So, I got home from Sochi — long fascinating trip, tell you all about it later — and this was waiting for me: My own Strat-O-Matic Baseball card. Man oh man did I have a good season.
When I was a kid, I did not play Strat-O-Matic … I played a different strategy game called Statis Pro Baseball by Avalon Hill. I guess Avalon Hill stopped making Statis Pro Baseball a while ago which is too bad because it was a pretty great game, and it was a wonderful introduction for the superior Strat-O-Matic, which I would begin playing in college.
There is a basic similarity between the games that I think gets to the heart of what makes tabletop baseball so brilliant — that is in both Statis Pro and Strat-O* there are "pitchers" and "hitters" cards. I'm sure you've played these games so I won't go into great detail about rules but I think the pitcher/hitter card concept is pure genius. In both games, there is a hitter's card (which is usually good for the hitter) and a pitcher's card (which is usually good for the pitcher). The essential battle is to see which card will be used for the play.
*I know a lot of people play APBA baseball and swear by it; I've never played so cannot speak about it with any confidence.
The two games do it differently. In Statis Pro there are "Fast Action Cards" you draw with numbers between 2 and 12 (you could also roll two dice). That number tells you whether you are on the pitchers card or the hitters card. And in Statis Pro, pitchers had different number ranges. Terrible pitchers would be 2-5, meaning only numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 would be on the pitchers card. These pitchers would often get lit up because most of the action was happening on hitters cards.
But great pitchers — I remember Goose Gossage was this way — would be 2-9, meaning every number between 2-9 would be on the pitchers card. And because Gossage's card was a hitters nightmare (seemingly nothing but strikeouts), Gossage was all but unhittable.
In Strat-O-Matic, the system is streamlined a little bit. You use a single die — all rolls of 1-2-3 go on the hitters card (in the corresponding column) and all numbers 4-5-6 go on the pitchers card. I started playing Strat-O-Matic in college, played it a ton when I moved to Augusta to be columnist for the Augusta Chronicle. And it made me look at baseball a whole different way — Strat-O says, basically, every at-bat is a battle for control. The pitcher tries to get the hitter to swing at good pitches. The hitter tries to wait for the pitcher to leave one in the hitting zone. It's an eternal clash, and it's fantastic. Strat-O-Matic beautifully demonstrates that.
I've written before about my favorite ever Strat-O-Matic game — it was in Augusta, it was between me and Chardon Jimmy, a seven-game series between the 1988 Cincinnati Reds and the 1988 Boston Red Sox. I don't remember how we picked those teams; Jimmy was a Reds fan and I think I just tried to pic a team with a similar record. I do remember that Jimmy was leading the series three games to one and, in Game 5, had Tom Browning throwing a masterful one-hitter going into the ninth inning. Browning was astonishing — my guys couldn't do a thing against him.
So the Reds led 1-0 going into the bottom of the ninth and seems about ready to wrap it up. Marty Barrett — who for some reason was all but impossible to get out the whole series (while Wade Boggs couldn't get a hit) — scratched out a single. There were two outs when Dwight Evans came to the plate.
Jimmy at that point very seriously thought pulling Browning about going with Rob Dibble to close out the game. My suspicion — one he won't confirm — is that he STILL jolts awake up in the middle of the night thinking about it. But he just couldn't do that to poor Tom Browning (or his card). Browning had pitched his guts out. He stayed in the game.
I rolled the die. I recall the white die being 3 and the red dice adding up to 9, but I could be wrong about the numbers. I'm definitely not wrong about the results. Every Strat-O-Matic fan will recognize the word.
One word. All caps. HOMERUN. That's all. When you see that word, you know it's not an ordinary home run (many of the home runs in Strat-O-Matic require a roll of a 20-sided die to confirm) but a monstrous, titanic, Roy Hobbs into the lights kind of blast. I saw flying way over the Green Monster and into the Boston night.
*I have several such moments in Strat-O-Matic football too, and there it's Chardon Jimmy who ended up with the upper hand. All you have to say is "Dan Fouts into double coverage" and Jim will smile happily.
Anyway, getting my own Strat-O-Matic card (one which Adam Rosen and Hal Richman and the Strat-O folks designed without my input or even knowledge) was great on two levels. One, it gave me a baseball identity — apparently I'm a high-average (.390 average!), power-hitting (40 doubles! 30 homers!), Gold Glove third baseman. My season is obviously influenced by George Brett in 1980. We both hit .390 with .454 on-base percentages. I was more durable than Brett — I got about 150 more plate appearances — which is why I hit more doubles (40 to 33) and homers (30 to 24). He had a slightly higher slugging percentage and stole three more bases. Yes, Brett in 1980 — that's more of less my skill level as a ballplayer.
The second level, this gave me an opportunity to face my favorite-ever great pitcher Greg Maddux. I gave myself 10-plate appearances against 1994 Greg Maddux, which was the Maddux Strat-O card I found. In 1994, Maddux with 16-6 with a 1.56 ERA and he won his third of four straight Cy Young Awards.
So here we go. Me and Maddux.
First plate appearance: Dice roll 3-7. That 3 puts the action on my card (look at the advanced side — that's the side with numbers for right-handed and left-handed pitchers). Look up 7: That's a WALK. Hmm. Maddux a little nervous going up against me there. Can't say I blame him.
Second PA: Dice roll 5-11. Ooh, that's on Maddux's card. He got me swinging at his pitch, probably a fastball that drifted away from me outside I lift it to right field for a relatively easy out. Damn. I've got to take those pitches.
Third PA: Dice roll 4-11. Yep, on Maddux's card again. Another fastball drifting away, I'm sure. Another fly ball to right field. He's in my head.
Fourth PA: Dice roll 1-10. Ah, back on my card … Maddux makes a mistake and left a pitch up and … and I'm overanxious and lift another medium range fly ball to right field. That question mark next to the result means that if there was a man on third, it would be a question whether or not the fly ball is deep enough to score him (depends on the runner's speed). So that tells you exactly how deep a fly ball it was. I'm not getting anywhere with Maddux.
Fifth PA: Dice roll 1-6. Man, on my card again … and I pop-up to shortstop. Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous, I'm obviously just freaking out facing Maddux here. But wait! I will point out something — you see next to the result there is a horseshoe facing down. If you don't play Strat-O you might be wondering what that's all about. Well: That is a clutch-hitting horseshoe. That means that while NORMALLY this is an infield popout, if it's a clutch situation (at least one man in scoring position and two outs) it automatically turns into a run-scoring single (for some players, the exact opposite effect is true — they might normally hit a single but in clutch situations it turns out into an out).
I don't believe in clutch hitting as a unique skill as I've written about thousands of times here. But I believe in it in my Strat-O-Matic identity. This was a clutch-situation and I'm a clutch-hitting man! I just got my first single off Maddux!
Sixth PA: Dice roll 2-4. I keep rolling on my card … and that's my first clean hit a nice clean SINGLE. So I'm now 2-for-5 with a walk against Maddux, if you count my clutch single. Which I do.
Seventh PA: Dice roll 6-8. OK, if that first number is a 5 or 6, you know it's all over. Nobody hits Maddux under those two columns. I ground out to third for the easy out.
That means that I have to roll the 20-sided die. if I get a 1-4 it's a single, otherwise it's a ground ball to second for the out. I imagine this being a ground ball up the middle that could sneak by a mediocre second baseman. Rolling the 20-sided die: 15. Ugh. So that wasn't close. That's a groundout to second.
Ninth PA: Dice roll 2-7. Oh yeah, clean single. I'm in his head now.
Tenth PA: Last chance against Maddux. I roll a 1 with the white die, so the result will be on my card. Yes! I'm imagining Maddux threw me a fastball off the plate, I let it go, the umpire (uncharacteristically) calls it a ball. Maddux gives an extra glare. He wanted that pitch. He's 1-0, but he won't give in — he throws me another fastball in exactly the same spot and I let it go again. Count is 2-0. It's my time. I'm feeling comfortable against him now. I think I know what's coming. He's going to keep staying away from me but he has to bring it in a little bit.
Here's the third pitch — it's up and in the zone. I roll 7. Oh yeah. I crack a no doubt SINGLE. So, final results: I'm 4-for-9 with four singles and a walk against Greg Maddux. I wonder if he'll mention me in his Hall of Fame speech.
I started out with Statis Pro as well, only getting my first SOM set recently. Great to know I wasn't the only one!
And Brett is the greatest….
…and Bobby Bonds can play for everyone.
and the Great Alexander is pitching again in Washington.
Glad someone else out there remembers that awesome baseball song. One of the best ever.
It might be mire realistic to see who the shortstop is… and for the '94 Braves it's Jeff Blauser, checking in at 1.4 dWAR for the strike-shortened season. Played over 81% of the team's innings at short. Not much help if it's Rafi Belliard either: generally decent fielder who was at least league-average with the glove that year.
Gonna have to overrule your clutch single, Pos. Be happy with 3-9 and a walk against Mad Dog… anyone else would be.
I'll be honest. I was kind of hoping they would simply put your name on a Duane Kuiper card.
I've been in a computer Strat league for over 20 years. I was a complete AVG/HR/RBI and WINS/ERA guy when I started, and I predictably sucked. I've gradually adopted sabermetric principles in my drafting and now I routinely make the playoffs. I've had terrible luck with pitchers and haven't been able to build that monster team that has three aces and a full lineup of WAR lords at the plate. I do have Mike Trout and Miggy Cabrera, a fact I will always mention when given the chance.
I've had some epic playoff series over the years,and lost nearly every one. I came back from a 3-1 deficit to the best team in the league, down something like 7-0 in game 5. I tied the game with two outs in the 9th, lost the lead two other times, then won it in the 16th. I lost that series by being shut out by Tim Lincecum in game 7, which is a microcosm of my failures.
My bad trades and drafts are endless. I traded Fred McGriff for Cal Eldred and Shane Mack. I traded Mike Piazza (a guy I personally recruited at spring training one year and drafted before anybody else ever heard of him) for Brad Ausmus. I drafted Rick Ankiel, and was so excited in 2000 when he blew everyone away down the stretch for the Cards. I remember vividly following the 2000 NLCS between the Mets and Cards on the crappy ESPN Gameday site before they added all the fancy graphics. I just kept seeing "Wild Pitch", "Wild Pitch", "Wild Pitch", and thought, "That can't be right, this thing must be broken." Nope. I ended up trading Ankiel for Travis Lee, the bum of all bums.
There's a guy who, for a relatively small fee, will provide Statis-Pro player cards for any season. My brother and I started playing the 2008 season back in the late fall of 2009. We're up to the first week of August and have been keeping track of all of the stats.
I usually play at lunch in an unused conference room. When anyone asks what I'm doing I have to start off with a qualifier that I'm not trying to make myself look like the King of all Nerds, but then I end up doing just that, even when I keep the explanation to under 10 seconds.
Overall, the updated version is really enjoyable, although the bell curve is stretched, so the best players/teams are even better than they actually were, while the bad teams/players are even worse.
Strat was great. I play Diamond-Mind Baseball now, on the computer, and it's a lot of fun. Not quite like rolling the dice, though.
I've heard that Diamond-Mind is amazing. Particularly if you care more about the team-building aspect. Don't they have a version where you can run all of your minor leagues, down to the A level?
I've used APBA for 50 yrs. Never tried the others, but from seeing year-end stats I am guessing that Strat is more accurate at the yearly level. APBA has huge yearly fluctations so that even Babe Ruth can be an average hitter one year and hit .420 the next year. But over the course of careers, APBA evens out nicely.
I remember back in the days before I had the windows version, going to a local printshop and ordering 1000 pages of randomly generated numbers I'd whipped up on SuperCalc: 11-16, 21-26, 31-36, 41-46, 51-56, and 61-66 – the numbers that could be obtained from a pair of dice. If you used the dice, one was red and the other white so you knew which was first and second digit. I kept my dice in a Planter's peanut jar, so they could rattle around before setting it down with my left hand and with my right hand noting the result. I only use the PC version now.
I couldn't guess how many hundreds and thousands of hours I willingly sacrificed to the APBA gods. Everything I've heard about Strat-O-Matic and DiamondMind sounds like they are better than APBA, but I just can't give up that familiar and identical thrill from adolescence.
It's not an individual game system at fault for what you're seeing, it's the effect of the random element. And statistical theory.
The number of PAs in a single season for an individual player is still a small enough sample such that a fairly wide variation in numbers produced by the game would be considered statistically valid.
This would exist with every game, not just APBA.
If you ran 15 or 20 seasons for a player, you could expect something closer.
Of course it's you honing in on the conversation as usual…take your smugness elsewhere.
I've played them all. Either rolling the dice or on computer, and I believe the best game is from Dave Koch Sports. Highly recommended.
I learned Strat-o in college and was immediately hooked. Eventually, a roommate challenged me to replay the 1979 season which took five years to do (2,106 regular season games, plus playoffs, AS game, and WS). The season played out pretty much the same way the real season did (3 of 4 division winners), and the Pirates beat the Orioles in the WS. There were some anomalies on the individual level (e.g., Sixto Lezcano hit 56 homers).
I collected a pizza from the roommate about ten years later.
I do note that you didn't get any extra base hits. His ball always moves so even if you make good contact, it's not super-great contact.
P.S. Are you now clearing your calendar to play those next 600 at bats? I hope so–the boy in us must live on!!!
I grew up playing APBA and because of that and perhaps the simplicity of the game always made me partial to it for baseball simulation. One of the anomalies of the game was that it overweighted a player's most recent performance and did not take into account actual games played or how those games were played. Thus the 1980 APBA card for Oscar Gamble, based on his 1979 season, was a thing of beauty. In '79 Gamble played in 100 games for the Rangers and Yankees and posted a combined .358 BA and 1.065 OPS. That was as good as Fred Lynn, who had an amazing '79 season, and the best of any player that season who had more than 14 plate appearances. And, of course, Oscar had the best hair in baseball.
One of the great things about Strat-O-Matic is that anyone can get a card made with their name. I ordered a card for each of my years playing college ball, then my dad put my card on the Yankees roster (computer version of Strat that I don't enjoy as much — gotta have the feel of the dice!) for the 1993 season to test me out. My numbers came out very close to what I did in that college season.
Back in the mid-'80s when I was a teenager living in a Chicago suburb, my dad and I, along with one of his friends that lived in California, replayed the entire 1984 season. Took 2 and a half years to do. For games in which his friend's teams played on the road at one of our teams, the friend would mail (yep, snail mail) his lineups against lefties and righties as well as his pitching rotation. And we would play the games, send him copies of the boxscores back through the mail, and we each would compile our own stats by hand. One of my favorite experiences during my childhood. I remember Dave Winfield hit .414 for the Yankees that year with 36 homers (instead of .340 with 19 jacks), but Don Baylor only his 12 HR (had 27 that year) and Mattingly was 20 points off his real average (.323 instead of .343). Nearly 30 years later and I remember those stats without even looking them up. For a long time, I knew just about every stat from nearly every MLB player from 1984.
must have the 1-4 HOMERUN on it. That was Jim Rice's number on his '78 card, that I played to death.
My friend saw me roll that number for Jim ed so many times he simply started to call it the 1-4 moment. And if Rice came up with men on he would walk him!
how great would it be if Strat started customizing cards. You could figure out your friends or your kids strengths, send them to start, and they would make cards for you.
Great season Joe! Unfortunately the Royals announced today that, in a money-saving move, they traded you to the Orix Buffaloes in exchange for Esteban German and Yuniesky Betancourt.
My uncle turned me on to APBA when I was a kid. 1927 Babe Ruth was silly good with three 1's on his card, single-spaced. That means a buttload of homeruns. I graduated to Pursue the Pennant as a teen. PtP is the forerunner to Diamond Mind. PtP rocked because the box became a stadium. You even had cartoon strips that were depictions of each team's outfield wall. Fenway was really cool because with the box shape the Green Monster really looked like the Green Monster. Now I play OOTP solo and online with friends. Totally open-ended with player development, full financials that can mimic each big league season or be customized, full minor leagues, leagues around the world if you want, a historical database to do historic sims, just an amazing game that puts all the rest to shame.
you shouldn't hit Maddux, even in your dreams where you are a .390 hitter and somehow the best 3b in MLB history.
We played Strat-O-Matic in the early 70s, and after trying to load the lineup with .300 hitters it became clear that on base & slugging were paramount. Hits and walks per inning for pitchers, very important. I had Hank Aaron in 1973, age 39 and his last good year, and he was the MVP. His card reflected a 301/402/643 with 40 homers in only 392 at bats. Learned quite a bit about stats and baseball from that game.
And the first game I played, Tom Seaver no-hit my team….
What I'd like to know is, if you are a one at third, why are they playing part time at first?
The big eye opener as a pre-saber metrics kid was the 1969 Jimmy Wynn Strat card. His traditional line was .269 33 HR, 87 RBIs. Pretty good. Not awesome. But he had 148 walks. So his card had some hits and HRs, which was fine, but the rest of the card was loaded with walks. Basically he was really hard to get out…. Yeah, a .436 OBP. I don't think I was fully able to process that, in SOM, a 1969 Jimmy Wynn was way better than a 1974 Steve Garvey. I mostly thought it was some quirk in the game, rather than revealing some larger truth about the value of players. But the loaded cards were undeniable.
The Murray Chass card: .026 batting average, but a decent OBA because people can not resist throwing at him.
That's a pretty good line against 1994 Greg Maddux. A 944 OPS for a slick-fielding 3rd-sacker? Not too shabby.
And don't let any of these stat nerds give you any hassle about that "small sample size" malarkey. You OWN Maddux.
Strat-O-Matic Baseball….the single most reason I became the baseball junky that I am today (well that and Vince Scully. Fist baseball game I ever turned on was between the Dodgers and the Reds on NBC Saturday. Vince was doing the play-by-play).
If only Strat-O would do a MAC or iPad version of their wonderful game, though admittedly, nothing beats the table top version. My son (who is 8) and I are just starting to enjoy the game together.
No, Tony Gwynn owned Maddux. Lifetime .429/.485/.538 for a 1.024 OPS in 103 PA. That's bought and paid for.
That's a fascinating stat line. And considering it includes over 100 plate appearances, over a decade or more of baseball, there's got to be something TO it. But what? What the heck did Gwynn figure out that nobody could? Did he hone in on the fact that Mad Dog detested giving up free passes, and knew that if he (Gwynn) were patient, he'd see a fat pitch in the zone? And why didn't the smartest pitcher of his era ever figure out Tony?
I love stats like that. Like Bill James used to insinuate, a few numbers can tell a whole Russian novel worth of story.
Hey Joe, Thanks for the memories. I started out with "Challenge The Yankees"; a pre-historic Strat-O-Matic that featured the early 60's Yankees and an All-Star team as the opponent. Game was played with dice and the personalized cards were 2-12 with hits or outs. I have played APBA after playing Strat-O-Matic for years and I felt Strat was much better.
One of my favorite Strat moments was when I was the victim of a Hideo Nomo perfect game. I was playing my youngest son and the tension was crazy after the 7th inning.
I played thousands of hours of Strat, including tournaments in the Chicago area. Strat is where I learned probability plus the beauty of platooning. I can still see Sixto Lezcano's beautiful 1979 card with an "80" against lefties.
I lost a tournament final once when Randy Lerch of the 1977 Phillies threw a perfect game against my 1979 Expos – who still remain the best Strat team of all time.
Joe, we actually have an opening in the WTBL strat baseball league. Not a bad team, could contend or rebuild. Stars include Grienke and Kung Fu Panda.
Jesse Barfield's 1992 Strat-0-Matic card.
My friend Mark in desperation with an empty bench brought Barfield up, who had a horrible finish to his career that year and had been languishing on the bench for just about the whole season. Barfield steps in and rolls a 1-12 HOMERUN, pretty much the only thing on his entire card and hit a pinch hit grand-slam to win the game.
This HAPPENED in 1992, and I still remember it.


