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In fact, if it hadn't been for the good old internet, I doubt if I'd have managed it. However, with the help of many useful links (all of which will feature in this post), I finished my dress in time to wear it to the PTA summer ball. By way of a reminder, this is the pattern I started with:
It's a DKNY design for Vogue and I fell in love with the clean silhouette, dropped waist and on-trend pockets. I wasn't quite so keen on the neckline - lovely for the day, not so great for an evening dress. And I do not do sleeveless dresses. So I made up a muslin, tried it on Mabel, and used this pattern from Ottbre to re-cut the muslined bodice, which I then used to make the final pattern.
It was a good plan and ought to have worked. But it didn't. This is primarily because I neglected to make up a complete muslin - sleeves and all. So when I had made up the bodice in the silk, all but the sleeves, I discovered that the shoulder seams were much too wide and gave the dress a dropped shoulder look, which did not go well with the high sleeve caps on Ottobre's sleeves. So... off to the internet for some help.
I spent an entire evening wading through Google where I came across some tremendously helpful links but the first real breakthrough came with this Threads article on how to fit sleeves by ensuring that the bodice fits. I went back to Mabel and wielded my tailor's chalk to some purpose.
This doesn't deal specifically with sleeve fitting but is really useful for other fitting issues. The photographs of badly fitting garments are particularly instructive. If only I'd read it before top-stitching the seams of my dress....
This was useful, if wordy, on matching the sleeve and armhole.
Once I'd re-cut the armhole (and then the sleeve), I was able to set in the sleeve. Ottobre recommended the method of sewing two lines of basting between the notches, pulling the threads to gather to size, and pressing to shrink the fullness. I did try this, but my pre-shrunk silk wasn't cooperative. I didn't want to trim any more from the sleeve cap (heck, I wanted to be able to move my arms in the dress!) so, back to surfing...
Gorgeous Fabrics' blog provided the answer. This is an amazingly clear tutorial on setting in sleeves by simply pinning & tacking them in place. It doesn't look as though it will work, but it really does. As these pictures of the finished dress prove. The overall fit isn't great, but by golly, the sleeves are smooth.
Which just leaves the neckline. I wanted it to have some pizazz so I trawled John Lewis to see what was in style at the moment. There were a couple of dresses with pleating so I had a try at a pleated neckline. I used some organza for backing, cut some bias strips from the scraps of silk I had left, and set to work with the iron. It isn't perfect, but it looks effective.
So I would say that I learned a lot from this dress. Not least that a dress that is snug before you add the lining is going to be uncomfortably tight once you've added that extra layer of habotai silk!
(By the way, if you're looking for a UK supplier of nice quality silk at a very good price, I heartily recommend Beckford Silks. Excellent customer service, reasonable price for delivery, nice products. NAYY)
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Adding sleeves to a sleeveless pattern. Not trivial!
3 comments:
- Joy said...
A lot of work, but it turned out in the end. I really like that neckline!
- 23 May 2010 at 17:16
- mermaids said...
pretty dress!
i never do the "two rows of basting" thing either. i pin. it also helps to sew with the sleeve towards the feed dogs because the feed dogs will ever so slightly ease the fabric in. it takes a bit of trust that there will be no puckers, but it definitely helps.
- 25 May 2010 at 11:50
- Julia said...
Great dress. I don't go sleeveless so this is useful for me!
- 26 May 2010 at 07:48
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Youth America, Inc., (YAInc.) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, Brooklyn-based community organization that was founded in 1984. Keith Lewis is the Executive Director and Founder of the organization. After graduating from Hampton University, where he played basketball on scholarship with former NBA star Rick Mahorn, Keith decided to start a summer basketball league for kids in his old neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. This eventually led to the launch of Youth America, Inc., a multi-service agency that annually provides programming to more than 7,000 underserved Brooklyn youth and their families. The organization's mission is to assist in the creation of a better society by administering a wide range of educational, cultural, recreational, workforce-development, health, and social activities for the enrichment of community residents.
In 2004 Youth America created its Brooklyn Vogue initiative to provide high school students with career readiness training and paid internships at our organization's social entrepreneurship venture, Brooklyn Vogue, a women's clothing store located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Brooklyn Vogue's Bridge to Business Internship Program annually services 100 high school students and represents a best practices model for assisting students in meeting the career readiness objectives of the New York State Common Core Learning Standards. The program provides real-world experiences in fashion retail operations and student interns graduate with strong business acumen and a heightened sense of their ability to succeed in careers and business. www.Facebook.com/brooklynvogue
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I've recently applied to be a pattern tester for a few designers, which I really doubt I will be chosen for. My photo skills are rusty, since photographing jewelry is totally different from great clothing pictures with a very unwilling and fast model like Miki. My sewing skills are quite good but again, no real proof since I haven't got photo proof. Catch-22, huh?
But ya know what? I'm really, really good at photographing jewelry. See?
These are photos from my etsy jewelry store, which I moved on from when I had Miki. I still have some inventory, though, I should probably start wearing it now!
In the meantime, here are a couple of fabric combinations I want to plan for in the next few weeks. Yay! But seriously, please send me good vibes that I get a pattern testing gig as soon as possible!! I really want to collaborate with designers and be a part of this fabulous world, not just a spectator.
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April showers ☔ bring May flowers 💐 In New York City, we've been having tank-top-and-shorts weather as well as rainy-stay-at-home weather. After living on the east coast for almost five years, I am still not used to the drastic weather changes. I mean, there was a snowstorm in mid-March this year! I have two spring lookbooks here and here, and many other outfit posts, but I wanted to put together a blog post with some looks that I've been rocking on Instagram these past few weeks.
Zara top (similar here and here) / American Eagle jeans / Steve Madden flats (similar here and here) / Coach watch (without jewels) / Chloe bag
Easter afternoon with Cindy (thanks for the photo!). I love the embroidery details on the top, plus it's blue and white striped! Since there is a lot going on with the top, I kept everything else pretty minimalistic. I paired it with my favorite black jeans, my comfiest lace-up flats, my go-to watch, and my absolute favorite bag. I love that the gray in the flats and bag tie the look together!
Urban Outfitters bodysuit / American Eagle shorts (50% off!) / Topshop choker / Longchamp backpack
Food adventures at Smorgasburg! My friend and I spent a Saturday afternoon eating our faces off and it was amazing. Smorgasburg is an outdoor food market with many local vendors and unique flavors. If you're ever in New York City during the warmer months, you have to go! It was over 80 degrees that day, so I put on a simple black bodysuit and my favorite embroidery shorts. Since I knew I was going to be busy eating and taking photos, I opted for a backpack to keep my hands free. I added a simple rose gold choker to finish off the look.
Liv and Jess top (sold out, similar here and here) / Urban Outfitters overalls / Sam Edelman shoes (40% off!) / Mejuri jewelry ($20 off your order)
Another evening with Cindy (thanks for the photo!). It was quite hot that day, so we got ice cream and some delicious Italian for dinner. This outfit reminds me of a polar bear 🐾 just because it's all white. I wore my favorite slip-ons this season (you've probably seen this wayyy too many times on my blog already) and added some delicate Mejuri jewelry pieces.
Zara top (similar here) / American Eagle jeans / Stuart Weitzman shoes (also available here, more affordable here and here)
Dinner with a friend! This outfit is perfect for a dinner out because it's casual with the jeans but dressed up with the top. I love that the top is off-the-shoulder and the sleeves are very statement. My top is from Zara, but you can also get it for a fraction of the price from SheInside (my friend has this one). I wore my comfiest heeled sandals because I can actually walk in them for an entire night. It is quite pricey, so I linked a few more affordable ones from Steve Madden that are also known to be quite comfortable.
Revolve top (similar here and here) / American Eagle jeans / Aldo shoes (sold out, similar here and here)
A day out with a friend. We basically ate our hearts out with Instagrammable desserts 🍦 I am completely in love with this top because it is off-the-shoulder and the pleated details are so pretty. Still wearing the same black jeans I always wear, and my white sandals from last summer. You will be seeing more of this top on my Instagram for sure!
JOA dress / Perry Street necklace (use code 'kimberrryyyxoxo' to get one month free at Rocksbox)
If you saw on my InstaStory, I wore this dress out in Atlantic City with a friend. I paired this beautiful summer dress with a statement necklace that I received in my Rocksbox set. Rocksbox is a jewelry membership service that allows you to try out different types/brands of jewelry. Every month, you can apply $21 to a purchase, or you do not have to purchase anything at all. It is kind of like renting jewelry, especially if you have a special event. You also get to purchase other jewelry pieces at the membership price, which is amazing! You can use code 'kimberrryyyxoxo' to receive one month free at Rocksbox!
Urban Outfitters bodysuit / American Eagle shorts (50% off!) / Mejuri necklace
A lazy Sunday chilling on my rooftop. I have yet to post this on Instagram because I keep forgetting, but I still wanted to show you this outfit. I talked about this bodysuit in my April Favorites! It has a beautiful V cut and fits me really well. I paired it with the same embroidery shorts from above and a necklace from Mejuri. I love that Mejuri pieces are dainty, great quality, and affordable. You can get $20 off your order by clicking here!
I hope you enjoyed what I have been wearing! I am so excited for summer and can't wait to share all my summer outfits with you. Sometimes I post outfits on Instagram before they hit the blog, so always check them out on my SHOP page! As always, thank you for stopping by : )


