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Thanks to my lovely and encouraging wife, the popular adage "go big or go home" escapes my lips at least once a day. Whether it's grabbing a third plate at the buffet, running an extra mile when I work out, or writing out a particularly lengthy article, I'm just not satisfied unless I'm all-in. There's a certain feeling that comes with any completely committed actions, and the payoff is well worth the considerable risk.
I live by this philosophy in Magic, too. When I play Magic in paper, I love to put both forearms down and twist, tapping all my lands in one clumsy motion or putting both palms flat on the table and getting all of my guys sideways at once. There's just something viscerally satisfying in that action, so today I'll be bringing you two tapout control decks that will make you do that in two very different ways.
Ink-Treader Omnifuse
A new, relatively mid-level use mechanic from Dragon's Maze caught my attention: fuse. Namely, this card reached out to me.
A sorcery speed Sphinx's Revelation that gives you four Birds instead of life? That's a bit bizarre; why not just play Revelation, right? Well, for one, you can't kill someone with a Sphinx's Revelation (usually). The Beck side offers an intriguing, Glimpse of Nature style effect with the added benefit of allowing tokens to trigger the draw as well. I set to work, and after a fairly extensive searching in Standard, I couldn't find anything that does a better job working with Beck than its other half, Call. The natural question arose: is eight mana worth it for a Tidings and a double Lingering Souls?
No, I suppose it isn't.
But what if you could cast two in a turn? Beck triggers stack, so if you cast two in one turn, you would draw a total of twelve cards and get your eight 1/1s. Sixteen mana is a lot, and even ten mana is a stretch. Speaking of ten mana...
Oh, fuse only cares about being cast from the hand, which Omniscience makes free, so we get to cast both halves at no cost. Where does that leave us?
Creatures (8)
Lands (25)
Spells (27)
The original plan was to play 36 spells and zero creatures, but let's just say that didn't work out too well. I added eight mana dorks and never looked back. They are also easy to cast with Beck, making each one cantrip late in the game.
The Unexpected Results / Omniscience pairing has been a known interaction since Gatecrash, so I won't spend much time on it. I will say that nearly any Unexpected Results hit is going to be good. If it's a land, it's just a pricey ramp spell that you don't lose. If it's removal, well, that's removal you didn't need to draw. If it's Omniscience, give yourself a high five. Blast of Genius plays well with Omniscience and hefty fuse cards also, allowing you to Sift and take up to half their life while you're at it. Urban Evolution is also all about the game plan of draw/ramp in case you need to hard cast that Omniscience. Hit it on turn 3 for extra awesome!
Catch // Release, originally a three-of, greatly disappointed me in playtesting. Catch was only good if you could Zealous Conscripts a bloated planeswalker, and Release alone was just abysmal, having minimal board impact and requiring additional resources that you'd lose if you cast it earlier. That means you'll almost always have to pay nine mana for what turns out to be a pretty awkward spell. I kept a single copy in here just for that one moment where you'll hit them where it hurts, and it's also a nine-damage spell on the back of Blast of Genius. At least with Beck // Call, you can cast Call and put up a wall. Mystic Retrieval lets you recover a spell spent early and (often) cast it again for free.
The removal is fairly generic and interchangeable with cards in the sideboard, which we'll get to in a minute.
You'll find a lot of Forests and green sources for a relatively light green deck. However, you pretty much have to hit ramp and dorks in the early turns if you want to do stuff besides cast Urban Evolution for fun on turn 9 as your opponent smashes your face in. Although I do play an Alchemist's Refuge, I've almost never needed it, and it may get cut for another shockland.
The sideboard contains answers for known archetypes, namely three Rest in Peaces. If your shop is filed with the smell of Unburial Rites, you can even scoot up to four. Counterflux and Plasm Capture are the counterspells of choice for the control matchups. Hitting a planeswalker with Plasm Capture and untapping with eight-plus mana on turn 4 is pretty exciting. Counterflux, still a vastly underrated counterspell in my opinion, can be cast safely into a hail of Dispels, Dissipates, and Syncopates. When you're not paying any mana, you want the best counterspells money can buy, right?
You'll notice two Supreme Verdicts and two Mizzium Mortars to mirror those in the maindeck. Because this deck has the mana base to play both, these can be switched in and out based on the needs of your deck. Midrange/too big for Mortars? Bring in Supreme Verdict. Need an on-time Flame Slash? Add the two Mizzium Mortars. Fighting a 30+ creature deck? Play both! Pithing Needle is a necessity in control environments plagued by the nigh-unstoppable Aetherling, and a single Assemble the Legion acts as a tough-to-target win condition if your mana dorks can safely get it out on turn 3 or 4.
In testing this deck proved to be very consistent, usually opening with land + dork followed by Mizzium Mortars or Farseek + dork and Urban Evolution / Unexpected Results on turn 3. I did hit Omniscience on turn 3 on occasion, but even if you don't I promise you'll get value. I found that a couple Blast of Genius discards were much more likely to kill my shockland-weakened opponents than my Birds, which surprised me.
It fought best against Jund Midrange, where I could often ignore planeswalkers and could cast my hand each turn around Sire of Insanity, and Junk Tokens, which often couldn't deal enough damage to kill me in time. I also got lucky against Junk Reanimator pre-board and achieved Omniscience on turn 3. Aggro decks definitely hurt, namely Junk Aristocrats and B/R Zombies/Sligh. Both were too fast and resistant to my removal, and unless I drew the perfect starter, I'd mulligan into oblivion trying to find disadvantaged removal.
Omnifuse is a midrange hater, but I'm not sure how many real midrange decks are floating around right now, so if you want to try it out, I'd recommend considering adjustments based on the metagame at your shop. Hyperaggro metagames might want to frontload all eight sweepers and consider adding Terminus or even Aetherize, while heavy control metagames might play Counterflux maindeck instead.
The next deck is a bit decadent.
5CC Block Party
A few years ago, Five-Color Control was a legitimate strategy, using Baneslayer Angel and/or big flyers and/or planeswalkers to win the game. Now that we live in a world with above-average mana, why not try to do all the things again?
Planeswalkers are almost game changing when they enter the battlefield, so lots of them entering the battlefield seems like a logically deduced way to win games, right?
Let's have a party.
