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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest.
I didn't expect that I would like this book.
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Vickie Smith, the wife of John Smith (the author of Confessions of a Butcher). She had stumbled across The Simple Dollar and had read through some of the site's archives. She thought I might be interested in her husband's self-published book, outlining some of the things he'd learned about saving money on meat purchases through his thirty year career in the meat packing industry.
When I received it, I really didn't get much of an impression from it at all. It was a thin volume that, when I leafed through it, seemed to mostly just list cuts of meat. Not very appealing. However, I'm starting to become a strong supporter of the self-publishing industry, so I decided to give it a read.
This isn't going to be my usual "walkthrough" review, because that would be very difficult to do with this book. Instead, I'm going to simply summarize the three main sections of it and why they're valuable.
The Cuts
The first half of the book essentially is a reference guide to various cuts of meat, as mentioned in the introduction of this review.
Why is this useful? First, this book is small enough that you could easily stick a copy of the book in your purse or back pocket when you head off to the grocery store or butcher shop when you're considering buying meat. Second… well, it's probably best explained if I quote an entry describing a cut, from page 36:
Beef for Stew
Money-saving alternatives: chuck roast, rump roast, cross rib roast, round steak, brisket, flatiron, chuck flat strip
Stew meat is made from the trim that is left over from the day's cuttings. Even when stew meat is on sale, it may not be as cheap as many other cuts. Boneless chuck roasts and round steaks on sale will be cheaper, sometimes a lot cheaper. Find the cheapest and the leanest cut of meat and cut into cubes for stew or ask the butcher for his assistance. Now having said all that, the best meat for stew, in my humble opinion, comes from the brisket, flatiron, or the chuck flat strip. These three cuts should cost you less than the stew meat in the counter, but meay not be the best deal you can find. They will however be the best stew meat you can find.
Each entry in the book consists of the same basic elements as this entry: a list of money-saving alternatives to the cut you're looking at, some notes on what the cut consists of and how to maximize the value of the meat at the butcher's counter, and some recommendations on other cuts to choose. In other words, this material is a gold mine for a value-conscious meat eater, and it's also a handy reference to have with you when you do shop for meat.
The Tips
This very short section is found in the center of the book. It essentially collects 14 key principles for saving money on meat purchases. An example (one I strongly agree with):
7. Do not buy ground beef. Wait until round steaks, chuck roasts or steaks, or any other cheap cuts are on sale, and have the butcher grind them for you. The quality will be great and, if you buy right, so will the savings.
In other words, by timing your purchases and taking advantage of the full service of a full-service meat counter, you can save a lot of money while also getting much better ground beef.
The Appendix
The latter half of the book consists of several essays, seemingly attached to the book as an appendix and quite possibly overlooked by people who pick up the book for a quick glance. The essays are quite varied, from a small collection of great recipes for leftover turkey to butcher etiquette as well as recommended "tools of the trade" for handling meat at home. This section provides almost as much value as the preceding one.
Is Confessions of a Butcher Worth Reading?
Recommending or not recommending this book is very simple: if such a money-saving meat-buying reference seems like it would be of use to you in your food buying routines, then this book is well worth purchasing. If you're a vegetarian (or mostly vegetarian) or are very confident of your current meat-purchasing routines, then this book won't offer much value.
I, for one, have started carrying my copy of this book in my glove compartment. The advice on specific cuts, particularly the stew meat material illustrated above, has already saved me some cash while also upgrading the quality of my meals. That's a great resource, in my opinion.


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Cooper Students Sweep Royal Society of Arts Architecture Awards
POSTED ON: May 3, 2013
Four Cooper Union architecture students took home four of the 2013 Student Design Awards given by RSA United States, an organization affiliated with England's Royal Society of Arts, including a clean sweep of the architecture, industrial design and interiors category. Jeremy Jacinth, Natalie Savva, David Varon and Teddy Kofman all received prizes that included paid internships and monetary awards, for their submissions focused around "Transit Options for the Future City." Teddy Kofman and Jeremy Jacinth won architectural internships, Natalie Savva won the interiors internship and David Varon won the applied industrial design internship and a special prize for Sustainability. This was the first year that the RSA Student Design Awards were handed out to U.S. students, beginning a new tradition in America based on the RSA Awards in England that have been handed out for 88 years. The event, which included a keynote address and an awards ceremony, was hosted at Cooper's Rose Auditorium.
"The key to this is growing a new Design Awards program in the US that is focused on design for social change and innovation," David Turnbull, a Professor in the School of Architecture and the Chair of the US edition of the RSA Student Design Awards, says. The RSA-US Awards website describes the awards as a, "program to inspire collaborative, multidisciplinary design-led social change which connects design students and faculty with industry needs." Professor Turnbull helped bring the progressive and sustainability-oriented design competition to Cooper Union, home of the Institute for Sustainable Design and 41 Cooper Square, a LEED platinum-certified green building.
Teddy Kofman, who won three awards, submitted a portion of his final year thesis work aimed at the problem of the urban expansion of Houston, Texas, and the resultant loss of necessary prairie and forest land. "As the city grows it threatens the forest and prairie, and is consequently prone to more frequent flooding and higher levels of air pollution," Kofman says. "Urban expansion leads to deteriorated living conditions for residents. My focus is to propose an urban strategy as well as a small-scale design that could be implemented throughout the city." Kofman's winning proposal features a transit station that harvests dew and rainwater and uses it to irrigate surrounding patches of trees, as well as providing a habitat for urban wildlife. Together the shelters would offset the impact of expansion by creating and supporting a biological connection between proposed "Islands" of urban forest and prairie.
Diagram from Jeremy Jacinth's "A New Delta Ecology"
Jeremy Jacinth's winning entry "A New Delta Ecology," based on his thesis work, examines the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta in Northern California, a former marshland drained in the 1850s and converted to farmland islands through the construction of levees around the islands' perimeter. For various reasons the land has since compacted to more than twenty feet below sea level; this has placed extreme strain on the levees which has resulted in 166 instances where islands have flooded due to failure since 1900. Jacinth proposes allowing the islands to be inundated with water, using some as floodplains and others as reservoirs, while implementing new technological approaches to agriculture that would be better suited for this dynamic environment. "Winning the transit options category is an extremely gratifying experience," Jeremy Jacinth says, "It has not only awarded me with a job and money, but with a sense of pride and confidence for the work I have done here supported by the mentorship of the engaged faculty of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union."

