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|Melbourne Central Catholic
|Materials Science and Engineering
2011-12: Competed in every match for MIT as a senior … averaged 519.9 in small bore and 540.3 in air rifle … fourth on the team with his air rifle average … recorded a season-high of 532 twice in smallbore in back-to-back matches against John Jay/Wentworth (10/15) and Navy/Wentworth (10/29) … also posted his best mark of the year in air rifle of 551 in the Navy/Wentworth match.
2010-11: Appeared in five matches for the Engineers … averaged 496 in smallbore and 527.7 in air rifle … season-high 511 in small bore at Coast Guard (2/12) … scored a season best 528 in air rifle in the Bean Pot (1/29).
Off The Range at MIT: Majoring in materials science and engineering and biological engineering … minor in philosophy … internship with the Harris Corporation: Government Communications and Systems Division (GCSD), National Resource for Imaging Mass Spectroscopy (NRIMS), Technical University of Chemnitz, and the Center for Biomedical Engineering … research in nanomechanics of cartilage and meniscus tissue in the Grozinsky and Ortiz Research Groups … DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering Award … recruitment and scholarship chairman and recorder for Sigma Nu … Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program … Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program … Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs for the materials science and engineering department.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Melbourne Central Catholic High School … member of the soccer team … helped his squad to the state Division 3A finals in 2008 and two district titles … National Merit Finalist … National Hispanic Scholar … Intel Science Search semifinalist … third at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair … three-time first place finish at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair … Best of Show at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair in 2008.


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If youve graduated from a small refractor, or you want your first scope to have more light-gathering power than the typical starter scope offers, then step up to the Orion AstroView 6 EQ.
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Watch Live: President Obama's Address to the Nation on Syria
Date: 6:00pm PDT September 10, 2013 Location: Templeton Campus Center - Council Chamber
Templeton Campus Center - Council Chamber
Tonight at 6 p.m., President Obama will address the nation from the East Room of the White House.
The President will be speaking about the United States' response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons that killed more than 1,400 civilians — including more than 400 children.
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172 Pages, 170 are the content.
Like my own system, and quite a few other RPGs I've played over the past 30+ years, Spelldancer is a percentage system (which gives a wide range in skill talent, etc).
Prime attributes: Strength, Size, Agility, Perception, Luck, Willpower.
Spelldancer has some interesting species, quite a number of anthropomorphic types (Aardvark, feline, canine, boar/hog, rat, horse, goat, lizard).
The Corporeal Spirits heading lists various types (Elf, Dwarf, Dryad, etc; but the one that caught my eye was the 'Boogie Man' (Goblin Zombie) - that made me giggle. The spirit takes over the Goblin husk. Worth reading that one (p119).
Humans: 8 phenotypes present on Elizium.
There is 2 pages of equipment with the weight of each item, but no cost? Am I missing something?
Currency: each kingdom/area of Elizium has it's own brass/copper, silver, gold coinage. In some parts, it's illegal to own coins from another part of Elizium.
Also covers various diseases and illnesses. Curses are also included.
Artwork: from various artists. Some very nice, others, OK.
After creating your character; you need to go to p155 to see how much money your character gets.
There's also a list of recent events on Elizium.
You get a full, interesting RPG for less than £5 (you can't fault that).
In comparison to Spelldancer; I purchased a well known RPG system last year (more than twice the cost of Spelldancer), that was a 'bare frame, with little covering, tiny bestiary', and nowhere near as 'full and detailed'.
The only 'niggles' I have are: No character sheet (but that has been nicely sorted out by Gethsemane), and the afore mentioned prices. Also, no index (a tiny niggle).
After reading Spelldancer; I'm very temped with Pandora's Wake.
Spelldancer verdict: It's on sale, an interesting read, it's worth getting.
Spelldancer is the fantasy RPG by Gethsemane games, set in their "Elizium"
fantasy setting (although you don't need to use the setting if you have another
you would rather use).
Character generation is points based and the number of points you start with
depends on your age. Old characters get more starting experience than younger
ones BUT they also have more disadvantage points. Disadvantages are handled
differently to other games. Here you don't buy disadvantages to gain more
experience points. Instead you start with one quarter your age in disadvantage
points you have to buy off or else you lose some of those experience points.
There are a lot of skills to chose from, but you don't always need to roll to
check a skill when you use it. If the circumstances are ideal, you pass just by
owning the skill. You only roll if you are under pressure or circumstances
aren't ideal
Combat is skill based, and there are a lot of special manoeuvres you can use to
get advantages to your chance to hit, or the damage you do. The better you are
with a weapon skill, the more damage you are probably going to do, which I like.
Damage is handled by comparing your Killing Power to your enemies Resistance
Factor. Killing Power is made up of how much you passed your skill roll with
your weapon by plus any Killing Power Adjustment you have from your Strength and
that the weapon itself has. It is possible to score a hit then do no damage if
your final KP was too low - this represents the minor bumps and bruises. The
system also builds results like being knocked out, having your arm broken, being
stunned or knocked over and even concussed into the basic combat and doesn't
seem to slow play down much at all but adds a lot to the game play.
Magic is split into types, called "Arcaniums" and each arcanium has it's own
spells that relate to an idea, like Necromancy (death magic), Vivamancy (life
magic), the 4 elemental magics, Dracology 9magic relating to dragons) and so on.
there is also a "minor" arcanium which you must learn before you can take the
specialist or "major" arcaniums.
The races of the game are very interesting. they are split into Wyrm kind
(several types of dragon), Beast men (that have evolved from animals), Corporeal
spirits (that are a sort of minor demon that takes on a permanent physical form,
Umbra spirits (demos that have to be summoned to enter the world), Undead,
giants and animals. Humans are considered beast men and get on best with other
beast men races. The standard fantasy staples like elves and dwarves are
Corporeal spirits which makes them feel more like the Elves and goblins of old
European mythology than the standard RPG interpretation. It also makes them
feel a lot more alien. Sprits have a hard time understanding death - because
they can't die - they just go "home" to the umbra. This means even the
"friendly" ones are likely to kill you if you are in their way, because they
don't realise what a big deal death is to other races. Demons are very nicely
done, they are quite flexible and the GM can use the demon creation rules to
create just about anything!
