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Last night's concert was amazing. I wish that I could have taken a photograph of the choirs in their colourful regalia. They began by singing Thomas Tallis' If Ye Love Me from the south transept which was ethereal. They then came in with the men singing Gregorian chant just like the monks of old had done in the cathedral's monastery days. For me, the Renaissance music was the most exciting, however there was a piece by contemporary composer Sebastian Forbes, Gracious Spirit, which was delightful
Today we have Choral Evensong and the Festival Concert with the boys and the lay clerks this evening. During evensong they will be singing Gerald Finzi's Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, which I am told is stunning. The concert will begin in glorious style with William Walton's Coronation Te Deum, composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and end with the ever popular Rutter Gloria. I will be sad to leave this wonderful festival.
This morning, while rehearsal was going on for evensong, I took a few more photos of the cathedral which you might enjoy. The first is an even better example of the difference between the rounded Romanesque arch and the pointed Gothic arch. Then, looking up one of the massive columns you see the amazing ribbed vaulting with its carved bosses. These may very well have been colourfully painted hundreds of years ago, but the paint has long gone by the wayside.
One of Winchester's famous gems is the Winchester Bible, executed between about 1160 and 1175. Unfortunately, no photography of the Bible is allowed, but recently new banners have been hung in the nave illustrating bits of the Bible. The banners are very sheer to allow the light to shine through, highlighting the colours and making them appear like stained glass. This, however, does not make for the best photographic conditions, but here is a sample. One of the amazing things about this Bible is that the illumination, or painting and gold, was never completed. There are partially finished bits, and drawings with instructions for colours, all of which helps calligraphers and illuminators to understand the process
Here are the girls in their school uniforms with the lay clerks in rehearsal. Normally they would all be in the Quire and not visible from the west end, but with all three cathedral choirs there are too many singers, so they have constructed platforms.
I have managed to get some good photos of the intricate carving in the Quire stalls, but darned if that harp-playing monkey didn't turn out blurry once again. I guess he is camera shy. The next photo is of the clergy seating just behind the choir. I have now sat in the choir seats and in the clergy seats, and can say that those monks must have been really uncomfortable with all of their daily services. There is a ridge at about the middle of my back in both types of seats that is truly uncomfortable. I have never squirmed so much during a service or concert in my life! It must have been meant to keep the monks awake and penitent!
You will have to look carefully at the final photo. On top of the wall with arches there are two fairly short coffins. Those are the coffins of two of the Anglo-Saxon kings from before the time of William the Conqueror in 1066. Those must be some really old bones!
When I purchased the tickets for this festival I decided to splurge on the delicious-sounding lunches. They have not disappointed! Today's was cold poached salmon with dill mayonnaise, a wrap of some kind with smoked salmon in it, watercress, a variety of summer salads and a whole-grain roll. For dessert I chose a creme brul�e with clotted cream and a chocolate straw
Tomorrow it is up early, have a strong lad carry my heavy suitcase down those nasty stairs, take a taxi to the train station, a train up to London, a taxi across London, a train up to north London where my friends will pick me up. After a short bit of rest and some refreshment, including the ever-present and very refreshing cup of tea, I will take the train back down to London, and either the Tube or a taxi to Royal Albert Hall to meet Judith Bingham, the subject of my doctoral dissertation. She is taking me to the afternoon Prom concert where they will be premiering her latest organ composition. Then it's back to the train station (tube or taxi???) and up to the north again. That bed will feel awfully good tomorrow night!


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New England's vinyl revival is in full flower by now. And What Cheer Antiques, on South Angell Street in Providence, is no small contributor.
Its occasional Rock and Roll Yard Sales — pop-up bazaars of vintage records, music memorabilia, and other hipster artifacts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts — have become a fixture over the last seven years.
But Chris Daltry, co-owner of the store and front man for roots rockers the 'Mericans (see "The 'Mericans keep their heads up on So Late It Hurts"), was a little stunned when the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston called and asked What Cheer to stage a series of Friday night events this month in conjunction with the museum's new exhibit, The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl.
"It was totally surprising," Daltry says. "It's a great feeling."
The most recent event took place in the Water Café, a glassy space on the bottom floor of the ICA's hulking, waterfront building. And DJs, spinning some of their favorite — and most obscure — vinyl, were at the center.
DJ "Handsome" Pete Lima, drummer for the 'Mericans, offered up Brazilian psychedelia from Os Mutantes and some choice cuts from a compilation album, Hustle! Reggae Disco.
DJ Angela Sawyer played Beware of Dog — essentially an album of dogs barking. An ICA staffer called the record "the most unlistenable thing imaginable," but the eclectic crowd of 30-something hipster types didn't seem to mind.
As a child, Daltry says, his father took him to record conventions. But they were "a nostalgia thing" and never had the music he liked. And it didn't help that they always took place in badly-lit, shabby hotels.
"It wasn't until we opened our store [in 1999]," he says, that "we found out about the WFMU Record Fair," a college-radio-hosted gathering that was a lot more fun — DJs "spun cool music," and the merchandise appealed to a more diverse crowd.
