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The conviction of Scott Peterson on a separate murder charge for killing the fetus carried by his wife, Laci, raises questions about the moral and legal status of fetuses. Many people, the jury included, recognize that killing his wife in late pregnancy was more heinous than killing his wife alone. Yet many are also uncomfortable with granting full legal personhood to a fetus still in the womb.
There are social and legal responses to such crimes that respect both sentiments: An anthropologically informed model of personhood affords appropriate social recognition for the pregnancy loss; while a woman-centered - rather than fetal-centered - legal approach acknowledges and supports society's interest in protecting pregnant women.
One of the most fundamental ways that cultures vary from one another is in their models of what it is, or takes, to be a person. In some cultures, personhood is understood to come into being at a specific moment, while in others, personhood is understood to come about gradually, over a period of time, sometimes occurring over the course of a lifetime and even beyond. Because the US is generally understood to be of the first type, the abortion debate hinges on which moment is the critical one - conception or 24 weeks or birth.
But Americans actually use both models. A pregnant woman sometimes chooses to develop a relationship with an embryo/fetus; other times she does not. If she decides to develop this relationship, she begins the work of constructing a person. This involves things like changing certain personal habits, telling others, seeking medical care, fantasizing what the child will be like and how it will fit into and change the family unit, naming it, shopping for it, preparing a space for it at home and in life.
The process of constructing a person is rarely undertaken alone; relatives, friends, co-workers, healthcare providers, and even strangers who pat tummies and ask when the baby is due or offer unsolicited advice, all engage in this process. Certain medical encounters accelerate the pace - prenatal visits at which one hears or sees a heartbeat or learns the sex typically amplify and accelerate the process of constructing a new person.
Other factors may slow, or even reverse, the process. For example, while waiting for the results of an amniocentesis or during a pregnancy following a miscarriage or stillbirth many women postpone "person-making" practices and limit their relationship with the fetus. There is not a one-to-one relationship between gestational age and development of personhood, but they're certainly linked. The longer a desired pregnancy lasts, the more opportunities there are for acknowledging personhood.
In the case of Laci Peterson, the construction of personhood was well advanced. The sex was known, Connor's name had been selected and a shower was planned and items on the gift registry at Babies R Us - including a bath, a swing, and port-a-crib - had already been purchased. The nursery was nearly ready. Clearly, the process of creating a new person had been actively engaged in by many individuals during this nearly completed pregnancy. Connor's death represents a significant loss to those who participated in this social process and eagerly awaited his birth. Such losses are heartbreaking, whether the result of murder or stillbirth (approximately 26,000 in America each year), and they deserve our recognition and support.
But there are many forms social recognition can take. Granting equal legal rights to an unborn baby is neither necessary nor appropriate. Regardless of the duration, intensity, or social breadth of personmaking, until birth, a "baby" is not a separate entity, not yet "an individual."
The murder of a pregnant woman is not two crimes but one particularly heinous crime - and sentencing should reflect this. We give harsher sentences for the murder of law enforcement officers in recognition of the essential social function they perform and the fact that in so doing they make themselves more vulnerable to violent, sometimes fatal, attack. Likewise, we should recognize the special status of pregnant women who also perform an essential social function. Data suggest that pregnancy makes them more vulnerable to such attacks.
A 2001 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that homicide is the most common cause of death among pregnant women in America. And several studies show that if a woman is pregnant she is between 35 percent and 50 percent more likely to be assaulted than women who are not pregnant. Beatings of pregnant women are more severe and more frequent, and pregnant women are much more likely to be hit or kicked in the stomach.
We need to recognize and support the grief of those whose wished-for pregnancies do not end in a live birth, whether or not their pregnancies end through violence. We should also acknowledge the special status and potentially fatal risk that pregnancy entails, and sentence criminals accordingly.
• Linda Layne, a cultural anthropologist, holds the Hale Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is author of 'Motherhood Lost: A Feminist Account of Pregnancy Loss in America.'


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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:A series worth watchingI didn't expect this series to pluck my heart strings as mercilessly as it did, but it's what this series does best. Though my nostalgia prompts me to give this 5 stars, I do recall some pacing issues as well as some minor gripes about the amount of unnecessary/uninteresting characters. Of course, minor gripes are minor - I hope you enjoy this series as much as I did!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:One of my favorite animes!Angel Beats is a fantastic anime that has good voice acting, great animations, and an interesting story(not so much at first). Angel Beats will make you laugh uncontrollably some times while making you cry like a seven-year old at another time. You get attached to the characters and you emphasize with their unique situations. This anime is one of two animes that have actually made me cry, the ...Read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:The combination of art, music, plot, humor, and character development in this show is some of the best I've seen.One of my absolute favorites. It's awesome that Cruchyroll has it now. The combination of art, music, plot, humor, and character development in this show is some of the best I've seen. One of the VERY few shows actually worth the $50 they want to charge for a 13 episode blu-ray release.Read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:If you haven't seen it, you should"This is really wonderful. This is such a happy environment. It's too dazzling for me. This is the way people live their lives. Isn't it just beautiful? I'm envious. If I vanish now, could I start over anew? Could I accept normal happiness? " -Yuri Nakamura - Angel BeatsRead more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Touching Series with Beautiful MusicAngel Beats is one of those that catch your attention. It if filled with humor, but it also has touching moments. The music is very calm like the opening when Angel (Kanade) plays the piano. The setting is pretty much in the afterlife, and each character has a reason why they are there. There are scenes that will bring tears out, but at the end will the be the most tear jerking one. It is a short ...Read more
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Ekspla Atlantic Series high power picosecond DPSS laser now with higher specifications
- Published: Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:44
Ekspla's Atlantic is a new generation DPSS picosecond laser with 60 W output power at 1064 nm. Featuring short pulse duration (typically 13 ps) Atlantic series laser offers mimimized thermal damage to the material. Innovative design, employing fiber based oscillator ensured excellent output beam parameters: M²<1.3 with pulse energy fluctuations < 1.5 %. Up to 1 MHz repetition rate, establishes this laser as good choice for industrial, high throughoutput material processing systems. Read more.
