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Poetry roundup
August 2nd, 2012
For your reading pleasure this weekend:
"After Paradise Lost" by Alison Powell in Boston Review.
"Birds There is No Moon" by Dorothea Lasky in Plume.
"Months After the Mt. Cashmere Wildfire, with Meteors" by Luke Johnson in Linebreak.
"Second Cat" by Rebecca McClanahan at Cave Wall.
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Wordless Wednesday: Happy 721st birthday, Switzerland! edition
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Genomics is making headlines in both academia and the celebrity world. With intense media coverage of Angelina Jolie's recent double mastectomy after genetic tests revealed that she was predisposed to breast cancer, genetic testing and genomics have been propelled to the front of many more minds.
In this new data field, companies are approaching, collecting, analyzing and turning data into useable information from different angles.
What is Genomics?
Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material (genome) of organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to sequence the entire human DNA in order to map and analyze individual genes as well as their interactions. The primary goal that drives these efforts is to understand the genetic basis of heritable traits, especially to understand how genes work in order to prevent or cure diseases.
Who Cares and Why: Genomics & Big Data
The amount of data being produced by sequencing, mapping and analyzing genomes, makes genomics a part of Big Data. Genomics produces huge volumes of data; each human genome has 20,000 – 25,000 genes comprised of 3 million base pairs. This amounts to 100 gigabytes of data, which is equivalent to 102,400 photos. Sequencing multiple human genomes would quickly add up to hundreds of petabytes of data, and the data created by analysis of gene interactions multiply those further.
Genomics Fuels Personalized Medicine
Understanding each individual's genome is a necessary foundation for predictive medicine, where a patient's genetic data can be used to determine the most appropriate treatments. Medicine should accommodate people of different shapes and sizes. By combining sequenced genomic data with other medical data, physicians and researchers can get a better picture of disease in an individual and save them not only the hassle of ineffective treatments but also money and time. The vision is to have treatments that will reflect an individual's illness and not a one treatment fits all, as is too often true today.
Genomics Analysis Techniques
Three notable genomic start-ups have different approaches to turning genomic data into useable information that improves individual and population health. Bina Technologies has created an information platform that allows users to take genomic sequence data, move it, and analyze it. They use a hybrid architecture that keeps some data on the premises and some in the cloud, pushing computation back to where the data is, in order to reduce the data 1000 fold and speed up sequencing time and facilitating movement of the data. Portable Genomics uses a mobile visualization platform for genomics that is related to the consumers well-known iTunes platform. The visualization concept brings genomics to consumers and professionals in a very simple way, immediately understandable and useable in personalized and preventive medicine. NextBio offers a platform that sits on top of existing systems to aggregate and analyze genomics data in terms of other relevant medical data.
These different approaches illustrate the current rapidly evolving ecosystem in genomics and personalized medicine. Bina illustrates the power of genomics to improve population health, Portable Genomics exemplifies bringing the power of information to the individual, and NextBio is the epitome of a one-stop shop, analyzing and aggregating large data from different streams to personalize individual treatments.
To learn more about these companies and the role they play in turning genomic data into personalized information and treatments, join us on Sept 18th at 10am PST for the Webinar Using Big Data to Personalize the Healthcare Experience.


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Facebook Promises Looser Application of Community Standards
The Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Napalm Girl' image is just one past victim of Facebook's over-censorship - Img src: Time
Facebook has pledged to adopt a more laissez-faire approach to its management of the images, words and videos posted onto the site by users. A statement released on Friday, penned by Joel Kaplan and Justin Osofsky, addressed the issue of rules and regulations regarding what kind of content is acceptable, bearing in mind Facebook's desire to uphold a nice, clean, friendly environment. It's an important time for Facebook in determining its community standards, especially given recent controversies regarding censorship on the site. But how does this media giant compare to other sites in these terms? And what does this new statement really mean for customers? Is it good news, bad news, or not really news at all?
It's clear why Facebook has released this statement now, surfacing as it does in the wake of recent controversies surrounding the site's censorship of images. In September, we saw a furore as a clumsy attempt to apply Facebook's anti-nudity policy in a strictly uniform manner led moderators to repeatedly remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning image 'Napalm Girl' from the site. Facebook subsequently apologised and restored the image. But the hot water beckoned again as, just last week, moderators removed an educational video which explained to women how to check for breast cancer. The video represented breasts using pink, cartoon circles. Uproars and apologies once again ensued. So, as a sign of good faith, and surely in an attempt to re-establish control, Facebook sent out the statement on Friday, which reads: "In the weeks ahead, we're going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to the public interest — even if they might otherwise violate our standards."
That's the struggle Facebook has, and which it's now openly talking about: in order to reach a just and legitimate decision in every case regarding whether or not to allow an image on its site, subjectivity needs a place in the application of the rules – but, maybe in equal measure, the rules need to be followed at the same time. Exactly how strictly so is indeed a fine balance; and, as Facebook tells us, it's something that's going to ebb and flow with temporal, political, social and regional contexts – because so too do the norms of acceptability therein.
Whatever happens, these problems aren't going away. If Facebook allowed everything, it would eventually become 4Chan – a terrifying heck hole devoid of human warmth. But they clearly can't afford to go too far the other way either. As an effort to smooth users' concerns about the prevalence of Facebook censorship, Friday's announcement is a good sign, ostensibly at least. But one might also be forgiven for scepticism. After all, it's hard to see exactly how Facebook can avoid stepping on people's toes. What we're seeing is an effort by Facebook to bolster the company's inclusive image: but with moderators filtering through countless posts every day, it's hard to imagine Facebook aren't merely cooling things down and crossing their fingers in the hope that things don't flare-up again anytime soon. Let's watch this space.
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I skipped doing a December desktop wallpaper of the month because I was overcome by unpacking, moving hay, and getting settled in here. But I'm back! And I take requests. A photo of the barn was requested, so here it is! Get your free desktop wallpaper here.
