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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:02 am
Post subject: 2 seconds lead time?
Hi everybody.
I'm considering buying the mirror service, since it is very cheap and Gixen is wonderful.
Only problem is that the main reason I would pay is to reduce the lead time to 2 secs, maybe even shorter.
Is this unfeasible?
What is the actual minimum lead time available with the premium service?
I've read in the Help pages that it is 3 secs, but somewhere here in the forum I've read it is 2 secs actually.
Thanks in advance to all those answering.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:34 am
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OK guys.
Even though having different offsets is good to avoid same-second problems in multiple bids, sniping at less than 3 seconds is useless.
The bid can't be placed, accepted by eBay, relayed to the competition, then outsniped in less than 3 seconds. Maybe even more. It's nonsense.
So please forget this thread and forgive this poor newbie.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:10 pm
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With a Mirror subscription it is now possible to reduce the offset to 1 second if you so wish.
Personally, I prefer the higher offsets, above 6 seconds, in order to have the bid increment rule work for rather than against me.
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:23 am
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On one level I tend to agree with Mark, that using a higher bid offset may give you a minor advantage if you get caught in a down-to-the-second sniping war
you just happen to have placed a snipe higher than all other bidders in play.
The bottom line is still whoever places the highest bid/snipe is going to come out on top whether the snipe is placed 6 seconds before the auction end or 2 seconds before the auction end. How much you decide to bid is still far more important than splitting hairs over a 3 or 4 second bidding window. If multiple bidders are in play (and without quibbling over nuances of bid increments etc.) highest money still wins.
The other thing to be cautious about: the internet is not a perfect world. And eBay sure isn't either. The smaller you make your offset the more you run the risk of "poop happens" and a single second hiccup on eBay is then all it takes for your 1 or 2 second snipe to not get entered in a timely manner. A 1 or 2 second offset won't help if the snipe doesn't get placed at all - or if your snipe is still lower than any other bid already placed.
So... pick an offset and try it. If you are losing auctions I'll bet it's because you were significantly outbid on the dollar amount,
because you were 1 or 2 seconds slower than the other guy. I have played with 3 through 8 second offsets and if I lose it's because the bidding went way out of proportion compared to what I was willing to pay for an item. No offset can improve a situation like that for you.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:09 pm
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I can't agree with Mark in saying that 6 seconds is an OK offset. Manual snipers can still outbid you at that stage.
And I don't quite get that point of the increment rule working for me if I bid sooner: yes, my bid increment is more likely to be accepted before bids grow, but if bids are to grow anyway and I'm going to be outbid anyway, what would be the point in biding sooner anyway? Am I missing something?
ebay microdowntimes are something I've never been hit by.
The point of more-money-is-best is obvious and needs no comment on.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:37 am
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Yes, it is possible for a manual bidder to submit a bid within 6 seconds. However, in order to do that they have to be sitting at their computer waiting to be outbid, having already decided that they are prepared to pay more... most people are sensible enough to realise, after doing that once or twice, that it is a waste of their time, they are better off using a service like Gixen.
The point of the bid increment rule is that, since Ebay actually rejects any bid that is not more than one bid increment more than the current auction price, the later you attempt to place that bid the more likely it is to be rejected, but crucially it is also more likely that your bid, though higher than the maximum bid, is still rejected... when you may have actually won the auction had your bid been accepted... you may have even managed to block later bids from those that were willing to pay slightly more (less than one bid increment) than you were. This situation occurs more often on items that many snipers (that all know the precise market value of the item) are interested in, and are thus prepared to pay about the same amount for.
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:32 am
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Other people think different than you do.
Is this service tailores to one mindset only?
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:35 am
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Your point on the increment rule, I guess must have happened to me, but I can't remember it. I can't had happened much often to me since 2005...
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:55 am
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I believe this forum has always been open to ideas and opinions.
I appreciate that you respect mine are as valid as yours and I'm glad that you allow me to express them without any hint that they should not be expressed as openly as all the others.
As I said, at the end of my post explaining, the effect of the bid increment rule, the situation certainly occurs more often on items where many snipers take an interest and the market price is well established. If you don't get involved in that kind of auction, it will indeed be a rare occurrence. Of course you never know if your bid managed to block a later but higher one, because the bid never appears on Ebay.... but the fact that we get a significant number of complaints from Gixen users on here complaining that their bid was not placed, even though it was slightly higher than the eventual sale price, does indicate that it happens reasonably often.
None the less, an on occurrence (in my opinion) more rare than being outbid on an auction, by the reaction of a manual bidder, after your bid is placed within 15 seconds of the end of the auction, and not just one that scheduled their snipe much higher but later than yours.
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:03 pm
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I think we're talking about if there's enough time for a human to manually type a new bid and click 'place bid' in 6 second in react to your snipe. I think the answer is yes.
I was arguing 3 years ago if that could happen in 3 second, turned out it's not likely. But in 6 second, it's more than enough.
But it's more fair now for Gixen: different outcomes for paid and unpaid users.
I renewed my subscription once I figured out I had no way to set from 6 seconds to 3 seconds even the option is there for me to choose and confirm.
