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TV sizes and viewing distance
How to choose the right screen size for your room
The expression "bigger is better" actually makes a pretty reasonable guideline when you're trying to decide on TV screen size. Our experience has been that in most situations — and especially when choosing a TV for your main room — you should go with the largest screen your room, viewing distance, and budget will accommodate. That's because we occasionally hear people wishing their TV's screen was bigger, but rarely hear them wishing their screen was smaller.
Viewing distance and picture quality: two parts of the screen size equation
Sitting the right distance from your TV is also an important part of optimizing the viewing experience. If this will be your first big HDTV, you may end up re-thinking your setup and viewing distance. Old-school tube TVs typically had screens 36" or less, and you didn't want to sit too close because if you did you'd notice the screen's scan lines. But with current TV models, sitting too far away may mean you miss some of the high-def detail you paid for.
But you also want to avoid sitting too close to your TV. A good indication that you're sitting too close to a screen is if you find yourself distracted by the screen's "structure" — those rows and columns of pixels that look like tiny dots.
If you're not sure which screen size is best for your room size and viewing distance, use our charts as a guideline. It might also tip you off to how your current viewing distance lines up with industry recommendations. You'll notice that we provided a range for each screen size, rather than a hard and fast number. That's because the viewing distance you prefer will depend on your personal tastes, as well as what kind of material you'll most often watch.
If you watch lots of high-quality video — like Blu-rays and high-def cable, satellite, or over-the-air programming — you can sit at the closer end of the range to see all the detail your HDTV can provide. On the other hand, if you'll still be watching lots of lower-quality sources, like analog cable, we recommend sitting at the higher end so that you'll notice less of the image's flaws.
You'll notice that the chart on the left applies to HDTVs, which usually have "1080p" screen resolution. The chart on the right applies to 4K Ultra High Definition TVs, which have much higher resolution screens, with the ability to show four times the detail of a 1080p screen. The pixels on Ultra HD screens are incredibly small — even standing right next to the screen it's hard to discern individual pixels. This means you can sit much closer to an Ultra HD TV than to a regular HDTV — as close as 1 times the screen diagonal.
A few more tips on TV placement
Viewing angle
Viewing angle is another factor that affects TV picture quality. No matter what display technology your TV uses — LCD, plasma, OLED — it will look its best when viewed straight-on, at a height where your eyes are level with the middle of the screen. With that in mind, you'll probably need a TV stand to support your TV and raise it to the correct viewing height.
Today's skinny, lightweight flat-panel TVs give you options: you can either go with a stand, or use a TV wall mount for on-wall placement. Wall-mounting saves considerable floor space and gives your home theatre a nice, finished look. See our guide to wall-mounting your flat-panel TV for more detailed on-wall TV placement tips.
You'll want to make sure you choose a stand or wall mount that's made to accommodate your TV's weight and size — an old coffee table may not be able to stand up to the weight of really big TVs — say, 65" or larger. Also, be sure that your TV is placed properly on your stand, and that it's balanced left to right, and front to back. If you have small children, wall-mounting your TV is a good way to reduce the chances of an injury caused by a TV tipping over. Or, if you're placing your TV on a stand or other furniture, a TV safety strap is a smart safety option.
You'll want to make sure you choose a stand or wall mount that's made to accommodate your TV's weight and size — an old coffee table may not be able to stand up to the weight of really big TVs — say, 65" or larger. Also, be sure that your TV is placed properly on your stand, and that it's balanced left to right, and front to back. If you have small children, wall-mounting your TV is a good way to reduce the chances of an injury caused by a TV tipping over. Or, if you're placing your TV on a stand or other furniture, a TV safety strap is a smart safety option.
Rather than the traditional pedestal stand, many new TVs are supported by two legs placed out near the edges of the screen. You'll want to be careful not to place your TV so that the legs are close enough to slip off if the TV is bumped. Since TVs tend to be heavier towards the front, you should avoid setting them too close to the front edge of the stand.
You'll also find detailed safety tips for wall-mounted TVs in our in-depth wall-mounting guide.
Room lighting and your TV's picture
Light from lamps and windows can also affect your TV's picture. Properly done, it can have a positive effect, helping to prevent eye strain and providing deeper-looking blacks. But in a lot of cases, it can have a negative impact; creating on-screen glare and making your TV's colors look faded and washed out. If your viewing room has a lot of ambient light from lamps and windows, there are some simple steps you can take to prevent it from negatively affecting your TV's picture.
- If you can, take room lighting into consideration when choosing a spot for your TV. A little furniture shuffling might be worth it if it means your TV won't be directly across from West-facing French doors that create afternoon glare.
- Any windows that let in bright sunlight should have easily adjustable blinds and/or curtains capable of eliminating any reflections off the screen.
- Light from a window behind the TV makes it difficult for your eyes to adjust to the very different brightness of the TV screen. For watching during daylight hours, consider treating these windows with curtains and blinds.
- If you're concerned about glare in your room, consider an LCD TV — their bright, anti-reflective screens generally hold up the best in well-lit rooms.
- With just about any TV (except a projector), it's best to have a little bit of light shining on the wall behind it. If you watch in total darkness, the TV's range of brightness can cause eyestrain.
- Using dimmers in your home theatre room, you can precisely control the amount of background light for optimum viewing comfort, plus you can achieve elegant lighting effects. There are simple, inexpensive dimmers for controlling lamps. And for the greatest convenience (and the biggest "wow" factor), look for dimmers that are remote-controllable.
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More security isn't the only answer
Students at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa., have been buying tickets for the prom, griping about make-up days because of snow cancellations this winter, studying for tests and, in general, behaving like most teenagers.
Until morning on May 9. For a few hours then, the school near Pittsburgh was a scene of bloody chaos. A 16-year-old boy stalked the halls, brandishing two knives. Before he could be subdued, he had stabbed and slashed several fellow students and one adult. Some were injured badly.
What happened? Police began questioning the boy Wednesday afternoon. It probably will be days before they uncover his motive.
The Franklin school district is not unlike many in this area, though it is in a relatively prosperous area. Students there do well in comparison to many other districts in Pennsylvania. Murrysville itself has about 19,000 resident, and the school system serves two smaller towns.
That may be the most disturbing thing about the tragedy Wednesday. Franklin High is not an inner-city school with gang activity. Drugs do not appear to be a big problem there. Social tensions of the kind that sometimes degenerate into violence do not seem to be a concern.
Just like many schools in our area.
But time and time again, school violence occurs in communities not so different from ours, in many ways. Focusing on dangerous environments as a means of predicting and forestalling such tragedies is, to a large extent, a waste of time.
So is attempting to prevent mass violence by banning or over-regulating certain types of firearms.
Once again we have been reminded that preventing all types of violence, including that in schools, requires a back-to-the-basics approach. More attention needs to be given to learning why people, both children and adults, lose control to the point they become killers.
Until we decide to focus on that, all the weapons restrictions we can legislate and all the security measures we can build into our schools will be useless.

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Saturday, December 01, 2012
This playlist is no joke. All the artist represented here making crazed noise, goofball novelties, flipped-out weirdness, and self-indulgent nonsense are the very same acts who made all those familiar mainstream hits (granted, including Joey Ramone here stretches the definition of 'mainstream' a bit). See? The Beatles weren't the only superstars to have a "Revolution No.9" in them.
UPDATE 12/2/12: Now on Zippyshare, for those of you who had trouble with Mediafire
I was going to go into explanations about how these oddities came to be, like how that's Robert Fripp (!) playing on the Hall & Oates, how "Mother" was the only song by the Police that I loved, etc., but I think it's best for you to just listen to this and be amazed - play it for your friends and see if they can guess who's who.