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Today All Groan Up welcomes a guest post from Debra Fileta. She is a professional counselor, national speaker, and author of the new book Choosing Marriage. Enjoy! There's a disturbing trend that's sweeping our culture: people getting married because they're in love. Now, that may not [...]READ MORE
Watch out for these friends in your 20s
Your twenties can feel as turbulent as an airplane trying to land with just one engine. We all need good friends to cling tight to when the turbulence hits. Or even better, friends who know how to fly and land that plane when there's trouble ahead. If your friends, instead, are most [...]READ MORE
7 Myths About Marriage
Marriage and Valentines Day are pretty similar -- a place where high expectations slam into sheer disappointment. At least for way too many of us. Why is that? Well, in the case of marriage it's like driving a car. Even if you're in the front seat, it doesn't mean you understand what's going [...]READ MORE
9 Signs You're Ready to Get Married…
I was meeting with a long-time mentor of mine and I asked him a question I'd been wrestling with for years– "How do you know if you're ready to get married?" His answer -- "You don't know you're ready to get married until you're actually married." Well, thanks. That doesn't help [...]READ MORE
7 Things I've Learned From Seven Years of Marriage
"If I get married, I want to be very married." – Audrey Hepburn In my single days, I remember looking at the smiling couple saying their "I Do's" and thinking to myself, "Wow there's two people that have it figured out." Then I got married. And realized that I didn't have a clue. As I write [...]READ MORE
The Unexpected Way I Met My Wife (life-changing moments rarely come as planned)
I met my wife at the worst, and best, possible time. When I least expected or felt like I deserved it. Yet that night, I learned that life-changing moments rarely fall within our plans. I tell the whole juicy and awkward story in my new book All Groan Up: Searching For Self, Faith, and a [...]READ MORE
10 Things Single Guys Want Single Girls to Know
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Two candidates, one with 34 years of professional education experience and the other with none, advanced in the Feb. 17 primary for the nonpartisan position of Wisconsin state schools superintendent. Tony Evers, the deputy superintendent of public instruction, and virtual schools advocate Rose Fernandez got the most votes in the field of five candidates.
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Short Story – Excerpt from "An Unsubstantiated Chamber"
Ladies and Gentlemen, we present you a Sunday Steampunk Short Story. If you wish to submit your own prose for the reading pleasure of The Pandora Society please following the instructions at the end of this tale . . .
Excerpt and Summary from
An Unsubstantiated Chamber
By William J. Jackson
Railroad City, Missouri used to be the mecca of right, of trust, of technology. When an alien element triggered the creation of paranormals, a small crew known as the Guild of Honor formed. Their actions changed the world, and moved it from Industrial Age to a time of speed and wonder.
1886: two years after the heroes are dead, victims of a jealous America. Two years of military rule in the Rail. Paranormals have gone from amazing curiosities to a dying breed. In this miasma of pain and cruelty, where good is deemed evil, a startling series of murders occurs. Can the killer be caught who leaves no bodies, no weapon, and no crime scene? Pushed into this mess is Professor Flag Epsom, the man who can see the past. Coupled with a violent femme fatale, can these two paranormals work together to find the killer, or will they end one another?
"Leave me alone, woman! You've got the Blue like me. What do you think they'll do after they kill me an'everyone else, huh? You think they'll let you live on?"
"Of course," I answered him, even stepping boldly into his face. "I have value, superior value to the cause. You are…inferior and unusable." It was then that I smiled and slowly backed away.
He lunged, fists flying and tongue lashing out every word against my race and gender his mind could conceive. It was then I allowed my brutes to finish their work. Easily I could have rendered Harris immobile with another talent I possess, but that one pains me. It was more prudent to utilize the hands at my disposal.
Willard Harris expired at 10: 45 that morning; cause of death listed as suicide. The process was terrifyingly simple when one considers the coroner was not allowed to examine bodies under military control. There were nineteen kicks and seventy-seven blows sent to his person, and I witnessed every one with a sensation of power and excitement.
"Bravo, Miss Astin! The Huntress in Hazel succeeds once more!"said a voice from the alley's entrance, accompanied by slow hand clapping.
The man was Sergeant Powell, crisp and erect in uniform. He approached us with a rapid pace, the speed of which told me he was again on his own hunt. For all intents and purposes, he was my manager. Our arrangement had been simple. I hunted alone and subdue. He hunted groups of anarchists with soldiers. On odd occasions, he would summon me for more subtle cases.
"Lovely weather isn't it?" he asked. When not in command, Powell spoke with a high nasal voice, an annoying din to be sure. Like a caring father, he wiped a smudge of blood from beneath my curvaceous lower lip.
"Perfect for pursuit," I added.
He folded his hands behind his back and looked down on the corpse of Harris. "Who is this, some rabblerousing tyrant?"
"He was," one sailor spoke.
A mother's eye from me lowered his eyes back to sub ordinance. The sergeant paid my man no heed.
"Awful mess of things these anarchists are making of the nation. Have you heard about the Chicago bombing?"
I told him yes.
"No one wants to admit the severity, the magnitude, of the conspiracy," he added coldly. "No, none realize that we operate in the heart of the crisis, which is what brings me to you this fine day."
The thought of another chase thrilled me to no end. "Is that so?" I asked. "Are we after men, or children?"
Powell glanced at me as if he perceived weakness. I saw through him with my talent, electrical impulses and steady blood flow, a series of small black growths along the left lung I kept to myself.
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While the Case-Shiller index reported earlier was weaker than had been expected, and the 20 City composite index posted its third monthly decline in a row, the headline hid a wide dispersion of home prices beneath the surface.
Perhaps just to underscore this point, Case-Shiller also provided a handy chart showing the best and worst cities for home prices in the US.
It will come as no surprise that the west, with San Diego, is where the gains are still frothiest: after all the Chinese "hot money" exporters are rushing to park their funds before the exit door slams shut, and are doing so as close to home as possible.
What was surprising is the other end of the spectrum, because as Case-Shiller clearly shows, Detroit - after staging a brief dead cat bounce in the aftermath of its bankruptcy and since sliding once again - may no longer be the worst city for home prices in the US. It has now been displaced by a city which many speculate will be nothing short of the "next Detroit."
The silver lining: while Chicago home prices have been sliding for the past 4 months, they are still up compared to last year... if only for the time being.


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Why Users of Ancestry and Other Genealogy Sites Should Always Save Record Images to Their Computer
If you are an Ancestry.com member or paying subscriber, you may not fully understand a feature of the website: periodically records, and even entire record sets, can and do disappear! Seriously. And it isn't just Ancestry that does this. Many of the major genealogy websites, even free sites like FamilySearch, have removed records and record sets in the recent past.
So what's going on? What you may not realize is that the record sets are licensed to vendors like Ancestry with specific terms as to how they can be used and for how long they can be used by Ancestry members and subscribers.
Here's a prime example that many of us who research in the Cook County, Illinois area understand: For many years, a researcher could access birth, marriage, and death certificates with images on ancestry.com and family search. Then suddenly one day proof! These records were gone and eventually replaced only by an index. So what happened? It turns out the Cook County let the licensing agreement with ancestry and family search expire without renewing the license their plan was to create their own site where they would sell the certificates for $15 each. This was well within the rights of Cook County since they are the owners of the documents and the document images. And if you look at it from the local or county government perspective they are always looking for ways to monetize assets and bring in income to avoid raising property taxes, other taxes, and other fees paid by its citizens as well as visitors.