Don't know whether in the future there's someone arguing 10 seconds is fast enough.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:02 am
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If you have your browser set up to bid, you are watching the auction, ready to increase your bid, and quick at typing accurately... then 6 seconds may be enough to place a bid... but that is not my argument that 6 or even 10 seconds is enough.
In order to do all that you must have already decided that actually you are willing to pay more than you have already bid... you might, just as well, not waste your time and actually place that bid on Ebay whether or not anyone else places a bid towards the end of the auction... the Ebay proxy bidding system ensures you won't pay more than one bid increment more than anyone else, in any case, no matter when you place your bid... anyone engaged in such activity soon realizes they are actually wasting their time and then moves on to techniques that are more practical... using a sniping service like Gixen is just one of those.
The argument is that 6 or even 10 seconds is not enough for someone that has already bid, or has set up a snipe using a service like Gixen, to receive an email from Ebay that the price has risen... think about it and decide to see how much that kind of item generally goes for... decide, actually, I have chosen a bid that is too low and I am now willing to pay more... go to Ebay, and enter the bid they are now prepared to pay... and those are the only type of bidders that sniping actually saves you money when bidding against them... and in such cases, 5 minutes might well be enough time for you to win the auction unchallenged.
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OIG Investigative Reports, Grand Jury Returns 47-Count Indictment Charging Layton Couple with Alleged Scheme to Defraud Davis School District of More Than $4 Million Skip to main contentAbout UsContact UsFAQs Language Assistance Englishespañol中文: 繁體版Việt-ngữ한국어TagalogРусский U.S. Department of Education Search for: Toggle navigation U.S. Department of Education Student Loans Grants Laws Data About ED OFFICES Home Reports & Resources Programs/Initiatives News Office Contacts Investigative Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2006 U.S. Department of Justice Brett L. Tolman United States Attorney District of Utah CONTACT:. MELODIE RYDALCH U. S. Attorney's Office Phone: 801 325 3206 Cell: 801 243 6475 Grand Jury Returns 47-Count Indictment Charging Layton Couple with Alleged Scheme to Defraud Davis School District of More Than $4 Million SALT LAKE CITY - A federal grand jury returned a 47 count indictment Tuesday evening, unsealed Wednesday morning, charging a Layton, Utah, couple with mail fraud, money laundering, theft from a state agency receiving federal funds, and copyright infringement in connection with an alleged scheme that defrauded the Davis School District of $4,295.786.95. Charged in the indictment are Susan G. Ross, age 62, and John Ross, age 64. The pair wild be issued a summons to appear in federal court Monday at 9 a.m. Defendants charged in indictments are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in court The indictment was announced today by U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett L. Tolman; FBI Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Fuhrman; Patricia Van Gilder, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General; Farmington, Utah, Police Chief Wayne D. Hansen, and IRS Special Agent Ted Elder. The case is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General, the IRS, and the Farmington, Utah, Police Department. According to the indictment, Susan G. Ross was employed by the Davis School District as director of federal programs. As a part of her work, she was involved in developing and administering primary and secondary education programs and, according to the indictment, exercised considerable discretion over the use of federal grant funds received by the school district. John D. Ross was a former employee of the Utah Office of Education: From March 2000 to February 2005, he was employed by the school district as a grant specialist. In this position, he was responsible for obtaining grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Between 1998 and 2005, according to the indictment, the Davis School District received more than $2 million each year in benefits under federal programs involving grants, subsidies; and other forms of federal assistance, including Title I funding. Title I is the largest U.S. Department of Education program supporting elementary and secondary education and was designed to help educate financially disadvantaged students who struggle academically. Through the Title I program, the Department of Education distributes money to local school districts for use in programs that serve the needs of eligible students The indictment alleges the defendants devised a scheme to get the school district to purchase unauthorized copies of copyrighted books for use in its Title 1 program at fraudulently, inflated prices from Notable Education Writing Services (NEWS), a company owned and controlled by the defendants, through an intermediary company, Research and Development Consultants, Inc. (R&D). R&D was run by two professional associates of Susan and John Ross. According to the indictment, the defendants routed purchases through R&D and had the school district mail checks to R&D to conceal the defendants' identity as the recipients of the payments for the material purchased by the Davis School District. The defendants used NEWS to collect the proceeds of their scheme to defraud the school district. Money deposited into bank accounts maintained by NEWS was used for the personal benefit of the defendants, the indictment alleges. According to the indictment, between Jan. 1, 2000, and May 6, 2005, the defendants caused the Davis School District to pay R&D approximately $4,295,786.95 for the purchase of educational materials for the Title 1 program. As a result of the scheme, the indictment alleges, the school district paid higher prices for the books and educational materials purchased from R&D than it would have if Susan and John Ross had solicited competitive bids from other vendors. As charged in the indictment, the prices charged by R&D were as much as seven times the list prices for the same books as sold by the publishers. For example, in one case, R&D charged the school district $93 for a book that at that time had a list price of $13.22. Additionally, the list prices were for hardbound professionally produced books. The copies R&D sold to the district were spiral bound stacks of color copies. The indictment also alleges that the defendants split the proceeds of the