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Brainerd Deanery CCW to have Lenten Retreat
The Brainerd Deanery Council of Catholic Women will have its Lenten Retreat on Thursday, March 7, at St. Emily Catholic Church in Emily.
Registration will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Karen DuBord will speak at 9:45 a.m. on "Conversion of Heart, A Daily Event.
There will be a 15-minute break before 11 a.m. Mass. Father Paul Fruth and Father Ryan Moravitz will concelebrate Mass. Father Mike Schmidt will come in time for confessions.
Lunch will be at noon for $10 each. Confessions will start at 12:45 p.m. and exposition at 1 p.m. Closing will be at 2:30 p.m.
Directions: Take County Road 1 into Emily, go right for a half block and then turn left to the church. Contact Carol Wohlers at 218-562-5407 or email@example.com with registrations before Feb. 28. Or contact your parish president.


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Go to Gunbroker.com & look them up & that will give you a ballpark price!
My Nephew just inherited a couple of real nice S&W Revolvers and a semi auto. They appear to be new in the box, with paperwork & cleaning kits. They appear to be unfired..
One is a Blued Model 29-8 .44 with 6" barrel. Box says features: TT TH RR WO
Two is a stainless model 629-1 .44 with 3" barrel & Pachmyer Grip
Three is a Stainless Model 659 9mm, 4" Barrel, features 14SH AS AMSF with two magazines
Attempted to find a value by looking on some of the dealer sites with no luck. Can anyone give me a ball park value for resale / insurance purposes?
thanx ted
Go to Gunbroker.com & look them up & that will give you a ballpark price!
Go over to the S&W site and you can go to the classified or due a search for what they are selling for. Good luck.

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- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon each dried thyme, oregano and rosemary, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 broiler-fryer chicken (3-1/2 to 4 pounds), quartered
- In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, butter, water and seasonings; bring to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature.
- Pour the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 4 hours, turning once.
- Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 15-20 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.
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tag:Community Blogs:blogCommunity Blogshttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/avatars/6/11006.jpgSoulVisionhttps:://www.destructoid.com/blogs/SoulVision2007-07-17T21:59:23ZCommunity Blogs:48495Still alive [Cake anyone?] - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-10-10T14:32:00Z2007-10-10T14:32:00Zhttp://www.junknews.net/portal_still_alive.mp3

This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.

But there's no sense crying
over every mistake.
You just keep on trying
till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun.
For the people who are
still alive.

Dear <<Subject Name Here>>,

I'm not even angry.
I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data
make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta.
We're releasing on time.
So I'm GLaD I got burned.
Think of all the things we learned
for the people who are
still alive.

One last thing:

Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you'll find someone else
to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa...
THAT WAS A JOKE. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
It's so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking
when there's Science to do.
When I look out there,
It makes me GlAD I'm not you.
I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are
still alive.

PS: And believe me I am
still alive.
PPS: I'm doing Science and I'm
still alive.
PPPS: I feel FANTASTIC and I'm
still alive.

FINAL THOUGHT:
While you're dying I'll be
still alive.

FINAL THOUGHT PS:
And when you're dead I will be
still alive.

STILL ALIVE.Community Blogs:48404[Non-Orange Box-Related News]Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Delayed...no wait, CANCELED. - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-10-10T06:23:15Z2007-10-10T06:23:15Z"The official Gods and Heroes website brings final confirmation from PE President and Executive Producer Chris McKibbin.

 Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears...

 Loyal and faithful community members and Beta testers, thank you for your support, help, and understanding during the Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising development process.

 The development team established some very lofty and ambitious goals when the initial work was started on Gods & Heroes. Recently, we took a step back to evaluate the competitive landscape, the game's current state, and the overall goals for our organization. And while we are truly proud of and pleased with what we have created in Gods & Heroes, we also realize that achieving the level of quality and polish that we are committed to will take a significant investment.

 The Perpetual team is faced with a unique challenge of simultaneously developing both Gods & Heroes and Star Trek Online in addition to growing our Online Game Platform business. After assessing all of Perpetual's opportunities, we have made the decision to put the development of Gods & Heroes on indefinite hold.

 I want to express my overwhelming gratitude to the community, engineers, designers, artists, animators, and the game services team for the support and effort that has gone into Gods & Heroes.

 Moving forward, we're shifting our collective focus, resources and development efforts to Perpetual's Platform Services division and Star Trek Online, thereby ensuring that the game lives up to the high level of expectation set by the dedicated Star Trek fan base.

 Again, I would personally like to thank all of the Gods & Heroes supporters who have been with us from the beginning. Hopefully, your continued support will be as valuable to our future endeavors as it was with Gods & Heroes..

 Vade in pace,
 Chris McKibbin"

http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/breakingnews/2324-Breaking-News-Perpetual-Acquired-Gods-and-Heroes-Likely-Canceled

Wow...how does a game that finally does decently well in beta, and have a good fanbase...just get canceled?Community Blogs:48120So if World of Warcraft meets Bioshock... - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-10-08T15:29:53Z2007-10-08T15:29:53Z...this is what you get!

Win?

 Community Blogs:44125World Series of Video Games Gets Canceled - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-09-13T13:42:06Z2007-09-13T13:42:06ZEffective immediately, Games Media Properties will no longer produce the World Series of Video Games. The remainder of the 2007 season in Los Angeles, London and Sweden is canceled.

"The World Series of Video Games launched with the goal of expanding interest and participation in competitive gaming. Over the course of two seasons, we have been honored by the strong support the community has shown in attending our festivals, and watching our competitions online and on television-- all in record-setting numbers. We have been grateful for the generous support provided by Intel and other sponsors since our inception.

However, the continuing challenges of securing adequate revenues to sustain the production of the WSVG's large scale events and television programming, in a very crowded field of competitive gaming leagues, has prompted us to re-evaluate our direction as an organization.

Unfortunately, the decision is to cancel the remainder of the WSVG season, as we shift our focus solely to growing our online advertising network of websites, which currently reach seven million users each month.

We are proud of the accomplishments and memorable entertainment we have provided through the World Series of Video Games. While we are sorry that this news will disappoint our fans and players, we are deeply appreciative that we have had the opportunity to contribute to the growth of eSports.""

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=45940

I honestly find this surprising simply because there was no sign, at least to my knowledge, of this being a possibility...Community Blogs:43679Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Coming to PC! - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-09-11T14:04:48Z2007-09-11T14:04:48ZThat's right folks, GH3 is coming to the PC.

Being developed and published exclusively by Aspyr, the PC and Mac versions will match their console counterparts with explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. With more than 70 songs in the set list, and more original master tracks than ever before, players will be able to shred from many of the freshest and hottest artists today, along with many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow PC and Mac enthusiasts to rip head-to-head against players around the world and across either platform, raising the level of competition for true legendary rock status.

Working with such a wildly successful franchise and helping to strengthen an already powerful brand has us feeling like rock stars ourselves, only without the fame, money or musical talent, said Ted Staloch, Executive Vice President, Publishing for Aspyr. But even without Slashs chops, we still have what it takes to bring the best music game on the planet to PC and Mac gamers. Aspyrs expertise in developing and publishing for these platforms means that we will deliver a game that wails just as hard as it does on consoles but feels natural on this audiences chosen platform.

Providing the option for our fans to play Guitar Hero at their desk or on a laptop on the go is incredibly exciting, and were thrilled to now offer the ability to rock out literally anywhere and everywhere, said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane. PC and Mac gamers can now shred as hard as their console counterparts do, and its a great opportunity to help promote musicianship and expand the growing number of Guitar Hero fans worldwide.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on PC and Mac is rated T for Teen by the ESRB, and will be available this fall.

:)Community Blogs:35916Get on the 'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) Radio - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-20T13:29:25Z2007-07-20T13:29:25ZRockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. Having launched a website for its in-game WKTT radio station , Rockstar is offering fans a chance to pick up the phone and call the legit phone # advertised, and leaving a message of any sort. While there are no futher details provided, the website indicates R* may select some of the phone messages to be played back on the in-game radio while driving around in the GTA world.

http://www.wkttradio.com/

GET CALLIN D'TOID!Community Blogs:35906Microsoft Revenue Sky-High Despite $2 Billion Xbox Loss - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-20T12:23:18Z2007-07-20T12:23:18ZFor the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Microsoft announced revenue of $51.12 billion, a 15% increase over the prior year. Diluted earnings per share for the year were $1.42. Excluding certain items, earnings per share would have been $1.49, an increase of 17% over the prior year when also adjusted for certain items. $31 billion in cash, or approximately 175% of operating cash flow, was returned to shareholders during the year through share buybacks and dividends.

