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- Take the following information to the SCHOOL you are zoned for to get your principals' checklist.
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Property Owner:
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Reservations are being taken for the First Annual Breast Cancer Survivor's Cruise to the Bahamas, hosted by Denise's Breast Cancer Survivor's Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization based in Stormville, NY. Sponsors include Denise's Travel Agency, Hopewell Junction, NY; Topical BioMedics, Inc., Rhinebeck, NY; and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Miami, Florida.
Guests depart from Miami on March 25, 2013 aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's elegant "Norwegian Sky," with ports of call at Nassau Bahamas, Grand Bahamas Island, and Great Stirrup Cay Bahamas before the ship returns to Miami on March 29th.
The "Cruise for a cause" is raising funds to help breast cancer patients and survivors, their families, and caregivers through Denise's Breast Cancer Survivor's Foundation, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Assistance in Healthcare, a charitable foundation headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"I outlived and survived my diagnosis and want others to know there is help," says Denise Robinson, founder of Denise's Breast Cancer Survivor's Foundation and Denise's Travel Agency and herself a breast cancer survivor. "I know by personal experience that everyone who is experiencing this illness is facing hardships on multiple levels in some form or fashion whether it is emotional, physical, and financial or a combination of them all. I am grateful to be in a position to now offer help, support, and comfort to others in need to get through their journey. That is why I have created Denise's Breast Cancer Survivor's Foundation, and why I am pleased to offer this life-affirming 'Cruise for a cause.'"
The keynote speaker on the cruise is Lou Paradise, president and chief of research, Topical BioMedics, Inc., and inventor of the Topricin line of natural biomedicine pain relief and healing creams. Mr. Paradise will be addressing pain management and the roles nutrition, supplements, exercise, and hydration play in health, healing, and wellness in a lively and interactive workshop.
Open to the public, the cruise is offered to men and women who are currently receiving breast cancer treatments, breast cancer survivors, caretakers, families, friends, and anyone who simply wishes to enjoy a relaxing vacation knowing they are, at the same time, helping individuals who are coping with cancer. Activities include a welcome cocktail party, workshops, guest speakers, and other special group functions, with plenty of free time for enjoying the tropics. "Come join us as we celebrate life!" says Mrs. Robinson.
There are a range of special price options, starting at $410 for an inside cabin, $450 for an ocean view, and $699 for a balcony. Prices are per person based on double occupancy, and include cruise fare, meals, group activities, port charges and fees. Reservations are open until October 25th.
For more information about the cruise or to make a reservation contact Denise Robinson at 845-592-1458 or email [email protected].
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Payload API
This page discusses the API for passing parameters to new payloads and getting a return value back. In the description below, the term parent refers to the entity that is starting the payload; nominally coreboot or a chooser payload. The term child or payload refers to the payload code that is being executed.
This API is implemented by libpayload.
Passing Parameters
Parameters are passed from the parent to the child in the form of an array of zero terminated strings, similar to a standard C application. The calling application pushes on the stack (in order): the the number of elements in the array (argc), a pointer to the array (argv and a magic number (0x12345678).
After control has been passed to the payload, the stack will look like this:
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The payload should first check offset 0x04 for the magic number. If it is not present, then the payload should assume that the parent did not pass any parameters (probably because it was a legacy application). Failure to check for the magic number could result in mistaken values for argc and argv which could cause program failure. After verifying the magic number, the payload can collect the other two elements and process them accordingly.
Return Value
After the payload has completed execution, i can return an integer exit code to the parent. The exit code will be passed in the %eax register. After regaining control, the parent should take care to save off the value of %eax before using the register for other purposes.


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There are times when I fear for the future.
Like the time, some years back now, when I chaperoned an elementary-school field trip to the Kennedy Space Center. The students, my son included, were loaded onto one of those enormous luxury coaches with the air-conditioning and the adjustable padded seats.
As the bus pulled out of the parking lot, a panic ensued when it became obvious that the video player connected to the numerous mini-TV screens wasn't working. No Aladdin video!
Even the teachers seemed nervous.
It all seemed incomprehensible to me, as I pulled a battered paperback out of the back pocket of my jeans and adjusted my comfortably padded seat. (If you know me, you know that most of the time I have a battered copy of some book in my back pocket. Like cartoon rooster Foghorn Leghorn keeps his feathers numbered, I keep one there in case of just such an emergency.)
Anyway, I couldn't believe that these kids weren't equipped to occupy themselves the way I once did on field trips: by looking out the window, imagining and dreaming.
Yet the problem of averting boredom on the road is as old as the phrase "Are we there yet?" — and parents are waging new battles all the time. On a road trip back from Atlanta, my buddy Joe, a single-dad, found himself the lone adult in a carload of four kids aged 4 to 12. A Sponge Bob Square Pants CD saved the day, but I think Joe might have "accidentally" tossed it in a dumpster after the trip.
Boredom isn't just for kids and music ought to top the list of mental diversions. Pack an assortment (thank you, iPod) because even that new favorite album is going to drive you insane after 10 hours. With kids in the picture, it's wise to break a trip into digestible bits. Bring along portable music and video players, old-fashioned board games (for family time) and healthy snacks.
There are other strategies: My colleague Dewayne plays the old state license plate game and makes a mental map in his head!
Or there's always looking out the window, imagining and dreaming.
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The first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is right around the corner, so now's the time to get to know all the new faces. Check out Luna's dad Xenophilius Lovegood, and Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour.
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Sylvia Wright is the Director of School Support and Technology Programs (SSTP) at the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. SSTP is responsible for the administration of 16 programs, all of which assist the efforts of schools to improve student achievement. SSTP also has responsibility for coordination of the NCLB consolidated State application and reports initiative. SSTP provides States and school districts flexibility in the administration and use of Federal program funds, provide technical assistance in several critical educational areas, and provide grant support for technology and other State and local education projects.
Sylvia has provided leadership for many Department of Education programs and initiatives. Before assuming her current position, she was a Group Leader in the School Improvement Programs office where she had oversight responsibility for the Magnet Schools and Charter Schools programs and, at one point, for all discretionary grant programs in that office. Other programs in which she held key positions include the Indian Education programs administered in the Office of Indian Education and international education programs in the former U.S. Office of Education.
