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January 31, 2012 11:17 AM
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Smartphone maker launches curious cartoon campaign amid plunging sales
Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (
) plunged to a
4.5 percent share
in the U.S. market during holiday 2012.
The company is clinging to profit margins thanks to
strong sales in emerging markets like China
(who is the new largest smartphone market), markets which gravitate towards budget smartphones with lower end hardware -- RIM's specialty. But RIM's dominance in these sectors may be short lived as they are increasingly looking to emulate the American market in turning to sleek Android handsets or the iPhone.
I. RIM Goes Full Hard on Superhero Campaign
But don't worry, investors. RIM has a plan -- superheroes. No, really.
RIM has put out a bizarre marketing campaign to boost its sinking market share. The campaign features childish cartoon caricatures (think 2D versions of Microsoft Corp. (
) Xbox Live avatars).
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Meet Gogo Girl (left), who "saves the day with a brilliant strategy", Justin Steele (bottom left), who's "always ready to stick up for his friends"; Trudy Foreal (middle), who "isn't afraid to call it as she sees it"; and Max Stone who is "able to jump out of a plane."
The full campaign aired
in a RIM blog
The characters were part of a fancy infographic:
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RIM writes:
[F]our bold characters emerged from your
#BeBold resolutions
, and it's clear to us that all are bravely stepping out of 2011 and into a 2012 filled with unlimited possibilities. Which are you? Tell
on Twitter!
II. RIM: The Trouble Child of the Smartphone Market
But this is hardly the first sign that the company's grasp of reality may be slipping. After being outsold nearly 10-to-1 on the U.S. market by Android, new CEO Thorsten Heins claimed that
Android phones were unappealing
and that all of them were the same.
While Heins was clearly getting at software differentiation, the majority of consumers don't seem to be finding BlackBerry's fee-laden messaging and email services all that appealing. While their strong encryption may be a selling point to privacy fanatics, politicians, CEOs, or other high profile officials that handle sensitive transactions on a regular basis, to the average Joe or Jane they're a lot of buck for not much bang, compared to free offerings from rivals.
Mr. Heins was bumped up from the chief operating officer spot, which he came to in 2007 after years at Germany's Siemens AG (
). Many -- including a vocal investor contingent -- felt
the ouster of long time co-CEOs
(and company co-founders) Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis was
much overdue
Mr. Heins, for his part, vows to "stay the course", saying that making smartphones "isn't baking cookies."
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The "Be Bold" campaign was first announced on Jan. 1 and its new cartoonish mascots just hit the web. RIM hopes to use the characters to lure consumers back to the company. RIM will launch in H2 2012 the
delayed BB 10 OS
, which incorporates elements of QNX. The new OS was delayed due to RIM's difficulties in attaining acceptable LTE performance, according to company officials. RIM was
forced to rename the OS
after its executives (reportedly) refused to listen to their legal staff and named it BBX -- a name that was already trademark by a business software company.
While RIM has struggled in the era of modern touchscreen smartphones with
outright flops like the Storm
underwhelming performers like the Torch
, it does at least have one strong selling point left for the masses -- it has the best physical keyboards (hands down) in the industry.
RIM [blog]
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"Addictions" (top) and "Global WARning" by Curt Slangal
Critique: 'New Works by Curt Slangal' at UTSA through Dec. 30
By Luis Garza
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(Dec. 6, 2006)--"New Works by Curt Slangal" encompasses a vibrant look at our current socio-political and quasi-sexual state of affairs in the new world we are faced with. Technically Slangal's work is meticulously clean and refined. UTSA art specialist Arturo Almeida curated this work on display through Dec. 30 at the UTSA Downtown Campus gallery.
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His selection of pieces walks a narrative path showcasing the movement of energy between harmony and dissonance in Slangal's work. Visually, Slangal uses primary colors that dominate and throw energy out into the gallery. In addition, Slangal uses a variety of media from organic materials such as hay to silk-screened textiles, acrylic, vinyl, light and other found objects.
Color and design are foremost -- Slangal's signature. In the piece "Shadows of Doubt," he uses simultaneous contrast to illustrate how colors shift at varying distances. The colors don't change, but our perceptions of them do. Red shifts to pink under a blue mesh pattern and yellow shifts to orange under an orange mesh pattern, while the elements of design move your eye swiftly around the canvas.
"Addictions" and "Global WARning" showcase primary colors as well, but introduce another of Slangal's signatures, the half-tube. Following the footsteps of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, the half-tube is used to break up the traditional flat-picture plane and allow sculpture to enter the realm of painting.
Slangal treads his own path by giving the work extra meaning and significance beyond the stoic existentialism of the 1950s. Particularly, "Global WARning," subtitled "War. It destroys everything," is broken in two and with worn-through layers of green paint in several places reveals its complimentary color red seeping out. Although the colors are complimentary, they are only surface treatment to disguise the weight of the destructive forces with which war and violence ensnare us.
Additionally, Slangal provides us with a visual commentary on the war in Iraq and looks at the current socio-political environment facing our nation. Atop a knee-high acrylic table are two half-tubes. Blanketing the table's surface are toy soldiers. The toy soldiers simply and wholly account for "... all the soldiers who have died in the Iraq War," as stated in the subtitle of the piece.
Once more, Slangal uses primary color red, in this instance, to evoke intrigue and antipathy. Next, he focuses on the American ideological symbol, the American flag.
"Vanishing America" hangs from the ceiling prominently but almost invisibly, formed from stitched clear vinyl. On close inspection, there are faint hints of the patriotic colors, red, white and blue. The sense of harmony these colors possess is no longer apparent. The sense of unity and commonality no longer has real substance, as we are worlds apart from the havoc we wreak on others, other worlds away.
Continuing the interest, into what may cause such disillusionment and struggle in our world, the work "Male Aggression" is inquisitive in aesthetic and design. A male bust and torso painted yellow are shackled to a mattress constructed of clear vinyl stuffed with wadded newspaper. The torso is pierced with an axle holding two wheels. Protruding from the torso's hip and crotch area are articles of gun parts.
Sexuality is at the forefront in meaning as is stated in the subtitle to the piece, "The need for man to control and be dominant over others. The mattress is his alter." The male ego is shackled to his desire. He is consumed by his instinct for sexual preservation, so much so that he would resort to violence. The "alter" is stuffed with the fuel of his desire: media, marketing and advertisement, politics and competition. It fuels his ego and all the while he is restrained by it. Despite the overwhelming archetype of this work, Slangal looks at the other end of the spectrum.
"Personal Absolution" reveals his desire to make peace. This non-representational work is elegant, containing more clear vinyl with white splatter marks painting its surface. The vinyl tangles and winds about itself, enveloped by yet another half-tube. Wholly, it is kinetic like the synapses of the neural pathway emitting free-flowing spontaneity. Additionally, his self-portrait, "Receiving the Message," portrays the open and closed duality of the world. This realization allows Slangal to remain open, curious and "... always listening."
Within Slangal's work, we hear a voice that calls out and reminds us of the current state of affairs through visual metaphor. Color and design are the hallmarks that Slangal uses to express his thoughtful messages. Politics, sexuality and peace all have a place and time in this exhibit. Which will overcome is yet to be seen, but if there is a dialogue that must not be allowed to go silent, Slangal is doing his part to keep it alive.
"New Works by Slangal" is on exhibit in the Downtown Campus gallery, Durango Building Room 1.122. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. The exhibit is free and open to all. For more information, contact Arturo Almeida at (210) 458-4983.

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text: Most people I know could afford nice clothes in their 20s. In our 40s, we are all flat broke. I can't even afford Gap. Hell, I currently can't afford WalMart. I think there is a wide spectrum of age groups on all economic levels. And that means designers need to design for everyone.