What You Need to Know about Licensing of Genealogy Records
Licensing is a common way for genealogy vendors such as Ancestry, Findmypast, My Heritage, and even FamilySearch to acquire new records and to expand their holdings. Here are some of the factors involved in licensing that you may not realize:
- Some licenses are exclusive. This means that only Ancestry (or some other site) will be the provider for these records. Typically it costs more for the vendor to acquire a record set through an exclusive license, but doing so allows them to remain competitive with other genealogy vendors. Often genealogists subscribe to more than one genealogy website in order to access exclusive records.
- Most licenses have an end term or an end date. Despite this, almost 80% or more of the licenses are typically renewed at or near the end of term. This means there is no service interruption for Ancestry subscribers and members who use those records on a regular basis.
- Record sets are missing from the Ancestry Library product. If you have ever used the library version of Ancestry at a library or repository, you may notice that some record sets are missing. Or you may notice that you can't save the images whereas you can save the same images when using Ancestry at home. Some licenses are structured defining what the user can and cannot do with the records depending upon the product version of the genealogy website. The same issue exists with FamilySearch: you may have noticed that you can't access a record image on familysearch.org from home, and you are told to visit a local Family Search Center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City to access the image. Again, this all has to do with the specific license for that specific record set.
Why Record Set Licenses are Important in Genealogy
There licenses for many types of information that we use as consumers either for free or paid through a subscription. A license regulates who retains copyright on the content, who has permission to sell the information, who has permission to use the information, and in what manner there are allowed to use the information. If we didn't have licenses, it would be very difficult to enforce copyright and intellectual property laws. A license is often a way of monetizing intellectual property while at the same time protecting copyright.
Read the Terms and Conditions for each Genealogy Website
As they say, "the devil is in the details," Always read the Terms and Conditions for each genealogy website to understand how licenses work for record content. If you look closely at the terms and conditions for ancestry, you realize that you have agreed to the following:
Ancestry Terms and Conditions
5. Content Used in the Services
Ancestry Content: The Services contain photos, videos, documents, records, indexes of content, and other content that are owned by or are licensed to Ancestry. We refer to this content as "Ancestry Content." Except for WebSearch records, which are governed by the third parties that host the records, all Ancestry Content is owned by or licensed to us and may be used only in accordance with these Terms. You may use the Ancestry Content only as necessary for your personal use of the Services or your professional family history research, and download the Ancestry Content only as search results relevant to that research or where expressly permitted by Ancestry.
With respect to Ancestry Content, you agree:
– To keep all copyright and other proprietary notices on any Ancestry Content you download or print; and
– Not to distribute, republish, or sell significant portions of any Ancestry Content.
Public Domain Content: Some Ancestry Content may be in the public domain, and yet also subject to restrictions on reuse. We refer to Ancestry Content in the public domain as "Public Domain Content." You are free to use a small portion of individual photos and documents that are Public Domain Content, but you must obtain our written permission to use more than a small portion of these collections. If you have any questions about your use of Public Domain Content, please contact us.
See Ancestry Terms and Conditions, https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions.
FamilySearch Rights and Use Information
You will find provisions similar to those at Ancestry, but with some variations since FamilySearch does not charge for access to content:
Licenses and Restrictions
All content found on this site (including visuals, text, icons, displays, databases, media, and general information) is owned by us or licensed to us. You may view, download, and print content from this site only for your personal, noncommercial use, or for your use as a volunteer indexer in connection with the FamilySearch Indexing Program pursuant to the FamilySearch Indexing Program Terms and Conditions or the FamilySearch Indexing Software License Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, unless otherwise indicated, content may be viewed, downloaded, or reproduced by media personnel for use in traditional public news media. You may not post content from this site on another website or on a computer network without our permission. You may not transmit or distribute content from this site to other sites. You may not use this site or information found at this site (including the names and addresses of those who have submitted information) to sell or promote products or services, to solicit clients, or for any other commercial purpose.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the sole discretion and right to deny, revoke, or limit use of this site, including reproduction of site content. It is not our responsibility to determine what "fair use" means for persons wishing to use content from this site. That remains wholly a responsibility of the user. Furthermore, we are not required to give additional source citations. Also, in no case do we guarantee that any content on this site is legally cleared for any use beyond personal, noncommercial use. Such responsibility also ultimately remains with the user. However, we do maintain the right to prevent infringement of our content and to interpret "fair use" as we understand the law.
See FamilySearch Rights and Use Information, https://www.familysearch.org/terms
So what does this mean to you as an Ancestry or FamilySearch user? See below for my tips on the first thing you should do when you find a record that you want to use as part of your genealogy research. Basically, I recommend that you immediately save a local copy and don't assume that attaching a record image to your online tree will ensure that you will always have that image available.
Can I Find Out Which Record Sets Will Disappear?
The truth is you really cannot find out from Ancestry or any other genealogy website which record sets are scheduled to disappear or may have disappeared recently. When you think about it, this makes sense, at least to me as a business owner. I remember when I worked for big law firms we always had a big announcement when we opened a new office overseas. But we never announced the closing of an office!
It works the same way with the big genealogy vendors. You may see press releases, blog posts, Facebook announcements, advertisements etc. as to new record sets or additions to an existing record set. But is very rare that you will see a genealogy vendor admit to getting rid of a database.
If you want to see what Ancestry has added recently they do have a web page available, called Recently Added and Updated Collections (http://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections). Unfortunately, we are left to having other genealogists, especially genealogy bloggers, report the disappearance of record sets on Ancestry and other genealogy platforms.
My Recommended Action Plan for Always Having Access to Genealogy Records
Here is the procedure that I use when researching on Ancestry as well as other sites:
- I treat that record as if it were the only time I could access it. How many times have you researched late at night only to discover that you can't find that record or website in the morning?
- As soon as I find a record, whether or not it will prove or disprove one of my research data points, I go and save the image if an image exists, to my local hard drive.
- The next step is to give the file image a name that makes sense. Many times Ancestry will use a long for filename which doesn't help me much. My goal is to look at an image file and determine right away what is in that file. Here is the file syntax I used recently for the image of a Word War I Draft Registration Card for my great-grandfather John Ralph Austin, born January 31, 1896, the card being dated June 5, 1917:
AUSTIN John Ralph b1896 WWI Draft Card 19170605 image 01
- Now I move the newly named file from the Downloads directory to its proper place with my other genealogy files.
- Once I have secured the image I can then complete the research information on my research log for that record including the source citation and evidence evaluation.