Sylvia has led many efforts to improve program administration and customer service. Early in her career she was a member of a small team of professionals who planned, designed and implemented a Department-wide (HEW) and interdisciplinary Environmental Education program. More recently she led major Department level management improvement teams, including one team that re-engineered the Department's discretionary grants process.
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This was a pretty gutsy performance by the Packers, especially after Favre went down.
Bob Sanders, however, has a lot of explaining to do. How is it possible that he was running a scheme that had AJ Hawk and, on a separate play, Nick Collins responsible for covering Terrell Owens. That is a bad scheme, no matter how you cut it.
The play of the game, in my view, was the Packers failure to stop the Cowboys on 3rd and 19 from deep in their own territory. Romo completed a pass to Patrick Crayton and while the Cowboys did not score on that drive (T.O. bobbled a pass in the end zone and Al Harris picked it off) it was a back-breaking play that kept the Packer defense on the field.
Interestingly, the two guys calling the game for NFL Network thought the biggest plays in the game were the two pass interference calls on CBs covering Miles Austin. Both calls were, at least, questionable and the second was was flat out incorrect. I would add to that list the botched call on the first Cowboy drive of the game. Al Harris stripped T.O. of the ball cleanly and the refs missed it. The potential momentum swing after such a turnover is hard to overstate.
Finally, our special teams play was awful. The Cowboys had several long kickoff returns tonight and held the field position advantage over the Packers in dramatic fashion.
The upside: A depleted Packer team kept the game within reach against a well-stocked Cowboy team at their home stadium. If the Packers meet the Cowboys again in January, and they have their key players available, there is little question that the Packers can win the game.
UPDATE: Here is the JS Online postgame take.
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This past Friday night, I had the distinct pleasure of attending The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony at the beautiful Pantages Theater in Hollywood. To say I was looking forward to it is a vast understatement.
I am a giant Zelda fan. Actually, beyond giant. I am such a huge, massive Zelda fan that Link couldn't pick up my level of Zelda love even if he equipped a pair of Golden Gauntlets!
But despite my love of all things Zelda, how did I like the concert? Did I enjoy hearing a full orchestra play select music from the Zelda games? Did I enjoy seeing montages of some of favorite Zelda moments played on a giant screen behind the orchestra? Did I love the surprise appearances by Zelda director Eiji Aonuma and composer Koji Kondo?
F*ck yeah, I did!
When I walked into the Pantages and saw the gorgeous, historic theater decorated in Triforce banners and Zelda imagery, I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I was having trouble accepting that I was about to sit down and listen to a full orchestra play music from a bunch of different Zelda games.
I couldn't believe it was happening! As the lights went down and the charming conductor Eímear Noone walked out, I almost couldn't hold in all of excitement.
Before I had a chance to rip off my shirt, run around the theater with my arms flailing, and shout about how happy I was, the concert thankfully began (whew!).
I won't go into too much detail about exactly what was played, as this concert is going on tour starting next year and will most likely come to a city near you. Hearing everything for the first time and not knowing what to expect was part of the magic. I wouldn't want to ruin that for you.
I will say this: a lot of music was featured. I think the only Zelda games that weren't represented in the concert were Zelda II, Link's Awakening, and The Minish Cap. While all three of those games have great music, I was shocked and quite saddened not to hear "The Ballad of the Wind Fish" or any of the other fine, haunting pieces from Link's Awakening.
Despite that -- as well as a few small video and audio glitches -- the performance was near perfect.
For anyone that is a Zelda fan, the 25th Anniversary Symphony is a must-see. Heck, even if you don't know or like Zelda (blasphemy!), the concert is beautiful and dynamic enough to entertain and mesmerize even the most general music fan.
The performance itself was separated into two parts. Each part featured medley after medley of various Zelda music. Themes from A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time (Bolero of Fire!), Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and even the original Zelda were performed, and each sounded more beautiful than the one before it.
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And speaking of tears in the eye, I was on the verge of breaking down the entire concert! The combination of music, images, and wonderful memories filled my entire body with emotion. Hearing the music brought me back to so many different moments in my life that it was all very overwhelming. Wonderfully overwhelming, but overwhelming nonetheless.
But I held it in. My eyes were filled with tears, but as I quietly watched the concert, I did my best to not completely lose it in front of a sold-out crowd of fellow Zelda fans.
But then Koji Kondo made a surprise appearance at the very end.
After the last piece was played, the composer of the Zelda games shyly took the stage and sat behind a grand piano. He then began to play a piano solo of "Grandma's Theme" from The Wind Waker.
I lost it.
All of the emotions bubbling up inside of me the entire concert just came bursting out when Koji Kondo's fingers hit those ivory keys. It was beautiful and heartbreaking and haunting and stunning and absolutely wonderful.
The show could not have ended on a better note.
Once the 25th Anniversary Symphony starts going on tour next year, I highly recommend going to see it. Hearing the already gorgeous Zelda music played by a full orchestra is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
It is something I will never forget for the rest of my life.
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"Where were our local government officials?" one person asked.
"I don't know," said another. "Where do you suppose they are?"
The people who asked those questions were at the Taxation Tea Party noon Wednesday on the south end of Library Square. A total of 74 persons met to sign a letter protesting out-of-control taxes which was then forwarded on to government officials at all levels.
The people were of all ages and political persuasions but they had one commonality - they were all sick and tired of paying increasingly higher taxes - including those "hidden" taxes which are more indirect but that hit the taxpayer below the belt.
Missing from the peaceful demonstration, though, were local government officials. No Democrat local public officials. No Republican local public officials. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Could the reason local government officials were not there be that our local governments are giving government employees pay raises while others in the public sector are laid off and those local government officials knew people would be angry with them?
No? Well, then maybe it's because of how real estate assessments soared for many people since last year and they knew people would be angry about that too. You did get your tax assessment in the mail, didn't you? Did that make you happy?
Could the reason local government officials were not there possibly have been the fact that many of them (as well as other local government employees) get a far better health plan than most of us could afford and they knew people would be angry about that too? Could the reason that we can't afford a similar plan be that we're shelling out our hard-earned tax dollars to pay for their health plan?