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Posted by Editor on 05/24/08
CCES Doping Control Statistics for 2007-2008
Courtesy CCES
99.3% of Canadian athletes proved their commitment to clean sport
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) completed another record number of doping control tests over the fiscal year, a total of 3,551 from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008. The CCES also helped strengthen the impact of doping control across the board by helping other organizations implement doping control programs in their own jurisdictions. New anti-doping programs have been developed for a semi-professional league, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regional anti-doping organization, and Canada's own organizing committee for the Vancouver 2010 Games.
"Canadian athletes have an interest in the expansion of doping control into new territory, and in the reinforcement of existing programs," said Paul Melia, CEO of the CCES. "Our stats prove that the vast majority are playing clean - and the CCES is committed to ensuring that they are competing on a level playing field."
Cycling had the fourth highest number of tests, with 47 In Competition and 106 Out of Competition tests conducted, for a total of 153 tests. Cycling was behind Athletics (305 tests), Swimming (180 tests) and Canoe/Kayak (167 tests).
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When German tax authorities entered the home of a recluse collector and found a trove of art that could include works stolen by the Nazis, they stepped into a legal quagmire - one that may end up being resolved by politics as much as the law.
For a year and a half, prosecutors kept their find quiet, hoping to trace the history of some 1,406 pieces by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall before going public.
But since news of the case broke last week, officials have been scrambling to justify their secrecy and explain why Germany can't just hand the pictures back to the heirs. At times German authorities have appeared to be working at cross purposes as they try to balance judicial independence with public relations.
Ironically, it may be the strong protection of individual rights introduced after World War II that may support the legal argument that collector Cornelius Gurlitt should keep the works he inherited from his father Hildebrand, an art dealer who traded in works confiscated by the Nazis.
"His father did bad things during the Nazi period, but under our legal system you can't punish the son for that," said Matthias Druba, a Berlin lawyer who has dealt with other art restitution cases.
Authorities are investigating whether the paintings, prints and drawings were "misappropriated". But a spokesman for Augsburg prosecutors, who are handling the case, acknowledged that Germany's 30-year statute of limitations for most criminal prosecutions could make a legal pursuit of the art difficult.
"I never said we will give back the pictures to all those who suffered injustice back then," prosecutor Matthias Nikolai told The Associated Press.
"We need to examine who can make what claims," he said. "To put it very carefully, there is a possibility in Germany's criminal code to hand seized objects back to victims."
Experts say the government's best option could be to appeal to Gurlitt's sense of ethics and negotiate resolutions about the art instead of heading to court.
There's some precedent for that. Two years ago, Gurlitt sold a work by German expressionist painter Max Beckmann titled "The Lion Tamer" for €864,000, which he shared with the heirs of a Jewish collector who once owned the picture.
"It was all a matter of goodwill," said Karl-Sax Feddersen, a legal adviser for the Cologne auction house Lempertz. "The heirs wouldn't have been able to get a German court to help them."
The elder Gurlitt, who died in 1956, was one of four art dealers commissioned by the Nazis to sell what is known as "degenerate art" - items seized from museums because they were deemed a corrupting influence on the German people. Prosecutors believe some 380 of the works found in his son's apartment were "degenerate art".
But another 590 artworks there may have been looted by the Nazis, they say.
The German government is keen to help the claimants, aware that doing otherwise would be a public relations disaster for a country trying to make amends for its Nazi past.
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Wednesday that authorities were using "all the available expertise at their disposal" to determine if there were legitimate claims to the works.
"We know that the Jewish organizations represent people who are often very old and who suffered great injustices," he said. "The work has begun in earnest now and it will bear results."
Germany has signed up to the 1998 Washington Principles requiring Nazi-looted art to be handed back to its rightful owners. But this has been applied mostly to works held by the state or in state-owned museums. Still, German lawyer and art expert Peter Raue said the fact that the Gurlitt collection is now in public hands - albeit as part of an investigation - could compel Germany to act.
Any outright seizure by the state - even with the best intentions - could be challenged by Gurlitt, Raue said.
"We're entering uncharted legal territory," he noted.
Gurlitt, believed to be about 80, has remained coy about his intentions. Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper quoted him as saying Tuesday: "I can't say anything, I know nothing. I've given all my documents to the prosecutors."
Augsburg prosecutors have appealed for more time to investigate the massive case.
So far, Gurlitt appears to have made no effort to reclaim the works. If that were to change, the affair could become deeply embarrassing for the German government, Feddersen said.
"The moment Mr. Gurlitt hires a lawyer to claim back the paintings, they'll be back in his apartment in three weeks," he predicted. "Internationally, that would be a disaster."
Several families have already come forward to stake their claims to works in Gurlitt's collection. Among them are the heirs of Paris art dealer Paul Rosenberg, who once owned Matisse's "Woman Sitting in an Armchair," according to Chris Marinello, a lawyer for the family.
Marinello urged the German government to speed up the release of information on the seized works. Since the German magazine Focus first reported on the case last week, only 25 works have been posted on the government's official Lost Art website.
"This is something that should have started two years ago when they discovered the pictures," Marinello said, adding that authorities should consider moral as well as legal claims to the works when deciding what to do with them.
"Statutes of limitations need to be relaxed and the requirement for documentation may also need to be eased," he told the AP. "This may take a creative solution, not a black-and-white solution."


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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Peter Corrie
Peter Corrie is showing a collection of scrappy (not crappy) drawings and paper sculptures at Nonesuch. Corrie's drawings collected here are, for the most part, more than just another collection of doodles.
Corrie made most of this work while living alone in his recently deceased grandparent's very large house in rural New York and it must have been more than a little spooky. His imagination has run wild in these cartoony drawings featuring a demonic rug and carnivorous ghost/clouds tearing the artist to shreds. The source of all the evil seems to be the round throw-rug. A few of the drawings don't quite relate and are waaay too Ray Pettibon.
The oddball piece here might be the morbid black skillet sculpture with a cast of the artist's face. It's like a cartoon prop except for the face, which is very realistic; a meeting-of-two-worlds kitchen death-mask.
Nonesuch is a great little place. I had thought it was a shop that hung some art but the gallery part is the front room with the clothes in the smaller back room. I went to this opening last week immediately after the opening at whatever the Hand Workshop is now called - big generational difference. Mostly "adults" at the Hand with all bicycles and cool kids in front of Nonesuch, completely different crowds. Both shows are worth a visit.
Nonesuch is seeking work for an open invite group show consisting entirely of handmade or found wearable masks. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 6pm. The show opens Saturday, October 1st 7-10pm.
For October the gallery will temporarily converted into a fully functional dungeon complete with iron maiden and they are going to show horror movies every week. Go to the website and click around for more info.
Peter Corrie Trivia - he is in a movie!
3 comments:
- Unknown said...
Thanks, Martin. Good info on all fronts.
- Anonymous said...
I think Pettibon is a logical comparison to make, but I think Corrie's work is different in several ways. At first glance, they do have a similar touch, but Corrie's drawings are more scratchy and agitated. Pettibone uses cross-hatching, and typically creates clearly recognizable subject mater. Pettibon also has more of a pop culture focus, where I think Corrie's work is more about his inner world. Also, and most importantly, Pettibon usually uses text to aid his communication. As a result, you get a pretty good inkling as to what he is trying to say. Corrie's work on the other hand, is layered with his own private language of symbols. You have to use a certain amount of intuition to derive meaning.
- Martin said...
Derick - I was thinking specifically of a couple of wave drawings he is showing here, in which if you added a little surfer and a line of text it would be (almost) a Pettibon. Yes, the line quality is different. Yes, also, in that these Corrie pieces are more person and place specific.
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Username and Password
Obtaining your username and password for WebbConnect, GWU's personalized, one-stop online service community (gives access to email, academic services, online and web-enhanced classes): If you have forgotten your user name and password or have never received it, you may look it up online by clicking the "WebbConnect" link on the left side of this page. Contact Technology Services at (704) 406-4647 for any questions concerning username and password issues.
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Big 12 Tourney Daily Diary: 1st RoundPosted by jstevrtc on March 11th, 2010
I love days like yesterday. Sure, the drive was a beautiful 8.5 hours of the same view — that is to say, farms, farms, and more farms, and where there weren't actual farms, there was grass. And it's all flatter than a Shaquille O'Neal free throw. But no matter the surroundings, it's one of my favorite things to do. Is there any greater feeling — especially right after thawing out from a tough winter — than packing a bag and a cooler (of fruit, granola, and bottled water, mind you), filling the gas tank, and hitting the road? There aren't many, for me. Especially when the Big 12 Tournament is waiting at the end of that journey. Don't get me wrong, though — I was thankful for the satellite radio. Have the satellite radio guys received their Nobel Prize, yet? One second, I'm listening to ESPN Radio or Sporting News Radio dudes talking about hoops. Then the NFL talk starts and I switch to, say, the BBC's Europe Today, or a song by Gomez, or some blues from B.B. King. Then back to hoops talk. Fantastic. And no, we're not affiliated with them in any way. I'm just being honest.
One of the best parts of any journey like this is when I text my friends who are at their jobs. I'll send them some generic message asking them what they're doing, and they'll respond with some variation of, "I'm at the office, knee-deep in status reports/memos/directives, trying to knock things off my action items list. You never text during work hours. What's up?" And I'll type, "Oh, nothing. I was driving to the Big 12 Tournament, enjoying some tunes, a gorgeous drive, a 70-degree day, and the prospect of four days of top-flight basketball. Thought I'd give you a shout. But you go back to your thing." Even though this is a blog and I'm allowed to type almost anything, I'll spare you the vitriol that my friends offered in response. Not even close to being safe for work.
So, as the comedian says, I'm here all week. This'll mostly be about basketball, but you might see some reviews of barbecue restaurants and/or interviews and pics from the festivities here. This is such a great time of year, and this is the conference tournament at which to be. Now, some notes from Wednesday's games:
Texas 82, Iowa State 75
I didn't know what we were going to get in this one, since Texas was obviously reeling, having dropped eight of 14, and Iowa State had just scored that victory over Kansas. But is this what Texas needed, meaning the second season to arrive? There's a small part of me that's been wondering if Texas mentally checked out at the midpoint of the season after they took their first loss because of the boredom that can take over teams. A longshot, I know. But there aren't many reasons why a team this talented and athletic can't get themselves out of first gear, a place they seemed to be stuck since the middle of January.


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Plastic canvas, also known as vinyl weave, is a great material for crafting 3-dimensional objects. Plastic canvas mesh sizes are listed by the number of holes per linear inch. For example, 7 mesh plastic canvas has 7 holes per linear inch. Higher mesh numbers also indicate smaller individual holes, so keep that in mind when choosing mesh to go with different yarns for needlecraft projects.