Daltry eventually decided to organize his own fair in Providence, starting out at AS220. When the Yard Sale outgrew the venue, it moved to the Met in Pawtucket. As attendance continues to grow, Daltry is looking for even bigger options. "Right now we have room for 50 vendors," he says. "We're trying to figure out if we can do something larger. So we're gearing for an outdoor festival type of thing."
But for now, the focus is on the ICA events. This Friday, June 17, DJs Studebaker Hawk and Dom Casual, the latter teaming with MC Disagree, will headline a disco-themed event from 6 to 9 pm.
The following Friday, June 24: a full-fledged Rock and Roll Yard Sale, from 6 to 9 pm, with DJs and several record sellers in attendance. No word, yet, on whether copies of Beware of Dog will be available.
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. government ran a $1.089 trillion budget deficit in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a smaller gap than the year before but still stubbornly high and likely to fuel further debate over tax and spending policies.
The deficit was roughly 7.0% of the country's 2012 gross domestic product, a measure of the total output of goods and services, the Treasury Department said Friday. That is the lowest share since President Barack Obama took office, but still one of the largest since World War II.
The 2012 budget gap was down from the 2011 deficit of $1.297 trillion, or 8.7% of GDP. The deficit peaked in 2009 at $1.413 trillion, or 10.1% of GDP.
The deficit declined last year due to growing tax revenue and falling spending. Federal spending fell for several reasons, including the expiration of temporarily higher Medicaid payments, a decline in unemployment benefits and reduced military spending. Still, government spending as a share of the economy hit 22.7% in 2012. That is lower than in 2009, 2010 and 2011, but higher than any other year since 1985.
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The budget deficit, spending and taxation issues have dominated the presidential campaign. Some recent articles:
The government's deficit—essentially the gap between how much money it spends and how much it brings in through taxes and other revenue—has become an important issue in the presidential election
Tax revenue fell sharply during the financial crisis and recession while spending jumped, both because government officials launched programs to boost the economy and because of safety-net programs that kicked in when unemployment got worse. Democrats and Republicans have clashed for years over how to reduce the deficit, leading to finger-pointing on the campaign trail.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said Mr. Obama broke a promise made in February 2009, when he vowed to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.
"Americans deserve a president who understands that reining in our country's out-of-control spending is not only an economic imperative—it's a moral imperative—and who will end the era of big government ushered in by President Obama," said Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for the Romney campaign.
Mr. Obama has called on congressional Republicans to help pass his proposals to rein in the deficit, including tax increases on upper-income Americans.
"The President has put forward a balanced proposal to further strengthen the economy and reduce the country's future deficits," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said. "It is time for Congress to act on these necessary steps that will help create sustainable economic growth for years to come."
Running big annual deficits means the government must borrow money to fund its operations, adding to the country's debt. Total government debt on Thursday hit $16.119 trillion, just shy of the statutory borrowing limit of $16.394 trillion.
The government is expected to hit this limit, known as the debt ceiling, in late December. This year Treasury officials are expected to implement emergency measures to buy the government more time to avoid missing payments until Congress can reach an agreement to raise the ceiling.
Economists say the sluggish economy has had a direct impact on the deficit, both constraining tax revenue and fueling government spending in safety-net programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and unemployment insurance. The extension of Bush-era tax cuts, a temporary two-year payroll tax break, and a number of tax breaks for businesses also have kept revenue levels low.
The large deficits of recent years are due to "a combination of spending and tax policy, the recession and its effect on revenues, and inaction by policy makers to proactively address the problem," said Phil Swagel, an economics professor at the University of Maryland, who was a senior official in the Bush administration's Treasury Department.
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(Dec. 20, 2006)--The UTSA Office of Institutional Diversity and the Texas Diversity Council will host the Women in Leadership Symposium from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 at the Buena Vista Theater on the UTSA Downtown Campus. A continental breakfast will be served 7:30-8:30 a.m.
With the theme "profiles of outstanding women," the interactive event will include discussion of the elements of success for women in leadership. This year's symposium continues last year's discussion of the status of women's access to leadership positions with a focus on the next generation of leaders.
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We think Indiana coed Aryka Lynne bears a "recreational" resemblance to a certain sitcom star.
Indiana University nursing major Aryka Lynne says the most surprising thing about college life so far has been the fact that "college guys don't ask me out! Maybe they're too scared…."
We love a confident woman with a great sense of humor, which made us think of a celeb who fits the same description: Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler.
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Weigh in on appointive offices
On Tuesday of this week the Minnesota House Committee on Governmental Operations was to consider several bills that would alter the way in which some county elective offices may be made appointive.
Since 1973, Minnesota statutes have allowed a county to appoint a county auditor, county treasurer, sheriff or county recorder if the offices have not been abolished by the adoption of other options.
Allowance does not make it so. Neither does it happen without some controversy. Always a county undertaking such a move rightfully ought to air the pros and cons and in some instances must include a referendum.
Recent history has seen Crow Wing County combine the elected offices of auditor and treasurer into a combined elected auditor-treasurer. The county board has discussed, without taking action, the possibility of appointing the auditor-treasurer and recorder offices.
Our legislative delegation expressed a willingness to consider offering enabling legislation, but some were mixed on doing so even if the county board acted to ask for the change until such time as the public was allowed to weigh in.