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When two estranged stepsisters inherit their father's nudist colony, getting back to nature has never been so completely unnatural.
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When their father passes away, two young women are surprised to learn that he has left them an unusual inheritance: a nudist resort. So naturally they have to go there and find out what they have.
Initially reluctant to "go native", they gradually get over their inhibitions.
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Featuring both established and emerging local "makers," the East Bay Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly celebration featuring rockets and robots, digital fabrication, DIY science and technology, urban farming and sustainability, alternative energy, bicycles, unique hand-made crafts, music and local food, and educational workshops and installations..
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As enthusiasts of unconventional music, we all know that this isn't the only art form that loves to make detours into the far-out regions of the bizarre and unusual. Throughout cinematic history, celebrated and unsung filmmakers alike have left behind an immense cache of films that distinguished themselves from mainstream movie culture.
What are you to do, when your "strange sounds" unexpectedly become wildly popular? Many see this popularity as a validation of their endeavors and a reason to stay on course; others see fans as an unwanted but necessary entity that ties them to a world outside their own. The latter occurred to Richard D. James, better known as Aphex Twin. How was this atypical, even straight-up odd relationship with his audience part of his widely celebrated success? Rush Hour's Ocke Weeda, a huge fan of the artist, searches for an answer.
James was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1971. There, he lived a quiet and peaceful youth, free from the shackles of community. This situation produced an oasis of free time that introverted young James was able to expend as he wished. Much of it was spent in his room, experimenting with hardware and the sorts. Upon completing his degree in engineering, he was certain that his obtained knowledge could be used to take his musical ideas to the next level. In 1991, James' first EP Analogue Bubblebath hit the shelves with support from Tom Middleton.
Confident in his sound, James followed that up with a second volume, gaining massive support from various pirate radio stations and Kiss FM, which was one of the most legit underground radio stations around at the time. R&S picked up on the Aphex frequencies and was determined to release "Digeridoo" as a single. Upon signing on to the label, the oddball artist watched as his track climbed the national music chart, where it ended at No.55, next to the likes of Lionel Richie.
Less than a year later, Ambient Selected Works 85-92 was released on Apollo, a sub-label of R&S. Within days, the entire underground scene in the UK and beyond was hooked, elevating Aphex Twin's status from rookie to godlike. This situation landed him a contract with Warp, the label that not only distributed his music worldwide, but gave him a home for his oddities. James was now on the frontier of the UK dance scene, leading a pack of like-minded artists (Black Dog, Autechre, B12).
Aphex Twin's identity was, however, shrouded in a cloak of mystery. Interviews were very scarce, and in the few occasions someone was able to get ahold of the young artist, they would be given weird and contrasting responses. Fans, however, were desperate for answers and soon developed theories of their own. Questions and delusions were floated around, but what was this mysterious artist's motive for his secrecy?
In order to answer this illusive question, it's important to get to the root of Richard D. James' drive for making music and his views on idolatry. In an interview with John Peel, situated in the infamous "rave circle of Cornwall", he told the interviewer that his village life meant a lot to him. It is an idyllic and secluded place which is very poetic and all, but there was little to do. It bored him immensely, and the only way to escape this boredom was to immerse himself in activities like music and work. To achieve the former, James worked in an old mine where his dad was employed just to scramble some money together to buy analogue synthesizers and drum computers.
As the music available to James was simply not interesting enough, the young producer set out to make his own with the gear he acquired. It was thus a combination of boredom and displeasure that motivated James to create music that would cater to his own musical fantasies. And while his surroundings were not the most inspiring, it at least gave the young mind an undisturbed place to produce music anonymously.
It's now 2006, and James resides in an old bank in London, living the life so to say. In an interview with MTV he mentions some of his confrontations with fans, admitting that due to his success it was inevitable that he also gained supporters, yet he describes this relationship as "creepy and unwanted". Stalkers were literally prowling in front of his house and disrupted his daily producing flow. This unwanted attention was a reason for his wish to return to the underdog status of his younger years, where he could live an unbridled life away from the public eye, free from any social responsibilities. To regain this feeling of freedom, Richard operated under various aliases (Polygon Window, Bradley Strider, AFX, GAK, etc etc), even though it was only a short time before his cover was blown each time.
Once we add up all of the above, it would be apparent why Aphex Twin is called "The Maverick artist". His sole wish is to make music, and everything that hindered him in any way had to be eradicated or mediated through him. He acknowledges that his fans are an unwanted yet necessary consequence of his success, and he has to make the most out of it.
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But how did he approach this relationship? In order to answer this, we have to splice Aphex Twin into two personalities, namely the natural performer in him, and his performance persona. The first side is his authentic self, and his intrinsic willingness to open this up to the public. The other side describes the way Richard wants to be perceived. James recognized this two-fold relationship with his audiences quickly enough and had exploited it once he became popular. By staying vague, even absurd, and covering himself in a veil of ignorance before, during and after the shows, James strived to create a performance persona that was as far away as possible from his own persona, so that he can continue to sustain the hermit life he once had in Cornwall.
James lives for his music above being loved by his audience, and his performance persona is thus a satirical image of himself that serves as a scarecrow and middle finger to all his fans. I witnessed an example of this attitude at Lowlands 2011. Totally encased by blackness, Richard did his thing, backed by the visuals from Weirdcore, a two-hour show filled with absurdities and weirdness. I felt the distance and the aversion, though I was drawn to it and ultimately intrigued by the whole thing. The shock was real, and when I arrived back home I merely wanted to know more about Aphex Twin's music.
I believe the distance James created with his performance persona is a two-fold statement. The first is his desire for anonymity as a necessary move to safeguard his music, and the second is a message to fans, to refrain from focusing too much on the ideological aspects of an electronic artist and his creations, and simply perceive an artist's music for what it purely is.
"I don't think electronic music is something that should be talked about" – Richard D. James