1. Chicago "Free Form Guitar"
2. Donovan "The Intergalactic Laxative"
3. The Eagles "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"
4. Fleetwood Mac "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In"
5. Frank Sinatra "Reflections On The Future In 3 Tenses" excerpt (by Gordon Jenkins)
6. Hall & Oates "Alley Katz"
7. Heart "Hit Single"
8. Debbie Harry "In Just Spring"
9. James Brown "The Future Shock Of The World"
10. Marie Osmond "Karawane"
11. The Police "Mother"
12. Nirvana "Montage of Heck Part 1"
13. Nirvana "Montage of Heck Part 2"
14. Prince "Bob George"
15. Buddy Holly "Slippin' And Slidin' (sped-up version #1)"
16. Styx "Plexiglass Toilet"
17. Joey Ramone "The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs"
18. Toto "Robot Fight"
19. Van Halen "Strung Out"
20. Willie Nelson "Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other"
21. Abba "Intermezzo no.1"
22. Alice In Chains "Love Song"
23. Cat Stevens "Was Dog a Doughnut?"
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Hi Mr. Fab,
MediaFire is saying a big fat "No" to this one. What with Rapidfire gone south, it's getting harder and harder to find a free host!
- 2:11 AM, December 02, 2012
Looks great, but Mediafire has taken the link down.
- 4:50 AM, December 02, 2012
- DonHo57 said...
The MF crew strikes again. Sorry they have caught up with you now like everyone else, this is a nice collection. Thanks for trying!
- 6:24 AM, December 02, 2012
- Lee said...
Ack! Already removed... zippyshare maybe? Thanks for this, it looks really interesting...
- 7:15 AM, December 02, 2012
- Mr Fab said...
Weird. Just tried it and it works for me. And I check my Mediafire account and it's still up, and some have dl-ed. What kind of message are you guys getting?
- 7:46 AM, December 02, 2012
This is the message:
Permission Denied.
This file has been identified as a copyright protected work and cannot be distributed using MediaFire.
- 9:24 AM, December 02, 2012
so much for "Writing a blog about music that so few people care about"...
i am also getting an error page from MF, that says that the content is subject to copyright, and can't be distributed by MF...
MFers... 8/
- 10:32 AM, December 02, 2012
- Mr Fab said...
thanks everyone. Lee, I'll try zippyshare, see how that goes. Thx for the tip.
hybridelephant- I do get an amazing (to me) amount of readers everyday, I'm happy to say.
It is weird how on two computers I've tried, had no trouble getting thru and dl-ed, a third one I got the message the rest of you-all been getting...
- 10:59 AM, December 02, 2012
- Holly said...
Zippy a-ok. Thank you very much!
Zippy's great, only downside is links have limited shelf life.
MF has crossed to the dark side, and RS IS the darkside - basically unusable. A pox on RS.
Strangely, *at this point in time* Divshare is actually a reasonable option again. Also A-drive is super from a dler's perspective, don't know about uploading.
- 12:23 PM, December 02, 2012
Brilliant, Mr. Fab! Just brilliant!
Thanks so much for that.
- 12:36 PM, December 02, 2012
- Mr Fab said...
Thanks Holly & Rich, and Holly I will def be looking into those alternatives. I tried Massmirror for a bit this year but it was too complicated - I got complaints that there were just too many hoops to jump thru so I'll look into your suggestions. Much appreciated.
- 8:03 PM, December 02, 2012
thanks. zippyshare worked. 8)
- 10:43 AM, December 03, 2012
thanks! zippyshare worked. 8)
- 10:47 AM, December 03, 2012
Great concept, looks fab - thanks a bundle, Mr fab.
- 9:34 AM, December 07, 2012
- Jannell Says said...
This is the best comp ever! That James Brown song is soooo good. THank you a million trillion times for uploading!
- 4:22 PM, March 17, 2013
- Unknown said...
John Mellencamp - Jackie O
- 1:16 PM, May 12, 2013
- Mr Fab said...
Nyles: first time in my life I intentionally listened to a Johnny Cougar song, and it was quite cool. Vibes 'n Casio beats, what's not to like?
- 3:32 PM, May 17, 2013
- Hueco.Mundo said...
Appreciate the awesome site. Any time some of these will be fixed?
Thank you regardless!
- 1:20 PM, February 02, 2017


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Dad of 15-year-old Osceola County murder suspect charged with negligence
Police say father's .45-caliber gun was used in shooting spree
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A man accused of buying a high-powered rifle for his 15-year-old son then turning a blind eye to the teenager's deadly shooting spree bonded out of the Polk County Jail on Wednesday.
Kissimmee police said Lothar Schafer, 57, was arrested Tuesday on charges of negligence and allowing unlawful possession of a firearm. Both are third degree felonies.
Schafer was booked late Tuesday in Polk County, but paid a $1250 bond and should be out of jail by about 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to jail officials.
Schafer's son, Konrad, is in custody in Osceola County and is being charged as an adult for killing two people and shooting several homes and cars earlier this summer.
"The son was actually with the father when the father purchased the firearm. The son actually picked out the type of firearm that he wanted his dad to buy," said Kissimmee Police Chief Lee Massie.
Police said that firearm was a .45 caliber Hi Point carbine rifle that was purchased on June 24.
Detectives said Konrad later admitted he used the gun just two days later to murder 17-year-old David Guerrero for "fun" as Guerrero walked to work.
For weeks, Guerrero's family has called for the older Schafer to be charged. Relatives told Local 6 the arrest gives them some relief.
"Yeah, actually it does, it does make me happy," said Alex Guerrero, David's brother.
Investigators said Lothar even admitted that he knew his son had used the rifle, but never called police.
With his dad now facing charges, police say the 15-year-old is finally showing some concern for others.
"We knew that the father was aware that the gun had been used, so his concern was that his dad was going to get in trouble for letting him have access to the gun that was ultimately used in these crimes," said Chief Massie. "So that has been the only concern or remorse, if you want to call it that, that we've seen from Konrad."
Lothar Schafer is not allowed to possess or own any firearms or ammunition while he awaits trial.
If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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ROKU HD Frontend
I have figured out how to use the ROKU HD box as a Myth Frontend player.
The ROKU box supports a language called BrightScript. It allows you to write custom applications that can run on the ROKU box, just like Netflix, etc.
I wrote a BrightScript application that can get XML data from the MythTV database via a php script. The php script I wrote auto creates show and episode images along with the approriate meta-data to display in the UI.
What you need
1) A server running apache and php that has the ability to communicate with your mysql server used for the mythbackend.
2) My BrightScript package
3) My server side script
4) Enable development mode on your ROKU box
5) Transcode your recordings to H.264 format
6) ffmpeg to create show and episode images
Development Mode
With the ROKU remote enter Home 3 times, Up 2 times, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right to enable it on your ROKU box.
Server Side PHP Script
This script should be placed a public directory on your apache server. The script needs access to the location of your mythtv recordings. There are several variables at the beginning of the script that need to be edited for your setup.
In the roku.php script, the XML generated is hardcoded to say,'quality="HD"', on line 185. If you need SD output from the Roku, it must be changed to 'quality="SD"'.
The script uses ffmpeg to generate the appropriate file images for the ROKU box.
Transcode to H.264
I don't know why, but unfortunately, the ROKU Box only supports H.264 formatted videos. I found a script that does the conversion using mencoder
However, this script doesn't output the correct format for the Roku box and needs to be modified by changing the mencoder line to output in h264/ACC in an mp4 container. All of your transcoded files should have an mp4 extension.
Try one of the following:
ffmpeg -i "${inputfile}" -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -vcodec libx264 -vpre normal -crf 22 -threads 0 -title "${title}" -f mp4 "${outputfile}"
(Newer versions of ffmpeg have a difference in the 'title' option:) ffmpeg -i "${inputfile}" -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -vcodec libx264 -vpre normal -crf 22 -threads 0 -metadata title="${title}" -f mp4 "${outputfile}"
HandBrakeCLI -i infile -o outfile.mp4 -O -r 29.97
BrightScript Application
BrightScript applications are distributed as zip files. You will need to edit the config.brs file in the zip file and change the URL for the roku.php file that you installed on your server. Do not delete or add anything else to the zip file.
Next point your web browser at your ROKU box's IP address. You will get a screen that allows you to upload the zip file.
You can telnet to your ROKU box on port 8085 and watch the debug console if you want.