scheme with R&D. R&D kept approximately 8 percent of the funds it received from the school district and paid the remainder of the funds to the defendants in the guise of NEWS. The only substantive service performed by R&D for its share of proceeds of the fraud scheme, the indictment alleges, was to receive purchase orders from the school district, forward the order to NEWS, and submit fraudulently inflated invoices back to the school district. In furtherance of the scheme, the indictment alleges, the defendants contracted with third party printing companies to make copies of the books and educational materials ordered by the Davis School District. The defendants falsely represented to the printing companies and R&D that they had obtained permission from the copyright holders to make copies of the books they had caused the school district to order. The indictment alleges the defendants then used proceeds to pay personal expenses. As a part of the indictment, federal prosecutors filed a notice of intent to seek criminal forfeiture in the case, including a sum of money equal to at least $4,295,786.95. Prosecutors also are seeking property and money funded by or purchased with proceeds obtained as a result of the offenses charged in the indictment, including money held at banks, cars, and other accounts. Susan G. Ross and John D. Ross are charged with 13 counts of mail fraud which each carry potential maximum penalties in federal prison of 20 years; 14 counts of money laundering which each carry a potential maximum penalty of up to 20 years; 13 counts of theft from a state agency receiving federal funds, which each carry a potential maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison; and seven counts of willful infringement of copyright, which each carry potential five-year maximum penalties. In a related case, a federal grand jury also returned a 37-count indictment charging Stella Smith, age 54, of Layton, with mail fraud. Smith worked as a secretary to Susan Ross at the Davis School District. As a part of her duties, Smith was given responsibility for some of the day to day management of the district's Title I procurement process. The indictment alleges that beginning in about 1999, Smith devised a scheme to defraud the Davis School District of Title I and other funds. As a part of the scheme, she formed a company known as E.B. Smith Company, a name similar to the name of her husband. The indictment alleges that Smith submitted paperwork to the school district to approve E.B. Smith Company as a vendor for books and materials for the district. Once the company was approved, according to the indictment, Smith caused purchase orders for books that had not been requested by district employees and that were not necessary for school programs to be submitted to E.B. Smith Company from the Davis School District Purchasing Department for approval. Under the district's approval process, Smith could personally submit requests to the purchasing department under a $1,000 threshold without management approval. Once the purchase orders were issued, Smith mailed or caused to be mailed fraudulent invoices representing that the E.B. Smith Company had supplied the requested books to the district, when in truth no such books had been provided. As a result of the fraudulent invoices, the school district issued checks for fictitious purchases and mailed them to the company. The indictment alleges Smith submitted invoices totally about $338,189 to the district on scores of occasions from 1999 to 2005. A summons will be issued to Smith, who faces up to 20 years per count if convicted of the charges. Again, defendants charged in indictments are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in court. Top Printable view Share this page Last Modified: 12/04/2006 How Do I Find... 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Grand Jury Returns 47-Count Indictment Charging Layton Couple with Alleged Scheme to Defraud Davis School District of More Than $4 Million. Salt Lake City, UT, November 22, 2006
Published by the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General on 2006-11-22.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report.

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"I've sewn all my life," she said. "Watching my grandmother and great grandmothers doing traditional quilting, I was fascinated by all the colors and fabrics. People ask 'how did you learn how to do that?' And I said, 'osmosis.' "
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"I thought wow, I can combine both, sewing and art," said Williams. "It had never occurred to me to quilt. Then when I got home there was a quilt show on PBS — that was like a confirmation. Then a few days later a friend called and said she wanted to show me a book — that book was "Communion of the Spirits," and I knew — everything I had done up to that point was leading to the art quilting." Soon she was piecing, dyeing, and stitching — creating with the art form she'd loved since childhood.
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Williams creativity really has no boundaries. She's enjoying learning new techniques in downstate Illinois, and has been embraced by the area's community of fiber artists.
"Everybody's been very sharing, very encouraging," said Williams. "They've really helped me make the transition of living here easier. If I had not connected I would have been back in Chicago a long time ago."
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Much offseason conversation among fans and media was dedicated to whether Reds first baseman Joey Votto needed to change his approach at the plate and be less selective.
Votto led the National League with a .435 on-base percentage last season and reached base a club-record 316 times, including 116 walks. But he had 24 home runs and 73 RBIs, which were lower than his track record.
Reds manager Bryan Price is not going to ask Votto to change how he hits.
"In his defense, he scored a lot of runs last year and he got on base a high percentage and put us in situations to help Brandon [Phillips] drive in 100-plus [runs] and Jay [Bruce] drive in 100-plus. There was run production and a lot of it from Joey. The one thing I think everyone else discusses is the total amount of RBIs. How much can you really change approach as far as expanding a zone? Does it make sense to expand a strike zone in order to drive in runs?
"It's simply taking advantage of the good pitches to hit. I think the depth of the quality of hitters we have behind him … could also provide him with some opportunities. I can't ask him to expand his strike zone. He's worked so hard to get there. We hope when he gets good pitches to hit, he hits them and we have guys on base ahead of him that he can drive in."
