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New Jersey – Albania State Partnership Program
The National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) is a U.S. Department of Defense program managed by the National Guard that links U.S. States with partner countries around the world for the purpose of supporting the security cooperation objectives of the geographic Combatant Commanders. By linking U.S. states with partner countries, the SPP aims to promote access, enhance military capabilities, improve interoperability and enhance the principles of responsible governance. Currently, 65 partnerships exist within six U.S. geographic Combatant Commands.
All SPP activities are coordinated through the geographic Combatant Commanders, the U.S. Ambassadors' country teams, the partner State, and other agencies as appropriate, to ensure that National Guard support is tailored to meet both U.S. and country objectives. Specifically, all activities must support the Theater Campaign Plan (TCP) as well as individual U.S. Ambassador mission plans in the countries where they operate.
New Jersey Adjutant General Visits Albania
The Republic of Albania continues to be a loyal ally to the United States and has deployed its troops in support of U.S. and NATO operations in Bosnia, Iraq, and on co-deployments with the New Jersey Army National Guard to Afghanistan.
Military to Military Events
After 2001, the use of traveling contact teams was introduced which included Albania sending representatives to New Jersey. In the last 5 years there has been a substantial increase of traveling contact teams which have focused on Leadership Development, Material Management, Administrative Programs, ISAF Deployment Preparation and Disaster Planning. The former Minister of Defense, Arben Imami, stated while visiting New Jersey that the State Partnership Program had a direct impact with Albania gaining acceptance into NATO. As both countries continue to lean forward to enhance relationships, the State Partnership Program continues to be the foundation and an example for all other programs.
Military cooperation events continue to focus on enhancing U.S. military standards and procedures, as well as enhancing interoperability between Euro-Atlantic and Albanian forces. Annually, the program continues efforts to expand beyond the military-to-military relationships. Civil engagement initiatives started in 2007 in the areas of law/police enforcement and fire/rescue and have begun to show tangible results.
Military exchange events in the past have included members of both the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard. Examples of this include:
(SGT Nicholas Swineford, a MP with the New Jersey National Guard, assists in the instruction of a Personal Security Detail practical exercise with soldiers from the Albanian Military Police Battalion. This exercise was part of the MP Professional Development Traveling Contact Team which was conducted at Sauk, Albania in August 2013.)
(US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Henry Jardine, poses with ROTC Cadets and Albanian candidates after a soccer game. NJARNG cadre deployed to Albania with 12 ROTC cadets in order to conduct language training, cultural events and military training.)
Combined ISAF Deployments
The combined (New Jersey-Albania) Military Advisor Team (MAT) deployments in support of ISAF are the ultimate product of the State Partnership Program. The MAT deployment is an important part of NATO-ISAF's contribution towards the development of the Afghan National Army (ANA). They serve as a liaison capability between ANA and ISAF forces, co-coordinating the planning of operations and ensuring that the ANA units receive necessary enabling support. Three rotations have already been successfully conducted with MAT-4 currently in theater and MAT-5 in the preparation phase. Once both portions of the team are selected for deployment they conduct initial mobilization training within their respective country. Then they link-up as a joint team in Albania and conduct mission training. The MAT then moves to Germany (JMTC/JMRC) for advance weapons training and NATO certification. Once the combined MAT is certified by NATO the team deploys to Afghanistan for a 9-month deployment.
(A combined Military Advisor Team poses for a photo in Afghanistan. The MATs primary mission is to mentor Afghan National Army battalion and brigade level units.)
Civilian to Civilian Events
Law Enforcement / Fire Services / Education
New Jersey partnered with the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), a Department of Justice program assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Albania, to conduct law enforcement donation and training programs. The Bergen County Sheriff's Office has donated critically needed police equipment to the Albanian State Police for the last three years. Training programs have included K9 unit operations, Fire Rescue exchanges and most recently the NJ State Police conducted training with the Albanian Explosive Unit. Education programs have also been a product of this partnership; the Egg Harbor Township school district recently conducted a school supplies donation program and also conducts video teleconferences between NJ/Albanian students. The DARE program, introduced by the NJNG Counter Drug Program, has been a huge success within Albania by reaching over 12,000 Albanian children in the last five years.
(New Jersey State Police Bomb Unit Commander, Sgt Dave Yusko, poses with members of the Albanian State Police Explosive Unit. Sgt Yusko traveled to Albania in order to conduct training on military ordnance handling, bomb threat response, K-9 sweeps, range operations, post blast investigation and VIP / Dignitary explosive security sweeps.)
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Maryland 04/17/13 Garrett County: A horse stabled in the Oakland area that appeared to be ill on April 7th has tested positive for rabies. At least nine people are receiving post-exposure treatment for the virus, and in addition all cats, dogs, and other horses on the property have been quarantined for observation. – See http://times-news.com/local/x1915235935/Horse-tests-positive-for-rabies-virus-in-Garrett-County
Virginia 04/17/13 Highland County: Two cows and two foxes tested positive for rabies during March, and another cow, another fox, and two sheep died with clinical symptoms of the virus but were not tested. – See http://www.therecorderonline.com/news/2013-04-18/Early_Files/Reports_show_two_cows_died_from_rabies_here.html
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Alabama 04/17/13 Shelby County: State officials have issued a Rabies Alert after finding three positive cases of rabies in the raccoon population in the vicinity of Columbiana. The general focus is on a two-mile radius area centering on the Beeswax Creek boat launch. – See http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/04/shelby_county_rabies_warning_e.html
California 04/17/13 San Bernadino County: A dead bat found under a tree at Community Park located near the intersection of Church Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Redlands has tested positive for rabies. Anyone who may have come in contact with the bat should seek immediate medical advice. – See http://redlands.patch.com/articles/warning-issued-after-bat-found-at-redlands-park-tests-positive-for-rabies
Connecticut 04/16/13 New London County: A light gray and white striped pregnant cat that bit or scratched three people on Saturday in the vicinity of Meech and Shore avenues near the Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton has tested positive for rabies. All three of the victims are being treated for exposure to the virus. Anyone who believes they might have been exposed to the cat should seek immediate medical advice. – See http://www.theday.com/article/20130416/NWS01/130419700/1047
Maryland 04/15/13 Frederick County: A feral cat that attacked a resident of Ijamsville in the vicinity of Fingerboard and Price Distillery roads on April 11th has tested positive for rabies. Anyone bitten, scratched, or exposed in any way to a large, brown tabby cat in that area should seek immediate medical attention. – See http://www.gazette.net/article/20130415/NEWS/130419380/1016/stray-cat-in-ijamsville-tests-positive-for-rabies&template=gazette
New York 04/16/13 Clinton County: A gray fox that bit a resident of Au Sable on April 10th has tested positive for rabies. – See http://www.fox44abc22yourvoice.com/story/21991604/4th-animal-tests-positive-for-rabies-in-clinton-county-ny
North Carolina 04/17/13 Caldwell County: A skunk that attacked two of three unvaccinated dogs owned by a resident on Red Shoals Place in the city of Lenoir's Morris Creek community has tested positive for rabies. The three dogs were euthanized. – See http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/16/3985684/1st-rabies-case-of-year-in-caldwell.html
Texas 04/15/13 Galveston and Harris counties: A bat found at Friendswood High School in Friendswood on Wednesday has tested positive for rabies. No human exposure was reported. This is the second rabid bat found at the school within the past two weeks. – See http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9066236
Virginia 04/16/13 Gloucester County: A dead raccoon found by a homeowner in his dog pen off of Robins Neck Road in the Naxera area has tested positive for rabies. The two dogs in the pen were vaccinated. – See http://www.dailypress.com/news/gloucester-county/dp-nws-gloucester-rabies-0416-20130416,0,3750344.story
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SAN JOSE — A woman who died after crashing her car into a pond near the Almaden Expressway on Sunday has been identified as Myra Marsh, 69, of San Jose.