No? Well then maybe it's because local government officials always have to have the best and newest of everything - the newest vehicles, the best offices, the newest computer systems (by the way, this editorial is being written on a computer that dates to the last millennium).
Can you think of some other reason local government officials weren't there?


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If you were casually walking past this grave marker, you would be sure that it was a tree trunk creatively used as a grave marker, but it is not. It is made of stone. Notice also how a stone potted plant rests permanently at the base of the marker.
The last name is Williams
This grave marker is found in the Greenwood Cemetery in Owen Sound, Ontario. This photograph was taken during a tour of the cemetery in September 2007.
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Collect dog fur in a breathable container, like a paper bag. Sealing dog fur in a plastic bag concentrates the funk, which results in, um, funky smelling yarn. Of course, you'll wash the yarn later, but why should you have to wash your yarn several times when once should do? My fiber producer likes this process the best, but he always wants me to brush his belly. Belly fur does not make a nice scarf.
Using the hand carders, make rologs. I stink at this part, so this is the boy's job. Carding the fur orients the fibers in the same direction and removes debris. Although you don't need to do this step, it makes the spinning go so much faster. To be honest, if I was doing this by myself, I'd skip this step because I hate it so much.
To card the fur, start by charging your stationary hand card. This is just fancy way of saying put some fur onto it. (That orange ear belongs to Fifty-Fifty, my cat. )
Repeatedly brush the working carder over the stationary carder until most of the fibers are on the working carder. The hand carders should be oriented 180 degrees to each other.
Form your rolag by putting the card full o' fiber face up on your lap (it becomes the stationary carder). Starting with the both carders tip to tip, slowly, gently coax the fibers into a log. This is where I mess up every time, but the boy is quite good at this.
A very beer-worthy performance, indeed.
Ahem, where were we? Oh, yes, now we spin! I use a Schacht Hi-Lo drop spindle. What drew me to the drop spindle was its price (retails for less than $20) and its size, especially when these two factors are compared to a spinning wheel. Since I my chiengora aspirations seemed very far fetched, I didn't want to invest that much into it. Yet, this little spindle can do it all - I'm very happy with it!
There are some very good videos out there on the web on how to use a drop spindle, so I'll spare you the details and just show you a couple of pictures.
In this picture, my spindle is parked and I'm almost at the end of the rolag. Exciting, isn't it? For those of you used to spinning wool, you'll find that as you draft the fibers in your right hand, you'll need to pre-twist your fibers as you walk the twist up with your left hand. That's as clear as mud, but hopefully it will make sense as you spin. Without the extra bit of pre-twist, my fibers wouldn't lock on to each other and I would end up with oodles of 1- to 2-inch segments of useless yarn.
Stay tuned for details on how to wash and set the twist on your one of a kind doggy yarn.


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PHOENIX (Friday, September 30, 2011) -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today announced the arrests of 17 of 23 suspected members of a large scale cocaine trafficking organization. This organization has smuggled over 1,300 kilograms of cocaine into the United States since April of 2011 with a street value estimated to be between $25,622,500 and $33,825,000.
"This operation has dismantled a very sophisticated and large scale cocaine smuggling enterprise," Horne said. "This organization is responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 million to nearly 34 million dollars worth of cocaine since April of 2011 and operated at a very sophisticated level with various techniques and levels of operation meant to evade law enforcement. Because of the diligent and efficient work of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the assisting agencies, this organization has now been dismantled."
This criminal enterprise has been active for more than two years in smuggling large amounts of cocaine into the United States through the Nogales Port of Entry. The organization was utilizing three separate vehicles with hidden compartments to smuggle approximately 35 kilograms of cocaine per day, three times per week and used these same vehicles to smuggle large amounts of US currency back into Mexico. Once in the United States, the cocaine was being stored at various Phoenix area stash houses.
"DEA and our partners continue to go after high-level drug smuggling organizations that choose to break our laws, peddle their poisons, and prey upon the weakness of others," said DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman. "We have seized their drugs, money, properties, and cars, but most importantly, we have ruptured their drug pipeline. DEA will not stop until these criminals are where they belong- behind bars."
On June 15, 2011, law enforcement seized 13 kilograms of cocaine after departing from one of the suspected stash houses. On July 20, 2011, law enforcement seized another 13 kilograms of cocaine at the Nogales Port of Entry from inside the hidden compartments of one of the vehicles.
On September 21, 2011, simultaneous search and arrest warrants were executed on suspected members of the drug trafficking organization and their stash houses. Approximately 37 kilograms of cocaine were seized and $262,636.00 in US currency was seized.
The 23 suspected members were indicted on charges of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, Conspiracy, Transportation of Cocaine for Sale; Money Laundering; Participating in a Criminal Syndicate; Use of a Wire Communication or Electronic Communication in a Drug Related Transaction or to Facilitate the Violation of any Felony Provision. The remaining defendants are not being identified at this time because grand jury secrecy requires their names be withheld until they have been served.
Agencies working in cooperation include the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Avondale Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Marshall's Service, Marana Police Department, Oro Valley Police Department, Sahuarita Police Department, Tucson Police Department, Phoenix Police Department, Department of Public Safety, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Christina Vejar. These charges are merely allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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- ILLEGALLY CONDUCTING AN ENTERPRISE; in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2312;
- CONSPIRACY; in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1003;
- TRANSPORT FOR SALE, IMPORT INTO THIS STATE OR OFFER TO TRANSPORT FOR SALE OR IMPORT INTO THIS STATE, SELL, TRANSFER OR OFFER TO SELL OR TRANSFER COCAINE IN AN AMOUNT OVER THE STATUTORY THRESHOLD, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3408;
- MONEY LAUNDERING, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2317;
- PARTICIPATING IN OR ASSISTING A CRIMINAL SYNDICATE, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2308;
- POSSESSION OF A COCAINE FOR SALE IN AN AMOUNT OVER THE STATUTORY THRESHOLD, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3408;
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Treasure Chest Thursday - old diaries and more
I first became aware of Babe Towne, of Coon Rapids, Iowa (my hometown), about five years ago. I'll be telling this story in several parts, so bear with me, please.