Votto -- who batted .305 and played all 162 games in 2013 -- has been the No. 3 hitter in the Reds' lineup for several years, a spot reserved often for run producers. Price is opposed to moving Votto up to the No. 2 spot, where he could get more plate appearances over the course of a season.
"I haven't [considered it] at this point in time," Price said. "It's hard to look at Joey Votto and then take a season like 2013 and make that his defining season of who he is as a hitter. This is a guy that hit as many as 37 home runs in a season and has been well over 100 RBIs. He's a high on-base percentage guy that does an awful lot of things well for our club. I'm looking forward to a big season. That being said, we've got to get guys on base in front of him. He's got to get pitches to hit and take advantage of them. At this point in time, he's hitting third unless we feel the need to make an adjustment to inspire the offense."


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SRU reveals Paterson's new role
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Scotland and Edinburgh legend Chris Paterson will take up a new role within the Scottish Rugby Union which incorporates both coaching and ambassadorial responsibilities.
Paterson has called time on his professional rugby career and marked his final appearance with a try in Edinburgh's 44-21 win over Treviso. In what has been a remarkable 13 years, Paterson leaves the sport as Scotland's joint record points and cap holder.
Paterson will now travel to the Crusaders in New Zealand to take in their style of coaching before working under the wing of Duncan Hodge, who holds a full-time role as the national team's kicking coach. The true remit of his role is yet to be confirmed with Graham Lowe, Scottish Rugby's high performance director, suggesting Paterson will be involved with bringing through the country's future talent.
"We are taking up the opportunity of exploring how best we can help Chris transition from player to coach," Lowe said. "We know from, for example, speaking to young players within the Edinburgh set-up the extent of the influence that Chris has and his ability to articulate the knowledge and skills he has acquired throughout his career is already evident.
"Chris has a teaching background, having studied PE before he became a professional player, and we've already seen his ability to mentor players - Tom Brown through the Winning Scotland Foundation initiative - and I firmly believe we can develop Chris as a specialist coach and, in turn, infuse our best young talent with the best practice and work ethic which made Chris the player he was."
Paterson will leave for the Crusaders on May 12 and he is relishing the chance to see one of Super Rugby's premier sides in action.
"The first really obvious thing would be what it's like to approach games as a coach and not a player," Paterson said. "I'm interested in learning about planning, long-term and short-term and how flexible the long term plans are depending on how the season differs to what you'd planned for. Do you change your style of play if you are not successful or do you persevere because you know it'll come good?
"Also, how should you watch a game as a coach? I've almost always watched individuals, through analysis of my own game and my opposite numbers. Do you have a check sheet or a blue print in your mind which is the same for each game? Or are you better to treat each game individually? I'd assume a bit of both."
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Part 4: So Where Does that Leave Rudnick and the Partnership?
I'm a member of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership for the networking aspect; it gets me in front of people whom I would otherwise not get the opportunity to meet. Some will argue that this benefit is not worth the dues one must pay to be a member and that's a fine argument. For now though, I'll continue to pay my dues.
In addition to networking the BNP has (if I may paraphrase from their website) three other goals:
- Support of business growth
- Business services
- Political advocacy
The third item has always been controversial as not all members may think like Carl Paladino or I do, putting the Partnership in a position where virtually any political advocacy in which they engage is bound to alienate some of their members.
I am in full agreement that the BNP (and all Chambers of Commerce in WNY) need to recalibrate, but replacing its leadership with someone who fits Carl Paladino's expectations is no different than what Tom Golisano is doing to the State Senate, and likely to result in as much chaos as construction.
I think that if you're going to work in both the community and in the political realm, diplomacy is of utmost importance. Carl's diplomatic efforts are, well, erratic at best (and I wish I could emphasize how badly we need more people like Carl, if only he could color the arguments in a more positive way). He sees the BNP, BNE and other local organizations as structures that are in such bad shape that they must be plowed under and rebuilt from the ground up.
I think that Andrew Rudnick's public persona is one of civility and diplomacy. But what he also does behind the scenes matters, especially if he is not following the Partnership Board's directives. This is important: Corporate leaders are beholden to their boards, not the other way around.
Should Rudnick go? A friend of mine suggested that all public leaders be subject to term limitations. I find that term limits have merit as long as they don't apply to me or anyone else doing a spectacular job in his/her position; fans of Rudy Giuliani would agree as well.
Boards remove their executives when they fail to accomplish the board's strategic directives. If the Board decided that the Partnership should recommend voting against every incumbent next November (I hope I hope I hope), and Rudnick fails to execute, then that's grounds for dismissal. If the Board decides to take less provocative or behind the scenes approaches and Andrew complies, then he's doing his job. If the CEO is doing as the Board wishes then the CEO is doing his job. Paladino is screwing up the chance to foment real change because he's shooting at the wrong target. If he doesn't like what Rudnick is doing he should focus his attention at the Board.
But really, when it comes to Upstate success stories I can't think of a single organization (and I've been thinking about this for well over a month) that stands out as having produced major, consistent results over the past 15 years, the Partnership included. And by major I mean consistently media-grabbing. In that regard, even Carl has only his Thruway toll initiative to brag about; what else has he done that has made a real difference for the community?