Thousands of people dream about a career in fashion, but those dreams usually revolve around becoming a stylist, designer, or editor. But the U.S. apparel market is worth more than $225 billion, so it's a given that there are hundreds of different types of jobs that keep the machine humming along—most of which you've probably never thought about thanks to the fact that they're more behind the scenes than, say, a top magazine editor.
Here, we spoke with three real fashion professionals to find out what working in the industry really looks like.
What does your job involve? I am responsible for helping to research and identify fashion specialty boutiques throughout the U.S. and Canada. In addition I develop and assist in managing relationships with all the top boutiques in North America currently on the Farfetch platform.
I work extremely close with the account managers on strategy and communication, focusing on growth opportunities for our boutiques. I work directly with the SVP of brand and business development, assisting her with new business partnerships.
What does an average day at work look like for you? An average day will sometimes start with an early call with our London office (where our global team is located), followed by a check in with my boss in New York, where we share updates about our territories and discuss any global news.
Then it's usually back-to-back calls with prospective boutiques and checking in with our existing boutiques, communicating important news and strategizing with them.
What were you doing before this job and what experience did you need to land this role? I was working for a contemporary menswear line , primarily working with all types of wholesale accounts. Learning to communicate with various retailers, including department stores and specialty boutiques, helped tremendously in my transition to Farfetch. I started as an account manager here and worked my way up to a manager position in business development.
My existing relationships with our boutiques, and understanding of the luxury fashion business, are extremely valuable for this role. It also helps if you have an understanding of the tech side of our business, and logistics and operations.
What has been your career highlight so far? My career highlight is being part of the tremendous growth from the beginning, that Farfetch has accomplished over a short period of time, and how this growth has positively impacted each of our specialty stores' businesses.
What qualifications do you have? Account management and sales experience, luxury product knowledge, existing relationships with high-end/specialty boutiques, communication skills, attention to detail, multi-tasker, and self-motivation.
What did you want to be when you were in school? I was focused on being in fashion PR, so I interned for different agencies every summer while I was in college. When I graduated, I ended up taking a position in wholesale for a menswear line and quickly learned that sometimes you learn new aspects of an industry that you didn't know you'd enjoy!
What are your future career ambitions? My manager always says I should want her job–or at least something close to it–so I'm going with that but, since being in e-commerce for the past four years, I couldn't imagine not being a part of a fashion-tech company.
What's your piece of advice for anyone wanting to land a job like yours? Always look for opportunities to network and relationship build. Whether it's an industry party or a friend's get together, you never know who you'll meet or what opportunities you'll find.
What does your job involve? Fit modeling for luxury brands, including Rag & Bone. A fit model's the person a fashion designer uses to measure the drape and visual appearance of a new piece on a person.
What does an average day at work look like for you? I work with the design team as they try samples on me and make adjustments or changes to the garments. This usually involves a lot of pinning, and standing for long periods of time.
The job is actually harder than it sounds–your body gets all stiff and tired after standing still for hours. It can also be very interesting though, and it's fun to be a part of the designing process and see all the work and thought that goes into just one piece.
What were you doing before this job and what experience did you need to land this role? I have been modeling full time for the last four years, doing everything from runway, to commercial work, but the fitting job just kind of happened organically.
The designers saw that the clothes looked great on me so they wanted to use me for fit, too. Before modeling I was at home in Iceland just finishing school and busing tables at a restaurant.
What has been your career highlight so far? Having jeans named after me is pretty cool!
What qualifications do you have? Being in the game for four years, making mistakes, learning from them and constantly growing.
What did you want to be when you were in school? I wanted to get into journalism, travel and report from conflict zones. I also just wanted to travel and see the world in general, which modeling has been great for.
What are your future career ambitions? My modeling career dream is a nice beauty contract and even to get into film more. I also decided to get a real estate license recently.
What's your piece of advice for anyone wanting to land a job like yours? Well it's a tough one, because when it comes to fit modeling it's really important that your body is the specific measurements that a particular brand is looking for. The best way to start is by reaching out to a modeling agency.
What does your job involve? Working closely with the menswear design team to create seasonally appropriate prints, yarn dyes, stripes and graphics.
What does an average day at work look like for you? First thing is coffee as I catch up on my blogs and emails. Then, I review all strike-offs (test pieces of fabric) that are shipped from factories to check color and print consistency and make comments.
Then I usually touch base with specific design teams (e.g., wovens, knits, sweaters) to start working on prints and patterns for the season. Later in the day I'll start building artwork either by doodling or going straight into digital form.
What were you doing before this job and what experience did you need to land this role? I've been at Banana Republic my whole career. The summer after college I was mostly doing random graphic design freelance jobs here and there. Then started freelancing at Banana Republic during fall 2007 and never left!
What has been your career highlight so far? Learning from everyone in the brand–no matter how big or small the nugget of knowledge is, it all adds up. Accolades and achievements come and go. Skills and knowledge you keep forever.
What qualifications do you have? Any designer will tell you that you must have an overall good aesthetic. I also think it's super important to not be a one-trick pony. I try to always learn new things whether it be keeping current on new print techniques or learning new design software. Basically, fill up your tool belt with as many talents as possible. You never know what you may need to lean on tomorrow.
What did you want to be when you were in school? In college a graphic designer. In high school an architect. In elementary school a navy seal.
What are your future career ambitions? All I ever want to do as a designer is work on cool garments that people feel compelled to buy and wear. When you nail that graphic or print it feels awesome.
What's your piece of advice for anyone wanting to land a job like yours? Work hard, stay humble, fuel your creativity with new skills and approaches to working and always be yourself. You can't go wrong.