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Exploring the stages of information seeking in a cross-modal context
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Previous studies of users with visual impairments access to the web have focused on human-web interaction. This study explores the under investigated area of cross-modal collaborative information seeking (CCIS), that is, the challenges and opportunities that exist in supporting visually impaired (VI) users to take an effective part in collaborative web search tasks with sighted peers. We conducted an observational study to investigate the process with fourteen pairs of VI and sighted users in co-located and distributed settings. The study examined the effects of cross-modal collaborative interaction on the stages of the individual Information Seeking (IS) process. The findings showed that the different stages of the process were performed individually most of the time; however it was observed that some collaboration took place in the results exploration and management stages. The accessibility challenges faced by VI users affected their individual and collaborative interaction and also enforced certain points of collaboration. The paper concludes with some recommendations towards improving the accessibility of cross-modal collaborative search.
CitacióAl-Thani, Dena; Stockman, Tony; Tombros, Anastasios. Exploring the stages of information seeking in a cross-modal context. "JACCES: Journal of accessibility and design for all", 31 Maig 2016, vol. 6, núm. 1, p. 49-80.
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Once again there was a 100 per cent A-Level pass rate at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar in Alford with a very impressive 80 per cent of grades at A*-B.
The school have said that this definitely puts them right at the top of the table for being one of the best school's in the whole county for A-Level results.
Headteacher, Angie Francis, said: "I would like to publicly congratulate the students on their excellent results and wish them continued success in their chosen courses and career paths.
"As for Team GB in the Olympics, expectations are always high at Queen Elizabeth's and our A-Level students have also excelled, placing themselves at the top in the county.
I would also like to thank the staff for all their hard work and support, which enables our students to make such outstanding progress."
Three students gained 3 A*s each and these were Daniel Hissey and David Kirkup (both also with an A grade) and Phoebe Young.


text: In the South Bend area, Gov. Mitch Daniels is about as popular as a kielbasa thief on Dyngus Day. But the readers who inquire about Indiana's procedure for impeachment of a governor assume mistakenly that those "Ditch Mitch" bumper stickers are in demand throughout the state. The governor isn't going to be impeached. Nor is it certain, as folks around here seem to believe, that voters would ditch Mitch if he dared to seek a second term. The latest poll conducted Feb. 10-12 by SurveyUSA, which polls on popularity or lack thereof of governors in all 50 states, did indeed find Mitch in the ditch in northern Indiana, with only 30 percent approval. But in the Indianapolis area, the pollsters found 52 percent approval for Daniels. He isn't exactly a beloved figure in southern Indiana, 40 percent approval, or in the central part of the state outside of his Indianapolis base, 38 percent. Statewide results for Indiana, with WXIN-TV, Fox 59 News, in Indianapolis, as a media sponsor, showed: Approval, 39 percent; disapproval, 55 percent. Not very good. Among the 50 governors, Daniels ranks 43rd. Could be worse. Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who has disgraced that proud Taft name in his state, has only 14 percent approval. The famous Arnold Schwarzenegger has dropped to just 32 percent approval in California. With a base still strong, fundraising reportedly going well and his all-out effort to sell the leasing of the Toll Road, it is far too early to say the governor cannot win another term. With all the bidding and contract letting for quick spending of the up-front money for the Toll Road lease, big contributions can be expected from the involved enterprises, providing plenty of money for TV spots to convince Hoosiers that prosperity is just around a soon-to-be-constructed, four-lane corner. Impeachment? No possibility. There is no impeachable offense. The Indiana Constitution provides for removal for crime, incapacity or negligence. Pushing clocks to daylight time is not a crime, despite what some folks argue. The governor certainly isn't incapacitated. Nor has he shown negligence of his duties. If anything, his critics would like him to neglect rather than crusade for some of his initiatives. Politically, since politics is known to be involved in most impeachment efforts, the Republican-controlled legislature is not about to throw a Republican governor out of the Statehouse. The governor's own Major Moves Web information tells some of the story of why there is a popularity gap between Indianapolis and northern Indiana. On a map showing all 92 counties on the computer screen, it is possible to click on any county and see how much money is promised for road construction and other infrastructure work. Totals may be inflated. But that's another matter and not an impeachable offense. Marion County (Indianapolis) is to get the most, more than a billion dollars. And it is noted that this does not include planned extension of I-69 from Indianapolis to Evansville. So why shouldn't folks in Indy think the leasing of the Toll Road is a great idea? They never got any money from the Toll Road before. And most of them never or at least seldom come up north to drive on the Toll Road. Thus, they don't worry about the big "tax" hike for northern Indiana motorists who do frequently use the Toll Road. Doubled tolls and regular increases beyond that have the same effect on the payers as a tax hike. In Indianapolis, there is no flap over any split of the area between time zones. And, hey, the governor was instrumental in getting a new stadium for the Indianapolis Colts. But why not more support for the governor in southern Indiana? The map also shows that Clark County, way down at the southern tip of the state, is in line for $100 million more than St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties combined. That's due mostly to Ohio River bridge projects. So why isn't the governor a hero down south? Maybe he is in Clark County. But south as well as north there are areas with dissatisfaction with daylight time and time zones. Also, there is opposition to making the I-69 extension to Evansville a toll road as the governor plans. Additionally, there is opposition to the extension route. The governor still has almost three years to increase his approval rating. He can. Maybe he will, even if the approval isn't uniform throughout the state. He still could be as popular as a Southern Cal jersey at a Notre Dame pep rally in the South Bend area and have an Ohio River bridge named after him -- Our Bridge Mitch -- in the south. Jack Colwell is a columnist for The Tribune. Write to him in care of The Tribune or by e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com. Jack Colwell


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I have spent the last 8 months or so not blogging. For the most part I didn't feel the urge. Yeah blogs from DK, SJ, OTD and various other misinformation hubs have annoyed me, but never enough to get me back into writing.
Even now as I write this I still doubt my decision. However, with my recommitment to blogging I do so with a few caveats.
I don't feel pressured to post every day. If i have something I want to write about, I will. If I have time to write, I will.
So why do I say that nothing has changed since I left? Well, DK can help me out there. In the last week he has posted not one, not two, but three separate articles about the NCSY awards dinner known as The Ben Zakkai Dinner. Not only is it more obvious then ever that DK just wants to get NCSY, but in the three posts he refuses to make a point.
Sure each time he gives the opportunity to explain at length why he opposes the award, which he has done in the past, but instead he merely makes comments about buying seats and Rabbi Lashak's receiving the "Baruch Lanner Enabler Award".
What did Rabbi Lashak do to recieve such treatment? Perhaps you meant to convey a point? Maybe you could have suggested something constructive like Rabbi Lashak refuse the award because of whom it was named after?
No, instead DK would rather make boring and unintelligent comments that really don't make any point whatsoever. And he would rather do it over and over again, because he gets sad when people don't comment and comment and comment on his posts so he must re-post on the same subject with no new material.
Please DK, hold your blog to the same standard you hold the frum world to. Be intellectual and actually make a point, no matter how wrong you are.