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On May 28, the "Rob, Arnie and Dawn in the Morning" show aired a highly offensive segment that caused a lot of shock and disgust. GLAAD sprung into action and has been working full force on this incident. I thought a recap would be in order for those interested in the story's evolution. Radio hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States spent more than 30 minutes making crude and dehumanizing comments promoting child abuse against transgender children. It began when they discussed a story about an Omaha family supporting their transgender child and her transition. Put off like we were? You can directly voice your concerns to the radio hosts by following this link. The radio station finally called us back after we issued our first Call to Action. According to the station, hundreds of letters poured in from all throughout the country and even around the world. The station promised Rob and Arnie would respond to their offensive segment. Dawn Rossi who defended transgender people on the highly problematic segment. On their follow-up show (scroll down on their site), Rob and Arnie failed to apologize for their remarks. GLAAD re-issued our Call to Action (which currently remains active, with constituents still writing in). That's when media started to take notice. Outlets like The Huffington Post, PerezHilton.com, The Sacramento Bee, FOX40, Instinct (here and here) and many more started to take a closer look at the show. So did lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates. Constituents frustrated over the segment and the hosts' failure to apologize took it upon themselves to make their voices heard. Social networking tools like Facebook were - and still are - being used to contact KRXQ advertisers. Chipotle announced it had pulled its advertising contract, and Snapple and Sonic followed suit. You can read more about that here. But today, on June 5, we fielded a massive amount of communication between advertisers and media. First, Bank of America contacted us to announce they were withdrawing all advertising and provided us with their statement explaning their reasons why. Verizon and the Carl's Jr. restaurant chain were soon to follow - you can find their statements here. This afternoon, we received phone calls and emails from Wells Fargo and Nissan. Both companies had statements they wanted GLAAD to distribute. At 7:29pm EST, we received yet another statement to distribute. This time it came from AT&T. AT&T wrote:
The matter was brought to our attention and we have pulled our advertising from the station.As I write this post, nine companies have now sent GLAAD statements. And all of them have either announced a decision to completely withdraw or not renew advertising contracts with KXRQ because of their offensive radio segment. Because of GLAAD urging people to contact the station and those who have taken action by contacting advertisers, media have also extensively covered this developing story. The Associated Press, The Advocate, The Sacramento Bee, FOX 40 and others have reported on advertisers withdrawing support from the radio station. The pressure seems to have caused a stir at the radio station. Today at 5:28pm EST, we received an email from the General Manager promising a phone call this Monday with a possible resolution. Until then, we continue urging people to voice their concerns with the radio station. Stay tuned for more details. Please check back with us for updates on this developing story. Have an update to share with GLAAD? Send us a tweet on our Twitter account @glaad.


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I think the fashion business is one of mankind's sillier creations. A massive industry is based on consumers (not customers) throwing out perfectly good clothes just so they can look like the anorexic models, both male and female, featured in the latest fashion shows and magazine ads.
The New York, Paris, Milan, etc, designers have created a paradigm of absurdity, yet cyclists have managed to exceed even their silliness. Not only do many cyclists strive to dress like Tour de France riders, but they pay absurd amounts for kit plastered with advertising. Think about it, the advertisers pay the pros to wear jersey's advertising plastic flooring (Quickstep), hearing aids (Phonak), early pregnancy tests and lotteries (Predictor Lotto), and TV channels (Discovery). Most riders, however, actually pay big bucks to buy the same clothes; in other words they pay for the privilege of advertising for these companies. Is this all in hope that they might be mistaken for Lance?
Beyond the obviously ludicrous, there is the question of stomping about in road racing shoes when stopping for lunch because MTB or touring shoes you can walk in aren't deemed cool on a road bike. Plus, many of us no longer look our best in tight fitting Lycra.
As usual, the Japanese are a bit ahead of the curve in this. As this International Herald Tribune article explains how bicycle fashion is being recreated by some Japanese designers.
Also in Nakameguro is a shop called Hosu, where the doorway is flanked by a beautifully assembled Italian bicycle and a heavy-duty, multitiered tool box. Like PedAL.E.D., Hosu's clothes are all originals and geared toward the fashion-conscious, urban bicyclist. Hosu designs are marked by an understated edginess, like tweed or wool-like pants that are, in fact, made from polyester (for fast drying and easy wearing). They come with small slap-on coils that go around the left hem of the pant leg. This is so the pant hem will not get tangled in or soiled by the gear chain. The coils attach to the belt loops with an attractive metal ring, also good for hanging keys and other paraphernalia.The PedAL. E.D. shop also creates clothes that work both around town and on a bike. But more importantly their clothes are made of organic cotton, hemp, and other "responsible" fabrics. If you watched the talk by Yvon Chouinard that I linked to a few posts back, you know that non-organic cotton may be the most environmentally destructive crop in the world. And most plastic clothes, Lycra, pile, polyester, are made from oil, yet recycled polyester is one of the least harmful fabrics. Even wool raised on non-organic industrial ranches is questionable.
There are also jackets that come with small, detachable buttons that glow in the dark and alert drivers that a cyclist is on the road.
Jun Kurokawa, 34, a Hosu fan and rookie cyclist, said: "Just because I'm into bicycles doesn't necessarily mean that I have to dress the part. I like Hosu stuff because you can't really tell they were designed for bike lovers. It's a little bit like being part of a secret society."
By the way, some of the best advice I ever received was: "Don't date women who wear gold shoes or say their hobby is shopping." And, "Style is not the same as fashion."


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Lessons in Free Verse (and learning spontaneously)
Though I failed this year, thankfully the student who shared my shortcomings and his poetic discovery, also provided the solution for next year.
In my Creative Writing class, we spend the month of November participating in NaNoWriMo. Then in December, we take a break from cranking out hundreds or thousands of words each week and write poetry.
I am not a poet by any stretch of the imagination, but I do enjoy reading and sharing really great poems with the kids. All year, I try to share at least two to four poems a week, if not more.
During last December, our "poetry month," I tried to find great poems to use as models. I crafted lessons on imagery, descriptive details, and different types of poems. We talked about rhythm, rhyme, and word choice. We watched videos of amazing spoken word poems.
But, according to one of my seniors, I missed the mark, failing to teach one of the easiest strategies for crafting great poems.
I discovered my lapse when Erik submitted this reflective piece at the end of the semester, aptly titled "Flexibility."
All I needed to do to teach Mr. Erik poetry was to hit ENTER key?!?
I can do that. It will be one of my first poetry lessons for next year…
Free verse via ENTER.
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Thanks a lot Eric. Now what do I do with my rhyming dictionary?


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It is not easy to say how well teachers are doing, even if the state and federal governments do not keep handing out new rules for how to do it, which they do.
�This has been very difficult work,� said Rebecca Garland, deputy state superintendent of public schools.
Close to 80 percent of teachers in the Alamance-Burlington School System met or exceeded expected growth in student academic performance, mostly test scores, in the 2012-13 school year, according to educator effectiveness data from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, released Wednesday.
Most ABSS teachers rated �proficient� or �accomplished,� the third- and fourth-highest of the five categories rating five standards of teacher performance in and out of the classroom. Principals and other administrators who give those ratings based their observation of teachers using guidance, or rubrics, from the state, Garland said.
The state has measured educator effectiveness based on those observations for close to eight years, with an eye on using the measures to determine whether teachers would get tenure and bonuses, or even be fired.
But a lot has changed in education since then.
FIRST, THE STATE accepted a waiver from consequences of the No Child Left Behind law and hundreds of millions of dollars of Federal Race to the Top money with some conditions. One of them was to use �student-growth data� as part of the teacher evaluation system, which is where the �expected growth� measures come in.
Those data come from comparing current test scores to previous years� to see how students are progressing, which the state has done for years in reading and math, Garland said. But it is harder to measure in subjects like art, music and even foreign languages.
Garland estimated those test scores can rate about 60 percent of teachers now. She hopes they will rate about 95 percent by next school year.
Second, the state legislature has changed the rules by eliminating tenure by 2018, and lawsuits are challenging those rule changes. Garland said she hoped there would be more clarity after the next legislative session.
So, for the time being, these teacher evaluations are there for districts and schools to learn from, though, Garland said, some districts could use the data to determine which teachers to offer longer contracts and bonuses to as part of the transition away from teacher tenure.
RATING TEACHERS on student performance only started recently, but the other five standards have been around longer.
One: Teachers demonstrating leadership in schools. This is one of the out-of-the-classroom standards. Garland said teaching their best practices to other teachers, working with parents� organizations or working on school improvement projects are examples. About 52 percent of local teachers ranked �accomplished,� and 12 percent ranked �distinguished,� the highest category.
Two: Teaching to diverse populations, meaning all kinds of diversity, from different learning styles to different races to different social classes, in a respectful environment. The largest group, 47 percent, was �accomplished.�
Three: Knowing the content they teach. This was one area where most, about 55 percent, of local teachers rated �proficient,� which is in the middle of the categories.
Four: Facilitating learning for students, meaning using resources to address the strengths and weaknesses of their students. About 52 percent of local teachers ranked �accomplished.�
Five: Teachers reflecting on their practices, meaning using data and results to see what is and is not working in class, and improving their work.