Home / Uncategorized / Daily Debate: Mavericks or Thunder, Who Will Win Western Conference Finals?
The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks tonight in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals tonight at 9pm on ESPN. Who do you think will win? Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and the young Oklahoma City Thunder or the veterans Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, and the Dallas Mavericks? Voice your opinion on the Razz and Jazz Sports Blog Daily Debate.
I'll take the Mavs in 6. Dirk is playing out of his mind and he is a HUGE matchup problem for OKC. His matchup is more of a one he can exploit because he can post up. If Durant had post-up game, I would say the Thunder had a better chance of winning. The X factor for the Thunder will be Westbrook. Will he have offensive balance? The X factor for the Mavs will be and always has been Jason Terry.
I will take the Thunder in 6 or 7. I see Durant having a big series and Westbrook will do his part. Dallas will slow down as it gets going.
Austin, your boys were in the driver's seat until they laid an egg Saturday night. As a Knicks fan, I know how that feels, because the Knicks laid an egg in Game 3 as well. Difference is the Knicks were missing a starter and two other key players were in the game despite injuries.
I know the Dallas Mavs will win the Western Conf. hands down! They're much more experienced and I think a better team. I am not a fan of either team but I am rooting for the Mavs! Dirk and Terry deserve a ring and by the looks of it I think they're gonna get it! So may the best team win! Go Mavs!
And Mavs will win in game 5!
Can't argue with your point of them being more experienced Nicole, and they were impressive Saturday night. If they win tonight, they will win it all, I believe. I will say that I would have the Heat beating the Mavericks in the NBA Finals.