This editorial comment is presented for the sole purpose of stimulating that "weighing in."
Government is changing. In Crow Wing County we have made exceptional efforts to streamline our delivery of services, aimed at producing better outcomes while reducing operating costs.
Those efforts have netted a reduced levy without a drop-off in services. Our hard-working employees have recognized the status quo is no longer sufficient for the economically stressed taxpayer. We must continue to do better.
According to the Association of Minnesota Counties, 23 of the 87 counties currently have some appointed offices in what could "traditionally" have been considered elected offices. Many more are seeking an expansion of that ability this year.
I do not advocate for following the herd, but neither do I believe this movement is without basis. Greater state oversight, increased checks and balances, and the push for efficiency of operations all contribute to my willingness to consider.
Do I believe the current elected recorder and auditor-treasurer are inefficient? No.
Do I subscribe to the accusation that the county administrator is simply trying to gain a tighter grip on what he controls? No.
But as a county board member I feel it is my duty to challenge even the most efficient of operations to see if there is another way to make even greater gains. In the words of Pat Riley, "Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better."
Elected offices have served us well in a more agrarian, less technological age, but the tools of the trade are improved from what they once were.
The process to consider the appointment of officers is open and transparent. The process for the combinations requires extensive public notice, a public hearing, the potential for a petition to over-rule the county board's action, all in a transparent effort to protect the public's interest in the process. In some counties, efforts to do this have been defeated by voters so the protections are proven to work.
Let the airing begin. And let us not be surprised that office holders, receivers of services and those close to the issue will have strong opinions. They are good people with perspective. Just not the only perspective that should be considered.
(Paul Thiede is Crow Wing County commissioner for District 2, which includes northern Crow Wing County.)


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That annoying house mate that can't stand seeing a few dirty dishes on the counter for more then a day or two. The Dish Nazi, when he catches you, will even become enraged that you keep dishes in your room even though you are just trying appease them by keeping the kitchen a little cleaner. The Dish Nazi will also clean everyone's dishes on the pretense of being "nice" when really they are just cleaning for peace of mind.
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When I first went running in them the left shoe rubbed on my little toe causing a small blister.
I have also found that the Ortholite liner in right shoe (the fat rubbery inside edge) is too raised. On two ocassions it has caused my sock to rub in the arch of the foot making it blister in that area. The worst blister was then my socks got wet when crossing a ditch the friction it created was quite bad.
Its strange how the two problems are only isolated to each foot and dont occur in both.
The shoes also fail to provide traction in a few cm of wet slippery mud, but I guess the shoes aren't really designed for that and are more suited to rocky mountain slopes. However my usual park/trail run does have one or two muddy slopes when it rains and the shoes fail to give me the grip I need to climb them.
The shoes have been fantastic in this snowy/icy weather. I have managed to run in the snow and ice with very few problems and the traction is great. OK they dont handle the sheet/black ice and I dont expect them to. No shoe will unless they have spikes. However they handle snow and crushed iced pavements with no problems, so have been a god send during this last week.
Another plus point is that the aglity and flexibility of the shoe has been good whilst providing the right amount of support around the foot on uneven ground. I'm pretty sure if I had used my normal running shoes I'd have one or two sprains by now.
I've done about 100km in the shoes now. The small toe rubbing is becoming less frequent as I wear thicker socks and the shoe is starting to soften up now. The arch rubbing in the other shoe is still hit and miss I have invested in a pair of Hilly Mono skin trail socks this week so will see if that helps, my old thick cotton sports socks dont really fit my feet that well so might be contributing to the problem.


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|2012-09-02, 14:32
|Link #3501
Army of One
Join Date: Apr 2007
Doesn't really impact most players since it's on pc and everyone has a internet connection. The servers for the most part are always up for NA at least. It's good that it might help to prevent some cheating as well since that would totally mess up the ah/rmah. So I don't find it sickeningly insulting at all.
|2012-09-02, 15:58
|Link #3502
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SBC Gurokken
|2012-09-02, 16:22
|Link #3503
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Outside the Asylum
|2012-09-02, 18:05
|Link #3504
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
The rest of us just want to play a single player game. So of course it is outragious to us that there is lag and down-times. I expect to be able to play the game I paid for whenever I want. But now I pay full price to rent a game. And in 5 years they will probably shut the server down.
|2012-09-02, 18:22
|Link #3505
Army of One
Join Date: Apr 2007
Well think about it this way, you'll still probably get way more playing hours compared to most other 60 dollar game you buy. It's still a great bang for the buck regardless if the servers shut or if there's downtime here and there. I've made way worst decisions on games compare to D3 which paid for itself since I made 900 dollars real money.
|2012-09-02, 19:39
|Link #3507
Moderate Haruhiist
That said, I can't say that I'm NOT enjoying multiplayer now. Lag aside, it's much more fun playing in a team, particularly with my actual buddies. Now if only the itemization can be fixed...
|2012-09-02, 19:53
|Link #3508
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
So you might be used to games that get boring after a few weeks. But I expect and demand more than that. A game with "Diablo" in its title deserved better.