Surpassing $50 billion in annual sales is a testament to the innovation and value that our product groups delivered into the marketplace, as well as the outstanding execution by our field sales, marketing teams and partners to bring that value to life with our customers, said Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft. In fiscal year 2008, we will continue to drive growth through new product offerings, such as Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, and Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM.

This fiscal year marked the general availability of Microsofts flagship products, Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Revenue growth was primarily driven by solid customer acceptance of these products, as well as increasing sales of existing products such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, and Xbox 360 consoles.

Our results this quarter cap off an extremely strong fiscal year for the company, said Chris Liddell, chief financial officer at Microsoft. We have healthy core businesses and are strategically investing in growth opportunities, which will build on our success and contribute to continued double-digit revenue and earnings growth in fiscal year 2008.

Simply amazing how much company a single company can manage to rack up.Community Blogs:35854Breaking: Silicon Knights Files Lawsuit Against Epic - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-19T21:20:06Z2007-07-19T21:20:06ZEpic's VP Mark Rein revealed they have been served with a lawsuit by Too Human developer Silicon Knights, but he refused to comment further on the matter, as advised by the legal department. Silicon Knights' president Denis Dyack, however, claims Epic's breach of contract forced them to proceed this way because "Epic simply refuses to acknowledge the inadequacies of the Unreal Engine 3 code it provides to its licensees," resulting in serious financial loss to SK and other developers. A full 52-page transcript of the lawsuit can be read over at Gamasutra...

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14759

Wow...Community Blogs:35827NEW: Company of Heroes Online - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-19T15:59:14Z2007-07-19T15:59:14ZTHQ/Relic and Shanda Interactive announced a co-development and publishing agreement for an online-only version of THQ's 3D RTS game Company of Heroes, giving players will be able to build their character up from private to general through new multiplayer cooperative missions, gameplay modes, and player-versus-player combat.

Uhh...wtf?Community Blogs:35736Microsoft Cancels X07 event. - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-18T20:58:11Z2007-07-18T20:58:11ZWhether it has something to do with Peter Moore's departure or simply a change in policy is not known, but Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg revealed that its annual European "X"box press event will not be taking place this year. The X press events have taken place every year since the original Xbox, where Microsoft unveils some of its key titles, like Halo Wars announcement at X06. However Microsoft did state that it would explore other ways to make its announcements...

Lmao, way to go Peter :DCommunity Blogs:35735Halo 3 not gonna have Online Co-Op? - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-18T20:53:11Z2007-07-18T20:53:11ZIn Halo 3 Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. In an interview with EGM Bungie's Frank O'Conner cast a shadow on Halo 3's online co-op, saying they realize people want it, but it might technically not be possible, due to lag amongst the players spread too far apart on the map. If it ships without, it might get patched in at a later time ..

Well......Community Blogs:35605THQ Bringing its Games to Steam - SoulVisionSoulVision2007-07-17T21:59:23Z2007-07-17T21:59:23ZThe starting line up of THQ titles heading to Steam starting today spans a wide range of genres and hails from some of the most prestigious development studios in the gaming industry, such as THQ's Relic Entertainment, Gas Powered Games, and Pandemic.

Specifically, the titles are:

 * Supreme Commander - (Strategy; developed by Gas Powered Games)
 * S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - (Action; developed by GSC Game World)
 * Company of Heroes - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
 * Titan Quest - (Role playing; developed by Lore Entertainment)
 * Titan Quest: Immortal Throne - (Role Playing; developed by Lore Entertainment)
 * Full Spectrum Warrior - (Action; developed by Pandemic)
 * Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers - (Action; developed by Pandemic)
 * Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Gold Edition - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
 * Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
 * Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Platinum Edition - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)

So does Steam = Dominating as of lately...

Seems like every game releases, gets what money it can, then it comes to Steam.

Thoughts?


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Pet adoption saves lives. Adopt a pet and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
The Educated Ferret Association Inc is a volunteer run agency created to help find homes for surrendered, abandoned, abused, homeless, unwanted or neglected ferrets. Each ferret surrendered to our agency is evaluated for health and temperament issues, and vaccinated.
We charge a small adoption donation for our animals which helps to cover the medical treatment for the animals and all of the provisions needed for our foster homes.
Please realize that no one affiliated with this rescue receives any type of compensation except for a lot of good feelings. 100% of the adoption donations and 100% of all other donations are used strictly for the animals.
Why should you adopt?
small animals can make wonderful pets, and rather than buying a small animal for sale or finding a small animal breeder, adopting a small animal from an animal shelter or rescue organization is the perfect way to add a small animal to your family. Keep in mind, there is a lot you will need to know when you provide a home for a small animal. You will need to learn what to feed them, how much exercise or attention your small animal needs, and many other important things about how to house and care for a small animal. There are different types of small animals including Chinchilla, Degu, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Hedgehog, Mouse, Prairie Dog, Rat, Skunk, and Sugar Glider.
Pet adoption saves lives. Adopt a pet and you'll have a friend for life! Please consider a rescue pet before you buy a pet from a breeder or pet store. Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.


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Chilean-born computer technician Luis Zuniga first made local headlines back in 1988, when he took a Montreal school board to the Human Rights Commission after he was fired from his job there for speaking French with a Spanish accent.
Day: July 18, 2014
Immigrant's book describes systemic cultural and racial discrimination in Quebec
Bus involved in crash had passed recent inspection, company says
The Quebec bus that crashed Friday in upstate New York had just undergone a thorough mechanical inspection. It was in excellent working condition and its driver, whose driving record was reportedly spotless, was returning from a seven-day vacation at the time of the accident — which left one Quebec teen dead and injured several others.
Some of Genie's Aussie army will show up at Rogers Cup
WITH VIDEO: Eugenie Bouchard won't lack support as the hometown favourite at next month's Rogers Cup in Montreal. But Canada's rising tennis star from Westmount — she's now ranked 7th in the world — will also have a familiar band of Australian fans rooting for her at Uniprix Stadium.
Quebec inaugurates 'flying intensive-care unit'
On the outside, it looks like your typical gleaming white corporate jet carrying executives around the world. Inside, however, it's a "flying intensive-care unit" that is equipped with a mini maternity suite where babies can be delivered at 35,000 feet in the air.
Buchignani: Pressure is on Rosberg now
There is no Formula One column this week. Instead, I invite you to read my last one and transpose the names of the protagonists. Where you see Lewis Hamilton, put Nico Rosberg. And vice-versa.
Montreal, unions headed for public hearings in August
A public hearing on whether a protest by Montreal employees against pension reform last month constituted an illegal work stoppage will begin Aug. 29, the province's labour relations board announced Friday.
Number of road deaths in Quebec down in 2014
The number of deaths and serious injuries on Quebec roads fell during the first five months of 2014.
Quebec's top 10 fugitives
Ever wondered who the criminals on the top of Quebec's list are? Look no further. Here is a list of the ten most-wanted criminals in the province.
Quebec's most wanted: On the run, on the list
When Quebec police forces add a name to their roundup of the province's most wanted fugitives, the public becomes a partner in the investigation.
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Web series lampoons the toil and trouble involved in landing, and keeping, a job.


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What do you get when you combine gray and yellow? Graylo? How about when you add a bold red to orange and blue? I guess what I really want to know is, "What do you get when DeWalt buys Porter-Cable and Delta, and Milwaukee joins Ridgid and Ryobi?"
We've already reported on these two third-quarter 2004 acquisitions that have everyone guessing the answers to both questions–surely within the companies themselves, too. I can only hope this means we'll get continued quality from the brands that were acquired and continued selection and service for tool buyers loyal to these product lines. What insiders speculated might happen over the next decade–that the tool industry will boil itself down to the Big Four companies–took two giant steps within one quarter last year.
Consolidation is buzz-wording its way through the tool industry. This isn't new in the construction world. National home builders have been acquiring market share for years as the fastest path toward growth, which is ultimately driven by shareholder demand. Mega-brand building product companies like Masco set the standard a long time ago by acquiring huge families of companies in a wide range of categories. Tool companies fuel their own growth in the same way.
While this may be an inevitable result of evolution, tool manufacturers still have a choice in how they handle their brands and those they acquire. I can't imagine that this is an easy process, or that the choices are clear-cut. In fact, I wish the executives and managers at all the brands involved good luck in dealing with it. But if the best ideas, engineering, and technologies from the individual brands can move more easily into our hands because of the combined resources of the consolidated companies, that would be a good outcome. This is the tricky part though, because if the individual brands continue to "compete" in the market against their new kissin' cousins, how does the parent company treat them?
Competition has driven every historical breakthrough, technological revolution, and modern innovation since the Stone Age, and it is at risk and being publicly reshaped in real time. The power generated by this massive reorganization will change the playing field forever, and I'm afraid that entrepreneur-inventors, who over time have been the source of creative genius in our industry, will find themselves on the sidelines, unable to enter or stay in a game that has gotten too big and is moving too fast for them.
Nobody can turn the tide against consolidation, so we'll have to hope for the best in terms of competition and its implications regarding features and pricing. My hope is that it brings more creativity strengthened through stronger investment in research and development, deeper practicality broadened through closer contact with more tool users, diverse features driven by shared product development and manufacturing breakthroughs, and finally, competitive pricing supplied by the efficiencies and purchasing power that these mega-brands should be able to leverage along the way.