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Napa place Bed & Breakfast gives you a totally different experience from staying in big hotel. Same convenience and comfort from modern living equipments (air conditioner, water heater, bath tub, cable TV, etc.) and professional staff as big hotels.Yet, it's different. With only 12 rooms, it gives you a feeling of staying in a house rather than a hotel. Staying at Napa Place Bed & Breakfast allows your full five senses to find the things they've been looking for. Traditional Thai-style curtains catch the sunlight and the breeze, painting moving pictures on the walls. Slip into a pair of hemp sandals and give your tired feet a gental massage. Shower with natural herb soaps and old fashioned Thai-style towels, then let our fragrant lotions ready you for a restful sleep in the comfort of its hand-woven natural-dyed blankets. Blossoming flowers and singing birds to gently rouse you from your slumbers. A simple breakfast on hand-made tableware to prepare you for the day ahead. Blossoming flowers and singing birds to gently rouse you from your slumbers.
Napa Place Bed & Breakfast a sanctuary in the center of the city, located in Sukhumvit Soi 36. Just 200 meter from Sukhumvit, only a few minutes walk from Thonglo BTS station. There's a house that looks just like every other house. But when you step inside, you'll feel the difference, straight away. Napa Place Bed & Breakfast is also closed to 4 famous restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 36; Thai, European & American-Maxican.


what I don't understand is why eventDataInfo looks like it does.
It makes it where channelData.eventDataInfo not work.
I put in some extra logging in the controller like this.
# the calling channel adapter.
and $$oobindata.channelData.eventDataInfo.location.path works just fine!
I think the lesson learned is that if you are capturing OOB data via a pattern match, the pattern matcher will insert underbars between json tokens.
I will check into why this happens for you, BUT…. you should not really call JSON parse on this data.
and it would help if there were spaces among your tokens.
This post was helpful to me as well.
There is a working example in ChatScript-Exotica-Examples in the section, Passing in parameters.


A bit back I decided it was time to leap into the all new sparkling html5 and css3. Think it was a move to a browser that can handle the new markup – from the old Mozilla based Flock to Firefox, which of course is still Mozilla based but was a few versions on from the base of Flock and then onto Chrome.
So which site to go with, after a few experiments for this place I decided that Rauhouse's site could do with a bit of spit and polish, nothing drastic design wise and would be easier. The existing markup was pretty much valid xhtml 1.1 so it was easy to replace the old

 with the various new elements –

 etc. Does make things easier to read and know exactly where you are. Also of course means workarounds for IE, so the shiv is added.
Now one of the first problems I came across was also present in the previous version of the site so nothing to do with the new markup or style. It was the problem of using hash links in a page when there's a static header at the top of a page.
So the style for the header includes position:fixed; and is about 80px heigh. So when the page contains internal hash links – Track Listing – and they are clicked the page scrolls down so the block the link corresponds to –

 – is visible. Unfortunately the way it works is the page scrolls down until you can see the maximum amount of the section so basically until the top of the section is as far up the window as possible and so a number of times the top of the section is at the top of the window and thus underneath the header.
Not ideal as you can't now see the first 80px of the section.
I racked my brain for a while previously when I came up with the design and again when redoing it how to get over this. First idea is to give the section a top padding of about 80px but that leaves a whacking big space on the page if you just scroll down manually. Second could I give the section the padding but only when the corresponding hash link is clicked, could work but still a bit of an ugly workaround. Third, move the id from the section to somewhere at least 80px higher on the page, very ugly.
And then when it was really bugging me what pops up but the perfect solution in my feed reader. A fancier clean html/css method to achieve the perfect results. Using :before for the sections in the css.
So thanks to Chris Coyier on css-tricks.com. At the bottom he points out there can be difficulties under certain circumstances which Nicolas Gallagher has addressed.
For my part the simple version above works for the main browsers for the site I've used it on – as you can see on any of the Solo Recording pages on Jon's site – so perfect.


Sri Sathya Sai Institution of Higher Learning (Deemed University) is located in Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Prasanthi Nilayam campus is the main campus, where the Administrative office of the University is also located.
The Muddenahalli Campus, located in Muddenahalli, Chickballapur, in Karnataka.
The Anantapur campus is for women students, while the Prasanthi Nilayam, Brindavan and Muddenahalli campuses are for men students.
To download an overview map of the four campuses, click here.
For detailed visitor information and directions to each of the four campuses, click here.
University degrees without mental equanimity and the control of the senses are but handicaps, extra burdens that one has to jettison, before becoming free and happy. If you seek to fulfill low desires, why come here? Come here only if you seek to earn Grace.


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La chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli è la parrocchiale di Madignano, in provincia di Cremona e diocesi di Crema; fa parte della zona pastorale est.