According to the California Highway Patrol, which is handling the investigation, Marsh was leaving the Almaden Plaza and Costco parking lot on Almaden Expressway and was headed for the southbound Highway 85 onramp around 2:45 p.m. when for some reason she went straight instead of turning onto the ramp. The car went over the curb and through a chain-link fence before landing in a water supply pond.
Officials said the cause of death appears to be drowning.
"We don't know why she went straight or how fast she was going," said CHP spokesman Officer D.J. Sarabia shortly after the accident. "We don't know if she suffered a medical episode right before the crash. That's all under investigation."
Marsh's body was recovered by a sheriff's dive team around 3:15 p.m. and she was taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m.
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I am trying to order by post meta name which I added for post. Post meta is "_merchant_id" an I know how to sort by merchan_id but I don't know how to sort by merchant name.
I am sorting by merchant id like this:
public function column_orderby( $vars ) {
if ( isset( $vars['orderby'] ) && is_admin() ) {
switch ( $vars['orderby'] ) {
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Sallie Krawcheck is putting her money where her mouth is. The former Merrill Lynch and Citigroup executive announced Wednesday that she has agreed to buy the global women's network 85 Broads from its founder, the former Goldman Sachs executive Janet Hanson.
In a post on her LinkedIn account (which happens to have 187,000 followers), Krawcheck said "I am investing in 85 Broads because investing in women is smart business. And women investing in themselves and in others, as they do through the network, is even smarter business."
The group was founded by Hanson in 1997 with other women who worked at Goldman's then headquarters at 85 Broad Street in New York. The group says it has more than 30,000 paid members from 130 different countries, and has moved beyond Wall Street firms to include women from many industries; it also has 37 regional chapters and campus clubs for undergraduate and graduate students. Following Krawcheck's investment, Hanson will retain an investment stake in 85 Broads, she said in a statement, and will become chairwoman emeritus of the group. No financial details of the Krawcheck investment were divulged.
In her post, Krawcheck says that for most of her high-profile career, "I tried to avoid the topic of being a woman in business, vaguely concerned that talking too much about it would hold me back in some way. My standard response: "Oh gosh, I never really think about being a woman in business. I'm just focused on getting the job done." However, she said that over the past year—she was ousted by Bank of America in September 2011—she said she's been "thinking about it….a lot."
"It's not just because of the fairness issue," she continues, "it's because the research and business case for the economic advancement of women is so compelling." However, she says that "the progress of women in business has plateaued," and "that leads to 'why a professional women's network?' Networks are beginning to operate alongside the traditional corporate structure, serving as a modern means for individuals to come together to exchange ideas and information. They enable their members to contribute to, and pull from, the network to accomplish more than the sum of the parts would indicate. In doing this, networking has been shown to increase professional success."
Krawcheck has kept busy during her full-time job hiatus, regularly writing provocative posts on her LinkedIn account about Wall Street and the financial services industry in general, including self-deprecating posts such as in her "11 Things I Learned When I Got Fired (the First Time)" She joined the board of Gold Bullion International, a precious metals trading firm, last year. Earlier this month she spoke at the Envestnet Advisor Summit in Chicago, where she publicly worried that the advisor industry is becoming too much like "the Republican Party—old, white guys talking to other old, white guys."
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About a month ago, Us Weekly published an open letter on their website, expositing their frustration with Victoria's insistence that her nipples be photographed, begging her to wear a better bra.
As you can see, Posh has replied by giving them the finger via her tits – her concrete tits – which arrived in LA at the weekend to seal the deal on the Beckhams' new Beverly Hills mansion. And this is what kills me about this bitch.
She is wearing a black tank. But instead of wearing a black bra, she chose a flesh coloured one – lighter material underneath shines through with the flash of a pappy bulb, hard nipples front and centre…not on purpose?
Everything with Victoria Beckham is on purpose.
So about the house. Apparently US$22 million and next door to Tom and Katie. Like an escape valve for the GMD's RoboBride – very encouraging news, non? These are photos floating around of the alleged property – authenticity not confirmed but word is there are 7 bedrooms and a pool and theatre and a tennis court and an open kitchen and six fountains.
I hear she's desperate to conceive the 4th in this house though rumour has it, she's having a tough time putting down the ciggies.
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Get to Know Us: Michael Neff, From Behind the Bar Columnist
Tales from our resident bartender.
We met our Behind the Bar columnist, well, when he was behind the bar—SENY editor Carey Jones was on assignment for New York Magazine, reviewing Ward III when it first opened. Carey found her way back there often enough to become a regular, and soon the rest of us followed. Now Michael is an important member of the Drinks team, sharing his insights on bartending and the cocktail world each week, so we decided to give him a little Q&A treatment so y'all can get to know him a little better.
Got more questions for Michael? Leave them in the comments, and if you're nice, he'll answer.
Name: Michael J. Neff
Location: New York, NY
Occupation: Bartender/Proprietor at Ward III and The Rum House
Website: ward3tribeca.com and edisonrumhouse.com
Twitter: @coyotesallover
Where/when was your first bartending gig? My first gig was in 1995 at a bizarre and beautiful restaurant/bar called ENTROS in Seattle, Washington. I was working as a shipping clerk for Williams-Sonoma at the time, had no money (though a lot of nice cookware), and read an article in the Seattle Times featuring bartenders around the city. The article spoke to my love of staying up late and my need for a new path in life, and I decided that that's what I was going to do. The fact that I had never stepped foot behind a bar and never worked one day in a restaurant didn't register as a big impediment to me.
I spent a week sitting at a bar in Pike Place Market, and the bartender showed me as much as he could (This is a maraschino cherry. This is a bar spoon.) I also studied "The Harvard Guide to Bartending," which had great chapters on how, physically, one goes about tending bar. Armed with this knowledge, I ginned myself up a resume, was hired for the Saturday night shift, and had to fake the rest from there. I used to memorize cocktails as I was walking to work, starting with Alabama Slammer and ending with Zombie.
How did you learn to make drinks? It was a combination of things. In 1990s Seattle, restaurants were all about fresh food, local beer, and overall quality, which means the first cocktails I learned to make were with freshly-squeezed citrus juices. While we were making what are now considered to be gateway cocktails (Kamikazes, Cosmopolitans, Mojitos and Lemon Drops), they were delicious gateway cocktails. The head bartender, a guy named Kris Thirasawat, could see full-well that I had no experience, but was kind enough to keep it to himself, and trained me pretty vigorously.