Creatures (8)
Planeswalkers (18)
- 2 Garruk, Primal Hunter
- 1 Gideon, Champion of Justice
- 2 Jace, Architect of Thought
- 1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
- 3 Liliana of the Veil
- 1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
- 2 Ral Zarek
- 3 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
- 2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
- 1 Vraska the Unseen
Lands (24)
Spells (10)
- 3 Sire of Insanity
- 3 Detention Sphere
- 3 Abrupt Decay
- 2 Counterflux
- 1 Merciless Eviction
- 3 Terminus
Yes, that's a whopping eighteen planeswalkers. More than half of Standard's planeswalkers are represented here. The devil is in the details on this deck; little Lili and Sorin are intentionally the most frequent. Both 'walkers will be quickly killed and/or bled dry by their minus abilities in most matchups. Conversely, one Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker should do it for any game, and Gideon, Champion of Justice; Vraska the Unseen; and Liliana of the Dark Realms each have a tough time dying. Ral Zarek helps with mana fixing, and, well, going ultimate with him basically lets all your planeswalkers go ultimate.
Go big or go home, right?
Garruk, Primal Hunter provides the muscle to protect you as well as a reasonable amount of card draw if you really need it. Jace, Architect of Thought helps you find more planeswalkers and preserves your team's loyalty counters with his plus ability. Tamiyo, the Moon Sage is just about the best U/W/X play after a healthy Supreme Verdict, and although she rarely dies, I really do want a copy of her, so I have two listed.
Arbor Elfs return alongside Thragtusks for this deck's eight creatures. I chose Arbor Elf because it has the potential to fix for some of the more color-intensive planeswalkers. Thragtusk...well, that Beast is still as good as advertised.
The truth is that there's not much to say about this deck; the strategy is pretty obvious. I wanted to highlight it today, though, as I hadn't seen anyone bring up a strategy like this in Standard—maybe for good reason. I didn't get to playtest this one as much because, let's be honest, it's a bit lofty. Eighteen mythic rares make up the maindeck with 33 more rares to boot, and the sideboard consists entirely of rares. If you're Mr. or Ms. Moneybags and you've got a penchant for luxury, feel free to indulge.
Really, though, I do think hosting a Block Party is solid in our current metagame; very few things can answer all the planeswalkers, and the few that can rarely see play. Magmaquake, Planar Cleansing, Merciless Eviction, and perhaps Cyclonic Rift are about it. I imagine this deck would feel very empowering to play, so I encourage anyone with the stock to try it out. Just be sure to bring your diamond-encrusted dice.
Two quick ones today, but I hope one tickles your fancy. In a recent bout of EDH brewing, I might have an odd one or two to share with you next week, but no worries for you Standard junkies; I've got something y'all will like, too! Join me next Tuesday, and until then, don't forget to untap!
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Ms. Niu's experience is concentrated on Intellectual Property. She has over 25 years of experience in the intellectual property field, and is responsible for directing and coordinating communications with numerous clients from Asia. Her role is to serve as a primary contact point for clients in order to interface the project needs and requirements of the clients who benefit from her fluency in English and Chinese, as well as her experience at the interface between Chinese and U.S. intellectual property law. On all U.S. cases, she supports Mr. Marquez, who is a registered attorney with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Ms. Niu manages international patent and trademark filing, prosecution and maintenance. Her responsibilities include aiding in the preparation and review of patent and trademark applications, responses, amendments and other formal communications with the USPTO, supervising intellectual property staff and client correspondence.
Ms. Niu was a computer programmer analyst before she entered the intellectual property field. She was a patent engineer with the Union Chemical Laboratories (UCL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) from 1991 to 1997. Her experience in that capacity included aiding in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the US, Europe and throughout Asia, interfacing with inventors and foreign patent attorneys, and lecturing on patent claims drafting.
Ms. Niu has attended and completed formal training programs in patent and trademark prosecution, including those administered by the USPTO, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association

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I believe this is the first consulting services company I have profiled. It is not one of the mega consulting firms, but it sure knows how to tell visitors about itself. The company Tieto is based in Finland and does business across the globe.
A good feature on the uncluttered homepage is that the company tells you what they do (not every company does).
Industries served and their offerings are outlined.
Want to learn more? You only need to click on Industry Expertise and Offerings and you get more information.
Next, the About Us page offers a good menu of links.
- Strategy
- Business structure
- Tieto in figures
- Operating countries
- Corporate responsibility
- Management
- History
- Addresses
- Link to us
I would like to see Corporate Governance here instead of being part of the Investors section. Good that Strategy is listed first and I think other companies would be wise to take note of this. Click on Strategy to see–
and related Financial Goals–
This is a good example of transparency without divulging the "corporate jewels".
Next the company offers Customer magazines and Other Publications.
Here is a tidbit from the article "Grow your own financial recovery" —
Cheer up…
– some of the benefits of a recession….
It forces you to stop being wasteful.
It makes you think again about business habits.
It accelerates change
It encourages you to be more creative
It forces you to make tough decisions
It thins out the competition
It makes you realize that you shouldn't take anything for granted
It brings you back to basics
It is an opportunity for a new start
It reminds you that business is about people… and ideas
Good advice indeed. Tieto: a corporate website worth a visit.
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Your friends got you tickets to the ballpark, but you've been trying to eat healthy and you know that all there is are hot dogs, pretzels and red rope (from 1997). Here's a great way to help your health without changing your plans…Sunflower seeds!
1. Just 50 grams of sunflower seed kernels will give you 100% of your daily vitamin E
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3. They are full of potassium, iron, manganese and magnesium
4. Seeds have GOOD fats in them, they also raise your HDL (good cholesterol), while lowering your LDL (bad cholesterol)
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Tips to Picking the most effective Relocating Company
Like within any type of sector, the home goods company has its share of rogue firms that have actually been recognized to victimize the public. From refuting cases, shed items and also holding the consumer's items for "ransom money", credit reports of misuse by relocating firms take place all too often.
Most these customer abuses occur by those movers who are operating under their own authority and are normally not connected with a significant van line. These rogue movers will certainly usually function under their very own common "van line" name.
Forty million individuals relocate yearly and the huge majority are completed with client complete satisfaction by both, van lines and also independent movers. These moving companies additionally have a tendency with the unfavorable impact placed on them as well as the market by the fraudulent companies that make the most of the consumer.
The major source for the customer that obtains caught in among these relocating scams frequently lies with picking the most inexpensive priced moving company. Economics is definitely reasonable, however opting for the most affordable price is typically a recipe for calamity. Comprehensive research study and also recognizing exactly how the moving industry runs, play essential factors in selecting the most effective moving firm for your relocation.
With May through October being the busiest time for movers, the peak moving period will certainly soon be coming close to and also there are steps that consumers can take to boost their chances of obtaining a care-free action:
Never work with a moving broker
Ensure the relocating business has beened around for at least 7-10 years
See their office to make certain they are that they say they are
Never ever approve an "price quote" over the phone
Make sure their trucks reveal the appropriate markings as needed under government regulation
Check them out with the Bbb (BBB).
Inspect their ICC number against the FMCSA documents.