Storia

L'edificio si erge in modo defilato rispetto al centro storico ponendosi come fulcro dell'antico nucleo urbano di Madignano, ancora oggi identificato in quella zona chiamata contrada "dal doss".

Il nucleo primitivo dell'antica chiesa benedettina è stato individuato durante i lavori di restauro del 1972-1973, evidenziando, in corrispondenza della facciata laterale, la presenza di strutture murarie, di circa 5 metri di altezza, realizzate in pietra e tavelle posate a spina di pesce, coperte con tetto a capanna (struttura forse addirittura antecedente l'arrivo dei monaci).

Queste strutture vennero inglobate quattro secoli più tardi nella chiesa costruita a partire dal 1494, sotto il favore del Card. Giulio Della Rovere, il quale, trovando la chiesa benedettina "cadente ed in rovina", ordinò un sostanziale adeguamento. Fino alla seconda metà del XVII secolo la chiesa non subì ulteriori modifiche; con la nomina del nuovo commendatario, il Card. Marcello Durazzo nel 1686, iniziò un nuovo periodo di splendore. Infatti, a partire dal 1695, l'edificio fu oggetto di ulteriori ampliamenti e restauri che portarono ad aggiungere due nuove campate ed una nuova facciata (opera quest'ultima dell'architetto Bernardino Federici). Ai nuovi lavori di ristrutturazione partecipò anche il capomastro Andrea Nono (progettista, tra l'altro, della chiesa della Ss. Trinità a Crema). L'aspetto interno della chiesa venne uniformato con l'uso di cornici in cotto e decorazioni in stucco.

Gli altari delle cappelle laterali vennero provvisti di inferriate e la zona presbiteriale cinta da balaustra marmorea. La zona absidale, le cui pareti riportano alcuni dipinti murali novecenteschi, era in passato caratterizzata da un catino poligonale, coperto da volta a vele. Questa struttura, edificata nel 1856, venne abbattuta nel novembre del 1972, per riportare l'abside alla sua presunta forma rettangolare e ripristinata nel 2003.

Descrizione

Arte e architettura
Molte ovviamente sono le opere dedicate al santo patrono della chiesa, come ad esempio la vetrata posta in controfacciata ("San Pietro in Trono") eseguita nel 1960 dal soresinese prof. Leone Lodi, oppure la statua collocata nella seconda cappella sinistra (databile al XIX secolo).

Una delle opere più importanti presente nella chiesa è senz'altro la grande tela ad olio "Ss. Trinità tra i Santi Rocco, Sebastiano,  Giovanni Battista e Pietro" dipinta nel 1633 dal maestro cremasco Gian Giacomo Barbelli; questi raffigurò con tocco leggero ed impeccabile l'aspetto tardo-quattrocentesco della chiesa parrocchiale che, come in un'apparizione, il pittore riprodusse al centro della tela insieme al vicino lazzaretto circondata dalle figure dei due santi protettori Rocco e Sebastiano. Il quadro, oltre a costituire una fondamentale testimonianza iconografica del borgo in epoca seicentesca, rappresenta la prima opera documentata, in ordine temporale, del maestro. È quindi da considerare un capolavoro fondamentale per poter ricostruire il percorso artistico e storico di quest'artista.

Degni di nota sono anche gli affreschi che decorano la quinta cappella sinistra, attribuiti alla cinquecentesca scuola di Bernardino Luini e rappresentanti la scena dell'Annunciazione, il Creatore e le figure di quattro santi (tra i quali si riconoscono San Paolo e San Bernardino da Siena).

Di sicuro interesse per il loro valore artistico sono anche le due tele ad olio esposte, entro cornici in stucco (opera del comasco Giuseppe Preti), sulle pareti che definiscono la zona presbiteriale: sia il dipinto raffigurante San Gerolamo che quello in cui si riconosce il Re Davide (C. Alpini, 1992) sono state realizzate nel XVII secolo e rivelano una mano attenta alle innovazioni caravaggesche, soprattutto nella rappresentazione dei panneggi e dei modellati, definiti da luci ed ombre ardite.

Organo a canne

La zona superiore della quinta campata destra della chiesa è interamente occupata dall'imponente organo (circa 4 m di larghezza). Le canne dello strumento sono disposte all'interno di un'ampia cornice ad arco delimitata lateralmente da due paraste scanalate: al di sopra dei rispettivi capitelli corinzi dorati è posta un'alta fascia ornamentale che funge da architrave. Circonda il tutto un timpano ad arco: le imposte dell'arco principale sono poste in corrispondenza dei capitelli mentre centralmente è collocato una lunetta. La cantoria è delimitata anteriormente da una balaustra lignea composta da tre specchiature: le due laterali, quadrate e di dimensioni minori, sono decorate con i disegni dorati di strumenti musicali. Lo strumento si compone di una tastiera cromatica di 58 tasti e di pedaliera dritta a 16 pedali. Nel vano retrostante è inserito il mantice e la ruota alimentatrice dell'aria che dal 1956 è azionata automaticamente da un motore elettrico. Le prime notizie che si possono rintracciare sulla costruzione dell'organo si riferiscono ad un documento depositato nell'Archivio della Curia Vescovile di Crema datato 19 agosto del 1793 nel quale si richiede di dotare la chiesa di un organo. L'avvenuta costruzione dello strumento da parte della ditta Serassi è attestata due anni più tardi ed è documentata dall'incisione presente sulla canna principale dello strumento ("1795/C.Ple Madignano/ Andrea e Giuseppe Serassi di Bergamo/ C.:Madignano"). Circa novant'anni dopo l'organo venne completamente rifatto dalla ditta lodigiana Cavalli che riutilizzò ampiamente materiali dell'originale strumento serassiano. I lavori erano fino a qualche anno fa ancora attestati da una targa stampata posta al di sopra della tastiera: "Cavalli Angelo/ Lodi-fabbricatore d'organi-Lodi/1885". Lo strumento venne mantenuto in attività fino al 1963 ed abbandonato definitivamente l'anno successivo. A metà degli anni settanta il Parroco don Giovanni Terzi si interessò per far effettuare delle opere di restauro sullo strumento ormai logorato dalla totale incuria. I restauri, eseguiti dalla ditta Tamburini di Crema, iniziarono nel 1980 e ancora oggi lo strumento viene normalmente usato durante le cerimonie liturgiche.

Bibliografia
 Ghidotti R., "Memorie storiche", 1976, ISBN non disponibile.
 Zavaglio A., "Terre nostre", ristampa, 1981, ISBN non disponibile.
 Ghidotti R., "La chiesa parrocchiale di Madignano", 1983, ISBN non disponibile.
 Sito istituzionale del Comune di Madignano, per gentile concessione.

Altri progetti

Pietro
Madignano
Pietro

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Older double-hung windows use cotton cords and counter weights to help lift and lower the window sashes. Over time, the sash cords can deteriorate from sun, dirt and layers of paint. When one cords breaks, it is time replace the cords on both sides. Replacing both will ensure that the window is balanced equally on both sides. For complete, step-by-step instructions for this DIY project, watch this friendly and straightforward video tutorial.