Magic items are also very fixable, and are built on a points system that lets
you make customisable items. Oh and the rules for mages creating familiars are
nice and flexable too. If I'm reading this right (and I think I am 0 there is
no real limit to how many familiars a mage can have. Be careful though, the
bigger and more powerful an animal you select for your familiar the fewer points
you will have to give it special powers. In our game we had a mage with 2
familiars, one was a cat the other a snake, and they had very different powers
and abilities.
I like this game a lot, and it is great for customizing and making it into what
you want. the setting material is really cool to, although I would have loved
to have more of it. The town of Tolar is a great place to get started, right
between the civilized empire and the wild, unclaimed lands to the south. the
town "feels" alive and is bursting with ideas. The culture of the Empire is
just different enough to feel like it wasn't lifted from the authors favourite
period of history without finding it hard to get into.
Skills are percentile based, combat is deadly, magic even more so, a lot of the
monsters are quite powerful 9but not impossibly so). So if you like realistic
combat and percentile based systems this is for you, if you don't, it isn't.


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Political events this week in the world's two biggest economies may have had investors sitting on the sidelines, but strategists say it's not time to be overly cautious, rather, investors should resume some risk and buy equities.
Great Hall of the People, Beijing, ChinaA U.S. presidential vote takes place on Tuesday and on Thursday China's ruling Communist Party starts its 18th National Congress, ushering in a new generation of leaders that will govern for the next 10 years.
The U.S. elections are particularly significant because the results will determine first, if the economy continues to get a boost from quantitative easing (QE) under Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and second, how the stalemate over the "fiscal cliff" of impending tax cuts and spending hikes will be resolved, says IG Markets strategist Justin Harper.
"Traders want to know who is best at dealing with the "fiscal cliff", which is both an economic and political nightmare waiting to happen," Harper said. "For many, (Republican) Mitt Romney would be good for equities, although he may want to end QE3 and replace Bernanke at the Fed."
However, if Democrat incumbent Barack Obama wins, the quantitative easing program will be continued and is likely to remain a "potent force" in helping the U.S. economy get back on its feet, Harper added.
Under Obama, the Fed has embarked on three rounds of quantitative easing, in 2009, 2010 and this September, to boost the U.S. economy and lower interest rates. Republican challenger Romney has said he does not believe the policy works.
The two candidates also cannot agree on ways to avoid the "fiscal cliff", which economists expect to push the U.S. economy into recession unless Congress acts.
(Read more: 'Fiscal Cliff': Two Candidates, Two Approaches)
While the "stakes are indeed high" this week, investors may have been too cautious, said Wellian Wiranto, investment strategist with Barclays Bank.
"Given that the elections remain too close to call, investors are likely to sit tight," he told CNBC. "Nonetheless, for long-term investors who have been overly focused on 'safe haven' assets, there may be opportunities to rotate into assets with better risk-adjusted returns, including equities."
Nick Maroutsos, managing director of fund manager Kapstream, agrees, adding that it may be time for investors to take on a little bit more risk in their portfolios.
"Once we get past that election, once we get past that fiscal cliff, I think we will have a lot more clarity on where investments can be headed over the long term," Maroutsos told CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box".
"Looking around the globe, government bonds don't really interest us. Yields are at historical lows… I think equity markets can run into 2013. We would be relatively bullish the equities sector."
Investors may want to start looking at Chinese stocks, for example, Maroutsos said.
Time to Buy Chinese Stocks?
China's once-in-a-decade transition comes against a backdrop of an economy that has slowed for the past seven quarters.
(Read more: China at a Turning Point as New Leadership Takes Over)
Xi Jinping, currently the vice-president, and Li Keqiang, currently the vice-premier, are tipped to become China's next president and premier respectively, taking over from President Hu Jintao and Vice President Wen Jiabao.
Analysts said China's new leaders would manage the transition, and economic slowdown well – a prospect that means it could be a good time to buy Chinese equities.
Chinese stocks have been the laggard of global equity markets this year, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 4 percent, while the S&P 500 has gained 12.5 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index has rallied almost 20 percent.
"We are China bulls. We remain China bulls in light of what's happening with the reduction in growth prospects," Maroutsos said.
"The (China situation) really doesn't pose much risk in our view, because the wheels have been in motion for quite some time, and you will get a situation where the new leadership that comes on board will likely maintain continuity towards the existing policies that are in place," he added.
-By CNBC's Jean Chua.


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Federal Reserve hawks who hope for an early end to ultra-easy monetary policy are an "irritant" and should be ignored, an economist said on Wednesday, ahead of the Fed's release of minutes from its March Open Market Committee meeting.
"The minutes will surely tell us, again, that several FOMC (Federal Reserve Open Market Committee) members are unhappy with the open-ended nature of quantitative easing and would like to slow or even stop asset purchases immediately. We hope markets have learned by now that this means nothing," Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomic Advisors, said in a research note on Wednesday.
"The hawks are an irritant, not drivers of policy."
(Read More: Fed's Dovish Contingent Will Coo Louder Than Hawks)
Under its current quantitative easing program, the Fed purchases $85 billion in Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities each month. Although the FOMC voted to continue these stimulus measures at its March meeting, previous minutes have shown that some policymakers believe the risk of inflation means asset purchases should be tapered or ended, even before a substantial improvement is seen in the labor market.
However, Shepherdson said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will not cease asset purchases until he is convinced the economy is on a sustainably firmer footing.
"The discussions at the March FOMC have been superseded by the soft payroll report last week; the Fed is now waiting to see how the economy responds to the fiscal tightening."
(Read More: US Job Creation Plunges, but Rate Drops to 7.6%)
Friday's jobs report came in well below expectations, raising concerns that the recovery in the world's largest economy is weakening. March's participation rate was at its lowest since 1979, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just 88,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, although the unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent from 7.7 percent in February.
Each recent release of Fed minutes has sent jitters across U.S. stock markets with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq trading negative after February's report.
"If in reviewing the effectiveness of quantitative easing, the market interprets any of the Fed comments as skewing the probability of ending quantitative easing in the near term as higher or lower, the market could react," said Ian Lyngen, senior Treasury strategist at CRT Capital.
The Fed minutes of its March meeting are due at 2 p.m. New York time.