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"Massimiliano Tani Bertuol" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: query on xtpcse
Thu, 06 May 2010 12:13:16 +1000
Hello statalist
I run a regression on a panel with an I(1) dependent variable, one I(1) regressor, autocorrelation and cross-panel correlation. There iseems to be cointegration between the two I(1) variables. To control for correlation across the panel and the autoregressive error term, I use ordinary panel-GLS specifying the option xtgls...., panels(corr) corr(ar1).
I understand that in this case the standard errors are too small. Hence I use xtpcse, ...corr(ar1) which, according to the manual, takes into account the cross-panel correlation.
I understand that the Prais-Winsten estimator assumes that the coefficient of the AR(1) term is common to all industries. Is this the reason for which the command xtpcse controls for cross-industry correlation, or is this taken into account by some other specification? Is there some reference you might suggest about this use of PW estimation (I have only found references about its use to control for autoregressive errors, not to control for cross-panel correlation)?
Unfortunately I was not able to find an answer reading the manual.
Thank you in advance for any feedback you might give
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Monday, March 21, 2005
Carnegie Mellon to Award Dickson Prize to Harvard Luminary
EVENT: Carnegie Mellon University will award its prestigious Dickson Prize in Science to George M. Whitesides, considered one of the world's most creative chemists. Whitesides is one of the pioneers in molecular self-assembly and in using enzymes in large-scale organic syntheses. He also is an inventor of microcontact printing and is developing methods to make 3-D microstructures, techniques he calls "micro-origami" after the Japanese art of paper folding.
Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University, chaired the Department of Chemistry at Harvard from 1986 to 1989. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Whitesides has received numerous honors, including the National Medal of Science and the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry.
As part of the prize ceremony, Whitesides will deliver a lecture, "Assumptions: If common assumptions about the modern world break down, then what could science and technology make happen?" The lecture is free and open to the public.
The Dickson Prize in Science is given annually to an individual for making the greatest strides in a scientific field in the past year.
WHEN: 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 28
WHERE: Auditorium, Mellon Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Reception immediately following the lecture, Mellon Institute Lobby, 4th Floor
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Hello everyone! This is my very first post here, I just recently discovered this site and have to say that it is great and I have been sucked in reading all of the threads!
I was hoping someone could help me with this free Berroco purse pattern: http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/lorraine/lorraine.html
I can't even get past the first couple of lines! Here is the portion I'm having trouble with:
With larger needles, using Cotton Twist, cast on 59 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: K1, k2tog, yo* p9, yo, sl 3 sts purlwise, k2 tog, psso, yo, rep from * twice more, end p9, yo, SSK twice, k1 – 51 sts.
I CANNOT, for the life of me, get those 51 stitches out of the 59 I start with. I worked this over and over, and it just isn't working. I've tried working it several different ways--one way, I run out of stitches before I finish the line, the other way, I don't have enough stitches. And if I work it backwards on paper or in my head, I just can't compute how those 59 stitches are turning into 51.
I'm sorry I'm not more clear, I'm just SO confused that I don't know how to explain it any better. I tried adding up the decreases and increases and it just doesn't work out, in my mind at least. I need to end up with 8 stitches less than I start with and the increase/decrease of Row 2 just doesn't add up for me.
Can anyone help? Thank you so much!!!
When I total up the stitches that you're left with, I get 51 from 59.
Are you passing all three slipped stitches over the k2tog?
Here's what I get
k9=9yo=1 sl 3, k2tog, psso=1yo=1
do these 3 times
51 stitches
Oh, thank you, THANK YOU! I was doing the three slipped stitches part wrong. I was just slipping them to the RH needle and then going on and working the next stitches. I will do it the way you laid it out. Thank you so much, I have been stewing over this for a couple of days (I am a fairly novice knitter so I think I may have bitten off more than I could chew!).
Thanks again, I am so glad I found this site!
Uh oh, I am confused again...I just went to try this out, and following the stitches above, I come out with 52. And I just counted out the stitches as laid out, and it's 52, not 51. So now I'm confused again. Is this pattern just poorly written, or am I just too inexperienced to figure this out?
:oops: The way I laid it out above IS 52. I added wrong. :shifty:
I think that last k1 on row one is a mistake.
If you do it without that k1, then the row starts with 3 and ends with 3.
If you look at the next row, row 3, it starts with 3 and ends with 3.
I'd give it a try without that extra k1 in the first row.
Sorry for any confusion.
That looks like it will work! I will do that. Thanks so much, again! I appreciate the help so much.