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- Up to 60 W at 1064 nm output power
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Laser micromachining is rapidly becoming the material processing technology of choice for numerous small scale, real world applications. New advances in diode pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers are enabling material processes once found only in research laboratories to be incorporated into growing numbers of production lines
From its inception, the Atlantic – a new generation picosecond high power and high pulse energy laser – has been designed as a versatile tool for a variety of industrial material processing applications.
The Atlantic is an OEM rugged, compact laser with 60 W output power at 1064 nm. Featuring short pulse duration (typically 13 ps) Atlantic series laser offers mimimized thermal damage to the material, what is becoming more and more important in wide range of industries: photovoltaics, electronics, biomedicine, auto.
Innovative design, employing fiber based oscillator ensured excellent output beam parameters: M²<1.3 with pulse energy fluctuations < 1.5 %. All optical components are placed into sealed monolithic block thus ensuring reliable24/7 operation.
High, up to 1 MHz repetition rate, combined with low maintenance requirements establishes this laser as good choice for industrial, high throughoutput material processing systems, requiring speed and precision. Optical components are installed in a robust, precisely machined monolithic aluminum block, which could be used as a separate module for customized solutions. The system is sealed to provide long term stable operation in manufacturing environments. Designed for hands free operation, the Atlantic offers maximum reliability due to an optimized layout, PC controlled operation, a built-in self-diagnostics system and advanced status reporting. Superior beam quality allows easy focusing of the laser beam into the smallest spot size at various working distances and enables processing of practically any material. The Atlantic has been designed as a low-maintenance-costs solution. All replacement of consumables can be performed at user facilities by trained technicians.
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Join Velociraptor and his band- fierce predators and some of the fastest runners in the land- in this exciting digital book app! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Jump inside to see how none of the other creatures in the valley want to be near when the Velociraptors come around!
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I'm sometimes mystified when we meet a prospect or new client.
We're supposed to handle the public introduction of the company: i.e., tell its differentiating story, nail down the supporting messages through every written or spoken effort we and the client make.
That's not the mystifying part. We can find something to tout, always. (Look! This car has FOUR, count 'em, FOUR tires AND a steering wheel!)
Seriously, I'm speechless when, during the course of digging into the company's value proposition, we hear, "but we don't want to tip off the competition."
Um…we'd never get into the family jewels. But at the story and supporting message set level, we do need to give a level of detail that shows there's something different, new, noteworthy, NEWSworthy to the company's editorial, blogging, analyst customer community.
It'd be like asking your lawyer to represent you in court, but not telling that lawyer everything that's relevant to the case.
So the question I'd like to ask is: do you want to launch your company into the public domain, tell potential customers why you've got a different approach and technology that's worth buying (and make money doing so)?
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In line with its 15 in '15 launch strategy, Mercedes-Benz India today launched the E400 Cabriolet in India alongside the CLS facelift. The car will be sold through the CBU route in the country and will serve more as a halo product (than a volume seller) in the company's line-up.
The E-Class sedan is anyhow a good looking car, but in this Cabriolet form it looks even better. A single-slat mesh grille with the large three-pointed star, similar LED headlights and sporty bumper with large air dams gives the front fascia an aggressive stance. Overall the Cabriolet looks almost identical to the standard E-Class, except that this one has two doors instead of four.
The E400 cabriolet comes packed with plethora of modern features including Mercedes's latest COMAND interface. The company has also fitted the cabriolet with features such as AIRCAP, a retractable deflector on the top edge of the windscreen, which forces the airflow upwards at higher speeds, significantly reducing the in-cabin noise when the roof is down.
The E 400 Cabriolet is powered by a 3.0-litre, six-cylinder (V6) turbo-petrol motor, that puts maximum power of 328 bhp at 5,250 - 6,000 rpm and peak torque of 480 Nm between 1,200 - 4,000 rpm that's routed via a nine-speed automatic gearbox. The E 400 cabriolet, according to the company, does a 0-100 kmph stint in just 5.3 seconds.
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Pocket-Lint: Sky has added split-screen viewing to its Sky Sports for iPad application, to allow avid followers of Formula One to watch two different camera viewpoints at the same time.
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Monroe Telco Federal Credit Union of West Monroe, Louisiana has been operating for more than 78 years, currently from 2 locations. It is a primarily communications or utilities common bond.
Checking services include no cost share drafts, share certificates with low minimum balance requirements and overdraft protection. Debit cards and ATMs with no surcharges are available.
For members needing to establish credit, the credit union offers a credit builder program, share-secured credit cards and small dollar loans. Financial counseling and financial education is offered.
In addition to auto loans and other types of credit, Monroe Telco FCU can do real estate loans. Employees can help you with check cashing, low-cost wire transfers and money orders. Monroe Telco FCU members may also take advantage of tax refund anticipation loans.
Individuals with other financial, savings, and investment needs will be pleased to find insurance/investment products that are offered.
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New Research Report Reveals Corporate Social Responsibility Trends in Mid-sized Companies
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ANAHEIM, Calif., April 10, 2013 /3BL Media/ PRNewswire/ -- Business4Better (B4B), the non-commercial community partnership movement produced by UBM plc, released a research report on Tuesday that defines major trends in the way mid-sized companies approach corporate social responsibility (CSR), including plans for community engagement, employee volunteerism and metrics of success. It explores both challenges and opportunities that mid-sized companies regularly face in implementing their CSR programs.
