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FREDERICK, Md. — Something happened to John Allen Muhammad in Saudi Arabia that fundamentally changed the man who once had been the "life of the party," his ex-wife said.
When he returned in 1991 after a three-month tour in the Army, Muhammad distanced himself from others; he was confused, pondering his direction in life, according to Mildred Muhammad. She believes untreated post-traumatic stress syndrome brought on by that deployment may have been a catalyst for the bloody rampage that gripped the region more than a decade later.
"I think if he would have allowed himself to be treated or to let someone know he needed treatment, then it would not have been like this," Mildred Muhammad said Tuesday in an interview with The Frederick News-Post.
Wearing a black suit with a veil covering her dark hair, she detailed years of emotional abuse in front of a crowd gathered at Fort Detrick to help mark the post's Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
"Most people don't know that I was the intended target," Mildred Muhammad said.
Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the first in a series of deadly attacks by the duo who came to be known as the D.C. Snipers.
John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, killed 10 people and injured three others during a three-week reign of terror that paralyzed the region. Some residents were afraid to leave their homes for fear they'd be shot on the way to work or school, or while pumping gas.
The two were arrested in Frederick County on Oct. 24, 2002, after their blue Chevrolet Caprice was spotted at a rest stop off I-70 near Myersville.
Malvo remains in a Virginia prison. He recently told The Washington Post that he regretted his actions. In 2006, Malvo testified that the arrest stopped the pair's plan to continue their trail of murder to an Outback Steakhouse on the Golden Mile stretch of U.S. 40.
John Allen Muhammad was executed in Virginia in 2009.
Before he became known as a murderous mastermind, John Allen Muhammad stalked and terrorized his wife, kidnapping the couple's three children and repeatedly threatening to kill Mildred Muhammad, she said. After the couple split in 1999, he would enter her home uninvited. She would change her phone number; he would find it.
Soon after a Washington state judge granted Mildred Muhammad custody of the couple's three children in 2001, John Allen Muhammad followed his ex-wife across the country, she said, tracking her to the D.C. suburbs, where she had moved to help her sister care for their ailing mother.
Before the attacks began, Mildred Muhammad recalled, she saw a blue Caprice parked in a cul-de-sac near where she was living.
"Before the shootings happened, I was already looking for John," she said. "I was looking at rooftops, I was scanning levees. I wouldn't allow anybody too close to me because it was my way of protecting them."
Mildred Muhammad remembered her ex-husband as an expert shot. She dialed up her divorce date in a strong voice with similar precision: Oct. 6, 2000.
She had a tough time finding help because she was not physically abused. But domestic abuse does not have to manifest itself through scars, she said.
Muhammad now works with victims of domestic violence and abuse, and she has established a nonprofit called After the Trauma. She has also published a book about her ordeal, "Scared Silent."
Fort Detrick Garrison Commander Col. Allan Darden said he was overwhelmed by Muhammad's talk. Before introducing her Tuesday, he said domestic violence had led to the deaths of two of his cousins.
"The PTSD made perfect sense to me, the domestic piece made sense to me, the withdrawal," Darden said of Muhammad's remarks.
Darden remembers watching coverage of the sniper shootings while stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
"It was terrifying just to watch," he said.
Mildred Muhammad did not shield her three children, now 22, 20 and 19, from the news coverage of their father's trial or his subsequent execution. As his execution date neared, the children asked to speak with him. John Allen Muhammad was initially uncooperative, but he then relented and agreed to a call.
"That call never came," Mildred Muhammad said.
The children attended their father's funeral; she did not.
Muhammad has been open and honest with her children about their father, she said.
"I needed them to know what people were saying about their dad," she said, "so they would not be caught off guard."
Her eldest, a son, just graduated from college, and her two daughters attend school in Ohio. Both girls sing opera "in eight different languages," she said.
Mildred Muhammad still lives in Maryland - she said she has no communication with Malvo. She did not spend much time thinking about his recent admission of regret.
"I can't get into his head," she said.
Muhammad said she has become resilient and doesn't take personally the blame that is sometimes lobbed at her by people who say she drew John Allen Muhammad here, inflicting his rage on the community.
"I'm not responsible for what John did," she said. "I don't take responsibility for it. Unfortunately, neither did he."


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I know we've done quite a few discussions about the various atheist-freethought themed songs and music that we all like; I thought I'd "flip the switch" and ask the alternative question.
Are there any christian or religious bands, or songs, that you happen to like? Bands like P.O.D., Skillet, and EARLY Evanescence come to mind - and for you old schoolers like me, how about Stryper? ;)
Right now I have to admit that there is ONE song by Skillet that I actually like - a lot. Not enough to go to a xian lovefest concert of theirs, but this song is actually pretty good. It is called "Awake and Alive", and I have to admit I dig it. A lot.
Does anyone else enjoy (even if you're in the closet about it) some songs/groups that are decidedly xian?
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Despite detesting Country music, I actually like Devil Went Down To Georgia by Charlie Daniels. I also have a soft spot for Creed's Eyes Wide Open, since it came out right around the time my own son was born. The rest of Creed & Daniels can fuck right off though...
Creed still shreds!!!!
Religious bands and music - holy cow there is an upside to being profoundly deaf. Thanks for brightening my day !
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Blindside, Thrice, Mutemath, Joy Electric / Starflyer 59, Extol, As Cities Burn, Sufjan Stevens
All of these bands have faith-based lyrics (often bold), but their musicianship is so fantastic that I really couldn't care less.
One of my favorites has to be Flyleaf. I've noticed with their music that a lot of it CAN be religious, but it really depends on how you'd like to interpret the lyrics.
The group Justice was a funny one, because, their songs on their first album, never said anything religious at all, the lyrics (at least, from the songs that had lyrics) we're completely agnostic... and I just loved all their music... but then I found out that there are many extremely christian parts! The album is called "Cross", and they have songs called things like Genesis, Waters of Nazareth, Valentine, and Let There be Light... they even have a massive, brightly lit Christian cross with them on stage when they preform...
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But ignoring that as best I can, how is this comic any different from this one?
Answer: While they both involve getting celebrities to voice someone's thoughts, the celebrities are of different races! Also the newer comic has a conveniently placed dick joke.
I would point out that this is the second comic in only the last 11 (11!) that references enlarging penises, and I would speculate as to what that suggests is preoccupying Randall's mind, I would, but I am, shall we say, a larger man than that.
PS - Jeremy Irons reminds me of a wonderful simpsons moment. Allison is a new girl who has joined Lisa's class and is even smarter than Lisa. At first happy to have someone at her level, then jealous of her, Lisa visits Allison at home. To quote from the good folks at the Power Plant:
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Lisa: You're a wonderful person.