These are simply a couple of actions that consumers could require to validate a relocating company's track record as well as document particularly when it pertains to storing your family products.
Most relocating firms provide storage establishments should you have to keep your things until your residence awaits the move-in process. Relocating companies holding the customer's personal belongings in storage space for "ransom money" have actually been recorded and the FMCSA is now implementing laws against these type of moving companies with the Map-21 Act.
Although these sort website link of cases do happen, it is most often done by independent movers not related to a significant van line. If you need to put your belongings in storage space, it is suggested to deal just with a major van line that is prominent; not with an independent moving business or a company which operates under its very own "van lines" name.
Although numerous independents can be relied on, the key element right here is for you, the consumer, to have satisfaction. The greatest peace of mind you could have is to position your storage in a storage space facility that you have complete control over such as a mini-storage establishment.
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12" x 12" sheet of glossy glitter vinyl with permanent adhesive.
This high gloss glitter vinyl has a permanent adhesive. It is compatible with all personal hobby and craft cutters and can be used in many applications including windows, car decals, signs or anything that needs a little sparkle. It can be used indoors, but is water proof and weather resistant making it an ideal craft vinyl choice for outdoor applications as well.
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I had the weirdest National Running Day yesterday as I woke up early to get in a run. It took hours for me to get inspired enough to go out and run. I ran about 11am. There was no real fanfare for the morning runners as there was last year in Prospect Park. No bandanas, t-shirts or caps near me, but this time Manhattan runners got the swag. No problem, as I guess they should do Central Park too. There was a happy hour sponsored by the Crown Heights Running Club, but I decided to just run and get an early start today instead.
This is part of the consistency program I am doing. Getting out when I can.
About a year ago I was out and about running my face off, but so far I have been just going through the motions and lightly running. This day usually kickstarts my runs. I have so much running and gym time to catch up with, as I will be doing a 20 week training plan. I will just get it rolling this week. I do not want to be caught with my distance too short like last year.
My focus is just getting out there no matter how late. I need to blow up the excuses. I have been sleeping earlier but my sleep patterns have been erratic. )More on my sleep patterns later when I review my sleep tracking device.) Hence my late start on National Running Day. I ran anyway. The cobwebs made it a very short run, but it was a quality run.
I went out to mu normal place in the park and ran lightly toward the hill. I realized that I would be doing my slow run for a few months until I got used to running again. Meanwhile I get a chance daily to do hills, sprints and drills until I start my real training in July. As far as I'm concerned, I need to do 2 – 3 miles on the short end until my strength is back. We will see how it works.
Last year was great but this year can be better. I totally got inspiration from the 92 year old who ran the marathon. for now it will be about gaining strength and going the distance. Most of this will be mental. My muscles remember. It's not too late to train.
Ans do I run again tomorrow.


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Some Things You Ought to Know About English Schools
An institution or school is called an English school if they teach their students in all of their subjects making use of the English language as their primary medium. A school is still called an English school even if the English language is not considered as the mother tongue or primary language of its students.
On a global scale, it is important for a person to be equipped with the right knowledge as regards the English language because it is useful and valuable in communicating. This is why countries from different parts of the world make sure to make English their primary language to be used in any levels of their school.
The English language spread throughout the world because of the emergence of the British Empire. The language started off in the lowlands of Scotland and then spread through the rest of Great Britain and Ireland. This has led the way for a lot of cultural and economical influences of countries to spread during the World War times.
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Once the English then left the British Isles, it then spread to other commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, as well as certain parts of Asia under the British Empire.
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As mandated in section 92 of the Constitution of Canada, education is under provincial control. Certain parts of Canada were mostly being resided by French-speaking Europeans. It was in the 19th and 20 centuries that culmination of English-only education laws took place as per Ontario Regulation 17 in 1912 and Manitoba Schools Question 1896. This was not easily accepted on the part of other European and French minority languages. In the year of 1969, Canada then thought of adopting official bilingualism paving way for both the English and French languages. But English has then become its primary education language.
The England Parliament then annexed Wales as part of the English Kingdom according to its Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, collectively known as the Acts of Union.
In Ireland, James I in the year of 1608 proclaimed the Royal Schools by intending to set up free schools in every country to educate the children about religion and learning.
In the years of 1494 and 1698, ten acts were being passed by the Scots Parliament to establish and legislate the English language firstly among aristocrats slowly spreading to other ranks.
The Charter Act of 1813 came to existence to decree that English be used as its education language for students in the Indian education system. However, it was not strictly reinforced to be a replacement for the indigenous languages being used. It was of course anticipated that the language be used in other areas of study. This was used up until now to strengthen both ethical values and moral laws of the youth.


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1.1 This test method covers the determination of total carbon and hydrogen in a sample of refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Both carbon and hydrogen are determined in one operation. This test method yields the total percentages of carbon and hydrogen in RDF as analyzed and the results include not only the carbon and hydrogen in the organic matter, but also the carbon present in mineral carbonates and the hydrogen present in the free moisture accompanying the analysis sample as well as hydrogen present as water of hydration.
Note 1—It is recognized that certain technical applications of the data derived from this test procedure may justify additional corrections. These corrections could involve compensation for the carbon present as carbonates, the hydrogen of free moisture accompanying the analysis sample, and the calculated hydrogen present as water of hydration.
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ENEL remote-controlled integrated static meter units in Italy.CMEC has already developed a global trading network. Its decades of affiliated trading companies are mainly engaged in the general import and export business as well as acted as agency for products manufactured by well-known international enterprises. They have kept close business relationship with hundreds of domestic manufacturers and operated thousands of equipment and product manufactured in China's machinery and electric sectors. Their business of foreign trade have extended to 120 countries and regions worldwide and they have gained remarkable sales achievements and high prestige among clients. The main products exported include: Kilowatt meters, auto parts, electro-optic light products, castings and forgings, bearings, different kinds of electrical materials, instruments and meters, electric motors, generators, construction machinery, petro-chemical machinery, agricultural machinery, machine tools, general machinery, building machinery, hardware, fitness apparatus and solar energy products.
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Dearest Lisa,
We've been married seven years today.
Seven years ago we stood up at West End Collegiate Church in New York City and pledged our love for each other in front of everyone. And we didn't mention Jesus because I didn't want to and you said that was OK. And then we walked/floated out of the church to the theme from Star Wars on the pipe organ. That ruled.
Seven years has gone so fast. People talk about the seven-year itch, but we cleared that hurdle by living together seven years before the wedding. When we got the seven year itch, we got married.
