Andy created thousands of technical drawings. Each carefully constructed in SVG format so that text translation may be automated without authors having to edit each file in a design tool.
Open Source Typography
Ubuntu-Title: the typeface of Ubuntu and all derivative branding.
Freefinity: produced for the Fedora project during brand development.
Road Stencil: created for an engineering firm and released for public use
Open Query Brand Identity
Open Query is an Australian company offering Training & Support for the MySQL database and other open source software. Andy was commissioned to design their brand.
Andy Fitzsimon Open Source Designer Specialising in visual & interactive open technologies.
- Full Name
- Andrew Michael Fitzsimon
- Telephone
- +852 66800187
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website
- Linkedin Profile
- Weblog
- andy.brisgeek.com
- AndyFitz
- Skype
- brisgeek
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Current City
- Hong Kong (SAR China)
- Citizenship
- Australian
All About Andy
As a designer working in a technical team, Andy is a bridge not a border.
Pencil, paintbrush, toolkit and scripting framework; Andy does justice to an implementation with beautiful and functional results. Plus, being most familiar with an open source software workflow, Andy prototypes his designs in working technologies to get real results sooner.
Travel, Rollerblading, Design culture, Photography, Music, Friends, Freedom & Happiness (yours too)
Community Involvement
- Inkscape Developer/artist 2004 - Present
- Scribus User/tester2006 - Present
- Open Clipart Web design & clipart contributor 2006 - Present
- GNOME Desktop Art Contributor 2005 - Present
- AIMIA QLD chapter executive committee member 2002 - 2003
- Red Cross Volunteer & blood/plasma donor 2000 - 2003
Employment History
Red Hat - SingaporeSenior Web Engineer Feb 2008 - Aug 2008
- Interaction & Interface design
- Information design
- Graphic Internationalisation
- Design thinking
- Social Design patterns
- Corporate communication design
Red Hat - BrisbaneGraphic Artist - Content Services 2005 - 2008
- Technical illustration
- Interaction design
- Open source graphic design training for APAC Red Hat customers
- Publishing software development
- Desktop publishing
- Design Thinking
- Internationalisation tooling
Fitzsimon IT ConsultingDirector / Open Source Graphic Designer 2003 - Present
- Developing with web standards
- Graphic design & Illustration
- Desktop icons
- Typographical font design
- Production toolchaining
- Training & consulting
- Open source evangelism
- Drupal & Plone CMS deployment
- Occasional flash production
Fiducial Technology / Fiducial GroupGraphic Designer 2002 - 2003
Worked in a software development team using web standards, flash and javacript to produce interfaces for content-focused web applications.
- PHP, XHTML & CSS Templates
- Flash animated websites
- Corporate brand
- Stationary design
- Client consulting
Andrew Fitzsimon Consulting ServicesSole Trader 2001 - 2003
Multimedia development as a contractor.
- Icons
- Animations
- Websites
- Technical support & training
Colmar Brunton ResearchWebsite Development Manager 2001 - 2002
- Built and deployed national website using Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash etc.
- Provided technical software and hardware support for staff members
- Workstation purchase and assembly
Epro IT SolutionsStaff Training Macromedia Flash 2000
- Flash, Dreamweaver & Photoshop tuition
- Training staff to produce multimedia content for ozevents.com.au (now offline)
Technical Expertise
Public Speaking
Andy can be a bit of tart when he's passionate about something.
He has shared his knowledge on open source design at grass roots technical conferences and software user groups throughout the world.
- Linux.conf.au Janurary 2009 Hobart, Tasmania
- Inkscape and the live path effect revolution
- GUADEC July 2008 Istanbul, Turkey
- Artisitic fundamentals for developers
- Libre Graphics Meeting May 2008 Wroclaw, Poland
- Open source toolchain & Inkscape innovation
- OSDC 2007 Brisbane, Australia
- Designing with free software and the creative class
- Libre Graphics Meeting May 2007 Montreal, Canada
- Open Source Graphic Design workflow and toolchains
- Linux.conf.au January 2007 Sydney, Australia
- Recent open source design innovation & creative commons integration
- Libre Graphics Meeting March 2006 Lyon, France
- The open source designers workflow
- Linux.conf.au January 2006 Dunedin, New Zealand
- Open Source Graphic Design - voted 'best of' for an encore presentation
Presenter at user groups and universities across Australia, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, France and North America.
Globally Recommended
Michael Hideo-Smith Director of Content Services at Red Hat
Andy has that rare ability to take a complex engineering concept and create a visual treatise on the subject. He has been the broker between technical writers and the brightest open-source developers. Please contact me directly should you wish to discuss further Andy's contribution to our business.
Chris Grams Director of Brand Communications at Red Hat
Andy is one of the world's top experts in using open source tools in the visual design field. He is not only an active contributor to many important open source projects, but his commitment to using open tools for his own design work is an example of practicing what he preaches. Andy is showing the world that great design can be done without using any proprietary software, and it is a pleasure to have gotten to know and work with him
Jon Phillips Business Development and Community Manager, Creative Commons
I've worked with Andy for around 7 years through our work on Inkscape, the premier open source drawing tool, Open Clip Art Library, a public domain graphics library, and then as well into the business world via Creative Commons. He is a mindblowing designer, knows how to work within Free and Open Culture, and is a brilliant guy to work with. He is a great addition to any project team, to lead any creative project, and to rove the earth while keeping a sense of humor. I recommend him at the highest level possible.
Jakub Steiner Graphics Designer, Novell, Inc
Andy is a talented graphics designer and illustrator with the ability to get his hands "dirty" and script & code his way through a task that requires it. He's been an inspiration to me multiple times when I struggled with a tedious workflow. I've met Andy multiple times during conferences and on top of his skills and abilities he's a cheerful guy I wish I could work with.
Harish Pillay Open Source Architect/Evangelist, Red Hat
I find it particulary easy for me to write this recommendation for Andy for he has been just a stellar coder and champion of all thing FOSS. His direct engagement and understanding of the tools in FOSS - inkscape, GIMP - jut to name two - is very, very heartening. That in itself is an asset for anyone. Andy is a really likeable person and I have high regard for him as a colleague and all round buddy (or as the Aussie say, a good mate!).
Matthew SetterSoftware Developer, Virgin Blue Airlines
I am proud to recommend Andy.
Andy is a very professional, hard working and passionate person. In all that I have seen Andy take on, he has shown complete commitment and dedication until the project is completed to the best of his ability. In addition to this solid work ethic, Andy has an infectiously positive and enthusiastic personality. All those around him cannot help but be caught in his "Can Do" attitude to work and life. If you are considering Andy for a role please regard him very highly
Jeff Fearn Software Engineer, Red Hat
Andy is the man we turn to when we want things made beautiful and usable. He can work with end users and coders, and has exhibited the ability to interface between the two. I'd unreservedly recommend Andy for any Web Engineering or User Interface design positions.