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The Bodhisattva Path to Unsurpassed Enlightenment
A Complete Translation of the BodhisattvabhumiĀrya Asanga's Bodhisattvabhūmi, or The Stage of a Bodhisattva, is the Mahāyāna tradition's most comprehensive manual on the practice and training of bodhisattvas—by the author's own account, a compilation of the full range of instructions contained in the entire collection of Mahāyāna sutras. A classic work of the Yogācāra school, it has been cherished in Tibet by all the historical Buddhist lineages as a primary source of instruction on bodhisattva… Read More
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The heat is on and one of the best ways to beat the heat in the summer months is to cool down by a pool. But every year, over 900 children, 14 years and younger drown in swimming pool mishaps. The sad truth is that most of these drownings are preventable.
Recent studies have shown that 9 out of the 10 children over the age of 1 who died in a pool were "supervised". Parents and caregivers need to pay close attention when children are around the pool. Do not be tempted by any distractions.
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Once the gate is locked, make sure you have a phone at your finger tips. You should also have a floatation device near by, just in case.
Make sure the person who is the designated supervisor knows they are and should be within arms reach of children at all times.
It's also good to keep toys away from pool when not in use
Do not place any moving toys like a tricycle near pool
Make sure there are no electrical appliance around water
And remember: no running around the pool and no diving in a shallow pool
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The VanLandingham Estate is dedicated to energy conservation and sustainable business practices. We understand the importance of greening the hospitality/event planning industry and we are committed to contribute our part. Listed below are a few ways we are implementing ideas and making a significant impact to become more eco-friendly.
At the VanLandingham Estate we...
Re-use, Re-duce & Re-cycle!!
Purchase reusable products from culinary items to office items.
Purchase fresh, organic produce and support local farmers.
Offer an Eco-Friendly Linens & Towels Program for our lodging guests.
Use energy efficient fluorescent lighting and dimmers on lights.
Use minimal chemicals for Lawn & Garden use.
Installed low flow showerheads & toilets in public restrooms and guest rooms.
Encourage all staff to minimize the use of paper, and general waste.
Offer ways for our guests to re-cycle.
Compost for our gardens.
Lodging Guests can make a difference…
Participate in hotel linen programs, or let the hotel know that it's not necessary to change your sheets and towels every day.
Reduce the amount of water used for bathing or showering.
When you leave your hotel room, turn off the AC/heat, lights, TV and radio. Close the drapes.
Participate in hotel recycling programs by placing recyclables in appropriate bins.
Carry a dry cleaning or grocery bag with you in which to carry dirty laundry home.
Leave little bottles of amenities in the guestroom if unopened.
Keep bar soap wrappers and take used bars of soap home.
Let hotel management know, by speaking directly to management letting them know that you want them to conserve and that you want to participate.
Instead of leaving bathroom lights (and fans) on all night, use hotel night lights.
Re-cycle complimentary newspapers, or better yet…get updates / headlines online!
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text: Just installed two packages of bees in my hives last Saturday, just in time for a snow storm on Monday. Thankfully when I checked this past Friday I still had bees, the queens had been released and they were drawing comb! I did lose quite a few bees but I don't know what is normal loss or what was caused by the cold weather. I also noticed that I had small hive beetles in one hive (evidently several others who got their packages from the same supplier reported having SHB, too). I have a mentor and will be talking to her about how to deal with this pest, but would appreciate any guidance here as well. Looking forward to learning more about this new adventure!


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Release Date: 2003 |
2nd LP, but no matter, this album is amazing. It got me into Against Me!, and made them my favorite band.
Album Rating: 3.0Good album and good review. This band helped spark a lot of new bands that carry on these folk-punk ideals well and are the future for punk music.
I really like this album, not as good as Reinventing Axl Rose but still a strong album.
Album Rating: 4.0Ya. I think I like TRS the best, and it's usually not good to pass the favorite on the first track.
Cliche Guevara's the best song on the album. Overall, this was just soft boiled rock with occasional punk outbursts.
What a shame and letdown, still an enjoyable album though.
Album Rating: 4.0To me this kinda feels like Reinventing Axl Rose pt2 - to use the analogy the writer used, its predessecor is fast and drunk and emotional in a fun way; ...Cowboy is like waking up the next morning and looking back at the previous night and thinking oer everything that went on. I think the start of TSR says it right: ''the partys over..''. Yeah very good album, heavier lean on quieter emotional music than the abrasive folkiness of .....Axl Rose
Album Rating: 4.0"and least "punk" album to date. Surprisingly, it's also their least "folk" to date too"
Well, I guess thats why I didnt like it as much as their other stuff. While this is still a good album, I can certainly say I like their other stuff better.
Good review.
Album Rating: 3.5This album is really fantastic. Sink, Florida, Sink is purely fantastic.
Album Rating: 3.5I didn't really appreciate this album until recently. It definitely has a differenty feel from Reinventing Axl Rose, but I like. TSR and Cliche Guevara are definitely my favorite tracks, but Sink Florida, Sink is a good break from the energy of the first part of the album. Good description of the bad as well. I always said if Bob Dylan and Jello Biafra had an angry love child, it would sound kinda like Against Me!.This Message Edited On 10.10.07
Album Rating: 4.5This album wins over RAR for me.
The more pollished sound of this album compared to RAR skews it a bit too close to mainstream rock for my liking. Still great though and a close second in my opinion.
Album Rating: 4.0My favorite Against Me! album. You can listen to it from beginning to ending, it all flows together beautifully like perhaps nothing else they've recorded since does. A good blend between pop and anarchist sensibilities, which is probably a contradiction to most.
Album Rating: 4.0love tracks 2, 4, and 8. this is just a good album but my favorite against me! album has to be axl rose.
Album Rating: 5.0ALL THE RIGHT REASONS TO FUCK IT UP,
Album Rating: 4.0so good
Album Rating: 4.5they make bad, bad jokes; it's okay not to laugh
and for every push forward, you get the same fuckin' push back
Digging: The Mountain Goats - Goths
Album Rating: 4.5working my way through their discography now, and i like this a lot, though not as much as the acoustic ep, crime or rar.
Album Rating: 4.0Real cowboy music.
Album Rating: 4.5this is so good
probably like this more than rar now tbh
maybe that makes me a wuss idk
Album Rating: 4.0I like how their album ratings get progressively lower and lower.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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No charges filed in crash that killed officer
Officer Matt Tyner killed in July
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - No charges will be filed against a man involved in a crash that killed Colorado Springs Police officer, Matt Tyner.
The accident happened on July 24 while Officer Tyner was conducting traffic enforcement near Austin Bluffs Parkway and Silver Drive. Officer Tyner was riding a motorcycle and crashed into an SUV.
After reviewing the case, both the District Attorney's Office and City Attorney's Office agreed there was probable cause to issue summonses for traffic violations for the driver of the SUV.
Officer Tyner's family felt that the other person involved in the crash had suffered enough, police said in a release on Friday. The family requested that no charges be filed against the man because they did not want to cause him any additional pain or grief.
Police say they are still looking for the driver of a black motorcycle who was in the area at the time of the crash. In July, police announced they were looking for a black man who was wearing grey shorts and a black motocross-style jacket. Police say he was riding a black bike and was in the area of Austin Bluffs Pkwy near Barnes and Stetson Hills Tuesday between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Police said they want to ask this individual questions.
Tyner had been with the Colorado Springs Police Department since 1999. He served as a Patrol Officer, a Neighborhood Resource Officer, and Training Academy Instructor before becoming part of the Specialized Enforcement Division/Motorcycle Unit, according to CSPD.