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Lisa: [looks with consternation] Jeremy's...iron.
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With one day to go in the U.S. presidential election, Obama's probability of winning has reached 86%, according to New York Times polling guru Nate Silver.
Betting markets Intrade and Betfair also show the President maintaining a strong (but less extreme) lead.
These assessments come despite the continued release of some polls that look good for Romney. The difference between the national polls and the betting markets, some polling experts say, is that the national polls focus on the popular vote, whereas Silver's odds focus on state-by-state polls aimed at determining the winner of the electoral college and, with it, the Presidency. Nate Silver's model also averages hundreds of polls.
Nate Silver is so confident in his polling model that he publicly offered to bet MSNBC host Joe Scarborough who would win the election. Scarborough, who maintains that the election is a "toss-up," has not accepted the challenge.
Let's go to the data...
First, Nate Silver now gives Obama 86% chance of reelection. That's up from a post-first-debate low of ~60% three weeks ago, and it's higher than the 80% previous all-time peak Obama hit just before the first debate.
On Intrade, meanwhile, Obama's odds are now at 66%, where they've been for the last week or so.
And, on Betfair, Obama's odds are creeping up toward 80%.
In short, in everything but some of the national polls, Obama has a strong lead heading into the last day of the race.
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Last year, Tonya Pentola noticed that recyclable material from a remodeling project was being sent to the landfill. That concerned Pentola, who is the supervisor for the storeroom, recycling and general services departments in Pittsburg State University's Physical Plant.
"It really bothered me to see all of that headed to the landfill," Pentola said.
PSU's Recycling Center routinely handles mountains of paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans and volume has increased as the campus collection system has grown, along with awareness.
"We've made great progress in the day-to-day recycling in our campus buildings," Pentola said.
But construction waste, such as metal door and window frames and glass was something the campus Recycling Center hadn't taken on until this year.
Over the past year, Pentola has worked with the Office of Facilities Planning to include recycling in the planning for the construction and remodeling projects that occur on campus almost every year.
"We sit at the table with the architects and the contractors before the work begins," Pentola said.
Paul Stewart, director of the Office of Facilities Planning, said recycling is one of the considerations in the planning for any campus project and can affect the bid. Most contractors, he said, factor in the costs or revenues associated with recycling and landfill fees. Some wish to do the recycling themselves, but for others, having PSU handle it makes a lot of sense.
Pentola said the contractors have been good to work with by allowing access to work sites for recycling collections and by stacking heavy materials on pallets for easy removal.
"We're really working together to achieve the same goal -- less waste in the landfill," Pentola said. "So far it is going very well."
Pentola said that sustainability is an important theme at PSU.
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Rutgers quarterback Philip Robert Nelson has been kicked out of the Scarlet Knights' football program following his arrest on assault charges stemming from a fight in Minnesota over the weekend that sent a former Minnesota State University, Mankato, linebacker to the hospital in critical condition.
Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood made the announcement Tuesday. He said the "Rutgers football family's thoughts and prayers" are with the injured player, 24-year-old Isaac Kolstad.
A police statement said officers came across Kolstad while patrolling the city's downtown entertainment district around 2 a.m. Sunday. The 20-year-old Nelson was arrested at the scene and taken to the Blue Earth County jail, the statement said. He faces two counts of felony assault.
Kolstad was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, where he is said to be fighting for his life after suffering brain damage in the assault. He graduated from Mankato East and spent two seasons at North Dakota State in 2008 and 2009, did not play in 2010, then transferred to Minnesota State for his junior and senior years. He started all 12 games last season and finished third on the team in tackles.
Nelson left the Minnesota Gophers in January to transfer to Rutgers, which is moving into the Big Ten next season. He played in 11 games last season, but said Rutgers offered a more pass-friendly offense. He completed 50.5 percent of his passes for 1,306 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions last season. He also rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns while sharing quarterback duties with Mitch Leidner.
Nelson was going to sit out the 2014 season and then would have had two seasons of eligibility left. Nelson was a star at Mankato West High School, where he was both Minnesota's Mr. Football and the Associated Press Player of the Year in 2011.
A phone message left at a number listed for Nelson's parents in Mankato was not immediately returned.
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With caution, Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho laid out the framework Wednesday for a $2.9 billion general fund budget that he says will increase schools spending by millions next year while also reducing the property tax rate.
But the district's budget crunchers also warned that what they see as overly optimistic tax-revenue projections from the property appraiser's office will force the School Board to again stash away millions in "rainy day" funds.
"It's not a budget that makes everybody happy," Carvalho said. "But what in life is?"
The spending plan presented by Carvalho and Chief Financial Officer Judith Marte is not the district's official budget. The complete document will not be established until later this month, when the state education commissioner certifies Miami-Dade's tax rolls and sets a minimum local tax rate. After that, the School Board can choose to increase the rate up to an amount capped by the state.
But even as the district waits, Carvalho said "the work is pretty much done," and he committed to taxpayers paying a lower tax rate than last year. He also wants the district to spend an extra $43 million on schools, largely through increased spending for teachers and counselors at elementary and high schools.
He said Wednesday that no teachers would lose their jobs for financial reasons, although declining enrollment at specific schools can always mean a shuffling in the workforce.
Also in the budget: A record $375 million for charter schools, dozens of new student-choice programs — such as magnet schools — and an extra $35 million heading into reserves. The last, he said, is necessary because the school district expects local tax revenues to fall short of the property appraiser's rosy tax-base projections.
The problem, Carvalho said, is that the state expects Miami-Dade's tax base and revenues to grow less than 5 percent. But the property appraiser has estimated the growth at more than 9 percent, and the state will pull back some funding in the expectation that local tax dollars will fill the gap.
District officials have been concerned for more than a year about property tax collections that now fall short by tens of millions of dollars, leaving the district to fill the gap with its reserves.
On Wednesday, School Board member Raquel Regalado suggested that the board consider filing a lawsuit over the tax-collection issue, which is overseen by the county's Value Adjustment Board.
"I don't think there's any interest at the County Commission to resolve this issue," said Regalado. "At this point, I don't think we have any other choice."
Carvalho also said the budget provides for about a dozen more schools police officers, and for a health clinic the district is opening at Miami Jackson Senior High School. A School Board meeting to vote on a lower tax rate is scheduled for July 16.


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V1g0r wrote:Hey Mur, we should try getting on the same server for WotLK. Horde off course, I'm not making a sissy ass Allience character.
Although, I did have a dream last night of rolling a Dreanai Death Knight. Man, that shit was tight, if only I could remember all of the DK spells. I can remember a channeled disease cloud, the summon ghoul spells and a death&decay spell.