- I also make sure that that image is part of my backup plan for all of my genealogy data.
The procedure above is the safest way to use Ancestry and any other record provider. If I don't grab the image right away and give it a proper name right away I tend to get lazy and tell myself I will do it later and later never comes.
What is your action plan for saving record images from online genealogy websites? If you haven't been saving these records on your computer, do you have a plan to go back and grab them now?
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That's right! According to Voguepedia beach pajamas were introduced by Coco Chanel in 1922. Starting out as wide legged trousers for ladies to wear while yachting, they made a natural transition to resort wear for shoreside or cruises. These beach outfits consisted of jumpsuits or full pants worn with short sleeved or halter tops, accompanied at times by a bolero or jacket. Women wore these over swimwear for strolling the promenade or boardwalk
At first only the most affluent women wore them to the beaches of the Riviera on holiday. But by the 1930s the style became more widespread. Women in the United States eagerly adopted the trend after seeing their favorite screen stars wearing them on film. The style was revived in the 60s and 70s in what most of us would remember as "palazzo" pants.
This is a look I am totally smitten with and would love to get my hands on an original set of 30s beach pajamas. But they're quite rare, so it's literally like finding a needle in a haystack! It's a look that is both casual and very glamorous. Nowadays they would be appropriate to wear most anywhere. So if I can find some really fabulous rayon print fabric, perhaps I can have some custom made for me. They are perfect for Florida. So the search is on!
Below two photos via Giant Pants of the 30s on Tumblr
Actress Ann Sothern wearing fabulous wide legged "pajama" pants
and halter top.
Oftentimes the pants were so full they almost looked like a long skirt.
This striped jumpsuit with the wide belt and striped edge hat is the epitome of classy, summer chic!!
Below photos via La Mode Pyjama
1930s Fashionable ladies strutting their stuff on the Riviera.
This star studded beauty is my favorite!
So what do you think? Would you wear this style?
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In a tight economy, people are really rethinking gifts. Not only do you want them to be functional and well received but let's add the gift of health. Let's say the 50+ generation is watching their weight, their cholesterol, their blood pressure, starting to get heart disease, needs to exercise more, has to maintain bone density, ecetera, ecetera.
Here are some ideas, please share yours.
Spice it up:
For people who like to cook, fresh spices are always a good idea. Spices have natural healing qualities as well as offer taste alternatives. Even for people who don't like to cook, sprinkling spices on instant oatmeal, in eggs, or salads or canned soups and beans is still within reason.
Consider buying spices in bulk and putting them in clean small jars. Custom label and decorate bottles, then provide recipes.
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Didn't think when I signed up for online carving lessons that there would be any interaction with the teacher. I was wrong. You get to ask questions, make comments and post your completed lessons for feedback.
If you check out Mary May's online carving lessons you will see that in and amongst the 50+ video lessons, there are the first 13 lessons. The basics. These take you through different kinds of gouges and chisels, sharpening those gouges and chisels. Sharpening a V Chisel, and then basics on carving. She will have you use some basic tools to get a feel for how they work and what you can do with them.
Before long you will be into the " simple flower" and the "donut" which will haunt your remaining carving career. There will be the simple leaf, and the peach, the Tudor Rose, and the camellia flower. You will get a tour of her workshop and see lots of her work. You will learn how to mount your work piece so its safe to work on, and more sharpening of bent back, spooner bent veiner gouges. And the next thing you know, you will be looking ahead at all the amazing things she has lesson in carving on… just waiting for you.
Have to admit, I did jump ahead with the rosettes I carved… but she gave me the nod on them. I am now looking to finish the last two lessons and I am dragging my feet. For one reason. I may have got through all the videos, and carved all of the projects… but today I looked at the furniture I have made and incorporated her teaching into, and I know I am not quite ready to move on. There is so much to learn. If you can have a computer on your work bench to capture the teaching jewels she leaves for us on every lesson, and try them right away, you will do yourself a favor. I am going to go through several of the lessons one more time.
When my backgrounds are consistent depth and texture, when I have not used any super glue on at least 3 lessons in a row, when I can tell for the most part what direction to move the gouge to get the best cut.. then I will move on to the more advanced stuff. In the back of my mind I will be producing a Philadelphia Highboy and I will have carved all the components of it myself. But until then.. the most important lessons she has taught me is that wood carving is wonderful! I love doing it and will not settle for mediocre. For that I owe her more than the tuition.
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The space I had available…well, let's call it available in theory, as at the time I decided to set up a woodshop it was more or less floor-to-ceiling boxes of household junk. (To me, anyway, it's junk…others have a different opinion :).) The first step would obviously be to clear out some space.
I've never been one for following formal procedures, though, at least when it comes to recreation, so the first thing I did was acquire massive amounts of wood. In fact, the acquisition of said wood came before—or, more accurately, during—my decision to set up a woodshop, as it was the availability of the wood that was part of my motivation to do so. Our community has a program where, once a year, everyone is allowed to dump pretty much whatever they have, in any quantity, on the curbside, and the city will drive by and pick it up for the dump. I'm not sure how much it was part of the original intent, but the program has become in effect a massive community-wide "freecycling" program, and it makes for a fun scavenger-hunt atmosphere to load up a kid or two and cruise around looking for "good stuff."
My first vanload of wood was mostly salvage material—finished trim, scraps of plywood, and old furniture that had something worth saving but did not otherwise seem overly functional (unless it seems to be constructed of good, solid wood—something I'd definitely be using for a solid piece of something—I tried not to grab fully-functional furniture unless it was close to being picked up, because I figured I'd have enough to do anyway, and I didn't want to deprive someone else of functional furniture that they might be able to use as-is). My second vanload was some of that, mixed with more raw material—boards, panels, and chunks of wood. I figured I had enough trim and the like that I wanted to concentrate on things that might make furniture or whatever. After that, though, I hit the jackpot—I found the discard piles of a couple of woodworkers in the neighborhood, filled with a lot of small offcuts, and a few not-so-small boards. After that vanload—which joined the previous loads, piled every which way amongst boxes stored in the garage—I limited myself to any cream-of-the-crop pickups, because if I wasn't careful I'd end up with a woodshop entirely composed of scrap wood, with no room for luxuries like "people" or "tools." I still managed to pick up a couple of very nice pieces, including an aged solid-wood headboard—wood type as yet undetermined, in fact, but solid and thick—and a complete dining room table in good condition.
So, at the very beginning of setting up my shop, I had the following:
- a two-car garage, full of one car, many boxes of household stuff, and a whole lot of wood in various states of salvage.