In this business, where you start is often where you continue. If I had started in clubs, I probably would still be in clubs now. Since I knew my way around a cocktail, I tended to know people who worked in those kinds of bars, and knowing people is the quickest path to getting a gig. Also, because I started out making a certain level of cocktail, I refused to do anything less. This was when people were making margaritas with Rose's Lime Juice, which was the first thing I threw away. That got me in trouble, but it also got me jobs; I brought "cocktail programs" (a term I despise) to places that didn't have them before, and made more money for those places as a result.
What are your guilty pleasures? Video games and bad fantasy novels.
Describe your perfect meal. I'm a firm believer in Steve Jobs' concept that people don't know what they want until you show them. When asked about my perfect meal, I'll say "Chicken and Dumplings with a side of steamed broccoli." That said, I am presented with amazing meals on a regular basis, and I rely on the people that make them to show me what it is that I want.
What food won't you eat? Macaroni and cheese. I also have an emotional aversion to things like head cheese.
What drink won't you drink? Anything from Coors. Presented with a choice between a Silver Bullet or nothing, I'll take nothing.
What would you like to try but haven't yet? Usually if I want to try something, I go do it. We'll see what comes up next.
Favorite food or drink person? Danny Meyer. He's one of the few mentors that I wish I could have.
What do your family and friends think of your food and drink obsessions? My family relies on them, as my drink obsessions are my career. My wife is right there with me, in either case. Most of my friends are more obsessed than I am, so I get a lot of support there as well.
Favorite drink sites or blogs? I like the work here on Serious Eats: Drinks a lot (not counting my own!) Gary Regan's work on ArdentSpirits (and his newsletter) is essential. Chuck Cowdery's blog about whiskey is a staple as well.
Everyone has a go-to person they call for restaurant and bar recommendations. Who's yours? My friend and co-proprietor of Ward III, Kenneth McCoy. He grew up in New York bars, and has a freakish memory for joints past and present. I'll call him and say, "Kenny, I'm on 2nd Ave. and 18th St. Where can I get a bite to eat?" and he gives me a list every time.
And what's the best recommendation he's ever given you? There have been so many for so long....Probably Old Town Bar.
What is your favorite meal of the day and where do you get it? Late-night dinner, which I'll get anywhere I can. Lately, I've eaten at Mother's Ruin a bit, and the food has been great.
Do you ever cook? What's the best dish you make? I try to cook, but my wife is so much better at it than I am, that she usually kicks me out of the kitchen. I have elevated the burrito to an art form, though.
Do you make drinks at home? What's your go-to cocktail at home? Occasionally. For a bartender and bar-owner, I have surprisingly little booze in my house. I'll usually make a Manhattan. Sometimes an Old Fashioned.
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In the last second of trading on Friday something unprecedented happened to Apple's shares which saw the value decline to a 52 week low of $439.88.
"It looks like a very premeditated unloading of some 800K shares (some $350 million worth) of AAPL in the last second, with the full knowledge it was shake the market," writes Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge.
"Why anyone would want (or wait until the very last second) to do that, while covering the offsetting ES short in the pair trade, to ramp the market into the close, is anyone's guess," he adds.
Durden has published Nanex charts indicating trades of 800,000 Apple shares worth almost $300 million executed in 17 second intervals. Durden suggests that the trade was done "with the full knowledge it was shake the market".
While there may be no conspiracy, recent occurrences have made us suspicious of AAPL activity on the NASDAQ. As we wrote recently, call options written this summer were due to expire on 19 January and the Apple share price closed at exactly $500 that Friday.
There is a suggestion is that this was "a premeditated flash dump" enable by high frequency trading algorithms, reports AppleInsider.
Algorithmic trading is widely used by investment banks, pension funds, mutual funds, and other buy-side (investor-driven) institutional traders, to divide large trades into several smaller trades to manage market impact and risk. It could simply be that a mass sell off was triggered when AAPL fell to a certain price.
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As a result of the mass sell off, Apple has lost its position as the most valuable publically traded company in the world.
Back in August 2011 Apple overtook Exxon as the most valuable company in terms of market cap. Now, following Apple's recent slide Exxon has regained its position at the top with a market cap of $418.23b compared to Apple's $413.07b.
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Mists of Pandaria Beta - Build 15762
A new beta build will be deployed on beta realms soon.
Legendary Weapon Icons
The new legendary icons may have something to do with Wrathion's quest line. Don't miss the audio that goes with the quests.
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New Models
It looks like Jaina got a little makeover in this build!
New Loading Screen
New and Changed Maps
New Icons
Achievement Changes
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Dungeons & Raids
- Scarlet Halls Guild Run (New) Defeat Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls while in a guild group.
Feats of Strength
- [PH] Collector's Edition:
: Owner of the Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition Imperial Quilen mount.
- [PH] Collector's Edition:
: Owner of the Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition Lucky Quilen Cub pet.
Silvershard Mines
Player vs. Player
- Mine Mine Mine!: Kill 250 (was 100) enemies while you are defending a mine cart.
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionMounts
- Subdued Seahorse is now account wide.
- [PH] MoP CE Mount has been renamed Imperial Quilen.
- [PH] MoP CE Pet has been renamed Lucky Quilen Cub.
Death Knight (Forums)
- Frost Presence now increases Runic Power generation by 20%, down from 100%. Now also reduces the duration of effects that remove control of your character by 20%. No longer increases your maximum Runic Power by 30. Also reduces the cost of your Frost Strike by 0 for Frost specialization Death Knights.
- Unholy Presence no longer reduces the global cooldown on your abilities by 0.5 sec.
- Improved Frost Presence (New) While in Frost Presence, your Frost Strike ability costs 15 less Runic Power. Death Knight - Frost Spec.
- Might of the Frozen Wastes no longer allows your autoattacks to generate 15 Runic Power. Now also allows your Obliterate to deal 50% more damage.
- Obliterate had weapon damage increased to 250% from 200% and base damage increased by 56%.
- Improved Unholy Presence (New) While in Unholy Presence, your attack speed and rune regeneration are increased by an additional 10%. Death Knight - Unholy Spec.
Unholy & Frost
- Improved Icy Talons was renamed to Unholy Aura. Increases the melee and ranged attack speed of all party and raid members within 100 yards by 10%. Death Knight - Unholy & Frost Spec.
Druid (Forums)
- Astral Storm is now a Balance spell.
- Faerie Swarm is now a Talent.
- Displacer Beast now has a 2 min cooldown, down from 3.
- Heart of the Wild now also increases Stamina.
Hunter (Forums)
- Glaive Toss now the primary target will take 8 times as much damage from each strike, up from 4.
- Kill Shot now does 300% weapon damage, rather than 85% weapon damage plus (45% of RAP + 512).
- A Murder of Crows: If used on a target below 20% health, the cooldown is reduced to 15 seconds, rather than reset.
- Binding Shot now requires a Ranged Weapon.
- Narrow Escape now lasts 8 sec, rather than until canceled.
- Posthaste has been reworked: Your Disengage frees you from one movement impairing effect and increases your movement speed by 60% for 8 sec.
- Ancient Hysteria is now a Exotic Ability.
- Cower is now a Basic Ability.
- Demoralizing Screech is now a Special Ability.