I can clearly remember the starting location, though. It was a snowy version of Trisfal Glades. And why yes, I recieved quests from Richard the Paladin.
I should write down my dreams more often. Or I should stop playing so much WoW. Either would work.
l o lMur wrote:I hear they're adding WoNs though so it's still cool.
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Off the Grid (2011)
T's sister Kari got married over Labor Day weekend. Due to scheduling issues, we were not able to be there for the wedding, but flew out for a few days last week.
I brought Kari and Heath's wedding quilt with me on the plane and finished the last bit of the binding as we touched down in Montana!
I wanted to make a quilt large enough for them to share while watching TV on the couch--it ended up finishing at about 70" square. This is the largest quilt I've made to date. I wasn't quilt sure how I would get it through my little machine, but it worked!
I used a layer cake of Curio by BasicGrey for Moda, Kona Coal, and the binding is Cross Town in Mist from Hometown by Sweetwater for Moda. Fabric from Pink Castle Fabrics.
I started out using KarrieLynne's "Boxed In Quilt" pattern, featured in the Moda Bake Shop here.
I added sashing between the larger squares, and also made a couple of the squares out of the same fabric as the background fabric. Once I pieced the squares, however, the top didn't feel finished yet. Perhaps it was the way KarrieLynne's quilt was staged on an angle, but I kept seeing the design set on point instead of squared up. I also remembered seeing this one by Ashley at Film in the Fridge:
In order to set it on point, I knew I needed a lot more background fabric. I added a whole lot of Kona coal on two sides and ended up with this:
To give me an idea of what it would look like on point before I started cutting, I folded the corners under until it approximated the effect I was looking for.
From there, I used chalk, a tape measure and my ruler to mark off the portions I needed to cut off. (Not gonna lie--this part made me nervous!) I then reattached the cut-off sections elsewhere to reach the final layout. I quilted it in straight lines in a grid pattern outlining the squares, continuing the same lines onto the gray. I think it looks like the patterned squares "fell out" of the quilted areas on the solid gray.
On the back I stacked the squares cut from the middles of the large squares on the front.
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This began as a reply in the comments. But once it reached five paragraphs I figured it should probably be its own post. So here it is.
My apologies on any anxieties I might have caused with my previous post, mainly, probably, this particular graf.
You might wonder why the heck was I in such a hurry to do everything. Well, various reasons. But the main reason was that I believed I was leaving historical romance for the foreseeable future, and wanted everything wrapped up nice and neat before I dive into the second and third book of the YA fantasy trilogy.
First, I should never blog in the middle of the night–and post right afterwards. There is a reason I need such stringent editors and so many rounds of editing and that is my first drafts rarely actually mean what I want to say. 🙂 Usually for blog posts I will finish writing then come back half a day later and edit before hitting the publish button. But this time I just wanted to tick another item off my list and so I not only rambled, but rambled incompetently.
Two, as His Hawtness would tell everyone, "foreseeable future" for me means next week and not much more beyond.
Three, my agent is itching for me to write more historicals. We happened upon each other in San Diego this summer–she was in town for Comic Con–and when I moaned about not having anymore ideas for historicals, she said very calmly, "That's what you say after every book." And, well, she has a point. Not every book but after His at Night there was a serious, serious idea drought.
Four, I always come back to historicals. Even before I published, I would write other stuff between historicals. I have on my hard disk several science fiction romance partials, a complete martial arts epic, a Star Wars novelization (ha!) and goodness knows what else. But I always come back to historicals. So the pattern hasn't changed. Just that now I would like to come back not because a contract makes me, but because I am so excited by an idea I don't want to do anything else but write it.
Three full length historicals–plus a novella–in a row took a toll. I just need some time off. I already feel more refreshed after THE BRIDE OF LARKSPEAR, simply because no one pours tea. Although one can make the argument that the books in the trilogy are each very different, they still take place around the same time and revolve around the same people and rather similar settings. And therefore, endless cups of tea were poured. At one point, I seriously thought I would burst a blood vessel if I had to write one more cup of tea. 🙂
Or at least one more cup of tea that isn't in a context of mayhem, as there happens to be multiple instances of tea pouring in the YA fantasy–THE BURNING SKY, I need to get used to referring to it by name–but those are usually surrounded by @#$% getting serious and protagonists in mortal danger. You see what I mean?
I am an action-adventure girl at heart–heck, I managed to insert a Jules Verne-esque airship journey into an otherwise most Downton Abbey-ish book*. But the historical romance genre tends to put a lot of restriction on action-adventuring. For example, the last time I got fed up of tea pouring and went far afield–Not Quite a Husband, that is–I paid for it in sales. Wal-Mart would not carry His at Night, my next book, even thought everything about that book–virgin, lord, spy–is perfect for Wal-Mart.
Thankfully in this age of digital publishing one can now sell a lot of copies away from Wal-Mart. But I'm still not sure how well an exotic setting historical will do overall, and that, at the moment, is the only kind of historical idea that excites me to any degree. (And that's not enough in and of itself, just to be excited about guns and danger and rough terrain, without a plot or a concrete conflict.)
I digress. What I mean to say is that writing different things refreshes me. By the time I was done with the first draft of THE BURNING SKY, my head spinning from plotting and world-building, I was so ready for drawing rooms, tea, and intricate scenes where the only danger was that of the heart. So it is quite likely that by the time I finish the sequel to THE BURNING SKY, I will be ready, indeed, yearning to write a historical again.
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In the standard model neutrinos are assumed to have streamed across the Universe since they last scattered at the weak decoupling epoch when the temperature of the standard-model plasma was ~MeV. The shear stress of free-streaming neutrinos imprints itself gravitationally on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and makes the CMB a sensitive probe of neutrino scattering. Yet, the presence of nonstandard physics in the neutrino sector may alter this standard chronology and delay neutrino free-streaming until a much later epoch. We will discuss how observations of the CMB can be used to constrain the strength of neutrino self-interactions G_eff and put limits on new physics in the neutrino sector from the early Universe. Key measurements of the CMB at large multipoles made by the Planck satellite and high-l experiments are critical for probing this physics. Within the context of conventional LambdaCDM parameters cosmological data are compatible with G_eff < 1/(56 MeV)^2 and neutrino free-streaming might be delayed until their temperature has cooled to as low as ~25 eV. Intriguingly, we also find an alternative cosmology compatible with cosmological data in which neutrinos scatter off each other until z~10^4 with a preferred interaction strength in a narrow region around G_eff = 1/(10 MeV)^2. This distinct self-interacting neutrino cosmology is characterized by somewhat lower values of both the scalar spectral index and the amplitude of primordial fluctuations. We phrase our discussion in terms of a specific scenario in which a late onset of neutrino free-streaming could occur, but in fact our constraints on the neutrino visibility function are very general.


