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Merchants Take Note: New Research Reveals $20-$100 is the Mobile Payment Holiday Shopping Sweet Spot
Consumers are skeptical about mobile wallets; they prefer credit for holiday purchases over $100 but otherwise cash/debit is still king
Oct 25, 2012, 08:00 ET from Litle & Co.
LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Litle & Co. (www.litle.com), a leading payment processing company for consumer-direct brands, today released the results of an independent consumer survey to determine payments trends this holiday shopping season. The research found that while 60 percent of respondents owned a tablet or smartphone, only one in four have shopped via their mobile devices. Of those who do, the bullseye price point is $20-$100 which accounted for 63 percent of those purchases. Furthermore, consumers are unimpressed with mobile wallets and, instead are torn between using credit and debit/cash this holiday season. For retailers and merchants putting the finishing touches to their fourth quarter marketing, this payments intelligence helps to understand customers' payments preferences and most importantly, to fine-tune campaigns and offers for maximum success.
An infographic of the full research findings can be found at http://www.litle.com/blog/industry-trends/holiday-shopping-payment-preferences-unwrapped
Further findings include:
- Preference to pay now rather than later: While 49 percent of all respondents own three or more credit cards, 53 percent plan to tap their available funds (37 percent using debit and 16 percent using cash) rather than using credit this holiday shopping season. But, for one in three shoppers, credit remains the preferred payment mode for purchases more than $100.
- Affluents are motivated by awards and miles: Almost half of all cardholders – including 73 percent of people with incomes more than $150,000 – cite the opportunity to earn awards and miles as their primary motivation for using their credit cards. These consumers are more likely to come from the Northeast and West.
- Mobile payments hype: Only 8.6 percent of shoppers with smartphones think mobile wallets are going to change the payment world. And 71 percent report having never used a merchant's mobile swipe service (such as Square).
"Consumers are carefully choosing between using credit or debit/cash and it's no wonder given the current economic climate," said Ben Saren, vice president of marketing at Litle. "They are making trade-offs between using their available funds rather than credit to defer payment but are evidently swayed by the chance to earn bonus awards and miles. Meanwhile, the number of shoppers transacting via their mobile devices is small, and really calls into question the consumer appetite for mobile payments. For retailers and merchants, these research findings present important insights that should be factored into marketing and targeting plans this holiday shopping season."
Litle & Co. commissioned ResearchNow to survey 500 shoppers, 304 of whom own a smartphone, during September 2012. For the Litle's full analysis and an infographic, visit: http://www.litle.com/blog/industry-trends/holiday-shopping-payment-preferences-unwrapped
About Litle & Co.
Litle & Co. is the payment processing and intelligence engine behind leading ecommerce and consumer-direct brands, including Overstock.com, Ancestry.com, Gilt Groupe, Guthy-Renker, ShopNBC and Wayfair.com. An authority in card-not-present payments, transaction processing and merchant services, Litle & Co. powers the payment processing engines for leading brands that sell directly to consumers through multichannel and Internet retail, online services, subscription-membership models and direct response marketing. The company is committed to creating customer success through Voice of the Customer initiatives, including Net Promoter Score (NPS), and won 2010 and 2011 Stevie® Awards for eCommerce Customer Service and Product and Service Innovation respectively. To learn more about Litle & Co. visit http://www.litle.com or call 1-800-548-5326. Twitter: @LitleCo LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/HehTRP
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Playing with pain, Phillips gets first homer, RBIs
ST. LOUIS -- Admittedly playing at 60 percent on a sore left hamstring, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips is clearly favoring the injury when he runs. It was more than evident when Phillips hit into two double plays during Wednesday's 11-1 Reds loss to the Cardinals. He could not run hard up the line. Reds manager Dusty Baker was asked Thursday if there was concern about Phillips becoming seriously hurt by playing. "There's always concern," Baker replied. "I don't know anybody that hasn't played with a hammy or a quad or something. You could put him on the DL and you still won't know when [it will be all better]. That's the thing about baseball, once you hurt something, it usually stays hurt a long time. You don't have a week [between games] to recuperate.
"That's why I told him to play smart with your stride -- have no sudden stops or starts. If you're out on a double play, just be out so you can play again. I told him if they boo you for not hustling, don't pay attention to them because you want to play another day." Phillips initially injured his hamstring on April 9 and missed five starts. He lobbied to get back in the lineup, which finally happened on Sunday.
"I've never been on the DL, so I gave him instruction on how to play hurt," Baker said. "When he was out, everybody was asking when he would come back and how come he's not back yet? Now everybody is asking if there is any fear of hurting him. You can't have it both ways."
In Thursday's 6-3 victory over St. Louis, Phillips was 2-for-5 with his first two RBIs. He hit his first home run of the season with a solo shot in the fourth inning and had an RBI single in the fifth. It raised his average from .207 to .235."It felt good to get my first RBI. My leg is feeling so much better," Phillips said. "I've been treating it every day. I feel like it's getting stronger. I stayed back on my leg more. The more innings I played, the more I started feeling it. At the beginning of the game, I felt real good. I think the heat on my leg was wearing off. ... I got a lot of Icy Hot on my leg. I have to put the whole jar on me next time."

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Advice on securing new properties in Milton Keynes
First-time buyers can discover everything they need to know about purchasing a property in Milton Keynes during an event at Taylor Wimpey's Willow Lake development.
A wealth of professional advice will be on offer for first-time buyers at Taylor Wimpey's stunning Willow Lake development of properties for sale in Milton Keynes at a special event on Thursday 19th April.
The leading housebuilder is holding a FirstBuy Event at this popular development of new build homes in Milton Keynes to enable aspiring home-owners to find out more about the help that's available to get them onto the property ladder.
There's a choice of stylish two-bedroom apartments for sale in Milton Keynes at Willow Lake, with selected plots available under the Government-backed FirstBuy scheme – and experts will be on hand between 10am and 7pm to talk hopeful home-hunters through this fantastic offer.
The two-bedroom Plot 38 first-floor apartment, for example, can be accessed by a qualifying first-time buyer for just 80% of its £135,000 full purchase price – that's only £108,000!
Steve Rolt, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: "Anyone hoping to secure one of our new homes in Milton Keynes is urged to book a place at our special FirstBuy Event on Thursday 19th April to ensure they have an allocated time to receive the advice they need.
"With FirstBuy, qualifying customers can own a brand new home at Willow Lake with a deposit of as little as 5% – that's just £6,750, subject to status – and receive an equity loan covering 20% of the purchase price of their new home, enabling them to gain a 75% mortgage without having to save a large deposit!
"This means anyone choosing a first home under this scheme can take advantage of amazing lower monthly repayments under FirstBuy!"
Two-bedroom apartments currently available with FirstBuy at Willow Lake each feature an open-plan kitchen/lounge/dining area, an en-suite master bedroom, another bedroom which could alternatively be used as a home office and a bathroom, plus an allocated parking space outside. Selected plots feature attractive private balconies to living areas and master bedrooms.