The main ROKU menu will now have a MythTV icon. Click on that. It will list your shows. It may take a few seconds to build the initial list, as the php server side script needs to generate the appropriate image files. If an image file already exists, then it is not recreated. Likewise, as you drill down into your episodes, image files are created on the fly. They only need to be created once. So future listings will be fast.
http://my.pogoplug.com/share/CnmZV-E-bwY7HDJw0FXGYA Download Files - Link dead
Good Luck!
Roku Developer Channel
Roku has a very complete developer program with complete SDK. The forum is active and even has a MythTv plugin in development.


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A new Apple store in New Jersey will become the home of the chain's first double-row Genius bar, according to reports.
The Garden State Plaza store will be moving to a larger place in the mall, which will have the new double-row Genius bar, according to a report from ifoAppleStore.com. It's unknown if this will be the standard in Apple stores, but it could be, especially since Apple recently began recalibrating its retail staff.
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College of Business and Entrepreneurship: FHSU replaces 'leadership' with 'entrepreneurship' to better define one of its four colleges
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HAYS, Kan. -- Dr. Edward H. Hammond, president of Fort Hays State University, has announced that the college that houses the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, the Department of Informatics, and the Department of Management and Marketing has been renamed the "College of Business and Entrepreneurship."
The college was previously named the "College of Business and Leadership." The Kansas Board of Regents approved the name change at its monthly meeting in June.
The president explained why the name change was needed. "The Department of Leadership Studies was moved from the business college in 2008 to the College of Arts and Sciences," he said. "Therefore, 'leadership' as a program was no longer relevant to the name of this academic unit. The term 'leadership' in the title caused confusion among students, international partners, and even faculty and staff on campus. While important as a business concept, leadership has less relevance to the name of this college."
He continued: "State governmental leaders have asked Fort Hays State University to focus on entrepreneurship. Regional economic development leaders have asked FHSU to assist with entrepreneurship in the region and have asked FHSU to partner with them. We believe that the economic future of western Kansas and of Kansas as a whole depends on entrepreneurship."
He noted that FHSU had very important existing initiatives in entrepreneurship. "Both the Kansas Small Development Center and Network Kansas are part of Fort Hays State University," he said. "These entities support entrepreneurs and existing businesses across Kansas. The FHSU SBDC, which is part of our university, was recently named the outstanding Small Business Development Center in Kansas."
President Hammond said FHSU needed a distinctive identity for its college of business, and the change was a perfect fit because the university had established a reputation across the globe for being entrepreneurial. "This is part of who we are and what we are known for," he emphasized.
Dr. Mark Bannister, dean of the college, said, "Many of our students are interested in owning their own businesses or being part of a start-up businesses. Entrepreneurship is an area of study and expertise that can be shared with students across the institution regardless of major. Students in the sciences, agriculture, health care and even the humanities can benefit from the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, in addition to students in our college. It is a natural that this college take the lead in providing entrepreneurship education."
Bannister said that in the short-term the college would update its minor in entrepreneurship, develop certificates and non-credit efforts in entrepreneurship for non-majors, and would develop an emphasis in entrepreneurship for Bachelor of Business Administration students that would tie in with multiple majors in the college.
"In the longer term, the college will thread entrepreneurship throughout the business administration and informatics program cores," Bannister said. "For nearly 15 years, the media and technology students in the informatics program, formerly the Department of Information Networking and Telecommunications, regularly created business plans as part of their degree work. Multiple students have actually started businesses based on these plans." He cited Tech Junkies and Wasinger Technology as two examples.
"We have external organizations that are interested in partnering with FHSU for exciting activities, such as start-up weekends, business plan competitions, scholarships for students and business incubation," he said. "Some state leaders have discussed the idea of FHSU creating a high school honors program similar to the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science that focuses on entrepreneurship. We can take only so many steps at a time, but these may be part of the college's future."
President Hammond concluded the announcement of the name change by stating, "Finally, the name of the college is in alignment with the university's tagline -- Forward thinking. World ready. The College of Business and Entrepreneurship, in both name and purpose, now exemplifies one of the five key principles -- innovation that drives solutions -- that serve as the foundation for the FHSU's new mission and strategic direction."


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A carbine is a compact, shorter version of a standard rifle (AR 15). A 9mm carbine gives the operator more flexibility, maneuverability, and control than a standard rifle. All of these attributes are great, and a big reason it's taking its place in the market is the cost of ownership. Since these guns shoot 9mm ammo, the cost of the rounds makes carbines an affordable alternative to a bulkier AR 15 with more expensive rounds. For example, on a...
Posted on March 4th, 2019
When it comes to a VA loan, most of us know about the zero down payment and all that. For a majority, the zero down payments is the reason we are attracted to the loan. Because of this, it is typically easier to qualify, and more veterans are able to buy their homes because they don't have to put 20% down on a $280,000 home. However, despite all the good stuff, it's time, to be frank, and talk about the downsides to a VA loan vs conventional.


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Jack Severn - Marine Corp League
President Barack Obama
Brian Bixler of Lorel MD, a volunteer for the event, hands out free flags
Mary Garcia of Chesapeake, VA was a flag bearer with the National Marine Corps League Auxiliary.
Grace Peterson (age 11) of Arlington VA is the youngest flag bearer.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard - Steve Olcott
AMVETS Commander Keith Sherrill
Robert Hartenstein of Canton, Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard - Ron Servary
Marine veteran Larry Yepez and his dog appropriately named Louis B Puller
Pearl Harbor Survivor Clarence Davis
Korean War Veterans Association
Lloyd Gibbs - Army and Navy Union past national commander (2008-9) served on the USS Yorktown
CSM Rafael A. De Leon Mitchell, Post Sgt Major, Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Puerto Rico
"Fizzy", "Rawhide" and Okie" of the Junkyard Dogs, US Military Vets MC
"Rawhide" takes his name from President Ronald Reagan's security code name - treasurer of the Junkyard Dogs of the US Military Vets MC
Jim Mullarkey is NY State Commander of the Catholic War Veterans
Thomas M McHugh is the Korean War Veterans Association National Director
Stephan McHugh, Jr. (age 11) is a member of the Sons of the American Legion
Steven McHugh, Sr. is an Associate Professor of Business at Centenary College of NJ


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i. Meeting called to order
ii. Roll Call
iii. Approval of minutes
iv. Mr. Curtis Wilkerson, President, Orion Strategies Update on Corridor H and related issues.
v. Mr. Ron Smith, Snow Removal and Ice Control Program, West Virginia Division of Highways Presentation regarding the SRIC Program.
vi. Mr. Greg Barr, Manager, West Virginia Parkways Authority Followup presentation regarding West Virginia Turnpike bridge maintenance and repairs.
vii. Miscellaneous business
viii. Adjournment


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Writing code that works is hard. Writing code that handles unexpected errors and still works is really hard. Most of us learn by trial and error. This short book removes the uncertainty. With over 100 pages of content and dozens of working examples, you'll learn everything from the mechanics of how exceptions work to how to design a robust failure management architecture for your app or library. Whether you are a Ruby novice or a seasoned veteran, Exceptional Ruby will help you write cleaner, more resilient Ruby code.
Exceptional Ruby: Master the Art of Handling Failure in Ruby
by Avdi Grimm
Exceptional Ruby
Master the Art of Handling Failure in Ruby
by Avdi Grimm
This work was written and produced entirely by the author. We are proud to be distributing it.
About this Title
Pages: 102
Published: 2011-05-01
Release: P1.0 (2011-07-11)
Inside this electronic-only book, you'll find:
- A detailed look at the lifecycle of a Ruby exception.
- Overriding Kernel#raise for fun and profit.
- Alternatives to exceptions, for when "fail fast" isn't the right answer.
- How to write a crash logger.
- Advanced dynamic exception matching in rescue clauses.
- Avoiding failure cascades with the Barricade and Circuit Breaker patterns.
- Five questions to ask before raising an exception.
- Exception safety testing for critical methods.
- How to create an error API for your library that will make other developers want to kiss you.
- The three exception classes every app or library needs.
