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I am very much excited to be blog swapping once again with the lovely Ashley!
Remember me from this guest post?
If not, I'm Kassi from Truly Lovely!
You can read more about me and my blog at that link up there. :)
If you're really missing your daily dose of Ashley, you can give her a visit over at my blog today, where she's sharing a lovely tutorial of her own! :)
Today I would like to share a SUPER EASY fleece blanket tutorial with you!!
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3 yards of fleece fabric
1 package of coordinating satin blanket binding
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In this case I went with zebra fabric and all red coordinating materials.
First trim your fleece fabric of any uneven edges or those funky white labeled edges... You know what I'm talking about... :)
Then, using the Yarn Needle, stitch your thread down the two length sides of your fabric like so... I spaced each stitch about a half an inch apart...
Next you'll pin and trim your satin binding to the two width sides (the two shorter sides)... The binding will have a fold down the middle, simply line that fold up with the edge of your fabric, making sure it's centered so there's an even amount of binding on both sides...
Fold over the edges of the binding to make your four corners and pin those as well. You can either trim or fold the extra binding inside to make your corner.
Once you have the binding pinned onto both sides, get out the sewing machine. I used red thread to match the binding...
If you sew really well, you can use a varying color of thread for added pop!!! I don't so much... SO matching thread hides my inexperienced sewing skills. :)
Simply sew the binding to the fleece pulling pins as you go.
And TaDA!!!! A SUPER EASY fleece blanket made by you!
They make great baby gifts, or gifts for friends or family!! :)
Hope you enjoyed my tutorial!!
I would love it if you would pop over to Truly Lovely to say hi!
AND if you like what you see we would LOVE a follow! :)
Hope to see you there!!
for blog swapping with us today!!!
Special THANKS to the WONDERFUL Miss Kassi for coming over and sharing with us today!! Everyone be sure to check out her lovely blog!!! I am posting over there today and will be over there again in the future so you should go over to her blog and become a follower so you never miss either one of us! Hope you all have a fabulous Thursday!!!