As for making real money? I am not interested in that. I want a game, not a job.
|2012-09-02, 20:13
|Link #3509
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SBC Gurokken
The way they designed the game, with seamless meshing between singleplayer and multiplayer experience, it would simply not be possible to do this integration with an offline singleplayer component without encouraging cheating. Well, personally I much prefer it this way. Convenience simply trumps any notions I might have about my "rights" as a gamer. "The rest of us " want to be able to select between single and multiplayer at will and not have to worry about whether you'll end up in party with some cheater. Remember map hacks?
I've clocked 250 hours on this game before shelving it out of boredom, with 100 being in singleplayer without any lag whatsoever (but this was back during release, not sure how well it plays now). YMMV but as far as I'm concerned I got way more than my money's worth out of my €60, and I plan to play some more after some of my friends get it. And D2 is still going AFAIK. I very much doubt they'll shut down D3 servers in just 5 years. They'll want to keep cashing in on the RMAH as long as it pays the bills. And this is Blizard we're talking about, not some random no-name company. I still have some faith in them. If they shelf the game in 10-15 years, I fully expect them to release a server binary for people to run their own servers.
Also note that you never buy games but only ever licenses to use the software. So you're being cheated out of your money regardless of whether the software requires an internet connection or not.
Also, and I am not implying that this is applies to you, but I believe that the vast majority of people complaining about the internet connection necessity are simply upset that they cannot pirate the game anymore. Even if they champion the whole "gamer rights" thing, their real agenda is quite often very different.
|2012-09-02, 20:24
|Link #3510
Army of One
Join Date: Apr 2007
Even if I didn't make any money from this game it's still better than most of the games out there as far as value. If you have about 60 hours of gameplay imo. that's way more than enough to justify buying any game. They don't owe you to continue to entertain you for the rest of your life.
|2012-09-02, 20:56
|Link #3511
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
So since that's the way Blizzard want to play, that's the way it's going to be. This is the last time I will buy a game from them. I find it sad that you think it is normal for a PC game to "die" whenever the game company felt like killing it. There was a time when people stay loyal to a game for years and years...
No, Blizzard is not forced to entertain me. I just want to entertain myself, alone OFFLINE.
And 60 hours of game time? Man... Now I see we are completely different consumer bases. You want a game you can buy, play, and then abandon after a few weeks. Fine. Just don't expect others to feel the same when "Diablo" is used as the name on the box.
EDIT: Since when is expecting Diablo II elements in Diablo III, "acting entitled"? Just answer me that.
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|2012-09-02, 23:33
|Link #3513
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
Well, that's them. I am me. DIII had to butcher many parts of the game to turn it online only. The most blatant is the murder of chest drops. The "cheating prevention" ended up forcing every player to meet the China Gold Farmers. People I have NEVER had to meet when playing Diablo II. And to fight the farmers, it is now literally a waste of time to open treasure chests.
Great Job, Blizzard.
|2012-09-02, 23:49
|Link #3514
As for the x hours of gameplay argument that gets tossed around, that assumes it was enjoyed. Now you might be like "wait, why would you keep playing a game you didn't enjoy" but I would argue that a lot of people were aiming for the endgame promise.
Normal was too easy, story was too short, meh. Is there more? Maybe cooler loot and monsters in Nightmare?
Nightmare? More like it. But it's a bit repetitious.
Hell? You hit 60. Game's begun!
Inferno? Derp.
However, I think most recent patch and the paragon level has improved the situation. If you can't beat Act 3 Inferno now with the AH, I'm afraid to say it, but it's not the game's fault.
Yes, the game is not really that bad, and I don't regret playing it, but the lack of certain features can still be annoying. A lot of people did want single player mode, and if they played hardcore, they'd be pretty bitter about lag and server downs.
And the content repeated 4x was just not that great for a 2012 game. I've never seen a multiplayer game where all my friends quit within 2 months when most of them played games like d2 and bw for a decade, literally.
If one wants to get the most out of D3, I'd recommend hardcore if the connection allows. Suddenly hell mode becomes much more interesting again.
|2012-09-02, 23:57
|Link #3515
Army of One
Join Date: Apr 2007
Well I guess I wouldn't play a game for 60hrs if I didn't enjoy it to some degree. Let me use this example. I am a big fan of the Suikoden jrpg series. I bought everyone of the console numbers. I bought Suikoden IV, played it for a couple hours and thought it was crap. No complaining just moved on to Suikoden V and loved it. See a bad movie, paid for it, didn't like it, moved on. I don't hold any grudges and demand them make me a better version of the movie. Blizzard doesn't owe anyone anything.
|2012-09-03, 00:09
|Link #3516
And maybe I don't feel a need to buy their upcoming expansions. I'm just one customer, but Blizzard has made more than 60 bucks off me if we count RMAH fees and could easily make more. I'm sure they should listen to players like me.
|2012-09-03, 00:32
|Link #3517
Army of One
Join Date: Apr 2007
I'm already way past that point where I have any high expectations for any game. It happens too often in the online gaming world. "RIFT is going to kick WoW's butt!"" SWTOR is going to kick WOWS butt" then they all end up to be WOW clones. Not worth it being a fanboy and just buying games because they are made by your favorite company. Read reviews, watch vids, and if you like what you see buy it. Diablo 3 is what it is. It's not going to change into a completely different game.