- Dust Cloud now requires Melee range.
- Growl is now a Basic Ability.
- Qiraji Fortitude Increases party and raid members' Stamina by 10%, down from 2257%.
- Tear Armor is now a Special Ability.
Mage (Forums)
- Rune of Power now increases your spell damage by 12%, up from 10%.
- Frostbolt damage has been reduced by 7%.
- Mastery: Frostburn: All your spells deal 16% (was 12%) increased damage against Frozen targets. Increases the damage done by your Water Elemental by 16% (was 12%).
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- Blackout Kick damage was increased. Windwalkers gained an additional effect: If behind the target, you deal an additional 20% damage over 4 sec. If in front of the target, you are instantly healed for 20% of the damage done.
- Expel Harm healing was changed to (3.15 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP - 1)) to (3.15 * (MainHand DPS + 50% of OffHand DPS + 7.1% of AP + 1)).
- Resuscitate now costs 20% of Base Mana / 50 Energy, down from 67% Base Mana / 100 Energy.
- Brewmaster Training now buffs an additional ability: Spear Hand Strike no longer costs Energy.
- Dizzying Haze now causes melee attacks to misfire, rather than all attacks.
- Stance of the Sturdy Ox now shrugs off physical attacks, rather than just melee attacks.
- Adaptation: Your chance to dodge is increased by 25% for 5 sec rather than 1% until cancelled.
- Combat Conditioning (New) Your Blackout Kick now also deals an additional 20% damage over 4 sec if behind the target or heals you for 20% of the damage done if if front of the target. Monk - Windwalker Spec.
Paladin (Forums)
- Seal of Justice now has a 1.5 sec cooldown.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Exorcism has been renamed Glyph of Templar's Verdict. You take 10% less damage for 10 sec after dealing damage with Templar's Verdict.
Priest (Forums)
- Confession now has a 60 sec cooldown, down from 30 min.
- Devouring Plague now ticks every 1 sec for 6 sec, rather than every 5 sec for 6 sec.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Mind Flay now grants increased movement speed for 5 sec, up from 3.
- Glyph of Lightspring base healing has been increased by 200%.
Shaman (Forums)
- Ancestral Guidance now works with up to 3 nearby injured party or raid members, rather than just 1.
- Conductivity now also works with Lightning Bolt. If your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Earth Shock, or Stormstrike damages an enemy standing in your Healing Rain, allies within the Healing Rain share healing equal to 50% of the initial damage done.
Warlock (Forums)
- Grimoire of Service now has a 20 sec duration, down from 30.
- Grimoire of Supremacy (Affliction, Demonology) now has demons that do 20% additional damage, up from 10%.
- Agony damage has been increased by 75%.
- Haunt debuff now increases all damage done by your spells on the target by 20% for 8 sec, down from 40%.
- Conflagrate no longer has a cooldown.
- Threatening Presence is now a Special Ability.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Conflagrate has been reworked: Increases the movement speed reduction of Conflagrate by an additional 35%.
- Glyph of Siphon Life now will heal you for 20% of the damage dealt, up from 4%.
Warrior (Forums)
- Deep Wounds now causes Physical damage.
- Overpower (Arms) now has a 60% increased chance to be a critical strike. (Tooltip fix)
- Disenchant now has a 1.5 sec cast time, down from 3 sec.
- Bundle Groceries now makes bundles of 100, up from 20.
- Summon Zeppy Summons Zeppy. Unlimited range. 45 sec cast (Channeled). Summon.
- The Most Interesting Questgiver In The World Restores 1 health.
- Teleport: Jade Forest Teleports the caster to the Jade Forest. 3% of Base Mana. 10 sec cast.
- Portal: Jade Forest Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to the Jade Forest. 4% of Base Mana. 10 yd range. 10 sec cast. 60 sec cooldown.
- No Man's Land -> Valley of the Four Winds (Horde)
- No Man's Land -> Valley of the Four Winds (Alliance)
New Items
For the full list of new items, check out WoWDB!
Strings Changes
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- ACCOUNT_WIDE_ACHIEVEMENT_COMPLETED - All of your characters have credit for earning this achievement.
- ADD_CHARACTER_FRIEND - Add Character Friend
- BURNING_EMBERS_POWER - Burning Ember:Burning Embers
- CATCH_PET_CONDITION - You must have a level 3 battle pet.
- CR_RANGED_EXPERTISE_TOOLTIP - Reduces chance to be dodged by %s\nExpertise %s (+%.2F%% expertise)
- ERR_BONUS_ROLL_EMPTY - You were not eligible to receive any loot from this boss. You have not been charged for your bonus roll.
- ERR_PETBATTLE_NO_ACCOUNT_LOCK - Pet Journal Is Locked by another user on this account
- FAVORITES_FILTER - Only Favorites
- MAIN_HELP_BUTTON_TOOLTIP - Click this to toggle on/off the help system for this frame.
- PET_ABILITY_NO_SECOND_ABILITY - No second ability
- SHADOW_ORBS_POWER - Shadow Orb:Shadow Orbs
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| 9.4°C Belfast
A sinkhole has opened up under a detached house, leaving part of the structure close to collapse and a community concerned about the future of their properties.
No-one was hurt when the 25ft (7.6m) wide hole opened up beneath the 100-year-old building in Magdalen's Close in Ripon, North Yorkshire, at 5.40pm yesterday.
But firefighters rescued a dog from the property before the whole area was sealed off amid fears that the precariously leaning side of the brick property could fall at any time.
This morning, neighbours said the 30ft (9m) high wing was still moving.
Local councillor Stuart Martin said he had spoken to the family living in the house and they were "very distressed".
Local residents said there was a long-standing problem with gypsum-related subsidence in the area which had caused other homes to collapse over the years.
Emily Moon, who lives opposite the rear of the property, said: "It's a bit of a shock, really.
"It's definitely widened since first thing this morning.
"We've been aware for quite some time that there's a gypsum problem in this area."
Ms Moon went on: "You can't see the hole from here - just the poor house splitting in two.
"It's a worry for us residents, really. We're assured that our buildings are safe. But it's a bit close for comfort, really."
Mr Martin, who is the local Tory councillor on Harrogate Borough Council, said planning permission for more than 70 homes had just been refused on a derelict site next to the building.
He said: "I'm a little bit shocked by what's happened today. Surprised? Perhaps not, because there is a history in Ripon of gypsum dissolution.
"Whether this is actually down to gypsum, I don't know. I think it's too early to say. I suspect it is."
He said: "My thoughts go out the the residents who were actually living in the house.
"It must be tremendously worrying at this point.
"I've spoken to them this morning and offered my support.
"They were very distressed this morning and they just wanted to get some sort of normality back into their lives."
The British Geological Survey has said that the most susceptible area in the UK for sinkholes is the Permian gypsum deposits of north-east England, particularly around Ripon.
It says large sinkholes have developed around Ripon, some of which have affected property and infrastructure. This is because gypsum is far more soluble than limestone, and thus dissolves more rapidly.
Last night, police o fficers carried out house-to-house checks in the area to warn people close to the affected property.
Police, fire crews and the ambulance service remained at the scene with utility services' engineers and structural engineers who were assisting with the incident.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The affected property and two houses nearby have been evacuated and a cordon has been put in place to protect members of the public. At this stage no injuries have been reported."