(Read More: Why US Job Market Is Going to Get a Lot Worse)
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- 1 Our Lord, the most Sweet Jesus, Eternal Bridegroom of my soul
- 2 Hail, unwedded Bride Panagia
- 3 Hail, Michael Archistratige interecede for us
- 4 My Patron Saint(s)
- 5 Touched by a Saint
- 6 Structure of the Church of Greece
- 7 Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)
- 8 Patmos island
- 9 Naxos island
- 10 Saints and Elders
- 11 Miscellaneous
- 12 Monastery articles
- 13 Editing of articles not my own
- 14 Editing links I like
Our Lord, the most Sweet Jesus, Eternal Bridegroom of my soul
The Pantokrator icon - I did not contribute this but it is one of my favourites
Christ the Bridegroom - O Nymfios
Excerpt from the Akathist Hymn to Our Sweetest Jesus, Eikos 8
- Jesus, Sweetness of my heart.
- Jesus, Strength of my body.
- Jesus, Light of my soul.
- Jesus, Liveliness of my mind.
- Jesus, Gladness of my conscience.
- Jesus, Hope unexcelled.
- Jesus, Remembrance everlasting.
- Jesus, Praise most exalted.
- Jesus, my Glory most sublime.
- Jesus, my Desire, reject me not.
- Jesus, my Shepherd, seek me out.
- Jesus, my Saviour, save me.
Hail, unwedded Bride Panagia
Panagia the Life Giving Spring (Gr. ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΥ ΠΗΓΗΣ)
Panagia Tricherousa, Our Lady with the Three Hands, of Mount Athos
Hail, Michael Archistratige interecede for us
O Panormitis of Symi island
O Mantamados of Mytilene island
My Patron Saint(s)
- St. Basil the Great
- St. Spyridon of Trimythous, Dionysius of Zakynthos and Gerasimos of Cephalonia
- St. Athanasius the Great
Touched by a Saint
List of saints who have helped me in my life, not including my Patron Saints and guardians:
- Hail, St. Alexios the Man of God
- Hail, Phanourie
St. Phanourios of Rhodes
St. Phanourios church, Rhodes
- Hail, Blessed Andrew the Fool-for-Christ
- Hail, St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki
- Hail, St. Theodora of Vasta
Structure of the Church of Greece
Articles arising from the development of the Church of Greece main article:
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece
- Holy Synod of Greece
- Double-headed eagle
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Site
List of Diocese in Greece:
Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)
St. Theoctyste
Footprint of St. Theoctyste
Patmos island
Naxos island
Saints and Elders
Relics of St. Papa-Nicholas (Planas)
Blessed Elder Amphilochios (Makris)
Blessed Elder Ieronymos of Aegina
Blessed Elder, Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalivite
Blessed Elder, Archimandite Philotheos (Zervakos) (Paros)
Elder Aimilianos (Vafeidis)
St. Maria, great-grandmother of Christ and Grandmother of Panagia
St. Phanourios icon, Oakleigh Church
Church of Cyprus articles
Monastery articles
- Panagia Tinos
- Panagia Kamariani, Red Hill
- Holy Monastery of the Life-giving Fount (Poros, Greece)
- Monastery at the Shepherds Field (East Jerusalem, Israel)
- Cenobium of the Annunciation (Ormylia, Chalkidiki)
- Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya
Editing of articles not my own
List of my favourites:
- Church of Jerusalem
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
- Demetrios of Thessaloniki
- OrthodoxWiki:Articles from the DEC


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When Junior's college tuition bill comes, parents may want to rethink how they're going to pay it.
According to Sallie Mae's "How American Pays for College" study released Thursday, many parents are paying for college in ways that experts say aren't smart. Fully one in 10 parents borrow money to pay for their kids' college (we're talking just about parental borrowing, not child/student borrowing, which happens at much higher rates), the survey revealed — which, in the simplest terms, is a mistake because "it's far cheaper to save than to borrow," says Mark Kantrowitz, the senior vice president and publisher of Edvisors. Consider: If you start saving $200 a month for 10 years for your kid's college, you'll save more than $34,400; if you borrow that much to pay for his school, you'll end up repaying it over 10 years at a rate of more than $390 a month — nearly twice what you'd have to pay if you'd saved the money (this example assumes a 6.8% interest rate), he explains.
What's more, not only do many parents make the mistake of borrowing, they also borrow in (relatively) irresponsible ways, experts say: 3% of parents use their credit cards to pay for their kids' college (putting an average of $2,678 on the card), 2% use home equity loans or HELOCs (borrowing an average of $9,805) and 1% take a retirement account loan (borrowing an average of $5,062). While those percentages seem low, the amounts borrowed are not, and in the case of both retirement account loans and home equity loans and lines of credit, the total amounts borrowed are way up (28% and 113%, respectively, though Sarah Ducich, co-author of the Sallie Mae study, cautions that a few massive loans in a year can skew an average).
These borrowing methods, in particular, give experts pause because, they say, there are better ways to do it. Credit cards tend to have some of the highest interest rates around so they're often the most costly to repay; with home equity loans you risk your home if you don't repay (while other types of loans are not secured by an asset as important as your home) and the proceeds may count against your child when it comes to financial aid; and with retirement loans, you're likely missing out on building your nest egg and the matching contributions from your employer as you repay the loan (experts say saving for retirement should, for the most part, trump paying for a kid's college education), must repay it ASAP if you lose your job, and risk a reduction in the amount of financial aid by tapping those funds.
Kantrowitz says that, if you have to borrow to pay for your kid's school, in many cases, you're probably better off with a Federal PLUS Loan with its fixed 7.21% interest rate), which only about 5% of parents use, the Sallie Mae study revealed. He adds that parents who do have to borrow shouldn't borrow more than they can comfortably afford to repay in 10 years (this should be an amount less than your annual income if you're 10 years or more out from retirement) or by the time they retire, whichever comes first.
Even parents who use their savings to pay for their kid's college often aren't doing it right. Seven percent of parents withdraw money from their retirement savings (an average of $8,870) — up from 5% ($2,710) just a year prior — to send Junior to school. That's a big no-no for most parents because they're already so under-saved for retirement: Indeed, roughly 90% of working-age households are not saving enough for retirement, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security. And, as the saying goes: your kids can easily take a loan out for school, but you can't easily take a loan out for your retirement.
Furthermore, only 15% of parents use 529 plans to pay for college, which Monterey, Calif.-based certified financial planner Catherine Hawley says are one of the smartest ways parents can save. That's thanks, in part, to the fact that the investments grow tax-deferred and you can withdraw them to pay for college without paying federal income taxes. "Look for plans with low fees," she advises.