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Well, it kinda sounds like James Hellwig's final speech to, duh, the people, really resonated with you, EH?Arachnid wrote:It's a lot like telling the difference between 21 year old Russian girl and a 40 year old cougar with the lights off and Spoon playing on the ol' Hi Fi...Betamax wrote:Well, Mr. Young, Neil does have him some pono he's promoting.Arachnid wrote:I'm not the biggest CD fan. As Young Neil says, it's crap. Hell, even Steve Jobs hated the iPod and listened to vinyl (he said it was never meant as a music device just a listening one).
You should look at lossless digital files like FLAC or ALAC if you're an Apple guy like me 24/192 vinyl rip is da bomb. Better than CDs. You can buy them directly from artists these days like The National and Arcade Fire.
BTW, have you done your own ABX (double blind testing) to determine whether you can hear the difference between a lossless digital file vs. a properly encoded lossy file?
Somthin' to ponder about, EH?
Moot point old stinky bean. Lossless compression for audio is not because they can tell the difference. You can't tell the difference. It's irrelevant. Lossless is for archiving. Preserve your CD audio with pure lossless compression.
Lossy is an approximation of the original.
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"No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them bleed deeper and something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by the storytellers, by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him and make the running the man did live forever."
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CN065 – Concept 065 – Defender
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kotor 2 had some flaws, but it had way better story and characters
Quote from: Celdur on February 12, 2010, 10:14:42 amkotor 2 had some flaws, but it had way better story and charactersAnd the best characters form Kotor 1 shows up in Kotor 2. Well except for Jolli Bindu (Or however you spell his name)
Hell, Skyward Descent is pure win!
I kill you in the name of DELICIOUS!
No, no, he did. In the everything else section, at least. Officially, this makes him king.
Martyk is a handsome fish.
This dolphin is delicious.
<Sgore> Martyk, mentally I always picture you as like, our forums bartender.<Neoadept> I've always pictured you trapped in a tuna net
Oh come now, Lurk.The internet is a magical place, where linguistic and dialectic possibilities are endless. Why not embrace those variations and see where they lead you.
Deus Ex also looks way better.
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I've hoarded vintage patterns since high school. 20s flapper dresses, 40s playsuits, 50s ball gowns, 60s structural mini's, 70s bell bottoms… Regardless of size, if it looked cool I had to have it.
I managed to amass an entire coat closets worth of patterns, and have made myself many wonderful items over the years. I've also made many one of a kind, vintage inspired outfits which I sold through Etsy and EBay, which have gone to happy homes worldwide. I won't give up this hobby any time soon. But…. I've decided to part with the excess. Rather than horde things I don't use, I'm hoping the patterns will find new owners who will appreciate (and hopefully use) them.
I decided now is the time because traditional domestic skills are making a comeback. The art of making things by hand (and with love) is slowly but surely resurfacing. These patterns are valued today as they weren't 13 years ago, and I couldn't be happier about that.
Here is the first batch of patterns I'm offering for sale on EBay. There's hundreds more, which will be listed weekly throughout the year. I only sell patterns which have all pieces intact. I carefully inspect them to ensure this. So no gambling involved.
1940s Advance #4564 playsuit/swimsuit. Good larger size (40 bust).
1940s Hollywood pattern#1487. Darling casual dress/suit set! 40s size 18 / 36 bust.
Late 1960s/1970s Vogue Couturier Design #1692. Pucci pajama jumpsuit. Vintage size 12.
Late 1960s/1970s Vogue Couturier Design #2249. Pucci v neck pajama jumpsuit. Vintage size 10.
Late 1960s/1970s Vogue Americana #1856. Chester Weinberg mod mini dress. Vintage size 10.
1960s Vogue Paris Original #1737. Guy Laroche mod mini dress + matching coat.Vintage size 14.
1928 Vogue #9242. Flapper dress with asymmetric hem + scarf. Matching slip pattern also included. Size 18 years/36 bust.
HIGHLY COVETED! 1940s Simplicity #1307 sarong skirt, shorts, and cropped tie top playsuit/dress set. 40s size 16/34 bust.
Late 1960s/1970s Vogue Couturier Design #2065. Fabiani mini dress.Vintage size 10.
Late 1950s/1960s Vogue Paris Original #1458. Lanvin Castillo full skirt dress + matching coat. Factory folded – unused w/ 2 original sewing labels intact. Plus a 3rd department store sewing label. Very Mad Men! Vintage size 12.
1960s Vogue Paris Original #1694. Pierre Cardin mod mini dress w/ sculpted seams. Vintage size 12.
1970s Vogue Paris Original #2827. Pierre Balmain day dress. Ok, this one is missing the pattern piece for the belt loop, but that can easily be recreated. All the critical pieces are intact.Vintage size 14.
More to be listed on Thursday – namely 30s and 40s patterns.


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From the early of the '900 to date in the streets and squares of the Eternal City have ventured some of the myths of running of all time. Dorando Pietri, that on 2 April 1906 triumphed at the finish line of marathon in Villa Borghese. Abebe Bikila, who barefoot won under the Arch of Constantine the Olympic marathon in 1960. Another legend is the Kenyan-Japanese Douglas Wakiihuri, who September 6, 1987 won the World Championship marathon in Rome.
March 12,1995. The Maratona di Roma picks up where it left off taking on a new appearance at the hands of a completely different organizational staff. It seems that the victory is likely to go the Ethiopian, Turbo, who continued at great speeds even far beyond the half-marathon point. The final time was clocked in at 2:6.00. But then, from Caracalla Stadium onward, the fated crisis, with the victory going to his co-national, Tadesse, ready to take the baton as he triumphs ahead of the Tanzanian, Ikaji and another Ethiopian, Jillo. In the women's field two Eastern European athletes dominate, with first place going to the Russian, Elena Sipatova, and second to the Ukraine, Sklyarenko.
The following year, March 24, 1996, Ethiopia once again wins singlehandedly in the streets of Rome. Is this the spirit that Abebe Bikila intended for his Ethiopian athletes coming to Rome? Not exactly, but just as the soldier from the National Guard triumphed in Rome during the 1960 Olympics, the 23-year old soldier Moges Taye wins the men's category, while his female co-national, Fatuma Roba, also a soldier, leaves behind our own Ornella Ferrara after the 21st kilometre, winning the race.
And just for a change, it is once again the country of the great Abebe that gives the eternal city its third marathon winner in 1997. Dube Jillo (third place in 1995), who at the 30th kilometre breaks from the
pack that included his co-national Moges Taye, who never gives the impression of thinking negatively about his rival. Among the women it was the Estonian Jane Salumae, confirming her dominance over the ex Soviet Union athletes.