Not trying to be mean or anything. Just don't see the point in players who genuinely seem to dislike the game and continue to be miserable in hopes of it changing. I think there's a lot of problems in D3 myself as well but it's like if they choose to fix it good I'll keep playing if not time to play something else.
|2012-09-03, 00:52
|Link #3518
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
What you're talking about are problems that stem from trade/AH/RMAH and the lack of soul-bound items. The way drops were conceived to just throw a ton of garbage at you is also major contributor to the suckiness.
Seriously though Vallen you're just coming off as the pirate kiddies bitching how the game can't be (fully) cracked and whatnot. I'm all in favor of offline/singleplayer but the argument only goes so deep into the game's problems...
|2012-09-03, 04:38
|Link #3519
On a side note, I also have to end up agreeing with him on:
|2012-09-03, 04:55
|Link #3520
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
i dunno but lately chests and other stuffs seem to drop alot of yellows... i got near cap MF but from what i know MF doesnt apply right? or maybe they changed that? i even got a blackthorne legs (set item) from a chest pre 1.0.4.
i must be a really flexible guy since i can just go with the flow. things get buffed, nerfed, changed, or whatever. its fine with me. there's always another way. and im not concerned with d3 servers going down at all, im 99% certain ill be quitting years before the d3 servers end if they ever do.
also i cant see how diablo 3 is not a proper diablo game. is there really any difference? we get alot of bad items now which is alot of people's complain, does that make d3 not a diablo game? i cant understand that, loot it just loot.
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Delta Drops 7.5% After March Data; Other Airlines Falling
Shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) are down about 7.5% this morning after it lowered its first-quarter unit revenue guidance after a slow month in March.
As Dow Jones' Tess Stynes writes:
Last month, the second-largest U.S. carrier by traffic predicted it would post its first first-quarter profit since 2000 as it anticipated that unit revenue–the amount taken in for each passenger flown per mile–would grow 4.5% to 5.5%.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, Delta said it now sees unit revenue growth of 4% to 4.5% for the quarter.
Delta said unit revenue was up just 2% in March from a year earlier.
In its statement announcing the news, Delta blamed a wide range of factors for the drop:
The reduction from previous guidance is due to lower close-in bookings driven by the sequester, lower than expected demand as a result of our attempt to drive higher yields, and temporary inefficiencies during implementation of new revenue management technology.
Other airlines seem to be falling in sympathy, with United Continental Holdings (UAL) off 4.3%, and US Airways (LCC) down nearly 4%. Shares of AMR (AAMRQ) are down 6.9%.


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Love your room & yes, the curtains are terrific. Noticed them right away but did not know that you made them until I read the entire post. Enjoy your room & your new LA, I am envious.
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Great room!
What a great room, your organization is awesome, I have been working on mine forever, I wish you good quilting with your new long arm in your own room
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Beautiful quilting space!
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Thank you all for the kind comments on my room. You wouldn't have believed what it looked like two months ago. Imagine plastic tubs, crates, boxes etc all over...brought up from the garage and from under the beds in the house. I had my son, wife and new grandson all living in the house for a while so everything was in disarray. The new family now have their own place and i ave my room back. My two plus month project was finally finished and the long arm is here!
You will LOVE your new Innova! I sold a Gammill and purchased a 22" Innova with LS. I have had her one whole week. Still some new user learning going on..but OHMYGOODNESS! I love this machine! Be sure to join the Innova Yahoo group. Its SO nice to have someone that 'speaks Innova'!
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Innova 22' with Lightning Stitch and Pantovision
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Wow, is that a sewing room or a fabric store? lol great space
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For those who are interested. Here are some pictures of my new Hot Dipping tank that I just used for the first time this weekend.
I used 50lbs. of gum rosin and 170lbs of Paraffin wax that was heated to 250 F. I dipped each part of the hive for about 10 minutes.
Click on the picture below and you can see all the different pictures of the tank and how I heated it.
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WASHINGTON -- As Asiana Airlines Flight 214 descended to its doom in the final minutes of its approach to San Francisco International Airport, its crew had several chances to avert disaster.
But a tragic combination of the pilots' poor judgment, their unfamiliarity with the complex gear in the high-tech airliner and emergency responders who lacked training and proper communications equipment all contributed to the fiery crash and deaths of three people, federal investigators concluded Tuesday, nearly one year after the catastrophe.
While the conclusions produced no major surprises, they added more detail to what had been previously known about the crash.
Beginning 14 miles from the airport, "there were what we call maybe cascading errors," said Roger Cox, an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board during a long-awaited hearing into the cause of the July 6 disaster. "Early errors are fairly common and easy to recover from." But, he added, the errors "compounded and became more egregious."
The biggest problem was the flight crew. They "over-relied on systems they did not understand and flew the aircraft too low and slow, colliding with a sea wall at the end of the runway," said Christopher Hart, the agency's acting director.