Dave Crossland Owner, Understanding Limited
Andy is on the cutting edge of free software graphic design, and is an excellent consultant for all aspects of this corner of the industry. I am always very satisfied with our collaborations.
For more references please visit andy's linkedin profile


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Cast Your Line on Lake Blackshear
Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club • Cordele, GA
Escape Kit
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The Destination
Man-made Lake Blackshear is fed by the Flint River in southwest Georgia. This rural area 2.5 hours below Atlanta invites city slickers to kick back and admire the countryside's natural beauty, preserved by the Georgia Veterans State Park. Plenty of wide-open spaces make the park a popular hiking and camping destination, while visitors can learn about military history from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War at the park's museum. Its extensive collection of artifacts includes armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, medals, and a plane.
The Digs
Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club is set on the water within the Georgia Veterans State Park. Accommodations all boast comfortable furniture, mini refrigerators, high-speed Internet, and cable TV, but gorgeous views of the lake really take the cake. Each morning, you can start off with a hearty breakfast at Cordelia's before stationing yourself in a chair by the pool all day. Want more action? There are ample activities for sportsmen, too—golfers can fire off balls on the resort's par-72 course, while anglers can cast for bass from the marina on Lake Blackshear. You won't want to miss dinner at Cordelia's, serving dishes like the signature crab soup, prime rib, or pan-fried grouper.
"We needed a nice romantic weekend and were looking at different places to hold our wedding. Needless to say, we loved the resort! The park has nature trails, Frisbee golf, a playground, boat rentals, and a train that goes through the local sites."-- TripAdvisor
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As the evenings are now beginning to get darker it's becoming more difficult for drivers to spot pedestrians on the road side. As this week is Road Safety Week, Specsavers is helping children stay clearly visible, by giving away a free children's high visibility vest to parents and guardians.
The fluorescent vests come in a one size fits all and are available for collection at participating stores in London and Greater London, until stocks last.
To find your nearest Specsavers store click here.
Download and print out this PDF Voucher. Then take it into your nearest Specsavers store and speak to a member of staff.
Terms & Conditions:
The promotion closes at 23.59 on 13 December 2013. There is one high visibility vest per voucher, per child to be collected by a parent/guardian. Over-18's only. Subject to availability. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. Promoter: Specsavers Optical Group


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wauw I really love this one.......so beautiful!!!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
wauw I really love this one.......so beautiful!!!!
greetz, fien
Out of this world! Your work is exceptional and unique
If I had done this it would be my favorite, too...it is beautiful!
OMG...I like so many others absolutely fell in love with your quilt. I have collected large print florals for several years and couldn't begin to imagine them in such an unusual pattern. Is the pattern available anywhere?
That is a truly impressive use of florals; a gorgeous quilt indeed.
Wow, it is gorgeous. Amazing you did it all by hand!
Absolutely gorgeous. I can see why it is your favorite.
Beautiful quilt. What pattern did you use?


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Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announced December 13 as the launch date of its first long-haul Boeing 787 commercial service from Doha to London Heathrow.
Qatar Airways First Boeing 787 Long Haul Flight Starts December 13 To London Heathrow
The 787 Dreamliner will debut on the Heathrow route as Doha-based Qatar Airways becomes the first airline to operate regular scheduled flights to the UK with Boeing's next generation aircraft.
Initially, one of the airline's five daily flights will be operated with the Boeing 787 – Flight QR 075 departing Doha at 0625 hrs, arriving at London Heathrow at 1105 hrs, with the return flight QR 076 departing London Heathrow at 1505 hrs, arriving in Doha at 0045 hrs the following day.
Seats on the 787 Doha – London flights are now bookable online at qatarairways.com, through any Qatar Airways reservation office or local travel agent.
Passengers will have the opportunity to travel onboard one of the most sophisticated, spacious and comfortable aircraft in the skies today.
Qatar Airways took delivery of the first of 60 Dreamliners earlier this month with the second arriving over the weekend. Both aircraft are currently operating commercial flights on intra-Gulf routes to familiarise operating crew with the aeroplane before entering the long-haul market.
The Dreamliner marks the start of an exciting new era for travellers worldwide with unparalleled levels of comfort and luxury onboard Boeing's newest aircraft.
Qatar Airways' new addition to its fleet also heralds a fresh era for Middle East aviation with the carrier being the Boeing 787 launch customer in the region.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the maiden long-haul 787 service to London had been in the pipeline for some time.
"We are delighted at last with today's announcement that in just over two weeks' time, the UK market will see its first 787 on a regular full commercial service when it flies into London Heathrow," he said.
"Inaugurating our 787 on the London Heathrow route puts Qatar Airways firmly on the global aviation map as a carrier with a determination to continue its expansion drive and improve an already superior in-flight product.
"Both new and existing customers in the UK and further afield on connecting flights will soon have an opportunity to fly on the most talked-about aircraft in the world in and out of London.
"We have already received our second 787 with a further three to join our fleet by the end of the year. And we won't stop there. With more 787s being inducted into the fleet next year, further route launches and our move to a brand new international airport in Doha during 2013, we continue to look forward to another year of exciting developments.
"With our ever-expanding international network, more people from different parts of the world will have an opportunity to fly Qatar Airways and our new 787s to and from our Doha hub."
Qatar Airways' 787s are the world's first fully connected Dreamliners with wireless facilities for passengers to remain in touch with their friends and loved ones on the ground through the internet and SMS mobile texting across both the Business and Economy cabins.
A striking feature of every seat throughout the aircraft is the award-winning touch screen Android system, where passengers are able to navigate through a truly interactive service offering more than 1,000 movie, TV programmes, music and gaming entertainment options in a sophisticated and user friendly way, just like the latest smart phones.
The touch-screen control unit has a unique dual screen interface allowing passengers to play games on their handheld device while enjoying a movie on their personal screen. Passengers can stay connected through WIFI and GSM telephony, sending both text and MMS messages, with each seat equipped with USB, MP3 and other charger ports, including laptop power outlets.
Qatar Airways has 254 custom-made seats across its 787 Business and Economy Class cabins with specially designed interiors. Business Class is configured 1–2–1 with 22 seats, while Economy has 232 seats in a 3–3–3 layout.
In addition, dynamic mood lighting and the composite design of the Dreamliner with lighter materials, will ensure passengers are less fatigued and more refreshed as the cabin pressure is 2,000 feet closer to ground level with an air purification system that is cleaner and healthier than many other aircraft.
The 787 Dreamliner is made up of composite materials making it a lighter and more fuel efficient than any comparable aircraft of its size and range. Key features include larger windows, lower cabin pressure at higher altitude ensuring less fatigue, mood lighting throughout the aircraft and more passenger space and comfort.
One of the world's fastest growing airlines, Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 15 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 114 aircraft to 121 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.
Since the beginning of 2012, Qatar Airways has launched flights to 11 new destinations – Baku (Azerbaijan); Tbilisi (Georgia); Kigali (Rwanda); Zagreb (Croatia), Erbil (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Perth (Australia), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania); Yangon (Myanmar), Maputo (Mozambique) and Belgrade (Serbia).