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"Most mid-size companies have a business-with-a-purpose mindset," said Joshua Dome, general manager of Business4Better. "We conducted this research to understand the gaps and opportunities, with the ultimate goal of creating action plans for executives trying to infuse social good as part of the way they do business."
The Business4Better research report reveals mid-sized companies' desires to help people and nonprofits in their local communities through programs that simultaneously increase business performance, drive employee participation and improve brand reputation. Business4Better's research report is based on findings produced by a first-of-its-kind survey of 173 business executives from mid-sized companies that employ between 100 and 5,000 employees. The full research report can be downloaded at http://www.business4better.org/csr-survey-results, and highlights include:
- Two-thirds of mid-sized companies are seeking to either enhance or establish their CSR programs to do business with a purpose.
- About 60 percent of mid-sized companies focus their CSR efforts on education, demonstrating companies' dedication to people-focused initiatives that cater to young people and the development of the workforce of the future.
- Mid-sized companies need tools to measure success and often miss opportunities to tie CSR programs to positive business performance. Only about 20 percent measure their CSR program's success by its financial impact.
- Companies' community involvement is championed from the top; half of mid-sized companies' CSR efforts are led by the executive leadership team.
The report supports the growing number of mid-sized companies that choose to do business in a way that positively impacts communities through corporate and nonprofit partnerships. It offers suggestions and best practices that companies can apply to business models, such as placing increased importance on the collaboration of C-suites and marketing or human resources departments for successful CSR program implementation and providing training for those who measure and track these programs.
The report is part of the larger Business4Better movement, which is centered on an inaugural industry-leading conference and exhibition that will feature high-level keynotes, educational content, relationship-building opportunities and dynamic exhibition space for companies to meet and understand nonprofits. The Business4Better Conference will take place May 1-2, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif.
To learn more information about the Business4Better movement or the Business4Better Conference, please visit www.business4better.org.
About Business4Better Movement
Business4Better (B4B) aims to build a movement of successful corporate and nonprofit partnerships that have a positive impact on communities and expand the meaning of being a better business. It is the platform that enables both businesses and nonprofits to thrive, share, inspire, educate and form partnerships that prove Business4Better benefits both communities and businesses. The B4B movement is centered on an annual industry-leading, non-commercial conference and exhibition featuring high-level keynotes, educational content, relationship building and dynamic exhibition space for nonprofit organizations. The event is part of a larger Responsible Business initiative and movement being led by UBM employees in the communities in which they live and work. Events are currently held in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Business4Better Conference and Exhibition will take place May 1-2 in Anaheim, CA. For more information, please visit www.business4better.org.
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Saurabh Kumar, a Vizrt Certified Pro Viz Artist designer had this to say: "My experience while designing for the exam was like I had to crack this exam in one attempt and I had given myself a challenge," said Kumar. "The exam is designed in such a way that it checks your overall skills and knowledge in Vizrt. I have a good general knowledge of all this but the exam made me truly look at my skills and bring forth my best before starting."
A Vizrt Certified Professional is a person who has demonstrated proficiency with Vizrt software products by passing one or more product-specific proficiency exams set by Vizrt and is recognized as a significant asset in the media industry.
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Once certified, the Vizrt Training Center offers each individual the opportunity to have their achievement published on Vizrt.com along with some of their work and profile.
"It helped me gain more skills than I had before. Now I know I have solutions for every problem faced by my colleagues with Viz Artist, making me a valuable resource. Many people from other countries also contact me asking for solutions for their needs in Viz Artist. It is like the road to success," concluded Saurabh Kumar.
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Two people and a dog were rescued from a West Yorkshire house fire during the early hours of this morning.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire in Bondgate, Pontefract, today at around 1.40am.
Officers arrived to find the living room ablaze, while the property had no smoke detectors fitted.
The occupants were pulled from the property uninjured by firefighters, who used two breathing apparatus, a hose reel and a ventilator to extinguish the blaze.
Crews from Pontefract, Castleford and Featherstone attended the incident.


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August 2006, Auto Dealer Today - WebXclusive
by Thomas B. Hudson, Esq.
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Some things are intuitive. A baseball bat is intuitive – it isn't too hard to figure out what to do with the thing.
Some things are not intuitive. How many of you who don't have a 14-year-old living in your house have actually managed to set the clock on your VCR?
Intuitively, car dealers and finance companies operating in the sub prime arena believe that the use of starter interrupt devices is a good thing. They point to more cars sold, decreased collection activity, fewer delinquencies and lower charge offs.
The buyer's changed payment behavior also reduces the dealer/creditor's collection expenses and its losses from delinquencies and charge offs. Assuming that some part of that savings can be passed to the buyers, the devices create at least the potential for lower financing costs for those with severely impaired credit. Once the buyer has established a better credit record, future credit should be less expensive as well. Moreover, the buyer's credit availability may expand to other types of credit previously unattainable, such as credit cards and housing finance.
Even for those buyers who are unable to get it together, even with the devices attached to their cars, there are benefits. If a buyer fails to make a payment on time and the car is equipped with a starter interrupt device, the car won't start, but the creditor doesn't send the tow truck out to repossess the car and tow it to the repo lot – billing the buyer for the repossession and storage costs. And the customer whose car is fitted with the starter interrupt device is spared the sometimes considerable inconvenience and indignity of trekking down to the repo lot to bail out his ride.