A fire service spokesman said last night: "A fire engine and a heavy rescue unit from Ripon are currently on scene at Magdalen's Close in Ripon where cracks have appeared in the ground, causing damage to a nearby building.
"There are no occupiers in the property and one dog has been successfully rescued. Residents from adjacent properties have been evacuated as a precaution.
"The crews have cordoned off the area and are awaiting the arrival of specialist engineers."
The sinkhole is the latest in a spate to appear after a 35ft (10.7m) wide and 20ft (6.1m) deep one opened up under homes in a quiet cul-de-sac in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on Saturday morning.
Last week a stretch of the M2 in north Kent was closed after a 15ft (4.6m) deep hole was discovered in the central reservation, and on February 2 a teenager's car was swallowed up when a 30ft (9.1m) deep crater appeared in a family's driveway in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Two more sinkholes have appeared about a mile from the hole that opened up on the M2 motorway in Kent, local resident Colin Parsons said.
The two holes opened up in the past three weeks about 500 yards apart on farmland between Sittingbourne and Faversham.
One sinkhole is about 9ft deep and the other about 10ft deep. Highways contractor Mr Parsons, 55, said: "One of them looks like a giant footprint.
"The first one appeared three weeks ago. As I was walking with my wife, we went to look at another spot where one had opened up before and, sure enough, another one was there.
"The interesting aspect to this is that these have appeared about a mile from the M2 where one occurred, and they will keep opening up."


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A heart warming surprise reunion between a long-deployed military mother and her graduating daughter.
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Dodging diabetes without medication
Last year registered nurse Eugene Cosnahan found out he is prediabetic, but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying some of his favorite foods.
He says he's working to dodge diabetes in other ways.
"I've kind of started on a program to reduce my weight, and get in a little bit better physical condition," explained Cosnahan.
So far he's dropped 20 pounds, but sometimes losing weight is not enough.
So, Cosnahan enrolled in a clinical trial called the D2d study. Dr. Frank Greenway, Director of Pennington Outpatient Research Clinic, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, is looking to see if taking 4,000 units of vitamin D daily—which is four times the normal intake—will help to prevent diabetes.
"It's higher than what is the recommended daily allowance is, but it's certainly within the range of what's thought to be a safe dose," Greenway said.
"Also, people might be able to use food for some of the things that now often require medications," explained Greenway.
Especially the purple foods, also known as anthocyanins, found in blueberries and now in rice!
Developed by the LSU Agricultural Center, researchers hope purple rice will help to improve insulin resistance.
"I'm looking forward to hopefully, uh, seeing some real improvement," Cosnahan said.
Greenway says people with elevated levels of vitamin D, a history of kidney stones, or people with sarcoidosis should not try the vitamin D regimen.
D2d is a national study that is still looking for more participants. For more information on how to enroll, go to http://www.d2dstudy.org/participate/.
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Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they usually have what is called "prediabetes"—blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Doctors sometimes refer to prediabetes as impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, depending on what test was used when it was detected. There are several ways to diagnose diabetes. The A1C test measures your average blood glucose for the past two to three months. Diabetes would be diagnosed at an A1C of 6.5 percent or higher. Another test for diabetes is called Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG). This test checks your fasting blood glucose levels. Diabetes is diagnosed at fasting blood glucose of greater than or equal to 126 mg/dl. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test is a two hour test that checks your blood glucose levels before and two hours after you drink a special sweet drink. It tells the doctor how your body processes glucose. Finally, the Random Plasma Glucose Test is a test that is a blood check at any time of the day when you have severe diabetes symptoms. Diabetes is diagnosed at blood glucose of greater than or equal to 200 mg/dl. (Source: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/)
D2D STUDY: Recently published studies have shown that vitamin D is a potential determinant of type 2 diabetes risk. However, according to the Institute of Medicine and the Endocrine Society, the evidence to support vitamin D supplementation for prevention of diabetes is inconclusive and there's a need for definite studies in the area. Therefore, the goal of the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study is to determine whether vitamin D supplementation is safe and effective in delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at risk for the disease and to gain a better understanding of how vitamin D affects glucose metabolism. It is a multi-center trial conducted in 20 cities throughout the U.S. The goal is to enroll 2,400 participants who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. For more information on enrolling, go to: http://www.d2dstudy.org/contactd2d/) (Source: http://www.d2dstudy.org/about/)
PURPLE RICE STUDY: Researchers at LSU AgCenter have created a new rice line with a purple color. This variety has an increased level of antioxidants. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center are studying purple rice to see if eating it twice daily can improve blood glucose levels and lower cholesterol better than brown rice. The purple color is due, like red wine grapes, mainly to the anthocyanins. The safety and tolerability of purple rice is similar to white or brown rice, but contains the purple elements common to other foods like grapes. The study is currently recruiting participants. For more information, go to: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT01720511 (Source: http://www.pbrc.edu/clinical-trials/?studyid=142)
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Now that Zach Snyder has found the lynchpin of his Superman movie reboot - the titular man in blue, to be played by British actor Henry Cavill - it's now time to populate the rest of Metropolis. Which leads to the big question on everyone's lips:
Who will be Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen?
Until that's settled, we'll just have to amuse ourselves by running down the names that are swirling around the role of the Daily Planet's spunky ace reporter and the one woman who makes Clark Kent's glasses fog up: Lois Lane.
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The biggest rumor involves an actress who knows a thing or two about flying around with aloof prettyboys - "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart. She has allegedly met with Snyder, but that could mean everything from "I want to be Lois" to "Excuse me, are you leaving or are you just getting something from your car?" So right now, file this under "unsubstantiated."
Another name getting play is "Prince of Persia" star Gemma Arterton, but would trying to get people to accept a British Lois be tougher than getting them onboard with a British Superman?
The rest of the field seems to be made up of idle speculation, left-field brainstorming, and utter nonsense - although more than a few of these ladies would be intriguing choices: Rachel McAdams, Rashida Jones. Maggie Q, Rose Byrne. Natalie Dormer (which would suggest Snyder has limited his casting sessions to "rewatching season one of "The Tudors"), Anna Paquin, and Snyder's "Watchmen" leading lady Malin Akerman.
Anne Hathaway's name has also been mentioned, as has Natalie Portman's. But seeing as Hathaway has just signed on to fight and/or romance Batman and Portman will next be seen snuggling up to a Norse god of Thunder, you can probably go ahead and scratch them off.


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Have you missed Downton Abbey? I kind of have. I feel like part of our current nightmare dystopia is that we don't have a weekly genteel break anymore, in which even the most serious problems are resolved with a whisper-fight in the study. But we will not be without new Downton Abbey forever, as there is a movie coming in September, because nothing truly ends anymore (even though the ending to Downton Abbey was Very Satisfying). Full Story
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Princess Catherine visited the set of Downton Abbey today and everyone's making "duchess-duchess" quips. She's a big deal, the show's a big deal, Royal + Show Business is always a good sell. And apparently she told them she's a big fan of the show so they took a group photo that looks hilariously like a royal family photo, except that it's in the servants' area of the house. Full Story
Downton Banned from Dan Stevens Junket
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So we all know Cousin Matthew died, but did you know he's also on a diet? Dan Stevens has been making the rounds to promote his new movie, Summer in February, and his beautiful baby moon face that we all fell in love with is nowhere to be seen. And that's not the only thing he left behind at Downton. Full Story
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I finally gave in and bought a graphics tablet. My budget being as huge as it was, I opted for the Wacom Bamboo, which retails at $79, but ANTOnline (via Amazon) had it for $50 plus shipping ($58 total). I haven't been this tickled to get a new gadget in a while.