Over the next few weeks and months, Qatar Airways will launch services to a diverse portfolio of new routes, including Warsaw, Poland (December 5), Gassim, Saudi Arabia (7 January 2013); Najaf, Iraq (January 23); Phnom Penh, Cambodia (February 20); Chicago, USA (April 10); and Salalah, Oman (May 22).
To experience Qatar Airways' new 787, click on the following link www.qatarairways.com/787 and view details of the aircraft, its features with videos, including a fascinating 3-minute clip of the making of Qatar Airways' first Dreamliner.
|The DOHA – LONDON HEATHROW Boeing 787 Dreamliner schedules, effective Dec 13
|Doha to London Heathrow – DAILY
|Depart Doha at 0625 hrs
|arrive in London Heathrow at 1105 hrs
|London Heathrow to Doha – DAILY
|Depart London Heathrow at 1505 hrs
|arrive in Doha 0045 hrs following day
Qatar Airways currently has orders worth over US$50 billion for more than 250 aircraft, including Boeing 787s, 777s, Airbus A350s, A380s and A320 Family of aircraft. In addition to winning Skytrax's prestigious Airline of the Year 2011 and 2012, Qatar Airways was named Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh year in a row, and its Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport was named Best Premium Service Airport for the second consecutive year in 2012. Skytrax is the only global independent passenger survey monitoring airline standards and is considered the ultimate benchmark for excellence in the airline industry. In October 2012, Qatar Airways became the first of the major Gulf carriers to officially join a global alliance having been invited into the oneworld group.
Qatar Airways Group, Corporate Communications Department
Tel: +974 44302072, Fax: +974 44302069
E-mail: email@example.com
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MARTIN SCHRAM: Obama's communication skills failing
Yet again we have watched as yet another president accomplished the geometrically impossible: painting himself into a corner of his architecturally Oval Office.
How do they do it? Why do they keep doing it? Why is it that they always seem the last to see what they have done to themselves by their own hand?
We watched in disbelief when Richard Nixon cornered himself during the Watergate crimes. When Ronald Reagan approved the Iran-contra scandal. And when George W. Bush invaded Iraq because of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.
That is not the nature of President Barack Obama's problem. Yet we've seen him painting himself into a corner over problems foreign and domestic. Not because of misdeeds, but just because he has failed to convincingly communicate his own best message. And we wonder why this keeps happening to this president, who after all was swept into office by voters who saw him as a compelling Great Communicator.
Why does he not realize until late in the game that he has again lost the trust of people who should be supporting him as he seeks to safeguard our national security, economic and jobs security and health care security?
Why does Obama seem to start ahead but end up having to lead from behind, scrambling helter-skelter just to catch up? It happened with Syria's horrific use of chemical weapons. Obama was asking Americans and the world to accept on faith official U.S. assurances that Syria's regime attacked Syrian civilians with sarin gas as they slept — but weeks went by and the U.S. provided no specifics. Soon, polls showed opposition to a U.S. attack increasing among liberals and conservatives.
Meanwhile, back on the homefront, Obama's presidency is about to get hit by a series of deliberately contrived domestic crises: a potential government shutdown Oct. 1, a tea party bid to defund "Obamacare," the mandatory sequester cuts versus job creation. Yet just as Obama and his remarkably unsavvy strategists failed to anticipate post-Iraq skepticism about the evidence in Syria, they failed to powerfully refute the message demagoguery of the GOP's tea party extremists.
Here are key points the president needs to personally sell on the homefront:
• Jobs security versus sequestration cuts. Last week's announced job-creation numbers were disappointingly lower than expected for June, July and August. That must be understood in context: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the sequestration-mandated spending cuts will cost us up to 1.6 million new jobs. Indeed, wary federal contractors anticipated the spending cuts and scaled back on hiring a year before the sequester hit.
• Obamacare. Obama's critics in the tea party movement captured the megaphone for the Affordable Care Act, convincing Americans that the new health insurance law will harm them. The president has failed to pointedly refute the critics' mainly unspecified claims. Latest polls all show the same trend: Fewer Americans favor Obamacare now than when it became law — and more Americans now oppose it than support it. The well-financed anti-Obamacare campaign has scared people, though they cannot specify why. The president needs to emphasize the ways in which his program will help, not hurt, most Americans. And Obama needs to repeatedly and publicly tell Republican leaders to come forward with specific concerns, so both sides can work together to resolve them in ways that work best for all Americans.
• Government shutdown: Tea party activists have been blackmailing Republican leaders in Congress who fear they will be challenged in GOP primary elections if they don't permit a vote to defund Obamacare or shut down the federal government when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. GOP leaders, knowing polls show Americans realize a shutdown can be disastrous (as it was when Republicans tried it in the Clinton era), are trying to come up with a parliamentary trick that will let Republicans vote against funding the health reform law before a government shutdown. Again, Obama needs to prove that a shutdown will be disastrous for Americans — and that health reform is in everyone's best interest.
The tea party's fact-lite demagoguery successfully targeted frustrations of Americans in this economically fragile time. Republican leaders have feigned laryngitis rather than refuting tea party claims.
Perversely, Obama can salvage his presidency and legacy by simultaneously rescuing the Republican Party's timid leaders — and boldly showing America the emptiness of the Grand Old Party's teapot.


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Central London Apartment
Size65 m²
Floor No.0
- Kitchen
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Dishwasher
- Family/child friendly
Accommodation summary
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|A week ago
It is 60sq/m and can sleep up to 6 people. It has a newly fitted main bathroom (January 2016) which has a bath tub and shower along with an en-suite bathroom with another shower (to the master bedroom) with a 4ft6 wide double bed in the master bedroom and 4ft wide bed in the 2nd bedroom which leads onto the small patio which has a bistro table and 2 chairs.
We have a sofa bed which accommodates 2 people. It has a fully equipped designer kitchen with all mod-cons along with having a dish washing machine (NB there is no washer / dryer machine - there is a self-service along with a service wash laundry facility around the corner. It has a large open plan kitchen / dining room with a dishwasher / TV/DVD and has a sofa bed which can accommodate 2 people.
NB The bedding for the sofa bed (IF REQUIRED) along with the one hair dryer is stored in one of the bedroom wardrobes.
The apartment comes with linen towels and bedding: the price includes the outgoing cleaning on departure and laundry costs. The Wi-Fi, central heating, electricity and water costs are included within this price.
House rulesNo smoking.
No pets.
No parties.
NB Cleaning Fee (50£) is by week and not by journey
NB Extra days are on average between 175£ and 185£
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews for this host's other properties
Very centrally located. Very good infrastructure. Nice and british.
Nice flat with easy access to public transport. Perfect organisation and communication with and from Debbie - we enjoyed our stay. Next time we go to London we will definetly re-book this flat
We had a great trip ! great location !
We had a wonderful stay in this appartment.