We now come to the fourth edition, a triumphant day for the Italian flag, establishing victories in both the men's and women's category. Stefano Baldini, a young Italian hopeful, sets the record for the Roman Marathon, winning in 2:9.33. He is able to defeat the usual competition from the Africans with a racing tactic that keeps him hidden up until the 35th kilometre, allowing him to resist the attacks of his
adversaries. Among the women, the victory is even more extraordinary because the athlete is one of our own. Franca Fiacconi, from Rome, who in November of the same year would go on to win the Marathon of New York.
In 1999
the victory shines yet again upon an African athlete, Philip Tanui, brother to the famous Kenyan, Moses. He arrives in Rome swearing that he is a novice but this, in fact, is not true at all, because the
young athlete had already run in Italy's Turin Marathon back in 1995. He himself wins the race even denying running with as pacemaker. Maura Viceconte is the winner of the female competition, after having broken away from the usual Estonian, Salumae, at the 21st kilometre mark. The women's victory in the Maratona di Roma remains all-italian.
The 2000
edition is truly a special one. First, because it is the Jubilee year and the entire city, as well as the entire country, is concentrating all its efforts on this event. Second, because the race takes place on 1 January. Last, yet the most fascinating and emotionally charged aspect is that His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, will give his well wishes before the start of the race in St. Peter's Square. On a technical note, it should be stated that the 2000 marathon has faith in the aforementioned for the quality of its winners: Kenyans Josephat Kiprono, among the men, and the very strong Tegla Lorupe, among the women. Italy does its part, no less, with a second place finish by Giacomo Leone and third by Francesco Ingargiola.
In 2001
it is once again our own athletes who make this race quite a show, running among some of the most beautiful and most famous monuments in the world. Highlights included the women's race, won by Maria Guida, who had just returned from an injury. Among the men, Ottavio Andriani does everything he can to reach the finish line first but Henry Cherono's stride, just moments before the finish, allow the Kenyan to claim himself the winner with a two-second advantage over the Italian. Taking third is another Italian, Alberico Di Cecco.
We are now in 2002.
The surprise is once again among the women. This time it is Maria Cocchetti, a 36 years old Italian from Bergamo, who wasn't even supposed to run in Rome this year, given her precarious shape at the time. It wasn't an easy victory: a good 30" separated her from the second-place finisher, acclaimed Ethiopian, Gabisse Edato. In the men's race it was once again the African flag that reigned on the winner's stand: Vincent Kipsos from Kenya, Steven Matebo, again from Kenya and MogesTaye from Ethiopia, in order of placings.
2003 Once again, Italy reigns high in the women's category with the victory going to the beautiful and friendly Tuscan athlete, Gloria Marconi, running in her marathon debut. In the men's field, Cherono stands out again as the winner and it will be Frederick, another Kenyan, who will arrive second just ahead of our terrific athlete, Alberico Di Cecco, who in the last kilometres searches for the almost impossible recovery.
The X edition of the Maratona di Roma registered over 9,100 entries, establishing a new Italian record for the number of partecipants in a marathon.It was the year of the Italian women, with an all-Italian winner's podium starting with Ornella Ferrara, winner in a time of 2:27.49, her new personal best, in front of Bruna Genovese and Rosalba Console. All three were then selected for the Athens Olympics. The men's race also saw Italians dominate, with the victory by Ruggero Pertile in a time of 2:10.12, in front of Migidio Bourifa. 2004 was also the year for the disabled athletes who enriched the Roman race with champions coming from around Europe. The fastest, were italians Roland Ruepp and Daniela Rota.
The XI 2005's edition exceeded 10,200 entries, establishing yet again an Italian record for number of participants in a marathon. This was Alberico Di Cecco's comeback year and mainly the record edition for the fastest time. The Italian, with 2:08.02, sealed the best Italian performance of the year for this distance and one of the best performances in the world. In the women's field, the uncontested win by Russian Skvortsova, who finished with a good time of 2:28.01. Among the always more numerous disabled athletes at the start are winners: handbikers Dutchman, Bruijn, and Frenchman, Saladin; paraplegic Italian, Porru, and paraolympian, Porcellato and paraolympic and tetraplegic De Vidi.
12,000 show up at the start line and for the first time in the history of the marathon in Italy, 10,000 athletes finish the race, almost half of which from 72 different nations. After two years of Italian victories, Africa returns to reign the streets of Rome with a victory by Kenyan, Mandango Kipkorir (2:08.38). Right behind him, however, is Italian Daniele Caimmi, having returned officially to the marathon scene following the Athens Olympics in 2004. Instead, among the women, the Eastern winds prevail with a victory by Tetyana Hladyr, who in 2:25.44 sets the all-time course record for the Maratona di Roma.
The Maratona di Roma definitely confirmed its reputation as one of the greatest marathons in the world in 2007, when 13,624 athletes were present at the start line and 11.895 of them cut the finish line (11.946 including disabled). Three great performances contributed to the Marathon's success: the Italian athlete Andrea Cionna set the new world record in the category of blind runners (2:31.59), the first world record ever set on the Maratona di Roma route; Algerian athlete Souad Ait Salem finished the Marathon in 2:25.08 the best performance on the Rome's route; Migidio Bourifa's ran the marathon in 2:10.30 (best performance in Italy in 2007) and was therefore elected Italian Champion.
The Russian Galina Bogomolova won the XIV edition of the Maratona di Roma Trofeo AceaElectrabel in 2:22.53, setting a new astonishing Italian all-comers' record, breaking Margaret Okayo's 2:24.59 by more than two minutes. Among the men Jonathan Yego Kiptoo prevailed with a victory and ran in 2:09.58. He beat Philip Kimutai Sanga (2:10.02) with a lust rush. At the XIV Maratona di Roma Trofeo AceaElectrabel both records in the handbikes race have been modified thanks to Bruijn Roel (1:18.12) and Monique Van der Vorst (1:19.40). There were 65,000 participants at the Roma Fun Run, the 4 km non-competitive race.
Rome becomes the fastest marathon in Italy. Benjamin Kiptoo Koulum from Kenya, initially signed up as a pace-setter, pushes hard, gets out of the pack, doesn't stop, and crosses the finish line with a superb 2:07.17. Italian all comers' record. Kenya rules: Kiptoo +10 (compatriots) in the first 11 places. The women race is won by Firehiwot Dado in 2:27.08. More than 92,000 people at the start, also considering the Fun Run (approximately 80,000): a European record of participation.
Barefoot, 50 years later. Just like Bikila through the Constantine's Arch at the Olympic Marathon 1960, Ethiopian runner Siraj Gena wins the Rome Marathon 2010 with no shoes having taken them off 300 hundred metres before the finish. He clocks 2:08.39. Fully Ethiopian the women's podium, with Firehiwot Dado Tufa triumphing for the second year in a row (2:25.58). Around 100,000 runners in the two events (marathon and 4k): what a way to celebrate Bikila's 50th anniversary!