Will these points persuade the consumer advocates in your jurisdiction that starter interrupt devices are good for consumers? Perhaps so, perhaps not, but they won't be persuaded unless the case for these benefits is made, and they won't be persuaded unless these purported benefits of the devices are actual and not just industry smoke and mirrors.
i lost cars ,friends,and customers because everybody promised to pay,and 3 months later the payments stopped,people were mad because the lost there jobs ,the holidays are here,all kinds of stories.i 'm left hold the bag or stealing my cars back from them after 4-6 months of them hiding,i think the interrupt is a good idea,i want them for my car lot.
will a car still start but not move with a starter interrupt system, my car has one on it, my car will crank and go in reverse but it won't go in drive what could be the problem
These devices are good in some ways. I had a friend who had a 06 plate astra sri on finance 5th may 14, 18th may 14 car caught fire. Car total write off, fire brigade suspectec fire was caused by electrical device fitted under dash also known as starter interrupt device. Supplied & fitted bt finance company. Had this vehicle 14 days & still being expected to pay for it even though dont have it and there to blame for this incident. Luckily my family werent in this vehicle as they wouldnt have survives.
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This last project from Levon Helm, hand-selected with guitarist Larry Campbell from five years of Midnight Ramble concert recordings between 2006-10, might have had a funereal tone — arriving as it does after his devastating loss. Instead, The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume 3 (due July 1, 2014 via Vanguard Records and Levon Helm Studios) is a musical fete, an unadorned celebration of everything the former Band drummer meant to music but also of everything the music meant to Helm.
The set-opening "Same Thing," plucked from the Band's 1993 album Jericho, finds Helm howling over a New Orleans-inflected rhythmic lope and, in that moment, the years melt away. You can hear Helm as he was, playing backwoods dives and front-porch singalongs, learning the contours of these folkways one song at a time — like a farmer pacing across shotgun rows of farmland until he knows every grain of fertile dirt. At the same time, The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume 3 offers new surprises in the form of Helm's able band: Jimmy Vivino's slide gives the song a nasty little menace, while Mike Merritt thunks happily away on a bass part once laid down by Rick Danko. The song's street-parade attitude is made complete by a series of oh-so-funky horn blasts.
And Levon Helm sounds happy. Scratch that. He sounds ecstatic, in a moment that he was made for — in a Willie Dixon song that sprung from a common history, in the old Barn once more. It's a wonder to behold. And this concert compilation is just getting underway.
Helm returns for a tough interpretation of "Drivin' Wheel," opening a Junior Parker songbook that earlier provided "Mystery Train" for 1973's Moondog Matinee. Only Helm goes deeper in this loose, live setting — hitting every downbeat, and every verse with this hale gusto. When everybody lays out, just as Helm yelps "Now, wait a minute! I wanna tell you about my baby," there's an audible gasp of appreciation from the crowd. This is no valedictory, no victory lap. This is someone, health issues be damned, still at the very top of his game. When Helm's band returns to this song's appropriately driving cadence, it's with a newfound sense of purpose. They can't help but be inspired, too.
"One More Shot" returns to the mythic landscape that shaped so many of Helm's signature moments with the Band, only this time — rather than doomed Confederate soldiers or ousted Cajun wanderers — he's exploring the legend of Jesse James. Written by Paul Kennerley for an unjustly forgotten 1980 concept album featuring Helm, Emmylou Harris and Johnny Cash, "One More Shot" illustrates that Helm's interpretive powers remained, until the end, utterly undiminished.
Finally, he reclaims "Take Me To the River," a song which had — via a late-1970s new-wave take by the Talking Heads — moved far afield from its original grease-popping, Al Green-sung Memphis roots. Not here. Helm brays, he cries, he yelps, all while creating this most spacious of pockets for his own Bourbon Tabernacle Choir to fill. At one point, Steven Bernstein's trombone threatens to lift the roof right off their country environs, then Helm comes squalling back in to finish the job.
Elsewhere, Allen Toussaint — a longtime Helm collaborator, from "Life's a Carnival" on 1971's Cahoots to the 1972 Rock of Ages concert release, from his final album in the five-man Band lineup (1978's The Last Waltz) to his last studio release (2009's Electric Dirt) — sits in on a raucous version of "A Certain Girl." Long-time Helm Band member Brian Mitchell also offers a rough-hewn take on Bob Dylan's "A Simple Twist of Fate," made complete by Helm's rascally swagger at the drums.
Amy Helm, Levon's daughter and musical heir, is featured on Sam Cooke's "Ain't That Good News" and Dolly Parton's "The Beautiful Lie," while Chris Robinson — who'd recorded the Black Crowes' 2009 album Before the Frost … Until the Freeze at Helm's Barn — tears through Elmore James' "Shake Your Money Maker." The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume 3 also features Elvis Costello, second-era Band guitarist Jim Weider, Teresa Williams and Byron Isaacs, among others.
Click here to find Across the Great Divide — a weekly, song-by-song examination from Something Else! on the legacy of the Band, both together and as solo artists. The series runs on Thursdays.
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The hunt is on for two men who fled the scene of a crash in the early hours.
They ran off leaving an injured woman trapped in her vehicle.
According to Kirklees Rural police, a local Daihatsu milk van was "hit head on" by a Salford Van Hire vehicle at 1.35am at the Sovereign crossroads in Shepley.
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Officers who attended the scene said that the Vauxhall Zafira hire van driver and another man ran off after the collision, leaving the passenger of the milk van still trapped.
The passenger, a 65-year-old female, was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary for a check up, but suffered only minor injuries.
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I needed inspiration and found myself looking at pictures of stained glass windows. I wanted to try and replicate the brilliant colors and geometric patterns. This could probably be done as a kimekomi, however I thought glitter would better illustrate the light properties of glass. Any one of my kimekomi patterns could be used for a similar ornament. For an even more authentic stained glass look, black or dark gray sequins could be used to represent the lead.
