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Beethoven Frieze in the Secession
The Vienna Secession (also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, or Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt, and Rudolf von Alt was made honorary president. Its official magazine was called "Ver Sacrum (magazine)|Ver Sacrum".
The Vienna Secession was founded on 3 April 1897 by artists Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Max Kurzweil, and others. Although Otto Wagner is widely recognised as a fundamental member of the Vienna Secession he was not a founding member. The Secession artists objected to the prevailing conservatism of the Vienna Künstlerhaus with its traditional orientation toward Historicism (art)|Historicism. The Berlin Secession|Berlin and Munich Secession movements preceded the Vienna Secession, which held its first exhibition in 1898. The group earned considerable credit for its exhibition policy, which made the French Impressionists somewhat familiar to the Viennese public. The 14th Secession exhibition, designed by Josef Hoffmann and dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven, was especially famous. A statue of Beethoven by Max Klinger stood at the center, with Klimt's Beethoven frieze mounted around it. In 1903, Hoffmann and Moser founded the Wiener Werkstätte as a fine-arts society with the goal of reforming the applied arts (arts and crafts). On 14 June 1905 Gustav Klimt and other artists left the Vienna Secession due to differences of opinion over artistic concepts.
Style of the Secessionists
Unlike other movements, there is not one style that unites the work of all artists who were part of the Vienna Secession. The Secession building could be considered the icon of the movement. Above its entrance was carved the phrase "to every age its art and to art its freedom". Secession artists were concerned, above all else, with exploring the possibilities of art outside the confines of academic tradition. They hoped to create a new style that owed nothing to historical influence. In this way they were very much in keeping with the iconoclastic spirit of turn-of-the-century Vienna (the time and place that also saw the publication of Freud's first writings). The Secessionist style was exhibited in a magazine that the group produced, called Ver Sacrum, which featured highly decorative works representative of the period.
Along with painters and sculptors, there were several prominent architects who became associated with The Vienna Secession. During this time, architects focused on bringing purer geometric forms into the designs of their buildings.The three main architects of this movement were Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Otto Wagner. Secessionist architects often decorated the surface of their buildings with linear ornamentation in a form commonly called whiplash or eel style. In 1898, the group's exhibition house was built in the vicinity of Karlsplatz. Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the exhibition building soon became known simply as "the Secession" (die Sezession). This building became an icon of the movement. The secession building displayed art from several other influential artists such as Max Klinger, Eugene Grasset, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Arnold Bocklin. Otto Wagner's Majolika Haus in Vienna (c. 1898) is a significant example of the Austrian use of line. Other significant works of Otto Wagner include The Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station in Vienna (1900), and The Austrian Postal Savings Bank or Österreichische Postsparkasse in Vienna (1904–1906). Wagner's way of modifying Art Nouveau decoration in a classical manner did not find favour with some of his pupils who broke away to form the Secessionists. One was Josef Hoffmann who left to form the Wiener Werkstätte, an Austrian equivalent of the Arts and Crafts movement. A good example of his work is the Stoclet Palace in Brussels (1905).
The Secession movement was selected as the theme for a commemorative coin: the 100 euro Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria)#2004 coinage|Secession commemorative coin minted on 10 November 2004. On the obverse side there is a view of the Secession hall (Austria)|Secession exhibition hall in Vienna. The reverse side features a small portion of the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. The extract from the painting features three figures: a knight in armor representing Armed Strength, one woman in the background symbolizing Ambition and holding up a wreath of victory, and a second woman representing Sympathy with lowered head and clasped hands. On the obverse side of the Austrian euro coins#Austrian euro design|Austrian € 0,50 or 50 euro-cent coin, the Vienna Secession Building figures within a circle, symbolising the birth of art nouveau and a new age in the country.
Other Secession artists
* Julius Exter * Richard Gerstl * Max Fabiani * Oskar Kokoschka * Jože Plečnik * Carl Moll * Koloman Moser * Egon Schiele * Malva Schalek * Othmar Schimkowitz * Joseph Maria Olbrich


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Quote from: Prophet on December 17, 2012, 02:30:55 PMSeason 4: Didn't like anybody in the F3.You don't like KELLY & JON?!?
Season 4: Didn't like anybody in the F3.
Out of all the TAR winners, which were you really happy won and which would you rather had other teams won?Season 1: Rob & Brennan won. Very happy, would have been fine with Frank & Margarita and Joe & Bill.Season 2: Chris & Alex won. OK, would have preferred Blake and Paige or Oswald & Danny.Season 3: Flo & Zach won. OK only because of Zach. Would have preferred Teri & Ian or Ken & Gerard.Season 4: Reichen & Chip won. OK.Season 5: Chip & Kim won. Happy, would have also been happy with Brandon & Nicole, Linda & KarenSeason 6: Freddy & Kendra. Fine, would have preferred Kris & Jon or Adam & RebeccaDon't remember much from Seasons 7 to 12, but my favourite teams were generally eliminated midway through the season (Gaghans, Fran and Barry, Erwin and Godwin)Season 13: Nick & Starr won. Happy, felt most of the animosity towards them from other teams were undeserved.Season 14: Tammy & Victor won. Very happy.Season 15: Not sure what I thought about Meghan & Cheyne winning.Season 16: Not sure what I thought about Dan & Jordan winning, but remember Jet & Cord were very likeable.Season 17: Nat & Kat won. Very happy.Season 18: Kisha & Jen won. Happy, would have been fine with Gary & Mallory.Season 19: Ernie and Cindy won. OK.Season 20: Rachel & Dave won. OK, but the final three wasn't very good for me.Season 21: Josh & Brent won. Very happy, although any of the final three winning would have made me very happy.
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Au-2: Should have been Lucy & EmiliaNorge-1: Should have been Cathrine & Michelle
I actually wanted Frank & Ivar to win even though they weren't very strong, stupid flight delay! But I wasn't on board with Cathrine & Michelle winning Norge 1 either...
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Many people requested me how to connect to Power Pivot from an external program, without publishing the workbook on SharePoint or on Analysis Services Tabular. I always said it is not possible (for both technical and licensing reasons), but someone observed that Tableau is able to extract data from a Power Pivot data model connecting directly to the xlsx file. I wanted to investigate how they solved the limitations that exists.
From a technical point of view, you have to install a Tableau Add-In for Power Pivot Excel (it's available for both 32 and 64 bit). Then, you connect using the Tableau Desktop software selecting the Microsoft Power Pivot connection. You choose a local Excel file and click Connect. The list of perspective appears in a combo box.
You click ok and you navigate into the Power Pivot data model. But what's happening? Tableau runs an Excel instance (probably by using Excel object model) and then connects through the Tableau Add-In for Power Pivot that you installed before. Probably this add-in acts as a bridge between the process running Excel and the process running Tableau. This solve the technical problem, and it would be interesting to know how to use the same add-in from other programs without having to write the same add-in again. I know many ISVs that would love to do that!
But before starting your project in Visual Studio to do the same (after all, it shouldn't be rocket science writing such a connector), consider the license agreement (EULA) of Office. It says that "Except for the permitted use described under "Remote Access" below, this license is for direct use of the software only through the input mechanisms of the licensed computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen. It does not give permission for installation of the software on a server or for use by or through other computers or devices connected to the server over an internal or external network.". It seems we are in gray area here. The access to Excel is not direct. But at the same time, it is not made on another computer, and technically you are using keyboard, mouse and/or touchscreen when you are using Tableau Desktop.
This is certainly an unsupported scenario (and if the background Excel process hangs for any reason, you have to kill it in Task Manager). But if the licensing allows that, or if Microsoft tolerate this, probably many companies writing software (I have a long list of requests I received…) could be interested in doing the same.
I would love to hear some official word on this topic…
This is a very interesting point and I would also love to hear the official MS opinion about it. I am thinking, though, that by accessing an instance of Excel (through its object model), it would limit the data model to one concurrent client, which - if true - would be a great limitation compared to the hosted option through SharePoint...
Javier, for Tableau desktop this doesn't seem a great limitation. This technology cannot work on the server version (there you need Tabular or SharePoint).