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January 26th 2014
The infamous Surabaya Zoo has hit a new low point, via the hanging death of a juvenile male lion with a steel cable. But this act may have finally forced the Indonesian authorities to act.
The body of the lion was discovered at the zoo on the morning of January 7th, suspended in its bleak concrete cell. Zoo spokesman Agus Supangkat reported that the 18 month old lion, named Michael, was found hanged with a steel cable used by zoo-keepers to open and close the door to the enclosure. How exactly this happened has not yet been determined.
For those of you who haven't heard of this place, it first shot to internet infamy a few years ago, when the Jakarta Post coined the phrase "Zoo of Death" in an article about a deceased giraffe, which was found to have a 40 pound ball of plastic in its stomach. The giraffe had been living off candy bars thrown into the enclosure by visitors, most of which still had the wrappers attached. The story was shocking and the name stuck - particularly as Surabaya Zoo kept up the work of killing the wild animals it was meant to protect. Approximately 25 animals per month died or went missing at the zoo.
But the abuse goes back further than this. The East Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) had previously conducted an investigation in August 2010, which found that negligent keepers, corruption, and filthy conditions were to blame for most of the animal deaths. It is alleged that zookeepers were stealing meat which they sold to the black market. Animals were also allegedly being stolen by the zookeepers and sold – dead or alive.
The story of Melani
The zoo shot to stratospheric, "Ted-Bundy-like" infamy in 2012/13, when the story of Melani emerged. Melani, a 15 year old critically endangered Sumatran tiger, had been fed chemically tainted meat for several years, destroying her digestive system and causing her weight to drop to 44 kilograms — half the weight of a healthy tiger. Melani became the poster animal for the cause – the powerfully haunting images of her condition, amidst the backdrop of the disgusting cell in which she was kept, caused an internet storm of protest.
Throughout 2012 and 2013, internet campaigners and animal welfare group Cee4Life raised awareness of Melani's plight in an effort to shame the Indonesian authorities into taking action. Global petitions containing 184,488 signatures were presented to Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan in in his Jakarta office in July 2013. While at the meeting, the Minister appeared unmoved by the petitions, and the zoo administrators (who were surprise attendees at the meeting) even disputed the evidence presented. They claimed that the photos were fake, and that the animals were treated very well at Surabaya Zoo.
But public pressure continued to mount, and as news sites continued to embarrass the government, the zoo started moving out some of the worst cases of abuse, sometimes under the cover of darkness in an attempt to cover up the situation. Often the tactics used by zoo staff continued to demonstrate their inability to care for wild animals. For example on July 13th 2013 under the cover of darkness, zoo staff attempted to clandestinely move four endangered hippos. Two dozen staff surrounded the hippos, and they were beaten with bamboo poles in an attempt to move them, causing facial and neck injuries.
Melani was rescued in June/July 2013, and is now receiving professional care. Dozens of other animals have also been rescued in the second half of 2013, although the Mayor of Surabaya has referred to them as stolen, and alleges that the administrators traded the animals for vehicles and other items.
The barbarity of the hanged lion images may finally have forced the authorities to act. On January 22nd, the Jakarta Globe reported that a high level meeting has resulted in the administrators of the zoo being sacked. "This definitive license (to administer the zoo) will be given to the mayor this week," Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said following a meeting with Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Whether this leads to the improvement of the zoo is not certain. Mayor Rismaharini is deemed as popular with the citizens of Surabaya, who consider her to not be corrupt. However the mayor and her team have limited experience in the care of wild animals, and has often refused access to professionals wanting to better the care of the animals at Surabaya Zoo. Cee4Life has published an open letter to the mayor begging her to allow professionals access to the animals, to which the mayor has not yet responded. It is also alleged she is refusing to update the outdated and cruel Victorian era enclosures, as she believes it would destroy the atmosphere of the zoo.
Only time will tell if the world's worst zoo will be closed, or dragged into the modern world. One thing is for sure, the internet community is greatly helping the cause. You can add your voice by signing this author's petition and the Cee4Life petition.


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Methane Hydrates Could Be Disastrous For The Planet
Posted by Big Gav in global warming, methane hyrates
Climate Progress has a look at methane hydrates, which are seeing a fairly continuous stream of interest over the years - 'Fire Ice': Buried Under The Sea Floor, This New Fossil Fuel Source Could Be Disastrous For The Planet
Methane is a potent carbon-based greenhouse gas that is emitted from decaying organic matter (i.e. landfills, cow digestion, and melting permafrost). The natural gas industry has been harvesting methane buried deep underground for decades to supply their product, despite persistent climate and safety concerns. Yet there's an even more dangerous collection of methane hidden at the bottom of the sea. Though it's somewhat easy to forget about it, a potentially enormous source of carbon pollution: methane hydrate.
Fossil fuel companies have not forgotten and they are extremely interested in finding an economical way to extract it from the sea floor. The reason is that the latest estimates put the amount of methane hydrate at 700,000 trillion cubic feet, or more energy than all oil and gas that has ever been discovered. It's extremely hard to extract, and all known methods are very risky.
Also known as methane clathrate, or "fire ice," methane hydrate is created when decaying organic matter under the ocean floor emits methane. This seeps up and mixes with seawater at the bottom of the ocean. It forms a cement-like icy compound within and on top of the ocean sediment, which actually stops more methane from seeping into the ocean. If the water above it gets warmer, some of the methane hydrate melts as methane, which bubbles up through the water column. In shallow water, it bubbles straight to the atmosphere but in deeper waters, the methane bubbles bond with the dissolved oxygen and water, creating carbon dioxide which bubbles to the surface, or stays in the water and makes the already-acidifying ocean more acidic.
But new research suggests that slow melting is not the only fate of methane hydrate. A study published in Nature Geoscience on Sunday found that undersea earthquakes could speed up this process. The researchers suggested that seismic activity fractures the seafloor, causing the methane below the surface to bubble up and get trapped within methane hydrates and sediment on the ocean floor. An earthquake could also cause methane to percolate through the water, either oxidizing in shallow water or escaping the ocean as methane emissions. ...
Earlier this year, Japanese researchers successfully tested a new process that extracted methane hydrate from the ocean floor for the first time. The director of Japan's Agency for Natural Resources compared this to the way shale gas was viewed a decade ago — too expensive for commercialization — but concluded "now it's commercialized." This process does have similarities to fracking, but instead of pumping fracking fluid into the earth and exploding the rock, it drills down to the seabed, relieves pressure on the hydrates, and dissolves the crystals into gas and water for collection.
However, harvesting methane hydrates poses the same risks faced by offshore oil drillers — pressure, drilling at depth, and the catastrophic ramifications of failure. If the drilling causes an underwater landslide, the methane could erupt to the surface all at once, a scenario called the "methane gun hypothesis." This could release massive amounts of methane into the atmosphere, dealing a serious blow to cutting carbon emissions.