- And much, much more… over 100 pages of tips, guidelines, and awesome hacks!
This book, available in PDF, mobi, and ePub formats, was entirely written and produced by the author. We are proud to be distributing it.
Contents & Extracts
- About
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- What is a failure?
- Definitions
- Failure as a breach of contract
- Reasons for failure
- The life-cycle of an exception
- It all starts with a raise (or a fail)
- Calling raise
- Overriding raise for fun and profit
- raise internals
- ensure
- Coming to the rescue
- If at first you don't succeed, retry, retry again
- raise during exception handling
- else
- Uncaught exceptions
- Exceptions in threads
- Are Ruby exceptions slow?
- Responding to failures
- Failure flags and benign values
- Reporting failure to the console
- Remote failure reporting
- Ending the program
- Alternatives to exceptions
- Sidebanddata
- Multiple return values
- Output parameters
- Caller-supplied fallback strategy
- Global variables
- Process reification
- Beyond exceptions
- Your failure handling strategy
- Exceptions shouldn't be expected
- A rule of thumb for raising
- Use throw for expected cases
- What constitutes an exceptional case?
- Caller-supplied fallback strategy
- Some questions before raising
- Isolateexceptionhandlingcode
- Exception Safety
- Be specific when eating exceptions
- Namespace your own exceptions
- Taggingexceptionswithmodules
- The no-raise library API
- Three essential exception classes
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix A: Exception tester implementation
- Appendix B: An incomplete tour of ruby's standard exceptions
My name is Avdi Grimm. I've been hacking on Ruby code for 10 years, and I'm still loving it! I've spoken at numerous Ruby conferences and user groups, and I write about Ruby gotchas, guidelines, and style (among other things) at my blog, Virtuous Code. I run ShipRise, a consultancy specializing in sustainable software development and facilitating geographically dispersed agile teams. I live in York County, Pennsylvania with my wife and four children.


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CHILMARK, Mass. – President Barack Obama welcomed new leadership in Iraq as "a promising step forward" Monday amid a political and security crisis in Baghdad, saying the only lasting solution is the formation of an inclusive government.
Obama pointedly did not mention Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki but clearly was nudging the incumbent clinging to power to step aside as he urged Iraqi political leaders to work peacefully through a political transition.
"The United States stands ready to support a government that addresses the needs and grievances of all Iraqi people," Obama said outside his rented vacation home on Martha's Vineyard, where he earlier huddled with advisers for updates on events on the other side of the world.
Obama's remarks came as the U.S. conducted more airstrikes against the Islamic State in northern Iraq as Yazidis trapped by the militant's advance were escaping. "Our aircraft remain positioned to strike any terrorist forces around the mountain who threaten the safety of these families," Obama said.
In Washington, Lt. Gen. William Mayville, the director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the 15 targeted strikes have slowed the Islamic State's advance but done little to degrade the militants' capacity as a fighting force.
"In the immediate areas where we've focused our strikes we've had a very temporary effect," Mayville said. "I in no way want to suggest that we have effectively contained — or that we are somehow breaking the momentum of the threat posed by" the Islamic State group.
Amid the security threat loomed a potential political crisis. New Iraqi President Fouad Massoum selected the deputy parliament speaker, Haider al-Ibadi, as al-Maliki's replacement. Al-Maliki accused Massoum of carrying out "a coup against the constitution and the political process" with al-Ibadi's nomination. Al-Maliki insisted he should maintain his position as prime minister.
The U.S. is backing the new leadership. Obama said he and Vice-President Joe Biden called al-Ibadi Monday to urge him to form a new cabinet as soon as possible.
"The only lasting solution is for Iraqis to come together and form an inclusive government," Obama said in brief remarks to reporters.
The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against the Islamic State, senior U.S. officials said, but the aid has so far been limited to automatic rifles and ammunition.
Previously, the U.S. sold arms in Iraq only to the government in Baghdad, which has largely failed in recent years to transfer them to the Kurdish forces in the north, American officials have said. Baghdad made some transfers with American help in recent days, since U.S. airstrikes began to support Kurdish forces fighting off the Islamic State advance toward the northern city of Irbil.
But U.S. officials decided to begin their own deliveries. The Kurdish peshmerga fighters had been losing ground to Islamic State militants in recent weeks, in part because they were outgunned and at times ran out of ammunition, officials said.
A Kurdish government official said the U.S. weapons already are being directly sent to Irbil — where U.S. personnel are based — consist mostly of light arms like AK-47s and ammunition.
The State Department sought to downplay the significance of the apparent shift in U.S. policy.
The militants have "obtained some heavy weaponry, and the Kurds need additional arms and we're providing those — there's nothing new here," said department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
But Mayville did not dispute the policy shift. He said the government in Baghdad had provided some weapons to the Kurds in recent days, but he said the need was so great that the U.S. government had to get involved, and is looking to do more.
The needs of Kurdish forces are "pretty substantial," he said. "We want to help them with that effort."
Nonetheless, Mayville said, "There are no plans to expand the current air campaign" to target Islamic state leaders or logistical hubs, beyond the Kurdish plan.
"We are looking at plans and how we can expand that support," Mayville said, adding that the Kurds need ammunition and some heavy weapons that are effective against the Islamic state's "technical vehicles" and longer range guns.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military said American fighter jets carried out airstrikes on four checkpoints manned by Sunni militants in northwest Iraq near where thousands of minority Yazidi refugees have been trapped on a mountain to escape violence.
The strikes outside the city of Sinjar either destroyed or damaged the checkpoints and nearby vehicles that were used by the Islamic State militant group, the military said.
At least one of the vehicles destroyed was a Humvee truck, and another was an armed personnel carrier.
The militants have been using U.S. military equipment that they seized from Iraqi Army forces.
Associated Press writers Lara Jakes, Ken Dilanian and Bradley Klapper in Washington and Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee in Sydney contributed to this report.


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In last week's blog, we began a discussion on the stages of the business cycle and how economic data reacts. This week, we'll look at a few general investment themes to consider at this stage of the cycle.
As mentioned, stocks tend to do well when corporate profits are strong. However, because investors will invest on the 'expectation' that profits will rise, since the goal is to get in early, stocks often tend to overact in either direction, up or down. Moreover, if you are early and are wrong, in other words, profits don't rise as expected but actually fall, then the magnitude may be amplified. This is one example of a risk event when investing in stocks and why some consider the stock market to be a leading economic indicator. Now that earnings season is underway the results thus far have been mixed. Also, many expect GDP in the second quarter to be as low as 0.50% and will certainly fall below 1.0%, which is a real concern to Ben Bernanke. You see, the Fed is very troubled with the prospect of deflation and will do anything it can to avert it. Hence, I would not expect a tapering of QE anytime soon. Given the prospect that the money train will remain on its current track, what might transpire in the near term? How might interest rates react?
In the second quarter, interest rates rose sharply over a very short period before stabilizing. If interest rates resume their ascent, bonds will begin to look more attractive on a relative basis as their price declines and their yields surpass that of dividend-paying stocks. However, I wouldn't count on interest rates picking up where they left off quite yet. In fact, it is my belief that they will either remain close to current levels or decline slightly with mortgage rates following suit. Also, the Fed has emphatically stated that it plans to hold the discount rate where it is for the foreseeable future. It's the movement of the five-year plus part of the yield curve that's a mystery.
Actually, if mid- to long-term rates do rise, the yield curve would steepen, which would create an even more favorable environment for banks. Of course, it's impossible to know for sure. At this point, it's just one working theory. Turning to the general economy, how will it perform in the short term?
The Economy and Stocks
Our economy has been in slow-growth mode for quite some time. Actually, the notion that the second half of the year will produce GDP in excess of 3.0% plays like a rerun of Gilligan's Island. Where did they get all that stuff anyway? Is it possible? Sure. Is it likely? Not so sure.