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There's more going on at the Kingman Airport and Industrial Park than meets the eye, as evidenced by the park's 3-percent vacancy rate, said Robert Riley, director of economic development at Kingman Airport Authority.
The two standouts of the some 4,000 acres managed by Kingman Airport Authority for the City of Kingman are the airport and the industrial park.
The airport was originally designed and operated as a World War II Army Air Force gunnery range and training field. Planes would strafe targets that were set up on the ground, and soldiers would sit in the back of a moving pickup truck using .50 caliber machine guns to shoot at targets pulled along the railroad tracks.
Today, the airport has two active runways; the primary runway is just under 7,000 feet in length and 150-feet wide, and the secondary runway is also just under 7,000 feet in length but only 75-feet wide. The airport is rated for 737-type aircraft because of the load-bearing capacity of the runways, not due to their dimensions.
There are approximately 150 general aviation operators, or individual aircraft owners, at the airport and 250 aircraft in storage.
"We go out and count each aircraft every month," Riley said. "We've got a list of all the airplanes, and if they come and go then they get billed accordingly."
When looking at the planes in storage, it's noticeable that a number are without engines. Riley explained that it's because nobody owns commercial airplanes these days.
"They're all through conglomerates and handled through leasing companies," Riley continued. "Planes come in for storage and the owners of the different parts don't get full-lease value, they get storage-lease value. First to go are the engines, they're in high demand."
Riley said the airport authority is "very active" in the planning and development of the area. There are areas of land, about 1,500 acres, which have not been released from the World War II Army Surplus Property Act, and the authority is working with the federal government to get it released. The environmental assessment was submitted nine years ago, but is still being reviewed by environmental representatives employed by the government.
However, Riley noted that the authority has made plans for if and when the land is released. The majority of it will go toward additional industrial development including heavy manufacturing and lighter-industry manufacturing and distribution.
The industrial park is the largest park outside of Maricopa County, and consists of 1,100 acres for industrial development purposes and just less than 4.5 million square feet of developed space.
"The net proceeds of all the land sales within the airport industrial park must be reinvested into the airport within five years of the date of the sale," Riley said. "Those go into capital improvements or operation and maintenance."
With more than 70 businesses housed at the park, and more in the works, approximately 2,000 people are employed at the park.
"American Woodmark is our largest employer, they've got over 650 people," Riley said. "They manufacture kitchen cabinets and they're turning out over 1,000 cabinets a day."
Kingman Airline Services is the company that actually stores the aircraft. It has more than 120 employees occupying more than 100,000 square feet within multiple buildings at the park.
"They're the ones that are maintaining these aircraft for the different owners. They're maintaining all the paperwork," Riley noted.
Brackett Aircraft manufactures air filters and tow bars for general aviation airplanes. There is a business that manufactures pipe fittings, one that manufactures septic tanks and another that manufactures netting and twine products. Numerous trucking companies, as well as FedEx Ground and UPS, have stations at the park. A few of the park's businesses are even in competition with one another.
"One of the things you need to recognize is that Kingman Airport and Industrial Park is 350 miles from the Port of Los Angeles," Riley said.
That distance is covered by a truck driver in a single day's route.
"The population within a 350-mile radius of Kingman is over 33 million people, so our market is 33 million people," he continued. "This park is not being sustained by Kingman, it's being sustained by primarily Southern California, Phoenix and Tucson being the secondary market and Las Vegas being our tertiary market."
Kingman was described by Riley as an ideal logistical location from which to operate an industrial park. The only reason he said it's not growing quicker is because of market conditions.
"As the market picks up, we'll pick up," he said. "As the market decreases, we decrease."


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NORTON, Mass. - In its sixth consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) double header, the MIT softball team dropped both games to Wheaton College, falling 3-2 in the first game when the Lyons scored the winning run in the final inning, and dropping a 6-2 decision in the second game. Tech dipped to 7-15 on the season and 4-8 in NEWMAC play, while Wheaton is 29-4 and 13-2 in league action.
Freshman Ali Trueworthy (Rochester, N.H.) played two strong games, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI in the first and 3-for-3 with one run scored in the second. Classmate Natalie Shifflet (Poway, Calif.) went 1-for-3 with one run in the first game, while junior Ellie Fodor (Trenton, Mich.) pitched all 6.2 innings, allowing nine hits and three runs and striking out seven in the loss. In the second game, freshman Mackenzie Donnelly (Helena, Mont.) earned the loss, pitching three innings and allowing four hits and one run and striking out two batters.
A home run by Trueworthy in the top of the third inning of the first game got the ball rolling. This was the first homer of her collegiate career and just the fifth of the season for the Engineers. Tech did not get to enjoy a lead for long, as the Lyons scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the third when Emma Hart singled, stole second, advanced to third on the throw and then was sent home on a single by Marissa Timoteo.
In the bottom of the fifth, Madeline Hatch tripled and scored off a single by Rebecca Seifert, but a run by Shifflet in the sixth inning tied the score at two. Donnelly, who hit the double that sent Shifflet home, advanced to third off a single by sophomore Tori Jensen (Holliston, Mass.), but the inning ended before she could make it home.
Trueworthy doubled in the top of the seventh and made it to third on a ground out, but the Engineers' hopes of scoring that third run were thwarted by Wheaton's defense, that shut the inning down before Trueworthy could be sent home. In the Lyons' last chance to break the tie, it was Hatch who scored the game-winning run.
Wheaton scored first in the second game, tallying three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. With two more runs in the next inning, the Lyons furthered their lead over the Engineers. In the top of the third, Fodor scored Tech's first run when she reached on a fielding error by the right fielder and advanced to second, scoring on an RBI double by Jensen. Jensen made it to third on a single by McLaughlin but the inning ended before Tech could lessen the gap further.
In the top of the sixth inning, Trueworthy scored Tech's second and final run of the game when she singled, advanced to third on a single by freshman Monica Shifflet (Poway, Calif.), and arrived home on a single by Natalie Shifflet. MIT allowed zero hits in the bottom of the sixth and, in the top of the seventh, McLaughlin singled up the middle, but the third out occurred before she could advance.
On Tuesday, April 15, the Engineers will travel to Worcester, Mass. to face NEWMAC rival Clark University at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m., before playing its first home double header in almost two weeks on Friday, April 18, hosting WPI.


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By Chris Wright
He's not the first footballer to do so (*cough* Nile Ranger *cough cough*) and probably won't be the last, but Norwich centre-half Sebastien Bassong has been attracting ire this morning after ill-advisedly uploading photos of himself larking around with a gun to his official Instagram account, along with the caption: "Garden shooting session"…
The photos, it won't surprise you to learn, have since been stripped down.
In the interests of the guy's right to reply, Bassong claimed he was wafting his piece around in the garden as he was "practicing for his daughter's security", with a Norwich spokesman telling The Sun that everything's cool because the gun wasn't real anyway.
At least Bassong didn't take his gun into work and actually shoot someone with it – then we could've had a real problem on our hands.
(Photos via @bassongoficiel)