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Winona (Adventures)
(ナギ Nagi)
|Japanese Name:
|ナギ Nagi
|Fortree City
|Gym Leader
|First Appearance:
Winona (ナギ Nagi) is the Fortree City Gym Leader in the Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Chapter of Pokémon Adventures.
Background[edit | edit source]
Winona is knowledgeable in Flying-type Pokémon, and is in charge of the Fortree Gym. It is also hinted briefly in the manga that she and Wallace had a previous relationship in the past.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Winona has a very kind and protective personality, especially of those dear to her. She is also very authoritative in her duty as leader of the Hoenn Gym Leaders.
Skills[edit | edit source]
Winona is masterful in her control over Flying-type Pokémon, shown most notably in the final battle between Team Aqua, Team Magma and the Hoenn Gym Leaders.
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Winona is identical in appearance to her game counterpart. When in battle, Winona has a special flight suit which consists of a helmet and a pair of goggles.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Chapter[edit | edit source]
Winona appears before the training session between Norman and Ruby. She complains that Norman should have at least notified the Pokémon Association of his absence, stating that she has been assigned the role of Norman's mentor. Winona informs him that he needs to come with them, to which he complies. Later, as Flannery trains at the Lavaridge Gym, Winona commends her improvements as a new Gym Leader.
She also informs Flannery of the praise that Sapphire has received from other Gym Leaders. Winona states that Sapphire will be heading to Lavaridge Town in order to receive her next Gym Badge. Later, Winona is called to meet with Flannery and the other Gym Leaders at Fortree City to discuss recent events. At the Tree Tower, Winona notes that the other Gym Leaders are making their way. As they are seated around the meeting place, Roxanne notes that there are only 6 out of the 9 Leaders present.
Despite this, Winona tells Flannery to commence the briefing. As Flannery informs the Leaders that a group is planning to destroy the Hoenn region, Winona asks whether the individuals involved in the events at Mt. Chimney were the same as those who attacked the Slateport Shipyard, Flannery denies this. Flannery then informs the Gym Leaders openly that she is supporting Team Magma, prompting Winona to state that Flannery isn't lying. Winona then proclaims that she trusts Flannery's foresight.
When the Gym Leaders are separated into two factions in support of Team Aqua and Team Magma, the Gym Leaders ask Norman whose side he is on. When Norman announces he is in support of neither side and leaves, Winona berates him for purposefully disobeying a direct order. She prevents him from leaving by placing a hand on his shoulder, but is brushed off with ease.
Winona states that he is a member of the Pokémon Association, but he refutes this claim and leaves, with Wattson following in his wake. Flannery asks Winona what their next move will be, as she responds by saying that they cannot possibly achieve victory with their current numbers. Winona adjourns the meeting, informing them that she needs to report their progress to the Director. She informs him that the meeting was not a success, as Norman left and Tate and Liza did not show up.
In the middle of her conversation, Wallace interrupts her from the monitor screen. Winona asks what he wants, to which he informs her that the death of Mt. Chimnet resulted in the shifting of balance in the Hoenn region. She asks him to provide more detail, to which Wallace states that Sootopolis City is experiencing an unprecedented rise in sea level. Winona tells him to keep her posted on any new developments.
She asks the Director whether he heard their conversation, to which he reveals to Winona that this can be attributed to the reawakening of Groudon and Kyogre. Winona is surprised by his statement, and realises that everything that has happened up until this moment makes sense, if the Legendary Pokémon are put into the equation. When Sapphire arrives at Fortree City, she is met by a messenger who informs Winona of her arrival. However, Winona is already there, as Sapphire demands to know who she is
She agrees to tell Sapphire, but asks that she remove the berry off her nose first. Winona then introduces herself to Sapphire as the Gym Leader of Fortree City, commenting that she looks ready for battle. She asks whether Sapphire is prepared, stating that Gym rules still apply here, and that she will acquire the Feather Badge if she wins. Winona tells her assistant to hand her her flight suit, as Sapphire summons her Combusken. The two opponents then charge at one another.
Winona tells her Altaria to use Dragonbreath, prompting Sapphire's Combusken to seek refuge within the trees. Winona laughs at Sapphire's tactics, stating that she was aware of her next move. However, whilst Winona is preoccupied, Sapphire has her Combusken use Double Team to mask its movements. Winona wonders which Pokémon is the real one, as her Altaria is knocked onto the ground. She commends Sapphire's skills, and she reveals that her Combusken has trained strenuously for this one moment. As Combusken evolves into Blaziken, Winona is surprised, as it uses Blaze Kick on Altaria.
However, as the smoke clears, Winona and Altaria are nowhere to be seen. Sapphire wonders where they have gone to, as she checks her Pokédex's entry on Altaria. Realizing too late, Altaria pummels down upon Blaziken with Sky Attack, thus winning the battle. Winona walks towards her, and reveals the flaws in her strategy. She states that she will coach Sapphire to become a stronger Trainer, as the other Gym Leaders reveal themselves. Winona reveals that they brought Sapphire here as a test to prove her worth in the fight against Kyogre. Wallace then arrives on the scene, as Winona wonders who he brought with him.
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ThemeForest EFFEKTIVE Bootstrap MultiPurpose Wordpress Theme 5188628
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Visual Composer for WordPress will save you tons of time working on the site content. Now you'll be able to create complex layouts within minutes! It's build on top of the modern technologies – get the best for your lovely website!
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Our highly advanced admin panel can control any part of your website, you can customize and configure almost everything (colors, styles, typography, uploading site logo and favicon, .) right from admin panel without touching one line of code.
Boxed and Full Layout
With this feature you have option to expand your web site to full-width or wrap site content in a box. Also you can set this option for individual pages and create unique layouts.
Awesome Slider s
EFFEKTIVE offers the most popular & functional top sliders ever built. All are responsive and touch enabled, and of course with these sliders you have almost any type of slider (3D & 2d image effects, layer effects) in your hand. You can use sliders everywhere, on top of pages or within contents.
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Custom Styles
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Responsive Pages Made Easy
Effective layouts don't rely on one page that's squeezed or stretched for different devices. EFFEKTIVE letting your content shine at any screen size. No other responsive page system affords you this much control.
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EFFEKTIVE isn't just another theme. Pages you create using Visual Composer is yours to reuse as often as you need them. Experiment with different options for a project, or reuse a page as the basis for something new. When a client changes their requirements midstream, making incremental changes to a saved page is easy.
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You can insert post in different formats. The formats are : Video (youtube, vimeo), Audio (custom html5 player for playing mp3, ogg files), Image (with lightbox), Quote, Aside, Gallery (displaying images as slider), Link , Standard
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You can change Main typography (font name & font color), Heading typography, callout typography, . right from Advance admin panel . Google fonts are integrated in theme, so you can easily change the font in simple clicks.
Custom Font Manager and Exceptional Typography
EFFEKTIVE allows you to automatically set any custom TrueType or OpenType font absolutely anywhere you want on your WordPress site.
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With this feature you can setup your website with the same content as our demo site in just few simple clicks! Setup your new website with the right foot. Note: Images are not included into the package due to copyright issues.
Full list of Features.
- Compatible with WordPress 3.5+ Ready
- WooCommerce 2 Ready
- bbPress support
- Clean, Elegant, Modern Design can be used for any type of website
- Amazing Page Builder containing 43 elements for you to create unique pages
- Build Content easily with Visual Composer and/or Shortcodes
- Custom Build Theme & Page Options
- Twitter Bootstrap Framework – Standard resolution 1170px
- Responsive Layout (Tested on iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile
- SEO Ready
- Localizable with .po .mo translation files
- WPML Multilanguage Plugin Support
- Various Post Formats With Image, Slideshow, Youtube & Vimeo Video support
- Many different Portfolio / Blog Layout customization options
- Unlimited Portfolios
- Unlimited Sidebars
- Unlimited Colors Options
- Unlimited Page/Homepage variations ( Dark/Light Versions)
- Functional NEWSLETTER – MailChimp integration and adaptation
- Custom Widgets and smart admin panel for customizations
- Customizable Contact Forms with Contact Form 7
- Customizable News Ticker & Twitter Ticker
- Great Photo Gallery
- Pricing Tables
- Customizable Content Boxes
- Integrated Facebook Comment System
- Type Icons Usability on Primary Menu
- Includes Visual Composer for WordPress Plugin – $25 Value!
- Includes Slider Revolution Responsive WordPress Plugin – $15 Value!
- Includes the Awesome Parallax Layer Slider Plugin – $15 Value!
- Includes FlexSlider
- Includes Nivo Slider
- Includes FullScreen Background Youtube Video Function
- Includes FullScreen Background Self-Hosted Video Function
- DummyData Included. Easy One-Click Install with a Step by Step Guide that even WordPress Beginners can follow
- Example Theme Data with Preset Menus, Posts, Widgets, Sliders, Pages, etc. is included
- Google Fonts support (500+)
- Custom Font Manager
- Sticky Header Menu
- Built-in Prettyphoto Lightbox
- Includes Google Maps
- Includes Progress Bars
- Layered PSD for more detailed customization
- Great social media support!
- Extensive Documentation
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- Four Portfolio Layouts
- Portfolio Detail Pages (Can be create more…)
- Custom Page Templates
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In the demo, you may find many different page variations created by Visual Composer and shortcodes. All these content variations comes with xml file or pre-defined page layouts. Let's see.
- Seven Homepage Layouts
- Portfolio Styles
- Two Contact pages
- Two About Us page
- A Service page
- A Clients page
- A Pricing Table page
- A Gallery example
- Various Blogs
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Update Log
07 September 2014 (Version 1.8)