Well located : Close to Saint Pancras/King's Cross Station. You have a Tesco next door and heaps of pubs/bars and food close to it.
Clean and quiet.
Apartment very well located, 5 minutes walk from the metro station and the arrival of Eurostar. Everything went well, comfortable apartment.
Appartement très bien situé, à 5 minutes à pied du métro et de la station d'arrivée de l'Eurostar.
Tout s'est bien passé ; appartement confortable.
The flat is just as it's advertised. My family was in town to visit during my spring break and I wanted to find a place somewhat close to my school in a central part of London. The flat's proximity to King's Cross is great as it's a central point for multiple tube lines. There were 6 of us at the flat so it was slightly tight at times but the pull-out couch helped and I brought an air mattress from home. The en-suite bathroom is pretty small but having the second larger one was perfect. The beds are comfortable and the washer/dryer are quite convenient! Debbie was also great with communicating and everyone was quite smooth!
Nice and cozy apartment conveniently located 10 minutes walk from the station King's Cross St Pancras.
Appartement agréable et confortable très bien situé à 10 mn à pied de la gare King's Cross St Pancras.
super fin og ren lejlighed, rigtig god placering. Venlig og meget kommunikerende vært. Alt fungerede som det skulle. Kan varmt anbefales til andre.
Très sympathique, merci pour tout ma famille a passé un très bon séjour.
Appartement proche de tout et les hôtes sont très agréables
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Old dried up skeet that has turned into crumbs; often caught in one's pubes; May also be called the Hooker's Curse.
Jane found skrums in her pubes after forgetting to wash the skeet out of her pubes from the night before.
by 56th street house May 18, 2006
a low class female, a street name for hoes from the north east section of the bronx. Very easy to bribe with money for sex. Dirty and usually known to be a whore. P moneys favorite type of female. Has been with at least 3 guys from one group of friends.
Do not make that skrum your girl friend !
Ewww, shes a skrum.
skrum city bitch skrum city bitch.
The whole block had your skrum.
Ewww, shes a skrum.
The whole block had your skrum.
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Laurence Seminar: Monday 29 – Wednesday 31 May 2017May 16, 2017
Details of this year's Laurence seminar, Freedom of speech, censorship and the ancient world, are now available online.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual FellowshipsApr 21, 2017
Information on the next round of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships is now available online.
A provisional programme for this seminar on 'Eschatology and Apocalypse in Graeco-Roman literature' in now online.
Greek Play 2016 Videos now on lineFeb 07, 2017
Highlights and a full length video of the Cambridge Greek Play 2016, a double bill of Antigone and Lysistrata, are now available to view on line.
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I dont know anything about that Brother machine but I used a Brother SQ9000 for years. I made several quilts and lots of other projects and never had a problem. I still have it and use it as a back up when my other machine is in the shop.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I dont know anything about that Brother machine but I used a Brother SQ9000 for years. I made several quilts and lots of other projects and never had a problem. I still have it and use it as a back up when my other machine is in the shop.
Brother SQ9000, Baby Lock Crescendo
Slowly but surely restoring these lovely machines...
Singer 66 (1929) Singer 27 treadle (1909) Singer 99 (1925)
I got a brother sq9050 for my birthday about a month ago and really love it, it's very user friendly. It does have a small harp though but think it would be ok for smaller quits.
If you're sewing full-sized quilts, you'll need a machine with a decent sized throat or harp. For STID and crosshatching, you'll want a walking foot. For FMQ, you'll need a hopping or darning foot.
I've never FMQed. Even though I mainly crosshatch, there are variations you can quilt with a walking foot. I've recently finished my first all-curves quilting with a walking foot and I'm very happy with it. It's very gentle curves, but hey, you walk before you run.
King of the Rocketeers!
I quilt with my Pfaff 7570 and 2140 No problems with either.
I would go to a local sewing center and test drive what they have then see if you can find the one you like online. I did that and got my Brother a hundred dollars cheaper online than in the store.
I have a janome 6260. The feed dogs drop and I use the darning foot so I can machine quilt. It works like a dream.
Personally I would buy from a dealer. I sold Vikings for awhile and the best deal is to talk to someone who really knows the different machine models in your brand of choice. These people can guide you to the machine that best fits your needs. Classes on your machine are free also and if you have any problems they can be taken care of locally.
just my thoughts---good luck
quilting in beautiful Ohio
If you have a Sewing Machine dealer in your area I would suggest going and taking the time to test drive different models. See what you like about different machines and ask about their service department. I have Bernina machines and love them, but you will have to see what fits your needs and what you are comfortable with. Good Luck..
A merry heart doth good like a medicine.
Wisdom is too high for a fool.
For simple piecing, my recomendation is to go to a dealer and look at their used trade ins for something like a phaff, elna, I have an elna I bought before my second child was born - she is 42 and it is my favorite machine for piecing.
The electronic ones take an extra stitch when you try to get them to stop. I don't like that. I have 3 other machines. That are newer. Take the machines for a test drive. If you can get a good satin stitch and good straight stitch you got it made. I also have a Viking 1100 that I use for sewing leather. A D-1 for embroidery work and everyday stuff but my best piecing machine is the elna. A good used machine is better than a plastic new machine, in my opinion.
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Rock Island, IL
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Islanders prepare for bridge construction
Emerald Isle - The only bridge to Emerald Isle is going to be redone.
The B. Cameron Langston Bridge on Highway 58 was built in 1971. It's considered structurally deficient and functionally obsolete by the NC Department of Transportation.
While the bridge is still considered safe, people with the DOT think it's time to redo the roadway. Islanders agree.
"It needs repairing, the joints are bad, really bad," Scot Brinkley said. Brinkley commutes everyday across the bridge to work. "It's probably going to be a mess, but it's what you've got to put up with."
Other people who work on the island are on the same page as Brinkley. While the sting of traffic will hurt during the winter months, they're glad the work isn't happening in the peak of tourism.
"Well, I think it's necessary, I'm glad they waited until October to start it," Nancee Allen said. "When we're cut off, it's like the money's not flowing as well as the traffic."
A $2.5 million contract was awarded to Penhall Company to fix the bridge. Work is scheduled to start in mid to late October. Crews will resurface the bridge and replace joints in the road.
The work could last until May 23rd.
The project is one of 18 contracts in N.C. totaling $205.8 million.


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A little long, but cute.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. - Ayn Rand
A little long, but cute.
Your in my Mind, and in my Sights
Hey, it's the American pasttime!
I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."
Sarah Palin may be a girl, but BO throws like one.
Maybe one of the sports stars he invites to The White House can give him some pointers next time.
Hamels brilliant comeback, Phillies beat Reds, 3-2
Cincinnati Reds - The bigger picture, Charlie Manuel always says, is something he'd rather not affirm about. He'll accuse those around baseball of over thinking those simple principles the Phillies manager holds true to his heart. a chat with Manuel leads to another repetition of his doctrine: The top priority, always, is to win that day.