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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Back to Work/Back to Reality....
The idea of leaving him with our nanny (whom I like very much) does not distress me nor do I feel overcome by guilt, convinced I am betraying him by not spending every waking moment taking care of him. And yet...I do feel some regret, some sadness in the knowledge of how much I'll be missing in the coming weeks and months. I've spent the past 12 weeks witnessing every milestone, no matter how trivial and I've loved seeing Baby G. develop into a much more alert and interactive being than he was just weeks ago. But I also know that prior to Baby G.'s arrival, I loved my job and a large part of me is excited at the prospect of returning to my professional life, ready to conquer new challenges. I know many of you out there are also working mothers (and fathers) and share these mixed feelings with me.
Know though that I do miss reading many of your blogs on a daily basis, living vicariously through your renovations and DIY projects and sharing your day dreams and fantasies of beautiful design. I firmly believe that blogging has revolutionized and democratized the interior design world and I've loved being a (small) part of that shift. I hope to see you all back here soon for more of what I love, hate and hate to love in the worlds of design, fashion and style.
Until then,
19 comments:
- Sarah said...
Oh thank goodness! If you had managed to continue to be the hard-core awesome blogger you were now that you have a newborn I would have had to be mad at you;) Now I know you are only human!!! Wow, 3 months already?! That is hard to believe, even though I've witnesses first hand how the time flies. Good luck back at work, Averill!!! He is so adorable:)
- June 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- A room with a view said...
It is a challenge juggling new motherhood and a back-to-work schedule and achieving a balance with just that, never mind anything else. Welcome back!
- June 1, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- Kathysue said...
Avrill it is all so bitter sweet in Motherhood
isn't it? Baby G has gotten so big and I love his smiley face, too cute for words. I admire and appreciate your priorities. Blog land will still be here. time spent with your family is the most important thing you can do. Do what is best for you and your family and all the other stuff can wait and fit in when time allows. Good to see you here!! xo Kathysue
- June 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Karena said...
Averill he is just a darling little guy!! It is so hard to juggle all of the parts of your life. It sounds like you are doing a great job!
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- June 2, 2011 at 12:46 AM
- Christy said...
You have such an amazingly positive attitude about the whole thing - you are so impressive Averill. And I think it'd be crazy if you tried to do it all! Blog when/if you can, and we'll be here! :) Big hugs!!
- June 2, 2011 at 5:41 AM
- Liz @ It's Great To Be Home said...
I'm glad the first day back went well! You've got a lot on your plate - we'll stick around for you. :)
- June 2, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Laura@JourneyChic said...
Good luck with this transition, Averill! It's so hard to carve out time for everything. In fact, it's impossible. I need at least a 26-hr day to do everything I want and need to do! We'll miss you but look forward to the days when you are able to join us here on the web!
- June 2, 2011 at 9:12 AM
- Kate Coveny Hood said...
My first day back to work after my first baby was really hard. I remember my last day at home with him so well - I don't think I put him down once. I actually held him for his afternoon nap (melodrama anyone?)
I hated leaving him. I would have given anything to stay home with him. But it just wasn't in the cards for me back then, and I spent that first day after maternity leave feeling like I was holding my breath. Then every day got easier. And I was so lucky to have a fantastic daycare provider.
I have no regrets about missed milestones (she may have seen his first steps? can't remember). I lived completely in the moment when I did spend time with him on evenings and weekends. So many of my friends (mostly stay at home moms) would talk about how the first year flies by, and I didn't feel that way at all. I didn't waste one minute of my time with him wishing I could be doing something else (not even sleeping!)
Now that I'm home full time with my kids, I get it. There is so much to do around the house and when you're home ALL DAY - you feel like you should be productive and accomplishing more than you do when you are at work full time.
Basically - all I'm saying is that even if you weren't happy to be going back to work, you would still have just as much quality time with your boy as you would as a SAHM. And firsts? Who even knows if you really see something for the first time? The first smile could have happened while you were in the bathroom and he was looking at the dog? Who cares if the babysitter sees the first few steps? You'll see the next few. The important thing is that he's growing and learning and you get to watch him do it.
It's amazing.
Much love to you and your little family.
- June 2, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Susie @ Maddie G Designs said...
Hopefully your first week back treated you well. Love the comments above...Kate is right....the grass is always greener....there are pros and cons to either scenario....the most important I think is the YOU are happy....because a happy momma makes a happy household!
- June 9, 2011 at 5:35 PM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Hi Averill; I feel horrible for not keeping up with your beautiful new son and your life as a spanking new parent. I have no excuse for not being able to juggle my time better. He is just so precious and I couldn't be more thrilled for you & Dave. The emotions we as parents go through is a tough one as we go back to work. As a working mom of 4 I often felt like an island during the time when my children were young. In the 80's, 90's working moms were still not widely accepted. The best thing we as women can do for each other is give support. Just a few encouraging, thoughtful words can go a long way. You are doing what is right for you, baby G and Dave. Only you know what is right for your family. We as women will truly never be in a happy place unless we can be cloned. Congratulations Averill and Dave!!
x Deb
- June 10, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- Janell @ House of Fifty said...
Such is the dilemma of the modern woman. We all make different choices and arrange our lives accordingly, the most important thing is that women support each other, even if another's choices don't always mirror our own. I'm often floored by the lack of this understanding. Being true to yourself is the best thing you can do towards being a great mom, happy wife and content woman. All the best with this phase of your life! Janell
- June 21, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- Erica said...
I'm glad the first day back went well! Much love to you and your little family.
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- July 1, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Jamie Herzlinger said...
The baby is gorgeous! And trust ma as a mother of two girls now in their teens, it doesn't get easier emotionally, you just realize that your pursuits add to their lives
Happy weekend
Jamie Herzlinger
- July 9, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Acanthus and Acorn said...
Even though I am missing you in the blogshere, it takes courage to admit it's impossible to do it all. Focus on yourself and baby, because you are so right each day goes by in a second. I wish you all the best and I think sporadic blogging is just fine!
- July 19, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- sex and addiction said...
I am new to your site and still have to catch up on all of your blogs. Since I started reading the other week what you are doing is fantastic. Wishing the best for you and your family.
- July 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- Maureen Stevens said...
you are an amazing Mom & yes, it's hard to be super woman all the time. he is sooo cute & glad u found a good Nanny :)
- July 24, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- Jamie Herzlinger said...
Lovely week of posts!
Baby looks gorgoeus!
Jamie Herzlinger
- July 24, 2011 at 7:14 PM
- Melissah said...
I've just stumbled upon your lovely blog. I look forward to popping by again for some more inspiration! I'm just new into blogging this year & have put together a daily blog on design, fashion, food, travel and anything pretty.
http://scrapbook-melissah.blogspot.com/ and one on everything coastal
I had a lot of fun putting them together maybe you would like to check it out if you have a spare minute.
- August 3, 2011 at 6:52 AM
- Katharine @ SouthernBourbonMountains said...
I could not have said it better!!! And so jealous you did posts each week..i finally started a blog just for my baby in addition to my other one. They will also each be very sporadic! xoxo
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Property buying in the Fethiye area of Turkey means you get more per square metre than most other areas of Turkey.
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It takes great courage to speak candidly in the midst of a crisis. To speak serenely when surrounded by mayhem requires wisdom and tact. To speak at all these days to the members of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors requires fortitude. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, the coadjutor bishop of Tucson, Ariz., has taken on that task, not once but twice. Last September he addressed the national group in Orlando, Fla., and he returned last month to their gathering in Boston. Before moving to Tucson, Bishop Kicanas had been an auxiliary bishop of Chicago, his home diocese, and had served as a theology professor and as rector at Chicago's Mundelein Seminary. He is uniquely qualified to offer rational analysis and valuable advice to those who promote vocations to the diocesan priesthood.
In his speech in Orlando in 2001, Bishop Kicanas identified three problem areas for the diocesan priesthood: loneliness, polarization and continuing formation. His advice sparkled with literary references and personal experiences, but abbreviated it came to this: sharing of one's deepest thoughts and holy desires, willingness to enter into dialogue, openness to learning and growth.
The bishop recognized that some say the church and the priesthood will not be the same after the sexual abuse crisis in the United States. Refusing to despair, he reflected on the resilience of the church and expressed confidence that by bravely, honestly and directly facing the concerns and by embracing the vision of a church and priesthood characterized by mission and holiness, the church will grow stronger. "We believe the Lord entrusted his Spirit to the church, he said; "we trust in that renewing Spirit." He provided examples from the history of the church, especially from the 10th and 11th centuries, and from the 16th, when a reforming spirit gradually pervaded the church in those troubled times. And he observed that in times of crisis, the need for reform becomes all too painfully obvious before actual reform is instituted. But he cautioned that it takes time for reform to have effects.
Bishop Kicanas provided a wonderful theological insight into the difference between optimism and hope. "By nature, we are optimists," he writes. "We like to paint a rosy picture [about vocations].... Not to worry!" But optimism is not hope, he argued; it is quite the opposite. Optimism can distort reality and make it look better than it is. Hope is the assurance of God's fidelity even in the most troubled of times. He insisted that we must face down reality by asking questions and gathering data in order to understand better what we are facing. And we must face that reality in hope.
The bishop proposed a meditation on the Last Supper and the vision of service it provides. "You must wash one another's feet." Priesthood is not about power, prestige or privilege. That pedestal has been struck down. With the removal of much that was peripheral, the bishop turned to the heart and core of the diocesan priesthood. He suggested that there are several characteristics fundamental to the call to diocesan priesthood. Diocesan priests are in the midst of the people, sharing a bond with their bishop and serving within a presbyterate in communion with religious, deacons and laity. "There is no place in the priesthood for those who will reprimand and belittle, insult or look down upon people, treat them as inferior," he said. But sadly, "some priests would rather do anything but join brother priests for prayer or for learning or just for fun."
He recognized that these days of crisis can put a strain on the bond between the bishops and priests, and he encouraged dialogue and concern for the pain that many priests now feel. The pope, speaking to 120 bishops at Castel Gandolfo on Sept. 23, made the same point. "Another of your priorities is attention to your priests, who are the closest collaborators of your ministry. The spiritual care of the priest is a primary duty of every diocesan bishop. The gesture of the priest, who on the day of priestly ordination puts his own hands in the hands of the bishop, professing to him 'filial respect and obedience,' can at first sight seem like a gesture in only one sense. The gesture, in reality, commits both the priest and the bishop. A priest must be able to feel, especially in moments of difficulty, of loneliness, that his hands are held tightly by the bishop's."
The kind of care and trust of which the pope speaks will have the effect of building a climate of hope for the whole church. Bishop Kicanas and many others have spoken about the broad context and culture in which vocations arise and are nurtured.
Trust, openness and ministerial concern are seen to matter. A genuine cleansing is taking place, the bishop argued, painful and difficult though it be. What is peripheral has been stripped away. Our true hope is that reform will come, as it always has. He prayed that "reform will find diocesan priests at home in the midst of their people, deeply invested in their lives and in their journey to holiness."