It's the first IAAF Gold labelled Rome Marathon - another record edition, with 12,657 finishers representing 84 countries. After Gena in 2010, now it's Firehiwot Dado's turn to take the shoes off and win the women's race barefoot (2:24.13), in a celebration of her fellow countryman Abebe Bikila. The men's race goes to Dickson Chumba Kiptolo (2:08.45).
Double kenyan victory in the 18th Rome Marathon. 24 year old Kenyan Luka Lokobe Kanda wins in 2:08.04, with the 34-year old Hellen Kimutai crossing the finish line in 2:31.11 winning the women's race. Kanda surged from the pack at the 30 km mark, and finished with the 3rd best time ever run in Rome. Almost no competition in the handbikers race: Alex Zanardi triumphes in 1.11.46 shaving more than 4 minutes from his own previous racecourse record (1:15.53, 2010).
Ethiopian 30-year-old Getachew Terfa Negari wins the male race at the 19th Acea Maratona di Roma in 2:07:56, second best time for the eternal city race, beating the compatriot Girmay Birhanu Gebru, wich ran in 2:08:11.
In the female competition, the best was the kenyan 36-year-old Helena KIROP in 2:24:40.
Ethiopian athlete Kassa Getnet Selomie was second in 2:25:15. The paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has won the handbike race at the 19th Maratona di Roma. After 1:12:15 the ex Formule 1 driver crossed the finish line. This is already his third victory on the streets of the Eternal city - in 2012 he even established the race record with a race time of 1:11:46. Mauro Cratassa and Saverio di Bari from Italy followed him on the third and second rank.
The 20th Maratona di Roma set a new all-time record in any Italian sport event with 14,875 finishers (and 36 handbikers). In windy and rainy conditions, Ethiopia's 27-year-old Legese Shume Hailu won the men's race in 2:09:47. After a very fast start, Geda Ayelu Lemma dominated the women's competition. Although she got tired in the end, she passed the finish line in first place with a time of 2:34:49. The Italian paraolympic athlete Alex Zanardi dominated the handbikers' competition at the 20th Acea Maratona di Roma (1:12:36). With this result the former Formula1 driver even set the absolute record of four victories in the Roman competition.
In windy and rainy conditions, Ethiopia's 30-years-old Abebe Negewo Degefa won the 21th Acea Maratona di Roma, with a time of 2:12:23. Meseret Kitata Tolwak, 20-years-old, took the honours in the women's race (2:30:25). Ethiopia took first and second placing among the women as well. Alem Fikre Kifle crossed the finish line with a time of 2:31:01, after running shoulder-to-shoulder with Tolwak until 37km. Italy's athletes took the third place in both the men's and women's races, with Jamel Chatbi (2:14:04) and Deborah Toniolo (2:36:30). The last time of a double podium for Italy in Maratona di Roma was in 2005. 11,516 runners finished the marathon and about 50,000 ran the non-competitive 5km RunFun.
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Argentina v Australia, Rugby Championship
Pumas target beleagured Wallabies for first win
ESPN Staff
October 4, 2012
Argentina found it hard going against the All Blacks and will hope to bounce back against Australia © Getty Images
Argentina welcome Australia to Rosario on Saturday searching for their first win in the Rugby Championship.
The Pumas have received widespread praise for their performances in the inaugural Rugby Championship against the big southern hemisphere three but are yet to register a victory. They have come close in the past when they drew with South Africa back in Round 2 of the tournament and also held a commanding 19-3 lead over Australia in Round 4 before eventually losing 23-19. Last weekend they came up against a resolute All Blacks side who stormed to a seven-try 54-15 win in La Plata. While Santiago Phelan will be granted some leeway in his first year in the newly expanded Tri-Nations tournament, his opposite number at Australia Robbie Deans is under huge pressure to turn around the Wallabies' form.
They were humbled last weekend against South Africa with Bryan Habana's hat-trick helping them to a 31-8 victory. While they have recorded two wins in this season's Championship, - against Argentina and South Africa - two victories in 16 matches against their trans-Tasman rivals the All Blacks coupled with the very public falling out between Quade Cooper and the Australian Rugby Union has turned up the heat on Deans. He has also not been helped by a long injury list with Adam Ashley-Cooper and Berrick Barnes joining it after last weekend's game.
Argentina - Player to Watch: It is likely to be loose-head's Rodrigo Roncero's last professional rugby match on Saturday. No one has worn the Argentinean shirt with more passion than the prop and while he can safely be labelled as a rugby veteran, he has been one of the standout players in the Championship.
Argentina - Team News: Argentina have named an unchanged XV for the match with the only changes coming on the bench. Leonardo Senatore and Nicolas Sanchez replace Tomas Vallejos and Martin Rodriguez Gurruchage.
Australia - Player to Watch: Mike Harris scored his first try for the Wallabies last weekend and he will hope to shine at fullback come Saturday. He turned out predominantly at fly-half for the Reds last season and possesses an accurate boot that will inevitably be utilised.
Australia - Team News: Deans has made five changes for the match with Mike Harris starting in place of Berrick Barnes, debutant Nick Cummins in for Dominic Shipperley and Ben Tapuai getting the nod instead of Adam Ashley-Cooper. In the forwards, Sitaleki Timani starts ahead of Dave Dennis and James Slipper is given the loose-head spot with Benn Robinson shifting to the bench.
Pat McCabe continues in the centres for the Wallabies © PA Photos
Key Battle: Nick Cummins will make his debut for the Wallabies on Saturday and he will come up against Horacio Agulla. The Bath winger is yet to make a dent in the tournament so he will be looking to exploit Cummins' inexperience on the flank - it should be a fascinating battle.
Trivia: Argentina have played just two previous Tests in Rosario, beating Romania 68-22 in 1998 and Scotland 21-15 10 years later. Current Pumas boss Santiago Phelan made his debut in the clash back in 1998 in the first of his 45 caps.
Stats: Nathan Sharpe's 110 caps make up 74.8% of the starting Wallabies packs' 147.
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"I'm lucky because I had the chance to play with him and share some unique experiences." - Juan Manuel Leguizamon on retiring prop Rodrigo Roncero
"Nick has waited patiently for his chance, but has earned the right to represent his country" - Australia coach Robbie Deans on debutant Nick Cummins
Prediction: Argentina will record their first victory of the Championship with a narrow win
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club has selected Generation adidas defender Christian Dean with the third overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
Whitecaps FC defender Christian Dean
- Started all 55 of his appearances over the last three seasons
- All Pac-12 and NSCAA Far West Region first-team all-star in 2013
- Led Golden Bears to Elite Eight finish at 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Christian Dean: "It's insane ... I'm really happy."