The whole experience thus far has been grand. I placed the order at about 10p on Tuesday night. I got an email Wednesday night saying it had shipped, and when I opened it Thursday morning and clicked the tracking number, I was informed it was out for delivery--and I paid for standard shipping. Awesome.
I got the box later Thursday morning, and opened it to find a sleek box wrapped in tissue paper, as if it were a gift. After sliding it out of the tissue paper, here's what I saw:
Not bad styling. Let's open 'er up:
"This is your Bamboo. Use it to get more out of your computer. Let us know how it goes..." In many languages. Then it is signed by, presumably, the creators. Very nice touch, I thought. I felt like a proud owner already. Then you lift up that insert, and there's the tablet in all its beauty. Grab it out--there's the cord, the pen, the pen holder. Great. Simple. Obvious. Beneath that is another tissue wrapped gift, a stylish little black box that has some simple instructions on getting going and the DVD.
Just opening the thing was a pleasure. Honestly, these folks know what UX is, and this is just for an $80 graphics tablet.
I plugged it in, and it immediately just worked. Having read a comment somewhere, I just went to the Web site to download the latest drivers. That was easy. Install. I had to try twice; it got hung up for some reason, but then, I did have 30 apps open at the time and they did suggest closing them all. :)
I immediately opened OneNote and went to town. I started drawing the simple stuff as Dan Roam suggests in his new book, The Back of the Napkin. (I attended his session at Mix and liked it enough to buy the book.) Then I really went out on a limb and drew a self-portrait:
Not bad, eh?
Well, it was a first shot. I tried writing and realized just how bad my penmanship has become over the years. Trust me; it's bad. Nice thing is that maybe I'll get some of it back and improve it now that I have this (who knows?).
I'm now on Day 2 of using my Bamboo, and I really like it. My wrist, which had been hurting more as of late, has been loving me. One of the reasons I tried this was to see if it'd be better to avoid "repetitive strain injury," and I noticed an immediate difference. The other reason was because I get so tired of being constrained by drawing programs in terms of what I want to represent visually. SmartArt in Office really, truly (as cool as it is) only goes so far. :)
So my first real use was to start diving into my Agile UX Design Process diagram to replace a particularly painful slide (Slide 19) in my Building Good UX talk. It (both the drawing and the process) is a work in progress; just trying to visualize some of my thinking about it right now.
If you look hard, you can see my chicken scratch compared to the nice, free Journal font I picked up. The point of this diagram is to show how to integrate UX pros into an Agile process. Not saying this is all fleshed out or perfect, but it's a start. :) One important point is that even if you don't have the pros, you can start doing the UX stuff yourself.
A Few Tips Using Bamboo (thus far)
It is taking some getting used to, of course, but so far I think it's a big improvement. Ask me in a few weeks. :)
And now for the gratuitous signature:
The opinions expressed herein are solely my own personal opinions, founded or unfounded, rational or not, and you can quote me on that.
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Grand Theft Auto Online ran some Christmas DLC on December 25. You could get custom clothes and gear, but by far the biggest impact - and most impressive - was the way the normally-sunny Los Santos was buried in snow.
Shame this was for one day only! It'd be great if you could toggle this on all the time. Or turn it off, and experience the tropical delights of North Yankton in the height of summer.


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This homemade costume for men entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Mike, the 'The Mask' costume creator:
I channeled my inner Jim Carrey this year and went with The Mask for my costume.
For the concept, I donned a 'pimped' zoot suit with a colorful tie from Salvation Army. A matching color fedora was purchased at a discount store, with a dress shirt.
The actual face was a ghoul's mask from a Halloween store that I coated with Apple Tart-colored acrylic paint from Michaels. I cut out the closed mouth for my lips in black lipstick and a combo of green lipped lollipop and vampire fang teeth (with fangs cut off) to emulate that shiny cartoon-like smile.
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Facebook is set to pump millions of dollars into its new hometown.
The social-networking company late last year moved its headquarters from Palo Alto to Menlo Park. But even with its expansive new campus, Facebook needs more space to accommodate its growing staff.
The company, which is set to go public for an expected $100 billion IPO later this year, will pay Menlo Park millions to be able to expand its campus, according to a new report in the Palo Alto Daily News.
Facebook currently has about 2,000 employees on its Menlo Park campus but it wants to be able to expand that number to 6,600 in coming years.
The city currently allows about 3,600 on the space.
But under a new agreement, Facebook will pay the city $800,000 for the first five years, $900,000 for each of the following five years and $1 million or more per year after that if it continues to employ more than 3,600 people on the site.
Facebook will additionally invest in job training programs, supporting affordable housing initiatives and improving bike and pedestrian pathways.
Facebook to Invest Millions in Menlo Park
Facebook is set to pump millions of dollars into its new hometown.


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NBA (National Burger Adventure): CHICAGO, PART II … Holy cow at Harry Caray's
During this NBA season, Nuggets writer Benjamin Hochman will sample the best burgers in each city, documenting his excellent adventure (bogus journey?) of savoring bliss on a bun.
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Here's Chicago, Part I
CHICAGO — It's a fact widely debated by theologians, but most agree that cows were first deemed sacred – holy, if you will – by either Hinduism's ancient Sanskrit scripture or by Chicago's ancient Sandberg descriptor.
Harry Caray is a legend in this town — and really in this country — the broadcaster's fame best described in a 1978 Sports Illustrated piece by Ron Fimrite: "Cabdrivers stall traffic to hail him." Harry, of course, is known for a lot of things (that voice, those glasses, all those Budweisers), but perhaps nothing bigger than his catch phrase, "Holy Cow." And so, when he opened a restaurant here in 1987, he made sure that the menu featured, that's right, holy cow.
I, of course, adore any cow, holy notwithstanding. So I ventured to Harry Caray's for lunch with my college buddy Andrew, featured in the picture, and my childhood buddy Ben, who took the picture (Back in our younger days, Ben and I tormented our Hebrew school teacher to the point that she surely considered converting). We were seated two tables down from "Harry's table," which is in the immediate right corner of the dining area, this according to our waiter, who had worked there since 1991 (Harry passed away in 1998). Harry, as you could imagine, used to hold court at his table – "He liked steaks," our waiter said. "He liked wine, too." – and in Harry's later years, when the doctors said vino was a no-no, Harry had some folks stir up some non-alcoholic wine for him to sip with his Porterhouse.
Our waiter also told us about spring of 1997, when the Cubs started out poorly (I quietly asked the waiter how this was different from any other year?). After losing the first seven games, Harry said he'd drop the price of beer at his bar to 45 cents until the Cubs' first win. But the Cubs kept losing, 14 in a row, and the bar area got so sardined each day, they had to take out all the tables and chairs. Sometimes, even Harry himself served as the bartender, serving up cheap beer and hope for the hopeless in blue pinstripes.