Moments before that, the crew still had a chance to avert disaster by aborting the landing and rerouting the plane around the airport for a safer landing approach. But crew members failed to notice that the automatic controls had idled the plane's engines and that they were dangerously losing altitude, the safety board said, because they were fatigued and hamstrung by "role confusion" over who had authority to make critical flight decisions. The veteran pilot was learning to fly the Boeing 777 and had an instructor pilot sitting next to him.
Moreover, the agency said Asiana's policy of not encouraging pilots to fly planes manually during training may have limited the ability of Flight 214's pilot to take "appropriate corrective action."
San Francisco's emergency personnel also were criticized.
While praising firefighters for rescuing several passengers from the burning wreckage and having more than the required number of personnel on hand, the report said "the arriving incident commander placed an officer in charge of the fire attack" who hadn't been properly trained. The responders also had communication problems, including being unable "to speak directly with units from the airport on a common radio frequency" and didn't rush medical buses to the scene, which "delayed the arrival of backboards to treat seriously injured passengers."
In addition, the report said airport emergency officials in general lack policies "for ensuring the safety of passengers and crew at risk of being struck or rolled over by a vehicle" during rescue operations. During the chaotic initial response to the Asiana crash, two firetrucks ran over one of the teenage passengers lying outside the plane. The San Mateo County coroner ruled the girl was alive when she was hit, but the San Francisco Fire Department disputes that finding.
Still more criticism was reserved for Boeing, which made the plane.
Because of the aircraft's complexities and Boeing's inadequate description of those issues, the report said, "the pilot flying had an inaccurate understanding" of some of its technology, "which led to his inadvertent deactivation of automatic airspeed controls." As a result, the federal agency urged Boeing to consider modifying its flight control system to alleviate the problem and to revise the plane's operating manual to help pilots better understand the equipment.
The safety board also noted that two of the three passengers who were killed weren't wearing their seat belts when they were ejected from the crashed plane. Both passengers, including the one run over by the firetrucks, "would likely have remained in the cabin and survived if they had been wearing them," the report said.
Boeing, which previously denied responsibility for the crash, took issue with the conclusion that its equipment's complexity might have played a role in the accident.
"The auto-flight system has been used successfully for over 200 million flight hours across several airplane models and for more than 55 million safe landings," Boeing said in a statement, adding that "the evidence collected during this investigation demonstrates that all of the airplane's systems performed as designed."
While acknowledging that its crew failed to fly the plane properly, Asiana also has maintained that Boeing's complex equipment contributed to the accident. After the safety board's hearing, the airline issued a separate statement saying the recommendation regarding Boeing "can help ensure such an incident does not happen again."
Asiana added that it has bolstered its flight crew training and hired an outside expert to help improve its safety since the accident.
Officials with San Francisco International Airport and the San Francisco Fire Department also issued statements, saying they have beefed up emergency personnel training and made other safety improvements following the fatal mishap.
As part of its report, the safety board issued recommendations to Asiana, Boeing, San Francisco officials and the Federal Aviation Administration to help prevent a similar accident in the future. Although the agency's findings are not admissible in court, it says that more than 82 percent of its past recommendations have been adopted "by those in a position to effect change."
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Asiana should bolster crew training about automatic flight-control equipment and improve pilot proficiency by making sure their training includes more manual operation of planes instead of just relying on automatic controls.
Boeing should consider modifying its complicated flight control systems.
San Francisco's emergency officials should fix the communication problems experienced during the Asiana crash and make sure all of the Fire Department's firefighting and medical equipment is used in future disaster drills.
The safety board's own Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group should work with experts to recommend "best practices to avoid striking or rolling over" casualties of airplane crashes.


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Computerized tomography (CT scan) — also called CT — combines a series of X-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the bones and soft tissues inside your body.
The resulting images can be compared to looking down at single slices of bread from a loaf. Your doctor will be able to look at each of these slices individually or perform additional visualization to view your body from different angles. In some cases, CT images can be combined to create 3-D images. CT scan images can provide much more information than do plain X-rays.
A CT scan has many uses, but is particularly well suited to quickly examine people who may have internal injuries from car accidents or other types of trauma. A CT scan can be used to visualize nearly all parts of the body.
The canalith repositioning procedure can help relieve benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a condition in which you have brief, but intense, episodes of dizziness that occur when you move your head. Vertigo usually comes from a problem with the part of the inner ear responsible for balance (vestibular labyrinth). BPPV occurs when tiny particles called otoconia in one part of your inner ear break loose and fall into the canals of your inner ear.
The canalith repositioning procedure can move the otoconia to a part of your ear where they won't cause dizziness. Performed in your doctor's office and at home, the canalith repositioning procedure consists of several simple head maneuvers. The procedure is quite effective, relieving vertigo in 80 percent or more of individuals after one or two treatments. However, the problem may recur.
Carotid (kuh-ROT-id) ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure that uses sound waves to examine the structure and function of the carotid arteries in your neck.
Your two carotid arteries are located on each side of your neck. Carotid arteries deliver blood from your heart to your brain.
Carotid ultrasound is usually used to test for blocked or narrowed carotid arteries, which can indicate an increased risk of stroke. Results from a carotid ultrasound can help your doctor determine what kind of treatment you may need to lower your risk of stroke.