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Things were starting to look a little iffy in the cave with the Grindylows swarming us but we managed to pull a victory out of our asses. I heard a lot of fighting coming from within the cave but…it was dark and I couldn't see.
Eventually Sho and Mirei came running towards the entrance saying to retreat (I guess things were getting pretty bad in there). Mirei touched my pants and things grew brighter but it also revealed a few Grindylows that were chasing them towards the entrance. I stepped in and saved the day once again.
I hadn't seen Harvus for a bit and the other 2 mentioned he had run further in so, with my bright ass pants, I ventured further in to see where he had gone. After rounding the corner another Grindylow had the balls to try and attack me, he is now a pool of blood. Harvus ended up being near there and ended up passing out as we were exiting the cave. I grabbed him and swam out through the other cave to the open ocean, once again saving my team. It ain't easy being the hero all the time.
After climbing up the cliff and retrieving my rope (with another refreshing swim through the water to avoid the Stirges) we all ended up back on shore. I did manage to spot what looked like the wreckage of another ship a couple miles into the sea but I didn't feel like investigating it at the time. We can always come back later and it was starting to get close to when the ship would leave us so we needed to get back soon.
After heading back to the camp, refilling my waterskin with some delicious water outside the stronghold on the way, I grabbed the coconuts and we headed back towards the boat. When we got to the fork I decided to use my spiffy new spyglass to try and see down the path we had not gone. After traveling a tiny bit I was able to see it was a very overgrown field of corn, that could prove useful later.
We then went back to the great tree fire and camped for the night. I spent some of my time on watch brewing a potion from the sparse ingredients I had managed to find on this island since some of the others looked pretty beat up. In the morning we decided to split up, I would go with Sho to the boat and report what we had found while Mirei goes with Harvus to finish off the cave. That guy seems pretty obsessed on clearing that place, seems to have a big crush on Sandara.
After getting back to the river, I epically tossed most of the coconuts 70 feet across to the other side. After that we used the branches to climb over, recollect them and continue down to the village we had landed at. Pretty uneventful journey there, after we arrived we saw that a bunch of the crew from the Man's Promise were on shore already and searching through the village for stuff.


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By combining these indigenous African textiles with zippy details like brightly-colored cording, the peeps at Proud Mary have created pillow styles that are bold and exotic but are still neutral in a sense. That balance means that they can be used in lots of settings...even pretty traditional ones (see below). Termed "ethnic-modern" by Proud Mary, this blend of cultural aesthetics makes for some fabulous, unique goods. Here is a sampling of their current pillow offering:
Like I said before, you don't have to have a bohemian, casual aesthetic to work these pillows into the mix. Actually, it's almost better if your current setup is a bit boring - pillows that are a wee bit brazen can quickly improve things! To prove my point, here's a little mockup that shows two of the Proud Mary pillows in a rather transitional lineup...
Cameo Mirrors - Jayson Home
Currey & Company Coquette Chandelier - Calypso Home
Racine 20" sq. Pillow - Proud Mary Textiles
Ivory Linen Pillows with Greek Key Border - Etsy Seller Donna Kibler
Clive Sofa - Room & Board
Dreams Rug - Arzu
Odette Sofette - MGBW
Zig Zag Gris 14x24" Pillow - Proud Mary Textiles
Mod Cylinder Table Lamp - Shades of Light
Gold Leaf Square Table - Shop Ten 25
Upholstered Chairs in Quadrille China Seas Island Ikat Fabric - Etsy seller MarleyMaterial
DwellStudio Milo Cocktail Table - ABC Home
Vintage Porcelain Planter - Etsy
Well, what do you think of the pillows? What about how they look in my little fictional living room?
I'm really loving the pillows because they fuse modern, sophisticated styling with natural, artisanal materials. It think that combination fits well into most people's worlds these days - from a stylistic and functionality perspective. I know that the majority of my clients want their homes to look pulled-together, yet still be comfortable and useable. Proud Mary's wares look cool and current but don't seem too precious to touch...which is key for a pillow, don't you think?
I also like that Proud Mary works with artisans around the world. Not only does it bring fresh design to the table, it also helps the men and women who create the textiles support themselves and their families. The ethos seems a bit similar to Arzu Studio Hope, the organization that distributes the AMAZING Dreams Rug shown above. By partnering with Afghan women, Arzu empowers those women to economically uplift their families and communities by helping them sell their handmade rugs. I won't get on my soapbox on the topic, but the main point is that it's always better to buy a high-quality, artisanal product instead of a piece of junk from a factory in China!


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Wendy Hoke, a freelance writer (and editor) in Cleveland, writes an ode to copy editors:
I'm often struck at those who snoot their noses at copy editing, many of whom reside in the business world ("that's only for newspapers" I've heard one consultant say). Well, I don't care if you're writing a newsletter, a sales letter, an annual report or a thank you letter, good grammar and clear writing will always prevail. I know the CEO of one large publicly traded company who writes amazingly well in his annual report. ... He said if you're CEO of a company and you can't communicate well, you don't deserve to be CEO. I couldn't agree more.It's hard to trust those who argue against copy editing. I know it's a cost-benefit analysis that keeps many small publications from employing editors. But I think it's a misanalysis of the "benefit" to assume that copy editors can be discarded.
Many take one look at the nit-picking, the grammar quibbling, and say they don't need us. But it's the big-picture questions we ask, the errors in fact we find, the right-on heads we write that make the service so valuable.
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Nuffnang, as Asia-Pacific's first and leading blog advertising community, not only enables online writers to earn money, but also gives them many opportunities to mingle with fellow bloggers.
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Distant Stars
It has been 200 years since the NACR Libertad launched from the planet Earth. The All Father Castro gave his blessing as the crew and members launched to ensure that the human race survived, while the Earth recovers from the 300 year Nuclear Winter. History lessons tell you that John F Kennedy and Nikita Krushchev let pride and their own beliefs govern their lives and together they sacrificed the world because of their arrogance. Father Fidel Castro was there to salvage what was left of the world and unite everyone as one. He formed the North American Communist Republic (NACR) out of a horror stricken world to lead everyone out of darkness. Even with all of his knowledge, wisdom and power, the damage to the Earth was beyond repair. So using some of the bravest men and women, he built the Libertad, a vessel to sail the stars and selected the brightest and the best the world had to offer and sent them on a 500 year trip around the solar system to survive beyond the nuclear winter and return when the world would be ripe for humans to repopulate the Earth.
The players are the descendants of the original crew members, although they do not know who their parents are, nor do they have a desire to know them. After birth, children are given up by their parents and raised by teachers and trained on how to be productive members in the ship's society, a welcomed member of the Libertad's team and an active participant in the Republic.
The players have been instructed as far back as you can remember on "The Three Truths".
The Three Truths:
1. All Father Castro gave us life
2. The Republic over the Individual
3. The Father is never questioned
The players have been raised knowing that their primary functions are to produce an offspring that the human race can live in order for their descendants to return to Earth and to complete their assigned duties to keep the ship operational until it returns to Earth. They have never been a trouble maker, nor have they seen anyone ever cause trouble. However, everyone fears the unknown of what happens if the The Three Truths are not followed.