Tools Needed
- ballpoint pen
- glue
- drafting compass
- liquid White Out
- paint brush
Materials Needed:
- one 70mm smooth foam ball
- 1/2 inch silver sequin pins*
- 15/0 clear iridescent seed beads*
- 5mm silver sequins
- red, blue and green glitter paint**
- 9mm wide silver ribbon
- one silver pearl topped corsage pins
- one 8mm red sequin
*purchased at Cartwright's
**homemade, using loose glitter and clear glue. See FAQ page for more info on how to make glitter paint.
FYI… In this video, the first 4 steps are not shown exactly as they are written. Please follow the written directions. This video is only meant as a visual aid.
- Draw lines on foam ball dividing it into 4 equal sections.
- Set your compass to 3cm. Draw a circle at the top and bottom of your foam ball.
- At the center mold line, find the point where the 4 vertical lines intersect it. At each point draw a circle with your compass, still set at a 3cm radius.
- White out the original 4 vertical lines you drew. You should now only see the 6 circles.
- Now, set your ball down and look at it from the top. You will see a square shape surrounding your top point. Set your compass point at each corner of the square and draw a circle. Your compass should still be set at 3cm.
- Once your 4 new circles are drawn around each corner point, turn the ball over and do the same on the bottom side.
- Trace all lines with silver sequins. Leave a 1cm circle at the top without sequins. You may outline this section with sequins, if you wish.
- Prep your glitter paint.
- Start with the bottom of your ornament. Look at the pattern of exposed foam and find the 4 triangles that form a cross in the center. Fill in the sections with glitter paint according to the illustration below.
- At the point were the blue diamond shapes touch there are a few more tiny spaces of exposed foam. These spaces are too small to fill in with glitter, so just fill them in with silver sequins.
- Finish your ornament by placing a silver bow and hanging ribbon at the top where you left some exposed foam. Thread the large red sequins onto the corsage pin, then the hanging ribbon, then the bow, in that order.
The most time consuming part of this ornament is waiting for the glitter paint to dry before moving onto the next section. You may need several coats of paint to get an opaque look. I like to use a very small paint brush for filling in the smaller sections.
I really love this ornament. I intend on making several more like it using different patterns and different colors of paint.
Happy Ornament Making!!


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- May 10, 1918 - March 27, 2015
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Mons-en-Chaussée Communal Cemetery
Mons-en-Chaussée - Somme (France)
Mons-en-Chaussée is a small village about 8 kilometres south-east of Péronne on the D 1029.
The 6 UK and 1 Canadian burials of the First World War on the cemetery are of Lieutenants E.R. Bottomley & G.A. Griffiths,
Corporal E. Brunt, Privates W. Hickinbottom & W.R. McLintock (Can), 2nd Lieutenant C. Monckton and Driver W.J. Toller.
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Playlist: Middle Class Rut, plus 10 more
Sample some music that spans pop-soul, hard rock and more.
The Sacramento duo Middle Class Rut, which had a top 10 alternative hit with New Low in 2010, blows up its guitar-duo template for full-on headbanger Aunt Betty, piling massive amounts of distortion over a thunderous beat. The repeated refrain — "Why don't you believe in me?" — resonates like a howl of pain or an anguished whisper. Think it sounds like Jane's Addiction? More like Jane's Relapse. -- Brian Mansfield
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USA TODAY music critic Elysa Gardner highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening.
It's Not Over, Chaka Khan
The great, genre-defying diva returns with a sumptuous slice of electro-savvy, inspirational pop-soul.
Early November, Matt Costa
The singer/songwriter's self-titled fourth album features this breezy, bittersweet burst of unapologetic (and graceful) nostalgia.
Better Ways to Spend the Day, Sweet Remains
The folky trio's new North & Prospect includes this sly, sweetly moody charmer, showcasing their typically robust harmonies.
Aqui Voy, Jesse & Joy
The Mexican brother-and-sister duo opens its latest album, Con Quien Se Queda El Perro?, with this pulsing, gently sultry number.
Where Do You Start, Stewart & Charlap
On Something to Remember, mother and son make this standard a showcase for Stewart's delicately emotive vocals and Charlap's supple piano work.
And I Am All Alone, Rebecca Luker
Luker's limpid, quivering soprano is perfectly suited to this early Jerome Kern/P.G. Wodehouse collaboration, on her Kern tribute I Got Love.
Meeting Across the River, Tom Wopat
It seems an unlikely pairing of artist and song, but the Broadway/cabaret performer delivers a felt, unsentimental reading of Springsteen's haunting gem.
The Bilbao Song, Patti LuPone
On Far Away Places — Live at 54 Below, the inimitable star turns the Brecht/Weill classic into a gritty, giddy homage to the New York of her youth.
Hope She'll Be Happier, Bill Withers
Withers' spare, soul-wrenching performance from his 1973 masterpiece Live at Carnegie Hall is available on The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums.
Bushes and Briars, Isla Cameron
Cameron's softly stirring a cappella version of the plaintive traditional tune, recorded in 1960, is on Smithsonian Folkways' Classic Celtic Music.


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Finding a reliable, unadulterated source of nourishment is a constant preoccupation of the heroes of Huysmans' novels. Nowadays we know that lightly boiled eggs have certainly not escaped contamination by the century. Solipsistically retiring into one's shell brings no escape from the pressures of the world. Huysmans' name is most frequently linked with that of his great contemporary Zola—as disciple, or as renegade disciple—even though Huysmans turns inward, and Zola outward, the first producing the private fantasy world of A rebours, the second the massive social documentary of Germinal, within a year of each orner in 1884-85. But there is no paradox in the...