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Can you learn to be 'social' when using social media?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
When I started blogging in 2005, one of the first things I did was study how the so-called 'successful' bloggers blogged. One of the bloggers I began reading was Hugh MacLeod at Gaping Void.
I noticed as soon as I started reading Gaping Void that Hugh wasn't blogging the 'right' way. Specifically, he was constantly linking out to other sites and bloggers. This was obviously 'wrong', because all he was doing was sending traffic AWAY from his blog. And if a blogger with several days experience could see this, I'm sure everyone else could as well. Obviously.
But as I kept reading Hugh (even though I knew how he blogged was 'wrong'), I began to notice that people were commenting saying that they appreciated the link to Seth's recent post, or Tara's post on Pinko Marketing. Then I saw someone comment that they loved reading his blog because of 'all the great links you share'.
Hmmmmm.....could it be that by sharing links to other sites that Hugh wasn't actually driving people AWAY from his blog, but instead giving people a reason to become regular readers?
Then soon after, another blogging epiphany happened for me. As I was doing a crash-course of reading blogs in an effort to uncover the secrets of being a great blogger, I began to find a post here and there that caught my attention enough to leave a comment. Then a day or two later I noticed that traffic to my own blog started suddenly going up. And for the first time, COMMENTS were coming in! Awesome! But the problem was, I still had no idea what had caused the floodgates to open. Why all the traffic and comments suddenly? Then my friend Jordan Behan left a comment and when he did, he THANKED me for commenting on his blog. I went back and checked, and sure enough, almost all of the comments I had suddenly gotten, were coming from bloggers whose blog I had commented on first.
What these two examples did for helping me understand how and WHY people use social media, is immeasurable. Share something of value with others (such as a link to a great blog post), and they will be thankful. Create something of value for them (such as a comment on their blog), and they will not only be thankful, but they will want to return the favor.
But when I started blogging, my thought was that you become a good blogger by creating great content, and giving people a reason to come to your blog, and stay there. I had to LEARN how to be social with social media. I had to figure out how the tools work, and why people are using them. Not to silo content and information, but to SHARE it.
I was thinking about this learning process as I read Robbin's post today. I agree, I think companies have to train their employees on how to use social media as well. And in reality, the only way to do that is by making mistakes. Even if a company hires me to help them learn how to use social media effectively, there's still a time when the training wheels have to come off and the company takes ownership of their own efforts. No one learns how to ride a bicycle without earning a few scraped knees first. Social media is no different.
BTW as an introvert, I really think this applies. When I first started using social media, I didn't want to interact with strangers, because I am hesitant to do so offline. I had to learn how to become more social online, and now I think I'm an online extrovert, and an offline introvert. Have any other introverts noticed the same thing?
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#blogchat 2-21 recap: Corp Blogging with Dell's Chief Blogger Lionel Menchaca!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Last nite was our biggest and most active #blogchat ever, with Dell's Chief Blogger Lionel Menchaca joining us to discuss corporate blogging, and more specifically, how Dell uses blogging to connect with its customers.
I do want to do a recap of some of the MANY takeaways from last nite's #blogchat, but first I wanted to touch on a big reason why Dell is using social media so effectively. As Shannon Paul would say, they show up. I asked Lionel to join #blogchat mostly because he's one of the best corporate bloggers on the planet, but also because I knew he would 'show up'. I told Lionel beforehand that if he needed to leave #blogchat after an hour or so to let me know, but he stayed for over 2 hours. And guys he was being absolutely HAMMERED with questions. Seriously when #blogchat first started he was getting 5-10 new questions a minute thrown at him. And there were even a few people taking swipes at Dell and how they use social media, and he handled it all with grace and ease. I'm sure it was a bit overwhelming at times, but he answered as many questions as possible, the funniest thing where people were asking him questions like 'Top 5 examples of...' or 'Your Ten Best reasons to blog', and other questions that were impossible to answer in one tweet, he would just peck out the answer in 3-4 tweets ;)
And this is a big reason why companies like Dell and Radian6 and Marketing Profs are using social media so well. Because they are connecting to us as PEOPLE. A big reason why my future laptop and desktop purchases will be Dells? Because I have connected with several Dell employees via social media. If I have an issue or concern, all I have to do is jump on Twitter and tweet them, and a personalized response is likely coming within 5 minutes. I can't get that from Apple or Compaq or any of Dell's direct or indirect competitors. The same thing goes for companies like Radian6 and Marketing Profs. They both have excellent products and services, but they are also using social media to put human faces to their companies.
That's a big advantage of using social media, and its one that very few companies have tapped into.
But that's another post for another day. Let's get back to my recap of last nite's #blogchat.
First, check out Lionel's tweets from #blogchat.
Here are some of my favorite takeaways:
- Initially, all comments on Dell's blogs were moderated. Now they go live, and are then screened.
- Making it easy for customers to comment on your blog is key to driving engagement there
- Dell got into social media in 2006 because customers were telling them they needed to improve their customer service, plus they realized that all these conversations were happening online that they had no say in.
- Social media won't help improve perception of a crappy product, it will amplify perceptions, good and bad.
- 3 bottom line goals for a corp blog: Know your scope and objective, know the audience you want to connect with, and be ready for criticism because it IS coming!
- Dell monitors blogs with tools such as Radian6 to discover support issues BEFORE customers come to them.
- It's great to have a strategy driving your social media efforts, but there's no substitute for action.
- Dell crafts its content to be product-specific, because they have learned from studying traffic to their blogs that this is the content Dell's customers want more of. But they also have content that's focused on the customers as well.
- Lionel sees Dell's blogs and forums being more integrated in the future
BTW remember that our next #blogchat is this Sunday nite the 28th at 8pm Central and is OPEN MIC! That means YOU pick the blogging topic you want to cover, and we all go from there! And you can also join #blogchat's Facebook fan page, which is now over 100 fans! Thanks guys, see you Sunday!
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The best way to connect via social media that you aren't using is....
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Twitter chats. I am a huge proponent of Twitter chats, because they make it incredibly easy to find and connect with smart people, and have them discover you. There are now well over 100 regularly-scheduled chats on Twitter (most of them are weekly), and the topics are varied from social media to dog lovers to stay at home moms. So there should be at least 1 or 2 that appeal to almost everyone.
Why are Twitter chats so important? Here's 5 reasons:
1 - They let you connect with people that are on Twitter to interact. One of the biggest complaints about Twitter is that you can follow people, but its sometimes hard to really connect with the people on Twitter. Twitter chats are perfect for this, because if you are participating in a Twitter chat, the odds are that you are wanting to...well....chat. Sure there are lurkers to every chat, but there's a much higher chance of actually having a conversation with people, during a chat.
2 - They give you the chance to get noticed. This is one many of us struggle with when we first join Twitter. You have no followers, and no one knows who you are. So your tweets go out to....no one. But if you join a Twitter chat, then your tweets go out to the participants in THAT CHAT, if you add the appropriate hashtag to your tweets. So if you tweet every day about social media and it goes out to your 5 followers, that might not help you get noticed very much. But if you join #blogchat and talk social media with us there, your tweets will be going out to several hundred people. So your exposure level skyrockets. Which means you gain more followers during #blogchat, that you can reach afterwards.
3 - Joining new chats means new connections. I typically gain about 15-20 new followers during each week's #blogchat. But last nite I participated briefly in #IMCchat. I checked afterwards and found I had gained about 30 followers in the 45 mins or so that I participated in #IMCchat. Why? Because the network that follows #IMCchat is different from the one that follows #blogchat. So by joining #IMCchat, I was getting exposure to a new group of people. And likewise, I found some new people to follow!
4 - They give you access to industry experts you might not have otherwise. One of the big reasons why I wanted to join #IMCchat last nite was because @SouthwestAir's @ChristiDay joined the chat to give us some insight into how Southwest internally handled the recent Kevin Smith bruhawhaw. This coming Sunday nite, #blogchat will be co-hosted by Dell's Chief Blogger, Lionel Menchaca. So as certain chats become more popular, they can attract participants and hosts to a very interactive environment.
5 - They give you the chance to start your OWN chat! Simply pick a topic that you are passionate about, or that ties into your business, and create a chat to discuss it! And it doesn't have to be a weekly chat, start off with a monthly format and see if demand warrants bumping it up to bi-weekly or weekly. And doing so is an EXCELLENT way to draw attention to yourself! Let's say one of my hobbies was collecting Victorian antique furniture (it isn't, but bear with me). If you were to start a chat about finding and appraising Victorian antique furniture (or maybe just antique furniture), you better believe I would LOVE to join that chat!
And this is something I have seen for months firsthand from #blogchat. When people join your chat and get value from it, they will go out of their way to promote it to others. Every single day on Twitter now I see people helping others get more information about #blogchat. They are answering questions about what it is, when it is, and how to join. Every single day. When I first started #blogchat I had to promote it almost every day for the first couple of weeks, now I only send out 1 or 2 tweets a week reminding everyone of when/what it is.
So if you are looking to build your network on Twitter, and get noticed, I really think you should investigate Twitter chats. They are a terribly underutilized way to meet smart people, and have these smart people meet YOU. And we'd LOVE to have you join our next #blogchat on Sunday nite at 8pm CT, which will be co-hosted by Dell's Chief Blogger Lionel Menchaca! Here's the Facebook fan page for #blogchat which has some more information!
posted by Mack Collier @ 10:00 AM, , View blog reactions
Kevin Smith vs Southwest: Did anyone win?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
If you are like me, you missed the latest Twitter soap opera over the weekend, this one between Kevin Smith and Southwest Airlines. I've gone back and read blog posts and tweets from both parties, and from what I can tell, Smith was on standby for a SW flight earlier than his scheduled one. SW let him board that plane, then asked him to leave, citing that he was causing discomfort to the passengers around him, or that as he claims, he was 'too fat to fly'.
Now, as usually is the case with a social media firestorm, what actually happened isn't nearly as significant as how the involved parties RESPOND to what actually happened.
First, there was this blog post from Southwest, entitled "Not So Silent Bob Speaks", which is a terrible title. One thing companies need to realize when they are in a situation like this is that many people are going to take swipes at you no matter WHAT you do or HOW you respond. So why give them any ammo by choosing a title that SOME could see as a swipe against Smith? Bad move, Southwest.
Now as for the post itself, it's apparently been edited since it was first published, but after an initial apology to Smith (which is what you want to see), the tone of the rest of the post seems to be explaining why Southwest was not at fault here. Additionally, the post should have closed again apologizing to Smith, and offering readers to leave their feedback (which they were going to do anyway). And Southwest should have stressed that they handled the situation poorly, and were listening to Smith, and their customers.
While Southwest was leaving this post, @ThatKevinSmith was on Twitter leaving a steady stream of f-bombs and other profanity-laced tweets aimed at Southwest. Now somewhat in Smith's defense, he was obviously upset and felt he had been told by Southwest that he was 'too fat to fly'. He was embarrassed, and had been the victim of a very bad customer service experience. So him being upset is understandable, but after 100 or so profanity-laced tweets, I think he crossed the line from being justifiably upset, to making himself look bad. I won't share the tweets, and honestly the one I included in this post was one of the few that didn't have the f-bomb in it.
Southwest then followed the next day with another post on the subject, which led to a post from Smith on his blog (NSFW). BTW after reading these posts I noticed something very significant: Southwest allowed comments on their posts, Smith did not. And yes, many of the (anonymous) comments on the Southwest blog were slamming the company, while many others defended their actions. But again, it rings a bit hollow to me that Smith wants to use social media to complain about the situation, but won't let us give our thoughts.
In the end, I think both Southwest and Smith handled this poorly. Southwest clearly didn't handle Smith's situation very well at all, and probably never should have let him on the plane, and then weren't completely honest about why he had to leave the plane. At least that's what it seems like to me. Then their apologies didn't seem completely sincere, and Smith went from being justifiably outraged to all but whining on Twitter. And constant f-bombs did nothing to help his cause.
But for companies, I think this is a reminder of how to properly handle a 'crisis' situation like this:
1 - Admit you were wrong, and MEAN IT. Even if you really don't THINK you were wrong, admit that you could have been, and probably were. Because many people will automatically believe you ARE wrong. So address those people in your response. Again, firestorms like this are pushed by the people that are the most vocal, and that doesn't necessarily mean they are right or even interested in being right. But it DOES mean that your response needs to go above and beyond in admitting error, and apologizing.
2 - Tell us how you will keep the same thing from happening to me. How will you FIX the problem? What did you learn from this, and what will be changed as a result?
3 - Invite feedback and let customers know that you WANT to hear from them. I never saw this in Southwest's replies. And you might as well ask for feedback because you WILL get it. Say you're wrong, tell us how the problem will be fixed, then invite us to give you feedback on what you are doing.
4 - Apologize, and remind us that you will do everything you can to ensure that this doesn't happen again. Thank your customers for caring enough to voice their concerns about this issue, and invite them to keep responding.
What do you guys think? Did Southwest handle this correctly? If not, what could they have changed? Was Smith justified in his tweets, or did he go too far?
BTW Sonny has a great post on this episode, check it out.
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#blogchat 2-8 recap: Music Marketing via social media!
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Last nite was another killer #blogchat, as the fantasmically amazing @misskatiemo joined us to discuss how artists can use social media to connect with their fans! Music marketing is one of my favorite topics, so I was thrilled to participate last nite. If you missed it, here is the transcript.
Some of the main points, and I've linked to their Twitter names so you can follow these smart peeps:
- Musicians should connect with fans themselves, fans can tell if its the artist, or their publicist.
- Fans love it when artists give them a 'behind the scenes' look at how they make music, their performances, secret shows, etc. Social media lets them pull back the curtain. @misskatiemo @krisis
- Twitter is great for instant communication between artists and fans, blogs and Facebook allow for deeper connections and for the artists to share content in several forms. @grtaylor2 @kikilitalien
- The end goal of social media usage for artists is to 'sell something', but artists need to understand that its a goal that will likely take some time to attain via SM. @misskatiemo @zzramesses
- If artists acknowledge and engage fans, it means the fans will promote them to their friends, which creates more fans (Note: Companies can do this exact same thing by embracing their evangelists) @TMariePR
- Fans enjoy reading tweets from artists, it shows them the artists are 'just like them'. @ICT_GURU
- MySpace is now mostly used by labels, artists have moved on to other tools to interact with fans, for the most part @misskatiemo
- @amandapalmer was told by label reps that SM wouldn't work for her. She famously made $11,000 in merchandise sales via Twitter in 2 hours. @krisis
Thanks to @misskatiemo and @curtsmith and everyone that made last nite's #blogchat another amazing event! We will again be on Monday nite next week (Because of Valentine's Day being on Sunday), and if you haven't already, please join the Facebook fan page for #blogchat!
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Attention big brands, we had a blast on Twitter last nite, but where were you?
Monday, February 08, 2010
If you were on Twitter last nite during the Super Bowl, you probably had a blast with the rest of us participating in all the chatter around the game, and the commercials. Many of us were using the #brandbowl hashtag to critique the ads in real-time, in fact I was seeing 100 new tweets coming in every couple of minutes. For reference, that's about FOUR times the volume of a busy #blogchat.
But one thing many of us noticed was that the companies buying these very expensive Super Bowl ads, weren't doing anything to engage with us. I didn't see a single ad with a reference to the company's social media presence (someone tweeted that Honda's ad had their Facebook URL, but I missed it). And the only activity I saw during #brandbowl were a couple of companies (Coke and eTrade) tweeting that their spot was coming up.
For all the hype that Twitter has gotten for being mainstream, and all the talk about how big brands are starting to leverage social media, tonite was a cruel reminder that many companies still have little idea of how to engage with potential customers via social media. Anyone that's used Twitter for ANY amount of time knows that its members love to use the site to discuss and connect over any type of event like this. Whether it's the Super Bowl or the Grammys or the season premiere of Lost, we are there and we are talking.
The water cooler is now online. Companies need to understand this, and start engaging with customers in a place where they are already chatting.
Oh well, maybe next year...
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Twitter-sourced smartitude; Getting a community site off the ground
Friday, February 05, 2010
This morning I actually had a few minutes to spend on Twitter, so I decided to get a discussion going about community sites. More specifically, what's the first consideration when starting a site, how important is it to be involved in the site itself, and how to sell it to your boss. I got dozens of great answers, and here they are:
First consideration when launching a community site:
- MattJMcD @MackCollier making sure people want to be part of your community in the first place.
- jonnytee @MackCollier first question - Who's the audience and what's their common interest?
- tamadear @MackCollier Whether or not a community already exists--and if they already have an online gathering
- brandonacox @MackCollier Do we really want a community site? Or do we want to infiltrate a much larger already-existing community?
- space.
- cubanalaf @MackCollier Which brand ambassadors will serve as the foundation - community sites have to have a grass roots effect at start.
- xybrewer @mackcollier What do "we" have to offer the community? Help? Support? Funding? Information? Access?
- GreenSpotting RT @MackCollier: company wants to start a community site, top consideration should B......what value can it bring clients, &let grow organic
- Griner MackCollier 1. What will offer that actually has value? 2. How will we drive people there?
- turbobrown @MackCollier ease of use. great question, looking forward to seeing the answers!
- MacSlam @MackCollier Whether is has a business purpose or not
How active should your company be in the community itself?
- davidpaulw @MackCollier Very imp. Just like what Seth talks about in tribes. Communities need leaders. Ppl not companies
- MattJMcD @MackCollier agreed. The next thing is what value do you bring to the equation. Communities are based on who adds what, comps no different.
- cubanalaf @MackCollier Oh, agreed. I always tell brands that you can't control conversation, but the effect of it. A brand ambassador can be employee.
- MacSlam @MackCollier re: participation - v. important - if you don't pay attention to it, why should anyone else?
- CKsays @MackCollier: gotta get data points showing how communities foster a source of trusted referrals for the company and how communities work..
- MattJMcD @MackCollier Offer special deals/incentives to comm members. Unique items/pricing. You can track purchases, sales, interest directly.
- CKsays @MackCollier: ... to create customers.Also show data points on how online mentions facilitate purchasing. Then take the co's competitors...
- GreenSpotting @MackCollier "Skeptical Boss the value from a comm site?" -point him to one that works now, large or small.
- griner @MackCollier I've always liked the potential of community sites, but it's so difficult to build audience without a heavy ad spend.
- CKsays: and show the boss what competitors are doing (eek, you're behind!) or are not doing (first-mover advantage opportunity!)
Some great answers! BTW this shows that Twitter makes it very easy to crowdsource ideas and develop conversations (it is after all a communications tool). And it also shows that I have a damn hard time cutting and pasting tweets from the timeline to blogger! You can read all the replies here.
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LOS ANGELES - USC Women of Troy point guard Erica Mashia, an All-Pac-10 Freshman team performer in 1996 who missed the last two seasons with a severe hip injury, has been cleared to play in the 1998-99 season, USC Coach Chris Gobrecht announced today.
"I consider it almost a miracle", Gobrecht said. "This came as a complete surprise and is a tribute to Erica's tenacity and unyielding faith that she would play again."
Mashia, who prepped at Jefferson High in Portland, Ore., suffered the hip injury at the end of her freshman season and reaggravated it before the start of the 1996-97 season, forcing her to sit out the year. She hoped to return in 1997-98, but the injury lingered, kept her out a second season and appeared to end her career.
Mashia, who will have two years of eligibility remaining, averaged 11.8 points as a freshman in 1996, second highest on the team. She also averaged a team-best 3.2 assists per game and scored in double figures 18 times.
For the year, Mashia made 65-of-77 free throws (84.4%) and 38-of-87 three-point attempts (43.7%), both USC season percentage records. She also set a Pac-10 and USC record for consecutive free throws made (33).
Depleted by graduation and injuries, USC finished 12-15 this past season. The Women of Troy, however, lose only one player from last year's squad and welcome four recruits plus Mashia into the mix for the 1998-99 season.