FirstBuy works through a joint loan of 20% from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Taylor Wimpey, which is repayable at the end of the 25-year mortgage term or when the property is sold. To be eligible, purchasers must be first-time buyers and their total household earnings should be less than £60,000.
All new homes at Willow Lake are being built to a standard that provides significant energy efficiency savings compared with typical new-build homes of just a few years ago, and each new property includes a fitted kitchen with integral oven, hob and hood.
Overlooking the picturesque Jubilee Lake on the southern edge of Milton Keynes, Willow Lake will feature a range of facilities on the doorstep including a primary school, a recreational park, a hotel and leisure amenities.
A supermarket, nurseries and schools, and a choice of pubs and restaurants can be found just a short distance away.
For commuters, the A5 and the M1 are just a few minutes' drive from the development, while those travelling further afield will appreciate that Luton Airport is only 25 miles away. Services from Bletchley railway station to Euston put central London just over an hour away by train.
Anyone hoping to step onto the property ladder at Willow Lake should book their place at the FirstBuy Event on Thursday 19th April at the Sales Centre, located at Martinique Meadows, Newton Leys, off Drayton Road, Newton Longville (Sat Nav postcode MK17 0EE), by visiting taylorwimpey.co.uk.


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LGBT Travel to Cordoba, Argentina
If you've already seen my post about the Top 5 Reasons to Visit Cordoba, Argentina (as well as my additional coverage), then you know that Argentina's second-largest city has a lot to offer when it comes to history, culture and tourism in general.
In my recent feature article about Cordoba in Passport Magazine, I got to highlight yet another aspect of this multifaceted metropolis — namely, how the city's role as an educational hub has helped make it a magnet for students from around the nation and abroad, which as a result has helped to imbue the region with a progressive attitude that bodes well for gay life.
As a gay tourism destination, Cordoba may forever be an also-ran compared to much-larger Buenos Aires, but as you can see in my article in Passport Magazine, the city still has lots to offer. The article features Cordoba travel information as well as interviews with local gay residents, including one half of a couple that just happened to be the second same-sex couple married since a new law made it legal in Argentina throughout 2010.
"Buenos Aires is the nation's capital, so it is cosmopolitan and, as a major port, is open to the world," Ugo Catalano, a photographer in Cordoba, tells me in the article. "Córdoba is the second-largest city in the country, and there is not as much gay life, since the population is smaller compared to Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires offers an immense number of possibilities that are gay or gay-friendly. Córdoba has less to offer, but it's much friendlier."


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Police will be banned from routinely storing the DNA of innocent people in a significant scaling back of state powers.
There will also be a dramatic curtailment of the 1,200 powers that currently allow authorities to enter an individual's home.
The measures will join the crackdown on wheel-clampers in Friday's Protection of Freedoms Bill – along with tighter regulation of CCTV cameras and council snooping.
Under controversial laws introduced by Labour, police can indefinitely store the DNA of anybody arrested for a crime – regardless of whether they are ever charged.
As a result, there are an astonishing 1.1million innocent citizens stored on the vast 'Big Brother-style' database.
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Marketers can use Beacons in a variety of different ways to communicate with their target audience efficiently. They can leverage the power of this small Bluetooth enabled devices to reach their present and potential customers who are within a short range of their transmitting devices. But before we delve deeper into the ways and means through which businesses can gain from these wireless communication devices, it is important first to understand what beacons are and how they work.
Beacons—a brief introduction
Beacons are a class of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLE) that emit a continuous signal, which could be read by your phone if it has the right app installed. It can then initiate certain actions and deliver information to you based on where you are.
These beacons transmit a continuous signal which is picked up by devices near them. Now for these devices to pick up these signals, they need to have a particular app installed. There are two types of apps that pick up the signals transmitted by these small Bluetooth enabled devices. One is iBeacon, Apple's technology standards, which allows mobile apps to listen to the signals emanating from the beacons and then respond accordingly.
The other communication protocol is designed by Google and goes by the name of Eddystone. There are two to three very important differences between these two communication protocols developed by Apple and Google respectively. Whereas iBeacon is officially supported only by devices running iOS Eddystone offers official support for both iOS and Android. Also, Eddystone is an open protocol, meaning its specifications are open to all.
How can businesses benefit from beacons?
Bluetooth presents the marketers with a simple and efficient strategy to communicate with their customers in physical locations. These small devices operating using Bluetooth low energy communication technology allow marketers gain deeper and detailed customer insights. For example, shop owners can get a better idea about the customers spending how much time on specific products while inside their store. It offers the retailers an opportunity to retarget them through an app or a better advertisement.
Build customer loyalty
Beacons can also help shopkeepers generate loyalty towards their store. They can reward them for their physical presence as well with quick services.
Heatmapper is a free Wi-Fi mapping tool which can help you deal more efficiently with your Wi-Fi signals, security issues, etc. It is an ideal choice for your home or small offices.


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Bit of a techie post this one but it's hopefully of some use/relevance to anyone with an art website. I've been becoming increasingly conscious of the fact that the gallery on my website is a Flash based solution and that meant it wouldn't work on a number of mobile devices ( e.g ipad).This could become quite a problem as more and more people are getting connected with hand held devices and I have indeed have a number of people mention that they can't view the site so well on their handheld devices. Gone are the days where a website developer just needed to worry about whether a site worked in just a handful of browsers. We now have to be mindful of the plethora of hardware being used too!
I actually use Slideshowpro (which I rate very highly) for my gallery so I decided to see if I could get things properly 'mobilised'. After reviewing the options I also decided it was best to rework the main theme for the whole website at the same time so that it would all display in a better way on mobile devices. I won't bore you with the technical stuff but will mention that I'm now using SlideshowPro Director which is an excellent content management application that makes gallery authoring MUCH easier. It also has an HTML5 viewer which the user can see if they're on a mobile device. The switch between the HTML5 and Flash viewers is automatically handled, depending on the device being used. It does take a bit of setting up but I think it's worth the effort. I don't mind paying a relatively small fee for these types of products because they make the development and maintenance of the website so much easier and efficient. In the long run, less time working on the website means more time at the easel :o)
In terms of creating an overall mobile theme for the site I would thoroughly recommend using the Opera mobile emulator which you can install on your computer and use to simulate your site being viewed on a range of mobile devices. I've tried to get the theme to reorganise page content into a single cascading column for mobile devices. Since I'm using Blogger as my blog I've had to comprimise slightly on the mobile view as it doesn't include the top navigation. Apart from that it seems to generally hold up. If you are using Blogger and switch to the new Blogger interface you'll find that you can set a mobile theme for your blog. I'm using the 'custom theme' option which tries to adapt your main theme into something sensible on a mobile device. Alternatively you can just use one of Blogger's preset mobile themes but it may not match the look and feel of your website if you connect the two up (as I do).