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[quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="dezzzR"][quote user="Kase-1"]The way people are going after Rolle you would think that he said he eats babies and was singlehandedly responsible for 9/11
WAAAAAY too many idiotic clowns on these boards after a loss. Its like Craig Carton created 100 accounts and just stays on here posting garbage 247
[/quote]i dont really blame them. if youre going to run your mouth all week, daring qbs to throw at him more, saying "we beat the redskins 99 out of 100..." and then get beat bad, theres going to be a backlash. guy constantly runs his mouth but doesnt back it up.
rolle is highly overrated and over paid imo. HIGHLY
[/quote]All offseason countless heads are begging for a vocal leader, we finally get one that isnt petty or disrespectful, the guy speaks his mind and the truth, and everyone wants to run him out of town if he doesnt have a hall of fame game week in and week out.
I like what he has to say, he seems to actually CARE about our team and the outcomes of games. That is a rare occurance these days, it seems like players could careless about the organization or fanbase, but Rolle seems to take losses to heart, and I LIKE THAT
Do you want him saying the skins are gonna beat us 99 out of 100 times?? If we had him say that I would want his *** run outta town on the 1st train outta penn
Overrated by whom??? He was considered a top 10 safety in the NFL and I dont think anything has changed
[/quote]yea with that one lone int he sure looks like a top 10 safety. the guys been getting owned all year. you can blame it on the scheme, whatever. he makes plays here and there but not lately.
its great hes trying to pump guys up, absolutely nothing wrong with it, BUT BACK IT UP MAN, or else youll look like a complete fool, like rolle does today and like jacobs did a few weeks ago.


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ITC celebrates Black History Month with classic films, folktales
(Feb. 3, 2005)--UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) celebrates Black History Month with a documentary, classic films, an African folktale puppet show, an African-American exhibit, library and photo archives with resources on African-American Texans.
Throughout February, the documentary, "A Century of Black Cinema," will be shown at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, and 2 p.m., Sunday.
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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Visitors can see "Anansi the Spider Man," a puppet show based on an African folk tale, at noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 3 p.m., Saturdays in the Bluebonnet Puppet Theater, and learn more about African-American Texans in the ITC library and photo archive from noon to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
The Classics of Black Cinema Series includes vintage films made from 1919 to 1954 by Hollywood studios and black independent film makers. Earley B. Teal, Buffalo soldier reenactor and actor, and Mary Grace Ketner, ITC educational specialist, will host the feature films throughout February. All showings are at 6:30 p.m.
The Classics of Black Cinema Series series schedule is:
- Thursday, Feb. 17: "Harlem Rides the Range" (1939). The Bronze Buckaroo foils the villain, saves the uranium mine and captures the heart of the heroine in this matinee favorite starring Herb Jeffries, Spencer Williams and The Four Tones.
- Friday, Feb. 18: "Emperor Jones" (1933). Paul Robeson gives heroic dimension to Brutus Jones, railroad porter cum Caribbean king, who is ultimately destroyed by his own arrogance. From a play by Eugene O'Neill.
- Saturday, Feb. 19: "Within Our Gates" (1919). Visionary black director Oscar Micheaux created this unflinching response to D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation," a litany of sins against a southern black schoolteacher and her family during Jim Crow days. Silent film accompanied by live music.
- Thursday, Feb. 24: "The Duke Is Tops" (1938). The featured star of this musical is Ralph Cooper, the "Black Bogart," but by the time it was re-released in 1943 as "Bronze Venus," it was Lena Horne who was "tops."
- Friday, Feb. 25: "The Jackie Robinson Story" (1950). Produced only three years after he took his place on second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first black player in major league baseball, this film biography stars Jackie Robinson as himself and Ruby Dee as his wife, Rae.
- Saturday, Feb. 26: "Carmen Jones" (1954). Set to music from Bizet's "Carmen" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, this Otto Preminger musical made Dorothy Dandridge the first black actress to be nominated for an Oscar. Also starring Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll.
Admission, including that day's feature film and documentary, is: adults, $7; seniors (65 years and older), $4; military personnel (I.D. required), $4; children 3-12 years of age, $4; children 2 years of age and under, free.
Visitors can purchase a Black History Month Superticket for $17, which includes the African-American exhibit, "Anansi the Spider Man," an African folktale puppet show; the daily documentary, "A Century of Black Cinema" and all six feature films. Show your superticket at the ITC store and receive 20 percent off any purchase during February, excluding Feb. 12.
For more information, call (210) 458-2330 or visit the Institute of Texan Cultures Web site.


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Hi All: Hope everyone is enjoying this epic spring weather we're experiencing. 91 degrees here in Folsom, CA today!
Got my 4th swarm of the season (I've turned into the neighborhood bee-dude, everyone comes by if they've seen a swarm). Biggest one yet: size of two basketballs. No idea of the weight but my buddy's face turned crimson once the full weight of the cluster was on the box he was holding. Good times.
Anyway, I read somewhere of people using queen excluders under the bottom hive box to keep the queen in and the new swarm from absconding. I haven't had a problem with the last three swarms but it seems like reasonable insurance - except if the queen hasn't mated yet. I'm not well versed on the finer points of a swarm - when does the queen mate during a swarm? AND, anyone have experience with using an excluder like I described?
As always, thanks in advance for your answers!


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The Ultimate Breakfast Taco
Farmers market veteran Mark Doxtader shows us how to start the day right.
Towering at six and a half feet, with a scruffy beard and a barrel of a chest, Tastebud's Mark Doxtader effortlessly carves a wide swath through the Portland State University farmers market's ceaseless crowds, greeting veteran vendors and popping kale flowers in his mouth along the way. Just as he's done nearly every Saturday for the past 13 years, Doxtader combs market before the opening bell, trading Tastebud's wood-fired pizzas and bagels in return for fresh pea shoots and rhubarb stalks to transform into salads and cobblers back at his booth.
In the Kitchen with Mark Doxtader
Shopping List [PDF]
On a recent Saturday, we shadowed Doxtader on a hunt to assemble the consummate breakfast taco. His cherry-picked ingredients hail from some of Portland's brightest new farms: a dairy producer brandishing nine-pound wheels of creamy, "blueless" blue cheese (without the funky mold), a tortilla doyenne grinding fresh corn masa, and a butcher shop selling intensely marbled Wagyu beef and pork jowl bacon. The result is breakfast à la Doxtader, with unadulterated flavors and an unfussy approach to fresh ingredients. But the concept is endlessly improvisational and meant to be tailored to your taste buds—don't hesitate to throw in fresh corn, snap peas, or even pumpkin as summer unfolds.
1. Masa or tortilla (Three Sisters Nixtamal)
Roll masa into walnut-size balls, place between two pieces of plastic wrap, press into a tortilla using a pot or cutting board, and heat in a cast-iron skillet for one minute on each side. (Premade tortillas are also available.)
2. Duck Eggs (Dancing Chicken Farm)
Duck eggs make for a richer, fluffier scramble. Add butter and eggs to a cold, nonstick skillet, turn heat to medium, and scramble eggs with a fork, adding cheese, salt, and pepper as they finish.
3. Pluvias Cheese (Willapa Hills)
Crumble bits of this creamy, cratered, blue-style cow's milk cheese to melt into the scrambled duck eggs as they cook.
4. Pork Jowl Bacon (Pono Farm)
This flavor-packed cheek bacon is soaked in a brown-sugar brine for two weeks and smoked over apple and cherry wood. Slice it into 1/8-inch lardons, and fry over medium heat until crispy.
5. Market Slaw (Spring Hill Farm, Groundworks Organics, Gathering Together Farm)
(Makes about 1 quart of slaw)
- 3 cups finely shredded green cabbage or Italian kale
- 1 cup thinly sliced French breakfast radishes
- 2 tbsp thinly sliced green scallions
- ½ cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 pinch chile flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
COMBINE vegetables in a bowl, toss with lemon juice and olive oil, season with chile flakes, salt, and pepper, and scatter on taco.