This is in no way meant to impugn Carl; indeed, in private he seems extraordinarily gracious and charitable, and I suspect he has impacted this area in many small ways, as has the BNP, the BNE, Catholic Charities, UNYTS, the Red Cross and so many other organizations. The problem is that none of us are creating blockbuster initiatives with major, consistent impact; and none of our very worthwhile behind-the-scenes activities will ever make the press.
Maybe it's because we can't create those initiatives. Short of taking up arms – short of a revolution – none of us, collectively or otherwise, can make a revolutionary difference given the political structure of our city, county and state governments.
So that leaves an evolutionary approach, a strategy that the BNP appears to be addressing at least as well as any other group. I don't think replacing Andrew Rudnick is an agent of change any more than I think creating a new chamber of commerce would be an agent of change.
In summary: Two polarizing figures, two different approaches, neither one visibly successful on a regular basis but striving for the same thing.
They'd be so much more effective if they'd figure out how to work together.
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I first learned to crochet when I was 16 and newly married. My ex-husband and I went trolling for salmon with his parents. I was bored and my mother-in-law offered to teach me to crochet. I jumped at the chance as I had tried to make a square dishcloth in Girl Guides when I was 12 and it turned out as a triangle, so I had not had much luck with my first crochet attempt. Out fishing at 16, I learned how to make a granny square, which eventually turned into a large, square, pink and purple afghan (this was the 70's after all!)
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Halloween: Ghosts, Goblins, Ghouls and …
Halloween isn't celebrated in The Calling of Ella McFarland, but it surely is in our neighborhood.
Every October 31st, I envision the pagan rites from which our night of ghosts, goblins, and ghouls springs, and I wonder what place such images should claim in Christians' minds. And in a neighborhood claimed for Christ.
At the ancient Celts' festival of Samhain, people lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. At one time animal and human sacrifices were offered on the bonfires.
In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs: All Saints' Day. The evening before, All Hallows' Eve and later Halloween, incorporates some of the traditions of Samhain.
The night from October 31st to November 1st was a time "between years" to the Celts when the borders between this world and the other were flexible, allowing spirits of all sorts to interact with humans. To assure that one did not overstep a boundary or violate a taboo, many people chose to stay in their homes with doors securely locked. And so it is today. Invariably, certain homes in America remain darkened and locked on the scariest night of the year.
Reminds me of the ancient Jews in Egypt when the Death Angel passed over the homes marked by blood. When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. (Exodus 12:23, NIV)
The ancient Celts' fairies, heroes, and heroines have transformed themselves into modern-day animated characters like Tinkerbell, Batman, and Superwoman.
The Celtic pooka and bean sidhe (banshee) have given way to Halloween ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. And vampires.
I recoil at the sight of blood dripping from a vampire's lips … but it reminds me that blood claims a major place in a Christian's thinking. … the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. (Hebrews 9:22, NIV)
The difference lies in whose blood is shed and for what purpose. The proverbial vampire takes life. Jesus laid down His. The blood on a vampire's lips feeds his evil appetite, turns what was good into evil, and stains what it touches. Jesus' blood reconciles, cleanses, atones, redeems, and transforms evil into holy.
All of which brings me around to my granddaughter who at age 7 made an unexpected request. "May I have some paper without lines, please?"
With paper and pencil in hand, she disappeared into another room and reappeared with what she had copied, took it home, and displayed it in their kitchen: I asked Jesus, "How much do You love me?" "This much," He answered, and He stretched out His arms–and died.
A ghoulish scene if there ever was one.
On this Halloween when dressed-up vampires, ghosts, goblins, and ghouls roam the neighborhood, I'll remember Jesus is the Lord of our household, our neighborhood, city, and the world. And I'll remind my grandchildren that the message of His love sacrifice transcends all the evil works of the world. And every pagan tradition.
Which is what will happen in homes and neighborhoods everywhere where Jesus is welcome. So celebrate on!
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates … (Deuteronomy 11:18-20, NIV)


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Every morning around 9, a large pot of water containing dried white corn and lime comes to a boil inside the kitchen of Meso Maya — the first step of a two-day process that yields fresh hand-made tortillas for hundreds of diners each day. The procedure is straightforward but hardly easy. Too much time in the hot water and the corn cooks away to mush, robbing the masa of its flavor. Too much lime and things discolor and turn bitter, too little and the membrane that surrounds each kernel won't completely dissolve, leaving traces of the thin, papery skin in the finished product, now called nixtamal.
Later in the morning, another worker removes yesterday's batch of corn from the walk-in, strains and rinses the mixture and feeds it through the kitchen's molino mill. If the stones in the grinder are set with too much pressure, excessive friction will cook the masa as it's ground. Too little pressure and the mixture will be too coarse.
It's a delicate balance, but when it's struck, when all the components play nicely together, the results can be transcendent. Simultaneously delicate and sturdy, tortillas made this way smell richly of roasted corn. They prove a robust counterpoint for fillings like stewed chicken and grilled meat, but unlike most tortillas, they can stand alone. They're the kind of tortillas that turn heads.