To be sure, there are some bright spots to this study. Nearly half of parents used their current income to pay for college, which, while it might cramp their short-term lifestyle, likely doesn't have many negative long-term effects; and the proportion of parents who borrowed to pay for college is the lowest in five years. Plus, though only 15% of parents use 529 plans, those who do pull the greatest amount of savings from them ($9,233 vs. $8,870 from retirement savings and $6,973 from current income) — thus likely reaping the tax advantages that come with those plans.


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|2012-04-11, 18:35
|Link #43
Phantom Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Sasuke still bleeds with amaterasu yet EMS gives eternal eyesight and you would think a bleeding eye would be going blind. I guess Kishi kept the bleeding since it is a unique thing with amaterasu but EMS amaterasu seems to make less veins in Sasuke's eye then MS amaterasu.
Izanami makes you lose eye sight and Itachi hasn't gone blind yet and I doubt his eyes could regenerate so quickly so Izanami seems to take a while to finish working like how izanagi could be kept active for a while.
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|2012-04-11, 23:16
|Link #45
lost ronin
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: in the recesses of my convoluted mind...
giving us a sad back story now is like trying to gain sympathy for those who doesn't give a crap about kabuto. kishi could have revealed that hundreds of chapters ago. not now, not in this heated battle where you know he's about to die because he was finally given a flashback. kabuto was cloaked in mystery for far too long. kishi could have given us his sob story when oro died, then perhaps he could have gotten more sympathy from the readers. it reminds me of kubo's writing, he gives his villains flashbacks and sob stories right before they die. right now, i'm more interested in the fight and what itachi has to say to sasuke, not kabuto's past.
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|2012-04-12, 01:36
|Link #48
Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 27
So all evil bastards are now aiming to become the sage of the six paths....
It's similar to Narutos aim to become Hokage
And if you ask me Naruto actually is the closest to becoming the sage of the six paths....
|2012-04-12, 03:58
|Link #49
100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Inside your heart...
Age: 29
Kabuto getting a backstory is great, I dunno what all the bitching is about. He's been a major character for so long and we know so little about him. It certainly isn't over just yet, I'm sure it will continue for one more chapter.
|2012-04-12, 11:09
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Arcadia Bay.
Age: 25
Considering that Kabuto got a back-story this late may mean that Kishi didn't plan on Kabuto becoming a central character. He was always on the sidelines when he was with Oro. If Kishi had planned on Kabuto taking from Oro then he should have given him more panel-time. I think that's why his power-up doesn't make much sense to me. And his back-story is permutation of the sympathy story Kishi has written for other pseudo-villains.
Moreover Kishi is making Kabuto look worse if he plans on making Kabuto's past his weakness.
|2012-04-12, 11:17
|Link #53
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
|2012-04-12, 11:29
|Link #54
Shougi Génération
Graphic Designer
Kabuto's backstory is long overdue. I enjoyed this chapter and I thought the glasses scene was adorable.
To all the haters out there: This is Naruto. Character exposition is what made this series what it is today. I have no desire for empty 'a la Bleach' characters, tyvm.
|2012-04-12, 12:58
|Link #55
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: north carolina
i got too say, after hearing all the time about how itachi is always saving sasuke. we finally have sasuke stepping up and saving itach for a change. i cant tell you how sick to death it made me that ppl were always going on and on about how great itachi is b/c of that. i mean i like itachi. but it is good to see that kish has pushed sasuke into a role of not needing to be saved. and to me the fact that itachi flat out said that he really messed up with his choices(esp sasuke i would think) that maybe we the fans can come down too earth about the god-level of praise we give him about everything he does. and i tend to agree with most of the fans that after the flashback, kabuto is dead meat now.
|2012-04-12, 15:39
|Link #56
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: California
I'm not sure--Kabuto seems to have a lot of potential as a bad guy/Orochimaru 2.0. Though usually characters do die, tragically and epically post flash-back, I'm kind of hoping that Kabuto will stick around.
I mean, how much of a mind-fuck-no-jutsu would it be if, at the end of the war, Sasuke and Kabuto team up again? There's just not enough bad guys out there after 98% of the Akatsuki died; I don't think Kishi is going to kill off either Tobi/Madara or Kabuto post war (and of course, precious Sasuke-kun will be fine, too; otherwise, who will Naruto and Sakura pine after? T-T)
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Also, a little use of persuasion cant be avoided when youre facing somebody strong enough to kill/use you while you must not kill him no matter what. If that strong somebody gave you the chance to talk him out of things, itd be better if you use the opportunity, right?
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If Kishi had done a flashback of Kabuto being a spy and having to do things he hated it may explain better why Kabuto is this way but Kishi may do this flashback next chapter.
There will be many more flashbacks to come probably with Tobi when he takes his mask off but I got used to the flashbacks ages ago.
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My son would FLIP over the ZOMBIES design!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
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I like the transportation ones :) (but the hungry caterpillar ones are my favourite!)ReplyDelete
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Well, I like the sports for the lil guy but heck..I LOVE the cammo for myself!!! :)ReplyDelete
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Bold and Light Polkadots!ReplyDelete
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My kids love the Hungry Caterpillar and they love labels. They'd enjoy the brown bear design, http://www.oliverslabels.com/designs/products.aspx?designid=69ReplyDelete
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Like the butterflies as well.. too bad they don't have dragonflies!ReplyDelete
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The cost of the global war on terrorism has hit home hard.
Minnesota National Guard Spc. George W. Cauley, 24, of Walker, died Saturday after being wounded when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device Wednesday in Helmand province, according to the Defense Department.
Maj. Patricia Baker, a spokeswoman for the Guard, said few details about Cauley's death were immediately available Monday evening. She said Cauley's company mobilized for training June 16 and later arrived in Afghanistan to begin its tour based out of Helmand province.
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron James Taylor, 27, who graduated from Greenway High School in Coleraine, and Cauley, assigned to the Minnesota Army National Guard in Duluth, are two of the latest casualties of the war in Afghanistan.
Three Marines showed up at the door of Clifford and Cindy Taylor's rural Two Harbors' home Friday night with the message no parent of a military member wants to hear.
They were notified that their son was killed earlier Friday in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
"They just told me that he was hit by an IED [improvised explosive device] while he was on foot patrol," Clifford Taylor said Monday.
Staff Sgt. Taylor, formerly of Bovey, was patrolling the Helmand Province in southwestern Afghanistan, the world's largest opium-producing region and the scene of fighting between NATO forces and the Taliban.
"He was totally dedicated to the Marine Corps," his father said. "He loved his job. He was very ambitious and he was respected by his peers and his superiors."
