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Early Dollars (1794-1804)
Flowing Hair (1794-1795)
The dollar was the cornerstone of the monetary system devised by the Founding Fathers for the fledgling United States. More than two years passed, however, between the time Congress authorized dollar coinage and the actual production of the first such coin, the Flowing Hair silver dollar.
Congress itself was responsible for the delay. As part of the basic Mint Act of April 2, 1792, the House and Senate specified that two key Mint officers—the chief coiner and assayer—would have to post bonds of $10,000 each before they could work with precious metal. The requirement was onerous: It represented more than six times the annual salary of $1,500 apiece provided for these two officers. Understandably, they had trouble meeting it—and, until they did, only copper coinage could proceed.
Frustrated by this roadblock in his efforts to begin full-scale coinage, Mint Director David Rittenhouse appealed for help to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, the Cabinet officer then in charge of the Mint. Jefferson succeeded in getting Congress to lower the bonds to $5,000 for Chief Coiner Henry Voigt and $1,000 for Assayer Albion Cox; they then put up the money and the Mint was free at last to produce the remaining denominations. By then it was March of 1794, and the red tape had cost the Mint an entire production year of precious-metal coinage: The only coins issued in 1793 had been copper cents and half cents. (Although the Mint was established in 1792 and it struck some coins that year, all are viewed as patterns rather than official federal issues.)
Silver coinage started in 1794 with two denominations—the dollar and half dollar; both were identical in design (half dimes of this date were coined the following year). The dollar was deemed the most prestigious, so Mint officials decided to strike that first. Actually, the Mint had gotten a running start on the new coins: Engraver Robert Scot had been told to prepare designs for them months before the legal snarl was untangled.
Congress had specified that the new coins should bear a design "emblematic of Liberty," and Scot accomplished this with a right-facing portrait of a youthful female figure whose hair flowed freely behind her—hence the descriptive term "Flowing Hair." The word LIBERTY appears above her, with the date below and 15 stars along the sides, symbolizing the number of states in the Union at that time. Scot is said to have meant the flowing hair to signify freedom. A pattern 25-cent piece of 1792 served as Scot's model for the obverse; this had been designed by Joseph Wright, who died of yellow fever in 1793 after serving briefly as Mint engraver. The dollar's reverse depicts a small, spread-winged eagle perched upon a rock and surrounded by laurel branches. Encircling this, along the border, is the motto UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The dollar's "third side," the edge, carries the inscription HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, with decorations separating the words.
The Flowing Hair dollar is slightly larger and heavier than later U.S. cartwheels like the Morgan and Peace dollars. Its authorized fineness differs, too, but its actual fineness doesn't, because of some curious doings at the Mint. Congress had specified a peculiar alloy of 1485/1664 silver and 179/1664 copper, for a fineness of .8924+. But Assayer Cox complained that this was too difficult to achieve and, what's more, that silver coins would turn black in ordinary use unless they were at least .900 fine. He prevailed on Rittenhouse to let him use that higher standard, even though Congress hadn't sanctioned it, creating an incredible situation where the Mint was actually breaking the law of the land. This led to substantial losses for people who deposited silver bullion with the Mint and took silver dollars in return, for they were being forced to furnish more silver per coin than the law required. Eventually, some sought and obtained reimbursement.
It's believed that the Mint struck a total of 2,000 silver dollars in 1794, all from a single pair of dies. Evidently, some were rejected as being excessively weak and may have ended up being used as coin blanks the following year or simply being melted. The accepted net mintage is 1,758, with estimates of about 120-130 survivors in all grades. The entire production occurred on a single day, October 15, and Voight stored many of the coins in the Mint's vaults, giving them to Rittenhouse the following May. The Director presented a few of the dollars to VIPs as souvenirs and also made a point of spending some (or exchanging them for Spanish dollars) in order to get the coins before the public. Rittenhouse never distributed all the coins, however, resigning due to failing health in June of 1795. This set the stage for a very interesting piece of numismatic history,
Almost 170 years later, in 1964, a small box of "strange" coins was consigned to a Christies auction in London by the family of British nobleman Major Sir Roland Denys Guy Winn, M.C., Fourth Baron St. Oswald. The box contained about $10 in face value of new U.S. coins, dated either 1794 or 1795. Most notable of these pieces were two uncirculated 1794 dollars which brought $11,400 each at the sale. When the coins returned to the United States, the excitement generated among American collectors began to take on a life of its own. A story took root that had one of Lord St. Oswald's ancestors traveling to Philadelphia in 1795 and receiving the coins directly from Henry DeSaussure, Rittenhouse's successor as Mint Director. While this account makes fascinating reading and has been accepted as fact for over thirty years, recent research has uncovered that it's based entirely on conjecture. No family records or accounts support the proposition of a trip to the United States by a St. Oswald ancestor; in fact, they tend to refute it. We don't know for certain how the coins were obtained or by whom—only that they were in the St. Oswald family's possession in 1964. Perhaps a future numismatic researcher will be able to unravel this mystery.
Further dollar production was suspended until a new press—capable of imparting fuller, stronger strikes—could be installed. It didn't resume until early May of 1795, and from then through mid-October the new equipment cranked out more than 160,000 Flowing Hair dollars dated 1795. In October, the design gave way to a new Draped Bust dollar, making the Flowing Hair dollar a two-year type coin.
Despite its brevity, the Flowing Hair dollar series is widely collected by type (most collectors selecting the 1795 issue, because it is so much more plentiful than 1794). Some of the 1795 dollars have two leaves below each wing of the eagle, while others have three. Both kinds are equally available, however. There are no records of proofs for either year, but some 1795 dollars are purported to be "specimen" strikes. Mint state pieces of both dates are very rare. Points to first show wear are the cheek, shoulder and hair above Liberty's forehead and the eagle's breast, head and wing-tops.
Flowing Hair dollars are coveted collectibles, not only because of their great rarity but also because they possess such a powerful link with the birth of both the nation and U.S. coinage. Silver dollars are enormously popular, so this short, small series truly was the start of something big.
Draped Bust, Small Eagle (1795-1798)
A precocious country during its formative years, the United States grew quickly in size and stature throughout its first half century as an independent nation. It didn't reach maturity nearly as fast, however, as the likeness of Miss Liberty on U. S. silver coinage.
When Liberty first appeared on the nation's silver coins in 1794 she was youthful and vivacious, with her hair flowing freely behind her. Focusing on that feature, collectors refer to these coins as the Flowing Hair type. But it didn't take long for this innocent- looking maiden to reach the full flower of womanhood: The very next year a new portrait showed her, in the words of coinage critic Cornelius Vermeule, as "a buxom Roman matron" having long, elegant tresses neatly tied back with a ribbon and a bow and ample cleavage visible above a fold of drapery.
This full-figured portrait has come to be known as the Draped Bust design, and it holds a significant distinction: It appears on the obverse of the 1804 silver dollar, one of the most famous and most valuable U.S. coin rarities.
For a time, the Draped Bust portrait graced all five silver coins then being issued: the dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime and half dime. The dollar got the jump on all the others, though, receiving this design partway through production in 1795. It didn't make its debut on the other four coins until 1796.