Therefore, unless productivity improves, which would boost corporate profits, and until top-line revenue growth accelerates (i.e., demand rises appreciably), profitability will not be as strong as we might like. This doesn't necessarily equate to flat or declining stocks. In fact, it's entirely possible that under this slow-growth scenario stocks will continue to rise. One important factor would be the relative attractiveness of U.S. stocks to other asset classes. In this case stocks could certainly continue to rise. However, the longer we continue down this present path, the more worried I become about a stock bubble and crash at some point. This is because we cannot continue to pump massive amounts of liquidity into the system without incurring some sort of negative consequences down the road.
Where are the areas of potential reward for investors? I would consider floating rate funds, heathcare funds and bank funds. I would also consider large U.S. stock index ETFs, buying on the dips, and placing a relatively narrow trailing stop order underneath to minimize losses.
Finally, it may be wise to maintain some dry powder in the event we do see a correction. Oh, if we could only see the future! Maybe the foresight goggles are back in stock? Maybe not!
Thanks for reading and have a great week!


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MOKRIC v. KRIVAJA BEECHBROOK CORP.
DCR Docket No.: EB62NM-36199-E
OAL Docket No.: CRT-1957-00
Complainant filed a verified complaint
with the Division alleging that his employer,
a U.S. subsidiary of a corporation based
in the former Yugoslavia, discriminated
against him and terminated his employment
based on his Serbian national origin.
Complainant contended that after civil
war broke out in former Yugoslavia, his
employer systematically terminated almost
all employees of Serbian origin, and treated
non-Serbian employees more favorably than
Serbs. The employer denied that national
origin played any role in its decision
to discharge Complainant, and asserted
it discharged Complainant because, despite
extensions of time and renegotiated terms,
he defaulted on loans he received from
Respondent. Following an administrative
hearing, the administrative law judge
dismissed the complaint, concluding that
Complainant failed to establish by competent,
credible evidence that his employer discharged
him because of his Serbian origin or that
the employer treated non-Serbian employees
more favorably than Serbian employees.
Director found the ALJ's conclusions
to be supported by the evidence in the
record, and adopted the ALJ's recommended
dismissal of the complaint.
DEBRA CEBULA v. CATALINA MARKETING CORP.
DCR Docket No. EB54WB-44933-E
OAL Docket No. CRT 05588-02
Complainant filed a verified complaint
with the Division alleging that her employer
violated the LAD by refusing to reasonably
accommodate her disability (a pregnancy
induced back problem), and also violated
the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA)
in refusing to provide her with time off
from work to care for her newborn child.
Following an administrative hearing, the
administrative law judge dismissed the
complaint, concluding that the employer
met its obligation to reasonably accommodate
Complainant, and that Complainant was
not entitled to leave pursuant to the
NJFLA because she requested additional
time off due to her own medical condition.
Director rejected the ALJ's conclusions
and instead determined that the employer
violated both the LAD and the NJFLA. Regarding
the LAD violation, the Director concluded
that neither the offer to permit Complainant
to work part time nor the suggestion that
she reapply once she no longer needed
an accommodation satisfied the employer's
reasonable accommodation obligations.
In addition, the Director concluded that,
based on the specific evidence in the
record, the additional time off Complainant
requested would not have imposed an undue
hardship on her employer. Regarding the
NJFLA violation, the Director concluded
that the employer failed to provide Complainant
with appropriate notice of her right to
take leave to care for her child under
the NJFLA. The Director further concluded
that the employer violated the NJFLA by
refusing to grant Complainant NJFLA leave
in addition to the federal leave she had
taken for her own disability. Accordingly,
the Director reversed the ALJ's
dismissal of the complaint and awarded
Complainant back pay with interest and
emotional distress damages, and assessed
statutory penalties for each law violated.
The Director also ordered Respondent to
revise its policies regarding family leave
and reasonable accommodation to comply
with New Jersey law.
PRESSLEY v. NEW JERSEY TRENTON PSYCHIATRIC
On September 22, 2000, Complainant filed
a verified complaint with the Division
on Civil Rights (Division), alleging
that she was subjected to disciplinary
action because of her race and as a
reprisal for having previously filed
a complaint alleging race discrimination
and reprisal against Respondent with
the Department of Human Services (DHS)
in February 1999, and that this violated
the LAD. Respondent asserted that Complainant
was disciplined for non-discriminatory
reasons consistent with its policies
regarding absenteeism. Before filing
her Division complaint under the LAD,
Complainant had filed an internal departmental
complaint with DHS challenging the same
disciplinary action the was the basis
of her Division complaint. After a departmental
hearing, DHS determined that Complainant
was not discriminated against. Subsequently,
a finding of probable cause was rendered
by the Division, and the case was transmitted
to the Office of Administrative Law
(OAL) for a hearing. The administrative
law judge (ALJ) did not hear the claims
on the merits, but rather summarily
dismissed the complaint on the grounds
of issue preclusion, specifically, res
judicata, collateral estoppel and the
entire controversy doctrine.
Director found that the ALJ's
summary disposition of Complainant's
claim was erroneous because the DHS
departmental hearing did not warrant
the application of these principles
to preclude Complainant from having
her LAD claim heard before the OAL.
Therefore, t he Director rejected the
ALJ's recommended dismissal of
the complaint and remanded the complaint
to the OAL for a hearing on the merits.
R. GILLESPIE v. J.C.B.C., INC., dba COASTLINE
Complainant filed a verified complaint
with the Division alleging that Respondent
discriminated against him because of his
sex in violation of the LAD. Complainant
contended Respondent's "Ladies
Night" policy admitted women to its
restaurant free of charge and gave them
discounts on drinks, but charged men,
including Complainant, an admission charge
of $5.00 and normal drink prices. Respondent
asserted that no violation of the LAD
occurred because its "Ladies Night'
policy was not intended to discriminate
against men, but rather, had a legitimate
commercial goal to increase patronage,
and that the small price differentials
at issue do not present the kind of harm
the LAD was intended to address. Following
an administrative law hearing, the Administrative
Law Judge (ALJ) issued a partial summary
judgment motion in favor of Complainant,
finding Respondent liable for violating
the LAD's proscription against gender
Director found that the ALJ's conclusions
were well supported by the plain language
of the LAD, as well as the spirit of the
LAD. He was also persuaded by several
out-of- state court decisions which held
that similar "Ladies Night"
policies were in violation of their respective
civil rights laws. The Director adopted
the ALJ's decision and ordered that
the matter be returned to the Office of
Administrative Law for a hearing on the
issue of the imposition of injunctive
relief, the assessment of a penalty, and
the award of damages and other appropriate
v. TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOLS BOARD OF
A junior high school student (L.W.) and
his mother filed a complaint alleging
that the board of education failed to
take appropriate corrective action when
the student was repeatedly subjected to
bias-based harassment, including physical
assault, by other students who perceived
him to be homosexual. The Division's
investigation disclosed that the harassment
and assaults continued after the complaint
was filed, culminating in two separate
assaults in the first weeks of L.W.'s
freshman year in high school, after which
he withdrew from school. Although the
school administrators applied a progressive
discipline approach to warn and discipline
various students who were involved in
the bias-based harassment, both new and
repeat violators continued to harass L.W.
based on perceived homosexuality. Following
an administrative hearing, the administrative
law judge dismissed the complaint, concluding
that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
(LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:1-5 to-49, does not
provide a cause of action for bias-based
student-on-student harassment in New Jersey's
schools. The ALJ further concluded that
even if bias-based peer harassment were
actionable under the LAD, a school district
would not be liable for such harassment
unless it failed to meet the minimal standards
the federal Department of Education imposes
on its funding recipients - - imposing
liability only for deliberate indifference
to known incidents of sexual harassment.
The ALJ concluded that the school district's
disciplinary actions in this case would
meet those federal standards.
The Director rejected the ALJ's
legal conclusions and instead relied on
prior decisions of the New Jersey Supreme
and Appellate Courts to conclude that
bias-based student-on-student harassment
will violate the LAD where it is severe
or pervasive enough to make a reasonable
student of the victim's protected
class find the school environment hostile
or abusive. The Director further concluded
that a school district will be liable
for such harassment when the school administration
or its agents or employees knew or should
have known of the bias-based harassment
and failed to take measures reasonably
calculated, in light of the known circumstances,
to stop it. Applying those standards to
the evidence presented at the hearing,
the Director concluded that the school
district violated the LAD in permitting
a bias-based hostile environment to deprive
L.W. of the same educational opportunities
afforded to other students. To eradicate
the bias-based hostile environment and
prevent further discriminatory actions,
the Director ordered the school district
to undertake specific preventative and
remedial actions, including revising its
anti-discrimination policies and strengthening
its training, complaint processing and
information-dissemination procedures.