PETALING JAYA: UEM Land Holdings Bhd said it planned to acquire two parcels of freehold agricultural land in Bangi for RM268.5mil from Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber Public Ltd Co to develop the land into a comprehensive and integrated township.
It told Bursa Malaysia yesterday that its wholly-owned unit UEM Land Bhd wanted to buy the land measuring 463.51 acres at RM13.30 per sq ft.
These indicative terms have been laid out in an offer letter submitted to Inch Kenneth, but both parties have yet to sign a definitive sale and purchase agreement.
The purchase price is based on an indicative market valuation of the land appraised by Messrs Raine and Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd on an as is basis with the benefit of two separate unencumbered freehold titles, with vacant possession of RM248.3mil or RM12.30 psf and the development potential and prospects of the land.
UEM Land Holdings said the acquisition was part of the group's strategic plan to have at least one new township development outside Nusajaya by 2015.
This would enable the group to diversify its development portfolio and revenue sources outside Nusajaya for its long term growth strategy.
The group's purchase of land parcels in Cyberjaya in December 2008 (now known as Symphony Hills) as well as the Sunrise offer are examples of this strategy being implemented, it said in its filing.
The Bangi land, which was an oil palm plantation estate, was a freehold land and the approval to convert the land to mixed development status was obtained by IncKen in 2007.
It was located within the growth area of Bandar Baru Bangi where several new townships such as Alam Sari and Bandar Seri Putra are currently being developed and could be accessed via the North South Expressway and the LEKAS Highway.
Under UEM Land Holdings's preliminary development master plan, the estimated gross development value was estimated at RM2.84bil spanning 10 years.
The proposed acquisition is expected to contribute positively to the group's future earnings and to further enhance its profile as a reputable township developer, it said.
The group plans to fund the purchase from the remaining un-utilised proceeds raised from a rights issue completed in April, internally generated fund and/or if need be, bank borrowings.
The balance un-utilised proceeds earmarked for property development expenditure and general working capital for the group stands at RM168mil on Nov 22.


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Suns beat Spurs to become 1st team to 20 victories
written by DAVID BRANDT
Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges (25) fouls San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, Jae Crowder added a season-high 19 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the San Antonio Spurs for a 108-104 win on Monday night.
The ageless Paul had multiple highlights in the final few minutes, helping the Suns become the first team to 20 wins this season.
The 36-year-old Paul made his presence felt on defense with a stellar play, poking the ball away from a driving Dejounte Murray, who was about to score on a fast break with 1:30 left that would have cut the Phoenix lead to one point. Instead, the ball deflected off Murray and out of bounds.
The 11-time All-Star added a 16-foot jumper seconds later while being fouled. Paul converted the free throw for a three-point play and a 108-102 lead.
Phoenix was playing its first game since having its franchise-record 18-game winning streak snapped against Golden State on Friday. The Suns didn't appear fazed by the setback and won for the 19th time in 20 games dating to Oct. 27.
The Spurs had their four-game winning streak snapped. All five San Antonio starters scored in double figures, led by Murray's 17 points. Bryn Forbes added 15 points off the bench.
The Suns pushed ahead by 16 points late in the third quarter, but settled for a 79-70 lead going into the fourth. The Spurs chipped away at the lead until Doug McDermott made a 3-pointer with 6:10 left that tied it at 88-all.
It stayed tight from that point forward though the Suns never trailed. Cam Johnson — who had 13 points — made a corner 3-pointer with 1:10 left that pushed them ahead 103-97. JaVale McGee also had 13 points off the bench.
The Suns trailed for the majority of the first half, but used a late push to take a 51-48 lead at halftime. Phoenix had 32 points in the paint before the break, led by 10 each from Ayton and McGee. Jakob Poeltl had 10 points and six rebounds for the Spurs.
Spurs: G Devin Vassell (right quad) didn't play. ... Backup F Drew Eubanks didn't play in the first half but had eight solid minutes in the second half. He had four points and four rebounds.
Suns: G Devin Booker (left hamstring strain) missed his third straight game. F/C Frank Kaminsky (right knee) and F Abdel Nader (right knee) also weren't available. ... The Suns missed their first seven 3-point attempts before Cam Payne knocked one down early in the second quarter.
Spurs: Begin a five-game homestand against the Knicks on Tuesday.
Suns: Host the Celtics on Friday.
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Booker's season-high 48 helps Suns rally past Spurs 121-107
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Booker had a season-high 48 points and the Phoenix Suns dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 121-107 Monday night for their fourth straight victory. Chris Paul added 15 points and 12 assists as Phoenix won its sixth straight on the road
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DETROIT (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points and JaVale McGee added 20 in their Michigan homecomings to help the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns rout the Detroit Pistons 135-108 on Sunday. Booker, from Grand Rapids, made 11 of his first 14 shots from the field. He said he had 40-50 friends
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Suns push past Pistons, win franchise record 18th straight
PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson and Cameron Payne both scored 19 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to their franchise-record 18th win in a row, beating the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Thursday night. Johnson and Payne sparked a stellar effort from the Suns bench, which finished with 48 points. Deandre
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With my moving action ongoing and everything related to it, I am completely possessed by thoughts of how to decorate my future home. Being a rental home, for a limited time, the point is to decorate and style it as soon as possible, in order to take full advantage of living there. For the same reason, the available budget, a limited and rather low one, should be spent wisely.
1. Headboard wall decal – 55 lei (16$), Etsy, will frame visually the bed, without taking any room and with minimal costs.
2.Euro Palettes bed – 0 lei, 4 palettes will make for a 160×200 bed ( the width of one palette is 80 cm, and the length 120 cm, so you'll even get a setting area at the end of the bed). Any warehouse, hypermarket or freighter has some of these, thrown away somewhere in the back of the building, so all you have to do is go and ask for a few.
3. Mattress – 399 lei, MOSHULT IKEA.
4. Wooden box nightstand – 10 lei, Okazii. Placed on one side, it makes also a good storage for the books and all the mitziripitziri we all have beside the bed.
5. White log nightstand – 130 lei, Visuell. To make a cool understatement, use this white log for the second nightstand.
6. Hanging bulb light – 160 lei for two, Tiffany Art. You'll need a handy man (or women :)) for this, but as long as you buy the textile cord (in any color you wish), the ceramic fassung, the ceiling cap and a bulb, you'll have in no time an affordable and stylish hanging reading light next to your bed.
9. White curtains, curtain rack and rings – aprox. 150 lei, IKEA. Separate your clothes storage area by hanging a light curtain at about 60 cm from one wall, and hide the clothes rack behind the curtain.
10. Box – 59.99 lei, PALLRA IKEA. For the small things in the wardrobe. In case you forget to pull the curtains once, fill the space around the clothes rack with nice boxes so the view will be surprising.
11.Chest of drawers – 129 lei, RAST IKEA, for more storage area. The nice thing about this chest of drawers is that it can be pimped, being made out of pine wood left unfinished, should you feel the need for a change.
12. Gilded mirror – 75 lei, Okazii, to hang above the chest of drawers, doubling this way the storage furniture with a vanity table. Some chips and cracks here and there, but easy to fix.
13. Couch – 609 lei, KLIPPAN IKEA, white, clean shaped sofa, a genuine basic, a canvas for colorful and textured plaids and pillows.
14. Basket – 39,99 lei, MAGGA IKEA. It's more about the esthetics here, but storage is never to much.
15. Rustic chair – 100 lei, Small Issues, replacing a regular coffee table due to the smaller size. Paired with the basket and with a textile pouf it will form a group of interesting and eye catching furniture in front of the couch.
16. Crochet pouf – 200 lei (discounted), KIKA, adds texture and color to the composition and it provides an additional seating option.
17 Guitar print – 33 lei, Etsy. A home without art is soulless, but fortunately these days art became more affordable and pretty much everything can be transformed into an art piece.
18. "Influential" print – 75 lei, Made by Girl, a more feminine approach to art, to balance the guitar technical sketch.
19. Coton rug – 147 lei, Rugvista. Natural fibers are precious no matter how low the price. Welcoming too.
20. Desk/table – 179 lei, LINNMON IKEA, wide enough to work, play and eat on it, also easy to dissemble when more space is needed.
21. Chair – 90 lei, PING PONG SHOP, a vintage Windsor type chair for your desk will add that right amount of vintage to your working area.
22. Glass Lamp – 65 lei, IKEA , one more texture, glass : fragile, transparent and simple.
23. MILK Ladder book shelves – 250 lei, Visuell, the perfect solution for storing books and other objects near your desk. It does not take too much place, it is light and different in a beautiful way.
24. Invisible book shelves – 72 lei, HomeDeco, fix this invisible shelf on the remaining spots on the wall. It will make your books look like they are floating in the air. Definitely a conversation starter.