Dean, 20, joins Whitecaps FC after spending three seasons with the California Golden Bears of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Pacific-12 Conference.
"Christian was one of the most highly-rated players in this draft," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. "He's a great athlete with a fantastic left foot and we believe he has massive upside. We are confident that Christian's game will translate very well to MLS and we look forward to seeing him at camp."
The left-footed centre back, who also has experience playing at left back, started all 55 of his appearances with the Golden Bears over the past three seasons.
This past season, Dean earned All Pac-12 and NSCAA Far West Region first-team honours after anchoring a California defence that allowed 21 goals in as many matches and recorded seven clean sheets, en route to an Elite Eight finish at the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
The 6-foot-3, 198-pound defender also chipped in with one goal and four of the six assists he registered during his tenure at the University of California, Berkeley. His lone goal was a free-kick tally in a 3-2 win over UCLA on October 13.
As a sophomore, the East Palo Alto, California native was an All Pac-12 honourable mention after starting all 18 of the team's matches and playing a key part in their four clean sheets. This came after he collected two assists as a freshman in 2011. That year, Dean also trained with the United States U-20 men's national team.
Prior to his collegiate career, Dean spent time honing his skills with the Palo Alto Football Club, Santa Clara Sporting FC and De Anza Force Soccer Club, with whom he was a co-captain for the U-18 side.
As a Generation adidas signings, Dean's salary will not count against Whitecaps FC's salary budget.
Christian Dean
Position: Centre back
Height: 6-03
Weight: 198 pounds
Date of Birth: March 14, 1993, in Alvin, Texas
Hometown: East Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: American
Status: Domestic
Last Club: California Golden Bears
How Acquired: Signed a Generation adidas contract on January 8, 2014. Selected third overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Whitecaps FC on January 16, 2014
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Wacom Tablets Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Wacom Tablets" Mindrustjunior memberMember #Joined: 24 Nov 2008Posts: 1 Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:18 pm Hey everyone! I'm new to the forums and just got a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet from a friend as a gift. It's not a Cintiq or Intuos but its great for my beginner stuff. I was wondering if you knew any good tutorials to start to get better at drawing with it, I love drawing but not very good at it right now . So any info or help is appreciated!!! Back to top neffmemberMember #Joined: 11 May 2002Posts: 1444Location: Germany Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:30 am You just should start painting with it and experiment with the pressure sensivity to control opacity and size of yout brush. Just do it..._________________* Back to top medmemberMember #Joined: 22 Dec 2006Posts: 230Location: LA Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:55 am Youtube has a variety of tutorial videos, I'd start there. Look at a lot of works by professionals and noobs, you can learn from anyone's techniques. Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 845 Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:37 pm Bumping this cuz it looks like the place for Wacom/Bamboo talk. Finally got cheesed enough (re drawing with a mouse) to get a "Pen and Touch" - not before wondering if a second hand Intuos PTZ-631W ($275 CAD; new/still in its box, supposedly) might be a better idea... First impression of the P&T is, the nibs aren't gonna last (even with three extras); the first nib is showing wear already, after only a couple hours doodling. Is this a 'feature' with the Intuos as well? Replacement nibs? In all the googling I did, I only saw extra nibs mentioned for the Bamboo line... Apart from the nib thing, so far so good... Edit: good ol' Wikipedia, nib/wear is a known issue (likely known in Sijun too if only I'd read more): Criticism... Contrary to previous models that could use the same nib for years, some users report nib wear showing within hours and complete nib replacement necessary in a week's use due to the new paper-like surface texture... Wacom claims to be studying this issue of nib and surface wear but has yet to respond with a solution or compensation for existing customers... Users are reporting good results by replacing the textured paper with slick surfaces however it requires the use of duct tape or other adhesives that users may find irritating or may damage the tablet surface. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom Excellent read for all concerned. Last edited by durgldeep on Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:55 am; edited 5 times in total Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 845 Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:57 am The petition (mentioned in the Wiki article) is here: http://www.petitiononline.com/wacombug/petition.html Anyone can sign the petition, whether you're partly affected by the issues described (such as nib and tablet wear) or simply support the current petitioners in their action. I wrote: Nib wear is also an issue in other Wacom models (seen in my first purchase, just now). While I hope Wacom will do the right thing I agree: possibly Wacom believes lowering its standards is the "right thing" (for the usual reasons). I hope a timely and substantial response from Wacom will prove me wrong. Edit: saw another comment that also puts a few (previous) thoughts into words: "This design flaw completely negates the purpose of being able to freely create digitally. Artists are constantly concerned about the state of their nib/surface as they work...which is the last thing that should be occupying their mind. Everyone can think of easy solutions, so why can't a "professional" design/research department?" Nth Edit: more (useful) Sijun/tablet discussion here http://forums.sijun.com/viewtopic.php?t=42121 And re "professional" (above), possibly Wacom has become 'more professional' (see 'built-in obsolescence', contrition games, etc.). Likewise "design flaw" is probably naive (no offense to the author). I think the redesign is a kind of cash grab, ie. 1. sell the tablet, 2. tax it via nib sales for the life of the product. Given "any publicity is good publicity", the resulting complaints, discussion and 'buzz' are free advertising? Neat little package, that. Work around using "first aid" tape and part of a transparent cookie box: Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 845 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:04 pm After a bit of digging, I give you Wacom's new branding of nibs and tablet surfaces: "consumable items"; "they're like a tire on a car, they're meant to be replaced". That's the upshot from a conversation (just now) with a Wacom "customer care" agent: "both the surface and the pen tip are consumable items". Small consolation re nib wear: "the [tablet] surface will get smoother and smoother as you use it", thus reducing nib wear (no word on the effect of drawing on an irregularly worn surface)... Is repeat sale of replacement parts (nibs and tablet surfaces) part of the plan? "You can actually go to our web site and purchase either one." This person was surprised by the Wikipedia article, Wacom, including the "Criticism" section - and thought he should inform his supervisor. Further reading: Wacom forums (Europe): Intuos4 nibs flattening quickly ConceptArt.org: Intuos4 vs Intuos3 nib questionLast edited by durgldeep on Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:09 am; edited 2 times in total Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 845 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:20 am Some final notes re Wacom nib/surface issue, using the forum (link above) as a random sample: 1. the forum moderator, "Wacom", sure knows what a strawman argument is - and apparently doesn't know about the nib/surface "consumable item" status (as above), ie. is promising a fix that's been mooted - which in turn makes this entire post a kind of straw man but - I'm having fun, er, Bamboo fun! 2. related to 1 (strawman), the "contrition game": 'oh, we're sorry; let us help you fix the problem that we ourselves created' 3. follow the money: the consumer pays for the product, pays again for replacement parts - the money moves in one direction only 4. promising a future fix sets up a false equation: future success = past accountability 5. if a qualified "engineer" was involved in developing the nib/surface combination, the wear dynamic would be known at the outset Right, I'll shut my cake hole now and do some actual *drawing* with the thing. With modification (see above), the tablet handles nicely. Looking forward to comparing (when upgrade comes around): Toshiba, Lenovo/IBM, HP, Fujitsu - won't be a Wacom. Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 845 Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:24 am Er, the 'hush money' just arrived... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Asian shares rose yesterday on hopes of a stronger global economic recovery after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates and held out the possibility of further easing while the euro remained in the doldrums.