Selection of the dollar as the new design's first showcase underscored the primacy of that coin. The dollar was the cornerstone of the monetary system devised by the Founding Fathers, and the one-dollar coin was not only the largest silver issue but, in the view of officials overseeing the Mint, the most prestigious as well as most important. They had made that clear in 1794 when they chose to have dollars struck before anything else at the outset of silver coinage, only then giving the go-ahead for the smaller silver pieces.
Replacement of the short-lived Flowing Hair design coincided with a change in leadership at the Mint. David Rittenhouse resigned as the Mint's first director at the end of June 1795, and his successor, Henry William DeSaussure, set out at once to improve the designs of all the denominations, particularly those struck in silver.
Possibly at the urging of President George Washington, DeSaussure engaged portraitist Gilbert Stuart to fashion a new design for the silver coins. Stuart prepared a drawing of the Draped Bust figure, reportedly basing the portrait on Philadelphia socialite Ann Willing Bingham, said to be the most beautiful woman of her time. This sketch was translated to plaster by artist John Eckstein of Providence, Rhode Island, and the dies were executed by Mint Chief Engraver Robert Scot.
Though the Flowing Hair portrait of Liberty was retired, the Mint kept the reverse essentially the same. It features a small, naturalistic eagle encircled by a wreath, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA inscribed around the border. On the Draped Bust coinage, this "Small Eagle" reverse does reveal subtle refinements: The eagle seems more graceful, for example, and it's perched upon a cloud instead of a rock (as had been the case on the Flowing Hair coinage). In addition, the wreath has been modified: The previous laurel branches have given way to branches of palm and olive. LIBERTY and the date are the only inscriptions on the obverse. Lettering on the edge proclaims the statement of value: HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, with decorations separating the words.
The entire first-year production of Draped Bust silver dollars took place in the last two weeks of October, 1795 and totaled a modest 42,738 pieces. That's barely one-fourth the mintage of 1795 Flowing Hair dollars; some 160,000 of those had been struck earlier. Nonetheless, both types historically have commanded comparable premiums. The Flowing Hair dollar benefits from its wide appeal as a type coin: That series was made for only two years, and the 1794 is a major rarity, so the 1795 is the only realistic option for most buyers.
The Draped Bust/Small Eagle dollar didn't last much longer. It remained in production for only four years, from 1795 to 1798, before the small eagle was replaced by a large, heraldic eagle. The Draped Bust portrait retained its spot on the obverse until production of dollars was suspended in 1804 because of heavy melting. When dollar coinage resumed in 1836, the obverse bore a new Seated Liberty portrait.
Only about 450,000 Draped Bust/Small Eagle dollars were issued in the four years combined, nearly three-fourths of them in 1798. Noted scholar Walter Breen estimated that just 3 percent survive. The low point came in 1797, when a mere 7,776 were produced. The rarest variety is the 1797 dollar with 9 stars to Liberty's left, 7 to her right and small letters in the reverse legend. The low production figures are understandable, given the fact that during the 1790s a dollar represented a full day's pay for some Americans—and a living wage, at that.
Although the series is short, Draped Bust/Small Eagle dollars come in more than a dozen major varieties. Some of these distinctions are based on the size of the date and the inscriptions. Most of the varieties, however, are tied to the number of stars on the obverse and the way they are arranged. There were 15 stars in the first two years, representing the number of states in the Union at the time. With Tennessee's admission, the number rose to 16 in 1797. Then, in 1798, it dropped back to 15 (apparently because old dies were being used) before ending up at 13 for the 13 original colonies.
The collecting of this series by varieties took a major leap forward with the publication in 1950 of a reference book by Milford H. Bolender. Using his own specialized collection of these coins as a foundation, Bolender described and illustrated each variety known to him. After going through several editions, his book was extensively revised by Jules Reiver in 1998. Another reference by Q. David Bowers, with the assistance of Mark Borckardt, was published in 1993, correcting and updating the Bolender book and assigning a new numbering system. Thus, the varieties of these dollars are identified by either Bolender (B) numbers or Bowers/Borckardt (BB) numbers.
Dollars of this type are scarce and highly collectible even in lower circulated grades and are rare in mint condition. Points to check for wear are the hair above Liberty's forehead and the crest of the eagle's breast.
Although the series is short, it is generally collected by type alone because each component is so scarce. Proofs of these coins weren't struck, but a few presentation pieces display prooflike surfaces.
Draped Bust, Large Eagle (1798-1804)
Throughout the 1790s heads continued to roll off the guillotines of France as that country struggled to affirm the democratic principles it had first espoused in 1789. Some Americans watched nervously from across the Atlantic and wondered if the violence of the mob would spread to this country. But America's democratic principles were firmly established, as it had already undergone the national trauma of revolution, war and two changes of government since 1776. By 1798 democracy in America was beginning to come of age.
This maturity of the United States was evident in the late 1790s not only by America's refusal to be pulled into the war between England and France; it can also be seen in the changes in the nation's unit of currency, the dollar. The design modifications of 1798 were actually grounded in events that began three years before. When a new and improved coin press arrived at the Mint in Philadelphia in the spring of 1795, it made improvements possible both in the quantity of coins produced as well as their quality. The new press was able to properly stamp out the large sized dollar coins and include all the design details in the finished product.
The Draped Bust dollar obverse was designed by noted artist Gilbert Stuart in an attempt to elevate U.S. coinage designs to "world class" stature. This design marked a maturing of the "young" Liberty of the preceding Flowing Hair design to a more "matronly" concept of the emblematic national symbol. In 1798 the young hatchling eagle seen on the reverse of the earlier dollar was replaced with an older and more naturalistic eagle, one that was more in keeping with heraldic iconography. One oversight in the iconography of the Heraldic Eagle reverse, though, was in the placement of the arrows in the eagle's right claw—the more honorable placement in heraldry—leaving the olive branch in the left or less honorable claw. This more warlike placement of the arrows was repeated on all heraldic eagle coins of the period.
During the six years that Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle dollars were struck 1,153,709 coins were produced, all in the Philadelphia mint. There are dozens of die varieties, most involving only a minute difference in the placement of the stars, numerals, letters or other design elements.
But there are several important design changes in the series that are of interest to a wide range of collectors. On 1798 dollars there are two different patterns of stars on the reverse above the eagle's head. The earlier configuration, known as the "cross pattern" was a modification of The Great Seal of the United States, with the stars arranged in two triangular groups of six joined by a single star in the middle. The later design was much simpler. Known as the "arc pattern," it had two parallel rows of stars: the top row had six, the second row five stars, followed by one star on either side of the eagle's head. No one knows exactly why the star patterns were changed, but the earlier "cross pattern" configuration is generally the scarcer of the two.
An interesting blunder occurred in the reverse stars in 1799. A working die was produced that had 15 stars, rather than the required 13. The error was discovered before any coins were struck, and rather than discard the die, the clouds were enlarged over the offending stars, covering all but the tips of these extra star points. In 1800 a die was cut that had an extra letter A at the end of AMERICA. The extra letter was polished away, but only the right portion of the letter was effaced, leaving what appears to be a letter I, thus creating the well-known AMERICAI variety.
One of the most famous coins ever struck is considered a part of the Draped Bust series—the 1804 dollar. While the Mint struck dollars in 1804, all were produced from leftover dies dated 1802 and 1803, and no dollars were struck with the date 1804. However, thirty years later when several presentation sets of U.S. coins were needed for diplomatic gifts, the Draped Bust design was resurrected and dated 1804, as that was the last year the dollar coin had been struck. These were the so-called "original" or Class I 1804 dollars. The Class II and Class III 1804 "restrikes" were produced in the late 1850s for prominent collectors of the day. Only 15 specimens are known of all three types.