A thought came to me on this topic.
If this really was a hard licensing rule, Microsoft would be breaking its own rules with Analysis Services. Tableau is no worse than Microsoft in this regard.
When you import from text, Excel, etc into an Analysis Services tabular model, you use the ACE Provider. I wrote about this a while ago, see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cathyk/archive/2011/09/29/working-with-the-ace-provider-in-the-tabular-designer.aspx. You can get the provider in one of two ways, either by installing Excel or by downloading the standalone ACE provider components.
Now, imagine you are a tabular model developer. Your dev box will have Excel so you can test your work, and likely will have a dev Analysis Services tabular instance on it. Because you have Excel, there is no need to install the ACE provider separately. Now create a tabular model and import a text file, two things happen:
1. Visual Studio spawns a process that loads the Office components so it can preview the data
2. Analysis Services then uses the Office components to process the data into the server
Analysis Services and Office are licensed separately. I would therefore see Analysis Services's usage of the Office components equivalent to Tableau's.
That scenario is just the desktop UI component in SSDT, we won't talk about the non-interactive scenarios of processing on a production server or testing automated processing in a development environment.
I find it unlikely that Microsoft will comment.
And as to how they do it?
I looked at Tableau's KB for choosing the supported Power Pivot "drivers", see http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/choosing-powerpivot-addin-and-driver.
For pre-Office 2013 models they require an OLE DB driver, this is probably so they can query the specially named PowerPivot connection through Microsoft Office Interop APIs via OLE DB. I did the same thing in this post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cathyk/archive/2011/08/17/pointing-powerpivot-pivot-tables-to-tabular-models.aspx. If you are using Office Interop APIs this actually starts an Excel process that is used by your program.
In Excel 2013 the special data connection disappeared, so you can't find the model via OLE DB connection any more. I haven't tried automating Excel 2013. It looks to me though that there is an ADO Connection for querying the model, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228545(v=office.15).aspx. You can send it commands via command text.
Automating Power Pivot access is not for the faint of heart, though compatibility between versions should be more stable now that the Power Pivot model is saved in the Office file format.
thank you very very much for your comment.
The link to ADOConnection property is a little gem I wasn't aware of.
I'm wondering whether it could be a bridge to query the data model from an External process or if you still have to create an add-in for that, like Tableau did.
Thanks again!
You will need a program of some sort for connectivity, not necessarily an "add-in". If you are extending a third-party program, then you need to use their extensibility framework. If the extensibility framework calls for an add-in then that's what you'll write, but if you're an ISV writing your own code then you just change your code to query this ADO connection.
When you use the Office extensibility APIs to open a workbook, as I did in my code sample, an Excel process starts for you automatically. You need not write an Excel add-in. It's your responsibility to open and close the workbook responsibly so a zombie Excel process isn't lying around locking your workbook. If you open my code sample and step through it in the debugger, you will see exactly when this happens.
Usually you use ADOMD.Net to query Analysis Services cubes of any stripe (either multidimensional or tabular). I have never tried using ADOMD.NET with a ADO connection but if I was interested in writing a program that would be the one thing I tried. Another thing I would do (and I might do this first) is look at Tableau's logs (the tabprotosrv* logs), see the kinds of commands they issue, and copy them. Ideally you will be able to issue MDX/DAX queries via ADOMD.NET and you should be able to reuse logic from other programs.
Hope this helps
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This install is written specifically with a HP Pavilion ze5570 notebook, however all notebooks in the series have pretty much the same hardware. Manufactured in 2003 and 2004, the Pavilion 5500 series are older computers but with some lovin' can do pretty well. It's got a Pentium 4 so it's able to run Arch i686 (50786 chip technically but really i686).
|Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.66
|ATi Mobility Radeon IGP 345M, 64MB Shared memory.
|Hard Drive
|Fujitsu MHT2060A ATA 60GB
|CD Drive
|Samsung SN-324F CDRW/DVD
|National Semiconductor DP83815 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet Controller
|Broadcom BCM4306 802.11 b/g
|Sound Blaster Pro-compatible 16-bit
|Synaptics with dedicated vertical scroll
|13.3 inch XGA TFT (1024x769)
What I like:
- Video processor for being seven years old can still do most of what I want.
- Battery life is good, I'm guessing about four hours.
- Screen brightness, not quite of today's values but definitely has a good brightness.
- Touchpad has a button for disabling/enabling... nice.
- Disk drive - Using JFS works great and new hard drive. Also editing swap values helped out a bit.
What I dislike
- Heavy - not quite like those old cell-phones though :).
- Legacy power management.
- Compositing with the open-source driver still needs work.
What doesn't work
Everything pretty much works with little or no configuration. The wireless network card will require special firmware but everything else pretty much works, and there are a few other exceptions:
- Suspend to RAM: Fail. Legacy ACPI, so forget it. Hibernate, fortunately, does work.
- Multimedia keys: Only four of eight register events.
- Other keys: All regular keys work, but not some fn-combos (including numlock).
Multimedia keys
There was once a module (omnibookAUR) and program (omkeAUR) that could enable multi-media and other keys. However, with the 2.6.32 kernel they no longer function... appear to not be updated anymore.
Ethernet card works just fine out of the box, however to get wireless working you'll need to install Broadcoms' firmware (b43-firmware-legacyAUR).
Touchpad works great. However to get a nice clean setup (i.e. without all the default [and crazy] options pre-set) you'll need a configuration. Here is a full-optioned one.
See ATI.
Broke (Suspend to RAM) and... probably will never be fixed. Tried every pm-utils option I could think of, and all different modes of s2ram. Hibernate does run well though, just put
resume=/dev/your-swap-partition in your
/boot/grub/menu.lst and rebuild the kernel RAM disk (initrd) with the
resume hook. Also for my USB network card to resume following hibernation I had to suspend the USB 1.0 module before hibernating:
echo 'SUSPEND_MODULES="button uhci_hcd"' >> /etc/pm/config.d/config
ACPID and CPU Frequency Scaling
To Do.
Haven't bothered with ACPID as KDE 4 has it's own event detection implementation. Haven't got a chance to install CPU Frequency utilities.
Post Install Thoughts
Good computer, maybe though KDE 4 might not be right for it. It does ok but with the disk just crashed on there, it can have some bad hiccups at times. I think it might actually be OK if I put more RAM in it (448MB just isn't enough for KDE) will have to see, or if I could find a way to lower system disk I/O amount (to allow better balance of system parts). Nonetheless, liking it does ok, liking it very much.


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The Banks County High School Leopards basketball teams will celebrate Senior Night this Friday at the last regular game of the season against East Hall.
The Lady Leopards have one senior this year to lift up for all the hard work and dedication to the team, McKenna Rylee. The Leopards celebrate four young men that have lead the charge for the team this year, Montana Kennedy, Greg Cannon, Bobby Morgan and Ryan Seabolt. The Cheerleading squad will recognize two seniors, Lauren Hill and Megan Boling for outstanding participation in the program.
The JV games start at 4 p.m. with the varsity following at 7 p.m. in the Leopard Den.
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James O'Keefe Employs a Convicted Felon
Investigative prankster James O'Keefe III has made himself famous by bringing out the apparent seamy side of liberals' most trusted institutions. Through Project Veritas, a nonprofit organization he founded in 2010 to capitalize on and continue his hidden-camera attacks on ACORN and Planned Parenthood, O'Keefe has produced sting videos suggesting criminal or antisocial tendencies among staffers at NPR and in Medicaid offices, and most recently among Obamacare navigators.
Unsavory elements are lurking everywhere. O'Keefe would know. Since mid-December, he has been working at Project Veritas with John Landino—a family friend with a felony narcotics record, thousands of dollars in unpaid child support, and tens of thousands of dollars in IRS tax liens. Before joining the conservative investigative outfit, Landino was the CEO of the troubled gaming company Phantom Entertainment, best known for its long-running failure to produce a promised gaming console.
Landino was also briefly in jail last year, thanks to an outstanding traffic violation and his child support arrears. His bail was supplied by his girlfriend, Amy Junger, but delivered by O'Keefe's father, James O'Keefe Jr., who told us that he got the money from the bank and picked Landino up from jail.