Our family was actively involved on EBay, both buying and selling. My oldest daughter, Annette, and her husband, Larry, had bought a diary written by a young lady from near his hometown, in Sullivan, Illinois. They had used it to write a report on the research use of primary sources on their escrapbooking website.
About this time, I came upon, and bought, a tiny diary of a person from my hometown, Coon Rapids, Iowa. Her name was Jennie Ellis. I did not recognize her name, just the place. Along with the diary were a series of tiny photos, one marked "Jennie's beaux" & "Jay T" along with Coon Rapids, Iowa. Here is that part of the photo:
Based on info in the diary, I identified him as Jay King "Babe" Towne, a young man of some renown in the area as a baseball player.
Life got in the way - I hadn't done any more with the diary, put it away "somewhere" - retired - then; see My Hometown on Monday, earlier this week! - I published that bit on Monday, and recalled having seen "Babe Towne" before!! It set my genealogy juices flowing, again....
Among other finds, on the Internet of today, with NewspaperArchives at GenealogyBank.com, for one very critical source, I came across this news article, among a number of others:
He played for the 1906 Chicago White Sox - who beat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series that year - a whole story in itself!
to be continued...
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Jack Osbourne and wife Lisa have lost their baby.
The blogger, 26, who was in her second trimester, shared the sad news early Friday morning.
"I have been dreading this announcement," she writes on her blog, Raddest Mom. "I needed some time before being able to say it. Jack and I lost our baby boy last week."
"Having a late term miscarriage is by far the hardest thing either of us have ever had to go through. We appreciate all of your prayers and ask for privacy and respect during this time," she continues.
"It's important to stay hopeful and optimistic through life's toughest moments. We never know why things like this happen. All we can do is trust in God and know he has a plan for our lives."
Two hours after her post, Lisa Tweeted, "Cuddling my amazing, sweet hubby and shutting my eyes. Thank you all for the love and support. It means the world."
The pair had been in the midst of much happy news as of late. "I am feeling great and trying not to eat everything in sight," Lisa told PEOPLE last month.
Earlier this week, Jack, 27 – who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 – was named to the cast of Dancing with the Stars, beginning its season Sept. 16.
The couple were married in Hawaii last October and are parents to daughter Pearl Clementine, 16 months.
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Elahi gets 35 years for murder of Matthew Chew
The murder of 25-year-old Matthew Chew on Oct. 29, 2010, not only devastated his family and left them struggling for a "new sense of normal," it tore at the already fragile sense of safety in the downtown New London area.
On Wednesday, the first of six defendants, Idris Elahi, 19, was sentenced in New London Superior Court to 35 years in prison for Chew's murder.
Prosecutor Stephen M. Carney said the group went out "hunting for someone to hurt."
In previous statements, the teens said they were sitting around at Elahi's house prior to the incident and something they saw on TV got them "hyped," so they decided to go out and jump a random victim. Rahshad Perry dared Elahi to stab somebody, and the two gave each other a "dap" handshake, according to testimony.
Chew was walking home from his job as a pizza cook when he was accosted on Huntington Street. Elahi stabbed him repeatedly in the abdomen and gave the knife to one of the others, police said. The weapon was never recovered.
Carney said Chew's last words were, "Why? Why is this happening to me?"
The answer to that will never really be known, Carney said.
The murder, he noted, affected how people lived and worked in the city.
"People were afraid to go to work," Carney said. "... People shouldn't have to live this way, your honor."
The courtroom was filled with friends and family of both the victim and the accused.
Carney showed a slide show that captured moments of Chew's life.
It showed Chew skydiving, cradled by his mother, hosted on top of his father's shoulders, family vacations, embracing his girlfriend and dressed as a devil for Halloween.
As the images scrolled on a large projector screen, there was complete silence in the courtroom. Tears were shed by those sitting on both sides of the aisle.
Elahi just stared at the screen, occasionally swaying in his chair.
Chew's parents, Marilyn and Rick, and his girlfriend's mother, Laura Lonardelli, addressed Judge Patrick J. Clifford, describing their terrible sense of loss.
Marilyn Chew said she wanted to show the slide show of her youngest child so that Elahi could get a sense of who he was.
"... Because those that killed him didn't know who they killed," she said.
She said it has been 18 months, 25 days since she got the call that her son was fatally injured. Since then, she hasn't had a restful night of sleep. She wakes up in tears. Since then, there hasn't been a moment that she hasn't struggled to cope with the loss of her son.
"I miss his smile," she said as her voice quivered. "I miss his sense of humor. I miss his caring for my family."
Chew said her family is fractured and can never be fixed.
"Thirty-five years doesn't seem like enough for what he did," Marilyn Chew said. "It was a horrible thing and he needs to suffer for the things he has done."
Rick Chew said he has struggled to understand why his son was killed. He told the court that he finally came to the conclusion that he would never understand why the six attacked and killed his son.
"I'm left with the concept that there is pure evil in the world and it's a closer companion that I ever dreamt," he said.
Elahi's parent's, Damita and Muneer, spoke on their son's behalf. They said that their thoughts and prayers were with Chew's family.
"You have been in my thoughts and prayers continuously," Damita said. "Everybody is at a loss. Those young boys weren't thinking. ... I do love him. He's my son."
Elahi opted not to speak on his behalf.
Clifford said "the randomness of this particular crime is so surreal." He said the teens had opportunities to stop the crime, but they didn't.
"There was not one strong kid among them to stop it," Clifford said. "There was a certain level of depravity that borders on the barbaric."
Chew's death triggered a call for action, as his friends held toy drives, talent shows and park gatherings in an effort to unite the community.
Now that Elahi has been sentenced, the state will begin to make plea offers to the other five co-defendants: 19-year-old Tyree Bundy, 18-year-old Marquis Singleton, 20-year-old Brian Rabell, 18-year-old Matias Perry and 19-year-old Rahshad Perry.
After the sentencing, Chew's girlfriend, Lindsay Krodel, said she is trying to remain positive. She designed a tie with Chew's artwork that Rick Chew wore Wednesday.
Krodel still has the pit bull, Ellie, that she shared with Chew. She said the dog helps her feel connected to Chew.
"I'm trying to live up to what Matt would have wanted for me," Krodel said.