Manuel said. "There's kinds of teams looking down the road,There's a lot of people in a lot of organizations saying, 'We've got it made, we're in.' And they're backing off. You didn't get there by backing off."
Philadelphia Phillies did just that and still won Monday. It was a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, a game in which Manuel removed a dominant Cole Hamels after merely six innings and 76
They had exercised patience five days without a victory, mostly because the effect of Hurricane Irene's wrath, and that made Monday sweeter. Shane Victorino's timely two-run blast provided the 84th win of a season still on pace to smash franchise records. But the most important victory was not got in the standings.
Cincinnati Reds were fortunate to even score one against Hamels. Only when Hunter Pence overran a fly ball to deep right and slipped on the warning track did Brandon Philadelphia Phillies reach on a fourth-inning triple. It was Cincinnati's first hit of the game, and a hit only by definition of the word.
Not another ball left the infield that inning, but Phillips scored on a groundout to second. That was all Cincinnati mustered. Hamels required just 34 pitches to record the first nine outs.
The lead - created by Victorino's 15th home run - was preserved by the familiar faces of the bullpen, but it was hardly easy. Ryan Madson put the tying run on base to begin the ninth, but earned his 24th save of the season. Antonio Bastardo walked the first batter he faced in the seventh only to strike out the next three.
In the sixth inning of a tie game, Hamels surrendered a leadoff single to Ryan Hanigan. He advanced to third on a bunt and fly out, but no further. Hamels, taking advantage of a rookie hitter, dangled a 2-2 change-up that Dave Sappelt flailed at.
In the eighth, it was hairier. Mike Stutes out of work two of the first three batters he faced before the inning Finished. Phillips smoked a ball to third that ricocheted off Placido Polanco. Sappelt bounced another to third but Polanco short-hopped Ryan Howard on the throw, allowing one run to score. Two plays were ruled singles, but both could have been outs - especially the second.
Nonetheless, with the tying run 90 feet away, Stutes threw a 2-0 slider that (Toronto blue jay) Joey Votto, the MLB reigning MVP, harmlessly hit to second for the third out. A crisis was averted by the 24-year-old rookie righthander.
Monday night will be recorded as just another win in a season full of them, but those in the visitors clubhouse who watched Hamels viewed it as much, much more. Sometimes, it doesn't hurt to look at the bigger picture.
Keep the change-I just want my Country back!!!


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New on DVD: Sucker Punch
Despite an eye-candy overload, this action-fantasy-musical-thriller lacks substance.
Director: Zack Snyder Rating: PG-13 Studio: Warner Bros.
What a sugary, violent, sexy confection Zack Snyder's action-fantasy-musical-thriller Sucker Punch is—even though it is ultimately empty calories. We're talking eye-candy overload with otherworldly CG-enhanced sets peppered with badass babes: Babydoll (Emily Browning), Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), Rocket (Jena Malone), Vanessa Hudgens (Blondie) and Jamie Chung (Amber).
The film opens in the 1960s with 20-year-old Babydoll being wrongly blamed for her sister's death by their abusive stepfather. Babydoll is institutionalized and scheduled for lobotomy, so the young woman escapes her prison by playing out an elaborate escape fantasy in her head. Instead of an insane asylum, she envisions herself in a seedy brothel where she uses her hypnotic dance moves to distract her captors so that her girl posse can collect the items needed for their escape. Each dance sequence launches into a new fantasy mission in which the women battle giant samurai, steam-powered WWI German soldier zombies, dragons and robots on their path to freedom.
Sucker Punch arrives on DVD and Blu-ray with both the PG-13 theatrical cut and the R-rated extended version with over 17 minutes of additional footage. The latter is definitely an improvement over the theatrical cut because a movie with this many guns and scantily-clad women shouldn't aim for the tween-friendly rating.
Although some might feel sucker punched by the movie's premise because most of it takes place in one character's head, many elements of the imaginative dreamlike sequences are unlike anything you have seen before on-screen. In addition, all of the young women went through boot camp to toughen up for their roles, and it shows. As for the rest of the cast, Carla Gugino stands out as Madam Vera Gorski/Dr. Vera Gorski as does Mad Men's Jon Hamm as the High Roller/Doctor.
In the end, Snyder's so-called "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" is a fun escapist treat for those that put aside any preconceived notions and get onboard for Babydoll's fantastical inner journey.
Best extras: Both the DVD and Blu-ray contain four animated prequel shorts and "Sucker Punch: Behind the Soundtrack;" the BD contains a two-hour-plus "Maximum Movie Mode" with director walk-ons, picture-in-picture commentary, storyboards and an interactive gallery.


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July 23, 2009
And then I saw this article on my good friend Shannon's change.org blog.
So I thought the timing was right to ask: Why Housing First?
But first: What is Housing First?
Housing First is a concept that was pioneered by Dr. Sam Tsemberis of the NYU School of Medicineand an organization in New York called Pathways to Housing.
The premise of the Housing First campaign is the housing is a basic human right and should not be denied to anyone, regardless of their habits or circumstances. Housing First prescribes providing the homeless permanent supportive housing – which includes supportive services coupled with permanent housing (not shelter). The supportive services address addiction, mental health, case management and the like, and provides stability for homeless individuals. These services increase the ability of homeless individuals to maintain permanent housing and achieve self-sufficiency.
It's important to note that this approach is a significant departure from the traditional way the country approached homelessness before. In the old system, homelessness management was emphasized through shelter, mental health services, medical services, and the like before permanent housing was even considered an option. The premise of this old program was that homeless people had to "earn" permanent housing – an unintentionally patronizing framework. Housing First, as the name suggests, emphasizes housing first, coupled with services, bypassing shelter altogether.
Why Housing First?
Put simply: it works. Studies have shown that those communities who implement Housing First strategies have successfully helped people achieve self-sufficiency and get out of homelessness.
In May of this month, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a story about some of the successes the Housing First model has seen in the last few years:
"To cite two: 85 percent of formerly homeless adults have maintained a permanent home after five years in the organization Beyond Shelter's housing-first program in Los Angeles. And in Pathways to Housing's program for formerly homeless people with psychiatric disabilities in New York City, 88 percent have been able to maintain a permanent home, compared with only 47 percent of the residents in the city's traditional program."
In fact, between 2005 and 2007, the nation saw a nearly 30 percent decrease in the chronic homelessness population, much of which has been attributed to the Housing First approach.
Not only does it work, but it's cost-effective for the chronically homeless population. While people tend to shy away from the Housing First model over claims of high overhead costs, it turns out to be much more cost-efficient in the long run that temporary shelter.
Consider the cost of the average chronically homeless person in an urban area – say, New York City. Between accessing government services, emergency care at hospitals, run-ins with law enforcement, incarceration, and the like – the cost of an average chronically homeless to the state is quite high. Higher, it turns out, than permanent supportive housing – which would not only provide the chronically homeless person the services he/she needs to better their well-being, but remove them from the streets altogether and place them in stable housing.