At lunch with my buddies, I ordered the Holy Cow Sirloin Burger, medium, peppercorn-crusted, with cheddar cheese, grilled onions, all on a pretzel roll – a "Chicago thing," according to Ben (from Chicago's Highland Bakery Company: "Soft on the inside with a chewy crust sprinkled with course salt, our pretzel rolls go well with such Bavarian kin as sausages and brats.")
My eyes wandered across the room, photos of the Hall of Famer Harry, who really had two careers – for years, he was one of baseball's sharpest broadcasters, and then, he became a larger-than-live persona — a celebrity — popping up in beer commercials and singing: "TAKE! Me out to the baaaaaaaaall-game!"
The latter, of course, led to some of playful comedy, such as Dan St. Paul's rendition of Harry broadcasting the first-ever baseball game, Bethlehem versus Jerusalem ("Scores from around the league … a big upset: David 1, Goliath 0. Ends a long win streak for the big guy.").
And Will Ferrell, who's pictured on the restaurant's wall in a Harry Caray T-shirt, broke out on SNL, in part, due to his Harry impersonation. There was a famously zany skit, in which Harry hosts an astrology program, featuring a brilliant astrophysicist as his guest. Here's how some of the questioning goes:
Harry: "Now Ken, we all know that the moon is not made of green cheese."
Doctor: "Yes, that's true Harry."
Harry: "But what if it were made of barbecue spare ribs? Would you eat it then?"
Doctor: "What?"
Harry: "I know I would. … Would you?"
Doctor: "I'm confused."
Harry: "IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION, DOCTOR – would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??"
The restaurant also displayed the cursed "Bartman ball" – the foul ball from the 2003 NLCS that Cubs fan Steve Bartman touched, thus ruining Cubs LF Moises Alou's chances of catching. (Bartman is a villain in this town, but you never hear much about shortstop Alex S. Gonzalez, the PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER who couldn't field a double-play ground ball that would have ended the marred inning. It's as if some jerk picked up your girlfriend at the bar, but you blame the bartender).
Anyway, the folks here purchased the ball (for $113,824.16) and had a ceremonial detonation of the thing. I snapped a pic of the remains.
Our waiter brought out the burgers, and while Ben and Andrew carefully cut their burgers in half, I just went after mine like I was Belushi in the Faber College cafeteria. I would surmise that if the Cubs were to ever win the World Series, this is what it would taste like. Holy cow, the holy cow was bliss. The burger was jubilantly juicy, perfectly crusted by spicy peppercorn, which danced in my mouth like it was wearing parachute pants.
Previous Burger Blogs
* Los Angeles, Part I
* Los Angeles, Part II
* New Orleans, Part I – Gettin' Fat At Fat Harry's
* New Orleans, Part II – Sausage! Burger!
* Houston
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Mottainai The Fabric of Life: Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan
November 6, 2011
The exhibition at the Portland Japanese Garden, Mottainai, The Fabric of Life: Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan opened on 4 November. Here are some installation shots.
I'm exhibiting with my friend, Kei Kawasaki of Gallery Kei in Kyoto. Kei and I decided that I would show indigo dyed cotton boro pieces and she would show bast fiber and paper pieces. The items I have contributed to the show can be seen below.Above and below is a large, woven cotton boro mosquito netting or kaya.
Above and below are sashiko stitched pieces. Centrally place above is a large, sashiko stitched kotatugake. To the left and right are garments from Yamagata prefecture.Stitched aprons and zokin can be seen above.
Above and below are sakiori garments.
Above is pictured a boro yogi or sleeping kimono, while below you can see noragi or work coats.Below is a fantastic boro futonji or futon cover.This piece, below, a shinafu or linden fiber tsunobukuro or horn bag is filled with balls of shredded indigo dyed cotton yarn and twisted paper yarn. Kei brought this to the show to act as a transition between her bast fiber textiles and my indigo dyed cotton ones. It's an amazing object. Kei's other textiles can be seen in the images below.
Above and below are some woven paper garments. On the photo, above, situated on the right is an okuso zakkuri or a coat made of woven hemp waste. Below, seen in the middle, is a fujifu or woven wisteria garment and a shinafu or linden fiber garment to its left.
Below are two elm fiber garments: to the right is a traditional Ainu attush, to the left is an unusual dochugi or traveling coat, made from ohyo or elm fiber. Since this dochugi is made from traditional Ainu cloth, we can assume that the cloth was traded with the Ainu by a merchant from Honsu island.
A marvelous, resist dyed ramie kazuki from Yamagata prefecture can be seen above and below. A kazuki is a kimono-shaped veil which was worn on the head by upper class women.Below are repurposed paper items. A splendid bashofu or banana fiber kimono from Okinawa can be seen below.All of the pieces are for sale through the Portland Japanese Garden. If any are interesting to you, please let me know and I will put you in touch with the Garden.
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Welcome to our coverage of WWE's Hell In A Cell PPV. We will be updating this page throughout the evening, so check back often for results from the show.
The Hell In A Cell PPV opened, as you would expect, with a video package focusing on the three cell matches on the show.
The events leading to CM Punk vs. The Undertaker was shown, then the Hell In A Cell was lowered. Then CM Punk entered, then Undertaker made his entrance. Yep, Undertaker is opening a PPV. Oh, and we're 15 minutes into the show, and a match hasn't started yet.
World Champion CM Punk vs. The Undertaker in a Hell In A Cell match.
Undertaker tried to back Punk in a corner at the start, but Punk threw some right hands. Undertaker begged him to throw more, and Punk ran out of the ring. Punk went back into the ring as Taker went out after him, but Undertaker pulled him out and started throwing him into the steel mesh walls of the Cell. Undertaker hit a body punch and headbutted Punk. Punk tried to fight back, but Taker rammed him into a support beam on the Cell. Punk got on the apron, but Undertaker kicked him off, into the Cell wall. Punk crawled under the ring and out the other side, then dropkicked the ringsteps into Undertaker's knees as he was coming around after him.
Punk stomped Undertaker's leg, and there were dueling chants for Undertaker and Punk. Punk went to pull Taker's leg into the ringpost, but Undertaker kicked him away. On the ring apron, Punk hit a jumping knee, then Punk went for a bulldog off the apron, but Taker threw him into the Cell wall. Undertaker, selling the leg, hit the ring apron legdrop with the good leg. Undertaker was slow getting back in the ring, and Punk kicked Taker back to the floor. Punk then dove out of the ring and hit a tope, sending Undertaker backwards into the steel mesh. In the ring, Punk traded shots with the Undertaker, then Undertaker went for Snake Eyes, but Punk floated over, only to be caught with a boot to the face. Undertaker scored a two count with a legdrop. Undertaker went for a chokeslam, but Punk kicked his leg out. Punk went for a GTS, but Taker slid out of it and scooped up Punk for a tombstone, but Punk floated out and kicked out Taker's bad leg.