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Most of this is draft day media buzz (happens every year). Warmack has been the #1 rated OG consistently up until this week. What changed this week? Nothing.
Having said that, either Cooper or Warmack have a distinct chance of falling into the second half of the first round. Will the Giants grab one or the other if available? Should they?
Questions for the ages!
(or at least the next week and a half)


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Ray Harryhausen passed away last week at the age of 93. He was a groundbreaking pioneer in the world of special effects for films. His work inspired other filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, as well as a host of amateurs with clay and a camera in their parents basement.
Learn a bit about his legacy by watching "The sci-fi boys". This documentary features "legendary all-stars of cinema [who] bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination".
Find it at: JD 791.4367 S416 2006.
Or better yet, discover Harryhausen's work by simply watching it!
The library has several of his best works available for check-out on DVD, including:
The 7th voyage of Sinbad
It came from beneath the sea
One million years B.C.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Clash of the Titans
p.s. If you're a Doctor Who fan, seek out Patrick Troughton in Sinbad and the eye of the tiger, and Tom Baker in The golden voyage of Sinbad!


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I usually make my own landing boards. However, I've run out of the scrap wood I had been using and was wondering what type of wood would be best to buy?
I usually make my own landing boards. However, I've run out of the scrap wood I had been using and was wondering what type of wood would be best to buy?
I have always wondered about landing boards.
Most of my bottem board extend a couple of inches beyond the front of the brood box. But for photos it appears that some have a sloping 6 to 12 inch board in front of this for a landing board.
I have never seen anything like this on the side of a bee-tree. So, is it really needed by the bees or is it a beekeeper invention?
Bee all you can Bee!
I have never used the sloping landing board. Mine just sticks out flat a couple of inches. I do use a stack of bricks which doubles as a block for any critter planning on using the underside of the hive. These you can see on the photo.
I think it helps any bee that has trouble navigating and is a nice porch on a hot day or night.
I'm sure there are other- better reasons for the landing board.
Sorry, I posted my photos on the Disease and Pests section-
Here it is- not the best looking front porch...
The above statement is a bit unfair IMO. But, I will apologise if you actually keep yours in hollow tree-trunks? :confused:
I don't know how much people out there care about bees and how much they watch them? But, where I come from, landing board have been in use for as long as man has started keeping bees in boxes/containers.
(Bees in trees don't bring 200 pus pounds of honey in a season either!)
A bit of open mind is needed here...
Observe the heavy bees trying to land in an entrance.
Right! It is hard!
Now, ad to that a little wind? Not strong wind, just moderate breeze...
Right, bees are thrown all over the place. They usually struggle something awful to get home...
If the beekeeper is a bit of a lazy bone, there could be troublesome grass in front of hive. Perhaps even tall grass, that all but prevents any kind of aproach...
Yes, I know: You too are copying a known trend and have top entrances! That is even worse....
Many a bee will simply never make it in the hive, under a heavy load. And that is a fact!
I have 16 inch landing boards in front all of mine. Had them when I ran commercial outfit too. Cost should not be an issue. Poor bees work themselves to death for us - at least we can do is provide them with half decent approach to their home!?
I would not keep bees without a landing board of some kind - period !
Plywood will do best. But anything is better than nothing.
A word of caution though: No cement, rocks or bricks! They are cold and in colder weather many bees won't make it home...
Rugs in front of hives are great to keep the grass down but get soggy and prove the end of a journey, when cold, for too many a tired bee.
That is the way I see this - and you should too - if you care that is..?
Sr Tanya,
Here is an idea for you. I use wood pallets. I normally cut them in half, and put 2 hives to a pallet. Look around, ask for permission to have them, etc.. Then if you want to dress them up with bricks, scrap wood, or plywood you can. I don't bother treating the pallets, or paint them, although you certainly could. They help keep grass, or weeds from clogging the entrances.
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Here's my landing board:
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
I use a hodge podge of different equimpent styles. The sloping landing board usually is not an built in part of the hive but a part of the hive stand, with a bottom board sitting on top of it. I have some hives with the bottom board built in and no landing board. some of them have bottom entrances, some have upper entrances. Most of my hives with no bottom board are built for ease of transportation since the landing board gets in the way when you put stacks of hives on a truck or trailor and then try to secure them with straps across the back which is the current law. If you have bottom boards the boxe cannot fit snug against each other except in the side to side direction, so when you tighten your load some of them will slip and create an opening which disturbs the bees an makes them want to fly out to investigate. The end result is a lot of lost bees. Any time I have to move more that 20 hives at a time I want hives with no landing boards. When they get to their destination I always put them on pallets in such a manner that there is an inch or two of board from the pallet in front of each hive. They can always use that as a landing board. If the entrance is a hole near the top of the hive, I try to use a box with wooden lifting cleats below the hole. The bees don't need much to grab when they come in and if they are so heavy with pollen that they miss the entrance a couple of times they usually miss it by so much that a landing board wouldn't have helped anyway. I've watched them undershoot my combination sloped front hive stands with 1 1/2 " horizontal landing boards above them, just as often as i've seen them undershoot a 1 " hole 3/4 of the way up from the bottom of a deep super with no landing board. My prefered answer to all of this is to make sure when I groom the bee yard that I leave a few shoots of grass in front of each entrance tall enough for the low flyers to climb back up.
Landing boards are the last remaining vestige of the belief that bees
would "appreciate" features in their homes that humans enjoyed.
Many of the pre-Langstroth "patent hives" looked like dollhouses,
and had singled roofs, chimneys, even windows through which one
could presumably watch comb being drawn and filled.
So, the "porch" still exists. Never mind that there's never been
a tree that provided a "porch" of any sort.
If you watch a hive without a landing board, the bees fly right in
and out of the entrance without any problem, and bees that need
a landing surface (due to heavy takeoff/landing traffic, or a heavy
load that makes landing problematic for the bee) are just as happy
to land on the front face of the hive and climb down to the
entrance as they would have been to land on a landing board
and climb up.
The bases that include a sloped ramp up to the entrance are
prone to rot out right at one of the wood joints, which will
topple the hive every time. I find a pair of cinderblocks to
be cheaper and much more sturdy over the long haul for
non-palleted hives.
But a bottom board that extends beyond the front surface of the
hive and provides a "landing board" certainly won't hurt, and does
make it easy to look at what pollens are coming into a hive.
I appreciated the "background" J.F. on the landing boards and porches. I'd never heard that before! Since I don't have to worry much about moving the hives and securing them with straps my only landing boards are Screened Bottom Boards. Wouldn't even think of using a solid board at this point in time. Just my .02. But with the pallet's I might have to investigate just screening different sections so each hive could just be "sat" in it's place. I think someone else is doing just this thing.
Well, as usual, I get much more information than I initially thought to ask.
However, what type of wood is best to use-- regardless of how each one chooses to make it? I do use solid bottom boards.
I have mine on cinderblocks and not every bee makes it into the hive without a little place in front to land (sometimes even upside down).
I enjoy the various thoughts on this topic or any bee topic, for that matter.
Pines are easiest to use. Hardwoods are okay. Just avoid using the pressure treated lumber due to toxicity.
"Younz" have a great day, I will.
>get much more information than I initially thought to ask . . .
Hopefully, some of it is USEABLE
>what type of wood is best to use . . .
The part that touches the ground should resist rot. Cyprus is often suggested for that reason. Many BKs use (other woods) some form of rot preventive. Pressure treated wood (deck material) might be used (may "runners" that touch the ground) IF none of it is INSIDE the hive.
A "hive stand" made of treated materials would last more than a "life time".
A "bottom board" that sits on a "hive stand" should not be made of pressure treated materials.
>I do use solid bottom boards . . .
We all have made "mistakes" , and
it's never too late to "change our ways"
O.K. -- I have been thinking of the screened bottom, but really don't know what to expect in my area or exactly what they accomplish other than letting the mites drop through the holes. :confused:
[QUOTE=Sr. Tanya;279219]Well, as usual, I get much more information than I initially thought to ask.
However, what type of wood is best to use-- regardless of how each one chooses to make it? I do use solid bottom boards.
Pine works fine. Cedar is more expensive but lasts a longer
I'll check the cedar prices in this area. What type of pine is usually used? That's if the cedar is too high.
White pine works wonderfully!
"Younz" have a great day, I will.
Power Napper,
White pine is easy to work with- I need to replacement some of my equipment and thought the bottom board would be a good beginning.
Now I'm wondering about the screened bottoms-- can these be made or do they have to be bought?
Yes, I know: You too are copying a known trend and have top entrances! That is even worse....
>>Many a bee will simply never make it in the hive, under a heavy load. And that is a fact!
come on France, thats a bit off the mark, dont you think?
A bees, foraging up a heavey load, flying back from the field as fast and efficient as she can up to two miles, and not being able to make it into the hive becasue the hive has an upper enterence,and it cant fly up to it? I kind of doubt it.
In my opinion landing boards are nice. but I dont use that slanted one. I have about 2 inches extra length off my bottom boards, made up freely of otherwise wasted cut plywood. Works good. But I wouldnt say they make a honeycrop. I have kept hives with no landing board, and they use the frount of the hive just as well, staining it yellow of pollen, and produce a fine crop of honey. I think it takes more than no landing board to interupt the bees nature of production.
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
I just made my screened bottoms using 2x4 lumber and #8 hardware cloth. Somewhere on this forum is a thread with pictures of them. Works fine for me.
I placed three sides the 3 1/2 side out and the front I placed the 2x4 1 1/2" side facing out--it is the landing board. The landing board was placed 3/8" down from the top of the sides for a 3/8th inch entrance.
Hope that helps.
"Younz" have a great day, I will.