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 130 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
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The target market for our free offering is essentially all consumers that have an interest in the real-time Web and want to discover and uncover stories and trends quicker and easier. The target market for our paid offering which will launch later includes: 1) PR agencies; 2) brand managers; 3) marketing managers; 4) political strategists.
I'm looking for a clean, professional, contemporary (it should look & feel current without being too trendy or ephemeral) and engaging logo to use on our website, for promotional materials, business cards and for overall branding. The logo could utilize graphic elements or icons (e.g., a magnifying glass to emphasize the "spotting" of trends) but should not be cartoony, flamboyant or cheeky. The choice of font should complement the goals/attributes of the site: helpful, accurate, active, rewarding, surprising (in terms of the data it uncovers).
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See on Scoop.it – Interesting Innovation
Tissue-engineered heart valve (credit: HIA/Wikimedia Commons) Professor György K.B. Sándor believes that tissue engineering can become a new global export
Professor György K.B. Sándor believes that tissue engineering can become a new global export item.
Sándor specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and does research on bone regeneration, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, tissue engineering, and stem cells.
The goal of his research at the University of Tampere in Finland is to produce bone and cartilage using tissue engineering and to optimize the use of tissue-derived stem cells for bone defects.
With tissue engineering, it is possible to produce tailored, living human spare parts. If the method can be rolled out on a larger scale, it may become the third alternative form of treatment alongside the traditional forms, surgery and pharmacotherapy.
"Tissue-derived stem cells can be isolated from the patient's own tissue. In that way, they will not cause a rejection reaction. Compared to tissue stem cells, human embryonic stem cells have a greater ability to differentiate into different cell types. In practice, it means that all cell types can be used," Sándor says.
"At the moment, expertise in the field is concentrated in Finland, but it has also generated global interest in other medically advanced countries," says Sándor.
In the near future, it is possible that larger numbers of patients will travel to Finland to receive treatment. Sándor believes that as forms of treatment develop, expertise can also be exported abroad to be used on a larger scale.
Sándor works at the BioMediTech research institute run by the University of Tampere and the Tampere University of Technology. BioMediTech is an innovation center that combines biomedicine and technology.
"We have proven with more than 20 clinically successful operations that tissue engineering works," Sándor says.
FiDiPro (The Finland Distinguished Professor Programme) is a joint funding program of the Academy of Finland and Tekes. FiDiPro enables top researchers, both international and expatriates, to work in Finland for a fixed period of time.
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DSO on the GO Brings Holiday Cheer to Frisco
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's DSO on the GO concert series brings the world-renowned orchestra to concert halls and churches across North Texas. For the fourth year in a row, Ebby Halliday Realtors is the presenting sponsor of the full season.
"Ebby Halliday Realtors has long been a supporter of the arts in North Texas so when the opportunity presented itself to sponsor DSO on the GO, it was an obvious fit for us as a company," says Randall Graham, vice president and director of marketing. "One of our founding principles is service to the community. We couldn't be more excited about the opportunity to help bring the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to communities across North Texas."
This December offers an exceptional opportunity to experience the sounds of one of America's premier orchestras as conductor Lawrence Loh and members of the brass and percussion sections of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform Christmas classics in Frisco. The "Big Brassy Christmas & Organ Extravaganza" takes place December 11, at 7 p.m., at Stonebriar Community Church, 4801 Legendary Drive. Tickets are $19 at mydso.com.
DSO on the GO was launched in 2012 with a classical concert in Allen. The 2018 season has featured the full Dallas Symphony Orchestra playing classical and pops concerts as well as the DSO brass and percussion sections in cities and neighborhoods across North Texas, including Oak Cliff, the Park Cities, Southlake, Frisco, Denton and Duncanville. DSO on the GO concerts feature familiar classical pieces and popular light classics, with concerto soloists who are principal musicians of the DSO.
For more information about DSO on the GO and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and for tickets to all of the orchestra's performances, visit mydso.com.
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We have had a customer installed our iJDMTOY LED and HID products for his 2006 Lexus GS350 from head to tail. He installed the Garax 6000K D4S HID bulbs to replace the stock 4300K D4S HID headlight bulbs. In order to get a perfect match, he also installed the 6000k 9006 HID Conversion Kit for the fog lights plus the Xenon White LED bulbs for the parking lights.
Later he came back to get one more pair Super Bright 38-SMD 2825 LED bulbs for the backup lights (reverse lights) and one more pair 5-SMD T10 LED bulbs for the interior vanity mirror lights.
Up until today, he has had the entire car in and out lighting replaced with our iJDMTOY LED and HID products.
The iJDMTOY LED and HID Product used for this Lexus GS350 are:
6000K D4S HID headlights -these HID Xenon replacement bulbs are made by Garax.
The 9006 HID conversion kit features a pair ultra-slim digital HID ballasts and 2 Xenon HID light bulbs.
Xenon White 5-SMD 2825 LED replacement bulbs as LED parking lights, also fitted on his LED vanity mirror lights. These 2825 LED bulbs have a variety of uses for sidemarker lights, license plate lights, and side door lights as well.
These 38-SMD LED bulbs are super bright. Beware, they are twice as long as stock 168 tungsten bulbs. Make sure they fit your car before you buy. (But if you are using them for backup lights, most likely they will fit)
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I got couple of gift certificates from Gmarket´s Top Blogger Event stuck on my account along with some shipping refunds from my last orders from February and I was in need of some black hair dye so I placed an order last Thursday and Friday =)
My order arrived already as of today as both sellers (etudegmark and 밀려오레) shipped super fast. As a matter of fact I first placed an order for 3 Etude House hair dyes, 2 from Somang and couple of cute stationery sets but the stationery was canceled Friday morning and I got my refund right away... Since I didn´t want to just receive a non-fun package of just a few hair dyes I did another Etude House haul as I noticed they had a cute new hair care range out! =D
Etude House was extremely generous with their free gifts this time around even though only a few were pictured in their "event". I got 3 packs of cotton pads, 2x q-tips, 3 hair mask samples (30ml each, quite generous!), 2 face washs (30ml each), some skincare sets from Moistfull and Moistfull Aloe, an eyebrow razor/mirror/lash comb, a makeup bag, 15 (!!) Moistfull sheet masks and an Acerola face gel (as it was a BOGOF (=1+1 free) offer!). Please note all these gifts arrived with 2 different orders but combined into 1 international shipment =)
These are the items I actually ordered:
Silk Scarf shampoo, conditioner and hair mask, 3 hair dyes in black, Acerola face gel and those interesting Golden Ratio face contouring chalks (or whatever you call them.
Overall this was the best experience with Etude House for long time as they used to be super generous with samples and freebies, then were getting REALLY stingy and now I got really a lot of nice and useful extras!
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SKF Reliability Maintenance InstituteThe SKF Reliability Maintenance Institute offers a comprehensive range of training courses designed to help plants eliminate machinery problems and achieve maximum reliability and productivity. The course portfolio has been designed around the Asset Efficiency Optimization (AEO) workflow process, and has been created to allow participants to gain knowledge and expertise through a structured development path. Course categories include introductory, intermediate and advanced level training.
The introductory courses, considered the pre-requisites for the more advanced classroom courses, familiarise students with basic terms and offer basic training on subjects such as bearings, lubrication, thermography, and more. These courses are self learning and are taken at an individual's own plant through SKF's web-based Reliability Maintenance Institute online modules and interactive computer media training known as SKF Self-Learning Tools. The RMI On-line E-learning modules are delivered on-line, 24/7, at SKF @ptitude Exchange.


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Citizen involvement and growing suspicion over frightening new regulatory environment in Clackamas County, OR has caused the County to discontinue it's "subscription" to ICLEI for the provisioning of "model regulations" designed to introduce and codify Marxist inspired regulatory programs designed by the U.N.'s Agenda 21. Clackamas County citizens have awakened to the corruption in these programs which permeate all levels of government. ICLEI is only part of the problem…but it is a terrific first step.
No longer can the government "Planning" class simply impose Soviet style regulations and expect the citizens to be intimidated into acceptance or tolerance of this foolishness any more. The screw is turning.
Apr 27th, 2012 Roxanne Ross Reports…
County Commissoner Jamie Damon announced at today's Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners that Clackamas County would not be renewing their ICLEI membership at the next renewal time! It is close to the end of the citizen comments just before the County Commissioner's Communications right after I spoke asking them to dump ICLEI.