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Brandon Jennings denies he's unhappy with Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings said he's not worried about what the next week will bring leading up to the NBA trade deadline.
Several reports circulated Wednesday about the possibility of Jennings being dealt before the Feb. 21 deadline. He will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season, meaning the Bucks can match any offer for his services.
"Whatever happens, happens," Jennings said. "But I'm not even thinking about it."
Jennings entered Wednesday's game against Philadelphia as the Bucks' leading scorer at 18.5 points a game and also was averaging 6.1 assists and 1.90 steals.
An ESPN.com report cited sources as saying Jennings is frustrated and has "irreconcilable differences" with the club.
"As long as I'm in a Bucks uniform, I'm going to play every night for the Bucks," Jennings said while seated at his locker before the game against the 76ers. "I'm trying to get out of this shooting slump that I'm in. Every player goes through it.
"Look at the Lakers. Look at Boston in the beginning, the Brooklyn Nets. I guess we just hit our slump for a minute and this is the time it's over with."
Jennings was 3 of 17 in the Bucks' loss to Washington on Monday.
Jennings recently switched agents as he prepares for restricted free agency.
He left Bill Duffy and BDA Sports Management and is expected to officially sign soon with Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management after a waiting period required by the players union.
"Just because I got a new agent, that doesn't mean I'm trying to leave Milwaukee or I'm unhappy," Jennings said. "That has nothing to do with it.
"It was just a time for a change and it was a decision me and my family made. So all these stories coming out about me not wanting to be here and this and that, I never said that.
"That never came out of my mouth. If anything, I've always said I love Milwaukee."
Jennings and his family are close to Knicks center Tyson Chandler, who is represented by Schwartz. Chandler and Jennings both grew up in Compton, Calif.
Other NBA players the agent represents include Brooklyn's Deron Williams, Boston's Paul Pierce and Minnesota's Kevin Love.