Rick Chew said he was glad the case was not going to trial and hoped that the cases of the other defendant's would soon be resolved.
Both he and his wife said they were not surprised that Elahi did not apologize for his crime.
Marilyn Chew said as a mother she felt badly for Elahi's family but noted that no matter the age one has to be held accountable for his or her actions.
"Love your children," Marilyn Chew said. "Be there for them and teach them right from wrong."
Rick Chew added, "Everyone here should go out and hug their kids extra."
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So I did 12 of each character...yup again a lot of different colors and still only 4 bags and no identical tips! Really need to buy more! Anyway, I do not free hand anything but the faces. I print out the images I want to make, cut them out, and then trace around them with a toothpick onto the base frosted cupcake. I will freely admit that this was really tedious and I probably included way more detail than I should have attempted...I mean I attempted to give Spongebob his collar and tie! But like I said, I know I am just a wee bit crazy!
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According to this new article from The Register, the C and PHP languages will no longer be taught as a part of the A-Levels computer science course materials.
A-level computer science students will no longer be taught C, C# or PHP from next year following a decision to withdraw the languages by the largest exam board. Schools teaching the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance's (AQA) COMP1 syllabus have been asked to use one of its other approved languages - Java, Pascal/Delphi, Python 2.6, Python 3.1, Visual Basic 6 and VB.Net 2008. The final resits allowing work in C, C# and PHP will be held in June 2011.
According to this document and the AQA, the change is a response to the lack of momentum of some of the other approved languages. They say that the demand for teachers trained with the languages has made PHP and C fall by the wayside to be replaced with things like Delphi or Python.


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Nation's Public Libraries Build Collections of American Literature and History Through $1 Million Public-Private Partnership
Carnegie Corporation of New York, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Library of America and American Library Association launch Millennium Project for Public Libraries
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that 293 urban, suburban and rural public libraries throughout the nation have been selected to receive 50 recently published volumes in The Library of America, the distinguished series of American literature and history.
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Even cooked meat will have bacteria that will grow if given the proper environment. While cooking kills a significant portion of the bacteria, if you were to cook the meat until it was steril, you would not want to eat the meat. So eating cooked meat that has been left out is not the best idea, but it is up to you to risk it (especially if you reheat it sufficently).
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:50 am
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Off of the subject of bacterial contamination (you should try to portion and freeze meat as soon as possible, even overnight in the refrigerator seems to change the texture and flavor of the meat) I have had great luck with a slightly different packaging method. I first wrap the individual serving (usually from a family pack or bulk purchased steak) in plastic wrap. This allows you to see if there is air trapped next to the surface, allowing you to force it out. Then it is tightly wrapped in foil, and labled with contents and date. Finally, multiple pieces are placed in freezer bags, with as much air squeezed out as possible. Keep the pieces in a single layer and lay out on a flat surface in the freezer, to speed up the freezing process. The slower the freezing, the larger the crystals, and the mushier the meat gets. I have never had a piece get freezer burn using this method, even after a year, the meat is still good and tasty (a bit different than fresh, the enzymes are still working on it, albeit at a much slower pace.)
Instead of allowing to thaw in a sink during the day, or let to thaw in the refrigerator, Alton Brown's quick thaw method works within an hour or two. Submerge the ziplock bag in water, weigh it down with something (I have a piece of towing chain from the hardware store that works wonderfully) and place in the sink. Turn the faucet on "dribble." It's wasteful of water, but thaws things quickly, and keeps things fairly cool, avoiding nasty bacterial growths that can really ruin your BBQ.
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:19 pm
Post subject: Freezing and thawing meats
Jerky is safe to store at room temperature because there is so little water in it that bacteria cannot grow in that medium.
As one poster said, thawing meat on the counter is only asking for trouble. It's true that most people won't be affected by food poisoning, but if you are serving anyone who is very young, elderly, or has a compromised immune system and they get sick, they may die. There's no point in taking such risks.
And spices do not protect enough against bacteria. It's true that some do protect; salt protects because it, again, takes away the available water that bacteria need to grow.
If you get large enough numbers of bacteria growing, they can and do release toxins that will not be destroyed by heat, no matter how long you cook it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:03 pm
Post subject: Freezing Chicken Breasts
I like freezing chicken breasts in Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing in a freezer bag. It seems to work similar to brining as the meat is very moist and flavourful after cooking.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:48 am
Post subject: Thawing in a Teflon pan
Hi all. I got hooked on this site from the chef knife comparison. Great job!! Anyways.....
I got this idea from an infomercial that touted a quick way of thawing frozen steaks "in minutes". It involved buying what looked like a large, square metal skillet and placing the meat on the thing. The solid pieces of frozen meat would miraculously thaw and turn supple (i.e. room temp) in just minutes. You didn't even have to plug this into an electrical socket. Somewhere in the internet I found out that it was just basically a large metal teflon coated pan. So I wanted to test this.
I took a solid, frozen steak and placed it on a large teflon skillet on my range with no heat. I was amazed to find that the meat actually thawed very quickly to refrigderator tempurature in just 15 minutes or so. It has been a while since I took physics but I think it has to do with the skillet acting like a heat (or in this case, cold) sink and dissapating the cold in a larger surface area, and drawing out the cold (or infusing the warmth) more efficiently.
I have used this techique ever since without failure except when the frozen meat is shaped in a way where only a mimimal amount of it is in physical contact with the skillet thus decreasing the amount of potential temperature exchange.
I honestly think this is the best way to defrost frozen meat. I HATE using the microwave. It ends up being a balancing act of frozen, cooked, and rubberized meat.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:35 pm
Post subject: upright freezers can be good too ;>
"On a lighter note, the main reason to get a chest-style "deep freezer" is because you can store food safely for longer periods. That's because it won't undergo the freeze-thaw cycles which frost-free, in-fridge freezers use (as often as every six hours) to avoid frost build-up. Technology geeks can see more detail at How Stuff Works and Appliance411. "
Confusing self defrosting and the style of freezer is just a mistake. Sears and various other vendors have upright freezers which are not frost free. 20ft^3 or so.I find it's a lot easier to find what I want quickly in an upright.