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At any given time, up to three employees can be working to turn out these tortillas at Meso Maya, as many as 1,000 on busy weekends. Even on slow days they're fashioned by the hundreds, shaped one at a time with a hand press and cooked lightly on a flat grill until they become soft, pliable and aromatic. For all that work, it's ironic that the tortillas arrive at the restaurant's tables wrapped in simple, unbleached parchment paper. But tortillas are supposed to be humble. They're the staple starch of working people. And they're damn beautiful as they are.
Meso Maya's chef, Nico Sanchez, doesn't have to devote so much of his staff's time and effort to tortilla making. He could employ masa harina — a dried, instant version of masa that's mixed by adding a little water — and still rightfully claim he serves fresh, hand-made tortillas. But he'd be missing the point, as so many restaurants do. The tortillas would be smooth and homogenous and lack irregularities and character. They'd be just another tortilla. And Meso Maya would be just another Mexican restaurant.
Sanchez was tapped as this restaurant's chef by Mike Karns, owner of the El Fenix chain. Thankfully for Preston Hollow, which has its share of nap-inducing Tex-Mex, Karns had something different in mind here. He was ready to tackle Mex-Mex, or as close to it as the neighborhood's palate would allow. And his effort was, by many measurements, a resounding success.
In addition to those tortillas, Sanchez turns out an outstanding pozole. The pork and hominy stew balances rich and earthy pork and guajillo chile broth with an aggressive counter of lime. The citrus is dominant and keeps your taste buds on edge. You'll wonder if it's too much, right before you find yourself devouring another spoonful, and you'll continue this debate over and over till it's gone.
Ceviche is another winner, dressing shrimp and striped bass with lime and onions and a cool, smooth dice of avocado. Blow off the blue-corn tortilla chips served at the base of the martini glass and dig in with your fork instead. Ceviche is almost always at its best when a chef is soft-handed, and Sanchez lets the seafood shine.
An appetizer of chili rellenos strays from tradition in a play that's gutsy but works. Instead of roasted green chiles, Sanchez employs peppadew peppers from South Africa. Pickled in a sweet brine, the peppers are stuffed with goat cheese and queso fresco and encased in crisp tempura. The resulting bites, the size of large marbles, explode with acidity, sweetness and a creamy tang of warm, melted cheese. If Meso Maya offered these as an amuse bouche, they might become Sanchez's signature.
From there the food stalls some, slowed by inconsistency and loose execution that mires what could be brilliant cooking. The most beautiful enchilada, stuffed with fragrant, tender chicken and blanketed with a poblano mole, is flanked by boring rice and bland beans. On another night those same black beans are perfect — this time adequately salted. The rice, however, is still a snooze.
Chicken with a red Oaxacan mole is equally frustrating. During my visit, the sauce started off acrid but settled in to a not-too-sweet earthy flavor with a soft, subtle glow. I sopped up any excess with those corn tortillas, mopping my plate clean. Too bad the chicken breast it supported was so dry.
Queso fundido is a dish that could be amusing. It's refreshing to spoon chiles, crumbled sausage and freshly melted cheese into warm tortillas, while you try to forget the soupy Velveeta of your favorite Tex-Mex haunt. But the sausage is dry and salty, and the cheese isn't sufficiently melted. It strings and gloops, invoking that oily, broken mess that made Velveeta popular in the first place.
Other dishes are fine, not disappointing but not causing those contented sighs that mark a dish worthy of lasting memories. Carne asada is passable. Cochinita pibil, a braised pork dish served with addictive pickled red onions, is worth the modest charge the menu asks. Just be careful with the habanero salsa that comes with the pork. It's seriously hot.
Salsas are a Sanchez strong suit. Start with the chips and salsa at the bar. Driven with chiles more than tomatoes, and flecked with black smoke of freshly roasted fruit, the salsa makes versions served at many Tex-Mex joints seem lifeless. Maybe that's the Karns-Sanchez master plan: Lure in the timid palates with some safety plates and surprise them with a Mexican cuisine they didn't expect. They're also hitting a sweet spot in both price point and decor. The tightly designed space boasts rusty orange and deep browns, chunky chairs flickering candles and reclaimed wood.
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Meso Maya elevates a hybrid cuisine without resorting to the stuffy flair of Komali. (Mesa, another regional Mexican spot on the rise, accomplishes this too, but it requires driving to Oak Cliff, which for Preston-Forest corner-dwellers can feel like an odyssey). Salsa doesn't have to be red, tart and vapid, Sanchez seems to be saying; it can be green and earthy and tinged with lust. Tortillas don't have to be flaccid disks of processed corn; they can be an outright celebration of Mexico's native grain.
With some tweaking, Meso Maya could provide the perfect balance of approachability and authenticity — a place in the culinary wheelhouse of timid diners who might not venture outside of the Tex-Mex safety plays they grew up on. But for that to happen, Sanchez needs to continue to improve his consistency, and his wait staff will have to follow suit. He's managed to set up a front-of-the-house staff that's so eager to please their actions can come off as forced and clumsy at times. It's not that they're inattentive; they're just a little green, something that should work itself out with training and time.
Finding time to teach them could be Sanchez's challenge. He's already getting tasked with a second project: Turning the old Luna's Tortilla Factory into a second Meso Maya. Karns bought the space in February 2010 and has been working to revamp it. The work is moving forward, and Dallas' old Little Mexico should have a new Mexican restaurant sometime next year.