No true proofs are known from this series but, as with the 1804 dollar, Mint officials were only too pleased to oblige collectors in later years. During the 1870s modern looking proof dollars appeared with the dates 1801, 1802 and 1803. These fantasy pieces are highly prized by collectors.
Grading Draped Bust dollars can be a challenge. Certain die varieties are always weak on the stars above the eagle's head because of die failure. Other varieties will show occasional areas of weakness due to die breakage. In high grades, signs of friction first begin to show on the highest points of the hair above the forehead and along the shoulder and bust line of Liberty. On the reverse, wear first shows on the clouds, then the eagle's breast feathers. On weakly or irregularly struck coins, these design details may not be fully brought up. Counterfeits are known, and a number of fairly deceptive pieces dated 1799 surfaced in the early 1980s. These coins all have common characteristics and display dull, lifeless surfaces. Authentication of any questionable Draped Bust dollar is highly recommended.
In lower grades Draped Bust dollars are widely collected by die variety specialists. Coins in XF and better condition are usually sought out by those who collect by date and major variety. For type purposes, most collectors want a single, high grade, problem-free example of a common, well produced variety. Such coins are quite elusive today and usually bring a substantial premium when offered.
After 1800 silver dollars began to disappear from circulation. Many U.S. dollars were shipped overseas or melted for their high intrinsic value. Dollar production stopped altogether in 1804, and the next generation did not have a current circulating dollar coin until a brief artistic renaissance came to the Mint in 1836, led by Christian Gobrecht. Over the two centuries since their manufacture, the short-lived series of Draped Bust dollars has continued to be one of the most widely collected in U.S. coinage.
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News Update 24th May: A power failure right across Derby's Cathedral Quarter this morning has knocked out our cameras and recording equipment. Although the cameras should come back on automatically, it is unlikely we will be able to reset the two video recorders for some time.
On Bank Holiday Monday (30th May), Tony Grantham (the head verger) has planned a special event which will include a Watch Point, tours up the cathedral tower, web cam viewing and a display inside the cathedral. More on that nearer the time.
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Hunter Hayes, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band are among the artists contributing new recordings to a deluxe reissue of Elton John's 1973 landmark album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The collection will be released on March 25.
Hayes contributes his rendition of the title track, while The Band Perry recorded "Grey Seal" for the project. Zac Brown Band conclude the set with their version of "Harmony."
Other artists on the project include Ed Sheeran ("Candle in the Wind"), Miguel featuring Wale ("Bennie and the Jets") and John Grant ("Sweet Painted Lady"), as well as Emeli Sandé ("All the Girls Love Alice"), Imelda May ("Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll))" and Fall Out Boy ("Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting").
The remastered version will be issued on CD, vinyl, limited-edition yellow vinyl and in a boxed set that features a live album, a film and a photo book with an essay containing new interviews with Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The nine new recordings will be included in the boxed set as well.
In addition, select movie theaters around the world will show Million Dollar Piano, from John's residency at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, on March 18 and 26.
"I've had the best time [in Las Vegas] because I always thought of it as a challenge and wanted to put on the best show. I don't think there could be a better looking show than this in Vegas or in any venue anywhere," John said.


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Steubenville, Ohio isn't the first place one might think of when they think of a rape scandal. It's a small steel town on the Ohio River where the football team is one of the few glories the town still has left. Now, it isn't steel or football that is making the town famous. It's a rape scandal.
On Saturday, throngs of protesters in Guy Fawkes masks descended on the town, fighting what they say was the unconscionable treatment of an alleged rape victim and her family. The case was made public, first by The New York Times and then by KnightSec, a hacker group that specifically targets rapists and some say harassed officials in Steubenville. They released a (disgusting, disturbing) YouTube video showing a Steubenville baseball player laughing about rape and an assault that allegedly happened last August.
Thanks to social media, the case has now blown up and Steubenville is being accused of aborting justice in the name of football. But is that a fair accusation?
The facts are: High school sophomore football players are accused of molesting a very drunk, nearly unconscious 16-year-old girl and using their cellphones to record it all.
The girl's family claims they have been harassed, intimidated, and threatened by citizens of the town who feel she wasn't sufficiently traumatized to call it "rape." Even from the news pieces, it's clear that many in the town are angry with the girl and not with the players. The Daily Beast quotes one resident saying:
F*ck that protest. F*ck those people with their masks on. And you can quote me on that.
It's easy to understand why he might be angry. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of people who never even heard of Steubenville a few weeks ago are furious and calling for blood. A hacker group like KnightSec fuels online vigilantism, which can be a very bad thing when the accused have yet to even face a full trial and jury.
It all makes sense. But the reality of the situation is that these boys could have been unpunished and this girl would have been vilified for life had KnightSec not stepped in. Social media is bringing a whole other level of accountability to people. Remember Karen Klein, the bullied bus monitor from last June? Without social media and viral video, no one would have ever known what that poor woman faced at the hands of those kid.
It's a tough dilemma. No one wants to see innocent people go down. But we also live in a society where things like rape can go unpunished given certain circumstances. How is that fair?
If social media encourages more civility in real life, then what is wrong with that? If these boys are found guilty and get locked up, then KnightSec will be the reason.
We'd like to think our justice system is infallible and that guilty people are always punished. But we could all name 100 stories where that isn't true. Steubenville may hate the media spotlight, but the unwillingness to apologize and the continued harassment of a young, scared 16-year-old girl proves they lose their say in what happens a long time ago.
Hacker groups may be ugly. They may go against some of our ideals. But they get the job done. And here, they may make all the difference.
Do you think hacker groups should be exposing things like this?
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Ms. Thrupkaew falsely claims that those working to end demand are narrowly focused on helping "an abused teenage girl…forced into prostitution by an older man" and that we "disregard" the diverse needs of others who have entered the sex trade under different circumstances. This is untrue, as End Demand Illinois works with survivors and community allies of different backgrounds, ages and genders to help shape new policies and laws to address conditions that impact most people in the sex trade. In doing so, we consider research that consistently shows that the majority of people in the sex trade were recruited as minors by pimps and have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Last year, Ms. Thrupkaew spent time with us, and we shared with her End Demand Illinois' multi-dimensional, survivor-informed approach to the issue. By omitting this information from her piece, Ms. Thrupkaew has left readers with a distorted view of demand-suppression efforts. Here are a few ways that the End Demand Illinois campaign and our allies have worked to end exploitation against all people in the sex trade:
End Demand Illinois is changing laws to hold more traffickers accountable and help survivors of the trade: Rather than discounting the views of people impacted by the sex trade, we have worked with survivors to create and lobby for stronger human trafficking laws.
- We passed the Illinois Safe Children Act in 2010, the most progressive state law of its kind to decriminalize all young people in prostitution. The law also allowed for wiretapping in trafficking investigations, and as a result prosecutors in Illinois have used the statute to begin charging and convicting violent pimps.
- In 2011, we passed a law to help survivors of sex trafficking petition to have prostitution convictions overturned that were a result of trafficking.