A useful adjunct is a medical grade temp sensor with alarm. <http://www.tiptemp.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=21802> for example. More flexible than the built in temp alarm of many modern units.s. In retrospect, I should have sprung for the gycol probe to prevent false positives from short openings.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:57 am
Post subject: Freezing/defrosting/safety of chicken, turkey etc
I'm slight concerned over the apparent.... ignorance, is that the right word? (seems a little strong) displayed here re: the differing risks that can be faced in the handling of different meats.
Of course appropriate safety and hygiene has to be practiced with all meats (and foods), but some are more dangerous than others, both because of certain biological factors, and because of how they are handled and processed before they get to you.
For whatever reason, the more commonly 'hung' meats, such as beef and lamb, are typically less sensitive and dangerous when it comes to what you do with them. You can make jerky just by drying, salting and seasoning, safely eat a medium-rare steak, etc.
But have you ever had a 'rare' chicken breast, or turkey jerkey? (or pork, for that matter...) --- No. These are somewhat more pathogen-ridden/sensitive meats, and require more careful handling and more thorough cooking to destroy the more numerous and/or potentially dangerous microbes that reside within.
Because of this, and having learnt my lesson the painful way in the past when pushing things a little beyond their safe consumation date, I wouldn't touch much of that 'softening' turkey unless it had been immediately well-cooked, nor the chicken breasts left in the sink, regardless of marinading or spicing, unless the sink was guaranteeably out of direct sunlight (mine isn't; it faces west-southwest) and the defrosting time was fairly well-established to take about a working day. Preferably I would take it from the freezer first thing and put it in the fridge, where it would be mostly defrosted by the end of the day, with maybe a half hour max in a room temperature environment during any preparation followed by a thorough cooking which would heat all parts of it through to a safe temperature ---- with the gastronomic 'quality' of the output (subject to overcooking, overly rapid 2nd stage defrosting, freezer burn or what have you) being a distant second to the more pressing concern of it not Killing Me Dead after eating.
Seriously. You don't mess with poultry. Beef & lamb keep quite well, if it's either whole or a carefully butchered slice (ground, as in mince or hamburger, is not so good - as mentioned, in these cases the bacteria is only on the 'outside' of the cut and so is a small amount easily destroyed by cooking, particularly of a 'searing' type).... non-game birds, less so. I don't know the reason why. Only that it is so, and i've paid the gastrointestinal price at least once before for going against my knowledge and instincts because I was too stingy and lazy to throw a borderline piece away and make/go buy something else for lunch.
Another thing that surprises me, as a european, is the common advice to get a 'real' freezer.... are these things not widespread in the USA (where i'm assuming, from internets experience, most posters are from), then? I don't think I know anyone without either two seperate appliances, or an integrated one which incorporates two separate, dedicated & sealed boxes (one 4'C/40'F, the other -18'C/0'F), rather than the cheaper, usually workplace-only "fridge with an internal icebox" device...
PS your captcha is EVIL
please make it a little more obvious that it doesn't work the usual way, as I skipped STRAIGHT over what I assumed was the usual boilerplate text and couldn't figure out what was wrong til about the third try when I started reading things in more detail. A bit of larger font size or red colouration would go a long way...
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:49 pm
Post subject: Cooking it
Since the chicken has probably finished thawing long before it's cooked, it better be cooked extremely thoroughly to ensure that all the potential samonella colonies have been completely destroyed. I wouldn't recommend one this thawing method - bring it down to fridge a day or two earlier.
You can kill the bacteria, but you do NOT kill the toxins. You can cook it for 3 days and the toxins will still get you.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:39 pm
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>>You can kill the bacteria, but you do NOT kill the toxins. You can cook it for 3 days and the toxins will still get you.
need a bit more specifics on these "toxins" - botulism is the usual culprit with regard to toxins - it's not the botulism spores that are a problem - but rather the toxins they produce when they get the right conditions to multiply.
and, the botulism toxin is destroyed by less than boiling temps - so I'm baffled by the reference.
since you're responding to a post from Jan of 2008, not sure of the rest.
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Chef James
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:14 pm
Post subject: Freezing Meats
I am a chef and I agree with Mr. Chu, although we are mandated safe food practises in all levels of food, by the government. I freeze plenty of foodsl, not just meat, and my family and I just absolutely enjoy everymeal everytime when it is defrosted from the deep freeze. If you have doubts simply use your own time line, practise makes perfect.
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:13 am
Post subject: Turkey kababs
It is safe to freeze uncooked minced turkey once I've added ingredients such as onions, spice, cilantro and mint? Or is it better to fully cook the kabobs and then freeze them?
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tomtigue - CSE, retired
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:04 pm
Post subject: Freezing turkey & stuffing
I'll take our turkey out of the deep freeze about 3-4 days before roasting...keep it in the reefer.... on day of the big dinner I'll make the stuffing & bake it in a separate casserole with enough turkey tails to cover the stuffing (dressing) ....turkey fat drips down and it tastes the same as in- the- bird stuffing.
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Colin Q. Bang
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:44 pm
Post subject: question about article's method for preventing freezer burn
Do I understand correctly that freezer burn will gradually (~ months) occur in the presence of even only a small amount of air, such as will be trapped inside a plastic freezer bag?
If not, the article's time-consuming step of sealing(NOTE 1) in aluminum foil before storing in a freezer bag is superfluous, but then the statement
"...vacuum sealing, wrapping in heavy-duty aluminum foil,
using a plastic freezer bag."
would make sense.
OTOH if so, will the limited amount of air have a practical effect on the rate of "burn" or maximum amount of burn (i.e. sublimation ceasing when the trapped air reaches 100% relative humidity)?
Using foil to create an air-tight seal seems also error prone or of questionable effectiveness, in my experience from using foil even over things that are smoother, sharper, & harder than raw meat and thus presumably easier to seal)
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Joined: 06 Feb 2013
Posts: 11
Location: Elsie, Mi.