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Pew takes a strategic approach to its investments: We set goals and establish tactics to reach them. It is rare, of course, that a goal is reached suddenly, dramatically, without passing through the intermediate stages that our planning anticipates. The outright home run is atypical. Rather, progress tends to be incremental, advancing by degrees. Even in baseball, that's how most games are won. Science may appear to be an exception. The everyday view is that science proceeds by major breakthroughs. News stories of major discoveries substantiate the impression.
In reality, however, very few, if any, scientific achievements occur instantaneously. As the neurophysiologist Torsten N. Wiesel, Ph.D., has noted, "Frustration is the daily bread of the research scientist." Having devoted a lifetime to laboratory science, he understands the rigor of the process and the long road to discovery. He is also familiar with the rewards, having shared a Nobel Prize for discovering how the visual system functions in mammals. Creativity in the lab, he has said, arises when scientists are free to study what they wish and apply themselves sedulously day after day.
Back in 1985, Pew launched a biomedical scholars program that addresses the importance of work that moves forward by degrees, and we are privileged that Dr. Wiesel chairs its illustrious advisory committee. The program provides flexible funds for research. And it fosters a community among these early- and mid-career researchers to cultivate exchanges of ideas and collaborations that, more than is often recognized, fuel scientific discovery and excellence. There are now more than 400 Pew Scholars, plus more than 150 in the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biological Sciences. As we had hoped, they have become leaders in their fields—year by year, result by result. By degrees.
Cataclysmic weather events are like the supposed science breakthrough—they turn heads. As tragic as they are, they do serve to awaken people to a longer-term trend that has developed over decades: global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions. To be sure, the carbon-dioxide molecule, a contributor to these emissions, seems like a very small thing to be affecting the world's environment, but it has been increasing by degrees, according to a report for policy makers by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change earlier this year.
As for the impact, we are literally talking about degrees, perhaps (in the most conservative scenario) a rise of 3.6 degrees F in average temperatures by the end of the century. Such a difference may not seem like much—after all, the day is pretty much the same at 75 or 78 degrees. Such a permanent and worldwide change, however, is enough to disrupt whole societies.
Pew has been supporting rigorous research on climate change for 17 years. Our initiatives have educated the public and policy makers on the planet's future if action is not taken to curb and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and they have also promoted solutions. We are pleased to see the growing interest in taking action. And action is urgently needed, especially in the United States, which, because it produces some 25 percent of the world's emissions, is key to any long-term answer to the problem.
A Pew-supported land-trust consortium in the northeastern United States also works by degrees. As privately-held properties change hands at an unprecedented rate, there is an urgent need to save these lands from development, while also making them available for low-impact public uses, such as recreation and environmental education. The land trusts within the consortium work parcel by contiguous parcel, with ambitious goals of preserving hundreds of thousands of acres.
It is worth mentioning that this article is the first Trust feature story to highlight our Donor Relations department, which was established in September 2004. We have formed partnerships with and designed initiatives for more than 100 donors who share Pew's goal of serving the public interest. We have greatly benefited from their guidance, leadership and support in delivering lasting results.
Institutions gain credibility and reputation by degrees as well, and from its founding, Pew has embraced high standards of conduct in order to merit the public's trust. Nowhere is this responsibility better reflected than in the wise stewardship of our board. Alan J. Davis, who joined the board in 2004, shared that commitment, and we were tremendously saddened by his passing in May. Alan was a wonderful colleague, enthusiastic civic steward and esteemed attorney. On page 38, there is a description of his career and his lasting influence on the city of Philadelphia, which he loved. His thoughtfulness, candor and admirable spirit greatly enriched our institutional deliberations.
In one of his last conversations with his wife, when the topic turned to Pew, he expressed his regret that his board service had been so brief. We feel the same way. We are humbled by this devotion and convey to his wife and family our deepest sympathy.
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The Green Corner Store presents a Holiday Pop-Up Shop through Nov. 29. Comedian Tim Kidd is at the Loony Bin at 7:30 p.m., $7 (and at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $10). The Heat plays at the Afterthought at 9 p.m., $7. Memphis swamp soul group Marcella and Her Lovers performs at Maxine's, in Hot Springs, with Otherwise, 9 p.m., $5.
The Promenade's Celebration of Lights (at the Promenade at Chenal) begins at 3 p.m., free. The Big Dam Horns plays at Cajun's Wharf, 9 p.m. FreeVerse plays at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. Fayetteville garage punk band Pagiins plays at Maxine's, in Hot Springs, with Dangerous Idiots and Heels, 9 p.m., $5. Possessed by Paul James, the recording moniker of Florida folk songwriter Konrad Wert, plays at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $7. Local party-funk band SYNRG performs at Juanita's 9 p.m. Little Rock singer-songwriter John Willis performs at South on Main with Cody Belew (featured on season three of NBC's "The Voice"), 9 p.m., $10. Little Rock psycho-blues favorite Tyrannosaurus Chicken plays at the White Water Tavern at 9:30 p.m.
Vino's screens the 1943 black-magic noir "Dead Men Walk" at 7:30 p.m. in the back room, free. Local ambient instrumental-piano project Glass Wands plays at White Water with the indie rock band Greater Pyrenees, 9 p.m.
Comedian Cowboy Bill Martin is at the Loony Bin at 7:30 p.m., $7. Finger Food plays a free show at South on Main as part of the Oxford American's Local Live series, 7:30 p.m. R&B singer and Tech N9ne affiliate Stevie Stone performs at Revolution with Yak Boy Fresh, 9 p.m., $10. Chi Chi Valdez hosts Drag-eoke at Sway, 9 p.m. L.A. thrash metal stalwart Heretic plays at Vino's with Conviction, 9 p.m. Alt-metal band All That Remains plays at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville with Devour the Day, Audiotopsy and Sons of Texas as part of "The Order of Things" tour, 7:30 p.m., $20.