- Just this year, we strengthened Illinois' human trafficking code so it now covers more tactics commonly used by traffickers, such as schemes and plans. Leeanna Majors, a survivor of sex trafficking in Chicago, advocates with Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and testified on behalf of the bill. "The bill is important so that women can be empowered to make a change in their lives, and the traffickers can be held accountable," Majors said. "Survivors won't need to show bruises to prove they were trafficked," she added.
Going after the demand side of the sex trade makes sense, just ask the johns.
Johns themselves say being arrested and charged would deter them from buying sex. Unfortunately, law enforcement is not focusing on arresting johns. In a CAASE study of 113 johns in Chicago, only 7% of men interviewed had been arrested for solicitation. In forthcoming research from CAASE's Lara Janson, johns in online message boards take note of stings that target customers and warn each other to stay away from those communities. One john said, "I would never pick any one up [in this town] because there have been too many busts." Traditionally, law enforcement has arrested and rearrested prostituted people and let johns go—and efforts to change this response in the United States, like those led by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, are really just beginning to gain momentum.
We need your help. Spread the word about what ending demand really means.
Now we need your help. You can share your support of the End Demand approach by sharing this article with your networks and learning more about the End Demand Illinois campaign.
Tweet your support: A sample tweet could be:
I support @EndDemandIL and its advocacy for holding pimps, johns and traffickers accountable. Pls RT! #enddemand http://t.co/VFc2WuCY
I stand with survivors @EndDemandIL who have advocated to improve human trafficking laws. Pls RT! #enddemand http://t.co/VFc2WuCY
Send a letter to the editor. Ideas for content could include:
I support efforts to end exploitation in the sex trade and believe suppressing demand is an effective approach. Johns themselves say that they could be deterred if they were arrested, but few face any consequence for their actions. Ending demand is about holding people accountable when they profit from the sale of another person, and creating specialized services for survivors of the sex trade.


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The latest episode of Survivor did not disappoint as Russell Hantz was voted off the show for the first time ever.
It seems Russell's Zapatera tribe members had watched the show one too many times as they were on to Russell from day one. In fact, the six-member majority alliance proceeded to throw the immunity/reward challenge last night, snapping their 2-game winning streak, just to get rid of Russell, whom they referred to as the extra fat that needed to be trimmed off.
Russell's ultimate demise was probably the fact that he could not get his hands on the hidden immunity idols — something that has helped him tremendously on his two previous seasons of the show.
By the time Russell realized the other 6-member alliance wanted him off the team, it was already too late to save himself though that did not stop him from trying a last minute ditch effort to sway Julie's vote. Julie convinced him she was on his side, but ended up staying loyal to her alliance.
The result of the tribal council was a rare three-way tie, orchestrated by ex-NFL player Steve, who is arguably the leader the six-member majority alliance of the Zapatera tribe. And despite Stephanie's redonkulous ramblings, the end result was a re-vote that sent Russell home.
Even better was the fact that Russell's alliance members lied to him about Matt ("the blonde guy") losing the Redemption Island duel to Francesca ("the black chick"). Russell was surprised to see Matt upon arriving to the Redemption Island.
This however doesn't necessarily mark the end for Russell as he still has a chance – albeit a very very long shot – to get back into the game. Francesca on the other hand is off the show for good after losing the duel to Matt.
Meanwhile, Rob continues to rule his Ometepe tribe as well as his groupie alliance. Safe to assume Rob will not be suffering Russell's fate anytime soon.


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I could hear this playing in the other side of the house on my wife's computer. "It isn't?"
Oh, but IT IS: Mr. Dante Fontana of Mod Cinema has posted this clip of fab German bandleader James Last and his Orchestra performing an indescribably great medley of Hawkwind's "Silver Machine," "Children Of The Revolution" by T-Rex and Alice Cooper's anthem to juvenile delinquency, "Schools' Out."
How lucky are we that this clip exists in the world: The James fucking Last Orchestra playing a decidedly UN-IRONIC (but truly incredible) big band version of Hawkwind's greatest hit in 1973??? I mean, for that alone, sign me up, but throw in T-Rex and Alice Cooper covers in this style, too? That's a party. A voodoo party.
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There's something pretty special about the Asian market here in Denver. Located in Aurora near Havana and Parker Road, it sees a lot of activity from the Asian community in the area. The first thing I notice when entering the store is the smell of fish from the live fish counter near the back, and the sounds of Korean and Chinese being spoken all around. I might not recognize other languages as easily, but those two are very distinguishable.
The first thing I see is the display of kitchen gadgets, woks, rice cookers, chopsticks, tea kettles, spiders (strainers), bowls and plates, bamboo steamers, and much more. After wandering through those aisles, picking up items and putting them down again countless times as I decide I really don't need more gadgets or any more cute little bowls (not to mention, we're out of cupboard space), I head to the right to the rows of fruit and vegetables, where I'm sure to find something new and different each time.
I was excited to find blood oranges, which I have never seen at our regular grocery store, so I bought 10, knowing right away I wanted to turn them into a sorbet or sherbet for a light dessert. I picked up a fresh pineapple as well, to eat with the sherbet. Pineapple chunks on a stick were one of my favorite snacks to buy from the roadside vendors in China, and it always amazed me how quickly they could slice off the spiny exterior while leaving as much of the fruit as possible. Honey tangerines landed in my basket, too, for a green bean and tangerine salad to take to a bbq on Saturday. I'm always tempted to buy some pickling cucumbers, but without the time or other ingredients needed to make homemade pickles, I've held off on those so far. There's every kind of bok choy and hot green pepper I could imagine. Other exotic, colorful and spiky fruits and vegetables that I don't recognize.
The bins of bulk items hold an array of dried fruit and nuts with or without shells, and every time I walk by, there's sure to be a child raking their hands through the bin of shelled peanuts while their mom is distracted with her shopping. Needless to say, I never buy those peanuts. :)
From there, I head to the fish counter where I take a number and wait my turn. The counter is piled with about 30 varieties of fresh, whole fish, and several kinds of shrimp. Underneath the counter, a live fish tank is crowded with fish, just waiting their turn. While I wait, the fish guys are busy cleaning, scaling and filleting fish to order, every once in a while hosing down the stainless steel counter. I always wonder how many showers it takes for them to get rid of the fishy smell that's sure to permeate their skin. They work so quickly, making short work of the scales that would take me a good 15 minutes of work with the back of a knife. I pick out two beautiful medium-sized fish for our dinner, a red snapper and a striped sea bass. I request only that they be scaled and then cleaned inside. We're going to grill them whole later that evening with some lemons and herbs.
After leaving the fish counter, the packages of sushi-grade tuna and salmon tempt me, but we're not making sushi tonight. There is plenty of frozen seafood to choose from, craw-fish, scallops, soft-shell crabs, lobster tails… I wish we had access to more fresh seafood, but we're in Colorado after all. I do pick up a package of craw-fish, though, thinking we could have those along with the red snapper and striped sea bass. Bags of frozen, pre-made jiadze (dumplings) and other delicious treats are available for those who don't want to make their own.
And then the dry goods aisles, which are so full of packaged noodles, spices, curry powders, canned goods, rice, crackers and candy, that I'm lucky to find what I'm actually looking for. I spent a good 20 minutes one time just trying to find the Massaman curry paste among the many tins of curry available. I like looking through the different and unusual snacks and candy, remembering what my friends and I used to eat in China. "Pocky Sticks", sort of a cross between a cookie and a pretzel, were another favorite of mine. They came in different flavors, sometimes sweet or savory, often dipped in chocolate.