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:00 am
Post subject: Foil
In regards to wrapping meat in foil, are there any acidic or other components that can cause a reaction to the foil like tomato based products can? I know it is not recommended to cook tomato based foods in an aluminum vessels because some of the aluminum goes into the food and thus into our bodies. Just looking to cover all bases. Like the Science Channel says, I question everything! Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:35 am
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first, as you wish to question everything, you should research the role of aluminum regards human health.
the "rumor" got started in the 50's by a UK doctor. since then the danger of aluminum, especially with regard to the Alzheimer / dementia issue, has been disproved by many many authoritative health agencies. now, understand, according to the aluminum freakoos, all these "entities" are in a great conspiracy . . .
next, "freezer burn" is a not a burn but - as you point out - "dessication" of meat tissue. water in the frozen meat sublimes into the air of the freezer.
one solution: a moisture barrier - that being something that water vapor aka moisture cannot penetrate.
there are two "perfect moisture" barriers in common usage:
aluminum foil is a metal - it is a perfect moisture barrier. plastics are not.
I only 'temporarily' freeze meats - wrapped in heavy duty foil - for the 2 - 4 month time frame, never an issue.
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In a letter to a friend, David Petraeus confessed his regret over the affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell."I screwed up royally," Petraeus wrote to retired Brigadier Gen. James Shelton. "I paid the price, appropriately."RIP Jelena and TomKat! Check out the most shocking celebrity splitsShelton, who's been friends with Petraeus for more than three decades, read from the letter during an appearance on Thursday's Good Morning America."Team Petraeus will survive, though," Petraeus wrote. "I have obviously created enormous difficulty for us."Fifty Shades of Lame! Check out TV's unsexiest sex scenesThough Petraeus' former spokesman Steve Boylan told Good Morning America that the retired CIA director's wife Holly is beyond furious, the letter told a different story.Petraeus told Shelton that his wife is "once again demonstrating how incredibly fortunate I was to marry her."Watch the full video below.Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election
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It is no secret that I love potatoes. I love potatoes in all shapes & sizes. There was a sale the other day on red-skinned potatoes, so I picked up a bag and decided to roast them. Boy, they turned out yummy! I washed them and cut them into chunks and then tossed with some EVOO & spices. I roasted them for 30 – 40 minutes and then served along side some Sweet Thai Chile Salmon & veggies.
Garlic Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
4-5 Red-skinned potatoes, washed
1 tsp or so Garlic Powder
1-2 tsp Rosemary
Sea Salt
**Spice amounts are approximate…I didn't measure, just estimated.
1. Chop potatoes into chunks
2. Pour EVOO & spices over potatoes & mix well.
3. Spread onto a cookie sheet or pyrex dish (sprayed with PAM).
4. Roast at 400 or 425 for 30 or 40 minutes or until tender & browning.
Sweet Thai Chile Salmon
Trader Joe's Sweet Thai Chile Sauce
Salt & Pepper
1. Pour 1TBSP or so STCS on each piece of salmon
2. Sprinkle salmon with S & P
3. Bake at 375 for 12 min or so.
4. Broil for 1-2 minutes.
5. Be careful not to overcook.
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I've got to say, there weren't that many panels this year that I felt that I had to go see, which was disappointing, as was the fact that the show was actually smaller than when I went last year. That said, I enjoyed my time wandering the show floor and cosplay-watching. Even though everyone is posing or taking pictures, it still feels incredibly awkward to me so unfortunately you won't find cosplay pictures in this post. I saw Nathan Drake, Street Fighters, wielders of the Keyblade, various Batman, Robin, Joker, Penguin, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy, Solid Snake (one of which was sneaking around in a cardboard box), Doctor Who and the Tardis, X-Men, Darth Vader, Sith and Jedi, Ezio Auditore. Transformers, and many more.
I'm a fan of the popular web series Red vs Blue and finally decided to purchase the remastered edition of the first five seasons. I had put off purchasing this set because I already own all 9 Seasons of Red vs Blue, but I "bit the bullet" because I didn't want a repeat of what happened last year. At last year's Comic Con I could have had it signed by Gus Sorola (Simmons) but, being me, I hesitated and instantly regretted it. I wouldn't make that mistake this time.
The enthusiasm by the fans for Rooster Teeth was readily apparent. After waiting for what seemed like forever due to how many people were waiting to purchase, meet, get an autograph (sometimes even on X-Box controllers), or have a picture taken, which didn't seem so bad after Matt Hullum, upon request, called a convention-goer a "dirtbag" in the voice of Sarge, I finally met Matt and got his autograph on the remastered DVDs. It's not wrong that it made my day when he complimented me on my Luigi: Always Angry t-shirt from TeeFury.com, right? When I later went back by the booth Kathleen Zuelch (Tex) was there and she was nice enough to also sign my DVDs.
Throughout the weekend I managed to score several free books: "Dragon Keeper" by Robin Hobb, "The Warded Man" by Peter V. Brett, "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi, "Blood Riders" by Michael P. Spradlin, "Oath of Fealty" by Elizabeth Moon, and "Star Wars: Allegiance" by Timothy Zahn. Even better than free books? How about signed books! I got "Blood Riders," "Oath of Fealty," and "Star Wars: Allegiance" signed and inscribed for me.
I also had the opportunity to play a little bit of "Spartacus Legends" on Friday and Saturday. It's a fun, bloody fighting game that (at least the demo at the con) consisted of only one round before the spectacle became… final. I seemed to do well on Friday. Of the four rounds I played I won half of them. I won't beat around the bush. I don't know if it was because I was playing on the right side of the screen (versus the left side on Friday) or if it was because my opponents were button-mashing, but I sucked horribly on Saturday and didn't win any matches. Still, I wouldn't mind playing more when it is released in Winter 2013.
One unfortunate experience I had was when I went to the Cyanide and Happiness booth and discovered, after waiting on line for at least a half hour, that they weren't accepting credit cards. It seemed like a raw deal, but the wi-fi was terrible at NYCC and no matter how many times they tried my credit card would not go through. They must have been in a dead spot because I was lucky in other instances where my card was able to go through. So, I tracked down an ATM to get some fast cash and when I went back to the booth they let me get back on line roughly where I left the first time around. Once back on line I purchased two shirts:
Since I spent $40 on the shirts, I was able to get a custom picture drawn in front of me. The catch? It would be based off of two ideas of my own or two random ideas drawn from a jar in front of the comic's creators. I had thought to have something drawn relating to monkeys and books but decided instead to see what randomness was possible. The two ideas drawn from the jar: Hitler and umbrella. When I drew Hitler I wasn't too sure what to expect, but the end result was amazing.