(I've cited this story before, but Malcolm Gladwell, of Blink, Tipping Point, and Outliers fame, wrote a story demonstrating just that called "Million Dollar Murray".)
Housing First is a definitive, effective, and significant step for a systemic change in the way we approach homelessness – one that has been embraced by advocates and elected officials alike.
And that's why Housing First.
For more about the Alliance's take on Housing First – check out our website.


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st: duration analysis in gllamm
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:25:21 +0300
Dear Statalisters,
I want to estimate a duration model (time-to-first-employment) through
gllamm with unobserved heterogeneity. An individual may experience
transition in and out of states through years, as seen in below: from
unemployment to employment, and from employment to unemployment. But,
I am interested only about the first transition from unemployment
(year 19XX=0) to employment (year 19XX=1).
I wanted to ask two important questions about:
1. the data structure for gllamm estimation
2. the codes themselves in gllamm
An example of the data is given below.
Year 1996 =1 if employed in 1996, 0 other wise, and so on
X is some exogenous variable; it may be time-varying variable. In this
example it is not so.
Data – Table 1, (my data currently structured as follows), each
individual has one row of observation with one entry for each year
For the first individual (row vector)
Id=1, year96=0, year97=0, year98=0, year99=0, year2000=1, x=12
For the second individual (row vector)
Id=2, year96=1, year97=1, year98=1, year99=0, year2000=0, x=15
For the third individual (row vector)
Id=3, year96=0, year97=0, year98=0, year99=0, year2000=0, x=10
For the fourth individual (row vector)
Id=4, year96=0, year97=0, year98=0, year99=1, year2000=1, x=8
For the fifth individual (row vector)
Id=5, year96=1, year97=1, year98=1, year99=1, year2000=1, x=17
Restructured data (Table 2)
For the first individual – 5 rows of observation for each year
Id=1, Event=0, x=12
Id=1, Event=0, x=12
Id=1, Event=0, x=12
Id=1, Event=1, x=12
Id=1, Event=1, x=12
For the second individual – 5 rows of observation for each year
Id=2, Event=1, x=15
Id=2, Event=1, x=15
Id=2, Event=1, x=15
Id=2, Event=0, x=15
Id=2, Event=0, x=15
For the third individual – 5 rows of observation for each year
Id=3, Event=0, x=10
Id=3, Event=0, x=10
Id=3, Event=0, x=10
Id=3, Event=0, x=10
Id=3, Event=0, x=10
For the fourth individual – 5 rows of observation for each year
Id=4, Event=0, x=8
Id=4, Event=0, x=8
Id=4, Event=0, x=8
Id=4, Event=1, x=8
Id=4, Event=0, x=8
For the fifth individual – 5 rows of observation for each year
Id=5, Event=1, x=17
Id=5, Event=1, x=17
Id=5, Event=1, x=17
Id=5, Event=1, x=17
Id=5, Event=1, x=17
1. If I want to use stata's gllamm, should I convert my data from that
of Table 1 to Table 2?
2. Should I discard observations collected after the first transition
to employment has occurred? For example: In case of individual number one,
observation 5 should be thrown? For individual number 2 (which is left
censored, because he is already observed working in the first period), which
observations should be thrown? Individual 3 is right-censored (has not yet
experienced employment at all), so should all of his observations remain in
the data? For individual 4, observation no 20 is collected after he has
already experienced employment in the previous period, so should it be
thrown? Individual 5 is left censored, so should his observations remain in
the data or be thrown?
3. If the data is to be restructured, for estimation through gllamm,
should the dependent variable be binary (one employed, 0 otherwise)? Or,
should it be a variable that indicates how many years has passed until the
individual became employed? For example: individual 1 is employed in the
fourth year from the beginning of the observation, so the variable takes the
value of 4; for individual 2, the variable takes value of 1 (since he is
already employed in the first observation)? And so on.
4. How should look like a code in gllamm unobserved heterogeneity
(parametric and non-parametric)? I will be grateful if you can indicate me
on how to code this in gllamm.
5. I would be very grateful if you have some codes of gllamm which would
give me some hints on how to code it.
I really appreciate any help.
Thanks a lot
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Never Sleep: Miami
Miami has hot days and even hotter nights!
As if you needed an excuse to go to Miami, the newly minted Miami Marlins will debut this spring in baseball's newest cathedral, Marlins Park. So go for the game and stay for the indigenous mayhem, which like New York City's and Las Vegas's stretches long into the next morning.
Baseball may be the national pastime, but jai alai (pronounced "hi-lie"), is the local pastime. A mix of lacrosse and squash, the game involves players whipping handmade balls in excess of 100 miles per hour at a wall via handmade baskets (called cestas). Check it out at the Miami Jai-Alai Fronton, near the airport.
Courtesy of: The Forge Facebook
Dinner, like everything else in Miami, is best served late. The Forge combines top-notch food and wine with a hint of grit—legend has it that in the 1980s drug dealers would frequently destroy the restaurant's private dining rooms. Money for repairs was included in the cash tip.
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Get your Crockett and Tubbs fix at the South Beach standard Club Deuce, where much of the neon lighting is the handiwork of Miami Vice set designers.
Courtesy of: LIV Facebook
LIV will bring the evening's excess. Situated in the Fontainebleau Hotel—a Sinatra favorite—the nightclub pulses with crowds until daybreak.
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Follow the staggering masses over to Big Pink, which happily takes in the South Beach postmidnight spillover and properly nourishes them with an assortment of traditional breakfast options.
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Leave the caffeine, however, to Las Olas Café—the best option in Miami for Cuban coffee (a.k.a. rocket fuel), the only way to steady yourself for the day ahead.


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Gov. Mike Beebe signed the "Clean Air on Campus Act of 2009" on Wednesday, initiating a statewide tobacco ban at public institutions of higher education. The law will take effect August 1, 2010.
The Act can be viewed online at http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act734.pdf.
The law defines "campus" as "all property, including buildings and grounds that are owned or operated by a state-supported institution of higher education." Violators may face fines ranging from $100 to $500.
Act 734, originally House Bill 2007, was introduced March 6. The House passed it March 19 with a vote of 68-26-6, and the Senate passed it March 30 with a vote of 34-0-1, according to the Arkansas General Assembly Web site.
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The world's largest living lizard is the Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis), a type of "varanid" lizard. Despite the fact that Komodo dragons are very interesting and widely known, there is a lot missing in our understanding of their natural history. Now a study of fossil evidence from Australia, Timor, Flores, Java and India shows that Komodo Dragons most likely evolved in Australia and dispersed westward to Indonesia. Some of the fossils that have been studied are newly described, including a species from Timor, and some are material known for a long time.
Here's the most important finding: The two main hypotheses for the origin of the Komodo dragon have been brought into question and replaced with a new and better hypothesis.