My basket getting too heavy to carry, I head to the checkout where they try to tempt shoppers with displays of sugary items like "choco-sweet cakes", moon pies or mango popsicles.
That evening, I roasted an eggplant and a head of garlic, then made a hummus with the eggplant and garlic which was creamy and delicious on some toasted olive bread. We sampled the hummus while we relaxed before starting on dinner. With our whole grilled fish and boiled craw-fish that night, I also made a vegetarian dish that I frequently ate in China, but haven't been able to replicate myself, di san xian (eggplant, potatoes and green pepper). So this time I used a recipe from Travel China Guide, but unfortunately it turned out really oily, so I might have to give up the notion of making it myself. I also found that I'm not crazy about craw-fish – maybe it's because these were frozen and not fresh, but they tasted slightly muddy and freezer-burned, and were an awful lot of work for a tiny little bite of meat. However, the grilled fish was delicious and fresh. After we ate one side of the red snapper, Jamie lifted up the head, pulling the spine along with it and laid it on my plate, moving its mouth and saying "why did you eat me?" in his best fish voice. He took the fish bones and the craw-fish we didn't eat and put them all in a pot to make some savory fish stock, which smelled fantastic simmering on the stove.
And for dessert, slices of fresh pineapple topped with pretty pink scoops of blood orange champagne sherbet, which I adapted from a recipe for blood orange sorbet by Yummy Mummy. I used Korbel California champagne, which, I know isn't real champagne, but I like the flavor and it's affordable. The champagne really complemented the blood orange juice and it was a wonderfully light and sweet ending to the evening.
Blood Orange Champagne Sherbet
- 2 cups freshly squeezed blood orange juice
- Zest of 1 blood orange
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 - 1 cup champagne or sparkling wine(depending on how strong you want the flavor)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Whisk together the juice, zest, milk, champagne, sugar and vanilla – start with a smaller amount of the champagne or wine and add more to suit your taste. Chill mixture in the refrigerator until very cold, then pour through a mesh strainer to strain out the zest. Pour into your ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions, then transfer to a container and freeze until firm enough to scoop, about 4-6 hours.
Yields about 8 servings, 1/2 cup each.
Recipe slightly adapted from Blood Orange Sherbet by YummyMummy.
Roasted Eggplant and Garlic Hummus
- 1 eggplant
- 1 head garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cans garbanzo beans
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 350. Slice the eggplant and the head of garlic in half and place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with foil and roast for 1 hour, until the garlic is soft and spreadable. Set aside until cool enough to scoop the eggplant from the peel and to remove the garlic cloves.
In a food processor, combine the eggplant, garlic, garbanzo beans, tomato paste and lemon juice, and puree until smooth. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve hummus with a drizzle of olive oil on top and freshly cracked pepper.
Yields about 8 servings.
WW Points Plus Value: 3 points per serving
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Investment Advisor and Broker/Dealer Fraud and Mismanagement FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq.
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark F. Spangler and The Spangler Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-00856 (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, filed May 17 2012)
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Seattle-based financial adviser and his firm with defrauding clients by secretly investing their money in two risky start-up companies he co-founded.
The SEC alleges that Mark Spangler, a former chairman of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, funneled approximately $47.7 million of client money into these private ventures despite representing that he would invest primarily in publicly traded securities. Spangler served as chairman and CEO of one of the companies, which is now bankrupt. Such risky investments were inconsistent with the investment strategies that Spangler promised his clients and contrary to their investment objectives.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington also announced parallel criminal charges against Spangler.
According to the SEC's complaint filed in federal court in Seattle, Spangler raised more than $56 million from his clients since 1998 for several private investment funds he managed. Beginning around 2003, without notifying investors in the funds, Spangler and his advisory firm The Spangler Group (TSG) began diverting the majority of client money into two private technology companies he created. One of the companies received nearly $42 million from the funds before shutting down operations. It had long been a cash-poor company with a history of net losses, generating less than $100,000 in revenue during its 11-year history. Yet Spangler continued to treat the funds as the company's piggy bank.
The SEC alleges that Spangler also did not tell investors that TSG collected fees for "financial and operational support" from these companies, which were essentially paying these fees with the client money they had received from the funds. Therefore, Spangler and his firm secretly reaped $830,000 from the companies in addition to any management fees that TSG received from clients.
According to the SEC's complaint, Spangler concealed his diversion of client funds for years. He disclosed it only after he placed TSG and the funds he managed into state court receivership in 2011.
The SEC's complaint charges Spangler and TSG with violating, among other things, the antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, and financial penalties.


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 1 seed Penn State women's volleyball team (33-2) advanced to the NCAA Women's Volleyball National Semifinals with a 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20) win against eighth-seeded Minnesota on Saturday (Dec. 8). The Nittany Lions have advanced to the National Semifinals five times in the last six seasons.
Penn State will face No. 5 Oregon in Louisville's KFC Yum! Center on Thursday (Dec. 13) in the National Semifinals.
The Nittany Lions are making their 10th trip to the National Semifinals. Penn State also advanced in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Lions have won five NCAA titles, including four straight from 2007-2010.
Junior Ariel Scott (Ridgewood, N.J.) led the Nittany Lions with 25 kills on 422 hitting. Junior Deja McClendon McClendon (Louisville, Ky.) was second on the squad with 14 and freshman Megan Courtney (Dayton, Ohio) had 11. Four Nittany Lions had double-digit digs, including 20 from sophomore Dominique Gonzalez (San Antonio, Texas), Hancock had 13, McClendon had 12 and Courtney had 10. Sophomore Micha Hancock (Edmond, Okla.) dished out 46 assists and had a match-high five aces. She now owns the NCAA Record for aces in NCAA tournament play with 22. McClendon and sophomore Nia Grant (Warren, Ohio) had seven blocks apiece, including an impressive four solo by McClendon.
Scott was named the West Lafayette Regional Championship MVP. McClendon and Hancock joined Scott on the all-tournament team. Minnesota's Tori Dixon, Katherine Harms and Daly Santana, and Purdue's Ariel Turner also earned spots on the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team.
Penn State hit at a .237 clip and totaled 62 kills, five aces, 73 digs and 14.0 total team blocks. Minnesota was held to .177 hitting with 49 kills, three aces, 61 digs and 14.0 team blocks.
After a close start, Scott put down a kill sparking a 5-0 run for an 8-4 PSU lead. After a Minnesota timeout, the teams traded points before two Gopher errors and a Courtney kill gave Penn State a six-point lead, 14-8. The Gophers used a 3-0 run to move to within three, 14-11. Back-to-back Scott kills increased the gap to five, 16-11. Penn State continued to maintain the lead and eventually increased it to six, 21-15, sending Minnesota to the bench. Courtney and Scott each put down a kill after the timeout to keep PSU comfortably ahead, 23-16. Even after a 3-0 run by the Gophers, a Penn State timeout let the Nittany Lion regroup to take the set, 25-19. Scott and Grant put up a block and Courtney tallied a kill to help the Lions close it out.