Sorry to overload on technical detail but hopefully it's useful info. If anyone does happen to view my site/blog on a mobile do let me know how you get on with it. There may well be a few creases that still need ironing out :o)


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Italy 6-20 New Zealand, Milan, November 14, 2009
San Siro experiment lives up to the hype
Rob Wildman
November 15, 2009
The All Blacks take to the field at the San Siro ahead of their sold-out clash with Italy © Getty Images
It was the day in Milan when everything stopped for rugby. To walk through the Piazza del Duomo generated the same expectant pre-match feeling as if taking a stroll down Grafton Street, Dublin, or Cardiff's Westgate on a big-match day.
There was a buzz created by the arrival of the world's most famous rugby team. The Italians love the All Blacks and that was why some 80,000 (give or take a few thousand New Zealanders) would make their way later to the San Siro, the city's football Cathedral. And the thousands paid top dollar, too, generating ticket revenue alone of near 2.5 million Euros. Next Saturday Italy host world champions South Africa in Udine where they will be lucky to attract 20,000.
To keep rugby's café society happy, Gazetta dello Sport, the daily bible of Italian football, produced a rugby pull out and printed the words of the Haka alongside graphics. It could have been the Western Mail on a Saturday morning of a Wales match though the Cardiff newspaper always demands a home victory.
And the big question following the All Blacks' latest visit (only the fourth since 1995) is when will the Italians turn the passion for all things New Zealand into a competitive rivalry? At least the gap is shrinking and there should be no more thrashings like the 76-14 posted in the Rugby World Cup pool match two years ago.
On that fateful day, in Marseille, the Italians turned their backs on the Haka in an effort to stay focused on their own performance rather than wallow in adulation. Pierre Berbizier's idea failed and the Italians have faced the Haka, man-for-man ever since, backed up by a fierce stare or two from the likes of Signor Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni, the Leicester prop described by one visiting New Zealand commentator as looking like a 'base player from a grunge band.'
Berbizier's departure as head coach was finally settled in that dire World Cup game when Scotland gained a quarter-final place by winning an evening of goal kicks in St Etienne. Thousand of expectant Italian fans, bussed in from their northern strongholds, journeyed home through the night despondent that a coveted last-eight spot had been squandered.
Those same supporters charged into Milan. It may be a football-mad city but Northern Italy is rugby's heartland as well and they spilled out of trains and buses. It was their big day out, just like the boys from the Valleys or the folks from Cork or Belfast.
The success of the venture should re-open the debate among Italian Federation members about staging a Six Nations match away from Rome. But that south versus north debate is for another day.
The preliminaries lived up to the hype. When the San Siro is full it is an inspiring sight. Italy needed heroic deeds to match the occasion. The afternoon did produce some notable performances - Parisse and Castrogiovanni the stand-out performers - but the All Blacks never feared they were in sight of losing an unbeaten record against Italy.
Italy started well, gaining an early lead through the first of Craig Gower's two penalty goals, faded in the first half, started slowly in the second half and finished on top. They generated enough pressure in the later stages to give the partisan home crowd something to remember apart from the beloved preliminaries of the Haka and a lusty rendition of the Italian national anthem.
All that pressure should have gained at least a penalty try for New Zealand repeatedly collapsing the scrum. But Italy's real chance was lost in the first half. They forced a number of attacking positions only to make crucial mistakes. The knock-on by Gower, after Italy had won a turnover following a scrum on the 22-metre line, was calamitous.
New Zealand never need a second chance to counter attack and the only try of the game came from some sweet running which led to hooker Corey Flynn scoring in the corner. Italy had huffed and puffed but when it came to playing the rugby these All Blacks, whether first-choice or reserve, were a yard ahead in pace and thought.
Once Italy have gained possession they play like a slower version of England, if that is possible. The domestic form of Gower, like Northampton's Shane Geraghty, has deserted him. The Bayonne-based ex-Australian rugby league international struggled.
Italy's problems remain the same old ones. How to find backs able to reward a competitive set of forwards. Nick Mallett, Berbizier's successor, has scoured the world looking for qualified players.
He has been helped by the blessing of the Italian Federation in tolerating a growing number of overseas qualified players. Saturday's starting line up was truly mixed up of six home-reared men and the rest from Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand or Australia.
Mallett has never made any excuses for his policy. His job is to take a competitive Italian team to the next World Cup. He has also dabbled in Italian rugby politics but he would be better advised to stick to the rugby.
His recruitment policies have not pleased every Italian rugby follower. They want to see more the like of Tito Tebaldi from Parma rather than Gower of Penrith, NSW. Mallett should borrow a favourite phrase from Martin Johnson who has often described England's injury-ridden autumn as "it's where we are at."
The former Springbok coach is far too urbane for something as direct as that. He tried his best last week to explain to an excited Italian media that, despite playing the All Black reserves, his team remained outsiders.
He was proved right. As for those Italian fans, a few thousand remained behind at the San Siro to watch the non-playing All Blacks train. Will the love affair ever end?
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Miami Heat tickets for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics will go on sale Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat in Game 3, 101-91, winning their first game of the series.
Tickets are expected to go quick. They can be purchased online at Heat.com, ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX.
There is an eight-ticket purchase limit per order.
Game 5 is Tuesday, June 5. Tip off is at 8:30 p.m.
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I think messenger bags are much more classy than the traditional back pack. They all usually are more purpose built with all their pockets rather than a giant catch all like back packs end up being.
Plus they are so many options to choose from that tell who you are.
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Spring football is generally a time for optimism, but Urban Meyer had some bad news to share after things began Tuesday.
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Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas' military wing confirmed Tuesday the prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Israel to secure the release of Gilad Shalit.
According to Obeida, the deal that was reached is different from previous proposals, as it is the first one to take place "according to Hamas' terms", and will secure the release of Israeli Arab prisoners in both Jerusalem and Israel who are serving life sentences.
Obeida's comments came following a report by Al-Arabiya, according to which a deal had been announed between Israel and Hamas earlier on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are meeting several ministers in the Prime Minister's Office in order to pressure them into voting for the deal, with Netanyahu aides estimating that the deal will be approved by the cabinet.
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The development of Mordheim: City of the Damned, the first video game adaptation of the cult tabletop game, Mordheim, is going full steam ahead at developers Rogue Factor. Today, they're taking a short break to share some new screenshots! Having previously unveiled the Skaven and the Human mercenaries, they are now revealing one of the next playable factions: the Sisters of Sigmar.
Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game set in the Warhammer World's doomed city, which blends elements of RPG, highly tactical turn-based combat and intricate unit customisation in a world overwhelmed by chaos and faction rivalry, and where the law of the strongest reigns supreme. Numerous factions are locked in battle in Mordheim, mainly for glory, fortune and power. Today's images unveil the Sisters of Sigmar, one of the four playable factions of the game!
Made up exclusively of women, the Sisters of Sigmar fight in the City of the Damned for a very different reason than the other factions: whereas the mercenaries throughout the Old World are seeking the fame and fortune that the shards of Wyrdstone can grant them, and the Skaven covet the precious green shards for the power they contain, the Sisters of Sigmar are eager to find the Wyrdstones in order to hide it all, where it will not spread further into the Empire the wave of insanity that has engulfed Mordheim.