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Trygve E. Myhren, president of Myhren Media Inc. of Denver, will give the Ralph L. Crosman Memorial Lecture March 13 at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
The free public lecture sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be at 5 p.m. in Old Main Chapel with a reception following in the Heritage Center. The title is The Future of the Media and Their Obligations in a Democratic Society.
Myhren has received numerous honors and awards, including the cable industrys premier achievement award, the 1988 Distinguished Vanguard Leadership Award.
His Denver company invests in and advises media and communications companies. Previously he was president of the Providence Journal Co., owner and manager of the Journal-Bulletin newspapers and television stations as well as several TV networks and interactive and multimedia ventures.
He also was chairman and chief executive officer of American Television and Communications Corp., the cable subsidiary of Time Inc., now Time/Warner Cable.
Myhren has held executive and board positions in the National Cable Television Association and co-founded CTAM, the industrys marketing and programming organization.
He serves as board member of a variety of organizations and is a national trustee of the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine.


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November 2012
Irvine Divest
Request for Action by the Legislative Council [1]
The Associated students of UC Irvine vote unanimously on a resolution urging divestment from companies that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestine, including Hewlett-Packard.
September 2012
Quakers Divest from Hewlett-Packard and Veolia Environment [2]
Friends Fiduciary Corporation, a socially responsible investment firm that serves hundreds of Quaker institutions in the U.S., has divested from both HP and Veolia based upon concerns related to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Earlier this year, they also divested from Caterpillar.
September 2011
Presbyterian Church (USA)
M [3]RTI reports on engagement with companies doing business in Israel-Palestine [4]
The committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) recommends that Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, and Motorola Solutions be added to the General Assembly's divestment list.
August 2011
Who Profits from the Occupation?
Technologies of Control [3]
A report by Who Profits about HP's involvement in the Occupation Industry, including a description of some of the company's 2011 contracts with the State of Israel.
June 21, 2011
BDS Movement (bdsmovement.net)
Earlham College students launch divestment campaign [5]
Hewlett-Packard is included in the divestment campaign of Earlham College, supported by BDS Earlham and Earlham Alumni Against Apartheid.
March 15, 2011
The Alternative Information Center (alternativenews.org)
Students against Israeli Apartheid at Toronto Universities Launch Campus Divestment Campaigns [6]
Hewlett-Packard is included in the divestment campaigns of the University of Toronto and York University.
September 13, 2010
BDS Movement (bdsmovement.net)
Activists Target Hewlett Packard: "Shoppers, don't support Israeli Apartheid!" [7]
Activists in Emeryville, CA draw attention to Hewlett-Packard's role in the occupation through "back to school" actions at Best Buy and Office Depot calling for a boycott of HP goods.
May 2010
United Methodist Church
Divestment Task Force (2010): Report and Recommendations [8]
Hewlett-Packard is added to the United Methodist Church Divestment Task Force's report as a means of implementing Resolution 204 regarding divestment from companies involved in the Israeli occupation.
September 30, 2009
Who Profits from the Occupation?
Hewlett-Packard [9]
Explains how HP is implicated in the Israeli occupation and lists general information about this company, including its main shareholders and Israeli subsidiaries.
December 15, 2007
Who Profits from the Occupation?
Electronic Data Systems [10]
Explains how EDS, a subsidiary of HP, is implicated in the Israeli occupation especially through its role as the prime contractor for the BASEL project.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Slow progress on Franky as I was still in cross stitching mode and then got the flu.
But, the central Franky square is almost done. I have even done a decorative stitch to define the arms and legs. Just need to stitch his neck bolts then I can move on to the surrounding blocks.
I made a couple of quilts a few years back when I was just starting to quilt, they are inspired by things my girls loved at the time, like flowers and dogs. Let me know what you ladies think.
I thought I had posted this already. Anyway, I made a couple of quilts when I first started, these were designed with flowers and this little dog as they were things my girls loved at the time, the polka dots were my fabric of choice and I wanted something that they could use for a long time. Let me know what you think!
aww, your pink, black and white quilt is very cute! love the contrast and that it's all polka dots!
and its a good thing that you ladies posted recently, because it reminded me that I forgot to update you on the sheep and owl baby quilt. I finished it on Sunday and it's now being enjoyed by my friend's baby! :-)
Close-Up of Center Panel
Close-Up of Hand-Embroidered Label on Back
I posted more info on the hand-quilting etc in the picture section if you're interested.
FuzzyKitty ... absolutely adorable!!!!! I'll skip on over and check out the other link. I'm sure your friend is very appreciative and it will be a keeper for baby Mogen!
HappyKidsHappyLife ... That`s a cute quilt ... now maybe you`ll join us on this thread and make something based on character(s) that your kids are into now. Or like many of the others on this thread, something that the quilter is into!
Works4Me ... Glad that you have been able to get back to Franky! I bet that he has enjoyed watching over you as you worked on your other projects. Looking forward to seeing him again soon!!!
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Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
Yep, she's already using it...I made it very clear that the baby is allowed to get the quilt dirty and that it's meant to be used and loved. :-) He has already been laying on it checking out all the colors and patterns...she said the first time he did so was the longest he had ever laid on his stomach alone without crying, so I guess he approves. :-)
I gave my Ted E. Bear quilt to a baby, and made it clear it was to be used.
She told me oh yes .... and when I checked another time, I found out that yes, they use it ... though when it's on the floor, they cover it with a sheet, to keep it clean! Well, at least it's being used!
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!