Punk went under the ring and grabbed a chair, nailing Undertaker in the head with it. Punk scored a two count. Punk hit a running knee in the corner, but Undertaker grabbed him as he stood on the second rope and powerbombed him with the Last Ride for a two count. Undertaker went for the Old School rope walk, but Punk pulled him off and hit a knee to the gut for a two count. Punk covered him again for another two. Punk went for a running chairshot, but Undertaker kicked the chair into Punk's face. Undertaker hit a chokeslam, stumbled on his bad leg, and called for the tombstone. Undertaker hit it and scored the pin at the eleven minute mark.
Winner and new World Champion: The Undertaker.
Undertaker limped as he left the ring, but held up the World Title belt on the stage before leaving.
An ad for Breaking Point, emphasizing the Raw vs. Smackdown theme, was shown.
Intercontinental Champion John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler took Morrison to the mat, and they traded hammerlocks, with Morrison cradling Ziggler for a two count. They went to the mat again, with Morrison grabbing a headlock and Ziggler rolling it into a pin attempt for two. Ziggler kicked Morrison in the gut and hit a right hand, then pulled him to the mat with a side mare. Ziggler hit a shoulderblock, and then the two ran the ropes, with Morrison hitting a dropkick after a leapfrog for two. Morrison slammed Ziggler and hit a handstand legdrop for a two count. Morrison applied a chinlock, but Ziggler got to his feet and hit Morrison in the neck. Ziggler applied a rear chinlock.
Ziggler switched to a side headlock, and kept Morrison on the mat. Morrison shoved it off and slid under Ziggler, tripping him to the mat. Morrison hit a springboard bodypress for a two count. Morrison hit a dropkick, then went for Starship Pain, but Ziggler rolled out of the way. Ziggler dropped an elbow for a two count, then hit a dropkick for another two. Ziggler applied a chinlock, then went into a reverse cravate. Morrison turned into it and punched Ziggler in the body to break free. Morrison slid under Ziggler and hit an uppercut, but then ran into a Ziggler powerslam for two.
Ziggler hit a rolling necksnap, then stomped him and yelled "New Champion" before choking him against the bottom rope. Ziggler kicked and punched Morrison, then rammed him head first into the mat by his hair. Ziggler slammed Morrison and got another two count. Ziggler hit a fireman's carry takedown and arrogantly yelled at Morrison to get up. Ziggler hit a second takedown and got a two count. Ziggler yelled at him to get up again. Ziggler went for a slam, but Morrison floated around him and hit a DDT.
They traded punches as they got up, with Morrison getting the better of it. Morrison hit a clothesline and a leg lariat, then hit a standing Shooting Star Press for a two count. Morrison went for a suplex, but Ziggler floated over and rolled him up for a two count, but the referee saw Ziggler grab the ropes for leverage. As Ziggler argued, Morrison rolled him up for two. Ziggler went for a sunset flip, Morrison rolled through and went for a knee, but Ziggler ducked it. Ziggler hit a jawbreaker for a two count. Ziggler put Morrison on the middle rope for a superplex, but Morrison punched Ziggler to the mat. Morrison jumped off the top and Ziggler went to dropkick him, but Morrison grabbed the legs, landed on his feet, and gave Ziggler a catapult into the corner for a two count.
Morrison went for the Flying Chuck kick, but Ziggler ducked it and hit a German suplex for a two count. Ziggler hit a Rocker Dropper for a two, and then yelled in frustration. Ziggler charged Morrison and got kicked in the face. Morrison went for Starship Pain, but Ziggler got up, grabbed Morrison and gave him a reverse slam to the mat for another two. There was a slight "This is Awesome" chant. Ziggler went for the Zig Zag, but Morrison grabbed the top rope and Ziggler crashed to the mat. Morrison hit a running knee to the head, then Starship Pain for the pin at the sixteen minute mark.
Winner: John Morrison.
Josh Mathews interviewed Batista and Rey Mysterio, with Batista insisting on introducing Mysterio. Mathews talked to them about their 2005 tag team championship win, and trying to "recreate the magic" again. Mysterio said Batista is like his "big brother" and he was there for him. Mysterio talked about how Chris Jericho tried to take his mask and his pride, and tonight, he and Batista would take the tag titles from them. Batista said they would be the next Unified tag team champions.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were shown in a skybox. Michael Cole said the Turtles are 25. So, how are they still teenagers? A preview of their video game was shown (they're sponsoring the PPV, if you didn't know).
A sign in the crowd says "Where's my ECW Title match?"
Divas Champion Mickie James vs. Alicia Fox.
They locked up and Mickie took Alicia to the mat, but Fox got back to her feet still in the lock up before breaking off. They locked up again, and Fox grabbed an armwringer. Mickie cartwheeled out of it and swept Fox's leg for a one count. Mickie grabbed an arm wringer, and Fox went for a hiptoss, but Mickie blocked it and hit a monkey flip. Mickie snapmared Fox and dropkicked her in the face for a two count. Fox reversed a whip, but Mickie hit a kick to the gut and a neckbreaker. Mickie went to the second rope, but Fox grabbed her leg and pulled her to the mat and scored a two count. Fox applied a chinlock, then pulled her hair.
Mickie hit a few shots to the gut, but Fox hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Fox posed before covering for a two, then applied a bodyscissors. Fox hit some crossface shots and pulled her hair while keeping the hold on. Mickie elbowed out of it. Crowd is starting to chant "boring". Mickie hit some forearms, then a clothesline. Mickie hit a few more, then a rana out of the corner. The crowd is just quiet now. Mickie hit a Thesz press off the top rope, then went for a DDT, but Fox backed her in a corner. Fox pulled out a Northern Lights suplex with a bridge for a two count. Fox went for a ax kick, but Mickie avoided it and hit a nasty looking tornado DDT (nasty, as in Fox took it right on the top of her head) for the pin at the six minute mark. They replayed the DDT a few times, and Fox left the ring on her own, so I guess she is okay.
Winner: Mickie James.
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TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- New Jersey legislators have ordered top members of Gov. Chris Christie's staff to produce documents on the George Washington Bridge scandal.
Eighteen subpoenas were delivered Thursday and Friday to a group that includes the Republican governor's outgoing chief of staff and his replacement, as well as Bridget Anne Kelly, the deputy chief of staff who resigned after an e-mail she sent -- "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" -- was published, the (Newark) Star-Ledger reported.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a Democrat who heads the new Assembly Select Committee on Investigation, said the staffers have two weeks to produce documents and subpoenas to testify will be the next step.
Wisniewski said the committee wants documents on "all aspects of the finances, operations and management of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, including but not limited to, the reassignment of access lanes in Fort Lee ... to the George Washington Bridge, and any other matter raising concerns about abuse of power."
Traffic in Fort Lee was stalled when access roads to the bridge were closed for four days in September, delaying ambulances, schoolbuses and commuters trying to get to work.
There has been speculation, thus far unfounded, that Christie loyalists were trying to punish the mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing the governor in his 2013 re-election campaign.
Subpoenas have also gone to three Christie appointees on the Port Authority, David Wildstein, former director of interstate capital projects, Chairman David Samson and Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director. Baroni and Wildstein resigned in the wake of the scandal.
Christie was scheduled to spend the weekend in Florida, attending fundraisers in his capacity as head of the Republican Governors Association.