Riches and infamy await you late 2014 in Mordheim: City of the Damned!
About Mordheim: City of the Damned
Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes, set in the Warhammer world. The game blends RPG elements, fast-paced tactical combat and intricate unit customization in a time wrought by chaos and rivalry where only the strongest survive.
After a twin tailed comet crashed on Mordheim, the City of Damned turned into a terrifying battlefield where rival warbands fight fiercely for the control of key neighborhoods, looking for glory and fortune by acquiring the very valuable Wyrdstone fragments.
Pick your warbands from iconic Mordheim factions - Sisters of Sigmar, Possessed, Skaven, Mercenaries from the Empire, and many more - and lead your troops to battle. Recruit new units, equip them with enhanced gear. Evolve and customize your warband with the experience gained from each successful mission, transforming them into a terrifying force on the battlefield.
Devise the best strategy to annihilate your rivals. If you fail, some of your units might lose a limb... or worse. Keep in mind that in Mordheim: City of the Damned, a dead unit is lost forever! Consider the environment when formulating your battle strategy, exploiting the unique buildings, ruins or the layout of the streets. Deploy your troops carefully and anticipate the actions of your adversaries to set up ambushes! Organize ingenious battle plans where the talents of your units will be as important as your own luck during key moments of combat.
Loot items and weapons hidden in the ruins, or steal those of fallen opponents. Survive the dangers that abound in the City of the Damned and collect as many Wyrdstones as you can, but remain ever vigilant. Mordheim is one of the most treacherous places in the Warhammer world!
In these epic battles where fame and glory await, your strategy will definitely be your best ally! Visit the four corners of the City of the Damned to complete multiple missions in the solo campaign, or challenge other players in enthralling multiplayer modes.
Riches and infamy await you late 2014 in Mordheim: City of the Damned!
About Focus Home Interactive
Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based near Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide - such as Blood Bowl, the strategy games Wargame, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.
About Rogue Factor
Located in Montreal, Canada, Rogue Factor is an independent video game development studio created in 2013 by a team of industry veterans. Focused on making high-quality and innovative games, its first project is Mordheim: City of the Damned, a tactical game taking place in the famous Warhammer world from Games Workshop.
More information about Rogue Factor is available at: www.rogue-factor.com
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P.J. Pacifico Reinterprets Christopher Cross Tune 'Sailing' in New Video
Singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico mines the 'insanity' within Christopher Cross' 'Sailing', and gives the song a creepy twist in his new music video, shot entirely on an iPhone. Utilizing an array of special lenses, filters, a 'Turtleback' jacket, motion stabilizers, quick Twelve Monkeys/Fight Club-style edits, and more, Pacifico and Director Seth Wiley craft a bizarre counterpoint to a song whose lyrics could arguably be reinterpreted as applying to someone who is unhinged, or at least, 'on the borderline...'
"It's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me"; "Fantasy, it gets the best of me, when I'm sailing...won't you believe me?" Pacifico's video follows that sanity/insanity question to a compelling place, requiring a close viewing to catch all the subliminal-ish cutaways. The End result is not as overtly dark as Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy', for example, but it is wonderfully peculiar and unsettling. VEVO world premiered the clip today here!
1980's smash 'Sailing' is featured on Pacific's new Viper Records CD 'Surface'. 'Sailing' was a career-defining #1 hit for Cross --a Grammy Award Winner for Record Of The Year, Song of the Year and Arrangement of the Year, and is credited for helping Cross win the Best New Artist Grammy as well. It was produced by Michael Omartian ('We Are The World',) and appeared on Cross' eponymous debut album. Pacifico has given the seminal track a modern take...maintaining its essential dreamy quality while infusing it with a subtle darkness.
Over the past two years, pop/rock singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico has evolved from beloved under-the-radar, CT road warrior to an internationally-respected indie to be reckoned with, praised in such media outlets as M Music & Musicians Magazine, iTunes Editorial, and scores of other print, web and television placements throughout the U.S. Reviewers have repeatedly compared him to Paul Simon, James Taylor, Matthew Sweet and others, while embracing his live performance chops and upbeat, radio-friendly songwriting. With influences including The Smiths, Morrissey and Del Amitri, Pacifico shines on, 'Surface'. Listen to audio samples, here: http://soundcloud.com/p-j-pacifico/sets/p-j-pacifico-surface-sampler/.
In recent months, reviews have praised 'Surface' as Pacifico's "finest work to date," while interviews have chronicled his successes of the past year. A samplingof reviews follows. In the months ahead, Pacifico will release the second radio single from his album, and embark on a Spring tour of the U.S., including multiple dates with Garrison Starr.
Here is the current Spring tour itinerary - more dates will be added:
2/27 - Radio Bean - Burlington, VT (solo)
3/1 - Salt Hill Pub - Hanover, NH (solo)
3/2 - Salt Hill Pub - Lebanon, NH (solo)
3/6 - Barking Spider - Cleveland, OH (solo)
3/9 - S.P.A.C.E. - Chicago, IL (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/10 - Uncle Slayton's - Louisville, KY (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/11 - live performance on Great Day Live ABC TV - Louisville, KY
3/11 - Stageit Show (w/ Garrison Starr) - Anywhere - stream at: www.stageit.com
3/14 - live performance on FOX Birmingham TV news show
3/14 - The Red Cat - Birmingham, AL (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/15 - The Bluebird Cafe - Nashville, TN (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/16 - Eddie's Attic - Atlanta, GA (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/20 - The Altamont Theatre - Asheville, NC (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/22 - Tin Angel - Philadelphia, PA (w/ Garrison Starr)
3/23 - Acoustic Cafe (w/ Garrison Starr) - Bridgeport, CT
3/24 - Rockwood Music Hall - New York, NY (w/ Garrison Starr)
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'Surface' was released to early radio strength, including a #33 placement on the nation's Top 40 Indie Chart. The album's first singles, the cinematic 'Champions & Guardians' and the propulsive 'Half Wishing', both earned VEVO video premieres, and reviews described the album as "emotionally honest and sincere," highlighting tracks as "Pacifico at his best."In addition to this early traction in the U.S., Pacifico has become somewhat of a radio phenomenon in Holland, following his recent tour of the Netherlands. Champions & Guardians went to AC, Hot AC and Triple A Radio last week.
The new album is a sure-handed nine-song pop-rock collection, using personal experiences as a spark but ultimately crafting universal tales of survival, a belief in hard work, paying your dues and forward motion. Pacifico's evolution as a songwriter is evident on the abovementioned singles, the reflective, centerpiece title track, and 'It'll Never End', a song with subtle references to mortality and to Pacifico's appreciation of life as a cancer survivor.