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The Pacific Highway is a road of endless possibilities. Every turn-off to the east leads to a beach, headland or estuary that is a happy memory or dream for someone.
Hundreds of thousands of people make their own particular annual pilgrimage on the Pacific Highway, taking the turn-off to what they are certain is the ultimate NSW coastal destination with the whitest sand, best surf breaks, most suicidal fish.
Until this year, The Lakes Way that leads to Forster, Tuncurry and Pacific Palms was, for me, a road not travelled.
It leads, via 40km of twisting road and ever-denser cabbage-tree palms, to the white, crunchy sands of Seven Mile Beach. Here, as if on cue, two (or was it three?) whales put on a display about 80 metres offshore, black backs arching out of the ocean, tails flicking and disappearing beneath the waves.
When people talk about how they feel when they see a whale in the wild, it sounds like a cliche. But to find yourself almost alone on a beach, sharing a moment with something so rare, so large and so obviously happy, is heart-stopping.
"What sort of whales are they?'' I ask a local.
"Any sort you like,'' she says.
Whales are, apparently, a relatively common sight here between May and early November. Even so, the local's eyes are drawn to the whales' antics and there's an involuntary smile on her face as she watches them head south. Familiarity does not breed contempt.
Whale-watching isn't even meant to be on our agenda. We are here for something much less exciting - or so we thought. Our equipment: a mesh bag with some fish heads and tails (this constitutes burley), a pair of plastic pliers and a bucket.
Yes, we are about to be initiated into the ancient art of beachworming.
Anyone who has had a go at yabbying, using a metal pump in an estuary, will know how much fun and free bait can be had from chasing after those cunning little wrigglers in the sand and shallows.
But it turns out yabbying is a doddle compared with beachworming.
Noel Turner, the maintenance man from the nearby Tiona Sundowner Tourist Park where we're staying, has volunteered to be our worm whisperer.
Beachworms lie in the wet sand, waiting to be tempted out by tasty morsels of burley. Patience and stealth are the key to catching them, says Noel: "You've got to appetise them.''
This means swishing the burley bag seductively as the waves run up on the shore, eyes peeled for worms that pop their greedy mouths up.
"There's one!''
The worm quickly disappears but, now you know its position, you flap a little piece of fish directly on its patch of sand, to tempt it out a bit further. The tactic works, and its ugly head emerges a centimetre or two above the sand.
"You got to come on them steady and quiet, so they feel comfortable,'' Noel says. "Then you hit them.''
He demonstrates the technique. "I grab them with the pliers and then I put my fingers underneath ... "Up comes a worm, the diameter of my little finger, with a curling, pulsating, slimy body that is - oh my God - a metre and a half long.
Noel has another piece of advice: "If you just pull the head with the pliers, it's going to come off.''
He looks at the gaggle of city-slickers transfixed by the worm draped over his fingers and adds: "Okay, who wants a go?''
For amateurs such as us, beachworming is a two-person operation: one to do the burley dance and keep a lookout, the other to flap the scrap of fish and attack with the pliers. No matter who has the job of getting the worm, we are always too fast, too slow, too late, too early. We end up soaked by a sneaky wave as our pliers grip empty sand.
"No, it's bolted,'' Noel says. "Better move on.''
He smiles at our frustration, encouraging us to keep trying.
"Oh, you only missed him by that much ... You were that close, mate ... He's so far under, isn't he? ... The more you do it, the better you get.''
We keep trundling along the beach, empty-handed apart from the times that Noel demonstrates the correct technique.
"If the swell comes up, don't hit the worm,'' Noel says. "Pull your pliers back. That way he'll stay there.''
But there's so much to watch and think about: the waves, the scrap of fish, the pliers, the fact that everyone else is watching ...
Oh well, we started at the southern end and Noel says the worms get bigger and better the further north you go. That means there are almost seven miles of beach and worms stretching in a beautiful arc before us.
If it were up to us, we'd never gather enough bait to drop a line in the ocean, but Noel can read the sand and his prey. He knows which way the worm's body will be lying and even how big it is likely to be, just from a brief glimpse of its head.
Soon, courtesy of his prowess, we have enough worms to try our hand at ocean fishing. The rods have to be thick, about four metres long and seriously heavy, with a whacking great sinker to get beyond the breakers and withstand the buffeting of the surf. It all combines to give us quite a workout as we stand in the waves. Is this why fishing is classified as a sport?
People say the waves here abound in whiting, "jewies'' and kingfish, and this gives rise to dreams of dinner cooked from our catch. Anyone can catch a fish, can't they?
Noel shows us how to thread a segment of worm onto the hook. A beachworm's body, it seems, was seeingly devised for this purpose, perfectly enveloping the metal. If I were a fish I'd be fooled.
Today, however, both beachworms and fish prove far more intelligent than me. Noel says we're here a shade too early and that we'd probably have better luck at sunset or early evening. We nod in doubtful agreement.
In the meantime, there's good fish, prawns, crab and oysters available at the local seafood shop. That's dinner sorted.
Seven Mile Beach, part of Booti Booti National Park on the NSW mid north coast, is about 300 kilometres or three and a half hours' drive north of Sydney. A daily coach service runs from Sydney's Central Station via Newcastle airport, stopping at the Tiona Sundowner Tourist Park in Pacific Palms on its way to Forster. Information: forsterbus.com.au.
Tiona Sundowner Tourist Park is nestled in the Booti Booti National Park between Wallis Lakes and Seven Mile Beach. It offers a range of cottages, cabins, caravans and campsites set amid cabbage tree palms. Campsites cost from NZ$32 a night - and Noel is happy to give guests the lowdown on beachworming. A five-minute walk through the cabbage tree palms takes you to the Green Cathedral, a unique open-air church where palm trees take the place of pillars. Behind the altar, instead of stained-glass windows, is a vista of Wallis Lake and the setting sun. Information: tiona.sundownerholidays.com.
Endless beaches and the beautiful Wallis Lake offer a wide range of holiday activities, including surfing, snorkelling, beachworming, fishing, rainforest walks through the national park. The nearby twin towns of Forster-Tuncurry have cinemas and monthly markets. If you crave something more structured, take some surf lessons. (A one-day lesson from Waves Surf School, including lunch, costs $113. See wavessurfschool.com.au.)