The Director also awarded both L.W. and
his mother damages for the emotional distress
they suffered as a direct result of the
bias-based harassment, and imposed a statutory


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Is it too late to give my brother a wedding present if he's been married for almost a year and a half? If you're new around these parts or if you've forgotten, I'm not shy about my feelings toward the actual quilting of a quilt (aka the bane of my existence). I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love everything involved in making a quilt except the quilting part. So here's to the happy couple...who got married January 5... of 2008.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Urban Amish | Part 3
Is it too late to give my brother a wedding present if he's been married for almost a year and a half? If you're new around these parts or if you've forgotten, I'm not shy about my feelings toward the actual quilting of a quilt (aka the bane of my existence). I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love everything involved in making a quilt except the quilting part. So here's to the happy couple...who got married January 5... of 2008.
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that's gorgeous - and nope - it's never too late, I have a stack left to finish and give!
- March 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Send the quilt out, I've never done it, but tons of ladies in my quilt guild do. Or rent a longarm...it will make you love quilting! You can do a king size in a day.
- March 19, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- RebeccaMom said...
absolutely gorgeous!
- March 19, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Alissa said...
Oh it's pretty! Love it!! And the more I've quilted the more I enjoy it... I've found that it does get easier. Though I like it more now that I stipple than I did when I did straight lines.
- March 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Sara said...
Its beautiful, love the colors, and no its never too late. I hate the quilting part - just hate it! But I love that quilt and I am sure they will too!
- March 19, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Jakob said...
I love it Sarah! Thanks so much!
- March 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- LauraJ said...
absolutely beautiful!!
- March 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM
- Julie said...
Fantastic! As always Sarah!
- March 19, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Sherri said...
What a beautiful quilt...of course it's not too late!
- March 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM
I am still working on a quilt (not nearly as nice as yours) for a couple married over two and a half years. They may get it for their 5th anniversary.
~ Sarah
- March 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Stephanie said...
The quilt is gotgeous! I love the color scheme you chose. And I have ot admit the quilting part of quilting is my least favorite as well. :(
- March 19, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Ann-Marie said...
As always . . . beautiful! The color combinations you choose are always so unique! Great work!
And, no, never too late. We got a hutch my dad built for us in November 2008. We were married in June 2007. :)
- March 19, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Unknown said...
looking at this quilt makes my heart ache it's so gorgeous! Do you know what I mean? I love it!! Did you use a pattern or come up with it on your own?
I love the simplicity of it and that it shows off the fabrics.
I concur about the longarm comment. My mom has one and I've quilted on it and it's a completely different experience. In a good way.
- March 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Jessica said...
No NO NO!! its never too late :) Cant wait to see it!!!
- March 19, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Amy and Andrew said...
LOVE the colors! And I love the pattern title... so you. :)
- March 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- Dani said...
I love the layout of the pieces in combo with the colours. So pretty!
- March 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Never too late! It's a beautiful piece - congrats to the couple :)
- March 19, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- Jessica said...
That quilt is lovely...I really enjoy that color combination.
- March 19, 2009 at 8:09 PM
- Sarah Pead said...
Absolutely beautiful! I love it!
- March 19, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- Amy said...
It's beautiful. And the wedding excitement has probably waned by now so this will bring them back to it!
- March 20, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Sewing Geek said...
I have two quilts that are over 10 years over and are backed and basted but not quilted. : )
I think your quilt has far made up for being a little late!
- March 20, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Calico Road said...
Beautiful! I love the colors and the pattern you chose!!
- March 20, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I love your quilt! If your brother rejects it for being too late, I will gladly take it! (Just kidding--no one in his/her right mind would refuse it!)
- March 20, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Lindahl News 2 said...
Never too late! We'd gladly accept one of your "pieces" for our upcoming 33rd anniversary!!!!
You've created yet another masterpiece...love it!
- March 20, 2009 at 2:18 PM
All I can think is "Whoa". Gorgeous!
- March 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Sarah, that is so pretty! Nice job.
- March 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Still Jill B said...
Awesome. I just finished a quilt that I was wanting more lines in, and now I'm thinking about another. This gives me even more thoughts.
- March 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Amanda said...
I love this quilt. I'm also a mega Quiltology fan here in Chicago and have had this pattern lying around for some time. You have really inspired me to dust it off and get started. Thanks!
- March 22, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- Maggie said...
That quilt is gorgeous. I am onto the quilting of my first larger quilt and I am hating it, so I feel your pain. By the way it was my husband's xmas present, still not done!
- March 23, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- VeggieAmanda said...
It is never too late to send a wedding present. it is just beautiful!
- March 23, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Amanda said...
Thanks for stopping by my little blog! The only class I've taken at Quiltology is the machine quilting one, and I recommend it. I picked up a ton of tips that have really made it easier to quilt and I could use all the help I can get. I'm waiting for the Improvisational quilting class in May since I've never been brave enough to try that myself. Should be fun!
- March 23, 2009 at 10:31 PM
- erica said...
this is gorgeous!
- March 25, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- J said...
I just took the Urban Amish class at Quiltology. Love this quilt. And, I am from Chicago too!
- March 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- Jenn said...
I too hate the quilting part of quilting...and I have a quilt on my table for my brother...who got married in 2006!!
- March 26, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- lily boot said...
I have to agree with Alissa - straight lines were stressing me out! Now I'm stippling too and whilst a little wonky - it's much more enjoyable.
- April 19, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- Amy said...
The quilt is looking lovely. It's never really too late, though now I am feeling guilty about the wedding quilt for a friend that is 3 years late.
- April 20, 2009 at 7:40 PM
I absolutely love this quilt!
- April 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Aunt Spicy said...
Absolutely beautiful! Wow!
- May 16, 2009 at 5:59 AM
- sko_G knits said...
this is gorgeous!
- July 22, 2009 at 4:14 PM
This is so pretty. What a lucky bride and groom.
- October 9, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- Aimee said...
What a beautiful quilt! I love the simplicity!
- October 9, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- RosaMaría said...
I had seen it before and I can only say, it's so fantastic!!!!
- October 9, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Letterpress said...
I used to think I had to quilt all my quilts, until I found a good quilter. I still debated, until I realized I could have a quilt top hanging in my closet, or have a quilt to enjoy on my bed, sofa, or chair.
I have a good quilter if you need one--email me: e(dot)eastmond(at)gmail(dot)com. I live in Southern California.
And here's to the very lucky couple who got this for a gift!
- October 9, 2009 at 10:31 PM
- Kelli said...
Definitely worth waiting for!
- October 10, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Kit Lang said...
Lovely quilt. And it's people like you who make me happy - because some day, I hope to have people like you as customers! ;) I love quilting! (My retirement plan is to quilt other people's quilts).
anyway - loved yours - and no, a year and 1/2 is not too late! In fact, it's kind of fun to get a present so much later. Makes it special. :)
- October 10, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- Unknown said...
I normally don't like strip quilts but that is really gorgeous.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Katie B said...
This quilt is GORGEOUS! The combination of fabrics is just perfect. I say you should hold onto this quilt until January and make it an anniversary gift!
- October 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
- Heather said...
it is never too late--they are so lucky!
- October 11, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- Bev said...
Love it, love it, love it! Great colors, texture, and name.
- October 11, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- Rhondi said...
That is a beautiful quilt. I am sure they don't mind a bit htat it is late. I dislike the quilting process too. I love choosing the colrs and design and sewing them all together, but sure wish I could afford to pay someone to quilt them!
- October 11, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- Zarina said...
What about giving to the couple when their eldest is starting school early next year? In the making but stuck because I don't have that much to buy the batting.