We've flown by the seat of our pants much of the time. We've trusted the Force, Luke. We weren't sure we wanted kids. Then we decided we did. Owen was the most amazing thing that could ever be. He was incredible and we were happy and we weren't sure we wanted to have more. Then we decided we did. And Nicholas was also the most amazing thing that could ever be. And it shouldn't be possible for two things to be the most amazing anything, but they both are.
Now we look ahead. There will be new adventures. Uncharted territory. Not sure what, exactly, but things will change. They have, they do, and they will. And we'll do it together.
I'm so lucky.
You are my best friend. You're beautiful. You're fiercely loyal. You like almost all the stuff I like (except Twitter.)
You're a great listener. You're an amazing lay (sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Kable). You're an awesome mother to our kids.
We share things. We work together. I take the cans down to the street and you bring them back up. And it works.
I love you so much.
Happy anniversary, my love.
Monday, June 1, 2009
to my wife on our anniversary
Dearest Lisa,
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- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 1:31 PM
This is awesome. Lisa, you are a lucky girl. And your husband is obviously a very lucky guy.ReplyDelete
Happy anniversary, you crazy kids.
Awwww.... True Love.ReplyDelete
That Star Wars march was one of the most memorable wedding moments ever. Happy anniversary.ReplyDelete
I love the mush, but I really love the 'amazing lay.' Best compliment evah, the end. Happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
you had me at "we didn't mention Jesus."ReplyDelete
Awww. We should clone you and hand you out to the ladies at Blogher! Happy Anniversary to you and Lisa! Yes, you are so lucky, cuz she's awesome!ReplyDelete
Okay, that is just the sweetest thing ever. :) Have a wonderful anniversary!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 2:32 PM
very very sweet. Happy Anniversary to the both of you!ReplyDelete
Aw, so sweet! If you got to 7, you guys are gonna be fine. Happy Anniversary Michael and Lisa! If I had known I would have totally bought you both a drink on Saturday. Next time!ReplyDelete
Very sweet! Being married to your best friend makes it so great. Wishing you many many more anniversaries even better than this one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 4:14 PM
That. Is. Awesome. Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary. :)ReplyDelete
Awww, sweet! Great post. Taking one's time is a most wonderful thing to do. ;pReplyDelete
My man & I are also members of the "taking our time" club. :P
Star Wars = badass! :D
(no Jesus = also badass) ;p
Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
(and I really don't like twitter either)
What a wonderful tribute to your beautiful wife and your loving relationship. You are a great couple and wonderful parents. I'd say more, but I would go on too long.ReplyDelete
damn. that's so sweet.s
I'm crafting my anniversary post for hubs right now.
6/2 is our 8 yr.
LOVE THIS. so sweet.
awww that is just too adorable, hope you guys had a very happy anniversary and will have many many many more to comeReplyDelete
Star Wars. Damn you guys have an awesome relationship.ReplyDelete
Congrats Mr. and Mrs. BadAss.
Congrats! Our 8 year (yikes!) anniversary is in October and it seems just like yesterday that we got married. Here's to 7, and hopefully many more, years!ReplyDelete
--Tyler (Buildingcamelot.com)
So beautiful and so wonderful to hear. Congratulations and here's to another great year for you and your family.ReplyDelete
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
6 comments:
- Solanah said...
Oh I so want that!
- June 26, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Daphne said...
yayy! it's been on my wishlist for a while
- June 27, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- whichgoose said...
I saw it first on your Facebook, Solanah! I was like a 5-year-old at Christmas when it came :) hehe
- June 27, 2010 at 4:10 AM
- Mary Catherine said...
I'd love to hear updates about how it works :) I'm in the market for a sewing machine and hello kitty is adorable!
- June 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- C said...
OMG! I love it!!! Does it work well? When I was teaching in Japan, Hello Kitty was super popular!!! I had Hello Kitty EVERYTHING! LOL!
- June 29, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- katherine j lee said...
i have this! and love it.
one caveat for beginners who want to get serious-- it doesn't have a zipper foot (almost all sewing machines have this function). after four months with this machine, i am already needing to upgrade to another machine (between 200-300$) just so i can sew zippers into skirts and on little clutches.
so if you ever want to sew zippers, be aware you could get something for about $50 more! definitely not as cute as hk however :)
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Knicks player, Iman Shumpert hits the booth for, "Dear Kendrick." Iman will also be rapping on Michelle Obama's album release for the, "Let's Move," campaign.
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Last week's episode of Star Wars Rebels was probably the best episode of this season so far. This week's episode is, for my money, the worst of the entire series. I have been one of the biggest supporters of Rebels, so don't take this as a review from a hater. I'm a huge fan of the series, but I gotta call it like I see it- this episode was terrible.
First off, an episode like this belongs in the first half of the season. That should be a no-brainer. This really annoyed me because after last week's episode, I was on a Rebels high. I heard people complain about how this week's episode was going to be a chopper-lead episode, but I had faith in Lucasfilm. I thought that if they put this chopper-lead episode right after the Jedi Temple episode, it has to be either really funny, or really action packed. Spoiler alert, it's neither of those things.
This episode is not funny, at all. Rebels is at its best when it doesn't feel like you're watching a kids channel, this episode reminded me that I'm watching Disney X D. I'm not going to break down each failed joke, because it would take too long, but trust me when I say I didn't even chuckle once during the episode.
This episode is also boring. Chopper gets left behind, ends up on an imperial shuttle, meets a droid, Yada Yada Yada, and they find a new Base of the Rebels. Also, I'm not sure what planet was shown at the end revealing the new Rebel base, but if it's Yavin I'm going to be even more annoyed.
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Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF-A) stock whimpered after the upstart studio reported worsening results in virtually every category on Nov. 9. Yet the losses didn't last long. Just prior to a Tuesday conference call with analysts, Lions Gate announced that Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) had made strategic investments, giving each a 3.4% stake in the studio. Discovery CEO David Zaflon and Liberty Global CEO Mike Freeze will join Lions Gate's board as a condition of the investments.
"This partnership is the latest in a series of alliances we formed with companies, including STUDIOCANAL, CBS and Televisa to take advantage of the unique position we have as a pure play content company in the global marketplace," S&P Capital IQ quotes CEO Jon Feltheimer as saying in a conference call with analysts to announce the deal and review fiscal-second-quarter results.
For the quarter, only cash from operations came in higher. And that's only because Lions Gate lost less money than in last year's fiscal Q2. Here's a closer look at the company's overall performance during the just-completed quarter:
|FQ2 2015 Actuals
|FQ2 2014 Actuals
|YOY Growth
|$476.76 million
|$552.88 million
|Non-GAAP Net Loss
|($28.39 million)
|$32.98 million
|Adjusted EPS
|Cash From Operations
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Commenting on the results, Feltheimer said in a press release:
Although this quarter will be the lightest of the year due to timing and softer-than-anticipated performance of some of our recent film releases, our robust film and television pipelines position us for a very strong second half of the year.