Staff Sgt. Taylor was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and had been in Afghanistan about six weeks, his father said. His job was explosive ordnance disposal. He had already served a tour of duty in Iraq.
Clifford Taylor said his son was a 2000 graduate of Greenway High School in Coleraine, where he was manager of the hockey team, wrestled, and participated in the pep, jazz and concert bands, as well as drama.
"He was very hardworking, very respectful," said Greenway band director Sander Grotjohn. "He was a really good trumpet player, a nice kid, a good student and a real joy to have in the band."
Clifford Taylor said he talked to his son about a week ago by phone. "At that time he was telling me that 'we are doing good things over here,' " he said, adding that his son felt he was making a difference.
Taylor's grandmother told Fox 21 News he had just bought a house and was planning on getting married when he returned home.
"I was hoping to see him married and have children and, now, knowing that he won't, it's just, it's just hard," said Adeline Taylor of Duluth.
Staff Sgt. Taylor is also survived by his brother, Kyle, 21, a junior at the University of Minnesota Duluth; his girlfriend, Stephanie Jacobowitz of California; his half-sister, Bailey; and his special adopted family, the Zidariches of Grand Rapids: Mike, Ella, Becky and Shannon.
The Department of Defense announced Monday that Spc. Cauley of Walker, Minn., died Saturday in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an IED on Wednesday, also in Helmand Province. He was assigned to the 114th Truck Company of the Minnesota Army National Guard in Duluth. Staff at the Walker American Legion say Cauley attended the Remer, Minn., school district, and that his family moved to the Walker area in the past few years.


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Style # 215370
Textured tribal-inspired pattern and lightweight but discreet stretch make this bebe dress a flirty day-to-night choice. Try yours with a pair of studded heels and a moto jacket to give it an edgy pop.
- 92% nylon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 29" (74 cm)
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
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Rated 1 out of 5 by tralalaa from Don't buy -- so small Bought a small/medium. Normally wear a size small. bought a bigger size, anticipating the dress would run extra small......this dress is made for a doll. No way could a normal human wear it. DON'T BUY IT!!!!
Date published: 2013-12-02
Rated 2 out of 5 by HollyJ from Not in love I probably should have checked this out in store before purchasing online because the material is very different than other bebe bodycon dresses. It's much thicker (which can be a good thing for some) but it's not for me, especially in a warmer state. The fit is similar, but I just don't like how the dress looked or felt. I prefer the more clingy, thin material. This dress is probably better on a thicker frame and for cooler temperatures. I'm also not impressed with the neckline. It's really high, almost crew neck with no flattery. Shame, because I really love the cap sleeve style which is great for any kind of bra, but I just didn't care for the style or the thick material.
Date published: 2013-10-25
Rated 3 out of 5 by vcs1 from Flattering and sexy The tribal pattern on this dress is great, but the fabric is, like all the bodycon dresses, I suppose, a little too clingy and the length too short for me. Though I have the petite and trim frame to rock this style, for my age group I prefer some of the less provocative pieces.
Date published: 2013-10-14


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Angel Tree, a prison ministry, asks churches and community groups to help spread the gospel of Christmas and Jesus Christ by providing Christmas gifts to the children of people in prison.
Participating prison chaplains invite inmates to register their children with Angel Tree. Angel Tree forwards the names to local churches and other participants, who buy items specific for each registered child. Angel Tree volunteers then forward the Christmas gifts along with uplifting Christian messages of hope and faith.
Local participating congregations include Family Life Church of God of Prophecy, 932 Mercer Road, Butler, PA, 16001, where I am the Angel Tree coordinator. We have committed to helping 18 children, but there are currently 28 registered children in Butler County, and we are seeking help to provide for all of them.
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We have just launched a new survey study at the University of West Georgia. We are interested in learning more about the factors influencing whether people have different types of Exceptional Experiences, including personality and geography. We are interested in hearing from you even if you have never had any experiences.
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Register with the Parapsychological Association website to participate in the discussion, or sign in if you already have an account.
The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. The primary objective of the PA is to achieve a scientific understanding of these experiences.
First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1969. The PA is a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization that endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry.


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To celebrate the New Year, you can now learn Japanese for free on busuu.com!
Japanese is the mother tongue of over 130 million people and the 10th most spoken language in the world.
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When starting to learn Japanese, it's best to start with Hiragana, which is a basic Japanese alphabet that represents a specific sound. Each sound does not have any meaning by itself. On busuu.com we teach Hiragana to introduce you to the Japanese language. Learning Hiragana alongside with the Latin transcription, you will be able to have a perfect conversation in Japanese.
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Put down that Froyo, it may not be fully frozen yet! A voice at Google (Ry Guy) recently came out stating that Android 2.2 was not quite ready for full public consumption. Now it looks as though those of us who were so quick to update using the link on Google's servers are beginning to feel the repercussions of the (super) early adopter. Reports have began to pop up that applications that previously displayed in the Market with 2.1 are no longer showing up for 2.2 users.
For those who installed the Froyo update, popular applications such as NYTimes, Epicurious, FlightTrack, and Calorie Counter are now unable to be found on the Market. Users who had the applications previously installed report them functioning correctly, but are finding them no longer listed in the Downloads portion of the Market. Worse still, some users who ran a factory update are finding themselves unable to even install previously purchased apps since they do not display in Downloads or Market searches.
Investigation into a related Google Group discussion reveals that applications with copy protection enabled are causing the application disappearances. When an Android developer releases an application into the Market, they have the option of "Forward Locking" it. This feature is designed to prevent application content copying, as well as disables the ability to install the application onto developer or unreleased devices.
It appears that since 2.2 is not "officially released", the signature it gives to the Market is one of an unofficial phone, and therefore is prevented from seeing Forward Locked applications. At this time, the only solution for users craving an invisible application (where is my Huffington Post!) is to hope the developers remove Forward Locking, or wait until Google releases the official Froyo build over the air. Reports are that users who ran the spurious upgrade will still get the update notifications when the final build is released.


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With Nashville mayor's support, mayors in every Southern state are speaking up for marriage
August 21, 2014
Today, August 21, Mayor Karl Dean of Nashville, Tennessee became the first mayor in Tennessee to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a broad-based, nonpartisan coalition of nearly 500 mayors who are speaking up for why marriage matters for same-sex couples in their communities.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said today:
I believe that all people should be treated fairly and equally and that their individual dignity should be respected. Embracing and celebrating our growing diversity makes our city stronger. Nashville needs to continue in that direction, and it's my hope that joining this effort will help us do that.