A source familiar with Project Veritas said that Landino has been active in making fundraising queries and pitching sting ideas, introducing himself as the group's chief operating officer. In emails from his projectveritas.com address, Landino identifies himself in the signature line as COO. Franscisco Gonzalez, the chairman of Project Veritas, declined to confirm that Landino was the group's COO, as did Jennifer Ridgley, the communications director. James O'Keefe III did not reply to texts asking him to confirm Landino's title.
In a tribute to O'Keefe's methods, we emailed Landino last week posing as novice citizen journalists affiliated with the watchdog.org websites run by the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, a 501(c)3 nonprofit funded by the Koch brothers. He invited us to call him, and after some small talk about our shared love of cycling (Landino also runs his own boutique cycling-wear company, DeathRow Velo), we asked him how he came to Project Veritas.
"The company was looking for a manager to run the company," Landino told us (or rather our made-up guy, David). "I applied, kinda went through a bunch of channels, a bunch of interviews, a bunch of references, and somehow I wound up here."
Landino has no experience in the nonprofit sector, but he has been an executive before. In 2008, he was hired by Phantom Entertainment as its CEO. Gamers will recognize Phantom, née Infinium Labs, as the firm behind the heavily promoted, never produced, Phantom PC gaming console, a four-time winner of Wired's prestigious Vaporware Award.
Before Landino's arrival, Phantom's unmet promises led to an SEC investigation charging that the console hype was really part of a "pump and dump" stock fraud. The founder, Timothy Roberts, settled with the SEC in 2008, agreeing to pay a $30,000 fine and refrain from participating as an officer or director in any publicly traded company for five years. Landino took over the company, and under his leadership Phantom finally produced, if not a revolutionary gaming console, at least a wireless keyboard-and-mouse combination.
"There are about 40 judgements against the company that are still live," Landino said yesterday, reached this time on a straightforward reporting call. "The company probably has about $18 million dollars in debt."
"I didn't know that that was all there," he said. "I thought that this might be a company I could turn around."
Landino's other history, though, is less inspiring. In November 1991, according to a background check, he was arrested in New Haven, Connecticut, for felony narcotics possession. He was found guilty two years later. Asked about the incident yesterday, Landino confirmed the arrest and said, when asked, that it was not for heroin. He declined to say whether it was for cocaine.
Landino's personal finances also don't inspire much confidence in his management or his ethical watchdogging. In 2007, the IRS filed a $14,086 lien against Landino's assets for unpaid back taxes. By 2010, they had filed another lien for $18,339, putting his total unpaid taxes at $32,425. Landino also owed money to his ex-wife for child support: $6,977.40, according to a March 2010 ruling in Bergen County court in New Jersey.
"Since 2004 or 2005, I've had a long post-divorce fight with my ex-wife," Landino said. "It hasn't been easy; it's been horrible. We've been in court every year."
"In 2008, I lost a job and I was paying a tremendous amount of child support per week, and the judge refused to reduce it," he said. "And I got behind, and it's been trailing me ever since."
He was still in arrears last March, when he was arrested on a warrant for outstanding child support. With some long-overdue traffic fines attached—"dummy things...not wearing a seatbelt, speeding ticket, expired license," Landino said—he ended up with a substantial bail: $14,542.07, paid in cash, after spending the night in jail.
The elder James O'Keefe brought the bail money. "His new girlfriend was going to bail him out, but there was a previous commitment, and they asked if I could ferry the money to him," he told us. Landino's girlfriend, Amy Junger, owns several expensive real estate properties, some of which have been residences for Landino and mailing addresses for his companies Phantom Entertainment and DeathRow Velo.
O'Keefe's father said that he had known Landino "for some time." From 2002 to 2007, Landino resided at a property in Westwood, New Jersey, owned by the elder O'Keefe and his wife. Before that, he occupied another property owned by the O'Keefe family in Park Ridge, New Jersey.
"This person is a friend of mine," the elder O'Keefe said. "At some point I referred him to my son, saying he was someone he could trust and maybe could provide some expertise to your firm technically, in terms of management. That's it; that's how that worked."
"I need the job," Landino said.
What job, exactly? When asked why no one at Project Veritas would confirm that he was the group's COO, he said, "What does it matter what position I hold there or not?"
Under Project Veritas' bylaws, officers must be elected or appointed by the board of directors. "I'm not an officer of the company," Landino said. Even though he's identifying himself as chief operating officer? "You can give anybody any title they want," Landino said. "It doesn't make you an officer."
He is, by his own account and his social-media trail, a believer in and cheerleader for the younger James O'Keefe's activities and persecution theories. "I bet the DOJ (and others) are hacked into all your accts/devices in real-time," Landino wrote in response to a Facebook post wherein O'Keefe repeated his unproven claim that the Department of Justice had leaked his emails to Mother Jones. "The legal term 'Privileged' does not apply to us common citizens."
Beneath an O'Keefe status update on his 2012 Voter ID sting videos in Vermont, Landino wrote:
The fact is there is no way the Federal Reserve Crime Network will allow a free election in the country.
Inquiries about his own past, Landino suggested, were more of the same. "Jim does a lot of good work, and it makes people pissed off," he said. "People are gonna come look at me."
Matthew Phelan, @CBMDP on Twitter, has written for Wonkette, Salon and Chemical Engineering magazine. He was previously a headline contributor at The Onion.
Liz Farkas is research analyst who independently works for Beau Dietl & Associates in New York. She has contributed to Wonkette, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, and The Rutgers Centurion, a monthly journal of conservative thought at Rutgers University co-founded by James O'Keefe III.
[James O'Keefe photo via AP; John Landino photo via LinkedIn]


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"I think he's moving the club," Carroll said about Wilson. "He shows that he can move us, and he made some great plays today. He ran around really well, and he was accurate with the football for the most part.
"I'm still thinking that he's improving and getting more comfortable and all of that. … So we'll see what it all means. I don't know yet."
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks ... rylink=cpy
Nothing in this says he's ready to give up on Wilson. Talk about a writer making his own headlines.


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Monday, March 28, 2016
~ round ripple for the 'guardian grandmas' ~
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Round ripple blanket is beautiful. Nice girly color.ReplyDelete
Aww, this one is particularlt pretty!!ReplyDelete
Very nice! :)ReplyDelete
That is beautiful Debi .. Looks like a big flower. XoxReplyDelete
Very nice, it looks like a flower.ReplyDelete
It's looking lovely, Debi:)ReplyDelete
Debi ~ This is gorgeous! I'm sure it will be well-received and appreciated. Love the colors on this one too. As always, beautiful work!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! It's sooo BEAUTIFUL!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2016 at 3:41 PM
Do you have a pattern for this that you can share? Very pretty!ReplyDelete
Wow! It is gorgeous! I have kept aside some yarn for a round ripple..maybe some day. :)ReplyDelete
Your blog header is smashing. Have a great weekend
Hello, I love your blog, it is beauty, I love crochet, I follow your blog, I have a blog about crochet with free patterns and free crochet diagrams, visit me , hugs from Brazil.ReplyDelete
Visite meu blog - Tita Carré - Crochet
This is gorgeous Debi! Am I correct in counting this as an 18 point ripple? I don't think I've ever seen an 18 pointer before.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 7, 2017 at 2:40 PM
How do u become a guardian grandma? I only know how to crochet. I made up my own hat pattern. If u would like me to make some, I would be honored. Thank you, Darlene NullReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Darlene. If you would like to send me some baby hats for the guardian grandmas, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com for my address. I can donate them to my local hospital or you can donate them to your local hospital if you'd prefer to do it that way. Just let me know. :)Delete
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Req Help with Stalker Girl Boots in Poser
Hope someone can help. I have imported the Stalker Girl Boots (DSON) to Poser Pro 2012. They are great in the standard T pose and morph correctly to shapes, however, as soon as I move the legs the boot straps go wandering.
Example below. Anyone know how to fix this?