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It's not like you have to twist our arms to go shopping or anything — it's fun enough on its own. But add a DJ, drinks, small bites, and free stuff, and we're beyond hooked. This Saturday, Oliver Peoples, on Rush Street, invites you to make a special trip in-store between 6 and 9 p.m. to shop for new shades and have a great time. DJ Ian Pooley will be in attendance, and Oliver Peoples will be doling out a special free gift with every purchase. If your favorite pair are looking a little sad after a few trips to North Avenue Beach, maybe it's time to re-up your summer style, no? Swing by this Saturday night on your way to dinner, a fun night out, or both, and pick up a perfect summer shopping treat. Oliver Peoples, 941 Rush Street (between Walton and Oak streets); 312-266-9000.
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So what have we got this week ? As you might know, there are 2 vampire skills involving the transformation into an animal (rat or bat).
Also this week: the release of the third track from the official Nosferatu Soundtrack by Parapraxis.
I redrew the Dead Rabbit Software logo as vector image, which allows us to resize the logo as big as we want without any pixelation. You can now download the official Dead Rabbit Software wallpaper in either black or white to celebrate this ( I know most likely nobody cares but still )
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Now some announcements, lets welcome joeljkp who will help with the linux port of Nosferatu and Mr who will bring us some accurate weapon sounds.
And a special welcome to Simpson Leroy (he worked as an artist on Fable). He will join the playermodeling/skinning department with some truly awesome models. With 2 character modelers, things should progress faster now.


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Outback Trading High Country Hat has crush-proof, water resistant style!
What more do you need? This Outback Trading High Country Hat is an excellent all-purpose lid for outdoor chores and adventure. Water-repellent, crush-proof design springs back into shape after being rolled, flatted, sat on or scrunched.Built to last:
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For those travelers who dread leaving their pets with the local kennel, or even with friends or family, there's a frequent flyer solution that might work for you.
Several airlines have begun frequent flyer mileage programs for pets. This means that the more your pet travels with you, the less you'll have to pay for that privilege.
United Airlines launched its United Pet Class, which gives extra frequent flyer miles to owners who have their pets fly with them.
Virgin Atlantic has an extravagant pet program in which frequent flyer miles are applicable to the pet or the owner. Fido will also get his own Pet Passport.
Midwest Airlines' Premier Pet Program gives a free roundtrip ticket to any pet that has taken three roundtrip flights within a three-year period. And El Al's Points for Pets club gives a free roundtrip ticket to Israel for any three roundtrips within a three-year period.
Want more ideas for including your pets in your vacation? Visit the Pet Travel section.
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Docile, mild-mannered, and congenial, Rag-dolls make ideal indoor companions. One of the nicest features of these cats is their laid-back, sweet personality. They are playful but are not overactive. Known to adapt easily to their environment, Ragdolls get along well with children and adults, as well as cats and dogs. They are easily trained to stay off the counter and are affectionate without being overly demanding. They have soft, polite voices, even at dinnertime, even though they are renowned for their enthusiasm for food.
The Ragdoll comes in the four traditional pointed colors: seal, chocolate, blue and lilac; and three divisions: solid or colorpoint, particolor mitted, and particolor bicolor. Solid division Ragdolls have darker, well-defined points. Body color is a shade lighter than point color, and soft shadings of color are allowed on the body. No white patches are allowed. Mitted Ragdolls possess well-defined points, except on the feet where they have a matched set of white mittens. Hind legs are entirely white, but the white extends no higher than mid-thigh. A white blaze can decorate the nose. Bicolors boast a white mask like an inverted 'V', plus white on all four legs, feet, stomach, chest, and ruff. Other white patches and markings can appear, except on the points, which are darker and well-defined.
The Ragdoll is a breed whose origins are surrounded by controversy and tall tales. According to various stories, the foundation cat, Josephine, produced unremarkable kittens until she was struck by a car in the early 1960s. After her recovery, all of her subsequent litters produced kittens that displayed Ragdoll characteristics: large size, non-matting fur, the tendency to relax in a person's arms like a child's rag doll (hence the name), and serene dispositions. Also rumored was the kittens' insensitivity to pain (which, according to breeders, is not true). Another story holds that Josephine was taken to a laboratory after her car accident, where she was genetically altered as part of a secret government experiment, resulting in genetic changes. While these are amusing stories, no scientific evidence exists to support any of these claims, and, in fact, geneticists say that this type of genetic alteration did not exist in the 1960s.
Other breeders claim that Josephine was bred to a seal Birman male who in turn was bred to a sable Burmese female. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of this, either. The Ragdoll's white spotting gene is definitely not the same as in the Birman breed, according to TICA's genetics committee chairperson, Dr. Solveig Pflueger, M.D., Ph.D.
The Ragdolls of America Group (a group formed to gain acceptance for the Ragdoll in the Cat Fanciers' Association) says that Josephine was a feral white Turkish Angora-type cat that resided on the property of a Mrs. Pennels in Riverside, California. After her car accident, Josephine mated with a feral black and white mitted long haired tom and produced a solid black male kitten named Daddy Warbucks and a seal pointed bicolor female named Fugianna. Another litter followed, sired by a solid brown long haired tom. This tryst produced a seal point female named Tiki and a black- and white-mitted male named Buckwheat. The breed's founder, the late Ann Baker, came into possession of these cats, and all subsequent generations can be traced back to them. After years of selective breeding, the Ragdoll developed into the breed we know today. This seems to be the most credible story for the breed's creation; however, this lineage cannot be confirmed with certainty, since the trysts between these feral cats were not documented.