Chinese shares outperformed their peers in the region after a report in state media spurred hopes of greater foreign involvement in Chinese markets.
Trading for the rest of the region was subdued with Japan closed for holidays.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 percent, on track to end the week up just over 1 percent.
"The ECB's action comes as a sign governments are determined to tackle the economic issues. This points to further stimulus measures and it is positive for sentiment," Mirae Asset Securities analyst Lee Jae-hun said.
Chinese stocks advanced about 2 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index climbed 0.2 percent.
The official Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday that new technical regulations rolled out by the Chinese central bank late on Thursday suggest that renminbi qualified foreign institutional investors quota approvals may be resumed after a two-month suspension.
Elsewhere in Asia, Taipei was flat, adding 6.52 points to 8,135.03; Seoul closed 0.43 percent, or 8.50 points, higher at 1,965.71, Sydney ended flat, losing 0.5 points, at 5,129.5; while Wellington fell 0.66 percent, or 30.14 points, to 4,544.32.
Bucking the region's positive trend, Indian stocks fell as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warned there is little room to ease further after delivering an expected quarter point cut. The country's main share index shed 0.2 percent.
Yesterday, India's central bank cut the benchmark repo rate, at which it lends to commercial banks, by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent in the third such move this year, while the cash reserve ratio — the percentage of deposits banks must keep with the central bank — was kept unchanged.
Explaining the rate cut, RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said that "growth had decelerated continuously," forecasting expansion of 5.7 percent in the new fiscal year — far below the government's estimate of between 6 percent and 6.5 percent.
However, he warned that there were "significant risks" to inflation in the near-term and said that "monetary policy cannot afford to lower its guard against the possibility of a resurgence of inflation pressures."
The RBI's decision to cut rates had been forecast by economists and business leaders, who have been calling for lower borrowing costs to help the economy.
It also came after the move by the ECB, which on Thursday cut its main benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to a record 0.5 percent and ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank was ready to ease further if needed.
"Our monetary policy stance will remain accommodative for as long as needed. We will look at all incoming data and stand ready to act if needed," Draghi told a news conference on Thursday.
The euro recovered from initial losses and was trading at US$1.3073 in afternoon Asian hours, from US$1.3063 in New York on late Thursday. The single currency was also buying ¥128.12, from ¥127.93.
The dollar rose to ¥97.99 in afternoon trade from ¥97.93.
"The rate cut had been priced by traders prior to the announcement by the ECB, so we could be seeing a push back up with the euro," CMC Markets head of sales trading Jason Hughes said.


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Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the hard-charging U.S. Army general whose forces smashed the Iraqi army in the 1991 Gulf War, has died at the age of 78, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
The highly decorated four-star general died at 2:22 p.m. EST (1922 GMT) at his home in Tampa, Florida, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Schwarzkopf, a burly Vietnam War veteran known as Stormin' Norman, commanded more than 540,000 U.S. troops and 200,000 allied forces in a six-week war that routed Hussein's army from Kuwait in 1991, capping his 34-year military career.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who built the international coalition against Iraq, said he and his wife "mourn the loss of a true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation," according to a statement released by Bush's spokesman.
Bush has been hospitalized in Houston since late November.
Some experts hailed Schwarzkopf's plan to trick and outflank Hussein's forces with a sweeping armored movement as one of the great accomplishments in military history. The maneuver ended the ground war in only 100 hours.
Schwarzkopf was a familiar sight on international television during the war, clad in camouflage fatigues and a cap. He conducted fast-paced briefings and toured the lines with a purposeful stride and a physical presence of the sort that clears barrooms.
Little known before Iraqi forces invaded neighboring Kuwait, Schwarzkopf made a splash with quotable comments. At one briefing he addressed Saddam's military reputation.
"As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist," he said, "he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that."
Schwarzkopf returned from the war as a hero and there was talk of him running for public office. Instead he wrote an autobiography titled "It Doesn't Take a Hero" and served as a military analyst.
He also acted as a spokesman for the fight against prostate cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 1993.
Served in Vietnam
Schwarzkopf was born Aug. 22, 1934, in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., the head of the New Jersey State Police. At the time, the older Schwarzkopf was leading the investigation of the kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh's infant son, one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century.
The younger Schwarzkopf graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1956. He also earned a masters degree in guided-missile engineering from the University of Southern California and later taught engineering at West Point.
Schwarzkopf saw combat twice - in Vietnam and Grenada - in a career that included command of units from platoon to theater size, training as a paratrooper and stints at all the blue-ribbon Army staff colleges.
He led his men in firefights in two Vietnam tours and commanded all U.S. ground forces in the 1983 Grenada invasion. His chestful of medals included three Silver and three Bronze Stars for valor and two Purple Hearts for Vietnam wounds.
In Vietnam, he won a reputation as an officer who would put his life on the line to protect his troops. In one particularly deadly fight on the Batangan Peninsula, Schwarzkopf led his men through a minefield, in part by having the mines marked by shaving cream.
In 1988, Schwarzkopf was put in charge of the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, with responsibility for the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. In that role, he prepared a plan to protect the Gulf's oil fields from a hypothetical invasion by Iraq. Within months, the plan was in use.
A soldier's soldier in an era of polished, politically conscious military technocrats, Schwarzkopf's mouth sometimes got him in trouble. In one interview, he said he had recommended to Bush that allied forces destroy Iraq's military instead of stopping the war after a clear victory.
Schwarzkopf later apologized after both Bush and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney fired back that there was no contradiction among military leaders to Bush's decision to leave some of Saddam's military intact.
After retirement, Schwarzkopf spoke his mind on military matters. In 2003, when the United States was on the verge of invading Iraq under President George W. Bush, Schwarzkopf said he was unsure if there was sufficient evidence that Iraq had nuclear weapons.
He also criticized Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense at the time, telling the Washington Post that during war-time television appearances "he almost sometimes seems to be enjoying it."