Apologies if this has been covered but a search brought nothing up.
Medzin Posts: 337
I get the same thing.
I even went back into DS and redid the conversion to DUF and PCF and problem persists.
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For this product already exist Poser Companion files.SG_Boots_Poser01.jpg1122 x 952 - 66K
smay said:For this product already exist Poser Companion files.
Hi Smay. Thanks for that but I already know they were updated as that is the file I'm using - StalkerGirl Boots version 1.2
and the PoserCF file.
Could you try conforming them to Genesis and applying one of your poses to Genesis and posting the result as when I try I get the above issue.
Are you using Poser 9 or Pro 2012?
Here is Genesis loaded with the boots conformed and then after applying your pose number 3.SGB3.jpg1553 x 973 - 108KSGB2.jpg1547 x 977 - 100K
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Everything works fine.
I use Poser pro 2012 and DSON 220.127.116.11SG_Boots_Poser02.jpg470 x 834 - 25K
smay said:Everything works fine.
I use Poser pro 2012 and DSON 18.104.22.168
Now that has me even more puzzled. Your setup is exactly the same as mine but yours works and mine doesn't. I even tried reinstalling the files again after uninstalling the ones I had, still no joy. Not sure what to check next.
OK, I have narrowed it down to the pose stage. If I move the character myself everything works as expected, pic1. However, if I use a preset pose, in this case DAZ Male Gun 01 pose the problem occurs, pic2.
If anyone can shed any light on this I would be really grateful. The thought of using Smay's StalkerGirl set in Poser is too good for me to stop trying to resolve this.SGB5.jpg755 x 959 - 76KSGB4.jpg683 x 965 - 51KPost edited by Haruchai on
Medzin Posts: 337
I am still having same problem when using preset poses.
I thought maybe there might be a difference between applying "Universal Poser" and "Original Pose", but that doesn't seem to make any difference. I have also tried using V4 and M4 poses to see if difference there.
And lastly, I tried installing DSON to my 32 bit PP2012 thinking maybe prob with 64 bit, but no such luck.
Just for info, I am running Window 7 Ultimate 64.


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U.S. Treasury reports $113B surplus in April
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury said Friday that it took in a rare surplus of $113 billion in April, the largest in five years.
Steady economic growth and higher tax rates have boosted the government's tax revenue, keeping this year's annual budget deficit on pace to be the smallest since 2008.
A smaller deficit is also likely to give negotiators more time to work out a deal on raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Through the first seven months of the budget year, the deficit was $488 billion. That's lower than last year's deficit of $720 billion over the same period.
Even with the April surplus, the deficit for the full year will still be quite large: The CBO expects it will reach $845 billion. That would be down from $1.1 trillion in 2012 and the first annual deficit below $1 trillion since 2008.
The federal deficit represents simply the annual difference between the government's spending and the tax revenues it takes in. Each deficit contributes to the national debt, which recently topped $16 trillion.
A smaller deficit is taking pressure off of negotiations to raise the federal borrowing limit. Lawmakers and the Obama administration agreed to suspend the borrowing limit until May 18. But higher revenues and less spending could push the deadline off until the fall.
One reason is revenue has risen 16 percent so far this budget year to $1.6 trillion. That's the biggest tax haul for the October-April period on record, a senior Treasury official said. The government will also benefit next month from a $59.4 billion payment from mortgage giant Fannie Mae and a $7 billion payment from Freddie Mac.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in an interview with CNBC Friday that in part because of Fannie's payment, the government's borrowing limit won't be reached until "at least after Labor Day" in early September. Many analysts had expected another budget battle this summer.
There is usually a surplus in April because that is when the government receives an influx of annual tax payments. But tax receipts this April are 28 percent higher than in April 2012.
The increases partly reflect higher tax rates. Social Security taxes rose 2 percentage points Jan. 1 after a two-year cut expired. Income tax rates for the highest-earning 1 percent of the population also rose.
Accelerated dividend and bonus payments also boosted tax receipts earlier in the budget year. Many companies made special payments at the end of last year in anticipation that taxes would increase in 2013. As a result, income tax payments that weren't withheld jumped 40 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago.
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Consumers beware! Attorney To Help Start A Business in Bryanston did you know that anybody who is interested in being a general contractor in Washington State and has the petty cash of $109.70 for a license and a bond fee of only $12,000.00, is able to work at this professional trade? A specialty contractor's bond is only $6,000.00. No knowledge or testing required. Rip-offs are welcome.
This means Joe Blow, without any experience–or at best, minimal knowledge, may be hired to build your house. Then Mr. Blow will turn around and hire incompetent sub-contractor's or specialty sub-contractors, breach the contract, file bankruptcy, be forgiven in court for the debts they owe at the homeowner's expense and cause numerous liens on their property.
Then these wannabe contractors are able to recycle their crime and start another business under another name, over and over again. Home And Business Attorney guess what? It's all legal in Washington State and they know this. This careless practice and fraudulent crime against homeowners and taxpayers are not tolerable in such states as California and Florida. This is another reason that there is so much construction going on in the State of Washington. It's easy-pickings for contractor criminals.
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The property owner has the burden of proof. They are the victims. Fraud has a different meaning in Washington State. In bankruptcy court, fraud is very hard to prove. If proven against the contractor, the homeowner has a slight chance of seeking a judgment, but collecting that is another challenge. All these crooks have to explain is they went over their heads in expense. The fact is they underestimate the job, usually on purpose. In their trade, the terminology is called "low-balling." They take draws of money from what the property owner has paid, then fund other projects and don't pay their supplier's bills they have in the victim's name. This results with liens on the property owner.
The sub-contractor are protected under the responsibilities of the general contractor, whatever that is worth. Be acquainted with everybody who sets their foot on your property. Write down company names and vehicle license numbers. And if you file a lawsuit and hire an attorney, make double sure the lawyer is competent. Call your state Bar Association to check the status regarding disciplinary actions or complaints against the attorney you choose.
The FDCPA Provides Important Consumer Protections
There are reliable, capable and honest people who work as contractors and lawyers, Great Lawyers Near Me but the crooked and incompetent ones have put them few and far between, and that truly is a shame.
My chalet-style house has been completed now for three years, but it stood in limbo for seven months in a tangled web of failed inspections and citations. I use to pride myself in the decisions I made in business and investments, but now I am so skeptical of the system and how it works against victims, like myself. My experience was a devastating blow to my confidence and trust.
Perhaps readers will join my cause for justice. The rules and laws are too slack and unjust. Just remember wherever you live, in whatever state, please protect yourself and your investment. Be cautious, alert and informative about your decisions when hiring a general contractor or specialty contractor. And it also goes for the attorney you hire. Pass this information and advice to your family and friends, "consumers beware of unscrupulous contractors and attorneys."
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If you've received a letter or phone call from a debt collection law firm, don't panic. Many people have fallen on hard times and their phones are ringing off the hook with bill collector calls. It is one thing to have to talk to the normal collection agencies but what do you do when your contacted by a debt collection law firm? The first thing you should do is stay calm. Receiving a debt collection letter from a law firm does not necessarily mean that you are being sued.
About 5% of bad debts are sent out to attorneys who collect debts. These types of debt collectors must follow the requirements of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) just like any other type of debt collector. Your first contact with a debt collection law firm will most likely be just like the normal collection procedures. It starts with collection letters and phone calls. This usually happens before any litigation is initiated.
It is important to be sure that the law firm is not breaking the law when it contacts you. The FDPCA protects consumers from harassment over a debt, so if you feel that you are being harassed talk with an attorney. There have been many cases where collectors, including law firms that collect past due debts, have been found guilty of illegal collection practices and harassment. In those cases, the consumer involved in the lawsuit has been the winner in the end.
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Many people are not the biggest fans of their own jobs, they become to hate it more and more or simply get bored of sitting in a dead end job with no prospects. A career change can be daunting as it requires a lot of time, effort and often money. A complete career change might mean that all previous experience or qualifications become useless and transferring to a career such as Law might make you think you need to go back to university.