- Revolution Slider plugin updated only . No version change.
15 May 2014 (Version 1.8)
- Visual Composer updated to latest version (188.8.131.52)
- Revolution Slider updated to latest version
- Layer Slider updated to latest version
- Gallery Post format now support "gallery" shortcode, be rendered as slider
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- screenshot.png
- functions.php
- single_blog.php
- style.css
--- inc/plugins (folder)
--- css/bootstrap.min.css
--- functions/recommended-plugins.php
--- functions/layout-objects.php
15 March 2014 (Version 1.7)
- Visual Composer updated to latest version (4.0) !NOW WITH FRONT-END EDITOR SUPPORT
- Revolution Slider updated to latest version
- Layer Slider updated to latest version
- Resource files optimized for minimum request count
- Dynamic style definitions are included as inline to make fewer requests
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- screenshot.png
- functions.php
- header.php
- style.css
--- inc/plugins (folder)
--- css/fancy-picture-box.css
--- css/bootstrap.min.css
--- scripts/tweetbox.js
--- scripts/effektive.js
--- scripts/effektive.global.plugins.js
--- scripts/javascript-admin.js
--- inc/ot_options.txt
03 February 2014
- Various bug fixes & improvements
- WordPress 3.8.1 compatibility
- Some bundled plugins updated to their latest versions
Affected files affected listed below;
- style.css
- screenshot.png
- inc/plugins (folder)
- scripts/effektive.js
- functions/shortcodes.php
- functions/recommended-plugins.php
- functions/tgm-plugin-activation.php
- functions/custom-post-types.php
23 October 2013
- Dummy data changed (No update required, just dummy data)
- Icon selector on the components working again
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- scripts/javascript-admin.js
- scripts/effektive.js
10 October 2013 (Version 1.5)
- Better responsive support
- Tweaks on mobile menu
- Unable click/touch first primary menu items on iPad (landscape mode) fixed
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css
- css/portfolio.css
- scripts/bootstrap-menu-fix.js
- screenshot.png
05 October 2013 (Version 1.4)
- New Visual Composer available (3.6.13), update plugin could be found in Recommended Plugins folder
- Search suggestions fixed, now only searching in posts
- Tab contents accepting heading element styles now
- Individual Page & Post options are saving now properly
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css (only version number changed)
- functions/meta-boxes.php
- css/shortcode.timeline.css
- inc/plugins/js_composer.zip
- screenshot.png
05 September 2013 (Version 1.3.1)
- New Visual Composer available, update plugin could be found in Recommended Plugins folder
- Fancy portfolio listing effects working on touch devices again
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css (only version number changed)
- functions/widgets.php
- functions/meta-boxes.php
- functions/helper.php
- scripts/effektive.js
- inc/plugins/js_composer.zip
27 August 2013 (Version 1.3)
- New Visual Composer available
- New components available with fixes
- Update check added for bundled plugins
- Twitter component also available on new Visual Composer (currently removed from official release)
- OptionTree updated to latest version
- Meta Boxes not saving (reported a few times) fixed
- Bug fixes & and performance improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css
- translate/en_US.mo
- translate/en_US.po
- scripts/effektive.js
- functions/shortcodes.php
- functions/layout-objects.php
- functions/recommended-plugins.php
- functions/tgm-plugin-activation.php
- functions/woocommerce.php
- functions/sidebar.php
- inc/ot_settings.v1.3.txt
- option-tree (folder)
- inc/plugins/js_composer.zip
- inc/plugins/pricetable.zip
- inc/plugins/layerslider.zip
- inc/plugins/revslider.zip
02 August 2013 (Version 1.2)
- Search function improved
- Mobile menu improved, now users can click on first item to navigate through to link or click "+" icon to expand sub menu items, when available
- Blog Listing component now supporting excerpts. New option added
- Minor bug fixes & and performance improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css
- translate/en_US.mo
- translate/en_US.po
- scripts/effektive.js
- scripts/mobile-menu/jquery.accordion.js
- functions/shortcodes.php
- functions/layout-objects.php
- functions/shortcodes-inline.php
- option-tree/includes/ot-meta-box-api.php
- inc/plugins/layerslider.zip
28 July 2013 (Version 1.1)
- Portfolio and Blog individual customization options added
- Masonry Gallery working as expected now
- Minor bug fixes & And performance improvements
Affected files affected listed below;
- functions.php
- style.css
- index.php
- single_portfolio.php
- functions/meta-boxes.php
- functions/shortcodes.php
- scripts/effektive.js
- include/incl.page.heading.php
23 July 2013
Very little 2 bug and 1 typo fixed.
Affected files affected listed below;
- scripts/effektive.js
- scripts/ios-slider/common.js
- functions/meta-boxes.php
- functions/shortcodes.php
Fashion Background Video
Subtle Patterns
Bootstrap Framework
IOS Slider
Layer Slider
Revolution Slider
Nivo Slider
Flex Slider
jQuery Easing
SWF Object
Flat UI Icons
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GeoSwanko brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
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Get Going to Get Growing
"Get Going to Get Growing" is a Business Opportunity start up firm. We help people migrate from traditional employment to self employment and building their own business so they can achieve a life of abundance, freedom and independence. Our name and logo promotes Taking Action Now in order to achieve success. Our internet business offers self employment opportunities, testing, conference calls with experts and coaching to help them achieve success in various business environments from Real Estate, Internet Marketing, Franchising and MultiLevel Marketing.
Our target audience may be currently employed, unemployed or already self employed. The common characteristic is they arent happy with their current situation, either not enough money (or no money), no time, no freedom, no independence, no control of their life. Get Going to Get Growing offers proven succesful self employment/business opportunity ventures so the motivated person (the one willing to Get Going to Get Growing, can change their lives for the better achieving the abundant life they deserve. The audience may be old, young, male, female, college grad or high school dropout, returning veteran, housewife, or business person. What we offer allows anyone to make extra money or replace their current income.
We would like the design to show motion since we are encouraging action. Its OK to use "2" in place of "to" to break up the long name. We like the alliteration of the four "g's in the title. We want to reflect 'motion' in the logo and have the logo emphasize the need to Go (take action now) in order to Grow (be a success, make money etc) . We want it catchy, but not cartoonish or childish. The logo should reflect a sophisticated site, not one that screams at you.
Our color scheme is that of success: Green, yellow, black and white.
We would like .psd and/or .ai files
No clip art please.
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Weekly video game column, The Gaming Life.
With the recent release of "Mass Effect," it seems those weary from the constant hail of bullets and shell casings from the glut of shooters on the market have at last found refuge. Highly rated, highly addictive and a story that is, yes, highly detailed, "Mass Effect" arrived just in time for the holidays. But what is it about the role-playing game genre that makes zero-second attention span Americans willing to pour 40-plus hours into exploring all the corners of an imaginary world?
Before launching into the explanation proper, I will use an old "Fox Trot" comic strip to illustrate the underlying draw that has been pulling teenage boys to video games, comics and epic fantasy for years.
A Sunday strip illustrates several panels that depict the Fox family's nerdy younger son Jason and his friend Marcus in the guise of their favorite superheroes.For example, one panel shows Jason as the Incredible Hulk, smashing some baddie off the page, or Marcus blasting a foe as the Green Lantern.
The comic ends with Jason's older sister Paige interrupting the reading to ask the question, "What is it that you guys see in those things?"
This, I believe, is a succinct explanation of the unique brand of escapism that is present in entertainment such as comics, video games, sci-fi and fantasy movies and books, and anime.Kids don't just enjoy watching Luke Skywalker, they enjoy imagining that they could be Luke Skywalker.
The RPG takes this concept and amplifies it by allowing the player to more fully immerse themselves within the character on screen.
Besides simple escapism, there is a more cunning concept at play.A good RPG operates in much the same way a catchy pop song does; they both contain some sort of hook that is instantly rewarding.
For a song, this is found in the melody or refrain. For an RPG, it is found in the leveling system.
In almost every RPG, your character(s) begins his or her life at the bottom of the ladder, a lowly level 1. From there, progressing in the game will net you experience points for defeating enemies. Gain enough points and your character will "ding" (to use a "Warcraft" euphemism) and advance to level 2.This idea of progressive advancement, gaining power and new abilities gradually, is extremely addictive because the gratification for reaching each new plateau is so rewarding. The thirst to discover what new abilities are waiting to be unlocked also creates a significant pull.
Combine this with the ability to acquire or upgrade your equipment and the trap is complete.
RPGs succeed because they create the sense that there is always one more thing left to accomplish.Even William Shatner and Mr. T have hopped on the RPG bandwagon. As if it could possibly need any more people to play the game, "World of Warcraft" has unleashed an ad campaign that features the two once-actors-now-famous-for-promoting-products describing the experience of creating your own alter ego in Azeroth.
Mr. Shatner, for example, is a Shaman.
But ultimately, what makes or breaks an RPG is the story. Without compelling drama and a memorable cast, even the best RPG will fall flat.This does not mean the story needs be complex and deep, but provide a compelling reason to explore dungeon after dungeon.
For example, the first "Final Fantasy" was content to simply say, "Hey, gather these crystals or whatever or else an evil maniac will destroy the world."
Of course, it also neglected to tell you much anything else, like does the short sword do more damage than the iron dagger? Oh, it doesn't? Well, then -- I am glad I wasted the gold I got from slaying those goblins to buy it.The learning curve wasn't so much steep as it was non-existent. You could wander from fighting a couple of rapid but manageable wolves to a cadre of vicious ogres without warning.
Fast forward decades later and games like "Mass Effect" have fine-tuned the genre into a perfectly calibrated story-telling machine.
Though an American-made product, the best RPG are still produced in the genres country of origin, Japan.But beware potential RPG fan, if you start importing games from Japan, but ready to engage in the bizarre plots and gameplay that define the experience. Frank Johnson still can't understand why those elves insist on stuffing their Rupees into easily breakable clay jars.