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I am sooooooooooooooooooo happy to be home and finished with my trips to Las Veags for the year. Vegas for 6 days at a time and twice in three weeks is enough to make even the most avid fan long for "normal" life, and as someone who is not a huge Las Vegas fan, I am thirlled to be home to say the least. A big part of my work for The QUIKRETE Companies over the past few years has been to design and help set the trade show booth for their national trade shows, and more often than not, these trade shows are held in Las Vegas. It is great creative and rewarding work but also long and tiring. This year I was determined to not let typical Vegas, trade show, stressful logistics get me down. I decided to use my camera for more than just photographing the trade show goings ons and in turn I was able to look at the city in some different ways than previous years...meaning more that just stress and hate :) (Although a quick weekend visit by my darling husband on my second trip also helped immensely.)
"I'm Leaving Las Vegas"
Not exactly Paris...
The Nevada Mountains
The Wynn Las Veags
Both business trips I stayed at the Wynn Las Vegas, and of all the placed I have stayed in Las Vegas over the years, it is my favorite. It is the most "non-Vegas-like" casino or hotel. Don't get me wrong, it is still totally Vegas, but I think the whimsical, pop art feel of the place appeals to my artistic sensibilities. No knights or pirates just some funky art installations.
A giant animatronic frog would appear 2-3 times a night overlooking the waterfall and "Lake of Dreams" (the Wynn's name, not mine) The Frog would alternate singing Jimmy Durante and Garth Brooks. I couldn't get enough of it. There were other performance type art shows like this through out each evening, some a little more trippy that others, but the frog was my favorite.
I think what made me enjoy my stay at the Wynn so much was the service. Everyone who worked there was friendly and polite. You got the feeling they actually enjoyed their job. The woman whom I had spent about 2 hours on the phone with one day, changing and correcting over 40 room reservation for our group, had this amazing chocolate sculpture of the Wynn sent up upon my arrival.
Any my darling hubby came out for the weekend to keep me company and go out to dinner. Friday night we went to dinner at the Daniel Boulud Brasserie in the hotel. Since my Hermes post and watching hours upon hours of the HBO series Rome. I have been obsessed with braids.Boston Proper dress in navy (Best packing dress ever! Their stuff can be slightly cheesy and boobielicious but you can also find some great stuff there), YSL heals, Anthropologie Bib necklace, The Ruby Door earings.
I spend one entire evening popping in and out of all the drool worthy shops at the Wynn including Chanel, Dior, Cartier, and Alexander McQueen.
Look what I saw in the Alexander McQueen shop!
Doesn't it look just like the red and black vintage fur I saw in Barcelona? I wonder if Alexander McQueen himself had been to that shop and was inspired...
Trade Shows
So the real reason I was in Vegas for all those days and nights was to direct in the QUIRKETE booth set up for the International Builders' Show and the World of Concrete. Now, this blog is not meant to be about my commercial work with QUIRKETE. In fact, this blog is meant to be a creative and inspirational outlet outside of that work, but the redesign of the booth and preparation for the shows has pretty much consumed me for the past three months, so I had to share a little bit of what I have been doing.
Filming some TV segments for HGTV
50% Recycled Material Concrete Mix - very cool to have been a part of the package design of this awesome product.
I just had to make a little concrete art.
And now home! So glad!


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Born and bred in the city with the heart of gold, Kerry is a local graduate of both Timmins High School and Northern College.
After spending six years acting as the delivery coordinator at Staples, she transitioned into embroidery and heat press at Smart Ofis and would spend the next three years mastering the art forms before landing at Logikal Code.
A true Northern gal, Kerry enjoys spending her free time outdoors, whether hunting, fishing, bird watching or traveling! She's also a workout fanatic and in the winter, you'll be sure to see her out at the arena!


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Held just days apart from the other, fashion powerhouses Dior and Louis Vuitton had recently debuted their 2018 resort collections. Despite showing off the same collection, the houses were, in terms of their showcase, at almost the opposite ends of the fashion spectrum.
From clothing designs to runway venues, we look at how each house went out of their way to create the biggest social media splash and who in fact, did it better.
The Venue
First on the list – location. Set on top of a breathtaking mountain at Miho Museum in Kyoto Japan, Louis Vuitton had taken its show to new heights. Literally.
Designed by I. M. Pei, the architect behind Paris' Louvre pyramid, the museum is a mixture of contemporary and natural splendour – a venue perfectly reflects the collection's aesthetic ideals.
Brown, barren and beautiful. Located in the California Desert of Santa Monica Mountains Nature Reserve, the venue we say, is meant to host Dior's resort collection.
Spotting airy tents, hot-air balloons and gorgeous views of the Calabasas hills, it was like watching a fashion show on a big-budget movie set.
The verdict: Dior. While both venues are equally stunning, we felt the desert had really complemented the house's Bohemian-styled collection.
The Guests
What is a fashion show without an audience? At Louis Vuitton's show, we spot starlets such as Sophie Turner, Fan Bing Bing and Laura Harrier.
Dior on the other hand, welcomed stars such as Rihanna, Miranda Kerr, Kelly Rowland and Nick Jonas. Impressive.
The verdict: Definitely Dior. Because you know, Queen RiRi.
The Collection
For Louis Vuitton, it is easy to see where Nicholas Ghesquière had sought his inspiration from. A plethora of Japanese references, including the dramatic cat-eye flicks and obi fabrics inspired suits, is seen throughout the show. An unsurprising move, given how Ghesquière is a huge fan of the Japanese culture. We are talking about the man who had casted Final Fantasy XIII for the house's SS16 campaign.
The collection also features street-style designs by Kansai Yamamoto, a Japanese designer who dressed celebrities such as David Bowie.
For Dior, Maria Grazia Chuirui had drawn her inspirations from the wall paintings of France's Lascaux cave.
Besides primitive prints, the show featured earthy shades, flat-brim hats silky dresses that floated in a dreamy fashion. Almost like Coachella in its most luxurious form.
The verdict: Louis Vuitton. With its elevation of street-style and meticulous integration of unique Japanese motifs, the house did more than just earn this point.
So who did it better? Well if we had to choose, we would go with *drum roll* Dior. Not only did its venue seamlessly complement the collection, we thought the flat-brim hats and dreamy dresses were more… resort-ish.
Don't get us wrong, because at the end of the day, we love LV just as much as we do love Dior. Meanwhile, look out for the next resort collection for when it comes to fashion, you never know when the houses will surprise you.


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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jelena Jankovic won the biggest match of
her career Sunday, battling a swirling wind to defeat Dinara Safina
6-2, 6-2 in the championship of the $1.3 million Family Circle Cup.
It was the first Tier I final and victory for Jankovic, who was
seeded second here and will improve to No. 7 in the rankings.
The Serbian reached the final by beating Venus Williams in a
three-set match that took just over 2½ hours Saturday.
Sunday's match on the green clay at Daniel Island was played
under mostly sunny skies, but with a blustery wind that pushed
would-be winners over the sideline and caused players to miss their
The winds trailed a storm that moved through earlier Sunday,
prompting a tornado watch and causing the media tent and others to
be evacuated for a time.
A gust of 71 mph was recorded earlier on the nearby Arthur
Ravenel Bridge. When play began, winds were from the southwest at
28 mph with gusts to 43, according to the National Weather Service.
"The wind was so strong and the balls were going all over the
place," Jankovic said after the match as the winds rattled the
media tent. "Is it safe in here?"
Safina had never played in such conditions.
"It was so windy that it was tough to play our game," Safina
agreed. "It was going everywhere. It was difficult to serve, like
you're tossing the ball, and the ball just goes ... flying in front
or like, wherever."
Jankovic won a crystal cup and $196,900. It wasn't her biggest
paycheck. She earned $258,462 for advancing to the semifinals of
the U.S. Open last year, where she lost to Justine Henin.
"I'm so happy I won this title," Jankovic said. "I had an
awesome week here, especially playing yesterday, beating Venus.
Today in the final was a little bit different story because of the
Safina, of Russia, got $100,000 and a crystal bowl.
Safina, the fourth seed who improved to No. 10 by making the
final, got to the championship without dropping a set in the
Her semifinal opponent, Vera Zvonareva, retired Saturday with an
injured wrist, and Friday in her quarterfinal, Tatiana Golovin,
retired at the end of the first set with an injured ankle. It was
the second Tier I final for Safina, who lost to Martina Hingis in
the final at Rome last year.
"No one really loved it but, well, that's the rules," Safina
said of playing in the wind. "We have to play with the wind, so
it's a mental game. So maybe I have to get better in the mental."