Its actually relatively simple to embark on a career in Law if you have a degree, it is possible to convert that qualification to law by undertaking a one year Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). Around 30% of trainee solicitors do not have a law degree and have followed alternative paths to a career in Law.
Once you have converted a qualification you can then undertake a one year Legal Practice Course which is the final step before becoming a legal professional. On becoming a solicitor/ barrister you will be required to take a two year 'training contract' which involves work based learning and is similar to the apprenticeship scheme. Overall it will take four years to become a lawyer without a legal degree, two of which are paid and the other two can be extended to study part time.


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Composed of injected-molded non-toxic polypropylene, the shelves have a deceivingly light look that holds a lot of weight (up to 55 pounds per shelf). You can can make this versatile system into different compositions — a grid, a long horizontal console, a wall of shelves, a tall vertical unit of shelves or even a stepped arrangement:
Cubitec comes in white or orange.
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Reza Aslan Serves Robert Spencer Overdose of Truth
Christiane Amanpour had an interesting show called "Holy War: Should Americans Fear Islam?" on her program This Week. The panelists were quite diverse, there was Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, Donna Marsh O'Connor of September 11th Families for a Peaceful Tomorrow, and Daisy Khan. Opposing the mosque and supporting the idea that America should fear Islam was anti-Muslim bigot Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch, Peter Gadiel of 9/11 Families for a Secure Americaand Rev. Franklin Graham. Other special guests included: Reza Aslan, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Gary Bauer, Brad Garret, Anjem Choudary and Imam Ossama Bahloul.
There seemed to be too many people on the show and not enough time, but at the end of the day the result was a positive one: Robert Spencer got roasted for being the anti-Muslim bigot that we have always known him to be. Reza Aslan took him to task for promoting nonsense about Islam and Muslims and then trying to evade responsibility for his rhetoric on his fanatical followers. Spencer's organization, Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA) was also called out by Aslan as a bigoted anti-Islamic organization imported from Europe.
REZA ASLAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, DAILY BEAST: Robert Spencer is quite famous for spewing nonsense, and this is – this is more nonsense that every single -media matters– every single non-partisan media organization has said, quite clearly, every word that came out of Robert Spencer's mouth – the reason that he's the only one who said this is that he's the only one who actually has this information.
SPENCER: It's easy to attack me personally — its harder to deal with the facts.
AMANPOUR: Reza, what did he say that was inaccurate?
ASLAN: I'm going to go ahead and trust the FBI instead of Robert Spencer when it comes to the rise in Muslim hate crimes. But that's not even the issue here. If you go around saying that 80 percent of mosques are preaching hatred and violence, then why are you surprised that people would actually respond with fear and with violence against Muslims?
SPENCER: Well, actually, I didn't say that.
ASLAN: And if you're spreading this kind of ideology, don't pretend that you don't have a role in the consequences of the things that you say.
SPENCER: — when in reality, these were three separate, independent studies that came to this figure of 80 percent. They all say that in 1998
ASLAN: Those studies have already been bunked by everybody.
ASLAN: No one is taking you seriously.
SPENCER: I didn't invent this. Yes, you act like I invented Osama bin Laden.
AMANPOUR: Mr. Spencer, you have led quite a lot of the protests behind the Islamic center that Daisy and her husband is trying to -build
SPENCER: Yes. Quite so.
AMANPOUR: You have a blog called Jihad Watch and you're part of an organization called Stop the Islamization of America.
SPENCER: Quite right.
AMANPOUR: I want to go to Reza Aslan, because you were in Europe, lecturing on this topic of islamophobia– Where does the Stop Islamization Movement come from?
ASLAN: Well, it comes from the – an organization, a neo – not – what the E.U. refers to as the neo-Nazi organization called Stop Islamization of Europe. And that kind of institutionalized Islamophobia is precisely what your organization, Stop Islamization of America, is importing into the United States. And honestly, you're on the wrong side of history. And very soon, in a couple of decades, you will be sweeped and your ideas will be sweeped into the garbage bin of history, along with the anti-Semites of the 20th century and the anti-Catholics of the 19th century.
SPENCER: Here again, Reza Aslan is displacing responsibility and trying to act as if this is something that I am doing that is illegitimate, or something that I have created. When actually, you look at the writings of 20th century — muslim brotherhood theorists like and people like Madudi in Pakistan, the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami — he says, "Non Muslims have absolutely no right to wield the reins of power in any part of God's earth. And, if they do, it is the believer's responsibility to dislodge them from that power by any means possible."


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Top 10 Buzz-Worthy Ingredients for 2009
New and novel skin care treatments have created a buzz since the dawn of time. You might have recently read about nightingale droppings being used in high-end brightening facials, nibbling carp that exfoliate dry skin during pedicures or even heard about leeches applied to skin for health and wellbeing back in the days of yore. While some of these treatments were rumored to have been beneficial, generally unproven protocols tend to be risky or simply ineffective. Before you go off the deep-end testing the wild and wacky, hoping to generate some buzz for your own practice, know that nothing speaks louder than real results.
For that reason, we've gotten right down to the basics this issue and ranked the top 10 buzz-worthy (and for good reason!) ingredients that you can trust will help your clients ring in 2009 in fresh, glowing style. They range from high-tech to organic, from homegrown to exotic, and from brand-new to new-and-improved. And the best part? No droppings, nibbling or blood-sucking in sight.
1. argan oil
the buzz: The argan tree, indigenous to dry, southwestern Morocco, and with a lifespan of 200 years, produces a fruit whose seeds can be pressed for the oil that has been used for cooking, medicine and cosmetics by the local Berber people for generations. Because the argan tree is found only in a small region, its supply is limited and cost can be high. But it's worth the price as skin care companies the world over are discovering that the age-old benefits stack up to even the most modern skin care developments.
the benefits: Rich in linoleic acid, essential fatty acids and vitamin E, the all-natural oil's properties renew, firm and moisturize skin. It's particularly effective on dry, damaged or aging skin.
the biz: Aveda's Green Science line, formulated with organic argan oil sustainably harvested by Moroccan women, is offered at Aveda salons and spas around the world.
2. chelators
the buzz: With all the things you put on your skin everyday, you might not think about the water in your shower. But tap water may contain heavy metals such as lead, iron and copper that build up on skin—causing irritation and inflammation, leading to conditions like acne, rosacea and aging. Even calcium, which seems harmless, can actually cause "hard water" that results in dull, dry skin and hair. Other chemicals, such as chlorine and pollutants, further degrade the water and harm skin. To the rescue? Chelators, or organic compounds added to water that neutralize heavy metals while absorbing the minerals that keep skin healthy.
the benefits: Purified water that nourishes and protects skin and hair, while increasing the efficacy of other beauty products.
the biz: MD Skincare's Detox Duo comprises Purifying Bath Crystals with chelators that detoxify, and Antioxidant Enzyme Buff for subsequent exfoliation and renewal.
3. kakadu plum
the buzz: The kakadu plum has been both food and medicine to Australian Aborigines for centuries. And for good reason: The kakadu has the highest concentration of vitamin C than any other food source on the planet—about 50 times more than a typical orange. Vitamin C is a key antioxidant for skin, as it aids in the growth and repair of tissues, helps generate collagen and blocks damage by free radicals. Due to its incredibly high nutritional content, kakadu may take the title of "superfruit" from the goji berry in 2009. But supplies should remain steady: The kakadu is sustainably harvested from a flowering bush native to Australia, just outside Kakadu National Park.
the benefits: The antioxidant punch protects and refreshes skin, improving cellular turnover for a brighter complexion. It's particularly suitable for aging, dull or photodamaged skin.
the biz: Glow Skin Spa in New York City offers a 75-minute Kakadu Plum Skin Brightening Anti-Aging Facial for $150 that incorporates Plantogen's Skin Brightening Complex containing kakadu plum. The treatment promises to balance uneven skin tone, improve hydration and promote radiant skin.