- a smattering of tools acquired over the years for general household maintenance, including a Skil jigsaw, a Skil circular saw, a Black & Decker detail sander ("the Mouse"), a corded B&D drill, a selection of drill bits I'd just received last Christmas, an anemic cordless "drill"/driver, an old rusty 18" bowsaw, an old rusty hacksaw, a so-called "toolbox saw," a claw hammer, a rubber mallet, a set of sockets, a couple of badly-worn and chipped chisels, a laser level, a couple of measuring tools (framer's square, combo square, magnetic level), some sandpaper, and a collection of screwdriver handles, bits, and screwdrivers. I also had, in my art studio, a Dremel with a fair collection of accessories and a couple of good, long rulers.
- a fairly random selection of paints and various finishes, some from the previous owner of the house, some from previous household projects, and some from the community hazardous-waste disposal dropoff (which provides an exchange for various usable household chemicals and paints and such).
- a whole passel of kids, some of them enthusiastic about doing some woodworking.
- a patient, long-suffering wife, used to living through my flights of fancy and mad schemes, short-lived though they often are.
A few pictures of the early days:
A fairly heinous stacking of wood, before I started the recovery process, and before I'd worked out any actual storage. Behind the wood you can see a pile of various items stored in the garage, as well as a tool rack for shovels, rakes, etc. The left, likewise, has more piles of stuff.
A set of not-terribly-sturdy metal shelves, already in place, being used to store a fairly random assortment of things (you can see my Bucket O' Circular Saw on the third shelf). The wood-looking thing to the right of the shelves is a storage cabinet previously used to hold a nonfunctional stereo; I'd recently moved it out of the rec room while setting up my art studio, earlier in the year. It reappears in the story later on….
These are the shelves I originally used to stack wood. They turned out to be inadequate for the task, though—the metal started bowing.
Next post: the obvious next step. No, not clearing out space…buying tools!
-- David A. P. -- Ars Arboris ("Art of the Tree") -- ArsArboris.com


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A man who shot a 21-year-old to death at a house in Surrey will was sentenced to 10 years in jail after admitting to the crime this week.
On Wednesday (Feb. 19) in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, Jonathan Michael Kishimoto, who was charged with second-degree murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in connection to the May 2012 death of Noel Jackson.
Jackson was at a house in Newton, near 70 Avenue and 124 Street, with a small group who had been at a bar earlier. An argument broke out and two men left the house, returning a short time later with a third man and a gun.
Police believed two of the men went into the house, while one waited outside. That's when Jackson was shot. He was pronounced dead by the time emergency responders arrived at the scene.
Kishimoto, 23, was originally charged with second-degree murder alongside Michael Alexander Ross in November 2012. Ross's charge, however, was downgraded to accessory after the fact following a preliminary hearing last April, and was dropped entirely on Wednesday.
With credit for time already spent in custody, there are eight years, four months remaining on Kishimoto's sentence. He is also subject to a lifetime ban on having firearms.


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Adobe releases Flash to HTML5 converter
Adobe has announced its release of Wallaby, a drag-and-drop tool used to convert the company's Flash files into HTML 5. The program is available to developers through Adobe's Labs Web site. According to the company's release notes for the program, users can view the output file in one of the supported browsers or on an iOS device. The company also notes that not all of the features of Flash Professional are supported in HTML5.
Wallaby allows developers to take the converted files and use editing applications or make modifications by hand. The program, an Adobe AIR application, was tested with iOS 4.2. The only supported Webkit browsers at this time are Chrome and Safari on OSX, Windows and iOS.
Flash and Apple have a contentious history, and iOS devices do not natively support the proprietary format used for much of the Web's online video. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs made no secret of his disdain for the platform when he announced the launch of the first iPad and wrote an open letter outlining his issues with Flash in April 2010.
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After news of his new album Never Been Better, Olly Murs has released lead single and confirmed trip to Australia…
He is one of pop music's biggest and most dynamic stars and has confirmed he will be returning to Australia for a promotional visit from Wednesday October 15th.
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After a little break, off with other activities and different distractions, I wanted to come back and create another little mix of the vibe and tunes I've been loving lately, through this last summer.
The aim was to create a warm and funky, and feel good vibe to reflect the styles of house I've been loving listening to throughout this last summer, and also building a good flow of energy and progression throughout the mix.
I am happy with the result, and I am really loving the vibe, but if some of you decide to give it a listen I would absolutely love to have your thoughts on the flow, the energy, and the selection of tracks!
Thanks dudes, in advance, and peace to you all too!
01. Chris Liebing - No Regrets (The Friend Pt. 2) feat. Aleen (Dubfire Remix)
02. Davide Squillace - Noah
03. Leftwing:Kody - Detection
04. Fancy Inc - Down To This
05. Wade - Irreversible (Leftwing:Kody Remix)
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10. Hot Since 82 - Tilted
11. DAVI & Definition - Desole
12. Hot Since 82 - You Are The Light
13. Niels van Gogh - Pulverturm (Khen Private Bootleg)
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who attempted to board a flight from Orlando to London with 800 grams of cocaine in his digestive track was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation.
On July 9, ICE HSI agents encountered Barratt Eni, 54, of Little Rock, Ark., at the Orlando International Airport, where he was scheduled to board a trans-Atlantic flight to London.
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Eni underwent emergency surgery to remove a total of 54 pellets from his digestive tract. It was subsequently determined that the substance in these pellets was cocaine hydrochloride with a net weight of 804.28 grams. The quantity of cocaine, the packaging and the method of concealment are consistent with cocaine distribution.
Eni, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria, said he was returning to Nigeria to attend his brother's funeral. He said that a man had offered to help pay for the funeral, but that Eni was supposed to transport drugs back to Nigeria for him in return.


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#1 posted 03-18-2012 02:11 AM
Looks very functional. Not as fond of your choice of snacks, but that's hardly important.
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#2 posted 03-18-2012 04:22 AM
What a great idea for food platter/board
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
#3 posted 03-18-2012 05:02 AM
What kind of wood is it? What kind of "Food Safe" Finish did you apply?
Is this the same one from a different Angle?
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
#4 posted 03-18-2012 06:18 AM
Yes same one just different angle.
I love that food grade marketing word.
Wood is Evergreen Pear.
#5 posted 03-18-2012 06:28 AM
"I love that food grade marketing word." HUH?
Does that have to do with a "Food Safe" Finish? i.e. Is the Finish on the Plate, Non Toxic in case it transfers to the Food?
OR ….. What type of Finish did you apply to your Food Dish?