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place on the next day to a new "absence," which was removed in the same way by relating the
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remained silent. Now, after she had given energetic expression to her restrained anger, she asked
for a drink, drank a large quantity of water without trouble, and woke from hypnosis with the
glass at her lips. The symptom thereupon vanished permanently.[5]
Permit me to dwell for a moment on this experience. No one had ever cured an hysterical
symptom by such means before, or had come so near understanding its cause. This would be a
pregnant discovery if the expectation could be confirmed that still other, perhaps the majority of
symptoms, originated in this way and could be removed by the same method. Breuer spared no
pains to convince himself of this and investigated the pathogenesis of the other more serious
symptoms in a more orderly way. Such was indeed the case; almost all the symptoms originated
in exactly this way, as remnants, as precipitates, if you like, of affectively-toned experiences,
which for that reason we later called "psychic traumata." The nature of the symptoms became
clear through their relation to the scene which caused them. They were, to use the technical term,
"determined" (determiniert) by the scene whose memory traces they embodied, and so could no
longer be described as arbitrary or enigmatical functions of the neurosis.
Only one variation from what might be expected must be mentioned. It was not always a single
experience which occasioned the symptom, but usually several, perhaps many similar, repeated
traumata cooperated in this effect. It was necessary to repeat the whole series of pathogenic
memories in chronological sequence, and of course in reverse order, the last first and the first
last. It was quite impossible to reach the first and often most essential trauma directly, without
first clearing away those coming later.
You will of course want to hear me speak of other examples of the causation of hysterical
symptoms beside this of inability to drink on account of the disgust caused by the dog drinking
from the glass. I must, however, if I hold to my programme, limit myself to very few examples.
Breuer relates, for instance, that his patient's visual disturbances could be traced back to external
causes, in the following way. "The patient, with tears in her eyes, was sitting by the sick-bed
when her father suddenly asked her what time it was. She could not see distinctly, strained her
eyes to see, brought the watch near her eyes so that the dial seemed very large (macropia and
strabismus conv.), or else she tried hard to suppress her tears, so that the sick man might not see
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Alabama Gets Tough on Illegal Immigrants
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a bill Thursday aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration that both supporters and opponents consider the toughest law of its kind in the U.S.
Supporters say the sweeping measure will protect the jobs of legal residents in Alabama. Opponents say it is unconstitutional, and some business groups worry about its impact on the state's economy.
Like the Arizona law that partly inspired it, the Alabama law requires police to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they stop whom they have a "reasonable suspicion" might be in the U.S. illegally. It requires all businesses to check employees' paperwork against the federal E-Verify database to confirm their work eligibility. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees can ask the Department of Homeland Security to conduct the procedure for them.
The law also covers areas the Arizona one doesn't touch. It requires public schools to determine the legal status of students and report statistics to the state. And it makes many contracts involving an illegal immigrant unenforceable in state courts.
"Alabama is no longer a sanctuary state," said Republican state Rep. Micky Hammon, the legislation's sponsor. "We want to discourage illegal immigrants from coming to Alabama and prevent those who are already here from putting down roots."
The American Civil Liberties Union, among other groups, said they planned to challenge the law's constitutionality in court before it takes effect Sept. 1. "It's a pervasive attempt to create an underclass of people," said Omar Jadwat, an ACLU attorney.
The organization has also sued to block similar measures in Arizona, Georgia and Utah.
Some business groups are concerned about the law, too. "I just hope that this bill doesn't send out the message to [businesses] thinking of locating here that they're not welcome here," said Johnny Adams, executive director of the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association.
In addition, he worries the E-Verify provision will hamstring smaller companies that aren't familiar with the system. "It puts us at a competitive disadvantage," he said.
Mr. Hammon argued that illegal immigrants displace Alabama workers and drain public coffers. "Everyone's in a financial bind right now," he said, and undocumented people are "taking a toll on our state revenue."
Alabama's undocumented population, which is mostly Latin American, numbered about 120,000 in 2010, compared with the estimated 25,000 a decade earlier, according to Pew Hispanic Center estimates.
Latino organizations say the legislation has already spread fear in the state's immigrant communities. "We know people who have left, and we expect others to leave," said Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama.
Opponents of the measure say the impact of an immigration-enforcement measure signed into law last month in neighboring Georgia offers a cautionary tale.
Farmers there are reporting difficulties in finding enough workers, just as they enter a peak harvest season for many fruits and vegetables. According to a recent survey by the Georgia Agribusiness Council, 46% of respondents said they were experiencing labor shortages.
The council estimates that the resulting losses could total $300 million this year, said Bryan Tolar, the group's president. Unpicked crops are "dying on the vine," he said.
Philip Grimes, the owner of Docia Farms in Tifton, Ga., said only half of his 100-person crew showed up two weeks ago to begin harvesting canteloupes and watermelons. The absentees "were scared to come in," he said. "It's going to be a disaster."