Director John Malone must be seeing the same thing. The Liberty Global Chairman already owned 2.97% of Lions Gate shares outstanding heading into the deal. With his company controlling another 3.4%, he's effectively become a 6% owner of the business. Further accumulation wouldn't be surprising.
What went right: Lions Gate is a long-term play, so as investors we need to know that Feltheimer and his team are making the kind of bets that can pay off big down the road. The laundry list he gave during the call with analysts sounds impressive enough.
"In the quarter, we acquired The Kingkiller Chronicle, based on the best-selling fantasy book series that ranked second only to Game of Thrones. We secured the rights to this coveted multiplatform property because of our emphasis on cross-divisional synergies, enabling us to commit to the simultaneous development of a feature film, television series and video game," Feltheimer said.
Other plans include adapting the video game franchise Borderlands and the board game franchise Monopoly. A retelling of the Robin Hood legend is also in the works, as well as a "multi-picture fantasy epic" based on Homer's The Odyssey to be directed by Francis Lawrence of Hunger Games fame.
What went wrong: Of course, there are no sure bets. Fiscal Q2 revenue dropped and losses widened in large part due to poor showings for American Ultra and The Last Witch Hunter. Lions Gate plans a $7.2 million writedown related to the latter. Overall, motion picture segment revenue fell 11%. Television production revenue dipped even further, down 20.7% on what the company said was "timing of episodic deliveries."
What's next: Looking ahead, Feltheimer touted a wide array of releases in the second half of the fiscal year. He's right to do so. The list of Lions Gate planned productions includes The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which debuts on Nov. 20 in the U.S., and The Divergent Series: Allegiant, which opens on March 18 of next year. Lions Gate's total backlog of contracted but not yet booked revenue from filmed entertainment came to roughly $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal Q2. In television, Lions Gate is banking on strong returns for upcoming seasons of Orange Is the New Black and Nashville to boost segment revenue in the second half of the year.
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Crime Watch application, created by Mathematical Applications company, is promoted as a free, browser-based tool counting and informing its users for the numbers of crimes committed all over the world real-time. What Crime Watch actually does though is gathering information for its users' Internet browsing activities, bookmarks, history, cookies, etc. in order for it to send them pop-up advertisements based on what they like. Therefore, Crime Watch is being defined as an adware or a PUP program.
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Who needs to hear some good news today? Who feels bummed out about our world and needs to know that it hasn't all gone to shit?
I'm pretty jazzed after going on a tour of the SAY Dream Center and Ceres Project in Santa Rosa and will now tell you all about it so that you know that there are people out there, working on a local level, to make America great…(again? Or maybe for the first time? Hard to say).
First, for some context, did you know that this summer, the Santa Rosa City Council voted unanimously to draft a Homeless State of Emergency? Vice Mayor Tom Schwedhelm suggested that the emergency will only truly end when Santa Rosa's homeless numbers reach functional zero and all people have access to shelter and housing within a short time of becoming homeless.
Homeless youth make up 20% of the overall homeless population in Sonoma County, and with 678 youth homeless in Sonoma County, we have more youth homeless than in the City of Chicago or the entire county of San Diego. Within 48 hours on the streets these youth are approached for sex services in addition to fighting the natural elements and having no security over their bodies or belongings.
I can't imagine what it would feel like to be a sixteen year old who looks at their bedroom and decides that it would be safer on the streets than to stay one more day. I can't imagine being shuffled through foster homes and group homes with nowhere else to go as a child, only to be spit out of the system traumatized, scared, and unprepared for how to move forward as an adult. I can't imagine my own mother selling me into sex slavery for drug money, only to be discarded several years later alone, on the streets.
These are all scenarios that lead youth from the streets to the SAY (Social Advocates for Youth) Dream Center. Did you know that, when asked what they need, homeless youth don't say they want a home, they say they want a job so that they can take care of themselves? SAY Dream Center, in partnership with the Ceres Project, offers both. They provide both short and long-term housing, free on-site counseling services, and job-training/career opportunities.
I first connected with SAY Dream Center via the Ceres Project. One of the coolest non-profits in the Bay-Area, Ceres trains youth in commercial culinary kitchens how to prepare organic, farm-to-table meals which then get delivered by volunteers to low-income homebound clients struggling with diseases like cancer or multiple sclerosis. The youth learn valuable culinary, job, and leadership skills while experiencing the power and joy of giving back to our community.
I began dropping off bouquets of flowers to Ceres via Bouquet Fairies which my dear friend Zoe Hitchner of Front Porch Farm and I started this year. The flowers dress up the Ceres Cafe on Summerfield Rd. which recently opened for the public to come and purchase yummy, and healthy lunch items. Profits from the cafe go back into their programs and services. When SAY was offered old hospital buildings by Sutter Health, they gladly accepted and invited Ceres to join them there. The two non-profits now work closely together on the same campus with similar goals, providing holistic care and opportunities for the youth who make their way over there.
You guys, it's just so much goodness I can't even stand it!
There's more. I'll hit some highlights:
Ceres Kitchen: youth can get legit credit at the Junior College by learning culinary skills here in addition to learning about where our food comes from, how to eat and cook healthfully, and how to hold a job.
Career Hub: computer labs, career counseling, job opportunities in the community with local businesses, regional parks, and more
Short-term housing: with 12 beds, communal kitchen, laundry facilities, counseling services
Long-term housing: 28 rooms, beautiful communal kitchen, laundry, counseling, job opportunities
Counseling Center: 15 beautiful rooms for therapy, special rooms for Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Group Therapy, and a SAND TRAY ROOM! (I feel like we would all benefit from the Sand Tray room. I'll attach a photo but you basically use this tray of sand and can choose from tons of figurines and props to play out different scenarios and work through issues you're facing. Pretty awesome.)
So, I tell you all of this to encourage you. The world hasn't completely gone to shit. It sometimes seems that it's trying its damndest.. But as long as there are people who care enough to stand up and help, it won't succeed.
Chances are, there are homeless people in your community too. How can you help? What services are out there right under your nose that you aren't aware of? Even just pointing someone to a place where they can receive help, is helping. And it doesn't cost you anything.
If you live in Sonoma County, I strongly encourage you to go to the SAY website, poke around, and then sign up for their next tour. Kat led my tour and is amazing, passionate, and funny. It's very clear how much she, and her colleagues, loves her job.
How can you help?
Do you own a local business? Maybe you could provide a valuable job opportunity to a youth.
Do you have money? When asked, SAY staff tell me their #1 need right now is to keep their short-term housing open. That means they need donations.