With the addition of Mayor Dean, the Mayors for the Freedom to Marry program now includes mayors from all 14 Southern states. Since February, Freedom to Marry has led Southerners for the Freedom to Marry, a campaign launched in partnership with 16 state and regional partner organizations committed to winning marriage across the South and throughout the country.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, applauded Mayor Dean's support today. He said:
Joining mayors across the country, Nashville's mayor today is standing up for families in his community and speaking out in support of the freedom to marry. Tennessee's denial of the freedom to marry directly harms the state's more than 10,000 same-sex couples and their loved ones, and by putting obstacles in the path of businesses and families, drags everyone down. We welcome Mayor Dean as another voice in favor of moving Tennessee, the South, and all of America to the right side of history.
Mayors for the Freedom to Marry range from geographically diverse cities both large and small, in states with the freedom to marry and in states where marriage cases are pending in the courts.
Nearly 500 mayors in states across the country are members of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry. Make sure your mayor supports marriage for all here.


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From cover to foundation, this kit has all of the basics you need to begin your beekeeping journey. When you order one of our complete hives, you get to choose what you want in your perfect hive, without having to buy everything separately.
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Gestational trophoblastic disease
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of conditions in which tumors grow inside a woman's uterus (womb). The abnormal cells start in the tissue that would normally become the placenta, the organ that develops during pregnancy to feed the fetus.
A baby may or may not develop during these types of pregnancies.
There are several types of GTD.
Choriocarcinoma(a type of cancer) Hydatiform mole(also called a molar pregnancy)
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Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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Goldstein DP, Berkowitz RS. Gestational trophoblastic disease. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff'sClinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 94.
McGee J, Covens A. Gestational trophoblastic disease: hydatidiform mole, nonmetastatic and metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumor: diagnosis and management. In: Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 35.
Braunstein GD. Endocrine changes in pregnancy. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 21.


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KMyMoney 0.6 is Released
After almost a year and a half since its last release, a double-entry version of the KMyMoney personal finance management software for KDE is now available. Version 0.6 supports multiple account types, including credit cards, cash, savings, loans and mortgages.
An easy-to use GUI allows entering and viewing your financial data. Adjustable homepage can be customized and wizards guide the user through more complicated transactions. Transactions can be entered in an easy-to-use checkbook type form, or edited directly in the register. Recurring transactions can be scheduled and transactions can be split to multiple categories and accounts. All transactions can be listed for a given payee. We have also implemented powerful search functions to find transactions.
While older versions saved data in a binary data format, Version 0.6 writes its data in a compressed XML format, which makes it easy to preserve and store financial data. Also, the software supports the import and export of QIF files, allowing users to move data to/from external sources. Users can customize the QIF profile, to be able to import files which may not be standard, without making any code changes.
At the moment translations for French, German and Russian are available.
Additional features being considered for future releases include multiple currency support, investment account support, financial report generation, OFX support, online stock quote updates, HBCI, and a GnuCash import function. Please feel free to see more details on the project web-site. Some of these functions are already available in our current CVS repository.
Re: RPN
No. If you want, please feel free to open a feature request on https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=4708&atid=354708
By Thomas Baumgart at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
How does KMyMoney compare to Gnucash?
By screne at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
Re: gnucash
Well, to be honest, we are a bit behind gnucash at this point. They already support most of the features that we are talking about for our 0.8 release. However, from our users, we have heard comments such as our interface is easier to use, they like that you can export your accounts into qif files (you can't in gnucash), and that it is lighter-weight than gnucash.
We want to get up to the level of gnucash someday, and hopefully surpass it eventually.
By Kevin Tambascio at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
Re: gnucash
When is 0.8 expected to be ready?
By Anonymous at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
Re: gnucash
I hope about 6 months from now we should be releasing a new version, however that guess is not from any consensus of our team, just my guess. We are hoping soon to generate some preview releases to show the work we have done so far in 0.8, and hopefully gain some feedback on the usability of those new features. Keep checking in on our website for any news about this.
By Kevin Tambascio at Sun, 2004/06/20 - 5:00am
Re: gnucash
Is GnuCash import supported?
By jk at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
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We have an alpha-level gnucash import function working in our current cvs branch. Our 0.8 release will have that functionality.
By Kevin Tambascio at Sun, 2004/06/20 - 5:00am
KMyMoney, KMyArse
geez, isn't there a proper name for such an application?
By anonymouse at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
Re: KMyMoney, KMyArse
It's better than "Ka$h" :-)
By whobody at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
Re: KMyMoney, KMyArse
Hey, I LIKE "Kash" as a name. 8-)
By Keith at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
HBCI support would be very cool indeed.
By Martin at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
Re: HBCI
yes, hbci-support would immediately add thousand of european (mostly german?) users to "Kash" :) It would probably be the first really free and useable software to supoprt that, a real killer-app.
Now just imagine it being a KPart, then it could (optionally) be integrated into Kontact. I think a finance part fits quite well into Kontact!
By me at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
What would be really cool is if there was some way this would also sync with an Expenses program on the Palm Pilot. Would that ever be possible?
By Laura at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
Re: Syncing
I would think there might be a way to hook into the PIM tools that are a part of KDE, and extract out the expense data. That would definetly be a nice feature for us to have. We'll take it into consideration.
Thanks for your comments,
By Kevin Tambascio at Fri, 2004/06/18 - 5:00am
I have been a user of Quicken for many many years.
By Zot at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
Re: Calendar
A calendar view for scheduled transactions is available in KMyMoney 0.6. See the attached file or http://www.kde-apps.org/content/preview.php?preview=3&id=10180&file1=101...
By Thomas Baumgart at Sat, 2004/06/19 - 5:00am
Re: Calendar
That looks like what I want!
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Madness Monday: Joining DAR Through a Female Patriot
Perhaps less lucky, is the fact that the ancestor I want to join under is a she not the typical he. It has been done but it is rare and I've personally never met anyone else who tried to join or was successful at joining using a female ancestor.
When it comes to proofs for relationships and connecting the generations, I've got that covered. In fact, I had that covered before I even started looking into the DAR. Its the proof of service that is my weak spot and I imagine it is a weak spot for most trying to join through a woman Patriot.
There are no service rolls, pension applications or military records for her because that wasn't the service she performed. She lived in NYC and helped nurse American POWs so there isn't any kind of official paper trail.