Sanchez is using his current diners as test subjects for new dishes. He's excited about the promise the new space holds, and plans to push his new menu further into authentic Mexican cooking with duck mole, lamb dishes, huitlacoche and squash blossoms. If he can pull off the cooking while Karns remakes the space, the duo might have a recipe for one of Dallas' finest Mexican restaurants. It's not that far of a stretch. They've already got the tortillas down.
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Aliens Vs Predators is a dark game.
I'm not just talking about the ability to rip off someone's head, spine still attached. The game's settings are all inside buildings with few lights, at night, in the jungle. So, you know, dark.
That's great for setting the mood, but not so great for seeing just what the hell is going on.
In this video I give you a quick tour of the game's overwhelming night. Keep in mind that while the Predator has those spiffy visor views (many of which don't show up until a good chunk into play), and Aliens have pheromone tracking, your marine is left stumbling through levels with a cereal-box flashlight.


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Packed with new characters, courses and items, Everybody's Golf 2 gives you a whole range of new golfing fun to unlock and master. Featuring refined gameplay and polished visual effects, plus extensive multiplayer features, this game is the perfect chance to show up your friends, and a great excuse to put in even more practice.
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Hidden under its cute exterior is an incredibly robust golfing experience, with a ton of choices and customisation options available.
Supporting 16 player online head-to-head matches and tournaments, alongside world ranking leaderboards, this second PSP outing of the classic PlayStation golf game is breaking new territory.
Still as accessible as ever, it takes only seconds to get playing. At the start you're limited to two novice golfers - Luke and Carly - and with practice you can improve their skills and unlock new golfers.
How quickly you can pick up the game is illustrated by your first nine holes. For instance, after selecting Luke and Madison as your caddie it is just a matter of picking a course...
Nakagawa Public Golf Course, 9 holes, regular tee
1st Hole, PAR 4
Using the directional buttons you can place where you hope your shot will land. After choosing whether to perform a special power shot or not, you then press the X button to start swinging back, again at the top of your stroke, and then again as your club connects with the ball.
[Lined up and looking good, Luke teed off, his first stroke powering down the fairway to the approval of Madison. A second drive took the ball onto the green, just 5 metres away from the hole.]
Once on the green a mesh of coloured lines appear. The colours and how quickly they flow illustrating the slope and steepness of the green.
[Putting for a birdie, Luke lined up and coaxed the ball toward the hole... But the shot was too powerful, dancing around the hole instead of going in. Putting on his fourth stroke, Luke had to settle for par.]
2nd Hole, PAR 5, 6th place
[Deciding to jump the corner of the long curving fairway turned out to be a poor decision for Luke, with the drive ending up just inside the rough. Although his second stroke gained him some ground it still left him mired in the rough, thankfully his third whipped onto the green.
For a second, a phenomenal putt from over 7 metres away looked set to go in but fell short of the hole. Regaining his dignity, while hoping nobody had noticed his failed attempt to cut corners, Luke finished on par.]
3rd Hole, PAR 4, 6th place
[On Luke's second stroke, he ploughed straight into a bunker by the green, which had been obscured by the lie of the land and a small building.]
You can use the Triangle button to do a flyby of your intended shot, checking for obstacles and it pays not to be impetuous. Like any swing getting out of a bunker follows the same principles of positioning the shot and gauging the power.
[With a hefty whack Luke hooked the ball out of the sand and onto the green, before chasing the ball around for a disappointing bogey.]
4th Hole, PAR 4, 7th place
[Concentrating Luke powered two fantastic shots down the fairway and onto the green. Adjusting for the slope he putted... and it went it for a birdie! His comeback made even sweeter for the fact he jumped the competition to first place!]
In addition to your par average, Everybody's Golf scores you for making great shots and penalises you for making poor ones, such as landing in bunkers. These additional points will help influence your position in tournaments.
5th to 7th Hole, 1st place
[For Luke the next three holes sail by on par, enabling him to hold onto the top spot.]
8th Hole, PAR 3, 1st place
[Pride comes before a fall they say and this was true for Luke, as he sliced his drive, the ball tumbling into the rough! Worse it lands on the wrong side of a water feature.
Regaining his composure, Luke manages to cross the water but plugs the ball into a flower bed beside the green. Once out of the roses and onto the green it takes Luke two attempts to finish for an atrocious double bogey... and everything now to play for.]
9th Hole, PAR 5, 1st place... just
[Thanks to a solid middle section Luke just managed to cling onto his lead but the pressure had mounted with just this final hole and the longest fairway yet to play.
Two drives and a chip take Luke onto the green. Reading the slope perfectly, Luke sinks the ball from over 5 metres away for par on this hole, two over par for the course and the tournament.]
This is just the beginning of the experience, as winning tournaments unlocks more items to customise your characters and new challenges to undertake. By unlocking items and styles you're able to tweak your golfer's look, kitting them out with equipment both helpful and decorative, from better balls to snazzy outfits.