4. mushroom extract
the buzz: Since ancient times, Eastern cultures have benefited from the healing properties mushrooms offer. Though many types of mushrooms are salubrious, including oyster and enoki, the shiitake mushroom has played an integral role in Asian medicinal treatments. This prehistoric fungi has proven in very recent studies that it can boost immunity response, lower cholesterol and even fight breast cancer cells. The mushroom can also turn back the clock on your skin by encouraging cell renewal, blocking aging proteins and evening skin tone. Perhaps that's why mushroom extract is now being implemented in everything from specialized serums to daily moisturizers and cellulite treatments.
the benefits: Mushroom extract contains kojic acid, a natural lightening alternative to hydroquinone, which makes it ideal for those with acne scars or sun damage. However, anyone with a mushroom allergy should avoid these products.
the biz: Actifirm Mushroom Mask is a gentle, healing post-op treatment designed to calm irritated or inflamed skin. It can also be used after dermabrasion or a chemical peel.
5. organic herbs
the buzz: With the green movement evolving into a daily lifestyle, concerned consumers are questioning what they put on their skin and frequently turning to natural and organic ingredients. Though organic natural ingredients may not provide the same dramatic results as a high-tech tool, the amount of effective, natural beauty enhancers found in nature is astounding—and more discoveries are being made each day. Witness the amazing array of organic fruits, teas, vegetables and herbs turning up in everything from pimple cream to foot lotion.
the benefits: Organic plants and herbs have properties that inhibit bacterial growth, hydrate, soothe, cleanse and protect. Organic harvesting practices help maintain a healthy environment, too.
the biz: Sothys' Beauty Garden line has almost 100-percent natural ingredients, grown and harvested with organic methods from its own garden in France. The line's moisturizing complex is derived from three plants (cherry trees, angelica and hawthorn) and combined with plant glycerin to help hydrate and improve the barrier function of the skin.
6. radiesse
the buzz: Heralded by some as the new Restylane, FDA-approved Radiesse is an injectible dermal filler that adds volume and contour to aging faces. According to the manufacturer, BioForm Medical, Radiesse is formulated with substances that occur naturally in the body's bones and teeth, which minimizes the risk of allergic reactions or unwanted side effects like other injectibles. It's said to provide natural-looking results for large areas of the face, such as the cheek or chin.
the benefits: Results are immediately visible, with ongoing improvement over time as collagen production is stimulated around the injection site. Though priced slightly higher than Restylane at $650 to $800 a syringe, effects will last for up to and beyond one year.
the biz: Offered at dermatologists and plastic surgeons offices around the country.
7. red tea
the buzz: Loaded with antioxidants, tea has long been a buzzword for healthy skin care. In a topical application, it's proven to be effective in the fight against acne, aging and even skin cancer (drinking it has plenty of benefits, too!). Green tea was the first to make the breakthrough in skin care products, while white tea soared in popularity a few years ago when Dr. Andrew Weil designed an entire skin care line around it. Now, red tea, one of the rarer teas thought to have the most potent antioxidants, is having its moment in the limelight.
the benefits: Antioxidants found in red tea help prevent sun damage and inflammation, while gently increasing the turnover rate of skin cells. They also help firm and refine skin, and soothe irritation caused by sensitivity or rosacea.
the biz: Repêchage's Hydra Medic acne line has an anti-inflammatory tea complex with red, white and green teas.
8. reloxin
the buzz: As a new competitor to the injectibles market, the recently FDA-approved Reloxin is very similar to Botox. It's also a form of botulinum toxin Type A that can be injected into specific facial muscles to prevent contraction, thereby creating a smoother, uncreased appearance. Reloxin has no downtime, just like Botox, and lasts about just as long—anywhere from four to six months.
the benefits: The benefits here are all about the wallet:
A new product on the market means increased competition and ultimately, lower prices for both medical offices and their clients.
the biz: Still pending FDA approval, the product is expected to hit the market in 2009.
9. sulfur
the buzz: Since ancient Rome, when bathers soaked in naturally-sulfurous hot springs, sulfur has been long recognized as a skin soother. Recently, sulfur has enjoyed a resurgence as an acne-fighter. This low-key element is found naturally in the keratin in our bodies (nails, skin and hair) as well as in the earth, surfacing in springs and volcanoes. With natural anti-fungal and antibacterial properties, it has been used throughout history to treat many skin conditions besides acne, such as dandruff, psoriasis and warts.
the benefits: Sulfur inhibits the growth of acne-causing bacteria, encourages the shedding of dead skin cells to unclog pores and loosen impactions, and helps heal existing blemishes.
the biz: Glymed Plus Serious Action Sulfur Masque has a 10-percent concentration of sulfur.
10. telomerase
the buzz: Ready for bioengineered skin care? For those who can afford the price tag, products made with telomerase technology promise to reset the clock on aging skin. Telomeres exist in the DNA of our cells, and they gradually shorten as we age, triggering cell degradation and even cell death. Subsequently, shortened telomeres are directly correlated to age-related diseases and conditions, including wrinkles and loss of elasticity and volume. Scientists have even reported the rate at which telomeres shorten (which can also be influenced by heredity, lifestyle and other factors) ultimately determines how long we live. But have no fear: Today, skin care products with telomerase may help protect and lengthen the life of the telomere, slowing down the aging process and allowing cells to rebuild and repair themselves. It's not a fountain of youth, but may help your skin look up to five years younger by some accounts.
the benefits: Get the skin you used to have, including better tone and texture, improved clarity and brightness, and diminished appearance of lines and wrinkles.
the biz: Jan Marini's Age Intervention Regeneration Booster line is a six-week, take-home system.


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Cutting the fuel appetites of vehicles down to Prius-size portions or better is a good idea. But what about buildings? They consume two-thirds of electricity and account for a third of greenhouse gases. Can they go on energy diets?
In 2000, a consortium of corporations, builders, architects, government agencies, and nonprofits created a system called LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) to measure just how "green" a building would be. The LEED standard, which awards points for use of various kinds of "green" building techniques, can be applied to commercial, public, or private projects. Depending on how many points are earned, a building can win a "certified," "silver," "gold," or "platinum" rating.
While the LEED program for houses is in its infancy, more than 1,000 other projects have already earned some level of certification. They include libraries, schools, and corporate headquarters. The city of Greensburg, Kan., flattened by a tornado last May, has pledged to rebuild its public buildings to LEED platinum standards, the highest rating. The buildings that make up New York City's new World Trade Center complex are designed to meet LEED standards, too.
Builders can use a variety of techniques to earn LEED points. The Washington headquarters of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), the nonprofit that created LEED, earned a platinum rating by using environmentally friendly materials such as bamboo and cork for their floors. It also contains reclaimed timbers and is illuminated by efficient lighting.
A new Bank of America branch in Adelanto, Calif., also a platinum project, features rooftop solar panels that provide 60 percent of electricity needs. Some 20 percent of its construction materials are recycled (its insulation is made from recycled bluejeans and its counters from wheat byproducts – kernels and chaff). By employing drip irrigation, low-water landscaping, and low-flush toilets, the building uses 40 percent less water than a traditional bank building of similar size.
LEED has critics, who say the system encourages building up points while neglecting other good ideas that receive fewer or no points.
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by Clark Groome
When Emmanuel Ato "Manny" Mercer, the new assistant rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, made the 5,700-mile trip from Ghana to Atlanta in 2000, little did he know just how that journey would change his life.
In Ghana as a young man he had attended an Anglican all-boys secondary school. After a mandatory year of national service, during which he taught civics, environmental studies and English in a junior high school, he enrolled in the Saint Nicholas Theological Seminary in Cape Coast, earning a licentiate in theology in 1998.
"Right after seminary I was posted in a little town," Mercer said in a recent interview. "After two years, I decided to come to the United States to study for a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University."
His hope was to take what he learned here and return to Ghana and teach at the seminary, but that began to change the first weekend he was in the States.
"When I came to the United States I didn't know where I was going to worship," he said.
He found All Saints Episcopal Church on the Internet. It was at All Saints that he began to face the cultural differences that exist between branches of the Anglican Communion in Ghana and the United States. The Communion is a worldwide federation of 38 autonomous provinces, all of which are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury and, therefore, each other. An Anglican from one province is welcome to worship or, if ordained, to minister in any other.