Do you have time? There are a myriad of volunteer opportunities with both SAY and Ceres. Check out their websites to fill out a volunteer form. Volunteering is like medicine. Especially if you're depressed. But even if you feel fine. It feels good to take care of one another.
Check out the Wish List under "How to Help" on the SAY website. Their street outreach team gives out helpful items to youth as they invite them off the street and into a safe environment. Things like towels, old smartphones, deodorant (new ones, not your old Speed Stick).
I hope you feel less bummed out and more inspired after reading this. Zoe and I are really excited to see how Bouquet Fairies can continue partnering with these organizations in the future. We're dreaming of flower workshops with the youth and workdays on the farm in addition to making bouquets for the clients who receive healthy meals.
Please share and please let me know what kinds of cool service opportunities you've been getting into lately. I can always use uplifting stories from friends and strangers.
Love, Jaclyn


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LifeStraw was designed with special emphasis on portability. Lifestraw requires no electricity or battery and uses a simple mechanical filter. To use it, a person simply sticks the LifeStraw directly into the water source and drinks as he or she would from a straw. It relies mainly on the weight of the water to perform filtration. Additionally, with no replaceable and movable parts, it is less wasteful. A quart of water can be processed in eight minutes using LifeStraw.
How it works:
When you suck on LifeStraw, water is forced through hollow fibers, which contain pores less than 0.2 microns across. Any dirt, bacteria or parasites are trapped in the fibers, while the clean water passes through.
The ready-to-use durable water filter can filter up to 1000 liters of water. This video shows how the hand-sized tool can be used to drink water directly from the stream:
2. Solar Ball
On a trip to Cambodia Jonathan Liow, an Australian student observed that the region enjoyed ample sunlight and came up with the idea of developing a solar distillation unit. Solarball capitalizes on the condensation principle of evaporation to extract potable water from polluted water.
Designed specifically for use by people in hot, wet, tropical climates, Solarball can produce up to three liters of clean water daily. In addition, food-safe and recyclable plastic is used to make the product.
How it works:
The portable device separates contaminants from the water by isolating the the pure evaporated water and collecting it in a condensed form. Filtration is easy, undrinkable water is poured from one nozzle and clean water is dispensed from the other. The video below shows how the personal and portable water purification device uses the natural process to give clean, drinking water:
3. Life Sack
Problems of food and water often go hand in hand and charities such as World Vision and the UN send food grains packed in sacks to affected areas. Using this information, three Korean industrial designers came up with the 'Life Sack', a food sack that doubles-up as a water purification kit using the popular SODIS process.
By building this popular device into food bags the designers have ensured that water reaches everywhere food assistance is being sent. Life Sack is designed so that it can be worn as a backpack making both the food and water easily transportable from source to community.
How it works:
Life sack uses thermal treatment based SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection) process to filter contaminated water. A layer of additional protection using UV-A radiation is also used as a second step.
4. 'Pure' Water bottle filter
Timothy Whitehead, a graduate from Loughborough University, while travelling in Zambia was moved by the problem faced by the locals in acquiring clean drinking water. He developed the Pure Water Bottle filter that uses a combination of four micron-sized water filters and a dynamo-powered ultraviolet light system to eliminate up to 99.9% impurities from contaminated water.
How it works:
The procedure is extremely simple. Dirty water is poured in the outer chamber, the inner chamber is then put in and a crankshaft is used to filter out purified water. The bottle includes an indicator to monitor the sterility of water.
See how Tim Whitehead uses the 'Pure' water bottle to purify soiled lake water and drink it:
5. Water Producing Billboards
The University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) and ad agency Mayo DraftCFB have developed the world's first water producing billboard in Lima. The billboard, takes advantage of 98% humidity to extract safe-to-drinking water from the atmosphere using reverse osmosis. Equipped with air, water and carbon filter, the system can generate up to 96 liters of water daily and can store up to 20 liters of water at a time.
How it works:
The billboard uses condensers and reverse osmosis to convert humidity into pure, drinkable water. A simple tap gives local residents access to the water.
Take a look at a billboard quenching the thirst of local-ites and travelers:
6. Cycloclean
Cycloclean is a water purifier that functions using manpower. This bicycle mounted device has been developed for disaster zones and remote locations and utilizes kinetic energy from pedaling to purify water. The bike is capable of purifying five liters of water in one minute and is powerful enough to pump out water from a depth of five meters.
The bikes can also be used for their original purpose making it easy for them to reach remote locations and are still useful after the filters are used up in about 2 years. The manufacturers of this device are looking at adapting it for the developing world by setting-up manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh and bringing down the now prohibitive cost of $6600 per unit.
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After parking the bike near a water body, the rider lowers a hose into the water. He then climbs back on, keeping the rear wheel off the ground. On pedalling, the pump gets powered forcing the water into the primary filter. The water moves on to an activated carbon filter and finally passes through a "microfiltration membrane filter" before being collected in the vessel of choice.


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Methyl Sulfonyl Methane (MSM)
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Pure organic MSM known to relieve arthritic symptoms.
Methyl Sulfonyl Methane (MSM) is the form in which sulphur appears in nature in all living organisms, and in which it is biologically active. Deficiencies in biological sulphur can result in less than optimal functioning of each cell, tissue and organ in the body. Inorganic sulphur is poorly assimilated; making organic, biologically active sulphur extremely important for the health of every living organism.
MSM is the natural source of biological sulphur and rated as one of the least toxic substances in biology, similar in toxicity to water.
MSM can't hurt you but you do need to start slowly as some people who dive into MSM wholeheartedly may experience a toxic headache as the body purges toxins into the bloodstream that the cells have been retaining for years.
Use of MSM has the following benefits:
- Detoxifies the body
- Allows better absorption of nutrients from food
- Increases circulation
- Reduces inflammation
- Makes hair and nails grow faster
- Relief from allergies through scavenging free radicals
- Reduces lactic acid build-up (less muscle soreness and cramping after exercise
- Relieves chronic fatigue and much more
The importance of MSM as a supplemental source of sulphur has been overlooked. We can get this essential nutritional sulphur from some of our foods, but we lose most of this absolutely important mineral by heating, drying, and processing our food. Without the proper amount of sulphur or MSM in our system we cannot produce healthy cells.
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Suggested Use For MSM:
The Dynamic Enhancement process requires less to be used per serving.
Begin with: ¼ tsp in water morning and repeat mid afternoon Slowly increase your way up to 2 tsp daily – one tsp morning and repeat mid afternoon continue with 2 tsp daily for 2 weeks Enjoy a Detox bath with Miracle Bath Flakes – then drop back to ¼ tsp daily
The importance of sulphur
Sulphur is found in over 150 different compounds within the human body. There are sulphur components in virtually every type of cell, so it's extremely important. Sulphur is just now becoming more widely appreciated as a really critical nutrient, without which many other processes in the body cannot function properly.