SCHEMATIC diagram of 12v power supply datasheet, cross reference, circuit and application notes in pdf format.
12 power supply 12v schematic 0.2a For this project i designed a simple circuit that you can use to power low power electronics that run at 12 volts or less.
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Some low-cost mattresses are even made from the popular makers of mattresses that are understood to make mattresses with utmost craftsmanship. Such low-cost mattresses are functional for long and might be bought at low-cost prices. Once again, low-cost mattresses are offered at low-cost prices not since of lower standard of making however for various other reservations.
Maintenance is additionally essential when picking the right bedspread for a provided bedroom. This type of bedspread can be eliminated from the bed, washed and dried, and placed back on the bed in a couple of hours.
Bedspreads can be made from lots of kinds of textiles, like polyester and cotton. If you understand that you have an allergic reaction to a particular material, search for it on the tag of the bedspread prior to you get it. This will keep you from having a reaction and save you the time of needing to return the bedspread.
Styles for bedroom sets are genuinely as plentiful as individuals buying them. Whether a modern or modern appearance is preferred, everybody can discover something that fits with his or her one-of-a-kind taste. Usually, when choosing a style, product is the first thing to look at as this will specify the color and general appearance of the frame. Wooden frames can provide a warm, conventional feeling with brilliant wood grain patterns that draw individuals in. These frames can remind individuals of the beds they had expanding up and of a time when things were not so stressful and fast paced. On the other side of the spectrum, there are platform beds made of metal, which can provide the space a modern appearance. Bedroom sets specify inner design and charm whether they can be found in the conventional or modern kind. Everyone ought to be able to get back and walk into a bedroom that accurately reveals their uniqueness and enables their minds to be put at convenience, and the appropriate design is simply vital in this role. Because platform beds permit terrific ornamental and functional furniture pieces, think about choosing one as part of a bedroom set.
Do you want to purchase bedroom furniture for your kids? If you have a child then make sure that the bedroom furniture has a non-toxic finish and the crib should be safe enough. If you have a teenager, then the bedroom furniture should be designed to match his needs.
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The kinds of comforter sets that are do not wrinkle are available in all the normal sizes – queen, king, and California king. A lot of business are starting to make their comforters with this product, so it won't be long prior to you do not even have to look out for it.
The gartered sheets which were first made use of by individuals have actually gone through several changes through the years. Nowadays, you can buy various designs, sizes and shades of fitted queen sheets and you can even put an order for these products through the World Wide Web.
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I had so much fun demonstrating different throwing techniques on the pottery wheel for Kapaa Middle School Art students! Wheel-throwing is not easy to learn, but it is certainly rewarding and FUN!
Pictured above are the various forms and vessels that were the result of my "demo day." You can also see a peek into our studio space, which is equipped with 5 pottery wheels that students will rotate on to.
Creative Critter Progress Happy Valentines!


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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Monday launched a major education campaign to encourage its residents, particularly those traveling overseas, to get vaccinated against measles as a sudden spike in cases amid a global resurgence causes alarm.
Measles — an airborne infection causing fever, coughing and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases — was declared officially eliminated from Australia by the World Health Organisation in 2014.
In developed nations including Australia however, the growing anti-vaccine movement has seen a reemergence of the disease.
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Hunt said there were 83 measles cases so far this year, compared to 103 for all of last year and 81 for 2017.
"I am concerned about the recent increases in measles cases in Australia and want to make sure our community is well protected against this very serious disease," Hunt said in a statement.
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Promotional materials including videos were being developed by the Australian Academy of Science to raise awareness about the need to be fully vaccinated, he added.
Some 93.5 percent of two-year-olds in Australia have received two doses of measles vaccine.
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What can I use w/my wife as a Grocery list??
Discussion in 'Android General Discussions' started by Jer, Nov 25, 2009.
So now that we both have Droids with internet and email and all that jazz I'm just not getting her moved over from a paper calendar to a phone calendar. I showed her how she can invite me on things and I can accept or reject them and how quick/efficient this is.
This got me to thinking... what can we use to replace our paper grocery list? We use a dry erase board on the 'fridge at home but most times when you think of something to add you're in the garage or next door or whatever but you usually forget. That or I have to call/text when I'm on my way past the store to see if she needs anything and if she's with a patient I usually don't get a reply until it's too late. Or having one of us get the same items on the same day and not realizing it until we get home. How cool would it be to have a simple online document that you could edit from either Droid? I've seen some grocery list apps that claim to share but they just send a text email when what I really want is an online form that can be edited easily from the Droid. There has to be some way to use Google Calendar or Google Docs or something along these lines to have a simple text layout that either of us could access from the Droids quickly and easily to use for a grocery list.
An app would be great. I attempted to use Google Docs and created a simple Document and was able to successfully add a couple items to the list as well as edit it from my PC. It also successfully sent an email to myself as well as my wife to notify us of the new document along with a link to the document. The problem came when I attempted to edit the file from my Droid and didn't seem to have any luck nor did I see an option to do so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Actually I found an app called 'GDocs Notepad' that I installed and am trying out now. It syncs with Google Docs and allows you to edit documents and what not so this may be the best bet for our needs.
My wife and I use " My groceries", it syncs on both of our Droids, its free and works well for a simple program.
There is an App in the market, where your wife can get you Tasks via email.
So you could use that as grocery list, just a simple tasklist, but with the ability to add stuff via mail!
Ourgroceries (on the marketplace) is perfect if you both have Droids. It will sync lists between them, and mark off items when one of you purchases them.
For those with only one Droid, as well as some of the app mentioned above, there is also Upvise which can sync a shopping list, notepad, and several other things with a web accessible account (It supports Windows Mobile and I think iPhone and Blackberry as well). Free for some apps, minimal cost for some more business oriented apps (project scheduler for instance).
I was looking into a solution for this also. I came up with using Google Tasks since I don't use it for anything else. In Gmail on your computer, on the left is TASKS (right below Contacts). Just make your list their. Then on the Droid I did a shortcut bookmark to tasks. The good thing about this way is you can check them off as you get the items into your cart.
How about evernote.com similar to Google docs but better.
I tried to find both of these to DL and test but couldn't find either one in the Market. What should I be searching for.