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Hip-hop pioneer DJ Shadow has been added to the line-up for next year's Splore festival, being held over the weekend of February 14-16 just outside Auckland.
The Tapapakanga Regional Park-based event runs over the same day that one-day Auckland hip-hop festival Rapture is being held, meaning rap fans have a major decision ahead of them.
Shadow, a Californian DJ who delivered up a sample-based hip-hop classic with his 1996 debut album, Endtroducing ... , will perform at Splore alongside previously announced acts Ebony Bones, Alice Russell, Adam Freeland, Blak Twang, Sam Hunt and Scratch 22.
Shadow will be playing the festival's main stage on the beach, and is bringing what the festival calls a "meticulously curated" set with him.
If it's anything like last time he was here, it's bound to be impressive. At Auckland's Powerstation in 2011, Shadow played inside a giant glowing orb - a performance that was part dance concert, part turntable lesson, and part art installation.
Other acts included in today's third line-up announcement include the Holiwater Project collective, Tama Waipara, 1814, Street Chant, the Nukes and Sal Valentine and the Babyshakes.
DJ sets will be played by local artists Soane, Mr Big Stuff, the Dastardly Bounder and Steve Usher, while Juan Vesuvius will be performing his musical comedy mash-up Calypso Nights.
Perhaps the most unusual name included in today's line-up is Canadian performer Billions Cobra, who performs a 30-minute show that includes flaming tennis racquets and bull whips. At one point, he balances a running lawnmower on his face as heads of lettuce are tossed into the blades.
More acts and artists will be announced in early November.
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Mine Quest: Diving Into Bell Island's Underwater Mines
This week some of the best cave divers on the planet will mount an expedition to penetrate into a subterranean world that's remained hidden for more than 50 years. Along with a crack scientific and support team, Jill Heinerth, Phil Short, Sabine Kerkau and Steve Lewis will travel to Bell Island, Newfoundland in Canada and attempt to explore the old iron ore mine that runs under the island and adjacent bay.
The mine's tunnels stretch for hundreds of kilometres under the island and adjacent bay. The last miner walked out in the mid 1960s leaving most of their equipment and tools behind. When the mine was shut down, the pumps were turned off and it flooded. Eventually the water levels rose, covering more than a hundred years of mining history.
So why is this team mounting this expedition, disturbing this long dormant underwater archive? Partly for the pure spirit of adventure.
The divers want to go where no person has walked for nearly half a century and explore what amounts to a perfectly preserved underwater mining museum. When the cold water rose it preserved a perfect working iron ore mine.
The divers are looking to see what historical artifacts remain that should be preserved and catalogued in the local mining museum. For 100 years men lived and died in this mine. They recorded their triumphs and tragedies in these dark tunnels. Local historians think their lives should be honoured and preserved, and these divers are taking the first step to do that.
Others agree. The expedition has caught the attention of the prestigious Explorers Club. Impressed with the potential for original exploration, they've granted Mine Quest the honor of carrying one of their flags. These flags have flown at both polar poles and on top of the highest mountains in the world. Thor Heyerdahl carried one on the Kon Tiki expedition, as did the astronauts on Apollo 11.
Mine Quest has also been noticed by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. They've accorded the expedition the title of "Expedition of the Year."
But exploration isn't the only driving force behind the expedition. It also has a heavy scientific bent. Diver Alert Network researcher Neal Pollock will use the opportunity to monitor the divers for bubbles in their hearts by taking ultrasound readings post-dive. He'll also be taking blood samples to look for blood markers indicating decompression stress. The overall goal of the study is to look at the effects of multi-day diving on people in high-stress environments.
Scientist Dawn Kernagis will also be doing some ground breaking research into how stress can virtually reprogram your body at a genetic level. It's called epigenetic modification and if the right triggers are initiated these changes cannot only affect you, but be passed on to your children. She's currently doing similar research for the U.S. military.
And the final reason for the expedition -- trying to see whether the mine can be made into a safe place as a diving adventure destination.
Rick Stanley, one of the primary organizers of the expedition hopes that if this can be accomplished then there will be some economic spin offs to the local community -- hard hit since the mine closed. "If we raise the profile of the mine, then more people will visit to dive and to take the mine tour," said Stanley. He hopes that will give Bell Island a little economic boost.
A group of local volunteers have been doing back-breaking labour in the old mine to clean up the debris in the tunnels that lead up to the water's edge -- getting the site ready for the divers. Mark and Marcia McGowan, John Olivero, Nick Dawe, Kyle Morgan, Teddy McCarthy, Des McCarthy, Ron Reid, and Bonnie and Tom Spracklin had to make sure a proper lighting system was installed, and built a staging area for the divers to work from -- a floating dock and tables. After two weeks of work, everything is ready to go.
Once the expedition begins, the divers will face a somewhat daunting set of challenges. The layout of the mine is a veritable labyrinth; old equipment presents a series of jagged obstacles ready to trap unwary divers; fine sediment that can shut down all visibility just waits to be stirred up. The tunnels run deep and, of course, they're pitch black.
An attempt made in 2007 to penetrate the mines ended in the death of one diver. There's no doubt the expedition is a risky venture.
But at the end of the week-long expedition, with a little luck, the team will have re-discovered a slice of history, they'll have made some scientific discoveries and they may open up a whole new opportunity for properly trained divers worldwide -- a chance for dive experience extraordinaire.
I'll be diving the mines (after the pros have laid in safety lines, of course) and filing daily reports from the Mine Quest expedition. It kicks off on February 15.
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Diver explores Chuuk wrecksite.
Skull of a Japanese serviceman from the wreck of the vessel Aikoku Maru during World War II. Photographed in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, the site of a 1944 World War II battle where many Japanese ships were sunk by American forces.
The Betty Bomber sits in 60 fsw in the Pacific in Truk Lagoon Micronesia August 2008.
Torpedo exploding against Japanese tanker ship in Truk Lagoon during an attack by American torpedo bombers. (W. Eugene Smith / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
Scuba Diver an long lance torpedoes in Japanese Shipwreck Heian Maru, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Chuuk.
Oil Barrels inside Japanese Yamigiri Maru Wreck, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Chuuk
Scuba Diver at Japanese Shipwreck Heian Maru, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Chuuk
These US Navy carrier-based fliers, shown May 20, 1944, were among the 22 rescued from the Truk Lagoon by the American submarine Tang during the American attack of the Japanese stronghold on April 29-30. The submarine, under the command of Comm. Richard H. OíKane of San Rafael, Calif., braved the fire from shore batteries to make the rescues. Shown left to right are (bottom row): Harry B. Gemmell, aviation radioman 2nd/C of Philadelphia, Pa.; Joseph Hranek, aviation radioman, 2nd/C. of Endicott, N.Y.; James L. Livingston, aviation radioman, 1st/C.of Los Angeles; Joseph Daniel Gendron, aviation machinistís mate, 2nd/C., of Oakland, R.I. Shown in second row, left to right, are Robert William Gruebel, aviation machinistís mate, 1st/C. of Memphis, Tenn.; Robert Edwin Hill, aviation radioman 2nd/C. of Houston, Tex.; Lt. Comm. Richard H. USN; H.A. Thompson, aviation ordnance man, 2nd/C. of San Bernardino, Calif.; Aubrey James Gill, aviation radioman, 2nd/C of Compton, Calif. In third row, left to right, are Ensign Carroll L. Farrell of Ada, Okla.; Lt. (J.G.) James G. Cole,of Killeen, Tex.; Lt. John Joseph Dowdle, Jr. of Wilmette, Ill.; Lt. (J.G.) J.A. Burns of Wynnewood, PA.; Lt. (J.G.) Robert T. Barbor of Rockville Center, L.I., N.Y.; Lt. Harry Edwin Hill of Virginia, Minn.; Lt. (J.G.) Scott Scammell 2nd, of Yardley, PA. In the top row, left to right are d/C., of Portland, Ore.; Lt. (J.G.) Robert F. Kanze, of Freehold, N.J.; Lt. Donald Kirkpatrick, Jr. of Evanston, Ill.; James J. Lenahan, aviation radioman, 2nd/C.of Westfield, N.J.; Comm. A.R. Matter, USN, of Butte, Mont.; Richard L. Bentley, aviation ordnance man, 2nd/C.of Los Angeles, Calif.; Lt. Robert S. Nelson of Great Falls, Mont. (AP)
Low-hanging clouds drift over Truk Lagoon, Japanesen ships ride at anchor and enemy planes are scattered about beside flight strip on Island (foreground) as U.S. Navy task force planes arrive for opening of February 16 and 17 attack on enemy's stronghold in the Carolines, the first blow at the base on April 25, 1944. Island at top. (AP)
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Over the past couple of years I have been intrigued by the concept of a 'digital wallet' that will combine mobile payments with a variety of other benefits for customers. The more people I talk to, the more convinced I am that mobile digital wallets will mark a big shift in retail payments. A mobile digital wallet is more than just a mobile payment system because it combines:
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For the next 2 minutes as you read this blog post, please try to forget about Apple the product company and instead focus on Apple the retailer. Two years ago, Apple undertook a worldwide roll out of iPod Touches to its store associates. These devices came wrapped in a sled adding a 2D bar code scanner and credit card swipe capabilities to the hardware lineup and enabled store associates to perform mobile POS transactions anywhere in the store. Ever since the retail industry has been playing catch-up with retailers like Lowes, Gap, and Home Depot recently following suit with respective rollouts of mobile POS functionality to their store associates.
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May 28, 2010
ATHENS, Ga. -- After a shaky opening-round victory, Davey Sandgren and John-Patrick Smith buckled down Friday to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles tournament.
Second-seeded Sandgren and Smith defeated Oklahoma State's Aleksey Bessonov and Oleksandr Nedovyesov 6-3, 7-6 in the round of 16 to continue their bid for a national championship.
In singles, Rhyne Williams ended his spectacular freshman season with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) loss to 15th-ranked Tim Puetz of Auburn in the round of 16.
Sandgren and Smith face Wake Forest's Iain Atkinson and Steve Forman in Saturday's quarterfinals at 1:30 p.m. The UT duo defeated Atkinson and Forman 8-3 on the road during the dual-match season.
Although Sandgren and Smith were finalists last season, they nearly missed out on reaching the round of 16 all together. They dropped the first set and came back to defeat William and Mary's Keziel Juneau and Sebastien Vidal 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Friday was a different story, however. Sandgren and Smith broke Oklahoma State's serve early and rolled through the first set 6-3. They also went up a break to begin the second set.
"Today was much better than yesterday," Smith said. "We came out and made a lot more shots. We were a little flat yesterday.
"We warmed up better, I think. We had a lot better preparation and came out ready to play. The mentality was different."
Thirteenth-ranked Bessonov and Nedovyesov only broke Tennessee's serve once. During Smith's serve in the second set up 3-2, Oklahoma State's team benefitted from two winning shots that glanced the net and ricocheted over on Tennessee's side for the break.
Sandgren and Smith were able to hold serve and to force the tiebreaker. They fell behind early 3-0 in the tiebreaker, but rallied to close it out 7-4 to win the second set.
Experience doesn't mean everything, but it certainly helps. Sandgren and Smith improved to 39-8 this season and have 78 victories over the last three years. They are now 6-1 in doubles matches played to three sets, the format used for the NCAA tournament instead of the typical eight-game pro set.
In singles, Williams played from behind for a majority of both sets against Puetz. Williams was down 2-5 in the first set and stormed back to tie 5-5 before losing the set 7-5. He lost in a tiebreaker in the second set to end his tournament run and snap his 17-match winning streak.
Williams finished the season 41-7, which is the second-most wins by a UT freshman. He entered the tournament ranked 45th, but given his five victories over ranked opponents since the last ITA release, he's certain to rise up the ladder when the final rankings come out June 7.
NCAA Tennis Championships
Round of 16
Tim Puetz, Auburn, def. Rhyne Williams, UT, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Round of 16
Sandgren/Smith (2), UT, def. Bessonov/Nedovyesov, Okla. State, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
D. Sandgren/Smith (2), UT, vs. Atkinson/Forman, Wake Forest, 1:30 p.m.