For example, sulphur plays a critical role in detoxification, and also in inflammatory conditions. For detoxification, sulphur is part of one of the most important antioxidants that your body produces: glutathione, one of the most important antioxidants that your body produces.
Without sulphur, glutathione cannot work.
If you are not getting enough sulfur in your diet, you're not going to be able to naturally produce glutathione, which is absolutely essential for removing heavy metals and many of the toxins you're exposed to.
People who might want to consider using MSM include those who have:
Aches and pains / sore muscles and achy joints
Chronic inflammatory conditions / allergies
Personal injury due to accidents, burns, etc.
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Carpal Syndrome
Poor muscle tone
Premature aging symptoms
Metabolic issues / parasites
Brittle dull hair, nails that chip easily
Tennis elbow and other sports injuries
How does it work?
MSM is a natural analgesic: it blocks the transfer of pain impulses through nerve fibres.
MSM blocks inflammations and inflammatory processes. MSM enhances the activity of cortisol, a natural anti-inflammatory hormone produced in the body.
MSM improves the permeability of cell membranes. This improves the utilization of nutrients and the elimination of waste products.
MSM dilates blood vessels, enhancing the blood circulation. This also helps in the elimination of waste products from the body, which speeds up healing.
MSM is a muscle relaxant. This is an important and often overlooked benefit of MSM. Many chronic pains are aggravated by chronic muscle tension in the body.
MSM aids the natural defence mechanisms in the body by regulating the prostaglandin metabolism, and regulates the formation of antibodies and immune complexes.
Research conducted by Doctors
In March 1999, Stanley W. Jacob, M.D., and Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., published "The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain". Their book was based on their experience as medical doctors and MSM researchers. Dr. Jacob is the head of the DMSO Pain Clinic in Portland, OR, and a Professor at the Oregon Health Sciences University, and Dr. Lawrence was the founder of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Association for the Study of Headaches.
Combined, they have over 20 years of experience with fighting pain with MSM. They concluded that of more than 18,000 patients that suffered from chronic pain, about 70% experienced benefits from the use of MSM, finding that pain either diminished or disappeared altogether.
Dr. Lawrence and Dr. Jacob's compiled research reveals that MSM represents a safe and natural solution for chronic headaches, back pain, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, rheumatism, arthritis, athletic injuries, muscle spasms, asthma, and allergies.
Dr. Lawrence has also used MSM to improve the condition of patients who were virtually crippled with arthritis and back pain. One patient was able to get out of bed for the first time after just two weeks on MSM. And after two months of MSM use, he could walk to the grocery store.
Dr. David Blyweiss, of the Institute of Advanced Medicine in Lauderhill, Florida, found that many patients experience a 50 percent improvement in their arthritis symptoms, along with more energy, better sleep, and better capacity to exercise.
Numerous other MSM users have experienced results equivalent to cortisone but without dangerous side effects like immune suppression, fluid retention, and DNA disruption. According to Dr. Jacobs, there may be no pharmaceutical back pain therapy better or safer than MSM. "MSM has an important role to play in the nonsurgical treatment of back pain," he said."I have seen several hundred patients for back pain secondary to osteoarthritis, disc degeneration, spinal misalignments, or accidents. For such pain related conditions, MSM is usually beneficial." – Dr. Jacobs
How is MSM different from sulpha drugs?
Do not confuse organic mineral sulphur from MSM with sulpha-based drugs, sulphites, or sulphates. Sulpha-based drugs (sulphonamide) are a group of large compounds known to cause allergic reactions. These are drugs composed of many elements creating large chain molecules which are used as antibiotics. It is highly unlikely that anyone would be allergic to MSM or sulphur, a naturally occurring substance in the body.
Sulphites are preservatives, antioxidants and browning agents used in foods. Ingestion of these is associated with adverse reactions such as asthma attacks, nausea, and diarrhoea. There are six sulphating agents currently used: Sodium dioxide, sodium sulphite, sodium and potassium bisulphite, sodium and potassium metasulphite. Sulphates are a salt of sulphuric acid. Sulphuric Acid is a heavy, corrosive, oily acid used in making fertilizers, chemicals and petroleum products.
Because MSM elasticizes the hold between the cells, MSM can restore flexibility to inflamed tissues. When our bodies grow older and are chronically shortchanged of key minerals like sulfur and MSM, the bonds between our cells become increasingly rigid and brittle–a condition that can lead to a loss in skin flexibility and contribute to skin wrinkles. The internal manifestations of this cellular brittleness are far less visible but have a far greater negative impact on the body. MSM's ability to reintroduce flexibility into cell structures, therefore, can have widespread restorative effects.


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|June 28th, 2007, 05:30 AM
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DVD composition
Hi! Would like to hear how you compose your finished wedding video dvd. I mean how you divide the different parts, or if you put them all into one film.
When I did a wedding film last summer I made one ceremony film and then different films (buttons on the dvd) for the reception (with guest commentaries), the party as such and finally individual films for each speech at the party. I suppose no film should be longer than 20 minutes.
Anybody succeeded in building a real dramatic structure into a wedding film (with setup, tension and pay-off)?
|June 28th, 2007, 11:17 AM
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I've only done a few weddings so far but in both situations I did the following set up for the DVD:
1. "teaser trailer"- This is a short 1 minute trailer I send when I first begin to edit. I put it in the DVD as a "preview".
2. One chapter for pre-ceremony, ceremony and reception.
3. Any other special sequences like a love story or special moments.
Generally my DVD's have been 5-6 chapters and about 45 minutes. But it all depends on what you are offering, what the customer is paying for and how the editing goes. I'm sure others do it quite differently. In the actual DVD menu I just have one main menu with chapter selection. I try to keep it simple and easy to navigate.
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|June 29th, 2007, 08:09 PM
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My last DVD was structured like this
Chapters, Slideshow, Extras
SECOND MENU - Chapters
Our First Dance
Mother Son Dance
Dad Daughter Dance
Slideshow - 3 minute ( 1 song) slideshow of stills captured from the video
In my Extra's menu I have "Well Wishes" (table interviews), "Behind the Scenes" these are unedited clips that didn't make the video but are fun to watch - mostly funny stuff that happened during the pre-ceremony, Finally, the "Highlight Video" which I also deploy on the web.
Total time about 45 minutes
|June 29th, 2007, 11:26 PM
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"I suppose no film should be longer than 20 minutes"
Gee, can I edit for you?