- October 12, 2009 at 2:24 AM
- Aimee said...
I'll bet they didn't turn it away, did they? It's a beautiful quilt and I can't see anyone telling you it's too late! ;o)
- October 12, 2009 at 4:46 AM
- stitchinpenny said...
what beautiful fabric selection and beautiful quilt.
- October 12, 2009 at 6:52 AM
- Rebekah said...
What a gorgeous quilt! It's beautiful
- October 12, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Leslie said...
this is so beautiful! i agree...quilting for me is the absolute worst part. i freeze in fear every time i get to that point.
- October 12, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- Vail said...
Gorgeous, just gorgeous :) I'm sure your brother will love it.
vail in tn
- October 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- 2miracles/Tove said...
Cool use of colors wiht such a simple pattern.! I love it.
- October 13, 2009 at 12:35 AM
- sallgood said...
It's never too late for a gift made with love! Really!!!
(Beautiful quilt!)
- October 13, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- quiltmom anna said...
Lovely lovely quilt - Quilting is a process and when I first quilted, I was not keen about quilting my quilts. Then my husband bought me a babylock quilting machine ( much less expensive than a long arm though I am told that one can find places to rent a long arm). My machine is slightly bigger than the average domestic machine. It has a bigger space and a little extended table that helps making quilting easier. It has a walking foot and a darning foot ( used for meandering) and goes 1100 stitches per minute. It is lots of fun to use and I have just finished quilting a king sized quilt on it. There are some great books out there, about the quilting part of making a quilt and DVD tutorials are often with them. Two people that have been suggested to me are Patsy Thompson designs and Karen McTavish who wrote a book called The Art of McTavishing.
Hope that you are enjoying the show- So many wonderful quilts to explore.
Warmest regards,
- October 13, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Jocelyn said...
Wow great quilt! I know your brother will love it. Thanks for sharing.
- October 14, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Vicki said...
What a wonderful quilt. I really like the colors and patterns in the fabrics you chose.
- October 23, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Oooh! It's LOVELY!!! ; ) It's NEVER too late to give a homemade gift! Especially when it's made with LOVE! Thanks for sharing.
- November 4, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Jeanne said...
I'm just finally finishing up a quilt for my daughter and son-in-law...they were married 10 years in May 2009!
BTW, your quilt is beautiful!!!
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There are two major things to keep in mind when endeavoring to role-play well. The first is to take a lesson from literature and the movies and have a character arc. A character arc is the journey the character undertakes over the course of the campaign.
No, we arent referring to the journey from the tavern to the dungeon, its the internal journey, the lessons of morality and knowledge that the character learns. The character could start as a generally good person and become corrupt
Hmmm where to start? First I guess is what is the span of recorded history? The Span of Recorded History isnt a tell all of the world, the last great war the Time of the Mind Eaters is about where the recorded history of the world starts this time was about 25 hundred years in the past. Before this is little more than rumor and innuendo.
The elves record this final war as The Sacrifice, It is called such because to end this great war the elves created a magic and feat of mentalisam
Well it is winter yet again the snow is thick and relentless in Worcester and I have decided that I want to start up my campaign again. What bored you say, well that and I miss a weekly game.
I have the need for crack and my crack is gaming I will post at least once a week in the blog until I have a group together, with some history notes and random stories from the campaign. Once I have the group going I will try and post a summery of the story line from the adventure.


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Bank of America reported net income of $2.6 billion, or $0.20 per share, for the first quarter of 2013, compared with $653 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue, net of interest expense, rose 5% to $23.7 billion from $22.5 billion a year ago. Analysts, however, had expected earnings of $0.23 per share.
The firm's number of financial advisors was 16,084 versus 16,692 a year ago and 16,411 in the prior quarter. There were 17,312 wealth advisors, down from 18,004 a year ago and 17,640 in the final quarter of 2012. The full tally of client-facing professionals was 20,037 versus 20,982 in the year-ago period and 20,386 in the previous quarter.
Yearly advisor productivity, as measured by fees and commissions, stood at $971,000 vs. $891,000 a year ago and $927,000 in the prior quarter. (These figures do not include the results of advisors in consumer and business-banking operations.)
Global Wealth and Investment Management net income rose 31% from the first quarter of 2012 and 25% from the prior period to $720 million. "Revenue increased 7% from the year-ago quarter to $4.4 billion, driven by higher asset-management fees related to higher market levels and long-term AUM flows, higher transactional revenue and higher net interest income," the company said in a statement. "The pretax margin was a record 26% for the first quarter of 2013, up from 21% in the year-ago quarter."
Total assets under management were $2.25 trillion, with about $1.83 billion held in Merrill Lynch client accounts. Flows of assets under management in the quarter were $18 billion versus $11.7 billion in the prior quarter and $7.8 billion a year ago.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley said it had net sales of $8.2 billion for the first quarter compared with revenues of $6.9 billion a year ago. For the current quarter, income from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley was $1.0 billion, or $0.50 per share, compared with a loss of $79 million, or a loss of $0.05 per share, for the year-ago period.
Excluding a debt-value adjustment of $317 million, net revenues for the current quarter were $8.5 billion, compared with $8.9 billion a year ago and income from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley was $1.2 billion, or $0.61 per share, compared with income of $1.4 billion, or $0.71 per share a year ago. Analysts had expected the company to report earnings excluding items like DVA of $0.57 a share on $8.35 billion in revenue, according Reuters.
Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group reported pretax income from continuing operations of $597 million compared with $562 million in the prior quarter and $403 million in the first quarter of last year. The quarter's pretax margin was 17% versus 17% in the prior quarter and 12% a year ago.
Net revenues for the current quarter were $3.47 billion, compared with $3.32 billion in the prior quarter and $3.29 billion a year ago. Income after the non-controlling interest allocation to Citigroup and before taxes was $476 million. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $255 million, down 4% from $267 million in the prior quarter, but up 29% from the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the unit's advisor headcount, Morgan Stanley had 16,284 reps as of March 30 versus 16,352 as of Dec. 31, 2012, and 16,726 as of March 30, 2012—a 3% year-over-year decline (or a loss of 442 advisors). As its headcount fell slightly, its annualized average fees and commissions per advisor rose to $851,000—a 5% jump from the earlier quarter and a 9% jump from last year.
The average level of client assets per rep was $110 million, up from $104 million three months ago and $100 million a year before. Total client assets were $1.8 trillion at quarter end.
Fee-based assets continue to rise. They now stand at 35% of total assets versus 33% in Q4'12 and 31% in Q1'12. Meanwhile, fee-based asset flows were $15.3 billion in the most recent quarter, up from $6.9 billion in the prior quarter and $10.2 billion a year before.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo's nearly 30% of the mortgage market helped the bank maintain its 13th consecutive quarter of profitability. Revenue at Wells was down 1.7% in the first quarter, though, to $21.26 billion after the bank took a 2.6% hit to its mortgage business, and low interest rates hurt profitability despite an 8% rise in deposits.
"Wells Fargo delivered outstanding first-quarter 2013 results for our shareholders," said Chairman and CEO John Stumpf in a statement. "Quarterly earnings and EPS increased at double-digit rates compared with first-quarter 2012, while loans and deposits demonstrated continued growth in a challenging economic environment."
Wells' Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement unit reported net income of $337 million, up 14% from a year ago but down 3% from Q412. Client assets for the retail brokerage were $1.3 trillion, up 5% quarter on quarter and up 7% year on year.
The number of financial advisors in the retail brokerage was 15,354, down slightly from 15,414 in December and up 1% from a year ago. The total number of registered reps was 18,558 as of March 30 versus 18,662 as of late 2012.
UBS said its first-quarter net profit was 988 million Swiss francs ($1.06 billion), or 0.26 Swiss francs ($0.28) per share, down slightly from 1.035 billion Swiss francs ($1.11 billion) a year ago, or 0.27 Swiss francs ($0.29) per share—beating analysts' estimates.