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text: hey guys, ive had a pair of hella ff75 fog lights sitting on my shelf for about 6 months now, and well, the intentions are for them to be auxilliary backup lamps... however a while back i finally ordered some oem fogs for my truck, popped them in, and was horribly dissatisfied with the light output, so i upped them to hid, and that made it considerably better, but i wouldnt call this an anywhere near perfect beam pattern, aside from the bulb being in contact with that metal shield inside the light also. besides the horrible vibration of these lamps on the road, i have still settled for the light output of the hid's, but recently it seems both of my cheapie ballasts are going out, since they are constantly flickering, (grounds are good), so im just not really using them right now. So obviously i spend more time driving forward than back, and ive heard the FF75's are a great fit to the 99-02 front end if you mount them up the right way, so im thinking of just scrapping my oems and putting the hellas there, (possibly just throwing the oems on the rear) and i would do whatever i need with new hids as applicable. does anyone know of any mounting ideas for the FF75's on these trucks, or better yet any universal mounting option that has been designed for these awkward openings in our valance? your insight would very much help me save time. but if all else fails ill just have to get under there one day and try to think something up myself. thanks as always!


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The capital has the best bosses in the country, says a new survey.
Sixty-three per cent of Londoners describe their bosses as "well behaved" and 55 per cent have never had a problem with their manager.
In comparison, just over a quarter of employees in the south-west of the country rate their bosses as decent.
Just eight per cent of Londoners said their managers were "despicable" and eight per cent admitted pulling "sickies" because of bad bosses.
Asked which celebrity bosses their managers were like, Londoners chose Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Margaret Thatcher, said the survey by management consultancy Inspiring Business Performance.
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text: Music with Julien Parisé all started with a story of roaring drills, and thereafter with a walkman headphones screwed-down his ears, kickflip over steps, he wore away his magnetic music tapes loaded with Led Zep, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads and others Burning Spear. In his quest of absolute funk, he's discovered techno, house music and others electro grooves, then in 1999, Julien met P-O., promoetr, DJ and Open Sound creative, first French techno cybershop, with whom he decided to collaborate. Side by side with P-O. and Thomas di Matteo, he began at the What's Up Bar with mixes that would feed a bulimic dancefloor. And thereafter different residency gigs at Rex Club, La Fabrique, Nouveau Casino or even Le Triptique (now Social Club). Obsessed with the blue note, he turned naturall..Julien Parisé's biography Julien Parisé Musician


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Here's a current list of games that will need patching if you upgrade to LT+ 3.0 - - As of 3rd Jan 2012
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fable 3
Halo: Reach
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Dead Island (the XGD2 version is not protected by AP2.5 and does not need patching)
Disneyland Adventures
Driver: San Francisco
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: Reach
Just Dance 3
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Need for Speed: The Run
Rayman Origins
Rise of Nightmares
Saints Row The Third
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Sonic Generations
The Adventures of Tintin
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
X-Men: Destiny
Using the patches currently available you can patch all of the above except from the following: -
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Fable 3
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Halo: Reach (although you can patch the XGD2 version)
If you upgrade to LT3.0 and want to play these games you will need to reburn them with the new Topology Data. AFAIK no other games are affected so no need to reburn them.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Sunshine State is the sunset state for many of the 75,000 elderly people whose needs are left unserved in government subsidized housing, says a University of Florida researcher.
While the popular image of Florida retirees includes retirement centers with tennis courts and golf courses, those who live in government housing are more likely to be frail, ignored or subject to the whims of their apartment managers, said Stephen Golant, a UF gerontology professor who is launching a statewide, 19-month study of the problem. The study is funded by the Chicago-based Retirement Research Foundation through a $170,000 grant to UF.
Given the state's sizeable elderly population and the wave of aging baby boomers, the findings could provide guidance for the rest of the nation, he said.
"The many older people who live in rent-subsidized housing are among the state's poorest and most vulnerable residents," Golant said. "The CASERA Project -- Creating Affordable and Supportive Elder Rental Accommodations -- is the first Florida study designed to understand the needs of an older population that, to a large extent, has been ignored.
"There's a misunderstanding that because these people are in government subsidized housing that somehow their needs will be automatically taken care of," Golant said. "This simply is not the case. Federal programs are small and erratically funded."
Because residents of subsidized housing are largely female with little education and no economic clout, managers often determine whether they remain in their apartments or are forced to move to nursing homes or someplace else with more supervision once they become frail, Golant said.
"These older people are much more subject to administrative rules and the influence of housing managers than they would be if they lived in their own home or in a private apartment building," he said. "Their mishaps and illnesses are much less a private affair."
Nationally, about 25 percent of older people living in low-income housing suffer from some form of frailty, making it difficult for them to get around and take care of themselves, whether it is shopping, cooking or bathing, Golant said. About 7 percent experience problems with mental functioning, ranging from occasional memory lapses to the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, he said.
When an elderly resident of government housing breaks a hip and must spend months recovering in a rehabilitation center, the housing manager may decide it is too costly to keep the patient's apartment vacant and rent to someone else, he said.
The aim of the UF study is to determine not only the extent of frailty among people 62 and older living in rent-subsidized housing in Florida, but also how apartment managers, service providers and state programs can help tenants deal with their frailties and which care strategies are likely to work better than others.
The study's ultimate goal is to help elderly residents of low-income housing be able to age in their homes, Golant said. "Otherwise these people become prime candidates for nursing homes at taxpayer expense," he said. "Because they are poor, they can't afford to pay for their own long-term care.
"Sometimes if an elderly person can receive just a little assistance, perhaps in the form of a personal aide coming to help with grooming or a bath, it may mean the difference between staying in what has become home and having to move out," Golant said.
There also is a benefit for housing managers: an economic incentive for knowing which services their tenants could use to avoid major health problems, Golant said. By helping elderly residents stay put, managers can avoid the hassles of apartment turnover, such as advertising for new occupants or cleaning and painting rooms, he said.
Such measures have the potential to reach a large and forgotten group of state residents, said Golant, who plans to survey Florida's apartment managers, service providers and directors of housing authorities.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Love is in the air. Quite literally. Struggling American Airlines and US Airways announced their official plans to become one. They even launched a new website today.
It has some wondering how the move will affect travel at Wilmington International Airport.
"In the short-term, I don't think we're going to see a lot of change," ILM Airport Director Jon Rosborough said.
In fact, the merger could take years to solidify. When the full transition does go through, the combined airline will stick with the American name and offer 6,700 daily flights.
Rosborough says you can expect more travel options.
"Passengers will have connectivity now to eight hubs in the United States. Right now, US Air has three," Rosborough said.
But as your options increase, so might your airfare.
"People are not going to be used to paying some of the airfare, but no matter where it is, all airlines are going to have to increase their air fares in order to stay competitive," Rosborough said.
Jordan Komyathy waited at ILM Thursday for her Valentine to arrive from Michigan. She says he already had to pay a pretty penny for his flight.
"His ticket was $377, and that's way more than it was two years ago when I first came down here to school," she said.
She worries if prices go up, their long-distance relationship could suffer.
"I know that if we had to spend more than that, we would not be able to see each other as much. That would definitely put a strain on the relationship," Komyathy said.
Some travel experts say the merged airlines eight hubs will not stick around, as airlines try to save money.
US Airways shareholders also need to sign off on the deal along with the US Department of Transportation and the Justice Department.