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Sesame Tofu Bites
Making crispy tofu with a chewy center can be challenge, but baking at a low temperature removes some of the guesswork.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Total time: 2 hours 40 minutes, including marinating
Yield: Appetizer for 4
Sesame Tofu Bites
- 12 oz. extra firm tofu
- 2 oz. low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbs. fresh ginger, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbs. brown sugar
- 1/3 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbs. panko
- 1 tbs. all-purpose flour
- 2 oz. canola oil
- 2 tbs. sweet chili sauce
- 2 tbs. fresh cilantro, chopped
- 6 tbs. plain of Greek yogurt
- 2 tbs. fresh lime juice
- Pinch of salt
Place tofu on a cutting board lined with paper towels and press tofu down with 2 to 3 lbs. of weight to remove excess moisture, about 15 minutes. Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes.
Combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic and brown sugar in small storage dish. Add tofu, cover and flip once or twice to ensure an even coating, refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
In a small mixing bowl, combine sesame seeds, panko and flour stir until blended. Dredge each tofu cube in seed mix, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
Heat 2 oz. canola oil in large skillet over medium high heat, about two minutes. Add tofu cubes, fry until golden brown on each side, about 10 minutes. Place on paper towels to remove excess oil.
Place cubes in preheated oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
To make the dipping sauce. Combine chili sauce, cilantro, yogurt and lime in small mixing bowl. Remove cubes from oven and serve with sauce.


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Will iOS7 Be a Game Changer? Let's Talk Features
Now that Apple has finally shown iOS7 to the world, there have been very mixed feelings from the media (See here, here and a poll here) about the future of Apple's latest update to the "world's most advanced mobile OS". There have been tons of upgrades and enhancements and the entire OS was redesigned by Jony Ive. The OS is now lighter, faster and smarter.
But there will always be people who disagree with Apple's update to iOS. After all, iOS isn't for everyone. No mobile OS is. But with all that we have seen, and we haven't yet secured developer access to an iOS7 beta, we think it would be pretty hard to say that the latest release of iOS7 is nothing short of amazing.


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Thanks to the wider-than-ever sneakerhead audience and a renewed appreciation for the timeless nature of premium quality, New Balance has enjoyed an upsurge in both its reputation and dope new styles. Not only are we getting more themes and collabos than ever before, but the selection of models available represents a wider range than at any time in the brand's history. This fresh New Balance CM1700 sticks with the time-tested all-over suede approach and opts for the letterman-like double-N embroidery that makes these stand out even though the overall package is quite subtle. Will they ever make it to US retailers? Stick with Sneaker News to find out if the latest colorway of this Japanese favorite makes it stateside, and check out some additional photos below in the meantime. Photos: mita sneakers
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Writing this on the eve of the first full weekend of August. Coolest summer remembered in 30 years here. Chilly in more ways than one: the buses and trolleys are peopled with more than the usual number of hostile characters at a loss as to how to keep sublimating their aggression in the face of an economy that sucks and cheerless weather. Any similarities to the Great Depression in the 1930s can be easily disguised across cable channels numbered in three digits and Fox News leading the way with vague and vacuous telejournalism glazed over by mindless and conservative jingoism.
I'm in a mood. I caught myself on the bus this morning when I was sitting next to a young woman reading a self-help book, tattered and spine-broke (from the 1970s, I think), titled Everyone Is Beautiful. As I got off on Broadway. I nearly said this out loud as I turned to her while looking at the book title: "Everyone's beautiful? Look at the next five people who get on this bus." I didn't say it, but...
This Saturday night, the 14th, B.B. King and Buddy Guy will play at Harrah's Rincon — same night Lewis Black will be at Pala Casino. My instincts would be to hear King and Guy; I've had a lot of fun and commiseration listening to those guys over the decades, both live and on record. The last time I saw B.B. King was in 1969 in San Francisco, though I used to see him around Chicago before that. I was technically too young to be in the clubs, but I always got in one way or another.
I saw Buddy guy maybe ten years ago at the Belly Up with my friend Mark. I was kind of informally tutoring him in the Chicago-blues sound; Guy was at the top of the list and he was here. We got to the will-call window and my arrangements for two tickets had fallen through: they offered only one. I held up a finger to indicate I needed a minute to compose myself, then said, "This man next to me has been autistic for many years. He hasn't spoken a single word since he was six years old. I played a Buddy Guy record for him and he spoke the man's name."
Right then, Mark picked up on his cue: he stepped to the side, turned his back and disheveled his hair, then he tilted his glasses at an angle over his forehead and one eye. Stepping into view of the woman at the window he moaned, "Buh-ee-Guy! Buh-ee-Guy!"
"Now, you tell this man," I said to the young lady, "that he can't see his hero. I can't do it." I turned away, overcome with emotion. The woman at the window laughed.
"Okay," she said. "That was good. That was really good. Here you go," and she handed Mark the second ticket. He said, I think, "Thank you, my dear."
This weekend, Friday falls on the 13th. As if to prove that the combination of that weekday and that number in the month are bad luck, The Expendables, starring Sylvester Stallone, the governor of California, and Bruce Willis opens in theaters, taking up space that could more edifyingly be used for a rerelease of the director's cut of Ernest Goes to Jail. Still, I may go and see The Expendables after all. On the other hand, I may just stay home and shave my head with a cheese grater.
I am unsure why I get a slight kick out of the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th. I don't much credit that particular belief, but I have more than a reasonable share of what Edgar A. Poe called "The Imp of the Perverse," and I have a tendency to lean toward the shadows. As they grow longer, however, with the onset of old age and the ineluctable pull of a gravity, well...I become, I suppose, grudgingly grateful for a true summer day; something that has been rationed in a miserly fashion to us this year in San Diego. In their place, I think I may have made the best of what I have come to think of as "good days to read."
I have discovered Stephen Goodwin and his 2003 novel Breaking Her Fall, about a father/daughter relationship, the polarization of a family, an adulterous affair, rock and roll, and a few other things. The father/narrator's tone is conversational but subject to unexpected and elegiac flight here and there. I've never had a daughter, but after reading Goodwin's work, I feel I've been allowed a difficult but gratifying experience with this area of the human heart. If you are open to recommendations, this is one.
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My personal favourite moment of last night's game was when Steve Ott took his second straight penalty. "Is that on Ott again?" Mickey asked. "Looks guilty to me," Ken said. "Sure does."
It was a great moment for more than just because Steve Ott is a %$#@. It was also yet another lesson from Detroit about how we react to tough guys. Anyone with that sort of complex knows exactly what not to do, harass anyone from Detroit, lest our powerplay get to work (which seems to be steadily improving, although just barely).
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And sometime in our 6 game losing streak at the start of the year people asked why we didn't get someone with some grit? Some tough guy to teach the other teams in the league that we can't be pushed around. Meanwhile, fans like me relaxed, because we knew we didn't need a long term solution to a short term problem.
The reason I like our ability to still stand down in the face of tough guys to gain a powerplay advantage is not just because it makes people like Mike Milbury's head explode, but because it means we've found yet another way to win. I love this team because we can adjust. We've made fine-tune adjustments all my life, around goal-tending, around the salary cap, around losing Yzerman or any other star player. Adjustments without totally throwing out the script and starting anew and, Bog forbid, missing the playoffs.