The Americas wealth unit, led by Bob McCann, had profits before tax of $251.5 million compared with a profit before tax of $216 million in the prior quarter and about $215 million a year ago. Operating income was largely unchanged year over year at $1.7 billion, an 11% improvement from the earlier quarter.
The Americas operations reported adjusted quarterly profits before taxes of $262 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared with an adjusted profit before tax of $219 million in the prior quarter.
Net new money for the first quarter of 2013 was $9.2 billion versus $4.6 billion a year ago and $8.8 billion in the prior quarter. The company says this increase can be attributed to both newly recruited advisors and interaction with its Global Family Office operations. Including dividends and interest, net new money was $14 billion in Q1'13 versus $9.3 billion a year earlier and $16.7 billion in Q4'12.
The number of UBS financial advisors in the Americas stands at 7,065, up six from the prior quarter and 50 from a year ago. Client assets under management total $936 billion versus $885 as of Dec. 31, 2012, and $851 billion as of March 31, 2012.
The average level of assets per advisor is $126 million, an increase of 5% from $119 million in 4Q'12 and a jump of 10% from $115 million in 1Q'12. Yearly fees and commissions per rep were $984,000 as of March 31, down 2% from $1.001 million in the prior quarter but up 10% from $897,000 a year ago.
LPL Financial
LPL Financial said it had net revenue of $974.8 million for the first quarter of 2013, up 8% from a year ago. Net income was $54.7 million, or $0.51 a share, versus $41.2 million, or $0.37 a share—an EPS increase of 38%.
On an adjusted basis, net income was $68.1 million, or $0.64 a share, versus $63.2 million, or $0.56 a share, an EPS jump of 14%. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had anticipated adjusted earnings of $0.55 per share on revenues of $978.92 million.
The total number of advisors affiliated with LPL rose by about 3% year over year from 12,962 to 13,377. It also added 25 reps since Jan. 1. The independent broker-dealer's level of total advisory and brokerage assets jumped 11% to $394 billion, while the level of assets on its fee-based platforms grew close to 18% to $130.2 billion.
Net new advisory assets, excluding market movement, were $3 billion for the first quarter, driven by "strong advisor productivity and the growth in independent RIA assets," according to the company. Assets under custody on LPL's independent RIA platform grew 72.3% to $46.7 billion as of March 31. These operations now include 199 RIA firms, compared with $27.1 billion and 152 RIA firms a year ago.


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derami necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Gajitz.com is a place where readers find fresh content daily on great new gadgets, strange and sensational science as well as technology ... with a twist! In short: it is a place where people come to be inspired by innovations and dazzled by new discoveries.
The Problem: Gajitz is the latest in a series of sites I run but somehow seems most lacking in the logo department - which is where you come in. As you can see, I had maybe *too* much fun trying to design the logo myself - it is simply a bit too childish and hard to read. Its 'sibling site' Dornob.com has a better logo though I was hoping for something more playful/exciting/sensational/etc... for Gajitz without compromising style/respectability.
Beyond the Solution: if this contest turns out well I'd also ultimately like to maybe tweak the Dornob.com logo and definitely redo logos for WebUrbanist.com and WebEcoist.com and/or do other graphic work on these sites. This is my first time on 99designs ... I've always been impressed with the caliber of work and finally felt I should try it out myself.
Since the site has over 500,000 monthly readers (and the whole network has millions) this is a good potential portfolio-worthy project as well.
Educated, internet-savvy and geeky blog reader types - yes, it will be mostly male 20-somethings but there are plenty of older and female readers as well. The baseline: your typical web guy who is also interested in science, technology and innovation in general. These are folks likely to be reading Gizmodo, Io9, PopSci, Digg, Reddit, maybe TechCrunch as well.
-Must include 'Gajitz' or 'gajitz' (upper or lower variants are fine) - including the current tagline ('Tech with a Twist') is optional
-Should be bigger as a file but scale to fit a 229x108-pixel space
-Should blend with the light gray background of the header area as the current logo does (or have a transparent/flexible background
-Should start from scratch - do not build on the existing logo directly if possible
-Could have some dark blue (ala Dornob.com), but mostly grayscale ideally
-Could use Verdana to fit with site fonts or something else
-Could use gear image for the 'G' as the favicon does or not
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With the franchise now known as the Washington Wizards, and at one point known as the Chicago Packers, Zephyrs, or Baltimore, Capitol and Washington Bullets, I thought it might be fun to create a word cloud that showed the names of anyone who's ever worn the teams' jerseys with their names sized relative to the time with which which they were on the team.
And while guys like Unseld, Gus Johnson and Hayes are not surprising, who knew Brendan Haywood was such a long-running member of the squad? Or that Bernanrd King wasn't? It felt like he was a Bullet twice as long as he was a Knick. Then again, I was an infant in that era.


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Rwanda Arrests Prospective Opposition Presidential Candidate
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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza a Rwandan opposition leader has been arrested on charges that she's involved with a terrorist organization and that she's a genocide denier.
Mrs. Ingabire a leader of United Democratic Forces (UDF) arrived in Rwanda from exile last January after 16 years, and is challenging President Paul Kagame in the next general elections due August this year.
The opposition described the arrest as a tragedy and demanded unconditional release of a woman they called "the icon of struggle for freedom, democracy and justice."
"The UDF – Inkingi Support Committee condemns in the strongest terms possible the arrest this morning of the party
Chair, Mrs. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, for her views on how to bring about genuine national reconciliation and peace through the rule of law and equal opportunity and how to end the cycle of political violence through a non violent, peaceful
democratic competition for and exercise of power," the group said in a statement from Eugene Ndahayo.
Ndahayo added: "We know that this violent arrest will not deter her determination, instead its prompts the struggle of this freedom icon to a higher level."
Mrs. Ingabire is the leader of a coalition of Rwandan opposition parties who was elected by a council as an official candidate for the next general elections.
According to her post on Facebook page, she had been advocating for, "creation of a Committee of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation to help Rwandans towards true reconciliation; Introduction of a non-political commission in charge of rewriting and interpretation of the actual history of Rwanda."
Last month, Rwanda's ambassador to The Netherland, Jean-Pierre Bizimana resigned his post through an e-mail to President Kagame. He had issued passports to the family of Mrs. Ingabire without the approval of authorities in Kigali, Rwanda, according to people familiar with the matter.
Last February, Rwanda's ambassador to India, General Kayumba Nyamwasa who also served as the first Army Commander of President Kagame's Rwanda Patriotic Army fled the country and has been granted asylum in South Africa.
The clampdown has escalated and after authorities ordered the arrest of Godwin Agaba, a top journalist with 256News, he's been underground since March 10, 2010.
"The Rwandan government and the RPF have strongly resisted any political opposition or broader challenge of their policies by civil society. On several occasions, the government has used accusations of participation in the genocide, or 'genocide ideology,' as a way of targeting and discrediting its critics," New York-based Human Rights watch has said in a report.
Adds the report: "Opposition party members are facing increasing threats, attacks, and harassment in advance of Rwanda's August 2010 presidential election."
Mrs. Ingabire has previously alleged that Kigali government headed by President paul Kagame is using the country's 1994 genocide to "black mail" and silence those with dissenting voices to the regime.
Seperately, an influential U.S. Senator, Russ Feingold on March 2, said the "international community should not shy away from pushing for greater democratic space in Rwanda, which is critical for the country's lasting stability. We fail to be true friends to the Rwandan people if we do not stand with them in the fight against renewed abuse of civil and political rights. In the next few months in the run-up to the elections, it is a key time for international donors to raise these issues with Kigali."
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Today's Lima Kennel Club in Columbus OH offered up the largest point total of the week and it drew the largest number of the Top 100 Dogs All Breeds. The seven that BIS judge Nelson Huber saw were the English Setter, GCH CH Stargaz'R 'N Wingfield Time Will Tell, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Tells Matrix Reloaded, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Blackhawk Finnegan's Wake, the Russell Terrier, GCH CH Goldsand's Columbus, the Toy Poodle, CH Baliwick Behold and Believe, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine's Deck The Halls, and the Icelandic Sheepdog, GCH CH Vinlands Leifur CGC.
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