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I fell in love with Three Kingdom since the first Red Cliff movie. A follower of San Guo series since then.
Presenting you some of My Three Kingdom Artworks (Yes, I made them) from my gallery
I think its a right place to share them.
Please Enjoy....
Gen. Huang Zhong
Gen.Lu Bu
Gen.Lu Bu Vs Three Brothers
The Tree Brothers
Warlord Dong Zhuo
Gen.Zhang Fei (one of them got the wrong weapon)
Gen.Guan Yu
Strategist Gong Ming/Zhuge Liang


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It occurs to me that, with Josh tentatively coding features in what we hope will be the final LT architecture, and with yourself identified as the point of contact to the LT community for project status information, now might be a good time to provide an updated baseline for the features we can expect to see.
I'm not imagining anything super-detailed. Mostly it seems to me that it would nice to get a read on planned-LT versus Kickstartered-LT as it's understood at this time (meaning that it's understood plans may change). In other words:
- What features from the Kickstarter are currently planned for inclusion in LT 1.0?
- What features from the Kickstarter are planned for updates after LT 1.0 is released?
- What features from the Kickstarter are being deferred indefinitely?
- What features that weren't described in the Kickstarter will likely be included in LT 1.0?
Does this seem like a reasonable suggestion? "Maybe sometime later" would be a perfectly valid answer.
Thanks for considering this request, and of course it's open to discussion from others here.


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Wow. So it is.
Look at the luminaries who bestrode the globe then for us. Hot Rod Hundley — did zip. Ryan Thompson — went 0 for 3, probably on about seven pitches for the afternoon. At least Fonzie hit a triple, which I guarantee we cheered wildly. (Bonilla hit a triple, which I doubt we did.) Doug Drabek started against us? Amazing. What, if anything, is Doug Drabek doing right now?
On the other hand, Craig Biggio was an Astro and was beating us. Some things haven't changed.
I remembered that Pulse had put up a three-spot in the first. Nope, a fin. Interesting how my memory, for once, was more optimistic than whatever part of my brain it is that attempts to predict the future.
I may have this conflated with another game, but I also remember that there were two early-twenties couples below us in the faaaancy mezzanine seats (they got sunburned too), whom I first noticed because the guys joined in the little flurry of hand claps for the "Friends" theme song, which earned them my immediate and thorough disapproval. We made a minor parlor game out of trying to figure out which woman was with which guy, with scant evidence to work with: The women sat and chatted while the guys muttered to each other and quietly got drunker and drunker, until in the late innings they basically had their heads on the back of the seats in front of them. At which point Jose Vizcaino, in his infinite wisdom, decided it was time to bunt, even though we were down 7-2 or something similarly hideous.
That was too much for Friends Guy #1, who leapt to his feet, blind with rage, and started screaming, "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUNTING???!! IT'S 7 TO 2! WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUNTING???!!!!" For one thing, he was absolutely right — why the fuck was Vizcaino bunting? For another thing, he had a fairly impressive ballpark voice for a guy who'd clap along with the Rembrandts.
(Oh, and this solved the riddle of who was with whom — one of the women buried her head in her arms as her boyfriend/date became unhinged, racing down to the mezzanine railing to get three feet closer to Vizcaino, whom he kept berating as the Viz wandered around the batter's box, perhaps wondering, "Gee, why the fuck am I bunting?")
If so, it didn't take: Even though the tiny sliver of surprise was lost, Vizcaino continued to square. "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUNTING???!!!" howled Friends Guy #1. By now I was giggling like a damn fool.
Then FG#1 put his head down on the concrete wall in despair — only to lift it a couple of pitches later to stare up at the uncaring sky and wail, "STOP BUNTING!!!!"
If I've got the game right (and hell, after all that just humor me and say I do), that means there are two legacies of that ten-years-gone game: I still like to yell "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUNTING???!!!" at Mets who commit this sin, then follow it with a belated moan to "STOP BUNTING!!!"
That and our solid decade of muttered commentaries, pissy/elated/philosophical/elegiac day-after emails and high-fives and bear hugs in the seconds after the rarer-than-they-should-be Met triumphs intense enough to transform a day. Every one of those exchanges has made the joyous games more joyous, the agonizing games more bearable, and the insufferably boring games actually interesting, even the ones where we wondered if Trachsel had frozen solid on the mound. So thanks, partner. Happy anniversary right back to you.
Now what say we celebrate by beating the crap out of some Mariners?


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MWC 15 Special
At its press event in New York City, HTC today unveiled the latest addition to its award-winning HTC One family, the HTC One A9. Melding the best of HTC's acclaimed design and innovation with the latest from Google's Android, this is a stunning, no-compromise smartphone that stands out from the (Android) crowd. Built for people who want a better choice, the HTC One A9 is a smartphone that combines striking (already well known but for HTC new) design on the outside with the newest features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense on the inside to create an unrivaled smartphone experience. An evolution of the iconic HTC One family design, the HTC One A9 draws on the natural beauty around us, by using rich, striking colors and unique finishes - an approach called "metalmorphics".
Gigaset, Europe's market leader in DECT telephony, today unveiled the Gigaset ME family, its first line of smartphones to be developed in-house, just in time for IFA in Berlin. By presenting the three models Gigaset ME Pure, Gigaset ME and Gigaset ME Pro, the seasoned communications specialists from Germany are entering into a new chapter in the second decade of the company's history and are moving to pool the internationally operating group's strengths in an impressive way. For its ME series, Gigaset is uniting state-of-the-art technology with its extensive experience in the development of telecommunications and consumer electronics.
Following last week's announcement of the Pebble Time, Pebble's first smartwatch with a color E ink display, the smartwatch pioneer today unveiled the Pebble Time Steel and a new connector for new kind of accessories. On stage at Mobile World Congress, Eric Migicovsky, Pebble CEO, just unveiled this beautifully-designed smartwatch for iPhone and Android, with a ground-breaking battery life of up to 10 days. Launched last summer, the original Pebble Steel brought sophistication and design to smartwatches. Pebble Time Steel follows in these footsteps, combining beautiful, premium design with the powerful new technology of Pebble Time. Similar to Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel runs the new timeline interface, has a color e-paper display, built-in microphone for quick voice replies and notes, and is water resistant.
While HTC's brand new and today's announced One M9 is a really important release for HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone specialist tried rather an evolution than a revolution of ithe current line of high-end smartphone series. While the specs all read good, the One M9 (formerly known and code-named as "HTC Hima which stands for "Himalaya") comes with Android 5.0.2/Lollipop, the brand new and enhanced HTC Sense 7, the clear focus was again on design (more about it later). Other high-end specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64 bit octa-core CPU where 4 cores running at up to 2 GHz and the other cores run up to 1.5 GHz. It furthermore supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSPA+/HSUPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz (varies by region) and 4G/LTE bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28 or TDD bands 38,40,41 (also varies by region).
This is most likely the most unexpected product from HTC but indeed, HTC unveiled today during its Mobile World Congress press conference in Barcelona a strategic partnership with Valve; to bring mass-market virtual reality (VR) one step closer. Through the strategic partnership, HTC promises to transform the way in which consumers interact with technology and the world around them with the debut of HTC Vive. The HTC Vive Developer Edition will be launched this Spring, with the consumer edition available by the end of 2015. Vive combines Valve's Steam VR tracking and input technologies with HTC's world-renowned design and engineering talent, setting a new gold standard for an industry that has, until now, struggled to move beyond concept stage.
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Next to horses, the most important thing is fashion during Derby. The Kentucky Derby Festival (founded in 1956 and the spirit of Louisville for the next few weeks) started off the season with their Spring Fashion Show at Horseshoe Casino last week.
It was cocktails, dinner and fashion chaired by Stacey Serad and hosted by Jessica Lee of 102.3 The Max. The sponsors were American Founders Bank, Horseshoe and Apassionata (the MOST fabulous horse show to ever appear in America, here for the first time … more to come).
The show was fabulous with 24 gorgeous models (male and female) wearing fun, fashionable clothes and having fun. There must have been 250 outfits!
Among the sold out crowd were Kentucky Derby Festival President Wendy Jacob of BB&T who brought along her proud mother and sister. Wendy has the right personality for this mammoth month-long undertaking. She is fun, always smiling and good in a crisis.
When Chris Abell arrived home, at Zorn Place, from an extended stay in Florida, she was very surprised! Her daughter Kelly Abell had a party awaiting her but the really big surprise was that Kelly had done an extreme makeover of the house!
Chris was flabbergasted but she loved the new carpeting, the painted walls and total redo including an unobtrusive elevator. The front courtyard was exquisite.
Guests at the unveiling were Dave Huber, Eddie Abell, Howard and Donna Abell, Ricky Cash, Pat and Arch Heady, Kathy Baker, Janice Weeler, Frank Clements, Sarah and Craig Friedman, Charlotte Buster, Jo Ann Gammon, Barbie Tafel Thomas, Jan Karzan, Jeannie and Larry Cox, Stephanie Massler, Bonnie and Jim Raner and Mary Alexander who did the design work.
You have got to see this incredible show! Apassionata has been Europe's most popular live arena show for years, thrilling more than five million fans across 15 countries with a breathtaking display of the beauty and the bond between horse and rider.
It is coming to North America for the first time to take you through a magical adventure featuring more than 40 horses from 13 different breeds, with exhilarating stunts by the world's best performers. The teams are from France, Portugal, Ukraine, Iceland and the United States.
The show will make its American debut next month here as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival before continuing on an eighteen month, 66-city tour of arenas around the U.S. and Canada.
Breeds from Friesians to Bretons – some rarely seen in North America – and their riders were brought from Europe to create this evocative theatrical event. From trick riding to liberty dressage, these teams have honed their craft on a single breed for generations. With graceful horsemanship and enchanting music, this equestrian sensation captivates families and horse lovers alike.
Directed by Scott Faris ("Walking with Dinosaursâ€) and featuring an award-winning Broadway creative team, Apassionata: The Beginning, will give audiences of all ages an unforgettable experience.
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Or vice versa. Missy and Will Buschman hosted their friends in for "the game†and dinner. Such fun and hooting and hollering. There was enough food to feed the basketball and football teams.
Guest of honor was artist Dominic Pangborn who came in from Michigan with his wife Delia.
The next day there was a showing at Glassworks of Dominic's work. He has been described as a Renaissance man, contemporary evolutionist and an emerging global leader for his artistic genius. He is an artist/designer who has been blessed with the aptitude and capacity for creatively producing fine and graphic art for personal and commercial use.
Dominic arrived in the U.S. at the age of 10 as an adoptee from Korea. His father was an American G.I. in the Korean War, who most likely did not know he had fathered a son. Dominic grew up in Jackson, Mich. and like the great Americans Walt Disney and Hale Foster, creator of Prince Valiant comic series, attended the prestigious Chicago Academy of Fine Art.
Pangborn's design and fine art have been showcased throughout the world in many forms: posters, designs on fashion accessories and art on packaging for Proctor and Gamble. He has just completed his largest commissioned commercial art (approximately 10 x 40 ft.) for the Miami Marlin's new baseball stadium to be unveiled on opening day, April 4. He and his beautiful wife Delia live in Detroit.
Will and Nat Green are showcasing his work in Louisville. Sarah Morris McCauley is his agent.
Since just after time began and cars were invented, most everyone that has attended a large party or meeting has met and liked "Parking Icon†Roger "Denny†Dennison. Several years ago he sold his business and headed toward retirement, but you just can't keep a good man down. All of his friends and clients will be pleased to know that he is now working exclusively with a colleague Todd's Valet Parking. It's great to see him again, doing his own thing and he is a wonderful chauffeur for us older duffers. His numbers are 502.228.7415 and 502.489.7407.