What I do have for proof of service: 1) her obituary, which mentions her service, 2) her great-granddaughter's (with whom she lived with and knew) autobiography which makes mention of it, 3) a biographical sketch written by a great-grandson of hers (who I don't believe knew her), 4) various mentions in compiled genealogies and newspaper articles (some of which are less than sourced and accurate) and 5) a quilt that is out there, somewhere, that was given to her as a token of gratitude by some of the men she helped. Not exactly a glowing list of sources...
Is this enough for proof? Are they too weak by DAR's standards? Does anyone have any experience trying to join the DAR through a female ancestor? Help, please!
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Leah, I don't blame you for wanting to join under a She instead of a He. It will interesting to hear what others say. What about contacting a DAR member in your area and asking. The DAR is very strict these days, it isn't like it used to be. Good Luck.ReplyDelete
I'd say "go for it!" Mayflower is very strict, and a few years ago they accepted some DNA evidence to prove a lineage. You never know what they might think of your evidence until you try!ReplyDelete
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I just sent in a Supplemental (or additional Patriot) and she is a woman who gave supplies to the cause and there is a paper trail for that. I have also been looking for Supply Taxes in Pennsylvania as women are on the list and since this money goes for the military it counts as Patriotic Service. They are really hard to pin down since it has to be named proof. In one area I even checked the pensions to see if they mentioned the help for a woman and nothing in that area. Hope you have successReplyDelete


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AMD Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 Review - Juniper and DX11 for all
The Evergreen Blossoms again
The train of new graphics cards keeps rumbling by with another stop at the AMD headquarters. On September 23rd we saw the release of the AMD Evergreen-based graphics card, the Radeon HD 5870, that was followed up exactly a week later by the Radeon HD 5850 that offered the same feature set with slightly lower performance and a slightly lower price.
AMD is impressing us again with yet another new graphics release pulling the Evergreen architecture even lower in price. This new GPU was known as Juniper and is physically a new die spin, not simply a Cyprus core with some additional cores disabled. The new Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 5750 that we are reviewing today again breath new life into both AMD and the PC gaming market.
The New Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750
First, let me say that we aren't going into the gory details of the Evergreen GPU architecture in this review - if you have yet to read up on it or need a refresher, please head over to our Radeon HD 5870 review where we go into some good detail on what has changed in the move from the 4000-series to the new 5000-series including DX11 support, improved computing power and of course the popular Eyefinity technology.
As I mentioned, the Juniper-based GPUs are a completely new GPU spin based on the Evergreen design. Here is a diagram of this new GPU:
Both Juniper GPUs consist of 1.04 billion transistors; less than half the count of the Radeon HD 5800s.
As we go over in detail in our HD 5870 review, there are some new features that make the HD 5000-series of GPUs stand out from the 4000-series:
- Support for DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0
- Support for OpenCL 1.0 (and likely OpenCL 1.1)
- Angle independent anisotropic filtering (finally!)
- "Nearly free" 4xMSAA
- Very low idle power consumption
- AMD Eyefinity multi-monitor gaming - first performance testing here
- Three monitor support on a single card
For those interested, here is the raw numbers break down:
Radeon HD 5870 - Cyprus core
Radeon HD 5770 - Juniper core
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CK Media promised to roll the content of Simple Scrapbooks into its Creating Keepsakes title when they announced the shuttering of Simple. It's starting to look like they won't have much in the way of staff from Simple to do that with, as we start to learn about Simple Scrapbooks' staff departing CK Media.
Popular Simple Scrapbooks personality Cathy Zielske indicated on her blog today that she is no longer an employee of CK Media. Zielske has not indicated any future plans for scrapbook work. I sincerely hope that we haven't seen the last of her talent & refreshing personality in the scrapbook industry.
In addition to her work creating editorial content for Simple, Zielske also brought her graphic design skills to work doing the magazine's art direction. Her two books for CK Media, Clean And Simple Scrapbooking: Ideas for Design, Photography, Journaling & Typography and Clean and Simple Scrapbooking – The Sequel will continue to be classic textbooks of the graphic style of scrapbooking.
In another Simple note: Tina Cockburn, who provided a lot of design content for Simple Scrapbooks (including cover art), revealed this week on the Studio Calico forums that she is owed a large amount of money from CK Media. She seems to be done with CK as well.


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This week, The Skirted Roundtable welcomes Scot Meacham Wood of SMW Design. An interior designer and noted musician, Scot surprised us with an a Capella serenade! That's a first, for sure! Scot tells us all about his start in the business working for Ralph Lauren and we discuss how Lauren's influence can be seen in some of his projects. Scot is also a popular blogger who writes Tartanscot, a play on words for his love of all things tartan. During the interview, Scot tells us about his interior design business, explaining how he works and his creative process. As always, it's so interesting to learn how other interior designers handle their jobs – it's such a learning experience and an opportunity to compare and connect with others in the business. We thoroughly enjoyed our talk with him, he's such an old-fashioned southern gentleman, although he has lived all over the world and is definitely a Scotsman at heart!!
A project in East Hampton that we all loved. What a gorgeous and grand entry hall.
The master bedroom in the Hamptons house. This is a favorite of mine and I really see a Ralph Lauren vibe in this room. Love the slips and wallpaper, and I love that blanket!!
Scot describes this room in a Californian house where he had to duplicate the sofa because the owners only had one. Notice the tartan blanket, of course!
Scot's apartment is well known to the blogosphere. He told us that he is in the midst of a complete remodel and these pictures are now obsolete. Here is his bedroom, which is also a study.
The other side of his bedroom. Scot tells us all about that fabulous picture behind the sofa, Ralph Lauren, hint, hint. Notice the tartan blankets, pillows, and curtains. I can't wait to see what his redecorated place will look like!
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Anthony Cabral, 39, passed away October 23, 2012 at home.
He was the loving son of Deborah A. (Gorman) Sweeney and the late John A. Cabral; beloved father of Olyvia Pendergast and the late Anthony "AJ"; stepson of Daniel T. Sweeney; brother of Jason Gorman, Danielle LaPlume and Charity Cabral; maternal grandson of Robert E. Deady and the late Patricia Deady; paternal grandson of Nancy Pasquazzi and the late Anthony Cabral. He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Anthony enjoyed playing cards, motorcycles and was an avid sports and NASCAR fan.