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SPOKANE, Wash. — Illinois made a first impression in Hawaii. The Illini traveled west again, this time to Washington, in hopes of making a lasting impression.
With an 85-74 victory against previously unbeaten No. 10 Gonzaga in the first true road test of the season, the No. 13 Illini legitimized themselves in the eyes of critics and to themselves.
"I'm obviously ecstatic we won," guard Brandon Paul said. "A lot of people doubted us."
But they didn't doubt themselves, delivering a rare loss at McCarthey Athletic Center where the Bulldogs (9-1) are now 110-8.
The best word to describe Gonzaga, Groce had said earlier in the week, was "well-rounded."
That was an apt description of Paul as well.
The senior guard kept the Illini (10-0) alive with 35 points, three steals, three assists, four rebounds and two blocks and an attacking mentality on defense that helped produce 16 turnovers from Gonzaga.
"I think he's one of the best guards in the country," Illinois coach John Groce said.
Paul scored a career-high 43 points against Ohio State last season but this game ranked among his best games as he shot 10 of 16 from the field.
Illinois survived down the stretch with some daggers by Paul despite seeing big men Nnanna Egwu and Tyler Griffey foul out and Sam McLaurin pick up four fouls.
Gonzaga shot 61 percent in the first half and started the game with an 8-0 lead. But the Illini remained steady and tied the game 41-41 at halftime.
"We just said, 'Keep our poise,' " Paul said. "We had (missed) plenty of open shots. Coach kept telling us we were great shooters."
The Illini shot 60 percent in the second half, and held the nation's best shooting team (53.1 percent entering the game) to just 38.5 percent shooting after halftime.
Illinois offset the Bulldogs intimidating frontcourt and spot-on shooting by forcing 12 turnovers by halftime and kept them from making a field goal in the final 7:40 before halftime.
The Illini had disposed of lesser teams in the non-conference schedule. Sometimes by the narrowest – and scariest, for Illini fans – margins with some last-second shots and comebacks needed against lesser opponents.
They hoped to discover a clearer image of their identity on Saturday night at "The Kennel."
Groce had warned that the Illini were not interested in placing too much weight on one game alone.
"Our season is never defined by just one game," he said earlier in the week. "It's a much bigger picture than that."
The largest image looming in front of the Illini Saturday night was the Bulldogs' frontcourt, which included two 7-footers and leading scorer 6-8 forward Elias Harris.
Kelly Olynyk, a 7-foot Canadian, started in place of 6-9 Sam Dower at center, making the Bulldogs intimidating from the jump along with 7-1 freshman Prezmek Karnowski off the bench. Olynyk led the Bulldogs with 16 points.
But the night belonged to Paul and the Illini.
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The constant laws of nature that are the foundation of modern science and mathematics were a development of thinking around the 15-16th centuries – and grounded on theology, the God of the Bible.
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid
in night
God said: "Let Newton be!"
and all was light.
Alexander Pope's famous couplet gives the impression that Newton's genius lay in his discovery of previously hidden laws of nature. This disguises what was both a novel feature of the science of the seventeenth century and its enduring legacy—the idea that there existed "laws of nature" to be discovered in the first place.
What are laws of nature? For the Middle Ages, natural laws had been universal moral rules established by God. The injunction against murder, recognized by all cultures, was a typical example of a natural law. The concept of a physical law of nature was completely absent. That came only as Christian thinkers extended God's legislative power to the natural world. As philosopher and scientist René Descartes (1596-1650) expressed it, "God alone is the author of all the motions in the world."
For its time, this was a radical claim. Following Aristotle, medieval scientists had imputed immanent tendencies to physical entities, saying for example that objects went into motion because they were seeking their own natural resting place. Nature had thus enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy.
In the new science, however, natural objects had no inherent properties, and it was God who directly controlled their interactions. In much the same way that the Deity had instituted moral rules, he was now seen to have enacted laws that governed the natural world.
"Nature," observed Robert Boyle, "is nothing else but God acting according to certain laws he himself fix'd."
The fact that God was the author of these laws meant that they shared something of his nature. Descartes, for example, argued that because of their source, natural laws must be eternal and unchanging. He went on to justify his law of the conservation of motion by appealing to God's immutability. Nature was constant because God was immutable.
This provided a crucial foundation for experimental science. In the words of Newton's predecessor in the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge, Isaac Barrow, experimentalists "do not suspect that Nature is inconstant, and the great Author of the universe unlike himself." Only because they assume that God's decrees are unchanging do they expect the consistent results of a number of experiments to hold true ever after.


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Get all the major supplies needed to make this project with the Feminine Card Set or you can order them separately.
Mother's Day Card By Susan Cobb
Susan's Tip: I used a brown pen to add stitching to the rectangle on the card front, as well as along the bottom edge of the striped paper on the inside. I also added stitches to the sides of the "Hand Crafted by" label on the back. I mixed 2 different stitches, but you could use more or just stick with one if you prefer. Add the stitching before adding the foam-taped pieces to allow for easy use of the template.


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As many of you know, a Christmas miracle led to the resurrection of the Cow Hampshire blog. I have really enjoyed the posts this year. Yesterday's post, "New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail," was no exception. I love these historical write-ups on various topics local to New Hampshire and encourage you to check out this blog.
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Yes, New Hampshire is glad that Jan has come back home! Good choice for Follow Friday!


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GILFORD — Meadowbrook is proud to announce that country superstar, Darius Rucker will be hitting the 'Brook on Saturday, June 22. Joining him will be Rodney Atkins and Jana Kramer for a fantastic night of country music.
Rucker is riding high with the release of his sophomore country album, Charleston, SC 1966, on Capitol Records Nashville. USA Today raved, "Rucker has made a fine-sounding country album, full of singable choruses, bittersweet fiddle and steel, and guitars with bottomless twang." Rolling Stone said, "On his Nashville debut, Rucker's rich baritone, sentimental ballads and bright hooks make him the most successful African-American country singer since Charley Pride. Rucker amps up that formula on album number two."
The debut album is his chart-topping 2008 release, Learn To Live, an album that produced three consecutive No. 1 singles and Top 5 smash, "History In The Making." Rucker's success in the country music format was recently recognized at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards when he received the Top New Artist title and again with ACM, Teen Choice, and AMA Award nominations. Charleston, SC 1966, a title which pays tribute to one of Rucker's biggest influences, Radney Foster, includes the multiple-week #1 hit single, "Come Back Song," and his current Top 10 single, "This."
Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home and of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while. You can hear it in his music, in the lyrics of his smash single, "Take A Back Road," a song that celebrates that feeling of getting away from the noise of everyday life, really living in the moment, and getting right with your soul. The east Tennessee native has an impressive track record with hitting on sentiments that strike a chord with the country listener. He's had six No. 1 hits from his first three albums, from "Watching You" and "These Are My People" to his most recent smashes, "Take A Back Road," and "Farmer's Daughter," (which quickly skyrocketed to platinum,) and he's sold over four million singles in the past five years alone. The lead single and title track, "Take A Back Road," has propelled him to even bigger heights with its irresistibly catchy chorus and easygoing, windows down, breezy summer vibe.
Though his new crop of songs has some edge and the vocal energy may be amped up a notch, Rodney is still the same, hard-working, patriotic, rock-solid country boy that fans have grown to know and love since his debut with 2003's HONESTY. This will be Atkins first time performing in the Granite State.
In 2011, Kramer made her musical dreams come true when she signed a contract with Elektra Records. "Music has always been my heart, my passion, and I want to be able to blend the two." Her singing and acting lives crossed over when her song "I Won't Give Up" appeared on One Tree Hill. Her self-titled debut album was released June 2012, and "Why Ya Wanna" broke the country top five in September.
Tickets range from $29.75-$76. To order, call 603-293-4700 or log on to www.Meadowbrook.net.
For tickets, call 603-293-4700 or visit www.Meadowbrook.net.