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|2012-11-28, 17:00
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^@Zgoten, I never claimed that it was unconditional declaration, but it clearly suggests the possibility and I still say it is far fetched. But enough of this OT.
LAW sliced the f*g SAD and no one seems to care. I wanna know what SAD was really about and what is going to happen now.
|2012-11-28, 17:17
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I'm anxious to see how Vergo is going to strike back next chapter.
After all we know that nobody dies by beeing sliced in Law's room, and we still have no idea of Vergo's true power, aside from his Haki. He was shown as beeing incredibly fast.
BTW, should the images of Kid, Hawkins and Apoo in this chapter imply, that the alliance those three were making is the same one Law and Luffy made? So do we now have an alliance of 5 supernovas, or is the one between Law and Luffy a seperate one. What do you think?
|2012-11-28, 17:30
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About the Vergo and Smoker fight, I looked over the chapter again and I believe that Smoker's purpose might have been to recover Law's heart because:
- Smoker needs Law's help in order to recover his own heart (Smoker's heart that is)
- Also when a story progresses, it seems harder to drop the guard (defense) of a strong opponent (although Vergo is definitely not the most powerful character) so in a sense Smoker had to take a hit from Vergo in order to recover Law's heart. Actually if you look back at the last pages of chapter 690, Vergo was surprised when Smoker snatched Law's heart without his awareness.
- Thirdly, it seems as I stated before that plotwise, Law had a score to settle with Vergo due to their past. In other words, it was Law's turn to shine
- Fourthly, as a person who keeps his promises and hates being in debt to pirates, return the favor to Law
|2012-11-28, 17:37
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You're acting like I said Smoker's victory was guaranteed or something. I guess "holding back" may not have been the best way for me to phrase it, but even then I still wasn't arguing strength (as ZGoten pointed out, notice I said could have, not would have). If Vergo was the superior fighter all along, cool. My main point was that Smoker had to be careful about how he fought him since fighting recklessly would risk damaging Law's heart. I honestly don't know how much further I can stress that.....
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I don't think it's so much Smoker losing on purpose, but him turning into smoke, and thus putting himself in more danger due to making a bigger target out of himself, was to cover up the fact that he was trying to yoink Law's heart, due to his pride issue of being indebted to a pirate.
Whether he could've beaten Vergo on his own were it not for that... It's hard to say. It's possible, that even without it, in true rock-paper-scissors fashion, Vergo with his obscene haki was merely the wrong opponent for him.
|2012-11-28, 18:52
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Location: Indiana
Chapter 690
That was not a bad chapter at all. Seeing Law slice Vergo was really a surprise. Seeing how bad he did in the other fights. Poor Smoker throwing the fight just because he hate being in debt to someone. I guess it is the war not the battle that needs to be looked at. Smoker still has to get his heart back too. Second with Law putting a Room on the entire Island I don't see how the straw hats and the Marines are in trouble anymore. Law can just teleport out of the area by making the room larger then the Island. Since Law was planning ahead he may have a ship outside the island ready for escape. I wonder how Vergo is going to fight with Law now that his haki is not strong enough to resist his shambles. For Vergo speed is now name of the game. I wonder if Daflamingo was going to show up. That is the first time I have seen a displeased face on him. I wonder if the WG would allow to Shichibukai to fight each other? That would be interesting.
So even people with non devil fruits can change the color of there skin and weapons by using haki. I wonder what kind of haki abilities we are going to see with Shanks? Looking at what Luffy, Vergo, Law, Smoker, and Zoro can do this should be interesting to see what a veteran like Shanks can do.
I wonder if he can make a huge version of himself? Vergo stated if he turns into smoke he creates a bigger body volume. We know he can solidify is smoke enough to grab people. That would be cool creating a giant size of himself.
|2012-11-28, 20:24
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Doflamingo's scheme may have suffered a major setback, but one can't help but wonder if he's got a contingency/back-up plan in this type of case. Either way, he's surely going to put Luffy and Law through hell when the time comes. With his puppetry techniques, he may even force an ally to turn on them (or even have them fight each other).
|2012-11-28, 21:27
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Location: Indiana
Size of the Room matters?
This whole back and forth with law's power is not adding up. His performance was not matching what he is doing now. Smoker was able to deflect law's power in the beginning. If Vergo's haki was on par or stronger then Smoker's haki then he should have had no problems. The only difference between the room Law used on Smoker and Vergo was the size of the Room. The Room Vergo was in consumed the whole mountain. The Room Smoker was in the first fight with law only consumed small part of the mountain and it was confined. Either Law was holding back or the size of the Room really does determine how strong his attacks are.
|2012-11-28, 21:57
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Uh.... why would he give up his warlord status in the very same storyline where he was introduced as one? That makes little sense, if you ask me. I mean, at least even Blackbeard had a few arcs before giving up HIS status. If anything, it's most likely going to be Doflamingo who's going to be toppled from his warlord position....
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|2012-11-29, 00:50
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^I mentioned this before, but even if he was sliced in half, that doesn't mean Vergo's done for yet. We know it's possible to reconnect limbs without Law's help since roughly half the arc so far focused on piecing Kinemon back together. In fact, I'm pretty confident that the most sure-fire way for Law to win now is if he takes the dude's heart before he has a chance to reconnect himself!
Has.... this been confirmed? Because to my recollection Law never divulged his reasons for becoming a shichibukai. And frankly, I doubt it would even matter if he were a warlord or not in this case since PH is an island that even prohibits government personnel from entering (so just about ANYONE could sneak in there as long as they weren't caught). Using the Blackbeard example again, just compare PH to Impel Down, which the warlords actually WERE allowed to visit, albeit under extremely strict conditions (forced to wear seastone cuffs, having boiling hot water poured on them, etc.). That being said, I still see no reason for Law to abandon his position anytime soon.
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NEW YORK — American Ballet Theatre devoted only four performances of its two-month spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House to a mixed bill of short ballets. The rest of the schedule was given over to evening-length story ballets of the 19th century and their latter-day offspring.
The old-fashioned standards were built for great solo dancing; without that, they're costly diversions. Even a great company, with the most authoritative dancers, doesn't always deliver great performances. But last week, after two nights of the mixed program, I saw a transcendent Giselle, with Diana Vishneva in the title role, partnered by Marcelo Gomes as Count Albrecht, and Veronika Part as Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, Gennadi Saveliev as Giselle's village suitor, Hilarion, Susan Jones as her solicitous, clairvoyant mother, Berthe, and a sensitive supporting cast and corps de ballet.
By some miraculous chemistry, the venerable story of betrayal and forgiveness vaporized into a spume of the purest classical dancing. Evenings like this happen a few times in a lifetime, but the story-ballet formula, with its contending characters and interlocking worlds, makes them possible. Vishneva dances only three more times at the Met, but ABT's season runs through July 9, including eight performances of Alexei Ratmansky's The Bright Stream (June 9-15), and we live in hope.
ABT's mixed program, consisting of three new works and a revival, showed how choreographers set out to reformulate and reframe the classical models. Antony Tudor lived most of his creative life as a resident choreographer for ABT, but he returned to his native England and the Royal Ballet in 1967 to make his Orientalist psychodrama Shadowplay. Tudor's output was small and serious; critics have respectfully tended to overlook Shadowplay's shortcomings in favor of its otherworldly aspirations. I've seen it with its original protagonist, Anthony Dowell, and in 1975, when ABT acquired it for Mikhail Baryshnikov. The current revival was intended for Herman Cornejo, but injuries prevented him from performing. I saw casts headed by Craig Salstein and Daniil Simkin.
Set to a lush, post-impressionist score by the French composer Charles Koechlin, Shadowplay is not Tudor's only coming-of-age ballet, but it's his most enigmatic. Here, the central character seeks and attains both sexual and spiritual maturity. Or call it Nirvana. Tudor was a practicing Buddhist, and Shadowplay came to the stage at the height of the hippie era. These might be clues to the mysterious encounters between the Boy With Matted Hair and a forest full of creatures and deities. In Michael Annals's new set, a huge, gnarled tree, whose base serves as a kind of throne, twists upward into the shape of a many-armed Shiva.
The Boy tussles with troupes of monkey-like Arboreals, flittering Aerials, and a Terrestrial, who may be an aspect of Shiva or of the Boy himself. He contests with and eventually chases away the creatures. His battle with the Terrestrial culminates when the Boy repels the sexual advance of this adversary and guide. He's then presented with an alluring female Celestial. After a seduction, which resembles a Cambodian dance duet, the Boy capitulates. Then the choreographer depicts a grand procession with all the forest characters massed together to carry the Celestial like a Hindu goddess. The Boy dives into the mass, submitting to and submerging himself in her physical and spiritual power. He returns to the throne and settles into a yogic pose along with his fellow creatures.
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A story told in a straightforward style totally captivates Nicky Pellegrino.
Every now and then a book comes along that's brilliantly conceived and tightly written, yet there's nothing flashy about it. I think Australian writer Toni Jordan's third novel, Nine Days (Text, $37), falls into that rare and wonderful category.
Its story was inspired by a wartime newspaper photograph that Jordan kept pinned above her desk until the characters came to her. The picture, used on the cover of the book, was taken on a crowded platform at Melbourne railway station and shows a young woman hoisted up on people's shoulders so she can kiss her soldier sweetheart goodbye.
The plot Jordan constructs around this image tells the story of three generations of a working-class Melbourne family. She structures it by taking nine people and writing of one significant day in each of their lives, hence the title.
Nine Days opens in 1939 with Australia on the verge of war and young Kip Westaway forced to leave school to help support the family following the death of his drunken father. Full of vim despite his situation, it is this likeable character who remains at the heart of the book.
The novel reaches the present day but the chapters skip backwards and forwards between the generations so it's up to the reader to an extent to piece together the story and work out the connections between each person.
Chapter by chapter we meet Stanzi, the troubled counsellor, Charlotte, the flaky yoga teacher, moody teenager Alec, lovely Connie, sly Francis, long-suffering Jean and neighbours Jack and Annabel, who are important to them in different ways. Each of the nine voices is distinct and brimming with personality and by the finish every part of the jigsaw fits perfectly and you see the whole sweep of this romantic, thoughtful, heartbreaking story.
Somehow, Jordan achieves the feat of being both satirical of and compassionate to her characters. It is as if she is writing about blood relatives she cares for despite their flaws. There is a message here: life is fragile; those we love can be gone in an instant; hold on tight to them while you can, she is telling us.
Jordan's previous novels, Addition and Fall Girl, were smart, sassy and humorous. Nine Days has taken her to another level. More serious than her previous work but with the same astute observations, brightness and wit, it's a sensitive and beautiful novel, a slice of Australia's working-class history, that is a joy to read.
There remains a mystery surrounding the people in the photograph that so inspired the author. It was found in the archives of The Argus newspaper and so far the couple haven't been identified. While it would be interesting to discover the truth, Jordan's fiction feels honest and real enough to stand in its stead in the meantime.