Most of the studios I work for are weighing in around the 45 min mark minimum. One studio is still doing 90 mins to two hours ... that's just for morning, ceremony, park and hall. Mind you, they do the entire ceremony and include all hall speeches in their entirety. Yeesh.
When I do my own stuff I organize it like this:
A firstplay that consists of a very quick highlite/trailer type video ... no longer than 20 seconds ... black and white shots cut to some classical or new age piece that starts out slow and ends with a cresendo.
That leads to a menu screen featuring a slideshow from the wedding day that gives you two submenu options:
Submenu One gives you choices of: Morning Of, Ceremony (heavily edited) Park and and Extras that include Bridal Party Best Wishes, Bloopers and any Prewedding
Submenu Two gives you the Hall with chapters for Entrances, First Dance, Parents Dance, Speeches (heavily edited) and Party Time (an edited highlight of the hall). Also has buttons for Flashback (wedding highlight) B&G on-cam interviews and Honeymoon slides if any
|June 30th, 2007, 07:25 AM
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I have seen all kinds of DVD presentation styles.
Many are merely one long continuous edit of the entire day with the main menu having only 2 buttons. (e.g. Play Movie, Index). The index contains chapter marks to specific events.
I've also seen DVD's without a menu at all but there are about a dozen or so chapter marks placed at key spots in the movie so the user just presses "next" on the remote to fast forward.
My edits are similar to yours. Most all events are standalone movies seperated by a 3 second fade. The final DVD will typically run about 45 minutes to an hour.
|June 30th, 2007, 07:49 AM
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I use a 1 minute highlight as the background and a play and chapter link on the main menu. The main menu also has their names and or event and sometimes the date.
The chapter menu has chapters for major events. When I render the mpg for dvd, I add index points every two minutes if there is a large amount of time between chapter points. That way, as they are watching the dvd, it's easy to jump around the dvd.
|July 5th, 2007, 08:35 PM
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Lenght of a DVD
I know it's been a couple of months since the last reply to this thread but I have a question similar to these ya'll have been discussing and I need to find out just how many minutes you can get on a DVD and how you do it. I do weddings and lately have been asked about trying to include so much more than I have been doing. Mostly mine have been about 45min to 1 hour and now I am completing one that is over 1hr 45min and I don't know if I can get it all on one DVD. I am using Vegas 7 and DVDA4. I would appreciate all the help I can get.
|July 5th, 2007, 08:57 PM
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I use vegas as well. If you use the default template for MPEG-2 NTSC DVD, you can use about 1hour :25 minutes with menus and a motion main menu. If you don't mind losing some quality, you can change the bit rate a bit and get about 2hrs.
I'm personally have no problem giving 2 dvds. Considering some ceremonies will fill an entire dvd.
Edward Troxels site has a chart which will help you with the bit rate chart.
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|July 5th, 2007, 09:10 PM
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If you use 2 DVD's, how do you divide them? In the one I'm doing now, the bride wanted me to include the rehearsal because they had several people that made toasts and the bride wanted all of that and it took up 25 min. The wedding was 40 min long and I included all of that. They like for the reception to include a lot of the dancing so it is long also. I haven' t finished it yet.
|July 5th, 2007, 09:50 PM
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Generally, if we put the wedding over two DVDs it is because of long speeches and the one studio where they include the entire ceremony.
I have one DVD as sort of a highlight DVD: Getting ready in the morning, a highly edited ceremony, park, a recep that is maybe 10 minutes total, any pre wedding stuff
Second DVD is the entire ceremony, all the speeches and the day's highlight
OR: I've done old school weddings where everything is long so we put DVD One is everything up to and including the Park, DVD Two is the Hall, highlights, etc
|July 6th, 2007, 09:03 AM
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I usually put them in chronological order.
For Example my last dvd had
Play all - Chapter menu on MAIN DVD MENU --- Chapter Menu also includes a 5 minute highlight of their entire wedding.
Wedding Montage followed by Pre-Ceremony footage(Bridal Prep and BROLL before ceremony) followed by Ceremony followed by Post Ceremony Followed by BROLL Reception, Bridal Party Entrance, First Dance and Toasts. 1:25 minutes
Second DVD
General Dancing, Bouquet and Garter, followed by Interviews followed by Honeymoon Montage 1:25 minutes
Yes, these are the lord of the rings length but it seems to be what the brides want it, the more footage the better.
Other companies in town offer 45min to 1hr maximum and they also get plenty of work. I assume that comes down to how you market it!
|July 6th, 2007, 02:42 PM
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All respect to lengty videos, but who of all the family and relatives watch lengthy videos a second time? For me quality is short. "Hey, shall we watch the wedding video of my brother?" "Naa, it's too long and boring". or "It's only 20 minutes and really fun. Your'e gonna like it." "Ok, run it!"
At least the different films on the dvd should be no longer than 20 minutes. That's what I think.
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No matter how well a person thinks he or she knows cars, it is always a good idea to seek out the expertise of others when purchasing a new or used vehicle. Patricia Hinklie, a retired mother of three from Claypool Hill, Virginia, decided that the time was right to replace her elderly vehicle with a new one, and she invited us along for the ride as she narrowed down the field.
A self described oddity, Hinklie made her first information stop at a truck stop along Interstate 95. Hinklie walked in and bellowed out, "who can tell me about cars!" She received a range of responses from the bemused diners. One diner told her that Ford was started in Dearborn, Michigan. A husband let her know that the Model T once accounted for more than half of all the cars in the world back in 1916. His wife knew that the first Mustang was launched in April of 1964. A rather burly man with a fair number of tattoos told her that the average American driver curses about 32,000 times in his lifetime behind the wheel. He also informed her that he personally had surpassed that number long ago. Generally, aside from an out of place man in a suit (whose contribution was the fact that the first car insurance policy was issued in 1897 in Westfield, Massachussetts), the room seemed fond of Ford as a brand. "I was happy to hear others confirm my view on that," said Hinklie. "I prefer to buy American when I can."
The next step was to try to find out which dealer she wanted to buy from, as she had a few different options for Ford Claypool Hill VA. "I went out to all of the Ford dealers in the area," she said. "I asked to test drive new vehicles and used vehicles at each one, and I was very clear that I was not looking to buy on that particular visit. I basically told them all that at that point of the process, I was dealership shopping, not car shopping."
We met up with Hinklie about three weeks after those excursions, and she was thrilled to show off her new truck, which she ultimately purchased from Freedom ford, a Ford dealer in Claypool Hill. "They were not the only Ford dealer to pass my initial tests," she said, noting that she refused to shop at any dealership that harried her or tried to give her the hard sell. "There were actually two or three Ford dealers in the area where I would have been happy to spend my money. Freedom just had the best selection of trucks, and I am a lady that likes my horsepower."
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