That first Sunday he became aware of the cultural differences.
"In the course of the service, the first cultural shock was that there was a woman who was celebrating the Eucharist," he said, noting that there were no women priests in the church in Ghana. "During the service I was trying to figure out whether I should take the sacrament from her – I did."
During the week following that first service at All Saints, Mercer met with the church's rector, who offered him a half-time job, part of which was to preside at a healing service on the Sundays when he wasn't preaching or presiding at the Eucharist.
Then came culture shock number two.
"About half the congregants were gay or lesbian," he said. "I didn't know that. There were these two guys who were always together. They came for prayers at the healing service. They came to church every Sunday. I thought they were friends. I didn't know they were more than friends.
"This was very very new to me. When I first heard that [they were partners] I thought 'How am I going to pray for these people?' I did not believe in what they were doing. But I did pray for them."
He also did a lot of reading, praying and talking with others, gay and straight.
"I got to know the verger (the layperson who has responsibility for making sure the various services are well organized and well executed), who was gay," he said.
He also read a book by L. William Countryman, an Episcopal priest and emeritus professor of biblical studies at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif.
Mercer said that Countryman basically says that in baptism we are all made Christians, and that "if we are one in Christ then what is the difference whether you're black or white, gay or straight"?
"Whatever you are, you're no different from another person," he added. "God doesn't see you individually as African or gay. That's not a primary concern because baptism makes us all one."
Because of his friendship with the All Saints verger, the question he said he had to ask himself was "Is God concerned about his sexuality or concerned about his faith?"
"My answer was that God was concerned about his fidelity to the faith," he said.
Along with the various culture shocks Mercer, 40, faced, his life also changed when he met the woman who would become his wife. Monique is a New York native and was visiting a friend in Atlanta when they met at a party. They married in 2004. They are now the parents of daughters Havilynd, 8, and Frances, 7. The other family member is a dachshund named Sweetie.
After earning his M.Div. from Emory in 2004, he went to Yale, where a year later he received a Master of Sacred Theology and certificate in Anglican studies.
For the next four years he was the associate for pastoral care at Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, S.C. While there he also supervised the youth and children's ministries. Away from the cathedral he was a volunteer fireman, a soccer coach and a mentor at the South Carolina Juvenile Detention Center.
In 2009 he enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law.
"I wanted to study how religion and law danced with each other," he said. "Nothing I found in the classroom resembled anything I was thinking about doing."
He decided to go back "to what I love doing – being a pastor."
Looking for a full-time position closer to Monique's family in New York, he was drawn to St. Paul's "by [rector] Cliff [Cutler's] mission for the church and what the church was supposed to be about, his whole interest in peace and reconciliation."
"For me, coming from a place where we've had different political systems or coups d'etat and violence," he continued, "the whole idea of peace and reconciliation appealed to me."
His responsibilities at the local parish include "pastoral care, [education], youth, children, young adults, anything apart from raising money," he said with a chuckle. He has described St. Paul's as "a church of both faith and fun."
"It's a blessing for me to be here, sharing the ministry of the church with Cliff," he said, noting that he plans to become an American citizen. "One of the important messages that Jesus said was 'I came that you might be free.'"
"The idea of liberty, that you're free, that you can do whatever you want to do," is what he said he loved most about the United States. "It's not the same everywhere. Most places people are told what to do, but here [you're free]."
The Mercers are living in Ft. Washington.


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1. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.Jim_Simon Apr 25, 2012 8:29 AM (in response to EuroSiti)
All of this comes down to the fact that Adobe is a very oldfashioned company who simply refuses to support Matroska even though everyone knows it's the best video container out there.
Oh, no...not this again.
2. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.EuroSiti Apr 25, 2012 8:52 AM (in response to Jim_Simon)
Well. MKV becomes more and more common, and user demand for support probably hasn't exactly decreased since the issue was first addressed regarding CS3 five years ago.
The year is now 2012, and CS6 is about to be released. But nothing has changed; Adobe still doesn't support any of the open source audio and video formats. Web content providers won't get any alternative to Flash by Adobe, and the video features of HTML5 has been deliberately left out of Adobe's socalled HTML5 'support' strategy even though everyone knows that video format support is an essential part.
MKV has some highly advanced features that no other container supports. But ...
- if you never need to take additional language support into account when you deliver content
- if indexing/bookmarking for long video sequences isn't something you care about
- if you don't care about quality-degrading conversion of original audio
... then I suppose Adobe still has something to offer!
3. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.Harm Millaard Apr 25, 2012 9:08 AM (in response to EuroSiti)
You are absolutely correct. But the same applies to:
1. Microsoft, if you need Linux support, don't look at Microsoft,
2. Apple, if you need Linux support, don't look at Apple.
3. Android, if you need anything else, don't look at Android.
4. Word, if you need Autodesk support, don't look at Word.
5. etc.
6. etc.
Matroska is a very weird format that is only popular among GPL people, not pro's. You are better off looking elsewhere for a different program if you don't like it.
but then I suppose Matroska still has something to offer to a very restricted group of users that don't belong here.
4. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.EuroSiti Apr 25, 2012 9:35 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
I guess you must be one of the very few people left in this world who do not use any GPL products. At least I don't know a single person who doesn't.
MacOS, iOS, Windows, Linux and Android are operating systems, whereas MKV is simply a wrapper able to hold both popular and the more obscure video or audio formats if need be. Many of those are already supported by PrPro, so there's nothing 'weird' about it. If it was weird it wouldn't have existed for 10 years with increasing popularity. It's popular because it's easier and better feature supported than any other HD file format.
But while we're at it: Many GPL products are actually developed for several of these OS'es / platforms... Talk about being flexible. All Adobe has to do is create a content-restricted (i.e. H.264 AVC, VP8, VC-1) plugin that enables the MKV extension and add in the open source code that defines the MKV file structure and how it should work inside PrPro. Then PrPro users would be able to deliver lossless or HD video content in purely digital form for end users with all the convenient features of a DVD or a Blu-ray disc (but without the need to create vulnerable physical copies)... That is actually a fairly simple thing to do compared to developing applications for different platforms.
5. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.Jeff Bellune Apr 25, 2012 9:47 AM (in response to EuroSiti)
Branched off-topic posts to a new discussion, and moved it to the Lounge since it does not involve technical support issues for Premiere Pro CS5, CS5.5 or CS6.
6. Re: How to use .MKV and .ISO with Premiere Pro? They are not supported.John T Smith Apr 25, 2012 10:00 AM (in response to EuroSiti)
Add me to the "very few people" who do not use GPL products
I have to agree with Harm... since Matroska is GPL, use a GPL product for editing
7. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedTradeWind Apr 25, 2012 12:07 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
I work with all kinds of clients, all types of media, editing in what at least seems like a never-ending 24/7 turn cycle and yet...not once have I ever even SEEN an MKV file. Not saying it's bad (I'd be the last to know) but I know that out of the 2 dozen different video and audio formats I work with all the time, MKV has never come up even once. In fact, I think I've seen now maybe 2 or 3 users total even request this format support.
I guarantee you, if this was a feature Premiere Pro editors were all asking for, Adobe would figure out how to support it ASAP. So what does the lack of support tell you? Obviously it's not an Adobe hog-the-road thing, or else all we'd get to export is Flash video (not WMV, MOV, P2, MP4, etc....all of these are formats not owned by Adobe yet used by thousands of editors).
Good luck, start a petition, I'd be curious how many other editors do want this feature in Premiere Pro. If it's something hundreds or thousands of other users want, who am I to say no?
8. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedEuroSiti Apr 25, 2012 12:55 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
I beg to differ.
My initial reply was actually a straightforward reply to the person who asked for a technical workaround to edit an MPEG4 video stream from an MKV container and edit the stream in Premiere Pro. By the way: AVIdemux is ideal for extracting streams without reencoding or converting them.
In terms of delivery Matroska files are approximately 10% smaller than identical (lossless) DVD content (as MPEG2) and 40% smaller than identical Blu-ray content (as MPEG4).