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_Upon waking from my trance I have taken the appropriate time to meditate on the dreams Desna gifted me. I have written the dreams on a scroll and sent them up to the heavens in the ritual fire. The smoke left a tongue of gray on the otherwise serene purple and red dawning of a new day.
After packing my bag, reading my walking spear and donning my chain shirt, I took my leave from the small shrine, leaving my mark on the stone, embossing with chisel and chalk. I entered information from other travelers of my persuasion, detailing anything from who they were, where they'd been and what local sites were of the most importance to these nomadic souls.
The morning was warm, portending of a hot day. The air was clean and crisp, with a slight breeze rolling over the mountains. It was much different then the blistering heat of the islands, the humidity of the jungles and the briney smell of the sea. I took time to take in all the scenes, scents included. I didn't want to appear in town too late past mid morning as my tattoed visage often has an intimidating and less than charming effect on people, specifically humans. I'd been tormented by tribes of their kind before, and expect that will be something I will never see a difference in, no matter my age or travels.
Nevertheless I entered the small hamlet full of confidence but ready to take my leave if necessary. It seemed I hadn't worried, for the town was already a bustle with nervous tension. At first I thought it might be because of a violent, barbarous looking human male standing erect and proud while listening to the pleas of what I could only assume to be the headman or mayor of this quaint little village.
I was let thru a small crowd easily. After I stopped a respectful distance waiting for the head man to finish I was able to pick out what I took as a sign from Desna Herself. It seemed the local patron of this village is missing. A slyvan unicorn had been watching over this sleepy hamlet for time immemorial. The large human was agreeing to a contract to attempt to rescue their mascot. I hadn't noticed, but there, hiding in his shadow was a halfling, clad in robes and nodding along excitedly. Most of kind like to pity the halflings and their constant wanderings but to one such as me, firmly set in the domain of travel, always finds them a good sign of adventure to be had.
After acknowledging me and making his final pleas, the village chief pointed us in the direction of where another three outsiders had decided to pursue the beast. An unspoken agreement passed between us and we all took off together, ready to delve into adventure._


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AU to end Darfur peace talks if no deal by April 30
"We will respect the deadline and if there are no indications that a deal is possible, we will wind up talks by April 30," Ibok said at the talks in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Representatives of the Sudanese government and the two Darfur rebel movements will be presented with the final draft agreement this week.
The document will represent a "just and acceptable compromise" to end the Darfur conflict if indeed the warring sides are interested in peace, the chief mediator says.


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Welcome to the 3rd edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the series in which we build entire EDH decks in which every card costs under $1. EDH as a format lends itself to certain kinds of decks. Much of this can be attributed to three rules that are a part of the format's foundation: 100 card singleton, 40 starting life, and (usually) multiplayer games. There are two specific deck types that typically are underpowered as a result of these aforementioned rules. These two deck types are Aggro and Burn. If you have played much magic in any other format, you likely know that the best budget decks typically fall into one of these two categories.
The problem is (assuming a 4 player game) instead of having to blow through 20 life, you have to get through 120 life. Obviously, your opponents will somewhat help with this goal, but certainly not enough to split the difference. As a result, aggro and burn decks are generally not seen much in games of EDH. Do your playgroup's games typically turn in to 2+ hour durdle-fests? Do you want to get it in multiple games, but never seem to have the time? Do you just like to watch the world burn? If you answered yes to any of the above, then a burn deck may just be the very thing you are looking for.
A burn deck, for the uninitiated, seeks to get your opponent's life total to zero as quickly and efficiently as possible. Your life total is nothing more than a resource used to buy you more time to find the necessary cards to finish off your opponent. In a normal burn deck, you have a bunch of low casting cost cards that all do 3 damage, which gives you a ton of consistency and inevitability. This simply doesn't work in a game of EDH. Life totals are too large and everyone else is likely going to be doing incredibly powerful things that cards like Lava Spike and Lightning Bolt couldn't do in their dizziest daydreams.
So how does a burn deck keep pace? I believe that Heartless Hidetsugu is the answer to that question. It halves all life totals, which is very powerful. The fact that this can be done repeatedly, for the slight cost of tapping a creature, is bug nutty.
Total cost: $36.74
Notice that the cards above fall in to a couple of broad categories:
I am a firm believer that EDH decks need a way to win out of nowhere. This one does so in a pretty novel manner: by having an odd life total while everyone else has an even life total. I'll explain. Hidetsugu's ability reads that it does damage to all player's equal to half their life totals rounded down. Example: You have 30 life, tap Heartless Hidetsugu, you lose 15. If you have 29, you lose 14 since half of 29 is 14.5, which you then round down to 14. So, what you do is put a damage doubler down (Dictate of the Twin Gods, Gratuitous Violence, etc.) and tap while Heartless Hidetsugu while you have an odd total of life. The damage will be doubled, leaving you at 1 and leaving any of your opponents with and even life total dead. If they were at an odd life total, they will be at 1 life as well, and you likely be able to finish them off with one of the many burn spells in your deck.
Another cute trick you can pull of with this is to simply end the game in a draw. If you are getting crushed (it happens), instead of losing the game, you can simply use the above, or Grafted Exoskeleton, to cause the game to end in a draw, turning Heartless Hidetsugu into an aggressive version of Divine Intervention.
This little-used enchantment pulls double duty in our deck. By picking odds, you give all creatures (opponent's included, sadly) haste that have an odd casting cost. Heartless Hidetsugu conveniently has an odd casting cost. The fact that creatures with an even casting cost come into play tapped is just gravy.
This card is highly underrated. Being able to trade life for mana is pretty powerful, not to mention you can do so at instant speed. Also, the fact that you are paying an odd amount of life can be super important as it allows you to change your life total from even to odd, letting you avoid one-shotting yourself with your general. All of that while also helping power out giant 'X' spells. Sold.
If your group doesn't play targeted land destruction, a game or two of facing this land will teach them the error of their way. The restriction of not being able to attack doesn't effect this deck in any appreciable way, while preventing all incoming damage for a number of turns is incredibly helpful and generally gives you the time you need to win the game.
The sorcery gets better the more players are playing. EDH players are known for their love of casting huge, durdly spells. To cast these, they need lots of mana, which typically means lots of lands. When you find the right time to fire this off, you are often netting 20+ mana. If you manage to copy this spell, well, I've heard Comet Storm for 40 is pretty good.
This is, admittedly, a pet card of mine. It was one of the first cards that I ever actually brewed with (quite unsuccessfully). It can seem pretty innocuous at first, but the damage adds up in a hurry. Once your opponents clue in to what's happening, you'll have a target on your back, but hopefully, the damage will already be done at that point.
This is easily one of my favorite cards printed in the last couple of years. It may look like a slow mana rock (it is), but it is so much more than that. Need to destroy multiple artifacts? Double Vandalblast. Make roughly a zillion mana? Double Mana Geyser. Need all of the damage? Double Fall of the Titans. Want to do lots of math? Double Reverberate. Seriously. This card not only wins games, but it wins them in an entertaining fashion.
A highly entertaining card that also encourages your opponents to attack elsewhere. Also, this works beautifully with damage doublers. If you cast a Fireball for 5 damage targeting Stuffy Doll, the damage done to Stuffy Doll will double to 10. When Stuffy Doll redirects this damage to an opponent, it gets doubled again, becoming 20. Seems good. Your opponent casts Blasphemous Act? Someone is taking 52 damage. This gets silly in a hurry.
If you are lucky enough to live in a place where fireworks are not illegal, then you likely grew up messing around with a variety of small explosives. As kids are not known for dexterity, or their ability to make smart decisions, you likely got burned at some point as a result. Fortune Thief is essentially the pair of gloves you should have used as a kid. When you decide to light the world aflame in a spectacular way, it makes sure you don't get burned too badly. Just, you know, regular bad.
Giving haste to Hidetsugu is super important. Giving the ability to untap him leads to some incredibly explosive turns. This is a card that is pretty niche (creatures that likes tapping), but like most niche cards, is astonishingly powerful within that niche.
This card, admittedly, goes in pretty much every red deck. It's simply that good. Red's removal is typically damage based, which means it can be more difficult to deal with threats with big butts. Blasphemous Act gets around this issue by doing so much damage that most everything is going to die to it. The fact that its mana cost shrinks for each creature you are hoping to knock off, is great.
What do you think about this attempt at making burn relevant in Commander? Do you have any experience with, or against, this kind of deck? Any suggestions or requests for commanders you would like to see in this column in the future? Let me know below!