His funeral service will be held Thursday, November 1 at 7 p.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave.. Visiting hours Thursday 4-7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Anthony Cabral Memorial Fund, c/o 60 John Street, Warwick, RI 02889 will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.


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New York Producer Poland Sand & Gravel Relies on Doosan Loaders to Take it to the Next Level.
By Mark S. Kuhar
Providing customers with superb service has proven to be the key to success for Poland Sand & Gravel, Poland, N.Y. The company is one of the few locally owned mines in the area, and Managing Member Scott Rommel makes sure that he's doing everything possible to help his customers and set his company apart from the corporation-owned quarries in the area.
Poland Sand & Gravel grew out of a family-owned construction and fence-installation company that did environmental excavation, site work and new fence projects in the local area. The rural community is situated in northeast New York, just southwest of the Adirondack Park. Rommel's family started the mine in the early 1990s, as a division of its construction firm. In 1997, the mine was expanded and a wash plant was installed. It eventually became its own company in 2003 and officially became Poland Sand & Gravel LLC.
Poland Sand & Gravel grew from its early products, which included dry screened sand and road base material, to become a full-line aggregates producer. The company provides local contractors and municipalities with a variety of sand and gravel products. They include specialty concrete, mason and filter sands, crushed stone, washed natural stone, roofing stone, landscaping stone and cobbles. Road maintenance and construction customers come to the mine to purchase base mix for sub-grades, which is approved by the New York State Department of Transportation.
At the Face
At the face, moving material from the deposit to production requires a variety of heavy machinery. "In our stonier deposits we will load three 35-ton rigid frame trucks with a Kobelco SK485 excavator," Rommel said. "We use three 35-ton rigid frame haul trucks and one 30-ton articulated haul truck to supplement the transportation of surge as required.
Dependable equipment is a must for Rommel to operate a profitable company. Three Doosan wheel loaders, two of which were purchased from distributor Monroe Tractor, have helped Rommel to succeed and process customer requests for sand and gravel products quickly. These customers are located in the Central New York region, even as far as Albany, and depend on the company's products. "The sand and gravel business is based, very heavily, on the cost of transportation," Rommel said.
In 2010, Rommel purchased his newest Doosan wheel loader, a DL450. It is the largest of the three Doosan wheel loaders that he has owned. Rommel is impressed with its performance, operator comfort and durability.
"When we evaluated wheel loaders before we purchased the new Doosan model, we looked at the machine capabilities and operator comfort," Rommel said. "The Doosan wheel loader had superior comfort. The operators felt like they were sitting higher in the Doosan wheel loader and it had better visibility to the area in front, beside and behind them.
"Visibility is an important characteristic with wheel loaders, whether you're lifting and sorting material before it's processed, or loading trucks," he said. "You need an operating station that provides you with good visibility in all directions, and I feel that the Doosan wheel loaders have that advantage compared to some other brands."
Operator Comfort
In addition to visibility, Rommel said it is important that cab design and ergonomics be evaluated before a purchase. His operators need to be comfortable in the cab because they work long days, especially during the busy construction season.
"The ride is an important feature for my loader operators," he said. "The ride controls and seats can make a big difference from machine to machine. We were pleased with the noise levels, even for a loader as large as our DL450, both inside and outside the cab."
A dependable piece of equipment is a must for Rommel. He cannot afford downtime, especially during the construction season when his employees start loading trucks at 6 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. The wheel loaders are expected to perform day in and day out, like the first day they were purchased. To prove this point, Rommel put more than 12,000 hours on a Doosan DL400 wheel loader before he bought the DL450.
Rommel has been impressed with the DL450's abilities. "It's a fast and nimble machine, just a little bigger than our DL400," he said. "We were a little worried about whether it was going to be a little too big and slow, but we quickly learned that it would keep up with the DL400, and as far as I'm concerned, it's just as fast in every aspect.
"Before I purchased the DL450, I lined it up with my DL400 and a DL500, and I compared them side by side, paying attention to the components," he said.
"What I learned is that the DL450 is its own machine, and not just a DL400 with a bigger engine or a de-tuned DL500. It has a different axle system and a different transmission."
Being a glacial till deposit, faces at the quarry are variable. "Face load-out and blend are critical to the quality and consistency of our end products," Rommel said. "Daily quality control tests of products are run to assure the products meet all applicable requirements."
Poland Sand & Gravel sets itself apart from the competition with an on-site testing lab. The lab is located at the quarry to ensure the highest quality and consistency of the products. "We do a little more testing than some of our competitors," Rommel said.
Outside confirmation testing and consulting are done by a New York State aggregate geologist. If a diverging trend is noted, the daily testing allows for adjustments to be made at the face as well as plant.
Parts and Service
Whether it is for routine maintenance or a machine repair, Rommel expects to have Doosan wheel loader parts readily available. Although the company is about an hour from Monroe Tractor, he can expect to receive many parts the same day they're ordered.
"The employees at our distributor, Monroe Tractor, have been very accommodating with Doosan parts and service," Rommel said. "Our Monroe Tractor sales rep lives within 20 minutes, and he regularly brings us the Doosan parts we need. You have to work with people who support your company with a local distribution network, and we have that with Monroe Tractor. If we need them to adjust something with the machine, they'll come the same day or the next day, and that's important to us."
Fuel Efficiency
With the high cost of diesel fuel, many companies cannot waste fuel because it directly impacts their profitability. Rommel learned this firsthand as off-road diesel fuel approached $4 a gallon in 2010.
"When you're hostage to an exterior environment [fuel], the only thing you can do is look to improve your operating efficiencies," Rommel said. "Efficiencies can be based on making sure that when something is running, it's working, and it's being operated in the proper modes. It's important to compare the fuel usage from one brand to the next, but it sometimes may be difficult because fuel usage varies by machine task. A face loader is going to be completely different than one that's loading in the plant or one that's loading trucks."
Product Reduction
Although it is a sand and gravel plant, crushing is part of production. "Our stationary plant, pit-portable and electric driven, consists of 12 x 36 Cedarapids Jaw that does our primary reduction, followed by a 42-in. Frogswitch Cage Mill and a Spokane VSI, both with closed-circuit loops," Rommel said. "We are sizing our materials on multiple shaker screen decks and are using three screws, plus a closed-circuit cyclone classifier."
At the plant, they wash four grades of sand, four sizes of natural stone and four crushed stone products. "Our standard price list includes 29 products and we also do project-specific items such as roofing stone and filter sands," Rommel said.