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
#6 posted 03-18-2012 02:59 PM
That is really cool. Reminds me of the time at one of our 'events' when a guy didn't have a plate so he was eating scrambled eggs off a piece of split wood. Needless to say, it wasn't as nice as yours.
-- Don, Royersford, PA
#7 posted 03-19-2012 03:31 AM
Nice, and functional. I wonder if the wife will let me replace all the dishware with those? Probably not.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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"Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent
(plays during recap of previous events)
"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
(playing on the radio immediately after the car accident)
First the recap of Season 1 to the sound of Stranglehold. All those cool monster scenes - spirits, windego, scarecrow god, vampire and last but definitely not least - demons. We are going to be seeing a lot more of them in the seasons to come.
The crash - the demon getting out of the truck to finish them off, Sam sensing something coming as he wakes from unconsciousness. The opening of the car door and Sam with the colt aimed at the demon.
The music... Bad Moon Rising... could there be anything more fitting?
This demon escape is one of my favorites along with YED's escape from John.
Then Sam, calling "Dad!" No answer... "Dean!".... "DEEEEAN!"
At the hospital, Dean wakes up, gets out of bed and starts looking for his family but finds that no one can see or hear him. Something clicks in this mind, he rushes back to his room and finds himself lying in bed, in a coma.
Sam comes in to stand by the bed and gaze at Dean lying there. The doctor comes and tells him Dean has sustained serious injuries including his head. He may not wake up. Dean denies this in the background, then pleads with Sam to go to some voodoo priest and lay some mojo on him. Sam seems to sense what Dean is saying and he repeats the exact same phrase to dad when he goes to see him. Sam is obviously glad to see dad is OK and assures him they are going to find a way to save Dean. Dad is not so sure. We may not be able to find anyone this time, he says. Sam feels like dad has given up on Dean already. He can't understand when dad starts talking about the colt and how it may be their only leverage... Dean doesn't either. We as rewatchers know though that he is not talking about getting rid of the demon. He is already planning how to make a deal with the demon to save Dean - because he sees no other way, and even if they lose their only way of killing the demon, still, Dean must be saved.
Here is dad without Sam's accusations in the middle...
I'll check under every stone.
Where's the Colt?
We're hunting this demon, and maybe it's hunting us too. That gun may be our only card.
i.e., If the demon wants them and the colt, he can be bargained with.
Sam always so intent on believing that all dad cares about is the hunt/revenge. He can't figure it out and dad is sure not going to tell him what he plans.
Sam, on his way out to tow the car and get dad the stuff he asked for, asks dad about the reason the YED is after Sam and the other kids. Dad plays dumb but Dean can see in his face after Sam leaves that he is hiding something.
Sam and Bobby at the scrap yard. They are looking at the broken form of the impala. Dean's going to be pissed, Sam says. There's nothing worth salvaging, says Bobby.
But to Sam, giving up on the impala equals giving up on his brother.
"If there's only one working part, that's enough. We're not just going to give up on..."
"Okay. You got it."
Dean is still with Dad - who is now in his room gazing at Dean's inert form.
Dean can't understand why dad's just sitting there, not calling anyone for a miracle. He's always done everything dad asked. Doesn't he care at all?
"Are you just going to sit there and watch me die? What the hell kind of father are you?"
But we know what is running through John's head. How he is going to try to make a deal with the demon to save his son's life with the colt. It is also very probable that dad can sense Dean and his words. That as he thinks of Dean, the words that Dean says are going through his mind and making his resolve more firm. All those things he says to Dean later, they are the same things that Dean says to him as he sits here and I am sure also what he is thinking as he gazes at Dean. We also know of his earlier resolve to pass the job onto his boys in Salvation; sacrificing himself for a little more leverage. I think he also may have known more than he ends up telling Dean... maybe he knows for them to succeed it has to be the two brothers. Sam cannot be left without his brother to look out for him. If Dean lives, they will have a chance at saving Sam in the end. It's more than just the colt or the YED. It is about the grand plan of... well ... everything.
Sam comes back and accuses John of trying to go after the demon with the summoning spell. John counters, "I'm doing this for Dean!" but Sam just can't hear his dad properly. He is too angry. (Sam! Wake up!)
They start getting into a blame fight - again very painful for Dean and us rewatchers to hear. Dean has had enough. After shouting at them for a bit, he swipes at the glass of water and it flies to the ground.
Sam: Go to hell. (Sam... how can you say that?)
John: I should have never taken you along in the first place. I knew it was a mistake, I knew I was wrong —
Dean: Dude, I full-on Swayze'd that mother.
But as we know from future episodes, this use of power makes spirits weak, and Dean who is not actually dead yet, comes pretty close.
Dean sees some kind of monster hoovering above him, seemingly trying to kill him.
"I said get back!"
He shouts, grabs it and it turns around, looks at him and leaves. But we see that Sam may have actually heard Dean that time. And as Dean tells Sam that he's going to kill whatever it is because if he can grab it he can kill it, he hears a girl shouting and goes to investigate.
Dean explains to her that she is in the same situation he is in, a spirit of a person close to death. She seems to take it extremely well and says it's all fate but Dean disagrees.
"You always have a choice. You can either roll over and dye or you can fight..."
Here he is interrupted again. He sees the same thing that was over him, now touching a child in cardiac arrest. As it does, the child stops breathing. This touch we are going to see again.
During this time, Sam has been talking to dad about how he feels Dean is close: "It felt like Dean, like he was there just out of eye shot." Desperately wanting to talk to his brother, he goes out to get a talking board after dad promises him that he will not "hunt this demon" until they knew Dean was alright. (Well he's not lying...)
Dean is back at his room after his enlightening experience - he now knows it is a reaper taking these people - Sam comes in with the talking board and they are able to talk. Sam is just so happy to be able to talk to his brother but when he hears that a reaper is after Dean, he gets discouraged for the first time.
"Is it after you?"
Even then, he snaps out of it quickly. He is not going to give up on Dean. As Sam gets dad's journal (dad is not in bed...) Dean thanks Sam for not giving up on him (he maybe thinks dad has). As they read the journal together, Dean realizes that Tessa had been the reaper all along and goes to talk to her.
Tessa is pretty convincing, and although Dean puts up a good fight, he finally decides to give in when he realizes that he is never going to get better and he is going to become the same thing he hunted if he does not choose to go with her. Just as he is about to say yes, dad's deal kicks in.
"It's your lucky day kid."
[Spoiler for Season 9 (click to open)]I am adding this a few days later, but I've been seeing similarities between this episode and Season 9:Dean not giving up on Sam, of course, but also that Sam and Dean were both talking with death (Dean with a Reaper and Sam with Death himself) and at the very brink of saying yes. Neither consented to their "resurrection" either. Dean would not have agreed if he had known dad was going to sell his soul, just as MAYBE Sam would not have agreed to being possessed by an angel. It was out of their control.