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Microsoft's Zhang Sees China as Asia's Innovation Center
Chinese engineers are well equipped to produce the kind of innovative work that their more illustrious American rivals are renowned for, said Ya-Qin Zhang, chairman of Microsoft's Asia Pacific research and development group.
"The scale of innovators and the scale of the market will converge and eventually make China a key [innovation] center in the region," Mr. Zhang said Wednesday at The Wall Street Journal's Unleashing Innovation conference in Singapore. "There's been more copying than innovation [in the past], but that's going to change."
"If you look at the last five years, China has invested in its R&D budget about 2.1% of [gross domestic product]… there's a lot of activities in innovation," he said during a panel discussion on whether China could shed its image as a global workshop and become a bastion of innovation.


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Another tranquil week; Patapon 3 arrives for PSP; World of Tanks rumbles across the line on PCs. Outside of those two, the heavy sounds of shovels as April's first bloom hits its stride.
- Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time (3DS)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D (3DS)
- Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison (DS)
- Patapon 3 (PSP) - The very popular rhythm series for the PSP returns with this third installment.
- World of Tanks (PC) - Alright, we've bombed you with enough ads. Time for release day. This team-based MMO gets its North American release, promising 500 historically accurate fighting vehicles that saw service between the 1930s and 1950s.
Also: DanceDanceRevolution (360); Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga (360); Elements of War (PC); Fantastic Pets (360); LEGO Battles: Ninjago (DS); Magicka: Vietnam (PC); Michael Jackson The Experience (PS3, 360); Rio (DS, PS3, Wii, 360); SpongeBob Squigglepants (Wii); Squinkies (DS); TrackMania Turbo (DS)
- Blazing Angels Bundle (PC)
- Tom Clancy's End War With World in Conflict (PC)
Looking Ahead
April 19: Conduit 2; Mortal Kombat, Portal 2, SOCOM 4. April 26: Driver: San Francisco. May 3: Thor: God of Thunder. May 10: LEGO Pirates of the Carribean; MX vs. ATV Alive; Virtua Tennis 4. May 17: Brink; L.A. Noire.
What are you getting? What do you want? What are you looking forward to? Sound it off below, and at #twig.
Sources: Video Game Release Calendar; GameSpot; GameStop


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Bicycle Built For You?
This story appears in the March 2001 issue of Entrepreneurs Start-Ups magazine. Subscribe »
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, there were more than 4,200 bike-related patents issued between 1996 and 2000-do the math, and you're talking more than 800 patents per year and more than two bike patents per day. According to Bicycling magazine senior editor Garrett Lai, bikes have always been a product category with plenty of patent action. "Bikes are accessible, people can see all the parts and how they work, and they can create a new bike innovation in their garage," he says.
It's true-inventors come up with new bike inventions all the time. During our interview, Lai reeled off a quick list that included Paul Turner, creator of RockShox, the first commercially viable front suspension system, and Rolf Dietrich, inventor of Rolf Wheels, which are now featured on Trek bikes. Both inventors started on their own, like so many others before them, before eventually selling off their businesses to big companies.
But there's another reason so many bike inventors are successful: The market tends to favor inventor introductions. It's a product category where consumers and bike shop owners can easily see that your product is different-and maybe even better-than competitors'. Not to mention, in the bike market, you have a network of distributors ready and willing to sell your product. Few, if any, product categories make it this easy on inventors.
Getting A Foothold In The Bike Market
In the bicycle business, you have not just one, but three viable ways to get a foothold in the market. Here they are:
1.Get coverage in a trade magazine. Lai estimates that new product reviews make up at least 50 percent of his magazine's content. That's good news for inventors like Carl Winefordner (see "Crankin' 'Em Out.")
Winefordner always sends samples of new products to publications in hopes of scoring press coverage. "We've never spent a dime on advertising," says Winefordner. "The product reviews work out better than advertising because [they're] viewed as impartial."
Erik Koski also relies on magazine reviews. They were a big help in establishing his initial product, DuraTrac. "Bike manufacturers read the positive reviews and then decide to test inventors' products," he says. Winefordner and Koski say there are between 10 and 20 key bike trade magazines focusing heavily on new products.
2.Attend a trade show. That step alone helped Winefordner build an instant distribution network. "We went to the Anaheim, California, Interbike show [now held in Las Vegas] in 1997," he recalls. "We'd given out samples of the Speed Lever to magazines and some distributors before that, but we were overwhelmed by the incredible response at our show. We had distributors from all over the world asking to see our product." Another good trade show guaranteed to give your invention exposure to worldwide distributors is the CABDA (Chicago Area Bicycle Dealers Association) Cycling Expo held every October.
3.Set up booths at races. That allows racers to try out the newest innovations firsthand to see if they'll help them gain that coveted 1 to 2 percent speed advantage over their competitors. Although racers are always anxious to find new products, they're also hard critics who expect high performance. Says Koski, "Many more inventors fail than succeed by displaying their products at races."
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Frank Hermansen, 41, and Carl Winefordner, 40, may own a business called Crank Brothers, but they're not actually brothers at all. In reality, the name stems from the fact that people used to constantly mistake the friends as siblings and refer to them as the "Crank" (Carl + Frank = Crank) brothers. When it came time to name their bicycle accessories designing and manufacturing company in Laguna Beach, California, the nickname just seemed a natural choice.
The pair introduced their first product, the Speed Lever, in 1997 at the Anaheim, California, Interbike show. They made quite a splash with distributors by giving away 4,000 units for free. Inexpensive to produce, the product removes bike tires or installs them on the bike rim in mere seconds.
But there were more inventions to come. In 1998, the company introduced the Power Pump, a 5½-inch air pump that can be easily carried while biking. It has a unique feature-an air switch that allows the pump to go from high volume to high pressure. And then, in 1999, the company added a Power Pump Alloy, a 9.3-inch aluminum pump with a gauge.
Succeeding In The Market
Although not all inventors can succeed in the bicycle products category, certain attributes make this market stand out from others in terms of accessibility. As mentioned earlier, consumers can see the unique advantages of a bicycling invention. Compare that with a product such as a drip coffee maker, where buyers can't actually see the unique innovation hidden inside, such as a new and improved brewing system. Bikes don't have any such hidden parts. In addition, most bike riders actually understand what each part does. This aspect of the bike business means that every bike shop employee, sport-savvy consumer, bike enthusiast, racer and bicycle magazine writer can immediately distinguish which products are new and different-helping inventors get their products noticed and evaluated.
Lai, Winefordner and Koski all agree that the easy accessibility and visibility of product features is a key reason so many inventors are able to get new bike products on the market. "I tell bike manufacturers that consumers will notice that their products are different if they buy my components," says Koski. "It's one way bike manufacturers can differentiate their products."
But in order for consumers to be able to purchase your product, you need to find a distributor who can take it to retailers worldwide. According to Winefordner, there are more than 100 bike distributors. "Bike distributors will pick your product up if you get good reviews in bike magazines and create product awareness at trade shows or through an advertising program," he says. Bike distributors typically carry around a big catalog of items, and they're always open to competitively priced and innovative products from inventors.
The catch? Distributors require an extra layer of markups, which usually means the manufacturer will only get 33 to 35 percent of the final suggested retail price. "The distributor typically takes a 28 to 35 percent margin, then the stores mark the product up 100 percent," says Winefordner. So if the store pays $10 on a $20 product, the distributor will make $2.80 to $3.50.
Once you find success with your bike product, expect manufacturers to come knocking on your door before long. Most of them are anxious to buy out potential competitors, and most bike inventors are more than happy to either sell their ideas or set up licensing agreements rather than try to run their own businesses.
The difficulty level of introducing a new product varies tremendously by industry and market. Inventors will have more success in those markets where favorable conditions exist-such as the bicycle product category. If you've created several different products, study the market conditions and choose the market best suited to inventors. You'll still need a great product to succeed, but if the choice exists between two markets-one easy and one hard-why not take the road of least resistance?
Back in 1985, Erik Koski's family owned Cove, a bike shop in Tiburon, California. In those days, shops put together mountain bikes out of whatever components they could pick up. Perhaps not surprisingly, that early exposure inspired Koski, now 48, to become a full-time inventor. His first invention was the DuraTrac, a rigid fork for front tires that he sold prior to the introduction of front suspension. Koski advertises in catalogs and sells the products through OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreements, meaning manufacturers use his components on their new bikes.
Koski then worked for several bike manufacturers before deciding to form Koski Engineering, a Mill Valley, California-based mountain bike components designer, in 1994. His business strategy is still to provide bike manufacturers with components that differentiate their bikes from the competition. To date, he's developed products that improve handlebars, handlebar stems and saddle seats. His next two goals: first, to have his products look and act different from the components developed by other competitors, including Shimano, a Japanese company that supplies most of the components bike manufacturers use. And second, he'd like to create products with better durability.
Thanks in part to help from his own OEM sales force, Koski estimates his 2001 sales will exceed $3 million.
Being serial inventors has certainly paid off for these "brothers" in business: Sales last year neared $1 million. Winefordner credits that success in part to his strong team of distributors: "Distributors are an ideal solution for small companies that can't afford their own sales representatives."
Don Debelak is a new-business marketing consultant and the author of Bringing Your Product to Market(John Wiley & Sons). Send him your invention questions at email@example.com.
Contact Sources
- Bicycling, www.bicycling.com
- Crank Brothers, (949) 464-9916, www.crankbros.com
- Koski Engineering, (415) 389-6090, firstname.lastname@example.com