The Venture Bros panel was fun and amazing but I won't actually write about it since I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Why don't you just watch the panel instead? Part 1 and Part 2. The sizzle reel was hilarious. (via kittininja on YouTube)
I also went to see the pilot screening of The Following starring Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, and Natalie Zea. Without giving anything away, it was about former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Bacon) being asked to help track down the escaped serial killer (Purefoy) he helped put away named Joe Carroll, who was a literary professor fascinated and obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe. What makes this show different is that Carroll is caught in the pilot but the style of his serial killings continues through the members of a cult that has formed around him. It was incredibly dark and disturbing and I found myself wondering how it wound up being on a network channel. Bacon even joked during the Q &A that he wasn't sure if FOX had even read the script. There were some jump scares but overall it felt more psychologically taxing than many horror type shows. I'm certainly looking forward to when it begins airing in January 2013.
I'm not really comfortable dressing up as I don't like to stand out; I prefer to be able to move about and not have eyes drawn to me so it took last year and the first two days of NYCC before I finally decided to try the cosplay thing. Before going to the convention I had purchased a Star Wars Wicket the Ewok hat and on Saturday I bought some steampunk goggles. Granted it's not much, but I may (eventually) try to expand on this ewok/steampunk theme. Considering it was just two pieces of clothing, a few people complimented me, which I found quite surprising, and one person even took a picture with me. Even more surprising was I got the "I'm watching you" stare down from a fellow ewok (though her costume was more fully realized and actually looked like an ewok).
And now, dear readers, I leave you with this disturbing image.
Team Venture And Monarch Hockey Jerseys? Yes!
If you're a fan of The Venture Bros. then you really should check out the designs at Dave's Geeky Hockey. He has mock designs for The Monarch/his henchmen, as well as for the Ventures and S.P.H.I.N.X.
When you realize the awesomeness of these jerseys (and that shouldn't take long at all) make sure to leave a comment. Hopefully The Monarch jersey will eventually be sold by Rinkgear!
Can you be a (video game) hero?
After heading out through a tunnel you come across a quiet glen and after some investigating you press onward. Suddenly a dragon appears, spews out fire, and you die.
Then you hit RETRY and since you know that there's a dragon ahead you realize where not to step. This time you are prepared for the beast and know just how to take it down.
Sure, it is exciting to learn from your mistakes and how to overcome once enormous obstacles but are you really the "hero" in such video games? What seems to be the real reason that you are the hero is in your ability to retry. This time you will be stronger.
Is this something that bothers gamers? Does this take away from the enjoyment of said game or do you accept it because were the ability to retry removed from a game end with you being frustrated and not want to return at all to it?
Check out the article below for more thoughts on this subject. Aside from the deaths in games like Demons' Souls or Dark Souls where the games are meant to be challenging and the player is meant to learn from every death, I've never really given this concept much thought.
Video Game Deaths: Are you really a hero? | Game Over You Suck.
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After making the floral spinner quilt, I realized I could make this pattern with only 4 prints! I didn't have enough fabric to make a matching border. All that I had left I put on the back of the quilt. Turned out cute though!
Do you take your pictures before or after you wash your quilts?


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I've mentioned it more than once.
I'm about to mention it again. Well, a variation of it, at any rate.
For the past forty-eight hours, ever since I started writing my last post, I've been thinking - okay, I've been perseverating. It's gone something like this:
It's making me crazy.
Grey - or gray - was a key word in my last post. I had to choose one spelling and stick with it. I started with "grey". Then I made reference to Carol Gray, so I went back and changed all the "grey" to "gray" - you know, so I'd look more clever.
But the "gray" bugged me. It bugged me so much I had to go through and change it all back to "grey".
Then I started to panic, so I did what I always do when I'm starting to panic: I turned to Google. I was surprised and, frankly, relieved to find that I was not alone in my grey/gray conundrum, especially when I found this post by Bernie Zimmerman from May, 2004... and its 146 comments.
Zimmerman explains that both spellings of the word are acceptable, but he sums up the difference this way: "Gray is a color. Grey is a colour."
Fascinating. Why, then, is it grey that speaks to me? I mean, really: despite my fascinations with Paul McCartney, Colin Firth, and Sarah Ferguson, I will never actually be British. Though I live in a cold climate and support socialized medicine, I will never actually be Canadian. I'm an American. I wait in lines, not on them. I go on vacation, not on holiday. If I wrote the word "colour," it would feel like an affectation.
But I am all about the grey.
Maybe my brain is making a subconscious connection to another recent obsession: Grey's Anatomy. I think it's more likely, though, that I'm being driven by a connotative meaning of the word that Wikipedia describes this way:
"Some American writers tend to assign wistful, positive connotations to grey, as in 'a grey fog hung over the skyline', whereas gray often carries connotations of drabness, 'a gray, gloomy day'."
That's it, I think. In a post that celebrates grey - that celebrates Bud and his unique grey matter - I was driven to steer clear of connotations of the drab and the gloomy.
So grey. I'm sticking with grey.
By which I mean no disrespect to Carol Gray.
Or Macy Gray.
Or Gray Davis.
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Wildstar Raiding Requirements & Attunements
Hitting level 50 isn't the only step required to get into raiding. Heck, it's not even just about getting right gear. Wildstar has a host of requirements before that's possible. See the images below:
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — John Jordan scored 22 points and added nine assists as Texas A&M-CC edged Oral Roberts 74-72 in overtime Saturday.
A tip-in by Brandon Conley with nine seconds left brought Oral Roberts (13-13, 7-6 Southland Conference) within 74-72. Texas A&M-CC (13-14, 10-4) held on despite turning the ball over to the Golden Eagles following the tip-in, as Shawn Glover couldn't get his shot to fall with 3 seconds remaining.
Brandon Pye broke a tie at 68 on a 3-pointer with 1:31 left in OT, and Zane Knowles' basket with 31 seconds left put the Islanders up 73-68 before the Golden Eagles closed the gap.
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Knowles had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Islanders.
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