Dean wakes up in bed choking on his tubes and Sam calls for help. Interesting quote by doctor, "You've got some kind of angel looking over you." People are going to think - not angel, demon. Actually, not angel - father.
A scene reminiscent of Faith,
...this pit in my stomach. Sam, something's wrong.
As they are talking, dad comes.
"Hey, Dean"
Dean - looks so happy to see dad and dad... so relieved to see Dean.
You can see the tears in his eyes and his voice. But Sam starts to argue again. Where were you?! Dean almost died! John, with only a few more minutes to be with them, doesn't want to argue anymore.
His last words to Sam: "I've made some mistakes, but I've always done the best I could." These words will make a lasting impression on Sam.
Getting Sam to go out to get some coffee - now his last words to Dean:
"You know when you were a kid...I'd be wrecked. ... You'd say it's OK dad. ... Dean, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have had to say that to me. I put too much on your shoulders. You didn't complain. Not once. I just want you to know, I'm so proud of you." We find out later that Dean was taking care of his family from even before his mother died. That was the kind of child he was from the start.
and finally those words...
"I want you to watch out for Sammy alright?" as he always does.. then a whisper...
The big burden that dad had been carrying is passed on to Dean to do what he will.
Sam goes to give dad his coffee..


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If you're traveling to New York, or if you live here, and want to stay sane, avoid Duane Reade (not the streets downtown, the actual store). It doesn't matter what time you go; there is always a string of people, exhaling audibly, deep in wait. I'm not talking about the DMV. It's worse: Duane Reade's prescription counter. "What's the name? Stein?" Klein. "C-L-I-N-E?" Oh God, why is this happening? They dally and potter around looking for my birth control prescription in the JA-JE bin. OH MY GOD! I could scream. "Are you allergic to any medications?" Sulfa. "Sulfur?" Yes, lady, I'm allergic to sulfur from the periodic table. When I touch it, I get hives. No, Sulfa, the stuff they put in some pink bubble gum medicine when I was young. Hives happen. "Can you just write it down here?" HOLY MOTHERFCUKER! I already wrote it down, along with my social security and my automatic refill slip. You have got to be kidding me. "That will be about 10 minutes Miss Clean." But NO! I filled out the refill slip. I shouldn't have to wait. I did it last week, so this wouldn't happen. "You wanna fill out another one?" I hate you. "I just talked to the pharmacist, Ma'am. We didn't get no call from this here doctor." Die. Just go die.
So I sit in a blue chair, coated in a layer of bacteria and staph cells, where sick people wait and tap their feet for half hour increments after the promise of a few minutes. There's a wall covered in Ace wrist bandages. This makes sense. Plant the seed.
I wonder if anyone ever just screams, rip roaring, throat throttling yelping. I want to pelt the ladies behind the counter in their heads with soft-baked Entenmanns cookies. Gotcha. Take that, lady. Right in the forehead, knocking those three-inch thick classes off your Ernie Muppet head. Now ya think you can speed things up? "Miss Clean, it's ready." She swipes my card. "Do you have another one? This dumb register." Stab her. I'm going to stab her with the fake, sign on the LCD screen, pen. I don't have one more thing to give her except an insult. This isn't her fault. This is training. Habit. Something I never want to catch because I don't think they make prescriptions for it.


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Ann Patchett on new chapter for independent bookstores
Best-selling author and store owner Ann Patchett (State of Wonder, Bel Canto) talks about the fate of independent bookstores and why a revival seems more possible these days than ever before.
For many years, independent bookstores were on the list of endangered species when national retail chains and internet commerce began to chip away at their consumer base. It left a city like Nashville, Tennessee (population 626,000) without a proper bookstore.
The BBC's Franz Strasser paid a visit to Ms Patchett's new Parnassus bookstore and spoke to customers as well as authors Myra McEntire (Hourglass) and Amy Plum (Until I Die).
Most statistics in the video are courtesy of Al Greco, Fordham University.
READ MORE: Patchett back on Orange shortlist
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On TV this Thursday: The Vampire Diaries sucks more than ever with Elena now banging fangs, Beauty and the Beast gets off to a hairy start, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns with a (Nazi) treasure hunt and the vice presidential candidates face off. As a supplement to TVLine's original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to look for tonight.
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8 pm The Vampire Diaries (The CW) | Season 4 premiere: Elena wakes up the morning after the accident to find her biggest fear coming true: She's become a vampire. The issue at hand, as Damon so succinctly puts it: "You feed, or you die." (Get a peek at tonight's episode, then check out what's coming up this season.)
8 pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | When Sheldon hires a new, female assistant (Bent's Margo Harshman), Amy feels threatened. Meanwhile, Wolowitz is having a rough time in space. (Did they run out of ice cream? 'Cause that would bum me out, too.)
8:30 pm Up All Night (NBC) | Chris and an old, annoying friend (Childrens Hospital's Rob Huebel) engage in a passive-aggressive war. (Watch a video sneak peek!)
VIDEO | Beauty and the Beast's Kristen Kreuk and Jay Ryan Promise a New Kind of Superman
9 pm Beauty and the Beast (The CW) | Series premiere: Smallville's Kristin Kreuk plays Cat, who as a child witnessed the murder of her mother but was saved by a mysterious stranger. Years later, Cat becomes a police detective who reconnects with said stranger. His name is Vincent (Terra Nova's Jay Ryan), he's a presumed-dead military doctor and he has a secret: When he gets angry, he turns into a real beast.
9 pm Vice Presidential Debate (All major networks) | Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan discuss foreign and domestic policy in a two-hour debate. The event will be broadcast live from Centre College in Danville, Ky. and moderated by ABC News' Martha Raddatz.
9 pm Project Runway (Lifetime) | This season's penultimate episode has the designers presenting three looks to the judges in order to win one of three spots to show at Lincoln Center.
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Yes, I'm legit asking for someone to gift or at least lend me a Herald account, I'm Legend-Ancient and I have a Herald 2 buddy, who I want to play ranked games with, but the medal diference is way too big for him to handle the in-middle gap, so I can to play at his level so he can enjoy the game too. thanks in advance
i have archon bro i usually play this with my friend want it?