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Vilnius known for its Baroque Architecture
The Capital of Lithuania, the picturesque city of Vilnius, is known for its baroque architecture, that can be enjoyed in the Old Town. This district made of cobblestone streets shown many other styles from different eras, such as neoclassical and Gothic.
Vilnius Lithuania has many tourist attractions, here are a few of them.
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Located in the heart of Vilnius was totally destroyed at the beginning of the 19th century, and later fully reconstructed and refurbished. The early Baroque and Renaissance style building serves and a center of conference for meetings, events, seminars, concerts and performances among others.
Part of the reconstructed former Palace is a museum partly to show the history of the site. The other part is for the ceremonial hall, reconstructed with the previous architectural styles.
Cathedral of St Vladislav and St Stanislav in Vilnius
Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral of St Vladislav and St Stanislav is the number one worship place in Lithuania for the country's Catholics and also the venue for the main Christian festivities.
In 1922, the Cathedral was granted the title of 'Basilica', by Pope Pius XI. Many key figures of Lithuania's history are buried in the Sovereigns' Mausoleum.
The vaults contain the remains of Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and King Alexander of Poland and their wives.
The original temple of the cathedral dates back to the 13th and 15th centuries.
Vilnius Picture Gallery
Here the visitor is acquainted with the development of Lithuania art through the 16th to the 20th centuries. It houses a collection of works by artists of the Vilnius Art School.
This is fabulous spacious estate of the noblemen Chodkiewicz with lavish interiors of the late Classicism.
Pilies Street
What was once the main road from Vilnius Castle toward the south towards Poland and Russia is today an elegant street of downtown Vilnius.
Kings and Popes passed through this street on the way to the castle and noblemen built their homes in Piles Street. This street is known for its architectural variety, like Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
The "Prezidentūra" was built in Simonas Daukantas Square as a former nobleman's house. It is a classical building from the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries.
In 1997 after the new independence of Lithuania the building was renovated and the President and his cabinet have their offices here and visiting dignitaries are welcome here.
Gates of Dawn in Vilnius Lithuania
Gates of Dawn
Is a renowned shrine in the Capital of Lithuania and also known abroad and worshiped by other Christian denominations.
At first in the beginning of the 1500s it was called the Medinikai Gate because of its location on the way to Poland in the south.
The painting of blessed Virgin Mary in the chapel is known all over the world and many countries have copies of this painting in their churches. The picture also called "Vilnius Madonna" was painted in the 17th century, and since then it has been said to have miracle saving powers.
Church of St Anne
The church was built in the late Gothic period. Popular legend says tha Napoleon Bonaparte liked it so much that he wanted to take it to Paris on "the palm of his hand".
It has survived without changes for more than 500 years, next to the church there is and bell tower built on the Gothic style in the 19th century.
This is one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe, founded in the 16th century. In 1569 they established a college and 10 years later, the University of Vilnius was born.
The are 13 internal courtyards named after famous figures among the students and professors of the university. The main library built in 1570, contain copies of the first books ever printed in Lithuania.
National Museum of Lithuania in Vilnius
National Museum of Lithuania
This is the oldest museum on Lithuania with the largest collection of cultural and historical pieces.
The Old Arsenal is located nearby. There is a funicular from the closed courtyard of this Museum to Gediminas Hill. A majestic monument to King Mindaugas stands next to the Museum. Mindaugas is the first, and the last, Lithuanian King. He was crowned in 1253. Mindaugas united Lithuania's lands into a state and won international recognition for the country.
The monument to King Mindaugas was unveiled in front of the Lithuanian National Museum on 6 July 2003 to commemorate the 750th anniversary of his coronation.
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Map showing Vilnius the Capital of Lithuania
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president palace by guillaume speaurt
gates of dawn by diliff
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Other marine animals (sharks, marine turtles, jellyfish)
Marine conservation advice and guidance
Marine animals such as sharks or marine turtles spend all of their lives at sea, with marine turtles surfacing to breathe air. Marine turtles haul out onto land to lay eggs but not in UK/Irish waters.
The basking shark is the largest shark in UK waters and the second largest fish in the world, with adults typically reaching 7.9m in length. These filter feeding sharks may be seen individually, in small groups, or in large schools. They are frequently observed in coastal waters during summer and autumn months but less commonly strand on the shore; as they cannot breathe on land they will most likely be dead if found stranded.
Basking shark
Of the seven marine turtle species, five have been recorded in the UK. Leatherback turtles migrate to the UK to feed on jellyfish while the other four species (loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, green and hawksbill turtles) usually occur as stray juveniles carried by currents from warmer seas.
DAERA diver taking a photo of a moon jellyfish
There are five native jellyfish species which inhabit the waters around the UK: Moon, Compass, Lion's mane, Barrel and Blue. The Portuguese Man O'War and By-the-wind-sailor, are not true jellyfish but are closely related to the jellyfish family and occasionally appear in waters off the coast. Larger numbers of jellyfish are often observed during late the spring/early summer months in response to inshore plankton blooms. Their numbers are considered to be increasing as they benefit from warming waters associated with climate change and a reduction in predators and competitors as a result of fishing. Generally, large numbers of jellyfish washed up on beaches are due to strong currents or storm events. These should be avoided as some species may still sting even when dead.
What to do if you come across other live stranded marine animals
Contact the DAERA Marine Wildlife Team.
Please note the DAERA Marine Wildlife Team are unable to respond to out of hours calls.
Alternately contact Environmental Crime.
Do not put the animal back into the sea without advice from the DAERA Marine Wildlife Team or a vet.
Basking shark - if the animal is alive place wet seaweed or clothing over it and pour water over its head (gills) to keep it wet and oxygenated.
Leatherback turtle – if apparently uninjured this can be carefully dragged back to sea. Enlist the help of others to pull the shell (do not pull the flippers). Do not drag the animal over rocks.
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Response to dead stranded animal
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Council Passes Sign Ordinance on First Reading
The East Ridge City Council passed on first reading a new sign ordinance that may regulate LED signs during its first meeting of 2016, Thursday at City Hall.
Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt, who had tabled the measure from its Nov. 12 meeting, initially wanted to leave the ordinance tabled. But, after a quick sidebar discussion with codes official Kenny Custer, Gravitt made a motion to take the proposed ordinance off the table.
One of the new elements in the proposed ordinance deals with LED signs _ illuminated signs that use bright bulbs. Custer explained that the Council could pass the new ordinance on first reading and that he and staff could do additional research on how other municipalities handle specifics of LED signs, including requiring that they be dimmed at night.
Gravitt asked that when the ordinance came up for second reading the Council "could expect moratorium language on LED's in the second reading?" Custer assured him that would be the case.
During the agenda session, Jason Martin, a representative of the accounting firm Henderson, Hutcherson and McCullough, reviewed the audit of the 2014-15 budget. Martin told the Council that the "most important thing" in the audit was that the accounting firm gave an "unqualified opinion" on the audit, meaning that it was "materially correct."
No copies of the audit were available to the audience.
In reviewing the audit, Martin said that the city's general fund showed a $1.1 million deficiency. That was in large measure, he said, due to the "money to the Exit 1 LLC project." As of June 30, the total assets of the city was roughly $15 million, with liabilities of $7 million, leaving the city $8 million to the good.
Martin said the city had a "fairly decent" fund balance, although no figure was given. He said the goal is to "keep it healthy" allowing the city to remain in a solvent position. He continued by saying the main concern is how to fund future Border Region projects. Martin advised the Council not to "take on too much debt."
Councilman Denny Manning asked the only question from the board: "How far are we in the red?" Martin told the Council that there was an "overall increase of $500,000."
The Council adopted its finalized budget for 2015-16 on second reading without discussion.
Police Chief J.R. Reed shakes hands with Cory Hinsch as Gregory Beck, left, and Mayor Brent Lambert look on.
Mayor Brent Lambert administered the oath of office to two new police officers, Cory Hinsch and Gregory Beck. Mayor Lambert told the audience that doing this is one of his most pleasurable duties as mayor.
The board approved the purchase of software licensing for computers in police cruisers. The price for 25 licenses for the in-car computers was $34,250. Police Chief J.R. Reed said the department had raised more than $90,000 from the sale of surplus vehicles and that money was being used to offset cost of purchasing new technology for the department. Chief Reed noted this was the first time he had come to the Council to ask for money for new technology.
The Council discussed the city's 95th birthday celebration, deciding to spend $25,000 on the gala at Camp Jordan. About $15,000 that the city received from the Christmas Nights of Lights (Officials got two check totaling $30,310 from light show producers) would go toward the event scheduled for May 13.
Councilman Larry Sewell said he wasn't against a party, but the figure sounded like a lot of money to him. He noted that events in the past at Camp Jordan had drawn only about 100 people. Sewell said that the money could be better spent on staffing issues the city is experiencing.
Mayor Lambert noted that "the heart of the issue" is that if you don't get a big-time act to perform nobody will show up for the event.
It was noted that the City would not put on free concerts during the summer and would not have its Libertyfest celebration this year.
The measure to spend $25,000 on the party passed 3-1 with Sewell voting no. Councilman Jacky Cagle left the dais after the agenda session because he said he could not hear anything that was being said.
The board discussed adding a position to the codes enforcement department. The department transferred an employee out and is now down to two people for the entire city. The proposal is to start the employee at a salary of $31,000. The cost would be $54,000 with benefits. In addition, Councilman Sewell wanted to increase Chief Building Official Brad Hayen's salary by $5,000.
Fire Chief/Interim City Manager Mike Williams said that not only was the codes department short-staffed, but many city departments needed additional manpower, including fire and police.
Mayor Lambert said that in reviewing the budget for next year that council should consider adjusting all department head salaries. No action was taken on the measure.
A request from the owners of Superior Creek Lodge to extend the deadline for rehabilitating the extended-stay motel was not considered by the Council. City Attorney Hal North said the issue would have to go before the city's Zoning Appeals Committee.
The Council amended its facade grant improvement program by allowing owners of buildings that yet have tenants to be eligible to participate in the program.
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