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LOL im afraid to ask ha ha ha
flyin HIGH
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no, it's just flytrex live support from the TBS Agent.
I'm really excited to share the latest BETA release for TBS CROSSFIRE and CORE PRO. We added a lot of new stuff to make the TBS CROSSFIRE and the TBS CORE PRO an even more awesome product.
Here are the release notes for the newest update:
- added: Call sign under VTX menu to unlock VTx (ux improvement)
- added: Flight mode for APM and PX4 ( requires TBS CROSSFIRE V1.13 or newer or TBS BLACKBOX )
- added: "Air mode" flight mode added for Betaflight
- added: Supported receivers extended for ColibriRACE selectable via TBS CORE PRO menu ( SUMD, SUMH, X_BUS_MODE_B and XBUS_MODE_B_RJ01 )
- added: Crossfire is a RC frame source via BST. Navigate through TBS CORE PRO menu with remote sticks, without ColibriRACE ( TBS CROSSFIRE V1.14 or newer )
- modified: Menu option to make LED change according to frequency instead of channel
- modified: Improved OSD and pixel stability
- modified: Code internal changes
- fixed: BST GPS support while using power cube
- fixed: Some small bug fixes
TBS Blackbox
- added: Forward flight status to TBS CORE PNP PRO
- added: .csv as new logging format on SD card
- added: TBS Crossfire full logging support added
- modified: Logging speed updated from 1Hz to 5Hz
(The TBS Agent import for the new file format is not yet done)
- added: New high bandwidth and ultra low latency RF profile
- added: 3 times faster RC update rate with new RF profile ( cuts down latency to 5ms best / 12ms worst )
- added: New selection for Output 8 ( Bridge and MAVLInk )
- added: Serial bridge support added. 1.2kB/s throughput with baudrate 57600. Output 8 ( uart TX ), Output 7 ( uart RX ) and Output 6 ( uart RTS flow control )
- added: MAVLink support added. Baudrate 57600. Output 8 ( TX ) and Output 7 ( RX ) Can be connected to any MAVLink telemetry port, gives full MAVLink support in new RF profile and basic support in current RF profile
- added: MAVLink parser added, feeding forward relevant data to the TBS CORE PRO ( requires TBS CORE PRO firmware V1.38 or newer )
- added: MAVLink dynamic bandwidth control for incoming messages. This gives high update rate for forwarded messages to BST and make the frames fit the downlink avoiding buffer overflow and high latency
- added: RC over MAVLink support added ( RC_CHANNELS_OVERRIDE ). Can be enabled on RX settings.
- modified: Intelligent RF profile selection ( new and current RF profile ) optimizing for maximum bandwidth or long range
- fixed: Headtracker input support. Two channels ( pan and tilt ) can be mapped individually from any HT Input channel to and overwrite a channel on the RC input frame
- added: Crossfire is a RC frame source via BST. Navigate through TBS CORE PRO menu with remote sticks, without ColibriRACE ( TBS CORE PRO firmware V1.38 or newer )
- added: Bluetooth mode selection added ( off, MAVLink emulator, Bridge and MAVLink ). If Bluetooth module is not disabled it will change mode depending on the receiving frames from the receiver
- added: Crossfire 8ch Diversity receiver can now update TBS BLACKBOX and XF micro receiver over USB and BST
- added: Menu option do disable telemetry downlink( under RX settings )
- improved: CRC protection improved to make the system even more resistant against picking up invalid frames
- improved: Dynamic power mode hysterisis tuned. 2s delay added for reducing power level. Increase power level only on burst frame loss not on single frame lost
- improved: RX automatically binds to the transmitter after successful firmware update over the air if it wasn't bound before.
For those wo want to use the TBS CROSSFIRE as telemetry radio here is a sample cable to interface a PIXHAWK FC.
If you use TBS BLACKBOX and TBS Crossfire, please only connect the TBS CROSSFIRE to the FC. It will forward all required data to the TBS BLACKBOX. An instruction on how to set up your FC is written inside the TBS BLACKBOX manual on page 4 and following. It's the same setup no matter if you have it connected to the TBS CROSSFIRE or TBS BLACKBOX.
I will send my next few days on writing down documentation to make it more easy how everything needs to be connected together.
Please keep in mind this is a BETA version and be careful flying this version. To unlock your TBS Agent for beta releases please open your TBS Agent. press F1 and check the beta releases check box.
I'm happy to get a lot of feedback on this, specially ground recording of long range flight with the TBS CORE PRO ( so we see the full set of TBS CROSSFIRE telemetry ) and new TBS BLACKBOX log files.
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This is awesome thanks guys!!!
Thank you very much to Perna and the entire team of TBS Crossfire. I am also very excited, reading lots of new things. It did not take a minute to update my computer is more write this after having updated to 1.14. Here I hope to report my tests. A greeting.
If I connect the crossfire rx go pixhawk like in the diagram how do I set the channels on the xfire rx? And do I need to connect ch 1 of the the xfire to pixhawks rc input still? I would like to have control witj my sticks as well as mission planner