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Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back Lyrics
Artist: Daz Dillinger
Album: Retaliation Revenge And Get Back
(Daz talking)
I want them 20 dollar pores bwoy,
Get your sharp sticks!
We're going to la la land
(hahaha)we're going to the moon
We're going to serve these motherfuckers tonight
Boy you got your shit?
Bitch Ass Nigga!
You want static!?
Yo! Go get the homeboys!
We got a meeting at the park, don't be late!
They say the streets ain't safe no more
For us youngsters,
Take the chance to achieve and live the life of a busta
Gather up all the matter, yeah, we multiply
Many hood stories told, we analyze
See we bang for this colour and only this colour
Kill any colour, that ain't our colour
Get it in your head what's done what's done said
Embalmed on the wall for all my homies that's dead
I can't forget you homie
Drinkin and smoking because I'm lonely
Blastin all these motherfuckers cause they phony
My heart flooded with anger
Deep inside, but who cares
Life is dead, we banging like soldiers
So beware if you scared
Then we torture the ????
For what the fuck you done done
Jump across these niggas so now the war is on
We rob, strapped busting until they all drop
Shit, we actually blowing your bitch ass off the block
So keep your glock clocked sucker!
For when I come through
Dump around something now your homies is nothing
20 seconds til death,
Weed, alcohol on my breath
You looking for your fucking homies
Ain't none left!
Hangin out with my niggas, real street niggas
They hearts is cold hear, bust them triggers
Taping flicks, pictures, modifying the street life
Drinking liquer, shermed out, high as a kite
Intoxication, ain't feeling that you can feel
When the cops drive by suddenly
And they was out to kill
(Daz talking)
Yeah, tell your homeboy that!
Dead on sight!
Everytime we see y'all bitch ass
Now I'm shot!
Barely made it!
Killed four of my homies, it's gang-related
Now what's next for us, we load up
But keep adjust my set to murder, so what the fuck!
(Daz talking)
Yeah, when I get wet, they're ain't nothing I won't do
So intoxicate your mind to something new
Always remeber
Revenge, retaliation, murder, get back
I'm in the world on my own
I will roam I gotta stay strong
My motto "You fuck with us, you fucking get domed"
Two days later niggas come back and sprayed us
Retaliation and get back this time just to face it
We five cars deep, we jet out as we creep
Blowing niggas ???? hollering East side! Long Beach!!
My feud ain't with them other niggas!
It's with you
Got a gauge to your head nigga what you goin do?
Handle my business, for the cops come and get to snitching
Reaching to our destination so we can kick it
Nobody knows and we won't get caught
Continue stacking paper, moving cavi on the block
I thought you knew! But now you know!
Don't ever ever come around no more!
And why's that? And why not?
Cause it's my money and I mash for my block!
(yelling and swearing)
The gang! Daz Dillenger!
Taking all y'all bitch ass niggas the fuck out!
You better watch out!
Cuz here we come, come,
We goin getcha getcha
We going getch getcha
We going getch getcha
We ain't finshed finished
We goin getcha getcha
We going getch getcha
We going getch getcha
Before the automatic hitsya hitsya
We goin getcha getcha
We going getch getcha
We going getch getcha
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My son is only 14 months old, but he does the world's best impression of The Incredible Hulk. He clasps his hands at waist level, presses them together hard, grits his teeth, strains his neck, and even gives the signature growl, "Aaaarrrrgh!" Our friends, family, and doctors are convinced that he may be the strongest baby on the planet. Thank goodness he doesn't turn green like the Hulk --- I'm so proud!
The little guy is on to something: Isometric strength training. Isometric muscle contractions occur when there's no shortening or lengthening of the muscle group -- just a static pressure held for a few seconds at a time. Isometrics can't take the place of traditional full-range resistance training, but they can increase strength quickly, simply, and quietly (if you omit the growling). This makes isometrics ideal for a naptime workout. Here are a few exercises to try (after clearance from your health care provider, of course):
Iso Chair-Flye (for legs, chest, and shoulders). Press your back to a sturdy wall, walking your feet out from the baseboard about the length of one of your leg. (Make sure you won't slip -- wear shoes!) Bend your knees no more than 90 degrees, until you feel your thighs beginning to work. Continue pressing your back flat to the wall as you sit in this chair position. Next, bring your forearms and palms together in front of your face, fingertips pointing up. Hold for 15 seconds, then slowly push through your heels to stand up and release your arms.
Iso Reverse Flye (for legs, back, hips, shoulders, abdominals). Balance carefully on your left leg, reaching your right leg behind you; both hips should face forward. Lift your chest high and clasp your fingertips in front of your breastbone, forearms parallel to the floor, right palm facing your chest and left palm facing out. Keep your fingers locked but pull the elbows apart by squeezing your shoulder blades behind you. At the same time, keep your right leg lifted by squeezing the glutes. Hold for 15 seconds and repeat on the other side -- balance on the right leg, lift the left leg, and reverse the hand grip.
Countertop Iso (for biceps, triceps, and abdominals). Standing in front of a countertop, press both palms evenly on the counter. The fingertips should point straight ahead and the elbows should lock in tightly to the ribs. Concentrate on keeping your shoulders down and back, away from the ears. Push the counter down and away to work the triceps; activate the abs with a slight pelvic tilt. To reverse and work the biceps, make fists with both hands and place the knuckles under the counter ledge. Keep the wrists straight and strong as you pull upward on the ledge, as if to lift it, and maintain the pelvic tilt to work the abs. Hold each grip at least 10 seconds per repetition.