The superior x264 codec is actually released under GPL, so I take it you don't use the very best MPEG4 encoding for your video deliveries then, John?
It's no surprise that you see no need for MKV features. You probably only deliver to the US market or native English speaking customers (or at least you simply expect them to understand English). You have no need for subtitling either. But those features are more or less standard requirements in both Europe and Asia.
Furthermore, most customers are still unaware that modern standalone players actually support MKV playback including some of the more advanced MKV features. Larger organisations also tend to stick to very conservative delivery policies (like DVD delivery) for too long (like MPEG2). They are "slow movers" so to speak.
I think the reason why most of you have never used (or even heard of) MKV is lack of knowledge from your customers; If it's not supported by Adobe or by their Sony, Apple or Canon equipment then it doesn't "exist". But if your clients/customers actually knew which opportunities they are missing by not using the advanced MKV features. There's loads of money to be saved and even quality and performance to gain if you are using the right equipment.
9. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedTradeWind Apr 25, 2012 1:10 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
If it's the best, then sure, I wish I had access to it. However, smaller isn't always better. That's why a lot of Hollywood producers deliver RED or ARRI RAW files to their post facility. Any producer would probably be laughed right off the set if he said "alrighty, here are those MKV files. Everybody take five!"
As a delivery format, maybe MKV is better (again, I'm not the source of knowledge here) but it's one thing to suggest that Premiere Pro ought to be able to export fully functional MKV files where the smallest file sizes at the best quality would be ideal. For actually importing/editing, MKV must not be the best, or else Panasonic would stop paying to license MPEG-4/H.264 and use x264 instead, since it's free and better than AVCHD.
So you tell me, what's the hold up? If it's free, requires no licensing, and is the best MPEG-4 -ish format you can get then why isn't everybody using it? Or if not everybody, at least a bunch of people? Or if not even a bunch, why not at least professional editors on Avid, Adobe and Apple systems?
That's your question...answer it and maybe we'll all understand the situation a bit better.
10. Re: MKV and Adobe Revisiteddavidbeisner2010 Apr 25, 2012 1:50 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
I do use GPL products from time to time, one of my favorites being the Audacity audio editor. My $0.02 in regards to this subject is that it would not be in Adobe's best interests to support a GPL wrapper because GPL can and does change so quickly and easily and it's not tied to one particular company dealing with releases. As such, the work Adobe would have to do to continue to offer support as the GPL software changed has potential to be enormous. In my mind, there are far better things for Adobe to spend their time doing, many of which they've done in CS6...
11. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedEuroSiti Apr 25, 2012 1:53 PM (in response to TradeWind)
For professional purposes where video content has to be kept in as many keyframes as possible for further editing there is no use for compressed MPEG4 formats of any kind, I agree of course.
You can't use x264 in closed source products unless you leave the parts of the source code concerning the x264 compression open. If Panasonic, Sony and Canon wanted to live up to those requirements, there wouldn't be a problem, but until now traditional licensed software has been a fairly profitable business. But in some areas of software development everything is moving towards cloud based and open source standards (a primary concern at the software company I'm working for). However, that is still not the case for Adobe's business area.
The 'hold up' is that neither Sony, Canon, Apple or any other of the traditionally "major" hardware manufacturers support MKV (but Samsung, Western Digital and even Panasonic do to some extent). And that explains why there is no professional demand for the format, since most professional photographers use their equipment.
12. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedMalroy82 Aug 11, 2012 4:38 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
MKV gained a huge popularity in the end user range and I have to say if Premiere supports MP4 containers then I don't see why it shouldn't support MKV. MKV offers a great flexibillity and has nearly no restrictions regarding the codecs used inside the container. Actually nothing speaks against MKV for professional usage at all. Its more powerfull then MOV and AVI regarding futures and flexibillity.
And yes Adobe is quite old fashioned when it comes to open source software even though many open source audio and video codecs surpasses the commercial codecs. LAME for example is the technically the best and most advanced MP3 codec out there but Adobe still stick to the Fraunhofer codec which hasn't been furhter developed for years now.Then there is FLAC which is finally supported in Audition but not in Premiere and After Effects. There is no need to use WAV if we have can have FLAC.
ALAC and co. is no comparison to FLAC at all. WAV->FLAC->WAV gives you the same MD5 checksum for input and output.Then we have x264 and XVID on the video side, both are codecs that got developed for years, extensivley on a daily basis by coder teams with an extensive knowledge at what they do. Both codecs surpassed their commercial versions at a point because the commercial codec doesn't get developed that extensivley.The same with MKV.
13. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedJim_Simon Aug 11, 2012 11:15 PM (in response to Malroy82)
Actually nothing speaks against MKV for professional usage at all.
No one here has even spoken again the container's capabilities, only it's market share. And in the world of professional video, it just isn't used much at all for anything, source or delivery.
14. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedMalroy82 Aug 12, 2012 11:09 AM (in response to Jim_Simon)
Well you can say the same about R3D files when the camera came out. It's all about software support, if professional software like Adobe Premiere and After Effects would start to support it it would definiteley look diffrent.
It's not entirely true that MKV isn't used very often as a delivery format. The "scene" which is bringing all the copied movies into the internet is using only MKV for HD encodes. Yes this not a very honorable and nice thing to have but just like the porn industry has a huge influence on optical mediums the illegal movie scene has a huge influence on what formats the end user is using/getting/wanting. Specially the media player, all the standard media players like VLC are supporting MKV for a long time now, I say it's one of the reasons why open source media player like VLC and Media Player Classic gained such a huge user base.
15. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedEuroSiti Aug 12, 2012 2:29 PM (in response to Malroy82)
I suspect that several commercial developers tend to avoid open source / community developed products completely, simply because it differs from their standard policies for making license agreements. They are uncertain how to "buy and negotiate rights" with an non-standard rights holder such as an open developers' community.
That might be the reason why Adobe is still using the outdated Fraunhofer MP3 codec instead of the LAME codec, and also why only DivX.com standardized AVI or MKV files are supported by many standalone player devices.
In other words companies like Adobe simply think like this:
"Although these formats are obviously very popular, we simply will not spend time and resources finding out how make payment and rights arrangements with these obscure developer communities. It might not cost much, but unlike our 6.5 million dollar agreement with MPEG-LA, we do not know if some developer will turn up one day and demand additional payment for something he coded two years ago."
Just a thought.
16. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedJim_Simon Aug 12, 2012 3:07 PM (in response to Malroy82)
if professional software like Adobe Premiere and After Effects would start to support it it would definitely look different.
You've got it backwards. Adobe supported R3D because professionals were using it for acquisition.
If you want Adobe to support MKV editing, then you need to get camera makers to start using it. (An unlikely scenario.)
If you want Adobe to support MKV for delivery, then you need to get broadcasters to start using it (another unlikely scenario).
It's not entirely true that MKV isn't used very often as a delivery format.
True, but the vast majority of those using it for 'delivery' are teenage boys illegally sharing the DVD, Blu-ray and TV rips. Why on earth would Adobe cater to that market?
17. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedEuroSiti Aug 12, 2012 4:35 PM (in response to Jim_Simon)
Jim Simon wrote:
.... the vast majority of those using it for 'delivery' are teenage boys illegally sharing the DVD, Blu-ray and TV rips. Why on earth would Adobe cater to that market?
Wasn't that also the case with MP3 fifteen years ago?
Why did Adobe 'cater to that market' then?
Sony tried to put a ban on this "piracy format". Only CDs should be used for legal distribution of music, and any digital copy of even legally purchased music for private use should by definition be considered illegal.
What is relevant here is not who uses the format, but why it is being used so extensively: It is being used simply because it is better than the other formats for high definition video and when ever additional playback features are needed to improve the user experience.
... And by the way: MKV is rarely the preferred delivery format for porn distribution... Adobe's very own FLV format is probably the most commonly used video container for that purpose.
18. Re: MKV and Adobe RevisitedJeff Bellune Aug 12, 2012 4:44 PM (in response to EuroSiti)
This discussion is stuck in an infinite loop. Nothing good can come of letting it continue. Thread locked.