Penn State got off to a 3-0 start in the second stanza. Two PSU errors had the Gophers within one, 3-2, but a Minnesota service error and a McClendon kill had PSU ahead by three, 5-2. Penn State's lead increased for four, 7-3, causing Minnesota to call an early timeout. The Gophers scored two straight points following the timeout to come within two, 7-5. Despite an attack error by Minnesota, the Gophers embarked on a 9-0 run for a 14-8 advantage. Scott pounded two kills, but a 4-0 Gopher run had Penn State trailing 19-10. Scott put down another kill and Hancock had an ace, but Minnesota answered with a kill and an ace to make it 21-12 in favor of Minnesota. The teams began going back and forth with the Gophers moving to within two of capturing the set, 23-14. The Nittany Lions kept fighting and three straight Scott kills had Penn State within six, 23-17. Following a Minnesota timeout, a Minnesota error and a Slay kill pushed Penn State closer, 23-19. A PSU error and a Gopher block closed out set two in Minnesota's favor, 25-19.
Neither team took off early in the third frame. With the score tied at 6-6, two PSU kills and a McClendon solo stuff gave Penn State a three-point edge, 9-6. After two straight Minnesota kills bringing the Gophers within one, 9-8, a 5-0 Lion run had Penn State leading, 14-8. Minnesota wasn't discouraged and mounted its own run, 7-1, to knot the set at 15-15. The score stayed close, tying three more times before Minnesota went up by two, 23-21. The Nittany Lions managed to tie it at 23 thanks to kills from Hancock and McClendon. Hancock pounded a kill to move PSU into set point position, 24-23, but a kill by Dana Knudsen had it tied at 24-24. A solo stuff by McClendon gave Penn State the lead again, 25-24, before a Scott kill had the Lions with a 26-24 third set win.
Penn State jumped out two a 4-0 lead to start the fourth set with help from two Hancock aces. Minnesota fought to within three, 7-4, but a Courtney kill and a Gopher error had the Lions leading 9-4. A 4-0 Gopher run had Minnesota within one, 9-8, but a Slay kill had the Lions up by two, 10-8. Minnesota kept fighting and used a 3-0 run for an 11-10 lead. Minnesota's lead grew to three, 13-10, and Penn State called a timeout. Scott followed the timeout with three kills, while McClendon had a block and Hancock an ace to give Penn State a slim 15-14 lead. Minnesota used a timeout and a PSU service error allowed the Gophers to tie it up at 15-15. The score tied twice more before Penn State grabbed a three-point lead, 21-18. McClendon continued the run with a kill to give Penn State a little more breathing room with a 22-18 advantage. Hancock and Slay teamed up for a block putting the Lions two points away, 23-18, from a fourth set win. McClendon kept the momentum going with a solo stuff before pounding a kill for the win, 25-18.
For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team, please visit GoPSUsports.com.


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Below is AgWeb's full coverage of the Aug. 12, 2014 reports, which include USDA's Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
News & Analysis
WASDE Report Confirms Predictions of Record Crops in Corn, Soybeans
But a conservative forecast of just more than 14 billion bushels provided support to corn prices, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Soybeans Fall to Lowest Since 2010 as USDA Sees Record Harvest
U.S. farmers will harvest a record 3.816 billion bushels this year, compared with 3.8 billion estimated in July, USDA said today.
AgWeb Radio Closing Commentary: 8-12-14
Kevin Van Trump of Farm Direction says the USDA seems to be taking a conservative approach to raising yields. They also seem to be expanding demand possibilities. Expect lower highs and lower lows on prices in the next couple months.
Market Rally - August 12, 2014 Podcast
Chip chats with Dan Hueber of The Hueber Report and breaks down the USDA report that came out today.
AgWeb Radio Midday Commentary: 8-12-14
Tommy Grisafi of Advance Trading says most traders view the report as friendly for corn. A very large equity swing for hogs, with a large price drop. The market is a little volatile.
Blog Commentary
Hedging Corn & Soybeans: WASDE Report for 8/12/14
The Allendale Wake-Up Call: Trade Not Believing Lower than Expected Yield
Farmland Forecast: Record Corn Yield Expected for 2014 Due to Favorable Weather
See how the reports are affecting prices. Visit the AgWeb Markets Center.
What do you think of this month's reports? Join the discussion!
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
WASDE: Corn Yield Forecast at Record 167.4 Bu. per Acre
WASDE: Record Soybean Yield Estimated at 45.4 Bu. per Acre
WASDE: World Wheat Production Raised to 716.1 Million Tons
WASDE: Ending Stocks of Cotton Now Forecast at 5.6 Million Bales
WASDE: Forecast for Rice Crop Jumps 21%
WASDE: Meat Production Expected to Rise Due to Lower Feed Costs
Crop Production Reports
Crop Production: Soybean Production Up 16% from 2013
Pre-Report Analysis
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a spectrum of issues involving problem drinking. The drinking continues even though it is clearly causing physical, mental, and social health problems.
The specific cause of AUD is unknown. It is often a complex combination of factors, including genetics and the environment.
Factors that may increase the chance of AUD include:
Symptoms can vary between people. The most common signs and symptoms of AUD include:
Drinking too much alcohol can lead to tolerance. As a result, greater amounts of alcohol are needed to reach the same levels of intoxication.
Some can also develop a physical dependence. This means that a sudden withdrawal of alcohol can cause physical symptoms such as:
AUD is linked to the development of serious health complications and early death.
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. AUD is diagnosed based on information collected from specific questions. This includes the number of drinks, social habits, lifestyle changes, and personal relationships. If a family member or friend is present, they may be asked questions as well.
There is no test for AUD. Further tests may be needed if there are some signs of related illness or organ damage.
AUD treatment is aimed at learning how to manage the disease. Most professionals believe that this means giving up alcohol completely and permanently. A combination of approaches is most effective. The first and most important step is recognizing that a problem exists. Successful treatment depends on the desire to change. Denial is common in people with AUD. Family and friends who have a loved one with AUD who is in denial can seek advice from professionals or support groups such as Al-Anon.
Medical support may be needed to safely manage withdrawal from alcohol. This could require hospitalization in a detoxification center. Support may include medications, fluid or nutrition support, and monitoring by professional staff.
Relapse is common in people who are recovering from an addiction. Treatment, like taking medication and working with a therapist, may help reduce the chance of drinking and provide the support needed in case of a relapse. Treatment to maintain management of AUD may include:
Counseling is a large part of AUD treatment. Stress and physical or emotional pain are often triggers for AUD. Counseling can improve coping skills and teach healthier ways of dealing with stress or pain. Since AUD affects all aspects of life, including relationships, family, and work, counseling may also help people as they adjust to a sober life. Counseling may be one-on-one, in a group, or with other family members.
Treatment and counseling take time. What works for some may not work for others. The length of time involved in counseling depends on individual needs. For many, some form of counseling is a life long support system.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps many people to stop drinking and stay sober. Members who all have drinking disorders meet regularly to share and support each other's sobriety.
Living with an alcoholic can be a painful, stressful situation. Family members may also find group support of others in a similar situation helpful. The groups may help them better deal with stresses and changes they are facing.
Certain medications may help decrease the desire to drink alcohol. Medications may be used alone or in combination with other treatments. Options include:
AUD affects the body's major organs, including the brain, heart, liver, and pancreas. Treatment for AUD may also include medical treatment for life-threatening health conditions. These may include:
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AUD tends to run in families. If you have any family members with a history of problem drinking, be aware that it may increase your risk for addictive behaviors.