A discogram, or diskogram, is a test used to evaluate back pain. A discogram may help your doctor determine if an abnormal disk in your spine is causing your back pain.
Spinal disks look a little like jelly doughnuts, with a tough outer layer and a gel-like substance inside. Disks act as cushions between the bones in your spine.
During a discogram, dye is injected into the soft center of the disk. The injection itself sometimes reproduces your back pain. Several disks may be injected to try to pinpoint the cause of your back pain.
The dye also moves into any cracks in the disk's exterior, which can then be seen on an X-ray or CT scan. However, disks that show signs of wear and tear don't always cause symptoms, so the usefulness of a discogram is controversial.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, flat metal discs (electrodes) attached to your scalp. Your brain cells communicate via electrical impulses and are active all the time, even when you're asleep. This activity shows up as wavy lines on an EEG recording.
An EEG is one of the main diagnostic tests for epilepsy. An EEG may also play a role in diagnosing other brain disorders.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses. It often works when other treatments are unsuccessful.
Much of the stigma attached to ECT is based on early treatments in which high doses of electricity were administered without anesthesia, leading to memory loss, fractured bones and other serious side effects.
ECT is much safer today and is given to people while they're under general anesthesia. Although ECT still causes some side effects, it now uses electrical currents given in a controlled setting to achieve the most benefit with the fewest possible risks.
Electromyography (EMG) is a diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons).
Motor neurons transmit electrical signals that cause muscles to contract. An EMG translates these signals into graphs, sounds or numerical values that a specialist interprets.
An EMG uses tiny devices called electrodes to transmit or detect electrical signals.
During a needle EMG, a needle electrode inserted directly into a muscle records the electrical activity in that muscle.
A nerve conduction study, another part of an EMG, uses electrodes taped to the skin (surface electrodes) to measure the speed and strength of signals traveling between two or more points.
EMG results can reveal nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or problems with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission.
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is performed in your lower back, in the lumbar region. During lumbar puncture, a needle is inserted between two lumbar bones (vertebrae) to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid — the fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord to protect them from injury.
A lumbar puncture can help diagnose serious infections, such as meningitis; other disorders of the central nervous system, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and multiple sclerosis; or cancers of the brain or spinal cord. Sometimes doctors use lumbar puncture to inject anesthetic medications or chemotherapy drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid.
Radiofrequency neurotomy is a procedure to reduce back and neck pain. Heat generated by radio waves is used to target specific nerves and temporarily interfere with their ability to transmit pain signals.
The radio waves are delivered to the targeted nerves via needles inserted through the skin above your spine. Imaging scans are used during radiofrequency neurotomy to help the doctor position the needles precisely.
Radiofrequency neurotomy works better in some people than in others. Tests may be needed to determine if the nerves commonly targeted by radiofrequency neurotomy are the same nerves responsible for your pain.
Sclerotherapy effectively treats varicose and spider veins. It's often considered the treatment of choice for small varicose veins. Sclerotherapy involves injecting a solution directly into the vein. The sclerotherapy solution causes the vein to scar and collapse, forcing blood to reroute through healthier veins. The collapsed vein is reabsorbed into local tissue and eventually fades.
After sclerotherapy, treated veins tend to fade within a few weeks, although occasionally it may take up to a month to see the full results. In some instances, several sclerotherapy treatments may be needed.


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Another week, another headline-hogging Taylor Swift romance rumour.
Just days after Swift set tongues wagging after she was snapped stepping out with British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, rumours are running rampant that the songbird has upgraded her friendship with folk-pop singer Ed Sheeran to a full-on romance.
The romance buzz re-surfaced last week after E! Online initially reported that Swift, 23, and British crooner Sheeran, 22, had supposedly spent the "night together at [a] London hotel."
According to a "witness", Sheeran was spied arriving at Swift's London hotel on the night before the Brit Awards, and that the pair "stayed in the room, just the two of them, until around 4 am".
Sheeran was seen leaving the hotel in the same clothes he had been wearing the night before, the website claimed, adding that he looked "very happy" and "pleased with himself," before being whisked off in the country-pop starlet's car.
But as Gossip Cop notes, E! later amended the report, removing the more suggestive, nudge-nudge wink-wink elements.
The crux of the yarn? They spent some time together before the awards show. And that's your lot.
Sheeran and Swift "briefly dated" last year, a source also told E!, adding that they had "great chemistry" together.
Britain's The Sun then went to town over the romance speculation, booming in a report that it's game on for the pair: "Swift is dating one of ex-boyfriend Harry Styles' best pals, Ed Sheeran".
A source said: "Taylor has always loved Ed to bits. He's just an adorably sweet guy who makes her laugh and feel really confident.
"Harry had that irresistible bad boy thing but Taylor has realised she would rather give it a go with a guy who can make her happy on a different level."
Adding, "He's thrilled as he has always thought she's amazing. When they split last year he always hoped they would get back together.
"They've both vowed not to have a nasty break-up no matter what happens."
But Sheeran, who collaborated with Swift on her track Everything Has Changed, and will support her on tour in the US from mid-March, has put the kibosh on the hookup rumours, insisting they are just pals.
"We're good friends," he told The Sun.