Hey man i can give you herald acc just to play not to keep forever. Add me if u want
Here's what I realized:
if Valve allowed any gap to queue together and the MMR gap is too big, one or the other in the party will struggle to enjoy the game. The herald will be thoroughly outclassed and relegated to menial roles to minimize how often the enemy will target him. The higher-ranked will either be bored by stomping everyone on the server, or will be burdened by trying to carry the game with inferior teammates, despite being a superior player.
if you take the road you're trying to, making/borrowing an account to smurf on, your friend won't "enjoy" the game, he'll just be hitching a free MMR boost without learning the game, then when it inevitably comes that he has to queue without you, he'll be in blown out by a bracket he shouldn't be in.
Here's what you 2 options can do: join the party as watch him as a coach, to help him get better at the game. 2nd option is to queue unranked with him, let him learn the game there. He can learn without the pressures and consequences of ranked MMR. When he goes back to ranked after "training" with far better players in unranked, he'll be able zip through the ranks and get to where you 2 can queue together.
I have a herald friend I want to queue with, but the MMR difference doesn't allow us to. Even made a thread about it before.
So what I do is I queue with him sometimes on unranked, so that he gets experience against people between my level and his. Then other times, like just earlier tonight, I watch his gameplay, he streams on Discord so I can watch his exact PoV, and I can help identify what errors he might be making so that he can make corrections and improve his play. He still gets to enjoy the game, get the +30 MMR rather than just +20 if in a party queue, we get to chill together, and he can actually get better at the game without getting boosted by someone smurfing.
Yes I may not have the expertise of a 4K, 5K or above player, but you and I as Legend players with several thousand matches in this game will be able to offer advice, so that they can grow into the game.
@ichigo yes, i would love to, how can I add you, my ID is 111462164
@ET i agree with that 100%, im aware that if i play in that bracket i may just sotmp players and wouldn't be fair, but it's hard for me to give my friend advice, as I can't coach him in ranked games, Valve changed it long ago so coaches may not join into ranked queues. I have tried screen sharing but my friend is not very smart to set it up and his pc crashes hard when doing it, that was the reason I wanted to have an account his level so I could play alongside him and also teach him some basics.
Add me i cant add anyone my id - 375833226
@Gonx I think I forgot about that, coaches can only join ranked if they are in a 6-man party. If your friend had the internet connection and the computer power to do so, i still suggest trying to coach him on Discord while he shares screen. If not, what's there to do but play with him on an alt account, I guess. Maybe stick to playing support so that you can just help monitor him?
Take my account. Solo mmr only 1.
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Release Date: October 2012 (first published 2001)
Publisher: Canongate
Format: Movie tie-in paperback
Source: Borrowed from a friend
Find it: Goodreads | Collins (AU)| Dymocks (AU) |Book Depository (INT) | Amazon (INT)
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From Goodreads: "Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes.
The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional-but is it more true?
Life of Pi is at once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God."
See below the bump for my review :)
First, thanks to Jodie for letting me borrow her copy of Life of Pi! I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this. I don't usually read books like this that are more classed towards the 'literature' section of the book store and not the 'young adult' section. I was pretty far out of my comfort zone. However I had seen the preview for the movie and it looks graphically stunning and I like to read the book before seeing the film adaptation. So of course I had to read this.
I'm not even sure how to go about reviewing this without giving too much away. but I will give it my best shot!
Pi and his family have always lived in India, and have never strayed too far from their home town. Pi's father owns and runs a local zoo. One of the things that Pi will never forget is the day that his father teaches them a very serious lesson. He takes them to the lion enclosure. The lion hasn't eaten for 3 days when he puts a goat in with it. This lesson is to teach the boys that no matter what they think, a lion will always be a lion. It's survival instincts always come first and it will hunt, kill and eat any chance it gets.
Pi's family are forced to pick up and move themselves and the zoo to Canada. They load up the ship with their animals and their life and make their way across the Pacific. Only it all goes incredibly awry. There is an explosion and the ship starts to sink. Pi manages to make his way to a cruise ship and that's where his true story begins. He is stranded on the boat with a zebra, a hyena and a tiger for 227 calendar days. However the days mean nothing to him. He has no way to record them and it does not matter. It won't change how long he's going to be fighting for his life.
Life of Pi is brilliant and convoluted and thought provoking and did I mention brilliant? Yann Martel ends his masterpiece with an incredible twist. What you choose to believe is completely up to you. Whether Pi is delusional or invented this story as a means to survive or whether this all actually happened we will never know. Yann Martel leaves the final decision up to the reader.
Yann Martel has a true gift. I had assumed that because this was so far out of my YA comfort zone that I wouldn't enjoy this. I was very wrong, and glad to be! I was happily surprised. I am excited to see what doors Life of Pi has opened for me in the book world. I cant wait to find some other little gems!
Have you read this? Or have you seen the movie? If so what did you think of it? I can't wait to see it!
Do you have any other recommendations for similar books? I have The Help and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society to read sometime soon!
Happy reading!


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Beacon & Eggs
Beacon & Eggs
The Sylvee
25 S Livingston St
Madison, WI 53703United States
Event Description:
Breakfast to Benefit The Beacon: A Day Resource Center for families and individuals who are homeless in our community.
Hear guest, volunteer and staff stories. See how The Beacon is moving people who are homeless into jobs and housing.
Register online by November 26 at www.BeaconandEggs.org. Questions? Call 608-826-8096
Tuesday, December 4
The Sylvee
7:30a - Doors Open
8:00a - Breakfast Served
8:15a - Program Starts
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I love candy and am a real sweet tooth. who isn't anyways!? So when I see a great bakery or find a good recipe, I need to try it. Now, during my last weeks of thesis writing, I got the biggest cravings for sweets, especially chocolate and all kinds of cookies. I know, it's not healthy, but it definitely helps my brain :) I try to do some workouts and keep the sweets to a minimum, but sometimes I slip.
When Mr.B. and I picked up our new specks (will show them in one of my next posts!), we found this great little bakery. It was closed already, but the building was just as fun to look at. Painted on all walls were different caricatures that were perfect for some outfit photos!
What I wore
Shirt, Necklace & "OK" Ring: Thrifted
Skirt, Belt & Skirt: H&M
Bag: vintage YSL; Thrifted
Shoes: Deichmann
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There is nothing like being with grandchildren. And today we hit for the daily double.
We spent most of the day at New Jersey\'s Liberty Science Center with our transcendentally spectacular grandson….then brought him home and spent time with his every-bit-as-transcendentally-spectacular sister.
Not only that, but on the way to the Center, when some brain-stem going at least 15MPH faster than anyone else, careened across two lanes and cut me off (he cut another guy off even worse), and I mentioned to my wife "How come there\'s never a cop around when someone does something like that"…
…there was.
About a quarter mile up, we watched him being pulled over by an unmarked car.
That was the icing on the cake.