Sure, we've upgraded with grit a little bit, our bottom 6 forwards have more depth, our favourite pinko Commie was a good signing and isn't afraid to drop the gloves to show his teammates he cares about his work here, and even Bertuzzi has fought more than any other season I can remember. So did we ever really need a tough guy? I don't know, may we'll still pick one up at the deadline, just for the grueling playoff stretch. But without one to this point in the regular season, we've done pretty well.


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The exhibition Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhiliu (1910–1997) showcases a rich body of material that offers a rare glimpse into the creative process of a traditional Chinese artist. I spoke with Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator in the Museum's Department of Asian Art, about Hosta and Asters, one of the many stunning works on view.
Jennette Mullaney: As a traditional Chinese artist, Xie Zhiliu copied the work of earlier masters and drew directly from life. How have these disciplines informed this work?
Maxwell K. Hearn: Nice question. They haven't. Well, that's not quite true. This appears to be a study from nature, which underlies traditional artists' training, but Chinese art is almost never about recording the actual appearance of the natural world. Instead, artists distill their impressions of nature to create works that idealize the natural world and emphasize the graphic qualities that enable them to translate nature into an essential calligraphic medium. So in this drawing, we see that Xie first sketched these two plants in pencil and then he went over the pencil drawings in ink. And as he did so, he emphasized the beautiful lines; he abstracted the natural world into a set of patterns. And that's most obvious in his treatment of the leaves of the hosta, which have become geometric arcs, regularly spaced and perfectly formed. So he's perfected nature to emphasize the beautiful line work of his drawing. Look, for example, at the wavy contour of the hosta leaf that bends towards the viewer: it's a very elegant, almost musical, set of curves. In fact, the whole silhouette has been transformed into lines that carry the energy of the artist and convey as much about his technical prowess as they do about the nature of the plant itself.
So in that sense, Xie carries on the traditional emphasis on beautiful brushwork and linear design as the main desideratum of the Chinese artist, but always anchoring his depiction in an understanding of the natural world.
Jennette Mullaney: He's following tradition and he's putting his own stamp on it as well.
Maxwell K. Hearn: Because he was traditionally trained, his instinct is to always reduce the natural world or reality to a linear description of form rather than rely on shading to model his subject, and that's a very traditional approach. What is rare is that he has preserved these life studies that show us that his art is still rooted in careful observation of the real world. And we might assume that from looking at most Chinese paintings, but almost no other artist's preparatory studies have been preserved, so this material gives us a unique perspective and insight into how Chinese artists must all have learned from nature as well as from earlier works of art. And as you noted, many of the works in the exhibition are copies of earlier paintings (see an example), so all Chinese artists learned their craft by studying the pictorial solutions that generations of earlier artists had perfected in representing three-dimensional forms on a two-dimensional surface.
Jennette Mullaney: Although this is not a traced work, I would like to ask about the tracing.
Maxwell K. Hearn: Well, you can say, in a sense, that he traced his own pencil drawing, so even in this work you can see how he takes an initial sketch and traces over it and refines the design.
Jennette Mullaney: Those unfamiliar with these artistic traditions might consider tracing to be an imitative rather than a creative act. Yet tracing allowed Xie to express himself creatively in his work.
Maxwell K. Hearn: Yes, in this particular example we see how he has distilled nature into abstract patterns that still convey the energy and spirit of his subject. In fact, all traditional artists in China began by making tracings, and they started that process with the art of writing. Every person who learned to write in China did so by first tracing and then imitating the handwriting of their teacher or of earlier masters' styles preserved in rubbings or copy books until they could reproduce the forms of those written characters spontaneously. And as they learned to master various earlier styles, their own personal style emerged from a synthesis of what they learned from earlier models. The same was undoubtedly true for painters: that they learned their craft by looking at earlier works of art and by making copies. You can see the same process in the work of Degas, for instance, copying Delacroix or copying the old masters. Copying is a fundamental way in which artists trained themselves, East and West. But whereas we have many examples of Western artists' drawings, sketches, or cartoons made in preparation for doing finished paintings, virtually none of these preparatory sketches have survived in Chinese art. So this collection of drawings, tracings, and studies, has allowed us to look inside the traditional process of becoming an artist and practicing one's craft in China. That's what makes this material so incredibly valuable.
Jennette Mullaney: What else does this drawing reveal about Xie's artistic process?
Maxwell K. Hearn: Xie worked in two different styles. Hosta and Asters represents his meticulous style, usually reserved for his intricately detailed images of flowers and birds, which are also vividly colored. For this kind of painting Xie relied on preliminary drawings that functioned as a kind of template or road map for a finished painting. He would have put another piece of paper on top of this preparatory sketch and traced its lines, focusing on making the finished drawing as beautiful as possible and then adding color. But he also painted landscapes, and there the brushwork is much freer and more spontaneous and did not require a preparatory drawing. Xie simply used his familiarity with earlier pictorial idioms to evoke imaginary landscapes, often in the styles of earlier masters. The exhibition also features examples of Xie's landscape painting (see example). Xie was also a scholar, and we have some of his scholarly manuscripts (see example) on view. He was also a poet, and we show some of his poetry manuscripts (see example). And, also, he was a talented calligrapher, and we see him practicing different styles of calligraphy (see example) in the exhibition. So we really get a sense of the artist as a true literatus, a man who combined scholarship with artistic practice and who knew his tradition as a painter, calligrapher, poet, and scholar.
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United States Vermont Chittenden Shelburne
Brief History
Shelburne was chartered on August 18, 1763. Early settlers were required to perform several duties in exchange for their lots of 200-300 acres, such as cultivating a certain minimum number of acres and reserving all worthwhile pine trees for use by the Royal Navy as masts. The first settlers actually arrived in 1768, and began cutting lumber for shipment to Canada. [1] [2]
Historical Data
Town Histories
Shelburne : pieces of history, Truman M Webster (1994) - find this book in a library.
Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records
The probate district for Shelburne is Chittenden.
Chittenden District Probate Court
175 Main St.
PO Box 511
Burlington VT 05402
Phone: (802) 651-1518
Military Records
City Directories
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Shelburne. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Chittenden County, website at this link.
- Shelburne Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Spear Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Saint Catherines Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Webb Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Trinity Church Parish Register, 1849-1970, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1882-1982, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Shelburne Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1775-1999, Town records, v. 1-2, 1776-1883, Land records, 1787-1849, Cemetery records, 1775-1869, and Burial permits, 1905-1998.
Shelburne Town Offices
5420 Shelburne Rd.
P.O. Box 88
Shelburne, VT 05482
Phone: (802) 985-5110
Website: http://www.shelburnevt.org/
Libraries and Historical Societies
Pierson Library
5376 Shelburne Rd
Shelburne, VT 05482
Phone: (802) 985-5124
Website: http://www.piersonlibrary.org
- ↑ Brief history of Shelburne, VT http://www.uvm.edu/~shelburn/humans.html
- ↑ Town of Shelburne, Vermont, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/ChittendenShelburne.html
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Wild Pokémon (Japanese: 野生ポケモン wild Pokémon) are any Pokémon that are not currently owned by a Pokémon Trainer. They are encountered in most parts of the Pokémon world, most commonly outside of cities and towns, often in tall grass, in caves, or on water. Typically, a Trainer will attempt to capture a wild Pokémon with a Poké Ball but it is also common for a Trainer to run from a Pokémon they are not interested in. There are many instances of wild Pokémon being used for assistance without being caught, such as Pokémon Rangers using them to perform a task by directing them with a Capture Styler.