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My senior year of college some friends and I booked a vacation to Mexico. When we got there we found out the hotel had over-sold. (By about 50%, no less). Long story short, the manager tries to offer us four nights instead of seven, put us up in some shitbox motel two miles away for the other three nights, and give us some drink vouchers. He kept saying it was "a good deal."
I'll never forget my friend's response: "That's not 'a good deal,' asshole. That's not even a deal. A deal is you giving us what we were promised."
That's how I feel about our new fiscal cliff "deal."


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It's not uncommon to see grocery-store romance novelists publish book after book, but acclaimed literary writers are seldom prolific. Who is better known than the archetypal lonely novelist, diligently producing one or two great novels every 10 years? Sure, there's the occasional Hemingway or Faulkner, but even they couldn't rival the stunningly productive career of Joyce Carol Oates.
Oates is the author of more than 75 books, including novels, short stories, plays and essays. But beyond these impressive numbers, she has won the National Book Award (for 1970's Them), 14 O. Henry Awards, six Pushcart prizes, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, and numerous other honors. She is perhaps best known for the best sellers We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde (which ambitiously fictionalized the life of Marilyn Monroe and was nominated for the National Book Award).
Her newest novel, The Falls, explores the 30-year aftermath of a honeymoon to Niagara Falls that ends in disaster. Her usual incisive critique of family, love, contemporary society and redemption is at work here, and book critics have responded positively to her latest effort. Not one to rest on her laurels, Oates is already hard at work on a young-adult novel, Sexy, due to be published in 2005.
Oates will kick off the Jefferson County Public Library's new literary series at a free reading and book signing. The series, InSight and InPerson, aims to bring distinguished authors to the Colorado area for free readings open to the public. Oates is more than distinguished -- she is in fact a literary legend. A woman writer who has unflinchingly examined society and interpersonal relationships for the last 40 years, her gift lies not in her plentiful offerings, but in her works' enduring relevance.
-- Bettina Swigger
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Friday, Nov. 5, 6:45 p.m.
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Free; tickets required.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Daily Manning Quote - June 16
You who have the whole revelation of God, ought to have the whole charity of God in you. Let your neighbours who are round about, even those who are not of the faith, feel that there is something in you — a warmth, a kindness, a sympathy, and generosity which they find in no other men.
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There is not much that can top this in my world.
The Point
The Point
To think I didn't even know this world existed four years ago.
When your dog is on point, the world slows down. It is just you, your dog, and the hidden bird.
Bailey can smell the pheasant. He ignores the smells of the crow, the hawk, the sparrow, the pigeon, the starling. It is all about the pheasant smell. And he will stay on point to let me know where it is until I get there. Team work at its best.


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By TNPihl (JCO Editor-In-Chief)
The official movie site for "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" has been updated yesterday!!
Eyes first began appearing throughout the "official" website for the film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" nearly six months ago. Eyes, known in Spanish as ojos, are widely recognized as the chosen symbol of Count Olaf, the actor, villain, parental guardian, and alleged presidential candidate.
Click to get Eye #20
In recent months, nineteen eyes have been discovered by unsuspecting visitors to UnfortunateEventsMovie.com. Each eye has given its finder access to a different miserable experience, including screensavers, film clips, and IM icons. The 20th Eye has long been suspected to be the last of its kind, and the worst of the lot. A person reading this article need only to click on the eye to find out, but Jim Carrey Online strongly advises against it.
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Friday July 24, 2009
Fresh from her stint on Golden Globe-winning series, Nip/Tuck, Joely Richardson will take on a role in historical drama series, The Tudors.
Set to play Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, Katherine Parr, the actress will star opposite Irish hunk, Jonathan Rhys Meyers in five episodes of the steamy series.
She is believed to have pipped X-Files star Gillian Anderson and Oscar-winner Kate Winslet to the part.
The project is Joely's first since the tragic passing of her sister, fellow screen star, Natasha Richardson, who died in March following a ski injury in Canada.
And the new part will reunite Joely with her ex-husband Tim Bevan, who is part of the show's production team. The couple, who have a daughter together, divorced in 2001.
The Tudors' fourth and final series, which is currently being filmed in Dublin, is due to hit screens in 2010.


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I wore this dress to my boyfriends works Christmas Party and decided to pair this with my gold belt from Primark and Leopard print shoes to break it up a little. I kept make up and hair simple as I wanted the look to be all about the dress.
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UTHM visits Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC) & the Foreign Language Department
21 December 2017 - A delegation from the International Language Department, Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM) visited Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC) and the Foreign Language Department of Centre for Modern Languages and Human Sciences (CMLHS). Members of the delegation were Mr Rosmahalil Bin Azrol Abdullah (Head Department of International Language, UTHM and head of delegation), Madam Yeoh Li Cheng, Mr Mohamad Radi Bin Ahmad, Mr Hu Pengcheng (Mandarin language teachers), Nurul Sabrina Binti Zan (Spanish language teacher) and 1 Arabic language teacher.
The objective of this academic visit by UTHM was to find out more on the Mandarin subject offered by Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), including the establishment of the MLCC, Mandarin modules, assessment methods, activities etc. Besides that, an academic discussion between the Arabic language teachers from both UTHM and UMP was also taken place.
The delegation of UTHM was also given a cordial reception by Ms Yong Ying Mei (MLCC Director), Madam Kang Mei Feng, Mr. Tan Wai Chung, Ms Wang Xuemei, Ms Deng Xingmei, Ms Jin Yongxin (Mandarin language teachers) and Madam Mardhiyyah Binti Zamani (Arabic language teacher) during the visit.
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Bruna, M. and Chapman, S. J. (2010) Excluded-volume effects in the diffusion of hard spheres. Physical Review E . (Submitted)
Excluded-volume effects can play an important role in determining transport properties in diffusion of particles through crowded environments. Here, the diffusion of finite-sized hard-core interacting particles is considered systematically using the method of matched asymptotic expansions. The result is a nonlinear diffusion equation for the one-particle distribution function, with crowding effects enhancing the overall diffusion rate. Stochastic simulations of the full particle system are shown to compare well with the solution of this equation for two examples.
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A tipsy twist to the classic New Zealand cherry
Ma Prenzel's Tipsy Cherries
A European indulgence! Sun-ripened New Zealand cherries have been soaked and preserved in brandy to retain their flavour and create a taste explosion!
Ma Prenzel's Tipsy Cherries are a the perfect accompaniment for any chocolate dessert, try a cherry in a Prenzel Chocomulu shot.
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