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Introduction by Francis Cebedo:
SRAM revolutionized drivetrains with their introduction of the modern 2×10 system a couple years ago. They wanted to give you more functionality with less complexity. They then went back to the archives to resurrect Grip Shift by perfecting its accuracy and shifting action. Have they succeeded in both endeavors? Read on and find out.
If you are itching to ride and want to jump ahead to Brian's conclusions, take the leap over HERE.
SRAM can trace its roots back to the Grip Shift, and through time the drivetrain company has evolved into one of the leading bike component companies in the world, and now has mountain, road and urban drivetrain systems. The SRAM 2×10 system is a couple of years old now, and what was once an oddity has become commonplace. The 2×10 system has some great virtues, such as reduced cross-chaining, quicker and smoother front shifting, more efficiency, decreased overlapping gear ratios, weight savings and a narrower Q-Factor. SRAM's 2×10 X0 got the trickled down technology from their flagship XX group, which was the first mountain bike oriented 2×10 on the market, but the X0 comes with a better price point and greater durability and toughness, and only a slight increase in weight.
The trick Truvativ X0 crank arms are made from carbon fiber with a hollow foam core construction, and utilize a separate bolt-on spider for the chainrings, which use their fast X-Glide shifting technology. It comes in a variety of gear options, including 22-36, 24-38, 26-39 and 28-42, which then mates to the 11-36 cassette. The X0 front derailleur has a narrower design to match up with the 2×10 system, while the X0 rear derailleur accepts the large 36-tooth cog and retains their quick 1:1 actuation ratio. The X0 shifters are available as the ultra sweet Grip Shift or the normal trigger shifters.
Testing Rig and Terrain
Testing was performed on my medium Ibis Mojo HD with the Cane Creek Double Barrel Air rear shock, and multiple forks, including the Magura TS8 and FOX VAN 160. I am 5'9″, weigh in at 155 lbs, and I have mostly ridden in the West, including vast portions of the Colorado Front Range, Sedona, Moab, Fruita/GJ and many parts of the Colorado mountains. The testing terrain is predominantly loose rocky conditions, with many long steep climbs and descents, rock gardens, slick rock, an occasional smooth singletrack and lots of ugly, loose gravel. I tend to enjoy gnarly technical terrain, where precise steering and maneuvering are required and intricate follow-through, and full commitment is advised. The local conditions are usually dry, with lots of gravel, sand and fine dirt, which gets into everything, and tends to wreak havoc on seals, bearings, chains, cassettes, chainrings.
- Cranks – X0 GXP 10spd 175mm 24-38-Bashguard in Silver
- Rear derailleur – X0 long cage 10spd in Silver
- Front derailleur – X0 High Direct Mount, 2×10 in Silver
- Shifters – X0 Trigger in Silver and X0 Grip Shift in Silver
- Cassette – XG-1080 11-36
- Chain – 1091R
X0 Front Derailleur
The 2×10 X0 front derailleur is available in four mounting options, High Clamp, Low Clamp, High Direct Mount (tested) and Low Direct Mount, and retails for $74. It can be used in a wide range of 2×10 gearing with a maximum of a 15-tooth differential between the smaller and larger rings. It was specifically designed for 2×10, so the cage is shorter and narrower than a 3x system. The widely spaced pivots of the aluminum links offer stiffness, while the steel cage gives durability and is shaped to work in harmony with their X-Glide front shifting technology. The X0 front worked nicely, and rolled up and down smoothly, without any stickiness, slop or clunking. There has been a great deal of improvements in the SRAM front over time, and they feel on par with Shimano's offering. Using Grip Shift made the front shifting short, quick and lightning fast, in contrast to the long throw on the triggers. Setting the height of the high direct mount version was simple, and it only needed minor high and low screw adjustments. I didn't have any cable stretch issues, and only minimal trimming was required. The front has done its job admirably with great durability, and the parallelogram has retained smooth operation through its arc, without any issues during the test period.


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Decision will drive away top career officials at the Defense Department, SEA says.
The Defense Department has announced a plan to decrease significantly the pool used to pay out bonuses to senior executives, and one professional association is not happy.
Currently, the Pentagon doles out a sum equal to 5 percent of the total salaries of career senior employees, which includes members of the Senior Executive and Senior Professional services. For 2013, however, the Defense Department will reduce the pool to just 1 percent of the aggregate annual pay. Only those with level five ratings -- the highest possible score -- in the most recent evaluation period, which ended Sept. 30, are eligible for bonuses.
In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Senior Executives Association President Carol Bonosaro called the decision to shrink the pool "penny-wise and pound foolish," and asked the department to restore full funding for the performance awards.
"Career SES and SP executives do not enjoy the same type of employment security and longevity-based pay raises granted to employees in the GS," Bonosaro said, "making their performance awards programs all the more important in ensuring fair compensation for the extra risk and difficulty involved in highly demanding jobs."
She noted guidance from the Office of Management and Budget directing agencies to use the 5 percent figure for senior executives, not 1 percent.
In a November memorandum announcing the decision, the Pentagon said due to the new constraints of the award pool, some executives who received the same evaluation scores may receive different bonuses.
"DoD's announced policy runs the risk of accelerating the retirement, resignation and transfer to other agencies of some of the department's most experienced and effective senior managerial and professional talent," Bonosaro said.
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Christmas Eve by Candlelight
Thinking about the baby Jesus as she looks into her candle, 6-year-old Aubrey
Petersen of Salem attends the Christmas Eve service at the Bethel United Presbyterian
Church near Highlandtown. She attended the service with her grandparents,
Gary and Janet Stark. Janet attended Bethel Presbyterian Church as a young girl. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer


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Day1 -Monday Morning Keynote Sessions
Visits (13142)
This week, I will be in Las Vegas for the 30th annual [Data Center Conference]. For those on Twitter, follow the conference on hashtag #GartnerDC, and follow me at [@az990tony]. IBM is a Global Partner and Platinum Sponsor for this event. Here is a recap of some of the Monday morning keynote sessions:
Positive comments I heard from the audience was that these keynotes had real "meat" to them, and not just full of cliches and platitudes that is common for keynote sessions. I would have to agree.
technorati tags: IBM, #GartnerDC, Tablet, Consumerization, Hybrid+Cloud, KPI, Thailand, HDD, Chargeback, Showback, CFO