In the games
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In the games, wild Pokémon will appear to the player in a variety of locations, most often by walking through tall grass, but also within caves, abandoned buildings, surfing on water, fishing, smashing rocks, headbutting small trees, using Sweet Scent, slathering honey on certain trees, or by phenomenons. Depending on the location, the Pokémon may be different species, and are typically at higher levels in areas only accessible later in the game.
When encountered, a wild Pokémon's moveset will consist of the most recent four moves its species learns by level-up: that is to say, a level 8 Yanma will know Tackle, Foresight, and Quick Attack when encountered in the wild in Pokémon Platinum, while one encountered at level 19 will have Quick Attack, Double Team, SonicBoom, and Detect. This is true for even evolved species, such as Raichu, which, if it were able to be encountered in the wild, would always know ThunderShock, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, and Thunderbolt.
There are several ways to alter the wild Pokémon encounter rate. One of these, introduced in Generation I, is the use of Repel, which will avoid encounters with any Pokémon of a lower level than the party's lead Pokémon. The Cleanse Tag was introduced in Generation II, which lowers the encounter rate. Pokémon March and Pokémon Lullaby in Generation II, played on the Pokégear, will raise or lower the encounter rate respectively, while certain Abilities do the same since Emerald. The White and Black Flutes can be used for this in Generation III and Generation IV.
In some instances, two wild Pokémon will appear at once. From Generation IV onward, if the player is accompanied by another Pokémon Trainer they can encounter Double Battles in the wild. In Generation V, there is the chance of two Pokémon appearing at once in dark grass. In both instances, one of the Pokémon will have to be defeated before the other can be caught.
If all the Pokémon in the player's party faints, the player will drop some money in panic.
There are few times when the usual A wild <Pokémon> appeared! will be replaced by another message:
|All Generation IV games
|wild Double Battle
|A wild <Pokémon> and <Pokémon> appeared!
|All Generation IV games
|encountering a Pokémon in Pal Park
|Wow! <Pokémon's OT>'s <Pokémon's nickname> is drawing close!
|Diamond and Pearl
|battle against Starly immediately after picking the starter Pokémon
|Whoa! A wild Starly came charging!
|battle against Giratina in the Distortion World
|The Distortion World's Giratina appeared!
|All Generation V games
|wild Double Battle initiated by dark grass
|Oh! A wild <Pokémon> and <Pokémon> appeared!
|battle against Reshiram in N's Castle or Dragonspiral Tower
|Reshiram appeared!
|battle against Zekrom in N's Castle or Dragonspiral Tower
|Zekrom appeared!
|Black and White
|battle against Landorus at the Abundant Shrine
|Landorus appeared!
|Black 2 and White 2
|encountering one of N's Pokémon
|A wild <Pokémon> appeared?!
|X and Y
|Routes 9 and 17
|Whoa! The <Pokémon> you stepped on attacked!
|X and Y
|Horde Encounters
|Whoa! A horde of <Pokémon> appeared!
In the anime
Typically, wild Pokémon are not a central feature of the anime, which focuses mostly on the Pokémon belonging to Ash, his friends and other Trainers he encounters. Most of the Pokémon belonging to the group were shown in the wild at some point, but are usually captured at a later point in the same episode, most often at the end. Despite this, there have been several recurring wild Pokémon who appear over a length of time and are not captured. Of all of these Pokémon, only an Aipom, a Gible, an Oshawott, and a Krokorok went on to be captured several episodes after they appeared.
There are however numerous examples of wild Pokémon being featured in the anime in debut episodes that introduce their species, such as Clefairy in Clefairy and the Moon Stone and Sudowoodo in Type Casting.
In the first anime episode, Ash's Pokédex states that wild Pokémon tend to be jealous of human-trained Pokémon, this being one of the reasons that the Spearow Ash hit with a rock attacked Pikachu instead.
Pokédex entries
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
As Pokédexes prior to the arcs in Hoenn typically needed the Pokémon to be captured in order for data to be gained, capturing wild Pokémon has been a long-standing point for every Pokédex Holder save Gold and Silver until the Ruby & Sapphire chapter. The first wild Pokémon to be captured was a wild Nidorino by Red, and even legendary Pokémon were seen as soon as the first round, though the one in question (a Mew appearing near Pallet Town) was not captured. Pokémon that have been released, unlike in the games, do sometimes appear in the wild and can be re-caught or controlled by another Trainer, such as Emerald's Sceptile and Mewtwo, and again unlike in the games, where identical Trainer ID means that high-level Pokémon can be controlled by its Trainer, several Pokémon such as Pika and Zeller were disobedient and likely to even attack its Trainer on a whim.


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Machine Safety: Are you a chosen one?
A joint committee is merging two global machine safety standards (ISO 13849-1:2006, Safety of machinery -- Safety-related parts of control systems -- Part 1: General principles for design and IEC 62061:2005, Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems). Is this a good thing?
We live in a business world that's both global and local. The world's compliance requirements are also very complex and varied from rigid requirements to shut your eyes! Two global standards (ISO 13849-1:2006, Safety of machinery -- Safety-related parts of control systems -- Part 1: General principles for design and IEC 62061:2005, Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems) have formed a joint committee to merge these standards. Is this hurray?
For the most part, yes!
There have been a few blogs and white papers (including yours truly) on this subject. And, there's a new blogger that's recently expressed an opinion. Rockwell Automation's updated Safety Resource Center web site is now available and it includes a new safety blog called "Guardman Blog." The first blog is titled, "What direction are standards going? 13849/62061." Interesting and on topic, yes? Actually, the writer presents a pretty good summary of why combining these two standards will benefit industry (global and local) but for those who are chosen. This means that interested parties will be from the more complex countries with rigid requirements.
And, like all similar commentary (and, all the safety standards as well) the attention is driven to the SRP/CS. SRP/CS decoded means – Safety Related Parts of the Control System. As an end user in the United States, what's this mean? Well, since you're the first in line for OSHA enforcement, these standards deal with only a piece of your challenge. For review, your challenge is to address the full curve of hazard reduction from mechanical redesign to gloves and steel toe shoes. SRP/CS is getting a lot of attention, that's correct, but for you, it's only part of the full curve.
Are you getting enough attention to the full curve?
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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Don't ever look at me,
Avert your eyes, stare away,
My darkness no longer a poignant call,
But something to fear.
I fear me.
Don't look into my eyes, ever,
You'll see a billowing hurricane,
A lifeless call, a bony eclipse,
Turn away.
Their darkness allures no more,
It's something to fear.