The Mirror concurs.
The webloid claims that the pair is in fact getting it on - in the studio. They're purportedly writing songs together for Sheeran's upcoming album.
A source said: "They really hit it off when they met last year and they've got a really good friendship.
"His relationship with Taylor is not about sex or dating, it's completely platonic. They are just two amazing artists who are making good music.
The source continued: "He's made the transition from urban roots to mainstream pop and is really making the most of having such a loyal fan base."
A spokesperson for Sheeran has also denied there's romance afoot.
"Ed is not dating Taylor. They are just friends," the rep told heatworld.com.
Echoed an insider: "The idea of them getting together is ridiculous. He's about to embark on a 9-month US tour with Taylor so they are obviously close friends but that's all it is. The tour is a huge deal for Ed and a chance to really launch him in the States, he's really focused and his relationship with Taylor is purely professional and platonic."
Sheeran has previously said that he doesn't think he's Swift's type.
"We had great fun when we met, but I don't think I'm Taylor's type," he said in December. "If you look at all the dudes she's dated, they're all tall, brown hair, brown eyes, very attractive and all the girls scream for them. I'm chubby, ginger with blue eyes."
Rumours of a possible relationship between the pair emerged last year when Sheeran had the word 'Red' tattooed on his arm, in tribute to Swift's latest album.
Check out what Sheeran had to say about the ink and the romance rumours during a recent radio interview below:
And finally...
* Joan Rivers refuses to apologise for Holocaust joke.
* Not so happy returns: Justin Bieber's "worst birthday" ends abruptly after confrontation with club security.
* Christian Slater is engaged to long-term love.
* Tori Spelling blasts Star magazine over Dean McDermott divorce rumours.
* Rihanna reveals baby plans with Chris Brown: "I will probably have a kid".
* Gwyneth Paltrow admits she "should have worn a bra" at the 2002 Oscars.
* Morrissey slams Beyonce for her choice of handbags.
* Charlize Theron dating Seth MacFarlane? Not so fast...
* Adam Levine says he likes to take his ladies to McDonalds on a first date.
* Shirley MacLaine to return to Downton Abbey for new season; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa also set to join the cast as a singing guest.
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Mario Puzo, a master storyteller, introduces us to unforgettable characters, and the elements of this world explode to life in this violent and impassioned chronicle.
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I have seen The Godfather movies too many times to count. It's part of the lexicon in my family, we quote lines from it all the time in regular conversation. So, I thought this book might be a little boring, just because I already knew the story so well. Not the case! The book adds so much detail to the story that I think I'll be watching the movie again soon in a whole new light. Joe Mantegna does such a wonderful job narrating this story and I'd absolutely recommend his version as opposed to the other full cast version that's out there, especially for people that are really in tune with the movie.
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The book upon which the movie was based, this is an astonishing feat of fiction writing. Most of us have seen the movie, I imagine, but listening to the marvelous Joe Mantegna tell the story lets us know that Mario Puzo wrote all those incredible scenes that Francis Ford Coppola turned into one of the greatest movies of the 20th century. Listening to the book gives us so much more detail about the Corleones and their fellow Mafia families. Of course Coppola had to leave out much of the book in order to make the movie(s). Even through the third movie in the cycle, there is still more enjoyable detail here. It is impossible not to see the faces of Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall and the rest of the actors. In my view, the actors enrich the book. Even when you know what is coming, as in the scene where Michael shoots Solozzo and Captain McCluskey, the background and all the planning that lead up to the scene in the book will just grab your attention and hold it. Very few movies are a match for a great book. This book is so monumental in how it taught us the story of immigrant families and their struggles to adjust to life in the United States that it informs our understanding of many other immigrant stories. Joe Mantegna is so great at this that it is really hard to imagine any other narrator reading it. The feel of New York is also a wonder in Puzo's description of it. You see Don Corleone's opposition to joining the Solozzos and the other families in the drug trade, and you think, how principled he is, not what a monstrous gangster he is. This, again, is a feat of fiction writing that may never be surpassed. Sit back and enjoy one of the finest audiobooks you will ever experience.
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Joe Mantegna was the perfect choice for the narrator for THE GODFATHER. The timbre of his voice, his varied accents were all the perfect additions for the audio version of this novel.
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Six people can enjoy a comfortable night's sleep using the double bed and 2 sets of bunk beds placed in the airy living room. A sofa and dining table are also featured here. Delicious meals can be prepared using the equipped kitchen.
Those looking to experience Kreuzberg's bustling nightlife can head to the areas of Mehringdamm, Bergmannstraße Street and Oranienstraße Street. Enjoy some time chilling out in the area by walking for 5 minutes to popular, or by taking the bus to lovely Viktoriapark.
Take a stroll through the surrounding streets to discover a multicultural flair and alternative subculture.
House rulesThe front house and the first rear building are ordinary Berliner houses.
The neighbors are very happy when it's quiet in the yard from 22 clock.
Smoking is not allowed in the guesthouse. You can smoke in the backyard.
Wifi is free. PLEASE NOTE: Germany is very strict chasing people who download content illegally and apply heavy fines. Please don't! We would like to keep the internet open for our guests.
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