It was previously thought that one of the best explanations for the large size of the Komodo dragon was the "island effect." On islands, some animals may get bigger because of an increasing reliance on lower quality food found on island—the larger body size accommodates a gut that can process the food. In other cases, animals get smaller for a variety of reasons. But mostly, islands have strange effects on many species because evolution in the small population can proceed very rapidly. The animals that are confined to islands for long periods of time may simply evolve into food niches (which often relate to body size) that their sister species on the mainland did not experience.
A second hypothesis for the large size of Komodo dragons is that they were once specialists in the hunting of the pygmy Stegodon (a small elephant). This is a sort of indirect island effect. The Stegodons got small because they lived on islands, and the lizards evolved to be large enough to eat them.
Both of these hypotheses—island effects and specialist Stegodon hunter—now seem unlikely. The new research
indicates that Komodo dragons were really part of a distribution of related species of really large lizards across the region, including Australia. In fact, in comparison to some of these other lizards, Komodo dragons are kind of small.
In the words of Scott Hocknull, Senior Curator of Geosciences at the Queensland Museum and author of the paper, Australia is a hub for lizard evolution:
The fossil record shows that over the last four million years Australia has been home to the world's largest lizards, including a five meter giant called Megalania (Varanus prisca). Now we can say Australia was also the birthplace of the three-meter Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), dispelling the long-held scientific hypothesis that it evolved from a smaller ancestor in isolation on the Indonesian islands. Over the past three years, we've unearthed numerous fossils from eastern Australia dated from 300,000 years ago to approximately four million years ago that we now know to be the Komodo dragon. When we compared these fossils to the bones of present-day Komodo dragons, they were identical. This research also confirms that both giant lizards, Megalania (Varanus priscus) and the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), existed in Australia at the same time.
This research was published Tuesday in the Open Access journal PLoS ONE. You can access this paper here.
Citation: Hocknull SA, Piper PJ, van den Bergh GD, Due RA, Morwood MJ, et al. (2009) Dragon's Paradise Lost: Palaeobiogeography, Evolution and Extinction of the Largest-Ever Terrestrial Lizards (Varanidae). PLoS ONE 4(9): e7241. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241


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UTSA reorganizes, renames diversity office
By Marianne McBride Lewis
Director of Public Affairs
(Sept. 24, 2007)--The UTSA Office of Institutional Diversity has been reorganized and renamed the Office of Equal Opportunity Services, it was announced today by UTSA officials.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"The new Office of Equal Opportunity Services, as part of the Office of Legal Affairs, will better serve the needs of the UTSA community and more accurately reflect its primary function," said Elizabeth Mitchell, UTSA chief legal officer and head of the Office of Legal Affairs.
The Office of Equal Opportunity Services will continue to be available to students, faculty and staff who allege unlawful discrimination or retaliation and need more information or wish to file a complaint. The telephone number will remain (210) 458-4120.
Diversity programming functions have been transferred to the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center, part of the Office of Student Affairs.
Diversity, discrimination and harassment training has been consolidated within the UTSA Office of Training and Development in the Office of Human Resources. For more information, call (210) 458-4659.


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Thread: Feedback on Behemoth Boy List
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Feedback on Behemoth Boy List
This list is what happens when two English majors have a baby. I'm due at the end of October (not finding out the sex) and our lists keep getting bigger not smaller. We've recently gone on a veto-ing rampage, and are still left with a huge list. I'm open to suggestions, of course, but I'm really looking for feedback and impressions. The preferred middle names are James and John, possibly Nicholas, all names to honor the memory of my FIL. Our last name sounds like Free-Toil (equal emphasis). Fire away! I've got a thick skin.
Ivo Nicholas (EYE-vo)
Toussaint James (pronounced like Tucson)
Reed Nicholas
Aubyn James (family name)
Cabot James
Asa Nicholas
Barnaby James
Theodore James "Teddy"
Atticus John
Bertram John
Tristram James
Zevon James (rhymes with Devon)
Finch Nicholas
Tennyson James "Ten" or "Tenny"
Thackeray John (rhymes with Zachary)
Jolyon Nicholas (JOLE-ion)
Ambrose John
Peregrine James (We might use Pip as a nn even though it's a bit too LOTRish...but it is actually from Angela Carter's last novel, Wise Children, my dh's favorite)
Orlando James "Orly"
Worthy James (family name)
Tarquin James
Copeland James (family name)
Pryor James
Tavish John
Fenwick James "Fen" (family name)
Hawthorne/Hawthorn James (I like it without the E, dh likes it with)
Macabee James (family name)
Banyan James
Wyeth James
Sparrow John
Rushdie James
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July 25th, 2013 07:01 PM #5Zelia • 20s • Exporting names from Greenland & Inuit mythologyAlexander Adelin Lórien "Sasha" • Henry Ásgeirr Lórien • Asa Bjørnstjerne Ivik • Nor Valdemar Brontë • Dante Endymion Sejr
Ingrid Ivalo Cleopatra • Cosima Gro Zenobia "Mimi" • Asta Olga Galadriel • Aviaaja Matilda Lúthien "Avi" • Noor Catherine Françoise • Anna Magali Alvaret
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Great list. I would love to meet a kid w any of the names on your list. I am going to list my faves and the ones I really dislike.
Not so much
Bertram- love the idea of it but dislike nn possibility of Bert
Asa- high teasing potential
Toussaint- it's not bad I just feel like this kid will constantly have to be spell his name to ppl.


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That's a reasonable request. I'm not able to give an extensive list
at the moment, but I can give a few examples. I have the third
Let me repeat that I have found the book very helpful in learning to use Stata.
At the end of Section 5.6 (page 112) the discussion of the box plot
says, "Lines extend from the edge of the dark-gray box 1.5 box
lengths, or until they reach the largest of smallest cases. Beyond
this, there are some dots representing outliers or extreme values." In
fact, the lines extend only as far as the most extreme observations
that are not more than 1.5 box lengths from the edge of the box.
Observations more extreme than that are plotted individually, but they
are not necessarily outliers. In exploratory data analysis, such
observations are called "outside." They deserve to be investigated,
and they might then be determined to be outliers.
In Section 10.3 (page 248) the interpretation of unstandardized
regression coefficients is oversimplified and unsatisfactory: "For
example, a 1-unit change [increase] in com3, identification with the
community, produces a 0.05-unit change in env.con, environmental
concern, holding all other variables constant." The problem is the
phrase "holding all other variables constant," which does not reflect
the way multiple regression works. I realize that other books give
the same interpretation, but that does not make it satisfactory. The
students who learn about multiple regression from those books are
being done a disservice.
The title of Section 10.5 asks "Is the dependent variable normally
distributed?" This is not a useful question. The component of the
regression that one would like to have follow a normal distribution is
the fluctuations or "errors," whose behavior is examined via the
residuals (discussed in Section 10.6). I was delighted to see the
hanging rootgram in Figure 10.4 (page 252). An important reason for
using a hanging rootgram (or histogram) is that it brings the
departures from the fitted normal density together along the
horizontal line at 0. A suspended rootogram would be better, because
then positive deviations would extend up from that line and negative
deviations would extend down.