I fear myself.
Don't ever look at my hands.
They shake as I stare at them,
White as sheen, an iceberg,
Drowning me.
Trembling with my fear of self.
I fear me.
Don't step closer, a single word,
Could blow me further away.
I stand, a wisp of smoke,
Still afraid, still unsure,
Of myself.
Stay away. I don't need you,
I already
Fear me.
Though I don't know who I am,
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Drunken Boat Design Contest - $2500 - 01 Dec 2008 Deadline
apologies for cross posting– this is from Ravi Shankar who asked me to send it in
Drunken Boat Design Contest
Drunken Boat , an international online journal of the arts, celebrates its 10th anniversary! Part of our conceptual origin has been in exhibiting works of art that use the medium of the Web as constitutive of meaning; with this in mind we are soliciting proposals for the design of a special 10th issue dedicated to arts and literature online. The winning designer receives a $2500 honorarium in return for designing the home page of a publication that attracts nearly half a million unique visitors per year.
To submit a design proposal, follow these steps:
1) Email firstname.lastname@example.com with your design proposal (as per below).
2) Pay the $25 Entry Fee online or by mail. Make sure your payment is attached to your entry.
3) Include complete contact information on all submitted materials.
Note: No materials will be returned (unless prior arrangement has been reached).
Please submit disposable materials wherever possible.
Send your design proposal in one of the following formats:
1) a link to a website
2) one or more JPG, GIF or PNG files
3) one or more PDF files
4) a SWF file (Adobe Flash)
Pay the $25 Entry Fee online through Paypal , or by
personal or organizational check. All payments sent by regular mail must include the designer's
current email address and contact information.
Drunken Boat
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Chester, CT 06412
Contestants grant Drunken Boat permission to display a designer's name, company name, client name and/or relevant design work at http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.drunkenboat.com.
Drunken Boat assumes all submitted artwork is the property of the designer or design firm submitting the work. Drunken Boat will not be liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the contestant. All rights to the work will revert to the designer upon publication.
Drunken Boat reserves the right to revoke the award from any individual or company, whose artwork does not fall within the ethical guidelines set forth by the magazine, whether before, during or after the judging is complete. Fees are non-refundable once the entry has been submitted for any reason.
The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium, payable upon launch date of the 10th anniversary issue. The winner will be responsible for all aspects of the home page design, including its interface with all other sections of the issue (particularly the 10 mini-sites). The winner must also be willing to work with other individuals, as needed, to enable completion of the issue in time for a Winter 2008/2009 launch.
December 01 2008
The Drunken Boat Design Contest is open to designers from any discipline, from anywhere in the world, particularly individuals attuned to the potential dynamics of designing work online. We at Drunken Boat are open to any number of aesthetic models that might encompass this issue's contents. Best of all would be an interactive / dynamic component that actively invites reader participation. The only parameters of the contest are that all of the home page designs must be structured to encompass a group of 10 mini-sites designed by Drunken Boat Web Editor / Site Designer Shawn M. McKinney. A sample of the visual design of the 10 mini-sites may be found here: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.drunkenboat.com/db10/designcontest
All entries will be considered potential home pages; some finalists may ultimately provide alternate home page designs.
We don't expect you to submit an entire Web site. We do expect you to provide us with a clear sense of the graphic "look and feel" of a home page, as well as a proposed system of navigation, for Drunken Boat, Issue No. 10. In addition, all proposed design elements must be aesthetically compatible with the 10 mini-sites mentioned previously. Although your email confirmation and digital artwork will be sufficient for our judges to assess your entry properly, contestants may physically mail design samples to allow for a more in-depth evaluation process. In any event, no materials will be returned (unless prior arrangement has been reached). Please submit disposable materials wherever possible.
We urge you to explore the archives of http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.drunkenboat.com. Take a look at some of the creative work we have published in the past, while you consider the design sensibility that has shaped previous issues. Also, you might want to read the "designer's note" (essay) found in the Oulipo section of Drunken Boat, Issue No. 8. Locate it as follows: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.drunkenboat.com%2Fdb8 > oulipo > shawn m. mckinney > "Oulipo Redux: Extensible, Exegetic, Ex Post Facto."
A spirit of collaboration is essential to the success of this contest and this special issue of Drunken Boat. The winning designer will be expected to work closely with a staff of designers and editors to complete the design of Issue No. 10. Mavericks need not apply.
If all we have at our disposal is language to articulate the world, its precision and meaning, in abstract form, how do we reconcile the stance that dialogue is nothing more than the congress of arbitrary conceits?
—Ravi Shankar, "Editor's Statement," Drunken Boat, Issue No. 9


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There is no question that South Florida is loaded with some big time wide receiver prospects in the Class of 2010. One of the very best is Joshua Reese from Miami (Fla.) Central High School. Reese, 6-0 and 175 pounds, had a big junior season, catching 40 passes for 793 yards and 10 scores. He plays with quarterback Jeffrey Godfrey, one of the top junior quarterbacks in Florida.
"We play real good together," Reese said. "We have like a sixth sense and we know what we are going to do and run without really saying it. And we would like to go play college ball together. It's something we talk about it."
According to Reese he has scholarship offers from Central Florida, South Florida, Florida State, Tennessee and Florida International.
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"Those were some unexpected offers to be honest with you. I mean I thought I would get offers but never this early. I thought they would come next year during the season.
"I have been hearing from Georgia, Florida, Oregon, FSU, Michigan and Miami and I like those schools too. I am open with everyone. I just want to play in an open offense that will throw the football. I would like to play early as well."
Reese was certainly one of the camp standouts at the Badger Sports Skills Passing Camp in Miami yesterday. He is quick off the line, runs great routes and has super hands. Reese more than held his own against some quality defensive backs like Lamarcus Joyner.


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Beijing Minister Critical of Urban Growth – Geoff Dyer
From Financial Times:
The rapid growth of Chinese cities has led to "senseless actions" that have "devastated" historical buildings and cultural relics, according to Qiu Baoxing, the vice-minister for construction.
He said China's cultural heritage was facing its third round of havoc since the Communists took over in 1949, following the Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution .
"They are totally unaware of the value of cultural heritage," said Mr Qiu, criticising some local officials while speaking at a conference in Beijing. [Full Text]
See also "Thousand Cities, One Face – The 'Third Round of Havoc'" from Beijing Newspeak blog.


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Oddly, Paul Stowe, didnt tell us about this minor development (yet)
LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile has been in talks over the possibility of converting London's black cabs into electric-powered cars, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
The company, which co-owns black London taxi-maker Manganese Bronze, says it has held talks with UK government officials about the plan.
Chairman Li Shufu said he had discussed the idea of electric taxis with London mayor Boris Johnson at the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
"One of our ideas is to convert London taxis (to electric cars) … we are doing research on this project," Li told the Financial Times in an interview.
Geely owns about 23 percent of Manganese Bronze and 51 percent of a Shanghai-based joint venture with the UK company that will produce the cars in China from December, the paper said.