Ann Baker created her own registry for Ragdolls in 1971 called the International Ragdoll Cat Association (IRCA). She also franchised and trademarked the Ragdoll name. Although all contemporary Ragdolls are descendants from Baker's original stock, several factions of breeders exist and not all are members of IRCA. The breeders who wanted to gain recognition for the Ragdoll with the traditional registries split from Baker's group and formed the Ragdoll Fanciers' Club. These breeders, among others, advanced non-IRCA Ragdolls to Championship status with every association except the CFA, who belatedly accepted the Ragdoll for registration in February, 1993. The CFA currently accepts the Ragdoll in the Miscellaneous class. This means the cats can be registered and exhibited but cannot compete for Championship.
The RagaMuffin is the newest development on the Ragdoll scene. The RagaMuffin is similar, but not identical, in conformation and temperament to the Ragdoll. While the Ragdoll is accepted in only four colors and three patterns, the RagaMuffin also comes in red point, lynx point, and tortie point, as well as the spectrum of Persian colors and patterns, plus mitted and mitted with blaze. Breeders say that the RagaMuffin is not a new breed. Although all Ragdolls are descendants from the original Ragdoll lines that Ann Baker developed, RagaMuffin breeders split from IRCA much more recently than the RFC breeders, in 1993, in fact. To avoid breaking their contracts with Baker and violating Baker's trademark on the Ragdoll name, they renamed their breed the RagaMuffin. Currently, the RagaMuffin is only accepted for Championship
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And this came about, because of an egg. It was an unsuccessful attempt at separating the yolk and the white – resulting in me making half a recipe of chocolate cupcake from http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chocolate-cupcakes/Detail.aspx
Easy and fuss free recipe. Having snowskin durian mooncake in the fridge and a whole freshly baked chiffon cake, chocolate cupcakes would be too much on the table. I split the cupcakes into two boxes for freezing and tasted one that was freshly baked. It was soft, moist and chocolatey.. Addictive! I would have it as breakfast food or a anytime bite.


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Ideal for Kids 2 - 7 Years Old.
Find My Food is a fun and educational animal learning program for children.
Children learn about animals and their preferred nutrition by seeing and matching between animals and their preferred food.
It combines an easy-to-use interface and fun sound effects to entertain children while they learn.
Developed by a group of parents - the game mimics and automates how they would teach and play with their own children.
This game is fun to play and your child will enjoy playing it while upgrading his common knowledge and skills in the process.
The sounds and images in this game reinforces associative learning and Eye-Hand Coordination which may aid in early brain development in young kids and may help your child get a head start in his development.
NOTE TO PARENTS: Please adjust the game level to fit your childs skill.
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Child receives constant reinforcements and positive feedback with Enjoyable sound and graphical effects.
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Mohali, Nov 28:
India were bowled out for 417 runs in their first innings, taking a lead of 134 against England at tea on the third day of the third cricket Test here on Monday.
Leftie all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja produced a career best Test score of 90 to pull India to a sizeable lead. Jayant Yadav scored 55 at the Punjab Cricket Association I.S. Bindra stadium.
India were 354/7 at lunch.
For England, pacer Ben Strokes scalped five wickets (5/73) while spinner Adil Rashid took four wickets (4/118). (IANS)


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28 million Americans suffer from thyroid disorders but 90% of them are not receiving the care that they need. Thyroid problems can result from a variety of causes including gastrointestinal issues, toxicity, adrenal imbalances, infections, micronutrient deficiencies and autoimmune disease. In this webinar Dr. Hedberg will cover how to identify thyroid imbalances, all of the possible causes of thyroid dysfunction and holistic approaches to balancing these individuals. Due to the sheer growing number of Americans with thyroid problems this material is mandatory for all holistic health care practitioners. Dr. Nikolas R. Hedberg, DC, DABCI is the author of the book The Thyroid Alternative. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) from Texas Chiropractic College and his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from the University of Florida. Dr. Hedberg is a proud member of the American Chiropractic Association and ACA Council on Diagnosis & Internal Disorders, and he is one of only 200 chiropractors in the world to become a board certified chiropractic internist by the ABCI (American Board of Chiropractic Internists). "The focus of my education has been to look at the whole body and diligently pursue the underlying cause of your health problem. My experience and ongoing education have led me to incorporate a holistic approach to patient care. By looking at the whole person we can discover underlying causes for health problems and incorporate a treatment plan that includes nutrition, supplementation, herbal medicine and natural hormones." Dr. Hedberg sees the following conditions on a regular basis: • Thyroid Disorders • Gluten & Food Allergies • Autoimmune Disorders • Fatigue • Weight Gain • Depression • Sleep Problems • Anxiety • Digestive Problems • Toxicity-Metals, Chemicals • Hormone Imbalances • Chronic Infections • Allergies • Headaches • Joint & Muscle Pain


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Nathe needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 426 designs submitted by 100 freelance designers.
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I require a logo for "Catalogue Cloud" which is a service allowing businesses to subscribe to product/service catalogue data that is kept uptodate for them. They can then plug this into their systems so they always have the latest and clean data.I need 2 versions that look the same but have different spelling.
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Individual leprechauns capped by player...
Leprechauns capped by Mattie
Top left of grid is leprechaun #1, rightmost one on the bottom row is leprechaun #1742.
There are 100 per row. If the player owns a leprechaun, their leprechaun is marked in blue.
Mythological capture grids for Mattie: Unicorn Leprechaun Dragon Yeti Faun Hydra Pegasus Cyclops ** AlternaMyth ** Tuli Vesi Mermaid Fairy
You can use this link to get back here: http://eeznum.co.uk/leprechauns/capped.php?player=Mattie