Easy to play and with great depth to master, Everybody's Golf 2 will keep you teeing off again and again in both single player and, with the ability to take on players online across the world, multiplayer tournaments.
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WASHINGTON – The country of Georgia in the Caucasus has been a strategic democratic ally for the United States, which has invested hundreds of millions of dollars there in recent years. But now all of that investment, that time and effort may be sliding toward Moscow instead of Washington, according to report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
That's because newly elected Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili appears to be pursuing a foreign policy that is opposite to what the former president, Mikhail Saakashvili, who was backed by the West, pursued.
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Saakashvili's party lost in recent parliamentary elections and now, Ivanishvili, a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia, appears to be steering a course that is more open with Russia.
Saakashvili's relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin had become so strained that Moscow cut off Georgian imports into the country and had labeled Saakashvili a "terrorist" for actions that led to the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia.
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The outcome wasn't good for Georgia, which lost two of its most important provinces, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Russians now occupy both provinces and are building up their military in both locations.
Ivanishvili, however, is sending a different signal to Moscow, one that appears to be more conciliatory even while paying lip service to the idea of Georgia's affiliations with the West.
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Soon after his election as the new prime minister, Ivanishvili wanted to meet with U.S. officials but could not obtain any meetings since officials wanted "higher-level" officials, according to one Georgian source.
Yet, the U.S. wants Georgia to continue leaning Westward, since it regards the small country in the Caucasus as strategic and is one in which the U.S. has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to persuade leaders to look West.
This includes the yet unsuccessful effort to get Georgia accepted as a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Georgia also is strategically located in the Caucasus since it is the only country that borders all the other countries in the region. Georgia also is the shortest land connection for Azerbaijan with its ally Turkey over the endless Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
The country of four million people also offers a land corridor between Russia and its close ally Armenia where there is a military base which the Russians are expanding. That gives Moscow more of a strategic advantage in the Caspian Sea and puts Russian forces in a position to come to Iran's aid in the event of an Israeli attack.
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Under Saakashvili, Georgia committed Georgian troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, and plans to maintain Georgian troops there after troops from the U.S. and NATO have left at the end of 2014.
Under Ivanishvili, however, there are hints that informal discussions are under way between Russian and Georgian officials to consider rejoining the Russian-run Commonwealth of Independent States, or CIS.
Saakashvili had removed Georgia from this defense and economic arrangement soon after becoming president in 2004.
While officials of the prime minister's office deny any such discussions are under way, he also is signaling that another country in the Caucasus, Armenia, which is close to the Russians, is a "good example for Georgia, and it can be a source of envy in a positive sense" for improving relations with Russia.
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Such a statement raises concerns that Ivanishvili is showing that he is shifting the country's foreign policy orientation toward Russia, according to regional expert Vasili Rukhadze.
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Congo music doesn't get much smoother and more elegant than Bumba Massa's 1982 outing L'Argent et la Femme (Star Musique SMP6017), recorded in Togo with the participation of Bopol Mansiamina, Syran Mbenza and Lokassa ya Mbongo, among others. When I posted Bumba's 1983 LP Dovi earlier this year, I promised this one would be coming your way also. Enjoy!
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Fenway to host more runners in annual charity race
Red Sox Foundation a sponsor for Run-Walk to Home Base, supporting vets, families
The race's date, which falls on the first Saturday of the month, was announced Wednesday afternoon by the Red Sox Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital and New Balance. Since the Red Sox Foundation introduced the event in 2010, more than $7.3 million has been raised to support Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families.
There have been more than 2.2 million men and women who served in the military in those nations since 2001, and an estimated one in three veterans will experience post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
"With our long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ending, it's critical we recognize and remember our veterans' service and sacrifices," Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said in a news release. "This inspiring fundraiser allows us to say thank you, as a community, to our extraordinary service members. With the return of New Balance as our generous presenting sponsor, the 2013 Run-Walk to Home Base is off to a great start."
Participants can participate in a 5.6-mile (9K) run or an approximately two-mile walk.
The money raised by the event supports the Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Home Base Program. The latter was established to provide care and support to Iraq and Afghanistan vets and their families affected by combat stress and TBI.
New Balance, the athletic shoe manufacturer, has been the presenting sponsor of the race since its inception and is promoting the race at its Copley Square store. BAE systems, a global defense company, is another major sponsor.
"The support of Run-Walk to Home Base participants and sponsors has allowed the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program to offer care to veterans, regardless of discharge status, insurance coverage or ability to pay," said retired Brig. Gen. Jack A. Hammond, the executive director of Home Base. "We've also provided education on the invisible wounds of war to more than 5,000 clinicians across the country and hundreds of school nurses, employers and first-responders in Massachusetts."
Race organizers made some changes to registration this year that open up the race to an even wider crowd. Those who register prior to Jan. 15 will have a lower fundraising minimum of $750. All others need to bring in at least $1,000.
The minimum age for participating has been dropped to 14 years old, and those younger can walk if they raise at least $125 and are accompanied by a full-fundraising adult.
The number of participants is capped at 4,000, and fundraising prizes will be given to Run-Walk participants in several categories. Up to 500 full-time, active-duty military members can enter the Run-Walk for a $50 registration fee.
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