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I've been asked to make a chef's hat and apron...with his Chef XXX embroidered on it......for a 1 yr old. Anything past that (quilted) will be voluntary and for fun!
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I've been asked to make a chef's hat and apron...with his Chef XXX embroidered on it......for a 1 yr old. Anything past that (quilted) will be voluntary and for fun!
I have planned 1 King sized quilt for a friend that doesn't celebrate Christmas because he is Jewish. It will be a Hanukka/birthday (Jan. 2nd) present that will prob be done around Christmas time. I also have a lot of PUL scraps from making my grandbaby's cloth diapers that I will probably be making into reusuable sandwich and snack bags for the school age grandkids.
Thats about it along with all the cookie and candy making type stuff that I tend to do around the holidays.
Edited to add: The neighbors that live a few doors down just got married last St. Pats day. I saved their wedding invite which is of course done on white paper with green lettering. I want to make them a Christmas ornament that looks like this http://christyrobbins.blogspot.com/2...-ornament.html
Right now I'm working on items to sell at my craft shows in November. Just finished about 30 tissue holders, and now will move on to some scarves. I'm also painting items as well so I'm going back and forth between sewing and painting things. After my craft shows are over, I have to make my son a quilt for Christmas (along with matching pillowcases and a curtain), finish my hubby's quilt and a wall hanging for my daughter.
I am working on the Christmas Flag quilt featured in the Quilters' newletter mag. Patterns for three blocks appear each week are on the internet and will continue until 11/5. (This began on 7/2)
I do believe that it will be Christmas 2013..or perhaps 2014!!!!
lots & lots of pieces as it is PPing and there are hundreds of pieces to the patterns..but I will say....
I have on table runner finished, working on the next, once I get the metallic thread working I should be done with that one pretty quickly. Then I still have 2 more quilts to do. One I am working on now, until I can figure out the metallic issue. THen to find the fabric for the other one and get started.
Have one quilt done working on another, then have one to quilt, stockings, ornaments, wall hanging, etc. I already feel like I am behind. Time is moving too fast lately.
I have two quilts to make but I didn't promise them, no one knows I am planning to make them as gifts so if I get done fine if not I already have bought back up gifts. The quilts will become birthday gifts. I made swap ornaments in July so those are done for the ornament exchanges I'm belong to. I finished my Secret Santa gifts thanks to the vendor booths at the last quilt show I went to. I bought fat quarter towers for my donation to the guild's silent auction table. All the guild members have the same projects and patterns I have so making something would be mostly duplicates. Who doesn't want a big stack of fat quarters?
I have finished a quilt top for my brother that needs borders and quilting. I am also making a wall hanging for a girfriend - first time paper piecing. I have one more quilt to begin and finish, along with a few pot holders and mug rugs. I usually only do sewing in my class until I get my sewing room done - whenever that is! It is painted and I am putting in carpeting now, then furniture. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can be ready to sew at home and get some of this stuff done. I have already finished several dishclothes for gifts (knitted). And I thought I was ambitious!
I am currently quilting the lap quilt I made for my husband last Christmas. How bad am I? I kind of tucked it away until the holidays were over, and it stayed tucked.


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*The mission has a time limit of six minutes.
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Joey Leone telling Claude to steal Mike Forelli's car to 8-Balls garage
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Mike Lips Last Lunch is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given to protagonist Claude by mechanic Joey Leone from his garage in Trenton, Portland, Liberty City.
Claude walks in and is told by Joey Leone that the Forelli brothers owe him money and that he is tired of waiting, needing Claude to teach them some respect. He tells Claude that Mike Forelli (possibly a brother of the Don of the Forellis) is eating at Marco's Bistro in Saint Mark's and tells Claude to rig a bomb to Forelli's car using 8-Ball's bomb shop in Harwood. Claude leaves and drives to Marco's Bistro, stealing Mike Forelli's car. He drives it to 8-Ball's bomb shop, has the bomb rigged and returns the car to its original location. Forelli slowly leaves Marco's Bistro and after starting his car, is killed as the bomb detonates.
Misty: Hey, I'm bored, when you gonna drill me?
Joey Leone: In a moment sweetheart, I've got a little business to take care of. I've got a little job for you pal, the Forelli brothers have owned me money for too long, and they need to be taught some respect. "Lips" Forreli is stuffing his fat face in St. Mark's Bistro, so steal his car and take it to 8-Ball's bomb shop up in Harwood. You know 8-Ball, right? Once he's fitted it with a bomb, go park the car where you found it. Then sit back and watch the whole show. But hurry up, he won't be eating forever.
The reward for completing the mission is $10,000. The mission Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong is unlocked after completing the mission.
- The mission has a time limit of six minutes.
- The Marco's Bistro sign reads "Eat till you explode!", a reference to Mike Forelli's death.
Claude approaching Mike Forelli's car at Marco's Bistro in Saint Mark's.
Claude driving Mike Forelli's car into 8-Balls garage.
Claude parking Mike Forelli's car back in its space.
Mike Forelli walking to his car after finishing in Marco's Bistro.
Mike Forelli's car exploding.
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I'm off to re-arrange my bobbins. :)
Thanks for the link. I'm off to get some rubber bands. I had to laugh when I read the paragraph about the bobbins falling on the floor every time she opened up the little plastic tray. I have a kitten that comes running when he hears my bobbin box open. He knows at least one will hit the floor and off he goes with it. Such a fast little kitty!
Thanks for the link that's neat. Sue
that is a neat idea thanks for sharing. i have a lot of rubber bands. :thumbup:
I have some extra long pipe cleaners. I place the bobbin atop the spool, run the pipe cleaner down through the center of both, and twist to the side. Great tip I got from watching Fons and Porter.
I went to the Minneapolis Modern Quilt site and looked at all the ideas. They are great!
Thank you for sharing!
Great idea and you can still put them on the spool rack.
I used the tip of using golf tees. I hot glued them to the bottom of a drawer then slid the spool on with the bobbin on top. Works great BUT most of the glue wouldn't hold. They have fallen over. Perhaps super glue?
I use a Qtip in the top of the spool and put the bobbin on top of the spool. Works great in the drawer I use to store my thread.


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