Education and structured programs can help children and teens learn about alcohol and how it affects families and society. Parents can be good role models for their children by avoiding alcohol, or drinking in moderation. Moderation is 1 drink or less per day for women and 2 drinks or less per day for men.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Moderation Management
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Mental Health Canada
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Property TypeResidential – Condominium
SubdivisionHomestead Meadow Condo
Listing Date05/16/19
Year Built1984
Lot Size0.08 Acres (3,485 SqFt)
ParkingSurface, Unassigned
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Lot's of upgrades! This 3 Bed + loft / 2 Bath home is move in ready. It features an open entryway into the Living Room and Dining Room. This unit had recently been remodeled when the current owner bought it in 2018 and the remodeling hasn't stopped. Each upgrade was thought out by a professional designer and has been done flawlessly. The finished loft area and 3/4 bath are upgrades not available in every unit of the complex. New upstairs windows were just installed.
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Centrally located and packed full of amenities and conveniences, Edwards is a destination in the Vail Valley where all residents tend to find themselves on a regular basis. In Edwards, there are no off-seasons. The home to Colorado Mountain College's Eagle County campus, the Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District, and Battle Mountain High School, Edwards offers a sense of community that's hard to beat. Communities within the community also offer something for everyone, from affordable Miller Ranch to family-friendly Singletree to the more exclusive Arrowhead, Edwards is a place in the valley where you're just as likely to find families gathering for all-day soccer tournaments as you are to sign up for an exclusive charity golf tournament or enjoy a white-tablecloth dining experience. Residents can enjoy miles of biking trails throughout the area, where it's also common to see a fox run across the fairway before the morning dew has dried. The Riverwalk at Edwards plaza is a hub of community interaction, where you might enjoy hearing an author speak at The Bookworm or feeling the burn at the local Pure Barre studio. An eclectic mix of nearly a dozen restaurants means you'll find local menus that include wild game, farm-to-table fare, sushi, burgers and everything in between. Real estate includes mountainside single-family homes with expansive views, condominiums and townhomes on the valley floor, affordable homes in Miller Ranch, and a mix of property styles along the riverfront. Edwards has properties for all types of buyers in one of the valley's most centrally convenient locations.
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Quirky Mexican Wrestler Mockumentary Searches for 'Shrinko'
The search for the greatest lucha libre – Mexican wrestler – who ever lived is on. Sort of.
Check out this quirky mockumentary about "Shrinko," a Mexican wrestler with moves so awesome that women and men alike are obsessed with finding him. But where did he go?


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Peppermint Pig wrote:If many people are to contribute to a farm scene, I think it would be better to go ahead with more piece usage (might as well go for quality??). If technic pins are used, there would be more opportunities for raised design exploration, such as plateauing to allow groups of mocs to sit at different heights, and insert hillsides or cliffs between them.
I do not agree about the more intensive piece usage being the best option. When covering vast tracks of baseplates, the less piece intensive solution is best. For small detailed terrain the more brick intensive approach is better. Plus another disadvantage of the technic pins is you would have to make all 4 sides of the base have technic beams. Otherwise you lose alot of flexibility in arranging the fields. A few 2x2 stone markers (grey square or round plates and bricks) at the corners of the fields would be historical and an easier solution to connect plates.


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Worldwide device shipments, including mobile phones, PCs, tablets and unltramobiles, are on pace to increase 4.2 percent this year over last to reach 2.4 billion units, according to the latest forecast from market research firm Gartner.
That growth will be enabled, in part, "by a relative revival of the global PC market," according to Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. PC shipments, which include desktop, notebook and premium ultramobile devices, declined 9.5 percent in 2013, but are on pace to contract by only 2.9 percent this year, according to the company.
Traditional PCs, which include desktops and notebooks, will continue to drop more quickly, declining 6.7 percent this year and 5.3 percent in 2015, according to the company.
"Business upgrades from Windows XP and the general business replacement cycle will lessen the downward trend, especially in Western Europe," said Atwal, in a prepared statement. "This year, we anticipate nearly 60 million professional PC replacements in mature markets."
Premium ultramobiles only make up a small share of the segment, but will improve from approximately 21.5 million units in 2013 to more than 32 million this year and about 55 million next year, according to the forecast.
Mobile phones will once again represent more than three-quarters of all device shipments this year, with 1.86 billion shipments in 2014 and 2.59 billion in 2015, according to Gartner. The 66 percent market share currently controlled by smartphones will improve to 88 percent in 2018, according to a news release.
Tablet sales will also improve, from 206.8 million in 2013 to 256.3 million and 320.9 million this year and next, respectively.
"As with any devices, adoption goes through phases from the early to the late adopter; tablets are currently moving onto the latter part of that curve in mature markets," according to a news release. "Gartner estimates that sales of tablets will see a relative slowdown in 2014 to reach 256 million units, an increase of 23.9 percent from 2013. Lower demand from users for tablets with smaller screens, some in favor of larger screens, in mature markets, and the shift towards phablets in South-East Asia are slowing global tablet penetration."
"The next wave of adoption will be driven by lower price points rather than superior functionality," said Atwal, in a prepared statement.
"In the operating system (OS) market, Android and iOS are driving the growth with a 30 percent and 15 percent increase, respectively, in 2014," according to information released by the company.
Android will again be the dominant operating system in 2014, with Gartner projecting that nearly 1.2 billion devices sold this year and 1.37 billion next year featuring the operating system.
Devices powered by Windows will remain a distant second, moving approximately 333.4 million units this year and nearly 373.7 million next year.
Apple's iOS and Mac OS, in third place, will improve from just more than 236 million shipments last year to about 271 million this year and more than 301 million in 2015, according to Gartner.
"We expect the announcement of the new Apple iPhone 6 will attract pent-up demand for users who want a larger screen," said Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, in a prepared statement. "Windows phones will exhibit strong growth from a low base in 2014, and are projected to reach a 10 percent market share by 2018 — up from 4 percent in 2014."
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Eagles beat Raiders 49-20 as Nick Foles has Historic Day
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nick Foles tied an NFL record with seven touchdown passes and threw for 406 yards to revitalize a struggling offense for the Philadelphia Eagles in a 49-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Foles connected three times with Riley Cooper to become the seventh quarterback in NFL history with seven TD tosses in a game. Peyton Manning did it for Denver on opening night this season against Baltimore.
Foles also threw scoring passes to Brent Celek, Zach Ertz, LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson as the Eagles (4-5) looked nothing like the offense that failed to score a touchdown in each of the past two weeks.
The Raiders (3-5) had looked much improved on defense in recent weeks but were completely flummoxed by coach Chip Kelly's spread offense that stalled in recent weeks after a fast debut in the NFL.
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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time is a book by Stephen Hawking, first published in 1989, in which he discusses the nature of time and space, gravity, black holes, and the big bang.
"Throughout the 1970s I had been mainly studying black holes, but in 1981 my interest in questions about the origin and fate of the universe was reawakened when I attended a conference on cosmology organized by the Jesuits in the Vatican. The Catholic Church had made a bad mistake with Galileo when it tried to lay down the law on a question of science, declaring that the sun went round the earth. Now, centuries later, it had decided to invite a number of experts to advise it on cosmology. At the end of the conference the participants were granted an audience with the pope. He told us that it was all right to study the evolution of the universe after the big bang, but we should not inquire into the big bang itself because that was the moment of Creation and therefore the work of God. I was glad then that he did know the subject of the talk I had just given at the conference -- the possibility that space- time was finite but had no boundary, which means that it had no beginning, no moment of Creation. I had no desire to share the fate of Galileo, with whom I feel a strong sense of identity, partly because of the coincidence of having been born exactly 300 years after his death!"
- — Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (New York: Bantam, 1988), pp. 115-16.
"The quantum theory of gravity has opened up a new possibility, in which there would be no boundary to space-time and so there would be no need to specify the behavior at the boundary. There would be no singularities at which the laws of science broke down and no edge of space-time at which one would have to appeal to God or some new law to set the boundary conditions for space-time. One could say: 'The boundary condition of the universe is that it has no boundary.' The universe would be completely self-contained and not affected by anything outside itself. It would neither be created nor destroyed. It would just BE."
- — Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (New York: Bantam, 1988), p. 136.
"The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. With the success of scientific theories in describing events, most people have come to believe that God allows the universe to evolve according to a set of laws and does not intervene in the universe to break these laws. However, the laws do not tell us what the universe should have looked like when it started -- it would still be up to God to wind up the clockwork and choose how to start it off. So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator?"
- — Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (New York: Bantam, 1988), p. 140-41.
"What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. In that case, it would not be necessary to appeal to God to decide how the universe began. This doesn't prove that there is no God, only that God is not necessary."
- — Stephen W. Hawking, Der Spiegel, 1989
"One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would have to act through the laws of physics."
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Hull, Holderness Folk Dance Club
Principal Caller is Ron Holmes, supported by a variety of callers from the club.
Dancing is normally to live music by the Holderness Folk Dance Band.
All dances are walked through before the music starts then are called throughout the dances.
Your first visit is free; then £1 per night - including a cup of tea and a biscuit!
No dances on bank holidays. None in July or August.
|Location: Coniston Village Hall, Hull
|Address: Coniston Village Hall, Swine Lane, Coniston, Hull, HU11 4JS
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Every summer we wage a war on weeds. Instead of using commercial weed killer to eliminate those pesky weeds, we looked for more eco-friendly and cheap solutions and put them to the test to see which was best. Here are the results.
In this experiment, I tried 3 solutions: boiling water, white vinegar, and vinegar with some salt mixed in, and sprayed these to two areas with different kinds of weeds.
This is what the two areas looked like at the start:
Lovely, right?
Boiling Water: The Instant Weed Killer
This is what the first area looked like right after spraying one side with vinegar and pouring boiling water on the other. You can see how fast the boiling water worked. The weeds started to turn brown right away. The vinegar-sprayed side, however, showed no change (not that I expected any that fast).
Two days later, the area sprayed with vinegar did die off a little, but not as much as the boiling water part. I had read somewhere that adding salt to vinegar would increase the solution's weed-killing powers, but that actually wasn't the case here. That side seemed to grow even more weedier. Moral of this story: Do not feed your weeds vinegar and salt!
Area two shows the same results: Boiling water killed the weeds, but the vinegar was a bust.
Today, a few weeks later, the areas treated with boiling water still have no weeds growing, thankfully.
If I had a lot of corn meal and didn't think my dog would eat it, I would've tried spreading that around too as a preventative measure against weeds. For a whole area (like redoing a lawn), putting down a carpet of newspaper under mulch can smother weeds, but for small patches the boiling water trick seems to work best.
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With the controversy regarding the name of the Washington Redskins gaining more steam than ever, the D.C. Council will revisit a resolution that it first passed 12 years ago.
Per the Associated Press, the Council will take up a resolution next week urging the Redskins to change their name.
A similar resolution was passed in 2001. The latest effort comes amid a widening debate regarding the name, with President Barack Obama weighing in, the San Francisco Chronicle abandoning the term, and the NFL meeting with the Oneida Indian Nation to discuss the objections to the use of the term.
The D.C. Council has no authority over the team, since it plays in Landover, Maryland, practices in Ashburn, Virginia, and trains in Richmond.
Here's an idea that actually make sense. (At least to me.) If the team has no connection to D.C. other than its name, why shouldn't Washington officially disown the team that claims Washington as its home, if it won't pick a nickname other than Redskins?
It's a simple yet potent message: "We don't want our city to be associated with that name. So if you're going to keep using it, call yourselves the Landover Redskins or the Maryland Redskins or the Ashburn Redskins or the Richmond Redskins or the Virginia Redskins or anything but the Washington Redskins."


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Dave Dash has posted guide to setting up a PHP installation that can work with both the Symfony framework and the doctrine functionality on a Dreamhost server.
Lately I've been experimenting with Doctrine on a few projects. It does have some requirements, including the PDO layer of PHP 5.2. Things didn't work right off the bat on Dreamhost (which I still use for non-critical things), so I opted to build my own php.
The post is basically a cut and paste of a handy "install all" script you can customize to match your installation preferences.


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Drumbeats Return Saturday for 36th Annual SUU Powwow
Published: September 20, 2013 | Category: Special Events
For the last 36 years hundreds of people have traveled from Canada, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado and points in between to gather in Paiute Country for the SUU Powwow, and this weekend will be no different.
In celebration of Native American culture and history, the 36th annual SUU Powwow will have representatives from numerous tribes ranging from the Navajo Nation of the American southwest to the Utes of northern Utah on Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Practice Fields west of Eccles Coliseum.
Powwows are the Native American people's way of meeting, gathering, dancing, singing and celebrating their culture. And according to Tina Calamity, Multicultural Center counselor and SUU Powwow organizer, this Powwow is a time to renew old friendships and begin new ones all while celebrating the Native American culture.
"This University is built on Paiute Grounds and has a rich Native American history and this Powwow is a time to celebrate that heritage," said Calamity. "No matter your ethnicity or heritage, this Powwow is your chance to learn more about the culture that SUU is founded on."
Calamity went on to say that this is a non-tribal event, and all cultures, creeds, race and ethnicity are welcome to attend the free Powwow. And even though this is powwow will be having singing, dancing and drumming competitions, there will be certain dances and activities anyone can participate in for free.
During the all-day event attendees can enjoy cultural dancing, drumming, singing, Native American vendors selling food, trinkets and clothing, and instruction on the Native American culture.
Though the singing and dancing will begin at 10 a.m. and go throughout the day, the evening segment, from 6-8 p.m. will be T-Bird Time. Adding even more culture experiences, T-Bird Time is also a chance for SUU freshmen to fulfill their diversity component required for their Passport course. Anyone is welcome to attend T-Bird Time.
So, follow the drumbeats Saturday and come and enjoy a cultural experience rich in the traditions that first founded this land.


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1. I'm heading back home, which means a Day O' Planes. Without wifi, apparently. Life in the modern age is difficult, I tell you. So this post will be it for updating today. Be strong.
2. My thanks to everyone who participated in the Whatever Shopping Guide 2011 this last week. There was a lot of excellent stuff in there, and I know I have some eye on some of that stuff.
3. A reminder to everyone hoping to get signed books from me this holiday season that next Monday is the last day to get your orders in at Jay & Mary's Book Center to be sure that your orders will arrive by Christmas. So get those in; here are the details. I will remind you on Monday as well.
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