On page 253, the discussion of values of kurtosis that depart from
that for the normal distribution (3.00) is reversed: "A value of less
than 3.00 means that the tails are too thick (hence, too flat in the
middle), and a value of greater than 3.00 means that the tails are too
thin (hence, too peaked in the middle)." In fact, heavier-than-normal
tails correspond to kurtosis > 3, and lighter-than-normal tails
correspond to kurtosis < 3.
The discussion on page 254 confuses robust regression with "robust"
standard errors. The -regress- command continues to use ordinary
least squares.
David Hoaglin
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Lachenbruch, Peter
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> David -
> It would be good for you to specify what you find problematic with Acock's book. I've used it and not had any problems - but maybe i'm just ancient and not seeing issues
> Peter A. Lachenbruch,
> Professor (retired)
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by TheeTFD, Jan 8, 2013.
Lack of playoffs with megatron, stafford, and bush would get any coach canned.
aside from Johnson , who had his own skills, who else does Stafford ELEVATE to greatness??? To me, thats the sign of an elite quarterback.
He's good, not great.
If they had won yesterday, they would have had a 5-1 division record and still would haave finished third in the division... Irony is that the last Lions victory was vs the Packers on Turkey day ....a resounding 40-10 victory.... The Lions went 0-4 after that and the Packers were 3-1 and won the division.
Lions need to play more games on Thanksgiving.
Well....since they hadn't won on Thanksgiving since 2004...we probably would have lost this game if Discount Double Check had played....
Stafford is fading fast. But i liked how the Dee surrendered the least points in the Div.
Yes, and the poor finish. Losing 1 out of the last 7, I believe.
I wish they lost 1 out of the last 7.
Oops, 6 out of the last 7. Have heard many commentators talk about how this is the best coaching job available given the talent on the team. Boy, I'd like to believe that. I really, really would. Given the ownership, it is not easy.
Possible replacements TWENTYMAN: Five coaching candidates that could make sense for Lions
Only one, Whisenhunt, is a likely candidate. Lovie is slated to Tampa Bay, O'Brien is headed to Texas, Gruden is staying in the booth, and Shaw is staying at Stanford. Twentyman is way behind the loop.
For an old guy, Woody actually makes perfect sense with this assessment. Wow. I just need a moment to take that in.... Ok. All good.
wish we could get all ex divisional coaches cause they know the division.
Just looking over some of the stats: Seahawks surrendered 231 pts, Panthers 241, league avg. ~350 [guessing] Stafford had 27 TDpasses with 4-5 games to go and ended up with 29 ! We pretty much dominated our opponents in every category except TOs -12, with 19 TOs the next worse TO team had only 12. Although the Lion passed for 3rd most yd. it was slop. With a 84 passer rating you need to look down 7 more teams to find a worse PasserRating.
The Lions went 4-2 in the division this year. The Lions problem is much bigger than knowing the division.
True, but I don't want to lose the only good thing from this year.
Tony Dungy said if he returned to coaching he would want the Lions job. That they're closest to winning the Super Bowl and have a hands off owner. Tony Dungy on Detroit Lions coaching vacancy: 'That's the job I would want' (if I wanted a job) | MLive.com Wow. To get a smart character guy like that would be awesome for Detroit. They need to beg him and give him whatever he wants. He would gain everyone's respect immediately and get guys like Suh to think right. I'm not sure whether he was hinting to test the waters or what but Detroit probably isn't wise enough to pursue him anyhow.
Offer him both the coaching and GM jobs!!
Ownership, too?
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Okay, I've been sitting on this for a week or so, but I wanted to make sure it was in the catalog before I posted. If you're a fan of Duck Dynasty, well, the Robertsons have recorded a Christmas album and October 29th is your lucky day! Or today can be; you can put it on hold and be one of the first to pick it up! Just search Duck The Halls!
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Me and a freind of mine are starting our plans for our splits in a few weeks and we have decided on the following course of action.
We will make Nucs. From the parent hive, we will take two frames of bees and brood, two frames of stores, and one frame of Hive Beetles to put in each Nuc. We hope to even things up. LOL
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Ordered a package of Italians (which I think was mistake) and I'm concerned about the queen failing, supersedure, etc. In the best interest of the hive, wouldn't it be prudent to requeen with local stock at the start (or at least ASAP)?
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Wow, Sula, you brought the heat on this one! This was a huge challenge for me. I should have labeled my colors, (whoops) because the lavender was supposed to be the other "spokes" of the whirl.
I am a novice, novice quilter. This single block took me a good part of the afternoon. I almost didn't post this block, because I'm not happy about all the mistakes, but the whole point is to get better, right?
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I'm in also. I am also fine with one swap per person. Guess I will lean towards Fall colors also.
Good Better Best, never let it rest till the good is better and the better best
Have some ideas for something a little different. Will be fun to see what everyone sends!
tumrub-make sure you send the info to Brenda in a Private message. You might want to delete your post on here because it shows everyone your personal info.
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Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
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Six students charged after one student claims violent bullying
RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. - A half dozen students at one high school face charges from an alleged bullying incident that became violent and physical.
Frances Ervin tells us that Castlewood has always been a quiet town. "It's always been just really nice and good, everybody was happy. I've never heard of nothing like that before," he said.
It is an alleged incident that is the talk of this town. We have learned a student told authorities he had been bullied, and worse, by six other students.
Commonwealth's Attorney Brian Patton takes the claims very seriously. "It really started out as a bullying incident that turned into a physical altercation with another student," said Patton.
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We learned at Castlewood High School that bullying has been a problem, and found out that there could have been more victims.
As of now the students have not been sent to a detention center, but instead have been admitted back into school.
That is something the prosecutor is fighting. "That has been appealed by the Commonwealth. We are asking the court to hold them until the hearing date," said Patton.
The court date is set for November 5 with 72 charges currently, and possibly more to come.
Patton tells News 5 that if you think your child is being bullied, contact the school or the sheriff's department.


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GCLA offers boat, water safety classes
GCLA offers boat, water safety classes
The Gull Chain of Lakes Association in conjunction with Cass and Crow Wing County Water Patrols, DNR Enforcement and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer is sponsoring two boat and water safety classes for all youths ages 12 to 17. According to Minnesota state law, all teens ages 13-17 are required to have a permit to operate a personal watercraft and all youth ages 12-17 must have a permit to operate a boat with a motor of over 25 HP.
This class not only goes through all rules and regulations, but also provides all participants some hands-on boat operation training as well. This class qualifies participants for the required permits.
The sheriff's office strongly recommends that all young people in this age bracket take the class.
Two classes will be offered: Tuesday, June 11, and Thursday, June 27, at Zorbaz Restaurant on County Road 77 in Lake Shore. Class starts at 8:30 a.m.
Zorbaz will provide lunch for participants at no cost.
All who are interested should call Mary Kay Larson at the Corps of Engineers for details and pre-registration. She can be reached during the day at 651-290-5770. Class size is limited.