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1. Authentic Self-Esteem: Don't Be Shy, by Cat Stevens.
"Don't be shy, just let your feelings roll on by. And don't wear fear, or nobody will know you're there. Just lift your head and let your feelings out instead."
Authentic self-esteem is critical to mental health and well-being, but there are a lot of things that can get in the way. It's sometimes hard to know what your true self really is and what you yourself really want. And even when you do know what you want, it can be hard to express your true self when it conflicts with family or societal expectations, or when you're afraid of failure. So next time your feeling stifled, put on some Cat Stevens and don't be shy about dancing around your living room. (Other options: Cat Stevens' If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out, Phil Collins' True Colors, and Katy Perry's Firework).
2. Intrinsic Self-Esteem: The Greatest Love of All, by Whitney Houston
"No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my dignity."
Like authentic self-esteem, intrinsic self-esteem is derived from within, independent of external outcomes like success and failure or acceptance and rejection. Research suggests that intrinsic self-esteem is more stable and results in lower defensiveness compared to more extrinsic forms of self-esteem. Unfortunately, much of our sense of self is based on others' perceptions, making it hard to generate self-esteem from within. Although it may seem paradoxical, one way to build intrinsic self-esteem is to draw on experiences of unconditional love–that is, the feeling of being accepted for who you are, not what you do. (Also see Josh Groban's You Are Loved–it will really make you feel loved).
3. Collective Self-Esteem: We Are The Champions, by Queen
"No time for losers 'cause we are the champions... of the world."
As we approach Olympics season, national pride is on people's minds. One important (though sometimes problematic) source of self-esteem is derived from the groups that we belong to or identify with, whether that group is a sports team, an ethnic group, or a country. Collective self-esteem gives us a boost when our group does well, but when our group does poorly or we feel that its status is threatened, we might resort to outgroup derogation, discrimination, and violence. So enjoy your ingroup pride, but don't forget our common humanity. (Other options for inspiring national and more local pride: Beyonce's cover of Lee Greenwood's Proud To Be An American, Whitney Houston's rendition of the National Anthem, and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind–and its many regional spin-offs).
4. Body Esteem: Sexy and I Know it, by LMFAO
"When I walk by, girls be looking like damn he fly..."
Research suggests that up to 80% of American women are dissatisfied with their appearance, and many men are also insecure about their looks. With the media's constant onslaught of unattainable beauty ideals, it's understandable that so many people feel that they can't measure up. There's nothing like "Sexy and I Know It" to remind you that feeling sexy is all about your attitude, not objective reality. (If you want a more serious body esteem song, there's also Christina Aguilera's Beautiful and TLC's Unpretty).
5. Self-Acceptance: Born This Way, by Lady Gaga
"I'm beautiful in my way, 'cause God makes no mistakes. I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way."
Lady Gaga is the poster child for self-acceptance. Her single Born This Way is an empowering anthem for anyone who feels shame in being who they are, whether related to their sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, social class, or anything else that makes them different. Demonstrating that she practices what she preaches, Lady Gaga recently created a non-profit organization called the Born This Way Foundation devoted to youth empowerment, self-esteem-building, and anti-bullying. (The list of self-acceptance pop songs is endless: Also see Pink's Perfect and Raise Your Glass, Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are, and Robyn's Dream On).
6. Self-Confidence: U Can't Touch This, by MC Hammer.
"It feels good, when you know you're down. A superdope homeboy from the Oaktown. And I'm known as such, and this is a beat, uh, you can't touch."
There are a lot of songs that could fit this category, but U Can't Touch This is a classic (and it brings back fond memories of Hammer pants being all the rage when I was in 5th grade). Although inflated self-confidence might seem like it could backfire, research suggests that overconfident people–those who overestimate their abilities relative to objective markers–are actually perceived as more competent by peers and go on to gain higher status in groups, regardless of how competent they actually are. So there's nothing wrong with erring on the side of building yourself up a little, as long as you don't resort to belittling others or blatant deception. Unfortunately for MC Hammer, overconfidence may have contributed to financial problems–he filed for bankruptcy in 1996, soon after making it big–but he got back on his feet again.
7. Humble Self-Esteem: Wind Beneath My Wings, by Bette Midler
"Did you ever know that you're my hero? You're everything I wish I could be. I can fly higher than an eagle, cause you are the wind beneath my wings... It might have appeared to go unnoticed, but I've got it all here in my heart. I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it. I would be nothing without you."
This song always gives me chills. In the age of self-esteem, it can be easy to forget that our personal accomplishments are inexorably linked to the people who have supported us and the good fortune we have stumbled upon. Humble self-esteem is not the same as low self-esteem. It involves seeing oneself as worthy but not more worthy than others, and not without flaws. Researchers have argued that healthy forms of humility involve components like low self-focus, openness to new ideas, having a sense of perspective on one's own accomplishments, and appreciation for others' contributions. Recent research suggests that humble people have better relationships and may even be physically healthier. So when you're pumping yourself up, don't forget to keep your ego in check.
For more psychology-related songs, see this previous post.
Kernis, M. (2003). TARGET ARTICLE: Toward a Conceptualization of Optimal Self-Esteem Psychological Inquiry, 14 (1), 1-26 DOI: 10.1207/S15327965PLI1401_01


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Whenever an individual has been declared by Court action (R.4:86, et seq.., R.4:83-4 to be an incapacitated person (an individual who is unable to handle his/her personal and/or financial affairs) the Court appointed guardian must qualify before the Surrogate's Court to become guardian of the Ward (the legal designation of the person who has been declared incapacitated).
The individual qualifying as guardian must make application to the Surrogate's Court, by presenting to the Surrogate a Judgment signed by a Superior Court judge indicating that he/she has been appointed guardian. The Surrogate's Court will prepare for signature an Application for Guardianship (Incapacitated Person), Authorization to Accept Service of Process and Guardianship Acceptance. Usually a bond is required of the guardian of estate. The guardian will qualify upon signing these forms and posting any required bond and receive Letters of Guardianship. This will entitle the guardian to make appropriate decisions in providing for the Ward living arrangements, medical care, meals, transportation, socialization and recreation. The guardian will take the responsibility of identifying, collecting and taking control of the Ward's property (real and personal), to establish a budget, to pay the Ward's debts, according to ability and priority, to prudently invest the Ward's property when appropriate, and to report as directed to the Court about the status of the Ward's estate. In most cases the Court will require the Guardian to file an Annual Report and Informal Accounting each year on the anniversary date of the Judgment appointing the Guardian. The extent of the guardian's involvement will be determined by the level of the Ward's mental and physical disability. At the time of the guardianship hearing it will be determined by the Court the specific limitations of the guardianship.
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The phrase in the title comes from a Disney show, That's so Raven. But in my house, we have been confused on the proper way of translating this.
now we are saying "这是大Raven!" with extra emphasis on dà. This is of course a very simplified translation. My wife says "那真Raven!". Is this show even known in China?